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New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
MOTOR CYCLE ENDURANCE TEST.
Run from Eew-York to Waltham, Mass, in
Sixteen Hours Thirty-fve Minutes the Test

For the national motor cycle endurance contest
of lss the Federation Of American Motor Cyclists
has set run from New York 20 wsltham Mass.
where the annual meeting OF the Federation Of
American Motor Cyclists viii occur. IN s hours IS
minutes.
Ths starr win be made from the New-York Motor
csycls Club No. 10 West 6oh-sL, at g. m on
Monday. August T.
The direct route 20 waltham !s ten niles short
OF the 80 miles required by the Federation OF
American Motor Cyclists rules. the necessary
mileage viii be made before leaving New York
by wfiri TO Fort George and return Bridgeport
Hartford. Springfield and Worcester VIII be the
control stations
The practice OF requiring the contestants to ar
rive the sIroke OF particular minute will ba
aba ndoned. II always has been Wellngh imprac-
rcaoie sno constant cause or friction. Instead
fhe participants will be given hrteen minutes in
which reach and pass through each control and
thereby qualify for q peTfecl
The entry list viii close on August with Il J
Wehman. secretary OF the Fedora ton Of American
Motor Cyclists. No los Park Row.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
WHEAT CORNER SUIT.
July Deal Taken Into Manitoba
Courts.
lBr rrLreRArH TO TEE rarsurrr.l

Winnipeg July 27.-Ons OF the most sensa-
tional developments In the history OF the Win
nipeg grain business occurred to-day. when r
Muir & Sons. one OF the biggest firms on the
Exchange. applied to Judge Richards for an
ad interim Injunction TO restrain the Grain Ex-
change Clearing House from paying out money
buying In the market grain on the account
Of Muir & Sons or others. The Injunction was
granted
That there is corner in July wheat seems 70
have been fully established. To-day the market
went TO 81 35. and closed at 81 30. the highest
In winnipeg's record The case will be fought
out in the courts. The ogilvie Milling Company
is reputed to have engineered the corner. Lead
ing grain firms Of Winnipeg are short. and many
OF them will go TO the wall In hnaI accounting
II is feared.
After opening at 81 16. yesterdays closing
price. July wheat advanced oy half-cent bids
to 81 20. and in four bids had jumped 70 81 30
where 5000 lot changed hands. F. MacLaren,
Of the Van Dusen-Harrington Company. buying
II from Capel Tilt. Of James Carruthers & co.
immediately afterward 81 35 was asked. with no &C,
takers. Just where the price VIII go now Is
the chief question In grain circles. and 81 80
and even 81. Is predicted by some.
Neither Mr.. Muir. nor Mr.. Rowler. the secre-
tary Of the Clearing House, on whom the intunc-
ton was served would say anything as to pro-
ceedings taken through courts. but both were
IN consultation Win tnelF lawyers. MeSST5.
Atkins. Robson and LOTUS acting for Muir s.
Son. and Thomas Robinson and ]. II. ID. Nun
son for the Clearing House Association.
Some shorts. preferring TO settle with the
controlling interest rather than Join In with
other shorts and fight the case, made private
settlements around 81 % to-day. The transac-
ton made at 81 80 was generally taken TO be a
species Of blur by the long interest. II being
figured that. with legal proceedings pending. a
sale made on the floor could be construed 10 be
a legitimate transaction and thus establish that
figure as real value OF the product.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
DENIAL BY Mr.. H0RNADAY
Director of Geological Park Says
animals We're Not Poisoned.

