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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
LAID TO UNFILTERED WATER.
Preliminary Report of Dr.. G. A. SOper on the
Typhoid Epidemic at Butler.

DIR. George a. Soper, the sanitary expert has
been engaged by The Engineering News to in
vestgate the cause OF tho typhoid fever epidemic
Butler. Penn II has been hard 20 get any state
ment from the Butler authorities to the cause
OF the epidemic. DR. SOpers experiences as sani-
tary expert in charge for the State. at ithaca,
n. Y during and after this years typhoid epidemic
there, his recent work in connection with the
typhoid epidemic at Williams College and his work
at Galveston Tex. after the great storm and flood
of 1900, fit him for the task. In his preliminary re-
port DR.. Soper says:
After enjoying practical immunity from typhoid
fever for many years the town OF Butler. Penn, is
now passing through what is probably the most
severe epidemic of typhoid of which we have any
recent record. Up to noon OF December Is the total
1,247. and there had been lftv-one deaths New
cases are occurring daily, and It IS clear that the
epidemic IS by no means over 1t IS probable that
the death list will be much increased, since about
30 per cent Of the cases have not vet reached
critical sta ge.
The cause of the epidemic is universally regarded
as the public water supply. which apparently be
came infected near the end OF October. The water
for the town is obtained from surface and
under ordinary circumstances. is treated by me-
works plant, due partly To the necessity OF in
creaslng its capacity, Unfiltered water from COnOi
quenessing Creek supplied TO the town from
October 20 TO November , On November the
epidemic started, and in three weeks there were
more than one thousand cases.
Inspections of the drainage areas made by the
Pennsylvania State Board of Health have shown
the existence of numerous sources of pollution
Cases of typhoid have existed the banks OF the
Conoiquenessing since July last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
TRAIN KILLS THEM BOTH
Nan and Wife EHUeIoped in Furs
and Did Not Hear Whistle.

After leaving their little daughter Grace =,
the country school yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs r
Frank Scutt. OF Colenan's Station on the IA
lem Railroad sixty-fvs miles north OF Whit.
Plains started for the village store AZ Coi.
mans Station 70 buy Christmas presents 70
her They were riding in a box wagon dra,v.
by a team OF horses. The crossing near Col.
mans Station IS especially dangerous. not bsinz
guarded by gates or a Waterman.
At one point there is a sharp curve and aroma
this the PittsheId express dashed, ruo,f,..
sixty-hve miles an hour, and before the so,..
could get out Of the way the train smashed -.
wagon into kindling wood. killed the occun,-.-
insta ntly. cut one OF the horses to Diecas -
threw the other animal twenty feet Tia =
gineer said the couple evidently dld nor -.
the train approaching as their heads war. -
veloped in fur coats and caps. and he savs g..
though he sounded his whistle loudly thew -.
no heed -
~ White Plains commuters were stsrt1s5 o..
see that the engine cab. pilot. and eve, 49, ~
windows on the parlOr car were sDatters5 u-,.,
blood. Win
Mr.. and Mrs. Scutt had lived in Colsuaa,,, -,
their lives. and Mr. Scutt had charge - - a.
stock farm Of r. L Barrett. Passengars -. -
that when the train struck the carriage tba-- -. -
IL fly at least fifteen feet in the air while 80 -
the horses was tossed about thirty feet arJ ~
body OF Mr.. Scott went into the air fifty ssaf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
URGES BRONX KILLS OPENING.
Board of Trade and Transportation Recon-
mends Changes in immigration Laws.

At the meeting of the Board of Trade and Trans
portaton yesterday at No. 203 Broadway. Chair
Huntington of the committee on terminal
facilities presented for consideration memorial
to Congress urging the passage OF the bills bearing
on the proposed Improvements OF the Harlem River
and Bronx Kills. He said that the present traffic
the Harlem River amounted to 225 900 tons a
year, and as 1T was fast increasing the opening of
the Bronx Kills to shipping would greatly facilitate
transportation. The memorial adopted.
The report of the committee on immigration rec
commended the exclusion of aliens of sixty years of
ago over not able to provide for themselves or
without children here to provide for them; re-
curing above certain age evidence Of primary
mental training; the exclusion Of persons who could
not furnish evidence Of reputa ton for hon
esty and industry from the authorities OF their own
countries, well of those who were physically
inflrm, whether from non-communicable or from
communicable disease; and the detail of COM
petent medical officers representing the government
rather than the transportation lines to examine
aliens at foreign ports.
1t decided that the board, instead OF having a
banquet this year, would hold a low priced ''home
dinner" at which the friends of the members will
be welcome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
PLAN FOR GOOD ROADS
appropriations of Millions in Money
and Bonds FaUored.
Try rEIEaRArH TO THE TEIprxn.l

