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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29

During thE-fasEsession of Congress
.-he Senate passed bin providing for
the creation % a new'cabinet portfolio.
10 be known as hesDepartment-o of Com
iTlerce and Labor. The bill will be
urged in the House as soon as the new
session convenes. Among the various
bureaus of other departments proposed
to be transferred to the new depart
ment are the Lifesaving SERVED the
Lighthouse Service the Steamboat IN
spection Service. the Bureau of Statis-
tics the Marine Hospital Service. the
Bureau of Navigation of the Treasury
Department and the Coast and GeOdetic
Survey. Besides these certain bureaus
are to be removed from the Interior
Department and the State Department
George b. Cortelyou, now Secretary to
the President. is believed to be slated
for the new office. sr
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29

Col. Oehiltree loved to talk of his Eu-
ropean travels and knew the great cap
:tals OF the continent like a book. Paris
was always great theme with him.
"Frenchmen to-day stand between the
madhouse and the barricade." he said
several years ago on his return from
Paris. why, I never saw such peo-
pie. They were bad enough during the
F'ranco-Prussian War. They have been
steadily growing wores ever since.
went all through the campaign that
ended in the capture of Paris by the
Germans. l saw Paris as the Germans
their. enemies, left it-absolutely in
tactS not a window broken, not wall
-defaced. A little later 1 saw the same
Paris, after their own people-the
French Communicated gotten through
with 1.-THE Tuileries in flames, the col
umn in the Place de Vendome toppled
TO the ground fire ruin and destruction
everywhere. French insanity commit
ted outrages German enmity had new
er dreamed Of"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29

Another thing ascribed to Ochiltree,
during his acquaintance with royalty,
and which he never took the trouble
to deny, is that when invited to sing
one of his celebrated songs in the pres
ence of Queen Victoria, he persisted in
rendering John Browns Body" in
spite of the warning Gestures of his
friend, the American minister The
Queen. had forgotten at the time of the
existence of any John Brown except
her attendant of that name, and resent
ed this familiarity with the royal
household
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29
MONTGOMERY LINE.

CONNECTS at Sandfly with parcel car
to city.
sConnects at sandf1y with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
'FGoes to Montgomery on return trip
from Isle of Hone -. -
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29
More ochiItree stories.

At one time during the war it is re-
lated while Ochiltree was roaming
through the Lone Star State he stopped
at hospitsble mansion. At one of the
daily repasts, with tears in his eyes,
which were soon communicated to the
family, he related the death of a son
of his host, which tragedy was assert
I'd to have occurred on the field of bat
tie and in the shining arms of vic
tory. There was one unconcerned lis
tener to this story-the daughter Of the
family. She never shed a tear and
even appeared an amused spectator OF
the solemn scene. At last she broke
an awful and sobbing gap in the tab
leau by exclaiming: Don't cry, moth
er; brother is not dead. The account
Of it comes from Tom Ochfltree, and
everybody knows he is the biggest liar
in Texas"
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
NEW WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION

The De Forest wireless telegraph system has
been installed by The Providence Journal" Com
pany between Block Island and Point Judith. ten
miles distant. Messages TO Block Island from pass
ing ships will be sent to Providence by telephone
Few places in the world passed by so many
ships Block Island. Hence n vast amount OF
useful information would. be transmitted to the
public by this method. Ships before reaching
port receive messages and telephone I'm ad-
for tugs European liners pass within thirty
miles of Block Island. and passengers can send
messages to New-York City hours before they
reach Sandy Hook.
The objection TO the practical use of wireless
telegraphy in the popular mind is that confusion
will result from number of MESA ges being read
by receiving instrument that If n dozen ships
within radius Of fifty miles, each equipped with
wireless mechanism, send messages at the same
time a receiving instrument hardly pick out
the message intended for 1t and ignore all other
messages To obviate this difficulty several
tuning" systems have been devised. Lieutenant
Commander w. s. HOgg, United States Navy, has
invented and patented which is said to pre-
vent this interference of simultaneous nessaees
the sending instrument sending out electric
and the receiving circuit being tuned 10
respond only to the vibrations of that particular
transmitter His patents have been acquired bv
the De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company and
will be used in connection with the De Forest pat
ents the subject to demonstrate this re
ton Navy Yard and the Annapolis Military Acad-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
LEYH WILL CUTS orr SON
Edloard ReceiUes Only s1,000---
WedphaI Discharged.

