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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
IT PUZZLES SANTOS-DUMONT.

EVEN A BALLOON CAN'T sURMoUNT THE BAR
RIER OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
The diriGible balloon belonging to NJ. Santos
Dumont the Brazilian aeronaut, which has been
held for duty. sent TO the General Appraiser S
stores at Christopher and Washington SITS. yester-
day for appraisal by General Appraiser Whitehead.
Mr.. Whitehead said later that appraisal had
been made and the balloon returned to the custom
House. Mr. Whitehead says that if the Collector
the Port wishes. he has the power to admit the
balloon tool OF trade" but that 1t is OPP
tionaI with him. If Santos-Dumont wishes, he can
make objection to the appraisal, and the ques-
ton will be decided by the Classification Board.
Santos-Dumont called on Collector Stranahan
and asked him what he thought of the chance Of
having the apparatus admitted scientific APP
paratus. for exhibition. The Collector told him
that e had authority 10 do this. The aeronaut
said that he willing TO pay duty II neces-
sarv but that he thought he would at least make
application for the admission Of his balloon in bond.
He has already paid duty on one section OF the
llallnnn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
GEORGE j. GOULD 4 WITNESS.

As PRESIDENT OF TEXAs Pacific RAILWAY HE
TEsTIFIEs ABOUT A FIRE.
George ]. Gould a witness in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday. being called In the
case Of Louis Mirande al against the Texas
Pacific Railway. The plaintiff is one Of about
thirty claimants who seek 10 recover damages from
the Texas Pacific company for cotton stored
pier owned by the company at West Wego, Tex.
which burned in November. 1884, Mr.. Mirande de
Clares a loss OF $4,000 The claims aggregate about
100000 Mr.. Gould. president Of the Texas Pa
cific road. interrogated at great length as to
what he knew OF the details of the fire
Court adjourned. with Mr.. Gould still on the
stand until to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
'J4MES RETLLT' DISCHARGED.

No ONE COMPLAINS IN COURT ABOUT MAN WHO
SMASHED MISS FAY TEMPLEToN's WINDOWS.
James Reilly" who was arrested Sunday
night while poking his through the basement
window in Miss Fay Templeton's house at No $50
West Seventy -ninth-st, twice arraigned before
Magistrate Meade in the West Side Police Court
Yesterday The first time he paroed in
definitely because the magistrate did not under
stand all the circumstances Of the case. The
second time he paroled until p
At that time Reilly discharged Police
man Brady told Magistrate Meade that ne had been
TO Miss Templetons house, but that the complain
ant. Marie Christie had said that she was too i'll
O come TO court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
DISTRICT ATTORNEY 4CCT SEQ.

Albany, April 1i.-An informal application was
made to Governor Odell to-day for the removal of
District Attorney Egbert Palmer of Greene County
the ground of dereliction OF duty. The appca-
ton was made by D. II. DAILY. the Rev. DR.. Clifton
and the Rev. DR.. Micklc, of COXsacke. They al
legged that the District Attorney had failed pro-
coed against persons who violated the Election la W
at the last general election after demand had
been made that he act In the matter. The Governor
informed them that he had directed the Attorney
General to Investigate similar charges against Mr..
Palmer, and suggested that further action be de
ferred until report had been made. This was
satisfactory the COXsackie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
THE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY.

les a. Mo. 829 Bowery: unknown: 50.
-:55 l41 Deiancey-st-: Samuel Newark trifng
sos a. m-No 100 sxty-ffth- Arthur Braeken-
terg; fleo-
1880 a. u-No. sixty-second Sarah Lucas
$3.50.
II 10 n-No. Spring Henry Punchard trifng
500 o. Mo 100 Coumbia-st Samuel Habberman So
20 o. hundred and forty hfthst. and Willis
ave; ufknoSn. triring.
6.<s % Mo East sOne-hundred- and-fourth-st; A
jackson. ufsirg.
7NG D. Mo West Fifty frs-st.: Peter Schmidt
$40
V5 .. Mo s5s East one-hundred-and-t thirty ninth
81, Henry LUytin: So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
Bills ONCE MORE HELD Up.

