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New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
POLICEMAN SAVES WOMAN'S LIFE.
He Acts as Surgeon for Woman Who Cut
Her Wrists in a Bathtub.

Mrs I.eontine Dulac, ifty-eisht years DID, a
widow ATTEMPTED suicide yesterday afternoon oS
slashing her wrists with razor. Ii is probape
that her life was saved through the prompt acuoil
of Policeman Goldhammer. of the West forty-seV-
cnth-5t station.
Mrs. Dulac lived with her married SON. Aiper'' a. .,
No 776 EJehth-ave She lived il the West untll
bf ut three months ago, when she came on mere
and took UP her residence with her SON Yesterday
afternoon she told her daughter-in-law that she
was going to take bath. She went TO the od,h-
room undressed and after getting into a tub that
-. ha1f 6l,ed with water she slashed her wrists
with razor Mrs. Dulacs daughter-n-laW wor-
red over the fact that her mother-in-Iaw was IN
the hathroom for such long time. Sne lhNesti-
gated and found The elderly woman barely CON
sciors In the tub, with blood streaming from
called in tore up a sheet and made tourniqueetss'
which he bound Mrs Dulac,s wrists Dr. Mill NJ
Een of 2ooseyet Hospital who responded TO an
ambulance CALL declared that the act OF the Pohce-
man had probably saved Mrs. Duiacs me-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
WOM4N IN BL4CK AGAIN.
THIS Time She Is Sent to -4imyhouse
For .Sir MnntY.

The woman beggar who is known TO the ponce
and the Charity Organization Society as Inc
Woman in Black arrested on frlcay os
Court Officer Hartgan. of the Yorkville court ana
yesterday sentenced by Magistrate Deuei 10
six months in the almshouse Backwells $ ISL
and. The complaints against the woman, wheii
shown TO Magistrate Deuel., greatly surprlseu
him. there hundreds of letters on HE III the
Charity Organization Society ABOUT the woman
many OF them from we'll known New-f orkers' lhe
woman gave her name Miss Elizabeth itenherS
She is bout sixty-ive years old and wears deep
black She is small. not beng over : feet Inches
tall. and weighing about eighty POUNDS,
onice| Hartigan her going from mouse "
house in Madison-ave- near Sixty -seNehth-s''' "
Friday and arrested her. The Charity Orsanizatioh
Society was informed and its officials saio 'iia.
she had been on its records for twelve years anu
had been known from time TO time as Louisa oi
Elizabeth Henry Miss Hendricks. Miss Lucy Hen
derson and Miss Hennessy. Mr.. Godfrey, ASSIST
superintendent of the Charity organization 80
ciety, told the gistrate that from lhNes'sa.io'
it had been ascertained that she nad never p
married and that she had two sisters and pro'hci
living at No 300 Henry-st who were a tafhllS vi
beggars He said her sisters and brother mace
..systenat tic BUSINESS of the art one sister, ne
said was known as Mrs. Cook another was
hunchback and the brother also took part III 'i''
begging process. ~
long list of complainants was given the mag
istrate and among the names We're the lolIo"ihe'
ex-Niayor Edward Cooper. No IL Burning 9Ip'
H Leete No ll6 West Fifty-ninth-st; Mrs. Da<iu
SeIfsman No "A East Fifty -ffth,st: w u; MOI MOI
gan. No. 10 West WlshinSt99n 9nsIqtb1st S9IalJ anu
The woman wept in court and said ; she ma nad d ho
idea that she had done any wrong dd hat m among the
letter, there We're frequent complaints lu+. d.
articles had been missed after od fhf to work and
had to- live in some The a nteded sa% ne
sympathized with her, but thought she neeueu
and bpr q
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
DINNER OF MARYLAND SOCIETY.