Only few hours after the discharge of Robert
Westphal, the boy who was held in connection
with the death of George F. Leyh from drinking
poisoned beer at his home, No. I3 Broadway,
BROOKLYN two weeks ago. the viii Of the dead man
was filed in the office of the Surrogate OF Kings
County yesterday afternoon. DR.. George r Leyh
son of the aged trussnaker, declared that he was
disgusted with the way the case had been handled
by the police and announced his intention OF mr.
ing private detectives.
My father murdered" said Mr. Leyh ana
1 will endeavor TO find the guilty man, regardless
of what it may cost. 1 have given the authorities
every chance get at the bottom OF thls ana theS
have failed miseraby."
The will OF George H. Leyh. the contents OF
which became known yesterday for the first time
cuts off Edward Leyh, who had been estransed
from his father, with only $1,000 According to the
terms of the testament the remainder of the estate
which has been variously estimated at between
$50 600 and s300600 be divided equally between
the five other children. They are Miss Isabella
Leyh. who was her fathers housekeeper; mrs
Lizzie Miller Mrs. Lima Mcleod wife of DR.. Nc
Leod Mrs. Lottie Trippler and DR., George r Leyh
Franklin Taylor, who has been retained to look
after the legal interests of Edward Leyh, declares
that in his opinion, the will filed Yesterday is not
The last one made by Mr. Leyh. 1t is dated June 49,
1900, drawn by Otto F. Struse, and witnessed
by him and Kathryn Kampf The executors named
are DR.. Leyh Lima Mcleod and Isabella Leyh
The bringing 10 light of the will yesterday was
to action taken by Mr.. Taylor, who early in the
day applied to Surrogate Church for an order per-
mitting him open the safe deposit valut in the
First National Bank and obtain Mr. Leyh's will
The order denied but Surrogate Church sent
the court clerks to the bank with request
that Mr. Leyh's will be turned over to him 1t
seems that after Mr.. Leyh's strange death the
bank authorities the request of Miss Isabella
Leyh, took possession of the will and placed 1t in
their private vaults So ii accessible when the
representative of the surrogate arrived. and was
duly turned over to MIN. As Miss Leyh had the
keys her fathers box and could not be found at
the time it was impossible for the surrogates rep
reSentatve to search that receptacle for any other
wills documents of like
When Robert Westphal rearraigned in the
Ada-ns-st court on the technical charge of grand
larceny, Assistant District Attorney Bailey ad-
mitted that he could not make out a case against
the boy, and moved for the latter'S discharge. The
fact that. according to the police, Westphal ad-
Tnitted having appropriated purse that had be-
longed to his employer. Mr. Leyh and which he
found the floor could not he used in the prose-
cution unless the alleged confession could be cor
roborated
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
Father Frantic Over Loss Of Nearly Whole
Family

