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New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
BURGLAR CAUGHT IN FIFTH-AVE.
CHASED FROM A PLAYHOUSE WHICH HE
HAD TRIED TO ROB IN DAYLIGHT

John Jackson, coored, who says he is from
Washington held in $1,000 bail by Magistrate
Cornell in Jefferson Market police court yesterday
morning. charged with attempted burglary. Jack
son was caught at EleIenth-st. and Fifth-ave. by
Detective Mona CHAN, of the Mercer-st. station on
Saturday afternoon, after he had tried to rob the
apartments of Mrs. Carrie Thompson In the apart
ment house at No. 20 West Eleventh-st.
Mrs. Thompson was in the front Of her apart
ments at 1:3O o'clock on Saturday afternoon. She
heard a noise in the dining room and. turning, saw
a shadow. She rushed into the dining room and
there found Jackson. When she asked him what
he wanted he answered by reaching into his pocket
and pulling out treacherous looking dirk HE
then told her TO keep quiet and, still facing her.
he backed out into the hall.
As he closed the door after him Mrs. Thompson
set up a cry Louis Meier. the janitor OF the
apartments, was in the hall AS jackson dashed
past him he tried to catch him. Jackson made a
desperate lunge at Meier with his knife and the
ianitor retreated
Then Jackson dashed into the street and ran
toward Eeventh-st.. with Meier and several ten
ants of the house In full pursuit. Detective Mon
Afghan, who was passing the house at the time.
Joined in the chase. and ran Jackson down at
Flfth-ave.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
WHISKEY CAUSES CHILD's DEATH.
SHE ASKED FOR THE LIQUOR AND AN OLDER
SISTER GAVE IT TO HER

SHE ASKED FOR THE LIQUOR AND AN OLDER
SISTER GAVE IT TO HER
Lena Gelt, eight years old. daughter of Levy
Gelt trickman, at No. 22s Livingstone-st. New
ark died on Saturday night from the effects of
drinking whiskey. On Saturday morning the child
complained or feeling unwen No attention was paid
10 the child. and she left in the care of her
sister Martha, fourteen years old. Lena thought
"hlskey would cure her. and asked her sister to
get her some. Martha found a bottle of whiskey
IN closet, and placed il. with a glass. table
near Lena, leaving her while she attended to some
household work. Lena was alone for some time
ana when Martha returned She was frightened at
the child s condition. Most of the whiskey had
peen drunk by her, and she was in a state of
stupefaction.
The mother was summoned and vainly enGeav-
ored 70 arouse the child She was then put to bed
and DR.. Charles A. Schneider, of No. 172i5 Bel
mOnt-ave., was called in The doctor worked over
the patient for eight hours. Late in the afternoon
Lena was taken with conyulsOns and the doctor
then called in DR.. Paul w. Fleger. of No. 24s
Springheld-ave. Electricity was used as last re-
sort and the girl temporarily rallied; At O'Clock
she seemed TO have improved so much as TO be out
OF danger, and the doctors left the house Two
hours aferward the girl had heart failure, and she
died at 10 o'clock The case was reported to County
Physician Washington who gave certificate OF
alcoholic poisoning.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
CHESS.
RICHARDSON RESIGNS FROM GAME WITH
LAsKER AFTER FIFTY MOVES

The fourth of a series of match games was
played at the Manhattan Chess Club yesterday
afternoon and evening when Richardson the
Brooklyn expert, was pitted against Dr. Lasker
For the fourth consecutive time Lasker lost the
toss Tor the move. On White playing a Ruy
Lopez, the champion again relied on the Berner
Defence which he adopted against Hymes last
week. but he altered his play the fourth move
At first the play nearly even Later on how
ever, Richardson made mistake, which enabled
the champion TO win a Pawn. When Lasker made
his last move before the adjournment at 6 O'Clock
he almost made mi:take, which would have
been fatal. He had already played his Rook on
Queens square, but Just as he was about TO re-
lease the piece he that Richardson would have
mated him in moves.
After a long fight. lasting for ffty moves Ritb-
ardson resigned. The score:
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
WAYNE BELVIN ARRESTED.
WANTED TO SEND A WARNING TELEGRAM
TO THE PRESIDENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUxEI
Buffalo. May 5.--Wayne Belvin, of New-York
was turned over to the Buffalo police Tonight
and later. after an examination. was released.
Detective Holmlund took him into CUSTODY at
the Iroquois Hotel. When arrested Belvin had
presented to the operator at the Iroouois the
following telegram:
George B. Cortelyou, Paso del Norts Tax
IeI PRESIDENT his train will be DESTROYED bv
dynamite in Arizona. Send rider ahead
WAYNE BELVIN
When his telegram was intercepted, Belvin
said to Detective Holmlund, who asked him
what was the source of his information: II got
1t by wireless teegraphy from Marie Coreln in
London"
Belvin also talked about plot to destroy the
fah-Arnerlcan Exposition because of the re-
fusai OF the company to give to the workmen a
part in the profits
he was taken to Police Headquarters and
after some questioning was allowed TO go II
was thought that he was drunk.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
PROFITS or KANSAS WHEAT CROP.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND YOUNG MEN WANTED TO
ASSIST IN HARVESTING IT.

