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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
DR.. JAMES CONLAND.

Brattleboro VT, May DR. James Conlano
died at his home here to-day from nervous eX-
haustion and heart disease, at the age of fifty
two years. DR. Conland was born in Brooklyn,
\ Y His boyhood days were spent Cape
Cod, and later in seafaring life. He was gradu-
ated from the medical department Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont in 1873. and in Brattleooro
he had long been practising physician. Al
though a Democrat DR.. Conland served two
terms in the legislature as the representative
of q stronc~ Republican district He was a mem
her of the State Tuberculosis Commission. He
leaves a widow and one son.
DR. ConIand was intimate friend of Rud-
yard Kipling who formerly spent his summers
here Among a rare collection of first editions
belonging to DR.. COnland was the manuscript
of Captains Courageous, in the preparation or
which the doctor assisted the author.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL LECTURERS DINE.

The lecturers of the free lecture courses of the
public school system held their thirteenth annual
reunion last night in the of the Aldne As
ISOLATION There were upward of two hundred pres
ent at the dinner which given for DR.. H. NJ
I,eipziger the supervisor of the lecturers Among
those present were Mayor Low, George W. Win
gate chairman of the lecture committee of the
Board of Education: Thomas B. Connery A T.
Palmer j. Scott Hartley and j. L. Thomas who
presided
Dr. Lefpziger's speech usual. the chief one
was a retrospect and affirmation. In ii he gave
a few statistics showing what had been accom-
pIished in the of lectures. The attendance
in the year was l203,c<0, a gain OF about 80 per
cent over the attendance last year. There were n6
different courses varying in length from three to
twelve lectures said that in the year an expert
rnent was made in reaching two classes OF the I'M
migrant population ignorant of the English IAN
ellage the Jewish and the Italian On March
three lecture centres were opened IN Whlch Were
to he given to italians, in the Italian language
lectures on subjects relating 10 American mstory
and citizenship Sanitation and similar SUBJECTS
were treated in Yiddish. On the last SUNDAY at
both the lectures in Italian and Yiddisn there was
not an available seat. Requests for the estaolish-
Tnenf Of other Sunday lecture centres nave come
In from various parts of the city ,, - ~,
Among the other speakers were mayor Low MI
yVfngate and DR.. Chaplin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
WANTS HEARING ON BILL
Mr. RiUes Asks for One on the
NeJiIIe Measure.

Corpor alton Counsel Rives has asked Governor
OdeiI for a hearing bIl introduced by As
sernbIyrnan Neville which passed the last legs-
Isture. Being general measure. il will not
have TO come before Mayor Low. and there IS
fear in the Law Department that IL may be-
come law through a misrepresentation as 20
what IL really does One Of Mr. Eivess assist
ants said yesterday.
The Neville bill makes il mandatory on al
localities to refund TO religious and benevolent
societies all the money that they have ever paid
on assessments for local inprOv ements- At the
lowest estimate II would cost the city Of New
York S3Opo.tstO. TIE established rule ia that.
while religious societies may be exempt from
taxation they shall not be exempt from assess
fnents Tor local improvements To illustrate
what the Neville bill Will do il Is becomes "a v.
il will be interesting TO know that in 1919
Nassat!-st.. IN this borough, was Widc1ed- The
assessments were levied on property deemed 70
be benefited. and that included three churches
which were In what is now the financial district
At the time of the widening they contested in
court and We're beaten Their assessment
amounted to $3.50 That about nins5g
years ago IL the Neville bill should become
law the city would have to refund not only TIE
$500 but interest al the rate Of per cent up
10 1891 and after that at tho rate Of 8 per cent
a year. In all. the back claim would amount
to about So, go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
STOP WORK ON VANDERBILT ESTATE
W. K, Jr., to Oversee Personally What Is
Being Done at Lake Success.

