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New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
MRS. MOoERs WINS HER CASE.
Charge of Petty Larceny Against Mine
Owners Wife Dismissed.

Judge Bennett, Of Mount Vernon. yesterday dis
missed the charge Of petty larceny preferred against
Mrs. Dorothy 3. Mooers. wife Of Edwin II Mooers, a
wealthy mine Mr.. Mooers is in the
Iudowst 3ail in default OF $4,000 bail in action
brought against him for absolute divorce. The
warrant which Mrs. Mooers was arrested a
week ago az the Hotel Navarro. this city, was
sworn out by Mrs Lena Hills housekeeper for
Mrs Tessie kirkland. dressrnaker, of Deu-ave
Chester Hill, Mount Vernon Mrs. Hills accused
Mrs Mooers Of carrying away trunk, golf clubs,
etc. which being held at Mrs. Kirkland's
home for a board bill 1t took two days TO com
plete Mrs. Mooers's trial. the end Of which
Maurice Goodman, representing the wife of The
mine owner. asked Judge Bennett 70 entertain a
motion TO have Mrs. Hills arrested charge Of
perjury Judge Bennett refused to entertain the
motion, but il IL said that an attempt viii be made
by Mrs Mooers TO get redress from Mrs. Hills.
Mrs. Mooers testified yesterday that she first met
Mrs Kirkland ocean steamer. They be-
came friends Mrs Mooers said that Mrs. Kirk
land invited 10 live with her and never men
toned board TO her, and that she was under the
impression that she guest. Mrs. MoOers ad-
iJted going n the kirkland house and getting her
things in Mrs kirkland's absence.
II brought out that Mrs MooeTs's husband
viii inherit 100000 in a few weeks.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
SAN PEDRO COMPANY IN POSSESSION
Deal Closed with Oregon Short Line-3OO
Miles to Build to Los Angeles.

The deal between the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railway Company and the Oregon
Short Line Company was closed yesterday by the
former paying the latter between 100000 and
81. .O0O000 in cash and taking conveyances for all
the latter company's lines south Of Salt Lake City
and the equipment for operating the lines. The
san Pedro Company took possession at midnight
last night This leaves the San Pedro Company
only three hundred miles to build in order 10 com
JJlete a through line from Salt Lake City to Los
Angeles Funds have been arranged for to COM
pete and equip the system with branch lines re-
quired, without selling any bonds, it being the pur
pose Of the San Pedro Company not TO offer its
securities until after its system is completed and
has been IN operation for some time. The material
building the system IS all contracted for, sub
ject to delivery required.
The San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail-
way Company has executed a mortgage to the
Equitable Trust Company, Of New-York, as trus-
tee under a first mortgage or deed OF trust dated
July !. 1903 authorizing issue of 100000 per
ffty-year gold bonds, interest on which Is
payable January / and July l. The proceeds of
part Of these bonds will be applied to reimbursng
the interests who have advanced the sum neces-
sarv for the acquisition of the oregon Short Line
property by the San Pedro road.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
UNIONS HASTEN TO SIGN.
End of the Shutdo7cn Expected
This Week.

Both employers and employees yesterday were Of
the opinion that the shutdown in the building
trades will end this week, and that thousands of
men will be at work Monday under the amended
arbitration agreement of the Building Trades En-
ployers' Association. The emergency committee
of the association met yesterday to arrange plans
for resuming work when enough unions have ac-
cepted the plan writing with their official seals
attached, to Justify the resumption Of work
The Tile Layers Union and the Amalgamated
Painters Society sent letters yesterday 10 the as
sociation formally accepting the plan the
seals of their respective unions. The Anal ga
mated Sheet Metal Workers accepted the plan OF
the George A. Fuller Company, and also the plan
of the Employers Association, subject TO trifing
mOdiica tiOnS which a committee of the union VIII
tomorrow ask the Employers Association to make
Several unions took action on the plan yesterday
and other unions will act it to-day. BY to-
morrow morning all are expected to be beard from
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
BLAME N. S. r. COMPANY.
Much Criticism Because Of Mrs. st.
Johns Death.

