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New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
OBITUARY.
EDWARD CLARK.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington. Jan. 6.-Edward Clark. for the last
thirty-seven years architect Of the United States
Capitol, died this afternoon after a long illness.
Born in Philadelphia in 1922, he became one Of the
most eminent constructing architects and archi-
tectural engineers in this country. His early edu-
cation obtained in the public schools and acad-
emies of Philadelphia Soon after his marriage, IN
1860 he entered the Office of Thomas T. Walter, and
when the latter became architect Of the United
States Capitol extension, young Clark appoint
ed assistant. and thus became associated with
the work of constructing the Capitol building. In
1865 Mr.. Walter resigned. and Mr.. Clark was ap-
pointed his successor, and in that office he served
continuously until his death. The architect Of the
Capto was appointed ofhciany m Wesbnpto6
commissions on the completion or the HdShlus'oit
Monument and the construction Of the Library OF
GALLERY Of Art, member Of various scientific
societies. fellow Of the Clarendon Historical SO
Ger Of the American institute of ArcnittGts 90 the
leading men of both political parties. and enjoyed
the friendship of Republicans and Democrats allke.
Although a Republican, he continued for many
years the most intimate companonship with many
of the Southern men in Congress His & kn9w!edge i{
history of every work of art in the stTuct4re @
of sanitation advanced. he improved the accom-,
modations and sanitary appliances of the Caplloi
vice as architect he directed the expenditure of
than 100000 The most mP0rtamt Wbc6
make up that total was the reconstructlon o. ne c,e
gress These have been made over into approPri77
ate and beautiful committee rooms constructt,saa e, q
and adorned with the most Intelligent sympathy
for the classic lines of the old building.
In addition his duties as architect OF the Capl-
toll Mr. Clark had charge of improving the - -Snltn-
sonian institution, repairing the local courthouse
and drawing plans for many school houses houses N N
Clark Miss freeman: OF
Sandwich. Mass. the Freeman home at that place
having been retained summer residence, Wnere
ali branches Of the Freeman family hold reunion
annually Mr. Clark had four children; two sons
and two daughters. Watson Clark lives IN TINS Guy
and Edward c. Clark is now in Sayannah; % S, Sa,. az
engaged as sanitary engineer one daugnIer l, 7
married Paymaster Carpenter. of the Navy; she
died about a year ago. The second has made her
home with her father.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
PALACE CAR MERGER LEGAL
JUDGE TULEY DECIDES IN FAVOR OF
PULLMAN NY-COMBINATION
NOT \ TRUST
NOT \ TRUST.

Chicago, Jan. G-Judge Tuley in the Circuit
Court to-day declined TO issue the injunction
against the Pullman Palace Car Company
asked for by Truman A. Taylor. who sought to
have that company restrained from purchasing
the stock Of the Wagner Sleeping Car Company
with 2O00O0 shares OF Pullman stock.
Mr.. Taylor's attempt 10 defeat the merger
took the form of a petition seeking TO enjoin
the Pullman Palace Car Company from giving
TO stockholders Of the Wagner company 2O,ooo
shares in the consolidated concern, these being
valued at S20o00000 His action was taken
following the meeting OF December 4, 1899.
when the Pullman Palace Car Company agreed
TO purchase the Wagner companys entire equip
nIent and business to change the name of the
XIanded corporation to the Pullman company,
and TO increase the stock from S54.Oeo.VD to
S14 100000. Judge Tuleys decision in almost
every point is against Mr.. Taylor
Mr.. Taylor alleged that the Pullman company
had right under the laws of the nation ana
the State to buy the Wagner company. He SAID
hat the company was endeaYOring to create a
trust and monopoly in the sleeping and parlor
business of the country and preparing TO
limit and reduce the operation and number ot
and to regulate prices. He further alleged
that the Wagner company had not the right 10
dispose Of its property under the laws OF New
York it would thus disable itself from per-
forming the duties for which it was organized
In regard 10 the antitrust arguments made in
the petition and enlarged upon by counsel
Judge Tuley held that the transaction by which
the companies became one was practically
analogous to the ordinary business transaction
of man buying out the business of another.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
REAL E.S1A TIE.
BUSINESS BUILDING IN EAST FORTY
SECOND-ST. TO BE REMODELLED
EXTENSIVELY.

