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r'HE*uiRARV OF CONGRESS, Tv/o C opies R eoeivcb JUN. 14 1^02 COfVt^JOHTfVt^tOHT EKTHV » VJO ENTIIV ; |C t.A S 3 ^ X X t t ^ M i . P THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. j'ji'i i ' y FOUR O’CLOCK. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. JUNE 1002.—VOL. 62. 1G3.—22 PAGES. OOPTRIG JIT. 190J. BT T H E BROOKLY.N- DAI1.T EA O U t THREE CENTS. PBESIBEIIT SSKS COKEIIESS T’EARING u p t h e trolley track s o n HUMBOLDT STREET. TO PUSS OECIPilflGITy BILL. He Sends Special Message Urg* ing Passage oF Cuban Re duction Plan. WILL BENEFIT U. S. AND ISLAND. No A m e rican In d u s tr y ‘W ill Be H u r t . B e b a te P la n N o t P a v o red—Our .D u ty to Ouba P o in ted Out. Kaglo Bureau, 608 F o u r teen th S treet. W a s h ington, June 13—P r e s id e n t Roosevelt, th i s afternoon, sent a special m essage to Congress urging the passage of a Cuban reci procity m e a s u re. H e com e s -out flat-footed for the reduction plan and opposes the reb a te plan. I t is a strong docum ent and It Is believed w ill have g r e a t w e ight w ith Congress. The action of the P r e s id e n t is Influenced by the broad question of our duty to Cuba, to keep o u r prom ises, and of fairness to th e young republic. The P r e s ident has been considering th e Question cf sending a special m essage to Congress for several days, and it is stated th a t th e action, yesterday, of the beet sugar R e p u b lican senators had nothing to do w ith th e decision to tran s m it this m essage to Congress to-day. This Cuban message once more dem o n strates th e independence of the P resident, and the fact th a t he w ill not allow his pol itical prospects to in terfere with what he considers his duty. Some of Jlr. Roosevelt's friends have pointed out to him th a t his w a rm e s t political support Is in the AVest and N o rthw e st, fne beet s u g a r s tates, where there Is th e g r e a test opposition to th e Cuban reduc tion plan, and It has been pointed out to him th a t he w o u ld h u r t his p o litical fu tu r e should he tak e a m o re decided stand on Cu ban re li e f th a n he has ta k e n already. H e h a s told 1 is friends t h a t i t was a source of g r e a t r e g r e t to him to tak e a .position h o s tile to th e w ishes of his w a r m e s t supporters, b u t th a t he fe lt it would no t be in keeping . w ith h is ow n nature and his position of chl'ef executive to longer rem a in silent on th e su b je c t an d thereby give an opportunity fo r false speculation as to h is attitu d e . I T h e - R e s i d e n t was fu r t h e r led to conclude ,thafc t h e relatio n s of th e U n ited S tates and , Cuba m u s t necessarily grow closer, and th a t th e U n ited S tates should n o t a t th e o u tset, : o f Its declared purposes tow a rd th e island, ‘ a s s u m e a position co n tr a r y thereto and th u s .a r o u s e th e suspicions of th e Cuban govern- ip e a t a s to o u r r e a l inten tio n s tow ard it. I t becam e known in th e Senate shortly a f t e r noon, t h a t the P r e s id e n t would send in a special m essage,, a n d intense Interest w a s m a n i f e s t ^ in what he would say. BBOSEVELT’S MESSIICE. Follow ing is the P r e s id e n t’s m essage: ” To tho Senate and H o u se of R e p resenta tives: I deem It im p o rtant before the ad journm e n t of the present session of Congress to call atten tio n to th e follow ing expressions in th e m essage which, in tho discharge of th e duty Imposed upon me by the C o n stitution, I sent to Congress on the first Tuesday of Decem b er l a s t: \E lsew h e re I have discussed the question of reciprocity. In the case of Cuba, how ever, th e r e are weighty reasons of m o rality and of n a tional in terest why the policy should be held to have a peculiar application, and 1 m o st earnestly ask your atentlon to th e wisdom—Indeed, to the v i ta l need—of p r o viding f o r a substantial reduction in the ta r iff duties on Cuban im p o rts Into th e U n ited States. Cuba has in h e r constitution a f firmed w h a t wo desired—th a t she should stand, in international m a tters. In closer and m o re friendly relations w ith us than w ith any other power:' and we are bound by every consideration of h o n o r a n d expediency to pass com m ercial m e a sures In th e Interest of h e r m a terial well being.\ m easure of doubtful policy, such as a bounty in the form of a rebate. The question as to which. If any. of tho different schedules of the tariff ought m o st properly to be revised does n o t en ter into this m a tter In any way o r shape. W e are concerned w ith g e tting a friendly reciprocal arrangem e n t w ith Cuba. T h is arrangem e n t applies to a ll the articles th a t C u b a grows o r produces. I t is not in our pow e r to de term ine w h a t these a r ti c l e s shall be, and any discussion of th e tariff as it affects special schedules, or co u n tr ies o th e r th a n Cuba, is w h o lly aside from th e subject m a t te r to w h ich I call your atten tio n . Some of our citizens oppose th e low e ring of the tariff on Cuban products. Just as three years ago they .opposed th e adm ission of the H a w a iian Islands, lest free trad e w ith them m ight ruin certain of our In terests here. In the actual event th e i r fears proved base less as reg a r d s H a w a ii and th e i r apprehen sions as to the dam a g e to an y industry of our own because of the proposed m e a sure of reciprocity w ith Cuba seem to me equally baseless. IBHCKSONBUIOLDTST. yPBOOTEB By THE CITY. Took but an Hour to Rip Up Fourteen Blocks of Rails That Were Not.in Use. B. R, T. REALLY GRATEFUL. The C ity, W h ich M oved W i th G reat Secrecy, H a s Saved th e Com p any th e Trouble. .There is n o , indication th a t the deadlock yegardlng the Cuban bill had been broken, h u t i t w as stated^itSptithff?C«bifa''tJi5finjltteo oh. C u b a n R e lations would report the reci procity bill a f te r a caucus of Republicans, and le t t h e beet sugar m e n tak e th e respon- Blbillty of passing th e H o u s e bill If th e y so desired. Now t h a t t h e P r e