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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
CUTS THROAT IN STREET
WOuld-be Suicide Then Iries to
.Sn5C His Head off.

In full view Of about score Of pedestrians Joni
Brissen a paper cutter. of No. S. Essex-st. uleo
TO kill himself in front of the Grand Central Faace
Yesterday by cutting his throat with smail paper
cutter He had succeeded in cutting long gash
in his neck when Charles rockingham OF No
135 West One-hundredth-st-, who saw the man
action sprang at him and took the knife away BITS
sen struck at rockingham. and drew sHleii
surgeons saw from his pocket He then democratic
" tried to saw his head off, but succeeded In max
ing only a frightful wound in his neck OeLO4e
rockingham again stopped him. By this time sew
eraI persons who had been watching the man. nor
ror stricken, rushed TO Frothingham's aid an1
Rrissen was held so that he could not do hlnSelI
any further injury. In few minutes Ihe uall
grew faint with the loss of blood and feII 10 Ihe
sidewalk. - , 49,.
Among the spectators was DR.. Mortimer Bennett
OF No. 1433 Lexington-ave- who dd MS pest 10
stanch the flow of blood until an ambulance from
the Flower Hospital arrived. DIT. Pope. VINO TOOK
the man to the hospital, said that BrlsSen would
probably recover, the jugular vein had not been
severed. -, -. ~.
An effort was made by Patroman Glynn. OF the
Grand Central Station. to learn from Brissen why
he had tried to kill himself -
Go away from me. d yOu!' cried the man
when Glynn tried to question him Let me die
No further statement could be obtained from him.
All that the police could learn. besides his name
and address. that Brissen was not married.
He is a prisoner in the hospital. charged with
having attempted to commit suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
INITIATES "SAM" PARKS.
Walking Delegate Settles Strike for
SEQ. 1t Is Alleged.

James Hickey, hfty-three years old. of No.
OPS Second-ave. a walking delegate for the
Stonemasons Union, was arraigned in the Har-
lem Court yesterday afternoon. charged with
extortion. II was announced that he had been
caught in the act of taking bride.
The complainant against Hickey is Henry E.
Fox. of No. 217 West One-hundred-a nd-twenty-
ffth-st, contractor, who is constructing a
bridge at Pelham-ave. and the Bronx River.
According to Fox the masons employed on the
bridge went strike for apparent reason.
Last Saturday. Fox says. Hickey called on him
and said that for $50 he would direct the men
to return to work. Fox agreed to the propo-
sition and informed the police. Yesterday
morning the men returned to work and Hickey
called at Fox's Office the bridge. The
money. in marked bills, paid over to him
by Fox in the presence OF Detective Seebeck,
of the Bronx Park police. whose identity was
not known TO Hickey. Seebeck then arrested
the walking delegate.
Hickey was arraigned before Magistrate Eel
Ter and held in $1,000 bail for examination to-
day in the Morrisania Court. Some surprise
was expressed at the court that he had walked
into a trap in imitation of Sam Parks so soon
after Parks had been sent up the river a
second time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
STUDENTS EYONERATED.
Jury Decides Fraternity Initiation
Did Not Cause Death.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I

Baltimore. Nov. 9.-Medical students and ply
sicians filed the Western police station tonight
at the inquest Martin LOew. the dental stu
dent. who found dead in his lodging house
Sunday morning under circumstances that led
to the suspicion that rough treatment at an mi
tiation into Greek letter society Of students OF
the Maryland University might have had some
thing to do with his death. The students de-
scribed to the jury the method of initiation and
the fraternity paraphernalia, including the
slapjack, the goat" two bushel sack filled
partly with sand. and the canvas tOssers-
DIT. N. G. Keirle, city physician. who made
the post norton examination, reported that
death was the result of congestion of the lungs;
that Loew had been suffering from tubercU-
losis, and that the congestion might have been
the result of coal gas fumes or ptomaine pois-
Oning. The medical evidence did not support
any theory of death from bruises or blows
The jurys verdict that Loew came to his
death from congestion of the lungs. caused by
gas. some deadly drug unknown to the jury.
Neither the evidence nor the verdict throws
any light the mystery surrounding the
students death, but all responsibility is lifted
from the members of the fraternity who par
tiCipated in the initiation. The dead mans
brothers. Max. Herman and Nicolai LOew, of
New-York attended the inquest, and later
made arrangements to take the body to New
York for burial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
UNIONS GAIN 442,10O.
RAND Increase in Membership, as
!ChOzCn by GOmperS's address.

