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New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
KNOWS OF FOSBURG HTRDER
CONVICT MEMBER OF THE WIRE GANG
ACCUSES BLY, AND QUINN OF CRIME.

Pawtucket. r. I. Marcn l6-William McCaughey.
a member OF the notorious Wire Gang, who Is
serving Il Of two and a half years in
the State prison at Cranston for theft of wire,
this afternoon letter TO Mrs. Robert l.. Fos-
burg, at Pittsheld Mass in which. he said that il
she or any one representing her would come 10
Cranston he would tell all he knew concerning the
murder OF Miss May Fosburg August.
He says in the letter that his reason for not
disclosing anything when Mrs. Fosburg and Judge
Taylor visited him at the Jail in East Greenwich
was that he was afraid he might be implicated in
the crime. Now he serving sentence at
Cranston and willing give the information
John BLY,. of the Wire Gang. had worn cloth
top shoes last August. just like those found at
the Fosburg house after the murder. and when
he went TO Bly's house in October. after being re
leased from the Jail in Brookliue Conn, ne had
noticed that these shoes were gore. At the house
OF Jonathan Smith, another member of the gang.
he had missed in October brown derby hat
which Smith had been accustomed 20 wear BLY,
had turned States evidence against the other
members of the gang I'm regard the burglary at
Adams, Mass in order to divert suspicion from
Quinn and himself. Patterson had told him he
knew all about the Pi,tsfeId murder
In an Interview at the Jail McCaughy said Bly,
Patterson and Hackett all members of the gang
had robbed the zylonite mill at Adams in July.
before he had been committed To Jail in Brook
line Conn. and that accordingly they could have
the time of the Fosburg murder, He accused bly,
and quinn or the murder. He had seen Quinn
and Quinn had told him he was going away.
Troy n. Y, March 1e (SpeciaD.-A dispatch from
Chatham says that Mr.. Fosburg. father of the
girl who shot last summer at Pittsield Mass
has been TO the Jail at Hudson and partially denti-
fled prisoner there. Vaughn Hawkins who was
arrested In New-York for a robbery committed In
Columbia County.
Mr.. FoSburg says that while the burglars who
entered his house wore masks. still the general
appearance of Hawkins conforms with that of one
of them. The suspicious of the officers further
strengthened by the conformity of Hawkins to the
printed descriptions sent out by the Pittsfeld
police. In addition the prisoner tells conflicting
stories.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
C4HPANTI HAS ROUGH VOYAGE.
SHE COMES IN SEVERAL. HOURS LATE-IN-
CIDENTS AT THE PIER.

The steamer Campania Of the Cunard Line which
reached here last evening several hours later in
the day than she usually enters this port expert
enced rough weather the voyage She suf-
fered no injury. however beyond a little damage 20
the hurricane deck. Many waves broke on board
The time of the passage six days. eleven
hours and twenty-seven minutes.
Among the passengers Consuelo. the Dow
aser Duchess Of Manchester, her sister. Lady
Ijster-Kaye and Sir John Iister-Kaye. They came
here 10 attend the funeral of Fernando A Yzaaga
the brother of the duchess and Lady Lister Kaye.
other passengers Hammersley Heenan. en-
gineer in chief of the harbor at Cape Town, and
Professor Knight. of St. Andrews University. Fro
fessor knight Is to lecture ON philosophical sun
iects in Boston. on Friday evening he read To the
passengers several unpublished poems relating to
Queen Victoria. which are TO appear in book
form under the caption PRO Patra.' One OF the
poems was written by Lord Dufferin in 1851
The inspection Of the baggage by the customs
officers showed that the new men were becoming
better acquainted with their duties There was
one unpleasant incident which might be attributed
to the new regulation excluding friends from the
parts of the pier where the baggage is being ex-
amned TWO boys, Edward and Richard Williams
second cabin passengers. who had been sent over
Harry Meadnis. at Ncw-London. Conn were pre-
vented for some time by the new regulation from
meeting their relative. He had never seen them
The bows were aiken on the steamer again for
the night after going ashore. when their uncle, who
was waiting outside the dead line. managed TO get
We're w6fq 70 fbeR sne@ Gould dna speak s TO him
Consuelo the Dowager Duchess of Manchester
and Lady Lister-Kaye. who started TO leave the
pier as soon as they landed. were stopped because
on enc of them, depending from. the waist. was
bag containing handkerchlef' Ihey We're ideh'i-
Miss Merton Kemp had difficulty with number
received as presents while abroad. She exhibited
the bills for them to show their value, nut there
TO pass them at her valuation
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
MISSING CIPT1IN HEARD FROM
DEAD, APPEARS IN MANA
mo. VANCOUVER.

