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New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND CELEBRATION.
Accepts Invitation to the 250th Anniversary
of Huntington.

Huntington, Long Island. May president
Roosevelt has informed the committee of the 250th
anniversary of the town of Huntington. to be cele
brated on July T. that he has accepted its invita-
ton to be present and deliver address Last
evening the following telegram received:
Worlds Fair Grounds,
st. Louis Mo, April So
Father York. Huntington, y. Y:
Your telegram received The President will be
pleased to attend briefly at the celebration
WILLIAM LOEB. Secretary.
Father York. acting behalf of the special COM
mittee, has asked the President to attend and take
part in the celebration
The 17th Separate Company, of Flushing. Captain
Klein is expected 10 act as the Presidents escort
during the parade. 1t is proposed to devote the
Gay and evening previous to the day of the cele-
bratiOn the reception of former residents OF
the town. The nome gathering is to be made one
of the prominent features of the affair. and hun
dreds OF invitations will be sent to old Hunt
ingtonians to return 10 their old home for this Oc
caSion.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
MINNEAPOLIS Ex-MAYoR's TRIAL.
Evidence to Sustain Charge of Extorting
Protection Monev.

Minneapolis. May 1.-The trial of former Mayor
Aonzo \. Ames, charged with bribery began this
morning, the jury having been secured after four
days of steady work County Attorney Boa rdman.
in his opening address. held that the State would
prove that Mayor Ames had instituted a system
OF extortns money. using the so-oetween Irwin
A. Gardner, medical student in his office whereby
he collected protection money from keepers OF
resorts outside OF the recognized district. He
planned that in that district keepers resorts paid
regular fines in the Municipal Court. but outside
of it there wide feld for extorton.
Gardner put on the stand and told a frank
and complete story of the manner in which the
money extorted from the every two
weeks, of how he had the aid of the members of
the police force assigned Ly the Mayor for that
purpose, and how the money thus obtained was
distributed Gardner had previously been convicted
of bribery, but secured a trial from the Su-
preme Court and has decided to make a clean
breast OF the operations so far as he knew them.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
BREAK RECORD At SHOE
Military Time an TJc0 Mae Bio,,c,.
Race SURPASSED.

The Military Tournament in Madison squsr. Car.
den last night saw the record crowd Of sr,. -,
The amphitheatre was packed people even -
ing in back OF the seats
Major General A6na r. Chafse Commando -.
the Department OF the East was the revssvyt,- -
feer Company E. OF the 12th Resiraent - -
guard Of honor. and Lieutenant Colonel Tresavsr
was adjutent general Colonel Edward Duffy a,
the 69th Regiment commanded The races vver.
better than any night Of the week as uany ~ ~.
contests were finals T. :. Walsh again brol. g..
record taking the 30 final IN g to seconds 49,
ing the old record Of % Is seconds.
The review was more elaborate than On a,,. ,t.s.
since Monday. when the West Point cadsf, ~.
here. The Canadians and the -iackies'' were agstr
the favorites. Rags the marines canine maseot
in the parade, and he again raced IN ana dovr-
the anDhitheatre- He got loose when the Canada,
detachment began their evolutions. and sorasvb.,
4isconcerted the troops. and he was called or bv
masters
Other drills by the United States eavaI-v
and infantry. the marines engineers and sfgra-
corps. and Company e. 18th Regiment
There viii be special matinee to-day. IN viii,
special battalions Of schooIboys Will take Part In
drill for prize offered b. the Military Athlete
League
Those on General Chafee's STAFF last night ws-.
all members OF his own personal staT Thew in
cluded Colonel Barry, adjutsut geenral. and Nato-
Crane, assistant adjutant general. and nearly a
dozen others. With General Chafee IN his nor
were Mrs chaffee. Mr.. and Mrs, Clark Mrs. Barry.
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Young
In the athletic contests G. Perden. OF the 9th
Regiment. broke the record foc the two mile b..
cycle championship in s21 g.. The old time helI
by g. T. Scofeld. Of the I'D Regiment was s-zf
p J. Walsh OF the I'D Regiment. Engineers. broke
the record in the 22o-yaTd hurdle race. His time
was 0:27 4-5. Prinstein. Of the same regiment held
the previous record OF O2s 1-5-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
CHANGES NAME TO GET MONEY.
Niece of Wealthy Tea Merchant Gets Per
mission from Justice Marean.

