The evening world. Newspaper, August 26, 1901, Page 8

ee ther St. conn eal ee ea cae meyers Nomination Prompts Himto a Funny Story and as for Platt—Well He Talked About the} Weather. Evening World's Artist Interviewer Finds the Comptroller | Shifty: on Politics, but Most: Willing to Talk Muni- cipal Reform. BY T, E, POWERS, 4 Comptroller Coler from Ts yvllle, where [ finally, locat 3 him at the New Point Hotel And, ike Perey Nagle, who made pilgrimage from @ar Rockaway to Coney Island looking for lost clam | wet foot and lame stilt, | The Comptroller drove in a pelting | rainstorm from Iellp—where he had cars. ually dropped in on his friend Hugh Me- Laughlin to discuss the weather—to Amityville behind his favorite span of bigh-steppers, Tabasco and Hot Stuff. Amityville in a pretty place, with a collection of red-roofed hotels and sum mer cottages bordering on Great South shells, 1 ha New York. It ix populated with people who like boating, fishing and fifteen-ball It was nearly all under water Wet to the ekin, I was driven to the New Point Hotel with elght or ten others, who knew me for a atranger and deposited moat of thelr baggage in my lap. A Hopefal Hotel Man “In Mr. Coler stopping here? quired of the hotel manager. “Who told you he was stopping here?” The manager eyed me closely ‘S) “L heard that 1 would find him here,” |@ 1 replied a “Well, he'n not here yet, but he's com- |, ing—Just had a ‘phone from him « half- |@ hour agp. He ts driving over from Inity | © with that span of his. z “What? the rain?” cy) Tt isn't raining The sun will be |e wan favorable to Mr. Platt as out ina minute and dry up what Uitte Wel there is (Beats alt these pe And L tok a racker and a hait hours | waw tne alighting from tia summer hotel After three Comptroller riage. “I was about to congra that 1 that y for you The Comptroller looked resigned but determined. ould you accept the nomination for Mayor if tt were tendered you by the Ieform Democracy 7 “I will not talk politics, 1 haven't talked politics for three or four months,” Mr. Coler Impatiently knocked Inilp mud off his boot. Do you Know who will be the noml ear ate myneif er to tt tat there were a few street alene on the lamp poate so a person could And his way about the town. (eferere(s(ere ‘anon balla? and the Comptroller lWighedl heartily. ner Chauncey Depew in very much y that if he were Comptroller of a telty like New York he wou'd ace “Did you reply to Bim? “Levened matters by saying that the property he can grab Atreet-car linen, pm _ THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, | candidate for Mayor. ‘ou may say that I could never gee the point of Chauncey’s Jokes,” od serious subject > Cater Ha wlth Senator Wiatt's indorse- | wnat do you think the persecuted “RAMAPO,"” SAYS ment of Seth Low." eltlaene of New York should do to re never could ree any point in |teve themaelven of existing conditions?” COLER TO PLATT. uncey’® Jokes, At an uptown club} Mr. Coler broke | on ast a je evening Chauncey took occasion tofanticipated. His K eult been has full the bridge pic neceanities we can don vUntil the elty they ko up and down, They w ever, become wrought up one of theme on the genial Chauncey never sawidays and demand what they nig wan because he never! nave, Then, if the clty cont He Is always looking down | nuttic franchises, the treasury After the ctgare [reverted to more munielpal ownership of franchines. and other The people are lke thermometers MMM ee 3s af af, oe ae oe T asked him what he thought of Chauncey Depew's saying that he was glad to hear that Seth low TOO oo Alt right, but they take too long to build, and We peed tate relief.” rann do not believe that ator Platt is sincere in hin declara- tion regarding yMrotier Coler, whom he declares positive port because of his for Bryan in im, believe that If Coler in am strong tn the anttTammany ranks ax yoxeems to be he will be nominat nitro of orning. should Dand there will be no atraight Republican rola th ndfdate named. Others desire the will be nomination of the € ‘ mptroler, and are nes whatich IF A benefted, and our tax rate, Insten willing that Platt) should put another “Lm sure [cannot say who it will pe New York Central _ Jbetng raised every year, will be low lndihelnelwanlineckneiers SWIM, you say anything about the} Mr Coler han im very good coliee P ninth iherebare uit will end Platts career mailestinis niin ew ey ork? Uonetinatntinns,;) Dox you, ike | Mur: ft smu think there ar Republican polletes and shitty. AT aon't F There are so many The Oomptroiier te r T don't knew about his sunsets, but— it wilh ro Coler visited Hugh Me- FNot a word.” De a iniademeanor for aman to hi, Tone etn ana’ “Senator Pintt seems to favor you.” Francie Murphy, the | Hut the legislators must earn thelr AREER ILA EGROEH Thi Haturdaythe weathere * sald Mr. Coler. wakes In some Way, Some one onght to na h COIS OR SALA a he ra nees Ce * go to Albany and repeal half the exist significance of thi basiehitted then:) Mn! ber pardon. T though you meant laws.” Does ho? at alr out here, tsn't the Commiastoner’ Still the ° Vhat is your satution of the bride Istand, isan Ameri cs ' ' n Att as ules eon han man with the brush ‘tunnel the river op ugh Melaughtin ts “Would you accept the nomination for] wt there de oa bit of whitewashing | bridge. would Amertean eltizen woe spends hia sum: Mayor from Tammany Maile to be done in. the Police De; ara tu hunter the ely ua frarin Macnee tied ean “Uoatand about a much chance-say, tad Devers has an eye for “color | "Spire are too many care on the | telligent New Vorkera should not hay do vou remember that story about the [to bridge. [tis overw wd Bridges are} realized at ones chat tere could ha SULTAN TO PAY BIC INDEMNITY. PROMISES TO TURN OVER | 1.300.000 FRANCS TO FRANCE. a WH ny, CONSTANTINOPLE, The amount of the indemnity which Aug. 26.—| ‘the Sultan agrees to pay the quays company 1s 700,000 francs for inter- ference with Ks rights. The Sultan wilt aiso pay 690,000! francs to a Frenchinan on account tho seizing of his lands. cis i etany from the lett rood either Inj It is not belleved that Constantinople announ _ French Ambassador there to-day is not unde: London or Paris Jt means a a KILLED ON THE RAIL. ay . Acelden! Sright lex and foot of a maa were Aiby Foreman Carey, of the Grand tation, on the truck of n car feached the depot this morning. FOUGHT STORM IN UPSET BOAT. LIFE OF CAPTAIN AND SON IM- PERILLED FOR HOURS. Many from Shore Saw‘ In Great s ete eich May, bat None ald Mety eaman ant bis Ly are és resting at Say. | today yaving bat Irs with the terth je storm that over the great South Bay wer farted, but | them (he boat was wrenc vorings ind capmized The Capsain and tie boy awam out from below and climbed onto the deck. | ‘The seas washed over their headn the rain came down in a deluge. ‘The | wind them threatened them away, an they je bottom of the boat, ore saw thelr running so were « Many persons f} danger, but the yposed that the man was run Coroner was notined. fre to be | Sune Finance Committee, ‘The Now Necetving 67 a W The strikers of Frank & Dug. Conniderable WEAVERS WILL WIFE FICHTS TO FIGHT 10 END, STRIKERS OF FRANK & DUGAN | BUT THE QUESTION OF HIS MILL GET MORE HELP. ting with 82.50 a Week from AIR PIPE BURSTS. jone Man A SANITY IS A PUZZLE. thy Farmer, in an » Are cok. ana stk) The wife y, farmer, « an Inmate of the Asylum for elht imer, a wealthy | who han < Mad the Weavers left, the | Wii recetve $7 Was insane and were permitted Miter thes deen out a few weeks] to leave the institution he would. be- the frat fo aysis: them was}eome violent. Kt hen took the made ant for a thes stand. Week. Later this was increased “Your Honor, Dive stopped thinking and then to $6 about antedeluvian animals, perpetual rr motion and the man with the eye in jthe middle of 3 1 am just on S appeared for Kilmer, 11 1 examined him for twenty minutes and had decided that Kiimer was all right mentally Aevideut med at i i ty-third street ay tony [Dr Langdon has been with Kilmer a shat 0 0 ‘ould venture out tol day when