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New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
WANT NEW RECEIVER.
Merchants Trust Depositors En-
pected to 1Ask for Change.

It is expected that at meeting to be held to-
-5orrov night by the members of the Merchants.
Tr7Isr Company Depositors' Protective Associa-
,ion il will be voted TO petition the Supreme.
Court at Albany for the removal of Douglas
Robinson and the New-York Trust Company as
receivers OF the defunct Merchants Trust Com
many. There are two branches of the depositors'
association, with membership of 500. They
express deep dissatisfaction with the manner in
which the affairs of the company are being con-
5,,ota7 rv rbe receivers. A committee was ap-
,,o;,,ted consisting of Isaac Pennamacoor presi-
,,o,,. lanes I Moore, secretary; Gustave Keese
srd " T Irwin, for the purpose of presenting
=, r1ourlas Robinson and Otto r Barnard.
,,-asi5ent of the New-York Trust Company,
list OF questions the answers 10 which they
tb,,t will he Of interest TO the depositors. Mr..
Robinson and Mr.. Barnard, the committee was
informed. were out Of town, letter ad-
dressed 10 them. asking when they could meet
the committee
Some Of the questions refer 10 sales of some
of the Merchants Trust Company's assets for
much below their market value. and in some in
stances for even less than was offered. One in
stance of which the depositors complain is the
sale Of four hundred shares of Tefft- Weller
company stock at Sc, though 65 had been offered
and the stock was quoted the market at 20
Another cause for complaint was the sale by
the receivers of the lease. furniture and fixtures
Of the uptown branch of the Merchants Trust
Company for 5000. though $4,000 offered
and q certified check for that amount was ten
dered by the person who made the offer, These
same chattels had been disposed of at a previ-
GUS sale for $500, which sale the depositors
had set aside by the Supreme Court. The de-
positors' committee also asks if it is not true
that E. Clarence Jones & CO. bid $22O0,oOo for
all the assets.
vice-President King Of the New-York Trust
Company said yesterday regarding the offer of
Z Clarence Jones & co. for the entire assets:
Mr. Jones has not made any offer of any
kind 70 the receivers
Benjamin Franklin counsel for the depositors'
association. said TO q Tribune reporter yester-
day that with proper handling of the assets of
the Merchants Trust Company the depositorS
and other creditors ought to receive dollar for
dollar.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
ARMY TRANSPORT TO BE A LINER.
Relic of Spanish War Refitted for Transat.
lantie Service.

The old transport. City of Chester formerly Of
the lnman Line, which was purchased by the
United states government at the beginning of the
Spanlsh-Anerican War, has been refitted by a pri-
vate concern and named the Arizona She will
sail for Genoa in a few days
When the steamer belonged to the United
States she was known as the Sedgwick. and
was used a transport The government called
for bids on the steamer three years ago and sold
her for $500 to the Schwartz Iron Works OF
New-Orleans- She was purchased from the
Schwartz Iron Works recently for nearly four times
the purchase price by Mr. Saitta, OF the law firm
of Saitta & ThieIe, of No 25S Broadway for a COM
pany made up of Rando Brothers. Salvatore Mas
sina Captain Fred Alessi and Mr.. Saitta The COM
pany expects TO get permission from the Italian
government to run the steamer a liner between
New-YOrk and Genoa The next purchase Of the
company will be the TRANSPORT Meade which was
formerly the Berlin. of the Inman Line
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
MARRIED IN HASTE, REPENT.
Husband seventy-seven, Wife Fifty-fve,
Wed in July, Separate in August.
GBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l ]

