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New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
MYsTERN IN wATCHMAN's DROWNING
Dock Department EmplCye Found Dead in
River, Thought to Have Been Murdered

The police of the East 35th street station in
vestigating the drowning Of a watchman
ployed a spile driver at the foot of East 26th
street east of Bellevue Hospital whose body was
found in the water at midnight. The man. who
was identified by friends as James Purcell. fifty
years old, of No. 5SI West 26th street, an en-
ploye of the Dock Department and was stationed
on spe driver No IS
Cries for help from the waterfront were heard
by Night Keeper Armstrong, OF the Morgue, and
patrolman Both men went to the Charities pier
from which they a dark object. which proved
to be a body, floating In the water Armstrong
swan to the object, and after difficulty got it
ashore near the hospital morguc. Efforts 10 re-
suscitate the were of no avail. and the body
removed to the MOrgue.
Employees of the Dock Department said that
rufians and river pirates had been giving much
trouble of late to the watchman the department
spile drivers Two rough appearing men were seen
near the spiledriver short time before the cries
for help heard, and II is believed these men
attacked the night watchman and threw him over
board. The police looking for the two men,
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
TO OPPOSE HALPIN.
Neso Republican Club an 9TH Assem-
blu District.

Republicans og the 9TH Assembly District,
practically the old 9Th. disgusted with the cOndi
iiOns under William Hapln. the present Republican
leader have organized tle Roosevelt Republican
Club and intend 20 work IN The coming primaries
10 elect Oscar ". Ehrtorn leader. Mr. Halpin is
the close political cOnfidant and representative
here of Ex-Governor Gdel and, his political adver
saries say. always has had q close understanding
with Frank J. Goodwin. the Democratic leader OF
the district, which has worked to their mutual
advantage
Halpin. the general understanding is. will be
candidate for the Senate from that district this
fan This fight against him is of the first of
series of district contests which will mark the
tarsOns-odell struggle in the primaries TO obtain
control Of the county committee a circular let
ter sent out yesterday by Thomas J. Clarke. the
president Of the new club. which will have head
quarters at Eighth avenue and sd street. pointed
reference is made 20 the Odell-CQugg fight against
Congressman Parsons and his friends. who
supposed 10 have the Presidents support. The
letter says:
=, Reorganization and progress have recently been
ata nation and their necessity IS indicated
Of P PaS ST@ poes e As5Sm0s and oca pS az
torify OF enrolled Rennblicsns from an active mar mar
S.sauon thereill which is ever necessary to insure
ss.gD who have given Of their time and means have
iected. d.''us'y oea' with and Their interests neg
Candidates have been capriciously nominated and
0een usef for the advancement and benefit Of one
iosl sulall group OF men. instead
q issseersnip we have Dictatorship Instead OF
y 70 sS sae Party % and its candidates we have had
sadvaptage OF our political enemies and the personal
Delleiit OF those who engineered the schemes.
The EoL OF the local club is consequently small
and h those disaffected end disgusted were 10
sever their competitions it's roster would scarcely
chow cOrpOral's guard.
Moreover. adherence national leader rs7no-
dore Roosevelt. and his ideals and sentiments Is
sog EeckoneQ as virtue or a criterion Of parfV
fesIlaTify. Allegiance TO the President and those
~ accord with him in the county and state is
3ather counted against those Republicans I'm this
district who believe that his and their hands should
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
FOR YICTIlfS OF WRECK.
Memorial Services TO Be Held |"
LOndOn-COnditiOn of InjHrsd.

London. July IA memorial service VII.
held in St. PauTs Cathedral on July 10 for y
American victims OF the railroad disaster
Salisbury. Ambassador and Mrs REID ~
staff Of the embassy and the repFessn'as-
Americans now in London will attend Aia9A,
SadOr Reid has sent a letter TO Queen Ass,
andra'S private secretary saying tn4-
majesty touched all American hearts by tls tls. -
row which she manifested and hsr tender - -
pathy with the suffering survivors and 9ele'ss.
relatives and friends OF those Killed in ths "a
road wreck.
Salisbury. England. July 5-The bulletin =
sued to-day at the inhrmary here. reporting -
condition OF those who were injured July
the wreck OF the steamer express from -
mouth. was not so satisfactory regarding 49,
s. Critchell. OF Chicago. who passed another
less night.
Edward w SenteI Of Brooklyn. improved
the night. but he has not taken much nolf's'
ment. "a.
Miss Griswold OF England. was restless 9. ~,
teryals IN the night. but was more eoiii'o'
to-day Al
C. II. v Allen. Of FaIrhaven. VI; Ms s.ss
Hitchcock, Of New York City. and tR1
patients are doing we'll 80.
At meeting OF the Town Council t4 sug
gesting the erection OF memorial ~ = = - -
Cathedral 20 the memory Of the victsl-s "a -
railroad disaster. The matter was Fele''er
committee. =,
The Mayor. referring to the allesatior y. sysf.
OF the victims had been robbed. sat4 80 .ua
inquiry had been made. hut thus Tar ne ~
had been discovered 70 support IAe eAAs~
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06

