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New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
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THE RACETRACK.
Only Two Favorites Win at Neworleans-
Jockey Suspended

New-Orleans Dec Is.-John Peters and Com
missioner Forester the only winning favorites
to-day. W. W. Finn. who bought Suburban queen
for 5000. sold her to-day to c. Johnson for slZUV-
Finn ran Commissioner Forester up to slID To-
day. and bought him at that figure The stewards
have recommended the suspension of Jockey PICK
ering for his unsatisfactory ride on the hy Sontag
In the first race to-day. Weather fine: track
slow. The summary:
First g 80 11leFI Is to l. "Io 100
Isoully 20 to l. third Time. i'll sontag. Rrookson
second race selling six furongs)-Andes 1o$ (Fuller
Bu1n1er Io7 6fIeigerson1 Is to third Time 1853
Antonius Brown Vail Chorus Boy. Lemoyne and Alpaca
Ta?d selling Dds II i % 9osesSn3 @ seeoS3
FL Rey IL o Wrghtl 30 70 thi5a 5 dshe' T.5ss
Masee za DTd Neii1 ipen Nsd Of Enid and Rovdy
also ran Gray Forge interfered with and pulled
Fourth race chandicap meJessis Jsr6os III iIo
to second ~ Moor, 90 (waugh5 ( To- l. thrd. Time
las Major Mansr Primo of Endurance and Huntressa
Peters j IL CannsR5 5ss5sa
st Tauuany 90 CDavssono. o /. third Time, 1?E5
Hsq6asde Ta@ sHd hdss5 css Es Gsa so ran
Sixth race Selling mile and one-szteenth 0 1so
Ss eosswfl3 10 J. sscond: 1o Athso,a q scuiy
Fiddler Here HeToics 'o5 ana shut Up also ran,
The entries for to-day follows:
G Yr s Fs5mar Fn T 1 6 6oTa BIanco TO- RsHEn
Surprise. I12: GIennevis. 115
Dutch arteT s9e " :Hs MSn Hp f TSe Ed o4 ro
Eorer S A09 o7 A6SISs s6Ta o7 @ ITnda z @ Peter
Third race purse ile.Ph Kpsht ;o lo' .hosa iaea
Queen. 1o9; Rough Rider IL: Belyino NJ
W$5sSss5 s55ss en-. Is Ia AHfo"'
f & Rsa Tac rs se6g ane mile sd an
Irving Mayor 96 Marcos as Trocsder9 lol Henry n
sixth race purse lilies; Hay 100;
5a lon Mrs. Fns FTanS Foster io7 sweet Alice III
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
TIE-UP OF THE ELEVATED LINES.
Bursting of steampipe Stops Trains for
Half an Hour.

