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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
TAUGHT GIRLS TO STEAL.
Woman Shoplifter Arrested in
Brooklyn Had Three 5Cith Her.

Charged with shopnfting well dressed woman
with three little girls brought yesterday after
the local Police Headquarters IN Smith ST.
from q department store In Fulton-sL. Brooklyn
The woman Gertrude 3. Abrahamson. thirty
nine years Old. q hOusekeeper by occupation living
with her husband at No. 81 Henry-st. Brooklyn.
and the children her thirteen year-old daugh-
ter. Lizzie and Annie Kruss- fourteen years old.
and Theresa Kruss nine years OLD. OF No. % Doug
lass-st Brooklyn The children. the police be-
iieve. were being taught by Mrs. AbraFa1soa 10
steal -,
store. yesterday noticed the shoulders OF the
Monday last She says she watched the quartet.
sn6 saw the children picking up things from the
counters and concesling them under their jackets.
Their stealings would he handed 10 Mrs Abraham
son. ano the woman after going into retiring
room would stuff the things into two large shop
ping bags Miss Mahon declared that the woman
had provided herself and the children with paper
bags neatly folded. IN whica they put the stolen
When the woman and the children we're taken 70
,na Office and charged with theft property alleged
20 have been stolen and valued at about SlU Was
found Detective SerEeants GipIn and Carrol, OF
The headquarters staff took the woman and girls
into custody The children. IN tears. ecknowl eoged
tbsf tbev had been helping the steal. and
TIE latter breaking down. confessed
Ms Abrahamson was locked up In the Adams
81 station house and viii be aTraign, % in the
Adams-st court this morning. The chi-6ren were
placed in the care OF the Chldren's Society," IN
Eohe-rnerhorn-Et-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
WHY DATE CAN'T BE TOLD
Non-Urion Work on Sub5rGy May
Bring Trouble.

The Tnterborourh Rapid Transit ofacials refuse
20 indicate when the subway viii be ready 10 carry
passengers The announcement on SATURDAY that
the tunnel would not be operated much before the
halter part % September caused a great deal OF
unfsvorable comment and Il was suggested that
shs Belmont interests were not oyersnxious TO
hurry the opening OF the subway long as their
elevated cars we're filed 10 overlooking.
I'VE arc Just anxious as any one 70 have The
subway running nj the earliest possible minute
said one OF the marlborough officials yesterday to
Tribune reporter. THE sooner We get the road
open the quicker VIII begin 20 make money
We dare not predict about The opening OF the SUD
way until The work is FAR along that the END
actually ia n sight. That Is not the case Just now
Take the big generators FOR instance. The Ais
Chalmers Company took the stand some time ago
that the winding OF the armatures, which must
be done by hand. could not be done by union laoor
none the electricians able 10 wind arrnatures
belong TO labor organizations SO the work is be-
fne done with non-union labor, bat not from choice
There Is no telling how the labor leaders Will
demand that this kind o. work shall be done BY
union labor Il would be an unreasonable demand,
&c IL true. but sometimes labor leaders are Tar
from reasonable IN their demands. Two OF these
big generators installed now, and thres more
are be installed before the subway engineers can
Zee that the system has adequate power 10 operate
ators car be Installed time. and It takes about
The middle OF August before the NTH generator is in
place and ready to run.
the glazed uung work there is detail thar the oe-
Higners call falence. This has 70 do with the more
bs 'q le pa bssf q oaae5 f For y5s Rrfer rrsde Of
work not identified with organized labor. The
s,-r - he rsi- Ies ana n would noT
- ~ -, ~ ~ 81. - 80. -, = sC-,,,oi
protest agaius- The Continuance Of nOn-union labor
aiong 50 thaf we could see the end n the work We
would Re glad TO announce the cate OF opening
Put Il win not be possible 10 make any announce
fnent OF this character until after Nay J."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
READY TO PASS TRIBUNE ORDINANCE.
Amendment Increases Sweep Of Measure
70 Prevent More Darlington Disasters.

