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New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
TRIED TO KIDNAP CHILD.
Italian Nearly Lynched by Infuri-
ated atlantic City Mob.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City. n. J.. July 14.-Enticed from a
group Of children. with whom he was playing on
the beach at 10 o'clock this morning. Samuel Teefy,
four years old. of Philadelphia was kidnapped be-
fore thousands of boardwalk strollers The kid
napper, Gontoro Josept Italian out OF work and
desperate, captured after exciting chase
and under the boardwalk with angry mob
OF men and women at his heels. Only the Quickness
of the police in rushing him to jail prevented
threats of lynchng being put into execution.
The intended victim is the OF Mrs NJ J.
Teefy. OF Philadelphia who has cottage at No. ia
Arkansas avenue. This morning she sent Samuel
to the beach play in charge OF another lad
years old. The two wandered up the beach, and in
front Of the Hotel Marlborough -Blenheim met
group Of children Of wealthy parents staying at the
beach front hotels. The police believe Josept had
been watching his opportunity TO kidnap OF
the latter, and indscrimnately selected the Teefy
child, who was dressed the same as his playmates.
The Italian showed the child some candy and
pressed two pennies into his hand. Thus encour-
aged, the child led to the boardwalk, where he
refused to go further with his companion. The
Italian then picked him up and attempted 20 carry
him across the boardwalk toward Ohio avenue. The
boy fought. scratched and cried, and crowd gath
erde about the pair.
HE live up here" said the abductor. in broken
English, in answer 10 questions
''NO! Not Sammy no like bad naan!' cried the
boy. A man stepped forward to take the boy,
when Josept with a shout broke through the crowd
and dashed up the boardwalk toward the Casino.
a crowd at his heels. Handsomely dressed women
Joined the race upon hearing the shouts Stop
kidnapper" At Illinois avenue JOSEPH. with the
boy sim in his arms, dropped over the boardwalk
rail and darted under the promenade. Many of
the pursuers followed, and others poured down the
steps to the beach. The life guards, seeing the
commotion headed off the Italian He dropped the
boy when tripped by guard, and a dozen were on
him in a moment.
Three policemen pulled the Italian from under
the struggling mass, and with drawn clubs drove
the throng back. There Were cries of Lynch
him!' Hang hint" Kill the kidnappcr!" and
some one went SO far as to throw rope at the
prisoner.
ing control Of the bowling crowd. that by this time
numbered three thousand, the patrol wagon came
up and Josept was rushed into the vehicle.
At this moment Mrs Teefy rushed through the
crowd and gathered her weeping to her breast
This increased the temper of the crowd toward
the Italian Mrs Teefy and the boy were taken
with Josept TO the City Hail, where he
fined without bail for further hearing tonight.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

carried a personal message from Thaw 10 his
mother. also boarded the steamer from the cut
ter Neither Mr.. Gleason nor the chaplain sue
ceeaed in talking TO Mrs. Thaw. All commum-
cation was brought 70 her through her son-in-
law.
About half an hour after all the baggage had
been taken from the steamer and all passengers
were opening their baggage. Mrs Thaw LETT her
stateroom with her daughter and son-in-law and
walked out on the pier side Of the main deck
She started for the flrst-class gangway afnid.
ships and about 10 descend wheh she caushI
sight of a OF cameras
Tho space between the pier and the deck al
lowed The sun TO shine brightly on the gang
plank affordng admirable light for picture.
Mrs Thaw saw this and avoided the plank. She
walked further aft. and went ashore from the
second-class gangway she sIpped qulet'y
through the crowded pier and, entering closed
electric cab drove TO the Lackawanna ferry.
Orders were given to the driver to go directly 10
the Hotel Lorraine.
All efforts 10 see Mrs. Thaw or TO get state
ment from her through her son-in-law were
futile.
Few persons aboard the steamer saw Mrs.
her stateroom. Many fellow travellers did not
know she was a passenger until the steamer
reached Quarantine yesterday.
On July 10 the following maTcOnigram ap-
peared in the German edition of the daily paper
printed aboard the Kaiserin:
"A singular thing in the Thaw-White tragedy
the extraordinary efforts being made by
both parties to get people on their respective
sides for the trial. II is singular that the people
with Thaw are largely in the majority"
x translation was read to Mrs ThaW. The lat
ter part OF the marconigram pleased her
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
REPAVING NOT NEEDED
Favorable Report on Condition of
Melr0se .AUenue.

