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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
FEAR STRIKE WILL CONE
Nc1cdrh Trolley Men Vote to Vat
Till Wednesday Anyzcdy.

The Essex County local OF tho Amalgamated As
ISOLATION Of Electric Street Railway Employees met
last evening at Newark. The members Of the ex-
ecutive committee. which consists Of men from the
local union and those In the other three counties
covered by the Public Service Corporations lines,
were present President Conway had police pres
ent to enforce order but although the meeting was
warm. the police did not have to interfere MI
Conway presented a statement from President Nc
Carter Of the corporation 1t practically a
repetition of what Mr.. Conway reported verbally
last week when the men went on the temporary
strike-that the grievances OF the men would be
looked into and ali effort made to adjust matters
President Thomas Ford of the State Federation
of Labor addressed the meeting and counselled pa
tience and asked the men so slow, and not to
strike until they were Of their ground Rep
resentatves of the Essex Trades Council, of which
the local is a member. talked along the same lines
The men finally instructed the executive board TO
see President McCarter again and report the result
on Wednesday night
It is now believed that. unless one side backs
down or great diplomacy be used by some one the
men will vote to strike on Wednesday night
II is declared that the Hoboken hotels were full
Of experienced men. ready 10 to work in case Of
There was much uneasiness yesterday among the
trolley employees Of the Public Service Corporation
nut On the cars o. several lines in that city Union
Inotorrnen refused TO instruct the new men until
The f;rea siness OF the employees increased when
IL was learned that the corporation was also trans
shorter. Superintendent Of the Bloomfeld-ave. di-
vision. on which the premature strike occurred
last week had resigned John +. Gettinger' OF
. BROOKLYN to take his place -
Albert II. Stanley. Of Detroit, Mich, has been APP
6f the Pubic Service Corporation and the
office OF the latter was SAID S( o %
MANY ~ the old trolley employees said yesterday
sfteTaoo1 oI ,h y.s sending new men to Newark to
have them ready to man the cars II case d slrlAe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
LORENZ PATIENT DIES.
Some Other Cases of His Are I'm
successful.

II appears since the plaster casts have been re-
moved from some OF the children upon whom Or.
Adolf Lsorenz operated while here that several OF
the opera tons have not been success IL vas
said that the results in Of the cases have been
so unsatisfactory as TO bring out much adverse
criticism among orthOpedic surgeons in this city
Dr. Newton NJ Shalfer and Or. Virgil T. GloneS.
who entertained Dr. LOreuz during his stay here,
are both out Of town at present and the results OF
the operations performed under their auspices can
not be learned The operation on the Black child
performed at Tarrytown shortly before DR.. LorenS
left this country. complete success. but GER
tain Of the cases operated the Hospital for the
Rupturad End Crippled. at LAXiugtcn-ave- and
Forty-second-st.. failure. so Tar as restor-
Ing the patient to perfect lOcomOtton is concerned
Several operations resulted seriously. Two Of the
little sufferers had TO have the leg amPutated. one
dying after this was done. In two other cases
amputatiOn is being considered. Gangreue has been
discovered in several of the patients. DIT. Homer
Gibney. who is familiar with Or. LorenZ's work in
this city. said yesterday that he did not know
what percentage Of the operations had been sue
CeSsful
"Of course" said he. ct must be renem bered
that Dr. LOrenz said IL was impossible TO predict
perfect in every case. He admitted he lost
some patients. and declared that the element OF
chance existed in operations for COngenital dis
location Of the hip. the as in any other
giCal operation. I do not think the failure Of
tain cases stamps the DOrenz method as unworthy.
If the child walk after the cast IS removed the
operation IS regarded as successful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
BOY FOULLY MURDERED.
Body Found 5cith Head Crushed
Near East RiUer Piers.

