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New-York tribune., 1903-07-20
MUSIC FoR sANAToRIUM.

Miss F. NJ BeIliss. the Board OF Health nurse.
reports that she has received SIS toward the pur-
chase Of the street piano for the Riverside Hospi-
tai OF this sum SO was contributed by the officials
of North Brother Island, s12 by officials Of the
Health Department and SO by Miss Sophie A. Arm
bruster, a new member Of the T. S. s. in New.
Jersey Miss BelIiss also reports great need or
clothing for a family of Ave children who have
only a few rags between them" The ages are
from five to thirteen years. The mother has con-
sumption and is waiting to be taken TO the hospl-
tai A uotherless girl living in the same tenement
house has a drunken father and is destitute or
proper clothing not having even a pair or shoes.
Anv cast-of clothing suitable for these unfortunate
children will be forwarded. If sent TO this office.
The Mizpah Circle branch distributed last week
it's usual monthly cheer of ice cream and cake to
the patients In the surgical wards of Bellevue Hos
pital One of the pitiful sights in the hosplta
Is the and suffering faces Of the little ones in
the chdrens surgical ward, but their faces bright
en- when Mrs. Jerome appears with the much COW
eted deIicacies and for a time pain is forgotten
New-York tribune., 1903-07-20

An English writer in late periodical urges edu-
Gated women in need Of remunerative occupation
10 take up the practical management Of laundries.
knowledge of chemistry is necessary TO success
In this trade. that the quality of the soap and
water may be thoroughly analyzed Just what
chemicals may safely be used with certain kind
OF water In cleansing certain class of fabrics re-
CURES at least smattering of physics. No college
woman need consider the ability to run first
class honest" laundry beneath her dignity. 1T
IS TOO often supposed that the cleansing of clothing
must necessarily be nOnOtOnOuS and drIdge-ike
occupation and one to be ashamed of continues
lhls apostle OF the tubs "On the contrary. II is
profession to be proud Of. for it really demands,
When carried out any considerable scale, much
techn1caI skill, organizing power and a knowledge
oI many subjects Of higher intellectual interest
now that college women have made such signal
successes as bakers, cooks. etc. why should they
not set shining examples to the neither world of
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from fifteen 10 twenty TWENTY-FIVE minutes Women
rom twenty to twenty-five are twenty-five minutes
@ az their toilet and from that thirty. they
SCCuPy halI an hour each day in performing the
Narcissus Thirty sees the grand cIinaCteric
OF Feminine coquetry Thence there is a rapid de-
cIIle rom thirty TO thrty-five the time occupied
comes ooWn TO twenty-four minutes; from thirty
~ 20 LortY II drops to only eighteen minutes:
IoI Iorty To nifty TO twelve minutes. and from fifty
20 sixty TO only six. seventy years old
IIssS, mus the ingenious German estimates, spent
s'ooz hours before the glass eight solid months,
counting IN both day and night
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a Tissue Paper Pattern Of WOman's House
Gown, No. 4,47S, for 10 Cents.

House gowns that are comfortable at the sans
ne that thew are tasteful and becoming are al
New-York tribune., 1903-07-20

1t is not written. Blessed is he that feedeth the
Door but he that considereth the poor.
little thought and a little kindness are often
worth more than q great deal OF noney.-(FtusF1lIA
New-York tribune., 1903-07-20

Anna NJ Field Of Newark, n, J.: Please send
street address to Woman's Department OF New
York Tribune as a communication awaits you.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-20
SUMMER SUNSHINE WORK.

Mrs. J. De Witt Gould and Mrs. sayre have kindly
offered to work up some Of the pretty woods re-
gently contributed to the Office into sunshine for
others Mrs. Gould and Mrs. Sayre are now at their
summer home in Susquehanna County, Penn
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MONEY RECEIVED.

M r. has contributed IS toward the street piano
for Riverside Sanator1um; NJ. c. r. 81 for the little
bow on Hudson-st. dying with consumption The
doctor says this boy cannot possibly live more
F. and A Masterton have given 81 for crippled
hay
New-York tribune., 1903-07-20