Albany. DEE 16-An appropriation Of $1,000
600 S20o0.900 20 he available each year for
three years. ard after that SJoOO0o0O Of bonds
10 run for fifty years. is the programme that
VIII he favored before the convention for the i'm
provement OF ROADS 10 he held here on January
IS and % hy the representatives Of the boards OF
supervisors. Their executive committee adopted
this programme At a meeting here to-day
There were at the meeting ". r1errepont White
Of Utica, chairman; John 3. Uhle and Albert r.
shattuclz. OF New York. Dr. T. J. BedsE. OF Al
bany; C. w Fr-leigh. of Schenectady; John
Click. OF Saratoga; Frank 2. wilcox. Of SYRIA
cuse; Charles T. Chamberlain, Of Elmira; James
a. Menz!es. Of Buffalo: JOAN ". Potter Of Utica
ard Arthur Warren. OF Rochester.
The meeting was Eeld behind closed doors, but
it was learned that two questions we're chiehy
d.scussed-one, the proposed SoOV00ooo pcho-
Ing scheme: the other n bill TO be urged before
the coming legislature providing for an inmedl-
ate appropriation for highway purposes. The
big bond issue has passed ore legislature ana
cannot be acted upon again until 1900, and then
must be submitted TO popular vote as constitu-
tional amendment.
At the close Of the meeting Chairman White
said:
mt, ~ ls5S when the bond issue under this con
stitutional amendment would be available ana mas has
~
nppropriating 100000 year Tor three years, ms
Will bridge tho time until 400. Wnen Ine
amendment 10 the constitution Will make The bono
issue available
The committee expresses dissatisfaction at the
small appropriation the State is making for its
share Of the cost Of roads under the Htgbie-
Armstrong Law. II the state does not appropri-
ate more than S6OO0GOO a year as aid for the
building of roads it win take about twenty
three years TO complete the roads now petitioned
for. The report says:
The State OF New-York is Republican only be
cause OF the great farmer vote. and the farmer Is
tired OF being put with a few hundred thousand
dollars a year for roads when he has appropriated
s. 600 COO and is ready appropriate slenOOO more
Tor the county and town share OF ms work ana ne
Insists that the State should pay ltS part OF the
cost promptly
The committee expects that at least hNe nun
bred delegates will attend the convention IN
january.
A resolution commencing the BroWnloW OH
appropriating S24OO0,o00 by the national gov
ernment as national aid for wagon roads was
adopted by the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
SAY THEY'LL GO OUT TONIGHT.
Water and Elevator Boys Will Quit Males
tic Theatre with Ushers, They Declare

The striking men ushers, replaced by women,
saved the day at the Majestic Theatre yesterday
by going TO ths rescue OF the strike breakers ct
the afternoon and evening performances. They say
they won't do 1T again. and that they win quit at
f;SO o'clock tonight. the entire staff of elevator
ana water boys, who far unaffected by the
new order, declare they. too, will go out at the
same time. as a token OF their sympathy with the
ousted ushers.
Inc elevator and water boys, eight in number
mad intended to so out last night as had the
ushers. In Difference, however. TO the wishes Of
Manager Flaherty and Chief Usher A Gerkin who
had brought several Of the boys with him when he
came TO the Ma1estisc from the Broadway Theatre
they deferred the strike until tonight
The men ushers yesterday framed and signed n
protest 10 Manager Flaherty declaring that we
object 10 women ushers. will not work with them
and although wo have no union. have decided 10
strike"
In view OF the fact that by tonight the manage
ment expects the women ushers Will be in touch
with their novel duties and had hardly expected
longer 10 retain the men, IL is doubtful whether
their departure tonight will cause any trouble
The sympathetic strike of the water and elevator
boys IS, however another proposition. Ii is none
the less whispered darkly that the mana cement
that no sooner have the boys departed than their
places viii be nued by others. possibly indeed by
further additions OF The hated softer sex
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
LAST OF THE CHRISTMAS FLEET.
Oceanic Carries Large Number of Passen-
gers for the Season-0ne Too Late.

