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New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
REFUSES TO COMPLAIN.
Prisoner Has Je7eehy Mrs. ".
II. C1ark Let Him Wedr.

Charged with the larceny of goods from the
United Cigar Stores Company, young clerk, who
said ne was Alexander Smith. employed at the
Flatiron Building store of the company. and living
at No. II West Nineteenth-st., arrested last
evening.
The prisoner was employed at the cigar store
for six weeks. Recently premiums and stock haze
been missing. and complaint was made to Captain
O'ReiIly who put detectives on the In the
prisoners room were found many of the missing
things, including 2 large number of cigars,
Also in the room were found several pieces OF
diamond ieweIry. Detective Shbles told by
the manager of the store that the clerk had been
friendly with Mrs. William II. Clark, widow of ez-
Corporation Counsel Clark. who figured in A con-
test to obtain possession of the Empire city Track
part of the estate left by her husband. The de-
tcctiyc went to her home at No. IS West Twenty
first-st. She admitted that she had known the
clerk for two years. and that he had some of her
je1elry, worth about 5000. according to Shibles.
Among the jewelry found in the room was dia-
nond dagger pin, one ring set with a diamond ana
sapplires. and another ring set with Two
and half diamond, and ono sapphire and A
talen bv Shibies t" the boarding house where
Mrs Clark lives She identified the articles and
'Well: you know the, way men have Of doing ping,
those things. met the young man about two
years ago He seemed to have plenty Of n, money ls,
have Il. Then he wanted to have another and
let him wear it. In the same way" she said;
Mrs Clark promised TO appear in Jefferson Market
police court this morning and press charge OF
theft
The prisonor whom informed that Mrs Clark
would do this. said: ,
This IS all mistake The cigars ara otheC
articles found in my room were given to me. And
| don't think Mrs. Clark is quite herself When
She understands what this charge means and its
full extent. she will refuse to enter complaint, 1
know -
When Shibles went TO the home of Mrs. Clark
for the third time, to inform her that the clerk
had been locked up, she Indignantly ordered them
of the house
why. how is this. Mrs. Clark? When last |
saw you you gave me lot of information about
this man and seemed very anxious to get your
property back and promised me you would appear
against him i'm the morning" said Shibes You
seem to have changed your mind completely. =
That's my prerogatiye,' said Mrs Clark, accord
ing TO the detective. II can change my mind II
i wish. sir. I'll get my jewelry back without any
prosecution and | shall make complaint against
IAN
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
UEMORY or THE MAINE.
Services Held at the Wrech ~
Havana Hm-6or.
lar cAn1H no. LILLE TKIBUNE.I


o-opyrghs: 1903: BY The Tribune Assoele'
Havana. Feb. 15.-This has been uas
mourning for Americans In Havana Inc ''
and Stripes were all halfmasted ana iHpie''
memorial services were held around the "ie0A
of the Maine in the harbor, in cofiniei''oi "
of the fifth anniversary OF her destru''o"
About A. thousand Americans went Out W '
wreck on ten steam vessels. From Ihe VIC"
were strung streamers of bunting ana crep@
There we're several large floral wredth9' ''
fro,n the Cuban veterans, and a nag ne" a.
baIfrnast The ceremonies opened with Chopiii
funeral march by the United states hiii'"'
hand and were followed by the opening aaole7'
bv W A. Merchant, who introduced the nv
Lowell c. Mcpherson, who gave prayer tno
tbere was a drge by the band, after "hicn
Ernest Lee conant delivered an eloquent ora
,;on General Emilio Nunez. Governor oi
uavau Province and president of the Associa-
t.o, of Cuban Veterans, spoke feelingiy III opdh-
isb saving that this day would never pass uii
rernen,bered by the Cuban veterans Inc MAine
MARTYRS. he said. were companions at arms VI
the Cubans. The band played Nearer MY uo"'
IN Thee" The Rev. Mcpherson then gave 'i'e
benedtction and the services closed.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
CURE DEFEATS SUTTON.
First Game of International Contest in
Paris