NJ Marcel Provost the well known novelist has
IA ken up the cudges IN behalf Of dress reform
He contributes long article to one OF the foreign
daflies and the subject is being seriously discussed
bv leading tailor establishments and modistes
abroad The cardinal points in his contention are
for q dress that does not sweep the streets and
corset that does not confine the respiratory and
digestive organs. II is a more OF less thfe1ooaFe
s,,b,ec+ hut one nevertheless. that viii doubtless
continue 10 be thrashed out by interested people
until some solution yet unslghted Is reached
The present discussion has brought two methods
Of reform 10 the fore-a system Of braces and an
bends upon the shoulders. The danger in all re-
form that OF dress no less than R RoIuGs anu re
ligion thinks the commenting FrenchIlan, Is IN eA-
+rssn1e measures He censures the sensible re-
fnTers for giving so little thought 10 the grace
md beauty OF a hygieric garment, as they tneTe2y
prejudice the unthnklng g+ galts1 80 bfo@e he rh
Gc in fine rich stuffs, becoming soItIy, shaded
@ SooTs eelIed and embroidered hens. and especial
care given to the folds Of the drapeTles 2 SO ThaF
svoiriupois n at least as TO appearances
,org the few who sincerely mourn the late
Queen Draga OF Servia are the Paris rnodistes She
- .vtrar7eIy popular with them, inasmuch as she
rIaced large orders was usually pleased win their
efforts and was good pay. queen Drasa Is Sdlo
~ have bestowed tremendous amount OF At'ei-
tior unon her dress In her efforts to retain her
49, over her unfortunate husband and she
st,died cosmetics and all the other feminine arts
Of adorning nature with assdully. ne llsl uIess
she ever ordered OF French moolste ls-I ans Ol
- and reached Belgrade the morning after
the unhappy queen had been laid III Her last rest
g.. 1ace It was an elaborate and brilliant crea-
rs me color Of the dress was IVORY II was
tol fIIndantlv trimmed with costly lace ana ana ~ss
re;ad with big and little figures OF yeIioW suns
spps4+erinE their rays in early InoEl1iF- ie-
So 5,,1sar T)raga was in doubt she hstelled 70
ees4 SS+Ica ~ her French dressn6keFs- VINO dl1
rbeir Fesf 10 please her Above an tIIs LlS'ls t
to the constantly changing measure 81 nT g VAS b
- - ri1oroIsIv avoided Her oW[ Hlatl7 tt'H- tei
49, N,--s made no remarks on the olIIereIle- le
nleas4LTt r. T1-essnf and the past and communicated
- to the Paris firm under the sea- o. 80 %
~ I5et ~ uere matter affecting lIle " ca o. lll0
Ste she was very fond OF costly stuIts o- stIHe
mai loud" coors, and or oIIiaii set SdV.T az
barbartr
,,,cr time does a spend before her
-t-,,re A cynical Germau-the CierInaHs nave
rassion for such things-estinates tnat oel"ee"
ne aees Of six and ten girl SPENDS on an average
,,e, minutes q day looking az herself from ten
:. 6etesp about a quarter Of All hour daily ana
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Can you inform me if there are any colleges for
women in Germany some one asked the secre-
tary of Berlin University
No, thank COdr' was the reply
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TIE CHINESE PAwNBROKER

Jnly IN China is the profession OF pawnbroker
tlFeA any prestige There the strongest and most
imposing buildings in the cities are the paUvnshoUs
hes take the place nf safer- deposit vaults Fgor-
,22S-lg there IS TIE essence II all trade. and set
er~-7 = 20 bankruptcy law But r debt desceuds
-Li- -z.h-f - son 70 anE number OF generation
estLi u is pald and a debtor eating his bowl
- - 80 may % Joined by his creditor whom the
-. vi 1snoio in demanding share of the meal
- ne celestial may borrow and lend and borrow
an because ne always pays. and the keeper OF
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ut-,ore a cynical Germau-rhe eerInaAs nave a
rassion for such things-estimateS tllat oel"ee"
rte sqes Of six and girl spends on an average
seven minutes day looking al herseli' I'm 'e
- - ablnt a quarter Of All hour daily. and
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THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
could scarcely believe his ears.

To be continued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
CAPSTZED IN MIDOCEAN.
Crezo of Bark Rescued after Cling
inc to VesseI Three Days.

