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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
BANK BURGLAR KILLED,
Teller Shoots One of FOw-Nar-
rO1cLy Escapes Burning.

Lancaster, Ont, April 26.-Four burglars
broke into the Merchants Bank of this place
early to-day and attacked Herman Won Metzke
the teller who was sleeping above the bank. In
The struggle the teller managed to get hold of
revolver which was under his pillow and fired
wounding one of the men.
When Won Metzle regained consciousness he
was alone. the burglars having carried off their
wounded companion after setting fire TO the
bedding He managed TO make his way to
nearby Doctors an alarm was given and the
flames were extingushed.
Later the dead body of the wounded burglar
was found on the platform at the Grand Trunk
Railway station The other burglars made good
their escape
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
WEDDED AMONG COFFINS.
Couple Unable to Find Minister
Seek Undertaker's Shop.

There was wedding last night in the under
taking esta ablshment at 19th-st. and Sth-ave- The
couple were unable to find a minister in Jersey
City and no church here in which they could be
married, finally appealed to the police, who
directed them to the undertaking establishment.
Here the marriage was performed by a min
ister.
The bridegroom was Wilbur Jenkins. twenty
three years old. salesman. who said he
son of Edward r. Jenkins. OF Washington. D. G.,
and the bride was Elsie Logan. who said she
was twenty years old. of Williamsport. Penn.
According 10 their story, the girl came to this
city on Tuesday the request Of Jenkins. TO
whom. she said. she had been engaged for sew
eral months. Early yesterday morning they
went to Jersey City. where they hoped TO be
married by a minister whom they had met.
When they went to his house they told
that he was out of town, and would not return
for a week. The couple then started out TO find
another. House after house was visited, but
they were given various excuses. and when night
arrived they returned 10 this city.
One of the first questions they asked when
they got off the ferry was where could they get
married. Some one directed them 10 the Church
ave When they arrived there they found the
church closed. The couple then walked TO the
West 2Oth-st. station. where they were told by
the sergeant that they could get married at the
undertaking establishment by the Rev. stephen
Merritt The girl shuddered when undertaken
was mentioned but she went there. Mr.. Rad
cliffe, the manager. met them. and when he
heard their request hurriedly sent for the Rev.
Richard Bell of the Eighteenth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. as DR.. Merritt was not in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
WAR WAGES AT ARVERNE.
Garrison z0ith Cans Guards House
Built on Disputed Land.

Fifteen men with shot guns and revolvers last
wight guarded house of two stories which
thrown up in the afternoon on the land near
Arverne. which is in dispute between Remington
Vernan and Frank c. Norton. The tract has
been in dispute for years. Yesterday the Norton
forces seized the land An attack by the Vernan
forces was expected. but pGobably will be de-
layed until daylight, because the police were
prepared to discourage any conflict in the dark
ness.
On April 13 there was clash between "a rival
claimants when the Vernan forces swooped down
the land Unexpectedly and tore down nine
bungalows which had been erected for the
Clinton Park camp, which the Norton people
proposed to build on the land. At that time
Mr.. Norton was arrested. charged with assault
lawyer named Carlson, of Manhattan. who
there in the Vernan interests. accused
Norton of firing shot at him. Mr.. Norton is
under bail to answer the accusation
Since that clash both sides have been watch
ing the property. In daylight the watch was lax
because 1t was believed offensive moves would
be at night Yesterday. Mr.. Norton. William
S. Petit. his attorney and a force of thirty
carpenters and twenty labOrers. suddenly ap-
peared on the scene with several trucks on which
were parts of a two story house. All the sec
tiOns has been cut and the parts numbered.
ready to be put together.
Mr.. Vernan and a supporting party reached
the scene just after the trucks. Threats of
prosecution were made, and finally Mr.. Vernan
demanded to see the permit for the erection of
the building. There was no permit, although
the plans had been filed and approved The
police announced that the house could not be
erected. messenger was hurried to Long
Island City in a fast automobile. At the Build
ngs Department the permit was found ready.
The police were told, and in two hours the
building up, walled in rooted, glazed and
furnished with doors and even a sink and wash
bowl. The building is one of a number planned
for the Clinton Park Camp Association. for
which Mr.. Norton wants to use the property.
Before night four cots were carried into the
house. also food and drink for twelve men.
Then the garrison installed by Mr., Norton,
under the command of Mr.. Petit and George
Kaiser who raced 10 Long Island City for a
permit Four men will sleep, four stand guard
with shotguns inside the house and four patrol
on all sides to give warning of any approach in
force Up to a late hour last night the Vernan
forces had made no move.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
LIGHTING BILLS READY.
Rough Drafts To Be Submitted to
Full Committee To-day.

