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New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
N. Y. C. CURRENT AWRY
Viaduct Tracks Charged 1Cith Elec-
tricity-Trains Stopped.

The high power current used for the propulsion
of trains of the New York Central got away from
control yesterday afternoon, and in half hour put
all electric trains out of service for the day. Har
lem treated to an electrical display and to
series of reports like battery of gatling guns.
The first signs of trouble came at 1920 p. m. with
burst OF flame and deafening report at 126th street
and Park avenue, the New York Central VIA
duct. The large cables in the electrical conduit
which carried the feed wires for the viaduct sec
ton began smoke. The insulation had taken fire,
and this rapidly spread from 27th street, where
it to have started. north to l2Sth street and
down to 126th street The conduit is S-inch pipe
OF clay running along the west side of the yiaduCt
At 126th street there is feed wire running from
the cable to thu third rail to supply current for
part of the Viaduct section. When the flames
burned the insulation from the feed wire short
circuit formed which caused the flash and re-
port that gave warning of the trouble
Some one turned in a fire alarm from 129th street
and Third avenue, and the fremen on the way to
that corner saw the trouble was on the Central
vaduct and went there. They were unable to do
which the rails and other portions OF the struct-
ure were charged. They stood by and watched tho
wires glowing with the current and binding
flashes and heard the resounding reports as the
metal of the wires and third rail burned away and
the flames communicated to the woodwork, but
they did not dare turn the water. 1t was
twenty-five minutes before the current was shut
off and the display ended The fremen then put
out the burning woodwork.
Long before this Captain Walsh of the East 10th
street station came with the reserves and was
thronged every street from which a view could be
obtained, and he sent word to Inspector Thomp-
son. who came and assumed command
When the current was shut off 1t was found
two blocks and the burning of small sections of
wires and of the third rail. there practically
no damage, but it served to demoralize electric
service OF the road, and steam locomotives were
used for the suburban service.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
RETURNS FROM HUNT FOR AMERICANA.

Herbert Putnam, librarian Of the Congressional
Library who has been abroad looking for old
books and documents, particularly those having
TO do with America and American history, ar
rived yesterday from Liverpool on the White Star
liner Celtic. He went away on April "a and picked
up q few books In London, Liverpool, Rome, Ber-
lin and other European cities.
Mr.. Putnam said he made the trip more to look
the foreign book stores, museums and libra
ries and to see what would be OF value TO the
Congressional Library rather than to make imme-
diate purchases. He said the library was anxious
TO acquire books out Of print. government docu-
ments and publications of !nsftutions obtained
Anly by gift exchange
He had number OF at work, he said, going
English documents and copying everything
that related to American history. He said he was
not after first editions or rare volumes. HIS trip
was uads mainly to negotiate for books that may
bs purchased within year or two.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
KEEP ON COMPOSING.
Long Island Burglars Seek Mental
Relief-Berk Held for Grand Jury.

