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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
POLICE GET SERVANTS.
Buffers and Coachmen Caught in
Orange On. j. Raid.

Orange. March II CSpeciaD.-The police
brought woe into more than one household in
the Oranges this morning when they made a
raid on a gambling house alleged to have been
run by William Jones. Negro in the second
story Of the building at No 10 Hill street,
known as Abyssinia Hall, at / 80 O'Clock. and
rounded up seventeen Negroes who were having
a fine time drinking beer and whiskey and play
ing poker and crap. Fully many men
escaped by jumping out Of the windows and to
The ground. twenty feet below. as were arrested.
and some of these are thought to have received
injuries and are being concealed by their friends
Several Of the men were coachmen and buffers.
and when they didn't appear this morning to as
sist with the serving OF the breakfast or to drive
their employers families 10 church there was
great scramble 10 get bail for them.
The place is a chartered club and, like
many other bishops clubs in the Oranges, has
been the object OF police suspicion for a long
time. The rooyls were locked and barred, and
the police had TO use axes and crowhars to get
in.
A long copper tray ran along one side Of the
room. and this was packed with dozens Of bottles
Of beer and vhiskey. which the police confis-
Gated with 100 red. white and blue poker chips
some dice and the kitty" and two razors. which
were on the bankers table. The patrol wagon
was called, and made two trips to the police sta
ton with the prisoners, who gave their names
as Walter Mess, No 81 christopher street; How
ard Warren. No. T3 ogden street: William Gray,
No. 80 South street. Walter Good. No. 2S South
street: James Bundy. no. a Parrow street;
Dean Matthews No. :}6 Parrow street: Fred
erick Smith. No. A. East Day street; James
Outer No 325 Lincoln avenue; Richard Tyson
No. IL Central Place; George White. No. Ia
Collins street: frank Goats. No p South street;
William Moody. No. 56 South street Henry
Smith. No. I Mulgan Alley; William Blanchard.
No. IL Cary street: John Burt. No. 10 Walker
Road, West Orange, and Richard Baptist. of
Gray street together with Jones, the alleged
proprietor.
The telephone at Police Headquarters began
10 ring little before churchtime. and the desk
sergeant kept busy answering he irate
men who wanted their coachmen and buffers,
and several were released on bail l. RemSen
Lane. Of No. 80 Lincoln avenue: Henry I.
Thompson. of Walker Road. and Horatio +.
Murray. of Valley Road. West Orange, went
personally - Police Headquarters ana put up
cash bali for their respective employees, Outer,
Burt and Coats All VIII be arraigred before
Police Justice Joseph r. Bray tomorrow morn
ing. Under Sheriff Charles Mason Is said to
have had his eye on the place for some time, and
the police are greatly pleased AT having been
able 10 make the reid before he stepped in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
THOUGHT SICK BOY MARVIN LAD.
Budding Holmes, Without His Watson, Goes
Wrong on Hot Trail

An excited man rushed into the Bronx detective
bureau yesterday afternoon and between easns
Ior breath told Captain Price that he had found
the kidnapped Marvin boy. and wanted a SQUAD ~
detectives TO go with him to rescue the lite
fellow. '"e "t''e
After the man had Gained down a hit ba sstd ba
was > W. Collins. Of No. 800 West l4sth street
and that he was a conductor on a Uae+ E-arr,s
SUBWAY tram. The subway trains RIM an an IL
HdtSu structure part OF the Way 10 West Farms
anu me conductor told the captain thar For thc
tasl ten Jays ne mad seen little golden haired
En- ~ the window of tenement house nj
80 z4Vs southern Boulevard gazing IvistFiIIS- Ir ~
eSted IN the Marvin case and had read Tie st0ry
sehSeiy cay + rom the description he had reaS ana
VIC pIct9itas ne mad seen in the DaDers he yvaS
e3mVlhceo mat this was the boy
go ,t tot said no was amateur detactIva
@nao VIE" .n ne saw the boy who so closelv An,
sWers the description Of the(Marvin lad SHIN, az
the WINDOW every day he went 'sIeufhinp sro5TnJ.
trail. '4's'e ne was on a Warm
Though by no means convinced. C,an4str pr,ca
coSn,a1,, LSsstT( t aortn and McManus 20 no.
SoiITItIg IGoIiins When they reached the ho,1sa
1ollins waited outside Koran and Nc1F11S,. 'IUoSe
@,pout 70 20 upstairs when thew were heId ~, -
.1 .t ne became indignant when he heard
w icy Wdhted and was about 10 throw them
TSa, WH H ey showed their shields. The janitor
week by a man who had been hanging sr0I,nS ~
nouse looking for a kidnapped child He SeSd ~
Iound him saturday night provgIine. aronD5 az
SelaI ,tIsIn5 70 60 up in the dumb waiter s'i7ers
KID upstairs you talk about BELONGS to Ms E{snr.
Quettsl The detectives went upstairs and SoaaSS
the Iad was an invalid and sat al lie yyipdoaS -
Watcn me subway tralna. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
NAY SUMMON SOLDIER.
Mr.. OUerman Wants Senators to
Hear Alleged Confession.

