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ft VPs I "All the News That's Fit to Print." THE'-WEATHER. 2J Miif Fair; light southwsst to south VOL. 1G.651. NEW YORK. TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1903.

SIXTEEN PAGES. ONE CENT. WO 5. Star I I I I I II BISTORT COMPETITION FOR CITY'S New York Times Offers Prizes for Essays on City Traditions A rticles by Thoiriaa A. Janvier.

Will Be the Bail of th Competition, Which I Officially Indorsed. Beginning on Monday. May 23, Ths) Nsw York Times will publish" daily on ol scries of seven articles on the history of th City of New York, by Thomas A. Jan-Tier, who la recognized highest authority on the subject and whose captivating style lend a literary charm to all the production of his pen. Janvier' erle will be as follows: THE PLANTING OF THE CITT.

To appear in Ths Nxw York Tinas, Monday. May 25. THE DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY, To appear in THX NEW YOKK TlMKS. Tuesday. May 28.

nt-DtrrcH kule or new nether- UkXD. To appear In Ths NXW YORK TTMIS. Wednesday. May 27. IT -HOW NEW KETHERLAND BECAMH NEW TORK.

To appear in TRK NBW TORK TlKSS, Thursday. Way 28. FIRST REFORM GOVERNOR. To appear In THB NEW YORK TlMKS, Friday, May 2. fTt NEW TORK UNDER ENGLISH RULE.

To appear in ihi insw 1 UKK iwu, Saturday. May 30. VII. THE LESSON OF THREE HUNDRED TEARS. appear in Thb NlW TORI TlWS, Sunday, May 31.

These articles by Mr. Janvier are to be made the text of a New Tork City History Competition, to be held under the auspices o( The New York Times, and with the ap-. proval of Superintendent of Schools Maxwell, in commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Sounding of the city. In his anniversary procla- nation Mayor Low asked the newspaper press of New York City to bring; home to the people a sense of. New York' long history," and the New Yoik City History Competition thus Inaugurated Is in response to the Mayor's appeal.

The competition Is to be open to the pupil of the High Schools and the four upper grades of the Elementary Schools. As an Incentive to the pupils and to their teach-. era to make this competition In the highest degree creditable to the public school of the city. Ths New York Time offers fi.7u in cash prizes, Tiffany souvenir medals. 1,10 prises for pupils.

l.VM prises for teachers. These prices are to be divided among tha papils and the teachers as follows: PRIZES TO V' Fifty- (50) prices of Ten Dollars ($10) each? fw the beat -essays submitted by tha pupils cf Uta High Schools of tha Public Schools of Kf Tork City. 4- fifty (SO) prises of Tes Dollars (S10 each, las beat.eaaars Sttbinmad by pupil cf taw of. th. Elementanr Soofcfrl -of towuamod- mrnmlr merit medals toad, by ii to be distributed as Co to the writer of the easay selected by the Jt thl twty or roor.

rub- Jilted from the tlw Hi(h BduwU 5" and In th. four upper grades cf tha kiementary School, by-tbe teacher of tbe elaaa. Lm LI J1 trnt under tha eoTuJltkm, decribed. th. award of th, medal ZUL.

tb bl comparative KZhi. iT.i I ear beinr -lerteO. be awarded only to clawe. that tttcW twenty aa submitted, to tb. PRIZES TO TEACHERS.

Ob. hundred (100) priaea of Five DoUara (S3 ich wilt be awarded to the teachers of tha 100 paplla winning- $10 prises. A prlx. of Twenty Dollar. ($20) additional win be given to each of tha five teachers of EnjUh in th.

Hih Schools wboM pupils. In ne Judgment of th. Commute, of Award. anbmit th. best flv.

esMya. A prlz. of Twenty Dollars ($20) additional U1 given to each of the five teachers In tha itlLf. of the Elementarr Schoola of tb. Commltto.

of Award, the bet five essays. -vi each teacher having- a medal pupil Thb Bo. Satcrdat Review or tL- vi tor one er- Th. aulacrlp- uon "a transferred if th. teacher deslrea.

XZ there will be number of priges a th. souvenir of Thee testimonials will be framed for exhibition In the schools. Jnuit hlBhIL5ubmUt ln, lne competition and ased upon Mr- Janvier- Articles. iS8ay mwt ceed ral words lrl tlt warding the prizes, the fo" ndared their rrantie K01r: Neatne88- Penmarsbtp. "nmry of Mr.

Janvier's dtl bf Plan Is found in the following letter: DEPARTMENT OF EDtTCATION, THE CITY OF NEW TORK. Office of the CITT SrPERINTFNDEXT OF SCHOOLS. Park Avenue, corner Fifty-ninth Street, Borough of Chilian. To the May 1 iniia. rave nearu with great Utt two year, of the Elep-ntarv bjs el or i tvM v.

we xounaea on art. from th. pen of Mr. A to ai.bear In Tirf which anert by th. Board Alderr.Cn Uon of th.

i.u-:urry ano I r. to Nrr Tor of th fi-t enartei cl.L:"1' hP tuients from our rlil wih.cii, un it 'ir-. tknno1 'all to eT'it i eUu'! bib -fatter to the atU-ntWa '4 children. All th. cond.t.-.r,; teacher-.

chi drVn A. 'A "i "own aeem to m. apjronrlato aru th. Jr.Z- 1 Partllarly Ilk the idea, thai w2 to founded Pair Th4a r.1 ini'tu iy of papers "i- 1 a to be irac 7 r.Bn; ri t0 t-r n7v L. ht 'a WlLU.