\ letter received at the office of Funch. Edye
G co Yesterday from Thomas TurnbulI & Sons
Of Whitby, England. owners OF the steamer
Eddie, revealed for the first time the where
abouts of Henry Adams Lund. who disappeared
rnysteriously in November. 1898. He is at Mana
irno. Vancouver, engaged in business. In 1928
I.und was captain Of the Eddie. The steamer
arrived at this port on November 1S. 1898, from
Iloio She was tied up az Doschers Sugar Re
fiuery. Long Island City. few days afte-
reaching this port pistol shot was heard in the
cabin of the steamer by the chief officer, named
johnson. Johnson started along the deck tow
ard. the cabin. when Captain Lund came upon
deck and remarked: II had a new pistol which
went off accidentally. There was nobody hurt
The cabin clock was smashed by the bullet
After Iurd disappeared II was said that per-
haps he had been murdered by his crew. and
that on this occasion he had shot at the steward
on November 10 Iund drew $3.50 at the office
of Funch. Edye & Co He then disappeared.
All sorts of stories went abroad regarding the
causes for his disappearance. Funch, Edye &
Co authorized the Pinkerton Detective Agency
10 offer a reward of $500 for his body and a
reward was also offered by the British Consul
General. Representatives of FunCh, Edge &
Co examined a score of bodies at the time in
the search for that of Lund. But these efforts
were without avail
The letter received yesterday says that a
brother Of I.und had received a letter from
him dated at NaraimO. In the letter Lund
says that he has dim recollection of buying a
railroad ticket from Philadelphia to Chicago and
another at Chicago for Seattle. The offers TO
reward the finder of Lunds body were with
drawn Yesterday after the letter received
Lund left wife and family in England
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
BOOKS IN THE SCHOOLS.

Borough Superintendent John Jasper believes
that in all the new schools which are shaped like
the letter III" one of the wings could be utilized
exclusively for such library. He emphasized the
importance OF supplying teachers with adequate
reference books. which could be had as soon as
there was demand for them.
city Superintendent w. III. Maxwell said that
sehoolhouses in the majority of cases are situ-
ated In the very heart OF the densely settled por-
lions OF the city. For this reason he believes that
they should be well equipped with interesting
ana Instructive books that they would illuminate
the darkest corners of the neghborhoods in which
they are placed.
NJ. % Brien, yesterday said:
We have prepared bill for the legislature
which VIII authorize the Board of Education to
grant $500 for the putting in of shelves in our
school libraries II the city accepts Mr. Carnegie
pian. i think his offer will make ii possible TO
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
mr.. ZIHlERMAN SAILS on UMBRI4
FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE DUKE OF MAN
CHESTER TAKES OCCASION TO DENY
CERTAIN STORIES

Among the passengers on the steamer Umbria
which sailed yesterday for Liverpool were Eugene
Zimmerman, of Cincinnati the father Of the
Duchess of Manchester. and Miss y. Evans her
aunt.
ication. Il am going over to spend month with
my daughter he said. "and for a rest I shall re-
turn in a month. There is no truth in the story
live in England. / shall leave the shin at Queens
Dublin for a day and from there go 70 Tanderapes
Castle The estate is only half an hours run from
Belfast expect TO spend the month there thoueb
may WISH the dukes estate at Kimbolton Eng
land"
is there any truth In the story recently pub
lished that you are soon be nnarredp..
mo. sir" he replied. That story is ul,a sor
others which have appeared from time m ti,,e T
read the story that the people of Cincinnati wante,
a chance to bid Il chair which had hear h~o,,
by the duke" he added laughing ''and have also
seen some funny cartoons in which 1rured - H.
said that he knew nothing of the breach of n-or,,so
suit against the duke Some one suggested that
young men do many foolish things before ths,, 90
married. and Mr.. Zimmerman said THAT Is 60 :,
Mr.. Zimmerman took occasion TO saw befors sa,,
ing that he had not been appealed 10 bv tba at.
TO pay for two dogs before the latter sailed for
home. The incident took place the Holland
House the day that the duke sailed IL was SAID
nobleman refused 10 pay large balance due ON
them Mr.. Zimmerman said that IL simply n
case of man desiring 10 sell two dogs and the
duke refusing 10 buy.
Mr.. Zimmerman has made arrangements for the
shipping TO Ireland of large quantity OF furniture
and bric-a-brae. some OF which is from bis home in
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
CERTIFICATES FILED WITH THE MAYOR

