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New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
ATTACK WESTINGHOUSE
HOT ANNUAL MEETING.
Holders Charge PTvatt
Use of Company's Funds.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Pittsburg July 25.-There was a stormy time
at the annual meeting of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing Company in the board
room at East Pittsburg this morning. 10 was
the first meeting since 1897.
Minority stockholders led by James F.
Carothers. local banker and broker. charged
President George Westinghouse with unloading
securities on the company at double their value.
with using the funds of the company in private
enterprises and with having the directors OF
the company assist him in these deals Mr.
Westinghouse was not present.
The trouble started over the issue OF S25,-
100000 asserting stock voted at the last meet
ing. Mr. Carothers demanded TO know the limit
at which this stock TO be sold. George B.
Gordon. of the majority. announced that IL was
to be sold at par. The minutes Of the last meet
ing did not show this. and Mr.. CarQthers de-
manded a correction. but was OurvOted.
Then came an item in the report OF the d.
rectors on the stock and bonds Of the Lacka>
wanna & Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Com
pany to the amount of S6,3O00O0 held by the
Westinghouse company. MFR. CarOthers wanted
TO know how much was stock and how much
bonds. The road is capitalized at SS!O00O0o- MFR.
Carothers said the Westinghouse company had
furnished all the capital to build the road and
held only S300.O0O of the stock. the rest being
bonds.
vice-President E. NJ Herr said the report did
not show this detail but he believed S3.O0O.O00
was stock. John Gregg demanded to know how
the company acquired it. He said:
IT understand this stock was sold 70 this COM
pany by Mr.. Westinghouse / understand the
transit company is a private undertaking OF his
and he unloaded this stock our company
eat double it's value" shouted another minor
ity man.
After several calls for vote the report was
adopted. The minority stockholders gained
nothing by their battle but Mr.. CarOthers an
nounced that they had made beginning and
proposed to take a hand in the governing OF the
company in the future.
Westinghouse officials say the trouble was
caused by small brokers' who have never been
allowed to deal in the securities of the COM
pany, and is what an exceptionally prosperous
corporation like the Westinghouse company has
to expect. 1t was carried forward TO AFFECT
stocks, they declared.
Vice-President Herr defended the policy OF not
furnishing complete and detailed statement
on the ground that il gives information to COM
peting companies Mr.. Carothers called atten-
tiOn to the exhaustive statement made by the
cOmpany's largest competitor, the General Elec-
trio company.
The administration ticket. which was elected.
drops James Hazen Hyde and adds T. W. Sic
mon, the treasurer of the company. and W. D.
Uptegraff. secretary TO Mr.. Westinghouse. The
number of directors is now placed az twelve IN
stead of eleven heretofore.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
MRS. STENTON INSANE2
ReLatires Obtain Court Order-Say
She Is KIept0maniac.

Justice Blanchard this afternoon, in the Su-
preme Court the application of Wilbur
LarremOre, counsel for Wilbur l. Malcom, a
nephew; Lydia NJ. Worrall, a niece, and other
relatives of Mrs. Louisa NJ. Stenton the mother
OF Mrs. Alice Kinnan. recently murdered at their
home in Washington avenue, in The Bronx
granted an order 70 show cause why she should
not be declared insane. The order is directed
to the petitioners and all the relatives of Mrs
Stenton and is returnable August /.
Malcom in his petition, says the old woman
has behaved in a strange and peculiar manner;
that she does not recognize him when he calls
on her nor does she recognize her other rela-
tives. She has forgotten, he AYERS all records
as to her family, and regards him with an air Of
suspicion. He says her property-or, rather
what is left of-ff-nOw amounts to about $4,000
The afidavit of Lydia Worrall which is sub
stantiated by the other petitiOning relatives OF
Mrs Stenton. is about the same as that OF NAL
com II says that Mrs. StentOn is victim Of
kleptomania.
Drs William Mabon and Arthur H. Harring-
ton also make affidavits. in which they say that
Mrs Stenton is suffering from senile dementia
and is not in a fit mental state either TO take
care OF herself or to manage her business affairs
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
COSTLY ANTIQUES LOST.
Countess Caste!menardo Thinks Tea
neck Firemen Took Them.

