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New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
CHURCH SOCIETY HELPS SAILORS.

The Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary So
ciet,- for Seamen in its ftty-eishth annual repc.
saws that much work has been done for sailors.
The society sustains the floating church Pike-st
and the East River church in West ana houston
SITS. reading rooms for sailors at No. 81 Plke-st
No 9u West-st.. No. q Coenties Slip and No l
stata-st II also maintains d sailors boarding
house at No % Market-st-
An officer Of the society stationed in the office
Of the British Consul General at No. State-st..
where Iare, numbers of seameu are paid their
wages in the year received $ti.512 from ~ seamen.
of which So 09f transmitted TO dependent
tives and the rest kept deposit for pay ynent
when needed About seventeen thousand letters
were written and received I'm of the society !,
rooms and a large number Of Bibles ana books
distributed. For entertainment Sl.l9s was
spent The hole cost of the work S2I 6f6. The
societys income was Sl6q77. The deficiency of So
was met 10y draft upon the permanent fund.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
WINNERS OF POLICE MEDALS.
Committee Appointed to Choose Officers
Noted for Bravery Makes Report.

The committee medals. consisting of Deputy
Commissioners Ebsten and Piper, and Chief Clerk
Kipp. appointed by Police Commissioner Greene to
decide upon the members of the department to
receive the Rhineander, Bell and Peter F. Meyer
medals for bravery, made their report yesterday.
There were 15S men in the department who during
the year 1902 received commendation and honorable
mention. OF these, thrty-three received depart
ment medals. From the latter number three men
were chosen to receive the three large medals.
The winner Of the Rhinelander medal is Thomas
O'Neil of The Bronx Park station, who on jan
uary . 1902, jumped into the lake in Van Cort-
Iandt Park and rescued from drowning boys
who had broken through the ice Patrolman
George H Holder of the East Fifty station.
on July % rescued two children who had fallen into
the East River at Fffty-second-st. He will receive
the Bell medal The Peter F. Meyer medal goes
to PatroIman Patrick j. Kelly now Of the Ne
Steamboat Squad. on February 21 1902. Kelly
rescued from drowning Bridget Farrell, who tried
10 commit suicide by jumping into the North River
from Pier No s..
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
CAMBRIDGE ANSWERS M'LAUGHLIN.
Says Latter in Speaking About Him Was
Insulting, Undignified and Arrogant

The Shepardite members of the Kings County
Democratic General Committee and other inde-
pendents in the party in Brooklyn We're highly
indignant yesterday Hugh McLaughlins out
break against Mr.. cambridge printed in The
Tribune yesterday: MIR. Bainbridse said:
MI Mclaughlin did not state that he had read
my statement about Democratic leadership. He
does state however in a most insulting undIgn-
fed and arrogant manner his own opinions about
the chairman of the General Committee. which. il
printed correctly. must be offensive to every
other Brooklyn Democrat as to me-
Mr. Mclaughlin in the evening refused to reply
directly TO Mr. Bainbridge, but added that the lat
ter was trying to dsplace a natural leader refer
ring 70 David B. Hill, without naming any one to
ak place.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
WILLIAM MGLoRY LOSES LICENSE.
Arrested Under an Assumed Name for Keep
ing Saloon Open After Hours.

on March . a man giving the name Of William
Mack fifty wears old. who said he was waiter by
occupation. living at No. 354 West SiXteenth-st.
was arrested charged with keeping a saloon al
No 45l Third-are. open later than the law allowed.
Mack was tried in the Court Of Special Sessions
yesterday Thomas Cherry defended him and en-
tered a plea OF guilty He inadvertently added:
..AIr. McGlory always kept his saloon closed on
Sunday
What name did you use2' Mr.. Cherry was asked
The real identity Of the prisoner was then IN
1athorled and il Was found that Mack was the
well known William McCilory. who has kept several
eged disOrdery places in this city in the last few
years He was fined SO. He did not demur to
paying the fine. but objected TO having his license
taken him. which is done after conviction
1lria llt
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
DIR. FUNK PERPLEXED NOW.
He Will Try to Have Mrs. Piper Talk to

