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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
j. b. MERRILL ATTACKED.
Er-District attorney Of Queens has
His Throat CIT.

John r. Merrill. ev-District Attorney cf
Queens County. was attacked last night by an
unknown person, who cut a deep gasE in his
throat with razor only short distance from
his home at Ozone Park, Long Island The
wound bled profusely, bat his cries for help
We're heard by neighbors. who hurried out and
found him lying in the street He was carried
To- his home where DR.. :. d. Mutt OF the
Coroner's OF Queens County. attended him
At early hour this morning il was said MI
Merrill had only a fighting chance for his HE
he had lost much blood when help came When
he able TO speak, Mr.. Merrill said he
thought his assaiaut Italian. He de-
scribed him a man OF medium build, smooth
face and wearing light overcoar. He said the
man jumped upon him suddenly without saying
a word He knew of reason for the
derous attack. The police of the SD precinct
secured Queens for the unknown assailant. but
found no trace of him. Mr.. Merrill is about
fifty years old and known all over Long Island
His term as District Attorney expired two years
ago. He is member of the Queens County
Bar Association and the Queens Borough
Democratic Club He was for several years
instructor of militarv signalling. telegraphy and
tactics in the United States service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
HEARST WOIDS BRYAN.
Won'f 20 to Jefferson Day Dinner
at Which Nebraskan Speaks.

William r. Hearst has declined an invitation
10 the jefferson anniversary dinner to he given
on Tuesday. April l6 by the Brooklyn Demo-
cratic Club. at the Assembly in Brooklyn. at
which William J. Bryan is to be the principal
speaker.
Mr.. Brvans friends accept the declination a
plain inlimation from Mr.. Hearst that he IS
hostile TO the Nebraskan. Mir. Hearst is TO be
the principal speaker at a jefferson Day dinner
10 be given BY the Independence League OF this
city at the Hotel Savoy or Saturday night ~
this week. 1t is understood that at that dinner
Mr- Hearst viii outline the policy Of the Inde-
pendence League. both in this state and on ma
tional lines Mr.. Bryaus friends understand
that Mr. Bryan on the Tuesday night following
will also outline the issues for the followers Of
the peerless enc.
Senator Isidore +. Rayner. Of Maryland Mar
Tin w Littlaton and others will he the main
speakers at the annual jefferson dinner OF the
National Democratic Club at the Waldorf As
toria on Saturday night of this week.
The Brooklyn dinner IS 10 cost So plate. All
The tickets have been sold. The Hearst dinner
tickets cost 81 a plate. It is understood that
there has been a good sale OF them. The Demo-
cratic Club dinner tickets cost $40 plate It
IS rumored that the committee has a large num-
Der for sale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
GOULD QUITS POLO.
Sells His Ponies May Take Up
Snort .1gain in Year.

Lakewood \. J.. April (SpeciaD.-George j.
Gould is disposing of his stable of polo pCres at
private sale and is Withdrawing from the game
temporarily For a year at least, there viii be
no POLO games at Georgian Court.
MIR. Gould has by no means lost his interest in
the sport He IS every bit as enthusiastic over
polo now as ne was when he organized the
Lakewood Polo Club and promoted several
championship tournaments here. Georgian
Court became the home Of polo in America. The
polo fields here represent an OUTLAY Of about
$4,000. and are SAID 20 be the finest playing
courses in this country.
Mr.. Gould's railroad enterprises have kept him
so busy that he has spent little time at Georgian
Court this winter. His sons Kingdom and jay
have been 100 busy with their studies to give
much time To polo Kingdom is junior at Co
Iumbia. and Jay will enter the same university
next September. Jay. who recently successfully
defended his title of American amateur court
tennis champion. is now in London. preparing
for the British championship contest. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould and Kingdom are to Join him on the
other side early in June.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
MRS. &. B. cox LOSES GEMS.
Three Diamonds Stolen from Under
Ppo7c at Hotel Knickerb0ckcr.

lIrs. George z. Cox. wife of the Ohio poll
tloian. went back To Cincinnati on Saturday
without three diamonds valued al $1,000 which
she told the police were stolen from her room
at the Hotel Knickerbocker while she was
asleep. Her husband corroborates her story.
but the management Of the hotel said that the
theft could not occur as Mrs. Cox describes It,
AIr. and Mrs. Cox came to town two weeks
ago The second night they were in the hotel
they crowded into a chamois bag the three dia-
monds. a necklace and other pieces Of jewelry
together with $1,000 I'm bills At Mrs. Cox-s
suggestion, the bag was placed under her pillow
When they got up the next morning the bag and
everything else except the three diamonds were
there Mrs. Cox told the police she though a
thief was under their bed before they retired.
The hotel managers say this is absurd. They
think she lost il elsewhere. Detectives attached
10 Inspector McLaughlin's STAFF made a thor
ough examination Of the employees Of the hotel
they said. and Of the pawnshops but could get
no trace Of the diamonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
KILLED LEAVING CHURCH.
dHtc Ran Into Group of WorsEip-
Pers and Ouer WOman.

