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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03

,.u, r. the,r nlaces Mr. Blum was ps'
-, ~ hnad NJ the department ~ pull
,,o,Ls NJ simmons at the mead OF u.s.. III
,,,,1Si,,o Jepartment. Mr. Brandon ~ W
I Hed,d'" " IKE Highway department. MI.
it1.aOr|,,o az the head Of the departmens
80 -" gntners and Mr. Sullivan In charge on
,,,tItc bnlldires and Offices. But II was AZ
f"D,i III, Tbo forces opposed had chsrses
h = against Mr. Gresser and he Wa s
1900 ont The influences that prevalleu
snd how N was all done are Wen huoM "
o. many shall always regret tnat > ~
,or,osed IN inc borough at all. ! feel a.
,hn,,ah nv efforts 10 lift up goVernlnebS
,hora rm,nbt MIR. Gresser into trouble anu
ns,,I,ed I'm his removal. although IN tue
nrocase bIs Honesty IS certified TO. pro,
r,red an odiournmeut Of the electlon %,
HE successor this morning TO give nonest
Ronuniicans and Democrats alike opp9I-
tunitv N be heard. That Is all ] can 90.
Tho MAYOR of Long Island city Was ~
taii for corruption when | came 70 BIooh-
i'm and the government there mas Deel'
looted pretty much all the time ever slnce.
Now that IL is being taken OUT OF VIZ
hands OF old Gresser, with nis Iusse
German honesty. honest people there nus ,
do their hest to get another honest mail iiI
But, maybe some standard OF nthess WIZ
remove him also.
An independent movement TN favor or the
election OF Rupert y. Thomas. Man
haitian manufacturer. whose homo - IN
Flushing, was started last night. The IN
dications. however. were that Magistrate
Connolly remained the fsvorite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
SAY MAYOR WON'T ANSWER
West End Association Abandon,
Special Police Idea

Former Magistrate Ommen, at ma.
ing Of the Wezt End Association la,
night I'm the Hotel st. Andrew. told ~
members thst Mayor Gaynor had refuses
10 answer the letter ~ the association mr..
testing against the removal OF special m
licemen from tho West Side.
Mr. Ommcn also asked that tho com.
mittee on special policemen. Of which 5.
was chairman. be discharged. ~. he do.
clared. under the present city admnistf,.
ton, there was no chance Of the re.esiaA.
lishment Of the special police.
I'VE sent the Mayor our letter last Ma,
asking that special police be allowed IA
protect our houses but We have recaly.s
no reply" said Mr. Ommen. The Mayo,
* absolutely against granting badges 4,
special policemen. despite the fact that ".
have always found such policemen mos,
useful and reliable Under tho clrcum.
stances. I ask that our committee b. dl,
charged. as We can get nothing rom ihs
Mayor"
Tho committee was discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03

tary escort and six officers Of the rank of
rear admiral will act as pallbearers. The
funeral. If held in Washington, will un-
douhteoly be an impressive one.
Secretary Meyer Of the Navy sent a
letter of coincidence to Mrs. Schley to-
day and paid tribute TO the achievements
Ct the dead officer. BY the death OF Ad-
miral Schley," he said, the navy loses
one Of its most distinguished officers
one who served in the navy in the Civil
War and since that time has filed many
prominent positions"
Admiral Dewey likewise paid tribute TO
his friend. Admiral Schley was warm
hearted gallant. chivalrous gentleman
ho said. The country has lost a loyal
servant. ! have lost a dear friend of
more than fifty years standing
Admiral and Mrs. Schley lived alone in
Washington. At their home caretakers
were preparing for their return this even
ing. lie would have been seventy-two
years old within week. 1t his last
birthday celebration he said: Il feel as
young as ever did. Good health is the
greatest blessing, and have been blessed
with it"
Don I you WISH You were again, on the
bridge of battleship?' he was asked.
oh ] don't know" he replied. one
gets tired even of that after forty-fve
years"
Admiral Schley was splendidly pre-
served for his years, but suffered as the
result of injuries received by falling on
the icy pavement here last February. when
he broke two ribs Despite those injuries,
he was soon walking about the city, usu-
ally on the downtown streets, where ne
met hosts Of friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
COTTON PRICES TAKE A DROP
Ginning Report Contributes to Sharp
Decline in Prices.