The Rev. DIR. Isaac X. Funk, of the publishing
firm of Funk & WagnaIs, is perpleXed over the
alleged communication from the spirit of henry
Ward Beecher, received several weeks ago at the
home of a medium. Mr.. Beecher's spirit whlch
communicated through a second spirit one John
Rakestraw, Is said to have asked DR. Funk why
he had not returned certain coin. DR.. Funk then
thought of widows mite which many years
ago he had borrowed from Professor Charles r..
West through Mr.. Beecher. DR.. Funk found the
widows mite" in the safe at the office, although
he supposed that it had been returned soon after
its reproduction in his Dictionary.
DR.. Funk asked Mr.. Hodson, of the
Boston Society for Psychical Research, to have
Mrs. Piper. their medium. try 10 communicate
with Mr.. BeecheTs spirit and ask him II he
really is offended at his old friend Funk because
coin not returned. DR.. Funk is also
Beecher wants made.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
TWO KILLED At FIRE.
MANY. INJURED IN PANIC.
1Fomen and Children Jump-Nar-
rosc Escapes ChiId'S BrGUery.

TWO lives were lost several persons were in
3Creo and there were several exciting escapes
and rescues at Ere early yesterday in the
six story tenement house at No. 127 Henry-st
THE DEAD.
BoTHsTEIN Harris eichty-fcur years ola an invalid
LAZARUS. Sarah. hfty-eisht years Old.
THE INJURED.
an bae N haaas mf and S's face sE T Hospital
FAILoN. James. { Engine CosiTaiy No. L. A1'
internal In5eTnsiiy: &c 6ouIerneur Hospital
bruised by jarpins from second floor window
GREENFELDT. Mrs Taubie. house keeper: p1T
broken by igrnpjnE from the fhifa 40" "'-'1'"
RosEN Morris ns5y years OLD: face and hands burned
The fire started in the basement at time
when several painters were preparing various
rooms for the ceremonies Of the Passover II
did not harm the first second hoor, out
6arted up the light shaft to the upper stories
Greenfield the janitor heard one Of the paint
ers shout Fire" and he ran 10 his rooms
alarmed the house. The tenants. panicstricken.
ran TO the fire escapes. front and rear. and to
the roof.
Mrs Creenfeldt knew that Rothstein was an
invalid. and went 10 his apartments. Every one
had gone. When the woman turned To retrace
her steps the smoke was thick that she be
came terror stricken. and. running to third
floor window. jumped from the fire escape, de-
spite the warnings Of the fremen. Fallon caught
her. bar both fell. the woman with such force
;hat her legs were broken. Fallon was bruised
but remained on duty.
Rosie Rothstein. fourteen years old, told ot
irving TO save the invalid. She said she man
aged 10 get him to the top floor unaided, where
she asked some Of the other persons TO help her
carry him to the roof No one paid any atten-
tion 70 her she asserted. and she was forced
10 abandon him His body found at the
foot of the scuttle steps. The girl escaped by
jumping eight feet TO the roof of No. 20
Henry-st.
Mrs. Greenberg. her daughter Dora, sixteen
years old and her son Isaac. sixteen, became
panicstricken and jumped to the yard from the
second story Her children were not hurt, but
she was severely bruised
Mrs. Betsey RabinOwitz locked herself. her
daughter Rosie and her fourteen-months-o
baby Abraham in their rooms on the fourth
floor. Patrolman Carey. Of the Madison-st
station rescued them Mrs. CiiHsberg jumped
from the second floor window to the yard
Carey went to the top floor Of the building and
handed Archie and Myer Krinsky, five and three
years old, respectively, 10 hremen at the
windows.
The body Of Sarah Lazarus was found on the
stairs between the fourth and fifth floors.
FirerDer had their uniforms cut into shreds
ny falling glass and their hands and faces were
singed by flames.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
LOW BEST MAN IN SIGHT"
Jerome Says He Did Not Mean That Mayor
Should Not Be Renominated.

District Attorney Jerome said yesterday that in
his speech at the Hotel St. Denis Thursday
night he did not wish to create impression
that Mayor Low should he renomnated. IL
think" he added, that Mr.. Low is the best man
in sight to lead the next fusion movement. I do
not want be misunderstood and have people
think that I believe his administration has been
failure. What wanted TO convey that peo-
pie generally recognize the good work performed
by some of his commissioners but do not give him
credit for their work. If he had the strong, ag
greSsive qualities of natural leader, the efforts
Of these commissioners would all rebound to his
credit and they could be used good arguments
for the support of his ticket in the next election
AS it is the people give all the praise to the indi-
vidual commissioners. without thinking of the man
at the head of the Administrations
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
TRANSFERS NOW THREATEN STRIKE.

