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New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
HANDLING STRIKE MOBS
Mayor and Police Commissioners
Clash at Bridgeport.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

Bridgeport Conn. May 18.-The most exciting
feature of to-day's trolley strike developments
was the meeting held at Police Headquarters
to determine whether Mayor Denis Mulvihih or
the Police Commissioners would have the dl-
rection of the Police Department This situation
developed out of the actions of the Mayor at the
riot on Sunday at the Barnum-ave car barns,
when he ordered the policemen not to resort TO
drastic measures and this at the time when the
; v-as A1ad with stones and sticks and the
strike breakers were being knocked senseless
on the cars.
Oenutv Sheriffs Plumb and Hendrie declared
that Mayor Mulvihill had interferred with them
when they were arresting boy VINO was lhto"
;,,, s+o,,es High Sheriff Sidney Z. Hawley and
Navor Mulvihin engaged in a i-'ely tilt over
the alleged interference, and Sherlh Ha"leE
declared that he would arrest Mayor MulVlhIii
,f he ever interfered with his deputies again.
The real purpose of the meeting then became
annarent when Henry D. Beach, president OF
the Police Board, asked this question
Will Won courtermand an order given by the
Police commissioners to the policeman, or TO
ta more specfic if we order policemen to rlde
on the cars to protect them and the people oII
the cars. would you countermand the ORDER
,fa1or MuIvihiu. who was the chairman OF
the meeting. evaded the question by saying that
he would not do any act that was in violation oi
the city charter
Ex-Mayor Thomas P. Taylor, Who' thoush d
Republican openly espoused the election oi
NTavor MulvihiIl year and half ago. became
diseusted with his honor's evasive repIles' anu,
sbaI,inp his finger at Mayor Mulvihill, sald
Vehemently:
This question of Mr. Beach is one OF Nltal N ~
forest and YOU should answer 1t put LLs
,,Isstion TO YOU as taxpayer of this cty' anu
- ,-o, what course you propose 10 take, w
bayA right 10 know. in the interest oI Id"
and order.
After an hour and half Of wrangihs MAJ ~
A5,Ivfbiu reluctantly said that ne "ouid Keep
his hands off the Police Department
cars were started at o'clock this AFTERNOON
IN tbe Rarnum-ave. line, where the mo- "
o,,rr.d The first car was sent out with Coiohel
r4ond-ie of the 4th Regiment. Connecticut Ma
tional Guard. who is acting as deputy Siiei''i,
beside the rnotorman, armed with a pis'oi aio
winchester riot gun. There were t"o 80
,..,,,.ias also on the car. The cars OF Dolh
re- s+rs+ford-ave line and the Barhuiii-a'e'
1,,,a ,cara taken off at o'clock, as 1t was con-
,zred hazardous to run them after DARK
No acts OF violence to speak OF oco
,.o,a-aI Manager Sewel Of the trolley COM
80, announced that cars would De luhtI4s
Pe-s - ,1nfu further orders from o a. III. 70
m The Barnum-aFe car s D@I Iie aI;.an,aT,
. heavy guard of deputy sherlIls anu Poiio
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
HOTTEST DAY OF SPRING.
No Rain an Sight Yet-WOrkang to
lSaue Trees IN Parks.
HEAT OvERCOMEs THREE PERSONS

