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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
CUSTOM HOUSE RoTUNDA FIRE.
whole Place nreck--Seoond Division
Books and Papers Destroyed.

DNNh"''b'
Fire, caused Ivy defective insulation.
damaged the rotunda Of the old Custom
House. on Wall street. to the extent of
s.. ZOO at II O'Clock last night. Policeman
William McGrail Of the Old Slip station saw
the smoke and turned in an alarm. The
flames were extingIished after half an
hours work
The rotunda Ia great open space in the
centre Of the building on the first floor.
rooted In with dome. 1t is filled with
counters. desks and shelves Mt which the
custom house brokers transact business
with the clerks. II accommodates the
business Of the second division. The
entire room n a wreck.
Most Of the books records and papers
that were not locked up in safes we're de-
stroyed. What their value IL cannot be
ascertained until this morning. The most
valuable papers of the division, however.
we're not reached by the flames.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
~ zZkING GOLD CON.
Counterfeit. says sub-Treasury; Good, say
Bank Experts.

Bank Experts.
difference OF expert opinion as 10 the
Character OF a gold coin was brought out
by the examination, before Commissioner
Shields yesterday, Of Patrick V. Bowling
on a charge Of passing counterfeit money.
DJwing was arrested Thursday evening
after he had given the coin, $40 gold pleoe,
10 Patrick McGirr, saloonkeeper, at
Iwenty-eghth street and Second avenue,
and received $40 in change Tho coin
was peculiar, principally from its slightly
Ereenish tinge. This aroused the saloon.
keepers suspicious, and he caused Dow
ling arrest.
Secret Service Agent Henry, to whom
toe coin was turned over, sent IL to down.
town bank and TO the Sub-Treasury, The
bank experts said II was genuine; those at
the Suh-Treasury insisted that II was
counterfeit.
Henry, who IL himself an expert in de-
lection Of counterfeits, says that the coin
was Government made. but believes that
IL has been tempered with.
II has been subjected TO sweating
process he said. and reduced in weight
unort 81 worth. The color ia peculiar
Iul 1t can be attributed TO the Use Of silver
q an alloy. which was the custom in 1850.
we onto that tho coin bears
N"~ltn" was discharged
la ---, h,,t,- r.,rre,ts. NH,,tt, ts-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
TWO MORE sun SPOTS.
Prof. Pickering OF Harvard Finds Them
Near the One Seen wednesday.

BOSTON. Feb. s.-Prof E. c. Pickering OF
Harvard College Observatory discovered
two new spots or the sun to-day. He
found one on each side OF the 10000
mile SPOT which was discovered Wednes-
day. The new spots are perhaps 10000
or 10000 miles narrower than the spot
first discovered
While the outside world may become
much excited over the appearance OF these
new epots." said Prof. Pickering. Il believe
that thew may be the same ms appear every
eleven years. However, we arc watching
them closely"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
DOG MITES STAGE WOMEN.
GIFT to Musical Director Makes Trouble
at Lew Flelds's Theatre.

John B. Schoeffel Of the fremont Theatre,
Boston. cent to Leader Hirschfield Of the
Fields orchestra a young bull pup, which
reached the theatre last evening. Hirsch-
field tied him to a trunk In a dressing room.
on this trunk was pile of hats used by
the chorus,
When Mrs. Frances Murray OF PA East
Ffty-sixth street, dresser. went for them
the bull pup sprang at her and sunk his
teeth In her face, cutting her on both sides
OF the nose
Mrs. Murray screamed and tainted.
Two of the chorus girls. Mabel Gilmore and
Nav Leslie. ran 10 her and they got in the
dogs way. He bit the Gilmore girls neck
slightly and also a finger on Miss Leslie's
right hand Neither Of the chorus girls
was seriously hurt, but Mrs Murray was
A doctor dressed her cuts and then she
was sent home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
WON'T SUPPLY RUSSIAN RAILS
Negotiations Between the L. :. steel Co.
and the Cars Government or.

Negotiations between the Russian Gov
eminent and the United States Steel Cor
poration looking TO a purchase Of large
tonnage Of steel rails for the Siberian rail-
road have been declared Of. IL is under
stood. and it Ia not known whether they
will be resumed
No official explanation OF the breaking
of OF the negotiations has been given, but
it ia believed that the Russian Government
was not willing to give assurances Of prompt
naynent. which we're asked by Col. Willard
nansker. the representative Of the steel
CORPORATION in Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
THE EXPLOSION OF PETE.
Drank Nitrogiycerine. FrOze to Death and
Wrecked Barn when Thawed Out.

LLsuEUR, Mimi, Feb a.-Pete, the hired
man for Clyde Argonvale, in Bardon town
ship, a lc,irious and morose Individual got
drunk at wheatley and on a bet of OIL drank
a bottle OF fluid which the town marshal
had taken from burglar. II was believed
TO be nitrogly cerins.
Immediately everybody lost Interest 10
Pete He finally started home alone. he
froze TO death and was found near
Argonvale's barn. His employer and an
other man. not knowing he was dead.
dragged the body into the barn and bnilt
a fire in a stove TO thaw him out.
While they were away from the barn
the hired man exploded, probably because
the fire became too warm. The barn was
RACED. Nobody was hurt, but several
animals were killed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
POLICE EYE ON TICKET MEN,
spectators Driven TO the Curb Volunteer
for Arrest In Vain.

Acting under instructions received from
Police Commissioner McAdoo, the police
men who do theatre duty began an active
warfare against the theatre ticket specu-
lators last night. In front Of every theatre
where the cops found spectators they made
them keep way from the entrance and stand
near the curb. The spectators objected.
and several OF them volunteered TO undergo
arrest.
The policemen declined 10 make arrests
70 obnge the SPECTATORS unless IT was on
a charge OF disorderly conduct. The
crusade really began on last Sunday night
when Commissioner McAdoo found dozen
OF more Of them In front of the New York
Theatre. He had them driven 10 the curb
then.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
5000 FOR coNDuCToRs THREAT.
woman Lawyer ComDlimented for Presen-
tation OF Case Against Railroad.

A jury in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn,
Yesterday awarded Mrs. Catherine Barrett
n verdict for $500 in her suit against the
Brooklyn Heights Railway Company. She
alleged That she was carried beyond her
destination on a Graham avenue car and
that when she refused 10 pay a second fare
the conductor threatened TO eject her.
Justice Kelly complimented Mas Mary
Coleman on the way she conducted the case
for the plaintiff Miss Coleman was much
pleased over the verdict, It being her first
appearanoe in a Brooklyn court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
HoFER MILLIONS FOR DoWIE.
The Swiss Heiress Back at Zion CITY with
Plenty of Cash, It's said.

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Ruth Hofer, the Swiss
heIrrss convert to Dowieism, who has for
months been fighting with her relatives
in Switzerland for possession Of her share
OF q large estate, returned to Zion City
to-day. 1t is declared that the girl won
her fight with her relatives and brought
back funds for the Zion treasury.
The return Of the young woman with
Overseer Carl Hodlock was the signal for
rejoicing among the leaders in Zion City,
who saw in il the end OF their financial
tribulations for the winter. Officials at
Zion Cty who are in charge during Dowie's
absence assert that Miss Eofer brought
to America all her worldly possessions to
use in advancing the cause Of Dowieism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
BARTENDER SHOT DEAD.
Clarke. Who shot, says McGonan Attacked
Him-Nitness Tells Another story.


Him--Nitness Tells Another story.
John j. McGowan. a bartender in Barton
p. STEMS saloon at 90 West lleth street
vas shot and killed at 10 O'Clock last night
bv William j. Clarke, photo-engraver Of
1913 West 18th street. The shooting was
in STEMS saloon.
According to Clarke, who was arrested.
he was set upon by MCGOWAN and three
other men and he shot in self-defence.
Stein says that he was in the back room
when he heard a shot. He rushed out and
sa Clarke In front Of the bar with smoking
pistol In his hand. just then Clarke fired
another shot, which struck MCGOWAN in
the breast.
Two other men who we're in the saloon,
George A. Rosenberg Of ~ West 10th
street. and William II. Brown of l79 East
Ileth street, say that Clarke was drunk
and made an uproar. McGowan sat him
down in a chair, telling him TO keep qiuet
MCGOWAN, they say. went behind the bar
Clarke got up, staggered across the room
until he got in front Of MCGOWAN and then
drad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
Elmer Dover Declines Oner Of Assistant
Secrctar,ship OF the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Elmer Dover Of
Ohio. assistant secretary Of the Republic
can national committee and former private
secretary to the late senator Hanna. has
declined the tender by the President OF the
Assistant Secretarv~hip of the Treasury
To become vacant on tho retiremen. OF.
Fobsrt b. Arm,tronG.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
Asks Eng|and's Aid 10 End
Russo Japanese War.
KNOWS THE KINGS VIEWS.
Formal Proposal Made at Berlin
on Monday.

German Emperor Has Conference with the
British ador--seeks o Damage
British Feeling Toward Germany
Washington Not Hopeful That This
Nave WIN End the War init ed states
MN Join No Movement for Mediation
tntr Roth Warning Nations Request II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
OTT0 III. kAHN,s HOME BURNED.
Red Tape Prevents Morristown Firemen
From Acting Until TOO Late.

MoRBfsTowH. n. j.. Feb 3-The country
house OF Otto II. Kahn Cedar Court
on Normandie Heights one-half mile from
this city. was burned to the ground tonight
The loss is estimated at 100000. MIR.
Kahn is n member Of the firm of Kuhn.
Loeb & Co His home In New York city
is at East Sixty-eighth street.
At about o'clock tonight Mrs. James
Frazier wife Of the caretaker of the house,
saw flames shooting out Of the windows
OF the apartments Mrs. Kahn uses when
the family is here in the summer Frazier
and half dozen other employees whom
Mr. Kahn keeps In the house during the
winter were in bed. She aroused them and
sent them to Morrist own TO get the fire
department.
Mr.. Kahn's house Ia just outside the
corporation limits. and for that reason
the firemen would not go until they had
got an order from the Mayor of Morristown
By the time the Mayor sent them instruc-
tons and they got a chemical engine out
to Mr. Kahn's place the house was beyond
saving. BY IL o'clock It was a mass Of
oinders.
The house was built six years ago by
Mr. Kahn on the estate Of his father-in-law,
the late Abraham Wolf. II was deliberately
furnished and Tho loss may considerably
exceed the estimate placed on it by Norris
town people.
Mr.. Kahn said last night that he could
hardly estimate the loss, but that there were
many valuable paintings In the house and
other art works that had large value,
outside Of tho furnishings. He thought
the loss would be more than 10000 It
was partly insured, he said He thought
the fire might have started from some de-
feet in the electrical wiring. The house
was two story brick structure with two
wings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
Car, cross TO Broohlyn Tomorrow.

II was announced yesterday by Chief
Engineer o. F. Nichols Of the Department
Of Bridges that cars Of the Metropolitan
new Williamsburg Bridge tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
Latest Marine Intelligence.
Arrived: SIS Luosnis. Liverpool.


sro made at the Farm. IN Southooro. Mass. Their
success is owing 10 the choice materials and the
nestnsss and cleanliness o. the prcparation.-Aor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

Leave New YORK $50 p NJ, arrive Cleveland
7I5 neIt morning. Cincinnati iSo p NJ, Indian
apous 500 p. NJ. ST. Louis g,G z. ~, By New YORK
GENITAL Zine Service. No excess fAre.--Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
rInRInAs FAmous TRAINS.

~ y A PA. Special, y.f0 =. n; Pa. A West
Indian Ltd" Us A. ". UneIceled service Via
penn Auauic Coasi Line. iiai B'wAy. ~ =.
-f dr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
THROUGH BRIDGE

DES MONIES, Ia. Feb "a telephone message from
Melbourne % miles from Des Moines, says
GA Milwaukee passenger train which left Chicago
last night for Des Moines broke through bridge two
miles west of here.
Five persons reported killed and many injured.
Eight coaches overturned
The train the Overland Limited which left Chi
cago at sos O'Clock last night. According to officials of
the road upwards of 100 passengers the train
The injured being carried to Melbourne and
Rhodes, the two nearest towns
The accident occurred at 8 O'Clock this morning. The
train was double header and running 20 miles an
hour to make up time.
The wreck caused by broken rail 800 feet from
the bridge.
The engines jumped the track and the ties
The first engine passed the bridge safely but the
ond broke through and went into the ditch carrying eight
coaches with it.
The coaches overturned imprisoning the passen-
gers in the
SO far as known three dead and 80 injured.
The dead: Conductor NJ M. Marsh, Brakeman l. A.
Morris and the engineer of the second train.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
City Engineer Gill Gives Pertinent Facts
Which Bear on the Plot of the
Udter Meter Gang

girls worked--at the Occur d'Alene
theater. He said the reporter adj
vanced the wages paid as reason
why he should fill the order, but that
he turned it down.
OFT further stated that his wife
had told him the reporter was there
the day before asking to place the
order for 10 girls and that she had
turned it down. He said his wife
stood by him when he talked to the
reporter and had said that it was
the same person who called the day
before.
Mrs. OFT testified to substantially
the same thing as her husband and
told about turning down the order
and said she stood in the Office at
the time the reporter talked to her
husband during the second visit.
j. c. Lee, managing editor of The
Press, took the stand this afternoon.
A dispute arosed between the attor-
neys as to whether Mr.. Lee could
testify to the pains taken to verify
the story published and to what
lengths the paper went In trying to
secure reliable and accurate reporters.
The case will probably take up the
time Of the court tomorrow morning
also.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
HABEAS CORPUS

In habeas corpus proceeding be-
fore Judge PoindeXter this morning
it appeared that Coils Brooks was
committed to the county Jail January
% on a conviction for larceny The
conviction was had before Robert
Rutherford. justice of the peace for
Medical Lake precinct.
The record of the justice shows
that Brooks was convicted on his
own confession.
Brooks declares he was not given
his rights and had no opportunity
to be heard. His counsel urged that
the justice had no power to impose a
fine of s25 and give 80 days imprison-
ment for petit larceny.
1t developed on the hearing that
this was the point relied upon to Sc
cure the release of Brooks, who had
undoubtedly stolen a harness of the
value of SIS.
Judge Poindexter held that while
the sentence was more severe than
the law allowed IL could stand TO the
extent permitted by statute. This
will reduce the term of imprison-
ment of young Brooks a few days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09

of such absence.
Senator Bratt's bill amending the
road law now in effect and repeating
conflicting sections was introduced.
The amendments are as follows:
To Section 1-"Provided: That any
person owning real estate or per-
sonal property in this state, outside
Of the limits Of Incorporated towns
and cities, shall be entitled to per-
form labor on the public roads in
the road district in which the same
may be situated in payment Of all
road taxes provided by this chapter"
Section 1.-THE board Of county
commissioners shall, as often as they
may deem it necessary, but not often
err than once a year, divide their re-
spective counties, or any part there
of. into suitable and convenient road
districts, and cause a brief descrip-
ton thereof to be entered on the
county records; Provided: That the
size and form of the road district
shall be such as to permit the per-
sonal oversight and management of
one road supervisor.
Each county commissioner shall
be eX-officio road commissioner of the
several road districts in his COM
missioner district, and shall see that
all of the orders of the board of
county. commissioners pertaining to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
LINT LADS bAhD
Of JA|LbR[Ak[R5

Four Of the inmates Of the county
Jail made a desperate attempt last
night to break through the prison
bars.
They began their operations about
Z o'clock and were discovered about
midnight.
Had they been permitted to work
unmolested for two hours longer
they would have regained their free
dom.
The men secured steel saws and
sawed off the brass lock on the feed
door to the cage. They then crawled
out of the cage through the feed
door and concealed themselves on top
of the cage.
They remained there until the cells
were locked. This Is done by the
jailer with a lever.
When he turned this lever last
night at s o'clock the jailer supposed
the prisoners were all inside the
strong inner compartments. After
the jailer had left the four prison.
ers resumed their labors.
They removed the screen from one
Of the outside windows and began
saving on the bars.
The noise made by the removal of
the screen aroused Jailer Doak. He
summoned Deputies Butler and Doust
and the three men interrupted the
work of cutting the bars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
employees May GET
Time TO CAST VOTE
Bill in Legislature to Compel Employers
to GiUe Their Men 7W0 Hours
Uith Pay Election Days

roads In his district are properly exc
cute; Provided: When in any county
the members of the board of county
commissioners are not elected by dis
trict, 1t shall be the duty of the
board of county commissioners, by
proper order to be entered on it's rec
ord, to divide such county into COM
missioner districts to correspond
with the number of members of such
board, and to assign to each member
of the board one of such districts, Of
which he shall be such road commits
sioner; Provided: That no member Of
the board Of county commissioners
shall receive compensation for any
service whatever. performed by him
or required of him by any of the
provisions of this act, other than his
salary or per diem as county COM
missioner"
To Section 9-"Provided: That any
person owning real estate or personal
property In this state outside of the
limits of Incorporated towns and
cities shall be entitled to perform
labor on the public roads in the road
district In which the same may be
situated in payment of all road taxes
provided by this section
Section IL is amended to provide
for wage Of $3.50 day for road
supervisor in each district.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
Especial to The Press.)


OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 9.-Repre-
sentative Huxtable introduced a bill
today providing the opportunity for
every voter to get away from his
duties long enough to vote on election
day. The bill, as introduced, reads:
ANY person entitled to vote at a
general or special election held within
this state, shall, on the day of such
election, be entitled to absent himself
from any service or employment in
which he is then engaged or employ
ed. for a period of two hours, while
the polls of such election are open.
If such voter shall notify his en-
ployer, before the day of such cleo
ton, of such intended absence, and
if thereupon two consecutive hours
for such absence shall be designated
by the employer, and such absence
shall be during such designated
hours, or if the employer, upon the
days Of such notice, make no desig-
nation, and such absence shall be
during any two consecutive hours
while such polls are open, no deduc-
ton shall be made from the usual
salary or wages of such voter, and
no other penalty shall be imposed
upon him by his employer, by reason
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09

When the officers appe lred on the
scene w. F. Lint, who was the leader
Of the prisoners, was engaged in
saving one of the bars.
Lint is the man who secured $3.50
from Mrs. X. Fl. Laney by means
of a worthless check. He was sem
fenced Monday by Judge Poindexter
to serve one year at Walla Walla.
He will now be compelled to face a
charge Of attempted Jail breaking
and his time at Walla Walla will
probably be heightened.
Limits associates in the fight for
freedom were II. ]. Nichols, the ele-
vator boy who confessed to burglary,
under a sentence of five years in the
penitentiary; ]. w. Struck, in Jail for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. and c. ]. Greer, who is
charged with forgery.
The officers at the sheriffs office
are puzzled as to how the men Sc
cured the two steel saws. A care
full investigation is now being made.
While nothing is stated by the Of
ficers, it is known that they suspect
Lint of having an accomplice outside
who furnished him the saws.
The four men engaged in the at
tempted escape will be kept securely
locked in their cells without any
privileges as long as they remain
boarders with Sheriff Doak.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
LUCAS REFUSES
TO DELIVER

The sheriff today made a return
of service. the summons and all the
papers in the case of the Pacific Ma
tional League of Professional Base
ball Clubs against w. II. Lucas.
The sheriff also makes return to
the writ issued to secure from Lucas
the records and books of the associ-
alton. He certifies that he made de-
mand upon the defendant to deliver
up possession of all account books,
records, correspondence, vouchers and
other property named in plaintiff $
writ, and that the defendant refused
to surrender possession of said prop
erty.
Lucas claims to be the lawful Gus
todian of the leagues effects.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
SK|LLMAN
MAY Be IN CONTEMPT

The Spokane Drug company procur-
ed an order from Judge KEENAN, this
afternoon requiring w. V. Skillman,
who formerly conducted drug store
why he should not be punished for
contempt.
The drug company has n judgment
for $1,000 against Skillman. and July
% and also July 81, 1904. orders were
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
ATTACK HOUSE BILL so

House Bill No. so, the bill intro
duced by ]. b. Lindsey to ostensibly
ing franchises, was bitterly attacked
in the Legislature yesterday by Repre-
sentative Maloney and others.
MIR. Maloney charged that the bill
was introduced at the behest of the
Water Power company
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
CANNON OPPOSES
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Speaker
Cannon today declared his opposition
to the passage of the public building
ground of economy. An effort will
probably be made to put the bills
through despite the opposition of the
leader.
The Davey bill, the democratic sub
stitute for the Esch-Townsend bill.
vast lost by a vote of ISL to 1856.
The Esch Townsend bill was pass
ed, 326 to II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
BROWERIS FREE

w. c. Brewer, who was arrested
for fraud in connection with mining
property near Elk City, was dis
charged yesterday afternoon by JUS
tice Stocker.
Brewers was arrested on COM
plant of his cotrustees jointly inter-
ested with him in mining property.
The complainants alleged that Brow
err obtained money by means of false
statements as TO the condition of the
property contained in prospectus
and in letters.
The court found that Brower had
also been deceived as to the value
Of the property. lie had accounted