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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
FIRE SCARE IN HOSPITAL.
Blazing Hay Pile in Rear OF the j. Hood
wright Memorial.

A half ton of hay stacked up in the rear Of
the stables back of the j. Hood Wright
Memorial Hospital, at 13lst street and Am
sterdam avenue, blazed up suddenly at 7
o'clock last night and gave the patients
on the upper floors a scare. A crowd of
boys were noticed about the hay a short
time before the fire started, and it is thought
that they may have had matches or lighted
cigarettes.
The three ambulance drivers of the hos
pital, Nick Langdon, George Reyes and
John Murphy, got busy as soon as the blaze
was observed. They got out the three
horses and az many ambulances to points
OF safety and then turned a stream from
an emergency hose on the burning hay.
DR.. Breed, the house surgeon, sent in an
alarm, and supt. Townley ordered all en-
ployees to their quarters as they had been
drilled to do in case Of fire.
The nurses went through the wards and
quieted the frightened patients, who had
seen the flames shooting up in the rear.
BY the time the firemen arrived there was
little to do, as the ambulance drivers/h ad
used their hose with telling effect. The
flames we're confined to the hay pile with
the exception of a slight scorching on the
rear OF the barn.
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KIDNAPPED BABY RESTORED
Mother Tets Child Through the Kind Ofices
OF Mrs. Roosevelt.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 11.-Pauline
Skillman, the th~ree-year-old child who
was kidnapped by her father, Paul Skill
man, reached here to-day and was restored
to her mother. Skillman, charged with
kidnapping, was brought back in handouts
and is now in jail.
The Skillmans we're divorced a year ago
and the father was permitted to see the
child once a week. In September he took
the child out for an airing and left the city,
accompanied by a woman named Mary
Workman.
Mrs. Roosevelt, wife Of the President,
heard Of the kidnapping and appealed
to Mayor Bookwalter through Senator
Beveridge to make efforts to find the child.
The police had practically dropped the case,
but when Mrs. Roosevelt IS interest became
known citizens made up a purse and en-
ployed the Pinkertons.
The child was found in Ban Francisco
and detectives reached here with her to-
day. A large crowd was at the Union
Station to witness the reunion OF the mother
and daughter, and the scene was very
affecting.
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leased from the asylum, Mr.. Beaudrias
said. The asylum people informed him
that it was their custom to release n patient
aftera jury had returned a verdict of sanity
and without waiting for a formal order Of
release to be entered.
u am not surprised that Bragdon killed
himself" said Mr.. Beaudrias last night.
He was undoubtedly insane, but II was an
extremely hard thing to show a jury. 1t
was a case Of delusional insanity. Bragdon
was subject to fixed illusions and he stuck
to them so firmly and consistently and was
10 convincing and intelligent in upholding
them that many people were convinced
that injustice had been done him and that
the man was perfectly sane. One Of his
delusions was that his wife's property was
in jeopardy. He insisted also that his
wife's relatives were banded against him.
1T was a hard case to put before a jury.
] had to produce definite instances Of Brag-
don's being clearly unsound mentally and
l couldn't do it satisfactorily. The hea ring
degenerated into a farce. Bragdon talked
clearly and sanely and nobody could make
the jury believe he was otherwise than
sane. | protested when Bloomingdale re-
leased him, but they informed me it was
the custom"
Mr.. Beaudrias said that Mrs. Bragdon
left the Calumet on account Of her fear Of
her husband. He had called a number Of
times to see her and had waited in the lobby.
but she never gave him an opportunity.
Mr., Bragdon's son, William B. Bragdon,
made arrangements to take charge Of the
hndv
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ROOSEVELT MAY INTERVENE.
US. Labor Commissioner Holds Conference
With John Mitchell at Philadelphia.

