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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
STEVENS TO he VICE-PRESFDENT
or the New Haven Road. In Charge Of
Operation.

New HAVEN. Conn. July 10. Official an
nouncement was made tonight by President
Mellen of the New Haven road that John
F. Stevens. formerly chief engineer OF the
Panama Canal. had been appointed one OF
the vice-presidents Of the company. and
that the appointment would become efec-
tive on August I.
Mr. Stevens viii have his headquarters
in New Haven and will have charge OF all
matters pertaining tn operation. Mr..
Stevens came to the New Haven road at
the request Of President Mellen a few
months ago, when President Roosevelt
was discussing the advisability of taking a
r~evaluation Of the railroad properties OF
the United States.
President Mellen also made the Official
tonight that the New
Haven road expected to establish electrical
service from New Rochelle to New York
on July -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
WELL TO DO WOMAN A SUICIDE
LAURA DONALDSON KILLS HER.
SELF IN HER FLAT.

Han Money Good Ct8thes ana seeWeo
20 NE Of n Happy Disposition - Ended
Her Afe when Alone I'm Her Apart
ment Death Not Discovered for Hours.
Miss Laura W. Ronsldson. daughter Of
Edgar Ronaldson, a bank note engraver OF
Washington. d. c. killed herself on Thurs
day night in her apartments in the La Porte.
nth street and Amsterdam avenue. just
opposite Columbia College. A hank book
found in the room showed she had $1,000
on deposit. The young m possessed
considerable jewelry. b~ric-a-brac. good
clothing. and the furnishings Of her apart
ments were also Of value. for she had col
lected glassware, ornaments and antiquities
from all parts Of the world.
She never talked about her own affairs
with the others in the house. but all knew
her for her good disposition and bright
conversation. Those living in the La Porte,
who eat in a general dining room, say that
the young woman was always in good
spirits.
A letter from Miss Ron8ldson's lawyer,
John v. Irwin Of POS Broadway. showed
that she owned the house at 1862 Lexington
avenue. Mr.. Irwin had written to the
young woman regarding a mortgage on
this property. MIR. Irwin was out Of the city
last night. A physician who had attended
her and arranged her removal to the hospital
in April remembered hat she had given
at the hospital as her nearest kin and best
friend her uncle, DR.. Charles Ritz OF Lewis
town. Pa. He was notified by telegraph
and last night sent word TO have the body
properly cared for and shipped to him
at his expense. Miss Ronaldson's mother
died at Le~wistown four years ago and the
young woman was i'll for a year afterward.
Miss Ronaldson came to the La Porte
early last October. She had just returned
from Europe. There were many articles
made by Indians. and memoranda attached
TO some of them showed that the young
woman had spent some time in the Far
West. There was one photograph Of the
young woman taken in full Indian costume.
This was the only picture Of her found
in The rooms.
The fact that the young woman had
committed suicide was not discovered
until $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The door OF the room in which the body
was found had to be removed from its
hinges. The body was on the bed. She
had shot herself in the mouth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
DR. ALEXANDER CHOSEN.
Presbyterian Clergyman Of This trty 10 BE
Temporary President OF Union.

Temporary President OF unlOn
A despatch from Schenectady announced
yesterday hi appointment OF the Rev.
DR.. George Alexander Of this city. pastor
Of the University Place Presbyterian
Church since 1884. as temporary president
of Union College. TO succeed DR.. A. V. V.
Raymond. who has accepted a Presby-
terrain passionate in Buffalo.
The trustees Of Union College wanted
DR.. Alexander TO accept the presidency
permanently. but he declined. expressing
his willingness to serve until a new presi-
dent could be selected DIR. Alexander
is an alumnus OF Union, and from 1880 to
1884 was professor Of rhetoric and logic
there while he was pastor Of the East Avenue
Presbyterian Church in Schenectady. He
has always been identified actively with the
interests Of Union College.
DR.. Alexander was out Of own yesterday.
The officers OF his church said they did not
believe that his acceptance OF the tenn
porary appointment at Union would inter-
fere seriously with his church work here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
FOUND OLD WOMAN IN SWAMP.
HAD Been There Nearly Two Days. but In
su,te uS Her Age she's stu Aive.

