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New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
THE HEEK IN PETROLEUM.

Tho sxpected advance in petroleum credit bali
ances was made several days ago. when the quota
tion was advanced from 81 20. at which IT has held
steadily for two months. to 81 % fer Pennsylvania
20 so cents for Nor,h Lima and to 81 cents for
south Lima and Indiana The quotations have re-
mafned unchanged. up to the recent rise. for
more than two me nths. in spite OF the fact that
there has been a great depletion OF stocks during
that time
he rather encouraging. The several new discov-
cries week before last were followed UP oy other
fairI- good new wells last week Two new keener
sand pools appear 10 have been discovered IN
Pitcbia County, w Va one of them at the Bond
C,rsak pump section. in the Clay district IL is
good for fifty barrels day. but IL Is expected 10
increase in production when drilled deeper II II
docs not il still indicates. however. a new pool
- - +baratora OF considerable importance The
other strike is near the Peasants Rtchie boundary
line a mile and a half from the old hocR nun
deveIopusnt This we'll started in at l0O barrels
tho first twenty-four hours, and II Is also eN-
rscted 10 improve it is drilled deeper rms
weu is located in a section heretofore regarded as
gas territory -,
County is likely TO become factor In produc-
tion The South Penn OIL Company Is doihs
large amount of new work in the Folsom district
m, the east side of this development the Talking
t,, farr, turned out to be better than three hun
dred DafTsiS ftSiS Stretch of four miles northeast
and southwest OF this point tnat are now oelns
Savs will be watched with great interest The
Gordon sand development near L4ttlst1-, W Net1s,
County is extending toward the nortneaSt and
southwest for fully hve miles. and has good wells
at pd oSI netroIeum closed at 74Oc in barrels and
A Sc in hulk at New-York. Philadelphia prices
We're on a basis of points lower. Foreign quota
~ is,sS ner imperial gallon: Antwerp. IS trance
per 100 kilos. and Bremen, 90 marks per ~ kiisa
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
CHICAGO HAS 4 BIG FIRE.
sIEGEL-CooPER STORE is THREATENED,
AND AUDITORIUM GUESTS GET A FRIGHT


Chicago July 6.-Fire early to-day destroyed
the buildings Nos 305 to 313 wabash-ave.
causing losses aggregating more than S325.000.
For time the fire threatened widespread de-
struction, and it only through the most
strenuous efforts of the fiIemen that the flames
were prevented from spreading to the depart
ment store of Siegel Cooper & Co, fronting in
State-st., and separated from the burning build
ings by only a narrow alley Much excitement
caused among the guests at the Auditorium
Hotel. directly across Wabash-ave. from the
burning buildings. and at the Auditorium An
the morning, when the fire had gained such
headway that IL threatened other buildings In
all directions On the Wabash-ave side the
flames poured out into the avenue fercely
that it was considered unsafe for trains on the
elevated railroad loop TO pass, and for more than
two hours all traffic on the loop suspended.
The fire originated in the basement of Henry
Bosch & Co.'S paint and wallpaper store. and
had burned up to the second floor before an
alarm was turned in. Explosion followed ex-
plosiOn in this building. and many of the iron
shutters were blown from their fastenings and
fell into the street.
Following a severe explosion that occurred at
Q: 10 O'Clock the side wall Of the building at No.
307 and 300 Wabash-ave toppled over onto the
Kuntz- Remmler Co building, crushing the
smaller structure.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
-
sToKER OF THE STEAMER SAN MARCOS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN ILL. USED.

