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New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
SAYS HE HAS BEEN DIsC0URTEOUS.
Commissioner Banta, of VI. c. S. c., Objects
TO Course of the Chief Examiner

Commissioner Banta. Of the Municipal Civil Ser
vice Commission. Gays that Chief Examiner f. G.
Ireland has been discourteous 20 President Ogden
of the commission. This alleged discourtesy led
Mr.. Banta. at the last meeting Of the commission
70 introduce a resolution. follows:
Resolved That the chief examiner be Instructed
20 forward whatever official communications he
NAV desire make 10 the Civil Service Com
mission through the president or the SECRETARY of
the commission
Mr. Ireland" said Mr. Banta. has been trying
10 ignore the president. He has communicated on
severaI occasions with the commissioners direct
The last letter I received from him 1 returned
with a notification TO that effect. and told him
that would lay the matter before the commits
sion
Recently, it said yesterday the commits
sioners, without consulting with the examiners.
adopted a plan for a system of police ratings.
The next day Mr.. Ireland, ii IS said. got the ex-
srnfners together. and by resolution informed
them that the old system was good enough for
them. and that the change proposed by them
should not go into effect
Mr. Ireland was seen last night at his home. No.
l42 East Fortieth-st. He refused TO discuss the
resolution Of Commissioner Banta or the charge
made by the commissioner that the chief examiner
had been discourIeOHs TO the president in COM
1unicatng with the members OF the board directly
instead Of through the president
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
EXPECT ITS END TOMORROW.
Report That Strike Against American Bridge
Company Is To Be Settled.

4 special meeting Of the general executive board
of the National Association Of Structural Iron
Manufacturers and Erectors took place yesterday
afternoon at the offices of the American Bridge
Company, No. 100 Broadway. The object of the
meeting, which secret one, was TO come 70
some decision regarding the strike of the structural
iron workers and the May demands of the struct-
ural iron workers throughout the country.
Nothing given out as to what was done at
the meeting, but it was learned that arrange
made for a meeting this afternoon
between the local committee OF the employers or
gauiZation and of the HOuSeSmithS, Brtdgemen and
Structural Iron Workers Union No. 100 Broad
way At this meeting the question Of the strike
against the American Bridge Company will come
up: also the May Day demands OF the iron work
ers President Buchanan of the International As
sociation Of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
had talk with the officers of the company yes
terdav would not state the object OF MS visit
A meeting local committees in Pittsburg Will
also be held to-day and it was stated yesterday
that the strike against the American Bridge Com
pany will be ended by tomorrow. and that all the
strikers will be at work on Thursday In New-fork
and elsewhere The question OF the May Day de-
mands Is expected to be settled to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
HOW CRAMPS LOAN WILL BE USED.
Two New-York Banking Interests IN Syndl-
cate-Real Control in Voting Trust.

The syndicate which has been formed TO re-
organ,ze the William Cramp & Sons Ship and En-
eine Building Company includes only TWO New
York banking interests. it was learned YESTERDAY
d DTorean g. Co and the First National Bank.
The syndicate in which. according to report the
Tinted States Steel Corporation also IS interested
has advanced about s5,O0OOOO. this loan being Sc
cured by a mortgage on the Cramp plant ana
other property
.rrbe loan Is to he used in paying off at the
indebtedness Of the company and placing II on an
assured financial basis The syndicate Wiil' under
the contract be placed in full control of the prop
erty for series OF years. the contract also pro
viding that the loan shall be paid off in yearly IN
staInlents beginning January / ls-bi uIlSi IN
whole sum is quidated. The directors VIII sg oIlSr
their resignatons but is understood that certain
of them will be members of the reorsanlzeo Doaru.
the real control of the company, however oelng
lodged in a voting trust directly representative OF
the bankers syndicate
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
COURT sUsTAINs GEN. KNEELAND.
He Retains Documents Used by Mary Nc
Nelhs Against Senator Clark in Suit

Justice NacLean yesterday denied motion that
General Kneeland hand over to Mary McNeIls
photosraphs letters and other papers which he
had retained as her counsel in her suit for breach
of promise against Senator Clark General Knee
land declared he could not be compelled TO hand
over the papers, he had lien on them for his
fees and disbursements and Justice MacLean coin
cded in this view.
General Rneeland submitted an affidavit. In
which he said;
Neither the defendant any one acting for
him ever sought influence my action at any stage
Of the case. I never met MT. Clark In my ire
except before the referee on the tla or TINS case
I never received dollar from him for any pur-
nose nor any promise or suggestion of money
or any other favor, but I have at all times
epdeavored by all honest means to secure
for my client a settlement Of the claims
which ] believed to he equitably due her The
plaintiff was at all times fully aware and ap-
proved OF all steps in the progress or the case
and ali endeavors TO procure settlement thereof
When her present counsel suggested that they
had a new witness and that they intended TO apply
for new trial. / stated that my papers were
subject 70 his inspection. and that If was sat
iehed that there merit in the application l
would assist in drafting the papers and the making
of the motion
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
GIRL AND DOG KILLED.
Car Strikes 4nimal Looking at Body
That 4nOther Car Had Struck.

