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New-York tribune., 1903-04-08

Justice Blanchard. in the Supreme Court yes
terday issued attachment against the Bay State
Gas Company of Delaware in suit brought against
that corporation by Edward Cooper, surviving part
of the firm OF Cooper & Hewitt, of which the
late Abram S. Hewitt the chief partner to re-
cover s1350O the balance of $4,000 for which the
firm sold to the Bay State Gas Company the entire
capital stock of the Trenton Water Power Com
pany, consisting of 1000 shares of stock Au-
gust 10, 1899.
Mr.. cooper is represented by Parsons. Closson
& McElvain of No Ill Broadway. Henry \. Clos
SON of this firm. made affidavit that he per-
sonay had delivered the certificates for the stock
to Anthony Higgins. of Wilmington, Del. with
instructions TO tender them to the president Of
the F3ay State Gas Company, and demanded pay
ment of sl35.0OO with interest due since 1899.
Edward Cooper, the plaintiff. in an affidavit,
stated that Mr.. Hewitt. in pursuance of an agree
ment made between him and ]. Edward Addcks.
then president of the defendant company sold the
stock of the Trenton Water Power Company to
that corpora $4,000. receiving $4,000 in
cash the balance be paid within ninety days.
There had been considerable correspondence be-
tween Mr. Hewitt and Mr.. Addicks relative to the
payment of the balance but up TO the time of the
formers death IL not paid.
The attachment was placed in the hands Of
deputy sheriff, and execution was levied on prop
erty. of the Bay State Gas Company in the hands
a trust company here.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
TUNNEL EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Architects Lines Did Not Indicate Encroach-
ments on Street.

John j. Delany. Franklin Edison and Charles A
whittier the commissioners appointed by the Ap-
peIate Division of the Supreme Court to pass upon
the plans of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for its great station Seventh-ave. and Thirty
first st. and tunnels held a final public neeuils
Yesterday in the office OF Mr.. Delany. at NO. -
William-st They received from counsel for prop
erty briefs stating objections TO the s'a.io
and the tunnels. Some of the objections were thaI
the rights OF property owners were not properly
protected by plans for the station and tuhneiS
that the plans showed encroachments upon tns
streets beyond the limits Of the station ana tna1
the commissioners had not been appointed lesdi'y'
because the franchise granted to the Pennsyi'aiia
Railroad Company unlimited frahchlse'
William Synmes Richardson. an architect IN inc
employ of McKim. Mead e. White. gave ,eSliiiio"y
about the plans drawn by the nrm Tor tiie piop 81
station His attention called particularly 10
certain lines which seemed to show n,ehueo e
croscbments on the streets surrounding the So
lie said they were for the Information OF tne "a a.
cbitacfs and did mean encroacnmehts oA 'No
II was decided hold the first execH,lve ~ rs
of the commission tomorrow In the olnceS VI oe'i
eraI Whittier, at No. Ill F1fth-aVe-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
Easter Gifts
In the JeJcelry Store
THE Jewelry Store Is We

IN tHt otIttby DtOft
THE Jewelry Store Is very
prolific in its suggestions OF appro-
pirate Easter Gifts. and the re-
membrance may be as inexpensive or
elaborate as the donor desires
Here are suggestions that will meet a.
most any wish. and there are hundreds
more. equally attractive 20 see when you
come
Rhinestone Brooches. set in silver gilt
nnountings:
Horse Shoes. 81 25 10 81.
Crescents. 81 % 20 $3.50.
Plain Bars. 81 .25 TO So
Hearts. S3.IJ to S1125.
Bow-knots and other fancy designs.
S4JO to $3.50.
Rarrettes So. so 10 $3.50
Hat Pins. $3.50 TO S10.50.
Pearl Neck Chains. 81 - 70 SIS
Fancy Bead Chains. SOC To 81 -
Pearl Fan Chains. s. to 81
CIold-flled and Silver Neck Chains. f9c
to S225-
silver and Gold-hned Lockets. Sc to
s4I5
silver Bracelets. 75c ~ s4I5
C.oIH-fIIed Bracelets. S1.25 20 s..
Watch Fobs Sjc to 81.
Shirt-waist Sets 81 TO 50.
Silver Brooches 7.Jc TO $3.50
Silver Belt Pins. S1.1,I 10 $40.
Silver Belt Buckles. So to S4-I5.
Silver Hat Pins. DC to S1.15.
Silver-rnounted Girdles $50 to S16.2J-
JereIry store Broadway ard Tenth stree.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
TWO DEMOCRATS SUPERVISORS.
Oyster Bay and Hampstead Choose Them
One Ran on Citizens Ticket.