Three thousand building material drivers forming
the building Material Drivers Union threaten TO
strike all over the city before May l. thus
tying up work nearly every building in the city.
unless demands for d wage schedule are grant
ed before that date. The union appointed a com
Inittee yesterday to submit agreement to the
employers next week ernbodying the demands. and
If they refuse to sign it the strike will be declared.
The demands were indorsed by the Board of Build
ing Trades yesterday and arc as follows:
\ ten hour work day. No work to be done on
New Years Day. Fourth OF July. Labor Day and
Christmas Day. and time and half rates to be
raid for work done on all other holidays and on
sundays. Drivers Of one horse wagons receive
g p a day: two horse teams 50 90; three horse
teams s. IS and four horse teams g. no single
driver TO be allowed to drive than horses
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
DADY SELLS BROOKLYN HOME.
Will Soon Go to Cuba for Long Visit-May
Live in First Ward

Michael !. Dady. the acknowledged Republican
leader of the Ist Assembly District Brooklyn, al
though he does hold the position Of executive
member in the County Committee ard is away
most Of the time looking after business in Cuba
has sold his home at No 21s Schermerhorn-st.. to
Harris Salt wholesale liquor dealer. His family
will go to live in the St. George Hotel on the
Heights. and Mr.. Dady viii leave for a prolonged
visit to Cuba within few weeks. On his return
Mr.. Dady will probably live the st. George.
which is in the First Ward part of the Ist Dis
trict. Later he will buy home and, it is under
stood. he has in mind in the First Ward,
abandoing the Third Ward part of the district, in
which the Schermerhorn-st house stands, and
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
ELEVATED ROAD CONFERENCE MONDAY

Another conference will take place on Monday
between the committee OF elevated railroad en-
poyes, which has been conferring with the officials
Of the Manhattan Railway Company. and General
Manager Bryan and other officials OF the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company over the demands of
the The new schedule which went into effect
on April ! reduced the number OF round trips from
five daY and increased the pay in some
cases.
The committee will he headed by George z.
Pepper, president Of the union. The a
nine hour day. and under the present arrangement
Of trips they cannot have this they According
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
PROMINENT ARRIVALS Al HE HOTELS

ALBEM \ ARIE-IIrutepaEt Governor Frank W
Higgins. OIeaH, y, Y, Clarence Z. Pen Tuxedo;
Francis Shaw, Boston ASTOR-Eben sears. bCS-
GRAND BTisadirT General q. y tIo'ust.S-
I 5 y. Captain George GoodaIe. Y ;. \ ~ ~
PERIAL.-Denmdn Thompson. SwanZcN- y ~
Captain e. T. Snow. l.. : y Colonel ~ Y
James Mississippi. JutEe George II C9"Si,t WI
bury. colonel II. &. Morgan. Hartford MAS -
TAN-CoIoucl ]. V Sprine. L. ) 4. 81 -eii -
Conway, London. NETHERLANP-tl tlV''S y q, ~
Dean. Providence. \. Shumau. Boston Nm Nm
AVENUE-M J. YIaguno. Peruvian 'ouS4i leu t'sl
eral General William =. Smyth. Onltr" Sta'T7
consul tn Hull EnEIand PLAZA-Judsc H. n
Dykman. Whit. Plains, \. 81. bE,SlS-J5 ReS
RaIfng-CsouIi MINNEAPOLIS J. y IltIn&Ls tt,7
ION SAVOY-ParoneSs dEherStein, tSrtSSeL5-
WALDORF -ASTORIA-JOhn Boyd IhacheFt eA-
Mayor of Albany.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
DRIVER BOYS TIE UP MINE.

Niikesbarre, Penn. April 3.-Driver boys at the
Dorrance colliery OF the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany went strike today, alleging that they had
TO work nine and half, instead Of nine. hours
day, which is not in accordance with the commits
sions award. The mine is now idle.
Shamokin, Penn, april 3-No. slope of the Luke
Fider colliery, owned by the Mineral Railroad and
Mining Company. tied Up to-day by the com
pany hands going on strike because they We're dis
satisfied account Of being docled a half hours
pay yesterday afternoon for quitting work at (
o'clock The men started to work a. m, and
say that they put in the full nine hour day. An
1-a9a ry71laN
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
WOUNDED BY MAN 20 YEARS OLD.

