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New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
DENIES CONFLICT OF FEDERATIoNs.
Mr. Easley Says Local Civic Organization
Will Supplement Work of National.

Ralph NJ EasIey. secretary Of the National Civic
Federation. declared yesterday that the Civic Fed
Grafton Of Eew-York City, which, as announced In
yesterdays Tribune. was organized on Tuesday,
would In nowise clash with the parent federation
He said:
"MEny matters pertaining to local industrial con-
dltions have hitherto been administered by the
national organization. 1t was felt that the vast
numbe~ and pressing importance OF these local
industrial phases justified the creation Of distinct
organization. Wherever practicable, however, the
bylaws Of the parent body will be amended as
TO apply to the local society"
Speaking to the possible future work Of the
local society, Mr. Easey said:
One of the most important offices that the Ma
tional Civic Federation has performed, and which
will probably form a foremost plank in the work OF
the local society, is conciliation- The public has
never sufficiently recognized this, oOnfoundtng 1t
with arbitration which is another matter. We
never appeal arbitration until every means for
conciIiation has been exhausted. Naturally. there
must be certain articles in the bylaws Of the in
dustriai department of the National Civic Fed
Grafton which cannot be substantially duplicated,
so to speak in the bylaws Of the local organiza-
ton, but there is doubt that the bylaws of the
Civic Federation of New-York City will include
a conciliation committee, and, In all likelihood,
education committee, as wei.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
FULL YlLUE FOR STATE.
Local Plan Of Assessment To he
Used tn All Counties.
DECISION AFTER BOARDS CONFER.

As a result Of the full value assessment pian
reRun by the local tax officials, the State TAX
Board. after a conference yeste' day with tue
local Tax Commissioners, decided to put real
estate IN all the counties of the State as far as
practicable on the full value basis This action
win be according to the spirit and letter OF
the law, and It Is thought will largely increase
the assessed valuation of realty throughout 'he
State.
George E. Priest, J. Edgar Leaycraft and Les
ter F. stearns, commissioners, and Peter OeEo'
secretary of the State board. spent about TWO
hours with the local commissioners yesteruaS
afternoon reviewing the work of the local OH
ciaIs in revising the tax books. All the deputies
had been summoned. and they were asked oy
the State commissioners as to methods IN arr Nv
ing at values Commissioner Priest raised 'Lie nc
question as to whether it would not pc wise "
hire acknowledged experts in this CITY 10 p ap !
praise property. President Wells. OF the iocd !.
commission, said thag il would he waste Vi
money, as the deputies, with the necessary a+ Pa
tience and industry, could find out the maTheI
value of parcels as well as so-called experts
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
CHIEFLY BLAMED.
Engineer and Companies Blamed
for WedfeLd Wreck.

Elizabeth. n. j., March 4.-The Union County
grand jury with regard to the wreck on the
New-Jersey Central Railroad. near WestfeId
on January %. to-day made a prcsentment 4,
Judge Vail. It finds Davis. the engineer Of the
Philadelphia and Reading train which crashed
into the EastDn- local express. primarily
responsible for the wreck. ne having passed
signals set against him. but that n Ieaky in
jector had enyefoped his cab with steam, obseur-
ing his view. The jury says that the were
Of ancient make and weakly put together, and
that they were heated by coal stoves
The jury charges that the railroad officials
should have informed Davis at Jersey City that
the Easton local would take the main track, and
that even il he was not informed at Jersey City
there was time to inform him at Elizabeth that
the Easton train was on the same track the
Philadelphia express
The grand jury the pres"Htment says. feel
that while Engineer Davis Is the one person
directly responsible for the collision. the COM
panv employing him-the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company and the Central
Railroad Company Of Ncw-J"rscy, upon whose
track; the disaster occurred. should not
cane some degree Of ccnSurc-" one OF the reS-
sons given is that 'iaxty appears 20 exist IN
both railroads in the examination of the run
ming condition Of the engines
Judge Vail told the jury that the result Of
+beir Iabors showed that they hal done thei-
work thoroughly.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
TENEMENT BILLS PILE UP.
Another Anti Measure ina New Denni-
tion of Apartments

Albany March 4--ThN list Of tenement house
bills seeking to amend the law that tho Hew-I nrI
city authorities hope to keep intact. increased
by one introduced to-day by Assemblyman Farrell
1t seeks create distinction between tenement
and apartment houses providing new definition.
under which apartment house shall be a build
ing intended for the home of seven or more fam
lilies living independently of each other" and in
which every such family or household shall have
an apartment. with set bathtub and at least four
rooms and which is occupied by no greater num-
Der of persons than the number Of rooms Of each
apartmcnt, counting every room of seventy or more
square feet of Apartment houses, under the
bill. will he subject to less stringent provisions
with reference to light and air than tenement
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
MRS. DE1ABARRE IN CONFERENCE.
She and Isaac Hagaman Talk to Assistant
District Attorney Garvan.

