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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
SHEEHAN ALSO A TARGET.
PRECINCT MENTIONED AT THE
FOODY TRIAL

That evidence of violations of the law in Police
captain Sheehans precinct has been obtained by
witnesses who got the evidence which Captain
Foody is being tried before Commissioner Par
fridge was brought at the Foody trial yester
day. Ex-Judge Olcott cross-exanining Will
lam C. Hamilton. detective of the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime. who had visited saloons in
Foodys precinct Sundays in March, and asked
him If he had told about all the places which he
had obtained evidence
No. the witness replied. Il got evidence against
another place IL the Nineteenth Precinct
Who was the captain there?'
Captain Sheehan.'
Mr.. Olcott did not pursue his inquiry further. He
objected to testimony by the witness that at
eral Raines law hotels in Foody's precinct where
liquor was sold Sunday there was register in
sight and nobody who drank was asked to sign the
register
It's unfair" said Mr. Olcott. You can't register
at Delmonico's Why don't they go after places in
Fffth-ave; which Mr.. Sanford and Mr.. Jerome
visit Sundays%'
Il don't visit any," said Assistant District At
torney SANFORD; II can't afford to-
Mr.. Ocott obtained a stipulation that evidence OF
the violations of the law on the Sunday when Cap
tain Foody away from his precinct should not
be counted against him. Commissioner Partridge
adjourned the trial until next Monday morning,
when Foody's defence will begin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
MOURNED WADE HAMPTON
CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION
HELD SERVICES IN HIS MEMORY.

Dallas Tex April 23.-The Confederate vet
Grams assembled in reunion here to-day and
transacted important business with rush-
Generals Gordon Lee and Cabell were reflect
ed and General C. 1. Walker was chosen to sue
coed the late General Wade Hampton COM
mander of the Army of Northern Virginia
New-Orleans was selected the place for the
next reunion. General Gordon had no chance
to retire voice from the back Of the hall
cried: THE only way you can get away from
the office. general is by dying" So for another
wear General Gordon will be commander-in-
chief General Stephen D. Lee commander or
the Army of the Tennessee Department and
General W. L. cold Tige') Cabell commander
Of the Army of the Transmississiopi Depart
ment The elections were unanimous Glow
ing tributes were paid the officers. and hall
the audience in tears when the meeting ad-
journed
Long before the meeting opened the camp
grounds began TO fill up. and soon the largest
crowd of the reunion was present. General
Gordon called the convention to order at lob
and memorial services for the late General wade
Hampton began. Chaplain General Jones onered
the invoca ton and General Lee followed with
a euIogy of the Iamented Southern warrior and
statesman From General Hampton the speaker
had received his commissions as d lieutenant
lieutenant colonel and colonel of artillery His
intimate and there tears in his eyes as
he spoke of Hampton's recent death
General Gordon and General W. L. Caoei
spoke briefly of the dead soldier and then
Nearer. My God, Thee was sung by the
audience following which eulogistic resolutions
for General Hampton were adopted
Private" John Allen Of Mississippi. who was
to have been the orator of the day yesterday
was next introduced. For hour the witty
Mississippian kept his hearers in a high state
of enjoyment with anecdote after anecdote tie
was nearly exhausted when he concluded
1T was not the flash of the generals swords
that struck terror to the Yankees hearts 1t
was the rebel yell and the crack of the privates
rifles They were the men who kept the Yam
KEGS off the generals while they slept They
fought not for conquest, nor ambition, but for
principles and sentiment. backed by the brav-
est truest women that ever lived. God bless
our country from to sea-.
At the end of the hour there were cries or
Wheeler. Wheeler" A man looking siIgularly
like Little Old Fighting joe entered He was
not General Wheeler. but he bore a telegram
from the latter dated Brooklyn follows:
Regret that cold prevents my coming Health,
happiness, good luck and Gods blessings 70 my
beloved comrades.
New-OrIeans was selected the place for the
next convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
VARV BIT NOT RECORD BREAKER.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS s-HEAT
PROsTRATION IN BROOKLYN.