The lamentable death by accident Of Mrs Bessie
St john who fell into the subway excavation at
Seventy-seventh-st. and Broadway on Monday, has
aroused a great deal of criticism Of the officials
responsible for not providing proper safeguards
along Broadway between Sixtieth-st and One-hun-
dred-and-fourth-st. Mrs. St John was Killed In
getting off the car on which she riding after it
had by the crossing 1t is just such accidents
as these that conductors and motormen and sub
way watchmen are supposed to be able TO prevent
In this particular it is alleged to have been
more the fault of the Interurban Company than
any one else as its employees were taking crippled
car across the crossing when the accident hap
pened
When the accident talked over yesterday at
the offices of the Rapid Transit Commission en-
gineers the inquiry was made by several railroad
men: why was Mrs. St. John permitted to get
off in such dangerous spot?" Whether or not Ii
was the fault of the Interurban's employees, It Is
certain that there are plenty of danger spots along
Broadway between Sxteth-st. and One-hundred-
and-fourth-st. When Chief Engineer Parsons was
questioned about the accident yesterday he said;
The substance of the whole thing is that people
are not supposed the tracks between the
cross streets. Sufficient room for getting on Is
provided the proper places. Beyond thdt poIlI
people have right. The concrete on Wlcn me .lIe
raj are built is in places tndL II dosS
not permit of sufficient room being leIt IoI d pdlI
way. Foremen superintendents ana WalchIe!l, ~, ar aIe
supposed to keep pedestrians bcyclstS ana olnStS
fro m going along the tracks between crossings ne
fence at Seventy -seventh-st. where mrs 81 Jonil
was killed answers the purposes as well as any
that could be built. I should object 10 the pullnLne
OF a solid fence as it would undoubtedly mean that
persons would be crushed between the cars ana lne
different from other points along the SUBWAY. Al
other places the surface tracks together in the
the tracks the roadway are WldeIy sepSSId!t
that our troubles on the Bradley section are que.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
BOOK COMBINATION UNLAWFUL.
Appellate Division So Decides, but Two of
the Justices Dissent

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday handed down decision reversing q
judgment Of the lower court in the case Of IsidoT
Straus and others against the American Publish
ers' Association and others regarding the purchas
ing and selling of books without joining in
agreement as to the net price to be charged. An
interocutory Judgment was entered at Special Term
sustaining demurrers to the complaint Justice
Ingraham, who writes the prevailing opinion says:
We have a comb tion expressly organized for
object which the statute declares is against the
public policy, Illegal and void. We have the fact
that such = combination or arrangement has been
and is being applied to prevent the plaintiffs from
continuing their business, ard has caused them
large damage, for which they have no adequate
remedy at law.
Justice Mclaughlin writes dissenting opinion
in which Presiding Justice Van Brunt concurs.
saying;
concur. I do not why seller of property
in respect TO which he has monopoly cannot i'm
pose any conditions its resale that he sees fit
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
CHIEF ENGINEER HILL RESIGNS.
He Is a Sufferer from Heart Trouble
Aqueduct Inquiry Distressed Him

William R. Hnl. chief engineer of the Aqueduct
Commissioners, has presented his resignation on ac-
Of serious illness. Mr.. Hill, who then
chief engineer of the Syracuse waterworks, was
appointed in December. 1889, and took charge OF
his Office January l. 1900, in apparently robust
health. On April 10. 1892 he was taken danger
ously i'll and was unable to return TO his office
until June q. 1902. Recently he has suffered from
an affection of the heart, which has reached such
a stage that he has been unable to continue his
work. At the meeting of the commissioners yester-
day. on motion of the Controller, the resignation
was laid on the table.
Coming il did, while Mr.. Hill was in poor
health. the investigation OF the Aqueduct Conmis-
sion by the District Attorneys office distressed Mr.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
CREDITORS MUST WAIT.
Proposed adjustment of affairs of
Dresser 6 Co. Postponed,
THE $85o,ooo NOT DEPOSITED.

