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New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
THE CONTEST IN WISCONSIN
Break Which Will Make Election of Senator
Possible Expected This Week.

Madison, Wis, May 12.-Ballotlng for three u,eol.
IN joint legislative session and longer time an
Republican caucus has failed 10 elect a Wiscorsin
senator to take the seat made vacant by the resq
nation OF John {. spooner. The only material
changes since the beginning of the contest are tho
Withdrawals of Irvine Lenroot and Congressman
Henry A. Cooper
isaac stephenson wealthy lumber dealer OF
MaTinetta, is now leading with So votes WnI,an,
III. Hatten, of New London also n we'll 20 do
lumberman. has % votes; AssembIyman Duncan
McGregor. of Platteville. IA state educator 20 and
Congressman Esch, OF Lacrosse, 49,
Stephenson has declared himself as caring only
to serve out the uneXpired term. thus leaving tba
contest to be fought over again two years hence
With Ienroot and Cooper OF the contest IL ,,as
thought that Stephenson would poll the totoI 80
forty votes and end the contest, but McC;req0r
bobbed up after the Withdrawals Al the ca ~
time Hatten, who did not poll more than sixfsno
for "A while, increased his strength To twentv.fhraa
votes '
it Is believed that the coming week will brp,
kind OF a break which will insure an eecfinr'
The Democrats may solve the problem with Their
total of Twenty-Five votes Fffty-three votes in
Republican caucus are essential to nominate q
candidate and sixty-elght votes in Joint assembly
will elect. There has been talk of anv OF TIA
other candidates Withdrawing.
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fool me or the agent You write that last Sep
feInber you sent 100 rubles. and II cannot pos
sibly be that ii should not reach Odessa til
now II is time that you should do something
Tor the poor children. You believe, me- my
dear daughter, that my circumstances are very
bad. especially when ] have to see that the poor
boys are naked and barefOoted. / ask you TO
hurry and take the children away from here
The three rubles YOU sent already are gone
and i am left without a cent. | am old and
biino, and have nothing 10 eat, and you have no
pity on your children.
This case was taken to the District Attorneys
office and when he took II up the banker i'm
Inediately went TO Feller's home and returned
the money
An immigrant named Hircz went to an agent
In Houston street and paid s42 IS for a ticket
for his wife in Hungary. this to include all ex-
penses by rail. transfer or baggage and passage
on the Holland-America Line. The wife how
ever. received a ticket on the Anchor Line and
about IS instead of the railroad ticket She
had to pay SIC more before she arrived here
and then the agent charged $40 more to move
her baggage The agent refused TO make anv
explanation other than that the railroad COM
pany had overcharged her.
One man who got his money back after fight
WAS a Russian named Balkan. who paid s12 So
for cheap ticket TO Europe lie was sent to
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one Lepka- whose sister was refused passage
when she presented the order. He tried fruit
lessIy many Times to get back his money Be
fore his disappearance this same man got $50 so
from Russian named Medrich as part payment
for three tickets 10 cost $103 90 The steam
ship line refused to honor the order but Me-
drich could not get back his money.
At the same address in Rivington street this
agent also appeared with q partner and he and
his partner sWindled Rubin out of SIS
Dicken out Of S45 and Stok out of s5S. passage
being refused in each case when the order"
was presented to the steamship company The
agent also had another partner whose name ap-
peared on other orders. Under this firm name
or individually they swindled IN the same way
Witte out of $66. Farber. SIS; Feurstein. sS7 so,
and Perlman. $131 20.
Perlman paid cash Cor six tickets and sent
the orders to his family, but when they
reached Broesenken, on the frontier they learned
that the orders were worthless The family was
homeless and impoverished and charitable in
stftution sent them 10 Antwerp where thew
stayed for eight weeks. the mother selling her
clothing to feed the children Perlman gave the
agents S6 TO send a telegram TO his wife. which
went about as far bucket shop order They
fled without giving back his money. Other vic
tins Of this man and his partners have made
affidayits Of his swindHng operations. HIS name
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13

