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New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
NATIONAL BUSINESS SHOW OPENS.
Wireless Telephone Appliances and Type.
writer Contests Exposition Features.

Ths National Business Show opened its seventh
exhibition Of the innunerable appliances used in
business Office in Madison Square Garden yester-
day. Every device from paper clip to an auto
matte letter file other cumbersome furniture had
its place in the two hundred exhibition
spaces which will honeycomb the building for
week Not even lead pencil is left unnoticed by
the exhibitors, who have engaged scores of experts
TO demonstrate every article which might be OF
use fn Office shop.
To add action TO the display Of furniture and
mechanical devices special nights have been
ranged for the various trade organizations who
viii take part in the contests. which will include
a typewrit!ng championship test. On Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday the feminine typewrtters
will contest for such honors will proclaim them
The champions of this country. At the same time
the automatic contriVances will be entered in a
contest TO ascertain Just what machine can the
quickest print and deliver stamped and addressed
envelopes. While all these business house enter
tainments in progress concerts Will lend color
10 the spectacle in the afternoon and evening.
The banker and broker shown devices which
make it possible for him to speak to his clerk r.
the wireless telephone or TO watch the course Of
The market on the telautograph board, and the of
fee boy is instructed in counting up long entries Of
figures on the automatic counting machine. Every
device Is shown for the Office OF the merchant,
banker department store manager or hotel propri-
Sfor
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
BONES RECALL HISTORY
Tossed Up IN Chambers Street by
Italian Laborers.

partly destroyed skeleton of a man in the
sandy soil not three feet below the surface Cham
bers street and only hundred feet east of Broad
way was found yesterday afternoon The italian
laborers employed by the Continental Asphalt Com
pany in taking up the ground in which to lay the
salt water mains tossed up on the pile of yellow
dirt sections of humerus, femur and section of
a skull.
passerby saw this disregard Of old bones and
tried to find out from the delivers whether there
were other relics. "Yes-a" said the future or pres
ent voter; "yes-a. They YER soft an poof! they
blow away Traces of the pieces of the other
bones could be seen mixed with the dirt The fore
man on the Job said he didn't know what to do
with the relics ne had While he was talking curio
seekers made off with the sections of human frame
work.
Close by where the bones were found, and at the
same level. was old tree stump This perhaps
was the cause of the story that gained credence
that the tree had been used during the Revolution
ary unpeasantness for the hanging of patriots and
that the eliminated Continental soldiers were buried
at the foot of the natural gallows. In the mys-
terious way that Wall Street tip spreads this
tale got around the business sectio=. Before the
laborers gave UP work for the night a crowd
standing around and asking the patriots
bones"
search of records showed that no patriots had
been buried in that vicinity although the Com
mons later City Hall Park, had been used
place of execution. Chambers street cut
through by order of the Common Council in 1895.
This was mentioned as bounding the Commons on
the north. That the street was laid negro
burial ground is referred to as follows: That the
mentioned in the patent to Cornelius Van
Borsun for said land. dated October 16. 1878. be
far this corporation is concerned deemed Eng
lish statute measure. That the claimants to the
burying ground release the corporation their In
terest in the land laid out for a street. and also
of all land to the south of said street and the
poration will release to said claimants all their
interest I'm land north of said street"
There is no record that the bodies were ever
taken up That their service TO the white man did
not end with death was indicated yesterday when
youth. who secured large section of the skull.
said: I'll have this polished and made into ash
receiver It'll look fine on an iron mount"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

