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New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
SEVEN WOMEN INJURED
Broken Rail Causes Serious Wryck
ON the Baltimore and Ohio.

Johnstown. Penn. Aug. 3.-The morning train
from lockwood 10 Johnstown over The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was wrecked about s.3N
O'Clock to-day at a point between Border and
Foustwen. eight miles from this city.
The most seriously injured are:
BEACH Miss Mabel. tyyenty-isx years old. son.rs-t
Penn: fractured skull. seriously injured rrt.--
nally; cannot recover
BENFORD, Harry c. conductor: sprainsd ar
bruises: did so TO the hospital
BERKEBILE Mrs G. W, hfty-six years old. KaHtnsr
Penn; collarbone and rib broken
BERRBILE. Mrs. o. Z. Buffalo, spine injured
FREIBURG Mrs Frank. HooversviIIe Penn: fractures
HOFFMAN Miss Agnes. twelve years old. H0.sappis
Penn; broken leg. cuts
PYEATTE r II KaoxviIIe. Pittsburg traveli,l
agent, bruised about head
RODGERS. Miss GUin. Ptttsburg: bruised about hsa
jumping from
VICKROY. Miss Emma Windber. Penn; upper ta7
broken teeth knocked out: serious internal N
juries: recovery doubtful
That the forty passengers on the train escape
death is little short OF miraculous owing 10
broken rail the cars left the track, the engini
and tender remaining on the rails The bag
gage car rolled down the long and steep en-
bankment. turning over and over, and hnal
landed in a creek. standing on the wheels IN
smoker went only part way down the bank
turning over bur once. and the following cOaf
did not go far from the tracks, being held Z
place by telegraph pole
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WATER OFFICIALS REIuISS
Delay an Mending Broken Mains as
Yet Unexplained.

Commissioner John T. oakley of the Depart
ment of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity yes
terday failed to explain why his employees were
tardy in attending to the broken water main
at Centre and Grand SITS. to permit IL TO pump
water into the site of the new Police Headquar-
ters from 7:35 o'clock Wednesday evening until
. o'clock yesterday morning. after they had
been informed OF the breach. The water caused
seventy feet OF the three-foot retaining wall 10
toppIe into the excavation. and made orifce
seventy feet long, twenty feet wide and fifteen
feet deep.
An official of the department said that no re-
port had been received on the bursting OF the
main. and that the Commissioner would proba-
bly, not attempt TO justify his department to the
public before report had been carefully gone
over. When a large water main burst In the
vicinity of the subway station at 42d-st. on June
IL, and the flow stopped traffic in the tunnel for
several hours there was report that Mayor
Mcclellan would probably place a more ener-
getic head over the Department of Water Sup
ply, Gas and Electricity upon a repetition OF
the 'slothful tactics then displayed.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WOULD FIX DIVORCE LAW.
Pennypacker Wants Commission to
Take Up State Uniformity.

The question of uniform divorce laws will be
discussed by the Commissioners for the Promo
ton of Uniformity of Legislation in the United
States at the convention which opens at Maria
sansett Pier August is. Walter s Logan,
who is of the three commissioners from
New-York apd also vice-president of the COM
mission yesterday received letter from Gov
ernor Higgins incIosing letter from Governor
Pennypacker of Pennsylvania urging the ap-
pointment of commissioners from each State to
meet in Washington to take up uniform divorce
laws
As a result of the letter Mr.. Logan said he
would bring the matter before the convention at
Narragansett. and that Governor Pennypackers
suggestion would doubtless be indorsed.
The legislature of Pennsylvania has passed d
law giving the Governor the power to appoint
three commissioners to the convention in Wash
ington, and has also appropriated $4,000 TO
bring about uniformity in divorce laws.
In his answer to the letter of Governor Penny
packer Governor Higgins said that he had not
the power to appoint commissioners TO such
attention of the senior commissioner for New
York of the Commission for the Promotion of
Uniformity of Legislation,
Governor Higgins, in his letter to Mr.. Logan,
suggested that the three commissioners for New
York also represent the State at any convention
which might be arranged for Washington.
Mr.. Logan said yesterday that while major
ity of the States We're desirous of having uni
form divorce law there were many obstacles in
the way. and cited South Carolina and South
Dakota two States it would be hard 10 bring
to look upon the matter in the same light.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WANT CUBAN RICE DUTIES INCREASED.