The property at No. East Forty-frst-st.. ex-
tending through to Nos. 4 and East Forty sec
ond-st. is 10 he extensively improved for business
purposes. These alterations will make another
imposing business building in Forty-second-st.. a
Forty-second-st. are five stories high and of stone
the in Forty-first-st. is four stories high.
The property recently bought by b. Farquhar
Curtis from Emma l.. Jacob.
Daily K Carlson have sold No. "a WaIker-st, a
five story iron front building, lot 25.1X75 feet,
with an l. to No 800 Church-st, 241x5Ol feet.
5 IL. Stone and the Realty Mortgage Company
have sold No. 26 to 222 West One-hundred- and
tenth-st, buildings, plot 1GOX7j feet, which
are leased for a term of years.
David Cohen has resold to NJ. l.. Marrus No. So
Market-st., d five story tenement house.
DurIaud's old riding academy. Fifty-ninth-st.
and Grand Circle has been leased by NJ. x l.. Hess
a theatrical company. which will conduct a hip
podrome the premises. The details of this trans
action given elsewhere.
Charles r. Schuyler & Co have sold for Mrs.
Orlando =. Dorman the four story dwelling house.
occupying plot 2S4X63. with l. l2Xl2 at the
northwest corner of West End-ave- and Seventy
siXth-St.. for about 100000
The same firm has sold for John Paterno'S Sons
the SalOme, new seven story apartment house on
a plot 4SXl00ll. Nos 49 and 5l West hundred
and-ffth-st-, for about $4,000. The buyer is in
vestOr.
This firm has also sold for Mrs. Franklin Smith a
large frame dwelling house. with stable and out
buildings, on plot l3sX@56. on the west side of
Riverdale-aVe.. POO feet south of Two-hundred-and-
hfty-fourth-st (Rivcr-ave), for about $4,000.
There was a rUmOr current Yesterday that
hotel. to be = large the Hotel Manhattan. was
to he built the southwest corner of
Forty-secOnd-St. and MadisOn-avc Or. Andrew VI.
Smith IS of the owners of the property spoken
Of His said last night that the report regard
ing the parcel owned by his father was untrue.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
GOV. NASH on CORPORATIONS.
PUBLICITY AND STATE SUPERVISION
RECOMMENDED IN OHIO-LEGIS-
LATURE ORGANIZED.

Columbus Ohio. Jan. s-The Ohio Legislature
convened to-day. and both branches elected the
officers nominated the Republican caucuses last
Saturday evening. The quiet proceedings in bal
loting for presiding officers. clerks and sergeant
alarms were in marked contrast with the exciting
scenes of the last week in the between the
Foraker and the Hanna Republicans for the con-
troll of the orga nization of both branches of the
General Assembly.
Notwithstanding the talk of fusion with the
ninorities, the Foraker candidates in the Senate
and the Hanna candidates in the House were
elected with their respective full party votes, and
there was no indication OF boiling even of dis
affection.
The annual message Of Governor Nash was read
II was noted for its recommendations Of new
system of taxation under which all for State
purposes are be raised from corporations. fran
chises and the liquor traffic and all direct taxa
tion for county, municipal other purposes is to
be left to the counties. It is system of home
rule in local taxes. Concerning corporations Gov
ernor Nash said:
upon question as to how corporations should be
regulated and TO how evils which arise from
imized or entirely overcome. Many have thought
that publicity is the only sure remeay e ,,s nos
sess certificates bearing the impress of her seal
han are nrtI ana artnersbins and indiIduals In
@ - ~ 49, pa anu 20 "a
dence. They authorized by the State 10 do
business before dollar Of capital stock has been
paid. This is an unfortunate condition of affairs
The State before she gives these corporations her
approval and permits them to do business, ought
TO require that all their capital stock be paid in
money and invested in the business they propose
TO transact. She ought to make of this fact
by report made TO some competent officer. We
should go further and require these companies to
make annual reports, to be filed with and be in
spected by this officer. This report should show
among other things, how much Of the capital has
been paid. how the money is invested what the
assets are, the amount Of liabilities and the
Of the stockholders. In fact there should be such
record of every corporation. that the people may
know at all times whether il is worthy OF credit
and confidence. ] believe, with some such regua-
tions. Ohio corporations would be placed upon a
solid financial basis
The publicity which would be given by such ac-
uon could not by any possibility injure a really
worthy and sound corporation Il would protect
the public against unworthy and failing corpora
tions. As matters stand the Secretary of
State knows nothing about corporation after it
leaves his office with charter from the State
He cannot tell how many OF the forty thou
sand or more corporations chartered by the State
during the last fifty years dead nor how
many are still living. The State the thing
authorizes IL to do business sends It out in the
cold and knows nothing about +
is high time that change should be made
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
SAMUEL PICKFORD.

