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New-York tribune., 1901-11-19

NEw-YoRK MAN WHO WAS ROBBED ON PACIFIC
COAST TELDGRAPIS HERE

NEw-YoRK MAN WHO WAS ROBBED ON PACIFIC
COAST TELEGRAPHS HERE.
According to a dispatch from Portland, Ore, Al
bert F Iowenthal, diamond broker from New
York, who arrived there Saturday, robbed
that evering of $4,000 worth of diamonds and $500
worth of gold. Mr.. Lowenthal registered at the
Portland Hotel, and took room on the ground
floor He left the hotel about O'Clock, and when
he returned found that his trunk had been pried
open and that the diamonds and gold were missing.
Albert r. Lowenthai has office at No 81
Maiden Lane. He caters 20 the Pacific Coast trade
and makes trip there every year at about this
time. He left this city on October %, carrying
with him a large stock of diamond rings, brooches
scarfpins and other mouEted goods, in addition
a quantity of loose diamonds. He is a member of
the Jewellers Protective Union, which has an
Office No. IL John-st- Ira Goddard, the head of
this concern. has received a dispatch from Mr.
Lowenthal. He Immediately communicated with
the Pinkerton Detective Agency, which has an
Office in Portland, and detectives put on the
case. Mr.. Lowenthars stock. IL is said, is fully
covered by insurance in the Jewellers Safety Fund
Society.
Mr. Goddard said yesterday that Mr.. Lowentha
had been in the jewelry business for many years
and this was the first loss he had sustained. He
carried his goods in the ordinary jewellers trunk
which was ironbound and secured by three locks.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
NEW-YORK CITY.

conference will be held this evening at the
home OF Constant A. Andrews. No 1871 Madison
ave- to consider conditions In Little Africa and
plans for work among the cclored people living
there.
The funeral Of Henry Burr ex-superintendent OF
the Society for the Prevention of Crime. who died
on Saturday will be held this morning at his home
No ia West One cumberland twelfth-st
The New-York Skin and Cancer Hospital. at Its
annual meeting on November 15 elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. ]. Cleveland Cady' vice.
president. william c. Witter; secretary Dr. L.
Duncan Bulky: treasurer. Edward Winslow
Henry w Bookstaver for twenty-nine years
Justice o. the Supreme Court was initiated INTO
New-York University Chapter OF the Delta chi
legal fraternity at the chapter house, NO. es WASH
ington Square South last week
The Episcopal Pro-Cathedral. No. 13o Stanton
81 will celebrate henefacters' day Saturday
At a reception from 10 p. m. the Rev Dr-
C;rosyenor Jacob A Riis and r. Fulton Cutting
Will speak.
The Madison Square Republican Club. Of the
XXVih Assembly District. will give dinner on
December "A at the Madison Square Concert Han
ir honor of John A. Weekes jr.. and Herbert Par
sons who have been reelected. respectively. 10
the Assembly and the Board of Aldermen II Is
expected that Justice jerome will be present Jop
Z. Hedges wilt preside.
The steamship Ctta Di Torino of la Veloce Line
will sail from Newly on November q. instead
., November 10 The vessel was delayed by rough
weather.
Postmaster Van Cott announces that the maiis
from Hong Kong October IS; Shanghai. October 2S
Yokohama October 30, and Honolulu. November 10
which arrived at San Francisco on the steamer
China were dispatched east on November lS and
are due in New-York on the morning OF No'eih-
Der 2I
One hundred and thrty-eight law students were
sworn in as members of the bar yesterday in the
Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court Presd-
Ing Justice Van Bru-t presided. but the customary
address of congratulatfon and exhortaton was de-
llvered by Justice Hatch.
The United States Civil Service Commission an
nounces that. the request OF the Board OF visit
ors to the United States Naval Observatory an
examination will be held December II. Il and
13 at various places throughout the United states
FOR the position of assistant astronomer in the
s., $50 IL year
The seventy eighth meeting and dinner OF the
Paint OIL and Varnsh Club will be held at the
Drug Club No. 100 William-st. November q at
p. IN.
The St Andrews Society will hold its annual
dinner at Delrnonicos November 30 Among
those who are expected to speak Robert G.
A collection of antiques formed by Andrew j.
Costello of Pine Grove Penn to he sold at auc-
tion on Thursday Friday and Saturday, is now on
exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms, No
23S Fifth-ave.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
TO OPEN NEW COAL MINES IN TENNESSEE.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. l8 observation-disclosures
znent made today that Nathaniel Baxter. jr..
had rendered his resignation president OF the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and
after December : Will be associated with Colonel
Jeremiah Baxter ard the ST. Louis syndicate the
executive head of the Cumberland Coal. and Coke
Company The extent Of the mineral land holdings
OF the Cumberland company ie between four and
SIX hundred thousand acres. The Crawford prop
critics and the Seiderhaus properties TO be con-
Soiidated and by the first OF the year II Is
exrected that the work Of opening new Goa and ore
mines viii have begun. The capital stock OF the
Cumberland company is Sooo.0e Several thousand
coke ovens be constructed without delay, and
within eighteen months the output FROM them and
from the various nsres will be large. The lands
are located on the Cumberland plateau
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
MOSS ON POLICE HEROISH.
HE TALKS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT 1O lhh
CONGREGATIONAL. CLUB.

