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New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
SUNDAY scHooL WORKERS CONFER.
THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COM
MISSION OF THE DIOCESE. OF NEW
YORK HELD HERE.

The third annual conference Sunday schools
held yesterday under the auspices Of the Sun
day School Commission Of the Diocese of New
York At the afternoon session at the crypt of the
Cathedral, One e-hundred-and- -thirteenth-st and
Amsterdam-ave., Bishop Potter compared the
former methods Of Sunday schools with those OF
the present day. The report of the last years
progress was presented by the Rev. DR.. w Walter
Smith, secretary Of the commission. The report
stated that since the appointment Of the New York
commission four years ago twelve other commits
sons and institutes had been similarly organized
The first aim OF the commission 10 provide
better trained teachers. OF the two methods en-
ployed for cultvating a higher grade of religious
educational work. training classes and reading
courses. the former had proved the successful
The Rev r. VI. Bender spoke The Seminary
and the Child: w +. ST. John, The Study Of the
Child; Miss 9. G: O'Grady. Primary Sunday
School Work In the Light Of Primary Day school,
and the Rev. Elmer S. Forbes. advantages of the
Source Method "
At the evening session at the Church Of the
Heavenly Rest. Forty -ffth-st. and Fifth-ave., ad-
dresses on The Relations of the Commission to
the Clergy and the Church were made by the
Rev Drs. Charles T Olmsted George r. Van De
Water and William S Rainsford
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
AT THE IRVING PLACE THEATRE.

The closing performance for the season took
place at the Irving Place Theatre last night Son
nenthal OdiIon ana Born each appeared in n ono
act comedy. The plays were "Fritzcheu." "Colum-
bine" and 'Masken." None Of them had ever been
seen in America and they were all received with
great favor by the large audience.
At the end of each act the stars were repeatedly
called before the curtain and applauded, and 1ow-
ers were presented to them.
Mr.. Bonn additional applause by his well
chosen remarks. II return tomorrow to my En-
reror." he said but shall count the days until
next spring. when ! hope TO return again this
wonderful city and its charming people"
Helene Odilon COntented herself with saving
"Auf Wiedersehn,' after she had bowed her ac-
Acknowledgement of the strong applause the close
of the little play in which she had the chief part
Sonnenthal appeared i'm a little tragedy. which
was so realistic In its dialogue that It would not
be tolerated any English stage. and must have
caused the people who brought their young daugh-
ters an uncomfortable half-hour In his little
address at the close of the performance Sonnen-
thai said Farewell with an "Auf Wiedersehn'
implied.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
BEEF TRUST BILL REVISED
WILL PROBABLY BE FILED IN CHICAGO
THIS WEEK.

Washington May SIS. H. Bethea, United
States Attorney at Chicago. and William a.
Day, special assistant attorney. are in the city
and yesterday and to-day had conferences with
Attorney General Knox on the subject Of the
beef combination. Mr.. Bethea and Mr.. Day
presented to the Attorney General the text Of a
bill in equity which they prepared by his in
structons. and this gone over carefully at
to-day's conference.
The Attorney General has revised the bill in
a number Of important particulars. and It is
expected that 1t will be sent to Chicago
this week to be filed in the office OF the clerk
of the United States court there After the bill
has been filed IL will be made public
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.
Racing nj Morris Park

Racing at Morris Park
Funeral ~ CongrcSSmnn Amos y Cummings. Merritt
Chapel. Eighth ave. and Nineteenth st. IL a.
Board of Aldermen city I'll, afternoon
Exhibition plans photographs and water color sketches
by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Ma
Club
Reception Of Mavhewcr Descendants. Delmon
co's. S.I5 p m
Annual dinner of the St Alphonsus Literary Glass
Central evening
New York Historical No. 10 Second
ave. $50 q.
Mass meeting of Mcthodists Carnegie Hall ?. m.
Review ~ 18th Regiment by Adjutant General Henry.
Brooklyn, \
thristoiora House meeting. Cooper Union 2. m.
New York chronological Society meeting Museum OF
Natural History. p
Taurnanv Assembly District. address nv Con
gressuau Goldfogle No % Second ave. .. m.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
OBITUARY NOTES.