The warmest weather of the year was expert
enced here yesterday the thermometer record
ing 81 degrees at p m This exceeded py =
degrees the temperature of the warmest pre-
vious day, April 80. The weather would have
been more uncomfortable had the humidity been
higher. 1t dropped from I6 per cent at 3 a. m
to 90 at s Q. m. However, this was not feature
about which to be especially thankful. for IL IN
dicated that the much desired rain was far
away.
One may judge of the heat in the city by the
number of people who visit Coney Island and
the parks for air. At Battery Park yesterday
many American and Italian laborers lay on
the grass in the shade Of the trees and reao
newspapers, talked or stretched themselves ana
sIumbered with hat thrown off italian mothers
sat in the grass the edge of the walks knit
ting or sewing while their children, only lately
out of swaddling clothes, tumbled around
Some of those daring persons VINO do not
care a rap what people say, and therefore are
in the way to get much comfort out of life.
came out with their straw hats in the course Of
the day
Three prostrations from heat were reported
G. H. Dougherty, thirty-eight years DID, OF
F,igbth-aye and One-hundTed-and-twenty
eichth-st.. was overcome at Third-ave. and One
hundred-and- d-t7venty-fourth-s He was removed
to the Harlem Hospital Arthur BeckWlth'
SiXty-eighC years Ot1- OL -'
Brooklyn was affected while walking in Mount
Morris Park He was able TO go TO his home In
an automobile
Pierson WiddeIl, 1fty-two. a tailor, of NO ''-o
second-ave. fell in West Fifteenth-st- Dr. Mills
of the New-York Hospital found that he had
broken his left leg Wddell was taken 10 Belle
vue Hospital.
Since ApriI II there has been only ID OF an
inch Of rainfall. Day by day the effects OF the
lack of moisture become more apparent In
the parks the grass is turning brown and the
hose is being brought into service 10 mOisten
the roots Men were busy in the parks yester-
day dragging long lines of hose around from
place to place and digging trenches about the
newly transplanted trees III which TO place
water
What the effect of the drOuth will be on the
produce in the suburbs of New-York yet re-
mains to be seen. Aside from asparagus, rhu-
barb and spinach all of the produce used III
the city at the present time is brought from the
South The grass crop is the one about wnlch
there is the greatest concern The dairyrleh
are unable to turn their cattle into the heds De-
cause of the condition of the grass. They are
still feeding them grain. Should the warm
weather continue it will consume the surplus OF
milk which Is being produced and sustain the
wholesale price at its present high nsure- n
shortage of rain means snort nay crop
later That means added cost TO milk through
ont the wear There is prospect that any ram
will fan in this neighborhoOd to-day or to-nor-
row The winds will be from the south
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
DOG NOW Il CO1HNUIER.
He Takes Train Regularly to Tins
City from Mount TernOn.

For the last ten days the employees at the
Mount Vernon station of the New-fork- New
Haven and Hartford Railroad have been curious
TO learn the identity of a dog who seems 10
have become a regular commuter on the road
The dog answers to the name of Jack and IS
a nongrel.
Jack usually arrives at the station pahtihe
from, exertion to catch the S:4I train Tor this
city He waits until he sees good chance u
get on the train and after ali the passengers are
on board he makes a dash up the steps ana INTO
coach He hides under seat: Al nrs' lhe
conductors and brakeman chased him ana
kicked him when they caught him stealihs riueS'
but he has since made friends Of them ana tley
have come to respect his rights at least as iiluch
as thev do the rights of the other commuters;
The dog when he reaches the Grand CeHIrlI az
Station bounds off the train and disappears III
tbe crowd In the evening he returns ana Oy
watching for the Mount Vernon commuters
manages to find the train for tnat city
Yesterday Jack put on two trains anu
then disappeared In the afternoon ne was seen
getting off a train from this city. showing llat
he had come here despite the eno:ts OF tne
~tation EMPLOYEES 10 prevent him. when ne
canrot get on a train. Jack goes ABOUT with MS
tail between his legs whining disconsolateiy
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
4SPH Ait PLANT FOX CITY.
Commissioner Livingston Thinks 1t
Would Bring Contractors to Time.

