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New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
GREENWOOD CONTINUES TO MAKE MERIT

Greenwood Lake. N j.. Aug. (SpeciaD.-The stat
uesque forms Of dozen boatmen seen at thu
glens and at Sterling Forest just before noon. when
the big excursion and regular express arrived A
launch from the nest took up large crowd Ths
Anita out early gathering it's little aggregation
OF visitors that go UP to Chapel Island tc worsbf,
in the little Episcopal church The Rev Mr. Iac-
is drawing well and his sermons are the talk os
church circles.
Last evening there was quite outpouring Of the
lovers Of dancing at the Brandon House and the
Saturday night hop, as It is termed. an enter
tanning affair Things did not in the least bit
slow at Waterstone cottage, where Mr.. Doaue
played several Of his catchy original waltzes and
twoSteps. The dancing and amusement pavilion
the cottage is big hit. Being removed from t5s
house. the noise disturbs and the comfort os
sitting out in the open Is much appreciated.
The sky looked so threatening to-day that only
few ventured cut the water. The old Clothes
men, they call the fishermen, went out vifh
their guides and didn't to care whether II
raned not. three pound bass and two small
pickerel rewarded James Tuthill. OF New-York and
Jesse RysrSon. native. caught three bass OF
Shelving Rock.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
DOUBLE TRACKS.
Union COMPANY WANTS MORE

OF its double track line beginning at the red church
On the Boston Turnpike to Briggs-ave. IN Ihe
bronx and across Brtggs-ave. to Webster-ave..
Where the cars would be run down TO the Fordham
elevated station. The company has all of the
necessary franchises for this except for the
short distance between Pelham Manor and East
promised this extension when it built the road
through Pelham Manor, provided 1t would carry
have carried every agreement TO the letter. but
owing TO the opposition of of the residents OF
the Manor the granting of this franchise less than
a mile in length, has been held in abeyance- Ihe
building of this line. quite sure, will solve
the question Of trolley facilities for New-RocheIle
MAYOR FISKE HAS STUDIED PROBLEM
Mayor Edwin w Fis!ze of Mount Vernon was
asked what steps. If any the city authorities had
taken to remedy the overcrowding of the cars and
replied:
Something ought to be done. that is certain.
have given the question great deal of study and
you may say for that have a remedy in view
which will help matters a great deal
The Mayor would not say what his remedy was
He said 1t would be made public in a few days and
that he expected that II would meet with public
approval.
In the mean while IL is the opinion of many Of
the people of estchester County that II the ran
road corporation and local authorities fail act
PROMPTLY the situation is one which would justify
the State Railroad Commissioners in taking the
matter up and making an investigation with a
populous section lying above the Harlem River q
The rolling stock Of the 'Huckleberry" railroad
in the opinion of many Of its patrons should also
be examined and with fat wheels and other
defects taken off. The roadbed is in bad condtfon
in many places and passengers are badly lolteu-
company in running the heavy metropolitan EX-
press cars over its lines These cars weigh almost
three times much as an ordinary passenger caE
and they have put the rails ana switches out oi
shane.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
PdrlOr Suites

August $3.50
500
S0O August price Sos
$11O.
Sueusual $780, August
Gold 3pc Parlor Sute-usual price price $3.50
3-pc Sue-usuai $425
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
ASBURY PARK.
ENJOY THE bAIhl>"
JUST BEFORE THE STORM
DRIVES ALI. INDOORS.

