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GASOLINE .ABL.4ZE ON CAR.
Friendly jag With Matches Dropped Ont
Of Them In the Can.

Friendly jag With Matches Dropped Ont
Of Them In the Can.
A can OF gasolene beside man with a
friendly jag and pocket full Of matches
gave the passengers on an Amsterdam
avenue trolley car very entertaining five
minutes yesterday afternoon. The gaso-
lene cans trainer brought it quietly on board
the car at Fifty-ninth street. The Other
feature of the show got on at Sixty fifth
street.
They got together as attractions will
on the back scat. Presently the man with
the Jag tried to open up a conversation
with the owner OF the other tank. The
owner was a clam.
Then he tried to light his cigar 1t took
half dozen matches to do it and the LIS.
one fell, still burning, into the can OF gaso-
lene.
A fire and flames show worthy of Coney
Island followed The passengers did the
leap for life part of the act, bit the owner
of the matches was not in any hurry. H.
kicked the blazing gasolene can off the car
and then rolled off himself The motor
man had stopped the car near Seventy
second street.
Somebody saw the stream OF fire that
shot out behind the car like the toll OF a
comet, and gave an alarm, bat when the
engine came there no fire was TO De seen.
The gasolenc in the can had burned cut,
the owner Of the can and the drunk had
lit out, and that was all there was to 1t,
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ESTATE SUED on DECEIT CASE.
Miss wagner Asks $4,000 From Widow
Becau,e or a Faithless Hu'band.


SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. l4.-Miss Amy
Wagner Of New -ork city fled suit in the
Federal Court here to-day for damages for
$50 600 from the estate CT the late j. Mar
shall FuncA. formerly lawyer Of Lebanon,
ra., whose body was found in his Office
there en- July II, 1863 1t was said here
to-day that Funck is supposed to have
committed suicide, though a constable
was tried fer his murder end acquitted.
The suit to-day was filed by Attorney
W. w. Paylor of this city. Only the bare
facts, as stated in the declaration, have
been made public, The suit is against Mrs.
Lizzie Funck OF Lebanon, widow, because
she is the oxecutriS OF the estate of her
hush and, which is said to be large.
Miss Wagner alleges that on Nov. s.,
1897, and en- various other occasions up
to Feb. l., 1910, Marshall Funck promised
to marry her and she agreed to become his
wife and stood ready to perform her part
of tho contract at all times. On Feb. l.,
1890, she learned that for the previous ten
years Fuack had been married and his
wife was still living and had never been
divorced from him.
Because Of her supposed engagement
TO Funck, she says, she lost other chances
Of marriage and that Ia why she puts her
damages a. the mount stated.
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Her Clothes Set Ablazc as She Was Lighting
the Kitchen Fire.

EAST ORANGE, y. j., Sept. li.-Miss
Mabel McIlwainc was burned so badly
this morning at her home, 20 Halsted street,
that she died this afternoon in the Orange
Memorial Hospital.
Miss McIlwaine had gone into the kitchen
to light the fro, In 80 ne way her clothes
became ignited, and the attention of tho
other members of tho fan lily rr.s attracted
by her screams for help. They rushsd
ito the room and found the young won an g
clothes ablazc The flames wore put out
by wrapping her in rugs, but she had already
been terribly burned and had inhaled the
nsme. There was hardly spot on her
body that was not scorched.
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COL. ZEB HAS FLOPPED.
His Only Excuse il That He Read Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Letter."
body said last year:
Zeb Wood
Be Good.

