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New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
CITIZEN BALKS THIEVES
Sees Door 4jar and Calls Police
One Burglar Captured.

The wariness of a citizen. whose name was not
Langford of Brooklyn. widow of Colonel Ed
ward L. I.angford, from being robbed of silver
ware and other valuables last night.
Mrs. Langford occupies the family home at
town for some days. Last night two burglars
forced their way in through the basement.
packed up all the available silverware and
had it in a bag ready to carry off when a
citizen came along and noticed the basement
door ajar. It struck him peculiar, inasmuch
as the rest Of the house closed tightly. He
went for policeman. and both got there in time
to see the two burglars running around to the
rear Of the house
The burglars climbed a fence and got into an
other street. with the policeman and the cfti-
zen after them. Two more patrolmen joined the
race and then some detectives. One of the burg
lars was a good sprnter, and lost himself in a
network OF narrow streets, but Patrolman
Dunga and Mccormick, of the Adams-st. police
station caught the other, who gave his name
as William Barry twenty-three years Old of No.
152 Sands-st. He was taken to detective head
quarters, where his record found. A va1u-
able watch fob was found him. 1t is sup
posed to be part of the punder. On returning
to the house the police found the silverware and
other valuables put up ready to be carried
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
WEsTERN TR4IN ROBBERY
Masked Men Wreck Safes, but Do
Not MoLest Passengers.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 1.-THE North Coast
Limited westbound, on the Northern Pacific
Railroad was held up and robbed fifteen miles
west of North Yakima, Wash. last night. Two
masked men compelled the engine driver TO stop
the train and run the locomotive, the mail and
the express cars half a mile west Of the train
The robbers blew open the express car, shat
tered the through and local safes, and escaped
with the contents
The amount of plunder from the through safe
is unknown to the messenger. The contents OF
the local safe were not Of great value
Passengers were not molested and no one was
injured No shots were fired according to
rneagre reports.
George w Howe, the engine driver, and the
fireman at Hillside station, fifteen miles west OF
North Yakima saw two men climb over the
tender with drawn revolvers. The train was
stopped at the command of the robbers one
robber stood guard over the train crew while
the second blew off the car doors. Sheriffs and
deputies are after the desperadoes
o-., v.1,;,,,a Wash Dec 1.-Two robbers. who
held I'M the North Coast Limited at HILLSIDE sid
ing at Yakima Canyon last night are stlll at large
a boy ws.o was riding on the bind baggage car
eavs the two men got on top OF the mali car at
r-ortb Yakima At Hillside Siding the robbers de-
ecended from the car the tender while the train
was running at full speed The engineer and ire
man did not see the till the robbers with Drawn
revo,vers commanded the trainmen to stop the
train
The fireman was ordered to cut loose the express
and the mail cars, and he complied. The engineer
then pulled the two cars half mile west The
engineer and the fireman were then taken to the
express car. The engineer under orders placed a
stick of dynamite under the car door. TWO shots
were necessary to blow open the car. The engineer
was forced to enter the car ahead of one Of the
robbers The other highwayman guarded the fire
man outside the car Five charges of dynamite
were used to open the two safes.
After gathering UP the valuabies and placing
them il, his pockets the robber jumped ont of the
car and joining his companion. started down the
track toward the passenger coaches of the train
To-day glove was found at Hillside and two pairs
of overails were taken from the river. AS the men
wore overalIs during the robbery it is believed
+I,a+ +bev discarded them and then boarded the
passenger train and went TO Eenburg or further
west.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
INSURANCE Law SEVERE.
american Companies Threaten to
WithdrazC from France.