Mount Holly. n. j.. Aug. with their faces
beamng with happiness William H. Bozarth sew
enty-seven years old and Mrs. Mary Clair blush
ing slightly ffty-five years entered the Office
of Charles P Smith. justice of the peace. of Bur
lngton. on July Il. and proudly announced their
intention of becoming man and wife. The squire
became as agile though pension day had arrived.
and in a few moments he had witnesses present
and the party was ushered into the bridal chamber.
There is hardly any use of my asking your
age" suggested the official.
..Oh no" replied the woman. Il have not yet
reached the age limit. but this is my matri-
moniaI venture. and it may not be the last one.
either
Well there are Others broke in the old
81 am now about to have the nuptial knot tied for
the fourth time and still I not rich"
Yesterday the coupe entered the office Of John
D. Clevenger. justice of the peace, in Mill-st and
asked that the knot which bound them together
be united.
There is no unhappy difference between US
said Rozarth. I'VE getting old. and believe
we can live better apart. We will be neishbors.
am boarding next to the home of Mary. II she
becomes in want any time will assist her"
II don't want any of his support" she said. Il
close my house and work among the farmers
can get my own living. We simply want bill of
separation.
The justice gave il TO them.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
PAUL KELLY GANG AGAIN.
Smash H'ind0lcs and Hold Up Man
on the BOuery.

Members cf The PAIL Kelly gang according %
the police. were very active in the neighborhood
Of tho Bowery and Houston-st. early yesterday
morning. Some OF them amused themselves by
smashing three large plate glass windows in
stores il Houston-st, and others held up man
on the sidewalk ar the Bowery and 1st-st.
Patrclman McCabe. of the Muberry-st station
post in Houstcn-st noticed a tough looking
gang near Mulberry and Mott sts. About / O'Clock
he heard a loud crash ard found that metal
garbage can had been thrown into the window
Of empty store at the northwest corner of
Houston and Mott sts. completely wrccking the
big pane.
An hour later McCabe heard similar crash
He ran to the scene and found win
dows, in the tailor shop Of Henry Levy At Mott
and Houston SITS. smashed by garbage cans
After this dozen Of the tougls entered
a coffee house at No. 80 Bowery, just north of
Houston-st.,s and started "rough house" After
brea1ing dishes and destroying other property
they finally elected ny the proprietor and
Soon after the gangs eiecrion PatroIman Frye
1st-st and the Bowery. saw a man set upon
and Knocked down by three men said 10 be mem
them their victim was unconscious and one of
he trio was going through his pockets. Frye
handful of small change that he had taken
from the victims pockets.
looked ugly Frye raped with his club on the
sidewalk for help and was soon reinforced ,, by
Detective Naughton An I'm 3nbuiaace vas ca+ed e
lands was found 10 have broken ribs and
iacerated wound on his check. lie revived Uder
the surgeons treatment and sald he was ChfISto
Coloianes. 4 Greek fruit peqleI- -, -, .
TbC prisoner who was locked up in the 4th-st
~ g. fbst he Is a well known member Of the
Psi,I T<eIly gang He was held in 500 bail
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
AFTER vANDERBILTs GAMEKEEPER.
Threatening Letter Sent to Man on 0akdale
Long Island. Estate.

Otto Gowald. private ganekeeper employed
by William X. Vanderbilt on his Oalsdale estate
on Long Island, has been warned that he is to
be killed Since receiving The notice, few days
ago, G0lwaId has never been Unarmed He has
slept with loaded revolver under his pillow
and another on a chair beside the bed, within
easy reach
GolWald has had several encounters with
poachers He is q powerful fellow. and has
handled some of them rather roughly, preferring
10 deal with them himself than to hale them TO
court The notice to prepare to die is believed
10 have been sent BY OF The men who have
passed an unhappy ten minutes in his grasp.
i guess I viii die in my bed like most folks.
SAID GOlWGI6 when asked what he thought of
The threat I am going armed, Of course No
man has right 10 disregard such 4 warming
Out If there is any killing done there will be
more than death
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
JERSEY POSSE FOILED.
Vnnted to Lynch Negro Who At
tackled Girl.