Key West. Fla. July ga number of passengers
from the steamer San Marcos. which arrived from
New-York on Thursday, called the authorities
and asked for investigation Of cruelties to one
of the Spanish 1remen OF the ship by the chief en-
gtneer and other officers OF the ship. There were
five passengers who made statements which were
follows: While the way from New-York to
Key West Of the Spanish fremen board the
San Marcos taken sick and told the chief en-
gineer that he able work. The chief
engineer said he would believe such story, and
ordered the man to take his turn stocking. The
fireman tried TO work. but could not. whereupOn
the chief engineer became enraged and chained the
hremen appealed to the passengers in behalf Of
their comrade. and they interceded with the chief
engineer to release the The chief engineer
cursed the passengers but they insisted that the
man be released from his agonizing position. When
the chains taken from the mans wrists he fell
to the floor from weakness and exhaustion. 1t 10
also alleged that tn chief engineer kicked the man.
The chiefs side Of the story that his force was
small and he could not spare the man; that he had
refused to work and was put in chains. but denies
having struck the man
On the arrival of the boat at the wharf the fire.
man was taken the Marine Hospital OF this city,
He says that he was brutally treated by the off,
GERS OF the ship.
sheriff Hicks went aboard the ship and arrested
the chief engineer. and the case was taken before
United States Commissioner James G. Jones, buc
as the passengers could not prove that the man
was struck while in irons. and the sick man was
NOT ab 10 the dismissed The pas
sengers were not satisfied with the way the case
ter to the authorities at Galveston when the snip
arrives at that port.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
ROBS EIPOLICEMAN's HOUSE.
BROOKLYN BURGLAR WORKS WITHIN TWO
BLOCKS OF \ STATION


That the burglars who terrorizng Brook
lyn householders at present no respecters of
persons and have little fear of the representa-
tives of the law was shown on Saturday after
noon when the home of ex-POlice Sergeant J.
d. Reeves at No. 435 Gates-ave.. was broken
into and robbed. AS usual the police have no
clew, but they say that they are trying to find
the thief.
Sergeant Reeves closed up his house and went
with his family to Sea Cliff. Long Island. early
last week He lives less than two blocks from
the Gates-ave. station, and was under the i'm
preston that his of all the houses in the Bed
ford district would receive ample protection.
However relative was asked to go around
occasionally and see that everything was all
right The relative found everything in good
condition when he made his inspection about
noon on Saturday Intending to come back In
the evening he left the outside door unlocked
when he left. An hour later Mrs. William Earl,
a neighbOr. saw we'll dressed. clean shaven
vestibule. AS the relatives visits had been so
frequent Mrs Earl thought nothing about the
stranger until several hours later she saw him
descend the steps with suit case and disappear
down the street. Then she grew suspicious.
Investigation showed that the inner door had
been forced open with jimmy. The mousse mad
been ransacked from top TO bottom and some
valuable silverware and jewelry were missing.
Sergeant Reeves will probably have something
Interesting to say TO his old comrades on the
force when he returns to Brooklyn to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
WORK on CANAL TITLE.
SENATOR sPooNER MAY ACCOMPANY AT
TORNEY GENERAL TO PARIS.

Washington, July 6.-Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Charles w. Russell is completing his prep
arations, and within week will start for Paris
to investigate the ability OF the Panama
Canal Company to give TO the United States
satisfactory title to concessions and property on
the isthmus. When this preliminary work shall
have proceeded to a certain point, The Attorney
General according to the Presidents expressed
wish probably will go and personally look
into the matter. He has invited Senator Spoon
er 10 go along and assist him, in view OF the
Senator's we'll known familiarity with the mat
ter and the Attorney Generals opinion of his
ability and hopes that he will go.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07

HIS LAWYER EXPECTS A DISMISSAL OF THE IN
DICTMENT AGAINST HIS CLIENT.