nearly two thousand of these agents who are
not authorized agents Of the companies.
Their influence and the scope of their opera
tions become appreciable only through the cta-
uon Of specific instances. These tell hundreds Of
cases of hardship and privation and the
posure OF women and children 10 the peril and
persecution made possible by the unrest of the
Slavonic countries. Not only these but many
deaths. some by starvation and some by the
Black Hundreds Of Russia can be traced direct
ly 10 the hands of these svindlers of the poor.
POOR OLD JEW SWINDLBD.
The case Of Russian Jew named Feer who
came 10 this country from Odessa seven years
ago, is typical He is about sixty years old. and
when he came here left in Russia MS wife and
four children, the latter ranging from thirteen to
seven years old. cigarmaker by trade Feller
worked for four years. the most he could earn
being only s6 week. At the end of that time
by denying himself even the necessities he sent
tickets to his wife and children When the tick
cts were received by Mrs. Feller she sold all her
furniture for about $50 in American money and
started for Rotterdam. When she reached Bya-
losock she had TO contract with an agent TO
smUggle her over the frontier and get her tick
cts TO Rotterdam. The agent demanded 10
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SHOT IN QUARREL OVER WOMAN.
Men Had Had Many Disputes and Last One
Was Fatal

In fight In his yesterday Joseph Swins-
lauf. baker shot and instantly killed by
Joseph Hoo. in a boarding house at No. Univer-
sty Place WoOdhaven. Long Island.
The boarding house is by John Berrater and
his wife. Swinslauf had been living there for two
years. KOo there a week ago and soon got
acquainted with Swiusauf, MargeTete Mocha. IA
servant, who has been constant visitor to the
Berraters, and who friend of Swinslauf was
recently introduced to Koo who paid much atten-
tion to aer. This noticed by Swlnslauf and.
according To Mrs, Berrater. the two men have
often quarrelled. Swinslauf had cautioned Koo To
pay less attention to the woman Yesterday SwIns-
lauf called Koo into his room. there was another
quarrel which lasted half an hour. and the shoot
ing followed. Swinslauf is locked UP in the SD
precinct police station, charged with homicide
The BerraterS and the servant girl locked up
witnesses by order of Coroner Amber. pending
the inquest Swinsauf was twenty-three years old.
kOo Is fOrty-fVe.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
GENERAL KUROKI SIGHTSEEING.
Guest of General Macarthur at Luncheon
Starts for Jamestown.

Washington. May 12-After spending the day
sightseeing, General Baron KurOki and the Japanese
army and military officers who. with distinguished
officers from other foreign countries have been
entertained in Washington for the last few days
the guests OF the nation We're guests at a luncheon
given by Lieutenant General aud Mrs. Macarthur.
With the Chilian and Chinese visitors. General
Kuroki and his party left here tonight on the
steamer Newport News for Norfolk to visit the
jamestown exposition.
The Duke of the Abruzzi. who has been a guest
of the Italian Ambassador since last Thursday
turned jamestown early to-day. The Argentine
delegation returned To Hampton Roads the
training ship Presidente Sarmiento
General Macarthur. who accompanied General
kurok and the Japanese party from the Pacific
Coast to Washington. returned tonight his post
at Milwaukee General .. E Wood. L. 5. a.
tired. will the governments escort the
Japanese visitors during their stay this country.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13

subles. but she had only 80 rubles and had to
return TO Odessa Five months later her hus-
band managed to send her 30 rubles more This
Time she went TO Voloschick, another frontier
town, but the agent there demanded l59 rubles
TO get her 10 Rotterdam This made 1t necessary
10 send her TWO little boys back 10 her mother
at Odessa, while she and the two girls went on
To Rotterdam
When the massacre took place in Odessa a
year ago, Mrs. Feller applied TO charitable in
stitution here for their aid, and they gave her
two tickets for them. Neighbors Impoverished
the Fellers contributed $50 for the care of the
two children. The tickets we're mailed to them
and some time later FelIer sent the $50 TO them
through a private bank IN Grand street, with
the understanding that the money was to be
handed over to them by the banks agent in
Odessa Months have passed. and the Feers
have received letter after another from
neighbors in Odessa saying that the boys are
starving. On the receipt Of these Feller went
10 the bankers several times, where he was told
that the money had been sent. When he went
back the last time the clerk ran him out. one
letter from his mother-in-law, telling him that
the money has not yet been received, translated,
says:
LEFT CHILDREN TO STARVE
] have received your letter and cannot under
stand what should be the matter-either you
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
STREET CONFERENCE TO MEET.
Session Called by City Club Will Organize
on Wednesday.