Washington, Aug. 3.-senor Quesada, the
Cuban Minister. had conference with Acting
Secretary Adee to-day respecting the prospects
for legislation bS the Cuban Congress in the di-
recton of increasing the rice duties. Tt is un-
derstood that the pending bill that subject.
which has passed the lower house is meeting
with Indifferent success i'll the Senate and the
authorities here feel concerned at the prospect
of all adjournment Of the Cuban Congress with
out enacting the measure. The importing in
terests supplying Cuba with East India rice are
said to be pressing the bill, and have been sue
cessful, it is alleged, in influencing adversely
certain Senators on whose support the govern
ment had counted. An increase of the rice duties
in general would, in the view of the State De-
partment, rebound considerably TO the advan-
tage of the rice growers of the American South
ern States, whose present advantages under the
reciprocity treaty would be substa antially in
creased in the Cuban trade.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
SUPPLIES FOR CANAL.
Only Ame1ican Products Wanted-
Yeilo1o FeUer Affects Shipments.
fFnoM THE tribune RuREAul

Washington, Aug. 3.-The purchasing depart
ment of the Canal Commission continues TO have
its difficulties with the contractors. This week
there has been considerable confusion over the
order placed for 10000 square yards of copper
wire screening This is part of the order which
il is intended shall be installed the isthmus
a protection of houses against mosquitoes
Some weeks ago contract for the larger part
of this material. seventy thousand square yards
in amount was awarded to Massachusetts,
concern and now additional order of forty
thousand square yards is to be placed. There is
some doubt now whether The first order was so
worded to furnish the style of copper wire
screening which is expressly called for by the
authorities In the canal zone. Considerable
complaint comes from that source in regard to
the failure to furnish the particular sort of ma
terial required. Instructions have been given by
the authorities ia washington that the reuuisi-
tions from the engineers department shall he
followed as closely as possible. This may limit
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
GOOD TO THE THIRSTY.
Substitute Bartender Enterfains
Entire I'ozcR.

Belleville n J.. August (speciaD Peter
Gavan a saloonkeeper of this town. went 10 Pater-
son yesterday on a business trip. and enga ged
Happy Jack Mclaughlin a well known character
about town, to take care of the saloon until his
return. Gavan had not been out OF his saloon
fifteen minutes when Happy Jack sent a courier
TO all his friends 10 and see him at Gavan' s
and get their nil. a second pleading invitation
was not necessary. and In less than hours time
the little saloon filed with Happy Jacks
friends, who came from every nook and corner OF
the town. with the result that all hands We're
drunk az o o'clock, including two Italian organ
grinders who CHANGED 10 be in the neighbOrhOod
and We're called In by Happy jack TO furnish the
music. which they did until they became in
toxicated that they fell in their path.
The drunken orgy disturbed some of the neigh
bors to such an extent that II messenger was sent
10 the home OF Justice la Fancheric, but that
official not at home.
- The disturbance became so loud in the end that
Constahles Gilman and Gorham sent for. and
arrested the Italians and locked them up.
When Gavan arrived at midnight and discovered
thht all or his beer, cigars. etc. had disappeared
and learned the cause, he Immediately started in
get the nanrNs OF the gang. and to-day had several
warrants issued, including one for Happy Jack.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WONEN SEEK MANSFIELD
Doors Of Brokers Office Still Locked
on 4HT7ous Clients.

