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The sun., 1900-11-17
CONVENTION OF W0MEAS CLUBS.
Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie Of Brooklyn Chosen
President Of the State Federation.

Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie of brooklyn Chosen
President Of the State Federation.
AIBANY. Nov. ie.-The annual convention
Of the state Federation Of Women's Clubs
closed to-day after four days session. The
following ofiioen were elected to serve until
iso?
President Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie OF
Brooklyn; First vice President, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Dow Of jamestown; Second Vice President
Miss Lucy G.. Watson OF Utica Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Arthur Ford Of Oneouta; Corr
responding Secretary, Mrs Vanloon Lynch
Of Syracuse General Federation Secretary.
Miss Anna Jones Of Saratoga; Treasurer
Mrs. William EASTWOOD Of Rochester. The
following were elected members Of the Ex-
ecutive Board Mrs. William Goodridgc OF
Flushing. Mrs. Walcott j. Humphry of War
saw Mrs. Campbell OF B.nghaIrton. Mrs
William IL seward OF Auburn. and Mrs Harry
Hastings Of New York.
The next convention will be held In Buffalo
during the Pan-American Exposition To-nigh,
the retiring Pr, sdsnt Of ths FEDERATION, Mrs
william Tod Helmuth OF New lori: gave a din.
ner at the Ilotc! Ten Eyck TO the Incoming and
retiring .oHoera OF the association Covers
were laid for fifty
Tho di.cussions to-day. werr on civil service
reform, the consumers leagre. unusual ooc,i-
pa'ions f"r women and horsehod economies
The sun., 1900-11-17
SHE WASN'T HIS NIECE,
Strange VounG woman Foois the Kramscs
Three Months Before She 10 Found Out,

When Elias Krams. who has a crooery se
Spring and Jane streets. West Hoboker, came
tn this country from Austria eleven years ago
he left behind q favorite niece Of II, a child
OF bis brother. Three months ago he received
n letter. presumably from her. saying she was
coming to America. He met her at the pier
and she told numerous stories about his ma tive
village and his relatives
lhe young woman lived with Krams md
his wife until last week. when krars came 10
this city and met an Austrian friend, newly
arrived, who said kramss neice. Minnie, was
Sun in Austria. krams told his wife and She
began to watch the girl. who ind gnantly denied
that she was masQuerading Mrs krains
found a sewing machine receipt In the name
OF Eta Geiles. Finally krnins brought an
Austrian friend to his home who had lately
seen the niece. The Austrian declared that the
girl was not Minnie krams. She Insisted that
she was and it was not until Justice Echmann
was called 10 tho house that the Girl broke
down aud admitted she was an imposior
She confessed that her name was Eta Gelles
She said that some yeare ago she came to this
country. She went back and became nc-
Quaiuted with Mr. krarls's niece Then she con-
ceiyed the idea OF coming To this country again
and masqucrading "a Minnie Krams She
would givo no reason for her ~him She
has brother In this CITY who has taken her 20 nj.
home, and WHO says ha was under the impress
sion that his sister was still In Austria lie
says that his sister was student OF medicine
In Austria
The sun., 1900-11-17
JAAkS Il. hITSON Kills HfASELF'
Blew the Top Of His Head on we'll Known
a. . Horse Breeder.