Hampstead. Long Island, May 2-Reports
that there was a strike of laborers on w Il
Vanderbilt jr.'s estate, at Success Lake ana
that the Board Of Health Of North Hampstead
had ordered the work making lakes on the
estate stopped because they caused malaria
were denied yesterday by Mr.. Morrison, the
landscape gardener there He said to Tribune
correspondent last night:
You may state positively that there is no
truth in the statement of strike on the Van
4arbilt estate nor has the Board Of Health con-
ternplated compelling US to stop the work on
~ rt7ei1, of lakes we are building. The truth is
that l have just received a cable dispatch from
Mr. Vanderbilt. who IS abroad, to discontinue
work on the place for a time and simply keep
twenty men and six teams at work mere. Re
wishes personally to oversee the work on ms
vast estate and as I have the plans with me-
and he wishes TO alter them so as propaply 10
comply with something he has seen ABROAD. lne
work consequently had to stop until MS retu!Il,
ae some of the work were contemplating
would probably have to be changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
ELEPHANTS BLOCKED THE BRIDGE
Trolley Cars Stopped, and Hundreds Of Pas
sengers Walked.

The big herd of elephants belonging 10 baI-
NUNS Circus were frightened late last evening
while crossing the bridge. and, punching TO-
ea+l,er they blocked a long line of streetcars
crossing from Brooklyn. Two BABY elephdh'S
riding in a drag were in the lead. on the oo"h
grade near the Manhattan side the truck hoi Se'
started mn and were soon some distance from
the troop of elephants Babe ana heI ~ =.
nanion who came next, apparently u,i. ., "a
coo,,nt for the break in the line aheao 'ulIieu
and soon the whole troop was huooIeo Uose'0
near the middle of the bridge - o..
u tool, about half an hour for the keepers 10
,,essenTe the elephants and get them 10 move move
~ - once in procession they marcheo across;
carefully feeling their way ana ali seei4ieu 9'
enorgh 10 get into Park Row. 49, e.. .I
bout two thousand persons waiting TOT - -
-, - ~ take them to Brooklyn took the
t,i5ge trains Many passengers on the CARS
Iaft then, and walked across 1919 T.
few minutes after the eephaI 49, down
- rojead a circus animal wagon prohe Wv II
sbout midway of the bridge, and caused sa am
-, long delay A string OF cars Tae So So,
Jun s [2bicb extended back into BrookIyn
treafs Hundreds of passengers goI our anu IN
,aIt,ed over. The roadway was not cieareu III
after midnight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
MR.. CANTOR SATISFIED.
Says Again That Mr.. Thompson Was
Builder In 1892.

AS 10 the controversy in the Department of Build
ng. Henry s Thompson the new superintendent
vas not inclined 10 talk yesterday While main
tanning that he is eligible ne referred the reporter
TO Borough President Cantor for facts ana hgures'
He is thoroughly convinced that have Tlght 10
the place" laughed Mr. Thompson.
Mr. Cantor reiterated his views Mr. Thompson
was builder IN 1897 he said \ have his record
and am thoroughly convinced thar what am doing
Is right. What II he al Princeton in s22 /
know lots CT men who have worked while they
were ~ college, at building bookkeeping or
newspaper work -,
4 ssf Of resolutions. adopted by the Mason Build
ers' Association April 30. given out yesteT-
dav They praise the work OF Perez NJ Stewart
and call upon Ir Cantor TO make public the rea-
sors for his dismissal Mr. Cantor promised 10 give
he matter mis- consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
CAUSES FRIGHT ON FERRYBoAT.
Policeman. Crazed with Drugs or Rum,
Fights Blindly Oh the Texas.

A patroman, who seemed to be crazed with
drugs or liquor, made scene on the ferryboat
Texas on its way to Broadway. Brooklyn. early
last evening.
He was on his way home from the parade
with several companions, and got into wrangle
with several OF them. Suddenly he seemed to
lose his head and started to run around the
abin. swinging his arms around wildly and
striking inoffensive persons, without apparently
knowing what he doing. The other patrol
men followed him. and the excitement almost
caused panic among the women and children.
After his uniform had been badly torn the
patrolman finally subdued When the boat
reached the slip he put into cab and car
ried away by three brother officers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
LILLIAN RUSSELL'S DAUGHTER.
Miss Solomon Has Been Finishing Her Edu-
cation Abroad.

Miss Dorothy Solomon, daughter of Lillian Rus
sell, reached this city yesterday on the Savole.
Her proud young mother and a large and merry
PARTY of friends met her on the pier. 1t took
them time 10 look after the large amount OF
baggage belonging TO Miss Solomon. who has been
abroad for six months putting the finishing touches
on her education. Some of these touches were re-
ported to in the trunks, and to be very dainty
indeed Miss Edith Whitney. of the show girls
in THE Chinese Honeymoon" who left that or
ganization and the glad glare of the Rialto for
Paris last winter. a member OF the party IN
whose company Miss Solomon sailed for home.
There were also thirty-one Sisters of Charity
nh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
ALDEN PAYS CITY BACK.
Makes Good His old Deficit an
Charities Department.