Huntington w. Va, May 5-Mrs Sarah Peot
Of Louisville, who a visit here 70 her son
s dead. She with the Treasury Department
Of the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War
and all of the Confederate money bore a signature
old
Buffalo, May 5-Ossian Bedell died early to-day
at his home, Grand Island. from paralysis He
was seventy years old He was appointed in
spector OF customs in 1851 by President Lincoln
and had held othcr political offices this city. At
the time Of his death he United States Consul
Fort Erie Ontario
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
MISSOURI CALLS WITNESSES
STATE MAY PROCEED AGAINST PACKERS
UNDER ANTITRUST LAWS

St Louis May 5.-Thrty-two witnesses have
been summoned by Attorney General r G. Crow 70
testify before Chief Justice Burgess OF the State
Supreme Court n jefferson City. where in
vestigation OF the alleged Beef Trust will begin
tomorrow The list includes representa- tivrs from
Armour Swift. Morris. Dold. Cudahy and the
st. Louis Dressed Beef Company. There also
many cattle buyers and shippers St. Louis, Kan
sas City and St Joseph butchers and wholesale
meat dealers from several points In the State.
The Chief Justice will give the testimony the
Attorney General and Mr. Crow will decide
whether to institute proceedings against any in
dividual. firm or company under the anti trust
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
JUSTICE JOHN DAVIS.

Washington, May 5-JOhn Davis Associate Jus
tice Of the United States Court Of Claims. died
at his home in this city to-day. He was born in
Newton. Mass. September 16, 1851. and studied
in the universities Of Heidelberg Berlin and Paris
well at Harvard, from which he received the
degree of a. NJ. He held several minor diplomatic
posts. and in 1874 became clerk of the Court of
Alabama Claims. Later he practised law in Wash
ingtOn and Newly ork. and assistant counsel
for the United States before the FranCo-American
Claims Commission in 1881 He Assistant Sec
retary of State from 1852 until 1855 He had been
Associate Justice Of the Court OF Claims since
January 90 1855.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
FINE RAINS IN THE WEST.

THREATENED DAMAGE TO CROPS REMOVED.
Kansas city, Mo. May Good rains are re-
ported to have fallen last night and this morning
at Ottawa Topeka, Lawrence, Fort Scott Cherry
vale, Ellis, Philipsburg Independence and other
points in Kansas and south into the Indian Ter
rtory and the conditions are favorable for fur
ther rain.
Omaha. May 5.-Rain is falling over Western
Iowa and throughout Nebraska to-day. That mar
of this State visited by rain yesterday is re-
ceiving its quota, and threatened damage to crops
from lack Of moisture is apparently removed
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
MAY CONSIDER THE CASE CRD1INALLY.
THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL PROBA-
BLY ATTACK THE BEEF TRUST
FROM ALL SIDES.

Chicago May with the approach OF the n
ing of the bill against the alleged Beef Trust by
the government. rumors are rife that the Federal
grand jury which VIII meet In Chicago on May
- will take an independent part in investigating
the methods Of the packers. and particularly
that part OF their business which has do with
accepting rebates from the railroads. While II
Ipears conclusive that since the filing Of
the injunction bill in Judge Grosscup's court
against fourteen railways rates have been
cut nor any rebates accepted, the United States
inquisItOrs may indict for past offences.
The report is that outside OF the efforts being
made by United states Attorney Rethea and
Judge Day. Of the Department OF Justice. the
grand jury viii consider the matter from the
criminal standpoint.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
OBITUARY..
DIR. THOMAS, WILSON.

Washington, May 5.-Dr. Thomas Wilson, curator
OF prehistoric archaeology in the Smithsonian In
stitution and the National Museum for years, died
here yesterday the SEVENTEEN year Of his Dr.
Wilson was born in Pennsylvania. but at early
age moved Iowa and studied law. During the
Civil War he was a captain of a company in the
I'd Cavalry After the war he came Washing
and practised law. and later served for years
in the consular service.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
CONRAD Il. HESTER.

Ex-Councilman Conrad II. Hester. the Demo
cratic leader Of the XXth Assembly District.
Brooklyn, died yesterday from paralysis at his
home. Knckerbocker-ave. and Suydam-st.. that
borough. He had been IN bad health for
time. Mr.. Hester born in Brooklyn tfiTt.--
eight years ago. For time he worked as jew
eller and matchmaker. but afterward went into
the liquor business. In 1897 he elected a mem
Der Of the City Council. He had been a member
of the Democratic Executive Committee for a
number Of years. Mr.. Hester leaves a widow and
hua children-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
WILLIAM II. LEITCH.

