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New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
THINKS WRIGHT STILL WEALTHY.
London Inspector Tells of Caves Promoter
Built Under a Lake in England.

Inspector Wallis of the London City police, who
arrived here on Wednesday TO take J. y, hitaker
Wright to England. speaking of Wright said yes
terday that the promoter had been regarded at one
time of the influential men in the
British Empire and man Of great wealth. He
added:
Why, he had country place Lea Hail. in Sur
rey. one OF the finest private establishments in all
England II seven miles around IL and entered
by seven beautifully trellised gates. To give you
an Idea OF its magnihcenCe. on II lake. Under
this lake Wright built caves with glass roofs and
I'm the summer he entertained his friends in these
cave gardens, and, seated there, one could look
overhead and see the fishes swimming about The
general impression yet Is that he is possessed Of
great wealth Once he reaches England I suppose
he will give bail and be released.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
LAWN TENNIS.
Mahony, Not the Dohertys. May
Play at Nahant, 1t Is Said.
IET TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNB.l


Boston. July 2S-The match of major Importance
in the tennis at Longwood to-day r d yvrenn
ana q. L. Wrenn, jr., versus W. A. Iarned and
Beals Wright postponed Wednesday when the
score was So SIS. Sc. 60 in favor OF I,arnsd
and Wright, was again postponed to-day The
singles for the LOngw ood Cup were also put off on
account OF rain. The Dohertys and Mallory ar
rived here to-day, and their practice at noon was
watched by many. 1t said that Mahonv might
take part at Nahant, but not the Dohertys. The
most exciting match to-day that OF Holt and
Merrill versus Seaver and Pier. The latter pair
TOOK the first TWO sets by good team work but then
began to tire and lost the third set at love In the
fourth they had So, and tken Holt and Merrill
developed a streak of brilliant play and made il
o all The issue 12-1O In favor Of Holt and
Merrill. The summary:
Eastern doubles second roundl-H ] Holt and p =
MeFTln beat X Z Seayer and A. 5. Pier 4-6 Sc 90
9 rockingham and G ii RotcR s5 WslSGn. ir & beat
W are and n Hsowell. tr beat A. F. Fuller and c.
and H Allen beat Bishop and G. L Cole ss nS'
Leroy and W. C Grant rs as "a wright beat r.
= hqInaIeap singles tarst roundlA NJ. Harlow beat E
beat F. NJ Smith, tr "a Of 49, e. s@s "a q 80
Si az oT l') beat o. Lorqasney ss OF 15l. 81.
Nettle!9n l2-s beat E B. HiaTd tss q i5 q es. s.
SIP o. To- 81 e-1: H. K Aldrch as Of 151 beat A r.
beat E L Beard t' ir "a Of Is 4 stiilmsn lss Of l6'
land (scratehl beat w c. Bailey "a Of iS) 75 80.
beat H Rowland by default: n w CaS q IN A9ei'9a on
] ]seayer by default r Bishop beat r. NJ Miles tr BY
W Jennings 4 Of i5 beat G L. c9Is 9 ~ dsiaqls' s AZ
u. or 1534 r BTadiey '46 OF lSl beat D p Rhodes
beat b a w Lincoln s6 Of l5l, ca 6~4. c P KimSaii
Abbott Ga OF 10, beat C Butler Cs6 Of i5l 4-s IS
Second rounaF. V. chlpman 60 OF IL, beat A NJ
as Of i5 Sest III + cole 81 iS o. & "a " L3eeR
A. Jones H-S OF 10 beat C. c Miller as OF 15,. Go
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
FOR SUBWAY OUTLETS
Permits To BE Granted for Bulb.
ings Pending Firing of Terms

