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Evening journal., 1903-08-05
Thought Powder Mills Had Exploded.

Gun practice by search light at Fort
Most last night startled the residents of
New Castle and Pennsville and was dis
tlnctly heard here. 1t was thought at first
that an explosion Of the DUPONT powder
works had occurred, but the repeated
booming soon dispelled this idea.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

Thou shalt not steall" II there is
any department OF our government that
can profit by this injunction, let it pom
der 1t. II not, then its utterance has
done no harm.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

The sloop yacht Fannie. lying at Mil
ton, was this morning sold by United
States Marshal Finn to ex-senator
Charles II. Maull. OF Lewes.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05
heaIn,s Mistake.

From the Hartford Courant CRep).
Alabama's secretary Of state-his
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

The board wanted" advertisement
which called for Fan airy bed room for
gentleman about 20 feet long and
Is feet wide" meant well, though 1t
gives you a shock at first sight.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

We know It is dull in Washington
because the newspapers have taken 20
interviewing John Barrett.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

The Judge-'What excuse have you
for getting twisted up like this?"
The Drunk-'Im pretzel baker
yer Honor"
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

/, Read the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

After the grating exposures in the
New York labor unions. the boys on
the street when they wish TO insult one
OF their fellows call him "a walking
delegate"
Evening journal., 1903-08-05

The BARRIERS unions have decided
that union BARRIERS, and not undertake
ers' helpers. shall shave corpses In
the interest OF peace, we say let them
have the job.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION WINS.
Court of Appeals Says 1t Cannot Be Man
damused to Change Classifcations.

Albany, May 22-The Court Of Appeals to-day
handed down a decision dismissing the proceedings
brought against the State Civil Service Commis-
sion by Michael J. Sims and six others. employees in
the offices Of the Sheriff and Register of Kings
County to compel the commission to classify their
positions IN the exempt class.
The decision affects. by stipulation otherwise,
directly about a hundred similar cases. and in
directly almost the entire Civil Service of the
State for If II had been decided that the State
Civil Service Commission could be compelled by
mandamus 70 classify exempt positions called
confidential" almost any position could have been
claimed as such.
The State Civil Service Commission regards the
contention, sustained by the highest court, was
that the law and constitution, having vested in
them the power 10 classify positions in the Civil
Service. the courts have right to intervene by
mandamuS or certiorar to change classification
that the fact that position is confidential in its
is alone sufficient to warrant that 1t be
placed IN the exempt class The test should be as
whether not II is practicable to fiji the posi-
10 be practicable, then such position should be
placed in the competitive class. The positions in
volved also asserted matter OF fact not to
be confidential in their nature
The cases were argued by Attorney General Cum
neen, Deputy Attorney General Church and AnSley
Wilcox, counsel on behalf of the State Civil Ser
vice Commission, and by Hugo Hirsh Of Hirsh
d RasQun, behalf of the respondents. Franklin
NJ. Danaher, of Albany, submitted brief on behalf
OF the Association Of Civil Employees, who are
affected by the result of the case Joseph A Burr
OF Brooklyn. filed brief on behalf OF the employees
in the Sheriff's and Registers offices.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
THROW!S BABY TO STREET,
SeUen Horses Burned to Death an
O0k-st. Stable

Seven horses were burned to death and several
people had narrow escapes from meeting the
same fate in fire that started in a stable I'm the
rear of the two frame buildings at Nos "a and
% Oak-st. early yesterday.
The peculiar construction Of the buildings
which are three story structures, prevented the
tenants on the upper floors from passing out
through the stairways. There is no entrance
10 the houses above the ground floor from the
street. In order to get to the upper part OF the
houses it is necessary TO go through an alley
that runs along the side of No "a, to the yard in
the rear where the entrances to the stairways
are. When the flames burst out of the stable
the tenants in the two houses could not pass
through the yard. as the heat was so great
They therefore had to climb down ladders put
against the front of the houses by the fremen.
Seven horses were rescued from the stable.
The flames spread TO No. 26 Oak-st., and
small sized panic took place among the four
families living on the upper floors of the house
They could not get out from the rear entrance,
and there were fire escapes the front of
the building Women leaned out of the windows
and screamed. and finally Mrs. Francesca Pie
tao, who liven on the second floor, threw her
six months old baby girl to the street where 1t
was caught by Policeman Bannon The 1remen
then placed ladders against the window Sills of
the burning building, and all the tenants man
aged to reach the street safely.
The fire did not damage the building at No. 26
entirely consumed. The damage is estimated at
6OO
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
NEXT THE U. S. SUPREME COURT.
Denial Of Reargument by Court of Appeals
No Surprise.

