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New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
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DIR. SIMPSON IN JAIL.
Dentist U7Ho Shot Father-in-La50
Calls 1t Accident.

Northport Long Island Dec. % (speciaD.-After
an inquest here to-day. DR. J. W Simpson, a New
York dentist, held for the grand jury. ae-
cused Of the murder of his father-n-aw. BARLEY
T. Horner. He was at taken to prison at
Riverhead. The inquest was held az the Horner
home. The autopsy showed that there were two
bullet wounds in the dead mans body Simpson
was represented by a lawyer named Wilkinson. and
the defence viii be that the shooting was aeei-
dental. Mrs. Ella 8. Horner, the widow. testthed
that her husband had been talking Of making a
new will. putting his money in trust for her and
her daughter Mrs. Simpson. Mrs Horner said:
Of his no5s1 That was the reason for having his
will drawn, putting the money in trust. After sup
said he was going to clean it He came down with
the gun and then commenced parading about the
house and performing the manual Of arms and
acting silly: Mr.. Horner passed through the room
minutes when Simpson followed. taking the gun
with him; 1t was while they were out IN IN ne me
room Mr.. Horner lay upon the floor near the
stove.
Yesterday (the day after the shooting} when Mr.
Simpson was here, he said he had no renoTss az
the death of Mr.. Horner, but that Il It had been
his wife. it would have been dinerent
Marion walsh who was in the room at the time
Of the shooting. testified that she was on her way
to the cellar when she heard the shot. She passed
between Horner and Simpson an instant before
the gun went of. She did see the shooting.
Frank wisnowski, another servant, testified that
he was sitting in the room where the shooting oc-
Cured talking to Horner. when Simpson entered
W1snowski said:
Simpson put OF, had his fingers near the trisgs-:
shd ha hed srsa a ta% @ s gpdH softer Ts The hi M
fists cenched and extended toward Simpson and and
do anything, he fell on the floor. When Simpson
first came into the kitchen the dogs there
5hd a tG0 fS oer o5 wa nso fhs iE a E the
was fred Simpson was standing with his back to
me and the gun on the left side
Simpson made a statement saying the gun vas
DISCHARGED ACCIDENTALLY
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
MINER LOST EIGHT DAYS.
Days Food in Dinner Pail Keeps
Spark of Life Agfo5o.

Wilkes-Barre. Penn. Dec. 29-After being en-
tombed in a mine for eight days Joseph Davis,
a Pole was rescued to-day. Davis. who was
laborer, entered the mine on December 20, and
was lost in the underground workings. At first
it was thought he had gone to nearby town to
visit relatives. When he did not return. how
ever search was made in the mine. but no
trace of him could be found.
Davis was found in exhausted condition
near the bottom of the shaft to-day. He
slowly making his way out Of the mine. When
brought to the surface he was unconscious, but
soon revived He said he wandered around from
one working. to another. but all the time got
further away from the opening He had well
filed dinner pail. and for the first four days ate
sparingly of the contents. When the food was
all gone he drank tea for two days The next
two days he ate scraps of bread which had been
thrown away by miners. Yesterday he had
given up all hope of getting out alive. but night
coming on, he light carried by employe
in the distance. and he crawled along in his
weakened condition until he finally reached the
bottom of the shaft.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
w1I1dAM BRUcE ELLISON.

William Bruce Ellison, who is to be Commissioner
of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, has been
lawyer In active practice in this city for many
years. He is Canadian by birth, and is forty
nine years old Mr.. Ellison was educated in the
public schools of Canada. and later admitted to the
bar of Canada, in 1880, Two years later he came to
this city and admitted to the bar.
Mr.. Ellison took active part I'm politics until
1892, when he was nominated on the Democratic
ticket to the State legislature in what then
the 23d Assembly District. He ran far ahead OF
his ticket and the only Democrat elected
from that district. In the Maynard campaign. in
1894, Mr.. Ellison formally resigned from the Demo-
cratic organization. Immediately after the adop-
ton of the Democratic platform at Chicago in 1885,
he enrolled a Republican. In 1897 he supported
Seth Low for Mayor.
Mr.. Ellison was for many years member of
Good Government Club B. and later president Of
the Independent Club the 2st Assembly District
While in recent years he has given his whole time
to his profession Mr.. Ellison has not been inactive
in politics He is member of the Tammany
ganization of his district.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
MAYoP-ELECT REFUSES P. R.R. PASS
Coming Executive of New-Brunswick Will
Continue to Pay Fare.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune ]

