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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WOMEN IN CAR HOLD-yypl
They Help Man Rob and AssauM
Passengers-One Caught.

Mrs. Susie Marboch. Of No. rs East FOURTH
was assaulted and robbed in Spring-st cro..
town yesterday afternoon. according so ~
story. by two women and The man ara
one woman were caught by Patroman Lank.n
mann. after a chase In which excited crowd AZ
men joined while the other woman ESCAPED.
Her assailants. Mrs. Marboch declared hit her
with their clenched fists. bit her and kicked her
Louis Wolf. tailor. of No. rs East Broadway
and his wife, Rosie WOLF. and Miss Esther Beck
man. OF No, 80 Prince-st. other passengers war.
assaulted when they interfered. Mrs 1Iarboch wa.
dragged from the by the trio, and. she asser,a
was held by the two women. while the man took
from the bosom OF her dress pocketbook contain
ing SIS. which he gave to the woman who escaped.
The other passengers named corroborated Mra
Marbochs story in court
The woman prisoner said she was Mrs. May
Smith, model. of No. 10 West Seventy-stxth-ss
The man said he was George Ions. OF No $50
East Twenty-third-st. He said he was an Office
boy They were held in 81. 900 bail each for hear
ing this morning. TIE Smith woman as she was
being taken the prison threw her ehatelains
bag at Lankenunann-
The police say that daylight hold-ups ara ire
quent in Greenwich village
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
MODEL TENEMENTS PAY,
City and Suburban Homes Com.
pany NO70 a Manager.

The annual meeting OF stockholders OF the City
and Suburban Homes Company was held at No.
PSI Fourth-ave. yesterday. The retiring directors.
". Bayard Cutting, George ". Young and Isaac
y. Seligrnan. were unanimously reelected for three
years. r. ". De Forest elected director to
Ill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel d.
Babcock.
According to President Goulds annual report this
company has now over 100000 invested, chiefly
IA model tenement houses in the city. The COM
panys earnings IN the current year have been sat
isfactory. and dividends of per cent have been
paid The company owns three large groups of
model tenement buildings for white people and one
smaller model house for colored people In
Manhattan accommodating in all l2SS families. and
a suburban estate called Homewood. in the Thir-
tieth Ward. Brooklyn. comprising about thirty
two acres which liz houses and two stores with
apartments, have been erected.
In the company's West Side buildings the loss
from vacancies in the year was S.as per cent
and the loss from irrecoverable arrears O33 per
cent.
In January the company first offered It's ser
vices manager of tenement house properties
owned by others Since that date tenement build
ings, containing approximately $50 apartments and
about thirty stores have been intrusted by owners
10 the company. Some of the properties which
were barely earning their fixed charges when the
company took hold in a prosperous hnan-
cal condition The company has large and eff
cient stan OF trained workers.
The capital stock has recently been increased
from 100000 to 100000. Out Of the increase II is
current year. to be employed in developing uniIn-
proved property now owned by the company, and
for the acquisition and development of two three
new sites which can be acquired on advantageous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WOULD WIND UP CONSOLIDATED FIRM.
Failures of Others Brighten Customers of
c. W. Stansell G. Co., Says Attorney.

Frank L. Torres, of the Consolidated Exchange
firm OF c. W. Stansel & Co, No 90 Broadway.
made application yesterday in the supreme Court.
through his attorney, Abraham Gruber. for the
appointment OF receiver TO wind up the nrn =
affairs BY mutual consent the matter was put
until May 70.
THE trouble of Stansell & Co. is due entirely to
the discredit which has fallen stock broker
age owing 10 recent Exchange failures and sus-
pensions" yesterday explained Thomas Gtllersn
No 81 Chambers-St. attorney for -. W. StanSsll
THE FIRMS seat the Exchange was bought in
by the officers OF the Exchange. II the difficulties
settled, we believe they will be before the
end of the week. Mr.. Stansell will buy back his
seat Mr.. Torres was never active in the firm
management he devoted his time 10 large in
Ierests in Mexico IL the firm goes out of bust
ness. I believe that all the creditors will be paid
The offices Of C. W. stansen & Co were closed
yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
SELLS I24 BUILDINGS.
City AUCTION from Truck-Bidders
Marching 4cith Locked 14rms.

