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High Court of Judicature o. Buns.


The hearing was concluded In the Court OF An
peal yesterday OF the case OF Chapronere VS..
Mason, on the application OF the plaintiff for judg
ment. new trial. on appeal from verdict and
judgment at trial before Mr.. Justice Jclf and a
common jury. In the Kings Bench Division, The
parties In this case are MI George 4. Chaproniere.
a Haymarke, solicitor, and Mr.. J. Z. Mason, con
fectioner. Plaintiff was eating bath bun which
he had bought from the defendants Charles street
shop, when, as he alleged, he came across a stone
as large as finger nail. which broke one OF his
upper teeth, a series of assesses ensuing. Plain
tihs that the presence OF the stone In the
bun was due TO negligence. and tina, as there was
an impllc warranty In the article sold, the defend
ant was liable to pay him compensation.
At the trial the Jury found that there was no
negligence that the hun was reasonably nj for the
purposes OF being eaten In tho usual way, that the
bun was OF merchantablc quality, and that the
amount OF damage the plaintiff sustained by reason
OF the presence OF the stone In the bun, In case II
was question OF damages, cS. On these
findings judgment was entered for the defendant
The plaintiff appealed on the ground that the find
ngs OF the jury were against the weight OF evidence
Their lordships held that the plaintiff had made out
prima fac,e OF negligence, that the Judge In
the court below had misdirectcd the jury and that
the must go down for new rial. The appeal
was accordingly allowed.
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Play In the Am erloan Whist League.

CHICAGO. July N.-The American Whist
League tournament was begun at the Au-
ditorium this afternoon with play for the
Brooklyn trophy. In the first session Of the
trophy contest three teams Of twelve pairs
were entered-the New York State Asso-
citation. the Chicago Clubs and the. North
western team. In the first round the New
York team won an easy victory over the
northwestern. finishing up Is tricks ahead
op score %hners ra 10 ene Men
Cohen and DR.. A. d. Mont gOmcry OF Chicago.
plus I: DR.. T., Eliot and W. d. Norris. New
York, plus 8; J. F.. Faber and Joseph II Smith.
New York. plus 4, and G. Fling and T.. V. g..
Scranton. Brooklyn. plus g.
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HARLAM,S MANAGERIN TROUBLE
pawnhrOker COnyict's Successor Kept No
Record, 1t Is Charged.

Two Tenderloin detectives yesterday
arrested Henry Harris, manager of Har-
lam's pawnshop at 6Os Eighth avenue, on
the charge of failing to record the pledging
OF gold watch and chain and two lockets
that were stolen property.
The pawnshop was formerly conducted
by Edward NJ. Harlan now in prison for
working in conjunction with thieves. The
pawnshop is now conducted by Harlam's
cousin. Isaac.
On July John Summers was arrested
on suspicion of having robbed his room
mate, Alphonse Pickard, at li5 West Four
teenth street. On Saturday, July l, Pickard
left his room and returning found Sum
mers missing also his watch, chain and
charm.
Detectives searched all of the pawn
shops, but found no trace of the stolen
goods.
Yesterday Summers confessed that he
had pawned the entire lot for 81 at Har-
lam's The detectives found the goods
In the place, but, according to their re-
port, no detailed entry was made of the
stuff.
Parris was bailed by Isaac Harlan.
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DIED..

BoYIE-On July o, 1905. a, Asbury Park. John
Boyle, beloved husband OF Phoebe Dubois. In
his 18th year.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend the
funeral services at Plymouth Church. Orange
ST.. Brooklyn. n. Y, on July II. at o'clock
p. NJ. lnterment private.
ELL1oTT.-M the Skin and Cancer Hospital
10th ST. and I'd av., n. V. Monday, July 10, iani
the Rev Thomas j. Elliott OF Noroton, Conn,
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
FlSRE.-Suddcnly. at East Orange. \. j.. SUNDAY
July o. 1905, Kate s.. wife OF John NJ. Fske.
Funeral Wednesday. July II. from her late resi-
dence. 8s Washington ST.. at $50 o'clocl,
Carriages will he In waiting. Brick Chur h
station, on arrival Of train leaving Barclay
and Christopher sts via d. L. d W. at 2,sO,
G1BB.-Suddenly. In Paris. on Friday. June 10
Howard. son OF John and Harriet Balsdon
Gibb In the 5oth year OF his age;
Relatives and friends are invited to attend IN,
funeral services at the Church of the Ascension
5th av. and 10th St, New York. on TUESDAY
July H. at II O'Clock a. NJ Interment private.
NoRMAN.-At Hampton. Va, July 10. 1905, Alfred
r. Norman.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
SPlTZNER.-on Saturday, July 8. 1905. Charles
H. Sptzner, in the 10th year of his age,
Funeral private.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Henry Miller Knocked Unconscious and
Paralyzed From His waist Down.

