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New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
MURpERERs STILL AT LARGE.
Inquest at Waterbury Continues-Coroner
Has a Clew.

Waterbury. Conn. March lin an interview
this afternoon Deputy Coroner Pond declined to
answer a question whether there had been evil
dence taken at the inquest which was sufficient
to warrant him in holding any one for the muir
der of Mendelssohn, the policeman. He said
that there was clew, although it was a faint
one: but he could not disclose what 1t was
rntil he had received more corroborative evil
dence.
A prominent official of the city said to-day
that from the evidence given there IS reason to
believe that the men who made the attack
upon the car at Forest Park still in the city,
and that they Will be apprehended before many
hours He added that the testimony has all
tended to discredit fhe theory held in some
quarters that the death OF the policeman was
the result Of a quarrel between him and the non
union motorrnan and conductor OF the car. The
evidence, he said. points wholly to other par
ties and indicates that there will he no reason
for holding either Conductor Weberndorfer or
Motorman Chambers.
The work of getting signatures to the agree
ment of business and professional men to ride
on the cars and defy the threats of boycott by
strike sympathizers was continued to-day. The
effect the patronage Of the cars has not yet
become perceptible.
statement issued by the strikers this after
noon declares that the strike is not lost. How
caH the strike be lost when eight thousand union
men and their families in this city have pledged
themselves not TO patronze the while the
strike is on?" is the question which concludes
the statement.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
roBAcco COMPANIES MEET IN JERSEY
The Consolidated, American and Continen'
tai Hold Harmenious Sessions.

The three closely allied corporations winch form
the Tobacco Trust-the Consolidated TOBACCO Co,
Inv the American Tobacco Company and the
1ontinental Tobacco Company-held tneir ahnual
rneetinxs in the Jersey City factory yesterday inc
-,eetinrs we're harmonious. as the last year hao
-. . ,roata bIe one for the stockholders and the
directors were reelected except for one change IN
the directory OF the American Tobacco COMPANY
charles n strotz was elected to succeed Inomas
+. Jeffries. ao,o;o,
The consolidated Tobacco Company's hranclal
statement shows that 1t holds the common $50 So
tho bonds It had issued. Its capital stocA -
sso oOo coo and its ne: earnings were $lSl 10Y ~.
lad Maid per cent interest on its bonds ana "
- copt dIvidend on the capital stock. and mad q
surpus on December 81 OF .2l5 %. OIL "iiH
S9I5 a05 64 had been added last year. -, o,n,tal
The American Tobacco Company mas mas - 1,S ~ g.
STOCK of SIS $4,000 Its net earnings were oo, %
End s,Irnns 81 a04 sos ST. increase OF Sauzs %
Dafd 8 ner cent on the preferred STOCK anu o PC
cent on the common stock -,- -. q canital |
rho continental Tobacco Company mas aBbI %
stork Of S7 go 100 Its earnings were $d
II Maid per cent preferred stock ana &c 4 4 as *
on common stock and had q surplus VI r''''''
an increase of $2,0o1el9 z
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
KING-FULLER ART SALE OVER
Literary and Art Works Disposed oE-E0r
23O Lots, $9,259.

