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New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
ARREST FOR KIDNAPPING.
Woman Refused to Girc Up Child
to Latter'a Mother.

Mrs. Bertha r. NJ Natino. who the police say
lives at NJ sS Berkeleyst. Boston and Is the wife
Of a we'll 10 do manufacturer Of artificial limbs was
arrested here Yesterday a warrant charging kid
mapping. The police declare the woman's husband
and the child she Is alleged TO have kidnapped arc
both in this city She refused to give any informa-
ton 10 their whereabouts She taken to the
Mercer-st police station and placed in the care Of
a matrOn for the nigh.
The police say that -ave years ago Mrs Caroline
Romano now living at No Jos Fast rhird-st. found
herself = widow, without employment. with few
friends no money. and with -year-old daugh-
ter Caroline The widow struggled bravely but
finally was forced to place her child with some one
better able to care for it. She bad an advertise
afterward Caroline placed In the care OF My
pretty
AS she grew older Mrs NatIno had her educa ted
and the police say that last winter she placed the
child on the stage I'm Boston I'm Juvenile part in
Drink" and IN Children the Streets" The child
made success it is said. but about that time Mrs
Romano had prospered that she thought she
could for her child herself She went 10 Mrs
Natino. who then in this city. and in Nav
asked that Caroline. then nine years old be re-
turned to her. Mrs. Natno told Mrs Romano the
girl better OFF in her care, and asked that the
obdurate. Mrs. Natino said nothing more but
the police now declare that when Mrs Romano
went to get her daughter she could find no trace OF
Mrs. NatinO. Late I'm Nav she traced Mrs Natino
and the child TO Boston. She went there and espe-
cialy 10 the theatres. one evening she came across
Mr.. ana Mrs. Natno and Caroline In front of the
Benton Theatre there.
struggle for the possession OF the child followed
ard Mrs. Natino won.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
SHOOTS HIN IN A HOTEL.
Theatrical Agent Eapected to Die
from W0man's 1ttack.

Warren J. Ferguson, theatrical advance agent,
is Ia New-York Hospital and VIII die. the sur
geons say, from bullet wound in his right lung.
as the result of a quarre, and shooting yesterday
morning the third floor OF the Metropolitan
Hotel, at Twenty seventies. and Broadway. a
young woman. who says she is Mrs. Gertrude Rob
erts, shot Ferguson she declares but in self-de
fence. Ferguson refuses to accuse her. She Is
locked up in the Tenderoir station. Coroner
Schoer took Fersuson's deposition the hospital.
but learned little from him. He would not ex-
plain what led to the quarrel. third degree
examination of the prisoner by Captain Cottrell
failed at first to draw anything material from her.
Ferguson occupied Room No 40S in the hotel, and
the young woman occupied No. ~ two rooms away.
The woman had been living at the hotel for about
two months. and Ferguson n somewhat shorter
time They had known each other for three years.
having become acquainted at the Pan-Amercan
Exposition at Buffalo Mrs. Roberts said that a
lew months ago she met Ferguson Broadway.
and renewed the acquaintance. 1t is said that the
young has been friendly with other r'en
guests OF the hote but msbehavior on her part
was observe the-c Although she registered as
Mrs nothn= seen Of her husband aSout
the hotel.
Ferguson aud Mrs Roberts left the hotel to.
gether Sa .-rday at p. ~. Notaiug more was
seen Of either untl about ) a ~. yesterday. when
the woman returned and went to her room. Hal
an hour later. Ferguson returned. went to Mrs.
Roberts's room and raped He admitted. and
Nothing more heard from the until
about a. m. when violent ringing OF the call
bell summoned Charles Hil colored porter. As
he approached the door he heard loud voices inside
the room. and as ne came the door IL opened.
and he heard the woman say TO her companion. ne
says:
Get out of here, do not want you in here. anu
II YOU don't get ont IN shoot you!'
Hill says that Ferguson standing halr inside
the door and the woman back OF him. trying 10
push him on: with her right hand. while in her
left was tiny pistol Hiil lodged into the hall
way an6 slammed the door. He thought there was
going 10 be shooting he says. few seconds
later he heard the bang OF the weapon and the
sounds of scuffie. After waiting for more shots.
ne opened the door. Lying her back on the bed
with her heels tho floor the woman. held
down by Ferguson's body. HIN says that she still
held the pistol. and that blood trickllns from
a wound In the mans breast directly opposite the
weapon.
Still later Mrs. Roberts told Captain Cottre that
she came from excellent family In Rochester.
She lived with her husband until August lSqs when
thsy quaTrelled and parted. The revolver with
which the shooting was done. she said. given
her few months ago by Ferguson She then adj
mitted. according 10 Cottrell, that she had shot
Ferguson nut declared that she had done so in
self-defence. She said Ferguson attempted 10 as
sault her. She pointed the revolver at him to
fTightea him ard in the scuffie Il was discharged
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
BEGIN TRACHOMA FIGHT
BoGrd Of Health Inspectors to Er-
anime School Children.

