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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
NOTED GERMAN SURGEON HERE.
Prof. Mikuliex Operates on Three Patients
at Bellevue Clinic.

~ beuevue (unic.
Prof. Johann Mikulicz OF Breslau, Ger
many, one Of the best known surgeons
in Europe. performed three operations
on the abdomen and inteetines at clinic
given in Bellevue Hospital yesterday after
noon. Prof. Mikulicz came to this city
last Tuesday. .....
The operations performed yesterday were
to relieve a patient with structure OF the
esophagus by cutting an opening through
the stomach through which food could be
administered, TO remove a hbroid tun1or
and for hernia. The three cases were
Bellevue Hospital patients. Prof. Mikulicz
was assisted by Drs. T. W Gwyer, b. T.
Tilton, j. l.. Orr and ". 8. Niles.
The operation Of gastrotomy was done
on a man who has canoerous growth in
the oesophagus and who has not taken food
for two months. Prof. Mikulicz made an
q glass tube was inserted. little warm
water poured in was followed by whiskey,
with more warm water.
THAT is what you call In America
chaser said Prof. Mikulicz. You can
see the patient In not used to the-what
you call it--cocktailf'
A popularity Of the surgeons methods
is that he wears white cotton gloves while
operating. He used fifteen pairs in the
three operations yesterday. -
Prof. Mikulicz was the guest q DR.; Robert
to-day for Philadelphia and viii later hold
clinics in Baltimore. Buffalo. Chicago and
Denver. He In IN this country 10 attend
the convention Of. the American Society
Of Physicians and Surgeons at Washington
in May.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
.rAIMANY PRINTERS CRAFT
CONTINUED ny "CITY RECORD
. NAN, CIRCUIT SAYS.

Report Of His Experts Accuses Super.
wiser Cowen Of Limiting the Bids
on Emergency work 70 Three Firms
Bidders Furnished Cheaper Stun.
Comptroller Grout yesterday followed
I'D his charges against Supervisor Cowen
Of the City Record by giving out a detailed
report accusing Cowen Of spending large
amounts Of money without public bidding
Of limiting the probable emergency orders
TO the three firms who got the business
under Tammany and Of allowing favored
contractors to furnish supplies inferior
TO the samples submitted when the private
bids were received.
The report makes this explanation Of
the last charge:
The successful bidder for the 1903 stationery
contract bid below the discount catalogue
and was a higher bidder on a large mum Der
Of other items. Subsequent TO the awarding
81 Sf S e. to Ss
liberal profit for the goods requested by the
a low Bidder thus ignoring the requests Of
the departments. imposing additional expense
pISs. '9e G sbs snH ss
II is pointed out also that the supervisor
acted similarly with regard TO other ONCE
supplies and that a -signifcant feature
was that l.. W. Ahrens, who got all the
stationery contracts this year, bid singulariy
low prices on original specifications ard that
orders were afterward given to the firm
for substituted articles. The total amount
paid on the stationery contracts for 1907
was S37 900. while the bills received for
stationery supplies to March 81. 1903. reach
a total 81 s5s.27i.
Attention IL called 70 the fact that the
private printing and blankbook bids for
the first three months Of this year amounted
to SOL .07s. while the publicly advertised
contract for the whole year was only
t7i.3I1.
Az to the printing contracts s, the examiners
find that In the first six months OF 1902
the composition bet tween contractors was
open and fair, but that beginning IN July,
1907. orders were given to three firms only,
the Martin b. Brown Company, the @: w,
Bratt Company and W p. Mitchell 4 Son,
the firms which had the monopoly Of the
city printing under Tammany.
From July 70, 1902. to January. 1908,
seventy -nine acquisitions were bid on. or
these as were let by public competition at
an average Of $40. ~ per reputation. On
the other il2 requisitions upon which bid
ding was confined to the thnee firms mem
toned. the average was $3.50.
The result Of this limitation Of competi-
ton, II is alleged by Mr.. CIRCUITS experts.
Is that in many instances the city has
paid for work and supplies from 100 to
500 per cent more than a fair market price.
Attention In also drawn to the fact that
the favored firms when bidding on emergency
work showed remarkable unanimity. in
their estimates.
II is asserted also that the supervisor
has SO drawn specifications for printin &
paper that the printing contractors have
been obliged to use papers controlled by
one firm Of jobbes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
TO MARK JEWS FIRST CEMETERY
A Tablet 10 an Old City Landmarks Tin.
yelled In Temple Shearith Israel.