Regarding the decision of the Court OF Appeals
yesterday denying the motion for reargument
for the special franchise tax cases. John L. Wells
Of Sheehzn & Collin. counsel for the Brooklyn
city Railroad Company and about thirty other
companies. said yesterday to a Tribune reporter
Motions for resrgument almost invariably
6enied. The company whose case heard at
Albany the Brooklyn City Railroad Company.
We expect TO apply ior a writ Of error the
Emitted States Supreme Court the question
whether this law is violation of the United
States Constitution being a violation Of the fran
chise contract. Ia that event the case would be
argued before the United States Supreme Court In
The ordinary course Of events about year from
In the Of the companies
may pay the tax in order 70 save the interest in
case the Supreme Court decides against them. II
the tax IS paid anc The decision is finally in
favor would 5e entitled 10 recover, with per
cent interest
We 10 the United States Supreme Court on
The theory that the franchise granted
condition that would DO certain things in
sard Of fare. paving and paying a per
centage Of earnings and its part the city agreed
20 let US operate our cars and think IL vio-
3aion OF the contract for the city tax this right
Z tsrer
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
CHARGED WITH EXTORTI0N.
Much Mystery Surrounds Arrangement OF
Patrolman in Harlem Court

in which al concerned refused to talk
and TO which much mystery was attached. came
up in the Harlem court before Magistrate Zeller
yesterday. Patroinian Martin ID. Langdon, OF the
West One-hundred-and-hfty-se station. was
ordered TO appear before the court by Inspector
Walsh. of the Third Inspection District When he
on him The complainant according; to the charge.
AdOlph Rush
Magistrate ZeIIer after conferring with Inspector
Walsh and Captain HalDin, Of the west One-hun-
ftysecondsJ station. turned to the pris-
and said Il would advise you to secure cOun-
sci before pleading This is most serious charge
LangdOn said he uuprepared IN the case. as
he did not expect any such charge and did not
know anything about the case or where he had
done wrong.
Llangdon asked for adjournment until May D
that ne could get counsel, and this was granted
He was held in 81. coo bail He said he could not
get a bOndsman yesterday as he was unpTspared
Magistrate Zeller asked Captain Halptn n he would
be responsible for LanSdOn until to-day Halpin
conferred with Inspector Walsh. and the inspector
said: Il wouldn't: but you can do as You please
Captain Halpin then said he would be Responsible
until this morning, and Iangdon was paroled In
ne
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
OPPOSES LOW'S CHOICE
Andrezo III. Green Suggests Sites for
Municipal Building.

Andrew H Green sent a letter to the Board or
Estimate and Apportionment yesterday regarding
a site for a new municipal building Mr. Green $
suggestion in part as follows:
Among other proposals of sites for municipal
building that have been may be brought pc
fore your board permit to suggest one inq1cdte,l
6dnd or ue bv Gansi Mott Bayard and Centre sts
This site has the advantage OF me open 1SIio Tdq1
its northerly side at the junction ] ol m w MI
berry Bend Park of about 5l5 feet IN ienSth py S
feet in breadth and affords space for building
and surrounding an open court 400 feet by 200 feet
Scheme No on the map bounded by MIipJr1S HH.tG ~
S1iare conprehends a much larger area man
Scheme No. Upon this BUILDING u. Ing WlSn neneSts as
open court could be erected and IN some
Of more than 500 feet on Mulberry Bend Park. and
of the open space OF Chatham Square.
Mr. Green declares that the site suggested by
the Mayor at Chambers Centre North William
and Duane sts is open to serious objections, say
ing:
If opened and used by railway franchise com
peIied to pay for such use The idea that these
companies would pay to the city anything az an
equal the advantages that accrue to them . from
the proposed arrangements Will, as IN the past
prove iusory. They permitted to use the pun.
tic property for example, at the PostoHlce, at
Centre-st and Park Row and other placeS' as t tta
stable wards without any compensation to the
CITY and to the great inconvenience of the pubic
They should be compelled to proVlde thelr car
stables at terminals They hire the sharpest law
yers to contest rent and tax reserved by law 10
returns to the city would I fear in this case
prove without substantial results; the mater or
is, however, scarcely worth cohsiueIin6
In this connection
The letter was referred to Controller Grout
President Fornes of the Board of Aldermen and
Borough President Cantor the committee on site.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
EMPLOYERS SHOW HAND.
ULlTINATUM BY IRON MEN.
Strikers Must Return Or Places WI
Be Filled.