Wath the opening OF the public schools to-day
the Department % Health will renew its active
strusaIe against trachona Inspectors will visit
every building and every room as soon as possible
efier ne regular work begins ana the eyes Of
every child will he examined FOR traces Of the dis
ease which IS gradually beginning to give way
under he continued assaults OF the department.
Children suffering from tracnoma will be kept
from school uniil they have undergone an opera
lion or treatment with sulphate of copper has be-
gun The department will perform the operation
without charge and the burning out treatment will
also be free 4 certificate from any reputable
physician that child has begun treatment will
obtain readmission.
The school children who decide to undergo an
operation viii have wait their the new
trachoma hospital the department has opened AT
West One-hundI Observation-Disclosures. and Pleasant
From FIVE TO six operations a day is the ca
pacity Of The hf spital. Free treatment viii be
given this place and at a small building the
grounds OF Gouverneur Hospital. the East Side.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
NATIVE BORN ON THE DECREASE.
Sociological Facts Concerning the Residents
of a Tenement House Block.

The Sociology Of n rSew-Tosk City Block" one
ot series ot publications economies edited
fron tine 10 time by the faculty nj political
science of Columbia University. has been written
ry Professor Thomas jesse Jones 3. D.. Fh D.. OF
Hampton Institute. The treatise deals exclusively
with sociological problems OF life I'm the tenement
houses. The writer OF the work. as stated in his
Introduction. has at different times been engaged
~ organizations 10 seek facts concerning lie IN
tke tenement house districts. Ills method OF re-
search has been most exhaustive. and every phase
of this sociological question has oeen gone into
according TO statistics prepared by Professor
Jones # would seem tsst the number o. native
born in the tenement houae districts is steadily
diminishing lie Gays concerning this as obseryeo
among the two hundred End tweive families IN TIE
Lock under consideration:
IN 1Se5 there only Is families o,. ~ the
- IN which the parents wee OF fhis class The
lex; yer the.e but eight and the iss year
olig Ave families. The nUmbcr of native 5orr,
a.. foreign parents likewise a decr-a 4i,. 2,
-. cs--s S. .ss3. 3 IN iSs and l3 n 1900 T'L.,
tsT-i-n s5S-n parents became more snA more nv
lrn- lt1- the nunber being t45. 1T2 80 ,r s5 r<-
ft-t q s.s tS1 parents. thus the adulf nooitla-
f- ~ snr large majority OF Is for-isr over
- &c Ell u the cfIcrsn nave been born In This
-o4Gtft, but Tor iue moot part Ia crowded oiiar-
itts ~ eTea. oltss. inlIn,E ants are displaclng
= ratiVe born. but tnc crilar-n are educated
bw American teachers.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
THE BEER TASTED UNION-LIKE
But There Were No Labor Labels on Subway
Tavern Cigar Boxes.