Vainly seeking his family. Edward Bond fingered
First-ave., at dawn yesterday while bystanders
turned away, unable TO tell him that his WIFE,
Mary, his son Raymond years old and his
hve-year-Old daughter Rose had perished in the
flames. Half crazed because his baby, Helen, had
been taken to Harlem Hospital. probably fatally
burned, he seemed unable to grasp any other de-
tails of the horror. and the police telephoned for
relatives TO take charge of him.
The Bonds lived on the top floor of the tenement
which sheltered sixteen families. The fire. which
started on the ground floor, spread rapidly through
the nails to the top floor. where It spread like a
mushroom. The tenants, frantic with fear, crowded
the fire escapes and rushed through open scuttles
to the roof. thus furnishing draught which famed
the blaze to fury.
Bond, who had been aroused by the wild cries
woke his family. They tried to escape through the
hail. but were driven back by the flames He seized
the baby Helen. and, telling his wife to follow
rushed through the fire toward the front window
Here he gave Helen to neghbors. then went back
TO save his wife. Prendergast a neighbor fol-
lowed. and managed to drag the frantic husband
from the blazing room
The other tenants got out safely, and in half an
hour the names were conquered. When the fire.
men entered the tenement they found the three
bodies, Mrs. Bond lying over her children as if
possessed, $6S, was lost When the spectators
heard of his ptiable plight money was collected
and given TO the police for him One man who
was passing, contributed s..
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
JEROME TO SUBPOENA PLAYERS.
Dozen Well Known Men To Testify in Secret
About Canfeld's Place.

The proceedings against Richard 4. Garfield will
be secret. and held before Magistrate Wyatt. a
dozen more well known young alleged to
have been regular players at Canfelds will be
called the District Attorneys witnesses. They
will not be permitted to have private counsel. and
under the law cannot avoid answering interroga-
tons by pleading that the replies will tend
grade or incriminate them" If they fail TO
swer they will be guilty of contempt of court. and
Mr. Jerome declares that If writs of habeas corpus
are sworn out in their behalf he will fight them to
the Court of Appeals until he gets correct re-
plies.
The District Attorney said 1t would be viola
ton of the law to give the names of the persons
summoned to the secret inquiry. and that he is
keeping strictly within the law in all of his
against the gamblers. He said that the civil suit
which Garfield had brought for damages tended to
prove the occupancy, If not the ownership, OF the
premises No. 8 East Forty-fourth-st.. and the
search of the title to the property which is going
will reveal the rest.
A wagonload of gambling paraphernaIia taken
from the Canfield house yesterday taken to
the Criminal Courts Building. where it will be
used to-day when the case against David w
Bucklin the alleged manager. is called before Jus
tice Wyatt, in the Court of Special Sessions.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
ToBIN'S FATHER AGAINST HIM.
Says the Prisoner Has Been Incorrigible
Since Boyhood-"Butch" Weeps

At the trial of Thomas Tobin charged with the
murder of Captain James B. Craft. of Glen Cove.
Long Island in the Empire Garden. in West Twen-
ty-nnth-st. Captain Stephen OBrien said yester-
day that the prisoners chief pursuit was rohbfng
private houses, but he was caught red handed
in nearly every job.
DR. L. s. Manson. of the alienists for the
defence. testified that he made examination Of
the prisoner with DR.. f. II. Williams, and found
him to be sleepless and troubled with a constant
tremor of the hands and tongue. He said he found
a peculiar malformation of the chest.
Mr.. Levy got record testimony from John J.
Conon, former acquaintance of Tobin. that Tobn
acted like a crazy when they lived together
Conlin told of Tobns queer way of playing cards,
and a habit Tohln had of waking him up at mid
night TO ask him if he did not hear his head talk
and il grow.
DR.. James r. Campbell. the Tombs physician. tes-
tilted that Tobn hysterical and that he rarely
ever silent in his cell He added that he didn't
know whether Tobin was rational not.
Richard Tobin. father of the defendant, who fol-
lowed DR. Manson, said he had been married forty
two years. and had had seventeen children. The
boy, he declared had spent nineteen years
in prison. He declared the boy incorrigible
from the time he was eleven years old. All OF the
testimony of the father against the The
old cried he told of his sons wayward life,
and for the first time since his arrest the prisoner
buried his head in his hands and cried also.
days ago. DR.. Clarke asked, was he rational?"
Il object" shouted Mr.. Levy; the question is
right coWardice."
Justice Davy excluded the question.
DR.. Manson, recalled. said the prisoner in
sane beyond doubt. He said the form of insanity
was known paronoa. which incurable.
The defence soon afterward rested its case.
Inc trial was adjourned until 1880 o'clock this
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
PARTRIDGE LOSING NO TIME.
Orders Inspector, Captains and Sergeants
Before Examining Surgeons.

