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The evening world., 1904-04-06
ROUGHS FATALLY
HURT SCHOOLBOY
Joseph Biershenk Dying at His
Home After Being Repeatedly
Tossed Into the Air by Street
Ruffians.

Joseph Biershenk. fourteen years old.
Is dying at his home. No. 25s Fifth ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. from injuries received
In an encouuter with two street ruff
fans.
Coroner Flaherty said this afternoon
that he would secure an ante-mortem
statement from the boy and that ar
rests would probably follow.
Joseph was on his way home from
school yesterday afternoon with a num-
Der OF other boys OF his own age. when
two husky young men who have been
loifing about the corners In that vi
cinity grabbed him and tossed" him.
Ry tossing" they meant to throw
him as high In the air as possible and
then catch him II they could on the
way down. The first time they threw
him UP they caught him. He screamed
to get away. but they would not re-
lease him. They tossed" him again,
and this time he slipped through their
hands and fell to the sidewalk.
He was apparently badly injured by
the fall. as he was unable to get up
and run away. But the rufiians be-
lieved that he was pretending injury
and hurled him into the air again.
This time they made no effort to catch
HIM, and he fell like "A chunk OF putty
on the sidewalk He was then uncon-
scicus. The two men yelled to the
hoy's companions that they better car
nv him home and they ran away.
Joseph was taken home by his COM
nGnions and doctor was called He
found that the boy had sustained inter-
nal Injuries and conclusion of the
brain.
The doctor said to-day that the in
ternal injuries were so severe that he
would probably die and the Coroner
was notified. The names of the two
men who tossed the lad have been
given to the police and thev will be ar
rested as soon as the Coroner makes
the request
The evening world., 1904-04-06
SURPRISE FOR ELKIN.
Pennsylvania Republican Leader
Nominated for Supreme Bench.

Pennsylvania Republican Leader
Nominated for Supreme Bench.
HARRISBURG. Pa, April 6.-Ex-At.
torney- General John p. Elkin, of In.
llama County, was nominated unani.
nousiy for Supreme Court Justice to-
lay by the Republican. State conven-
tion. Gov Samuel w. Pennypacker
James }civerson, OF Philadelphia; o. D.
Bleakley, OF Franklin. and Francis l..
Robbins, OF Pittsburg. were elected del.
egates-at-large to the national con-
vention and instructed to vote for the
domination of President Roosevelt.
Robert Pitcairn, of Pittsburg. and Levi
g. McCauley. of Philadelphia, were
nominated for Presidential electors-at-
largo.
The selection of Mr.. Elkin. Sshoce
name was the only one presented to the
convention. is one OF the most remark
able Incidents In the history of Penn
sylvania politics. He came to Harris
burg on Monday as a candidate, with
out opposition. for defegnte-at-large,
md was confident of the nomination
II Gov. Pehnypacker for the Supreme
'ench, But the Governor late yester-
lay declined the nomination, and Elkin
Has chosen. The salary of the Supreme
, Court, Justice is $4,000 a year. and thd
ierm Is for twenty-one years. Mr.. Ell
e!5 10 forty-four years old, and for
years has been one of the Republican
The platform adopted indorsed Presi-
dent Roosevelt and lauded the Repub-
ifcan party,
The evening world., 1904-04-06
Men Living Across Street from
Each Other, but Unaoqnaint-
ed, Xiv Themselves as Fam
lilies Prepare Breakfast.
ONE SHOT HIMSELF;
OTHER TOOK POISON.
Charles Brown Took His Own
Life at His Home, While
George De Vries Drank Acid
In Central Park.

