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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
MAYOR ON NEW BRIDGE.
Walks FROM END TO END.
Pleased scith ReSUIts-PLans for
the Celebration.

,-,,-o- .ovv ard bridge Commissioner Linden
thai yesterday afternoon at O'CLOCK walked
across The south roadway OF the new MlIllaEns-
hurC Bridge starting from the Mammalian side
Al the centre OF the span they were met by Act
= r9or5oe C,aptalu Toole. OF the Bedford-ave
s,stton. who escorted them TO the Brooklyn side
7qsre they were Joined by Alderman Peter Hol-
- ~ the alaermens committee on the celebra-
- EXERCISES The Mayor looked the bridge over
,-a,e~ted the Erandstand. and then with Mr.
-.sa,thal walked back across the north road
later he told Commissioner Lindenthal
- s,,e-vthing promised we'll for a successful
lection on Saturday next, when the formal
cling Of the span viii take place.
The Bridge Commissioner yesterday issued
-. following statement:
.eer o'clock a n. OF Monday, December ~
res and Until further notice, me south roadway
NJ the Williamsburg Bridge viii be opened for
,cbicles going both ways, and the north roadway
MI be opened 10 pedestrians The rates OF toll
MI De the same as on tte brooklyn Bridge. which
- Is follows. Automobiles 10 cents: single We
Aiss WITH or without two horses % cents horse,
without vehicle or IN the LEAD, cents; pedestrians.
he opened for inspection by the public
The Merchant Marine Association IS arrang-
.rg 10 celebrate the opening on an elaborate
ale. AL the steamboat owners Of the port,
the railroad companies and water transporta-
ION companies have signihed their intention
q participating in the merchant marine parade
a. that date. The parade VIII be in six divi-
sions. and commanded as follows:
Read admiral and commander in chief F c. Os-
born. flagship steamer Nassau; feet captain II. J..
Iles AnFes first division. Commodore Frederick 3.
slzell flagship steamer r. B. DalzeIl. second d.
vision. Commodore Walter B. Pollock flagship
steamer s. 4. Galway; third division Commodore
Eugene r Moran, flagship steamer n. Moran;
fourth division. Commodore Frederick CoykendaI
facshiQ steamer Z n Mead. fifth division, Com
modore Harry J.. Joyce. flagship steamer Manager:
sixth division. Commodore ". O. Spring, flagship
steamer Mshouoy-
The feet VIII assemble on the East River be-
tween Twenty-third and FTfty-ninth SITS, and as
soon as formation is completed viii proceed
down the East River under the new bridge and
assemble south Of il and hug the Brooklyn
shore, from which point the fireworks display
from the new bridge win be witnessed All Of
the feet VIII be decorated with national colors
and many OF them viii be Illuminated
The committee or plan and scope Of the as
ISOLATION viii meet daily at No. 10 Broadway
81 o'clock and the meeting Of the representa-
tives Of all the companies participating will be
clock.
President F B. Dalzeu Of the Merchant
Marine Association says that the entire expense
q the parade and display made by that associa-
ton viii be paid by its members, and no funds
viii be asked for or accepted from the appro-
pration made by the city for the celebration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
RICH MAN AND NEIGHBoR QUARREL
Former, with Relatives, Inherited $50, O00..
oO0-Dispute Is About Boundary.

Passaic. y. J.. Dec. u (SpeciaD-A boundary
quarrel between neghbOrs who are property owners
Is interesting the residents OF Quney-st and Ham
utOn-avs.. in the residence section OF this city.
Some time ago Thomas Nanion. an engineer,
bought ground in Quincy-st. Adjacent to his plot
are the lots owned By anthony KeIvitt. who, to-
gethe- with his relatives. recently fell heir 20
sS0.oeo0o0 by the death OF a relative In Holland.
Mr. Kefvitt declares that the construction Of Man
ions house reduced the value OF his lots because
they were used as storage place for lumber. stone
and other building material and number OF young
trees growing in the lots were destroyed by horses
and trucks hauling the lumber A short time ego
Hewitt began the erection OF building on a lot
next 20 that owned by Nanion- The latter declares
that Hewitt built on his edge OF the line Keivitt
denies this
The quarrel seems TO have started pit
which keivitt dug Manion objected and then
appealed 70 the Board OF Health. but got salts
faction. Finally Manion put up sign bearing the
inscription. NO tFe5paSStng allowed The sign
suddenly disappeared. Mrs. HEWITT declares that
II the two do not stop quarreIling over the
boundary line she viii paint that side OF her house
neXt the ManiOn building a Jet black.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
sCHooLMAsTERs DINE AT ST. DENIS.