ORDER RESTRAINING PAYMENTS TO WEST
CHESTER NEWSPAPERS CONTINUED.
At the meeting of the Westchester County
Board of Supervisors in White Plains yesterday
an order obtained by Clarence De Witt Rogers.
of PeekskiI. continuing the injunction against
the payment of the bills of newspapers, amount
ing TO about $1,000. was served on the chair
man and clerk. The order is returnable before
Supreme Court Justice Keogh in Brooklyn on
April IS. It is really the continuation OF an
order obtained several weeks ago by John Hold
en- of New Rochelle
The order restraints the Supervisors from pay
ing thirty OF the newspapers of the county ABOUT
$3.50 each for publishing the abstracts of town
accounts. The Westchester publishers met yes
terday and resolved to fight the injunction. They
will be represented at the argument on Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
PISTOL TO PROTECT POST.
BROOKLYN MAN DEFIEs BUREAU OF IN
CIrMRRASC,Es PENDING HIS APPEAL.

CUMBRANCES PENDING HIS APPEAL
John Pullman. a real estate dealer at Fifth-ave-
and Union St Brooklyn. says that II anybody from
the Bureau Of membranes attempts to remove
a certain post from in front of his office he Will
use pistol them. Pullman's post is a tall one
bearing a sign the top. He says that IT -
primarily hitching post, and that the sign Is IN
cfdentaI The Bureau of Incumbrances declares
that post used especially to hold up the sign
Stephen II. Hoye. lawyer. representing Mr.
Pullman said yesterday in asking Justice Marean.
in the Supreme Court for an injunction restraining
the Bureau OF membranes from removing the
post:
THAT post Is a hitChing post 1t is as much a
part OF my clients business the pen with which
he writes or the desk at which he sits MIR. Pull
man saws that If an attempt is made to remove that
post . has old Winchester which he may use
II think that the old Winchester is his only rem
edy'' said Justice Marean smiling. Il shall have
TO deny your motion
When Mr.. Pullman was seen later he said:
II haven't got old Winchester but have got
a good modern pistol. | am going TO appeal from
Justice Marean's decision to the Appellate Divis-
ion Meanwhile If attempts to monkey
with that post there Will be very serious trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
HAS DRAWN SALARY ILLEGALLY.
MAYOR sTETsON OF ORANGE so INFORMED
BY THE CITY COUNSEL

Orange April "a (SpeciaD.-It has been discovered
that for the last two years Mayor StetsOn Of Or
ange has been drawing salary which was never
legally voted to him. The Mayors attention has
been called TO this by City Counsel Davis. Mr..
Stetson said to-day that ne had not investigated
the question. but the ordinance fixing his salary
was drawn by the present City Counsel. who, he
was sure would not draw an Illegal ordinance
Mr. Davis was not consulted on the question as
20 whether the ordinance was legally adopted y
committee OF the Common Council certlned tna<
a law had been adopted providing that the ques-
,ion of having a salary should be submitted TO the
people at any election, and that the assent OF d
majority Of the voters voting at suGh an election
sbCuId he necessary secure the ad0puon OF the
iav- Mr. Davis accordingly drafted the ordinance,
but at the election at which the question vas SUI
rntted only 456 ballots out OF 4IU cast reItrIs't
TO the salary proposition; 1i6 of these were LOT hS
salary which is $1,000 year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
LIVED NEARLY 100 YEARS.
FOUR GENERATIONS OF DESCENDANTS AT
WOMANS DEATHBED.

New Brunswick, April "a (SpeciaD.-Nrs. Hannah
Barlow. the oldest resident of New Brunswick died
at her home here yesterday from old age. She was
nearly years old. At her bedside at her death
were four generations Of her descendants.
Mrs Barlow was born in New Brunswick on May
l. 1886 and was the daughter Of Barney and Dor
othy Fisher Hartwick- Her mother lived be 10
years Old dying in 1916. She was employed by Com
modore Vanderbilt when he kept the Ballona Hotel
in this city. She helped to cook the dinner for
Lafayette when he visited this city She
married twice. and the mother of eleven chill
dren. Her second husband Isaac Barlow. built the
house in which she died and where she had lived
for ffty-six years. Three daughters and two soEs
survive her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
roUy.s ONLY INDUSTRY DESTROYED.

THE swEpEsRoRo GLASS WORKS. OWNED AND
RUN BY wORKMEN. BURNED
sUedesboro. April "a (SpeciaD.-The Swedesboro
Glass Works the towns only industry. owned ana
operated the cooperative plan Dy the bowers
was DESTROYED by fire this morning The loss IS
about $40 0f0 with only partial insurance. Presi-
don't PuthuIt saws temporary shed will be oulIc
and work resumed quickly as possible. hut a.
number of the men have secured work eiseWneres
as there is an unusual demand for blowers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
BROOKLYN PLUMBERS STRIKE FOR 81.