street conditions organized by the City Club
will be held at the City Club next Wednesday. The
conference will remain in existence until the next
session OF the Legislature as it will not only Try
10 bring about the enforcement of existing laws
and ordinances. but the unifcation OF departments
and bureaus having do with the care Of streets.
through amendment TO the charter.
The twenty-four members Of the conference. rep
resenting many different civic bodies,
follows: Joseph NJ. Price. F. r. De Berard. John
u. Creighton, W. w Niles DIR. a. Jacobi. Dr.. Har-
low Brooks. Allan Robinson. j. Clarence Davies.
Mrs. Allan MacDougau Charles III. Studin, H. :
Julder. George F. Crane. Vincent IOeser. Law
WELLER. Michael NJ Davis. Gregory Vein
stein, Elliot H. Goodwin Bernard Deutsch Mrs
Mary +. TTautman, DR. Jane c. Robbins. William
H. Hamilton. Gaylord s. White. Gertrude Bay
Raymond II. FOsbiCk
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and the names and addresses of the other COM
petitors for the title of "meanest crook in the
world" are held by The Tribune.
MANY OTHER CASES
Another swindling firm against which numer-
Gus complaints have been made has offices in
East 4th street. They got $29 73 from one Iaz-
kowitz for a worthless "order" Other victims
and the amounts which they lost were Magi-
stein, who paid $50 for tickets for his mother
and three sisters in Russia; Chlrkesey who
found the office closed when he tried to get back
$50. and Schumacher. who paid $40 for two tick
cts His wife and two children went from Rus
sla to Vienna, where they found that the orders
were worthless. After two months in Vienna
they got back to Russia. One member of the
hrn then gave Schumacher a check for SCI de-
Quoting $12 for expenses on a worthless ticket
The bank refused TO honor the check Dubro-
witz paid this firm $65 in instalments on worth
less tickets, for which sl12 rs were charged His
family had to wait in Antwerp until he couId
send genuine tickets. which cost him s1O4 more
Another agent in Monroe street got S15o in
part payment from one Fucker for seven and
half tickets, TO cost S326. His father and fam
lily went to Antwerp from Russia where their
tickets were found to be worthless They had
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED
Many Descendants Present at Anniversary
of East Side Tobacco Trader.

Philip B. Benjamin. a tobacco trader OF the E,ast
Side, celebrated his golden wedding last night az
the Murray Hill LyceuIn- Mr.. and Mrs BENJAMIN
are both IN their seventy-fourth year. and wer,
both born in Liverpool. England They cana
TO this country at the same time and soon after
ward were married They have nine children
seventeen grandchildren and two great grandchiI-
last night
Among the guests were Timothy D. Sullivan and
F. J. Sullivan The POSTMASTER was Nathan :.
Levy, while among those who spoke were John II.
Mccarthy. Congressman Henry NJ Coldfogls.
Coroner Harburger and Abraham Levy.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
LOOK FOR RECORD IMMIGRATION.

NOtwithstandng The fact That within The last
thirty-fve days the steamship companies have re-
tected six thousand aliens at the various ports Of
embarkation because of physical social unfit
ness the tide OF immigration 10 New York this
vca- promises to be the biggest in the history Of
tho Immigration Bureau.
This elimination process before sailing. according
TO Commissioner Watchorn, is largely responsible
for the better class of aliens that have to
tIres al Ellis Island the number of deportatons IS
gradually decreasing Out of $4,000 aliens received
here In April only 452 sent back
From investigation it is found that the better
class Of immigrants come here 10 follow industrial
rather than agricultural voCations.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
LAW AND ORDER PRISONERS HELD.

