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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-17
MACON, MO.

Miss Elizabeth Elliott OF st. Louis came Thurs
DAY TO spend several weeks. the guest of Miss
Miss Blanche Nolan and Ben Clayton spent
Misses Lillian and Eugenia English departed
Friday for a visit in 81. Louis:
guest of Mise Mary vanoleve. "e
Mrs, o. y. B~sgfeston LEFT Monday for a visit
with her daughter in Philadelphia. Pa.
Miss Jennie Banta of Chicago visited in Ma
con the first Of the week. the guest OF Mrs. 1.
Mrs. ): Il. Sparrow and children of St. Louis
Mrs. FL Petit and daughters. who have
Rsdmsn. returned 70 Macon ThursdayiaN.
misses Hattie Lee and Marguerite Barton and
sas City Monday. after a visit here. the guests
Miss Mar, Archer OF Chicago is here. the guest
Of home folks.
came the first of the week to visit their parents.
Miss Mamie Howell returned to St. Louis Mon
Of Mrs. Retta Brown.
visiting her aunt. Mrs! Harfy wilson. the past
two weeks. returned to her home Thursday.
day H's and H? "as ts"e guest Of Of Sh.saf Gou Gs%f Ms Se1TF,
The Reverend II. E: Truck and family left for
Mexico Tuesday 70 take up their residence there.
" the First Baptist Church Of that CITY.
Miss .valmere. Dessert returned home Thursdav
night from Duluth. MINI. and other Northern
Air. and Mrs. Philip Gansz. Miss Jessie collett
left Wednesday for a visit with relatives in
Sloan. kas.
Mr. and Mrs. W. n. Denslow and son. Ray. left
Monday night for a visit with friends ard rela-
lives at Spickardsville. Trenton and Princeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.. Rule of Kansas city
were the guests OF Colonel and Mrs. f. W.
Blaes the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Biackwood OF Hannibal
were the guests of Mrs. ~Blackwood's mother. Mrs.
Fred Reed. Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Doctor w. E. Webb left Saturday night for
San Francisco. Cal. to attend the meeting Of
the grand conclave Of the Knights OF Pythias.
Misses Bessie. Lucille and Anna Brown very
pleasantly entertained a number Of their friends
at q bunkfnz party Friday night and also Mon
were Misses Lucy and Amy simmons. Anna
smith. Grace Dunbar. Louise. Anetta and Olga
Hess. Zelma Malcolm. Eugenla McCully. inertia
Kirsch. Louise and Mary McCully and Belle
Craig.
Miss May and Emmett Sharp were guests at the
pysart-Tedford wedding. which occurred al
Moberly Tuesday evening.
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MoBEREY, MO.

,t A reception Ger on was "a given Wsdnesaay afternoon at
Misses ,vesta and yirs. in honor of their guest
M Mt1s Hi MISSES h sisnes. q B H9R.sstlss. M Ths guests Ts5
ford: Jessie STEPHENS Mary LEVEL, Mabei LANCE.
sessIe Bqrrell; Byrd Raikss. Lena ingram. carrie
s sIr9sr. Fhafb a9ie g senyi;l,s ES'e f+sn Rsnie,s; S gTaSe
Maud ousyIs; Anna Lotter. Leonora Harlan,
PARKS q Salisbury. Mo-. ana Mae schwab OF
,h ass' w saal' y GRit at rstuTnf F%ra 1RRfniTsd aSd from r n0 "a
George nSnd %giie. sP George T Iyhd E p @Isys s1nfis'1 ISne OF
and Miss Mayme Bassett.
Louise. are visiting Mrs. Joe McGregor at Fort
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Garden and daughter.
Katherine. have returned from a months tour OF
Miss Edna Jones of Pltssburg. Kas.. is the
have ret nGrs S e. their i home 1f IN 81. Ion ms afi Mes a
pleasant yisit with Mrs. 4 ": L6osley, They
Mr. GeoTge Davis has returned iron a visit
Misses Van Hamnett of kansas City and Ada
Wayla1d OF Huntsville are the guests of Mrs.
Nr, ana Mrs j. $; slytne Of Fort wsr,h. Tex,
,SS%s.ns party Sty.I. E aSsS.I a ! sSs hone g:',f q sIsssss
rntil II o'clock. when a light lunch was served.