The fifth annual dinner of the Maryland Soc.ety
Of New-York will take place at Sherry S next frl-
dav evening The hall in which the dinner VIII De
given will be decorated with the Maryland state
colors black ard orange, besides the national
colors The speakers will include Ihomas u
Hayes Mayor of Baltimore; Edwin Narhed. presi-
d.n+ general of the National Society of the Sons
Of the American Revolution: Park Commissioner
William r. Wilcox, Assistant District Attorney
James w Osborne. Commissioner Edward owen
commander Of the New-York Camp of Confederate
Veterans, Augustus Van Wyck' president OF 'iie
Southern Society. and James E. Graybll. president
of the GeoI gia Society x,,. ..7r,a
The toasts and responses will be as IeiI@s t -itd
States the Rev. J. Nevett Steele: Our our MOI Mnthef f
State Mavor HAYES of Baltimore: The tltV or
New-York' Park Commissioner Wilcox: i-adles,
Edwin Warf1eld. Of Baltimore. ana -.4ie, AZ
sistant District Attorney Osborne.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
THE 81" LOOKS LIKE A FIGURE 6.
Peculiar Turning of an Initial in the Orig
inal Seal of the United States.

The peculiar appearance of a letter In the repro
duction of the original seal of the United States.
caused lot of talk among the plasterers who were
putting the of it the ceiling of the Mayor s
Office in the city Hall on Thursday. After dis
cussing it. the workmen decided to ask William
Martin Aiken, supervising achitect of the borough.
about 1t before they made any departure from the
design.
"Mr Aiken" said the workman. "we have dis
covered that A mistake has been made in the letter
j. in making the abb eviation for the State of
New-Jersey. The j. stands the wrong way. 1t
stands now like the figure 6-with the curl to the
right"
You didn't try to change it. did you?" asked
Mr.. Aiken.
No
We'll. don't. Go ahead and put it up as 1t is.
John Hancock and Thomas Jefferson designed that
original seal. and they stood the y the wrong way.
erhaps they did it for the sake of symmetry, and
possibly they did 1t because they forgot how the
letter was made. Any way. they did IL. and II Will
have to keep standing like the figure g.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
PROBATION DAY FOR CHILDREN.

Yesterday was probation day in the chil'leH n ,
Court where Justice Mayer. of the Court OF oieei'
Sessions is now presiding. Forty-hNe ooSs anu
g:rs all under the age of sixteen ana "os' u .,
- ,.o,,nger were arraigned to answer as To how
+box, had conducted themselves in the perf'u Vi
their probation, which in most OF the cases ia'
lasted from five to six weeks.
All of the juvenile offenders except four fep'rteu
in most cases being escorted by their nlo'heiS-
the four delnquents bench warrants were 'ssueu'
which are returnable next Monday. OF the I"rty-
opn twentv-ive had been good that sentence was
ono thirteen others were
naroled which means that they must repo i,'. ~,
week or shorter intervals, TO the ONCE and
ed by the court Only three were coiiiiHIlleH' "N
they were bad boys
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
AUSTRALIAN LAND GRANT RAILWAY

Alan c. Pendleton South Australian f,dh"&SS
Commissioner at Adelaide. gives notice that 'en
ders will be received at his office up 10 noon VI
May 3 1904. for the construction ana "oi N,ie % .
line of railroad on the land grant system between,
Oodnadatta in the State of South Australia anu
Pine Creek in the Northern Territory, IN accou u,
ance with the provisions of the Transcontlleii'ai
Railway act of 1902 The land to be granted is hot
to exceed 1900 acres for each mile OF ram o"u
4, a.. bo se,.ctad in alternate blocks either side
of the road The land is to be granted IN Zee siii
ME with all gold metals and minerals thereon ana
hereunder Information may be obtained al the
office of the chief secretary IeiaIoe the @ ASel
General for South Australia, NO crosby oquei' .
Rishnnsate Street Within. London
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
LITTLE INTEREST IN ALDENs ARREST

