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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
ACETYLENE GAS EXPLOSION.
Five Persons Burned, One Dead-HOuse
Moved From ITS Foundations.

RED BANK, N. j., Nov. 1S.-An OK plosion
OF acetylene gas occurred at the house Of
Michael Murphy at Keansburg last night.
The FIVE occupants OF the house were badly
burned and one Of them is dead. The
house was torn to pieces.
Mr.. Murphy. who is a commission mer-
chant at 300 Washington street, New York.
did not know OF the accident until he ar
rived home this morning. when he found
that his wife and two children were in
the Long Branch Hospital. as well as the
coschman and a colored servant girl. When
Mr.. Murphy recently remodelled his house
one of the improvements was an acetylene
gas machine. which he put in the cellar.
The machine was used to furnish both
light n heat,
Last night Mrs. Murphy detected the
smell Of gas in the house and went down
stairs to see IL the machine was working
properly. The next moment there was a
terrific explosion which was OF such force
as 20 move the house severa! inches from
its foundations. The dining room is stu
ated directly over the machine n the
hoor of this room was lifted clear Of the
beams.
Flames which followed the explosion
set fire to the clothing of two young children
OF Mr.. Murphy. the servant ri. and the
coachman. John Donlon. While the chill
dren were crying in their fright and dis
tress Mrs. Murphy came out Of the cellar
with her own clothing on fire. Without
a thought for her own injuries she grabbed
up both children and carried them out
doors. where she rolled them in the sand
and thus put out the flames. Soon several
neighbors reached the house and they did
all within their power TO alleviate the suf-
ferings Of the victims. who were later re-
moved to the Long Branch Hospital. where
the colored girl died to-day.
Mrs. Murphy's daughter. aged nearly 5.
will probably die. but the others. it is
thought, will recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
THINKS WE .WILL FIGHT JAPAN.
Paris Newspaper Argues That Fate Has
Decreed the War.

From THR SUN Correspondent at Paris.
PARIS, Nov. 1S.-Although the Paris
newspaper, even those that are unwilling
to recognize beneficence toward the world
in general in the Anglo French alliance,
speak in a friendly manner toward America.
There are some journals hat believe Japan
and America are bound to fight soon and
that appear eager to keep the subject before
their readers.
To-day the Echo de Paris says that Japan's
next war will be with America, and while
the governments desire peace it il i'm
possible TO eradicate Americas aversion to
the yellow race, which. the Echo says, is
both instructive and rational. To show
Japan's feelings, and with the possible
implication that war is not so far off as some
think, the Echo digs up a japanese review
which says that the Panama Canal will
quadruple the danger to japan.
The Echo says that fate has decreed a
war and that the geographical positions
of he two countries and their commercial
rivalry can only result in a clash of arms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
A PRISONER or THE SEAS.
Out OF an African Jail. where Can kessIer
Get 10 Landr

WV ~ hahN
Aboard the old four masted British ship
kentmere, which the English call a bark
and recent audacious American nautical
experts characterize as a shipentine, there
arrived yesterday a man apparently without
a country. He Is Karl Kessler, aged 50,
and has served eleven years in prison at
Lorenzo Marquee, Portuguese Fast Africa,
for burglary.
After his release from prison Kessler, as
a German subject, appealed to the German
Consul at Lorenzo Marquee for t~ransporta-
ton to his native land. The Consul put him
aboard the Kentmere to work his passage
10 East London, Cape Colony. The authori-
ties OF East London refused TO let Kessler
lane and Capt. Burch Of the Kentmere was
forced to bring him to New York.
Kessler had been amiable and industrious
until he found he would not be permitted
to leave the ship at East London He be-
came half frenzied then and declared that
he would set fire to the Kentmere and burn
all hands unless he was allowed to 60 ashore.
His temper cooled as the ship proceeded
and he showed himself a good sailorman
up to the moment the Kentmere reached
the Hook.
hiOor a Jug Cook uoIu Oh ner anu DrougnU
her up to Quarantine Kessler war told that
he would be a prisoner in irons until the
immigration authorities decided whether
he could or could not and here. As an ex-
convict Kessler naturally will be debarred.
1t may be many months, perhaps a year or
more, before the Kentmere, scheduled to
sail hence for Africa, touches a German
port. and meanwhile Kessler may have TO
work ship, merely for his board, throug h
all the seven seas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
TRAP Gun KILLS BURGLAR.
Steps on Cellar Stair. Touches spring AND
Gets Charge In HIs Back.