Commissioner Livingston of the Bureau OF
Public Works told Borough President cantor
Yesterday that he preparing a plan for the
citv to build an asphalt plant of its own on
Riker's or some other island in the East River
Mr.. Livingston wants the Borough President to
submit the plan to the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment with request for an appropria-
ton
Il think" said Commissioner Livingston that
it would be we'll for the city to have an asphalt
plant of its own. so to use as sort of club
over the asphalt companies. At present L am
having great difficulty in getting the companies
to live up to their contracts TO keep the city
pavements in repair There are more than four
thousand holes in the asphalt pavement OF this
city that the companies have been asked TO re-
pair The inspectors reported these places some
time ago I do not believe that 1t would cost
great deal TO set up asphalt plant of our
own I am going to try to get MI cantor TO
do it"
When Borough President Cantor was asked
about the proposed plant he said:
Il guess I'd better wait until 1 see what Mr.
Livingston proposes. L have not talked WIN
him recently about the matter
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
KILLED By II B4RBER.
Puts Fire Bullets IN EG-LieuteHant
GOUernOr of Louisiana.

Thbodeaux La. May 1S.-A shooting affray
which resulted in the death of ex-Leutenant
Governor KnobIock occurred early this morning
in ;Iain-st The shooting was done by James
Garault a barber, in a section of Main-st usu-
aIIv crowded but as the hour was early. few
people were in the street. Several witnesses OF
the shooting refused to talk further than to say
that Garault shot in self-defence-
The men were seen talking together when SUD
denly Knoblock drew his revolver. 1t appeared
that he had some trouble with the weapon ana
the cartridge failed to explode. Before ne could
make another attempt to shoot. Garauit drew
his revolver and opened fire. putting hVe bui-
let's in Knoblock's body. Any one of the wounds
would have provel fatal ,
a+sIx- n is believed he will be released on bail
Henry Clay Knoblock was a native of La
Erourche Parish. He Lieutenant Governor
nnGar Goyarnor Samuel D. McEnery, now
United States Senator. He had been practising
law here where ne lived with his wife. HIS
widow and one son, Earle who is engaged III
business in New Orleans, survive him.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19

JUST OUT OF SING SING.
Burglar Urged Her to LiUe zCith
Him 4gan.

Because she would not live withs him after his
release from ten-year sentence to Sing Sing
for burglary. Thomas Anderson shot his wife,
Ida Potter Anderson. at her home. No. 81
Gates-ave., Brooklyn, yesterday. and later killed
himself in the Ralph-ave. police station by
swallowing capsule of poison The woman IS
in the Bradford Street Hospital and probably
will die
Anderson married Ida Potter. who was
widow with two children, about eleven years
ago AT that time he kept a saloon in PatChen-
ave Several months later he was convicted
Of burglary and sent to Sing Sing. Last March
his sentence expired and he returned to Brook
lyn with the intention of going back to live with
his wife, who had resumed the name of Potter
She refused, but he continued TO visit her and
urge that she comply with his wishes Several
times he had threa tened to do something des-
perate.
Late yesterday afternoon Anderson called at
the Gates-ave. house and pleaded with his wife
to take him back saying that it the last
time" he would give her chance. Finally she
got up and walked away from him. He jumped
to his feet and, lourishing revolver, began to
fire He emptied the weapon, and three of the
shots took effect, in the abdomen. one in
the back and another in the right side. Then
Anderson threw the weapon in the corner and
ran into the street. Mrs. AndeTsons children
a boy thirteen years old and a girl Of fifteen
saw the crime and the boy followed his step
father into the street shouting MURDER a
patrolrnan on the corner hearing the shouts
caught Anderson and took him back to the
house where he found Mrs Anderson uncon-
sciOuS on the floor.
At the Bradford Street Hospital antemor-
tam statement was obtained from the woman.
Coroner Williams went to the Ralph-ave. sta
ton where Anderson had been locked up, and
found him apparently asleep on the hoor OF
the cell When an attempt was made to arouse
him it was seen that he was dead. An ambu-
lance surgeon was called and expressed the opln-
ion that the prisoner had taken some sort or
poison. From of the children Coroner VIII
Jams learned that Anderson had told his wife
that ne had some poison III his pocket When he
was searched at the station house nothing OF
the sort was discovered and the police are puz-
zled to know how he managed to conceal 1t. An
artODsv will be held.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
P4SSENGERS PUSH CARS.
Racing Crozcd Finds a Way to OOer-
come Blockade.