NoRRIsIowS, Pa, Nov 10 james f Kitson
OF Erdenhem stock farm reputation blew
oiY the top OF his head at the nome OF his brother
Louis at Fort Washington this morning. HI,
act was due. It is generally supposed. to hts
unsuccesstul attempt to break of the NOR
phine or cocaine habit He suffered for year,
or more the awful pangs Of the dope" habit,
II Is said. until life to him was q burden. and
a month ago lie told the cook OF the house.
hold. the Coroner learned In his inves tieation.
that life was not worth living The servant
ba9ycd hun N by. pointing 10 the bright side
About this time kit.on told his brother that
% h9d fe Tal Fab he H Tous y qna s
taking the stun had noticeable effect on him,
but that he had not wholly abandoned it WAS
evidenced by the finding OF morphlne in his
New York last night retired 10 bed early
and apparently in his usual spirits.
When Janles, did not reespo1d 10 the break
nephew, Of James from the porch roof saw
lii uncle living in rool Of blood on the bed
roor, floor. The deed was, self. indicted with
Under his right Jaw n" ball passing upward T
through tho hrain and skull. lCdsing In the
&C. Ing A loaded pistol lay close ~ on Il chair.
preparations to spend the winter in the South
He was % years old ana noted IA II breeder
o. fast horses Recently. on account of de-
,in!Ig health. he sold BIZ inteIe as to Robert
sons ~ the famous "ConmoGore" Norman
the owner Of the great stock farm Erdcr helm,
From Ar.tides Meich IN MAY. 1882. The Com.
INTO the hands q Iii RsIrs. Eni BY heir order
i un. is s fse SiS-e, e, si f%GSn don
parted with tho doath of the old Commodore.
The sun., 1900-11-17
DYING MAN INSURED BY FRAUD.
But Tie Got Well and Now tho would-Bs Bene-
dcfary Il Charged with Forgery.


Samuel G. Shaw Of 3s Court street Brook
lyn was arrested yesterday morning by Gem
ral Onlce Detectives Gargan and Funston on
the complaint Of the New York Life Insurance
Company He was charged with forgery In
connection with nm insurance scheme. In
the Cenrre street police court. where Shaw
was arraiened before Magistrate Zeler. bail
wss nxed at s?.ooo pending a hearing and the
prisoner was locked up in the Tombs.
The prisoner's wife. Margaret shaw. sent
March She told him that -he wanted TO have
the lite OF her uncle. John May. insured for
., 90, Nav Is plumber et v Beaver street,
This city. and lives at 81 UIion street. Brook
lyn McDerrnott drew up the paperh and had
n physician IN the employ Of the company go
10 the shaw house % make tho necessary ply y
favorable and the company accepted the risk
Ia the policy Mrs Margaret shaw was named
as beneficiary.
The next ciay Mrs shaw died suddenly. A
few days after the funeral shaw sent his cousin,
Eugene shaw. to the Office " the life insuranc,
company with an order 20 make HIM the bene-
fciary in the May policy in place OF his wife. who
was dead 1hssigusture. John May, was on
the order. and 1t was supposed TO be all right
Several days ago Nay wa1 nod.ed Dy the
company thnt his premium was due. He sent
then followed the investigation which ied to
Shaw arrest
II was learned that John May was III and not
expected to live whsn the policy in his name
man. had rsrsonat'd May for the physical
examination.
Tho Older to change the beneficiary was
made the basis Of the forgery conn laint when
Shaw was arraigned In the police court yester-
day. John May was present and testified that
he hnd never applied for the policy, or been
examined nor had he signed the order. The
agent. McDermOtt. testified that May was not
the man who was insured
The sun., 1900-11-17
LOST HER RIGHTS As TENANT.
Appellate Division Sets Aside Sarah A. Eivs
Injunction Against Edison Ltsht Com pany.

The decree obtained by Sarah A. Ely en-
Joining the Edison Electric Illuminating Com
pany from operating it plant at A West
Twen'y-si2th street To the further injury of
the leasehold at SO West Twenty-sixth street
and awarding her $4,000 damages. has been
80 modified by the Appellate Division Of the
Supreme Court yesterday. tnat the I'M JUNCTION
Il set aslde ana the damages are reduced 10
SIX cents. IL was shown at the trial that the
vibration stopped the clocks, CrScked and
caused ,e,lings 20 fall and kept the windows
rafting "a Il! constantly struck by tack
hammer. No clothes could be dried in the
yard and the washing had 20 be given out
because OF SCOT. and the Curta ms and furniture
were also damaged iH this way.
Ihc facts Of damage are not impugned by
The Appellate Court. il was shown that the
operation Of the defer danis plant began dur
lsSd to isao, She then took n now lease from
lseo - ls'3 and s'terward had yearly leases
The rent continued 10 h" s3nD year II was
not shown, says the Appellate purt, that there
was puy diNorancc IN the way the alleged rui-
sance operated from the beginning Damages
back Mrs. Elv could not, therefore, recover
for injury 10 the lels"hod on tho terms from
1850 10 lSa3
A. -he rented from 1890 with the fun knowl-
edge that the alleged nut 1ncc was in oper AZ on
the Court say, n. y not entitled 20 more than
of The premises during these renewals OF letting
would helnug 10 the owner Of the rremiscs
B1t tenant alwa"S has tlc riSlt To sue TO abate
a nuisance. continues tho Court ard as si a
showed there was a nuIsarCa she would have
he,n entitled TO m Injunction and nominal
damage. Rad she not moved ont last April
Now m Injunction would DO her no good. 20 tho
court w II not grant II.
The sun., 1900-11-17
KELLER INTRODUCED is REFORnER.
Tells Charity Organization Society That He's
No Fak,r and That Vice Must Go.