PROVIDENCE, Nov. ia man thought
to be Charles A. Proctor OF 81 Cranston
street, ROckland, Me-, was killed to-day
by exploding a spring CUR while robbing a
cottage at ~Bellin9ham, Mass. The house
is the summer home OF Escover o. Wood
bury Of Woonsocket. It had been broken
into several times and Woodbury. set a
gun trap on the cellar stairs. the muzzle
OF the gun pointing through the third stair
from the top and being fired by stepping
on a stair lower down.
Woodbury. went out 10 the cottage TO-
night To stay over Sunday. Proctor had
evidently ritied the upper part OF the house
and had started down stairs. The gun ex-
ploded az he stepped on the spring and
the contents lodged In his back. When
Woodbury. found him lying on the floor
the body was still warm.
On one OF the dead mans arms we're
tattooed the letters &c. A. P" In his
pockets were letters addressed 10 Charles
A. Proctor, care general delivery, Provi-
dence. One letter was signed by his mother,
Mrs. Carrie Proctor, 81 Crescent street,
Rockland, Me.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
FAMILY IN THE RIVER.


The four masted schooner Pendleton
Sisters. in tow OF the tug william DAILY,
coming down the East River yesterday
afternoon swung in the tide rip Of Fast
l3oth street and hit a barge, the last in a
tow Of o u which a tug Of the o. NJ. Will
Jams Coal Company a pulling up the
river. The barge rolled over 30 far that
Capt. Frank Baldwin and his family, who
were on deck, slid overheard. Capt. Bald
win caught his wife, Anne, who held in her
arms their little daughter Bertha, 3 years
old, and his son John, is years old, swan
beside them. The schooner parted her
hawser and drifted helplesslY away. Her
tug had some trouble in the engine room
which put her out OF commission and az
the tug which had had Capt. Baldwin's
barge in tow was having all she could do
TO keep clear Of the tangle, hope Of a rescue
seemed pretty far of to the Baldwin family.
The Health Department boat Franklin
Edison was tied up at East I34th street
with steam enough up to whistle. and the
alarm called the volunteer life saving crew
stationed near by. Capt. Bob Sling Of the
life savers, with Quartermaster Dowd, put
out at once in their launch Victor and got
the Baldwins. They overloaded the launch.
and the Edison. which had managed TO get
up steam in a hurry ran out and rescued
the rescuers. Capt. Reicke Of the Edison
also chased the Pendleton Sisters up the
river and brought her back to the tug.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
GAMBETTA AND NINE. LEON.
Letters written TO Her by the Statesman
Are Likely 10 he Published.
From TIE SUN Correspondent at Paris,

From THE SUN Correspondent at Paris.
PARIS, Nov. 1S.-The late NJ. Gambetta
has figured much lately in discussions OF
Frances position and the comparative
abilities of her statesmen, particularly
with reference to the Clemenceau Cabinet.
To-day the journals are filed with stories
of Gambetta in connection with the dis
cussion Of the death Of Nine. Leonie Leon,
who for eleven years WAS his friend. There
is singular unanimity among the on
tributors emphasizing the perfection Of
love and understanding existing between
Gambetta and Nine. Leon. They would
have been married, but she resolutely re-
fused lest it injure his career.
The writer's deny the various stories Of
her shooting him and of their having a son,
but the ouncem most pregnant with
meaning to the world, nowadays only too
accustomed to the publication OF personal
correspondence. is that there are extant
from 1900 to 5000 love letters written by
Gambetta to Nine. Leon, which are likely
to be published, although his sister has
expressed her intention Of preventing their
publication.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
BIG CUSTOMS FRAUD ALLEGED.
,. ". seward a 60. Charged with Cheating
Government OIt OF $780, 600.

BALTIMORE, Nov. Isl. H. Seward &
Co., who import more oranges han prob
ably any other concern in the country,
are charged by Special Agent Leslie Gull
lom OF the Treasury with d~efrauding the
Government of s2OO,O o in duties since
1899.
Involved in the alleged fraud are Assist
ant Weigher Robert Whiteford and three
other customs officials.
Investigation has been in progress since
last December. IL was instituted when
complaints came from other importers that
Seward 4 Co. were Offering oranges at
ridiculously low prices. The point was
made that Seward Il Co. must heve found
some way OF decreasing the cost of fruit.
The special agent discovered that in
separating the bad fruit or slush from the
good the slush was weighted with water
and sawdust NO that the percentage OF the
cargo on which duty was levied was only
about IS per tent. The Government allo ws
for the slush, and as the duty on oranges
is a cent a pound, this is quite an item.
j. II. Seward denies the charge. He says
IL originated with rivals in business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
FOR Federal CHILD LABOR Law.
senator Beveridse Proposes 10 Bar From
Commerce Products OF children.

RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 1s.-An attempt
to stop child labor in every State in the
Union is TO be made by Senator Albert J.
Beveridge, according to his statement
to-day at a meeting Of representatives of the
Young Mems Christian Association Of
Indiana.
The Senator announced that on the open
ing day OF the coming session Of Congress
he will introduce a measure to prohibit
child labor. He also plans to present a
bill amending the meat inspection law
He said the child labor bill will provide
that no railroad, steamship, steamboat
or other carrier Of interstate
shall TRANSPORT or accept for transportation
the product OF any factory or mine that
employs children under IA years old.
The bill, il it becomes a law, he believes
will stop the practice OF running future
citizenship by working children Of tender
z in factories and mines. There is no other
wav. he said, to reach this growing evil.
The bill to amend the meat inspection law
Will require the putting Of the date OF inspec-
ton on every can Of meat product and will
make the packers pay the cost OF inspec-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
CUT THE TELEPHONE CABLE.
II Encountered a Mans Cellar. SO lie Used
an Axe. Thereby BOtherlnE the N~eighbors.

II Encountered a Man Cellar. so lie Used
an Axe. Thereby BOtherlng the NeighbOrs.
DR.. Emil Brunor, who has a drug store
at 2543 Eighth avenue. had a telephone in
working order in his place up to Saturday
night. There was also running through
his cellar a trunk cable that connected
more h thirty telephones in the neighbor-
hood. DR.. Brunor says that he lost money
on the telephone because people forgot
to pay for out Of town calls and he notified
the telephone company long ago not only TO
take out the phone but also to remove the
cable from the cellar.
The telephone company didn't do so.
Late Saturday night DR.. Brunor visited
his cellar. He took with him an axe and
chopped the cable in two. Then there was
trouble for the thirty or more subscribers
in the neighborhood. DR.. J. H. Storer OF
30 Edgecombe avenue was perhaps the
greatest sufferer. He il connected with
the City Hospital and his advice is often
wanted there. Then he has a lot Of folks
in the neighborhood who want him when
they have aches and pains. DR.. Storer
couldn't even get the central and he
went to the homes Of his ~neighbors to use
their phones and get an explanation. All
the neighbors were In the same fix.
After walking a distance of several blocks
from his home DR.. Storer got into COM
munication with the exchange. He told
his troubles. so did a representative OF
Hills Sanitarium, at 3l7 West 138th street;
ri. W. Bell Of 20 Edgeoombe avenue, and
ID. NJ. N~ewburger of % Edgecombe avenue.
They told Central" that not only they
but the entire neighborhood was tele-
phoneless. Central" couldn't account for
the interruption, but promised to investi-
gate.
Last night the Investigators Of the com
pany found the CAUSE of the trouble. They
pleaded with DR.. Bruno to be allowed 10
mend the broken strands Of the cable.
but there was nothing doing. 1he tele-
phones we're out OF business all last night.
Druggist Brunor admitted that he had
cut the cable, and said he had a right TO do
40. DIR. Storer had TO employ a man yester-
day and last night to stay in a drug store
some blocks from his home and taxi mes
sages for and from him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
GOING AFTER 4 RIEF DIVE.
Grand Jury VIII Probe the BeINidere. Then
the PrIZefiGht Permits.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.-On next Tues
day the Grand Jury will begin work again,
taking up first the Belvidere dive scandal,
and after thai permits given TO various
members Of the fight trust to pull of prize
fights, although these fights were prohib-
tied and were only carried o N with the
c%onnivance Of Boss Ruef and accommodate
ing police officials.
Coffroth and Eddie Graney. both prize
fight promoters, were two Of the partners
in the Belvidere. When the dive was
started Ruef saw great possibilities OF profit
in it. so before a license was granted he
calmly demanded a one-fourth interest
This was given to him and without a cent
invested Ruef drew out thousands Of dollars
of profits.
He paid for this by having the police shut
up the ~neighboring dives, thus throwing
all the business to the Belvidere. These
facts nave been told by MYRTLE Cert, Ruef's
confidential agent, and they will be corrob-
Grated by Coffroth and Graney, for on their
oath neither can deny Ruef's interest in
the dive.
After this will come the exposure Of the
heavy graft which attended granting Of
prize fight permits. As each OF these fights
was worth from S. 900 to $40, 900 to the pro-
moters. Ruef and the Supervisors as well as
the Mayor had TO have their share as well as
free tickets for which others paid $40.
Frank Maost retti, formerly president Of
the Board of Public Works, will be called
by the jury. II is expected he will reveal
the graft OF the old board, from which he
was removed after Schmitz left on his vaca-
ton trip.
Herbert Schmitz, the Mayors younger
brother, ia gone. IL is reported that he is
on his way to New York to meet the Mayor
and give him full details Of the upheaval
in San Francisco.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
PASTOR SAVES BRIDE Ar ALTAR.
Recognizes bridegroom and Accuses Him
Of Past Escapades.