HE SS5O,OOU NOI DEHOSI ED.
At the meeting on April of the creditors of
Dresser & Co. who failed March Z, state
ment by Daniel LIE Roy Dresser, the senior partner
read, saying that he had made arrangements
through which within ninety days, from April T.
the whole amount of the excess of liabilities over
assets about $50OO0 would be deposited in cash with
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, in trust for the
benefit of his creditors and those of the firm and
be applied to the payment of all unsecured
claims against both.
The creditors promptly voted to extend the time
Of payment to July 4. dismiss the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings and turn the silk business over as soon
as possible; and after the meeting Mr.. Dresser
was warmly congratulated The ninety days
period expired yesterday. but the $S5000O was not
deposited with the trust company, as had been
promised. Morris !. Hirsch. counsel for Mr.
Dresser, late yesterday afternoon issued the fol-
lowing statement explanatory OF the failure to
make good the promise:
Tie proposed adjustment Of the affairs of Dresser
bankruptcy required the assent Of each and every
creditor.
As several Of the creditors have withheld their
sigma ature and various complications have re-
Gently arisen by reason of matters relating to Mr.
the Republic and the United States Shipbuilding
Company and also by reason Of the decline in
value Of collateral held by some of the secured
creditors thereby increasing the amount Of the
unsecured liabilities it has been concluded that an
order of adjudication in bankruptcy be entered
and that the settlement take the form of a com
position in those proceedings -
The entire matter of compromise will, there
fore in due course, be submitted to the creditors
at meeting to be called for that purpose, at
a majority of the creditors in number and amount
Bankruptcy law. the composition will thereupon be-
come effective and binding upon all the creditors.
steps for that purpose can be taken.
Meanwhile the receivers viii remain in posses
sion of the assets under the direction Of the
United States District Court.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
VANDERBILT MAY SUE CITY.

Counsel for George W. Vanderbilt sent a note to
Corporation Counsel Rives yesterday saying that
Mr. Vanderbilt would remove the portecochere
which is said TO project beyond the building line
of his Fifth-ave. house. In doing So his counsel
say, he will reserve the right 10 the city for
damages incurred by what he considers an in
fringement of his personal rights If Mr. Wander
bilt should recover damages against the city Perez
NJ. Stewart, former Superintendent Of Buildings
who gave Mr. Vanderbilt permission 10 build the
portecochere as it stands to-day may be called
TO stand as a co-defendant Borough President
Cantor has from the beginning asserted that had
il not been for the error Of mis- former Superin-
tendent Of Buildings there would have been no
controversy about the matter.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
ALBERT F. HocHsTADrER BURIED.

The funeral services of Albert F. Hochstadter
took place yesterday morning at the Temple
EMANUEL Nearly every pew in the body of the
temple was occupied, zone whole section having
been reserved for a large delegation of employees
from the business house Of which Mr Hocbstadter
was the head. The altar was hidden behind elab-
crate floral decorations. There were delegations
from the various charitable institutions with which
he was connected. and the board of trustees of
the temple, with James Se'igman and NJ H Noses
at the head, acted as palibearers. The Rev. DR.
Silverman delivered an address. and was followed
by Louis Marshall who spoke of Mr.. HoChstadter's
communal work.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
M'LAUGHLIN ON MAYoRALTY

Talking in riddles. as usual, Hugh Mclaughlin
the veteran Democratic boss of Kings County.
left town yesterday for the Great Peconic Bay
House at Jamesport. Long Island, where he has
spent the summer for number Of years. He was
accompanied by Mrs Mclaughlin his two daugh-
ters and grandchildren
Asked by the newspaper men II he favored
Brooklyn for Mayor, Mr Mclaughlin replied .
If man can be found who believes in the prin-
cipIes Of Democracy. whose ability to rob the peo-
pie is unquestioned. and who is as much above
suspicion as Caesars wife am for him If he comes
from Brooklyn Mind you. l don't believe there are
very many Of them"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
INDICTED OFFICIAL BACK AT WORK
City Librarian, Held for Tax Frauds, sus-
pended Five Months Without Trial.

Philip Baer, the city Librarian, who was sus-
pended from duty five months ago, restored to
duty BY City Clerk P. J. Scully yesterday. Baer
and two friends arrested five months ago and
subsequently indicted. charged with conspiracy in
defrauding the Tax Department II was alleged
that Baer and his friends employed decoys to go
30 the Tax Office represent themselves as wealthy
taxpayers and swear of personal taxes, receiving
hg commissions for such service.
Mr.. Scully on Monday called up District Attorney
Jerome the telephone and asked him when he
was going to put Baer trial. Mr. Jerome re-
piled that he not trying any bail cases pres
ent, and when Ar- Sculy explained that his force
vas crippled by Baer's absence, Mr.. Jerome asked:
Why don't you put him back to work until he
is put trial2'
"As I thought likewise Mr.. Scully said yester-
day, I ordered him back 10 work.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
DROPPED FROM PILLAR BEFORE CAR
Boy Five Years Old Fell to Track From
Elevated Structure

Bernard Tarr. five years old. the son Of AdoIph
Tarr, a cigarrnaker. OF No 2oo3 Fulton-ave, the
Bronx. was run over and instantly killed by a
southbound Fordham car in front Of No 1913
Third-ave last evening. The boy had climbed a
pillar Of the elevated railroad beside the track,
and losing his balance he fell directly in front Of
the car.
The motorman. Andrew Fisher. Of No. 934 West
chester-ave, the Bronx. was arrested, and taken
20 the fremont Police Station. Coroner O'Gorman
later ordered the release of the motorman.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
HAS NO FAITH IN ADAMs's ARRIVAL.