Washington. March 17.-Senator Overman, Of
North Carolina. who IS a member Of the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. which is inyesti-
eating the shooting up" OF Brownsville when he
saw tonight the dispatch from Galveston telling
% the confession Of GRAY. tie discharged Negro
soldier. said that the committee received infor7na-
ton two weeks ago that former member of the
10Th Infantry had expressed a willingness TO make
a full confession If he could receive some assur-
ance from the government that he wosid be pro-
tected- Senator Overman said that this informa-
flon was forwarded 10 Secretary Taft with the sug
eesuon that II be investigated by the War De-
paFtment.
All the discharged troopers who tell the truth
aoout the analr said the Senator. will certainly
be protected by the government"
AelGher the Senate Committee Military Affairs
nor the War Department has received any Official
report regarding the alleged confession of the dis
charged Negro soldier.
senator OVerlnan said that tomorrow he will in
s4st that The Senate committee summon the man
VINO IS alleged 10 have made n confession TO Wash
1ngton 10 testify before the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
NEW WESTINGHOUSE CONTRACTS.
To Furnish Equipment for London Cars and
Peruvian Silver Mines

The Westinghouse interests have obtained con-
tract from the London County Council for the
equipment OF 800 cars 10 be operated on The Iuu-
nicipa! electric traction system in the British
metropolis and its suburbs. British and German,
Arms competed for the work. which Will he under
taken by the British Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company. Limited. The contract
price is f0O.s50.
Word has also been received here that the West
nghouse people are 10 install electrical eouipment
in the Corylamo silver mines IN Peru which are
nearly 1900 feet above the level Of tho sea and
where the atmospheric pressure is sIa pounds to
the square inch. The property was worked by the
spanards as far back the sixteenth century
since which time me mines have been lying dor
nant Ihey are now being reopened and will be
developed on an extensive scale by the Sociedad
tXplotadora Carylloma, OF Valparaiso The mines
are now reached by three days mule Journey from
the main railway. running via AreQupa ana PrunG,
10 Bolivia. ~ O
To solve this difficulty. water power from the
santiago River and Lake HuallachO nearby is to
% used. three phase generating apparatus will
De lnstaneo IN the hydro-electric station The
power VIII oe generated at $40 volts and stepped
up TO $500 At this tension tho current will be
tI;ansmitted by an overhead line TO the mines This
Oeen employed for mining purposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
PRIEST LOCKS sTArERooM DOOR
When Steamer Docks Detectives Break in
and Take Clergyman to Hospital

After the Clyde Line steamer Iroquois had
locked at ClarksOn street late yesterday after
noon Father Roman. of the Benedictine Order
Of San Antonio. Fla, taken by detectives
from his stateroom. where he had locked himself
in, and hurried in ambulance to St Vincen..a
Hospital. During the voyage OF the steamar
the priest had acted IN peculiar manner and
for two days the captain had sailors watchinr
him.
Before entering the monastery his name WAS
F. r. Kirchner. He is sixty-two years old and
his sister. Mrs Kate Kirchner. lives at No les
East Sd street. Mrs. Kirchner's husband lied
several days ago, and a message was sent To
Father Roman. On Thursday he boarded the
Iroquois at Jacksonville, Fla.
When the boat reached Charleston Captain
Chichester said Father Roman left II. When he
returned the captain says he acted in a neculta~
manner. and on Friday asked that some one re-
main with him in his stateTOOm. The follou,l,.,
day. according TO the captain, the priest RS RS
manned in his room all day and could be hears
praying. He refused to open the door v-her
Captain Chichester raped repeatedly. Data
tives Halbaub and German forced the ,1oor
They say the priest was kneeIing az the sids nS
table praying. %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
CONFESSION OF NEGRO
BU-SOIdier Describes Hoo BrOscnS-
TiHc Riot Occurred.
LBy relesraph % The Tribune. ]