s id e n t h a s pointed ou t to Congress i t s duty in th e m a t t e r It is believed th a t he w ill end all active efforts on his own p a r t to bring about a reciprocity bill. No A m e rican In d u s t r y W ill Be H u rt. In my Judgm e n t no A m e rican in d u s tr y will be hurt, and m a n y A m e rican industries will be benefited by th e proposed action. It is to our advantage a s a n a tio n th a t the grow ing Cuban m a r k e t should be controlled by A m e rican producers. The events follow ing th e w a r w ith Spain, and the prospective building of the Isthm ian canal, ren d e r It certain th a t we m u s t take In .the fu tu r e a fa r g r e a t e r In tere s t th a n h ith e r to in w h a t happens throughout- th e W e st Indies, C e n tral A m e rica and th e ad jacent- coasts and w a ters-. W o .expect .puba. to tre a t us on a n exceptional fo o tln g 'p o f ir i- cally, and -wo should pu t h e r in th e sam e ex ceptional p o s itio n ' econom ically. The proposed action is in line w ith the course -we have pursued as regards all th e islands w ith which we have been brought into relations of varying intim a c y by the Spanish W ar. P o rto Rico and H a w a ii have been included w ithin our tariff lines, to th e ir g r e a t benefit as well as ours, and w ithout any of th e feared d e tr im e n t to our ov/n In dustries. The P h ilippines, w h ic h stand in a different relation, have been granted sub stan tial tariff concessions. Special -Economic Concessions to Bene fit 'Us as W e ll as Cuba. Cuba Is an independent republic, but a re public -which has assum ed certain special obligations as regards h e r in tern a tio n a l po sition In com p liance w ith our request. I ask for h e r certain special economic concessions in re tu r n ; these economic conceaslons to benefit us as well as her. T h e re are* tew brighter pages In A m e rican h istory than the page which tells of our dealings w ith Cuba during th e past four years. On her behalf we waged a w a r of which th e m a inspring was generous Indignation against oppression, and we have k e p t faith absolute ly. It Is earn e s tly to be hoped th a t we will com p lete In the sam e sp i r i t the record so ■well begun, and shew In our dealings w ith Cuba th a t steady continuity of policy which It is essential for our nation to establish in foreign affairs if we desire to play well our p a r t as a w o rld power. This recom m e n d a tion w a s m e rely giving p r a c tical effect to P r e s id e n t M c K inley’s w o rds when, in his m e s s a g e s of D e c e m b e r 5, 1898, and Decem b er 5, 1899, he w rote: \ I t is Im p o rtant th a t o u r relatio n s w ith th is people (of Cuba) sh a ll he of the m o s t friendly ch a r a c ter, and our com m e rcial r e l a tions close and reciprocal. 'We have a c cepted a tru s t , the fulfilm e n t of w h ich calls for th e ste r n e s t in teg r ity of purpose and the exercise of th e h ighest wisdom. The new Cuba y e t to arise from th e ashes of the p a s t m u s t needs he bound to u s by ties of sin g u la r intim a c y and stre n g th If its enduring w e lfare Is t o be assured. The g r e a test bless ing w h ich can come to Cuba is tho re s t o r a tion of h e r ag r icu ltu r a l and in d u s tr ial p r o s p e r ity .\ Y e sterday, June 12, I received by cable from th e A m e rican m in iste r in Cuba a m o st earn e s t appeal from P r e s ident Palm a for \legislative relief before it is too late and (his) country is financially ruined.” E e a sons f o r G ranting Cuban B e c igrocity Tho g r a n ting of reciprocity w ith Cuba Is a proposition which stan d s entirely alone. The reasons for It fa r outw e igh those fo r g r a n ting reciprocity w ith any other nation and are en tirely co n s is tent w ith preserving intact the protective system under w h ich this country has thriven so m arvelously. The present tariff law w a s designed to promote the adoption of such a reciprocity treaty, and expressly provides for a reduction not to exceed 20 per cent, upon goods c o m ing from a particular country, leaving the tariff rates on th e same articles unchanged as re gards all other countries. Objection has been made to tho granting of the reduction on the ground th a t tho substantial benefit would not go to the agricultural producer of sugar, but would inure to t h e American su g a r refiners. Kebate B lau Opposed. In my Judgment provision can, and should, be made which will guarantee us against th is possibility without having recourse to a A p p eal f o r a Y o u n g an d \Weak Republic. We are a w e a lthy and pow e rful natio n ; Cuba la a young republic, still w e a k ,W h o owes to u s h e r b i r th , w h o se whole future, whose v e r y life, m u s t depend on our a t t i tude tow a r d her. I ask th a t we help h e r as she stru g g les upw a rd along th e painful and difficult road of self governing Inde pendence. I ask this aid for h e r because she Is w e ak, because she needs it, because we have alread y aided her. I ask th a t open handed help, of a kind w h ic h a self r e s p e c t ing people can accept, be given to Cuba, for the very reaso n th a t we have given h e r such help in I h e past. Our soldiers fought to give her freedom ; and for th r e e years our representatives, civil and m ilitary, have tolled unceasingly, facing disease of a peculiarly sin i s t e r and fat.al type w ith p a tien t and uncom p laining fo r ti tude, to teach h e r how to use arig h t her new freedom . N e v er in history has any alien country been th u s adm inistered, w ith such 'high Integrity of purpose, such wise Judg m ent and such a single-handed devotion to tho co u n tr y ’s interests. Now. 'l ask th a t tho Cubans be given all possible chanco to use to the best advantage the freedom of which A m e ricans ha-ye such right to he proud and for which so m any A m e rican lives have been sacrificed. THEODORE ROOSEVELT; W h ite H o u se, Ju n e 13, 1902. HOT \WATEB TREA T M E N T . Because h e threw a little scald in g ' w a ter aver his wife Annie, during a fam ily Jar yesterday. John Erb, 43 years old, of 1,130 W illoughby avenue, was arrested and a r raigned in the M a n h a ttan avenue court th is morning. The -ivoman’s face showed the ef fect of the hot w a ter treatm e n t, and Mag istrate O’Reilly held the prisoner in Jl.OOO hall for exam ination next Tuesday. L a c l» n -» v n n n n a '» N e v r M o n n t a i n T r a i n to Del.