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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
SAD DEATH OF A BOY.
Laurence Olson Passes Away
Suddenly at Oregon, ILL.,,
Today.
HAD GONE THERE FOR A VISIT.

Leaving Home Yesterday Apparently in
Better Health Than UsuaI-nlness Dates
Back to the Beginning of Late War,
When He Was Sorely Disappointed Be
cause He Could Not Go to the Front.
Laurence F. Olson, son of Assist
ant Postmaster and Mrs. o. 2. Olson,
died suddenly at 3 O'Clock this morn
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Sci
ma Walberg, at Oregon, H., whittier
he had gone Yesterday with his moth
err for a visit. The announcement was
a sad and shocking blow to the father
as when his son left home he appeared
to be in much better health than US
ual, and it was thought that a change
of surroundings would have the
hoped for result. Laurence was q
sufferer from enlargement of the
heart and dropsy. His illness dated
back to the beginning of the Spanish
American war. Laurence was mem
Der of the Moline Naval Reserves.
lie was devoted TO the service But
when the call to the front was re-
ceived his condition proved a barrier
to his acceptance by the enlisting
officers, as Laurence was then ailing
from an attack of malaria. He had
passed the first examination, and so
anxious was he to go with his COM
rades that he followed the boys to
Chicago, still hoping for an opportu-
nifty to enlist. But his mission proved
TO be in vain. He returned home,
and since had not had a well day.
Mr.. Olson left for Oregon at noon to
Join Mrs. Olson on her sad Journey
home with the remains, which will
arrive tomorrow.
NIcMaster.
William B. McMaster died at II
O'Clock last night at St. Anthony's
hospital of paralysis, an attack of
which followed locomCtor ataXia, with
which he had been afflicted for upward
of year. Since 1854 Mr.. McMaster
had made his home in Kansas. He
returned to Rock Island the first of
last month, but owing to the condi-
ton of his health was obliged shortly
after his arrival to 20 TO the hospital.
He was aged 90 wears and single The
funeral will be held at $50 Friday
afternoon from the residence of de-
ceased's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
McMaster, 1922 Fifth avenue.
SchatZ.
Christian Schatz, Sr. died of paraly-
sis and apoplexy at 1850 last night at
his home, 700 Ninth street. Mr.. Schatz
had been a resident of Rock Island
since 1870 and for many years had
conducted a saloon. He was born in
Wurtemberg, Germany, June p, 1910,
and came to America in 1854, first
settling in New York state. He is
survived by his wife and nine child
rem: Emma, Mary, Bertha, Christian,
Jr., Anna, George, Rose, Joseph and
Harry. Mr.. Schatz was a member of
Island City lodge No. /, a. .. u. w.
The funeral will occur from his home
at 2 p. m. tomorrow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Captivating Bargains in Linens.

Things you need. Snap them up quickly. IOc
toweIiug per yard SC. lS-inch checked Ger
man crash towelng red border good and
heavy. per ward SC.
3s1c Turkey Red PlaIds, s5c.
Warranted fast colorS. Turkey red table
cloth; red. white and blue plaids, regular price
81 iac, at per yard sc.
S1.OO Table DnmaslS, soc.
pieces 81 and ~ inch satin dam
ask full bleach, different patterns,
regular 75c and 81 values, soc.
10 dozen good honey comb towels ut
3 o'clock each afternoon, apiece 1c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Licensed to Wed.
Charles II. Marks, W

Charles II. Marks, while acting in
the capacity of nurse at the I'd divis
ion hospital of the 9Th army corps at
Santiago de Cuba. used few bottles
of Cham berlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea and
found it to work like u charm. For
sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Pure Food SpeCiaIfieS.

Demonstration of pure food specalties ne our
store on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Star brand homeless herring. SHREDDED cod tiSh
and sliced smoked DEef Ladies' all invited.
A souvenir cook book viii be presented to
each one Interested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
4 Gard of Thanks.

wish to say that l feel under last
ing obligations for what Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy has done for our fam
lily. We have used it in so many
cases Of coughs, lung troubles and
whooping cough, and it has always
we feel greatly indebted to the manu-
facturers of this remedy and wish
them to pleace accept our hearty
thanks.-Respectfully, Mrs s. Doty.
Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
What you want is not temporary re.