A Tablet TO an Old City Landmark Tin.
yelled In Temple shearith Israel.
A bronze tablet to be erected in the old
Jewish cemetery in the New Bowery was
unveiled last night In the Temple Shearith
Israel at Central Park West and Seventeen
street. The services were held under the
Joint auspices OF the American Scenic and
Historic Preservation Society and the
American Jewish Historical Society The
tablet Ia an anonymous gift. II bears the
inscription:
This tablet marks what remains OF the nrst
Jewish cemetery in the United states. oon-
secrated in the year 1855 when II was de-
scribed as -outside the city,
DuTlne the War Of the Revolution u vas
fefSss 81 ' n 1913 under tn. .u.po.. of tn.
SoSs,S and se q the American je~ish HI.
toricaI Society.
oscar 8. Straus, who presided, reviewed
the part that Jews had played In the up.
building Of this continent: ne saia that
lake his first voyage OF discovery were
furnished by Jews and that hye members
Of that race had prominent places in the
Rndrew II. Green was to have represented
Eociety, of which he Is president. but sent
IN bis place Vioe-President Walter 8. Logan
and an address, which was read by Col.
Henry W. Sackett.
1T IN not necessary TO 60 back TO the
DAYS OF Columbus or 70 the Revolution,
10 And the rights under which the Jews
are holding their present prominent place
asfeIv founded on what they have done
In The percent time for this city
Other speakers were President fornes
Of The board Of Aldermen, Borough Prest-
dent Cantor and Abort Ulman. The
tablet will be put In place this afternoon
without formalities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
NO PLOTTING, SAYS WOODRUFF.
The Talk About war Between PiAtt ant
Odell, He eayy, 10 Gan Bssh."

SYRACUSE, April 70.-Timothy L. Wood
r,iff returned from New York this morning
and declared his wrath at the newspaper
reports Of his speech at the Amen Corner >
dinner. Mr.. Woodruff says hi talked In q
jocular way and the papers took him az
serious. He says he talked more Of type
writer's than politics and did not attack the
Democrats or any one else In a serious way.
Mr. Ridder, he said, did not reply hotly to
him, but also spoke in q jocular vein. Mr..
Woodruff had this 20 say about the poiiti-
'Aii this talk about Odell plotting against
Plat. or Platt plotting against Odell. is bosh:
Take, for instance, the appointment OF
Baker BY Odell He named him purely to
please Plat. The Platt Senators in turn
voted for the confirmation Of Morgan
purely to please Odell. As for Brown,
B-ackett and Elsberg. they wanted certain
chairmanships and agreed to stand to-
gether. They have carried out pro-
0ramme into which they were forced by
events. / don't believe the three Senators
are In any way acting In behalf OF Odell;
Frank II. Plat, con Of Senator Plat,
was in town to-day and lunched with Mr.;
Woodruff. As to Brown, Bracket and
ElsberK he said: i.f go .-..-'.
Il think every ono understands their
motives pretty well and can guess as to
their political destiny
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
NEGRO AHEAD IN BUSINESS.
HE ISN'T A MERE OFFICE SEEKER,
HOOKER WARRINGTON SAYS.