Mineola, Long Island, June 22-Maurice Berk.
VINO was bartender at the Freeport Hotel. the
headquarters and temporary storage house for
plunder Of the gang of burglars rounded UP by
Sheriff Gidersleeve and his men was arragned
here to-day before Justice Wallace in the office
OF District Attorney Coles. The charge of petit
larceny was withdrawn. and. as a result of
Berk's confession last night, a charge of burg
larry In the first degree made against him.
Berk waived examination and was held for the
grand jury.
Berk was afterward closeted with Assistant
District Attorney Bennett. to whom he confessed
that he had helped August Won Fahrig, the pro-
prletor of the hotel. and Christopher Schang to
ROD the houses of W. J. K. Kenny NJ P Muir
ray ana James Hopkins. He identified phono-
sraph and some other things found in the Free
port Hotel as articles which were stolen from
Mr.. Kenny's house
August Won Fahrig will be arraigned before
Jusuce wallace, at Lynbrook next Tuesday
assistant District Attorney Bennett will be pres
eht at the hearing. Sheriff Gildersleeve and
County Detective Hults went to Freeport to-
oay 10 get the remainder of the gangs plunder
and bring 1t to the District Attorneys office
Where IT VIII be kept for Identification by the
owners
Mr.. Bennett had talk with young schang
to-day. The latter corrected a portion of his
previous confession. He said that Berk was
implicated in only three of the robberies COM
mitted by the gang. Berk, he said came to
breepoTt In May. just before the Kenny rob-
berry. He said also that August Won Fahrig
had sometimes started out on expeditions alone
and tnat he did not know whether Won Fahrig
had committed any OF the robberies in Suffolk
County
Mrs. Elma Schang, who was arrested
Wednesday evening a charge of being npl-
Gated in the many burglares committed by her
son and others. told her counsel George B.
Stoddard. to-day that the two constables, who
arrested her had knocked her down and kicked
her on the chest and right shoulder. causing
serious wounds. Mr.. Stoddard said that he did
not care at this time to make the names of the
constables public. but that he would bring the
affair to the attention of District Attorney Coles
soon possible.
Mrs. Schang appeared to be gloomy to-day
and refused to discuss her case with any one
except her lawyer
Sheriff Gdersleeve said this afternoon he had
been informed that a lot of silverware and other
articles stolen by the thieves were in Nassau
and Queens counties. and that he expected to
recover them before the day was over.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
BLAMED BECAUSE A PITTsBURGER.
Chicago Judge Says Correspondents Home
Gives Ground for Divorce.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Chicago, June 2.-Brank Graham McKelvey. son
OF w. H McKelvey, president OF the Alpha Port
land Cement Company. was named correspondent
in q divorce suit heard to-day in Judge McEwen's
court and tho fact that he came from Pittsburg
was considered sufficient to establish case against
him.
TN these cases." said the Judge. at is custom
ary to have a corroborative witness, but where a
Pittsbure millionaire scion OF OF those
families is mentioned in a divorce case believe
it is the popular belief that It is sufficient to
vince the court that decree should be given Write
up the evidence and 1 will grant the decree"
The suit was brought by A o. Crossing a travel
ling salesman
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
TO STUDY EDUCATIONAL METHODS.

Canon MacMurray, of st. Mary's Cathedral. Auck-
land New Zealand, who comes here TO study the
coordination OF primary and secondary methods
or instruction, arrived yesterday from Iiyerpool
on the White Star liner Celtic President HadIey OF
Yale and President Eliot OF Harvard have promised
10 assist him in obtaining the information he seeks
Canon MacAfurray, who is also desirous of study
Ing the American methods of technical instruction
is the trustee OF the estate OF James DlIworth
wealthy farmer who died near Auckland ten wears
ago, and who provided that the bulk OF the income
from his estate should be used exclusively for edu
cational purposes He directed that nothing should
be done until the annual income amounted 10
S33 OO0 -
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
sHRUBB 0UTCLAssEs HIS FIELD.
Gains Two Laps on Second Man in Three
Mile Race at Boston.

Boston. June 22-Alfred Shrubb, champion dis
tance runner OF England, was the star attraction
at the first meet of the Professional Athletic AS
sociation of America at the Locust street grounds
here to-day. He had five competitors in the three
mile event He took tho lead at the start. and
on a course of eight laps to the mile nearly
lap ahead OF the nearest at the end Of two
miles, and In the last lap. which he did in 30 2-5
seconds he gained additional lap over the sec
ond man. While Shrubb took IA minutes 81 20 sec
onds in the three-mile to-day. his amateur
ord for that event is only IA minutes II seconds.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
INSPECTOR MERSEREAU DROPPED.
Resignation Asked Following Acquittal of
Captain Seeley Accented.

Washington, June 22.-Acting Secretary Murray
Of tho Department Of Commerce and Labor ac-
cepted to-day the resignation OF Theodore T. Mer-
sereau, inspector of boilers at the port OF New
York The resignation rendered at the re-
quest OF the department following the acquittal OF
Captain Henry M Seeley, inspector of hulls at New
York. On charges preferred by Mersereau The
post Of assistant inspector OF boilers at Philadelphia
was offered Mersereau, but he declined It.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
B. Altn1a11 & On.
CLOSING HOURS: 5 P. M. SATURDAYS. II NOON
RUGS. MATTNGS, DRAPERIES AND FURNISHINGS
= FOR OUT-OFToWN RESIDENCES AND SUMMER COTTAGES
VERY MODERATE PRICES.