Isaac Ha9aman of New-Haven. who was the
prime mover in getting the District Attorney 8
office to make an investigation into the death Of his
brother. Theodore Hagaman. over whose estate
there is a contest called on Assistant District
Attorney 0arvan yesterday. in company with
Henry w. Unger When they left Mr. Caravans
ONCE they were reticent as to the nature Of the
conference they had had, and Mr.. Garvan was
silent on the subject. Later in the day Mrs. Della
barre had long talk with Mr.. Garvan In his office
She was accompanied by her counsel, and both de-
clined to relate what had been told to Mr.. Garvan
Later Mr.. Garvan said Mrs Delabarre was willing
to answer all questions put to her. and that some
more light had been thrown on the case.
Mr.. Garvan was asked II he was satisfied with
what had received in the conference, and replied
that he was, and would investigate the evidence
thoroughly. Mr.. Garvan said he expected to have
Andrew D. Meloy before him soon to question him
about the alleged signing OF affldavits by him.
Briefs fled yesterday with Surrogate Fttz-
gerald in the dght over the estate of Mr.. Hagaman
Ex-Justce Hall. in behalf Of Mrs Deiabarre, con-
tended in his brief that the brother and sis
ters Of the dead man had once signed release the
Surrogate need not now pay any attention to their
opposition 20 Mrs. DeabaFre's motion to discharge
her administrator. He also contended that as
there was estate OF Theodore Hagaman there
was no need of an administrator, and certainly no
necessity for Increasing the bond Of the executor.
Henry W. Unger. in his BRIEF says:
delivery of the alleged release ever in fact took
place, OF was intended, and that no consideration
passed n such was the case no release ever came
Mr.. Unger admits that Isaac Hasanian and the
@ s 81 d@ nsoy Il 10 s
ssad' Until they ges from ~ nrs r. @ nsisharrs what had
the bfuther and sisters, IL ts alleged.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
Ex-BUsINEss MAN ROBBED OF $3.50.
Young Men with Whom He Spent the Even
ing Arrested.

savage assault followed by the robbery of the
victim, committed In the early hours OF yes
tcrday on the upper West side Soon after the po-
lice got 10 work on the they arrested four
young men, all of whom live In a good neighbor-
hood and are said 10 belong to excellent families
The victim OF the assault was Charles B. Carroll
forty-eight old retired business man, living
at No. 355 est Eighty-first-st. In company with
Robert 3. De Camp OF No. 20 West Seventy-eighth-
st. and Frank CIablJy, of No. 2,3S6 Broadway he
had spent the evening in various festivities, and
AT early hour yesterday the three went to the
billiard parior Of Walter l. Hunsacker, at Seventy
. ninth-st and Columbus-ave- Several games OF
billiards were played and then Carroll started for
home He had gone about fifty yards from the
billiard parlor when he was struck on the head
and feIled. 10 the ground, unconscious
passing milkman found Carroll where he had
fallen and managed TO revive him. Then 1t was
found that all his jewelry and mis- money had been
taken, in all amounting TO about $3.50 Carroll was
taken home by the milkman and doctor called.
Dc Camp, abby and Hunsacker were arrested
well as James Shannon. Of No. rs West Eighty
unth-st.. Whe was charged with being a suspicious
person.
In the West Side court De Camp, CIabby and
HunsackeF were charged with felonious assault
and robbery, and were held I'm 1900 bail for ex-
animation tomorrow. Shannon was also held in
fl.ee0 bail for examination at the same time.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
GOES ON ROCKS OFF EAToN's NECK.
Steamer Beckenhsm, with Two Holes in
Bow, Gets to Port by Aid Of Pumps

With a cargo valued at nearly a.eoe.ooo. the new
British steamship Beckenham- her maiden trip
from India TO NeW-York, by way of Boston,
smashed two great holes in her bow early
yesterday morning while running through the
dense fog of Eatons Neck. Long Island
Sound. So dense the fog that the cap
tain. J. Raeburn, was able to see scarcely boat s
length ahead The collision made such a large rent
in fhe Beckenham that her forward compartments
rapidly filed. Her after compartments were, how
ever, tight.
Wrecking tugs made a line fast the vessel, and
there A heavy running she was
hauled of the rocks.
The Beckenham reached this port late in the
, afternoon. her pumps having been run throughout
the trip from EatoR'S Neck. She taken direct
ly to the Independence Stores at Fortysecond-st-,
Brooklyn. DR.. Doty gave permission for the boat
TO to her pier and arranged inspect her there.
because there danger that the steamer would
settle down by the head and be unable to make
her pier if she not docked quickly.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
CHILD cHoKEs TO DEATH IN STREET
Dies in Mothers Arms from Nut Kernel in
Throat-Doctor Too Late.