Yesterday saw the last sessions in the second
Hay's sale of the art AMI literary properly COZ
lected by the late Clarence King and William II
Fuller at the American Art Galleries In the aftoT
noon some two hundred and thirty lots ~ oTls'i-
textiles embroideries and other offsets f"i HnH''
the hammer realizing SO. 20 The afternoon oridt
included John La Farge, G .orge I!earn MI ", L
BENJAMIN. Thomas r Clark. Mrs. H. y" S.u7s'
I G. McKeever and Mrs a. W. SeweH TIE i've
Exploring Expedition likewise entered the I9'S a
a huypr making several important purchases -.
ycen Brothers PAID 81. l.1o for pair ot SI-t-Tsl'
century italian sanctuary hangingS. L tcet .
feet 3 inches with Biblical subjects IN soLid Hss-
work covering the entire surface
John La Farge became tho owner Tor - ,,-,,n- -,
eighteenth century Italian altar frontal
ly embroidered with gold ard shcE m w ~ .rsaul
for S225 OF Of three palace hanglnSS ~ Ms
TiI'e ~ gI3nG bought for $50 French far MOUNT
were considered by many TO be rare "a Tsr,pIs
ienpinr Of bright cherry CoIored satin, the ce.II
panel covered with inscription paintSu - IN,
broidered i'm blue white and pink SILK, Wa kne ~
down for k43 large Chinese tempI5 5 t5rSi and
Various silks. allowed to 80 FOR 80 ,r,5ry,r
The prices OF some half dozen antnlue en- .- 10
Anatoan and Koula PRAYER rugs aytidI', ytidI,-,rIy SEQ
OF the ones however. bringing Se''''''
In the evening some three hundred lots e yirg M
art and other books were auciioned t.sL III r,I'ed
and among the dealers who composed the oi.. PUN .
the audience little competition was " ~. f,ur
HoImee @narto, edited by J. D Chsmplin and ~
e Perkins bound IN halt req -, nv M n Yn.lug ~
SN The works OF Emerson In eleven ~ ti!sr7-
RTdssd RBdSe i IS lnSra Sroush s2 g. Mrs s bong m
huyer Limited States Geological FNPi'tHat..-zs
nTnrsin rnp some one hundred and eighty voiIns
sold for 50 the lot AmnerouT bt in english anil
SpanIsh classified and unrlassihed Went IGs nv
entire lot The Memoirs OF Baron SI-on 1851
was knocked down ut - cents
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
AUTOPSY ON NEwswoMAN's BODY.
She Had 5000 in Bank in Name of Two
Daughters.

An autopsy will be performed to-day the
body of Bertha Craft, the old newswoman who
died on Tuesday night. Though there Is
little doubt in the mind OF the coroner that the
woman died from hemorrhage. yet the law re-
quires that autopsy be performed on the
body of any person dying without the attend
ance Of a physician within twenty-four hours.
Mrs. Craft had had no medical attendance what
ever
At the Oak-st. station, where her effects were
examined and found to include four savings
bank books representing deposits OF about
5000. It was learned last night that the search
had been completed without finding evidences Of
any further money.
For many years Mrs. Craft, who was old and
crippled, had stood In City Hall Park in all
sorts OF weather and sold papers. Her pitiable
appearance had stood her In good stead, as
shown by the money found after her death She
leaves two daughters. In whose names the four
hankbooks were made out.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
READY TO BUILD Road.
The Port Chester Railroad to Con-
meet W:th the SWbway.

eae New.York and Port Chester Railroad Com
oany, its charter having been upheld by the Ap-
relate Division Of the Supreme Court expects to
Serip work In April In The Bronx and connect at
Sone-hundred- -and-seventy-seventh-st. and WINS
ave- with the subway system.
II In understood that the Port Chester Road VIII
be tvVenty-one miles long, extending to the Con-
pecticut line and touching Mount Vernon Fei-
ham Manor Rye New-Rochelle, Harrison and the
ether villages aIeng the New-Haven road Inefe
will be a three mile branch TO the East River at
CIasson Point The system will have four tracNS'
and II IS said will be run in connection with the
marlborough system. becoming ultimately part
Of it.
The managers calculate that trains can oe ru"
from Port Chester to the New.York City Haii IN
about one hour. The fares arc to be one-'Ht"
those on the NeN-Eaven Railroad. ma king the rate
from Port Chester about % cents The rahT ~
charges IS cents II IL proposed to put on ~
rsinr day each way. Now there are forty' ON!
half of which GO to New-Rochelle. -
IL is expected that Il Will take about Two 4edsS
to conpIetc the road. 1t wfli be over a pFiNdle
Msv The estimated cost rs $1.Sp.OW inc nlsn-
ayers saw all the capital has been arranged Ioi
and that they expect they Will have ne oetaIIs
ready 20 begin work soon as the sp-inS opens.
Some OF the underwriters are interested aIto III
the RAND Transit II is not known Whethef the
New-Hsyen company will take an appeal
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
RuMoRs OF STRIKE BY FIREMEN.
Those Employed by Brooklyn Transportation
Companies Dissatisfied.