PRINTED HANCNGS ALSO CRETONNES TAFFETAS AND OTfiER
FABRICS FOR SUMMER UPEIOLSTERNGS LACE
AND MUSLIN CURTAINS VARIETY OF YARD MATE
RAILS FOR LONG DRAPERES. COVERIETS. ETC
MARIE ANTOINETTE AND RENAISSANCE DRESSER STAND AND
CEIFFoNIER COVERS: RENAISSANCE TIDES. ETC ALSO EN-
BROIDERED SWISS MUSLIN DRESSER
SETS: FANCY BASKETS LOUNGNG PILLOWS OTHER FANCY
ARTICLES. FOLDING SCREENS UTILITY BONES NET CANOPES
WINDOW AND PORCH SHADES WOVEN HANNiOCKS.
ING WILTON. BRUSSELS AND SMYRNA MAKES: ART SQUARES
AND HOMESPUNS. WASHABLE MATS;
AMERICAN FIBRE RUGS JAPANESE MATTINCs;
A NUMBER ORIENTAL RUGS IN DESIRABLE SIZES
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
: FURNITURE COVERS MADE ORDER
ss- ESTIMATES SUBMITTED FOR SUMMER HOMES HOTELS
T* YACHTS ETC.
RUGS AND DRAPERES RECEIVED FOR STORAGE AND
KEEPING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS
ON MONDAY. JUNE 24hL
A SPECIAL SALE OF WOVEN HANIMOCKs
IN VARIOUS coIoRINcs WITH FULL vALANcEs
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

IT, . teu mat she will be able to go back to work
ayn llu IS required in order to pay for the living
snanta1 aurlng that time and also to provide
aIreaS uIet or milk and eggs. The following have
~ - contributed in answer to the first appeal
NJ -, - s.; Mrs. T. W. s.: Anonymous, s.; Mrs.
n - T., 81; E b. 81; Mrs J. L. P, 81: Mrs
ar5 10, 81 "A Reader, 81 One Who Sympathizes g.
secI,.1,s -1,s M b, 81. Contributions marked for
vri1%1I vIjieeIaI = Fund No 10" may be forwarded to
, liatn l. Nichols. general secretary No 60 Scher-
merhorn street Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
AN APPEAL FOR CHARITY.

The Brooklyn Bureau Of Charities has renewed
the appeal for contributions TO a special fund OF
SIS sor the benefit OF mother and three children.
who has been afflicted with tuberculosis, but who
is slowly fighting down the disease with careful
home treatment and special diet. The gain made
during the last two months has been so consider
able that within six weeks two months It is
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
FINES DRIVE OUT NEW YORK coNcERr
Punishment of Players Causes Withdrawal
of Policy Company from St. Louis.
tBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune. ]

ST Louis. June 22.-The New York Policy Com
pany, through its attorney. in the Court Of Crmi-
withdrawal from this city, as a result Of heavy
fines against policy players yesterday by Judge
William A Taylor. Tho Rnnoun cement of with
drawal made when the company's attorney
asked for the parole of Joe" Brown, who was
fined $780, The judge took the application under ad-
visement. Other policy players fined yester-
day follows: Charles Henry, $1,000; John
Quincy, $4,000; Monroe Bobbs, So OOO ''saie Casey
$1,000, and Edward Hilton. 5000.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
ON TUESDAY. JUNE 18th.

ON MONDAY. JUNE z4h.
PARASOLS OF TAFFETA SILK IN VARIOUS COLoRs ALSO !
OF FLORAL SILKS WHITE EMBROIDERED LINEN
AT THE SPECIAL OF 235 EACH .
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
q. Altnrat1 & On.
WOMENS SUMMER APPAREL

WOMENS SUMMER APPAREL
WOMENs GARMENTS ADAPTED. FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT
COUNTRY WEAR. LATEST
STYLES IN PARASOLS SHOES GLOVES
AND OTHER ACCESSORIES DRESS.
INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS SUBMITTED TO PERSONS
RESIDING
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
LAWYER BOGGS
FALSE CHECK
VICTIM
Ellsworth Wyre, Youth,
Alleged TO Have Uttered
FOrgeries for $lS7.