The eight prisoners captured in the raid by the
Harlem Law and Order Society shortly after mid
night Saturday night were arralened before Magis-
trate Harris. IA the Aarlem court, yesterday. and
held for examination Wednesday afternoon or
them. James Wilson. of No. 2i2 East II7th street
held In $500 bail on charge of keeping a dis
orderly house. ard Fred Jerens of No ls2
Chrystie street held in similar bail for aiding
and abettng. Three and three women found
in the place raided. Raines law hotel at No s14l
Third avenue, were released the ball taken at
20 appear on Wednesday, witnessss.
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that some irresponsible agents who might send
them deposits and buy tickets of them would be
regulated so that they could not do business
unless some guarantee of good faith is given
The bill will not drive any man out or business
who deals in valid tickets, will 1t prevent his
getting valid tickets
The bill has passed the Assembly. and is now
in the Codes Committee of the Senate. The
National Civic Federation and research de-
partment of the Woman's Municipal League are
back OF the measure. and ii has the indorse-
ment of the Educat tional Alliance Legal Aid
Society and other organizations which protect
rants
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
SAYS HE WAS THROWN FROM CAR.

George Dieffenbaob, clerk. of No sos MYRTLE
avenue. Williamsburg. was found insensble early
yesterday morning the sidewalk near his home
by policeman OF the Vernon station. He
taken to the Eastern District Hospital suffer
ing from a fracture OF the leg and shock. He told
the police he had been thrown deliberately from
Myrtle avenue car and had crawled on his hands
and knees to the spot where the policeman found
him. !
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
LIVE WIRE KILLS ELECTRICIAN

Grasping live wire by mistake yesterday. Rob
ert Harrison. electrician employed by the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company shocked TO death
in the power house at ROckaway avenue and Ave
nue j. Canarste. Brooklyn. Harrison lived at Nc.
3SS Waverly avenue, Brooklyn and was In chsrss
OF the plant when he met his death
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
DRIVES VICTIM TO HOSPITAL,

Walter Staude. jr.. OF No. S4S East sd street.
FlatbUsh. ran over William Claus six years old.
of No. % Frankfort street East New York yester-
dav afternoon, breaking his leg. Hs picked the
child up and drove quickly 10 the Bradford Street
Hospital with Il policeman and the boys father:
The boy seemed 10 like his ride. Claus would
make no complaint
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
REPUBLICAN RIOTERS DISPERSED.

Madrid, May ia mob of Republicans to-
day wrecked the Carlist Club and the office OF
the Carlist newspaper at Victoria. There was
lively street fighting The rioters were dispersed
by the civil guard after a short tussle.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
BLOCK BURNS IN LAWRENCE. MASS.

Lawrence. Mass. May 12.-The Pilgrim Block on
Essex street. occupied by George w. DObson & Co.
plumbers: NJ. Steinert & Sons pianos. and other
concerns. was badly damaged by fire early to-day
The loss Is $4,000
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13

Boston and when he found he had been swinded
he had the banker arrested. After visiting
court nine times and losing ten days wages he
got his money back. So did three others who
were with him. Another immigrant went 10
banker In Rivington street, 10 whom he gave
$34 for passage for his wife from Antwerp TO
this city. He sent the order for the ticket to
his wife. and it was found TO be worthless. He
did not get his money back Neither did an
other named Linde. who went to an agent in
East 18th street to buy two and half tickets for
his wife and two children for S131 p. He paid
$50 down and pay the rest in weekly
payments. He received an order which he sent
TO his wife in Antwerp, but it was worthless
Before learning this he paid S25 more to the
agent. none Of which he has been able 10 get
back.
TICKETS ON INSTALMENT PLAN
Another. named Sirkin. went to the Rivington
street agent. paying $42 for ticket from Ant
werp for his wife, SO down and 81 a week He
sent the order away. but a man from the agent
told him to tell her not TO leave Antwerp until
she heard further from the agent. When she
heard nothing from the agent he tried to get his
money back but the agent was gone The same
agent sold another ticket on the same terms TO
New-York tribune., 1907-05-13

whereby interests FoR % OF TICKET USED BY LEGITIMATE STEAMSHIP
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ms FEEFAID ORDER IS GOOD FOX 0NE YEAR

WORTHLESS ORDER FOR TICKET SOLD HERE
S or
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SFz pore5ita upatstvs patoTznje dob putuie
paje broda UPoruje Ga nlto Pr. put nekre6e
COX gsss nie dohiSe da brodu <eguranc Tko
nenaruoeno 1RkE eoa=i, isde 81 ueuRodre poSsG!cs
orip pEzti.
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2tss. ee,i. slda il sr. fur m aast

~ gauden utieiorSst kapnak
hgslneetnck, ogy otthonr6 addig cl mig
nsse eesess kspEaI bogy heyok kssIItve
XIX esEcndeles peku kkotSbe erkezIek. Geses keest
iC5sSgeket mssokra TUnhatjsk.
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seke ebne nsvody ku passlgere apolecnox
sit costanu HaLdy nyech skorSi rusI klvs
dstE1e ocPoset nyho hosoTe skor pride
M Eifh, can snoTat SeSe. ksd cekas D. musel. 49,
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j have received your letter and cannot under
stand what should be the matter-either You
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25
Died at Victoria, Mexico.