= was not 2 record breaking day yesterday.
although many people thought it was. and X was
ho,Glv announced that there were no hgures III the
hooks Of the Weather Bureau opposite the date
10 equal those marked by the mercury yesterday
The maximum temperature was y degrees
This was az D. m. It has been hotter than IhdI
on a date within the memory Of every adult On
Arrr 4 1896 90 degrees recorded Never
thelees II was tolerably warm yesterday for the
season II was hot enough TO bring out fe"
straw hats and q lot OF shirt waists. and every
enc who could afford do so came down 10 pusi-
ness in a blue serge suit or something equal4E
cool Even the Police Department recognlzed 'Ile
fact that warm weather had arrived, ana the
pa-rolr7en appeared in their light uniforms ana
white gloves
There were other manifestations or the ARRIVAL
Of comparatively high temperature The rlckety
East Side open cars. with few fresh dauns OF
color on them trundled down Park Row In the
marks the children tumbIed about on the grass
The shrubs everywhere were becoming green Wit
the tender leaves The heat along the Waterfront
WAS tempered by d fresh breeze that Die" III
from the south.
There were no heat prostrations in Manhattan a5 n
IN BROOKLYN William kehoe- forty years DIG, .!
No as MyrtIe-ave. employe OF the street
Cleaning Department, was overcome oF the He't
while al wOrk in Bushwick-aVe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
CARRY 10000 PASSENGERS A DAY.
THIS Is THE WORK THAT THE ELEVATORS
IN THE PARK ROW BUILDING AC-
COMPLsH-OTHER INTER
ESTING FIGURES.

An army OF fourteen thousand men is no small
number for even a government to for, more
especially when it comes transporting it from
,ne Mace TO another. This. however IS the num-
hay of passengers that the SIX elevators in the
American Tract Society Building carry up TO the
various floors in one day. from a. m. 70 : p m
The elevator starter gave Tribune reporter some
facts on this subject yesterday.
Some DAYS ago. he said we decided to keep
an accurate count of the number of passengers
that our elevators transported IN one day The re-
sult was that we counted just 14,aa persons be-
tween a. m. and p. and 1904 between a. m
and n m This included tenants as well Al
lowing an average weight Of $50 pounds for each
nersor that means that elevators lift
weight of about 100000 pounds each day, or over
Loo tons
But these figures greatly outdone IN the
Park Row Building Said the man who times the
elevators there We average between thirty thou-
sand and forty thousand passengers every day.
Considering that we take all these people down
again this means that double that number OF Trips
are taken in our elevators in one day
To transport that number Of soldiers TO lis col
,ias the government would require about thirty
sci Few of the South American repubilcS nave al
arn,v Of that size. II all these people We're 10 De
fTi1v six hundred well crowded cars TO accoInino-
date ther-a solid line sixty BLOCKS OF tiiie Ii''
long. ~. .ha p.rl Pow Ruild-
inc &c six thousand. including clerks. Steno6rhPht9
and other employees. community WIN d ttI n.y.
Iaton equal TO this would no 4onstI pr 20 nj
town council and police force lnsre ar H.
o-ovinces in European countries WIN tite
gg3PPsne The day and whose only ruler or governor
ie colored 1anitoT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24

Yesterday the third and next TO the last day
OF the sale Bangss of the Leffers collection OF
books which is especially rich in works of the
Eliza bethan Jacobean and Restoration authors
Ben Jonson. several manuscripts and the works of
Milton fell in the lot that was sold yesterday. Inc
attendance was small, of the books going TO
two or three firms of publishers. first edition OF
Ben Jonson's ''Volpone, or the Foxe, a rare book.
brought $40 and so paid for the same authors
.'Nemorie' which contains many references 10
Shakespeare. Thomas Jordan's "Poeticall Varieties
sold for s42 90 For The Kings and Queens enter
tainment at Richmond after their departure from
oxford in a masque presented by the Most illus
trious Prince Charles, Sept. Il, 1886, $50 paid
IaIand's Journeys brought $40. and THE Art OF
Making Love" 1876 s57 30. John Lydgate's coec-
ton of the tragedies about 1855. sold for $3.50
after a lively contest and Lylys Anatomy of
wiz and 'Euphues and His England" bound to-
gether was sold next for 800 .
The first issue of The Lays of Ancient Rome
brought SIS The highest price paid for manu-
scrip3 was S1s5 Andrew Marvelrs poems were sold
ar S75 and Middletons "A Game of Chess" one
of his rarest plays. brought $3.50; The edition Of
NiddIeton's play sold yesterday is believed to be
one of the only two in existence In the original
edition Millions famous ''Areonagitica'' brought
SIS but the "Eiconoclastes only s42 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
14rDS WOODBURT'S DEPARTMENT
THE PRESIDENT OF THE EASTERN MEDI-
Cal. SOCIETY SAYS WORK ON EAST
SIDE Is SPLENDID A TAM
MANY COMPARISON.

