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MRS. LYMAN ABBOTT DEAD.
In Germany with DR.. Abbott When
Attack ed with Pneumonia.

ATTACKED WIN fucuWofna.
A cable message received yesterday by
Lawrence r. Abbott from Hildesheim.
Germany, said that his mother. Mrs. Lyman
Abbott, died there on Friday OF pneumonia.
Mrs. Abbott left his country about the
middle Of June with her husband. the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, and one son and a
daughter. II was the intention Of the party
to spend the summer in the Hartz o
tains. Mrs. Abbott was in her usual good
family in this country had had n" intima-
ton Of her illness. The message announce
ing her death came from DR.. Abbott.
a daughter Of Hannibal Hamlin Of Boston
Her father was a brother Of the Rev. DIR.
Cyrus Hamlin, the missionary, and a cousin
OF Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.
Mrs. Abbott was born in Waterford. Me-,
in 1897, attended the public chool in
Boston, and was married to DIR. Abbott In
1857. She took keen interest in many Of
New York's charitable and educational
organizations and was always active In the
churches where her husband had pastorates,
especially in Plymouth Church in Brooklyn.
She was an officer Of the organization which
had opposed the Womans' Suffrage move
ment in this State.
daughters, all of whom are living. The
children, besides Lawrence F.. are Ernest
H., Herbert v, Who is a professor at Smith
College; DR.. Theodore j.. who Ia a practising
physician in this city; Mrs. Francis Jordan
Of Brooklyn and Miss Beatrice. Ernest H.
and Lawrence F. are associated with their
father in the publication OF the Outlook.
DR.. Abbott and his wife had been planning
TO celebrate their golden wedding in oc-
tober. :
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ANOTHER POLITE BURGLAR.
Tries to Persuade o Bride That Hes He
Husband Returned Late.

STANFORD, Conn, July 20.-Mrs. Edward
j. WEIGH Of Boston Post road, Noroton.
Conn. had an encounter about ESQ o'cloc
this morning with a gentlemanly burglar
who. apparently knowing that her husband
was not at home, attempted 20 personate
him. The burglar got $500 worth OF jew
elry and silver plate.
Mr.. WEIGH is a lawyer with offices at 70
William street. New York. Three months
ago he bought the Ryerson estate. one OF
the show places Of Noroton. and went TO
live there with his bride. Last night was
the first time he has been away from nome
over night. He was detained in New YORK.
About 2:so Mrs. WEIGH awoke. and glanc-
ing toward the hall. where a light burned
low. saw the outlines Of a man standmg
In front Of her dresser.
What is IN she called from her bed.
Don't be alarmed. dear; it's Ed.' came
the reply. Go back to sleep. I'm soins
to turn in now.
Mrs. WEIGH, who knew that the voice
was not her husbands. jumped out OF bed
and examined the dresser as the man
disappeared. Half q dozen gold stiokpins
were gone, but her diamonds lay in A1swsa
box untouched. The burglar had been
frightened of before he found them. Mrs.
WEIGH stepped out into the hall in time to
see the man enter the dining room. Then
she put on her shoes. threw on q long cloak
md hurried to the cottage Of her gardener.
Wilbur Wilson, in a corner OF the estate.
Wilson returned with q pistol in time to
see two burglars running over he Post
road toward Stamford. The one who
had entered the house was In his bare feet.
Footmarks In the flower beds showed this.
The other mar remained on guard outside.
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yEWELRY SWINDLE, NEW STYLE.
How Otto Separates Dealers From Parts
OF Their stock -SIeuths Nab Him.