Asbury Park n. J.. Aug. 5 (Specian.-Ihls morn
ing most of the Saturday arrivals hockea 10 'iie
beach and enjoyed a bath in the sea just oeAoie
noon terrific thunderstorm burst over the resort
end in five minutes the beach was deSertei- ne
+orr, which was accompanied by the heaviest RAIN
=, tho summer ragged for over three hours' anu
when the deluge ceased everything on anu aoou'
the beach was much too moist for comfort SO me
visitors kept TO their hotels during the pest part u
the afternoon 1t cleared Off however, in time Tor
che oo+tapers and hotel guests TO enjoy their after
dinner stroll on the esplanade. and the ponce OH
the shore front say the crowd or pronehaueES
numbered forty thousand. Those hotel patrons VINO
did not go to the beach treated 10 sacred con-
certs.
The Rev 6 Edward Young. Of Pittsburs,
former Asbury Park pastor, preached this after
noon and evening to large congregations IN 'he
beach auditorium. His theme at the morning ser
vice was. What Does Our Day Most Need rms
evening he delivered an illustrated lecture on The
Holy Land
Two sacred band concerts were given this evening
on the beach Sandfords Band a local organlza-
tion dscoqrsed at the tfth-sVe 3oyed 3avtdpfb bv the the
city nIayed at the Asbury-ave pavilion Both con
0e,rs ,;o viii be continued every Sunday evening
during the remainder Of the season Z g s.,,,,rp
at The Hicks. on Saturday evening he rendered a
banquet to the Mayors Of the cities ana boroushs
IN bese he's NewYorkcrs registered yesterday at the
FTank Rote Cooper Miss Florence Cooper p stephens
Miss Nav Masters c. NJ Richards. William bob &Eob-
erts Miss T Smith, G. Mooney ana w H. nan
merry. -. ,-,,, yorkers are
being entertained =. NJ. Hyers. J. Jones r; A
Johnson Miss Dorothy Johnson. L. w, Sonkiin1
r. Mccall. Constance Mccall. Dr- ana MIS- - o.
Jackson and Mrs. :. A. Howard - 49,, o.
The COLEMAN House Testsg5n i6n contains obn ffe Bsane
~ ~ haries A Robr AIphouse Dcane. jr.. F a. Ross
s Hack B. ~ Smith W G a39 R%6eTi5 Hrs T 2 WOOD Bod
MIS- TIiIda Wood DR.. and Mrs. NJ; c HaTsan 81; a -
Armstrous Miss Anna BOYD r ~ Me$Ioh' yI FIoSu
Charles G NJ Hogan NJ King S4; Ge9Fgs snS1oeT w; lamp
Gr,sbyrg and c. BatcheIder Of New-Tork, spent
sp9day at = me aG rS Of Brooklyn is domiced at the
Berwin. - ,-,-u- ,,a +,eir daughter
Miss Dorothy. are spel!ulhE H' "i''' N
tho laurel
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
BAD WEATHER At LAKE HOP4TCOyG
STORM RUINS SUNDAY EXCURSIONS AND OUTING
PLANS

STORM RUINS SUNDAY EXCURSIONS AND OUTING
PLANS
Lake Hopatcong, y. J. Aug 3 (SpeciaD.-A small
party OF people came down the lake yesterday TO
the station to say goodby TO James Haskell OF
New-York who had braved the storms of two
weeks in a skiff and shed with the earnestness OF
a Nantucket whaler. Mr.. Haskell had with him a
basket of bass and pickere and he said he would
think OF the friends and good times he had at Ho-
patcong when they sizzIed in the pan.
This has been a gloomy day. II rained before
noon. and everybody remained indoors. like the pro-
verbal wet hen. Along shore the camps assumed
a melancholy appearance. and their occupants
seemed TO be singing Wait till the clouds roll by
Jennie
party from New-York came up 10 spend the
day With Mr.. and Mrs Stevens, near River Styx
They were met by the launch at Landing, and, with
curtains drawn. sailed up the stormbound lake.
TWO young women ro~ed from one of the
camps 70 the station and were caught in the rain
When they reached terra frma they looked like a
pair Of Coney Island bsthers just OUT OF the brine.
Early in the morning John QUICKER and Frank
barrow OF Flatbush. took sny at the f1sb and
nad the good fortune 10 land nVe plckerel- They
hshed above Noian's Point
Inc Jersey Centrals excursion was not a sue
cess any further than from a railroad standpoint.
ana those that made the trip wished they had re-
uained at home.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
70 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Every August The NeYok Tribune will give
amateur at any OF
the Summer noticed this The prints sent
of
individuals pretty bits OF
must
Litter others
communications
"'' photograph Tribune, New York
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
Bedroom Suites

Mamie 2-pc price S52 price SS
price $40 August price SIS
Mahogany Suiteusual price $50 August price
Birch 3pc price S05 August price ST
ueusual price $3.50 August price
Birch 4pc Bedroom price 1886 price
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
Prominent fn Mining Circles.