Commissioner Starin presided az yesterdav.- -.
ing OF the Rapid Transit Commission. At -.
Chief Engineer Parsons's report on John ~
makers suggestion to connect the Ninth-St -
Of the subway route with his store at Eisbts =.
was taken up.
Rfr. Parsons reported IN favor OF the plan a,5 4.
contractors expressed their willingness TO r,ako =.
connection. Controller Grout agreed with ~
Shepard that there was no legal objection 70 ,rs.
ing the request.
The commissioners decided to permit the -.
nection on condition that Mr.. Wsnamaker pav b..
cost OF making 1t and Sls per cent Of the assesses
valuation OF the land necessary for IT,
A similar request was made by the trustees =.
the Mercantile Library. but Controller Csrout a.
iected that their vaults Old not abUt on the -,s
way and that the Corporation Counsel has hsls
that to permit them to 30 under the sidewalk H.
chise 20 them Under the charter such francb,,,
only be granted By the Board OF Aldermen and
the Board of Estimate.
Andrew Shiland president OF the library tim.
tees said from the trustees point OF view ,s.-
were Offering to the city great benedt in sivir-
right OF way through their vaults from the sUsvss
to AstOr Place and Lafayette Place Mr. Sheua-a
thought IL the operating company willing fs,-
the nissiOners might consider the proposed ~
frances and cuts as part OF the general su5wag
system and as such authorize them as mOdifcl-
tions OF the original plans
A similar request 10 that or the Mercantile IL
brary. Mr. GroGt said. had been made By ths
BY the Metropolitan Life Building. at Twenfv-
fOurth-st and FOurth-ave-
The board finally decided that Mr.. Parsons should
consult with the operating company and subject ~
it's consent issue permits for the connection N
the petitioning buildings with the subway Tts
Failure OF the property owners TO accept the tenn
will make the permits void
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
FIND PART OF RoxBURY's CHAIN.
Picked Up on Scene of Assault-Murdered
Man Left $4,000

Wednesday two young men. while passing the spot
where the assault on Charles w. Roxbury. who
was murdered recently, is supposed to have taken
place. at hundred and sixty -third-st. and
River-ave. had found a part of a watch chain
with charm. consisting of English sovereign,
which is believed TO have belonged to the mur-
dered One of the young dropped his
cigar in the weeds by the edge OF the sidewalk
and when he bent down to pick 1t up the end
Of the piece OF chain shining in the sunlight The
inspector said thought the piece OF chain while
not clew of any special Importance would greatly
help to establish the fact of the assault having
taken place there.
Surrogate Fitzgerald yesterday granted letters of
administration the estate of Mr.. Roxbury 10
his widow. Mrs. Eliza F. RoXbury. Mrs. Rox-
bury in her petition 10 be appointed admin
istratrix said he left real estate 81 600 in
personal property. The petition also stated that
Mr.. Roxbury left four daughters. surviving him.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
STILL SEEK ". III. MEYER. !
Dir. BaLtes Did Not KROz0 Treasurer
of Finance Co., HIS La5oyer Says.

Inspector McClusky was still in the dark yes
terday as to the whereabouts of William II. Meyer.
known TO the police as Shaffer, and wanted as the
treasurer of the American Finance and Mortgage
Company Sergeant McConville who was in
charge of the case on Wednesday. made trip to
Philadelphia. and it surmised that he might
be in pursuit of Meyer
George w. Leventritt, counsel for Fernando
BaItes the president of the company, said yester-
day that he had not been asked by Inspector Nc
Clusxy to take his to the District Attorney
and that the District Attorney did not wish him
vet He further declared that Baltes did not know
Meyer and had any dealings with him. lie
gave the following account of Baltes's position;
NV client never saw either the secretary or the
treasurer. l had had an idea that he was PAID oy
Never as treasurer but IT turned out that he re-
ceived a check weekly made payable by the secre-
tarv AS for his part in the concern. those people
simply wanted his name and he never saw any OF
the alluring circulars They just made stamp
with his signature and clapped it on.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
WENT INSANE OVER MURDER.
Deputy Sheriff Thought He Would Be Shot
Like Ahearn.