The union plumbers in Brooklyn went a gen.
ersl strike yesterday TO enforce demand for a
wage scale of 81 day. the eight-hour workday and
the Saturday half holiday The present wages Of
the plumbers are IS 20 a day. The union has about
q thousand members. the greater number of whom
cbeyed the strike order The strike decided
on at a mass meeting OF the Journeymen Plumbers
Union in Arcanum Hail. No. s0 Bridge-st-, Brook
lyr on Saturday night II is nineteen years since
there a general strike OF Brooklyn plumbers
before the present one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
WEDDING or L. l.. IAN ALLEN A SURPRISE.

The marriage of Lucas L. Van Allen an oldtime
Republican politician, and friend OF President
Roosevelt. Senator Plat and Postmaster Van
Colt to Miss Emma Frances Foster a gen
uine surprise to his friends. Mr. Van Allen, who
Is over sixty years old is seriously i'll the Hotel
Albert, Eleventh and University Place, where he
has lived for number of years. When he be-
came III Miss Fosters devotion his heart. and
he proposed and accepted. The ceremony was
performed Wednesday by the Rev. George
Alexander Mrs. Van Allen is about forty-iv
old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
CHURCH WORKER SUES FOR DITORCE

Mrs. Minnie c. Hall. of NewRochelle prom
inent worker in Trinity Episcopal Church, of White
Plains, has brought suit through her lawyer. Will
lam b. Aitken, in the Supreme Court at White
Plains for an absolute divorce from her husband.
Pierre c. Hall. of this city, Mr.. Hall Is the son
of the late Thomas Hail. wealthy tobacco manu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
WAULTFFE INQUIRY TO-DAT.
JOHN DOE Proceedings TO BE BEGUN BEFORE
JUSTICE MAYER

JUSTICE MAYER.
John Doe proceedings In the McAuliffe
expected 10 begin this afternoon before Justice
Mayer. OF the Court of Special Sessions, who will
sit a magistrate in investigation desired by
persons who believe McAuine was victim of
police brutality revenge. District Attorney
Jerome has declared that all the facilities his
Office Will be lent TO the investigation. although he
still believes that McAuliffe murdered.
The investigation may be hampered by the dis
appearance Of three witnesses II. 5. Stark, Aaron
Cohen and John Lennon Stark was the man who
declared that he a OF McAuliffe's descrip-
ton pushed from a cab in Sixth-ave. the morn
ing OF February 16 shortly before McAuliffe
found senseIess on the sidewalk Cohen and Len
the witnesses who identified Detective
Sergeant James Herman of two who.
they said. carried d much battered man out OF the
police station in West Forty-seventh-st. on the
morning. County detectives who tried 10
serve subponas the three witnesses have
ported that they could not find the men Why they
disappeared nobody could explain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
FIVE CHILDREN AT ONE BIRTH.

Poughkeepse. n. Y. April 14.-IsaIah Rhodes. Of
Baleys Gay Ulster County. announced in this city
to-day that his daughter. Mrs. James McCiowan,
twcnty-eght years old OF fuckers Corners, a ham
let in Ulster County, yesterday gave birth to five
children all girls. and that all are doing well. Mrs.
McGowan's other children a son and twins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
LEFT HUSBAND AFTER THREE Days.

CorRrStIIP LASTED ONLY \ wEEN-NtN DOES
NOT KNOW ADDRESS OF wIFES PARENTS
,,-;rhrr Van Antwerp. of No 1i3 J-uion-st- Jersey
civ Yesterday asked the police 20 look for his
wife Lillian. eighteen years old. who disappeared
from her home last Thursday. Van Antwerp 5alt
that h. had been married only three days Whell
his wife left home. The COurtShip lasted pIiy one
week His wifes parents. he said, HVed III IiO-
boken but he did not know their address
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
LEASE OF DOMINION COAL COMPANY.