Mrs Caroline r. Garczynski, of No 12s First
Place, Brooklyn, a niece of George T. Gilman. the
wealthy merchant, who died at his summer
home. in Bridgeport. Conn. about two years ago.
and regarding whose estate there has been consd-
cradle litigation, yesterday obtained permission
from Justice Marean. of the Supreme Court, Brook
lyn, to change her to Caroline r. Redding-
ton, which her maiden name.
Mrs. GarCzynski says in her petition that she
was born in WatCrve. Ne. in March, 1910, and
that her fathers Isaac Reddngton. IN
the seventies she married Rudolph +. Garczynski.
but obtained limited decree OF divorce from him
February IT, 1877. and had only seen him
since then. She says her husband in 1881 got IL
divorce from her in California the ground of
desertion and that she does not know whether he
is alive dead
She declares there actions against her,
except those III relation TO the estate of her uncle.
George +. Gilman in which she, with other heirs,
is named a defendant. One suit is for the
partition of her uncles property, in which Frazer
Gilman and others plaintiffs, and she is a
fendant in Il suit brought by Mrs. Helen Potts
Hall to recover a certain amount of money from
the heirs. By changing her name Mrs. Garczynski
states she will become entitled to receive a
sideTabe sum of money.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BILL VETOED.
Mayor Low Declines to Reverse Long Estab-
lished Policy.

Mayor Low yesterday vetoed the bH TO Exempt
the real estate Of religious corporations In this city
from assessments for public improve ments. ana ac-
companied his veto with the following memo
randum
This bill proposes 10 reverse what has been the
substantially uniform practice Of the city and the
State for a eentury-that all real property otA o2tA
should be treated alike in the matter of assess
ments for benefit. II II be now admitted that
shall be exempted from this long established rule,
the next step. almost certainly. VIII be 70 exempt
tions, and until the same exemptions t'at
granted to taxation shall be granted a5
to assessments for benefit. This. as | have said.
would be complete reversal OF a policy mat mas
existed for substantially century. when ChanceI-
Tor Kent in 1914 held that the property % the
French church in Pinezst- the Pres5y tsrian rar
church in Cedar-st. liable for assessments for
the widening OF Nassau-st So mpartaIiy has al
property ct the city and the state Is uniformly
assessed for it's share of the cost of local improve
appropriation alton biz of the state money to pay
sessmeHts for local improvements on lands owned
by the state Pro{si9n Is fo also s ads ss o n co tn
porate stock for the payment OF assessments levied
upon property belonging to the city
1t has been called 20 my attention thar the court
of Appeals has sustained the right of the commits
sioners of estimate and assessment to make only
nominal awards against churches. If they deem
enjoy i'm common with all other property IL mas
been suggested that this bill simply substitutes
of uncertain and uneven action Of boards OF est
mate and assessment What. in fact 1t does - 20
single out one class et pToperty ] LOT eSI'Td Iisted
of leaving this land, Ike all other property' 20
abide the decision Of commission sworn 70 aet
upon the merits, whose findings also. N order 10
become effective. must be confirmed by the court
1 think this bill IS contrary TO sound pubIc
policy. and therefore 1 cannot accept It on oehaI
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
TRIES SUICIDE IN A CAB.
BULLET THROUGH HEAD.
Fare Mired Champagne and Uhis-
key During Long Ride.

A man supposed to be Ernest Patazner. whose
address is unknown, attempted suicide just be-
fore midnight last night by shooting himself in
the head with revolver while riding to the
Liberty-st. ferry in a hanson cab. He was
taken unconscious to the Hudson Street Hosp-
tai. and is not expected to live
He gave no warning of the attempt on his own
life. and William Keefe the driver, who lives at
No. 216 East Twenty ty-sixth-st.. was startled by
the shot from the inside of the cab. He i'm
mediately called the police and the man was
taken to the Church-st. police station and from
there removed to the hospital. The cab was in
front of the Lberty-st. ferry at the time of the
shooting.
Practically nothing is known by the police OF
Patazner, but it is believed from effects found in
his pockets that he is a well to do business man.
He had with him in the cab bottle of cham
pagne and a bottle of wkiskey, both being partly
emptied.
Keefe told the following story:
Il picked up this man near Twenty-third-st.
and Sixth-ave. about o'clock. At that time he
appeared to be under the influence of liquor,
but his actions not particularly queer He
had some liquor with him then. and he asked
to be driven through Central Park after had
driven him around for a short time. 1 drove
him twice around the Park. and then he said
that he desired to go to the Central Railroad OF
NeW-Jersey terry, at Liberty ana west sts-
drove him slowly downtown, and was surprised
on reaching the ferry to hear the shot and
then Patazner with blood streaming from an
ugly wound in his head, in the cab unconscious"
Besides the two bottles of liquor a brown
leather travelling bag in the cab Patzner
had in his pockets S31 in cash. gold watch and
chain, bunch of keys, checkbook on abe
Corn Exchange Bank showing deposit of S9S.
and couple of recepted bills. One OF these re-
ceipts given by Nathan Simon, jeWeler, for
SO 80 for silver chain. The other was re-
ceipt for photographs issued by Scherrer the
photographer of No. % West Twenty -third-st.
for negative No. 445. There also was the card
of William c. Links, of No II Broadway
Patazner shot himself in the right temple, the
bullet passing clear through the head and
coming out the left side of the forehead.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
APPROVES TROLLEY FRANCHISE.
Final Acceptance Will Mean Easier Access
to Belmont Park