HE TALKS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT TO The
CONGREGATIONAL. CLUB.
The CONGREGATIONAL Club OF New-York met III inc
CT Denis Hotel last night The supoecI ioi ',i7
evening was Modern Heroes" Frank MOSS spoke
on baroee IN the Police Department j. Ii 5heH-eio
~ beross In the Fire Department, and MAJOR
1Ior.oa 7 Piper on heroes in the life saving SER
vice. ,..- -
Mr. Mos. opened his speech with n ptier ar
raignment of the present ADMINISTRATOR" VI 'i'e
Police Department AZ an example OF the heroishi
t,r among the officers OF the department, he tod
the story Of Captain Walsh, who was r&hsiefle'-
from, the one-hrndrcd -an6-trenty siYth-st station
heeause the performance OF his duty LED MN INTO
conflict with the distric* lca6er. Percivai Nagie-
cone of walsb's men," said Mr.. Moss. arrested a
gambler Magic wZnt "a the t.71atriSSi''lff ana 're
,o1Fc.r,sn was nut on trial. Then Walsh went to
the Commissioner and told hin that the man mad
done his duty and II anything was wrong ne. 1ap-
tain Walsh at fault. not the patFotinfA. lnis
action of Walshs, done quietly atl1 ",tI!oGt ar5
puhItcity was an example of rlcoern hcfoisH III
The Police Department AS a reward Tor ms courage
Walsh was asked where he would llh" 10 Dc trans
ferred to- and later trancierTtc
Mr. Moss gave vivid account OF tha4viduai cases
of bravery shown by policemen in the me OF their
duty, and pointed out that some OF t9e oLaNeso i
deeds performed before 1895 unrecoroed ny the
Tammany officials, and the Strong administration
forced dig out ard fix up the homo rolls
which had been neglected ana abandoned
THE last act Of the StronE Police Department
said Mr. Moss order the publication or the
honor roll. This order was never carried into
terest in honor rolls. They were more interested
IN connections with men that paid Tor their con
and prsy for own sake the sake Of the city and
for the sake of the honest men on the force. that
shall be able soon to point with Just PRIDE
+he 'foirest'"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
IIOLBROOK TO HEAR DEN Ehh oAen

