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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
FOUND DEAD BY HIS SON.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF MEMBER OF THE CON
sOIIDATED EXCHANGE.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF MEMBER OF THE CON
sOIIDATED EXCHANGE.
William Ruddell a member Of the Consolidated
Exchange. was found dead in bed at his home yes
terday morning. and 1t is supposed that he com
mitted suicide. Ruddell was wei khoWh W NV
brokers downtown He lived at No LIB Hoe-st
with his sons, James. eighteen years oiu' anu
Thomas fifteen A few months age Mrs Ruddell
deserted her husband The couple had had marital
infelcities for many years and they eliminated in
the abrupt action of Mrs Ruddell. James the elder
son. is away from the city on vacation
Tuesday evening about o'clock Ruddell returned
home from downtown. Soon after he had eaten his
dinner he sent his son Thomas with piece Of
paper. on which was written the name Of drug.
Whom Thomas returned with the drug his father
told him that he not to be disturbed ana tha'
he should not be called for any purpose whatever.
The boy did not go his father all day Wednes-
dav but Yesterday morning he went to the door OF
his fathers room and raped loudly ReceIV!hs no
reply and becoming alarmed, he rushed downstalr rs
and climbed in through a window that was Ieit
open He got into the room ana found tIat MS
father was dead In bed. 81, .,o
George T. Outten. of No. II Abingdon square ana
told him Mr. Outten went TO the house and after
ward summoned Policeman Clark, OF the fremont
stat ton who telephoned to the Coroner. ,
An autopsy will be held to-day TO determine
whether or not death was due to an overdose u
Mr. Rudden had been member Of the Consoi-
dated stock and Petroleum Exchange since March
q 1881 AT the Exchange his address was recorded
H w,,b Hsight e. Frecse. No IS Broadway. At this
Office II was said that Ruddell had always beeh
supposed 10 be we'll off. He spcculated but no' on
fained a loss sufficient to drive him 10 suicide lie
owned property near Jerome Park
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

There was a crowd in court yesterday when
the case of the alleged thief. Morris Abrahams'
came up before Justice Riley. Miss Viola oih anu
Miss Cassie Paine, the two plucky young "onie"
through whose courage the fellow was caught were
on hand to testify against MIN. Miss smith SAID
she was sitting by the window when she heaio
footsteps I'm the yard. She down stairs ana
out the front door The fellow was then IN the
front of the house. Suspecting something WRONG
she through the yard to the ki'cneh' III 'li ni
basement thence to the dning-room, ana saw an
the silver had been taken. She ran upstairs. call.
ing that the siverware was gone she ono no, noa
stop for help FASTENED down the street AFTER te
alleged thief. and in the chase she was joined by
her friend Miss Paine VINO Vas i5 pa ais nous at
Club he overtaken. The girls wheeled rim nm
took him to the kitchen entrance and there ac-
cused him of taking the siverware. me lelJw
threw back his coat and handed over the stolen ,.
articles. Miss Smith was corroborated by Miss
Paine Abrahamsi defence AN hail IL To- AWAIT
the action of the Grand Jury. ,.. ,, ho.o
The new combined chemical engine ana nose
wagon. which is to be located in the ireh8use EN- IN
Vineyard-ave. next month. when second PAD
company is organized. arrived IN town ycs, ,f
1t is like the now in use with the eNSePon SI
a few minor details. The new house IN nlne ? o.
ave is about ready for use 'Tb beKs as wei as
Two important measures VIII be put ca IN no lErSe I
day by Captain Mcaangnn o oil Set Vyd duty at
night in citizens clothes are to be remanded 10
duty in b Tn 5T5ncb Fof Rn service
Mclaughlin has also been authorized by the i'oard
TO detail parolman at heauluartts.l " w tVo1
work The new police station at Wells ana WOOD
worth aves will bc ready for use In about month.
At the meeting of the Lincoln Legion n Nepup-
Ican organiza tion. "Wednesday evening foui heiI-
bers were initiated and three elected 10 meHioer-
shin committee was appointed TO make ar
rangements for an entertainment In the near
future. r... ,,.,u rorro
SEM Nepera Tribe; John Braddon. Alonquin Tribe,
and William Springstccn, Shatemuc Tribe OF Red
Men AZ the State Convention to be held at Buffalo
next week 90, = Nj. 49,,
The August meeting Of the Board or FIRE COM
miSSionerS Will he hcId tnlS evening"
Two interesting reports were made az the meet
ing of the Board of Managers of the Homeopathic
Home and Maternity Wednesday. Mrs. J.:
". Waller. Editor Of The Womans Venture
published in the spring in aid of the insti-
tution reported that the net proceeds OF me
Undertaking were 81 900. Mrs Waller had associated
u,fh nor on the editorial staff many well-knoWn
society people of the city. Illustrations ana orig
ina articles furnished by large NUMBER OF
contrihutors most Of whom were women. The
second report came from Mrs. Walter W. Law, the
nresidont who conducted the portrait show at The
oaks recently She announced that nearly 500 had
been the result OF the event
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family who have been at Bar Harbor returned 70
their home. In Pelham Road, yesterday ana Will
remain during the season. ,,. -.
Livingston Dsbrow, wel-known resident OF
North-st who has been In ill-healtn starts TO-DAY
Tor cir Cottage his home in the Catskils, where
he will spend two months -, A..
The first of series OF lectures was given by me
missions of Baltimore. yesterday afternoon IN iIe-
land Castle. now In charge OF the Lrsuiine Nuts,
DR. Curriers' subject was THE Cross and the
Crescent-Christianity versus Islam. The audi;;
ence listened for more than an hour 10 historical
talk on tho civil and military struggles that have
involved Christian nations with Turks ana MOS
lens Among the clergymen present were the rev
the Rev. Thomas Hughes. professor of science IN
the Boston Theological Seminary. VINO VIII con-
tInue the lectures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06

