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New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
REORG4NIZING LINE.
p. S. c. to Hold Hearing on Cross
tOzcn Company's Lease

The Public Service Commission announced yes
terday that it would hold hearing at 10 a. m. on
Friday on the application of the Central Cross
town Railway Company for approval of the pro-
posed modification of the lease of that company's
lines to the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
An agreement has been reached by the officers of
the Crosstown Railway and Messrs. Joline and
Robinson receivers for the NJ S. R., by which the
present schedule of operation of the crosstown
route is to be continued for a year, until the
expiration of the receivership
Several of the important crosstown lines operated
by the Metropolitan are owned by the Central
Crosstown, including those in 23d from the
East River to Avenue A: in Avenue A, from 23d
street to 18th street; in 18th street Avenue
to Broadway; in Broadway, from nth to 14th
street and from 18th 10 18th street and. Also in
14th street. from Broadway to Seventh avenue.
The Metropolitan has been paying for the leased
lines rental of $4,000 year. being 10 per cent
the capital stock of 100000 In addition it has
been carrying the interest the funded debt. On
April 50 the receivers. Messrs. Joline and Robin
son, wrote to the officers of the Central Crosstown
that the operation of its lines this basis
Improbable, and the lease would have to be ter
minated unless il were modified. They agreed
to pay the fixed charges, including the interest
the funded debt. if the payment of $4,000 year
was stopped. The Central Crosstown has outstand-
ing 10000 in bonds s2500O per and s. $780,
900 1 per cents.
On May l the Central Crosstown Railway Com
pany, through PRESIDENT Nreelano, agreed 10 the
proposal made by Messrs. Joline and Robinson.
with the proviso that it be made without prejudice
10 any claim which the Crosstown company might
have by Of the operation of its property by
the receivers or for breach of contract other
wise which the Crosstown company might have
against either the Metropolitan the New York
City Railway Company because of default under
the lease of February s. 1904. The application for
ratification Of this agreement was made to the
Public Service Commission May Is, and the
commission decided TO give hearing on it next
Friday.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
SEND $40 FOR SONG PRIZE.
Com mposers WOt Not What Watt
Did, So Then Haze HIM Arested.

Music is in the air from the Battery 70 Ihe Bronx
and IL is all because Eugene 3. Watt Is on trial'm
the United States Circuit Court. before Judge
Hough and a Jury charged with using the mails
n defrsud authors who, In response 70 circulars
from, the Temple Court Publishing Company and
the + A Bartlett Music Publishing Company. sent
original songs and money to enter 800 prize con
test which was 10 have been decided on last April
Eroorz Dav but which came of. Watt CON
tends that those who sent him money would have
heard from him on April FOOLS Day only the postal
authorities stepped in and closed up his business
Norwich Conn; Waterville. Me; Easton, Penn-
and Fort Hancock " j.. shelter several who were
l,,red on by the circulars TO pour out their souls
In song and send the result with so 70 WatI
Joseph Lowndes. Of Easton. wrote pathetc A'1e
snasn, entitled Under the Dear Old Pine. Wnicn
ts believed to represent his own feelings about the
ten hills he sent with the song joseph CuTran'
a resident of The Rose Of New England sent
tue songs land some money!, and was Informed oy
Watt that one of the songs would surely make
btt for IL possesses the bloom Of freshness The
xnresson is supposed 70 have referred TO the song
and not the writer.
Other songs which were submitted and seemed
10 have a bloom Of freshness were "Wnen We
Were a Couple Of Come-ons." He May Pick the
Flowers from the Wall Paper, but I Love Him as
OF Yore" Swinging in the Moonlight on Walter
svesnv's Gate" Love Me and Your Fathers
Coal Yard Is Mine and I'm Glad You're Work
ing. Gertie, for the Rent Is Coming Due
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
WOULD NOT PAY CASTRO.
Company Considers Com
DrOmise" Suggestions BLdckmaI.

