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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CALL 1T NOVEL SWINDLE.
Letters Sent to addresses of Dead
Persons AlOut prizes.

In the arrest yesterday of man. who says ne IS
Frederick Hill. twenty-seven years old. a sales
man, of No. 204s Seventh-ave., by Postof1ce IN
spector Little. with Detective Sergeants McConville
and Clark of Police Headquarters. at No. p East
Twenty-hrst-st., the postal authorities say they
believe they have of the prime movers in an
exceedingly novel swindling scheme.
The scheme, according to Inspector Little con-
sisted in the sending letters to the addresses Of
persons who had recently died, informing them that
they had drawn prizes in the Honduras National
Lottery" and informing them that they would
receive a money order for the amount OF the prize
II the agents commission. 81, was forwarded at
once All these letters, according to the inspector,
were signed Honduras National Lottery, per Pedro
Alvarez United States agent" and the address No.
% East Twenty-frst-st., was designated. The ex-
pectation OF the hackers of the project evidently
was according to the inspector that the heirs or
cupidity sufficiently aroused cause them to for
ward the 50 commission" The names and adj
dresses Of the dead persons 1t is supposed were OBJ
tanned through the newspapers Of various cities.
Hill. the prisoner said last night that he was not
having met him in the lobby of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel where he thought Alvarez lived Hill says
that his connection with Alvarez consisted merely
a No q East Twenty-frst-St, to get the OtheF >
letters He received a dollar for each trip he says
According to Detectives McConVllle ana CIaTh;
hiwcvCr. the postal authorities charge that TIM
went to No. % East Twenty -ftrSt-St.. two weeks
ago and there rented private letter box. where
he received mail addressed 10 Pedro Alvarez.
a man who saiu he hceced The scheme Is
said to have been extremely profitable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
UOMAN VAS STR4NGLED.
The Body Is First Discovered bV
Man zcith WhOm She LiUed.

With torn and bloodstained piece Of bed sheet
stuffed down her throat. Mary O'Connor, thirty
eight years old found dead on bed yester-
day the furnished room house OF Mrs. Kate
Calvin. No. 22S East One-hundred- st, by
John a Swanson. forty years old, with whom she
had been living. After viewing the body. Coroner
Golderkranz requested the police TO make an in
vestgation. Swanson was arrested and later held
without bail for examination.
Swanson is employed by the American Ice Com
pany the foot Of East One hundred d-twenty-
eighth-st According to his story, he went TO work
at a. m. yesterday. leaving the woman in bed
He returned 10 MS room about $50 a m. he SAID.
and found the woman apparently well and cheer
full He remained at the house short time, and
then returned work.
Going back for luncheon at y O'clock, Swanson
said. he found the woman dead. He 10 the
street and told Patrolman Seaman. of the East
One-hundred and fourth-St. station, who summoned
DR.. Burns with ambulance. from the Harlem
Hospital DR.. Burns said that the woman had
been dead time.
Swanson protested that he knew nothing OF the
circumstances by which the woman met her death;
There were marks of violence on the body, and
Detective Enright said she died apparently from
STANDARDIZATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
TENDERS ANNOY MAYOR.
He Telephones to CottreH and Push
cart Raids FOIOtc.

Through the personal telephone orders Of Mayor
Mcclellan to Captain COttrell. of the Tenderloin
station a raid pushcart vendors was made yes
terday The attention of the Mayor had been called
TO the evil by number of persons. and he had been
a sufferer himself so he told the captain. BY noon
twenty Greeks and Italians had been araigned in
the Jefferson Market court and fined 81 each by
Magistrate Cornell. All the afternoon they were
brought in. in patches of five and six.
Magistrate Cornell expressed satisfaction when
he heard of the Mayors order and the activity Of
the police.
II am glad 10 hear It," he said. This ought to
be an object lesson to the Mayor and powers that
be The reason that this evil exists is because the
Board of Aldermen gives licenses to these people
without limit. These fellows never dream of ad-
herring the conditions OF the ordinances Most
Of them ignorant Greeks or Italians and
know. and every policeman knows. that they a
public nuisance.
"All I can do under the law Is to fine them s. or
send them up for ten days. thanks to the Board of
Aldermen. The Street Cleaning Commissioner has
done the only sensible thing | ever heard of by
trying to segregete them II has become unbeara-
BILE in Seventh, Sixth and Fourth aves., and even
in Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
IsELINS AND DIR. RAINSFORD SAIL.
General and Mrs. Booth Also Passengers
on the Celtic.