OF the several thousand double
breasted suits marked down to SIS
the greater part were staple blue and
black serges.
There are plenty still at the re-
duced price to fit most any man, and
double breasted blue serge suits have
been pleasantly associated with boat
ing so long that many a vacationer
will be glad of this chance to add one
to his outing wardrobe at a modest
price.
Batiste, crash and flannel suits
were caught In the price slide too
In fact, all our double breasted suits
went down to- S15.
ROGERS. PEET & CO0lPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
2ss s42 1850
Warren 81. 18th 81. SznGst
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
ABYssINIAN NEGOTIATIONS END.
What Great Britain and France Have Agreed
on and Italy Will Sign.

Paris July 5.-The officials here consider that
the Anglo -French-Italian negotiations relative
to Abyssnia practically completed The
main features are guarantee of the integrity
of the empire the open door and commercial
equality for all countries. ard the French to
continue the construction of the railway con-
Meeting Adds Abeba the capital OF Abyssinia
with the coast Great Britain and Italy naming
representatives on the railway directorate
Great Britain and France have already agreed
to the foregoing features and SignOr TittOni
the italian representative. has also agreed to
them. but he is awaiting his governments ap-
proval of his course before signing the conveD.
ton
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
SPANISH CABINET OUT.
General LoPeS DOminguez Charged
to Form Ne1C BOdg.

Madrid. July 5.-The Cabinet resigned to-day, sra
King Alfonso has charged General Lopez Dor---
gUez form a ministry.
The outgoing Cabinet was formed June ]
under the Premiership OF 3Ioret Prendsrzas.
and was. in the man Identical with the CaStn-t q
June = OF which also Senor OGoret was Prerlis'-
The later Cabinet was composed as follows:
Premier-Senor MoRET PRENDRGAST.
Minister OF Foreign Ahairs-PEREz CABALLEHO CSa'
succesded the Duke OF AlnOdovar. who died 1u1s -
Minister OF the Interior-OUIROGA DE BALLEsTfLSes-
Minister OF War-General LUoUE-
Minister OF Marine-Rsar Admiral CONCA&
Minister OF Finance-AEIOS SALVADOR
Minister OF EduCation-Dr. SAN MARTIN
Minister OF Public Works-Sehor GASSET-
Minister Of Justice-senor CELLERUELO.
General Lopez Domingue1 is the President q 81
Spanish Senate.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
ALDERMEN MAY GUST HAHN.

AT meeting OF the Committee on PRIVILEGES and
Elections OF the Board OF Aldermen yesterday It
vas practically decided to Oust Charles Hahn OF
the ga District in favor OF Samuel H. Jones who
Sc cOntestlng the election. Hahn is a Tamn1snv
anan and strong Murphy adhereht, the leader of
fhs new 18th Assembly District. II he be ousted
from the Board OF Aldermen that fact will have
great weight in the coming primary fights, where
he will be opposed vigorously. Jones the con-
testsnt, is a Republican, old member Of the
e99are. IN which Hahn has not served before. The
ElecuQns Committee reported MONDAY In favor
Of Aldermen Mccall and Harnischfeger whose
sears were contested
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
TAeeARr DENIES HOTEL RAID STORY

French Lick Springs. Ind. July 5-Thomas Tag
sart, chairman of the Democratic National Com
mittee, said to-day:
There has been :aid attempted raid upon
the French Lick Springs Hotel, nor has such a
thing been thought Of save by Mr.. Hearst and his
correspondents building owed by the French
lAck Springs Company. wholly disconnected from
the hotel property. leased 20 a party 10 be
used for billiards and bowling alleys with a strong
clause against gambling in the lease After a time
shts tenant permitted gambling We brought sui
Cor possession on the ground OF the breach OF that
provision IN the lease, and recovered Judgment
lie appealed the case and II Is pending FOR trial in
the present teTm OF court. The state authorities
have supplemented our efforts 20 recover posses
son by Tsiding that building
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
NAV4L RESERVES DROWN.
Fire Illinois Men Perish IN Lake
Michigan-BOQ Overturned.