Walter B. Atterbury and George h Nanch1s'', NanT
representing the Republican County commit
Kings and New-York Counties. respecuVelN' -
the Mayors office yesterday ard fled the 80
Gates with the Mayor as required by law, resau
ing the selections for Commissioners or El1o1l-
The County Committee Of New-4ork m
Charles b Page ct No. 3st West Futy-siN'H -,
as It's selection, aud the Kings County ersahi
selected Michael J. Dady, as already amour ,.-
T-ha Dan,ocra+s have until Monday 20 file the,
recommendations with the Mayor. 1t was AZ
last night that conference would take sa.iss ais On
rhe Democratic Club tomorrow nlsht 20 90 So,,r-
the Democratic commissioners Corporaeloyla oyla~stser
sci Whalen said Yesterday that u was a..os ,-sr,
likely that the commissioners Would &c 'aH@
Manhattan and Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
WOULD SOLVE LIBRARY PROBLEM.
Mr.. KERNOCHAN THINKS THE NEW
BRANCHES NEED NOT ALL BE
BUILT AT ONCE

J Frederick Kernochan. president Of the New
York Free Circulating Library, discussed Mr. Car
negie's gift with enthusiasm yesterday. He said
that il it was accepted the library problem in this
city would be solved.
1T is a question" Mr.. KernOchan continued. IF
the city will be willing to condemn and buy sixty
FIVE sites. Then there is still a second question
the question Of where the sites shall be bought.
There are now libraries Of one kind or another in
almost every part Of the city. The selection of
sites near these libraries would doubtless lead the
libraries 10 amagamate with the Public Library
think that that will be of the indirect benefits
Of Mr.. Carnegie's gift If it is accepted.
;'As Mr.. Carnegie says In his letter, order for
sxty-fve libraries time is large one; and
as a matte of fact il would be an order almost
impossible 10 FILL The libraries could not he
equipped. for one thing The circulating library
has civil service systens but the system in its
present state is small that it could do little
toward manning the proposed branches.
'One passage in Mr.. Carnegie's letter deserves
particular attention. and that is the one in which
he says that he will supply his gift it may be
needed. This makes il appear that Mr. Carnegie
did not contemplate the simultaneous construction
OF the siXtH-fiVe branches. but rather their con-
he needed. The Circulating Library has built up
its system and its branches gradually. and any
sudden expenditure Of enormous of money
for the extension OF its work, well that Of
public library work in general, would be an abrupt
departure from The principles by which that work
However We could not afford to count that
much or an objection. since Mr.. Carnegie's gift
have the interest of the reading public AT heart
Speaking Of the amalgamation OF the Free Cir
hernOchan said that the Circulating Library was
getting together its securities and other possess
and the things handed over the act of amalgama-
uon would be complete
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
GET TOGETHER CLUB MEETING.

The Get Together Club will hold its next meeting
in the concert hall of Madison Square Garden
Tuesday evening, March 2s. IL is to be in
dustrial meeting. the subject to be talked about
and discussed being The Industrial Betterment
Movements for Improving the Condition of the En-
ployed." Mr.. Carnegie's gift of 100000 TO his
working people will come up for discussion ara
those who speak will probably suggest to Mr.. Cai
negie plan for his work on lines now carried out
by them.
Among those who will speak will be George il,
Daniels, general passenger agent Of the New-Yoik
Central Railroad; II. F. Porter. chief engineer ot
the Bethlehem Steel Company; Clinton L. Roe
sitter president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, and other Well known employers OF
labor W. Bayard Cutting will preside.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
LEGISLATURE WILL ACT. SAYS PIATT.

There no conference Of Republican leaders
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday and none is
scheduled for the immediate future. Senator Platt
was at the hotel and few Republicans called upon
him, but no question of moment was taken up.
Senator Platt expressed deep admira tion for An
drew Carnegie and his offer TO stabish sixty-fve
branch libraries in this city. Il don't think" said
the Senator, that there will be any hesitancy dis
played by the legislature in fulfilling it's part of
contract All of the members of the State legis-
lature who were seen echoed Senator Platts
marks.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
sHor HIMSELF DEAD TO ATorD Arrest.

