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New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
HER M4STER'S TOICE.
Woman Finds Former Husband
from Ferru House PhonOgraph.

Fred c. Rover church tenor who, 1t Is al
legged, has neglected to pay 81 week amony to
his wife. from whom ne was separated In 1905. will
have to appear in the Supreme Court Brooklyn on
Wednesday and explain why he should not be adj
judged guilty Of contempt OF court. Mrs. Rovers
counsel has been trying to serve the singer for
several months. but IT remained for Mrs Rover to
find him through hearing his voice from pho
nograph.
After being separated from his wife, Rover sang
in vaudeville. and later engaged to sing for
company which canned music. Mrs. Rover be-
came a teacher in the public schools, but kept up
the search for the who should have called
every week with 81. While listening to phono
graph in ferryhouse Mrs. Rover recognized her
onetine masters voice. After this it
find Mr.. Rover. The unpaid ahmony amounts
fo
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
FIGHT RECEIVERSHIP.
M., J. & X. c. Railroad BondhoHers
Preparing Petition.

Mobile Dec 3O.-A petition is in circulation
here to Chancellor Smith, protesting against the
appointment of receivers for the Mobile Jack
son & Kansas City Railroad, and asking that
the bonds of the receivers be made not less than
S1,0O,OOO. This petition contains signatures
of men owning S3O0o,0OO worth of bonds of the
railroad.
The petitioners set forth that Ambrose Mcneil
Thomas Morrison and John Mcleod who allege
they own only thirteen shares of stock, one bond
and an alleged undisputed claim for supplies
amounting to S2,3OS. are not stockholders of
record, and allege that the thirteen shares OF
stock. If owned by them, have been recently pur-
chased.
They state that the Mobile. Jackson & Kan
sas City Railroad Company is carrying out the
terms of its lease in good faith and paying its
rental agreed upon. Petitioners show that
F. E. Dewey, one Of the receivers, and now &C
lively in control Of the property is hostile to the
former management and to the controlling
owners. and his affidavit the main one on
which the receivers were appointed: that not
only has the company promptly paid all matur-
Ing interest upon its securities. but had arranged
for the payment Of the interest coming due Jan
uary l, 1907.
It is probable the petition will be presented to-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
THINK WOM4N INSANE.
Mrs. Madeline Cadieur Found on
Street and Sent to Bellevue.

While patrolling his beat last night Patroman
Connolly OF the TenderIoin police station, became
aware of a In the doorway of the business
building No. "a Fifth avenue, muttering to her
self. He investigated Not satisfied with her story,
he took her the station house, where she gave
the of Madeline Cadeux. At time, she
said she lived at No 22s West 3eth street.
Sergeant Baily called an ambulance from New
York Hospital DR.. Schenstone, after carefully ex-
aiming the sent for Bellevue ambu-
lance 10 take her there for observation as TO her
sanity
At the station house Mrs. Cadieux told the
that she had bee1 greatly worried over her
son George whom she said she kidnapped in
April from The Odd Fellows Home in The Bronx
For this she spent several weeks in the Tombs
stsadfastly refusing to reveal the whereabouts of
her She finally released on bail when the
District Attorney informed by F. ]. Sullivan
her counsel. that the was IN good hands in
Tennessee
Two years ago her son was taken away by the
Gerry Society because he was appearing on the
stage with Andrew Mack. Mrs Cadieux fought
against this, and after he had been transferred
from one institution to another she protested be-
cause he was not in Il Roman Catholic institution
Tier trlaI Tor kidnapping her child is expected
According the landlady st No. 22s West seth
street, Mrs. Cadeux fs forty-four years old. Her
maiden name was Madeline Allen. She has a sister
Miss Carolina Lee the STAGE The landlady also
said that Mrs. CadcuX ct time was on the
stage.
Mrs CadieuX's great-aunt was the first wife of
General sam Houston. Her uncle is Supreme Court
Justice Overton. of Tennessee. Her grandfather
was the late DIR. James Overton. of Nashville. She
of the Confederacy. Mrs. CadieuX occasionally
contributes 10 the magazines and newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
TO BEGIN BUILDING BRONX SEWER.
Condemnation Proceedings First Step
River Pollution Slight, Say Engineers