Greenfield. Mass, May 2.-The Rev Charles
A. Alden whose disappearance from New-York
City on December 81, 1901, was followed by
the statement that his accounts as acting treas
urer of the City Department of Charities showed
a deficit of several thousand dollars Is at his Ola
home in Montague, a few miles from here. He
announced to-day that settlement had been
made with the New-York authorities. and that
the case was closed. The Worcester County
Deputy Sheriff who signed the papers of the
case confirmed this statement. AS the case Is
closed Mr.. Alden refused TO discuss H. or 10
saw ANYTHING about where he spent the time
between December 81. 1901, and February. 1915,
when he returned to Montague.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
JOSEPH A. HALLOCk.

Joseph Andrew Halock died on Friday night at
the house of his son-in-law No. ITO Third-ave''
Newark He was seventy-six years old. He was
born in Southold. Long Island, his ancestors being
among the earliest settlers, and ATTENDED tHe
Cou+bo1d Academy and afterward the State Nor
NAL School at Albany. being graduated in 1873
For five years he taught school in Suffolk ana
westchester counties and went to Newark IN lS'4
whore he was appointed assistant principal OF the
Csarnrnarce-st school Three months later ne pc
came the principal. and held the place 6I f[een
C-anre he was afterward principal Of the OhVer--
- sciooi for eight Years of the Webster-st school
for eighteen years and in 1895 he took the Pr Gqs
fIe served altogether fortytwo years as teacheF.
n leay YES q daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

Randolph Sinks Foster. D. d. Of the Board
Of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Cnurch.
was born in Williamsburg. Clermont County, Ohio,
February =. 1920 He educated at Augusta
College. Kentucky. and at the early age of seven
teen entered the tinerant ministry OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church In the Kentucky Confer
ence. He was soon afterward transferred to the
Ohio Conference. and after few years OF circuit
riding in the days of saddlebags he became pas
tor in Cincinnati In 1850 he was transferred to
the New-Yorh Conference. and he preached for six
years in this city and Brooklyn. He elected
president of Northwestern University. at Evans
ton, H. in 1856. and remained there three
years. then returning to pastorates in this city
and at Sing Sing, =. Y. In 1868 ne elected
professor of systematic theology at Drew Theo-
logical Seminary. Madison. n J.. and the follow
ing year he was made president Of that irstitu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
sCHOONMAKER WON'T TALK!
Aggressively Declines to Discuss Story Of Ice
Trusts Plans for Ice Making.

Regarding the announcement made yesterday that
the American Ice Company would build an enor-
nous ice making plant. and abandon all efforts to
sell natural ice John D. Shoemaker, the presi-
dent. would say nothing. Neither would he reply
in any way to the statement that for the good Of
the concern an entirely get Of officers would
be Installed. There a meeting of some kind
Yesterday afternoon in the executive offices, IL was
learned. Whether this to consider the ad-
visibility of officers Mr.. SHOEMAKER ag-
gressively declined TO say.
The story was that the American Ice Company.
the trust had formed working agreement with
the Hammond Ice Company. of Baltimore. and
would build 100000 ice factory here abandoning
the Hudson River barges. Boston. Philadelphia
and Washington were also TO have large plants.
enabling the trust, with its Baltimore adjunct, to
control effectively the business of the East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
WESTINGHOUSE STOCK ADVANCE.
An Officer of the Company Makes State
ment Confirming the Reported Issue.

T9ittsburg May 2.-Westinghouse Electric second
nrferred closed at 1O5A bid, net advance from the
low r,rice of the week OF more than SO a share
The basis for the advance was rumor that the
-,rar,, was about to issue portion Of the 5000
200 +-oas1rv stock A prominent officer of the com
many made the following statement:
Il believe the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
occurring C-onpanv will shortly issue some addl-
+io,,oI stock from the 100000 still unissued The
o1JtIorjzed capta of the company is S25ooOce' and
the issued capital is SIS 100000 A., .o,.
sTn case the company were 10 issue TO the stoCh
tol5ars at a favorable price S45O0,Oo0 out OF the
s. zoe 600 stock in the treasury, the entire cap
81 issJTa5 would vet be only one-half that OF the
General Electric Company. with its capitalization
of s45 900. 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
FREDERICK woLcoTT LEAWTH

Frederick Wolcott Leayitt wholesale -four ner-
chant Of Flushing. Long Island ana DIotnei u
G. Rowland I.eavitt of No % Broadway, this city
died Yesterday at his home. In Flushing. i'll MS
fftieth year He was born in Flushing of a well
known Long Island family. He leaves a widow
two sons and a daughter The 1unerai win &c dI
his nome on Tuesday at p m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
CORNERSTONE OF TABERNACLE LAID
Cornelius N Bliss Among Those Taking Part
in Exercises.