There rumors In Brooklyn yesterday of a
strike Of hremen OF the transportation companies.
The aremen are employed in the several power
houses and they ara licensed it would not be
easy to replace them II they decided to 80 out in
a body.
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Healy. of Manhattan the
first esdent of fhe International Brotherhood
Of Stationary Firemen, said yesterday that strike
vas contemplated because Of the manner in which
the companies discouraged the spread of labor
unionsm among the hremen. and because the law
compelling arsmen to be licensed was not being
lived up to.
There six power houses operated in Brooklyn
In the winter months and about thirty fremen to
sach power house; Two years ago 6lli vas
nassed requiring O license for the nren1en but they
say the b1I has been in a mea sure nuIlihed by the
companies, who hire men, not as fremen. out as
stokers and impose upon them the obligations OF
hremen. The wages OF q fireman are S1S week.
while stokerg be had for so.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
NEED NOT REPAY DIVIDENDS.
Dismissal of Suits Against Electric Vehicle
Company Upheld.

Trenton March 1.-THE Court OF Errors anu
Appeals sustained to-day the action OF the Noui !
of Chancery In dismissing the two suits instituted
by Richard Siegman. OF New-1ork, against 'he
Electric Vehicle Company and its directors ana
In which it was sought to compel the directors
tn nav back into the treasury OF the corporation
certain dividends alleged to have been illegally
declared in 1899 and 1900. The defendants in the
6rst suit were Martin Maloney, Isaac L. Rice'
William W. Gibbs, Philip Lehman GustaVe 4.
Kisseu Norman Henderson, Edward Tuck ana
Frederick Vieweg. In the second suit the defend-
ants were Colonel John Jacob Astor. George N
Dart Isaac L. Rice Thomas J. Regan Daniel H.
Shea Robert McA Lloyd, Joseph M Hill ana
Arthur Phillips
The Court of Errors finds that only hve OF the
twelve directors in once when the suit was begun
were on the board when the alleged illegal divi-
dends were declared paid. 1t was admitted that
despte this fact the complainant did not apply to
the board bring suit for the purpose or obtain
ing the relief sought by the bill before beginning
his action. The court holds that the right OF
Etockholder TO prosecute suit on behalf OF the
corporation only be maintained by showing
refusal either actual OF presumptive, by the board
Of directors to do SO.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
A WOMAN STRIKE BREAKER.
Uses Whip on Leaders OF a Mob, and Takes
Wagon Through Crowd of Teamsters.

Kansas City. Mo-, March 11.-Violence entered
into the strike to-day of 211 drivers employed
by the fourteen transfer companies of the CITY,
who went out this morning for an increase in
wages and recognition OF their union. About
half a hundred men were employed in the day to
take the places of the strikers, though little
work was accomplished by them.
Il! the afternoon strikers and their sympa-
thizers gathered in large numbers at several
POINTS in the west bottoms and held up wagons
driven by non-union men. At the burlington
freight station the police were forced to draw
their revolvers to disperse a crowd that had cut
the traces Of teams hitched to two loaded
wagons. At another point George r. Evans, an
employe Of the American Express Company IN
attempting to disperse crowd that was throw
ing stones at a driver, fired q shot into the
ground. N. n Latin, striker, fnterfered, and
made move to draw knife, when both men
were arrested.
Mrs Evans, wife of the man arrested. struck
with a whip the leaders of crowd that inter
fered with the course of a wagon Oil which she
was riding. She also took charge OF a wagon
belonging to the Swofford Drygoods Company,
and unaided, drove the team through the crowd.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
TESTING WIRELESS FOR FORTS.
Messages To Be Exchanged Between Wads
worth and Hancock for Year.

