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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
P.R.R. NAY CLOSE STREET.
Gets Permission for S7S8, 000-Bid-
derS on Tunnel.

me Pennsylvania Railroad Company yesterday
o5-sfle5 r-o-o Jhe Sinking Fund Commission the
-ssszrl CE resolution giving il the right TO close
~r-ry-se-1r6-s- between Seventh and Eighth
s-ss when VIII be needed for the new station.
TIE company Is 20 pay the city S7Ssoo0 for closing
trs srrsec.
p VIII he some DAYS before the names OF the
successful bidder or bidders for the tunnel work
~ he Pennsylvania Railroad Company will be
made public Il viii take almost as many days
rc determine the exact character OF the bids and
d, 6e-5e tho important question whether the con-
--sct VIII he Iet Tor The whole work or parts Of it
TO carry out this great undertaking the Penn
srlvau.a Railroad has not placed the responsible
IL Tor the whole work the shoulders Of any one
engineer. L has divided the work into many sec
-irrs with a man responsible for each. Il IS the
opinion rt Wei known contractors who are said
- have submitted bids for the work that some
n the railroad officials are strongly in favor OF
ier-1E C-r IRE contracting work the best
done Il would bring the contractor and engineer
The sections n daily contact, and they would
more likely work one
A The bidders and their propose Is. Z said
u certain engineering circles yesterday that the
h.55e-s Coz ere whole JOB were John =. Mcdonald.
Philadelphia company, which bid through 4
dummy. and q Chicago syndicate. who also bid
ttrCuEE dummy Tor the land work. the New
Tr-k Contracting and Construction Company. the
Tinted Engineering and Contracting Company and
ne C'R-urke Construction Company: for the river
sections q ~. Pearson, Of England, and Andrew
0-6z-5c-k. Other BIDDERS are said - he Charles
s10ysultl and The John PIERCE Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
WOMEN UPSET ELECTION.
ALL VOTES GO TO LABOR.
Female Suffrage in Victoria-Tarif
Issues URheeded.

Melbourne, Victoria Dec. 16.-The first Of the
commonwealth general elections at which
women exercised the right of suffrage was held
to-day. with the result that all political calcutta
tons were upset The struggle was chiefly over
me uscal question. The government party favored
protection and the opposition supported free
trade, and the third in Importance. the labor
party agreed to sink the question of fiscal differ
ehees with n view to securing the balance Of
power which they virtually held IN the last Par
HaInent The women voters We're excellently
organized and cast heavy ballot. almost eXcju-
SlFeiy in support Of the labor ticket. regardless
OF other considerations, the result being that the
iapor party won many seats, mainly from the
Protectionists. in districts where the three par
ties held contests
The feature Of the results is the remarkable
success Of the labor vote in Victoria. where at
the last elections the labor candidates were bad
~ beaten. The returns as yet are incomplete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
FERRY DEATH 4 MYSTERY.
Nan Found on Montark Yet I'm
dentifed-Smcide, Sau Police.

Mystery still surrounds the shooting and death
OF unidentified early yesterday morn
ing on the ferryboat Montauk. OF the Ham
iIton Ferry line. the boat was cross
ing from Brooklyn to South Ferry. Manhattan
Death was caused by bullet wound through the
right temple. and. although the police say the
case is one Of suicide, they admit having made a
thorough investigation 10 see if the man died
through foul play. because revolver found
by the body.
The Montauk left her Brooklyn slip at 215 O'Clock
yesterday morning, with a handful Of passengers on
board huddled inside the mems cabin No
shot it said. heard. When near
the Manhattan slip James Mearns. of No. S21 East
ThTty-seventh-st, a deckhand the only one on
duty, found the body Of man lying on the back
outside the iron gate thai stretches across the team
approach To the main deck
The mans legs from the knees down hung
over the edge Of the deck. so that he body
not been found before IT, boat rounded into the
slip the legs would have been crushed.
DR.. Wells, of the Hudson Street Hospital pro-
nounced the man dead and found bullet wound
In the right temple, just underneath the edge Of
the hair This the police assert. the first
that the men on the boat knew that the had
been shot.
The police theory is that the man committed
suicide near the edge Of the deck. expecting to
into the wafer. They say the revolver must have
fallen overheard.
The only Identification mark reported on the
dead mans body or clothes a large mole on
the point Of the left shoulder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
M4NY IN PERIL IN FIRE
T1co Women Injwed-T7co Tene-
ment Houses .4bIaze.