Headquarters detectives arrested Emil
Otto. alias Brau. alias Clark. in this city
yesterday on a charge OF having stolen
goods from several jewelry dealers. The
police say that Otto's game was to answer
a jewellers advertisement and then get
away with one or two pieces when the
dealer came to his room to show the goods.
He usually made the getaway by saying
he wanted TO take the pieces upstairs to
show to his wife and then escaping by the
rear fire escape. solomon Reilly. a jeweller
OF 1874 Eighth E yenue.l lost a pair Of diamond
earrings valued at SITS. He kept putting
deooy ads in the papers until Otto wrote
TO him again from a different address.
Reilly made ar appointment at 343 West
Ffty-third street. After Otto had been
nabbed three or -four other jewellers who
had been hit in the same way showed up
and identified him. They figured that
their combined loss was about $500.
Otto piloted he detectives around 10
pawnshops where most OF the stuff was
recovered. The police say Otto has served
two terms in Elmira and one in Sing Sing for
larceny. He gave his address as 1875 Ter
hume street, Jersey City.
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SHOOTS HIS BROTHER.
.. q. LOFTS Of . chicago JeweIry Firm Fires
Three Times but without Serious Eject,

CHICAGO, July 2o.-J. s. LOFTS Of the firm
Of LOFTS Bros. a Co, diamond brokers and
jewellers. shot and thrice wounded. though
slightly. his brother. s. T. A. LOFTS, late
to-day in a family quarrel over husiness
affairs. The scene Of the shooting was
in the Offices OF the firm on the second floor
Of % State street, in the heart of ChicagoIs
retail district. or the shots ircd by the
brother W caused slight scalp wounds.
Mrs. 8. T. A. LOFTS is credited with saving
her husbands life. She was near by when
J. s. Lofts began TO FIRE upon her husband.
Rushing toward him she clutched at his
throat, and being a powerfully built woman
was able 20 stop him from firing again until
help came.
This scene followed a meeting Of the
board Of directors Of the firm at which
it is said J. s. Lofts was ordered 10 60 out
Of the firm.
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on THEIR WEDDING DAY.
Prospective Bride and Groom run Over
by IN Engine on the Lehigh Valley Road.

PorTsvILLE. Pa. July 7o.-Two homes
in Shenandoah are tonight in deep mourn
ing instead Of being scenes OF gay wedding
festivities. as a result of the prospective
bride and bridegroom being cut to pieces on
the railroad. Tile victims were Peter
Morgan, rs years Of age. and Susan Bevis.
who to-day celebrated her " enty- second
birthday. Ii was while they were planning
how thSy could best escape from their
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witness Who Escaped Caught.

William Woods OF liz Third street. Ho-
boken. one Of the three men who escaped
from the House of Refuge a week ago. was
caught yesterday at Bedford avenue and
South Fifth street. Brooklyn. on a tip sent
to Police Headquarters. He lie a witness in
an Italian murder case. Woods said he ran
away because his allowance for expenses
wasn't liberal enough.
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SEEK cYRANo DE BERaERAc.

That terrible fellow who would fight a
duel even with a monkey and was not
thought much Of when alive, Cyrano de
Bergerac. is 80 well loved dead that a COM
mission Of old Paris Is seeking his remains
with the design Of giving suitable burial to
a man whose memory Edmond Rostand
popularized. The records show that at the
instance OF Cyrano's aunt, the Rev. Mother
Margaret of Jesus, p~rioress of the Domini-
can community known as the Daughters
of the Cross, Cyrano was buried under that
convent. After the expulsion OF the religious
orders from France the convent was sold
and the building was torn down.
But the work OF demolition ceased at
the soil. The commission hopes that when
excavations are undertaken for a new build
ing il may find De Bergerac's remains.
although il Is an axiom that the soil Of Paris
yields little even OF the dead. partly, indeed.
because ieaden collins have proved so useful
20 successive revolutionists. They have
made good bullets, and we're no more dis
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COMMENCING MONDAY. JULY IA
woMENs AND MISSES TRIMMED HATS
ADAPTED FOR IMMEDIATE WEAR VII. E OFFEND AT
THE SPECIAL PRICE OF $3.50
Unsr FLOOR
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LACE DEPARTMENT
A SELECTION OF LAEs CONFUSING VARIOUS patterns AND
DESIGNS VIII. BE OFFERED
AT Zoe, SOC. 55e. Csc. Csc TO $z45 FER YARD. !
~ BEING LESS THAN oNEANF REGULAR PRoS Ell
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
CLOTHING DEALER
CONVICTED OF FRAUD

