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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
KILLS GROCER And SELF.
Butcher Fights scith Successor OUer
CleaUer.

Because OF a disagreement over business trans
action, Fritz Schuman. a butcher, of No. 3SS west
Thirty seventh-st.. shot and killed Louis NettZell
in the latters grocery store. at No. S57 West Thir
ty-seventh-st.. yesterday. Schuman then ran BACK
his home. drove his wife and six children into
the yard locked all the doors and then shot HIM
self. dying I'm less than hour.
The murder marked the end of furious fist tight
I'm the store which watched by nearly a nun
dred persons Schuman getting the worst Oh H.
With his head and clothes covered with blood
ScEunIan up the street. revolver In hand Inc
crowd scattered but collected around the butcher
house after he had gone inside Schuman held n
door shut with his foot until he committed SUICIDE
Schuman formerly owned the grocery store Then
he sold it to vettzelI with the stipulation that sew
eral cleavers and butchers utensils in the place
were not included I'm the sale. From time 10 time
he visited the store and took away utensils "hich
he said belonged to him. The arrangement worked
satisfactorily unit! Wednesday. when NettzeH re-
fused allow Schuman to take away cleaVer
fist fight followed. Schuman left the store VOW
ing vengeance. and continued to make so many
threats of violence against Nettze that the grocer
became frightened. On Thursday Nettzell sent his
wife to the West Side police court to get a sum-
mons for Schuman. The woman got the summons
She went to Schunan's house that night TO serve IL
Schuman was out. and Mrs Vcttzell served it on
Mrs. Schuman. Later in the evening Mrs Schu-
man visited Vettzell's house and asked the grocer
not 10 prosecute her husband, as ne was eHCitea'
and she was afraid he might do something violent
Nettzell refused to comply with her request Yes
teroay mrs Nettzell went TO the court 10 MIR .Ie
complaint, but the butcher did not appear. shortly
before O'Clock he went to the grocery and de-
InanGed that Nettzell give MIN the cIeaNeT. NEtl-
yell again refused Vettzells niece. Martha Menke,
heard them quarrelling and rushed into the store.
She tried TO separate them, but her uncle IoIa mel
to go back into the rooms which she did. NettZell
knocked Schuman into the glass bread case and MS
and then he committed the murder and suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
PRESIDENTS TITLE FORGED.
An Attempt by Telegraph to Delay the Ex-
ecution of the Van Wormer Boys.

Albany. Oct 2-Forgery OF the official title Of the
head OF the nation. the President Of the United
States figures in attempt made yesterday 70
save the three Van WOrmer boys from the dee h
chair at Dannemora Prison. Less than half an
hour before the time for the execution Warden
Deyo received the following telegram:
West Point Station. Oct l. 1903
To George Deyo, Warden:
The Van Wormer boys must not be executed to-
day. stay has been granted.
BY order,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Warden Deyo at once consulted with some of the
witnesses present and concluded that the message
forgery for the purpose OF delaying the
execution beyond the official day. 1t concluded
that the President could not interfere except
through Governor Odel, and second. that reprieve
could not be accepted by telegraph, but must be
by personal signature or in personal interview by
telephone.
No attention paid TO the communication but
every endeavor Will be made to find the sender and
prosecute him her.
Another incident OF the execution yesterday was
the suspension of Keeper Davis for selling TO
tain newspapers the contents of personal messages
written by the Van Wormer boys TO their friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

1t is estimated that about 10 per cent of the vote
cast in fayOr Of a strike was by discharged mem
bers OF the union. The following statement
made by the executive board of the union:
The executive board. representing the four locals
OF Paterson, Jersey City. Newark and HOboken.
net at 10 O'Clock to receive official report OF the
balloting The reports show that 30 per OF the
ballots cast were IN favor OF no strike The
vote shows conclusively that the rank and file OF
the union IS in favor of the CODCiliatory attitude OF
the joint executive board, and that il IS safe TO
leave the matter in its hands for adjustment.
After the vote had been declared the members
Of the board called President McCarter. Mr..
NcCarter said afterward:
! his strike talk is a dead issue I told he
Tren VINO called that the company would
bear no anlmosity toward any Of the employees but
| warned them that the action taken must be
discipline.
Mr. McCarter added that he was convinced from
the first OF the loyalty Of a ma jority of the en-
ployes. and he OF opinion that most Of the
strike talk came from discharged men IT, however.
any me1 mad been discharged without adequate
cause they would have a hearing and be dealt with
fairly. ~ $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
CAT SWALLOWED LIVE MOUSE.
1t Jumped in and Went Down-They Kill
the Tabby