The Oceanic. the last OF the transatlantic fleet
to leave this port in time to allow her passengers
to spend Christmas in England sailed late yester-
day afternoon for Liverpool Not only did the
Oceanic carry a large Christmas mail. but she
ried Il remarkable number Of cabin passengers for
this season She took out 1S5 in the first cabin. 236
in the second and 1,175 in the steerage.
There was the usual passenger who too late.
The gangway about 10 be taken in when a
Storage passenger. with many bags, arrived In a
carriage. The cabman could not change his five
dollar bill, and while they talking it the
signal given, and the big vessel began to
The mans plight attracted much attention, and he
was soon surrounded by a crowd many Of them
women, who offered advice. They begged that the
man be taken on board, but officials of the limo
were unbendng.
A young woman in the first cabin lost diamond
locket, and there some excitement when she
rushed eXcitedly down the gangplank, crying:
Has any one seen my heart?'
The heart, she explained. lOcket. Morris
Hurley, the American agent Of the Great Western
Railroad. found il.
The Oceanic carried 755 sacks of mail. contain
ing 1898 pieces of registered mail.
In the first fifteen days of December the foreign
branch OF the postOffice handled 1856 more sacks
than in the same time last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
CROKER MEN PROJECTED.
Fire alarm B0TcS for Third-aUc.
EleUated Stations.

Since the list Of captains in the Fire Department
TO be promoted to battalion chiefs made pub
lie there has been considerable gossip in the de-
partment. or those promoted most Of them have
been for Croker through thick and thin. several Of
them having been valuable witnesses in his de-
fence. John Kenlon, who has been assigned TO the
I'd Battalion, had been passed over three times
when his name had been on the eligible list by
the Commissioner. Then his name was dropped
and special list had to be prepared before he
could he promoted. He has q fine record, and has
been for years close personal friend of Croker.
Thomas Larkin, assigned to the 1st Battalion.
is another Croker supporter. When heading the
eligible list for chief of construction. and also the
list for battalion chief, he had been passed over
principal witnesses for the defence in Cookers
trial. His record for the seventeen years he has
been in the department has been without a blem-
ish. Charles H Shay, son Of the ex-chief. is an
other Croker That Captain Lucas, who was
also on the eligible list and who unfriendly
to Croker, has the Bennett medal and had been
placed the roll of merit was passed over. al
has oCcasOned much surprise Commissioner
StUrgis said last night that he did not know the
politics of any of the men promoted. or whether
In short time fire alarm signals will be placed
road from Hanover Square to Sixty-seventh-st
More fires are discovered by elevated trainmen
to leave their trains and spend some time looking
for alarm box. Now. when they discover a
fire. they can ring in an alarm from the next
An order has been issued by Commissioner Stur-
g1s that bags OF surgical instruments be attached
Park-ave tunnel disaster Chief Croker made the
suggestion that this be done. In addition the
the tools carried by the fremen. In the Park-ave.
disaster one man was confined beneath an iron
stanchion for over three hours because of the lack
of such a tool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
IRIDIUM IN CANCER CASE
DIR. Carl Beck Thinks 1t advisable
for ". II. Whitney.

Regarding the case OF ". H Whitney. Of Cations
VILE Nd who is in this city undergoing radium
application cure for cancer Of the tongue Dr. Carl
Beck. the well known specialist, said yesterday:
There is good reason to suppose that in case
of this description application OF radlurn would
prove successful For all cases OF superficial can
Ger the use Of radium is advisable. particularly In
those ca SeS where the comparatively DulkS tuoes
81 the X rays cannot be applied 10 Feacn the rlPht
from q cancerous growth in the throat as the
Blarrnists try have it, think that radium could
CunOrr1lnity TO saw however, that in cases where
me afflicted part is accessible to the X rays as
q radiun there Is reason why the former
should not be employed. and. in my opinion, IL IS
to be preferred 10 radlum
People who suppose that the application or ra-
duBs TO cancerous grOWths is n new cure radically
different from its predecessors, are quite wrong.
There IS no difference In the effects of radium ap-
pIcation and Y ray application. II Is simply Two
distinct methods Of obtaining the necessary cur
rent. II IS as though man lit his cigar with a
flaming piece Of paper. instead or machine re-
suit would be the same
When ! say that y rays are even 10 be preferred
20 radium 7 that the action OF X rays Is
much quicker and the strength Of the current can
he graduated at will which, of course is not posi-
HE with the natural current Of radium- Another
recommend the use Of the knife in cases in
conjunction with the rays. Neither radium nor X
rays in my opinion. 10 be relied upon entirely
While both a great help TO surgery, only by
cutting can the surgeon be sure that the afllcuon
viii not recur at some time.
At the Skin and Cancer Hospital it said that
the of radium had been adopted by the hospital
for its cancer cases for the last few weeks The
physician In charge declined 10 say whether or not
ing that II a rule of the hospital not 10 speak
about cases while they were being treated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
HAVE cLEw TO LOT OF .suReLARIEs.