H. MAJ-tVFLL, City Sufrintendnt of PKif-TiU who are ewarctd YoaV wlu appear la Thk Nr. unnor na In. ik.v,.iiii... ie c-rtef wi, w-Uid 1 (OT be found In the dv tr-m this And tnose woo are inter INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS.

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Page 1- ai Foreign Malls. 'viUrday, J. ward ain plagiarism but win ia.urt I a-tptfd. aird flep are to he taW-n imme-' nd ict.nLr..."";?:' Ctately to rtee tbe en.lowniR.i. fund r.

'fl? v'- 15. I Page 8 0. SOUTH NORWALK JUDGE -LENIENT TOWARD STUDENTS. Fine E. L.

Whit and Walbrldge Taft, but Says Latter Acted In Straightforward Mannar. Sfittial The Hn Ytrk Timts. SOUTH NORWALK, May 18. The case ot the five students In Carl A. Harstrom's preparatory school here, who were accused of assaulting i Thursday last JoUn D.

Milne, Superintendent of the gaa department of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company, ended to-day before Judge Lockwood. Edward Lawrence White of LoweU. adjudged the aggressor by tbe court and fined $23. and Walbrldge Taft of New York and nephew of Gov. Taft of the Philippines, was found technically guilty of assault and fined fl.

Their comrades, Hugh eon of tho Attorney General; John Barney, and Daniel C. Street were prcTved to have acted aa peacemakers and wfere discharged. Messrs. White and Taft will appeal from Judge Lockwood's decision to the Common Pleas Court at Bridgeport. The testimony In the case and the bearing the accused In.

court have resulted In a change of public sentiment, which was last week with the complainant. It waa established that White made some remark which was construed aa vulgar and insulting as Milne was going up a steep grade on his bicycle. Milne turned and promptly addressed White, who is fralL and who denied any Intent to Insult, and struck him. Taft ran to White's aid with outstretched hands. He is only eighteen years old.

but Is 6 feet 2 Inches in height, and weighs 1S5 pounds. Milne, who Is an athlete, resented his Interference and struck him a violent blow In the face, closing an eye. Then Taft proceeded to chastise Milne and had pum-meled him i sorely, getting his head in chancery," before Knox, Barney, and Street came and pulled them apart. It la likely that Messrs. Taft and White, who are preparing to enter Yale, will prefer counter charges of assault against Milne.

In lmpof a nominal fine on Taft Judge Lockwood remarked that he had acted In a perfectly straightforward way and had testified truthfully. The complainant contended that his Injuries were ao severe that they -demonstrated that he was assaulted by more than one of the five students. MRS. GOELET TRIUMPHED. Her Yacht Nahma, Halted In 1h Dar-danelles as a Warship, Eventually Was Allowed to Proceed.

Special 10 The New York Timet. WASHINGTON. May State Deportment yesterday made public an ac count of how. Mrs. Ogden Goelet'a yacht Nahma three weeks ago successfully passed tha Dardanelles and 'steamed through a maze of Turkish red tape.

On April 27 Mrs. Goelet with a party ot New Yrrk entered the Dardanelles orf her yacht Nahma. The Nahma, carries two six-pounders mounted forward and aft, "for saluting-purposes." When' the sentinels on the Turkish, fortresses caught the outlines of these gun under their tarpaulin coverings there waa a rushing to and fro, signals flashed back and and aoou shot plunged across the Nahma' a how and tha yacht hove to. Mr. Goelet bad a dinner engagement In CcrrtantinopVB for which, ahe had already broken alt speed ordinances and eh did not Use--interference- by Turkish olficer with hf-r clans.

-The officers were polite, but firm. The Nahma was a warship, witness the six-poundar and to such the passage was closeil days of delay followed. Mrs. Grlt demanded that Minister Lelsbman wcuru from the Sultan respect, and proper reparation for her broken dinner engagement and a passage for the Nahma. Although an extensively married man, Abdul Hamld is not without a sense of humor.

At any rate, the Nahma. six-pound-era and ah. was allowed to steam on at the end of two days as a yacht and not as a warship. His Sultanic Majesty also con-lerrv-l on Mrs. Goelet the Grand Cordon of the Turkish Order of the Chefakat.

which won not much, after all. for a woman who had done what the powers have never bvfvu able to do with' all their armaments. WATER FAMINE THREATENED. Effects of Six Weeks' Drought Already Disastrous In Central New York Districts. Special lo The Artr York Times.

UTICA. N. May 18. Central -New York towns and farming sections are in imminent danger of a water famine, and reports were received to-day that the effect of the six week' drought had been felt la many places. The city reservoirs at Oneida are ex tremely low, and wells and cistern supplies I are exhausted.

Unless rain comes In forty-eight hour there will be no water supply. The West Canada Creek is below low-water mark, and two dynamos of the Electric Developing Company at Trenton Falls have been shut down. Shortness of water supply is reported In other p'acea. Farming is in bad sape. In some places he ground is so 1-ard it cannot be ulcwed.

Cows raimot get sufficient feed in pastures rich with grass at this season. Old hay and feed are in great All farms crops have been greatly retarded and permanent injury received by others. No rain has fallen In six weeks, un hhnoHt unprecedented at this reafon. i Lt year the rainfall in this section was th? greatest In over seventy-five years, but from present Indications the rainfall this year wlU be the smallest on record. GIFT OF DANIEL G.

REID. New York Millionaire Gives $50,000 for a HcsplUI at Richmond, Ind. Spetiol it The Hew Yrl Tlmtt. RICHMOND, Msr 18. Dart! O.