Hackensack. n. J., July 25 (SpeciaD.-Countess
CastelmenardO, of Teaneck. n. J.. who is a niece
of the late William Walter Phelps and a direct
descendant OF President Martin Van Buren, has
lost antiques valued at $4,000. and believes they
were stolen by volunteer firemen and others at
a fire in Walter Simpsons storage house here
June 25 last. She had all her valuables STORED
there. Since the fire several flremen, she told
valuable vessels which they said they took home
for safekeeping. Others are said to have admit
ted that they carried off some souvenirs, but
that they were so badly damaged by fire as to
be almost valueless.
The countess has instructed her attorneys to
make thorough investigation, and they declare
that while they dislike TO bring discredt on the
volunteer system, they will do Among the
missing valuabes is gift of the Emperor of
Japan TO the countess's father, who was the
late General Thomas B. Van Buren,.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
NEAR FOUR MILES HIGH.
Balloon Breaks Record for High
ascent an This Country.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Philadelphia July 25.-T. Chalmers Fulton and
Samuel j. Ottinger. two Philadelphia physicians.
to-day ascended in a balloon to the height OF
nearly four miles above the earth's surface-the
highest altitude, It is asserted that has ever
been attained in America.
The physicians made the ascension purely IN
the interest OF medical science. with view to
collecting physiological data by means of ex-
periments at various attitudes The trip was
the most remarkable, from the standpoint Of
height that has ever been made in this country.
The aeronauts were in the air for nearly FIVE
hours but the distance covered was not great,
owing to lack Of wind. The start made from
Point Breeze shortly after o'clock, and the ball
loon came to earth between Media and West
Chester distance of little more than thirteen
miles from the starting point
While up in the air the two experimenters not
only procured material of the greatest value to
science, but they We're treated TO sights such as
few have ever beheld They 1oated among the
great heecy clouds and that rarest of all
aeronautic bits of scenery, a double periheliOn.
or shadOWgraph Of the balloon on the clouds.
While the doctors said, after their descent,
that the trip had been very successful from a
scientific viewpoint, they absolutely refused to
give out any data They will write their expert
ences and give ii TO the medical world.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
FIGHT AMONG CRIPPLES.
-Four Manned Men Battle for Honor
of Being Worst afflicted.

ithaca. N. V July 25.-A discussion among
fo,r cripples as to which was the most un-
fortunate ended in a bloody fight in ST. Johns
Hotel. near the I4ackawanna station. here to-
day. Abram Spicer, who has one shrunken leg.
entered the hotel with cripple who had lost
both legs Within they found one armed man
talking with John Difin. the proprietor, whose
left arm had been amputated at the elbow.
The one-armed guest started a discussion by
saying that he was the most unfortunate man Of
the lot and Spicer put forward the claims OF his
comraniOn. In the course of the argument one
of the cripples drew pistol. but before he could
fire there was a general miX-up, in which Spicer
received several scalp wounds.
SpiCer has sworn out warrant for Diffin
who he saws, hit him with his cane, charg-
ing assault in the third degree, The other two
cripples have disappeared
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
BOYS FATHER ACCUSED
Charged scith Murder of John
.Streub Near HOusatOnic.

Great harrington. Mass. July 25.-Emil Streub.
father of john the twelve-year-Old boy whose
body was found in the woods near HousatOnic
about two weeks ago, was arrested late this af-
ternoon on warrant charging him with the
murder of his son.
The father had been subjected to rigid ex-
animation the greater part of yesterday and to-
day. but, with the exception Of few minor de-
tails, his testimony. it is said. was unshaken.
On July the Streub boy left home with an
other lad. Benjamin White. bound for TOrring-
ton. Conn, where they expected to obtain work
in a factory. Upon reaching Great harrington
streub decided to return to his home in Housa-
tonic. while White adhered to his original plan
of going to Torrington, where he got employ
ment.
Streub disappeared almost Immediately after
parting from White and his body was not dis
covered until Sunday. July Il. when searchers
found it concealed beneath a pile OF bushes
which had been cut and placed over the body.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
SUBWAY BLAST FATAL
ONE DEAD, -FOUR INJURED.
Shattered Rocks FaH on Workmen
in CentraPs Tunnel.

