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New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PUTS EXPLOSIVE IN STOVE
Black Hand agents Rercngc on
Nan Who Refused Demands

Black Hand agent entered Yesterday the fat
Of Joseph Maroney behind his saloon In the Wig
wan Hotel, at No 30 North Fourth avenue
Mount Vernon, and dropped some kind Of explo-
slVe In the stove The explosion badly mangled
Maroney's mother. and severely injured his
Wlfe and his ten-year-oId daughter. The detona-
lion was heard for blocks, and shattered every
window and piece Of glass and crockery in the
hVc-story tenement house over the saloon All
three victims were taken TO the Mount Vernon
hospital. where both arms Of the mother had to
ne amputated. She probably viii die The
WouId-he murderer escaped unhurt.
The injured are Mrs. Mary Maronev seventy
six years old. arms blown off and badly burned :
Mrs Joseph Maroney, scalp torn off and many
burns. and Annie Maroney hair burned off and
face disfgured.
Maroney is one of the weaithIest Italians in
Mount Vernon. About nine months ago he re-
celVed Black Hand demands for $500 which he
ignored. He got a second letter threatening
him with dynamiting if he did not place the
money under certain stone. He took the
money there-aIso a big revolver. The Black
Hand men kept in the background and he
brought the money back
Maroney in his saloon yesterday While
the women were in the kitchen There was no
fire in the Kitchen stove, the gas range having
been used. Suddenly a stranger entered the
room and dropped package in the stove. Before
the women could get look at the man or pull
out the package he had disappeared \ second
later the explosion occurred
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
F4GAN THW4RTS LUN1TIC
Jersey City'S Mayor Threatened scith
Death by Craey Negro.

Mayor Fagan of Jersey City had a thrilling
experience yesterday afternoon with a lunatic,
but the Mayors self-possession and diplomacy
saved him from an attack John Cannon, a
stalwart negro, entered the office. and when the
Mayor asked his mission exclaimed in a low
tone: I came to kill you prepare to die The
Mayor realized he dealing with dangerous
madman. and calmly said Il have some i'm
portant matters that should be attended 10, Mr.
Cannon, and for the public veal, you. being
good citizen, will permit me to dispose of them
They'll take only few minutes"
The man assentcd and the Mayor sum-
moned his secretary, Joseph O'Connor, and d.
rected his attention to a hastily written mes
sage TO call a policeman. OConnor quickly had
two policemen in the outer office. and, returning
said Mr.. Cannon. there's gentleman outside
asking for you; will you see him." The insane
man stepped into the anteroOm, where he was
arrested. He was sent to the county insane
asylum, from which he was recently released
He was not armed, but when he threatened the
Mayor he placed his hand on his nip pocket
Cannon made a similar attempt when Mayor
Hoos in Office.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
BAR TITUS IN ENGLAND
Henley Ste1cards Reject His Entry
for the Diamond ScuUs.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune !


Princeton. y. J.. June 3.-Constance s. Titus.
the amateur champion single scull oarsman of
America received a letter to-day from J. F.
Cooper secretary of the Henley Royal Regatta
rejecting his entry for the race for the Diamond
SOULS to be held on the Thames River at Hen
ley. England on July = The ground for this
step is given as Rule of the Henley rules
which reads:
mo entry shall be accepted of any crew or
sculler out of the United Kingdom. unless such
crew or sculler belongs to a club which is affii-
lated to a union federation having an agree
ment with the committee of the Henley re-
gatta."
In his letter Mr.. Cooper says: We Unfortu-
nately have no agreement with any union or
federation in the United States. and l must con-
sequently return your entrance fee and applica-
ton as you are obviously ineligible"
Titus has been training here on Carnegie Lake
for this regatta for nearly three months and
greatly disappointed having his entry
rejected. The Henley committee seems bound
70 prevent him from winning horors in Eng
land as this is the second time they have re-
jected his entry.
In July, 1902 Titus rowed for the diamond
sculs, but was defeated by F. s. Kelley. Of Bal
lol College. Oxford in the semf-final heat. Titus
then a member of the Union Boat Club. He
the only American representative at the
Henley regatta that year and although defeated
not dsgraced. He made creditable fight,
and succumbcd to influences that probably would
have been too much for any man. He had II
meet in succession three of the strongest men
the list including Schoes the Canadian.
whom he defeated in twenty seconds faster time
than Kelley made when he won the final heat.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
HARRY HAMLIN KILLED.
HIS AUTO WRECKS WAGON
Boy in Latter Fatally Hurt
Others injured.

