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New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
CAN'T FIND BRADFORD's ESTATE.
THE CoUNTERFEITER's EXECUTORS AXE
SEARCHING FOR HIS PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

The lawyers IN charge of executing the VIII OF
Orlando E Bradford, the counterfeiter VINO uieu
in prison on January 2 1899. having consld-
erable trouble in searching for an estate TO tn-
minister and are now looking for some one who
may help them to find the personal property "hlch
Bradford is said to have owned.
The real property of Bradford. most OF which oy
his will was left relatives in Maine. now be-
longs to Josephine l. Scott his niece. who visited
was read Miss Scott appeared with deeds TO
nearly all Bradfords real property. and although
the attempt made by Messrs. Kroyer & Austin,
who have charge of the will. have this prop
erty transferred to the estate successful in
the instance OF mortgage for $500 on a hotel at
Far Rockaway Me-. the rest OF the property is
still in her possession There is considerable mys-
said to have amounted TO over $4,000 mostly in
diamonds. When Bradford first arrested, in
several letters written by him 1t stated that
he had two packages OF large value. of which
was III charge of the prison authorities. while the
other in a safe deposit box When the attor
neys applied the prison authorities they received
S57. with statement that that all Bradford
had left and examination Of the safe deposit
box showed trace of any valuables there.
The attorneys yet completely in the dark
IN the matter. If evidence can be found that the
valuableS existed there will of course be fur
Miss Stone. John Nixon, Colonel A W.
Spencer. known also William r. Brockway.
The last two members of Bradfords gang.
They may have some information the subject.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
FOR HUSBANDS DEATH 100000.
JURY AWARDS THAT AMOUNT FOR KILL
ING OF MAN IN PARK-AVE-
TUNNEL, DISASTER

The fury in the case OF Mrs. Jennie NJ Legs, who
sued the New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad for $4,000 damages for the death of her
husband. who killed in the accident in the
Park-ave. tunnel last January returned a verdict
yesterday. granting the plaintiff 100000 damages
with interest from January g. 1902
The LAWYERS for the railroad company objected
to the jury setting the time OF interest and JUS
tice Dugro, in the Supreme Court, before whom
the case was tried changed the verdict to read that
if any interest was granted II would date from the
time aforesaid. The lawyers then objected 10 the
decision the interest being made In open court,
saving that the jury should have decided this point
in conference. Justice Dugro overruIed this
objection. A motion for stay of execution was
then granted by the court. and the lawyers for the
pIainffff were granted ST. 900 allowance.
Mrs Ieyss husband the manager for Altman
& IS drygoods house for many years. Damage
suits for this accident have already cost the rail-
road company nearly S5oO.9N.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
GENERALS REPORT.
HIGHER SALARIES FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PROSECUTIONS.

White House, Dec. 2. 1902

Washington. Dec. 2.-Attorney General Knox, IN
his annual report, renews his recommendation Iof
the increase of the salaries of judicial officers
throughout the country. The report shows that the
number of remaining undisposed of In the
United States Supreme Court at the close OF the
October, 1901, term 344 the appellate ana
eleven on the original docket. At the close of the
previous there were 1856 cases undisposed or
The number Of cases docketed at the term was
SS3: number disposed of. S75-
The statement of criminal prosecutions in the
United States courts shows that 1880 prosecutions
terminated in the last year OF the $500 criminal
prosecutions pending July 1902 262 for viola
ton Of customs laws 354 for violation of internal
revenue laws 722 for violation OF postofcc laws. 10
under the election laws 100 under the naturaliza-
ton laws under the intercourse laws, 1S5 under
pension laws ~ embezzlernent and S.SS6 mis-
ceIaneous prosecutions. On July l. 1902 there Were
3 80 United States convicts in the various prisons
and reforunatories Of the country
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
JAMES p. HAYES VICTORIOUS.
ACTION OF COMMISSIONER O'TOoLE FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES FOR LIBEL NOT
SUSTAINED.