What you want is not temporary re-
lief from piles. but a cure to stay
cured. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cures piles. and they stay cured.
Soothes and quickly heals old sores.
scalds, cuts, bruises, wounds and
skin diseases. Fer sale by T. H.
Thomas, A. J. Reiss and NJ. f. Balm
sen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
COrSef Covers.

- dozen zoe corset covers Sc
IS dozen corset covers of muslin and cambria,
all good styles carefully made, values ranging
from 35c to 43c. one price for the lot, each 25c.
Large assortment of dainty corset covers,
new French and other styles just what is
wanted tn wear with the new white shirt
waists priced for this sale ut S5c, i5c, SOC Csc.
75c. S9c. and orc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Drawers.

Good muslin drawers, cluster tuckS l5c
Umbrella drawers made OF fine cambria and
muslin. handsomely trimmed with large ruffie
OF medici or torchon lace, insertion TO match.
this June sale SOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Truths Terseiy Told.

Foley's Kidney Cure is a safe sure
remedy for all kidney and bladder
diseases. Guaranteed, 80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
SILVER DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE.
COMMITTEE OF TWENTY NAMED TO
START MACHINES IN THE
FIVE BOROTGHs

..,,o under orders from the Democratic Ma
.t,.l committee II Is said a hundred enthusiastic
C.,..o platform Democrats met last night in Ieu-
,or,o Hau Third-ave and Sixteenth-si.. and TOOK
ot,on IN organize the city az once. ana later Inc
State OF New-York.
rho men present were largely the same ones
vim orteinated the free silver dollar dinner AT
which Mr.. Bryan spoke. 49,
The meeting first considered the dinner ana aiter
enc renorts were all in II was found that all oiils
- 80 ,aid and a substantial sum left over for
.he nreln,inary work OF organizing james H.
provn who was chairman al the dinner presue1
las. night IN explaining the object OF the meet
inp Chairman Brown said II had long since become
r,.i, that nothing OF genuine beneht 10 the srea'
masses Of people who make up the party couiu pe
nxnao,ed from Tammany Hall which ne aHeseu'
,s controlled absolutely by self-seekIns PO4'I1a.S
on the one hand and corporate lnnuehce On 'Ne
other. .,.. =. 1,-vsn
He said that contesting deiegauoh VI 49,
and chicago Platform men will be sent from 'hls
So "a tho next National convention ana VIII
as,,rad1,, be admitted in preference TO Tammahy
- Mr. Rrvan and his friends control Una ina oo ~
He said there is little doubt that TINS VIII oe ,cS
case. There were nujnDeTrh OF $50 DR. J. H
Girdner s S Monand. John F. Lynch ana oehe ~
along lines much the same cC on once and
organize the Ave boroughs The names OF iro me
members are DR.. George r. ThompsoD 8.l JIM
O'Nenl. Eugene V. Brewster, JamSss Monand
~ u Golden r. J. Malloy. F. J. Farrell T. 4o+ >
Edgerton. b W Everett, samuel Ssa3uTy' n; To'
F Lynch Isaiah futile g. w ,I JhomGpTP9nW Ralen
ana bs SIMON ronftee Viii meet on Wednesday night at
Dr. George r. Thompson will probably be eiec'eu
chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
FOREIGN HONORS FOR DEWEY.
NAvIEs OF EUROPE DESTROYS OF SHOWING
COURTEsIEs TO HIM