Bruised bleeding and badly iacerated. the BODY
Of a boy fourteen years old was discovered lying
under a piece Of canvas and three heavy planks on
the huIkhead between Piers s. and IS early yes
terday morning. While Captain Hodgkns o. the
Madison-st. station. who. with his detectives n
vestgated the case. decided that the boy had ap-
parentiy crawIed under the canvas 20 sleep ana
that worlzmen had Unwittingly dropped the planHs
on him. and so caused his death. Coroner ScholeT
who made a subsequent superficial examination OF
the body had no doubt that the boy had been rnur-
dered after being maltrested The coroner was OF
the opinion that the boy had been decoyed on
board some vessel and after being maltreated had
been murdered and his body thrown ashore
When first discovered the body was lying on us
left side with the right side Of the head crushed
in and blood ooziug from the nostriis The sody
was badly bruised and lacerated-
Piers Nos. So and IS. which are at Catharine-st
are occurred by the Joy Line. James Cunnin CHAM
and Joseph Campbell. employees OF me me us
day The three planks that lay on the canvas
which covered the body were the same as are uSeg
for the tOoTi1s OF pier. captain E0ash'nS "a -
that the steamer Old Dominion, OF the JOY Line
had LETT Pier No. 50 on Saturday. Inc steamer cfi
ried several bales Of paper, ana the paper th NAY
at tie bu!khead where the body was found. Inc
pappr was then covered over with a la&e piece %
tarpauIin or canvas. Tire captain learned thaJ on
sunday several Workrnen were employed on flel
No 25 repairing the flooring PlanIsS s'eh a Vs. rs
found on the body used in the WORK Lhe
BODY was taken 10 the MOrgue undermined ne
coroner announced that he would probaoly nold an
autopsy on the BODY to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
4RWSTRONG WILL FORGED
Care Al the Estate Of InCentoTS
Descendant to Too Friends.

Surrogate sulznan Fl White Plains YESTERDAY re
fused 10 probate a VIII pUrporting 10 have oeen
signed Hv Mrs Alicia Armstrong, the wealthy &C.
scenGsut Of LORD Armstrong. inventor or the Arm
strong gun Tie viii, he says. is 2 forgery
The viii gave all Mrs. Armstrong; estate 10
.r,e- beloved friends. Eva Bradley and Georgianna
BRA Iev" although none Of Mrs. Armstrong s rela-
tfves had ever heard OF these two women before.
Through witnesses produced by Judge Syme. OF
Mount Vernon representing William {. Arnstrons
"a, adorted son OF Mrs. Armstrong, who Is fighting
for the property and julius J. Lyons, coulaei TOT
The Arfnst~o-g estate. the signature 70 the Will
was pronounced q poor r. Tery, ana me document
We i-r.r7rgfatelv thrown HIt Of court.
Mrs. Armstrong arrived IN Mount vernon, q
stranger on NAY g. and hired a cottage N Souin
NrJh-aye. on May 4 she Ten down stairway IN
her home and fra-rured her skull. and die1 two
davs later. Mrs. Arms -rong had a daughter, who
died in $50. after whose death she became &c
centric After her death dozen nepheNs ana
ufeces mn in claims Tor the property. one OF them
heinz q niece who lives - military station IN the
PhEirpine Islands where she Is a nurse.
The two witnesses 10 The viii are dead Both
Eva and Gcoreiarus Bradley say they I'VE IN
CflrslCe y. J. Georsi5rra testified yestercaE tnat
tie signature OF Francis Bradley 20 TIE Will vas
that q hey father. but on cross determination si5
sid she could not read or write.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
STANDS BY CRITICISM OF OATH.
Bishop soanRell Still Says Catholics Cannot
Take Typographical Obligation.

Omaha. sePt- 2.-Bishop Richard ScaaneH OF
the Omaha Catholic Diocese. mace statement to-
day in reply 70 that % President Lynch Of the
International Typographical Union. who defended
its Catholic members. who have taken the oath
O. the union. Bishop Scannen said:
Ny attitude in this matter has been r1isunder-
stood, II not misrcpresented. The Typogra phical
Union has not been condemned in this diocese.
nor have its members been refused the sacra-
srents A reporter came 10 my residence recently
showed newspaper clipping containing an
oath said 10 have been taken by the members OF
the typographical Union, and asked my opinion
regarding a.. ! told him. in substance, that the
oath in its natural and obvious sense could not be
lawfully taken by Catholic. That my
whole action IN the matter. Ny opinion regarding
the wording Of the obligation is unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
NAY AMEND CANAL BILL.
Washington Mach Interested IN Pos
sibLe Action of Colombia.

Washington. Sept. 2s.-The State Department
received ca bic message from Minister Beaupre
at Bogota to-day. He reports that there has
been no change in the situation fl respect 10 the
canal. A second debate on the bill reported by
the committee is expected within a few days
and # is thought ii may be defeated. The pres
ent outlook Is for some amendment Of the re-
ported bin
Much interest is taken IN Washington in what
the Colombian Senate viii DO with the canal
proposition. now that the Hay-Herran Treaty
has failed. II is known that Colombia Is
anxious 10 keep The canal negotiations alive
State Department officials having received
information to that effect from the Colon
bisn Government. The bill now before the
Senate Of Colombia, understood here.
is the one reported by a committee OF that BODY
It contained treaty provisions which would be
unacceptable to this government Minister
Beaupre's dispatch expresses the belief that the
bill may BE defeated and also that ii NAV be
amended. The form the amendments take Is
regarded as the important thing al present In
some quarters the opinion Is expressed that ny
the amendments President 5arroquin may De
authorized 20 negotiate another treaty along
certain lines laid down Do the proposed hllI'
which would permit an adjustment OF the oll-
ferences Of opinion held by the United states
and Colombia.
This convention. II one should be agreed upon
might be laid before the new Colombian Con-
rress which comes into existence next suIlliLe4s,
Meanwhile nine new Senators are 10 DC ei1O---
IN that country. and IL is suggested thal an e.
fort would be made TO elect men IaFoTa ole 10
The treaty. Those who retire are said 10 be op-
TioscG 20 the present treaty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
COAL ROAD INVESTIGATION RESUMED.
Fries Counsel Says Motion to Dismiss Case
Will Be Made