Boston. Nov 9-The twenty-third annual conVen-
ton of the American Federation Of Labor which
was opened in Faneuil Hall to-day, and which will
continue probably at least fourteen days. got INTO
working order before an adjournment was taken
late this afternoon President Samuel Gompers de-
livered his annual address to the delegates. and
Secretary Frank Morrison and Treasurer John b.
Lennon presented their annual statements
About $50 delegates were present when the ses-
sion was called to order. They were welcomed to
Boston by Dennis D. Driscol, president OF the
Central Labor Union. of this city.
President Gompers's address took up most of the
afternoon 1t showed that the gain in membership
of the affiliated international unions and OF the
American Federation of Labor in the last year had
been 442 100 Mr. Gompers reviewed at length what
the federation had accomplished in the year, ana
he made NUNS rous recommendations He spoke Of
a reaction in industrial activity, for which organ
lied labor was not responsible He pointed out
that the grave danger which confronted their
movement was the internecine strike due to the
conflicting claims Of trade jurisdiction. Mr.. Com
pers condemned such antitrust legislation was
secretly against labor and urged eternal vigilance
with respect TO legislation.
John b Lennon. the treasurer. reported that the
income Of the year $47S00. the expenditures
Slss.Ol5 and the balance on hand $4,000.
Frank Morrison, the secretary, reported in
90 1868 of nearly so per cent distributed among I13
international organizations and local unions aii-
ated with the American Federation OF Labor. The
average membership for the year was 1855. 800
against O25. 800 last year and 265. 500 in 1887.
Discussions indicate that among the important
questions TO be considered by the convention will
be whether the federaton's affiliated members shall
ally themselves with any particular political party
Miller case in Washington also expected to
come up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
NO TRAINS TILL APRIL.
.Subscay Nay Not Be Open Till Late
IN Mdu-CduSe, Strikes.

Il IS now the belief Of John 3. Mcdonald. the
contractor for the rapid transit subway. that trains
will not be running in the subway before the end
Of April and that the road may not be open for
public traffic until near the end of May. Labor
troubles are assigned the reason for delaying
the opening Of the road beyond the time originally
set for it,
The opening Of the subway for traffic will de-
pend on the completion OF the new power house
Mr. Mcdonald said yesterday, and we DO not
expect to have that ready before April or May.
We installing much heavy machinery there
and have a full force Of men at work nut tne
work has to be done carefully, and there may De
Unforeseen difficulties
The work on the power house has been delayed
ten months by strikes" General Manager Bryan
said. and any estimate we may make now IS
based the supposition that there are no more
strikes II the work goes on ii is going on
present should be able to have some trains
running by May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
SITTER BROTHERS FAIL.
Tobacco Firm Files Voluntary Peti-
tiOn-LiabiitieS, 81 100000

Chicago. Nov. s.-sutter Brothers. leaf tobacco
merchants. with establishments in Havana, New
York and St Louis. besides this city, went into
voluntary bankruptcy to-day On the assertion
that the action taken TO protect creditors, re-
ceiver was appointed. the Chicago Title and Trust
COMPANY being named. The liabilities are placed
at 81 100000. with assets exceeding that figure by
81 o0oOOo The officers of the corporation, which is
one of the largest leaf tobacco concerns In the
country are Louis II. Suffer, president, and
Adolph Suffer- secretary and treasurer. There are
six brothers in the company. which is incorporated
for 100000.
William c. Niblack and Eugene c. Pearson were
appointed receivers by Judge Kohlsaat, who fixed
their Joint bond at 100000. the largest ever filed
in a local bankruptcy court According to Mr.
Niblack the immediate reason for the bankruptcy
IS that Suffer Brothers have been carrying an inn
euse stock of tobacco and have of late been unable
to obtain money with which TO support this load
I5a said that there is no truth in the report that
there is dissension among the members OF the hrm
Edward A Suffer. one OF the brotnefs VINO co IN
pose the firm. admitted that the fight against me
American Tobacco Company had crippled lIe re-
sources of his firm. Another representative OF sui
ter Brothers said that, though the assets nonii-
nally exceeded the liabilities, yet II was posslpie
that the creditors would not receive full payments
of their claims.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
KILLED IN RIVER TUNNEL
4nother Probably Fatally Injured
by Premature Blast Explosion.