Ellsworth Wyre, II years old, of lso
Court street was arrested in Broad
street today by Detective Sergeants
Long and Ryan charged with uttering
false checks. The alleged victim was
Herbert Bogge, a lawyer, of 1888 Broad
street, who is connected with the law
department of the city. The alleged
forgeries were uttered at different times
and aggregated $157.
Mr.. Boggs did not know his loss until
he balanced up his bank account and
found the shortage.
Wyre was employed by Mr.. Boggs
and enjoyed the confidence of his EN-
ployer.
The fret false check was uttered on
September Il, when check on the Fed
eral Trust Company for 81 was readily
cashed. according TO Mr.. Boggs 1t bore
the signature of Mr.. Boggs. on October
10, a check for $40 was cashed; another
for $50 was paid by the bank on October
-. and the bank cashed the last check,
which was for $40, on December 49,
At the bank it was said that the forgery
was so clever that IL would not have been
found out had not Mr.. Boggs Investigated
the cause of the shortage in his account.
The prisoner Acknowledged having uttered
The false checks, the police say. When
asked why he did 50, he said he could not
tell. 1t was so easy TO get the first check
cashed that he thought he would make
other attempts, he said.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
STOCK'CHANGE
BOMB PANIC
IN ROME
People Hurt and Under
Ruins--ThrOwn to Pre-
clude Liquidation !?

ROME. Italy, Dec. S1.-The entire
roof of the Stock Exchange here has
fallen in. Sixteen wounded persons
have been taken out. but many others
are still buried in the ruins.
An enormous explosion terrified the
people in the centre of the city today.
and 1t was followed by a desperate cry
inside the Stock Exchange.
1t was ascertained the explosion was
caused by dynamite bomb which is
supposed TO have been thrown with the
intention of preventing liquidation at
the end of the month at the Stock Ex-
change.
Tho wounded so far reported number
eighteen.
Firemen. policemen and troops have been
hurried to the scene and arc now engaged
in calming the excitement and conducting
the work of rescue.
A crowd numbering several thousand
congregated outside tho building. AS soon
as the police and troops arrived they took
charge of all the approaches The fear of
other outrages suddenly possessed the
throng and the people broke and fled. In
the mad rush there was great danger to
life and limb.
The stock exchange building is closed
by a large iron gate. This was at swung
to and helped to the maintenance of rela-
tive order inside the exchange.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
PLAN
FOR N. ]. IS
HIS PLEA
Whiting Declares for En-
actment into Law of
Utilities Provisions.
Especial to the Evening star

TRENTON, Dec. 31.-Commissioner
Whiting. of the State Railroad Com
mission, has submitted a minority re-
port to Governor Stokes on the work of
that body.
In this report Commissioner Whiting
suggests the enactment into law of The
Hughes public service utilities pro-
visions
In the Introductory paragraphs Mr..
Whiting says that he differs with the
majority of the board as to what a
report should include, and therefore
makes an Individual statement.
The question of public ownership is
no longer an open one, he says; it has
come to the point where It is simply a
choice between public ownership or
public regulation. The effective way
is control by commission, in his opinion
He goes on to describe this commission
as one of broad powers with a long
term of office.
Mr.. Whiting offers two suggestions with
regard to such n commission. First that
the present board should confine the scope
of it's recommendations to matters touch-
ing railroads Immediately under its juris-
diction; second, II public utilities are to be
dealt with by the State it should be done
through boards appointed to control each
utility
Referring TO trolley roads Mr. Whiting
observes that amslgamatioD between differ
ent lines is natural, and that such union
has been effected in several States. What
the States needs, he declares is n Hughes
law made to include pipe lines, water, tel
ephone and telegraph companies The rate
making powers should be left to the Legis-
lature.
As TO the obligations OF the railroads. Mr..
Whiting declares that no grade crossings
should be made or maintained. and sug-
gests that the entire grade crossing dues-
tion be put before the Public Utilities Com
mission. He further recommends that
passes be prohibited in the State.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
SONS AWARDED
BY COURT TO
MOTHER
Attorney for Mrs. Susan
Redden ASsailed After
Hearing in Chancery.