Deputy Police Commissioner DeverS' whose heai
Two On the charge of oppression was set Gown LOT
Yesterday before Justice Jerome in the court oi
Special Sessions, did not appear IN coui. 80
b,+ uould adjourn the hearing and arrange 10 nave
:, so On before q magistrate. In open court he
saiG: . ,.eoro mo
"All the cases scheduled for hearing oelore me
,,,.d,,res,.ncial!y includinR-the beFerS case
-, -, srr,r-ed 70 Macistrate Cornell Deputy
Assistant ,strlct Attorney Cans is now conferrihs
with Magistrate Cornell -. ~. Police Court
i-i.ees @ - declared that Magistrate Cotheii
said he could net take the cases on 'i'e s- ~
;'e vas ,,out TO take vacation ~, ,o,ordor In
nefice jerorne after finishing rp the cdieS M Sa mn
the Ccnf' oISopnced oI that ali Of the police cases
i,,dnr that of Devery, would be ad1oarned I uI
ic.tuS eFteTnoon at o'clock wien theF MoLiu
be hoard hv Justice Hohrcok sitting as b has'S
Tra+
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
MUST PROVE MARRIAGE TO KEEP ROOMS.

MRS PADGErTE MUST ANSWER THE ALI.EGA-
TIoNs OF THE IRoQUoIs LANDLORD.
Justice Lawrence, in the Supreme Court handed
down decision yesterday in the application of
Mrs z. A. Padgette made some days ago, through
Howe & HummeI. for injunction to restrain Mrs.
Annie g. Foster from interfering with the plaintifs
use and occupation of apartment in the Iro-
uuois apartment house, in West Forty-fourth-st
The plaintiff alleged that she held lease with a
year to run, notwithstanding which the proprietor
of the had shut off her water light and heat
and had in other ways interfered with her posses
sion OF the premises. Justice Clarke issued order
restore these privileges pending decision of the
The defendant contended that the lease in Ques-
zion had not been made to Mrs Padgette but to
Mr.. Padgette, who il was believed, identical
with DR.. Lucus T. Sheffield. who died at the Wal
dorf in September.
Justice Lawrence's decision says that the plain
th must reply TO the allegation in the affidavit of
the defendant that she is not the wife OF par
son mentioned in the complaint. and with whom the
lease made.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
HOSPITAL PATIENTS SUICIDE.

Passaic Nov. 1S-Mrs Paul A. Wagner. of Carl
stadt jumped from window of the General Hos
pital last night and instantly killed On Thurs
day an operation for appendicitis was performed on
her She had been doing well and was considered
ont OF danger She had private in the hos
pital and was attended by a private nurse The
nurse left the to go to a desk in the corridor
for writing materials. She gone only Few
moments When she returned the bed was empty
and the window open. on looking out the nurse
saw Mrs. Wagner lying on the ground below Sne
had been killed instantly by the fall
The hospital physicians cannot explain the cause
OF the woman's act, as she had appeared 10 De
NJ
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
STOLE SILVER FROM RAILROAD PIER.
ARREST OF BOYS LEADS To DISCOVERY OF LARGE
THEFTs

Detectives Madden and Schmidt. of the Eldl idge
st. station arrested two boys, dressed laborers
last Friday night in the Bowery, with a new type
writer. The arrests led to the discovery that the
boys probably guilty of the theft of 1880
worth of silverware and other valuables from the
New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad pier
on the East River. Property that had disappeared
from the pier was found In the room of one of the
bows and in pawnshops. The boys were James GA
ley seventeen years old, driver, of No. 322 Mon
roe-st and John Clifford. nineteen years old a
driver of No. 4S Water-st.
Madden and Schmidt the boys get off Third
ave car RivnEton-st. with the new typewriter,
and they arrested them suspicion, getting them
remanded next morning in court. Giley and Cliff
ford were put In cells next each other, and Mad
den and Schmidt then got in the cells adjoining.
They saw they heard Gey say to his companion:
"I hope they won't look in my room. There's 500
worth Of stuff in it."
The detectives went to the room at once. They
found they saw a table heaped with goods, silver
mostly Among the booty were some Park Avenue
Hotel pitchers saltcellars and other articles
The silverware bad been consigned by the Inter
national Silver Company of Wallingford, Conn,
and sent by the New-York New Haven and Hart
learned that 500 worth of goods had disappeared
from the pier in two months Further search
showed that silver had been pawned in kapel
Rosens pawnshop at No. SOB Water-st., and in
E7rankensteins, in Grand-st.
The detectives say they heard enough from the
boys talking in their cells to learn that the scheme
was to rob at the pier. They found that the
silver sent in boxes like soap boxes; The boys
their chance would substitute their box for
the with silver IN it
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
lake SUPERIOR COMPANY ABSORPTION

