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New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
CITIZENS UNION MEMBERS FORM A CLUB

A club TO be known as the West End Citizens
Club, was organized in the VII Assembly DIS
trict of Brooklyn night at Fifty y-fourth-st'
and FIfth-aye The aim of this club is to
hold together the members of the Citizens Union
and to raise the standard of politics TO hgher
plane None but members of the district organiza-
ton of the Citizens Union will be eligible to MEM
bership. The following officers were elected:
Thomas Duntze president: F. W. A. TONES, Vice
nresdant. f r TngameIls financial secretary;
Joseph Oberlies corresponding secretary; Francis
G. Quinn treasurer: William Oberles. Otto X
Mount and Wallace Edwards trustee. The ciuh
motto is Pure and enlightened politics Is the
noblest pursuit that engage the mind or man.
and the intention is to impress this principle upon
the public by a series of lectures and discussions
to he held under the auspices of the club at some
suitable hall in the district Prominent speakers
Of the various parties will be invited TO address
these meetings. It is the intention OF the club TO
establish permanent headquarters, or clubroons.
Thoroughly furnished and containing reading rooms.
billiard tables and full club accommodations
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

Police inspectors summoned police captains to
ther offices yesterday, by direction of Commissioner
partridge. and delivered what referred later
by some of the captains a brace up order"
The inspectors repeated 20 the captains what they
chad received verbally from the Commissioner, and
fthe captains told repeat the sergeants
yIoundsmen and patrolmen under them. In sub
tetance il this:
All uniformed policemen must enforce the law
vigorously and make arrests whenever they catch
anybody violating the law. They must be more
sert more attentive to duty and more active the
discharge OF it, Uniforms must be kent clean. Cap
( tairls and serSeantS must sign books regularly
shoWing Their presence in the stations and their
absences from precincts. Policemen must NOT loiter
on patrol Civil answers must be given TO citizens
asking for informa ton. Sergeants on duty at the
stations must keep fvler coats buttoned and Dre-
serve military appearance. while they must keen
me books written up to date All reports sent to
SIonce Headquarters must be addressed TO the
HoIce commissioner, not TO a deputy.
Commissioner Partridge said Yesterday that he
wished to give warning 20 people who sent anony-
InoIs letters TO him that they wasting time
s,d postage stamps IL any person has informa
non 10 give as he said. let him sign his name
We are always glad TO get information, but want
40 discourage anonymous communica tions
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
NOT A WORD, SAYS CROKER.

Richard Croker busy with friends up
etairs in the Democratic Club last night that
he was unable to see the newspaper men who
were waiting in the lobby of the clubhouse for
fhim until after II O'Clock. He then came down
stairs with Dave Gideon, and I'm reply to a
question to what he thought a bout the out
come of the election in the With District he
said:
Gentlemen. have absolutely nothing to say V
He asked what he thought about the land
slide against Belmont in Richmond. and he re-
piled:
4 Il know nothing about Richmond. 1 under
stand, however from the returns that the Man
haitian districts showed up well for Mr.. Bel
mont"
Mr.. Croker was asked when he going to
leave this country for Vantage, and he an
xwered:
Il have not decided
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
WEST SIDE REPUBLICAN DINNER.

The West Side Republican Club dinner. which
will be held a the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday
evening, will be of the largest gatherings of
the season. Covers will be laid for between 500 and
coo members and guests. The various branches of
the State and city governments and the judiciary
will be represented in the list of invited guests
and speakers. among whom will be Mayor Low
Controller Grout District Attorney Jerome, Presi-
dent Fornes of the Board of Aldermen. Borough
President Cantor Supreme Court Justices Morgan
J. O'Brien, James A. Blanchard and John Proctor
Clarke; Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, Collector
Bidwell Congressman William II. Douglas, Pres-
dent Robert c. Morris of the County Committee
Senator Nevada II. Stranahan Job E. Hedges. r.
Fulton Cutting and the Rev. DIR. Donald Sage Mac
kay.
Among the guests OF members Of the club will
be Senators T. f. Ellsworth, Hobart Krum George
r. Malby. Horace White, Frank w. Higgins.
George e. Greene speaker S. Fred Nixon, Assem-
biymen lothian p. Aids. Otto Kelsey, Gherardi
Davis and John A. Meekes, Ir.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
GRAFFS ACCOUNTS TWISTED