Columbia s c. March 16 tSpeciaD-Arrheu w, ~ !,
a bench warrant that ordered them 70 eri"s
hody OF j. NJ Ashley dead or alive. into .h1 ~,
ence of the court in BarnweI. the constaoies -
only bring his dead body. Ashley. WHITE, nssn
had been indicted for housebreaking- He naa s
pardoned few months ago from tne PEN. IVner
where ne had been sent for grand larceny ar
indicted for housebreaking. he gave nono 10 fc-
pearance for trial He failed 70 come 70 SVrr vas
day. and a bench warrant was issued Asnl.,,
his home. and seeing the conStaclss apPio-
his house. he shot himself dead
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
CANAL C0uMITTEE IN BUFFALO.

Buffalo March ia special meeting Of the Canal
Enlargement Committee held this afternoon in
the Merchants Exchange 10 consider the canal
recommendation of Governor OdenL The principal
result OF. the session the appointment OF
committee. consisting of Spencer Clinton chairman;
George H. Raymond, Alfred Haines John Cunneen
and ex-senator Laughin, TO. confer with a COM
mittee composed of canal men from New-York and
intermediate points and agree on some plan or
improvement. which viii in due time be trans
mitted the Governor.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
schools with the best literature from the

stock our schools with the best literature from the
Public Library
Mr.. OBrien believes that the doors of the public
schools should be left for, greater part OF
the day and night-for eighteen hours, instead of
for seven hours He thinks that children and their
parents should have to the libraries OF these
buildings after the classes dismissed. He well
coined Mr.. Carnegie's gift. because il may eventu-
ally bring about such arrangement.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

pleased with i, hardly know how thank you your
kind I tried whole lot of things before
wrote 10 you There gentleman told me about
medicine how had cured his wife thought ] would
try bottle Of glad did for don't know what
would have done if had not been for Dr. Pieces Golden
Medical Discovery"
aud liver-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
SAID HIS AGE WAS r2O YEARS.
coLoREp MAN. ONCE SLAVE. DIES IN A BARN
IN WHICH HE LIVED ALONE.

IN WHICH HE LIVED ALONE.
James Garrison. old colored man who de-
clared that he over one hundred years DID,
was found dead in his bed in stable in Rich
mond Terrace. Port Richmond. Staten Island
Friday morning. The old man had lived alone
in the stable for nearly twenty-five years. sup
porting himself by odd jobs. and in later years.
when he became feeble. being cared for by resi-
dents in the vicinity.
Garrison born on Staten Island, and in his
youth slave belonging 10 the old Garri-
family. For a quarter OF a century
he was in the employ of Nicholas Duryea. who
lived at Port Richmond. coachman. When
the Duryea family moved away some twenty
five years ago, Garrison remained In the stable
The old man gave his age as 120 years.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
COPPER COMPANY INCORPORATED

Trenton. n. j.. March l6.-The Coconino Copper
Company, capital 900. was incorporated here
to-day 10 mine and smelt copper and other ores
The incorporates Donald Grant of Fairbaut
Mimi; Laurence p. Boyle. of Chicago, and Thomas
T. Noonan, jr.. of Bayonne. n. ].
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

Of ,b. seahoard Air Line system, at a price SAID
to be par and interest The loan Il seenIeus Al
deposit of consolidated per cent SeaooaIGG .s-
Line bonds hypothecated az IS per cent OF th7i' -
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

Cincinnati He refused TO say whether he would
render the duke financial and other assistance. but
ii learned from friend Of Mr.. zimmerman
that he will ''see the duke" through.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

IN e q u a ntity u q
e quality of the food they
eat and in the manner
M of its consumption men
and women sin each
day against the laws of
4 health. Those who
will not heed Natures
warnings cannot escape
her punishments, and dys-
pepsia or stomach rtroublen
is the inyariable penalty of
careless eating.
There is no other medicine
for diseases of the stomach
and allied organs of digestion
and nutrition which can conf
pare with DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. II cures
these diseases perfectly and
permanently, and enables the
building up Of the whole body
into vigorous health.
II took two bottles Of DR.. pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery for storn-
ach trouble. writes Clarence Sarnes
Esq, OF Taylorstowr. Locdouu Co.
Va. at did me SO much good that
] didn't take any more. / can cat
-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
THE Law

OF health has no uniformed guardians of its peace.
II II had there would be arrests innumerable in
every restaurant every day of the year. Both in
New-York tribune., 1901-03-17

THE SEABOARD AIR BOND SYNDICATE
1t is understood that Vermilye & Co and Hail
sarten & c. are included in the syndicate which
recently purchased sloooo0oo ger cent gold bonds
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-21
savaes Denunciation.