William 7. Hornaday. director OF the New
York Geological Park. In The Bronx, In an off1-
cial statement yesterday denied the report that
several animals there had died Of arsenic poi
soning the result OF having eaten fies in
fected with that poison.
Mr.. Hornaday characterizes ex-Keeper Will
lam Caldwell to whom he evidently attributes
the publication OF the story concerning the al
legged death by poison of seven animals. as
combination liar and incompetent" Director
Hornaday's statement is in part as follows:
Ex-Keeper Cauldwen is a combination liar
and incompetent. He was never head keeper
We never had head keeper He never resigned
but once, and tfol his resignation was accepted
Immediately But for his wife and children he
would have been discharged July 10, when
ne left the feedroom in the most horrible state
and permitted the whole brood of young chick
him at an early date. His incompetency was
constant source OF trouble.
Not one Of the animals listed by Caldwell as
having died Of fly poison died from that cause.
Ihree animals died during the two days re-
terreo 10. not seven. Not one died from poison
OF any KIND. His sta tement that the ant eater
and sun bear had couvulsions Is absolutely
false. for the director saw these animals at
1"'Do 1~0 hour intervals during the day. and they
neVer were In more perfect health than when
caldwell claimed they were i'll The red fox
oied or congestion OF the lungs and the blue
lox 6led OF chronic Inflammation Of the liver
-NAN--SS@ 1taO meat EXHAUSTION. Inc small
kangaroo. very recent arrival from Australia
oied or malnutrition and exhaustion The
guinea pig. armec ectllo and oppossum died only
m CaidWeIs imagination. and his statement
resardlng them is wholly false. They did not
ole al all and never appeared In the daily re-
ports during the periods under discussion
Neither DR.. Blair or any other of the staff
would consent to talk yesterday. It being ex-
plained that Mr.. Hornaday's statement COM
ing from him as the head OF the Geological
Fark. was authoritative and made unnecessary
mates.
DR.. Blair said last night that po,son ovn,n.-
mao been used to destroy the flies hut that
tnis mao nothing TO do with the death of tho
aIIIldls- Inc causes, he said. were those set
toTIh IN director Hornaday's report Accord
ing 70 the veterinary. Caldwelrs story about
en. ene sllfnaIs was brought to Mr.. Hornaday by
SnTsner GGS keeper. When the director summoned
bar, BAR tne keeper denied that he had spread the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
KILBURN MAKES REPLY.
State Superintendent of Banks An-
s1oer8 Charges against Him.

Buffalo. July 27.-The reply OF B. G. Kilburn.
State Superintendent Of Banks. to charges
brought against him by committee OF the
German Bank creditors organization. asking for
his removal. was made public to-day. Accom-
panying the letter is from Governor Higgins
suspending decision on the request for Mr.. Kill
burns removal until he can gain other informa-
ton.
Superintendent Kilburn's reply. In substance.
to the charge that he opened the German Bank
on the morning Of December 5. 1904. thereby al
lowing over 1855. 600 to be withdrawn. is that he
relied upon the word OF the bank officers that
the bank was all right
He states. furthermore. that he wished to call
the directors together for the purpose Of learn
ing whether they would personally guarantees
the bank. When he learned that they would
rot do this he ordered the bank closed. after 1t
had been open one hour and twenty minutes
The committee. In submitting the complaint
against Superintendent Kiburn. said:
This was not case where the solvency OF the
able to meet Its obligations. The Clearing House
committee had refused aid when Mr.. Kilburn
permitted this insolvent Institution to open It's
Doors He was guilty either Of neglect Of duty
or OF gross error Of Judgment II he was
guilty OF neglect Of duty, he should be surely
removed II he was guilty OF a gross error OF
Judgment. he should be removed because he is
not competent to perform properly the duties OF
the position which he holds.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
I'LL. SHE SOUGHT DEATH.
Young Woman, Suffering from
Consun, ption, Kills Herself.

Suffering from consumption. and about to De
taken TO Bellevue Hospital which she felt she
would never leave alive. Elizabeth Schubert.
thirty-one years old. drank caroolic acid yes
terday In the home OF August Bertsch, No. SI6
East S0th-st, where she had lived for several
years She died two hours later in the Presby-
terian HOSPITAL
The woman had been Ill for years and had
been cared for by the Bertsch family. OF which
she and her own family had been friends in
Germany. There was no one else who would
have cared for her.
Lately her condition became such that II was
deemed best for her to be taken TO Bellevue, and
Mrs Bertsch made arrangements for the woman
to go there yesterday. Immediately arter dinner.
The meal sad one, and when 1t was nearly
over Miss Schubert rose from the table and
entered an adjoining room.
Mrs. Bertsch did not suspect anything until
moment later she heard the woman groan and
fall TO the floor She ran into the room and
found that Miss Schubert had drunk the con-
tents of two ounce bottle of carbolio acid
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
AUTO" BALKS ON TRACK.
Machine Breaks Dozcn as Railroad
Train Is 4pproaching.

An automobile stood on the Long Island Rail-
road tracks at Winfield. Long Island. yesterday.
Just az train was approaching the crossing.
The occupants OF the automobile jumped out.
and oy great exertiop managed to get the ma
chine out OF the way before the train reached IT.
In the automobile were District Attorney George
A Gregg. Of Queens County: Assistant District
Attorney Frederick 6. De Witt. DR.. L. G. Brim-
mer. dentist. Of Long Island City. and a friend
OF Mr. De Wits. The automobile party left
Elrnhurst, where Mr.. Gregg resides. and were
bowling along the Hoffman Boulevard.
AS the automobile approached the railroad
crossing. Assistant District Attorney De Witt
who was acting chauffeur. noticed the flag
man step from his shanty TO lower the gates. but
there was ample time to cross. AS the autOmo-
bile got between the rails II stopped. and would
not go ahead. The noise Of the approaching
train told those in the that there no
time TO spare. They jumped out, and by hard
pushring got the machine just clear Of the tracks
when the train passed.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28