There is a certain point on Columbus-ave. at
which accidents to persons travelling In cable-cars
have In the last few weeks been remarkable in their
frequency and also for their rather puzzling ma
ture. the following advertisement. which appeared
yesterday is a development of one of these curious
occurrences:
VIII the parties who saw accident on Columbus
ave car in front OF No. l2 Columbus at 7:45
O'clock July &C. please address Joseph Schatzle.
No 20 West One-hundred and-second-st., New
York?
Mr.. Schatzle lives with his wife at No. 7s West
One hundred and -second-st He works for firm
Of ice dealers in West Forty-seventh-st., and was
returning from his work July % when the acct
dent occurred. lie had transferred 10 the Co.um-
bus-ave line Sixty ffth-st. He gave up his
fer ticket and remembers nothing more until he
woke up In Roosevelt Hospital Whether he was
thrown from MS seat by a sudden stoppage. as
sometimes happens, or something else caused the
accident, he does not know He wishes 10 learn,
and SO has advertised. IL his the only
one OF its kind, there would be nothing particularly
remarkable in It, but the storekeepers in the neigh
borhood declare that three four similar acct
dents occur al the same point every week. and
have named II Death Stretch Perhaps Mr..
Schatzles advertisement may result In explaining
the cause Of these accidents. and lead TO pre-
vontive action on the part OF the cable company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
LOOKING FOR A BEJEWELLED PIP

Thinking that Captain Chapman and his men
must be troubled bit with ennui these summer
DAYS n young woman who said her name was Mrs
Uambergcr walked into the Tenderlon police sta
ton Wednesday evening and asked the sergeant TO
look for a tiny black and tan dog. which she said
was stolen from her two weeks ago, when she was
living al No 2l5 West Thirty eighth-st She had
NM her dlamond-studded bracelet around the dogs
neck the night before. and in the morning the dog
and the jewelry were gone. She had picture OF
the woman who stole II, she said. but she didn't
tnow her name. She didn't for the bracelet
Oh dear no-but she did want the dog back. 1t
VAS only nine inches long and weighed pounds,
and she had raised IL by hand. She had advertised
for the animal. Offering 500 for its return, and
.ince then she had been inundated with dogs all
snrts and sizes but her baby" not among the
YESTERDAY q statoner In Seventh-ave whom she
knew saw an old woman carrying her dog In her
arms The statloner said 10 her: Il know what
You're looking for-its the lady the dog belongs to-"
The woman withered him with glance. and said
tha dog belonged TO her. Mrs. Hamburger says
she could keep the diamonds II she would only re-
turn the dog Detective Caddell Is looking for the
tiny beast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
DELTGHTFTL DAYS AT LONG BEACH.