an ale aries sahd the Jude ow, Dr. plies ra ec. Flow, thirty-taree years old, No, 107 wo think he ou to know g a 1 litle lull inthe | Mutberry ate waa! thrown) to the ner’ condition ghav you, forma ; naked to launeh the (street on hin head. He suffered a se-|inasiny you have only spent twenty small bent. whieh thes had righted. [vere waly wound minute with) hin?! and get to lane br, answered by saying he Mirman knew inews, and xald he The big ory double tenement at | lowed hie fourteen-year-old daught WASHINGTON, s No, 116 n Atrret wus the scen fi } ; No. 7 l go rowing with bank notes received to-day for redemp- 1Qas Heit sary Ley erie ae itn cbecatieged lunatic, ton, $321,798; Government receipts from Internal revenue, $1,210, 08; miscellaneous, #7, $1,770,000, ran (nroug! Ing aviage, Mrs, match and almost immedi: as in flames. Firemen, in r jarm, extinguished the fia: Woman was badly burned. her ruoms with her clotn Levine stepped on a | he added, jately her akirt ‘eaponae mee The the cage and render a decision in a few EE HUSBAND * will not sup. |i tfand Tw havi <u The reently been res uy toeday before dunt ceiving 8 4 week but the Trookiyn Comm has Dr Charles Ho Langdon, the head ot] Quture, as long a the wsytuny, told the dustice that Kilmer | w THE MAN WHOM PLATT WILL NOT STAND FOR. Otte Cree eee ee eee eee eee ee eee See td POWERS TRAILS COLER TO BE TLSETISETOOSEGOOOOSGETEGEOIEOS CGSHSOSIGHETGOOITOOOOSOSOSO. GODODOOSIDHOQOOHODISGHOSOS: aT . BIRD S.COLER, NEW YORK CITY’S EXPERT ACCOUNTANT. Mr. Coler is most handy-when it comes to holding up city “jobs.” chilly comment among the regulars. “Why this coldness between you and Senator Platt. Mr. Cole: “You must excuse me from answering that. “A tunnel would do it. now. needed, been nothing of interest In Democratic | politics In my visit there the other da because up to the present time there h been no Democratte ground fn American waters.” Mr. Coler smile Al xerlously. year. “My enemies (are too too Influential in polities. No man has fought against Ramapo and other big steals of the last few nd, mind you, numerous Iosay, who hax ¢ Us han aol of obtaining potitteal prefe of ‘municipal righteous: What fe the une of ain: political ambition making a fight A “FRIEND'S” SAKE. Father fringe Young Well Court, Then ia charged with a Reprimand. 100 Went One Hundre wan given ates ‘sold, of No. ntyeninth street, concerning evil a lecture Court tovday, and then allowed to go. The boy's father, Louls J, Well, today and friend who in trouble and that had been pawn was let off with a reprimand. a Surfman White s¢ (8p NORFOL! Aug, 2%6.—James and Life-Saving Station, on gina’ coast, was struck by while patrolling the beach and Inat killed, cart at the cart. clothes, 1 am eliminating m: entirely from the situation—no man, White, chtef surfman at the Little Isle the Vir- Mzhtning: “What would you do to relieve the crush on the bridge?” I will not discuss There are too many oars on the bridge. Mayoralty (fahlnn| A moment and then | 1 do not expect any nomination thie man who has) harrassing entanglement eainst injure his avi the Interest that would rob and pilfer ent, ROBBED MOTHER TO HELP A PAL STOLE HER GOLD WATCH FOR Charged by his father with stealing his | mother's watch, Raymond Weill, twenty ed a by . in the Harlem Police . brought the boy into toll the Magiatrate thar his won had confessed to taking his mother's gold watch and giving It to a tt 4. At the request of the father the boy LIGHTNING KILLS GUARD. Wek While Pa- thy ‘The surfman was riding in a beach| sha tried to’ leave, the child in sever ¢ time, and his horse was| places: but ‘returned each) time ‘to/take| “L mvat think him sane to do that,” | found grazing, with the deat body in] it. back, On, Friday, night, driyen- to} ‘The. tolt_atruck White on| desperation, sha placed: th ‘ Justice Stover sald he would look into| the top of the: head th: You can't get any more people over the bridge than are crossing What I would suggest is a tunnel, under the bridge or near- by, where