Matilda Hack. bright child. three years
old who lived at No. 29S Graham-st., Brooklyn
was killed by Ke Kalb-ave. trolley car. be-
tween Classon and Franklin aves.. yesterday.
An instant later little waif dog: with which
Matilda had been playing. while on the other
track looking inquiringly at the mangled pody'
was struck and ground to pieces by car gong
in the other direction. Bert Blmm motorman
of the car that killed the girl, was locked up IN
the Classon-ave. police station.
Those who saw the accident say that the
girls body lay under the car. not having been
touched by the wheels, and would not nave
been seriously injured except that the motor
man in his anxiety to stop the car mao re
versed the motor. When the car started 10
back the motor car crushed the child's head
like an eggshell. Matilda was the daughter OK
Augustus Hack, a driver for bakery.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
M'AULIFFE's WIDOW TESTIFIES.
Appears Against Policeman on Trial in Con-
nection with McClintock Raid.

Mrs James McAuliffe. whose husband came to
his death so mysteriously about year ago was
of the witnesses against Policeman Patrick
Cox, who. with Policemen George Schoenick and
Patrick Darcy, was charged with neglect of duty in
failing to suppress a disorderly house in West
Thirty-third-st. managed by woman known as
Laura Mauret.
Schoenich and Darcy both detective ser
geants in the summer of 1901 but have since been
reduced to patrolmen. On similar charges Ser
Seant Shtels, who acting captain of the Ten
derloin, in the absence Of Captain Flood, when
superintendent McClintock of the Society for
Prevention of Crime made raid the Mauret
house, and Patrolman Dwyer, a former wardman
Of Captain Flood. were tried some months ago and
dismissed from the force Patrolman Cox was the
patrolman on beat in West Thirty-third-st
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
WOODBURY. CHEERED.
East Side Republican Club Resolves
He Has "Made Good"

Commissioned Woodbury. last night addressed a
large meeting at the East Side Republican Club,
No. 225 East Thirty-frst-st., and told of the work
of his department with regard to the East Side
streets After he had finished speaking a resou-
ton was adopted declaring that he had made
good" He was loudly cheered. Commissioner
Woodbury. said in part;
This club, I understand. is IN favor Of and is
city Your efforts are well directed, and l pre-.
sumo you are well posted as to the great neeo M OF
Department die from tuberculosis than any other
cause, because they are WORKING IN the @ hotpeG ; O
dust and il is the duty of the department to col
ieee TINS 9ust consta9iv piaying in the
streets. The nearer the pavement the thicker the
This city when / took hold of the Street Clean
ing Department was certainly dirty ana TN the
There are eight hundred miles of streets to clean
one-third of the distance to Liverpool This in
cludes the work of the mechanical sweeper
dealers in a market, but they are satisfied
The pushcart men VINO han&9le & i5 dtSs4oGS @ 49,
The dumping of garbage at sea cost large sum
of money. and was rapidly filling up the harbor,
eireadY turned $1,000 into the City treasury.
sixty-three acres of land are nearly completed
adjoining Riker's Island, and this place is tit for
transferring the buildings the latter island may be
In separating ser the solids and the liquids of the
garbage large quantities Of oil from the Vegeta6ie @
Se9sd in T6 f4ouh1 2 IS %h vi ga5s Wbe it
bleached by the sun It turF5 " f aloSI Ia rance
and Germany. 1t is made into perfumery there
and then sent back TO this country 80 ,,o,,
Regarding the waste to dump IN the sea, may
saw that of the ashes collected about 20 per cent
Is m n2ngs d shoes are Worth 50 cents
Tin cans are sold to a man in Long Island I'{y, y,
melting them There twenty tons OF spruce
paper collected every day. In five years the city
the revenue from the refuse
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
PARTRIDGE HELPS CROSS
Ex-Police Commissioner Says Inspector Was
One of Best Men in Department.