somerville N. J. Aug. 5-The inhabitants of
FRANKLIN Park and Mstown were greatly ex-
cited last night when an alarm was given that
a negro, Francis Smith. who was employed on
'he fafm or Jacob S. Suydam, wealthy citi-
zen had attempted to assault Suydam's daugh-
ter Adeline fifteen years old. The negro en-
tered her room about 10 O'Clock by removing
the screen from the window and attempted to
stine her with pillow. Another occupant of
the ROOM Miss Huff. twelve years old, was
aroused by the scuff1e and struck the negro with
the screen cutting a deep cash in his forehead.
at the same time calling for help. The cries
were responded to by Miss Suydams grand
father, Laurence J. Suydam. seventy years old
The negro made his escape and a posse
secured the neighborhoOd for him. He was
discovered in barn about O'Clock this after
noon and narrowly escaped being lynched Rob
ert Henderson, of the Somerville police brought
lhe prisoner here, where he was taken before
Jusuce Kitchen, who held him for the grand
jury.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
FRIGHT KILLED GIRL.
Fake Detectives Threaten arrest
to Belated Pleasure Seekers.

North Bergen. n, J. Aug. (speciaD.-Fright-
eheo 20 death by two men posing detectives,
Miss Loretta Pfeiffer was found stretched HfeIess
on the porch of Sullivan's Hotel one Of the re-
sorts Of the Little Coney Island" district Miss
Pfeiffer was nineteen years old and lived with
her parents at No. 80 Crove-st.. Manhattan. Her
escort Nicholas Mountry, of No 5s7 Grove-st
Jersey City employed by bakery as a wagon
driver has been detained a witness by the
police.
Miss Pfeife- the victim of a gang which
has kept visitors to North Bergen in a state OF
terror all summer Nolan. the chief of the
Police Department. says he is sure that he knows
the men, or, rather one of them. He says that
the man whom he suspects has been heard TO
boast of committing 4 similar crime.
Hod-ups of this kind have been frequent of
late that Chief Nolan has out detectives
with women companions to invite q hold-up but
they have been unsuccessful Chief Nolan is
willing pay 800 any who will give him
information concerning the crooks who have been
taking money from women under threats of arrest
Miss Pfefer had been under the of
physician for some time for heart disease Last
night she went to Little Coney Island in
North Bergen. with Mountry. They first visited
a dancing pavilion. a reputable resort. although
most of those in the neiShborhocd are far from
such character.
The two then went for stroll the BOule-
ward Loop" and finally sat down on Il big rock
to rest about ten feet from the trolley track
In a few minutes two came out of clump
OF bushes and told the two that they had no eight
be out so late. The price of their liberty the
self-styled detectives told them, was s.. Mountry
had only 50, which he gave the men This ala not
satisfy them, and Mountry took Miss Pfelners
watch. at her request and went back to the
dancing pavilion, where Nungesser the proprietor
gave him 81 on it. When he returned Miss Pfeirer
and the men had disappeared.
With some men who came along Mountry searched
the surrounding woods, and found no trace of Miss
Pfeiffer although man was found who said
he had heard a woman screaming in the woods.
After Informing the Hoboken police, Mountry went
TO Manhattan to see Miss Pfeifer's father, who
had not seen his daughter. and then returned TO
Jersey City go TO work, when he was taken into
custody.
Soon after the girls disappearance the son of the
late Chief Of Police Sullivan heard some one
groaning his veranda. With his daughter Bella
he went out and found the girl on the yeTanda
nearly dead She was carried into the house where
She soon died. She told before her death Of two
men who held her up One of the men, she said
was short and stout and had a black mustache
He wore q black coat and light gray trousers. The
other man kept in the background, and Miss Pfeif-
fer did not get a good look at him. She died be-
fore she could tell what happened efter Mountry's
departure. The physicians here believe she was
killed solely by fright
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE MAY MOVE.
Plan to Dispose of Present Building and Get
Floor Space from Produce Exchange.

