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GIVE BACK THAT $100,000; WAYS OF - STANDARD OIL BAD —Clergymen of New England | SEES SU Rockefeller’ s Corporation “Stands Before Public Undet Repeated and Recent For- midable Indictments, for Methods Which Are Socially Destructive.” MISSIONS BOARD TOLD NOT TO TAKE MAGNATE’S MONEY. “Acceptance of Such a Gift Implies Honor To- ward the Donor and Subjects the Board to Charge of Ignoring the Moral Issues Involved.’ I. BOSTON, March 21.—Congregational ministers representing Bos- {on and various sections of New England have forwarded to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions a protest against the ac- ceptance by the board of a gift of $100,000 from John D, Rockefeller, of New York, , The petition, which was prepared by a committee chosen at a meeting of the clergymen, protests against the acceptance of the gift on the ground that THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, OF WHICH MR. ROCKE- FELLER IS THE HEAD, “STANDS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UNDER REPEATED: AND) RECENT FORMIDABLE INDICTMENTS IN SPE. CIFIC TERMS. FOR METHODS. WHICH ARE MORALLY INIQUI- TOUS AND SOCIALLY DESTRUCTIVE,” AND ‘THAT “THE AC- CEPTANCE OF SUCH A GIFT INVOLVES THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE BOARD! IN A RELATION IMPLYING HONOR TOWARD, THE DONOR, AND SUBJECTS THE BOARD TO THE CHARGE OF IGNORING THE MORAL ISSUES INVOLVED,” ~ In conclusion the protest says: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, THDREPORD PROTEST AGAINST ANY ‘ACTION BY WHICH OUR CHURCH MAY PVEN SPHM TO BR COMPRO- MISED, AND WE PLEAD WITH THH OFFICHRS OF THH BOARD TO DECLINE THE GIFT, OR TO RETURN IT IF IT HAS BEEN ACOHPTED. Among the signers are Daniel Hvans, Cambridge; Hdward F, Sander- , oon, Providence, R, I.; George H, Gutterson, Derry, N, H.; N, Van Der Pyl, Marblehead, Mass,; Reuben Thomas, Brookline, and James 8, Willi: Haverhill, r Kaui ROCKEFELLER GIVES VOTERS FREE RIDES. jf ‘(Wpeoial to The Bventng World.) NORTH TARRYTOWN, March 21,~ ‘This village is to-day holding the hot- temt glootion tn its history. The normal vote is about 760, but by noon over 600 Pellots had been cast, The opposing tholeets are the People's, or Rockefeller @ioket, and the Citizens’, or Wirth tHoket. ‘Wirth is thirty .years old and tha Youngest candidate ever named here for the office of Village President, He $s @ butcher and a mighty popular { young fellow. The Rockefellers are supporting | Warren J, Stoddard for President, and | @s eoon as the eal opened their sup- | porters began votin; Peron of the Rocketelier votera are rhea workmen employed on thelr es- "Dick" Riley, the boss, was on hand | mis and he steored the voters. He | wore, ® broad amile all day, confident of electing the whole ticket, He has done ft ‘before aid declared this elec- tlon would not be the exception, | John Melin, the saloon-keaper who, , paad eet LD in He ing to oust, was on and also and threw the Swedish vote | to the Wirth ticket, N The Rockefeller voters were brought to the polls In all sorts of conveyances, Nach side had half a aozen carriages and votes were encourhged with car+ riage rides, clears and other means. iA hard rain fell all day, but {t did not dumpen the interest In any respect. DIVORCE NOTLIKELY FOR COL, CODY, Opinion Preyalls that He Has Not * Proved His Cose~WHIL Ap- penl if Ne Loses, 5 World.) Barch 21,--Col. Jost his divo CORDOVA'S BAIL, IS FIXED AT $4,000, Counsel for Convicted Hx-Preacher Says Amount Will He Secured —Wanin to Go to Mexico, y ‘NJ, March 21, Strong to-day fixed Cordova’s ball at (Special to The : Woodbrid, Pastor J, BF. and Cordoya nsel t § lova's ¢ profane