G. Edward Graft. of the defunct brokerage firm
of g. Edward Graft & Co, in which Thomas F.
Nevins was the junior member. the stand
yesterday in the continuation of the hearings that
are being held by Mr. Tilney. referee in bankruptcy.
for the purpose of finding out what became of the
assets of the firm. Mr. Tilney somewhat more
successful yesterday than heretofore.
MIR. Graft first testified that during course of
the partnership he had drawn out s11s2s0 as his
lawful share OF the profits. Later he admitted that
this amount did not include money that had been
used IN private speculation. He had taken 'out
IN n blotter under the head of special accounts
These amounts We're never entered on the ledger.
Mr.. Graf admitted that all of this money should
have been paid back to balance the books. but that
SC had not been and that he unable to tell
what had become of it. The hearing was then ad-
journed 10 Friday afternoon, January IL
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
COMBINATION RUHOR REVIVED.
EXPRESS COMPANIEs-UNIFo BASIS
FOR RATES PLANNED.

Unusual activity and advances In the prices
caused yesterday a renewal Of the old and often
denied report that these companies would soon
be combined into single great corporation.
The Adams Express Company was not included
in yesterdays rumor, although the quotation
for it's stock has advanced 10 points in the last
ten days: but it was said that the American.
United States and Welsh Fargo would be COM
bined No confirmation of the story could be OBJ
tanned. but explanation of the advance in
the stocks furnished in a statement from
good authority that meeting of the officials of
the principal companies would be held next
month. when plan would be considered for es-
tablishing a uniform basis for rates to apply
to all large companies. This plan. 1t is said.
Is being worked out with the object of doing
away with the competitive bidding, which in the
past has been extremely disastrous in the case
Of one or more of the big companies.
There is already a more or less complete
community of stockholding interest among the
leading express companies but it has always
been declared by their officers that actual con-
solidation would be impossible. The American
Express Company. which has paid per cent
yearly dividends since 1891. has only recently
been put an per cent basis, and t is un-
derstood that the Wells-F Fargo dividend will
also soon be raised from q to an s per cent
basis.
American Express yesterday jumped 10 points
DID, sales of 200 shares. The last pre-
cedRg sale January 3, when the stock
gained { points. United States Express stock
which on December 81 selling at %, has
since then been advancing and yesterday went
GI2 points. Wells Fargo advanced l point on
sales of only 100 shares
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
GOODHAN OR PARSONS.
CAUSING PRESIDENT FORNES
SOME WORRY.

The only remaining hard nut that President
Fornes Of the Board of Aldermen will have to
crack, according to the aldermen who were seen
Yesterday is the selection OF the chairman of
the Finance Committee. This is the prize COM
mittee Craftsmanship of the board, it car
ries with it membership of the Sinking Fund
Commission Alderman Goodman and Alderman
Parsons both of whom are regarded able and
influential members of the board, are candidates
for the honor. Friends of Mr.. Parsons say that
his chances are far better than those or MI
Goodman at present.
On the other hand. it said yesterday tnat
President Fornes had discovered that II Aioer-
man Goodman did not get the coveted chalr-
manship he would resign the leadership or the
board to which he was elected, and be more or
less of free lance in the board for the next TWO
years. The fusion majority is so slender that
anything savoring of a split is well calculateo
to make the Republican and fusion leaders
somewhat nervous. While 1t is not believed that
Alderman Goodman would go out OF his way to
embarrass President Fornes, his friends are
confident that he would pursue a strictly lnde-
pendent course in case he lost the chairmanshp
of the Finance Committee, and continue his ef-
forts largely to securing everything possible Tor
his own district
This would result in the leadership going to
Alderman James Fl. McInnes. of Brooklyn the
vice president of the board. Some or MT Mcih-
ness friends. realizing the advantage OF having
him the leader and president at the Same
time, are backing Mr.. Parsons for the chairman
ship Of the Finance Committee. 1t is peHeVeo
that if Alderman Goodman is defeated for the
chairmanship of the Finance Committee. he VIII
get the head of the Railroad and possibly that
Of the Water Supply Committee as We'll
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
SKETCH OF MONTAGUE LEssLER.