Two men living across the street from
each other. but not personally acquaiut-
ed. committed suicide to-day at the same
hour. Charles Brown shot himself IN
the head at No. 4o2 East Fifty-ninth
street. At the same time George De
Vrics. whose home was at No 401 East
Fifty-ninth street. drank carboiic acid
In Central Park. While one of Browns
sons was making arrangements for his
burial at a neighboring undertaker's
shop the widow of DE Vries entered on
the same sort OF an errand.
Brown was n bricklayer. nifty years old
and a man OF obstinate self-reliance.
A month ago while trimming corn he
cut his foot and blood poisoning set In.
He visited doctor after doctor. and al,
told him he would have to lose his leg.
One of his sons lived with him and
offered to care for him. Another son.
who is a policeman in Jersey City, made
similar offer.
CIunE to His Bad Leg.
But Brown could not see his way
clear to lose his leg and his source OF
livelihood. for he could not work at his
trade with one leg of. He worried
about the question all night. and while
MS son was out OF tne mouse TOT Drchh-
fast he shot himself In the head.
He WAS dead when the son returned.
On a table In the room was note writ
ten in German by Brown In which he
said that rather than depend upon his
sons he would die.
De vries. across the street, started out
for Central Park to kill himself at about
the time Brown completed his prepara-
tions for self-destruction.' Possibly the
nature OF De Vries's employment made
him choose spot more picturesque
than a room In a tenement for the scene
of his suicide. He was an art salesman.
Killed HimseIf on Park Bench.
The man went direct from his home
TO Central Park. entering at Seventy
second street and Fifth avenue. He
sat on a bench overlooking the con-
| serva tory lake. drank the carbolic acid
and was dying before the attention OF
a policeman was called to him.
DIR. Goldsmith. of the Central Park
Emergency Hospital, took De yries 20
the Presbyterian Hospital. He died
right after admission. In his hand he
held slip of paper on which he had
| written his name and address.
Mrs. De Vries says that over-indul-
gence in drink had unbalanced her
| husbands mind. Recently he was IN
| the asylum on Wards. Island under
treatment for melancholia. He leaves
| fve children.
The evening world., 1904-04-06
RICH WOMAN USES
WHIP ON POLICEMAN
Mrs. H. H. Collins Said to Be
Very Wealthy, Fined $40 for
ForcibIy Attracting Attention
of Policeman Kavanagh.

Mrs. II. II. Collins. of No. 60 Perry
street. a very wealthy woman, accord
ing to a number of friends who
accompanied her to the Jefferson Mar
ket Court to-day. was fined $40 by Mag
istrate Barlow for the rather forcible
manner In which she attracted the at
tention Of Policeman Thomas Kavan-
agh. of the Charles street station.
Kavanagh was returning to his sta
tion from a fire, when he suddenly felt
sharp sting on the cheek, followed
by the winding of a leather thong
about his neck
He turned quickly to see that the
thong was attached to whip In the
hand Of woman seated in a high dog
cart. Before he recovered from his
surprise the leash had unwound, was
jerked out in graceful curve and with
him on the ear.
What Kavanagh said he aid then did
not 20 down on the court record. The
record reads:
When she cracked the whip on my
ear she called out: Here. you police
man you, clear out these boys; they
are annoving me-. asked politely:
Madam, are you intoxicated
That is none OF your business,
she replied. I own all these houses
that you see around here"
kavanagh then arrested the woman
and she was locked UP in the Charles
street station. In fning the prisoner
Magistrate Barlow said that an intoxi-
Gated woman had no business to drive
In public streets no matter how much
property she owned.
Mrs. Helen Kirkman. who accompa-
MED Mrs. Collins to court. said the
prisoner owned S50o.o0o worth OF prop
erty on Perry street.
The evening world., 1904-04-06
ARRIVALS FROM COLON.

Among the passengers who arrived to.
lay on the steamer City OF Washington
rrom Colon were: Charles s. Williams,
Pay Inspector In the u. 8. Navy; Capts.
sydney A. Clomans and William G.
Aaan, OF the General STAFF, u. s. A.;
Charles +. Winans, U. s. Consul at
1quiqus.. Chill. and Bishop Isaac w.
Joyce and a party of twelve mission
aries. en- route to the General Confer
Nnce of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which meets Mt los Angeies.
tIAl, - MAY.
The evening world., 1904-04-06
]. PIERPoNT MORGAN SAILS.
Six Friends Bid FinancIer Far.-
well in His suit ON oce,,i.

Six Friends Bid FinnncIer Far..
well In His Suit on Oceanic.
]. Pierpont Morgan. accompanied by
his daughter. Miss Morgan, and Mr..
and Mrs, II. j. Duvccn. sailed for E:urop,
to-day on the White Star steamer
Oceanic. Mr.. Morgan arrived at the
pier shortly before the steamer sailed.
A photographer who took n snapshot
OF him was removed from tho pier by
Il policeman.
Six of MIR. Morgan's friends bade him
farewell in his suit on the promenade
deck. Two burly men. said to be pri-
vate detectives. were constantly by
Mr.. Morgan's side until the steamer
sailed.
Other passengers by the Oceanic were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Hartman and Mr..
Maurice Powers.
The evening world., 1904-04-06
Weapon. by the wbo,..,,.

single factory turns out 5000 rolling
pins day. And yet people wonder
why some men are too timid to marry.
The man who is too timid or too stupid
to succeed is the only man who neglects
to read Sunday World Wants-over two
million readers, -
The evening world., 1904-04-06
NO ANTI-JEWISH FIGHT.
Russian Government oniciaIiy De-
nIes Report of Disturbance.