LINEvuLLE, Ia, Nov. ls.-Fifty wedding
guests who had assembled at the home OF
George II. Dickson this morning TO witness
the marriage OF his daughter. Blanche, to
J. NJ. Dempsey, a travelling man Of st.
Louis. we're dumfounded to hear the Rev.
Charles B Tanquery tell the bride that the
nan upon whose arm she leaned had de-
ceived her concerning his past life.
Convinced by the straightforwardness OF
the minister's story, Miss Dickson told the
bridegroom that she could not marry him
and, bidding the guests adieu, hastened TO
her room.
Dempsey Immediately left town.
The Rev. Mr.. Tanquery had not seen the
man until he appeared NJ the marriage
altar, when he recognized in him a
man who had been expelled from the minis
try OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South for an u%nsavory escapade with a
woman member OF his church. To prove
that he was not mistaken the Rev. Mr..
Tanquery asked for and received tele-
graphic confirmation OF his discovery from
the Rev. DR.. 7. e. Sharp, a presiding elder
% Sc. Louis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
BOMB EXPLODES IN ST. PETERS
PANIC AMONG THE PEOPLE VINO
WERE HEARING MASS.
Pope Was In the vatican and Did Not Even
Hear the Noise says u Was Probably
the Mild Vengeance OF the Anarchists
for Restrictive Measures Adopted.

Special CdbIs Despatch TO TIE sun.
ROME. Nov, ls.-A bomb exploded at
noon to-day inside ST. Peters near c ano-
vas celebrated monument to Pope Clement
XIII. Masses had just inishe d. except
one which was being heard by about three
hundred worshippers. when there was a
loud report and a loud Of smoke filed The
basilica.
The people were panicstricken and fed
toward the doors. The ~oficiati ng priest
tried to prevent alarm. saying the noise
was merely the midday gunfire. but the
rush continued. Fortunately nobody was
hurt.
Subsequently it was found that the bomb
consisted Of a tin box containing three
pounds Of common gunpowder and a large
quantity Of iron nails. No damage was
lone beyond the b~lackening Of a couple
OF marble slabs. Even the bench under
which the bomb burst was not overturned.
The police fastened to the scene but
obtained no clue to the perpetrator Of the
outrage. The defamation, although IL was
loud. was not heard in the Vatican. A
prelate informed the Pope. who was as
tonished and distressed. but he regarded
the affair as unimportant, saying:
1T was some madman's act. will pray
for the poor, misguided wretch"
He went alone to his private chapel 20
pray. Afterward he continued his audi
ences with his usual heerfulness. Con-
versing later with a prelate he said:
Nobody can say the bomb was intended
for me, az / ever did not hear the noise.
The only plausible explanation is that it
was intended merely TO brighten and not
to do any damage. 1t was probably a
mild vengeance of the anarchists against
the precautionary arrests that have been
made owing to the coming visit of the
King of Greece"
Mgr. Kennedy, rector Of the American
College, presented Louis McCloskey and
wife Of Philadelphia TO his Holiness just
after he had been informed Of the explo-
sion. Mr.. McCloskey says the Pope was
quite calm and unaffected.
The bomb was similar to the one that
exploded in the Cafe d'Aragno the other
day. The Government has offered a re-
ward of / 900 lire for the discovery Of the
perpetrators Of both outrages.
A petard exploded this afternoon in the
tramway tunnel underneath the Kings
palace. No damage was done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
HJMiN BANK on WARPATH.
We'll HepIed Visitor From Canada Pitched
into a Cop, but ID Discouraged.