Ais Eliza Entwistle. afty-two years old. was
.leo yesterday By an automobile az the corner OF
-N"t end Central avenues. Far Roekaway. while
% ief way home from church. The machine was
uii'en BY William Young. Of Pier avenue. ROCK
H az Beach. chauffeur for David sanuels. OF No
o Fiaza street Brooklyn. Young was alone In the
4ae'alhe Al the time He was arrested and ad-
-llltea TO 5000 bail. charged with homicide
Ars. Entwistle had been 10 the Presbvterian
1bufch In company with r. ". Tolman Bessie
peterson and Edna Hicks Just as the four started
. cross CeniIal avenue Young came flying down
-a'u avenue and swung around the corner into
Sehtfal avenue lie saw the four persons shut off
power and applied his brakes. but could not STOP
Sdhe party became confused and lodged about ana
as, saa. HaltAlstle ran directly into the path OF the
-i.aSilne ana was knocked down. The car skidded
S oss me street, hit carriage. smashing its rear
Hieels, and then crashed into the curb, Nrs Fnt-
%lAtieg body being beneath the machine an the
Atis When she Was dragged OUT she was uncpn-
fs-ols and died half hour later in St Joseph's 4
hospital Ear ROckaWay Mrs. EntWiste WAS we'll
known f0F her church work. She leaves a hug-
D..nq' James H. EntWfstle, but children.
NneD the automobile hit the carriage Paul Suss-
49, Hao was IN H. was thrown out but not serl-
kSasg injured BIS Wise was also 81 the carriage,
sst sscsgea iDsuFy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
SEVEN FIREMEN KILLED
BURIED UNDER WALL.
FIRE Destroys Metropolitan POscer
House and Gar Barns.

Three alarms we're sent I'm early this morn
ing for a FIRE in the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way power house at Seventh avenue and 145th
street. It was reported at 2;15 that the FIRE
was spreading rapidly.
special hurry call for an ambulance was
sent in
1t was reported from Police Headquarters
that five ambuIances had been summoned to
the scene of the fire and that The entire crew
of an engine company had beer covered by a
falling vail
Fire which broke out at = O'Clock this mora
ing in the combined power house ard car barns
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
at Seventh avenue and fi5th streets completely
destroyed the structure. The fremeu had
scarcely arrived when the wall ON the Seventh
avenue side os the building fell and buried the
entire engine company No. so Captain Edward
Ryan and six men were killed
Immediately after the wall fell hurry calls
were sent in for all the ambulances in the
neighborhood, and priests were summoned from
the neighboring parishes.
iremen arrived on the scene it was realized
that another alarm would be necessary \ third
and fourth were also sent in.
The power house is bounded by Seventh and
L.enox avenues and Hath and 145th streets
The fire started in the end of the building
used for the storage OF cars at Lenox avenue.
In the Seventh avenue end of the building is
the power plant, and 3 force of men work there
at all times.
Chief Croker arrived on the scene Immediately
after the wall fell He Immediately took
charge Of the fire fight and the rescue work.
He ordered the men to dig out the buried fire.
men, and soon the crushed body Of Captain
Ryan was found.
Frederick Leopold, a fireman attached to the
same company. was taken out from under the
debris unconscious and hurried to the J. Hood
Wright Hospital He may die.
Father MalIoy and Father Harrington. pas
tors Of the St Charles Borremeo Church. at
I41st street and Seventh avenue. administered
the last rites Of the Church to the injured fire.
man.
Chief Croker ordered the tenants out of the
tenement houses at 145th and 14Gth streets. in
Seventh avenue, as he thought they We're in
danger from the fire Two hundred families
were hurried to the street.
The car barns contained from three to four
hundred cars. which were totally destroyed.
Ae S:3o this morning the block in which the
fire started was mass of ruins
There We're two terrific explosions The sec
ond one killed captain Ryan, who was leading
his men under the walls Of the building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
CADETS CAN'T LEND Coats
Garments Taken A7cay from Girls at
Dress Parade.

