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The sun., 1903-11-27
ANOTHER RAILROAD ROBBERY.
station At Gilberton. Pa, Broken Open
Small Amount OF Rlunder IAken

MAHANoY CITY, Pa, Nov. z5.-Despite
the fact that the Philadelphia and Heading
company has large force of men patrolling
It's Shamokin division, a robbery occurred
last night at Gilberton. With the Clenden-
men murder at Browns Tower on the New
York Central Railroad and the robbery at
Curtin, on the Bald Eagle, this makes the
fifth raid made in as many days
by the gang Of outlaws that is operating
In this region, the remaining two being at
Allenwood and Girardville, on the Reading.
The robbery at Gilberton was bold, but
the amount of plunder secured by the thieves
was small, amounting in all to 81 in cash,
taken from the money drawer in the ticket
office; a bolt of expensive dress goods, a
small case containing 325 worth Of cigars
and several express packages, the contents
OF which the company will not divulge.
An effort to crack the safe In the ticket room
proved unsuccessful
The Gilberton station Is situated close to
the Mahanoy plane, over which all the coal
mined in this region is shipped. Many
trains passed there during the night. and
the outlaws, as in the other raids, timed
their crime carefully. They showed that
they had complete knowledge of the time
schedule and the general working OF the
road, and this fact leads the company's
officers to believe that the leader of the gang
is former employee.
First Vice-President Voorhees, of the
Reading has ordered that all the company's 9
police officers and the executive officers
concentrate their efforts to break up the
gang and bring about the arrest Of its mem-
The sun., 1903-11-27
ELISHA b. GADDIS DEAD.
Noted Trolley Magnate succumbs suddenly
to Neuralgia OF the Heart.

Elisha B. Gaddis, ulti-milionaire trolley
magnate and one OF the leading financial and
business men of Newark, N. j., died in his
home at l0l0 Broad street. that city, yes
terday. He was So years old. His death
was as sudden as it was unexpected, for
although he had been ailing for five weeks
his condition was not such as TO keep him
confined to his home. He was at his Office
until $50 O'Clock on Wednesday night and
vas feeling unusually we'll when he arose
yesterday morning and came down for
breakfast. After the morning meal he
stepped into the library and sat down to
read the morning newspaper.
While thus engaged he sank suddenly
back In the chair and uttered groan.' 1t
was sufficient to attract the attention of
member of the household, who, upon dis
covering his condition. alarmed the others
in the house. Two Goc or3 were quickly
summoned, but he was beyond earthly
help when they arrived. His death was
due to neuralgia of TIE heart, of which he
had a similar attack five weeks ago.
Mr. Gaddis was q widower, his wife
having died two and half years ago. Two
daughters, Mrs. NJ. Plum. Jr., and Mrs. E.
W. Heller. survive him. He was born
in Remington, Hunterdon county, on
Jan. 8. ls45 When only boy Re went to
Newark and became tally clerk IN the
freight Office of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He proved a valuable employee, and in
time received salary which enabled him
to save snug sum
In the early 70s he became partner
in the wholesale grocery house OF Wilkin-
son 4 voorhees,. and the firm name w
then changed to Wilkinson & Gadds The
business, then small, grew until it became
the largest concern of its kind in the State.
and one of the largest in the country.
Several million dollars was offered for 1t
by an English syndicate. but was refused.
In addition to the grocery feature, grain
business was added, ard al present the con-
Germ owns granares and elevators in
several States, Several years ago Elias
Wilkinson died, and Mr. Gaddis then be-
came the head of the concern.
Mr.. Gaddis was vice-p president of the
Consolidated Traction Company, director
in the Public Service Corporation, which
absorbed the Consolidated and the North
Jersey Street Railway Company, Of which
he was also a director He was one Of
those indicted in connection with the Clifton
avenue disaster of February 10. last, when
nine high school pupils were killed.
He was also largely interested in the
Pennsylvania Railroad and several financial
institutions in Newark. For many years
he was president of the State Agricultural
Society. In politics Mr.. Gaddis was a
Republican and twice represented the old
Ninth ward in the Common Council.
The sun., 1903-11-27
EOlS SEE 4 MIRACLE.
Policeman Reports 1t and Produces a Pair
Of Abandoned Crutches.

Sergeant, | think miracle has just
been performed. said Policeman kirtschef
as he walked into the East Twenty-second
street police station last evening and laid
a pair OF well worn crutches on the desk
II found these in the middle of the street
at Rutherfurd place and sntsenth street
an old fellow, hobble UP with them He
st God a minute Then he stood on one leg
for a second, leaning on one crutch. The
next minute he put both orutches on his
shoulder and ST tood, first on one leg and then
aThen he did little hop. Then he
danced like a girl and he wound up by
giving a whoop, pitching the crutches
away and running like kid for Broad
NAY
The sun., 1903-11-27
SAVED FROM MOB VIOLENCE.
County Attorneys Plea Prevents 4 Lynch
ing In Kentucky.