A clew the series OF burglaries which have
been puzzIing the New-Rochelle police was OBJ
tanned yesterday when L. K. Merrill. a publisher
OF this city living at No. 70 Locust-ave., New-Ro-
chelle. returned home from the South and found
that in his absence some one had broken into his
house and stolen his overcoat and other clothing
including dress suit and set OF furs The thief
left behind a bag Of silver plated ware and a
bunch of letters. From the letters the publisher
learned that the silver belonged TO Mrs Carl Her
bert the wife Of a New-York theatrical manager
who lives only a few doors away in Locust-ave
The burglar is supposed TO be the same man who
went 70 Mount Vernon and tried to swindle George
w Bard, real estate dealer with a bogus s. coo
certified check. The check presented to Mr.. Bard
was on a Rochester bank and the police have
learned that this burglar stole a checkbOOk OF the
Rochester bank from the writing desk of Mrs. Her
bert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
PUBLIC WALK NEW BRIDGE SUNDAY
Vehicles to Cross to Williamsburg on Mon.
day-Plans for Saturdays Ooeuing

An elaborate programme for the exercises a.,
tending the opening OF the WiIHarnst71rg p-s4s.
including a display Of fireworks. aI1erue, a.
other pyToteCh1ics, has been ARRANGED and r.
made public yesterday. The following IS tbs "a,
for the formal exercises Of the afternoon ubi,s
viii take place on the bridge,
$50 P NJ
Invocation. Tire Rev. Dr. James T Darlington
Presentation q the bridge. Gu5-as Lla1eathal c,-
missioner q ETlGzes
Acceptance and opening OF The bridge. Mayor Low
Address T. F,iwzrd Swa1s-rora. President q n.
Borough OF Brooklyn. Ws
address JACOB A Cantor. President o. The Borough
EanhattaE. 7i %
Address P Fl NIcCa-reo Senator vTr-1 rt,.-..- g.
duc@F OF the bin for the construction ot the bridge
The star spangled Banner 47th RegIuear gass
y c. y. Y. -
Benedic,ion- The Right Rev Mous'z1o- joseph =
Mooney. Wear General. ArcE5Iocasa 81 E5ev--TS =
Civic parade
ference with the Mayor yesterday issued frs,-,,-
rons that on Saturday no one would be aiioVa4
on The bridge after the ceremony OF openi-g av-
cept the officials guests. AT $50 O'Clock m TIE
bridge wiz be entirely cleared OF all persons. az
ceDt the police and The men I'm charge OF the ce-s-
monies and fireworks NJ vehicles viii b a1Iovs+
day, az O'Clock a. H.. The bridge VIII Dc ope-a5
70 pedestrians on the south. roadway o7fv On
Monday &c will be cpeued 10 vehicles at O'Clock
a N, and the south roadway viii be used fo-
traffic moving in both directions A 0'cl5e<
q m. on Monday the north roadway viii he opened
10 pedestrians
issued an order that the car service on all four
tracks would be maintained on TIE regular rush
hour trarnc saturday night but pedestrians
would 2e allowed on the bridge between $50 and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
TWO KILLED FOR SIX CENTS.
Fatal Termination to Afternoons Pleasure
in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16-A quarrel over six
cents, the charge for pool game. resulted in
the murder Of Mary Malta, forty years old. and
Antonio Lesta, twenty-three in the Italian quar-
ter to-day. The man who did the killing Mich
olas Miyo, sixty years Old is under arrest
The poolroom was owned by the Malta woman
who hired Miyo to manage 1t for her. This
afternoon Antonio Lesta, with his two cousins
Louis and Angelo Lesta. played several games
Of pool in the place. When it came to settling
the bill a dispute arose between Antonio Lesta
and Miyo over payment for one game. Miyo
asserted that he was being cheated which so
angered Lesta that he seized the old mans ca
and tore ii in half. Miyo. in turn, became en-
ragged, and drew revolver from his pocket and
shot Lesta through the head, killing him almost
instantly Lesta's cousins ran from the place
The noise Of the shooting brought the Malta
woman TO the room. She upbraided Miyo for
what he had done. anC he killed her. When the
police arrived on the scene Miyo was not in the
room. bUt moment later he stepped into the
place, having hidden his revolver in the cellar Of
the building He was seized by two officers and
locked up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
BANKERS OF CITY DINE TONIGHT

