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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
FELL WHILE CHASING ( RAT.
Young Man Has an EpiIeptIc Fit and Drops
n Lamp, Which sets Fire To His Clothing.

DUNKIRH. y. Y. June l6. Arthur Loeb
Of Deer street. aged 81 years. son of c. NJ
Loeb. was seriously burned this morning
while alone in a room and Wing uncon-
scious in an eplleptic III Mr.. Loeb was
awakened at 3 O'Clock by a scratching on
a window in his room On lighting a lamp
he discovered a big rat endeavoring to
escape through the closed window. He
hurried into his trousers and slippers and
with a child's garden rake which happened
to I've AT hand pursued the rat, which ran
through the rooms to a shed IN the rear Of
the summer kitchen
shutting all doors to tho kitchpn and shed
Loeb followed and struck the rat. which
turned upon him just before he lost con-
seriousness and fell to tao floor. dropping
the lamp The lamp name set fire to the
oil that leaked ont on 10 his clothes and
roasted his legs from the hips down. His
trousers legs and one slipper were burned
of.
As soon as he recovered Consciousness
he crawled on hands and knees a. the bath
room. and turning on the water eXtin-
guished the fire. He thought his legs had
been hlackcned 10y the smoke. and in the
bathtub he attempted to wash away the
dark color, but as he rubbed the skin came
away in his hands from the knees down.
He called for help. and his mother and
father hurried down stairs, 10 he terribly
shocked al the condition in which they
touud their son. A doctor was Immediately
called and pronounced his condition critical.
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Mrs. EDDY INTERVIEWED.
Reporter says lie Talked TO Her 40 Minutes
and That Her Mind Ia Clear.

BusroS. Juue I6.-Edwin j. Park, a Ros-
ton newspaper man. had q forty mi7utc tolS
with Mrs. Eddy at her home in Concord
Yesterday. Mr.. Park says that Mrs Eddy
talked not only e~nterttininRly but with
animation and keen intelligence IN q mum
Der of subjects in which she 10 concerned.
The reporter Eays this was a 'renl' inter
view, in contrast with the iifty-fiye second
Talk a squad OF ne wsparer men Lad with
her last October Mr., Park sums up his OBJ
Hcrvations thus
In the interest Of strict accuracy ! de7ire
10 state At this point that most Of the talking
Was done by Mrs. Eddy. and that my role
was Principally that of a most Interested
listener. The principal part ] took in the
conversation was occasionally 10 PROFOUND
n question Mrs. Eddy talked fuently ard
incisivcly At 40 time was she al a loss for
a word or an idea ia conveying her tueh CInE
to me Considering her age-shn viii be "a
years old the 18th day Of July Mrs. Eidy's
memory for dates, names and circumstanC"
seemed to me To- -" marvellous. In fact
her memory In thai r .'ard is Tar superior 10
mine am NOT an aiionisi, hut desire 10
sdy that " the mental competency Of Mrs.
ddy bad not been called in question by tao
next friends. and II had mot her and
: lked with lcr a. did this afternoon. the
t'cucht iEat she WIS not fully conner cnt
mentally would nave been the last one that
ever would have entered my MIND.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
SAVES SISTER FROM ASS4ILtNT.
Young Woman Attacked on the street In
south OranEe-l1arence Doe Accused.