Buffalo. June 3.-Harry Hamlin, one of Buff
falos best known and wealthiest citizens, was
killed in automobile accident on the Will
iamsville Road. mile north of the city line, late
this afternoon. Mr. Hamlin's automobile ran
into light wagon driven by Jacob Schaller. a
retired butcher of Buffalo Mr. Hamlin was
hurled to the roadside and instantly killed. Mr..
SchaIler was badly hurt but will recover. John
HeckeI, a twelye-year-od boy, who was in Mr..
Schalier's wagon was fatally injured. Both his
legs were broken and his skull was fractured.
In the automobile with Mr. Hamlin were An
thony Gavin, a member of the Buffalo police
force, and member of the Roosevelt Regl-
ment, and two of Mr. Hamlins employees, one
of them acting as chauffeur. Opposite the coun-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FRENCH CHURCH BUYS AGAIN
Purchases an Apartment House in Lexington
Avenue-0ther Holdings.

The Church du St. Esprit at No II East 27th
street, yesterday added to its realty holdings by
the purchase of the seven story elevator apart
mcnt house at No. 33l Lexington avenue south
east corner OF 39th street. The apartment house
occupies plot 21XS0 feet. Charles Lane was
the seller and O. c. Manss the broker
The church now owns some choice parcels. 1t
bought some months ago No 3S1 Fourth ave-
nue., q -four story brick business building at the
northwest corner of 27th street. for which II
was reported 10 have paid S1J0OOO
The Church du st. Esprit is Familiarity called
the French Church as only French is spoken
at the regular service. The present home Of the
church cost $4,000 and was dedicated in 1900 by
Bishop Potter
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
GARBAGE NAN ARRESTED
focused of accepting Bribe to More
Can Of Refuse.

Following the publication in yesterdays Tribune
of the facts OF extensive graft on janitors by
cartmen in the Street Cleaning Department An
tonic de TragIio. a driver on a garbage collecting
wagon, was arrested charged with accepting money
to remove can OF rubbish. He arragued in
the Tombs court and locked up In the Elizabeth
street station.
the Jantors' Association, spoke 10 District Attor-
ney Jerome over the telephone about the story
published The Tribune. saying that the drivers
Of the garbage wagons were grating on the jani-
tors-that unless the janitors paid small sum the
drivers refused to take away the garbage. the
ground that there were ashes mixed in It,
1t is against the regulations TO mix ashes with
garbage and Brown said the drivers took this
means of working their graft. At times, said
Brown ashes were mixed accidentally with garh-
age Then the drivers demanded hr!bes
County Detective Reardon was assigned 10 make
an investigation Henry Retter, Of No. di East
9Th street a ianltor had dispute with De Traglio.
who refused to take the garbage. The detective
saws Retter paid the driver % cents. lie was work
ing with the detective and gave a marked quarter
Reardon then arrested De Traguo. lie says the
marked coin was found in his pocket. The driver
was charged with accepting bribe.
Commissioner Craven, in reply 10 the charges OF
graft made against the Street Cleaning Depart
rnent men by the Janitors Society. said yesterday
that there was always petty graft going on In the
street Cleaning Department but that he was try
!7yybv the citizens themselves said he help
make conditions by bribing our men and
."Tbese ianitors are usually crying about
graft but they don't tell me anything about H.
ia4eSSt .qcclIsstion Not a report OF any kind has
reached me from their side. I've heard OF an or
80 -, INT I've not ferreted II out yet But 1
Iave men Investigating it, and will know in short
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
BIG FIFTH AVE. SALE.
RECORD PRICE PAID.
Corner Lot at 38h Street Brings
Nearly S3OO,OOO.