Philadelphia July 31.-After clinging TO thelr
capsized vessel for three days In midoceah' the
crew OF the italian bark Vermont, bound from
Genoa for St Johns. y. F., in ballast, was
rescued by the French tank steamer LIE Lion
from Seville for Marcus Hook, Penn ana
brought here to-day. The shipwrecked crew
consisted of Captain Marina and twelve men,
one a negro The sailors were exhausted from
exposure when picked I'D.
The Vermont encountered heavy weather
after leaving Genoa. but all went we'll until
Thursday of last week. when she ran into
heavy gale The bark weathering the
storm we'll when the ballast shifted and the yes
sci rolled over on her sides. The crew had only
time to secure a bag of biscuits, some water
and some rockets before she careened. For
three days they chung to the capsized vessel.
hoping to be taken off and thus avoid the risk
of rowboat on the rough sea.
On Sunday night the bark turned completely
over and the crew took to a small boat. Rock
cts were sent up. but none were seen until early
Monday morning, when the Frenchman hove in
sight.
Captain Ertend saw the distress signal and
in response his call for volunteers, the entire
crew responded. The captain selected the chief
mate second mate and two seamen for the dan
gerous task. the was still very rough
The volunteer crew reached the shipwrecked
men after a struggle, and got all on board the
steamer
The men are being looked after by the Italian
consul here, and will be sent to Italy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
ISSUES SUMMONS FOR Won DEEsTEN.
Suspended Deputy Sheriff Declares He Can
Meet Charge of Bribery.

,ragiet-a+e Onon,en in the Tombs Police Court.
Yesterday issued a summons compelling the ap-
pearance in court Monday of Deputy SherlH
Won peesten. who is under suspension to explain a
transaction in which he is charged with accepting
money from a prisoner in the Tombs to nix
case in the Court of Special Sessions.
The summons was issued at the request of Ernest
n Mont. of No East Eighth-st, who alleges that
he caused 800 to be paid to Won Deesten. Magis-
trate Ommen refused to issue warrants in the case
as the defendant is a county official.
Mont declared that he had been confined in the
penitentiary on Wards Island from April 10 until
July IT, after being found guilty by the justices OF
the Court of Special Sessions on a charge of VIC
Iating that section of the Penal Code which pro-
vides that all companies doing business under an
assumed name shall be registered in the office Of
the County Clerk. Mont at the time Of his arrest
was the head of the National Coal Briquette Com
pany with Offices in the Stewart Building.
Mont asserts that he paid Won Deesten 800 in
three checks. Mont says he has a case against
William Gerken. alleging perjury.
When I saw Gerken after my release still be
Iieved that he my friend" said Mont. I told
Gerken that it would be a good thing if he could get
back the money had given to Won Deesten.
said it would be the means of putting me on my
feet Now I understand that Gerken has sworn 10
affidavit in which he says that requested him
to join in scheme to blackmail Won Deesten. d
thing that never entered my mind. 1 met Won
Deesten. but not as he says met him. 1t is true
that accompanied him TO the Sheriff 9fiice' but
won Deesten asked to make no further COM
plant against him. he had considerable at
stake. I went with him to the Sherif's office. al
most relenting. But at the last moment l deter
mined to carry out my original resolution to push
the case finish
Deputy Sheriff Won Deesten said:
Il can meet every charge Mont has brought or
can bring against If he does not get this
through ! shall have him arrested charge of
perjury. 1 have been for eight years connected
with the Sheriff's office, and can you tell why
should stoop to such measure Mont ascrbes
me?'
Mont says he is relative of the late Spanish
general, Martinez CampOs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
TO STOP DUMPING IN RIKER's ISLAND.
Queens Residents Ask for an Injunction
Lederle Says Refuse Is Inofensive

Walter Foster, lawyer, of Long Island City,
has been retained by the people of Queens Bor
ough to bring proceedings before some Justice of
the Supreme Court for Injunction restraining
the City Of New-York from using Rikers Island
for place on which to dump refuse. Mr.. Foster
has thirty afidavits. and ne will use these in his
argument for injunction
Recently to Commissioner Ledere, of the Health
Department. presented petition with over
one thousand signatures asking have the
nuisance abated The petition presented TO
Mr.. Lederle by Joseph Feisel who is president of
the Joseph Geiser Association. At that time it is
said, Mr.. Lederle promised visit the island with
Mr. Feisel and stop the dumping there. Mr.. Feisel
says that the commissioner has not kept his word.
When seen last night Commissioner Lederle said
that steps had already been taken to abate the
nuisance at the island. He explained that gar
bage dumped there, but only light stuff-boXes,
papers and other such material-and that the nui
sance arose from the lttering OF the netghboring
beaches. He had made no promise TO stop the
dumping of this light refuse there, but had said
he would visit the island with Commissioner Wood
bury and the committee of Mr.. Feisel, and take
had been delayed by the absence of Mr.. Woodbury..
but last night he had conference with the doctor,
he said and was intending TO make an appointment
to-day for d visit early next week. He said that
the refuse got loose by being knocked over the
edges Of the fat sCows by the shovels used in
loading. and that Dr. Woodbury. had promised that
he would that this carelessness was stopped,
DR.. Woodbury. has already had q gang Of his own
men clear off North Beach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
DIVORCE OF J.. A. VAN RENSSELAER,
He Can Marry Again-Couple Were Welded
Soon After First Meeting.

