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New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
FIREa DESTROYS PAINT WORKS.
AND. C ITY BLAZE-CHIEF CROKER
TO THE RESCUE

A snectacula fire destroyed the varni sh works Of
Emil Calman a. Co, in Long Island uy, yester-
day For a tim il threatened sweep through a
large section OF Long Island City. FoU' hreboats
and all the engnss in Long Island City With many
from Brooklyn we're required TO stop It. The hre-
men were greatly aided by twenty-ii tch brick
wall which prevented the flames taking h' Id Of the
Platt & Lambert works, adjoining the NarlIsH
works From the fire a dense black: smoke
which hung about twenty feet from the ground
So dense was the cloud that it was almost hhpoSSl-
bc To see In houses and stores in the senOoi-
, hood the gas and electric lights had, to De 'iSeu
= The flames started in the middle of the parnlsh
works shortly after Il o'clock. It Is salu 'hat
Dot of varnish boiled over and set hre TO ever ever
/ hing The in the works fed lnHle nid1eS'
lany OF those the second hoor ~hdn 'ial Io"e
spes. but all got out
One Of gthe Thirty-fourth-st. ferry boats mace
SPECIAL trip to carry Chief Croker across ne I'M
metfiatelyAsent in four special caIs' winch HoNe
enga nes as far down Brooklyn brlhgf an"
bros Ighs the ffreboats Boody, Van Wyck, New
Xortksr tand Havemeyer. The water pressure was
sol paor' that the engines were conunuahy such-
ings TIN mains dry. and the chiR reIEihce mao ~
be pl;a ed on the hreboats. Chief croker asheu
the war ios pumping stations better pr essure
All1fhe big factories through Long Island ty mad
to drsw their fires as the water pressure ran SO
low tfsal- the boilers We're not supplied -, !. 49,
Smith yV,rks was big tank. which the & Ch'9I n @ waS az
the RoodS was concentrated the t,ank Inside
Pl6son hs 0aiH& o hFeI S"t the smes high he air
IN great wa yes. II useless 10 try to save the
altman wot ks. and the fremCn reduced th+ II ell
forts 10 keep ng the flames confined TO theun FIRE
were toned for "A thousand yardS IN every
direction to ,,ueuch the flames that would have
followed the \ irstng OF the tank
When the fire. at its height four hrernen We're
overcome. ThtN We're Captain keaney, OF Truck Of
and Firemen &. illaCheT. keardoE ana BRADY, OF
his company. IN ~ had taken a line Of hose into
driveway betwett the CalEan and Smith WORKS,
when back drau SHIT drove the smoke and fumes
toward them, and hey collapsed Gidef Croker and
a. dozen men were also in the alley at the time
but close to its moo th They plunged in after the
four men at the and dragged the1n out. Sur
;seon smith revived IN and they returned to duty
The loss the Calm m works was estranate ed last
night at sos Nh. moSIfg stock and machinery
Mr. Canlan said ,he couG make no statement about
the Insurance.. as the papers Were in his Manhat-
office. He thought it Svas in the neighoorhood
of SI5lUg).
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
RELSS TO GOTO POLICE COURT
BEGIN INVESTIGATION ON
MONDAY.

The allegations that have been made against
Bert Reiss. concerning the raising of a stock
certificate which he deposited with the Hamil-
ton Trust Company some time ago as security
for a loan. will be investigated by District At
torney Clarke on Monday. Mr.. Reiss will oe
asked to appear before the city magistrate in
the Adams-st. court TO testify concerning the
transaction. Officials of the Hamilton Trust
Company and other witnesses will also be called
Concerning the report that the subject would be
laid before the grand jury, District Attorney
Clarke said yesterday:
There never has been any specific distinct
charge before concerning this affair in the kelSs
case. Charges came up before Justice Gaynor some
time in a proceeding relating TO Relss = rece1V-
ershp of the John Good Cordage Company, ana
the disposition Of them at that time seemed 10 be
satisfactory all concerned. But now the state
authorities seem think that sufficient evidence
has been developed i'm the Guden investigation 20
warrant the submission of the charges against
RciSS To judicial investigation
do not think the should be sent to the
grand jury in the first instance Ii should be sent
to "a city magistrate, in whose court the defendant
Vestigated In that manner. The magistrate can
call a the witue necessary. and II the de-
fendant fails to defend in the event OF there being
sufficient evidence TO warrant further proceedings
the case then be taken 70 the grand jury. Mr..
Kiss is entitled TO the same justice we measure out
to burglar.
Concerning the action that is TO be taken
against him, Mr.. Reiss said last night:
do not want to say anything except that it is
persecution. The newspaper articles appearing
against me from day to Gay seem 20 have developed
the result OF the political exposure made by me
I'm my speech before the Kissel Battery. You can
rest assured that ] all right. am not afraid
OF any of my actions.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
ST. LOUIS MEN TO CONE EAST.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF EXPOSITION WILL. VISIT
ALBANY. TRENTON. PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON

REPRESENTATIVES, OF EXPOSITION WILL. VISIT
ALBANY. TRENTON. PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON
st. Louis. Feb. 21.-The delegation of officials Of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and prominent
St Louis men who will meet the legislatures ,f
New-hork New-Jersey. Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts in the interest of the worlds fair to he
held IN st. Louis in 1893 will leave town to-morrou,
noon. At Albany, n. Y. the first stoppipg pIace
the delegation will arrive Sunday afternoon
From there they will go to Trenton on Monday
evening" leaving that city for Providence on Tues
day The party will reach Boston on "Wednesday
evening At that city the delegation will be enter
tained at d dinner, to be given hy the Commercial
'lub' AT whlch the Governors and Representatives
of the New England States will be present The
following is the personnel of the St Iouis deIeg,
uon; President. David Il. Francis. first vice-nresi
dent Corwin H. Spencer; George w. Parker chair
man OF committee on manufactures and liberal
aftS; eX-GoVernor Norman j. Colman DIR u M
chester, George j. Tansey president of the 81
LOUIS Merchants Exchange; George III NoroaD
secretary OF tn st Louis Merchants F,xrh1T"a,
{. II NalprldSe. chairman of committee ON sani'
tttloh; George NJ Wright, chairman of New-Y0rl,
committee; l. B. Tebbits. chairman of New mn
Snle committee; }. j. Wertheimtr. yice-ch1 irn1I,
or committee on concessions; Charles : Rroy,,,
chairman oI New-Jersey committee: G. l.. EilIearv'
assistant general passenger agent Biz. Four Pai,
way; Breckenridge Jones member 80 oul ti- i,'9Ii-
tive committee. VI 'NVCu-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
JOHNSt HOPKINS CELEBRATION.
MANY EMINENT EDUCATORS ATfTWENTY-
FIFTH. ANN !NERsARY-DR., GIL
MAX SPEAKS.