Paris, Feb. 15-Louis Cure (FrenCh) won the first
game in the international championship billiard
tournament at the Grand Hotel this evening de-
featirg George Sutton (American) by 500 to as The
game lasted three hours. Cures best runs were
TO- g. 10, while Sutton's best were sS. 80 and
so.
large and fashionable assemblage. including
many Americans. witnessed the contest. The only
other entries in the tournament Slossom (Amer-
icanl. and Vignaux (French) who will play to-
morrow.
The conditions of the tournament are that each
competitor shall play each of the others. 500 up.
1S-inch bak line. until only two left and they
will contest the final for the worlds championship
badge, which must be held against all comers for
two years The winner also gets $500, half the
entrance fees, and one-fourth of the admission
money. which is divided equally among the players.
Charles DarantierS acts referee
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
REIDS Blue Law ALOUD
Billiard Players 1T SIossons Listen
T. Policeman and Go.

Captain O'Reilly of the Tenderloin station
closed all billiard and pool playing rooms IN ms
precinct yesterday. Slossons room. at Iwen-
1y-second-st. and Broadway, with a hundred
and fifty players and spectators, was closed last
night and Days closed in the morning.
The bowling over Daly's was not interfered
with.
Captain O'Reilly is stopping billiard and pool
playing on the strength of Section 265 of the
Penal Code an old blue law, which had not been
revived until O'Rey went to the Tenderloin-
Ii relates to gaming and playing. fishing, and
other so-called violations of the Sabbath
The policemen closed eighteen or twenty
places m Seventh and Sixth aves
In the evening man walked into the station
and told Sergeant Sweeney rat George Slos-
sons billiard parlor was doing business and
that a large crowd of people was there He
said he saw no reason why that place should
po allowed to do business and other places have
to close Sweeney sent Policeman Levery to
The parlor. He met Policeman Reed on post.
slosson, one of the champion billiard players
OF the world. is now in Paris. trying to make
matches with Frenchmen. His place has kept
open Sundays for years
\ Levery and Reed met man named Beckwith,
N tho manager for Slosson. They told him that
il a violation Of the law TO keep the place
open on Sunday. and Levery apologetically
pulled a bound copy Of the Penal Code.
turned to Section 265, and read it through in
the presence OF Beckwith and 40 men standing
around Some were in ,heir shrsleeves, and
moro than half Of them stood with cues in their
hands. while the billiard and pool balls were on
the tables. All stopped playing 10 listen to Lev
cry He stood the head Of the room, with his
audience all around him.
When Levery had finished there were many
low srumbes and some audible ones, not at all
complimentary to Captain OReilly.
Well said LeVery.
"Oh, We'll close up," said Beckwith. But
don't see what Captain Of'eilly is resurrecting
all these old blue laws for. We've never been
Eampered here, not even by Captain Walsh
when he was in the precinct. No complaint has
been made or could De made about a place like
this. It's always quiet No men bet, and they
only come here for friendly games. The men
know each other
The players put up their cues IN n disgruntled
manner. grumhng in undertones and departed
" hile the curtains drawn and the lights
put cut.
Maurice Daly's billiard room was closed in the
morning. II is at Thirty-rst-st. and Broadway,
end is Of the same class SIosson's.
The American Bowling Association has rooms
over Daly's. and all day and night bowling was
going on. but there no interference. The
police say this is private concern and cannot
be interfered with, outsiders are not ad-
mitted.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
SAYS LAW is PLAIN.
General Greene Holds Orthodox Jews Must
Not Be Molested on Sunday.