Galveston, Tex. March 1.-The details Of the
raid on Brownsville. Tex, by Negro soldiers
from the 25th Infantry. as alleged ~ the sworn
confession Of d. c. Gray. a discharged soldier
% Company B, 18th Infantry. who is in Gal
weston, are follows:
On thar night I was in the barack rooms
with number OF fellows. and were sitting
around playing cards. when this fellow came in,
excited like, and said he had found a white fell
low 81 the room with his woman, and that when
he came in the room the white map had landed
on him. he said: I'm going 10 Sadie's house
and Tx that Write that he viii never
fool with another soldiers woman" Every
body but me and two others spoke at
once and said they would go with him.
II was about midnight and the men made a
rush for the gun racks. and about fifteen men
left the barracks, fixed the sentry, scaled the
wall and started for town. one Of the younger
boys fired into the house Of the Starks They
next met The policeman Dominique. his
horse. who fired az the boys first, Anyway, all
OF them said that when PenrOse examined them.
After they had shot DOmingueZ they d.
vided up. Some of the boys fired at the saloon
run by Frank Natus, and of the boys shot
at him. They were still firing when the bugle
sounded. The first sergeant called out TO hus-
tie our clothes on, and fall in The roll was
called, and believe everybody answered to their
names except some Of the boys who were ex-
cused. The twelve arrested were in the raid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
G0LDFIELD TABOoEs AGITAToRs.
Mine Owners and Business Men Shut Out
Industrial Workers of the World"

Godfeld, Ney. March IA statement issued
yesterday by the executive committee Of ne
Business Men and Mine Owners Association
says
The committee wishes to announce at this time
that it has been definitely and finally decided
that none or the mines of the tioldfed district
viii be operated until this entire matter is set .
tied, and that no member of the Industrial
Workers Of the World is Employed in this dis
tfict as a miner or IN any other capacity.
has no intention of disturbing or even consider
ing in any way the wage scaie in effect i'm this
usIrlCt ana mat II VIII use its entire influence
and the interests for which it Is acting ~ mo
vent any violence or undue improper disturb
ance pending the settlement of the Industrial
question at issue.
Miners are leaving the district. but sufficient
others are coming in to offset the departures.
All OF the stores will reopen on Monday morn
World clerks. % '0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
WALTER PELHAM.

Walter Pelham. an English author and play
wright, died Yesterday from pneumonia at the Man
sion House Harrison on the Sound He was in his
seventy-third year At the time Of mis- death Mr..
Pelham had Just completed a tragedy called "RosI-
mond which ne arranging TO produce on the
American stage. He born in Coventry Eng
land and was the author Of The History of Gov
entry
One OF his POSSE sslons which ne priced highly
autograph letter from Alfred Tennyson
thanking him for Illuminating his poem 'Ciodiva.'
He also illuminated tho poem crossing the Bar
Mr. Pelham vas friend OF Beerbohm Tree Sir
Henry Irving and many other English playwrghts
ard managers. For many years. while resident
% London he the secretary Of the Savage
club. During his career on the English stage Mr.
Pelham PLAYED comedy parts n ''Iolanthe' and IN
drama called The World, which was under
the management Of August Harris
Coming 10 this country few years ago, Mr..
Pelham gave a series OF readings and mincrN IN
theatres IN Boston and Chicago About ten wears
ha retired from the Etage. and had since given
his time n literary work and 20 writing the play
which no had Just completed. he was member OF
thA Lambs He leaves five children. One of his
daughters had leading part in The Maid and
the Mummy. The funeral VIII be held ~ II O'Clock
"Wednesday morning At the home ~ Charles Freud,
a Harrison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
PEABODY TO SAIL MARCH 27.
Special Mutual Life Directors Meeting
After He ArriYas

President Peabody OF the Mutual Life. Tribune
reporter learned yesterday. is booked to sail for
this country on March 27. and II the inspectors
fulfil their promise as 70 the date OF tia issuing
Of the election certificates there will be special
directors meeting in April to elect officers Of the
company.
The March meeting Of the directors occurs on
the day on which Mr.. Peabody IL 70 sail from
England Until few weeks ago II was expected
that Mr. Peabody would return here in time for
the March meeting II is understood that his ex-
tended absence IS due TO his European interests
In fixing April 20 as the date OF the certihcatlon
Of the election results in their verbal statement
20 Superintendent Kelsey, the inspectors il is said
vass before the middle Of next month.
Provided that the inspectors issue their certificate
early, the question CT the presidency of the com
Emory McClintock. will come up for decision at this
special meeting.
Mr. McC1intOck. who left this city for the South
several months ago, suffering from amnesc apha-
sia following a partial paralysis is still absent
from his Office. and none Of his friends and assoc
ciates in the Mutual Life Building who would say
they had news OF his condition could be reached
yesterday.
Just before Mr.. Peabody's departure for Europe
several Of his close friends told the reporter that
the question OF his reelection would depend on hts
other interests and the wishes Of the successful
board OF directors, but that Mr.. Peabody was mot
a candidate in the general aceeptaton OF the term
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
MONKEY JOINS HOSPITAL STAFF.
Jennie Popular at St Gregory's, with Every
One Except MOllie the Cat.

