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New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
PRISONERS BADLY BEATEN
Truck DriUers Say They Were
abused an Police Station.

With his left eye completely closed and with
numerous small cuts about his face and head.
William Green. a truckman. of No 131 Perry
street, was arraigned last night in the night
court before Magistrate Finn. He said he had
been beaten by Patrolrnan Michael Lynch and
other policemen Of the Charles street station
while he was being held in the station house
John Mayer. a truckman, of No. 225 West
10th street. next arraigned. He. too, had
been beaten, and his story corroborated Lynch's.
He said he had been hit with nightsticks.
The magistrate had a stenographer take down
the stories. and at the close of the case he dis
charged both men. To the policemen he
shouted:
You two get out OF here quick. You fellows
ought to be taught lesson"
Green was charged with using profane lam
guage and resisting arrest. Lynch told the
magistrate Green had used abusive language to
him. Mayer was charged with interfering with
Green's arrest.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
PANIC TALK UNFOUNDED.
Business Prospering, Says Sir U'Il-
lam G.. Fan Horne.

Sir William c. Van Horne chairman OF the
board Of directors OF the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company. said yesterday apropos OF the
financial and commercial conditions OF the coUn-
try: The time has come when Wall Street can
no longer ignore the great prosperity that pre-.
walls throughout North America Business viii
go ahead Wall Street Notwithstanding
Panic? Why. see no reason at all for thsr
prediction Of a financial panic OS course. ft is
easy TO predict anything Tight money might
be the result Of two things: il might come from
lack Of credit or because Of the active condl-
+fons the great activity in trade The present
+,b+ness is caused by the latter condition. but II
Is not hurting anybody
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
NEGROES PRAISE SENATOR FORAKER.
Criticism of President Cut Out of Browns
vile Resolutions.

Washington Sept. 16-Despite the efforts OF
some Of the leaders 10 keep all pohtlcal ques-
tions out Of its discussions. the National Negro
BAPTIST Convention to-day. after "A stormy seS-
sion IN the course Of which the presiding officer
DR. Morris threatened to leave the room. hotlF
debated the Brownsville affair. The committee
on the state OF the Union had refused 10 eIih-
nate from its report all reference 70 tIle
brownsville question and had prepared resolu-
tinns which severely criticised President Roose-
Welt and strongly praised Senator FORAKER lor
the stand he had taken. II was only through
fear of dIsrupting the convention that the deIe-
gates. after supporting the purpose OF the com
,nittee to submit the report. reconsidered ana
consented TO miider set Of resolutions offereo
by the presiding offc These resolutions are
as follows:
In common with all good citizens, we deploTo
1-hat has come be known as the bro"hSH l,le
afYair and we trust that time Will yet reveal ''o
raaI generators OF the crime
The entire country is under a debt OF gratl'uoe
n tho Hon. j. B Foraker ana o'heFs no a.,
c,,rsd for the soldiers tho right 10 be heard IN
their own defence
The convention adjourned tonight.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
CITY RECORDS ALTERED.
Tenement House Department Arrest
May Lead to Graft Exposure.

AS result of the investigation that is being
made by Assistant District Attorney Smyth into
the Tenement House Department. John J. A
Meenagh, nineteen years old of No. JOS West
123d street. was arrested and taken to Police
Headquarters last night on the charge Of fors-
cry.
Meenagh is an employe of the Tenement
House Department, and had access to the cab
met where the blue cards containing the vlo-
Iations were kept 1t is alleged that he altered
the cards so that they would read as If the viola
tions had been attended to. when they had not
In this manner the restrictions on the prop
erty we're removed. and ii could then change
hands
II Is believed that Meenagh prohted htt!e oy
the transactions but that some one higher up
was the one that derived the benefit According
to Mr. Smyth the prisoner admitted having
altered the cards in four cases. but he refused
70 testify or give any information against others
.snaciarlv refusing 10 disclose the identity OF the
principals -.
II IS expected that there will be several otner
arrests IN connection with the case WITHIN
few days
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
SUICIDE FOLLOWS DOUBLE SHOOTING.
Brickmaker Kills Girl, Wounds Her Mother
and Takes Own Life When Cornered.
rBy Telegraph TO Tho Tribune ]