The management of the Consolidated Stock and
Petroleum Exchange has under consideration 4
suggestion for disposing Of the building occu-
ped by the exchange and obtaining the use of q
large part Of the trading floor Of the Produce Ex-
change for the conduct Of the business Of the Con-
solidated. The floor space Of the latter exchanges
hoard room is only 700 square feet while at the
Produce Exchange a space Of 1900 square feet
would be available The New-York Stock Fx-
onange while its present building in course Of
construction. used about one-tl lird Of the Produce
Exchange trading floor as lis own board room a
lo" wooden partition separating Il from he Prod
Uce Exchanges quarters The Consolidated F-1
change owns its building, at No 90 Broadway but
mas 70 pay heaNE ground rent. 4 long lease. \
coET-itee vas appointed by the board OF governors
few aaEs ago 70 consider the question Of dispos-
llg q me building and making arrangements for
accommodation N the Produce Exchange Building
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
BOYS WRECK House.
Epidemic of Crime among Brook-
lam Lads.

Three boys only ten years old, and the others
each thirteen years old. have about wrecked the
interior of the home of DIR. G.. lie Lacheur. at NO
222 Henry-st., Brooklyn Dr. lie Lacheur. who is
vice-president and secretary of the Brooklyn CltS
Mission and Tract Society. is at present at his
summer home. Mendham, n. j., and his Henry-st
home had been closed Until he returns 70 town 1t
will be Impossible TO say how much property has
been taken. Detective Carberry, of the Adams-st
station estimated last night that il might amount
TO 1900.
Late yesterday afte noon the boys were seen gong
along the street with suspcious-looking bundles
They were arrested. and, according to Detective
Carberry admitted that the things they carried had
been taken from the house in Henry-st The house
had been entered through the basement. The in
terror of the house was in the greatest confusion.
Bureaus and chests had been ransacked and their
contents scattered over the floor The china had
been pulled from the closets and broken Furniture
had been amashed.
AT the Adams-st. station the boys described
themselves as Thomas Christy. ten years old, of
No IS State-st, Joseph Fitzgerald. thirteen years
old Of the same address, and Thomas Maloney,
thirteen years old of No. III Congress-st They
were sent 10 the shelter Of the ChlldrenS SocieIN
and will he arraiened in the Adans-St. court tilS
morning. It.
Three other small boys We're arrested last night,
charged with robbery lheY Were sent 70 az; He
childron's society from the Hamllton-aNe stau
charged by Daruetta Hathaway, Of the Italian Set
t!erneut. No. IS Sackett-st- with breaking IN
and stealing silVerWare. Inc ooSS We're Al
fred SeaI twelve years old, of No. IS SaHkctt-st;
Ernest ZanclcerOn. thirteen years old or no. ItS
Sackett-st.. and John Sortuna, fourteen years "u'
The poljcn Say that an epidemic Of crime and
vandalism has broken out among the 3oys III
Brooklyn Twenty prisoners all ooHS uuIt 80
teen. were received At the shelter OF the cllii e
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
SAYS BANK TRIED TO INTIMIDATE.
Attorney for Swaeschnikoff Sons Makes
Statement About Suit Against Russians.

