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New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
J. J. ASTORS PORCH.
J. ID. Crimmins Says He and DIR.
Vanderbilt Probably Broke La5c.

1ohn n C,rimmins yesterday made public a letter
that hs sent to Mayor Low on April IT contains
Mr. Crimminss views in relation TO the neeo o'
widening Fifth-ave. and other thoroughrares- IN
c;dentalIy IL tells the Mayor that George W. van
derbut and John Jacob Astor are probably Vloiauns
the law and doubtless it was this letter that gave
Mayor Low and Borough President Cantor their
first intimation that Mr. Vanderbilt was encroaeh-
ing the street with his porte-cocnero' Inc ~
says in part:
There is being erected to-day in front OF Ge0rge
w Vanderbilt's house solid ineosure IN the PUZZLE t
street Fifteen feet of the public street Is nelng Ia
ken physical possession Of would call your atlen
ton to late resolution OF the s B9afh these ee encroach
ments are authorized. 1t reads as follows .rdby
given to John JACOB Astor build an iron and glass
porch in b with 1fe to the bdng
which he is about to erect at the southwest Of
N s aea work to be- done at his own
pense under the direction of the Commissioned OF
be psayaie o ts mnnSpa ip
Noyember N9yember IS t. 1867 @ % hnd MP Mayer
men not authorized by law for the purpose p
and extending from the southeast corner Of Fifty
and and a M Iee' haSe any authority
- I am nc confident that Mr.. Vanderbilt. who is known
as an eminenty good citizen. left the planning Oh
the alterations to his house to his architect .na
If such constructions are. within the ldW' anu
know of law which permits It then there rl s3uao
be no objection to an ofcepai o an Enclosure in
front of his dwelling and enjoying his repast IA
tablishing beer gardens IN Firstave or the Boule-
ward as they now permitted and continued Oh
Fifth-aVe
Mr. Crimmins tells the Mayor that he has looked
up the records rather thoroughly, and adds that ne
cannot find that any ordinance ever was passed CIV
ing lot owners above Twenty ninth-st in F1fth-aVe
the right to have fifteen feet between the sidewalk
and the fronts of their houses. Mr.. Crmmins says
the controlling ordinance of April s. 1882 expressly
states that IL the city should need this courtyard
space In front of Fifth-ave. dwellings 1t may take
possession of it again. Mr.. Crfmmins wants TO
call a halt the practice Of er6roaching upon
the streets and says:
The sidewalks of Nassau-st, for instance, tne
steps entrances to Easements. and all oPstr1ct9ns
above the sidewalk level between the mouse nne
and the curb. should be removed. University Place
should be extended alongside OF Washington square
on the north side. and widened by taking a strip
off of Washington Square, through to Fourth-st
where Wooster-st. begins. When the plan fGr the
city ncrth OF Twenty-third-st was modified, and
I,axfngton-ave. laid out between Third and tCCrtn
aves and Madison between Fourth and F1fth
aves there grievouS omission IN not laying
out an avenue between Fifth and Sixth aves FRO,
ceedings for the opening of Lexington ave shouI
be projected, and the avenue should be carried
through Gramercy Park, Irving Place ana other
blocks a junction with Fourth-ave
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
RAPS HIGHER CRITICS.
DIR. BURRELL At SYNOD.
Diuorce Question Considered-Anti-
Smoot Resolution.
IBx TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.l

