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Holbrook argus., 1902-07-19

The Western Mining World of Chicago says that Arizona now stands third in its output of cop- per and many of the authorities are of the opinion that it will only be a few years before Ari- zona's copper output will make the state a dangerous competitor to both Michigan and Montana.
 Governor A. O. Brodie has sent an invitation to President Roosevelt to visit Arizona during his tr-i ip west in the fall. Major McClintock, Captain Alexander and other Rough Riders have al- so joined in a separate invita- tion to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
AGED NAN A LUSTl FIGHTER.
IT TOOK FIVE MEN. THREE OF THEM 20
LICEMEN TO GET HIM INTO AN
AMBULANCE.

Though John Rooney. porter of NO. Zooo
Lexington-ave.. is seventy-eight years DID, II
took three policemen. ambulance surgeon ana
an ambulance driver to master him last night.
when his wife Johanna. wanted him taken 10
the hospital after he had become violent from
what she says is softening of the brain Two
policemen and DIR. Candy of the Harlem hos
pital had to hold the old man down all the
way to the hospital, where he became so an
moving that he was put in a straitJacket ana
taken to Belluevue-
Rooney is six feet and nearly an inch tan ana
weighs three hundred pounds. He has been IN
splendid health all his life until recently
Last night Rooney began to throw furniture
around the rooms and to yell Justify his VIE
sent out for a policeman. Rooney threw MN
against the wall and the latter went for heip
He got another policeman. Rooney 1amIneu INC
two I'D in a corner and yelled in triumph Wlllle
his wife shouted in fear. third policeman
ca ne in He took the precauton TO SEND Tor an
ambulance The three policemen got the old
man down several times. but he got up every
time and threw them around. much to thelr dlS-
comfort They had him down for the sixth or
seventh time when DR.. Candy and the ailpu-
lance driver came up to help.
The five men grappled with the old man ana
started out with him. He flung them OF twice
and fought hard to keep them away, but he was
at last tumbled into the ambulance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
NO TRACE OF 4NDREE'S BALLOON.
LETTER TO WILLIAM ZIEGLER GIVES NO
HOPE THAT THE EXPLORER
Is STILL ALIVE.

The commissioner of the Hudsons Bay company
in letter TO William Zieger completely disoredfed
the recently revived reports that portions OF the
balloon in which Andree attempted to reach the
North Pole had found in Northern Canada.
Mr. Ziegler wrote the Hudsons Bay Company.
asking that the matter be investigated ana the re-
nv to his letter is given in part below:
It is matter Of great regret TO me that can
not bring myself offer encouragement TO any
homes which friends of the explorer may have OF ms
st surviving anywhere In Northern CANADA IN
the few portions Of the Far North where the com
pany's people do not come in touch with the ma
lives whaling vessels from American ana HrltSh
ports traffic with the natives. There is no prooa-
bility of there being any truth in the report re
gardng the supposed finding of Andree's balloon
The chief officer of the company the west coast
of Hudson's Bay. who himself interviewed the ma
tives on the matter has reported as his firm con-
victfon that the natives who are SAID to nave seen
the balloon. imposed upon the clerk at ChurchiIl.
10 whom the story given. The sketches or the
balloon which the company has been careful 10
distribute throughout Northern Canada naturally
gave occasion for much talk among these isolated
people and It is greatly to be wondered at that
some such tale might he given out by natives Pc
cuarIy cunning and prone to practise upon the
credulity familiar with them or easily
fmpOSad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
DIES AFTER HEARTY LAUGH.
0R y NJ FREEMAN FALLS FROM CHAIR
AT END OF FUNNY STORY TOLD
AT CLUB.

Dr. Nathaniel Marston Freeman. wealthy
retired physician who lived in the Holland Cour'
apartments at Park-ave. and NlnetY-secoho-
St. died suddenly in the Aschenbroedel Cluo' at
IA East Eighty-sixth-st. last night from healt
disease He was playing chess with Mr. Doug
las when somebody told funny story Ut
Freeman laughed heartily at the end of the tale
and was so convulsed with laughter that he
was unable to resume the game Suddenly ne
lurched forward and fell from his chair when
he was picked up he was unconscious ana
breathing heavily.
DR. Peterson one of the club members, was
hastily called from the billiard room, but When
he reached the card room DR.. Freeman was
dead. -,
Dr Freeman who was eighty-one years DID,
was in good health apparently and had never
heen known to complain of being i'll. He was
,yidower and leaves a married daughter, VINO
lives in Massachusetts,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
A HORSE SHOW IN OR4NGE.
SEw-yoRKFRs TAKE PART IN AN ENTER
TAINMENT GIVEN BY THE RIDING
AND DRIVING CLUB.