The action of John O'Toole, Commissioner of
Public Works of Mount Vernon. against James P.
Hayes the alderman of the Republican lead
ers White Plains. for $4,000 ges for alleged
libel and slander, in the recent municipal cam
paign' which was tried yesterday before Justice
Gaynor and a jury in the Supreme Court In White
Plains resulted in victory for Alderman Hayes
1t was charged by Commissioner O'Toole. who is
a Democrat that Alderman Hayes damaged him
by statements in local newspaper and at a po-
Iitical meeting, connecting his name with charges
of misconduct alleged by dissenting taxpay-
ers regarding improvements in Bedford-ave. These
improvements made under the supervision Of
O'Toole as Commissioner Of Public Works
The judge in his charge TO the jury held that
any citizen newspaper had the right to mention
and discuss charges which had been made pub
licly and in court against any public official and
II the defendant did not aver that the charges
were true and he knew them to be true. there was
no cause for libel or SANDER.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE.

IN no department of governmental work in re-
cent years has there been greater success than
IN that of giving scientific aid to the farming
population. thereby showing them how most
efficiently 70 help themselves. There is no need
of insisting upon its Importance for the vel
fare OF the farmer is fundamentally necessary
the welfare of the republic whole In
addition such work quarantine against
animal and vegetable plaques, and warning
against them when here introduced, much eff
Cient help has been rendered to the farmer by
the Introduction Of new plants specially fitted
Tor cultiva tiOn under the peculiar conditions eX-
listing in different portions of the country. New
cereals have been esta ablished in the seIni-arid
West. For instance. the practicability OF pro
duciug the best types OF nacaroni wheats in re-
EionS OF an annual rainfall of only ten inches
Therea bouts has been concluSiVeiy demon
strated. Through the introduction of new rices
in Louisiana and Texas the production OF rice in
this country has been made TO about equal the
home demand In the Southwest the possibility
demonstrated; in the North many new forage
crops have been introduced, while in the East
il has been shown that some Of our choicest
fruits can be stored and shipped in such way
10 find q profitable market abroad.
I again recommend to the favorable con-
sideration Of the Congress the plans Of the
Smithsonian Institution for making the museum
under its charge worthy of the nation. and Tor
preserving at the national capital not only rec
ords of the vanishing races of men, but OF the
animals of this continent. which, like the buf-
falo, Will soon become extinct unless specimens
from which their representatives may be re
newed are sought in their native regions and
maintained there in safety.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
FREEL SAYS He HAS BOY PYROHANIAC

THE LATTER Is SUSPECTED OF STARTING NUN
BER OF FIRES AND CoNFEssEs TO ONE.
Fire Marshal FreeI. after severe examination
Yesterday afternoon. caused the arrest of Samuel
Friedman an English Hebrew boy. thirteen years
old of No. 81 Colum blast. the charge OF arson
Marshal Freel said he considered the boy a pyro-
maniac of the worst sort. The boy is a schoolboy.
but after hours and holidays he sold candy In
the Hebrew business district about Wooster, Mer-
Ger and Greene sts-
At 1:45 D. M last Saturday there fire in the
six story building at No. 15S Wooster-st- 1t was
considered suspicious Fire Marshal Freel found
that the Friedman boy had been seen in the building
selling CANDY and was the to call the alarm.
evidently first seeing the fire. The boy was &C
cordingly subpnnaed to the Fire MarShals office
yesterday The boy explained how he worked the
box and according to the Fire Marshal. he
eventually drew from the boy the fact that he
started the fire that day The boy, however,
stoutIv denied that had started any other fires.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
MUST ACCEPT CARNEGIE GIFT.

HALIFAX SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT CoUN-
CI1is VOTE AMOUNTED TO A CONTRACT.
Halifax N g. Dec 2-Judgment given in
the Supreme Court to-day in the Carnegie library
case to the effect that the Councils vote to accept
$4,000 from Mr.. Carnegie and the fixing on a site
in accordance with Mr.. Carnegie's desire amounted
to a contract which could not be annulled.
The Council accepted the gift months ago.
and recently. by OF deadlock among mem
hers over some details of the library, voted to
iect the gift Business got temporary injUnc-
Hon against the Council and city officers. enjOning
them from informing Mr. Carnegie that the gift,
on reconsideration, had been rejected
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
FUTURE OF THE 7NDI4yS

