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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
MCCLELLAN RESIGNS.
Coming Here T'o-day-HaS a Long
Talk zCith McAdoo.
[FaoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU!

Washington, Dec. 1S--William McAdoo.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, who is terta-
lively on Mayor-elect McClelan's slate for Po-
lice Commissioner had long chat with Colonel
Mcclellan to-day. When seen afterward he
said:
will not discuss my call on Colonel Mc-Clel-
Ian. AS I stated to a Tribune man last night 1
am not candidate for any political office what
soever.
Colonel Mcclellan, who resigned from Con-
gress to-day, would not talk. He put in busy
DAY at the Capitol and at the shoreham, pre-
pairing to drop out OF the legislative groove in
which he has run smoothly ana accomplishing
ly for nine years. He pried of from the top of
the table in the Ways and Means Committee
room the silver plate bearing his name, and will
keep it as a souvenir. The colored doorkeeper
of the Ways and Means Committee room shook
hands with him and wished him good luck
Il toll him" said the old man. dat de last
eight er nine years had made a putty tol'able
good Republican outen him, an eff he'd come
back we might finish de job"
Republican colleague casually remarked:
We'll. George. you've got your own troubles
now hey?"
That's right" was the prompt answer.
you've got about two hundred holes to fill
and about two Thousand pegs to go into those
holes?"
Rlghf again., said MI Mcclellan.
Mr.. Mcclellan looked the picture Of reluctance
as he stood at his old desk after adjournment
to-day He put his hat and overcoat, lighted
cigar and then STROBE down to his desk. He
did not offer up Jeremiad. but his face looked
as if the sprinkler had gone over his feelings
Colonel Mcclellan denied yesterday a story
saying that on Tuesday night last he and
Charles f. Murphy had dined without General
Miles. He added that neither General Miles nor
General Corbin had been considered for the
| Police Commssionership.
II dned Colonel Mcclellan and others on
Tuesday night" said General Miles MI
Murphy not present L never met Mr.
Murphy. ] knew Colonel McClellan's father
Colonel Mcclellan will leave Washington on
| the 10 o'clock train tomorrow morning for
! NeW-YOrk, and will attend the Grout dinner at
| the Hoffman House at night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
ATTACK NON-UNION MEN
Three Men Injured-IronzCorkers
Want to XII FScabS. >"

brutal assault by crowd Of men belonging to
the Bridgeworkers and Structural 1ronworkerS'
Union upon men employed on the new building OF
the Newark Turkish Bath Company at No. 10 West
Park-st., Newark. committed yesterday Jacob
Goeller of No 40s Morris-ave.. the foreman was
badly cut the head in two places and received
other bodily injuries William Huber. OF No 10
East Kinney-st., overtaken when he ran from
his assaants. and knocked down and brutally
kicked. His face much dishgured. Gottl1eb
Wagner. OF No. 353 Clinton Place. was hit by a
brick the head. All the injured men were taken
to the City Dispensary for treatment. No police
man visible while the assault was In progress
and the assailants escaped.
Yesterday David Pollock. the walking delegate
of the local ironworkers' union, visited the build
ing, where. eight have been employed against
an edct OF the union. and tried to induce the men
to quit work He was unsuccessful and went on
Twenty minutes later a score of roughlooking men
began to throw bricks and other missiles at the
workmen. The latter had erected a derrick to
swing steel beams into place. In the cellar q
swimming tank had been partly constructed and
the derrick stands it, The workmen had a
heavy beam the derrick, and three men stood
inside the tank while three others steadted the
beam. The foreman, GOeller, had his hand on the
windlass handle, and the beam was about 10 be
hosted hen the ears of the workmen were sa-
iuted by = saw e cry of XIII the scabs!' This
was foil d by a shower of missiles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
DUTY TO FORECLosE ON TRUST
Federal Court Says Default on Asphalt Ger.
tifeates Was Good Cause.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1S-The United States Court %
Appeals fled opinion in this city to-day refus-
Ing to permit Harry c. Spinks. OF Newport, Ky to
intervene IN and defend the foreclosure suit OF ths
Land Title and Trust Company OF Philadelphia
against the Asphalt Company OF America. The d.
cison upholds Judgment entered by Judge Kirk
patrick. Of the United States Circuit Court for New
Jersey. Spinks asked leave to join In four suits
against the Asphalt Company Of America and ths
National Asphalt Company. which. under an agree
rnent. consolidated.
Spinks. in his petition to the court claimed that
the plan under which the stockholders OF tbs
American Asphalt Company should sell their shares
to the National Asphalt Company and receive In
exchange gold certificates OF the National COM
pany. a sham and fraudulent and collusivs
device to enable the stockholders OF the American
company to escape their liability for the unpaid
portion OF Its capital stock by transferring their
shares to the National company.
The court says:
The Asphalt Company OF America. with j capital
OF 100000 was formed to acquire the stock OF
certain constituent companies. and the said com.
pany caused to be issued therefor collateral gold
certificates amounting to s9. 800 900. The opinion
says that when the default the gold certificates
occurred. IL the right and duty OF the trustee
to foreclose. whether the company be solvent
inSovent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
sULzER WANTS MCLELLANs PLACE
But Hasn't Convinced Williams of His Fit
ness for Ways and Means Committee.
TFR0M THE TRIBUNE BUREAU. I

