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New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
DRUGGISTS IN CONTEMPT.
Chicago Judge FINES the NqtsonaE
association s. 900.

OHlcaso' Aug @l-Twepry-1ive hundred rstail
ur uraSglsts n the United States were dee sd zry
OF contempt OF court by Judge Dune 10 r. CIR
cuit court to-day and the National Assoc alton
OF Fcetah druggists 0t which they are members
was nced $500 while Thomas v Woot.u secr--
Iary on the organization. was dned $500 The caS,a
against i've wholesale druggists OF Chfc.Eo slg,
charged With contempt, were continued until tNs.
Iau term OF court when II viii be necessary s,r
lnen 10 take additional proof into court 10 prrvs
mem OF the contempt charges.
Iue INJUNCTION under which the druEgisfz' astc-
Oialon was n1ed was secured BY Isaac Plafr 1.
'eIdi druggist OF this city. IN November 1902 ara
restrained them from Interfering in any rna,n--
WIN the securing OF supplies by PIatt who had tn
CURED lhe associaCQus dispIeasUre IL was charged
because ne would not Join it.
Flatt has been deprived OF The right IN this corn,
Il1Uli1y 20 sell goods. Judge Dunno said in render
lns MS decision Nothing can be more clear II IN
q combination that has prevented him from sscur-
ing supplies and this court entoired the Defendants
- Cses from carrying out their plan 70 pre-
vent PIarJ from obtaining goods
4atl charges Lhat ne has been bIacElfsrad ana
1oycotted oy The association. and that trOgI, fl-
Liueilce al the wholesale houses in Chicago hav-
teLuSeC 70 sell nin supplies The association rnsf4A
- deIenGe on The plea that Platr was Attempting
to se-4 me goods at wholesale. cutting th.
prlces- Platt has fought the association for rJyo
1rs y tle courts and it charged in court tfas
the association several times asked him 10 give NJ
ne lsht and Join the alleged combination. assert.
Hs u would tHen cease to mGlest him
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
WOMAN kElUnNS SHOTS.
on Daughter of Doctor
Robbed of 81 900 RecentIy.

Nev-A Milford, ,'onn-, Aug 31--This entire
region IS aroused tonight over what appears 70
be new chapter If the story OF The dasra r,iIv
assault on Dr.. Henry HartvveIl. an aged resident
Of Judds Bridge AMI the robbery OF $1,000
drawn from Z local bank with which 10 bUv
bonds offered 70 him ar a bargain price bv a
smooth talking stranger week ago last Friday
To-day Mrs. c. C. Spencer daughter OF Dr
H7rtvelI and wife Of a clergyman OF Green
wien. was stopped on the highway near her
fathers home by q masked mar and three times
shcl at one OF the bullets touched her dress
Dut n way harmed her
Mrs Spencer. who for some DAYS has been
carrying small caIibre revolver because of
threatenirs letters received by the HartweIl
family. refrIned the fire at the man, but prob
ably did not hit him. although he jumped into
the bushes and disappeared Mrs. Spencer con-
ttnued home and reported the incident. and. ac-
companied ley her husband. returned to town
and Informed Sheriff McAahon OF the shooting.
\ number of ciIizens were called on to go out N
search of the masked man. and all carried guns
when they went into the woods
That the assault on Mrs Spencer was pre-
mecitated is shown by the story told by Miss
May Gedin, neighbor. She says that in the
forenoon. when about quarter of a mile from
the HartweH place. a roughly dressed man
stepped out OF patch Of wood ard. approach
ing her. asked if she were Miss HartwelI" On
receiving a negative reply the stranger walked
away, and Miss Geldin hurried home and re-
ported the incident. The attack on Mrs Spen-
Ger took place a short time later.
The letters sent TO members Of the HartweII
family and directly to Dr. Hartweu are identi-
cal. They say: IF you DO not let up on this
matter 1.-THE robbery Of DR.. Hartwenl and call
OF your constabies and Sheriff we will kill you
and the constabIes and Sheriff as we'll all of
whom we know" At first the family did not
think any direct threat was made. but now all
the members are much frightened. When the
letters came it was thought that the confidence
men who sent DR.. Hartwen some typewritten
letters the day after the robbery were sending a
second lot as a matter OF course.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
LAYS HIS ONLY COAT ON HER BODY.
Laborer Keeps the MOrbidly Curious from
Gazing on Child's Mangled Face,

Nettie Delaney. three and half years old. of
No. II West Observation-Disclosures third-st-. was
run over and killed by a heavy truck almost IN
front OF her own home yesterday. The heavy
wheels passed over her head. crushing IL badly.
To pass two furniture vans the driver Of the
truck had to turn to the north side OF the street
He did not see the child running across the street
until she was directly under the horses feet, and
Il was then too late to stop them menaetns
crowd gathered quickly. The driver whipped up
his horses to get away but several men grasped
the brides and refused 70 allow him to proceed
He probably would have been handled roughly but
for the timely arrival OF policeman. Fes1ok
the driver to the East One Hundred nd-twenty-
sixth-st station. A charge OF homicide was made
The body taken drug store. and many
persons crowded into It. Presently young man.
evidently IabGrer, stepped from the crowd, and.
removing his coat. laid 1t over the mangled face
OF the child. hiding II from the gaze OF the NOR
bidly curious. Then without word. he turned
and left the store Later the man walked into the
police station where the body had been taken He
told the sergeant that be would Ike to have his
coat If they through with IT, TT Is the only
one l have" he said and. 1 have no job just
now sleep wherever can and use the coat FOR
The Young man was asked FOR his and ad-
dress. but ne declined TO give the former and said
that he had home at present
The sergeant made UD small purse Tor him
He at first inclined 10 refuse II, but the ser
insisted.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
BEAT STRIKE BREAKER IN BUILDING
He Broke Away from Union Allegiance
Four Eousesmiths Locked Up.

-Four members OF the union Of housesmiths. once
dominated by Sam Parks. got into the new build
ing at Thirty-fourth-st and Fifth-ave. yesterday
and. II is alleged. assaulted a member OF the
Brotherhood Of Carpenters who had obtained en-
poyuent there although the union TO which he be-
longs is strike. The four are locked I'D in the
West Thirtieth-st. station, on a charge OF rob
berry and the others charged with assault
This is the first instance which has como 70 the
notice Of the police since the beginning OF the pres
trouble in the building trades where the ENTER
tainmenr commlttees'' OF the strikers have shown
their hand
The work IS OF Isaac Hopper's sons and
James Elgar is the sub-contractor the carpenter
work Three members OF the Brotherhood Of Car
penters, which is on strike. employed Tues
day It, breaking away from their union ale
glance.
II 10 alleged that the four prisoners were led by
walking delegate OF the brotherhood but ne
arrested The four gained entrance the
building the preteXt that they friends of
men employed the work. They the NTH
door, where they found Ernest Chapman. one OF
the strike breakers. Chapman who says he lives
at No. 3l9 West Twentysixth-st. declares that the
four called him dirty scab.' Then, says three
Of them beat him and held him, and the fourth
went through his pockets and took from him the
papers which showed that he had signed the arb1-
tration plan Of the employers association.
His cries for help brought detective. who sue
ceeded in arrestIng the four men.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
NO NEW BODIES FOUND.
Search on Mara Farms Continues
To Dig Out Wells.

Colchester. Conn. Aug. 31-The search for
bodies on the farms OF Gershon Marx, the al
legged murderer, was continued until nightfau to-
day by large squad OF farmhands. but no trace
Of human body was found. II was ascsrtained
to-day that the bones dug up yesterday were
those of a horse buried tina farm by Marx
several years ago and not OF a man. as was at
first thought possible.
The officials here still believe that there are
bodies somewhere about the Marx farms and
will continue the search until the entire property
has been gone over. While digging this after
noon two old wells filed up 70 the surface. were
found. and they will be dug out tomorrow.
Sheriff Jackson IS directing the work, and has
placed a deputy in charge OF each OF the several
squads OF men.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CAUSE DELAY IN OPENING HOTEL.
Strikes Make Trouble at Astor-only a
Days Work Needed to Complete It.

William 9. Muschenheim, the proprietor OF the
new Hotel Asror at Long Acre Square. declared
through his secretary last night that the hotel
would receive guests and offer a grilroom service
beginning to-day, although. because ot labor
troubles. the hotel would be declared formally
open until Saturday, week. September 10 ONLY
one days work-that to finish the plumbing and
electric light connections-is now necessary 70
complete the building.
Mr. Muschenheim was much disturbed Yesterday
The work 20 be done he asserted. is not much but
neither plumbers nor electricians can be found He
said he had between eight hundred and nine hun
cred persons on his gtaG OF employees and they
were doing practically nothing
John Downey IL the agent IN this city OF william
Waldorf Astor. who built and owns the hotel Mr.
Downey has charge OF all Mr. As,ors building onsr
atoms. lie tUrred the hotel over TO NIr Muschen-
hem on July Is Said John J. Duncan, Nj Dow
ney's agent, yesterday:
Tho condition OF Affairs IS no fault os, Mr.. Dow
ney r. The hotel has been accepted and is our %
our hands. We can't set help Mr Nlu~cher-
helm We are very sorry. but Il can't be helped
The hotel Is completely furnished and is all ready
for occupancy. The only things necessary are the
connections to allow the water IN the rooms and
the connections for lighting
Lewis Harding. OF the Building Trades Employ
ers Association. was much surprised He said:
Tt seems me that man or Air Dovne,.s stand
ing would have sufficient reaources TO DO the srh,
Work necessary. am very sorry for Mr. Muschen-
helm.
Mr.. Muschenheim said that most OF the rooms IN
the hotel had been booked
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
SERVES IT IN H4NSOM.
Young Nan on Bicycle Throus
Subpoena Through Windozc.

a large crowd IL Long Acre Square last night
watched the serving Of a subpoena q well dressed
young In electric hanson. The hanson
was first noticed going down Seventh-ave- at
lively clip. It followed by a young law clerk
and messenger boy bicycles When the han
reached the Astor Hotel the young man
jumped from his wheel and thrust the papers into
the cab. The woman jumped out Of the cab at the
other side. and the young followed He was
brought 10 a halt. however. by the woman's escort
who threatened violence
oh let him serve them. what do : carer" said
the woman
No MaudIe. I won't let him. He got 10 right
70 bother you declared her escort
They then climbed into the hanson, and ths man
shouted 10 the chauffeur. Let 'er 90. Bill.'
''Bi!l" started south. then suddenly turned and
started I'd Broadway. The law clerk Jumped his
wheel and followed. the crowd after him The
en- inc spurted but he caught II at Forty -ninth-st
Hiding alongside. he tossed the subpoena through
the window. and Il landed the womans lap The
young woman clutched a. the papers. and the law
clerk dropped back. a broad smile on his face.
Ny but I've had tough time serving that one.
he said. Il got the subpoena two weeks ago. but
with the aid OF that big fellow she eluded me-
He refused 10 tell the last name Of the young
woman or 10 divuIge the nature OF the suit
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
MANY AT LABOR MEETING
Won't Arbitrate Right of Defense
Again N0n-U UniOnistS.

More than four thousand members OF the trades
affiliated with the Building Trades Alliance
crowded into the Grand Central Palace last even
ing TO attend a mass meeting called by William
Mason, president of the alliance, explain the po
siton the alliance holds toward the Building
Trades Employers Association.
James J. Daily, Of the Mosaic and Encaustic Tile
Layers the first speaker. said;
The arbitration plan as at present fra med tends
done 10 make necessary changes in it Under no
subject Of arbirton The trag Of m f5s pjan in
5 me last year have been many, but there has not
h9S Ws not been decided in favor Of the emPIoyers
that We have gone out on strike agains1 cur
asreement. We say shat We are only exercising
a Tsht that has beer accorded US since the 1ncep-
ton or the plan right that It would be better to
de sor than 70 sit quietly by and have taken
The board Of arbitration plan is to make US work
against We will not do IL no5-unton en man we ig
organized labor
Whenever John Armstrong, OF the Electrical
orkers No. ? mentioned the name Of Charles l.
tldtz. president OF the enployers association and
himself a. eectrica contractor the audience hissed
II was said that Charles l. Eidltz and his broth
~. Otto N, the chairman of the board of COVER
uors Of the employers association were in the hall
and that hen their names were mentioned they
left the hall hurriedl7. This report could not be
verified.
said ano- lsr speaker:
tfeIpre seen Gays there will be settle
ment an itrauon that is arbitration, and which
10 power 4tside Of the power above can break.
Mason = ID that District Attorney Jerome had re-
cetved -rsoual invitation to be present, but that
he had no. come, nor far could be learned.
had he sent representative.
We shall arrive at a settlement within seven
days declared Mr. Mason. He would not specify
how the settlement was TO be effected.
Resolutions passed at a meeting OF the alliance
in the afternoon were submitted to the meeting.
and were adopted Unanimously,
The resolutions said in part.
Resolved That the Building Trades Alliance in
mass meeting assembled do declare themselves
bitratiOn the means Of setting d sputes be
tween EMPLOYERS and employees and be II further
Resolved, That the right of the trades organiZa-
tons TO defend themselves gainst uon-Jlnon men
and nOn-union material shall never be questioned
or be subject matter OF arbitration
J. T. Manning. OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters,
declared that the present arbitration plan a
complete failure. He added
II has not done away with the strike graft
Ing. The employers responsible for all the
called grating. and they the only people that
the Building Trades Employers Association has
the board of governors in hand. grating viii
never he done away with The employers pockets
are bulgnE out with money. and there al
ways some weak persons who accep; the money.
As ,ong 4 the board OF governors Is constituted
rs n Is at the present time, there VIII be a
satisfactory -bitration plan
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
OUT OF WORK, FAMILY STARVING.
Typesetter, with Wife and Two Children,
Destitute in Tenement House.

In two small back the top door OF
the tenement house a No. AS West Twenty-eighth-
St George Z. Cooney. his wife and two small chill
dren we're found in a starving condition yesterday
A letter informing The Tribune OF this fact was
written by one OF the tenants. on whose help the
Cooneys have relied for the last fourteen months.
! reporter who called at the house yesterday found
Mr. Cooney about 10 start out on a walk TO Hsr,
lam TO look work a compoSitor. He showed
a Recommendation from local paper. for which
he worked for six years. and whore the in
troduction OF the linotype machine had thrown
him out of work. The two children, both under
five wears of age. without food and Mrs
|oCpsv was suffering from severe cold. The
neghbors said that Mr. CoOney was a man OF
steady habits and reliable.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
EABEAs CORPUS TO GET CHILD.
Dentists Wife Has Girl Taken from Con.
vent-Custody Awarded to Her.

louise Elinore Whiteside. ten years old with
NO Sisters o. the Episcopal Convent Al Peeks-
XII. appeared before Justice Amend yesterdav On
writ OF habeas corpus. sworn out Tuesday by her
mother. Mrs. Fannie Y Whiteside OF No 2o4 west
FitIg-l-h-sL The child is daughter OF DR. How
aro a Nhiteside a dentist, Of No Is Madison
ave- and the mother alleges that her daughter
Is oelng uLlawfully restrained. Justice Amend
l-looraeo the hearing. but by afternoon the case
-. se--eo Dr. |hiresids agreeing that the
..lotler should have the child
A's' |" "nateside, with her father vbo haa ,o,,.
o % assist his daughter. MAS IN co,,rt
VIZ ee'etA members OF her family ar r,asa
IL u -'uise Che has been treated vpeII ~, tra
'-s Ao"eVer' ana the thought Of bs,-s,e, -
cave them made her CRY. Tbs i.I - -
are that since Mrs whitesid. 4aII
ss' sno received injuries that MAJ = - -l -
a' say she and her HUSBAND have - ,. @-.1.-
aAai~ Louise had been going TO a s,h,o, = : @ -s
Itis-elghfl-st. ana her tuition had -. = -. = 81
- me sum 1'er of 1905. NotWtthstandt,v 49,. -
Hi.eSiae alleges thar after she had lef, .o-, -
= est Jr Whitessde sent the cbila :,
&c. , wealthy lady patient" The rno.,a- S -,1
vfsif a. even after Louise returned f-o,, $50
ak o~sa h1sAano would not allow the ON Sals
-l55sa -, nef mother outsfde OF his r7rsss,to 70
cone on s.sEittid had witnessed much that 80
- 5itioner'' Il Vas important 10 keep from the
LII ,-r.,ssi = ,1,sessiee alleges that AZ v.r,ors .,.
tsarf-sr - -M-2 With her hushand a. 49, sHI
md gone bCg-, se1t tafty-lfth-st "a ffar tba
isilel ~ ,.ier ier TIE night ana tbs, 49,, S.3
"aoe-7t at 4 number Of places
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
sERENADE BRIDE WITH DYNAMITE.
The New House Looks Sad, but Bridegroom
SmiIingly Passes Out Cigars.

NIorristov-n. y. J.. Aug q tSpeclaD.-As a resIIs
Of a wedding serenade. Mr.. and Mrs. 3. P VIII
Ists's new home at SUccasUuna Is now a uitifll
sight SIr. and Mrs. WilIets married August
IS. and after spending a week a Honeymoon
trip. they began housekeeping. As Mr. Willets IL
popular among the younger around SuccaSIn-
Ia and LedgewoOd. they decided that il would noe
be proper 10 pass over the occasion without soma
sort OF jubilee.
So last night they secured goodly amount OF
dyuan1its and wended their way TO the home Of IN.
newly married couple The programme was opened
by a selection by the CalithUmpian Band. and
closed by the isniting OF the dynamite The dis
charge or dynamite proved somewhat disastrous.
as several doors were blown of and the ceiling
all over the new house was knocked down. spoil
ing furniture and carpets However. AIr. WiIets.
IN his usual pleasant manner. handed CUT a hc=
OF cigars. and the seventy young men soon for~
got the damage they had done.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
500 KEGS OF POWDER GO UP
One Nan Killed and Three Hurt IN
Pozcder Mil Accident.

Punxsutawney Penn. Aug. 31-Eight hun
dred kegs OF powder exploded to-day In the
pressroom OF the Lahin & Rand Powder works.
two miles east Of here. instantly killing one
man. seriously in1urtng three others and causing
great destruction OF property. The pressrOom.
which was about forty feet square, was de-
stroyed Leonard Bair was IN the building at
the time OF the explosion. When mis- body was
recovered among the ruins it was found that
part OF his head had been blown away. while
no other part OF his body was in the least mu-
tilated.
The three other men were in an engins room
two hundred feet away from the pressroom-
Each was severely cut and bruised by fying
debris and all were made unconscious by the
terrific force Of the explosion Other buildings
in the factory inClOsure were wrecked, and every
building within mile % the powder WORKS was
damaged.
The cause Of the explosion Will probably never
De known, as Leonard Batr was the only man IN
the building at the time The explosion caused
every building in PUnxsutawTey 10 tremble on
its foundations
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
NEEDS AT EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
One Pavilion Long ClOsed-0thers Cramped
by Lack of Funds.

Although the New-York Eye and Ear Infirmary
remains oren for the present. the Patt pavilion for
CONTAGIOUS diseases Of the has been closed since
March for lack OF funds. The Platt pavilion is
the only one Of kind in the city for treating eye
diseases.
Il learned from the Mayor and the Board or
Health" Dr. A II. Harrington. the superintendent
tolo Tribune reporter yesterday that there was
no other public hospital open 10 receive sucn cases
as the pavilion used treat The eye diseases soch
as We cared for there are readily amenable TO treat
nent in their early stages but II neglected ire
uuentlv tend 70 blindness. Numbers OF the cases
we're those OF little children and believe that the
cure OF their mala6y has keut many froIn gaupeII-
Ism IL after life The Plat pavilion necds ohly
81 900 yearly for its support, and am hoping tiat
some cha aritabe person or persons VIII come i9t
ward viii handsome contribution. as they ala
with the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Ihroat aos-
pital."
Dr. Harrington said the tnfrmary Would GO conLLl @
% receive patients for the present "a
80 600 was necessary 10 the instILuAllot
said there would be directors meeting IN 60
when the question OF ways ana nleaHs """iu ~
doubt be discussed
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
ITALIAN MOURNERs MOB MOTORMAN.
He Runs Car Through Funeral Procession
Arm Broken by Switch Bar.

There was a riot At New-RocheHs yesterday at
the funeral OF Antonio Perrotto. an Italian. who
murdered Sunday by Giuseppe Grassi. be-
cause Daniel Smith. motormau the "ETucke-
berry road ran through the procession which
escorting the body To the cemetery. According 10
the custom OF the Italians. II IS not proper fOr
them to separate at a funeral and they wanted
hold up the streetcars until they passed About
hundred were in the procession and they
marched they took up nearly the entire street
Smiths the way 10 Mount Vernon.
and 1t approached the procession the friends Of
the murdered man out and called to the motor
man 10 stop. Smith refused. and in passing
through the line almost down the hearse and
wagouetta containing the pallbearers. This
ragged the Italians and several Of them made
rush for the motnrman Smith put on the current
full force and tried get away. but the Italians
kept after him One OF them grabbed the switch
bar and broke Smiths arm.
a panic among the passengers followed. The
conductor and police 10 Smiths rescue and
beat OF his assailauts. The mOtorman said that
he waited a reasonable time for the funeral 10
get out Of the way. but when his passengers be-
came impatient he was forced 10 push ahead.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
ELEFATOR FALLS; 5 HURT.
One May Die as Result of Pitfsbury
accident

Fi,tsours- Aug Shy the fan OF an .l-varp,
"a me Park Building to-day five persons x.r.
.ure' one Of whom. Edward Rosenberv-r r,u--
- years Old whose skull was fractured. VI,
s-''- p-oo1o'y de The elevator had lust len IN,
'es'l'n noor when the operator di,cov--,a
"a ne '.10 i1ss control Of the cage The desrenr
- '-4 Ls1i1n4ng Ike rapidiry until the ar.e
fioor was reached. when he saeA+,- o,,,~..
came effective and the car was Sow, -
reaching the basement
The cause Of the accident has No. na..,
,CLi"lel- out It Is supposed that the steel s--ao
~ Nl-l.4 oednd the counter weight broke An ~
-- IN % ne elevator was made BY the sla-
Natof company three DAYS ago
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
THEW PAVING STONES At TRAIN
-h'sg' Of Attempting to Wreck II r.;,
Against Brooklyn Truckmor

svs Eroohlyn VS. , of No $50 Bedford
pia4nt of TIE Tcr- -, 'ass aight on the com
$50 STD ~ith attempting 70 vv-ac- ao Company.
legged thar he tb-e-- ,... ~'scA tra.a Il xax
~--esing the sd. =, -. stones AZ a train.
s..,-.o .-.snoz OF ths engine. ana in'uring
9pseta'ors say rns-
ar ~ ga aves Brooklyn. where tns ..-a. :. !.
4 h,s gavon 'SSna some paving stones IN ts wa
4aa fbev ssv, me saan threw them our Of The ,s
i.g trstn rSa, tS.s'sr than he evidently int~nded
Fiatbus.-ave &C., - Just leaving the station al
'.s charging ~, Laisr detectives arrested Me-
~ @t1Iles. '. with being tfe man ri m fl,reT,y
tarorr the sta,,s.on 5s.on Mcarr, denied ..at he baa
h3eRt it O. t1as he kew znyth!ue