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New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
GIRL STOPS RUNAWAY.
Is Immediately Rer0arded By Christ
mas Gift of Furs.

Boston Dec 25.-Miss Helen Fay. who lives
at the Germania. in fremont street. received a
valuable set OF furs to-day as reward for stop
ping runaway team and saving the lives OF
two young women. The team, attached n a
carriage In which were Miss Eileen KinsaIs
who was driving, and Miss Ruby McCoombs of
Brookline, bolted near the O'Reilly memorial et
the entrance to the Fenway. Miss Fav had
Just Ieft the Hotel Somerset where she had been
dining with friend, when the spirited horses
came dashing by.
AS the team got abreast of her she sprang
and caught the near horse by the bridIe rnn.
ming alongside until she had pulled his head
Gown Gown and he had the choice Of stopping or
falling. He stopped. This also stopped his
team mate. 0
AFTER the horses had been brought under corr
troll Miss Fay chatted for a moment with tha
other young women. whose nerves had heen
little shaken by the accident. AS she turned
away Miss Kinsala impUlsively threw a sabIa
collar gift from her father earlier in the dav
around Miss Fays neck and forced that and
the mum which went with II upon her rescuer
While Miss Fay was still protesting Miss Kim
sala and Miss McCoombs drove away towar1
Massachusetts avenue
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
MANY GUESTS AT FLEIss DINNER.
Eighten Hundred Newsbuys Fed-This Char
itY Forty.six Years Old Yesterday.

What is known as the Fleiss Christmas dinner
was given last night at the Newsboys' Lodging
house. at No. Il New Chambers street. Eighteen
hundred hungry mouths were fed. and what
left over carried away by the poor
women Of the lower East Side. who, as usual.
brought baskets for the occasion.
1t was the annual dinner given to the news
boys by William NJ. F4eiss, whose father began
the practice just forty-six years ago yesterday.
His widow kept up the custom until her death
less than two years ago. and young Mr. Fless
told the boys last night in an address that he
intended to keep it up as long he lived. and
to educate his two boys to follow his example
Among those who were there was the Rev
Madison G. Peters, the Rev. DR.. Johnson Of the
John Street Methodist Church: Mrs. Alfaro, Mrs
Jacobs and William McKeon.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM MAGISTRATES.
Barlow and Crane Let Former Convicts Free
to Spend Christmas at Home.

Two detectives had man who said he was
Mike" Fisher. of No. IS South 4th street, Will
iamsburg. arraigned before Magistrate Barlow
in the Harlem court yesterday. He was picked
up in a basement at No. 719 Prospect avenue
on spec" the detectives said They told the
magistrate his picture was in the Rogues' Gal
lery. and started to make out a short affidavit
10 have him held twenty-four or f0rty-eight
hours at least.
It's true; 1 got out OF Sing Sing five years
ago" spoke up Fisher. but I've never done a
Job since then The fly cops have picked me up
lots of times but they've never got anything
I'm married. and was going to The
Bronx yesterday with some presents for my
nephew when ! saw these two. ! ducked into
the basement to get out of their way. because
l wanted to spend Christmas at home"
I'll take a chance that your story is true"
said the magistrate. You go home to your
wife"
"Old Bill" Ferguson. few months out Of Sing
Sing, came up before Magistrate Crane In the
Tombs court in much the same case. Ferguson
was arrested on suspicion at the Park Row end
OF the Brooklyn Bridge Christmas Eve. 81
told the magistrate 'They live in Brooklyn.
and had TO go over the bridge. It is hard for
me TO hold job Every time one Of these de-
tectives who knows my record sees me he ar
rests me. My employer finds out my his
tory, and then I have to get place.
hope you will let me go this Christmas Day to
see my little grandchildren
Magistrate Crane. with tears IN his eyes dis
charged him, saying: 81 wish were a business
man and could give you employment. would
do so at once"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
big TIM" B0WERY HOST
None Too Loaoly to Enjoy Christ
mas as Congressman's Guest.