Patrick Mcbride twenty-seven years old. Of No.
5O4 West One-hundred-and-slxty-six was
killed and David Cooke coored. thirty-seven years
old OF No 5l3 West Forty-thrdst. probably fatal
" injured. yesterday by the premature explosion
Of a blast in the tunnel being bored underneath
the East River. at the South Ferry. The tunnel
VIII be a continuation of the subway, and is beng
run from City Hall Park to the Battery, and thence
under the East River to Atlantic-ave, Brooklyn
The spot where the accident occurred is forty-hVe
feet under the surface. and directly under the
South Ferry slip. The blasting IS beng mace
through solid rock. The tunnel where the olast
took place Is divided into TWO sections ana II Is
the custom. when a blast is set on in one, LOT the
Horkmen 90 into the other. -,
Mcbride was I'm charge Of the blasting he.
Cooke and another set the blast Iherl they
gave the alarm TO about twenty other WorkTneh'
and all with the exception of McBrde ana the
other men went into the adjoining shaft
So far be learned the blast went on pc
fore Mcbride and the other two men expected II
The workmen in the adjoining tunnel heard COOKE
cries and Groans following the explosion anu
rushed his aid .-.- - -.
Under pile of large rocks McBrde's body was
found His neck had been broken, several rlps
fractured. and his face crushed almost 10 pup.
The third man, whose name no one seemed 10
Lyie T Harkin. Of No. sos West Forty-thrd-st,
the foreman. arrested and held by coroner
Jackson TO await the result Of an inquest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
NO PERSONAL EXEMPTION
Lac That Made Fremep Free from
Certain TareS OCerthrO7Cn.

Trenton. Nov s-The New-Jersey Supreme Court
to-day rendered, among number of decisions. an
important one bearing taxation. The court held
unconstitutional the law under which fiemen re-
ceive exemption from taxation on property TO the
value Of $500. The court holds that the constitution
does not permit any exemptions 10 persons, so
that to-day's decision applies equally 10 veterans
Of the Civil War. their widows and members Of the
National Guard. who received exemptions This
decision viii taxation throughout the State
Of $4,000 worth Of property now exempt The
court distinguishes in its decision between the ex-
euption of property such churches and the eX-
enptiou Of individuals. The exemption OF a par
ticular class property the court holds. Is con
stitutional but il is not constitutional to exempt
individuals where the State has no return 10 the
property they own.
The court set aside the action Of the Sussex
County Board Of Assessors in increasing the as
sessuent OF the New-Jersey Zinc Company IN that
county from S1.1450 900 TO S3,S45.0oj
The application Of the Continental Tobacco Com
psny from assessment Of $4,000 IN Jersey City
was set aside because the application had not cen
made within the statutory time
The court decided IN the Jersey City tax case
that the boundary line between New-Ho and
Ncw-Jersey is IN the middle OF the Hudson River
ard in the middle OF New-York Bay. and that the
NeW-Jersey sovereignty is coeXtcnsive with this
Boundary The decision sustains an assessment
against the New-Hork Central Railroad On lana
under water between the middle o. NcW-York Bay
and the low water lands on the New-Jersey shore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
NEW UNION STAYS LOYAL
Parks's Mem Fail to Get 1t to
4maLgamate.