The annual meeting OF tie Charity Organ
ization Society was held last night In the United
Charities Building. 1t was oI ened by Presi-
dent K. ". de Forest. who introduced Secre-
tsry Devine. The secretary read a Ions report
Of the society's work. in which T. was said that
81 600 had been taken In during the year.
The society. according to the report, was In
favor Of state Inspection Of private charities
and also OF separate police court for ,hiioren.
Commissioner " Charities John W. Keller who
was the next speaker. said lie hadn't e1Jeo,ad
to be introduced rs a refor7rer as MIR de Forest
called him
cleaned up
"a A reforncr was novel When people heard
TINT 1an,many Iinll was going after vice they
were inclined TO laugh. but Nj, Keller didn't
wish 10 be regarded as fakir. He wouldn't be
a stool pigeon for anybody. he said. and IL
the committee appointed by Tarnmany didn't
do whg, was rsht 10 would resign. All this
was IN a trcInolo voice which indicated great
emotion, perhaI-.
the State Hospital for Consimptves, talked
about the tubercu problem Cornptrul or
Coler was the last speaker MIR Colcr sRd that
ore OF Mr. pryors statements 10 the eject
that a consumptive had been turned away
iron n hospital IN this city was Incompetent
sible 10 him
Il sa- his. said Mr.. Coler, -beca use be-
live II due 10 the city of New Nork--and nm
not working IN perfect accord with everybody
IN the city government either
The sun., 1900-11-17

Labor Leader white Saws II Il Neither
Possible Nor Desirable Here.

Henry Lusk, ex-menlber " the New Zealand
Parliament spoke on compulsory arbitration
at meeting In Cooper Union last evening
held under the auspices Of the Peoples Insti-
tute He described the operation OF the Com
pulsory Arbitration law in New Zealand, which
he was largely instrumental in having passed.
and expressed the opinion that eventually
there would he compulsory arbitration In all
civilized countries
Henry White. Secretary Of IN. United Gar
ment Workers. replied to Mr. Lusk on behalf
o! the trades unions Compulsory arbltra-
ton, he said, would be neither possible nor do
sirahle In this country.
IF the workncmcn v intA6 recognition OF
their union" said Mr. " .ta how could the
courts decide that Se'' .ow wns once asked
TO arbitra;e u case " i.ere the question was
tho recognition OF tho union He said that il
was not casa which an arbitrator could de-
Cile II the union was strong enough TO COM
pei the employment Of only union uien by tho
firm with which II had a DISPUTE he sald 10
was within the unions right 20 do so; and II
wRs cdually within the right Of the firm 10
employ non-union men II the union was not
strong enough I" compel lin to discharge
theu. | fully agreed with MIR. low. II y
for the union TO settle Vi ,putes"
The Rev Francis III Clay Moran said that
ifthe unions lived Up 20 their own rules IL would
he the Vest preventive Or strikes
The sun., 1900-11-17
GAVE MIDWIvHs BAD CHECKs.
Man seventy Yesrs Old Trapped by woman
-Chiusse q undry men May Want Him Too.