Mneola. Long Island. April The elections in
the three towns Of Nassau County were held to-
day on the last day for filing nominations
citizens movement which had been quietly engi-
neered developed with full tickets in all three
towns. After a legal fight these nominations. ii
was decided. had to stand. The Republicans, espe-
ciay, were hurt.
Supervisor William H. Jones, Democrat and
Joseph Steinert. Citizen, the opposing candi-
dates in oyster Bay town Jones was elected by
about fourteen hundred
In Hampstead town Supervisor Cox and Girdeli
Y. Brewer. Citizens the candidates. Cox had
10 place on the ticket. and those who wished 10
for him had write his name in. Brewer
elected by between two hundred and fifty and
three hundred Alamson Abrams. the present tax
receiver. who free lance. appears TO be elected
ever Assemhyman G. w. Doughty. who ran for
the office Brewer is 2 Democrat.
North Hampstead a fight between the Citi-
zens ticket led by Eugene Y. Willis for supervisor
and Republican ticket headed by Supervisor Ed
win o. Willetts. The two have been the candidate
zor supervisor since the county was formed.
The election leaves the county upset Under legal
advice the present town officials unless reelected
so refuse pay out town funds. Lawyers say
Justice GaEnor, while he ordered election for
supervisors. did order the election other
town officers. If he did not the election Of all
under supervisor may he Illegal Many complica-
arise
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
SHOT At BUSY CORNER
Nan Receires -Four Bullets -Je0I-
ousy Probably MotiUe.

Jealousy apparently resulted In an attempted
murder last night at Eighth and Twenty
nintn-st. when unknown man, who escaped,
fired four shots into another who just leay
ing a Twenty-ninth-st car, accompanied by a
woman. It was about IL o'clock when a Well
dressed man with a woman got off the rear plat
form of the car the southeast corner, and
started for the sidewalk. At the same time
man got off the front platform and ran back
TO where the pair Drawing a revolver,
without a word, he fired at the victim. At the
first shot the deserted her companion,
fed up Eighth-ave. and was lost. The assail-
ant ran into a nearby saloon, hurried out by a
Twenty-ninth-st. entrance, and escaped
A great crowd gathered, but the wounded
man struggled to his feet staggered across
Eighth-ave. and tried TO walk toward Twenty
eighth-st. Two attempted to assist him,
evidently seeking d drug store. In the middle
of the block the collapsed. An ambulance
took him to Roosevelt Hospital
One shot had taken effect in the hip another
in the side and another in the leg. The fourth
was not located At the hospital the wounded
man gave his name Frank GilTOnan. At
late hour the hospital authorities said there
were chances for his recovery
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
AGAINST JANUARY TA4
Mayor Lo70 Says ITS Better to En-
dure EUils That We KmO1c.

