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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
WALDORF GUESTS SEE FIRE.
WOMEN IN PANIC AND FAINT-CARRIED
ACROSS TABLE TO FIRE ESCAPE.

Eighty young women employed in the five
story building No. "a West Thirty-third-st
were thrown into a panic by fire yester-
day and many Of them had tc be carried to
safety. The building is almost opposite the
Waldorf-Astoria, and the guests in the Win
dOws watched the fremen fight the flames.
The fire started in the front basement, and
was caused by defective insulation of electric
wires. The ground floor is occupied by John
Forsythes furnishing store, and his workshop
the fourth and fifth floors employs sixty
girls. The second and third floors of the build
ing are used by Martin BlOsk, a woman s
tailor, who employs twenty women.
AS soon as the suspicious of the women caused
by the smoke were confirmed there was panic.
They ran screaming to the windows, but were
restrained from jumping by the men. BY the
time they had become calm enough to remem-
Der the stairs, they rushed down, only TO find
that the flames had burned through the floor
and had cut off their only means of escape in
that direction
There way of escape through the
rear, and they trapped in the building.
Some one got out a long table and pushed it
across TO the fire escape of No. 26, and the
women escaped over il to the roof of the next
house. Some were almost hysteTical, and four
tainted and had TO be carried across.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
JEWELLER AND CASH GONE
NURSE ALSO DISAPPEARS-MAN'S WIFE
THINKS HE HAS NOT GONE WITH
ANOTHER WOMAN

Passaic. May 30 (SpeciaD.-Charles Rixton.
jeweller and one of the leading business men OF
this city, has disappeared. Rixton left a wife.
who is almost heartbroken. and child A
young woman who was recently graduated
from a local hospital a nurse has also gone.
The two were great friends The girls friends
cannot tell where she is
Rixton sold out his store to Reubenstein
Brothers. of New-YOrk last week but agreed
10 manage it for them for week On Saturday
night he told his wife that he going to the
postoffice, and he has not been seen since. 1t is
said that he went to the store, took all the
valuables and large sum of money and left
town. He also borrowed $1,000 from his broth
er-in-law. John Hardifer, and took all his per-
sonaI belongings from his house. Reubenstein
says he is out $1,000.
RixtOn was regarded well-to-do man. He
did business of $4,000 a year. His wife is
Frustrated. She acknowledges that her husband
has run away. but refuses to believe he went
with another woman He was too much OF a
man for that, she says Rixton was 70 take
charge of a store IN Elizabeth this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
BLOODHOUND BANGLES Roy
SPRINGS OVER FENCE AND ATTACKS
HIM WHILE HE Is AT PLAY

Suffering from terrible injuries. inflicted by "A
pioodhound Frederick Klechert, twelve wears old
lies in critical cordtion at his home at No 81
FalrvieW-ave.. Newark He was playing in a lot
to-day with some companions, when a large blood
MOUND Ieaped over the fence. sprang upon him
ana knocked him down. The boy screamed and
his companions armed themselves with sticks snd
stones and tried To- drive the brute off But the
animal dug his fangs deep into Kleichert's face
arms and legs as the boy lay upon the ground try
b m, runner p OF nei who were brought to the spot
" the cries or kieichert and the other lads heal
the animal off and drove him awav 7'be hoI1e
IeIt leg was horribly mangled, five inches OF 1csb
peihS torn from the bones. His arms and his faCa
were IaceIated in many places The Savage ami
MAJ "ouid nave killed him had not help arrived
AS II is, ne may not recover from his iniIries w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
THOUSANDS WITHOUT NEAT.
CHICAGOS STRIKING TRANSFERS RE
SORT TO VIOLENCE-BUTCHER
SHOPS CLOSE

Chicago. May 29.-Thousends Of persons in
Chicago were unable to buy beef to-day at any
price. and it is said that the shortage will Be
felt far more seriously tomorrow. Two hun
dred butchers on the Northwest Side have de-
cided to close their shops until the teamsters
shall be granted the concessions asked, ana
many others will be forced to close because Of
their inability to get fresh meat, number OF
Jewish butchers have agreed that they will not
buy any more meat from the yards until the
strike is settled.
Although the supply in the downtown dis
tricts which affects the hotels and restaurants
has not been shut OFF. the deliveries OF ice and
coal in many instances have been stopped. ana
il is probable that those who are not in a posi-
ton TO run independently of these commodities
will be forced temporarily out of business.
For the first time since the strike began
violence was used to-day and the men are be-
coming so much excited over the situation that
more clashes are feared. The police had 70 be
called on several times to quell small riots
The details in the vicinity OF the stock yards
have been nearly doubled. and the yards have
taken on much of the appearance OF an armed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
GRAND JURY ACTS ON COMFY.
PRESENTMENT ON VIOLATIONS OF LAW
POLICEMEN ACCUSED OF
FAISEHOOD