New-Brunswick. n. ], Dec 2s--Mayor-e elect
Drury w. Cooper. who will take office on
January 1. has declined to accept an annual
pass the Pennsylvania Railroad which, it
said to-day, had been offered him by a
representative of the railroad company. The
announcement made recently by the
Pennsylvania Railroad that after January
no passes would be issued to any one out
side of officials connected with the COMPANY
and when it was reported to-day that an offer OF a
pass had been made to the coming Mayor IL was
apparent that the new order as to passes was not
ironclad supposed.
Mr.. Cooper is the Of the late Professor Jacob
Cooper. OF Rutgers College, and has law office
No 1f9 Broadway, New-York. When asked
about the incident the Mayor-eect said he had been
a conmuter TO New-York for several years and had
always purchased yearly ticket. Because he was
TO become Mayor OF the city seemed TO him no rea-
son why he should stop paying his fare and, in
addition he did not think 1t advisable to be under
obligations 10 any corporation. he said. Most IL
not all. of the former Mayors have held annual
passes on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
BERMEL NAMES MORE DEMOCRATS.
Charles c. Wissel To Be Street Cleaning
Commissioner In Queens.

Joseph Bermel, Borough President-elect of
Queens. announced yesterday the appointment
of Charles c. Wissel. former chairman of the
county committee and a former Democratic
Assemblyman. his Street Cleaning Commits
soner for the next four years. His salary
will be $4,000 Mr.. wissel was the Democratic
leader in the borough up to the time that Jo-
seph Cassidy at the primaries.
He has also announced the selection of John
Hemmerick a carpenter, of College Point, as
Deputy Superintendent of the Building Depart
ment, salary $2,4O0. Hemmerick's appointment
it is said was recommended by ex-Assembly-
man T. x. Duer.
John H. Repper. of Middle Village, a we'll
known insurance agent. a Democrat. will be Sec
retary the Commissioner of Public Works.
]. w. Van Siclen, of Whitestone will be ap-
pointed to the position of cashier of the Water
Department.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
JEROME NAMES STAFF.
District attorney Chooses Successors
to Retiring assistants.

District Attorney Jerome yesterday announced
the changes in his staff to take effect January l.
Howard s. Cans William Rand. jr.. and Marshall
B. Clarke Assistant District Attorneys, retire and
their places will be filled by the promotion ron IN
Francis P Garvan. Nathan A. smyth and Arthur
The other Deputy Assistant District Attorneys
Charles Chadwick Frank A. Lord and Frederic
Kernochan Their places will be flied by the fol-
William s. Mcclure; born in Ohio in 1875 was
educated at Princeton and later was graduaL6esa3 6s3
from the New-York Law school served ilnGe iGs9 ls9i
Organized Jerome Club in the I'd Assembly dis
trict in the last campaign: .,a Wa.
educated at the City College of New-York and was
graduated from the University Law School Has
practised in the District Attorneys Office since
Amos A R. Pinchot. thirty-two years old Born
in Paris. Graduate OF Yale and Is Spanlsth. st
Law School of Columbia University later
Walter Bruce Howe, twenty-six years old; gradu-
with the law firm of Stetson Jennings & Russell
Evertson c. Kindleberger, thirty years old; born
in Wasnjngton Wss g[a9gaIed a5 fr9 on F9s IN
Philadelphia. and later was identihed with the nr1n
OF Davis Stone & Auerbach. In 1902 Corporation
once and he has had charge of the admiralty pro-
ceedings
These new appointees will be sworn in next Mon
day.
Assistant District Attorney Townsend retires on
February l.
Patrick ]. Whe1an who has served for eight
years in the District Attorneys office as record
clerk handed in his resignation yesterday he mas
been appointed deputy clerk of the Second Munic-
ipal District Court, under Justice Ho!er' aI a
salary OF S. 900. ., ,..- .-
first of the year The Jerome detectives Will mere
after be known as process servers
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
WORK FOR PURE BALLOT
OUTLINE FOR PUBLIC.
Association GiUes General analysis
of Proposed Acts.

