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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
msERvcE UNSATISFACTORY

The people in Brooklyn are not interested in
apxthirg might say" declared Edwin w Winter,
who Is to succeed Jacob L. Greatsnger as presf-
cent of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, yes
+erday They are interested in having their trans
nortation facilities improved and made satisfac-
tory
Thus did Mr. Winter acknowledge that the service
is not satisfactory at present, and that actions
sneak louder than words
The conditions in Brooklyn present a trouble
some, vexng and difficult proposluon' added MT
Winter THE problem can be solved, however.
don't say that it lies within to solve it, but
will do the best / can
Mr. Winter went 10 Boston yesterday, but IS X
ne@ted hack Tomorrow when the meeting to
sanize the board of directors will be held He says
that he does not know just when ne will assume
his duties as president, but it is expected 20 be
about February 10 He will continue 10 i've III
Manhattan at the Hotel Netherland-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
MAINE BEARS RAMPANT.
Removal Of the Bounty on Dead Bruins He
suits in Too Many Live Ones
lay TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE

Bangor Ne. Jan. Sl.-The Maine legislature al
,ts present session will be called upon TO deeioe
which is The more important, the life OF human
,e,rg nv that of 2 hear The legislature four years
ego repealed the law providing for the payment
Of 2 bount1 OF $ each bears because IL hao
heen represented that the game was becolllLs
scsrce and thai when II came to fun and excite
,,en- any SPORTSMAN would rather kill one pear
than dozen deer
Since the bounty was removed bears have been
RAPIDLY increasing so that people living IN Feiho'e
regions have begun &c circulate petitlons LOT Ihe
restoration Of the bounty In sections where pears
abound sheep raising IS been abandoneo Q! man
farmers The bears up the focks, and IL Is a
matter Of record that yoke Of two-year-od steers
were recently killed and eaten by bears in the town
Of Wesle. In the town Of Byron Ii Is SAID last
fsIl tUerfv-se zen sheep were thus destroyed
some women and children are AFRAID TO 60 mo
the back lots to pick berries Bruin Is also hatea
nrrlardistS because he not only steals All me
sweet APPLES bur breaks off limbs as large arouhu
as a mans The country people reel tna1t
nv ought moi suffer all this simply IN order
that plenty Of bears may be raised 10 1urn1sh
snort for visiting sportsmen They are ASKING
the legislature accordingly to restore the bounty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
NO TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.
Surrogate Fitzgerald Denies Application to
Appoint One for Prayer Estate.

The contest over tie will Of Morris Prayer, who
died on November Is last at the Hotel NetheTland
leaving p large estate, viii come up before Sur
rogate Fitzgerald tomorrow. Surrogate Fitz-
gerald Yesterday denied application by of
a,pointneut OF a temporary administrator of the
estate
The application made by Abram /. Elkus.
who declared that the control of the property,
which consisted largely of diamonds and jewelry,
belonging tC the firm Of Morris Prayer & Co.
now in the control OF Abram J. Prayer brother
of the testator and his residuary legatee Counsel
said the estate was worth than 81 oo0.9e0 and
that il would be In the interests of those concerned
that 4 temporary administrator should be APP
pointed Mr. Prayers sister entitled under
the viii TO legacy of $4,000. but declared that she
would have received more had her brother been
unduly Influenced.
Morris s Hirsch. who represents the proponents
Of the will said the application was unusual
one Abram J. Prayer a copartner of the
testator, and entitled in circumstances to
close up the affairs Of he firm. The estate OF Mr.
Prayer worth more than 100000. and the
present administrator perfectly solvent and
able to discharge his duties in proper manner
He owned per OF the business, and had been
with his brother since &c was boy
Prayers will, Mr. Hirsch said had been
executed Eve years before he died and there was
that the allegations Of his sister shown 10
have nothing IN them.
YOUNG GIANTS
those Little Ads of the People In making
business for those who them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
PooLRoOM DOORS LOCKED EN- IN.
Yonkers Gamblers, the Police Declare, Had
Too Much Mechanism.