The Interstate Commerce Commission net IN the
FEDERAL Bull ding yesterday to continue the irvesti
cation into the charges made by Congressman Will
lam r Hearst against the coal carrying railroads
Only three OF the five commissioners were in at
tendance Chairman Knapp and Commissioners
Yeoulars and Prouty.
Clarence J. Shearn. counsel for Mr. Hearst, got
permission 70 put James Walden. public account
ant Oh the stand testify 10 the correctness Of a
taple Of ngures compiled 70 snow a community OF
Interests" il the a ton ret mile on coal
carried by the accused railroad companies George
Il Brov-I5eU Of counsel for the Erie Railroad COM
panv crosse xa mined Mr. Walden. The witness said
ne had found some errors IL the tables OF ngures
conuile1 by the railroad officials ami nad corrvcLed
them before making his own deductions Nj.
BrownelI pointed out many discrepancies IN Nh:
Yalden's tables OF figures, and the witness replied
that his calculations were correct made IRON
"a a supplied to him. TO Mr.. Gowan, Nr. Walden
said ne had no previous experience IN railroad &C
Led by Mr.. Ross. the counsel for the railroads
moved ia have Mr.. Yal1en's compilation stricken
from the record. The commissioners denied the
molten. and decided 10 admit the statement for
what II worth
Chairman Knapp said that ne and Commissioners
Yeomans and Frouty wished TO confer with the two
commissioners who we're absent yesterday as TO
whether not the commission Of its own motion
attorneys for the railroads was given time until
October Is in which 90 submit their documents Be
fore adjournment Mr.. BTownel gave notice that
motion TO dismiss would be made later, the
ground that Mr.. Hearst had no right to bring the
action
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
CALL HOLLAND GUEST BANKRUPT.
Justice Says if he Lives at That Hotel de
Can Pay $3.50 for His Child.

Through her counsel. Mrs. Leila A. Newman
asked Justice Marean. in Brooklyn yesterday. 10
punish her husband. George for contempt OF court
ir .ailing % paw $50 a year toward the maInter-
s1ce and education of their child. The justice cid
not decide tEe case but said he would give the de-
PENDANTS lawyer an opportunity TO prove THAI his
client who lives the Holland House FL Man
haitian. is unable 20 pay the money. Mrs. Newman
has 81 absolute divorce She alleges that he has
not paid the second nsts lert OK SO toward their
chucs maintenance. although. she says. ae draws
s. salary 81 $1,000 as treasurer OF a mining COM
pauy.
Counsel FOR Newman told Justice Marear that
hs client was without means. being practically
baulrun. and not being able 70 pay the money.
ASKED whore his client lived be said Newman lived
a. the Holland Rouse.
Any nan VINO Eves al the Holland House can
ray $751;" remarked Justice Ms-eau. II ne was
living ir r. 8 week han bedroom. his story OF
roverry might have some crccence- / would not
-r-r man ia4l o. lie really without uea rs.
tut : Wi where ID iE case o. can pay and wont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
10 BEER GARDEN AT THE ARMORY.
stamford's Mayor Stops Studying to Check
a Little Scheme.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Stamford. Conn. Sept. 2s.-AayOr Charles Henry
Leeds was a. his office several hours to-day. and
took time enough from his studies az political SCI
ence AZ Yale 40 check crtC-t made 10y local
association 10 turn the 4th Regiment ArmorE. In
Fiver-st. into sort OF beer garden. The scheme
n is generally reported. backed by local sa-
loon. The armory was engaged ana season tickets
Tor dances were sold. The place was 10 be gayly
decorated and beer was 10 be SOLD IL was thought
that an arrangement could be made 20 90 this with
ont getting regular license.
Nfavor Leeds heard OF the plan this morning, and
Immediately wrote an order William II. Brennan.
chief or Police telling him 90 inform The man
ayers ot the affair that they could not sell beer OF
any other intoxicating drinks without getting a
sal0ou Incense the place lls. OF course. would
10 almost IMPOSSIBLE and W0Ul1 De TOO expensive
~ tncE Cluio gel H. The first dance was 10 have
been hold next Thursday night
This evening NJ was S1ta fIaf Oh EFFORTS To SCI
beer mac been abandoned, 1ud tlat lftre would De
simply dancing and music.
Mayor Letcss prompt action recalls the recent
criticism ~ the Rev. 81. !. Cody, Methodist mlu-
lister. and of tho local branch of abe Woman s
Christian Temperance lr.Cr wDnu tie Mayor told
DE had promised She AQuUI dealers before t4cculu
a. ist things Drift 3D. De were elected
Mayor Leeds wllI enter actively on lis work al
Yale this *. AT the meeting of the Common
Council tonight hC presented -Wo voices Cf acfs
which would grant rebate n SD on The 500 l-
Ceuse Zee required for tho local theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
LOCKOUT POSTPONED.
Building Trades Governors Defer
ActiOn against Stonecutters.
FIGHT AND NOT TALK, SAYS PRINCE