In regard 20 a story that the Rev Henry Austin
Adams formerly an Episcopal clergyman and a
convert 10 the Roman Catholic faith. who disap-
peared from this country last August and who was
heard from in New-Zealand had returned and was
possibly in San Francisco, Charles Frederick
Adams, lawyer. Of No. Il Broadway. a brother
Of the Rev. Mr.. Adams, said yesterday that he
did not put much faith in the story. He declared
that while he could not say the story was untrue
he thought ne would have been advised had his
brother left NeW-ZAaland.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
PART OF ELM.sT. IN USE.

Chief Engineer Fisher Of the Degnon-McLean
Contracting Company said that his company had
turned over TO the city for public use all OF the
newly paved portion OF Elm-st between Great Jones
and Prince SITS. but half block between Bond and
Great Jones SITS, which viii be finished this week
Ihe pavement is of granite block laid with gravel
and tar The lower part of Elm-st-, from Prince
ST. down, Will not be ready for regulating and
grading and paving until early In the fall
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
SOPHOMORE ACCUSED OF LARCENY

Boston, July John Lankershin. a sopho1.-'
at Harvard Ccllese. was held to-day n N-N
a further hearing on July is by Judge Adams.
the Municipal Court. on an accusation o. orsaA--s
anu entering vehicle agency and the !aresli
a 500 racing automobile on June "a La1ksrs--.
was arrested as he was preparing 20 sail fQr 80
vu she hronprinz Wilhelm ar HooOken LanAe-7Is A.
se:d ms rather was q wealthy banker II - =
selyS. Cal Lankershim was locked IN pehlAs
rePN rom his father in Parts about bail
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
TRANSFER MANDAmus REFUSED.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court yes
terday handed down decision affirming the order
Of the Special Term. denying the application of
James s. Lehmaier for peremptory writ Of man
damus against the Interlrban Street Railway Com
pany. Mt Lehmaier sought 10 compel the COM
pany 70 give transfers at One-hundred nty-
Gfth-St and Eighth-aVe. TO any passenger asking
for them. The company recently decided TO give
more transfers.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
TO ORGANIZE HOTEL EMPLoYEs.

1t was announced yesterday at No. 1i7 East Fifty
third-st.. the present headquarters of Fred Bau-
man. general organizer of the Hotel and Restau-
rant Employees International Alliance that he is
arranging for a mass meeting of all kinds of hotel
and restaurant employees this week to put before
them the Importance OF organizing. He proposes
TO org aniZe every from the chef the belIbov
including walters, cooks pantry workers. vegetable
strike is contaminated. he saws.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
MYSTIC sHRINERs IN SARATOGA

Saratoga. y. Y. July Thousands OF Mystic
Shriners from all parts OF the United States and
Canada arriving to-day. Henry c. Akin. OF
Omaha Imperial Potentate Of the Imperial Council
the Ancient Arabic Order OF Mobiles Mystic
Shrine Of North America, received his
rival and escorted to his headquarters. The I'm
perial Council will begin its annual session to-
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
RWEs sUsTAINs CANTOR.

Borough President Cantor yesterday received an
opinion from Corporation Counsel Rives sustaining
him in the removal Of former Superintendent of
Buildings Perez NJ. Stewart and in appointing as
his successor Henry S. Thompson The Corpora ton
Counsel holds that Mr. Cantor has the right 10
exercise discretionary power in the removal and
appointment of his subordinates. and adds that il
there IS any question under the charter in this re
Spect ii is matter for the Attorney General Of
the State have determined in the courts by insti
tutng quo WarTanto proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
BAuLsToN SPA PAPER MILLS CLOSE
IBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

lBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1BCSE-I -
Ballston Spa. July AL the employees - 49,,
Union Bag and Paper Companys mills. ID ~. ~
the hremen went on -trike yesterday me- ,--s-L
We're paid on to-day. The doors have been - -
ana IL IS understood that the mills VII --s - s.
soon unless the paper market becomes Ess-~y Is-~y Z
i've, These paper mills are the chiel Mu-'
Ballston SRA
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
coPPERs QUIET AND FIRM.