Orange, y J. Oct. 2.-Carrying a market basket
from which came loud cries. well dressed woman
entered the East Orange Police Station to-day. The
basket contained large cat.
Amid its loud news the woman told the sergeant
that her pet had swallowed live mouse. and for
that reason going crazy The animal was
a good mouser. she said and had bounced on a
small mouse in the pantry. The cat had been
hasty and had miscalcuated the distance between
II and the mouse Becoming confused the little
mouse sprang directly toward the cat and jumped
into its open mouth. In an instant the cats jaws
closed, and according to the woman, the
mouse, in d vain effort to escape, ran down the
cats throat. and making great trouble below.
The woman reluctant to lose her pet. but
the police killed It. What became % the mouse Is
relOrted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
FUNERAL OF VAN w0RMER BOYS.
Bodies Are Taken to Undertook for Burial
in the Village Cemetery.

Hudson, y. Y, Oct. 1.-The bodies OF Frederick
Willis and Burton Van Wormer. who were electro
cuted Thursday in Dannemora Prison, arrived
at their old home in Undertook tonight. II had
been announced that the bodies would come on the
O'Clock train, and large crowd had gathered at
the station. but TO avoid publicity the collins
held in Albany until later in the evening They
were taken TO the rooms Of Mrs. Estella Van
Wormer, their stepmother. crowd of several
hundred was at the station. but there
demonstration.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
and will be private. The burial will be in the Kin
derhOok Cemetery where the body OF Martin Van
Buren, rests. There is some fleeing in the town
over burying I'm this cemetery. Old residents say
the boys had lived there but A few months and
they should have been buried I'm Cireenport where
they spent the greater part Of their lives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
WANTS coLER SUIT DISMISSED.

Counsel representing Bird E Coler yesterday
.staa Judge Iaconbe IN the United States Cir
c,,;t Court 10 dismiss the petition recently filed
IN that court by stockholders OF the Guardian
Trr,s, Companv who charge Mr.. Coler with mis-
r,anagen,snt Of the company's funds. The lawyer
declared that the petitioners had made the trust
company a plaintiff. and also a party defendant.
which caused A citizen Of New-York be
both sides OF the case. The action was brought in
the federal courts OF diversity OF citizen
shin hut That action the lawyer insisted took the
jurisdiction from the federal courts. Judge La
cornbe said he would receive briefs the case and
the motion was permitted to go over until the
point OF Jurisdiction can be decided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
UTI,L PINNED TO HIS HAT.
Maine Man Laughs as He Commits
Suicide.

aner saving he was going to take swim.
T,s,ia N NcEftchie forty years old OF Niscasset,
Ne summed into the East River from the recrea-
lion pier AT East Third-st about midnight on
Thursday and was drowned In his hat on the pier
was found the following note;
This hat IS the property of David McRitchie of
letter 10 officials Of that town saying that he
,i-ou ned himself October J. 1903, and obnge Nc
Tsstchfsp Also there is some baggage az the Grand
I-nfon Hotel which he wants turned over TO his
Wasbington d g.. the letters in which trunk he
wishes DESTROYED without being read. This is the
last will and testament OF David McRitchie.
The man had been hanging around the pier all
dav Thursday. About midnight Hines. watch
man who had had some conversation with Nc
Richie found the latter nearly undressed.
what are YOU DOING" asked Hines.
The man laughed and 20 the stringpiece. He
sfyed into the water. When Hines saw the man
sink he informed Patrolman White. OF the Union
Market station and the got into boat. They
rowed around for some time trying 10 ma the
At the Grand Union Hotel Il was said that Nc
Richie arrived there September "a, and had not
been seen since afternoon OF September Is.
There was trunk in his room
wiscasset Me. oct david W. McRitchie who
committed suicide by jumping from a pier in New
York formerly lived here with his wife. David ].
McRftchfe whose name given In a note left by
the suicide is the dead mans son. There had been
trouble in the family. and Mr. Mcftitchie nad red
a neritior here for divorce. His widow is living
with her son IN Washington. McRitchie LETT here
about days aPo. and IL was understood ne was
going TO ship a New-Gork steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