Because James Dougherty. town constable and
DEPUTY sheriff of Rort Chester. believed that he
would be murdered like PatroIman Maurice Ahearn
who was shot TO death at Rochelle Park he was
committed to the Poughkeepsie State Insane Asv-
lum yesterday. Drs. c. S Mead and T. c. Elmen-
dorf. who examined the officer found that he was
suffering from hallucnation that every night
when he passed the country estates of wealthy
men, who. he said. attended TO sIay him
While suffering from these delusions he wandered
10 Stamford, on the sound where he appealad 70
the police 10 save him from the murderers
tectioni" ' i' Pi"-
Chief or Police Donovan had to adopt a ruse 10
get MN across the Connecticut line TO Port Chester
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
"EYE-BARs COST MORE; LESS SAFE" i"
Hildenbrand Says G. S. Morrison Admitted
Advantage Of Wire Cables.

Wilhelm Hildenbrand. chief engineer Of the work
done by the Roebling Company on the Will
iamsburg Bridge is not satisfied apparently with
the impression that he made on the special COM
mission of experts appointed by the Mayor to hear
arguments about the eye-bar cable bridge advocated
by Commissioner LindenthaL Mr. Hildenbrand
says that three important concessions were made
by the late George S. Morrison. chairman of the
commission, after he had presented his views on
the lack of utility of eye-bar bridge The eonces-
sions. according an open letter addressed by Mr.
Hildenbrand to the Mayor yesterday. were as fol-
lows:
That bridge built with eye-bar chains on Mr.
wire cable bridge; that the execution of the sub
mitted design would. in its main features. be an
pany hadF practically monopoly for manufact-
urng nickel steel eye-bars OF the required quality
Mr.. Hildenbrand continues:
AS q whole. l received the impression that the
eral superiority of wire cables and that if al all
sign. not for its greater strength or economy but
with view of testing the new features and fur
chairman Ghose TO express himself.
ts BY nidG Mr IL own figures based on the
safety for the same loads as to be carried by
the actual qualities of eye-bars it is only zoe The
factor of safety for the Williamsburg Bridge is
loads carried by it, 374 and loads proportion
ately as large as those on the Williamsburg and
Manhattan bridges, 1856. 1t is only two years ago
when the pubic became timid about the safety Of
the Brooklyn bridge, and here a bridge is pro-
posed with safety As per cent less than that OF
1 have shown by exact calculations and with the
assumption OF tb9 most probable unit prices that
an eyeoar cable bridge will cost at least So 500 900
and OF equal strength Compared with the Will
posed by Mr. LindentEai will cost s. 60o more If
1t is 70 carry the loads with the same factor
for weishts and prices the excess Of cost will still
burg Bridge has cost!
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
TELLS OF SUICIDE CLUB.
Tzco of FiUe Friends KiU SelUes-
One More Mag Die.

The Hoboken police a few weeks ago thought
they had a suicide club to deal with. but failing
direct confirmation began to doubt it. Last
night they renewed their investigation. 1t has
been asserted by woman who gave the police
some information that not only did the club
exist. but 1t had literature telling just how to
kill ones self by the various means
Paul Browsky of No. so Clinton-st., Hoboken.
took carboic acid at his home on June "a. He
was out of work and despondent. Among those
who visited the house after his death were
Jacob Roello and Rudolph Esmarch The for
mer lived at No. 66 Garden-st. and the latter
at No. 206 Second-st., Hoboken. According to
the police. they agreed then to end their lives
together the following day The three had
been chums In Germany. On June 26 Esmarch
and Roello met in Henry Bunker's saloon, at
First-st. and Park-ave, Hoboken. Esmarch, 1t
is alleged came into the barroom. put glass
containing beer. heavily charged with carbonc
acid. the bar and said to the barkeeper;
THE other man took his, didn't" Then he
walked out. Roello was found in back room
suffering from carbohc acid poisoning. He
soon died Esmarch is now in Jail on a charge
of manslaughter.
It appears that among the friends of the two
dead men and the prisoner were Paul Bock OF
No. ITO WtlloW-aVe. Hoboken, and George
Beyer of No. 400 West-st Manhattan. Book
is piano player and Beyer is in the employ of
the Fall River steamboat line Boyer visited
HOboken last evening and went into the saloon
of Gus" Schumann at No. i53 First-st-, where
Book played the piano. They had drink to-
gether and then held whispered conversation.
Book 1t is said, passed some money to Boyer,
and the latter went out and bought 10 cents
worth Of a rat poison.
In the saloon 1t is alleged Boyer and Book
each called for a glass of mineral water. 1t is
declared that they sat down at table and
divided the contents Of the package, poured
each portion into a glass and drank. Those
who saw them say they supposed the powder
was medicine. Both men walked out. Book,
few minutes later. staggered into the drug store
where he bought the poison. He hurried to
ST. Mary's Hospital where energetic methods
were used TO save his life, but late last night
his condition was critical What became of
Boyer is not known, but the Hoboken police
think he crossed to this city.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
TO ASK PRESIDENT FOR JOB
Colorado's Paul Revere Calls on Mayor Low
Going to Oyster Bay.