Coney Island was the main topic touched upon in
the presentment of the May grand jury of Kings
County, which was made public yesterday. 1t says
in part:
existence of numerous so-called Raines law hotels
1hese resorts are situated comparatively unfre-
OF necessity be merely incidental TO the carrying
OF their illegitmate businesses
We find that the excise law is openly and
fagrantly violated. and liquors are served on Sun
pretense of a meal; and that dance and concert
well in open violation OF the law.
Captain DriscolI of the Coney Island police sta
tion is not however, censured and the report says
that the grand jury knows of reason why he
should not merit its confidence by carrying out the
instructions given to him. especially the clos
ing Of vicious The jury finds that the rank
and file of the police force is mbued with the idea
that the excise law is to be treated 'liberaly and
leniently," and that it is fagranty violated over
the entire borough. 1t says:
While we believe this law to be vicious, breeding
al other causes combined, 1t is still no less law.
the conditions warrant specific Instructions from
the Police Commissioner in no uncertain terms as
TO the enforcement of this law
1t is stated in the presentment that two officers of
the Coney Island precinct gave testimony utterly
false that recommendation for their transfer had
been made to Commissioner Partridge.
The facts that the shopping district in Futon-st.
is infested with immoral women in the late evening
hours and that there many evil resorts in East
New-York were also mentioned Judge Aspnall
thanked the grand jury for its excellent work. and
said that he hoped Coney Island could be made
resort for respectable people.
Of the presentment Deputy Police Commissioner
Ebstein. when in his office. said: 'I intend to
ask the District Attorney to furnish me with
transcript of the statements made by the two
policemen accused of giving false testimony. II
there is anything in their statements upon which
10 base charges you may depend upon 1t there will
be investigation
Perhaps the grand jury did see violations of the
law at Coney Island said Police Commissioner
Partridge later. When went there vio-
LAT and Tr-apt OXrer f1a md
went TO places I didn't go to and things I
could not see Maybe they don't know what a Vfo-
lation of the law is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
MANY INDIAN SUPPLIES IRON yrUvopr

THIS CITY FURNISHES HATS. CAPS, NOTIONS
SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND MOST OF THE SUGAR.
Some Chicago merchants have been saving in in
terviews published in Chicago that the recent nm
derbidding OF New-YOrk merchants in the corora,i
ton for furnishing supplies to the Indians was
an indication that the supremacy of the drvgoods
ana clothing trade was passing from this city 10
chicago Bids for drygoods to the amount of
about $2O0OCO were opened by the Indian Commits
sioner several days ago. and contracts for two
thirds of the drygoods We're secured bv Cbicago
merchants. At the time New-YorI NOR
chants secured contracts for one-thir1 of tba drI
goods and all the clothing supplied by the govern
ment to the Indians
superintendent Wilson, in charge of the Indian
warehouse in this city. said yesterday that New
hork merchants We're supplying all haas and cans
thlrd OF the notions, the school supplies and
most or the sugar for the Indians Hardwsre
agricultural implements. drugs, meat and croCsries
are supplied by merchants in Chicago 81 I0nis and
Omaha II has been the rule 10 give contracts for
supplies which are heavy and bulky to the Western
merchants, 70 save the freight charges between
ms tnls city and Chicago; The Indian Supplies have
Deeh decreasing steadily. their total value This
year being about 81, 100000 S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
SEVEN HOURS WITHOUT GOVEPNOp
STATE WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL HEAD ON
MONDAY.

Albany, May % (SpeciaD.-S. Fred Nixon, the
Speaker of the Assembly, here to-day attend
ing to his duties acting Governor of the State
Mr. Nixon made known the interesting circum-
stance that on Monday last the State of New-York
for seven hours managed to get along without a
Governor. All the executives of the State were
outside its borders-Governor Oden and Senator
Ellsworth, President pro tenn of the Senate, 'out
Vest; Lieutenant Governor Woodruff in Europe
and Speaker Nixon in Ohio. Mr. Nixon lives in
Westfeld, Chautauoua County, and had some busi-
ness to attend to in Ohio. He therefore left his
home on Monday morning last for the latter State
and it was not until seven hours later that the rail-
way train bearing him entered the State of New
York again.
The law of the State mentions only four ex-
ecutives-those already named Mr.. Nixon says
however, that James G. Graham, the private
rotary of Governor Odell could have had COM
munication with him by telephone most of the time
that he out of the State. Speaker Nixon left
here for New-York this afternoon to be present
and deliver speech at the unwilling of the Sol
diers and Sailors Monument there tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
PLANS FOR STEEL SYNDICATE.
sHEARsoN HAMMILL & co. TO MANAGE IT
WORKING CAPITAL REDUCED.