it would be handy for the people. Immediate relief is this clty? “Do vor | muntet: Delow halt th hear of these ‘non-partisan’ advocates recommending Mecurdy-or Willlam F. King or a sdozen others I might mention for Mayoralty? Of course nat, “would be glad to support’ Mr. Me- Curcy or momebody lke him for Mayor. Tr will not pay to put up 4 greenhorn for Mayor. What we need. is nome man > In familar with Me great tone which have been: before telty and State administra . We want some one who can and wuard the interests of the city. cular in the discus: andl tgures the front from being The talk now, wh the last few Kept his head under cover and taken teat pains to nteer clear of any em- which might an ‘Indepen- Hability: a CLAIMS CHILD SHE ABANDONED BAD PLIGHT OF MRS. HAVI- LAND, WHO DESERTED BABY. | When She di © Perth Amboy Pelle The myatery of the three-weeks-old baby girl found on Saturday in a va- cant lot In Perth Amboy by Thom: Maher, a newedealer, has'been cleared by the voluntary surrender to the police of Its mother, Mra. Cora Haviland, of Fords, N. J. Mrs, Haviland: went to police headquarters in that place and confessed to having abandoned the ehh. | Three years ago Cora Dilka was one of the belies of Fords, In time she was married to Willlam Haviland, who came from ‘Long Branch. «The domestic tife of the Havilands did not result happily, There was a quarrel and Haviland left the young girl to-shift for herself. Some “time later she came to New York. She drifted’ from) one spot another and then. Into the streets. She was arrested’ and sent to Blackwell Island, ‘There ‘the baby was born’ in August. When released, Mra, Haviland walked the streets again, Bhe wan afraid to take the child:¢o.the scenes of her girl- hood, and having no means with which to care, for It, determined: to’ abandon the baby, With. a. mother’ ny; nce wna ade ISLIP. | we DONT od @ (e) AoPower? ae He has the knack of wielding the blue pencil that has caused some Have you ever held up any of his bills?” politics. I have not discussed politics for months.” ef pp ti fh set /g a= Y, a > N ‘ \¢ . aneress “ae ba Sue bh Mr, Coler. going from Islip to New Point Hotel, Amityville, i B, back of his pair of high-steppers, Tabasco and Hot Stuff, in a pelting rain Saturday. The dotted line shows how the reporters tracked him from Boss McLaughlin's hotel to New Point. This beata Percy Nagle's trip. He hoofed it all the way from Far Rockaway ta Coney Island on one Jeg hunting for delayed clam shells. During the night the mosquitoes attacked the baby and lyeft ite face and arma in a horrible condition. Dreading the thought of prosecution, Mrs, Haviland remained in hiding until the news of her child's condition became known, and she then surrendered and fold ber story. This morning ahe was eld fa held for the Grand Jury in $00 bail. will recover, ¢ ASTOR’S YACHT IN COLLISION big ateam yacht Nourmahal cettided with the schooner yacht Iroquots, which had just come into the bay from Narra- warsett Vier, The mainsall of the Iro- quols was torn to ribbons and the rail of the schooner vns ripped off. The Nour- toahal was uninjured. Col. Astor and his wife were ashore at the time of the collision, which occurred yesterday afternoon, The Nourmahal had the right of way, but the yachts got no close together that the skipper of tha Nourmahal was unable to et clear oving, to the fact that he had but little headway. Prompt action on the part of | AuSin which eas haneing over the aide, NEWPORT, R. 1, Aug, %.—While . being shifted on her mooring grounds In| 2h rowers We chartered by Mr. E. D, higren. who has a cottage at Narra-g Brenton's Cove Col. John Jacob Astor's} gat sett Plet. STERN BROTHERS will continue to-morrow thelr sale of [Metal Bedsteads White Enamelied, brass trimmings, at 4,95, 6.50, 9.56, _ Reduced from $6.75, 8.75 and $12.50 \ at 15.00, 33.00, 52.0¢ Reduced from $25,00, 45,00 and $75,00 The remainder of Sample Brass Bedsteads == st *35.00 10 950,00 : 25% ‘Less Than Regular Values West Twenty-third Street Brass, Sw