Washington. May 14-Admlra Dewey's home
to give occasion for distinguished honors rom
the navies Of Europe. most Of them being repre-
scented by large squadrons In those waters anu
some Of them having their chief naval statons
at Mediterranean ports. Ambassador CANNON
OF France has already called the attention Vi
the authorities in Paris to the return OF Ao-
miral Dewey by way Of the Mediterranean ana
the probable sailing of his flagship Olympia past
the French naval ports in Algiers THESE are
and Malta at the entrance to the Mediter-
ranean and are easy and natural stopp'ns
places along that route 1t is hardly expected
that the Admiral will touch al Toulon' the
great naval depot Of France. At the ports oi
French Algiers he will receive every honor QUE
not only 10 his high rank. but 20 the universal
esteem IN which he is held by the naval ira
ternity
The British authorities have yet taken no
steps to have the Admiral stop at British ports
but Il was said to-day by one OF the British
officials that Dewey would receive most en-
thusastic greeting II he stopped at any BRUSH
station and that undoubtedly steps would DC
taken TO induce him TO touch at Plymouth ana
Portsmouth the southern naval depots OF Eng
land il there any prospect OF his acceps-
ance. In any event. IL is said, the Admiral Is
likely to stop al Malta and Gibraltar. as THESE
are the usual coalng places. and this woule
give opportunity for an expression OF bll'i ~
esteem for him II the Admiral could De IN
duced 10 stop in England on the way nome u Is
said that he would probably be met AT Aoen VI
Port Said by a British escort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
FUNERAL OF MIR. FLOWER.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SERVICE IN
ST. THOMAs's CHURCH TODAY

Arrangements were completed yesterday for the
funeral OF Ex-Governor Flower. which will take
place this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in ST. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church Ffth-ave. and
Fifty-third-st.. OF which he vestryman for
years The pallbearers Will be Ex-Governor Levi
p Morton. A. y. Brady. n. NJ Flagler. J. Ed
ward simmons H. Fl. Porter. John f. Borne. W.
A. Nash and Judge Simon W. Rosendale. OF Al
bany who was Attorney General while Mr. Flower
Governor.
The Rev DR.. Brown. rector OF the church. Will
conduct the service. The Board OF Directors OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will be there
in a body and will the faculty and trustees OF
the Flower Hospital. a committee Of twenty-four
will represent the Democratic Editors Associa-
ton. and the following will he present from the
Grand Lodge OF Masons OF New-York state:
Wright D. Pownall. Deputy Grand Master; George
W. White. Grand Treasurer; E NJ. L. Ehiers'
Grand Secretary; Ebert Crandall. Chief OF the
Committee on Appeals and Isaac Fromme' Grand
Marshal.
At the close OF the service in the church the body
will be taken to the Grand Central Station. where
a special trair offered by the New-York Central
Railroad will be waiting 70 carry II 10 WATERFOWL
An escort OF members OF the Mystic Shrine was
offered 10 accompany the body 10 WATERFOWL, but
the family OF Mr. Flower declined 1t with thanks
preferrng TO have no ostentation whatever ABOUT
the funeral and 10 be alone on the train on ar
irving at Watertovn the body will he taken to the
house Of Mr. Flowers daughter. Mrs. John b.
TAYLOR. where another funeral service will be held
by the Rev DR. J. Sanders Reed. rector OF Irhity
Church In WATERFOWL. The burial VIII Dc nsu t III
the Flower family plot in Brookside Cemetery
Watertown. 49,, . - r,,,h
ave house OF Mr. Flower yesterday TO express
their sympathy with the bereaved family. ,, among
them gere Colonel and Mrs. Strong. Mrs tlcnard
Crokef Richard 5 Croker, Frank II: Croker Benj ma
min Haskell William woodward. Charles y BeI-
den Robert Crier Monroe. Mayor Van Wyck, MI
and Mrs. George Hamilton Pell Mr. and MIS- J. . y
Carlisle George Swain, Or. and Mrs. Frank If;
R0vnfon Mr. and Mrs Henry S Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs C c. Dodge r. T. Wilson and John c. Cal
hOu1.
The report that A y Brady is likely TO take
the place in Mr. Flowers Wall Street firm which
Is now left vacant generally discredlted yes
terday by those who know Mr.. Brady well They
said that Mr.. Brady had never shown any liking
for stock broking, and they did not think II
likely that he would take up that kind OF business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
TO WELCOME DEWEY WITH SONG.
FRANK DAMRosCH SUGGESTS A MONSTER

