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New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
BRIDES BREAD HOLDS UP MAN.
Orange Man Narrowly Escapes Deadly Mis-
sile of Strong Arm" Men.

Orange June % (SpeciaD.-A hold-up at the muz-
zle of loaf of stale bread IS the latest Jersey
oddly which Orange contributes The new method
didn't work and one of the three alleged highway
men George Well of Tremont-ave., Orange. Is
Under arrest and warrants issued for his al
legged accompces Clarence Roberts and Joseph
C0nder also of East Orange. The intended victim
was Amos Erkander. OF No. 2E North Chnton-st,,
East Orange who was riding his bicycle. The road
agents lay in wait. armed with a loaf Of bread OF
deadly weight stolen from house occupied by a
Toung married couple. The bread the BRIDES
first loaf reverenty laid out in the bushes by the
Voune husband who couldn't bear to eat it,
There was sharp cry TO halt as Erkander rode
past and the three rushed upon him. He turned
aside and sped away for his life. and then the
leader of the band deliberately fired the loaf OF
bread at him The other hghwaymen closed their
ewes unwilling to the billet strike home Fortu-
natelv for Erkander it missed him, and he rode TO
the home OF s. S. Campbell. where MIR. Campbell
telephoned to the police.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
POSTAL INSPECTORS CATCH CROOKS
Gang Of Swindlers Who Have Been Defraud-
ing Merchants Rounded Up.

Three men, charged with using the mails to
defraud. were arrested at Newark on Saturday
night and will be examined before United States
Commissioner Blgelow to-day. They gave their
names as John B. Williams, Frank B. Wilson
and John Powers. They have been passing as
..J. B. Williams & Co.. commission merchants
The men rented store at No. ~ Ferry-st- AZ
midnight psetective Sergeant McConviHe, OF
New-York went to Police Headquarters ana
Identified Powers as Wen known CROOK nailisu
ES6-.ard Logan alias Ambrose Lapelle. The Of
ficers aver that the prisoners have vict1mlzed
narties all over the country by purchasing goods
on credit and disposing of the same at once.
They had secured rating Of $1,000 with Brad
streets A bilhead of Hahne II Co. Newark, was
found on Williams, and inquiry was made or the
arm II was learned that Williamss wife had
obtained goods worth about $500. The officers
visited Williamss place Of residence, NO 02
Janes-st., but the goods had been shipped from
with Luke F. Gallagher. who was In the house
and who is the reputed head Of the gang.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
ADAY'S D0INGS IN NEW JERSEY
GOOD OLD SIDE DOOR.
HBeckons as Friendly a Welcome in
Jersey City as of Yore.

Apparently the Jersey City police made no
unusual efforts 70 enforce the Sunday laws yes
,eraay The saloons were not wide open" as
.hsy are on weekdays, but persons who knew
where the side doors were had no difficulty in
attaining admission n purchasing their IA
1ss the disappearance OF the growler Very
Httie rushing" was done. and even the man
rho CHASED the duck was obliged to wrap It
I'D carefully or place Il IN q basket In the
tenement house districts. where beer or ale had
previously been sold to women and children,
there was q change TO the extent that the women
sud children were barred out. They were told
that IF the man Of the house wanted beer he
must come for IL himself" Whether he did or
not could not be learned. but the policemen who
we're on duty during the day are certain that
10 cans were filed for women or children to
carry away with them Here and there a man
vtsibly under the effects OF liquor might be seen
Oh the street. but men who were uproariously
drunk were scarce There were no cases which
called for the Interference OF the police and no
ssloonkeepers were arrested for violating the
Sunday laws
In accordance with Chief AIurphy's orders
there was no interference with the local base
ball cubs that usually play ball Sunday, their
grounds being in sparsely settled neighborhoods.
No complaints were made by residents IN the
vicinity OF any background.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
HANGS FROM WINDOW.
Drunken Husband Tries to YThroU
Wife Into Street.