HIS LAWYER EXPECTS A DISMISSAL OF THE IN
DIcTMENT AGAINST HIS CLIENT
The indictment against Victor S Flechter, the
well known instrument dealer, a charge of
stealing in 1894 the 5000 red Sradvarus" violin
owned by Joseph Jean Bott it said yesterday
will probably be dismissed to-day by Recorder
Coff While the before the Court of Ap-
peas the violin was found in little shop conduct
ed by Mrs. Leon Springer, dealer in tailOrs trim
mings at No. 155 Jay-st, Brooklyn That on
August Il. 1900. Recorder Goff granted new trial
last July. and since then date has been fixed
for another trial for the dismissal of the pro-
ceedings, though the District Attorney has an
nounced in court that there the slightest
evidence against Mr. Flechter. and therefore Re
had no grounds for continuing proceedings against
him. J. T. Canavan and Austin G. Fox coun-
sci for Mr.. F1echter- Mr. Canavan said yesterday
AT his home No 13S West One-hundred- "A md third
St that he had been directed TO be In court to-day.
81 do not know what action In the Recorder
Golf will take. 1t has been clearly proven that
Mr. Flechter is innocent. and he should be legally
declared innocent. I think Recorder Goff will
Grant the motion made for the dismissal the
Indictment"
Mr. FIechter was seen at his home and he said
he had been told by some persons that the indict-
ment against him to dismissed to-day. If
the Indictment is dismissed Mrs. Bott, widow of
Joseph Jean Bott. will likely regain
within n few days the possession of the famous
violin Mrs, Bott is living in Brooklyn. She re-
Der. When she gets the violin she expects to re-
gTn Sr home tG sne the Of S
The violin stolen from the rooms of apart
ment house in West Thirty-hfth-st.. occupied by
the Bolts. A year later Mrs. Bott accused Mr..
Flechter of the theft, Mrs, Springer, in whose
possession the violin was founG. bought the in
strument from an Irish tailor for $40. The man
was James Dooley. He had the VIOLIN he said.
in a pawnshop in Eighth-ave.. and being i'd
dier" he expressed it. he had bought ii for $50
He was no connoisseur of violins, however. and
as he was frequently in need of money the violin
was often in pawnshops At one time while the
search was going on he pledged 1t in a pawn
brokers' place within few doors of Police Head
quarters. .
THE, defence of his reputation said friend friend
would buy many red Stradivariu. violins What
he has really endured. however since his arrest
cannot be reckoned in dollars The mental anguish
which he and every member OF his family have
suffered account of the legal proceedings
brought against him as result of the theft of the
violin has been the hardest to bear. He has spent
every cent he had and lost the house he owned in
his efforts to prove his Innocence
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
BIG GATHERING OF CATHOLICS.

Cincinnati July s-The national convention Of
the American FEDERATION Of Catholic Societies will
be held in Chicago August ). and Z. it is
estimated that million Catholics will be repre-
sented at this convention. including all the leading
societies in the United States. Since the inception
OF the movement In Cincinnati last December, when
only one State federation that of Ohio. existed
the federation has made great advances. The fol-
.-s5g States will have permanent federations by
August 3: New-Jersey. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Yer
mont. Kentucky. Wisconsin. Alabama. Massa-
chusetts and probably New-York. Illinois. Kansas
nd
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
gur FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY

AK A. NJ Ne. 1889 Avenue \, Veronica Seske; $50
4.o5 a m. No. iss East Houston-st-. Levin & Marks
$500.
$50 a. m No. 163 East -ninthst. Alex Waters
SIS.
a.
subway; So
1o:4o a NJ No Ise seyeuteenh-st. Bernard Jacobs
trihing.
2:I5 o m No. SIS Chryste-st, William A Miles: triring
o.so m No 1241 FuIton-ave.. 3. Trotchkiss SIS
4:Io D. m. 2.61T Eishthave.. Emily Allison: sl4
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
MATINEE MASONS.

St CeciIe Lodge Corinthian Chapter and Ivan
hoe Commandery of this city, Masonic bodies
which meer in the afternoon. The matinee
chapter Corinthan No. 15s. will have a beach din
ner tomorrow evening at the Hotel Germania
Aryerne-by-.he-Sea, in honor of ]. W. Keller a
past high priest of COrinthian. Lodges and
chapters are .called off, for July and August but
generally each has some kind of summer outing
TO bring its members and friends together
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
THREE BOYS DROWNED FROM A BOAT.