William II. Leitch treasurer OF the Manufact
urers' Association of New-York will be buried
to-day. He died last Friday at his home. No. 1913
Madison-st.. Brooklyn. Mr.. Leitch general
manager of the Jersey City Galvanizing Works.
He was born in Allegheny City, Penn, ffty-two
years ago. and had lived in Brooklyn for twenty
five years. He leaves a widow and son.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
TO CLOSE All KOSHER SHOPS
EIGHT HUNDRED TO CLOSE
NEXT SATURDAY.

The East Side, kosher butchers met yesterday at
No r Essex-st and heard the report OF their com
mittee of thirty, who had been considering the ad-
visa bty Of closing all kosher shops in the city
They recommended such action. and after stormy
session. lasting three hours II was decided to close
all the kosher butcher shops in Manhattan
Rrooklyn and The Bronx on next Saturday night
There are about five hundred in Manhattan and
three Hundred in Brooklyn and The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
GENERAL ELEcTRICs VIEW CAPITAL

Schenectady. n. Y May 5.-A special meeting OF
the stockholders of the General Electric Companv
held at the office of the company in this city
noon to-day for the purpose OF voting upon a
proposition to increase the capital stock by the
of $l9757S0O consist of 1877 57S shares OF
common capital stock of par value of 500 each so
that the capital stock shall be increased from the
present amount OF $25 524220 consisting of 252 422
shares of the par value of 800 each to S45 900 900
consist of 10000 shares. The motion was car
rlnl
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
NOTES or THE STAGE.

Kellar began last night "A limited engagement at
the Victoria Theatre, giving several new exhbi-
tions Of magic, among them tricks borrowed from
the Hindoo fakirs, suCh rising in the air and
slice OF air lie down on Popular prices are in
order during his engagement. and there viii he n
matinee Wednesday especially for the children
For the second tine this season Dan" DAILY IS
TO be in this city in The New Workers" He
began engagement AT the Grand Opera House
last night.
Chauncey Olcott opened an engagement Of one
week the Harlem Opera House last night sing
ing many of his songs in Garrett O'Magh This
will be the last time he Will give this play in New
York.
Under Two Flags is the play chosen for pro-
duction at the American Theatre this week
Mrs. Burnetts "A Lady of Quality" was nut on
last night by the stock company at the Murray
Hill Theatre
AMERICANS VISITING EUROPE THIS YEAR
will find The New-YorI> Tribune for sale
at the book stalls of the leading hotels
throughout the continent of Europe ,pd
Great Brftnin, as well the Readinu
Room tables 1t mny also he abtained st
the principal railroad stations
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
AWOKE TO FIND HUSBAND DEAD.

Laurel Del, May 5.-When Mrs. William Colli-
son awoke this morning she found her husband
who retired apparently in perfect health. dead De-
ceased; one Of the most prominent farmers of
Misspillion Hundred, brother of General
Henry Collision, of Dover. and uncle OF Colonel
c ". Kenney, of Laurel
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
WILLIAM F. MOsELY.

William F. Mosely. senior member Of the firm OF
Mosely & Moody, wholesale collar dealers. in
Walker-st. died Sunday at his home, No s.
St Mark Save. Brooklyn. He born in this city
siXty-nine years ago. He leaves widow and three
daughters. The funeral will be held tomorrow
night.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
AMERICANS HAVE SWISS MARKETS.
GERMAN AND BRITISH COMPETITORS oUsTED
BY WESTERN ENERGY

London. May "a dispatch to The Daily
Chronicle" declares that Americans nave now
secured a virtual monopoly of the Swiss coal
market ousting their British and German com
petitors, and that they have also gradually OBJ
tanned control of the steel and boot trades
which have hitherto been in the hands OF British
firms
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
announcements
Missoula. Tetonka.
Two New Collars.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
452 Sunset Moonrises am 357 Moons age "a
HIGH WATER.
AM.-Sandy Hook S:52l Gov Island s:21lHen Gate sf3
PM-Sandy Hook 6:20 Gov. Island s;62l He'll Gate Sal
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
PLAN TO REMODEL PRo-cATHEDRAL

ING CONFORM TO ONE STYLE.
Plans have been made for remodeng ST James's
Pro-Cathedral. in Jay-st., Brooklyn, a of
$4,000. At present the architecture is much mixed
and alterations Will aim change the building
into OF the Renaissance type exclusively. The
front Of the church will he rebuilt and the roof
will be raised about ten feet. The transepts and
sanctuary will be enlarged that the seating ca
pacity will be increased by three hundred
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06