IN hA Sa.e TSdtan es1 WERE grp MIssep Ma Mary a fge ldG@ MaTy
Lowell. Blanche Brinkerhor. Testa and yira
III y TAT 1ANAa. 1AatC- NV oAAA
Stella Daniels, Lena Ingram. Bessie Burreii. Bes-
S6eephens. Byrd Raikes, Bessie Guy, Ethel, Bessie
f ss4c isna Maud sGsnP eaS. Edna PF Wilson. M ss1isis af cSTs
lie and Bessie Nebergaii. Olive Phelan, Ida Du-
lany, Leonora Harlan. Mae Parks OF salisbury:
City: Hesseli Heether. Huntssilie: Grace and
Merle Peterson Of Indiana and May schwab OF
a large number attended thu Epworth League
social given al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Green on Reed street Thursday evening.
Misses Gay and May Jennings entertained the
Bon Ami Club Thursday evening in honor OF their
guest. Miss Emmaline GerGen OF Hannibal.
MI and Mrs. H. sours or salida. Colo. are
A very pretty wedding was celebrated Tuesday
evening at The home of Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ.
parties were Mr.. Roscoe Tedford and Miss Anna
pyssrt 2 cousin OF Mrs: Johnson,s The out-of-
jas. @cNa6b y. salisbury, r. n. J. shisr paf and
tC; p: Sharp OF Macon and Mr.. Bnnet Sharp OF
Mrs. H. H. Turner. a cousin OF the bride en-
ftertetned the Tedford-Dysart bridal party al din
ing in honor 81 Miss Norfolk Of ottumwa' Ia.
turned from a two weeks visi. with relatives in
MFs. c. Van Glove and little son. of Spring
ien.s. Mr.. and Mrs. }. S. Van Cleve.
Mrs. Arch. BITTERLY and children are visiting
Mrs: Walter Margerum and daughter. Lucille.
are the guests oc Mr.. Margerum's parents in
Complimentary to Mrs. George Clinton Of ST
Randolph SPRINGS Saturday evening and in UisT %
we're: MsssrS. Oak Hunter. iTr r s IN K eifltend Erss
shRuer, VIII Martin. Misses Gertrude Rise Addie
White. Mayrne Hassett and Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
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Of his mother. airs. Lucy Shields. a few days
Doctor. w. 7. Moore departed Monday for Full
ton. where ne spent a few days.
ing H'f to fsg. / b Us s.:gn IN: w week in Fulton attend
sI NJ =: ~ af fSiI OF Van Buren: Ark arTiyys s1
parents. Mr. !0s and Mrs. M e.. ioe, who Is visiting ne'
,b Mise; s;.. Mi,fIs V And Ethei Rqtnst. have ,,t 70!
~ in who's homer they entertained at their
Nj. and Mrs. ]. p. CANT departed Tuesday. for
~ h,c ri 2 = kansss city and Excelsior springs
Doctor and Mrs. Knipp of the Indiana State
University are the guests OF Professor and Mrs
c; Clendenen returned Wednesday after a
'4 e. D Suf R0snstt tr iFf, to Re Mss,sG, for st. Louis.
ing g0 q few " Weeks w: Son an EiGo, and s lamlig are spend
Vandalia on a business trip.
home saturday after attending the fair ana
Bingham johnson ef St. Louis returned home
the he II; H Of s6e week aee 4 on 5 business Rf5ess were IN N0's'i'
Joe Moss. who has been visiting his mother.
Mrs. J. s Moss. returned to his home In Hico.
friends here this week. returned to his home In
Mss nsss ma nisnG Cove LS of LINN IN MS Not. aFf the Ss's guests sRs
of MIR. and Mrs. J: l. Stephens.
Mary Tamiiton. Of Marshall sainF' we're e guests OF
Mrs. 7. D.. scudder OF Mexico returned satur-
day, after visiting her sister, Mrs G. a Brad
Henry T, Burckhartt of Windsor. formerly OF
the Columbia Statesman. was a recent visitor
Frank p. Pech was the guest of NJ. Gordon and
family in Jefrerson city the f'st Of the week
Of his uncle. Lawrence Bass
Miss Julia Burgess. who has been in New
culture, returned SATURDAY.
university Telfitt is visifinE wa az Ris h9ne in ST. Luis.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young Of Paris. Mo. were
W:ek guests Of Doctor and Mrs Lockr'dSe TINS
.. r. TaEbet Of Fayette was in Columbia On
., H Pfsg, BE- }, q. Gne WsB,s Of R R}fI3sm ?. c H \ MEALS
University; met here Monday and Tuesday:
gut: Miss Bates Of shsI6yTillei Tenn m on. .,
Miss Pearl Mitchell. west Of Columbia, TUESDAY
afternoon in honor q Miss You Gordon Of JeTsr-
guests s8R Gify we aRd t Mss m SaIb Mhi If Il the st. Il koU e. L T.