meeting Of the board Of governors OF tho
Building Trades Employers Association held
yesterday afternoon in the Townsend Building. 70
take action in the case Of the Stonecutters Union
The employing stonecutters represented IN the
meeting asked adjournment OF action until Friday.
which was granted. The adjournment delays the
locking out or the stone trade by the bosses. a
move it had been decided to put into effect yes
terday.
Two solutions Of the delay are offered. One Is
that an agreement will be amicably reached BY
Thursday and another IS that the bosses will be
prepared by Friday to make the announcement
that the trade concerned will be sUpplanted next
week by men whom the bosses will secure. After
the meeting Mr. Prince said:
our unions will Be answered by Us with fight, and
h9y o sT 1 aFe 'n gs Be- attained efor
we get through with this light we viii Hood me
2 Parks is braEsart. and he cannot 1eIVsr tns
a. S9nf-o1 ne foc5I ab, Sita+i9n his chances are
very small indeed. We viii night the fight Ons
the lines We have followed from the outset by or
ganizing unions IN trades the members o;
which cause us any trouble
sam Parks. is at the head Of Local No Of
the Housesniths and Bridge-ens Union, men
toned by Mr.. Prince
Announcement was made at the Building Trades
Employers Association last night thlt fifteen
bers OF the new housesrniths' union, the House
smiths Union OF New-York. had been put TO work
earlier in the day the BUtterick Building. one OF
the Fuller Jobs subIet 70 Richie. Brown & Don
nelly. It was said that forty more men. members
Of the new union. would be put TO work to-day
Denial was made last nigEt that another confer
ence Of the bosses and delegates from the unions
affected b. the building Cie-UD would be called
draw up plan OF arbitration The bosses
declare they have Won an unprecedented victory
over the men in the tie-up. and say there could
not possibly be another plan taken into CCusidera-
ton. The amended plan Of arbitration. as signed
by the tv6ntv-line unions over by the bosses,
viii. according To statement issued last night.
prevent any shutdown in the building industry. as
has been enormously stated n UnaJthenJcated ru-
mors
| at the meeting OF the United Board Of Bull1ing
| Tr,des held in B-evOOTt Hall Delegate J. 7. Tag
l cart Of the Metal Lathers, who was one OF the
| crowd that went with sam Parks 70 Kansas
! C'ifv returned yesterday. and present at the
rneetfrz lie reported great success for PARIS ana
| said that Parks would win out ultimately al the
1 convention
| Donald Call, one Of the leaders in the opposition
! 10 the bosses said yesterday afternoon that the
| arbitration plan. IS adopted On July 9. was an
exact courterrart Of one drawn up ~ the E-idlltz
! Brothers in 1885.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
OFFERS OF $1,000 FOR DYNAMTTEas
Threat to Blow Up Montana jail as Well
as Northern Pacific Tracks.

