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New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
COLUMBIA CELEBRATES NICELY.
Boys Burn Up Wood Bought by Faculty
and Get to Bed Early

Columbia ittingly celebrated last night its VIC
tory on the Charles River Harvard by night
gown parade In front of the Barnard do-mitories
and real bonfire The boys did not have half as
much fun out of the bonfire they expect The
faculty too good TO them. for TO the great re-
lief of everybody living around the university and
owning anything portable and infammable the uni
versitX officials bought wood that the boys
might have a bonfire without destroying property.
All day teams came UP to the campus, and the
fields thereabout dragging big loads of wood. These
scattered about until twenty loads in all had
been flung around at sufficient intervals to insure
the boys pleasant amount of exercise in gather
ing and stacking it up. They had cast longing eyes
on Of the Barnard doTmitories, where
there tempting display of ladders. scanting
and aths. But with the wood thoughtfully pro-
vided by the faculty they had excuse 10 raid
the dormitory. The boys behaved very nicely.
cheering and singing decOrously, and keeping very
few persons awake after II o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
SM0THERED UNDER TONS OF COAL.
Coalheaver Sinks Into Black Quicksand and
Squeezes Through Chute

For nearly ten minutes yesterday afternoon
James Irving, stXty-one years old, of No. 2S5
Avenue B, was buried under tons of coal in a
bin at 10Th street and Avenue B He was pulled
out through chute unconscious from suffoca-
tion, and was revived with great difficulty.
irving was at work on a narrow plank over the
huge coal bins in the yards of Herbert & Co.
He fell into bin containing about one hundred
and twenty tons of "bUCkwheat" coal and the
more he struggled to get out the deeper into the
fine coal he sank.
AS Adam Brown. driver. opened the chute
10 NIL his wagon two human feet stuck out from
the coal He shouted TO the other employees in
the yard and together they worked Irving out
through the chute, which measured only Il bv
Ii inches His eyes. ears, mouth and nose were
niled with coal dust, and at first il was thought
that he was dead. The authorities at Belle
vue say that the coal dust filing his lungs makes
his recovery uncertain.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
AUGUSTUS F. KoUNTzE HELD IN COURT
Must Stand Trial on Two Auto Charges
Celia Chauffeur Also Remanded.

Driving at the rate OF eighteen miles an hour in
Riverside Drive, having wrong number his
machine and not having chauffeur's license were
three charges Augustus F. Kountze, the banker. OF
No. ! East s0th street, faced in the West Side
Court yesterday.
Magistrate Kernochan asked II the banker
chauffeur. When answered in the negative he dis
missed that pat of the complaint. but held Mr..
Kountze for trial the other two charges. fixing
800 bail In each
The complaint made by Bicycle Policeman
O'Brlen, Of the West Tooth station who told
the magistrate he had chased the banker along
Riverside Drive from l0lst street TO 112th street
before he could stop him Sunday.
Anglo Celia, St Louis 0ookmaker. was in court
in beneif u his chauffeur Edward Mendeissohn,
charged with having license chauffeur. Oper-
at!ng without a registration seal and speeding at
the rate Of twenty miles hour in Broadway, be-
tween 73d and list streets, sunday. The magis-
tTate held the chauffeur IN $i00 ball the three
charges. Harold Cotworthy, chauffeur for Miss
Ethel Levey, was charged with running at twenty
miles aour from s3d street to 61st street. in
Broadway, and was held in 300 bail for trial
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
SMOKE sCAREs THEATRE AUDIENCE.
Panic Barely Averted in 14th Street House
Small Blaze Next Door.

Smoke poured into the auditorium and stage of
the Fourteenth Street Theatre last night and al
most threw the audience into panic. The
ager of the house and a policeman announced from
the stage that there danger and checked
the general exodus.
During the second act Of the play, Across the
Pacific" smoke coming through the floor
and blowing across the stage Employees Of the
theatre started investigation. and their hurrying
about caused many Of the audience to leave their
seats Finally the fire found TO be In pile OF
rubbish in the building No. 103 West 14th street,
adjoining the theatre.
the theatre and the smoke became thicker persons
began to move toward the doors quickly. They
halted, however. when they learned from the stage
where the fire was. -,
The fremen had no trouble in putting out the
triline blaze which did practically no damage.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
UNDERWRITERS WANT U. P. BONDS.
Large Part of Convertible Issue Subscribed
to Abroad