Nearly Two hundred trolley cars, the majority
containing about a hundred people apiece ana
carving the bigger part Of the large racetrack
crowd from Morris Park. got stalled IN Ihlru-
ave above e-hundred-and-forty-n -nlnth-st-'
late Yesterday afternoon. The great NUMBER Oh
cars put on for the racing crowd oVertaHeo Ihe
electric c,,rrent of the power house at One-hun-
7re5-and- -forty-sixth-st. and Lenox-aVe- me
block lasted nearly an hour While people
we're crowdfng on the elevated trains fire
started on that road at One-hundred-and-
:f4y-1rst-st. from sparks from the third rail-
i was quickly put out, with slight damage.
The cars crawled along until near one-huh-
ered-and- -forty-ninth-st. they stopped Inc
crowds amused themselves for time py yellihs
and singing and visiting the corner saloon Ihen
man sitting in the gutter with dog toIo
some Messengers that the powerhouse supphe0
rover for all the cars above One-hundred-ano-
fortz--ril?rh-gt and another powerhouse IoI 'iie
oars below.
You push that car across the street 10 III
other connection and she'll go all right ne
said.
Then seventy-five Of the men on the car
-r,7r,a5 o7,t and pushed it until it got to the
otber side All Jumped aboard. the conductor
rsnr the hell and the motorman turned on the
current The car shot ahead and was soon OUT
of sight. the people yelling and cheering the
man with the dog.
The people in the next car behind decloeo 70
try this TOO. and they pushed their car over liie
street and went OF home in it. The third car
ra-zengers we're successful. as well ana 'i,e
fourth and fifth cars passengers shoVeo , ILeLi
cars over But ii soon got TO be uIesoLe @ ma
r., -1,sh Inc cars which were block away anu anu
when . bout d dozen cars had been pusheu ps on~s
hundred-and- forty ST. the passeii 80
tu ne ne car said they were 100 iireo' a. o.
,-sFsr--ss s4ayine there to earning their way
nome bv pushing trolley cars "a, for
Many people got off the cars ano maui % ~ 10
r. a1s,-sfad road md the trains were greatIE
crowded and the nearby stations JamIneu. "a
the middle OF the blockade sparks from the I'M @
rail on the uptown track OF the -eleNateI - ~
g. sra "a the woodwork Victor Baufnafce, %
No 29Ie Trird-ave., climbed the eieEa'e9 "a IL IL
lar near the fire and tried tc beat out the @ IIaII
1,.j,n an iron bar. He had to retreat. Fireileh
-, 90 On the platform and. with few pans
of water. extinguished the blaze Trains uiu '''
etop running at any time
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
FIGHT AT DUBLIN MEETING.
Mrs. M'Bride, Formerly Maude Come, Starts
Trouble-John O'Donnell Badly Hurt.

Dublin MAY 1S.-Scenes of extreme disorder
were witnessed at a meeting of citizens here to-
night in the Rotunda, in support OF the irish
Parliamentary Fund owing TO the presence OF
members of the Gaelic League who are opposed
to giving to King Edward friendly welcome
on his coming visit to Ireland. Timothy Har-
rington Lord Mayor of Dublin. was in the
chair White John Redmond was addressing
the audience Mrs Mcbride formerly Miss
Maude Come. advanced TO the platform and in
terrupted the proceedings by asking Mr.. Har-
rington whether he intended, head of the
rnunIcipaIity TO oppose the presentation OF an
address of welcome TO the King Mr. Harrlns-
ton replied in an evasive way. Mrs. AcBride
insisted on a direct answer. Whereupon scenes
of the widest disorder occurred and prevented
Holm Redmond from continuing his speech
The members of the Gaelic League tried TO
storm the platform amid the cries OF Put them
ont Fierce fights between the Gaelic
Ieaguers and the 9th .r members of the as
senbIy ensued Chairs were hurled 10 and from
the platform and many persons were injured
in the deperate efforts made TO eject the disturb
ers and restore order. John O'Donnell. Member
of Parliament for South Mayo, was badly m
iured in the head during the scuffie- Many
nersons fed terror stricken from the hall
John Redmond persevered in continuing ms
sneech and eventually semblance OF order was
reeatned and a resolution in accordance Win
the object OF the meeting was carried
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
FUSION A CERTAINTY.
ENTHUSIAST SHOWN.
4nh-Tammany Representatives. IN
Conference.

