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Smyrna times., 1902-09-17

sent a'plain clothes man around to see
about it. GilrOy had gone. Where
was he? "ROOmed uptown some
where" Two hours later the night ed |
itor was pulled from his bed to ex-
plain. Space writer brought it in. |
Don't know him. Never saw him be- |
fore. Story was all right, wasn't it?
well, what in the blankity-blank- |
blank are you up here pulling me out
Of bed for?" And that was all they
could get out of Gilroy.
1t was on a morning nearly two
months after the big SCOOP
The Blazer promised to be frosty
again. GilrOy was muttering, wish
that scoop fiend would show up again
with something as hot as that last
screed of his"
AS II in answer to his wish, the mys-
terious individual glided in more wan,
more seedy and more wild eyed than
before. He had another good scoop.
For V, sir; only ""
This time it was a yachting accident
which had happened at nearby sum-
mer resort. Ten people were drowned,
all well known. 1t was a terrible ca
tastrophe, with news in every line
GilrOy fairly danced when he saw it,
He pulled out the V and another dol
lar with it. He walked home on air
that morning, singing praises of the
scoop tiend and his own good judg-
ment.
When he awoke from peaceful slum-
bers and languidly reached for the
noon edition of a rival sheet which
had flown in over the transOm, to his
astonishment, dismay and almost nau-
sea he read an array of biting sarcasm
to the effect that the yachting accident
story published in a morning paper"
was a fearful, cold blooded fake; not a
line of truth in it. The people alleged
! to have been drowned were all alive
and well. The yacht which was said
to have gone down with all on board
was not even in commission.
Gilroy wrestled with his emotions
for some time before he had the cour-
face.
About month afterWard Gllroy
found upon his desk a manuscript from
the scoop fiend." Upon the outside
was scribbled: This is all right. Yours
without the v"
Gilroy read the story. 1t was an ac
count of q suicide, of the rash deed OF
an unknown man who had jumped
headlong from the Eagle building. tel
stories to the street, at 2:3O that same
morning, and it was then hardly
o'clock
Gllroy pitched the manuscript into ;
bottom drawer and it was soon fa
from his thoughts. He was not tn
man to be caught twice by some Graz.
hobo, not he.
But in the rival sheet that noon b
read:
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17

In His Pocket Found Confession of Muir
der of Watchman In order to Sell
Story of Crime to a Newspaper.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-17
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.

Crazed by Morphine, John Bond. Once a
Famous English Journalist. Jumps
From Eagle Building.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
THE BLAcKWELL's ISLAND SCHEME

The intimation that disagreement with
President Cantor over another matter has some
thing to do with Controller Grout's hostility to
the project of leasing Blackwells Island TO the
national government is unworthy of attention.
Mr.. Grout has given good reasons for opposing
such transfer of the island. 1t is an exceed
ingly valuable piece Of property, which is now
used for important public purposes If money
were no object the city. in our opinion, might
wisely convert it into park soon as possible,
and we hope it may be practicable to carry out
that idea in the not distant future. But in the
mean time what would be done with the institu-
tions maintained on the island and their
inmates in case the action authorized by the
bill now before the legislature should be taken? !?
The contention is that for the present the city
cannot afford to create such park at its own
expense. and that consequently it is good policy
70 let the government have the island for a
period of ten years on the understanding that
it will not only establish a naval station there
and lay out drill ground, but make the place
attractive in various ways and give free use of
it to the public. IF the island We're unoccupied
that would be a plausible though not a convinc-
ing argument, but inasmuch as the premise is
that the city has money to spend on a park
we are unable to accept a conclusion which
would necessitate a large expenditure else
where.
BlackwelIs Island contains a score or more
Of buildings, including the City Hospital the
Almshouse, the Metropolitan Hospital, the Peni-
tentiary, the WOrkhOuse and various subsidiary
structures. Some OF them at least are well
placed, though We are not prepared to admit
that It is advisable for the city to proceed as if
such institutions must be kept where they are
indefinitely. We should regret for example
the erection of a new and costly structure on
the island which would fix their location there
That objection does not lie against Commits
sioner Folks's plea for a moderate appropria-
ton to make the buildings vacated by the in
sane patients available for the use of persons
afflicted with tuberculosis, for whom at present
there are insufficient accommodations SO that
their own welfare and that of the community
are i'll protected.
1t seemed for a time as If the proposal to
lease Blackwell's Island to the government
might be adopted without due consideration Of
its meaning and effect But in accordance with
views expressed from the first by The Tribune
the present prospect is that it will be rejected
not for lack of good will to the navy, in which
New-York takes great pride and interest, but
because the city is IN general resolutely op-
posed for sound reasons to surrendering possess
sion of any piece of land belonging to it. and
because in this particular instance it has need of
the property which it is asked to relinquish for
a term of years
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15