Now that the Bronx Valley sewer project has
been approved by the state authorities the
commissioners announce that they will begin
construction work possible. The first
steps will be to begin condemnation proceedings
for several hundred pieces of property In White
Plains. Mount Vernon and Yonkers and to pre-
pare specifications and advertise for bids. The
commission is empowered TO expend 81 100000.
but II is hoped to do it for less.
Regarding the claims of the committee of the
Merchants Association. which has been Oppos-
ing the project, saying that the sewage will poll
lutte the Hudson River. the engineers declare
that the amount of sewage to be discharged
will be less than one-thrteth the amount now
emptied into the river by New York CITY and
less than the sewage of one city block in the
congested section of New York. The commits
sioners say that they would be glad to treat the
sewage before II is discharged into the river
but that they have been unable to find a dis
posal plant which is success. 1t is planned to
take the sewage out into the channel and dis
charge it 80 feet under swift tide water.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
ST. PAUL ADJUSTMENT.
Counsel Agree to Adjourn Notion
for Injunction a Week.

Tho Stock Exchange house OF White & Blackwell
which has undertaken enforce the alleged rishts
of the holders odd lots of St. Paul stock to thei
full quota Of the stock issue. and who on sat
urday began suit through their counsel Anoersoi''
Pendleton & Anderson, to compel the company 10
recognize the claims OF the small stockholders yes
terday issued the following statement:
White & Blackwell announce that they have been
Informed by their counsel, Anderson, Pendleton q
Anderson that the motion for an injunction nad
been adjourned for week, on an agreement
with Mr.. Pendleton and Mr.. Hornblower, counsel
for the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
and that Mr.. Miller, chairman OF the ST. Paul. rec
commended to the board of directors that they take
such action as will allow all holders Of odd lots to
subscribe for their fractional shares. and that war
rants will be issued such fractional rights 1t
is part OF the stipulation that present stockholders
shall be entitled subscribe to sell their sub
scrptons without prejudice to their right to re-
ceive additional warrants for their fractional shares
Justice Davis in the Supreme Court on Saturday
last issued an order against the Chicago Milwaukee
& ST Paul Railroad to show cause to-day why II
should not compelled to issue all the stock rights
due a subscriber that property in connection
with subscriptions to issue OF 100000 900 of new
stock. These sulscrptions are now being made.
but 1T is alleged the St. Paul management had re-
fused to grant fractional parts of rights to sub
scrbers White & Blackwell are said to have be-
gun their suit for woman patron holding three
Shares of ST. Paul common stock.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
SHERIFF ALMOST SHOT.
Innocent Looking Tube He Is En-
aiming Deadly Weapon.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Canandaigua, n. Y, Dec. 3O.-A small harm
less appearing little steel tube with a rubber
bulb attached and a steel band enclrcling it
came near causing the death OF Sheriff Francis
Flynn to-day. He took the article from rain
coat picked up While chasing Franklin A Booth
at Geneva the other day but had not examined
it till to-day. While he was looking into it and
testing spring that seemed to he controlled by
the encircng band there was sharp report
and bullet whizZed by the officers head and
was buried in the wall 1t was found to be a
32-calibre revolver bullet. The machine seems
to have been designed for short range and dead
ly work.
Booth is under sentence in the United States
Court for alleged fraudulent use of the mails
He has defied Flynn to arrest him, and managed
to elude him. He has secured bail pending the
result of his appeal from the United States
Court sentence, but is wanted for contempt of
court. and is TO stand trial here next month
other charges.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
TO GREET 1907 NOISILY.
Indications Point to Greater Cr0sCds
and More Din than EUer.

