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New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
TWO ROBBERS SENT TO SING SING.
Nan Who Calls Himself Gentleman Burg
lar Gets More Than Nine Years.

George Freeman. alias gorge Friedman known
as the gentleman burglar" who. II IS believed.
robbed Mark Tvairs home and 4 dozen mansions
alonr the northern shor- of Ions Island Sound.
was sentenced by County Judge Platt az White
Plains Yesterday to Sing Sing prison for nine years
and six months hard labor. Freeman told the
nudge that he mad been in Sins Sing prison before
for burglary, and also served for four years In
the Connecticut State prison
Il was only released from Sing Sing last 5eptem
ber." he said Il have spent twelve years IN
prison for burglary. and l suppose. as luck is
against me- I Will spend most Of my life there
There is no other business for me except to he a
gentleman burglar
Timothy Walsh. who the police Of u hte Plains
call the tool burglar" because he broke IN partly
finished cottages Of summer residents ana stole
tools belonging to carpenters. vas sentenced ar the
same time by Judge FIatt to Sing sing prison Tor
four wears and SIX months. lie has been IN thdf
prison the ofci4ls say three times before for the
me
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
CTRCUMVENT BRIDGE TRUST.
Camden County Freeholders Award Con-
tract to Local Builder.
(BY rE1ETRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]

Camden Feb 1.-THE Camden County Board OF
Freeholders to-day circumvented the bridge trust
For two years the board has had fund OF S2o,VU
set aside for the construction of a new fridge
across Cooper's Greek. Bard-aVe.. TO connect
the southern part Of the city with the annexed dis
trict and accommodate q rapidly growing region
All efforts TO get bids for q structure within that
limit however have been frultless because the
trust controlled all the concerns able 70 DID or II
When bids were opened three months ago there f,te
and all so above the figure fixed that they had
to he thrown cut To-day neE BIDS were opened,
and the same condition confronted the board. the
general average Of the bids was $4,000, and ali
Ward a contractor of this city, whose biz vas
scs N00 After discussing the the board decded
that 1t had the power 70 transfer sufficient funds
from its contingent account TO award the CON
tract and Ward got It He says there is suthelent
nrofit in the contract 81 the figure he named.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
DENIES THERE IS A BOOK TRUST.

Referring "a the resolution introduced by As
sernhlvrnan Horridge of the AhIId District. de-
caring 1t to he common rumor that the text
books and supplies used in the public schools ~ the
state particularly of NewYork civ. are controlled
~ 2 trust and that the prices demanded for them
are far IN excess or what they would be If not so
controlled ". II Maxwell the City SuperIatend-
ent IF Schools Yesterday MADE the following state
rlent 10 Tribune reporter.
The so-~3lled trust. 50 far know, is simply
= large publishing house No publishing house.
however. has any MONOPOLY in supplying t-Xtt ooks
to New York city schools such textbooks are
furnished hv some twenty fve publishing houses
in Boston. Chicago Philadelphia and ELSEWHERE No
rttv m the entire country has more open system
of purchasing textbooks than has This The state
rn-nt that textbooks supplied h. one concern Is
9teoIut. ~ untrue
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
To AVOID DIRECT TAXATION.

Alban". Feb II (Special)-Senatcr +. K Brown
amendment TO the constitution, introduced to-day.
prohibiring the imposition Of direct State tax for
state purposes is belved TO nave been introduced
in support of Governor Odels policy this year of
raising suflcient indirect taxation measures 70
srod direct taxation II says thar hereafter there
shall be 70 general tax levy Oh the and per-
rnnsi property in the State. except to meet en-
nenses of national defence. Of maintaining the
union Af the States Of queiling Instruction. 'or as
Yeouired bv A vote OF the people on a proposition
submitted pursuant 70 Joint resolution OF the
Senate Assembly
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WATERBURY's CARS RUNNING.
The Strike Situation Unohanged--Wire
Screens for Windows.

Waterbury. Conn. Feb 1.-THE s'ree' taiNa9
strike situation continued unchanged to-day A
o. &C the eurfaoe Indications went 10 progress
enDeered to have been made in the move fer se'-
tlement. begun yesterday by Warren L HAL pres
dent Of the State Business Mems Association
Colonel Burpee attorney for the railway com pam
said to-day that he did not think there "dS d"
immediate prospect nf settlement
Ouiet prevailed everywhere about the city. 'hS
connpanvs cars. manned nv nen-union conductors
and nnotornen running undisturped, bur WIN WIN t&he N
,IsIai small complement Of passengers Whlle ths
sfrii-ers buses offered 4 rival bid for business
move to avoid some of the expense Tor pfGhtl
I1Go1.,s Which the company has had 70 meet since
tha riotirg began was made to-day when ears 9p-
nea red on the streets with windows coFe'ed WIN
be9yr, wire screens.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
EIGHT HURT IN EXPLOSION.
Miners Lamp Ignited Gas-Havoc in Coal
Working.