Justice Dugro. in the Supreme Court yesterday
on the report Of George W. Clune as referee
granted a decree of absolute divorce to John A
Van Rensselaer, from Helen G. Van Rensselaer,
Under the decree Mr.. Van Rensselaer, can remarry
while his wife cannot. All the papers were sealed
except the decree. which merely shows that the
couple were married January So 1896 Walter
D. Clark, of No. a Pine-st is counsel for Mr. Van
Rensselaer,, and Jerry A. W. Weinberg, of No. 373
Fulton-st. Brooklyn, for Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Van Rensselaer, is the eldest son of Mrs. John
King Van Rensselaer,, the author Of various pro-
auctions odd families and daughters" of the
various The marriage OF the young man
occurring it did within a few hours after he
first met Miss Galindo who not a member Of
any of the societies in which his mother figures
was a surprise to everybody. They settled down
quietly in Brooklyn, and again heard OF
by the public until the appoin tment of the referee
While the domestic troubles of the young couple
were being bruited abroad Mrs. John King Van.
Rensselaer, engaged in controversy with her
aged aunt Mrs. HOyt, with whom she had been
living at Newport. An advertise ment in a Newport
paper announced that Mrs. John King Van Rens-
selaer had left the Hoyt home and would not he
permitted 70 return. Mrs. John King Van Rens-
work OF 2 negro servant who had obtained Influence
the aged woman. and FOR some time therea fter
the air was full Of flying statements. No visible
result achieved. and the subject gradually
waned away. Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer, is
living in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
FURNITURE IN STREET.
City Marshal DeScends on Get Rich
Quick" Office.

A city marshal went to Wall-st yesterday and
put all the Office furniture of the American
Finance and Mortgage Company, of No. H.
Wa-st.. on the sidewalk He then sent word
70 the Bureau OF membranes TO take the
goods away but il was all there late last night
Detectives McConville, Peabody and Clarke.
of Inspector McClusky's staff, arrested Charles
Weinman Of Eighty ffth-st. and Broadway
week ago on d charge of grand larceny in con-
nection with the American Finance and Mort
gage Company. He was discharged later 1t
was alleged by the police that the firm was Of
fering % per cent a month dividends on invest
ments. 1t was alleged, too. that the company IS
sued circulars that investors could not lose, as
the company had enough money in fund to
cover all losses sustained by it. It's officers, IS
given by the Corporation Directory, are: Fernan-
do Baltes president; John S. Shields, secretary
Thomas Martin, treasurer, and these oIacers
and W. H Meyer and John G. Gray, directors.
According to the police, the president OF the
company was Alfred r. Gosn
The furniture consisted OF three OAK roHloP
desks letter press seven oak tables some
with plush coverings; more than dozen once
chairs three high office stools, counter uesA'
carpets and other paraphernalla- IA
A wagon. in charge OF two men. WIZ ae.io
they were from the Bureau Of lncumprances,
apneared during the afternoon and asked Lor
the civ marshal but he had gone away me
men did not have a regular bureau wagon VIII
them and could not take the furniture away
without proper Identification. policeman ouiLI s
van of the Old Slip station, was IN chaIEe VI
the goods all day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
MUSEUM OPENS NEW COLLECTION.
Fossil Mammals To Go on Public View To-
day.

The American Museum of Natural History has
opened a new collection for public view 1t is of
fossil mammals. chiefly of North America. For
educational purposes the collection has been
ranged on the aIcove system, each alcove repre-
senting the evolution of certain group of animals.
The collection represents an expenditure at $3.50
ploration 1t includes the Cape collection and the
collection gathered by the museum expeditions in
the West and in South America in the last thirteen
years
Chief among the exhibits are those showing the
evolution of the rhinoceros in North America and
of elephants and horses. New features in the
rhnoceros alcove are skulls presented by the royal
museums of Munich and Of Moscow. From the
latter is a skull of the woolly rhinoceros from ST.
IBERIA. Closely related to this is the skull of the
almost extinct white rhinoceros of Africa, speci
men Of which, presented by J. 2. Morgan, is here.
A remarkable feature Of this Is the hornS. a per-
feCtly preserved front horn IS Chree 1eeI long,
In the centre of the hall is the skull or the I'M
periaI mammoth. the tusks of which are over tlir-
teen feet long. Here also are the tusks OF me
and one-haIf feet in length. and weighing three
hundred pounds The skull of the woody rhlnoc-
eros is supposed to be two hundred thousand
years old. 4 four-toed horse three million years
Among other things to be seen are the gigantic
giraffe camel. the first elephant that migrated
from Africa via Behrng Straits, the Glyptodouts,
forty thousand years old, found on the western
last specimen, entirely new, shows the Two sword
teeth in the upper Jaw. These used to pierce
the thick hides of the beasts that lived ages ago.
In this animal the lower jaw can be thrown back
the victim. Many other specimens are exposed
in the collections.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
LOCKOUT IN PITTSBURc
T1Centy Thousand Men ThrOzCn Ont
of Work T'O-daY.