The cornerstone of the Broadway Tabar-
nacle. at Fifty-sixth-st. and Broadway was laid
yesterday afternoon. The Rev. DR.. Charles T.
Jefferson. pastor Of the church. and his assistant
the Rev George A Gordon presided In the box
placed In the cornerstone the mortar for which
spread with a silver troweI by the pastor
were placed papers and articles OF historical in
te1est
present at the laying Of the cornerstone OF the
church recently vacated. took part in the exsr-
clSes- Cornelius n. Bliss. president Of the board
OF trustees, also took part in the ceremony, did
several congregational ministers and members Of
the church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
v11IEp BY EXPRESS WAGON.
Driver Does Not Wait to See How Badly
Bookkeeper Is Injured

-,..-,es stewart Lang thirty-six years OLD, OF NO
- la 800. - Jersey City. bookkeeper for the
SIoeEer Fruit company at Nos $. ana 10 Bridge
81 was killed last night by c.tsu $500,
press err The driver aid not stop but drove ON
crossing the Pennsyivsn1iiaad an ambuisnce from
the Hudson street Hospital vas sd dead .ns as
Marshall arrived the HAA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
BICKLE WILL CASE DECIDED.
Indiana Supreme Court Says Instrument
Drawn Before Divorce Is Valid.
Icy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE-l

Richmond Ind May 2-The question Of whether
~ not the marriage Of woman TO her divorced
husband revoked will which she had MADE be
fore the divorce was granted was passed on by the
Indiana Supreme Court. in the case OF HlbpeTu
at Trask appealed from this city II arose out
Of conflicting claims TO the estate Of Anna Bickle,
which included nearly S1ooooo worth Of property
Inherited from her husband She made VIII IN
1856 when she was the wife Of Mr. Bickle, devlsing
all her property TO a niece. Mrs Irene wiley ITask,
- Bayoune y. !. Soon afterward Mrs BlckIe ana
her husband were divorced. and five years later
married He died without making viii. and Mrs.
Bicke having become mentally infrm, was not
rrnraraC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
Washington May 2.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued;
ARMY


navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
ca,,atn WILLIAM P. STONE artillery corps from IN
as1zned list 51st Company
c.antain GEORGE LEER IRWIN. from 5lst Company to
unassigned list
- v-a ANCIS r SKUNK corps OF engineers. will
Office Augustine 70 Jacksonville
- lieutenant LEE HAGOOD, artillery corps from
,1sssigned 10 43d Company
-. ,e,Isnant LEWIS Il. RYAN. artillery corps. from
soth company unassigned list
-. IoHS r. PROCTOR. IT., artillery corps. from
SAPe -s-h Ciompany 1Osth Company.
NAVY.
. sar " H KAUFMAN. detached the Midvsle Steel
COri Ia-nnany; 10 the NeaAe s. Levy Works
-, commander s H LEONARD. detached the
LleuI snncs q Wilcox Company; the Nidvale Steel
.tnan, commander r. c SMITH. detached the
Massachusetts: home
Ensign J. F. BABcocK. detached the Dolphin 70 the
I. srITT detached the Boston: the Iro-
quols -, - Vt. -
the Iroquos
Yorg. 20 Perry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
CHARLES FRANCIS SWIFT.