-x'vnre W a ter Gap. Stroudsbure and Mt. Pocono sections leaves F r id a y s and S a tu r d a y s a t 2 P . M.. returning Sundav n i g h t s \ a n d M onday m o rnings. No betw e e n X ew York an d the G ap. R e s o rt B u reau. 423 B roadw ay, cor. H o w a r d at. N ew York.—-Adv. , - _ In t c r c o l l e u i . y .t c R e t s a t t n , J a n e S I , Poughltecp.sle-H lghland course. O b servation tra in ..tickets a r e now on sale a t tV e st Shore ticket of fices 113, 3,9, 671, 1,216 B roadw a y . 275 C o lum b u s av an d 7 E a s t 42d st.—Adv. The disused tracks of th e B rooklyn Rapid T r a n s it Company, on H u m b o ldt stre e t , be- tvreen G rand stre e t and M e e k e r avenue, ■were to r n up and rem o v ed betw e e n 8 and 9 o’clock th is m o rning by a gang of laborers of the B u reau of Highways. The o r d e r for th e w o rk was given by Borough P r e s ident Sw anstrom , because of th e failu r e of th e railroad company to live up to .an agreem e n t m ade by G e n eral M a n a g e r B rackenrldge m o re th a n three years ago. No w a rning had been given th e railroad people, because It was feared th a t they m ight attem p t to block th e work. The work was supervised by C h ief B n g in- „pej;.,XllI?.PSi, FbtbffiaR Covert and A s s is tan t ' Engineer' Folt. So rapidly did these m e n carry It^ o n th a t one hour and th r e e m inutes from th e tim e they began the e n ti r e section of street, fourteen blocks In len g th , was stripped hare and there was not a sign of the tracks and poles which have been a n eyesore to tho resid e n ts for years. As soon as the city lab o r e r s a r r iv e d on tho scene they got out th e i r im p lem e n ts and w e n t a t the tracks. So r a p id ly did the m e n w o rk w ith crow b ar, pick and shovel th a t th e la s t ra il had been llften and p iled in tho g u t te r a t 9:03 A. M., exactly Ju s t half an hour and three m inutes a f t e r th e y had sta r te d to work. Five m inutes l a t e r th e l a s t m a n had disappeared. Common gossip had It th a t th e com p a n y w a s only too glad to have tho ra i l s tak e n up a t th e city ’s expense. The line torn up th is m o rning w a s form e rly know n as tho G rand and M eeker avenue line. C a rs ran from tho term inus a t K e n t avenue and Broadway, along K e n t avenue to G rand stre e t , w h e re th e sw itched into H u m b o ldt street, and ran on to M eeker avenue, into which thoroughfare they turned and w e n t in a stra ig h t line to the Penny B ridge, adjoin ing C a lvary Cem etery. W h en th e B rooklyn R a p id T r a n s it Company abandoned the H u m boldt stre e t line a l it t le m o re t h a n two years ago, they put in s-wltchos at G rand stre e t and G raham avenue and an o th e r a t the la t te r avenue and M eeker avenue. F o u rteen blocks of H u m b o ldt stre e t , oc cupied by the old car track s , becam e all broken up. . The city w a n ted th e railw a y com p a n y ' t o 'd o th e i r sh a r e of keeping the street in repair. They w e re rb n n ln g no cars over it and did no t do so. It. b e cam e like w a lking over a range of low h ills to trav e r s e the stre e t. The track s stood up, the paving stones sunk down, som e fu r th e r th a n others, and it becam e so bad th a t It w as dangerous for horses to trav e l through the street. The people living along th e r e and th e G rand S treet B o a rd of T r a d e p e t i tioned again and again to have the track s torn up and tho s t r e e t r e p a ired, b u t -wlthojit any resu lt, u n til the sum m a ry a c t i o n th is m o rning. Tho rails were left neatly piled in the g u tter for the company to cart away. Borough Secretary M cCarthy gave tho fol lowing explanation of the sudden swoop of tho highw a y s’ men on the railroad tracks: \T h is action on the p a r t of th e borough au th o r ities was because of the failure on the p a r t of th e railroad com p any to live up to an agreem e n t m ade in a l e t t e r from Chief Engineer Brackenrldge, M arch 22. 1899, which was w r itten to Thom a s R. F a r r e l l , then D eputy Com missioner of H ighw a y s for the Borough of Brooklyn. In this le t t e r it was requested th a t commission be given t o m ake a connection on Meeker avenue, betw een H u m b o ldt street and G raham avenue. T h is comm u n ication contained th e following clause:' ■‘ ‘If th is com m u n ication- is g r a n ted, we w ill agree to rem o v e the p r e s e n t trac k s on H u m b o ldt stre e t, and rem o v e tho poles and take down th e overhead w ire, rep a v in g tho stre e t to its form e r condition.’ i “X le t t e r was also received on O c tober 23, 1899, by the city a u th o r itie s from C. L. R o ssiter, President of th e B rooklyn H e ights R a ilroad, which fu r th e r stated th a t as soon as the perm it w a s granted ap p licatio n would be m ade to the Board of R a ilroad Com m is sioners of the state. The perm it w a s granted July 3, 1900. - W ith this clause included: -■ ‘T h is perm ission is g r a n ted and ac cepted under agreem e n t th a t upon all tfie necessary authority having been received for the removal of tracks on H u m b o ldt street, from M eeker avenue to G rand street, tho company will rem o v e the double track , over head w ires and poles thereon and restore the street to its form e r condition a t the latter location. The Brooklyn H e ights R a il road Company, p u r s u a n t to th e resolution of its board of directors, hereby certifies and declares th a t it accepts th e said perm it w ith all its term s, conditions and provisions, and agrees to all of th e term s , conditions and provisions of the said p e r m it.' \T h is last statem e n t was signed A u g u st 2 1900. by C. L. R o ssiter, president, and C. th e S tate R a ilroad Commission, enclosing copies of th eagreem e n