Announcement was made yesterday of certain
changes in the plans for organizing the American
Steel Foundries. which is TO be consolidation of
the American Steel Castings Company, of New
Jersey; Reliance Steel Castings Company, Limited
of Pittsburg; Leighton & Howard Steel Company.
of st. Louis; Franklin Steel Casting Company, of
Franklin, Penn; the Sargent Company of Chicago,
and the American Steel Foundry Company, of St
Louis.
syndicate was formed, with Harris. Gates &
Co. managers which had subscribed the neces-
sary cash requirements, but differences hav-
ing arisen to the syndicate and the organiza-
ton it decided to be for the best interests of
all concerned that Harris Gates e. Co retire as
syndicate managers. The steel men who are the
principal subscribers to the syndcate-among, them
c. NJ. Schwab, eX-Judge +. Fl. Gary and Max Pam
in conference with the interested in the plants
to be consolidated, determined that the syndicate
management should be taken up by Shearson, Ham
mill & Co., Edward Shearson a member of that
firm, having just retired controller of the United
States Steel Corporation and being peculiarly ia
miliar with the steel industry, as well as having
made full Investigations into the business of the
pIoposeo company ana It's earnings. As result of
the conference and investigation, under the new
made by which the capital to be issued for the ac
QUESTION of the same properties and the cash
ner cent preferred stock and $1.500000 common
stock to $5,000000 per cent cumulative preferred
tons were secured in purchase price of plants and
expense s, Of consultation l t and organization.
in the foremost rank of steel manufacturers but
pany with which he is connected. his name
is withheld. II is expected that the syndicate will
be formed within week and that arrangements
Foundries to take over the six subsidiary compa-
1t is said by the new syndicate managers that the
earnings for the fiscal year ending July l. 1902. Of
be acquired are at the rate of per cent on the
s6e to ana ssTe S the cent on the
and that the business is steadily growing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
CLARA BLOODGOOD MARRIED
THE ACTRESS UNITED WITH A SON OF
WILLIAM III. LATNfBEER-

The marriage Of Clara Sutton BIoodxooa ~
we'll known actress. and William I.airnbaer ,oot
place yesterday at st. Georges Church m
Rainsford was out of town. The cersuonv "a.
performed by the Rev Philemon F. sturys,
Mr. Laimbeer is Harvard graduate. ~ The
class of 1896. His apartments are at the Poy.I
ton Hotel No. AZ West Forty-third-st He
son Of William H Laimbeer. former Commits
sioner OF Charities. and is a second cousin ~
Richard III. Laimbeer. jr.. the well known Pc
publican politician of Brooklyn who il a. -.
ent Deputy Fire Commissioner
Mrs. Laimbeer has been twice marrssa IT,
season she has appeared with Amelia p,r.s--
in The Climbers" Two years ago she b.5
part in the cast Of Miss Hobbs" In ,bo g.,
OF 1897 and the spring of 1898 she was with
The Conquerors" company. She FIRST no.
known her purpose Of going the stage in Ne
cemoer OF 1876. when she applied to Dan,a,
trohman. She was al that time the WIZ 80
John Bloodgood. a society man. who had -
left penniless on the death of his fathar -
Bloodgood. sr, in August, 1896 Young R1ood
good went at once to work in a mercantile hons.
where he remained till attacked by Brighr. As
ease which resulted in his death on Februarv
10 1898.
John BloOdgood. ST.. was senior member q, The
brokerage firm of John BIoodgood & Co. .ba
other member of the firm being John d sI.v-
back The BlOodgoods were an old Greenwich
family. The elder Bloodgood was the hacker ~
W. r. Laidlaw. IT., in his suit for damages
against Russell Sage Laidlaw was in the en-
pioy OF MI. BloOdgoOd at the time
Twelve days after the death Of Mr. BIoodxood
his firm failed. The failure was in part the re-
suit Of the dissipation of the Lottirner estate
BlOOdgoOd had been made one of three execu-
tors by William Lottimer his father-in-Iaw. OF
a large estate.
Mrs, Laimbeer, previous TO her marriage with
John BloodgoOd, jr.. had been the wife OF WILL
lam Havemeyer. the youngest son OF William F
Havemeyer This marriage took place when she
was seventeen years old. 1t was a runaway
match The married life OF the young couple
was not happy. and divorce followed
Her maiden name was Clara Stephens Her
mother had been Miss Sutton, the sister Of
Mrs. Walter Crosby. the late Mrs Lloyd Aspin-
wall and Mrs. Ely-GOddard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE.
ADDRESSES AT THE ARBITRATION con-
FERENCE AT MoHoNK LAKE.