Mayor Low yesterday returned to the Senate
as unaccepted the bill favored by ~Controller
Grout and others providing for a change IN the
levying and collection of taxes. enabling the
city to collect its taxes in January and February
of each year instead of in october and the TWO
subsequent months The bill was drawn py
Assistant Corporation Counsel Coleman. con-
troller Grout, while championing 1t Warmly
had nothing to do with it's preparation In
long memorandum giving his reasons 1or ho'
accepting the bill the Mayor says:
The Board Of Taxes and Assessments, estimates
Ihat tne & amour, UNI o1 u in 1903 bV using the
assessed values 1904 the basis OF asStssIe
for that year will be, approximately saoooooOo, II
$50 900 must be adoed to this This large total
therefore-possiby as great as $4S9oOO ogo-may pc oe
city for what is lost for purposes of assessment IN
1905 cannot be reganed in any later year because
Of the necessity Of assessing so long IN advance
in order to make the tax payable oiX JaHuh,Iy =; i;
900 the estimate that sSSooo0Ooo would he
real estate. This change of system: ,} thereaG}re,
CAPACITY Of 900 that it would otherwise enjoy
Ing as do the great and Taried needs of the city,
I cannot but think that so large possible linl1ta-
very serious matter. If the franchise tax should
not be Upheld it is possible that me sum sum "a sSe
value of the franchises might st1ll be aVSa4,e, Pc
Poard Of Taxes and Assessments and their assess
ments of them may hold even If that or ~ me SIate
ETY. of accepting the pending bill however, IL IS
evident that the city ought not to be called upon
confront such risk.
There is also one other important effect involved
in this change of system which requires c2refuI
consideration. If the city is Obliged to lose in 1905
$4,000 900 of assessed valuation for the purposes or
taxation all the rest of the property in the city
both real and personal. must be taxed enough
higher to make good the amount that otherwise
would be levied upon this S490,o0o000 of property;
Assuming the to be 112 per cent. s430GO.ND
that rate would yield s6.45oeoo The total as as
value of the city is approximately so2oe 900
coo. Upon this basis the tax rate for 1903 would
hay n he twelve noints higher all the
erty In city It would be if this 43o00000O
did not escape taxation for that year. that is TO
say. all property would he taxed at rate of 1.62.
instead of at 80 This effect also would he per
manent; the tax rate. upon this basis. would be
twelve points higher. year year, than it ould
If no change to be made in our present
system of taxation.
To sum up the situation in a word-it is perfectly
evident that the ciyS present method OF borrowing
for current expenses. during nine months of the
year is antiquated and costly system: it is also
clear that any possible method for effeCting a
change Will expose the city to great expense ind-
rectly: but it remains 10 be proved, [ think.
any method yet proposed, that it is not better to
endure the evils that we know than TO fly TO
others that know not of"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
CATHOLICS FAVOR FEDERATION.
Saw It Will Have No Political Aspeet-To
Consider Subject Further.

At the house last night delegates from the
different Roman Catholic societies considered the
idea of a great national federation plans for which
were outlined by Archbishop Farley Nhlie the
delegates favored the proposal. the discussion re-
solved itself into a repetition of the arguments
against the political aspect such an organization
would assume which have been used ever since
Bishop McFaufs proposal
The delegates, therefore. will report to their or
ganizations and meeting will be held at the
Catholic Club some time after May 15 at which
the question is to be finally settled Archbishop
Farley's ideas contemplated a society TO unite
Catholics and to help Catholicism in every way
it's schools press, church. social and civil work
After the meeting formal statement was given
out. saying;
The idea is to form connection between the
various organizations that would foster. according
the words of Pope Leo. loftier ideals; generous
and the exact observance OF the laws /;
that politics all kinds would always be excluded
from it.
The societies represented were the Catholic
Benevolent Legion. the Knights of Columbus. the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul the Catholic Club.
HOLY Name Society. the Xavier Alumni Sodal-
ity and the Young Mems National Union.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
SLOW WORK IN ELM-ST.
The Rainy Weather Said To Be Largely
Responsible.