Reid. formerly cf Froond, now ot York, sent word to he Trustees of Si. Hospital to Cay that he wnuhl mve i io ir.e city ior a r.cw hospital, I f23C50 raised by UUxena a. aa endowment I una. The si's or the new hosnllal lve tn.

home of Col. John P. MUler o' the Penn. I avlrsnla Lines, iorth of 1h clfv of tnoat bezic.ifiil reIlnK i i I popular nuoscnr n. sir.

in prepar- it sr build c'turch for the Cnited Presbyterian congregation here. 1.h givo-n much mon-w lo various rhriu.b'.3 til tn his r.an city. Nine yrar ajro Mr lietd ran cashier of the J.atloi il Pank here at a nmaU To-ue- he la worth millions His rr.of.-ey has be-t, made in the tin-plate IndUHti-y and izt rr.itroad projects. He Is a Doctor of the- F.ock Island. H.

C. WRIGHT CO. RETIRE. Client of Cnicarjo House Notified Thut eecijltiv Accounts Will Be Closed Member of New'York Exchanges. Sptttal I Jht S'ew Mart.

CHrAOO M.iy l8. -H Wright Co. brokers, wU i retire fret business. Orfl- isT" notice? to tliat effect was sent out today. Client of th ho.iwj were notified that Mr.

Wright htf decided It would be more profitable to devote his entire attention to what Is more essentially an Investment Jiuainess and tuke advantage of a favorab'. opportunity uose tpecuiative account, vt every nature. hlli lie- still retains his seats In th New York and Chicago Stork Exchange, the BoArd cf Trado and the New York offe llaehange. may decided also to seil theaa JiemliThlp9." The Citrolt sad rklrago Msalted leave Or.nd Crntral Htatlon luu p. arriving Chi'wgo nt day 24-hour train via N.w Tork CthUal and Michigan Central.

Adv. FIREIIEI DESPERATELY; BAT EE WITH FLAMES Many Bad Hurt In a Worth Street arehouse Fire. Probationer Refuses to Stop Work Un til Disal ted and Regulars Rival Mm in Devotion. Fire that lrned for some time before It was discover d. In the rear of the, third floor of" 5 Worth Street, between Hudson Btreet and est Broadway, proved exceedingly dangen us to the members of Engine Company Nc 27 and other firemen who fought it Men were burned, scalded, and overcome by kmoke.

The fire wa discovered by Henry Voege, and Compan No. 27 was at hand soon after the alar in was given. Under the leadership of Ca t. Doonan. the doora of the agency for -octer Gamble, soap manufacturers, of were broken down.

Followed by Firemen William O'Keeffe, Marlon Fergi son, J. and P. Sullivan Man-dry. Coadv. Krennpn.

Knot, and Shay. vCapt. Doonad forced hU way through the chocolate ma mfactory of Volkman A Stol-werck to the third floor. occuple4 by the Automatic ending Company, which also occupies the hree floors above. On breakir.

in the doors to tha third floor the fire nen were caught by the back draught, and thrown down stair In a heap. Most of ther i were made unconscious by the smoke, bi Capt. Doonan, O'Keeffe, and Ferguson fo ight their way and jammed the loor on the hoM and held it so that the tream played on the flame, which had already eaten their way to tha The flreme i who were overcome were carried out men of other companies, while the Cu ptaln of No. 27 and his two fought heir way with another hose to the upper loom. On the top floor many of soe were burning.

When the water was tu rned on this mass firemen at work on the floors below were showered HKh O'Keele an Ferguson were finally overcome by th heat and smoke and were carried to ths street. At that time there were twelve men In charge of Dr. Rea, Rice. Rtggln and Warner and several nurses from the Hudson Street Hospital. fellow firemen would douse them with water and ri their heads violently Until the doctors ai id nurses could help them.

Ferguson, ho comes from Brooklyn, and who la on pn batlon. wat fighting hia first fire. When ie became conscious waa ao weak tha he staggered. The doctors tried to take htm to the but he broke away, saying that no one should take him fo a quitter." as he could viever go bac to the company If the men got -an -Idea lhat he was one. He broke away and we it back to Join his Captain on the top floor.

O'Kevfe ret vered shortly after Ferguson, and, hearing hat the latter had gone back, aald that It never do for a probationer to be bet I er than a regular. -H went back Into the building in time to help Doonan capti a oxsle that had broken away from i ho commander, It was extremely dim. ult' to-hold the hose, as the hot water an. soap made it Ferguson was overcome second time, about fifteen njtnut a after re-eterlrvr the Ing. He was ecahled and badly, cat, had kept on at-work until a gairi succumbed to tin He waa-taken out or Ue buildln wttp.

O'Keefe, who had also collapsed. I-erguson was so badly hurt that he was 1 ept in the hospital, protesting the -while th it it would never do for a probationer net to be with the others. When he wo ild try to get to his feet ho would faint. The doctors finally, after showing him that he could not walk, put him to bed. here he raved of the fire, O'Keefe wa son hlmrelf again and waa hi' Captain.

He was overcome a third time ind stretched out in the hos- ltal with th doctors working over him. le regained onsclouBness Just as firemen were carrylnj in Wllilam M. Beck of Fire Patrol No. As the doctors went to work on Becl O'Keefe raw his chance to escape, and 1 urriedly returned to the fire He bad not rn there long when he fainted and was cai rled to the hospital again. Firemen who ivere off duty guarded against his ecape to duty a Jlr1 nUn2'th f1 storehouse of H.

