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Reopening Of Sunday School.

Reopening Of Sunday School.
The Sunday school conducted by the
officials of the Second Presbyterian Church
will be reopened tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the old First Presbyterian
Church building on South Fairfax street.
Provisions have been made for classes
for men, women and children. The Sun
day school will be in charge Of F. L..
Slaymaker superintendent.
Mrs McDermott, wife Of Mr.. Thomas F.
McDermott, died at $50 clock tonight at
her home ia South Alfred street, after a
brief illness. Mrs. McDermott was a
daughter of the late Francis J. Power.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
Miss Julia Hamerdinger died this morn
ing at her home, 1116 King street: Miss
John c. and Annie NJ. Hamerdinger
Funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon at o'clock.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Miss Edmonia Taliaferro. whose death
occurred this morning, will be held at II
o'clock Monday morning at her late home
1926 King street. Rev. William ]. Nor.
ton, rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church. will officiate. The interment viii
be in the Presbyterian cemetery.
The report of the treasurer or bethany
Methodist Protestant Church, submitted
at the quarterly meeting last evening
showed the finances to be satisfactory.
Emmett Dunn, thirteen years of age
son of City. Engineer Dunn, sustained 8
fracture Of the leg today, due to fall hi
received while engaged in playing foo
ball. The accident happened near the
| lads home, and was caused by young
Dunn running into a tree. He was con.
veyed 10 his home, 504 Duke street.
Brief Mention.
Announcement Is made that Mr.. JohI
Barrett. director Of the bureau of Amer.
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AZTEC CLUB IN SESSION
SOLDIERS OF az AT ANNUAL
CAMP FIRE.

About twenty members Of the Aztec Club
of 1s47 and half as many guests of the
club met at a banquet in the New Willard
last evening and renewed old friendships
The club is composed Of commissioned
officers of the Mexican war and one repre-
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ored, charged with escaping from the
chaingang, is also in the tolls. Both of
the accused will be arraigned in the police
court Monday morning.
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TELLS COURT WHY SHESHOT HIM.
Says rms stern Duped Her ny q Fake
Wedding Ceremony.

Marie Valasi. the Hungarian girl who
tried to kill Harry Stern. a Harlem caterer.
ON July 8 by shooting him with a revolver
and then attempted to kill herself, was
arraigned before Magistrate Whitman in
the Harlem court yesterday. She said that
Stern had trapped her into a mock mar
riage which she supposed at the time was
a genuine ceremony.
He did me "A great wrong she said.
-but promised to make amends by marry
ing me. He went in business for himself
and made money. He refused TO make
good his promise to marry me. 20 I had him
arrested. He was brought up in this court
and let out on hail. Tina case has never
come to trial.
some time later he said his old love for
me a returned, and az a token he gave
me a diamond ring. Not long after an
officer came to my home and arrested me
on the charge OF stealing the ring from
Stern. When l told my story to the Msgis-
trate in the Harlem court l was discharged.
"A few weeks later Stern said he was
willing to marry me and on April % went
TO his home n there found a man dressed
others present. friends Of Stern. who OFF,
ciated IA witnesses. A marriage ceremony
was performed. but when ! asked to see the
certificate Stern would not let me.
wanted witnesses OF my own, but he said
that I should not mistrust him. He finally
told me that the marriage ceremony was
a fake"
She said that she called at his fiat on
July 3 and tried TO get him TO make his
promise good and when he raved like a
mailman the shooting followed. She was
remanded to the Harlem prison to await the
result of Stern's injuries. II is said Stern
will not be able to appear in court for rev.
eral weeks.
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WOMEN CHARGE POLICE STATION.
Almost q Riot when They Came 10 Demand
Release OF Their Sens-One Locked Up.