child tive years old, Annie Vszuk, daughter
of Thomas Yaizuk Of No sol East Seventy-second-
St. choked to death in her mothers yesterday
as she was carrying the child to doctor The little
girl had been playing with some nut kernels. and
one Of them stuck in her throat. The mother. when
she saw her child choking. rushed with her for
the ofIcs OF Dr. MoTWitz. at No. $50 East Seventy
second-st-. two blocks away. Before she reached
the doctor, however, the child had died in spite
Of all the mothers efforts TO dislodge the obstruc-
tfcn. Since Christmas the other two children, q
boy six years old. and a girl. four years Old have
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
LAWYERS ASK BALLOT LAW CHANGE.

Albany. March "A petition urging the legislat-
urr to adopt for this State the best features Cf
tn" Massac chusctts ballot law presented to the
legislature to-day. Tn" petition. which is i'll sup
port of the ballot law bill OF Assemblyman Clark. is
signed by five hundred members OF the bar. who
call attention 10 the difficulties caused voters by
tho present blanket ballot. and to the dangers AMI
complications which NAV arise from it, The aim
Of the petitioners Is tO simplify the ballot and the
rules counting the votes, so that the official
Turns will be rendered certain and conclusive.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
IMPROVED BRAKE FOR o., l. & W.

Announcement has been made that the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company in
tends to equip its entire rolling stock with new
high speed power brakes. The new brake. /. is as
serted. will stop train in third less time than
the appliance in general use, and experiments
already conducted seem to pTOve.the truth Of the
assertion. Thus far eight coaches have been fitted
with the necessary appliances. and eight locomo-
tives, recently ordered. to be equipped i'll the
same way until ultimately the entire rolling stock
of the road will carry the new high speed brake.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
PIERS LEAsEo:To THE ERIE RAILROAD.

The Sinking Fund Commission E0Stcrd4y lrdn;s7
10 the Erie Railroad Company t"n-year ease ~
the piers at Chamhers-st-. where the Erie FIR
h ats land Elth.'H0 year aud . per cent OF i'"
gross receipts of the company from the ferry It@
terminus of the ferry the Jersey City side is rr
Pavonia-ave. controller Grour and In'k comm
sioncr Hawkes. approved the lease and T., oHI. VET
ed its adoption by the commission
The commissioners voted tO approve = OH nos
pending in Congress for tic cesSlon 10 thS "Ity Hl
: mart of the C'na Dock The removal 0f tFa '0--
viii widen the entrance to the WaiI4hout ~hd2Ht-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
MR.. RIvEs's GOOD WORK.
Large Amount Saved to City-ComparlsOn
with Last Year of Wigwam's Sway.

CornorstIon Counsel Rives. in his annual report
to the Mayor. says that he is against malh'ainils
branch law offices in connection with any "thef
department. u have. however,. he adds. consented
tn roake one exception this general rule IN the
case of ths Tenement House Department. because
Of the novelty and variety of questions win "l,cn
If Is called upon TO deal BUT in my Judgment this
branch should be regarded only as temporary eA-
osicn+ o,d sfter the work of the Tenement House
Departmeht has been carried on sufficiently long
tba branch of the Law Department ought to be
abolished" ,-..,+
In 1872 This is a decrease of nearly $5SVV over
1Oo1 Sslen $ASS O25 16 was the amount OF expenses
This saving was made in spite OF the TACT tnat 'S
sstarts clerks, etc, numoeIeo lo' III A'O- ~, a..
against 1as In 1901. The department In redHS
sar36 nearly $4,000 to the city for the year. as
s6ss s2 90 was collected In various penalties. lhs
NJ Rives saws is a sum enormously in excess
OF any previous year
In speaking of litigation against various ran
roads in the city to collect taxes, special menuo
&, made of the long standing account against tiis
Norbattan Railway Company. Mr.. RiYes says that
the amount originally In dispute was S1''S''ls 90
of which the company paid A.lS8'l1 70. lea'lhs
ssa 6s claimed by the city, together with interest
from various dates on which the taxes became pay
- hTter n Ionx discussion the company had
sett1ed for s752624 So a agreeable both 10 the
Mayor and to the Controller
Iar1a mart OF the work for the year, according
- .Le Teport. was confined to the lighting of pro-
oao5in1s for reinstatement of former CITY en-
ployes In nearly all cases the city was successful
Among the cases where the city succeeded in being
sustained in removals were those of about one nun
dred and flftv employees of the Department OF
Health; OF over sixty employees In the Bureau Of
buildings Manhattan. and of nearly seventy re-
ductions in the Street Cleaning Department. Ihe
case of dismissal of Fire Chief Croker is briefly
mentioned as q successful case Among the appeal
cases snoksn of is that Of former Ghief DeVerE'
comnsrison is given In the report of the work
done in 1902 compared with 1861. the last year or
the Tarmany regime. The report shows as follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
usE oE NEW l. AND N. BONDS.