Police Commissioner Greene said last night when
questioned concerning the Sunday enforcement on
the East Side:
Several weeks ago the East Side Sunday was
very liyely but to-day l find conditions quite the
reverse existing The liquor stores and shops
seem to be Used. ! think there is nothing to add
TO letter wrote to the captains In that section
calling their attention to the code. II provides that
those who keep another day than Sunday their
holy day sh ali be molested Sunday. The
law in regard this Sunday closing there is very
plain. and the capt aims make mistake if they
adhere to the code as laid down in the statutes.
Asked if the Jewish theatres would be permitted
to produce plays Sunday. the actors appearing
in full costume, with full scenic accessories, in
view Of the fact that they also We're open Sat
urdays the Commissioner replied he had no knowl-
edge that they open Sundays. except as
provided by law. No complaints had been made
against them. but. he added, he would investigate
them a and see If the players appearing
in costume. and the regular scenic effects Were in
use. The theatres the East Side he said would
receive no privileges not enjoyed By the other
places of amusement in the city.
The Commissioner said tho thing needed now in
the department, before all else, more patrol
men: that he was appointing new men to fill the
vacancies fast vacancies occurred. but that
at least seven hundred additional patrolmen were
needed TO bring the uniformed force to the
state of efficiency that he desired.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
W1TCH TURF CONCEhN
Cqptain O'Reihy to Try TO IN
,,est;oute J. T.. Gardner Co.

CAPTAIN Myles O'Reilly, of the vest LIN
St station said last night that lie "ouu -
morning see what kind of an lnNesesa ~
,1s mako of the J. e. Gardner Company
which has been sending circulars from itS
office in the Flatiron Building, Twenty-thiro-s''
and Broadway throughout the country oherins
b,sb rates of interest on Investments Inc
company said it was MEMBER Oh Tue
nolitan Turf Association, and is alleged to nave
offered 260 per cent interest on money paio III
It declared it operated books at all racecourses
and owned racing studs. On Saturday It's o"ces
were closed and people who besieged theh oe
clared they had been swindled.
"I have not yet received any speelf1e COM
plaint against the ]. e. Gardner Company sa'a
the captain land the only way can i"h'
the company's books and make real ihFeS.i
cation Is by ha wing two reputable persons go 10
court with me and testify to magistrate tha'
swindIing is going that the concern 10 :"
sv-;ndIine corporation or that they have seen
gambling paraphernalia in the Offices Ii TWO
such persons come to me and follow me to court
so I may get a search warrant, III rahsaoh
the books of the company. But can't do much
otherwise.
.'1'be onlv suggestion Of complaint l ever
got was A letter from in Ohio te"
DAYS ago who wrote that he had got PROS
pectus from the J. E. Gardner Company, oiler-
ing to make him rich SJOu investment ana
asked me the standing Of the company.
turned the letter over to the postoffce author
tiles and il is now in the hands of the Assistant
United states District Attorney, 1 believe AS
a transmission through the mails about an
investment, it is UP to the postoffice, and nave
nothing to do with 1t.
II have to base my investigation on hearSay
and belief but l intend to send men down there
to watch hour after hour and see If they can
find out anything. I'll have them see "hat
kind of business is done there and how. That s
the best / can do. I'll find out, anyway, If the
law is being violated, and, If it is take action.
Acting Inspector Walsh was standing by and
he said that that was all Captain OReilly could
do in such case.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
ALMOST EQUAL PREVIOUS SUNDAY.
Police Make 119 Excise Violation Arrests

That there was d good deal of vigilance all over
the city yesterday in watching for violations OF
the excise law became apparent last night, when
the reports of the number of arrests reached Police
FIeadoI1arters At II o'clock there had been 1l3
arrests reported as against 120 for the same time
on tbe preceding Sunday. The arrests by precincts
follow: = -,
old Slip. l. Church-st.. ?; Oak-st:. 2: Elizabeth
ct l. cha arles-st, l. Macdougal-st, l; Mulberry-st,
s. Delancey-st.. 1; Union Market ?; Fifth-st. .;
Mercer-st /: West Twentieth-st,. 3: East Twenty
second-st 3; West Thirty-seventh-s 4; East
Thirty-ftll-st, 4; West Forty-seventh-st "a; East
Sfxty-eightf-St l. East Eighty-eighth-st, .; West
Observation-Disclosures. IL; East One-hundred- and
fourt hist s: West hundred and twenty fifth
ST. s. East One-hundred- and twenty-sixth-s 4;
Alexander-aVe |; MorriSania, 9: fremont, z; West
chester .: Brooklyn Borough. IL. and Queens Bor-
ough, l. with in Richmond.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
IS SUFFERING FROM PNEUMONIA.