Montague Lesser was born in this city thirty
three years ago. He attended the public schools
and later graduated from the City College.
Choosing the law a profession he attended the
Columbia Law School. and after his graduation be-
gan practice about years ago. For several
years he lived in the XXIXth Assembly District,
and a member of the Republican County Com
mittee. He is married. This is the first time tha [
he office. and of his
traordinary victory his friends predict for him
bright political future.
The district In which he was elected yesterday
will be the With next fall, and on account
OF changes in the lines II he makes the race a Sec
ond time he Will be confronted with a normal
Democratic plurality of 5000
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
CHEAP GAS FOR P4RISI4yS.
PLANS OF AMERICAN SYNDICATE IN FRANZ
REDUCTION IN PRICES

PLANS OF AMERICAN SYNDICATE IN FRANCE.
REDUCTION IN PRICES
Paris, Jan. S.-"La Vie Financiere'' annou,ca,
in its issue this morning that an American svr-
dicate represented by A Brady. gas exper,
is preparing to operate French COMPANY
which is now being organized. with a capital
of 100000 francs, and that this amount will
be increased. If necessary, TO 50000.000 francs
The paper says the French company proposes
to take up the concession to supply gas to the
city of Paris and its suburbs upon the expra
ton of the present monopoly in 1906; that II
will manufacture gas by a new process and
that IL will agree to supply gas to private con-
sumers for eighteen centines cubic metre and
for municipal, industrial. heating and cooking
purposes at fifteen centimes a cubic metre. The
company asks for a concession lasting for nftv
years. the city to have the right 70 repurchasa
in 1880. The company demands guarantees
and hopes to be able to pay the city 6,00OO0O
francs annually out of the profits
Parisians now pay thirty centimes cubic
metre for gas, while the municipality paws
twenty-five centimes.
This new proposition will come before tha
Municipal Council next Thursday. The name OF
the company is La Societe Premiere de Gas de-
Paris ct Banlieux-"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
DEPUTY SHERIFFS' BADGES ABUSED.
TWENTY-FIVE MEN WHO HAVE VIOLATED
THE LAW WITH THEM TO BE ARRESTED.

Sheriff William ]. o Brien has shut down on
issuing special deputy sherihs' badges An inves-
tigaon OF the old practice OF issuing these badges
leaves doubt whatever in Mr. OBriens mind
that they have been used TO oppress thousands of
people the lower East Side. He has learned
that numbers of instalment dealers or their col
ectors hPve obtained these badges by paying IS
apiece for them, and have used them to compel the
payment of debts among the poor under pain
the debtors being dispossessed All Of the old
shields revoked the end of 1901 but the
Sheriff says that although hundreds Of them are
out the holders apparently using them as il
they were new. lie has taken the necessary steps
to arrest about twenty-five men holding these old
badges a charge of violating the law Up TO the
present he has issued only two new badges, and
these to court officers. who liable to have
charge of juries when they locked up over
night.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

this city. l am glad for the young who
struggle and feel keenly that the primal prin-
ciples of American honor and decency are safe"
BELMONT BLAMES CROKER.
Mr.. Belmont and his friends at their head
quarters in the Astor House took their defeat
grimly. Mr.. Belmont would make statement,
but one Of his campaign managers said:
Croker is at the bottom of this defeat. The
word passed along TO knife Belmont, and
the result is apparent TO marked degree all
through the district. Mr.. Croker and his friends
have not heard the last OF this Congress district
fight"
After receiving returns from nearly all the
districts. and realizing that he was beaten, Mr..
Belmont shook hands with his campaign mana
gers, thanked them courteously for their hdrd
work, told them that he hoped it would not be
very long before he could show his appreciation
for their sacrifices. and then went home. His
defeat has left the Tammany organization split
into bitter factions throughout the lower part
of the CITY.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
FIRE IN SETTLEMENT BUILDING
FLAMES DO $1,000 DAMAGE IN THE EAST SIDE
INSTITUTION.

FLAMES DO $1,000 DAMAGE IN THE EAST SIDE
INSTITUTION.
Fire broke out in the University Settlement
Building. No. ISL Eldridge-st.. early this MORN
ing The blaze discovered by the janitor
and the officer on the post sent in an alarm.
The fire was under the stairs in the basement
near the vaults in which stored the funds
and valuables of the Provident Loan Society
The blaze was confined to the basement and
resulted in about $1,000 damage
The University Settlement is the best known
social settlement in America. Mayor Low is
president and James B. Reynolds is head
worker. The building was put up in 1898 at a
cost OF 100000. The settlement is supported
by voluntary contributions
Mr.. Reynolds said to Tribune reporter that
he believed that the fire was started accidental
ly. Some one had probably dropped a lighted
match under the staircase.
In the day time the building is occupied by
several hundred children. who attend the vari-
Gus clubs and classes. which are taught by many
well known persons At the time OF the fire
however no one was in the building except Mr.
Reynolds and the others who live there
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
DoUGHERTY DENIES BIG FRAUDS.
HE is INVESTIGATING A CASE IN WHICH
TEN CENTS WAS PAID FOR SUP
PLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