spite Ot fcr NBc shc Suh Nu'e'
Some boys playing on Hunts Point road
Yesterday afternoon saw something moving
in a swamp near them. They ran
away and got a policeman. who after some
work got out and found thst II wss a very
old woman. Her face was torn by brsmbbes
and bitten by mosquitoes and she was al
most unconscious. The policeman carried
her TO dry land and got q patrol wagon.
after an hours wait, to carry her TO the
Morrissnia police station.
There DIR. Ratnofi from Lebanon Hospital
managed to bring her around. h police
learned from her that abe was Mrs. Bridget
Collins OF nth street and Park avenue.
The Bronx. Her son and daughter, with
whom she lived, were notified and they
called and took thei mother home.
Mrs. Collins Ia 81 years old She left
home on Wednesday morning last, TO take
n little walk before lunch. She lost her
wav and was 20 confident that she could
get home without help that she kept on
waking. She got 20 the swamp about
evening and was 40 exhausted that she
had 20 lie down to sleep. h was there
from Wednesday evening until yesterday
afternoon without food. She 10 doing a.
well as could be expected. sven though
Mrs. Collins 10 especially active for her
ase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
, MORE PHILADELPHIANs DIE.
sixty More Are SIN IN the Hosp itaI-Hys.
terra Now Blamed.

PHILADELPHIA. July l9.-Five Of those
stricken during The Elk parade yesterday
died to-day. Sixty still remain Q the
hospitals in dangerous condition All the
dead are Philadel phians.
Chief Police Surgeon Patterson, who
handled the epidemic, to-day said:
"Ibelievei IL Is true that this unprecedented
phenomenon was caused by a curious form
Of hysteria, II would sweep through a
people 30 close to ea,h other that they
Fell upon one another. Then it would
leap three or four blocks and the same
thing would happen in another. crowd.
Fright and panic are contagious and the
psychology q q crowd IL q curious thing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
HUSBAND a SUICIDE. TOO.
His VIE kined Herself and Her Daughter
With Gas q Few Days Ago.

Police Headquarters got word last night
that he body Of a man supposed TO be
Ernest Reuter- OF $50 East Hfty-seventh
street, Manhattan, had been found hanging
to the limb OF a tree in a piece of woods
near a country road outside Of Yonkers.
The initials E. r. were in a hat on the
ground beside the suicides body, and the
description generally is said to agree with
that Of Reuter-.
Ernest Reuter- il the man who was sent
70 Newark by his wife on Monday evening
and returned on Tuesday morning to find
she had killed herself and their daughter
Marion with gas. She left a note explain
ing that she preferred death TO hopeless
illness. and was taking Marion with hes be-
cause she could not bear TO leave her daigh-
ter alone in the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
GOT roo MUCH ANTITRUST Law
Texas Merchants want Extra session Of the
Legislature TO Repeal ~.

AUSTIN. Tex. July le.-Gov. Campbell ia
being petitioned by wholesale and retail
merchants from all over the State 20 call a
special session Of the Legislature for the
purpose Of repeating the supplemental
antitrust law. enacted at the recent regular
session. which makes il a penitentiary Of
fence for any person to sell a trust made
article In Texas.
Many merchants are afraid 10 continue
in business with the law hanging over them.
II In stated that practically every article Of
necessity is the product Of . trust or COM
bine,
Attorney-Geners Davidson recently an
nounced that he intended 10 enforce tho
law to the letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
DOG DRAGS MASTER TO DEATH.
Cord THAI Mods the Animal Tied to HIS
wrist On Bridge Into River.


When William Greene. a clerk living at
i58 a 10th street. went walking with
two other young men yesterday afternoon
he tied a cord to the collar Of BIN. his bull
dog. wound the other end around his wrist
and took BIN along for extra company.
The path led to the Third avenue bridge
over the Harlem River. The four walked
along the s~tringpiece OF the bridge until
they stopped to look at a mud scow maneu-
wiring In the stream There BIN lost his
balance and fell. The tug at his wrist was
too much for Greene and he fell too.
He threshed around in the water until he
got clear Of the cord. He was exhausted.
though. n sank. In after him Owed
Capt. Joe Purdy Of the mud scow. The
captain dragged Greene to shore. but by
hat time the young man was dead.
BIN swain down the Harlem with the
tide and was rescued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
NEW YORK TEACHER BURNED.
Miss sake Loses Her IAfe In = california
Hotel Fire.

REppINo, Cal, July 10. The Depot Hotel
at Sisson and the Southern Pacific and
McCioud River Railroad passenger station
was burned at midnight last night. Miss
Laura Sake. a school teacher of New York
city, persisted in the flames.
Nearly every guest in the hotel was either
burned slightly or hurt in jumping from
the roof to the ground.
Miss Sake got safely to the roof and could
nave escaped, hut she returned TO her room
and fell in a faint. Her body was found
this morning.
All the guests who escaped did 80 by
climbing on to a roof at the rear and jump
ing to the ground. An e xploding lamp
caused the fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
ROYALTY STONED By MOBS.
Queen Of Portugal, Auto,ng, II struck
Grown Prince Of Rumania. Too.

