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New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
GEN. METHUEN RELEASED.
GENERAL KITCHENER ANNOUNCES THE
WOUNDED OFFICERS ARRIVAL
AT KLERKsDoRP.

London, March 13-The following dispatch
dated Pretoria. March 13. has been received
from Lord Kitchener:
General Methuen was brought to KlerksdoTp
to-day. He is doing we'll Everything possible
IS being done for him.
The War Secretary. Mr.. Brodrick. announced
sn the House Of Commons to-day that he under
stood that General Methuen. who was captured
severely wounded. by General De La Key,
March 10, had been released and was eHpec'eu
TO arrivt at Klerksdorp, Southwestern Trans
vaal. to-day. The Generals condition was ia
vorabe.
Mr.. Brodrick added that the exchange OF Gen
eraI Afethuen for Commandant Kritzinger had
not been contemplated. The trial of the Com
snandant had been postponed because consider
atfon of the evidence 10 he presented had not
been completed.
Timothy NJ. Healy. Irish Nationalist anna
Nationalist cheers. invited the government 10
show equal magnAnimity and release Command
ant Kritzinger.
Mr. Brodrick later said the telegram received
did not specifically say that General Methuen
had been released. But from the fact that ne
was in the hands Of a British medical officer II
was presumed that the general had been re-
leased.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
BESSEMER STEEL RAILS.

Philadelphia, March 1S.-The American Iron and
Steel Association received complete statistics.
direct from the mint. of the production OF Bessemer
steel ingots and castings in the United States in
1901: also of the production of Bessemer steel rails
by the producers OF Bessemer steel ingots. The
ingot statistics include a few thousand tons of
Bessemer steel castings.
The total production of Bessemer steel ingots in
1901 S,713302 gross TONS against 6.6S4 no
in l900 showing Increase in 1901 OF 202S tons
The production OF 1901 by far the largest the
history OF the country OF the production last year
676 tons We're steel castings, against similar pro-
duction in 1900 OF 6.4G7 tons.
The production of all kinds OF Bessemer steel
rails by the producers OF Bessemer steel ingots in
1901 2S35273 tons, against similar production
in 1900 of 2S6l 921 tons and OF 240 67 tons in 1899
In 1901 the production OF Bessemer steel rails by
the producers OF Bessemer steel ingots Pennsvi-
vania l was 14o6o@ gross tons and in other States
1,4O 265 gross tons. In 1900 Pennsylvania produced
119525 tons and other States ll6s 6s6 gross
y1ns- S-
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
THE FIGHT AT Aqua DULCE.
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES WERE NOT LESS
THAN TWELVE HUNDRED MEN.

Panama, March 13.-The representative here
of The Associated Press has had an interview
with a man who spoke with the government
General Castro on February 10. The person In
question was told that the government troops
would start for Santiago and Veraguas, drink
ing water being scarce at Aqua Dulce General
Ortiz had already left Aqua Dulce with three
hundred men, and of the nine hundred who re-
mained to defend the town many were SICK on
account of the foul drinking water When the
revolutionary General Herrera attacked Aqua
DuIce on February 20 the only source or water
for the government troops consisted or Two
wells, which had been hastily dug, ana Whlch
were not sufficient to supply the soldiers
According to this informant General Casuo
was forced to retire from Aqua Dulce with from
four hundred TO five hundred soldiers. sufterlng
from thirst, although General Herrera IN ms
official report of the engagement says General
Castro had only about two hundred toHowers IN
organized form. The revolutionists had ntteen
coIonels and majors and seventeen othcers OF
lower rank killed during the Aqua Dulce en-
gagements The number of revolutionary SOL
diers killed is not specified in General Herrera 5
report. He only says that. considering the posi-
ton of the government troops the revolutionary
losses were not as high in proportion.
The losses on both sides are estimated az not
less than twelve hundred men, or about 90 per
cent of the number engaged.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
COERCION IN IRELAND.
| CHIEF SECRETARY wYNDHAM REPLIES TO
JOHN REDMOND's CRITICISMS.