Samuel Pickford died on Sunday at his home,
No 81 West One-hundred and -thrtieth-st.. from
heart disease
He was born in this city, October II, 1879. and was
educated principally in the public schools. When
he began his business he was a custom
house broker and afterward became a grain IN
spector and superintendent for floating elevator
company. At the age OF twenty he engaged
In the life insurance business. and continued in
that business up the time OF his death. He was
one of the managers for the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society in the metropolitan district. and was
librarian for the board. He had been connected
with the Equitable society since 1861 He was also
a member of the Life Underwriters Association of
this city and vice-president Of the New-Yo ork San
tary Supply Company. He was an associate man
ager Of the American Real Estate Investment Com
pany, and was connected with various fire insur-
ance and accident associations. He the found
er and vice president and treasurer or the CO.
lumbia Building and Loan Association.
Mr. Pickford d Mason a member of the
Scottish Rite and a life member of all the Aurora
Grata bodies of the Masonic fraternity in the Valley
o Brooklyn. He a past master OF Amerlcus
Lodge. and companion Of Jerusalem chapter,
Royal Arch Masons. He was also a member or the
Society of the Sons OF the Revolution. lie married,
in 1866 Marie Elizabeth Carpenter, who died in 1894
No family survives him.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
MRS. GERTRUDE /. VANDERBILT.

Mrs. Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt who the
widow of Judge John Vanderbilt, who the last
of amily closely connected with the early history
of Long Island, died Sunday night at her home
No $50 Flatbush-ave, Brooklyn. She had been
remarkable in her day. interested In phil
anthropic and educational work: secretary of the
State Board of Charities a contributor TO many
publications and writer of a history. Mrs. Van
derbilt's life full of good works up to four
years ago. when stroke Of apoplexy rendered her
inflrm.
Mrs Vanderbilt born in Brooklyn In 1924
Her father, John Lefferts, was County Treasurer
State Senator and Congressman in turn. In 1916
she was married to Judge Vanderbilt, who was q
county Judge a State Senator and candidate for
the office Of Lieutenant Governor. Mrs Vanderbilt
wrote many historical articles and compiled a
Social History of Flatbush." She organized a So
ciety for ameliorating the condition of the negro
and did some effective work during the Civil War
The building Of the Brooklyn Industrial Associa-
ton. at ThrOop-ave and Ellery-st, was named in
honor of She much interested in the
work of the Home for Destitute Children and m
Grace Chapel in Flatbush. She was also active in
women's club work. Vice-preSldent of the
Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Dutch
Reformed Church and member Of the Daughters
of the Revolution go
Judge Vanderbilt died years ago. No chill
dren survive. The funeral will be held at D m.
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
p. r. r. TUNNEL SOUNDINGS.
no CONDITIONS WHICH WERE NOT
COUNTED on DISCOVERED.

The work of making sOundings in the North
River for the Pennsylvana-New New-York EXten-
sion Railroad Company is practically completed
No UNEXPECTED obstacles were met by the en-
gfners engaged in the task of learning the con-
diton OF the bed of the river. Nor was any
thing discovered by them which had not been
reckoned on by Charles NJ Jacobs. chief en-
gineer Of the company, when he announced that
tunnelIing under the North River was an en-
tirely feasible engineering feat. He made this
assertion at the time he made known his plans
to permit trains Of tn Pennsylvania and the
Long Island Railroad to enter Manhattan
through tunnels under the North and East
rivers and deliver passengers at great under
ground station at Thirty-third-st and Seventh
ave
j. Vipond Davies. Of the engineering firm of
Jacobs & Davies. was seen at his office yester-
day afternoon by Tribune reporter He cor
roborated the report that his men had about
completed the soundings in the North River for
the tunnels.
They have a little work 10 do yet on the
New-Jersey side of the river" said Mr.. Davies.
1T will not take them long to finish there, and
then they will make soundings in the East
River 1t is true they have found nothing that
they were not expected to discover
What has somewhat hampered the engineers
making the soundings has been the wintry
full force of the winds that sweep over the
river and if it was warmer they would be able
to work faster. Then they encountered several
fogs and the boats which they were had to
move about more than they would in clear
weather to keep clear of other craft 1t is Sald
that the engineers engaged on the work have
been ma king frequent surveys of the east ana
west banks of the river. Their work in this re-
spect on the east bank has not attracted much
attention, but, according to reports, many people
watched them closely in making their surveys on
the New-Jersey bank. The reason for the
marked attention given to the work on the New
Jersey shore is apparently due to the tact that
scores of real estate owners in NeW-Jersey are
anxious to know where the New-Jersey station
of the tunnel route is TO be
1t was announced by President Baldwin or
the Long Island Railroad Company at the time
the tentative plans Of the big tunnel project
were made known that electric locomotives
would be coupled to the trains at the mouths or
the tubes and draw the trains through. The
power plant would probably he somewhere in
New-Jersey, he said where fuel is cheaper
Just where the power plant and the mouths OF
the tunnels on the New-Jersey side will he has
not yet been made public. and the exact route
of the tunnel system in New-Jersey is still un-
known. Many real estate owners in NeW-Jer-
sey have shown a strong desire TO learn about
these things before they become commonly
known
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
MRS. JANE c. RUSSELL.