Chicago. July 5.-Five members of the First
division Of the Illinois Naval Reserves were
drowned tonight while rowing in Lake Michi-
gan.
The boys drowned were out for rowing
cruise in a dngy.
In some unexplained manner the boat was
overturned and all thrown into the water
The men drowned were: Seamen OCarrolI
SchrOn, Schapan, Pines and Elang.
Two men were rescued by the Iifesavng crew
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
AssAuLrER SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Baltimore July 5.-william Lee. a Negro seven
teen years old, was sentenced here to-day to be
hanged in Somerset County for criminal assault on
twO white women He confessed his crime, which
took place six weeks ago. The culprit fed to Vfr-
Enia 20 escape a mob in Somerset County. The
feeling IN that county continues to be such that II
was thought unsafe 20 take him there to be tried
He viii have TO be taken TO Somerset County 70
be executed and It IS thought certain that il will
require strong militia force to protect him.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
MAYOR DISMISSED AT BIALYsToK.
He Refused to Accept Petition of People for
Meeting Of Town Council.

Bialystok. Russia, July 5.-CieneraI Bogalevski.
the temporary Governor General OF Bialystok.
which is still under martial law. has dismissed
the Mayor because he refused TO accept a petit
tion from the inhabitants asking for the con-
vocation Of an extraordinary session Of the town
council to deny the accuracy Of the report Of
General Bader. the former Governor General on
the recent massacre of Jews here.
Twelve policemen have been indicted for par
ticipatiOn i'm the rloting.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
RUMoR oF sT. PAUL Loan IN pARls.

The report that the Chicago Milwaukee & St
Paul Railway Company had negotiated a SIS co.,.
o0 loan I'm Paris again current in Wall street
yesterday. II dscredited in excellent 0uarterS
however. and no substantiation of il could be oh
talned from any authoritative source The Paris
result OF the inquiry has not been such as 10 lead
the 81 PAU management TO believe that q bie man
can De placed in the Paris market under present
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
WITTE MAY BE RECALLED.
Report That Emperor Nicholas Has Sum
moned Him.

ST. Petersburg, July 5-The "Rech" to-day
expresses the fear that the decision of the Con-
stitutiOnal Democrats not to participate in a
coalition ministry has postponed the fall Of the
Goremykn Cabinet. Coincident with this there
are rumors that Emperor Nicholas Is again
looking to Count Witte. and IL is even reported
that the latter Is on his way here in answer 10
his majestys summons
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
APPEAL AeAlNsr peLANcEY sr. Loop.

Some one hundred residents of the East Side
about half OF whom women, many with chill
dren in their arms crowded the office OF Controller
Metz in the Stewart Building. yesterday. and in
English. German. Italian. Yiddish and a number
Of other tongues, appealed 10 him to vote against
the granting Of franchise for an elevated railway
in Delancey street when the question comes before
the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment to-day.
They protested against daTkening the street by an
elevated structure. and asked for the park they
had been promised.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
NEW WITNESS AGAINST SHORT

new witness against Henry AIvord Short The
real estate broker and member OF the University
Club, who is in the West Side court prison on
charges preferred by two girls was found yester-
day by representative of the District Attorneys
Office The witness is Margaret Haggerty. twenty
ward at Bellevue
II is said that the woman knows a great deal
about Short and his alleged relations with Young
this morning in the West Side court
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
OUTBREAK AT TTFLfS.
General Strike Declared and ReUOt
of Garrison Feared.

This, Caucasia, July 5.--A general strike has
been declared by the proletaCiat organizations of
this city in sympathy with the demand for the
pardon of twenty seven soldiers who have been
sentenced to be shot because they refused 10
fire on the popu.ace during the disturbances
here last March. The troops greatly excited
and if the condemned men are executed a revolt
of the garrison is feared.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
MILLIONS LOST IN ToMoPAH SLUMP.

tBy Telegraph The Tribune
Denver July 5.-Charles n Schwab and A. D.
Parker, Vice-presdent of the Colorado and South
Railroad. lost about ss,OO0OOO By the sudden
slump IN the Tonopah Extension stock II fell from
SIS 10 81 Parker lost 81 0oO0G0 Schwab the re-
Inainder. The drop due to a quarrel among
stockholders. fe
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
ANOTHER MOUNTAIN CONQUERED.
Duke Of the Abruzzi Announces First Ascent
of Ruvenzori in Africa.