Paris Dec. 17-Some large American insur-
ance companies threaten to withdraw from
France as a result of the sharp controversy over
the new French insurance law. The issue has
now reached an acute stage. owing to the insur-
ance department of the Ministry of Commerce
having framed rules under which the insurance
law becomes retroactive. These rules have not
yet been officially promulgated and the insur-
ance companies are making a final effort to IN
duce members of the Cabinet not to permit the
measures to go into effect representing that
they will seriously hamper American inter-
ests.
The law as originally passed required for
eien insurance companies to purchase and de-
posit French securities here as protection foT
French policyhoIdevs. The American COM
nan,es are willing to accept this as applying to
future business, but not to policies already writ
ten.
A committee representing the Insurance De
nartnnent the United States Embassy and the
insurance companies has just gone over the
eubiect At this conference it was decided TO
reject the American companies contention
The entire outstanding American business in
France amounts to many millions OF dollars,
and therefore the retroactive rules will compel
the deposit by these companies of large amount
in French bonds with the government as guar
antee to French policyholders. The American
Embassy has submitted a long written pro-
test asking the Council OF State to suppress
-be retroactive clause before the regulations are
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
GIVES HOSPITAL s25O,OO0.
Isaac Gmggemheims, Pleased scith
Report, Emiches iSgdenham.

After looking over the report of the last years
work of the hospital last night, Isaac Guggen-
helm, of No 763 5th-ave., announced tha: he
would give to the Sydenham Hospital. No 33S
East 116th-st. $250O00 to put up new build
ing. Mr. Guggerheim's only provision that
tho hospital authorities and directors should
raise a sufficient endowment for the mainte-
nance of the institution.
President William I. Spiegelberg. president OF
the board of directors, to whom the announce
ment was made, stated that he did not doubt
that the necessary endowment would be forth
coming, and that within year a new building
would be started.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Guggenheim
and the president were looking over proof of
the report of the current years work. which
showed excellent results. Mr.. Guggenheim was
highly pleased with the report and then made
his announcement of the gift to Mr.. Spiege1-
berg.
On Saturday night Mr.. Guggenheim sent a
communication to the hospital stating that he
would give the hospital $4,000 for the next
years expenses if the members of the board
would guarantee like amount The board also
received few days ago a check for $500. the
last payment of his annual subscription of $1O-
000
Last week q son of the late NJ. Guggenheirn
one of the founders of the hospital contributed
$1,000 to the hospital in memory of his father.
The Board OF Estimate and Apportionment re-
Gently voted the sum of $12.500 for expenses Of
the institution.
Mr.. Guggenheim's gift will not be made all
at once. DR.. Robert Kunitzer, the second vice
president of Sydenham Hospital said last night
that the gift was on the following terms:
Mr.. Guggenheim will double the amount of
oooL,
member If the hospital secures a life member
the initiation fee of which is S1OO, Mr.. Guggen-
helm? will double the amount. The doctor said
Mr.. Guggenheim's gif. of $4,000 Saturday
was for current expenses of the hospital. He
said $3.50 900 would not build and equip new
building but that Mr.. Guggenheim's gift would
help much toward it.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
"Yi GGS" BLOW BANK SAFE
BIND WATCHMAN AND SON
Get UnmesotiabZe Stocks and Bonds
Worth about $4,000.
1Rr re1egrarh to The Tribune. ]

Hartford Conn Dec 1T-Six yeggmeii,
,,asl,ad with handkerchiefs blew open the safe
in the Suffield Savings Bank early this morn
ing, and taking securities. mostly unnegouaoie'
to the amount of about S60OOO escaped on
handcar toward this city an hour before the
alarm could be given. The police in this city ana
in Springfield cannot find single clue in this
vicinity.
William Jones, the night watchman of the rail-
road yards, with his twelve-year-old boy. John
ME. who often shares his vigil first saw six per-
sons coming up the track which runs from
Windsor Locks to Suffield about L o'clock.
Though believing them to be residents of the
town, Jones watched them suspiciously. He
was not long in doubt as to their intentions, for
he and his boy were suddenly covered with re-
volvers and ordered in emphatic terms to keep
quiet and attempt resistance Bodnd anu
gagged father and son were laid on the station
rIatforn with one of the robbers on guard. The
five others made their way to the LOOMS BLOCK
where the savings bank is located. Directly op-
nosite is the Bissel homestead. where Miss So
phia BisseI and Mrs. Watson w. Pease were
sleeping The two women were awakened, pac
were so completely unnerved by what they saw
that they failed to use the telephone to sound
the alarm Two robbers were left guarding the
two approaches to the bank while three went
oN~-1
ACCOMPLISHED with four explosions, the nesAvfest
being that applied to the bottom of the outside
door Nitroglycerine was used, and q little OF
the explosive was found in a bottle lying on the
floor
The force of the explosion was so carefuuy
diverted from the exterior of the vault by inc
muff1ing pads that the plate glass in the WIN
dows and doors remains intact, and the fasaue
of the block is very slightly damaged. The saw
ings bank officials deposit each day their tncom-
ing cash in the SufTield National Bank and Sc
curities. such as negotiable bonds, are heId IN
safe depost vaults in this city. Collateral OH
loans and mortgages and $4,000 in cash were
unnoticed by the Iooters, who, picking up thelr
euard at the station, departed on hanu car
toward Windsor Locks, leaving the hand car
two miles out of town about o'clock
AS soon as the guard was gone little John
ME Jones managed to free his hands and then
loosened his fathers bonds and gag The two
hurried to the Suffield Hotel, whence the alarm
was sent out 1t is presumed that the six rob-
bers split up into pairs.
Matthew T. Newton president, and Martin H.
Smith. treasurer of the bank, do not believe that
the stolen papers can be converted into cash.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
AUTOCRATS SHOW FIGHT.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
General Strike An8zCer to Martial
Lazo and 1Arrests.