DYER NINETY PER CENT OF ONTARIO STOCK Ex-
CHANGED FOR CONSOLIDATED.
Nev-Eayen. Conn, Nov. 1S-At the adjourned an
saual meeting Of the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company. held here to-day. the president reported
that 80 per cent Of the stock OF the Ontario
Lake Superior Company has been exchanged for
the stock OF the Consolidated Company since Oc-
1ober G. 1901. IN accordance with the author
tzed by the stockholders. Directors were chosen
follows: Edward j. Berwind. William l. Bull
lanes Butterworth. W P. Douglas. F. V. Douglas,
Iohn s. Freeman. Edward c. Lee, F. S. Lewis
John Pitcairn s. NJ Provost Samuel Rea, T c.
eeerch and James S. Swartz. all of Philadelphia
2. II. Clergue Sault Ste. Marie Ont AND Lynde
Harrison, New-Haven.
Over Eve hundred and ninety thousand shares OF
stock were represented al the meeting by proxy
and IS. .3sl shares by stockholders present
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
TWO FAMILIES OVERCOME BT GAS.

The family of Thomas ]. Powers, Of No f5
South Orange-ave.. Newark. consisting Of six per-
sons. was overcome by coal gas early yesterday
morning They were Mrs. Thomas j. Powers. her
son daughter and grandson Thomas J. Powers;
Mrs. Nellie Bayes and Francis ]. Bayes-
Thomas J. Powers slept in the front OF the house
and was not seriously affected He detected the
odor of gas He found himself sick, and staggered
to window and threw IL open Powers then went
10 the rooms of the other members or the ranlly
and found them all stupefed by the fumes he
onened All OF the windows in the upper part OF ts
house and telephoned for DR. j. F. Haggerty: All
of the victims except Mr. Powers are still III, but
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
BE THOUGHT HIS WIFE WAS SHAMMIyG
SHE HAD OFTEN THREATENED SUICIDE. He SAYS
AND WHES SHE TOOK POISON HE
DID NOT BELIEVE IT.

Charles Strobcl. silversmith, OF No. 40 Ellery-
st Brooklyn who arrested Sunday charged
with refusing to aid his wife who had taken a dose
Of carboc acid has been released in Sco bail by
Coroner Burger. He declares that his arrest was
unjust and that he did not have opportunity OF
explaining the circumstances His wife, ne says.
who died from the effect of the poison insane
IL Jealous o. min, without reason. and that they
frequently quarrel,e on the subject At these times
Mr. strobel says. his wife declared she would COM
NIT suicide. ard had gone far to throw
herself on the bed with a bottle marked poison
and pretend TO have taken ii. For this reason he
Thought that she stimulating on Sunday Stro-
bel has always borne good reputation among those
u-ho know him.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
POISONED BY VACCINATION

Bridgeton, N. J., Nov. 1S.-Miss Hilda Recap,
pianist and music teacher here, is dying as the
result of poison believed to have come from
vaccination. She vaccinated the right
leg. and the whole right side from the neck
down. Is paralyzed, and the leg is swollen
and inf1amed The physicians attending her
think her chances of recovery are slim. Several
other persons have been poisoned by vaccine
virus recently here. and several physicians have
declined to noculate any more persons until
the cause is discovered.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
Suicide or THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY.

REPRovED BY MOTHER. HE TAKES CARBoLlC
ACrD-GIvEs SOME TO YOUNGER BROTHER.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.1
WiIkesbarre, Penn. Nov. 1S.-Because his mother
reproved him, Hal Smallstraet, thirteen years Old
committed suicide this afternoon, and before com
mitting the deed tried to induce his steporother
william also to take his life The two boys left
school at and went to an isolated spot The
elder boy pulled bottle of carboic acid out OF his
nocket and gave some TO his brother, who is only
eight years old. Hal then put the bottle to his
mouth and drank the contents. The boys were
found shortly afterward In unconscious condi-
ton. They were removed to hospital where Hal
died William is in precarious condition, but 1t
is thought Will recover The parents are heart
broken over the affair
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
CAR STABLES REPORTED SOLD.

