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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FouGHT STORE DETECTIVE.
woman, Accused OF Taking velvet Jacket.
WIN Tell Nothing About Herself.

A wonnn who sale she was Mrs Eliza
beth Watson Of II Fast Nineteenth street,
wa, locked up in the West Thirtieth street
police station yesterday charged with
stealing goods valued at sls.ij from a
Sixth avenue dry goods store. She was
arrested by John F. Larkin. the store de-
t.c,Iye Iarkin says he saw her take
several small articles and hide them in her
muR When she started 20 leave the store
no followed her. Near the street door. he
says. she picked up a velvet smoking jacket
and carried 1t away.
As soon as she got on the street Larkin
told her she wns under arrest. The woman
started TO walk off and when the detective
laid hands on her she tried to break away
Iarkin had 70 use force TO get her hack 70
the Office of the store. She fought him
every step Of the way and created some
excitement on the street. The only inform
alton her captor could get from her was
that her husband was employed in a hos
pital.
The Tenderloin police were asked over
the telephone last night II O woman had
been locked up there for shopifting The
name given was not Watson The in
o,irer would not tell who he was.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
TACKLED ny Fighting BEGGAR.
Insurance Man Lille Throws on tess Man.
VINO Then smashes Cop.

4 man who said he Vas James Fiske
Little, manager Of lie insurance business
Ut sos Broa dway. where the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance Company has it's offices,
was walking along Columbus avenue be-
tween Sixty-ffth and sixty seventh streets
about noon yesterday when a man who
looked like Bowory panhandler or Yegg
man stopped him
Iwant money, said the tranger, grab
bing Little arm. and want Il quick, too. :
Little angrily pushed the nan away and
started to walk on, but the man was per-
sistent. He grabbed Little again. repeat
ing his demand for money.
Little tackled the man and threw him
OF. A crowd collected and this brought
Policeman McNulty OF the West Sixty
eighth street station to the scene. The
man started to run but McNulty sprinted
and oyerhauled him.
The man turned suddenly and smashed
McNulty in the face with hi, fist. McNulty
stopped short, his feet slipped on some Ice
and he went down
Jumping up he pulled his club and made
what seemed TO be an attempt TO wear 1t
out on the man who had punched him The
man fought back, but the sudden arrival
OF Capt. Cooney Of the West Sixty-eighth
street station was TOO much for him and
lie was yanked of to the station house.
There. he said he was John Dick OF 81
Boverv. He was locked up as a suspicious
person. Little went to the station house
and made a complaint, but he refused 10
tell where he lived. The police are fearful
that he will not appear in the police court
this morning and press the charge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
LICENSE GA.UHLING.
Mayor Flelschmaun Says That IL the Only
Way 10 Regulate the Evil.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2s.--Mayor Feisch
mann to-day announced himself in favor
of the licensing Of gambling if 1T IL to DO
regulated.
There Ia no way In which gambling
can be regulated except 1t be licensed
said the Mayor. THE existence Of gambling
is fact. There has always been gambling
and IL seems certain 70 me that for ages to
come there will still be those who want TO
take a chance. This fact, however, does
not lessen the duty of the authorities TO see
that II does not become 50 general or ~
done in such manner as to undermine
the morals Of the community and corrupt
the young
1T should not be Haunted but should be
bedged about with restrictions. There
are men who. In spite Of everything that
Is done by the police. will still find a way
to gamble. To regulate anything ii must
he lagalIzed. that is. 1t must be licensed
1t is n great problem-one that | have
struggled with In win almost find
consolation in q degree by remembering
-. others who = xrr,~-i1cfcrv- haye
failed
Some one suggested that the authorities
should moro frequently visit the various
places, so that they could know whnt was
going on. TO this Mayor Fleisohmann
said;
-Yes, 1t is wen, but the trouble with mo
has been that the proprietors of these
places recognize me a. soon as enter the
door. have no disposition to go around
incog like that Arabian prince we read about
do not think the Mayor of a city should
be sneak or a spy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
BELMONT TABLET UNVEILED.
Simple Dedioatory Exercises Held In Trim.
NY Church. Newport.