FRANKFORT, KY, Nov 26.-Taylor Gibbs
a negro under arrest at Stanford for assault,
was saved from mob violence by an angry
gathering of inoensed citizens Of Garrard
county last night by the plea OF County
Attorney James Hamilton and the promise
that prompt trial would be had.
stop the buggy OF Mrs, Jack Hamilton
and daughter as they drove from Stanford
to their home. They reported the attempted
assault to Joe Burnside, farmer living on
the road. who telephoned to Stanford,
and posses We're started in pursuit
Gibbs was captured and confessed. He
was landed in Jail, and as the night drew
on a mob gathered. and but for the prompt
plea of Hamilton he would have been
fynched. An indictment will be filed to-
morrow. and the trial will be taken up
Immediately.
The sun., 1903-11-27
TWO WOMEN DIE TOGETHER.
WHILE DOCTOR WAS EXAMINING
ONE OTHER COLLAPSED.
Merely Coincidence, the Physician Says
Mrs. uS!ck's End Due 10 Acute Gas
trltis or Possibly ptOn,ainc Poisoning
Heart Trouble killCd Her (hlim.

trItis or Possibly ptOnlainc Poisoning
Heart Trouble KillCd Her (hIim.
Mrs. Mary Cusick and Mrs. Julia Ward
died at their home, 172 Ferry street, within
an hour yesterday afternoon. Coroner
Goldenkranz, who was allied because neither
woman had medical attendance, decided
that there were no suspicious circum-
stances in the matter. He thought that
the cases were merely coincidence.
Mrs. Wards husband had been bedrd-
den for several months and she had pretty
much worn herself out sitting up with him
at night and attending to her household
duties and her children by day. Mrs.
Cusick's husband. Patrick is telegraph
operator in Broad rect brokerage office.
Tae families have been close friends for
ten years or more Several years ago the
Wards rented apartments and took the
Cusicks, who were childless, to board with
them.
On Wednesday Mrs Cusck and Mrs.
Ward did their family washing together.
When it was over they sent Theresa, the
oldest Of the two Ward children, out for
and did not comment on anything unusual
about it, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Ward is sister,
shared in the treat.
Late at night Mrs. Cusck was taken sick
Her SuHerlnRS became much more severe
yesterday morning and Mrs. Ward sent
Theresa out for the family doctor. The
child came back and reported that she
could not find him Mr.. Cusick went out
TO see if he could do better. Before his
return Mrs Cusick became so much worse
that the little girl was sent around to the
Charles street police station to ask that an
ambulance be called.
By the time DR.. Reed came from the New
York Hospital in response to the call Mrs.
Cusick was dead The doctor was called
from his examination of her body by the
news that Mrs. Ward had also collapsed
He worked over her for short time, but
she died within twenty minutes. DR.. Reed
reported to the police that he thought both
might have had ptomaine poisoning
Coroner Goldenkranz after an examina-
ton came to the conclusion that this might
be true, but that from what he could
learn he would not he surprised 10
find that Mrs. Cusi,k died of acute gas
tritis and that Mrs. Ward died of heart
weakness, made worse by the excitement
of Mrs. Cusicks illness. He said that he
would have the autopsies performed early
to-day. Capt. Aloncle of the Charles street
station decided that there was nothing for
him TO do
The sun., 1903-11-27
EARTHLY PARADISE OF HORSES.
Contributions Solicited TO Give Them =
Retiring Pension.