B. Clalltn which forms an about the burning building, was in great danger. Mos of the companies carried imir uoae 10 ine ouiiaing to the rear lo mruw wateri irom tnere. The men of Engine Comrfany No. had to bear the brunt of the ork Inside the burning Several were overcome hr ik.

Uquickly recovered and Joined their com- aura. in in tne company got away without rnif Injury. The fire was under control about 11:30 o'clock. Chief Krug and Capt. Doonan.

who had been In the bi lldlng constantly, came out of the rire In gdod shape. Among those who were badly htirt were Frederic Belloxsn of rigine company si. wno was burned nliout the chest am I arms, but who insisted on leaving the ispltal when his wounds were dressed to jo his company, and Thomas Gavin of Ens- ne Company 27. who was cut about the by falling debris as well as burr.el and 1 irulsed. He, too, when his wounds were dressed, went- bark to his company.

Many other; of the firemen were more or less hurt, bu regarded their wounds and bums as ullgi in comparison to the lllnesa ioi owing ineir recovery rrom bel'ig over come l-v smote. Th loss tojthe bvllding and Ha contents was estimarei at 3.uiu. Acting Chidt Purroy and Dimity t-ruger were iiouu in ineir praise 01 me men. I I have nothing but good to say of the wav the met did their work. said the Artine unief.i It was or of th hottest fires In my experience, ara me men lOUgnt It Splen dldly." said tjruafr.

At the Hud ion Street Hoapltal early this riir.inK was stiitea oy in pnvslclans In charge that Kerguson. CKeeffe. enj Beck wer-- doirur nf we'l cs might be expected. rca. wno was line seriously buriied was i-cnoiirieJcd out of danger.

HANNA BLOCKS A MERGER. Senator Ob sets to 3 Cent Fares and Municipal Ownership of Cleva- land Tr.ction Lines. Stcia! 3 he Arw York Timet. Ohio. Mr.y effort to nterge th b's aid IWt conaoUdatnd stret rallwa failed agy.

io-dav rtprelii-ftlvew of both companies si-eni tnree ur a. Senator Hanna's office dt-iusrlng h' silutitlon, The trr-tib'c la the cs one year Senator Hani a not wlKtng to go ahead. His cbjectin. t- an ijimctlutte 'rrrrger la that It would force uaiverso; and th.t the advi -Uaacr vould nr. K.r he in the hands of the irollcj men In dickering for a new fiu r.chiae.

Aah-renta merger say thy can nejtlatt rorne rettwirutbre form cf franchise with Muyor Tom John0-. Conference. 1 ave already been held with for threc-ccn im injyur, 11 ne naa stooo ai nil fares and a municipal own. provi. fcn.

Senator Ha nnii Will agree to eltbeK 7 Asked wheJier another wii- caJWrd to consideration. Mi. Hanru That dept4ida." Dsmagei for-Negro Ret Aside. Specialho The Yk i tmes. TRENTON.lN.

May i-Judse Klrk- patrick In tn4 United frtatca Circuit Couit to-day set ado the jury Verdict of damages got 4y the Rev. Henry T. Johnson of Camden, ai ofcgro preat her tha conductor ot i Pull-uia dining car refused him a breakfi st with the other passengers from Ja lcinnvlll tn when en rout Ington March tried two roo Pullman Com 2. 1H02. When the case w.a ths ago, the attorney of ih.

Sany declared that the United Hwrwettfa EiIh.i vr, -m- Prerared from sUeciad Vaallla Oaaas, warranttd. States Circuit Court had no jurisdiction. Inasmuch as the act of Congress of March, IMitt, had bwn declared Unconntltutlonal. The suit rested on this act. providing for a recovery of damages when discrimination against negroen Bad been proved.

PRESIDENT BREAKS RECORDS. Hit Coach Makes SIxty-nlne-M lie Trip Through Yosemita Valley in Ten Hours. BERENDA, May 18.1preldent Roosevelt broke all road records for Yosemlte Park travel when his coach came from Yosemlte to where hU train awaited him. In ten hours ot actual travel. The distance Is sixty-nine miles.

The President passed laat night In camp at Bridal Veil Fall, a few miles from th Post Office at Yosemlte. He slept soundly. and when, he awoke this morning declared he bad never felt better In his life. HI looks bore out his wordn. He had lost all appearance of being tired, and hla eye was bright The members of hi party, who had passed Saturday afternoon and Sunday at Yosemlte Joined the President at the falls.

Here he bade aood-bv in his jruldes I villa- and Leonard, and mounted to hla seat on the coach beside the driver. The morning was cool and clear, and the dust waa not as bothersome as on the trip into the valley. No Incident occurred to mar-the pleasure of the drive, and tho coaches rolled fnto Wawano shortly -before 11 o'clock: Here luncheon was taken, and at 12:20 the trip to Raymond began. The driver of the President's coacB put his horses to their best paces). When Awahnee was reached the party alighted and light refreshments were nerved.

I The run from Awahnee to Ravmond waa the dustiest of the trip, and the President- ana nis traveling companions were badly tn need of bathslwhen they reached their train. An escort of cavalry from Fort Woodi.whlch is situated at Wawano, accompanied the President to Raymond. When iJerenda waa reached the-President found a large-crowd gathered to greet him. A special train from Fresno brought members- of the Chamber of Commerce and their friends, and they warmly greeted the President aa he appeared on the rear platform of his car. He made a brief address.

thanking the people for comlns; to see him. 1 PRESIDENT A WEDDING GUEST. Will Be Present with Mrs. Roosevelt at Marriage of Senator Hanna's Daughter. CLEVELAND, Ohio.