The Money Spent byNortheru and Southern
Pistianthropists on HIS Education ID
Hearing Fruit-He's . Hard worker
and = Good Citizen IN the South.
Booker T. Washington told 400 or 90
men and women In the chapel Of the Second
Collegiate Church in Harlem. last night
OF the work being carried on at Tuskegee
Institute for the uplifting OF the negro
race. The occasion was the annual ladies'
night Of the Collegiate Club, an organization
Of Harlem laymen belonging to several
religious bodies.
Mr.. Washington was introduced by the
Rev. DR.. Edgar Tilton, Jr., pastor Of the
Second Church. as the most noted Of his
race and the best man In the world to tell
it's prospects.
He began by saying that emigration and
absorption, two Of the solutions suggested
for the negro problem, had been found
TO he futile. Colonization. more recently
suggested. he declared to be equally i'm
practicable. A colony Of negroes would
require one wall to retain the colored men
and five to keep out the whites. He con-
tinued:
The problem REQUIRES patience to solve.
But meanwhile the relations OF the races are
pot growing apart. The negro has only
he should have the whole sympathy and
strength and help Of the nation. II is owed
to him by the nation. for 1t was not the South
The situation In the South is.not nearly so
bad as y is represented 70 be. The country
fairly. New York Is Judged by Fifth avenue.
and not by Bs xter street Germany by Bis
msrck and England by Gladstone. IL Is not
graded members.
The feeling seems to prevail in some QUAR-.
giving n large proportion Of his thought
and time to political agitation and Office
seeking ! am In close and constant touch
sure that am safe IN saying that there is
no element in our population at the present
moment that Is being 80 little attracted to
political seitation and office seeking as is
clined to give M any, Of their constitutional
| rights; at the same time the race is devot-
ing itself to the fundamental requirements
! Of citizenship in u way that 1t has never done
! / wish It were possible for the country to
be informed as much about the negro's sue
cxn nsGus and ID sGs ys
! the Southern States. In two cases the banks
have been in operation for over dozen
| years and they stand high in the commercial
world
To get a correct impression Of the progress
the negro is making. orS should attend the
next session Of the Natpnal Negro BUSINESS
snsue Which Ssu. takes (. in Viii nS in
almost every line Of siness in which the
white man i snsagsS do I'm not ,s belize Lev,
seeing and hearing these men In their bust;
, ness session for two or three days. not to feel
, most hopeful for the future Of the race:
Northern p ehilaDthropists upon the education
J Of the negro has not been thrown away. but
| Is bearing most promising fruit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
AosPITAL DoCross BLANED.
hey mt b. !. Cuggenheim's Auts Daed
After They Had Let HIN Go.

bey me by ]. 0uggenhelm's Aute died
After They Had Let HIM Go.
Coroner Scholer said yesterday that
he was going to mako thorough inveeti-
CATION OF the death of Amos Lane, Is years
old. OF S74 East Sixtieth street, who was
Knocked from his bicycle by an automobile
owned by Isaac Guggenheim of 7os Fifth
avenue In front OF the Plaza Hotel, near
the entrance TO Central Park, on Sunday
afternoon. The boy died yesterday morn
ing at his home Mrs. Guggenheim, the
police say, was In the machine at the time
OF the accident. -...
The Coroner who Is also a physician,
was driving down Fifth avenue when the
accident occurred. He took the boy to
Roosevelt Hospital and left him in charge
Of q doctor there. He was astonished
yesterday morning when he heard that
the boy had been allowed to 60 to his home,
where he died
Il was hardly fifteen feet away from
the boy when he was thrown from his BIZ
Cycle said Coroner Soholer last night
Il was riding behind him in my phaeton,
and the frst saw Of him was when he
was flying through the air. didn't actually
see the machine strike him. but it must
have done 30. got out and picked him
up. I saw that the boy was hurt internally.
He could hardly speak and his face was as
pale as death.
Il put him in my phaeton and drove to
the Roosevelt Hospital with him. A young
doctor was called out. He examined the
boy and said there was nothing the matter
with him. The nurse who was present
seemed TO be In hurry, too.
Il said TO the doctor, Walt. this boy
may be hurt Internally The doctor, whose
name I don't know, said, He doesn't show
it, I then said to the doctor: L have had
some experience in accident cases. and /
think the boy has been hurt Then the
doctor said to me, I guess well keep him
here
William Hornsby OF IS West Sixty-first
street, the driver Of the automobile, was
arrested yesterday and arraigned before
Coroner jackson. who held him in 81 900
bail to await tho result OF the inquest
Mr.. Guggenheim Furnished bail.
All that Supt. Lathrop Of the Roosevelt
Hospital would say about the case was:
x doctor examined the boy and found
nothing the matter with him"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
JEROME BACK, PLEASED
Becsuse One Of His Assistants Has Get
McCuliagh's Job.