t and stating th a t it had not been lived to. although a year and one-halt had elapaed. The connections lie- ween the um.boldt street railroad were torn up by the railroad comHpany, and breaks w ere made in the tracks at several points, show ing there was no Intention to use tho line for any m a n n e r of traffic. \Jo h n S. K e n y o n , secretary of the S tate R a ilroad Commission, replied to the com m u n ication sen t to th a t body th a t uo ap p li cation had been received from the Brooklyn H e ights Railroad for the rem o v a l of the tracks. P resident Sw a n s trom requested th a t the com p any im m e d iately live up to its agreem e n t. No reply w a s received from the railro a d company u n til M arch 11. Though in the m e a n tim e an o th e r request, for im m ediate action reached the company from the p r e s i dent’s office on M arch 5. \The whole m a t t e r w a s th e n referred to It’ilUam C. Redfleld, .Com m issioner of Public ■\Vorks, who, having w a ited a rc.-.sonablo tim e and consulted the Law D e p a rtm e n t, is sued orders th a t th e trac k s bo torn up and the, p o les tak e n down; \A t 8 o’clock tho w o rk began and by 9.03 th e tra c k s w e re lying in th e g u tte r along tho s t r e e t for eleven blocks and the railroad w a s so notified.” The follow ing is an ex tr a c t from a letter received from P resident G reatsinger on M arch 11: \In g r a n ting the perm it to construct the railro a d upon the block on M eeker avenue, the city of course, did n o t g r a n t any new franchise and had no a u th o r ity to g r a n t ouch perm it, even in consideration of th e abandon m e n t of the Hum b o ldt s t r e e t line unless the Brooklyn City R a ilroad Com p any bad a valid franchise upon M eeker a v enue upon the block in question. “We have at all tim e s been advised by counsel th a t th e right of th e B rooklyn City R a ilroad to construct its railro a d upon this block was nnoiest*-'-\-‘ is and th e agreem e n t to ■ reinov.. 11 ac lit ,rom H u m b o ldt street upon, receiving all necessary a u th o r i t y was m a d e 'oiiiy because tho B rooklyn H e ights R a ilroad Company did no t care to operate the Hum b o ldt stre e t line and supposed th a t it would have no difficulty in obtaining the necessary authority to abandon th a t line, and such agreem e n t was not considered by us as an inducem ent to tho city to g r a n t th e perm it upon Meeker avenue. \If. however, tho city a u th o r i t ie s th in k th a t the perm it to construct th e block upon M eeker avenue was granted in consideration of the agreem e n t to rem o v e the trac k s from H u m b o ldt street, we are e n ti r e l y w illing to have the question of th e rig h t to co n s tr u c t upon tho block on Meeker avonuo teste d in. co u r t in any m anner in w h ich you m a y be advised, w ithout regard to the rem o v a l of track s upon H u m b o ldt s t r e e t and upon the sam e basis as would have existed if the M eeker avenue track had not y e t been b u i l t . ” W h en asked w h at he thought of th e actio n of th e city officials to-day. P r e s id e n t G r e a t- singer of th e Brooklyn R a p id T r a n s it Com pany said: \T h e r e was no need to g e t excited ab o u t it. It they had w aited a little we -would have tak e n up tho track s ourselves; b u t we are duly grateful to them . T h is actio n in no -way in terferes w ith our rig h ts or fra n chises on the street, and as soon as the city paves th e stre e t properly we w ill pu t down our trac k s and use them .\ Mr. G reatsinger appeared to bo g r e a tly am u sed a t the secrecy and h a s t e of the city au th o r ities. IIERyPEN f O mi Gold Heels and Blues Are Equal Favorites To-day at 4 to I. A FAST TRACK IS PROBABLE. Chances of Each C a n d idate T h a t I s L ike ly to Go to the P o st To-m o rrow. (Special to the Eagle.) R a ce Track, Sheepshcad Bay, Ju n e 13— T h e re is every Indication th a t the Suburban H a n d icap will bo r u n hero to-m o rrow under fa ir skies aud on a fast track. S u p e r in ten d en t F r a n k T. C larke of the Coney Island Jockey Club course has everything in re a d i ness for tho v a s t crow d th a t w ill be in a t tendance. The Immense th r e e decker grand stand, the Improved field stand and the club house and o th e r Inclosures have been put in shape for the m eeting, w h ich begins to-m o rrow and continues up to Ju ly 4. P r e p a rations have been made to handle a crowd of over 40,000 p e o p le and, unless rain corncs, the crowd, w h ich will see the nine teenth running of th e Suburban H andicap, will break ail A m e rican raco track records. The eighteenth renew a l of th e Stiburban H a n d icap is a very open race. The field th a t will p a r ticip a te in th is race will not be a largo one. b u t of quality th e r e is a plenty and it m o re th a n m akes up Cor tho lack of quautity. The field will hardly num b e r m o re than ten or twelve. T h a t num b e r can be sent aw ay from the p o s t w ith th e assurance th a t there will be little crowding and in ter ference. Tho chances of the slow begin n e r s will thus be considerably enhanced. To-m o rrow ’s race prom ises to be a great contest. Tho Suburban H a n d icap is to m a n y the racing event of tho year. The first of the big handicaps to be in s titu ted , its inaug u r a l being run in 1884, it has, since its in ception. bold a hlghor place in the estim a tio n of the great m a s s of p a tr o n s of rac ing than either th e M e tropolitan, the Brooklyn or tho B righton H a n d icap, w h ich are. to a degree, im itatio n s of th e Sheeps- head Bay fixture. Kecord Crowd Erobable. of conceding w e ight to Gold H eels, H e rbert, Advance Guard and ihc rest of the probable sta r te r s a dlfilrult proposition. She Is listed as a doubtful s t a r t e r and she w ill very likely be an absentee. leaving Mr. W h ilney w lthout a rep resen tallv e In the race. Should it bo decided to s t a r t her B u rns will have • the m o u n t. Green B. M o rris' gelding 'VVatercure was second to Alcedo last year. Since then he has had a very vigorous cam p aign on the C a lifornia circuit. He is listed .as a sure sta r t e r and his w e ight is H i pounds. He will have tho benefit of D o g g e tt’s services in the saddle. Clarenco H. M ackay's four-year-oid T rig ger. has done nothing this season to w a r ran t h e r being seriously considered. Her w e ight Is but 102 pounds and she w ill receive good handling from Buchanan. The W estern cam p a igner, Monogr.