The bursting OF a steampipe leading into q
generator at the power house Of the Manhattan
Railway Company, tied up the East and West
Side elevated roads for half an hour or more
yesterday noon. In spite of the tie-up most of
the ticket agents on the West Side showed no
reluctance in accepting the fares OF those wish
ing to go downtown. On the Third-ave- line
most of the agents warned passengers that
trains were not running.
At the Ninety-th -third-st station of the Ninth
ave line the downtown side crowd was
allowed to pay fares. and then block tickets
were refused to such unwilling to stand
indefinitely on d bleak. windswept platform and
desired to meet their business engagements by
taking some line in operation A crowd began
to gather at the station at 12:10 2. At 1920
the station ianmed with shivering people
Several who found it necessary to get down
town without further delay applied to the
ticket seller for block tickets a statement
to when the tie-up would be over. Explanation
and refunding were refused and many left the
station. having paid five cents for nothing but
cold wait and an unmannerly answer.
On the Third-ave. line at Fifty-ninth-st- the
situation properly handled. a colored por-
ter being stationed at the bottom of the stairs 10
warn passengers TO purchase at their own
risk
The Columbus-ave surface cars from Ninety
thlrd-st. to Fifty -ninth-st. were overcrowded
with people who had left the various elevated
stations along the route.
On the SXth-ave- elevated line siI-car
trains are being run during the rush hours.
This, of course, helps a little. but the situation
could be further improved by abandoning
the three-car trains TO Fffty-eighth-st-, and
substituting trains with more cars
TO alleviate the crowded conditions OF the
surface lines, the Metropolitan Street Rail
those in use To add to the number of
road Company is to replace the old Broadway
cars with cars six feet longer. that will have
carrying capacity of ten per cent greater than
numerous crosstown lines. The old
cars. it is said. would only add to confusion
and congestion in Broa dway, because of the
TO replace the horsecars crosstown lines
in the spring
President Cantor said yesterday that he
thought of requesting a meeting of the Man
haitian and Metropolitan Railway officials and
the municipal officials at early date to dis
Cuss means TO- relieve the distressing crowding
the elevated and surface lines
He continued
I yet decided TO wha, is the best
method pursue. The elevated railroad could re-
dUce its headway and increase the number Of cars
IN its trains, but the people of this city cannot
expect to obtain comfort and rapidty OF transit
and the same time. The moment you IN
crease the number of cars train and decrease
AS 10 surface traffic ! believe that these lines
should run cars tandem. two three in a train
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Fiks-=4 No 40. " = 25xs6; Louis Gew1rz 70
Lawrence Schorr- mortgage, S22.5OO
F-orest-4ve u $50 II OF Honest. 200xSIS
William ShfIlaber. jr. as trustee, To Robert \
CROCKETT and ano-hef. joint tenants ----.----
Psrk-ave. Il corner 61st-st- 100 5NS5-Ss Henry
3 Anderson % sally " Nixon mortgage. s1oS.-
42i-st corner Nadson-ave. @Sx56~Is John j
Roberts 10 Daniel 5 McElroy. mcrtgags, SlOp.-
---- o. q O. o. o.
same property: Daniel McElroy 70 Andrew &
47rh-st 8 tN0.4 Il OF 1st-ave. runs 1oo.5x
" Ak n zoos 4Sth-st ISx 3Oo1o TO
47th-st Z " "A American Mating Company
70 Fo-ry-eighth Street Warehouse Company
I2rh-ave { 5 1908 e OF S+Jh-st. oZx30Oxo-4 AZ
400: Ruth A and David Wallace 70 the Sfciliar
Asphalt Paving Coupany - -, - - -
F-ca4wav No > IS5. 5. 20-2x10S- f1x2ox1oI-1s
William F ConrOr to Louise Livingston mort
gage. SIS 0oo ss,; - go
East 21x9S. 9. 36th-sJ. No 223 East. % &6x9S-Ss
3d-ave Nos t.7OJ and 1.I0I. ). so +x1O0: 9TH
e No 2t2 Es4s. 25x9S.9. 3Sth-st. Nc sos East
.5xa0 ix27 9zl JO.9. Valentine Cook, IT, 70 Alice
\ Ccok. all title. and s---------.- --.---.----
"a : 200 II " OF Tth-ave. 16sxi005; Ad--
Ilre F Little to Industrial Realty COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
SAYS IT IS AN ARM OF GOVERNMENT.
For This Reason Western Union Holds 1t
Can't Be 0usted

Tie application Of the Western Union Telegraph
-or1pauy for a permanent injunction to restrain
ne pennsylvania Railroad Company from rernov-
srz the company's poles and wires from the rail
roe5 cornpauy's lines in New arsey came up be-
fore Judge Kirkpatrick, in the United States Dis
.-tr1 Court. at Newark. yesterday
2 Y LindabII-y. counsel for the telegraph com
-z-v contended that the Western Union was act
ing as al arm OF the government in communicat-
.,s with foreign nations. well agent OF in
-ers-sre commerce. The act Of Congress, Of July
o. 1856 he said provided that any telegraph COM
nsnv organized under the laws Of any State should
have the right to construct and operate lines over
ar7- military or post road. Subsequent acts pro-
vtds5 for the transmission Of messages and signals
7v telegraph companies for the Weather Bureau.
and declared all railroads in the United States TO
be postroads.
On these acts NIr I4ndabury based his plea Not
even The company, he said, could cancel its ohiga-
,ioD 10 the government. In support Of his con-
-enrion he cited many decisions
\ contract for twenty years, made IN 1881, he
said. gave the Western Union the right TO main
tain its lines along the Pennsylvania system, pay
i7g = rental of $4,000 year At the end OF the
twenty year term the contract relations might De
continued until six months nQuce o. tnE tne.E ter
rof-sri0r was given. During this six months, no
5e conrented. the Pennsylvania accepted the usual
rental paid in May and June. aLIsr tle noIce - -
ms rental was a waiver of the NOTICE 10 quit ne
asserted. rendering it null aiid VOID No new n0sSs %
had been given, ana no GhsT y na0 e'eI D7eA maui
70 return III me y :0 Of mS9thS S 4b Pennsyvana Railroad
5IS % nor siTe exclusive Geographic rights of
along its system and It's deterIaiIauon 70 ~ ~
business with the Postal Nj Linda6ury SAID was
lines B Tredenburgh Tor the Pennsylvania
company said that unless II we're proved thaL M & CL
+-+s 80 a. were residents of different States would
s4ecT the courts jurisdiction The rent received
sf[ST f rebt [9s NE Johnson said that If the Western
Union had had the rights Il asserted II "ouiu NoI
forf he last
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
gETToR's SUIT DISMISSED.