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US. Labor Commissioner Holds Conference
With John Mitchell at Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March l1.-That
President Roosevelt has determined to
intervene in the anthracite trouble, az he
has already done in the bituminous com
plication, was indicated to-day when DR..
Charles P. Neill, United States Commits
sioner Of Labor, came to Philadelphia from
Washington and conferred here with John
Mitchell, president OF the United Mine
Workers.
No attempt was made by either to deny
that the conference concerned the refusal
by the anthracite operators Of all the mine
workers demands.
DR.. Neill has the confidence OF the Presi-
dent and also of both mine workers and
operators. He Is the umpire Of the An
thracite Board OF Cancellation in all dis
putes where the board OF six is equally
divided.
He was the official sta tistician OF the
Anthracite Strike Commission and the
official calculator for both operators and
mine workers under the sliding scale clause
of the commission award.
The conference was the result OF an ar
rangement made on Saturday, Mr.. Mitchell
came from New York to-day, arriving
about 1 o'clock. At $3.50 he met DR.. Neill
at the Hotel Walton.
At the conclusion Of the conference DR.
Neill was asked
what was the subject matter Of your
talk?"
Il would prefer hat it should not be dis
| oussed. Mr.. Mitchell may tell you, if he
pleases. / will say nothing
The same question was put to Mr.. Mitchell
in DR.. Neill's presence. He replied:
Under all the conditions it is not wise
to disclose the nature of our talk at this
time"
Neither man would discuss the proba-
bility of an intervention by the President.
Mr.. Mitchell left for Indianapolis at 4:3o
o'clock. DR.. Neill went to the train with
him. The Commissioner of Labor re-
turned to Washington on the Southern
| Express an hour later.
Neither Mr.. Mitchell nor DR.. Neill made
any secret of their belief that the situation
Is most grave.
1T is as bad and az critical as it oan be
without coming to an open rupture said
the Commissioner of Labor.
"The outlook is serious, was Mr.. Mitchells
only comment.
AR the anthracite districts to be FULLY
represented in In~dianapolis?' was the
question put to Mr.. Mitchell.
"Unquestionably," he replied.
will the refusal of the demands Of the
anthracite mine workers be discussed
there?"
THAT action will be reviewed by our
scale committee of twenty-six members
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HELD PRISONERS IN RY. CAHP.
Men Compelled TO Work in Florida Swamps
Their Pay Forfeited.

Their Pay FOrtelteu.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1l.-Walter Miller
and Luke O'Neil arrived home yesterday
on the verge Of physical breakdown after
having been compelled to work for six
weeks in the Florida swamps on a railroad
operation.
The men gave a statement to the police
and an investigation will be made. Miller
is a nephew of Select Councilman Crothers,
Mayor Weaver's right hand man, and the
Mayor has taken an interest in the case.
According to Miller's story scores of
young men are being induced to sign con-
tracts 10 work on the Florida railroad,
under promises of remunerative employ
ment. amid c%ongenial surroundings. Miller
said he and his companions were treated
as slaves, compelled to work in the swamps
and were prevented from going home after
the term Of service stipulated in the con-
tracts had expired.
Az soon as Miller and the other Phila-
delphians reached Florida and saw the
conditions, they decided to leave at once.
The boss refused to allow them to go, and
nut them to work. Many became i'll from
exposure and bad food.
The prisoners finally communicated with
their families, but were lot allowed to leave
Until zach had paid $50. Miller declares
that he did not receive a cent for the work
he did,
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WALSH WENT FREE so LONG.
Moody Says He Acted as Soon as He Got
Evidence From Bank Examiner.

CHICAGO, March 11,-Attorney-General
Moody, who is in Chicago, disclaims re-
sponsibility for the delay of almost three
months in prosecuting John R. Walsh.
Not a scrap of evidence was offered to
Mr.. Moody up to within forty-eight hours
Of Walsh's arrest, according to Mr.. Moody.
1t will be remembered that Secretary
Shaw was quoted as saying, while in Chicago
at the time Walsh's banks were closed, that
Walsh would not be prosecuted.
As soon as he got the report OF the bank
examiners Mr.. Moody wired District Attor-
ney Morrison to arrest Walsh.
Mr.. Moody denied a report, circulated in
Washington, that he would retire in May
to Engage in private business.
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nov ARE YOUP"--THEPR PRESIDENT
Cline. Thanks Gables Lieut.. Johnston,
who Was wounded in Moro Fight.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Lieut. Gordon
Johnston of the United States Army Signal
Corps has the true soldierly habit Of speak
ing briefly and sucoinctly, and he has fol-
lowed that rule in addressing the President
Of the United States. The President and
Lieut.. Johnston know each other well, for
the Lieutenant was an oficerin Col. Roose =
welt 8 Rough Riders. When news was re-
ceived that Lieut.. Johnston had been seri-
ously wounded in the battle on Mount Dajo,
in the Island Of Jolo, the President sent him
a telegram of inquiry, and to-day the young
officers answer came. Here is the cabled
correspondence, as made public this even
ing;
WASHINGTON. March 10.
Lieut.. Gordon Johnston, Manila:
How are you?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
X~AMBoASGA undated.
President, Washington:
Fine. thanks. JOHNSTON,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
!sERGEANTS HAVE TO WORK.
New Order Makes Keeping the BiOtter al
VnwOnted Task.