The Subway Tavern was on trial yesterday be-
for the Central Federated Union on the charge
OF employing non-union bartenders and keeping
non-unson cigars. The only witness was James
Ryan, delegate OF the photoengravers' union. He
described q Visit 70 the Subway Tavern.
When went tn get drink OF beer | found
jacket. lie admitted that he was not a union
man ordered glass of beer which tasted like
union beer. aud then bought cigar, which 1 saw
Label" - ~
The delegates looked at one another in astonisb
ment especially the delegates of the cigar
makers unions. who listened with bated hrea m
while Ryan told how he asked the bartender why
they didn't sell union cigars and was referred to
the manager. The manager made light of the
matter, Qhey generally do of cigars) and said that
a union label on cigar hox not necessarily
4 guarantee OF good quality.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
ARRIVAL OF BUYERS.

goods. Westminster ~ U'P N NP"0's'ery
Bell Garment Comparv cleveland. n Rail D,.o.
goods. Albert. ~ ~ - ~" P'e0e
carson Pirie Scott Co. Chicago: Miss e. stam-
meyer riooons No lis Worth Albert
gc0f~
C. W. Colin Bangor. Me-. millinery. ST Denis
Woodward
penhoirn q mckay Company Worcester, Mass: r
Russell, No Watker-st. vendome
DodSon- Fearing Miller Norfolk, Va.
II Miller, notions and fancy goods Union Square.
Edson Moore 4 Co. Detroit r. s. Munger. prints
and gnshams, No. 81 Leonard-st. Netherland
Iinery. Victoria. -
Marshall Field q Co. Chicago. \ Fl witzlehen IN
holster Gootts. No lea North-st., Darlington.
10araaresn- 4sTaAiu II Co. R!shsaond. ta.. J. e.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
CEDRIC GOES BALTIC ONE BETTER.
Former Breaks Record for steerage PasSen.
gers Made by Latter.

The big White Star Line steamship Cedric from
Liverpool whose arrival was told of in Yesterdays
Tribune, brought reeosd number of steerage mas
sengers. The Cedric ran into gale on Sunday
September 1, and il until well toward the
afternoon Of September that the storm aha "a
The Cedric IL is said sailed for the first time with
all OF her 100 stateroons occupied. ''
The Earl Of Dartmouth. who will Law the corner
stone Of The new Dartmouth Han of the college in
New-Hampshire founded by the first Lord 6art
mouth and named after the family was one ~ 1ba
passengers The earl and his party expect 70
travel in Canada aud then go TO the St I.osts NJ "
position. -
The Cedric brought more steerage passenger.
than did the Baltic last week, when she broke ths
record for steerage passengers from England The
Baltic orousht 2060. and the Cedric 2.162
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
RATS ATTACK a BABY.
Bite Wrist of Sleeping Infant in Cradle and
Nearly Cause Death.

While Clifford DiGs eleven months Old son q.
Charles Dias. Of No. ITO NeNark-ave. Jersey CITY
~zs sslesp in his cradle al ? a n yesterday ne
WA bitten on the right wrist by Il rat The chd's
cries aroused the parents. and Mr. Dias bound 2
bsndkerchief shtly about his arm and then h,,-
T;ed with him 20 TIE City Hospital, where the
wounds were dressed -
The hospital su. geons said there c.re four
wounds on the babys wrlst. Had n not been fo.
tie prompt action ~ Mr. Das ia binding tho ann
tightly enough TO stop the Cow of blood thev said
tia enid probably wCL!9 have bed 10 death
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
HOME NEWS.
NEW-YORk ciTy

Senator Fairbanks will speak this noon at the
Republican meetings al Nos sol and sec Broadway.
The members OF the Society OF Chemical In
dustry had steamboat excursion up the Hudson
Yesterday The foreign members will the city
and viii spend next Saturday in PittsburR
The Educational Alliance East Broadway and
Jenerson-st VIII hold Its opening exercises OF the
department. Of instruction. senior division in tho
@ea.ioFium tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
REAPER WORKS CLOSE; 5000 OUT.

tBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l
Chicago. Sept. lL-Without any previous warning
the force Of employees at tie Mccormick Re.nar
Works were told at quitting time last night to ga,
the pay due them. the plant would be CLOSED
for an indefinite period Six thousand men and
women were thus thrown out of work when lea a.
made except that repairs were necessary ~
Mccormick company is constituent OF the Inter
national Harvester Company, and there is Specris
ton rs 70 whether other companies I'm the Combine
MI follow the eAa-aue of the Mccormick concern,
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
BROOKLYN AUTO REFORM
Policemen acith Stop Watches Dis
couraging Speeding.

Automobiles were discouraged from scorchlng
in Brooklyn yesterday by the more Of
mounted and special policemen. Most OF them were
detailed to Bedford-ave.. the Eastern Parkway
and Ocean Parkway, where unlawful speeding has
been most frequent. On tho latter boulevard the
police held stop watches over n measured course.
and all automobilists going faster than the lsw
aiIoTs were warned No arrests were reported
Deputy Police Commissioner Farrell expects to
nave MS police automobile. filled with uniformed
men. OFT to-day. TO eaten the Manhattan autolIo-
bl.fis who scorch to and from the track.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
DowIE HAS A NEW DEGREE.
He Is Now Jonc Alexander, D. c. F. A G. C.
and A. C. z. w. a. S. and o. E.O.
A. w and w. G. M. D.
[sT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Chicago. Sept. n.-John Alexander Dowie. having
transcended mis- prophethood will declare himself
10 be not only Elijah the Restorer" but also
John Alexander, DIvinely Commissioned First
Apostle of the Christian Catholic and Apostolic
Church in Zion with Authority to Select and Or
dain Eleven Other Apostles When and Where God
May Direct. The announcement will he made
formally at Shiloh Tabernacle, in Zion CITY next
Sunday. Extraordinary preparations arc in prog
Departing from his customary rule Dovyi.
has invited the newspapers of Chicago to send
represen tstives to the meeting
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
SUICIDE AT DESK.
Washington Postofice Official Found Dead
By Waterman

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE dead body of David
p Leibhardt, superintendent of the Dead Letter
Office of the Postoffice Department was found
tonight by one of the department watchmen
who making his rounds, just after midnight
Evidently II of suicide. There was 4
bullet hole in the right temple, while pistol
with one or more barrels discharged. lay on the
floor beside him.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

FOREIGN FORTS s-s
Liverpool. sept to-Ar-ived. steamers Ses. 81.
Ransom. Nsw-Yorx via Qu>sustewn' : lnaDt'-
stephens. NewYc-k Queenstown -. fBrh
Queenstown Sept i1-Sailed. steamer Au0'--e
Watt tfrom Liverpoan. New NorA- r,h,ena.
Dover, sept II, e;sS m--Sailsd. steamer Svs,k st
tCserl Schmidt tfrcm Hsmhurgl NcN- t.g.,s,x.rps
p Naderand tBelxl, Eaen .tteM - IA
Nev-YcrsS. Passed. Steamer SecS@f 80
Fassowtrx. Bremen for New-fork- frusch
IizaFd sept st-eassed. steamers sta r.5s =
Bakker. Rotterdam for New YORK, - s,,d Ar
Kreonand. poxFud. New-YorS for Do'''
werp -. fralh
Gibraltar SEPT itPaxset. steamers r-iteais
ParodL Naples and Genoa for NeN- ~r-.@ts al
tE-l. Thompson. Naw-Yors Tor Naples
Fiume
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