NEWPORT. n. l.. Jan. 2s.-This afternoon
at ; O'Clock the memorial tablet erected
by Perry and August Belmont. in MEM
DRY Of their parents August and
Caroline Belmont was dedicated in Trinity
Church. where it occupies n position in tho
south corner Of the church, next to the
chancel
The memorial IL the work Of Waldo Storey,
and was made In Rome at cost Of $685.
T. Is a mosaic. measuring "a by feet &.
and represents an angel kneeling. The
tablet /, suitably inscribed MIR and
Mrs Perry Belmont and August Bel
mont came On from New York especially
for the occasion The dedication exercises
we're simple and we're led by the Rev
Ernest j Dennen, assistant rector Of Trinity
Church assisted by the Rev. Percy Grant
OF the Church of the Ascension. New York
The services included the reading of the
Twenty-third and i26th Psalms and pray
ers especially prepared by Bishop Potter
for the occasion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FIRE KILLS THREE BABES.
Three ear-Old. Out or bed for Drink or
Water, Upset 4 Lamp.

The gas went ont suddenly IN fre story
tenement house at s3s Westchester avenue
about 10 O'Clock last night, and Mrs. May
Sso<en. who has Hat on the first floor
lighted an oil lamp and put it on the wash
tubs in the Kitchen. She had put her six
children to bed, Margaret, years old;
James 8. John. I; Katie, y; Louis, 10, and
William, 7. tuoking them three in bed
Then she went out to a grocery store
several blocks away. While she was gone
Margaret went to the kitchen for drink
of water and pulled the lamp of the wash
tubs. 1t broke. her clothes caught fire
and she was burned to death IN a minute
OF two. The curtains caught and the room
was full OF smoke.
Katie heard the childs screams and ran
into the kitchen. She tried TO tear Mar
garet's burning dress of and burned her
own hands and face badly. The two other
older children woke up and ran into the
kitchen.
Katie picked up Louis and William and
dragged them out into the hallway Be-
fore she could get back to the bedroom
TO save James and John they had been
suffocated.
The fire had spread to the bedroom very
rapidly. The whole fat was filed with
smoke and when the janitor. Emil Sukates,
who had heard the cries Of the children,
got up 10 the second fat he could hardly
fight his way into the rooms. He took
Louis and William ont Of the hallway and
carried them downstairs 10 a saloon on
the corner Of Wales and Westohester ave-
nues. Both were unconscious, but neither
was burned.
When the fremen got into the fiat little
Margaret was lying on the kitchen floor,
all her clothes burned of and her body
blaokened and charred. James and John
were on the 40 or OF the bedroom, both
burned slightly. but dead OF sufocation.
They were carried into the saloon. and
DR. Arnot worked over the m for an hour,
hut IL was useless.
While he was working and little Katie
was telling her story TO people that packed
the saloon and showing her burned hands
and face Mrs. Sacken came in frantic.
Somebody had gone after her and had told
her in the street that all her children had
been burned 10 death. Her condition was
40 alarming that Dr. Arnot left his work
OF attempted reSIsCitation 70 quiet the
mother Louis Sacken. the father keeps
a saloon at l5lst street and Robbins avenue
and he was told over the telephone OF the
death Of his three youngest children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
GAVE Up BABY SHE LOVED.
Mother Insist cd on Taking II, Though Mrs
Graeb n Gave II Good Home.

Mrs. Christina GraeDer did not show up
in the Yorkville police court yesterday with
Mrs. Nellie NcFadden's baby until Ma gis-
trate Whitman sent Agent O'Connor OF
the Childrens society after her. Then
abe and her husband brought the baby
10 court. The mother had been unable TO
pay a seven weeks board bill, for the
eightecn-months-old infant and Mrs. Grae-
Der had refused TO surrender It. because
she loved 1t. O'Connor reported TO the
Magistrate that Mrs Graeber had com
Portable home and took excellent care
of the other wOmnn's child.
"Do let me keep little Walter love
him so il will break my heart to part with
him. | will take the best of care Of him,
the woman pleaded as she stood on the
bridge with tho baby in her arns.
will you permit her TO retain possession
Of your chlld2' the Magistrate asked the
mother.
L want my baby she replied, My
mother is going to help me pay the ex-
penzes Of our home
The Magistrate ordered Mrs. Graeber
10 surrender the baby. The woman Rugged
the child for a moment and then handed
it to its mother After parting from 1t she
sat on a bercl and had a good cry before
she left court with her husband.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
WANTs DIrORCE SUIT PAY.
Col. Honey sues h. n. hunneNell for Ills
Fee In the Kemp Divorce Case.