West Point. y, Y. April Robert L. Howe.
commandant Of cadets. caused much surprise
al the dress parade tonight when the police
sergeant was ordered To go down the line Of
visitors seats and tai from the cadets sweet
hears and relatives the cadets overcoats which
the boys had furnished protection from the
cold wind which swept the parade ground
Last night the cadets gave their annual
Easter dance. and many girls remained to spend
Sunday and witness dress parade tonight. The
cold wave caught them without their wraps.
and the wearing of the overcoats was, the cadets
say. an absolute necessity 1t has been the Gus
tom Of cadets for years when occasion de-
manded 10 protect their women friends from the
weather by lending them their extra overcoats.
and nothing has ever been said heretofore
against the practice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
TEN S4YED FROM WRECK.
Ne1o York Schooner Goes ashore
Necr Nags Head. ". &.

Norfolk, Va April Ten persons two Of
whom women, were rescued from death by
Captain Etheridge and his crew of Iifesavers at
the NaEs Head IN c. station early to-day,
when the four-masted schooner Louis Bossart
was blown ashore by the heavy northeast gale.
The schooner was bound from New York 20
Virgins, s. c.. for cargo, and was swept out
OF her course by the storm Shortly after mid
night she the beach, and was discovered
in the breakers by coast guard from the Nags
Head station. on account OF the high sea no
attempt was made TO launch the boats. A line
was shot over the schooner and the breeches
buoy run out The first to come ashore
was the daughter of Captain Fletcher Of the
wrecked craft. Then one by the seven
members OF the schooners crew were hauled to
safety through the seas. and on the last trip
Captain Fletcher came in.
The schooner is high on the shore but seem
ingly in good condition. The Louis Bossart is
owned by Louis BOssart & Bro, of New York.
AFTER ALL, usHER's THE SCOTCH
sha4 mazda fha hg1h beIl farnous-Advf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
NAVY BARGE ADRIFT.
Ten Men ON H-FOur Vessels May
Join an Search.

Norfolk. Va. April THE naval tug Po-
tomac left the Norfolk Navy Yard to-day TO
search for the navy coal barge which, with ten
men aboard. broke loose last Monday from the
collier Caesar, which had been towing the barge
up the coast The barge was lost at sea. being
last sighted on Thursday. The collier Abarenda
followed the Potomac out tonight. and II is ex-
pected the cruiser Cleveland will leave the Nor
folk Navy Yard tomorrow to join IN the search.
The cruiser St Louis. which is coming up the
coast, also may assist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
A MENACE TO PITTSBURG.
Catastrophe Like That at JOhnstOwn Pos
sible, Engineer Says.

Plttsburg. April 7-Pittsburg is in danger Of
a catastrophe such as happened to JohnstOwn
when Il was wiped out by a food. according to
a report 10 the government made by J. w.
Arras. tho United States engineer in charge Of
dam construction in the Ohio and Allegheny
rivers. The report was made public here to-
night. and Mr.. Arras issues warning for the
future.
The danger to be apprehended. according to
A. Arras's report is from the breaking Of
gorges formed behind the wooden bridges of the
AllaghpnK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
FIGHTING IN .SHIN-SE.
Christian Concerts attacked by Ma
tires at Tai-Yuen.

London. April S.-The correspondent at Shang
hal Of The Morning Post says that trouble is
threatened at Tai-Yuen. In the province OF
Shan-Se. large part Of the population being
Of the opinion that the Roman Catholic natives
are supporting what is known the Peking
syndicate fights between Christians and nom
Christians arc frequent. The Governor has tele-
graphed The Foreign Office for advice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
WRECKED OFF MANHATTAN BEACH.
Captain and Crew of Schooner Saved While
Fighting Heavy Seas.