In dealing with the Indians our aim should
be their ultimate absorption into the body of
our people But in many cases this absorption
must and should be very slow. In portions of
the Indian Territory the mixture OF blood has
gone at the time with progress in
wealth and education. so that there are plenty
Of men with varying degrees of purity Of Indian
blood who are absolutely indistinguisha BILE in
point OF social political and economic ability
from their white associates There are other
tribes which have vet made no perceptible
advance toward such equality. To try to force
such tribes too fast is to prevent their going
forward at ali. Moreover. the tribes live under
widely different conditions. Where a tribe has
made considerable advance and lives fertile
farming soil il Is possible 10 alot the members
lands in severalty much is the with
white settlers. There are other tribes where
such course is not desirable On the arid
prairie lands the effort should be TO induce the
Indians to lead pastoral rather than agricult
ural lives. and to permit them to settle in vii
lages rather than to force them into isolation
The large Indian schools situated remote
from any Indian reservation do a special and
peculiar work of great Importance But. excel
lent though these are, an immense amount OF
additional work must be done on the reserva-
tons themselves among the old. and above all
among the young. Indians
The first and most important step toward the
absorption Of the Indian is TO teach MIN to earn
his living: Yet ii IS not necessarily to be
sumed that in each community all Indians
must become either tiilers of the soil or stock
Taisers Their industries may properly be di-
versiied. and those who show special desire or
adapta hilIty 70 industrial or even commercial
pursuits should be encouraged SO far prac
1lC5 BE to follow out each his own bent.
Every effort should he made to develop the
Indian along the lines Of natural aptitude. and
10 encourage the existing native industries pc
cull2T To certain tribes, such as the various
kinds Of basket weaving, canoe building. smith
work and blanket work Above all. the Indian
boys and girls should be given confident COM
rcand of colloquial English. and should ordi-
,}2TilE be prepared for a vigorous struggle with
the conditions under which their people live.
rather than for immediate absorption into some
more highly developed community.
The officials who represent the government in
dealing with the Indians work under hard con-
GIti0nS and also under conditions which render
j easy to do wrong and very difficult TO detect
wrong. Consequently they should be amply
paid on the.one hand. and on the other hand a
particularly high standard of conduct should be
demanded from them. and where misconduct
can he proved the punishment should be exem-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA.

especially urge upon the Congress the need
Of wise legislation for Alaska. It is not to our
credit a nation that Alaska, which has been
ours for thirty-five years, should still have as
poor system Of laws as is the case. No coun-
fry has a more valua bic possesson-in mineral
wealth in fisheries, fuTs, forests and also in
land available for certain kinds OF farming and
stock growing. It is a territory of great size
and varied resources, we'll fitted to support a
large permanent population. Alaska needs a
good land law, and such provisions for home
steads and prescriptions will encourage per-
1nanent settlement. We should shape legisla-
lion with a view not to the exploiting and
abandoning of the Territory, but to the build
3ng up of homes therein. The land laws should
he liberal in type, 10 hold out inducements
10 the actual settler whom most desire TO
see take possession OF the country. The for
ests Of Alaska should be protected. and, as a
secondary but still important matter the game
also. and at the time it is imperative that
the settiers should be allowed to cut timber
under proper regulations. for their own use
Laws sf0uld be enacted 10 protect the Alaskan
salmon fisheries against the greed which would
destroy them They should be preserved as a
permanent industry and food supply. Their
management and control should be turned over
TO the Commission OF Fish and Fisheries Alas
ka should have Delegate in the Congress 1t
would be well if a Congressional committee
could visit Alaska and investigate its needs on
ehe ground.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

DIRECTORS VOTE INCREASE IN QUARTERLY
DIVIDEND OF ONE-HALF OF PER CENT.

The directors Of the Manhattan Railway Com
pany their quarterly meeting yesterday voted
a quarterly dividend of IL per cent the stock,
payable on January 3 This is increase of one
half Of / per cent.
The company has paid per cent yearly dividends
since 1897 paid AZ per cent. and for the
six years ending with 1896 it's dividend rate was 8
per cent
special meeting of the stockholders has been
called for January 10, at which there will be sub
mitted 10 the stockholders, for their sanction and
approval a proposition to increase the capital
stock of the company from S4S 900 10000 shares
of the par value of 800 each, to $50 O0000 600
shares of the par value of 800 each Seventy-two
thousand shares of the increase is be issuable
authorized. and the remaining 1900 shares
not prior to January l. 1906 This increase IN stock
was provided for by the terms of the lease of the
panV,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
Ho1Ds FIGHT HOUR LAW ILLEGAL.