william Foster. 70 years old. who says he
is real estate agent Of Philadelphia. was held
for examination before Magistrate Cornell In
the Harlem police court Yesterday on the charge
Of obtaining money from number Of mid
wives In Harlem.
Foster made a practice Of calling on mid
wives and asking them to take a woman friend
OF hia as a hoarder. II he succeeded IN getting
board he would tender "A check for $50 or So
and generally receive So or so in change. These
checks the complainanta said. were WORTH
less Foster called on Mrs, Mary God1r- .
OF ?2s Fast ll7lh street few DAYS ago and tried
to work the game there. Mrs. todarsiS had
been warned against the man and rs soon IA
he made himself known she mado IN engage
mont 10 meet him YESTERDAY Then she mo-
titled the police When Foster WAS arrested
he had a list Of names including those of several
Chinese laundrvmen on the East Side who rad
rivcn money 20 tho Teachers Sunday School
Inion for ThanksCi wing and the HOLIDAYS q.
The amounts ranged from $50 to % cents, He
had four certified checks one vas on the
Nassau National Bank for s.5, drawn 10 the
order of Moore. Williams 4 Co; ono on lie
First National Bank Of Paterson y. j., FOR -.
and two on the state Bank of Newark. y. J .
one of them for s75 and the other for SiS. Mag
istrate Cornell ordered tho clerk Of the court
to send word 20 the different banks So thov
could prosecute Foster.
Tho police say that the prisoner is n clever
confidence man and they expect TO find more
complaints against him.
The sun., 1900-11-17
STUDENTS DEEPLY MOVED.
GRIEF OVER DEATH or YOUNG
MOORE ~ THE CAVE RTSH.
The Boys Father Attends the Ceremonies In
Boston and Besrs the Body TO Rochester
President Pritchrt Appeals for Ra't"na'
Athletics 80 students Adopt Resolutions

BosroS Nov 10 Henry !. Moore. father of
the student accidentally killed in the cane ruSl
Of the Technology freshman and sophomore
classes yesterday. with an escort OF four meiA-
bers of the freshman class. embarked 'o-nlih'
with the body OF Student Moore on the o'cioCA
train for Rochester, 81 Y The body was car-
ried by six pallbearers. members OF MS class
from the home OF President Pritchctt To TRINITY
station. while the students of the Institute
in a body followed in slow and sombre process
SION.
Mr. Moore. the father 81 the student. reached
here at O'Clock this morning and was met al
the station by President Prtcheti. who es,
corted him to his home. where tn" boys dead
body lay. on all the Inst tute buildings t-daE
fiaSs were floating al hali nast. lhe ihcnny I
are greatly eriey"d over tit ma''er ahu u6'a y
deplgrablc accident uCcuTrc1 ~ rhtr" IN
sJitutc assumed n aorrowfGl and sl~nly aSIec
The Institute committee, witch ~ b"uN "i
men elected from each ciar, and coinpo'eu
Of the President and two delegates IRON "3rh
ela.-, met tn's innri,nE ~ We tnine NJ ibo
desth II Moore ana al meeting h"ld dltrHH
after the mass meeting at O'Clock lhc rcsoin-
tIon' q symrathy wer" ad9T,cd hs ot,erroon tho
students attended IN full strength. the large
body Of Huntington iau b"inS fN'd con-, CON,
ple,ely. The Assem- hlage Wa N" g,!et,~'
and most solemn which ever convened IN the
hall. ~
When President Pritch't entered ms lace
bore traces of deep sorrow, and he was moved
exceedingly when he spoke Of the character
and personality Of the daad youth, iiiI ad.
dre.s wa. supple AID 10 Shf PSI Mns aad was
there because I always wish 10 be with the STA.
dents In their sorrow" brought the heart q!
every man present into accord win hls Swm, ~
Continuing. he said 1t Il the hole q those
In charge of Instruction IN the lnstltut" of Tech
nolngy TO promote such physical training "a
may help the health Of the large body Of stu
dents. r,ither than to lead TO excessive" rhorts
bya few, in other words. TO work out a rational
and wholesome system Of exercise | should
be glad To have you as students give serious
thought to the problem as 10 how this may
best be done. and Ia take also into account
In the exercises which lie outside of the regular
athletic games rcsl results which ought 20 fol
low. to remember that traditiO L. not always
q safe guide. and that in this, ~ in all other
relations, We cannot neglect to consider the
interests Of othcrs II this sad event helIa
toward the solution Of a rational and whole
some treatment Of such questions It will not
have been In vaiu."
The sun., 1900-11-17
A VETERAN KILLED Br HIS WIFE.
The Result Of . Drunken Brawi That Usually
Followed the Receipt Of Pension Money.

