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New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
BERLIN CHURCH BURNED.
CooIness of Priests Auerts a Panic
Bla2e Incendiary.

Berlin June S.-An attempt was made to-day
to burn down the old ST. Paulus Catholic Church
at Noabit belonging to the Dominicans, which
was crowded with people assembled to hear
srenoon by Father Bonaventuri About eighteen
hundred persons were present, including more
than q thousand women and children, to hear
the mass While the congregation was kneel-
;np Gonna one informed Father Bonaventuri that
the church was on fire Without alarming the
CONGREGATION he quietly stepped to the priest
who was celebrating the mass and requested
hin, 70 close the service. The priest left the
altar and spoke to his six assistants, who walked
down the aisles and whispered TO the pew
holders that an insignificant blaze had broken
ont and that they must leave the building as
soon as possible
At this time the entire roof of the church was
. mass of flames Those in the church. however.
did NOT know their peril. and made their exit
in an orderly manner
When they reached the street they found the
erer,en husv 1t was discovered that nearly
.dozen Arebrands soaked with petroleum had been
nlacad at various parts of the roof The flames
1,era eYtinguished after great damage had been
done The police suspect gang OF incen-
diaries who. it is reported. set fire to the old
C,a~risop Church which was destroyed on April
IA last.
The frernen say that only the coolness OF the
clergy to-day prevented disaster
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
LONG TRIP NTH TYPHOID
CP. Geddes, Suffering from FeUer,
Trqrelled 700 Miles.
nv 1elerraph 10 The Tribune. !


Greenwich. Conn, June S.-Charles P Geddes.
treasurer Of the New York furnishing house OF
s11th, Gray & Co. has arrived in Greenwich Ill
Win typhoid fever. after having travelled more
Ian seven hundred miles. twenty miles OF the
U'n on stretcher through the woods. hIty
h-ies in Z canoe and the remainder by ran
NJ Geddes and several friends were camping
& Lake Lapeche. Canada. He was suddenly
s@en III, and as there was no chance of obtain
Ig medical aid his friends hurried him away
racing the SICK man on stretcher. borne py
tgn Indians he was carried along the rough
ssA through the thick woods. Part of the time
"e|as delirious end II was feared that he would
~ When Montreal was reached Mr. Geddes
-1ss'ed on being taken 10 his home. He is now
.''hoed by DR. Klein, Of Greenwich, and Dr-
.s1iortf, % New York City. He Will recover
10 physicians say.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
FLOODS SHELL RIVERS.
East st. Louis Threatened-StnlIed
Passengers Hungry.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

st. Louis. June 6.-Rains continued to-day in
the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys
overflows being reported all along the Missouri
and its tributaries A large volume of water is
expected to reach this point by Wednesday,
when it is thought that East ST Louis will be
submerged. The stage Of the river here early
tonight was 302 feet, the highest since East
st. Louis was submerged five years ago, and the
removal of livestock from the stockyards
ordered tonight.
North Topeka, Kan is under four to six feet
of water and its eight thousand inhabitants have
fed. People fleeing from Kansas City's
suburbs and lowland towns. The Missouri
River is overf7owing from its head waters to
Kansas City The floods continue in Oklahoma
Butte. Mont. June S.-Five hundred passen
gers. stalled at Garrison a Northern Pacific
train. face actual want. A courier to-day re-
ported that food is running low and the pas
sengers fed only two light meals a day. The
floods have subsided. but trains cannot be moved
until rc-arS made
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
LAYS BRUIN LOW WITH SINGLE SHOT.
"o Hunter Ambushed by His Quarry
Barely Escapes Vicious Lunge.
ny Telegraph n The Tribune

- iBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
arg Placid. n. y June s-Because Sanford y.
'Iaes aim he IS able 10 tell ms
A lue to-night how he brought down big black
&y '' y" -
:. 1'u'e. which weighed close 20 four hundred
- mad been followed Al intervals for several
r. Dy hunters from this village and New YORK
,.,t MS morning Mr. Mckenzie struck the -rah
h N"e followed II closely When he came upon
Nlfy the bear was hidden by a ciump OF
n, sad the old hunter was hardly prepared
r,.u. ssSage lunge made az him Ry the sins iIest
t.a he managed 10 clear the brIte's claws, ana
ti,s oro1ght him down with single snot "e-
q. lars pet vas exhibited this afternoon al
se, ot James Shea. Assemblynan from rs
~ There is q bour,y Of SO On ever bear
9 this county
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
RYAN'S OFFER DECLINED.
Traction Nan Wanted to GiUe First
PRESBYTERIAN Church 100000.