Ex-Poce Commissioner Partridge was witness
the defence yesterday at the trial Of Inspector
Cross, who, said the ex-Commissioner. performed
his duty in a most efficient manner. and was one
Of the best men in the department. Colonel Par
fridge said that in his OF Office Cross had car
ried faithfully instructions about disorderly
houses and IN most cases had gained sufficient eVl-
dence &c convict the prisoners.
Cross under cToss-eXamination by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Morgan. when asked if he had ever
taken advantage Of the charter section and asked
for 2 warrant from the Chief Of Police 10 enter
the Fffth-st. precinct house named in the formal
complaint against him. said he had applied 70 Nc
Cullsgh and DeVery when they were chiefs, but
could not remember for what places he asked the
warrants The warrants were refused by both on
the ground that such had never been issued, and
that il would be dangerous precedent TO establish.
did not Herman c. Kudich. an gistrate,
complain to you that Martin Engel was renting his
houses as disorderly houses?' Mr. Morgan asked
Cross
He did not replied Cross. He made come
such statement at meeting OF magistrates, be-
Heve, and added that he had been unable 10 find
evidence to connect Engel with the leases Of the
houses"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
II. S. STEEL MEETING.
All the Acts of the Directors AP-
proved By Stockholders.
SCHWAB LIKELY TO BE RE-ELECIED

1be second annual meeting of the stocKaoioers
os the United States Steel Corporation was hefd
Yesterday in the corporations home onice' " -
Hudson Trust Companys building. doooheH ~
motion of President Schwab, h. H. cary eA nc
Of the board was elected chairman OF thc ~ Heoe
ing and Richard Trmble. secretary ana tfeds1 liz %
OF the corpora tion was chosen as secretary Inc
propositions on which the stockholders were '0N0N
to vote five in number as IoHo"S'
Tn favor of approving and ratifying all contracts
acts bylaws proceedings. elections ana apPottt apPttte
ments by the board of directors or .ns r. $50
committee the finance committee sinC nb~,ar1 II
annual meeting of the corporation on re eDF boara Of
directors of the executive committee VI u 'N
finance committee .,s,.,,e, 4ba agree
ments for the purchase of the stock OF the Union qI
Steel Company. in which Director He,S snd December
q 1902 and the agreement for the pHrcd1at y corr
Danv in which Directors John D. Rockefeller anu
Henry Fl. Rogers were interested dated Deo0iA
In favor Of ratifying the election Of James Gayley
as director & q IN 5ne nace n and Stead of Perciva
erts jr., resigned and the election OF Roper & @
ending in 1905. in place and stead OF william l.
DP%Te For the following named persons directors Of
the class for the three years endinH n IN I IT
Moore Norman g. Ream. Peter A. B. NIdener
James H Reed. Henry c. Frick and "'iam
For Messrs Price waterhouse & Co: as inde-
pendent auditors. to audit the books ana accounts %
ending December 81 1903
After the inspectors Of election had TcanVasseo
the vote they announced that there had oeen VOteu
o9t 9ss shares of preferred stock and 2404,25S OF
common stock and that vote had been cast
against any of the five measures all Of which nad
been unanimously approved. This closed the pro-
ceedings and the meeting adjourned ,,,.s.. -,hosa
No successor to the late Abram . HeWit[. "EOse @
term as director would have expired In lSo. was
chosen Mr. Schwab said the board OF directors
would fill his place. - c-+.o- CARY
asked II any stockholder desired informant IT,
garding any of the propositions a stocKnoluer t
snonired w6v the Troy Steel Products company
was bought and Chairman Gary answered. & tnd. a.
after dus investigation. IL decided that Lile
acG,,isition of the Troy property was deslraDle;
PARTICULARLY to supply the trade in worcester sl 20
SEVERAL other cities in Massachusetts, IN view VI
tbe fact that material saving in freight cnarges
would be effected If the material qeslgoId odured Led
consumptfon in New England could De prouGceu
in Troy instead of having to be carried I,I ON
To++shurg The board of directors VIII oredLlIe
MAJ s when it is understood that Cnaries ~
Sehwab will be reelected president OF the e0i
poratfon.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
KEEPING UP CRUSADE.
West End Association Has Lorattdrd
Spencer. 4utomobiESt, arrested.