SAIL YACHT CAPsIZEs AS YOUNG CREW TRY To
COME ABOUT.
Detroit July s-Three boys, Tony Henkei and
Oscar Rosenberg and Conrad Brede. Of Detroit. and
A boy whose name is not known. were drowned to-
day in the middle channel the St Clair Flats by.
the capsizing of sailbOat- The accident occurred
about TWO hundred feet from Savages Hotel. where
Young HenkeI and Rosenberg were staying. The
bovs were endeavoring to come about with their
boat and run back TO the hotel dock, when pun
of wind capsized the little craft
-ba bovs rIambered on the bottom OF their boat
.s sba went over naphtha launch started to
their rescue but it's engine broke down before the
bovs were reached and the launch drifted heplessy
hut Witnesses on the hotel dock could not unite
~ only rovboat at the dock, and the boys slipped
oT md sank Mrs Henkel. TOny's mother, saw
them perish
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07

ESCAPED MURDERER SUSPECTED OF THE
CRIME
Butte Mont. July 6.-An attempt made early
this morning to chloroform family of seven per-
sons with the object 1t is presumed, Of abduct-
ing Eva McCafrey. a quarter breed Indian girl.
The perpetrator is believed to be Peter Dempsey,
a condemned murderer, who escaped from the
county iail a year ago. The frightened
away and escaped. Dempsey in love with the
girl prior to his arrest.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
CAPTAIN NALLY's FIRST RAID.

Police Captain Nally last night made the first
raid he has personally conducted since being ap-
pointed a captain The place invaded was resort
known as The Whtehouse. at South Beach. With
the captain were Roundsman OBrien Detectives
Chorman and Feigel and Patrolman Box. The
alleged proprietor. Mrs. Sophia Nelrsen. and two
alleged inmates were arrested
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
FIVE DROWNED IN A DAY

Benton Harbor, Mich, July 5-Two men were
Crowned here to-day, making total OF five lives
lost here in this way in he last twentyfour hours
Robert Wilson, of Detroit. drowned i'm the ST
ssoseph River in the morning while trying TO swim.
ahis afternoon Ward Kizer aged seventeen of
south Bend, Ind was seized with heart failure
@nAs bathing in Lake Michigan and drowned oe-
lore help could reach him.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07

trenton y. j., July 5 (speciai.-suit for infringe
Isht mas just been filed here in the United States
a-sriet Court against the Ideal Cash Register
SSSn,pahy Of Bound Brook ". j.. by the National
toSss, ts register Company Of Dayton Ohio. The Ma
t;.lgenenIl 80 GAINS the loeal ny ~ an m
a. 'n.sAt OF certain OF its patents and ITays for
eccounting e' ''iS ' ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
KIRK PARK STAND BURNED.

Syracuse July s.-The gTandstand at Kirk Park
was burned early this morning. causing a loss of
300. The FIRE was probably of incendiary origin.
The races this month will be held advertised.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
uovay KILLED BY A BULL.

Guthrie okla. July 6.-Aliss Jennie Harrison was
.ored ~ death by a bull at odemah. in Greer
County. to-day. the animal knocking her down and
running its horns through her DooS.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
DROWNED ~ KIyDERHooK LAKE.

Chatham. Y. Y, July (speciaD.-william Well
of Albany. was drowned to-day in Kinderhook
Ike: Ike: He swimming. and was seized with
cramps. The lake was dragged and the body was
recovered. He was visiting L. VI. Tobias
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
An increase for the year 1902 Off,.
IN FAVOR OF THE ECONOMY OF GOVERNO
ODELLS ADMINISTRATION.