Wichita. Kan. May s (speciaD-Fifteen thou
sand young men are wanted in Kansas to assist
in harvesting the wheat crop of the State. For
this number the average wages OF 81 a day will be
paid These young are preferred from the
East for the reason that 4 ma iority OF them who
come out will remain and thus swell the population
OF the State.
The wheat crop of Kansas promises to be one
OF great moment. The crop experts have pre-
dicted that one hundred million bushels Will be
raised For this the residents OF the State will get
least $4,000 900. The wheat crop OF the last
three years has been sold for enough money to
plaster the entire State with 81 bills The wheat
OF this year If placed I'm box OF average size
would make a train reaching from Wichita TO New
York The money expended In harvesting the crop
will be in the neighhorhood Of s. an acre so the
OF planting and harvesting the will reach
the astounding figure OF $25,o0o 500 The farmer
will therefore, II he gets only 30 cents bushel.
hav. a clear profit Of 80 pei cent without having
TO turn his hand II he does not to.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
MYSTERY IN coLoRED WoMAN'S DEATH.
HAD BEEN SEEN IN THE COMPANY OF A TOUGH
LOOKING WHITE MAN.

The West ne-hundred- and d-twenty -ffth-st. sta
tion police and the coroners office yesterday partly
solved the mystery in the finding on Saturday
night of a dying colored woman in Reids stables.
Nos. and II West One-hundred- -and-thirty-
seventh-st. The was found in one OF the
delivery wagons by OF the drivers. She had
been assaulted. Her mead was mass OF bruises
and lay in a pool of blood. She died within short
time after being admitted TO the Harlem Hospital
Coroner's Physician Williams performed an
autopsy. He found that death had been caused
by a cerebral hemorrhage and alcoholism The
detectives found two men who had seen the woman
in the company OF a tough looking white man
about twenty four years old These witnesses are
John Barry and James Meehan the bartender and
proprietor respectively, of the saloon at No 2zoO
Fifth-ave. Barry said the woman had been a
patron of Meehan's saloon. He said she had a
white man with her Saturday night While
being served with drinks the white man talked
with Barry He said he had been in night earlier
in the evening with the womans negro lover. and
had been compelled to knock the black man out
He exhibited a cut the right hand an inch lonS
which he said he had received from razor.
general alarm has been sent out for the white man.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
CONDITIONS IN COLOMBIA.
THE REVOLUTION HAS DEGENERATED INTO A
GUERILLA WARFARE.


Kingston. jamaica May 5-Claude c. Mallet
the British Consul at Panama, arrived here to-
day on the steamer Atrato. on his way 10 Eng
land. Mr. Malet asked about conditions
in Colombia. and said that the revolution there
had degenerated into guerilla warfare and that
the strength OF the rebels was not known. One
week perhaps five thousand men are in the field.
while the next week there will be but one thou
sand. as the rebels are In the habit OF returning
TO their homes in order 10 gather supplies and
the following week they are out in full force
again.
The Colombian Government has taken the
most strict precautions tc guard the most i'm
portant towns OF the country. especially Pana-
ma. which is considered to be perfectly safe In
spite Of the strong garrsons, however, the rebels
occasionally manage to get near enough TO the
towns TO inflict damage by sniping. No
ganized attack has been made during the last
two months
The country is altogether unsettled in con-
sequence of the continuation of the struggle
business is paralyzed, the merchants are
AFRAID to trade under the present conditions
The people In the interior of the country are
suffering as a result of the trade stagnation
The Colombian Government said Mr.. Malet Is
exercising very strong precautions In order to
prevent news affecting IL from leaking out of
the country
hghttng last week In the interior from Savanilla
and Baranquilla. The rebels repulsed attack
of the government forces. with heavy losses on
both sides.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
TENEMENT H0USE COMMISSION DINNER