report submitted to Controller Metz by an as
sistant engineer Of the Controllers Office. and ap-
proved by the chief engineer. was sent yes
terday by Mr.. Metz 10 W. J. Mccarthy, secretary
OF the Bronx Civic League. 1t confirms the con-
tention OF the Civic League that the repaving OF
MelrOse avenue, advocated by Borough President
Haffen would be unwarrantable expenditure Of
public funds The letter. which was addressed TO
Mr. Metz follows:
In relation to protest hereto attached. Of the
Civic League, Borough OF The Bronx, signed by
w J. Mccarthy, secretary under date OF June %,
l49th 20 1881 streets would be unwarrantable
waste OF public funds, beg leave 10 report;
The said thoroughfare Is now paved with a
granite block pavement which has been down
eleven years having been laid in 1895. ] have eX-
amined said pavement and find it in excellent con-
dition, considering the length time IL has been
down The traffic on the street, however. is not
heavy.
There IS car line in the street and in and
about the tracks in some places the pavement Is
sightly depressed and out of order. and some
slight repairs necessary
II is my opinion however that the pavement is
generally in good condition and, with a little
care, should prove satisfactory for a number OF
years to come, considering the traffic.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
CZAR STILL HESlTATES
THE TENSION GROWING.
Parliament Stands Firm-Rumors
of Dissolution.

st. Petersburg. July 1.-THE week has come 10
an end, leaving the tension over the Cabinet
crisis unbroken The failure OF the efforts 10
induce Dmitrl ShipOff or some other member of
the Conservative party to attempt 20 form a
coalition Cabinet seems 20 leave the Emperor
no recourse except 70 summon the Consttu-
tIonal Democrats to office on their own terms
Although everything indicates that triumph
for the Constitutional Democrats is at hand the
delay Is raising serious mlsglvings of a change
Of heart at Peterhof Oh account OF the in1lexbe
insistence OF the Constitutional Democrats ON
three points namely, recognition Of the prin-
ciple Of appropriation general amnesty for po-
litical offenders and no summer recess for the
lower house.
genuine scare was created this evening by
a report that the Emperor was listening to a
faction at court which advised the desperate ex-
pedent Of appeal to the country through
new elections. The plan is to dissolve the lower
house and at the same time to announce new
elections on the basis OF general suffrage and
II is said that circular asking for report on
what the result of such elections would
be has already been sent to the local author
tiles
AS further evidence, however that Premier
Goremykin is to remain temporarily in Office, 1t
is reported tonight that the Premier. who on
Wednesday ordered the dismantling of his Off
SAeA SuA'AISA AeSAueuCe OH IeIaSln lSlanQ, to-day
countermanded these instructions.
The revolutionary newspaper "Misa" to-
day says that the commission which is investi-
eating the military conspiracy among the guard
officers has discovered that number Of high
officials. including Professor Nicholsky, a noted
reactionist and NJ. Plehve, son Of the late
Minister of the Interior, were implicated in the
plot.
M Bratsef. a former employe of the Con-
troIler. who is charged with passing fraudulent
war accounts, in an open letter to-day promises
TO make astounding revelations of the whole
sale corruption and venalty of the Russian Off
GERS during the military operations in Man
churia, whereby millions of rubles were stolen
Papus, the spiritualist. who. according to the
gossip OF the capital, has obtained almost as
much influence at Peterhof as Philippe, the
French charIatan, who gained such an ascend
ancy over Emperor Nicholas four years ago. is
reported 70 be seriously Ill.
The Emperor, IN giving to the graduates OF the
artillery school their commissions at Peterhof
yesterday, altar repeating the usual injunction
to be faithful TO the throne and to the fatherand
and to trust In God and the future of Russia in
structed them not TO hold aloof from the soldiers
in the ranks. but to keep in touch with them and
look after their needs and interests
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
NO SCREENS FOR JERSEY SALOONS.