There is a comfortable old age ahead for
the broken down horse if the Equine Provi-
dent Society, an organization which is
promoted by dermatologist. a physician
who recently went through bankruptcy,
several other doctors, some veterinary
surgeons, a butcher and others, succeeds.
The society has sent out an appeal for
voluntary contributions Peter Holler is
described as one of the advisory council.
Whether it is the Alderman or namesake
is not stated
A circular states that the society has
| acquired title to a ranch OF sixty acres at
| Hauppauge near Central Islip. That is
; where the old horses are to go, not as board
ers with their keep paid for by their owners,
| but as free and welcome guests for the
rest of their lives. The only condition i'm
posed is this
| "When a person retires his horse, the
| title to the horse passes from the owner to
| the society, in return for which the society
| agrees to give food, shelter and care to the
| animal and provide in every way for its
| comfort and well being as long as it may
| live, but if at any time the original owner
| should wish to regain possession OF the
animal, he may do SO upon payment of a
| fixed sum per month for the period during
which the horse has been cared for at the
| ranch
One Of the officers of the society is poet,
and the society begins its appeal with these
| verses:
| NO heaven for brutcs'" You fancy that Is clear
| Then let us make heaven for them mere.
| Iflmmortalty Is to them denied
Then all the more Incumbent docs u seem
TO make their earthly life happy dream
With reference to the usual end of the
broken down horse by bullet the pam
| phlet asks why "old Dobbin shouldn't be
sent to Elysian fields Of clover?"
The Elysian fields, declares the society.
ave at Hauppauge, "amply watered and
supplied with barns and sheds for pro-
lection during incement weat ther. There
| are also fine pastures and fields large enough
| to raise crops sufficient to maintain large
| number of horses during the winter
The sun., 1903-11-27
DEATH OF RANSOM PARKER.
He Was Nearly ss-Founded His Fortune
Selling Water in Greenwich Village.

Ransom Parker. perhaps the oldest resi-
dent of the Ninth ward, as we'll as one Of the
richest, died on Wednesday night at his
home, 224 West Eleventh street. Mr..
Parker had lived in the ward 80 years and
for So years in the old fashioned red brio k
house in which he died. His family had
often tried to induce him to move uptown,
but he said that he would die in the old
house.
Mr.. Parker was born in Brookfield, Essex
county. on May 3, 1915. He came to this
city in 1s33 At that time Greenwich viii
lage was fashionable centre, and the rapid
growth Of the district brought with it a
water supply problem. The only sources
of water for house hold purposes were the
wells Of the village, and, as the buildings
increased, the inhabitants feared to use
the well water. Mr.. Parker conceived
the idea that there would be money in sup
plying the householders with pure water.
From a spring in Horatio street he obtained
the pure water for which there was so
much demand and sold it by the gallon
to the people Of the village. He prospered
80 we'll that in 1851, when the Croton water
able to start in the ice business. He founded
the Washington Ice Company and ran it
until 1869. when it was absorbed by the
kniokerbocker Company. which has since
become part or the Ice trust.
Until week ago Mr.. Parker was in
good health and kept up his custom of
driving several miles daily behind fast
trotter. The cause of his death was paraly
sis He was esteemed in the ward for his
generosity to the poor. In 1889. in the
month of January when, according TO the
old people, the winters We're severer than
they are now, Mr.. Parker was bapti zed
in the North River by the Rev. Jacob
Brouner, pastor of the North Baptist Church.
at the corner of Bedford and Christopher
streets He was a member of this church
for sixteen years and then Joined Calvary
Baptist Church, in Twent y-third street. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues. At that
time the Rev. A. d. Gillette was the pastor.
When the church moved to Fifty-seventh
street Mr.. Parker remained member and
was deacon of the church for thirty
three years.
Mr.. Parker's wife died three years ago.
Two children survive him. Mrs. Walter A.
Place. who cared for his home. and Mrs.
Myndert Starin. Among his grandc hildren
are Mrs Charles r. silk nan, DR.. Ransom
J. Parker. Mrs. Doie Lyon, Mrs. Mabel
Park ,r, Mrs. Albert Wagner, Miss Lillian
Park ,r, FLY z. Parker. Martin Van Blren
Parker Clifford Parker and Miss Felicia
Darkar
The sun., 1903-11-27
EDWARD WESTON DEAD.
Founded the National Academy Of Design
and Was Prominent In Finance.

Edward Weston, founder of the Nationf |
Academy of Design and the National Civil
Service Reform League and prominent
banker in the early and middle part of the
last century. died at his home, $50 West
Eigh,y-sece nj street, on Wednesday in his
eight sixth year
Mr. Weston learned the banking business
with the late Henry G. Stebbins. He be
came successfully a member Of several
banking firms, including Hopkins Weston
and Weston 4 De Biller now De Billie, &
Co. He retired from b, ness in 1868
Mr.. Weston was one of the organizers
Of the present system Of sol market re-
ports, He was promoter Of the ToleCo,
Peoria and Warsaw Railroad, which grew
into the Wabash system and was director
of the Sixth avenue rlilroad ard other
companies MIR. Weston was a fiic I'd and
contemporary Of Henry q. Marquand,
Samuel j. Tilden, Andrew Fl Green. Isaac
Sherman, Leonard Jerome and Robert
Cutting He had a country home al Ash
ford. Conn. A widow and four children
survive him.
The sun., 1903-11-27
WILLIAM WYM.4N DEAD.
Benefactor of Johns Hopkins University y
Passes Away in Baltimore,

