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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Steamship YOOrburg Sails for Rot
terdam and Amsterdam - Naval
stores Receipts-steam In
spectiOn RuIes-M. q NJ. It. Steam
err MISUNDERSTANDING Notes.
There is still considerable naval
stores coming to Savannah from ports
south of here for export. On the
Board of Trade yesterday receipts Of
1870 casks were reported, and of this
amount $40 casks were local factors
net receipts. The other 700 casks came
on from other receiving points.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
JULIET IN HIS LEG.

At Gibson Monday Oslo, the son of
Rev. w. w. Glover, accidentally shot
himself with a pistol through the leg,
making a very painful but not serious
wound. There was but one chamber
OF the pistol loaded and the young
man did not think that he was near
the cartridge with the hammer, as he
had snapped it a time or SO previous
TO the explosion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
Steamship voorburg Sails.

Among the departures yesterday was
the big steamship Voorburg, COM
manded by Capt. Won der Schor de
Boer, for Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The Voorburg has a general cargo She
will return to Savannah during June,
and will doubtless bring d miscellane-
Gus freight. This steamer has made a
good record in this trade so far this
season. and the hope is expressed that
she will make an even better showing
later on.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and photographic in
formation will be furnished masters of
vessels free Of charge in the United
States photographic office. in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
This office operates a time ball on
the roof of the Cotton Exchange. drop
ped daily at 12h. DOM. OOs. Sundays
and holidays excepted) 18th meridian
time. In case of failure the ball is
lowered slowly minutes after IL.
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Pork steady.
TalloW steady
Rice firm.

Pork steady.
.TalloW steady
Rice firm.
.AfolasseS quiet.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady.
Coffee Spot quiet.
Butter firm; extra creamery, &c;
state dairy, 17@21c.
Cheese irregular; state full cream
fancy small colored new, 12Ac; small
white new, PIC.
Eggs unsettled; state and Pennsyl-
vania, 17@17hc; Southern seconds,
141ac.
Potatoes steady; Southern new, 1925
QS45; old prime, $212@2.37; Jersey
sweets baskets, $1.12@1.25
Peanuts steady; fancy handpicked,
4A@414c; other domestic, 3%@4hc.
Cabbage steady; Norfolk, 75c@$1.25.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The market for coffee futures opened
quiet at unchanged prices to a decline
of points, but ruled quiet in keeping
with the featureless foreign market,
being finally dull on the opening basis.
Sales l2000 bags.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21

ROuBn rice, toCW|lVV per DuSnels ac'
cording to quality.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES-Fancy reds. $500.
.25@1.75.
RANGES-California navels, $3.50
$50.
LEMONS-Market easy; $3.25@3.5O
PRUNES-2Os to 30s. 101ac; 30s to 4Gs
9%c; 4Os to sos. 7s4c; sos to COS, 7c
COS to res, 612c; 7os to sos: SIC; sos &c
sos, SIC: 90s to zoos. 41zc.
PEANUTS--Ample stock, fair de.
mand; market firm; fancy hand-Pick-
ed Virginas. SAC; N. c. peanuts. 4Kc
ex. Virginias, &C.
NUTS-Almonds, Terragona, 15c
Ivicas. 1415c; walnuts. French, 121ac
Naples, 15c; pecans, 12c; Brazils, lie;
filberts. lie; assorted nuts, 50-poun6
and 25-pound boxes. 121Ac.
Dried md EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporated. 71s@Sc: sun
dried, &c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, lie pound;
nectarines, 10hc.
RAISINS-L. L.. 2-Crown, $3.50; s.
Crown, $780, 4-crown clusters, 50. 60;
loose muscatells. 7Zc: IN seeded, SIC;
imperial cabinets, $500 per box.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, peeled, Ice;
unpeeled S12c.
PEARS-Evaporat lie.
CITRON-A. S. drums, 12*c; Fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 13c.
URRANTS-Barrels. SIC; 25-pound
boxes. SIC: 1-pound cartons. &c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
BARY,s BODY FOUND.