Asbury Park, June 9.-"Higher crltcs anu euu
Gators who are disseminating and teachlns ooo-
trines contrary to the Bible were adversely cii'-
csed to-day in the General Synod of the Reformed
Church in America by the Rev. Dr. DaVlo 'aiiies
BurreIl pastor OF the Marble Collegiate Church'
New-York City, who is one OF the Delegates me
rebuke came from DR.. Burrell after the poaio OIL
education, through Secretary John o. Geoharo' hao
made an earnest plea for more young men 10 en'ei
the ministry and more money TO educate theiii Wiei
thew enter the theological seminary. Dr. Bufreil oe
cared that the OF future poverty did not oeIe
Young men from entering the ministry, as had been
suggested but it was because they did not peheSo
the truths they were required to preach This con-
dition he declared was due to the false teachings
of some of the educators in theological seminarles
DR.. BurreII later fathered resolution whlch was
adopted favoring the expulsion of Reed Smoot' oi
Utah from the United States Senate and asking
Congress TO submit to the people an amendment 10
the Constitution prohibiting peiysaHiy anu p0''
gamous practices.
William H. Jackson was reelected pIesident ard o.
the board Of Direction of the basen
Frederick FrelinghIysen was reappointeo I,,e1 i1
per Of tne repord that the church had recently
received a legacy which Will amount 10 nearly
Asbury Park. Rochester, St. Louis and ., Grand 10
Rapids invited the synod to- meet ,Sat tb body
meet in the west at least once in decade. so
Grand Rapids was for s tns met nsSs esyen
IN .Asbury Park within thirteen year years road OK
A letter from PreSlQent ROOSeNeiL was Ic0N
pressing regret that he unable TO attend the
meeting of the General Synod. and assuring lne
delegates that he would have done so II IL We're
possible President Roosevelt is a member OF the
Dutch Reformed Church and an honorary member
of the General Synod.
DIVORCE CAUSES A BREEZE.
The remarriage of divorced persons caused a
breeze occasioned by the committee on correspond
ence through the Rev. DR.. Alfred f. Myers. or
New-York introducing the following resolution:
Resolved, That the General Synod hereby en1ons
upon the ministers of the Reformed Church not to
remarry divorced persons. excepting the innocent
party in divorce obtained for the cause of adul-
terry
In favoring the resolution, DR.. Myers said that
the remarriage of divorced persons was menace
to Christian civilization, and he desired the fe-
formed Church go record as standing on the
platform of Christ covering the divorce ques-
ton. The Rev DR.. Burrell thought the question Oh
so much importance that the resolution snouio oe
referred to the next synod. but another resolution
by DR. Vance TO postpone further consideration OF
the subject until to-morrows session, was adopted
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
FIRE Settlers IN JAIL.
LAW rs SUPPORTED NOW.
Not Enough Rain to Put Out the
Flames.
Fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE J


Albany, June 9.-Former Congressman LOUIS
" Emerson, of Warren County, who was mere
,-as.eraav asserts that there will be little frou-
lie getting a jury to convict those who' IN ue
sance of law or for any cause, have set hres III
she woods The people who have heretofore
,.usbed At or imoeded the efforts of the state
officers 10 prevent forest fires by arrestng those
,,.bo have violated the laws. SO thoroughly
frightened by the widespread devastation liiis
year that they viii assist in punishing any one
who has been guilty of setting or causing forest
fires.
Already In Thurman, Warren County man
bss heen arrested who is charged with settihs
Sftv fires in the woods. One of his attempts
20 SET tha forest ablaze during the present sea
SON of drouth was witnessed, ii is said, by
hoy who nut out the fire after the man had
cone away. other arrests have been made for
violation OF the regulations regarding fallow
burning in times Of drouth. and one man, VINO
has confessed, has been sent TO jan Tor ohe
hundred days -, .o,
AS for the rains OF the early part OF the week
they did no more than TO hold the fires, ana
,,-event spreading further afield Inc Woous
1rare dampened enough to permit the men MiIO
are lighting the flames 10 get close 10 the poroer
line of the fires and work more effectively Inc
-5-e on The inside has burned deep into the moss
and leaf mould and still shoulders
Superintendent Fox says not more than my
.bousan6 acres Of timber lands have been purleo
over this spring and fully 30 per cent OF the
burned tracts have been numbered and the pest
Of The conifers or soft woods. such as pine,
little virgin forest has been entered by the hres
bic
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
FIND SILVER ON ROOF.
Fleeing Burglar Dropped It-Er
element an Forty-seUentH-st.