New York, Oct. IA London Times
special to the New York Times says:
The L.okal Anzeiger says a Berlin cor
respondent publishes savage and
groundless denunciationS of Great
Britain alleging that troops at Middle
burg placed Boer women and children
beside the cannon to prevent the Beers
from firing. The correspondent remarks
that the Berlin Post, in spite of these
daily orgies of malignant falsehood and
slander. asks the British press mot to
SOW the seeds of mistrust of Germany
in Europe" The dispatch adds that one
day it is Great Britain the next the
United States that is singled out for de-
nunciation. The Kreuz Zeitung says
the Spanish-American war has done
more than anything else to open the
eyes of the Latin states of America to
the fate preparing for them by the
Anglo-Saxon north
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-21
RUSSIA MUST BORROW.
Notwithstanding Contradictions
New Loan Is Expected

New York, Oct. 21.-Discussing the
expected Russian loan, London Times
special to the New York Times quotes
a st. Petersburg correspondent as say
ing:
THE finance minister's declaration
that neither at the time of the czar's
visit to France nor afterward has there
been any question of any loan, need
cause no surprise. The rumors of
forthcoming loan is consistently con-
tradicted, yet among the general public
the belief is practically universal that
another loan is impending.
''It is one of NJ Whites best known
characteristics to deny vehemently all
intentions of borrowing until a loan is
about to be issued and secrecy is no
longer possible.
"A story is current in well Informed
quarters to the effect that the czar is
much incensed at the caricatures IN
French and German comic papers at
the time of his French visit, represent
ing him as an impecunious mendicant-
One result of his majestys irritation is
alleged to be an order that no new loan
be raised for some time"
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-21
NOT YET SETTLED.
Convention Regarding Bagdad Rail-
way Far From a Conclusion.

New York. Oct 21.-London Times
special to the New York Times says:
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Times says the convention regard
ing the Bagdad railway is far from be-
ing brought to a conclusion. The Kill
ometric guarantee occasions difficulties.
The statement that the porte has offer
ed to conclude the convention promptly
in return for pecuniary facilities is al
together erroneous. Doubtless, hOwev-
er. the Germans would lend financial
assistance if the porte, granting all they
ask, including the Koweft extension,
would expedite the conclusion of the
convention.
The Novoe Vremeya publishes an ar
ticle on the Persian Gulf quoted by the
Odessa correspondent of the Times. 1t
is written by a Russian, who states that
in January, 1900, German mission Wis
tied kOweit, accompanied by the Ger
man consul general at Constantinople,
and several engineers. The mission, in
the name of the sultan, asked the sheik
to cede to it the village of Kabne, situ-~
ated on the northern shore of the Kow-
cit inlet The cession of this village to
the Bagdad Railway company Is re-
garded as highly expedient.
While declaring that the sultan's wish
was law, the sheik has said he found it
impossible to make over the village,
since he was unable to answer for the
acts of the Arabs.
What you build today would be torn
up tomorrow" said Sheik Mubarakh.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-21
TO CORNER COPPER TRADE.
New York Plans to Handle the Entire
Business.

New York, Oct 21.-A movement is
on foot, according to the Journal of
Commerce, by which 1T is hoped to
make New York a greater copper trad
ing center The project originated in
the New York metal exchange where to
the present time dealings have been
confined exclusively to lake copper. The
latter is produced by a few large con-
Germs, of which the largest, the Calumet
and Hecla company, has a regular out
let through consuming channels for its
product In round numbers the total
output of lake copper is about $4,000
tons year, three-fifths of which is the
product of the company above men
toned. The yearly production of all
kinds of copper in the United States
amounts to about 100000 tons, the lake
output consequently representing
scarcely a fifth of the total. It is pro-
a contract through which dealings on
large scale, as in other staples, would
be practicable. Since there is no duty
on foreign copper imported into the
United States, the new contract, it is
learned. will be made to include copper
from all parts of the world, thus giving
a total annual production of over 50O,-
600 tons as a basis of operations in the
metal 1t is also said that the pro-
posed contract will cover both the
rough and the refined metal on the
basis of not less than 90 per cent. of
fine copper. metal testing under that
not being agreed delivery. This radical
change from present methods of dealing
in copper on the exchange is expected
by its projectors to open a new field for
operation.