Alderman Davies's building ordinance. framed By
sx-Justice Mayer on the lines suggested by The
tribune and the Republican County COMMITTEES,
probably viii be passed to-day by the aldermen.
seEIth a slight amendment. which everybody Is IN
favor o. he Davies resolution viii be passed to-
morrow" said Alderman Timothy P. Sullivan. last
might. The amendment clothes with power any
Designated BY the Superintendent OF Buildings. as
well as the superintendent himself This IL
rood idea because the superintendent might be
rwrav from he Office. and 81 such his regu-
tarlv APPOINTED deputy should have sufficient power
10 stop operations on building SIS soon as It's IN
Gafe condition SIS discovered"
Under this ordinance" SAID Alderman Davies,
<st-e Buildings Department IS equipped with power
&c make q impossible for a repetition 81 the Oar
tuEtOn disaster provided the inspectors faithful
n their work Under the law q stands 81
present while an inspector NAV discover dangerous
2efects IN building under construction, he has not
the power 20 stop construction until he gets an
order from the court"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
ANOTHER UNION RAILWAY HEARING

The aldermen's Committee Railroads continued
yesterday the public hearing the application OF
the Union Railway Company for a franchise to ex-
tend its system the bridges built and
contemplated In The Bronx. hundred or more
Bronx residents were present. Ex-Congressman
Falrchfd Of westchester. urged the aldermen not
to hinder the Improvement residents OF The Bronx
had been fighting for years TO get
But" Alderman Sullivan interrupted. 1.-THE State
Railroad Commission has decided that there is no
nubIio necessity for additional facilites Would
e. not be wise for US wait for the courts de-
cIsion?"
Don't wait" replied Mr.. Fairchild.' '"rhe Bronx
and Westminster people have waited long enough.
IF the Interborough Company is entitled TO the
routes no harm be done by giving the privilege
asked for by the Union Company. Make pro-
vision that whichever company oullos the Tachs
must let the other company use them believe
we should have transfers TO all parts or Manhattan
Island If we can get them, but would not hold up
the privilege for all time waiting such an agree
ment. ! think the aldermen should INSIST on a
system OF transfers within the boundaries or the
borough" d. w.. -.
Ex-Alderman Biernan and Joseph D WOOD, OF
Mount Vernon. supported the appneauoh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
MRS. j. r. n. NEVINS'S WILL.

A copy OF the will OF Julie F. H. Nevins widow
OF Henry c. Nevins formerly Of Boston, and who
died January 26. while a visit TO Washington,
D c., filed yesterday. Ida Mason. OF No.
walnut-st-, Boston and John Not-cheler. OF No
l2s Park Place. Brooklyn, are named ex-
ecutors To the Fifth Avenue Trust Company IS
left S25.UOO IN trust the income TO go 70 the de-
cedents sister. Antonette Lees widow OF Captain
George ChoImondeey Lees. Of Upper Norwood.
London. England. ard $500 is left Mrs Lees abso-
lutely To Ida du Cue widow OF brother. is left
$1,000 and Dr. John 3. Knapp. OF No, So West
ty-ffth-st, $500 To Margaret Young. OF no.
60 Chestnut-st-, Yonkers, who Mrs. Nevins' s
maid 5000 is left absolutely. and trust fund OF
$4,000 the income TO be paid TO her during her life
is also provided The residue OF the estate is left
in trust TO the executors to build, In MethUen
Mass, home for aged people OF both sexes, who
be afflicted with incurable maady, and
who may stand in need of charitable aid The viii
directs that this home shall be called Tho Henry
C Nsyins Home for Aged and IncurableA"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
ORPHANS TO SEE CIRCUS FREE.
Next Tuesday To Be Charity Day at Madison
Square Garden.

o-nbans end inmates OF the charitable institu-
,,ors Of the city win have a chance TO see the
circus next Tuesday. Notwithstanding the crowded
houses At Madison Square Garden. Mr.. Bailey has
decided 70 continue the custom established by him
some years ago OF setting aside afternoon for the
,,tt1a folk who have no fathers and mothers 10
take them to the wonders OF the Barnum Bailey
show.
All the boxes and arena seats. ths best In the
building win be kept for the use q the little ones
- maj afternoon and seats viii be sold 10 the
General public except those in the galleries. The
S~r,hans will OF course. all be admitted free, but
an admission fee viii be charged :or the attend
sDts Therefore Is advisable for those IN charge
- tbe cbsrita bie institutions 20 communicate at
once with Bsrnum & Bailey. Madison Square Car
den telling The number OF children ana inmates
thew will bring. that seats may be allotteo tnem.
day would nave been set earlier out toT the graz
lie tine that would least interfere with the de-
ulands Of the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
MAY EVICT II THOUSAND.
East Side Landlords Demand
Erorbitant Rents.

