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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
NO ARMED FORCE LANDED
COghlnn Said He Did Not Invade
CoIomb Territory.

Washington. Dee. 26.-The following
cablegram reached the Navy Depart
ment day from Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian at Colon:
Atlanta did not land armed force on
Colombian territory at any time for
any purpose. Two officers landed as
usual with sword at the invitation of
Colombian generals"
Admiral Coghlan also cabled the de-
partment that he would proceed to
Cartagena with his flagship, the Olym-
pia, at daybreak, Dec. 26, for the pur-
pose of bringing Minister Beaupre to
Colon on his way to the United States
from Bogota on leave.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
WYLIE WAS KILLED
BY TOM WORKMAN.

Columbus, Ga. Dec. 26.--while drunk
to-day at Union, Stewart county, Tom
Workman, a clerk in store, shot and
killed Capt Wylie. a prominent farmer
Of that place. Three bullets entered
the heart Of Wylie at close range.
Workman was arrested and sent 10
Lumpkin jail.
No cause for the shooting is assigned.
other than the fact that Workman was
drinking.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27

Dothan, Ala, Dec. ga cyclone
passed over Dundee a small place on
the Central of Georgia Railway yes
terday. Several houses were blown
down and two children of John
Dlaughus were killed. Several other
persons were badly hurt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27

Baltimore, Dec. 26.-It is understood
at the central office of the Baltimore
and Ohio in this city that Vice Presi-
dent Murray will succeed President
Loree as the official head of the Bal
timore and Ohio system, but company
officials denied any knowledge on the
subject.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
MORALES WILL RESIST.
HIS Officers Secured Munitions In
tended for Jiminez.

Cape Haitien, Dec. 26.-Gov. Morales,
acting president OF San Domingo, is
returning to Santo Domingo, where he
will seek reinforcements and attack
Porto Plata.
officers of Gen. Morales army have
stopped a train and captured a guam
tity of munitions of war intended Cor
Gen Jiminez.
The situation in Santo Domingo is
grave, and the consuls have called for
warships.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27

Columbus. Ca. Dec. 2e.-Jim vim
son. a negro. was fatally shot IN Phenix
City tonight. Il r. claimed that the
shooting was accidentally done By An
ME Austin, colored. but the police have
VIII Dixon, another negro, under ar
rGst.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
Recognized by Italy.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Acting Secre-
tary of State LOOMS has been notified
by the italian embassy that the gov
eminent of Italy has recognized the
new republic of Panama.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
CHAPELLE RETURNS TO CUBA.
Archbishop Has no Present Inten-
ton of Going to Rome.

New Orleans. Dec. 26.-Archbishop
Chapelle sailed to-day for Cuba, whence
he came to take part in the ceremo-
MES of the Louisiana transfer cele-
bration. The Archbishop expects to
be absent for some months.
At the archbishopric nothing was
known of the report from Rome that
the Archbishop was contemplating a
visit there. The Archbishop has not
yet been summoned, and has no pres
ent intention of going abroad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27
Sailed for Cartagena.

Colon, Dec. 26-The United States
cruiser Olympia sailed for Cartagena
last night and the cruiser Atlanta left
for the same destination this morn
ing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27

Charleston, S. c., Dec. 26.-Oliver A.
schlosser, thirty years old, proprietor
of the Nillsdale nursery and an ex-
pert landscape gardener. who came to
this state from Chicopee, Mass, has
mysteriously disappeared from his
home in Greenville. He left there on
Dec. Is, promising TO return In three
days to meet his business associates,
and has not been heard from since.
Some Of them fear he has met with
foul play, as his business was APP
parently In excellent shape.
Chicopee Mass, Dec. 26.-Oliver A.
Hchlosser has not been seen In Chico
pee since he went South several months
ago, and the press dispatches were
the FIRST known here OF his disappear
ance For two years he resided IN
this city. conducting a. green house
IA Grape street.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
THE BRUTE WAS ONLY FRIGHTENED.
But the Crowd Yelled Mad Dog" and a
Panic Ensued in Broadway.