May 18. President Roosevelt, In telegram to Senator Hanna has signified his acceptance of an Invitation to attend the wedding of Mis Ruth Hanna and Joseph MedlU McCormlck of Chicago, which will be solemnised In this city June 10. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will errlve In Cleveland on the morning of June 3. probably returning home on th following afternoon.

The ceremony will be performed In St. Paul's Episcopal Church, on Euclid Avenue, at noon. June It). Bishop Leonard officiating. Hundreds of Invitations will be Issued and many distinguished guests from all sections of the country will be present.

NORTHWEST RAILROAD CRISIS. Attempt to Attract Oriental Trade Adversely Affects Trade of Pacific A Coast Cities. SpecMlo The Sew Yk Timet. i the Northern Pacific and PrcMdawt Hill pf the Great Northern Railway arrived ut night, "and beginning today will hold joint conferences with the large shipper of Tacoma and Seattle regarding through freight rates affecting Coast and Oriental traffic. The first subject of discussion a four-dollar-pcr-ton flat rate made by both roads last Winter on flour and Government freight destined' for tbe Orient.

The purpose 'of this rate was to divert flour and other freight to the transpacific route to China and the Philippines as against the Sues Canal route. The effect of that rat has been detrimental to business in. Tacoma and other Coast points. Flour-milling interests and jobbers have been the chief sufferers. Low ocean charters have raised the price of wheat, and In consequence mills have been unable to compete with Minneapolis flour prices.

Jobbers are affected in a like manner, retail merchants being able to secure goods from Eastern Jobbers at the same or less rates than ocal jobbers can quote. The result has been a storm of protests to Presidents Hill eni Meiien rrom coast cities. The situation Is such that the railroads either must make different and higher rates from Eastern centres or see a decline in coast jobbing. The question before the railroad Presidents is how to harmonise coast interests with their dewlre to maintain rates that will successfully divert Oriental traffic from the Sues Canal to the transpacific route via Puget Sound. FRANCHISE TAX AMENDMENTS.

New York Corporations Move for Re-argument of Cases Recently Decided by Court of Appeals. ALBANY. X. May The special franchise tax to the tax law were an issue tis-day 1cfore the Court of Appeals, w-han rounael for the Consolidated Gas Co.npsny. the ttrookm City Railroad Company, and the Coney Island and Brooklyn Company, opposed by General Cuuneen and Deputy Attorney Ger.ersl Wllilam II.

Wood, appeared to rooe Tor a reargumon cf caees decided rc-cenilv. In which the law was declared constitutional, Counsel contended that Important matter were by th-, its decision, relative to the fir.imgs wf fact ie-spcctinv tho tangible ptopertv ltuted in th sireeta si.d constituting irart of iranihiFea aa neflned is defined bv tl. fcirccl: Frio chlae of lhl: iae court over iiwtr. -j rie in6i Diu lc jux tomm'jf vjm: rriwi-iut'r tncluued In the asev is- mert of the Consolidated ua Company the adaiiiorv earnings dcrld nam th tc. of Mutual Gas CompMny, and that the court cverlr-oked also certain cases citd an ho brief of the Brooklyn Cry Railroad Ct-mpotiy.

Ail ot these contentions the Attorney General denies. WILL NOT WORRY THE SULTAN. Sreciat lo The New. York Itmex. BOSTON, May 18.

The American Aoard does not officially support Miss Stone's lulm for fndemnity from the Turkish Gov-ti nment Member of the board ray they have no dvf ire.to become mixed up In any contro-vcray vrrh-tbw Uttoman Empire; they that the nilffsTontry work would only le r.m eoine ot hc mtwrlonarles have written thai If the. themnc.vea should fsll Into the hand of fcrlgai.da they sincerely hope no vliers of rtrjxiu or attempla at rescue be tnnde. An offl" of 'be borrd Is authority for the tater.i tVat tlf missionary work In Vurkey It, Wing g.rloualy hampered by the Stone episode. Miss Stiriif has many warm friends In th American rrrd. but there If an eleraeut which feci, that the? cannot afford to go oo record as indorsing any such indemnity as Miss Bloua demands.

New York Man Takes Too Much Chloral 5c.0 fr Ta A'rw York Timet. PHILADELPHIA. May 18. A man, supposed to be Dr. "John Walters of New York City, was taken to the Polyclinic Hospital early In a semi-conscious condition from taking chloral.

He was unconscious most of the day, but at a late hour tonight was out of danger. It Is said he took the chloral as an antidote. His friends were reticent- Th KOth Cent wry Limited Is the New Tork Central's SO-hour train between New York. and Chk-agd. a day.

Adv. LABOR MYOR FORCED .10 KEEP HANDS OFF Bridgeport Citizens Resent Inter-' ference in Trolley Strike. Mr. Mulvihill Promises to Let Police and Sheriff Alone -Indignant About It, Though No Violence Yesterday. Special is The New York Timet.

-BRIDGEPORT. May. rioting In connection with the trolley strike here was followed to-day by a period of quiet, and Interest was shifted to the attitude of DennU Mulvihill, 1 this city's union labor Mayor. Mr. Mutvlhlll interfered yesterday when two deputies attempted to arrest a rioter for stone throw- iLJTUh th that the man was allowed to go unpunished.

Public Indignation on the Mayor action ran high and resulted In a meeting of prominent cltlsens which Mr. Mulvihill waa forced to prom-la to keep hands off and-let th Pollc department assume full charge of mobs in v- The meeting at which the Mayor capltn-uted was nominally a gathering of the f01.1, BoPd- DU the protesting citlxens. Including well-known manufacturers and jawyerB. had arranged to be there. It had en called Indirectly to the Mayor's st-tentlon that legal steps might be taken against him because of his action In seeming to aid the strikers unless he changed his atutude.