After First Deputy Police COMMISSIONS
Waldo had tried his hand for the first time
as trial judge of delinquent cops on Thurs
day, he issued the following order:
thereafter when a patrolman has to leave
his post for purposes other than regular
police duty he shall communicate by tele-
phone with the sergeant on the desk at his
station, state why he shall leave his post
and obtain permission from the sergeant to
perform this unusual duty. The same shall
be duly recorded in the station house blot
ter"
This order went out over the police wires
on Saturday night. The police wires were
clogged by these requests last night and
the sergeants at the various stations we're
tearing their hair and telling others in the
stations that it would be Bellevue for them
If the order was not revoked and revoked
quick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
FIVE FINES TOTAL 10 CENTS.
Two Drunks Cost Cent Each and Two
Fights 3 Each.

The low water mark in fines was reached
again in jefferson Market court yesterday,
when Magistrate Walsh fined five offenders
10 cents in all.
Edward McNally, a private coachman Of
l4O West Thirty-seventh street, who drove
up Broadway on the wrong side OF the
street and abused one Of the traffic squad,
was ordered to pay one cent. He was
unable to pay the fine, however, as the
Court couldn't change a nickel. The traffic
squad man paid the fine himself.
Two young men, who gave their names
as John Barr and Charles Miller, were fined
five cents each for fighting in front Of the
old Broadway Tabernacle. They paid.
A woman who said she was Blanche Hays
of 1927 West Tw%enty-ninth street was as
sessed one cent for being intoxicated
Otto Helm from Hoboken met the same
fate for the same offence. He said it was
the cheapest drunk he ever had.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
GIRL,s PLUCK SAVES HER FATHER
Seizes Masked Robbers Pistol and Keeps
Hin Covered TIL Police Arrive.

CLYDE. Ga, March 1.-THE bravery Of
Miss Matte Woodall, l7.years old, saved the
life of her father, W. A. Woodall, last night
as he was about to be shot by a masked
man.
Woodall and his daughter were in the
sitting room of their home about 0 O'Clock,
when a masked nan with a pistol spraag
through n window and ordered Woodall
to throw up his hands.
and snatched the pistol from his hand.
The girl levelled the pistol at the man and
forced him 10 keep his hands up until her
father summoned an officer.
When the mask was removed the mar
was found TO be a negro who is unknown
here.
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INTRUDER LEFT HIS SHOES.
Man Found Asleep In Servants Room OF
Altman Home Escaped In Stocking Feet.

Ma Found Asleep In Servants Room OF
Altman Home Escaped In Stocking Feet.
The three children Of Mrs. D. j. Altman
Of So East N~inety-frst street we're the
only persons in the house last night about
10 o o'clock when the doorbell rang. Harold,
the eldest, IA years old, went upstairs to
the room where the servant, Beatrice,
was supposed to be. The room was dark,
but he heard snores,
Harold vent in to awaken the maid to
send her downstairs. He saw a pair OF
large shoes sticking out from under the
bed. Harold knew that Beatrice did not
wear shoes of that size. Lying on the bed
was a large man in great need of a shave,
as Harold found by passing bis hand over
the mans face. The touch awakened the
man and he sprang up with a yell.
Harold ran downstairs. followed by the
man. As Harold ran out Of the basement
door in front the man dashed out OF the
back door and over the fence and away.
Harold hurried through the street, crying
out: Police! Thieves
Some one notified the police of the East
Eighty-eighth street station and Detectives
Blumell and Downey were sent over to look
out for the supposed burglar. All the
clues left consisted of a pairCof No. II shoes,
much run down at the heel.
Beatrice came home later from a visit.
She said she knew nothing about the in
truder. Nothing was missing from the
housa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
AGED COUPLE LICENSED TO WE'D.
BrIdeEroOm-to-Be a Brother OF the Late
Andrew III. Green.