Orange y. j, April IS (speciaD--The clubhouse
Of the Orange Riding and Driving Club was crowd
ed tonight. when the club gave an entertainments
in which some of the features of horse show were
included The programme opened with
music ride. in which members Of the club took
part after which the rough riders of the Essex
Troop gave an exhibition, under the direction OF
Lieutenant William a. Bryant. An exhibition OF
four-ir1-hands was given, the coach, "He Olden
Times driven by John Fulcher, and the brakes
Of Alden Freeman and Ira A Kip, jr-. being in the
ring
Cowboy stunts were given by stephen Van
Rensselaer, jr.. and Willard Porter, and then there
was competition for hunters and jumpers.
silver cup being offered for the best performance
over six successive jumps. This won by Fred
I. Van Ness. his chestnut mare Countess. a
hunt club competition in costume given by the
Union County Hounds. with Louis Batter, master;
Wiedrick Lentz first whip. and Chauncey Sayre
second whip. Exhibitions of saddle tanderns fol-
lowed. The Essex troopers appeared in Cossack
riding tent pegging and low reaching, and there
was an exhibition drill by Field Battery a, y. G.
y. j. Of East Orange. under command of Captain
Walter B. Adams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
PANIC AT UNION SQUARE.
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE AT SUBWAY
SHANTY FIRE BURNS FIREMEN.

Four firemen We're burned, two severely ana
the others painfully. at a fire in a shahtS on
the east side of Union Square. in when WAS
stored according to the fremen, several parreis
of gasolene used in connection with the pullu-
ing of section 8 of the rapid transit tunnel oy
Holbrook Cabot & DAILY. the contractors Inc
shantv was one Of a number erected in an IN
Park on the Fourth-ave. side. Some of these
buildings are used to store powder. The gaso-
lene shanty and the powder house. fortunately,
are about one hundred and fifty feet distance
apart.
AS soon as the fire was discovered an alarm
was turned in The water seemed to have little
effect on the flames and the smoke Increased IN
volume every moment, half sitting the hfefneh
at their work Suddenly there was LOUD eX-
piosion tongues of fame shot upward and out
ward and four of the men fell to the ground
to be dragged from their dangerous poSlton by
their fellows The four burned were Assistant
Foreman Daniel Burke and Fireman WlilaHi
McKeon seriously. and Firemen John l. NC
Cabe and Timothy Sullivan. The two former
were removed to the NewYork Hospital IN an
ambulance. ,
After the explosion the flames burned mercer
than ever and it was not until the men had
utilized heap of sand that they were got uh-
der control and eXtinguished
Attracte.- by the dense columns OF smoke. a.
large c-owd gathered-too large for the police
to handle. They pressed near the nremeil. anu
when the explosion occurred quite large num-
her were near the shanty. These ran In all OIL
rections tumblng over each other in their night
and creating a panic None were injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
HEARING ~ THE CASE OF JOHN MOST

CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE DOUBT ASKED FOR
AT ALBANY.
Albany. April ls.-Chief Judge Alton B. Parker
OF the Court Of Appeals gave hearing in cham
bers at the Capitol this morning application
for certificate of reasonable doubt in the case
OF John Most of New-York City. who con-
victed and sentenced serve one year in the
New-York County Penitentiary fer having pub
llshed at about the time of the assassination OF
President Mckinley in September last article
in Die Freiheit." has paper. entitled Murder
Against Murder" He was tried the charge of
having endangered public peace by the publica ton
of the article. He appealed from the judgment OF
conviction 10 the Appellate Division of the Su-
preme Court First Department. which court af-
firmed the Judgment.
Most has been out bail since hiS conviction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19

