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New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
KILLS PARTNER ON STAIRS.
MURDERER SAYS THE DEAD MAN HAD
HIS MONEY AND LEFT HIM IN
DESPERATE STRAITS.

Alexander Sherman. a manufacturer OF an
tique lamps, murdered by his partner
Isaac Michaelson, at their place OF business, on
the fourth floor Of No. 175 Grand-st., at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The men had been
partners only six weeks. Michaelson is thirty
four years old and Sherman was forty. They
lived together at No. 309 East e-hundred-
and-ifth-st.
Six weeks ago, according to Michaeson's
story, he invested $40O with Sherman, and be-
came his partner. He declares that Sherman
squandered the money. and did not give him
his share of the profits He finally demand
ed an accounting which, he says, Sherman
refused. Yesterday afternoon Sherman visited
another lampmaker. Moses Weinstein, at No 10
Reade-st. and asked him to come with him to
No. 175 Grand-st. and inspect the stock and
fixtures there. with view to purchasing the
business. Weinstein went with him, and dis
cussed the matter with the two partners, agree
ing to give them an answer Monday. Vein
stein and Sherman had taken few steps down
stairs to go out. Sherman being in the rear,
when the sharp crack Of a revolver rang out.
Turning, Weinstein saw Michaelson standing at
the head of the stairs, holding a revolver. Vein
stein had reached the middle of the next flight
of steps before the second shot was fired. Sher
man, with a bullet in his BRAIN pitched headlong
down the stairs and lay at the bottom. He was
evidently running down the stairs when struck
by the second bullet, which entered his head
behind the left
The murderer ran through Grand-st. to Cen
tre-st., and down to Howard-st., when he turned
westward with crowd at his heels, at last fall
ing from exhaustion.
Policeman Schultz of the Elizabeth-st. station,
thought he had been Frustrated by the heat.
He went to his assistance, and as he leaned
over him. Michaelson said, family, I've just
shot a man Here's the pistol"
Schultz took the revolver and. helping MI
chaelson to his feet brought him to the scene
of the murder. Sherman breathed his last
his partner in the grasp of the policeman, en-
tered the building
Michaelson taken TO the Mulberry-st sta
ton. He seemed TO be daZed and at first could
give no intelligent account Of what had oc-
CURED. He said his partner had robbed him
of his money and left him and his family in
desperate straits. He said that when he fired
the shots he was almost crazy from excitement
and worry, and not fully conscious Of what
he was doing.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
PROGRESS OF GoEBEL MURDER TRIAL.
BULLET WHICH CAUSED DEATH DUG OUT
OF TREE.

Georg etown, KY. July 14.-Attendance at the trial
of ex-Secretary Of State Caleb Powers. charged
with being an accomplice the murder OF William
Goebel, was smaller to-day than hitherto. Gar
ments worn by Goebel when he shot
brought into court to be exhibited and filed.
County Surveyor Woodson, of Franklin County,
who made the measurements by which the prose-
cution endeavored to show that the fatal shot was
fired from the Office OF the Secretary Of State pro
duced block of wood taken from tree in the
State House yard which contained the fatal bullet
Woodson was cross-examined in attempt to
show that his measurements were inaccurate. Mr..
Woodson, after leaving the stand, removed the
bullet from the block. The bit OF lead passed
about the bar Judge Jurors and lawyers all exam
ined it with interest. Apparently the prisoner and
Arthur Goebel, brother of William Goebel paid
little attention TO the ball
Warden LiIliard, of Frankfort Prison. a close
friend of Goebel next called On the morning
Of the shooting. he approached the State House
with Goebe and Jack Chinn he said he noticed
that the Capitol grounds were clear whereas
GUS. He had reached the door of the main Capitol
building when he heard shots and. looking back.
saw Goebel fall He declared that one Of the front
windows in the office OF the Secretary of State
partly raised at the time.
Colonel Thomas c. Campbell, the personal attor-
ney for Arthur and Justus Goebel, and Of the
leading lawyers for the Commonwealth against
Caleb Powers. has addressed letter to Governor
trial has been given to Of the men charged with
Governor Goebels murder
Colonel Campbell claims that when he went to
indianapolis TO see Governor Mount concerning req
uisitions for William S. Taylor and Charles Fin
would have trial; that all Of them clamor-
ing for speedy hearings. but that their requests
were being ignored. Colonel Campbell also says
that Governor Mount made the statement that he
would feel more like returning Taylor and Finley
TO Kentucky when he saw that there a dispo-
sition the part Of the courts and the people
imprisoned
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
FIRES ON STEAMSHIP PIERS
From The Engineering Record.