into a Cop, but Is Discouraged.
Policeman John J. O'Brian OF the West
Forty-seventh street station captured a
iuman bank last evening. O'Brian was
gtanding on the corner Of Fifty-sixth street
and Seventh avenue yeaTning for his old
helmet when he was approached by a very
Mort and broad young man who looked him
over with much interest. He approached
until close enough to touch the policeman
and took another look. Then his eyes
lighted up and he exclaimed j2yfully, L
zee IT,"
O'Brian thought that the stranger re-
ferred 20 his cap. Move on" he COM
handed, None Of YOU lip, Move IN
Instead Of moving on the stranger pulled
out o knife and began to carve up O'Brian's
Uniform. The policeman drew bis club,
but the mans head seemed to a X naturally
IN clubbing, and the COP, after knocking
the knife from his hand, closed in with his
bare hands. After a long struggle o'Brian
sot bis man TO the station house
The surprise came whom he was searched.
There was a roll OF bills In every pocket
and several pounds OF change distributed
among the lot. When the count was over
there was t5o7 10 on the desk In front Of the
sergeant.
The human bank said that he was Charles
douglas OF London, Ont! Canada, and
had come TO zee New YORK. He was heart
broken when his money wa taken, and no
amount Of reasoning could convince him
that he would get 10 back. He wept bitterly
and, saying You might n we'll have every
oost and T SsS yyb SlSs h. thr. s1% oSsr the ~ d Sse,
DE vas locked up on a charge OF a%ssaulting
a. Officer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
SUNDAY CONCERTS TONED DOWN
More Police CensOrs on watch, hut No
Arrests We're Made.

The police took more active measures
in their customary inspection of the con-
certs at the theatres last night and as a
result the bills in most Of them were cur
tailed and changed. II any piece required
costume and could not be given otherwise,
il was taken OF. Blackface sketches were
done in white, except in cases Of performers
who needed no artificial coloring.
In most OF the theatres there were Ave
or six policemen instead OF one or two az
usual. They were prepared to act on their
orders to arrest at once any manager who
permitted acts in violation Of the law, but
no arrests were made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
HEARST WON'T RUN AGAIN.
Declares Tina He VIII Never Again ne q
Candidate.

SA ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. ls.-William r.
Hearst was here to-day On his way to Mon
tsrey. where he has mining interests. In
discussing what his future course will be in
reference to politics in New York he said;
Il will never again be a candidate. l
shall continue to live in New York and
advocate and support the principles of
reform which l have always stood for. but
those principles are now sufficiently under
stood by the general public for it to be n o
longer necessary for me to be a candidate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
AUTO DRIVERS STRIKE ENDED.
Agreement whereby Men Return TO work
IL Made Early This Morning.

The automobile drivers strike 10 ended.
President Perkins, Secretary Labone and
Delegate Pierce OF the ohauffeurs' Union
waited on supt. Clarke Of the company
early this morning and asked IL the men
could come back.
The terms were that the men should
return as individuals, which very likley
means the breaking up Of the union. The
settlement was made in the Offices OF Wad-
dell 4 Mann, who have handled the strike
for the transportation company.
Since the strike began on October %
there have been sixty-fve arrests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
HER 18th
Mrs. Elizabeth Gage Tells or the New York
Of Eighty Years Ago.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gage celebrated her
ninety-ninth birthday yesterday at her
home, s27 Greene avenue, Brooklyn, and
told the scores OF grand nephews and nieces
who came to do her honor, according to the
family custom, that she had no elixir Of
youth or recipe for longevity except good
care and refraining from the rush and
worry OF modern times. She is in good
health and spirits. When once in a while
she is caught in an afternoon nap she says
she Is getting lazy.
The modern newspaper is too big a propo-
sition for Mrs. Gage to attempt. Weekly
magazines OF a religious nature are suf-
ficiently stirring for her. She reads ex-
tensively and takes a particular interest in
attending TO her correspondence personally.
Mrs. Gage was born in Ridgefeld, Conn.
in 1907. To the company that greeted her
yesterday she told in lively fashion OF her
memories OF New York eighty years ago,
when Canal street was uptown.