The plan Of the Jersey City saloonkeepers to get
a stay of the anti-screen provisions of the new
excise law by obtaining from Justice Fort a writ
of certiorar, removing to the Supreme Court for
review the resolution of the Excise Board ordering
the screens removed from saloon windows came
to grief yesterday. The writ would have acted as
stay had it been granted. but Robert s. Hud-
speth counsel for the saloOnkeepers. was not able
to make the application. for the reason that the
new licenses granted by the Excise Board have
not Yet been delivered TO the saloonkeepers. Mr.
Hudspeth said that in the absence of a license
on which 10 base his case, ne could not go before
the court. When this fact was made known Chief
or P9ice Murphy announced that he would Wig
new law to-day. He said he would arrest the pro-
prietor of every saloon in the window OF which n
screen could he found. IL the propretors OF these
saloons cannot be found to-day. they will be SUM
moned TO appear before the nearest police justice
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLES IN DoUMA.
Eight Religions Represented, According to
Report of Statistical Commission.

ST. Petersburg. July IA special commission of
Parliament appointed to collect statistics regarding
membership Of the Lower House has completed
its report Twenty-Five distinct peoples are repre-
sented in the body, divided as follows Great Rus
SLAMS 255; Little Russians. CO; White Russians, l2;
Poles. 81; Lithuanians, 10; Let's. 6: Germans, g.
Iariars S; Bashklrs 4, Kirghis /; Clrcasslans. l.
Mordvanians diminish tribe on the Volga) O.
Votaks Ialso Finnish tribe). 2; Jews Bulgarian
!; Chuvns diminish trlbe). Il: Rumanian l: Kali
max l. Georgans 5; Armenians e. Ossetes l.
Euriats. ..
By religions the members are divided as follows.
Russian Orthodox. s39; Catholics g. Protestants
l3 Old Believers. 4; Baptists l. Jews II; Afahom-
metnns. IL Buddists. /: no religion
GV classes the pouma eonaisfs OF l64 noblenlen
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
sUsoUEHANNA POWER FOR P. R. R.
Report that Railroad Is in Control of Big
Electrical Development Scheme.
TBy TELEGRAPH TO The Tribune. !

Baltimore. July lit was reported in sDa,r,a,
circles to-day that the Pennsylvania Railroad Is
practically in control OF the electrical deveIop
mCnt scheme of the McCalrs Ferry Power COM,
pany' engaged in Harvesting the falls OF the Sus-
Suehahha RIVER near ConowinsO on the Niagara
plan. a commission said 20 be IN the interso, -
the railroad company. Is fixing valuations on prom
erty In Cecil County, between McCaWs Ferry ana
Port Deposit Eight hundred men are engaged In
constructing dams. II is said that the PennsyI-
Vania, which has been experimenting with cleo
trlcitv in railroad operations expects ulttn,,rel
20 utilize the power TO be generated at the fails IN
TTnuninB falhS on rs Philadelphia, Baltimore ana
washington division and it's lines on-the 49,
ware and Maryland PeRslns.la. o Ds'--
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
GLAD FLEET WILL NOT GO
Postponement of Visit Welcomed at
st. Petersburg and London.

ST. Petersburg, July N-The Liberals are jubi-
Channel fleet to Russian waters, which they re-
gard as being open recognition of the fact that
public sentiment In both countries Is hostile To
such an official exchange of courtesies while the
people and government of Russia are at war AL
though the official announcement took pains to
show that the decision TO postpone the visit was
reached by common accord Il does not reveal the
real motive, which in the case OF Russia was not
so much difference to public opinion as the Ad-
miralty's sense OF humiliation at the sorry Spec
tacle the remnants of Russia's navy would cut in
the presence of the powerful British fleet and fear
that its arrival at Cronstadt would mark another
muunous outbreak on the part of the sailors and
garrison OF that fortress, evidences of a DroDa-
ganda FOR such an outbreak. spread by the revolt
uonlsts OF Cronstadt, having been discovered bv
the Admiralty here.
the British government. although ii originally
proposed the visit. was glad to postpone it on ac-
count of the storm of Indignation raised by the
anti-Jewish outbreak at PiRlystoh. The Russian
Liberals expect that the sympathy OF the people OF
viii be further manifested by q great delnonstra-
ton on the arrival In london OF The deputaton of
the RUSSIAN parliament sers TO attend the confer
ence OF the InterparliamentaCy C2ion july %
London, July A-"WeI out of possible Incl
dents seems TO up tho British feeling on the
postponement of the visit of the British Channel
sides that misnterpretation had been placed on
the vislt by certain factions In Russia which might
have led 10 offensive happenings Of a nature 10
harm future Anglo Russian relations Nobody
therefore, regrets that the has been turned
By tho postponemenI, and. judging from what has
OF the British people will greatly rejoice at the fact
that the visit Will occur.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