with remarkable rapidity the city sold yesterday
all the buildings and building extensions In DeLan-
cey-st from the Bowery 10 Chnton-st. and 10
feet south OF Delancey-sa in all the intersec'ins
streets One hundred ana twenty-fou- buildings
were sold in less than four hours. The property
has been condemned by the city to make way for
the new $50 foot approach 20 the Williamsburg
Bridge
The purchasers agreed 10 have tho buildings
RACED within thirty days. or, falling in this 70 for
felt the purchase price TO the city the buildings 70
be resold. II is expected that by June q the
property will be IN condition TO allow the con
tractors 70 begin work on the approach.
No 81 Delancey-st.. six story brick building
23xSO feet brought the best price OF the day. $3.50
Tho building was constructed recently and fronts
in Delaney and Edridso SITS The entire front IN
both streets Is built OF Gotta
The majority OF the buildings were old tenement
houses Of from three TO FIVE stories. They brought
prices ranging from $50 TO $500. according 10 size
and condition. The old Simpson building al the
southeast corner OF Delancey-st. and the Bowery
wherA tho Simpson pawnshop was established
about Afty years ago. was sold for $500 10 Charles
II. Walas. Most Of the property went 70 Charles
Borough President Ahearn in charge OF the
sale Peter J. Meyer the auctioneer.
Mr. Meyer, with city revenue Colec.or Goutute
and John H. RapP Edward j. McGurk a1 40 John ~
the streets bounding the property IN a two-h9rse
sale began at Clinton and Deancey SITS. Mr. Meyer
took the houses In the block TO Suffoik-st, con-
secutvely. offering each parcel Of property sepa-
rateiy. There was no upset price Inc lowest biu
the auctioneers truck as u moved from street 70
street. The bidders, fearful Of losing vantage
place 70 place holding exactly the same positions
when the truck would stop again
red d light" district and many Of them figured in
the Lexow investigation as disorderly houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
THINK MRS. JONES LIVES.
Friends Sag She Has Paranoia, bat
No Desire for Suicide.

Robert L. Cutting and the family of Mrs. H
Leroy Jones. despite the failure OF their many
clews still hope find the missing woman alive.
I'VE hope TO find Mrs. Jones eventually Mr.
Cutting said last night but the search will be
long one. We have nothing tangible to work on
now, but confident she has not committed
suicide. She is suffering from paranoia, and with
that disease the patient takes great dislike to
those who nearest and dearest to her, and
great regard for strangers. We have absolutely
clew TO work now. all the others have
been weak in some part, and have had to
give them up.
I'VE have offered no reward and don't believe
we shall Detective Carey is still the case, and
is working on what little theories come up from
time TO time 1t may be that her mental condition
will change for the better. If IL does, she Will
return of her VolItion'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
JERSEY coMPLAINANTs WEAKEN.

The hearing the injunction to restrain the
Jersey City Baseball Club, Incorporated the
New-Jersey Exhibition Company. from playing
games on Sunday the grounds in Bayonne, was
held before Vice-ChancelIor Ptney. in Jersey City
yesterday II opened with a surprise for tho com
plainants, as counsel for the company presented
order of the two residents OF Bayonnc named
the compliments directing tho counsel TO dis
continue the proceedings. After argument the
court granted counsel for the compiainants per
mission 70 substitute other A number OF
afidavits were read. ana the case was continued
until Thursday II cost the exhibition company
about $1,000 obtain land and lay out the ball
field for the Sunday games. Only one gano was
played when the proceedings instituted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
HARLEM POLICE SEEK RoWDIEs.
italian Boys Using Sings to Hurl Stones
One Held for Robbery.

The Harlem police have been aroused 10 the ne
cessity OF protecting people in automobiles from
street rowdies and q vigorous attempt 20 break IN
gangs IN the upper East Side IS 10 be made spe-
cial instructions have been given TO the bicycle
policemen attacked the East One-hund red-and-
twenty-Ssxth-st ststion 10 lock out for stone
rhrcwers.
Tie upper West Side has also been invaded bv
Eensz or rowd.es- Some gangs have gathered
Along Riverside Drive and have made attacks on
automob:Ests who daily use that thorouehfare
4is5oT Charles Elliot Warren, cashier Of the Lin
com national Bans, who lives at 70. S2s West
tlsnty-nlnth-st, recently complained 10 the police
NAT his daughter had been struck by a stone while
cut IN sn automobile Riverside Drive Scores
G. other cases Of stone throwing were reported 70
ne police and plain clothes men were detailed 10
Tn Gown ana break I'D the gangs -
Ine street IN which the sotshall automobile MA.
ats@ctec IS tnick!y Populated by Italians and W.
ponce say that the Italian boys an ca rry sIInes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
TRACKED THE WOMAN.
Detectives Captured Chemical Bank
CIerE: Charged vp5tb $4,000 Theft.