Long Beach, Long Island Aug. 5-The weather
here during the last few days has been fine. and the
visitors have been having delightful times. The
season Is now at it's height, and nothing is lacking
TO insure serene recreative existence. Games
and athletics are in progress daily, the bathing is
excellent. and the indoor entertainments are varied
and Interesting The big hotel Is full OF animation
and life and shelters than seven hundred
CHESTS Miss Lillian De Blos. daughter OF Mrs.
Julian F. De Blois. returned from Europe on
others who have recently arrived at this resort are
Miss Gertrude Dudley, Of West End-ave., New
McAllister. New-York: f. r. Gilman, J. W; Argen-
bright. Warren Leland, New,York; Mrs Sarah b.
UoUe of Brookyn: Mrs S. Yeman and her sister.
Miss Ethel Jayne; Mr.; and Mrs William Bsrna N1i
and Ms w r Potter Frank Van Anden and Miss
Stella Van Anden and Miss Mary Pierson. of Hart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
PEEKSKILL.

Peter Jewell dropped dead just outside the door
OF his sons home No. sS3 Second-st., III 3:45 p. m.
Wednesday. He had been troubled with heart dis
ease for ten years. but otherwise had been hale
and hearty and familiar sight on horseback about
the village. He took ten-mile galop on Wednes-
day At the time mentioned he came into the
house drew some water, and started out the door,
when he fell dead. Coroner Charles 5. Apgar held
the inquest with Egbcrt Is. Travis foreman of
the Jury The jury returned n verdict of death from
heart disease Mr. Jewell seventy-four years
old was born in Fishk Plains. had lived In Peeks-
XIII forty-two years, widower. and leaves four
children. and two married daughters
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
James Belknap secretary OF the Scottish Rite
Masonic bodies of New York, accompanied by his
wife is spending few days in Peeksklll
Reports of the school meetings Tuesday evening
In the outlying districts just beginning to come
in. At Montrose. District No. 10, William Belle
feuille was reelected trustee, Eugene Peterson
clerk David Anderson collector, and $500
raised for school expenses. In District No "A
(Annsville) Captain A. &. Noght elected trus-
tee in place Of Arthur II. Smith. Sherwood Odel
collector. and II voted 20 raise $3.50 for school
expenses In Continentalville, town of Putnam
Valley. Eugene owen was elected trustee, Oscar
STAFF collector. Rudolph Schneider clerk, and sl53
raised for expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

In the storm yesterday morning the sloop yacht
Smuggler. owned by Commodore Wallace Mac
Donald Of the Staten Island Yacht Club broke
adrift and fouled pilot boat. damaging It's head
gear The soop Marietta also dragged her an
Choir but not damaged. Lightning struck the
wires of the Midland Railroad late Wednesday
evening and caused a tieup IN the middle Of the
rainstorm.
Brighton and Miss Jeanne Darthiailh, OF Paris
France. Is announced.
A meeting OF the Southfeld Boulevard Commits
sion will be held this afternoon at Werthmuller's
Grant City AT p. m. for the purpose Of assessing
damages.
DR. John T Sprague. health officer OF Edgewater
is III at the Smith Infrmary with appendicitis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
CONTENTS OF THE CORNERSTONE BOY

The tearing down Of the German Lutheran
Church of ST. Paul. at Sixth-ave and Fifteenth
ST., had proceeded yesterday 10 the point of
moving the cornerstone when the Rev. Leo Roeng.
the pastor. ordered the sexton to watch the work.
When the cornerstone wos reached and lifted from
its bed of cement. the laborer a, work upon it
fused to allow the sexton to remove the box
tanning the relies. The sexton hurried off TO the
pastors house to obtain authority TO take away
The box When he returned he found II broken
open and part OF its contents gone The workman
confessed TO having taken the missing articles.
and as he did not have them IL is supposed he
distributed them among his fellow workmen
The box as found by the sexton contained seven
pennies Of 1850 the year in which the church was
built ten-cent piece of the same date. Iu-
theran Bible bundle of 1860 newspapers and
letter from Christopher Won Blauen, who was
deacon OF the society at the foundation but Is now
dead. In the letter was a penny similar to the
seven others The contents Of the box which are
missing supposed 10 be forty-three pennies SINH
lar TO those found.
The box was taken to the house OF Herman
NohIman trustee. at No Is Van Nest Place
where II now is. An attempt was made 10 read
Won Blauen's letter. but in opening II the damp
paper became so badly torn that the writing could
moi be deciphered. When II has become thoroughly
dry another attempt will be made to read It..
The trustees Of the church say That they VIII not
make any complaint against the workman.
The firm of Boehm e. Kuhn bought the church
property time ago in order 10 erect busl-
ress block there
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REUNITED IN COURT.
A HAPPY ENDING TO A LITIGATION FOR THE
POSSESSION OF a BABY