The men who attended the meeting at Police Headquarters came together as a result of several conferences following the disastrous mlx-up of Sunday afternoon. There were present at the meeting, besides the four PoIlce: Commissioners. ex-Mayors Pyle. Taylor, and President Blrds-y the Bridgeport Board of Trade. President Graves of the Buslr.es Men's AssocUtlon, State Senator McNeil.

Superintendent MacIonald 'of the American Gra phone Company's plant. Judge Beers. 8weU an1 Counsel A. th tracUon company. nd Deputy Sheriffs Hen-fTii were first called upon to i'Jbelr stories of Sundays riotsTafter th May6r himself had called the meeting IhZr dec'-e Mr.

Mulvihill had JoKI hnd th deputies' arms and told them toilet their prisoner go. The Jmll that he knew this SiiX Thn the Mayor de-5 ne or favored the disoiderly mob. Ha was trying to aid Policeman Burke, he suld, when he aw the man- od wre dPl. It was soon Si Iw t.l?at ton him on th head, inflicting a painful wound. following the Mayor's explanation came the protests.

Mr. Paige, Uwyer for the comptmy. declared -that the Mayor had Others also told Mr. Mulvihill the same Then they demanded his promise-not to use his power over the Police Board to prevent the force from being used to keep order. He hesitated and purried their questions for half an hour, but finally gave the promise.

THE MAYOR ANGRY. expressed hlra-self. as very angry because of th treatment accorded him at the -meeting-. "Ha said: -T" 1 Jt seems as if I was on triaL nothing of. this conferenca until I reached there, I supposed It was a' regular meeting of the Police Board, and was surprised to find men there" who were apparently there In the Interest of the trolley company to humiliate me and put me In a false position before the public.

I will yef clear I have witnesses to prove that I did not interfere yesterday with any officer in. tha performance of his duty. 1 did not order any policeman to refrain from assisting Deputy Sheriffs, nor did I do anything, as I am charged with doing, to encourage rioters. The fact is, that anything that I would have done or might have done would have dUpleased my critic. I might have remained st home.

Then I would have been called a coward. Aa was. I risked my life: in fact, was struck by a stone In an effort to quell disorder. I Still maintain that th for yesterday's dUturbance must rest with the trolley company. Why didn't they start their cars on fiaturdayf They ought to have known better than to start thm on Sunday when the street were full of people." In regard to future events, the Mayor said that If the Police Commlasloncrs and the Sheriff desire to handle the situation he Is willing that they should do so.

The Mayor mid he had a rnnv tit th Int set In his pocket-yeMcrday. but he did not read If because there were not sufficient policemen about i to enforce it. He said: The! were 7.U1X) people In that crowd, and the whole New lork Police Department could not disperse It." President Henry 1. Bech of the Police Commission tiJd to-night that to-day's meeting had cleared the atmosphere for the present and tor the future aa weiL He aald: We know now whni to do. We found Vfterday tha- thei waa a conflict of authority oel and the Mayor.

We innd thai te Chief of Police could no whether to obey ua or the M'ot." The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company did not attempt to run any cars during the early part ot the day. except two or three on the Stratford line. The first one from the Burn urn Avenue barns, the scene of the rioting yesterday, waa started out after 1 o'clock, when the Mayor had eocfcented that policemen should guard the car. During the rest of the dav. thou ah there.

waa ro oaxualty, between fifteen and twenty atrestx were made. The prisoners- were ct.a'Tt.d with breach of the peace." Most I of thtai were in yen to th at.tlon fti-r l-elnar detected yellinsr "Scab!" se I the and two of them had thrown ntnne. with had aim. Tha the nrlannM on arrcNted during the riot were carried to court In Ihe morning. Two were held under l.m bull for trial, and the case of the thiil wan postponed until to-morrow.

The rcrnpany ran eight cars on the Barnum Avenue and State Street line throughout me afternoon, and th front and rear platforms of each were occupied by two special Deputy Sheriffs standing on either side of the motorman and the conductor. The passengers were few. A spectator, standing on the sidewalk near the New Haven Railroad depot, counted ten raerr and two women riding In the eight cars. No attempt was mad to run cars after 7 o'clock, MILITIA MAY BE NEJSDED. That the State troops are very likely to be called out is acknowledged.

One of the officers of the traction company said tonight: I rather think It win have to be done before we get through, for although. we have plenty ot men ta take the places of the strikers, ther Is not enough protection In the way of police, and when the strikers realise they are out for good I fear there will be serious trouble. The Sheriff, course, has power to appoint ss many deputies as he wishes, but be haa exerted this authority pretty nearly to the limit having about 100 on duty If these cannot do the work of keeping order, an application will be mad to the Governor of the State, who already has the facta about the Sunday riot In his possession." There are 2j0 strikers, conductors and motormen, demanding cents an hour Instead of 'JUtt cents. The policemen of the city number onjy Sheriff Haw-ley, after wearing'' In 83 deputies yesterday, got 41 more to-day, collecting them from neighboring towns as well as from here. The only doubt in the minds of the company's officials, as expressed by one of them to-dsy, that the striker will grow violent and prove too strong for this moderate police protection.

Ther I no anxiety on the score of a scarcity ot non-union Maale at Lwrncheoa. Cart Boulevard, 14 Av. and lino tit. 8 block from Wtaamaker' Adr. motormen and for enough of them have been Imported already.