from Inc Engineering Record
,eIE. Whatever may haze been the character of the
thlng, or everything, was radically wrong Fires
are controlled in other buildings and in ships
Means are well known and effectively employed for
eXlngulSnlng incipient fires in cotton mills and
other combustible buildings of a similar character
BuLdlngs are, again. now constructed to be
effectively fire resisting if freproof even though
they are not heavy structures. There Is valid
reason whatever why pier sheds should not be fire
resisting, both in material and in arrangement.
The adaptation OF essentially fireproof material
10 light constructions at the present time offers
economic and effective development in this direc-
ton. Indeed, enough has been done in this line of
construction little is to Justify most positive
ures should be absolutely incombustible under all
circumstances whatever, but that they should ma
terlaIy retard the progress of a fire and give ef-
iectVe play for means of eXtinguishng it, A pier
structure may and should be that but il is not VET
imperative that II should be more
II has, essentially, been stated that II is not
feasible TO divide pier into portions by transverse
fire resisting partitions and storing separately the
more combustible freight in the resulting compart-
ments but 1t would be difficult to show that il is
not entirely practicable. There need be but few
partltions on any one pier and perhaps on bur part
or the pier The openings could be designed to af-
iord tree passage through them but at the same
Is nothing impracticable about the matter or in
feasible 1t would be somewhat of a departure
from the existing arrangement Of pier sheds but
II is not at all serious, especially when It materia v
aids in saving life and property.
AGAIN, water pipes with automatic sprinklers
should be carried about pier structure lust as
land. They have many times demonstrated their
efficiency and value, and II they to opera e in
connection with nationally designed fire resisting
sheds severe confagration would practically he
Impossible The Hoboken fire alone with it's
1rghtful loss or ire has demonstrated conclusiyev
that suitable care IN the design OF pier sheds and
mas already been delayed too long, and that they
demand immediate and effective consideration.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
NEW TRIAL FOR CONVICTED MURDERER.

Wilkesbarre. Penn, July 14-Judge Halsey to-
day granted trial TO John Lutz, the alleged
wife murderer, whose conviction followed one Of
the most noted trials in the history Of the State
It gave rise to the name Blue Ribbon Jury" be-
ing applied 10 the twelve in whose hands lay
Lutz's fate, because Of the statement made by the
foreman, F. A. B. Koons. manufacturer of
Huntington township that he had been coerced
into agreeing 10 first degree verdict. One OF the
forms Of coercion was the wearing OF a blue rib
bon in the jury box by the eleven favoring con-
viction to show Koons the holding
out This after the jury had been out nearly
the entire sixteen days which it finally took them
TO arrive verdict.
In the jury box, while delivering the verdict
Koons said: I signed Il under compulson." Judge
Halsey insisted upon his declaring his verdict
First degree. he said. and ever since then he
has been weighted by the thought that he had
condemned an irresponsible man TO death
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
REAL ESTATE.
THE MODERN PRIVATE DWELLING
HOUSE AS AN INVESTMENT