10 THE EDITOR OF he oUN'-SH' oOme-
body said last year:
Zeb Wood
Be Good.
Col. Zeb has been trying to be good for
several years. He realized that Newark
needed O first class hotel and tried to build
one for million dollars, but discovered that
the people Of the city were not responsive
He wanted to be a Chosen Freebooter to
represent Bloomfield In the County Board
but his Republic an opponent was too
strongly intrenched. Then Col. zeb look ed
for the nomin alton for Assembly on the
Democatic ticket, and got 1t, but It WIS a
forlorn hope from the start. and he was
Col Zebalon q. Wood lie big, handsome
man Of Al, with q boyish face, curly brown
hair and mobile features, devoid OF whiskers.
He Is a promoter Of cemeteries, hotels and
such, and drives fast trotters, Ia also an Elk
with wide-spreading branches and brother
noble Of the tiger claws. But In spite OF the
years he has wasted trying to win friends
for the Democratic party In Essex county,
he has foppedi
Don't think for a moment that am a
sorehead" said Col. Zeb Yesterday. Il am
not man to be crushed by disappointed
ambition In the political line. nor one who
looks for any better chances by Topping. I
know that will not get the glad hand from
the Republicans and am brave enough to
stand for the ridioule Of the people have
deserted. ! have only one excuse for the
change Of color. 1 read Mr.. Roosevelt's
letter.
MIKE DuoAH.
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Blk members Of one OF the best gangs OF
bank draft raisers and swindlers, the Knox
Whiteman band, were arrested and several
members sentenced TO long terms. In all
the Pinkertons have caused the arrest OF
thirty-fve forgers, twenty OF whom have
been convicted.
Since the disbanding OF the Becker
Cregan band OF forgers In 1906 the most
active man In the line has been Robert D.
Knox. He Is now serving a term In the
Michigan City Qnd.) State prison.
Another man whose methods were In
teresting Is now awaiting trial in Boston
He Ia Frederick A. c. Gardner Of Aponoag,
II. l. He went under the name Of James
E. Butman.
About June 10, 1904, Butman purchased OF
Norman W. Harris d Co., Boston, Ave 81 900
per cent. United States Government bonds
and paid for them with certificate for
500 shares Of the common stock OF the Chi,
cago and Great Western Railway, issued
June 4, 1904, and duly registered, and q small
amount Of money az the difference In value.
was originally issued for 5 shares. The
Pinkertons Immediately notified all bankers
and brokers In the surrounding cities, and
on June II, 1904, received q communication
from brokerage firm Of Providence r. l.,
that man giving the name Of Albert Wilson
Of stock for 500 shares Of the common stock
Of the Chicago and Great Western Railway
which had been raised from . to 500 shares
As he was undoubtedly the same party who
agency caused his arrest and return to Bos;,
ton, Mass A search OF his person revealed
50, oa5 in currency and two certificates OF
stock, also OF the Chicago and Great Western
Railway, which were raised from to 500
shares.
Thara xvara onlv tbraa davlioht hold.,,na
Of banks during the year, but the Pinkertons
failed to catch the man who carried through
the most important one. An armed bandit,
wearing a false beard, entered the Plaza
County Bank Of Auburn, Cal; on May 20
cashier. At almost the same moment he
sprang through the cashiers window and
began emptying the gold from trays into
sack he carried. While doing 80 another
bank officer entered and the .hold-up'
cashier and escaped through a window,
taking $o,se5 with him.
The report attribute many Of the years
crimes to THE recent additions to the 'yegg'
burglar. This class is recruited from the
gradually increased since 1898.
F. H. Crosby, the famous bank swindler
and mail pou.h thief, who is now serving a
two year term n the United States Peni-
Tertiary at McNiels Island, Washington.
he gets out. The agency has warrants for
him SO that when his term expires he can
be taken for trial to St. Louis, Philadelphia
and Asbury Park. Crosby and his wife
are the couple who cut such swell in
Asbury Park last summer On the proceeds
Of Crosby's big mail pouch robbery.
The report says that the loss suffered by
the members Of the American Bankers
Association, which the Pinkertons protect,
was sos, s85 less than the loss TO non-mem-
bers. Members suffered $2s, 900 less than
during the previous year.
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STRUCK DOWN MCARREN MAN. /
Bingham 2. wilson Repelied Attack with
His Cane--Politics Started ROW.

Bingham T. Wilson, magazine writer
Of 1888 Noble street, Greenpoint, who In
the recent primary campaign opposed
the leadership OF Senator McCarren, was
talking with ex- Assemblyman Thomas Haw-
kins and City Marshal Philip Goodman at
Greenroint and Manhattan avenues early
yesterday morning when Peter Hughes,
picture frame maker Of 228 Monitor street.
came up and began to abuse him. Hughes
Is a follower Of McCarren.
Wilson paid moi attention to the man,
and as Hughes continued his abuse Wilson
and his two friends walked along Manhat-
tan avenue to Kent street, where they
stopped.
Hughes followed them. He struck VIII
son in the face, and was going to strike
him again when Wilson raised his cane
and brought It down on Hughes's head.
Hughes's skull was fractured, and no feu.
" ilson and his friends then went away.
A man who was with Hughes summoned
help, and the injured man was taken to the
Greenpoint avenue police station.
He was then in serni-oonscious oondi-
ton, and hurry call for an ambulance was
sent to the Eastern District Hospital. =
While waiting for tho ambulance Hughes
told the police that hs was induced 70 mako
an attack on Wilson by a saloon keeper In
Franklin street who was hostile to Wilson
because the latter had opposed McCarren.
Ambulance Surgeon Short found Hughes
to be In a critical condition and removed
him to the hospital. Meanwhile Acting
Police Captain Sheppard and Detective
McGrath had begun q search for Wilson.
They found him at his home anu arrested
him. On the way to the station house
Wilson declared that he had struck Hughes
in self-defence. He added that he was
sufferer from curvature OF the spine,
that his chest was incased in a plaster cast.
and that the blow Hughes administered
knocked the wind out Of him.
Wilson was held on the charge Of assault
and on being arraigned later in the Man
haitian avenue police court told Magis-
trate O'Reilly that he was eI tremely sorry
he had been obliged to defend himself with
his cane His statements were corropo-
rated by Hawkins and Goodman. The
Magistrate held Wilson in $500 bail for a
hearing next Wednesday. Wilson fur
nshed bail and was released
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hound HIMSELF;WASN'T ROBBED
kass's story OF Highwaymen Proves Lie
Had Lost al l3, He Says.