These are direful days for dogs Of all degrees.
Woe betide the unleashed dog who in the street
so much as opens his mouth to gape or by the
wink Of an eyelid a bark of enjoyment or whine
of Interrogation displays any interest in passing
men or scenes In so doing he takes his life in his
four paws for mad dog is he dubbed on the in
stant and chased by a demented mob until, fright
ened into biting those from whom he only desires
TO escape he is shot fcrsooth with the firm belief
that he had the rabies. If only the dogs might
speak
An instance illustrative of the foregoing, minus
the biting occurred yesterday, causing intense ex-
citenent among pedestrians In Broadway.
A woman walked between Thirty-tfth and Ihlr-
tv-sixth sts and beside trotted q dog. AS they
nsssed the foyer of q theatre something there
attracted him and he in TO investigate Ihere
were no appearances of madness about him, but
The madness that overcame many persons who
were coming out of the theatre caused panic.
Women screamed. and several idiots shouted Mad
dog" as men and women scampered in all direc-
+ions None were more frightened than the dog.
TJaz inst streak he went down Broadway
Al rhirtv-fourth-st. a discerning man caught the
scared brute and. enlightened by the mad cog
" and AT least one dog. who otherwise would have
been victim Of lack Of common sense on Lne
nsrr of beings supposed to have ii, escaped. No
one was bitten, but people told OF their marvel
lous escape .,..- 1,z.- --,,-
anv dog that opens his mouth to breathe showing
foam fIecked tongue and jaws. as IS customary
with dogs suffering from heat, signs his dedth war
Lead Trust chance to shut down for needed re
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
JUVENILE RoBBERIEs FOLLOW PLAYS.
Jersey City Police Asked to Suppress Ihose
Making Heroes of Criminals

The Jersey City police officials have peeh ai-
pealed to to suppress plays that make heroes OIL
criminals suggested by the escapades OF 'he
Riddle brothers and Tracy Several or TINS
class of dramatic productions have been given
at the Jersey City theatres, and the result mas
been an epidemic of robbery by juvenile otehd-
ers One of these plays has been extensively
advertised for run this week, and colored
posters depict the hero, the desperado, with pls-
toI in hand. slaughtering his foes, the officers
of the law The police officials communicated
with Prosecutor of the Pleas Speer, who SUD-
mitted the following opinion last evening
II am clearly of the opinion that obscene and
indecent exhibitions which tend to corrupt pub
lie morals to incite crime. to shock the pubic
sense of deceney, or to arouse public disgust are
clearly public nuisances and indctable at COM
mon Law and under statutes. II the the-
atrical performance is designed and has clear
tendency to elevate vice and degrade virtue, and
TO furnish a glittering and attractive entlcerlent
to youth to enter upon career OF wee ana
crime il is corruptive of public morals and IN
dictable as a public nuisance.
officers will attend the performance to-morro"
night and if the play makes crime heroic COM
plant will be made.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
CREDITORS AFTER BIN, BUTTON MAN
Must Answer Charges or His Bankruptcy
Will Be Set Aside.

Judee Holt in the United States District Court
YESTERDAY handed down opinion on the applica-
ton made in behalf of creditors Of Meyer R Bm-
berg better known as BIN the Button Man. 10
have the latters discharge in bankruptcy granted
on April 81 1902 vacated. The creditors. two IN
number represented the court that at the time
Of the filing the petition. which save liabilities
of sl1 02S and assets of $10o Bimberg had property
which he concealed to defraud his creditors.
In an affidavit signed by Archie Bmberg, he
swears that on January A. 1902. he saw Meyer X
Bnberg receive a check for $4,000 which he IN
dorsed Meyer R. Bimberg. in trust for Edna Bin-
bere" and which he deposited with the Colonial
Trust Company; that he saw Mr.. Bimberg receive
two cashier checks in return from the trust COM
pany one for $500 and another for $1,000; that he
accompanied the bankrupt to law office at No lS-
Nassau-st where he purchased from the Han
Realty Company property at One-hundred-and-
tventy-ffth-st. and ST Nicholas-ave., paying the
900 check on account. Five thousand dollars OF
the remaining $4,000, deponent AYERS was paid Tor
stock in the West End Amusement Company and
the remaining $4,000 loaned to the latter corpora
tion 70 be repaid to Bimberg out of its profits.
Archie Bimberg further declares that Meyer r
Biberg lent to him $500 with which he purchased
stock in the West End Amusement Company, and
saws he has since paid the loan. The statement
Is also made in the affidavit that the amusement
comnanv gave a mortgage TO Meyer r. Bmberg for
500 900 on its property. to him for the second
5000 and the original 5000 paid on the property at
6d a6s s e09 ad2aaeed as oan IN
addition to the account in the Colonial Trust Com
pany Of Meyer R. Bimberg, in trust for Edna
the same institution in the name of Lena BIN
berg for which Meyer R Bimherg holds the the
money and still a third in the Mount Morris Bank,
in the name OF Meyer Bmberg.
Edna Bimberg is the daughter and Lena Bimbers
the wife OF "Bim the Button Man. so the afiant
states. -. .s ,, Y
Bimberg produces af1davits denying the alIegatons
as to his possession OF property by Monday a
referee will take testimony and report to the court
as 10 the exact facts but that If he fails 10 do so
the discharge will be set aside and the claimants
nernitted to enforce their claims.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
MAY PARALLEL PORT CHESTER LINE.
Reported in Mount Vernon That New-Haven
Company Is Planning This.