ST. PETERSBURG, April q, 6.4S p, NJ.
The Associated Press is Officially au-
thorized to deny the report that an
anti-Jewlsh demonstration has occurred
at Gomel. government Of Moheelev. and
also to state that UP to date no further
anti-Jewish disturbances have occurred
at Odessa, Kieff. Klshiner, or else
where.
The evening world., 1904-04-06
SUNDAY WORLD WANTS

WORK MONDAY WONDERS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
DISCHARGES BOYS WHO
I SLEPT IN BOX CAR
'They Convince Court They Are Work
Il ing Their Way Through School

August Brown and Frank Brown,
the latter eighteen years of age, were
the names given by couple of young
men arrested Thursday night in a Bur-
lington box car. They convinced Judge
Hine that they were pupils working
their way through school and were
discharged.
August Brown said that he is at
tending the Wisconsin state university,
and the younger brother said he would
soon graduate from the high school,
EThey held that they should be given
some consideration. as they were in
! search of work to do during the vaca-
tion.
1--WE are not vagrants, although we
are poor" argued August, 'as we came
| to st. Paul in search of work We
| want to make enough to enable us to
return to school in the fall, and do not
| believe that the court will either fine
us or send us to Jail"
/, Judge Hine held. that, although the
young men had violated the law. he
would discharge them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
AUTOS MUST KEEP
WITHIN SPEED LIMIT
Chief Instructs Police to Arrest chauf.
feurs Who Exceed 1t

! Chief of Police O'Connor yesterday
announced that no mercy would be
shown to automobilists who exceed the
speed limit of eight miles per hour
fixed by the state law, and that ar
rests will be made in order to impress
tinpon them the necessity of observing
the law.
Something must be done to protect
the lives of pedestrians against auto
mobile speeders,'' said Chief O'Connor
yesterday. 'The police department has
no disposition to persecute owners and
drivers of automobiles, but measures
will be taken to compel them to run
at reasonable speed. Detectives have
been observing the speed of automo-
biles on St. Anthony hill avenues dur
ing the past three days and they have
reported that in many cases machines
are driven at rate of twenty-five
miles an hour"
Patrolmen have been instructed to
arrest drivers of automobiles exceed
ing the speed limits where they can he
overtaken, and to report the number
when the drivers refuse to stop. De-
teettves have already reported in
stances of violation of the speed limit.
but the police last night refused to
/ say whether any arrests would be
made Immediately.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
CIRCUS ELEPHANTS
EARN THEIR FODDER
Forty of the Monsters Do Heavy Work
With the RingIing Shows

There are forty elephants in the
menagerie department of Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Circus.
Each of the huge beasts has special
work to do. None of them wakes fat
in idleness. Some draw heavy cages,
some perform in the circus rings, two
do police duty in looking after the
herd, three are walters and carry the
exact portion of hay and bran and
sugar beets to each of the enormous
troupe, one is a sort of waiting maid
upon the proud mother of Baby Boo,
the little baby elephant, several are
utility fellows called upon to do odd
and end jobs, a group of newly landed
are kept apart until they. get over
inconsistencies" five give an exhibition
of East Indian logging and lumber in
dustry, and twenty are in the acting
stock company, which has an extern
sive repertoire of tricks for the ring
acts. Herr Souder, the trainer of
these ponderous animals, has achieved
greater results in the education Of the
elephant than any man in the amuse-
ment world today or days that are
gone
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
DEMOCRATS CAN WIN
A. Day Thinks They Should
Elect Governor This Fall

Il don't believe that the Duluth
Democratic state convention is going to
instruct for Hearst said Frank al.
Day, editor of the Fairmont Sentinel
and a prominent Democrat. of South
western Minnesota, who was in St.
Paul yesterday. II don't look to see
any effort made to instruct for Judge
Parker, though many of the delegates
favor him for the presidency, and ]
confidently expect to see an unin-
structed delegation sent to st. Louis to
act as conditions there may prompt 1t
seems to me to be the sensible thing to
do under the circumstances.
The Democrats ought to elect their
candidate for governor this year." said
Mr.. Day. IF ever they are to elect a
man to sit in the executive office. The
Republican papers files will give us all
the campaign material that we want,
and the time surely is ripe for hearty
and concerted effort by all loyal Demo-
Gratis to get together and make the
fight of their lives this fall
Mr.. Day will, in all probability. be
elected a delegate to the, st. Louis con-
vention from his congressional dis
trict-the Second. The only other can
didate so far heard from in the Second
is Jones, of Rock.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
AFTER. SPEAkERSHIP
N. F. Hugo, of the Last House,
Already Writing Letters