Yells from butcher wagon standing at
Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh street
brought cop there on the run yesterday
morning. He found a young man in the
! wagon tied hand and foot, with an overcoat
wrapped around his head.
"I've been robbed Of sl13," said the young
man after the policeman had cut the ropes.
1.-TWO men stopped my wagon here a few
minutes ago, pointed q revolver at me
and made me hand out all the money had.
Then they tied me up, threw an overcoat
over me and ran on"
The young man was Edward Kass, who
lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and drives
meat wagon for j. NJ. harrington, dealer
at se1 Fourth avenue. Kass was taken
to the Tenderloin station, and Capt. Cot
trell sent him to Headquarters to be ques-
toned.
The detective who went down town with
Eass talked to him like Dutch uncle, and
Kass weakened little by little. Finally the
detective got the whole story Of the loss OF
Farrington's money out Of him.
Il left the store early to-day said Kass
and drove to Brownies chop house. Broad
way near Fortieth street. where I collected
$l1345 for Mr.. harrington. I put the
money in a pocket Of my shirt and drove on
down town.
AT Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh
street felt in my pocket for the money.
and it wasn't there. simply did not know
what to do. / CO .'dn't afford to lose my
job, and was AFRAID would get fired. 1t
occurred to me that II fixed UP story Of
being held up could square the thing up
all right.
Il tied my feet and then my hands as
tightly as l could. Then I wrapped my
overooat around my head and began to
kick against the side Of the wagon and
yell.
Kass told his story to Inspector Nc
Clusky at Headquarters, and a charge Of
grand arceny was made out against him.
He was then sent 70 Jefferson Market
court anG there ren1anded in the custody OF
Capt. Cottrei.
Harrington said that the boy had always
been honest. According to Inspector Nc
Clusky, kass parents are in destitute cir
cumstances In Greenpoint.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
GAY BRIDE PLAYS THE PONIES
HINTS or HER MARRIAGE TO Ex-
WRESTLER Patrick y. RING.
Mrs. Naomi Lamoureaux Duncombe Was
Her Name, She Says, and the Papers
Got II Wrons-She's Stxty-fiye and .
Miill0naire-She Picked Six winners.

| HiCAO< Da~ "s..--Sso'
| MOUNT VERNON, NJ Y, Sept 1.-THE
| announcement OF the marriage OF Mrs.
Naomi Dunoombe, millionaire, on Satur-
day in Long Island City to Patrick ]. Ring
manager Of her estate and once famous as
wrestler, caused surprise in Mount YER
non to-day. Mrs. Dunoombe is over CS
years old and has great grandchiid.
Only few weeks ago Mrs. Duncombe
punched Ring in the face when she found
| him out walking with young woman
Sunday school teacher. 1t had been known
that Ring had been paying consider able
attention to Mrs Dunoombe, who 10 the
| widow Of the late Alfred Hall Duncombe,
who died thirteen years ago, leaving an
estate Of $2.o0O,0oo.
Ring would not admit or deny that he
had been married to Mrs. Duncombe
| He said, however: Il decline to be inter
viewed. have had notoriety enough
in this matter. I don't want anything
more printed about me-
Mrs. Ring spent this afternoon at the
band superiatended the work in
ton with the new 100000 opera house
| which she - building on South Fourth
avenue In Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Ring, attired in new gown and
earrings and several big solitaire rings.
was met by Mr.. Ring at the New Haven
, railroad station at Mount Vernon tonight
| on her arrival from the track.
How do you do, Mrs. Ringr' reporter
said to her. ALLOW me to congratulate you:
Mrs. Ring smiled and extended her hand,
while broad grin spread over the face OF
Ring. ,
Now. look here" she said what makes
the papers print all this stuff about mep What
is there about me that / should gain SO
much publicity Surprising that the couple
mentioned in the papers as Mr. Ring and
myself were some one else, then We would
have the laugh on them. Ha, ha! Were we
married? Well, you will have to ask Mr.;
Ring. Come around tomorrow and l will
tell you something.
Now there are lots OF things in the stories
printed that are inaccurate and need cor
recting. Oh but must not say anything
to you'll Well / will tell you something you
all got wrong-that was my name. 1t should
be Mrs. Naomi Lamoureaux Duncombe,
and not Naomi Covay Duncombe. Why. do
you know last Saturday, when the papers
said we were married, we were on the way
to the raoetrack. had six winners that day,
and to-day came out even. Did we elope?
No, no! Now, lock here. didn't say that we
were married. wish you wouldn't say any
thing more about this marriage. or course,
no one can say anything against Mr. Ring or
myself, but wish you would stop writing
me up. detest this notoriety.'
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ENTERTAINING THE BANKERS.
All the Comforts OF Home and Some Lux.
uries Provided Free Downtown.