II is reported at Mount Vernon that the New
York New-Haven Hartford Railroad Com
nanv having failed to circumyent the proposed
Newyors and Port Chester Rapid Transit Electric
Railroad through proceedings in the courts, will be
gin immediate attempts parallel it along its en-
tire route in Westchester County.
According to the report. the New-Haven company
nroposes 10 run cars from hundred twenty
ninth-st TO Port Chester over its Harlem River
branch by eauipping that line with electricity and
making connection at New-Rochelle with the
Ney-York and Stamford Electric Railway Com
nany The latter. which has direct line from
Stamford, Conn. to Larchmont' has an application
pending now before the State Railroad Commis-
sioners for permission to extend from Larchmont
TO a point where ii would have good connection
with The New-HaYen company's branch.
Roth corpora tions said to be friendly
terms and their stock Is in several instances held
ment they could completely parallel the proposed
rapid transit system of the New-l ork and Port
Chester company both in Westchester County
sudf The Porugh The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
DIES ON EVE OF MARRIAGE.
DIR. O. H. steuer Found Asphyxiated-Be'
heved to be Accident.

DR.. Oscar H steuer forty years old. graduate
or the Yale Medical School. was found dead IN z
furnished room at No. 1245 Lexington-ave yester-
dav Death was due to gas asphyxiation-acci-
dental. IL is believed
DR. Steuer's home is at Fort Lee where he lived
with his parents He was engaged 70 marry there
and the ceremony was TO be performed to-day
For some years he had been the medical eX-
arniner at the American Museum of Natural His
tory and had rented furnished room OF Mrs
John ]. Callahan. where he would stay when II
was too late to go home He was a profound
student and spent of his leisure time in read
ing
Last night after paying Mrs. Callahan his rent
he went to his room, saying he would read while
before retiring. When found he was fully dressed
living on the bed a book lay beside him The gas
let cock was turned off, and tube from the jet TO
gas stove was partly disconnected, the gas being
turned on full. is thought by the police that
the tube became disconnected and allowed the gas
to escape into the room when DR. Steuer had fallen
asleep while reading.
In the Spanish-American War DR.. Steuer was
surgeon with the Red Cross and worked in Cuba
AMI Porto Rico.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
AR III II FL M :,
Broadway & 9th Street.
SAYS HE IS BIBLE CLASS LEADER
Prisoner Accused Of Showing Indecent
Sketches to Children in Riverside Park

AS the result Of complaints made TO Magistrate
Crane about a week ago that man was accosttng
young girls in Riverside Park ara showing them
indecent sketches man who said he was Roger
J. Hudson. of No. 145 West One-hundred-ard
eighth-st-. an evangelist and Bible class leader N
ST. Agness Chapel. in West Ninety -second-St. was
arragned before Magistrate Crane in the Essex
Market court. yesterday.
Richard SpiIlane. OF No 20S West Ons-hundred-
and-thirt-st; DR.. J. H. Prentice, Of No 80 West
Observation-Disclosures and r. g Srannard, OF
No IS West updrsd-aud-t d-third-st-. were the
conplanants They declared that Hudson had
shown improper sketches to their children. and
stannard said that if Hudson dared to show his
face in the neighborhood again he (Srannard) might
riddle him with bullets
YOU would DO perfectly right" replied the pris-
oner II never did anything wrong in my life -
Hudson said that he loved children and went 10
The ark 10 give out missionary pamphlets
= Il play ball with the boys" he said. and pat
the girls their heads
Asked If he had ever been arrested before, h.
said: -. - -,
our OF Spencer. Mass. / would be locked up
Some malicious persons there said was stealins
hay
NIazistrate Crane criticised Detectives Reilly ard
Walters for making the arrest TOO soon he SAID
Hudson had done nothing yesterday
MAGISTRATE held the prisoner IN $50 Fan rcr
examina ton O-nOrrOv-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
PERHAPS MRS. PIPER WONT DO.
DR.. Funk May Have Considerable Trouble
in Finding Henry Ward Beecher.