A sick man describing himself Charles Bowel.
thirty-six years old, literary man. of Sir
Mackenzie Bowen of BeIlevilIe. Canada. walked
into Bellevue Hospital last night. He sakt ne had
contracted a cold. and afraid he had
pneumonia. lie said iii explanation that he was
''up against H." and had been for long time.
The doctors examined Bowel and found him suf-
fering from pneumonia. Bowel said he had been
living in "a lodging house at No i5l Bowery.
Though he asserted he literary man at first
he. afterwards called himself newspaper man.
He said he has been in this country for two years.
No isl Bowery the address given by Bowel Is
not a lodging house.
The London and New-York publication of Who 3
Who" for 1903 says that Sir Mackenzie Bowel.
X c. NJ. g.. of Belleville. ont. Canada, was
Premier of the Canadian Parliament. N9i-'9o.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
FEAR MISSING GIRL is DEMENTEp.

Henrietta Seeley, eighteen years old, until re-
Gently a student the Convent of Mount st. Vim
cent-on-the Hudson, has been missing from her
home in Spuyten Duyvil, since yesterday. She
was taken from school because she overstudied.
and IL is feared her mind is unbalanced
John Seeey. the girls ia her, went to the Kings
bridge police station last night and asked the police
TO look for the girl. He is special officer in
downtown part of the city. The police said he
gave no other address than Spuyten Duyvi. He
said the girls mind seemed to have been affected
by overstudy at the convent, and she was kept at
home.
While her mother out in the morning The
girl packed up some clothing in a bundle and left
the house, about II O'clock. She going
toward kingsbrdge but not by any one
who knew her after that time The parents were
much worried because the storm might affect the
girls health IL she wandered around in il.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
ROOSEVELT TO GREENE.
CONFIDENCE IN PHIL BIN.
President Practically Mdorses Lat
fcr.'s Opposition TO Schmitt6frger.

Police Commissioner Greene yesterday re-
eeived a letter from President Roosevelt practi-
caly indorsing the opposition of eN-Distr1ct Al
forney Philbin TO the promotion OF captain
schmittherger. Mr.. Philbin, it viii he remem-
bered approved the attitude Of District Al
torney jerome.
Last night the Commissioner at his home, NO
S3 East Thirfieth-st.. made the letter public III
was follows:
Ny Dear General Greene: The President re-
quests me TO send YOU for your information.
the fnclosed extract from a letter from Eugene
a Philbin. with attached clipping. ana 10 o. say
that he mas great confidence IN MI fhiiolh
JUG '''e"'- h0Ui' GEORGE 4. CoRTELYoU.
Washington. D. C. Feb l., 19uo-
Attached TO the letter the following eN-
tract referred to in Secretary Cortelyous letter.
Extract from letter received from ex- District
Attorney Eugene A. Philbin. February II. lSoo.
The inclosed clipping from The EFeheIls
Post in relation to-Captain Schmittherger may
prove of interest you, in view OF the 1act iildI
your recent letter indicates that you eeIieVe MN
5it for promotion inspector. MY oppoSiliVh
10 his advancement is not hased on the LeNoW
fnvestigation incident. which in my judgment
should not he regarded in any way whatsoever
in connection with his application, but mink
his record since then. and particularly recenu!-
is such as would make il very detr1hental 70
the best interests of The department., ldl Ae
should be promoted.
from The Evening Post" of February 1. 19o5
which charged that vile and lawless places are
saourishine to-day in the district under Schnitt-
berGer's control and that ''the city and the
police will not profit by the captains advance
snent.'
The Commissioner said he thought the letter
should he made public. in view of the pupllcd-
sion recently of A letter from President Koose-
-Celt 10 Captain Schmitt berger, in when Secre-
.arv CortelvorI writing for the President SAID
among other things: The President directs me
30 say TO you that he would be delighted to have
you refer 90 him.
Further than that added Commissioner
Greene. Il have no comment whatever to make
sllon the letter"
The Commissioner declined TO discuss the
scln,ittl,ercer incident further than to say that
as soon as he filled the inspeotorship vacancy he
would inform the public through the news
papers.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
4 nRNIVIL or CRIME.
Scared Merchants Get Up Petition
to General Greene.