hIIUOtt y NlUt WITCH huty btIt W VUt Uu
Release OF Their sens-One Locked Up.
Twenty women started a near riot in the
East iO4th street police station last night,
while trying to rescue their sons who had
been arrested for stealing rides on the
Second and Third avenue surface cars. Supt.
Alexander Reith and a number Of detectives
employed by the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company. assisted by half a dozen
policemen from the East l0tth street station.
arrested twenty five boys und er the age Of
sixteen who were troubling street car
motormen and conductors in the vicinity
OF 10th street.
The prisoners we're gathered in about
the same time. shortly after 0 o'clock, and it
didn't take long for the news to spread
through the thickly populated neighbor-
hood. Many OF the mothers arrived at the
police station before their sons. There
wasn't much doing. however. until Mrs.
Diana Kossroth OF So East i06th street
turned up. Her nephew. Jacob Blancon.
10 years old, had been arrested about the
same time as the others. hut for playing
baseball in the street.
I'm going to pull Jaoky out. Follow
mel" she cried to the h women, who
were mostly jewish.
Mrs. Kossroth walked boldly into the
station and. despite the efforts OF Sergt.
Masterson, who il bulky. nearly succeeded
in giving Jacob his liberty. This encour-
aged the other women and they poured
into the roll call room with a vengeance.
Turn out the reserves. lieutenant
shouted Masterson, as he attempted IN clear
himself Of the oncomers-
Not waiting to gather up their sticks or
don their coats or collars. the policemen
waded into the melee. Mrs. Kossroth put
up a stiff fight. hut was finally Overpowered
and placed under arrest charged with dis
orderly conduct. This put an end to the
fuss, and the other women ran from tho
station screaming. They said they were
going to bring their husbands back, but
the police were not troubled further. Most
Of the boys we're taken to the Childron's
Society rooms.
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AUTOISTS WE'RE VERY FLUSH.
One laugh for speeding Had "a SsO. OtsO
ItOiI. the Police Ssy-Kid Mccoy Nabbed.

Norman Selby. better known as Kid
McCoy. who said he was an agent of s23
West End avenue, Manhattan. was arrested
yesterday by bicycle policemen from Bor-
ough Inspector III GODS office on Kings
Highway for running his automobile at
thirty three miles an hour,
The two bike cops chased Mccoy "a con-
siderable distance. The e~N-pugilist dashed
into the Brighton Reach racctract, jumped
ont Of his auto and Was making strides for
the betting ring when he was captured.
He put up 500 bail for his appearance in
court this morning.
Jacob Goss. "A chauffeur, Of West Forty
ninth street. Manhattan, was arrested for
speeding his a~utomobilc on Rydcr's Lane.
Ora vesend. When taken 10 the station
houH. NJ produced u $500 hill Tn" lieu
tenant az the desk said he was willing tn
take n as bail. but Goss said n" needed the
money AZ the racctraCk. He asked some
of the policemen to take the bill and got
il changed They tlpClinCtl.
While he was fTettlng about his dcten.
ton the same bike cops who calglt Seliy
arrived at the station with George ~.
Wheelock, a lrOker. Of 3 Vest Thirty
ixth street. Ma nhat,au. lie was charged
with running his automobile az t~h.rty-nye
miles an hour. Nheclock asked how much
hail WIS necessary. and when told 500 ne
produced a roll that made rho policcmcn's
eyes water. They said there WAS fully
$50, 600 IN the roll g.
CoSg asked Nheclock 10 change his t5uD
hill. He did 80 az once. When Wheelocls
unrolied his Wad the police, 20 they s1v.
counted ten $1,000 bills on top. Fheit theftt
were several 500. sib0. $40 $40 and siObils
GoSS and WheeloCk left the station and
haSteipd TO the TacetTuCk. 90, o..
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CUVILLIER WANTS 70 KNOW.
AssembIyman Berates Deputy Hanson for
Raids Made In Els District.

Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier, a lawyer,
of go Broadway. who lives in Percy Nagle's
district. took occasion to. berate Deputy
Police Commissioner Hanson last night for
raids Of some alleged disorderly Raine
Law hotels in Harlem in the course of tho
evening. The men met in the East i26th
street police station.
Il want to know why these raids are
being made in this district. " said Cuvillier
to Hanson. These people pay 81, 200 a
year to the excise department and ave
a perfect right TO carry on business. II
they are to be bounded by the police l
want 10 find it out. I for one protest.
Why don't you go down to Charley Murphy's
dist riot where there are open violations?
These are my constituents and l as a
member Of the Assembly propose to appear
in court and fight for them. ! went to
Albany and fought for Mayor Mcclellan
against the recount and helped Police Com
missioner Bingham get his bill through.
This ia what l get in return. ! demand the
names OF these prisoners TO bail them out. '
Commissioners Hanson said that IL would
he necessary to get a written order from
Commissioner Bingham. Cuvillier then
started out to find a Magistrate.
The raids we're made on warrants issued
in the Harlem police court to Inspector
lnOTnpsOn ytstefuay "otihnS OnIy iOuT
out of eleven were served and the police
declare there was a leak and the tip got
around ahead Of them. About twenty
women were arrested.
The places visited were Jack H~astings's.
at I2ath street and Second avenue; Gold
smiths, at 125th street and Second avenue:
Albert Curley's, at 1l7th street and Third
avenue. and Jack Vigerito's, at t29th street
and Sylvan place. Commissioner Hanson
said that he had no part in the activities.
but he merely came around because he was
interested in the subject.
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RtIJ.RO ~ law KSO 'kED our.
one ~ AIab,uI,'s New Mrs>u 'c> % clare
Invalid by n Federal Judge.