HHC4US
McCullagh's Job.
District Attorney jerome returned yes
terday to his ofhoe after . stay OF nearly
two weeks at his home In Lakeville. Conn.
His physical condition IL apparently much
improved He said that he had built
new Workshop and had been busy working
in II. While he was away he did not read
the newspapers. but he had heard that
Assistant District Attorney Morgan had
been appointed State Superintendent OF
Elections. -, l,
Morgan win make an e1oellent ofiicisi.
he said. Il am sorry to have him 90, but
with q man Of his stamp ~ State Superin,,
,endent OF Elections ! expect that We VIII
be in close touch. We can probably work
together on q number Of matters. The
appointment was Q great compliment 70
80 Young a man, and take II also a COM
pliment to this ONCE that the Governor
should have selected, out OF the thousands
Of Republicans, q Republican In the once
OF a Democratic ofYicial.'
Mr.. Jerome pointed out that whereas
on Nov. his ofice had forty three homicide
cases to dispose Of all had been prosecuted
and disposed Of but six. and that but two
persons are now In the Tombs under In
dictment for homicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
MT. VERNON CALLS OFF EXPERTS.
To Abandon Investigation That Has Cost
$50, OOO-May Probe Investigators.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, April 20.-The
Board Of Aldermen OF Mount Vernon de-
cided tonight to abandon the investi-
CATION Of public affairs which Is being made
here by a staff Of experts in the employ
OF Samuel D. Patterson. The inveetiga-
ton has been In progress for six months
and has cost about $780, 900.
The city has been too poor to pay for It
and bill was recently put through the Leg
islature, authorizing a bond issue to defray
the expense.
There has been much dissatisfaction
among the citizens regarding the investi-
cation for several months. The opposition
to 1t was prompted by the large expense
and the fact that. although Official mis-
conduct was uncovered. no one was sent to
Jail. or arrested.
The climax came on Saturday when Mr..
Patterson discharged his chief OF staff,
Eugene Shinn Of Brooklyn. Mr.: Shinn
alleged that Mr.. Patterson paid him $50
week while the , city ssS was paying Mr. Pstter-
A mass meeting has been called for We'd
nesday. night by the Taxpayers. Asso-
citation for the purpose OF investigating
the investigators.
was introduced tonight by Alderman
McGonigal, who said that on account Of
the disclosures Of Mr.. Shinn, he thought
IL was DC st to bring 1t to an end.
Mr. Patterson said tonight that the in
vestigation in its incomplete form will
not be worth is cents 20 the citizens.
In the ak months that he has been in
vestigating the city books Mr.. Patterson
has submitted two partial reports. These
reports were to the effect that the former
Democratic Receiver Of Taxes, John H.
Brett, is about $500 short. The Alder
men retained ex-Judge Isaac N. Mills as
special counsel 20 proceed against Mr..
Brett and his bondsInen for the amount OF
the alleged shortage.
Judge Mills began the proceedings in
the Supreme Court at White Plains last
week Since the decision Of the Aldermen
tonight there is considerable speculation
regarding the outcome Of the Brett case.
Brett's friends are confident that he will
now escape conviction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
MORE FAIR CASE WITNESSES.
Attache Of Csnsui.Geseral's once says
Mrs. Fair Outiived Her Busbaud.