2O4 peasants IA clergy. 90 merchants u Cossaeks
"a burghers IA scattered With regard to education
a large proportion, 1S4 in number, never attended
any kind Of schools;' III went through the lower
grades: 81 through the middle and 1S9 either
finished or partly finished university courses In In
spite of the large number who never ATTENDED
school only two are unable to read or write
BY parties the members are CLASSIFIED as follows:
Constitutional Democrats 153; Group OF Toll, lO!;
autonomous. 63; Party of Democratic Reforms. 4;
Octoberists. 49, Moderates, 2; Trade and Industry
!; Unclassifed, 105.
The average age Of the members is thirty nine
When the elections in Siberia and Central Asia are
completed the Douma will have 524 members
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
MT. VERNON AFTER BARNARD NOISE.

The Mount Vernon Board of Health passed an
ordinance yesterday against the Growing OF roos-
ters. the cackling of hens and the quackinE Of
ducks The board declared these nuisance. ana
VIII place warrants In the hands OF the police 10
abate such noises. The owners Of chickens ana
ducks which persist in disoheying the ordinance
must either kin the fowls send them from the
city limits. Residents complained that their early
barnyagd fowls. V
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

PetrOvsk Caucasus, July 14.-Philipief, the
government executioner. has been murdered in
the local prison by several Daghestans. For
years Philipieff had travelled through the coun-
try in the guise OF beggar, in order TO conceal
his identity. He was condemned to death for
numbering his father and mother and was par
doned on condition Of becoming the government
executioner. Philipieff. who had been employed
in the Baltic provinces recently, was sent to the
Caucasus at the request OF the viceroy, Voront-
off-Dashkoff
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
FIGHTING IN TEHERAN.
TzceIUe Students Killed - Priests
Still Holding Meetings.

Teheran, Persia, July 14.-In fight here yester-
day between troops and a proct sson of student
malcontents. twelve students and soldiers
killed. The activity of the authorities has
what restored public confidence. and shops were
opened to-day The mullahs, however, are still in
the great mosque. The opinion prevails that the
true state Of affairs is hidden from the Shah.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
T. p. o'coNNoR COMING HERE.

London, July lit. P. OConnor, president OF
the United Irish League Of Great Britain. will
go to America early in September He will be
guest of Sir Thomas George Shaughnessy, presi-
dent of the Canadian Pacific Railway. for a
trip through Canada. and has consented to adj
dress meetings in Philadelphia, Chicago and
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
ST. LOUIS TERMINAL HEARING.
Testimony Of Former President of Wabash
Helps to Dissolve Combination.

St Louis July 14.-Joseph Ramsey. jr, former
president Of the Wabash Railroad. who was
president and general manager of the Terminal
Railroad Association from 1892 to 1895. was the
principal witness to-day in the governments
suit to dissolve the Terminal Railway Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Ramsey recited in detail the circum
stances under which the Terminal Association
obtained possession of the Virgins Ferry Com
pany, and how subsequently ten of the fourteen
roads embracing the terminal combination So
cured control Of the bridge. thus preventing any
railroad from acquiring an independent entrance
into St Louis.
The government made an important point
when Mr.. Ramsey admitted that the bridge toll
at St. Louis is made part Of the through rate
on al business to and beyond ST. Louis.
SPANIARD TO BECOME A CITIZEN.
Paterson, n. j.. July "A (speciaD-FO. the first
time in fifteen years Spaniard to-day applied
70 the Passaic County Clerk for naturalization
papers The applicant is Dan EtatO de la Fucnte
silk worker.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
MuTINY in SPANISH PRISON.

Terragona. Spain. July 14.-Eight hundred
convicts started a mutny in the prison here to-
day and attempted TO break out. A number sue
ceeded III escaping before the arrival of the Gov
ernor with troops. The soldiers quelled the dis
order without firing.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
RUSSIAN BONDS STILL WEAK.

st. Petersburg, July 1.-THE decline of prices
on the Bourse was partially checked to-day,
Imperial As closing unchanged. Fives were a
quarter of a point lower, closing at S012.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
THE ST. MARVs NOT ASHORE.

