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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
He Claims self.Defense.

Alliance. o.. Dec. 2s.--Milton James,
aged 33. died here. the result Of In
juries received In saloon fight q
week ago. Albert Scrivens. formerly
cf Niles, who Is under arrest. asserts
that he hit James In self-defense,
James conducted grocery store here.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
o,erIen chaIlenaes Jeffrles.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-Jack O'Bri-
en-, the pugilst who recently defeated
Robert Fitzsimmons, authorized the Is.
suance of challenge to James J. JEFF
fries, the retired heavyweight cham
plon, on any terms that Jefries may
demand.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
cheap Land in Walnuts.

A farmer can make no better invest
nent for his fanny than TO buy a few
acres of cheap land and plant Il TO
walnuts In 20 years the walnut tim
Der will be worth big money. to say
aothing of the nuts, which bring
something.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Jerome's Plurality Increased.

New York. Dec. 2S.--District Attor-
ney Jeromes plurality was increased
by nearly 5000 over the police returns
made on election night by the oficial
returns made public by the board Of
elections.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
EInht KlIIed and 2e wounded.

Dvinsk, West Russia. Dec. 30.--A
strike was declared here Friday. Mar
tial law has been proclaimed. BY the
accidental explosion of bomb at a
meeting of worllmen eight persons
were killed and 2H were wounded.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Suit AGAINST erldoe companIe,.

Canton, o., Dec. 30.--Action was
brought by Daniel Lucas. q Stark coun-
ty taxpayer. against the American
Bridge Co.. the Wrought Iron Bridge
Co.. the Canton Bridge Co. and the
Massillon Bridge Co. to compel the
payment OF &369. .785 to the county.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
To Prohibit Sale Of Wood Alcohol.

Columbus, o.. Dec. 3O.-Horace An
keney, state dairy and food commits
sioner. in his annual report submitted
to GOV. Herrick, advocates law pro-
hiblting the sale OF wood alcohol in
the state
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Nine Inches Of Snow EeII.

Lacrosse, Wis. Dec. 50.-Falling for
Is hours snow storm which ended
Friday left nine inches on the ground
Trains ON the Chicago. Milwaukee c;
st. Paul. Burlington & Northwestern
roads are hours late.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Severe Earthouake Shock.

Kingston. st. Vincent. Dec. ga
severe shock of earthquake. accompan'
ed by a rumbling noise, was expert
enced here Thursday morning, some
what alarming the inhabitants. A
slighter shock was felt few days ago
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
pruaaIst KlIIa HlmseIf.

Toledo. o.. Dec 29.-R. c. Alton,
druggist shot himself In bed at his
home. His wife was asleep beside
him. and vas awakened by the report
OF the revolver. II Is believed that At
ton killed himself while in the throes
of a nightmare.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Wedding Present For Miss Roosevelt.

Hazleton, Pa. Dec. 28.-The men,
bers Of local union No. 8. United Mine
Workers Of America, has decided to
present to Miss Alice Roosevelt as a
wedding gift carload OF the best coal
that can be found in the anthracite re-
glon.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Had To Close Doors.

San Francisco. Dec. 29.-According
% latest reports received here from
he Orient the boycott in China has
become SO serious that number OF
American houses have closed their
doors until the conditions change.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Decoration For Mornan.

New forA, Lee. 30.--J. p. Morga
will be given second decoration by
Italy for restoring the stolen cope
The Academy of Rome has had gold
medal struck for presentation to Mr.
Morgan for his honesty
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
TO INDIcT INSURANCE MEN.
II Is Expected jerome viii Make
Fully so Co Before Grand Jury.

New York. Dec 27.-The completion
Of the testimony by the insurance in
yestisatmg committee was resumed
Tuesday Already The district attor-
ney is going over The testimony and
urly'ng the evidence that will be pre-
sentod to the grand jury but District
Attorney jerome viii not discuss his
findings.
As in other criminal cases, the ut
most secrecy viii be observed until
The indictments are found and the re-
port made II is said that fully so
cases may come before the grand jury.
The best legal talent in New York
has been engaged by the various dis
trict officials of the insurance com
pany In the event of an Indictment
and conviction the cases will be fought
to the last.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
The Rawlings and Moore RespItee

Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 29.-Gov. Ter
rell has granted respites of so days to
the three Rawlings and ALI Moore, tdC
negro who were sentenced to be hang
cd January for the murder of the
Carter children in Lowndes county
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
Want Private Car Lines Abolished.