The latest addition 10 the STAFF of St Gregory
Hospital is a little So,th African monkey called
Jennie. She was presented 10 DR.. W c. Duncan.
the house surgeon, week ago by a former patient
AT the hospital, and has become favorite with all
the STAFF
Jennie follows DR. DCncan around like A dog and
appears iisconsoiate when he is not with her She
Is not allowed in the wards Il is feared she
might excite annoy the patients Jennie has fun
liberty. however. elsewhere. and r0ams about Al
will She has learned that she must not enter the
wards, and always Stops the door when the
doctor goes in to visit the pszients looking up INFO
his face patheticaIly when he says You wait
here, Jennie and cha1terins away as if she were
eKpostulaling az being left outside.
She often visits the disnensary and entertans the
visitors there. and is always Deady to extend A
little welcoming hand 10 any one. Dr. Duncan
spends part of his spare time teaching her various
tricks, and hopes to make quite an educated mon
key OF her in time Jennie IS only a year old. and,
having spent her hfe in IN African ii1Dple
Is not very Wen Versed in Ehe ways Of civilization
as yet but she has already learned TO 60 20 he'd ia
boK lifted up for her ia the basement. She re-
any fuss about II, most human children do and
what is more. she covers herself with her blanket
and sleeps until the doctor calls her IN the morning
Jennie has not yet taken ayride on the ambulance.
put as soon as the weather gets warmer the doctor
= soAlb 70 lake her Tor one. and as soon as she
learns 70 respond TO the calls he will have little
white coat and cap made fDr her.
The only living thing that objected to Jennie S
eTtO the only pet in the essslis nent MOllie soon
showed her displeasure at the new arrival and
eulked by herself The the monkey was pett
ana made much of the sull6er Aiollie became, and
Two days ago she disappeared and has not been
mice have been holding high carnival ever since
and q new tabby win have 10 be obtained soon 10
Keep them within bounds for Jennie is no mouser.
ana slpmbeIs peaoefully while the rats and mice
are playing around her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
STRIKE OF EGG TESTERS.

It5 was announced yesterday by the delegate OF
the Egg Inspectors Union at a meeting OF the
Central Federated Union that the union had or
deTea strike against F. ~ Schaffer g. Co, No.
lss Chambers street, for union conditions Strike
breslzers, he said. had been employed by the firm
The egg inspectors. egg testers as they are
sometimes called, will be buster than they are
now. hs said. On a week or two. when the egg sea-
VIII be in fun blast
An egg inspector stands 9n a dark room behind a
paTritono IN the centre OF which there IS a hole
containing gas set or an electric light He holds
each egg up before the light 10 test its age He
sorts the eggs es he tests them into four baskets
me 1r6g basket 10 labelled warranted strictly
fresh egSs," the second warranted fresh eggs .
fhe Third fresh eggs" and the fourth eggs - Be
fore gas or electric light was used the egg in.
epeCtOr inspected the eggs before lighted candles
and were called egg Gamblers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
RECORD IMPORT FIGURES.
During February 17O,Ss7 Tons Of Raw Steel
Material We're Received.

Records were broken last month IN tho imports
OF various raw materials for use In tho manu1aot-
ure OF steel, Through New York and other East
ern seahoard points lT0,Ss7 tons OF iron ore. pig
Iron. Manganese. etc, arrived from various fore
countries FOR consumption In furnaces IN the Md
die States as well IA some o., tho principal Est-
ern iron and steel plants. Taking into co3sldeEe-
ton the working DAYS last month"; the imports
daily averaged 1851 tons. as compared WITH eS3s
ton. day In january.
iron Tho ore imports were chiefly from Europe,
instead OF from Cuba, heretofore. The pig Iron
came principally from England
Tho iron ore Imports footed up a total Of le5lI0
tons In February. Tho January rgIres were 81, 54f
tooA S1pu 6paiu $3.50 toes were forwarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
ROBBERS LOCKED GIRL IN SAFE.
Found Bleeding and UnconsciOus-several
Thousand Dollars in Bills Missing.
~ TeleEranh to q -rlhure ]

Evansville. Ind. March l1.-Their daughter
failing to reach home az midnight last night the
parents of Miss Josie Gray, cashier for a furni-
ture company. informed the police and a search
was Instituted. When the officers reached the
store they found door open and small change
scattered about the floor. The manager was
sent for and upon his arrival opened the safe
Miss Gray was found unconscious within. bleed
ing from number Of wounds on the head. SEEM
ingly made by some blunt instrument She was
taken TO ST. Mary's Hospital where she is still
unconscious To- night.
The manager Of the store says there were sew
eral thousand dollars in bills in the safe all Of
which was missing. Miss GRAY evidently had a
desperate struggle with the robbers for the Of
fee furniture was disarranged and two pieces
broken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
GENERAL LEWIS 3. PARSONS.
{ By TeleErnPn to The Tribune !