Business in the real estate market last week
showed decided improvement over that Of the
two weeks preceding. both IN the private sales re-
ported by the brokers and in the auction rooms.
where several large parcels disposed OF at
fair figures At private sale dwelling houses led
in point Of activity, and brokers report consider
able inquiry from clients for desirable residential
property. both for sale and to In fact so
far as present indications 60 1t appears that the
demand for the better class OF dwelling house
property for rent from October will be far in ex-
cess OF the supply of available houses and owners
should find little difficulty in securing better rental
figures than have prevailed for the last few years.
Especially is this so in the East Side section
comprising Murray Hill and further up town be-
tween Fifth and Park aves. a canvass of the
offices Of uptown brokers shows that they have
already more applications for houses rent in this
section than they can fill present and judging
from the present outlook 1t will be a question OF
first come. first served and the late comers
will have to content themselves with going TO the
West Side or living at the hotels for the winter
Probably section Of the city is much sought
after to-day the Murray Hill property for resi-
Dental purposes. and certainly other residential
section in the entire city has enjoyed an equally
rapid and almost unprecedented rise in values In
the last few years. In many cases dwelling houses
the hill, between Thirty-ffth and Forteth SITS
and Fifth and Lexington aVes have almost doubled
in value in the lest twenty years. is the ex-
cepton when owners are willing to part with their
holdings, even at the high figures prevailing
member of one firm OF uptown brokers' in
speaking Of the scarcity Of houses In this sec
tion, last week said that he did not believe
that many houses in the district
named would come into the market for rent
He added that the large majority OF the own
ers on Murray Hill occupied their own houses
and had done for years, and that in no other
section of the city ii difficult approach
the question OF selling. While busi-
is gradually creeping up this section Of the
city, and has gone beyond it on the north and
inclosed it either side. the section referred TO is
to-day, and destined TO be for years to come,
OF the most choice and aristocrauc sections
for handsome dwelling houses in the city. 1t
is constantly undergoing alterations of perma-
nent character in the building line, and many
of the old time houses yearly making way for
others with finer fronts and interiors, which will
stand long after the changes now transforming
Fifth-ave. into a business thoroughfare have been
completed.
There is a large measure of truth in the recent
observations of a writer for the real estate column
of of the ciy's daily newspapers that the in
come paying capacity in itself is rendering land
unavailable and undesirable for single dwellings,
and that upper Fifth-ave. and the Riverside Drive
diAtriAt ara now the last -trnnghnds OF thA s-AA-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
POUGHKEEPSIE MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
srR1 WHO WAS FOUND TRAVELLING IN MEMS
CLOTHES wITHHoIDs HER IDENTITY.

srHL WHO WAS FOUND TRAVELLING IN MEMS
CLOTHES wITHHoLDs HER IDENTITY.
Poughkeepsie, N Y. July 1.-THE identity Of the
injured girl who found Tuesday last lying
On a country road dressed in male costume. and
Eho has since been under treatment at Vassar Hos
pital. has yet been ascertained. The mystery
surrounding the girl has been added TO by the
oeipt at the hospital OF letter from George E
McNerney Of Port Jervis n. Y. in which he
pressed the belief that the girl was his wife.
McNerney wrote that his wife left Port Jervis
three weeks ago, and that he had traced her to
Newburg He gave description which seemed TO
correspond with that Of the girl in the hospital and
DR.. Bayley the superintendent. wrote 10 him 10
come after her. This morning the father OF the
missing Mrs. McNerney. whose maiden
Lulu Vangilder. Of Matamoras Penn, arrived at
the hospital, and, upon seeing the young woman,
said that she not his daughter.
The girl calls herself Josephine Adams, though
II is not believed TO be her right name and
fuses TO give any other information about herself
She has some belongings wrapped in her handker-
chief which she keeps In her hand almost
Btantly and which the nurses have not examined.
Dr.. Bayley expects that she Will be able to be
charged Monday, when Chief Of Police McCabe
Will take charge Of her and undertake find out
her Identity Her injury consists of a lame back
from being run down by a wagon on the highway.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF A GOLD RING

Mary Smith. sixteen years old who lives with
her parents, at No. 211 Prince-st. Newark, found
a gold ring the street Friday night. She showed
the ring TO her mother. and, IT small she
placed II a finger OF her baby brother Yester-
day morning she took the ring from the baby. say
ing that she would show 1t to girl friends
Her father objected 10 her taking the ring and as
she persisted he left the house saying that he
would have her arrested Mary became frightened
and procuring bottle Of poisonous substance, she
drank its contents. She taken 10 St Barnabas's
Hospital, where emetics administered and
she recovered so far that she removed to her
home. The father explained that he had only
been foolinR"
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Duncan. MInna. to George II BYRD Jerome-ave
e corner l77th-st years. ...................
81, No 346 West 8 years. s................. -.
Eickwort. Louis. to Jacob Wicks, tr, part OF lots
No ~ to lOl A, map OF Samuel Ryer homestead,
Hubener. Louis and Martin Escher TO Irene B
Braman. Jackson-st. S. 46.S IT s OF Water
Levy. Morris. to Annie Dexter. No 80 2S6
Cherry-st years. ................
Dickinson, Belle and Orison, to John S Lyle.
No 1850 Amsterdanl-ave, 3 years. .............
Same to same. No l,64S Amsterdam-ave years
Same to same, No 1862 Amsterdam-ave, 3 years.
Zwsler. Lottie E, 10 Augustus T Gillender com
mittee etc No ia Bradhurst-ave. 3 years. g..
Kassewitz, Jacob, to Joseph /. Buttenweiser Ist-
ST. n :. 100 # W OF 1st-ave. extending irregu-
larly lst-st. 2d-st S =, 29I.S II OF 1st-
oAIIlana /.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
FOUR GENERATIONS N RErNIoy.
HIRAM T. DEWEY. COUSIN OF THE ADMIRAL
CELEBRATES HIS EIGHTY FOURTH BIRTH
DAY ANNIVERSARY.