st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 27.-William Stro-
ther, the negro attendant at the Vista
bathhouse at Grand avenue and Franklin
street, has confessed to the murder Of
Alexander Dean Cooper.
The confession was made before Chiefs
Kiley and Desmond and police stenog-
rapher, who took the murderer's words
verbatim. Strother signed the confession
when traneribed.
Strother, who had been constantly
"sweated" by Chief Desmond, finally
broke down this morning just prior to the
time for the coroner's inquest to begin,
and confessed all. lie said he took the
hammer in one hand, lifted it high in the
air and brought it down on the head OF
Mr.. Cooper, who was asleep on the cot.
a don't know why ] did il" said Strother.
81 guess / must have been drunk and
mad"
Later in the day the coroner's jury rem
dered its verdict, finding Strother guilty
Of unjustifable homicide.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
OBSERVE MkINLEYs BIRTHDAY.
Move to Mark the Day by Services
and Contributions to Memorial

Move to Mark the Day by Services
Cleveland. O., Jan. 29.-The request
by Gov. Nash of Ohio received hearty
response from the governors of all the
states and territories invited to join
in asking the people to properly OBJ
serve the 59th anniversary Of the
birth of William Mckinley. Nearly
every governor either issued a pro
clamation or semi-officially requested
that there should be memorial services
on the Sunday preceding January 26th,
in all the churches, that contribution
be there received, and that all people
testify by their voluntary offerings
their love and devotion to the dead
president. In many states, notably
Kansas. public schools held special
exercises and gave to the fund.
In any community where there was
no local auxiliary of the Mckinley
Memorial Association. contributions
by business, fraternal or labor organ
izations. schools or churches, may be
sent to the treasurer, Myron 7. Her.
rick, Cleveland, Ohio. The funds will
be applied to the erection Of fitting
memorial tomb to William Mckinley.
over his last resting place at Canton,
Ohio. Judge William r. Day, ex-sec-
retary Of state, is president of the
association.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 27.-A petitio
has been signed by grainmen, lumberme
and merchants and shippers Of Minneapoli
to be presented to Governor Van SAINT
asking that the fight against the so GALES
merger Of the Great Northern, the North
ern Pacific and the Burlington be discon
tinued. The petitioners state that 1t J.
their belief that stability Of rates can b
had and believe that the Northern Secur
ties company will secure this for them
Not only will the shippers Of the Twir
Cities be benefited by this stability o
rates, but all classes Of shippers through
out the northwestern states will be sim
ilarly affected, they say.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
TRADE REPORT.

New York.-R. G. Dunn &
Weekly Review of Trade for las,
says:
Little of a novel nature has
oped in the business or financial
during the past week. Conditit
the preceding week were accen,
as a rule. active manufacture
coming still more busily enl
while the downward tendenc
prices was not checked. Retail
Is of immense volume and jc
have immense spring orders {
Western cities send the most sa,
tory returns send the most sat
Toying wholesome activity, evei
south showing evidences OF inn
ment. Wages were voluntaril,
vanced at a number of manufact
plants and hours reduced at oi
There were few labor controve
while skilled workmen are In gr
demand than supply.
Hesitation is general in the
kets for staple products. There
longer the reckless buoyancy so
spicuous short time ago. Dis
to one prominent operator had a ,
ing influence. and in the case OF
the Insignificant exports can not
be entirely ignored. Foreign bu
Of wheat, -four included. is much !
liberal, all ports of the United s
sending 4.320,005 bushels during
past week. compared with 4.03
bushels year ago. Meats have v
ened and dairy products are also
inflated. Raw sugar stiffened, o
to restricted arrivals. which are
ural since Cuban holders await I,
able tariff arrangements, and bo
decisions affect conditions in Eul
Failures for the week number 3,
the United States, against 306
year, and 2S In Canada, against 46
year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

Washington, Jan. 25.--Senators Tur
and Foster and Representatives Jones Q
Cushman Of Washington urged the pre-
dent to have an appeal taken In the c!
OF the United States versus the North,
Pacific Railroad company which was
Gently decided against the United Sta
by Judge Hanford. The case involves I
title to lands in Clark county, WashiI
ton, which have been taken up by hon
steaders. The attorney general reco
mended that no appeal be taken on t
ground that the law was against I
United States and that the case had be
practically decided in the Spaulding ca
The time for appeal expires in about sew
days. The president said he was not d
posed to take issue with the conclusions
the attorney general.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