1t reported yesterday that two large parcels
Of real estate in this city had been sold. but the
rerort could be verified. The parcels were the
block bounded by Park and Madison aves.. Ninety
sixth and Ninety seventh SITS, and the car stables
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company at
T.ighty-sixth-st. and Madison Michael Cole
nan appraiser of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany is the owner of record of the property at
Ninetv-sixth-st and Madison-ave. According to
the report the purchaser of the parcel bought for
immediate improvement 1t was said that mum @
William c. Whitney asked II the report about
The Madison-ave. stables was true He said:
Al do not think 1t is"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
SUIT AGA1NsT DOWTE BY BRoTHER-IN-LAW "

Chicago. Nov. 1s-Samuel Stevenson. a brother
in-law Of John Alexander Dowie the faith heal
er" to-day entered suit to have receiver ap
pointed the Zion lace industries. OF Dowie's
enterprises. for which he imported fifty iacemakers
from England Stevenson himself from Eng
land and alleges that Dowie has withheld from
him remuneration which had been promised His
bill that Dowie offered him bonus OF
x5aoao Sieoo 600 of the companys stock, and the
Yerin,endency of the business a good salary.
He further alleges that he got nothing the
euperintendency, and that 1Dowie Influenced him
into signing innocent looking document, which
in reality gave Dowe entire ownership OF the lace
oysapa
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
MAY BE A DISPUTE As TO Bail.

THE DEFAuIiTTNG SAVINGS BANK TELLER TO BE
ARRAIGNED TO-DAY.
George Zollinhofer. receiving teller OF the Will
samsburg Savings Bank, who is locked up in Ray
1nond Street Jail, Brooklyn. the charge Of
having stolen $4,000 from the bank funds will be
arraigned IN the Lee-ave this morning. II is
believed that there Will be dispute between
District Attorney Clarke and the officers of the
bank the advisa blity Of releasing Zollinhofer
bail Up TO the time Of his arrest Saturday
the receiving teller had been assisting the expert
accountants IN uacovering the exact amount of the
banks loss Neither the bank officials the
surety company wanted the teller arrested until
the books had been cleared uD but District Attor-
1ley Clarke, on his own initiative locked collin
hofer up The result has been that the expert
countants have been much hndered in their work
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
FRANK BOOGHER. II. D.
JOHN q. F1TZSIMM


For some time the city Health Department has
heen making antitoxin for in diphtheria cases
This was distributed 10 practising physicians
throughout the city free Of charge, and used in the
CITY institutions generally. In it is said
to have saved lives. The obtained from
horses that are said TO have contracted tetanus.
After rendering his verdict Coroner Funkhouser
said:
For the present / have done all that can do
am not prepared to say / through with the
case. but far / know now there IS nothing
more for me to do.
The coroner's verdict is based upon the testimony
OF physicians who attended the lockjaw and
the report of the bactero!ogsts employed by the
city to make the tests OF the infected serum and
ascertain the responsibility for it.
When informed of the nature of the coroner's
verdict DR.. Armand Ravol, city bacterioo
gist, said:
repeat my previous assertion that of the
serum marked September 30 distributed to any
one or under any label I poured the entire draw
ing into the sink October II, both Mr.. Tay
lor who with me in the office at the time,
and testified
Health Commissioner Starkloff is absent from
the city In his absence Charles ". Francis, As
sistant Health Commissioner. is in charge of the
department. He said:
shall read report of the experts and the
TO be my duty. AS the manufacture of antitoxn
by the city has been stopped the case is not
one of emergency. and may not decide for several
days what action shall take.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
SALE OF EAST CAPE NAY BEACH.