"Big Tim" Sullivan satisfied yesterday the ele-
mentary craving for sustenance OF over six
thousand dereIicts Of the Bowery. whom he
warmed and fed out of his own bounty. He
based his appeal for popularity on that passion
for gratitude which In It's full strength. lies In
the breast of social outcast as ii does in that
Of homeless dog. Men without ovsrcoats.
without soles 20 their shoes. with empty stom-
achs. the hotsam and jetsam of the East Side.
who walk up and down all night IN the bitter
gusts of the empty streets lie about half
frozen In sheltered doorways-such men were
the guests at his annual Christmas dinner. and
they did not find II difficult to leave their ars
and crowd about the entrance TO the Timothy
d. Sullivan Association headquarters. at No 2oT
Bowery while the morning was still dark
BY 10 o'clock the throng reached from block
to block on either side. They shivered and
stamped their feet. though not vigorously. be-
cause OF the soft soles: and all of them the
blind. the lame. the old. the middle aged and the
young. wore that expression OF sullen indirrer-
ence which crude physical suffering brings. In
relays of three hundred they were allowed into
the building. and while one fraction fed. the rest
waited patiently outside for their turn making
no protest when the crippled and rnaimed were
given the preference IN the line The raw red
blood of life had been chilled IN these men: they
were not aggressive. there little resistance
TO the thirty burly policemen who were on hand
to keep them in order.
The feast began at 10 o'clock and lasted all
day. "Big Tim" had provided 5000 Ioaves of
bread, 1900 pounds of turkey, 1000 pounds OF
chicken. 1000 pounds OF duck. 1000 pies, 8 bar
rels OF potatoes. 10000 cups Of coffee and 30
kegs OF beer. and as each member flied out he
received a pouch of tobacco. a pipe and
ticket for q pair OF shoes TO be delivered later.
No man on the Bowery or in the whole city who
could get to the associations headquarters went
hungry for at least day. There were no
cards of admission. no introductions. no turning
away OF any one. All were received and invited
to eat and drink to repetition. Even their spirits
were fed and lifted by music from good or
chestra. which played the tunes that such men
like AS each relay of men finished and got up
TO make room for another. some one among
them would shout, Three cheers for Tim Sui
nvani" and the rest would join IN savagely.
These were the only demonstrations.
Little Tim Sullivan was the master Of cere-
monies, and the committee that assisted him
consisted Of William B. Calvert, Joseph Dunn,
John White, Andrew Hughes and Colonel
Mike Padden. Among the visitors were Bird
S. Coler, Borough President OF Brooklyn; Georges
Kraus. Justice-elect Erlanger. Controller Metz,
Senator Fitzgerald and COngressman-elect Rior-
dan.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
SUICIDE ON CHRISTMAS MORN.
German Bids Friends Goodby, Then stabs
Himself Twelve Times.

Frederick Obauer who made and sold pocket
books at No. 3S4 Keap street. Williamsburg,
killed himself early yesterday morning, stabbing
himself twelve times IN his left side and abdo-
men. He was bachelor, and had lived alone
for years IN two rooms, working in one and
cooking his meals and sleeping in the other.
Years ago. 1t was said, he disappointed In
love affair. He came from Germany to Will
iamsburg thirty years ago. Lately he had been
troubled with rheumatism, and a nostrum pre-
scribed by an acquaintance seemed only 10
make his condition worse.
On Christmas Eve the bade his friends
goodby, saying he felt his end was near, and
that he would never live through the Christmas
holidays. At o'clock yesterday morning the
people in the house heard him groaning and
found MIN insensible.
Before the ambulance surgeon from the East
ern District Hospital arrived Obauer came to
himself long enough TO mutter that he wanted to
end his hfe-nothinR should be done to save
him. An hour later he died in the hospital
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
CHILDREN RAID A TOY STORE.
Each Little East Slider in Eager Crowd Re.
warded with a Gift.