Wrapped in a sheet, sewed in nicely,
the skull crushed in, the body of a
white baby was found floating in the
St. Johns river by some sailors from
a vessel at the dock of the Florida
Machine Works at Jacksonville Mon
day. The little body bore evidences
of having been in the water at least
a week. and it may have been thrown
into the river at some point above OF
below Jacksonville
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
vessels sailed Yesterday.

Steamship City of Memphis, Savage.
New York.
Steamship Decatur H. Miller, Nc
Dorman, Philadelphia.
Steamship Voorburg (Dutch), Schor
de Boer, Rotterdam.
Bark Matanzas, Dunn, Philadelphia.
Schooner Thos. F. Pollard, Jarman,
Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
THOsE FRAUD CHARGES

The investigation by the Board of
County Commissioners at Tampa of
the charges of fraud and coIlusion in
connection with the contract of paint
ing the Court House called for numer-
Gus witnesses, yet nothing has develop
ed to Indicate that anything crooked
has been done
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
RECOGNIZES TOURIST AGENT.

]. D. Ruben. chief clerk to Assistant
General Passenger Agent w. H. Tay-
loe of the Southern Railway has re-
signed his position in Atlanta to accept
tie appointment of tourist agent of the
Southern, which is in the nature of
promotion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
miscellaneous.

FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. l.,
s1O.50; No. 2, $1,000; No. 8, $500; kits,
No. i, SLAB; No. 2. S1.S5; No. 3, s1.25;
Goldfish, 1-pound bricks, &c; 2-pound
bricks, 5kc; smoked behring's, per box,
10000; Dutch behring's. in kegs, $1.1O;
new mullets, half barrels. $3.75.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 25Q26c; SELL
ing at 2S@30c; sugar house at 1910
1Sc.
HIGH WINES-Basis, $1.31.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels. 40c gallon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21

Columbia. May 20.-Stands Of cotton
nave improved. but are not perfect but
are coming up nicely. chopping is un-
derway, but has not become general.
FIRST cultivation Is general. The wealth
or mas been too cool for the best devel-
opment OF cotton. In consequence OF
which the plants are small for the sea-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
CABANIss' SUCCESSORS.

E. c. Peters will probably be elected
president of the Southern Interstate
Fair Association at Atlanta to succeed
II. II. Cabaniss, who has recently sew
cred his connection with the Atlanta
Journal and moved to Augusta. AIR.
Cabaniss was also president of the
Carnegie Library Association, and it is
generally understood that j. r. Nutting
viii be elected by the library trustees
TO succeed to this office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
FREIGHT TRAINS cOLLIDED.

A serious wreck occurred at Austeh
Monday morning between two freights
on the Southern, when a Birmingham
train ran into a Chattanooga train on
the siding, demolishing a locomotive
and three cars. The crews jumped in
the nick of time. No one was seriously
hurt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21

CAPT. ELLIOTT RESIGNS.
He Will s1Perintend the Construc-
ton of a steamer.

Beaufort, S. c., May 2O.-Capt Henry
D. Elliott, for some years master of
tugs at the Port Royal naval sta
ton. has sent in his resignation, to
take effect July 1. Capt. Elliott will
leave at once for Jacksonville, Fla, TO
superintend the construction of a large
steamer to be built for the Charleston
and Columbia routes and operated be-
tween those cities by the cotton mill
men. II is proposed to put on other
steamers as the demand increases.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
sHACKLEFORD Will sPEAK.

Hon. T. j. Shackleford of Athens
will deliver the address to the grad
uating class at Brunswick at the COM
mencement exercises, to be held on
Friday evening, May 20.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
Notice to Captains OF VesseI..

Vessels arriving at night will be
reported by the Morning News in it's
dispatches without charge if captains
will confirm reports of their arrival
to No. 241 either telephone.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
CHICAGO GRAIN MAaKET.

Chicago. May 2O.-The wheat market
manifested considerable activity to-
day. and after a rather unsettled ses-
sion, July closed h@Ac higher. July
corn was up NC. oats were sc higher,
while September provisions closed from
a shade lower to sc higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Steinberger (Gr), Fell
trup. New York-Williamson &
Rauers.
Schooner A. B. Sherman, Johnson,
Philadelphia, COAL. A. Calhoun.
Schooner Leonard Parker (Br.l, Ho-
gan, Savanna. la Mar, light. A. Cal
h0In
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
RED MEN MEETING.