Boston. Oct 22.-Solomon Bobitscheck.
the secondhand clothing dealer OF Low.
ell. who was convicted OF using the mails
In the furtherance OF a fraudulent scheme
To extort money from the Salvation Army.
was sentenced TO three months In the
Charles street jail. Judge Frederick Dodge
In the United States district court today.
Robitscheck took his sentence calmly. BE-
fore sentence was pronounced the defend
ant made an address To the court In
which he aswed for leniency
In imposing sentence. Judge Dodge said
II was question in his mind II Robits-
check was so constituted mentally that a!s
offense did not seem &C ss-ious 10 him as
II w.u,i - others
2obitscheck's alleged plan was 60 force
the Salvation Army 20 pay him $4,000 for
the suppression OF a poem he had written
rejecting on that organization.
Bennett Silverblat, n Lowell attorney.
who was arrested AT the lime as Robits-
checks in connection with the same crime,
was discharged BY the jury.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
HERSEY BALLOON
MAY MAKE RECORD

| Washington, Oct. 22.-One OF the COM
which is piloted by Maj. II. b. Hersey OF
the weather bureau, is reported to have
begun passing over Lake Michigan. The
report came in a despatch received today
by Prof. Willis l.. Moore, chief OF the
United States weather bureau from OBJ
server Bowie at st. Louis. as follows:
Mai Hersey reported to have started
across Lake Michigan from Zion City.
Just north of Chicago, this morning. I
think he will make record trip"
SEEN NEAR KALAMAZOO.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 22.-At 9.i5
O'Clock this morning a balloon passed a
short distance north OF Plainwell IL
miles north OF Kalamazoo. II was travel
ing fast in a southeasterly direction and
spectators had a plain view of IL.
CLOSE TO AUGUSTA.
Kalamazoo, Mich. oct. 22.-At l0:l5 a.
m, balloon presumably the one sighted
at Plalnwell. was seen a short distance
north of Augusta. which is IA miles east
OF Kalamazoo
NEARING GRAND RAPIDS.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct PA balloon
passed through Allegn at 10 o'clock COM
ing I'm the direction OF this city.
Detroit. Mich. Oct. 22.-A despatch from
South Haven, Mich. says n balloon car
rying two American flags. and going
northeast. passed there about a. m. a
huge white patch was plainly seen on the
side OF the balloon.
MAKING 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Springfield o.. oct. 22.--Noon.-One Of
the st. Louis balloons is now passing over
this city.
II Is sailing at the rate of 5 miles an
hour. in a northeasterly course at an al
titude of 800 feet
| YELLOW BALLOON NEAR DAYTON.
Dayton. o.. oct. PA yellow racing
balloon passed north OF Dayton at ll:25
a. m. travelling northeast at good
speed.
''PoMAfERN" NEAR SPRINGFIELD.
Springfield o.. oct. 22.-Thc balloon.
which Just passed over this city. was
flying the German flag A letter was
dropped which conveyed the information
| that the balloon was the "Pommern."
The letter also stated that the aero
/ .sauss ssG ,sscf % tsg- 80 suEese cdfld
| and Mad 2lc0 pounds left.
DIR1GIBLE RACE POSTPONED.
st Louis oct @ The dirigible balloon,
or airship races scheduled for today as
part OF the weeks aeronautic carni-
val. have been postponed until y. IN. to-
morrow on account OF the inability Of
some Of the contestants to set their ma
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
GEN. BARTLETT TO
ISSUE STATEMENT