from these facts il is obvious that with reason
able tariff concessions. provided by the pending
treaty, Tor sugar and tobacco, the commerce az
We Lhlteo states with Cuba, in place or being
10000 a quarter or so 00OeOO a year could 10
made TO reach 81 10000 quarter or sea 600 Gao =
year an increase that would be felt IN ever- brsrb
- lsloustry IN the United States and would move
20 Dc valuable corrective 10 the present ,ircc--
salltE tlat prevails IN many branches OF the mann
silt basis OF production but with the encourese-
island, the exports. and Therefore the 5,,,S,,r,
Moulo increase rapidly, and a most vaIuah HE ,1e-
States. 'o'' WV VI Afle Elteo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
MINISTER'S SON INSANE

Albert C. Seibert, son OF the late Rev. George c.
eeibert Of bloomfield, who died while returning
from Europe two years ago. was declared 10 be
insane At Newark yesterday by a shertf's fury
The Insanity, q is said caused by fall Young
Heibert had from bicycle several years ago. ne
struck on his head. BE has been in an asviurp
since the accident. He is heir 10 considerable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
BELMONT FooTMAN GOES FREE.

Mneoa. Long Island. oct. 2.-Sentence was sus-
pended to-day in the OF John G. REYNOLDS
who. while employed as second butler at August
belmohtS place at Hampstead. last May. stole
silverware Reynolds had pleaded guilty and had
said that he had been half crazed by letter from,
his wife, In England. who wrote that she and ~
children were starving. Mr. Belmont aid not urisb
TO have tne man punished further and District
Attorney Nlemahn also urged clemency Justice
Maddox said he would suspend sentence or -
understanding that Reynolds would retI,rr ., ~
promised to do. 'N IVY loiuS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYEES TO MEET

The seventh annual meeting of the Me,ronol,,sn
eet Railway Association. which is composed .,
employees Of the Metropolitan company win 10
tonight IN Carnegie Hall. il is expected tia,
zen nine thousand and ten thousand yersorg
be present. and that the meeting win he
ely one Membership n the association now
i1bers zezs / has sls.2ss cash on hand and
% 600 In Investments. and has paid dement's 10 the
amount OF Su,2S0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

IL VIII he noted that the value OF the sugar and
tobacco exported IN The last four years represents
about 20 per cent OF all the exports OF the island
Sugar represented s5l Ter cent and tobacco ~ ?
per cent. while all the other products amounted to
only lo7 per cent OF the republics expectations.
At present she value OF cane sugar depends on
the price OF beet sugar IN Europe rather than on
the cost OF production. and the margin OF profit
which fits production offers is small compared with
the gratifying results which obtained before
IL WAS obliged 10 compete with the product OF the
beet.
The latest obtainable data show that cane is row
gaining little on the beet production. According
10 the report above quoted the following has been
the worlds production Of both kinds OF sugar for
twenty-year PERIODS and for 1871:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
REWARD OF $500 FOR rTpINcs OF HIS SON

DehourN- Nnnn- Oct David Evans. OF Wilton
has authorized reward OF 500 Cor t,di,gs .. bt.
siNteen-year-oo son Christopher. who disappeares
from home week ago Sunday. The how vent
away soon after being chsstised for disobedia,,ce
The mother Is Frustrated because OF his 2 hserca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

These figures show that the purchasing ability
o. the island has about reached its limit under
present conditions, and II 10 be increased II
must be by means OF some concession on the part
OF the United States toward It's chief articles OF
export.
The importRtons IN the first three months %
lsS were sent from the following countries in the
following proportions:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
TO TEST PouLsoN PLAN 1ueso.v

The trial OF the plan OF Nes Poulson 10 relieve
the congestion during the rush hours at the ~,
haitian terminal OF the BROOKLYN Brids. I'll, -,
place on Tuesday at m. 1t will be y,Itnassa5 -
Bridge Commissioner LndenthaI and other oe,c,ai.
of the Bridge Department. together with ,,art
~ the Manufacturers Association tba B1eihptTs
League and other local improvement "uHtyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
ear periods and for 1901:

These figures demonstrate. what has been
often emphasized in the discussions relative 10 reel
procity with Cuba, che complete dependence OF the
island on sugar and tobacco.
comparative statement OF the customs income
~ the Republic % Cuba for the first quarter OF
the last five years throws further light on the
situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
Garments Of Leisure

Elegant Lounging Robes for men:
Personally selected in London and
Paris. Just arrived. The cOllec-
ton includes Robes OF very rich
silk-and-wOOl cashmeres in shawl
patterns: beautiful silk crepes with
wool backs, and lined throughout
with silk, twenty-nine combina-
tions of outside and inside cOlOrs
fancy colored unlined vicuna cloth.
They are in perfect harmony with
plprant leisure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
BIG TOTE NOT TO STRIKE.
Jersey Trolley Men against PrOpO-
sitiOn, Sf5 to 2.3S.

The proposition submitted TO a vote Of the
ductOrs and motormen in the employ of the Public
Service Corporation in Essex Hudson, PassaiC.
Bergen and Union counties for a general strike
enforce demands made by the union defeated
overwhelmingly. The vote stood as follows, as
polled in the four cities:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

Mutual Advantages To Be DerfUed
from Reciprocity.
IrRox THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington. Oct 2-Trade conditions in cuba, as
presented IN the last quarterly report OF the Cuban
Secretary OF the Treasury, furnish conclusive evil
dence 81 such be needed. OF the mutual advantages
be derived from She operation of the Cuban
treaty complete the ratification OF which Con-
szreSs win soon assemble in special session.
In the last four calendar wears 1893 to 1900 in
elusive. Cuba has exported the following products:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
THE MEN BEHIND THE ctxs

How the sharpshooters Of the United s,,,r,
Navy are trained 10 hit the mark sLr,chc.
of crack gun pointers. with picture. of som.
Of them. Sec to-norrsw's Trthua~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
Mems Clothing
A Disappearing Distinction

The line that divides custom ana
ready-made clothing is no longer
seen at WANAMAKER's Thousands
of well-dressed - extremely we'll
dressed-men have discovered the
fact already, and the class is IN
creasing daily. A very interesting
growth. in the demand for our
black suits of each prevailing
stvle for morning dress, appears
daily. Great encouragement IN
that.
You may well remember that we
are now showing thirty different
varieties of business suits in dark
colors of cheviots and wOrsteds, at
prices that range from $50 TO $50
a suit. 1t is a most interesting
collection. The cloths are good,
are new. are of quiet elegance in
stvlp. The tailoring is strong, is
smooth, is firm. of excellent custom
quality. Gentlemen's suits-every
one of them.
First of all |: WANAMAKER's Is
Clothing Store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
THE wELIEsLEY COLLEGE GIRL

Miss Helen Hale, who Is now playing IL
Peggy from Paris" here. See Tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
CuStOm.made Shirts

elegant leisure.
CuStOm.made Shirts
Shirts that will fit. Dress shirts,
fancy shirts, negligee shirts. Long.
patient, careful. constructive. All
these forces have united to produce
a perfect shirt-making Organiza-
ton. Ifnot convenient to visit our
Mems Furnishing Store we will,
upon request, send a competent
representative to take your order.
About Some Other Things
We don't sell trash. No I'M
worthy thing may find a home
here. True of all our stocks. and
very important concerning NEWS
FURNISHINGS. This must not
be forgotten when under priced
goods like the following are offered :
Bargains in NeCkWear
Fifty Cents. A week ago every
one was worth One Dollar French
FOur-in-hands and Folded Squares,
all silk neckties, our own standard
shapes, fashionable striped styles
in no way deprecated. \ rare
chance.
Ticenty.fce Cents. Lined Four
in-hands-twO inches. Just made
from short ends-scores of styles,
striped and figured. light and dark.
popular grays. You easily see
that this is a stock roundup. One
of the legitimate bargain Incidents
of a great business.
Bargains in Suspenders
FUfy Cents. Over one dollars
worth of Ottoman silk webbing in
every pair This is how it hap
pened The webbing was made
for women's belts. Style changed,
demand ceased. Loss reduced by
making into suspenders. Truly a
raisOn-d6tre chance. These Sus-
penders have gilt trimmings and
no structural weakness.
Twenty-fre Cents. Also a round
up of suspender materials. Cotton
webbing. light, strong, we'll finish
ed ; regularly worth double.
Shirts at One Dollar
How much can be done with a
dollar is proven by our One Dollar
Shirts They have tens OF thou
sands of regular constituents. The
last addition TO the famil V is the
great line of Fancy Shirts-bright.
tasteful, novel in style
Our great success at this point
proves three things, namely:
That there is an unlimited de
mand for honest, good-appear-
inc Shirts at One Dollar.
That our earnest efforts, long
continued, have produced the
very best Shirts ever offered in
any regular way for One Dollar.
That the Public has thoroughly
discovered this fact.
Eight Testimonies
If YOU have read the foregoing
YOU have discovered eight inciden-
tai points upon which there is con-
elusive testimony to the fact that
our Mems Furnishing Store is un-
matched for completeness. IL offers
elegance TO the man spending
money freely, and the best economy
to the man spending money care
fully. TO both it gives the largest
value received.
John Wdndmdker,
Formerly \. +. Stewart Il Co,
broadway, 4th ave-. 9th and 10th SITS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-03
MEANS DEATH
TO COMYNS