The underwriting for the 10000 convertible
bonds about TO be issued by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company has been oyersubscrbed, IL
was announced yesterday. According to Wall
Street report very large part OF the total under
writing has been taken abroad. the American re-
sponses to the invitation issued by Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. the organizers Of the underwriting syndi-
cate not having been as general and for as great
an aggregate amount as might ordinarily have
been looked for
AS already published. the bonds to be under
written al the issue price 900, less per
mission, and the syndicate managers TO re-
ceive y per cent additional commission for their
services
An unusual feature of the arrangement for un-
derwTtinR this issue is that If the stockholders fail
to authorize the bond issue the syndicate members
shall receive Il commission OF u per cent and the
syndicate managers u per cent. There is believed
however, 10 be doubt that the authorization
will be given at the special meeting, which IS to
be held June l5.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
POLICE STATION A MEDICAL LIBRARY
Prisoner Had a Collection Of More than a
Thousand Volumes

cal library last night. The police there hope to In
crease their collection by thousand or more vol
umes to-day. The first thousand volumes
were collected by George 7. Pauldng guest OF
Mills Hotel No. / who was arragned before Mag
istrate Harris IN the Harlem court yesterdty
ent physicians. Arraigned with him were Max NJ
Brelow OF No 25 Fast Tooth street Richard Davis
of No - West 42d street, and Davis HARRISON. Of
No Hudson street. charged with receiving stolen
goods. These three men were paroled, but Paud-
ing held for examination to-day,
4 dozen physicians. with their wives, were IN
court the wives all Identifying PauIdnR the
man who had called in their husbands absence and
had gone away with valuable books The prisoner
has a good knowledge OF books and this made II
easy for lJm. the police say. Ia make a profitable
selection. Some Of the books met with the disap-
proval of Magistrate Harris, who suggested that
Anthony COmstOck be asked 70 look them over.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
BOLD ROBBER GANGS CAUGHT.
Oldest Chief Fifteen but They Had Thou
sand Dollars Booty.

Two gangs of boy robbers were discovered in
Brooklyn yesterday with booty amounting to more
than 5000. One Of the gangs, composed Of one
boy thirteen years old and three others OF fifteen
years. had taken $3.50 from the grandparents OF
one OF them. The boy is named Joseph Grimes,
Of No. 5S3 Clinton street and his grandfather, Pat
rick Grimes. owns and runs the tugboat Avery Van
Buren,.
The burglary was committed the boat last Sun
day night, and yesterday afternoon one of the gang
"peached," and the others were arrested after an
exciting day at Coney Island
The other gang consisted of only three boys. one
eight and the others years old. who snatched
a purse containing S275 from Mrs. Emma Frazier,
OF No. 372 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. They. TOO.
went to Coney Island. but later were arrested by
the police and taken to the chdren's society.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
GIRL SUES HER FATHER.
Says He Turned Her Out and De-
priced Her of Inheritance.

IhroWn out Of her fathers home. she charges
ana deprived of her inheritance to pay for her
care while a minor, Miss Susan Agnes Kaugh-
ran has sued her father. Thomas F. Kaughran
TO recover the inheritance. Kaughran is a bust
ness man, living at No. 100 West 10th street
Another of his daughters. Mrs. Adele Marie
Conyers, has brought . similar suit against
him
Miss Kaughran's suit is to compel the can
collation. of a release of her property to her
father, which, she says was obtained from her
by fraud that this release be surrendered TO
her. and that Kaughran be directed to pay over
to her the property mentioned in the complaint
which was inheritance from her grandfather,
Nicholas McCool. This is all set forth in a de-
murrer to the answer of the defence to the suit.
in which it is said further:
The story of the complainant is an unusual
one of a grasping father taking advantage of
the trust reposed in him by daughter just
arriving at her majority. 1t is a sordd tale
of meanness and avarice eliminating in the
election of the child from the home of her
father after he had obtained everything avail
able that belonged to her.
Miss Kaughran lived with her father and her
two sisters Miss Margaretta Irena Kaughran
and Mrs. Conyers. She became of age in Sep
tember, 1904, and continued to live with her
father until December 10. 1906. About the middle
of January. 1905. she says that her fathers
lawyer told her that her father had supported
her for many years beyond her means, and be-
cause of this expense had been forced to draw
on the money left by her grandfather. Through
his counsel, she says that he commanded her to
sign an assignment and general release of her
property to her father as executor.
After this she lived in the house with her sis
ters and mother until December 10. 1906 Then,
she charges, her father told her that she could
not live there any longer unless she paid SIS
weekly for board. Since that time she has lived
away from her fathers home. Her suit for
utution is also based on the issue that her father
was compelled by law TO support her during
her minority.
In his answer the father denies that he abused
the confidence OF his daughter, and asserts that
she signed the deed willingly in consideration OF
the money expended by him from her share of
the legacy for her education and maintenance,
and that on January IS, 1905, he gave her
1888 81 in addition
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
sTARVES IN RELIGIOUS MANIA.
Servant, Refusing Food, Spends All Her
Time Reading Bible.