The following outline Of acts proposed by the
Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at
Elections. of which ex-Mayor Low is chairman
and William Church Osborn secretary and treas
urer, has been prepared for the general infor-
nation of the public:
Three leading topics treated First, publicity
expenditures by or on behalf OF corporations; also
pTeyenon % Of t but not trS ct szPa &
ing, discovering and furnishing corrupt practices
should be studied for details and matters not here
Publicity is sought by extending the existing
provisions requiring candidates to file statements e
6e 85 e6s cod @ 5oa nGH ioSna n d o
receiving or expending moneys; no statement IS
The question til of Obtaining statements from sub.
ordinate agents to whom moneys are intrusted for
to file sworn account with 5he.r principal. who
shall in turn make the same part OF his state
AS many proper expenditures are now forbidden
ed 90 70 widen the range Of permissible exgendi-
Gres The hiring of OF br "a NV m and car
each election district the workers to four and the
To make effective the requirement of publicity
there is presented act which. in substance, per
amount to force an inquiry as to the need. truth
and % %completeness p OF statement ie and which @ pro
the filing of materially false or misleading state
drs he to one hosand pGe ns OF one
The prohibition of campaign contributions or ex-
penditures by on behalf of corporations is made
by an amendment to the Penal Code Furnishing the
corporation and also officer agent acting for
it. Candidates for judgeships are forbidden to con-
tribute to political organizations but may make
their behalf, any expenditures allowed by law.
A separate act against corrupt practices has been
prepared which follows in a restricted form the act
passed by the Senate and the Judiciary Committee
of the Assembly in 1905. 1t permits citizen after
filing bond to force a judicial inquiry as to the
trict Where such practices are proved to exist on
cast in that district for its candidates for local
ofices. But any candidate may prove in proper
TroN iDoS No T0iQfuanCe6
corrupt practice actually cast for him in any dis
trict and have the same counted
The judge presiding at such proceeding must
report to the Lieutenant Governor and 10 the
Speaker Of the Assembly the existence Of such
corrupt practices far as they bear upon Sena-
torIal or Assembly elections The inquiry does not
affect the election OF State or United States Off
GERS. Where corrupt practices are legally proven
to have been prevalent a party may be deprived
each of the inquiry acts is the clause obtained by
District Attorney Jerome in the ''Canheld law
that witnesses may obtain immunity from prosecu-
ton by testifying-
Industrial progress, trade and finance facts IN
Trih Almanac, Out To-Day,
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
POLICE WIN Il POINT.
Appel1ate Diuisior1 Sustains Gaynors s
Disability Order.

In a decision which affects the inspectors. cap
tains and sergeants Of the police force who have
been retired for alleged physical disability by Com
missioner McAdoo. the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, yesterday unanimously
writ Of mandarus compelling the comnissioner to
rainsfate Sergeant Henry Metcalfe. of Brooklyn.
Sergeant MetcaIfe was retired for alleged physi-
cal disability on the certificate Of the boa board 10 OF
ficnar afIment Justice Gaynor ruled that physical
dfsabilty was relative, and that physical defects
which would Justify the retirement of patrolman
would not justify the surgeons in declaring an & e4-
AT to do police duty. The certificate, he said was
illegal because no such body as the board OF pc
which provided that the Commissioner should deslg-
nate the examining surgeons. There was nothlng 10
shoIy that this had been done, he held.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
PAYN AGAINST SPRING MEETING.

State Chairman Odell in town yesterday
for several hours. but did not give much time to
politics. He went riding in an automobile with
William Halpin. ex-president Of the Republican
County Committee, and returned to Newburs
early in the evening. He will not be In New
York again until next week.
Louis F. Payn. who was at Republican State
Committee headquarters yesterday, said he was
opposed to having a, spring meeting OF the Stats
committee to elect a new chairman He said:
Such plan is i'll advised. and would split the
party Moreover, Odeli still has a majority OF
the State committee back of him. and his
enemies could not depose him IL they tried he
will remain in Office until the State convention
is held next year. A new State committee will
be selected at that convention. and IL will be the
proper time then to make the fight for the chair
manshfp
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
RELLEVUE FIRE SCARE.
Patients alarmed at. Blaze Across
the Street.