Wnkesharre Penn. Feb. IA serious ex-
plosion occurred this afternoon at No. II Col
fiery at Plymouth. four miles from here. oper-
ated nv the Lehigh and WIlkesbarre Coal Com
panv. Eight men were burned and injured, two
seriously. From what can he learned, naked
lamp carried hy one Of the men in the mine
ignited 2 feeder Of gas in one Of the chambers
which exploded with terrific force. causing
havoc for hundreds Of yards Timhers were
hurled in every direction. doors in the mine cut
loose from their hinges, and many of them were
reduced to splinters-
The injured men were sent to their homes, at
tended by physicians
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
ecum,rrsEReeR CANNOT RETIRE

Police Commissioner Greene declined yesterday 70
fell the nature Of the interview he had on Tuesday
with John z. Doris the GreateT NeW-fork Denoc-
recz- leader regarding Captain schmittberger. but
he di-posed Of the statement made by Mr. Doris
that Schnlittberger was IN be retired soon He
looked up Schraittterger's police record and said:
Captain schmttberger is not eligible for retire
rnent pensior unless ne Is pefmanently dls~
abled
CAPTAIN schmitthereer has ,bsen on the force
tp-entv-nne years, but he is only hfty-two years
old rhs charter provides that of1cer % he
e{gble for retirement must have been on the force
tr-srtz- fNe Years ana must be 1fty-fve yearE Old
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
NOMINATIONS sY The PRESIDENT.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Fres!Gent sent the fol-
loving nomination 70 the Senate to-day.
Register of LAM onice--Jar1es I Mcintosh, II.
a. Sidney. heb. -,,, =, t,,,,t- :
AGENT for the Indians-Harry F, Wadsworth'
Shoshcne AgenCy, Wyoming ~, =,
Adam lstn Infantr5, to he colonel, Major waiter
8 Scott 27th Infantry. TO be lieutenant c0lphtl.
oCavv-S,lrgeon John ". Ross ireilredl. 20 ne
medical director the active lSt- ileutenahr u u
nior grade) Robert Platt. % he commander on tle
retircd list - ,,-.,,,u..
f;r7-7,-iiIe- John P Alexander Csweso, John l
TraThsEen Sufern. Charles W. HARDING White
h1N
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
FoSToFFrCE SITE RUMORs.
To Build at Pennsylvania and Grand Central
Stations, i Is SAID

report fror~ Washington was printed yesterday
which said 'hsr the Connissicn on postotice sites
~ss m favor of building the proposed postcttce on
rar- adjoining the site q the Peunsylvaria
rgnrel station. - ThirrF-'hird-=f and Seventh axe
T the buildi1z w7z erected there - is said that
The postal cars could b. run INTO the station on
erecfsi tracks and. Inlos5ed and lcaded without
III use of wagon service
According the report = sGbs1srioR a. large sz
IN ordinary big City PcsiciilCe viii probably sls'
l,e hGI- the Crane Central Station u the plans
1,oSro-t7ce the Pennsylvania tunnel station
sfra can he earned oU-. u is said however that
~ railroad which offers the attractive terms
w ikelv 81 me proposed main Postoftce building
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
PREVENT RAISE FOR NoN-UN1oN MEN
United Mine Workers Display Their Un
selfish Desire for Better Conditions.

Pittsburg Feb, 11.--An important feature III
the interstate mining agreement was oTncldlIN
announced here 10 day by President Dolan- II
provides for the payment Of the advance IN
wages 10 union men only. When the agreement
takes effect. on April l. miners VINO are nov
members Of the United Mine Workers will not
,,ar4icira4e i'm the increase granted by the oper-
ators
Mr. DoIan said that this was decided in COM
r7i+tee but was not announced when the agree
r7ent was given out He was asked # trounle
vas not likely to occur among the unorsanl5al
mon and he replied that the organized men
would de able 70 prevent a strike.
In the Pittsburg district there are more IhaA
forty thousand miners. OF this numper ony
ffteAn thousand are claimed by the United Mine
Workers.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
SAYS AFFlpAVlTs WILL SURPRISE.