kate stab1 q maid employed by J. F. Whalen, OF
Chester HILL Mount Vernon, has starved herself
for six days while suffering from acute religious
mania and was taken yesterday to the Hudsoh
River State Asylum, at POughkeepse she began
showing signs OF insanity over a week ago wieh
she began spending ali OF her time IN her room
reading Bible and praying aloud
on Saturday last she was removed TO the ponce
ta,ion Delicacies were placed in her cell, but she
spurned them all. Day and night she has Been 5eGn
sne3 in her hands There is enough IN me %the
I5t,ia a. me without eating was all that the
; i,lDle .n,iS get rom her when she urged TO
iot eoocthjng II took attendants to get her
20 tho hoepitaI.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
UNION SEMINARY DINNER.

The Alumni Association OF the Union Theological
Seminary last night held its seventeenth annual
dinner az the Hotel Martha Washington. About $50
former graduates of the seminary attended. The
Rev. Douglas Putnam Birnie. president of the
Alumni Club. presided. The speakers generally
discussed their relation 10 the seminary and the
modern world. Professor Thomas G. Hall re-
sponded to the toast, THE Seminary and the Mes
sage of Christianity" Professor Francis Brown
talked of THE Seminary and Scholarship and the
subject "The Seminary and the Church. was as
signed 20 Professor Henry S Coffin. Professor
Charles Cuthbert Hall the last speaker hav-
ing for his theme The Seminary and the World"
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
THREE HOLD UP SALOON.
One Puts Ont Lights, One Azces
O1Cner and One Takes Cash.

Three men entered the saloon of Jacob Sha-
piro. at No. 194 East Houston street. late last
night. One drew revolver and pointed il at
the proprietor's head. another put out the lights
and closed the doors. and the third jumped be-
hind the bar and took $50 from the cash drawer
When the proprietor started struggle they
seized bottles and beat him over the head until
he became unconscious.
Two of the men were arrested later, after
chase the third getting away. The prisoners
ct the 9th street station gave their names as
Paul Green and Meyer Lewis. and the police say
that they members of gang which is
a successor of the old Monk" Eastman gang
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
MONTREAL LoNGsHoREMEN ouT
Eighteen Hundred Men Quit Work -po,;o.
Moved TO Piers.

Montreal May l3.-A strike of eighteen hun
cred longshoremen has begun here
force Of police has been moved TO the ,r,,ar.t'
AT the iast session Of the Canadian parI,ar..a-.
law law known as the Lemieux act was ,,,e.a,
making II Illegal for men EMPLOYED IN PASSED Pp@Sseu'
satiol 2t coal mines, public utilities ST.,
nIlIpo bnd railways 10 strike until after 49, ~
seslgaiion had been held by board OF co,,; M
,rS bn appolnted by the parties 10 the disnn.o
~ ~ .oagshcreHen say that they do not Co.
go, lAis ACT and the Shipping Federation m
-, that they do. II is the intention. In caso
uie men DO not return 10 work at the usual br,'
s,alistro~ 10 have all the officers of ,he ,,n;d
80 s- number of other snen arrested under - -
sa1se sss III the act forbidding strikes rbn 80
s&y TIC strike lasts A0i eaen
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
COMPOSER ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
Discharged as Conductor, He Took Score
Away with Him and Is Held.

Max Hoffman. composer OF the music of The
Farlsian Model now being played by Anna Held
az the Broadway Theatre. was arraigned in the
jefferson Market court yesterday on the technical
charge OF stealing the paper on which the music
was written. Hoffman was discharged as musical
director of the play by the manager OF the pro-
ducton. Florenz Ziegfeld. and when his two weeks
notice expired Saturday night he gathered up
the score Of the music. took il home with him and
refused TO return IT.
Complaint against Hoffman made yesteria5r
by the stage manager OF the Broadway Theatre on
behali OF the Interstate Amusement COMPANY. Ot
which Frank Mckee Is president. the other mem
bers being Charles FrOhman and firms of Nixon
* zimmerman and klaw & Erlanger. Hoffman
maintains that his discharge musical director
terminated his contract with the company He
was held in 500 bail for examination tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
BIG REGATTA FOR HARLEM.
Middle States Association to Hold Races Here
on Labor Day.