L. l. Loeb. young man with his left side ard
foot crippled known 3 the Paul Revere OF Col
orado called at the City Hall yesterday % sss
Mayor Low He is on his way TO Oyster Bay. to
sea President Roosevelt. He acted guide Tor
the President some time ago in Colorado. and "
will ask the President TO have him appointed 5dv-
ernment courier. Loeb IS about twenty-five years
old and before his famous ride from Greer Moua-
tain Falls to Cascade a year ago sound u
body.
"On August 5. last year said he to Assistant
Secretary Moran yesterday at ths City Hail. 7
was at Green Mountain Falls and as I ny
way to Cascade, several miles below, a terrible
storm broke 1t afterward was learned that thsrs
was a cIoudburst at Green Mountain Falls
heard the water coming down the mountain. and
made a run for II for Cascade The water was
waist deep by the time got there. rode 10 the
telegraph station. and the operator told ManitoI
that the food was coming and for the people to get
onto high ground They had just about time 10 DO
IL when the flood reached Manitou-
ct was badly hurt by my horse falling On
me and 1 want a government JOB courier.
I am very strong my right side yet. and
Drs Lorenz and Mueller going 70 operate on
me on September ] at St Lukes Hospital. in Chi
cago. 10 see II they can't do something Tor my
paralyZed side
Loeb is exceedingly strong in his right hand and
arm His grip is like that OF a wise When 1oket
about IT yesterday he said;
Yes I've got good grip on that side, and when
I see the President I'm going 70 give MIN all -
got in the shape Of a grip, so as 70 prove 10 hln
that I handle the job OF courier.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
VENEZUELA ANNOUNCES VICTORY.
Cables News to General Hernandez and
Consul General Rincones

General Jose Manuel Hernandez. Venezuelan
minister to Washington, and Consul General Rim
cones received cable dispatches yesterday from
President Castro, confirming officially the reports
of the government victory the rebels at
Ciudad Bolivar
The messages read
The government army has been victorious at
Ciudad Bolivar recapturing the city after forty
eight hours of desperate hghting
General Hernandez, who has himself taken part
in more rebellions than any other OF his COM
patriots said yesterday: Venezuela has been
most unfortunate country by reason of the many
rehelons that have been fought there. | regret
that many have sacrificed their lives. This last
battle will end the revolution, and | hope all
VeneZuelans will unite for the good of the coun-
try. With peace assured, there is no reason why
should not progress and prosper"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
NEGRO SHOT DOWN BY MOB
He Had Fatally Wounded Police
man and Fired on Sheriff.
tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Houston. Tex. July 23.-Mooney Allen, col
ored, was shot 20 death in the streets Of Beau
mont to-day by a pursuing mob Of hundreds.
More than a hundred shots were fired, and he
was hit a dozen times. The chase was through
the principal streets of the city.
Allen was notoriously bad. In the morning.
after shooting at a colored policeman, who fed,
he mortally wounded Policeman Stanbury,
white, and took to the woods. Sheriff Eandry
and a posse followed him. He captured
and brought to the city in a hack. When in
front Of the telegraph Office it was discovered
that he was still armed. The Sheriff attempted
to search him, and Allen fired his pistol at the
officer, Landry returning the fire
The negro jumped from the carriage and fed
down the principal street with crowd in hot
pursuit. He fired at many times, but ap
parently without effect Suddenly he turned
and raised his revolver TO shoot into the crowd.
He faced hundred guns and dropped with his
body full of lead.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
WANTED TO PAY SMALL ALIMOEY
Publisher with Income of $4,000 Offers to
Give S1O-Court Says S22 so.