would be tolerated Great indignation has been
expended on the Spanish courts found in our
new possessions, which gave decisions to the
party with the longer purse We do not have
TO brbe our judges, but the impOssibility OF get
ting judgments in courts often amounts to
a decision in favor of the party with the longer
purse, who tire the other out. Everybody
acknowledges the evil, but bench and bar seem
helpless before it. Judges offer no scheme or
relief, and lawyers appear to be too much
afraid of offending judges TO propose radical
remedies. The subject has been before the
present legislature, and it was to be hoped that
some remedy might be proposed. But nobody
comes forward to throw any certain light on
the problem. There is a proposal for more
judges, but to secure them will take two years,
and it is by no means clear whether we need
more judges or a better system of practice
and rulings from the judges already on the
bench to cut through abuses with the same
straightforward common sense which character
iZes the English courts and compel litgants to
cease wasting time over side issues and come
to the real merits of their cases.
Whatever the remedy may be 1t is yet to be
determined and it looks as if it would be neces-
sary for the State TO appoint a commission
charged with that duty, as is proposed by the
Chamber of Commerce. We have not in gen
eral much faith in commissions If they
really go to the heart Of problem their recon-
mendations more than likely to be ignored
by practical politicians. Nevertheless, a COM
mission seems 10 be the only refuge. and if the
Governor should be authorized TO have the sub
ject investigated, and should appoint some
strong and independent lawyers and laymen,
scheme of reform might be drafted which pub
lie opinion would force those who profit by the
present conditions to accept. Those who fear
lest judicial patronage will be disturbed, those
who are always defendants and want delays,
those who afraid of offending the bench
by suggesting that law as administered does
not do justice need not be looked to for help.
The lawyers and judges who ought spontane
ously TO work for reforms seem paralyzed and
bound up in the legal web of their own spin
ming. and some persons without obligations and
without fears must take hold of the problem.
not as volunteer reformers. but as officials set
to the task and in duty bound to accomplish 1t.
no matter who is hurt
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
THE LAWS DELAYS.

Reform in the administration Of justice in this
county is imperatively needed. Our court ma
chinery is only a little short of a complete
breakdown. Our judges sit part of each day
for part Of the year, but when 1t takes from
two 10 five years for a citizen 10 obtain his
rights collect a debt or recover what has
wrongfully been taken from him it cannot be
said that the machinery is IN working order
Such delays in many cases amount to an abb
solute denial OF justice. No suitor who needs
the protection of a speedy determination has
anything 10 hope for from the courts He may
be driven to bankruptcy by the wanton refusal
of debtor TO pay a claim which would be al
lowed in one day if it could be brought into
court. His children may starve before property
which he leaves TO them can be secured for
their use. He may be driven TO abandon his
rights altogether or consent 70 a most unfair
settlement by an opponent clever at postponing
trials. The court calendars are crowded SO
that II takes nearly three years to get case
before jury, and the referee system as it is
practised often results in much longer delays
and the piling up of a mass OF fees amounting
10 far more than the original sum at issue
Such a situation is calculated TO bring the
courts into contempt and we are not certain
that the lawyers and judges who have permit
ted these abuses 10 grow up do not fairly de-
-ef-ve the opprobrium which laymen frequently
bestow upon the administration of the law. In
many respects the law is worse than useless in
This county. IT not only denies prompt relief
30 the Just; II is the intrenchment of the un-
3nst In the enjoyment of their i'll gotten gains.
We talk of our free government and equal laws
but II IS 10 be doubted If anywhere I'm the civil
ized world such utter failure OF the courts to
ssrve the purpose for which they are intended
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
TOO COSTLY PROCEEDINGS.