Altoona Penn, Sept. 16--John Crown brick
maker, who had been boarder al the nome OF
Nrs Harriet Neviin at Sandy Ridge, two miles
fror, Altoona shot himself death tonight after
beIng pursued two miles by a mob which threat
ned - Ivnch him He had first shot and killed
Mrs Nevlins daughter, Jennie, and then fatally
wounded the mother.
cro1,n had forced his attentions upon the girl.
dasnt.a the remonstranCes of her mother. since he
cs-,e from England. two months ago. and finally
had been ordered to leave the boarding house.
Tonight he went to the house and forced his way
to the girl. whom he found IN sleeping room.
1,,t,trprg ont revolver, he shot her through the
hoart and when the mother grappled with him
turned the weapon on her
c,ovd of brickmakers. attracted by the shots.
sat after Crown as he dashed out of the house,
opd be turned the revolver upon himself when. too
,,,o,.,ea tn r,In further, he thought capture and
.b. vengeance of the pufsuers inevitable.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
THREE SHOT In FIGHT.
REMARK 4NGERS ITALIAN.
One Dead, 4nother Nay Die-Mob
attacks Prisoner.

Henry Becker. twenty-three years old. of No.
241 East 115th street, shot and instantly
killed and his brother. Samuel twenty y-six years
DID, living at No. 1855 East 117th street.
shot in the abdomen and sent to the hospital in
serious condition a result of a fight with
Italians in front of the clothing store at No
2256 Second avenue. Francesca Sicca- twenty
one years old, of No 3O6 East Hath street. who
did the shooting, was arrested and taken 10 the
East 10Th street station.
According TO the story of Mrs. Anna kauf-
man. who owns the clothing store. five Italians.
among whom Scca. assaulted and robbed
man. She out of her store and at
tempted to stop the robbery. but the Italians
jeered at her and abused her. Just then the
five Becker brothers came UP, and when Mrs
Kaufman told them the trouble Henry Becker
said that if they had been there the robbery
would not have happened. One of the Italians,
who overheard the remark, replied that the same
thing would have happened to Becker If he had
been there
The Italians then departed but returned, and
Rocker was pointed out to Sicca the man
who made the remark fight started, and all
the Italians except Sicca ran. He drew re-
volver and shot Henry Becker The other
Becker boys ran and Sicca followed them to
their hardware store, at No $3.50 Second avenue,
where Samuel Becker was shot.
A large number of Italians in the streets cele-
brating the feast of st. Rocco hastened to the
hardware store when the report came to them
that some of their colony were in a fight. the
friends of Henry Becker had gathered, and IT
looked as if there would be trouble.
Becker was popular in the neighborhood, and
the news that he had been shot by an Italian
quickly spread When they arrived at the store
they found Samuel Becker lying in front of the
store groanng with pain
Isaac PostleniCk. a brOther-tn-law OF the
Beckers with two of the Becker brothers. was
trying TO get at Sicca in the store, but he kept
them away with his gun. Postlenck received a
wound behind the left Scca tried to get
away but Beckers friends were too much for
him.
Detectives Naughton and Higgins of the East
104th street station. heard the shots and came
along in time to arrest Sicca. who fought des-
perately 10 escape. The detectives had TO use
their blllies on him. The reserves were called
out and prevented the crowd from lynching
Sicca.
An ambulance was summoned and Samuel
Becker was taken TO the Harlem Hospital. where
he died.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
CONFETTI DAYS HERE.
CROWDS At SEASHORE.
NO Disorder, HosceUer, at Opening
Of Coney Island Mardi Gras.