Owing TO the crusade against gambling begun oy
the clergymen CT Tuckahoe the gamblers VINO
la,,. bae, ruppina a big poolroom in the principal
hotel of that place for several days have been
forced to fee 1t is said that the clergymen We're
about to appear before the grand jury and apply
for indictments for proprietors and some OF the
local authorities
Tho Grand iur, has Indicted Thomas F. Corbalis,
a Yonlers saloonkeeper and five other men for
running pooroom in North Broadway, IN tnsat
CITY Two patrol wagons brought sliding doors,
secret panels and other paraphernalia from the
Corbalis poolroom in Yonkers before the grand
Allied the grand Jury room. The police declare the
room had armor and secret passages, ike a lott
ana thar there was a tunnel which led out TO the
banks OF the Nepperhan River. The mechanls SIN
Of The secret doors became fast in the rald the
nolice assert and at q critical moment locked a
dozen gamblers in room, where they were seized
hy The nolice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
ENDANGERS s4O,OOO,OOO.
I5co Hundred Police Control Croscd
at 4ssay Office Fire.

4 fire which caused damage amounting to at
least 5000 occurred a little after noon yes
terday In the United States Assay ONCE IN
wall-st. 1t just at the close of the business
day. and 4 great crowd quickly gathered. Inc
Assay Office and the Sub-Treasury. next door,
are the storehouses of vast treasure, con-
sideration which led the police authorities to
hurry to the scene the reserves of all the pre-
cincts south of Canal-st, as well as the reserve
squad from the Mercer-st. station
The fire started in the laboratory, on the east
side of the second floor. A long hood is built
here over a row of Bunsen burners used in as
saving the gases formed in the process being
collected in this hood and led 10 wooden hue
through which they escape TO the open ar Ihis
flue was discovered to be on fire. the blaze start
ing suddenly and from cause not yet ascef-
tanned: and one of the assistants OF Mr.. Tor
rev. the assayer. ran to Nassau and Plne sls-'
where he turned in an alarm. In the oullolhs
n The time was nearly S40,0o0.0o0 in gold and
silver. of which all was in the hreprool Nau olo
exoept a number of gold bars. worth Slooo""'
which had been brought TO the ONCE HI 'iie
morning TO be assayed
Mr. Torrev and his assistants pushed theSe
bars into the vaults in the room and then sci
10 work 10 battle with the flames with ouche'9
Of water, desisting only on the arrival OF 'iie
hrenen The entire second floor and the a'tlo
were burned out. The building had tin rooi'
two-thirds OF which, with the wooden plahklng
underneath the hrenen were obliged 10 rip OIL
The Sub Treasury in which about S2ii,op-
coo in coin and notes is stored. is separated from
the Assay Office by only a siN-foot VIDE aIieH'
In the Sub-Treasury at the time the hre next
door broke out were nearly three hundred Gus
tom House employees drawing their noh1nI.
salaries When the police reserves arrived Al
he fire and began TO drive the crowd OF sight
seers from the Sub-Treasury steps, soIile a.
tempted TO enter that building. AS aOout
S1tsaoe0 was exposed at the tirne-thal IL, Ilot
in the vauts-and there seemed poSsLpIlItS
that the thick and sitting smoke from lne ou.
ing building across the alley might enter lhe
Sub-Treasui-y causing confusion and giving OPP
portunitv for theft. the big doors at each en- en-,
france of the Sub-Treasury were proiiiput
locked keeping out all strangers, ana were kept
locked until the excitement was over.
About a week ago Secretary Shaw recon-
,7ended TO Congress that Sl5oeo be appro-
priated TO build a Assay ONCE. as the
present structure was old and unfit for the use
in mas nut to 1t is hoped by Wall Street men
that the fire Of yesterday will hasten action by
CONGRESS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
CENTRAL LANDSLIDE CLEARED.
The Shore Line Service Resumed Last Night
After DAVIS Delay.