Csntain Tfghe and fifteen reserves Of the East
FYfty-rrstst station eacly yesterday, after arres
ting three men, found silverware worth s2.eo on the
roof OF No. 90 West Forty-seventh-st., which hao
heen taken from the home Of Carl Fisher Hahsei
at No West Forty-seventh-st
Mrs Mary McAllister. caretaker at Nos. ~ aiu
q West Forty-seventh-st, whose owners Coohei
/ p Cannon u s. A. and Louis C. Clark
banker at No 81 wall-st, respectively, are IN tne
country soon after a. m was awakened ii A4s
room on the top floor OF the Clark house pS
noise as II some one tapping on winoo". oH
going to the fire escape she man carrying
bundle on his shoulder. coming toward hei oi .e
ladder. She struck at him with pitchei' pu'
missed the mark Then she screamed Tor heIp'
The Intruder stepped to one side, and, selling
rome which had been fastened to g. chimney on an
extension on the adjoining house, NO 1S puiieo
himself up. taking the bundle with MIN
By this time the windows OF the an5oihiHe noose
were occupied by their residents and many OF thef
saw the running over the roofs IN 'iie uit
Of Sixth-ave. Several policemen hao aiso affiseu,
and the fugitive dropped his bundle on the roc1 Oh
No a. and disappeared it is supposed. in one OF the
houses on Sixth-ave. The bundle contained 'ie
silver.
Among those who saw the fight OF the burglar
vss Mr. Hansen After the excitement had oied
away he discovered his loss, and soon aIter"aio
Captain Tighe restored the property 10 MIN o..
Mr. Hansen said his family had prepared 10 20 70
the country when Mrs Hansen naLu w Mts - aa,a
and they were forced TO remain mere uii' an p
Three months ago Mrs. Hansen lost dlamGna
ring fn Fifth-ave valued at al.oo MI Hansen
reached Police Headquarters just as boy erteree
the building with the ring, which ne salo lie hao
found at Forty-seventh-st. ana tl1th-aVe. 49,
Captain Tighe believes the prisoners are the
burglars and that they got into me mouse py @ me
Kitchen windows and prying open the parior WIN
dows ,,, e. Mrs McAlIister a one hun
dred dollar bill.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
GOVERNOR BAILEY MARRIED.
He Says He Was Engaged Before His Elec-
tion and Had the Joke on His Friends.

Kansas City. June Ex-Governor Willis j. Bailey
of Kansas and Mrs. Ida B. Weed we're married
the First Congregational Church in this city this
evening. The Rev. J. F. Fifeld of1ciated- THESE
were only a lew guests. Immediately after the
ceremony Governor and Mrs Bailey left here for
Topeka An interesting incident Of Governor
Bailey's recent campaign was story that he had
promised marry, If elected Governor. After his
election che the recipient of letters from
women in all parts of the country. offering them
selves in marriage Governor Bailey said to-day:
engaged to be married. I never made a promise
with any that would take wife if were
elected Governor of Kansas. That was a story
started by of Kansas friends They
meant 1T in a good natured way. but really had
he them.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
GOLDEN WEDDING AT ELBER0N.
MIR. and Mrs. S. A. Lewis Celebrate-For'
mer Once Prominent in New-York

Elberon June 9.-The ffteth wedding anniversary
OF Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A Lewis celebrated
this afternoon with reception at their home, in
Phps-ave. Their seven sons and their grand
children Of whom there also seven were pres
ent, as well a large number of friends.
Mr.. Lewis time prominent in New
York He was president of the Board of Aldermen
in 1875. and was Acting Mayor during Mayor Wick
ham's absence. He served Commissioner of
Public Instruction. and with Governor Tflden and
Roscoe Conkling represented New-York State at
the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. He
served for years a director of the Mount Sinai
Hospital of which he of the founders. He
was an intimate friend of Roscoe Conkling. Ches-
ter A Arthur and other prominent men. Mrs
Lewis has been an invalid for many years, and
her husband long ago gave up business and po-
IItcal life so as to give his entire time to her.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
IT NM3HhnE1
A Great
W ash Goods
Distribution