The offices of J. n. Mansfield & Co, on the third
floor of No. 81 Broadway. were still locked ysstsr
day following Wednesdays announcement OF SIS
pension The sign announcing the Suspension was
still on the door. with few added words. such as
.'fakir' evidently written by angry customers
Several women. probably customers. were seen u
go up in the elevator. look sadly at the locssa
doors and then return to the street
Reno r. Ellington. lawyer, with ofncss n NE
same building has clients number OF customers
OF the suspended firm. He said that he had aeard
nothing from Mansfield He thought the haoiAIiss
will be about S1SOOoo and. as far as he could sss
there would be no assets
Mr. Ellington said in speaking Of the nrn
actions
am told they had a switchboard and wasn :
customer went in to place order, some one Nog
go TO the switchboard. and supposedly give an gu
am informed only reached as FAR as the CARPET
The firm came here from NeW-knslali-' ~ = I
they had done considerable business
am told. was recently married 10 d MaSSSSA-'
woman
quantity of mail was dropped into the rrn
private hallway this morning. The firm oia :
extensive mail order business. and IL is believed '
much money is in the letters. The postofAcs az
thorfties have issued no fraud order steppsls = -
mail and some of the customers waited aos.,ts 49,
see ii any one would call 10 get the letters aho N
the money. - sls5
against j. II. Mansfield & Co yesterday, sas
TONERS being William e. D. Wilson or LIe!s
with claim OF sis9; c. g Hseseuan OF SN rsSs
Sl01 and A lie Brunerle. OF Jersey Clty, ~ q.
sented by H. NJ Earle or Nc N2ssAu-S~'
torney -, -. -
moved over SlCOOO0 in cash from the jurlSclc.sn
the court within the last few days. the re.''-
constituting an acknowledgment OF eankrHp'S'
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
DOMINICAN FINANCES.
Minister Dawson to Have Conference with
Washington Officials.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Mr. Dawson. American
Minister to Santo Domingo, who has been spend
ing his vacation in the West, has returned here
to consult with the State Department respecting
his mission. He expects to sail from New-York
about August 16 for Santo Domingo Mean
While he will meet Professor Hollander, the
special financial expert sent to Santo Domingo
by the President to collect data for final ad-
justment of the Dominican international indebt-
edness. Professor Hollander returned to this
country yesterday from a short European trip
ana II Is presumed that he will make another
visit TO Santo Domingo before submitting his
complete project for the international settlement
OF the Dominican debt. The money derived from
the customs at the Dominican ports is now ac-
cumulatlng in Il New-York bank, and it is nee
essary, II the protocol made last spring is to be
executed, that Congress make some early pro-
vision for its disbursement among the creditor
powers.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
FIREBUGS' FTENDISH ACT
Bloc Staircase from Tenement
House Many LiUcs IN Peril.

There were many narrow escapes and four per-
are in st. Catharine's Hospital. three of
them i'll a serious condition the result of d fire
in the three story frame tenement house No. 643
Lorimer-st, Williamsburg. yesterday morning
The fire is believed to be the work of gang of
frebugs who have been active in williamsburg
for several months. They placed an explosive
under the stairs in the hallway and after scat
tering powder about the place and saturating the
walls with kerosene lit the fuse and made their
escape.
The explosion great that the stairs were
blown away. and all escape for the twenty ten
ants on the floors above off. Before the fire
men arrived the flames had spread so rapidly
that four persons had jumped for their lives.
These were Tessie Beluci. seventeen years old.
and Lizzie CASA, nineteen years old. both of
whom leaped from third story windows, and
Michael Ruffolo, thirty-fve years old. and his
son. Michael. jr.. thirteen years old. who leaped
from a second story window. All We're badly
shaken up.
When fremen had rescued other tenants who
had f1ocked to the windows il was found that
the wife of Michael Geldert and his three chill
dren Ellen eight years old; Herbert. four and
Annie. two, missing. Firemen Robinson
and Curley of Salvage Corps No. = went up "A
pushing through the smoke and flames found
the mother and her three children unconscious
on the floor. In carrying them down TO safety
the two fremen were burned about the hands
and arms.
Mrs Geldert. and the three children were hur-
ried to ST. Catharine's Hospital. where il was
found that the children were in a serious con-
dition.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04

part Of the commodities which pass through , tn,s
canal to the Atlantic seaboard for transsnlpnent
10 foreign countries s transferred from these AinsI
lean owned and American operated snps 10 Fs-SriS
of foreign ownership and foreign register tn,s
would seem TO be Incompatible with wise he-
uonal policy. q,
While the United States promotes, commeree, Ios,on
makes for peace. Through the timely intercesslon
os President Roosevelt, Of the oloodlssL @ wars
IN history Is about to close. The coInniisso'Ses -
of the belllgerent powers will assemble IN a icW
days under the protection of the American nag ~
great mission may suecessful that they NAY 70 ~
able to restore peace and disbsnd the great a''e7
confronting each other in the orient a., -.
We are assembled under happy auspices Al ~ ~
people are engaged the utmost In pronlouhz VIC
manifold arts OF peace. They are Dusy ~ i.ase
and commerce. science and education, asrlcuituIe
and manufacture. They are active IN chaTl,y anu anu
philanthropy seeking to make the day IN "hich We
live the most luminous in the history OF mahkhd'
Other addresses were made by Congressman
F. Burton of Ohio. chairman of the Rivers ana
Harbors Committee of the House OF Representa-
tves. Governor Fred II. Warner. OF Michigan. on
''The State OF Michigan and the Building OF the
ST Mary's Canal and William Livingstone, presl-
dent of the Lake Carriers Association on ne ne
Navigation of the Great Lakes. "A nuinoer or
addresses made by other guests
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
DOG AND CAT HER CHIEF ASSES
Miss Helen Bertram, Actress, Does Not WAN
Receiver for Pets.