At a meeting of the Middle States Regatta AS
sociation last night the Harlem Casino II was
decided TO hold the big regatta the Harlem
River on Labor Day Forty-fve clubs were repre-
sented After reading of reports the following
elected officers Of the organization for the ensuing
year:
Harry p. Burke, OF Philadelphia, president;
Claude r. Zappone of the Potomac Boat Club.
Washington, vice-presdent: David Brown, of the
Atalanta Boat Club. of New York. secretary and
Treasurer and Samuel A. Cramer, Of the Lone
Star Boat Club. of New York, recording secretary
The following regatta committee. which will have
charge OF the programme of events the annual
regatta day. elected; John o. Regan. chair
man; ]. F. Douglas J. E. Tighe a. r. Walker,
E F. Haubold, ]. z. Nage and r. b Townsend
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS IN ITALY.
DR.. Hull Says 1t Is One of the Strongest
Protestant Countries in Europe.

According TO the Rev DR.. Robert Bruce Hull, Of
Brooklyn. who spoke before the Baptist Ministers
Conference yesterday at the Madison Avenue Bap-
tist Church the religious conditions in Italy
Italy is of the strongest Protestant countries
In Europe. In proof of this assertion he cited the
fact that the present united kingdom OF Italy was
established in spite of the opposition OF the Pope
The hostility TO the Pope. he said was not against
him individual, but rather due TO dis
like Of the influences of the hierarchy in matters OF
government He said that the majority of Italian
Catholics, as well non-CatholiCs. would be glad
TO see the Pope make his home in another country
At the meeting Yesterday of the Presoyteri4n
Minister'S Association. toe Rev. DIR. Daniel H.
Martin. or Newark read paper on The Perils
of the Ministry" Among the especial perils he
spoke OF those of vanity, great liking for
the title doctor" and professionalism, tendency
utter holy words without feeling them
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
THE COUNTS" RELATIONS DIDN'T HELP.

A who says he is related to the italian
nobility arragned i'm the Manhattan avenue
police court Williamsburg. yesterday. on a charge
of disorderly conduct. He said he was Count
Roberto Fraccia Novi. The count was arrested
last Friday on the complaint OF thirteen year-od
girl, who charged him with annoying her in the
street. Novi said he the victim of mistaken
identity and gave the names of many we'll known
persons to vouch for his good character Antonio
NJ Carid. the private secretary OF Coroner yucca
appeared in court I'm behalf of Novi He said Novi
had brother who also and that his
father chief justice of the Court of Appeals
in Naples In spite of the prisoners alleged con-
nectiOns he fined 81 by Magistrate . Reilly.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
COMMISSIONER CRAVEN RECOVERING

Street Cleaning Commissioner Craven Is
valescng from the illness which has kept
him from his duties for some weeks may be
at his Office by Thursday. He visited yester-
day by DR. j. II. Larkin of the College OF Phys-
clans and Surgeons. at the suggestion of Deputy
Commissioner Edwards. Commissioner Craven
he said has been suffering from extremely Sc
we're attack of ptomaine poisoning and not from
oyerwork His illness had far reduced him that
he was in "A critical condition, but he ought to be
around in a short time
In his letter TO Mr.. Edwards DIR. Larkn said:
"a do not think that there is the slightest doubt
that his present condition in way has been
brought about by his overzealous application TO
bis
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
DOCTOR FALLS INTO CISTERN.
Was Hunting for Eggs in Staff House
Kitchen of Kings County Hospital.

While hunting for eggs in the kitchen of the
staff house at the Kings County Hospital yester-
day Dr. Ralph Spencer Cone fell into a cistern
and narrowly escaped serious injury. The cistern
cover is only couple of feet square, but Or.
Cone who s far from bulky, managed to dive
through it.
The noise of his fail did not seriously alarm the
other members OF the stan, who thought that he
had probably knocked table or a chair.
Some minutes later they went looking for him
and found the doctor stuck In the cistern and un-
conscious DIR. Frederick Albers had TO work over
him for more than two hours before he could be
restored consciousness.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
"HEALER" INQUEST ADJOURNED.

Coroner Acritell yesterday adjourned until to-
day the inquest into the death of Mrs. Corinne
Mcbride the Christian Scientist. who died from
pneumonia two weeks ago. The principal witness
in the case. Mrs. Alice Chesan did not appear
William Hepburn Russell. counsel for Mrs Chesan,
who was a sister of the dead woman promised 10
have the missing witness in court to-day.
The coroner in special jury of five ply
sicans and they ordered TO repor, this morn
ing. The coroner also postponed until to-day the
Of Violet Byrne, six-year-Sd child who
died from pneumonia without medical attendance
at No. N9 West 1ith street.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
OBITUARY NOTES.