Edwin T. Hoyt. the check clerk Of the Chemical
National Bank. who disappeared on April and
who was arrested on Sunday ar Lake Mahopac.
was held in 1000 bail by Magistrate omnnen in ths
Tonbs Court yesterday for examination to-mOr-
row on a charge Of grand larceny. IL was al
legged that he had stolen $4,000 from the Chemical
National Bank
The Fidelity Security Company. which had fur
nished Hoyt's bond. the complainant It Is
alleged that Hoyt opened an account with tha
West Side Bank and deposited there checks drawn
by himself on the Chemical By this method IA
obtained about $4,000 in cash When the checks
went to the Chemical Bank Hoyt. who had charge
OF them. destroyed them
The search for the missing check clerk began
with espionage the house occupied by a MIRA
Clarke, at No. 240 West FourJh-sL She LETT the
city about the time Hoyt disappeared Detectives
kept a watch on her home here. Last week an ex-
pressman began TO remove the furniture. One load
was shipped to Lake Mahopac.
Detectives went to Lake Mahopac and hid IN tno
woods near the cottage Mrs Clarke was reported
to be occupying. Early in the morning Mrs.
Clarke and man with a new growth OF beard
emerged from the cottage The man admitted Ia
Hoyt.
He committed yesterday to the Tonaos %
await examination on Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
CULLEN ON DIVORCE.
Says He Fears UniUersal Lozo
Would Be Uniformly Bad.

In an address on American Constitutional Law
before the Brooklyn Law School IN the Eagle
Building, Brooklyn last night. Judge Edgar NJ
Cullen of the Court of Appeals. had the follow
ing to say about the agitation for a uniform d.
vOrcc law:
a great agitation is now going on especially on
the part of clerGymen, 10 try TO accomplish some
thing in the way OF the prevention OF unlimited
divorce. and many pray for a uniform divorce
law You must bear in mind that South Carolina
grants no divorce In this State divorce is granted
for but one cause marital tnndelity, but there IS
not another State, so far as l am informed, that
grants divorce for a single cause; l fear that IT
these gentlemen succeed in getting a uniform
enforcement they will come to the conclusion that
il is uniformly bad. But, OF course. am IN hearty
sympathy with these gentlemen In what they desire
to accomplish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.
T'soo Others May Die-Many In
iured an FirezCorks Factory.

Camden, n J., May 23.-Three persons were
killed and ten others were injured, two of them
probably fatally by explosion to-day in the
factory of the Independent Fireworks Company.
on the outskirts of this city.
THE DEAD.
PERADAZZO Simon aged eighteen years Of this city.
LOGOLLAA. Joseph, sixteen years. Philadelphia
OFeVILLAA. Andrea. seventeen years. this city
Those believed TO be fatally injured are
Michael scalona. aged 81 years. and leonardo
Pinto 40 years. both of this city. Robert L.
Weser. of Philadelphia, president of the COM
pany, and Joseph Scalona, vice president. were
arrested and held in $500 bail to await the
action OF the coroner. Warrants have been
issued for certain other officers of the concern
The plant consists of two-story brick store
house and four frame sheds. one OF which Is
used for mixing the explosive composition placed
in the fireworks The explosion occurred In this
department. The cause Of the accident is not
yet positively determined The theory of the
worknen is that Michael Scalona, father OF the
vice president of the company may have taken
chlorate of potash out OF barrel with a shovel
on which there was some sulphur. Some of the
work people had narrow escapes One girl was
rescued from the roof of one of the sheds where
she had been carried by the force of the ex-
ploSion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
TO PRESERVE NORTH END OF ISLAND.
Hearing on Proposed Park at Linwood To-
day-Aldermen Investigate.

public hearing viii be held before the Local
Board OF improvements of the Washington
Heights district. at the City Hall. at II o'clock this
morning the petition OF the American Scenic
and Historic Preservation Society. Tho society
desires to have public park at Inwood to preserve
tho scenery and the archaeological remains OF the
extreme northern end Of Manhattan Island.
committee Of the society went over the ground
yesterday with Aldermen Grtffenhasen. Davies and
Meyers and Mr. Webster. pointing out the pre-
historic shell heaps the Indian rock shelters. the
Revolutionary redoubts. the massive cliffs and
other interesting features in the neighborhood OF
Cold Spring, the Spuyten Duyvi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
STATE CANAL APPOINTMENTS.