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The Democratic Renresena.
atives from New-York are trying to convince John
Sharp Williams. of Mississippi leader of the mi
nority, that Congressman Sulzer should succeed
Mayor-elect Mcclellan on the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr. Mcclellan resigned from Congress-
to-day. They have not convinced him vet Mr.
Williams wants TO recommend Townsend Scudder
for the place Mr.. Sulzer Mr.. williams tn
night at the Metropolitan Hotel and said that the
New-York delegation would indorse him for the
place. Congressman Sullivan confined this later
Mr. Sulzer is anxious to close the matter I'D be-
fore Bourke Cochran comes to Congress- and hyp-
notices the men from the South and West Mr.
Cochran viii not get particularly cordial recep-
ton in the House. Soon after leaving the House
he bolted Bryan's nomination and supported Nc
Einley. The present Democratic leader Mr.. WILL
iams was in the House at the time. He supported
Bryan and free silver. and has never forgiven
Cochran for deserving the Democracy 1t is prac-
tically certain that even If the New-York deIega-
ton should recommend Cochran for McClellan's
place. Williams would turn him down hard
When Mr.. Williams tonight by n
Tribune correspondent he dictated the following
statement
Mr.. Williams is inclined believe that the Dem
ocracy of New-York State ought to have that place
The only thing that would prevent them from get
ting II would be their presentation to him OF the
He would not recommend 10 the Speaker any one
Endorsed by the New-York Democracy, nor
would he recommend anybody so Endorsed who was
in his opinion intellectually otherwise unit 10
serve the country and the Democracy in that posi-
what win Cochran get?" Mr.. williams was
Wen cross the Cochran bridge when we come to
II" was the reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
BASEMENT OVERLOOKED
Rush Out1Uitted MuIqueen Men bg
Organising I'm 1t.