NEwBuRGH, Nov ie.--Joeiah Phillips. q
one-armed soldier, who hos been drawing soo
pension money every quarter. was killed Joy
his wife last night. Phillips and his wife were
addicted 10 drink, and as sure a. tho pc nsion
money came each quarter Just so sure they
both got Intoxicated, had trouble. and Phillips
generally landed In jail Last evening. ~
their humble apartments at hmity street,
where to-day fifty empty whiskey bottles were
found and in the presence OF their ciRh,-year-
old daughter Lottie. Phillips and his VIE hao
a terrible brawl which endod late last night
In murder. Lotue says that her mother hiileo
her father with hammer. but natiron cov-
cred with blood was found this morning near
the mans body and IL believed to be mo In
str'iment with which she committed the deed.
hammer was also nearby. but It had no blood
stains upon It. Everything showed that the
woman crept up behind him and dealt the
fatal blow from the rear. The autopsy to-day
showedlthat the skull was not fractured. but
that an important artery was cut and the man
bled 70 death
Evidently the woman did not realize the eI-
tent Of the injury she inflicted. M she took the
little girl and went TO tho house OF Winfield
Scott TO spend the night The husband wa;
not dead when she left. aud while alone lie had
ehdeavored To- get on the Ted In the night the
Noiltii ltlt StO'ls mouse anu uiAst uhN' SVHc
back 10 her own home. for she did not appear
again until o'clock this morning. when she
reported u Scott that her husband was dead
found Phillips's body on the floor. His clothing
was saturated with blood. short distance
from tho body were two bottles oi apple Wills
key, partly einptcd, and crD containing beer
The coroner and the police were notified
and Mrs, Phillips was taken into custody. She
denied first having committed the deed but
afterward confessed that she killed her h,is-
band and robbed him Of his pension money
and hid it away. The money was found where
she said she bad hidden IL. The girl told the
authorities that her mother had hit her father
twice vest erday afternoon with Il poker and
after o'clock last night with hammer. Phil
lips was IS years old and his wife Is SO. Shs
has been In the Midiletown Insane Asylum,
but was discharged a. cured Phillips came
here from llaverstraw about twenty years ago;
He lost his arm by ali accident While stationed
at West Point.
The sun., 1900-11-17
Gov. Roosevelts Engagements for the ComIns
Week.

ALBANY. Nov io--C'ov. Roosevelt on Tues
day evening next. In the Senate Chamber. will
receive officially the delegates TO the irst New
York State Conference of Charities and Cor
rection. which assemblies then for three da W
session. on account Of this engagement
obliged TO decline An Invitation 20 the ,,nruai
dinner Of the New York Chamber Of Commerce
which also occurs on Tuesday evening on
"wednesday afternoon al S 30 o'clock, Governor
and Mrs Roosevelt will give a reception 20 tho
delec1tes 70 che charities conference az the
Executive Mansion Tomorrow morning the
Governor and Mrs Roosevelt will leave for
Oyster Bay. They will return to Albany on
Tuesday.
The sun., 1900-11-17
TWICE SOLD TO DIVES.
IS-YBAR.OLD GIRL RESCUED FROA
AN EAST SIDE DEN or VICE.