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment' ae
its meeting yesterday approved the terms OF
franchise sought by the New-YOrk and Long ISL
and Traction Company for the operation OF an
overhead trolley line in Queens and Brooklyn The
road desires to extend it's lines into Jamaica, ana
certain parts Of Brooklyn covering about sixteen
miles of road.
The franchise az approved requires the road 10
pay to the city 9 per cent of its gross receipts
within the ctyFs limits for the first five years ana
3 per cent for the remaining twenty years oL Ihe
franchise.
1t provides that the company shall not charge
more than five-cent fares within the icty nInits'
and on the termination of the franchise. "hether
original renewal the city shall purchase ine
plant and property of the grantee at It's Idlr Fdiu
alton property except the private rlght OF way
acquired by the company within the city limits.
which shall be paid for at its cost to the said
company" The road must be completed by July,
1904 or forfeit it's franchise. The company agrees
to run cars night and day, within intervals OF one
hour The franchise viii now go to the Board OF
Aldermen for approval 49,.
The franchise, if approved Will Increase trans
pOrtation facilities to and from the new Belmont
Park.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
]. W. CHAMPNEY KILLED.
SKULL CRUSHED By FALL.
Pastel Portrait Painter Could Not
WGit for Blocked Elerat0r.

J. wells Champney, the pastel portrait
painter. was instantly killed yesterday by
fall from the fourth floor Of the ten story once
building at No. D West Thirty-first-st.. through
the elevator shaft 10 the basement. His Skull
Was crushed and death was instantaneous
Mr.. Champney went TO the building to Vislt
the Camera Club, which occupies the eighth
and ninth floors and Of which he is MEMBER
The building is new one and the tenants are
tust moving in. The one elevator is used for
passengers and freight Mr Champhey
boarded the elevator at the ground hocr- Oh
the top OF the car was heavy mahogany taoie
that was going to an Office on the sixth hoor.
The elevator started up and had reached spot
between the fourth and fifth floors Wnen the
edge of the table jamIred in the counteroalanoe
weight on the SIDE Of the shaft that was oe-
scending while the elevator was ascending the
elevator stopped, ana the efforts Of James Kerr
Of No. 416 West Seventeenth-st., the elevator
boy to move the car. were without avail
After few minutes Mr.. Champney grew I'M
patient and insisted that the elevator door be
opened SO that he could step down TO the fonrth
Hoor. the landing Of which was three feet pelo"
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
FOR WIDENING THE SHORE ROAD.

The borough authorities OF Brooklyn are plan
ming the widening of the Shore Road. Public
Works Commissioner Redfeld said yesterday that
the Board Of Estimate would be asked to make an
appropriation for the purpose. and he thought
the widening of the road by filling in was the
easiest and surest way secure the Improvement
because il the cheapest.
He declared that 10 broaden the roadway on the
land side would a great deal of money In
that section land was very expensive. especially at
the points where the drive narrow, because
there il was hily. and afforded fine view ur the
bay. TO fill along the cmbankment however
would he no expense 10 the city, and there would
be no difficulty in getting plenty Of good soil for
the purpose. it is said that Park Commissioner
Young also in favor Of the filling in method of
widening Of the Shore Road
The attention OF local officials has frequently
been called to the nGrrowneSs of the road in
places where it is dangerous for vehicles to try
to pass each other
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
ATTRACTIONS AT scHEVENINeEN.