The New York and Bermudez Company issued
a statement yesterday denying the report that the
company was ready to offer 25o,osO to PRESIDENT
Castro for the return Of its asphalt property
seized by the Venezuelan government in 1904. I1e
company not only denied that 1t had made such
proposition but stated that 1t had rejected oiIefs
of compromise coming from Venezuela
The statement of the New York and Bermudes
Company says:
Any such compromise is. of course the very
last thing would consider We deny t NiInou.
qualification that any offer involving any paynEsnss Es =
by US has made directly or indlrecty 20 'ns ne
property. . Ls.-.,;on
The company has insistently sought aroitration
of the wrongs it has suffered at the hands OF tne s
V.neHeIan government and the State Department
has made every effort TO secure 1alr anu 5 nm
partial hearing of our claims on the one SIDE ana
IF the counterclaims made by the Venezueldn So So
ernment on the other side. President Castl9 @ nas
lust as nsistently refused TO submit our eidiiii'
to arbitration. -onosition
while this company has made no pIoPote - -
whatever 10 President Castro, We receive az ~
orent intervals intimations that our properly Is T
he restored to us IL were WILING 10 pay "a,
sums Of money in order TO bring ABOUT us;
,,sise - some wears ago considered tns POS' !,
hiijty of erecting a return of our propeIS 49,
comnromise basi but having discovered ma 81
- aaeiIsd fon1prorntses involve the pdSiihennIS
1.ree sums OF money for what is prsctlcany ss
naaf we long since ceased to conslder appioa''e
Of hiS
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
IMPALED BY A RUNAWAY.
Man Trying to Stop Running Horse Meets
Awful Death.

While trying to stop runaway Louis Dershon.
an ironworker, impaled the shaft of the
wagon through the mouth and head. and was car
ried almost blocks before his hfeless body fell
under the hoofs Of the horse.
The animal, which belongs to Grestede Brothers,
of Eighth avenue and Hath street, was left by
Frank separtono. its driver. after he had taken
off the bride and placed its oats in box IN front
of it.
The driver had been gone only few minutes
when the animal became frightened by passing
automobile and started up the avenue There was
no bride on the horse. and although a number Of
persons got near enough TO the animal they could
do nothing with It,
Dershon was crossing Eighth avenue and 116th
street when the runaway came along. With him
was John Einstein, OF No. 156 East 10lst street
Dershon tried get alongside the frightened anil
NAL but before he could do so the shaft caught
him in the mouth and carried him OF his feet
Einsten was knocked down and had his left leg
fractured
With Dershon's body still hanging on the shaft
the rladdened animal fairly few UP Eighth avenue
At 10th street the runaway crashed into van.
This caused the harness to break, and tie wagon
became detached. The horse was finally caught by
a patrolman OF the bicycle squad
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
READY TO GIVE BACK MONEY.
Spanish Student Only Wanted to Escape
Disgrace.

Enrique Lanas a Spaniard, was arrested yes
terday afternoon at Broadway and o5th street.
charged with the larceny OF $3.50 in cash IH'
prisoner is only twenty-three years old. and When
he was arrested by Detectives Curry and Ihom@~
Of the Central Office. he sobbed brokenly.
Take the money for Gods sake. and sw
back 10 her. and let go. Don't disgrace me
IIanas says that his father owns a large cones
plantation near Bogota. Colombia, where ne HVeS'
For the last school year Llanas has been studsi'
at Purdue University. at Lafayette Ind
The woman referred to by the prisoner. the COM
pIanant in the case says she is Mrs Clark smith,
of No. 11s West SD street. but formerly living u
Lafayette, Ind, where she had been keeping
boarding house for students.
Mrs Smith said that the yeung Spaniard nad
been roomer in her boarding house at Lafayel'''
and when she came to New York she took roonis
at No. 119 West SD street Llanas. she says. ola
her she would better put her savings in eanA'
Early yesterday morning. Mrs Smith SAID, ne 1908
the money out Of her room at No. 1ls West @a
street and said ne was going TO deposit IL IN a
bank and would return before 70 o'clock Attef
Llanas did not appear at the stated hour MS
Smith became alarmed and went around 70 lhS
West ssth street police station and tod the p0Acs
to look up the Spaniard-
The detectives met the young man. carrying
suit case at Broadway and 66th street and got ino
conversation with him. Llanas told them Le had =
large sum OF money with him. and the detectives
Immediately took him TO Police Headquartsfs.
Neatly packed in the travelling bag were S@ioS
and time table OF the Central Railroad ot Ne"
Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
LOST LIFE FIGHTING FIRE.
Ouerforcing Bucket of Hot Tar De-
strous Williamsburg Cement Works.

fire which destroyed the cement works Oh
L, F. Rand on Newtown Greek. WILLIAMSBURG
Yesterday afternoon caused the death OF Wiiiian
j. Groves, thirty-four years old, or NO 'f
Meeker avenue. Thomas Raynor. OF NO z"s
Kingsland avenue. probably fatally m
jured.
The fire started from the overfowng OF a
bucket Of hot tar which ignited the wo"dworK.
Ii was while fighting the fire that Groves ana
Gaynor received their injuries. The nearest
fire hydrant a full half mile from tne tac-
tory and this and the fact that the nreooa's
were unable to reach the scene. owing TO the
sbaIowness OF Newtown Creek. handicapped
the fremen in their work. and by the time the
hose was laid the building had been burned 10
the ground.
Dr. Mary Crawford. of the Williamsburg HOS
pitaI responded to call and took ootn men 10
the hospital where Groves died Four or nVe
otheS employees slightly injured. went to their
borp
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
RAID, 4P4RTMENT HOUSE.
Broker Says He Vas FIeeoed by
Gamblers at De Sofa.