Club and others. six-hand euchre vas PLAYED. at
wnlfn pa aizsse' fTfmhnes P pGesent w sne Misses EtSei
Hudson. Florence Proc. Gall Proc. Ruth Moss:
Gordon, Neil White. Media Jacobs. MadeIle
ssSsS5 H EssipD s sgplsy; EMMA I'M I sancSsIie. f Fidr,
ence Willis. Virginia Dyas. Nell Horner, Blanche
Peudleton and Mines. Bragg. Conley. White and
MIS-, II. ] Waters entertained the Ladies
tables four-handed euchre was played and Mrs.
alexander Martin and Mrs. JEFF Worley won the
and Emma Boqshelie. The guests were: Mines
smith. stone. Bird: Bragg, Conley. Fellows. Wor-
icy; Gu!taI Pratt. Yant;s; 5, T TS6I5.
son Of st. Louis and Misses Matte Guitar. Mar
SGr aEy I esil PrOf Emil hIll R fSnrsen E vffsinia W1 bSas:
Ruth Moss. Pearl Mitchell salls PP, Ter May Nay
e msTega'f Helen ReS Mon MsSnna!ny chenan i;o"t Florence
Poor Of Boston. Erma Watson of Fulton. Zou
ST. Louis.
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NOTES ABOUT SOCIETY
IN NEIGHB0RING CITIES
Jefferson City, Hannibal, Kansas City, Columbia, Springfield, Mo.
Alton, Edwardsvile, BeleviIle, Carrolton, Mattoon. East
st. Louis, ILL.,; Paducah, KY, and Vincennes, Ind.

, II. Young formed a merry party who enjoyed sup
Der and the vaudeville al DaiinG PsrN>fresdai
a merry party who enjoyed an outing at
Jassdax evening with theiF c]niSefSn MTs. Gar:
Seif EGFSf. k KTfTe' sennie R Rsnf seFy Ms! to owe s1tss
Lonk!ing. Miss Katherine De la Fonte. Nj Rich
! ard Boarman. Mr.. Ed Conkling. Nj. Rob VII
iiams ME. Sam Williams. Mr.. Guy de r. Fonte
Misses stella and Goldle Blseicw 4 st. Louis
are the guests Of MISS Eula Callahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Ward departed saturday
! Mrs. Gertrude Ackard and son. Harry. OF Hyus-
ton Tex are the guests OF Doctor and Mrs
Mrs. Albert vinten and baby Of san Antonio.
Mrs. VIII t Horinc and Mrs. c. H. shadburne
are home rom an extended tip to Exteisior
MISS Florence Howe has returned 'r"mr Il visit
Mis- Jessie smith mas returzed from seiaIin.
Mr.; heLain Jones dspar.ed Tuesday night for
YORK city. Mrs GeorEs Mcdaniel and family.
I D6nifl. Ms; Aunou:h apS Miss Jpssah hint: Az. u;
Doing Park ruestdav eyenins. +" f'"
Captain and Mrs, { B.. McAfee Departed Se;-
Mp c. ". custer has for her guest Miss
Mr. and Mrs. Baird Palette a;e entertain
ln EI hT and ft %7s: : Soi Il haFPn e a neF' Hisi1ip ore their
sQ2, Mr.. Harry HORNE. in ST. Louis.
he saes spS y her r qa Ss Z St &rs tA g II. Ru5 IKE
Miss MARY Hall has returned from a visit to
~-a.1 - Ia III OahcA
Mrstand Mrs. Frank Murdon have gone to
MaTitou: Denver and Colorado Springs for sew
MEa9 Marie Knox and Mr. George Knox de-
several weeks
Miss Florence Lynch arrived Tuesday from
Mountain Grove. where she visited Mrs Maggie
Mr.. 4. c. Kilham and family have returned
from Eastern resorts.