London, March 13.-During the debate on the
Civil Service estimates in the House Of Com
mons to-day John Redmond, the Irish leader
moved a reduction of the salary Of the Chief
Secretary for Ireland, George Wyndham, and
proceeded to criticise incisively Mr.. Wyndham's s
policy asserting that the latter was engineering
A conspiracy TO misrepresent the condition OF
the country, in order to give colorado excuse
for coercion. Mr.. Redmond said coercion would
not kill boycotting but it would exasperate the
Irish people at home and consolidate them
abroad. He sincerely hoped, however, that the
Irish would not be betrayed into the commits
sion Of crime.
Mr.. Wyndham in replying said that already
a great many illegal acts had been perpetrateo
in ireland. He wished 1t to be understood that
he. both personally and officially, was responsl-
BILE for whatever repressive steps were taken
by the government He admitted the constltu-
tional right of the people to assemble and pro-
claim their grievances. But where crime was
ABOUT to be committed assembly became
unlawful and it was the duty Of the govern
ment TO prevent il.
Mr. Redmond's motion was rejected by vote
Of 213 TO 125.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
UNITED STATES STEEL PLANS.
FOR CONVERTING THE PREFERRED INTO
BONDS ARE BEING CONSIDERED.

George ". Perkins. chairman Of the finance COM
mittee OF the United States Steel Corporation, said
yesterday that several propositions 10 convert a
large block Of Steel preferred into per cent bonds
under consideration, but that none OF them
had taken definite form The most recent report
as TO the refunding scheme is that S2O0,0OO000 of
the preferred stock, which pays per cent divi-
dend is be retired against issue OF S25o00 600
bonds which $50 0o0 00 is be used for the pur
chase Of other properties or for additional work
ing capital. On this particular point Mr.. Perkins
said:
This is one Of the several propositions in
hand II would be misleading to say that IL is likely
to meet with greater favor than the others We
are giving the matter our serious consideration
and any action may advise will be for the best
interests Of the stockholders
One of the members of the finance committee
said yesterday that the foregoing plan If adopted
would work out in this way: A holder Of say. $780,
600 preferred stock would exchange 20 per cent Of
his holdings Ghe $200OO0OOO stock proposed to be
retired being about 40 per cent OF the total out
standing preferred stock) for bonds. and would
then have the right TO subscribe for additional
bonds, paying for them in cash. to the amount of
Is per his 10 per cent Of bonds (these sub
scriptions aggregating $50 100000. He would thus
retain 10000 of his preferred stock, would receive
$4,000 in the second mortgage per cent bonds in
exchange for the remaining $4,000 of his stock, and
would receive also, on paying his subscription in
900 bonds received by him in exchange for his
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
IRISH PRESS BLAMEs CABINET
COMMENT ON THE ABANDONMENT OF THE
KINGS PROPOSED VISIT