Plattsburg, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Ada
Richardson was acquitted Of the charge
Of numbering her husband, Frank W.
Richardson, wealthy merchant, who was
shot and killed on Christmas eve, 1900,
as he was entering his home at Savan-
nah, Mo. A dramatic scene followed the
rendering Of the verdict. Mrs. Richardson
was overwhelmed with congratulations
from friends who crowded the courtroom
to wait the arrival Of the jury.
The jury went out at $50 and returned
with q verdict 50 minutes later.
Mrs. Richardson was indicted for mur-
der in the first degree. The state endeav-
ored to prove as a motive that she had
sustained improper relations with Stewart
Fife, a young former business associate OF
Richardson. Fife was arrested recently at
North Yakima, Wash, on a charge OF
completely in the crime and is now in jail
at Savannah awaiting trial.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

Berlin, Jan. 26.-Charles NJ. Sch'
president of the United States Steel
poration, in his tour OF the Eurol
continent, has arrived and has had
busy days seeing acquaintance and rex
ing procession of bankers and manu-
turers, who wanted to see the man
is directing five milliards of capital.
Mr.. Schwabs observations in Fra
Italy and now in Germany have confirI
his belief that the international mari
will inevitably become the United ST
markets and all they can do in their IL
contests is TO preserve their domestic N
kets through the tariffs, the Americ
appropriating the rest Of the wo
Whether Germany puts up her tariff
not, it does not count for much, in
Schwab's survey Of the information
uation.
The Kreus Zeitung expresses grave fo
for the German iron industry.
"When Mr.. Morgan controls oosn ms
CATION" says the Kreuz Zeitung, moth
can prevent their invading local market
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

Oakland, Cal, Jan. 25.-Frank Pur-
tado, aged ls years, was gored to death
by a vicious elk he was feeding at Pied
mont Springs park. Young Purtado ard
Lester Spencer, the jockey, had taken
some hay and barley into the corral to
feed the five elks confnel there. The
largest elk was in a vicious mood and
made a dash at Purtado. The prongs
OF the animals antlers caught him in the
right groin. With the youths body upon
its antler, the elk ran around the corral
two or three times and then tossed the
boy over an eight foot fence into the
road, where he died in a few moments.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
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The management will spare no endelvur
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Ritzville is the capital Of Ad ms county.
has a population of 1900 and is situated
IS miles southwest of the beautiful city
Of Spokane on the main line of the North
ern Pacific railway. Wheat raising and
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dustries. Greatest primary wheat receiv-
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splendid public schools. Express, tele-
graph and long distance telephone sys-
tens. Elevation above sea level 1920 fet.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
China to ReorRnnixe Her Navy.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 2S.-Tbe steam
Victoria brings news that Viceroy l.
Of Nanking and Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai
have stopped the proposed sale of the 2
Yang naval squadron to Russia and a
rapidly making preparations for an enti
reorganization of China's navy and arm
The viceroys propose to employ Anne
ican and British naval officers in effectir
the reorganization Of the Chinese nav,
Naval and military headquarters will
established at Tientsin.
Reorganization Of the Chinese army wi
be commenced by Viceroy Yuan Shi X
Of Chi Ii, who will Immediately mobili'
an army Of 100000 foreign drilled trooI
for use in the provinces Of Chi Ii an
Shang Tung.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29

Chillicothe, Ohio Jan. 2S.-Joseph Cox
shot and killed Howard Ratcliffe at church
Sunday evening at Eagle Mills, Is miles
east Of here. Cox had been paying atten'
tions to Radcliffe's sister and Ratcliffe
strongly objected. Cox took Miss Rat
clifre to church last night, and when Rat
clifre saw them together in the church lie
at once assaulted Cox, who drew a weapon
and fired, the ball passing through Rat
clifre's body. He fell in the aisle and ex-
pired amid the shrieks Of the terrified wo-
men. Both men are Of respectable families
and are school teachers. Ratcliffe married
a sister of Cox. Cox was arrested and
taken to Macarthur today.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
Itinerary of the Prince.