Loosened by a terrific blast. several tons of
solid rock fell from the side of a thirtv-6ve foot
excavation in the New York Central Railroads
subway. under construction at 45th street and
Park avenue. last night. killing one man in
s.antly and injuring four others. one of whom
viii probably die. The concussion from the
hast also caused heavy crane 10 fail with the
roek and damage estimated at $1,000 was done
The rocks fell upon twenty Italian laborers,
some Of whom scrambled up small stairway TO
Lexington avenue. The stairs are about eigh-
teen inches wide, and the men fought with enc
another 10 gain a foothold.
lanes Tonton. the foreman, OF East 10th
street. Was the man killed. The following were
injured:
pAREKELLE James. OF No $50 West seth street. head
crashed and internal injuries; taken to Flower Hos
crushed; to Flower Hospital, -
v.1--ONEI.II Antonio. Of No 27O West osth strae.
ankle crushed TO Bellevue Hospital.
SAUNDERS Henry of No ss7 West 41st street: ankle
srTaned: taken home
The screams of the injured and the shouts Of
their fellow laborers reached the ears of the po-
uoemen in the Grand Central substation, and
the reserves were Immediately sent to the scene.
They found the men lighting TO get UP the stair
way. With drawn clubs the police charged the
men and managed TO gain a passage down into
the excavation
Ambulance calls were sent TO Flower and
Bellevue hospitals. A crowd of several thousand
gathered. BY the gasolene lamps and a few
electric lights the police managed 10 find the
injured men. most of whom were pinned down
by huge pieces OF rock.
With the aid Of crowbars the rocks were
lifted from the mems bodies, and they were
dragged out. Only the left foot Of TontOn, the
foreman. could be seen. His head had been
Tfer Nd
fell directly on top Of him.
The police were unable TO place the blame
Il appears that a blast had lOosened the rock
which formed the foundation for the heavy
crane. which was used TO hoist earth from the
excavation. 1t is estimated that about fifty
tons of rock fell into the excavation.
Detectives arrested H. A. Lowery. of No. 46i
Lexington avenue, the night superintendent of
the construction work. and charged him techni-
cally with criminal negligence. although it is
said that Tonton was in charge of the blasting
work
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
NAY BE GENTRY SLAYER.
Prisoner in Poughkeepsie Identified
by Chicago Woman.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. July 25-Frank J. Constan-
for about week. charged with the murder OF
Mrs Louise H. Gentry. of Chicago. 1t was not
unt to-day that the prisoner was positively ident;-
fed. He was arrested at Tivoli, twenty-five miles
-thisze4ty.- by Deputy Sheriff Hoffman Con-
stantlne had been working as timekeeper for a
contractor at TivoH when his presence became
known 10 the deputy sheriff. Suddenly Constan-
the left the neighborhood and spent his time
around New York and Brooklyn. He mad sweet
heart at Tfvol and by his letters 10 rer the dep
uty sheriff found him. Constantine made ap-
pontment with his sweetheart, and when he ar
rived Tivoli week ago Deputy Sheriff Hog
man was at the hotel to meet him. He was i'm
mediately brought the county Jail and placed in
confinement
Constantine says he is not the wanted. He
first said this was his name and that the Chicago
murder was committed by his brother, and that
lis brother used the prisoners name. Tonight ne
says his name f Fritz Constantine. For week
the sheriffs office awaited Identification. This
morning woman who called herself Miss Ellen
schreiber although the name is assumed, and who
Is a cashier III Chicago restaurant, came here
and positively identified the prisoner He had a
weeks growth of beard, but the woman was GER
tain The Sheriff had the prisoner shaved and later
the woman again stated that there doubt
as 10 the prisoner being the Frank J. Constantine
she saw in Chicago both in the restaurant, where
he took his meals. and in cab the day following
the murder Chicago officers are expected here to-
morrow Friday take the prisoner 10 that city.
Constantine admitted TO the Sheriff that ne had
served time in the Elmira RefoTmatory for con-
yiction a charge of burglary
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
lSTEANBOAT DISABLED.
Passengers on Rocka7cay Craft Sent
Home by Police Honey.

Something went wrong with the machinery of
the steamboat Sam Sloan after she left the
Steeplechase pier at Rockaway Beach last night,
and her captain ran her to the Fifth avenue
pier at Rockaway Park and announced TO the
crowd on board that the boat could go no fur
ther. The passengers who had spent the day
at the beach. and Of which fully two-thirds were
and children. were put off there and
forced to take Long Island Railroad trains to
Brooklyn.
Many Of the persons were without sufficient
money to carry them through to their destina-
ton. and did not know any one from whom to
obtain loan Several police officers lent these
stranded persons enough money TO carry them
home. After some delay all were started on
their trip 10 Brooklyn
Just what happened TO the Sloan is known
al ROckawaY Park. hut II was reported that
some of her hoe~ tubes leaked and made it i'm
possible 10 keep mp steam enough to drive her
and that rather than risk being caught helpless
outside the captain decided not 10 make the trip
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
DOUM4 CHIEF IN MOSCOU
Meetings of Members of Former
House Prohibited.