MONTGOMERY, Ma, JuIy I3,-rha Law
passed by the Legislature NV which the
reno val ~ q suit from the State to The
Federal court revoke thu license ~ rs,i-
road corporations was declared uncoisti-
tutional to-day 10y Judge Thomas G.. Jones
" the United States Circuit Court. -
The Judge holds that the law abrogates
the oontrac; made between the corporation
and the state and also il in violation of
the State constitutional provisions that
corporations shall have tho same rights to
sue and lie sued ~ given TO individuals.
lie also ave M his reasons for granting
a temporary injunction to restrain the
operation 81 rate and regulation laws
that he believed the railroads should have
opportunity to prove or not prove their
allegations that the laws are contiscatory
and impossible Of enforcement. ,
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BOAT roo BTG TO GET OUT.
Carnegie Of GAINESVILLE Fears lie VIII Have
TO Tear Down Iiis Housc

PAINEsvnLE. Ohio, July is.-Peter Car
negie. who says he Is a cousin Of Andrew
Carnegie. built a boat recently In the cellar
of his house and when IL was completed
he found that ne could not get II out Of the
cellar. Now he is thinking seriously Of
tearing his house down to get the boat out:
II required months 20 build the vessel
and now he finds il Is too big TO take up
stairs and IL wont GO through a window.
what shall I do?' he asked his friends to
whom he showed the boat to-day. Shall
] tear down my house and thus free the boat
or shall I take the boat to pieces n build
It small enough to take out Of the cellar or
shall ! rebuild IL elsewhere1" His friends
offered all sorts of solutions. but Carnegie
cellar.
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TELEGRAPHERS WAIT ORDERS.
Arrangements lad to Can Out Men Here
If Necessary,

~ NOCGuowFys
The executive committee Of the New York
local OF the Commercial T~elegraphers'
Union had an important meeting yester-
day ut SO Pine street TO prepare for a strike
against the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies should the word
come to call n The leaders In the local
and the organizers say that about n per
cent. Of the telegraphers in New York are
organized and are ready TO quit when
ordered.
This statement was issued yesterday
by President Joseph +. Ahearn Of the loca
with the sanction Of the executive COM
mittee.
The telegraph situation is extremely critical
mt this time. President Robert G.. Clowry OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company issued
a statement on July 3 in which he said that the
agreement entered into with Labor Commits
sioner Neill would be carried out by the
Western Union Telegr sph Company.
The same afternoon I sent one Of the dis
charged employees to see Supt. Il NJ. Null
ford at i9s Broadway with a copy Of the pub
lie statement made by President Clowry.
He told this man that he would not put him
back to work unless he severed his connection
with local 10. and he laughed heartily when
shown Clowry's statement. This has been
the treatment received by eight other dis
charged employees. including four women.
The petty discrimination continues at the
main ONCE OF the Western Union in this city
and our men and women feel that we must take
some action to protect our membership. We
have secured over no per cent. Of the operators
in the Western Union orices throughout
Greater New York.
am In receipt Of a long cipher telegram
from San Francisco. COMMISSIONS Neill.
with the executive committee, will attend a
monster mass meeting to be held there to-
night saturday at which all the labor organ
izations and prominent business men as well
az the president Of the Stock Exchange and
variOus other enterprises will speak. The
Western Union offcials have been invited to
attend this meeting.
Tho Chicago opera tors are ready to call a
mass meeting tomorrow IN word Ia received
from San Francisco to do SO. We have in
New York excellent facilities for reaching our
men in a hurry and will do likewise IL so in
structed.
President Ahearn said hat II there was
n strike here the responsibility would lie
with the Western Union Company's officials
and not with the telegraphers.
The business interests OF the country
are vitality Interested in this matter" he
said. 1T was because the business of the
company is badly crippled at San Fran
cisco tina the husines men will attend
the meeting in San Francisco Tonight. They
val TO have the present unsatisfactory
state OF affairs ended"
Secretary-Treasure Mc1nerney of Local
rs said that the local was divided into
eight or ten districts, over which there were
thirty mine captains, who were responsible
for getting the news OF any important
movement to the telegra pliers in the dis
tricts quickly.
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flashes 70 IL, but II he did he passed out no
more high signs.
And so the dinner went on and on, famed
oy a gale OF laughter. Miss Susanne Rock
more, a professional, who was present az n
matter OF business, sang Il just Can't
Make My Eyes Behave" Gus Edwards sang
school Days" very well and another pro-
tessiopal, Dan Quinn by name, sang I'D
Rather Two Step Than Waltz" To keep
things from taking on a sameness there were
speeches thrown in between these numbers.
Among the speakers were: j. Morton, Il.
Coier, c. Adams, r. Baker and others. A
cnarter was conferred upon the new Chicago
Thirteen Club, some OF whom were present.
The Rev. Madison Peters also spoke.
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y. n. II. = CENT RATE, FTGHT.
Counsel for the Company Says the New
a Il COnnscat0ry.