Since the suspension OF Captain Fitzpatrich
e.o,, ,be command of the East Twenty second
:, ,o,,ca station, over fifty robberes have beeh
committed or attempted in the precinct "hic"
has been In charge of Acting Captain wall WHO
-os ra,;exed hv Captain Gallagher on SATURDAY
night. ~
Not only have stores and shops been broken
into repeatedly but many cases of holdups ana
robberies in the streets near Lexingtoh-aNe. {.
and East Twenty -third-st. have been repof 'eu
AT the station. which has been in the habit Oh
ignoring the reports entirely
ssnce the murder of Louis MendeI. the aged
iron merchant in broad daylight, week ago
Yesterday at No 321 East Twenty -thrd-st-,
hloc, from the station. the thugs and burglars
have been so perniciously active in the preeiic'
that last night the merchants and shopkeepeis
in the district circulated petition along inc
avenues and side streets calling on Commls-
sioner Greene to give better and more efhcieht
protection to the business interests OF the pre-
cinct.
Some of the shops robbed have been visited
as many as three times in as many days In
one case, man had to remain home frolh pusi-
ness for three days, owing to the theft of his
CAPTAIN Gallagher expressed astonishment at
the record of the burglars.
I'm here TO clean out this precinct. ne Sdiu
but, frankly. this record is astonishing. but
think I will be able to do the work without call
ing on the Commissioner for assistance
One of the places entered twice IN TN se
weeks nv thieves who climbed over the IAN
light is the restaurant of William Dude, at
No 3a3 East Twenty-siXth-st. The thleVes
cleared the premises OF ell the cul;eiS .bn,, hn
robbed the cash drawer. On the last visit they
entered the apartment of William ftabbe VINO
lives over the restaurant. Without waxing nun
they all of his clothing and several article
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
MINISTER sou1ERs REMAINED AWAY
Bv The Associated PressJ

Havana. Feb. 1J.-The exercises at the "recA
or the Maine to-day were purely memorial Tei-
erences calculated to revive aninosltles penie
purposey avoided. The United states hesa.,on
was not represented. Minister Squiers hoiuiie
that any possibility of stirring up 'ne ieeils'
n, The Snanish residents by public exercises
commemorative of a bitter incident In the war
ouyb. IN he avoided. The Cuban Government
officials finally decided not TO attend. put
government launch accompanied the procession
to the wreck United States Consui fuplee, f
Vice-Consu1 Springer and some representa-
or the United States Army were present.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
BUCKLIN TO BE TRIED TODAY.
No Difficulty in Proving Existence of Gam
bling House, Mr.. Osborne Saws

In the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court
To-day Assistant District Attorney James Osborne
viii begin the prosecution Of David W. Bucklin
who. with Richard A Garfield. indicted on
- charge OF maintaining gambling house at No
West Forty -fourth-st- Much local interest has
been added 10 the case oy the fact that number
Of well known young men have been summoned
10 appear s witnesses.
Il don't think shall need all of the twenty
witnesses that have been subppnaed establish
the charge 3hat a gambling house being run at
40. ) West Forty-fourth-st-. :. said Assistant Dis
trjcf Attorney Osborne when his home
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
CALL FOR END OF MISRULE.
A Mass Meeting in Paris Over Macedonian
Situation.