Boulder. col. Feb. U-Charles J. Smith. half-
brother Of the late Mrs Charles l. Fair. says that
the co-npromize arranged between his mother. Mrs.
Nelson. and Nrs Hermann oeirichs ana Mrs Van
dtrb in the disposition of the estate Of Mr.. Fair
will be- reopensd ard the fought 70 the end
His family proposes - have its share 81 the Fair
estate and all that Charles l. Fair entttled To
or nothing lie announced his intention of apply
ing for q nSw appraisement Of the estate Mr.
Smith also said that the sale of certain property
at Riverside. y !. would be contested bec4usr
Mrs Fair did not Join IN the transfer
He promises great surprises 60 the other side
when afhdavits cf Mrs Fairs maid the ChaUffeur
the gate kseueI and others living the house.
nade pnolic.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
sMoor COMING EAST NEXT WEEK

Salt Lake City. Feb Il 1-senator-elect Smoot y Is
announced. will GO to Washington next week Hls
credentials as successor to Senator RaTlins Tih
then b presented
The protests against nv being seated in the
Senate 7-tii make no difference IN ny plans, sald
Nr Smoot J expect 70 take my seat and do rot
antfcpefe any serious interference see nc reason
WIN there should he Nothing he brought
against me except that l am member Of the
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
sHERlFF PROTECTS PLANT HOUSE.

Ciroton. Conn. Feb. l1.-Rioting. caused By a
strike of hundred and fifty Italian laborers en-
,i,,,ad about the new summer residence of Morton
F Plant at Eastern Point was suppressed today
when Sheriff George . Jackson appeared on the
score with q posse Of deputies. Mr.. Plant decided
today to suspend further work until the frost is
o,Ir of 11z ground
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
CITY GETS COAL FOR S. 95.
Commissioner Redfeld Awards Contract for
$3.50 Tons.

Public works Commissioner RedhsIdr In Brook-
Irn yesterday opened bids for SO IONS OF Codi'
and awarded tha contract to rho Moauln. Prter-
man and Hefsenbuttel Coal Company at - 30 a
ton Mr. Redfeld said that meant the end OF me
coal famine so far as the borough departments
we're concerned and that the price was renarkanly
Iov considering the figure private persons slii
have to pay for anthracite
Kfr Rsdfsld added that the use of the 5000
Granted recently to Brooklyn by the Roard or
II5grr,an for the purchase ~ coal IN the open
7olTI[st Irithout corinftition unnecessary
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
ruLMAh TO ASK FOR sAiL.

Columbia s. e. Feb. i tsreciaD-At Newberry
TO morrow James H Tman VIII apply Chief
Justice Pope for bail. The defence IS confident Of
the aprlicatton being granted
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
STATE HOMEOPATHIC EXAMINERS.

Albany Feb. 1.-THE state homeopathic Medical
Society to-day closed its annual meeting after
elnctiug State mediral examiners John VI Lee
Of Rochester, James Willis Candse Of Syracuse.
George f. Gorhem. Of Albany; q a. kecgan. or
Rochester, Walter y. WtncheI Of BrcokIyn.
George Z. Meselsy Of Buffalo. and Ellsworth II
Noble, of Ennira.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
MUCH ICE IN LOWER HUDSON.
IRy TELECKAFH 70 rHE TRIBUNE-I

IBY TELECRAFH TO TIE TRIBU NE.I
NCwburG. y. Foo II Indication tonight
point freshyt in the lower Hudson Valley.
Rain has been falling all day and the creeks enter
ing the Hudson are swollen. The river Is hlea
with moving Ice from here to New-YOsk Not in
years has the Flshkin and Neweurg ferry On
countered such difficulty in crossing u did to-
Aal.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
FOR DIRECT CHOICE OF SENATORS

Madison. Wis. Feb IA loint resolution
was introduced in The Assembly to-day inviting
other legislatures to lcin in a convention to s.
esre Al amendment ths federal constitution pro"
.sstrs for .be eieesier of trit@d States Senators
~ dfrecr vote of ne people
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR POLICY PLAYER

Judge Foster in Part 7 Of General Sessions yes
+e-day imposed one Of the heaviest sentences given
IN wears on . policy PLAYER when Re sentenced A
bert SNYDER Of No 164 Alien-st.. tn three months
In the peniteniar7- and paT fine Of Sl3' or stand
ororoi1ted on dsv for each dollar. SNYDER vas
arrested on g similar charge and in \ NoNemher
sertence was suspended On January q he vas
again arrested for dealing policy a. No. % 'hrFS-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
THREE mAsrED SCHOONER FLoATED.

e-orthrcrt Lons Island Peh 1.-THE three mast
81 schooner e. y Bird. which went ashore near
Esron's %eck IN December last was hoates THIS
morning This fec, gave rise tc report that z
,cerel he'd gone ashore There TO-DAY
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
PART OF IS" BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY.