There was turbulent meeting of the new
New-York Housesmiths' Union last night in
Teutonia Assembly Rooms. Sixteenth-st. and
Third-ave., in which lot of Parkss men in the
new organization tried to have favorable action
taken on letter from the strike committee of
the old union. the Housesmths and Bridgemen' s
Local No. ?. asking the new union to amaga-
mate with the DID, TO become members of the old
organization under favorable terms and work
together
After the Parks men had tried to influence the
meeting those who had been instrumental in
forming the new union and who did not wish
to see their work undone declared there could
be no possible help to themselves to work with
a belligerent and inimical organization. The
Parks men created a disturbance when they
found their plan fell fat.
President Hammond declared that only about
a hundred defectiOns occurred during the day.
He said that violence had been offered to men
of his union In several instances. we have
men enough to supply all jobs all winter long,
he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
WILL PASS, SAYS MEYER.
ETpects Port Chester Franchise to
Go Through To-day.

Peter F. Meyer said yesterday to several per
sons that he expected the Port Chester franchise
would be granted at to-day's meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen. IF the franchise Is not
passed." said the former real estate partner OF
Richard Croker. by the Board Of Aldermen to-
morrow I think the board will take big stride
to point where it could be quickly passed"
He then unbosomed himself Of several optn-
ions about the last election Charles r.
MurDhy plainly showed In the last election.
continued Mr.. Meyer. that he is second TO no
political leader. He is truly political
genius. Now there will be prosperous times in
this city and everybody will share I'm the pros
perity." One of the listeners interrupted the
conversation by sneezing Il hope you have
not hay fever" exclaimed Mr.. Meyer to the
person who sneezed. Il once had two partners
who used to become victims of hay fever nearly
every year. To get rid Of hay fever they took
voyage. If I remember correctly the
disease. however, never got bad that they
were unable TO be at the office on dividend day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
PRELIMINARY WORK ON CANAL
Will Be Begun Late Next Year, Says State
Controller Miller.

State Controller Miller. who is at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel says that it viii be late year be-
fore much preliminary work is done the en-
larCement OF the canal
Colonel George ". Dunn, Republican State Com
uitee chairman, Was in conference with Controller
Miller last night ID Is understood that the Con-
1roller Is a candidate Tor the vacancy the Su-
preme Court bench caused by the death last week
Of Justice Burr Mattice Of the With Judicial Dis
irict. EX-ArtOrney General Henry ,. Conan also
IS a candidate Tor this vacancy.
u is expected that conference OF Republican
leaders Will be held the Fifth Avenue Hotel
within a week two. II was rumored last night
that the conference would be held to-day. but
Colonel Dunn said that he knew of no conference.
N Linn Bruce, president Of the Republican
County Committee. is out II town, and is not eN-
liected home until Thursday. The Republican
County Committee viii meet Thursday OF next
week. The committee elected al the last September
primaries VIII meet 10 organize on December l..
President Bruce VIII be reelected II he VIII accept
the honor. Mr. Bruce's mana cement Of the hepub-
licau end Of the fusion campaign won him praise
an sides. No has complained about any
lack o. energy or effectiveness Mr.. Bruce's part
The feeling among influential Republicans is that
not only the local organization but Repuhli-
cans everywhere will he fortunate IN having MI.
Bruce IN charge OF the Republican County Com
Iniftee next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
LOVERS, LONG SEPARATED, TO WED.
They Had a Trivial Quarrel Fifty Years
Ago-Bride Was in a Church Home.

Separated by a trivial lovers quarrel fifty years
ago. Mrs. Mary 4. Adams. who. since last spring.
had been an inmate OF the Brooklyn Methodist
Church Home. several months ago met her former
lover for the first time since their separation
She had been a widow for several years and he
q widower for several months. They agreed that
time and separation had only strengthened their
love. and decided TO get married
Mrs Adams surprised the managers OF the
church Homo by telling her story the other dav
and leaving the institution for Huntington Long
Island. where the ceremony is 10 be performed.
She would not tell her fance's name. but said
that he owned prosperous farm and was in good
circumstances. Il is understood that he was at
one time an officer in the army. lie is seventy
five years old. and she is seventy although she
does not look her age BY twenty years.
Mrs Adamss first husband was a wholesal Ia
druggist in New-York City. Just before his death
he lost most OF hts fortune and last spring Mrs
Adams obliged go 10 live In The church
Home. Her children all dead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
MIGHT BE SUICIDE PACT.
Wife Drank acid after Leaning
Some for Husband.