CHORUS TO GREET THE ADMIRAL
When Frank Damrosch told the two thousand
singers who responded TO his baton In cooper
Union Yesterday afternoon that they ought 10 Wei
come Admiral Dewey with grand chorus, ne hau
10 pause for a full minute before the applause died
away The occasion the final appearance OF
the classes for study for the year as the hnal con-
cert 10 close the is to be given next lhurs
day evening in Carnegie Hall. Mr.. DamroscH
made his customary address, and in the course u
his remarks he said:
In developing the musical taste OF a commuhi's
we can do something more than please the ear with
harmony: we can voice great popular feeling we
can take part in great celebrations. In snort
time great hero will touch our shores. returning
n the country he has signally hcnored We
ought 10 have one hundred thousand singers 70
give him a great chorus Of welcome Even Una.
could only family express our feelings 10 Aun" a.
George Dewey"
After the meeting number ~ singers crowded
around Mr. Damrosch to volunteer their services
and to find what plans were made for h9notdi I'm
OF a monster chorus In an intervie" Mr.. Dam
rosch said: $500. -. ao,,aad IN
a definite plan hut when II has II VIII confer VIII
The persons In charge of the municipal celeora loii
in honor OF the Admiral We ought TO snow me
world that can honor our greatest hetV
some other way than by eating and drinking which.
OF course. are all right in way. but We are zoe
apt TO think that that Is the only way or the pes'
vav of honoring a great man The great en-
thusiasm over. the Admiral would enable US 70
secure the assistance ~ three thousa nd singers at
more inspiring scene than TO have three tnousano
singers greet such man with so magnificent q
song as See. the Conquerng Hero Comes or the
Mr.. Damrosch said last night that he did not
wish in any any MAY 10 s5D az be ass 70 wh
ought to he metropolitan in It's character and scope
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
SUBPOENA FOR DUNN.
THE SHERIFF SAID TO HAVE BEEN CALLED
BEFORE THE MAZET COMMITTEE

BEFORE THE MAZET COMMITTEE.
II Is reported on excellent authority that sherih
Thomas J. Dunn has received subpoena 10 tes.Iiy
before the Mazet Committee tomorrow ms
seems 10 confirm the report that Mr. Moss pro-
posed to look into the management OF affairs IN
all or nearly all the city departments before ne
gets through
Friends OF the Distr1ct-Attorney pretenoed 10
make light Of the news published In The tribune
yesterday that William J. Mckenna, ms cni s
clerk. Rad been subp9naed 70 appear oeioie ne
committee. which II scheduled 70 resume Lts s'
tings tomorrow but II was evident that tney a. !.
well as most other Tsmmany men, feel sure that
Mr. Moss had selected a particularly VuIheIau te
point in that organizations bulwarks II ne IN.
tended 10 probe into the management OF asa Pro p
Gardeners ONCE. There Is some prospect tnat Ht
corder Con and other judges who have recently
severely criticised Mr.. Gardeners methods may
also receive subpRnas.
Chairman Mazet and Frank Moss weI. ootn ou,
OF the city yesterday. 1t II possible that an extra
session OF the Legislature. II Il Is called. VIII
interfere 10 some extent with the plans Which
the committee has made for us summer STRINGS
and preliminary meeting Of the committee may
be held to-day 10 discuss that and other questions
before the hearings are resumed tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
THE WEATHER REPORT.
YESTERDAYS RECOR1

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAYs FORECAST.
Washington. May 14-Falr weather has prevailed in
the Atlantic Coast and Southern States. The storm
centre which occupied Colorado Saturday evening and
the of high barometer which covered the lake
regions Saturday evening have remained nearly sta
onary Their influence has however rain in the
States u the Missouri Mississippi and Ohio val
leys ana the Southern lake region. the rainfall being
especially heavy Iowa where inch reported az
Des Mones The temperature has continued very high in
the Southwestern States with maximum OF 9s degrees
PhDniI. Ariz. and maximum Of 90 degrees at Dodge
City. Kan over the northern half Of the country the
temperature Is below seasonal average departure
below the normal Of % degrees being noted at North
Platte Neb The indications that showers Will occur
Monday IN the Western and Northwestern States. and
thence the middle and Mississippi and OHIO
valleys and the lake regions In Kansas conditions viii
be favorable for thunierstorns. By Monday night the
Will probably extend the Middle Atlantic
States and reach England by Tuesday. over the
winds will from the east while
Atlantic the winds Will shift 20 eastey
and become fresh by Monday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
THE LOOKER-ON WAS HURT.