A man who described himself as Arthur Carey,
author and publisher, of No. So F1fth-ave.. was II
Yorkyille police court yesterday to chargs
Of non-suppOrt made by his wife. Minnie who lives
at the Hotel Martha WashinEton AIagistrate
Mayo ordered him TO pay his wife 81 n a week
In Carey's examination and cross examination Il
came out that he member OF ths New
Rochelle Yacht Club and owned the yacht Wanea
He said that he lived the yacht because it was
cheaper than living ashore lie admitted having
income OF S1G,0N0 a year.
he offered 10 pay his wife so a week toward
her support. but Mrs Carey demanded IS AItse
some haggling, Carey offered 70 increase tl5
amount OF his offer to so week. and 9Iasistrais
Mayo ended the discussion by OrGer.CS him %
pay 81 80, which he promised TO do he was theh
mar
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
Gel MoCHo" SEES CoNEY ISLAND.
The Venezuela General Takes Trip to the
Moon-Much Pleased with Jaunt

General Jose Manuel Hernandez Venezuela's new
Minister to Washington, visited Coney Island last
night. Accompanied by his two sons, Nicolas and
Juan Guillermo; Sefior A. F. Pulido. charge DAT
faires at Washington; Antonio PARA and Carlos A.
scholtz the general went to Manhattan Beach.
where he enjoyed the exhibition of fireworks, after
which the party started for West Brighton. At
first he somewhat bewtldered by the noise
from the organs Of the merry-go-rounds, the play
ing bands and the eather-lunged 'barkers." But
he soon recovered his composure. and then Ell
Mocho" set a pace for his companions in seeing
the island"
General Hernandez took trip to the moon and
also a submarine trip. He saw many mystifylng
things, and it late hour when he returned
the Waldorf-Astoria, tired, but pleased over MS
iaunt
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
IF ANARCHISTS, MUST 60 HOME.
First Examinations Under New immigration
Law

Francisco Crisco Gregorio vadaIa. Carmelo
Stillitano Francisco Violi, Domenico Wolf Do
menico Messano, Antoni Paone and Giovanni
Palmera. Italian immigrants. who arrived here on
the steamer Massila Wednesday were detained
at the Bureau of immigration yesterday to deter
mine II they were Anarchists and liable to depor-
tation under the law which went into effect on
July l. They were admitted as it was irnrosstbI..
TO prove that they advocates of anarchy
While they had talked freely on the voyage. no
evidence was forthcoming that they had anv
anarchistic tendencies. Their detention was due
to dispatch from the other side in which # was
said that there probably were Anarchists on the
steamer The destination Of the first two va q
New-fork The others were bound for Sharps-
burg, Penn. Commissioner Williams said that
these were the first cases Of detention under the
law, which provides for the denortafiop 1F
Anarchists within three years Of their arrival here
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
MAY HAVE BEEN RUN DOWN.
Capsized Boat Had Fishing Lines Trailing
Fate of Occupants Mystery.

Captain John Gully. OF the tugboat James 4
Lawrence reported yesterday that early in ts
morning while cruising about ten miles of IN
Atlantic Highlands. he sighted ships boat bot
tom up and with the bow cut on There were
two fish lines trailing. as though the occupants
of the boat had been fishing when they were ru
down. The boat was anchored by a shackle- The
painter being used anchor rope
Captain Gully OF the opinion that the boat
belonged to the Scotland Lightship. the nams
Scotland appeared on her bow What became Of
the persons who possibly were in her Is uys-
tery. II was thought that they were ont in tbs
fog Wednesday morning fishing and run
down by some passing steamship.
At the office OF the Inspector of the Third Light
house District at Tompkinsville. yesterday, IL was
said that no report had been received OF the loss
of any men from the Scotland Lightship. Had
any men been lost IL was felt certain report
would have been made
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
TUCKER DISCHARGED AND RETAKEN.
The Charges Are the Same as Those Of
Former Arrest.