Four generations were represented at a gathering
of the Dewey family, held the Pavilion Hotel
New Brighton, Staten Island. Friday evening The
gathering N celebration of the eighty-fourth
birthday anniversary OF Hiram T. Dewey. the head
OF the family and the president and founder OF a
Fulton-st. wine company that bears his name. Mr.
Dewey Is a cousin OF Admiral George Dewey and
his eldest son. George Dewey, has marked re-
semblance to the Admiral.
Hiram T. Dewey is a native OF Poultney, Vt. but
for nearly half a century has lived IN New York
or Brooklyn He enjoys robust health TWENTY
four members of the family sat down dinner in
one OF the private dining rooms OF the hotel
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

Lawrence. Gustav T. TO East River Savings In
sttution, Amsterdam-ave. : 25Il N ~
same 70 .. "a yeaTs 200
AN'tH-st' o years. n
Lanchantln. Carriebelle d. to City Mortgage com o
pany, ll2th-st e, 800 II OF Sth-ave I vsar oS :
Same to same. l12th-st :. 266.s II E of shave
Hall, Augustus $, 10 George Cantrell 81 al exec ''
tors, etc, 6th-ave. S. lO6 IL II n OF 36th 81
kanner, oslas. 70 J0reph L Buttenwieser No ~
~ West 28th.st demand -........,.. 2IO
500 " saiI-e, , " Lod ou ave; demand 30 O
Pn-na, ~ iu - lst-aVe demand TSO
to city Trust Company. 23d-st. s. 100 II w OF
The Baptist Temple. CITY OF New-York to the
rector etG or 81 stephens Proteetant Episco-
pal Church. 46th-st. 90 II { OF Bth-aye
ri5nLa instaments 80 aaO
new line cor lssth-st. new line Il year. I2O
Marvin, Alfred H. TO Charles II Rssenthal I1Tth-
ST. : llo IT Of 5th-ave. demand. .--......... 800
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
THE FAVORED NATION" CLAUSE.


The agreement appears to be the result Of sharp
ttpIomatic mannuvring covering period OF several
years on the meaning OF the favored nation
clause Germany formerly had only one tariff
schedule for all nations. but in the years preceding
1892 seven reciprocity treaties were made-Wlth
Austrta-Hungary, Russia, Italy. Belgium, Ru-
mania and other countries. These gave a prefer
sntial tariff TO the countries mentioned IN return
Tor concessions allowed to Germany. Germany
made no reciprocity treaty with the United States.
but under the most favored nation clause Of the
Feneral treaty between this country and Germany
Il was held that the United States was entitled 10
the same preferential tariff rates allowed by
Germany 10 Russia, Italy and the other countries
named. When therefore, the United States gave
reciprocity reductions to France the German au-
khorities asked for similar reductions under the
favored nation" clause, and as evidence OF the
Justice Of their request they pointed to the fact
that the United States was getting preferential
suties from Germany through the operations OF
this clause Moreover it is probable that If the
United States had not given TO Germany the same
reductions that allowed TO France the Ger
man preferential tarin-lncluding the United
states-with Russia Italy. Austria, ETC.. would
have been withdrawn. It therefore settled
that the German preferential rates would be con-
armed TO the United States and that the United
States would give Germany the same tar1n re-
auctions already given to France Italy and Fortu-
The German tariff covers several hundred items,
and on a considerable percentage Of these the
preferential rate is much lower than the regular
rate On wheat the regular rate Is mYe ma maFks IS
l5O marks 100 kilograms. On corn the regular
rate is marks preferential rate, l6o marks. On
meat ham bacon, etc, the regular rate is 20
marks; preferential rate, Is marks. On machinery
the preferential rate is IN some cases only half
The regular rate Red wine in casks, used for mix
ing IS sent in considerable quantities from Cali
fornia Germany. and this the regular rate
"a marks 100 kilograms, while the preferential
rate is 10 marks. There are many other like re-
auctions in the preferential rate, all Of which the
United States will enjoy under the reciprocity
agreement, not by reason Of any favored nation
clause as heretofore. but by virtue OF the agree
rnent proclaimed giving the preferential rates
znT1f1 lad
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
NEW BUILDING PLANS