Foston. Anril 4-Dr Richard Hodgson, secretary
NJ the American branch Of the Society for
Fsvchical Research. has received a letter from
Dr 7 K Funk of New-York in regard TO the
widows mite coin his, possession Of which DR.
Funk SAYS is revealed to him by a splrltuahstlc
medium after the had forgotten 1t for nearly
fen wears Dr. Funk wants to get into commu-
nication with the spirit Of Henry Ward Beecner'
through which the alleged revelation IN regard
to the coin was made in order TO learn what 10
do with the coin He wrote 10 DR.. Hodgson 10
find out If Mrs. Piper the medium, would assist
in the case Mr.. Hodgson expresses doubt OF the
genuineness Of the original spirit message
Not that l doubt Dr. Funk sincerity, ne sald
to-day but, beyond that there is the much more
difficult problem of discovering whether the mes
sage really came from a discarnate spirit or was
revealed BY relepaJhy through a living person
Though DR. Funk had forgotten about the coin,
and though his brother whom he told 10 return II,
had forgotten. too. il is not impossible that IN
formation regarding the coin may have come from
them they being unconscious of II. Or, more pos
sihle still it NAV have from somebody entire
" outside Several people undoubtedly have known
where that coin has been. -
"If Mrs Piper is used in connection with this
matter il is not all that definite answers 10
our inquiries will be obtained. 1t is just as II
gave somebody the name Of d living person whose
Vherea bouts were unknown and asked to have him
traced. ! have got TO find somebody who COM
municates through Mrs. Piper, and get him 10 hunt
I'D Mr.. Beecher for US
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
BUCKET BRIGADE PUTS OUT BLAZE.
Oldtime Fireman Leads Attack on Burning
Car and Wins Applause,

\ crowd of about three hundred persons yester-
dav witnessed q bucket brigade. with veteran
volunteer fireman in command, lighting a IRE.
They cheered heartily when it was all over. and
the old man, who refused to give his name, was
the centre of interested groups for some time.
a car on the Eighth-ave. line took fire when
turning into West Broadway, and the blaze quickly
snread from the motors 10 the floor. which in
few moments was burning rapidly. The conductor
and motorman rushed into the store of Edward
Miller Co. al No. 30 West Broadway and got
Two ha nd re extinguishers, with which they We're
una bic to cope with the blaze. The old hreman
Tben came along and at the top of his voice he
shouted orders for a bucket brigade The cry was
nuicklv answered and line OF men was soon
"a ssng Dails of water TO the burning car In few
moments the blaze extinguished and the old
man with satisfied look on his lace, went over
proceedey to light. - -, -. J..
wasn't like the old days Why. my men could have
wbstled tune. planned for a race and arranged
Tor a parade while tackling fire like that
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
STATEMENT BY MRS. VAN RENSSELAER,
Thinks Mrs. Hoyt Will Retract Notice-All
Bills Paid

Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer,. at the home Of
her cousin, Edgar Richards. i'll West Eightyeighth-
st, yesterday made statement regarding the
notice alleged have been authorized by Mrs.
Henry S. Hoyt her aunt, in Newport, that Mrs
Hoyt would be longer responsible for bills which
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, had contracted The state
ment says that Mrs Van Rensselaer, believes Mrs.
Hoyt will retract the notice when she understands
the gravity of il. Other portions of the statement
are the following:
There is not single bill outstanding against me
personally in Newport that know of, and neither
are there any in connection with my management
of Mrs Hoyt's house and affairs. All of my bills,
and Mrs. Hoyts, too. that I had anything to do
with. were paid by check before left Newport
All the bills paid by Mrs. Hoyt were for expenses
incurred in the running of her own house.
When 1 left Newport had a perfect understand
ing with Mrs. Hoyt. She is ninety-three years old,
and she is very deaf. Just at present she is being
cared for by two trained nurses. While caring for
her l injured myself badly that | had TO go
under the Of a physician. Mrs. Hoyt is very
helpless. and l hurt myself severely while lifting
her about her bed. became so i'll that my ply,
scian ordered me to cease attending Mrs. Hoyt and
leave Newport at once That is why left there
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
COAST LINE ALL CITY.
Professor F. H. Giddings Makes an Interest
ing Prophecy.