1t will be thus seen that not only has the admin;
for % the apparent @ ncrease Of e8ss Is but it is
also demonstrated that the owners of real and
tax Of s9.67ol23 06 Not only has real estate been
ceived the benefit of an Increased distribution for
school purposes OF s63.ooo thus reducing the local
1t should also be borne in mind that the State
insane G and Of the taxes for that purpose so that
while decreasing the State tax. the Republican
reduction OF local taxes for these purposes These
the tax laws enacted under Governor Odeil have
been accomplished without in way decrea sing
the assessment rolls Of the State over 1899 being
Governor Flower paid State debt 50 a2s es4 81
OF which there had accrmulatsd IN sinking ~
Leaving 1O18. .9sa ss
Which he paid during his administration
Governor odell Ia. paid into the sinking fund
and for the retirement of public defence and
Adirondack Park bonds 81 so3.64 is
Showing s7sa67s so
more paid the public debt by Governor OdeIl
II has been asserted that the odell administra-
sST sSs Of the aWs 3d Of ms i pe
bonds Of the State 10 meet the alleged deficiency.
This is untrue because the constitution CArticle
debt can be created except by direct vote of the
people, and the law in question is merely
substituting words ''-evenue' for direct taxa
BeeaGse IF the aboon nor Of fp'f6e the
direct State tax. The law. therefore. instead of
being evidence Of a deficiency. is rather an
Indication Of the Republican policy to abolish
forever direct State That there no i'm
to be found I'm the statement that instead of
deficit in the treasury of the State. as near the
close Of Governor Flowers administration when
the deficiency in the general fund amounted o
sIisl2 81. notwithstanding loans OF 81 $50 900 were
made under the operations of this very law. there
Il In the treasury on July /. 1902 actual bal
Of 1896 $40 H. this notwithstanding the fact
Of 1902 there has been paid $4,000 Of this years
balance.
Neither is there anything conceal as to the
source from which tie appropriations made for
the coming fiscal year are TO be paid. As shown
by Governor Odells annual message to the legis-
lature. under date Of January ,. 1902, there
available balance S. 200 coo at that time
makes available revenues of S2i 300 with which
10 meet appropriations of 81, ,23l $50 g.
This statement shows that economical admins
traton Of government Is possible and has been
made a certainty by the action of the Republican
party in the Legislature and in the various de-
partments.
Many friends OF Governor OdeH in this city
expressed great satisfaction last night with the
statement prepared by the State Committee
showing in figures the splendid record achieved
by Governor Odell. The statement, which came
from Albany, was given out also the State
Committee headquarters in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel 1t Sc regarded as a complete answer to
the charge made by ex-senator Hill in his
Tr1,,l.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
ECONOMY AT ALBANY.
GOOD SHOWING FOR GOV.
ODELL'.S ADMINISTRATION
xr,RLY M0Oo0.oOO LESS DIRECT TAXA-
r1oN THAN UNDER GOVERNOR
FLOWER IN SPITE OF IN
CREASED DISBURSE-
MFNTS
AIENTS.