- OF New York-Marion vousht. Plaintiff ,a asa1E
Catherine Fl Aspen Rose Gamble. NarGaree ~.
Ann McFlroy. James McElroy. Christopher o-~a
Nought Fanny NOught. Annie = N0usLs'
euce vought. Lafayette VOught. Aggls, y s,snssn
Katie NIcGrath Mason Nc(irath Florence Mee, ~
T Moen Hans cry. Harold Caspary, an man. -
fs.4ss Helen Caspary an .' Ines
Hughes Charlotte Horen. Luke J. Hope. Joa1 ,-s,r
Anna q. Hope. Charles r. Hope Nellie u -G.5s1ce
James NJ Mowatt. r. Clidenoe, James - NL -
F. Johnson, James F Johnson. Howe
Johanna Hop4 Mary Burke Kate Burke. Edward ri
an infant under the fourteen years -
Judge Louisa Judge Mary A. a Cross. James -
If James Hope be not living Anne IlCtl
said James HOPE. II sucn Wiz yI,1s Ia
Gsvisees there Thomas Hope, and II IhoInds Sst1y
Ellen Hope wife. the name Ellen
fictitious devisees or the sai 4,I,IIi.
Smith James T. Phelan and Ella h. Murphy De-e-I' -
Amended summons. To the above named deteha@l,S
of them: hereby summoned 20 ans
amended complaint in this action ana 10 selN
YOUR answer on the Plaintiffs Attorney within t"e
service Of this anlenoed SUNNI.
elusive service: and in case OF your lalI1
Judgment viii be taken asa! -
default for the relief demanded in the amended conpdiI
Dated March 9th. 1902 . - M. ard
JULIUS H SEYMOUR, Plaintiffs Attorney once .s az
Post once Address. No 80 wan street 'adi'
New York City szzu.-- The
f1reronr summons Is served upon YOU by puolctoh.
pursuant 10 an order Honorable Samuel Gres
ba-1 ore Of the Justices the Supreme Court, IN
state OF New York. dated the 10Th day or Nafen -
ana 6Ied win the complaint the Ofce OF the CLERK =.
m. county of York in the County Court iioLs -
the Yoroush of Manhattan. City County and STATE u
New York on the LIST of April. 1902 -.
JULIUS II SEYMOUR, Attorney for Plalntlfr ol
post ONCE Address. No. IS Wall Street tNanna''aD'
YORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
E1-PREsIDENT OF sWARTHMoRE TO WE'D.
DR. MAGIIL WILL GO TO EUROPE WITH HIS BRIDE
MRS. SARAH F. GARDINER

DR. Edward Hicks MagiIl ex-president Of Swarth-
College, and Mrs. Sarah E Gardiner will be
married next Thursday afternoon at the home Of
the bride. No. 12S West Forty third-st.
Only few relatives and friends have been in
vited, and the wedding will be quiet and pr-
vate possible, both bride and groom are
members of the Society of Friends. For several
years Mrs. Gardiner has been clerk of the New
York yearly meeting Of the society.
On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Magin will start for
Italy, where they intend to spend several months.
Their European trip viii also include a short stay
IN Berlin with Ambassador and Mrs. Andrew D.
White, Mrs White being daughter of DIR. Magill.
Upon their return next fail, they will live in
Swarthmore. where DR.. Magill is still connected
with the college professor of French.
DR.. MasiH is seVenty-Seven years old, and has
been a teacher for sixty-one years. He was one of
those through whose efforts The Hague Conference
became fact. and also took a prominent part in
its proceedings. Mrs. Gardiner has also been
prominent in this city active worker for the
society Of which she is a member. She is fifteen
years younger than the bridegroom
1t is also announced that Miss Beatrice Magill,
daughter Of DR.. Magill. will soon be married to
James Risk. of this city Miss Magill has been in
charge of the art department of the college of
which her father president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
FOUR JUMP FROM BUILDING
FIRE BURNS STAIRS BEFORE THEY CAN
CAN GET DOWN-WOMAN KILLED
IN ANOTHER BLAZE.

Jersey City had two sensational fires early
yesterday morning, one of which caused the
death of Mrs. Annie Haberdunk. sixtyfour
years old. of No. COG Palisade-ave- The other
fire, which was al No. 263 Fairmount-ave.. was
not attended by any casualties. but family of
four persons had narrow escape. They were
Charles Thomas, an electrician; his wife and
two young children.
The fire was discovered by Captain John era
ham, a detective employed in Prosecutor Err
wins office and who lives in the adjoining
house. He reused Mr.. Thomas. and then
TO an engine house by and gave alarm.
He then went back TO the house, where he
found Mr.. Thomas seated on the cornice in
front of the building the second floor. with
his infant child in his arms. Mrs. Thomas and
the other child. a boy of three years. were at
the window
Mr.. Thomas said the stairs were burned away.
and he dared not wait till the firemen came with
ladders He then dropped the baby. whom
Captain Graham caught The boy was dropped
and caught also. Then Mrs. Thomas clambered
out and dropped from the cornice. She was
caught by Tony Reuter- and Thomas Leather.
firemen. Then Mr. Thomas jumped None were
injured The damage to the house amounted to
$4,000. No. 606 Palisade-ave. was three story
frame building. On the first floor lived Henry
Greunert and his family. The second floor was
occupied by j. II. Plate and his son Henry. The
third floor was divided into two apartments.
occupied by Mrs. j. H. Collard and Miss Annie
Holder and the other by Mrs. Haberdunk, who
lived alone. When the fire discovered the
occupants of the two lower floors escaped by
the stairs but before the tenants of the third
floor could be reused the stairs had burned
away
Ward Martin and Joseph Hertel. who live in
the adjoining house. placed shutter across the
narrow space between the two houses. one end
resting on the roof of No. Cos. while the other
reached the window of the burning building.
Across this Mrs. Collard and Miss Holder
escaped, but as Mrs. Haberdunk did not re-
HID haIA N-a6 hat Ch H "a
already got out When the fire was put out
she was found in bed. Her body was badly
burned, but it is believed that she was Suffo-
Gated by the smoke before the fire reached her.
The loss on the building 81 600.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
sTso.s721 20