While a spectacular fire was raging last night
on the north side of 28th-st opposite Bellevue
EJosn;taI. patients became excited. and a
precautionary measure fire call was sent
throughout the institution, and surgeons and
nurses hurried to all wards and calned the pa
tents The fire at time threatened the in
stitution, and was quickly put out by the nre-
men. -
The female ward in Bellevue, with hundreds
of patients in it, on the side next to the
fire. The flames lighted up the room, and for
a few minutes panic threatened when the
patients, hearing the fire engines. became fright
ened, but were quieted.
The fire was in the plant of the United Electric
Power Company, and gave the 1remen hard
fight for about half hour, the building was
full of live wires.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
PRINCIPAL SHOT BY ROBBERS.
Fatally Injured While Trying to Arrest
Thieves Found in SehooIhouse.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2s.-E L. Loux. principal
of the Souderton (Pa) public schools. was shot
and fatally wounded by a robber last night.
His physician says that he cannot live
Mr.. Loux and Constable Landis were return
ing from Kulpsville when they saw a light In
the schoolhouse. The constable put Mr.. Loux on
guard while he went for assistance and returned
TO the school
Constable Landis entered the school and found
three men seated about the stove One of the
men drew revolver and fired several shots at
lands None OF them took effect and the con-
stable returned the fire. About twenty shots
were exchanged and Landis and his party then
decided TO surround the building. Mr. Loux
took up his position in the rear. One of the
robbers jumped from the window and as ne did
so, fred at Mr.. Loux the ball entering his alb
domen. In the excitement which followed the
three robbers made their escape.
Best and cheapest of all handy referonc.
hoaLA. Tribune Aimanaal Out To- Days
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
KNEW HIS WIFE's MINCE, MEAT.
Husbands Palate Identified Stolen Edible
She Wants Her Kettle Back.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

winsted. Conn. Dec 2s.-Mrs. Jane Pulver
of Housatonic, Mass was arraigned before
Judge Sanford. in the Berkshire District Court
at Great Darlington this week. charged with the
theft OF kettle of pie timber and a roast of
pork from the home of Martin French She
pleaded not guilty.
Officer Rathbun testified that he went to the
Pulver home with Mr.. French and found kettle
filled with mince meat and pork roast and
that Mr.. French identified the kettle as one he
had presented to his wife. The officer further
stated that Mr.. French tasted of the mtnce meat
and said 1t was OF his wffe's make. adding: Il
can tell 1t by the seasoning.
Mrs. French said she knew the kettle was hers
and that Mrs. Pulver welcome to the mince
meat If she would only give back the kettle
Mrs. Pulver was ordered to appear January 5
for sentence
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
sTowELL MAY SUCCEED CULLINAN.
Rumor That State Commissioner of Excise
May Not Be Reappointed.


Albany, Dec. 29.-There is rumor that Pat
rick w. Cullinan, for the last six years State
Commissioner of Excise will not be reappointed
when his term expires in April next.
Ever since the State Excise Department was
founded the Commissionership has been held by
an Oswego County Republican. Colonel H. H.
Lyman, the first Commissioner. died 10 office.
and was succeeded by Mr.. Culinan general
counsel to the department.
Another rumor is that Mr. Cullinan's successor
will be County Judge Merrick Stowell, of
Oswego, the Republican leader of his county.
Mr. Cullinan refuses to discuss the rumor but
the story is credited in political circles in
OsWego.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
JAMES W. STEVENSON.

James ". Stevenson. appointed Commissioner of
Bridges. is thirty-six years old and a native of
western Pennsylvania He was educated at the
Grove City PENN College. When nineteen years
old he ygss engaged reporter by THE Pittsburg
Times and two years later he became reporter
on The New-Ycrx World" He continued as a
newspaper writer until Edward II. Grout elect
ed President OF the Borough of Brooklyn. In 1897
when MIR. Crout made him his secretary.
Edgar j. Isvys, deputy controller undeT Mr.
Coer, resigned IN November leG- and Mn 6teyen-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
John A RENSEL.

John A. Bensel. who will succeed Maurice Feath-
erson. Dock Commissioner. is engineer and
not a politician. Mr.. Bensel is q graduate of Ok
ford College and Stevens Institute. He was in the
dock department when Charles F. Murphy was
treasurer of the board. Mayor Mcclellan appointed
Mr. Bensel member of the NewYork City I'M
provement Commission and he designed and con-
structed many of the principal piers of the city.
He is forty-three wears old.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
JOHN H. o'BR1EN.