6oston, Oct. 2e.-Gen. Charles w. Bart
lett. an independent candidate for gov
ernor on an anti-merger ticket, and whose
name was thrown off the Democratic
ticket by the recent decision OF the ballot
law commission. stated today that while
no definite plans had been made for his
campaign, statement would be Issued
within a few days regarding HIS attitude.
Gen. Bartlett has been in frequent con-
ference with Chairman John Feeney OF
the state committee. Daniel ]. Kiley, the
chairman Of the executive committee. and
George Fred Williams. but the nature OF
the discussion has not as yet been dis
closed.
The Democratic state committee has not
a. vet taken any part in the campaign.
arrangements for the Whitney meetings
throughout the state being in the hands
OF Mr.. Whitneyq's campaign managers.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
NEW HAVEN \. R.
ANSWERS THE
AMERICAN R. A,

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 22-An official
statement was issued by the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad COM
pany today in reply to the statement OF
the American Railway association, on the
per diem car demurrage rate.
The former statement declares that
connecting roads are sending derelict cars
10 the New Haven system, that its earn
ings per ton per mile are kept down by
the handling OF low-class freight, which
canes TO II from the connecting trunk
lines, and that IL was a mistake to have
ever entered into the all-rail coal busi-
ness. In it's concluding paragraphs. the
statement says:
THE time has gone by when any rail-
road or association OF railroads can be a
law unto itself and can assess penalties
for things they assume but do not know
10 be the conditions prevailing in terri
tory wherein another road operates. pun
ishing community as well as a common
carrier"
The New Haven road takes the position
that an agreement would be better than
recourse TO the courts, but the latter will
be appealed to rather than submit TO un-
just charges.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
Run Begun on Knickerbocker Trust
Co. With Its More Than 500, ,OOO,-
600 Subject to Check and $8,O00,-
900 in Its Vaults-Payment Stop
ped Shortly After Noon Stocks
Open Demoralized Here and in
London.

the rate OF 10 an hour. Several customers
OF the company who came in to deposit
money decided 10 wait while when they
found a run was in progress.
PAYMENT STOPPED.
At about 1880 a. m, the arm tone in
the market disappeared under renewed
heavy selling. Union Pacific broke tn
li2,s. decline Of AZ; Reading fell TO soA.
loss ss,,O OF S%; while St Paul u,r sold at io''
Northern Pacific sold at l121z, a decline
of six points from last night
Tho knickerbocker Trust company
1880 D. m. the statement being made
that the company could not obtain cur
rency fast enough TO pay out.
Second Vice President Brown of the
Knickerbocker Trust company. In an
nouncing that the company had stopped
payment to depositors. said:
The trust company finds that II will
day on account OF the company's inability
to get sufficient currency The trust COM
pany is perfectly solvent. and may re-
sumo payment tomorrow"
CALL MONEY so PER CENT.
AT 12:45 D. m, the stock market was In
another violent slump. Union Pacific SELL
ting at fit a less Of ~ Reading at 7sh.
loss OF points; St. Paul at lo7. a loss or
At that hour call money was 50 per cent.
MORSE MAKES STATEMENT.
Charles w. Morse issued the following
statement today:
~ have not Borrowed a dollar from the
| Mercantile National bank since Mr..
Hefnze was eiccted president. and i do
not owe them a dollar now. Any state-
ments to the contrary are false.
IT request that I'm justice to the public
and myself that this statement be given
the same publicity that has peen given TO
other matters in connection with the
Mercantile National bank
CHARLES w. MORSE"
POLICE HAD TO ACT.
The closing of the doors OF the institu-
Continued on Page Two)
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WOULD GIVE
PLAYS IN THE
White HOUSE