London March 13-The official announcement
yesterday of the abandonment Of the proposed visit
Of King Edward and Queen Alexandra TO Ireland
whereby the ministers assume the responsibility
for an imperial boycott. is quite unprecedented IN
form and keen discussion the general tone
of which Is distinctly adverse the action OF the
Cabinet. which is interpreted as displaying petty
spite and spleen The suggestion sought 10 ne con-
veyed both by the announcement itself ana the
comment Of the ministerial organs. that the de-
cision arrived directly due to the outourst
of some of the Irish members in the House OF Com
mons when the of the disaster TO General
Methuen's column was officially communicated to
that House is obviously false. II was announced
weeks ago that the visit would be postponed.
There seems good reason TO believe that their
mejesties themselves all along desired 10 carry OUT
the coronation visit and though they have deferred
it, on the advice Of the minister's they have no in
tention of relieving the latter from the onus OF
what is generally regarded as a tactess move.
The Irish papers keenly discuss the matter. The
Freeman's Journal" voices the Nationalist views.
saying:
The ministers have put veto on ~ the INTENDED
1t would be difficult for his majesty to reject the
veto Of Of ms ba h should be
theirs and not his His ministers could not venture
hear With his own ears of the barbarous methods
Of the Castle and the deep resentment OF his people
brance to the coercionists. There was imminent
danger that his visit might have converted him to
Therefore ministers. in their own interests and
in the interest Of Unionism, have forbidden the
visit.
Even the Conservative and Unionist papers re-
gard the abandonment Of their majesties visit TO
ireland as being a severe slap at England's gov
ernment Of ireland and as a blazing advertisement
Of barren statesmanship The Times to-day
prints letter dissenting from the suggestion that
If John Redmond dhe chairman of the Irish Par,
lamentary party and chairman Of the United
Irish League) had been in the House of Commons
when some Of the Irish members cheered the an
nouncement of General Methuen's defeat and capt
ure he would have rebuked his followers for their
outburst Of exultation The writer refers, evi-
dence to the contrary. TO the meeting at Chicago
last autumn in honor of the Manchester muir
derers" which Mr.. Redmond addressed, and 10 the
proceedings which officially opened by
F1nerty." After quoting the resolution passed at
that meeting, and also referring to Mr. Redmond's
speech at New-York. advocating the hanging of
Mr.. Chamberlain, the writer asks. why should
man holding such opinions restrain the rejocings
OF his followers at q British defeat?"
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
ANNUAL TRIP or N. 7. 0. MUSIOAL CLUBS

The New-York University musical clubs will begin
their annual trip OF one week on next Monday
Concerts will be given follows On Monday, at
Wellesley. Mass; Tuesday, for the sophomore
class at Mount Holyoke College; Wednesday, at
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, in Brooklyn; on
Thursday at Philadelphia, where concerts will be
given under the auspices of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association The last concert OF the week will
be given at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania The organi-
cation consists OF the Glee Banjo and Mandolin
clubs. and is composed OF thirty-tEree men H n
Pfeiffer go and 5. n. Hadley. 'OO will accompany
the clubs.
The clubs give more concerts than usual this
season including concerts at the Young Mems
Christian Association. at One hundred -and-hfty-
hfth-st: Barnard College, Passaic. Madison, New
ark three in Brooklyn, Elmhurst, MorTistown
Square Garden. Jersey City Poughkeepse and
Mount Ksco. The officers of the association are:
Edward T. Moore, manager; Cyrille Carreau, jr,
assistant manager; Frank ]. Smith, musical di-
rector: F. L. Dunn director OF Instrumental clubs
George D. Hadley. leader OF Mandolin Club. and
Cyrille Carreau, leader OF Banjo Club.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
RUSSIAN PRINCE GOES HOME.
HE is SAID TO HAVE VALUABLE DOCUMENTS
BEARING ON MANCHURIAN SITUATION.

A Russian of aristocratic lineage. Prince Looano"
de Rostow was among the passengers on inc
French steamer L'Aquitaine, Whlch salIeu iol -, -
,-s+erda,- He is on his way home from Manchurla,
and IT was said that he had with him valuable doeu
rents and information regarding the British ana
Russian situation in that province
The Prince retired TO his cabin as soon as ne
arrived on the ship a I'D refused to see any one
His massage was not engaged until just before the
steamship's departure and special arrangements
we're made for him. - 1900. !
Pedro T'riza, the Spanish boy who was accused
of stealing diamond pin from the store o. llIany many
Foster in the Court of General Sessions under a
suspension of sentence on condition that he leave
the country, was also a passenger on the snip.
The boy is bound for his home in Blooa, SPAIN ana
as he had expressed dislike at having TO leave
America a special guard of detectives were sent 70
the pier to that he remained on oodrd tHe
vessel until she sailed.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
RECORDER REBUKEs LAWYERS.
TELLS COUNSEL AT PATRICK TRIAL THAT
THEY ACT LIKE sCHooLBoYs.