The second dinner Of the present school year OF
the Schoolmasters Association held at the
Hotel St. Denis last night, and was attended by
about one hundred members Of the club. Charles
W. Lyons. who presided introduced Andrew Nc
Lean OF Brooklyn, who spoke The School and
the Press Among other things he said:
The forces Of bigotry have been overcome by
means of a better understanding between the editor
and the school teacher; the public has been en-
HEhtened through the press and as the people nave
been made 70 understand, they have demanded
better things. No matter how slightly representative
Boards of Education may be. IL is yet necessary
have them men who at least have some
knowledge Of the requirements Of the position The
papers. by putting pressure upon politicians. can,
and should, assure this. Papers must make the
parents realize the real value of education. that
progress can be made
/ think there should be some, member from the
staff each Of great newspapers the Board
of Education, not because of his influence there.
but because If he were there one person on each
paper would be in sympathy with the teachers and
would be equipped for the work Of expOundlnS this
work to the papers readers.
Associate Superintendent O'Brien and District
Superintendent John H. Heron made brief speeches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
CHRISTMAS FOREIGN MAILS HEAVY.
Incoming and Outgoing Steamers Carry I'm
usually Large Amounts.

Owing 10 the early increase in the Christmas
mail the officials of the Foreign Mail Department
OF the postohlce believe that this year they will
handle more foreign mail pieces than ever before
since the foreign branch established. Both
the incoming and the outgoing steamships arc
bringing more sacks than is usual so early In De-
cembeT.
The American Line steamship st. Paul, which
sailed Yesterday for Southampton took out 1881
sacks including 34sTs registered pieces. The Cam
pania which sailed for Liverpool, carried 6l sacks
and sR7 registered pieces. This represents the
accumuIative mail since last Thursday. The White
Star Liner Arabic. which sailed Wednesday. and
=. Champagne OF the French Line, which sailed
Thursday had large mails. and II Is estimated
that these steamships took out over $500 registered
pieces This IS early start for the holiday mall,
and since December the Foreign Branch has had q
force Of at work. The work OF
getting the mail the st. Louis began early Fri
aViav Yesterday on time Tomorrow the officials
will start placing the mail Kaiser Wilhelm
IL which will Tuesday sail for Bremen.
using the German parcels post, and so
far pieces have been sent in the holiday mail,
mo al an average OF Il cents parcel The registered
thousand parcels at an average OF % cents. This
wear the rush began on the 9Th. when the Phila-
deJDhia took I.5u bags and the Etruria took 25s-
The largest shipment this year was maze on
Wednesday. when the arabic took 22l7 sacks. The
r.oU which will 20 out this week Kaiser
Wilhelm n and the Oceanic viii be almost twice
Is iarce as the Arabic's shipment The record
sbipnent last Christmas was Z,732 sacks, which
yver+ out on the Kronprinz The same increase
can be seen IN the incoming ships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
JOHN w. BROWN.

John W Brown, for many years president Of the
Long Island Brewing Company, died yesterday at
his home No 1877 JoraIemon-st., Brooklyn. He was
born there in 1874. but brought up in Coopers-
town. n Y. As young man he started IN the ex-
ror+ trade in this city. In 1871 he went into the
brewing company that had been founded by his
father and eight years later became its president.
Two years ago he retired from business. Mr.. Brown
was well known in brewing circles throughout the
country At various times he was president Of the
Ala Prsvers' Association Of New-York. vice-presi-
H.. % the Lager Beer Brewers Board of Trade
of New-York. and vtce-president Of the United
states Brewers Association. He was a member
~ the Manufacturers Association, the New-York
Troduce Exchange, the Montauk Club and the Cres-
cent Athletic Club In 1890 he published treatise
on parliamentary law. He leaves a widow, two
daughters and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
BIG BLIZZARD WEST.
Sno5o and HozcIing Wind, scith the
Mercury Drop. Drop, Dropping.