I6oriIlard Spencer one of the members or the
IIoriIlard family. a student. was arrested on d
charge Of speeding his automobile at Central
Park West and Ninety -ninth-st. last evening
T2radish Johnson bailed him out G. L. Brewer
chairman Of the grievance committee or the
West End Association, which is trying TO put an
end to automobile speeding in the city streets
went to the station to see the outcome OF the
case. He complained of the speeding of auto
mobiles in streets. especially where chhdren
played, and declared rich men were the oii'e'
offenders.
Spencer was arrested by Bicycle Foiceil4S'AA
Mallon Of the West One-hundredth-st' s'alioii.
He stopped him at Ninety-ninth-st- anu saio
the young man had driven the machihe at d
speed of fifteen miles an hour. Spencer SAID ne
was surprised, but submitted TO the arrest ana
drove to the station in the machlne' carry MS
the policeman and his bicycle
Mr. Brewer said after the case had peen dls-
posed of and Spencer had promised TO be III
court in the morning that the driving OF auto
mobiles by rich men at furious speed was OUT
rageous. He said they seemed to THINK peoPie
who walk have no rights
THAT they do not break the ordinance speed
limit is nonsensical. l have got up scheduie
which is recognized in courts and which makes
It easy for anybody 10 time these speedefs. 70
licemen 90 it very easily blochS % ato q -, w e't =
tieth of a mile long. and Two oIochs hIaAe q
tenth of a mile or five huDdred and thirty rect
actually 1t ought TO take an automooAe Iorty-
five seconds TO make q tenth or Inlle, or I"eh-
ty-tvo and a half seconds to so block, 10 COINS
-,-ithtn the lega, limit OF eight miles an hour'
Now instead OF that, again and again nave
timed automobiles going block IN elght anu anu
ten seconds, or from eighteen 10 t"ehtS-loui
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
KILL DOG AND HASTEN AWAY.
Crowd Denounces Automobillsts Who Kun
Over an Animal Worth $500.

A ST. Bernard dog valued at $500. was run
over and killed by an automobile in front OF
No 331 Seventh-ave.. yesterday j. JaiJnat mad
the dog out for an airing. and the animal was
crossing the street looking for his owner.
The automobile. with two men In It, was
shooting along at high rate OF speeo. Inc
dog heard the putting Of the machine ana fnaue
q sudden start to run to the sidewalk He was
zoo late The vehicle knocked him down and
passed over him. killing him.
The onerator increased his speed while Po-
Ucernan Bischoff of the West Thirtieth-st. sta
tiou ran after the automobile and yelled. lie
saw the initials y. F." on the back. Dut coula
not catch the men A crowd which gathered
denounced the automobilists. The police Will
endeavor to ascertain their identity.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
A THOUSAND CHILDREN TO SEE CIRCUS.

The New-York Protestant Episcopal City MISSION
Society Is planning treat for OF the children
connected with it's organizations. On Thursday
one thousand children will be taken TO the circus
The Chapel of the Messiah. at 2O6 East Ninety
hfth-st sends six hundred. st. Barnabas's House
Gods Providence House, the Church OF San Sal
yatOre and the North River Reading Room. will
make up the remaining four hundred. Special cars
the circus - -.
The general meeting place will be at Madison
Square, The children and their caretakers are 10
line up along the East side. the line reaching from
Twenty-third-st to Twenty-sixth-st. Each child
will have a bag OF peanuts and a large bun.
Through the courtesy OF the management OF the
Barnum & Bailey Circus. the children are TO be
permitted to enter the building al $780, so as TO
view the animals at their leisure before the after
performance begins.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
THINKS SHARES ARE NOT LOST.
Baking Powder Officer Believes They Are
Still in Vaults of Bank.

Regarding the Cincinnati Union Savings Bank
and Trust Compapy's reported mysterious loss OF
some $4,000 worth of Royal Baking Powder Com
pany stock, official connected with the baking
,owder company informed Tribune reporter yes
terday that while he was completely IN the dark
as TO how the certificates came to be lost, he re-
pudated any idea of their having been stolen.
"It is my belief he said, that they are stin
somewhere In the vaults Of the Cincinnati bank.
The certificates could not have been negotiated by
any third party without the signatures OF GER
tain number Of the directors of the bank and the
banks seal 1t is even probable that there would
have have been meeting of the directors peIore
the certificates could have been made negotiable
for such party The whole suggestion. however,
is to my knowledge, absurd"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
RAPs THE LABOR UNIONS.
President of Manufacturers Association
Saws They Oppose Do-Your-Hardest Idea.