Her dog Fiddies and her cat Polly were eha.A
Grated as among her principal assets y
Helen Bsrt-aIn, opera singer. wife q EaNa%t1 -
Morgan actor yesterday. Miss Bertram was 80 :
examined in supplementary proceedings 49, -,
judgment for $l0T n. obtained against her OS - -
l.. Nelson & Co. furniture dealers and deco'A
of No. go West l9th-st
Answering questions OF the rlsintihs S'u-I~
Miss Bertram said that she lived with her huSo~
at the Hotel imperial She said that she Aa1 -
intention OF evading payment OF the judsneaS :
that it is now the dull season in the oper@N9 -
ness and she has no funds at present ..s
Haven't you any property Of any sare'
counsel for the plaintiff. .rs
WELL said the singer. there IS my cog R'
and my cat. very young cat. Polly
Haven't YOU any Silverwaret - .-s ~
''Yys l have six silver spoons. six knives A'9
forEs'
Yes have nickel plated watch. worth a1'~
81 80 but that belongs 10 my husband
And jewelry?'' -,v, .,
No said Miss Bertram: II don't appfoS' '
wearing much iewelry. anyway" 49,, lawyer
Have YOU a bank account" pursued tn' " hsys s
Yes l have" said Miss Bertram: Sscauss
in the bank 1 hope YOU won't take tha'' W.
II would leave ME very badly on; .,,tluusd
Have you any furniture ths lawyer wv
Yes IL Is stored I'm LarchmoHt
What does IL consist Of a, ,x chairs
We'll. there is a bed. a table and sin nssrd q
them. because like my friends 10 KNOW
have six chairs"
Have sou any life insuranee?'
Then you have no property whats,Ssssr,i 20 you.
Nothing except what have desSL.s ~, cs1le
OF course. there's my eat and my dog; Sanx sui
hope you wont appoint receiver 20 Iesss- for NE
OF them for it would be serious s@aa.ssx @ in ths
banS."
The examination Was adjourned
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
SUBWAY CRASH-9 HURT
Rear End Collision at 177th-y
Causes a Panic.

In rear end collision on the elevated .r,.,
sion OF the subway. Just south OF the s.as,o, :.
11Tth-st. and Boston Road yestsr5sv ni,s -.
CONS were Injured Fifty other passengers u.-.
thrown into a panic BY the crash and the "A,
ger which threatened them from th. third -,r
which emitted binding flashes in close ~
nifty TO the men and women imprisoned IN -.
two cars, partially splintered by the couis,o,
northbound train was standing az 17e,, :.
waiting for train which ran only 10 the r7-.s
81. station. and which had arrived Just aha. !.
It. to be switched to the southbound trae, q,
lowing the northbOund train closely vas ano,,a.
train. in charge Of Frederick Perry, Of No ass
Lenox-ave- There is sharp curve az this oosr,
and Perry says that a green flag. denotius ira,
everything was all right. was displayed
Guided by the flag. he sent his train aro--,
the curve at a good rate OF speed 70 cizcov.-
when 1t was too late to stop that q train va,
standing just above 1T6th-st. on the same trac,
He shut of the power. applied the brakes an
Ieaped from the controller box 20 safety ",
train. however. crashed into the rear os the trss
ahead with force that smashed the end O. =.
last car on the forward train and the from, .,
the on the rear train, and threw the pass.-
gers on both cars on the floor.
Flying glass from the windows. al =,
which were broken. ana binding flashes fr,r
the third rail added to the terror Of the "a,
sengers. many Of whom tried to climb our !.
doors and windows.
When quiet had been partially restored u IA.
found c. w Gear. Of New-Haven. Conn Ia
been cut by glass; Lucy Hart. OF No. go Ess,
7Oth-st. had her right eye injured; John IH1S
stroTn. of No. 62O Florence-st. had his nose hu-,
and six other passengers had been more Or *
injured and were suffering from the shock
Hurry calls brought ambulances from tss
Lebanon Hospital. but none OF the injured rsr.
hurt badly enough 10 warrant being taken e
the hospital.
The rear car on the train into va, a,
steel a fact which doubtless prevented the col
Iision having more serious results.
No arrests were made, MOtOTman Perry Der
sisting in his statement that the signals were
set for him 70 run ahead, as usual
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
CHANGE OF POLICY IN HAYTI.
Government Officials Will Collect All Custom
Duties.