Several hundred children. from five to twelve
years old. hocled into the big toy store Of Henry
Rosenstein. at No. 11S Park Row. and half an
hour or so later the streets in the neighborhood
were filled with youngsters beating drums. play
ing miniature f1ddles and nursing dolls all the
gifts OF Mr.. Rosenstein. who for the last FIVE
years has provided many Of the children Of the
East Side with Christmas playthings.
AS early as o'clock the street in front of the
store was crowded with children. and they
Iought and pushed each other to get a pIace
near near me doors. -Four policemen and several Of
Mf- Hosenstein's employees had all they could do
10 Keep the Juvenile crowd from breaking i'm
lt s.ass IN The doors in their efforts to get in
lhen al ~ o'clock the confusion became general
~ UT ttosenstein said that ne had prepared him
@ zen TOT Digger crowd than ever. and he after
%aIu ulousht IL fortunate he did for his stock
oL presents was nearly exhausted when the last
or the children had gone ~ -49
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
MASS AT ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISTS.
Father sehlingmann Asks for Prayers for
Members Of French Church.

The Church Of St. Francis of Assist, in West
r1st street. was crowded to the doors long before
$40 o'clock yesterday morning with men and
women who had braved the fey weather TO hear
the high mass for night workers. There were
many there who were not night workers, also.
Ffalle's 'Messe pro Pace" was sung by the
prlests and a choir OF sixty voices. many OF
them volunteers from the Metropolitan Opera
House An orchestra. composed of fifteen pieces,
also from the Metropolitan assisted. Both
organ and orchestra were directed by Professor
P T. Quigley. Mendelssohn's Priests March"
zlreceded the singing Of the Kyrie, and the wor-
shippers filed out at +sle close of the mass 70
the strains Of Meyerbeer's March Triumphant"
The Rev Eusebius Schlingmann. rector of the
church. was celebrant; the Rev. John Stark
was deacon, the Rev. Stanislaus Lepich acted as
subdeacon and the Rev. Sebastian Stark was
master Of ceremonies
The Rev. Father Schlingmann pTefaced his
sermon on the nativity by referring TO the trou-
BILE between the Church and State in France
and asked the congregation for their prayers for
the faithful in France. He said:
We ask for your prayers for our afflicted
brethren in that unfortunate country, France,
who grievously afflicted because Of their
faith. The reports from that country are great
For the second time IN its long history mid
night mass will not be celebrated in France to-
day; the first time during the Reign or
Terror, when those who shouted equality, fra
ternity and brotherIy love were spilling blood
ss they voiced these high sentiments.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
PEACE AT OLD HOTEL.
h0ereH House ProprietOrship Ami.
CabIy Settled.