\ fire which Quilted the two four story double
frame tenement houses Nos II and 1GS North
Tenth-st., Brooklyn. early yesterday morning i'm
perilled scores Of lives Women and children
jumped from fire escapes and windows and two
persons were seriously injured. They were Mrs
Agnes Nerlin and Minnie Murphy. While trying to
escape through The halls men, women and children
were overcome b. smoke II saving the lives Of
inmates several fremen were painfully burned and
partly sUffocated. There would probably have been
great loss Of life but for the presence of mind Of
Thomas Verlin, who lived the fourth floor Of
the house ct No 20 North feminist He discovered
the flames, and after arousing the inmates turned
II an alarm.
With the rapid spread OF the flames the occu-
pants became panicstricker and fed In their night
clothes. Dozens of cIotheslines which prevented
the raising Of ladders. hindrred the hTeuen and
life nets were spread. into which many jumped
Minnie Murphy frightened that. although
warned 10 wait till ladder raised she jumped
from the window ledge OF the second story At No
l23 North Teuth-St She sustained internal injuries
and her left leg vas broken. Mrs. Agnes Nerin
wrapped her Two children IN blanket and jumped
from the fourth story window 10 the yard below,
The two children escaped injury, but her left hip
and ankle We're broken Her three boys ten.
twelve ana fourteen years old. escaped bv cutting
clotheslines and sliding down n the yard.
A IRE in the same neighboThpod 4 week i'm
pErllled lyeS. and. like Yesterdays fire. started in
the sirshaft in the cellar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
POSED rs Mss BIGG4R.
toman also focused of Using DR.
p. L, D. Malcolm Name.

young woman who described herself as Miss
Florence Pilgrim. Of No. 3S1 West Forty-third-st
was arraigned before Magistrate Cornell in Jeffer-
son Market court yesterday. charged with grand
larceny. She waived examination. and was held in
Sleo) bail for trial Detective Blades, of a Broad
way department store. the complainant. He
said that the girl had been stealing from the store
II a peculiar manner Several weeks ago a young
woman had purchased large quantities line
goods of various kinds, charging them to the &C
counts Of Dr.. p. Z. D. Malcolm. of No. As East
IWenty-siNth-st.; Laura Biggar. the actress. and
others She had usually represented herself the
daughter of the person TO whose account she had
the things charged. The detective said that while
working on the case he found that the woman had
brought most of the goods back, and had induced
the cashiers give her the marked purchase price
Of them by asserting that she had paid cash for
them. The scheme had been operated for TWO or
three weeks. and the young woman's appearance
Kept her from being suspected
Dr. Malcolm said that he had never heard OF the
on Tuesday man from the store called and asked
whether he had given any the right to have
goods charged 10 his account.
After being lodged in jefferson Market prison
Miss Pilgrim sent for Detective Blades and told
him where a small part of the goods were. saying
that she wished to make part restitution
investigation proved that Miss Pilgrim did not
live at No 3S1 West Forty-thrd-st, as there is no
such number there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
YALE.PRINcE1oN HOCKEY DATES.

Princeton. y. J.. Dec 1S (spec:aD.-Princeton's
hockey team manager announced this morning
that he had completed arrs ugeraeIts for the Christ
mas trip The team viii leave Princeton Christ
mas night and viii play four matches IN PittsbuTg
two being with Vale. as follows; December IS West
crn Pennsylvania tGam; De en1ber IS In-erschOias-c
team Of PitJshIrg- December q and 80, Yale. The
following men will probably compose the team
Chisett goal: SayeE point, Zahnster. cover point
Kafer. DaIlrceyer, Lewis and Chew forwards
New-Havcn Conn. Dec. 1s.-The Yale hockey
team viii go 10 Pitts5urg for four games two OF
these viii be PLAYED with Princeton on December
g and So on December 81 Yale VIII play The
Western League team in Pirrsbu-g and on January
TIE all IrrsrsChOlastlC team
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
ARRIVALS OF BUYERS.