In the First District of the Municipal Court be
fore Judge William W. Penfeld an attempt was
made by the Brighton Beach Racing Association
IN trv the first the pending against 1t BY
bettors on the races run at that track who had
1T their money The case was that OF William
1Iauseu against the Brighton Beach Racing Asso-
citation and Lewis Gilbert
Yesterday counsel for the plaintiff declined to try
il and in spite of the fact that all OF the witnesses
,,ara nresent and the jury had been summoned. he
consented to a dismissal Mr. Stetnhardt appeared
for the plaintiff and for Mr.. Gilbert; De Lancey
NicoIl and John D. Lindsay of Nicon, Anable x
Lindsay. for the Brighton Beach Racing Associa,,
ton Nessrs Mayer & Hyde, Herbert Barry and
Harris Iindsley, OF Davies, Stone & Auerbach ap-
reared as counsel
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
GOLF.
Annual Meeting of the intercollegiate As
sociation Tomorrow.

The annual meeting OF the intercollegiate Golf
Association is to place at the Holland House
Tomorrow afternoon. Delegates will be present
from Yale Harvard, Columbia, Princeton and the
University of Pennsylvania. In addition to the
election of officers and other routine business. the
date and place of next seasons championship will
be decided upon. The Harvard men are strongly IN
favor of Myopia, and will urge its selection on the
ground that the rotation of choice should bring
the affair into their territory There has been talk
Of the Myopia links for the amateur championship
next year which will prove additional argu-
rnent for Harvard the college boys have usually
tried TO get the same course that selected for
the national championship. The meeting will also
decide upon the method OF scoring TO be USED IN
the intercollegiate team matches.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
Mr.. AND MRS. G. ARENTs, JR., FINED.

Mr. and Mrs George Arents. jr-, Of No 20 East
Fifty-sixth-st. went to Hicksville, Long Island
Yesterday in their automobile and were tried De-
fore Justice Remsen for exceeding the speed limit
rbey were arrested some weeks ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Arents swore positively that they had not gone
faster than the limit. but they were found guilty
and fined SO J. ]. Crawford. their counsel paid
the fine under protest and filed notice of ap-
neal Timers who held watches while the ma
chine was speeding over the Jericho Turnpike
swore that all their watches corresponded MI
Arents said he thought his Judgment much better
than most stop watches. He admitted that he mad
been arrested Great Neck for exceeding the
speed limit but had been acquitted.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
DINNER FOR PRINCETON CAPTAINS.
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.J

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRTBCNE.J
Princeton N j. Dec IA dinner given last
night at Tiger Inn to ex-Captafn Ralph Davis and
Captain-elect John R. De Witt OF the football
team. A number of invited guests were present, in
Guiding President Woodrow Wilson, Professor H
8. Fine Professor ]. B. Fine, H. G. Duftled, ~
Professor J. G. Hfbben, So: Howard Crosby Butler
90; Jesse Lynch Williams, 80. and Robert Garrett
81. F. c. Fairbanks. o. acted postmaster. and
responses made by President Wilson, Pro
fesSor H. B Fine Davis and De Witt President
Wilson heartily commended football. and said he
hoped Il would continue be a stimulus that
would be chiefly valuable because of It's strategy
He also spoke in terms of higest praise OF ex-Cap
tain Davis and declared that he was one OF the
best captains Princeton had He also said that
he thought De Witt would be just as efficient d
LOAF in
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
L. IsELIN, JR., LEASES HOUSES.
He Takes Nos. I'll and 713 Fifth-ave. for
Long Terms-May Live There.