MANY complaints are heard about the iahui7
of the Rapid Transit Commission 10 ciear hiiii-
at below Prince. Cunningham d kearns. coh-
tractors, have made some progress Win resu-
Iating and grading Elm-st- between Great JONES
and Prince sts but at the southern end httie OF
nothing has been done yet to put the street Ili'o
condition that it can be useo. AT Tue OiiO0
of Albert Carr. subway division engineer II was
said Yesterday that the weather was INTERFERING
with the progress Of the work
"Rv the end Of the month, with good weather
wa shall have the work nearly done clear down
IN C,hambers-st,'' said one of the engineers
."Uheneyer a rainy day comes everything II
brought to standstill. One days ram spoiiS ON
. Says. work as the work is stopped till
dry up
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
CIRCUIT AGAINST sLEUTHs' GAMBLING
He Will Investigate Bills to Pay Western
Detectives

Controller Grout said last evening that he in
tended make some investigation of two bills for
1852 so and s7O2 90 dated March Ii and March IA.
be paid TO William S. Coursey, General Greene 8
secretary of the police contingent fund. 1t IS
understood that the money is to pay for the
vices of detectives who were brought here from
the West recently to get evidence against certain
gambling houses into which the police detectives
could not gain entry. The work of the Western de-
tectives resulted in raids and the removal OF
Inspector Brooks from the command of the De-
tective Bureau.
Mr. Grout said that he did not approve spending
the city's money in paying the expenses of men
who gambled to get evidence against gambling
houses He wished know. also, he said why
money spent in getting evidence had pass
through the hands of General Greene'S secretary
instead of through the hands of police detectives
who were regularly in the employ of the city. Mr..
Crout probably will order payment of the bills, but
ne wants go record opposing certain
Methods of procuring evidence.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
SUFFER BY UNION WAR.
CARPENTERS ON STRIKE.
Care No Notice-One Body Wants
to Destroy the Other.

Without a word of warning the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters ordered a general
strike yesterday all buildings where MEM
bers of the Amalgamated Carpenters Society,
rival union. employed No question Oh
wages or hours Of work IS involved, and this
action is the result of an expressed determine
ton on the part OF the brotherhood 10 drive the
srnalsamatec society out of existence.
Nearly one hundred buildings Will be affected
by this strike. which began to take effect at
noon yesterday. In some of the buildings the
men were allowed TO work until g 2. m. with
the understanding that they will not report Tor
work to-day. In other cases they promptly quit
work
The United brotherhood of Carpenters is a
national organization. with estimated MEM
bership Of one hundred thousand. and its main
HEADQUARTERS are in Philadelphia. 1t is not rep
resented in the Board of Building Trades. while
the Amalgamated Society is represented in the
board There are about ten thousand members
Of the brotherhood in greater New-1ork- Ihe
,Amaleamated Society is a branch Of an inter
national union of carpenters with headquarters
I'm England and il has two thousand members
here No other city in the United States has
branch of this organization.
The strike is the elimination of a relentless
warfare which has been conducted for years by
the brotherhood against the Amalgamated So
cietv in this and other cities Both unions are
connected with the American Federation of La
Dor. which tried to settle the fight, but without
success The Board of Building Trades also
tried its hand al settlement, but was equally
unsuccessful.
The strike came surprise TO the con-
tractors Ex-Judge Mcconnell, Of the George A
Fuller Company one of the largest contracting
firms in the United States. which has many
buildings affected by the strike said:
Il only knew of the strike when one Of our
foremen called me up the telephone and told
me that all the carpenters belonging 10 the
brotherhood of Carpenters were on strike.
was never more surprised in my life. We have
no members of the Amalgamated Society en-
ployed Just now. We made agreement with
the Brotherhood last September by which we
raised their wages from 81 to 81 30 a day all
differences and disputes to be settled by arbi-
rration until September Of this year, when the
agreement was to expire. a board of arbltra-
ton for this purpose formed. consisting OF
Ten men. and the agreement was signed by both
sides Now II seems the agreement is worth
less as far es the union concerned
Among the buildings involved in this strike
are the Blair Building the Whitehall Building,
the Hanover Bank Building, the Wall Street
Exchange the Kuhn-Loeb Building. new hotel
81 Forty -second-st- and oadway, the Hotel
Belmont, the Bayard Building. the Imperial
Hotel Annex the New-Amsterdam Theatre, the
Bank of the Metropolis, the st. Regis Hotel, the
new Astor Hotel and the new custom HOUSE
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
NOVEL ADOPTION STORY.
Testimony Giuen to Shoe Mother
Hid Her CMldS Death.
ALLEGED OBJECT TO GET ESTATE