Rome. July 5.-King Victor Emmanuel to-day
received a telegram from the Duke Of the
Abruzzi, a cousin of his majesty, filed at Uganda.
Central Africa. announcing that on June Is he
had succeeded i'll reaching the summit of Mount
Ruvenzori. which had never been climbed The
mountain is situated between Albert Nyanza and
Albert Edward Nyanza. and is about eighteen
thousand feet above the level of the sea. The
King sent the duke a message warmly con-
graduating him upon his latest achievement in
mountain climbing
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
BAILEY DECLARES FOR BRYAN

Abilene, Tex. July s.-Speaking TO five thousand
persons yesterday United States Senator Joseph w
Bailey declared In the most emphatic and enthusi-
astic manner his belief that ". J. Bryan will be
nominated for and elected TO the Presidency of
the United States in 1908. He said he desired 10
Sc bfyan nominated. This declaration met with
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06

injured man TO the Brooklyn Naval Hospital
and returned to Oyster Bay. The stabbing re-
suited from a Fourth OF July frOlic on the part
of sailors from the Sylph. They threw ire
crackers into a group Of Italians on stre1,
corner opposite the Presidents executive Offices
After midnight the Italians returned One g
them stabbed the sailor and another fired az
him, but missed The Italians escaped
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
NEW COTTON EXCHANGE FIRM.

Cotton Exchange firm. under the style of
Browning Co. has just been formed with Offices
at No. q William street The members Of the firm
are Willis Browning. Buchanan Schley ir. Robert
f. L. Lewis and julien J. Mason
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
BARTENDER's BODY FOUND.
Police Think Treasurer of Robert H. Lyons
Association Was Robbed and Killed.

The body of Hugh ONeil n Williamsburg bar
tender, who was treasurer Of the Robert II. Lyons
Association. found yesterday afternoon in But
termilk Channel off Wacott street Brooklyn.
A. II. Kugel, his employer. identified the body. He
said that he believed of ruffians which Went
on the association excursion last Sunday as
saulted O'Neil, robbed him of about $500. the re-
ceipts Of the excursion and threw him overheard.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-06
SAILOR FROM THE sYLPH STABBED
Jackies from Presidents Yacht Threw Fire
crackers at Italians.

oyster Bay. Long Island July 5.-A sailor
from the Presidents yacht sylph received a
knife wound Just below the heart from an Italian
here Last night. The sylph proceeded With tho
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-12-20
s.as the Wasp Affection.

y colony OF W-asps made a nest in the
dark room CT a studio last summer. A..
first the party who used the room die
not relish their company, but for GER
tain reasons he did not molest them
He paid no attention to the little BuZ-
zers, and they came and Went 1T their
own sweet Will. After Il time be began
to study them and soon came to the
conclusion that they We're gradually
becoming acquainted With him. his
ways and his dark room. One day a
stranger was seated on the window sill
The first wasp entering the room paid
no attention to him, but made for the
old crack in the wall. Then out came
q big fat fellow who darted through
the open window like bullet Within
five minutes half a dozen wasps came
with rush at the stranger and two
OF than located him. But the writer
has never been touched by his wasp
colony.-Outins Magazine.
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Duets with Pistols.

Discussing pistols as dualini: weap
ons, the Paris Figaro sought tie views
Of 4 man who had the reputation of an
eAper. on the field of l.ono: He at
once began to rail ut dues VIII pistols.
He co.ld not bear eve. to speak of
them The fact was thu he lad once
himself at an encounte::. of Sat Kind
received ball in the s-..oulls.
Then you disapprove CT thea simply
because you were dasea ed?'
WHY, was not defeated"
'-SNhat'
"Nos / was a second. You may we'll
believe that. promised NJ seif never
to mix agar, il affairs OF hat sort
HoTevcr. ore day haG TO eco..paa!-
a friend OH the Geld. H h; | as..cl it
Of ne as 4 personal fave. could not
refuse. But insisted upoa one con
ditiol."
What was that?'
THAT | should climb !, tree during
the firing"
~ good scheme
You think so? Well, was wounded
again. My friend fired in the ARR
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re.ruleum.