-iph, ran a good race for a m ile in the B rooklyn Han dicap. and. in to-m o rrow ’s race, his weight being tho same as in the G ravesend fixture, too pounds, he m ay give a b e tt e r account of hlix self. T h a t rising young rider, Shea, wlH direct his progress. IISPHIILITR08T BEIITEN MBOROOKLYIf CONTRACT Contend H a s a Chance. There are hundreds th a t v i s i t th e races for the first tim e each season on Suburban day. It is really th e beginning of the sea son for them. The Saturday h a lf holidays, w h ich begin on th a t day, serve to increase th e attendance g r e a tly . To the regulars th is is th e day th a t Is abhorred, for it m e a n s unlim ited discom fort to them . Tho occasional v isito r to the ceurses, however, looks forw a rd to the de light and feels th a t it is tho day of all days. W h ile the ra c e brings to g e th e r an altogether different class of ho r s e s from th a t which p a r ticip a tes In the E n g lish D e r by. the Suburban day is really tho D e rby day of America. M ingled on th e law n s and stands and Jostling each other in the b e t ting ring will be m e n of every position and degree. On Suburban day th e em p loyer and the employe are equal w h e n they m e e t a t tho truck. • Fr,;m d istn u t polnt'a In tho South, the W est, the B a s t and the N o r th have Journeyed hundreds, all desirous of seeing the race which they have read of and talked about for m o n ths, decided. Thousands attend th is race th a t do not see another run during thtTj-ear. E v e ry con ceivable style of vehicle Is pressed into use tor this event. Tho various drives leading to th e b e a u ti ful course will to-m o rrow be a t Sheepshead Bay filled with pleasure seekers in tour in hands, victorias, surreys, runabouts, hacks, cabs, autom o b iles and m o tor cars of every degree of shape and style, all out for a good tim e and bound to have It. UPHOLDS EIGHT-HOUR LAW. A p p e llate Division of the Suprem e C o u rt Declares I t to Be Con stitutional. The appellate division of th e Suprem e Court h a s banded down a decision disallow ing the dem u rrer of the Orange County Road Con struction Compapy, against which su it was brought for violation of the eight hour labor law . The dem u rrer was sustained by the C o u n ty Court, on the ground th a t th e eight hour law was unconstitutional. The anpellate division disallow s th e de m u r r e r and claims th a t th e law is consti tutio n a l, and therefore rev e r s e s the ju d g m e n t of th e County Court. ■ T h e case is of far-reaching importance, as It affects any person or corporation contracting for labor w ith th e sta te or a m u n ic ipal corporation. ANOTHER STEEL TRUST SUIT. B ill to R e s tr a in R e tirem e n t of $200,- 000,000 of Preferred Stock—A r g u m e n t in B e rger Suit. Advance G u a rd Form idable. N e w a rk. N. J.. June 13—E d w a rd A. Day, counsel f o r C h a rels L. Raym o n d , of Boston, asked perm ission before \Vice C h a n cellor E m e ry to-day to file a bill f o r a prelim inary injunction to restrain the U n ited S tates Steel Corporation from re ti r i n g $200,000,000 of preferred stock and issuing bonds in stead. The bill was sim ilar to th a t in th e su it b r o u g h t by Miriam B e rger of Sullivan Countv, N. Y. R. V. L indabury, counsel for tho Steel Corporation, said he would offer no objection provided argum e n t in tho case proceed forthw ith. A rgum e n t in the suit brought by M iriam B e rger -was then begun. CHARGED W IT H BIGAM Y. C ltangrc o f f l n i e o n P e u n n y l v n n l a H . R . Im p o r ta n t changes w ill be m a d e In th e tim e tables of th e P e n n s y lv a n ia B a llro a d on Sunday next, Ju n e 15.—Adv. i uy Avwaan.^1, pi c o iucuL , anQ u . D. Meneeiy. secretary of th e B rooklyn Rapid T ransit Company. \F e b ruary 12th of this y e a r B o rough P r e s i dent Swanstrom sent to th e Brooklyn H e ights Railroad Conpany a letter settin g forth the facts th a t have been given, and also w rote to C h a rles Frank, a saloon keeper of 553 Mar- cy avenue, was held in--$l,000 hall to aw ait the actlou of the Grand Ju r y on a charge of bigamy. In the M anhattan avenue court th is m o rning. He furnished th e bond. “ D e w e y 's W in e s A r e P a r e . ” \B u y of th e mak«?rs,'- \tV o a r c the m a k e rs.\ H. T. Dewey & Sons Co.. I3S F u lto n St.. N . Y _ Adv. P o l a n d ! ! P o l a n d ! ! P o l a n d ! ! P o l a n d ! ! The purest oaturnl spring water In the world.— F r o m B r o o U ly n t o P o 'k e e p s i c & U e t a r n 150 m iles m o a t charm ing sail v ia H u d s o n K lver D a y Line S tr s . Round trip, 11.50. O r c h e s tr a .- A d v . C a rruthers & Shields’ five y e a r old son of G reat Tom and Nellie V an—Advance G u ard—is a form idable contender. This sea son the big fram e d , iron constituted ch e s t n u t h,-is shown such good form th a t he will be sure to be heavily backed. H is w e ight i3 119 pounds, which Includes a tw o pound pen alty for winning the Standard Stakes. Had Advance G u a rd not been so seriously retarded during th e running of the Brooklyn Handicap he would have beaten R e lna, tho w inner of that event. His rid e r w a s forced to work a circuitous passage in o r d e r to get clear of his opponents and a t th a t was only beaten n head. B u llm a n has been secured to ride Advance Guard, W h ile J. G. F o llansbee’s Roeham p ton will probably be s e n t a f t e r the purse, h is chances. Judging by his several perform a n c e s this season, are far from bright. H is w e ight Is 117 pounds and B rennan will pilot him. Alfred F e a therstone’s Relna. -«-hlch, -when she won the B rooklyn carried 104 pounds, w ill to-morrow carry 114 pounds. This w|U steady her and she w ill have to be a g r e a tly improved m are to finish in the first three, even w ith O’Connor guiding her. W illiam C. W h itney’s Blue G irl, whose w e ight was originally 104 pounds, has by her victories Incurred a penalty of eig h t ppunds, m a k ing her w e ight 112 pounds. Good filly as she undoubtedly Is she w ill find the task N e a r l y :tnO HotelM a n d B o a r d i n g ; H o n n e n In New York a n J N e w E n g land In •'The P r o p h e f e C h a m b e r.