Officials of the New-York Central said yesterday
that the landslide tower No. 66. near Poughkeep-
sic, the night before c-;tremely heavy 1t COW
cred the eastbcund wc5tbound main tracks.
and yesterday morning there a mudbank on
them rs feet long and from 10 to SO feet deep to
clear away force of two hundred men was
Immediately put to work clearing the tracks.
On account of the landslide all the traffic Of the
two main tracks had u be shifted, and the change
made great deal Of extra work and delay Trains
sent around the landslide on the Harlem
division and in the West Shore to
Weehawken. Train No &c. the Atlantic express.
from Buffalo, due here at Z a. m, did not arrive
until about II 4. II, Other trains due night before
last and yesterday from three to eight hours
late.
The work of clearing the tracks pushed with
such vgor that the shore line service resumed
again last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
SAYS DAVIS KEPT ASKING FOR SAM"

Elizabeth. N J.. Jan. 31-George W. Young a
Westfeld policeman made the following statement
to Prosecutor English which the latter gave out
to-day:
When went to the wreck / going to place
Engineer Davis under arrest. The engineer said
He also said that he left Jersey City eighteen
minutes late. He was Informed he had clear
track and told to to Philadelphia on
time. He asked for Sam and told that he was
all right. He said, II mean the fireman Some
Thank God for that
II saw the red light" went on Eng ineer Davis
land expected II TO turn white, but it never dld
turn white ~
He was conscious and he torn open. we
put rags around him and bandaged him up.
This is my first statement. l have not heard
statement of any railroad official. No one was
by the engineer at the time but myself. he had a
pair of buckskin gloves He kept asking Tor
Sam" l asked him who it was, and ne replied,
He my fireman
The statement is signed and sworn to.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
ICE RACING.
international Ice Yacht Regatta Begun
After Long Postponement.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan. 3L-The international ice
yacht regatta at Gun Lake finally begun just
before noon to-day after postponements for nearly
two weeks The wind was light. and it Doubt
full whether the yachts would he able to lisn
within the time limit Of the first event. the Stuart
international trophy. The course is two miles and
return five times At the first and second turns
the yacht DTeadnaught. of Shrewsbury River, Iets
the feet. but on the third the Kalamazoo yacht
Wolverine had the lead. The other Shrewsbury
boat the scud. dropped out OF the at the
third turn
The yachts failed to finish within the time limit
and second attempt to sail the heat also resulted
in failure. The Wolverine. Of Kalamazoo. finished
In 1:f6, just minute outside the time limit The
heat may be SAILED tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
HOCKEY.
Harvard Wins an Easy Victory from Column.
bia by Score of 5 to l.

The hockey game between Harvard and Columbia
at the ST. Nicholas Rink last night resulted in
easy victory for the former seven by a score Of
to !.
The Crimson team had so much team work that
the local colegians at time had chance
win. The Columbia students showed good aggres-
sive work. however, and kept their opponents on
the jump
Souther made the first goal for Harvard after
five minutes play. Then AIKEN, of Columbia,
put off the ice for using his stick recklessly.
Souther made the next goal on pass from Lover
ing, and AIKEN tailed Columbia's only goal a
long side shot Lowering made the third point for
the Crimson in a scrmmage. The half ended to
in favor of Harvard
Foster scored after three minutes play in the
second half. Souther made the fifth goal for
Harvard a few minutes later. The summary:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
DAMAGES FOR $1o,000,o0O.
The Writ Issued Against Boston Gas Com
panies Beats Bay State Records.