Founding twice christened at Bellevue ono, a.
Catholic. once Protestant. 10 meet rule which
allows each creed to have baptism OF foundlings
In turn
Thomas Rilcline. OF No. 400 West lsth-st, an
peared to announce that he not dead had
been only dead drunk Relatives had insisted h.
was dead. To Bellevue alcoholic ward.
Burglars nearly smothered one OF twins of Mr.,
Lena Graubeck. No. ll9 East lOOth-st In hasts
20 get at booty they threw clothes on baby nearIv
more OF this kind OF burglars. ie
subway employe allowed lantern he was carrying
and badly burned uSaess
August Pelham. married. OF East Orange r
arrested second time for ''mashing" which shoulS
ID aus case Dc an entirely domestic INDUSTRY
him ~As' e~NnaIS sd
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
WANT SALOON LICENSE REVOKED.
Change of Date in Petition Alleged-Apart-
ment House Tenants Angry.

The hearing in the case OF Judson Lawson against
John T. williams to cause the revocation OF the
license of a saloon at 10Sd-st and AmsterdaIn-a ave
will come before Justice Greenbaum. In the Supreme
Court. next Monday. Lawson is the owner OF the
Kenesaw, an apartment house, at 10Sd-st and Am
sterdam-ave., and member of the West End Asso-
citation. His 80 tenants are urging him to his
action.
williams is said TO be backed by a brewer. He
got possession Of list Of names OF residents OF the
section who two years ago sgnified their willing
ness for q man named McSweeney to establish q
restaurant In the building where the saloon Is
and sell liquor with meals. McSweeney did not
carry out the project after his petition had been
signed. The date line was left blank the petition
williams, it is alleged. had J. A Flanly. notary
public, I'll IN the date line OF the petition for
April 10 last. He obtained license in this way
West d-st., and ]. H Skillin a real estate man
OF No e6 Broadway. complain that while they were
willing for the stahshment OF a restaurant In
the store they do not want saloon IN the place.
The SUIT up before Justice Bischoff last week
and was decided IN I1awsous favor Before Will
iams's license could be revoked for fraud the Jus
tice consented TO reopen the case. Paul Krotel the
Assistant District Attorney, has charge of the GRIM
inal proceedings against Williams and Flanly.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
SQUADRON SAIL AT PuT-IN-sAY.

Put-in- Bay Ohio. July Z-At o'clock this morn
ing the preparatory gun was hred from the flag
ship Priscilla for the squadron sail AT 10 o'clock
the starting gun was fred. and torty-fve power
and sail boats cruised in the waters around Put
in-Bay.
The wind was light. and the boats had spread all
the canvas possible 10 hoist II fine marine
spectacle The boats carried guests to the fun
capacity.
Only four boats started In the cruiser race this
afternoon. The wind was light and the course
four knots TO wfndward and return The City of
the Straits OF Detroit, won the race. with the
suitana. Of Detroit, second: the Enright Of To-
ledo. third, and the West Wind OF Buffalo, dis
qualified for not turning the outer mark.
Tomorrow the free-for-aIl win be sailed with
the Hotel Victory Cup the prize. In addition
there will be class races. and the ST Claire and
the Spray. In the I-foot class, and the Wrinkle
and the Malillian in the iS-foo class will SAT- off
honors in the respective classes each boat hay-
Ing q heat Ia the two previous days races.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
GIVE SKIN FOR SISTER.
Victim of Acid Throrer SaUed by
Sacrifice.

Paterson, n. J., July A.-Minnie MertZ. Of Bloom
ingdale who was horribly dishgured by some per-
throwing sulphuric acid in her face she
slept at her home. about month ago. placed
the operating table at the General Hospital at
noon to-day. and skin from the bodies OF two
sisters Of the injured girl and her young brother
grated her face.
The sisters and brother sacrificed about eighteen
inches Of skin from the thigh ana other parts OF
ihe body.
DR.. J. g Mccoy, who performed the operation,
and the house physicians gathered In the operatng
pavilion about II o'clock. and time later Miss
Mertz was carried from the private which
she has occupied. Arriving al the pavilion. the
cloth mask which has been on the face OF the girl
for several days removed, and dressing
placed the burned parts. The flesh was quite
raw and an expression OF awful pain crossed her
fea lures the cloth taken off.
The sisters and brother were then brought into
the pavilion DIR. Mccoy then took away pOr-
ton OF the skin from the thighs OF each Of the
sisters and brother. After the operation Miss
Mertz was taken back to her ROOM
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28