Marshall n. Tucker of East Twenty-second-st..
Sheepshead Bay, arraigned before Magistrate
Ommen. in the Tombs court, yesterday, charged
with theft and conspiracy against the Commercial
Assurance Association, Of No. 50 Wilam-st. The
complainant Alexander H. Wray, the president
of the association. In connection with this case
Alfred r Tong is now under Indictment and
George p. Osborne has committed suicide
Magistrate Ommen discharged Tucker. who was
Immediately rearrested by Detective Sergeant Nc
Naught, who had arrested him last Monday on the
first charge. The new arrest bench war
rant. making the same charges. Tucker was ar
raiSned before Justice McMahon, In Part l of Cen
eral Sessions, and was admitted to bail In S2 500.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
PETITIONS IN eANKRUPTcN

yesterday with the clerk OF the United States
District Court:
SOLOMON A. COHEN. salesman No. 81 West O1e-Hla-
dred-andtwenty eighth-ss.. liabilities 81 $50, as
SIS- Petitioner formerly a member OF the -
OF Cohen & MiIheiser dissolved in 1894. Ths pTia-
ctpal creditor is A. Miles. Nc t67 Broadway So
FREDERICK and BERTHA KATHARINE GRAVES n-si
schedules. showing liabilities OF S9.564; assets So
The principal creditors A G. & NJ E. EaAAes
New-HOrk City, S4.5S9. secured BY mortgage on p
sonal property valued at 5000. solomon Bacor
lS1 Reade-st, S521. The personal property rste1Ta
by the bankrupts. according TO the schedule. = -
fixtures and furniture OF the Bingham House Nle-s
fourth st and Broadway. estimated worth SS2th Aa
accounts S4S7.
An order signed by Judge Thomas In the case q
LOUIS LEVIN. ordering those holding properly -
longing to the bankrupt 20 over the same y
Addison s platt, the receiver. The order Wes -
ucularly directed 20 Eta Forgottsen. ire St2t-s'
Warehouse Company. the Mercantile Warehouse ~ 7,
pany. the ROYAL Bank and others. who are sail =
have portion OF the Nankruprs assets IN their ~
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
LIEUTENANT DOYLE REINsTATED.

washington. July 23-The Secretary of the Navy
has acted favorably on the case OF Lieutenant
James G. Doyle. formerly attached TO the Ken
tucky on the Asiatic Station. In November. 1902.
he was convicted by court .tial Of drunkenness
on duty and was sentenced 10 lose thirty
hers in the grade Of lieutenant. This was reduced
10 the loss OF twenty numbers On the ground
that there is a reasonable doubt the guilt Of
the oficer the Navy Department set aside the
sentence. and directed that Lieutenant Doyle be
restored 10 HIS original place on The navy list.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
THE JoRpENs pIscHAReEn

Mr. and Mrs Gerald Jordens who were orras+a5
on Wednesday charged with attempting suicide IN
their rooms in the Livingston apartment house. ar
NO l2S West Sixty-slxth-st.. by taking laudanur
were discharged by Magistrate Hogan in the West
cue ponce court yesterday. The accused couple
told the magistrate that they bad su,aI1o1-a.5
poison, but with no suicidal intent Mrs Iorie,s
a5 SadH ner husband had taken the laudanum in
10 cure q cough, while she had taken N To
tHIs t toothache The magistrate said he believed
their story and discharged them. ~ Se''O'eu
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
NOT MADE CAPTAIN. so RESIGNS.

First Lieutenant Robert Neville Aiackin. Of Com
pany F. 9th Regiment, has resigned, giving pressls
Of business as the reason. The real cause OF his
resignation. however. is said 10 be that he vas
passed over IN the election for a captain Of the
company. held Monday night. when Second Lieu
tenant H. c H Stewart was elected.
When the first election for captain was held aooui
three weeks ago. resulting in the choice o. w
Stewart, Lieutenant Mackin protested thai Lles..
notice was given His protest sustained am
another election ordered for last Monday