Preliminary tests of a wireless telegraph system
between the harbor ferts were made yesterday un-
der the direction of Lieutenant Colonel DunWoody,
SirnaI OH1cer United States Army, Department
Of the East and from to-day it will be used regu-
IarIy for communicating between Forts Wadsworth
and Hancock from Staten Island to Sandy Hook,
across about fifteen miles of the Lower Bay. in a
months trial.
The submarine cable connecting Forts Wads-
worth and Hancock was broken by vessels about
six months ago. Since then communication has
been by a roundabout way on the mainland. The
cable is to be examined and probably repaired but
n contract has been made with the De Forest Com
pany for putting in wireless apparatus at the two
forts so that messages may be transmitted in the
mean time II the system meets with the desired
requirements the cable may not be repaired at
su or used only for special purposes.
4 one hundred foot mast has been erected near
the commanding oficer's headquarters at Fort
Wadsworth, carrying three perpendicular wires
from A like contrivance has been erect
ed Fort Hancock. The necessary instruments
have been put in the commandant's Office at Fort
Wadsworth. At Fort Hancock temporary station
for instruments has been erected aAs the appa-
iatus is to be turned over to the military authorities
.wo have been assigned to learn the special
business of sending and receiving messages by the
Morse code and this system The power needed is
tAkeE from the electric plants of the two forts a
Volts being used transformed into high tension
rent for the use Of the wireless instruments.
coney Island where there is wireless station
and Fort WadsWorth. and yesterday Colonel Dun
tween Forts Wadsworth and Hancock. Colonel
DunWoody at Fort Wadsworth. After o'clock
greetings vere sent and received without breaks.
Colonel Dunwoody said that the test had been
favorable, in spite OF bitches.
we're TeceiTed al Fort Wadsworth While waiting
for Fort Hancock ITO respond. and calls for the
Marconi station at Babylon, Long Island were also
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
SHOWS TAX DECREASE OF PER CENT
Assessment Committee of Brooklyn League
Makes Report.

The Rrook1vn Leagues committee on assess
ment and taxation made it's report to the league
last night, at the regular monthly meeting. An
investigation has been made by wards OF the
way assessments and taxation under the full
valuation plan is working out.
The committees tables are based on total
valuation Of $6,698, ,3O5. which represents 800
parcels OF property equally divided among the
thirty-two wards, The parcels selected for IL
lustration are widely scattered as the block
numbers show. The property represents the
normal increase in valua ton. That Is to say.
property which has been affected by fre or new
buildings other unusual changes has not been
put into the tables. 1t is the opinion or the
committee that the rates of increase in values
and the tax rate given in the tables are approx
mateIy correct for each ward.
The property which is selected for illustration
is valued at 81, COS 26O more this year than last.
That is an average rate of increase for all
Brooklyn Of 33 per cent in valuation. The aver
age rate of decrease in taxes is per cent. The
taxrate upon which the tables are computed is
the estimated rate Of 1.68 hundred. If the
amendment to the sinking fund is passed the
rate will probably be 153 hundred which is a
reduction Of Is points.
According to the leagues tables. the taxes in
eight wards this year. at the rate Of 16S. will be
higher. These wards are: Third, an increase of
IL per cent; t1rtn, an increase OF per cehI'
Eighth, an increase Of IS per cent; Twelfth, an
increase of Is per cent Eighteenth an increase
OF s per cent; Twenty-fourth, an increase OF :
per cent; Thirtieth, an increase OF per cent,
and Thirty-hrst, an increase of ~ per cent.
The largest rate of decrease is shown in the
Thrty-second Ward, where the taxes are estl-
mated at % per cent less than last year. In the
Thrty-frst Ward the rate of increase In valua-
ton has been the largest. viz, 67 per cent. The
increase of valuation in the Twenty-sixth Ward
has been only one-twenty-ifth OF l per cent =
1eo
which will show the relative increase in Man
haitian Of values and taxes over 1902
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
RIG CONTRACT SPURNED.
Fourteen Bridges VIII Therefore Be
Built by Second Bidder.