The beach Of Scheveni1gen is within a few min
utes ride of The Hague. t1a capital OF Holland.
II has several hotels and kUrhGUs. possessing 2
grand concert hall two bal'7oo-rs, theatre and the
other Continental amusements usually found az
watering places Il said TO be tae resort Of the
better classes from all parts eI Europe, and affords
American a good Opportunity OF studying JHs
different types and customs OF foreign nations
There are convenient means Of travel for reaching
Scheveningen from London The Great Eastern
Railway Company's HOok-Of- Holland route is one
Of the most popular. 1T appeals 10 America
in many WAYS a route 70 the Continent. not
alone to Holland, but 10 Germany. Belgium. Svlrz-
erland Italy.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
WOMAN LED CHINESE REBELS.
Missionary Says She Was Captured end Be-
headed-Tells of Uprisings

A recent communication received by the American
Bible Society in this city from G, L. Cannon.
nerintendent Of colporteurs in the northern prov
inces Of China, tells. under date of March a. at
Tientsin, North China, of uprising which
led by a woman who posed goddess who
captured and decapitated. In his letter he says
a rebellion Is in progress in Kiang-Se and the
government has been totally unable to suppress it
Meanwhile the rebellion has grown: The Governor
mas been removed. but with no better result. The
troops sent against the re5eis there have gone
10 the enemy ia large numbers taking their rifles
6 nd munitions of war with them, and the movement
has gained daily in favor. IN this province have
been surprised to something of regeneration
among the oldtime Bowers
These raiders led ny woman in the posi-
ton of a goddess, and she. with eight others,
captured and at once decaptated. Both parties
suffered some loss Of life III and during the attack
I he magistrate
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
s. A. r. ELECTION.
General Edwin s. Greeley, Of Naw-Havea,
Chosen President General.

New-Haven. Conn. May 1.-G=ueral Edwin
Greeley, Of this city, was unanimously eIectes
president general OF the National Society Of the
Sons of the American Revolution at to-day's sss-
sion Of the congress Of that organization No other
name was presented. Most OF the remainder OF the
session was taken up with the filing Of other Of
fces, the various formal nomination consuming :
much time. The following were elected vice-presi-
dents general: Ira r. Evans OF Texas; Dr. J. u
Bayne, of Washington: Daniel ". Lord OF Illinois,
John J. HubbeII. Of Virginia. and Arthur w Den
mis-, of Rhode Island. The Rev. Rufus W Clark
Of Detroit was chosen chaplain general. and the
following officials reelected: Secretary gen
eral. Edward Payson Cone, Of Sew-Torl6, treasurer
general, Nathan Warren of Boston: historian gen
eral George w Bates. of Detroit: register genera
A Howard Clark. OF Washington
Invitations were presented from St Paul and s.
Louis for the next annual meeting OF the congress
and the matter was referred to the executive com
mittee for action
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WEST POINT. VA.

Richmond. Va. May 1-FoGr blocks ot buildings
in West Point Va, the York River terminus G.
the Southern Railway. are III ashes the result
OF fire OF unknown origin. which started shortly
after I o'clock this morning. Among the buildings
burned the express Of1ce. the postCf1Cs, the
Pemhert0u House and a number CT stores. As
sistanee was asked from this city. and an engine
WIS sent on special train AT one time II vas
feared that the Terminal Hotel and Beach Park
bHildin gs-tne summer resort prOp5TTy-S0uld 80.
but the flames were stayed before reaching them
The people fought the fire with buckets until the
arrival Of the Richmond hremen, when IL was got
under control Rough estimata ties put the loss ~
Sl25CG9. The fire practically wiped out tire business
section No lives were lost All the business houses
are destroyed and about thirty families are home
less The buildings were mostly wooden TIE in
surance fs estimated at one-third OF the loss
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
COMMANDER EDWARD HOOKER. U. S. N.

Commander Edward Hooker. L. s. Y. retired
died or Thursday al his home. No 2s9 Gates-ave.,
Brooklyn. lie was direct descendant of the Rev
Thomas Hooker founder OF the Connecticut Colony
He born in Pennington, that State. in 1922.
AS a lad he went and at the age Of twenty
two commanded vessel plying between New York
and the West Indies
When the Civil War broke out Mr Hooker entered
the navy as an acting master on the steamer
Louisiana On October g. 1861 he seriously
wounded After the he became storekeeper
the BROOKLYN Navy Yard serving there two
years. Later he occupied various other naval as
signueats most OF them in the land service and
retired ia 1884 Setting down in Brooklyn then
Commander Hooker devoted himself 20 the task Of
compiling the genealogy Of the Hooker family and
worked upon IL until he became almost blind. That
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
LEDERLE COMPLAINS TO DEUEL..
He Does Not Want Men Who Adulterate
Milk Discharged in Court.