Tattoo Red Comyns, burglar 81.
convict and police stool pigeon yes.
tefday admitted that he had broken
Into four Eraeery Htoroa iast sunday
night. and took Police Sergeant
Powers 90 the hidns plaes OF the
stolen plumber. A klt OF tools stolen
frum the Churchill Hardware store
waa recovered near Twenty third
avenue and jackson street. The
money he SAYS be stole, Was given
to boy 10 buy coat Tot him, aud
cannot nuw be accounted fut
tsHutyna says he entered the Rtal
aeoeary store at Twenty third ana
Jackson street first. by breaking a
pane % glass. Then he entered the
hardware store next door by picking
Abe lock There be stole tho tools
With raHp stolen from the second
store h~ forced his way into the
nakaet Mercantile compHnya store
tie broke a window at the iihums
garten grocery Htoru. but MAS scared
away. n WIS there that he lett his
coat Tie then went t. the Gardner
store and then L. Detective lane s
house, where he spent the night
For uin weeks C0mynn sage he has
been livinE at lanes hnuae Hluct
his arrest CpmYna has become more
aud more uuue-Nvd Last night Ia
"a e. entirely hHoksn down and cfiea
bitterly an night He feaiiEcr that
II be Eoea g. the peniteutiarY that
Il Wiu be- terrible life fay hiW
There are those who aay that ho VIII
never leave the prultrutiary alive II
he once enters g. The rnnyietf
"A ham he has tipped on O. the pa
lice. ard who are SERVING time on az
count % his tFeaChrrN % them will
ma a way ta Put him uut 81 thu
way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-03
MARINE NEWS

Steamer Queen arrived from san
Ftancised al o'clock this afternoon
with large passenger list
steamer Humboldt will sat 81
skasWa4 tonight With mure than -
passrnFufs about one. naif % whom
afr bound g. the interior
TIE Nippon Nusou khiahn'n tlntuu
Maru a. due to ARRIVE from Nako-
ha ma tomorrow
The Cosmos unef Aenes h due a.
faach this city today from San Tfan-
cisco
Steamer Rainier sailed this morn.
BE fur san FfauctHru. Hhe tad q
larry carHu ana about - paHsrugE
Rtsamsr Naleneta sailed AZ ~
O'Clock this morning for Ran Fran
eiarn. tier passenger hst unmhef-
"a igg
Steamer James Dollar Captain
I'hwing arrived early This mafHiut
from sku fafancisea= Tier trip wst
an~seutfut Hhs brought 20 IsasHeHs
sefs.
The remadrlrd steamer isuasefatis.
FORMERLY iranHpart and now al eil
carrier. bsNan loading a cargo Of uii
Coz I'd Michael at Pan kfanelae9 to
ihy. iirr capacity h 5000 Eailant
snd % d. expected that she VIII ma -
Two tffHa e. the Afaska port lnii
summer TIE oil l. FOR The uaf ~
thr ncw oil burning steamers On thf
fuknu
Rtrausaf Iz1Wuod taak thu seattle
Tacoma -0irnpia ftIu tIsisy IA place
- enc NHFfunniah which De- ialH uf
for extensive boiler repairs.