Miss Lucille Ramsay and Mr.. Clarendon Ram
say are visiting relatives in Buffalo. Mo:
Fordyce Tabor in Tacoma. Wash.
Mrs: Harry Tuttle OF Chicago is visiting her
parents: MT; and Mrs I M kessIer; ,. a.n.-,-
ed Saturday for ST. Louis en- route TO their
home in Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Louis Meyer has for her guest Miss
Eleanor Meyer Of St. Louis.
Mrs. Beicerlinden has returned from an extend
ed visit to friends in Oregon.
Mrs. Charles b. Sperry entertained Informal
~ Friday afternoon Mrs. James Gates. Mrs
Ben Bowman. Mrs. AcuT. Mrs. Harry Garlick,
Mrs. James Cruickshank Of Bolivar. Mo. Mrs.
Crutcher. Mrs. Nell HAYNES. Miss Georgia Smith
and Miss Marguerite Abel.
following party on a delightful picnic to
Fishers Cave Thursday evening: Miss Grace
Hyner. Miss Florida Stonebreaker,. Miss DimDle
kirkpatrick: Miss Daisy Morrow, Miss Holland.
Mr.; Clarence Mack. Mr.. Wall and Mr.. Charles
Mrs. ]. B.. Jewel gave a Gfnner Saturday even
ing In honor OF Miss Cook. Miss Flora Dulin
were laid for Miss Dulin. Miss Cook; Miss Har-
per. Miss Eleanor Holbrook. Miss Ida Robber-
son. Miss Lola Park. Miss 1rma Badgley. Miss
Edna Badgley and. Miss Lena Vaughan
Miss Eula Callahan eave a picnic Thursday
evening at Doling Park in honor of Misses stella
and Goldie BigelOw of ST. Louis.
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COLUMBIA, NO.

Walter Williams returned Thursday from his
class at the Presbyterian Sunday school on last
Sunday morning; A large crowd was out to hear
after his years absence in the interest OF the
sd Mss' Of fhP Rsr parents ar hs'Fs Ms: . snG Mr. Mrs. Fsf Il. ne ),
Ga. who have been visiting Mr.; Ysaman's par
parted for their home SATURDAY..
Miss Maud ,o MOnts S1Ts IL is r the sC q rela-
tiY Dcct at h snd 'S Mas. F 9Sms r RSrt left sso! 4ue khs; to
visit in St; Louis for a short tims;
Percy returned Wednesday after n several weeks
sopoiirn at their country place in st. Louis
Mr.. and Mrs., Marshal, Gordon; ACCOMPANIED BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Mitcheli and little son
are sojourning in Boston and other Eastern
Miss Nell White who has been the guest Of
was aceompanied by Miss Bes.e Lawson.
Msniton Springs Saturday afternoon. up -
Mrs. Charles Matthews and CHILDREN. Mar:
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. .Kemper. in St. Joseph.
Edward NJ Watson Of 81. Louis was the guest
Misses Katherine and Emily Guitar left Sunday
sa a salt s4tsale est so'0urn in St Louis Denver
er sr, w sRs WIS Visit i9 TO shs q families ife.ry Gf a ). !. a B abb
and n. T. Gentry. departed for their home in
Mrs. Lueiia Wilcox st. Clair departed this week
for Boston and will visit Wellesley and other
Mrs. odop Guitar returned Tuesday after a
sh %,!,s stay t IN s.; Louis rs,,- y.a,..,.-
short stay IN 81. Louis:
day g0r after 3 Z months sojjour m0e al M assalnSq P PaTk
on Lake Michigan.
on Monday and Tussdsy for the purpose Of see
Letting the site for the Government Post Office.
Mrs.. 3. r.. BIanton. OF Paris. No. ""u
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Members of the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church were guests OF Mrs. ". ]. COnkllng
Thursday afternoon at her home. The Japan
csc in the United States was the subject under
discussion. and pa pers were read by Mrs. Conk-
ling and Mrs. J.. F. Brinkerhon.
Miss Grace Jenkins. the wel-known violinist
OF Lincoln. Ill. who has travelled with the
Ernest Gamble Concert Company the last two
seasons. will tGur the United States and Europe
next season with John Philip SOusa's band.