Adrian Iselin, Jr. has leased for long term OF
,aa-s Nos III and 713 Fifth-ave-, two five story
dwelling houses from the Jones estate He was
asked last night by a Tribune reporter II he IN
tended to occupy the houses. He said he mad not
yet decided what he would do with the proper
-r dr,aIlinp houses are opposite the Fifth Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church. and were formerly occupied
II is said. by the Misses Browns school
Mr. IseIn lives at No East Twenty-siXth-sr
The leasing by him OF the Fffth-ave. houses gave
-,xa m the report that he had sold his house to
+be Hotel Brunswick syndicate de SAID thls re-
mort was untrue. II is thought that overtuLeS
=. ,7,-chase the house have been made by the syn
5icate With this house the syndicate would nave
a large plot for the hotel
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
PLANS FOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY NO. {

Plans were filed yesterday at the Bureau OF
Buildings Manhattan, for three-story brick and
limestone library to be erected Nos 100 and 1872
Amsterdam-ave. having a frontage of fifty feet by
a depth of seventy-two feet
IN the basement will be assembly room for
boys The first floor will be for adults and the
ond floor for children On the third floor will be a
lecture room with ornamental skylight. in ad-
dition to living for attendants. The New
York Public Library is the owner The building
will be known as Public Library No. 5, making the
eighth Carnegie library for which plans have been
fled The is placed at s67 600. Carrere s Hast
inEs the architacts
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
INTERESTING TITLE TRANSFERS.

DR.. Andrew H Smith took title yesterday 70
plot 8 by 367 feet at the southwest corner OF For
ty-second-st. and Madison-ave. from Daniel S Nc
Eroy.
The American Mailing Company transferred title
yesterday TO the Forty-eighth Street Warehouse
Company a plot 20 by 200 10 feet in Forty-sev-
enth-st-. extending through TO Fortyeghthst. 1904
feet east of FirSt-ave
Mrs. Sally W. Nixon took title yesterday 70
parcel 1908 by 56 feet at the northwest corner OF
SiXty-hrst-st- and Park-ave. from Henry B An
dcrSOn
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
MANY SKILLED RlFLEMEN.

There are 1854 skilled riffemen In the National
Guard Of NeW-York who have qualified at outdoor
ranges this season. This is an exceptional record.
The new grade in which 195 men qualified Is that
OF DISTINGUISHED expert and is shot over ranges OF
600 and 1000 yards. At least 20 points must be
xcorad nv the shooters out OF possible 90 in
order to qualify. The record also shows an IN
crease OF 1876 qualifications over last year, the
record then being s33s. The 1th Regiment leads
the organizations in the number OF rthenen with
he 18th Regiment second.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
MEETING TO OPPOSE N. v c. PLAN.

4 meeting viii be held at the Grand Centrai "a
ace this evening to oppose the plans Of the New
York Central Railroad and to Urge that the yards
and tracks be sunk deep enough to allow all cross
streets from Forty-fourth TO Ftfty-slXtn-s1- IN
Park-axe 10 be opened for traffic on their norma
grade Dr. Alexander Hadden viii preside Tx
1,5ga EEs,- " F3aolstaver Father Lavelle, rector
of St PatricE's Cathedral; William H StelnKdLIP'
John T.arzfu and others will make addreaSSa.
Stereopticen views of the several plans viii O7
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
AUCTION SALES TODAY.

BY John y GoB8ing: Is2 " 7srh-st = cor Ar1sesr-
5a-ava a5xT7 2 story foreclosure sale AIMS z
TibbIe agt Emma Clark. Xxx etc. ct al: ~ Cuts
arrv: Randolph Hurry ref; due on IuaSr S44S4- Il
costs $40 So. taxes. 81. 1.6ot 50 - 81.
~ Brva7 l. KenneIIy: 1854 134th-st. 10 *
~ AIsxanjer-ave f00x1O0 story b piano tactor7 :
foreclosure sale Life Ins co " 4 Bunker et A.
Toueey. atty; Montague LESSER reI- d17 On '1os
etc
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
NEW BUILDING PLANS.

Broad-s- Nos - and so substitute plans). FOR Q
six story brick cfTice building. 5T-TT105: Nsra-
tine Association. Port OF New-Horz, owner;
Freeman architect
ArTlsterciarr-ave Nos 100 and 192. for Tires
story brick library 50xI2: NssS-fork Puollo
library owner: Carrere & Hastings. architects
53dst Nos 2S5 and 227 East, for a six story brick
tenement house 47xS6 10; J Wilmer. ow1er=
Ssss < S--aIIhefser. architects --.-------------
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

company. within the meaning Of this section The
payment Of the percentage of gross receipts herein
provided for shall be in lieu of all other percent
ages which any of the roads consolidating and
,3rIn ,93TIning the said Union Railway Company may
The franchise extending the trolley lire across
the Central Bridge will come before the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment to-day a draft OF
the contract having been received by Controller
tJrout from Corporation Counsel Rives The Con-
uoier has arrived at a decision as to the rate OF
compensation to be demanded from the Union Rail-
way Company the Interborough companv
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
TO ALTER FrFrH-AvE. BUILDINGS.