While the election of the next
speaker oflthe Minnesota house of rep
resentatfves. IS fully six months away,
and the complexion of the next house
has not been even determined, the
Speakership fight is on. n. f. Hugo, a
member of the last house and a can
dldate for the Republican nomination
for another term, from his Office at
Duluth is said to be writing many let
terS to prospective Republican mem
bers of the next house and to the state
senators who hold over for another
twOtyeafs, inviting their support. If
one letter is not answered, Hugo, it is
said; writes another. The ST. Louis
senatorial delegation is also said to
be- working in harmony with him and
to- be interviewing politicians. in his
behaaf whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself 32< sgsszo
Frank Clague, of Redwood county,
who has been considered a candidate
for speaker for some weeks, was in
st. PaAi< yesterday and said he was
nota1naking a canvass of his friends for
the. place.
Il consider1t altogether too early to
get into a contest for the speakership,'' .
he said. II want to be reelected first.
and when that is, accomplished it will
be time enough to try to round up the
legislators in the interest of my can
didacy. I have heard stories that the
Duluth candidate is getting into the
game early but l don't believe that
the members can be induced to give
the speakership much thought before
they are elected"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18

Associations VIII Wind Up AM
nual Meeting Today


The Minnesota State Dental asso-
citation, which has been in session in
Bowlby hall, Sixth and Robert streets,
Tor the past two days. will elect off,
GERS, select its next place of meeting
and adjourn this morning.
The attendance has been the largest
In the history of the association and
the clinics and discussions have been
given closest attention by the dentists
present. 1t has been a convention of
work. The next meeting will probably
De held at Minneapolis, but it was de-
cared last night that there was no
slate for officers for the ensuing year.
AT last nights session DIR. w. "A.
Capon, a member of the faculty Of q
Philadelphia college of dental surgery,
gave an essay on Porcelain After F'if-
teen Years" The speaker urged a
careful use of porcelain instead of
past methods employed in metal fill
lngs and crowns. He contended for a
more liberal employment of porcelain
IN general dentistry. The essay was
Lree4y discussed by half dozen of the
delegates, d.. G. w. Jones, st. Paul
Or. L. E. Weeks, Minneapolis; DIR. S.
K Holden. Duluth, and DR.. E. 7. Nc
Namara, st. Paul, leading.
al lHiS morning session, Dr. G. A.
Van Duzee, st. Paul, Will read a paper
on the Practice of Dentistry" It's dis
'cusslon will precede the business meet
ing and the adjournment.
AT the morning and afternoon ses-
Slons or the aJ5ociation there were dis
cuSSions of technical nature bearing
upon dental work. There were essays
and discussions during the forenoon,
and the afternoon was devoted to dem
onstrations. The work was closely
watched, there being much larger at
tendance than during the first day of
the session. J%
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
LET'S CONTRACTS FOR
HEATING PLANTS
Monroe, Davis and Scheffer Schools
Are Provided For

The city purchasing committee yes
terday let contracts for heating plants
in the Monroe and the Davis schools
and for boilers in the Scheffer school,
George A. Kees secured the contracts
for the heating plants and G. ]. Conroy
will furnish the boilers. The bids:
Monroe School-George A. Kees, So
$50; Davis Heating and Plumbing com
pany, $4,170; George r. Morton, $4,713:
Dwyer Plumbing company, $5,619!
Hankee & Eha, $4,292; George M Me-
Geary, 5000.
Davis School-George A. Kees, $4,-
220; Davis Plumbing and Heating com
pany, $4,460; George r. Morton, $500;
Dwyer Plumbing company, $5,7S6;
Hankee & Eha, $4,61S; George NJ Nc
Geary, $5,323.
= Scheffer School Boilers-George r
Morton, $1,000; Hankee & Eha, $S49;
G. J. Conroy. $645; Burns Boiler Manu-
featuring company, $787.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
PRIZES TO GO TO SHEEP
OWNED IN MINNESOTA
Score of Premiums to Be Awarded
Breeders of This State at Fair

The constant efforts of the manage
ment Of the Minnesota state fair to
promote the development of live stock
in this state and the entire Northwest
are meeting with recognition and are
being rewarded with splendid success.
Not content with what has been ac-
complished in the past, however, the
management is each year offering
larger premiums and doing broader
educational work.
This sAr one of the interesting de-
partureS Is an offer of a score of pre-
miums exclusively for sheep owned in
Minnesota. This offer is class So in
the premium list for the fair of 1884,
which is now being sent out, The
management of the fair is also in
hearty cooperation with the Minneso-
ta Live Stock Breeders association,
and together these two organizations
are Offering for Minnesota breeders
only some fine prizes for feeding ami
mails In this competition breeders
from other states are strictly barred,
as are also pure-bre sheep Of all va
rietieS.
The fair opens this year on Aug. %
and closes Sept. 8. Half fare rates on
all railroads have been secured.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
GEM CASE ON TRIAL
Jury Secured in Suit of Govern
meht Against SO Diamonds