Prince Henry of Prussia, while in
the United States, will visit Chicago
Milwaukee. Niagara Falls and Boston
These points are embraced in the itin
eIary which has been cabled by DR.
Won Holleben, the German ambassa
dor at Washington. This program has
been submitted to Emperor William
and Prince Henry, and has been ap-
proved by them. Its general outline
follows:
February 22, the arrival of the
prince and his suite at New York.
February 20, official welcome to the
prince by the representative Of Pres
ident Roosevelt and by the citizens OF
New York.
February "a. the launching Of the
yacht at Shooters island. and a din
ner to be given by Prince Henry.
February rs, a reception in honor OF
Prince Henry and dinner in his
honor to be given by the mayor OF
New York city, and II consistent with
these functions, RECEPTION by the
Press club.
February &c. the prince and his par
ty will proceed to Washington, where
the prince will reside at the German
embassy. He will exchange calls with
President Roosevelt and be enter
tanned at dinner at the White House.
February 27, the official receptions
and dinner at the German embassy.
February 2s, the prince and his par
ty will start for Chicago.
The apportionment Of the princes
time between Chicago. Milwaukee,
Niagara Falls and Boston has not
been precisely made. Cablegrams on
the subject of the program are still be-
ing exchanged.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
Pope IL Well.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Signor Capponi,
the pope's physician, in view of the con-
slant reports Of the pope's i'll health, said
to a Rome correspondent Of New York
paper:
"The pope is in excellent health, both
mental and physical, and is looking for
ward joyfully to the fetes which celebrate
his 25 years pontifcate. These fetes,
which begin the last Of March, continue
one year in order that pilgrims from all
parts of the world may attend.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
EXPLOSION N NEW YORK
J. R. ROBERTSON WAS KILLED
4 Quantity of Dynamite Exploded
Several Persons kiIIed-Piece Of
Iron Came Through Window of
the Hotel, killing Mr. Robertson
Instantly.

New York, Jan. 2s.-A quantity of
dynamite stored in Il temporary structure
at Fortieth street and Park avenue and
used by the contractors on the Rapid
Transit tunnel exploded.
For hours after the explosion much
confusion existed and conflicting reports
were made as to the number killed. The
coroner's Office gave out the names of j.
Roderick Robertson of Nelson, b. c., and
James Carr. Besides these, it was report
ed that William Todd, section foreman,
and an engineer named Thompson had
been killed, and that one of the injured,
name unknown. had died in Bellevue hos
pital. Della Maher, housekeeper of the
Grand Union hotel, was reported to be
fatally injured. Robertson, who was a
guest Of the Murray Hill hotel, was in
his room when he was killed. A quantity
of iron came through the window and
struck him as he sat in a chair.
The shock of the explosion was felt in
all the large buildings in the neighbor-
hood. All the windows on the south side
Oh Tile StUtldl NNiC pioNShi
az were those in the Grand Union hotel,
the Murray Hill hotel, and Manhattan
Eye and Ear hospital and the Hospital
for ruptured and Crippled Children, all
of which are near the place where the
dynamite was stored.
Every private house in the neighbor-
hood felt the shock. Lamp posts were
knocked down, pedestrians were cut by
falling glass and cabmen and cab horses
ere thrown to the ground.
The Murray Hill hotel suffered most OF
all the neighboring buildings. Through
the windows huge pieces OF timber known
as ''nodling' beams We're sent in as II
they were arrows.
All the workmen within several blocks
of Fortieth street were hurt. One man,
Hamilton Jones, was blown nearly $50
feet. He was not killed, but was badly
cut and bruised.
Only few sustained severe injuries
Most of them were cut by flying glass.
Prominent In Mining Circles.
Seattle, Jan. 2S.--A special from Mel
son, b. c. says that j. Roderick Robert
son of Nelson, Is. C., who was killed in the
explosion in New York, was the general
ma riager in Canada for the British Col
umbia G0ldfelds, Ltd, one Of the largest
mining companies operating in British
Columbia. lie had held various offices IN
mining associations and was the prime
mover in the organization Of the Associ.
ated Boards of Trade OF southern British
Columbia. He was a Scotchman and leaves
a wife and four children. He was consid.
cred very wealthy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-29
Fatal Fire I'm Mobile, Ala.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 27.-Fire in the whole
sale business district detroyed property to
the value Of at least 100000 and caused
the death Of Richard H. Vidmer, 4 lead
ing society man Of Mobile, and Bat Thorn
as, a negro laborer from New Orleans.
Three flremen were injured, two slightly
and one painfully.
Mr.. Vidmer and Thomas were assisting
the firemen and were caught by falling
walls. Mr.. vidmer was prominent Hoo
Hoo.