Bloomington ILL.,, Dec. 12-The worst blizzard
IN many years prevails throughout Central Illi-
nois tonight. and transportation lines are badly
hampered. Snow pIousls were placed in ser
vice tonight by the Chicago and Alton for the
nrst time in ten years. All passenger trains
are badly delayed and are being operated with
double headers. Other Central Illinois roads are
preparing for the blockade. and are moving
trains only with the greatest difficulty.
Chicago. Dec. 12-To-day for the first time
this winter. transportation facilities on the rail-
roads entering Chicago and on the streetcar
systems here were or less crippled by q
heavy fall Of snow. Patrons Of the electric sur
face cars were the worst sufferers. it being
round almost impossible to make Roadway, ow-
Ing to the slippery condition of the rails. A
severe cold wave is following the storm, and
mas already overspread the entire Northwest
The temperature Is as low as 20 degrees below
zero in North Dakota
St Paul, Dec. 1.-THE advance gusts Of a
cold wave accompanied by zero weather.
reached here from the Northwest to-day. The
mercury went down to 2 degrees below, the
record for the season, with promise from the
weather observer of a possible drop OF II de-
grees below. The cold is general in the North
west At Bismarck n. D, the mercury reg
istered IS degrees below zero and early to-day
at Duluth it went TO below, and is going lower
This sort Of weather it is said, will continue
several days.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec 1.-THE first genuine
blizzard Of the season prevails in parts of North
ern, Central and Western Kansas tonight
having ragged for the last twelve hours. Since
midnight last night the mercury at some points
has dropped 40 degrees and tonight stands as
low as 10 degrees above zero. A high north
wind is blowing and unprotected stock in
Western Kansas will suffer. A snow and wind
storm Of milder proportions prevailed in West
ern Missouri.
Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 12-Zero weather. or even
colder is in store for Southeastern Nebraska be-
fore tomorrow morning. The temperature late
tonight was 3 degrees above, but falling stead
lily. a drop in twenty-four hours of % degrees
strong wind from the northwest intensifes
the cold West and North it is much colder the
range country experiencing the lowest December
temperature for years. Snow has fallen in that
section, but shelter for stock, with few excep-
TONS has been provided.
st. Louis Dec 12.-Late this afternoon biz
card weather swept over St. Louis, and tonight
a heavy wind caused the moderate fall of snow
to become almost binding. The temperature
dropped from 40 degrees at o'clock to-day to
10 degrees at nightfall, and the Government Bu-
reau predicted zero weather by daylight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
CALL NOTES WORTHLESS.
Serious Charges Made against
Business Man-ReceiUer Wanted.

Serious charges were made yesterday in the
United States District Court against Samuel Abra-
hams who conducted a business at No 80 West
Fourteenth-st., under the firm of the New
Amsterdam Carpet Company, in connection with
petition IN involuntary bankruptcy filed against him
by creditors. The latter three in number-Albert
Elfenheu, Thomas Potter, Sons Co and Scott
& Wise-hold claims against the alleged bankrupt
amounting TO ST. 1893 and $491 respectively. The
petitioners aIIege that Abrahams committed an act
constituting bankruptcy in transferring claims OF
his assets 20 several OF his creditors. knowing him
self 10 We insolvent, prefer them, and, further
that he made other transfers Of goods TO devious
persons 10 hinder delay and defraud his leglti-
mate creditors"
The most serious charges however, are contained
In an affidavit made by Charles Dtttman, an onlcer
Of the Mutual Alliance Trust Company, of No. 3z5
Cirand-st asking for the appointment OF a re-
ceiver 10 take charge OF the business that the
assets might not be dissipated by the bankrupt in
the latters representative Dittman, in his afr
daytt saws that Abrahauns opened bank account
with his company and in the usual course OF busi-
ness brought them number Of notes. lndorsed py
himself, which he represented were the notes OF
customers. given in payment for goods These were
accepted by the company so the aIl!oayit "a
Subsequently, the Mutual Alliance Trust company
ascertained that the makers Of several OF the notes
Abrahams and OF no financial responsibility what
ever, ana, according TO the afndaVll' t4eEe LdcSS
were an known 70 AbIaIlslS M 6if+nan further
Tered the notes for discount MI -
alleges that the bankrupt sought 10 oeirauo nus
creditors by olsposlng OF nus ,,,oi STIassIs
prices fully 80 per cent below the actuaI "ho4esae
Judge Holt appointed Walter G. Low temporary
receiver. fixing his bond at So,09O Il Is salu thaI
the assets remaining amount IN gtlLe 70 ABOUT
$1,000 Mr.. Low took possession OF the stocK I'M
medlateIy after his appointment me a4eseu
ban krupt cannot be found, the creditors report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
DYNAMITE FOR COLOMBIA
Sailors Start for Cartagena to Enlist
IN WarrOquin'S NaUg.