At the dinner OF the Associated Banks of the CITY
of New-York. to be held tonight at the Waldorf
Astoria, the speakers will be James NJ. Beck ex-
Attorney General Banks and Bankers; Com
gresham John j. Esch. Of Wisconsin. on Steps TO
Promote Trade the Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires
Dollars and Sense; DR.. James H Garfield
The Banker and His Community" and Job E.
Hedges. Financial Responsibility"
Among the guests win he George F. Baker
Major General Henry c. Corbin. u. S. A; ]. H.
De Rider president OF the New York State Bank
ers' Association; Alexander Gilbert, E. r. L. Gould
Edward NJ. Grout, Frederick ID. Kilburn. super
intendent OF the State Banking Department; Will
lam A. Nash. Bishop Henry c. Potter. Controller
of the Currency William b. Ridgely; Rear Admiral
Frederick Rogers, Y. S. N. William Sherer. mana
ger Of the NewYork Clearing House Association;
J. Edward Simmons and James Sulman-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
TO MOVE DRAwBRIDGE UPSTREAM
Novel Engineering Feat by the Laekawsnna
on the Passaic River.

The drawbridge OF the Delaware. LacAaWanna
and Western Railroad across the Passalc hVer
will be moved Sunday morning with the rlsins %
the tide This engineering feat will link tose'hsr
the new elevated structures which the railroad mas
been building for several months on ellns[ So
~ the Passaie and as far westward through Newark
as RoseviI1e-ave The shifting Of the bridge IIoHl
the old tracks to the viii be performed ~ .
novel way which has greatly lnterestsd easi-19'
and railroad men IN ~
At Ia m the time OF the ebb tide. scoWs VI -, -
placed under the bridge and the thousand H. H.
structure made fast The incoming noe w -
the bridge from its old tUrutaole. and az ~ 80 Z,
when the water has reached its hlsnest n n W..
will he 10ated upstream some thirty-1ve feel So
scows viii then be sunk and the bridge oNs 80,
its new place. The bridge is 2f reeL long 80
on the Orange and MOntclair branches OF NC -
viii be suspended while the change IS beng IAau1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
GAIN RECRUITS WITH FISTS.
Irish Plasterers Get Italians to Desert Rival
Union BY Sam" Parks Methods.

It was learned yesterday that the members -
the old PIasterers' Laborers Union. which is com
posed principally Of Irishmen. has been making
things lively for the Italian Laborers' Union and
getting recruits from the italian ranks n the style
originated by sam" Parks Committees % the
employers and OF the old union the members OF
which were unwilling to work with members Of
rival union. had been appointed 70 IVY 70 analga-
mate the two bodies but found yesterday that thu
Irish contingent had been "harmonizng" with their
fists.
To the surprise OF the committee, the Irishmen
had organized most OF the Italians into their Old
union by licking them threatening TO do them
up. Only small remnant OF the Italian union re-
NAMED. and was likely to be organized INTO lla
old union, eventually. by painful methods -
Under the circumstances. the ccnTllJ Tees fiecie
Yesterday TO recommend those remaining N the
italian union TO Join the old union The employing
pI8sterers suplOVed members OF both tnclscrlIrln
ateIy and the wages OF both were the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
MULE AMUsEs CROWD IN BROADWAY
Refused To Be Lowered in Box Into Rapid
Transit Tunnel.

mule objected to being lowered into the rapid
transit tunnel at Fulton-st. and Broadway last
evening, and for half an hour entertained a crowd
of several hundred persons.
The mule was one of several that nightly
lowered into the subway in a cageike box. After
the mule is in the box hosting engine raises the
box the Enclosure and then lowers ii into the
hole. The mule refused to enter the box. He
could be led to within few feet of the cage, but
there he would stand firm as rock blanket
was thrown his head, but with better re-
suit. He broke away and started to run down Full
tor-st,. but was caught An hour later. when the
crowd was gone. the mule cOaxed into the box
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
REV. c. {. sTRosRIoeg ACCEPTS CALL

The Rev. G. E. Strobridge, now pastor OF nm
Methodist Church. East -hundrsd-aAa-ai
teenth-sr.. near Second-ave.. has accepted q Oa'
70 the pastorate OF the Washington Square Ns'.-
od:st Church, Fourth-st. near NacdoUsa--S.'
succeed the Rev. DR.. John J. Reed Who reS-sl
recently 1t is said that DIT. Reeds consTesaU0N
failed to ask him to return. as The cnurch : %
OF the few standing for the Oldtime limit sSS-'-
Dr. Reed is at present considering offers Oh So
pastorates The Official board OF the Nasa--s.
Heights Methodist Church has named tAe ~
W. II. Seipel recently returned rlisS5o'a 1,ss
the place OF the pastor, the Rev +. ;, - 1esIrs
who resigned recently on the sroUnd OF "a me-