The Twilight Club founded in 1883. will celebrate
its S0Oth meeting by complimentary dinner on
Thursday May 9. at the ST. Denis Hotel. to the
president and members OF the Tenement House
Commission. Three OF the commission MEM
bers of the club Members of the Social Reform
Club and Sanitary Protective League are also in
terested in the dinner, application for seats at
which may be made 10 the secretary. Charles +.
Wingate No. Willam-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
DREssMAkER DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID

Dora Fields. forty-one years old, widow. who
supported herself by dressmaking. committed sui
eide yesterday on the roof of her home, No. 7S2
Newark-ave Jersey City. by drinking carbolic acid
Notwithstanding the secluded place she selected.
she was seen by Thomas Shea. who happened to
be the roof of his home, No. q Ferrs-st.. and
who gave an alarm. Mrs. Fields alive when
her friends reached her. but died in the ambulance
before reaching the City Hospital. She had no
children
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
MARRIAGE AND DrFoRcE LAW DISCUSSED

Orange May (SpeciaD.-The w-England So
ciety Of Orange at its meeting last night held
spirited discussion the uniform marriage and
divorce law question. and by a small majority de-
cided against the proposed constitutional amend
ment giving Congress the power to legtslate on this
matter These members were elected: Hamilton s
COrwin, Frank II. Jamison, Frank c. HOyt. y. ID.
Moulds and II. A Hickok.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
WHITE
MR. TRUESDALE on d.. L. AND " STRJEy

William II. Truesdale president of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad. when asked
yesterday about the strike of the companys en-
ployes at Scranton said:
! understand that all the employed in the
car repairing, blacksmith and paint shops TO tho
number of one thousand. have struck because we
suspended an employe. Their action was very mn
just. because the man. Hicks grossly dsobeyed the
companys rules in quitting work and leaving the
grounds without p permit. / am not Informed
whether the men will go back to work to-day or
not IL they do not their places will probably he
quickly supplied. Their going out will make No
real hardship for for several weeks to core he
cause our rolling stock is just now In first class
condition.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06

YOUNG MEN WENT FISHING AND CAPsIzED
THEIR BOAT.

THEIR BOAT
Ballston n Y, May 5.-Farquhar McLennon.
twenty-four years old, and Charles NJ Arnold. jr.,
seventeen years old, employed in the IdleWild
Paper MIL drowned Saturday in Saratoga
Lake. four miles east of this village. The left
their homes In this village early In the morning to
spend the forenoon fishing. They rode their wheels
to the lake. and procured boat from J. ]. Hay
ward. They went on the water about a. m. and
that was the last seen of them alive.
a bout p Harry Earl and Beecher Sanders,
lads from this village, discovered large fiat boat
bottom upward about quarter of a mile out
from Stony Point apparently anchored. They in
formed Hayward. and he recognized 1t as the boat
Arnold and McLennon had taken. Search was then
made by dragging the lake, and about 1880 p. m.
McLennon's body recovered. Search with
graphing hooks continued for Arnod's body
until noon to-day without success The waves
were then running so high in the wind that II be-
came dangerous to continue the work. and II was
temporarily suspended. Both expert swim
says he was fishing on the lake Saturday fore
and two men in boat at a distance
About IL o'clock the wind blew hard that he
rowed ashore noticing that the men not then
on the lake and thought they had gone TO land
Coroner McCarty has the matter in charge, and
a member of Kayaderosseras Lodge. l. o.
o. F. and unmarried, and left mother. a sister
and young brothers. Arnold left parents a
brother and three sisters.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
RAILROAD SWITCH TOWER BURNED

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companv had an
other hre yesterday morning. when switch tower
at the end OF Thirty-ninth-st. was burned causing
a loss OF s2.0o. There is no suspicion OF ncen
aiarlsrn IN this case ii was determined tha. tn.
pla<c was caused by the crossing OF elecfric wire
wltnln the last year the company has had q s,ir
Ssssoh on nres, which has caused President Great
Inner liner 20 order thorough investigation int, the
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
FRENCH CRUISER AT PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, May 5.-The French cruiser ID Es-
trees which is the way to the French North At
lantic naval station, on the Newfoundland coast,
arrived here to-day from Nassau. The cruiser will
remain about ten days. and may stop at New-York
on her way North. Signo- Pissoli, the French
consul this port. will pay official visit the
commander of the cruiser tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
WILL NOT RENEW WAREHOUSE BOND.