Mrs. Burnetts "a Lady of Quality" was nut on
last night by the stock company at the Murray
Hin Theatre. ~
New-York tribune., 1902-05-06

Under Two Flags" is the play chosen for pro
ducton at the American Theatre this week
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18

In a little one-room house without
windows, situated In Q lonely spot
along the Maurice river. a short dis
tance from Norma, N. J.. lives the sole
survivor of the South Jersey Indians,
Dan Halstead. For more than half n
century this old man, stunning the
ways of civilization as much as possl-
BILE, has clung to the habits Of his fore
fathers. Halstead. though not full
blooded Indian. Is said to be q grand
SON of old Shamung. a great chief
whose tribe had Its hunting grounds
along the banks OF the Maurice river.
The grandson Of the old chief is a
quiet, peaceful sort Of q fellow, with
out kith or kin, and the only living
friend he has in the world is his dog
Prince, q mongrel. This dog is his
sole companion. Dan .Halstcad lives
with only one ray of hope to brighten
his existence-that the red man will
return some day to reclaim his hunt
ing grounds and that he will then he.
come a true Indian again and adopt
the costume and manners of his race
Newark News.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18


Hardly any animal is SO well known
to US as Is the cat. 1t is found In
nearly every home, and seems to be
the proper ornament of the hearth.
But common as it has become, pussy
Is not native of the British Isles, for
1t is not descendant of the wild cat
once hunted in England and Scotland
Tor Its fur. Our fireside friend came
from the far east, probably from Per-
sia, which can still provide such bea-
tiful specimens. In Egypt it was &C
'ually an object of worship. and cat
mummies are sometimes found in the
land OF the Pharaohs. Considering it's
eastern origin it is passing strange
that no mention of 1t occurs in the
Bible. This was due, so it has been
said, to the fact that the Jews of old
did not love animals and that they
saw so much cat worship during their
stay in Egypt that they took spe-
cial dislike to the animal. The Dutch
IN the other hand. remarking how
stoutly 1t fought for life and liber-
ty. chose the cat for their ensign.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18
CRAZY cRocKER's DREAM.
His Prediction Of Transsontiasntsl
Railroad Ridieulsd.

His Prediction Of . Tranaeontinsntal
Railroad Ridieulsd.
The National Magazine has an inter-
esting article on the development OF
American railroad systems, by e. q.
Clark, grand chief conductor Of the
Order of Railroad Conductors.
When the late "Charne~ Crocker Of
Central Pacific railway fame. crossing
the plains in the forties was by OK
team over the old emigrant trail from
Council Bluffs to San Francisco. he
frequently predicted that within q
comparatively few years steam rail-
road would be running across the con-
tinent, following substantially the
same course Travelled by them. His
prediction was considered 50 absurd
by his associates that he was nick
named Crazy Crocker." Mr.. Crock
er had the satisfaction Of not only see-
ing his prediction come true. but Of
being one of the leading spirits In the
construction Of the frst transcontinen.
tai railroad.
Since Mr.. Crocker's dream was re-
allied and the first transcontinental
line was completed five other distinct
and separate lines have been built to
the Pacific coast, namely: The Cana
dian Pacific, the Great Northern, tho
Northern Pacific, the Santa Fe, and
the Southern Pacific. With the exten-
sion of the roads and the building up
of large systems has come a corre-
spending increase In the amount Of
business, and the building of railroads
in unsettled and comparatively unex-
plored portions of our domain has done
more to develop the resources Of the
country than all other agencies put
together.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18