Mohonk Lake n Y Nav 2s-The second days
session of the Conference on International Arb-
tration opened with address by Edwin ID.
Mead. of Boston, in which he made plea for a
more active educatiye propaganda in favor or
worldwide peace. Funds like that established at
Harvard. the Sumner foundation. for prize
oratory on the best means of averting war should
be provided for all colleges and universities, said
taught that like Mayor Low and DIR. Hale
and women like Jane Adams who are fighting the
evils of political corruption social injustice intem-
perance and civic wrong. truly heroic and
worthy of praise and glory those who do battle
with the sw ord and gun.
s. r. Thayer, formerly Minister to Holland. fol-
lowed with a narration of his experience, show
ing some of the difficulties yet to be overcome in
the promotion of international peace. President
W. W. Brdsall of Swarthmore College drew at
tention to the expansion of educational facilities
IN recent years through college and university eN-
tension, the enlarged interest in scientific inves-
usatton, and new and better methoas of teaching
economics, all this tending, in his opinion. to
promote unity among men and more general
recognition of natural rights and obligations.
Inc Rev F. b. Allen. of Boston, criticised a
primer Oh patriotism which he said the Grand
Army of the Republic had circulated in the public
schools of Massachusetts and which he thought
inGucated erroneous ideas the subject.
ID, Dr. herrlck Johnson, who was introduced as a
byterian denomination for years ana had just
brought about by auiet' persistent diseussion and
education in public and private going on in the
last hVe years. He believed that a similar effort
should be made in the promotion of International
Addresses Were also made by Mrs. Edwin d.
Mead ana Principal Scudder of the New-Paltz
Normal School. Sixty Cuban girls who are TAX
ing a course of study at New-Paltz. sang the ma
lonal air of Cuba, and were addressed in Spanish
by President Foster and in English by a. X.
Smiley. "
The evening session of the conference was de-
poted 10 the discussion of the Industrial financial
ana commercial forces making for peace. John
crosby Brown, William F. King. of the New
York Merchants Association and Mahlon NJ
Kline. of Philadelphia spoke
osborne Howe, of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce argued that trusts. and especially those in
Whlch the commercial interests of different ma
lions Were merged-such the recent steamship
combination-with all their real and alleged evils
would nave their benefits in rendering war he
tween the nations thus interested less likely to
warner Van Norden, ]. Edward simmons and
addresses. ' 70 'A'A0
A resolution of coincidence on the death of Lord
FaunceIote was offered by Mr.. Peabody and
a aIeof The resolution declares that Lord
fauhcei9tes services at The Hague Conference
ana at Washington entitled him to rank among
justice and concord
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
KOSHER SHOPS TO CLOSE AGAIN.
THEY ARE FORMING AN AGREEMENT WITH
WHOLESALERS FOR CHEAPER MEAT

President Goldman of the union constituting
about hundred butcher shops dealing in
kosher meat has informed the executive committee
of the Ladies' Anti-Beef Trust Society of New
York, with headquarters at No. 81 Henry-st, that
all Of the kosher shops have agreed to suspend
business pending settlement with the wholesale
Dealers several of whom propose to supply the re-
tailers with meat at low prices. The committee
declares that three wholesale firms have agreed to
supply them with the regulation kosher meat, and
that their proposition will probably be accepted as
it be carefully considered.
A circular was issued last night, printed in He
brew and English, informing the public that ar
engagements being made to open shops where
kosher meat will be sold at moderate prices. The
orthodox rabbs OF the district will have the super
vision Of these shops. The committee is listening
to propositions from the people who have plans for
the opening of cooperative stores. Notice is also
given that the committee will pay fines for peo
pie arrested on account of disturbances created in
connection with the meat struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
MURDERER AND SUICIDE.
PLOYER TO DEATH IN BED AND
SHOOTS HIMSELF.