Among the passengers on the Celtic. which sailed
yesterday c. Oliver Iseln. Mrs. Isen and
the Misses Iselln. Mr.. Isen said that he would
be abroad for several months The Rev. DR. and
Mrs William S. Rainsford. with their family were
also passengers. This is DR.. Rainsfords first trip
to Europe In fourteen years He will return on
September 10. in time for the convention Of the
diocese Colonel Oliver II. Paine went abroad for
three months
General Darlington Booth. the head of the Volun-
teers of America, with Mrs Booth and their two
children. sailed for England yesterday on the
Celtic 1t the first vacation. General Booth
said. he had had in seventeen years The family
will he abroad for about seven weeks spending
most OF the time on the Continent. In the absence
of the General. Colonel Walter Crafts will be in
charge at headquarters. and Brigadier General
Fielding will be In charge of the corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
SUES FOR FIRST WIFE'S PROPERTY
Second, Widow, Declares 1t Was Transferred
Illegally-Left to Husband

Elizabeth Hobby widow Of benjamin r Hobby. for
many years a member OF the contracting Arm OF
Hobby * Doody Brooklyn has brought a
against Clinton d. Burdck secretary the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company obtain real
personal property valued 100000 alleged
to have belonged Mr Hobby's wife. \ copy
Of the summons and complaint and a lis pendens n
tho action have nIed in the County Clerks Office
Kings County.
Tho plaintiff alleges that Sarah \. Hobby. the first
wife. November IS 1881 conveyed 20 Bur
dick. her legal adviser. three prop
erty consideration. and that subsequently,
conveyed him a considerable amount OF personal
property. Mrs. Hobby the complaint says. over
seventy years old and innrm. and alleged that
tho conveyances were induced by persuasion. Tho
plaintiff demands that they be vacated and that a
accounting OF the rents and income OF the property
given her.
Mrs Hobby the hrst died on February s. 1902 leav-
Ing a will by which her husband made
he and executor. He died January 81, 1904
naming the PLAINTIFF, his second vile,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
FAIR FORTY-SECOND-ST.
Degnon Nan Says Gas Company
Caused Delays.

The good pace that set by the Degnon
company on Thursday in it's work of repavng
PROFESSIONALS was continued yesterday, and
the progress is becoming more marked. From
1870 a. to p. stretch of about hun
dred feet. from Madison-ave. TO the Lincoln
Bank, was laid. and except for the fenced off
reservations on the sidewalks, where new cement
has been laid, the street presents a good APP
pearance
The network of pipes which was met with at
Vanderbilt-ave and Forty -second-st. has been
the cause of much OF the delay, from the fact
that the pipes are so near the surface Of the
street as 10 require resetting. Until this was
allowed by the companies owning the pipes the
work Of placing a permanent pavement could
not go on.
a foreman of the Degnon company IN charge
of the work at this point said yesterday that the
gas company has especially hindered the work
along the route OF the tunnel by not permitting
its pipes To be reese. when necessary, and de-
clared that without the Interference Of the Com
missioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity.
who compelled the gas company 10 give the
necessary permission the work OF repaVing
would have been delayed much longer. He also
said, a "A proof OF how the gas company had
delayed the work, that September 10 the
Degnon company was obliged 10 apply for per
mission TO reset some gas mains at Forty sixth
81. and Broadway. Permission was deferred
until \ priI |. and when II was granted the work
Of resettiug the mains required only two hours
and a half. According TO the same foreman. the
delay in FOrty-seCond-st. had meant a loss or
about $4,000 to the Degnon company since
l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
SEEKS NEW Y. NJ C. A. BUILDING.
Movement to Obtain Funds for One at Uni
rersity of North Carolina

L. y Judd alumnus Of the University Of North
Carolina is city in the interest of building
under way the university campus. This work is an
effort on part North caroinans and friends Of the
university a building lie used b. the uni
nersity Young Mems Christian Association
About needed which sl 900 has been raised
Mr. Judd hopes secure subscriptions
10 the O. 81. 900 in this city.
Tie proposed building desirable 10 take the associa-
toa from is place and put IT equal
footing literary societies and fraternes. most
chapter houses. Besides the
assigned special association Work. there
Hobbies parloTs and reading rooms where
will receive welcome. The halls
q the building wiz also be thrown for receptions
and meetings OF the ball teams.
The university library has become inadequate
both library aud reading 4 IS urged that il
and daily newspapers could be placed IN
separate they would be much available and.
part library being association
treasury means for defraying current expenses would
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CALLED POLICE OUTRAGE.
Magistrate to Act on PhOt0gTaphing
of Uncontrolled Prisoner.

case that aroused the ire of Magistrate Ommen
yesterday was that Of James Smith. formerly man
ager Of the Belmont Hotel, No. POI West Forty-
hfth-st. of which William Barrick. coored. Is the
proprietor Smith was arrested Thursday as ne
was boarding a train for Boston, accompanied pS
his wife and child, on suspicion of taking silver
ware valued at $500 from the hotel. he was re-
manded by Magistrate Ommen 10 the West Forty-
seventhst station to wait until his baggage should
be searched for the missing property.
When Smith, who is white man. was rear
raigned yesterday his counsel, James e. Smith,
said the order Of Thursday had been Flo-
lated.
My client" ne declared was taken to Ponce
Headquarters where he photographed Tor the
Rogues Gallery and his measurements were taken
by the Bertillion system"
Detective England, OF the West Forty seventh-st'
station. admitted that the statement was correct
ION whose authority it done?' inquired the
Magistrate.
Il obeyed the orders Of my captain replied Eng
land.
This is outrage" said the Magistrate y gu
policemen think you running the town You
think you pick up any one in the street on the
statement of anybody, ask the Magistrate TO re-
Inand the to the station, and then take MN
Rogues Gallery. This must be stopped am IN
doubt my authority 10 punish YOU but there
is no doubt that you violated the courts orQer.
The prisoner was under the jurisdiction OF this
court. and you had right to take him 10 heao,
quarters. l shall consult the District Attorney ana
what l do toward furnishing you Tor con
tempt. The only way TO prevent this thing in the
future is to have policeman locked up month or
for contempt Here is man who suffers the
patrol and who is subjected to other hu-
Mutations without having been convicted Of wrong
doing
The examination OF the prisoner continued
until next Tuesday, bail being fixed at $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CROWD ATTACKS TWO PRISONERS
Sticks and Stones Are Hurled at Them-Ac-
cused of Assault by Boy.

Two well dressed men. who said they James
II. Harris. Of Bronxvile, y. Y. at the MARI
borough Hotel and William Praslow. clerk at
the Lincoln Hotel. at Fifty-second-st. and Broad
way. locked UP in the West One-hundredth-
station last night charge OF assault made
by Paul Bitsky. fifteen years old. OF 60 West One
hundred and ainth-st.. On the way the station,
IN the custody of Roundsman Donaldson and Po-
lceman Eckhardt. they were followed by three
hundred men, and boys. attracted by Bit
sky's cries and accusations against the prisoners.
The crowd pelted them with sticks. stones and
other missiles. At the station the crowd continued
it's demonstration until the police dispersed it, One
struck Harris violently in the face.
At the Lincoln Hotel IL said that PraSow
the chief clerk there. and that he married
and had a wife and two children. now in Dam
bury, Conn. He reliable employee IL was
said. and well liked Harris it said, often
visited prasloW q The hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
ARRIVALS OF BUYERS.

Akin & Flachz Chicago; L. Akin, clothing, BE'''
charles H Bear York Penn: C. c. Keefer, ne :
fancy goods. Cl"aks. waists ladies' am MANS
{. A. Bon4 & &c. Cleveland c y. 6ond, s'H
York ~
DenhoIul & Mckay Company. Worcester; C. Wv. W
fancy goods leather goods. etc. No. "~
r W Edwards 4 Son. Syracuse. d. NJ Edwards
eral buyer Albert: Miss VI. O. Power, laces ernof
and handkerchiefs. Victoria
Charles Etlbracht. 81 Louis; notions Cadillac.
J. Foley x Co. Springfield. Mass; Foley us
notions AMI furnishing goods. Grand y. -,ial
Goshen shirt COMPANY. Goshen. Ind " A. "
cotton piece goods. Marlboro psxa
fIoust5n overall Company Houston. Tex: H. saa1i
Kahn Brothers & Co. Chicago l. Kahn. hosis"
underwear. No. - Thomas -, Hoffman .-.s
goods notions etc. Imperial -,
George X. Kline. Johnstowa Fem J. l. kePAs
mest'c nauaels ana blankets lUperat -
Richard Klock. Dubuquc. Iowa: white goods
and furnishing GOODS ALERT s., -i,vss
= '" i, i1'iFa vf 4 1-{' ''''''''
r, l. Mcoonad 5 Co. St Joseph; J. l N'''
cotton piece goods M. 81 Leonard ST.. N2varrc
Mosenfelder x Kahn Davenport Iowa, l. N0S~
b Nlgenr { Bro. DRY Goods COMPANY. - LOUIS
Eckhart lacrS ani ouI5ro"lcrv No l'' t,T9n, ,ls
Henry Piekard. Seattle. Wash, furnishing ~
J. NJ Robinson. Norton * GO. Loasy VILE. 81
weInstock. cIoaSz. waists and upholstery s'''~
f Rohr Norfolk. Va. clothing and f''rnishns
Root 4 Mcbride Company cleveland; c = =
hosiery and furnishing goods. No. . I~1o'''i
borough. . ,.,.,aun Il
Ruso J,veleth & Irgalls, Boston: g u. "'"
piece gcO6s. No. 81 Union square hoiiel'' lions
S. Schwab. Aberdeen. Miss dIysuo!s' H''''--'
ing. etc. Union Square % 81 ,,frsEy Il
s Shapinskv & Co. Louisville; j. P>-svarrs
goods linens notions and Furnishing goois, Ssiv a
Smith & Murray, Springfield: H. J. Dn,Ssing
embroidery hanikerchtefs hosiery anu I-i-
No 50 White-st. II D 81
Staples Clothing Company. Bangor nv
clothing Broadway Central 80, y Strln@3
Stratemyer & KrehrbriniS. Ci-cinnatl. n ,gbsrt
millinery and I. II NrchuhTinS. U'hilnetY- mi igs
H. rtF-a A ftNu,I
ing goods. Herald square. -, sarpss
w NJ Whitney 4 Co. Albany, n y i'-'
rugs. No. 33S Broadway. Park Avenue. s,,rr.r CO.
Wursburger BrOthers Chicago J. WuF-o~'7
and furnishing goods. Herald SliaTe ,,o--sr d1s
David Zenner & Co. Athens. ohio, u ~''
notions and furnishing COOS. Ntctoria- " ~
DenhOlm & McSav ComPs ny Woroes's''
Jew elry. No. WRlker-st.. Cadillac n T.,
H n. ButterwOrth & Co. Natsr'oNN-
9utterworth. hats and caps. Grand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CARNEGIE COMPANY NOT FIGHTu
1t Is Not Waging War Against the Cls
Shop System, Official Says.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Pittsburg. July S.-The Carnegie Steel ConpAay
an official Of that concern said this morning 81
fighting the ArnaIganated Association Of Iron :
and Tin Workers This retures the persistent N
that has been afoat during the last few weeks 70
effect that the United states steel Corporation has,
cided TO throw down the gauntlet and wage (
test against the closed shop system He said:
We are DESTROYS OF operating our steel shop pE
under amalgamated scale Under present en-
lions unable continue work probably n
the old wage rate prevails. The union has dec
accept terms and deeraed u best 10 q
operations When additional business 5 secures
will make another attempt 20 operate the mills =
the revised rates
T. j. Shaner, president OF the Anaisamated Il
citation. was seen this morning buzz further than
ing that he not going to Youngstown ONO a
fused absolutely 20 discuss the situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
WILL RESPECT UMPIRE'S OPINION
Scranton Coal Company Will Respect
Miners Wishes Temporarily.
u TELEGRArH 10 THE TRIRrNE.


Wilkesbarre Penn. July S-Superintendent Bry-
den, of the Scranton Coal Company to-day
dered the company's decision which the 5000 mine
workers of this district have been eagerly awaiting
on it depend the withdrawal of their representa-
ttves in the Cancellation Board and the proposed
strike of all the Wyoming and Lackawanna
gions The miners demanded the enforcement OF
the fifth award of the Strike Commission pro-
vidng that check weighing and check docking
bosses be paid BY the operators, dedUcting a
from the miners wages, where the majority of the
miners desire it to be enforced For fifteen months
the companies. headed by the Scranton Coal Com
pany, fought II.
Recently Umpire Wright, in personal letter to
President Nichols of the union. gave opinion on
the Interpretation. favOTing the miners. This was
submitted to Superintendent Dryden. and he was
asked for answer. He declares that. while
Umpire Wrghts opinion is not decision OF the
umpire. and binds no one. the Scranton Coal Com
pany. owing to the disagreement. will pay the
bosses as the miners desire. until the question can
be settled by the Cancellation Board. President
Nichols tonight says the Cancellation Board has
already settled it, The district convention in
Ptttston next week will discuss this answer. it
Is not fully satisfactory 10 the mine workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
TOM" SHARKEY'S NAME FORGED
The Check is for 81 ,20s, with the Signature
"Sharckey''-Quick Arrest.