Immense crowds will gather tonight In Broad
way both at Trinity Church and at Times Square.
to watch the old year out and welcome the new
year In with the din of footing horns. Custom has
made these annual gatherings regular feature OF
city life, and the size OF the crowds has increased
year by year with the growth of the city No matter
what the weather may be, each New Years Eve
sees large throngs in the streets.
Tonight there will be added to the usual noise
the ear-splitting screenings of newly in
vented Instruments which have been sold freely by
street venders in the last week 1t is expected too
that the crowds will continue the hilarious swish
ing of feather busters and the liberal throwing of
confetti which became craze at the last Coney
Island festivals
In anticipation of trouble in getting meals at the
restaurants Times Square late tonight, when
the crowd is thickest many persons have engaged
seats AT tables in advance, paying anywhere from
s. to S. for seat All the restaurants in the neigh
borhood have made extra provision for q crush
over three thousand persons will have meals at
the Hotel Astor tonight many rooms having been
set apart for the of private dinner parties. In
addition. the grand ballroom. the small ballroom,
the college hall, the yacht rooms. the ninrod
rooms and the art nouve1u rooms. all one floor,
will be turned into large Japanese garden for
dining purposes. At midnight. by of an cleo
trio light effect 1906 will disappear in total darkness
and the next moment 1907 will appear in the form
OF maiden showering favors on the crowd from
% on the tower Of the Times Building 1907 will blaze
out In large electric lights at the stroke of midnight
At the same time a searchlight of 5Oocoo-cande
power will be turned the crowds.
The chimes of old Trinity will ring before mid
night; although the din will probably drown the
vii be Eth m
until midnight. At the Church of St. John the
Martyr in East 72d street. the chimes will be rung
for half an hour before midnight.
The Authors Club will have Watch Night meet
ing, beginning at 9:30 p. M, at which three vet
Grams Will give advice to young writer's There also
vii be 6t9 59ns amd storss % until III dngh 81
the Blind Mems Club Will have Watch Night
meeting. The members will -see'' the old year out
playing chess and checkers and hearing concert.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
WOMAN KIDNAPS BOY.
Officers an Central Massachusetts,
asked to 4pprehend Them.
tBy telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Baldwinsville Mass Dec. 3O-Alfred Reil.
nine years old, was kidnapped by woman while
playing outdoors this afternoon, near the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Hare, in German
street, to whom he intrusted by the state au-
thorities. Constable Herbert H. Hammond was
Informed. and after hurried trip TO the little
hamlet of Otter River asked the police Of
Winchendon and surrounding towns to be on
the lookout for the woman and boy, and also
for Louis Laporte, of Otter River. and a horse
and carriage.
The boy was taken by the unknown woman to
Iaporte's home, it is alleged. He almost imme-
diately drove off with them in the direction of
East Templeton. The Hares can assign no rea-
son for the kidnapping Of the boy. His mother,
they say, lives in Troy, n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
TRANSPORT MAY CARRY RELIEF.

San Francisco, Dec S0.-Under orders from the
federal government the transport Warren, now
lying at the transport wharf will be put In cond-
ton at once for voyage TO the Orient, laden with
government supplies for the famine sufferers in
China.
message received yesterday from Secretary OF
War Taft by Major J. 5. Bellinger inquired how
long time would be required to fit out the War
rem. On telegraphng back that the work could be
completed in one week, Major Bellinger Or
deTed to get the transport ready for once.
while my orders do not state that the Warren
will go 10 China" said Major Benger, from pre-
vious dispatches and from what ! gather that
is the purpose for which she is intended"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
UMBRELLA IN MIDST OF GATOR.
Woman Saves Fingers by Letting Go When
Reptile Resents Poke in Eve

Because Miss Helen Fay thought that an al-
gator floating the pool in the reptile house Of
the Bronx Geological Gardens log, she lost
ler and dainty umbrella and narrowly missed
losing her fingers.
Toto. the alligator; was doing when Miss Fay
and a friend along
Look that funny log, Alice" said Miss Fay
That's alligator" declared friend.
NO. ii isn't Look. now and Miss Fay poked
the ''LoGC' in fne eye.
TO her surprise The log developed mouth
ebout feet across and six feet deep. WITH a
dexterous twist. the mouth seized the umbrella
about half inch from Miss Fay's fingers She
could have held on 10 the umbrella as the gator
tIattec -" W 'eI a. - 49, ouI 5ipPai-
90 right away. The umbrella has not been recov-
cred.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
SUICIDE SETS ALARM FOR OTHERS
Woman Fixes Clock So That Family Will
Net Be Overcome by Gas.