\ No. 15 of the \F o u r - T r a c k Series.” Sent free on receipt of 4 cents by G. H . Daniels. G rand C e n tral S tatio n . N ew Y'orli.— Adv. The record breaking perform a n c e of Tliomas .Monahan's four-year-old Contend, in a m ile and a furlong race a t G ravesend has resulted in his being heavily played in the -winter books on the raco and he surely has a chance. Lighiw e lglited as bo is. with only 99 pounds on his back, as he has plenty of early speed, he will be apt to go to the front a t th e s t a r t , and, if be can run as fast as ho did In the mile and a furlong race th a t he won, and hold the s.anie speed for the ad ditional furlong, victory will lie his. John E. Maddenis three-ycnr-old Pentecost, which m ade such a g a llant run In the Brook lyn H a n d icap, finishing third, a f te r being buffeted about all during the race, has a royal chance of w inning. Ills w e ight Is 99 pounds. Redfern will ride him, and his ow n e r m akes no secret of his liking for him In to-iuorrow ’s raco. • P. H. Sullivan’s Sadie S. is such an uncer tain jad e that, even w ith but 98 pounds on her back, she had hardly be figured upon to have any but an outside chance and a poor one a t th a t. L. Sm ith will probably ride her. The race is such a hard one. on paper, th a t th e r e will bo surely good prices on offer against, all those th a t go to tho post. Gold H e e ls, Contend, Blues, P e n tecost and Ad vance Guard seem to be the m o st im p o rtant factors in tho race. T h e re w ill be a vast crowd at the course to w itness the contest. T h e handicap is the fourth race on the card and will be called about 4:15. The first half of the double event, for tw o -year-olds, is the other stake feature to-m o rrow . The en tries, age, w eight, jockeys and betting for the Suburban H a n d icap follow ; F o u r th m r e —The S u b u r b a n : a hnndlc.ap for 3 Commissioner Redfield Brands Trust ^‘HaK-truths” as “ De- liberate and Nasty Lies.’ GEN. F. V. GREENE INVOLVED. On R e p o rts of G o v e rnm e n t Survey and of Independent E n g ineer C o n tract I s A w a rded to I n t e r s t a t e Com pany. \ 'l ”' upw a rd; of »203 each, for stnru-rs, jlOO forfeit, or only $15 If d<?clare<l nut bv K o b ruary aO. STUaranteed cash value $10.00<^! of w h ich ’2L VCWWfc* 4 ^ < 114 , 4 * thr* .«»(?cond and $500 to the th ird ; closed Ja n u a r j ’ 2. l?^2. w ith fifty-elRht nom inations. w h ich three declared o u t a t and a quarter. H o rse. Age. W h t. $13 each. of One m ile Oold H e e ls ___ '4 B lues ................ 4 H e r b e r t ........... 5 A d v a n c e G u a rd 5 R e lna ............... 3 W a tercu r e . . . . 5 T r ig g e r ........... 4 M o n o g raph ... 4 A rden ............... 4 C o n te n d ......... 4 P e n teco s t ........ 3 Sacllo S .............. 4 124 124 321 Ilf) 314 311 302 300 97 90 S9 98 .Tnc'Uey. TYonderly Shaw Odom B u llm a n O 'Connor D o p g e it B u c h a n a n She.'t Cor^hr.in B e d fern Sm ith Odds. 4 to 1 4 to 1 8 to I 5 to 1 30 to I 23 to 1 60 to i 23 to 1 CO to 1 6 to 1 8 to 1 30 to 1 me. ........................ R a n a ld .......................... lloiR o y n l D u b lin ...................... 333 Cobourg The entries for th e other five races are as follows: ra c e —F o r 3 y e a r olds a n d upw a r«l. ^VUh $I.0w ad d e d , o f w h ich $20) to th e seoond u n J $1'» to th e th i r d . Six fu r l o n g s on M a in T r a c k . ^ a r n e . %Vht. N a m e . 'W M . .............. J2S .............. 133 ^ X <j<4<(^ 4:SS . . . . . 11 .t G u n f ire ........................... 310 L u x C a s t a ...................... 103 H a n o v e r Q u e e n ........ 103 O. W h i t t i e r .................. llO S a d d u c c o ...................... I20; D e m u r r e r ........................ 133 S e c o n d ra c e —F o r 3 y e a r o ld s ; non--a-lnners o f 11.600: sellin g . W i th <1,000 ad d e d , o f w h ic h <200 to th e seco n d a n d <100 to th e th i r d . O n e m ile. N n m e . 4^'ht. N a m e . ' W in. P o r t R o y a l ................. 1071H. L. Colem an ......... 114 . t e r r i e r P ig e o n .......... I'M; G ibso n L i g h t .............. 116 W m n d o n fleld ............. 112] S w e e t C lo v e r .............. 103 I F a r t h e r D e n .............. 101,C r y p to g r a m .................. 105 Ile s s ic M c C a r t h y . . . . H I - • C o u r te n a y .................... 101 •A p p rentice allow a n ce. _T h ird ra c e —The double event; fo r 2 v e a r olds. ' a.sh value $5,0i30, of w h ich <4.0i10 to G u a rantee d ^ e w inner. <\50_to the second and' <250 to the tiilrd. and a h a lt furlongs. N a m e . - N a m e . W h t. Nam e. C h ralcs Flw o o d 122,’Predlctloi W h i t ; ; C h a n e l ___ n r ! \ r n n t e r-. W h n W h ite Chapel ......... il7 iM o n te ''ca r lo !.!!!.!.. 122 M exican .................... 129 W h o rler ........................ 117 Irish L a d .................... 122, S ergo .............................. 117 F lr o E n t.tr ................ 117) R iver P i r a t e ................. 122 Sunny Shore ............. 117i P e b b le ............................ 