The disclosures made by Controller Grout
concerning the cost Of condemnation processes
in the Croton region will not surprise those who
have during the last few years watched the
dilatory and erratic performances In question.
They may cause unpleasant shock to urban
taxpayers who are compelled to foot the bills
Certainly they form an impressive object lesson
in how not to do a great public work. To spend
81 100000 in litigation and other administrative
measures in effecting a $2,2OOOO0 transaction
is certainly uncommonly poor business salts
factory explanation of which 1t would be diff
cult TO find.
In more than one respect the conduct of land
condemnation proceedings in the Croton valley
has been unsatisfactory. That of the cost, al
ready mentioned, is one which must appeal
strongly to this city. Another was and prob
ably still is the delay in settling and paying
awards AS a rule the awards for lands taken
were ample. In some cases they seemed too
generous. But in many cases grave inconven-
ience was imposed upon the people by delay Of
years in making payment for their property.
There have also been some curiously capr!cious
performances in the choosing Of land for con-
demnation. 1t is doubtful If any one would be
able to tell just why some pieces were taken
by the city and others left.
The whole Croton water supply system Is
strange mixture or good and Dad The general
scheme of land condemnation for protection of
the water supply and the enlargement of stor-
age reservoirs is admirable But the details Of
it have been worked out in a strangely ca
prcious dilatory. and, as Mr.. Grout shows ex-
brilliantly expensive manner. One of these days
the whole vast work will be completed, and
this city will have a superb water supply, sufi-
cient, with proper outstanding, TO serve 1t for
many years to come, in spite OF drouth, how
ever severe and protracted. But great work
should be greatly performed and this one has
not been. 1t has been marked with self-con-
fradietion delay and expense beyond all rea-
son. The worst of it is probably past. But
1t will be well TO have what still remains more
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
carefully watched than the earlier part Of it
has been by the powers of Tammany Hall.
OF INTEREST TOMORROW.

The residence and the home life of Mr.. Moody,
who is to succeed Mr.. Long Secretary of the
Navy, will be the theme of finely illustrated
article in The Sunday Tribune of tomorrow.
The first publication will be made of photo
graphs of the casts which Emperor William
has given to Harvard University. Next week S
conclave of knights Templar of Connecticut, at
Norwich, will be pictured in advance There
will he pictures of the cottage at Atlantic City
occupied by Mr.. Schwab, president of the great
Steel Trust. The famous Garland collection of
ceramics will be illustrated with admirable
Photographic plates. Earl Hall, the new build
ing at Columbia University, will also be pict-
ured. as will the Temple Israel, of Harlem.
There will be an interesting rehearsal of some
of the fascinating Revolutionary legends of
NorwaIk Conn. And these will he only few
Of the special features of a rich and varied
paper.
There will be, of course. the customary array
of literary reviews. chronicles of society and of
sports, foreign correspondence by cable and by
mail, miscellany from The Tribune's cOntem-
poraries all over the world, humor, domestic
matters, and all the legitimate news of the
world.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
amusemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-2-s:15-UnderT Two Flags
BIJOU THEATRE-2:15-s.20- Climbers.
BROADWAY THEATRE -2-S-The Sleeping Beauty ana
the Beast.
CARNEGIE HALL-S:l5-Concert.
cASINO-2:I5-s Simplicity.
CRITERION THEATRE-2-s-Du Barry
EDEN MUSEE-Day and Eyening-World in Wax
EMPIRE THEATRE-2:15-s: :2O-The Twin Sister
FOURTEENTH ST THEATRE-2-s-FoXy Grandpa
GARDEN THEATRE -2:I5-s:I5-Maid Marian. -
GARRICK THEATRE -2:15-S -3O--A Message from Mars
HARLEM OPERA HOTSE-2-s:l5-The Old Homestead
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-2:l5-s:i3-Do4I var
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-2-FIa -FIasemann's Toechter-
S-2O-Der Herr Senator.
KEITH SO 10 10:3G-Continuous Performance.
kNICkERBOCKER THEATRE-2-S:lJ-The Toreador
LfcEUM THEATRE-2:l5- S:30-The Girl and the Judge.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-2:l5-s;5o-on the
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-l0 a. m. to II p. m
NANHATTAN THEATRE-2l5-s:2o- s:2o-Her Lord and
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-s-The Christian.
NEW SAVOY THEATRE-2:l5 ;3o-The Way or the
cIEw-YoRK THEATRE-2l5-s-Fa OF Fsme-winter
PAsTOR'S Performance.
PROCTORS FIFTH AVENUE 30 TO 103e-The Royal
BOX and Varieties.
PRoCToRs TWENTY-THITD STREET. 80 TO 1880
Varieties.
PRoCToR's 125TH sTREET-1:3o to 1o:so-Nstakes
VIII Happen and Varieties
PRoCToRs FIFTN-EIGIiTH sTREET-lSo to lo;So-
At the White Horse Tavern and Varieties.
REPUBLlC-2-s:I5 s:I5-As You Like It
NICTORIA-215-S l5-Minstrels
wALLACK's THEATRE-2:15-s-2o s-2o-A Gentleman Of
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
NOT EASILY UNDERSTOOD