St Paul Sept 8.-GeneraI Manager Thomas ".
Cooper OF the Northern Pacific Railway to-day
confirmed the report Of the dynamite outragss
against that road IN Montana. He said;
II is true that a demand FOR $1,000 has been mats
upon the Northern Pacific cOmpcn ny by parties in
Montana. and We have had more or less troubls
with them for several weeks We DO not know
who the parties are. but using al the Efforts
possible to discover and arrest them. We have
taken sufficient precautions 90 make our tracks
safe. The NOrthern Pacific has posted a reward o.
81 so for the arrest and capture Of the dyuamers
The State Of Montana has posted another reward
OF $3.50. and Polk County. Mont. has ousrsd an
other 500 making total reward now OF 5000
Mr. Cooper. asked II he believed the guilty par
ties were professional bandits or amateurs saidt
They are dynamiters. and there are not many Of
them in this country"
Helena. Mont. Sept 2s.-In addition 70 the threats
which have been made against the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad By a gang OF dynamiters. Who de-
rand $4,000. Chief o. Police Travis has received
notification from what IS believed TO be the sans
gang. that. Unless the two men arrested in con-
aectio1 with the first outrage az Livingston ara
released the city Jail viii be blown up.
Detectives are searching the country tCr tle
gang and the ton Of dynamite stolen from a
warehouse IN this city a week ago
The last ultimatum to the railroad expires on
October 4 and the 70 Chief Travis to-day
The railroad tracks are being carefully guarded
gainst further OutragsS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
TYPEFOUNDERS STRIKE.
National Fight for Union Rule Sad
to Haze Begun.

St Louis, Sept .2s-Members OF the tyPelounu-
e--. union numbering seventy-fve, went on strike
here to-day. The trouble between the bosses and
the union is said TO be principally a matter OF
jurisdiction wages coming into ii incidentally
The strike is said to be in accordance with gen
eral order ealing out every member Of the type
founders union in the country. SO far as the
bosses are concerned. the strike will be handled
from the Nev-York once of the American Type
Foundry Company which contf~ls founorieS IN
IRIS ritv Nev-York Boston. Philadelphia BATH
moro Chicago Cincinnati and San Francisco out
side Of this company there are four Independents
foundries all Of which are concerned in the strike
The typefounders' union belongs to the 4nlerhA-
tional Typographical Union
T7p 10 the end of April typefounders were Work
ing under an agreement which covered two years
Since that time it is said. there has not been Hai
uouv between bosses and worknen. Il Is esu-
mated that one thousand skilled workmen went
on strike throughout the country to-day.
Cincinnati Sept. 2s-The men employed BY the
branch here Of the American Typefounders' Com
pany struck this afternoon The strikers lnclIue
typecasters dressers. mould workers. machnists
brass rule worLasrs nicking machine operators and
INSPECTORS The men say that at noon to-day en-
agreement was presented at the foundries through
out the country. and that a national strike was
begun because the company refused to sign IL
The proposition in the agreement that caused the
strike reads follows:
There shall be no discrimination against union
men. and any lOurneyman who, during the NE OF
this agreement, may be given employment TO Mi
member OF the International IypoGrap hlcal Union.
provided the union is able TO furnish such jour
ncymen.
The company says that it is willing to concede
all that is asked regarding wages and hours. but
that it will not consent TO relinquishing control
over employing men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
RULES AGAINST briggs.
Judge Thomas OCeTTUles Demurrers
IN His Case and UiUer'S.

Judge Thomas yesterday afternoon handed down
IN the United States Circuit Court Eastern District
Of New York. his decision the demurrers re-
Gently interposed in behalf Of ex-CongreSsman Ed
nund r. briggs. Of Brooklyn. and George +. Miller,
New-Ycrk agent Of the Brandt-Dent Automatic
Cashier Company. OF WATERFOWL Wis. on indict-
ments charging briggs in effect with receiving
moneys from Miller, while member Of Congress
from Brooklyn. for the sale Of automatic cashiers
IN the Postoflce Department. Judge Thomas de-
cides that the demurrcrs should be overruied- He
says III his decision, in part:
All Of the specific deliveries and receipts Of drafts
upon which the indictments based were within
three years next preceding the finding thereof.
When the contract made and the instrument
70 briggs. il Is alleged that briggs was member
The important questions are. FIRST whether
briggs member Of Congress when the Of
fences CHARGED IN indictments were committed.
and. second. whether the statute Of limitations
has run against the actions or any OF them. The
such member. and that Miller had knowledge
nc instrument dated May % 1889. was not ne
gotiabie and. therefore. no value could be added
TO IL by transferring Il. In any case. whether Il
was property valuable consideration, with
IN the meaning OF the statute. that an lndict-
after its delivery 70 briggs. depends upon its
nature and value at the time Of such delivery.
II IL contained all the terms OF the agreement
An Indictment otherwise correct charging that the
defendants offended by making the agreement or
by being parties thereto, would have been valid II
found Within three years OF the time Of making
IL as Section lS7l in terms forbds such agree
nleat to be made. But an indictment based upon
quite different from an indictrnent tor giving or
receiving money properly "orher valuable
consideration upon the theory that such agree
consideration