PHILADELPHIA, July Is.-John G. john
son. chief counsel for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, argued the two cent a mile case
before the Common Pleas Court to-day
following the ending of testimony presented
Mr.. Johnson's argument was based on the
grounds that the new law is confiscatory
Legislation, that it infringes on the charter
rights of the company, that il affects other
corporations existing prior to the act Of 1874.
whose charters were not revocable, and that
EVER If these charters were subject to al
teration, amendment or revocation it must
be on ~ in cases where the corporation 10
found to be injurious to the citizens Of tho
Commonwealth.
Mr.. johnson said il would he ruinous to
the company If the case was not decided
before October I, the time fixed for the new
rate law TO become effective. The COM
pany would be subjected to fines amount
ing TO over 81. 900, 900 a Month If it vio-
lated the new rate law by continuing with
it's present rates of fare. He said he pro-
posed to appeal to the sense of Justice OF
the Supreme Court in asking that tribunal
to make every efort 10 decide the question
before the time set for the operation OF the
two cent law
City Solicitor Gendeli denied that the
constitutional clause used so extensively
by Mr.. johnson in his argument had the
effect imputed To il by counsel for the rail-
road company. He argued that the new
rate law was properly adopted and enacted
and is not unconstitutional. 30
Acknowledgement Todd confined his All GU
ment principally TO the right of the Legis-
lature 20 regulate the rate of fare to BIZ
charged by the railroad company or other
wise add 10. alter OF amend it's charter. and
he cited cas-. after case in which this right
had been affirmed by the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Counsel for both sides will submit briefs
20 the Court by Wednesday next.
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BRYAN'S GIFTS STOLEN.
Souvenirs From His Trip Around the World
Taken From His Daughters House.

DENVER, Col, July is.-William J. Bryan
is minus a large number Of souvenirs and
keepsakes given him by kings, queens.
emperors and well known people in all
parts OF the world through the opera
tons Of burglars in the house Of Bryan's
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, at
Thirteenth and Race streets, this city. A
list of the articles stolen IL not yet available
When Mr.. Bryan returned from his trip
around the world he gave many OF the
souvenirs to his daughter for safekeeping.
Several weeks ago the Leavitt family left
town. closing the house for the summer.
To-day il was discovered that the house
had been robbed.
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WOMAN No. 2 IN RUNYAN CASE
Makes Life . Burden to the Detective
Who Brings Her Here.