Des Moines, la, Dec 3O.--At the
concluding session of the Western
Fruit Jobbers' association held here
strong resolutions were adopted de-
manding the enactment Of legislation
sbollshing the private car line.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

For Louisville, st. Louis and points west
7:4b a. m. and 100 p. m.
d. m.
For washington, d. c., Philadelphia and
New York, 7:4b a. m and z: 90 y. m.
Baggage checks and tickets issued to all
points In the United States, Canada and
Mexico No transfer at Cincinnati nor st.
Louis.
Information concerning time of trains
connections, sleeping car reservations, etc.
cheerfuliy given, J. 3. SANDS, Agent.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
NERVOUS DEP--.ITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. 90, in use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or speo-
tal package for serious cases, 90.
seid BY DRUGGISTS. ssat prepaid on rsssips OF prsa
HMyhvys ~ G.. v1u'An Z ~ eta.Mx
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

We can improve the dairy COW
Dnly so fast as we can improve the
dairyman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
FOR THE STARVING JAPANESE.
National Red Cross Has Receive d 2 ,OO4
for Relief OF the Sufferers.

The American National Red Cross an
nounces the collection Of S23, 904 for the
benefit of the sufferers from the famine in
the northern provinces Of Japan. Condi-
tions in the famine district are described
as follows in the society's bulletin:
The latest accounts of the famine in the
provinces of the northeast part of the Island
Of Nippon are a month old when they reach
us. In the meantime conditions are getting
worse and worse. The Japanese Govern
ment Is doing all it possibly can by starting
new public works and by Immediately max
ing work in the laying out Of new rice fields.
but money is needed. These people had a
famine about three years ago: they had
hardly recovered from that when the war
came, and their sons had not returned from
Manchuria when the rice crop failed. The
children are disappearing from the schools
and the community cannot be s~elf-supporting
until after the September rice harvest is
gathered. Contributions may be sent to
Jacob II. Schiff, treasurer, New York state
branch of the American National Red Cross.
500 Fifth avenue. New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
FOLLOWED MRS. POILLON; FINED.
Ross Developed Two Other Names When
Arraigned in Court.

Mrs, Katherine Poillon with her athletic
sister, Charlotte, was in the Jefferson Market
police court yesterday when her case against
Arthur K. Ross, the Yonkers railway con-
tractor and engineer, was allied The de-
PENDANT admitted that his name was not
Ross. Mrs. Poillon said that or Friday night
he had followed her from the Fifth Avenue
Hotel up Fifth avenue and through Twenty
ninth street, where she had him arrested.
She said she had been familiar with his
face ever since her case-the Gould Brokaw
breach of promise suit, though she didn't
specify-had been pending In the Supreme
Court. She said there could be no mistake
on her part, as she knew his face as we'll as
she did that of her sister.
Solom on Hartford, a lawyer at 40 Wall
street, was put on the stand. He was one OF
fR0ds5t T rnnssteSiv a as F Re,erreo 10 'n9 oe-
did you know him as Ross?' asked
Lawyer Goldsmith.
NO replied Hanford after some hest
tation. .
shouted Goldsmith.
Hanford said that the matter was strictly
one OF confidence between counsel and his
client. The Magistrate upheld him.
Ross then took the stand. He refused TO
be sworn on the advice of his counsel,
Abraham Kalisky.
What is your name?" asked GOLDSMITH.
Arthur X. Ross"
as hat your right name?'
The witness hesitated a long time.
Finally he replied in the negative.
What is your right name?'
Ross finally said My real name Is Harry
X. Wilson. ] live at IL Hamilton avenue,
Yonkers."
Then he said he gave a fictitious name
beca Use he wished to avoid notoriety and
-. - % tIa 1la roo r,o a. n fro inGf him
He denied that he had ever been a detective
or had had any interest in Mrs. Poillon 8
lawsuit. That's out of my line" he said.
I'm a contractor"
John Lee, a contractor Of 21O Fifthayenue.
was next called by the defence. Goldsmith
asked him how long he had known Ross:
"I've known OF him for fifteen years and
I've known him intimately for two" was
the reply. =
what name did you know him by?'
Williams replied Lee.
Il fine the defendant Sl0-all I can under
the law" announced the court.
Ross, or Wilson, OF Williams, paid his fine,
The Poillon sisters followed. I'm going to
lind out his right name if it takes me till
doomsday," remarked Mrs. Polllon, as her
lille shadow disappeared.
Car! Fischer-Hansen gave out a statement
last night in which he said:
have never had the remotest interest in
this Poillon woman's whereabouts or move
ments. and | have never been directly or
indirectly Interested in having her followed or
! watched, aud it Is therefore utterly false and
untrue that the man she had arrested for
annoying her has ever been in my employ
or in the employ of anybody connected with
Mr.. Brokaw. mover heard of the man before,
do not know who he is and don't care.
Henry X. Wilson is not known in Yonkers,
At the Hamilton avenue house it was said
that he did not live there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
DIDN'T KNOW HIS CLUES NAME.
Secretary OF McManus Organization Held
in 81 900 Hail for Trial.