There was an exciting time for few
minutes this morning in the corridor
near the Chancery Court rooms in the
Prudential building after Vice-Chan-
cellor Howell had given to their
mother, Mrs Susan Redden, two boys,
one and the other II years old, who
were kept from her by The grand
mother, Sarah Redden, for the father,
Armand Redden.
When the mother quilted the court
room with the boys, who were taken TO
court in obedience to a writ Of habeas
corpus issued by the court on an ap-
plication made by City Attorney Fran
els Child, jr., for the mother. the grand
mother who was richly dressed and
wore valuable jewels, said to the
mother:
well, now that you have the boys,
hope you will take as good care of
them as did,
A man named Bouttilotte, who was in
the party with the grandmother. got
excited and abused City Attorney Child
for bringing suit to get the boys for
their mother and for what he said in
court. The women had their say also,
but the excitement soon subsided.
latter now living in Boston while she
is in this city, have been separated for
some time. In her application for tho
writ of habeas corpus, which was made
against her husband, 1t was charged
that her boys were kept from her by
Sarah Redden and Beulah and Harry
Bouttilotte, and that Grandmother
Redden had borrower the children
from her, promising to bring them
back after the father had come from
Boston and seen them in East Orange.
But she took the boys to Boston, it
was alleged, kept them there for some
time with the father, and then brought
them to East Orange and refused to let
the mother have them.
The court issued the writ on which
the boys were brought to court today
by court officer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Bishop Ed
ward Gayer Andrews, d. D., LII. D.. Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. who
preached the funeral sermon of Presi-
dent Mckinley, in the rotunda of the
national capitol. died at his Brooklyn
home at 5 o'clock this morning Of the
grip.
Bishop Andrews, who was eighty-two
years old, contracted the grip while at
tending the Bishops conference and
the meetings of the home and foreign
mission boards of his church at San
Francisco, last October. He never
fully recovered and a general break
down followed.
Bishop Andrews for half century
was one of the best-known clergymen
in the world. Before his elevation to
the bishopric he was pastor of several
large churches in New York. He was
born in New Hartford. n. Y, August Z,
1926. and graduated from Wesleyan
University. For several years before
entering the ministry he was president
of Cazenovia Seminary.
He was chosen bishop May "a 1872,
and in 1901 was relieved OF many duties
and placed on the retired list His
active interest in the administration of
the affairs of the church did not cease
with his retirement, however. and he
continued to take an important part in
its councils until the last.
Perhaps tho work which brought the
bishop the most fame was his organiza-
tion of the Twentieth Century Thank
Offering" a gigantic fund of s20,O0O,OOO
raised by subscription from Methodists
all over the United States. This money
was dispersed in charitable and philan-
thropic work, and was also used for
the endowment and equipment OF
church colleges and academies.
The call for the twentieth Century
Thank Offering was issued by the bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Bishop Andrews's instigation, on Novem-
ber !, 1893, at a meeting in Springfield,
Mass. The s20OOO,O00 requested was pro-
vided in full by 1904.
Bishop Andrews is survived by a widow,
one son and three daughters. He was a
bRother OF former Judge William S. An
drews, of tho New York Supreme Court
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
ENGINEER IS
KILLED IN
HIS CAB
Victim Of Accident on P.
R. R. Is G. A. Golden, Of
Philadelphia.
Especial to the Evening star.1

ELIZABETH, Dec 3l.--G, A. Golden,
engineer of fast freight train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad was killed 6 O'clock
this morning while running his train TO
Jersey Ci.y. Shortly after leaving Linden
and before the train reached Elizabeth
the piston rod on the locomotive broke.
Tho broken end pierced the bottom OF
the cab. striking Engineer Golden Ia the
chest. which was completely crushed by
the blow.
Golden lived only few minutes after
the accident, and was dead when taken
off the train in Elizabeth An ambulance
from the General Hospital was summoned,
but there was no use for IT, Morsue Keep
or John s. Stiner removed the engineers
body to the morgue here,
Engineer Golden was 30 years old, mar
ried and leaves young wife and two
children. His home was in Philadelphia.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
RECTOR COOKE CRAZY.
DESERTED WIFE SAYS.
Married Life Had Been Happy, She De-
clares, Until Whaley Girl
Appeared.

HARTFORD Conn. Dec. 81, Mrs. Jere
Knode Cooke said today that she had only
pity for the girl who had becu the partner
In her husbands 5 wrongdoing. AS TO sew
eral statements that Cooke had been re-
ported as making in his own justifcation,
she cassed them as absurl, and said she
believed her husband was crazy and
was still suffering from tho effect Of a
trolley accident of two years ago. Con-
tinuing the deserted wife said
About three weeks after they went
away ] received an envelope bearing tho
San Francisco postmark with no enclos-
ure sGve a newspaper clipping. The clsp-
ping was brief report of Bishop Bur
gess's sermon preached the Sunday after
my husband disappeared. There was
about the handwriting that
made me think ii was my husband's, but
| could not be sure
Now | am certain It was his. which