Y tie thoroughness Of the work OF city depart
or+ is hest tested by its labor in districts some
,rrat removed from the eyes Of possible faulthnd-
e-e certainly the Street Cleaning Department.
,r5e- The management of Dr. John McGaw Wood
t,,rv commissioner. cannot be charged with IN
oo-7ne+ency. The department has since the IN
s+ara-ion of its new chief. been paying particular
e+er-ou TO cleansing and purifying the streets OF
the East Side and keeping them in a presentaole
condition.
Or r Abraharns president Of the Eastern Medl-
ca1 Society No l56 Clinton-st-. writing under date
% A-il % 10 Commissioner Woodbury. said in part:
The rapdity and thoroughness with which the
dirt refuse and litter removed from the lower
Fas1 Side within last thirtysix hours reflects
great credit on the efficiency Of your department
sucb splendid work lends promise 10 the hope that
-he streets Of the lower East Side TO use your own
language will be turned into Fairgrounds
= conpartson between the number Of loads OF
refuse including ashes from factories. which nave
been dumped into SLOWS at Stanton-st ana East
T2ivar and at Canal-st. and North River, during
the Tannany regime Of last year and under the
resenr administration gives one an idea or the re-
suits achieved by the latter body Of men The fol-
lowing figures taken from the books OF the Street
Cleaning Department, show the work accomplished
Fl these districts from April L to April e. 1902 and
from April IS to April q. 1891:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
UPSTATE CONGRESS TALK.

MEETING TO ARRANGE FOR CONVENTION FOR
ULSTER AND OTHER COUNTIES
Albany April o (SpecaD.-Delegates represent
ing the Republican voters of the counties Of Ulster
Delaware Otsrgo and Schoharie met here to-day 70
come to an agreement upon the basis of representa-
ton the Republican Congress district eonVeh-
tion which is TO be held AT Oneonta on July 80
The county OF Ulster represented by Judge
G. D. g. Hasbrouck. Judge Charles Davis and
Philip Shantz: Delaware County, by j. D. Law
renee Jonas NJ Preston and l.. B. Gleason; Otsego
Country nv Judge Burr Mattice. c. F. Shelard and
y r Ford and Schoharie County by Senator
Krum Seth Parsons and H q. Tenant
After considerable contest the counties OF lister
Delaware and OtSsgO each received a representa-
ton of ten delegates in the Congress district con-
vention. while Schoharte County received a repre-
sentation OF only eight delegates
Tho leading candidate for the Republican nominal
tiHn for Congress in this district is George j.
smith of Kingston. personal friend of Governor
()dell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
DECIDED TO DIE TOGETHER
ONE WOMAN FOUND DEAD-THE OTHER
CANNOT BE SAEED-MYSTERY
IN THE CASE

HARRIET Deveraux, twenty-six years old. was
x,5 dead ii bed in her home, at No. AS West
1-,f-z-rhird-st.. last night, a gas tube between
- Iins and the gas turned on full. In the
s-o-+ room Lizzie Mccarthy. nineteen years old.
- living on a couch unconscious from the gas
ha- filed the rooms. She was removed to
1,,osevelt Hospital in ambulance, where 1t
3. said she cannot recover.
The police say the tragedy was a double at
--,r- AZ suicide. one succeeding in her purpose
% end her life while her companion now hovers
be+ueen life and death, with the chances strong
" against her.
No one can assign any motive for the tragedy.
Although Mrs. DeverauX has lived in the house
1r,tb her husband. Joseph. harness maker, for
.oroe time nothing is known of them The
Mccarthy girl went to the Deveraux home a
,,eaix a go and had lived there since. On Tuesday
night there was a party in the Deveraux home.
+ba festivities lasting until o'clock yesterday
-ooTning At 10 o'clock neighbors in the house.
+pa notice say Heard Mrs. Deveraux and her
husband quarrelling- He left the house soon
after
While the 1anitor was making her ROUNDS last
icLr she detected the odor of gas in the hall
--sre She traced it to the Deveraux apart
Its and opened the door with q pass key.
THO rooms were filed with gas She called a
policeman and the two women were found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24

IT WILL STAND AT THIRTY-FOURTH-ST AND
BROADWAY-CAPITAL 100000

IT WILL STAND AT THIRTY-FOURTH-ST AND
BROADWAY-CAPITAL 100000.
4 national hank is being organized in
this city 1t will be a. Thirty fourth-st. and
Broadway. A certificate Of Incorporation has been
received from the Controller of the Currency.
The official title of the new institution is the
Thirty-fourth Street National Bank of New
York Among the corporators Henry w.
Sackett. Bradford Rhodes and Richard P.
Hunter. Mr.. Rhodes is president of the First
National Bank of Mamaroneck The capital of
the Institution IS to be 100000 with
surplus If the same amount
President Rhodes said to Tribune reporter
last night that it the expectation of the
promoters Of the bank to place a large amount
of the stock among merchants and tradesmen
in the Thirty ourth-st. neighborhood- "Al the
stock not placed said President Rhodes,
that is TO say, whatever may be left over. has
already been underwritten. This will be old
fashioned merchants and family bank, and we
expect to make a speciality of such accounts.
We have not elected officers yet but expect to
proceed with that in about thirty days, or when
the stock has all been placed and the pre-
linnary organization effected"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
LEG CRUSHED AT BRIDGE.
JAM AT MANHATTAN END CAUSES CAR
TO KNOCK DOWN AND RUN
OVER \ MAN