The Truckowners' Association yesterday
Joined the Building Trades Employers Associa-
tion and will cooperate with that body in fight
ing demands of the unions which are looked
on as unreasonable and exorbitant Their en-
ployes are now on strike for higher wages and
recognition of .he union The first actual dec
laration of war by the Building Trades En-
pioyers' Association vas made yesterday in the
following statement issued by the Iron League.
the Employers Association of Architectural
Ironworkers. and the Association of Wirework
Manufacturers of New-York to their employees.
who are now on strike, and signed by these
three organizations:
The undersigned on investigation find that the
wages paid to ornamental ironworkers In greater
are paid in other Cities whose manufacturers com
pete with in this city We. therefore. cannot
to post the following notice at the various plants:
NOTICE
70 nf rdT SnoP VIII De s 0Pe4 ON nn nay yo 20 teir old posi
tions before June l. or other men will be employed
to take their places
1t was also stated that the emergency com
mittee of the association has appointed sub
committees which will meet from . to > o'clock
every afternoon at No. 1.123 Broadway, to
hear reports or complaints of employers re-
garding union demands and make arrange
ments for handling them. So far, it was
stated the association has had no conference
with the Board of Building Trades.
It was said by contractors who called that
the lumber and material in the yards under
contracts was now virtually exhausted. On
Monday there will practically be no building
going on in Manhattan The Bronx, except
in a few isolated cases. and at the headquar
ters of the Lumber Dealers Association, No
IS Broadway, it positively announced that
the shutdown of the lumber yards in Brooklyn
and Queens will go into effect to-day at noon
This will throw from sixty thousand to seventy
thousand workers idle in q day or two In
these boroughs-
Estimates by contractors showed that on Mon
day in Manhattan and The Bronx. 12o.VO men
would be idle through the shutdown and the
present strikes.
According to all concerned in ordering or in
sympathy with the shutdown, the shutdown
will continue until the building material drivers
and teamsters withdraw their demands lne
former are represented III the Board of Building
Trades Several contractors for large buildings
have applied in vain for lumber TINS Week
Among these are the contractors for the s25OO-
600 house which is being erected for Charles NJ
Schwab at Riverside Drive and Seyenty-eighth-
st.
William H. Farley. secretary CT the Board OF
Building Trades made a statement after a meet
Ing Yesterday in which he announced that II
would continue to support the demands or the
Building Material Drivers Union.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
NEUv PLAN NOT F4VORED.
Another Report on Cost Of Ma
mcipaI Lighting Plant.
CIRCUIT WOULD NOT PAY GAS BILLS

Colonel Monroe Commissioner of Water sup
Fly. Gas and Electricity. yesterday presented 10
the Board of Estimate and Appordonment the
report prepared by Cary 7. Hutchinson on the
cost of building and operating a public hghthE
plant in Manhattan. 1t was not received WIN
the favor by the Board of Estimate that greet
ed the earlier proposition by Colonel Monroe
along the lines. On Mayor Lows motion
it was referred 10 a committee consisting OF the
Nravor Controller and President of the Board
OF Aldermen with the understanding that they
are to confer with President Gawtry Of the Con-
solidated Gas Company with the idea of getting
a better rate for the city for gas and electric
lighting. Controller Grout was IN taVor OF re-
fusing either to make another contract with
the lighting companies or pay their bills
Let the companies sue. and then the price
be equitably adjusted by The courts ne
said.
Mr. Hutcb;nson.s report summarized, is as
follows:
There are now in service 5000 arc lamps in the
Boroughs of Manhattan and The BronX od6 and d,
total equivalent eonngessn nescent lamps There
should be at least 10000 lamps in these two
ings should be done by electricity ! have there.
fore made my principal estIale @ i, 4 t 1iebfpe Of
public buildings by electricity. but have added a
present conditions only. ,---,.,,-.. l.,
The cost a year for one arc light. including IN
terest at % per cent anu ~ ean Seas o0o The cost
kilowatt hour incandescent lighting VIII De $50
cents and the annual cost for al tnlS Eghuhs VIII wiz
be $z19.0Oe, making total of s9lSVoo Tor the Two
services .,.,,.a
For N0 arc lamps and the lighting OF public
bndinps the cost a year light VIII be $SO s0
and the total cost will be S62S0e0 at the present
rates charged the city the annual cost IS SiSV"VV
an annual saving Of S507e0. ooo
rrbe of construction of plant for l0OeO
arc lights and the public building lighting excud-
ing the cost of subway ducts (Which you nave IN
formed me the city has the right to use free or
rental will be 81 POS. 600: the annual saving OF
sea- OO0 with this plant amounts to 225 per cent OF
The total cost Of construction of plant Tor Ig0
arc lights and the public building lighting, excuo-
ING fbe cost of subway ducts. will be S3VVoO; the
annual saving of $4,000 with this plant amounts
10 Is per cent of its cost ,,,s
Ten thousand and the present pubic h Dutro NC
i~ lighting can he supplied for s2000OO less than lne
,-if1- * now charged for 5OG0 and the pubic
fuiIdinC lighting. This lighting can be done at
practically half the rates charged to the CITY
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
COTTON EXPORT BUSINESS HURT.
It is Feared That Wild Speculation Has
Done Permanent Injury.