Ine Everett House. against which tvzo in,-,r,,,,,
eary petitions In bankruptcy were afed on Monday
vas oOlns business yesterday Just the same ss
ever, and. to all outward appearances. thsra war.
no financial troubles bothering the oId b0tsI Ts,
OIuhs rooms were well filed at dinner Yesterday
anu Ins care did an exceedingly good businssI
The usual number OF guests were also at ths
house, It was said.
theFs was considerable mystery IN the suddsa
departure or ]. H. SiebeTt, the proprfetor on Mous
day. Various allegations against him were uads.
ooI nave not been substanJated. Mr. sIebert tslss
pnOhed 70 the hotel that he was going TO Buralo
70 transact some real estate business. and up 20
late last night had not been heard from
Dinerences Of opinion as 70 who should be tia
actual manager OF the hotel until ths courts tzks
further action were settled amicably yesterday
Judge Holt in the United States Circuit Court had
appointed Lindsay Russell, a lawyer, as receiver.
But when Mr. Russell went to tbs hotel Mon-
day he learned that the property had been trans
fsrred In the early morning to P J. FlannsFyS
a hOtel proprietor and as the transfer was maGs
before the petitions IN bankruptcy were fled. ts
took precedence For time it looked as tbs
possibility OF trouble between the two factions
would cause the hotel to close persmptorily. but
an arrangement finally made. which will
allow the hotel to continue for indefinite psrioG.
It was decided. without further argument. that
Mr. Flannery was the proprietor and as sucn h11 hs1
precedence over the receiver. Mr.. Flannery VIII
therefore have charge OF the hotel It's receipts ana
his Will he at ths boteI 70 see avervtbins, mat is
done. All accounts prior to December q. or before
Mr.. Flannery became proprietor, where money
comes In, Will go to the receiver. From thas
date the boOkkeepcrs Will make split accounts d.
viding all receipts and expenses equally ii,
William H ParNe, the manager Of the hotel SAD
yesterday that there would be no trouble OF any
kind, and that the hotel would continue Just es X
there had never been any financial difficulties Hs
repeated that the hotel had been making money.
Unfortunate investments On the part Of the f0Tnes
proprietor it Is said. have allowed the hotel 10 pc
come temporarily embarrassed, far as running
accounts are concerned. All OF the employees haVs
been paid up to date From now on Mr.. Flannelyl
the new proprietor Will assume all obligations ana
pay the employees.
1t is understood that the bills owed. which
caused the involuntary petitions IN bankruptcy, VII
be paid promptly. and the debtor hotel viii Short!
be discharged from the bankruptcy courts WIN
clean sheet
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
DIED GIVING PRESENTS.
Husband Drops Dead as He Hands
Gift to Wife.

Philadelphia, Dec 25.-Just as he presented a
Christmas gift to his wife Thopas Cardin. Of
this city. dropped dead of heart disease
There has been the usual Christmas gayetv
at the Cardn home. Mr. Cardin produced from
its hiding place a neatly wrapped parcel which
ne had bought several days previously. He
handed it to his wife.
L wish you Merry Christmas, my dear" he
said, as he kissed her, "and"-
The sentence was not finished. He put his
hand to his side reeled and fell to the floor dy-
ing at once his wife sobbng over him, with the
parcel lying unopened on the floor. He was
sIXty-twO years old.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
CHRISTMAS AMONG THE ANIMALS.
julie, the Elephant, Plays a Trick on Her
Keeper, But Gets Big Dinner Anyway.

Bob Hortp. assistant 10 "BiI' Snyder.
wished Hattie and julie. the big elephants in
Central Park, a merry Christmas yesterday
morning, and then he looked for the key to the
closet, where tlsre is a hydrant which supplies
wafer for the animals and which also contains
she pitchforE and other articles used in caring
Tor The pachydaans The key was missing but
julie wore wise. look. Jules swallowed the kew
of her trunk, unused Horton after he had
searched high ann low for It. He finally had to
1orce the door julie and Hattie had an extra
supply OF hay Tor their Christmas dinner
BIZ Snyder 4< up an extra quarter az r,eef
nor ms lions and tigers, not forgetting Brownie
ana Tom, the cinnamon bears Two bags ~
P7ahuis We're contributed by woman who is
deeply interested in the welfare Of the little fal
lows. while the monkeys had "A plentiful supnIv
OF dainties which came from the same source
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO.
Many Gifts to EmplOyes-Cheer the Order
of the Day.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Christmas cheer was uni
versal in Chicago to-day. Ten thousand poor
families were fed. The charitable organizations
worked faithfully in looking after the wants OF
those who have sought relief. and in addition
practically every church in the city attended to
its poor and brought food to thousands
The DUnning institutions-the jail. the home
for the friendless. the hospitals and the asylums
observed the holiday and the inmates received
dinners and entertainments
Christmas gifts aggregating more than $780,
600 were made to employees by Chicago en-
plOyers yesterday. The gifts ranged from So up
ward, and in some cases firms dsbursed large
sums. The banks IN nearly every case present.
ed gold pieces TO their employees the gifts rang
ing according TO the gradations of salary.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
KAIsER's GIFTS AT poTspAm.