The rough draft of the new lighting bills and
Of the report to the Legislature will be sub
nitted by Charles Z. Hughes, counsel and Sen
ator Stevens to the full joint legislative invesu-
eating committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
morning at o'clock
AS result Of the lighting investigation it
was learned last night that the committee in
tends to prepare bills as follows:
A bill to reduce the price of gas to about 10
or so cents a thousand feet, and with proper
supervision of the pressure at the works.
A bill reducing the price of electricity.
bin making it illegal for one public service
cornoration to hold the stock of another public
service corporation in the same line Of busi-
ness.
4 bill creating a State Public Service Com
mission. by adding to the powers and member
shin Of the State Railroad Commission
A recommendation that the city of New-York
no assisted i'm its attempt to build public light
ing plant.
senator stevens and Mr.. Hughes have been
hard at work on the report, which VIII be ABOUT
2 600 words long, and the rough draft OF the
hu,s ever since last Saturday. Knowing pretty
well the sentiment of the members OF the COM
,rittee before they began their work. they have
,,oo,, obIa 70 work rapidly, and are confident
maj the tentative draft of the bills TO be sub
r1itted this forenoon will come close to meeting
the requirements or the slluaIiol
GOOD deal of curiosity Is manifested with
reference to the bill which the committee Will
introduce the aim of which is to prevent the
1-onsoIidated Gas Company from holdlnS the
sock of the various lighting companies In this
citv and so creating monopoly, 1t is said to
he the intention of the committee to devise d
,,,aasure that will dsintegrate the monopoly.
ITTdonbtedlv a bill of that kind will be bitterly
tonight i'm the courts, as the lighting companies
- manning 10 run things in the same old
a., as soon as the Mayoraty election is out
o. the WaY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27

Three men declared TO be of national reputa-
tion In the Dominion of Canada got into trouble
in the Grand Central Station last night and after
being pulled out of a sleeping car by half
dozen policemen and trainmen were lodged IN
the East 51st-st. station charged with dsorderly
conduct They were bailed promptly by Thomas
NJ. Hilliard, manager of the Waldort-Astorla
who gave the hotel security.
The prisoners according to the police records
are Grant Morden, a wealthy furniture dealer
of Montreal; William Gallagher, a lawyer, OF
Ottawa, who told the sergeant hat he was
member of the Canadian Parliament, and James
Macdonald. of Montreal, a contractor SAID TO
be known throughout the Dominion as Big
Jim"
With whoops that would have done credit to
a Comanche, the three rushed into the waiting
room of the Grand Central Station about 900
o'clock. They jostled all the hurrying commu-
ters out of their way and made a wobblng run
for the track where the Adirondack and Mon
treaI Express was standing ready to start at
o'clock.
Big jim Macdonald led the way with the
tickets and sleeping car checks in his hands
They scarcely gave the gateman time TO see
their tickets and continued their scramble down
the platform and into the rear car. No halt
was made there. Unencumbered by luggage
they ran through the cars yelling We're from
the West, and were goin' to fill them up Not
a woman was left in the train when the trio
got TO the front passenger car, where further
advance was stopped by the doors of the bag
gage coaches and the mail cars So they re-
traced their steps with wild shouts of glee.
Midway i'm the train Eugene OdelI the station
master. with some of his attaches summoned
hurriedIy by a trainman, came on them and
tried TO stop their rush. They struggled to
brush him one side. He expostulated with them
begging them to go back to their berths and
keep quiet until their train got out.
They told Mr.. OdeH what they thought Of his
interference with their fun He believing that
the time for action had arrived, gave the word
to one of the trainmen. He hurried out of the
train shed and down into the police sub-station,
where appeal was made to Sergeant Welsing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
TWO FIRES IN TEN HOURS.
Repetition of Blaec in Flat Sets
Police to York.

Two fires within ten hours in the Ave story
fiat house at No. los West 39th-st. have set
the police and Fire Marshal Seery to nvesti-
eating The first fire was at 2:30 D. m and
was quickly extinguished A pile Of rubbish in
the basement and other indications Of an in
eendiary origin caused the tenants to inform
the police
soon after midnight another fire was found
IN the same place and was as easily extin-
guished. The first floor of the building is occu-
pIed by John II. Lewis as an art store, and
the rest of the building is occupied by eight
Heprew families. who were all driven out by the
second fire The midnight alarm brought out
esaany scantily garbed persons in a panic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
FATAL AUTO" INJURIES.
old Man Knocked Dozen While
Crossing Street.