Baltimore. Feb. n Eminent educators from every
section of the United States and Canada arrived
in Baltimore this rning for the opening exer-
cises this afternoon OF the days celebration
of the quarter-centen uial OF Johns Hopkins Unit
versity. Nearly i've thousand Invitations were
out. and four thoJsan of them accepted.
The exercises began 3 o'clock in Music Hall
the largest auditorium In Baltimore. The chief
feature of the programme was "A commemorative
address 10y Dr. Daniei G. Gilman, the president
of the Carnegie Instituso who is president emer
titus OF the university.
President Gilman came to Baltimore from the
University Of California twenty-siX years ago TO
organize the new university project which has
since developed into the Johns Hopkins. His ad-
dress this afternoon was "a retrospect of the quar-
ter century which has seen the development of
the university mefhod In this country under the
Johns Hopkins leaki. At the conclusion of Dr. Gill
mans address. Dr Woodrow Wilson, professor
of Jurisprudence in Princeton University presented
to him apprecsltVe address behalf of the
whole body of the unver:sity's alumni He
followed by the heads OF four great institutions
representative of the four sections of America.
They presented the greetings of their several
schools and sections in this order= Principal Peter
son. of MacGill University. Montreal; President
Hadley, OF Yale University, President Dabucy, of
the University of'Tennessee and President Harper
of the University of Chicago. The exercises closed
with the singing OF America"
The Johns Hopkins trustees and faculty, the
presidents and delegates Of other institutions, the
officials Of the state city and nation, the alumni
hail in acadameic procession The order was as
follows:
The chief marshal the president of the university
and the president emeritus. His Eminence Cardinal
Gibbons and Professor Basil l.. Gildersleeve the
senior member of the faculty: the chaplain the
exercises. the Rev DR.. J, Houston Eccleston, and
Dean Edward II. Griffin, of the philosophical
faculty followed by the general body Of trustees
and faculty.
Two hundred of the principal institutions in the
country were represented in the second division of
( this procession. The Delegates arranged ac-
cordng to the seniority Of their respective colleges
and universities. The venerable of Harvard
/ University President William Hot
to the first place. The alumni formed the grand
division OF the procession, five hundred strong
They contributed great deal of distinction to the
exercises.
Among the leading educators present Presi-
dents Eliot of Harvard. Hadley of Yale, Patton of
Princeton, Butler of Columbia. Angel of Michigan,
Hazard Of Wellesley, Peterson of McCil, Loudon
of Toronto. Nanable of North Carolina, Dabney of
Tennessee, Alderman OF Tulane Wheeler of Cali
fornia. Jordan of Leland Stanford. Conaty of the
Catholic University. and Daugherty of GEORGETOWN
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
OPPOSES S4L4RIED EXAMINERS.
EN- SENATOR GALLAGHER ARGUES AGAINST
MANENy'S PLAN BEFORE THE MU-
NICIPAT. CIVIL SERVICE CONSiIS-
SION IN IT'S DEN

At the meeting of the Municipal Civil Services
Commissioners yesterday ex-senator Gallagher
read a brief opposing the proposed plan of S5ere-
tary McAveny and Chief Examiner Ireland 70 give
number of the examiners salaries ranging from
S2e0 to Sl.2O0 and make total payroll OF S2S.S'e
Mr.. Gallagher said that in appOrtiOning the WORK
of the per diem examiners several members OF the
Board of Examiners who worked under that ruis
for $40 day had been Disseminated against ey
Chief Examiner Ireland
Mr., Gallagher in speaking of Secretary Nc
Aneny's contention that il is hard 10 get 1Hh
day work out of the per dem' examiners salu
that 1t had heen demonstrated under the present
system that almost any amount OF work could %
turned out when the occasion required il IN Illus
tration Mr.. Gallagher cited the fact that In recen.
examination of fremen 759 papers we're examined
and dated in three weeks The whole trouble hes
in the fact that in the oce OF the chief examiner
the eleventh hour policy has prevailed. he ae-
clared.
Mr.. Gallagher ended his brief follows
These considerations may not appeal so stronss
70 tnose Who whatever may have been theu r- NE
EST IN civil Service matters. have had an opHSox
tuflity only to observe from the outside out ln.s
nave seriously Impressed BY OUT experience 'A
the inside of the workings of the board
special meeting to discuss the plan has 0ssA
called for next Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
BANKERS TO MAKE A TEST.
FRIENDLY SUIT OVER AN INTERNAL REV
ENUE DECISION

For the purpose Of testing the validity of the
recent ruling Of the Commissioner of Internal Rev
that undivided profits OF banks. well
capital and surplus. liable under the War
Revenue law a tax OF s. n thousand a friendly
action is be instituted by the American Bankers
Association the nominal plaintiff in the proceeding
being the Leather Manufacturers National Bank.
this city.
A. Il. Hepburn. president of the Chase Ma
tional Bank and chairman of the committee
taxation of the American Bankers Association.
yesterday issued a statement in which. after re-
fcrring to the agreement reached between
Citations in several cities and Commissioner Yerkes
that the should not be enforced pending
judicial of the statute. he continues in
part:
None OF the suits already pending involved either
a national State bank. II was desirable there
fore. 20 have some bank pay this under protest
tain judicial construction which would apply TO
the banks of the country a. a whole. Myron T.
Herrick, president of the American Bankers ASSO-
citation: +. q. BgelOW, president of the First
executive council of the American Bankers ASsO-
citation, and A B. Hepburn. chairman of the com
mittec taxation were called in consultation. II
Is determined that, naSn1uCh the a
issue involved all the banks of the country Il was
proper and right for the American Bankers AsSo-
citation such to assume the responsibility and
expense of this litigation, The Leather Manufact-
uTerS' Bank Of this city. being o he oldest
strongest and most conservattvely managed insti-
tutions was deemed a desirable bank to bring this
action The officers Of this institution being called
upon very kindly and patTiotcally consented to do
so in the interest OF the banks of the country
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
DEAL or s.. $4,000 IN BROADWAY.
BUILDING AT CROSBY ST, CHANGES HANDS
"A. LARGE HOTEL. FOR SEVENTH-AVE.