BY Telegraph % The Tribune
Springfield. III. March lT-GeneTal Lewis B
Parsons died last night al his home IN Flora, III
aged ninety-onc years. lie born in Genssee
County. y. Y. and graduated from Vale In
ls43 and from Harvard Law School in 1S44. tie
was with the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad COM
rany from ISL 1873 being successfully attorney.
treasurer and president.
lie enlisted Ia the federal army 4 captain OF
volunteers in 1851, appointed colonel in 1852 and
chief of the rail and river transportation of
The federal army during the rest Of the war. being
appointed h-iGadier general May II. 1855. and
later hreVst ajor general His .Gird wife Miss
El1aheth Darrah. of New York whom he mar
red in that city on December Is. 1853. He the
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Of
Illinois with "X-J nted States Senator Lyman
TrumpGll in 1850. and delegate 70 the Ma
tional Democratic Convention IN 1851
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
CLERGYMAN A DELEGATE an c. r. U.

The credentials OF the Rev. William Carter. pas
Tor Oe the Madison Avenue Dutch Reformed
Church. 9th street and Madison avenue as fra
ternal delegate or the Reformed Ministers Asso-
citation, q union OF elergymen. consisting OF 100
members. were accepted at yesterdays meeting OF
the Central Federated Union, and by resolution Mr.
Carter was seated. A fnateEnal delegate is en-
siIled 20 attend tho meetings but cannot vote on
any matters coming before the meeting and II he
takes the floor he has 10 ask for Il as a visitor
would do. Mr.. Carter said that the Reformed
Minister'S Association was formed for the purpose
= aidnS organized latrOT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
FARMS FOR JEWS NEAR vINELAND.
Eight Hundred and Seventy-seyen Acres
Will Be Cut Up Into 25-Acre Plots.

Vineland. March l. (speciaD.-Tha Jewish Acrl-
cultural and Industrial Aid Society which has
charge OF all the agricultural affairs formerly con
trolled by the Baron de Hirsch fund mas n,rc,osa,
d. acres OF land within radius or ten miles from
Jewish immigrants
The society Of which Cyrus J.. SuIzherger is
president and Leonard 6 Robinson general ma n
agera viii erect suitable buildings on these farms
and sell them at cost on easy terms 70 all Jews who
can furnish the necessary euuiprneur Those bar-
Ing experience al the business viii have preference
coming spring and summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
JOSEPH /. cAvEN.

Philadelphia March l7.-Joseph L. Caven. presi-
dent of TIE Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust
Company OF Philadelphia and the United Fire
mems Insurance Company. died from apoplexy AZ
his home at iiaverford. Penn. to-day aged sew
entN-tWo years. Mr.. CaVen was for years presi-
dent OF the Common Council Of this city and AZ
the time of his death chairman Of the ReaI
Estate Committee of the Board Of city Trusts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
GOVERNOR WOULD PUNISH LyncssRs

GBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Baton Rouge. La March 17.-C5overnor BIancs.rs
has ordered the grand Jury OF Ouachita Par,sh -
make an investigation OF the lynching OF two Ne.
groes Friday at Monroe. ana has instructed ,se,
every man who participated DO indicted and
brought 20 trial for murder. Governor BLANCHARD
In a letter TO the sheriff OF Ouachita saws;
Lynchings do not prevent crime ON. vvhol.xo,,.
hanging by law Is much more effective IRA, 49,
eral lynchirgs cannot tolerate ulaxsl axnca1,,on
even tor laR 0p1st q1 e<iIn~A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
MoNsleNoR THOMAS p. THORPE

Cleveland March 17.-Monsignor Thomas p
Thorpe, we'll known prelate in the Cleveland do
cese Of the Roman Catholic Church died here to-
day from arteral sclercsis following an Illness Of
several months. He had been pastor ~ the Church
of the Immaculate Conception in this CITY for four
teen years. previous which ne was "a stor ~ 81
Johns Cathedral for twenty years