~ ~ Dr. xytH ~fi LrrAA mo
"o' F"'"e" ''ee DOWNTOWN.
Some OF the more conservative bankers
In the financial district professed Yesterday
10 he pravelv alarmed for fear the visit;n o
80 VIC r-o..s
bankers on their return nome VIII want
more than per cent. interest on the bal
ances they keep in New York because Of
the Apparently unendine s,pply of money
nov h.ino msod IN ,he;r apt.-t. ;nr,.nt
~ s u ~ u e.ei e,nnuon,'
Inc banks OF the nnancal district, with
few exceptions. are spending large sums
In this way. Some amusement has been
aro,sed bv the means devised for tie soend .
- 80 0r'-N
Ing.
One OF the largest downtown banks has
established a buffet In the basement OF
the building it occupies. Presiding over
the buffet Arc Young woman who. GOOD
,saL;1 ,,,.r.i. .th.r.,,, -. -.
iooAne purpoeeiy or ,er"Se' ehsiA'e
the out OF town bankers who accept enter
tanment at the pa nk In question. Inc
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WITH GUNS AND PITCHF0RKs
Twenty Men Pursue Mad DOG Into Woods
After II Bites Eighteen other DOGS.

MoNTcLAIR, N. j., Sept. H,-Twenty
men armed with guns and pitchtorlss
chased a mad dog into the woods to-day
and succeeded in killing it near Verona,
at the Cedar Grove reservoir. The dog,
black water spaniel, ran amuck on High
land avenue and bit eighteen other dogs
that came IN it's way. Some Of these were
40 badly injured that they were killed
1t first attacked a collie belonging to Henry
G. Taube, and then bit St. Bernard owned
by James V. d. Card ard another dog be-
longing TO danes Ryan.
James johnson and Patrick McCiovern,
EMPLOYEES Of Nj 1aube, headed the Iarty
thai pursued the dog into the woods. 1t
was learned that the dog had bitten other
dogs belonging TO Sidney Carrick. Joseph
Fabian and Louis Huffer.
Frank Goodrich headed another force
that joined in the hunt from Verona. Good
rich had a gun and managed to shoot the
dog. He did not kill II, however. and It
was not until the dog reached the r,servoir
that it was despatched All the bitten
dogs that were not killed have been turned
over to a veterinary surgeon to await de-
velopmentS
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NAY 4 MAN ROB HIS WIFE?
Problem AGitating the Legal Talent OF
Elizabeth, N. j.

ELIZABETH, N. j.. Sept. h.--Richard C..
Carpenter Of Fanwood was arraigned
before Judge Vail in Tic Court OF Special
Sessions this morning on the charge Of
stealing s2s from his wife. Hc declared
that he had taken s28 out Of II wife's wallet
but offered the defenc, that the money
was as much his as his wife's, with whom
he was living at the time. On motion Of
Prosecutor English. the accused was re-
manded for week. Neither the court
nor the married members OF the bar seemed
to wish 10 take the responsibility Of believ-
ing that a man could steal money from his
wife.
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Young Men TO Give Skin to Save n YounE
Woman,

CHICAGO, Sept. Ito save the life Of
their teacher fifteen young nen will con-
tribute 200 square inches of their skin with
which to make new the scared body OF
Miss Amy Warder, instructor in the Bar fist
Sunday school of Austin and teacher in
the public schools. Four weeks ago Miss
Warder lighted the gas range in the home
OF her sister. The flames ignitcd her dress
and soon envelcped her entire body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
SLICK COUNTERFEITER NABBED.
Men Who Passed His Bad Coin In Jersey
Told on Him.