The highest price ever paid for lot in the re-
tail shopping district OF Fifth avenue was paid
yesterday by Felix Isman. of Philadelphia The
property sold was No. 421 5tll ave- a five story
structure, at the southwest corner of 3Sth St
1t occupied a lot fronting 25.3 feet on the avenue
and 100 feet on the street The price set at which
the premises changed hands was a little less
thar 100000 The property was sold by Bryan
l.. Kennedy and Leopold We'll for the estate Of
Mrs. Catharine NJ. Andrews. Mrs. Andrews was
the widow Of Judge George p Andrews, of the
Supreme Court
Ihis is the first sale of the premises in about
fifty years. 1t was an all cash sale For some
years the building on the site has been used for
business purposes. y. & S. Hess are the lessees
Their lease will expire May /. 1908
Mr.. Ismar. the buyer cf the property. has
been actively identified with Manhattan realty
operations for some years, In that time he has
bought and sold property valued At many mill
ion dollars, and several of his deals have been
unusually spectacular. He is one OF the most
successful operators prominent in the local real
estate market in the last ten years. Owing TO
his stupendous operations. he now owns some Of
the choicest parcels Manhattan Island. He
bought few months ago the Columbia Bank
and American Safe Deposit Company buildings
at the southeast corner of 42d street and Fifth
avenue, for $15500O0. That parcel has a 'front.'
age of 1913 feet in the avenue and 100 feet in
the street
The best previous price ever paid for Fifth
avenue corner lot in the shopping section is
said to have been $560000 In the last year the
following prices have been paid for Fifth ave-
rue parcels: The Euclid Building, Nos 564 and
76S Fifth avenue 90 by 100 feet. at first sale
S6I5ooO, and at second sale SSOOOOO; Lotos
Club, Nos 800 and 55S Fifth avenue 10 by 100
feet, $4,000; No. 572 Fifth avenue 2Jx1OO
feet S35O,00o; No. 461 Fifth avenue 267 by %
feet, 100000; No. 292 Fifth avenue. 24S by
100 feet. 100000; No. 257 Fifth avenue. 247
by 100 feet $1,000: No. 5T4 Fifth avenue p
by 100 feet S41OGEO
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
NAY BE THUGS TICTTM,
Coat on Bridge, Man Thought to
Haze Been ThrOzcn IN RiTer.

1t is believed that Edward L. Cuff the son OF
old, retired detective sergeant. was waylaid
by footpads last night and his body thrown
from the Willis avenue bridge into the Harlem
River. Just before IL o'clock Patrolman Muir
ray, of the Alexander avenue station. found 4
coat and waistcoat at the Bronx end of the
bridge. At the station a letter bearing the
name Of Edward L. Cuff and the address No.
III East 53d street, found in the pocket.
The police Of the 24th Precinct went there and
found 1t the home of John CuT. He identified
the garments as those of his SON who is a
craftsman. He said he could not have been
a suicide. and he believes him to have been the
victim of hold-up men who had thrown him
overheard after robbng him.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
STATE TREASURY BALANCE 500, ,ss7.

Albany. June IA balance OF state funds OF
$2O64J.S97. the largest ever deposited to the
credit of the state, is reported for the month
of May by State Treasurer Hauser. The states
receipts from indirect sources of taxation dur
ing the month were large the excise moneys
aggregatng IS, IO1 600. which is a half million
more than last year. The stock transfer tax
returned $556O0o and corporations paid an ag-
gregate of $557 900, twice much as for the
corresponding month of last year
State Controller Glynn and Stge Trea surer
Hauser have decided that after July the state
funds shall net a larger interest return than
heretofore. and banks holding state deposits will
be required to increase the rate of interest on
them from to per cent.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
GREEN" DRIVER TIES UP HOSPITAL
One Ambulance Wrecked and Four Surgeons
Shaken Up on Way to Patient.

Four ambulance surgeons of St. Gregory's Hos
pital were badly shaken up yesterday. when
green" driver in charge OF the ambulance lost
control OF the horses. throwing doctor TO the
street and putting of the ambulances out OF
commission.
The regular driver was i'll, and Superintendent
BRYANT put another man I'm his place. A call
received from Pier Is. North River, DIR. David and
DIR. Payne responded While going through Cham
bers street the ambulance into several trucks
and broke it's springs. The driver was sent back
for the other ambulance. DIR. Arnold and Dr..
Spankie went along. Hardly had the ambulance
turned the corner OF Gold street into Frankfort
street when II hit big truck 1t struck with such
force that Dr. Sparkle thrown out. The horse
dashed, up Frankfort street to William street. DR.
Arnold took the reins and got the patient without
further mishap.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN INJURED.

Atlantic city, n. J, June 3-Mrs, Kenall
Cressy, Mrs. Charles Dillan and Mrs John Wig
gins, well known in Philadelphia, We're in an
automobile accident this afternoon during a run
Of the Philadelphia Women's Automobile Club
from Philadelphia to this city.
While travelling at a stiff pace along the
highway leading to this city of the rear
tires of Mrs. Wigginss burst. The car
swerved and crashed into telegraph pole The
three women were thrown out and badly cut
and bruised. Mrs Cressy was the most seriously
hurt and was still bleeding badly from her cuts
when brought to the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ROGERS REFUSES FOOD.
Confessed Murderer Trying to
Stare Himself to Death.
rBy Telegraph to The rriourc 7

Mddletown. y. Y. June 3.-Balked by the spe-
cial watchman guarding him night and day at
all attempts at suicide. Charles Fl. Rogers. the
confessed murderer ofsthree persons. has deter
mined that he will escape the electric chair and
Is trying slowly 10 starve himself to death
Rogers has taken food or nourshment for
a week, and the effect on his flesh is very no.
ticeable
The outcome is matter of grave apprehen-
sion at the Orange County Sherir's Office. Tn
less a change comes over the prisoner and he
consents TO take food a physician will in all
probability be called in and food will be forced
into the prisoners stomach in order to keep him
alive. Rogers sleeps most of the time. and while
awake smokes continually. He has an Occa-
sional spell when he gives vent to an outburst OF
profanity over his present condition.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FOR I'D STREET PL1Z1
Plan to ReFere Congestion at Broad
7cay Is 1drOcatcd.