+ NJ. Caraman an Armenian cigarette salesman.
murdered his employer. ]. S. Kajan. also an Arme-
MAN, and inflicted fatal wound on himself early
yesterday at the house at which they lived at
Third~st and Second-ave. So far there is no ex-
PLANTATION for the crime.
Mrs. Barbara Loobert let the adjoining rooms,
connected by a door. occupied by the two men.
Kaljian for some years kept tobacco store on the
ground floor of the building. Two months ago Cara
man took a there According to Mrs Loo
berts story Caraman went to his room at 9;45
O'Clock Wednesday night, and after midnight
Kaljian his. At las a m. Mrs. Loobert
was awakened by noise. She awakened another
boarder, Charles Helwig. who called Policemen
Mcneil. Peters and Techow. Kaljian's room was
dark. A light revealed Kaljian covered with blood
on the small iron bedstead. The wall, floor and
bedclothing spattered with blood and brains
There had been desperate struggle, and some
of the iron bars of the bedstead were bent. Kali
jan was partly conscious but was unable to talk
much. AS the policemen bent over him the bed
collapsed. and he sank with the mattress to
the floor he cutched at the sides of the bedstead
and family muttered:
"Murder Murderl Murder"
He then became unconscious Entering Cara
mans the policemen found him lying on his
bed, unconscious. Blood trucking from his
mouth In his right hand he clutched a revolver
and on the floor lay blood stained hammer. He
was fully dressed. for his shoes An ambu-
lance was called from Bellevue Hospital, and both
men were taken away. Both men died without
explaining the tragedy.
The police believe that there was trouble between
the two men, and that Caraman when he went TO
his room lay in wait there for his employer. ana
when the latter in bed beat him with the nam
mer When Caraman thought his victim was dead
he went to his own room and shot himself also
employed by KaIjian, is said to have asserted that
Caraman gambler and kept pool and Dill
lard room in Third-ave., between Twenty-seventh
and Twenty eighth sts and that kalJan ana
Caraman had quarrelled about money, halJlan
having accused Caraman of stealing goods from
him.
An hour after Caraman's death Coroner Schoier
called at the hospital and said he had come to
take ante-mortem statement. When he was
told that the prisoner was dead the coroner SAID
that he would make trouble for somebody, because
he had not been informed of the critical condition
of Caraman.
Caraman salesman for a brand OF egyptian
cigarettes, and personally supplied his customers
He well known in the downtown newspaper
offices, where he had numerous patrons TO whom
he brought cigarettes each Saturday night He
of the most quiet and modest derneanor
and it is hard to imagine him in such a frenzy as
to commit shocking a crime. Several months
ago he was drugged and robbed of a large sum OF
money in resort in ClintOn-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
WOOL TRADE REVIEW.

Boston. May 3-"The Commercial Bulletin will
say IN to-morrows report on the wool trade of the
United States:
There has continued good demand from mann
iacturers and the weeks sales large Some bis
docks or Australian have been picked up at full
prices, but below the London basis ~ 500
Values of domestic wool are unchanged here and
nave not responded TO the bullish Western advices
Lively times are reported in the far West and in
Texas and other States. The new cliD is raDidiX
passing out of first hands. ''S
The receipts or wool in Boston since January
Ipz nave Deeh lUl,6o5Ze6 pounds against 74976 562
pounds in the same period in 1901
The Boston shipments to date are 1O4 es7 aOa
pounds against shipments of 90 742 $40 Dounds So
the same period in 1901. 50
The stock on hand in Boston January l. 1902
II $40 i63 pounds; the total stock to-day is "a
45. 07s 227 pounds. - -' WIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
AUTOMOBILE BURNS, IN STREET

just before O'Clock last evening gasolene run
about owned by Myron Rosenbaum who gave his
address as No. lao Nassau-st. was burned in Sixth
ave- between Twenty-third and Tw enty-fourth SITS.
The avenue was crowded with shoppers, vehicles
and cars. The machine about in the middle
OF the block when some one on the sidewalk shout
ed, Ftre!" and IL came 10 stop. A young woman
VINO was seated beside Rosenbaum began to
scream for the flames shooting up from the
easolene tank. Mr.. Rosenbaum jumped the
ground and helped The young woman out and then
shouted for water. In less than five minutes the
senlcle was almost entirely consumed The burning
sasoiene ran into the gutter. and there was gem
efi scanper OF the people on the sidewalk.