A Wall Street broker, whose name the poIloe ie
f,7se 10 give out. responsible for ralo inaue
last night on an alleged gambling house on the
first floor rear of DE Sofa apartment house' aI
No 10 East S2d street. According TO Acting Cap
.ai, Ai,,rnhv OF the Tenderlon station, the broker
ms Heeced out of $4,000 Saturday by means OF
q crooked roulette wheel. and although he re-
fused TO make a complaint against the hackers OF
the zalse he informed the police of the fact
Murphy with William Files, his man Friday, ana
Defective kinney. Of Inspector Steinbrucks staH'
went To the De Sofa last night. The broker had
said that the wheel on the ground floor
in the right hand apartment, but sign "Dr.
Stiles" made them think that mistake had been
made Inquiry of the hallboy brought the IN
formation that two rooms in the rear OF the
DOCTORS apartment had been rented on Saturday TO
two gentlemen" The detectives went TO the rear
of the house and climbed through rear window,
and although they positive that there were
men in the rooms when they went into the build
ing they were empty when the detectives entered
A roulette wheel and chips were taken TO the
station house Among the things found IN the
room was card, Augustus Masters MacDon-
nell" and the police believe him TO be another one
OF the alleged victims According TO Captain Muir
ply. the hackers of the game open up only when
they catch live one
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
sELF-HYPNoTIsM PROVES FATAL.
Chicago Man Believed He Had Been Pois-
oned Following July Noise.

Chicago July 6-Sufering all the agony, physical
and mental and exhibiting many OF the symptoms
that accompany death by poisoning, John Neriza
died Yesterday the victim of hallucination and
antosuggestion It is believed his condition re-
suited from worry because of the noise July 4.
Attending physicians found no trace OF poison
in their examination and members of Neriza 5
family declare that he had eaten nothing that
might cause his condition The efforts of ply
sicians to assure him that he not poisoned
were futile and he passed into comatose condi-
tion and died after hours of acute suffering. A
weak mental state is believed responsible for the
self -hypnotsm. 1t srscr,ss, by several phys-
clans that scores of deaths Annually in every
CITY from such conditions. The case has puzzeo
the physicians and an inquest Will De MADE
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
M'INTYRE SEEKS DELA]
Opposing Sickness Plea, Train San,
Defendant Danced july 4.

Whether a man who dances on Saturday nlzhs g
physically ct 10 stand trial for grand larceny =,
the following Monday is a question that viii hav
IN be decided in the case OF Thomas A Mcrutv-
of the bankrupt brokerage firm OF T. A. MeInfv-
& c. whose trial was called yesterday b.s
Judge Foster In the Court Of General Sessions
special jury was ready to proceed with IA.
trial on The first five indictments pending axains,
Mcintyre The defendant who is under $1,000 baa
did not appear in court His attorney. J. H. N.
Crahon was there. and presented an affidavit fro,
Dr. William Shannon OF No. 13O West slst street
to the effect that Mcintyre very sick rnas
and that his life would be endangered BY con-
peiIing him TO stand trial
In opposing the motion OF the defendants la-vs-
TO postpone the trial until the fall. Mr. Train A
sistant District Attorney, protested vehemently
against further delay.
This is only another OF the many steps n.
said taken in this case to cause delay enaI.
Ienge the proposition that his health would In.
paired If placed on trial
Then Mr. Train made the statement that he hss
made an AFFIDAVIT based on information and belle,
that Mcintyre attended reception Of the Atlanta
Yacht Club last Saturday and that ne danced there
Thereupon Judge Foster appointed Dr. Alexaads-
Lambert of No 35 East 31st street. 70 examine TIA
defendant at his summer home in Bay Rddgs and
report TO the court as to his physical fitness %
u,fthstand the strain OF trial. The physician vii
give his report this morning, and IL it favors the
contention OF the Assistant District Attorney TIA
case will be opened at once
While an examination IN the bankruptcy procset-
ynss against T A Mcintyre & CO. was being he'd
recently before Commissioner Gilchrist McIntyrs
was IN a sanatoriun and there was long delay
before the court could obtain his presence as a
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
REBELS SURROUND TOWN
Reinforcements Rushed to ascension
Mormon CoIonists alarmed.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