117 Golden M axim ......... II7; Blues and Gold H e e ls A re E q u a l F a v o r ites a t 4 to 1. Tho w ithdraw als of W a tercolor, Alcedo (which won tho event last j-car). B a n a s tar and Heno has detracted som e w h a t from the lu s ter of the race. T h e re are still left In a num b er of the best of the handicap and stake division in training. Frank F a r r e ll’s Blues and F . C. McLowee & Co.'s Gold H eels are equal f a v o r ites in th e betting and also carry the top im p o st of 124 pounds. Blues has appeared in public on four occa sions this ye.ar and failed to score brackets each tim e. AH his races have been creditable ones, however, and if the track rem a ins fast, as there is every indication th a t it will be. th e four year old son of Sir Dixon and Bonnie Blue ,11 will bo, w ith Shaw In th e saddle, an extrem e ly hard horse to beat. Gold Heels is the general choice of the train e r s and tho ra il birds. H e h a s started bu t once this season. T h a t w a s In a handi cap. at a mile, aud a furlong, in which he finished second to Colonel B ill, carrying th ir ty - s ix pounds more than the th r e e year old. I t is likely th a t Gold H e e ls w a s short In th is race and, in addition, he did not re ceive the best of rides. Since th a t race he has. shown some im p rovem ent, and on a muddy track w o rked the Suburban distance of a m ile and a q u a r te r in 2:10—a perform ance th a t sent his chances up considerably In the opinion of those who saw the w o rk out. Gold Heels is a t home on any track, w e t or dry, although he has shown h is best form on fast tracks. Otto IS’ondorly will have the m o u n t, and, while he is not a stro n g finisher, he is an adept a t nursing a tired horse home. W a lter R o llins’ veferan cam p a igner. H e r b e r t, the mud Domino, as he has been aptly christened, is asked to carry 121 pounds. His chances will be considerably increased if the going is heavy. Even on a fast trac k he Is not to be despised, and George Odom, who will pilot him, can be depended upon to bring out ail the speed th a t is contained in his compact frame. In the Brooklyn H andicap, which was H e r b e r t's only s t a r t th is season, he m e t with considerable Interference and had little chance to show his tru e ability. F i f t h raco—M alJen raco No. 1; for m a lilcns 2 years ohl. W ith <1.00 added, of w h ich <125 to the second and <7.-, to the third. L u s t five furlongs of F u t u r ity Course. N a m e . MTit. N.amc. W h t. O a k lngton .................. llSJJt-rsey ............................. Its R o c k ford .................... llSiBcii G a rdo ............. 113 F lt z b r l l l a r ................ llSi L.idy T r o b la ............... 115 B a rkelm o ro .............. IIS,C a rdinal W o lsey ___ llS Jan e w a y .................... IIS. H.-irn.stormer ............... IIS A c efull ........................ :is Short H o se ................. llS R e c k o n e r .................... 11>; P r lncelet ...................... US Llght.shlp .................... llS .W a x Cuntlle .............. 119 K u m s h a w .................... lls, M adam e Du B a r ry .. 115 Sixth raco—F o r 3 y e a r olds and u p w a r d ; h a n d i cap. W ith $1,200 added, of w h ich $2011 to the sec ond ajid <100 to the third, toenth on tho turf. N a m e . W h t. K a n M o rnlngsldc . ............ 326]Ca]lcr One m ile and a slx- W h t . m H rigadler .................... Itpi Daffy D ow n Ldlly .. 105 L a n c e m n n ................ lOij T rum p ............................. li>j H is Em inence ......... 1121 Ron M ot ........................ 110 R ival ............................. I'E. N u m e ral ........................ PM St. F ln a n .................... 103 C a ithness .................... 100 N E W W IL L IN K PLACE PLAZA. Ordered b y the Board of E s tim a te, So a s to Reduce Cost. The Board of E s tim a te to-day passed a resolution ordering a new plan for the proposed approach a t tho W illink entrance to th e park. Tho resolution provides for the acquisition of th e plot of land betw een cast side lands, W ashington and F latbush avenues and M albonc stre e t. It elim inates the triangle cast of M albono stre e t , w h ic h w as included In the previous plan, reducing the assessed value one-half and th e area one-third. P lans for parks in various p a r ts of Brook lyn were laid over until the n e x t m eeting. Resolutions -were passed authorizing the beginning of proceedings to open N inety- sixth street, from T h ird avenue to the Shore road: Sixtieth street, betw e e n Second and T h ird avenues, and E a s t E ighteenth street, betw een avenue S and G ravesend Neck road. B. R. T. CO. I S B U R Y IN G W IRES. P resid e n t G reatslnger’s A n siver to Com m issioner D o u g h e rty. Com m issioner D o u g h e rty's recom m enda tion th a t, overhead w ires w ithin an area of two m iles of the bridge be removed, does not disturb the officers of the Brooklyn Rapid T r a n s it Company. President G reatsinger said to-day; “ We are w o rking on these w ires and the problem of placing them under ground all th e tim e . In two years we shall have it all done. No one need worry about it. We are -working on it as fast a s wo can.” T R A IN IN G S H I P FLOATED. B a ltim o re, June 13—Tiie train in g ship Chesapeake, w ith naval cadets aboard, -^vhlch ran aground off T a y lor’s Island, in the C h e aspeakc Bay, got off a f te r four hours and proceeded to Annapolis. 864 MORE BOERS SURRENDER. London, Juno 13—It -was announced here to-day th a t 564 T ransvaal B o e rssurrondered yesterday, bringing tho to tal of surrenders for all the colonies up to about 12,000. R I V E R AND H A R B OR B IL L A LAW . W a shington. June 13—The P resident to-day signed tho riv e r and harbor bill. T w e n t y H o n r » B e t w e e n N e w Y o r k ant) Chicago. A new tra in of th e Now York Cen tra l and Lnkc Shore, beginning Ju n e 1-t. will m a k e the tlm o betw een New T'ork and Chicago In tw e n ty hours. I t Is appropriately nam e d ‘T h e 20th Cen tu r y L im ited.” It eaves a day.—.td v . Com m issioner Redfleld of the D e p a rtm e n t of Public W orks of the Borough of Brook lyn announced to-day th a t contracts for the asphalting of fifteen stre e t s had been aw a rd ed to the In t e r s ta te Paving Company ol U tica, N. Y., the low e st bidders for the con trac ts on these stre e t s . The aw a rd was m ade In tho face of a m o st vigorous and determ ined fight by tho rep resen tativ e s of th e A s p h a lt T rust, who were called in by th e C ranford Company, the next low e st bidders for the con tract. The effort to discredit tho In t e r s ta te Pav ing Com p any dates from tho tim e when tha bids on tho w o rk w e re m ade public and it becam e known th a t the In t e r s ta te C o m p any’s bids were Ihe low e st received. The men who took the loading p a r t In the fight were General F r a n c is V. G reene, the president of tho .