The cotton market opened active and nervous
this morning. and during the first haf hour
showed no particularly decided tendency though
the various months sold up from hfteen 10
twenty points. The news from Liverpool show
ing a rise there caused the early rise here
There was a small reaction and then slight up
ward movement again.
The suspension of the firm Of T. NJ. Tucker &
Co. of Boston, which occurred on Thursday
was officially announced on the Cotton Exchange
here yesterday. It is said unoficially that the
firm has been doing little in cotton on this ex-
change.
The market f1uctuated within few points
during the day and closed near the prices Of the
opening hour, average Of about twenty
points above Thursday nights closing. 1t is
learned that one of the results of the recent
wild speculative movement in cotton has been
an almost total stoppage of the export trade OF
cotton to Japan and neighboring countries by
the Oriental trading houses which are now
shipping their cotton from India. The Japanese
cotton trade has been considerable one, and
conservative cotton houses here are rather fear
full that the damage to trade may be permanent
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
NEW STORAGE BATTERY CELL.
Invention of Mr.. Hutchinson, Who Devised
Instrument to Help Deaf to Hear.

Miller Reese Hutchinson, of this city, inventor
of electrical instrument which assists the dea1
to hear, has also devised storage battery FOR
with that apparatus. The two features OF thlS
cell which makes it unlike others are that Its
contents dry, or. at least. will not spill, ana
the energy which is put into it is more Immediately
available The advantage of the first or
these traits is that the battery can be carried III
the pocket and turned upside down without harm
TO illustrate the second virtue, Mr.. Hutchinson
shows the observer that he can get SIX Volts out OF
g six ounce parcel bigger than a cigar case
whereas other secondary batteries yield only Two
volts per While it is possible in consequence
to respond promptly TO any demand on It's
resources the cell will take bigger charge, or
do more work pound for pound, than others al
ready in the market. That is. Mr.. Hutchinson Will
not claim at present. Some day he may try
to adapt the invention for automobiles but as yet
he has not tried to do He makes THESE manu-
factures only for medical men, blasting ana 10
furnish current for his 'acOusticon.
Another invention Of the same man is oesigreu
to prevent the flow of current in the wrong drec-
ton If the charging wires are not properly c9n
nected to a battery. This acts AUTOMATICALLY H.
while a battery is being charged the dynamo Is
stopped. the new device shuts off the current ana
a
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
HIGHER BIDDER WINS.
Pe;rce Gets Marble Contract OUer
D7cyer, of Brooklyn.