Officials at Police Headquarters and at the Dis
trict Attorneys office appeared to take little in
teres Yesterday The report that the Rev. Charles
A Alden. former secretary OF the commissioner Of
Charities and treasurer of the court fund of the
Outdoor Poor Department. who disappeared about
Christmas 1901 and believed to have been in
dictc6 later had returned TO his former home. at
Montague. Springfield. Mass None of the
officials would say If Alden regarded fugi-
tive from justice. whose presence in this city TO
stand trial desired.
Months after Alden's disa ppearance IL re-
ported that There deficiency in his accounts
IN the amount nearly 5000. His father offered
10 pay any shortage in his accounts. but the offer
could not be accepted 10y the city authorities. Al
denis former associates in the city were puzzled by
his disappearance. they believed that he had
been correct in his habits and careful TO avoid
every form OF extravaganza. They did not receive
any Information about him after he disappeared.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
SIZE CRACKERS 4T WORK
THEY Make Unsuccessful 14ttempt an
Schmittberger's District.

Safe blowers were at work on the upper West
Side on Friday night, and a result of their work
the outside door of d large safe in the office OF
Mcguire Brothers, No. 527 West Fifty-ifth-st.
blown open. and couple of holes had been
bored in the inside of what is known as steel
forry-eight-hour door. The woIk Of the would-be
thieves discovered early yesterday
According 10 Thomas Mcguire, Of the mem
Ders of the firm. the office closed at p on
Friday He found the door Of the office un-
locked yesterday. and in front of the safe hung
several wet blankets. Lifting up one end of the
blankets Mcguire found that the outside door oe
the safe had been blown off its hinges and saw
the holes in the inside door.
The police Of the West Forty-seventh-st station
informed. and then the Detective Bureau
Several detectives set TO work. but no cleW to
the safe crackers obtained.
The safe contained among other things, 500 in
cash. The work of the safe crackers had been done
quietly that d large clock which hung the
wall near by not stopped by the force Of the
explosion. Nothing in the Office disturbed
Mr. Mcguire said that about eighteen months ago
another safe in his office had been blown open, and
Recently. however. that same man had been ar
rested in NeH-Jersey for similar crime. and was
low serving time in the Trenton prison.
Captain Max Schmittberger of the West Forty
seventh-st. station accompanied by Detective Kel-
ler visited the yesterday afternoon. After
making thorough investigation Captain Schmitt-
berger expressed the opinion that the
that expert cracksrnen and that the outer door
EXPRESSED the opinion that the burglars had taken
not only every precaution against detection. but
aso every precaution against their being caught in
case they detected. They had placed a rum
br Of large blanks IN fe ef me of once ice TO the
way the roof by which they could make their
escape by dropping from the roof Fifty-sixth-st
A large number Of these panks had been placed
against the top of the gate so that If the gate had
been opened hurriedy the planks would nave iallen
on entering.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
BROADWAY DUELLIsT REARREsTED.

Julius Formel and Philip Black. who engaged I'D
,be duel in Broadway. near Twenty-eighth-st, on
Thursday night were arraigned before Magistrate
Mayo In jefferson Market court yesterday for
examination Neither would make COM
paint and asked the magistrate to dlscharse
them. This the court refused to DO unti "rlsht
Kershaw the Postoffice clerk who was shot in the
foot was able to appear against the men Inc
examination was adjourned until Monday and the
bail of $500 each was continued
Formel was rearrested by Detective Mcmillan. or
beadouarters on, a charge of grand larceny made
br Fmanuei Fernandez of No. 10 Concord St
Rrooklyn. who alleges that on Decemner ~ . ISL
Formel on the pretence of purchase. TOOK from
him a diamond ring valued al 500 On TINS charSe
Formel was held in $500 bail for examination on
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
DIES IN GRAND CENTRAL STATION.

Henry McGrath twenty-eisht years old. of No. $50
Hroad-st Meriden. Conn. died from consumption
,n the police station tn Grand Central Station
Yesterday. He travelling from North Caro-
lima to his home He arrived at Jersey City yes
,.r5av on n PENNSYLVANIA train. and started for
the Grand Central Swton in Pennsylvania bus.
He was very weak when he got on the bus. and
when the station reached it was found that
he was early unconscious. He was carried into
the notice station and ambulance called
from the Flower Hospital. DIR. Hardy responded.
NcC:rath was unconscious when DR. Hardy
riv.J and although the physician applied stmu-
liant ma
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
GIVES INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS.