The first mention of petroleum in
America was made by Father De Ii;
Roche d'Allien. Fran .iscan. in 1,i2,l.
1t mas be a surprise to many people to
know that both the product itself and
the names petrol and petroleum We're
familiar at least as FIR back as tile
middle of the fourteenth century. In the
Sloane manuscript fifteenth century,
mention is made both of rock oil and
of the correct derivation, of the n;lnle.
which is medieval Latin and OF
course has nothing to 10 with Peter:
Petroleum, oleum est ctum de petra.
G(allice), petroille." CT ctroleum is an
oil made from rock-in French. pc
TROLLEY The property of driving
fire had struck the Imagination long
before the work quoted in "Nture"
was published. In 1896 Lodge used 1t
iii Il metaphor: AS TIE clay petrol
draW'eth fire. so the looks DO gather
affection" The word petrol {or patreoD
disappeared from Engligh and Gid not
return until the days OF the motor car
industry. when it was RENT oduced
from the French in the sense OF refined
petroleum.
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cexlon Sharks.

Sharks infest the waters of Ceylon.
and the pearl divers of that region are
in deadly fear of these wolves Of the
deep. The divers are mostly Tamils and
Moormen and display marvellous ell
durance and pluck. To protect them
selves against the ever present danger
to which the presence of the sharks ex-
poses them the divers carry charms
given them by recognized shark bind
ers" who receive small government
fee and dozen oysters day from
each boat. Owing to the constant
noise and splashing. the sharks are
generally kept ut distance. and acct
dents are rare.
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Ratcrs. sailabouts ana Lar,ss.

What is a rater, sailabout. lark,
is question commonly heard among
those not familiar With yachts ami
technical racing terms. A rater is
thirty-eight feet long and carries the
double sails-sloop rig and jib The
half rater is thirty-two feet long. car
ries the same style sails as the rater
and usually gets five minute handi-
cap in rater races. The sailabout car
ries a single large sail and is built Oh
graceful lines. with rounded sides and
ends, while the lark has square sides
and ends and carries the single sail.
Few larks are built now. Most Of the
yachts recently built have the double
centerboard. The centerboard pre-
vents drifting sidewise. and the single
board is often entirely out of water
during heavy winds; hence the use OF
the double board.
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Fanou. King Or.

Og, the famous king Of Bashan. men
toned in Deuteronomy. had bedstead
nine cubits long. or about sixteen and
half feet. 1t Is doubtful whether
Cg himself was of the full length of
his bedstead. Many bones of reputed
giants have been found in different
countries Of the world. and uniformed
people hastily concluded that the men
to whom these bones were supposed
to have belonged must have been from
fifteen to thirty feet in height. All
such remains have been proved to be
those Of the gigantic animals existing
in a former err Of the worlds history.
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Anatomy of mn oyster.

TO discover the heart of an oystss
the fold Of flesh which oystermen. caif
the mantle" must be removed. THIS
.ls fatal to the oyster. Of course. but In
the interest of science and for the ben
eft of the curious" it is occasionally
done. When the mantle has been re-
moved the heart, shaped like a cres-
cent or horned moon. is laid to the
view. The oysters heart is made w,
of two PARIS. just like that of hui
man being. one of which receives the
blood from the gills. and the other
drives 1T out through the arteries. The
liver is found in the immediate vicin-
ity of the heart and stomach and is Il
queer shaped little organ. which il
supposed to perform all the functions
of blood filter. Every oyster has 8
mouth. Il heart. liver. stomach and
other necessary internal organs, In
Guiding Il set of cunningly devised in
testihes. The mouth is at the small
end of the oysters body near the
hinge of the SHE'LL 1t is oval in shape,
and. though not readily discovered by
an Impractical eye. it may be easily
located by gently pushing a blunt botl-
kin or similar instrument along the
',isls of the surface of the body at the
IL - mentioned. Connected with the
l:o 4 is the canal which the oyster
uses . conveying food to the stomach.
fro.:l whence it passes into the curious
li..s.e set OF netted and twisted intes-
tines referred to.-santa Te New Mex
lean.
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Soldiers In Battle.

ut is important to be cool and self
possessed at the beginning of a fight
writes one who has commanded men
in battle. AS soon as the first shot is
fired men become serious and so into
action With a calmness which is most
impressive. High explosive shells,
With their deafening noise make the
most impression on young and unsea-
soned soldiers, while shrapnel affects
the old soldiers the most. Those who
imagine that it is possible to see
heroic look on mems faces at de-
cisive moment are completely mistak-
en-. Their faces are pale and have a
hard look about them. The struggle
which is going on within them betrays
itself by the nervous haste of their
firit,sr,s