News has been received here of
the death of Teofilo Z. Cara, a
leading young lawyer of Victoria.
Tamaulipas, Mexico, who died at
that place on March II, aged 29
years.
The deceased was the son-in-law
of Mrs. Mary Turner Snider of
Victoria, formerly Mrs. Strother of
Matamoros, and daughter of Josiah
Turner the well known owner of
the Galveston ranch of this cour-
ty.
The deceased was a bright, young
man and is spoken of as a rising
man in the practice of his profess
sion in Tamaulipas. His young
wife and other relatives have the
sympathy of many friends in their
bereavement.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25
The Bull Fight

The bull ring in Matamoros yes
terday afternoon was the center of
attraction, and drew very large
crowd of spectators, including a
large number of Americans, chief y
of the Homeseekers contingent
The fight was bloody enough to sat
isfy the most sanguinary spectator.
Three bulls were slaughtered out
right in the arena, and one was
dragged out not quite dead, while
eight or nine horses were killed by
the bulls. Considerable excite
ment was caused by two of the
buil-fghters being tossed by the
bulls. Neither, however. appeared
to be much Injured. Two of the
bulls that were brought into the
ring appeared too tame to fight and
so had to be replaced by others.
The music by the Matamoros
band was excellent and was greatly
enjoyed by the spectators.
Even the fellow who feels that he
has nothing to live for soon dis
covers that he can't live for noth-
inr
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25
POLICE DOGS IN HOLLAND.
Intelligent Animals Assist In Detection
and Capture of Evil Doors.

That a policeman on night duty
in a great city would be more re-
spected by criminals if accompa-
MED by powerful and sagacions
dog is a reasonable superstition;
yet it remained for little Belgium
to carry out this innovation in An
twerp, Client, Mors, Bruges and
Ostend-an innovation which has
now spread to other parts OF
Europe.
As time went on and the num-
Der of dogs was increased, it be-
came apparent that night crimes,
even in the worst quarters of
Client, almost disappeared. Gun
ming rufians had often contrived
to outwit the soldiery patrol, but
these big, swift, silent-footed and
.sagacious dogs inspired terror in
the most desperate evil-doers.
The night service of the city is
now made by about one hundred
and twenty guards, assisted by
fifty or sixty perfectly trained dog
police. The city is divided into a
hundred and twenty sections. so
arranged that man and dog can
always count on their neighbors
support if occasion should arise.
Careful check is kept upon the
men, that they visit every yard of
their peat; but even if the men are
inclined to shirk their work, the
dogs will keep them up to it. If
the night-guards are used by day
they get extra pay. and a cores
ponding number of hours is taken
from their next night-watch.
Relating the achievements of his
dogs, M. Van Wesemeal told of an
arrest by one of them named Beer.
One night Beer came upon FIVE
drunken fellows wrecking a saloon
on the outskirts of the city. The
men were making a great uproar,
and a resolute resistance to the
law was feared. The fine animal
sprang forward without a sound.
When the patrol reached the spot
four of the men had fed, and Beer
was clutching the fifth by the leg.
The moment the officer appeared
Beer gave up his prisoner and was
off like the wind on the trail of
the fugitives. The patrol follow
ed with his prisoner, guided by a
series of short, sharp barks. Pre-
sently he came upon the other
four, who had turned at bay and
were trying to keep the dauntless
Beer from tearing them to pieces.
Thoroughly frightened-sobered
even-the men offered to give
themselves up if Beer were con-
trolled. This was promptly done,
and the procession started for the
central police bureau, with the
victorious Beer, now at liberty to
give vent to his joy, barking and
racing round his prisoners exactly
as if they had been a flock OF
sheep.-Our Dumb Animals.