F"tsoam' Dec. 25-Emperor William took his
usuai Christmas morning walk I'm the environ,
VI inc palace to-day. and chatted with chance
p@SSerspy. According 10 the time-honored Gus
toip OF Frussian soyereigns he gave at parting
70 70 % such as were Of the lower ranks of life a
aIesny mIhted gold piece. which, like ell money
in TOT Siie E!perors personal USE was highly pol
S lsneH oy me mint. Returning 10 the palace he
brought gifts ~ '' "No
Among the trees at the Christmas Eve celebra-
non a. S paiace was tiny for the imperial
st i1i'Tc s =, helr matestles conducted each
tree. beneath which the presents lay for distri-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
FALLS DEAD IN THE STREET.
Aged Woman Expires on Way to Christmas
Dinner at Daughters Home.

While on her way to spend her Christmas Day
with her daughter. Mrs Martha Sharpe, sew
enty-fOur years old. OF wilfred street. West
Orange. n. J., was taken III late yesterday after
noon in Columbus avenue. near SD street. and
died before medical assistance arrived. Apo
plexy was given the cause OF death
Accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward VanderhOn OF West
orange. N. j.. Mira Sharpe started north in Co.
iunous avenue to go to the homo OF her SON.
iHn-iaw. j. Curtis Van Ness. at No. 1OS West
Saith street. As Mrs. Sharpe neared SSd street
she complained OF feeling III and then fell 70
the sidewalk, unconscious. Mr. VanderhOff car
rled her into nearby drug store. and DR.. w
J. Wilkinson, OF No. 110 West S2d street was
called. Whan he arrived hs pronounced the
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
BROWNS HERSELF IN CISTERN.
New Jersey organist Suffering from Nervous
Trouble Commits Suicide.
rBy Telegraph to The tribunal ]

F-ernington n. J.. Dec. 2S-Miss Bessie Hllt'
oreanist OF the Reaville Presbyterian Church'
committed suicide early this morning oy oro"n-
ing herself In eistern az une honne ol hef
.,o+har ,n Reaville Miss Hill had been suffer
,ro from nervous trouble for a short time. She
bad heen rehearslng for Christmas cantata,
which was presented In the church last night,
but withdrew from the entertainment last week.
Early this morning she told her mother she
wanted a drink She refused her mothers offer
20 60 for the water. and went into the kitchen.
where she pried open trap door over the cistern.
cut her throat with a cleaver and then Jumped
into the cistern. A few moments later Mrs. Hill
hacame alarmed over her absence and called TO
her Receiving no response she FASTENED to
the kitchen door. only 70 find II locked.
Neighbors were quickly summoned. but the
young woman WAS dead when taken from the
cIstern.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
OLD MAN DIES AT CHRISTMAS MASS

James McBarron. seventy-thres years old. Of No.
51 hartford street, Newark. died suddenly IN ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church. Newark. yesterday
morning during the o'clock mass. He was seized
with severe pains as he sat beside his daughter
Loretta, and his cries interrupted the mass John
McNieoe the sexton OF the church, went TO the
did mans assistance and with others carried Mr.
McBarron 20 the choir loft. where DR.. Francis ].
Kerns OF Nc. SS4 Central avenue, who was at the
mass attended him
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
FROZEN IN TENEMENT COURT.
Wife Of Policeman Found Dead in Mott
Street

little girl found the body OF woman on the
stone tagging between the big front and rear
tenements at No. 2S9 Mott street yesterday morn
ing. Italians don't like the idea Of having
strangers die IN their homes. the body car
ried out of the yard and stretched the side
walk She was Identified Kitty Kennedy. DR..
Lord Of st. Vincent's Hospital said the woman
had been frozen to death.
Kitty was one of the finest women that ever
came into this place. said friend. Her hus-
band Is a cop named Ryan and her brother Is a
man ten years ago and went away from him. She
went nurse in the Metropolitan Hospital over
the Island and there she took to drink, for
It's easy to get sup over there II you stand In"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
WE'LL KNOWN WATERS AT DINNER
Children Of John D. Crimmins and ex-Justiee
O'Brien Serve Old People,