Washington. Oct. 22.-Not content with
his plan to give performances on ocean
liners. Mr. Charles Froham is endeavor-
ing to make arrangements whereby the
leading American players under his man.
agement may give series Of monthly
performances in the White House In one-
act plays by the foremost American ats.
thors.
For the president and his cabinet ia
give recognition in this manner to those
actors who have achieved high place
in their profession and to the authors who
would be invited to write the plays would,
in Mr.. Frohams opinion, be as good as
Comedie Franchise for the encourage
ment OF dramatic art. Miss Maud Adams.
ME-Iohp- -DreM--Miss Ethel Barrymore
and Messrs WILLIAM Gillette. William II.
| Crane and William Collier are some OF the
players Mr.. Froham would present IN
plays by such authors as Messrs. August
us Thomas, Clyde Fitch and William Gil.
| lette.
With arrangements perfected for such
performances, Mr. Froham would bring
his companies from New York without in-
! terfering with any attractions playing in
Washington theatres. Plans would be SO
drawn that the plays could be put on In
the East Room of the White House with
out much stage setting. Instead Of
scenery. curtains OF different colors would
be used and lights employed so that
negative tone would be obtained.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
YOU KISS HER
Oh | WILL
Says COURT.

Los Angeles Cal. oct. 22.-''If you dc
not kiss her. young man. and proceed Al
once TO do so. ] shall have TO do II my.
self"
SO spoke Justice OF the Peace III. A.
Pierce as Mr.. and Mrs. Malcoimn q.
Dresser. the latter. Miss Lulu Griffith
five minutes earlier. stood before him.
blushing and reticcnt. Under this florcs
threat. young Dresser mustered the nec-
essary courage and complied with the
rules OF the court.
And very arectionately did they CON-
ply" erid Justice Pierce. discussing the
incident. The young fellow did not
seem TO understand that OSCILLATION WAS
a necessary part OF the ceremony Whats
that? oh. no. Whoever told you that Ia
quito mistaken. 1 had no serious intcn-
tions OF carrying out my threat. II was
simply my way OF helping the ypuna
man overcome his hesitancy. Whai
would have done had he continued shti
Sir. l refuse TO be Interviewed on thai
point" And Justice Pierce Nddcnc<
perceptibly.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
BEER GLASS HURLER
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Antonio Forti, 36 years old. according to
Lieut.. Connors OF Station Q last Thurs
day night was in North End saloon.
and without evident provocation hurled
a beer glass, the kind known as a
schooner. at Albierende Barone.
The glass struck Barone on tho head.
making scalp wound which required
three stitches 10 close Il. ricochetted on 20
a post. from which IL knocked off a
splinter. and then boomeranged over on
TO the back bar and broke several glasses
held In reserve for rush OF the thirsty.
In the district court this morning Fort
pleaded guilty TO assaulting Barone with
dangerous weapon and was held for the
action OF the grand jury in surety OF 500.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22

Mrs John II. Hanan, hhe besutiful and
publc-spirited mistress of shore Acres" :"
generally regarded as the show place of
Narragansett Pier, has made elaborate
preparations for a. most novel and en-
joyablo public reception and dance at her
magnificent villa this evening. Practi-
cally the entire countryside will be her
guests. and they will be entertained in
the characteristically generous way which
has made Mrs. Ranan. who Is native OF
that section. so popular.
"Shore Acres" has been decorated with
great artistic skill. though very simply
autumn leaves. chrysanthemums and
American beauty roses predominating
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
POLICEMAN
IS SHOT DEAD
BY A CROOK