WORCESTER, Mass, March l1.-Martin
Green of this city took out a marriage
license yesterday and left the city for Spring
field. The license gives the age Of Mr.. Green
as rs and tina OF Mrs. Ella Simpson Of Ware
ham, the bride-to-be, as 10. Both have been
married before.
Mr.. Green is the only surviving brother
Of the late Andrew II. Green OF New YORK,
but he has not lived on The Green estate for
some time and was not q beneficiary under
his brothers will. He and Mrs. Simpson
we're friends in their early youth. In reply
to a direct question MIR. Green aid;
Il cannot tell you when / shall be mar
ried, for / nave received no word from
Wareham. 1 think they must be away
and l am simply waiting"
He said he took out the marriage license
because he did not know when he might
have occasion to Use It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
DEATH AFTER RECONCILTATTON.
Husband and wife Meet by Chance at the
Home OF n Relative.

Mrs. Mary Glendennon, rs years old, Of
4oa Walnut street. Newark, died of heart
disease yesterday afternoon after a recon
citation with her husband, from whom she
had been separated eighteen months, in
the home of Mrs. John Welt, a relative, at
40 Adams street, Newark.
Their meeting was the first since their
separation and was accidental, each having
gone there on a visit, Each displayed
much emotion. Later G~lendennon went
for a walk. Before he returned his wife
became i'll and expired before aphysician
arrived. County Physician Mckenzie said
the excitement incidental to the settlement
Of her domestic difficulties probably caused
the fatal attack.
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DANGEROUSLY NEAR TO BRIBERY
Judge Fines Jurors Who Accepted and LAti"
giant Who Gave Presents After verdict.

RICHMOND, Va, March li.-Capt. John
W. Bunting, in a spirit of citation over his
successful defence in an oyster land case
in the Accomao county court, offered each
Juror a crisp SIS bill. Ten Of the twelve
accepted.
When the transaction came to the ears
ten jurors the amount he had accepted
from Capt. Bunting, and fined Bunting
s25. Capt. Bunting paid all Of the fines.
Capt. Bunting's donation was not made
until after the verdict and could not have
been construed as a bride, but the Judge
r,Iled that the proceeding was too dangerous
10 allow Of it being passed unnotioed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
POLITICIANS BAR n. n. PASSES.
Delegates TO Kansas Republican COnven.
ton Pledged Not TO Accept Fav0rs,

TOPEKA, Kan, March 11.-Yesterday at
the Republican county convention at Bur-
lington to elect delegates to the State
nominating convention the ten delegates
chosen we're asked to stand up and publicly
pledge themselves TO pay fares to the State
convention at Topeka. Then n resolution
vacating the seat Of any delegate who rides
here on free transportation was unani-
mouslv adopted.
To-day the attorneys OF all Kansas rail-
road lines received copies of these resolu-
tions and instructions not to issue passes
to the ten delegates.
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HAS HAD HICCOUGHS o MONTHS.
Girls Aniiction Brought on by witnessing
n street Car Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, March 11.-More than fifty
physicians to-day visited Mary Boshotosky,
a fifteen year-old girl, who for more than
months has been suffering from hic-
coughs. None of the many physicians who
have treated her at nearly every hospital
in Philadelphia has been able to give any
relief.
The strange affection resulted from the
girl seeing a little child ground to death
underneath a trolley car last summer.
Mary tainted at the sight, and when she
became conscious was seized with hc-
coughs. which have continued ever since.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
Secretary shaw Rewards a hoy Hero

CHICAGO, March 1~l.-Johnny Coulon,
the ninety-fve pound amateur boxer,
Yesterday received a letter and a silver
medal from Secretary Shaw Of the Treasury.
Coulon, while on a vacation in New York
Last July, was with some playmate s along
East River when he noticed a drowning
child. Coulon sprang into the river and
reacued the boy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
LACE SEIZED AT THE PIER.
Some was in an Overcoat and Some Was
in n P%etticOat.

Some Was in an Oyercoat and Some Was
in n PetticOat.
Two persons who landed from the steam
ship Philadelphia yesterday got into trouble
with the customs officials.
Samuel Stein, an importer, threw his
overooat to friends on the pier before he
left the ship. Inspector Donohue grabbed
the coat. Looking inside the lining he
found a few yards of dress goods and forty
yards Of white lace. The goods were seized
and Stein was let go.
Mrs. Marie s. Wurnet. a dressmaker from
Boston, was 80 nervous as sine started to
leave the ship that Mrs. barrow, an In
spector, relieved her Of forty yards of black
lace which reinforced a petticoat.
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silver Recovered From Ruins OF Liver
more House.

