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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
WHEN IS A MAN INTOXICATED ?
Judge Wheeler Classics the Degrees of In.
toxication in an Insurance Case.

Judge wheeler. in the United States Circuit
Court In the Vermont circuit. has been called
70 determine whether not a had been in
toxicated within the meaning of a life insurance
policy in the application for which the insured
had stated that he had never been in that condi-
ton The case is somewhat remarkable one for
the reason that il appeared the man who had
cured the policy had been the habit OF drinking
stimulants TO a degree which some people might
think excessive. The Judge, with the aid of q
scientific work which classified the different dc
srees of intoxication. came TO the conclusion that
the jury was far wrong in declaring that
the man had never been so intoxicated TO re-
quire him 10 set the verdict against the insurance
company aside.
According the evidence. as appears by ;hs
opinion of Judge Wheeler. many witnes ses tesii-
fed 10 the young being hilarious and noisy
and walking with difficulty from drinking when
out with young people. They also told Of his fast
driving and his inability 10 sit straight when
driving from the same cause, but they qualified
this cross-examination with the admissions that
they had never seen him in q condition when he
was actually unable to drive Some of the wit
nesses testified TO his acting if crazy with liquor
at times, and a physician told of finding him in a
state OF acute alcoholism when examining him for
Judge Wheeler then quotes from a work Of med
being OF three grades. The first of these is when
the IDEAS are uncomnonly vivacious, and conse-
actions IS so little weakened that the individual
perfectly retains the consciousness Of his
ternal condition and. in fact may be said TO be in
complete possession OF his senses in second
degree, he says, the has still the use OF his
senses, though they are remarkably enfeebled, but
he Is entirely beside himself memory and Judg-
nent having abandoned him, and he acts as if he
only lived for the present, with idea of con-
sequences Of his actions their relation 10 one
another" As 10 the last degree of intoxcation he
says, a man not only loses the possession Of his
reason but his senses enfeebled that he IS
no longer conscious OF his external relations
The judge continues that the man who took
the insurance policy in this particular case rad
been. as The evidence showed. many times within
tifb flaf 81 The second seerse b,,t e;eP @
that OF the last degree lie came TO the conclusion
from the whole case. that the members the Jury
were justified. II The exercise OF their judgment
in deciding that this had never been intoxi-
Gated within the meaning Of his warranty 10 the
company when the policy was issued and that
therefore the insurance company should the
money. he allowed the verdict Of the jury TO
stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
MYSTERY IN KEYES CASE.
No Trace of $500 When His Body
Has Found.

Tunkhannock, Penn. Aug. 26-William Keyes. son
of Thomas Reyes. of this place, went to New
York last week with $500 in his possession it is
said to bet the yacht Word received
here to-day that his body found in the river
a New-York and that money found on
his person He has wife and six children at
Corning, y. Y
On Sunday last Charles Chesney, Waterman at
Pier No. "a. East River what appeared to be
a mans foot floating off the pier and after calling
the attention of Policeman McGough. of the Mad-
son-st. station to the find, the two men got hold
of it and discovered it artificial leg at
tached to the body of In the pockets of
the clothing two receipts made out in the
of w. II. Reyes. One of these was from the
Corning Gas and Electric Company and the other
from J. B. Shaunnessy. for the rent of a barber
shop In Corning.
The police found no marks of violence the
body Inquiries made last night at the Madison
station revealed no developments in the case,
and the statement from Tunkhannock that the man
had much money his person when leaving
home discredited by police. The police said
that the man appeared to them to have been a
laborer. and that no money found in his peck
when they were searched before the body was
sent to the MOrgue. All idea of murder was
secuted.
brother of the dead is expected in this
city to-day to Identify the body If possible and
range for its removal to his late home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
STRIKERS NOVEL MOVE.
Want Firm Kept from Interfering
zCith StatiOning of PicketS.

The strikers who have been out of the w. & A
Fletcher machine shops. in Hoboken, for fourteen
weeks. have taken unusual step in retaliation
against the concern. They have filed application
in the Court of Chancery for injunction against
the Fletchers and the police. The strikers wish
to restrain them from interfering with what the
strikers call their legal rights in the statoning of
pickets and the privileges of these pickets while
duty.
On July 81 the FletChers asked the Court of
Chancery to restrain the strikers and their organi-
zaton and friends from interfering with their work
and the people who call at the shops Their griev-
that the men held up those who APP
proa ched and attempted to call off men who were
likely to apply for places where the strikers had
deserted their positions
The application before Vice Chancellor Pit
ney and he issued the order In following out this
order the Fetchers and the police have taken every
step possible prevent the pckets doing the duty
that has been considered their right 10 perform for
many years
This is said to he the first time in the history of
Ncw-Jersey that such a movement has been made
by strikers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
INJURED By THIRD RAIL.
Workmen Strike WIe-T5co Badly
Burned Shocked.