In the continuation of the trial Of Albert T. Pat
rick yesterday the defence called several medical
experts to testify that the autopsy findings did not
indicate that w NJ Rice died Of chloroform poison
ing. The wearisome testimony was continued all
day in the effort convince the jury that Mr.. Rice
killed by Jones' his former valet, at the In
stigation of Patrick. There several wordy con-
fiicts between Mr. Moore. of Patricks counsel. and
Assistant District Attorney Osborne, and Recorder
Gotf rebuked them telling them that they had for
gotten their professional manners and were aaApg
like schoolboys.
Dr. Alexander A G. Leuf OF Philadelphia, testi-
fed that chloroform vapor not an irritant to
the lungs. He regarded the findings at the autopsy
as indicating that Mr. Rice died of kidney and lung
troubles. not from choroform poisoning He ex-
pressed the opinion that If towel wet with chloro-
form were hung in the open air two hours ana then
taken into closed room. the odor of the drug could
be detected it. Mr. Osborne asked to have such
an experiment tried and the defence consented but
Recorder Goff forbade it.
Dr. Kenneth William Milliken, associate Editor or
"The New York Medical Journal" testified that II
chloroform had been used Mr.. Rice in the man
ner described by Jones' the odor would have re-
mained on the body probably three or four hours.
CEdema of the lungs in the opinion OF the witness
was the cause of Mr.. Rces death 49,. C,.-.,.r, w,
DR.. Austin Flint, professor in the CoTneH UNI
versty Medical School testified that chlorofoTm
oSar p uod remain for two or three hours he said
II used in the manner described Dy Jones.
OF SeatS eS ufi DT Flint II replied cEdema Of the lungs
Q.-Assuming the facts 10 be as nave given we
soning? A.-There is nothing In the hypothetical
question about choroform GnaePstand nTSe T5e
oedema of the lungs was sufficient to have caused
Q.@iBy Mr. Osborne)-Does chloroform produce
congestion of the lungs? A--Sometimes
duced by such means? Am my opinion, no. The
congestion from chloroform poisoning would be OF
for the oedematous condition to develop
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
PLANNING STRICT LIQUOR LAVA
PASSAIC GETTING READY To REsr,rc-
THE TRAFFIC-DEALERs AND
BREWERS AT ODDS.

Passaic. March 13 (speciaD.-At N. ~.
stance of the City Council, City Attorney suui-
van has drawn up new ordinance covering the
excise question which is to be presented az the
next meeting of the City Council The LIQUOR
Dealers Association is fighting the brewers.
who own half Of the l3S saloons in the city.
The new ordinance provides that the ucensa "a
shall be 500 1t is now only $3.50 n also
limits the number of saloons to two for every
thousand of population, which would cut the
number down 10 about sixty-thret
The ordinance further compeIs the saloons %
close at midnight and keep all shades down
after that hour and all day on Sunday No
saloon is to be within three hundred feat az
another or near any church, school or nnhI;e
building. The Liquor Dealers Association ia
back IF the plan. and the brewers are aghtinr
IL tooth and nail.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
PRESERTATION or AU sABLE CHAsM

Albany. March 1S (SpeciaD.-The Senate passed
to-day bill declaring it to be the intent of the
legislature to acquire additional lands for the
Adirondack Park, and providing that the Au Sable
Chasm reservation. when established as provided
by the act shall become part of the park.
The Au Sable Chasm is well known to every
traveller in the Adirondack region: The bill
ferred to says that the Forest. Fish and Game
Commission shall select such lands in the town of
Au Sable. Clinton County. including the Au Sable
Chasm, in Its opinion should be reserved as an
addition to the Adirondack Park. for the purpose
OF preserving the scenery OF the Au Sable Chasm
and making the same place of public resort and
pleasure
The Commission Is directed TO make a survey of
tho proposed reservation and report to the legis-
lature of 1908 the probable OF the lands in it.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
MR.. VRoOWs PROPOSED THEATRE.