Montreal, April IA meeting of the directors of
the Dominion Iron and Steel Company was held
here this afternoon It was announced that
sta tement would be given out until Tomorrow, but
The Montreal Star" says tonight that the rumor
on the street in regard to the meeting Is that the
steel company has decided to lease the Dominion
Coal Company basis OF per cent dividend on
the common stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
yEwSDE4LERS AND ST4TIONERS MEET

The New-York Newsdealers and Stationers Pro
t.cttye Association held meeting and smoker
last night at the American Hotel Lodge Rooms
Eighth-ave. and Forty-tirst-st. A musical pro-
sramme was rendered the chief feature of which
WAS Master Richard Iassar. the boy singer.
Colonel w D. Mann. OF Town Topics" and
Charles NJ Bergstresser. of The Wall STR IT
Journal" were the speakers OF the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
WILL LEAVES $4,000 TO DOWIE.
FORMER NEW-ZEAI1ANDER MtANl ~
LEAVE ALL HIS PROPERTY
TO ELIJAH IL"

Chicago April 14.-By the terms Of Frederick SUIT
toms will. which has been filed for PROBATE III 'he
aLa County Court John Alexander Dowte, head
=. .,a 1,on,sts who STYLES himself Elijah II. is
made heir TO an estate of $4,000 most OF which Is
In New-Zealand whence his benefactor came mere
Sutton had left all that he had 10 DoWie, but a
,.u DAVIS before his death concluded TO remember
his stster and three brothers. who still In New
Zraiand A codcil providing for them was filed
Will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
WORLDS FAIR NOT POSTPONED.
AND MANAGEMENT WILL NOT CONSIDER
PROPOSITION TO WAIT UNTIL 1905.

III NJ EN- y
PROPOSITION TO WAIT UNTIL 1906
ST Louis April 14.-President ID. r. Francis Of
the Iouisia Purchase Exposition Company, in
answer to the many statements that the world s
fair would not open in 1903 made this statement
to-day:
Neither the board of directors nor the executive
committee has taken any formal action concern
ing a of the exposition. 1t seems I'M
possible TO prevent agitation OF the subject Per
sonay should prefer the exposition to be held
in 1903. - 80
urovad nv the national committee. Congress and
the administration. postponement is thought
necessary. that step will be taken IN due tune:
hut under no circumstances would the board OF
directors any one else connected officially with
the exposition consider for moment a postpone
ment TO 1868. which, according TO the morning
papers Santos Dumont has stated has been de-
cided upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
BRONT HOSPITAL BILL SIGNED

Albany. April 14-CiOvernor Odeu to-day signed
the bill of Senator HennesSey authorizing the n
structOn of new hospital in the Borough of The
Bronx. 1t directs the Sinking Fund Commission o
the city have bonds issued FOR 10000 be used
in acquiring the site for the proposed structure and
for $780, for erecting and equpping the building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
SPORT AT THE FENCERS' CLUB

At the Fencers' Club at $50 o'clock this evening
teams Of three each will fence for silver
cup and gold medals presented by the club The
Washington Fencers' Club Boston Athletic Assoc
citation. New-York Athletic Club and Fencers Club
will represented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
T4ss4R GRADUATE 4 sUICIDE.
MISS MAY GRANGER TAKES PRUssIC ACID AT HER
FATHERS HOME

MAY GRANGER TAkES PHI SoItE I'D IT n FsFt
FATHERS HOME.
Winsted. Conn. April H-NervOus prostration
brought on by excessive study and work
teacher, led the suicide of Miss May Granger.
daughter Of s e Granger. of Centre-st.. of the
towns leading citizens Miss Changers dead body
was found this morning beside her bed, and In
vestigation showed that she had taken nearly an
ounce of diluted prussic acid. She twenty-sfx
years old and graduate of Nassar. class OF IS
In her college course Miss Granger received high
honors winning a Greek scholarship at gradua tiOn
which entitled her to a years postgraduate study
Afterward she became teacher OF Greek ana Ger
man in the Keene IN HI High School. but
compelled account OF her health To give UP the
place at end Of the fall term She had been at
her home here since Christmas. She was 10 have
gone Tomorrow to a sanatOrium at Clifton Springs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
JER0ME TO SEE GOVERNOR.

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Albany. April H-Ciovernor 0dell read telegram
from District Attorney Jerome to-day saying he
would come here Thursday morning and have
a conference with him about the evidence thus far
McAuiine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
U4N AND WIFE Suicides IN 4 Day
CRAzED BY GRIEF. SHE KILLS HERSELF
ACROSS HIS BODY.