Testimony given in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn yesterday to show that Mrs. Annie f.
Mayer had in 1896 adopted child to take the place
of her own, who it is said, died in Philadelphia,
I'm order to get the estate of her mother-n-law.
suit of Mary A McGoldrick, es executor and trus-
tee under the will of Mrs. Marguerite Smith, Sis
ter of Mrs Elizabeth Mayer. and who also Is now
dead to dispossess the tenants Of the house at NO
500 Flushing-ave., part of Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer
estate Mrs Mayer left her property to Mrs. Smith
In trust for Margaretha Mayer, her supposed
daughter The defendants declare that the real
Margaretha Mayer is dead.
Under the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer. who dled
in the srring of 1895, all her property was to go
TO her son. John F. Mayer. He died, however a
short time before his mother, but left post
humous child, Margaretha- His widow. Annie r.
Mayer died 1899, leaving the daughter under the
guardianship of Mrs. Smith who in turn left her
TO Mrs. McGodrick.
If Mr. MAYER had not had heir TO whom the
propertv of his mother could go when the heir was
twenty-one years old the estate of Mrs Elizabeth
Mayer would go to her own blood relatives, the
Flammer family of Manhattan, OF which Magis-
trate F1ammer is member. 20
In court Yesterday George w. Naterhouse or
Philadelphia. testified that he had known Marga-
retha Mayer when she was a baby IN that clt!
and that she had died when eleven months old, on
the child was buried. A death certificate was pro-
duced. ,
in ixty-eighth-st.. Manhattan. testified that cila
Z 1894 and was adopted by Mrs. Annie +. Mayer
on September IL, 1896.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
POLICE DRIVE BACK GREEKS.
Avert What Threatened To Be Riot at
Lowell.

Lowell, Mass. April IA booy OF ponce oiiiOe'S
marching in solid front from curb to curo oroVe
. Thousand noisy Greek mill workers through the
streets of Lowell for nearly a mile Tonight anu
prevented what might easily have developed into d
riot growing out of the return 10 Work OF NUM-
ber of ring spinners on the Lawrence ho91etS'
who left work a week ago yesterday in sympathy
with the strike order of the Textile Council 10
nights disturbance in front of the gates OF the
Lawrence corporation was the first breach OF the
peace since six of the big mills ordered sruch
by the Textile Council shut down. throwing ap
ov,,,a+e1v, seventeen thousand persons into idle
ness
A woman figured prominently in to-nights DEM
onstration and she essayed a role somewhat after
the manner of Joan of Are leading a great body or
men through the streets TO the point Where the
polce were encountered. Confusion then came,
and the unknown woman was lost in the crowd
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
Women's LiSle-Thredd
Stockings
CNGLISH III LiSle-Thread

i Stockings in the CWet. una>suih-
ing black that ninety women out
of hundred prefer 10 wear We show
a splendid collection OF them. in hand
some designs in open-work, and open
work and embroidery. of which details
follow:
At soc a pair-Of fast black lisle thread.
assorted patterns O< Open-wOrk ankles
At 15c a pair-Fast black isle thread,
various pretty patterns. with Open-wOrk
ankles.
At 81 a pair-Of fast black Isle thread
in open-work ankles. one line extremely
fine and light in weight; also aliover
opeu-wOrk effects. Fifteen styles Of open
work ankles with white or cOIOTed silk
embroidered fronts. or side clocks in hand
some designs: the COlOred embroidery on
front and sides consists of sky blue. pink
cardinal. lavender. gold and a pretty new
shade OF green
At S1-5o a pair-A lover Op0n-vork fast
black Isle thread Stockings, extra fine and
light I'm weight and very open in design;
also allover open and Crepon style in
black Isle thread
p-o7 fys
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
WILCOX HAS DONE ALL HE CAN.
1t Now Rests With Rapid Transit Board to
Clear City Hall Park.