Redmen is in session at Jacksonville
in the wigwam of the Seminole tribe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Market bare and firm:
springers. 50Q60c per pair:- hens, 706
soc; ducks, 75QS0c; turkeys. 15@1Sc per
pound.
EGGS : Tennessee, Ice; Georgia
country, 15c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Cooking. 10000;
New York state, 21@22c; Elgin, Csc /;
best Elgin, 27c.
cHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 151k@16c for 20 and %
pound averages; % to 3o-pound aver
ages, 15G15hc.
WHITE PEA BEANS-s2.60 bushel.
POTATOES-s2.2 per barrel
CABBAGE-$2.0 crates or. barrels.
Breadstuns, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent. s4.35; straights,
s4.l0. fancy. 1856; family, $3.50;
spring wheat. best patent. $500.
MEAL-Pearl. per barrel, 1910; per
sack, sl.421s: city meal, per sack, bottled.
u.S5; water ground. $40; (Pierce) /:
city Rrits. sacks. 81 40: Pearl grits.
Hudnuts. per oarreS Ss.ib; per sack.
GraiR Markets.
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GAO
Baltimore, May 2O.-seaboard Air
Line, common, PAX @25; do preferred
414 @41& do bonds, As, S15s@S2A. At
lantic Coast Line, common, 1266128:
do preferred unquoted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
summer Excursion Rates via Sea-
board Ar Line.

Now in effect 70 South Atlantic
ports. City Ticket once 7 Bull street
I'D.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21
Passengers by steamships.

Passengers by steamship City of Sa-
vannah New York for Savannah, May
49, T. Levy, Mr.. Booth. Miss Hayes,
c. T. Reed, E. H. Burroughs and wife,
Mrs. w. E. Massey, Calvin ]. Webb,
8W. F. Train and wife, E. R. Kim
brough, Miss L. X. Kenan, F. W. Stor-
er, Mrs. S. ]. Storer. Mrs. Dora War
shaw, Miss Sarah Rocklenk.
Passengers for New York by steam
ship City of Memphis, May 20: A. F.
Naylor and wife, j. W. Smith and wife,
Miss E. Jacobus, Mrs. William Wade,
Miss Taylor, Miss f. H. Lyons, Mrs.
]. B. Alexander, c. NJ Melden and
wife, Miss d. Melden, Miss Angie Mel
den, Miss Anna Hadley, Miss M. B.
James, Mrs. L. SALISBURY, Miss Hutch
ms. Mrs. f. E. Hutchins, Mrs. j. F..
Martin, Miss Hart, Alfred Shales, H.
II. Bardlee, r. F. Burke and wife, j.
H. Kennedy, ]. d. Buckalew, w. r.
Rosquin, Jr., A. Rosquin, w. r. Ros-
quin and wife, Mr.. Hayes and wife, C.
A. Moore. Mrs. Chas. A. Mack, S. r.
Sage, J. w. Perry and wife, A E. Peck
Savannah Almanac, 18th Merida N
Time.
Sun rises at SPA a. m. and sets at
7:16 p. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at 2:S7
a. m. and 3:11 p. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21