BUILDING AT CROSBY ST. CHANGES HANDS
"A. LARGE HOTEL. FOR sEVENTH-AVE.
Ore, of the most important Broadway real
estate transactions reported in many months
was made public yesterday and attracted wide
spread attention. 1t was; the sale by Lalor
Beringar for Jeremiah {. Lyons of the twelve
story freprOOf. limestone, loft and store build
ing Nos 594 and 500 Bro, ldway and Nos. IA
126 12S and l30 Crosby ST. The plot has a
frontage Of about So feet i \ Broadway and 10
feet in Crosby-st. and de pth of 1879 feet in
part payment Mr.. Lyons took some real estate.
The total value of the properties which figured
in the deal was So 10000.
Other big sales reporte yesterday. one
of thom was the purchase of "a site in the Long
Acre Square section. for large hotel by a
well. known hotel man of Pen nsylvania, whose
name is withheld for the present The site on
which the hotel will stand Is IDIOT at the south
east corner of Forty-ninth-st. and seventh
aYe. II WAS Yesterday sold by AEcNickar * co.
for Thomas b. Hidden to the man who Will
huild .he hotel The property Wess owned by the
Dewhurst estate in January, 1901, when 1t was
bought by Mr. Hidden through the same real
estate company in the present transaction Inc
plot has a frontage of 1908 feet in Seventh ave
and 100 feet in Forty ninth-st., comprising ap-
proximateIy 10000 square feet 1t Is SAID the
hotel will cost about S50O,DO and will be twelve
stories high.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
LAKE SHORE TRAIN DITCHEn.
ONLY ONE PERSON SERIOUSLY HURT AND TRACK
SOON CLEARED

Cleveland Feb. 2t-The Lake Shore accommoda-
tion. leaving this city at O'Clock this afternoon,
wrecked on the outskirts of Oberlin hour
later Louis Bates, head brakeman. is the only per-
son reported seriously hurt. He jumped through
window. and in falling injured his back. John
Lace, of Norwalk. thrown against and
his head cut Beyond a severe Sha king. il iS
said OF the rest of the passengers We're hurt.
A crank pin in the left front driver broke loosen
ing the connecting rod, which swung with the
wheel. demolshing the cab ON the hreman's side
IL also broke the connecting rod the other side
This rod tore the air brake cylinder OFT the en-
gne and rendered il useless The engine and cars
left the rails. the being piled in the ditch
The track quickly cleared. allowing other
trains free passage.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
DINNER FOR SENATOR DRYDEN.
HE Is ENTERTAINED BY DR.. LESLIE D. WARD
MANY WELL. KNOWN MEN PRESENT