Boston, Jan 31--Joseph f. Doherty and Thomas
! E.gan in behalf of themselves and other stock
holders of the Bay State Gas Company OF Deia-
ware brought bill in equity in the Superior Court
to-day against the Mercantile Trust Company OF
Ney--York and others, in order TO compel the four
BOSTON gas companies to meet the sinking fund
requirements and interest Of the United Gas bonds
and to turn over the excess to the Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware.
Damages were placed at 100000 The writ Is
the largest ever issued in this State 1t given
+o Denutv Sheriff Kelly to serve, but later counsel
concluded to abandon that course and TOOK out a
SIbDona that will be served on the parties.
The bin will be heard next Tuesday at p. m IN
the equity session before Judge Richardson The
no order of notice issued The matter Will
come I'D on prayer for q temporary injunction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
THE INJURED ARE DOING WELL.

PIainfield \ j. Jan. 3l.-It said at Mullen
berg Hospital this morning that all those injured
in the wreck doing well. and it was hoped
that ali would recover. Mccarthy, the fireman Of
the Philadelphia express. is steadily improving.
The funerals of three more victims were held to-
day This morning services held at his home
for Edgar w. Williams, New-York lawyer, who
lived in East Sfxth-st. this city. Mr. Williams
was thirty years old He leaves a widow and one
child. This afternoon services We're held for
Thomas Adam Cunning, thirty years old, of Put
nam-ave.. and Harold ". Tomlinson thirty-two
years old of Virden-st Mr. Cunning in the
real estate business in New-York City. He leaves
widow and daughter. Mr.. Tomnson leaves a
widow and two children.
The funeral of Harvey Patterson, of Dunellen.
will take place tomorrow. Sermons on the disaster
m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
TOLD HIM I COULD NOT sEE-DAv1s
S. A. Krom, Survivor, Declares the Engl'
neer Kept Repeating Those Words.
[RY rEI rGHApn re TIE TR:BUNE. ]

:.
Panfeid. n. j., Jan. 31-S. Arthur hroh' "a
West Fourth-st. manufacturer OF machinery
in Newark says that he believes he was the
fist to see Davis, the engineer, after the west
field accident. Krom one of the nrst out
of the cars. He ran forward and found DAVIS
on his hands and knees crawling out Oh the
wreck With the assistance of another passeh-
ger who is supposed to have been +. MaxWel
Honeyman, of this city. krom dragged DaVls
I'D the bank He declares that the latter kept
repea ting Il told him l could not see" Davis
made no explanation of whom he referred TO- he
appeared to Krom TO be perfectly rational
X rom left him to assist others, thinking that ne
was not badly injured. At the time, Krom sup
posed the he assisted was the fireman, put
his description OF the man TALES exactly WIN
that of Davis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
VALE BASKETBALL TEAM SUSPENDED

John Steil. chairman Of the registration commit
tee of the Metropolitan Association Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union yesterday disqualified from
further competition in amateur sport under the
jurisdiction of the Amateur Athletic Union the
Yale basketball team-indvfdual players, Barber
Prior W. Hyatt, Y. Hyatt. Cotton, Church anu
T,onobue and the West Side Branch Young Mems
Christian Association individual players, Rob
erts Garrett. T Kiser. T. Lee. Wendelourss
Thomson and r. Leg. 1t is feared that on further
investigation. instead of merely being suspended
ali the players Will be declared professionals as
I'm the game played between the two teams on Fri
dav night the Young Mems Christian ASSOciatlon
team had as one of its players the professionals
Inst ctnr NNPlZrNiller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
THE RESULTS AT OAKLAND.