0AA1-OdT AOlS, 4VV pOuIl0S DuTldQ
sacks, &c; 100-pound cotton sacks, Csc;
125-pound burlap sacks, Acc; 125-pound
cotton sacks, 47c; 200-pound burlap
sacks. 73c.
HIDES-Market fine; dry flint, I5c;
dry sailed, lie; green salted, 61ac.
WOoL-Firm: prime Georgia. free
of sand burrs ana black wool, nominal
at 18c; black. lie: bury, 10@12c; Wax,
&c; tallow, e.. Deer skin. zoe.
c. R. R. and Banking collat-
hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
CEMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and Sell at $4,000 a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1.50@
165 per barrel; hair, 4@5c, Rosedale
cement, $1.20Q1.25; carload lots, spe-
cial; Portland cement, retail, $2.75;
carload lots. $2.OO@2.10.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties. per M feet. $1O.5o@11; hewn
ties (7x9xs1z), 40c each; hewn ties
(6xS), 26c; switch ties $115O; minimum.
easy size yard stock, $12@14; car sills.
$l4@16; ship stock. $22.
OIL-Perfection Signal Oil, 42c, in
barrels; Pratt's Astral, Ice. in bar
rels; Aladdin Security, 1512c, in bar
rels; Water White, 15c, in barrels;
Standard White, lac. in barrels; D. S.
Gasoline. in barrels. Ice: D. S. Gaso-
| lire, in drums, lac: So degrees Case
line. In drums. 1Sc; 63 benzine, In
drums. lac; linseed oil. raw. 47c;
boiled, ACC; lard oil. Gle.
SHOT-Drop, $1.60; B. B. and large,
1886; chilled. $I.S5.
1RON-Market firm; refined, $40;
| Swede. sc.
NAILs-cut. s245 base; wire. $2.45
| base.
BARRED WIRE 1925 per 100
| pounds.
GUNPOwDER - Per key, Austin
crack shot, $3.50; half keg. $3.50; quar-
ter kegs $1.40; champion ducking,
quarter keg. 1925; Austin smokeless,
half kegs. $3.45; quarter, $3.50; three
pound. $210; one pound. 75c: less 20
per cent. On smokeless.
Cotton Baggfng and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm; jute. 2
pound, SIC; sea island bagging. lie.
| Ties-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots. $105: small lots. $1.15.
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-21

High water at Tybee to-day at 2:37
a. m. and 3:11 p. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
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snNnnnnh AImnnnc. 1nth Meridi

Sun rises at SPA a. IN. and sets a
7:16 p. m.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
"A RUSSIAN WEDDING FEAST"

Eonstantfn MakoTsky's a Russian Wedding
Feast of the Seventeenth Century" is now on eN-
hi,it;on in the art gallery Of Abraham Straus'
Eeroolxn In the times Of the Russian Boyars
te4ro-bals were frequently made by parents on
behalf Of their children. while the latter were
,f1f -or,n Their daughters, in the course Of their
education lived In strctest retirement When the
vr45dirz CAV approac ched the bride received
guardian or LADY Of cereInony-an elderly rela-
,3,e-v-lo -.as the intimate adviser or the young
bride In the present canvas-Ehich measures some
.3srr eae- bv thirteen. without its Russian hand
o.-,ed frsne-the artist has selected the hrst ap-
-,arsnoe IN society Of the newly welded pair The
vr.yng husband and wife have entered the banquet
r,,,, srd stand al the head Of the table He now
Cor me 0rzt zine beholds her unveiled. The com
,zrz gathered round the table who are richly but
,,,si-,1y gsrbed salute the couple and wait with
60 ,,,7e "a drink 70 their happiness when the
,,,,,p husband shall have given his wife the true
t7,,vefz, husband kiss The umio bride. con-
sso,,s ,ha, every eve Sc upon her. hesitates. the
- .,-z4,v toisterous.y, the women apparently
s--c-.-a sf-g with loving VoTos AZ tls loNeI -
:, -. -si.3s little group is merriiy enjoying me
- sgFlen slipper Of the brioes Vhicn they
g-s-S s1sSsr The Me6aflls q d'Eouneur was award
49, rssrrins- az the InfernationsI EHoosiuon
srfTerp IN 1856 where Il was ooAshl by IL L.
---a-.~. - -y-rsre ". Schunnanns s Sons. Sos. sSi
go ~ Frnadvav The painting Is expecteo . 20 T.
,rstr m exhibition ~ Aprs ham q Stfaus uuiiiis
January
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
STRIKERS AND ROAD AT DEADLOCK.
Union Pacific Men Await Outcome Of Tues
davs Conference