To relieve the congested conditions in the
neghborhood Of Broadway and 42d street plan
is being advocated by property owners in that
section for the city to purchase the triangular
block between list and 42d streets. Broadway
and Seventh avenue under condemnation pro-
ceedmgs. The buildings on this block would
have 10 be torn down to make way for an open
plaza. 1t IS estimated that the undertaking
would cost about $1,J0O 900. half OF which should
he borne by the adjacent property owners and
half by the city
Former Congressman Jefferson NJ. Levy. who
owns property on Seventh avenue and 42d street.
James Regan. the proprietor of tho KnIckcr-
booker Hotel, ana T, +. Paddeu. proprietor Of
the Hermitage are furthering the plan They
are supported. it is said by all the property
owners in the neighborhood of the proposed
Improvement petition is now being drawn
up urging immediate action.
When seen by a reporter for The Tribune ra-
gardinE the matter last night. ex-Congressman
Levy said.
Il am heartily I'm favor Of the plan. and be-
Iieve that now is the time for the city TO act
because future values may be so high that the
borough win he loath to take the property over
Brooklyn has appropriated S12OOOOOOO for I'M
provements. Manhattan and The Bronx are get
ting no improvements at all. I believe It IS
unfair to the pope Of this borough I am a
property owner in both Manhattan and Brook
lyn and want to Manhattan get its share
of improvements"
The owners of the property within the square
are said to be opposing the plan vigorously.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
SUSPECT BLACK HAND MURDER.

Philadelphia June 3-An unknown man who the
police are certain, Is victim of the mysterious
Black Hand society was found murdered to-day
near the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. in
Mount Airy. suburb. The headless body
found first and il thought the had been
run over but subsequently the head found IN
a gully some distance away. Later Il blood stained
knife was found half buried in the soft earth
whore the body found The police say III ,
man could not have been killed by train and arc
convinced that he killed elsewhere and
ried TO the spot where the body and head vera
found. The victim is apparently an Italian. about
twenty-five years old. The clothes made IN
New York
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04

try club two automobiles going in the same d.
rection passed the Hamlin party. The road was
covered with a heavy coating Of dust and the
two rapidly moving machines left dense cloud
Of dust In their trail Mr.. SChaller and the boy
were driving toward Buffalo, and the automo-
biles were going in the opposite direction toward
Will!amsvie The first two machines passed
them well to the right. schaler was peering
ahead through the dust when the Hamlin ma
chine flashed directly in front of him There
time 10 turn out.
The automobile struck the horse tearing Off
its front legs and carrying the wreckage of the
wagon two hundred feet along the road Schal-
Ter tossed 10 side. but the boy was
iamned into the wreckage Of the wagon and
the front Of the automobile The left front
wheel of the automobile came off. tlting the
machine 10 the left. Mr. Hamlin. who on
the front seat. with the chauffeur, was thrown
over the ditch and on To tho trolley tracks which
parallel the roadway He landed head foremost
on the rails His neck was broken. The chauf-
feur and Gavin escaped with slight injuries.
Mrs. HamIin was in another automobile fur
ther out the road.
This afternoon town constable was lying in
walt on the Batavia Pike on the chance that
Nh HamIin would come along at lawbreaking
speed He the accident and arrested the
chauffeur,
Mr. Hamlin nifty years old He lived az
No. 1014 Delaware avenue He was son Of
the late Cicero J Hamlin. we'll known as
breeder Of trotting horses. including Belle Ham
lin and Hal Pointer. He leaves a wife and one
son. Chauncey j. Hamlin. who is attorney.
Mr.. Hamin was active figure at the Pan
American exposition, being a director and vice
chairman Of the executive committee Of the ex-
position
When, in 1874. his father and William HamIn
founded the Buffalo Grape Sugar COMPANY
Harry Hamlin entered the works In 1879 he
became vice-president of the company and was
continued as vice-president when the American
Glucose Company absorbed all the sugar in
tercsts
lie accepted a partnership In 1894 with his
father in the Village Farm. the largest trotting
horse breeding establishment I'm the world After
the death of his father, February 20. 1905 or
scarcely three weeks after the dispersal sale of
the Village Farm horses very little was heard
of Harry Hamlin as q trottIng horse man He
sold part of the farm, while most of it was rent
ed to persons who purchased some of the best
bred stations and mares Of the original estab-
lishment and started what is known as tho
Ideal Stock Farm
Mr. Hamlln had been active in society I'm New
York and Newport, as we'll as in Buffalo and
mad figured prominently at many horse shows,
whore he landed prize winners
Mr.. HamliG was well known in Newport and
New York. His greatest delight lately had been
to drive at breakneck speed high power cars. 4
year ago he was the principal of a had automo-
bile accident in France Two cars were smashed
but nobody killed. Returning on the
steamer he gained some notoriety by Offering To
make big wager with John D. Rockefeller In
Buffalo he has been the defendant in countless
damage suits by his reckless driving.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PROF GIACoBINI DISCOVERS COMET