Kalamazoo Mich. May 1S.-Brigadier General
Charles Edward Smith, vino fought on the Union
side during the engagements with General Nor
gan's raiders in Kentucky, Tennessee and Vtr-
gina during the Civil War. died at his home here
yesterday, aged eighty-thre years he was na-
tive of New York, and had lived retired life here
for number of years.
Parsons KAN May 12-Charles II. Kimoan.
prominent lawyer and railroad organizer. died ar
his home here yesterday. aged sixty-One years. He
was born in Carthage. y. V
Lexington Ky. May 1S-T d. Chenault sew
enty years Old died in Madison County to-day.
He was one of the best known American exporters
of cattle and one Of the wealthiest men in the
state He was a descendant OF the famous Bap-
tist minister, the Rev Davis Chenault-
Dalton Ca May IS-Colonel Benjamin H Green.
one OF the most prominent men OF North Georgia.
died at his home here late last night aged eighty
six Many years ago he secretary OF the
United States Legation in the City OF Mexico. and
served representative of the United States
In the West Indies
Chicago. May 13-wiilam NJ Cook. OF Auburn.
n Y. president of the Cullman & Southwestern
Railroad Company, Alabama coal road. died
to-day in his apartments at the Grand Pacific Ho-
tel here Heart disease Is believed to. have be90
the cause of death
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
OLD WOMAN sTRANGLED AND ROBBED

Mrs Elmira Smonson. seventy-three years of
age living alone in Main street, Freeport, Long
Island was found dead in her kitchen yesterday
morning under circumstances which indicate that
she strangled to death and then robbed Mrs
Simonson has for always kept money on
her person. The smallest amount she considered
ample for the visionary emergency she wished TO be
prepared for $50 and usually II was nearer
twice as much. Mrs SimOnson always carried this
money in a stout cloth bag which she took no
pains to hide. even from strange pedlers: Her
supposed murderer took only this bag and evidently
did not search the rest of the house. No clew has
yet been found 10 the identity of the murderer
and the authorities still Investigating.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
ASSAULTED ON OWN DOORSTEP.
Highwaymen Knock Down and Rob Man
About to Enter Home in Convent Avenue.

William u. Nickerson. of No. 81 Convent avenue
was knocked down and robbed by two men last
night just as ne entering the door of his
home The men obtained $40 I'm cash. Il gold watch
studded with diamonds. diamond pin and Ma
sonic charm Mr.. Nickerson was not found until
an hour later. Under the care OF a physician he
recovered consciousness only long enough de-
scribe his assailants. The police now looking
for them. Mr. Nickerson's skull may be fractured
and the physicians report his condition serious.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TRoLLEYs.

Providence. May 13-Oficial announcement was
made to-day that through electric service
tween this city and Worcester. Mass. is TO be
inaugurated at once The through connections will
be made Just as soon as the track connection be-
tween the lines of the Worcester and Blackstone
valley company and the Uxbridge & Blackstone
Street Railway Company be made Plum
mer's Corner in Northbridge, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
NEW MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC LEADER
Machine Said to Favor Congressman Talbot
to Offset Growing Brown Influence.

Baltimore. May E.-To Offset the local prest!gs
gained by former Governor Frank Brown in his
successful management Of the Democratic city
campaign resulting in the election OF Barry MahooI
as Mayor, the state leaders made plain that
they intend recognize Congressman ]. Fred Tai
tOtt as the successor 10 the late Senator German
the recognized head of the party organization.
His appointment as the Maryland member of the
National Committee is regarded by The members
OF the Stats Committee recognition of his
leadership. Should Democratic Legislature bs
elected, said OF the managers to-day. Talbot
Will be elected United States Senator
New-York tribune., 1907-05-14
HYPN0TIzEs HIMSELF; MAY DIE.
All Efforts of Bay State Specialists to Arouse
Man Fail
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

Worcester, Mass. May 13-Andrew Fl. Simpson.
OF No 73 South street Southbridge is expected
to die without regaining consciousness. as the re-
suit of induging In n novel experiment with hyppo-
tsm his lifelong hobby. Two weeks ago he hypno-
tized himself after reading OF a similar case and
all efforts of Worcester and Boston specialists and
physicians to arouse him have been unaVailing His
case has astounded the medical fraternity. The
family succeeded In keeping quiet for two weeks
the fact that he was slowly but surely diving.