Commissioner Partridge apparently intends to
continue the work of sending into retirement off,
GERS of the police force who considered unde-
sirable while he remains in office. Yesterday he
gave orders have the Board of Police Surgeons
examine next Monday Inspector Walter l.. Thomp-
and Captain Theron s. Copeland. City Hall
station; Captain William Schultz The Bronx Park
station: Captain Edmund Brown. Atlantic-ave.
station, Brooklyn: Captain Watson A. Vreden-
burgh, Amty-st station. Brooklyn; Sergeant John
Graham, Stagg-st. station. Brooklyn: Sergeant
John Hamilton Grand Central Station: Sergeant
John w. WorTell, Stagg-st station. Brooklyn and
Sergeant William A. Nelson, Gates-ave. station.
Brooklyn. Sergeant Wormel Is seventh or eighth
on the eligible list for promotion to captaincy
The cases against Inspector Grant and Captain
Stephenson called yesterday before Deputy
Police Commissioner Ebstein. Police Headduar-
ters and were adjourned until next Monday morn
ing
Abraham Grubey. who appeared Tor the accused
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
SHOOTS LANDLADY FOUR TIMES.
Boarder Then Bites Her Husband, Who
Comes to Her Rescue.

James Fanjoy, who is also known Farrell.
fty-three years DID, attempted to kill his Iandady,
Mrs. Elizabeth Buch, at her home No. 1i3 Mont
gomery-st., Jersey City. yesterday. Her escape
from receiving a mortal wound providentiaI
One of the bullets which, ordinarily. would have
penetrated her abdomen DETECTED by a corset
steel Another, which aimed at her breast,
passed in diagonally and around the breastbone to
the back and missed touching a vital spot. The
third bullet shattered the bone of her left fore
arm and the fourth passed through her right
wrist.
The woman struggled for the possession of the
weapon it was discharged the fifth time. and the
bullet passed down Fan1oys left leg. causing a
flesh wound. The husband of the woman. William
Buch, who was asleep at the time awakened
and ran upstairs to his wifes aid. The five cham
bers of the weapon had then been discharged He.
however caught hold of the empty revolver and
ATTEMPTED to wrench It from Fanioys hand. when
the latter fastened his teeth In BuchS hand ana
bit it severely that he was forced to relinquish
his hold.
ptaI. says that Fanloy had occupied a furnlshed
room in the house since last March, and was &c
centric. She had occasion yesterday at noon, when
the shooting occurred to enter the room of another
Iodger named Butler, who complained that Fanjoy.
or Farrell had been using his tobacco. The con-
adioined and he entered the hall and walked to
the door of Buffers room. where Mrs. Buch was
standing and asked Butler if he accused him or
taking his tobacco. Butler responded that some
body was taking the tobacco, and that Mrs. Buch
suggested that Fanjoy was the ohender FanJoy
then struck the woman in the mouth with his fist.
She cried for help, he then drew the pistol
had the pistol and she said she was going to shoot
him on sight and when he asked why. she drew
the pistol and sad: I'm shoot you. anyhow" and
that he caught hold of the pistol and turned the
barrel toward her she discharged the weapon,
and that her wounds were inflicted by herself.
He was closely questioned by Chief Murphy and
Captain Cody and said the pistol exploded only
once. Fanjoy and Mrs, Buch were taken to the
Ct,,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
QUESTIONED ABOUT NEwseoY MURDER