With about fifty thousand persons in attendance
Coney Island began its Mardi Gras last night. So
quietly did the good natured crowd view the pag-
cant that the six hundred policemen, who had been
expecting riots and awlessness did little less than
receive the confetti showers and the tickling.
which was freely carried along the Surf avenue
line of the parade. AS the night wore on the crowd
rapidly increased, and soon after the parade was
over there fully hundred thousand enthusi-
astic ceebrators on the island
The pageant started o'clock from the grand
stand the Friede Globe Tower property. Tho
Police Department automobile, with Borough In
spector Flood and District Inspector Harkins
moved slowly the head OF the procession Then
came the floats and advertising devices, followed
by the King and Queen of the festivities The
king of the carnival, John Econopouly, and his
queen. Miss Grace Fox, aroused the enthusiasm or
the Coney Island population.
The police who had proited by the experience of
last year. had Surf avenue clear at o'clock when
the crowd began to arrive. few moments be-
fore the parade started complete order had been
obtained. The disorderly scenes of a year ago
were entirely lacking. With the exception OF one
arrest a charge of intoxication. no prisoners
were taken to the police station up TO a late hour
The pageant included fourteen floats. representing
the original thirteen states and Coney Island Tho
Coney Island float and the Life Guards float were
the most attractive features of the carnival Short
Iy before the time set for the parade Mr. Econo-
pouly was officially crowned as king or the festi-
val The honors Of crowning the most popular man
fell to Thomas Abbot. the oldest resident OF Coney
Island. who recently celebrated his ninety-first
birthday Then Miss Fox. a Brooklyn actress. who
had been selected by the defeated candidate for
King Corse Pavton. was presented 20 the ruler OF
the carnival The actress quickly assumed charge
of the ceremonies
A squad Grecian guards. selected as an es-
cort hurried their king to the rendezvous for the
paraders. As the honorary guard passed Luna
Park a troop of rough riders. led by Miss Laurel
Ormond the bandit queen of the Train Robbery
show added to the spectacle of king being hur-
ried 10 the head OF his command.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
STERN FATHER STOPS ELoPEMENT.
Civil Rides to Station with Sweetheart but
Hardens at His Confession of Larceny
rBv Telegraph 10 The Tribune

r,,,+eburs, Sept. 16.-Torn from Her hooi'i'N" "
- tra+e father who denounced MS son as d
tt,of Ca+herine Myers. aged eighteen years, oi
,,o,,rt Vernon street. in the tashlohaoie ho''
I'd district rode in patrol wagon 10 poi''0
.a.,op this morning, instead OF fiulis IA
I,,,,o, 70 Youngstown, Ohio. TO which piaOo
-, noe eloping The lad whom she was u
-, &C. charles Vestiville, son of Marno Nesu-
,,ua ,,bo lives near the home of MISS Myers.
young Vestive. who is nineteen ana MISS
,.-.a~s have been sweethearts for years. out
Tho ,arents of both objected to their marrying
~, account OF their youth. So they declued 10
a1ore This morning they met and were ABOUT
N hoard a streetcar for the railroad std'ioh
,rben the Young mans father appeared he
commanded his son to return nome Win hiri'
and when he refused called q pollcemah ana
ordered the arrest of his son a charge OF lar
oeny declaring that he had stolen Sl3S from
him with which TO marry
Miss Myers refused to believe the charge' and'
,,-eeping bitterly took a seat in the patrol
wagon with father and and was driven to
the station. When young Vesttville admitted
the theft however, Miss Myers broke down and
declared she would have nothing more to do
with him. Then the elder VestivlIle Withdrew
the charge and took his son home.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
4 FIFTH DRE4DNOUGHT.
British admiralty Orders Uork
Pushed on Ne1c Bdttleship.