Oakland Cal Jan. 31.-The weather was showery
to-day and the track sloppy. The results OF
the races were follows:
First race Selling Futnrity Cour5e)1saIn FulSn 100
second Mullah, 100 CWater6ury) 10 to Ihlrd Ie'
ia Berendos Nat Goodwin MaPasCnilo, r. &C.:
10Y Grace Daulphin and Sam Lazarus esq also ran
second Selling six furlongsleui5 H. III 'bonhe2
. t" l. "o M OF Knapp to ;. third. Time. 1916.
Modicum Tag. orana and Golden Light also ran
r. won; Dunblane. H. shaw 10 D. second; rchln
lOT lMndeT, to L. third Time l:f7 MI Dihsie'
Fourth California Oaks; one and onesigh Inlies
1sbaW9 TO l. second: Gravina CIV waldo 81
third. Time, 1:571 Corgoette Dainty and Mireiha also
ran (Nigrette Dainty Jennings entry)
Fifth race (handicap; and onesixteenth miles,
Durazzo 8s CW. Waldo to s. won; The Fretter 100
(Buman to / second Hesper 9 gs 9aiR 90 to Nj
6arthy Gold Bell second but was disquali-
neg S,xb race SELLING Futurity Course,Aiatt
to l. second Idogo 1O4 CBirkenru, 40 to third Time
2s4 Gore II, Azartne, John Boggs and Tyrannus
also ran
The entries for Monday follow:
First race Selling; Futury Course)-Gus I.anka
seize 1g snss gg TO Tom Mitehei 1o Ante io4
Puredale. Emma Renbold, 104: Young NARROW l06
af ?de LADY Laurie m S Miss and a
Brodlsh 1I2 Iibbie Candid III; Jusna. 112; Maggie A.
ll2; queen Fay. 1Os.
child 100; Colonel Ballentyne, 1903; Administer 100;
Byronerdale "a; Rose of May. 3d. Doreen 1914 Diderot
Fourth race selling: 80; Eva
McGnness 80; Darua 9a Hainaut SO; Grand Sache EN-
Tower of Candles 1903; Ada N. 1o9 Glendenning. los
102: Frank Woods 100 Beana 1OI; July Gyp 1Ol Alado
1o4; Greyfeld. 112 Hesper ~ ~ r,.-.,, 400 ,r,,.
Yellow Tail 1O5 Ben MacDhui, 105 Bright
Phoebus. 1885, Honor Bright 100; Prue. 1oo Divna 100
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
BASKETBALL.
Harvard Defeats Pennsylvania.

Cambridge Mass. Jan. 2L-Harvard defeated
University of Pennsylvania at basketDaH IN d roUS.1
game 13 to H. tonight. The play was close untli
the last five minutes Pennsylvania being ahead up
to that time The game was won for Harvard oy
two sensational throws from the centre of the moor
bv Randall Pennsylvania's Ions passes dlscon-
certed Harvard greatly. and it is only owing 10 the
rorr,ar-s inability to shoot that Harvard able
TO hold her own The basket shooting or HdrVari
was accurate, but their opponents so We'll SoFrtVb
their men that the Crimson had few 0pportuI1ltle
for shots In one OF the sCrimmdSeS Darrau5lr o.
PennsvIva MIA had all his front teeth badly loosened
and rad to retire Evans for the visitors. was l.e
strongest player. scoring seven OK the ee'eh pOnS
for his side. The lineup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
oLYMPIAN GAMES FOR ST. LOUIS.
Instead of at Chicago, According to the
Statement of President Furber

Chicago, Jan. Sill. j. Furber. ir., president OF
the Oympian Games Association. in speaking of
the proposed transfer of the games from Chicago
to st. Louis in 1901 said:
although have received vet no official
notification from Europe. there is a strong proba-
bility that the games will be held st. Louis.
In taking the position which 1t has the Chicago
organization has felt that il should not permit
local pride ambition to stand in the way of the
success of an undertaking like the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition which, having already received
the sanction and support to the extent of 5000 900
of the United States Government. is a national
enterprise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
MANY ENTRIES FOR DOG SHOW.

With the English mails to be heard from-and it
is known that number Of entries In them
the entry list for the annual bench show of the
Westminster Kennel Club. to be held in the Madi-
son Square Garden February 11-14. should be
larger than that OF last year. which was the larg
est known in the history of dog shows. Even
the great Crystal Palace show in London
eclipsed then there being hundred more
dogs in this city The chances In favor OF
beating that record. as the number OF dogs
this year is already great that of last year.
although the number of entries far is fifty less
dogs being entered in more than class
Up TO date 1906 dogs have been entered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
WATER SPORTS.
Columbia Defeats N. z. A. c. IN Water Polo
is Beaten by Yale in Relay Race.