Thomas E Rush. surrounded by five hundred
sturdy supporters marched to the jackson Club
IN the XXIXth Assembly District last night
armed with certificate of election provided by thu
Bureau OF Elections and organized. The NIuIoueen
primaries and only defeated when the re-
count gave Rush majority. had barricaded the
doors and windows and left the building In dark
ness The Jackson Club is at No. 1873 East Fifty
ninth-st. According to the rules Of the County
General Committee, the organization had to be ef
fected at the place designated by the executive COM
mittee at Its last meeting. The Carroll uloueen
forces had arranged while still in power to hold
the meeting at the Jackson Club and the Rush
forces had no choice in the matter.
When the contingent under guard OF q detacb
ment OF police. reached the jackson Club and CON
fronted the barred doors they were In a uuandar1,
but at last they discovered that the basemAnt
under the clubrooms was not included in the leasa
of their enemies. and entered this through a win
dow. Getting few chairs from neighboring sa
James W. Gerard, who was chairman of Charles
+. MuTphy'5 Finance Committee during the cam
pagn, unanimously chosen chairman OF tha
District General Committee. while Thomas II
Rush. the leader OF the faction, was hailed as
leader. -
Mr. Rush said last night that he had not rece,vad
his certificate OF election until after o'clock yes
terday afternoon. and that Il had required consd-
cradle hustllng to get his meeting into shape He
also said that he understood that the MuIqueen
faction had called meeting night and Intended
TO organize on their own account After a session
OF about fifteen minutes the Rush faction marched
out of the chilly basement and back the Osceola
Club. where they celebrated their triumph.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
A FAREWELL TO JUSTICE MAYER.
Court and Lawyers Praise His Conduct of
Cases-Sits for Last Tire.

Before the calendar IN the Court Of Special ses-
SONS was called yesterday the proceedings az
Eumeo the form OF a farewell service for .Jusrice
Mayer. who resigns December 80 The court
room was crowded with spectators and lawyers.
Justice Mexican. the presiding justice. after saw
Ing that Justice Mayer had endeared himself TO
siding him. 0- " P'e-
EDMUND r. Price, one OF the Oldest members of
me par Assistant District Attorney SIDJforJ
Solh ~, L43assyi president Of the children's 80,
cleiy, ana II Fellows Jenkins, the suUeriu fendeSt
of that organEsti0n Assistant CorDoraTioT S
stlefel th'lip Goodhardt and julius WasserT1s n
mace bIlet speeches, p.using Justice Mayer's con-
duct OF cases which had been before hiri he re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
IN TERROR OF FIREBUG.
Tenant Threaten to LeaUe Tenement
HouSe-T1Co BIazes Set.

According to the janitor. Frank Schmidt thru
attempts have been made in six days to burn "a.
double deck five story tenement house at No us
East One-hundred-and-nineteent which eon
tains twenty families
The second and third fires were discovered nv
the JanitOr yesterday in the cellar in ra9a a,5
rubbish in a wOOdhOuse. These were saf15ratsS
with kerosene Half an hour later a rush or sn1oks
from the cellar caused the janitOr 10 20 fhers
again He found larger pile OF rags and carpaT
burning. about thirty feet from where the frat a.
had been n half gallon demiiohn cOntainfnq &c.
sene. was In the midst of the rags
1t was learned that a man had been seen Isavtr-
the basement a short time before the third arss
He ran through One-hundred- and-nfneteenth-sf
The cellar door. which had been boarded ID had
been broken at the lower panels, giving spacs
enough for man TO crawl through. The tenants
have threatened to leave the house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
COLONEL DUNN NOT TO RESIGN.
Expects To Be Committee Chairman Till the
Convention Meets.
lBT TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE

Blnghamton, \. Y. Dec. 1S.-ColoneI George ".
Dunn, chairman OF the Republican State Commit
tee arrived II the city to-day and was interviewed
regarding the allegation that he intended 10 resign
from the Craftsmanship.
He settled this point by saying that the Chairman
OF the State committee is selected at the annual
State convention by the State committee with
dictation from any one. and so far as ne knows
he will continue 10 occupy the Office q chair
man until the convention meets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
TO URGE AN eLo.AMERIcAN TREATY.

Boston, Dec. 1s-willam II. Lincoln president OF
the Boston Chamber of Commerce. announced to-
day that the Massachusetts executive committee in
charge Of the propaganda for treaty OF arbitra-
ton between the United States and Great Britain
will be made up OF the following Chamber OF Com
merce members: Henry E. Cobb. chairman; Edwin
CHM. Robert e Tueston. George II Leonard aud
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
NEW SOUTH wALEs's WHEAT CROP.