II. G. Webster, a young Cleveland engineer.
stands pretty much alone in the contracting
world BY skiIful bidding he secured from the
Aaueduct Commission of this city contract
for building fourteen highway bridges in The
Bronx for S3O9. 80 AS soon as he was told
that he was the fortunate bidder he said ne
didn't want the contract. and begged the city
officials to take the job off his hands.
The Aoueduct Commissioners then told Mr..
Webster that his bid was guaranteed by the
Fidelity and Deposit Company OF Maryland
and that they would hold him or his suretles 10
a faithful performance of the work.
II don't want it: my firm doesn't want 1t. and
1 don't see what you can do" said Mr. webster
pleasantly.
Chief Engineer Hill of the Aqueduct Commis-
sion thereupon wrote to the guarantea COM
pany and soon got answer saying that IT
had no record of issuing a bond for Mr.. Web
ster's bridge bid.
The bridge superstructures are for the Croton
Lake River and tributaries in the towns of
Yorktown Newcastle Somers. Lewisboro'
Bedford and North Salem, in Westminster
County Eight bids were presented, the lowest
two being those of H. C. Webster. $3092oo, and
the American Bridge Company of Newly 1ork'
S310,7OO.
After thorough investigation the commission
decided it would be useless to try to conpei
Webster to take the contract. and as there was vas
so little difference between his bid ana the
NEXT higher one by the American Bridge Com
pany it was given to the latter concern
After getting clear of his entangIement
Webster explained that he represented j. H
Webster the general agent and assignee or the
Variety Iron Works. OF Cleveland. he sa19
that just before the bids were to be opened
the cleveland company Informed him that 1t
wished to recall the New-York bridge bid II
was then too late. Mr.. Webster said that his
company had secured large contract and tfat
IT would greatly embarrass 1t to take the New
York contract. The muddle that Mr. Webster
got into brought J. II. Hilton, OF the variety
Iron Works, to the city. .
The American Bridge Company was not at all
backward about taking the Webster contract
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
MORE CARS FOR THE BRONX.
Union Railway to Follow Commissioner
Bakers Directions on Two Lines.

Ax tn. result of an agitation for better transpor-
e.tio, IN The Bronx which has been carried on
for some time by the Tweuty-third Ward Property
Ovnerr' Association, President Maher of the Union
RaII@ay Company will put on more cars at the
direction of State Railroad Commissioner BAKER
who Yesterday made an inspection Of the road in a
rrtyate car with President Maher Charles Baxter,
president of the association and committee or H.
Mr. Baker told President Maher that the facilities
were Inadequate and directed that fourteen more
ctFx be placed on the Morris-ave line. whlcn runs
from One-hundred-and-thiSty-e TO Masn5 5
fngtcn Bridge, and that f1fAy more cars De Placeo
on the other lines of the road
President Mahcr promised to have these aooi-
Sional cars on within two months
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
ARREST DEAD MANS HoUsEKEEPER.
She is Said to Have Attempted Suicide by
Drinking Laudanum.

Hannah Master formerly housekeeper for Joseph
Joy the oil pedler who was round murdered near
his home at Cedar Grove March g. was taken to
Newark yesterday by Detective Virtue and Detec-
tive Sergeant Murphy, ana is now in the City Hos
pitaI there The police say that the woman at
tempted to commit suicide Tuesday by taking
laudanum at Cedar Grove The police officials will
not acknowledge that the woman was arrested in
connection with the murder of the pedler, but it is
generally believed Eiere that she is a suspect.
Miss Master Is tWenty-Seven years old She kept
house for Joy until about month ago, when, 1t Is
said, she was discharged. She then went house
keeper for another man, who lived in Cedar Grove
far from Joys house 1t is said that Joy de-
sired the woman return, and that he had trouble
with the other about her The other man has
disappeared. Detectives Virtue and Murphy went
Cedar Grove yesterday and took the woman into
CUSTODY
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
euceENHElMER FOR PARKER.