Atlantic Highlands, n. j., April 3.-James Morgan.
aged fOrty-fve. was shot and dangerously wounded
late tonight by Captain Thomas Skidnore Who Is
seventy years old Skidmore is well known through
Monmouth County eccentric character He
lived alone in a cabin II is alleged that attentions
paid by Skdmore to MOrgans wife were the cause
of the trouble between the two men. Morgan has
a large family. Morgan called SkidmOre
night and took supper with him. At the meal the
had words. AEJerWaTi SkiGnOre seized
q shotgun and fired Morgan who tried 10 retreat
The charge from the tore way the left side OF
NOrgan'S neck and ear. SkidmOre was arrested
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
SEE ARCTIC ANIMALS AND BIRDS.
Guests at Dinner for a. ]. Stone Inspect
Bear Skin Over Eleven Feet Long.

4 dinner and reception was given last evening
at the American Museum OF Natural History for
Andrew ] Stone the arctic explorer. Many inter
ested in arctic work present
Instead of listening to after dinner speeches the
guests went to the East Mammal Hall. where the
floor and walls were covered with the collections
Mr. Stone brought back from Arctic America There
were 800 mammals and over go birds Among the
caribou were thirteen Of the Cirdnti unique ex-
annie of the StOnii, and fourteen specimens OF the
new Osborni. There were seventeen DalIs sheep,
fifteen Kenai sheep and fourteen Stones sheep
Among the bears were several huge grizzlies; the
skin of a Merriam's bear II feet inches long
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
DEATH OF MAJOR GILBERT F. COOK.

Major Gilbert F. Cook Of Somerville y. J. died
suddenly yesterday No. I6s West Eighty first
this city where he had apartment. Major
Cock born Oh April o. IS4S. lie served during
the Civil War and only fifteen years old when
he enlisted. He served under General Grubb in the
volunteers After the ne captain OF the
% Regiment. National Guard OF New-Jersey. and
afterwa rd he major OF the "a Regiment. On
October - 1871. he married Elizabeth RarclOW.
He q director Of the First National Bank Of
SonerEilie y. J.. and the Dime Savings Bank
1lere Since 1880 he has been engaged in the manu-
factUre OF stragyboard No. ia WOoster-st. this
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
TO ENTERTAIN coNeREssMEN.

A large number Of uptown business men met IN
the North Side Board of Trade rooms Thursday
evening to arrange the details of the reception
the Congressmen from the Rivers and Harbors
Committee who are TO visit The Bronx with refer
ence to the Improvement OF the waterways OF upper
Nev-York CITY. 1t is expected that there Will be
six Congressmen IN the delegation. headed by Con-
srreser7aD Burton Ohio. and that they will spend
Nav ; and { in Harlem and The Bronx. \ dinner
is to be given for them the evening of May
the HEADQUARTERS # the North Side Board Of Trade
In the Metropolis Theatre Building.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
NO PAID COACHES FOR HOLLIS.

In the annual report Of the Harvard athletic
committee according to The Harvard Bulletin
Professor Ira v Hollis saws that some of the eli
gibility rulings absurd. and that the athletic
situation would be bettered IL there paid
athletic coaches. The only basis which COleSe
sports be conducted is. according 10 ProfeSSo-
Hollis. the assumption that all the men going into
sports are gentlemen. and Will give the facts
where their eligibility is questioned. for the de-
tective system for spying out the previous rec-
of young men I=, he says, not only uol
.I-alarri. intecent
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
FORMER MANUFACTURES A SUICIDE.

Charles : Fowler who al one time manu-
facturer Of machinery, committed suicide yester-
day afternoon by shooting himself in the head
with a .SS-calbre revolver his home, No. 455
WiIlossshb by-eve.. Brooklyn III health an ex-
tcu6,s period had affected Nr Fowlers mind.
Mrs. Fowler and their son and daughter had
gone out for A walk They tried to persuade him
10 accompany them, but he said he in no
W.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
MANY VISITORS AT ROME.

The twonty-iifth anniversary OF the PoQes ele-
r-ation. combined with the favorable weather, has
tested the capacity Of the hotels Of Rome 10 the
utmost. The Crown Prince Of Germany, with his
suite. has engaged the royal apartments at the
Grand Quirinal Eotel. Nine. Patti, accompanied
hy her husband. Baron Cedarstrom. and many
other Europeans and Americans have been stay
fnc - the QEirinal Hotel for j nunber Of Eoeks.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
FOR AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

meeting the interests of the work OF the
American Tract Society will be held in the First
Reformed Episcopal Church, Madison-ave- and East
Fifty-ffth-st. tomorrow at D. The Rev.
hudson Swift field secretary. viii speak the
work being accomplished among the immigrants,
Mormous and on the general work throughout the
LID
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
MRS. HERzOG TO SUE.