Thirty tons Of dynamite for the Colombian
government were shipped yesterday on the
schooner James Slater, which has been lying at
Pier g. East River. All Thursday night and
yesterday there was a double shift of longshore
men rushing the cargo aboard. The dynamite
was IN cases and boxes marked GLASS. Handle
With Care"
The Slater. under Captain Petersen, cleared
for Cartagena. Her agents, Brett & Gregory.
denied that there was dynamite aboard. but ad-
mitted she had five thousand pounds OF blast
ing powder and over q ton Of carbide on board,
which loads her deep in the water.
Arturo de Brigard, Colombian consul general
said yesterday that dynamite did not appear on
the manifest Of the Slater's cargo. but the long
shoremeu employed at double wages all de-
clared that it dynamite they carried
aboard. According TO the law, high explosives
cannot be loaded on vessel within the city
limits.
Late yesterday afternoon several seanen
started for Cartagena to enlist in the Colon
bian navy. Thirty-seven men. with their dun
mage were placed on the tug r J. Moran, which
Immediately went down the bay under full
steam. A sufficient time had elapsed for the
Slater to get outside the three mile limit, and
according TO the report along the waterfront
the men put board of her. Among
sailors and longshoremen every seems to
know that If any one Of them wishes to go TO
Colombia, all he will have TO do viii be to go
TO Nike Quail who has a sailors boarding
house at No. 40 South-st., and prove that he
knows how to handle gun and is in good
furnish the Colombian government with five
hundred men. Quail yesterday would neither
affirm nor deny the story, but referred every
body that did not look like sailor to the Co
lOulbian consulate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SURE TO GET ENOUGH CONSENTS.

Regarding a report that agents OF the Interuroan
Street Railway Company were circulating petit
ton asking for consents to the establishment OF
an underground trolley spur connecting Astor
Place with the Brooklyn Bridge terminal, by way
OF EIrn-st. and Lafayette Place. Herbert H Vree-
land at his home No. 239 West Seventy-secOnd-st..
said last evening:
We have railroad in Elra-st- for part OF the
Uay. asking consents TO extend IL 70
connection a Place with the Fourth and
Second ave road with the underground conduit
system There is franchise OF the road from
AstOr Place through what was Lafayette Place
and is now known the north end OF Elm-st.,
which has never been built IL is desired 70
Elm and Centre SITS. We getting consents OF
property owners for a change OF motive power in
the street occupied by a hursecar road and
sents for the construction OF road IN streets not
occupied.
The city narrows in that section, and the various
lines the system all work toward a centre there
and this means outlet tor the East Side lines
like the Second and Fourth and Lexington aves
question about our getting the required number OF
consents, and have not heard of any opposition.
Mr. Vreeland's attention was called to the pub
Mshed statement OF William F. King OF the Mer
chants Association. IN which he quoted
saying it absolutely prepC sterous to believe
that the property owners along Lafayette Place
and Eim-st. viii endure this latest outrage Mr..
King also quoted saying that he was op-
posed the scheme and would like TO believe that
the inteFurban company could be barred from al
least OF the longitudinal streets OF Manhattan
Mr.. Vreeland replied that he did not know Mr.
King and ne did not know the Merchants Assccia-
ton. Re added. however, that there was Tree
press. and that uan was at liberty 70 express MS
aoinion through II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SENATOR CLARK BETTER.
TOO Operations Found Necessary
Nay LeaUe Bed IN Three Weeks.

senator William A. Clark, of Montana, who
mas been twice operated on for a diseased con-
oition of the ear and adjacent bOny tissue, was
last night according to his physicians. resting
easy his general condition being regarded as
satisfactory and an early recovery being looked
Tor. BY the second operation. performed
wednesday all the diseased portion of the mas
told process was removed, and Dr. HoIbrook
Curtis and DR. Lewis Rutherford Morris said
last night that the operation was considered
completely successful and that they did not ex-
pect that the suppuration would again manifest
itself
Senator Clark probably will be able TO leave
his bed. said DR.. Curtis in about three weeks
unless unlocked for complications intervene
Drs. Curtis and Morris last evening described
Senator Clark's ailment and its progress as fol-
lows:
On Wednesday Of last week Senator Clark con-
uacted a cold with grip symptoms and pharyn-
gifts On Friday his left became very painful
and he consulted DR.. Holbrook Curtis who per
formed the operation of paracentesis: or Sitting
the drum to allow the escape Of the LIQUID
ieVed the excessive pain, but microscopic exanui-
nation OF tbs discharge showed viruleut infec-
emit and on Tuesday night DTs. Curtis and .sA iris
called Dr. Mackernon into consultation and 1t
the mastoid bone, which lies behind the ear. An
operation was deemed advisable On the following
formed Dy Ir curtis assisted by Drs- MackernO
7. +. D. Malcolm, Morris and NJ. p. Denton. Drs.
Detained and Ely had previously examined Seua-
tor Clark,
The operation consisted in removing the antruu
or end of the mastoid and the cellular bony tissue
mastoid being chiseIled off since then the SEN
ator's temperature has fallen. the dressings have
been changed several times an dthere has been
a renewal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
CAPTAIN ALANsoN HARVEY WARD.