I wonder IL. among the thousands
Of children who love and care for pet
canaries. many realize that there is
just as much difference in the char
acters and dispositions of the birds as
there is in their little owners. Some
birds are out and out aristocrats, while
others are the veriest little plebeians.
had once a canary who, in spite of
all my bribes, entreaties and coaxings.
simply would not bathe Every time
came near his cage with the little
white bathtub filled with water. he
would curl up into the sulkiest little
yellow ball you can possibly imagine.
High on the topmost perch would he
sit. the very picture of rage. If l
put the tub in the cage. he would
fight me, shrek out little discordant
notes, and fly into such a tempest
Of anger that for fear he would hurt
himself / had to take out the hated
tub.
So deep seated was this yellow
atoms aversion to bath that named
his Tramp" and, although as mat
ter of form l still took the tub to
him daily, / had resigned myself to
his untidy nature. when. one day,
accidentally broke the white tub, and
In its place I chanced to take a Gu
riously shaped little Japanese dish
of blue and white china.
AS came near the cage, 'Tramp's"
Joyous morning carol stopped short.
and he flew up to his topmost perch,
as sulky littie bird as you would
care to see. But what is this?
placed the dish in the cage; and as the
sharp little back eyes rested on 1t,
the yellow ball few down with out
stretched wings and glad chirps Of
Joy. perched for an instant on the
brim of the dish, and then splashed
into the water with every indication
of the utmost Joy. I was amazed, Of
course. and could not understand the
change Day after day went by and
each morning Tramp welcomed his
bath in the blue and white dish.
Then, one morning. the blue and
white dish was broken; and l prof.
fered a white one similar to the old
one.
Once more Tramp showed the old
aversion to his bath. Sulkier than
ever now, he few on his topmost
perch, an. greeted me with shrill
chirps OF rage. So 1t continued, till I
found another blue and white dish.
Then my aesthetic little pet resumed
his daily bath.--Christian Register.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18
o,no.y. of the Aoothecar..

The distilled essential oil of almonds,
which when diluted supplies the popular
flavoring for sweets and confectionery
known as "rataha," contains in its
strongest form sufficient percentage Of
hydrocyanfc acid to make it highly dan
gerous. A young man who was exc
cutting an order by pouring it from a
large bottle to a smaller, noticed that he
had not put the label quite straight on
the smaller bottle. and took it off again.
Before replacing the label he licked it to
make sure Of its sticking properly: but
while pouring he had inadvertently let a
drop or two trickle on the outside OF
the bottle where he had affixed the label
Then, when he touched the label will,
his tongue, he felt as if something shot
along that merlber and also jump OF
his heart, so he rushed to tap, which
was fortunately close at hand, and put
his tongue under the running water.
Never as long as ne lived. he said, would
he forget that poisoning sensation
ChawbsySs Journal.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18

1t Is commonly supposed tHat the use
of soft water-rain water, fer example
for washing purposes economies soap.
But while it is perfectly true that the
lime salts in hard water nullisy to some
extent the soap by forming insoluble
lime soaps, yet the expenditure OF soap,
at least in toilet purposes, will be found
to be considerably less than when rain
water j. used, while the cleansing effect
IS just as good. The explanation of this
is that soap is so very readily soluble
in soft water that considerably more
soap is used than is necessary. Every
body knows the slippery feeling of rain
water in which the hands have been
washed with soap; and no amount OF
.insing would appear to remove the soap
iness from the skin. In this case it is
doubtful which soap is used whether,
after all, rain water or soft water is
better for the complexion or skin than
hard tap water. 1t is certainly not so re-
freshing. In manufacturing processes or
in the washtub it is true the use of soap
in soft water is an economy. 1t is in
this way, of course, that the addition Of
soda, throwing out the lime salt. saves
soap. 1t has been estimated that if Lon
don were supplied with soft water the
saving of soap would amount to tens Of
thousands of pounds per annum. and
Glasgow Is estimated to save $4,000 an
nually in the matter of soap since using
Loch Katrine water. That may be 50
but in the matter of personal washing
there is a waste of soap produced rather
than an economy by using soft water.
The fact that tablet of soap disappears
much more quickly when rain water is
used instead of hard tap water is proof
of this assertion.-The Lancet.
The Banner-Democrat., 1902-01-18

Friederichshof, at Cronberg. the pal
ace wherein the late DowaSer Empress
Frederick died, is one Of the most
beautiful country seats possessed BY
the royalty of Europe. It IL natural,
therefore. that envious eyes should be
now cast at Princess Frederick Carl OF
Hesse because. by the will of her de-
ceased mother. she comes into posses
sion of this estate. It II a spacious and
sumptuously furnished palace. sur
rounded by . magnificent park. set In
some Of tho most romantic country
scenery in Germany. Upward OF $1.000.-
900 was spent by its recent occupant In
improving house and grounds. The
young princess who is soon to occupy
1t is one Of the sweetest-faced memberl
Of German royalty. She IL the nth and
youngest child Of the late Empress
Dowager. and was the favorite during
the last few years Of her life. She waa
born April "a, 1872. and was named
Marguerite. Her marriage to Prince
Frederick Carl Of Hesse occurred In
January, 1898, and she has three sons.