One hundred and sixty-four aged women and
11S old men. inmates OF the Home for the Aged
of the Little Sisters OF the Poor at No. 213
East 10th street. ate a Christmas dinner pro-
vded by John D. Crimnins and served by his
sons and daughters and the sons Of ex-Justice
Morgan J. O'Brien. All of the old people have
passed the sixty-year post, and Mrs. Bridget
Dowd bears the distinction OF having reached
hvescOre and three years. The dinner
topped off with thimbleful OF real old Irish
whiskey to each OF the diners. Pipes and to-
bacco were distributed to the men and candy 20
the women.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
FIRE CAUSES QUARTER MILLION Loss.
Ernest & Cramer Building, One Of Dsnvsrs
Largest Structures, Burned.

Denver. Dec. 2s-Ths Ernest Cramsr Building.
one Of the largest once buildings In Denver Ss'
badly damaged by fire to-day The building was
an eight story brick and stOns structure ana e0''
over $4,000.
A law library on the top door OF the ouidns'
The ErOund floor 81 the building was occupied y
two banks the Postal company, a clSar house,
shoe store, barber shop. pen Store anu . asOiF
The upper floors OF the butlding we're OcCGp.s4.
mostly BY attorneys. with some Insurance. As'ii-N
and other office businesses.
The entire Fire Department fought the mrs.
The loss is approximately S2S9ON
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
MRS. VANDERBILT GOOD TO HOSPITAL

Mineola, Long Island. Dec. 25.-Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt, jr, good TO the Nassau Hos
ptal here to-day. and gave to every employe a
turkey. She also provided a TURKEY dinner for
every patient in the building Every year Mrs
Vanderbilt remembers the suffering inmates Of
the hospital and sees that everything possible Is
done for their comfort on Christmas Day. Sher-
If Gildersleeve treated the inmates of the taiI
well to-day, and gave each turkey dinner ana
q couple Of cigars
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
SLEW sTEPFATHER TO SAVE MOTHER
Boy Bought Revolver with Money Saved for
Mothers Christmas Present.

Cincinnati. Dec 25-with money he had saved
TO give his mother Christmas gift, Henry
siebele. sixteen years Old bought revolver.
with which he shot and fatally wounded his
stepfather. Henry Brfnker. to-day.
According to the boy. his stepfather had
threatened to kill his mother. and he bought the
revolver to protect her. This morning Brinker
ATTACKED his wife with a hatchet, and the boy
pulled the revolver from his pocket and fired five
shots. all taking effect
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
GOOD TIME FOR SING SING coNwcrs

me I''oO prisoners at Sing Sing enjoyed a
day Of rest yesterday They spent most ~ ,ba,r
time eating fine breakfast in the mess hou ooa
attending services In the two chaD.Is Rrs,l,-
fast began about 9 o'clock. and II was nearly m
o'clock when il was over Then the prisoners
were marched 10 chapel. going back to their
cells 10 spend the afternoon. smoking good ci-
6ats. bfsahIast Included chicken soup, mashed
Polhloes' tnInlps with gravy. breakfast rolls hot
biscuit and bread, tea with milk and sugar.
crackers ana cheese. apples. nince pie and cI-
asiTS. ~ -
New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
NEW 'FRIsCo's FIRST CHRISTMAS.
Churches Observe the Day with Services Of
Special Splendpr.

San Francisco. Dec. 25.-With elaborate cere-
rnonIal and special music the ehurcnes OF san
Francisco celebrated Christmas Hah OF tne
cb,,rrhaa have been rebuilt sincs the disaster OF
last April.
In all thu churches services OF especial splendoF
were held St Marys Cathedral was opened for
the first time since April is. and there was a
large attendance at the Mass celebration at II
O'ciock by Archbishop Montgomery.