The North German Lloyd Steamship Company
has issued a pamphlet entitled How to Get
There which contains much useful information.
1t tells the tourist starting from New-fork just
what he has TO anticipate in his contemplated voy
are There is a complete list of the fleet OF the
company which shows that It has seventy-four
ocean steamers with 3s7 46o horsepower and 476 ao5
gross tonnage In addition to these. ii has -
sting steamers Il river steamers. training ves-
sells and 46 lighters It's total registered tonnage Is
ssT o,0 tons with i3s 095 horsepower The book.
which will be sent free To any one writing for II.
also contains an alphabetical list of the important
citIes of the world and how to reach them by the
North German Lloyd steamships
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
NEW SCANDINAVIAN LINER.

IT Johnson e. Co. with offices al No Broad
vov general passenger agents of the Seandina-
Wan American Line. give notice that new ten
Thousand ton twin steamer is now belhs
built by Alexander Stephen d Son. on iHe 'sue'
for the Scandina American Line. According 10
Information just received from the latter com,
nany's main ofice in Copenhagen the new Vessei
viii be named the United States she VIII De "a
sister ship the Oscar ii and the Heilis 1iaV II
that this steamship VIII Ee iiuflcneu
in the beginning of March and will bl placed In
commission In July With this addition to its meet
the Sca andnavtan- American Line Will nave a regu-
ar fortnightiy twin screw steamer service between
Eey-York and Scandinavia.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
FOR GERMAN ODD FELLOWS HOME.

A fair in aid of the German Odd Fellows home
and Orphan Asylum will be held at Tammany Hail.
beginning on March so and ending on April D.
The committee is working hard toward the success
of the undertaking. to raise the necessary funds
needed for the enlargng of this charitable nstitu-
tfnn and il is aided by The Daughters of Rebecca
A committee will wait the Mayor and the Bor-
ough President. well as the president OF the
Board of Aldermen. and invite them to aid In the
oueniDc of fair.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

sentation of an Austrian peasant country fair' or
village carnival will be presented The grand
march will be led by monster rooster. foilo"ed
h, Austrian soldiers a real country band OF musi-
clans the village priests. a ourgermefster aI"1l
men and constabulary. hay wagon drawn py
Yen anJ men and "a omen dressed In the cnarac-
teristic costumes OF the Austrian peasantry Inc
,ra,s,an will carry rakes and bundles OF stra" OF
t,undis uheeiba rrows and the men VIII carry I'VE
pigs chickens ard other farm stock,
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
DEPUTY REGISTER HAS OPERATION.

Eard,and Rohmer who was appointed Deputy
Register on January /, to fill the vacancy caused
bv the appointment of Matthew P. Breen as one OF
the city magistrates. was seized with an attack Oh
appendicitis on Friday night at MS nome, at ,outt
1a,dtave and One hundred nd fifty -sixth-st He
u.s ren,ovad to the Presbyterian Hospital. where
an operation was performed. and yesterday after
noon Robmer was reported to be getting along well.
". to arriad
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
FOR OLD PREACHERS, $4,000.

The book committee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church which has general supervision over the
publishing business of the denomination yesterday
declared a dividend from the profits of the book
concern for superaEuated preachers and for the
widows and orphans of preachers. The amount so
,,p,o-r,a, ted was s7 0 as against $4,000 last year
III viii be distributed the various conferences
throughout the country.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
MAYOR SIGNS JUROR RESOLUTION.

Mayor Low yesterday signed the resolution OF
the Board of Aldermen providing that jurors in all
courts of record in Manhattan shall receive 50
a day for their services when their attendance
g. reou,red Thomas B. Allison. Commissioner OF
Iurors recommended the resolution. which
spdorsed by neariy-ail the Supreme Court Justices
IN is tad that the new rule VIII IN tease me
NV AT least $1,000 q year.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
BucKLIN ON TRIAL TOMORROW.