Another conscience Is making up for lost time
II sent SIS 60 to Collector stranahan yesterday
Duty's call duties
william Young managing stenographer at No
$50 shave. was arrested for blackng his wife's
eye He probably made mistake. thinking her
the stove. II was all because she saw check
stub, check having been sent to &C. NJ" She
thinks &c. NJ" is woman Addendum: Wife
blacked husbands eye.
James Frazie Bennie. civil engineer. OF Edinburgh
Che says) arrested charge OF being hotel
beat Had been living In high style on top floor of
Waldorf. Borrowed from hotel
suing Spanards up San Juan Hill porto Rico. not
New-YorO. did not avail In OF negro John
Holmes, alias Texas Jack" who held up and
Tombs for sentence. Police say II he ran at San
Juan. twas tbs other way.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
MURDERER A SUICIDE AFTER CRIME.
Body Of 0palfvens Found In River, His
Pockets Weighted with Stones.

Montclair July q (SpeciaD.-George Opa1fveus
the singac farmer who murdered his wife at their
little farm last Monday night evidently com
mitted suicide after Staying his wife His body
was found floating In the Passaie River this
morning by ten-year-old boy named Arthur
Drew, who was fishing at tha time he saw the
body In tho river.
County Physician Mcbride says that the body
had been in the water since the night Opalfvens
murdered his wife In the dead mans pockets was
the sS caliore revolver With which he committed
the murder. Two chambers were empty He rad
nled his pockets with large stones before pIungae
into the water.
-Four little children. the oldest twelve and tba
youngest i've years of age are left without
relatives. Opalfvens and his wife were nativsS
OF Brussels. Belgium. and came 70 America about
dfteen years ago.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
POLICEMAN SAVES CHILDREN.
Caught Horse Which Was Dashing Into
Crowd Of Pieniekers.

As a crowd OF Sunday school children from, tbs
FIRST United PRESBYTERIAN Church OF wiuianz-
burg was going to Prospect Park for a picnic ana
was about to board at Grand-st and Marcv
ave- yesterday a runaway horse attached To a
hght business wagon dashed toward them. Police
man Walters. OF the Bedford-ave station wa
helping the children the car and as there was
not time TO hurry the children out OF tha wav
Walters ran forward TO meet the horse. AS the
animal up he grabbed hold OF the bridle
Although thrown of his feet. the policeman suc-
ceeded In pulling down the animals head until tba
horse stumbled. thus pinnlng him to the ground
The runaway was stopped only few feet away
Walters's left hip was hurt and he was taken ~
the Williamsburg Hospital where DR. Dor6S
dressed his injuries The horse belonged 10 Jscob
Schenker a cigar manufacturer of No 9s MoCrs
at. and wnen IL started TO run IL threw schenker
into tho street.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
DREAM OMEN OF HUSBANDS DEATH
Private Rooney, of Company H, Drowned in
Surf at Sea Girt.

Orange. July (SpecieD.-AIrs. Martin Rooney.
OF Joyce-st whose husband enusteO man
IN company ii. Sth Regiment. which 70 tae
State camp last Saturday dreamed last night that
mock or reed birds settled about the house Shs
thought the dream odd and told a neighoor
about It, The nsighbOr listened to the recital and
Then told her Il an ~ omen and that Mrs
Rooney would probably hear bad news IN tns
course OF time. About hour after that Ma
Rooney received word that her husband had bean
Crowned In the surf at Sea Girt
Private Rooney went to the beach this morning
about O'Clock and went into the surf His clothes
We're discovered on the beach at O'Clock. and :
search was made for him when ne discovereu
70 De missing az roll cali soon afterward tss
oOuS was washed ashore. and IL was taken 20 tne
camp II Will be brought TO Orange to-nignt =
eSard or inquiry. consisting or Lieutenant Cocns'
oI company J. OF Orange. and Battalion AtJrtaS.
L4eulenan Harry n Harris. VIII investigate INV
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
AUTO" NOT FAST ENOUGH.
Centenarian, After First Ride,
Wishes to Try Airship.
IBr rE1EeRApH TO THE Ta1suxr.I ]