Randolph Guggenheimer former President OF the
CITY Council who refused the nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor by the Democrats last fall because
Judge Alton B. Parker was not nominated Tor the
first place says that Judge Parker should receive
the nomination for President.
"A reafirmation OF the Kansas City platform In
1904 by the Democrats would be suicidal said Mr.
Guggenheiner yesterday. ut has been twice con-
demned at the polls. The nomination of Judge
Parker for President is necessary II tho Demo-
Gratis regain New-York and elect their man
His nomination will remove the prejudice with
which the Democratic party has heen or late re-
Karded, even by many OF Its former adherents
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
SHOT AT PEOPLE ON STREET.
e. C. Friend, of Syracuse, Then Turns Re-
volver on Himself

Syracuse, N Y. March 11.-After sitting in a
window of the fashionable Moore apartment
house and taking pot shots at the people passing
in James-st. below. Henry C. Friend held par
ty of policemen at bay for an hour with big
revolver tonight, then forced the janitor to roll
cigarettes while he played the piano with his
left hand and fonded the gun with his right.
Tiring of this after time, Friend turned on the
piano STOOL placed the revolver to his breast,
and sent a bullet through his heart. He was
tventy-six years old and son of the late George
6 Friend once a prominent merchant here.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
CRUISE 70 EUROPEAN PORTS.

The cruising yacht OF tho Hamburg NnV. ~,
Line the Prinzessin Victoria LuIse. will SAL -.
for a cruise 70 the Mediterranean. the h4'N
the Crimea and the Caucasus Among net F'',
es r,iu NO Mrs T L. Adams Mrs. AUGUSTUS :
Chase the Misses Helen f, and Alice Vi -
Mr. and Mrs H. W. ChappeH. the Misses Ma,.,, 80,
and Helen Chappen Mrs. G. T. Cassidy MT - =,
crt W. Dc Forest. Miss Ethel ID" FGTesIIi S"l' Mr.
derkin Arthur Ci Griunell. Frances ftehGeiS inst
and Mrs w. W. Heaton. Mr. and Mrs Mrs IA ~, Mrs r
inzS Mr. and Mrs J. A johnson, MI. anu anu, -, Mr.
A : Lawrence Mr. and Mrs Z. H. IampeItSSI SIrs {,
and Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. John NJ Nrcn9!sis 4I shannon,
Perry Mrs Samuel Richards. Mrs. i W. oiio
DR.. A Donaldson Smith and Jehn Nahdu0N
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
SHIPS FIRE PROMPTLY PUT OUT.

Line, leaving Ncw-York February H. was
discovered on FIRE IN her forward cargo passing
Cape Maysi, Cuba, the morning of February
Is. Prompt discovery and removal Of the charred
part Of the cargo followed later IN the day
by o second alarm snd the flooding Of the lower
forward hold by the steam pumps
At the first alarm the ships altered
for Santiago. but the suppression OF the first
Ou1hFeek she was again headed for Colon.
There little excitement among the passen-
gers. and serious damage danger averted
by the promptness and energy of the aficers and
New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
MISS JAMES SUCCEEDS LoTTA.
The Old-time Favorite Turns Over Her Play
to the Star of The Little Princess"
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BOSTON, March 1i.--Lotta the idol Of old theatre
goers, gracefully resigned the mantle she 50 long
wore as the most popular actress in peculiar kind
of mart TO Miss MiIhe James at performance OF
THE Little Princess at the Boston Museum to-
day. Miss Crabtree delighted with Miss
James in the principal part of Frances Hodgson
EIrnett's new play that she declared that actress
should have the rights to all her PLAYS So Charles
r DNingham, Miss Jamess manager. VIII engage
To star her in Musette.' Bob Little Nell and
the Marchioness' and .'Tip, after next season
contracts for THE Little Princess in the prin-
cpal cities of the country have been filled; Lotta
was so charmed with the performance that she
asked for an interview with Miss James after the
play during which she made the generous and
Gratefully received Offer.