J. Hampden Dougherty. Commissioner OF Water
Supply. Gas and Electricity, said yesterday TO a
Tribune reporter that he had not discovered great
frauds IN the water meter servics OF the city.
The reports that had discovered such frauds.
he said. "are largely ina ginatIye. They seem to
be based the fact that investigating
in which there had been failure OF a
meter register the water consumed in a
building 1t is five story building. used for pur-
poses which seem TO require the use OF considerable
water, and the owner sent 10 cents In payment
for water the meter had registered I'm several
months. OF course, that needed investigation.
There may be other cases, but haven't discov-
cred them YETI
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
HAWKES. WILL INVESTIG ATE

Dock Commissioner Hawkes. announced yesterds Y
that he would Immediately institute a thorough IN
syesgaton into the exposures in yesterdays Tribune
concerning the ferries which have been operating
without franchises or franchises that have ex-
pired result of the negligence of the Tammanv
administration Mr. Hawkes. said that he was not
yet prepared TO make any statement concerning the
:cnarges but would probably say something in a
few days.
Mr.. Hawkes. granted the request of the chief
clerk TO invite the Commissioners of Accounts Ia
60 his books. and accepted the resignation of
the secretaries of the former commissioners as well
- that of w. o. b. Walker superintendent of
Adocks -
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
FORTY MORE PAROLES AT SING SING

Ossining. N V. Jan. (SpeciaD.-The State
Parole Commission closed it's second meeting in
Sing Sing Prison this afternoon. after two days
session. The commission Is composed of state
Treasurer JaeCkel c. V. Collins. the Superint.pd-
ent of Prisons. and Lspenard Stewart president
OF Of the State Prison Association. They examined
l3O prisoners who claimed be eligible under rhe
Parole act to their freedom. After consiierine
these cases forty men were granted paroles T1hoss
whose cases were favorabiy acted upon will be
released from the prison in parties OF four until
At the first meeting of the commission at sinr
sins Prison. last October. sixty prisoners were
released from this prison parole and are stiu
at liberty. and. according TO the parole offcer' a
report 10 the Parole Commission. ali are leading
respectable lives and report regularly of their
whereabouts. :. " N
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
A COLD SUMMER, REMARKS THE MAYOR.
CONTRACT MADE FOR COAL LAST JULY. But
ARMoRIEs HAVEN'T ANY NOW.

The Armory Board for the administration
was organized yesterday at meeting held in the
Mayors office. Mayor Low sat with President
Fornes who takes the place Of Commissioner
Kearny: President Wells. who succeeds Mr.. Felt
rer: General James McAleer and General George
Moore Smith. According to custom the Mayor was
selected as chairman and Mr.. Wells made sec
fTetary The secretary then said that five armories
had communicated with him and told him that
tcoal must Immediately furnished the armories
would be without any.
The clerk told the Mayor that Commissioner
Kearny in his capacity head OF the Department
Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies now
defunct. had always advertised in the fall for coal
for armories for the ensuing This fall the
Commissioner did not advertise. as he was going
office thus leaving the armories with practi-
eally coal.
President Cantor telephoned to Superintendent
Walker of Public Buildings and Offices to about
cry contract that might have been made. He soon
came in smiling and announced that Mr.. Walker
had found contract made last July by Commis7
sioner Kearny for Suppying armorfes with coal
until next July This contract called for 4l25 tons
of coal, and Mr. Cantor announced that IL was
reported prior 10 January to be all gone
1T must have been pretty cold summer" re-
marked the Mayor.
After some discussion the board decided to
sskive temporary relief TO the armores.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
HEREFORD BULL BRINGS BIG PRICE