The conference of the committee invita-
tions representing the Citizens Union. the Re-
publican County Committee and the Greater
New-York Democracy, held last night developed
the fact that fusion against Tammany this fall
is a certainty; that there is enthusiastic de-
sire on the part of good government leagues IN
all boroughs to get into line. After the meet
ing R. Fulton Cutting who presided said:
Il believe that in some respects we will have
stronger fusion this fall than we had two years
ago. All did tonight was to listen to the
representatives of the various organizations
whilh desire to join the fusion meeting this 1aI
Another meeting will be held later, and in the
mean time an effort will be made to Nifty Var1-
GUS organizations in Brooklyn and Manhattan
which can readily fuse, and then admit the rep
resentatives of the merged bodies. We snail
meet again in about ten days"
How about the German-American Reform
UTnion?" was asked.
q don't see that there is anything to be done
now" replied Mr. Cutting. I'VE invited that
organization 70 send representatives to our con-
ference but it declined to do So see no rea-
son for running after it. but do hope that
Mr. Ridder and his friends will be with US this
fall appreciate that there is a growing de-
sire on the part of the public for independence
in the administration of municipal affairs
There was only one organization unrePre-
ted at the conference laSI IlSHI, dSluS AIoiA
the German American Reform Union, which
,,artfcipated in the fusion campaign two years
ago. That was the Brooklyn Democracy. the
orqan anization Of which Michael ]. COffey is the
head This caused some comment but II was
exnlained that the organization had held no
meeting to select representatives Rufus l.
Scott sent a letter to Mr.. Cutting saying that the
organization was heartily for fusion and would
be heard from later
The following organizations sent representa-
tives to the conference last night: The Kings
County Democracy, represented by A H East
1nond; the German-American League of Brook
Ivn. represented by Bella Tokajai; the German
American Municipal League of Brooklyn, rep
resented by H Weismann the German-Aiherl-
can Municipal League of Manhattan, represent
ed nv Gustav Loeb; the German American
TeagI1e of Manhattan, represented by Ludwig
+ Thomas: the Brooklyn Democratic Union
represented by Otto Kempner, and the ltallan-
American League represented py Joseph
Fra0keIini The following organizations did
NOT send representatives, but asked permission
10 confer. Iatin-American Reform Union, Aus
tro- Hungarian Anti-Tammany Organization,
and the Union Republican Club colored or
ganization. -
The desire of the committee is to unity and
weld together these smaller organizations and
efforts will be made in that direction within the
next two weeks. Mr.. Cutting thinks the or
eanization of the fusion forces will be complete
by June l.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
PUSH MAN THROUGH PANE
He Nag Die-CT Caught Fire.
Causing Panic

A panic was caused on trolley car at Cypress
Hills yesterday, when the car caught fire.
Women and men scrambled over each other 70
get out Several panes of glass were broken.
and a young pushed through pane
and injured so badly that he may die
The car, was closed one II was stopped
as soon as thehire was discovered Smoke came
UP from the floor in several places. Instantly
there was a mad rush for the doors and win
dows
Michael Murphy. Of No II Elm-st Jamaica,
who was pushed through a window. was taken
to St Mary's Hospital. Jamaica IL was said
there last night that the man was especially
weak from loss Of blood
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
VICTIM PAID FOR DRINKS.
Had GiUen Host Good Check for
Bad One.