Plans were fled yesterday in the Bureau of Build
ings for alterations No. 313 Fifth-ave private
dwelling house. The alterations will change the
structure into loft building. with There is
to = large picture gallery in the altered build
ing Fishel. Adler & Schwartz the owners. e
Necarsuner is the architect. Tne estimated cost
fs
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
ARLINGTON REPORT UNTRUE.
ruE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

The report that the Arlington Hotel Nos 1s and
% vvss+ TUeutv-fftr st. had been sold ts untrue
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

C--otora-ave southeast corner Of One-hundre5
ard-saz-ar4 4ietb-st four story brick tenement
house. 4sIaxg7 feet: Charles Hohl. owner' WiliAr
SChwanev-ede. architect; S0,0oO
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
OLD LIBRARY SITE REPORTED SOLD

The old Apprentices Library site, at Seventh
ave and Forty-eighth-st. was yesterday reporpeo
sold. The property is Nos III fl5 ana 10 osSsn"n-
-, - &os t6s and 1TO West Forty-eighth-s+-
The Mot has frontage of 80 feet in the avenue ana
n Fast h. The street 1t is owned oy the trustees
- f,,,I,Ir,hia T-niversity. which bought the site
Tsfor.. the plans for the library were carried out
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
ST. LEos REcToRY MoRTeAeEo.

The Rav Thomas J. Ducey yesterday raorcszse6
The. property No Is East Twenty-nfnth-st FOR SS.-
eoo TO- three years at per cent This property -
the rectory OF ST Leo's Church
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
NOTES OF THE LINKS.

AS the Newark Athletic Club will abandon its
golf links after January an effort is being made
to get sixty subscribers to fund TO continue the
course under an independent organization. II the
effort is not successful the lease Of the grounds Will
not be renewed.
Percy Chubb, president of the Metropolitan Goif
Association, expects to announce in day or two
the nominating committee which will bring in the
fist of new officers for the coming year Inc an
nual meeting of the association is to take place
the last week in January
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

medal play handicap sweepstakes is to be held
at the links of the Westchester Golf Club to-mor-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
6urses arI6 Carriages.
OF 25. .2x1oo feet, 70 Al n
Tel. 6O29 A Cort.

house with stores. lot Is 2x1co feet. to an m
William, Japha has resold for William Z surpnir
IN a MI Fitzsfnaons No. 122 East TTenrT-roIzrIso-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

Sable dyed Fox Muffs. $50, SIS, $50; boas, $50
to $50 Fox is beautiful but not serviceabe. c
c. SHAYNE, Manufacturer, 4Ist and 42d Sts.
Carriage entrance 41st St. Bway and 6th Av-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco. Dec. 1s.-The official closing quo
90. Gov mining stocks to-day were as follows;
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

Siberian Squirrel Stoes fashionable lengths,
NUTS 10 match, complete set, S5o So5, SIS up L
\ SHAYNE. Manufacturer, 42d St, near 9th Av-
~<rzasss sutTance 4irt St.. Bsas and eth AS'
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-26
NATURAL FLOW is HEAVY
WELL NEAR MONTPELIER DOES 300
BARRELS DAILY.
Several Sales OF Leases-A Big New
Company OrganiHed-Contracto
Plan for Higher Prices.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Dec. 25.-One of the
largest oil wells drilled in the Indiana field
for some time was completed on the AL
spach farm, three miles north of this city,
yesterday by the Simon Oil Company, a
newcomer in the field. The well is No. 2
on the farm. 1t started off at the rate of
300 barrels daily of natural flow. 1t will
not be shot until the production diminishes.
Paxton & Nen, another new company,
has just leased 240 acres five miles east of
town on the Woolery and Slentz farms,
near the. big Sarber well and only half a
mile from the Harris No. 1. which was the
first drilled in the Indiana field.
w. ]. Vaughn, of Detroit, Mich, was
here and made sale of 1000 acres of leases
and eleven wells in the Parker field to De-
troit men. A new company with capital
of $4,000. known as the Delaware Oil Com
pany, has been organized to develop the
land.
The oil well contractors of this State,
who have been perfecting an organization
so they can unite in asking for better COM
pensation for their work. will call a meet
ing in a few days in this city. 1t is stated
that the contractors will not make a de-
mand for an Increase, but will present the
situation to the operators in a business
like manner, in the hope that the latter
will offer terms commensurate with the
cost of labor and material