The representative of tbe company mid: "I estimate that there are more than 5 men. Including ex-employes of ours and men who have corse from out of town, now ready to take charge of the cars, but we are not going to run the full force until there Is a certainty of adequate protection. Having had fifteen cars running to-day, it la our plan to send out twenty-five early In the morning. It we find that works a right the number will be increased. If we can't finally resume full operations without appealing for State help, we must ask lor it." The non-union men who have come Into the city to run the cars are guaranteed good wages, and It is known that some of them those on duty in th eight cars, for inrtance are drawing as much as S-l a day.

Many of them. It said, represent the Class of trolley employes who it a regular buslmas to go about the country under th lead of well-known ''strike Th streets of the city. If not showing signs of immediate danger to-day, at leaat rave evidence of latent trouble. Thw strikers, sullen for the most part, but oitea talking loudly of -their grievances, seemed to be everywhere along the trolley lines. They walked Mly up ar.d down, each wea--Ing a white ribhon.

on which were printed in black letters the name fcf the union and the number of ihe local branch of 'tha Amalgamated Association of American Street Railway Employes. YELLED SCAB!" WAS ARRESTED. When the first car of the Stratford Une started at 11 o'clock there was a big crowd tn the neighborhood, but Sheriff Haw ley and his deputies were scattered about at close Intervals, and the first arrest of the day was made when a man howled r8cab! from a neighboring roof. One of the deputies rau up Into the house and caught the offender before he knew anybody was after him. and be was taken to the police station and held under ball.

The arrests made later were under somewhat similar circumstances. The crowd round the barns then dispersed, to gather again at about 1 o'clock around the barns at Barnum Avenue and State Street. Probably as many as 5uo iaeu and women formed the spectators who saw the car emerge from the barns at full speed, filled with Dputy Sheriffs. Col. Hendtio, who is sn officer of th Fourth Regiment of the Connecticut Guard, waa one ot the otrieers on the front platform beside the motorman.

The Colonel wore a warlike-looking lelt. In which swung a big revolver. The cur passed toward the centre of town unmolested, the crowd followed it only about half a block. There were no cries. The second car, guarded In the same way, came out a few minutes later.

This one and the first were followed down town by a patrol wagon full, of uniformed police officers, After' that the eight cars ran at regular Intervals. Most of the fifteen prisoners were arrested in "West where th barns are located. Every time one of "the Deputies or policemen heard cries derogatory to the motormen and conductors they lost no time In stopping the cars and running down the prisoner, who got a free ride to headquarters and was held on the formal charge of breach of the peace." After the departure of the second car from the barns the crowd dispersed, and at no time thereafter were there-more than a few score persons collected at any one place. Next to the West End neighborhood, the place most frequented by groups of strikers waa the corner opposite the company's offices, near the New Haven. Railroad station.

Th police reported during the day that those Injured In th Sunday riot were not dangerouslv wounded, thourti some of the gashes made by stones, sticks, bottles, and other missiles had been painful ones. The two men who were arrested for stones to-day aimed wide of the their marks. If they ever intended to hit th cars near them at the time. C. T.

YERKES DISPOSING' QF CHICAGO INVESTMENTS. Has Sold Oul Traction Stock and IgTry in? Rear Estate Reply vV v' Charges. Special The New York Timek CHICAGO, May. 18cbarles T. Yerkes la trying to dispose of ill his Chicago investments.

He-is here for a few days, and while every one considered him deeply Interested. In the local traction situation, he announced yesterday that under no clrcum-stancs would he take any active Interest In It-. v- Mr. Yerkes Is out of Union Traction. He has sold, more than.

8,000 shares ot Lake Elevated stock which until recently he held, and he has sold at private sale tn Chicago the greater part of the Consolidated Traction bond which he formerly held. He Is still a considerable, owner of real estate, which he Is trying to sell. It I ever have occasion to go West of Chicago. I shall go by way of Cincinnati and New Orleans," he says. Concerning the charge that North and West Chicago for three years prior- to their sale to the Union Traction Company had earned only and 4 per cent, respectively as against 12 and 6 per cent In dividends now, Mr.

Yerkes said: "Ail I have to say in regard to that is this: The people to whom I oM did not buy a pig In a bag, but they took tho pig out of the bag and examined It thoroughly to see whether he was a healthy pig. md the examination was going en for wteks. If what you tall me has been said true. It Is most remarkable they didn't discover it and If they did dis cover it it Is more remarkable they went on with the trade. Gen.

John I. Blair, who wa the most remarkable railroad man in the United States, used to answer the question What is that railroad worth? by asking. 'Who la going to operate Itt The reply to that la just as good to-day as then, and it is th most Important part of the whole business. Signs Chicago Traction Bill, SPRINGFIELD, 111. May lSL-Gov.

Yates to-night signed the Mueller bill, the Chicago traction measure, the threatened defeat of which by the alleged unwarranted use of Speaker Miller's gavel led to a riot recently la tho House of Representatives here, CHICAGO, BANK MERGER. Private House of Otis, Wilson A Co. and Western State Bank to bo Consolidated. A Special to Th New York Tim. CHICAGO.

May 18. -Otis. Wilson a bond and banking house, have secured a strong representation in the Western State Bank. Messrs. Otis and Wilson Individually have-bought a block of this Institution's certificates, and at a- special meet-mg of the stockholders soon to be called will be elected Directors.