According to Dr. ICED. of Bellevue Hospital
he prevented Thomas O'Byrne of NO. 459 East
Fourteenth-st, from killing himself yesterday
after the mans wife had committed suicide oy
taking carbolic acid.
Patrolman Vance of the East Twenty-second-
ST station. was approached by O'Byrne, VINO
excitedIv told him that his wife had killed her
self The policeman went to the mans apart
ments on the second floor and 1ouno MI NJ, >
O'Bvrne still alive. but in great agony. The
policeman went to nearby drug store anu tele
phoned for an ambulance. DR.. Reed responded
The doctor says that just as he entered the
front room of the apartment he saw y Byrhe
with a bottle half full of carbolic acid raised 10
his mouth. The physician says he knocked the
bottle from the mans hand before he had
chance to drink il.
On the table was found a note wnicn reau'
tom, this is for yours. MARI
1t is supposed that the woman drank half the
contents of the bottle and then left the other
half for her husband to drink. She was oeao
when DIR. Reed examined her.
No statement as to why his wife had kIIleu
herself could be obtained from OBryne. Inc
couple have three little children. hVe' seven
and three years old, and were apparently III
comfortable circumstances. The children were
in the rear of the house when their moIneI
drank the acid in her bedroom, ana kIle" i"li
ing of what had occurred. , /. -
According to the police and nelghpors III tiie
house Mrs O'Bryne often quarrelled with nel
husband because Of his drinking haolts' ana 1T
Reed said he thought the man had Deeh uIlhh.
ing heavily when he saw hlm- 10 nc 81 49,, AZ
having attempted to commit sulclut Melo Lii o..
against O'Bryne by tie police and ne was not
q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
STRIKE, THEN RETURN TO WORK.
Iron League Says Only $50 Men Are Out
1900, Declares Union.

The principal feature in the strike of the
Housesmiths against the Iron League for the recog
milton Of Local No. ?. yesterday, tie wide dis
crepancy in the estimates of the employers and the
strike committee as to the number Of men out.
James Crowley, chairman of the strike committee,
said that forty buildings affected, and that
100 men were on strike. He further said that
strikes would be ordered twenty more buildings
to-day.
The Iron League estimated that 80 men in all
had gone out. Both sides agree that number Of
members of Locol No. ?, who joined the new union,
at least signed the arbitration agreement mad
gone on strike. According to the strike committee
800 members of the union had quit work The
Iron League says that the only who went
out of the $50 they estimate as on strike were
seeding members of Local No ?. who had Joined
the new union or had signed the arbitration agree
ment individually.
Crowley said that the employers affected in
Guided the Remington Construction Company, the
Henkle Company the Snead Company. the Thomp-
son-Starrett Company, the Hecla Iron Works the
Hay Foundry Company, Charles I. Wills, LeVinson
& Just. Isaac "A. Hopper and the Cooper Wlegand
Company
The strike quiet, and while the fear of the
Parks entertainment committee" was abated,
now that Parks is in Sing Sing, some of the
strikers thought quit work for fear OF trouble
and returned to work later. At FiftyfOurth-st and
Fourth-ave several white housesmiths obeyed the
order to strike, but a ColOred houSesmth stood his
ground and insisted on remaining at work He was
not molested. 49, .
accompanied Walking Delegate Massey to the
Williamsburg Trust Company Building, at Fulton
and Adams SITS. Brooklyn. Massey held up his
hand but the workers would not obey the signal
statement issued yesterday by the Iron League
said that the places of the men on strike were
union. and that many of the men who struck in
the morning returned to work in the afternoon