The trial of David w Rucklii recently indicted
the manager OF Richard A Canfeld's gambling
house. At No. East Forty-fourth-st.. IS to begin
te-morrow in the Criminal Branch Of the Supreme
Court. before Justice IIerrick It is understood
that the real fight is against Garfield. who is in
Europe. II Bucklin is convicted Garfield may not
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
POLICEMAN DIES FROM APPARENT FIT

Patrolman Cornelius Mulcahey. who was twenty
eight years old and had been on the police force
only a short time. became ill his post in front
OF No s7s Eighth-ave. early yesterday afternoon
and was taken TO the Roosevelt Hospital frothng
al 1hc mouth. apparently In fit. He died hour
after reaching the hospital Information to the
cause of the policemans death was not given out
an the hospital and coroner was summoned.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
FRENCH STUDENTS BALL.

The French Students are making elaborate prep
arations for their closing masquerade ball of the
season TO be hello at the Grand Central Palace on
Friday night February 90 One Of the features of
the event Will be a grand ballet, in which one hum
dred girls will take part. To add interest to the
affair the Students will off"- prizes to the best
gouned woman. the prettiest woman and the most
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
An Important Sale of Umbrellas
FOR MEN AND WOMEN.

organization required much shewdness and diplomacy The
result justified the effort We have secured the product
maker who faraed for the sturdness of bis umbrellas
The price generous The superiority of
material selfevident Also the good expressed the
rods tight o handles Of pearl sterling silver 8od royal cop
carved and smoked ivory agate gun metal crystal and
fancy woods variety Of shapes and designs including the
new straight English club Sizes and 28-inch. They
divided lots all OF which include the above handles
Values 95 AtS295
Lot No Of A1-Slk Surah. Values $500 $1,000 AT $685.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

dare TO return and face indictment he went
to England after the raid his house -
District Attorney Jerome and Assistant Dstrice
Attorney Osborne will direct the prosecution OF
Bucklin. ES-Gereruor Black and eX-Justice 4 u.s-
TO manage the defence Several bankers
brokers and men about town will be witnesses at
trial.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
HAMeouRe TO GIVE RECITAL.

IL was announced earlier in the season that Mark
Hambour, the pianist. would give only recital
IN this cty-the one In January. Mr.. Hambourg's< 8
friends however. have arranged for him to give
another recital In the Manhattan Theatre. Tues
day afternoon. February "a Mr.. Hamburg Will
then start on his long Western tour, and, then so
to Australia
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
The New Millinery.

Our designers have just re-
turned from Paris. They
brought with them all the new
est ideas Of the far-famed
Partisan masters. If you would
see them most tastefully and
cleverly expressed you need but
paw our department a visit.
You will find the most exquisite
creations imaginable. They are
designed for present wear If
they tempt you to ask the prices
YOU will find them moderate.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
GOWNS TO ORDER.

for all occasions reasonable prices
Plain and fancy tailor made suits of the latest i'm
suits. separate skirts and fancy
waists A.so cut and fit your material for home
finishing. cut to measure and Innings fitted
s A. CULLEN 34 w o2d St.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
RoosTER.ro LEAD GRAND MARCH.

AT the ball TO be given by the Gesangverein
Oesterreich or Austrian Singing Society. at the
C:sapd Central Palace. on February q, repre-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
SHORT SERMONS.

Each of those Little Ads. ot the REQ
PIE" ts q sermOn In Itself.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
An Important Sale of Sterling Silverware
AT HALF PRICE.