Newark ". J.. June 25-scrsau1s Of Police"
snd Murder brought Patrolmen McATurty and
Fzgtn TO the house at No. 2 Nesbit-st. early
his morning. where they saw Mrs William
sutcliTs hanging by her finger tips from the
window sIIl ot the second story window. While
one Of the officers stood ready TO catch the
woman in case she lost her hold the other broke
open the door. ran upstairs and dragged the
woman from danger. She told the officers that
her husband had come home drunk and had
beaten her. She tried TO escape from him, but he
caught her and tried to push her through the
window. She succeeded IN catching the sill, but
he thought she had gone down. The officers
had q stiff fight with Sutclif1e before they got
him 10 cell.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
WHAT CONNECTICUT is DOING.

formation This section permits at any tins
within a month after election any voter, on CIV
ing bonds 10 any Superior Court Judge. 10 give
Information under oath that corrupt practice Hds
been committed at such an election, ana Iiis
voter must then name the "successful' candi-
date as defendant and see TO IT that the case -
looked into What becomes Of equal information
as to at,uxuceessful~ candidates does not appeart
II the Judge Of the Superior Court considers
that the Information thus laid before Elm Is OK
Importance he is then to inform the chief Justle9
Of the Supreme Court of the State Of the pea-
ton who shall then second judge. VIZ
shall sit with the Judge TO whom the case va
first presented and together with him try tn1'i
case. So bulky is this parapheTnaha thas, ~
case voter does have sufficient fnrorII1atioal "
bring such matter to the attention OF the OF.
cials he viii have 10 want TO clear ND ule siato
pretty badly take the trouble In one ssIse
this is not exactly the easy method of proceouio q
that the State needs At the same time IL y
made so definite and so difficult that lot oEI
whimsical complaints done away WITH. II
at the end of the sitting of the two Judges ~
this matter the information presented rs Juaseo.
to be correct the Judges are declare the elec~f
tion void and order another held
Ii is not to be supposed from readlng tnl.
formidable array OF legal entanglernents oe-s
signed TO catch the feet of the political ufi"dIyr
that Connecticut is hotbed OF Dolitlcai coz
ruptfon for IL isn't. There has been, ahc dl"as ~
win be in all probability. some corruption ifr
State politics The new law cannot IN any ssnss
do away with all of it, This state Is nor al =, q ~
worse than other States, nor In any way as oao
as some that might be mentioned Yet pohtlSai
rriclerg fs NOT Unknown Nor and this is thS
worst part of it, is 1t entirely frowned on. II ~
were there would be cause for sucn ofasuo
law AS WAS brought out earlier IN this leIteI, =
law of any kind is powerless unless there IS -
strong nubIic sentiment behind It With such a
sentiment, and with men 10 carry IL ou., ts7 Z
end of the matter will take care or itselI- -
the same time the State at large Is tnorougnIy
alive TO the wisdom OF some snch law as rs
above 1t will be an interesting stHoy huaS
now on TO see how the scheme for nv
neli,,eaI betterment of Connecticut will wors
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
OCEAN GROVE SEASON ON.
Thousands attend Religious Services
IN Various Edifces-HoteI ArriUals.

Ocean Grove, June 25 (spesiai)-The religious
season here launched to-day and Thousand.
took part in the six services held in the Auditorium.
the Temple, the Tabernacle and the strand The
initial service the Young Peoples Meeting. was
held at 9 a. The Temple, which accommodates
fifteen hundred persons was filled TO its capacity
when the Rev. Charles H Yatman took the plat
form.
The Rev. Mr.. Yatrnan called attention TO the fact
that the silver anniversary of his leadership and
his own birthday would be observed on Tuesday
morning
At the same hour, in the James Tabernacle a
holiness meeting was held. 1t in charge OF
the Rev. DR.. Aaron E. Ballard, vice Alday, both Of
Ocean Grove.
Three thousand persons attended the morning
preaching services IN the Auditorium Bishop
James N FITZGERALD. president of the association
presided Seated with him on the platform were
the executive officers of the association and dozen
or more ministers. The music was in charge OF
Iali Esen Morgan. The sermon was preached by
blshop willard F. Mallelieu, of Boston The Bishop
said that with the people arbiters of peace be-
tween nations and the abolition OF the saloon there
in Christendom He preached again this evening
before large audience.
Inc summer Sunday school was reorganized this
e1ternoon The Rev. DR.. Leander Whitcomb Nun
nall, OF Philadelphia. was in charge of the Bible
Viee-President Ballard conducted an Interesting
esn seTlce OF song prayer and Bible reading On the
meeting VIII be held every morning throughout the
Recent arrivals at the hotels include.
Queen Thelford. Charles A Gesford and W.
Of Motea 4 or Mn M ana MEs Borfrt G. and aas9n gs
Bog@Tt, Of Bogota, N J.; Miss l. G. Ross, Miss NJ.
Phiadephia: Miss II. Gordon. Of Germentdwn and i'd
Il =; M H9Aean, n Il briggs. H shapter and s. T.
Majestic-M. 7. Belle, John Young, Harold Young.
MISS Georgia Park, Miss Ada L Park and W. G.
Jab 81 e East a6Fe MF and a nf Ts a4ssa
Fnila 9elPhia; J. E. Hart, Of Brooklyn. and Miss
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
NO NEW ROADS FOR TWO YEARS.
Money fer That Purpose in Trenton Only
Sufficient for Present Contracts.
TBv rELEsaAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.1
Trenton, June 25.-Under new Interpretation OF
the New-Jersey Stone Road law State Road Com
missioner Elijah c. Hutchinson, Of this city is de-
tsruined that road contracts shall be sane
toned until 1907 unless the next legislature makes
an extra appropriation for such work In other
words. all Of the road money now on hand IS re-
CURED 10 pay for work already contracted for and
Commissioner Hutchinson will not put the State IN
debt for road building until money 3s avail
able. The appropriations Of last winter are NOT
due until November next, and the appropriations
of the next legislature wiz not he due until Nove[n-
1906 the latter date IL viii be too late IN the
fall to do any road work. and so the operations
VIII have TO 20 over until the following spring.
The only relief in sight is the possibility that the
legislature will make al extra appropriation, TO
become available soon as the measure IS enacted
This IS hardly likely TO be done. Automobile own
ers are much excited over this matter For the
last ten wears II has been the practice Of the road
departeut TO sanction road contracts in the differ
emf counties before the State was in position 70 pay
cne-third OF the expense sometimes even beIofe
the legislature had appropriated the money
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26