Moscow, July 25.-Prince Paul DolsouroAo-,'
president Of the executive committee OF 'ne
former lower house OF parliament arrived mere
tonight 70 consult with his party associates
relative 20 the tactics to be pursued by the COM
mittee and 70 get further signatures 90 the ad-
dress to the people. which has now been sub
scribed 70 by 213 deputies
In view of the decision OF the Moscow ConSti-
tutiOnal Democrats to summon national con-
eress. the Governor General announced tonight
that the meeting would not be allowed. and that
deputies TO the recent parliament would nor %
permitted 20 attend meetings or 20 present. 70
their constituents accounts Of their activities N
parIfament
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
FOR RATE Law RULINGS.
Commerce Commission Grants Hear
ing to Railroad Men.
IFrom The Tribune Rureau.l


Washington July 25.-Interpretation of the
Railroad Rate law, in so far as is within the
province of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, and an extension Of time for the prepara-
ton of tariff rates will be sought from the COM
mission by a committee Of Western railroad
officials at a conference to be held here next
Tuesday.
A request having been received from the COM
mittee for hearing the commission has adj
vised j. c. Stubbs. of the Hartman lines, the
committees chairman, that the hearing will
be granted Tuesday at the rooms of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The other menu
bers of the committee of Western railroad Off
cials Darius Miller first vice-president Of
the Burlington; w. B. Biddle third vice-presi-
dent of the Rock Island Frisco lines; C. Hale
traffic manager of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas;
Frank S. Bower. freight traffic manager of the
Illinois Central and j. H. Hiland. third vice.
president of the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul.
Great Importance is attached to this confer
ence by those interested in the enforcement Of
the Railroad Rate law, as the Western railroads
have been the first to appeal to the commission
directly for rulings on the sections of the new
law over which the commission has discretionary
authority Their request. coming on top of the
application Of some of the express companies for
extension OF time within which to get their
accounting and tariff system ready. will cause
the commission to decide definitely the question
whether the law gives them the discretion to
make this extension in the case OF all common
carriers.
The prevailing opinion among the commission
ers seems to be that they have this discretionary
authority and in all likelihood the railroads will
get several weeks grace. Western railroad off,
cials are stirred up the question of the
Issuing and posting OF tariffs, and evidently the
plans for the issuing of tariffs submitted to the
commission the other day by A. b. Stickney.
president of the Chicago Great Western, have
not met with entire approval 1t is partly to
protest against the adoption of these plans that
the committee will appear in Washington. Dis
cusson of the subject at the conference will
probably result in an announcement of the COM
missions Interpretation Of several sections OF
the statute now obscure railroad officials, and
will clear up things considerably before the law
becomes effective on August 2S.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
TOM JOHNSON ENJO[NED
VAS TEARING UP TRACK.
Told Men to Go Ahcad, and Must
Face CONTEMPT Charge.

Cleveland. July 25.-Papers were served on
Mayor Tom L. Johnson late this afternoon citing
him to appear in Common Pleas Court to-mor-
row morning to show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt for violating a tenn
porary injunction issued by Judge Ford to-day.
The injunction was issued upon application of
the Cleveland Electric Railway Company re-
straining the city from proceeding further with
Fulton street which was begun by force of
. vision of Mayor Johnson early to-day.
The matter is the outgrowth of the contest
which is on between the Cleveland Electric
Railway Company, which is seeking an extern
sion of its franchises. and the Forest City line,
which is the municipal lire, backed by
Mayor Johnson and others.
The Mayor said that the tracks were being re-
moved by city employees under the supervision
OF the Board Of Public Service. and not by the
Municipal Traction Company, as had been at
at first generally believed. He said the action
taken because the Cleveland Electric Rail-
way Company refused or neglected to comply
with council resolution requiring it to take up
its tracks in Fulton street and remove them to
the east side of the street.
The injunction was served upon Mayor john
son personally as he was overseeing the work
of tearing up the tracks. He acknowledged the
service and put the document in his pocket,
but told the men 10 proceed with their work
and ignore the courts order. The work of tear
ing up the tracks in Fulton street was completed
shortly after noon. and preparations were at
once begun to lay the tracks of the Forest City
line in that thOrOughfare
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
SPECIALS FAST RUN TO SAVE LIFE.
Covers Eighty-two Miles in Seventy Minutes
with Machinist Crushed by Engine.
rBv Te.egraph to The Tribune.