sorted fur stock which is offered this week Model
garments OF all sorts sale.
A. d. MATTHEwSs SONS. of Brooklyn celebrate
the SEVENTEEN anniversary of the establishment OF
their business on Monday. to continue for the week
C. e. Conterno's full Montauk Theatre orchestra
will give daily concerts A programme of recep-
tions Is announced, with more than 1000 souvenir
bargains every day.
E A. MORRISON & SON. Broadway and 18th
street. have a sale in waists which includes every
shade of silk and tailor made
E KUNKE. No 10 West Ssth street announce a
sale of mink, seal. pony and Persian furs.
ARNOLD CONSTABLE & co. Broadway and
18th street. feature Paris soree gowns we'll as
street and calling suits. They have also a large
assortment of Irish crochet laces and neckwear
and dress silks.
BEST & CO. Nos. so and 60 West 2Sd street. ad-
vertise large line of boys suits. including Rus
sian and sailor blouse suits. Eton and MILDLY suits
and REFERS and overcoats, with number of double
breasted suits.
HEARN. in West 14th street. declares general
roster drygoods including groups of dress silks.
silk crepe de chimes. wrappers robes, sacques.
blankets and eiderdown robes albatross wrappers.
women's tailored suits. rugs bath fixtures and an
assortment of millinery goods
BLOOMINGDALES'. at Third avenue and 5sth
street. will have floral exhibition this week. at
which many specimens of rare flowers will be sold.
With this. the store has stock of women's tai
lored suits and skirts. A special sale of
gal Oriental rugs is also mentioned in the offerings
The floral exhibition will be given from a. m.
to p. m,
FORSYTHE. at Broadway and 18th street has a
variety of new autumn suits. broadcloths and
strictly tailored suits. Special mention Is given 70
the black suit department. The sale also includes
fur coats. Russian pony coats, caracul coats and
natural mink muffs.
BoNwIT. TELLER & CO.. in West sd street
are Offering their suit department special tailor
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
RUSSELL SALE BRINGS S74,274.
Highest Single Price Paid at Close of Auc-
ton Is S2,95O.

The sale of the furniture and pictures belong
ing 20 Miss Lillian Russell at the Fifth Avenue
Art Galleries ended last night, the total sum
ceived being S74,274. The sales yesterday
amounted to S36576. the highest single price
paid being $3.50 for suite of Louis XVI salon
furniture with Aubusson tapestry panels. An
old piece of F1orentine tapestry. illustrating an
episode OF the Moyen period. went to w H
Michel for $1,000. while another piece of FIem-
ish tapestry brought 81 100 the buyer being J.
H. Bostwick.
A piece Of Florentine tapestry brought 81 500
from an unknown buyer, and the Louis XVI
suite in antique Rose du Barry tapestry four
pieces, brought S1I5O 1t was said before the
sale that Miss Russell paid $4,000 for the suite
The price at which 1t was sold surprised many
Of the spectators An Empire bed in san Do
minso mahogany was bought by Mrs. W. d.
Spiegelberg for $175. while S1.7OO was paid for
Louis XVI screen with Du Barry tapestry
The collection of fans was included in the sale
The highest price paid for any one was $50.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
MONTCLAIR MILK FAMINE
Borden Company Shuts off Supply
FoIIo5cing Health Boards Edict.

Montclair. Oct II (SpeciaD.-The Borden Con-
densed Milk Company has informed all customers
In this town that its local milk delivery service
suit of this action a milk famine now threatens
the residents About twenty-three hundred farnl-
ies are supplied by the Borden company. and II
IS believed that the present controversy will be
iarreachfng in its effect If the Board of Health
mere does not modify it's orders of yesterday re-
quiring q tubercuin test of the dairy COWS and
all milk sold here
In its statement the Borden company declared
that the tuberculin test on all COWS contributing
10 the local milk supply is a stipulation which no
other municipality has yet attempted TO apply on
the lines adopted by the Montclair board. 1t says
that under the very best conditions 1t would take
a year or two at least make the tests. and then
with the full cooperation of the various state au
thorites to insure the required amount of milk
from tuberculin tested cattle They declare that
the new ordinance IS impractcabe.
:. v Henry, the local manager Of the Borden
company, said to-day that his company had Of
Tered the dairymen from whom it purchased milk
81 head to cover inspection by a veterinarian and
agreed TO pay for all the cattle that did not come
up to the tuberculin test The dairymen refused
this offer. saying that they complying
with all the requirements of the New York State
Board of Health.
The Borden company has elaborate plant here
and distributes six thousand quarts of milk daily.
The company has retained Attorney Charles d.
Thompson. and II is believed that the matter will
be taken into court
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
EXPLAINS SILVER SLUMP.
Se7ceu Says Short Sales an London
4re RESPONSIBLE.

barton Sewen' vice-president of the American
oileiths and Refining Company. said yesterday
tildI lhere was no truth in a published report that
Pe ueclihe IN the price of silver in New York and
'ohuon was due TO offerings on an unwilling mar
Ket ny large dealers who wished to turn their
holoihgs into cash. The silver market Is totally
uInerent from the copper market" he said. Most
OF 'he silver mined is bought by governments for
coinage purposes, and stocks of the metal are
held ny the big refining selling companies to be
uhloaoed upon the market" Continuing, he said:
Our company, which is the largest seller OF
silver disposes OF all of its refined silver as fast
as IT comes out of the works. When the ores
are purchased outright the transactions are based
on the quotations prevailing the date of settle
ment' and as the company pursues the policy OF
selling its product fast 1t is refined practi-
cally equal quantities of the metal are being re-
ceived and delivered each day the same price
basis The decline in the price of the metal Is
due to short sales of spectators in London. who,
embodened by their success in copper, have en-
tered the silver market"
The common stock of the American Smelling
and Refining Company made new low record for
the year yesterday, dropping to 70, loss OF 31s
points from the low price touched on the preceding
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New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE TO-DAY,S ADVERTIS-
ING COLUMNS
ING COLUMNS.