1sess5ent Mcneil Of the International BrotherEood
- E.oiI.rnakers member of the committee repre-
,+i,e i-s strikers in the shops OF the Union "a
.;6c railroad at Omaha Neb-. which held The con-
<.-arca with President Burt and Nice-PreSldeh-
C,or,ieb NJ the railroad Friday. was seen yes
+a-5av with regard TO the prospects for settle
ut He said that there was complete deaC-
- -be,, -be conference ended on the qussnciS
=, iece,ror, and the discharge Of the strike preak-
erS 1,.-t5.-,+
we were treated very oouTteousiy D! Fresoei'
p,,-+ =, he said He talked as though the se1'le
,.r+ ~ ths strike was minor detail ano OF niue
- - urgency We will simply have TO WaI' anu
@. 1vbat the outcome OF Tuesdays meeting Is
81, trend meetings Of our union IN TINS city To-
-roz. and will leave tomorrow evening 10.
I,.t.zh,,rg 70 attend a meeting of the heaoS "I
- -,niors called 70 fix the jurisdiction OF GER
- ,r,orl we want to know, for instance "heiS Z
-, ,o-ix q, the r1achinist ends and that OF lhs
,.ai,.-,osker begins. and so forth Ihls nhee'ii'S
- .Ils5 tn accordance with resolutl9li paS'tu
Federation OF LABOR sian y
I1T1z,aT in time for the eonIeI,-Se -
PACK }Scb 80 has been postponed until Ioesday-
hg. Jes~red that MI Burt al IioaS
u u -.-,irGe6 the committee that ne hau LaISet
eIlce - PES 10 per cent in other depar
81 .Ile 1n,5tred I,ut held that the piece"orh sS
teI NJ H,,rt held that the pieceFork sgssd sgSesS tL
MT 80. ether inasmuch as II reVSaroeo Inc
oeIleL ao,g and stimulated the lazy WORKERS ~
better efforts
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
DEATH SEPARATES AGED SISTERS.
They Lay OH Cots, Side by Side, in Bellevue
for Week.

living side by side on adjoining cots IN a "aio
&c bellevue Hospital Hannah and Mary Nusent'
,.-o aged sisters had cheered each o'her lol
tho 1art week Mary was suffering Tom
fracture of the right leg, received mont" aso'
opd Hannah from q stroke of apopieXy' proasii'
~ NV nursing Mary i'll their home q room d.
Mo C.I2 East Sixteenth-sI. until they were oo'ii
,ersua5ed to enter the hospital Last evening
Hannah died.
Only once had the sisters been separated. aiu
+b.t was about week ago Hannah VINO olu
not know her sisters leg vas fractured iel'
horne one day to get some liniment Tor ner SIS
Ter 4 nolicenan, seeing the bent Ola NoiLLaii nj
-ctrering in the street locked her up ~ W. w
roeant Kindness charging her with Ndeleney- NY,
ApnasIs 10 be allowed 10 go home 10 her ~. StCh
ztsfer we're regarded as the ravings OF seIitis
All that night Mary was alone uHdDie ~
-oo,a in the little room they called NOME. nc
80 dav Hannah was arraigned III Ienst @ soil
Market Court as a vagrant, ana "ouio no I
beer sent TO the workhouse. had not the lna'l1ii ~
- +be noIice court believed her story anu 90
+ained her discharge L .s +akan
II cola psed condition Hannah vas tdaei i
- ~ ard there before her sister. was strlcKe.
-;.I anonlexy When an ambulance "ds CaiLeu SLL
80, - ReIIevue Dr. Nose u as unable 10 eet elthef
- tbe oid women TO consent TO enter tne nos .
r;+ai ,,rtiI he promised that they woulo pe p, pul
- .ts ean,e ward He kept his woro aIthoeeh
- ~ nsx tiae sgainst the hospital regulations.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
ROSE SCARED HER INTO HYsTERIA.
Sister of Murdered Woman Faints On See
ing Ey-stage Manager.