N a BROOKLYN FIGHT A SPECTATOR Is STRUCK
WITH 4 CLEAvER
Frank Miller. whose address is unknown while
watching a. number OF Germans and Italians who
were trying to settle dispute with their fists at
North Eighth and Havemeyer SITS. Brooklyn. last
evening hit the head with a butchers
cleaver by George GRANGER. OF No. 352 Metropoli-
tan-ave. Brooklyn. GRANGER Of the men
engaged in the fight. The trouble over a
game Of baseball George Bardwell. Of No ~
Havemeyer ST.. OF the players called Domnicl.
Camera. another player. "dago." Later Bard
well was assaulted by Camera and a number Of
other Italians. and in the fight Miller injured
His condition is not serious. GRANGER was ar
rested for assault and battery and Bardwell and
Camera for causing fight In the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
DIED.

DAvEr-M Bath Beach. May u Nh 'onafAsa 0"'
Funeral At hogse. ! 80 r p n; n nson
pENToN-May 10. 1909 Charles Denton. aged 80 yes"s
rsnsrsp w.sne,aay Nay H. a, II 20 his late ss'-
Interment at Patterson. y. y
GAUr,-suddeniy Friday May 70 1929. Carrie D. VT:
the ls,s Colonel James DUFF.
R.avss and friends respectfully nyisS to s s'i n
Intermcn; woodlawn
CORONA West Orange, y. j.. on Sunday, May IL
1890. Robert Gordon. in RS 10Th year =. -.
sr T, wi" b. BED a. On one rus,ssy MAY
Relatives and frsnd, Harlem Lodge No. s5T ?; and A.
Morris c5ncisvt No SIS T. o r. ar. invited attend
cEEESwoop-or Sunday. MAY IA. 1922 Joseph n
Funeral his late residence. 49, Remsenss. Brook
lyn Tuesday at O'Clock.
HARRIs-sudGenly. at Eacksnsaek y. J.. May H. Smith
Notice Of funeral hereafter
HovGHToN-on Friday. May r. Edwin Hoashton. ssed
Relatives and friends invited 70 attend funeral ser
Potter. No. =? West s4th-s,. Monday. May 49, at 10
Members Of Putnam L1dse No GAS F and 4. NJ. Of
which he was member are respectfully Invited to at
LoRD-on Saturday May 49, Matilda D.. widow Of
Thomss Lord and daughter q Robert E ard Matilds s.
Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral
services Trinity chapel West 2;ts-st. tuesday May
washington and Newport papers pleas. copy.
REESE-On Friday May u. al the residence OF his
broher-in Ia George A Croker. No. West 4eth-st.
william A. Reese son of the late jacob Reese OF THIS
Funeral 81 BartholomsVs Church. Madison
ave AID 4ith-st. Monday. May Is a. 10 a. m.
sAyAGE-At tie p'Isonas. o,ans' J o. Thursday az
orange Valley Congregational Church
Funeral seTN@e VIII Be held AZ the church HSnand-ass.
station. Orange. Monday. May Is. a. p. m
sEAMAN-Sudasny. on May "a. 1859 az Flushing. Caro-
line Haigin wife q George ". Seaman.
Funeral residence q Robert J Hslgn. Fisnku-
Hudson. Wednesday. May II. az l ~ . m. .
Carriages will meet train on II r. r. r. leaving New
York a. 1870.
sEITZ-At Hoboken y j. on Saturday. May 10. 1889.
August Seltz. IN the slth 81 his age.
Relatives and friends also members 81 Oceana Relief rs
sociston, Invited attend services AZ MS lsts
Monday evening May Is. 1890 81 s 30 o'clock
Iniernent a. convenience ~ the family
sMITH-At his residence No % Alexandra Drive. L.v-
firm OF Henry Nash CO.. and s)n-in-law Of John
T Agrev. 81 this city,
sTANToN-In BROOKLYN On sunssy evening. May IL
Elisabeth Hull daughter ~ John and Julia Hubbeil
Stanton. aged months and % days
Notice Of funeral hereafter
VAN AMRINGE-On Sunday May H. 1890 Isabella No
Funeral residence. No 2ss West i27tA
81. en- Tuesday al p.
Cypress Hills Cemetery.
OFFICE. MADISON AVE, COR. I'D ST. ~ Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
FATAL SHOOTING ARRAY IN GEORGIA