Announcement made in these columns
yesterday of the theatre which Edward Vroom
proposes to build Longacre Square 1t Is TO
be hundred feet square. The stage will be
thrty-ive feet Deep with proscenium opening of
thIrty-four feet The seating capacity will be one
thousand. Ground will be broken early in May,
and the theatre is expected to be ready for open
with a prominent English attraction open the
theatre. after which he will produce ''Ronsac OF
Gascony," play OF his own, which produced
last year at the Drury Lane Theatre. London,
with the author in the title part The proposed
system OF subscriptions and the feature of the sup
3er club have already been described here.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
SCHOOL CLOSED IN JERSEY CITY.
GIRL FROM GUARANTEED HOUSE WAS
ELUDING OFFICER By USING
BACK DOOR

Public School No. n. in Tweltth-st.. Jersey City.
was closed yesterday. when the discovery was made
that among the pupils a little girl from house
tnfectad with smallpox The child's mother, Mary
McCIovern was stricken several days ago and was
placed in an isolated room in her own home. The
house was quarantined and policeman placed on
guard II was represented, the health oHclals
state that Mrs McGovern's children attended St
1Iichael's parish school and not the public school
Instruction was given that the children should oe
kept and the priests IN charge or the pdrlsi
school were informed.
City Physician Hoffman. while attending patients
IN a neighboring house, learned that the McGovern
girl leaving and entering the house by the rear
door thus eluding the policeman, who was on duty
in front The school building was thoroughly fumi-
gated yesterday and will be reopened probably on
Monday
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
GOODS WORTH $4,000 RECOVERED.
MoRE ARRESTS IN CASE OF AILDGBD FRAUDu
LENT FAILURE OF CLOTHING FIRM

MORE ARRESTS IN CASE OF ALLEGED FRAUDU-
LENT FAILURE OF CLOTHING FIRM
The police yesterday recovered goods worth 5000.
a part OF those worth $4,000 obtained nom about
fifty concerns. by Kanter & Cohn, clothing dealers
OF No CO. Broadway. II has been charged that the
goods were obtained by fraud as the Arm went into
involuntary bankruptcy on March s. Louis ]. Cohn,
twenty-seven years old. OF No. q West One-hun-
-tweIfth-st. and Charles Kanter. OF No. @
West One-hundred d-and-tourteenth-st were held in
$1,000 bail each Tuesday on a charge OF grand
larceny.
Joseph Solomon. Of No. l2l Division-st. and Jacob
Steinberg. Of No. Waker-st.. were arrested yes
terday. with Abraham Siverberg OF No. "a Seventh
St, an expressman. The NewYork Credit Men 8
Association, which is fighting the case has ap-
pointed a committee. consisting Of ]. W. Goddard
4 Sons, Aiken & Son and Jacob Stalzberg, to push
the case EX-District Attorney Phlbin, counsel for
the association, said Tuesday that much OF the
goods had been shipped out OF town.
Among the concerns from which Kanter & Cohn
said 10 have obtained goods the American
Woollen Company, Fleschmann & Co, Oelbermann.
Dammerich q Co.. Victor & Achelis, William Iselin
& Co, Sawyer Blake. Rubensten & Co, Cohen
Bros, Treat & Converse and Lesher Whitman
& Co.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
UNCONSCIOUS FOR FORTY HOURS
DEAF MUTE FOUND IN STREET BADLY
HURT.

Paterson, March IS (speciaD-Charles Van
Valkenburgh, a deaf mute, living at No. So
Ryle-ave. has been unconscious for nearly
forty hours as the result of injuries he received
in West-st., near River-st. He was found lying
in unconscious condition in the street near
the trolley track by Michael Luddy, a saloon
keeper. about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. His
jaw was broken his nose fractured and piece
Of his chin gouged out. He was at first taken
to the General Hospital. but later was removed
TO his home
There are two stories as to how he received
the wounds, that they the result of a
trolley accident and the other that he was as
saulted. The police are working on the case,
but nothing has been learned yet.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS MADE.
TRANsVAAL LEAGUE Is DETERMINED 10
SEND RELIEF TO CoNCENTRA-
TION CAMPS.