TITS a bum secretary that doesn't know
the name OF his club" observed a lawyer
in the West Side court yesterday after he
had failed to persuade Magistrate Whitman
that fifteen men bagged In a raid on a room
over a saloon at 500 Eleventh avenue were
members Of the Navac Democratic Club,
one Of The MoManus's organizations in
the Fifteenth district.
Detectives of the West Forty-seventh
street station had arralgned George w.
Prescott in court and charged him with
being the proprietor of a room In which
the prisoners were alleged to have been
shooting craps. A dumbwaiter ran to
the saloon on the ground floor.
The lawyer offered n charter granted the
Navajo Social club in 1896 as evidence that
the prisoners were all clubmen. Then
Charles Taffe of CAT Tenth avenue was
called to the stand to say that he was the
secretary.
What's the name Of your olub?' asked
the Court.
THE Aravac Club" was the reply.
Prisoner held in 81 900 bail for trial.
said the Magistrate.
The other fifteen prisoners were dis
charged. as they had been locked up for
four hour on account of Capt. Daly's re-
fusal to accept McManus's bail for them.
Magistrate Pool got out Of bed at 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning and took bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
The Weather.

Clear weather set in In this reg lon early yestcr-
day morning after the passag e Of the storm OF Sat-
urday to the northeastward. The storm was
central over northern Maine yesterday morning.
and In It's movements from the Lake regions TO the
coast had caused more than two inches OF rain al
most places from Virginia 10 Maine. In a colder
March this might have been twenty Inches OF snow
There was scattered snow in the extreme North
west and cloudiness In the Southern States,
The temperatures in the Southern States were a
little lower, but there were no extreme tempera-
lures anywhere. II was warmer in the Atlantic
States and Lake regions
In this city the day was fair and warmer: wind
brisk westerly: average humidity, AZ per cent;
corrected TO read TO sea level at A. NJ.
~. IA; 8 p. NJ, 29.u,
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
orhciAl thermometer, Is shown In the annexed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
new FIELD FOR COLUMBIA.
PLAN TO Fill IN FOUR BLOCKS
ALONG THE NORTH RIVER.
Committee Named 10y President Butler An.
nOunoes Its Cost Estimated II
81, 900 yOOO-Onc Feature Is a Water
Gate ~ Which visitors May Land.