Mount Vernon. Ga. May IA fatal shooting
ARRAY took place last night at Hancocks Mill six
miles north Of this place, between John Letter on
side and James Morris and George Mcleod on
the other. apparently without provocation Letter
killed, Mcleod MORALLY wounded. and Tom
Yewmens a negro standing within range. shot
through the neck
Letter was shot three times; once In front and
twice from behind. shot piercing his heart.
Mcleod has four pisto-shot wounds. supposed TO
have been received from shots fired by Letter one
Of which is in the lower abdomen. Mcleod Is
barely alive, and cannot survive.
Morris. who is reported 10 have fired the shot
that killed Letter escaped without scratch The
negro who hit by stray bullet will recover
The shooting took place in Hancock's commits
sary. which the time OF the shooting file /
with mil hands and customers white and colored,
and IL seems remarkable that 40 one else hurt.
Letter was foreman OF Hancock's MIL. Mcleod
belongs to one Of the leading families OF the
IT, and is a cousin Of Morris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
ALLEGED SWINDLER ARRESTED.

SAID TO BE WANTED on CHARGES OF GRAND
LARCENY IN THIS CITY.
Warrington. May H-George r. WARRINGTON a
hne-looking man bout sixty years old. with several
aliases alleged to he a member Of the Herman L.
Cohen gang Of commercial swinders. was arrested
here tonight There are said TO be many indct-
ments against Warrington I'm New York and De-
tective McConville brought two bench warrants to
Washington for his They charge grand
larceny in the second degree. The man will be
taken back TO NewHork tomorrow. The gang
with which Warrington is alleged TO have operated
II IS said were the most successful commercial
swindlers ever known. The largest operations It is
charged. were under the name Of ". b. Deming &
Co. They also are said to have operated under the
name OF Pollock & Co.. at Astoria, Long Island
and j. Zorro. at Nos and Soonest. Now nrk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
PLUMMER s. PAGE.

Scranton Penn May l4-Pummer s. Page,
we-kuown contractor and street railway man,
died suddenly to-day from the rupture OF blood
vessel IN the head When stricken he sent across
the street for a physician. and was explaining his
symptoms to him when he suddenly sank to the
floor and expired Mr. Page was hrty-eght years
old. and was a native OF Vermont. He built parts
OF the Lacka wanna, Delaware and Hudson, Erie
and Wyoming and New-York elevated railroads.
and owned large interests In the Long Island Trac-
ton and Cortlandt (N. " Traction companies.
In 1887 he bought the streetcar lines in Scranton
and substituted electricity for horses as the
motive power. giving TO the city its first trolley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
OBITUARY..
AUGUST SEITZ

August Seitz. eighty-four years old one OF Ho-
boken's best-known citizens. died at his home. in
Bloomhed-st.. Saturday. He was born in Kay.
Germany. in 1915 and studied for the ministry but
had TO give up his studies TO serve In the army.
and IN 1896 went to Paris, where he lived for twelve
years when he came TO this country. lie settled IN
Hoboken in 1880. For nearly thirty years he was
employed In the Aston House. He was one OF the
organizers OF the Hoboken Academy. Mr.. Seitz s
wife died only few weeks ago. and his family
say that grief over her death FASTENED his death.
He leaves two children, a daughter and a son. the
latter president Of the Tax Commissioners OF Ho-