The Directorate will recommend that the capital of the bank be Increased from to Sl.o.uuo. This action. It la presumed, is pursuant to th accession of the La Salle Street firm. It Is thought that a consolidation of the private banking house, and the Western State will take place July 1. when the bond department ot the Western Slate will ba enlarged EMERSON.

HALL Announcement Mad at Cambridge That tha Necessary $150,000 Has Been Subscribed. Special to Thf New York Timet. May Hugo Munstolburg of Harvard, tn a lecture on Emerson the Philosopher to-night made the important announcement that the necessary $130,000 for the new Emerson Hall of Philosophy had this day been secured, and that the erection of the edirW, which depended upon the rairlag of that sura before Emerson's birthday, was now assureu. Prof. Munstotburss lectors was the first of a series of Emersonian lectures and memorial services, which will continue at Harvard during the comlns week, and was heard by an audience which picked the Immense new lecture room to the Pall ff-r London Clgarattsa.

iv. LOOOOfJ HORRIFIED Ol -KISHIllEFF RE.ELITIDOS The de Pfehve Dispatch Generally Regarded as Gehuina Pall Mali Gazette Asis Whctlur Rus-: sia Can Rijardii ai a QrZizzl State Views of AL ca Cau. to Tex Nsrw Yoax Tnrxa. LONDON, May 13. Intense interest and feelings og torror and Indignation have been arousedT In botK Jewish, and Christian circles by the record of riend- Ish barbarities set forth ta ths letter to The Times from David AJesailder- and Claud Montefiore, a summary which has already been cabled.

dispatca irom the Russian irinia-ter of the Ii.tertor to- the Governor of -Bessarabia, with all its awful significance. Is generally accepted aa genuine. Israel' ZAhgwlU "spoke at th meeting at ShoredJtch on Saturday of tb terrlMa KUhlneff news coming like a bombshell" The Times's publication of 1L da Plehve'a callous circular, with It suggestion of the pursuance of an Infamous has 'acted in similar bombilk At the offices of Tbe Jewish Chronicle, a iuuna inis latest eviaenc ox Russian savagery the subject of serious consideration. I was greeted, with the remark, perhaps more significant than many lonsr-wlnded phrases. It speaks far itself." THE NEEDS OF THE VICTTM3.

The Utest news from klshineff received by Tb Chronicle adds practically nothing to the damning- record of facts already known, but In regard to th actual financial needs of the sufferers understand that an inquiry4 through Et. -Petersburg- now proceeding. Her nothing definite Is settlei it Is felt thst treat caution should be exercised in tb collection and disbursement of funds la order that the sources charity should not be prematurely exhausted. One serious consideration is the difficulty of cooperation between the charitable centres London. Berlin, and Paris.

The Chief tRabbl In Paris has already issued an ap peal through tbe press. "I am also informed that the solemn protest of Messrs. Alexander ana 'Mont, fiore stateg the case in th most moder-' ate manner. Much more could have been sai.1 but they "desire If they can to spare the poor sufferers frord possible farther tortures at tbe hands of the Ytedictlve-: authcritles. The Pall 'Mall Gaxette this evening, under the heading Civilised or Savage? asks whether is entitled, accord- lng to Western notions of dvUlsatlon.

to be regarded as civilised country. -The paper says: When on remembers the massacr of Blagovestchensk and the abaolut acquiescence of the Russian Government In the slaughter of Armenians, on can only ask whether a power which 'permits and ccrvmlts such crimes as these has th right to be reckoned among the number of civllixed countries." Various opinions have been expressed to roe In the lobbies of Parliament in regard to th Klshineff affair, but even among tbe Jewish members of the House of Commons it la not thought that anything In the nature of an atrocity agitation can be started In this country. Stuart M. Samuel had upon the House, of Commons order paper to-day. a question asking Lord Cranborne.

the. Under Foreign Secretary, for any information in his posseslson in regard to th massacres, but It was privately arranged that the question be 'postponed. DEPUTATION TO FOREIGN OFFICE. The fact Is, there Is a general feeling among the Jewish members -of Parliament that little can be gained by Questioning Lord Cranborn across. tb fleer of the Rouse, and It is expected that a direct deputation to the -Foreign Office.

-will be organized by the London Committee of Deputies of British Jews and th Anglo-Jewish Association, which deputation jwill be accompanied by Jewish members of 'Parliament. Benjamin L. Cohen, M. P- stated that th object cf such a deputation would be to urgs cn Lord Lanadowne. the Foreign Eecrstary.

the desirability of informs! communications to the Russian Government on th subject or tha maasacrea cf Jews through the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg. Of course." added Mr. Cohen. can do no more, for if Russia chocs' barbarously to massacre her own subjects England has not a locus standi." However.

Mr. Cohen thought that Joint representations might certainly t-e f- -fectlve In preventing a repetition in modern life of the Jew baiters' cry "Hep! Hepl Hep!" Sir Charles Duke said that no one could a stronger pro-Semite tha 4 he. for he was a great admirer of the Jews and their In th present Instance, of course, tb Jew in South Russia represented to a certain extent the capitalist interest. There was a trade combination against them, very much as In South Africa there was to-day a combination of British shopkeepers gainst th' Parse merchants, but in Russia bit ter religious animosity was fused withi trade jealousy. Lord "Newton, who- hn he left th diplomatic aervic In 1SS0' to -enter th House Commons, mad foreign af- fairs his special Interest, thlnkg that Plehve's dispatch is very likely authentic.

Of course, said, great 1 sympathy was felt with the Jews amors; politicians here. Doubtless it was believed in Russia that by such a massacre many Jews would-be driven out of th country. No one could deplore th outrages mora than be, but at th sara fl i.