Parts, Feb. ia meeting of four thousand
persons presided over by Baron Constant d'Es-
tournelIes and supported by the presence of or
letters of sympathy from numerous prominent
men, including NJ. Etienne, Anatole France
Bertheot Lockroy, Deschanel and Deoncle,
was held to-day in connection with the mace,
donian situation A resolution adopted
calling on the government to work energeticaliy
to procure the enforcement of the Berlin Treaty
and to put an end to Turkish misrule in Mace
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
C. T. u. JOINS CRUSADE.
1t Decides to Fight Efforts to Mutilate Tene-
ment Law.

The privilege of the floor given at yester-
days meeting of the Central Federated Union to
Deputy Commissioner Lawrence WELLER of the
Tenement House Department. 10 make a plea for
cooperation IN an effort offset attempts which
are being made nullify some of the provisions
of the present Tenement House law. BY this law
Mr. Veer said. working people were enabled TO
live ike human beings There dark
courts and no dark rooms In the new tenements.
Last year 500 of these tenement houses were
erected ar a cost Of SIS eoocaa he continued .rhey
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16

are all model tenements. Now the nuiidins ,, anu
Iun,ber interests are at work. and no less . 'na"
six hills have been prepared TO r prnnt u' Hawkins
has introduced of these bills af M ormranzed
labor but is rather the representative Vi u s"n"
landiordism. .,,o, n,ssed on the
,;o of delegate Daniel S. Jacobs. condemnahs6 cona house
ttnr9nt to modify the present tenelisl;t It
attenir ~ .,rtaI any of It's beneficial PROVISIONS. =.
s a decided to send copies of the iimen's resoIno
mas ms.rnor OdeII Mayor Low and the Norhihsihei
State Federation.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16

bv a Tribune reporter last night. -, al intents
~ .bo absance Of Mr. Garfield. was TO an llltemt IN S
and purposes the man In charge OF rrpyn na1r p' 49,
he ,,;Ti ,ndoubtedly be hand to-rhoiIo" .1,a
sT see have been quoted as denying t tnat 'iiI
games played al Canfeld's place were r made
Itch 10 saw that such statement was ne Nei @ n,u -
~ r nc I never said that Garfield kept @ prace
Same nud certainly, shall not UNDERTAKE W pioNe
ANYTHING of the kindly
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
AUSTRIA MODELLING TROOPS.
Concentrating a Great Force on the Balkan
Border.

London Feb. 16.-The correspondent OF Ihe
Daily Mall at Vienna says in spite OF denldiS
he learns that Austria has mobilized two army
corps and has concentrated an extra 4oOoo men
on the Balkan border. Military men, adds tne
correspondent believe that an armed interven-
ton is inevitable. Field Marshal RheInlander
and the force. ~
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
THE MAINE LEAVES NAVY YARD

PHILADELPHIA Feb l5-The battleship Maine
left her dock at the League Island Navy Yard to-
day and anchored in midstream. Tomorrow she
Will proceed down the Delaware River on her hrst
official assignment, to join the North Atian''c
Squadron c-.. .,.,, ,r5
is manned by her full complement of SO seamen
and marines. Her armament consists or twenty
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
FOOD FOR A YEAR.

This represents fair ration Tor one man
for one year.
But some people eat and eat
and vet grow thinner. This
means a defective digestion and
unsuitable food. To the notice
of such persons we present SCOTS
Emulsion, famous for its tissue
building. Your physician can
tell YOU how it does 1T.
we'u SEND sou . little If yeus Ike
SCOTT g. BOWIE. 500 resT1 street. New York
New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
TURF RAID MEN HELD.

On A short affidavit charging them with grand
larceny the three arrested by Central Office
detectives Saturday afternoon In raids on So
called "get-rich-quck concerns In Nassau-st were
hold in 81 600 ball each by Magistrate Breen I'm the
Tornbs Police Court yesterday morning for examl-
mai to-Cay