NEWPORT, II, l., Jan. 2s.-Two society
divorces were brought before the public
again to-day whenit was learned that SUIT
had been brought against Hollis II. Hun
newell of Wellesley Mass, by Col. Samuel
L. Honey of Newport. for counsel fees in
securing the divorce Of Mira. HunneweH.
Mrs Hunnewell was Mary Isabelle Kemp,
the wife OF Arthur T Kemp and the daughter
of Mrs. Frederic Nelson and sister Of Mrs
Reginald C. Vanderbilt.
Mrs. Kemp brought suit for divorce
against her husband in the Rhode Island
courts, Col. Honey being her counsel, tho
grounds being neglect and refusal TO pro-
vide for her. The case was heard before
Judge Douglas on deposition on May 20.
1903, and tho divorce granted The final
decree was entered by Judge Du Bois on
Nov. y Of the same year, and an hour later
Mrs. Kemp was married 20 Hollis ii. Hume
well at the Greer cottage on Catherine
street in Newport, the ceremony being
performed by Judge Du Bots, who granted
the absolute divorce.
After a wedding breakfast Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunnewell left for Wellesley, Mass. and
since then have spent little time In
Newport. The former Mrs. Hunnowen,
now the wife OF John S Tooker. obtained
a divorce from Mr.. Hunneweil less than
year before the Kemp case came up, but Mr..
and Mrs Tooker have resided in Newport
every summer since.
The suit is brought In the Massachusetts
courts and Col. Honey has a. counsel
William A. CASTOR Of Boston. The full
particulars Of the suit are not known in
Nawnort Col Honay boinr In New York
Why he should bring suit against Mr.. Hun
newell Is not known publicly It Is under
stood that the suit is for $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
PHYSICIANS WOUND FATAL.
DIR. IjreBneman Dies OF Blood Poisoning
the Result OF an Operation.

NoRFolH, Va, Jan. 2s.--Dr. T. II. Brenne
man. formerly house physician at st. Vim
cents Hospital and recently physician at
the Princess Anne Hotel, Virginia Beach
died this morning at the Sarah IL ign Hos
pital this city. aged "a years. He fell a
martyr TO his proie ssion.
Dr. Bpnneman went TO New York city
TO substitute for a time for brother physi-
clan at hospital there and three days
after his arrival had occasion 10 perform
an operation on a patient. Having a cut
on his hand, Of which he was not aware
ct the time. It became infected from the
blood Of the pati,nt, and blood poisoning
eet in He came back to Norfolk a week
ago and went 10 the Leigh hospital, where
the physicians did everything possible to
gave hm. lie was unmarried and lenves
q mother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FALL KILLS EVAN THOMAS.
Twice President OF the Produce Exchange
Fell From window TO street


Evan Thomas. twice president OF the
New York Produce Exchange. was in
etAntly killed about 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning by falling from a window in his
room on the fourth floor Of the West Side
Apartments, at 90 West Ninth street. Mr..
Thomas was about % years old. For sew
eral years he had been suffering from heart
disease and vertigo. It IL believed that h5
fell from tho window while leaning out for
fresh air.
No one saw him fall except the telephone
boy employed in the house, and he knew
nothing further than that Mr.. Thomas fell
from tho window, striking stone ledge
and then the sidewalk near the curb. He
Was Gaad when picked up.
Evan Thomas. Jr.. the dead mans son.
said that his father, although he had been
in for several months. was no worse than
usual Yesterday morning When the son
left the house his father was In good spirits.
Young Mr.. Thomas is manager OF the Thirty
fourth Street National Bank
The death was reported 10 the Coroner's
Office by DR.. Elgin r. L. Gould, the former
City Chamber lain. who had been Mr..
Thomas's family physician. DR.. Gould
reported the case as an accident and asked
permission to have the body removed.
II was sunt 20 an undertaker's. The funeral
will be on Monday.
Evan Thomas was born in Baltimore
In ISL He joined the PIoduo. Exchange
in 1897 He served on many. of the trade
and special committees of the eNchan &c
and was often selected as one OF the. board
of managers In 1889 he was elected, pre- 81
tlrnt and year later was reelected. On
May 20, 1891. Mr.. Thomas was appointed
by Gov hin one OF the commissioners TO
erect a proposed bridge TO connect New
York and New Jersey. MIR ThomaA's
grandfather, william G. Thomas, was the
first president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Mr.. Thomas was Democrat
and a Cleveland elector. He leaves
widow who is travelling In Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
SIX HURT IN AN EXPLOSION.
Mine Inspecting Party Injured Badly In a
HIik eSbnrre COiltery.