BY the short crcuiting OF the third rail on the
elevated road on CoUmbus-ave., between one
Misunderstanding and One hundred and-fo
SITS, nine ironworkers were shocked late yester-
day afternoon. TWO of them seriously
burned. one Of whom was taken TO the J. Hood
Wright Hospital where his condition said
70 be critical
The men had been repairing the elevated
structure on Columbus-ave. They were under
meath the tracks and working in pairs,
one holding the bolts while another riveted.
Patrick Hale, Of No. 21J East Eighty fourth
ST. and Robert Nelson, Of No. 1923 Third-ave,
were working side by side Hale. who
welding the sledge, accidentally struck with his
sledge a copper wire connected with the third
rail There a flash and loud report, and
Hale and Nelson were hurled into the canvas
net beneath them. placed there to prevent bolts
and pieces Of iron from dropping on the passing
cars and teams.
The two men lay unconscious, while seven
others who were at work on that section Of the
structure was shocked. Policemen came to
the rescue with a ladder. An ambulance was
summoned from the J. Hood Wright Hospital.
Hale was found TO be severely burned about the
head, face, body, arms and legs, while Nelson's
right side was burned. The former taken
10 the hospital and Nelson, after being treated,
was taken home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
BRAVED DEATH IN HOLD.
FTemcn OUercome IN Burning Ship,
but SaUed.
CARGO WORTH 100000 LOST.

Three fremen were seriously overcome and more
than 2 dozen others affected by smoke from
a fire I'm the hold of the Dutch bark Amsterdam
lying at Pier No y. East River. shortly before
yesterday. The stricken fremen are Captain
William F. Collins, Edward Dolan and William
Halpn. members of Engine Company No 10
which the first to arrive at the fire.
AS soon as the hremen got aboard the ship they
told that the cargo consisted If case oil. and
that explosion might take place al any moment
Thick clouds of yellow smoke were Issuing from
the hatch amdshps. which had been taken Of
and Captain Collins called for volunteers. saying
Boys some one has got to go down into that
hold. and it may death for them. I am go
ing. and 1 want two to come with me.
don't want TO command any one of you TO go, but
/ want volunteers"
Every man present Immediately stepped for
ward and offered his services Captain Collins
glanced down me lire and chose Dolan and Halpin
The three firemen descended about twenty-five feet
with the thick smoke all around them. When they
got to the bottom of the ship the captain at
tempted turn the water, but fell unconscious
The fremen picked up the hose, but they did not
have enough strength to turn the water. In a
few seconds they also fell across the PROSTATE
form of their captain.
The 1remen deck noticed that the water was
not running through the hose. and Immediately
suspected that something wrong. They strung
themselves different portions of the ladder. and,
the PROSTATE bodies of the fremen were found,
passed them one to the other up to the deck.
The senseless men were placed in amhulances and
driven 10 the Old Slip police station.
Battalion Chief Kruger ordered every off the
ship, and the freboats Zophar Mills and William
L. Strong lowed her out into midstream and
flooded her with water. The flames could not be
extinguished however, and the bark lowed
10 the Jersey flats, where she sunk In about
five feet of water.
At the police station ambulance surgeons attend
ed the stricken 1remen. About twenty treat
ed for partial sufocation Captain Collins and his
two volunteers the last TO recover, and it
was said by DR.. Batchelder, Of Gouverneur Hos
pital. that II will be several days before they will
be able TO return 10 active duty.
The bark Amsterdam is square rugged and steel
hUlled. and built in Amsterdam. Holland, in
1892. She is owned by Ruygens & Co. of Amster-
dam. who are represented here by Vernon II.
Brown & Co The vessel was leased from Brown
G. Co by the United States and Australasia Steam
ship Company, of No. Y Broadway, and was being
loaded with a miscellaneous cargo by them for
eral concerns. The cargo to have been shipped
to Oakland and Wellington, New-Zealand, and was
valuable.
Superintendent Moran of the United States and
Australasia Steamship Company. said yesterday:
1.-THE cargo, which We expect will be total loss.
was worth at least 100000 Much of il consisted
of cut glass of the most valuable kind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
OIL TANK BARK ON FIRE.
Thought To Be the Daylight, O70ned
By the STANDARD Oil Company.