A definite statement. showing how about $loOeo.0o0
Of the authorized $3O.OOO0O of new Louisville and
Nashville per cent collateral trust bonds are TO be
used was obtained yesterday. Between $l2.OO0,00O
and SIS 100000 win be used to refund other issues
and the rest will be applied toward the completion
Of Certain branch lines that contemplated long
before the purchase of Louisville and Nashville
stock by the Atlantic Coast Line. J. T. Morgan
& Co will probably head the syndicate which Will
te he bonds,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
NO VERDICT YET IN NEWARK CASE,

The roroner's jury the case Of the Chiton-a's
grade crossing accident in Newark vas in session
all Of yesterday. reading over and discussing III"
testimony given at the inquest The tyPeUrtttu
Dages oF testimony were slowly read and t4]k"'i
6Ier With great dSIiheratiCn- IL expected lIt-
the jury would reach its conclusions drd rHndS
verdict late in the afternoon. but At . o'cIo'K y
was announced that the jury had ad'"urned an
would resume its session to-day
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
CITY COLLEGE PENSIONS.

Albany March "A retirement fund is created
for the supervising force and teachers Of the Col
lege OF the City of New-York under a bill pre-
sented to-day by Senator Elsberg The bill pro-
Nides that the retirement fund shall receive per-
ccntagc oG the excise moneys.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
- FAIRcHILo.s $4,000 FEE.

Considerable interest vas shown at " Int t.d-
Yesterday I'm a suit brought Ey Ben l. FartFii4. q
we'll known lawyer and former member ~ t''--
gress from Wcstchcst"r County. who e".Ns - ''-
cover $4,000 for legal services Tie ease Il Do
Justice kenGh. in the supreme Court Inc ~
fendant is John IT, Seed. TN" head ~ tN SS"d IT
Fhn;ngra phiC Plat" MInUfHrtUriuE '';IE'tlE I'''
fee asked is for services extending over t"H ''dS-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
NEWFOUNDLAND AFFAIRS.
legislators Favor Exclusion Of American
Fishermen.

St. Johns. y F. March 4-TL.: colonial L"gi=-
Iature will opcn Tomorrow The GotcTn0rs speech
will announce a variel legislative programme. Iae
measures DrnunSed will include project "t cold
stora 90 for fish products the revision * the fsnsr
laws ami new mining policy. h" p'ecu VIII
rfcr to the Bond Hay Treaty, with regard 20 "h!"h
an iuportant proroUncement i expected \ NUM-
Ier oF members Of the fegi>at IRE are strongly IN
favor of the exclusion o. A'-cTlttH HSN-'+i- tIOI
Newfoundland waters
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
NAVIGATION OPEN ON he HUDSON

Kingston. y Y. March { tSpecILIr Nd 'Isatl'n
of the Hudson this point began to day Inc nrsI
bost to arrive here WAS the Edwin ~ M,ti- ot th9
Cornell Towing Line. Tomorrow tho Steamers
Poughkcepse and Marlboro. Of the C'"u'rH- tiudSoI
Steamboat Company. III TCSUm" their trips. %
This civ running regularly zach day thTrcaf'er.
This is the earliest rcsJImptiua uf iItEt-''lan III
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
PALMA ENTERTAINs MORGAN.

Havana March i.-Irc~idcnt Palma "ut":ttl'''
J. Pierpont Morgan and the gentlemen "t his i"I''
at dinner at the palace this evening Th' r'm'FIN
of the Cabinet. General Maxim. t;"uI"z. t'lT r..
siding officers of the Senate and HOUSE ana "'-'''
leading Cubans were present
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05

1t is believed in this city though no con-
frmation could be obtained yesterday that the
Western Pacific Railway Company has been
organized in the interest of the Missouri Pacific
system That system at present extends west
ward to Salt Lake city, and 1t has for several
months been reported that Mr.. Gould was
nIsnnire its extension to the Pacific coast, by
way of BeCkWith Pass.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
VAN HORNE TO MEET MORGAN IN CUBA.