PoUaHKEEPsIE, July lo.-Black clouds
rolled up swiftly from the west shortly
before o clock this evening and discharged
a blast OF electric fire; One OF the bolts
sought out a tree under which Henry Miller
a miner, had sought shelter, and rended
It in twain. Miller was knocked uncon-
scious When the beating of rain in his
face restored his senses, he found that he
was paralyzed from his waist down and
that one arm was affected.
He was out in the country two miles
from the village of Pleasant Valley and
half mile from the tracks of Russell Sage's
railroad. Miller with great difficulty
crawled to the top of an embankment over
looking the railway and by waving his
hat and coat signaled train. The eng-
neer stopped, and Miller was taken aboard
and brought to Poughkeepsie. He is now in
Vassar Hospital and will recover.
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DYNAMlTEF0R THEDEMON RUN.
TEMPERANCE CRANK IN KANSAS
BLOWS UP THREE SALOONS.
From Suburban Retreat He writes Letters
Promising More Expl osi Ons-Tells Gov.
HOch That Hell's Broken LOOse-Let-
tiers 70 Others-Ho stole the Dynamite

lola, Kan, July'io.-The Eagle saloon,
the Redight saloon and the Blue Front
saloon, all in a row, were demolished by
two explosions of dynamite early this morn
ing. The dynamite was exploded in the
alley on the east side of the Eag lie saloon.
The buildings were wrecked and the plate
glass and window panes OF buildings for
blocks were broken. Many buildings in
the vicinity OF the wrecked saloons wer 9
badly wrecked and brick walls were cracked.
The damage is estimated at 100000.
That the work was done by crank was
made clear this afternoon, when a number
OF letters were received by the lola Register
from the crazy man, c. L. Melvin, who is
in hiding In this vicinity, making It per-
feotly clear that he blew up the saloons
Melvin il man whose mind has been known
to be unsound for several years. He Is
temperance advocate. The letters are
addressed to Mayor Dresbaoh, the people
of Kansas, the saloon men and bootleggers
of Kansas, Gov. Hoch and the Kansas Sen
in a mailbox at the extreme edge OF the
city by the fugitive. In the letter to the
people Of Kansas Melvin says
Down with the serpent tooth Of ruml
Until that time the fair land Of Kansas
will be rent with redeyed, rampant ana rchy.
What an explosion there will be. my coun-
trymen and there'll be hot time some
time tonight. We have given you but a
touch Of what We propose to do II the joints
of this town are not closed. We will apply
the bomb and the torch without stint and
without mercy"
In his letter to the saloon men and boot
leggers of Kansas, Melvin said;
you, you may Just as we'll go to hell first as last
and we are going to send you there If you
don't Quit business, and that for good, for
we are in business to stay. Perhaps you will
laugh at us. just come to lola and see your
selves what we propose to do Our organ
ization is complete In every part of the State
where whisky is sold openly. At given Gig
nal over the wires your business will go sky
ward and you will go with 1t II you don't
look out, or get out
In his letter to the Governor. he says:
we wish to inform you that hell has
broken loose in Kansas and the first shot
mission9 Our band consists Of an organiza-
ton of men for the purpose OF assisting
cowardly, dishonest officials to enforce the
laws. We believe the people of Kansas
have had enough of this state OF affairs.
We have had enough Of it, and by the Eternal
we are gong 70 dow tne!n lnto kihstoHi
come il they don't Joe Folk themselves
and get busy, The regulation Of the vio-
lation of law is anarchy pure and simple,
80 II you want anarchy we will give you
enough of it and the real Russian brand,
1t war to the knife and knife to the hilt'
What an explosion there will be, my coun-
trymen!"
Melvin is being searched for tonight.
1t is feared that he may do other damage
if he is not apprehended. The dynamite
was stolen from the magazine OF the Kansas
Portland Cement Company.
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BOUGHT PLUMBER, THEN TOLD.
Falling Out Among Thieves Brings Three
Culprlts Into Trouble.