BEDFORD STATION, NY, March 1l.-De-
~tectivee are still guarding the ruins OF the
house of John r. Livermore, which was
burned on last Friday night at Bedford,
Westchester county. a clothes basketful
of the family silver the most Of which
was SO badly melted that 1t was ruined,
was recovered to-day, but the family jewels,
which were valued at $4,000. were not
found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
TWO KINGS AMERICANS GUEST.
Edward VII. and Alfonso Gail on the
Duchess OF Manchester.

BIARRITz, March liking Alfonso took
lunch here to-day with King Edward.
Arterward both the Kings called on the
Duchess of Manchester, formerly Helen
zimmerman of Cincinnati, whose husband
was lately appointed Captain of King Ed
wards Bodyguard of Yeomen of the Guard.
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For Albany. Utica, syracuse. Rochester, Bunalo,
has Trains al $50, siS. 1913. ii;iS 4, NJ: i.Sns. los,
20i. $50. $40, s42, 400, $50, $40, $50, 800, 79o.
500. e:2o. $50, il;So p. N. Can rou do bctteft
-Adr,
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susan n. Anthony Dying.

ROCHESTER,, March 11.-Susan B. Anthony
ia very low and may not live through the
night.
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Grandma's youthful sight renewed by using
spencer's Perfected eye glasses. II Maiden Lane.
-Adp.
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After all, Usher's the Scotch
that made The nighbaiI famous.-AdR q,
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Baer n His Associates Reply at Length
to the Propositions OF the Mitchell
COmmittee-Eight Hour Day Would
Miners Now Better Paid Than Men
in Like Industry--Law Would Prevent
the Companies From Acting as Col
Iectors for the Unions Sliding Scale
Best for the Men--Awards OF the
Roosevelt Commission Upheld.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-20
"THIS is MONEYS WHAT
| ONCE TOOK FROM Y0U'
MONEY STOLEN FROM EXPRESS
COMPANY Is RETURNED
office at Washington, Ga, lie Robbed
and White Boy Accused-The
Money, with No Address on Pack
age, Comes Back

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Ga, April 19.-The
safe in the office of the Southern Ex-
press company in this city was looted
Saturday night while the agent, ]. r.
Smith. was at supper. and about $50
IL gold was obtained. In the same
chest containing the gold was between
four and five hundred dollars in silver
and greenbacks, but this was unmo-
Tested.
Circumstances pointed strongly to
the guilt Of 17-year-old lad who had
recently been discharged from the en-
ploy of the company, and he was
brought before the agent and police
and questioned as to his whereabouts
Oh Saturday evening. When he became
very much confused in his explara-
tlons, and made several contradictory
statements regarding the matter, he
was told that, unless the missing gold
was forthcoming by noon today, he
would lie put behind prison bars.
Yesterday morning at o'clock ]. r..
Smith, the agent for the express COM
pany, was handed tobacco sack con-
tnining seven gold coins of $40 each, to-
gether with $40 In currency and silver.
with the money, which was sent by
II diminutive negro boy, was a note.
sans address and sans signature, bear
Ing these words. This Is the moneys
that was taken from YOU" No arrest
has been made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-20
SPARKLING WOOD PoISoNs 80
Imported for MllllonaIre's Furniture,
II sends Cambridge Worknen
sourrylns for Doctors
Special to The Herald.

Sourrylna for Doctors
Special to The Herald.
BOSTON, Mass, April 1870 strange
an effect has a. rare wood, brought
from the Philippines to a Cambridge
furniture factory, had on the employees
that twenty to thirty have been made
Ill. A special order Of $1,000 feet Of
the wood was Imported to be made into
furniture for New York millionaire,
who was to use II In his house In Buff
falo. The millionaire has since died.
Those poisoned had inhaled the dust
or their hands had come in contact
with the wood. It's effect was asthma
tbs and an irritating rash broke out
on the arms or wherever there was
persplration.
The wood, known as Tonquin, is
dark in color and resembles dark Eng
lish oak, with nearly the same grain,
and is full of beautiful figures which
sparkle In places like silver when
placed under strong light.
Some of the sufferers went to the
Cambridge Relief hospital and Drs.
Buehler and Place have succeeded in
curing Martin F. Sherry Of 459 Cam
bridge street, who was badly off, while
several others are improving under
treatment.
Employees were afflicted in every
room except the finishing room. and the
wood caused so much trouble that the
firm has refused to have any more
in the factory.