WATER SUPPLY
Pig Breeding Farm on Banks OF
Stream FLo1ging in Rese7Uoir.

If an epidemic OF typhoid fever were to break
out in Stamford. Conn., this summer, the residents
Of that place would naturally look TO their water
supply to find the cause. Il they go far enough
they will find something that will undoubtedly open
their eyes, for what is intended to be OF the
largest pig breeding farms within hundred
miles Of New-York will be found on the banks Of
stream which runs from the Stamford Water
Cornpany's property, known Trinity Lake, to
the reservoir outsids OF Stamford. The stream is
known the Mills River, and along its banks arc
pigsys, stables draining into the stream and fields
where pigs root and feed.
Trinity Lake ans the Mills River are IN Northern
Westchester CorEty, IN the town oG Poundridge
Less than g. gess ago Mrs George ". Cooley. wife
OF ths detective chief OF the Yonkers Police De-
partrnent, bought tract Of land comprising sew
snty-fve acres on both sides Of the streau and
touching the southwestern corner OF the lake The
water company had previously bought all the prop
erty around the lake with the exception Of this
Last winter Mrs. Cooley meds preparations to
establish place for the raising OF pigs for market
and at the present time fifty breeding porkers are
donliciled there.
The situation of the farm is ideal for
the purpose the owner contempiates. The lake IS
about three hundred yards from the farmhouse
and about hundred and fifty feet above the
valley, tho houss being the side hill. halfway
up. An overflow stream runs directly through the
Cooley farm, and this, the reporter was informed
was the direct supply which ran into The Stsn-
ford reservoir. The stream is open and Is not
fenced in. the water company not owning the
rights along its banks. The property along the
stream has been fenced In larga plots and into
these the pigs are turned to run at win Their
favorite roofing ground is along the bank OF the
A physician who visited the spot when esked
what he thought OF it, replied Well, I'm glad
don't live in Stamford. l wouldn't want 10 use
that water wash in.
4 brook into the Cooley stream Just osiow
the house and comes from some distance further
north Investigation along the banks OF this stream
disclosed another pig farm about g nile nortn
OF the Cooley place, on the side Of the hill, but
there the pigs were fenced of about ten fest from
the water. -. -h,.
The location OF pig farm on the banks OK THIS
stream is we'll known to the many rarIners IN @ ans
seven miles away. A number OF citizen, OF & ina.
placA and farmers living near the Cooley P1ece
expressed great surprise that the stamford wafer
Csompany had not done something 10 keep, me
b.en made to Mrs. Cooley for the purchase OF lhs
rights to the stream or its banks
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
MAYOR FAeANHs BUSY WEEK.