\sp h a lt T r u s t, and A. V. Sew a li, its secretary and trea s u r e r . At th a tim e of the protest ag a in s t aw a rding th e con tra c t to tho In t e r s ta te C o m p a n j-,w h ich was entered by the C ranford Com p any on June 4, both General G reene and Mr. Sew a li called upon Borough P r e s id e n t Sw a n strom and Com m issioner Redfield and m ade deliberate statem e n ts tending to show th a t th e low bid ders would not be able to carry ou t th e term s of the co n tr a c t in a satisfacto r y m a n ner. •\mong other things both men stated th a t of th e ir own know ledge th e r e w as no m ine or supply of asn h a lt such as the G o leta m ine a t More's Landing. Cal., as the In terstate Com pany represented, and th a t tho company was using an old. abandoned bed of asp h a lt on an olive farm m e rely to cover th e ir tru e base of supplies, which the officers of the tru s t said lay in a process of distilling petroleum oil, thereby producing a very Inferior quality of asphalt, not s u itable for stre e t paving. T h e se nsseftions w e re made in Borough President Sw a n s trom 's office. They w e re n a t u r a lly m o st disquieting to th e Borough P r e s i dent and to Com m issioner Redfield, who had planned to extend the work of paving because of th e unexpectedly low bids. An investiga tion of the various charges w as m ade by President Swanstrom and Com m issioner Red field. Redfield C h a racterizes “ H a lf T r u t h s ” aa “ N a s ty L ies.” The result of th is investigation was to confirm in every resp e c t tho rep r e s e n tatio n s of the In tersta te Paving Company and to discredit the statem e n ts previously m a d e hy G e n e ral Greene and Mr. Sewali. In spealilllS of th is phase of th e subject to W. V. and. F red Cranford, who called a t his office a s soon as they heard th a t the contracts had been aw arded. Com m issioner Redfleld said among other things: \ I have never questioned the en tire good faith and sincerity of tho C ranford Company, but I will t 2 li you plainly, gentlem e n , U t t t the way It appears to mo is th is; “ S o m e o n e u n d e r t h e <cnlse o f a h a l 2 t r o t h hn.*i .^nid tliin g r a a n d m a d e r e p r e - sen tatlo iiM xvhieli I a m c o n v i n c e d n m o n n t to nothfin<? m o r e n o r li-as th a n a d e l i b e r a t e n n d iia n t y fa lH c h o o d .\ In announcing the acceptance of the bids of tho In tersta te Company Mr. Redfield re viewed tho history of the fight from the be ginning. He said: Official S tatem e n t of the Case. \On May 23 bids w e re opened for reg u lat ing and paving w ith asp h a lt pavem e n t tw e n ty stre e t s in th is borough. On fifteen of these tho In t e r s t a t e Paving Com p any of U tica, N. Y.. w a s th e low e st bidder. They conform ed to the requirem e n ts of th e bids by furnishing sam p les of the m a terial to bo used and by sub m ittin g the proper sureties. On Juno 4 a p r o test ag a in s t aw a rding tha co n tr a c t on the fifteen stre e t s to the In t e r sta t e Paving Com p any -was m ade by tho C ranford Company, alleging th a t the m a te r i a l which the In t e r s ta te Paving Com p any proposed to use did not com p ly w ith th e specifications, since it w a s not ’a n a tu r a l bitum e n ,' but instead 'an artificial product produced by the d istillatio n of heavy p e tr o leum o il.’ \Im m e d iately on receiving th is p r o t e s t the In terstate Paving Company w e re n o ti fied and on the m o rniqg of J u n e 7 a hearing was held at which both parties were present w ith counsel, in th e office of th e B o rough P resident, and was attended by the Chief E n g ineer of H ighw a y s, George W. T i l l t son and by the Com m issioner of Public W o rks. A t th a t hearing the P r e s id e n t of the in terstate Paving Company m ade afflda-* vit th a t the m a terial they proposed to use was not such as it was stated to bo in th a pro test of the Cranford Company, t h a t i t w aa on the contract, m ade of refining crude, h a r d , n a tu r a l asphalt, w h ich was obtained from a largo deposit of high quality a t the so-called G o leta mine. M o re's Landing, a sh o r t dis tance northw e s t of Santa B a rbara, Cal. I t ■was then charged by A. W. Sew a li. who said he was connected w ith several asphalt companies and w ith the so-called asphalt tru s t th a t he had visited G o leta in Decem ber of 1900. th a t th e r e was no large asp h a lt deposit there, but instead m e rely sm a ll so- called ‘kidneys’ of lim ited ex ten t, th a t t h e r e were some abandoned -workings th e r e but no large am o u n t of asphalt, nor any reg u lar operations for obtaining it; th a t tha deposit had not apparently been worked for over a year and th a t to his knowledge had not been 6 0 worked up to a few weeks ago. He charged th a t a sm a ll am o u n t of hard asphalt, which he saw nearby, -was a cloak to cover the furnishing of asphalt produced by distilling petroleum oii instead of the proper product refined from crude, hard, n a tural asphalt. \T h e lu icrstate Paving Company p r e s e n t ed an affidavit of A. S. Sampson, who baa been the expert in charge of the m ixing for tho A lcatraz A s p h a lt in this city for sev eral years th a t he had ’exam ined the Cali fornia asphalt of th e Obispo brand from Santa B a rbara County. Cal., and finds It la its crude condition to be Identical in ail re spects w ith the C a lifornia asp h a lt of t h e A l catraz brand.’ It Is this A lcatraz asp h a lt w h ich has been used on m any of ou r Brook lyn streets successfully. Tho Obispo brand above named is th a t which is offered by th a “ T h e B u f f a l o L i m i t e d . ” jk. new fa s t dally tra i n to go In service on th e Ne-w York C e n tral. Ju n e 15. w ill leave N ew York 12:30 P. M.. stop a t A lbany, Schenectady, U tica. Syracuse. R o c h e s ter an d a r r iv e B u ffalo at 15 P. M.—Adv. , . >