Chicago, Jan. 7-The Hereford bull Perfection
s2s9l sold for s9OO to-day at the Union Stock
Yards. Chicago This is the highest price ever paid
in America for a Hereford, and the highest price
In recent years for n bull of any breed Per-
fection was the champion Hereford bull of the In
ternational Live Stock Exposition. in December
He headed the list OF fifty-siX animals sold to-day
by Thomas Clark. of Beecher. Ill. and was pur-
chased by Gilbert II Hoxie, ice-presdent Of the
Mallory Live Stock Commission Company of Chi
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were sold for S2s.3S5 an average of S50I head
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
4RRANGEMENTs FOR ENGLISH NAIL

The fast ocean steamers which would ordinarily
s%sil on Saturday having been withdrawn for the
regular winter 'overhaung. there will be no fast
I boats leaving this port Saturday for England.
I'm order that there may be as little DELAY as nos
ssiole in getting the mails TO London, they will be
divided between the two steamers leaving here on
Saturday-the Minneapolis. of the Atlantic Trans
port Line, and the Saxonia, OF the Cunard Line
: They of about equal speed. The Mnnea polie
will make special stop at Plymouth TO send for
ward the mail.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
RUmoRED OBJECT OF THE COMPANY.
SOUTHWESTERN SECURITIES COMPANY MAY TAKE
OVER sECT RITES OF ROADS OF
GOULD SYSTEM

It Is rumored In Wall Street that the Southwest
ern Securities Company. which was incorporated
at Trenton Monday with capital of 100000
will prove to be the long rumored proprietary
company for taking the securities of the roads
OF the Gould system. Among the objects Of the
company as set forth in the articles of incor
poraton, is Ito underwre, subscribe for. purchase
and acquire the bonds debentures other securi-
ties etc of other corpora tions. ''Debentures. in
the quoted clause, ii is surmised in quarters
may refer TO the Wabash debenture Bs, which IT
is said, have been largely absorbed by the Gould
interests.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
LOOKING FOR HUGHES, FALSE AGENT

Richmond. Ind. Jan. CSpeciaD.-The National
Cloak Company. of New-York. which for years has
been victimzed by a false agent and which offered
a reward for his arrest. sends word TO Indiana.
that the man giving the name of w. III. Hughes is
the it wants. Hughes was caught trying to
work a hnl-flam game. He has operated most ex-
tensively i'll Missouri. Iowa and Kansas but has
been in many other States. The Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia is another of Hughes's vic.
Tins, and that company also joined in the reward
offered. Among the names by which Hughes ia
known are McVicker Smith and Mcdonald
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
CIRCUIT WAVES OFF PLACE HUNTERS.

Controller Grout yesterday said that he could
not receive any more applications for places.
ut is impossible for me- he said. ITO receive any
more applications for office, for I already have
more than I can by any possibility find places for
and those who have heretofore applied VIII do me
a personal favor facilitate tho public business and
will not injure their chances for appointment in
the least II they now refrain from adding personal
visits and solicitations the written applica dons
which are on file My time is needed for public
business. and the business hours. though eN-
tended in my to long after o'clock. are
short do the work in
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
AYRES, ARRESTED, LOSES HEART.

BROOKLYN BANK MESSENGER CAUGHT IN MON
TREAL WAS BETRAYED BY A WOMAN.
Albert ]. Ayres. the young bank messenger who
disappeared several weeks ago with $1,000 in gold
belonging to the Union Bank. OF Brooklyn and who
was caught last week in Montreal, was arraigned
IN the Adams-st. court yesterday morning before
Magistrate Durack. The young man. who seemed
10 feel his position keenly, wanted to plead guilty
but the magistrate told him he had better wait for
that until he had secured counsel. Bail fixed
at SoWD. and the hearing was adjourned until
tomorrow. Ayres said that he spent the money
recklessly, and finally was betrayed by a woman
upon whom he had lavished of his stolen
pOl -N-'
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
THE BEST REVOLTER SHOT.
THE QUESTION IN DOUBT. AND ToURNA-
MENT WILL BE HELD

At the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Shoot
ing Club at No. 51S Sixth-ave last night plans
were perfected for what promises to be an i'm
portant revolver match. Realizing the fact that
II Is yet open question who the best shot with
the revolver in the United States Presideut-eIect
George Hermann suggested a subscription match
United States. Captain Leslie c. Bruce n,t M
Herrmanns proposition before the members in the
form or a motion: which was carried once The
outcome of the discussion that there is to be
open all match. - ~ w
The officers elected at the meeting are: President
George Hermann; vce-president A r. Barry: sec
retary treasurer, James G. Summers and club can
tain, w. f. Petty There are now forty members
In the club. S