Bishop Potter said recently in a public ad.
dress that in the course OF twenty years of
railroad travel he had not succeeded in ac-
quiring practical knowledge of the mysterious
and non-understandable speech Of the men who
open and shut the car doors, and who are sup.
posed to call out the names of the streets and
the stations. The worthy Bishop has great
host of fellow sufferers who sympathize with
him acutely.
The renowned Cardinal Mezzofanti was said
to have mastered more than one hundred and
fifty languages and dialects. But even Cardi-
nal Mezzofanti might have failed to interpret
the characteristic warwhoops of our railroad
conductors and brakemen. Englshmen and
Americans, people of all nations, are bewildered
by the extraordinary tumble of whirling sylla-
bles which disturb the peace upon our railroad
trains and electric lines, and even on the horse
cars
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
WORKERS, NOT DRONES

Thousands of Tammany 'holdovers" at minor
desks in the municipal departments were put
in their places under the Van Wyck admins
tration in reward for objectionable partisan
work in district politics. Many of them do not
earn the salaries which they are drawing and
have few qualifications for the work which
they are nOminally presumed TO do, but which
they do not really perform.
These incompetents should he sent packing
in order to make room for successors who have
the capacity and the disposition to give fair
return to the taxpayers for their positions on
the city payrOls. But all changes should be
made decently and In order, and not without
ample and impregnahle warrant of law.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
FOR A STATUE OF FATHER MALONE.

citizens committee of which Sias r. butcher
Is the chairman, has been work quietly for some
time raising money for a memorial statue for
rather Sylvester Malone Several thousand dollars
have been raised by subscriptions The circular
ISSUED by the committee calls attention to the pa
triotic stand taken by Father Malone at the out
break of the Civil War. as follows
The loyalty of Father Malone did not waver and
when the news OF the assault Fort Sumter was
received the patriotic priest had his country's flag
holster on the steeple of his Church of SITS Peter
ana Paul declaring that IL should hoat next 10
the cross, and there IL remained until the close of
sne n war; Ths act and this declaration. prompt
ana at that time so unusual sent a thrill through
the land, inspired the faithful recalled the wavern
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
SCHOOLBOYS VISIT THE MAYOR
PUPILS OF NO. So ASK FOR ASPHALT
AROUND BUILDING TO LESSEN
THE NOISE

George Steinman, a schooboy attending No S. in
East -hundredth and -tenth-st. headed delega-
ton of about dozen boys. all of them about ten
or twelve years of age. that called at the MAYORS
ONCE yesterday. The lads brought petition signed
by about two thousand pupils attending No. So and
the burden OF their prayer for asphalt walks
70 be laid in front OF and the schoolhouse so
that the noise of passing wagons would be deadened
as much possible.
Secretary Reynolds told Steinman that the Mayor
would doubtless be glad him after the ad-
Journment of the Board of Estimate meeting Stein
man SAID that the boys had not been prompted by
the teachers TO visit Mayor Low. The Mayor sent
the delegation word that their petition would he
considered by the proper department
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
MAYOR SEEKING SUBURBAN RETREAT.

Mayor Low is trying TO rent a summer home on
the Sound near enough TO the city for him 10 make
the trip night and morning without wasting too
much time on the cars 1t was said yesterday that
the Mayor had visited Mamaroneck and Orienta
Point in quest of summer quarters.
AT Larchmont IL is said that Frank ]. Gould Is
trying 10 lease villa there for the summer. Mrs
Gould is said TO be desirous OF spending the sum
mer at Larchmont Manor. Her father. the late
Edward Kelly. was commodore Of the NeW-Rochelle
Yacht Club. and there is talk of electing Mr..
Gould TO the office formerly held by Mr.. Kelly.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15

which will render them incombustible but new
lot of electric switches will be introduced tnat
will lessen the danger of sparkling. The most
novel innovations. though, will be those AT sta
tions Electric heating will be substituted 1or
oil stoves in the ticket sellers booths the ieeu-
ing cables to be sheathed so as TO protect
their insulation much better than hitherto ana
thus prevent short circuits and, finally there
will be liberal distribution of hand grenade
fire extinguishers. Most of these measures may
with propriety be adopted on other electric
roads in tunnels and subways The danger OF a
repetition of the Liverpool horror is small per-
haps, but it should not be ignored.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
About People and Social Incidents.