New Orleans. oct. 1.-The twin govern
nent bureau reports on cotton had a de-
cidedly bearish effect on the cotton market
to-day and the three nearest deliveries IN
the future market on the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange were forced below the 10
cent level October fell to 9.95.
The report on ginning was issued five
minutes before the market opened. and
helped cause the initial decline OF sd-p
points. This was the lowest level IN the
early trading. At ~ o'clock the conditoh
epures were given out. and they put prices
10 a level 10 TO 10 points under Saturday
close.
In the afternoon session there was less
profit taking by shorts and the market ieii
again. this time TO a level 10 10 y points
below SATURDAYS close Stop loss orders
On the long side were reached ana theE'
together with fresh selling for snort ac-
count. Increased offerings TO some extent
The close was steady al net loss oil u ~
10 pOintS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
DEFAULTS ON BOND PAYMEg?
Committee Has New Plan for Detroit
Mackinac & Marquette Lands

Payment Of the principal on the 81 ls.m
land grant bonds Of the Detroit Nsckne
& Marquette Railroad Company which
n1aturcd YESTERDAY. VAS defaulted. as had
been generally expected would be con.
Several months ago a protective COMMITTEES
vas organized 10 look after tho Interests
Of the bondholders and plans arc under
vav. n Is understood. for offecing a reor.
ganization under which tho oondaoldsu
will take title 70 tho lands aggregatlng
10000 acres, covered by the issue. A.
resrly 8. 10000 Of the total amount q bond,
outstanding has been deposited by tho CON.
mittee. the CARRYING out OF the plan Is
practically assured.
Thetplan provides further for the organ
izatior of a new company whose shares ar.
10 be exchanged for the outstanding bonds
or the basis OF ten shares ~ stock TO-
each 81 900 bond. Application VII SHORTY
be made 10 the court. It Is said. for per.
mission to carry ont this scheme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
BURIAL PERMIT FOR BEATTIE
Family Arranges Body Of Wife Nut
derer Shall Lie in Richmond Cemetery

Richmond. Va. oct. at leaked out To-
day that the Cemeteries Committee Of n,
Richmond City Council, IN secret session
a week ago. took special action 20 per-
nit the family OF Henry G. Bestue' IT,,
10 bury his body in the Maury Cemetery
berc n he is put ~ death on Noyem6er
"a for the murder Of his wife.
The Beattie family lives in South Rich
mond. but their burial plot IL In tine Rich
mond cemetery. and there Is a city or
dinance which prohibits the burial Of
nonresident there.
II was represented on behalf o.. tas
family that iu case the young man should
die before the date set for MS eAccuuon
liz cenmittee. and II was wished 10 guard
against any distressing delays ID Inc
funeral arrangements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
OIL FUEL FOR ALASKA
Supplanting Coal Wherever Steam Is
Needed in the Territory
Inr .1.slopranh 10 The Trlbunc.

Tacoma. Wash. oct while conserVa-
tionists have been spending years haggling
over the manner OF opening tn" Alaska
coal lands T. ~. Young. president OF the
Alaska Steamship Company. and the rer-
resentative Of the Morgan Guggenheim in
terests in Alaska. has settled the problem
Of Alaskan fuel. Yesterday the big oil
tank steamer Acunsion LETT Puget Sound
with 1000 barrels OF crude oil. the first
Of many shipments to be made. OIL burn
ers are being installed on the Copper River
& Northwestern Railroad, Mt the kennicott
copper mines. the Beatson copper mines
the Cliff gold mine, Valdez and at other
places where steam power Is needed. Big
tanks have been constructed at Valdez
Seward. Cordova and other places. Before
many months oil will be used in prac-
tically every part OF the territory above
Ketchikan. en-,
The Treadwell mine. which employs lsO
men. installed oil burners three years ago.
The White Pass & Yukon Railroad mas
contracted for the delivery Of 10000 bar
rels of oil at points between Haines MIS-
sion and Dawson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
Word Sent TO Relatives.