The United States Internal Revenue Bureau has
been Informed by the Brooklyn Wharf and Ware
house Company that II will not the bond
Tor the warehouse at Commerce-st. and the water
front Brooklyn. The warehouse has been used
exclusively for the storage of fruit liquors, of
~hlch there are now three thousand packages in
Storage. This liquor will have TO be regauged be-
iore the bond expires. in June.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
FIFTr-sIY YEARS IN THE MINISTRY.

Montclair. May (SpeciaD.-The Rev. DR.. Ben
jamin F. Bradford. pastor Of the Cedar Grove Con-
gregationaI Church and father OF the Rev. Amory
II. Bradford of Montclair. completed his hfty-sixth
year in the ministry during the last week. He
is eighty-two years old and formerly
the pastor of churches in New-York and New
Jersey. For the last twelve years he has been
the pastor Of the Cedar Grove Church.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
GoTERNoR ToORHEEs IMPRorING.

Elizabeth. May (SpeciaD.-GovernOr Voorhees, Is
not yet able to be out Of. bed. and ii may be the
middle of next week before he is permitted to 20
out His condition. however. continues to steadily
improve The indications that IL may be two
weeks before he resume his official duties.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
PRINCETON SEMINARY COHuENCEHEyT.

Princeton. May 5-Commencement exercises at
princeton Theological Seminary began with bac-
calaureate services this morning in Miller Chapel
The Rev. DIR. Marcus A Brownson. OF Phiadel-
pha, preached. Tomorrow the annual meeting
Of the Board Of Trustees will be held.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
NEW FIRE HOUSES FOR HONTCL4IR.

Montclair. NAV CspeciaD-work is to be begun
this week on three new fire houses, to cost in the
neighborhood of s21. COO Contracts for fourth
structure are to be given out in a few days
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
TROLLEY CAR HITS FURNITURE vIy
MAN AND BOY INJURED AND TAKEN TO rHv
HOSPITAL.

Elizabeth, May (SpeciaD.-A furniture van he
longing to Joseph Tanner. of No. u6 Orchard-ss
New-York. was struck by trolley car last nlSbs
In North Broad-st-. in the outskirts OF Elizabeth
The driver Of the van, Louis Finn. of New-York
was thrown 10 the ground and badly cut about the
head, and Isaac Strickler. a boy who was rfdIny
with him, was also thrown of the van and bruised
about the body. The horses were slightly hurt
TIE fender OF the trolley was smashed. hp-
the nnOtorrnan escaped unhurt. Finn and Strcklsr
we're taken TO the Elizabeth General Hospital
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
FOUR TIPPED OUT OF 4 SURREY.

MISS MAUD RAYMOND. AN ACTRESS. IN a SPEED
WAY ACCIDENT
Mounted Policeman Fitzgerald reported last night
that Il surrey had been overturned In the Speedway
near One-hundred -sixtieth-st in the afternoon
The pole broke and the team away turning
the surrey over. In it were Mr.. and Mrs w D.
Johnson of No. 474 Central Park West: Jacob Levy
and Miss Maud Raymond, of No. l03 West Seventy
seventh-st. Except for slight bruises, OF the
occupants of the vehicle were hurt Miss Raymond
Is actress.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
THE REV. DIR. DODs TO LECTURE.

MontcIair May IS ,eciaD.-The Rev DR.. Marcus
Dods OF Edinburgh. Scotland. will begin series
of lectures on the Bible in this town on Tuesday.
under the management Of the Bible Teachers Col
lege.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
BEGGED THE rooRnAy TO SHOOT HIM.
MAN CHARGED WITH ROBBERY SAYS HIS FATHER
WAS GENERAL IN THE GERMAN ARMY.

Robert Braun. who gave the of Franz
Miller was arrested in Newark Saturday for
robbing a house IN Barclay-st. companion or
Braun named Herman Schmidt also arrested
for the crime. The men boarded at Mechanic and
Mulberry SITS. and the stolen goods were found In
Schmidt's trunk.
Braun when he found that his real name had
been learned by the police. passionately appealed
to the doorman 10 shoot him. He said his father
was a general in the German army, and that he
had been a lieutenant. He had evidently contem-
plated suicide, as he wrote in his cell a request
that his sister in Germany be notified OF his death
and asked that his body be not cut UP. 1t is be-
lieved that other robberes be fastened upon the
New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
SENATOR RUSSELL DEAD.

Troy, n. Y. May 6-Senator Michael Russell died
morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
~ ANERIclN W0u4N.