The levy is SS7, 653 81 less than that Of last
year which is due to the reduction in the State
tax which. it will be seen, is S111,926 II less
this year than last.
The pay and mileage allowed 20 members of
the Board Of Supervisors this year is $1,000 Il
and to ex-members 81 ,2SS 10 making total Of
S1630S 81 Besides this, some of the supervisors
drew from their towns about $4,000 for com
rnittee work and extra expenses. Beginning on
June / the members will receive salary OF
$500 a wear which Will amount to SZLpoo
annually for the entire board but there viii
be no extra allowances for committee work so
that the cost will in reality be materially re-
duced.
1t has been learned that when the State Tax
Commissioners visited White Plains this week
they administered a strong rebuke to the super
visors for not having their table of equalization
Of taxes and assessments ready at an carrier
date. They said that the delay had made trou-
BILE for the State Controller. The delay, 1t Is
said, has also made trouble in Mount Vernon
and New Rochelle. where the collection Of taxes
has been held up awaiting the action of the
supervisors on this table. In NeW-RocheHe the
city authorities. being unable to wait longer,
had to issue bonds get money to pay the
school teachers and city officers. These bonds
will draw about 5000 in interest. It was not
taxes TO these cities. The collection. it is said,
will begin in few days In New-Rochelle il
should have begun on March l.
Walter b. Dixon of Gonkers, who is chair
man Of the committee having the compilation
Of the table of equalization and assessments in
charge explained yesterday to a Tribune re-
porter why the table late in being fin
ished. He said that last year. in instances
where only the nominal amounts OF 81 were
given in recording the transfer of real estate, the
committee was able TO compute the value of
the property by the revenue stamps affixed 10
the records but that this year, the revenue tax
having been repealed. the committee, where only
nominal values were given. had TO ascertain the
real value Of the property from the local as
SCISSORS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
SAYS COMB WAS MISS BURNSS.
NEW WITNESS IN BROOKS MURDER CASE MAY
TESTIFY AT INQUEST


II was announced at the District Attorneys office
Yesterday that a new witness had been found to
identify the woman's comb that was alleged TO
have been found in the room of the Glen Island
Hotel in Cortandt-st.. where Walter S. Brooks
was shot on the night of February II. The wit
ness Il was said. man well acquainted with
Florence Burns. and he was ready to Identify the
comb as one that had been by Miss Burns.
In fact it was said. he had been at the District
Attorneys office and had picked out the comb from
among number as he had seen in the posses
sion of Miss Burns. This man may be witness at
the coroner's inquest which is to begin next
Wednesday.
Foster L. Backus. counsel for Miss Burns, said
yesterday that his client would not be at the in
quest. She ill., he said, suffering with nervous
prostration and could not be called witness at
the inquest. Her father. mother and sister will be
kept away. too. although subppnas for their ap-
pearance have been issued. They out of the
State, and will remain there until after the inquest
Some blackmaer has written a letter to Miss
Burns which her counsel has. The letter contains
this threat:
Unless / receive 81 before the coroner's in
quest next Wednesday, you naming time and place
where money will be paid, will testify and fur
nish another witness to testify that were on
the fire escape of the Glen Island Hotel and saw
shoot Walter Brooks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
PETTED CUR. GOT FATAL BITE
NEU-YoRK CENTRAL WORKMAN DIES
FROM HYDROPHOBIA AFTER TWO
MONTHS OF APPARENT HEALTH

John Bengei. machinist. of No. 1855 Am
sterdarn-ave. died yesterday in the j. HOOD
Wright Hospital from hydrophobia. which was
the result of bite OF a stray cur which, on
February O. drifted into the New-Hork central
Railroad shops, at Seventy-second-st- and the
North River.
Bergel worked In the shops at night. On
February 9. while the men were resting, the dog
went into the shop. Bengel called the amman
TO him and was petting it, when it turned ana
buried its teeth in the mans left hand between
the thumb and forefinger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
GAIL Mr.. LEWIS DEATH ACCIDENTAL.