Albany. July CSpeciaD.-An interesting
-taten1ent which cannot fail to influence voters
his year to support the Republican candidates
Ger state Offices, has been prepared, showing the
evnsnses of government under Governor Flower
Cor 1898 the last year of Democratic control of
,be legislature simultaneously with the State
administration in comparison with the appro-
citations for 1902, under a Republican legis-
i.ture and Republican State administration. The
statement is as follows:
The tax rate under Governor Flower, for
1885 5S mills raising from assess 900 nc
7se direct tax Of 1900 Of a mill
Governor OdeI required by the consttu- -
showing ss67o 128 os
rs Srer tax under Governor ode tnan that required
under the Flower administration.
The tOta ess fS
were $40 os5 es
's nnder GoParnor ods 22aLss2 es
An appareat increase of............ 81 les $40 e5
explained By the following comparison of appro-
prist9ns for common schools aeaoemss insane
sss a. sSs
insane and charitable institu-
Good roads .................... ss7,5es 10
Increased amount appropriated for these pur-
poses by The legislature 1902 1898
To this should be added the increased disburse-
nents made necessary by the larger legislature
and the Judges of the Supreme Court author
ized by constitutional enactment through vote
The appropriations for these purposes by years
were as follows:
1893 1902
Tudary ....-........... S5S4. 7T5 20 s1074 1872 90
LEGISLATURE ................. 52l,l4S 80 IS
Totals .................. 81 los, ,923 SI6s2
1105 923 30
An increase for the year 1902 Off,. s576s2O IS
Inasmuch the legislature has been charged
with extravaganza ii may be well to state that the
difference of SS 573 IS for expenses of the leslat-
explained largely by the salaries Of the fifty
additional members. at 81, 800 per amounting
$1,000 without mileage; that the sum of
S2573 IS represents the increase that be charged
as an administration or legislative eXtravagance.
These larger appropriations made necessary
hereinbefore stated, summarized follows:
Schools academies. insane and charitable
institutions good roads S5044 120 91
judiciary legislature 1890
Total s5,621 041 10
Tie apparent increase Of Governor Odell's ad-
ninistraton Governor Flowers Of. 416364e 95
.sz oaa o.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-07
ATTEMPT TO cHLORoFoRM FAMILY.

was given tonight by the order.
The copper era., 1902-12-11

5. R. Porter, mining engineer of Tonopah, Nevada, who WAS recently in Los Angeles, was interviewed by the Mining Review as follows: Develop ment work at Tonopah dates from March 1st, 1901, and since that date the camp has produced upwards of & 900. GOO. without the investment of outside capital, and for its age is the greatest camp in the history Of min- ing. The great amount Of rich ore near the surface caused many to think that the values would not hold as depth was attained, but in every shaft. and there are some twenty-five of them, from 50 to 100 feet deep, not only does the ore increase in richness, but the lodges increase in size. All the devel- opment work gives every indication that the lodges will extend to a great depth, and it would be foolish to try to estimate the vast wealth which these mines will produce. Disinterested ex- perts put the amount in sight today at S9O, 900, ,000. In any case It Is no idle boast to say that Tonopah will rival, II not excel, the greas ComstocS with its production of $500, GOO, 900.
The copper era., 1902-12-11
The San Diego Eastern Railroad
 Project Looks Well.

President George w. Marston of the San Diego Eastern railroad returned few days ago from a vacation in New York and gave out an interesting inter- view to the San Diego Sun on the sub ject of proposed new railroad from San Diego to Fl Paso. Mir. MarSton's visit to the metropolis was for the eX- press purpose of interviewing num- ber of eastern capitalists on the prop osition, and in his San Diego interview he has, among other things, the fol- lowing to say: "The proposition on which we are now engaged Is not the building of railroad from San Diego to Yuma only, bat from San Diego to Fl Paso. The consummation of such an undertaking would, of course, give Us the shortest line across the conti- nent, to almost all the great cities oi this country, through the very richest and most profitable part Of it. "Chief Engineer Richards is now at Tucson, Ariz., having just completed recon- noissance survey from Yuma to that point. An admirable route has been found from Yuma to Benson, and strange as it may seem the distance has been shortened to 2S0 miles. The distance from San Diego to Yuma over the new route now adopted and fully surveyed is 2l0 miles, the distance from Benson to Fl Paso, over the Fl Paso X Southwestern railroad, which has just been completed into Benson, is 300 miles, making the entire dis tance from San Diego to Fl Paso, Tex, 79O miles exactly. This Fl Paso X
 Southwestern railroad is better known as the PhelpsDodge line. It runs through Fairbanks, Bisbee and Doug las and taps an immensely rich mineral region. The line from Fl Paso to san Diego would have tremendous local traffic to say nothing Of the through
 business, and it ii really small wonder that we have finally been able to in- terest capital in the project. "-Citizen.