Devonport. England. Sept. 16-The Admiralty
has instructed the dockyard authorities here 70
lay down Immediately battieship of 10000
TONS carrying eight 13.5-inch guns. The in
structions are urgent that the work must be
pushed with all possible haste.
II is supposed that this battleship Is the fifth
Dreadnought in the original naval programme
II will be remembered that announcement was
made that this fifth ship would not be built
until the result Of the second peace conference
at The Hague became known. and the failure
Of the conference is believed TO be responsible
for the decision.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
p1TTsR1rRe CEMETERY FIGHT ENDS
Massachusetts, Man, and Not State Senator
Wood. Appointed Superintendent
Nv rsl.xraph 10 The Tribune. !

TBy Telegraph 10 The Trtotne-I
pittsburg. Sept 16.-A bitter hght over Tue
selection Of a superintendent for Home"ooo
Cemetery. the leading burial ground OF Fl''s-
burg. in which state politics figured to a re-
markable degree was ended here THIS aiteF-
noon when William Allen. superintendent oil the
Mount Auburn Cemetery at Cambridge was Sc
Iected for the place at a salary OF >'''V
year.
Ever since the cemetery was opened the posi-
t,on has been filed by David Wood. who died
three weeks ago. There were fourteen applica-
tions for the position, among them state SEN
ator W. S Wood. son of the former suPerin-
tendent Senator Wood is the man who defeated
State Senator William Finn for reelection.
Wood sought the influence of H C Frick and
other millionaires who are interested In the
cemetery, but they evidently remembered his
political record.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
UNION OF MINISTERS" SUGGESTED.
Cleveland Pastors Say They Have to Squeeze
and Pinch to Make Ends Meet.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

Cleveland. Sept 16-Cleveland preachers have
raised their voices for a raise in pay and one
has gone so far as to suggest a union by which
TO enforce a demand for d higher scale of re-
nuneration. Increased cost of living is blamed
and the charge is made that salaries have not
advanced in ten years. while necessities of life
cost so much preachers must squeeze each
penny.
THE average pastors work is sadly hampered
bv the n1eagreness of his salary said DR.. E. d.
Bagby, of the Franklin Avenue Church OF
Christ, to-day. He has to plan and skimp and
figure every penny TO make both ends meet"
Why not union? The carpenters have one;
why not a union of the disciples of the Car
penter's SOM" asked another pastor.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
NO HIDE DEPRESSION.
Richard c. Kerens Says There Is
OnIu q Halt an Business.

r,t.,s-1 - Kerens a fnancisr OF St Louis ana
former member OF the Republican Nanon2i COM
mittee believes that although there may be a cur
tafnnent of business and a temporary nnanciat
s.r+nvsncv II reflects IN no way lack OF pros
perity and viii be only temporary Mr.. kerens
vas asked Yesterday at the offices or tho san
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railway. OF which
he g. a director ar No. 40 Wall street. IL he BE-
rieved there was widespread business depressaoa.
Not 10 anv great extent he replied 'Thsra
has been halt in the execution OF many great
business enterprises throughout the country IRIS
is only temporary. however. and is largely due To
tho sea arcitv of money and the high rates or m
terest Railroad extension and betteru1ents nav
slsckened not only account OF the high rate for
money. but also because Of the low prices Tor
railroad and Industrial securities. There Is also
a cessation in the construction OF oUllulnsS anu
plants of various kinds
- ,sar ago the country was at the food tide
NJ its greatest industrial prosperity Then came
scarcitv OF labor followed by stringent money con-
attions and recession in building and kindred en-
terprtses But this should not be called depres-
sion -,
.rt is generally believed in the West that the
worst has been passed for this season An all I'M
portant consideration. however. IS the crops con-
sidarabIe apprehension as 70 crop conditions has
had much TO do with curtailing enterprises or
everv, kind including railroad betteTments and the
building of branch lines few weeks more or
favorable weather and a bumper corn crop VIII %
assured The yield of other cereals mas oeen Ialr'
Annie money to move the corn crop seems 20 oe
forthcoming Therefore IL may we'll be concluded
that there will be nothing like panic or even
serious depression. This country cannot be sud-
denly checked in its present great prosperity even
should there be serious failure OF the crops
TO What do YOU attribute the stringency in ths
money nlarket?' Mr.. Kerens was asked
Scarcity of money due to timidity OF capital
he said Nothing is so sensitive cash on hand
The possessor often takes fright from imaginary
causes and millions are withdrawn from circuls-
ton and thrust safe deposit vaults This IS
the principal cause, but there is a lack OF money,
IN the Judgment of many experienced 1nanciers OF
the West and the Pacific Slope
Il do not know anything about finances in New
York or Wall Streets needs necessities II IL
difficult for a Western man 70 understand financial
methods in this great city. II seems = the West
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
HURT IN BRIDGE CRUSH; MAY DIE.
Aged Man Loses Foothold in Rush for Troll
ley Car-Crowd Tramples on Policeman