Mrs. Fair Outlived Her Husband.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 2o.-Paul Paquet. at
tache Of the United States Consulate General
In Paris, who came here With the unfortu-
nate Moses Flower Chase. said In an inter-
view to-day that witnesses arctic be intro
duced In the investigation Of the death Of
Charles L. Fair and wife who will testify
positively that the wife was alive fifteen
minutes after the death Of the husband.
There are three important Witnesses
said Mr.. Paquet. who are waiting in France
to be called upon for testimony. One il
the custodian Of the castle Of NJ. Berson,
in front Of which Mr.. and Mrs. Fair were
killed. The Gust odian would not talk Of
the accident At first, but now he says that
when he ran from the castle to the scene Of
the accident Mr.. Fair was dead, but his wife
was living. He ran back to the castle and
notified his master. and when he returned
to the scene Of the accident, probably
fifteen minutes later. Mrs. Fair was still
alive. - r..
the other witnesses are Drs. Perriquet
and Du Chateau, who examined the bodies
Of the Fairs when they were being en-
balmed. Both have made afidavit that
the injuries were such that Mrs. Fair must
have outlived her husband. They exam
ined the skulls and my report as consular
agent shows the exact nature Of all the
injuries. II the skull OF Mrs. Fair ID now
in worse condition than her husbands.
It must have been tempered With, since It
was examined by the two physicians"
The hearing Of the Fair will case was
resumed at II o'clock yesterday morning
before Referee W. A. Keener at 100 Broad
way The time was given over to q cross
examination of Alfred j. Moranne, one
Of the two Frencnmen who say they cav
the automobile accident in which both
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Fair were kNled
and that Mrs. Fair outlived her husb0hd.
Florence r. Gambler, representing the
Vanderbilt Oelrichs interests, conducted
the examination, which was devoted princi-
pally to the degree Of intimacy between
Moranne and Lucien Mas. the other French
witness. 1t will be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
JEROME wON'T RUN FOR MAYOR.
says Se-Wants % Keep His Present Job.
Not Try . New One.


Il would not accept a certificate Of cleo
tion,' was the answer given yesterday by
District Attorney Jerome to q reporter.
who asked him II The would accept fusion
nomination for Mayor this fall.
whats the matter7' he continued
Isn't my work satisfactory here? have
a work to do In this Office that will take all
Of the four years OF my term. Further
more, the Mayoralty term IL too short for
q man to do anything in one term. 1t is
q mighty big undertaking TO attempt to
run the city's departments. No one would
ask an inexperienced man to take charge
Of the running Of great department store
or a trust 1t takes nearly all Of two years
of hard work to become familiar with the
details OF the Mayors work, and just as
he begins to get into position where he
could show results his term ends.
1T IL said that your friends have been
suggesting you a. the proper nominee
for this fall, he was told.
.No friend Of mine has been authorized
10 boom me for Mayor. As said. don't
want II and do want to remain In this once.
In fact, I should feel as II were shirking
my duty to give up this offioe before my
term ends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
ADD. THIGH FRACTURED

n. she Humerous Report Of Hospital
surgeon on Msnahan's Case.
Fell into q manure pile while in q spirit
uous condition from overindulgenoe In
corn extract
That was the record dgnsd by Or. VIII
liam walter Winchester, house surgeon
~ The Presbyterian Hospital, and which
S.nt With Peter Monahan Of sS2 First avenue
from the Presbyterian Hospital to Bellevue
The Bellevue doctors after examining
Monahan added:
sFractursd thigh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
pressdsut Heuarix's Vacation.

joseph c. Hendrix. president OF the
National Bank Of Commerce. returned
Yesterday on the Auguste Victoria from a
yacatibn cruise Of seventy.seven dayr, N
Mediterransan ports. Algiers, Athens, syria.
cuse. Malta, tonstantinople. Demescus.
Cairo, Alexandria. Mesena. Palermo. rs.
pjee and Rome. Mr.. Hendrix eaid that
this was his nrst vacation TIP IN many
years. and that he found hssssh ana muc"
pleasure In II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-21
PALMER TO QUIT Politics.
Ysong chicago Alderman sayS n Takes
Tee Much o. H1s nDe

YOong chicago Alderman oaye 10 Takee
Tee Much o. His Tine.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2o.-Honors Palmer.
the Chicago Alderman and son OF Potter
Palmer, IL visiting here. Il just came &c
recuperatc,' he said to-day. my fight
with Dobyns tired ms out. This rs the
last time shall figure In politics There's
too much work connected with Il and ]
haven't the time. The hrst time ] ran for
Alderman I was working for my father
and had lots Of time. Now I'm Interested
In several enterprises. ] shall retire at
the end OF my present term.
Mr.. Palmer brought his sutomobtle along
friends he left in It for Atlantic City. After
he leaves the shore he win 20 20 lakewood,
then TO New York and up the Hudson TO
Wesf Point. Mr.. Palmer1 Guess 6ur1ng
Keith Of chisso and fis ssvn Of Baiti-
mors. ~