BALTIMORE, Nov 28.-William Wyman,
whose gift to the Johns Hopkins University
Of sixty acres Of valuable ground led to the
subscription Of 100000 to the endow-
ment of the institution, died here to-day.
He was 10 years old.
Mr.. Wyman's father came here from
New Hampshire, and retired from business
many years ago. He then possessed con-
eidera BILE real estate in New York and this
city. all of which has since increased in
value. Homewood Park, in which the
Wymans lived, was purcha sed from the
Carroll estate.
Mr.. Wyman was married to a Miss San
derson of New Hampshire, a great grand
daughter of the Marquis Saint Ezrie, Lafay-
cites, friend and companion during, the
Revolutionary War. He leaves a daughter.
who is the widow of the Rev. Daniel Rollins.
Mrs. Herman Aldrich of New York is his
sister, and the wives of Bishop Dudley of
Kentucky and the Rev. r. Neville Steele,
of New York, are his nieccs. He will be
buried in Pittsfeld n. II.
The sun., 1903-11-27
A DIVER LIEtTENANT DEAD.
Andrew Barbieri, Who Kept In Line the
seconds Italian Voters.

Andrew Barbieri. vice-president Of the
p. Diver Association and for many years
factor in the politics of the Second Assem-
bly district died on "Wednesday night at his
home, in Twenty second a>eniie, ReUson-
hurst.
Barbieri had much influence with the
Italian voters in the lower part Of the city
and was early recognized by Diver who
secured for him contract for trimming
scows from which he is said to have made
a small fortune.
He was the proprietor of two saloons at
the time of his death. one at James and
Oak streets and the other at Roo. evelt
street and Park Row. He was 45 years old
ard leaves widow ard five children.
The sun., 1903-11-27
now IT WAS SETTLED.
senator Dcpcw's idea Of tie Result 0f 'ne
Nhitc House Conference.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Depew,
When asked to-day as to the conference
% the White House on Tuesday night be-
""en the President. Senator i'iatt ana
.pv 0dell, and its result, said II" had not
seen any of those who participated IN. It,,
ngt his understanding was that o"erything
Lad been amicably settled.
Yes. he added facetiously, Settled like
a telegram that famous General sent 70
Us wife after he was wounded in the civil
War Desperately wounded, but every
'N0ris sleNelv and the goose hangs high
The sun., 1903-11-27
DEPUTY MARSHAL WARNED.

Man VINO Worked Up PeOnage Cases or.
dcred to Leave Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26.-Deputy United
States Marshal 7. 4. Pope of Monroe,
who was instrumental in working up the
evidence in the peonage cases in north
Louisiana and securing indictments against
planters, has been warned by letter to
leave the State. The letter says
"The white people of Louisiana don't
propose to be worried by your kind Of
ont la
The sun., 1903-11-27

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TO MORROW,
For eastern NeW York, eastern Pennsylvania
and Ncp Jersey, iltr 10 day and 10 morror; Tdrner
10 n,orroU: Nph 10 fresh noyh rinds.
FOR New England, fair TO day and 10 morrow;
warmer 10 o.morrow fresh northwest winds,
For the District OF Columbia Delaware Mary
land and Virginia. fair to day and to o'morroH
light TO fresh northwest winds,
For western Pcnnsyvanl and western New
York fair 10 day and tomorrow: warmer to
morrow; fresh north winds, becoming variable,
The sun., 1903-11-27
T.. s. ATTORNEY SPEED ACCUSED
Chars Of OnerinE Bribe Filed in wash.
inGtQn.

Char Sc Of OneF1nB . BrIbe FHeu IN WHsh'
ingtOn.
GUTHRIE. Oklahoma. Nov. 2e.-Judge Sam
Harris of Perry, Oklahoma. tonight oon-
firmed the report that he had filed charges
in Washington against United States Attor-
ney Horace Speed of Oklahoma. He says
Speed prevented the returning Of an in
dictment against Henry E. Ash. formerly
Republican national committeeman for
Oklahoma, who, Harris alleges. rendered
a bribe to Asa Sharp, the Baltimore politi-
clan who was recently sentenced here for
soliciting bribes while agent for the Bonca
Indians in Oklahoma. Harris also charges
Speed with charging extortionate fees in
Pawnee county cattle tax cases.
The sun., 1903-11-27
FOOTBALL PLAYER HURT.
Lay Unconscious With Lee Broken Whcr
the Other Team Got on Him.