The gravest news was sent over the
Russian cable lines. on which service was
restored yesterday. The government ap-
parently has resolved to suppress the
revolutionary movement at all costs, and
martial law practically has been pro-
claimed in all provinces Of the empire.
The challenge of the autocrats was
promptly answered by the people. a
general strike was declared by the Work
mems Council. The spread of insurrec-
ton in the provinces and the mutinies
among the troops add to the difficulties
which beset the government.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
DRIVES OFF DETECTIVE.
Imbodem, Bank Wrecker, FIourishes
ReUoIUer- Plot to Bribe JurY.
GBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Denver, Dec. 17.-DiscOvering two detectives
lettering near his apartments in Browns Palace
Hotel last night Leonard B. Imboden, who has
served time for bank wrecking and is on trial
here for the same offence, seized revolver and
drove them away with curses and threats. I'M
boden is out under bonds, and has we'll ap-
pointed quarters at the hotel. being apparently
we'll supplied with money.
The District Attorney says he has unearthed
a plot 10 bribc the jury, and has been keeping
close watch In1boden and the officers of the
wrecked Denver Savings Bank. who are on trial
with him. The evidence of the last three days
in the case, chiefly letters written by Imboden
which the other defendants failed to burn. has
been so strong that the District Attorney de-
clares conviction certain on the letters alone
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
IRVING BRoKAw, LAWYER, ARRESTED.
Held on Bail for Hearing, Charged with
Automobile Speeding

Irving Brokaw, the lawyer. was arrested last
night after mile chase, and taken to the West
Chester police station charged with running an
automobile twenty-five miles an hour. He was
chased and captured by Bicycle Patronan John
Dillon he speeding along Old Shore Road
in Pelham" Bay Park the Sound With him
were his brother. Clifford Brokaw, and two women.
Dillon says he called out to Brokaw TO slow up,
and as no attention was paid to his command. he
gave chase. Brokaw Dillon declares. became very
penitent when told that he under arrest. and
pleaded that he be not taken the station house.
When arraigned before Sergeant Ferdon bail was
furnished by clifford, who gave security his
house at orienta Point which, he said was worth
100000
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
TWO MEN sMoTHERED BY ORE HEAP
One Lost His Life Trying to Help Friend
Who Had Fallen.