The two-masted schooner Henry Crocker. owned
by the David Crocke- Towing Company. pounded
to pieces yesterday tho rocks near the bulkhead
at Manhattan Beach. Captain James and the two
men with him jumped overheard when they
that there was no hope of saving the vessel and
started 10 swim for the shore. more than two hun
dred yards away.
There high sea running Mt the time. and
had not John Tappan and Henry Eilmers. opera tors
at the hotel put out in a small boat to the rescue
the seamen might have been drowned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
MAY TEST MENINGITIS SERUM.
LRy Telegraph . The Trlbune.l

Louisville. April IA test of a serum for
the cure of cerebro-spinal meningitis. which has
been discovered by DR.. Simon Fiexner, Of the
Rockefeller Institute in New York may be made
IN the little town Of Harlan, Ky. There is now an
epidemic of the disease there. and twenty deaths
have occurred. Several new cases reported
daily.
on account of the seriousness of the outbreak
DR.. J. n Mccormack secretary OF the State Board
OF Health communicated with DR.. Flexner. and
the latter offered TO make grip to the mountain
town 20 use the serum. The acceptance Of
the offer depends the health authorities at Har-
Ian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
GEMS WORTH 81 ,000 STOLEN
Nine G. J. Bishop. a Singer, Re
ports Loss at Los Angeles.
ny Te'egraph % me Tribune. J

Los Angeles. April Mime. Genera John
stone Bishop, an opera singer. reported to the
ponce mat her apartments IN the Hotel Holly
Nooa' Hollywood, were entered IN her absence
Iasl evening and diamonds worth $1,000 stolen.
S3fs. Bishop WAS attending n dance and did not
0'seoFer the robbery till nearly midnight
40 c.e" 20 the robbers has been obtained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
Paris UNIONS TO STRIKE
Al Dealers in Food May Quit Work
ON April II.

Paris April AT a meeting to-day Of a COM
rnittee of the allied provision trades unions
comprising butchers. bakers. grocers. and other
dealers, IL was decided 10 call n general strike
No date was announced for its beginning. but
there is every reason to believe it will lee
April IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
CASTRO SUFFERS A RELAPSE.

yVsIIemstad, Caracao. April Private advices
received here from Venezuela say that President
Castro has suffered relapse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
FIRED FIRST SHOT IN CIVIL WAR

Pittsburg April 7.--Colonel Isaac b. Noise who
hred the first shot at Fort Sumter died suddenly
last evening while his way from Cleveland 10
this city. where he intended 20 visit his son. b.
Caldwell Noise. auditor OF the National Tube Com
pany. His home was at Wheeling. ". Va
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

AFTER ALL, usHER's THE SCOTCH
that made the highbali famous.-Advt
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
In Portland Freight Yards Of
0. R. an.
INCOMING FREIGHT HELDUP
For " Hours to Allow East-bound
Train TO Clear tho Trains TO Relieve
Situation = Enormous Quantity Of
Westbound Freight to Reach Here.

PORTLAND. April 2s.--The conges-
tion OF freight in the terminal yards Of
this city is increasing and the situa-
tion has reached a state that is not
only alarming but serious, says the
oregonian, and orders were issued yes
terday by the officials of the Harri-
man system suspending for 72 hours
the movement Of all westbound freight
over the o. r. a N, between Hunting
ton and Portland. This action was
taken by the company to relieve the
situation in Portland by permitting
the free and uninterrupted movement
of freight eastward to the exclusion of
all incoming freight.
In the 0. r. n N. yards at Albina
at the outskirts OF Portland there are
400 loaded cars and between 200 and
500 carloads are on the way to this
city, having already passed Hunting
ton. These cars represent the condi-
tion of the o. r, & N. only, the North
ern Pacific and Southern Pacific sys-
TENS are not included.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27

DENVER, April 26.--The body OF
Alfred Packer known as the Man
Eeter'' whose death occurred last
Wednesday in cabin at Deer Creek
Canon was brought to Littleton today
for interment. Packer was an army
scout and started to guide a party of
five men from Salt Lake City to
New Mexico In 1878. They became lost
In the mountains with the snow six
feet deep, Packer alone survived.
The bodies OF the other five were
later found. and one body was dis
membered.
Packer disappeared but was cap
tured in 1888 and convicted of murder
ing his Ave companions, and sentenced
to 40 years Imprisonment. He always
declared his innocence of the murder,
claiming that during his absence from
camp one OF his companions killed the
other four and on his return attempted
to kill him with Ratchet, whereupon
Packer shot the man.
Packer admitted that to keep from
perishing he ate the flesh Of one Of
the dead men.
He was released on parole in 1904
and was s4 years of age at the time
bf his death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
Scramble Now on to Secure I'm.
pOrtant Event.
FOUR APPLICATIONS FILED
by tho Cities Of Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Seattle For the
Privilege Of Entertaining the Re.
publican National Convention.