Letters and papers in the pockets ana
the face. SO well known from thousands
of photographs and reprints in neWspa-
ners and periodicals. served to establish
the identity. The police at once sent
telephone messages to the Army ana
>-avv Club and to relatives and triends
of the admiral. Commander ). j. D.
Kelley. /. :. y. (retired), was the hIst
officer TO arrive at the station.
In very short time DR.. Winfield scott
scblev jr.. son of the admiral, arrived
with Frank case, proprietor OF the Al
eonouin Hotel. He had been notihed al
his office. No. n West 41th street lie
went first to the Algonquin Hotel ana
told his mother that his father was Ill.
Then he hurried to the station with MI
case. lie was Immediately taken to the
ward where the body lay, and the can
vas cover was pulled down from the race
Or. Schley drew back a little and then
looked again FOR a few seconds only. lie
then covered his face and wept for
little while. The doctor and MI. case
then went back to the hotel, the doctor
t. tell his mother Of the admirals death.
Admiral Schley's son-in-law II. NJ.
stuart Wortlcy called at the station IN
an automobile and made arrangements
f. have the body prepared for burial by
William Shaylor. an undertaken
Corouer's Physician OHanlOn and sur
scon HUFF. of the United States Naval
Hospital I'm Brooklyn, examined the body
Of the admiral and came 10 the conciu-
sion that he had died from a cerebral
renorrhage. Coroner WinterDottom de-
cided an autopsy was not necessary.
Escorted by Navy Men.
The commandment of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard rs soon as he heard OF the
death of Rear Admiral Schley, sent DR..
c. NJ. De Nalen, recruiting officer Of the
navy. stationed in East I'D street, with
an aid and two marines. to offer his ser
wees at the station and 10 do whatever
he could to aid the family.
The body was placed in a transferring
coffin. and while all those in and imme-
diately outside the police station stood
with barred heads it was carried to the
ambulance a crowd stood outside, but
few persons knew whose body it was
that was being carried out Of the station.
DR.. De Valen, his aid, and the two ma
rines escorted the ambulance to the
hotel.
DR.. De Vslen was with Admiral Schley
on the cruiser Brooklyn in the battle OF
Santiago.
Mr.. Stuart Wortley said the admiraFs
permanent address was No 1876 l
street. Washington. He also said he had
sent a telegram 10 Captain I. f. Schley'
the admrars son. at Fort Logan, Den
ver notifying him Of his fathers death.
FINAL arrangements for the funeral
were completed last night 1t was stated
that the admirals body would be taken
to-day from the Algonquin Hotel TO
Washington on the 1906 p. IN. train from
.he Pennsylvania Station.
The funeral will be held at the Schley
home in Washington, and the burial VIII
be I'm Arlington Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY
DIES HERE IN STREET
Stricken While Walking Alone,
He Expires Before His
Identity Is Known.
BODY Is TAKEN BY POLICE
Inscription on Watch Reveals
His Name-Navy Department
Offers to Arrange for a
Naval Funeral.

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley'
L. s. y. (retired). died suddenly yes
terdsy afternoon while walking in West
44th street, opposite the Berkeley LE-
ceum. He was alone, when he suddenly
staggered and fell to the street among
the first persons 10 reach his side was
Herman Snyder. physical director at the
berkeley gymnasium. He assisted Ad-
niral Schley to the doorway OF the ber-
kelley Lyceum, at Ne. u west f4'''
street. Admiral Schey was stiil hreath-
ing al the time. but was dead when Dr'
r. F.. Krug. of No. - West 44th street
reached the scene.
At the time of the admirars death no
one i'm the crowd about him knew VINO
he was. and the body was not lden'lUeu
until after it had been taken to the East
51st street police station.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley arrived III
this city about II o'clock yesterday
morning from Mount Kisco, y. Y, where
they had been visiting their daughter
Mrs. r. NJ Stuart -Wortley They went
10 the Algonquin Hotel, at No ." west
44th street. and about noon the admlral
went 10 the New York Yacht Cluo' IN
the same block. While in the club he
spoke 10 several friends. smoked cigar
and seemed in the best Of health. lie
left the club about o'clock.
He went west on 44th street, ana III
front of the Berkeley Lyceum stopped.
Persons who saw him said that almost
immediately he staggered. then reeled
and AT last fell down heavily off the side
walk and into the gutter. After he had
been carried to the doorway of the Ly-
ceum Policeman Walter Clark sent IN
call for an ambulance. In few minutes
there was an ambulance at the curb
from Flower Hospital.
DR.. Miller had the body put into the
ambulance and drove to the East DIST
street station. No one there knew the
admiral from the face, but the hrst ar
ticle taken from the pockets was a gold
watch. In it was the inscription:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S CAREER
Served Country in the Navy for
FOrty-fVe Years.