wILkEsnABRE. Pa, Jan. 2s.--Three off,
cials and three surveyors OF the Iehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company were
burne In n serious explosion In the Stanton
colliery Of this city this evening, and while
it Is now believed that all will recover,
they will not be ont OF dan ger for W veral
days.
The accident occurred while the men
were making an examination Of the mine
Tho victims are Fuller Reynolds and Walter
Roberts OF Plymouth and William Nor
gans Of this city all members Of the engi-
neer corps. and fire bosses John Hunt.
B njamin Thomas and John s. Jones. all
OF this city.
With them at the time was Bill. dog.
who is the mascot OF the mine. Bill was
severely burned. losing all his hair, but
Is tonight swathed in gauze and oil and
may re cover.
Supt. Morgan n. Moigans headed the
resciing party which got the men out
The mine is not damaged seriously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
TENDERLOIN rR0U HLE BREWING.
Cottreli. Eggers and -eCrstary Howell An
Confab with Inspector Mclaughlin.

Capt. Cottrell OF the Tenderloin station
went to Police Headquarters last night and
had "A conference lasting over an hour with
Mr.. Howell. Commissioner McAdoo's sec
rotary and Sergt Eggcrs, who is in charge
Of the Commissioner private detective
stan. The Headquarters stenographer was
kept hard a, work during that hour.
About midnight MIR Howell went 10
the Tenderloin station. Shortly aftorward
Inspector Mclaughlin and Inspector Brooks
followed him. With Cottrell the three had
a long talk behind the closed door OF the
captains Office.
Nothing but social calls said Cottrell
when the reporters asked him what was
doing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
STIFF mario POKER GAVE.
Warning Posted Against Experts, but They
tT5 said to Have Won Thousands.

Rumor Of still game Of poker in the
smoking room Of the White Star liner Baltic,
In from Liverpool and Queenstown, carried
with It a story tina, professional gamblers
who were passengers had won most OF the
money. said to be about $500. One Of the
players, who said he had lost heavily, limited
to friends that he suspected that he had
been done The game may have been
on the level, but the purser posted notice
in tbs smoking room on the fourth day out
saying that professional gamblers some
times appeared aboard ship and that pas
sengers should be careful in playing with
strangers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
DIPLOMAT A RAID VICTIM.
Captain Flood Let Him Go-said lie
Thought lie Was in Hotel.

Capt, Flood and squad OF policemen
from the West Forty-seventh street station
raided an alleged disorderly house in West
Forty-sixth street last night. The raid was
made on n warrant issued 10y Magistrate
Barlow Those in she house refused to
admit the oops and Policeman O'Brien
cracked the glass front door with his re-
volyer Some Of the glass cut O'Bnen's
hand.
Selma Hess, nan named Charles Smith,
said TO be her husband and several women
were arrested. In the house the police found
a man who said he was j. Stetonis. He told
Cant. Flood that he came from Philadelphia
looking for hotel and thought DO had found
one
Cant. Flood said he had passports showing
that he was representative OF foreign
country. but tho captain wouldn't say
anything more about IT, He let the man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
kIPLING OR FiCTS2
Another Sea Serpent story. said To he
True.
Special Gable DtsDates 70 THE SuS

Special Gable Dsspstes 70 THE Sun
LONDON, Jan. 2s.--Rudyard Kiplng in
going 70 the Cape for his annual visit on
board the steamship Armadale Castle, met
with an experience which recalls story
he wrote In MANY Inventions.
The captain reports that in latitude .
south the ships perpendicular stem struck
an enormous fish. the head Of which was
on the port side and the body on the star
board. The creature struggled violently,
flashing desperately with .its powerful tail.
The on gines were reversed, but the fish
failed to get free for fully fifteen minutes.
when it became exhausted and slowly sank,
tail first. The passengers estimated that
it was from fifty to sixty feet long and had
giFth about equal 20 the vesseps lifeboat,
cay eight feet IN diameter.
The species being unknown. 1t was
christened Piscis rudydrdiensis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
TICkET CHOPPERS' DEMANDS.
Intcrborough station Employees want
More Pay and shorter Hours.