Special Gable Dispatches 10 THE SUN.
LISBON. July 1s.-While Queen Maria and
her second son. Prince Manuel. were au-
tomobiling recently they were stoned by
hoodlums. Her Majesty was struck on
the arm. She stopped the car. meaning
to question her attackers. who thereupon
bolted.
BUCHAREST. July is.-While the Crown
Prince Ferdinand OF Rumania was motor
ing in a district affected by agrarian I'M
rest he was stoned and hurt by n peasant
in a street OF a small town. The Prince
stopped the car. alighted and chased and
captured the man, whom he handed over
10 the police. The Rumanian Government
has sent troops to the district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
REVOLT IN
soldiers Of Alraro Repel RevoIutiO nists
-Presideut's House Attacked.

GUAYAoUIL. Ecuador. July is.-An attempt
a made early this morning by revolu-
tionists to overthrow the Government. A
band OF revolutionists made a determined
attack on the barracks here. but were re-
pulsed with some loss after a fight which
lasted an hour.
An attack was also made upon the resi-
dence Of President Alfaro. but he was not
injured.
Martial law has been proclaimed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
MRS. SAGE GIVES sra5, 600
To the Home for Respectable Aged Indi
gent Females.

Mrs. Russell Sage has given SIPS 900 3
the Association for the Relief OF Respect
able Aged INDECENT Females in the City
Of New York. The home Of the association,
at lO4th street and Amsterdam avenue.
Ia being extensively enlarged. When the
addition is completed 80 women can be
accommodated instead Of 90, as at present.
Mrs. Sage for several years has shown
great interest in the work Of the association.
and with the help Of her bequest they cen
a wider field. Only women more
than sixty years old are admitted and an
entrance fee of 5000 is required. 1t was
considered wiser to use the whole amount
of the gift in improving the accommoda-
ions than 70 remit the entrance fee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20

Pare Food and Burnctt's Vanilla
are the same. Get Burnett's and take no risks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20

\, ssssY,ssrvsS s: ~ es sssy II! Ys. q. =. S.'' an acre.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
HIS PHYSICIANS HOPEFUL
Eut Recovery Of Austrian Emperor
Will BE Slow.

Vienna, Oct. 12.-Emperor Francis
Joseph passed comparatively quiet
night. his sleep being occasionally IN
terrupted by coughing. His tempera'
ture is lower.
His majesty rose at his usual time,
drank glass OF champagne to slim
ulate his appetite, which is still poor
and asked for the state documents
prepared for his sperusal, after which
he began reading and signing papers
The doctors in attendance on the
emperor express themselves as being
hopeful. but they say q complete re-
covery Is not expected for long
time. They insist that the emperor
must remain at Schoenbrunn castle
the whole winter, not going to Buda-
pest, according to his usual custom.
Late In the forenoon the emperor
expressed wish to walk In the park,
but his physicians declined to allow
him to do SO.
Bulletins are sent twice daily to the
German emperor informing him OF the
condition of Emperor Francis Joseph.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
CAPTURED IN LONDON.
Man Suspected Of Completely I
French Church Robheries.

London. Oct PA Frenchman Civ
ing the name Of PosseA but who later
was identified as Gotche Spira, has
been arrested here on suspicion of be-
ing implicated with the Thomases OF
'Clermont-F -Ferrani, France, in the theft
of church treasures. In the prisoners
possession the police found three val.
liable books apparently taken from
the national library at Paris. He was
held on the charge Of being in the TN
lawful possession of stolen articles,
One of the books was entitled Status
de rOrdre Royal de Saint Michel, Z
published in 1476, which was stolen
from the museum OF st. German and
is valued at $2,500.
Spira informed the magistrate that
he was sent to London by lawyer Of
Paris to sell the books.
The police believe that through
Spira they will be able to trace some
OF the objects stolen from French
churches and sold in England.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
ASKS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE
Court Files Order in Divorce Suit oI
Mae Wood-Platt.