Cambridge. Mass, June 3.-Harvard observa-
tory received a cable message from Professor
Krcutz at Riel observatory, to-day stating that
a comet was discovered by Professor Giacobini,
at Nice, on Saturday night The comet was
visible in n large telescope. Professor Giacobni
made the discovery about 10 O'Clock Greenwich
mean time.
The following statistics were furnished; Right
ascension, 10 hours If minutes 1871 seconds;
decination plus "a degrees minutes Al sec
ends: daily motion in right ascension. plus !
minutes 80 seconds; daily motion IN dechhatloh'
minus 0 degrees SO minutes.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
DYNAMITE STORED UNDER BRIDGE.

Forty pounds Of dynamite in sticks resting under
a much travelled bridge found by two boys
IN Jersey city yesterday afternoon. The explosive
was in two tin boxes and three quart milk bottles
The police are unable to account for the dynamite
They working three theories; that the
dynamite hidden there by thieves that some
user Of the explosive found he had hand more
than the twenty-five pounds the law allows stored
in one place and hit the under side of the
bridge as a cache for his excess. and that the
dynamite placed where found preparatory to
blowing UP the bridge.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FIRE TO COTER CRIME.
U. S. Erpress Employe Confessed
Defaulter and Incendidry.
[Ry Telegraph to The Trleuae.l ]

Norfolk. Va. June 3.-George p. Decker. OF
Old Point Comfort, employe of the United
States Express Company, was arrested tonight
for setting a fire on the government pier here to-
day. He broke down later and confessed that.
knowing he was a defaulter and fearing the ex-
pected arrival of an auditor to go over his ac-
counts. he looted the safe of the express COM
pany on the pier early this morning, packed the
office with excelsior and set II on fire.
The various superstructures the pier were
destroyed. including the offices of the Adams
and Southern express companies and the offices
of half a dozen steamer lines The loss was ap-
proximately $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
READING REDUCES INCREASED RATE
nv Telegraph to The Tribune. !

nv Tclegraph % THO IrI1une-T
PHILADELPHIA June 3-After ten days of public de-
nunciation and loss Of travel due to boycott the
Reading Railway through President George F.
Baer. tonight announced partial recession from
ifs recent increase of suburban and commutation
rates The price of monthly tickets Is reduced
about half the increase of ten days ago
President Baer's letter to delegation of busi-
ness men says there a misunderstanding Of
orders in regard to these monthly tickets His let
ter is long and refers 10 the heavy increase In
ore~a:.ve cost clouds that over the rail-
road horizon" and haui2efing ard embarrassing
le.lslatiol.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
J. n. KASSON BADLY HURT.
Arm Broken by FaH-His Condition
Reported Serious.

Washington, June 3.-John A. Kasson of
Iowa, fell here tonight and fractured his arm
and, after being carried to his home, was re-
ported in a serious condition. He is eighty-ive
years old. Mr.. KassOn has been special reci-
procity commissioner of this government. mem
ber of Congress. a member of the American
Canadian Joint High Commission and has held
many other high offices.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ARREST OF AMERICAN IN PARIS.

Paris, June Sc. w. Cannon. of Sacra-
mento, Cal. has been taken into custody in this
city charged with misappropration of 100000
of the subscribed capital Of a concern called the
American Exploration Company. He has been
released on bail in the sum of $1,000 The
company had headquarters in Paris.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
SNOW AT QUEEN OF WATERING PLACES

Newport, r. l., June IA slight snowfall oc
CURED here late to-day. The furry was fol-
lowed by Il cold rain.