A HAPPY ENDING TO LITIGATION FOR THE
POSSESSION OF a BABY
The suit brought by Mrs. Jennie Britton before
Justice PRYOR in the Supreme Court on witt OF
habeas corpus obtained by her for the possession
of her five-months- child. amicably settled
bv the parents in court yesterday, the mother
leaving the court with her child in her arms ac-
companed by her husband.
Britton appeared before Justice Pryor yesterua!
in answer to the writ for the production OF the
child The baby was in exceedingly good spirits
and was In charge of an aunt. Several times IN
the course of the proceedings in court Mrs Brit
ton attempted to take the baby In her arms. but
was held off at arms length by the childs aunt
on being repulsed the mother became hysterlca
and cried that she wanted the infant.
When counsel for Britton told the Justice that
Britton charged his wife with deserving the child
on April 5 last for over six hours and again on
quickly arose and exclaimed: Your Honor. that
Is not true | did not desert my baby"
When called to the stand, Mrs. Britton testified
that her husband was drunk most OF the time
that he let her almost starve. and that when she
went TO her mothers house on April TO tell her
husband had removed all of her household effects
from No ri Seventh-ave and carried off the baby.
At this junction counsel for Brltton arose and
told the Court that Brtton loved his wife and
that If they left alone for ten minutes. he
was confident they would adjust their differences.
After the couple had held a whispered CONVERSE
ton with the Court, they retired to an anteroom.
About FIVE minutes later they returned 10 the court
smiling and told Justice Pryor that they had
brought their troubles TO a happy ending
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
4 MINISTER IN A COLLISION.

HE RUNS HIS BICYCLE INTO TEAM OF HORSES
WHILE ON THE BROOKLYN CYCLE PATH
The Rev. A. W. Fismer, who lives at No 25o
Hopkins-st and is pastor Of the Hopkins Street
Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn, had narrow
escape while riding on his bicycle last night. He
was going down the Cycle Path to Coney Island,
and was approaching Eighteenth-ave. Mr.. and
Mrs William II. Hamilton. Of No 100 Lee-ave, had
been out riding in a blackboard behind spirited
team OF horses. They had been TO Bath Beach. and
were returning through Eighteent have. Mr. FIs-
mer ran into the horses before he could stop ms
wheel but springing from the saddle. he eXtrcated
himself from beneath the horses before ne received
other injuries than a few bruises.
The horses were greatly frightened, and turning
sharply 10 the south in effort TO get away from
the wheeman they started a run down the
boulevard Mrs Hamilton jumped from the buck
board. Fortunately she was not hurt; Mr. Ham
several blocks. The pole had been broken in two
by the sudden turn made by the horses.
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THE GERMAN SHIP OTTO AGROUND.
SHE RUNS ON THE BEACH OFF sAGAPO-
NECK, LONG ISLAND-NO FEARS
FOR HER SAFETY.

Thu ful,.r,rsed German ship Otto. Captain Bruhl,
from stettin for New-York, grounded about 2:@
O'Clock yesterday morning on the oeacn OF oaeaPo-
neck Long Island. The patrolman on duty oisco'-
cred the ship just after the accident. one was
burning Coston signal as she went across the par
The storm was Just about over. The guard an
swered at once with a signal. and fastened to the
station to report and Captain Hedges and his men,
with the surfboat. were soon opposite the VESSEL
There was not much of sea running SO no at
tempt was made to send line TO the SNIP ou' 'he
lfe-savers made the first trip Of the season IN the
boat They were soon in the lee OF the vessel.
Captain Bruhl was not communicative, and gave
little information as to how he came TO nave MS
vessel on the beach. AT one time he planned 'he
second mate. who appears to have been In charge
this that the nate mstook the distance he was OF
shore, and In making tack Rugged the peacn 700
bar The captain wished no assistance. and simply
asked to be reported at once 10 MS co"Sie"ee'
The wind blowing along shore. and , the Otto tS
was immediate danger In the moin ,,i sre
RAPIDLY along shore toward the west. She pre-
scented nerestng sight and OF TO the
beach where the ship lay The sea O WAS nT be n Sr
but as the sand was edng a ana sent
high tide yesterday afternoon the kedge anchor
made to haul the ship seward. The effort was as, a
success but later the ground ganeS e was own length
but when the tide went down she swung about and
AT a late hour rested in about the same spot as
when the effort made 10 start her IL was eS,
pected that attempt would be made iast nIemt 70
haul her Off by a wrecking tug from the Merritt
Chapman Company which WAS lying ou ann ar sch
closely to the stranded ship. The chances are the
shin will be foa ted this morning. $500 -,
The Otto did not appear to be in the least dam,
aged and her captain reported that she had not
sprung leak Her crew Of twenty men maze no
attempt to leave the ship - x ~
The Otto is consigned to Theodor Ruger * Co,
of No 60 Newest She left Stettin. Germany on
June 8. with cargo Of rags cement ana ana frass
ware valued at $4,000 Her owner Is captain a:
Witte of Bremerhaven Germany. She was Dulit
day had received no advices as to the cause which
led to the grounding of the ship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
Wall STREET AND EACHANufS'