The next Fire Commissioner. John H. o. Brien got
into political Office through his work reporter.
He was working on a Buffalo paper at the time
of the assa sassination of President Mckinley, and
later he to this city writer fer The
SUM- and became a political reporter. His
quaintance with political of the city led to his
appointment as Mayor McClean's secretary, Last
fall he was the manager at Mayor McClellans po-
liticaI Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
IoHN n ROGERT-

John N. Bosert. who has been appointed Com
missioner of Licenses is another newspaper writer
At time he was a labor news writer on THE
New-York American" During the last Presidential
campaign Mr. Bogert supported Alton B Parker
It is said that he is ind6rsed for Commissioner
Of Licenses by August Belmont and other well
known members of the Civic Federation.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
Joseph HAAG.

Joseph Haag. who succeeds William Harmon
Black as Commissioner of Accounts, has been for
thrty-s1x years in the Controllers office. where
he is the chief accountant and bookkeeper. His
salary there is 800 year. $500 more than he will
get commissioner. but he is said to be inde-
pendently wealthy and is said to like the honor Of
q commissioned
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
osTRACIsM DRIVES TO SUICIDE.
~ Telegraph ID The Trihune

IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Memphis. Tenn, Dec 2e-Despondent becausA
she made friends in her new home at Hot
Springs. Ark. Mrs. H. J. Lewis. of New-York City
hanged herself last night. Her husband IS cashier
OF the Illinois, sporting club OF Hot Springs and
tn the we women neighbors OF Mrs. Lewis looked down
Mr. Lewis returning homa after he Gloss oe tho
club early this morning. into his wifes corpse
in the dark hallway Of their fat TIE Tona5's
body will be sent New-York
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
ROBERT w. HEBBERD.

Robert ". Hebberd, the new Commissioner of
Charities is secretary of the State Board of Chari
ties. He is reported to be equipped excellenty for
his place His appointne was recommended
to the Mayor by Archbishop Farley. He is
BRYAN Democrat.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
VICTIM OF PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

jeremiah Glynn. living at No 521 Lexington
ave. stationary engineer for the New-York
Central. received three broken ribs and a prob
able fracture of the skull when a steel cable
snapped and hit him. He was operating a
steam shovel and derrick the New York Cen
tral Improvement al Highbrdge. lifting a heavy
log. The cable broke with heavy log high in
the air and wound itself around his waist three
times and threw him in the air Upon descend
ing the cable loosened and the engineer landed
his head
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

son was appointed. He was shifted to the Bridge
Department to make a place for John H McCooey
under Controller-elect Metz
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

What is it you wish to know7 See Tribune
Almanac. Out o-day.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouiane Tablets Druggists
refund money il it fails Z. ". 1noYE's sig.
nature 10 each boz s5cs
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
No Bigger Than a Mans
Hand

Is the cloud on a certain
New York City title. The
mans hand is the hand Of
one who now prefers to re-
side in England.
Apparently the records
were perfect
But the name attached.to
the deeds, as that of the
mans wife, is really the
name of the mans daugh-
ter.
This was discovered only
because the lawyer who
made the search happened
to have individual knowl-
edge of the facts.
You can't always have
this lucky knowledge, but
You can always have your
title guaranteed.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

Itching Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles Your
druggist viii refund money IL PsZO OINTMENT fails
70 Gure you in 10 IL deyss Soc
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

Industrial progress, trade and finance facts in
Tribune Almanac. Out To-Day
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30

The following outline Of acts proposed by the
Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at
Elections. of which ex-Mayor Low is chairman,
and William Church Osborn secretary and treas
urer. has been prepared for the general infor-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-01-06
Notice of Assessment

Copper King Mining Company, principal place
Idaho,
Notice is hereby given that at meeting of
Idaho, on November 30th, 1904 an assessment of
two mills per share was levied upon the capital
the 3rd day of January, 1905 to G, c. Gray at the
Bank of Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho.
unpaid upon the said 3rd day of January. 1905.
viii be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction. and unless payment is made be-
1905 to pay the delidquent assessment. together
with the cost of advertising and cost of sale.
H. CARRICK, Secretary.
Dated this End day of December. 1904.