There was an unpleasant scene yesterday oeiort
the 1unacy commission which Justice Lambert ap@
,,oin+ed to decide on the sanity Of Harry Rose
yrho was assistant stage manager of the Garrlck
Theatre at the time he murdered his wife az NO
80 West Thirty -third-st-. last September. Mrs
Marie Zimmerman. a sister Of the murdered
woman was in the witness chair, and ex-Justice
onob,1A had ruled that Rose might be brought into
.be room for Mrs. Zimmerman to see. altnousn the
witness said she did not wish to see hlm anu
would not look at him if he came in
It was desired by the prosecution to determine
If the witness saw any change in Roses appear
snce After Mrs Zimmerman was seated Rose
was brought in at a door behind her and seated
n,bsre she did not see him. Then Assistant Dis
+rict Attorney Clarke told the witness TO turn
around and as she did so her eyes fell on the race
of Rose scarcely three feet away.
Rose was apparently unmoved. but MIS- 1im'hei
man was entirely unnerved- She leaped to her
feet and stood there trembling violently ana Strlsh
Ing Al length she began crouch until she vas
almost on rhe floor 4 Mt of Mysteries seized heI'
and between laughing and crylns' she sdiu ~ a.
sIstsnt District Attorney Clarke ~. 49,. 7
That was brutal thing TO DC. Lat La.. iS dsre5
80 do,e I0 deserve II? You wouldn't nave dared
to do il IL nv husband were mere Ah1
T-hs- The witness tainted II was naLI sn no., mo-.
~ I,n1e before she was sufficiently revlysa 20 lss
the room when the hearing was 0''o
ess4s,t District Attorney Clarke sa1d IIlst rose
n-esant al the order or ex-Jusuce OuIIo
S ~ tbs testimony of the witness as 70 the'
hs,es in the prisoners appearance was NJ
Tsisrke had not Intended TO startie her . ne hau
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
MAYOR AND JEROME FAVOR CHANGE.
Legislation to Transfer House of Detention
to District Attorney Advocated.

LEGISLATION to transfer t.,e control OF the House
~ Detention for Witnesses from the Police Depart
rnant to the District Attorney Is favored y NdS"'
:. US recommended in the report which the
1f,o- recently received from Colonel Partridge ana
F.1zene = PhiIbin. and with the Mayor approval
hill to amend the charter so as TO place .ne
House of Detention directly under the Dstrlct Al
torneys control is being prepared IN the oHice VI
- [Stto- Counsel The bill Is to be intro
5,,oad in the legislature early the session
district Attorney Jerome said yesterqayr @ 1Ilae
he favored such legislation For years Ine IlOuSS
~ Retention next door to the ponce stauon n
Iiriberrv-st has been IN charge OF ponce
- Vas District Attorney he did not dare 70 Keep
I.e [-;-1esses in police cases there belleVIn8 thdS
IN nIS he "a Inuered with in the interest or
the accused policemen MI Jerome mas as so5,3a os1s
a. oJira cases High police officials favor
. rbanra Of control. and it is expected that IN
eIa5 c. amendment 70 the charter will De passed
rz-;+hou+ opposition
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
EXPECT TIC BEGIN SCHOOLS ON TIME

The scarcity Of coal has been felt Tor several
,realss and the needs have been supplied IN snal'
Quantities The dealers whose investments IN
Yards and offices and equipment Of teams nave con
,t,ued and who have had TO continue the employ
,,e,t Of q part Of their working force have SUI
<e-ed greater financial losses than outsiders nave
a,,rrecfs+ed and in addition. have suffered nuch
Strain by the clamorings CT their customers VINO
we're suffering for the need Of fuei.
The expense Of the delivery Of coal mas oeeH
,,,,cb greater too. For instance. where team
with t1-o-toa wagon would in ordinary times oe
vAr its load IN one psce. II has in % per cent o.
-be sales had it divided into four and eight par
cells delivering il at aS many places-ii ''4i--
words : quarter or a half ton IN eacn race
When the schools closed for the Christmas hoh-
ds1-s II was a question with the Board or hduc7-
+ior whether they could be opened at the usual
time Tomorrow by reason of the small quanf'Jy
o< frel n, hand The case was left in the hah1s
of special committee 10 procure coal pCt @ h tba %
The dealers could promise TO supply NOR tlla
demands OF individual housekeepers me COM 9a5
1it+ea has finally succeeded in securing Dod ioa9
~ three hundred tons, ard it has been PromIse1 Pa
"a he delivered at Mount Vernon before to,norfp"
morning should it be delayed several GAYS ysf oS
nrd tEis time the schools have sucaleIlt S-PPig
- Teer 1roTn al good temperature fol s~yeIsi
Hence the teachers and pupils vii lo' nave
heir holidays extended. as seemed hAs-