Florence A. Wood. known also as Florence
Moore and Broadway Flo. a sister Of Laura
NJ. Carter. the woman arrested with Chester
B. Runyan, teller Of the Windsor Trust
Company. was brought TO New York from
Chicago last night under arrest. She was
locked up in the Mercer street station
charged with acting in concert with the
Carter woman in receiving and disposing
OF the $3.50 900 still missing of the 500 900
Runyan stole. According to Detective
Kahn. who brought her from Chicago.
however the police learned nothing what
ever from her about the missing money.
She was willing to come / o New York
without %extradition. but Kahn had his
troubles with her: She carried with her
in n small handbag four bank books and
$40 in cash. which she guarded closely
refusing to give IL up and screaming When
ever she thought IT was to be taken from
her. On the way to the railroad station 10
Chicago Kahn noticed that the bag was
open. tie looked back and saw some
men picking up the roll of money that
had fallen ont and he Immediately took
possession Of the whole collection In spite Of
her cries Of -Robber!"
Three times on the train, twice when
the customs inspectors went through her
belongings, the woman aroused the cal
with her shrieks of "Robberi"
When Kahn and his prisoner left the
Grand Central station and we're making for
an elevated train the woman hailed a police
man in uniform n asked him to arrest
Kahn.
This man has stolen four bank books
from me and Ia trying to get away. said she
The policeman grabbed Kahn and started
to drag him on to the East Fifty-first street
station. A crowd gathered about the
trio. Kahn finally flashed his shield and
explained who he was and the uniformed
policeman busted.
Al Police Headquarters the woman made
a dash to get away. but Kahn caught her
as she opened the door Of the corridor
downstairs. Her books are on the Frank
lin Savings Bank. the New York County
Savings Bank, the Excelsior Savings Bank
and the Bank for Savings. They show
large deposits, say the police, but lone later
than 1905. She had a bunch OF keys. one
OF which she said was for a safe deposit box.
She said she had arrived in Chicago on
the night Of June n, which Is two days
before Runysn marched Oh with tho trust
companys money.
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FREIGHT CAR POOL FAILS.
scheme 20 Have . General Clearing House
system Goes To Pieces

CHICAGO. July l9.-The American Rail-
way Clearing House. which for eight months
has been trying to perfect a pool OF all
the freight cars in the country. is in proc
ess Of ~disintegration and may 10 on be
numbered amongthe great railway projects
that nave failed. The Chicago and Alton
Railroad. which was one OF the strongest
advocates Of the car pooling scheme. will
withdraw from IL on July 81. The Chicago.
Milwaukee and 81. Paul road has withdrawn
and many of the largest roads in the East
and West have determined to abandon the
project.
the organization has failed in it's prime
object-to insure each road having on it's
own rails all the time the number of cars
owned by IL. 1t has failed to do this because
il had no power to penalise the roads for
disobeying it's orders beyond the established
rate OF daily rental. When all roads were
short of cars no road would give up any Of
them whom told to do 30 by the pool mana
gers.
The plan to nave the clearing house keep
a record Of the interchange Of all cars and
collect the rental due each roa has failed
because all the big companies have insisted
on keeping their own records OF their cars
and making the collections due them.
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ARRESTED AS THEY COME OUT.
Detectives Nab Three Men who RIM Apart
ment House Bells.

Four detectives from Central Onioe
noticed three men, who afterward said
they were Joseph Echohardt Of i54 West
Twenty-fourth street. John Cazunang Of
4O7 West Twenty-sixth street and Joseph
Toneo. ringing apartment house bells In
the vicinity Of Twenty-fourth street and
seventh venue: According, to the police
the idea was to ind who was home. Finally
at 1853 West Twenty-eighth street Echo
hardt and Cazunang went in and Toneo
stood watch below. When the two men
came down the detectives arrested the trio.
In Echohardt's possession was found a
quantity Of jewelry and forty-five skeleton
KEYS. The police were unable to learn II
any apartment had been entered at the
house where the men were arrested. but
they locked the trio up. Toned showed
fight and IL was with difficulty that he was
got TO the West Thirtieth street station.
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OBITUARY

Frederiok Edward Piebes, mead Of the
Arm of Frederick Piebes A Co.. manufacturer
OF infants hats and childEen's wear at %
East Nineteenth street, died YESTERDAY o.
home. iIo ST. James place. Brooklyn. in his
ffty-third year. He had been In the manu-.
and III Is understood leaves a large fortune:
He was prominent In the Masonic and Royal
Arcanum orders. He leaves q widow ana
sOn. The funeral services Will ne heiu mt
the house Tomorrow evening.
The Rev. william Thomas Doubleday. the
oldeet native born resident OF Binghamton,
was rraduated at Yale College In 1888. and his
lat pastorate was In Goshen, Conn. which
was Terminated by illness In 1871. since 1873
he has resided In Bin hamton..
rdu.rd ". l.. Dowling. ormerIy q member
of the Jersey City Excise Board. died q
bemorrhase Of he lungs on Friday At his
wear. He leaves Q widow and one con.