II was said at White Plains yesterday that Mrs.
z r. McC Herzog would soon sue for partition
of the McComb estate Justice Truax decided that
she was entitled to a large share of the estate.
which James Gennings MCCOmb. her father, of
Dobhs Ferry. left instead of annuity of SIS 600.
because she married Artist Herzog, of Phadel-
mia
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
SEEK TO DRIVE OUT NoN-UNIoN MEN
Building Trades Board Threatens Strike on
Bellevue Hospital Annex.

The Board Of Building Trades decided yesterday
that all work on the annex to Bellevue Hospital
must stop to-day unless non-union sheet meta!
workers. who it is alleged, employed there
are discharged. The board appointed a commit
tee representing the different trades involved. to
the contractors this morning. The committee
will demand the discharge of the nOn-union men,
and in Of refusal will order all hands out on
strike. The strike will affect sheet metal workers.
steam filters and helpers marble cutters, plasterer6
and nlumhnrs.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
SCANDINAVIAN LINE LAUNCHING.

The new 10000 ton twiE-screw steamship United
States. of the candinavian-AE1erican Line was
successfully launched on Thursday at COpe0haEe gen.
This is the third steamer Of this line con
structed in the last Her first trip from
Copenhagen will be June 3.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
POLO FIELD OPENS TO-DAY.

One of the three polo fields OF Van CortIanG-
Park VIII ne ready for use to-day. \ second naid
will be open Monday when regular play tor the
season begins. The chairman OF the squadron 4
polo committee announces that individual cups
have been offered fo~ the frSt squadron toU-ra-
meur which Will begin April H. Several more
tourra ensEtS have be arTtueed. and an GppiC5-
ton for an open tournament TO ee held iu May has
been made TO the Polo Association
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
HAMILTON BOYS ENTERTAINMENT

The younger boys Of Hamilton Institute viii give
entertainment at ST Michaels parish house,
No. 25 West Ninety -niuthst, this afternoon at 250
O'Clock The title of the entertainment is We
Colonial DAYS The Courtship of Miles stand
ish," Independence: \ Patriotic Medley ard Kip
Van Wirkle' viii be played.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
NECK BROKEN. BUT HE MAY LIVE.

James Barnes forty-eieht years old employed on
MalJlInGs farm at New Sprnsviile. staten Island.
fell downstairs in the barn Thursday night His
neck was broken and his body completely par
alyEed. His physicians hope to effect cure similar
10 that OF the Walter Duryea case.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
THEIR PROPERTY REAssIeNED THEM

Jacobs & Rubinovz, manufacturers of chdren's
dresses at No l49 Spring-st.. who assigned on
March Z TO William IL Kennard. have settled with
creditors and their property was yesterday re-
nSSIgned them.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
FISHER MEN

VIII he interested In am illustrated article
upon the habits. etc. of black bass; also
story, with pictures, ON how tn fish with AN
electric battery, told by "a man who has
made IA fine collection of curious fish in that
naS. In to-morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04

to them rearrangement will be practicable me me
question of wages will be taken up ana the result
reported a meeting OF the union on Iuesdd9'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

are certain little tricks a knowledge of which
Shouid serve him in good stead Possibly the
most valuable Of these is the one to be used
"Heh the family horse suddenly takes frlght al
some OBJECT IN the road or by the Wayside-
mere IS 10 member OF the equine faII-.J' uy the
way VINO can scatter a more picturesque rum
over greater stretch OF highway IhaH
1ne honest stJId and iaithtu ola fanny
morse VINO mas never been known - OaNe Il III
aI any thlns UNI" the day "heh' al'eI passing
SIX req autonohii-s ana Tour stem iol'eis WIN
ouO DIlhAlhs an eye NJ SudueHI9 'uI'9 H'il-77-
ana the comfortable niue I''l""S party O1iii.u
MN wrong side out at me terf'''lilS spetldcle
OF nurse uundiInE paby carriage. -NliIe
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Not SO BID rs .fPPEIRED.

Senator Lodge possesses a sense Of humOr. but
certain committee clerks at the Capitol think it
a grim one.
one day toward the end Of the special session
of the Senate last spring the clerks in question,
who were working in a room just off that Of Mr..
Lodge were astOnished by the sudden appear
ance OF the Massachusetts Senator.
Who's smoking that nasty cigarette?" de-
manded NJ Lodge. peremptOrily.
The guilty man afterward said that at the
time h. felt like sinking through the floor But
he managed TO sasp out an apology and made as
If to throw away the offending smoke.
ooh. it's you IS it," said the Senator calmly.
Well. III thank you 20 give me one; there isn't
= single cigarette in my room