Ioh,, pe,rce the contractor for the Hall OF Rec
ords Yesterday obtained from the Board or E1su-
mate and Apportionment, on a bid OF sz2o.ES0 the
contract for substituting marble for cement in the
interior finishing of the building. He was un-
derbid by Thomas Dwyer. who IS building the new
Hall of Records in Brooklyn who offered TO furnish
the marble and do the work for s26OQ2 The dlspo-
sition of the bids provoked Il lively discussion.
President Swanstrom of Brooklyn and President
Cassidy OF Queens spoke for Dwyer The Mayor
and Controller fought against awarding the con-
tract to him on the ground that 1t would delay
the speedy completion of the building and cause
a division of responsibility. Dwyer nfght 1urhsh
a quality of marble different from the marble that
Mr.. Perce is putting in other parts OF the
building.
OF remarks between Street Cleaning Commissioners
Woodbury. and Luke D. Stapleton OF brooklSH
counsel for James Munday. who formerly had the
contract for the removal of garbage in Brooklyn. II
taken away from him by Commissioner WOOD
bury about four months ago, and was given to the
Brooklvn Sanitary Company. Stapleton declared
that Munday would do the work for $500 month
and would make a handsome profit on H. tie ue
clared that Woodbury. had no just reason 10 ouSt
Munday except to favor Robert Furey OF the
Brooklyn Sanitary Company.
Commissioner Woodbury.. in his apphcatloh "
renew the contract with the Brooklyn Sanitary
Company. admitted that It cost the city more TO
employ the Sanitary company. but that the Work
Munday's carts had been arrested for short dump
ing it in Coney Island Creek. CO.,
"That is absolutely untrue" broke in Mr.. Staple
ton. Our drivers never arrested at any any
for alleging that in a published statement !
plant for the remoyai Of garbage in BROOKLYN
Such plant would cost the city $5o0V}o ana Wouio
need $50 horses and steel carts.
The board authorized Commissioner Woodbury. to
advertise for bids for the work for the baancG cd
estimate of the cost Of municipal plant
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
LAYS THEM TO EX-CHIEF.
Commissioner sturgis Has Heard No Com
plant About Parade from Insurance Men.

The statement published yesterday that the un-
derwriters and fire insurance men of Brooklyn
and Manhattan disturbed the intention
OF Commissioner Sturgis to hold a parade OF the
Fire Department June G. on the ground that
his plan involved the withdrawal OF ten pieces OF
apparatus, with hundred and fifty and
more than twenty of the best horses from Brook
lyn and Manhattan. leaving Brooklyn. according
to the statement, with most inadequate protection
against a big fire during the parade. dis
missed by the Commissioner last night absurd
The opposition. If there is any, which doubt"
the Commissioner said. ali from ex-Chief
Croker's annoyance at not being allowed to take
part in the parade From the underwriters and
insurance men you mention I have received no
suggestions whatever that the parade should not
take place and had there been any such opposi-
tion. such suggestions would surely have been
made.
why have even heard that the insurance
men talked OF reducing the insurance in view Of
the protection afforded"
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
IN TUG LOOK FOR SMOKE
DR.. LederIe's Men Make SeueraI
arrests on Nuisance Charges.

Health Commissioner Lederle's war on the black
smoke nuisance continued yesterday with the
aid of the Health Department tu2bOat. The boat
started out early in the day. carrying In
spectors and policemen and akrted the shores OF
Manhattan. Wherever the inspectors a chin
ney belchug forth volumes Of black smoke they
went ashore with a policeman TO make arrest
Among the prisoners arraigned at the Harlem
court the charge OF creating smoke nuisance
was Max Levy. manager IF a coffin factory az No
425 East Northumberland hfth-st. He pleaded that
he burned shavings. not soft coal. but he held
in 800 ball for trial.
Christopher Peterson. chief engineer os Jacob
Ruppert's brewery at Ninety-second-st- and Third
ave. was arraigned By PatroIman Powers Two
days ago a representative Of the brewer was ar
rafgned for alleged violation al the pumping sta
tion. Magistrate ZelIsr paroIed Peterson and or
dered that Mr. Rupert BE- in court to-day TO
plain his violations
Samuel J. Rowe representative of the York
vile Independent Hygeia Ice Company. at Eighty
second-st. and the East River. who had been
rested before. arraigned the second time this
week, and he said he installing a smoke con
sCHling device which he believed would prevent
the nuisance. His case was adjourned to June
TO permit the device TO be tested
Tsrunsvick- isaIse-C offender Billiard Table IIanu-
featuring Company. at No 3Ol East E.ighth-st and
James Brady. fireman IN the sawnill OF Eckerlotn
& Son. at Ninth-st. and the East River. were
ket court, tor burning shayings and creating a
smoke nuisance. They We're both parOied for trial.
OF the National Biscuit Company Tenth-a-e.
and Fifteenth-st-- who was arrested three days
Market court until next Thursday The ad-
jOurnments in the case have mystiied the Health
thai poIitica1 ninence Rad been brought to bear in
the case a represen tative OF the company asserted
and to be used in burning anthracite coal eX-
shat a letter frou, the Health Board had been re
@eived stating that the nuisance az Lns pant 80
the hearing next Thursday