SOUTH ORANGE \. j. , june ;6. Clarence
Doe Of 80 fremont place. Orange, who is
well known all over the city and who here
tofore has had a good reputation, is a pris-
oner here accused Of attempting an assault
upon Miss Anna Brady Of Charlton place
in the street opposite the Orange Lawn
Tennis Clubs grounds in the fashionable
Melrose section of South Orange at o O'Clock
his morning. Miss Brady and her elder
sister. Mary, who fought of the assailant,
have identified Doe and he is held pending
a hearing tomorrow morning,
According to the two young women,
they we're walking up Lawn Ridge road,
in Orange, when they first saw Doe. He
was in a clump Of bushes near the out
skirts Of HOLLYWOOD. the country place OF
Henry NJ. keasbey, in Berkeley avenue.
Doe. they say, made offensive remarks to
them and acted so that they became terror
stricken and ran in the direction OF War
wick avenue.
and were near the residence Of Col. George
T.. p. Howard they we're again confronted
Ivy Doe. They started to run for home,
but Doe caught up with them. Then, the
two declare. Doe attacked Miss Anna and
threw her to the sidewalk, where she tainted.
Miss Mary fought to save her sister and
screamed with all her might. Doe jumped
UP and ran
The ~neighborhood was instantly aroused
People ran from their houses and a hunt
assisted home and after a while some one
thought 70 notifv'the police. A description
Of the man vas obtained. The police Of
surrounding towns were notified and bout
noon Policeman kennev Of South Orange
arrested Doe in Centre street,
The prisoner refuses to talk and acts as
il he we're drugged or demented, The
police think he may be shamming
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
no RAISE JAPANESE WAGES.
Society Calls for Advance OF 40 Per Cent.
All Along the Line Shorter Hours.

Society Calls for Advance OF 40 Per Cent.
All Along the Line Shorter Hours.
SAN Francisco, June 1e.-The Japanese
Industrial Society is planning a movement
10 raise the price Of Japanese labor through
out the United States. 1t desires to ad-
vance wages 40 per cent. in every line
where Japanese labor is employed. As
yet II is entirely a local measure, but the
Japanese in every city in the United States
will be communicated with and requested
TO act in conjunction. The society also
believes in an eight hour day. The follow
ing is its new schedule, showing the old
scale in comparison with the increase de-
handed.
Railroad work. old price, $1.35 a day
and found, want sl.75; plain cooks and
homework, $50 a month, want $40; good
all around cooks and houseworkers. $45.
want SIS to S6j; inexperienced boys,
81. want SO to ST. a week; hotel cooks.
s45 to s55. wan SIS to $50; family washers,
$25. want s35 to $40; laundry workers. $25
to s35, want $50 to $50; fruit picking, SIPS.
want SO to s3.75 a day; boys by the hour.
Is cents an hour, want IS to 55 cents: win
dow washers, 5 cents a window, want 10
10 Is cents a window.
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DIED.

ACkERMAN.-At Lyde Park. Scotch Plains, y J.,
on Sunday. June Is. Lydia p. Alderman. vtdoH
OF Warren Alderman, Esq. of New Jersey.
Funeral services will be held at the First Presoy'
terian Church, Front ST., Plainfeld. ~. J.. On
Wednesday. June 10, at Il:l5 A.. NJ. Carriages
will meet the $50 A. NJ. train from foot Of We"
Esd st., N. Y, and 10 A.. NJ. train from foot NJ
Liberty ST.. N. v. Central RAilr Dad Of New
Jersey at Plsinneld. Relatives aud frl.nd'
are invited.
ADAlR.-At Client. n. V, on June IL, 1871. Mar
Ann, widow of John Adhir, aged 70 years
Relatives ard friends OF the family are inNi'e1
TO attend the funeral on Tuesday afternoon
June Is, at : O'Clock, from her late residence
- Grand ST.. Jersey City,
TlNDLAY Helen II. Findlay, after q short Illness
at her residence Is West G5th st- Bayonnt
Nj.
Funeral services will be held at he. late residen's
on Monday evening. June II, at $50 o'cloes
lnterment Woodlswn Cemetery. New YorE.
HASkELL.-Sundby June Is MrS Idle Mum
Haskell.
Funeral at her late residence. BoEotS, y. J.
Wednesday afternoon al 2:i5 O'Clock. Carriages
Will meet trains from Pennsylvania f''He'
Cortlandt ST.. 1lO p. NJ: West 2Sd ST.. l7S
IAWRENCE.-Franklln n. Lawrence, son Of t'
late Isaac 4. and Catherine G.. Lawrence.
Services on Tuesday evening. June Is, "1N
81 i6S West 18th 81. lntermenI at laUy'
town, y. y.
M~AINS.-:ntercd into rest. after a long and r''7'h
Illness. Mary Amelia. beloved wife OF ~. Gcofss
y. Mains.
Service Of prayer al her late residence, III TAX
AZ. MI Vernon. n. Y. At p. NJ. NoniY
June II. lntermcnt In woodlaWn At ''n'
V%Cnlcnce OF family.
MoRRlSSEY.-Dr. John j. suddenly 'r. q
1907.
Funeral from his late residence, n Past ',''
II, Tuesday, June Is. thence Ia Al N'''
church. Madison av. and l:ath II, U.'f' =
requiem mass viii be celebrated at ~ 4 10
lnlcrmenlC Calvary Cemetery. Hartford .'a
papers please copy
STAN ION. Franklin stanton ou sa's.sN
June 10 Al his residence. ~ las' aH. Isl.
funeral scr,lrr>a at the BncA Drg...r .. -
9Th NJ. on Ncdpr>IaN. Jun, ~ Of lr'. VIII
lniciuCuI private.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
KNOCKING UNCLE SAW
Disposition of the EnyIOus Brlton a, lie
ported by ThOmas 4. Walsh.