The annual meeting of the Manufacturers AS
sociation of New York held in its building. in
Montague-st. Brooklyn. last night. Officers were
lec+ed fhe annual report the board OF directors
was read and the evening wound up with an en-
tertanment.
The old officers, including William McCarroh,
president. unanimously reelected
In his annual address Mr. MGCarron touched on
labor unions follows:
American pre-eminence in the industrial field
has been gained through the efforts of American
yorkingmen Throughput American history the
yorkingman. whether employed or employer. has
given the best his labor without stint to every
task he undertook This association should re-
buke any attempt to introduce a new system, and
should not give It's countenance to the contrary
proposition now set up by labor associations.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
HIGHEST BIDDER TO GET FERRY LEASE
The Contract to Provide for Three Cent
Communication Fare.

Following conference at the Mayors Office yes
terday between the Mayor. Dock Commissioner
Hawkes.. Albert 3. Boardrnan. Edward Lauterbach
and others over Staten Island ferry terminal plans
II decided to have the Corporation Counsel
draw up q lease TO take effect IN May. 1903 after
the termination Of the present lease OF the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company and that this lease
should be let 10 the highest bidder. The lease will
provide for e Communication fare Of three cents
and a single fare OF FIVE cents. Counsel for both
the steam and trolley roads united yesterday in
saying that the bidding would probably be limited
10 the two large interests. the maintenance of a
terminal now involved loss OF about S45o00a year
on q three cent and i've cent fare basis.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
WATER COLOR EXHIBITION OPENED
American Society Begins It's Annual Show
Many Paintings Sold.

YESTERDAY saw the opening day Of the thirty
sixth annual exhibition OF the American Water
Color Society the American Art Galleries, Madi-
son Square South. ]. G. Brown. president OF the
board Of control; VIII S. Robinson. secretary; J.
Symington treasurer; Jules Guern, William H
Ijppiacott Edward II Potthast and R. NJ. Shurt-
left formed the reception committee for the after
noon In the evening a well attended stag" party
for the members was held in the studio formerly
occupied by Vital Benguiat, on the way to
Paris Examples by Josephine Pitkin, r. NJ. Shurt-
left Leon Moran. Percy Moran Paula B. Himmels-
bach. Charles Mente. J. Wells Champney and the
late Henry Farrer were sold in the course Of the
day. The exhibition Is open daily until Thursday
week
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
KAISER WILHELM u EXPECTED TO-DAY.

The Kaiser Wilhelm II, the new express steam
ship OF the North German Lloyd Line, is expected
to arrive here some time to-day from Bremen on
her maiden trip Her agents say that no EFFORT was
10 be made TO establish a new record on this voy-
age She will probably not cross In less time than
days IL hours 81 minutes. the westward record
from Cherbourg made by the Kronprnz Wilhelm
last September She may. however. exceed the
average hourly speed made by the kronprinz VIII
helm on that voyage. 23.09 knots The Kaiser VIII
helm H. IL was expected. would change her course
slightly to keep out of the path Of icebeTss. This
would somewhat eIOngate her course and add
hour or two 10 her time OF crossing In order 10
break the record IL will he necessary for her to
reach Sandy Hook Lightship before O'Clock this
morning
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
WORN OUT FROM NURSING, A SUICIDE.

While suffering from melancholia- due to ex-
haustion from nursing her brother through an at
tack of typhoid fever. Miss Virginia c. Liebler
hrtv-three years old. committed suicide by cutting
her throat with butcher knife at the home OF her
brother-in-law Albert Crolius. No I24 Under
hill-aye Brooklyn, yesterday.
Mr. Crolus. who is cotton broker No 90
waI-st Manhattan. and the other members OF the
family had gone upstairs after breakfast when
Miss Lebler went down. presumably 10 get her
morning meal Ten minutes later she Was found
dead in the kitchen by her sister
Her brother. ]. 5. Liebler. whom she had nursed
lives IN washington Theodore A Liebler OF I,eb-
Ter & Co this city, her half brother
New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
TO MARK FIRST JEWISH CEMETERY
Tablet Dedicated at Temple Shearith Israel
Will Be Set Up To-day.

The dedication tablet to be erected to-day in the
old Jewish cemetery New Bowery. was dedf-
Gated last night In the vestry rooms of the Temple
Shearith Israel, Seventieth-st. and Central Park
West. Oscar s. Straus presided The ceremony
was under the auspices of the American Scenic
and Historic Preservation Society, and the Ameri-
can Jewish Historical Society. Bishop Potter and
Mayor Low who were to speak. were both unable
to attend the Bishop being confined to his home by
a severe cold. and the Mayor being obliged to be
in Albany.
The tablet, which unveiled by Mrs. Fred.
Hasbrouck, regent of the Knckerbocker Chapter,
D. A r. bears the following inscription: