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New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
in PERIL FROM WHALES.
Fishermen Nearly Crushed By Fin
backs Furious Charge.

Ever since Cap'n Tyson Domny an Easthamp-
ton fisherman, struck and killed three big fin
backs off Georgia. Inlet last Thursday every fish
erman along the South Shore from Joness and
Deb's inIets to Montauk Point has been search
ing for the bodies. which most likely are some
where between Mecox and Montauk The whales
were sighted to the eastward of Fire Island
Inlet early Thursday A friend telephoned to
Cann Dorninv. who at once ran his two new
cod boats into the surf.
About half a mile off shore Jimmy Casey. of
the Georgia. life saving crew. who was for
ward with the irons in Capn Dominys boat,
sang out "Thar she breaches! and Owen Ben
nett the harpooner of the other boat sent back
the old whaling call, And thar she blows"'
put the boat onto her.: said Casey to Capn
Dominy as he made ready to strike. The crew
sent the boat within length and half of
big bull fnback. Casey poised himself in the
pitching bows for second. and the 'iron'
sank deep into the fin whale bulls back the
heavy bomb of the lance exploding in his vitals
With a mighty whir of fukes the whale
sounded, his tail sweeping so close over the boat
that the crew flung themselves backward over
the thwarts to save their skulls from being
crushed. The whale broke again In a smother
Of blood and water and then sunk-dead this
time A few cable lengths away Bennett had
made his kill without than the ordinary
amount of trouble
Both boats put out again in the afternoon
and ran into the same school off MecoX Put
the boat her back" said Casey pointing out
the biggest Of the school to Cap'n Don1iny-
AS the boat approached, the whale sunk just
below the surface. and the boat grounded on
her back. The whale sunk little lower. and
as the boat slid off Casey plunged the lance
deep into the whales back.
Back oarsr' yelled the shippers Of both
boats and they backed away just in time.
With a report like a 13-inch gun, the whale s
tail slapped the water near Cap'n Dominy's
boat as She broke, filling the craft with water
and nearly bilging her. The whale sounded
and broke again hitting the second boat a
glancing blow the bow. knocking every man
from the thwarts. Capn Domny swung his
boat out CT the way just in time to escape Il
second rush as the fnback circled around again.
Then the whale sounded for the last time, and
now the surfrnen are waiting for the tide to
cast up the three bodies.
A Kill of whales on the Long Island coast
means merry Christmas for the bay men.
The biubber always yields a good profit, par
ticulary when three such big ones kas We're
struck last eeek are killed. The fnback, otheT-
wise the Stbbaldius tectfiestrs. Is not SO profit
able as thA right whale but he is much more
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
FEWER PUPILS AT HIGH SCHOOLS.
Decrease in Manhattan, While Number
Grows in Other Boroughs.

The monthly report OF City superintendent NLaN MAJ
we'll shows that fewer pupils are now attending
tho high and elementary schools of Manhattan
than attended last year, revealing considerable
shifting. of the population to the other four Dor
ouehs Of the city. IN October, 1904, the attendance
~ the high schools was 7,19S while for october,
1905 ii dropped 6.S36. In the elementary schools
the registration for October was 26l464 decrease
OF 721
The decrease in the high school attendance IS at
tributed bv the educators to the opening Of the
new buildings OF the City College, which has re-
er1+ed IN the diversion of high school pupils TO
that institution President Finay says however
that there has been, great increase in the at
tendance at the college. The college shows an in
crease of 100 more than the increase OF last year.
while the decrease in the high school accreton for
the wear was $50 The increase of the attendance
at the college this fall is SEQ less than the increase
az 1909 Heavy increases, on the other hanu. are
Teported i'm both high and elementary schools OF
the outlying Doroughs -, ,., 20 .to
The total registration in the high schools or the
CITY Shows an increase of more than 9G9-from ~ 4S
in 1904 to 20 6G now. The attendance increased
from 1s13s to 1851 for the city The attendance
arrSs in the high schools OF the city for the falls
of 1904 and are:
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
CLUB WOMEN AND RACE SUICIDE
Movement on Foot in Iowa to GsprOVs
Theory of Mr.. Cleveland.

Iowa CITY Iowa, Dec 10 (SpeciaD--A InoVei',e.'' ~
s ON foot among the club women Of Iowa 70 relUO %
nv actual statistics the recent satirical coIine''
ssid to have been made by former President e'e.e
land to the effect that club life is respohsiois i
race suicide and for the alienation OF the nome :
nrornInent leader in this movement Is MIS- Jams
g T3erryhill whose husband is of the weakness
ard most prominent men Of the State
The clubs will likewise show that large faniieS
are not necessarily such desideratum as c~iamlgo ~
bv President Roosevelt. and that Quailtyf iio' d'
tfty, is what counts ,,.-z z-t,,.b ,rovs
that the most active club women or iowa - a.'
mnthers Of at least three children each on an ~ a3eI
age In Des Mones the average Is sIightiE vetO y
three while in the towns in the northern LeI uSs -
Counties it is said to be above three TINS = 80
being due It is thought. to the fact that thefe
tbaf section q large Scandinavian clement "il-'
seems 10 be by nature more prolific. - ~.
The remarks made with reference 10 MT. Cle'S
land are Far from complimentary III, -.
What has recently added fuel to the leehlF
Injustice in the charge against eluD women tifisT
book written by Olga Louise CadiJah' enI1ie -
Turn ON the Light. in which the author hisHe
the amazing statement IT is said that tne noHs .s
club woman commits race suicide and encourages
other women to do likewise -,,,+ - Tlss
The Chauncey Depew Club q wonens cl1o cl9 u I JSs
Moines at its meeting yesterday disguised IL ~ Z
question at great length, and came TO the sens.ds
conclusion that the real cause OF race s0lCu .v,-s
education and they emphasized the new wv"
!dea'' OF quality, not quantity. -. . ,-...,. tho
An effort will made. il is said, 10 inter '
wife OF Governor Cumrnins in the movement
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
RESCUES At EARLY FIRE
PatroIman Dashes Up Burning
Stairs to SaUe Children.

There were a number of exciting rescues at the
fire in the four story brick double tenement house
at No. s34 Sd-ave Brooklyn. early yesterday morn
ing AS 1t was Sunday most OF the members of the
ten families were still asleep, and that no one was
suhocated or severely burned was marvel
The fire was caused by the explosion of a gas
heater in tailor shop Of Jacob Rosenberg on the
first floor. The tailor started to light the heater
and there was an explosion caused by the mixing OF
the gas with the air in the stove burner. The
flames communicated TO some clothing and in a
minute the shop in flames.
Patrolman Joseph f. Gibbons. OF the 5th-ave
station rushed through the halls OF the house
poundng on the doors with his stick to wake up the
tenants The halls were filed with scantily
dressed men, women and children, and had It not
been for the caimness OF Gibbons, who took charge
of the entire situation panic and some fataitles
would probably have occurred By the time the
6rau1er arrived IN response 10 On alarm turned IN
nv The tailor the nails were niled with smoke and
tfe first floor was of flames. In half a dozen
,-in5oTs there were persons calling for help the
TreT1en ran up their ladders and carried most OF
ti Y1eoDlR down the front OF the building Some OF
them were asslsteo oo"h t!'S ms escapes -4i NtS
gear. = -. ......L.s,. h,5 1,.or
,as.,,ed II was learned that two children VINO ifed
m fba ton floor were missing Gibbons decided that
he might be TOO late IL he vert ladder, so he
rrapued a wet blanket around his head and dashed
IN the stairs through the flames ana smoke. " hen
ne reached the tor floor he found the two children
Mary Brown ten years old, WAS groDing around IN
the stihing smoke dragging Helen. her six year old
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
w1p1NG OUT MANHAssET VILLAGE.
Ancient Home of Red Men Being Acquired
by Wealthy Palefaces.

Manhasset village, once the home OF Long island
Id,ops &c doomed. The red mon have gone, and
+t ,i+. mon with plenty of cash, have come. and
what was once the sacred hunting ground of IA
nous tribe is to be transformed into series Of
handsome country estates. The property owners IN
40 i,as bsvo been approached 10 put a price
@ IN - boIdines Whether they viii do so or
- .r,oins 10 be seen H. Payne Whitney tried
tDSo 1.ears ago TO buy out the village put put dsa not
lWo ye is understood that for some time agents
of rich men have been working quietly 10 se' con-
tro e. That Manhasset can be wiped 9ul 49,.
20 81 Few 5ays the Nathan Mitchell homestead
consstine of ninety acres on the lower tiln M Ioaa
az tbe new owner cannot be learned: me WlIdln In
of y-nine acres, partly froutlhg on
Mfts G Ray was also sold to unknown persons
during the last week. Both these farms are 1 neas
csnpeenheimer who intends spending $l,pOWp ldy-
in9 59It fle property and erecting country houses
for his three children. ,,. "a. ~,
Surveyors have begun Work iaSyl4s {d onI ~ III
Schenck farm at MannasSeII which, u IN satN' vas
cold to Alfred g. Vanderbilt
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
THE TEA PENALTY
A strong Mans Experience.

writing from busy railroad town the wife Of
ar erIpoye of one of the great roads says:
my husband is a railroad man who has been
go much benefited by the use Of Postum Food
coffee that he wishes me to express his thanks
70 YOU for the good you have done him His
waking hours taken up with his work, ana
he has no time 10 write himself.
He has been a great tea drinker all his HE
ard has always liked il strong.
'HTea has, Of late years. acted on him IKE NOR
rhine does upon most people AT first II soothed
him but only for hour so, then II began
20 AFFECT his nerves to such an extent that ne
could not sleep at night, and he would go TO ms
work ia the morning wretched ana mlseFaoie
from the loss of rest. This condition grew con
stsntiy worse. until his friends persuaded hltn'
some four months ago, TO quit tea and use
Postum.
AT first he used Postum only for breakfast
but as he liked the taste Of IT, and II someno"
seemed 20 do him good. he added II TO his even
ing meal. Then. he grew better, he began
TO drink IL FOR his noon meal, and now he VIII
drink nothing else table.
His condition is wonderfully improved
during these months that he could not he hired
TO give Up Postum and go back TO tea. His
nerves have become steady and reliable once
more and his steep is easy, natural and re-
frsshing. He owes all this 70 Postum for be
has taken no medicine and made no other
change in his diet. His brother, who was very
nervous fToFl coffee drinking. was persuaded
nv US 10 give up the coffee ana use Postum and
he also, has recovered his health and strength
Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
There's q reason. Read the little book, This
Road 70 wellvllie in Pkgs.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
ANGRY, TRIES SUICIDE.
Father Objects to Sons S7Ceethedrt
Bon LikeIy to Die.

Robert Brobsky, clerk, twenty-one years old'
whose parents live at Fremont and Flushing aVes'
East williamsburg, attempted to commit sulcioe
in Bushwick Park Knickerbocker-ave and starr
St Williamsburg yesterday morning, by shooting
himself in the head. The young man, from what
the police were able to learn from his relatives
has kept company with German girl who llves IN
wyckoff-ave., near the Brooklyn Borough line
The elder Brobskv objected TO his sons love-
making and frequently told him recently that ne
should discard the girl. The son refused, ana on
Saturday night he took her out for walk ms
came to the knowledge of his father yesterday
morning and he told his that he would elther
have to give up the girl get out OF the mouse;
The fathers words caused the boy TO Slout OUT OUT
that he would leave the house befoFe pellg put
out. He was only partly clothed. He seized a re
volyer and running from the mouse well{ 20
wick Park half a mile away, ana Shot hinlsell
Patrol1nan Schultz, of the Hamburg-aVe. statlon
was attracted by the shooting. and he round the
young man insensble. He summoned an ambu-
lance from the German Hospital 10 whlch lnStl-
tuition BrObsky taken, where II was sald that
he would probably die.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
NINE MILLIONS FOR NEW SCHOOLS
Many Old Buildings Suffering from Strain Of
Continual Use.

superintendent c. B. J. Snyder, in his annual re-
port saws that the contracts of the Building Bu-
reau Of the Department Of Education let in 1900
have amounted to $9,oSS,1SS 63. This great sum is
paid out Of the ctys corporate stock and repre-
sents almost exclusively money for new school
buildings. II does not include a great amount
spent on minor repairing let out without adver-
tising in contracts OF less than $1,000 each.
He estimates that It will be necessary to spend
100000 annually to keep up with the regular in
crease of $4,000 in the school population each year
This sum is over and above the expenditure neces-
sary 10 house properly the $1,000 pupils now on
part time He says that the cost of repairs is
growing rapidly, owing the additional use of the
school structures. Night school, lectures. recrea-
tional requirements summer school, etc, are be-
ginning to tell the structures and makes the
possibility, Of keeping them in repair almost be-
vopd the power OF his bureau with its present or
The first establishment of vacation schools play
great damage TO the school buildings and their
Equipment. but the better discipline now main.
ma rged effect for the better. While there is no
StI they prevent the closing of the schools in the
summer for repairs. The schools chiefly needed for
vacation work both day and night are those which
are needed in the winter for day and night schools
and for recreatonal and lecture purposes. Thus
they IN constart use, day and night all the
No Other class of public buildings in the city is
subjected 20 such strain, and Mr.. Snyder OBJ
serves with alarm the continuance of the older
buildings IN such strenuous service; m & as they we're
the various parts-for use from a m to p. m.
on LOT npT 1at the d1t If bui,5n II 5e a
terials and the methods of workmanship. except
meriy inferior the materials and methods of to-
day. Much of the work done twenty thirty years
lives Of these 'od fashioned buiidings have been re-
duced ny their continued use under modern condi-
necessary TO withdraw them from all but day
school use or to tear them down and replace them
/ v-if1a -n-na
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
M11AN's WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY.
RumOr That Alleged Election Briber Is IN
Canada Not Believed.

Although there are all sorts OF rumors as 10 'ne
Whereabouts Of Eddie Milan. the saloonksepel
under indictment for alleged bribery OF voters W
t,,,nral., mis- hail of s1f GOO and is now fugitive
from the Kings County Court. no authentic inloi,
nation as to his present refuge has been . a.
by the authorities 1t IS predicted oy s4he hsrd
Will be many months before Milan Will pe ~ ~ ~
from There are those who believe he has f is.t he
State, while others express the conVlctoh Sii7-' -
IS hiding somewhere in the city. ,,..,.s
The latest report that Milan was in IorOanst st
Canada and that letter from him, posIIs
marked there had been received in Breokiyn:. -
wac said TO be addressed TO his WIFE who Is ae ous -
town according To the servants at The Ioufalnte
the apartment house in Clnton-st. where .Sis tis
Miars lived Not much stock was taken in tlis S
runaor by those who trying to hnd the r1Sslns
man. Ii wes suggested that the story hau ,a oSs.s
spread in order 10 get the authorities on Iais9
trail" -
a day or so ago II was stated that Miian a5e aaba
been seen near Bedford-aVs ard Grand-st, In tle
Eastern District. There more corTobor atelt
of this than there was of the rumor that hA1H
Coney Island
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
BABY ANeoRA GOAT IN PARK.

baby Angora goat made his appearance yes
terday in the goathouse in the menagerie in Cen
traI Park Dick the proud father. is the head
Of a nerd presented 10 the menagerie by HERMANN.
the Elasican. several years ego. Ali come from
Asia Minor. They have thrvRd, but the race sui
eide idea seemed TO have taken hold Of them, and
Director Smyth was glad yesterday at the evidence
Of a change IN sentiment.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
sister. who had already been overeorns by the

sister who had already been overcorns BY the
fumes. -. - 1Ja,o,
Gibbons picked up Mary under one arm anu fde1e en-
under the other aud made his way to q fire escape
in the rear There he handed Mary TO hreEnan
and took Helen to the ground hlhlseIl oh redoil-
ing there she was quickly revived.
The half clothed tenants, many OF tnen WILH3H is1
even shoes or stockings. were cared for by neisl-
bors. The damage to the building was $0n ana 10
the furniture of the tenants S2,WO more
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11

dangerous He is so fast a swimmer tnat No No
is seldom or never harpooned, for 10 5 sIILais
Loaf could long stand the strain of being to%eu
es rapidly as he sv-irns lance of the heaV1esI
tvpe with big bomb attached is always useu'
New-York tribune., 1905-12-11

In october 1904, Manhattan had the largest at
,ondaDce hut ii now stands second to Brooklyn,
which leads by 1,096.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
DISEASE CURED BY KNIFE WOUND.
Peculiar Case Attracting Much Attention
D Among Chicago Physicians.

Chicago (SpecialD..-1he remarkable
recovery OF Mrs. John Leiendccker,
who, after severing her windpipe over
a month ago. is now almost completely
restored to health, is causing astonish-
ment not only among her friends. ou,
among medical men. A popularity OF
the case is the apparent removal of the
disease which had inspired the woman
10 take her own life. For many months
Mrs. Leiendecker, who is the widow Of
John L. Leiendccker, had been i'll with
a chronic stomach trouble which caused
her much suffering Seeing no pros
poets OF relief and crazed with pain,
she secured sharp knife on Decem-
Der 2I and completely severed her wind
pipe. A physician stitched the wound
with as much care as though the in
jury were but slight, and 10 the sur
prise of the physician, the nurse and the
patient herself Mrs. Leendecker has
steadily improved, until now she is able
to be up.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
FINANCIAL.

Dan Sully's seat on the New York
Stock Exchange has been sold for $76,-
600.
United States Steel in December ex-
ported upwards OF $4,000 tons of FIN
ished products.
All of the $4o,oooooo Mexican A per
cents. recently bought by a. big bank
ing house have been sold.
Some surprise was created by the fact
that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. were selling
Southern Pacific.
Cambria Steel has put in an order for
10000 tons of pig iron, to be delivered
in the next two months.
When asked If William S. Rockefeller
resigned as a director of Amalgamated
Copper because OF recent attacks from
Boston leading Standard Oil man re-
Piled: "Bosh.'
The strength in Asphalt preferred,
which rose to As, its top price, confirms
the belief that the per cent. dividend
which becomes cumulative, next May
will be paid.
Reports from the West are still favor
able on Winter wheat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Notes Of The Departments.

The Year Book of the Carnegie lnsti-
tuition gives the result of researches
made under its direction. Professor .Si-
mon Newcomb, in his report, says that
while there have been many scientific
data secured within the past half cen
tury, they lack system and are defective
President Roosevelt delivered an ad-
dress at the rededication of the Luther
Place Memorial Church.
Arbitration treaties were considered
by the Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations.
Secretary Hay will send to the Sen
ate a treaty to take the place of the pro-
tocol negotiated with the Santo Domin-
go government.
The argument for the defense in the
Smoot hearing was made before the
Senate committee.
Commissioner of Corporations Gar
field appeared before the House Com
mittee on Judiciary.
A bill, the result of President Roose-
velt's conferences with labor leaders,
was introduced in the House. 1t pro-
vides that there shall be no injunctions
issued in labor disputes until there has
been hearing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Russian Repu!se Of Jspsnese Advance.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).-News of
General Kuropatkin's successful repulse
of the japanese advance comes most op-
portunely. The belief exists here that
Field Marshal Oyama sought to take
advantage OF any depression prevailing
in the Russian ranks as the result of the
news from ST. Petersburg to launch an
attack against General Kuropatkiu's
right; but the Russian commander-in-
chief seems to have nicely turned the
tables, inhicting considerable loss upon
the Japanese on Thursday, and taking
several positions westward along the
plain OF the Hun River.
Evidently General Kuropatkin is fol-
lowing up his victory the latest dis
patches from the front, dated O'Clock
P. NJ, indicating that there is a battle
in progress, extending along the center
and becoming more and more serious
However, it seems TO be confined to ar
tillery.
If the fighting develops into general
engagement, military men here believe
that it must reach out to the flanks,
4 their opinion being that frontal at
tack by either side under the present cir
/ cumstances is impossible.
The authorities are receiving the news
from the front with great satisfaction,
being convinced that II will serve TO at
least partially distract attention from
the strike situation and internal affairs
generally. At the same time the strike
situation generally is improving. In St.
Petersburg there is no longer any doubt
that the strike is practically broken.
Fourteen establishments, including the
Franco-Russian, Aboukof, Baltic, Rus
so-Ameiican Rubber Company and
Ropes American Refinery already have
resumed, and an entire starting up OF
factories seems to be assured for next
Monday
A remarkable feature is that the men
who are returning TO work are not ask
ing conditions Of the employers. They
have seemingly turned their backs upon
political agitators and accepted the gov
ernment's promises in the matter OF
shorter hours and an equitable adjust
ment of their grievances at their face
value.
That the government purposes to COM
]
ments terms is plainly evidenced by
Finance Minister Kokovsoff's response
TO deputation OF masters 10 whom he
announced the governments decision
after an impartial investigation of both
sides of the controversy, to carry out
the letter and spirit of the proclamation
of January IS. Naturally, TO the mas
ters this means that they will have to
| foot the bills.
One Of the best posted and most IA
nous of Russians Liberals said;
Whilst the events Of last Sunday
have given an enormous impetus
throughout Russia TO all movements
against the existing order Of things il
is truly marvellous with what skill and
adroitness the government seems TO bS
turning the situation to its own account
with the very men who have suffered
and who, less than a week ago, would
have been in open revolt had they beer
able to procure arms.