Isidor Marx, manager of the music store
OF Joseph W. Stern & Co.. at "a East Twenty
first street. received an anonymous letter
recently saying that employers Of the
store were Systematically robbing it of
postage stamps and sheet music. The
manager knew stamps and music worth
several thousand dollars had been stolen,
but had been unable to catch the thief
Marx put John O'Shea. a private detec-
tive, on the case and O'Shea found that
David Handler, Is years old, of 1850 East
i0eth street. and Samuel Krengel. 10 years
old. of 209l Third avenue, had been doing
the stealing. He arrested them and they
confessed They said they had sold most
Of the stuff to Victor Seidman, who keeps
q stationery store at l72 East l06th street
O'Shea marked 300 stamps and several
dozen sheets of music and the boys sold
them to Seidman. Then the detective ar
rested Seidman.
The detective found that the anonymous
letter Marx received was written by n sta
tionery dealer who had bought goods
from the boys but who had falling out
with them.
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TO HER FATHER AFTER II YEARS
Deserted and Evicted, She viii Make First
Visit Home Since Marriage.

A tired woman who said she was Anas-
tasia jacobson dragged a child OF eight
before the desk Of the East Fifty-frst street
police station last night and asked for help.
Her husband. Peter, had deserted her, she
said. Eight days ago she was evicted from
her home at 2O2 East Twentieth street. She
carried half loaf OF bread under her arm.
Have, you any people?' asked the SER
geant
sob, yes, my father has farm in Duchess
county and he's we'll Off ] haven't been
back since I married that man seventeen
years ago."
-Why don't you go to him''
Il would If had the ticket.
1t happened that Mrs. Lantry. wife of
the captain was in the station house, and
heard the story. Borrowing her husbands
cap she dropped in 81, then circulated
among the reserves room, and they made
it s.;
Fifty cents OF it went to buy Mrs Jacob
son a lodging. The rest will take her back
to her father Thomas Burke. of Staatsburg.
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Travelling Schools in Germany.

From the Youths Companion.
Farmers daughters are educated in many
parts of Germany in travelling schools. which
go from village to village to give girls over
ia years Of age practical lessons in house
keeping. cooking the selection of food. care
Of poultry and cattle. the cultivation of vege-
ia bles. and butter and cheese making.
The results have been so satisfactory that it
is now proposed to add instruction in nursing
cooking for the sick. mendins and sewing.
The teachers. who are graduates of the
schools of housework and have passed
Government examinations. carry with them
an outfit Of cooking stove and the vsrious
are held in the schoohouses, the term lnsts
siN weeks. and the cost of tuition is put so
low as practically to exclude no one.
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NEGRO SHOOTS NEGRO DEAD.
End OF Duel Following . Dispute in q
Brooklyn Saloon.

Frank Schofeld. q years old, a negro
Of 3es Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, was shot
and instantly killed by John Thomas,
another negro. in the saloon Of Michael
Costello at Johnson street and Hudson
avenue. Yesterday afternoon. Thomas,
who is 2s years old, and John Shepherd, %
wears old. also colored, of 2s Myrtle avenue,
we're engaged in game of pool in the rear
room of the saloon, Schofeld was watch
ing the game. Thomas and Shepherd be-
came involved in dispute and before any
of the other occupants OF the room realized
what the two men were doing they had
each drawn revolver and begun shooting
at each ether.
One of the shots fired by Thomas struck
Schofield in the right eye. He fell to the
floor with bullet in his brain. Ambulance
Surgeon Oser Of the Brooklyn Hospital, who
was summoned, said that Schofeld must
have died instantly. Thomas and Shep-
herd escaped directly after the shooting.
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Brooklyn Republicans Booming schieren,

The Republican statesmen in Brooklyn
still continue to boom former Mayor Charles
A. Schieren a. the strongest candidate
who can be named against Mayor Mcclellan
this fall The euogiu,ns On the former
Mayor come not only from his old mug
wump friends, but from pra ctical politicians
like Col. Michael j. Dady and former Police
Commissioner William f. Phillips. 1t is
understood that the executive committee
il a unit for Schieren. Chairman Jacob
Bremen of that body said;
aIam for Mr. Schieren and 30 is Brooklyn.
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that he had to be assisted from the elevator.
EIia eensation he said WAS as II q hundred