The Equal Suffrage Club met Thursday after
noon with Mrs. T. A Withey. The members
listened tOan address by Miss Mary Z. Hanseli.
who lately gave a series Of lectures in the
Southern States.
Mrs L. II. Pillo. department president Of the
Ladies Of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
went TO VandalIa TUESDAY to attend a meet
ing OF the old settlers and soldiers OF Fayette
County. While absent she will institute three
new circles OF her organization.
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Mrs. E. B. .rtlton returned Tuesday from a
months visit in Chicago.
Mr.. ard ~ w a. Howard Of Chicago are
visitors in Alton.
mrs. A-I-e. 4.,teringt0n of JerEeyville. Ill, Is
the guest OF relatives in Upper Alton
Mr.. and Mrs l. 3. Ropp have returned TO
Quincy after an extended visit in Alton.
Mrs. George NJ Ryrie returned Thursday from
an extended Eastern trip
Miss Marie Schiess is entertaining Miss Joseph
Inc Seewald Of Grecnvilie-
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Lane and daughter. Miss
Nellie Lane. left Thursday for Alexandria, MINI
Mrs William Penrose has returned from q
months stay at Lake Minnetonka. MINI.
The Misses COtter are entertaining Miss Fam
ME Dusars OF St. Louis at their home in Blum
sfrref
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have suffered for two years from q bad case
of dyspepsia, and, after trying all known
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-11
WOODBURY. TO LEAD POLICE.
FRIENDS WOULD URGE HIM IF COLONEL
PARTRIDGE SHOULD RESIGN.

The friends of Dr. John McGaw Woodbury. COM
missioner OF Street Cleaning, are prepared TO urge
his appointment Police Commissioner in case
Colonel Partridge resigns from the department
DR.. Woodbury. Is interchangeable worker, as the
results he has achieved in the Street Cleaning De-
partment show, and his friends declare that IL
necessary he would turn the Police Department up
side down to clean out the corruption that Is said
to have fingered since the last Tammany admins
tration. DR. Woodbury. devotes more time to MS
duties in the Street Cleaning Department than any
of his predecessors. He is often at work before
o'clock in the morning. and continues unul i
o'clock night. with intervals only for meals a
few mornings ago enc of the superintendent up In
The Bronx received visit from the Commissioner
at o'clock. Others on the upper West Side nave
been surprised by the appearance of the commas
soner most unreasonable hours
His evenings the Commissioner is devotlng TO IN
structing policemen in the various precincts ABOUT
the work of separating garbage from ashes These
instructions are to be conveyed by the policemen TO
housekeepers and the Commissioner is anxious 10
have the process thoroughly understood lie talks
to the men when they drawn up in line oeiore
the desks just before being turned out for duty
He frequently talks to the platoon that goes out
on duty at 70 o'clock. is said that DR.. Woodbury.
has a longing eye the Police Department ana
would like nothing better than to be its head
When asked yesterday whether or not he would
accept appointment as Police Commissioner ne
I'm non-committal. You'll have to see the Mayor
about that
r. Harry Stanton. superintendent of stables for
the Street Cleaning Department frequently , aG
companies DR., Woodbury. in his Pgrimag esa about
ters and DR. Woodbury. slapped his husky assistant
on the back and exclaimed:
Harry this is the job I'd like. Nothing. would
suit me better than to be at the head OF this de-
partment." .
years. said Mr.. Stanton Yesterday. II was here
under Commissioners Warning and Maggie, put
never saw the man who could hustle like Major
Woodbury. He is simply tireless. and what Is bet.
ter, he takes keen delight in his work ana knows
every detail of it. He'd make a great Police Com
missioner. Why, he'd have the cops turning hand
springs They wouldn't know where he was going
to up next. And he'd be popular with the men
too He's great sticker for discipline, as a re-
suit I suppose of his military training. But he $
good his He doesn't believe in dischargln i
or fninE if it can possibly be avoided If a man IS
not a good workman he takes him in hand ana
fashions him into a desirable employe. When ne
fails he feels that himself is to blame. and not
the workman. But he rarely fails If a fellow mas
a shark of manhood in him he'll toe the mark after
q talk with the Commissioner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-11
HOTEL SUICIDE hustled UP.
DEATH OF MISS LEvISS AT THE PLAZA
WAS NOT REPORTED.