UOuUDeS It's flNnS- NUbt Ebtttlh'Nu ~
81 900 .OOO-Onc Feature Is a Water
Gate Al Which visitors May Land.
The athletic field which President
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia
promised some time ago is soon TO be 40
quired by the university if certain legal
difficulties car be overcome.
The field will lie between 18th and l20th
streets, on land extending west from River
side Park into the North River. The land
under water will be filed in and a water
gate erected at the extreme outer end OF
the field, at which foreign visitors may he
landed and brought into the city. The
cost of filing in the land under water is
estimated by the committee at $500 600,
and the total expenses will run up TO
81, 900, 900.
The committee which has the matter
in charge and which was named by Presi-
dent Butler Is composed Of William Barclay
Parsons, George L. Rives and D.. lie Roy
Dresser. The two first named are trustees
Of Columbia. The original demand for a
new athletic field was made by the students
Of Columbia University just before the
beginning of the Christmas vacation. At
that time the students of the university
were aTOuSeu DeCauB5 Vi WV p"hcN
by the university council, which was con-
strued to mean that all athletics were to be
limited to competitions on home grounds.
The students wanted to know where the
home grounds were, az South Field, their
present athletic field, is now being built
on for university purposes.
A promise was made to the students mat
all possible effort would be made to obtain
a field for them, and shortly after 1t was
rumored that the new athletic grounds
had been practically secured and would be
within three minutes walk Of the university
and west Of it. There Is very little unoo-
oupied land in the district west Of Columbia
and what there is would hardly suit the
purposes Of an athletic field.
There is a stretch Of lane between 10th
and 10th streets and west Of Riverside
Park along which there are no piers or
buildings. The railroad tracks Of the
New York Central run through the land.
The proposition is to fll in that land up
to the pierhead line. Ornamental mason
work Ia to be constructed along the edge
of the land and a water gate provided for
In the centre.
In order to carry through the plan con-
sent must first be obtained from the mu-
nioipal authorities and from the New York
Central, which owns the strip Of land re-
ouired. The Columbia authorities expect
to be able not only to provide for their
own athletes, but also for the Public Schools
Athletic League. The land Ia big enough
to give the Columbiane a quarter mile
running track and also an adequate field.
Space will still be left at the north and
south ends, which may be turned over to
other athletic organizations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05

Waterman. He broke Jail after serving
four out Of a fifteen years sentence for this
job, and came North again.
Patrick Burke n the man the INSPECT ors
Put down for George'J. Sullivan, alias the
Brooklyn Kid. Sullivan broke a fafe in the
post Office at Nineveh, Broome county. in
1900. Later he pulled of jobs at Jamaica,
Hollis and Bellport, L.. |.
Inspector Meyer applied to Judge Fallon
to take the prisoners to New York at once,
but Judge Fallon ruled that they must
serve out their terms of thirty days for
VI granoy. These will be up within ten days.
Then the prisoners will be arrsiglled before
a United States Commissioner at New York.
Chef Smith. who arrested the men.
will no doubt receive the thanks of the
Post Office Department and a suitable re-
ward. There is n standing offer Of 5000
down for every arrest and conviction for
brea king into a post offics with intent to
rob.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
A TENDERLOIN CLUB RAIDED.
Was on Same Block as the Police station
-FOrty.fOur Prisoners.

The Knickerbocker Club. at io4 West
Thirtieth street. In the same block as
the Tenderloin station, was raided early
yesterday morning by Acting Captain
McGann, Detectives Roy, MCGEE, Brosian
and some uniformed policemen. The plain
restaurant adjoining and got in at the
rear, while the uniformed men broke in the
front door. Harry Holmes, the manager,
and John Chapman, both negroes, were
arrested for running the place. Forty
two other prisoners were taken, one Of
whom was a woman.
The entire forty-four were arraigned
in the Jefferson Market police court yester-
day. Magistrate Cornell discharged the
inmates, but held the two principals in
81 900 each for trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
HYPNOTIzED OUT OF $4,000.
Wealthy Syracuse WidOw Victimlzed by a
ClairyOyant and franc Medium.

NldlTNOsuht u htahNC i'h'u"
SYRACUSE, March 4.-Complaint has been
made to the police by Mrs. Thomas Merriam,
widow of a wealthy box manufacturer, that
after placing her under a hypnotic spell
Prof. Ross Edwards, a clairvoyant, trance
medium and healer, induced her to 60 to a
local bank on Friday and withdraw $4,000.
She say that after getting the money
Edwards hastily left town with his wife
and little niece.
Upon becoming free from the hypnotist's
power Mrs. Merriam realized that she had
been duped, and called on the police to
get her money back. AS yet no clue has
Deen found of Edwards's wherea bouts and
the police throughout the State have been
asked TO be on the lookout for him.
Mrs. Merriam was left a large amount OF
money by her husband, and zach day as
she drove up in her carriage TO the clair
voyant's home neighbors were attracted
by her exquisite dress and her flowers. The
victim declines to disclose what information
she desired from the clairvoyant, but he
advertised to disclose matters pertaining
to love, the removal Of evil influences and
to be q healer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
TENANTS MAKING A FIGHT.
SAY RENTS WERE INCREASED
WITHOUT DUE NOTICE.
Women Picket the Houses to Warn on
Prospective O~ccupants-A Policeman
Put on Guard-A Meeting Held I'm a
Neighboring Hall -BeliIsercnt signs.