Man Who Lurcd Her From Home. Ruinsd
Her and Then BATTERED Her for Cash. In
Jail - She's His sistb Victim = Hes
Pick pocket aud Also q Lighthouse" "
Gerry agents rescued from notorious dive
In East Tenth street on Thursday night Mollie
Weinstein. Is years old. who was lured from her
parents home nt si2 East Fourth street about
sI weeks ago and was subsequently sold In
two dsreputabie resorts. A young man who
says his name IL Morris Cohen.but who iskno"n
TO the police un der the name OF Watson as pro-
fessional pickpocket, is under arrest charged
with abductiug the etrl Magistrate crane In
the Esset Market police court yesterday held
him In 5000 bail pending examination. As
I've could not get bondsman he went 10 JAIL
The Gerry agents and the police who recog-
ni1ed Cohen after his arrest say that they know
OF hve other girls whom hs has riinen ana
sold Ike the Weinstein girl He ieaoins
member Of the Lighthouse" fraternity In the
Red Light district on the lower Last Side tie
displays plenty OF jewelry and his clothes are
always cat In the latest fashion.
Cohen. the pickpocket. met Molis weinstein
at an East side dance, where he mace
ardent love 10 her The girl Is pretty ana iooH'
older than she is She says that Cohen repre-.
sented TO her that he was a clerk earning good
salary and she invited him to call at her nome
lie did call. but Mollies father who 10 hafo-
working tailor. suspected that the feDow 8 al
tentions boded Ill 10 his daughter and ordered
her to have nothing to do with him. She dis
obeyed, and, daL1led by his promises OF q li'e
Of luxury and fine clothes, eloped with him.
Her father. frantic with grief notified the police.
but they didn't help him TO find the girl Then
no appealed 20 the Gerry society and Agents
Meier and Barclay were detailed on the case.
The strl was d 'overed several nights ago In
resort In West Iwenty-sixth street. Ihs iather
accompanied the Gerry agents there. When
Mollie saw him she threw her arms around
his neck and fainted. When she left home.
she said. Cohen took her TO one OF SlcGurH
dives Then he took her to the West Twenty
sixth street house and told her she must become
one OF the inmates.
He told me. You can't 60 home now. be-
oause your reputation Is gone: you must do
as tell you. said the girl. Then he said
he was no bookkeeper. but a professional pick
pocket and We must both lead dissoute lives
since we we're on the same level
Her father promised 70 forgive her and take
her home II she would help him TO find Cohen.
For God sake do ii. father" said the girl.
I don't want to be bad was fooled. I
want to go home and be decent
Cohen. she said. was going to moot her at
Grand and Eldridge streets on Wednesday night
and take her to a house In Last Tenth street.
where he said he could get more money for
her The piCkpoCkets ia tohene gang. sfle eI-
planned. had stations In different parts Of the
city and the corner of Grand and EldrdGe
streets was station 20 She was taken home
that night by her father and on Wednesday
night she kept the appointment with Cohen.
ha
The sun., 1900-11-17
"a nal Contracts Awarded.

tLBANy, Nov. "a The following contracts
were awarded to-day by Col. John " Part
ridge. State Superintendent of Public Works.
For rebuilding waste'weir and sp!way on
the Erie canal az Albion 10 Baker Judson
of Glovel~viile, for tn753 for constructing
waste weir on the Erie Canal at Spenerport,
10 V. L FLANAGAN 0f Rochester, for 81. .sl6 for
constructing steel bridge over The Erie Canal
NJ Twenty-third street, Natsrvliet to the
owego Bridge Company ~ Owego. for Sisil7
The sun., 1900-11-17
BRANN.s ~ THE VICE CRUSADE.
Fines Inmates Of n Raided BLACK and Tar
Saloon They're Usually set Free.

Orlando Horauo proprietor Of the black
and tan saloon at iA2 West Twenty ty-seventh
street. which was raided on Thursday night
by Capt Thomas Of the Tenderloin. was held
by Magistrate Brann in the jefferson Market
police court Yesterday for trial on a charge
OF maintaining public nuisance. The twenty
brown and white. who were gathered in from
his place by the raiders. were fined $40 each
They wore thunderstrick when Magistrate
Brann meted ont this full measure of pun
ishment. Heretofore prisoners taken in such
raids usually havc been discharged