weeks Charities contributions Of Professor
Franklin H. Ciddings In connection with statistics
OF the urban population Of the twelfth federal
census DR.. Gid6inss afirns that beginning with
a point north of Boston. say az Lynn. and running
10 point south of Washington. in the nsfghbor-
hood of Mount Vernon. there lies a strip OF coast
line. any point Of which is either urban or sub
urban IL BY point is meant a district perhaps the
size of a township. and by suburban district
from which people 20 into city 10 work In
fiftv seventy-five years" saws Or. GiddinsS. IT
looks highly probable that Will have CON
tinuOUs city. Obviously IL will be the largest city
which has ever existed or j. likely 70 exist for IN
no other part Of the world is there duplicated the
conditions which producing H.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
JEROME SATISFIES COMMITTEE.
Gives Members Refreshments and Names OF
Dishonest Labor LEADERS.

committee appointed after Eistrict Attorney
Jerome addressed the Central Federated Union
two weeks ago to see him at his house and get
the names of labor leaders who were alleged by
him to be unfaithful to their unions will make
its report 10 the Central Federated Union to-day.
The meeting will be held in the Grand Central
Palace where labor fair. which the Central
Federated Union indorsed is in progress The
committee consists Of James P. Archibald. sam
uel B Donnelly, Michael Breier. Daniel Harris
and Philip Kelly.
meeting took place between Mr. Jerome
and the committee at his house at No. Rut-
gers-st last week lasting from an early hour
in the evening until 1:30 a m. the naxt day
There were sclid and liquid refreshments, the
latter varying from plain beer to whiskey and
gin izzes The committee declined to talk until
il makes its report to-day
We're satisfied" said Of the members
we got aIl the information we wanted
Mr. Jerome would not be interviewed, saving
that any information the subjNt should come
from the committee,
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
END OF CLEVELAND CAMPAIGN.

Cleveland April 4.-To-night marked the close of
one of the most strenuous and exciting mayoralty
campaigns in the history Of this city. Intense in
terest has been aroused. with the result that the
vote to be cast on Monday viii be by far the
largest ever recorded in local municipal election
The total registration is about s. 900 Mayor John
SON renorninated by the Democrats, has, during
his brief campaign made less than sixty
speeches many Of them in his tent which was
Harvey d Goulder. the Republican nominee, be
came so hoarse from speaking early in the cam
paign that he was temporarily compelled 10 retlre
from the rostrun. Later. however, he resumed his
speech1lalIing and addressed meetings in all parts
Of the city.
The paramount issue of the campaign has been
along The line OF cheaper streetcar fare. Mayor
johnson standing unequivccally for straight three
cent fare with universal transfers Mr.. Goulder
on the other hand fayors an immediate compromise
with the streetcar companies a basis OF seven
tickets for q cents. with universal transfers in
preference TO three cent rate several years hence
when the present franchises expire
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
MARIE MINIATURE BRINGS s725.
Fan Sells for $3.50 and Snufbox for 5000
Total of Day, S26, 800 so.

At the continuation of the sale of Peter Marie's
art collection the American Art Galleries yester-
day the total for the days sale s26 500 So Most
of the buying by dealers. When the snuff
boxes and watches offered Duveen Brothers
and E. f Bonaventure between them took most of
the collection. Tiffany & Co. was another large
buyer. The highest price s725, was given by Amos
r. Emo for large ivory miniature of Nell Gwynne
set in iewelled frame.
Mrs. G. Arents jr., obtained ivory miniature
of Miss Person painted by Cosway for 500 The
Tiffany firm paid $500 for diamond decorated gold
repeater by James Debaufre, of London. the chate-
laine of which set with Tubies and diamonds
The Tiffany representative paid for Nernis-Mar-
tin fan OF the Louis XIV period. with Landscapes
on each side. $3.50 the highest price for a fan. A
round gold snufbox, with picture in enamel OF
Nine. de Maintenon playing a Tyre was bought
by T. F. Bonaventure for $40 a square one
nother-of pearl and gold. with Nine. de Ponapa-
dour's portrait in enamel. brought $500 Two par
lor cabinets brought $40 and $3.50. respectively