Thomas F. Walsh. the mining man. ar.
companied by his wife and daughter. ar.
rived yesterday from Cherbourg aboard
the Hamburg American liner AmerlsA,
He declined TO talk about Violette Watson
and her lawyer, Dethlef c. Hansen. VIII,
is suing for forty per cent. Of whatever
she settled her suits against Walsh for.
Mr. Walsh said he had noted in Eng.
land and Scotland that the commercial
success of America was regarded with
a good deal Of envy. The British pres,
as a whole, knocked" America whenever
it found an opportunity, 1t gloried in
reprinting paragraphs about America with
a sting in them. There was a strong under.
current OF prejudice below the superficial
sentiment Of Hand across the sea-
Mr.. Walsh's son Vinson +. Walsh. was
killed in an automobile accident two years
ago at Newport and Mr.. Walsh said Ia
missed the boys greeting at the pier. His
daughter. Miss Evelyn, who was injured
IT the accident and has been recuperatinz
in the south Of France, has recovered com.
pletely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
LADDER BREAKS IREMEN HURT.
Five Volunteers Fail AZ Union Hin Fire
Mother and Baby Burned.


Mother and Baby Burned.
Five volunt eer firemeD were hurt by
the c~ollapsing Of an extension ladder and
a mother and baby daughter were seriously
burned last evening in a fire which damaged
athree story frame house at Hudson avenue
and Gardner street. Union Hill.
The blaze started in a hall at the rear OF
John Heger's saloon on the ground floor
and shot up a dumb waiter shaft. Mrs.
otto Mierisch, who lived on the top floor,
caught up her hve-months-old daughter
Gladys and ran out Of her apartment. She
found herself hemmed IN by the flames
coming from the shaft and was obliged to
go through them to reach the stairs Her
clothes caught fire and she was burned on
the face. arms and body.
She tried to shield the child from the
fire but the little one was badly scorched
Both were taken to the North Hudson Hos
pital,
As ak ~volupteer firemen were at work
on a 80 foot ladder, placed against the front
of the burning building the ladder buckled
and all but one fell to the ground. Leonard
Huber of the Union Hill Truck Company,
who was holding a line of hose near the
top. managed to hang on. Ae the ladder
collapsed he was squeezed against the wall
and held there until rescued by fremen
The others hurt were Adrian Bried, arm
broken; William Strobel. leg brokeni John
j. Egan. head injured, and Henry Kaiser,
face cut. All are members of the Pioneer
Hose Company.
Benjamin Spill was spilled of the ladder
with his fellow vamps, but escaped unln-
iurel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
lBgvEHIDeE 40 WED LIZ ERDY.
Marriage WIN Occur Before Congress Re-
~. assemblies No suPpHase ct CAPITAL.