brown Tho-l-1n Hartford, J. IL Thomson rep
resentatve. No = Walkers, Navarro
central DRY Goods Conn aEyt Houston TEX MY
FfaeF drygoods and notions herald square
Jacob q. b henderson, c4oaAH aii
WRAPS: y Rlsen. representative. Hoffman
J. y FarweU Company. Cll'aso- W y. Ieyici' no
sier-- No rs Vur-h-st. tf~eE-I ian
Flaxmau Notion COMPANY Houston Tex D r rtaS
man. drysoods notions ami furnishing goods M "l
Isonard-st. Herald square =, .,-.- 49,,
Ciir1bel Bros Ph a5eIphia Mrs. Il. N QgiyS, cloaks
Fazer 4 Bro. Lancaster. Penn. p C. - Dough- rty
dress goods cIoa1s and furs. No 81 Broadway
ln i4lb 1ar5auer & soa Milwaukee. A Landauer
dress goods silks velvets and Innings No - Church
Herald square ,-.--,--.-- -,-.,-
sttits ana waists. No. 4j9 Broadway YORK
Mann & Waldman Albany. u A. Manu. representa-
tive. MARLBOROUGH .-.---.- ~ ,f,--.-
vc0iIa1 niece goods. - Leonard st., savoy
a. NJ McKeItey a. Co. Youngstown; l. l. cochran.
rerrsssntafIrp 80 :l35 Broadway. Greg1rian.
Mifche Moody. Carton Comp any. Lstrott a u
,fitrbeu rnrifnary Co. broadway. doufEan-
ana fancy COOS. so. 5l4 BrCadwuy- Imperial
IA ToEn-on Norton a L5uiSf4lir- A. L. 4-FF1s
represeurative No. = LeonLrl-si
RothschHd a Chicago T. DbefiefitI l'i9lls, -
haniserehiets gloves fans ana einhte "a
No a. I-onard-sI. Wellington ~ -
@thlsx LINDSAY Cur COMPANY teseSertt w. 'l''Ii1i
nous. f1rrish,ng goods. No ~ tiE-'ue-sf
Stroise a Bro. Baltimore Iii atIouse '"ooi@7 piece
goods Hoffman - w II y,,---,.tt
Woodruff. tfuolale - t'-l - -''f - - '---'
Ncqiien piece GODS 'iivs-lia-4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
ROBBED UNIVERSITY.
Secretary CoHfesses Taking S20,0G0
from California Institution.
IL rErEsnAru 70 rHr rnrrr,sr-

ca, Francisco. Dec. z6-KN. A McKower for
.,srtv years clerk and for Eve years secretary Of
-, T-rversty of California. confessed to-day that
- was 6efsulter Tor S2ay@a which he had spent
= high n0ing end -acetrack gambling The ex-
,s,-a came through $40 check which Mrs
lt7cs-st gave for The payment OF several scholar
s-.,s AlcEoV-en was pressed 10 pay a SLIGO debt
=, T.rr' Davis. bookEnsker recently ruled on the
.---t fcr crooked work with Jockeys. and vester-
s,v Maid Davis with Mrs Hearst's check When
80 bookvu2ker placed tho check IN bank for col
,s-tion ;he bank officials informed President
,,-,s-e-er ~ the university.
sT-koucn This morning confessed 10 President
vsee.er that Re had been peouiataE from the uni
,r-sf.e funds Tor five years. This was MADE easy
t- tre fact that the books were kent in an OLD
FASHIONED way and there was 10 check on the
secretary VINO was really cashier. handling all the
s--ss 0f the institution
President Wheeler has suspended McKowen from
srca pending The action OF Governor Psrdee. who
q. rresidsrl az the board Of regents % the uni
rr-rttv and has placed the ONCE IN charge tenn
-o-ar.ly - Victor Henderson President wheeler's
r-s-ate secretary
sl-EoWeu Is forty years old. unmarried and popu-
lz- Ho received a salary CT $500 o month but for
s-ve-1l yes-s he has spent much money in the
sr- Francisco Tenderloin- Recently he tried to
e9uo his losses bT piunglnE on The racetrack bet
,f-r as much IS $40 on = single race He won
81 ~ IN Thanksgiving Day. but afterward lost
sr-yf-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
THREE MEN SUSPECTED
We're in AcFer, MerraH & CoRdit
Building on Monday.