Gibraltar. July 1.-THE salvage steamer Gibel-
tarik, which sent TO Spartel receipt of the
report that the New York schoolship St Mary's
had stranded there. returned to-day and reported
having found the schooship at sea. She had not
been ashore. The erroneous report due to
the misnt erpretat ton of signals by "A steamer when
communicating with the TaTifa signal station
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
PROVINCIAL DISORDER.
Peasants Defeat Troops in Kief'-
Fighting en- TuLa.

Tcherkassy. Province of KieT, July IA
squadron Of cavalry was beaten here to-day in
an attempt to disperse a meeting of four thou
sand peasants and sugar factory employees. An
officer and three soldiers were killed, and four
soldiers were wounded
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

Riga, July 14.-General Wendt has imposed
on the commune Of Altenhof fine Of $1,000 for
the participation OF some of its. members in acts
of brigandage
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

Tula. July IA detachment of dragons to-
day attacked band Of peasants who had taken
possession Of the estate Of NJ. Evrienofg, killed
two, wounded dozen and dispersed the band.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

sosmitsa, July IA band of revolutionist
to-day attacked the municipal building here, Gu
off the head Of the guard and escaped with th
citv's funds.
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THEN AND NOW.

An old farmhouse, with meadows wide,
And sweet with clover on each side;
A bright-eyed boy, who looks from out
The door with woodbine wreathed about
And wishes his one thought all day:
"Oh if | could but fly away
From this dull spot, the world to see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy | should be!'
Amid the city's constant din,
A man who round the world has been
Who mid the tumult and the throng'
Is thinking, thinking all day long:
"Oh could / only tread once more
The field path to the farmhouse door,
The old green meadow could see
How happy, happy, happy,
Selected
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Howard Morton.
DIR. TORREY'S ILLUSTRATIONS.

There is woman or child in this
building tonight whom God is not drawing to
Jesus Christ | want to speak o-night of some of
the ways in which our loving, long suffering,
never firing, ever-tender Father draws us to
Christ that in him we may find pardon joy, peace
and life eternal
Zone night one of our students out in Chicago
was going down West Madison street one of the
toughest streets in Chicago and there he saw an
other young fellow going along and he stepped
up to him and said, Are you Christian" "No,
am not" "Why are you not Christian" "I
think the whole things is a humbug, and there are
great many hypocrites in the Church." The
student said to him, stepping up under gaslight
and opening his Bible at Romans ID: IL, "Look
here, and read, every of us shall give an
account of himself to Cod That went like an
arrow to the young fellows heart. He dropped
on his knees right there the sidewalk and &C.
cepted Jesus.
u remember when in scarborough
number of young fellows came to our meetings
just for amusement. They employed in
factory. Some said they came to disturb the meet
ing, but don't think they did come for that pur-
pose because they didn't disturb the meeting
They simply lot of happy go-lucky fellows
careless factory hands, and came to the meeting
in thoughtless fashion. The next day they went
to their work, and the leader of that party of
young men, he going across the hall out
of the factory, dropped dead. Every man in that
company converted God brought them to
think Of things eternal, and they realized their
need of the Son of God.
God draws sometimes in the strangest way;
he draws times by dreams / think
that most dreams come from dsorded stomach
disturbed nerves. yet God uses dreams to lead
many a to salvation. I remember when |
young fellow I had often thought that |
ought to be Christian, and that I ought to be a
preacher. I bound ] would not be Christ
ian for thought if became a Christian / would
have to be preacher, and I had set out not to be
a preacher.
zone night dreamed that I was sleeping in the
very in which | was sleeping in then. I
dreamed that my mother dead, but she
not dead, as she was in the same house that very
night, perhaps praying for me- AS lay there
with the window open my mother, who had
passed into the other world in my dream, came,
angel through the window and came to my
bedside and just lowered over me and looked
down into my face with look of such tender
and sweetness-she very beautiful
woman-and just pleaded with me to become
preacher. and there in my sleep | promised my
mother that 7 would become preacher. Then /
awoke with start and said, "It is only dream;
7 haven't promised to preach; just did it in my
sleep" But never got away from 1t; 1t followed
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NOT TOO LATE.

Cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophoc,es
Wrote his grand Cedipus, and Simonioc' ,e
Bore off the prize of verse from his cor scor
When each had numbered more than foO'
years.
And Theophrastus, at four-score and ten
Had but begun his characters OF Me- LES.
Chaucer, at Woodstock with the night'6'
At sixty wrote the Canterbury Tales
Goethe at Wemar toiling to the last %. oas
Completed Faust when eighty years w'''