Columbus Ohio, Dec. 1.-The Supreme Court to-
day handed down decision in the case OF the city
of Cleveland agt Clement Brothers. in which it
declared the contested eight hour labor law un-
constitutional The case was carried Up TO the
Supreme Court by the city. II had let sewer con-
tracts to Clement Brothers. and stipulated that
the eight hour law should be respected Under pen
aItv OF $40 for each violation. The city attempted
to hold out $500 in fines In settling with tic con-
tractors The latter sued and secured judgment
in the lower court The city contested the decision
and has now lost in the highest court. The court
follows decision previously made
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
No sBJp TRUsT CONFERENCE.

A special dispatch from Philadelphia yesterday
said that P. A. B. Widener and Clement A. Girls
com were to hold conference with j. Pierpont
Morgan in the of the day to adjust the final
details of the International Mercantile Marine
Company. No such conference occurred, it was
learned The executive committee OF the company
however. held its weekly meeting, but transacted
only routine business
James A Wright vlce-president of the Interna-
tional Navigation Company, said that no definite
plans for operation had been made, SO far as he
knew. as the International Mercantile Marine Com
pany not fully organized yet.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
la CHAMPAGNE SALT INCRUsTED.

TWO sEAMEN INJURED ON HER ROUGH
yoyAGEARRIvEs TWO DAYS LATE.
When the French liner La Champagne was
docked yesterday, two days later than usual
one could see at a glance that rough seas anu
heavy gales had been her portion on the voyage
from Havre. She was SCARED ana SAT- III
crusted from keel TO crows nest although tnere
was not much damage done that couio not DC
repaired by a free use Of paint
La Champagne brought over 1910 passengers
The heavy weather began as soon the vessel
sailed and stayed with her during the voyage
Two seamen hurt on the way over: one
man had his leg crushed by being thrown
against the buwark by wave, ana the other
was knocked down and his head was cut
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
ALBERT B. CHANDLER BURNED.
A FIRE IN HIS HOME CAUSES INJURIES TO HIS
FACE AND HANDS

FACE AND HANDS.
Albert b Chandler. chairman of the board OF d.
rectors of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company.
was painfully burned about the hands and face
yesterday morning while fighting fire in his home
at No. 3S9 Clinton-av Brooklyn. His injuries
were not so serious. however but that he able
TO go to his Office in the afternoon. The damage
to the house from the fire. which caused by
loose dry wood being placed too near the furnace
will amount to about s2o
The smoke of the blaze discovered by milk
about o'clock. He rang the bell and pounded
the door violently until the family aroused
and then to turn in alarm. Mr.. Chandler
went at to the cellar and attempted TO ex-
tinguSh the blaze. After being badly burned and
partially overcome by the smoke he abandoned the
fight and upstairs to assist In getting the re-
mainder of the family out of the house
Before the firernen arrived the flames had spread
to the upper floors but were checked after several
minutes of vigorous work.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
B4BY WINS PRIZE OF A MILLION.
OFFERED IT. BORN TO MRS.
w A CLARK. JR

Chicago. Dec. "A son was born TO the wife
of ". A. Clark jr. last night winning the
81 600. 600 gift which Senator W. A Clark
offered 10 his and daughters year ago
for the first grandson presented TO him, says
speciaI to The Record Herald from Butte,
Mont His youngest daughter. Mrs Morris, In
New-York recently gave birth TO daughter
Senator Clark who is in Paris. has been in
formed by a cable dispatch of the arrival of the
prize winner
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
nur ERE RECORD YEsrERDAT

m-No. 142 West Niueteenth-st.: John Necsnn'
500. ,,.,.- s,a
SIX m-No 29e Eighth ave-: Henry BaTrEeuef, $lo'
o.a5 Mo e5 orchard-st.; Jacob LASER; uliiihs-
1890 a m-No. $40 AMI SIS West-st-; 1siiS'''f '0i
age; $1,000. ~. s,o
"a n m-No 654 Tenth-ave-: Michael Lneceh Sio.
$50 o m-No. 12e Thirtieth-st.; Mrs Magic $40
tx Ma ass East Seventy sixth st; Feter
Fart S..
mops-h,Indr and-thirtieths and Thirds
OLYMPIC Theatre; 500
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
SWINE MADE THEN PRODFGALS.