New York. Oct. 22.-while patrolllng his
beat on the lower East Side early today.
Eugene S. Sheehan, a policeman. was
shot and instantly killed.
William Morley. "a years old. was ar
rested. charged with the crime. He gave
the police lively chase. and II was not
until he had emptied his revolver at his
pursuers that he was captured He was
taken 10 a hospital, suffering from severe
scalp wounds. as result OF resisting ar
rest.
Patrolman Sheehan had incurred the en-
nifty of a gang OF crooks which infests
the districts, by making many arrests.
Sheehan is said 10 have been heard or
dering Morley 10 get out of the district
just before the shooting.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
BAD DAY FOR NEW YORK F7MANcIERS
Want CASF
E. 0. BATTEY, PAINTER,
SHOOTS HIMSELF DEAD
Pascoag Man. Suffering Poor Health Discovered Dead
Shortly After Entering His Barn

dead when he arrived. The body was ly-
ing face upwards on the paint shop floor.
A few feet away from the body law .S2-
calibre revolver One ball had been fired.
The body was later turned over TO the
medical examiner.
Mr.. Battey had been associated in busi-
ness and had lived about the village for
some 20 years past. lie came here from
the vicinity OF Rockland. his home. AT
first he conducted "A meat market, but
later he entered the livery stable bust
ness. His stable was on Main street. He
had been in very poor health for some
time. and the fact. Il ia said preyed upon
the mans mind.
He is survived by a widow and one
son. both of whom reside on sayles ave-
nue..
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22

Pascoag. r. l.. Oct. 22.-Everett o. Bat
tey one OF the best known residents OF
this village, shot himself In the mouth
today. He died on the floor OF his paint
shop, where he fell. almost Instantly. III
is believed that the cause or his act was
poor health. which has been troubling
him for about a year past.
Mr.. Battey was last seen when he EN-
tered his barn, shortly before IL O'Clock
This morning. Connecting with the barn
is "A paint shop and storeroom for his
moving wagon. The barn Is used as a
livery stable. II was about half an
houl later that the body was discovered
by John Smith. who went into the barn
10 feed a horse which is kept there.
Or. Henry J. Bruce OF Br1dgeton was
summoned. The man, however was
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
BAD A|GHT
FOR EMPEROR
FRANCIS JOSEPH

Vienna. Oct. 22.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph did not pass as good a night as
usual. owing TO frequent attacks OF
coughing. He rose before o'clock, and
when he was examined by his doctors
they found that the catarrhal symptoms
We're unchanged, that there had not been
sufficient expectoration and that his
strength was less satisfactory than yes
terday. but he was not suffering from
fever. In brief. his malady is pursuing
an irregular. fluctuating course. After
the doctors examinat tion his majesty at
tended to his regular work as usual
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
MRS, HANAN GIVES TONIGHT
PUBLIC DINNER AND DANCE
Beautiful Shore Acres Be Hostess for Hundreds OF
Villagers Narragansett Pier.

There will be abundant music discoursed
by the brass band from Peacedale, and an
eight -plece orchestra. also of Rhode ls-
land talent. as Mrs. Hanan believes In en-
couraging home Industry
What tho hostess modestly calls a
buffet lunch" will be served at mid
night, in the big Shore Acres" dining
room. by Shepard OF Providence. but the
natives who have enjoyed her hospitality
before are loking forward to rare gas
tronomc treat
When asked today is she intended TO
purchase "Canonchet' the famous
Sprague mansion. nearby. Mrs. Hanan
said In her most mellifous tones: "oh no,
there is too much tragedy associated with
Il for me-"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
TRAIN RUNS INTO
SWITCHING ENGINE

Taunton, Mass. Oct 22-The train
from New Bedford, on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad due I'm
this city at 1i:20 o'clock a. m. today ran
into switching engine at Weir Junction.
just before reaching the station and mar
rowly escaped going over a steep en-
bankment. Both engines were bsdly
smashed. and one OF the fremen injured
The crews on both engines jumped and
tho tracks were blocked for several hours
The passengers were subjected to a Sc
we're shaking-up. but all escaped without
injury.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22

chimes in shape while the international
cup balloons had the right OF way on the
grounds in Forest Park.
Several of the motor propelled vehicles
are in readiness. however. and these VIII
make exhibition flights late today. Spe-
cial hydrogen gas OF far lighter quality
than that used by the balloons on Monday
is beipg manufactured for their use.