Camden. n. J.. July 25.-To save human life
n racord run OF eighty-two miles in seventy min
,,tes was made from Cape May TO Camden by a
enecial train over the Reading Railroad this
afternoon.
John Daubman. a machinist, of No. $40 Fair
,,,e.v street Camden. on his first day at work
for ;he company had been caught under loco
motive al cape May. and both legs were badly
Injured A special train was quickly made up
and rhe victim. his injuries temporarily dressed
vas ~. on board. The train had inc, right OF
va rho city ambulance VAS IN waiting when
~, t,stn nUIlel into Camden al 1;15 y. m.
Tho surgeons win Try to save Dauomahs life
but one leg may have to be amputAteu' ana ms
condition is critical.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
ANARCHY IN CAUCASUS.
Bandits Unchecked = Fighting in
Eriran and Shusha.

Tifis. July 25.-In consequence Of revolutions
ary terrorism the administration OF the vice.
royalty of the Caucasus has been completely
paralyzed and officials are resisning IN larx.
numbers. Bandits roam about at will, even q
the daytime in Tifiis and its suburbs, eNacti7<
tribute. One band has made a systematic col
lection OF 81 so from each peasant In the gov
ernment OF Tiiis the country paths are In ruin
owing 20 the suspension Of industry and agrt-
culture.
News was received here to-day OF an outbreak
of troubles between ATmenians and Iartars n
Erivan and Shusha In Erivan order was re-
stored after a large number OF Tartars AMI
Armenians had been killed wounded IN
Shusha the troops were unable TO subdue tH-
Tartars. who killed Armenians near the Cow
ernOr's residence and fred on the Governors
quarters. The artillery Is now in action I've
soldiers were killed
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
LIFE oF ACCUSED CHEMIST SAVED.

,1ro,ter Y Freeman a chemist OF Oscawana.
\ who was locked up Tuesday night at
police Headquarters. was found unconscious in his
cell early yesterday morning and taken to ST. Vim
oont.s Hosptal where II said he would recover
nv man is believed to be suffering from the effects
of a narcotic. and the police in doubt as 20
whether he took an overdose of some drug at
taronted suicide. He kept walking from early
morning until 10 O'Clock last night 10 his life
freeman is q chemist who says he discovered the
secret Of making camphor by synthetic process
and in connection with this discovery he Is charged
with misappropriating $3.50 belonging 70 the firm
of Parke Davis s Co. manufacturing chemists. os
No. 80 Maiden Lane
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
TO URGE TARIFF REVISION.
Iowa Republican State Platform Will Come
Out Against Sheltering Monopolies.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Sioux City. Iowa, July 25.-Revision of the tariff
and that Immediately, will be urged by the Repub-
hcan state platform be adopted in Des Moines
On August l. according a high counsellor OF
Governor Cummins
secretary Shaw is reported hurrylng TO Iowa
70 prevent this. the plea that the recent Oyster
Kay conference decided for stand -patisnn." The
protective tariff principle vii: clearly recognized
onf just plainly It will be stated that certain
schedules are shelterng monopoly and killing COM
petition, 10 the destruction of the rights of con-
sumers
Immediate revision will DE demanded on the
ground that efectualIy to meet the arguments OF
NE opposition in the 1905 campaign these monopo-
hstlc schedules must be revised or abolished.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
UNCHANGED TORPEDO SINKS BOAT.
Four Seamen Thrown Into Water During
Practice at Newport Station.

Newport, R. l.. July ga Whitehead torpedo
fred from the dock at the torpedo station during
practice to-day struck and sank boat in which
four seamen gunners were seated. A HfebOat res
cred the seamen. The torpedo not charged
but it was driven with sufficient force by COM
pressed air To break hole In the boat AZ d US us
lance of three hundred yards. The men IN tle
boat were stationed on the range line 70 Rlck up
the spent torpedo, and by mlschahce sO' " 'i'e way
New-York tribune., 1906-07-26
MAN DROPS FROM ELEVATED TRAIN
Lands on Top of Covered Wagon and sus-
tains Bruises.

In an effort 10 leave an elevated train after it had
left the Myrtle avenue and Adams street station.
Brooklyn last night Peter Stencil. of No. 81 Del
monico Place, Brooklyn, fell from the rear car to
the street
A covered wagon was passing beneath the struct-
ure. and stengeI landed on the roof of it. He was
taken TO the Brooklyn Hospital suffering from con-
,,sious and possible internal injuries.