Yarmouthport, Mass. May z.-ChaIi res + ,-
c,ff+ for fftv-three years Editor Of The Var
mouth Register" died at his home here yesterday
afternoon. He was one Of the best known men on
Cane Cod He was born at Falmouth on june 10
1925 and had lived his whole life in this VICINITY
During an active political life he had been IN ootn
branches of the legislature, and was the oiueSI
r;,-ir,-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
JAM ES GRIFFIN.

lanes Griffin who died IN Newark on Thursday
81 the age of ninety-three years, was born IN
E2irnotngham England. February ?. 1911. and was
a descendant of the Griffin family of Lindey HaIl
Warwickshire. In his early manhooo ne TOOK POI :
=; the agitation for the repeal OF the corn laws
md for other reforms. ana was assoC!dteu W.
9oiotard Golden Thomas Atwood and other noteu
ftlcIlaiI IL lived in Newark for twenty-five years
L{S daaTn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
DINNER AND LOVING CUP FOR CIRCUIT

rrha T3rooklvn club gave dinner last night FOR
rontroler Grout who has been president or the
club for three terms. As an appreciation OF his
services a silver loving cup was presented 10 him
bv the POSTMASTER, Joseph {. Hendrix IN benaIf
~ the club Mr. Crout responded in a short speech
.dares.es were made by St. Clair Mckeway
Editor of The Brooklyn Eagle. Justices Josiah c
Marean John Woodward and william y GaynoT;
90 I,stics Augustus Van Wyck. Senator Patrick H.
McCarren and Luke D. Stapeton. The addresses
we're uop-Qautissl IN character. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
ORDER TO PRESERVE BALLOTS.
William Hepburn Russell Serves It on West
chester County Clerk.

William Hepburn Russell chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Greater New-York De
rnoc-acy. yesterday served order on County
Clerk Sutherland Of Westchester County requiring
MIN 70 show cause why he should be restrained
fror desrroving the ballot sheets of the last cleo
rior canvass The case IS pending before the
Albany authorities. The rule was signed by Jus
rice Gaynor IN Brooklyn. and Is returnable IN
RrnoklNn On Nav u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
ISAAC BARN GS.

Isaac Barnes. well known in real estate and IN
s,,rarce circles with Offices at No 2s Broadway
Manhattan died on Friday at his home. NO Sl0
rresi64r+-st Brooklyn from consumption. al the
,,ra Of eeve1tv-eight years. He was born In New
SSse+ie Westchester County. He leaves "ioo"'
three sons and daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
OBITUARY.
BISHOP RANDOLPH S. FOSTER.

Newton Mass, May 2.-Bishop Randolph s. Fos-
ter, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. died yes
terday at the of eighty-three. Death was Que
TO breakdown following a stroke of apoplexy sus-
tanned last December
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
A TIP

The Little Ads. of the People" always ap-
near I'm this section of the paper. SO don't
Gu.aAAR next SUNDAY TO read this part nrst- =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVE.
Thev take their sunday dinners NJ the
..,.urants advertised among the sLitue
Ads, Of tho People,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

On NAV ID because Of Miss Cah1.Ts lack of health
20 g7 on PLAYING IN warm weather "ResurTsc-
ton. al tlie Victoria, Mice ana Aen-r, a. ~
Bird at the Empire all clos successful SeVS-
York seasons last night
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
PROTOCOLS BEING DRAWN UP.

First Set viii Provide for Reference of Preferential
Claims.
Washington, February MANY exchanges are
going on between Washington and European capitals
the result of the efforts Of the allied representatives
here to prepare satisfactory protocols providing for
a settlement Of the Venezuelan claims The task Of
drawing up the documents is very complicated ow-
ing to the necessity for providing against all contn-
gences and framing set of agreements for the set
tement OF the claims that will resist the attacks of
astute international lawyers at later stage
The first Of protocols will provide for a refer
ence Of the question OF preferential claims to The
Hague tribunal The impression prevails here that
this issue not be disposed of by arbitration and
in the interest of quick decision and reduced eX-
pense it is suggested that all the parties to the ar
hltratou, including the other claimant powers than
the allies, which OF course, would take in the United
States shall agree one person the arbiter and
that person probably viii be the minister OF foreign
affairs of The Netherlands. A difficult set of
protocols to arrange will he those providing for the
| adjudication and settlement of all claims against
Venezuela, emitting any reference to the question of
preference. But it Is felt that II the negotators arc
willing TO accept Mr. Boweus proposal constituting
separate committees at Caracas to pass upon cues.
tons of fact such the actual values OF property
claimed TO have been seized or destroyed those
/ protocols may be drawn within a few days
Meanwhile the messages passing between Mr..
Bowen and the allies representatives in an amlcabe
manner and, until some element is injected into
the situation by the allies (for Mr. Bowen regards
his made up), 10 is believed the negotiation
viii proceed to a successful conclusion