I,orain, Ohio, Dec. H-Jerry Cronin and Peter
Reagan. Allegheny. Penn, fremen the steamer
princeton were suf1ocated to death in ore
pile at the blast furnace of the National Tune
Company yesterday
Reagan lost his life trying to that Of his
friend The men were returning to the ship after
a night down town. They tried a short cut over the
ore niles which they supposed were frozen. Steam
had been turned into bin during the day and
the ore was soft.
Cronn slipped in. and Reagan jumped in TO
sage him The ore closed over them, and both
men were smothered before companion. few
feet behind could pail them out
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
OUT OF BED INTO SNOW.
Hotel Guests Driven by Fire Into Raging
Blizzard
Lnr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Richmond Va, Dec. I7.-Hotel McAden, at South
HILL burned TO the ground early this morning
Thirty guests aroused from their slunbers by the
alarm. escaped in their night clothing into the
raging blizzard. which has had Virginia at its
mercy for tweEty-four hours. Among the guests
were women and children. and their suffering was
intense until sympathetic citizens furnished tenn
porary accommoda tions for them
The town saved from destruction only by
heroic of the citizens under the leadership
the Rev. Mr.. Ha. the Baptist minister who
organized his and succeeded in extingushing
several other buildings after they had caught The
loss on the hotel building viii be considerable only
81 800 in insurance carried the building and
furniture
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
F1AsHLIGHT NEARLY KILLS STUDENT.
Exnlosion Burns Out Eye and Blows Youth
Off Roof
EBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Allentown, Penn, Dec l1-WhiIe home from the
n-ar7 york Art School for his holiday vacation
Roland Lindenmuth. son of Allentown's leading
,,otosranber last evening rigged up a platform
- eat b,eh On the roof OF his fathers gallery TO
take aashlight photograph of the crowd of holi-
day shoppers
Instead of flashing. his acetylene gas exploded
burning out young Lindenmuth's left eye. He fell
frou, the platform, landing face foremost on
sbarn ridge IN the tin roof. suffusion Of the
brain resulted While death is almost certain. as
last resort trephining was resorted to tonight
re was to have started for Paris after Christmas
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
BoGUs BOMB IN M. LOUBETs TRAIN
Clay, Crushed Coal and Nails Contents Of
SUPPOSED Internal Machine

Paris. Dec 1.-THE supposed bomb found at
Saint Nom Ia Breteche on the train on which
President Loubet was travelling from Marty
with shooting party turns out to have been
harmless Examination showed that the con-
tents were composed of clay, crushed coal, nails
and torn paper soaked in petroleum. The bomb
was labelled Long live Misunderstanding to
one OF the anarchists recently acquitted of the
charge Of completely in the attempt on the lives
of King Alfonso and President Loubet May
81 last
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
GREAT FRAUDS CHARGED IN SPAIN
Over, 100000 Said To Be Missing From
TreasurY-Investigatio

Madrid, Dec 1.-THE Council of Ministers has
decided to order investigation Of the allega-
tions made in the Chamber of Deputies, accusing
Senator, the Marquis Cayorey. of implication in
gigantic treasury frauds involving sum of
ties
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
FORT MYER OFFICERS BURNED OUT.
Fire Destroys Bachelors Quarters-Men of
Garrison Form Fire Brigade.

washington Dec. 1s.-Fire which broke out early
this morning in the military post at Fort Myer
Va. destroyed the bachelors quarters and caused
congidera bic excitement at the post All the nine
bachelor officers were asleep, but aroused
escaped from the building. The of the garri-
son formed fire brigade The loss was nominal.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
mne ELLEN CALL LONG DEAD.

Tallahassee. Fla, Dec I.-Alrs. Ellen Call Long,
- - e,-6;overnor Richard Keith Call died
:, +be can homestead from paralysis to-day Mrs
- - as the first white child born In Tallahassee
g. ,yas an author and prominent in the social life
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
m,ssIsslPPi NEGRO TURNING WHITE.

(By Telegraph The Tribune.l
New-Orleans. Dec. n.-Cornelius Vanderbilt
washington e coal black negro. the Smith
plantation near Durant. Miss. has suddenly turned
white with the exception OF few black spots on
his legs. His case has puzzled the physicians in
asmuch as the negro IS as healthy as ever.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18

The Second Empire OF the New York Cen
tral is a fast daily train leaving New-York at 1U2
p M, arriving Buffalo 1920 2. M, stopping at AL
bany Utica Syracuse, Rochester. Batavia--Adyt
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
os,pA.s FAMOUS TRAINS.