Besides the police posted at the various build
lngs where members Of the iron League have
contracts. yesterday. special detectives in plain
clothes were posted by the employers to watch for
any more attempts at wrecking The special de-
tectives know many of the ironworkers, and were
instructed 10 work on all possible cIews which
could lead 20 the Identification of the men guilty
of trying TO wreck the Acker. Merrau & Condit
Building and the Broadway Tabernacle.
A special meeting OF the executive committees
Of Local No and Of the Interna tonal Association
Of Ironworkers. Of which Frank Buchanan is ths
head. held at the Ashland House yesterday
and resolution was carried to offer special re-
ward Of 500 for the arrest and conviction of the
miscreants. The resolution will be submitted for
ratification at a meeting Of Local No 2 Tomorrow
nisht. and 1t is expected will be ratified
Inspector McCIusky had news about possible
arrests Yesterday Several promising ciews had
ended nowhere. 4 small ire broke out yesterday
morning among the straw in crates of terra Gotta
on the third floor Of the Times Building which
il was first thought, was nancioLsly started The
fire, however, was found on investigation TO have
There sui B'' or $50 members in Local No
VINO ere cut 81 work and cannot get into the new
made application through their delegates yesterday
for representation on tl sosrd OF representa- tives
composed OF delegates Of unions Y hich have signed
laid over for one week The members OF the board
say that though local No has not signed the
50 @ii5 that rs Delegates ma NOT Join lie board
Last night John Eeebe engineer at the Acker
tie names Of three who he believed 10 be
members Of Local No. ? to Detective William Rice
~ The West FOTty-seveuth-st. station The men he
said were i'm the building on Monday bur had
no fuSi-eSs there. and acted in such queer wa Y
as 10 arrest his attention. They went about as If
they we're either under the influence Of liquor or
strongly excited
n was said at the West rty-seventh-st. station
that every possible clew being followed up
carefully An arrest at time. fl was said would
not be unlikely
work is being done by the iron League lighted
THROUGH the night AT the AckeT Merrall & Condit
building the Waterman had a bonfire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
RESULTS AT INeLEsIpE.

san Francisco. Dec 15-FIrst race Selling Futurity
.ourse-Allce carey, l04 tEtudebrandl. l. won.
Noun Holn's5s3k ZOE g. Booker II to second. PIsz in
hungarian EHshee. Military Maresa also ran Artuhr
RAY left post.
muel- ft2csaVaJ, rs o. Buluan), TO =, Men
qon ly| tF0lsyf. to l. second; Capt. Forses, 10
tChandler' 8 70 l. third Time. 1:15. Virginia Boy
George Berry and Military Man also
Third race selling seye1-aighths % a mlel-Rsd
cross Nurse % ttoey). 10 I. Mss rlngets.
a. Martini 70 /, second The BugahcO 112 IN Lewis
i IN J. third Time % Telephone. Dorcs. Ellie
Fourth Taca handicap, one sui Oue-sxtssnIh miles,
Proper. IL ~. Martini ; 10 .. Fossil. 1OT
If1rls IL to D. secold, Oarsuan, ia CWonderly.
I, third Time, la Yellow Tail, Faulconbrf5gs
Blessed Danced and H0ratUs also
Fifth and one-sxteenth milest-Narvator IS
larson. I 70 /. sad 10 SHERWOOD
seC9nd1 L2nsdowne- ~ tFtoacnt. p J. third Time
los r. Gle1deull1g, Louis Wagner. Mino and TIE
Stevardess also ran Marlin lett a. the post
Slx1h race selling, one mile and fifty yards(-Lord
MelocUruer lp@ tphphanti- :. Holly. 10
BEN Is % 1. second Rosario 1O5 tIlde6rand1 TO
J. third Time 1:45ie. Kitty Kelly Pearl Diver Nc
Grathiana Prince Royalty and Discus also ran.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
BENEATH CAR ON BRIDGE.
Bou Ran OUeT-BIOcks Cause Jam
at Loops.