ADROSS HIS BUD1.
Michael Mahoney an employee of the National
Sugar Refining Company. in Yonkers. killed him
self yesterday in the presence of his wife.
father and mother by drinking carbolic acid. In
the evening his wife, crazed by grief. committed
suicide in the same way. She found lying
dead across his body. The had tried kill
himself before by jumping from a third story
window When he drank the acid yesterday his
wife became frantic and had to be restrained. but
she became calm later and went about making
arrangements for the funeral.
In the evening she left the room where her hus-
bands parents were and went TO that in which was
his body A few minutes later neghboTs
came in. and Mrs MahOney was found lying across
her husbands body with a small bottle. which had
contained carbolfc acid in her hand. An ambu-
lance was called from ST Johns Hospital. but when
IL arrived the woman dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
SHUTS OFF OPPOSITION.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY ABsORBs RIVAL.
PIPE LINE

Wheeling w. Va. April H-By the purchase OF
the properties of large independent OIL pro-
ducing firms in Marshall County, the Standard on
Company absorbs the only independent ana rival
nine line concern in the State The Standard pays
s7.OCo0 IL is said. the Berredum Company. Whlch
gives I'D fourteen wells and several hundred acres.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
SUGAR PRICES REDUCED FIVE POINTS.

The prices OF sugars were reduced five points
yesterday the basis o: 81 70 hundred pounds for
fine sranulated. The reduction was first announced
by the American Sugar Refining Company. but Ar
buckle Brothers followed soon afterward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
AMERICAN CAN STRIKE OVER.
THREE THOUSAND EMPDoYE2s WIN DEMAND FOR
ABOLITION OF TINE SLIPS

The three thousand striking employees OF the
American Can Company in its Manhattan and
yarooklvn factories met yesterday in hall Dover
and South SITS. and declared the strike off, having
wen their demand. which for the abolition Of
time slips All the strikers VIII return to work to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
AFRAID OF SPARKS on THE ILLINOIS.

PREPARATION Or THE BATTLBsIIIP FOR a LONG
TRIP RETARDED BY THE TRANSFER
OF A SWITCHBOARD
The preparation Of the new battleship Illinois
for her first long trip win be s; further retarded
hv orders which have just been received TO remove
the switchboard controlling the electric motors
for the ammunition hoists from inside the powder
magazine to a place Of less danger.
The officers say that there is at present little
danger Of = shark unless the switch is operated
nv an amateur, and than such a spark would DO
no damage unless there happened 10 be some loose
noxder about The remote possibility that such
condttiol1s might exist at some future time. how
ever has led the Navy Department TO remove
every source of danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
no ADDITION TO INTERSTATE P4RK
GOVERNOR oDEIL vETOEs BILL GIVING CoMNIs
SION POWER TO ACQUIRE MORE LAND

SION POWER TO ACQUIRE MORE LAND.
Albany. April 1-Governor Odeil to-day vetoed
the bill of Senator Goodsell. giving the Palisades
Interstate Park Commission the power To add to
the State park lands along the Hudson River in
Rockland County. between Piermont Creek the
south and the State reservation of Stony Point
the north beginning at and including Hook Noun
tain. in Upper Nyack, Rockland County. and
tending along the west bank OF the Hudson River
o the State reservation OF Stony Point The bill
gave the commission power, In conjunction with
the State. county. town and village authorities TO
lay out and construct boulevard north and south
OF the proposed park. utilizing. where available
existing roads streets, TO connect with any boule
might be constructed through the park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15

A meeting of the Harlem Board OF Commerce
was to have been held last evening to take &C
ton on the East Side tunnel but 1t was post
poned on account of the death of Sas c. Croft.
who was a prominent member. The board OF
directors met last week and drew up resolutions
favoring The Tribunes plan. These resolutions
were TO have been presented for ratification last
mig
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-07

DO we get our fashions from Paris
and London. or do they take their tone
from us regarding styles? Really. it
is a pretty question and one that bears
looking into. Here we have the Eng
fish and French women bemoaning the
appearance of the short skirt in their
midst quite as sadly as did we Amer
leans few years ago. when it required
no small stock of courage to appear in
public in the abbreviated skirt Then
the Parisians have begun to take a
surprising interest in the stunning
clothes that make Uncle Sans fair rep.
resentatives look so wondrously fas-
cinating when enjoying a season al
that gay capital, and they can scarcely
realize from whence this well groomed
and magnifcently gowned rival has APP
peared.
The American modiste. on the other
hand pins on her hat some fine morn
with only well filed purse and a note
book to bear her company. She pur
chases few trunks Of finery fills her
notebook with IDEAS upon arrival and
flies home on the next boat to produce
some Of the most marvellous creations
that are composite Of all the beauti-
full things she has seen and her own
original ideas. The result is that the
English and French women are begin
ming to recognize that the American
woman is decidedly worth looking at
and initiating. Pittsburg Dispatch.