R. II. MACY & CO. Broadway and s4th street.
announce a wide variety of stock. ranging from
Oriental rugs to muslin underwear. Special atten-
tion is called TO the antique Oriental rugs. floor
coverings dining furniture, dinner sets.
leather goods for men. women's suits and coats
kimonos. sacques. laces. broadcloths white goods.
draperies and score OF grocery and basement
economies A special sale of mixed wares is an
nounced for Tuesday.
SIMPSON CRAWFORD COMPANY announces
the sale $4,000 worth of lace robes at half price
Belgian and French handwork. Irish headings and
Irish laces. The store. in Sixth avenue and 18th
street. also offers collection of women's tailored
suits at reduced prices.
sIEGEL-COOPER COMPANY gives double the
usual number of trading stamps between $50 and IL
o'clock additional offer to shoppers TO call at
the Sixth and 18th street store in the morn
ing. An offering in specials in womens demi-cos-
and fnll suits is also announced for to-mOr-
row.
ABRAHAM & STRAUS OF Brooklyn. designate
this Fabric Week" sale of dress goods OF
varied assortment is mentioned Black imported
etamine voile for autumn and winter are
among the specials. which also include the alba
tross sale.
LORD & TAYLOR Broadway and goth street.
feature an array of ideas in silk stockings.
Colored. open work embroidered and black Isle
are among the assortments. Kid gloves are also
offered this week. Another important sale is that
of the Oriental rugs.
STERN BROTHERS have a selection of artistic
Carrara marbles miniature worries electroliers and
vases. An unlimited arrav of upholstery articles
and Innings is also announced. On Monday and
Tuesday limited number of bedsteads and Filet
lace curtains will be offered French and Irish bed
linens are among the other features Of the West
23d street store which also an Oriental carpet
reduction Dress fabrics and women's dresses are
added features.
A. JAECKEL & co. Fifth avenue and S5th
street. specially invite the inspection of the as
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
ITALIANS ACCUSED OF ExToRTIoN.
Mount Vernon Police Think They Have
Nipped Black Hand Plot.

Black Hand attempt failed yesterday when
Francesca Talorica and Antonio Marucca both Nv
ing in Mount Vernon. arrested the Mount
Vernon Postofice after they had asked for their
mail, among which was a package said to contain
extortion money from alleged victim.
About ten days ago Michael Romeo. OF No. $50
East 226th street, received letter saying his life
would not be worth two cents If he did not send
500 in a package addressed TO the Mount Vernon
Postoffce The writer said that the package would
be called for on Friday when the time for send
ing the money expired.
Romeo informed the Bronx detective bureau.
Yesterday Talorica and Marucca called at the
Mount Vernon Postoffice, and they did not give
satisfactory answers to questions regarding the
package which was in their postofice box they
arrested.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
CHARGE THEFT OF DRYGOODS
Women and Men Arrested in Brooklyn on
Department Store Complaint