A large operator In w ASH
Dress Fabrics was buried under
mountains of merchandise that
sold too slowly for his ambitions
this Spring. Two hundred thou
sand yards OF Silk-and-Cotton
Goods made to retail at fifty cents
a ward we're among the collection
A Hundred thousand Dollars at
retail value
The First OF June came and a
distributor had to be found They
came to WANAMAKER's Two great
stores could do what seemed 1mpOs-
sible elsewhere but we made terms
for the enormous advantage OF our
public. And this Hundred Thou
sand Dollars worth of exquisite
silk-and-cotton fabrics is to go to
our customers for $50, 900. A saw
ino of S64,O00! Or almost three
dollars north for one!
Do YOU wonder that women who
love beautiful summer dresses have
been buying so enthusiastically
Monday and yesterday?
But there is no shortage yet.
There were dress lengths for twenty
thousand women, and you can still
pick from over a hundred KINDS
today:
soc Printed Shk-Embroidered Muslins a.
II I-2c Yard
Over three score of the handsomest floral
designs that were ever printed on SIX anu
cotton Patterns are IN horal clusters
SPRAYS and wreaths, some forming striPes
and printed on silk-embroidered figured
grounds of sheer batiste muslIns, IN WhlIe'
iinen-coIored and tinted grounds
soc Printed Si1k-and-Cotton Louisine at ise
Yard
Over fortv handsome designs that y3n
would expect to see only on the richest OF
LYONS Printed Silks, from which these Wer3
copied Many of the patterns are formed
from floral designs enclosed IN artlstle
scrolls, medallion stripes, and scatter1ngs or
rosebuds. separated by figured stripes print
ed on white and tinted grounds OF the
highest lustre silk and-cottOn goods made.
soc Printed Silk Cotton Sublime at a5c
Yard
Printed in eighteen varieties OF the most
popular sized polka-dots on cloth so lu5-
trous, because of the high quaIty OF SILK
used. as to be mistaken for all silk Plenty
of the favored navy blue and black grounds
with white dots in the different sized polka
dots. and black light blue, pink and gTeea
dots on white grounds.
5oc Solid Color SiIk-and- Cotton Sublins at
25c a Yard
In the same high quality as the Printed
Sublime. with a Iustre that is most brilliant,
in the following colors: Navy blue, reseda,
cream, pink, light heliotrope, cardinal, light
blue, light gray, mais, navy blue, and black
5oc Silk k-Enbroidered Muslins at rsc a Yard
In self -colored silk-embroideTed figured
stripes, some of the designs having lace
stripes separating the embroidered stripes;
Just the very patterns and colorings you
have bought thousands of yards OF this sea-
son, at fifty cents yard. Here in all the
following colorings: Cream, light blue, light
pink, light heliotrope. black, light gray, Light
tan reseda and royal blue
Rotunda-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS TO LIBRARY
Collection Covering History of the French
Marine Given to Chicago Institution.

Chicago. June "a valuable collection of maps
and manuscripts covering the history OF the
French marine from the thirteenth century to
the Franco -Prussian War, has been given to the
Newberry Library by Edward E. Aver. The col
lection made by Paul Carries who was In the
service of the French Government for many years
before his death, in 1895 There are forty-one nun
dred maps and about six thousand pages or text
NJ. Carles thirty years in accumuaung the
material. which he intended to use in writing a
history of the French marine.
Mr.. Aver purchased the collection from the
Iibrarie Chadenat his last visit to Paris whence
he returned about three weeks ago He also Sc
cured for his private library curious OLD volunne'
1.-THE Nuremburg Chronicles printed In l4SS
Among the items OF the period 1t tells OF the
discovery Of America
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
TEACHERS COLLEGE CLASS DAY.