To keep others from suffering from escaping
gas. Miss Pauline LazaTd. French woman,
twenty years old, set alarm clock when she
committed suicide yesterday ct the home of her
sister. Mrs. Alexander Odhemer of No 2S23
Atlantic avenue, East New York.
Mrs. Odheimer awakened a little after
I a. n. by the alarm clock. She snlelled gas and
awakened her husband. He traced the odor to
the room OF his sister-in-lay. She was stretched
out on the bed with end Of a rubber pipe in
her mouth The other end was attached TO a
gas jet.
The young woman suffered from ear trouble
and it is thought she feared operation
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
IN THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

As is the rule in the holiday season. there was n
great falling off last week in work in the lower
Southwest petroleum fields. There has been there
fore greater deartn of news from the different
workings than usual. and such reports as have
come IN refer only to light wells dry holes Nor
a strike or any Importance of special interest
mas been announced from any quarter in this great
secton Inc South Penn Oil Company's test on the
jarvis 1arn twenty live miles of SDencfr
calhoun County has been drilled through ali sand5
lhCInding the NTH, aad has proved n duster lis
Idllule results Ia the COnd ton o
uon one fair well. which opened up at a seventy
nEe-barrel rate, found in the Iitteton district
WetZel County, on the David Scles farm. II i -
second test on this farm and va drilled into the
Gordon sand. An eghty-iVe- ba rrel well was aIsn
on the IIarbert farm. The No. | on the Fordvie
farm. on Miracle Run, Monongalia County. which
was reported last week. continues TO hold up 100
barrels Little development work is expected In the
southwest for the next week days.
II remained for Southeastern Ohio to report the
only sensa tons for the week. The wildcat venture
County. has developed a great show OF oil In the
keener sand and It looks though 1t would be a
large producer. When the pay streak was struck
the oil Eushed over the top of the derrick Drilling
was suspended TO provide tankage. The well wiz
be drilled deeper in the hope that II may yet be
made great gusher. II is in territory that has
trct heretofore have secured their output the
Berea grit. From other Southeas stern Ohio sections
only the usual run OF small wells and dry holes
have been reported the Illinois fields Operators
as 1t is believed the pipe line and storage now
being constructed by the Ohio OIL Company will be
Feadg 10 take care or production by early spring
Refined petroleum IN unchanged at 7.50c in barrels
and 44oc IN bulk at New York. Philadelphia prices
basis of points lower. The foreign refined
market showed bus one change London 6T-lsd per
changed at ~ francs 100 kilos and Bremen
changed 1t 931 marks per 20 k!lcs.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Sunday. Dec so. 1906
ARRIVED