/ that he had to be assisted from the elevator.
\ His sensation, he said, was as II a hundred
fsharp pins we're sticking all over his body.
James Kenny, clerk in the City Clerks
Noff1ce. was also severely shocked and hurled
eidelong against the desk.
s The Italian wedding party, numbering
4 about a dozen, assembled In the Alder
mems room q few moments before the
lightning struck. and Alderman Bowling.
who was officiating, was about to perform
y the ceremony when tho big crash occurred.
y He post poned it until the excitement over
the incident had subsidized
4 The shock extended to the two police
, stations and the headquarters of the Grand
Army and veteran firemen In the basement,
The lights in the elevators in the Hall of
Records were distinguished by the shock
and in the Adams street police station the
lightning played tattoo on the telephone
Instruments,
Belle Messenger, 81 years old, Of 40 Con-
cord street. was shocked whilo in Fulton
street near johnson. and had to receive
medical attention before being able to go
to her home.
JERSEY CITY PEPPERED BY IIGHTNISd.
The trolley car service In Jersey City
was put out OF business by the flooding OF
the power house and from 8 until o'clock
cars crowded with passengers we're stalled
in all parts of the city. May Hilla tee-
phone operator in the Public Service Cor
poration's trolley Office in Exchange place,
was knocked unconscious by lightning
which struck wire somewhere along the
line. lightning struck a house at 1923
Arlington avenue occupied by Andrew
Griggs and set the top floor on fire The
blaze was extingushed by city fremen
A bolt struck the flagstaff on Baum Bros
store, in Newark avenue. The electricity
ran through telephone wires leading to
Police Headquarters in the rear OF the store
and Police Inspector Samuel Archibald.
who was at the phone, got shock. Butler
Bros warehouse in Warren street, was
struck and slightly damaged. A fagpole
on Bernstein's store, in Newark avenue. was
hit, and a fagpole on the Public Service
CORPORATIONS building at Montgomery
street and Tucrs avenue, used as club
room, for trolley employees. was knocked into
kindling wood An electric light wire
which snapped in the storm fell across
the hack of a team OF horses owned by the
United States Express Company, at the
corner of Bergen and Fairview avenues,
killing both Of them. Nearly 100 telephone
wires were disabled and $50 subscribers
were unable to use their telephones after
the storm.
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EXC4v4TORS TAKE A TUMBLE.
All In the Days Work and Nobody Mich
Hurt.

When the thunderstorm struck town
Yesterday fifteen workmen enga ged in an
excavation for the new Edison Electric
building at Elm and Duane streets took
refuge in shed on the false" structure.
The excavation is finished, and a kind of
deck has been run out level with the street.
The house stood on this deck, which was
supported by wooden timbers. The men
did not notice that a sewer had backed up,
flooding the excavation. The first notice
they got was when the timbers cracked.
the decking tipped and the house slid and
fell twenty feet into o, the loot IL h9ie break
It looked like a bad accident. Fire,
ambulance and police calls were turned in
firemen arrived bruised workmen were
crawling out from the smashed sn timber te;.
ladders. James H. Macdonald, the fore
man, oheoked them off. Every man re-
slightly hurt. James Dow had small
bone In his foot broken. and John Wall
had a cut on his scalp They were taken
to the Hudson street hospital
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TUGBOATMEN JUMP OVERHEARD.
Ferryboat Hits Little Queen Nab and
Heels Her Aim ost on Ream Ends.

The Jersey Central fer'yboat Wilkes
barre OF the Twenty-third street line, as
she moved out of her Comnunipaw slip
yesterday afternoon, struck the tugboat
Queen Nab Of Brooklyn on the port side,
heeling her over until she almost lay
on her beam ends. The crew Of the Queen
Nab, consisting of Capt. Ewel Edwards,
Engineer Anthony Arson and John
McGuiness, deck hand. slid or jumped
overheard Capt. Nelson johnson and
John johnson, who were at work on dredge
nearby, put out in rowboat and hauled
the three men on board. The tug
righted. She was not badly damaged.
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HOW SAKHALIN WAS OCCUPIED.
Japanese Chased the Russians from
KorsakOH and Sustained No Losses.

KorsakOH and Sustained No Losses.
Special Cable Despatch to TIE sun.
TOXIC, July iO.--It is officially announced
to-day that number Of transports. con-
voyed by a detachment of the fleet under
Vice -Admirals Kataoka and Dewa, which
started for Sakhalin, we're delayed by
fogs. They reached the island. however,
early on the morning Of July T. The mines
In the channel were cleared, and landing
was effected in the evening.
The Russians at Korsakoff blew up their
shore batteries, burned the Government
buildings and retired to the north, The
Japanese occupied Korsakoff early on July
8. The Russians retired before pursuing
detachment They burned Soroifka. They
were last reported 20 miles from Korsakof.
The Japanese sustained no casualties
They captured four guns Of small caliber
and quantity Of ammunition
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How an Ostrich Kicks.
From me Chicago Chronicle.