Albany May Estate Engineer Van Alstyne to-
day announced the following appointments: Charles
W, Trumbuil formerly City Engineer of Science
tady. as division engineer OF the Eastern division.
with headquarters at Albany; Charles o. McComb.
OF Watertown. division engineer OF the middle d.
vision, with headquarters at Syracuse. to succeed
w. H. H. Geer. whose resignation will take effect
on June l; Frederick w. sarr. of Syracuse as resi-
dent engineer Of the middle division, with head
quarters at Syracuse. TO succeed Henry c. Allen.
who has been appointed Deputy State Engineer for
Barge Canal Work: Guy Moulton. of Syracuse. az
resident engineer OF the middle division for barge
canal work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
H. G. BURT "sHADoWED" IN JAPAN.
Had to Appeal to Consul for Relief-story
That He Was Going to Help Russians.

Omaha. May 23.-Horace G. Burt. ex-presdent Of
the Union Pacific. who has been travelling in the
Orient. has written 10 a friend that he fol-
lowed by japanese detectives until it became so
irksonae that ne was forced 10 appeal to a United
States consul for relief
Shortly after his arrival in Japan newspapers all
over the empire published article 10 the effect
that Mr.. Burt about to be placed in control
OF the Trans Siberian Railway. He was at once
placed under espionage. and detectives followed
him from place to place The consul secured a re-
traction by the press OF the story that had
the trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
MINERS CAN'T FORCE MARTIN OUT
Mine Inspector Who as Sheriff Led Deputies
at Latimer Holds His Job.
tB7 TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE

Wilkesbarre. Penn. May 23.-The efforts OF the
mine workers 10 Gust from his ONCE Of mine in
spector James Martin. who sheriff had charge
Of tho deputies Latimer, have failed. Word was
received here to-day that tho Supreme Court has
sustained the lower IN refusing to order Mar
tins removal.
Twenty-one mine workers killed and forty
eight injured by the sheriffs deputies Latirner
and while Sheriff Martin and the deputies were &C
Quilted, the feeling of the mine workers against
Martin has not abated Besides other reasons for
his removal mine inspector. 1t said that the
miners could never work in sympathy with him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WARNS AGAINST ALLEGED BEeeAR.

The West End Association. organization to
further the Improvement Of that part Of the city
between F1fty-ninth and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ueth SITS. west or Eighth-ave. yesterday sent OUT
a warning against =. K. Lusk who is said TO have
carried on begging operations among the residents
CT the Riverside Park district He says he IS
connected with the association. This man Lusk
has not been connected with the association in
any way since he was expelled from membership
more than year ago.. said g. 3. Sheppard. sec
rotary OF the association, at No 100 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
OLD WHALING BARK LOST.

New-Bedford. Mass. May "a cable dispatch re-
eeived here to-day by John Mccullough. owner Of
the whaling bark President announces the loss of
that vessel the west OF Africa The mes
sage stated that the crew aaved but gave no
particulars Of the wreck.
The President Of the Oldest sailing YES
seis a.ioat. She built ct Rochester near here
". lAs and hailed nom this port. She registered
l25 toEs gross and Was SO feet long 20 beam and
u iset oeep. Her crew usually consLred OF twenty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WHITE HOUSE LUNAT1C A SUICIDE
Man who Wanted to Kill the President
Hangs Himself in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis May 23.-The lifeless body Of Peter
o. Elliott the man who arrested several
months ago In Washington or suspicion of being
a lunatic with murderous designs President
Roosevelt. has been found suspended from the
girder OF railroad bridge in South Minneapolis
Elliott was arrested few days aso as escaped
inmate Of the st. Peter Insane Hospital but was
rale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
puNKARps NO MoRE-NAME CHANGED

Carthage. Mo-. May 2s-The Dunkards. the
German BaDt.sts of the United States met here
to-day in annual conference with more than
one hundred delegates present One OF the first
acts Of the conference was the adoption OF a mo-
ton TO change the name OF the organization Here
after they 10 be known only as German Ban
lists. and not Dunkards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
OPPORTUNITY" LABOR OF YEARS.
Mrs. ingalls, Denies That the Senator Was
Guilty of Plagiarism.
Isr rELEonApH ro rHn rRrRrNE !