. assemblies -NO Surprise at CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, June Io.-The announce
ment from Chicago Of the engagement OF
Miss Katherine Eddy TO Albert j. Bev-
eridge. United States Senator from Indiana,
created no surprise here.
Miss Eddy pent the last two seasons
in Washington with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus n. Eddy, who lived in a
fashionable apartment house at Sixteenth
and NJ streets, Northwest. The family
closed thei apartment early in the spring,
and Miss Eddy went to Europe to arrange
for her trousseau. Senator Beveridge will
soon Join her abroad.
The date Of the wedding, according 10
friends here. has not yet been definitely
Tx d, but will occur before Congress re-
assemblies III December Senator Bey-
eriuge has given up the apartments in
the Portland. where he lived FOR ,eVeral
years.
lie met Miss Eddy first in Washington
a little more than u year ago. They found
much in common in their literary llk-
ings and love OF outdoor exercise; Miss
Eddy is fond Of walking, and she and Soma
tor, Beveridge frequently took long walks
into the country, and not ~infrequently Miss
Eddy accompanied him in his morning walk
10 the Capitol. She took the keenest inter-
est in his struggle for lie legislation to pre-
vent tDe employment OF emu ldDOT anu
was an interested listener TO his speeches
Miss Eddy is strikingly handsome and Of
decided literary and musical tastes. She
studied abrC'd.
Senator - leridge is a widower. His
first wife was Katherine Maude Langsdale
of Greencastle, Ind. whom he met while
both were tudents at De Pauw University.
The first Mrs. Beyeridge died soon after
her husband became a Senator.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, June 1o.-Senator
Beverldge, who is visiting here, was much
disturbed tonight about the report that
he was to he married to Miss Katherine
Eddy Of Chicago, who is at present visit
ing her brother, Spencer Eddy, secretary
OF the American Embassy at Berlin.
Il am surprised said Senator Beveridge
that any paper should have published
such a thing without some authorization.
The report was published az mere gossip"
However, Senator Beveridge refused
TO either affirm or deny the report Of the
Engagement. Asked as to the truth OF
the report that he was going to sail for
Europe on Tuesday the Senator said:
Il will leave Oyster Bay tomorrow and
it is probable that | will not see the Presi-
dent again this summer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
Traction PEiCE IN CHICtG0.
Conferences 10 BEGIN To-day Which are
Expected 10 End In q settlement.

CHICAGO. June l6.-Conferences that are
expected to bring about final peace between
tho different union traction Interests will
begin tomorrow when JudS Grosscup' the
traction heads and the Representatives Of
the n ockhoiders will confer TO make a few
minor changes in the settl ement plan out
lined by Judge Grossclp, Word was re-
ceived from New York to-day that the plan
as set forth 10y Judge Grosscup was agree
able "a the New York members.
Several minor changes have been recon-
mended AMI It is probable that they will he
agreed to 10y all concerned. Judge Gross
cIp said today that he confidently expected
tia; 4 final settlement would be only a mat
ter 81 a short time.
4 do moi know what changes will he sug
ecsted,' said the Judge, but | have been
gwen 70 understand that they are unim-
purtant and that we can reach some final
agreement shortly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
KILLED ON EVE or JOURNEY
Mrs. Francis Johns, "a Years old. tsphS VI.
atcd IN brooklyn Homo.

On the eve Of her departure for the
country Mrs, Francis Johns, 70 years old.
Of 5i3 Quincy street, Brooklyn, yesterday
died from gas poisoning. She had lived
with Mrs. Charles Gordon at the abov @
address for a little over a year and was in
good health. The stop cock OF a gas stove
evidently was turned as she brushed 10y il
intent upon packing.
Mrs. Johns was up until late Saturday
night. and when she retired everything
was in readiness for the trip. Her death
morning.
One son survives. The occupants Of the
Quincy street house were ignorant of his
name and address. but said that he lived in
Manhattan and frequently visited his
mother
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
WHITES ANGERED At NEGROES.
Holdups nj Laurel. Del, aus Excitement
-Eootpad In q NAmp.