El Paso, Tex, July s.-A troop OF sixty Mexican
csvarymen came up to-day from Chihuahua ana
was sent to Casas Grandes on special train' ana
then hurried out to Ascension, south or Paio"hs'
which attacked by revoutionists near the Ne"
Mexico border last Tuesday The revoiutioniSts
we're reported at the time to have marched In the
direction of Ascension, and since that time they
have been reported having surrounded 'he piaee'
which is garrisoned by only fifty gendar1nes-
Antonio V. Lomei, Mexican consul In this CITY,
announced to-day that band of forty revolution
lists were arrested on Saturday in the mountains
north of Casas Grandes by Mormon volunteers:
That the Mormons take rather serious view Oh
the situation is evidenced By the following edi-
torial in the Nuevo Casas Grandes Ei Prosresso,
published by Mormon:
Being surrounded by revolution and murder as
we are we realize how unprepared we are to repei
the attacks of armed force. The conditions os
covered to exist here and in many other parts or
Northern Mexico demonstrate that the government
would be unable to lend proper assistance before
great damage could be done both to life and prop
erty On the east and north and south come
reports OF revolutionary movements Acc0roihs 20
plans that have been discovered at this place 20
ionia Dublan and Casas Grandes were TO nave oeel
places for the perpetration OF murder and piuhuer;
Because of the acts of revolution, murder am
plunder still threatening US and the soVernIfenn,
we should bestir ourselves. Every colony snoulu
organize Immediately and have horses. saodies,
guns and ammunition hand to repel an attacA
a moments notice
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
WILL WIPE OUT KENSICO.
Conde,u nation Commissioners for
Watershed Reservoir appointed.

Justice Martin J. Keogh. of the supreme 'oui
appointed yesterday at White Plains three se's oI
watershed commissioners TO condemn land loI @ t @
new Kensico reservoir, which VIII cost So 49, -
IT, o,,,ieei.rers will condemn practically all the
land at Kensico which will wipe out the ola Nlase
of Kensioo and transform il into one OF lhe iai
artificial lakes in Westchester County
The application for the commissions was inaue =.
Il T Dvkman. of White Plains VINO - HSei'
CORPORATION counsel of Manhattan
The commissioners. with the exception OF lllle0
men from Manhattan, all residents or west
chester County. The commission to conoeihli lal %
s secrion 10 consists of Edward Wells OF Peekshl'
r7noi A winslow John F. Healy, the Demo-
cratic leader of New Rochelle, and P F. Donahue'
of Manhattan. -.
In section the commissioners are John M. Dig
rev of White Plains Stephen van 1asseli' Va
FTount Vernon, and Samuel j Foley, or Marhal'dIi'
r7or section s Thomas Ewing, jr-. OF 1onkeIs'
James T Martin OF Peekskill, and FRANCIS j. Ian
Try of Manhattan. were named.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
JACKSON BRINGS SUIT.
Seeks to Restrain American Ice
Co,u manu- from Doing Business.

:. m ouster suit against the American
w.. ro,,,anv were served yesterday on JOHN ~
pa2,s+t secretary II the company Inc sun
,-,,,,b+ nv Attorney Gene e-al jackson 10 piese
e.. connany from doing further business III TINS
s+o.e This is the latest move In the "allaie
AGAINST the ice company, which was stdr'eu -
Attorney General Mayer. and followed oy the Ori"e
ing Of criminal action before the srdnu Ju'S -
T.,s. w osborne special counsel to the At'orheS
General finally resulting In the indictment ol ~
company by the grand jury on five counts
The compIaint fills forty-seven printed pages III
4, n q. alleged that the company Is foreish CUT
norst,on that it exists against the health OF tle
community and against the decency OF traoe' anu
n also names all of the constituent eompaIheS
bicb according to the Attorney General nave
ba.n Darticipants in the Illegal pronts Oh the
s,nonanv The complaint rehearses that the hhlcA
.hocLer Ice Company and the Consolidated Ice
Company entered into an agreement WHEREBY my
,uasaIIv undertook and agreed TO combine their
business and interests to create monopoly IN lAe
&C. h,ot,ess and the Attorney General charges par
tfcularly that during the early months OF 1893 ths
combination was able to convince certain Iarse
manufacturers of artificial ice that they shouIu
restrict their product.
In one of his charges he declares absolutely
that this was done, and that people living IN Ne"
York were put to great hardship on account OF
this action of the company
In bringing the suit Attorney General Jackson
asks that the company be restrained from DONG
any kind of business in thi- state. and also be
restrained from interfering preventing COM
petition supply and sale Of ice in the greater
city and the surrounding towns In the state
William A Deford. Deputy Attorney General,
has charge of the for the people, and the de-
PENDANTS have twenty days to answer to the COM
plant
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
SAYS JURIEs FIND TOO MANY BILLS.
Judge Foster Cautions July Jurymen Against
Indicting Without Sufficient Evidence.