Atchison. Kan. May 23.-Mrs. John ingalls,.
widow OF Senator Ingalls,. says that there is aos
the slightest ground for the statement that her
husband plagiarized the poem "opportuntty- She
says that the poem was the work OF three OF four
years. that Senator INGALLS, wrote and rewrote is
countless times. taking from it. adding 20 il and
polishing II until 70 satisfactory. She SAYS
that during the period he worked on the poem Ia
was always creating phrases for It and rebuild
ing it and that his work it theretcre. is quite
familiar TO her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
KISSES 500 EACH IN BALTIMORE.
That Is the Price Set by a Jury-Privato
Accounts Differ.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsUNEI

Baltimore, May "a jury to-day in the Superior
Court in the case OF Ellen Won Bokern. sixteen
years old against Frank Bohgar. hxed the value OF
a kiss al slice According TO the girls story, she
called on Bohgar at his Office to seek employment
He told her that he would put her TO work next
morning and then kissed her Her counsel argued
that while she not physically injured. she had
suffered an indgnity and asked the jury to give a
verdict that would deter other employers from
acting in a like manner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24

with which they able to throw stones long
distance. Yesterday afternoon Patrolman Sahulka
arrested James Buto. young Italian OF No. III
East One-hundred-an6-ffteenth with of
these slings IN his possession. Buto was arrested
on complaint of young Salvatore Fortonato. OF No.
249 East e-hunored-and-t welfth-st.. who says
that Buto held him up ar First-ave. and One-hun-
dredand -fourteenth-st and ried his pockets. Buto
locked up, charged with highway robbery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
BOY CURED OF LEPROSY.
Discharged From Louisiana Home After Two
Years Treatment.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO raH rR1aUNE.

New-orIeans. May 23.-Another cure Of leprosp
has been announced DR.. Isadore Dyer has had re-
leased from the Lepers' Home a boy fourteen years
old. who was pitIable case two years ago when
taken in He is now. to all appearances. perfectly
we'll. and DR.. Dyer believes that he is entirely
cured. but will keep him under observation for
six months. His name is withheld is tho rus
of the Home under such circumstances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
GRAD cRossINe DAMAGES $4,000.

All the suits for damages at Newark against the
North Jersey Street Railway Company resulting
from tho CIIfton-ave. horror OF February 49, 1903
IN which nine school children lose their lives, have
been settled The cost to the company II about
$1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
HAVEN TO HAVE CHARGE IN ALBANY

u. z. Haven. of Syracuse 10 the city yes
terday. and after a long conference with w. f
Sheehan and State Chairman Cord Meyer 1t was
announced that Mr. Haven would be in charge of
the Albany headquarters during the campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
BREAKS HIP AT 81, WILL RECOVER
IBy TELEeRAPH no

[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
Richmond. Ind. May 2s.-Benjamin Martin. nine
ty-seven years has broken his hip but will recover
lie is called the Oldest Mason in the world.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-26
Fall Session, Public Schools.

The Public Schools of Union City
will open Monday, September 5, at
usual hour, $50 a. M, and parents
are respectfully requested not to
permit their children to leave their
premises until the water works
whistle blows the signal for leaving
home.
A careful continual adherence to
this requirement will result in much
good to all concerned; correct
habits should be inculcated from
the very start, and to this end we
earnestly solicit the hearty coopera-
ton of all our patrons.
1t has been the custom for many
years to organize on Thursday and
Friday preceding the Monday on
which the session regularly begins;
in accordance to this custom the
doors of both buildings will be
opened at the usual hour on Thurs
day and Friday, Sept. 2 and 3, re-
spectively.
All pupils, from the first to the
eleventh grades inclusive, who did
not attend the city schools last
year; also all pupils who failed to
pass the final examination on ac-
count of sickness or other disabili-
ty, are expected to report at their
respective schools on Thursday,
Sept Eat the usual hour for exam
ination and classification.
All pupils, who attended the city
schools last year and were present
at the final examination and passed
in all subjects will report Friday
morning, Sept 3 at the usual hour,
for enrolment and classification.
These two days are willingly and
cheerfully given by the teachers to
this necessary preliminary work.
in order that when the regular ses-
sion begins, Rotations may be
heard from the very start.
A. E. DARRAH, Supt.