Montreal, March 4.-sr William Van Horne
leaves to-day for New-York to attend meeting
of the directors of the Cuban Railway. 1t Is inti-
mated that afterWard he will 60 to Cuba to have
a conference with j. Plerpont Morgan about q new
steamship service to Cuba,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
\. PLArT AND ouIee SEE opELL.

Albany. March Frank H. Patt arrived in this
city to-day and conferred with the Governor on
taxation legislation. IemueI +. Quigg also held
conference with the Governor In the interests it
is said, of the candidacy of John McCullagh for
reappuintment State Superintendent OF Elections
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
CORNELL MEN CONE TO COLUMBIA.

Cornell students. to some extent are leaving their
university at ithaca and entering Columbia
University to complete their courses for both COL
-ieKe and scientific degrees. Over dozen Cornell
men now registered at Columbia; for the most
part in the schools OF mining civil and mechanical
engineering ana In the schools Of applied scisuce.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
GOULD EXTENSION TO THE CoAsT9 2
Western Pacific Railway Company Incorpo
rated in San Francisco.

San Francisco. March 4.--The Western Pacific
Railway Company has BEEN incorporated In
this city to build railway from San Francisco
via Oakland. Stockton Marysville and Oroville
along the north folk of the Feather River
through Sierra Valley in Plumas County.
through the BeckWith Pass in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains and across Nevada to Salt
Lake City: also to build number of branch
lines in this State. The authorized capital Is
S5O0000OO. The articles set forth that there
has been actually subscribed $1.50OOOO The
corporators local men who are said TO
represent Eastern interests.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
MILDLY" WHO WAS HAzED RESIGNS
Navy Department at First Refused to Let
Him Leave the Service.
I'M rELr .rArH 10 7HE 1EIFING.-i !

,-ranoIis MI March THE rcs.EndtIHH .. NIl-
sbfpn;an Robert H. Pearson. "f concord y H .
the fourth class man who had his inv hr'k"I. N \
fight at the Naval Academy some time 40. has
been accepted ny the Navy D. spartmctf. Pedr@oh5
resignation was at first disapProycd both W the
>-o,.y DeDartnent AMI the scademy board BIZ
nov IN is approved by his parents ami the Navy
IDepa-tnent has decided to- accept II
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
FRANCHISE VALUES.
TAX BOARDS FIGURES.
Increase of $4,000, 900 0" Ne70,
York City Corporations.

Albany. March 4.-The State Board OF Tax Com
missoners to-day announced the final valuations OK
special franchises for the current tax year. "nHer
the specia franchise tax act. In Eew-YOrk BunaiO,
Rochester GIoversvile and Ithaca. The aggregate
or the vaIua ons in these cities. compared with
the aggregate last year. Is follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05

The commission explains that the increase OF
nearly $150OOOO OF valuation in Ne~-fork 'lty
ronrcseuts thc last years improvements and exten-
sions OF tangible property within the streets OF
that city Tho reduction in Buffalo Is due largely
TO tho decreased revenue of the traction company
following the exposition The valuations Tor new
York Citv abovC s25 600 are as follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05

In ending his report the Corporation Counsel pays
tribute 20 his staff and says. among other things:
'The results achieved during the year are the best
But 1t gives me pleasure to add an expression OF
support which have received from the staff OF the
dApartment."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

The Beacon last week appear
ed greatly chagrined because the
statement in the REPUBLICAN the
week previous associated the pop
sheriff fees in collecting delin-
quent taxes with the treasurers
expense during the term of his
office. This is not to be wonder
ed at. 1t is the sheriff's Office
above all others that the Beacon
is striving to keep under populist
control. For the last twelve
years the Beacon has been sus-
tanned by the fees from the
sheriff's office. 1t sees the ship
is leaking badly and if it can but
save the sheriff's Office out of the
wreck it is willing for the rest of
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
The Beacon Growing Reck less.

The Beacon seems to have been
forced to the corner and is strik-
ing in the air without regard to
consistency or facts. In its last
issue it stated that a republican
board compelled Mr.. Schneringer,
when he was treasurer, to issue
the distress warrants with which
he and the sheriff so nicely
feathered their nest at the ex-
pense of the county. The facts
are that the resolution censuring
Schneringer for neglecting to
collect the delinquent taxes of
1899 was offered by Cooney pop
member of the board. There
were but two republican menu
bers of the board at the time.
The Beacon i'll the same issue
that it makes this false state
ment publish the vote on the re-
solution, showing ali were popu-
list but two that constituted the
board at that time.