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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1903
Page
5
London Times notices indicate Macedonian unrest spreading in Macedonia after Bulgaria’s new government. Insurgents killed seven Turks at a frontier outpost as Turkish forces pursued ransacking, amid a wave of arrests and severe arms searches.
Constantinople reports contradict consular claims of a May 21 massacre at Smerdesh south of Lake Presba. Officials say no revolutionists were present and allege Bashi-Bazouks killed men women and children in cold blood. A commission of inquiry is to investigate the consular statements.
French forces under Governor General Jonnart prepare reprisals at the Moroccan Algerian border after six Moors killed and twenty wounded in an attack on the governor near Figuig. A 1-A artillery battery is dispatched and a detachment of cavalry heads to Ain Herre toward Beniomis as Jennart arrives and gains loyalty assurances.
Berlin reports the German Antarctic expedition ship Gauss has passed Durban on the way to Cape Town after earlier dispatches raised hopes for its safety. The Gauss, built for polar service, left Kiel in 1901 with Prof Ehrich von Drygalski leading a team that included Drs Hoeffen Gazert Philippi and Bidlingmaier, plus Capt. Hans Ruser.
Two sixteen year old boys died in a fire that gutted a masters’ house at Eton College. Thirty three students were in the building and many escaped only in night clothes after barred windows delayed rescue. The June 4 celebration was canceled and royal figures at Windsor expressed concern.
The Councillor Trinity College has recommended that the Senate approve admitting women to Trinity College and abolish the compulsory study of Greek.
The Daily Mail reports Lord Curzon's term as Viceroy of India, due to end next September, may be extended for two additional years. The note cites government discussions and possible policy implications for British rule in India.
A steam tray jer near Kirkwall in Orkney Islands reports a volcanic eruption on May 27. The vessel crew was distant from land as the sea roiled for about thirty miles, and the captain described the sea as turning to soapsuds.
French Consul at Miong-Tse and Consul General at Yun-Nan City report order being re established in Yun Nan Province. Fao retaken, disturbance exaggerated, not linked to Hwang-Si troubles. Beal detained in Tongking amid rising Yun Nan unrest. 200 French subjects surrounded at Yunnan-Foo and Mong-Tse railroad works halted.
Shanghai correspondent of The Times reports Nippon Yusen Kaisha has bought the vessels rights and goodwill of Mc Bain's Yangtze River Steamship Line. The deal includes wharves and berthing facilities at Yangtze ports aiding future competition after years of congestion. Germans reportedly made several offers for the line.
London reports Prince Henry of Prussia visiting Madrid as the German fleet cruises Spanish waters, prompting debate on Germany seeking closer economic ties with Spain. A Bilbao shipowner recently flew the Uruguayan flag to avoid high Spanish dues, reflecting concerns over national flag costs. The Shiiasonis, flagship of Prince Henry, grounded off Brest during construction work, then sailed to Vigo to rejoin the squadron.
The body of Superintendent B F Egan of the Great Northern Railway was recovered today in Montana after he disappeared during a hunting trip with five railroad officials last November. A large search effort, including up to 200 men, failed to locate him after a snowstorm ended the prospect of finding him alive.
City Marshall Glover filed a dispossess order against Engine Company 45 of the Brooklyn Fire Department. He served Capt. Kirkpatrick and demanded relocation from their West Eighth Street quarters after lease terms with the Coney Island Volunteer Firemen's Association became contentious. The move hinges on police action if a disturbance occurs as crews are summoned to a fire.
Joseph Conapi of Yonkers, an Italian businessman, was found guilty of operating a pool room in Yonkers New York. County Judge Platt sentenced him to a $1250 fine. the court granted a certificate of reasonable doubt and an appeal will be taken.
The Irish Literary Society of New York, with its principal office in New York City, was incorporated to promote study of the Irish language literature history music drama and art and to establish a center of literary intercourse with library and assembly rooms Directors include John D. Crimmins William McAdoo Eugene A. Philbin Justice Morgan J. O'Brien Eugene Kelly Joseph F. Daly Lawrence Godkin Townsend Walsh and others.
Vienna dispatches in The Times describe Austro-Hungarian press gloom with no leadership fit for progress. The German-speaking element loses pre-eminence amid chauvinism while Parliament in Budapest stalls. Czech and Croatian deputies often abstain, obstructing government and constitutional life.
At the Marshall Street crossing three young men ignored a flagman and drove onto the tracks in front of a fast express. The buggy was hurled into the air, the horse killed, and the men thrown apart. Barrett and Seehan were hospitalized with multiple injuries. Merritt suffered stomach hemorrhage at home. All three may die.
Daniel Corrigan a twenty eight year old glazier died at 28 Greenwich Avenue after a drunken spree and violent assault on his wife. Police and a magistrate had just arrived when Corrigan drank carbolic acid and collapsed. an ambulance surgeon could not save him. He whispered a final taunt to his wife as death came.
The Boston Museum ends its 62 year run with Mrs Dane's Defense by the Empire Theatre company in a benefit for the Vincent Memorial Hospital. William Seymour delivered the valedictory and Margaret Anglin, bound for Liverpool, spoke to an audience of veteran theatergoers.