Cape May Nov. 1S.-Behind the important deal In
the reported sale of the East Cape May beach. ex-
tending from SeweIrs Point to NaGison-ave., dis
tance of two miles. there said to be prominent
f1nanciers. Among them are President Morse Of
the New-Yors Shipbuilding Company. and
ber of capitalists OF Pittsburg and Youngstown,
Ohio, including. it is said. Henry c. Frick-
II is understood that $4,000 has been paid tc the
cnrnrniffee in charge OF the scheme.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
DItNOND BROKER ROBBhb.
PRECIOUS STONES VALUED At $4,000 AND ="
IN GOLD TAKEN

Portland Ore Nov 1S-E. F. Lowentna ui@-
,nond broker of New-York. arrived mere 7'
evening and registered at the f"f' t
the hotel and placed a trunk containing 1iaiiio,u
valued AT $1,000 and 5000 in gold in the room. MI,
Ioveutral states that he left the hote' pe'"eSi'
and 10 O'Clock last evening. ana tha' "He "
returned he found the trunk broken open anu ''e
5;,-,onde and cash missing Detectives were iir-
1nedtately summoned and from q hasIy eHalh.tit t,
80 q IN. PREMISES arrived at the follGwlf.S F'l-
ciusion: 4 tanitor OF the hotel mao rn',un - - ~
pass keys in the pocket of par OF ,romS lHa
rere hanging in a closet in the basement !,.
bunch Of keys missing. ana the theorg Is me ne
The thief who was evidently wetI Eos'tec as W tI1
10 semant of the hotel, secured thes. KEYS ana
thus effected entrance e Mfi L"s Stnr S,.1t se
curing his plunder made his way thTougn a 59 l0;c
tho door 10 the basement and, placing d Ituuei
apssinst the wall of the hotel court on Seventh-s''
made good his escape
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
HEAVY FUNERAL EXPENSES.

Judge Blair. of the Hudson County Orphans
Court has refused TO accept the accounting fled
BY Mrs. Mary Holland. executrix Of the estate Of
John Holland. who was a Jersey City saloonkeep-
err The estate amounted to about $685. and it is
said IL has all been disposed Of except $3.50. and
creditors with claims amounting Sl,20 contested
In her accounting the funeral expenses aggregated
s4S5 OF which $3.50 was for the coffin, So for the
grave and $50 for masses and advances one item
was for 1853 paid to New-YOrk lawyers for settling
rp the estate. The court ordered that reasonable
stat he submitted.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19

\ reception given for Mark Nj. Pagan. the
Republican Mayor-elect of Jersey City, last night
at the Union League Club house. in Iork-st-.
Jersey City J. great crowd gathered in front OF
the house early in the evening. and this was
sweled by the arrival of several POLITICAL ciubs
that paraded in Mr. Fagans honor. The reception
began at 5 o'clock and lasted until after 10 O'Clock
In the two hours 1t is estimated that three thou
sand persons passed through the clubhouse ana
shook hands with Mr.. Fngan.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
BOYS EXPERIMENT WITH 4 SHOTGUN
HE RAMS 1T WITH A TERRIFIC CHARGE AND THE
RECoIL. ALMOST KILLS HIM

Hightstown. Nov B--Otto Bogart. sixteen yeary
DID, of Jersey City. is dying at the home of DanisI
Croshaw at Etra. a farming hamlet near this
place The boy was visiting Mr. Croshaws, family
and this afternoon tried experiment with shot
gun The piece loaded 10 depth Of six or
seven inches with powder and then half as much
shot as powder was put in and the whole rammed
well down with a plentiful supply of wadding. The
lad then rested the barrel fence and pulled
the trigger The barrel did not burst but the piece
kicked with such force that, besides breaking the
boys shoulder, the butt tore away the right cheek
hone and with il the right eye and part Of the
skull. whole side of the head was laid open
and the boy has chance 10 live
New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
No ENGINE HOUSE NEIT TO SCHOOL.

The Finance Board of Jersey City at its meet
ing yesterday sustained the veto of Mayor Hoos of
the resolution ordering the purchase of plot of
land adjoining Primary School No. 10 for an en-
CINE house. The Mayor held that the lives or the
pupils would be endangered and that the sounding
of the bell would interfere with the discipline OF
the school.