TIRED OF HELPING WITH THE HOGS TWO BOYS
LEAVE HOME TO FIGHT INDIANS.
Two boys prisoners in the New-Rochelle po-
lice station They John Gloder. eleven years
old. and his brother Joseph. nine years old Both
are bright looking, well dressed children, and their
father is a resident OF Williamsbridge. in The
Bronx The boys were found shiverfns on the
street on Monday about midnight, and were taken
to the police station by Patrolman Brooks.
After they had been fed and warmed up a little
they told the police that they had quarrelled with
their father. and decided to leave home ana go
Nest TO fight the Indians. The father OF the boys
keeps $50 pigs at his farm in Willianlsbr1dge ana
was because they refused to help him teed them
that they left home The police of Williamsbridge
have been notified of the capture of the prodigais
hui the father has not yet come after them
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
BORNE NEAR POLE BY ICE
THE PORTLAND ESCAPED WHEN 900
MILES FROM GOAL OF ARCTIC
EXPLORERS.

St Louis Dec Wilson r. Miner brother of
the Rev W Mizner. pastor of the St stephen
House Episcopal Mission, of this city. has returned
from an involuntary and peri1ous trip to the Arctic
regions In which the steamer Portland, caught
in of swiftly moving iceoergs. was borne
toward the Pole
bIr. Mizner had been gone six years He returned
perceptbly aged and worn by the peris and pri-
vations he had suffered but he says the expert
worth it an He relates a most thrilling
tale of the remarkable voyage. which. he says
reached within six hundred miles of the goal or
all Arctic expeditions.
The marty was on its way from Seattle to Cape
Nome and had almost reached Its destination
when it was turned from its course by cebergs and
carried in a northerly direction to point seVerai
miles north of Herald Island. United States
revenue cutter. sent out to find the missing ship.
spent two months in fruitless search and then re-
ported that the vessel had been sunk IN the Ice
north of Behring Straits.
I'VE started from Seattle on April 2e." said Mr..
Miner in describing his jorney, expecting at the
time to avoid the ice and reach Cape Nome in about
fourteen davs. We got to Dutch Harbor, in the
Aleutian Isles. all right. but two days out from
there encountered huge fields or Slush Ice
Nevertheless we're able to steam through. aided
by strong southerly winds. and about May 1S we
began packing trunks and writing letters. expecting
to reach Nome the morrow.
"On the 18th became aware that we had
drifted into different species of ice. Great ice
bergs loomed up either side of us. fifteen hun
dred feet thick, and far the eye could follow
from the crows nest on the topmast, ice banked up
fifty feet above the decks of the ship. Finally we
became aware that we We're caught in the arctic
drift, and were being borne away from Nome
Two days later we passed through the Behring
Straits at the rate Of sixteen miles hour. with
out steam the huge drifts of ice moving with us.
carrying us along and rendering escape out of the
question
He said that the whaling ship Genia, which left
Seattle bound also for Nome, became imprisoned
in the same drift and sighted in the Arctic
Ocean about hundred and fifty miles north
west of Cape Iisborne seventy eighty days after
leaving the Aleutian Islands They were in need
of food, which furnished to them The two YES
sells lay in sight of each other for several days:
then the drift parted them, and Miner and his
comrades drifted and on, nearer and nearer the
Pole, the sinking below the horizon. and
the weather being unendurably cold
Three tons of coal used daily TO keep the
machinery from freezing. A gale from the north
helped the ship to escape. The eaprain took ad-
vantage of splits in the berg to his vessel
through the cracks
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
FoR 4N HIBERNIaN INSTITUTE.

A meeting to discuss the erection of an Hibernian
Institute at Fffth-ave. and One-hundred-and-six-
teenth-st will be held in Carnegie Hall on Sunday
evening Plans for the building have been pre-
pared The Ancient Order of Hibernians now holds
an equity OF $4,000 in the property. Archbishop
Farley viii preside at the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

Any statement made concerning the Portland s
wanderngs last summer when lost in Arctic ice,
would have greater value IL 1t came from the cap
tain of that vessel than If a passenger or member
OF the responsible for 1t Besides. II the
steamer time nearer to the Pole than
900 miles 1t certainly did not approach closer than
number OF well known explorers have done
Greedy came within 600 miles OF the Pole; Lock
wood and Brainerd about $50 miles from 1t:
Peary's last distance less than 100 miles and
Nansen and Captain Cagno, the latter belonging to
tied those figures down TO $50 and 2+o miles, Ie-
spectiyely.