Sydney. N. s. w. Dec. 1s.-Ths official estimate o.
the wheat yield Of New South Wales Is 2s57OOO
bushels. increase OF 1250o.oO0 bushels compared
with the record OF the year 1901. About is 800 90
bushels available for export
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19
MORTGAGE OF SEA-, 200 FILED

mortgage for s2s1.SOo placed on file with the
County Register at Newark yesterday. It cove-s
the plant ana assets or the Universal Caster ana
Foundry Company IN favor OF the Fidelity Trust
Company OF Newark. and marks the conspr,r,.
ton OF deal in which are combined tho oI.r,. : q,
John Toler. Sons & Co and two large concerns in
NeW-HoFk and Brooklyn. which TO be rer'+,ti
10 Newark The three concerns win be I,noH-CC -
INC universal Caster and Foundry Company 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19

Jersey rity's Splendid chr.strsAs Present See to-
pao=roE's Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19

wrestling" Graphic Photos Of This Popular Pas.
kina OF Japan. See to-morrow's Tribens-
The sun., 1903-11-20
PATTERSON DECLINED.
wouldn't he T1lden's LeEatee. as Bryan
AfferMard Became Bennett's.

The newspaper discussion OF William
Jennings Bryan's course in accepting a
legacy from Philo s. Bennett has provoked
Henry Watterson into a statement Of what
he once did in a similar situation
The rich man in that case was Samuel
J. Tilden. Mr. Watterson declined the
proffered benefaction
All this came out in the course Of a spat
between the Louisville Courier-J Journdl
and the Salt Lake Herald. The Courier
journal having remarked that If there Is
something noble in the rejection Of money
one has not earned or inherited in the regu-
lar order. there must be touch Of the
ignoble in accepting it, the Salt Lake
Herald retorted:
Which is to imply that Mr., Bryan is doing
something isnoble In making q fight for what
he believes to be his rights in the matter
Of the Bennett estate. We can't help wonder
ing if the editor of the Courier ournoI. him
self public man Of almost as much promi-
same circumstances. do exactly as Mr.. Bryan
is doing.
The answer was not long in coming from
Marsc Henry, and here it Isl
The late Mr.. Tilden desired to make the
will. and. in that default, to name one Of his
urged upon him, he gratefully, but firmly
declined to permit II TO be done. =,
1t was written not in Connecticut. W. here Mr.
Bennett lived, hut away out In Lincoln, Neb.
under MIR. Bryan's own roof. Contested by
the widow Of Mr.. Bennett Mr.. Bryan Is con-
testing it in the courts. What boots 1t that
he says he will donate the money to public
The sun., 1903-11-20
NEST OF CON MEN TURNED OUT
con M'VEH SEEMING BOSS or
FAKE POOLROOM.
Seven Prisoners Taken. All OF whom. capt.
AlOncIe Says. Are In the ROEues'
Gallery-A Wire-Tapping Bunch With
q Broken English SIeuth for ComC.On.