The Teachers College seniors yesterday held their
class day exercises IN conjunction with a class
luncheon. In the morning a final class meeting
was held in Millbank Memorial Hall, after which
the class ivy planted. The ivy address was
delivered by Miss Luella Virginia Allis, of Syracuse
At noon the class comprising seTenty-hve men and
wome:. gathered al st. Andrews Hotel The
took the place Of regular class day speeches
hut were of 2 similar William T Bawden
Of Buffalo, spoke on Columbia University Grace
Elsie Jenkins Of Mount Vernon. the basketball
captain The Class of '03." and Anna Town
send Bridgman. Of New-York. +'The Future" ."
Speeches were also made by Jean Alice Broadhurst
and Helen Reynolds Wilbur. The graduation dance
was held in the college building last evening The
alumni of the college will hold a. reunion to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
WIN ARCHITECTURE FELowsHIPs.

The awards of the McKim travelling fellowships
in architecture at Columbia University an
rounced yesterday as follows: Frank A. Nelson. Of
The class OF 90 and George w. Jacoby, Of the
class OF '02 Honorable mention was made of the
work of Edward s. Hewitt and Benjamin F. Cairns
l,cth Of the class OF 'el The annual value of the
felIoxships SSeo being the interest on fund of
So 900 given in 1889 by Charles F. McKim-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
COOK EXPEDITION IN SEATTLE.

Seattle, June 9.-Frederick A. Cook of New-York: /:
Robert A Dunn, of Harvard. and Ralph Shainwald,
graduate of Columbia forming the Cook expedi-
ton TO climb Mount Mckinley. in Alaska the high
est peak the American continent have arrived
here. The party has secured fifteen pack horses
which will be taken to Cooks Inlet once.
Included in the 1.25o pounds OF food supplies will
be special preparations for use on the ascent The
equipment consists of Alpine axes. glacial ropes,
alcohol and petroleum stoves, a silk weighing
less than three pounds, capable OF accommod q ting
the party; sleeping bags. which may be used as
oyercosts, cameras. etc
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
SIX DIE IN EIGHT MONTHS.
Gatemans Expectation of Sudden Death, Fol-
lowing Others in Family, Fulfilled.

George NJ. Hazard, OF the immigration Bureau
gatemen at the Barge Office. died yesterday at his
home No. lis Osborne Terrace Newark. n. j. For
several weeks he had having trouble with his
eyes, and a week ago yesterday had them treated.
He had been ten years in the immigration service.
Only few weeks ago he received notice of the
death OF uncle and at the time remarked the
number of sudden deaths that had occurred in his
immediate family in the last eight months saying:
II I'll the way
In the last eight months his mother, a brother,
two unces and a brother-in-law have died suddenly.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
THE EPpINGER FAILURE GROWS.
The Liabilities About 1873 ,000-Loss Falls
on San Francisco and Country Banks.

San Francisco. June s.-The Eppinger failure
which is said TO be the inevitable result Of about
five years Of unwise investments is more sweeping
sn its results than at first supposed. 1t is now
known that the liabilities will approximate $SiSOVe
There is only about S65000o worth of property with
pay this and S40 600 OF II Is represented pl
twenty thousand OF land on which the Lon
don Paris and American Bank holds the mort
cages leaving $250.e.o in warehouses stores ana
grains to satisfy claims Of nearly 81 10000 The alb
solute loss. with possible payment. VIII be ap-
proxinately S750,000
The Fppingers will be left practically penniless,
sn6 four San Francisco banks and three country
hanks will bear the combined loss OF $l50oo
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
Furniture That
Makes for Your
Summer Comfort