Port-au-Prince. Aug. 3.-Notice is published in
the Official Monitor announcing that the Treas
ury service has been cOnfided to Haytian officials
Holders Of securities of he Haytian domestic
loan recently attached at the National Bank
Port-au-Princf. receipts coming from the GUS
toms duties, (which they said collected for
their account. The government claimed these re-
ceipts. but the bank refused to surrender them.
The government threatened to annul the contract
with the bank and to cause all customs duties
including those guaranteeing the domestic and
foreign loans 10 he collected by the Haytian ad-
ministration. Parliament subsequently adopted
resolution ordering the bank to comply with the
law and to place the sums in dispute at the dis
posal Of the government, which would organize a
treasury service to collect the customs duties.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
LITTLE FOR CHADWICK CREDITORS

Cleveland, Aug. 3.-Creditors of Mrs Cassie L.
Chadwick will receive a total dividend of about
seven mills on the dollar when the matter is finally
settled. according to Mr.. Remington the referee
in bankruptcy. The assets will amount 10 s25 900
it is expected. against which claims for attor-
neys fees and court costs amounting TO $40 3OO
leaving about $4,000 with which to meet 5000. 900
of Indebtedness. '
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
MAJOR WILLIAMS RECALLED.
Pottery Interests Dissatisfied with Work of
Special Treasury Agent

- Washington, Aug 3.-Major William H. Will
Jams, special European agent of the Treasury
Department at Paris, has been recalled to the
United States. but it is not expected that he will
return to this country before fall. Major Will
Jams has been i'll his present place about twelve
years. and it is understood that some of his re-
cent work has been unsatisfactory to the pottery
interests of this country. a responsible place in
the United States will be given TO him. il is said
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
GOES TO JAIL TO SAVE. FATHER $50

Rather than have his father. a saloonkeeper nav
a fine of $50 for an act he had committed Tobias
ItsbUsky, a youth OF nineteen. who tends bar for
his father at No 25 suffolk-st went cheerfully TO
the Tombs Prison yesterday for ten days Tobias
had pleaded guilty to selling pint of beer 70 n
tweve-ye year-od boy, and the court imposed a fine
OF $50 with the alternative of ten days i'm tha Ctv
Prison. '
The father OF Tobias came forward with the
Save your $50 said the youth "You can't af
ford 10 pay IL. IL! so to prison instead -
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WILL SURVEY THE NORTH PACIFIC.
Scientists After Precise Data of Distribution
of Magnetic Forces

San Francisco. Aug. IA magnetic survey of the
North Pacific Ocean will be begun within the next
few days by the department of international re-
search in terrestrial ma gnetism of she Carnegie
Institution at Washington.
wooden sailing vessel has been fitted out for
the purpose of the expedition. It is expected 1t
will sail the latter part OF the week.
The object of the expedition is TO secure precise
data of the distribution of the magnetic forces
the Pacific Ocean.
The director of the work is DR.. I. A. Bauer who
likewise is in charge of the magnetic work of the
United States coast and geodetic survey.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
NO JAPANESE TO WORK ON CANAL

Toxic, Aug. 3.-The emigration companies object
to sending laborers to Panama to work on the
canal. the ground that the conditions there are
unsatisfactory. They assert that there are no ar
rangements to for the sick, no provisions for
returning home the families of laborers who die
and no allowance of passage money They also as
sert that the drinking water and sanitary condi-
tions are bad. The government placed the question
of sending the laborers and the conditions before
the emigration officers, who found above stated
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
MRS. RoeERss CASE IN SUPREME COURT

Washington. Aug. 3-The record in the case
of Mrs. Rogers, under sentence of death at
Windsor, Vi, the charge of numbering her
husband. was received by the clerk of the Su-
prerne Court of the United States to-day. The
case is brought to this court the plea that
the woman is insane.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
ovERcoATs NEEDED IN ITHACA.

Ithaca, N ". Aug S-According To reports OF |
the United States Weather Bureau station here, |
this city last night the ceidest place In the
night