Commodore, they are coming right at
us was the shout that reached Commo-
dore Schlcys ears after ne had waited
long for news Of Cervera's feet. which he
had been ordered to intercept. We'll" was
the reply. Ego right at them"
The great sea battle which sounded the
deathknel of the Spaniards in their con-
flct with this country in 1898 was on. What
happened after the Brooklyn. Schey's flag
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
SUGGEST NAVAL FUNERAL
Departments in Washington to
Honor Dead Admiral.

Washington. oct. Although no com
munication relative 10 arrangements for
the funeral Of Rear Admiral Schloy has
been received at the Navy Department
from his family. in view Of the fact that
the admiral himself selected burial lot
At Arlington last spring near the lot Sc
lected ty Admiral Dewey II is taken for
granted that h viii be buried in the
National Cemetery close by the graves "
other of1cers who served in the Spanish
American War A message - this effect
hes besa sent 10 tie fsmil, 4 is usual
- the case Of an cfscer RI his rank. three
sattslions If Infantry and one Of cavalry
~s'I hs assigned b. the army as mill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
MR.. TAFT EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.

Hastings. Neb.. oct president Taft
to-day sent the following telegram to Mrs.
Schley:
I am very sorry 10 hear Of tho death
Of your husband who has honored me for
years with his friendship. He was an able
commander. he served his country faith
fully and well and f. entitled TO heT graft
tude. I extend To YOU my profound SYM
pdthy in your great sorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
TO RUN STATE ARSENAL HERE

Albany. oct 2-Adjutant General Neroeck
,o-dav announced that as soon as Colonel
1o.onh G. Story. assistant adjutant general
q, cbarge Of the New York State Arsenal
in New York city is retired, on December
80 .,,,ld appoint as his successor Cap
Iain = =. Walton, Of PouGhkeepsle, re-
tfrad i-nited states army officer, VINO mas
bcen on detail with the troops ol TINS state
az instructor since 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
DUEL HAS NO STANDING
Man Killing Opponent Is Guilty oil
Murder Says Oklahoma Judge
fRv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

Oklahoma City. Okla. oct. 2.-The due'-
list has no defence I'm this state according
TO a decision to-day 10y the Criminal court
of Appeals. The decision was rendered III
The case Of J. n. Colby and Wade StoNa"'
held i'm McLain County on murder charge
The opinion. written by Presiding Judge
Farman. saws: Where persons armed with
deadly weapons voluntarily and Willingly
orter into combat knowing or having
reason m know that such conflict VIII re-
sult in the bodily injury or in tine death OF
said parties and one OF the parties Is NJ
in such conflict the party DONG 'he hi,''"9
is guilty II murder ana not en''''e" ~
hail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
NEW LABOR LAWS IN EFFECT.

Albany. oct. 1.-Two bilIs passed py the
present Legislature amending the Iapo'
law went into effect to-day. one prohiDl's
the employment Of males under eighteen
and females under twenty-one IN any lac-
tory more than nine hours in any day or
for more than ffty-four hours in any one
u.eels. the other is designed TO provide pet
W ,onitarv conditions in bakeries. 1t
Via sses bakeries as factories and puts them
,nder the jurisdiction Of the State Labor
f,.,,v-fSaipncT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03