,r,,. r. west Indian Ltd" s:25 a. NJ. a c. I.
ria Q 49, p M JnexceIied serYfca via Penn.
PPf1sn.tc Coast y =. lls Bway y. Y.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18

DEWEY'S WINES FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
Special Assorted Cases. SAe0, $780, s675
II. T. Dewey & Sons Co.. 1ss Fulton ST.. New York
-Advt-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18

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New-York tribune., 1905-01-12

COACHMAN. GARDENER. - CensraU,-
useful; single; sober, care for horses
carriages. furnace: milk; careful driver.
moderate wages: references Z s Rox
10. Tribune once. DNN
New-York tribune., 1905-01-12

Brewer-those 10000 sharesG A.-Mr Munroe told
to deliver 1t to him.
An adjournment was then taken until this
morning at II o'clock, at which time Mr. Inter
myer hopes to have Mr.. Munroe a witness.
Ex-senator Warner Miller yesterday after
noon declined to make any statement concerning
his purchase Of the ten thousand shares of Mon
treal and Boston stock. One of his friends. how
ever recalled the fact that Mr.. Miller became in
terested I'm Montreal and Boston through having
been one of the party who some time ago made
a trip of inspection to the companys properties
in British Columbia. He added that Mr.. Miller
had purchased the ten thousand shares several
days before the Munroe Munroe failure, and
that IT was only a coincidence that the shares
which had been bought by him at 50 30 had been
delivered TO HIM the day when the market
price was about SO 30 share
Rumors of efforts the part of the men in
volved with Munroe & Munroe in the washing
of the Montreal and Boston stock to effect a set
tlement of the firms obligations, and thus bring
10 a stop the disclosures which are being made
by the successive witnesses at the bankruptcy
hearings. current in Wall Street yesterday.
but confirmation of these reports could be
obtained in any responsible quarter.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-12
HAD MISS PAGES PIN.
SerUant Identifies One Found in
fuckers Pocket as Her MistresS'S.

Cambridge Mass. Jan. 11.-One OF the most in
terestng pieces Of testimony yet offered by the
prosecution In the trial of Charles I. Tucker.
charged with the murder of Mabel Page, came to-
day. when Amy Roberts. servant in the Page
household. stated that scarfpin which had been
found in the defendants overcoat pocket was the
property of Miss Page and was in pincushion on
the latter's bureau the day before the murder.
The witness identified the pin by the design and
two peculiar bends in the shaft.
Miss Roberts further testified that the day
Tucker called at the Page house to Harold
Page. he also talked with Mabel Page. Miss Page
and he the witness said together in the liv
ing room of the Page home for about ten minutes.
This the first testimony introduced tending TO
establish that Tucker acquainted with the mu=-
dered woman.
To questions intended to strengthen the govern
ment's theory that Miss Page murdered in
the first floor and her body dragged to her
that there We're bloOdstains the outer panels of
the doors leading from the hall to Miss Pages
room. After the murder. she had noticed that a
rug in the upper hall had been partially rolled
up. and moved nearer the door of Miss Pages
Marked interest was aroused at the afternoon
the district police, told of conversation he had
with Tucker at the Newton police station the
night that the prisoner was placed under arrest
General Whitney stated that after Tucker had
been confronted with the knife sheath and the
broken knife blade he buried his face In his hands
and said. by Gee! This knife makes bad case
According to the detective Tucker said he was
going away for two or three months. or until the
affair had blown over
The crowds that sought admission to the court
larger than ever to-day. Tucker bore
himself with his customary air of nonchalance but
showed more than usual interest In the DAYS tes-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-12
SLIGHT FIRE ON JOY LINE BOAT.

Providence. r. L. Jan. IA slight fire on the
Joy Line steamer LarchmOnt last night. which ar
rived here from New-York to-day caused some
alarm among the two hundred passengers on board
although the excitement at no time approached a
panic.
The blaze, which was Occasioned by the insulation
on an electric light wire becoming defective through
the recent rough weather started inside the
sheathing above the door OF the stewards room
on the saloon deck forward, near the dining room'
about o'clock when the steamer was on Bridge
port, Conn, and was put out without serious dam,
age in a short time. While some of the more tiInld
of the passengers wanted 10 have the steamer
headed to the nearest land, they were finally re-
assured by the officers of the vessel