The loss Of a large quantity of drygoods from a
Greene street CBrooklyn) department store yester-
day resulted in the arrest OF two women. the
charge of shoplfting. their husbands and two men,
who, II is said received the stolen goods The
women. who taken to the Adams street police
station. were Mrs. Fredercka Laury, of No. 353
Bedford avenue and Mrs Yetta Rabnowitz. OF
No, I59 South I'd street, Brooklyn.
The men. who charged with receiving the
missing articles. which found in Manhattan.
were Solomon Cheserick. of No. s. Henry street.
and Conis Ruterschassky. Of No. AZ Montgomery
street Manhattan. The women. IL is said, had a
drygoods store at No 1876 Boerum street Brooklyn.
where much of the lost property sold.
The house in Bedford avenue is supposed TO have
been bought with the profits derived from shop
lifting. When tho women taken before the
detectives they were identified Their pictures
said to be in the Manhattan Police Head
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago. Oct IA strong demand for cash corn.
which was reflected In the price of options caused
strong wheat market here to-day At the close
december wheat was up 17sc to &c to 23sc. Corn
was PIC to PIC higher. Oats were I'D sc Pro
visions were 2Izc to TIC higher
The wheat market opened somewhat easier be-
cause OF increased receipts In the Northwest but
within a few minutes after the opening strong
buying demand sent up prices sharply and the
market continued to gain in strength. the Decem-
ber delivery touching 81 O6ss and making a new
wheat was strong and higher. and the sales OF two
carloads OF cash red winter wheat here put the
shorts to flight, and they sought cover in feverish
fashion. report that Italy and Austria Hungary
were about TO reduce the import duties also stiff
fened prices materially. The fact that rain was
reported from Australia where IL was badly need
ed. was comparatively ignored by the market De
cember wheat opened a shade 1ac lower, at
81 04iG to 81 0424: sold between S1Ofs and 81 OSss
and closed strong at 81 06Ia and 81 06Ss.
Clearances Of wheat and flour were equal 10 SIS
900 bushels. Primary receipts 81 900 bushels
against 1O57.OOO bushels the same day last wear
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 6S6 against 81 cars last week and $50 cars
year ago.
frost in Kansas, Missouri and the Ohio Valley
along with the bulge in wheat, caused a boon, In
the corn market II was the oninion that the frost
has caught and VIII badly dHmnge much soft corn
Shorts rushed to cover aGd there was also heavy
buying by longs. Tire huying orders were large
than for several days and from all parts Of
the country. Late In the day some of the heavy
longs disposed to take profits. this selling
did not check the market. which closed strong
December opened unchanged to lsc higher at
6l1sc TO 6lhc. sold between Sic and 6SAc TO 63ssc
and closed at the high price OF the day. Local re-
ceipts were 3t4 cars. with 81 OF contract grade.
Oats participated in the advance OF wheat and
corn. but there was no increase in the volume of
trade, which has been light for some days. The
demand for cash oats poor. December oats
opened &c higher 54fsc. sold between that figure
and 66l4c and closed at 554c and 5S9sc.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
DIED AT BELLEVUE FROM INJURIES.
Police Have No Clew to the Assailants of
Mrs. Alice Anderson.