HE Is ENTERTAINED BY DR.. LESLIE D. WARD
MANY WELL. KNOWN MEN PRESENT
A dinner for Senator Dryden. OF NewJersey,
was given last night by DR. Leslie d. Ward at
his house. No LOSS Broad St, Newark. Forty
covers were laid. The tables were set in a large
art gallery In the OF the house Senator
Dryden sat at the right OF DIR. Ward.
The other guests were Governor Murphy, Chief
Justice Gummere, State Senator McCarter. Colo
mel r. II. Wright, ex-senator James Smith, jr.,
Oscar Keen, Henry NJ. Doremus, Forrest f. Dry
den. Major Carl Lentz. w. NJ. Scudder. w. :.
Johnson. Colonel j. f. Fleming, Eugene Wander
pool. Robert +. Halantne. Edgar b. Ward.
John \. Miller. William r. Hunt, Cornelius y.
Bliss, Uzal Fl. McCarter Justice Mahlon Pitney,
John A. Mccall, Frederick FrelinEhuysen, JUS
tice Garretson, ]. h. Ward. General r. Burd
Grubb, L. :. Ross, Y. =. Snyder Justice j
Franklin Fort, K. w. HaWkesWorth J. g. Wool
sey. +. l.. Sheppard, f.. +. G. Young, Judge r.
II. Gary. George w. Perkins. John Il. Crimmins
r. Wayne Parket and Herbert r. Ward
Letters of regret were read from Senators
Hanna and Kean. who We're detained in Wash
ington; eX-Attorney General Griggs A. J
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and J. w. Alexander. There were no
formal speeches. Brief remarks were made bv
senator Dryden. Governor Murphy. ex-Judge
Gary and others. DR. Ward is Vce-president of
the Prudential Life Insurance Compauv of
America, of which Senator Dryden is president
and the founder
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
F4LSIFIED BANK REPORT.
THIRD wARRANTfFoR VICE PRESIDENT ANDREWS
OF DETROIT CITY SAVINGS INSTITUTION

OF DETROIT CITY SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
Detroit Feb. 2i.-A third warrant was issued to-
day for Frank &. Andrews, vice-president of the
City Savings Bank which is in the hands of a re-
ceiver. on a complaint charging him. together with
another officer of the bank. for whom a warrant
was also issued with making "A false report on the
banks condition the State Banking Commits
soner on February 90 1901. Mr. Andrews was ar
raigned in the police court late this afternoon His
his personal recognizance. in Wow of the fact
that the bail on the two former complaints against
him aggregates $z5000 and is ample
Judge Whean declined to grant the request and
fixed the bail at $5O,OOG This was not furnished
Mr.. Andrews's examination was set for February
Is, the date of his examination on the other two
complaints.
The complaint made to-day is long. The report
which the prosecutor alleges is falsfed in mum ber
Of places, was supposed to show the condition of
the bank at the close Of business on February !
1901. The complaint charges that the loans and
the discounts In the alleged falsihed report was
$4,000 out of the way. vas
The overdrafts We're reported to he S19s when
they really We're $l9S 9S7; the reported excba ngas
for clearing house 1885, instead of less tsn
One-third chat amount The amount of cnrrenct,
in. bank was given as Sl40,5S5 when ii really uas
A0O62 Commercial deposits were recorded al
S45.2S7 whereas the complaint recites thev were
S943. 2S7 The report showed that F. C. AndrewS
was not liable TO the bank as payer whereas h.
was actually liable for $92 S00 az
bank liable to the bank as payer FOR sS{ oo ~
but the complaint says the true amount was
$45,4l2 +. G. Andrews indorser, was reported IN
be liable for $4,000. when. according to the COM
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
CONFERENCE ON GOOD ROADS.

Albany. Feb. p (SpeciaI).-It learned to-day
that Governor odel had had a conference with W.
Pierrepont' White. Of Utica, yesterday, at which
time Mr. White submitted to the Governors con-
sideration three bills which drafted TO carry
out the recommendations of the third annual high
way convention, recently held in this city.
For the purpose Of urging the Senate FYnance
committee 10 increase the annual approximation OF
$4,000 for good road Improvement under the Hie-
Dee-ArLnstrong act, delegation OF good roads peo-
pie Will appear before the COMMITTEES on TUESDAY
and wednesday OF next week. The delegation will
urge the COMMITTEES TO increase the sum to 81 o0 Oa
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
HERLIHY'S APPEAL 4PGrED

Albany, Feb. 1.-THE appeal of Captafn Iob, n
Herlihy. formerly of the Twelfth Police praot,,-t
New-fork City, from decision Of the AnnaII,+ -
Division First Department overruling a dectsio,
made by Recorder Gon in sustaining his derrr,-r.r
TO an Indictment charging him with wilfuI negIect
OIL uuty as police captain in not suppressnfr disor
derly houses, was argued i'm tho c.. 'i
y oo-uay Ierllhy was indicted June l. 1891 and bi
Counsel demurred to the indictment on - ar,5 iii
thdt II Jailed To set forth facts sufficient - t
TUE crime. and that the times of tba sHse1
oHences were not set forth with any degree az
with the criminal code. wv "'' hIortn
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
KYRLE BBLhEIF- As A LECTURER.