AIfszoula. Mont feb 1i--A snowslide at the ;
bridge on the Northern Pacific Railroad. between
NuIlan and Dorsey, destroyed seven bends Of the
trestIa WORK and swept q freight train into the
gulch Every msmbeF Of the train crew was IN
JuEed, tH'o probably fatally.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
STORM VICTIMS IN NEWFOUNDLAND.

81 Johns y. F. Feb u-FGur more deaths due
e. the recent blizzard reported to-4av The
hrst train ror sis davs reached the city this after
noon Railway uah1c is stin DELAYED hy heavy
Cyovy
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
TUNNEL COMPANY ELECTS DIRECTORS.

The annual meeting of IT, hew-Hork and New
Jersey Railroad Company. which Is 10 run trolley
osrs through the tunnel now being constructed IN
de- the Hudson River vas held in Jersey City yes-
following directors we're elected Da
ia YOUNG G. Tracy Rogers and Charles 81. King.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WANT sENAToRs DIRECTLY ELECTED.

rereke Zen FEB the Senate today
sdorre5 rezolution asking Congress 10 call 2
cors1fusIonal convention for the pIrpcs@ ct
sr1euatar rhe constitution 80 Thsr United states
corzt.vz ma he =lecteS h1 direct vote cf the
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
nnprtin PrnLEcATioss.

-The Tribune simanac for 1903 sh"uih hf
sr-luaea in above bending. ss the FIRST edi-
rfou -as exhausted in few daFr nnd the
s.oend edition is nearly gone. Price 20
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
The NEW LINCOLN STATUE FoR BUFFALO.

errlsof Iinolp phav n
fedt raohs
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13

luminous miners and all laborers over
whom organized labor had control to
support the Strike.I The owners of BIZ
luminous mines, some in self-defense,
others in the hope of gain, contributed
to the strike fund. With what result?
The price of both anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal more than doubled. The
supply was inadequate. The public
was suffering, not only from a high
price, but from a{scarcity of coal In
dustrial operations closed down and
men were thrown out of employment
Scores the civic Federation.
cat the suggestion of the Civic feder-
alton committee of our employees and
our operators was appointed to further
consider the subject and report to a
meeting of the federation, to be called
by it's chairman. To our amazement
the Civic federation was never conven-
ed to hear our report. We had a right
to expect that the gentlemen of the
federation would deal honestly by US,
and help to avert the great disaster.
They deserted the cause they had es-
poused."
President Baer grew sarcastic as he
told in detail of the negotiations be-
fore the Civic federation. The opera
tors pocketed their pride, he said, and
met in a church building, where there
were present distinguished men"
Some were bishops and some were
dressed like bishops" He pictured the
members of the federation sitting
around putting good cigars and not
saying a word while he and Mitchell
tried to get together.
Speaking slowly and deliberately. he
arraigned the federation for not giving
the operators and the miners repre-
sentatives "the small courtesy" of hear
ing the report of the committee APP
pointed by these two sides, nor did it
have the manly courage" to further
help the parties in contest.
Mr.. Baer gave a comprehensive ac-
count of the difficulties and expenses
entailed in the production of anthracite
coal.
Presents Proposition.
He then presented this proposition:
THAT the rate of wages now paid shall
be the minimum basis for the next
three years; that from the 18th of No
vember, 1902, to the. LIST of April. 1908,
all employees. other than contract min
ers, shall be paid an additional per
cent; that on and after April 1, 1908,
for each per centsin excess of $3.50
per ton on the average price realized
for white ash COAL in the harbor of
New York, on aH sizes above pea.
wages shall be advanced 1 per cent:
the wages to rise prfaII L per cent, for
each 5 cents increase or decrease in
prices; but they shall never fall dur
ing the, next three Ayears below the
present basis.A
The average price for each region
to be ascertainedkbR a competent ac-
countant, to be appointed by Judge
Gray, chairman of the commission. or
in case for any reason Judge Gray
cannot act, by one of the United States
circuit judges holding court in Phil
adelphia; the compensation of the ac-
countant to be fixed by the Judge
making the appointment and to be
paid by the operators in proportion
to the tonnage at each mine; each OPP
orator to submit full statement each
month to said accountant of all sales
of coal and prices realized therefrom
f. o. b. New York, with the right of
the accountant to have access to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
9CAsE
Benefits.
Supposed owner and

Elmer & Merriam's Reinforcement Of
Part of Manchester Park.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
C0NVICTS ENTERTAINED
AT SALTWATER
Vocalist and Reader From ST. Paul Vary
the Prison Monotony.