Mrs Jane c. Russell died Sunday from pneu-
monia after a four days illness, at her home, No
II East Fifty-ffth-st. Mrs. Russell was born IN
Bordentown, n J.. eighty-fve years ago. She was
the daughter OF James Burdsan. In 1910 she was
married to the late Isaac ID. Russell FOUNDER OF
the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company. Of
this city She was actively connected with many
philanthropicaI societies of this city the CoIored
orphan Asylum being of the institutions Whlch
she helped to support
Mrs Russell was also member of the Fltteenth n
st Quaker meeting house. She leaves one grand
daughter. Miss Julie Parsons who was TO be
married to Henry :. Redmond tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
DIR. w. A. PIERREPONT.

Less than twenty-four hours after the funeral OF
his mother Anna Maria Perrepont. DR.. William
Augustus Pierrepont died yesterday morning at
the family home, No. Pierrepont Place Brooklyn
He had been suffering from attack of heart
trouble for several weeks bat it Is thought that the
death of his mother, which occurred in the Pierre
pont Place home last Tuesday, undoubtedly
the immediate cause of death. He a great
grandson of John Jay the first Chief Justice Of the
United States Supreme Court.
Dr. Pierrepont entered Columbia Law School
after completing his preparatory studies and was
graduated in 1876. years later he took up the
study of medicine in the school connected with the
University of the City of NewYork; Being grad
uated in 1882. he for two thereafter con-
nected with the Brooklyn Hospital Later he prac-
tsed for years with DR. Jasper CiTtswold,
OF Manhattan. He bachelor. forty-siX years
old.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
RAILROAD MERGER INQUIRY.
PLANS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION FOR CHICAGO HEARING.


Chicago, Jan. e-Members Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission gathered here to-day pre-
methods of shipping packing house products and
dressed beef and also into the methods Of railroad
combinations The present plans 10 devote
two OF three days TO investigating handling of
packing house products, and then to take up the
more interesting matter of the results of commu-
nifty of interests. United States Marshal Ames
has succeeded in serving subponas on only two of
the six packing house representatives who were
wanted. The others said to have fed at the
rumor of a summons. and have since remained
under cover.
So far as known there is no intention TO try TO
get the master minds Of railroad combinations be
fore the commission. Commissioner Yeomans said
on this point: That will be necessary We
Of railway properties. and all know is
what they DO after combination has been effected:
what is the result rates how il affects routing
OF freight, what are the manner and method of
plan does it stihe competition. and a dozen other
points that might be mentioned With H.
ern Securities Company we have nothing to do, and
we do not purpose Investigating that"
dent Roosevelt has nothing TO do with the coming
investigation.
Washington. Jan. 6.-W. B. Douglass Attorney
General Of Minnesota, and NJ. D. Mum. of ST
Paul assistant counsel, arrived in Washington to-
Court to file a petition OF maudamus against the
so-called Northern Pacific merger Mr.. Douglass
did not reach Washington until late In the after
noon. and the request will be presented Tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
TWIN BROTHERS DIE AT SAME H0rP