T-aT- N re BROOKLYN Bridge IN the rush hours
last evening was badly blocked, and in the Jam
mar e-s-e5 boy who was riding his bicycle from
Brooklyn m New-York got in front OF . trolley car
and VS. nearly killed
Fi-zr ar engine q The Kings County elevated
-rsE broke down IA Brooklyn about O clock
srsf-g trains on the LeXinFron-aVe-.. GlJoD-aTe-
md Ezer Nev-To-E roads Il $50 before the
passengers were told that the trains were roJ run
mig and then there was a mad rush for the troll
ev cars -hr loops Of which were already Congested-
r vas about this time that MairaRo Sparmo. a
rsuge % tie Argentine Republic, ot No is Null
ae--v-sr vas trying TO circle his way through the
trucks and trolley cars or the north roadway on
-s Wheel EVhc- near the New-Tork tower he
tried no steer around truck II 'front.' % trolley
Ca- II The livrIleave line bur his front wheel hit
re rear wheel IF The truck and threw him in
front cL The car. which passed over him and the
t.-vcz-
The screams Of TIE lad were heard by the pas
serre-s when Policeman Stefs1s reached the
E-e1e the boy had been dragged from under the
car. and vas BADLY CUT and bruised. HIS scalp was
badly tom and his head CUT and his clothing al
most -c-r from lis BODY He complained Of severe
Tal-s iu The -5LCmeu and was unable 10 stand. He
was L.-eL III The car which burt h,z, and brought
~ rre Fa-k Row -ocrs
al immense crowd greeted the car and ser Up .
how o. me additional 6e-av.
5-1ru1 was --be1 % Hudson Street Hospital
~ S--Ee-- Higgins who said he was probably
r-.fe---s C--a Internal injuries
Joseph Ea-z az so go Palrnetro-sr-. Brooklyn.
IRE 1oro--l-- who said be did an he could 10
avoid ri-e rrc lad was locked up in the oak
Fl station 10 await the result Of the boys injuries
II was after 1--l-E when The trains on the
-r-1se 4e--a --1-i-E ca an irregular schedule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
WEDDING KISS THROUGH CELL BARS
Prisoner Who Stole Watch from the Late
Judge Hilton's Son the Bridegroom

Although cell bars separated them. Stella Hamil-
ton and Harry williams a prisoner in the Tombs.
were married under the civil contract system yes
terday in the second tier Of the prison For several
DAYS the young woman had been around The prison
anxious TO marry the man, hut last week Judge
Coyvine who is TO sentence Williams to-day for
burglary refused 10 allow the marriage 10 take
rlsca I'm some way however. arrangements were
made and in the presence of Warden Van De Carr
and Nh WaIdheimer. the prisoners counsel. the
two signed the contract that made them man and
wife
TIE woman attached her signature nrst "hIIe
a. - The corridor outside the cell Of the
t-it.r-6ou1 The paper was then HANDED through
H. iare 10 Williams. who signed H. IheIl they
lii+-.'c5 bsods and kissed each other through the
bars. .-,t.. Itch r..
Ia,eiI- 10 tie late judge Hiltons SON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
NEw-oRLEANs ENTRIES Foa TO-DAY.

First Selling six furIon-s,-F,sea1.-a AZ. SPAR
ToW COP "a; Aesre-te. - symPhony, 9e Falkland 81;
soNn 10y e. o. HIda. %. Lights MyToG Dale.
5 "TstH OF Ivy l0l; Lady Free KnignJ. lO2. short
second race Selling: seven f1ronss-TIoga 81 Burn
tls Slass 20 LyTa 30 Lingo. To-. Floyd h. 1o2 Nine
't'l- ~ Ail-e Ma ld3 lDf LlItch l04.
A--ea- lti; Iavtnclnle. iJ5- Homestead. I1T.
Ltlll rae purse one miIel-Princs OF Proxy. rs;
L3lo III; Bessie clarthy. 1O7 Antitrust III:
"a H. o -yieE 10 Satire 30 HcNvLiianls, 122;
f'H5rth race tla0uoap: niles
Alauser. 30. Huzzah. 81 Sabot L.
tutn race purse, FIVE furiongsi-Nr Frank Foster
VI, caterpillar, lUt LevatHau 1n+; Miss Hume. 1O4.
I I Iil: A.add1 l2 Ns.-for1 112 Little Jack
sixth race purse mile-Cfass. o.: Ssxtstte- o.:
ssudaTae, -: Hobsous Choice. Mamuon. 81, Rye
1u3 Safety Light rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
RANk oPEN Ill $50 ?. NJ.