Dexter Smith authored a pretty poem for the occasion while Mr. Seymour a former stage manager at the Museum twenty five years ago delivered a fitting farewell address ending with a quotation from Hamlet from this dispatch.
Essex and Hudson Gas Company stockholders approve leasing plants and business to Public Service Corporation after five hours of deliberation. Opponents filed against charter amendments, while supporters from United Gas Improvement Company Fidelity Trust and Prudential Insurance pushed for a unanimous vote. Key figures included Ranfal Morgan Thomas Dolan Senator John F Dryden and Uzal H McCarter with shareholders present.
The Clerical Union for Maintenance and Defense of Catholic Principles opened with vespers at St. Ignatius on West End Avenue. The sermon by Father Augustine Elvehdort argued against unity with Rome or the Orthodox General Synod and urged proclaiming full Catholic faith. A high mass is scheduled for 10:26 AM as the convention gathers.
Mrs. Catherine Muerling, eighty, limps into Harlem Hospital claiming past wealth and vanished friends. She recounts a life as daughter of Henry Gore, marriage to Henry Boyd and later John Muerling, royal introductions in Europe, and a career as an artist model after losses. She now seeks support.
Garfield Taylor was released from the county jail in Mount Holly New Jersey after two months on a charge of complicity in the death of Albert A. Phares of Jacksonville. Mrs. Phares remains in custody on a charge related to the death. Taylor’s uncle George Moore of Camden posted a $1000 bond before Judge Joseph Hi Gaskill, and Taylor was ordered to appear at Mrs. Phares's trial.
Executors and heirs of the McComb estate appeal in the Appellate Division after a March decision awarded Mrs. Fannie McComb Herzog a roughly 4 million dollar share from her father’s estate. The case challenged a will codicil that cut her income on marriage to Louis Herzog. Estate value cited at trial was about 15 million, later said to be larger. Lawyers expect a June 30 trial date.
Bishop Potter, John De Witt Warner, Borough President Cantor, Justice Greenbaum, and J. B. Reynolds spoke at a Grand Theatre benefit for Kishineff sufferers. Potter defended protest against violence abroad, urged universal rights and welcome for emigrants. The event raised over $700 for relief efforts.
In St. Petersburg on June 1 the American subscriptions for Kishineff relief are gratefully acknowledged by the Jewish community. The Jewish journal Yoshkod voices the sentiment, calling the United States the “Land of the Dollar” for its superior material and moral sympathy. It credits America with leading support and suggests European generosity pales beside American humanity.
The Jefferson Club of the Sixteenth Assembly District met in the Seventh Street clubhouse and adopted resolutions condemning the Kishineff massacre and giving $100 to the relief fund. Patrick Keenan, ex City Chamberlain, presented the resolutions. Alderman Donohue spoke on Kishineff suffering, with Judges Newburger and Hoffman, Morris Cukor, and Senator Ahearn among attendees.
Richard Lundy Jr a seventeen year old hospitalized with a leg wound claims he was an innocent victim after three men entered the Weed home at 560 Second Street and fled when Pattjolman Shea of Bergen Street Station pursued them.
Lawrence H. St. Clair a 21 year old bookkeeper of 140 West Fifteenth Street was fined 10 dollars in the Court of Special Sessions for violating Penal Code Section 675 by shadowing Frederick A. Jaroche president of an electrical manufacturing firm at 42 Hudson Street. Ex Assistant District Attorney James W. Osborne represented the defendant.
A young boy, unnamed, was accidentally shoved into the water by a playmate at East Ninety Ninth Street yesterday afternoon. He drifted under a coal bin and quickly died despite efforts to save him. The boy who shoved him fled the scene.
Dr William E Young of 46 West Sixty fifth Street reported a cat to the West Sixty eighth Street Station after claiming a woman brought it to his office crying that it fell from a second floor window. The cat could not live and was killed.
In Supreme Court Justice Blanchard's presence yesterday, Mrs. Sadie Suydam sought counsel fees and temporary alimony of $30 weekly pendente lite in her action for divorce from Herbert Ludlow Suydam, formerly with Hanover National Bank. Arguments heard. decision reserved.
The U S Supreme Court in a Brown opinion reverses the Hawaii Territory manslaughter conviction of Mankichi. The court held the territorial approach did not disrupt existing criminal procedures and noted the annexation resolution was provisional. Dissenting justices warned Congress could wield power contrary to the Constitution. The case remanded for dismissal of the petition with a stay on the mandate.
Advertisement touts Iron-Ox Tablets as nerve and brain food with a gentle tonic laxative effect. It claims they build up the entire system, improve digestion, and relieve weariness without violent purgatives, noting they are not habit forming and cost 25 cents for a 50-tablet aluminum case.
The James McGreery & Co Linen Department on the second floor offers arched Irish damask cloths at 1.90 each and 2.35 for larger sizes, 2.40 per dozen for hemmed pure linen napkins, and pure linen towels at 1.50 per dozen. Linen pillow cover sets priced around 0.75 each. Located on Twenty third Street.
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