at he thou language against ¢ hus shown he has always been Kind to his family and lavished money |} upon them, but Mrs, Cc him in the Might of w hard ari high roller, If he loses, which seems Ike will at once move fo ra new t this, being dented, will take an appeal | to the Supreme Court, The depositio being d renderes that If he can get to will be able to ralse funds hia cage to the higher courts, hat his father was an officer he has : ge the case are still He is il in esd plenty of fri aie JACKSONVILLE, HURST, CAMDEN, ees Oe PT RW NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, TURN ABOUT IN BROOKLYN ea CLUB. Hanlon Cut Salaries of the Players and Now His Own Pay Is Reduced, pads BEATS HEDLEY IS CALLED TO TELL OF DEATHS Sct AA Sih Coroner Scholer Will Hold Inquest to Deter mine Whether or Not Company Managers Are Responsible for Persons Killed Since ai eta Began. ‘SPENCERIAN Latter ls B08 F Favorite ‘in Fifth Event at Cresoent City, but Finishes Second—Avoid Wins for Talent. CRESCENT CITY WINNERS, FIRST RACE—Lady Mercury (9 to 2) 1, Gotowin (3 to 6) 2, Allce Lloyd 3, SECOND RACE—Lee King (6 5 1) 1, George Vivian (7 to 2) 2, Main- spring 3 THIRD RACE—Avold (even) 1, Sir Carter (9 to 2), Gold Spink 3 . FOURTH RACE—Duke of Kendal (6 to. 2) 1, Mayor Johnson (2 to 1) 2, Jake Sanders 3, FIFTH RACE—Careless (4 to 1) 1, Spencerlan (2 to 6) 2, Katle Powers 3 (Bpectal to,The Hyening World.) NW ORLEANS, March %—A we track and-a falr card drow ous a large crowd to the Falr Grounds this after. hoon, Large fields were named to start tn most of the races and as they were ail of the ono clage exelting contests ‘osulted, ried the track out and OP Rai wa sat) much better shape the going was for. The present werk than was looked fo Pins at the the icing season ol far Grounds, and friends of the asso- elation are talting advantage of me and turning out dn goodly. num- varverel stables will leave here on Bat: urday for Memphis, Jockey Aubuchon Jenves on Friday td Join the Hildreth stable, i) RACH-Selling; three-year-old i Rive furlongs. tt hy Martin ray Heres MoCatterty 105 ef Allen Ech Me abUChON 98 ‘\ Ba Hie, Annabelle eed Mar ret ene Eatnte Thorpe, April Bird and Sure Gai also ran, SECOND RAGE—Selling: fourryear-olda and up; one mile and @ quarter, Jockeys. we F fii 8 A Starters. lee King | rr 101 George Vivi Br ea cm 06 aE $ 85 5 Mainapring. . Mi ; Gray, Mexzo and Plautua also ran, THIRD RACK—Selling; four yeate old and up; six furlonas. Betting Jockeys. Wi, Bit. Pl » Mol 1138 — fir Carter Goidspink Glendon, also ran. FOURTH RACE—Thres-year-olds and up} six furlongs, iBetting.— Btr. Fi Lo 52 3b 2 1-2 2 5 Ad ran, Mori, 8 RL yn, ‘Fleetful and Pompano Jockeys, Wt. Siactin 10 derkee and HOT SPRINGS WINNERS. y Ghit @ to 2) 1, FIRST meda, (3) to 1) 3 Osainke (§ Th 49 9; Belligeront, 2 to 1, second; Mirthlewa, , third, Time—1,01 8-6, THIRD RACB—Killdoe (4 to 0 4 Jigger ar to 1) 8 Joe Gors (8 to 1) & ROU RTH RACE—King Diteworth (4 to 1) 1, Jack Youn 44 0 2) 3, Priontty B to D ued ean eo To £0 ann WARMING WASHINGTON, ae al Uh ieee illisda ida Yili TE PROMS, WHAT we ger. Runnin, time from downtown byte bela nutes, sats Bridge (downtown terminal) .to— Fourteenth street . Forty-seoond street Beventy-second ‘street Ninety-sixth street .; * One Hundred and Third atreet, One Hundred and Tenth street, One Hundred and Sixteenth street Manhattan street. ......