coroner Seholer announced yesterday that the
inquest IN the case of Michael Kruck the news
boy who was found strangled in Central Park last
week. had been postponed until some future date
The coroner said that he had been asked to post
pone the inquest by the police. who told him that
ihey hao several eiews TO the murderer which they
had not had time 10 run to earth vet
There were summoned to the priyate Office Of
Captain Thomas ar the Arsenal yesterday Nicholas
Kalias, a Greek flower pedler. OF No lsl West
seventeenth-st. and Joseph Esbarenza the Italian
news5oy, who says he Kruck enticed into the
park by a Greek flower pedler. Both persons were
questioned by Captain Thomas and Detective Ser
geant MeCafferty- Others present were Detectives
Mulvey. O'Brien and oLaughlin
kaias sold flowers Central Park West a,5
Elghty-sixfh-st When the detectives tried TO find
nm nm on SUNDAY nlsht TO tel him 10 call at the
ponce station yesterday il learned that he wa
downtown selling flowers. but word was left with
his brother TO have him go TO the Arsenal Moth
ing could be learned 10 the result OF the exam
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
CATHOLIC PRISON CHARITIES.

The Prison Branch OF the Association of Cathohc
Charities which has just issued its report. msAes
an earnest appeal for funds In the six months 0l
it's existence more than S.O90 has been spent 1oF
the benefit of prisoners in the Tombs and the dls
trict prisons. About twenty-five persons Voiui
teered for the work They visit the prisoners tnei
families and employers. furnish shelter or en-
ployhnent for them when discharged, and care lo'
the family while the wage Garner is imprlsoheu
The society also does preventive work tending y
lessen the number OF imprisonments. They recenE
ly gave the Catholic chapel in the new TONES.
which will be blessed by Archbishop Farley neA1
Sunday. The committee is composed OF the l2r-
lowing: Mrs. Floyd Jones. chairman; Mrs w n
Vanderbilt. jr. Mrs. Hermann OelrichS. Mrs. coa'
vier. Miss Iselin. Mrs Nelson. Mrs De NaNSL,lo'
Mrs John Beresford. John G. O'keefe ana Ms
Deiancey Kane. ...
Gifts may be sent to Mrs Nelson. No 100 FiIIuf
Rye.s and due acknowledgment VIII ha gtYaus -~~
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
ASSIGNMENTS OF NEW JUDGES.

The assignments Of Judges to preside In the
special and trial terms of the Supreme Court for
the year 1903 have been made public by the Ap-
peate Division. Justices-elect Davis, Mccall and
Amend will take their seats In the court for the
first time on Monday, January 8. Justice Davis
will sit in January in Trial Term Part VII; Justice
Mccall in Trial Term, Part V, and Justice Amend
in Trial Term, Part VI Justices Leventritt
Dugro, Freedman. Gildersleeve, OGorman, Bischoff
and Greenbaum will sit in special terms. and Jus
tees Clarke, Scott, Blanchard. Truax, MacI.ean
Fitzgerald and Giegerich in trial terms. Justice
Barrett will preside over the Criminal Branch OF
the Supreme Court, which sits in the Criminal
Courts Building.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
TO CUT DOWN THE MEAT SUPPLY
Commissioner Folks Thinks It Too Expen.
siVe for Charities Department Just Now.

Charities Commissioner Folks announced ves
.eroay that IN the future the supply OF meat for
the institutions on BlackwelI's and other islapds
would be cut down and vegetables snbstitutes
Inc reason for this. according to the Commits
sioner, is that meat is expensive lust nou, ana
'he Shariues Department is spending too much
money it. ~
Mr.. Folks also announced that he bo5 o,., j.,
MISS Florence R. Corbett as general adviser ad
~assisiant ~ TO him in the purchase Distribution
cooking and serving of food in the Charities ne
beft Is ~ az a salary of 81 900 year Miss Cor
,aos u 70 take office January E'roy, Isos -.
tba Ene haa charge of the dietary iepartmenf @ 10
tTt -.Ssapetn rassn tseneral Hospital in Elizabeth n
IA ~ ~, TO accept the position of chief ,s;eyi
oeciniss s1e Rings County Hospital. which she now
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
CAN'T EXAMINE HUNTINGTON ESTATE
Application of Minority Stockholders of Cen
trail Pacific Denied.