LAUREL Del. June l6.-An attempt was
made to murder and rob John Benson, a
barber. and William Nitohers, image OF a
restaurant here, after midnight this morn
ing by John Jones, Harrison Coulbourne
and Joshua Hersey, three negroes. Ben
son was fret accosted. but the negroes ran
on the approach of Officer Ellis. When
Nitchers entered his yard the trio made for
him. but by fast running he eluded them.
An hour later he returned. accompanied
by Police Chief Thomas Adams and Officer
Ellis. The negroes were lying around
Nitchers's doorstep. The night being very
dark. Officer Adams was upon them before
they knew il. Each had a club and razor,
They sprang at the policeman. who is a
big fellow, but weakened when they saw
his gun. Jones and Coulbourne were
locked up.
Jersey escaped, but is surrounded in a
swamp. The feeling among whites is
angry and an uprising against negroes is
feared. There have been several holdups
recently
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
ASSISTANT RECTORS RESIGN.
Lack Of Harmony In Parish Over which the
Rev. Or RtnEslONtnE prcSides.

BALTIMORE. June l6.-The Rev. Scott
Kidder and the Rev, George Alexander
Grinfths nave handed in their designations
as assistant rectors at old ST. PAul's Epis-
copal Church. For some time there has
bcena lack Of harmony in this congregation,
The breach bet ween he vcstry and a portion
Of the congregation caused by the resigna-
ton of the Rev. DR.. Hodges has not yet been
healed With the calling last October Of
the Rev. DR.. Arthur b. Kinsolving, formerly
of Brooklyn, y. Y, to the rect orship, the
dissen-ion increased.
1t was asserted by a large number that
the vestrymen had pledged themselves to
call only n high churchman, and il was
believed that DIR, Kinsolving's churchman-
ship did not measure up to that standard
The dispatisfactio has quite naturally
affected the work of DR.. Kinsolving and
his two assistants. Neither Of the latter
is 4 high churchman,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
SEARCH FOR DIR. ~. ". ZTPSER.
No Trace Yet of Young Physician VINO
90. Disappeared Last TUESDAY.

r-t disappeared Last TucSuHN.
The group Of Headquarters detectives
known as the missing person squad
are still actively engaged in trying to find
DIR Benjamin ". Eipsef, n physician Of 32O
East Fourth street, who disappeared last
Tuesday. The s%earchers have met with
small encoura cement.
Dr. Zipser left his home about 2 o'clock
to make a professional call on a family Ivy
the name of Jacobs, who live at 100 Diamond
street. Greenpoint. He made the call and
left the Jacobs home at 40. Since that
time no reliable trace of him has been
found. Some schooI children thought
they saw him shortly after That time on his
way to New FORK, but none Of them was
very sure. A man who knew him slightly
i~sreasonably certain that he saw the missing
doctor last Thursday afternoon at the
corner OF Third avenue and Fourteenth
street.
The missing man is % years old, and a
graduate of Cornell. He is attached 10 the
Board Of Health. This aud the fact that
he has a good practice besides convince his
friends that financial matters have nothing
to do with his disappearance. He is I'M
married and Iived with his mother and a
brother and sister. As far as the family
know he had no love affair, and I is said
that he never used intoNiCants. As Ear as
is known he had between $50 and $40 IN his
pocket, besides "A gold watch and gold Gun
links, both Of which bore his initials.
He is about 5 feet s inches in height and
is of dark complexion, with a small black
rnustache andciosely cropped side " hiskers.
When laat seen he wore a dark gray suit.
fancy waistcoat, Panama hat and button
patent leather shoes.
Municipal Court Judge Benjamin Hof-
man and other citizens Of the district have
held a meeting AZ which plans for helping
in the search we're discussed, II in expected
that pinkertons will be employed to-mor-
row 10 assist the police. Or. Hipser is a
member uf the Odd Fellows and the Knights
~ pytkias. Efforts are also being made to
find nim through the mem beers Of his lodges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
tbruTZi In Boston.