ans JsFssy IS city Bale Bristol Ttb psS;%0er
Steamer WilIem Dutch. Van der Goot. Para
and Panpatar Is. Gumans iuanta il, Is.
PDsro Ca5eo IL Ggrasso 10 Jaerfl 21 A1 Cayes
Line with seven passengers mails and mdse Arrived
s Ess qsss e
steamer NordRol lBr, stCltz sydnsy B. peSe%os,
AT the Bar at m t,o,ao,,, ,,.,.. n.o.,o.r 70 80
the Thite starr ne @ IiS6 as cabin
and mdse Arrived at the Bar at $50 a m
IL and Shields IS. 10 slip Ruprecht in ballast
saadu% ausa OF at s Ss SAr a" '' m 'O and anchored
Tsiisman lNOr', Berg pemsrara DessInssr Is
Arrived at the a. nidnlaht. 2eth, -
the Atlantic T1ansport Line. with ii cabin
and ssas s a5ss at hsaa h R Santiago
Der IS Manzanillo Deeeher Cenfussos 70 and GIan,
at the at s:2s a
Patras and Oran l6 Phelps Rros Co. with Il cabin
and Sol passengers aud mdse Arrived at the
steamsr carona ,s, Pr!tehard. Liverpool December
46 cabin and ss2 seerase passengers mails and mdse
A.sa at omansh 6s sar at tS Wstsa m .c.be o.
the clyde S. Co with passengers and mdse. quar-
steamer Alamo Avery. Galveston December Is. G H
%aGy G" with passengers and md'' In Quarantine
Southern Pacific COMPANY with mdse In Quarantine at
her &c the United Fruit with Arrived
sand Hook Dec so $50 n,-wini east ,rcsh breeze;
rair'ns and thick
SAILED
Steamers Columbia ,Br, for Glasgow: Mnnehahs tRr,
London Pennsylvan:a Ger, Plymouth and Hamburg:
Aster; etc; ESoelsiSr Ger, savona and Messns; Den
& 3iEh HaH az Hr1 shsnshai Magdalena .5r. sayannls;
New Orleans; Knaht o. Garter !B SorfoS: Rom
q Sud New orleans beneeT q and
oneiia Phiadeiphia '''"'"''' Newport News
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
THINK P. J. KENNEDY ALIVE.
Police Say He Was Seen Friday Night in
Manhattan.

The police think that P. J. Kennedy. who was
supposed to have thrown himself from a ferryboat
of the ssth street line last Thursday night Is still
alive. A answering to his description was seen
at the Astor House about II o'clock that n,sh+
and still later In the Eastern Hotel. at No. 81
Whitehall street. where according to Frederick
Pfetsch. the manager. he borrowed hat and drank
five glasses of beer.
He was dressed in old suit, and altogether
looked like loafer The police say Kennedy,
when he got to the CITY must have changed his
All the police stations have been ordered look
for him
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
NEGRO ATTACK WAS IMAGINARY.

Spartanburg, S, G., Dec 3o.-The sheriffs posse
which went to Mount Zion. the block telegraph
station the Southern Railway six miles from
here, in response to the appeal for help sent out
by the operator, Porter, that station. returned
to Spartanburg to-day. and members of the party
expressed the opinion that no Negroes had at
tackled the station. Porter declared that the shots
were fired into the block tower and that al the
time he sent the message he penned up in
the station by mob of drunken Negroes. Mem
bers Of the Sheriff's party attributed the excite
ment to fright of the operator.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

IMPERIAI,-Dr. T. Saka Kobe Japan. 7. Kuwa-
hara' 4' Osaka Osaka Jepan; T TakmonGhi Toxic; Japan;
Yer, Guadalaiara, Mexico; W. s. Jackson. Shang-
hal, China; Judge ". f. MagiIl. Detroit: Sir (
Joseph Lewis london NORMANDIE-GeoTg d.
toster Nottir CHAM. gland; Walter Weston. San
Francisco NAVARRE-E. Moore. Australia
SANOY-M; and f. Graham. Harrow England
WALDO8F-ASTORIA-J. S. Marshall. London.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

FOREIGN PORTS
Brnvhead Dec Passed steamer Ceyc (Rr, Clark.
New York for Liverpool
southampton Doc 3o-Arrived steamer ST
son. New York via Plymouth herb
MoNile tH" 2t-Saned, steamer Caledonia tIr).
'rrom Glasgow New York
Liverpool Dec 29-Saed steamer Csorstc 1ISrp Roher.
New YORK $3.50 ~
Queenstown Dec 80. tI;Io n.-Saied steamer Etrurts
tbrl. Potter ttrom Liverpool York
New Yorl. ' ~
Plymouth. Dee 81. 1910 :.ArrtVed steamer Plucher
burg (and proceeded). "'i- Ai
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
Proposals.