Mrs. Louise Mckay Leslie and Charles
Falrch1ld, Ct st. Paul. contributed greatly
10 the enjoyment of Lincoln's birthday at
the prison yesterday. Chapel exercises
were held at which vocal numbers were
rendered by Mrs. Leslie and Mr. Fair
efnta cont contributed readings; The con
programme, and later when they congre-
gated in the corridors of the old cell
room, expressed their keen appreciation.
cor Part of It the forenoon was spent in the
were furnished at dinner time, and in the
extended. W."
~, a few Of the manufacturing plants in
TINS city observed Lincolns birthday yes
terday and the city and county Offices and
day. ~
The funeral of Ferdinand Bahnemann.
whose death occurred Monday at the fam
3ly residence near Saltwater Junction was
neld yesterday afternoon, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. Pilgrim, of the
Ge 91a1n Lutheran 4115Y church at Lake Elmo.
octave Willett. who was injured Tues
Gay afternoon by falling from a scaffold at
the the, Northwest Thresher company's new
pudding, is improving. He was badly
bruised. but no bones were broken.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
Mr.. BAER LET'S GO
A TREMENDOUS
BLAST
Summarizes All the Points
in the Coal Operators Case
Against the Miners Union
and Gives Civic Federation
a Slap.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 12.-Be-
fore an audience that filed every inch
OF space in the United States circuit
court room, President George F. Baer,
of the Reading company, today made
the closing argument for the coal OPP
orators before the strike commission,
end Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel
for the miners, began the summing up
for the strikers. The principal speak
ers held the attention of the auditors
throughout the session.
Great interest was manifested in
Baer's appearance before the commits
SIGN to plead the case of the mine
owners. Mr.. Baer concluded his adj
dress by making a proposition to pay
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
GRAND OPERA is
DATED IN MARCH
Four Weeks Season Is Ar
ranged For the Twin
Cities.

p Beginning March Is st. Paul and
Minneapolis will enjoy a four weeks
season of grand opera, as presented by
the Castle Square company, acknowI-
edged to be, with the exception of the
Grau company, the best musical or
ganization in America. The company
will sing entirely in English and will
present two operas each week, alter
mating by weeks between the two
cities. Arrangements to this end have
been under way for some time past,
but have only now been completed
The repertoire for this engagement
comprises eight different operas. some
of which have never yet been sung in
either this city or Minneapolis in Eng
fish. The engagement will open at the
Metropolitan opera house in Mime
apolis on the night of March Is with
the presentation of Verdi's I'll Trova-
tore" which will occupy the first half
of the week. The latter half of the
week Gounods Faust" will be given.
For the second week the company
will come to st. Paul and present Car
men" and "Tannhauser," and the fol-
lowing week at Minneapolis will be d.
Vided between 'Lohengrin" and DO
hemian Girl" For the final week in
this city the operas selected are Verdrs
Aida" and Flotow's Martha"
This engagement will be notable
one from the fact that ST. Paul and
Minneapolis have had but little grand
opera at any time and none at all for
some time past.
The Castle Square company occu-
pies unique position among operatic
organizations from the fact that il
sings all of the grand operas in Eng
Esh, and until Henry w. Savage or
gan1zed this company it was believed
that any such plan would be totally
impracticable and foredoomed to fail
ufe. The Castle Square company.
nc wever, has met with pronounced sue
cess in the East, and wherever if has
travelled in the West, and grand opera
In English is no longer an experiment.
The company comprises in its mem
bersh1p such well known artists as
Adelaide Norwood, Gertrude Runnv-
son, Mile. De Ere and Messrs. Ger
nardl, Sheehan, Golf, Boyle and
CCombs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
Stewart Avenue Addition.
Van Buren, Street, North Sid.

McClarkey's Encouragement of Block /.
Hamline Syndicate Addition No l.
SuDpOScd Owner and