The application made by Walter Morshead. for
rnerly OF London. but now residing In this city.
behalf OF minority stockholders Of the old Cen
tral Pacific Railroad of California for an order
directing them TO be allowed TO make inventory
of the estate OF Coils z. Huntington was yester-
day denied by Surrogate Thomas. The Surro-
gate saws the plaintiff and his associates in the
suit are creditors OF the Central Pacific; that
he IS without Jurisdiction to determine the issues
in the case and that the discretion of the Surro-
gate TO grant such order can only be exercised
when the claim is a merltoriouS one and the op-
position Is vexatious and unreasonable. This has
not been shown to be the case.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
BIG GIFT FOR iSENEY.
H'illiam Hall, .jr., Offers s125, 900
C0nditionally at Dinner.

William Hall, jr-. vice-president of the board
of managers Of the Seney Hospital at the din
ner last evening, offered to give S125, 600 to be
used ia completing and extending the hospital
The gift is conditional on the raising, by the
board Of managers, of 100000. Although the
hospital is large one. the original plans OF
the founder, George l. Seney, were never fully
carried out, account of Mr.. Seneys death.
William Hall, jr-, is the Vice-president of the
Hanover National Bank. His offer created the
greatest enthusiasm, and the hope was ex-
pressed that the entire amount could be raised
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
A PIANO SALE TONIGHT.

piano sale will be held at the Wise Piano
wsrerooms Nos. 10 and q West One-hundred-a and
wenty-ffth-st near Fifth-ave, tonight at SIS
o'clock Benjamin S. Wise. auctioneer will sell
for William Knabe Co. fifty pianos. slightly used
but in good condition, which Knabe & Co have
taken in part payment for new pianos Among
them are instruments made by Chickering & Son.
William Knabe & &C.. Weber Hardman Kranich
& Bach. Sohmer Bradbury. Hazelton. Lindeman
Francis Bacon and many others. a Knabe baby
grand. almost new, with mahogany case will
also be sold. The pianos will be exhibition at
the Wise Piano Warercoms from 8 o'clock this
morning until the time of the sale Prospective
customers will be at liberty 20 try the pianos as
to tone. and to inspect them in every way.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
THE REV. DR.. COBB RESIGNS.
He Gives Up Secretaryship of Congrega-
tional Church Building Society.

The Rev. Dr. Levi H, Cobb for twenty-one years
secretary of the Congregational Church Building
Society of New-York. has resigned on account of
III health. resignation viii take effect De
Cember 81. when the trustees of the society will
elect his successor.
Dr. Cobb has made noteworthy record In bring
ing up the receipts of the Congregational Church
Building Society. in originating the Parsonage
Loan Fund and in raising the Church Building
Loan Fund for the erection of churches in the
larger of population in increasing the
ber % contributing churches. and securing the
ndeuce OF generous givers. that within the last
few years the society has been the recipient of lib
cTal icgaCiea
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
THE JoNAssoN COMPOSITION.

Hays & Hershield. attorneys for Meyer Jonasson
& Co. announced yesterday that. with the consent
of their clients creditors. they had secured an or
der from Justice Adams. of the United States Dis
trct Court. disseminating the proceedings in hank
ruptcy. and that the receiver. F. w. Bloomingda1a
had turned over the property to Mr.. Jonasson to
permit him to carry out the agreement under
which the proceedings were dismissed $1,000
The settlement is made on a basis of 37is cents on
the dollar. l2l2 cents TO be cash and the balance
notes secured by Sutro &. Bros bankers No "a
Broad-st. and payable January Is. 80 "