SHIPPING NEWS.
Port OF New-YOrk, Sunday, Sept. II, 1904

ARRIVED.
steamer Columbia tBr1. 6aNtec. Glasgow and ~ ~ -
Septcrabe- Henderson BFothers VITA aS eaS a.
Ts s,rerare passengers fndse Arrived al the %
AZ $50 ,,s,-- <sa
trmber T. Dover and RcuOgne = - the Haufnels 80.
fcan Line with SIS CABIN 5i9 Stee aSe pasSeoseFs -
ana rdse Arrived the Bar at tt,0S a m -
steamer Concho. BaFstows Gal, eston Septe1o-' ~
a. II Mallory 60 With passengers and n'asr'
Quarantine tO:So a -. 0i
steamer Jamestown. CaJnarine- Nctfoik y - -
Dominion IS 60. with ndse. ieft Ouat4i'-"7 -
y Nca-f,A
Steamer jefferson Hiller. Newport News Al. u.iss
20 the Old Donllror IS Co With passengers anu -
Left Qusrantirs et S:30 m. u4 ?
steamer BsnefEctor. Curry. PntadeiPtta s.qS r
CLYDE Go. with uldSs Passed Quarantine ,-,S ,eln
sandy Hook. j. Sept IL $3.50 NJ
partly cloudy
SAILED 81
steamerS Athos tGe-l Port Antonio; T7i77e''' -
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
BUFFALO AND susouEHANNA DIVIDEND

The regular quarterly dividend of IA per cent on
the common stock of the Buffalo and Susquehanna
Railroad Company Common stock dividend No %
he's been declared. payable October l.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise 5.sS sunset o!iol Moon SIP Moons
HIGH WATER
M-sandy Hook a:lT Gov Island oazlt1, cate n "a
PM.-sandy Hook s42 Gov Island 0a Hell Al
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

s,.Smsga A'h0s 'esr P0F' Aa'o'i0 T''''''
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
News of the State.
ARrEs,AN BASIN IN N. DAKOTA.

irrigation Officials Are Thoroughly n.
vestigatino the Conditions In This
State.
Chief Engineer Newell Of the recla.
nation service has received a letter
from the president Of the North Da,
..kota irrigation congress relating to
the development of the artesian basin
Of North Dakota, and asking that by.
drographers be sent to ascertain the
possibilities of artesian we'll develop.
ment in the western part Of the state
for the, purpose Of irrigation.
Under the direction of Engineer N.
H. barton. investigations have been
carried on of the underground water
resources of the eastern portion of
North Dakota. and Mr.. Newell hopes
that during the coming season provi-
sion can be made for an Investigation
Of the artesian possibilities of the west.
ern portion of the state.
1t Is believed that the main artesian
low west of the Missouri river in this
state lies too deep to be of service
either for irrigation or domestic pur-
poses. Small flows appear to be OBJ
tainable locally from Laramie sand.
stones, but their volume, so far as
now known, is too small to give prom.
Use of being serviceable for the recla.
nation of public lands.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
State NORMAL.
School at kayvllle Has Had IL Com
m.ncement Week.

School at Mayville Has Had III Com
m.neement Week.
Commencement week at the state
normal school at Mayville has once
more passed with It's usual train Of in.
teresting events. The baccalaureate
sermon was preached on Sunday even.
Ing by Rev. F. M. Hubbell of the Con-
gregational church. The sermon was
most able one, very helpful and in
spring. The music was excellent. The
class occupied the front pews and the
faculty sat behind them.
On Thursday evening the class held
its exercises at the opera house, the
public being invited. The program was
a burlesQue Of a last day in country
school. Anna Nelson was the school
ma'am, and she conducted her :nruly
pupils in a way that called out the
greatest enthusiasm. Recitations were
held in arithmetic. geography, history
and reading, and these were varied by
the last day program and the visit from
the county superintendent. The exer-
cises afforded very fine opportunity
for fun, and there were some very
good hits on the faculty, students and
townspeople. All those taking part in
the program. the whole class. per-
formed their parts we'll. The punning
names of the participants were very
funny.
On Friday afternoon the alumni held
their annual business meeting, so that
the evening could be devoted to the
social side of their reunion. The at
tendance was unusually large, every
class except that Of 81 being repre-
sented. At this meeting the gradu.
ating class was received into member
ship.
The graduating exercises were held
at the opera house on Friday evening.
Supt. w. L. Stockwell presented the
diplomas and made short address.
Twenty-six students graduated. OF
these seventeen were one-year stu
dents. In the class was one graduate
from the Boston university law school,
one from Acadia college, Nova Scotia,
and one from Purdue university, In.
diana. Nine students finished the four
year course, taking all of their work in
the school. The others did the equiva-
lent of three years work in other
schools. Five of the graduates are
Canadians by citizenship. Twenty fin.
ished the Latin course and six the
English.
Three of the graduates read themes.
Mr. Crater, and Misses Mclean and
McElfresh. The music was good.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
Accidental Death.