The attorney for Peter Swaeschnikofs Sons, Of
MOSCOW, N Carl Levine issued the following state
nent yesterday IN regard to the action against his
cAsAs by tine Fourteenth Street Bank:
Ia. Ths action is upon promissory note for 5000
,s soe bj The Trood Realty Company Peter Swaesch-
sslko5s Sons appearing as indorsers thereon. The
-iaorsernent made by the former American
ltpfssentstive of this corporation. without It's
sehogledge or authorization. and was made solely
'' NE personal benefit Of the representative
AZ maturity. the not having been paid by the
Stsya Realty Company, who claim 10 De accohllI!o
na notice OF it's protest A y. Oettinger the
present representative Of the company IN Anerlc"
.Fused 70 pay IT, on the GROUNDS mar II W. va
F.authorizcd bv the company ana beyond the scope
:, the representative power, ali Of which was
AhoNn 20 the bank.
fer several communications with the hank and
.saDle communications with the former representa-
I've 4. y OettingeT received ca bic dispatch from
st Fepresentalig that he rs forwarding the money
hy hTst steamer with which take up the note
shd the undersigned called the vce-president or
a.. "sit tTo weeks. at the end OF Which IhIe r.
<Abected that the money would be here. ana. asloe
nice ee regarding IL. Mr. OettngeT having lew DAYS
aeo written 10 the company explaining the transac-
mea- t This the bank refused TO DO. on the ground
1Isl sE7ae schnikofs Sons were not aFpositor5 IN
NJ Dank and not entitled TO any favors. ana also
sseflsed that unless the note was paid on thai
cay August 2 1905, they would proceed to sue ana
take advantage Of the statutory provision allowing
sA attachment @t the commencement OF the action
against foreign corporation.
ne amount claimed. occurring the bank tnelr 1uoe-
fet II they could obtain It, This was also rejected
y the attorneys for RracS street. and IF Peter
s"a chnikoff's Sons 10 sufler the injury 10
fedh Of Peter sWaes -hnikoffs sons was far beyond
possibility Of being injured Dy me Foifteenth
sslreet Bank any attachment levied 10 intiIni-
Peter swaeschnikon'F Sons will defend the action
@e.&SSrx
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
DR.. scoFlELD TO LECTURE AGAIN

Dr. Scoheld. who conducted such successful
course Of lectures several weeks ago. will begin
another series tomorrow at the Bible Teachers
Training School. 49th-st and Lexington-ave.
There will be lectures daily at 9:t5 and 10:3O.
The first hour will be given TO a study of the
Epistle 10 the Hebrews. as follows: THE Great
Salvation The Rest OF God" Our Great High
Priest. The Pathway of Faith.'' and Priesthood
of the Believer The second hour each day will
be given to study of the of God.
DR.. Scoheld is we'll known Bible teacher for
merly president OF the Northheld Bible Training
School. For many years he was pastor OF the
Moody Church. Northheld. and is well known as
the author OF the Scoheld Bible correspondence
course.
The course bT DR.. Scoheld will be followed BY
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
HIGH PRICE OF OIL tn RUSSIA.
Production Has Fallen Of Largely-Im-
portation Hay Be Necessary.

petersburg. Aug. 5-A conference Of experts
ana other interested persons sIal1ror-d by the
-a'llstf OF Finance 10 discuss me situation caused
bN the nigh price Of crude oil which is Of economic
importance owing To its use a fuel was held TO-
Gay. II vas the general sentiment that the pres
ent price Of naphths. though it was 10 some ex-
tent owing 10 The disorders in Baku and other
places on the Caucasus and to Inadequate trans
poTtatlon facilities, chiefly due to The failure
OF the production 10 keep pace with increasing con
sumption and that il would be necessary for some
n the railroads and factories now using oil Is fuel
io change TO coal Even the government repre-
sentatives were Of this opinion regarding the rail
roads Statistics were presented showing that the
Russian exports of petroleum for the first half OF
Inc year of 1855 had fallen Of one-haIf compared
with the preceding half year. and the prospect OF
ne necessity for the importation Of foreign oil
was seriously discussed.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
YOUTHFUL ROBBER SENTENCED
Rabbits Son Gets Ten Days in Catholic Pro-
tectory-Companion Paroled.

PaInb u Plurn fourteen years Old, Of No. d
West 84tb-st and william Pruden, twei % years
old of No. p Yves, S4th-st. who We're arreS'5H
Friday afternoon by the police of the west '>'n-
St station for robbins the home OF henry -
Warner of No West sSth-st.. were ariaisH'1
IN tho Cbildren's Court yesterday morning.
Both boys. through thcir attorneys PLEADED
guilty and after hearing the evidence justice
Wyatt sentenced Blum to serve ten stayio qa{s IL anS
naroISd Pruden until August 26 in the CUSTODY 81
Alexander Lehman, his lawyer at whch t5 tiLne II
he gives good account OF t'e ooS Oo
Pruden will be released -. -, -, nh
ie tbe ra bbi M the Bellevue and allied hospitals
presented a pitiful spectacle, and cried when his
boy was sentenced 49,, - 1,l--
Mrs Blum said that her son received an allow
ance of 25 cents daily and that she attributed ms
criIna RI the long vacation and association with
bad BOYS II was also said that the boy was an
inveterate novel reader.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
PROVIDENCE LOAN MEN eANKRUPTs