Police Capt. Aloncle and half a dozen
detectives raided yesterday place that
professed to be pooroom and wasn't.
Just the same. seven prisoners were taken
into custody. and. according to the cops.
they are about as fine bunch OF graftcrs
and Aim Hammers as have been got together
in some time. One Of them is Con McNey.
who achieved fame at once by leaping
into the center Of a ring when Mr. Tom
Sharkey and Mr.. James Corbett were mix
ing it up, thereby saving Corbett from
whipping, but losing he fight for him on
foul--all bets of. Since then Mr.. McVey
has had trouble with the police owing to
his fonduess for other peoples watches.
The place raided was room over saloon
at rs Eighth avenue, and the gans had as
their guest at the time Detective Rochester.
At q signal from him the captain and the
other sleuths came ir end arTes'ed all
hands after a lively fight. Move gave
his name as George 0'Donnell and the
Samuel Groves, John Howall. Robert VIII
toa and George Munroe. The bartender
OF the saloon underneath the room was
also arrested. He is George Cuda back.
George Munroe" had wad Of Confederate
money. When asked why he carried IT
he replied
@Oh, there are a lot Of suckers in this
town " no don't know that the war is over.
A business man had complained to Alonole
that he had been swindled out Of $500 in
the place by a gang Of fakirs He refused
to prosecute, but gave the informat,on
to the captain for future reference. He
had answered an advertisement in one OF
the newspapers and Capt. Aloncle found
one ,iko il Last SUNDAY, as follows:
corpor alton wants to meet party with ~ 900 10 take
advantage of inside information whereby $4,000
only.
Detective Rochester answered the ad
ertisement, giving the name Of al Rich.
ter" and Brooklyn address He was, in
in Veeey street on Wednesday and dressing
up like German farmer. ne kept the en-
eagement He found Mcdonald" to be
very hos nita bio. rrd talked 10 him in broeen
The sun., 1903-11-20
CAB UPSET IN FIFTH AVENUE
Drivers Leg broken and . Man and Woman
Are shaken Up.

Peter Deevy, cab driver OF POS East
Seyenty-seventh street. is in the New York
Hospital with a broken leg as the result
of an accident last night. Deevy WAS driv
ing his cab up Fifth avenue when his horse
took fright and bolted into fence sur
rounding an excavation at Thirty-sixth
street. The cab was overturned, the horse
was knocked down and Deevy was thrown
into the roadway.
In the cab were an elderly man and
Young woman They were showered with
broken glass and we'll shaken, but not
hurt. The man was more nervous than his
companion and neither would give police
man their names They hurried away
az quickly as they could and seemed to fear
that some one in the crowd would recognize
them.
The sun., 1903-11-20
CROKERS DRIVER RETIRED
Against His viii snd He'll Fight for Re.
instatement

Foreman Robert Oswald OF Engine II
OF the Fire Department received notice when
he reported for duty yesterday after . day
Of, that he had been retired by Commits
sioner Stnrgs on half pay. Oswald has
been in the service fourteen years and has
an excellent record. He was formerly
driver and aide to ex Chief Croker, and his
friends assert that his friendliness for the
deposed chief has had much to do with
bringing about his sudden retirement at
this time. 49,.
Oswald has retained John j. Delany,
W ho was Chief Croker's counsel, and will
mike Sight In the courts for reinstatement.
Just before Chief Croker was retired
Oswald was struck on the head by broken
trolley feed wire at the four alarm fire at
the Havemeyer sugar plant in Brooklyn.
On Feb. 20 the medical board, after an
examination Of the firemen. found that the
inner tissues OF his skull were infarned,
rendering him sui .ct to attacks Of vertigo
and making him unfit for active fire duty
The board recommended that Oswald get q
detail Of light duty and he was accordingly
sent to Randall's Island. where fires are
rare. -.
The commissioner has also retired Bat
talon Chief Frederick j. Snow of the Thirty
fifth Battalion, Brooklyn. Chief Snow was
retired at his own request after twenty
years OF service. Oswald's friends pointed
out Yesterday that Snow, who was opposed
to ex-Chief Croker, got the usual thirty
days leave of absence with full pay, while
Oswald got no time at all
The sun., 1903-11-20
MURDERERs PLEA MADNESS.
Brother Of Andrew II. Green's Slayer Says
His Mind Was V'nhinEed.