+. One Hundred and ‘Thirty-seventh street . one Hundred and ‘Forty: fifth street, ; Coroner Scholer. to-day summoned’ Géneral Manager Hedley, of the Interborough Company, to appear before him’next Tuesday in an inquiry he has instituted to determine whether or not the management of the core poration is responsible for death of persons killed by Subway or “'L” trains since the strike was declared, He will:be questioned concerning the ex- perience and qualifications as railroad men of the members of the crews of the trains that. caused;the fatalities, ‘ Among the cases. to be covered -hy the {nquiry are those of George Brown, C. Berger and [saac Goldberg,’ Brown and) Berger, were ki}led. on March 16, the former in-the Subway, at One Hundred and: Thirty-second street and Lexington ayenye, the latter at One Hundred and Forty-second street and Broad Goldterg was’ pushed off the Canal street station of the Third avenu ! on the evening of March 17; and was run over by a. northbound train ‘that had been orderéd not to stop at that station, although the platform was janimed with persons wishing to ride, hiring incompetent men‘after the strfke ‘had ended'and competent employ, were applying for places on the,'L" and Subway lines, the officials of company should explain why the corporation should not be, held responsible for the deathé of persona killed by-trains operated by those incompetents, the | phe tatalities.to be investigated occurred thore than a week after the strike, ‘The Interborough strike was. broken twelve days ago, For three days previous to Friday, March 10, the people of Manhattan had suffered, ‘un- LATE RACING RESULTS AT CRESENT CITY, SIXTH RAGE—HOCEO (4 to 1) 1, LADY BELAIR (8 to 1) 2 =|METEORIC (4 to 1) 3. ' AT CITY PARK. Coroner Scholer takes the ground that If the Interborough peratated vu SIXTH RACE—DOESKIN (25 wm) 1, LADY MISTAKE (20 te 11} “TURK OF AL Port Warden Roised by Slight Safe Faces Burglar—Chases Hi Blocks Through Streets and, T! Knocked Down Twice, Lands M | THIEF GOT HIS OVERCOAT is adi $15 IN THE PO Thee oa Under Truck Duting!Ch Effort to Get Rid of His Pursuer Joins in the Race Through hee and Canal ainval Jewelry and cash, Mr. Maroh chased three’ times before be ir its The first thtimation that ; || his office, where he was, seated of the knob of his safe, whlch: wad dloaéd, At 2: to ne in the ‘Betting This Time, Gelding Beats@ut Good Field-—Luoy Young Wins a bon ana ae RESULTS. AT. city PARK, FIRGT: RACE Gary (7 to 10): 1, Lady" Waddell’ (40''to 1) 2, Polly Forest 8, SECOND RAGES Mien Gould (12 to 1) 1, Show Girl. (2 to 1) 2, Clifton Boy 3% THIRD RACE—Lucy Young (1 to 4) 4 dim Ferrin is to 1) 2, Hilarity 3 FOURTH RACE—8t, Tammany 0 to.6) 1, Nervator (10\to 1) 2, Armor er’ 3. ‘ FIFTH RACE—Red Ruler (Even) |, 1, Lily Brook (4 to 1) 2, Roundelay 3, (Bpecial to The Hvening World.) NEW ORLBANS, La. Marth 2L~ Four of the six events at Clty Park thin afternoon were selling affairs in which large fields were named to go. The going was in excellent shape, the gun during the early. morning drying up the track. Dr. Kyle, H. M. Mason, Albert Simons and H. BE, Gardner have arranged to ship their @tables from here to Aque- duct, The lot will make up two car- toade amd they will leave the Jattor part of next week. ‘The news of the passage of the anti- Tacing bill in Tennessee caused general regret among the horsemen here. With Momphia out of the fleld, tho Western Jorkey Club loses one of its strongest allies, As a matter of fant the oppo~ sition forces are ta a bad way with Missouri, Mlinols and Tennessee closed, The angles to-day here was smell. FIRST. CE — Maiden two-year-olds; unter and Oeuf furtonee. Jockeys. Wt, , Atr. ughiin 112 7-10 fornison 1017 Gannon 106 7-10 tuna Lieber, Gore, Grove Center. Helen 8. Marimbo and Tenneban also ran, BHCOND KACH--Seliing; four-year-olds up; atx furlongs, abetting Jockeys. Wt. Btr, Ht iH, ute. aout. +B Morr'son 104 i 5 Clifton Ho: oy 10 1b 8 Crema a Colling, Sherod, Sprink- broke, Wellestey, Aveo ant Gus Tanka ols 8 THIRD RACE—Three-year-olds and up; five furlong? Betting 1) 2) GIGANTIC 3, AT HOT SPRINGS, FIFTH RACE—CORNWALL (7 to 10) 1, DOLINDA (7 to 2) 2; OLE (601to 1) 3, aM rit also ran. FOURTH RACK—Selling: and is wix furlongs, Jockeys, Wt, on Tanneny B. morrison a jervator four-year-olds ~—Betting— Str, Pi. Sh. 9-5 8-5 wo 4 3 4 N, Ordort ik ; |don to take care of the young man . The 3'3| & clerk to see him aboard the ship in | through a series of storms In gafoty, ~.