John McGill, 20 years old, of All Herkimer
street, Brooklyn, was severely injured yes
terday while playing in a match game of
football at Chester Hill, Jamaica. McGill,
who was the captain Of one Of the contesting
teams took the ball and started to run
when he was tackled and thrown heavily
The entire opposing team piled on him.
when the players got up McGi'l lay un-
conscious.
A call was sent for an ambulance and
DR.. Rorke Of ST Mary's Hospital found that
McCiill had compound fracture OF the left
leg and was probably injured internally.
McGill was taken TO the hospital
The sun., 1903-11-27
DEATH OF FRANK II. TOOKER
President of the Harlem savings Bank
and One Of Its Founders.

and One of Its Founders.
Frank Brush Tooker, president of the
Harlem Savings Bank, died of heart disease
last night at his home in the Graham Court
avenue.
The Harlem Savings Bank was organized
in 1868, and Mr.. Tooker was one of the char
ter members. He was the last surviving
charter member. For many years he was
vice-president Of the bank and held the
presidency for the last thirteen years.
He was born in Kingston, n. ", in July,
1890, and came to his city when a small
boy. He was considered one of the fore
most citizens of Harlem and was member
Of many organizations in that part of the
city. He leaves a widow and an adopt ed
son.
The sun., 1903-11-27
Col. Wick Puts $3.50, 900 More Into New
York Real Estate.

Col. George d Wick Of Youngstown, Ohio.
who owns the Touraine apartment house
in this city, has purchased an adjoining
ten story building from the John stephen
son Company, the consideration pe'ng
$3.50 600 o.
The sun., 1903-11-27
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

An open meeting Of sea cooks has been caied
BY members Of the International Seamen's Union
and asked why they do not organize. Tho marine
nremen arc TO meet at II and Is Hamilton avenue
Brooklyn.
The sun., 1903-11-27
MA RRIE d.

MILLER-BABcoCK -on Nov. &C. at the res-
dence Of the BRIDES mother. S7 Lenox av.,
by the Rev. DR.. W. C. Biting. Hattie Ireno
Babcock TO j. Walter Miller.
The sun., 1903-11-27
Rapid Transit Divorce In Illinois.

Rapid Transit Divorce In Illinois.
PANA. Ill.,, Nov. 26.-Ten divorces granted
in ten minutes is the record made by Judge
Farmer Yesterday in the Circuit Court Of
Christian county. The applicants were
ready with complete cases and the lawyers
we're inclined to expedite the trials. There
was no exception to his rulings.
The sun., 1903-11-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Mrs.. Winslowts Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums. reduces innammatt1In.
The sun., 1903-11-27

The temperature yesterday. as recorded by tho
lcIaI thern,ometcr Is shown In the annexed table
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
A Pretty Cnrnerie storr

A Philadelphian who enioyed Mr.
Carhegle's hospitality at Skibo castle
Tor day or two the past summer has
returned to tell a story which shows
the great library giver in a verv diff
Ierent light from that in which he usu-
any appears to the public.
one evening the host of the small
party which had gathered Ia the draw
ing room just before dinner appeared
before his guests with a little bag
Which he proceeded to pass to the gen
tiemen present. that each might draw
tne name Of his partner for dinner
Mr. carnegie himself, of course. drew
t last ana pulled out the name of Mrs.
Carnegie.
IN an instant he was up in a chair
onering at auction the prize which
nad come to him, and then. before n
single bid could be called. he was down
lgaln to say, with a little bow 10 his
wife, 81 have been lucky all
my life and Pm not going to begin to
sell that luck now"
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23
Lovely Porto Rico.

4 is said that II you put a toothpicb
81 the ground broom win sprout and
grow, the soil is so very fertile. Think
Of living in country where Won can
nave strawberries all the year round
9 country where you can stay ont Of
doors all through the year, literally mn.
Ger your own vine and ig tree and
where, as fast as you eat one batch #
green peas, corn and other good tbinps
you have only to plant another lot IF
seeds to have continuous performance
p green vegetables; a country wbere
you can 80 cut In the cool OF the morn
yng and gather fresh oranges ana bo.
eAnas from the trees and pick a lus-
raous pineapple from the bush.
This surely is country where every
prospect pleases,-Dexter Field In Bos.
Ian Transcript
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-23

For two weeks a gray haired man ha,
haunted the block in West Thirty-fou-.l
street where brownstone dwellings are
being torn down because Of the march OF
trade. Not less than two hours daily this
man PAGES the sidewalk and watches the
process Of demolition. To an inouisitiye
inquirer yesterday he admitted: "In an
upper room in that house opposite nv
daughter was born 10 years ago. When
sne could toddle to the window, she way.
ed Kiss every morning to me as / stood
on this spot. When the laborers reocb
inat room. mean to buy the window siII
My baby is dead."-New York Times