Professor Muns,erberg. in The International
Monthly.
In America, the other hand the women are
the real supporters of the ideal endeavors IN
not few fields their influence is the decisive
one: in al fields this influence is felt, and the
whole system tends ever more and more TO push
the men out and the women in
Theatre managers claim that - per cent Of
their patrons women. No one can doubt
that the same percentage would hold for those
who attend ART exhibitions and even for those
who read magazines and literary works in gen
eral and We might as well continue with the
same somewhat arbitrary figure Can We deny
that there are about - per cent Of women
among those who attend public lectures or who
go 10 concerts. among those who look after pub
lie charities and the work OF the churches /
do not remember ever 10 have been IN a Ger
man exhibition where at least half OF those
present Were not men. but do remember art
exhibitions in Boston, EeW-York and Chicago
where according To my actual count. the men IN
the hall were less than . per cent OF those pres
ent As = matter Of course the patron de-
ternines the direction which the development
will take As the political reader Is more re
sponsible for the yellow press than IS the editor
50 an the nOn-political functions OF pubHc NE
must slowly take under these conditions, the
stamp OF the feminine taste and type when
must have again the further effect of repelling
man from il more and more. The result Is an
essemination Of the higher culture. which Is an
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

the roses in her garden against a painful back
ground Of poverty, enmity and intrigue. Ro-
mantle is this tale. IT is made. in its vivid
presentation of character and situation. 10 Wear
an air Of realism that do care 10 question.
II is enough 10 surrender 10 its spell and ac-
knowledge The authors happy invention and the
admirable handling Of her plot. II is well that
she provided a fortunate ending 10 the sorrows
of her chlldlke heroine; We do not believe that
her readers would have forgiven any other IL
their liking for Valencia and her ~BeeI."
Mr.. Wes's laughter provoking story. Her
Ladyship's Elephant" was a slight but clever
extravaganza; the book introduced under the
subtitle Of A Novel Of Modern Diplomacy is
ponderOus and dreary caricature which reads
as if il had been made over from a stage play
The peculiarly hippant hero. with tendency
toward getting into dismal plights is. We can't
but believe, meant for the footlights \ more
stupid and vulgar set ot characters. a plot more
far fetched and numbering. il would not be easy
10 find among recent novels. II imposes a strain
on credulity which is not lessened by any at
tractiveness Of style. As play, il might be n
dured, though with suffering; as a novel. it is
only worth forgetting
''MonOnia' is love story told gently and
placidly by who evidently feels no special
pleasure in the telling Except for the not very
definite relation Of the efforts for national free
dom made by the Young Ireland party in
The troubled times of Is the scene might
have been set in any region given to English
speech. We opened the book with interest
inspired by the expectation that the authors
own "reminiscences would have given freshness,
vigor and dramatic color to his narrative. but We
closed it in keen disappointment. His characters
tame and conventional-they are types that
have appeared and reappeared often that one
could almost read their dialogue with shut eyes
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

passed without debate For the discharge of
the national debt Of s130O00000 within .se
period or fourteen years the cou-trv was in
oeoted, as Calhoun pointed out after his friends
DEATH TO Lowndes's favorite measure Of tbs
sinking fund
AS speaker Lowndes was calm. moderate.
pi@cucaI' Judicial He provoked little ennity
ana has been called, indeed the mediator of
the House" He had no small y mites and was
Tor a man Of the South. singularIy tolerant. Rut-
ledse mas told the story Of a dinner with
LoWndes at wayside inn, where. after nuc1
political talk, stranger said to the Congress
man; Sir. want you 10 do me favor. 7 have
written piece for our paper. but am not used
TO writing, and though ! know what I mean
there may be mistakes. You seem 10 be a fair
minded man; viii you correct il for ne?"
Mr.. Lowndes took the paper. corrected il care
fGIly, and. returning il. said: What DO Won
know Of this gentleman that makes YOU think
so badly Of him." Nothing positively renlie3
the man, but am tired of hearing him praised p.
every one talks Of him and praises him and
when You hear nothing but good OF man thera
must be something very bad somew here Mr.
LoWndes smiled and said more. When they
had resumed their journey Mr.. Rutledge asked
OF whom the man had written. OF me: he
considers me a snake in the grass and warns
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

the world against me" And you have correct
ed his letter." Certainly; every man has a
right 10 express his O. inions"
Only once in the course Of this volume DO We
find any record of vigorous anger the part of
our self-contained South Carolinian. This had
10 do with his denunciation # the caucus pr.l-
ciple which he called "abominab.e." He never
attended a caucus. deeming them uncc nstitu-
tional" says note left bv his wife. "on one
occasion being pressed to do 50 10y Mr.. Calhoun
he answered: No Calhoun. l shall give my
views in the House" His nomination To the
Presidency was disliked by him largely because
il was made in caucus.