Charles s Palmer. alias Abe" Levine. twen-
ty-two years old. arrested yesterday az
Church and Walker SITS by the police OF the
Leonard-st. station. the charge Of passing
worthless checks. aggregating more than $500.
among the merchants Of the wholesale drygoods
district Palmer represented himself to be a
wealthy drygoods merchant Of Havana buying
goods
The con,pIainants were s Schaffer. Of No. 80
yva1<er-st.: Max Miller. Of No ~ Lispenard-st-.
and Leopold Kaufman. Of Bachman & kauf-
man Chambers-st all OF whom took the worth
less paper. All of the checks passed were on
the East StroGdsburg PENN National Bank
They were signed &c. Sachs" and bore the naus
George Sachs on the end margin Each was
stamped with ordinary rubber stamp. "Certi-
aed. May 16. 1903 East stroudsburg National
Bank and signed with some unintelilsioie M
tials.
Forty-four more checks filed out FOR amounts
ranging from 500 to $3.50 were found in his
clothes and his room. All but five Of them were
on the East Stroudsburg bank. the rest being
on the Citizens National Bank Of this city
These last were signed and bore the printed
name of y Cowen & Son. Of No 20f Canai-st--
the signatures being forgeries-
Palmer called Mr.. Kaufman and ordered a
miscellaneous lot OF drygoods worth $500. Civ
ing a check for 500 as part payment and
" hiIs he would arrange for their Shipment he
then said he was snort OF change. and on MS
request Mr. Kaufman gave him MS own cheek
for $50 Palmer invited kaufman out Tor a
drink and in the saloon Of Beh-ns * Meyers.
at No o. Church-st. Palmer Cashed the cheek
Later Mr. Kaufman became worried about ths
ch sck and telegraphed 70 the East StrOudsDurg
bank He received the reply. We have certlned
no such check" Mr. kaufman immediately
went 10 the Cosmopolitan Hotel but Palmer nad
lust departed by another door Mr. kaufman
then called on the police -
Palmer also passed checks for $50 and $50
on Messrs Miller and Schaner. or
derinR small bills OF goods at each place At
II Krfeger & Sons No 80 Church-St,. ne
ordered goods worth SOS 90. and gave a check
for $50 on account, asking for return check
as discount. Mr. Krieser gave him a check Tor
SO and both went 10 the Peoples Bank. at
canal and Thompson SITS. Here krisser was
told that Pal.ner's check was NO good" and the
boxus merchant hurried away with prOfuss
apologies
Palmer also visited the shoe firm Of LebOvitch
a. Shfrk at No. 2O4 ChurCh-st-, and ordered
goods worth S56S. He gave check for S1oo
but II refused
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
NO DANGER OF WATER FAMINE.
City Has a Plenty for Six Months, Rain
or No Rain.

Chief Engineer Hill Of the Department or
Water Supply. Gas and Electricity said yester-
dav that despite the drouth the city had plenty
of water for the next six months, whether any
more rain fell not.
1.-The average rainfall for the first four months
of this wear is up the average. added Mr..
am '.T7he average for May, however. Is far
below the normal because practically no ram
has fallen in the last thirty-two days. The re-
serve in the Croton Dam is eishty-t three lhches
abundance of water left. Probably the rain viii
NOT hold off much longer.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
TEN INCHES OF SNOW IN MONTANA.
Sheep Men May sufer-Great Northern
Trains in Trouble.

IeIena. Mont May 1S.-The greater part u
,his state is covered with snow TO a depth OF
iron, TWO TO ten inches. and 1t is still falling
sheep men are the only ones who have reason 10
fear losses because of the storm In the hoi'h
however. the Great Northern is experlenclii.s i.
considerable difficulty in the operation OF i's
trains.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
,,nrTy IN THE SHADE AT SARATOGA

Saratoga n Y May B.-Agricuturists are COM
pIaining bitterly of the damaging eHects OF the
.-,ed arouth from which this entire section
= ,,,YeriDg Unless there is speedy change crops
- eli kinds will seriously injured The mercury
tt-,iav reached 50 degrees in the shade