The lawyers for Cornelius Williams, the
murderer Of Andrew H. Green. practically
admitted yesterday that the defence would
be insanity. Lawyer Katfenburgh received
yesterday letter from Williams's brother
Perry, in which the latter speaks OF Cornelius
having some brain trouble. Perry ia to be
brought on to testify for his brother, The
letter is as follows:
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, Botetourt Co.. va,}
NJ, bEss kSTsHS"Ffffs s1s fse man Cornelius NJ vii.
%s III M Ss fSss Is Is y Ss"ss Brodf Eh NJ nas mnrdfs IS
Perry J Williams. he left home about
twenty q, or 2s years ago to travle on the
action HeS'i at tines es' had not heard from him @
Ss nre e months aa ek
at at ait ali times m When he was MS about s he had
very Ds B se ne Of " 20 na h
i would improve his mind that is why he
ensane spells s1 would Sa come on him in his older
ss se % ss aaf and # ssSsa Sas 70 a as
Tor the crime that he may come to his right
mind and and make PeRRerrati3}n IN to , meet god n
Esf'e E%ii zen MI" S"e" prayer j. INV Wrm1sss. 1sHss
The lawyer said that he would apply for
a commission to examine Williams in the
near future, and also for a commission to
take the testimony Of relatives and friends
of Williams in'the South who know Of his
come here and testify.
discuss the case Yesterday. He said he
he had talked all he was going to about
Mrs. Elias and his interview with her
About the rumor Of somebody giving the
woman a check for 100000 he had nothing
to say.
David Elias Of 1923 West Twenty-seventh
street says he is the twin brother of Hannah
Elias, Elias is employed in Broadway
hotel ~.
.She and are twins, he said yesterday,
-and we were born on Nov. 20. 1885, at 2s5
Ounce street. Philadelphia. There were
fourteen children In our family, and ten are
now living There were three ,pains =, OF
delphia, and I always understood he was
half Indian and half negro. My mother
had a light complexion, and she was a God
fearing woman who brought up her children
in a decent, respectable way. She died
two years ago.
when I started out for myself fifteen
years ago lost all track Of my family, but
four wears ago l located Hannah al 1873
West Fffty-third street visited her
few times there and then she offended me,
and quit going to see her. wrote to her
to-day teinhE ner 10 iet me kho" II 'ouia
be Of any assistante to her.
Lizzie Elias Of 1920 Addison street, =,
Philadelphia, is another sister. My father
has enoug gh money to keep him comfortably
He followed the sea for years
The Board Of Park Commissioners yes
terday pasaed resolutions in memory Of
Andrew II. Green.
There can he no more enduring monu-
ment to his nntiring energy and skill.
they said. than the Central Park, which
was acquired and largely developed under
the guidance cf his master hand
The sun., 1903-11-20
PATRICK COLLINS RENOMINATED
BY Democrats for Mayor Of Boston-SwaI
low Republican Nominee.


BosroN. Mass, Nov. ls.-.1his city had
it's second experience to-day with the new
law which provides for the holding Of joint
primaries in all Of the 1874 precincts of the
twenty-five wards. although it is the first
test in a municipal contest.
At IL o'clock, Gen. Patrick A. Collins Is
easily renominHted as the Democratic
candidate for Mayor, and he will probably
have a majority Of about 1000 over Fred 8.
Gore. who has been making fight for the
nomination on an anti graft" platform.
The candidates for the mayoralty nomi-
nation on the Republican side were DR..
E. Peabody Gerry, Michael j. Murray and
George N. Swallow. The machine leaders
of the Republican party we're behind the
candidacy OF MIR. Swallow, and the indi-
cations are that Mr.. Swallow will get the
nomination. with Mr.. Murray second. The
Socialistio candidate for the mayoralty
nomination is DIR. George F. Calvin.
the Democrats for the AIdermanic nomt-
nations and twenty-si1 candidates for tho
board among the Republicans.
The Democrats cast very heavy vote,
this being due in great measure to the
fight for the Aldernanc nominati tions.
The Republicans were indifferent to the
primaries. owing to general belief that
the Democratic nominee for' Mayor is a
sure winner, but IL Mr.. Gore runs inde-
pendently, as it is runored he intends do
ing. Mr.. Swallow stands a better chance
of winning than in case the Democrats are
united.
Common Council