Boston. July 7.-Coppeys were quiet to-eay :. =
generally firm. closing at the best. The $50
market was Hfeless 5ut firm. with Dominion -
noticeably irregular
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
MRS. JAMES G. BLAINE VERY ILL.

Augusta, Ne, July AIRS. Blaine, widow Of
James G. Blaine. is reported TO be seriously Ill
at her home IN this city. Her children. Mrs Beale
Mrs Damrosch and James G. Blaine. are with her
Mrs Blaine has been III for time. Her
diion IS due 10 a general breaking down Of the
evsfem-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
DAY NURSERY BUYS HOME.

The Bloomingdale Day Nursery Association yes
terday took title 10 No. l54 West Ninety-ninth-st
from Sarah l. Stanley The plot Is l54x7S.2 feet
The nursery has been at No. l4s West Ninety
ninth-st.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
BEQUEsT FOR THE HOSPITAL.
By VIII Mr Morse Is Grateful for Favors
Shown His Wife.
TRY rELEGRAFH 10 TIE rR1sryE.

Binghamton \. y, July THE will of William
Morse. of the town OF Union, was offered for pro-
bate III the Surrogates Court to-day. After dis
posing Of a few small bequcsts, it found that
the remainder of the estate had been left 10 Dr..
Clement Cleveland and the New-York Cancer Hos
pitaI nov called the General Memorial HospitaD.
where his wife was treated. To Amos Goodell
Lizzie J. Burge and Carrie Owens, of New-Yo-k
LETT 1900 each and $500 10 DR.. Cleveland. The
IeStatCr in his will says the amount is left the
hospital for favors shown his wife and for the
services of DR.. Cleveland il aleviating her suffer
ing and making her last hours peaceful and happy
He expresses the hope that the hequest will assist
I'm relieving some other sufferer.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08

An officer Of the Mutual Life Insurance. Com
pany said yesterday that he did know whether
or not Grossman had been insured in that COM
pany He added that insurance companies gen
orally made il their business to know something
about the responsibility and standing OF persons
for whom policies to be taken out They
would not insure known be conSpirinE
against governments, and if CiTossman had been
as reported, active in the anarchist cause, it
70 be presumed that the company would have
learned the fact, and, knowing it. would have re.
fused an application of Grossman for Insurance.
upon his life. He would have been bad risk"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
THINK eRossMAN WAS NOT INSURED

Paterson, July "A Chicago dispatch published
to-day saying that relatives Of Rudolph Gross
the anarchist convicted of taking part in
labor riot here last summer, had called in
surance companies in New-York TO pay policies on
his life, alleging that GroSsman had committed
suicide has little credence here. The police never
heard of any relatives OF Grossman in this city
cepJ his wife
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
MORE THAN $50, 900, 900.
Net Earnings of United States Steel
for Last Quarter.

The board Of directors Of the United States
Steel Corporation at its quarterly meeting
yesterday afternoon declared the quarterly
dividends of Ia and / per cent. respectively. on
the preferred and common stock. and authorized
the issuance Of a statement showing the result
Of the operation of the Steel Corporation and
subsidiary COMPANIES for the six months ending
June so. 1903. Although showing a decrease
OF about 100000 in total net earnings for the
first six months OF 1909. compared with the
corresponding period of last year. the state
ment was regarded in the Street as decidedly
favorable as building construction and railway
Improvement were a year ago at the 1oodtide Of
volume. The statement is follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08
JUDGM TENTS.

The following judgments for sums Of over 500
were filed yesterday, the first name being that Of
the debtor.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08

DR.. Cleveland could be found at his house last
night 1t said at the hospital that he was
director but that no one had been informed about
the beqUest
New-York tribune., 1903-07-08

ssubect adjustment account Of conversion pre-
sssTed stock Into the ten-sixty bonds
UNTITLED ORDERS ON HAND.
Buly L
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-07

hardly reached their pew before
they were summoned home. Mr..
McCaulay had taken hearty
breakfast this morning and was
seemingly in his usual good health.
lie was standing in front of a
cheerful log fire, pleasantly CON
versing with his son when, with
out moments warning and in
one short, quick breath, he fell to
the floor, dying instantly from a
stroke of appoplexy.
Donald McCaulay came to this
country from Northern Scotland
away back In the sixties. In about
the year 1872 he settled in Char.
lotte, n, c., where he conducted
very extensive cotton business.
For the past ten years he has lived
here conducting commission
business. A. M. A.