BosToS, Mass, June 49, The Duke # the
Abru2zi arrived here to-day on the Italian
cruiser Varese Th're was a heavy er-
change ~ salutes when the craft reached
her anchorage. The Duke will he The
guest or Mr.. and Mrs. Lara Anderson al
Brookline for several days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
TWENTY FAM LIES ROt TED OFT
Lieut.. Ostermann Hurt by stairway Col
lapse In Tenement Blaze.

Lieut.. OsternlAnn HURT by stairway tOt"
lapse In Tenement Blaze.
Twenty families were routed out OF a
Ave story tenement at is Leroy street early
Yesterday morning by a fire that started
in the cellar and swept up through the air
shaft TO the roof. By the time the fire
was discovered the flames had commune
Gated TO all the floors and the panicstricken
tenants had to take to the fire escapes.
Everybody got out safely, but the fire
made such Roadway that Battalion Chief
Reilly tapped in a second alarm as soon as
he arrived. The firemen subdued the
flames after an hours hard work. The
damage is put at So 100.
Lieut.. Ostermann of Engine Company
"a was directing his men on the top floor
when a stairway collapsed and he fell one
story. He was taken out Of the wreckage
after much difficulty and sent to Sc; VIM
c%OntusiOns.t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
"LORD" B4RRINGTON'S PLIGHT.
about 10 he Hanged He AcQuaintS Hts e
Family with His Predlcament.

ST. LOUIS. June lo.-1Lord" Frederick
Seymour Darlington, under sentence to
hang July rs, took steps to-day to have
his real family connections acquainted
with his predicament. To Percy Tresid-
der Of Ottawa, Ont, he gave two voluminous
documents az the Clayton Jail, embodying
an appeal TO his relatives in England. Ire
slider refused 20 divulge the Identity OF
the persons TO whom harrington appealed.
He said, however, that a great Ell ort will
be made in ~Barrington's behalf when the
appeal is presented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
C4JGHT WITH POLICI SLIPS.
Police Arrest a NeKr PeddllnG Tickets for
the Havana lottery.

the Havana Lottery.
Moses Lykes, a negro living at 6lO Court
street. Hoboken, was in the jefferson Market
court yesterday charged with having policy
slips in his possession. Sykes was arrested
by Detectives Conlin, Walsh and Whalen
Of the Tenderloin station on Saturday after
noon in a barber shop at 1852 West Twenty
seventh street.
The police ave been watching the place
lately and they entered it on Saturday just
after Lykes had sold a ticket. They caught
him. they said, with the slips still in his
hands. On Lykes the police found a number
of drawings, slips, lottery tickets and the
usual dream book. The tickets we're for
the Havana National Lottery.
Lykes pleaded not guilty, but was held
in $500 for a further hearing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
German u. HUNT ncad.

BtLTrMoRr, Md. June lG. German n.
Hunt, manufacturer. capitalist and banker.
was stricken with paralysis late last night
and died this evening al ChBttalanee Hotel
in the Greens Spring Valley, He was 70
years old,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
MARRIED.

HIIL-FARwELL.-on June 10. az Lake Forest
ILL.,, by the Rev. James G. X. Mcclure. assisted
by the Rev. W. T.. W. Boyle, Leslie. eldest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Granger FsrW.lL
10 Edward Buium Hill OF Quincy. Mass,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-17
THIS WOMAN rs 1871 YEARS o. u
The Old Family Bible Atheists Her Birth
Nenr Salem. Mass. on June Ia. I77O.

PINE HILLS, Tex, June l8.-Mrs. l.. F..
Killcrease, who lives with her daughter
and granddaughter on a farm near here,
celebrated her one hundred and thirty
first birthday to-day. She was born June
Bible attests the date of her birth. She
is very feeble but is able 10 walk around
the house. Her daughter is nearing the
century mark. and her granddaughter
is nearly eighty years old, The family
are in poor circumstances