John e. Fallon. shoemaker. living at No. 43S
9th street Brooklyn, was so badly injured IN
crush at the Brooklyn Bridge last night that he
will probably die. While attempting TO stem
the tide that was rushing for car Michael
FITZGERALD. a policeman attached TO the bridge
SQUAD was trampled and hurt 1t was nee
essary 10 take him to ST. Gregory's Hospital
FaIlon attempted board one of the new cars.
which are somewhat longer than the old ones.
He lost his foothold when the car swung around
the curve and was caught between the rear
platform and one of the iron pillars The police
had some difficulty to extricate him He was
carried to the Hudson Street Hospital, where IL
was said that on account of his extreme age the
injuries might prove fatal
Fitzgerald was carried down in the rush that
fo,,oved and was rescued by his comrades after
he had been trampled on.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
FINDS DAUGHTER DYING.
Doctor Called TO Help 4uto Tictinl
Discovers O1cn Child.

springfield. Mass. Sept 16.-PauIine H. Rear
ooh' SIX and half years old, daughter of DR.
1homas F. Reardon. struck and almost in
stantIy killed in front of her fathers home to-
day by an automobile owned by DR.. Charles P.
Hooker and driven by Ernest F. Southard, a
chauffeur.
br' Hooker, without knowing who the child
was, carried her into DR.. Reardon's house The
latter physicians first knowledge Of the acci-
dent was the sight of his child lying on his
operating table. The little one died after
ward.
Southard was arrested on a charge of man
slaughter.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
NEW THEORY IN RoRsCHACH MURDER.
SLAYER Believed to Have Been in Search of
Documents at Lieutenant's Home.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

Richmond. Va. Sept. 16.-Government detec-
ttves It Is said to-day, are assisting the Ports
mouth officers in efforts to unravel the mystery
surrounding the murder OF Mrs FRANK f1or-
schach. wife of Lieutenant Rorschach, l. D N
Officers are now working on a clew involving
white of some prominence
1t is believed that the intruder was after let
tors mr. other documents, and not In quest Of
r,opev or teveIry. Two writing desks were ran
sacked hut no money or other valuables were
touched although both were within reach I'M
nortant disclosures expected when the
coroner's Jury reassembles on next Friday after
abruptly adiourning last Friday.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
COAL SHORTAGE AND SOCIALISM.