Stamford Conn. July 27.-Mrs. Sarah Lock-
wood. who was 100 years old last April. en-
joyed her first automobile ride this week After
some persuasion she entered Fitch A. Hoyt's
automobile and was driven to scoheldtown.
where she is spending the summer.
1T was fine. but II looked strange not to
see horse attached that I did not believe the
wagon would co. Mrs. Lockwood said and
Il went faster than any other vehicle ever rode
In and gave me good shaking up. II could
only ride In an airship now I would be con-
tent"
Mrs. Lockwood is wonderful woman, her
faculties remain good. despite the flight Of time
and she is able to get about and do light work
every day.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
CARRY HOT POWDER.
Woman and Girl PreUent Disaster at
Big Dundee. Mich. Fire.
r.x TELEGRAPH TO TEE rRrsUNE.1

Toledo. July 27.-Fire almost destroyed the
business portion of Dundee, Mich, this AFTER
noon So great was the damage that the de-
partrnent from Toledo sent aid. and 1t was night
before the blaze was put out The sensational
feature of the fire the heroic act OF Mrs
Herbert Kitchens and her thirteen -year-old Sis
ter Miss Kittie Atom When the fire was at
its height in a coal office Mrs. Kitchens remem-
bered that there was a quantity Of blasting
powder and dynamite stored in the coal shed
without any thonght Of her personal safety
she darted into the burning building and came
out with a can Of powder In her arms. Her
little sister joined her the next trip. and be-
tween them they succeeded in carrying out ten
cans OF powder and immense box OF dyna-
mite. The cans were so hot that they could
hardly be handled. and in few moments would
have blown up, setting off the dynamite, which
was sufficient 10 demolsh half the little town
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
STABLE BOY SUES BELMONT.

John H. Freit. stable bog. through his guardian
David ". Rockmore. has brought suit for $4,000
damages against August Belmont. The complain
ant says that May 10. 1900. he entered into an
agreement to work for Mr.. Belmont In his racing
stables for the term OF FIVE years.
In the agreement which was in writing. Mr.. Bel
mont reserved the right to dismiss the boy at any
time He did this October Z 1903 when he
decided that the boy not doing his work prop-
eTly. In accordance with the prevailing custom
notice OF Freit's dismissal sent to the Jockey
Club and entered In The Racing Calendar" He
found difficulty in securing another job. and the
suit is the result.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
MOTOR BOATS OFF MARBLEHEAD.
The Huppa, the Blink and the Talisman
Finish First in Races.

Marblehead. Mass, July N.-Three days of motor
boat racing with twenty boats entere6 started
to-day at the Eastern Yacht Club. The entries
included some Of the craft which competed In the
recent distance from New-York
To-day's events consisted OF three class competi-
tons for prizes to be announced later and the first
round Of the contest for the Gay Cup.
The Gay Cup, which Is the principal trophy of
the meet, was offered by Commodore Gay Of the
Eastern Yacht Club for the boat having the best
record at the end OF the three-day competition
In the first class race to-day the Huppa won. her
corrected time being e minutes IS seconds
The Blink. one Of the contestants In the en-.
durance run from New-York won in the second
class in ! hour. Il minutes. seconds
In the third class the Talsman won. her elapsed
time being hour, minutes, 10 seconds The
course thirteen miles.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
DRAW GAME At CRICKET.
Colts, of Philadelphia, Make Good
Stand against NaryLebone.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.J
Philadelphia. July 27.-The cricket match between
the Marylebone Cricket Club eleven, Of London
and the team OF eighteen Philadelphia Colts
which began yesterday the grounds OF the Phila-
delphia Cricket Club at Wissahickon Heights. re-
suited to-day IN a draw.
The Colts" scored 224 runs in the first inning Of
seventeen wickets. The Englishmen made only uS
runs in the first inning Of ten wickets, and were
compelled to follow
IN the second inning the Maryebone players had
accumulated Ito for six wickets. when the
match to end at $50 p. m. The work OF
the young players of the home team against the
expert bowling OF the Englishmen splendid
The Marylebone cricketers will begin match to-
morrow with eleven picked from the various
local clubs on the grounds of the Merton Cricket
Club, at Hayerford. a suburb OF this city The
score:
New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
SCIENCE AIDS BURGLARS
Hypnot'sm Keeps Dogs Quiet While
Houses Are Robbed,
isT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE !

Stamford. Conn. July 27.-The burglars who
broke into the home Of L Townsend Howes
wealthy gentleman. of Hope-st.. last night and
stole three cameras worth $3.50 and a opan.
uty Of silverware. are credited with hypnotic
powers. which they are supposed to have used
on some savage watchdogs which guard the
place at night, usually making much noise
"nen prowlers are about This morning the
dogs were found in a box stall In the barn fast
asleep They had been led there by the burg
lars.
This burglary resembles one which took placa
in Bridgeport on July 26. Thieves entered the
home Of A W. Wallace and took $500 worth
Of goods while three large watchdors wers
supposed to guard the place.