1t is thought not improbable that petroleum
laden burning vessel reported from London as
sighted August 10 by the steamer Hermistoh
was the British bark Daylight.
The shipping records of the ports of Newly ork
Philadelphia and BaItimore-the only ports on the
Atlantic Coast from which oil is exported in sailing
vesses-show few ships of this class left those
ports in the three weeks prior to August T. the day
on which the Hermiston left Delaware Breakwater
The point where the burning vessel was sighted is
about four hundred miles east by south OF New
York, which would indicate that she had left port
within week or ten days of the time she was
sighted
The only oil laden sailing vessel clearing for
abroad from these ports between July % and Au-
gust was the British four masted bark Daylight
In command of Captain NiCkerson, she sailed from
NeW-York July 81. bound for Yokohama. and
carrying cargo consisting of 10000 gallons Of
petroleum 5000 gallons of lubricatng oil and $3.50
pounds of This cargo was valued at $4,000
and shipped by the Standard Oil Company
which also owns the vessel.
The Daylight is steel vessel Of S9Ss tons tons. and
351 feet. She carried crew of about thirty men
and has not been reported since leaving Sandy
Hook.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
MoRGUE OR HOSPITAL NOT FOR HIM.
Meat in Mans Throat-Wife scared-Am-
bulance and Dead Wagon Come in Vain.

George Westervelt of No. 935 West Side-ave
Jersey City yesterday undertook TO eat his
dinner in hurry. A piece Of meat lodged In
his throat. His wife became frightened, and
ran to a nearby store. the proprietor OF which
she asked TO telephone for a doctor
From what she said he supposed Westervelt
was dead. and he telephoned for the morgue
wagon. Then the mistake was rectihed. and an
ambulance was summoned. When Mrs. Wester-
welt reached home she found that her husband
had contrived TO get the piece Of meat down his
throat. and calmly finishing his dinner
The ambulance and morgue wagon arrived at
the house at the same time. The drivers were
greatly disappointed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
ARRIVALS OF BUYERS.

Adam. Medium & Anderson Company. Buffalo; F. H
G H. Almond Drygoods Company Lynchburg Va; w
J. Almond, drygoods notions and furnishing goods
Burke Fltzsmons, Hone & Co. Rochester; Miss Len
o John ,51 GoPPn cogS a 6y y. dysoOds notions
- Elder & Johnston. Dayton; H. Walker, white goods
Jacob Epstein. Baltimore W. A. Applewaite. hosiery
J. n Euwers Sons. Youngstown: W. D. Euwer. gen
srai buyer Miss L Williams silks velvets. ladies' and
n Goldenberg Washington Ing J M Goldepberg. ciOaks
L. s. Good & Co Wheeling W Va. l. S Good dry
goods, ladies' and infants wear. No. S5s Broadway
H; H Griggs COMPANY. Cleveland: c. E Warner dress
Joseph Grlnsfelder Sons Baltimore; H Grinsfeder.
Joel Gqtman & g.. Baltimore; William f. Dyott.
dress goods No. ~ Grand-st harllngton .
goods and sinks No so5 Broadway.
Heiser. Muhlfelder & Co. Albany; y, Muhlfeder. rep
Israel Hirseh company, Charleston S. c; NJ. Israel
Kaufman BTot9srg Pttsburg; c, 4. Birke, uphol-
Bros. & Heller, Cleveland; J. P. Kohn clothing.
KTausEopf Millinery Company, Savannah; D. Kraus-
Kroeser Brothers company Milwaukee; J. oueenan.
dress goods silks etc. and T f Merrity. notions laces
T4ahr-Bacon Company, Evansville: Miss A Becker.
Esssfs notions fancy goods 10 al linton
Lowmans Sons Cincinnati: f. A Lowman furnishing
EdwaTd Masy cSmpsny NsT- Ia Miss Tss.I Dee
MS%'P notions Es8dTS gods
Mcwaters & DolAn Company. Cleveland: {. \. DoIan.
NeaTs & Hogen. Scranton Penn; J. r. Mears dry
]. ". Newberger. Grenada Miss. dTygoods. clothing.
Pant9a White. Duluth; vI:-. Miller; fancy goods.
" B. Reed, Chambersburg. Penn; orygoods' notions.
Eomer Loveu Co. Bay City. Mich: c F. Lowell.
scheuer Bros. Gainesville. Ga: / soheur drysoods
W II. schoenau Co. Buffalo; H. J. scnoenal. white
goods No 43 ieoaard-st Imperial. l,- r.
Louis: George F Hartley boys clothing and furnishing
schwartz, Fl Paso; drvgoods and clothing. Albert
SoTaTfE q isaaes GGnPsny' "a samuel
sibiey; Lindsay Cur Company Rochester: Miss D.
Caldwell cloaks No. 454 Broome st. Normandle.
Smith Murray. Springfield; P Murray. omestics. etc.
George N shook Company. Wheeling ". Va: George
WilEie and Tbonas Garnohsn a ir Aiber1 a L.
Stone & Thomas. Wheeling; J. A Parker. silks and
Strauss. Esendrath Chicago: A Strauss xocIlsn
John wanarnakeT Phiadelphia H cowperthwait school
W R zolinger Co Canton; B schifisr. ladies' and
Psfhefick je%el9y No 81 Unon sqaars D.
Registered at the rooms of the Merchants Asso-
citation Wednesday. August Is. 1893
Emerson Cap Company. Toledo. Ohio; J. Emerson
Max Friedman. Sharon. Penn. drygoods; Benjamin
suit Moore COMPANY. Jackson. Mich: E E Moore
sehipper Block, Peoria. III: Marie GHckley mlri-
drlsoods Herald square iowa . ~ F'i'1'
Olsen Brothers. Le Roy. n. Y. F NJ Walker mil
sig Freilieh GAINESVILLE Ohio. clothing Broadway Gen.
trial.
F, W Stevenson. Ionia. Mich; Charles NJ Stevenson
drygoods. Park Avenue
drygoSas: James r MURPHY. drygoods. Hensington.
y M y, z sherman Tex; cloIhing Oriental -
cooll-cion drysoods. broadway Central 'A'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
HAFFEN NURSES HIS BOOM.
Entertains Five Thousand Voters and Hears
Them Shout His Name for Mayor.