Joseph Neiderland of No { Emmet-st., Brook
Ign. was run over by open at the Man
haitian end of the Brooklyn Bridge last night at
o'clock.
The loops were crowded with people struggling
to get on their cars. and the crowd the fourth.
inside. loop. damned close up to the
track, when a Graham-ave. car John O'Con-
nor, motorman. came along. In their eagerness
to get aboard, the people surged forward
Neiderland happened TO be in the front rank
The fender of the struck his leg and knocked
him down, and before Policeman Mitchell could
pull him away the wheels had run over his left
leg. cry of horror rose from the onlookers,
and they all pushed forward to look at the in
jured man. Officers Bevier and Faulkner
struggled to keep back the mob.
Policeman Mitchell called ambulance from
the Hudson Street Hospital, and DIR. Olds came
with it. After dressing the leg. he took the man
to the hospital The motorrnan was arrested.
Had 1t not been for quick work Of Mitchell,
both of Netherlands legs would have been run
over. AS it the carwheels touched the other
leg when they stopped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
v,voR PRAISES sIrTr-yfYrH VETERANS.
FORTY FIRST ANNIvERsARY DINNER OF The
CORPS.

FORTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE
CORPS.
Navor Low paid glowing tribute 10 lrlSh VAIN
and Irish patriotism last night at the SturIeNaht
tIuse at the forty-frst anniversary dinner OF the
zre,era, Corps of the 69th Regiment. He was IN
,ro5,,ced hy Captain Matthew P Breen as more
,ban Mavor of NeN-York, the real tribune OF the
n.onle Mayor Low said in part:
II is NV privilege to acknowledge my own 2oIi-
gstion and the obligation of the city OF New orh
20 the Sqth Regiment From my childhood nave
heard tales of the gallantry OF TINS az
baye read many times OF your record during lhe
f-fyfl War You have always stood reaoy 10 tISEeei
tba caIl 10 battle and have you shrqhh from
the performance OF any patlotfc duty ~ 'n4S;
tinpIv men II is given to few soldiers TO witness
ench magnificent results from their handlWolk az
Won now see the union OF two sections Oh he
country
District Attorney Jerome who was TO nave
s,oLen on 1.-The Bench and the Bar. was not at
the dinner
other toases and speakers were The Flag OF
,be Free the Rev. T. p. Mclaughlin; THE 6sth
t,ariment and Irish valor' William Hepburn Rus
.elI. THE Clergy" the Rev. Thomas J. Campbell;
..--ba Me1 of IS" Captain James Mitchell
The Rev T p Mclaughlin. rector of the Church
~ the Transformation in Mott-st, spoke OF the
SS,anieb war and said that the meaning of that
var was not beet sugar, but the love OF nperty
a.,tiad in the hearts of young men. If II be
true that the reported atrocities IN the Pnllpplnes
arc 90. that our serve in spite or the TACT that
- do not want serve, then II Is time TO take
down our flag. l say if ii be true; l only know
What / read" Speaking Of visit TO Hawaii
80 IN favor of the dismissal of Governor Dole,
1sbo was considered incompetent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
RJrES on ELIGIBLE LISTS.

CORPORATION Counsel Rives yesterday sent an
oninion to Charles c. Birmingham. president of the
BOARD of Education in answer 10 questions as 10
the effect of ths clause in the charter concerning
eligible lists in ali he bCrouShs- Regarding Man
haitian and The Bronx. he says:
The rights of persons these lists existing wnen
tho charter Of 1901 took effect were fixed by the
hvIaw of the School Board Under this bylaw the
isting eligible lists to be exhausted in chrome
IogiclI order Nominations to be made by the
Ta rd of Superntendents in the order OF the lists.
80 that person standing first in the eligible lists
shall he nominated first and no person shall be
nominated out of the order of his name on the list
Referring to Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond, he
says in part:
lam of the opinion that in each Of these boroughs
az the time charter Of 1901 took effect the per-
sons whose names were on existing elig1Die lists
rad no relative standing. as the nomina ting or
appointing boards. as the case might be. had at
81 a, time the right choose any person out Of
tba entire number of these lists they
sau mr. I am of the opinion that such power Is
nouy vested i'm the Board OF Education, which has
Sncceeded them. I of opinion that persons upon
eigIbIe lists since the charter of 1907 took
erect may also be considered for appointment by
the BOARD of Education However. in choosing
names for nomination from later eligible list. the
oa rd Superintendent Is restricted to those per-
sons whose names stand highest upon such lists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
.For-yDERs AND PATRIOTS ELECTION.