New York, Oct. 12.-An order di-
recting Joseph Day Lee, q lawyer, to
produce the alleged marriage certih-
cate and a letter in which his client,
Mae Wood -Platt, alleges Senator
ThUmas G. Platt admits his marriage
to her, was made by Justice Mccall.
The proceedings were preliminary
70 the trial OF Miss Woods suit for
divorce from Senator Platt, which is
on the calendar for early in Novem-
ber.
Counsel for Senator Platt told the
court that he was ready to go on with
the trial at once and asked that the
documents be Immediately produced.
The plaintiffs counsel replied that
Miss Wood held the papers and that
|it would require ten days to bring
them East.
postponement Of ten days finally
vas agreed upon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
ALLEGED TO Be A BIGAMls1
New York Broker Claims EI0p-
ing Heiress Is His Wife.

New York, Oct. 12.--The mystery
surrounding the disappearance more
than week ago Of Helen Maloney,
daughter OF Martin Maloney. the Phil
adelphia millionaire. was given a
hiehly sensational turn during the
day. AT the time OF Miss Maloney's s
disappearance Samuel Clarkson, q
young Englishman who had paid her
marked attention, also dropped out Of
sight and 1t was reported and gener'
ally believed that the couple had
eloped and been married Now comes
the news from Montreal that the miss.
ing pair had been married by Cath
olic priest in that city and then had
returned to New York and sailed fol
Europe.
Following the Montreal announce
ment comes the publication here of an
unqualified statement from Arthur
Herbert Osborne, young broker q
this city, that Miss Maloney is his
wife. According to Osborne he ant
Miss Maloney were married Dec. 2S
1905, and the marriage never ha'
been annulled Osborne says records
in the notary's Office at Mamaroneck
which show that Herbert Osborne has
married Helen Eugene on that date
will prove his statement He salt
assumed names were used because a
the time Miss Maloney desired to keel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
CANNlBALlSM IN CANADA
Said to Be Practiced Openly by In
dians and HaIfbreeds.

Winnipeg, Man, Oct. 12.-Tales Of
cannibalism, wholesale murder. awful
famine and deadly feuds among the
natives of Northeastern Canada, be-
tween the eastern shore OF James bay
and Labrador, are brought back by j.
A. Osborne, the veteran editor Of the
Fort Francis Times, who has just com
plcted trip Of exploration In that
Gesclate, uninviting country.
While at Moose Factory the ex-
plorer met young man who fed
thither in terror OF his uncle, who, he
said, had killed and eaten eight hui
man beings. There, too, he saw a
woman who last winter killed and ate
her two children, so great was the
famine. This lack of food primarily
was brought about by the fact that the
woods seemed almost entirely without
the usual number of deer and rabbits,
upon which animals the natives or.
dinarily subsist.
AS these occurrences did not seem
to have caused any tremendous stir
In that region Osborne has come to
the conclusion that cannibalism is
practiced openly upon many occa.
sions. among the Indians and half
breeds.
Osborne says the Indian and Es-
kimo population Of the region Ia
diminishing rapidly, due partly to en-
igration ito the coast of Labrador and
partly to the prevalence of disease
and frequent scarcity OF food. He
says many Of the natives are falling
prey to tuberculosis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
MRS. CHADWICK IS DEAD
Notorious Career Ends in the
Ohio Penitentiary.

Columbus, o., Oct 12.-Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick, whose amazing financial
transactions eliminated in the wreck.
ing of an Oberlin (O) bank. is dead
in the woman's ward at the Ohio peni-
tentiary No friends or relatives wait
ed at her bedside; only the prison
physician and his attendants. Her
son, Emil Hoover, had been summoned
from Cleveland, but did not arrive un-
til after his mother was dead
The decline in Mrs. Chadwick's s
health began almost from the time
she entered the penitentiary on Jan
10, 1906, sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment. She worried about her
troubles until it became almost impos-
sible for her to sleep.
Mrs. Chadwick was healthy look
ing woman when she came to the
prison, but she gradually wasted away
and had lost fully thirty pounds al
the time of her death. Her last Ill
ness dated back about three weeks.
The physicians declared Mrs. Chad
wick was the victim of a total nerv
GUS collapse.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Bigley
was born in Woodstock, Can. She
lrst came into public notice in To
ledo, O., twenty years ago, where she
told fortunes. There she forged the
name OF Richard Brown Of Youngs
town, O., and for this crime was SEN
to the penitentiary at Columbus To-
nine years.
Twice Married In Cleveland.
She served but portion of the sen
tence and then located In Cleveland
where she married a man named
Hoover. Her second husband was DR.
Leroy s. Chadwick of Cleveland.
man OF good family and excellen
standing In his profession.
In 1902 Mrs. Chadwick. in the pres
ence of her husband, gave Iri Rey
nolds. cashier OF the Wade Park bank
Cleveland. box containing notes
! signed with the name OF Andrew Car
negie. These forged notes are alleges
| to have amounted to $7,500.000. Rey
nolds gave to Mrs. Chadwick a re
ceipt for the paper Mrs. Chadwicl
left with Reynolds. as an explanation
OF the existence OF the notes, tn
statement that she was natura
| daughter OF Carnegie
With the receipt Mrs. Chadwicl
went to different banks and man.
| capitalists, making loans and payinl
not only high interest to the bank
| but heavy bonuses to the bank on
/ cials who loaned her the money.
These transactions ran into the mi
lions. They involved men OF higl
standing in the financial world an
| caused heavy losses to many banks.
/ rhe body of Mrs. Chadwick wa
turned over to her son, who had mad
arrangements for interment at Woot
stock. Can.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
); 8 ). lCKS TAKE TUMBLE
Amalgamated Copper Leads De-
cline in Securities.
OFFICIALS DENY THE STORY
Rumored That Next Annual Meeting
Of the Company Will Order the sus-
pension Of Work at All its Mines
in Montana.