IBy Telegraph TO The TrioiTel
p,.,shuro Sept 16-Accusing President +. j.
Eoo,ar, of introducing socialism into the min
,. ,,rio, Patrick Dolan, the former president
. r,s,r,ct No & which includes all of Western
pennsylvania, with thirty-five thousand MEM
hers has announced his candidacy for the Pres
,aencv Dolan declares that socialism is directly
.ssnonsihIs for the shortage of miners. which
TO a large degree has drought aboss the threat
ened coal famine
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
LEAPED FROM TRAIN AFTER FRIEND.
Wilmington Man Made Brave Attempt to
Save Companion-Both Dying.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Wilmington, Del, Sept 16.-As the result of
trying 10 save the life of his friend Edward
Barton, who thrown from a Pennsylvania
express train. Cornelius Short is dying at the
AIedico-Chirurgicai Hospital in Philadelphia, and
Barton is also dying at the same institution.
Both are well known young men of Wilmington.
While homebound from Philadelphia to-day,
and while passing from one TO another Bar
ton was jolted off the train, and Short plunged
into the darkness in a vain effort to save him.
The train, which running fifty miles
hour was stopped and the men picked up.
They sustained fractured skulls and internal
Injuries.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
BuY TICKET OR PAY FIVE CENTS.
New Order on New York Central Displeases
the Commuters.

In addition to raising the communication rates
on the Harlem division of the New YORK
Central which has resulted In COM
p1aint being made to the Public Service
Commission. the company issued an order 10
the conductors Yesterday to collect an extra
fare Of five cents from all passengers who board
trains without tickets. AS rebate checks
are issued. many of the passengers have
fused To nav the extra five cents. which has led
70 angry disputes with the conductors.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
WEBS VALE JAPANESE TEACHER.

>ew Haven Sept. 16-Murdock Dingwal re-
oaived a letter to-day from his sister Miss
Miriam S DingwaH OF Pennington. telling of her
merriage last week in Washington to Dr. Kan Ichi
Asakawa. the first japanese to be appointed a
member of the Yale faculty. DR.. Asakawa was
elected to the chair history of the japanese civ
;,zat,on year ago. and went for special research
unon original Japanese documents
He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, class
- on Al Yale he obtained his degree of Doctor of
PbiIosophv DR. Asakawa met Miss Dnsvsn while
no vas 2 Yale student
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
TWO EARTHQUAKES RECORDED.
Government Observatory at Laibach Reg
listers Shocks.

Iaibach Austria. Sept 16-Two earthquakes.
calculated respectively TO be distant $3.50 and
1850 miles, were recorded at the government
observatory here yesterday The hrst oegan aI
6.J3 p. m. lasted one hour ana hal anu
showed an amplitude OF miIImetres. The sec
ond began at s: 80 p. m. lasted for three-quar-
ters Of an hour and showed an amplitude of
millimetres
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
NOT UP IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

Lyons y. Y. Sept 1s.-At examination OF for
eigners desiring naturalization before Supreme
Court Justice Nathaniel Foote to-day. one Italian
applicant declared that Roosevelt is king OF Amer
tea while another solemnly responded George
Washington makes the laws in Boston They
faxed qualify
Belgian. a Russian and an Italian Were me
only ones among q room full of applicants TO re-
ceiNe Certificates.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
TEN DEMOCRATS LOSE CITY JOBS.
Cincinnati Beard of Public Service Didn't
Like the Way They Voted.
rRy Telegraph &c The TrihrIne.l

Cincinnati, Sept. 16.-DeclaTng 'hat EN-
r1o,.ee of the city who as members Of the
hamilton County Democratic Executive Com
rnittee voted in favor Of selecting convention
delegates through a committee Of three Fio-
lated every principle Of honor honesty anu
De,nocracv' the Board of Public service to-udy
dismissed ten members Of the coIlfn't'ee o'i ''S
payrolls ,.,o., Never
-,o,, and his friends and the Board or
D'.t,,io service. all of whose members are prom
inent Democrats.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
MAJOR MCCOY HURT in RUNAWAY.

Atlanta, Sept le.-Msjor Frank b. McCoy' COM
handing the Cd Battalion OF the 18th United States
Infantry AZ Fort Mcpherson was thrown from a
buggy during a runaway in West End to-day ana
seriously cut and bruised. II is feared he may
also be internally injured Major Mccoy was
appointed second lieutenant from civil NE IN looV
ard Is a native OF Augusta, Ca