Thomas J. sharkey former pusilst saloon
keeper at No. Fourteenth-st.. COM
planant jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday.
against a young said he Herbert Esmont.
who charged with forging Sharleys name 10 check
for 81 Bank. Fourh-st and
Broadway
presented the check TO Edward O. Baker.
paying teller. The check payable bearer. and
signature and Endorsement in handwriting not
unlike OF the prize fighter Baker noted once
however. spelled 'Sharckey." and
suspicious aroused.
Telling Esmond await moment the paying teller
the check the cashier instant later in
the Office OF the banks president, II determined
that the check forgery. Sharkey. called by
telephone declared that he knew nothing Of tho check
The followed
Esmond explained in that a in the street
had asked him II he knew where a could DO
cashed. The prisoner volunteered 10 help
e held 81. 800 bail further examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
LAST DAUGHTER ELOPES.
Girl FolLo7cs Example Set by T-co
Older Sisters.

Elopements have depleted the family OF Charles
E Adams wealthy dairyman. who lives on the
White Plains Road. Port Chester Mr. Adams
is the father OF three daughters all OF whom have
eoped. The last one. Miss Sadie. seventeen years
old. just fresh from boarding school decamped
on Thursday night with Walter Washburn, the
overseer of her fathers farm
Adams suspected that his daughter loved Wash
burn, he discharged him. Washburn left the
farm Thursday evening. and the express wagon
that took his trunk away took Miss Sadies trunk
too Later the couple went to White Plains. where
they married The bridegroom has a sister
in Poughkeepsie, and IL is believed that they have
gone there their honeymoon.
Adams away from home at the time OF the
elopement. When he returned and found that his
third daughter gone he declared that he never
would have anything more to do with her He
has never forgiven any OF his daughters for elOp-
ing, and they all living away from home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Druggist of Bath Beach HUI
Forty Feet from Wagon.

August Neander. druggist at Eighty-fr,l
and Eighteenth-ave.. Bath Beach. was struc.l
Bath Beach and Coney Island motor y
last night and received injuries from wb,sl
died an hour later
Neander was crossing the tracks in a j,
about at Eighty-fourth-s at IL O'Clock :
two friends. when a train came suddeniv :.
the cut and struck the vehicle squarely. hun.
Neander forty feet. demolishing the carriage
injuring the horse so that II was necessar
kill It, The other men were uniniured. Near
was removed to the Norwegian Hospital nj.
il was found that he had received a fracrrs
the skull and other injuries. He Remained
sensible until he died. He leaves wife and !
small children.
The police were looking last night for i
Brady, the mOtOrman. Vt a late hour they !
not learned where he was.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
NATIONAL SALT PLANT SOLD
Second Deal Confirmed by Supreme CouI
Amount Is S193, 1867 so.

The second sale OF the plant and other properly "a
National salt Company this time for S193 3ST So I
confirmed by Justice Giegerich yesterday. despite Ia
position OF OF the stockholders. A sale was =
last fall under an order OF the Supreme Court Z 1
International salt Company for 1881 500 This IVES Z
sequently declared void the ground that II had
been sufficiently advertised and that there coza
between the receivers for National Company
the International Salt Company. Justice Scott late,
held the receivers in their management OF the cor7O
Justice Giegerich says he discover no reason 7
the sale SHOULD not be confirmed as IL is mora :
probable a third sale II ordered. would only
in a less advantageous OFFER He declares the OppoE
OF the stockholders the confirmation OF the las,
is meagre and does warrant a resale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
OBSERVANCE OF STONY POINT DAY.

Stony Point Dav the Stony Point Battlefield State
will be observed Frteay b. Ameri
Scenic Historic Preservation Society custodian
viii be the 125th anniversary Of the commencement
Mad Anthony Wayne's famous exploit OF the night OF
July 1915 1T8 On that day the the society
VIII their annual inspection improvements
supply, fountain, conyenienees, bath house and
landmarks The Baptist Sunday School OF Pough-
keepsie will make pilgrimage 20 the battlehed New
Workers rti by the West Shore Railroad
-or-y-seoonG-st s:35 m. 1913 D. m
AT o'clock :he-e VIII be exercises at the pavilion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
OFFICIAL FRENCH BAND COMING.

The official military band OF France the Garde Repub
ucains Of eighty musicians. led by Gabriel Pares.
expected 10 arrive September NIL a
engagement a. the st reception
~ French Of this city will welcome band
nj the pier On Saturday September will be
presented 10 Mcclellan the City Hall I've
free Central Park sunday. September 4.
anniversary OF the Proclamation
French Ibuc and the visitors will he
cafe Martin hundred others celebration
ON the bands return Louis October will
give a matinee and evening concert probably at the
Metrppoltan opera House. FOR the benefit OF French
philanthropIes in New-York