New York, Oct. IA heavy out
pouring CT stocks sent prices on the
STOCK exchange tumbling and by early
Afternoon many serious losses had
been recorded. Unfayorable rumors
regarding the forthcoming annual
meeting OF the Amalgamated Copper
company, which gained wide circula-
tion in the street, were credited with
being largely responsible for the
heavy slump. According to these re-
ports, which officials OF the company
deny, 1t was said mat it would be
decided at the annual meeting to close
all the Amalgamated company's mines
in Montana for an indefinite period.
Amalgamated Copper dropped 21a
points on the report, which caused
heavy selling, and some other stocks
suffered even more severely, the losses
ranging as high as 5A In Consolidated
Gas. The fall in Consolidated Gas
was coincident with reports that its
affairs are soon to be investigated by
the public service commission. when
the sharp decline was checked the
market became dull
The market closed weak and irreg.
ular after a rally in the final hour
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-12
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Steamer Lusitania Now Undis-
puted Queen Of the Sea.
FIRST "FOUR-DAY' VESSEL
Crosses Atlantic in Considerably Less
Than Five Days; Also Makes New
Records for Average Hourly Speed
and the Longest Daily Run.

New York, Oct. 12.-Four days, 10
hours and So minutes out from
Queenstown, with every transatlantic
speed record in her possession, the
majestic Cunard liner Lusitania swept
by Sandy Hook lightship at Ill a. m
and after a pause off the bar to await
daylight steamed slowly up. the har-
Dor to receive the recognition of her
right to the title of queen of the sea.
Three records were written down in
her log book, two of them wrested
from her great German rivals and one
from the swift Lucania of her own
line. They were the shortest time
from any European port to New York,
the fastest average speed for any
transatlantic voyage, 1888 nautical
miles per hour, and the longest daily
run, GIT nautical miles. Translated
into land miles her speed average for
the run was 27.60 miles an hour. Her
achievement is triumph for British
shipbuilding and sailors and may mark
the passing of the old fashioned re-
ciprocating engine and the beginning
of the universal installation of the
turbines, which have made 1t possible
for this ship to carry all records BY
the board.
Her arrival was greeted with tn
hoarse salute of many steam craft, I,
which she responded with the hoarse
roar of her own siren.
New Records Made by Lusitana.
The records which she has broker
were that held by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Of the North German Lloyd line, which
crossed from New York to plymouth
at an average speed of 1888 knots, al
compared with the Lusitania's 23.99
that held by the Hamburg American
liner Deutschland Of days, Ii hour
and 54 minutes from Cherbourg =
New York; that held by the Cunar
liner Lucania, which crossed iron
Queenstown to New York in 5 days,
hours and 23 minutes. Besides th'
Lusitania has broken her own recor'
Of s days and "a minutes made on he
maiden trip from Queenstown.
The Lusitania in her daily runs eS
ceeded on two days the record of 60
knots previously held by the Deutscf
land.
The new Cunarder is the first foul
day boat to enter New York harbol
having completed the passage in les
than five days, shortening the RECORD
held by the Lucania, by more tha
eleven hours.
During the voyage 323 flremen, ur
der orders to work to their limit, re
the furnaces between $50 and 100
tons OF picked British navy Wells
coal each day In order that the @
harder might become the first fou
day ship to cross the Atlantic.