Park Commissioner Wilcox said yesterday that
he had done all he could to compel Degnon & Nc
Lean. subway suo-contractors. clear away the
timbers an6 building materials they have been
using for the last eighteen months along Park
Row
Il told them 10 get off the City Hall Park
ground" said Mr. WILCOX "and they removed
some of their things. They appealed to the Rapid
Transit Commission, which has authority under
the law to allow the sub-contracors to occupy the
park ground. and il is up to the Rapid Transit
Commission TO clear the City Hall Park"
AT the office of Albert Carr, division superin-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
DEMOCRATS WIN IN ST. LOUIS.
Reformers Lose Fight Against the Com
bine"

ST Louis April THE Democrats won to-
days city election by majorities ranging from
5000 to 10000 on the vote for six councilmen,
twenty-eght members of the House of Dele
gates members of the Board Of Education and
the Inspector of Weights and Measures AT
midnight almost complete returns showed that
every Democratic candidate had been elected
The Republicans charge that gross frauds were
committed a the polls. In the rest of the State
the Democrats lost in three third class cltleS
which they formerly controlled.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
The Easter Thou ght dom;
Mems Hats
CVERY man wants a n

l. LIN uldfi NdAllS litN
hat this week, Of course And
whether he agrees 10 IL. or not.
in public every man viii acknowledge
to himself that IL is just as important
for him 10 have a new hat, as for the
most smartly dressed woman 20 have a
new Easter bonnet.
For the men who want the very hnzf
Derby or soft hat that is made. they want
a Sretson. OF course. We have complete
line Of these excellent hats.
Stetson Featherweight and Self-Con-
forming Derby Hats in all the new blocks
in black and light brown. 81 ~ and s..
Stetson Soft Hats. I'm complete variety
OF new fanges In black, pearl and nutris.
$3.50 to 81.
Imperial Derby Hats. in black and tao
shades Of brown; also Soft Hats in black
pearl and nutria. 50.
The Wanamaker Special Derby Hats IN
black and brown. and Soft Hats IN black
pearl and nutria. s.
Boys and Young Mems Derby Hats in
black and brown. and Soft Hats in black
and pearl, Sl.j0. 81 and So
Annex. 30 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08

tendent. ID said that II the weather turned
fair the work of clearing away debris and re-
storing the pavement along Park Row would go
on with rapidly. Since Saturday nothing OF con-
sequence has been DONE as the men would not
work outside In wet weather. Chief Engineer Par
sons a recent meeting of the Rapid Transit
Commission received authority TO compel the sub
contractors to restore streets to usabe conoitiOh
and II they do obey his orders he can have the
work done and deduct the cost of the work from
the monthly payments to the sub-confractors.
Mr. Parsons said two weeks ago that Park Row
YoIild be restored by May I. but the prospects
dom
New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
N8W MAGAZINE ABOUT JERSEY.

The April number of THE Suburbanlte" has just
appeared 1t is published by the passenger depart
ment OF the Central Railroad OF New-Jersey for
those who are and those who ought TO be inter
ested In suburban homes" Among the contents
are article on Suburban versus City Life and
another by Winthrop F. Scarrtt. president OF the
Automobile Club of New-Jersey. on Jersey. the
sautomooists Paradise" Other articles are The
SUBURBAN Home Garden" picturesque tranford
a Suhurbanite Some Purpose. Atlantic City
al Easter and Social Life in the Suburbs