chin cot under way. Is perhaps best de-
sc,.ibad nv Captain Eulate II the Spanish
battleship Vizcays
"Tbe maneuvre Of the Brooklyn was
hoou,ifuI." he said. we opened rapid
ero st her with all cur big guns. but she
roturned II with terrible effect. The Ore
con also hit us several times. but the
Rrooklyns broadsides crashing into Our
superstructure simply terrorized the men.
We worked all our guns on her at ere time
and | don't see how she escaped MS She
simplv drove us In to the shore. at one
time lighting us at 100 yards
The death Of Admiral Schley removes the
last of the three great commanders VINO
fought in the Santiago naval battle, Ad-
mlral Samson and Admiral Cervera, the
spanlsh commander. having died some
years ago
The ability Of Schley as a sea hghter as
displayed I'm this last great battle OF lns on
the Cuban shores was not reached, how
over In a single bound lie had served ms
annranticeship In the Far East and had
played a prominent part in the naval stiug-
clos of the Civil War Furthermore, he
was descended from long line OF men
who had passed the greater portion OF 'he'r
lives I'm callings which gave them only oc-
casional gimpses Of shore
Rear Admiral Schley was born near FRED
erick. Md. on October 9. 1889. His father
John Thomas Schley. had served with as
tinction in the navy from lsi5 to 1851 Young
schley was appointed an acting midshipmsr
IN 1856 and was graduated at the head OF
his class four years later. His hrst sea
duty was aboard the Niagara in Chlnese
va
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
Took Ericsson's Body to Sweden.

When the cruiser Baltimore was put in
commission he was placed in command of
her. II was shortly after this that he car
ried back to Stockholm, sweden. the body
Of John Ericsson. During the Gillian com
plicatons of 1891 he was at valparaiso
lie next became inspector of the Sd Light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
THE STATE OF MARYLAND
TO THE
HONOR ABLE WINFIELD SIOll

SCHLEN. L. :. y,
for his heroism and memorable services
I'm r.scuing Lieutenant a. w Greer,
l. : !. and six comrades from death
at cape sabine. IN the Arctc regions
on June % 1884
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
Was in West Gulf Blockade.

A, tho outbreak Of the Civil War he was
nrorooted TO the grade of master and as
signed to the frigate Potomac. While with
this vessel he was present at the occupa-
+ion Of Mexico in the early part OF 1867 by
the combined forces Of England France
and Spain. His next service was or the
gunboat Winona. OF the West Gulf block
aiding squadron. After serving several
months in the Mississippi he was ordered
to the Monongahela. and later TO the klch-
mond.
AS a lieutenant he took part in all the
engsgements leading up to the capture OF
Port Hudson. winning honorable mention
by cutting out. under a heavy fire, two
schooners loaded with supplies for the Con-
federates.
From 1854 10 1856 he was attached as eN-
ecutive officer to the steam gunboat Wa
teree. Of the Pacific squadron. and put
down an insurrection among the Chinese
coolies on the ChinCha Islands I'm the fol-
lowing year he commanded a force OF one
hundred men landed at La Union. Saliva
dor. TO protect the custom house and con-
suIate while revolution was in progress
He became a lieutenant commander in
lNJJ, anu was Olufl ~ W Nl' -'o'"' @hN"N
envy. where he remained three years lie
was then attached to the Benicia, on the
Asiatic station, and took part In the at
tack on the forts al the mouth Of the Salee
River in 1871. This attack resulted in the
overthrow OF the COrean forces
In 1874 he became a commander. and two
years later was placed in command OF the
Essex. serving I'm the North and South At
lantic From 1880 to 1855 he was inspector
of the I'd Lighthouse District, and then be-
came a member Of the Bureau Of Equip
ment and Recruiting.
The Greedy Arctic Relief Expedition. or
ganized in 1884, was put under his COM
mand. He lost no time in rescung Lieu
tenant Greedy and six survivors from the
ice at Cape Sabine. For his work in this
regard he received gold medal from Con-
gress and. partly as reward for his CON
duct OF the expedition. he was promoted by
President Arthur 10 chief Of the Bureau OF
Equipment and Recruiting, which post he
x-b no RESIGNED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03

at Church and Cortlandt Streets, only
five minutes from Wall Street,
and only few steps from the Subway
at Fulton Street. These two stations