Coroner Brown and jury began an inquest yes
teriay into the death Of David Levi. the merchant
os No "a West hundred and forty eighth-st
who was found dead in his office, No 1si Chambers
St on Sunday. April s. DR.. Z. Ellen knight, Mr..
Lewis family physician. saw the body, and gave
the cause OF death q nephritis and apopexy
Coroner's Physician Williams made autopsy.
He swore at the inquest that Mr., Levi had died
from inhaling illuminating Policeman Nc
Kerna testified that Miss Carrie Levi told him
that gas was escaping from burner in the room
IN which her father died. The jury did leave
its seats and found that Mr.. Levi had come to his
death by accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
LIVED ONE HUNDRED AND NINE YEARS.

THOUGH BORN IN VIRGINIA. WOMAN ADMITTED
THAT SHE NEVER SAW WASHINGTON
Mrs Belinda Bonner Hunt who, 1t is said.
l09 years old, died yesterday at her home. No. 81
Marion-st Long Island City. 1t is said that she
was born in Virginia May 3. 1888 Despite her
age she able to be about up to last Tuesday.
She attended the Ravenswood Presbyterian Church
on Sunday. She admitted that she
General Washington, but claimed to have seen
Lafayette. She was married three times and had
five children One son. two grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren survive her. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
MERGER SUIT ~ FEDERAL COURT.
BUT THIS BODY MAY REMAND THE MINNIE
sofa CASE TO THE STATE COURT.

St Paul April 1S-Judge Otis, in the Ramsey
County District Court. to-day signed an order re
moving the action brought by the State of Min
nesota against the so-called railway merger to
the United States Circuit Court. The suit, there
fore will have be tried in the Federal Court
unless the latter shall fit remand 1t TO the
State Court.
To-day the attorneys for the Securities Company
pettioned the District Court for the removal of
the case to the Federal Court. The grounds for
this motion were allegations that the suit involves
construction of the federal statutes and of the
constitution of the United States. This motion
Judge Otis granted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
N MENORY OF JOHN A. SULLIVAN.

memorial service for the late John a. Sullivan
a president of the Catholic Club held last
evening the clubhouse, No. 12o Central Park
South. The orator of the evening Thomas c.
O'Sullivan. who eulogized Mr. Sullivan and told of
the work he had done in building up the club The
other speakers were Justice Morgan J. OBrien
Charles V. Fornes, David Mcclure. Stephen Far
reilly, J. J. Rooney and Daniel Colahan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
CONCERNING LETTERS OF CREDIT

Redmond. Kerr & Co.. No. Al wall-st-. issu-
Ing a pamphlet describing the letters If credit
which they supply 10 their customers It also con-
tsins Information to the general working of n
letter OF credit the valGe Of foreign coins. cable
and telegraph rates ard other notes useful TO a
traveller. The letters OF credit issued by this firm
are good in all parts of the world and serve as
well in introducing the traveller in supplying
him with funds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
READING NOT CONTROLLED BY B. AND Q
JOHN w. GATES SAYS HE IS INTERESTED IN
FULLER-GOULD SYNDICATE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Baltimore, April 1S.-President Loree denied to-
dav the report from New-Yorlf that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company had bought control of
the Reading Railroad He said there nothing
in the
Mayor Hayes still opposes the sale of the West
ern Maryland Railroad to the Reading. notwith-
standing latter's increased bid of 5000 600 He
saws that he was informed some time ago that the
Pennsylvania under cover of the Baltimore and
Ohio, had obtained hold the Reading and it
was this information that cauted him to eliminate
connection of the Reading proposal.
John w Gates to-day officially confirmed the re-
port that he directly interested in the Fuller
Gould syndicate, which is bidding for the Western
Maryland A telegram signed by Mr.. Gates says:
The firm of Harris, Gates & Co. are subscribers
for themselves and their friends to the Fuller syn
dictate. | have also personal interest. | hardly
care to name the amount in either case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
MELVILLE E. STONE GIVES 4 DINNER.

Melville E. Stone. general manager Of The AS
ISOLATED Press. gave dinner at the Black Cat last
night TO thirty ex-Chicago newspaper men. who are
employed in this city. committee on per-
manent organization appointed for the pur-
pose of arranging for two dinners year to be
held here Those appointed the committee are
T. Il. Cowles, Frederick Cook Whiting Alien.
Charles Chaplin and David Sasseen.