Hundreds OF enthusiastic members OF the New
York Athletic Club cheered the contestants in the
swimming and water polo matches a. they spiashed
ana batt,ed for the supremacy in the big tank at
the club last night.
The edward university relay race between teams
from Yale and Columbia was exciting from start
to finish. 1t was by Columbia oy ten yards
in 3.i9ss. Nather. Of Yale. got away best at the
start and led to the first turn but Camp OF Column
ba. overhauled and passed him. and 50 did the
other Columbia
In the OF the five minute halves OF the water
polo Columbia advanced the bail The Ne"-ForN
sent IT back in lively fashion and for a noiaei-
there was cheeriS. for il seemed as L tney lad
made goal. but the referee refused 20 aiLo% IL -
the who passed the ball was n5iae 'Le is ~
first goal in 4:l5 He also scored the second goal
after extremely exciting play TINS uine N
In the Second half Abbott scored the first goal In
in 2:59. and the last one by Abbott The score at
the finish was: Columbia .; NeW-fork A u !"
The summaries follow:
BY +. g Brown Columbia Swimming Association. time
90 n J. Cherry Columbia $ 4. third: time. O37
w Eczert Columbia $ A. d f2gT5h' u"s 0'' i'-l'
Two hundred and I handicap sD Gf y an
swinming club: time. Ass T. r Goodwin y Y
o see sscd5ss f6T5 t $40 final heat Won By
1. h. Goodwin q seconds: time S5a-'' T. H. Aa''
hundred yard swim handicap Ghiryope sntries
1scratc5: time 1:o5.z Harry Koock Athletic Club q
q seconds. secOnd time 80
Hesser unattached seconds. third time LIS y
RnfIr Nevg-York A G. seconds fourth; time l-o)s
Final heat won BY j. A. Ruddy q seconds; time l3Js
(scTatch). second: time. LUIS baEl
Iiesser 20 seconds. third time 1:l275
Three hundred yard university relay race:
Vale TEAM COLUMBIA TEAM
r. Orthwein tcaptainl J. W Spencer N-aP'a-1''
H H. I1Cudenslager- y X lamp
NJ. :. Damon =, Il. 1LGoeLiDaO--
r H. Thomas ~ r fidLDlI-
:. F. Nather. r = Ei"'N4-
j. F HILL
Won BY Columbia by 10 yards. time, S-1oS Taie'a
time, 22It
Water polo. The lineup vas:
y. Y. A. &. Positions lii. 49,
F. J. Cuigg. entire '----r
II SIifohing forward camp
Left forward .-----J w spencer
Wench IIalfback- . al1Ns'4@I
W. ID. Hennen- C,cdi '-'' ''-' 80 I1,IJsr
n n Luueii
Referee-H. E Buermeyer NeE-4ork a q J sISsl
a G. James H sterrett. L. s A. Philadelphia Timers
Mortimer Bishop. New-Tork A G: t;ooert StoI SsN
: George & Wood. Nev-Tork \. g starter
z J. Cannini Nev-York a c. Referee for water polo
lar Feeder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
JACKsoN's GRANDDAUGHTER IN JAIL.
He Is Released on Petition of Wife Whom
He Beat
ley TELEGRAPH To TIE -KIBUNE.

Richmond. Va. Jan 3l--Because she was too
proud to beg and poor to live without the as
sistance of her husband, Donald Jackson. grand
nephew of President Andrew Jackson, Mrs. Annie
Jackson petitioned the court TO release him from
iail where he was awaiting trial for beating her.
jackson is sober and industrious, but of hasty
temper Il was In q fit of passion that he struck
his aged wife. injuring her seriously. He was
locked up in Henrico County jail.
on the petition of the wife and the promise Of
jackson to govern his temper in the future, Squire
Thomas to-day dismissed him. The couple live at
Highland Springs. a suburb of this city, and are
I'm moor circumstances.