Louis +. Haffen, Borough President Of The Bronx,
yesterday took day off from the heavy labors OF
his Office 10 entertain at a picnic five thousand OF
his followers. who are members of the Jefferson
Tammany Club, of the NXXVth Assembly District.
The gathered at the clubhouse. in East One
hundred -ffty-eighth-st, near Eton-ave. about
o'clock in the morning and marched to the foot
of East thirty-eighth-st., where
they boarded the steamer John Sylvester and the
barge Empire The excursion reached WitzeIs
Point View Grove. College Point. Long Island, at
about Il, and breakfast served.
Dinner came late in the afternoon, and between
the two meals there were athletic games and re-
freshments Nearly every Tamugany leader of
note between the Battery and Mount Vernon was
present at the picnic. with the single exception
Charlie Murphy, who sent his regrets
Each member of the party carried throughout the
day flag on which was printed:
Louis r. Hafen, Our Candidate for Mayor"
No opportunity was lost TO speak of Mr.. Haffcn
as the next Mayor of the greater city
The excursion reached the pier at about
o'clock last night. and lined up for the march TO
the clubhouse. There a display of fireworks
all along the road. and the entire district was
decorated in honor OF the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
WOULD HURT TRAFFIC.
Subcontractor for Brooklyn Sub5cay
Frank about 1t.

w. V. Crawford, OF Crawford & McNamee, sub
contractors for the rapid transit tunnel from Gin
ton and Joralemon SITS. to Flatbush-ave, Brooklyn,
under John B. Mcdonald contractor, said yester-
day that they would minimize all Interruptions and
inconvenience. but he did not believe it posi-
BILE to build a tunnel under the terms of the con-
tract without serious inconvenience to the business
of the street Mr.. Crawford went on to say, in part
By the terms OF contract are to open
Fulton-St. There is no use in minCing words. We
as the ditch method" Any change to a subter
ranean or boring plan would necessitate entire
change OF the plans and the terms of the contract
do not know whether would undertake such
a contract or not The time when will begin
had no information of any sort that any change
of plan s contemplated, that there will be any
can say safeiy enough that tunnel the road
bed of which will be % feet below the street sur
Venlence to business and interruption of traffic
under our plan will not be so great it has been
cannot begin until the structural iron for the work
Is on the ground
We shall not uncover all of FuIton-st at one time
After we have made beginning we can cover the
street as we go.
The attention of Alexander F. Orr, president of
the Rapid Transit Commission, at his home No
102 Remsen-st.. Brooklyn called TO the above
statement last evening by a Tribune reporter but
he would make no comment it. He said how
ever that short time ago he wrote to the sec
rotary OF the association of property owners along
Fulton-st-, Brooklyn. that if they would appoint a
committee he would be glad to have them confer
with William Barclay Parsons the chief engineer
Of the commission. and himself on the subject He
received letter yesterday from the secretary say
ing they would accept his invitation.
Frank Bailey. of the executive committee of the
Merchants Association. said last evening that the
conference mentioned would take place this after
noon at o'clock at the rooms of the Rapid Tran
sit Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
FIERCE FIGHT WITH A BULL.
a Young HAN and His Mother Are Seri-
ously Injured-The Animal Shot.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Ogdensburg, y Y. Aug. %.-Robert A. Tedford
of Harvey. driving a bull from water last
young man, knocked him against a board fence
and tossed him about numerically. Tedford s
mother heard his cries and attacked the bull with
d pitchfork- The animal knocked her down and
trampled on her While the bull had the young
man pinned against tho veranda Mrs. Tedford
crawled into a cellarway.
Tedford asked Miss Arnott, Of TABLESPOONFUL a
visitor, to get the shotgun She did. and gave the
bull a charge in the eye. Tho animal sprang back
and Tedford escaped
The bull was killed by shot from a rifle in the
hands OF Tedfords father. The young man is
seriously injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
TO CONFER UNPLEDGED.
Citi2cns Union Not Committed to
Any Candidate.