The mystery surrounding the death Of Mrs.
Alice Anderson a prisoner from the Jefferson
Market court. at Bellevue Hospital yesterday
was not cleared by her husband. Thomas Ander-
son last night He said that he had informed the
police Of her disappearance Thursday night
Mr. Anderson said that when he returned for
his midday meal on Thursday he found that his
wife had been cut the eye in a fight with
neighbors When he returned home from work
for the night his wife missing and at mid
night he asked the police TO ind her. He does not
know how she received the injuries that resulted
fatally.
Anderson is a workman in the Beadleston &
Woerz brewery. nj West and llth streets and lives
at No. $50 Washington street. He said last night
that the first word concerning his wife's where
abouts he received from the police was yesterday
at about o'clock in the afternoon.
DR. Rogers. of Bellevue. diagnosed the woman 5
Injuries as multiple contusions. abrasions OF the
forehead and possible fracture OF the skull.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Saturday, Oct. 12, 1907.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
Steamer Amerika Ger. Knuth. Hamburg October 3.
Line with ass cabin 2s5 third cabin and ga stesass
passengers. mails and mdse Arrived at the Bar 42o
steamer PhiIadeDha. Mills, Southampton and cher-
and 4s steerase passengers mails and mdse Arrived
s. s.s6 SS Dssy s:v:a9a4 9s,oo
Quarantine at $50 m anu '''1's As''
steamer Ear q CarTiek CBr. Stevens. Boston October
Steamer Main GeTl Won BGrsn. Bremen September ..
sengeTs mdse, .ATEisvd at the Bar at 20 a N.
Steamer rFinidad tBr> Mann ST Lucia October /
Antigua and St kits ana s. ThOnnas TO 2 outer
rived at the Bar at 7:+0 a m,
10 adss 'ss T Asi f9n s g ras HSs g ssg s a p 3
Simpson, spence & Young with mdse- Arrived tho
s7a APashs: staples Jacksonville October ana
mdse Left Quarantine at 1I:5O . m
to ths comPasnie eneTsls TrsSsantisG | TS SIS
cabin and 776 steerage passengers mails and ndss
N64s e. 6s ams3 Has TRg y Ns-s
mdse. Left Quarantine at 1;51 p N.
q and Rotterdam .. to Bsnham 8 BOyesen. wits q
cabin and 3ss sesrage passengers and mdse. Arrived
s5ss@sE G0ao PaIsO9 Ponce October egaaie.
York Porto Rico SIS Co. with SO passengers. mails
's ssaHs 5ssa Fsaa 5Ss or - RIO ra. % SUI
Esaa5aeo s 10 and fslcis oeoSss 70 s.ssrr
S@ MonsSo ta ''s c6aO 81 ss saP s e n d @
Sdns S GSep e s5s pe8a M % Hae Msa T.s
mdse Arrived Bar at II a m
Iigonier. Welrlau. Port Arthur. Tex
3. to the J N eu1sx Petroleum Company. win oa
Steamer Dunottar Castle (Br). Candy Cristo5al oo-
tober g. TO the Panama Railroad Steamship Line with
passengers. mails and mdse. Arrived at ths Bar
at 10 m. 1lth
SAILED
Steamers California orr. Havre; Caracas San Juan,
Seminole. Turks Island. Domingo, eto
Kennebec (5r) said. CheFOo. etc: Havana, FIa-
Ponce Juan. etc: Grenada (Brl.
ada and Trinidad; Gascogns (F. Havre; Idaho (Erl
Hull Navigator CSorl. Windsor ~ s. jefferson Norfolk
and Newport News; Delaware. Phiadelphis; Mama
Baltimore. Huron Charleston and flia-
Nueces West and Galveston Tennessee Providencs
HoratiO Hail. Portland: Herman Winter. Boston;
r'. Colon; Priscilla (BI St John B; Pretoria
Ger. Hamburg via Plymouth and BOulogne: Iceland
Antwerp. via Dover: Mesaba (Br), London.
Southampton via Plymouth and Cherbours;
Etrurla Liverpool via Queenstown: Italia
Marseilles La Gascogns (Frl,
ian Prince (Br. Nichaes Naples, etc: CNor)
Baltimore; Brooklyn. Juan. Ponce, etc; Nicholas
(Nor Port Antonio: SOutrs CBrl. Cristobals Clan
ton (Br). Wilmington. Del: PhOebus (Gsr). Flushing.
Khaf ( Shanghai; Caracas. San Juan. Curacao. etc:
Queen Olga (Br Philadelphia Havana, Havana: Gre
NADIA (3r Trinidad Prinz Wilhelm
(Gerl Kingston. Nenetia erl. Inagua. Kingston.
etc: CITY Of Atlanta. savannah Monnus Orleans
ri cd Jefferson. Norfolk and Newport News;
Thomas etc; Harvard Boston
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
MYSTERY IN A BOTTLE OF BEER.
Police Trying to Ascertain if 1t Poisoned
Diamond Brokers Wife.

Mrs Rose Hlrsch. who lives with her husoahu
and family at No. 3 East ll9th street. Is III Ia ~
bed, suffering from what she ana her huso"iiu
ho,ie,a 70 he arsenical poisoning. The police
a.o tr,ipc IN learn If a bottle of beer one OF
three bought by the Hirschs, contained arsenic.
,rba two other bottles were drunk by Mrs
Hirsch and she became i'll.
Hrsch. who is a diamond broker ran into the
East 126th street police station on Friday night
with a bottle of beer in his hand which ne
turned over 10 Lieutenant Raynor' with the
declaration that he believed his wife had been
poisoned. He said he had taken the bottle to d
chemist. who said that sediment showing IN
the beer might be arsenic
The Hirschs told the police that tney nave not
an enemy in the world ana tha' every 'aS o"o
GA -, u,bo could come in contact with
go. good or drink they trust implicitly.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
COAL COMPANY ENJOINED.
Hearing on Complaint Against Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Postponed.

Washington. Oct IA proceeding novel in the
history OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
prevented hearing set for to-day by that body
Three weeks ago the Merchants Coal Company.
a Maryland corporation. filed with the commission
complaint against the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, alleging discrimination IN furnishing
The commission set the case for hearing to-day
Meantime several other coal companies. which had
instituted proceedings in the courts at baltimore
against the Baltimore & Onto Railroad Company
setting forth substantially the same allegations
, contained in the petition TO the commission,
asked Judge Morris. presiding In the case. for an
Injunction against the Merchants Coal Company TO
restrain II from prosecuting its case before the
commission as a hearing and determination OF the
case by the commission might prejudice the action
before Judge Morris. The Injunction was granted
and necessarily. the hearing was postponed indeh-
nitely.