The revolt among tenement house dweHers
on the East Side against higher rentals is grow
ing and is likely to make some property owners
wish that they did not own any real estate.
Some weeks ago a number Of occupants or tehe-
nent houses on the East Side met and forrheo
an association to take concerted action against
owners OF tenement houses who In the opinion
of the association were asking exorbltant rent
ais The number of the members Of this as
ISOLATION is likely to be considerably augmented
in the near future If only one-half of the ten
ants who have said that they will not pay the
increase in the rentals demanded and against
whom actions to dispossess have been begun
Join the association. .
Usually about fifty such cases are heard IN
the frst week of each month in the municipal
district courts but the number OF these cases
now in the municipal courts on the East size Is
about one thousand. AS the only deIence thaI
the defendants have is that the rentals aske1
is exorbitant eviction orders must be issued
against them. In a few days the wOIA OI
evicting these thousand families WIN DC
begun unless they decide to pay what the own
ers ask for their rooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05

beer was drunk. and much anti-Carter HART
talk INDUCED IN. after which all we-.
marched TO the CIark-st. room. where the Ctr
zenship papers were distributed. II was ~
planned to him. Waeber says. that the pap.r,
were free IN return for the vote against HART,
son. and he denies that he knew he was VIOLATING
any law by accepting them
After remaining in Italy nearly year waeh.-
and his wife decided to return TO the Jn,taS
States. that their child might be born In this
country. They took third elias, passage. and a,
arrival the husband informed the immigration,
authorities that be was citizen and PRODUCED
his papers. Asked when he came TO this conn
try. Waeber gave the correct date. which quicklv
disclosed the fact that he was not legally en-
titled to the citizenship papers His arrest fol-
lowed. Arraigned before Commissioner Shield.
he waived examination yesterday. and viii hav.
to remain In Ludlow Street Jail until the nsrt
Federal Grand Jury meets two weeks hence. Ha
will then be indicted, and will probably plaaI
guilty and throw himself on the mercy OF ~
court Waeber's case excited little sympafbv
from the federal officers in charge Of the natu-
raIiZation fraud prosecution.
Special Employe Meetze, OF the Departments OF
Justice, IN charge of the citizenship frauds and
their prosecution, says that the moment ira
Ellis Island authorities came across man with
naturalization papers from COOK County they
made a careful examination expecting to IN
earth fraud. In this manner many have been
discovered.
I'VE know exactly the condition OF things ont
there" said Mr.. Meetze yesterday. and we also
know that TO make case that viii hold we hava
got to have evidence that no one can question
owing to the character OF the migrants this IA
a hard task. Waeber, fortunately for Us, IA
much above the usual class. and his evidence
will be OF much value to We expect TO mako
a thorough investigation OF these Chicago frauds
before we get through"
IN was Impossible to learn the mans Of tbs
Chicago official who issued Waeher's paper, az
the authorities thought it best. they said not to
disclose II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
BATTALION CHIEFS WAGON KILLS.
Makers Driver Unable to Avoid Running
Over Boy.

Philip Moses. i've years old, was run down and
Instantly killed IN front OF his home. at No Ia
Attorney-st. lnst evening. by Battalion Chief Pat
rick Makers wagon, responding to alarm Of FIRE
at Attorney and Rivington SITS. The boy was play
ing In the street which crowded with children.
When tine fire apparatus came rushing through
the street he became confused and directly
n front OF the battalion chiefs wagon Michael
J. Stephens. the driver. could not avoid him. al
though he tried desperately to do in the mar
street. Ills horse > uOUlS STRUCK tLJ ..4u
then the wheels passed his body. The child
dead when picked up. His parents, from the
steps ia front OF their home, the accident.
other children, who had been playing WIKI young
Moses, narrowly escaped a similar fate BY running
the curb. The alarm proved to be a false one.
There demonstration against Stephens. as
II evident that he could not have avoided the
accident but he taken the Union Market
police station to await the Coroners action He
was later paroled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
NEW PLAN TO SAVE SCHOOL MONEY
All Teachers to Be Instructed in Drawing
and Teach II,