Furniture makers have gTasped the fitness
of things in the charming things they have
designed for the summer cottage. Insteal
OF sticking TO conventional forms and fin
ishes, elaborate polish, and the like, they
have made furniture that looks-and is
airy, cool and comfortable And, which is
important, is able TO stand the stress of
seaside dampness and the wear and tear
of the informal summer life in general.
Here's some of this ideal stuff to make
your lounging time comfortable-our stock
has never been so full of it:
WICKER FURNITURE.
Comfortable Chairs and Rockers, and
other pieces made from reeds and finished in
the light OF natural color of the bleached
reed with shellac finish:
ha5s G6shsr. At So s1S 81 So s5a .s9 and SIS sa'
Settles Sbes at at g s5o R ass @ y se7 ss and SO
FOREST GREEN WICKER FURNITURE
Big. easy Arm Chairs and Rockers in light.
open patterns OF reed work; finished palm-eol-
-chairs s'a at So $40 $3.50. SIS $3.50 sl57s
sstsss at At SIS ss s s5 e 9ns ana
PRAIRIE GRASS FURNITURE
Made from Wisconsin Wild grasses woven into
Of chairs and other pieces. A rich green color
Chairs at IS 25 sos $40 s11-5O. TO s14
Rockers oss - at IS s4l25 g Sc $50 90 SIS and s11
Tables AT SS- 50 and SO
GREEN OAK FURNITURE.
Fine patterns OF Chairs with upholstered seats;
frames OF oak. finished in pale green and highly
polished. Seats covered with woven nSrs or
Japanese grass cloth Backs finished Ike the
Chai~s at ss. S11, s14. s1e. SIT sis and $50.
Rockers at $3.50. SIS S16 and S1T.
GREEN CEDAR FURNITURE.
After the Mission style. with loose denim
cushions or woven fibre seats; some have backs OF
the same materials, at This is one Of the most pop
year. We have marked the remainder Of cur
stock at 70 per cent less than the prices
pieces have borne hitherto Included are Chairs
Rockers and settees. in a variety OF shapes.
Fourth floor
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
NAVAL SURGEON SUED FOR DIVORCE

Robert /. Turk. counsel for Mrs. Belle Bemis
Barber, yesterday obtained from Justice Clarke, in
the Supreme Court. permission to serve summons
by publication her husband DR.. George H. Bar
ber. naval surgeon, in her suit for an absolute
divorce. The correspondent named In the complaint
is a Louisa Walker. The BARRIERS were married in
1895 and have children. Mrs Laura J. Willis,
mother OF the plaintiff makes an affidavit in which
states that the defendant does not live In this
State. informed that the doctor is at
Coasters Island Harbor. Narragansett Bay.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
EDISON COMPANY MUST SHOW CAUSE
Board of Health to Act on Complaints of
Smoke Nuisance.

Commissioner Lederle. OF the Health Department,
has informed the officers of the NewYork Edison
Company to appear before the Board of Health at
its meeting to-day, and show cause why the plant
at First-ave and Thirty -nnth-st should not be de-
cIared a public nuisance. Various persons in the
employ of the compay have been arrested from
time to time, but the nuisance caused by smoke
and cnders has been abated. The charges
against engineers. fremen. etc. have been variously
treated by different magistrates. The board Will
hear any persons who wish 10 enter supplement
complaints against the company.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
CONTRACTS WITH coNRIED BROKEN
Van Rooy, Burgstaller and Mottl Decline to
Keep New-York Engagements.

Berlin June 9.-According to a dispatch from
Munich, the Wagner singers, Herr Burgstalier
and Herr Van Rooy whom Mr.. Conried, man
ager of the Metropolitan Opera House had en-
gagged TO sing in '-ParsifaT' in New-York next
season have withdrawn from their engagements
Felix MottI, the conductor. has also, according
10 the dispatch, declined his New-York engage
1rent because he is too closely allied with the
Wagner family.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
ASSESSED S27, 900 MORE.
First Case Against Diamond I'm
Dorters Tried an Cincinnati.

r,,-c,,natt- June 9-The first of number Of
rases 10 be tried by the government against
diamond importers ali over the country has
been heard here in the Office of Amor smith,
Collector Of Customs. and decided against FOX
PROS. & Co, OF this city General Thaddeus .
sharretts. president of the Board Of General
Appraisers. tried the case, and Increased the
assessment of Fox. Bros. & Co. over the first
appraisement by $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
CAN WORK" THE MEASURING ROD.
Make Candidates for Police Force Seem
Taller Than They Are.

An investigation was made yesterday by the civil
Service Commission and General Greene INTO
charges that the measuring machine 1or cahaioates
for the polce force was defective. According to
an examination of the machine by Mr.. Wheaton,
& seaIer Of weights and measures. the machine can
he so manipulated that 1t will give a man quar-
Ter OF an inch more in height than he really has.