Upon information furnished TO the Secret
Service by two men arrested in Hoboken
last Tuesday and to be arraigped before
United States Commissioner Stanton there
this morning on the charge Of passing
bad quarters and half dollars, Richard
Belmont. the alleged maker OF the coins that
the two men are charged with having
passed was arrested yesterday.
On Belmont's premises, at 416 West twen-
ty-eighth street, the Secret Service agents
found complete counterfeitinR outfit
which he was about to throw into the river.
The Secret Service agents say that Bel
mont Ia a clever countcrfeiter OF large ex-
e!ience. who has travelled much abroad.
Commissioner Ridgway, in the Federal
Building, held him in $500 bail for the
Grand Jury.
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$40, 900 Worth OF Clothing stolen.

Eight cases of clothirg made by Crown
ing, King Il Co, and SHIPPED by them to
their stores at ST. Louis, 81. Pau and Mime
apolis, were stolen yesterday from an ex-
press truck The n-~ptv truck was found
later near the East RIVER. The goods were
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000
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Mayor Mcclellan married two couples
yesterday at the City Hall One pair came
from Philadelphia, for the purpose, it was
explaine1, Of escaping parental opposition
Az they had proof that they were over the
legal age, the Mayor tied the knot. They
were Fertha NJ. Switzer, IS years old, and
Solomon t. Atkins, IS years ok,. both OF ia
Tobin road. Following his usual cuetom.
the MAYOR left out the word -o',eY."
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MR. E. A. KARNER Leading Citizen of st. Louis.
Like dred
thinking
Malt Whiskey at the saved his life He
developed
flesh,
In
gest and thanks 70 your wol medicine IN SIX months was
E.A Streets ous,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
Ouffv's Pure Malt Wkiskev


and rebuild
Whisky delicate sk child we'll the promoter
medicine
NY
the only
:Sn @ ct So s Sa @ III @ Sne
somet
n o IN
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CRIMES AGAINST BANKS.
The Pinkcrton Report TO the Associate on
Forgery on the Increase.

The annual report Of Pinkerton's National
Detective Agency 10 the American BankerB
Association, published yesterday, calls
attention to the increased activity of the
professional forgers during the past year.
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HEMORRHAGES CURED

Ar Karners Life Wasn't Worth the Snuff OF Candle Until
Cured Of Consumption by Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-01

Russian government against the latest
utterances of NJ. Pavloff, late Russian
minister to Korea, relative to the con-
duct of the officers of the Vicksburg
in connection with the succoring of sur
vivOrs of the Russian ships Variag and
KOrietz, Naval officers here have shown
considerable feeling over the criticisms
as affecting the honor of the United
States navy, and are DESTROYS of having
an inquiry made as to why these state
nents are given publication in the Off
cial Messenger, thus stamping them as
official. The State Department officials,
however, are disposed to ignore the in
cldent. one OF them explaining that NJ.
Pavloff'S utterances are. in a measure,
pardOnable, in view of the great humili
atiOnS he has suffered. A few months
ago, as Russian minister and agent IN
Korea, the king was puppet in the
minister's hands, and he was the abso-
lutte despot of the country, but within
one day, without notice he found him
self practically a prisoner in Japanese
hands, escorted by couple Of Japanese
soldiers on shipboard and summarily
expelled from Korea There is no pros
pect of his return, according to the
opinion here, and the man naturally
feels greatly embittered. Making due
allowances for his state OF mind, &C
cOrding to the State Department Off
Gals, the department will not notice
the matter.
THE VICKSBURG IGNORED.
A curious statement is made by a
naval officer who has been in correspond
ence with some of the officers OF the
Vicksburg as to what occurred in Che
nulpo harbor among the vessels of the
international fleet 1t is stated that on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-01
Cotton Trees Of oolombia /.

Cotton trees are scattered throughout
the entire region of Choco in Colombia,
the natives using the cotton to dress
wounds and fill pillows. The plant diff
fers from the one we know in the Unit
ed States in being a small tree about
twelve feet high and bearing two crops
per year for about ten years. The IN
dams of the lower Atrato raise it in
quantities TO make their hammockss
etc, the seed being taken out by hand
and the spinning and weaving being
done without other instrument than
few small sticks. Samples of this cot
ton recently sent to the United States
were reported as superior to the finest
Sea Island cotton and as being worth
from 90 to "a cents per pound. There
are many thousands of acres of rich
bottom land suitable for cotton plant
ing, and it is not improbable that the
near future may see the business un-
dertaken on a commercial scale by
Americans.