DRoPosALs FOR EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRIC
Bars. Steel Roofing. Roofing Tin. Insot Tin. Nails
TaSs Fass.' % hss Car Springs and Boiler
Grease Cups, Hose, window Glass. Kerosene Lumber.
sad oposs In 4ada C. R Be- 4s.o2sa 2 s The
once OF the General Purchasing Otcer Canal
usr Is 1907 at Which time they viii b. opened IN
public for furnishing the above mentioned articles
lar (No s47} may Obtained from h, ONCE or the
ence OF the Assistant Purchasing Agents. - State
La; also from Chief ouartermaster chicas Depot
ouarfsrnass.r St Louis Depot ouartermaster. Jerer
D. w ROSS. General Purchasing Officer
pRoPosALs FOR MISCELLANEOUS RAILwAT
ss Rass Ct sps agent
YORK peeebeS sts5e ss5es NeT %
be received at this once until 200 P. NJ. January l.
Blanks full Information may be had upon sppcs
ton ion. ALFRED ANDERSON Assistant Purchasing
SiIs 41a IS iso 5T
r,plieate Endorsed on Proposals for veterinary
here aaa na % The % ssa ~ vii s r.
vetsrnary Supplies for repsnissment o stock per
Depot Preference given articles OF production
or anutatuIs The right Is reserved to reject
Asst Or. Mr.. General. and Depot O. NJ.
PoCK ISLAND ARSENAL. Rock Island, Ill. December
II Is 1eo6sealsd proposals in duplicate will be
s for nsf the sp purchase of rng S eabrg
Infantry eQupmens cal 45 smnunition etc Catalogues
Dept. Q g A. Commanding.
P1ssRUIT DEPOT. Office of Constructing Quarter
IL master Fort Slocuu. New York December s. 1906
M p9Esoas Saa u M SR BE re. % 9s gn
wharf freight wharf and trestle and coal
reject or bid. parts thereof Proposals
ssous o sG ns0fsa E, in ssss envelope sa
z ~ JONES Constructing Quarternlastsr
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
ROBBED IN HOTEL.
Prominent CleUelond Man Probably
Fataly Injured IN Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Dec GOV s. Morton, prominent
business man of Cleveland. Ohio, is probably
dying here in the Homeopathic Hospital from in
juries inflicted by an unknown assailant. who
robbed him of jewelry and $500 in money early
to-day in his room at the Annex Hotel.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
TRANspACIFIC MAILS
Destination and steamer.

Destination and steamer. g
Hawaii lvia San Francisco)-Alameda.
Guam and Philippine Islands tvia San
Franciscob-U Transport Sherman.
Japan, Corea, China and Philippine
Islands via Seattle)-Tosa Maru. -.
Hawaii. Japan Corea, China and PEfl-
ippine Islands (via San Francisco
Doric ..-..-.-....'- -
japan, Corea. China and Philippine
Islands (via Seattlel-Minnesot .....
Japan, Corea, China and Philippine
Islands (via SeRttle)-Tremont. ..-...
Hawaii. Japan, Corea. China and Phil
ippiue Islands (via San Franclsco)-
New Zealand Except west). New Gale
donia. Samoa. Hawaii and Fill Islands
(via San Franciscol-Ventura. ....--
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 12i Sunset 4:i Moon 544 Moon, ar. "a
HIGH WATER
A.M-Saudy Hook T41 Gov Island S:O2 He'll Cat. o,z
P.MSandy $40 Gov. Island 500 Hell Cats ,SJ3
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

Momus. New Orleans. So-Pe tfo..... -
Alamo, Galveston. Mallory. ....... -
Huron, Charleston, CLYDE. e..-......-... -
Jan estown. Norfolk Old Dom. ......-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

ose In New York.
Jan. l. 1890 a m
Jan. 1. 1890 a m
Jan. 8. 500 p m
Jan. 4. 1870 a m
Jan. 4. 600 p m
Jan. s. 500 ? m
an. II. 1890 a m
an. IL. Il. 50 a m