Phtsburg, July 31--A general lockout OF tho
union wOrkmen affiliated with the BuiIdi,g
Trades Council. which authorized bv the
Builders League, to go into effect Tomorrow
morning. viii become operative just as soon as
the formal notices can be served on the work
men. II viii remain In force untiIt he dispute
between the hosting engineers and the contract
ing firm of A & S. Wilson is settled The
settlement cannot be affected until all the
trades employed by that firm. with the ex
eeption of the hosting engineers. have re-
turned to work.
This was the decision OF the Builders League
which was announced at midnight after one Of
the most prOtTacted meetings that organization
has ever held. II will affect no less than twenty
thousand wOTkmen, all Of whom will remain
idle until the disputes have been terminated. a
committee of six was appointed 20 confer with
the workmen and try to effect settlement to-
morrow.
At the meeting tonight an important step
was taken by the organization Of the Builders
Exchange League. which becomes the successor
Of the Builders League II done BY the
merger of the old Builders League and the
Builders Exchange. and brings into one com
pact body not only all the contractors and mas
ter builders but all of the building supply men
in this district This organization will be the
most powerful body OF employers in this line
OUTSIDE of TeW-YOrk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
WOMAN SHOOTS BURGLAR.
Alone 5eith Maid, She Has Thrilling
ETDeriencc.

Mrs Charles E shober, who lives with her
husband in a fine house in Ninth-st-. E!mhurst,
Queens Borough. fired a shot at q burglar early
yesterday, and thinks she wounded him. Mr.,
Shober is in PoughkeepsIe at present, and Mrs.
Shober and her maid were alone in the house
at the time. Both retired about midnight
Mrs Shober. not long after retiring, heard
noise that she thought had been made by her
two dogs, which in the adjoining room.
She arose and closed the door between the two
rooms. and then went back to bed and fell
asleep. Not long after that she awoke with
start. and again heard a noise as if some
was moving about. Then she heard a whistle,
and at the same time the portieres in her
room move slightly. She arose and went
through the hall 10 her maids room While she
was going through the hall she glanced down
stairs and was startled q light in the
Kitchen. In telling Of her experiences Mrs.
Shober said:
felt sure that burglars were in the house.
and went back to my room and got my revol
yer. / went 10 my maids room and asked her
being told that she had, I went down the back
stairs leading 10 the kitchen and there stand
Ing by the kitchen table, l just
about TO put out the gas that had been lighted
by the thieves. I did not wait moment, but
levelled my pistol and fired at the man, who
cropped to the floor and then knew no more,
for 1 thought surely l had killed him.
Ny maid, who had heard the shot. opened
the window and screamed for help. and 1 ran
upstairs and opened another window and fired
three shots 10 attract the attention of neigh
bors- remember more, and do not know
whether ] tainted or not, for I was so excited
that the first recall after the shooting of the
man is my friends coming TO the house and
asking how it happened.
The burglars had thoroughly ransacked the
house and had ali Of the s;lverware and jewelry
that was in Mrs. Shober's room and in the dining
room packed up and ready to take away when
she fired the shot at the man in the kitchen
One of the men was in the back yard, with
of the sacks Of silver on his back. When the
shot was fired he dropped it in the yard. The
man who was shot crawled on his hands and
knees to the door, which mad been opened ready
for escape, and both of the burglars ran in the
direction Of Corona.
ON the floor OF the kitchen found bunch
Of cotton that had been soaked in chloroform,
and Mrs Shober is Of the opinion that the
burglars chloroformed her although she thinks
they did not make q very good job of it. as she
could not have been long under the influence of
the drug She says that her head felt queer
when she awoke and that she has not yet re-
covered her normal condition.
airs. Shober says the burglars secured $50 in
cash and articles of jewelry. which she valued
a. about $3.50. She says the man she fired at
was short and thickset, and had dark mus
tache. Captain Pinkerton and his detectives are
al work the case.