Captain AIanson Harvey Ward died at his horne.
No % Warren-st., Newark, on Friday night at
age Of sixty-nine. He was born at Coventry.
conn and was the son of the Rev. Windsor Ward.
When the Civil War broke out ne enlisted in the
Forty-eighth Massachusetts Volunteers, and served
nine months Then he raised a company for the
Sfxtv-irst Volunteer Regiment and received the
COMMUNICATION Of captain serving until the close OF
the war Captain Ward went into business at
Worcester Mass and served In the town council
IN 1864 Two years later he went 10 Newark and
engaged with his brother in the tea and coffee
h1Isirass For eighteen years ne was treasurer OF
Grace Episcopal Church in Newark De was also
for eighteen years treasurer OF st BarnapaS Hos
Ditai His wife died several years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
c,eoER HITS PASSENGER TRAIN.

Passengers on the Chatham local express OF
tho Harlem Division OF the New OK OeH'iai
- q ,,srrovy escape from possible injury yester-
dav morning as the train left the Grand Central
station At l:40 o'clock The train consisted OF an
engine and four cars. Going through the YARD X
passed under the temporary bridges Whlch nave
been erected 10 carry on the Improvement "il'0i
- raffroad Is making TO its terminal gang OF
worluen. standing next 10 the track on Wnich
the train was running, were raising huge nr ~
order BY means OF a derrick 70 the teniPoFIg
SrfS9e sbove The gfrSer swung round ana struck
he side OF the third car. smashing II Tor Iehgtn
OF dfteen feet No passengers were occlpyihs
seats one the side OF tho hit BY the slrasE'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
NAN DIES IN STREETCAR.
Falls to Floor, Frothing at the
Mouth.

An unidentified mar about forty-hve years
old and weighing nearly two hundred pounds.
died on westbound Twenty-ninth-st- crosstown
car at Seventh-ave. last night. following
epileptic fit He fell to the floor OF the car
frothing at the mouth. and several women
jumped to their feet. screaming. and TO the
doors OF the car The car was stopped at the
corner and an ambulance was called but the
man was dead before il arrived.
In the mans pockets were found prescrip-
ton blank OF DR.. Edward Perugini. No. 80
West FOrtteth-st. He had IS Al in money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SAM PARKSES TOO EXPENSIVE.
His Union 10 Have No More Salaried Walz
ing Delegates.

San" Parks's union has decided 10 do away
with paid walking delegates according TO a report
made yesterday By James McCrea, OF the strike
commute Of Local No .. The treasury OF the
unlol has been depleted by the long and discour-
aging fight against the Iron League. and the pros-
poet OF thousands Of men idle during the winter
has decided the union cut down expenses The
members Of the strike committee are paid & % q
DAY each, and they viii assume the work OF the
walking delegates which IS not onerous
President Buchanan OF the international Asso-
citation returned uhiE city yesterday evening but
was not inclined TO talk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
OBITUARY.
ALBERT ?. WELLS.

Albert P Wells who was president Of the Fifth
Avenue Bank Fifth-ave and Ninth-st., Brooklyn
until it became a branch OF the Mechanics Bank
died on Friday at his home No So Joralemon-st
Brooklyn. He was born there sixty-hve years ago.
He went into the Offices Of Thomas Truesdale New
York as a young man, and finally became
her of the firm Then he formed the firm OF A. P
Wells a Co cotton brokers. In 1887 he became
president of the Fifth Avenue Bank Mr.. Wells
was a member of the Hamilton Club. He leaves a
widow and three sons. The funeral will be held
this afternoon. The burial will be at Northampton
Tov,oT gI2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SURGEONS WARN PARENTS IN VAIN.
They Say Child Is Fatally Burned, But She
Is Taken Home. Nevertheless.

Although fatally burned in the opinion OF the doc
tors in the Norwegian Hospital, Henrietta Woods,
six years Old the daughter OF Charles Woods. Of
No 10 Thirtieth-st.. Brooklyn. was taken home by
her parents last night The doctors told them that
the girl probably would not live through the night
II taken away from the hospital but the parents
insisted
The girls clothing caught fire IN her home in the
afternoon in the absence OF her mother. Charles.
her twelve year old brother, made a brave attempt
10 tear the blazing clothing from the girl and was
painfully burned himself