"You can go behind an ostrich. all right.
said the sailor, but never go in front of him.
or you II get kicked. The ostrich, like man.
kicks forward. He has never been known to
make a backward kick
III you should happen to get in front of an
ostrich and he should happen to lunge out
at you with one of them long legs dodge
dow get near the ground-for an ostrich's
kick has no force till it is three feet high. Tn.
der three feet al ostrich can't give n good
i have seen n dog worryn' an ostrich to
death but the ostrich didn't kick him. What
would have been the use? The kick wouldn't
have hurt the dog NO more n Zee bits.::.
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Ex.sHEaIFF HANes BfMsELFs
r. J. Mackey. Dom ooTstio Politician Of
Beivtdero, N. j., Dies In HE Barn.

BELvIpERE, n. j.. July i0.-Former
Sheriff E. J. Mackey leading citizen and
a prominent Democratic politician, COM
mitted suicide this morning by hanging
in his barn. He left the house and
went to the barn to attend to his usual
work. He did not return and his
daughter, Mrs. John Good went to
look for him, and found him hanging in
tho haymow. The daughter struggled to
get the body down. but failed. and went
screaming out of the building. Mr..
Maokey's wife died few months ago. He
had been a member Of the New Jersey
Assembly, Sheriff Of Warren county and
was at the time of his death County Col
lector His financial affairs, so far as
known, are In good conditio ion. He was
so years old. He is sur vived by three SONS
and five daughters.
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JAPAN BUYS MILITARY RAILWAY.
One Germany shipped TO China In 1000
Russia Said TO Have Protested.

Special Cable DtspdEch 10 THE Sun,
SHANGHAI. July lO.-The German mill
tary railway. ninety-four miles long. has
been sold to Japan. The railway was
imported as military material in 1900 for
use against the Chinese during the Boxer
troubles. Since then it has lain at Tsingtau,
the German port in shantung Province.
1t was sold month ago to German
frm which has now sold it to Japan. The
Russians are understood to have protested
energetically against the sale
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JOHANN noon WANTS 81, 100.
Needs II for an Appea, Applies to Rookie.
Teller ami Carnegie.

CHICAGO. July 1O.-Johann Hooh. the
condemned wife murderer, to-day issued an
appeal to "the just public" for enough
money to enable him to take his case to the
Supreme Court. 1t is necessary that he
shall have $l,loO by July 49, otherwise he
must be hanged.
For the first time since his conviction
Hoch, the optmistic. the hopeful, Is In
despair.
might as we'll take me out and hang me
now | can never get it,.
1t Is said that Hoch has made appeals to
John d. Rockefeller Miss Helen Gould.
Andrew Carnegie and other wealthy persons
for money with which he hopes to save his
life
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SPY SENTENCED AT TOXIC.
Frcnchman Who Acted for Russia Gets
Ten Years at Hard Labor.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN.
TOXIC, July 10.-Capt A. h. Bougouin,
the French resident who was arrested last
May on the charge of being Russian spy,
and of divulging the movements of troops,
warships and transports, was sentenced
to-day to ten years in prison at hard labor.
Bougouin vas at one time connected with
the French Legation and occupied an ex-
cellent position in Toxic society up to the
time of his arrest.
A Japanese clerk Of the name of Maxi,
convicted of completely in the offense,
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Inquest Into Freight Wreck.

Coroner George Brackner Of Jersey City
has ordered an inquest into the freight
wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Marion on Saturday morning. in which
will take place at the court house in Jersey
City on Friday evening.
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DALRYMPLE'S REPORT IN.
Mayor Dunno OF Chicago Has II. but Keeps
II to Himself.

CHICAGO, July Johannes Dalrymple's
report on the ira ct ion situation in Chicago
and the outlook for municipal ownership
was received to-day by Mayor Dunno E.
The Mayor declined to discuss the docu-
ment further than to declare he would
not make 1t public, at least for the present.
There was much speculation about the
City Hall as to the contents Of the missive,
although it was generally regarded as an
accepted fact that the Scotch expert looks
with little favor upon municipal owner
ship Of the railways in Chicago.
Il have received communication from
Mr., Dalrymple. but | would not call 1t a
report" the Mayor said. u have nothing
to say about it just now and do not care to
discuss IL u"