20th-st. No 239 West for a six story and basement
brick nathouse, 26.6x62 10: Charles shapiro No
10 Hickman Place. owner; NJ Bernstein. No 245
Macy Place. 5, SIS fl OF Prospect-ave for
eight two story brick dwelling houses 20x52:
Theodore NJ Macy. owner: W c Dickerson archi-
tect .-....,........
John-st, No 10. and William-st. No l2O for an
eight story brick warehouse and store. irregular.
Joseph and Albert Plant. No lbs Wiliam-st
owners; Robert Maynicke. No 725 Broadway
4th-st: No S74 3sO East for three six story
brick nathouses. with stores 27.1IxS4 Henry
Hertz. OF No 90 Nassau-st. owner; Schneider &
-=tsr- a-1sttects --......-.,...,......
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
JAPANESE JUGGLERs DEpORTED.

Six japanese jugglers who arrived in this port
three weeks ago. and were thought likely to be-
come public charges. were deported yesterday on
the Cunard Line steamship CampaEia One of
them afflicted with favus. a contagious disease
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
ORIZABA PASSENGERS HELD.

Thirty-rnree passengers Of the New-York and
Cuba steamship Orizaba from Havana were sent
TO Hoffman Island yesterday for observation
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Lewis-st. No 5. 25xlOO; John II Rogan ref
cree to the Church Of St Rose $4,000
La Marquesa de vistabslla to Cecilia Borg. 275 900
Catharine G Hunt and another. executors to
Lottie Zwiser: 1s5Oo
6th-ave. 5. 1878 II of 36th-st 90 lOx6O;
George Cantrel et al executors. Augustus S
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
WESTERTELT STILL IN JAIL.
BANK EXAMINERS SAY EVERYTHING IN
DICATEs THAT HE IS A DEFAULTER.

DICATEs THAT HE IS A DEFAULTER.
Charles R. Westervelt secretary and treasurer
Of the Dime Savings Bank, OF Newark, who was
arrested on Thursday night charge Of robbing
the bank and altering checks, is still in the jail
at Newark. unable get bail for $4,000.
President Orton of the bank scouts the idea that
Westervelt had an accomplce hinted by
Westervelt's attorneys, and the examiners say
that everything points to Westervelt himself.
The examination by the State Banking Depart
ment will be concluded Monday or Tuesday; There
is speculation as TO what Westervelt did with the
money as he lived modesty. and. far is
known, lived perfectly correct life. His actions
for the last four years will be investigated.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
STRIKING BAKERS TO CELEBRATE

Having practically won their strike for a ten bour
workday, one thousand Hebrew bakers Will parade
on the East Side on Friday afternoon to celebrate
their victory after which thev will have dar aoe
sno Jolihcaton in one Of the East Side halls
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
MUST ANSWER TO CHARGES.
FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO BE MADE AGAINST
BARGE OFFICE OFFICIALS. IT is SAID.

BARGE OFFICE OFFICIALS. IT IS SAID.
Horace A Taylor, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. and Terrence V. Powderly. United States
Commissioner of immigration. visited Ellis Island
yesterday to inspect the buildings OF the imIni
grafton service which are in process OF construc-
ton there. When they returned from the island
Commissioner Powderly said that he thought the
buildings would be ready for occupancy by Octo-
Der l.
Peter B. Laird, United States Commissioner OF
immigration at Quebec. Port Lewis 81. john Hall
fax and other Canadian points another mem
ber Of the party.
When Mr.. Taylor asked II his visit had any
thing do with the recent Investigation and
port OF the committee regarding conditions at the
Barge Office he said that the Department regarded
the investigation a sided affair.
He further said that the papers ana documents
in the case had been turned over TO NJ D. O'Con-
nell solicitor OF the Treasury. and that charges
would be formulated against certain officials the
Barge ONCE.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
Gitp propertn 90 Eet.


4 SPLENDID CORNER DRUG STORE. situated in one
~ or the best spots in Bronx reasonahs
owner. & ALT1ER1. al Wendover-sve.. city. FT-S
E'OS RENT-southwest corner OF l46th-st and Val
t0n-ave about 10OX1Oo. two story frame dwelling
ehch root ana cellar contains 10 and hair bs
all modern improvements, including hot water bsa, ~
posed Plumblng etc: light. cellar and closet In a1
OLIN J. STEPHENS. owner 4+4 East I3sfh-st -" '''--