At Hayemeyer Hall. Columbia University. yes
terday Kyrle BeIlew. the actor, talked TO the En-
gineering Society of the School of Mines and to in
vited guests. The subject of Mr.. Bellows lecture
was Gold Mining in Queensland" and it was di-
vided into four heads: brief historical sketch OF
gold mining in Australia details of the Queens
land' and. more especially. of the Palmer Rive
gold fields, in Queensland; personal experiences
and anecdotes as a miner in Queensland. com
paason and conclusion. Mr.. Rellew spoke for
nearly an hour and halt though his lecture was
frequently interrupted by the exhibit of some
characteristic Australian mining scene. of which
nearly fffty thrown on the wall by stereopt-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
TIE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY

klent; So. - -'P"
II pany $50. ' '"'
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mo a. NM 400 East Twenty-fourtll-st Mrs Marpt.
11:30 a m.-No. I7O Nassau st s.Ns,r VT, g,
trining. AV'N Gun :
o'oS p m'-No 10 Hamilton St Joseph elliott trinne
Davis. So. So '"niSoh "
SI0O " ''"''e 81 SaNator Murro:
$40 KNOWN P mNo sSS So6 West Thlrtysxths, owner un
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
MISS STONE ALIVE md 1rr,,

Boston, Feb A-Fhe Rev. DIR. E. F. Stroro
editorial secretary of the American BOARD ., Is
said that he had assurances that Miss Stoa ,
Nine. Tsilka are alive and WELL and that afforts
for release are being prosecuted unremittfnpI- H.
ADDS that he has reason TO believe that more tba,
once definite arrangements have been mada TI
the release only TO be followed by disappoJnfT LOT
because an alarm has been given, Ieadine ~
hrlgands to break off the negotiations and flee no
some new place. The renewal of negotiations So ~
eordingly requires time and patience aS-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
PIGEON SL4UGHTER BILL ADVANCED.

Albany. Feb. u CSpeciaD-when the Slater bfI
prohibiting the shooting Of tame pigeons from traps
came up In the Assembly this morning. Assembly
man McKeOwn at first objected TO its advance
ment
There are not members here to consider meas
ure which has awakened 50 much popular interest
this bill has he said Then too I understand
that some OF the boys want to take a shot az IT,
The bill can be debated its final passage.
SAID MI Aids, who presided, and you can take
shot at il then"
With this agreement Mr. McKeOwn withdrew his
objection. ard the bill advanced. supporters
of the measure confident that the bill vii
be passed next Thursday. when IL win come up for
final
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
PITrsBURG oRGANIsq ARRIVES.

hd"in H. Lemare, formerly the organist of ST
Nharsarets Westminster, London, and Mrs. Le-
mare Were passengers on the steamer Teutonic
WHICH airs ed yesterday. Mr.. Lemare has accepted
tne posIIon or organist in the Carnegie Irstt-
I1ts IN Flttsburg, Penn. He will recsve salary
cnt oo s0;Vw q year Mr Lemare made visit 10 this
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
WRECK ON MEXICAN ROAD

Fl Paso. Tex, Feb. 9l-A report has reached this
city that the Pennsylvania excursion train was
wrecked the Mexican Central a considera bile
distance south of this city. II reported that five
cars left the rails but details as TO casuaIties
have been received The wreck is said 10 have been
caused by burning ties which permitted the rails 10
spread - ' ~
New-York tribune., 1902-02-22
SILK FRAUDS.

The charses that the Government has been
dcfrauded of very large snms by di isIronesty
in Appraisers stores now under fpye,fi
ssatfcn Views of the stores and some bipt.
the millions of dollars, worth of pood.
that nre appraised daily Will, therefore, be
Interesting. See tO-morrow's Tribune