marriage of Frederick GalIatin To Miss r,,
Trowbridge. which takes place on April d 81
o'clock in the afternoon in the Brick Church
theglnald Willis will act as best man. while tha
bridal attendants will comprise the Misses Ioujsee
and Juia Trowbridge. Mabel Post Caroline Bosers
ana GLADYS Robinson The ceremony will be Ssr
formed by the Rev. DR.. Dyke. and afterwxs1rrs
win ID. Trowbridge. H~l-
Miss Elsie Woodbury. Brown. daughter ~ NJ
Frank Gould Brown. who Miss George Rav
manic. Nef-
Henry T. Sloane and his daughter are booksa :,
sail for Europe March %, and will cruise In tha
Mediterranean. 7
Robert NJ. Gushing. who has been staying viii,
his brother. Thomas F. Cushing. at the lattsr,s
house. in East Thirty-nnth-st., has returnss :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Hyde. who have b...
abroad for several months will return TO town psr.
week. and will be at their house No. 2Sl MadIso1'
Mr.. and Mrs. C Oliver Iselin are still at Afs..
and will remain there for some time longer Tbsr
have Mrs. William Goddard staying with tbar
she arrived there yesterday from Providence for a
fortnights visit
The board Of governors of the CotlIon Of Ffsb+
has completed its arrangements for the contt,r
ance this spring of the country parties AZ ~.
1aSf
year. Mrs Algernon Sydney Sullivan, Mrs DanisI
;, Lamont and Mrs. William II. Bliss are smone
the patronesses of this organization. ls
TIE Century Cotillon which has as patrorssss,
Mrs. Oliver Livingston Jones. Mrs John B1IrII,g
Lawrence, Mrs. John c. Calhoun and Mrs John NJ
Boothby. gives a dance at DeImonico's on AprI
DR. George II. Bell dancing with Miss AnFaIice
SCHUYLER Church. and DR.. George B. Lee dancinS
with Miss Elizabeth Davis. viii lead the cotiIon
Under the patronage of Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane. Mrs. Herbert Satterlee Mrs Fredertck
Bronson, Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Mrs. w Bayard
Cutting and other fashionable women an enter
tainment was given yesterday afternoon at the
Waldorf-Astoria in behalf OF three popular char
tiles TO signaze the ninth anniversary of the omen
ing Of the hotel Charles Hawtrey. Miss BIaneha
Bates and Miss Ethel HOlingShead appeared m
Time Is Money" A large sum realized ror
the charities.
Mrs. Roswell d. Hitchcock gave the first OF her
lectures about the Klondike at the Waldorf-As
toria yesterday afternoon. Her next lecture tell
ing Of her experiences in the land OF gold win
be given next Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs John r. Drexel sail for Europe next
week for short trip They will return in time for
the Newport season.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
CECIL RHODES WEAKER.

Cape Town. March 14.-Cecil Rhodes Is weaker
to-day. Otherwise there is change in his con-
dition. He passed a restless night His physicians
sat Mt his bedside alternately all night long.
London. March 14-'The Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon says II understands that, with the view
OF preventing a diSlocation OF the markets. syn
dicate of South African magnates has been formed
for the purpose of taking over the whole OF Cecil
Rhodes's share holdings in the event OF Mr..
RhOdeS'S death.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
DINNER FOR THE NEW COLLECTOR

JOHN A. sLEICHER ENTERTAINs IN HONOR Oh
SENATOR STRANAHAN
Senator Nevada n. Stranahan OF the Oswego
district the new Collector of the Port OF New
York. who will take office April l. received
warm welcome last night at the Union League
Club at a dinner given in his honor by John A.
sleicher Editor OF ''Leslie's Weekly" The menu
was unique. and the floral decorations were pro-
fuse. Mayor Low. Senator Depew. Cornelius N
Bliss, Melville y. Stone and others extended good
wishes 10 the incoming Collector. The guests in
GUIDED Frank II. Platt. !. W. Alexander. Charles
Louis Stern. Austin B. Fletcher, DR.. Alyah a.
Doty. Emil l. Boas Henry j. Braker Ludwtg
Nissen, William Berri Chester 5. Lord. Henry L
Stoddard; Frank A: Munsey. G. Baumann. Charles
ir., Troy.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
YALE 80 DTVVEP

The class of SO of Yale dned last night at the
Yale Club. About fifty members were present.
among whom were 5. NJ. Clement. OF Buffalo:
Cyrus Bentley. of Chicago: John p. kellogg. OF
Waterbury. Conn; Henry B. Platt William p. Emo
and WILDER Mcbride. of this city; Howard p
Knapp. of Bridgeport, and II. l. Williams e
Northampton. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
IN MEMORY OF II. C. MARoUAND.

At meeting yesterday of the finance COMMITTEES
OF the Equitable Life Assurance Society resolutions
were unanimously passed expressing the profound
regret OF the trustees at the death Of Henry G.
Marquand, a member of the original board and
uninterruptedly identified with the management OF
the Equitable society since the spring OF lN9.