Mayor Fagan Of Jersey City viii be busy man
this week Tonight he VIII deliver an address at
the ur7veiliug OF a memorial TO Jacob G. Rtnehart
IN Public School No 20. AIr. Rinehart was one OF
the Oldest principals IN Greenvile and the only
principal No 20 ever had. On Tuesday, with Cor
poration Counsel Record, the Mayor viii go 10
Newark 10 make al address at the Colby meeting
wednesday he viii address the graduates OF the
Jersey City High School while Thursday Mayor
Fsgan vii make of the principal speeches nat
a meeting az Eak's Hall. Jersey City, when the
Teone OF that city VIII be told why the corporations
oppose his denomination for Mayor
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
WORK SOON ON CARNEGIE LAKE.

LBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE IHlbONH'I
Trenton June 25.-The Board of Chosen Free
holders OF Mercer County has decided not to inter
80 ,r orv zyav with the building Of the Carnegie
Lake at Princeton. Plans for the big pond nave
fsen accepted By the county authorities and the
york will progress rapidly. New roads and bridges
in the vicinity of the lake viii be bu, from the
CsarDeeie fund and will then be turned Cger 10 the
ooDntV The county VIII maintain the improvements
IN the future Thousands of dollars VIII be saved
~. fsxnavers by the rebuilding OF number OF old
brSdsss in the territory embraced By the lake
district.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
SCHOOLS SCARLET FEVER SCARE OVER.

tBE TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Trenton June z.-The scarlet fever scare at the
I.awrenceviIle Preparatory School near this city'
Is over Harold BUrtch, who was Ill with the dis
ease he's recovered and returned 10 his home at
Jamestown. y. Y. Other boys who were kept IN
der quarantine have been released ana are now Iaf-
fur- lions.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
A MONSTER CATFISH.

J. M Small In Waverly Sunday. and on his
return told OF seeing catfish caught that weighed
2ss pounds.
Jer Styles Mike Jones and George Smiser landed
tina big fish, and Il required the united efforts OF
IN, ths1se to land him safely. Mr. Small says that
to .o-ne his story may sound little ''hshy. but
he nays he sag the 6rh weigheds and 20 pounds
was is correc. weiSht--lHisg ginsytile ADVANCE
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
MARRIAGE ENDS swEgTHEARr's SUIT

New-Bruuswick June % tspeciaD.-A suit in the
Supreme Court for s. 900 damages, brought by Miss
Eleanor Honee daughter of the late Cornelius
Tcnce Of Spring Valley, against Frederick s Per
rire Of Cranbury this county for breach or prom
ise has been settled by marriage. The couple were
married AT the parsonage of the Baptist Chareh az
Matawan on Thursday night by the Rev. samuel
LSrrr
New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
FINE FISHING IN GREENWOOD LAKE.

Montclair, " J.. June % OspeciaD. York
anglers have enjoyed fine sport at Greenwood
Lake during the past week and large catches OF
black bass We're made One New-Yorker re-
turned with forty-five fine specimens Of this
gsmy fish another had thirty-eight, while
ncores made catches ranging from fifteen TO
thirty. The lake is crowded nearly every day,
and all are rewarded with well filed baskets.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED Scottish
RiIe, Southern Jurisdiction OF the
United States. Albert Pike CousistoTy,
viii hold meeting THURSDAY. july
=. at the Cathedral Of the Rite. No.
l9J1 q st. NV, at 40 O'CLOCK P. NJ
N ork 5iSI degree and sd degree.
GEORGE Fl. WALKER. 33d degrees,
Master. JAMES H. OLCOTT, sd ds-
gree, X 6. 6 Il, Registrar. jy26-2t
WILL PEOPLE who saw ear No 26 Of
the Chevy Chase line run into trailer
No. 10 on MAY so. about SIS kindly give
their names and address to N. c.
CHEWING 6ol12 Fourth street north
west II
NOTICE IS hereby given the public
that | viii not be responsible for debts
contracted b. my wife. Nellie Ida De
Vaughn. JANE II. DE VAUGHN il
FRANK a. STEELE SI3 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, 1893 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. will hereafter pay no
bills unless contracted himself jy25-3t
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~ the acreage this year as compared
with the acreage of last year of 14.@
Fer cent. instead of IA per cent as
given out in the cotton crop acreage
report made public on June ..
"First-That new estimate should
be made on acreag planted, and that
the figures in Mr. Hyde's hands when
making his estimates should be used
a S the basis
Holmes at his elbow prompting SIR
'Second-That Mr. Hyde with Mr.
Holmes at his elbow prompting him,
made the estimate lower than the facts
q his hand from the reports from the
seven classes Of reporters employed by
the bureau warranted
'Third-The board finds that upon
careful consideration of the reports OF
all classes of correspondence and agents
that the acreage planted in cotton this
year. including the entire season. should
have been estimated at 81 per cert of
that planted last year, equivalent to a
reduction in planted acreage. as com
pared with last year. of 14.9 per cent I'm
stead of ia per cent?. or 4.731. 900 acres
the estimate Of the total acreage plant
ed this year being 1893 000 acres.
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SPENCER FALL