A man high in the councils OF the Anal
gamnted Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees Of America said last
night that the trouble between the Inter
borough and its employees was not ended.
Last summer. when tho trouble between
the company and tho engineers was settled
MIR. Bryan gave us to understand that the
pay Of the ticket choppers. ticket agents
and porters would he increased and their
time lessenod.
This matter will he taken up with the
comnsny on March /.
The engineers and iremen will not be
involved in any way in this matter unless
we ask for their mid. In the event OF q
strike we can have their aid If needed OF
this we have been INSURED"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
JOHN ID. HUELAT KILLED.
Supposed to Have Tainted M He Opened
Low window TO Get Air.

John D. Huelat, superintendent Of the
bookbindery in the Bible House, fell from
the third story window Of his home at SO
Iefferts place. Brooklyn. yesterday after
noon and was instantly killed. Mr.. Huelat,
who was 90 years old. lived with his SON
in.lav William Bishop. He was stricken
with apoplexy some time ago but he had
recovered. - H..
ha Vvert 10 his room, ana then not feeling
we'll opened the front window, which Is
very low. In order 10 get air. II Is presumed
that he tainted and IN falling accidentally
plunged out Of the window. His skull
He is survived by a wife. three sons and
two daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
NEW TRANSFER TICKETS.
Issued In Emergencies and Good on Az.
Line In nrOoklNn.

Emergency transfer tickets ore the latest
sort gwen out 10 passengers on the Kings
County Elevated road in case Of blocks.
The tickets are good on any Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines, and II both elevated
and trolley lines are blocked at the same
time. the tickets may be redeemed at tho
Office by the holders. and five cents will be
rnfnrned The tickets are yellow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
LARGE FIRE IN OMAHA.
Haze In the Business District which May
CANe n .OOO. 600 I.nss

OMAHA, Neb. Jan. 2s--A fire that started
here near midnight will probably cause
loss Of 81 900 900. Several commission
houses have been burned. Among them
are the establishments OF " F.. Smith X
Co. and d. q. HaIse
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Spirit Of Revolution Spreads
Over the Nation Of
tho Gar. !.
HIS RULE NEARLY OVER.
Attempt 10 OPPOSE the Emperor
Considered Certain.

Pity and Contempt for Nicholas n Mill
tary stroke OF some Nature Expected
Demand That the War In the Far
Fast Cease One or the Features or
the situation More Disorder Re-
ported at Moscow and other Places In
the COuntry--Troops fire al Rival.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Ta.t rims to hesieo CT

via 81 Louis and the Iron Mountain Route. days
81 Nrtico CITY. less than ? days 20 Hot Springs
through Pullman cars. Dining Cars 3S B'wAy.
~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
sEAnosRp FLORIDA Lrp.-Pa. R.R

Leaves Sew YORK every day 81 las noon. making
quickest time IN both directions between Now
resort booklets .nqute any y. Il. p. odIcs or lisa
BrnAdWay. --AGs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FLoRIpAy FAMOUS TRAINS,

~ Y & Ia SPECIAL" .l0 =. ~; -Fla. d Wttt
Indian Ltd" oil A. ST. Une1ccie1 tervfcc ViA
Tenn. 4 Atlantic Coat Line. il6l BwAy y. g.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

sunset Route Annex Car ". New YORK daily 90
r. NJ va So ny, 4. 4 ". y. ", Of A. and L. a y.
Dining Car service. y. i rfnoes pa and ils5
bE5Aaz1y AT a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
FLORIDA. CUBA. NASSAU,

eor,b,rn'. palm Limited " New York i2Ss p. "
Two other last trains, y = oraoes. 7Ti aud ilst
broadway Ado
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
MINIS YOT an sItK I'D

i)rsryfs Port Wine - Grape Juice.
d. 4 1oNeg & Sons CO.. ~ ftltBu st.. Sew ORR
=aaE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

REMEMBER PISEHURST.
,e-n inter- pals and you long for a genial
i.lp9f remember pinehurst Onr ulg ht Via
e-'9sh NhAlWAy OF seADoSrd Az lane .-@sr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Latest Marine Intelligence.
CALIFORNIA A MEXICO.

Arrived. s. BrsndenburE. Bremen. Jan.