President Lederle OF the Board Of Health yes
terday sent letter Magistrate Deuel., president
Of the Board Of ~Ity Magistrates, protesting
against the practice Of all except two OF tne CITY
magistrates in discharging prisoners aFralgned
for violations OF the Sanitary Code in adUterat-
ing milk The violations. Or. Lederie wrote, often
resulted in typhoid fever. and he mentioned re-
cent case where miIkman at Bayside, Long ISL
and washed his cans in contaminated water, and
forty cases of typhoid fever followed. 1t was
found that the we'll from which the milSman OBJ
tanned his water contained germs of typhoid .
Magistrate Deuel. replied to-day that he consld-
cred the ground taken by Dr.. LeGerle tmpregnaole
He said that he would call the matter TO the at
tention of the Board of City Magistrates at the
next meeting.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
FINDS THEY DESTROYED WILL.
Jury's Verdict for Daughter Who Accused
Father and Uncle.

The trial of the suit OF katherine Wilson against
her father, Charles II. Wilson and her uncle. Frank
b. Wilson her share of the estate of her grand
father Henry Wilson. which has been before Jus
tiee O'Gorman and a jury in the Supreme Court for
the last week. ended yesterday when the jury
brought in a verdict for Miss Wilson. 1t is under
stood that the case will be appealed. Katherine
Wilson. with her sister, Mrs. Adelaide Lyons
charged her father and uncle with destroying the
last will of her grandfather, Henry Wilson. thus
deriving them of property valued about $500 900
The iur. found that Henry Wilson left a last Will
devising in fee simple absolute Nos. s., 81 and 50
Division-st. to katherine Wilson, and that Charles
H. and Frank B. Wilson, Conspired 10 OBTAIN and
destroy and did destroy the will
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
JOHN HARVEY,

The funeral Of John Harvey. who for fifty years
was in the cooperage business in New-York City,
will be held at his home No. 14s Hicks-st., Brook
lyn this afternoon at . o'clock. The service will
be conducted by the Rev DR.. Alexander Vance.
Mr.. Harvey died Wednesday, following
stroke OF apoplexy. He born in Cork, Ireland,
in 1919, and brought to this country when six
years old. AS young he went into the
eooperage business in Stcne-st- on the East Side.
At the time OF his retirement ten years ago the
business. which is still conducted by his sons, Will
lam P. Harvey and Henry Fl. Harvey was III
Reade-st. Mr.. Harvey leaves two sons and one
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
CIRCUIT HOLDS UP GAMBLING BILLS.
He Says That He Considers Them and Hun
dreds of Others Outrageous

Among the many bills which have been sent to
the Finance Department by detectives engaged IN
obtaining evidence against disorderly houses and
gambling places. and which have been held up by
the Controller. some relating to money lost in
Carfelds by detectives while securing evidence.
Controller CSrout refused yesterday say by whom
the bills had heen contracted or the amounts they
called for but he said that the amounts We're so
large that he would not pay them until forced TO.
He regardd is at outrage that large sums of
money should be used to get evidence in the gam
bling cases and for purposes named in hundreds OF
other bills which had before him from the
Police Department and the District Attorneys Of
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
REFEREE TO HEAR TIGHE CHARGES.

1t has been decided by the Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court that the charges made against
Magistrate Tghe by the Antitrust Society shall
be heard by referee. Ex-Judge George G. Reyn-
olds was yesterday appointed the referee.
The defence of Magistrate Ttghe to the charges
Of the society that indictments against policy
players found on the same evidence a was
produced before the magistrate when he discharged
the men. has not been made public. 1t report
ed yesterday. however. that his counsel had exam
ed the minutes of the grand jury, and had found
that a much greater amount Of testimony was
taken there than before Magistrate Tighe
in connection with the policy cases In behalf of
the magistrate it will be urged, it is said, that
the indictments were not obtained on the same
New-York tribune., 1903-05-02
A FUGITIVE FROM sAoHALrN.

Honolulu May The japanese liner Nippon
Aiaru which arrived from the Orient to-day. had
among her passengers Russian exile named Ivan
Won Boninski. recently escaped from Saghalin ISL
and He boarded the vessel at Yokohama as a
stowawav When discovered he said he was the
son nf a wealthy resident of ST. Petersburg. While
a student AZ a military college he was convicted
of roting and with others was sent TO saghalln
Island Here two of them had died before Won
BouinskI with another student, made his escape.
On hearing his story the passengers OF the Nippon
Maru purchased a first class passage for him to
this port lie will join the Russian colony near
HiIo