K The case Of the United States
against Ninety nine Diamonds, a suit
an which Henry Bockstruck, a st. Paul
Aeweler, is the intervenor, was placed
1On trial before Judge Lochren in the
limited States district court yesterday
afternoon. s. 49,
Il The actual trial of the case will not
begin until this morning, as yester-
hay's session was taken up with argu-
ments and the securing of a jury. The
Nury was completed before the ad-
1Ournment of court yesterday.
l. When the case was first called a
preliminary motion was made by cOun-
Bel for the government to except to
2he claim made by Bockstruck on the
ground that it did not allege him to
fbe the bona fide owner of the dia-
imonds, and permission was given to
famend the claim. The government
talso objected to the answer filed by
4he intervenor, contending that it was
mot specific enough and should be
lmade more full. To meet these OBJ
jections the intervenOr will file an
yamended answer this morning, after
(which the case will be tried on its
merits.
I The government seized the dia-
Emonds, contending that they were not
Imported in the name of the real
owner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
NO bitches WITHOUT
THE RIGHT OF WAY
State Drainage Board VIII Not
Award Contracts Until 1t Has
Been Secured

The state drainage board yesterday
made an important ruling when it
went on. record that it would not in the
future award contracts for bitches un-
til the right OF way had been secured.
The state drainage board has had no
end of trouble in awarding contracts
for state bitches when it found that
property owners would attempt to eX-
act eXtortionate prices for right of
way. The result was eXaSperating de-
lay. The right of way must be 'secur-
ed by the county to be benefited, and
in the future this must have been
done as a1condition precedent to a
contract.
George A. Ralph, of Crookston, en-
gineer of the board, at it's meeting yes
terday, submitted long report of es-
Inmates made on work under consid-
Grafton by the board. He estimated
the total cost of, bitches in prospect
and those already ordered by the board
and under contract at $22, ,420.66. The
total amount available is $4,000, and
with deductions for engineering and
examinations the net amount avail
able this year is $23,500. The board is
not allowed under the law to exceed
its appropriation of $4,000 annually.
The engineer estimated the Wadena
county ditch in town 126, mile and a
half in length. at $692.66; the Becker
county ditch in township 1877, three
fourths of a mile in length, at $54S;
the Morken ditch extension in Clay
county, three and quarter miles, at
$1,992.20; the Benidji state ditch in
town lat, the outlet of Lake Bemidji,
four miles, at $2,100, and the Shotley
Brook state ditch in Beltrami county,
four and a half miles in length, at
$3.50.
Bids were ordered for the Morken
ditch in Clay county, and it was agreed
that the state board would dig the
Tamarack lake ditch in Becker county,
at an estimated cost. of $55S, the Metz
ditch in Wadena county, at $500, and
the right of way is to be secured for
the Toad river ditch. The Keliher
ToWnsite and Lumber company Offer
ed to clear Tamarack swamp in Bel
trami county if the state board would
dig the ditch. The board decided it
would do this or would begin work
when the company had contributed
$l,500 towards the project. The esti-
mated cost of the improvement is
$2,100.
Gov. Van SAINT, State Auditor Iver-
SON and Secretary of State Hanson at
tended the meeting of the drainage
board, which continued during the bet
ter part of the day.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
HOLDS SUIT-DRAWING
SCHEME Is GAMBLING
Judge Hine Decides Money Paid in
Applies on Purchase Price

In a decision filed yesterday Judge
Hine. of the municipal court, held that
the suit-drawing scheme operated by
August Whitman constituted gambling.
Albert l.. Westernhagen purchased
from Whitman an overcoat for $40 and
paid SO. Later he Joined "suit
club" operated by Whitman, and when
he bad paid in $40 TO the club de-
manded that the money be credited on
the purchase price of the. overcoat.
Whitman refused and brought suit for
$50.
Judge Hine held that the "suit club"
scheme was operated in violation of
the state lottery law, which made ille-
gal the contract by Westernhagen for
the suit of clothes, and that therefore
the $40 should be applied as a payment
on the oyercoat. This left balance
of SO due Whitman for the overcoat,
for which judgment was given.