At a meeting of the executive committee of
the Citizens Union. held at No 26 Liberty-st.
yesterday afternoon, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Statements have appeared in the public
press that the Citizens Union has committed itself
in advance Of the meeting OF the conference com
mttee to the nomination of certain candidates:
Resolved, That the public be informed Of the
fact that the Citizens Union is not committed to
any candidate for office. and goes into the con-
ference absolutely unpledged. Further
Resolved. In view OF the repeated public state
ments that the coming city election will be used
affect the national election of 1904 that the
ference committee of the Citizens Union adheres
the principles stated in its platform of 1901 viz
we will nominate no candidate unless his career
and record such to justify public confidence
in his assurance that if elected. he will not
his Office permit it to be used. for the benefit
Of any political organization"
The chairman Of the executive committee,
Francis c. Huntington. was in the chair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
ENEMY BEGINS TO TREMBLE.
Tammany Man Says Organization Will Not
Have 'Walkover."

NJ. c. Danenbaum we'll known in Tammany Hall,
returned yesterday the Teutonic. He said that
he had not seen Richard Croker.
Danenbaum declared that Mcclellan would not be
the Tammany nominee for Mayor. He said that
Mcclellan only mentioned because he
friend of Charles r. Murphy.
"Tammany will have to put up a strong and
with clean record" he said. IF the election
had been held last year they could have noni-
mated most any man. but now Tammany is not
going to have walkover, Let Devery run. He
will aid and not hurt Tammany. He will get the
votes of lots of men who would not have voted the
Tammany ticket but would have cast their vote
for Low whoever is named"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
PLAN MANY OPEN AIR SERVICES.

For the last two weeks in September the Rev.
G. n. Mcpherson is planning to hold dozen open
air services nightly the street corners near the
tent Evangel. on Sunday the Rev. William Slim
son. of the Collegiate Reformed Church. will preach
in the tent at p. For the evening weekday
services the preachers will be: Monday. the Rev.
MacLaurin; Wednesday. the Rev B. l. Den
nam, OF the First Disciples Church; Thursday, the
Rev. \. n. McCurdy, of the First Presbyterian
Church. Friday the Rev. G. y. Mcpherson, and
Saturday, the Rev F. 5. Holloway, of the Thirty
third street Baptist Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
ACTOR INHERITS A FORTUNE.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO TEE rR1Rr

Ib4 1hI1LIkAlH TO TEE TRlBUNE.l
Boston, Aug. &.-Richsrd Sterling a Young actor
IN Robert Blossoms company. now rehearsing THE
Rectors Garden for presentation at the Hollis
Street Theatre next week. has just fallen heir To
a fortune through the death OF an aunt Mrs
Joseph Pettee, formerly well known in New-YorN
and Boston society, LETT him the residue Of her
estate. amounting TO nearly $4,000 after all le9s
cies arc paid. Sterling will continue his stage
career. however. and his mother is here from New,
York 70 see him in the new production
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
SOLD HER HAIR TO PAINT A CHURCH.

Thy TRIBCNE.I
Castine Me, Aug. 26.-Miss Bessie Smythe the
daughter Of farmer living the Orland Road
in order TO raise money for the Union Church with
which to have it painted and something PAID on the
mortgage, sold her hair at auction last night a
Boston merchant paying down 1856 cash for Il
Miss Smythes tresses famous all over the
county they reach below her heels and are Of
a beautiful rnddy brown tint. Many summer resi-
dents attended the novel auction and bid spiritedIy