The two July grand juries were sworn IN yes
terday by Judge Foster in the General sessions
Court He told the jurymen that juries here 1ouna
too many indictments many Of which dio not
stand in the trial courts Judge Foster said there
were now S4S cases awaiting the new grand Juries-
OF these 1s5 defendants were in prison.
Judge Foster told how he had recommended a
man who had been under indictment IN TINS county
as a member of the grand jury The man ne SAD,
had been uniustIy indicted by a grand jury. and
when the case brought 10 the attention OF the
District Attorney he recommended the dismissal OF
the indictment. The judge said he believed ms
man who had suffered unjustly would nave nelpsu
the grand jury not to make similar mistakes
..I told the members Of the board for the sesc-
ton of grand Jurors said Judge Foster. the his
tory of the case OF this man and recon-
nended that his name be put on the grand Jury
list His name is not on the panel I only cl'e tns
instance TO you to show you how easily man may
be accused by a grand jury which hastily disposes
of business"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
MRS, TALBOT J. TAYLOR GETS DIVORCE.
Name of Correspondent Mentioned by Bro
ker's Wife Not Made Public.

Justice Mccall, in the Supreme Court handed
down an interlocutory decree of divorce yesterday
in favor of Mrs. Jessca Taylor in her suit against
Talbot J. Taylor, the Wall Street broker MIS-
TAYLOR is the daughter of James r. keene.
The decree was based on the report of Leo C..
Dessar who had been appointed by the court to
take testimony and submit his findings to the
court The name of the correspondent mentioned
bv Mrs Taylor was not made public.
Mr. Taylor member of the firm OF talbot
T Tavlor & Co. of No. 80 Broad street, OF which
FoxhaII Keene Mrs Tayors brother, a
snecial member to the extent of $4,000. The firm
failed in 1903 as a result of the collapse of the
Southern Pacific pool Mr.. Taylor was subse-
ouentlv reinstated by the New York Stock Ex-
change
The Tayors were married in May, 1892. and lived
al Talbot House Cedarhurst Long Island, where
they had one of the finest collections of antique
furniture in the world They separated several
months before Mrs. Taylor began her suit
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
sr7TO BURGLARS At WORK
Tzco Men in Car Steal S'tUer at
Greenzcich.
rBx Telegraph to The Tribune


cra.,n;cb conn July 6-The police here are
locking for two men in an automobile with
dress emit case containing 5000 worth of silver
r-,ro x,oran from Edward d. Farrell retired
real estate dealer, of New York CITY VINO is oc-
o,,r,,in, the Comp cottage at Belle Haven. The
cottage is on street that is just outside the
1;nni.s of the police protection and in rather
1one1y nlsce The entrance is believed to have
hoen made by means of cellar window, which
was pred open.
Some time between 1870 "a m. when the fam
iIv retired and O'Clock in the morning, when
the cook discovered evidences of the robbery
the burglars took all of the siiverware IN slsht
that could easily be packed in dress suit cases
They were evidently in no particular hurry lor
they stopped TO rife the ice box and consumed
ten bottles of beer and two bottles of wine Ihey
left no trace which would lead TO their identih-
cation.
man EMPLOYED near the railroad station says
he saw two strange men bearing suit case dls-
embark from a late train and get into an auto
unknown about here which was waiting lor
them and drive off toward Belle Haven III Is
for these two men that the police are searching
Among the articles stolen were three large Sill
yer trays marked &C. Meg. e." one valued at
$1,000 and one at $500; eight small silver vases
marked u G. F.; twenty-four salt cellars
marked M McG" twenty-four asparagus
forks twenty-four butter spreaders. twenty-one
fish forks four almond dishes, twenty-four cof1ee
spoons, an ice cream cutter cake knife, two
large serving spoons and six silver forks. They
also took valuable loving cup which Mr.. Far
rell won playing golf at Bay Shore 1t was
marked with the names of Edward Farreh and
Lillian Hyde