The family and friends Of Mr.. and Mrs Stephen
F. Riordan, of Harrison, firmly believe that last
night their son. John B. Riordan. in a vision
his twin brother, Joseph, who died several years
ago The case is coincident in several ways The
boys were both born at O'Clock In the morning a
little over twenty-one years ago When Joseph
died II was as the mill whistles sounding the
beginning of the work day This morning the,-
We're again sounding when John died
AS boys the brothers showed their natures to he
very much alike. When Joseph died il was feared
John would die of grief. He never reused himself
fully again.
For several weeks he had been i'll. and yesterday
sank into Inconsistencies. Last night his family
ana some friends were gathered about his he'd
awaiting the end which seemed matter of min
raised himself to sitting posture and said:
Everything is all right, Joe. | am ready and will
be with you at I tomorrow"
He then sank back on the pillow and uttered no
other sound all night. and told, died at the
hour he namcd-the hour at which his brother had
died 1900
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
ELECTRIC CARS FOR PORTO RICO

porated here to-day:
The Ponce Electric Company, capital. $415 900: to
operate electric light plants in Porto Rico The
corporators are H. b. Sawyer. Howard L. Rogers
and Henry r. Hayes. of Boston.
The Ponce Railway and Electric Light Compapv
capital, $4,000: to operate troeys and electric
light plants in Porto Rico. The corporators are
Henry Endicott jr-, John {. Ried Lawrence A
Ford. of Boston -
The Southwestern Securities COMPANY canital
100000. This company Is given practicalIv tbs
same powers as those that conferred upon
the Northern Securities Company. which was or
ganized TO assume control of the Northern Pa
cific and other railroads. The corporators of the
company formed to-day David II TayIor E,d
ward r. Qtheman. of New-York. and X. X Nc
Laren of Jersey City ~
The United States Wireless Message Company
capital 100000, was Incorporated here this after
noon for the wireless transmission OF messages
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
MORE CAVERN EXPLORING AT PEAP4CK

SomerviIle y. j., Jan (SpecaD.-Curioslty
seekers continued their explorations of the cave
on the brow Of the Ledyard Blair Hill, at Peapack'
to-day. With lanterns to light the way, and with
sledge hammers. they tried TO pierce further INTO
the mountain Among the visitors was Mr. Balr.
the owner of the $i,OO0OCO villa which is being
erected the adjoining hillside. He climbed INTO
the small opening at the entrance ana StufnDleu
the hOwlders on the floor of the cavern IN ms
eagerness to the curiosity. The story that ne
had in view the purchase of the hill where the
cave is located could not be verified. Some of the
explorers to have an idea that there is an
undiscovered passage from the entrance cavern di-
rect to the furthest room laid bare
Peapack seems q village full of strange things.
A millrace through the main street, so that
people only reach the highway from their
doors by means of footbridgeS In the centre of
the town is an immense weeping willow, which
appears to be very handsome from distance.
Upon close inspection it is seen to be a new
growth old stump. The story is that the old
tree was followed by the owner and used to
keep his demijohn that his wife could not find
it, The applejack was spilled on the tree. and
the trunk became so saturated with il that IL died
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
Az HOUR BETWEEN THEIR DEATHS

HUSBAND AND WIFE OVERCOME BY GAS
SUCCUMB IN ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL"
John Salon. thirty-fve years old, a French
chef died in Roosevelt Hospital last night and
his wife Madeleine in the same hospital an
hour and five minutes later. Salon and his wife,
who occupied a furnished room al No. 4oS West
Forty -eighth-st. We're found overcome by IL
Illuminating gas at IN. on Saturday
A friend who had called TO see them smelled
gas when he knocked on their door He in
formed the landladv Mrs Mary Pendergast.
She called policeman of the West Forty-seV-
enth-st. station. and the door Of the room was
broken open. Salon and his wife We're uncon-
scious in bed. Ambulance Surgeon Mckelvey
took them to Roosevelt Hospital
New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
NEWARK NEGRO KILLED WITH HATCHE7

Henderson Walker, coored. killed in his bed
at No l6 Jay-st., Newark Yesterday morning by
a woman who had been living with him his
wife The woman was irrational when she com
mitted the deed. She Is fnrty-two years old The
weapon used a hatchet. Mrs. Walker had
been i'll for several weeks and cared for by
Mrs Joanna Johnson. a friend who lives No.
80 Nesbitt-st Mrs. Johnson and three children
sleeping in the room In bed beside that In
which lay Walker and his wife.
Mrs Johnson say, She heard no disturbance, and
Walker said only: Henderson is dead" Mrs.
Johnson looked at the man, and that his ia ce
covered with blood. She ran from the house
and notified Walkers brother. who reported the
occurrence to the police policeman found Mrs.
Walker crouching beside the bed. evidently craZed
Walker had two wounds, one in his left temple and
the other on the lower jaw. He dead. Mrs
Walker taken to the police station. and from
there the county jail. She has three children