They exhibit models One Of the best known smiths
wrought them Every piece 925Iooo fine OF heavy weight
Besides their value they express the highest type oil
the siver-workers The designs and include the
Art Nouveau They offered about oneh the prices for
which thew are usually sold The articles embrace Hair
Brushes Mirrors Combs, Bonnet Cloth and Hat Brushes
Nail and Tooth Brushes Whsk Brooms Shaving and Infants
Brushes Scissors, Wrn9Desk Requisites Manicure Pieces
Toilet Articles and small silver Novelties They divided
into twelve lots follows
Lot No. Values 45c 24c No. 6Vue AT S0
Cloth Hat Bonnet and Infants Brushes
Vnaieretes. Scissors and Shaving Brushes
No 2-Vaue 75c AT SIC Lot No 7-Value AtSt38
Nail Brushes Combs and Manicure Whsk Booms, Shaw
Pieces ing, Cloth and Hat Brushes
R-rSbes sVaue At Sf68
Vnoisre+es SHAVING Brushes Whisk Broom
pbo Mani-'ra PTS Csar Military Hair Brushes
Cutters Lott No. 9-Value Si98
4Values sIOO s25 and and Mirrors
- si2o AZ Goo pt Lot No 1915. At So SO
bonnet Hair Brushes
"
Manicure Brushes Vinaistes AT S368
cobo Lamps. Handean Military Hair and Cloth
II Al Brushes
89c Lott Nc. 10 AT
Cloth Bonne Hat and Infants Brushes S498
Scissors Manicure Pces Csar D0H Hair
Openes ana valrle jars Mirrors
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
Notions & Trimmings.

We have organized these two
departments with distinct pur-
pose: to make them complete
and replete with every requisite
usually found within their pre-
cincts = and a few besides.
Their chief claim to usefulness
is greater than that, though.
It's the dependable quality Of
everything which they offer.
Whether the article be great or
small, rest assured it is as good
as you can find anywhere, cost
considered.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
g. AltnlanAG
DRESSMAKING and TAILOR DEPT.

DRESSMAKING and TAILOR DEPT
Third Floory
The Balance O! Dresses, suitable for Street and
Evening wear will be offered on MONDAY,
February 10Th, at from $500 to $125.OO,
bc;n7 ONE-THIRD to ONE-HALF LESS
than the original prices.
Orders will b. taken at Moderate Prices for Gowns
Outing Suits, Riding Habits, Goats,
TRIMMED MILLINERY DEPT. Third Floor
Hats, Toques and Bonnets in styles suitable for
first Spring wear, including Turbans and
Toques Of various new sraws and shapes
Flower Tcques, Ma1ne Hats, ETC.
EARLY SPRING ENTERTAINMENTS.
pALET0TS, JACKETS BL0USE5,
Lons Travelling Coats, Matinee Coats, etc.
WOMENS FINE FOOTWEAR
including Oxford Te Sandals and Bluhcr Halt Shoes OF
Russia Calfskin, Patent Cafskn Glaze, Mat Kidskn,etc
Misses Chidrea's Infants Boots Shoes and Slippers.
FRENCH HENRIETTA CLOTH
1000 yds, in Street and Evening Shades,
For TUESDAY, Feb. 18th, at 49,. per Yard.
(Rear of Rotunda)
eab.entb Street. Nineteenth Street. Sixth Hvenue new York.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

TN their institution, we have adhered to our
standard Of merchandise 1t begins where
merit does, and ends with the best. Each
Department presents Introductory offer
Every effort has been strained to make them
worthy Of the occasion They aresindcative Of
fashion in which the Departments will serve you
You may accept their predecessors with which
we founded our business as criterion.
The daily tribune., 1903-04-28

in that time THE TOWN HAD
CONSUMED l50, 600 GALLONS OF
WATER. He recommended for this
reason that the town adopt a meter
system of rates at once.
He said as far as the committee
could ascertain the pipe line WAS in
perfect condition.
President Columbia suggested that
the committee prepare meter sclied-
ule.
Alderman Beverstock mo we'd that
the water superintendent be instructed
to ascertain how many taps there are
in the city without meters and re.
port to the council so that it might be-
known how many meters it would be
necessary to order. Carried.
The city clerk was instructed to give
notice through the press that the
sprinkling hour must be observed and
that violations will be prosecuted.
A phone was ordered placed in the
jailer's room and one in the water
superintendent residence.
j. N Bugbee was then regularly
elected engiueman and DR.. W. G.
Stephenson was elected city hysician.
Alderman Columbia reported the
frequent blocking of West Second
street by the f. & @. O. Referred
to S. b. and A. committee.
The usual bunch of bills were then
audited and allowed and the council
adjourned.