The annual meeting Of the New-YOrk Society OK
,ba Founders and Patriots was held the Hotel
Manhattan last night. The report Of the secretary
showed an active membership of ISL The following
officers were elected and installed: Governor. Ed
ward Payson Cone; deputy governor Ed"aro
Haeauan Hall: secretary. Robert 3. Cone. treas
rrsr George Clinton BatcheIIer; register. William
Allen Marble; State attorney. Walter Seth Logan
historian John EIderkin; Chaplin. the Rev.
Theophilus Parsons Sawin; geneHloslst' Georse
Harlan Lewis. councillors. Truenan Gardner
Avery lanes Jerome Belden and IheOdore ltcn-
The general court of the order will meet IN TINS
~ Jamestown and will be entertained at ire Etote1
SAVOY by the New-York society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
HILL SAYS 1T WAS 4 JOKE.
50 CHARACTERIzEs THE REPORT ABOUT A RICH
CINCINNATUs'' FOR CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Ex-senator David p. Hill in the city yester-
day on law business he said Last night he
attended the theatre. in company with ex-IAeuten-
ant Governor William F Sheehan. Some
quoted Mr. Hill recently saying that the Demo
Gratis would n rich CinCinLatus' for Governor
this fall Mr.. Hill asked last night what rich
Cincinnatus" he had in mind. but he seemed
regard the matter joke. He said that April
was a month for Jokes and let 1t go At that.
Mr. Hill consulted with q number OF local Demo
Gratis yesterday and canYassed the situation. He
believes that the Democrats have Il chance OF
carrying the State this fall, and he is devoting a
great deal of time and energy harmonizing the
factions in the party and preparing for the
paign There is keen interest to know who will be
belief that Hill "'il run himself. Edward NJ. Shep-
ard and Bird 5. Coler frequently mentioned,
and the latest talk is about rich Cncin-
natus' The latter kind a candidate will doubt
less be nominated If the Democrats believe there is
chance to win and simply want tap d barrel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
PICKLE HEN ORGANIZE.
NATIONAL, ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACT
URERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS. THEY
CALL THEIR BODY.

Cincinnati. April 23,-About fifty of the leading
manufacturers in the United States Of pickles
kraut tomato catsup. preserves, mince meat ETC.
have met here and permanently organized the na-
tionaI association that was formed temporarily
about six months ago The National Association OF
Manufacturers of Food Products is the name OF
the organization.
The following officers have been elected; Presi-
dent william McMecham. Wheeling. ". Va; first
ytce-president L. VI. Fraiey, Camden N J.; sec
ond vce-president, j. Weller, Cincinnati; Secrg-
tary Walter H. williams Detroit; treasurer. W H
Ritter Philadelphia; executive board, Weuer
CINCINNATI: L. VI. Frailey. Camden. y. ]; J. NJ
Hoffnann, Philadelphia: A W. Dobson. St Louis
and Herman Logan Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24

SPEAKER VAN DUzER. OF NEVADA. SAYS
TONOPAH WILL RIVAL COMSTOCk-
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBt SE.I

Try TELEGRAPH To The TRIBt SEI
Reno New April 23.-Word was received here
that a great strike was made IN Tonopan
to-day IL came from Speaker Van Duzer OF
H. >-a,-,d, Assembly who is now in the camp.
He said:
The Tonopah Fraction Company, a wiid
goose' property which had surface tndica-
tons sunk through 30 feet Of wash lava ana
at that point passed through the alluVlum ana
encountered the solid formation rich lead. re-
sernbIiug the famous Consolidated California
and Virginia ore Of the COmstock PCrphyry
lies on each side of the lead. This porphyry iS
like rnfneraIfzed ryate. There is sufficient crys-
taIIized horn silver in the ore to cause an assay
70 be unnecessary to demonstrate the fact thdC
the rock is of bonanza richness Even II the ore
is no richer than that in the Brougher smart tns
deepest workings in the camp, il demonstrates
mat there is now S5OO10Os0 in sight, and the
future of Touopah as the rival and possibly tn5
s,IDerior of the COnstOCk is assured