M recently organized Maiden Lane S1.i"sa
Ha-k ---.--- -. 4. vii receive deposits from
- 8 ~ 70 90 =. oaiy- The oilee'a -
iiatf-- Louis Nin6muIler1 vlce-prssldents' ~
Car on and Leopold Stern. secretsry Mau
-ezas Tro bank VIII have IFS Offices "l'h lie
--.1c- L-rc Safe Deposit Company. al B'oad"e =.
and MAIDEN Lane. and VII De Under no expense -'-
itlr a. -r-aueernsut made possible By TIE Iart
--L ~ TWO institutions are cohIelie1 - ~
f'-ne interests. aro officers are 10 rec
se-aies. The primary object OF the estabil- hu'S5l
ne bank is % encourage among cI'IHs
-e All1el Lane ieWelTy district the hap'L -
as4LE Al .oaer per cent interest VIII ~ 'atld
r.. feppsits. according 10 one Of the 0Tgalilzt'S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
InTERscHoLAsTIc HOCKEY SCHEDULE.

The hockey committee Of the Long Island Inter
scholastic Athletic League held a meeting az the
CIe-uout Avenue Rink yesterday and prepared the
following schedule of games the league cham
pionship series.
P-epara -ury-
February 1-i5r1CElvn Boys High SclOCl BROOKLYN
Latin ScnCCL
Fe5rTa-y 1o-Eraau1s Han High School vs. Brooklyn
FEn school
February Ia-Brooklyn Latin school -. Erasmus Hall
Egh ScuosI
February 5PoIy-ectnc Preparatory scAoo Erasmus
Hall HLc- school
March 4-Broaklyn Boys High School vs.. Polytechnic
PlaZa-1-y school
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
NAME OFFICIALS FOR SCHOOL MEET.

The following have been asked 10 act officials
at the Public School Athlete League games at
Madison Square Garden On December 2s; PreSi-
dent Of the games. George E Mcclellan: director
general, Dr. II L. GuIck: honorary referee. Victor
j. Downing; referee. James Z. Sullivan judges OF
track contests. q. T. Kirby, c. II. Sheriff.. d. r
James. Barlow s Weeks. CoIonel y. IS. Thursron
aud r. w Ruben. Judges Of field contests II.
tsuermvyer a ]. N1ToerE, John SIei. d Reuss.
Gordon Brown ard Emanuel Haug. timers, =. J.
Lleges, G., c. Hughes II. Blshop and Z J. Wen
dell, clerk OF course. John J. Dixon-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
NOTICES OF WAGE CUT TORN DOWN.
Independent Coke Company May Not De-
crease Pay of Men.

ConnelIsville. Penn. December IA few hours
after the posting of notices by the H c. Frick Coke
Company yesterday announcing a reduction in
wages. similar notices appeared at the plants OF
W J. Rainey the largest independent coke producer
in this region To-day the wo1kmen we're nystifed
when they learned that the officials had torn the
notices dowr. When asked regarding the removal
of the signs the officials all made the same reply:
We DO not know if there viii be a reduction Of
ages by the Ralney Company
T. !. Mitchell. general manager Of the company.
has been IN New-To-k for several days consulting
with his sUperiors. Il plainly evident that the
order to take down the wage reduction notices
came from that city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
MAY SKATE AT CENTRAL PARK TODAY
To Throw Open Lakes if Cold Weather
Keeps On and Ice Thiokens

The lakes in Central Park are fast freezing into
condition for skating. Superintendent Murphy. Of
the Park Department said Yesterday that il the
cold weather continued throughout the night the
various lakes in the park would be open The pub
lie to-day The ice must be foyr inches thick be
fore skaters are allowed on it, and It has been
nearly as thick rs that Tor some time.
At Van Cortlardt and Crotona Park lakes there
skating YESTERDAY. but while the ice was strong
AZ the former park il was in poor condition az the
latter park AT Prospect Park there good
skating A. various ponds in suburban places in
Brooklyn and Nev-Jersey the ice IS in fine Coudl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
BANK CASHIERS SHORTAGE $1,000.

Haven. Conn. pce. IC.--An additional short
az ~ GFu making the total thus far known
80" n-s been discovered in The accounts % Asa
N. Bushnell the cashier Of The Ya5e National Bank
"ho committed suicide yesterday. Bushnell 5
method ~ 1aTTogriatiag the hanks money IS said
n lave oeea b- depicting the reserve fund kept
ne szfe HIS p-su2ticDs are sad e. cate back