,,,,,,o ~ vorezuela some time ago granted
mhs,ortial monopoly for the establishment Oh
a d,stillinc industry in that repubhc' anu - NV
stated that this was In the interest "a '.e -,
can Shirts Manufacturing Company OF ~" ,s
Iyyb,skev Trust whose representatives nave p"'u
a number OF visits 10 Caracas In the iaS' '"v''e
roortbs An officer of the trust said yesle'ua!
"The company has sent one OF Its practic'' nv.
70 Venezuela 20 supervise the erection Oh ''"''
all the parts Of which have been asFei'"'e" "e'o
ready for shipment. Venezuela mas popN'""
Of about three million. ard the use OF spirits anu
alcohol both in beverages and in the arts Is very
largo AS the duty on import is prohibltorE, t'e
concession gives TO company the risht 10 oiiis
in all necessary materials free' consequently '.0
profits of the enterprise are expecteu u o gu"
stantial II the expectations are only ?aI"! "
alized this move will be followed by similar steps
elsewhere negotiations for which are pending ana
which will enormously expand the MARK AL reri
ean Spirits Company Although the companys re-
lations with It's competitors nave uci IN tbe A.
rection Of concentrating Its production ana II re-
ducins the cost Of manufaGtSr" ,,,uaton Of bye
products which. up year ago. had pracuf hsny
been unknown in the disfins Tbe new oil plant
erected in Peoria is now extracting me germ irT ha
corn used at the S3mpans snd also ocake which
Is used for feeding cattle: roI oosf pi0''''s
4 good many counterfeit cents-from 100 to 200 a
dav-are received at the New-York sub-Treasury'
They are found in lots turned In by newspapers
and concerns which receive pennies in large num-
bers The bogus cents cut in two and returned
10 those from whom they are received In July
s32 As in counterfeits was found in S4iccO IN May,
81 IS in $500. and n April % In $500 .n Inc
bogus cents are a trife smaller than the genuine
and contain more copper. They are not sharp IN
their lines Genuine coins contain 30 per cent
copper while the remainder is tin and zinc
Colonel James II. Stevens. who was dismissed
from the customs service in 1895, has applied for
tho second time for reinstatement. An application
in JANUARY 1896 was refused. He was stamping
clerk In the gaugers' office.
The directors Of the Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts
burg Railroad have declared dividend OF i per
cent on preferred stock. payable August 10
The directors Of the Ontario Silver Mining Com
pany have passed July dividend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
PORT CHESTER AND RYE.

At the annual school meeting in Port Chester on
Wednesday r. Alvord Peck and r. Andrew Kirby
were reelected trustees for three years and an ap-
propration OF s26 29 voted for school expenses
In the Rye district George T.. Jardne and Charles
EIdridge were elected trustees for term Of three
wears each and $50 was appropriated for ex-
1onses and In Milton Mortimer b. Slater was
.Iected for three years. John NJ. Conner was
elected in the Harrison district and 81 coo appropri-
ated for expenses
WtI'iam Sullivan twenty -four years Old OF Hart
ford Conn. who struck by train near Rye
on Tuesday night and had an arm and leg cut on
died I'm The Port Chester Hospital yesterday Their
was another man with him when the accident oc-
Cured, and he became frightened and ran away.
The body Is UNCLAIMED ana VIII De buried In Rye
'ulnn CeneierN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
NEW-ROCHELLE.

Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Elweiss, tixty-two years old.
died yesterday morning at her home. In Maln-st
and Webster-ave She leaves husband and fam
,lv If grown children, who live In Chicago
The altar boys and members Of the chancel choir
Of ST Gabr.ers Roman Catholic Church had an out
ing on Wednesday 1T Oakland Beach. The excur-
sion was In charge OF the RoN. John Kel.ner and
his assistant, Father Okeefe.
TIE voters Of the school district H. Upper New
Rochelle at an election Wednesday chose Asa
Carpenter trustee for three years and l. n. Lent
to fll the term OF Colonel Henry Henneberger who
resigned and voted 81 635 10 conduct the schoo =
and $3.50 for stages TO transport the children in In
element weather.