Philadelphia Aug. 5-William H. Latmer and
Frank C. Marin, alias Judge" Stone alias story
alias Martin. who were connected with the Provi-
dent Investment Bureau. which was forced OUT OF
business last March complaint Of creditors were
TO-DAY adjudged individual bankrupts
The petition was made by Attorn " r. j. Per
ching before Judge Holland in the uni;od states
I)istrict Court The petition also included the
name of Stanley Francis but was not @ranteu ~
nam 80 he &c under Indictment auI denies
s,,S anv Connection with the Provdent Investment
Bureau. .. h,,,o ,rau5,lertI- .,nn .
verted thousands Of dollars TO their o"n use , La a.
,,re Ihier 30 their business methods Miirl was last
heard Of IN Paris
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
GIRL CAUGHT IN QUAGMIRE.
Picking Grapes, Sinks to Her Neck in Mud
Before Help Comes.

Miss Maude Stevens. OF No. s. Puntine-st Ja-
naica yesterday saved from horrible death
IN, a stranger who declined to give his name. She
,,ss gathering wild grapes, when her foot slipped
and She sank up her neck in soft oozy mud
that threatened to overwhelm her. Her cries were
heard bv a young man driving By In buggy,
" Tetween jamaica and Flushing there is dense
growth of ferns and vines above deep morass
,be place yearly TO gather the fruit which is said
itaile better preserves than cultivated grapes.
70 'ortlis tts Miss Stevens rescued her clothing
~ ~ Ne eteeI,ed IN the black mud. Spreading news
e was % an me seat OF his buggy, her rescuer took
The girl home.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
P. R. r. TO USE ELECTRICITY
Going After Lost Suburban Traffic Around
Pittsburg.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Pittsburg. Aug. 5.-Interest was created IN 'ao-
tion circles here to-day by the announcement by
oaciaIs of the Pennsylvania Railroad that the new
elevated tracks along Duquesne Way with the
terminal the Point, will be extended 70 tne ELS
ESnd and 10 Braddock and beyond Electricity Will
he nsed as the motive power. and trains will carry
nassengers 10 the East End in fifteen minutes
The plans include extension of the elevated
down the Ohio Valley as far as Scwckiey' wElch
Lii take care of the suburban passenger traHlc
leaving the Fort Wayne tracks open to through g;
has desired TO regain its lost ground in the sub,
urban trafic but no one expected that 1t w wou1q
Itse the elevated tracks to accomplish that end II
is considered one of the boldest moves in traction
history in this city and the local traction people
founded
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
COREANS AT WASHINGTON.

Washington Aug 5.-P. X. Yoon and Syngman
Rhee the Coreans who yesterday visited Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and presented to
him memorial asking for the Presidents inter-
,,ention in behalf of Corea at the peace negotia-
tions at Portsmouth were received to-day at the
Corean legation They have not been sent officially
nv the Corean government, and the Minister has
81 been instructed to recognize them or to give
;hern any assistance in their mission.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
ASK CORN PRODUCTS STATEMENT.

committee Of stockholders of the Corn Prod
ucts Company has been chosen wh'ch mas request
cd in writing from the officers OF the company
detailed statement of the corporations affairs and
the state OF trade to be presented on August 10
the stockholders and bondholders. The committee
Is composed OF H. William Moeler William Henry
Hays f. w Duryea. NJ u. Chapman and j. w
Hardenhergh Stoekholdcrs interested IN ne move move
Iaent are dissatisfied with the results which have
Leeu obtained by Tie COMPANY operations