The Board OF Education has new plan tor
saving money. II has decided to give all OF 'no
teachers in Manhattan and The Bronx courses
in drawing This Is expected to help Keep Gown
the number Of spectrl teachers required III LIS
,ubfac+ II has been the policy Of the board to
keep ths special teachers as supervisors. Oi'e
such teacher is believed to be sufficient 20 pro-
duce satisfactory results when presiding over
large number OF well trained grade teachers "Ho
can take charge OF the special "orN oHec'y.
series ~ five lessons In design. for the teachers
Of the nth and sixth years in the elementary
schools and in the seventh and eighth years "hele
there is no departmental instruction IN oTa~IHs
will he given at centres in each OF tle tEoIlLS
Efx schools districts Of Manhattan ana Inc k5roLk
Or James p. Haney. the director OF L-Lll. -. 4
trainine will lecture before the departIIi taI
teachers on Ave consecutive Thursdays oestnIllus
with April Z at the Hall Of the Board OF Educa
tJcn Tbess lectures will review the theory ana
practice OF designing the subject Is 20 pe Laus
In the seventh and eighth years, ~ s+ t,
attend four or lectures wiiI receive stdts-
nsnfs which will assist them In promotion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
BRIDE BORN ON PACIFIC.
First White Baby on Sea Under
Flag of Ha1oaiian King.
HALF SISTER BRAVE NAVIGATOR.

Miss AndaIusiH Armstrong, tho first white
child born on the high seas under the nag Of
the old kingdom Of Hawaii was married on
March II to William H. Longsdorf. r.. OF this
city, the marriage not being announced until
yesterday.
Mrs. Longsdorf was born on the North Pa
cfc about $50 miles from Honolulu the
steamship Alma, flying the Hawaiian flag. Of
which her father. Captain George n. Arm
strong. master. When the Alma passed
up into the harbor OF Honolulu, King Kalskaua,
with a retinue Of dusky courtiers. went on
board OF the Alma and took the mother and
baby ashore Then they were taken to the
palace in the royal coach. where the child was
laden down with costly gifts. among them be-
ing a massive gold and silver cup and gold
and silver cup and saucer.
The baby and her mother lived aboard ship
with Captain Armstrong until Miss Armstrong
was nearly SIX years old. suffering the hard
ships OF storm and shlpwreck Once Captain
Armstrong had barely time TO throw his wife
and child into an open boat before his VesseI
went down under him. For three nights the
party drifted out the Pacific under n blazing
without q drop Of water Finally when
the limit OF endurance had been reached, Razie
Island. In the Gulf Of California was raised
and the half delirous crew summoned all their
strength and finally landed. afterward making
their way with great hardship TO the mainland
Mrs. Longsdorf at that time was not three
years old.
Some time ago Captain Armstrong retired
from the sea and made his home IN this city
a few months ago his daughter met Mr.. Longs
dorf. who Is connected with the Atlas Portland
Cement Company. and on March II they were
married by the Rev. DR.. Robert BagwelL
Mrs. LongsdOrf comes OF a seafaring family.
Several years ago her father lost ten Of hts men
and his wife trying to round Cape Horn. He
was disabled himself and when not unconscious
was delirious IN his cabin. Such OF the crew as
remained were disheartened and wanted TO
abandon ship, but the captains daughter. Mrs
Longsdorfs half sister, was made Of sterner
stuff and brought the ship. the Templar, around
the cape and into San Francisco. 361 days out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF.
WOMAN MAY RECOVER.
Tragedy Said To Be the Result Of
Husbands Jealousy.

After shooting his wife. to whom he had been
married less than two months Frank Clifford,
twenty-five years of age, Of Westinghouse
Laurel Hill, Queens Borough. last night shot
himself Mrs. Clifford may recover. Clifford was
dead before an ambulance reached the house
Chords family has lived for years In that
neighborhood and is comfortably well OF. The
wife. who was q Miss Mary White. lived IN
New-Jersey, and was couple OF years younger
than he
From the story told by the wife and by
friends It appears that almost from the start
Clifford was unreasonably Jealous OF his wife
and they quarrelled because he restricted her
liberties forbade her to go out Of the house
end was suspicious OF everything she did
clifford reached home last evening about ten
minutes before g. His wife absent She
returned home about ten minutes after s, and
quarrel started and kept up all evening About
o'clock Clifford. who seems to have worked
himself into a passion, drew a revolver and.
running close to his wife. aimed at her left
temple Instinctively Mrs. Clifford threw up
her left hand to protect her face. and the act
probably saved her life The .s2-calibre bullet
hit the wrist tore through and. being detected,
did not strike true, and is believed TO have
lodged under the scalp The shot was fired at
such close range that the flesh was burned by
the fame.
After woundins his wife clifford placed the
muzzle OF the revolver in his mouth and again
pulled the trigger. The bullet and charge tore
away the roof of his mouth Mrs. Clifford ran
out Of the house and across the street into
barber shop. where she collapsed, but did not
lose consciousness. She gasped out what had
occurred and the police and an ambulance were
called DR.. Mulcahey Of ST. Johns Hospital
found there was nothing for him to do for Gif-
ford and took Mrs. clifford to St Johns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
c, G. sHAYNE REELECTED.
Millions Spent n This Port Because Of Per-
sonal Baggage Law.