| the after rail saw @ man In the water _ [ind hiny- in a dark corner of the } My, turried and puting the door bp in. Leaping to hig feet hevran at the Intrider, who struck) him {n tho face and knocked hith down, “If you: try to follow ihe,” aald the 1s “Tal blow the top of your head |. oft,!* Had: His Overcoat, It ts probable that Mr, Murch, would | J not have followed had he not observed: that. his overcoat, which he had hung bth hook In the office a) short .time! fore, was adorning ‘the form of t! thiet, . Uhie conde Mn angry, Thee a $5, in the Inside. popket,: ‘The thief started’ through aria he ‘atveet, toward im at a great rate, with! the noted) politiolan after him’ shouting|. all sorte of alarms, H deste a In Mar: ton street knows ‘Jimmy da Maron And scores: Joined in the bh . From Marlon street the thief turned ints Him, running through that thore oughfare tg Canal, On the way he took! oft neoat and threw it under the: feot of @ team drawing a ella It he, 2 William M, pitieooty al Philad Nola millionaire, and two of his daughters: went to the ‘Atlantlo Transport. line pier to-day to meet the steamship Minnetonka, upon which their son and brother, Andrew M. Griscom, asnlied from London, ‘They were told hy Capt, Layland that the young man had jump: ed or, fallen from the deck of the ship. into the o¢ean last Sunday afternoon 400 “miles off Nantucket, and fiat his body was lost, ‘The distressing news of the aie of the yong man, who disappeared over. ‘a month ago and was supposed to have eloped to Hurope with a governess in the Griscom family, overpowered the father and sisters of the unfortumate young man, As soon as possible they started for Philadelphia to break’ the news to Mrs, Griscom, who beset her boy this afternoon, Young Griscom, after faving his home in Philadelphia In February, saljed for Europe from this ¢ity and reached London penniless, spite) 20 with his father, who led to the J, Pierpont Morgan banking house in Lon- Morgan firm bought him a Ucket for New York on the Minnetonka, furnished him with clothing and money and sent London a few hours before she sailed. Sunday was the first mild day that the Minnotonka experienced on the trip, ‘All the passengers were on the lee side of the deck in the afternoon, ejoying the sunsliine, Griscom, about 8 o'clock, walked over to the weather side, AD* parently he wns rational and sharing the rellef of the rest in having passed Search in a Small Boat. A few minutes later two seamen at sweep by the atern, He appeared to be struggling. They gave the alarm and In two minutes Third OMicer Tennyson, Lani! Officer Sanders and three men Pin phn & boat to the ing p ha Gi Jn the At the time out of slight i later on, jscom' that the He new Acnew that he was. Bre “amy been frte apparent Heh ‘in the pasa at nin Miss January, BON: pili ‘whe nat that going to Germany, How the young ‘man got for his Pa og hi explained, although he mish tained a ticket because of t his unoie is head of the ee BIG SEA SWEPT TWO FR HALIFAX, N, 8. March lan Ine steamer Sanmatian, rived here to-day after days out from Rreypssit on Mareh 1, gue Pou 0 Gloyer and Cay were securing on Hat’ the abe were wi wie ne dous, c! by 1 “he