80 yards from steel pier Best moderats-
priced hotei in Atlantic City So ~ SIS
weekly. All rooms have Open vies. EooElst-
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DIED.

I<CCAS-On Tuesday, July % 1905. at her
residence, I5l4 Thirty-fourth street. West
Washington. D. G, ANN G. widow OF
L.CCHS-F'A%NIE. beloved wife of Joseph
Ieuchs. in the forty-fifth year OF her life.
Funeral from her late residence. s22 Fifth
street northwest. Friday, July %. at 10 am.
baltimore papers please copy It
NBACHER-On Tuesday, July p,
1906 at Providence Hospital. of typhoid
fever, RUDOLPH PAUL. beloved son Of
DomInick and Elizabeth Rtckenbachcr, in his
tUenty-flfth year II
RUssELL-On Tuesday July p. 1905. at
1920 q M JOHN Il. RUSSELL. in the
ninetieth year Of his age
Funeral from his home, 62S East Capitol
street Thursday Al $50 a. n. Requiem mass
at 81. Joseph's Church 10 o. clock. II
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Cotton Acreage
Report Is Revised

Under the personal supervision Of
Assistant Secretary ". NJ. Hays re-
vision of the figures of the years cot
ten acreage planted in the Southern
States was compiled by the newly or
ganized statistical board and made pub
lie at noon today.
The revised report shows a decrease
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DEATH RECORD.

Arnold. Ralph l., months, 1911 AZ St sw.
AtweI, Juda, So. 1921 9Th 81.
Barnett Laura b. Al. Georgetown Uni Hos.
Brown. Robert 8 months, Chldren's Hosp.
Faina. Luigi ! wear. 100 4th st. NV.
Hurley, William B.. mos. 1884 Prospect ave.
Hicks Louise. q, 800 G 81. sH
jackson, Estella H. q, 6ibIcy Hospital.
Marshal, Robert, -, Washn Asylum Hosp.
Matthews James, mos. 1929 g st. Sc.
Overland, Emma ], 10. Geo. Wash Univ Hos.
Regain, Richard 90, Home for Aged.
Ricxenbacher. Rudolph P, 25. Providence Hos.
Santeune Samuel 90. 1892 sheridan ave. nv
Salt Albert, 1, Children's Hospital.
Wheeler, Clara 81. 9050 NJ ct nw.
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IN MEMORIAM.

CORBETT-In loving remembrance of my
dear mother. Mrs- ELIZA CORBETT. who
departed this life four years ago today
-Four years ago today. dear mother.
saw you laid al rest.
God thought IT best TO take you home.
He knew you needed rest
And now I know my darling mother
Is numbered with the best.
1t By Her Daughter
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So ChiId,s Dresses. 88c.

ChIdren's white lawn dresses, slight
~ soiled. Trimmed with Falenciennes
lace and fine embroidery. French
style Left over from our recent sale
and worth $3.50 and S2-now $50.
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15c Corset Covers. SIG.

Lot OF extra good grade high and
V neck corset covers: feIled seams and
perfect fitting. This lot Of regular
l21zc and 15c grades is Just in from the
S5c-
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75c Trimmed Sailors. 39c.

Three different styles of Ladies and
Misses Trimmed Sailors; in black, blue
ID white. Trimmed with silk band.
They We been selling all season at &c
tomorrow a leader at 39e
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29c French Madras. 121hc,

All cur inc imported F'rench Madras
in white and very pretty white figures
and stripes. This material IS sold
everywhere at all times for 29c
Thursday as a sale special, l21ac.
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Black Vests. 1910.

Fast Black Ribbed Vests: with draw
Ing tape In neck and armholes. These
vests have been selling from our regu-
lar stock all season at l9c-ThUTsday
ls a special only PFC