Tbs annual meeting Of the Merchants ana
HTanufacturers' Board Of Trade was held yes
terday IN the Townsend Building. c. c. Shayne,
who has been president OF the board for the
last nine years. was reelected. The presidents
report showed that from July. 1901. to April
1904. 50 100000 had been spent in this port that
would have been spent abroad but for the work
Of the Merchants and Manufacturers Board OF
Trade In having passed the Personal Baggage
law. 49,,
Mr.. shayne opposed the present immigration
law and strongly advised that measures De
taken to have a COMMISSION Of three appointed
bv the President Of the United States for every
sailing port IN the world. md that one mem
her Of the commission be a reputable physician.
able to Judge whether immigrants are phy 81
calIv and morally worthy OF coming 70 the
United States.
At the next monthly meeting Of the board
copv Of resolutions favoring an increase In sal
arv for the President and Vice-President OF the
T-njtes States and the Speaker # the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, will be adopted and forwarded
to the senior Senator from this State. with the
reques. that he present the resolutions to the
EeIate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
SAVED HER LIFE; NOW MARRIES HER.
Wedding the Sequel Of Doctors Attendance
on Patient at Orange Lake.

DR.. Edgar o. Mitchell and Miss Elsie Griggs. Of
Newburg, were married yesterday In Grace Church
by the Rev DR.. John Huske, rector OF 81 georges
Church Newburg. Dr. Mitchell is a graduate OF
Harvard and OF the College OF Physicians and Sur
geons OF this city lie lie the son OF DR.. John J.
Mitchell Mrs Mitchell Is the daughter Of the late
Isaac Grggs who left her and her mother an estate
OF $4,000
The marriage IL the outcome OF 2 romance that
occurred last summer while Miss Griggs was at
Orange Lake She stricken with typhoid, and
sitter sevaral physcians said she could not i've DR.
Mitchell was called and succeeded IN restoring her
20 health. Henry Hoover. Of Newburg. was best
man The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. J.
Nlemann.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
NEW CORPORATION DIRECTORY OUT.

The Copsrtnership and Corporation Directory for
1904 published by the Trow Directory Printing and
Bookbinding Company Is out II is the fty -second
annual publication OF this work. The fret volume
contained fifty pages about Eve thousand
names. The present volume contains GA pages and
about hfty-nye thousand names The Information
contained in this volume is declared to be as eccu-
Tafe and fun as Il possible 10 obtain and was
gathered and compiled by the best employees of the
Company. The information II contains is Of great
.ervfce 10 banks. bankers. lawyers and large COM
rnercIal and financial concerns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
L A. HoPPER,s CHILD BLIND.

The friends Of Buildings Superintendent Isaac A
Hopper were much distressed yesterday receV-
Ing a letter from Mr. Hopper. who with his fam
fly is Orlando. Fla saying that his only girl.
child OF seven has become blind through a
attack Of measles. and that there IL grave danger
that she will not recover her sight. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopper have a large place at Orlando, where they
spend a part of each winter There several
boys Id HOPPER family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
SAY CIRCUIT IS IN CONTEMPT.

Justice Blanchard asked yesterday to issue
order directing Controller Grout to show cause
why he should not be adjudged in contempt OF
signed 20 defend a man named Dinecedes. who
acquitted OF the murder of Thomas Kiety. The
Court OF Appeals affirmed the decision requiring
fee to be paid Cesar r. c. Barra OF No 7e Elm
st.. is the attorney In the case, and says Ambrose
II. Purdy his associate. the counsel Decision
urna ed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
GUN FIGHT AT CONVENTION.
Ex-Assistant Police Chief Shot Three Times
While Oklahoma Democrats Organize.

r.r+o, okia April ii T Russell. OF The
stata Democrat" to-day shot and severely wounded
Colonel J. W Hawkins. eI-Assistant Chief Of 70
lice. while the Democrats county convention was
organizing. Hawkins was shot In the right thigh.
the left knee and the abdomen Inc streets were
-ovvsad when Russell nred three shots It Is said,
before Hawkins drew a pistol
Hawkins fred al Russell as Russell ran from Dc
hind wagon to e stairway. but the shots went
wild From the stairway Russell hred again. but
inedectlvely Hawkins asked the crowd TO stand
out OF the way before he fell. Russell Is In JAN
Both active In pohucs.