Chicago, March IA second letter In the shape
Of q formal demand has been sent TO secrelaT! u
state Hay. asking for passports for Dr. ano MIS-
Tz.r, % Thomas who wish TO visit the concen-
tration camps of South Africa Should Mr nay
again refuse 10 act, it IS said that the matter VIII
he taken 10 the President. Should Mr.. hoose-
welt uphold Mr.. Hay. final appeal VIII De ni0u'
- o-d P.uncefote The second letter TO Secre-
+arv F5av IS signed by John o. Knight who was
anpointed by Governor Yates TO arrange WIN 'he
s+sta Department for DR.. Thomas's mission
Pater Van Vlissingen. Of the Chicago Irails' aai
League said to-day:
If the British Government objects TO @ 0r [iois ne
hecause Of his we'll known pTo-Boer utteIaIces, "a
12ti select some one else. We have 5000 IN manu-
80 in PHILADELPHIA there is 5000 more %dlI1tl5'
and ali over the country ii is the same IN
-one there are many who wish TO send Similar re-
ffef
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
MOUNT VERNON BONDS REFUSED.
BUYERS SAY THOSE FOR LIBRARY SITE
WERE ILLEGALLY ISSUED


WERE ILLEGALLY ISSUED
After nearly year Of wrangling, the Board Of
Education Of Mount Vernon decided site for
the Carnegie Library for that city. and the citizens
thought that at last they going TO the
building go up, but now another complication has
arisen. Hartman & Co. who were the purchasers
of $4,000 worth of bonds which were recently is
sued pay for the site have refused to take them
because they believe that the bonds illegally
issued. The members of the board were much
prised the decision of the bond firm. They tried
to hold meeting last night TO decide upon what
course TO follow, but they could get a quorum
owing the absence of Joseph 5. Wood. the presi-
dent and several other members. and an adjourn
taken until Monday.
The contention of the banking firm is that the
a tWo-thirds attendance of the board members
when resolutions TO issue bonds are passed and
only six were present at the meeting which issued
the Carnegie library bonds. There should have
been al least members present. the bankers
think. The board is going to try 10 rectfy the
irregularty of the proceeding by getting twothirds
of the members together and passing
luton but there is doubt whether this will satisfy
all the brokers who bid on the bonds In the mean
while the option the board has the site may run
out and the owner may sell II to somebody else.
I. NJ Tchenor, who Is member of the Board
Education, said last night that be thought the
trouble could be Strengthened out without serious
delay TO the library. The board hopes to complete
the library this fall. and will probably ask Mr.
Carnegie to help dedicate II.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
HRS. SOFFEL INDICTED.
MAXIMUM PENALTY ON THREE cHARor>
is SIXTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
AND $3.50 FINE.

Plttsourg March 13.-Indictments in ,b-..
cases against Mrs Catherine Soffel. wife Of az
warden Peter Il Soffel. growing cut Of N,
escape of the Riddle brothers from Jail on Isr,,
airy 30. were considered by the grand t,-,- -
day and true bills returned.
Should Mrs. sonel be convicted upon the ,,r..
charges, the maximum aggregate sentence e..
could be imposed upon her would be sixteen -.
in prison and fine OF $500. The first eha-1s-,A
1or aiding criminals to escape The 60
charges are separate indictments for faIonSer ter
assault ana battery upon Charles Reynolds s.s .s
James Q. McGarey. Jail guards Reynold. s.a anl
shot Dy one OF the Biddles. and McCiarav ms as
thrown over. or jumped over. the railing r-oas as
of the escape. Hisnt
g.. II VIII probably be a month before Mrs. so,-
fel is brought to trial Soh-