The suicide of Miss Alice Leviss at the Flaza
Hotel on Sunday reported at tHe Ooo
Office Yesterday by Coroner Jackson AFTER an "p
parent attempt to keep the case from the hHo"i
edqe of tho nublic had failed. Miss Levtss was
the daughter of Hebrew merchant IN 81 Loui''
and twenty-three years old she sulieieu -
melanchoa, and had delusions OF slshI anu i0
ing that made her life miserable. She came TO
this CITY on Saturday with her brother ihtehdiliS
to sail for Europe in few days and JOIN her
father who is in London. Her family hopeo tii''
a sea voyage and sight of the testiVlty III Lon
don the time of the coronation OF kins fo"diu
would help her
Miss Jeviss and her brother had adjoining rooms
at the Plaza Hotel, and on Sunday morning When
her brother tried to call her for breakfast lheie
was no response. Her room was empty ana tie
door of the bathroom closed and locked on
the inside When the door was forced open the
young woman was found dead. She had used d
rope girdle of her bath robe to hang hersel u
the gas fixture in the bathroom. Dr. Bartholomew
the hotel physician. sent for Coroner Jackson WHO
made an investigation and called coroners pny-
stefan, who gave permit for the removal OF the
body. The body shipped to St Louis without
delay. The police were not informed OF the sui
eide, and Coroner Jackson sent no WORD OF tue
case to the Coroner's Office until yesterday, when
dispatches from ST Louis told of the grief of the
young woman's family and friends in that city.
Nobody asked to hush the case up. Cor
oner Jackson said yesterday, but 1 am not bound
to make report OF case Of 3a SUICIDE eide um eoDa
want TO have suicides hgsned up and dre Wn
had kept case like this from the public prob
ably would have suspected he was paid TO Keep
IL still. I simply too busy TO report the case,
and forgot to tell the office by telephone
The coroner was asked how 1t hapRenea that
persons of wealth were interested in the cases.
and he replied: ''Oh, 1t does look suspicious but
good people don't want their names dragged in at
such times" 49,
the facts became known annoyed some OF the
police officials yesterday and caused considerable
criticism in the Criminal Courts Building, where
there have been reports OF queer methods or IN
VeStigatng coronerS cases. The office OF coroner
is regarded by many officials in the Criminal Courts
Building and by many others as an Anticipated
one which should be abolished. There has been
talk years Of securing legislation to abolish the
coroners and have the investigation of suspicious
deaths conducted oy physicians of the Health De
partment. Such plan would save to the city the
salaries of coroners and the expense of the Offices
which are assigned to them. The District Attorney
and the police officials declare that the investiga-
tons by the corOners invariably hurt the prosecu-
ton of murder cases, and 1t has come TO be &C
cepted matter of course that a coroner never
discovers any evidence of a crime
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-11
WORK on DOCK EXTENSION SOON.

Dock Commissioner Hawkes. has had a confer
ence with the Mayor. the Corporation Counsel and
the Controller in reference to the proposed i'm
provement in docks and piers along the North
River. from Twenty third-st. to Eighteenth-st. AS
a result Commissioner Hawkes. will take
definite action within few days, and work will
be begun soon possible after the property
is condemned and title is passed to the city. The
Improvement made possible by an act of the
legislature passed at the last session. at the In
stigation of Mr.. Hawkes. The law permits the
city 10 acquire the lands for the purpose OF build
ing wharves Commissioner Hawkes. then obtained
an appropriation OF Sc. O00 900 from the Board Of
Estimate and Apportonment and good part
of this sum Will be devoted TO the work Some OF
it will have to be used In smaller improvements
along the East River and in maintaining the de-
partInent.
Mr., Hawkes. has been employed for some time
In studying the situation. decide upon the best
OF spending the money. The plans were adopted
some time ago and among other things Contem-
plate new piers for the PennSyIvania Railroad
Terry at twenty thtrd-st., the Erie ferry and a
new toboken ferry, at present operating from
foQrteenth-st- Manhattan, to Cirand-st Hoboken
i am anxious, said Commissioner Hawkes. YES
terday, TO make the best possible showing with
the money that has been set aside. l shalt write
a letter probably tomorrow asking the CORPORA
tlon counsel to begin condemnation proceedings
snail also ask the Sinking Fund Commission To
pass utle on the property to the city. Then we
VIII be In fair shape to begin operations The first
third-St ~ A''SAi'S