Joseph Redler. seventy years old of No $50
East s6th-st., died at his home yesterday from
the results of automobile accident earlier in
the day. Mr.. Redler had attended services at
the synagogue in East S6th-st When he left
there he started to cross the street near Lex
ington- ave. He failed to see a machine, driven
by Frederick II. Ihlenburg. of No. 496 East seth
St. and Knocked down. receiving a COM
pound fracture of the skull. An ambulance was
summoned from the Presbyterian Hospital Dr.
Mason removed the man to his home n few
doors east of where the accident occurred. Mr..
Redler did not recover consciousness. The
chauffeur was held ON a charge of homicide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
WEALTHY MN HELD.
Pittsburg Manufacturer Arrested
for Entering His O1cn Home.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNE.l


Pittsburg. April 26-Mstaken for a burglar.
James B. Laughlin, treasurer Of the Jones &
Laughln Steel Company. said to be worth over
$5OOOOO0 was placed under arrest this morn
ing shortly after midnight he was about to
enter his home at Centre-ave and Neville-st-. by
Phillip Rimlinger. a plain clothes man. Despite
his protests. he was taken to the police station.
where he was placed in a cell with pickpOcket
and common drunk, and held until this
morning. despite the fact that he offered his
personal check for any amount up TO 100000
as a forfeit for his release. After spending the
night I'm a CELL Mr.. Laughlin was taken before
Magistrate Negley this morning. who ordered
his immediate release.
Mr. Laughlin had been detained at the Du-
quesne Club until after midnight He then
drove home dismissing his cOachman at the
gate AS he was about enter his grounds he
was arrested by the officer He attempted to
explain but the officer would not listen. and
finally dragged him TO a box, where he called
patrol wagon Mr.. Laughlin hauled IN the
wagon to No station house, over mile away.
He was not allowed TO telephone his family or
friends
Mayor Hayes Is personally investigating the
case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
A VERY POSITIVE DENIAL.

Rudolph Dodge. United States consular agent
at Caracas. who IS likewise secretary of the
Venezuelan Claims Commission. said yesterday
in an interview that the Venezuelan Minister Of
Foreign Affairs had told him personally that
the charges against Mr.. Loomis were baseless,
and that his government had no such docu-
ments as We're mentioned. Mr.. Dodge also said
that the allegations published here had
been circulated in Caracas. but nobody there
believed them. and he added that it would not
surprise him II Mr.. Bowen got into serious diff
Guilty, not only account of these reckless
arges but also because of others rejecting on
the integrity Of various foreign diplomats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
FTGURE LIKE M'KINLEY'S.
Greenzcich-st. Man to Pose for
MacNeRs Big Statue.

man with nearly the exact proportions Of
yrrtlr,ar, Mckinley has been found at last. He
q ~ A. Baumert. of the feed firm of F. n
paun,ert & Co. OF No. 35S Greenwich-st H.
a MacNen, Of College Point, has for a long
time had difficulty in getting models for the
etatue OF the dead President. which he is max
inc for the grounds Of the State Capitol at
Col,,,nrus. Ohio. He has found what he wants
:, Mr Baumert. who is q friend OF his Nj
MacNen has had four different models ior ms
v.orlt All of = hich have some defect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
CITY TAXES MISSING.
San Francisco Short $99.11@-
4bsent Collector Suspended.

san Francisco. April 2G.-Edward F. Smith.
rav Collector of the city of san Francisco. has
been suspended from office by Mayor schmltz'
and chief Bookkeeper James Mckay has been
placed in temporary charge. Taxes TO the
amount of $50. .112 paid into the Tax collector
Office are said 10 be missing
s,n,,b left this city ostensibly for Los Angeles
last thursday. and since that time he has not
baen reported. The alleged shortage in the Of
fee was discovered when notice was sent to the
southern Pacific Company to pay taxes due.
The company answered that $39.112 had been
paid to the city by checks on April and April
IL and that II held receipts for the amount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
DEFENDS Mr.. LOOMS.
Charge IN Connection zoitb Venezue-
Ian Loan Denied.

Columbus Ohio. April 26-Charles F. Mayors,
president of the First National Bank of
Columbus. and head of an American syndicate
which has been negotiating with President Cas-
tro Of Venezuela for the underwriting of $780,
100000 loan, made the following statement to-
day regarding his relations in the affair with
Francis B. Loomis, Assistant Secretary of State
and formerly American Minister TO Venezuela:
first met Mr.. Loomis at Caracas in 1901,
when / called upon him and presented my let
ters, including one from Secretary Hay, in which
II was stated that l 10 be treated with the
courtesy due the important mission that 1 was
on. After contract had been practically agreed
upon with the Venezuelan government, talked
the matter over with Mr.. Loomis.
The magnitude of the loan was discussed, and
as il stipulated in the contract that the
Americans making the loan were to have the
privilege of collecting duties the various ports
principal when it became due. made propo-
sition to Mr.. Loomis that if we landed the loan
he should represent us in Venezuela. He said
he would consider the matter. but he also in
sisted that before entering into any contract
he was 10 resign his position United States
Minister. l took a similar position and that
was the nature of agreement
In the contract with Castro there was one
clause that we could not agree upon, and II Is
this clause which still holds up the deal In the
mean time, Mr.. Loomis had been sent TO France.
and afterward appointed Assistant SecTe-
tary Of State, and as he could be of no benefit
TO US / called on Minister Bowen to talk the
situation with him one Of the first things
he mentioned was the so-called contract with
Mr. Loomis, and I Informed him then that Mr..
LOOmis was in no manner interested in the
Venezuelan loan.
8Ir. Mayors said that if necessary he could
produce the contract with President Castro and
his Minister of Finance. and would prove
clusively that br. Looomis was in no way
party to it, either directly indirectly. Mr..
Mayors said that in the whole transaction MIR.
Loomis acted honorably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27