CHICAGO, April ga dispatch TO
the Tribune from Washington says
Four citles-C Chicago, ST. Louis, Kan
sas City, and Seattle, have already
filed more or less formal applications
for the honor OF furnishing the accom-
modations for the next Republican
national convention. Other cities will
be heard from before long, suggos-
tlons having been made informally,
BY the time the national committee
meets early in December, there will be
tht least a dozen cities, II Is said, con-
tending for the honor, and the fight
Ia likely TO be almost as serious In Its
way as that for the presidential nomi-
nation itself, on which 1t may have
some bearing, I
There is always good deal Of per-
sonal politics In selecting the conven-
tion city and the indications are that
this year VIII be no exception TO the
usual rule, At the time the national
committee meets here In washington
next December the preliminary fight
for the nomination will be getting hot,
All the delegates are selected after
that time because until the call Is for
mally issued, no district or state con-
vention has any authority to prepare
for the national gathering, After the
time and peace for holding the con-
vention has been fixed by the national
committee the actual fight for dele
gates begins, and 1t win keep up to
within few weeks of the convention
itself,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
OREGON Wins.
inter. collesite Debate With University
Of Utah at Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY, April 2s.-- The
team representing the University OF
Oregon defeated the University OF
Utah tonight In the inter- collegiate
debate. The Oregon team composed OF
J. c. veatch and T.. v. Galloway who
supported tho negative OF the propo-
sition that "The fifteenth amendment
and section two OF the fourth amend
ment to the Federal Constitution
should be repealed, II being conceded
saat the difficulty Of repeating shall
not enter into the discussion" Chris
aian John and R. w. Young, Jr.. for
Utah. had the affirmative.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27

class before the interests Of the
whole; for when such was the case Il
mattered iittle whether II waa the
poor who plundered the rich or the
rich who exploited the poor; III elthei
event Tho END of the republic WAS at
hand. We are re#oiute In our purpose
NOT 70 fall into suen a pit This great
Republic OF ours shall never become
the government OF pIutooracy, and
II shall never become the government
of a mob, God willing, II shall remain
what our fathers who founded II meant
Il 10 be-~n government III which each
man stands on his worth M man.
whore each II given the largest per-
sonai liberty consistent with securing
The wcll-being OF the whole, and
whore. no far ~ In W lies, We strive
continually TO secure for each man
such equality OF opportunity that in
the strife Of life he may have q fair
chance 10 show the stun tha, ia in
him. We are proud OF our schools and
Of tho trained intelligence they give
our children tho opportunity 10 ac-
auire. But what we care for most II
the character Of the average man for
We believe that II tho average Of char.
ae.sr IN the !aa.s!aas! e!:l=en ~ aug
fioieatly high. II he possesncs those
qualities which make him worthy OF
respect In his family life and In his
work outside. as well as tho qualities
which NJ him Tor success In the hard
struggle OF actual existenee--that IL
such IA the character Of our individual
citizenship, there In literally no height
OF triumph unai,ainablc in this vast
experiment of government by Of, and
for free people,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
coNeREssMEN TO HAWAII.
Trip Hade al Request Of Hawaiian
Legislature Personally Conducted.

CHICAGO, April ga delegation
of eastern and northern congressman
will meet here today on their way to
Hawaii where they viii be the guests
of the Hawaiian legislature, the jour-
ney being made at its request. Con-
gressman +. L, Hamilton, Of Michi-
gan, is at the head or the party, and
George B. Mcclellan. OF Honolulu. is
in charge Of the trip.
I'VE win leave Chicago Friday
evening"" said Congressman Hamilton,
"and so to st. Louis, where we will
meet the Southern Congressman. The
trip Is made at the request Of the
Aawiian Legislature to study condi-
tlons on the island with the view of
further Improvement and enlargement
of our operations there"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
THURMAN DEAD.
Well known Hcrssman Died Wsdnes-
day Near Richmond.

CHICAGO, April 2s.--Word reached
Chicago yesterday Of the death Of
Robert Bradley at one Of the most
noted figures Of the American turf
and familiar figure here when the
local tracks were In operation. PA"
or Virginia" az he was called. reach
ed the pinnacle Of his farm when his
little geiding, Robert waddell, won the
American derby in 1903.
The turfman who died Wednesday
was about 7s years OF age, and his
death was caused by an Illness which
has had him In Its grip nearly all win
ter on his green bay stock farm near
Richmond. Va.
Besides Robert waddell. Bradley
owned and raced such well known and
hardy animals as Boney Boy. TrEver-
ser, Aloha. Bitten, Captain Conover.
Peter Paul and Aloha III.