Neighboring Hall -BeliIsercnt signs.
The tenants in a row of five story double
brick apartment houses at 80 to 100 Cook
street, Williamsburg, ave rebelled against
an increase in rent, and yesterday after
400 a policeman was stationed near the
buildings to check possible disturbance.
The tenants, who number 400 and COM
prise seventy-fve families, declared at a
meeting hat they would fight dispossess
proceedings. The buildings were form
erly owned by a physician and hta two
brothers. The recsnt purchasers, 1t is
said, got the idea that the rents had been
higher by from 81 to So than they really
were. At any rate they are insisting on
the ra ties they asked. A meeting was held
by the tenants in "A nearby hall last Thurs
day night, at which money was raised to
keep up the fight.
On Saturday many of the tenants were
served with dispossess papers r%eturnable
in the Fourth Municipal District Court
before Justice Lynch, at Lee avenue and
Clymer street, tomorrow. After the no.
tees were served ITO let" signs were put
up in front Of the houses. The tenants tore
them down and yesterday afternoon some
of the women tenants acted as pickets In
front Of each dwelling and warned pros
pective tenants away. Word was sent to
the Stage street police station and a
policeman was sent TO preserve order. In
every front window Of the dwellings is
posted a circular in Yiddish, which trans
lated is somewhat as follows:
Shall the poor people suffer on account Of
the increase In rent2 Shall we allow East Side
landlords to come over here and raise our
rents? We are on strike and viii stand UP for
our rights. The landlords are squeezing the
poor tenants for their gain.
Around the neighborhood were posted
signs reading Down With the Trust" and
NO Rooms to Let" In front of the house at
9O-92 was a sign Hang the landlords"
David Linetzsky has been in charge of the
revolt. He said last evening that what
angered the tenants was that when the new
landlords notified them all on Wednesday
last to have their rents ready on the fol-
lowing day nothing was then said bout the
increase. If the tenants had been notified
last month, they could have prepared to
move elsewhere. The increase ranges from
81 to $3.50 on rents from S1 to $40,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
MATCH DROPPED IN LETTER BOX
Letter Arrives From Honolulu In a Dam.
aged Condition.

A letter addressed to Clerk Supreme
Court, jersey City" which George Whaley
of the cable ship Restorer allied in Homo
lulu on February 3, reached its destination
in a badly damaged condition on Saturday.
The envelope was charred in spots and the
sender's middle name was burned out of
the signature in the letter.
The communication was accOmpanied
by an explanatory note from Post Office
Inspector F. J. Hare saying that "the con-
ditlon of this letter Is due to the fact that
some miscreant threw a lighted match IN
the letter box at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel,
where il was deposited"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
CHARLES r. WARNER A SUICIDE.
Was q Son OF Seth warner. 4 New York
state Hotel a

LYNN, Mass, March 4.-This morning
at I o'clock Charles r. Warner was found
dead in bed at his boarding house. Last
night he said he was broken hearted and,
as he had lone many times before, threat
ened to take his life.
This morning Warner was found with a
gas tube close to his nose.
He was the son Of Seth Warner, a wealthy
hotel proprietor Of New York State who
retired a few years ago from active bust
ness and lives with a daughter at Bingham
ton in the summer and on a large estate
in Florida in the winter, where he now Is.
The suicide has a brother in Washington
who is proprietor Of the New Willard Hotel
and who ran the Hotel Bristol in New York
two wears ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-05
WANT A HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
Brooklyn and Queens Doctors Move for
One for the TWO BOrOughs.

Bills will be introduced in the Senate and
Assembly to-day creating the office OF
Health Commissioner for the Boroughs Of
Brooklyn and Queens and thus take from
Commissioners Darlington control of the
affairs Of the Health Department In those
two boroughs.
At present Brooklyn is represented by
the physicians of the two boroughs want to
deal direct with a commissioner The
bills have the Endorsement of DR.. William
F Campbell, president Of the Kings County
Medical Society; DIR. j. W. Fleming and DR..
j. c. Hicks, as we'll as Borough President
senator Charles Cooper and Assemblyman
Edward G. bowling.