Henry Reeder, a farmer about thirty
years of age living near Minot, met
with an accident which caused his i'm.
mediate death. 1t appears that the
young man had started to picket out
his horse for the night and in some
unknown manner had got tangled in
the picket line and the horse becoming
frightened at something dragged him
to the barn Of G. Endlund, a distance
of perhaps thirty feet: where the rope
became loosened and the horse went
to town. Friends Immediately start.
ed for the claim and discovered the
body. The hands and face were very
badly bruised and scratched, and large
bumps were found on and about the
body. The remains have been for.
warded to Sank Center, Mimi, where
the young mans mother is residing
He had been resident of Ward cuonty
for period of about five years and
had the respect of all who knew him
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
"WooDs LAW" is SUSTAINED.
Supreme Court Says the Act Is Consti.
tutionai.

Supreme Court Says the Act Is Consti.
tutionai.
The Woods law is constitutional.
1t has been so decided by the state
supreme court in the case of Peter
Pickton, plaintiff and appellant, VS.. the
County of Cass ct al, defendants and
respondents, which was appealed from
where Judge Pollock held, as the su-
preme court does now, for the defend.
ants.
The decision Is a very important
one, as it affects much property
throughout the state.
What is known as the Woods law is
On act entitled can act to enable boards
Of county commissioners to institute
proceedings to enforce payment of
taxes on real property, sold to the state
or county for taxes and remaining un-
redeemed for more than three years."
The act provides that the county
commissioners may put the law into
operation by passing a resolution,
which was done by the commissioners
of Cass county, and in accordance
Herewith they were about to advertise
tie lands and lots thus forfeited to the
state when the Pickton action was
commenced and an injunction asked
restraining the advertisement and sale
Of the delinquent property. Judge Pol.
lock granted temporary injunction,
but denied a permanent restraining or.
der, and an appeal was taken from this
ruling.
Plaintiffs contention was that the
law was unconstitutional in this:
First, that it was delegation of leg
islative powers to the commissioners
Second, that it's operation was not
uniform.
Defendants denied this. and con-
tended that the law related wholly to
method Of procedure; that it was rene
dial in nature, and simply afforded the
county another remedy, at its option,
to enforce the collection of taxes, de-
pendent upon a condition Of conting-
ency, and was general in its character,
on the principle that a law is general
not because it embraces all of the gov
erned, but that it may, from its terms,
when they are embraced in it's provi-
sions,. and all others may be when they
occupy the position of those who are
| embraced.
Newman, Spalding & stambaugh
were attorneys for the plaintiff and
Emerson H. Smith was attorney for
the defendants.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
RATHER DIE THAN REFORM.
Young Ranchman Kills Self When
Woman Rejects Him,

Young Ranchman Kills Self When
Woman Rejects Him.
Joseph D. Clark, a young ranchman
living forty miles south of Mandan,
killed himself by shooting through the
head with a revolver. He was twenty
six years of age and a native of Della
ware, where his parents live. He has
an uncle living near his claim. He has
been rather wild. but considered it es-
sential that woman living in Mandan
Should marry him. She did not see it
hat way, and announced that she was
eaving for Nebraska. She urged him
to mend his ways, get money enough
head to pay his debts and have some
thing in the bank before he talked of
marrying. This good advice did not
please him and he went home and
killed himself The woman is congrat-
ulating herself that he did not kill her,
too.