According to a dispatch from Caracas to The
New-York Herald" IL was alleged that A1r
LOomis had received check for $4,000 from
the New-YorlI and Bermudez Asphalt Company
10 represent its interests while he was American
Minister to Venezuela, and that this check was
now in the possession of President Castro. 1t
was also alleged that Mr.. Loomis had made a
contract with man whose name was given in
the dispatch as Meyer. by which the Minister
agreed TO use his official influence to adjust an
obligation against Venezuela amounting to $1O,-
100000 for a commission of 81 100000. Still
another charge was that Mr.. Loomis had bought
a claim against Venezuela for a small and
used mis- official influence TO collect the full
amount. It admitted in Caracas. the dis
patch added. that there no proof of those
charges. which had been, it was said, laid before
the State Department by Mr.. Bowen the present
American Minister Venezuela.
Avery D. Andrews. of the New-York and Ber-
mudez Asphalt Company, denied that Mr..
Loomis had accepted any money from the COM
pany. saying that the only financial transaction
between them was an exchange OF checks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
wHEN You ARE sIcK USE

IeWey's Port Wine and Grape Juice.
II T Dewey Sons Co. lSs Fulton St.. Rev YORK
-AdVt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27

AEter alL rsHEKs the s,-Jtch that maoe me
1lshoan famous. - Is The best.--lAost-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
DRESSER TALKS OF SUIT.

IN an interview last night Mr Dresser ex
planned his reasons for bringing this action. H
said:
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10
WILL FIGHT LAW OF
ARTESlAN WELL TAX.

About forty artesian well owners of
the Pecos Valley met at the court
house in Roswell on Saturday to act
upon the matter of resisting the new
law which requires the owners of ar
tesian wells to pay a tax of So per
year on each well for the support of
an inspector whose duty it is to see
that the provisions of the law are
enforced and that the wells are not al
lowed to run when the water is not
being used to good purpose. There
were dissenting voices at the meeting
but the majority of those present were
in favor of fighting the tax and a per-
manent organization was effected.
The following officers were elected:
DR.. E. H. Skipwith, president; J. G.
Hale, vice president; Harold Hurd,
secretary; r. e. Baughman, treasurer.
A committee, consisting of the Off
GERS and Rev. w. Rhodes, John B.
Gill, H. p. Hobson, A. T. Randle and
William Ferguson, was appointed TO
take charge of the fight. A resolu.
ton was passed to the effect that the
members favored the law, so lar as
II provided for the proper supervision
of wells and the prevention of waste
but that they objected to the tax tc
be levied.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10

ground a second time, and bringing
land buyers. He figures on spending
a thousand dollars in running the car
and what part of the people of the
valley do not put up for the advertis-
ing benefits, he proposes to furnish
himself. The Roswell Commercial
Club is not asked for a donation, but
gives its approval to the enterprise.
This plan has been worked in previous
years. One year there were three
advertising cars sent out of Roswell,
which did much good.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10
The ONLY Wav.

There is no way to maintain the
health and strength of mind and body
except by nourishment. There is nc
way to nourish except through the
stomach. The stomach must be kept
healthy, pure and sweet or the
strength. will let down and disease
will set up. No appetite, loss of
strength, nervousness, headache, con.
stipation, bad breath, sour risings,
rifting, indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles that are durable are
quickly cured by the use of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. Kodol digests what
you eat and strengthens the whole
digestive apparatus.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10
TO ADVERTISE THE
WONDERFUL PEcos VALLEY.

A. Foltz of Miami, /. T., a real
estate man, who has been running ex-
cursions to the Pecos Valley, has
made arrangements with the Santa Fe
and other railroads TO carry a car
over their lines to advertise the
Pecos Valley. The plan is to fill the
car with the products OF the Pecos
Valley scenes. Foltz will be in charge
OF the car, and hopes to make back
the none invested by covering the
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10

Mothers lose their dread for that
terrible second SUMNER" when they
have DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry in the house. Natures
specific for summer complaints OF
every sort.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-10
a Touchino story

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