In was learned yesterday at a meeting OF the
Presbytery of New York that Thomas f. Ryan.
whose home adjons the old First Presbyterian
Church. Fifth avenue and 11th street, on the
north side of the church property, had sug-
gested TO one of the trustees that he would be
willing to endow the church with 100000 rather
than have the church move and put the prop
erty the market.
In that event Mr.. Ryan feared that apart
n1ent business building might be erected and
spoil the avenue for residential purposes in that
section.
Mr.. Ryen's offer not accepted however,
because members of the church gave sufficient
endowments to continue the church its pres
ent site. Among the contributors are many who
have relatives buried among the twelve hundred
dead in the vaults under the yards of the
church.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
TORNADO DEAD AT LEAST 25.
Conditions in Southern Nebraska Worse
Than at First Reported.

Omaha. June s.-Reports from the scene Of Fri
days storm in Southern Nebraska indicate that
the conditions than at first reported.
The death list will doubtless exceed twenty-five
The list of injured increases details become
known At least three the injured expected
to die while nearly fifty persons have received
serious injuries. being dangerously hurt
Eight Nebraska towns suffered from the effects
Of the tornado, Geneva, Fairfield and Carleton
being the worst wrecked In addition to these
Franklin Hebron. Shockley, Byron and Riverton.
on the Nebraska side of the boudnary. were suffer
ers.
On the Kansas side Courtland, Phillipsburg and
Scandis were victims. but to what extent is stlii
unknown No communication has been esta ablished
with Phiilipsburg where the tornado is believed to
have started.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
NEWPORT HOTEL BITRNED
Fuemen York to SaUe Homes of
Summer Residents.

Newport r l., June 9.-The New Cliff Hotel.
on Cliff avenue. one of the we'll known summer
hosteries of this city, was burned early this
morning.
The New Cliff Hotel had recently been re-
modelled, and was to have been opened for
the season tomorrow The only persons in the
building when the fire broke out were the man
ager, John E. Jordan: his wife and son, the
latter aged twelve. All had a narrow escape
from death and We're obliged to jump from the
second story, distance of twenty-five feet to
the ground.
The hotel was owned by the Shipley estate
OF Philadelphia. 1t was built thirty five years
ago
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
COUNTY SEAT W4RF4RE.
T7oO Men Assassinated, and Feelin Q
Runs High an Oklahoma TOzcn.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Muskogee, Okla, June S-The Mcintosh Coun-
ty seat contest reached the second stage to-day
when General Dunlap. who guarding the
courthouse in Eufaula, was shot and instantly
killed in the hallway on the third floor OF the
Hotel Foley. E. c. Julian. County Clerk of
Mcintosh County. found hidden In room
the third floor. and begged for mercy when
found
The Sherfn and deputies in charge OF the
prisoner started for Muskogee tonight. Excite
ment in Eufaula s tense Last night F. NJ
Woods. city marshal of Eufaula. shot and
fatally wounded by Joseph Parmenter. of Che
Cotah.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
-ua,N AIDS SCHOOL CHILDREN FUND

rbe following letter from Mark Twain was re-
-. yesterday by Miss Jennie Eustace OF The
yty,,oh,ng Hour company. now playing at the
tIaokett Theatre. who agreed last "eek TO raise
- - s the endowment fund 10 aid INDECENT
60, obiIdren IN this city, under the supervision
. Miss Julia Richn,ar;
r,..r Miss Eustace: wish 10 contribute the IN
,ead 80 10 that $1,000 which YOU propose 10 RAISE
among ann sSt M 70 say our, for nave been mono:
loguihg free list OF all the righteously con-
ducted Ffle1 sincerely yours.
S L. CLEMENg.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
BELMONT NE4R DEATH.
Rallies after Sinking Spell, but
Little Hone Is GiUen.

Hampstead. Long Island, June (speciaD-
O. H P. Belmonts condition was extremely
critical early this morning, and his physicians
gave up all hope of his recovery His death Is
considered a matter of hours. The peritonius
which followed operation for appendicitis,
has not cleared and his stomach has failed
Mrs Belmont and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. jr.
have been alternating in watching at his bed
side. Hundreds of kilograms are being received
bv Mrs. Belmont at Brockholt Villa.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
cIApPER FALLS INTO CATHEDRAL.
Part of Great Bell Crashes Into Building at
Cologne.

,-olopne June s-The clapper Of the Emperor's
hell in the Cologne Cathedral Weighing seVelh
1900 nounds crashed down the floor of the
Iteoa today doing considerable damage. The &C
;,,,. occurred while the bell was tolling an an
,ceroent of the Whitsuntide festivities. Ser
vice in the church had not begun and only ofn-
cials were present. NO one was injured, inc a pel
- .en,iv been repaired and the clapper had
been rewelded.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
ONE DEAD. HURT IN MICHIGAN STORM

Detrojt June s.-One man was killed and
..,,,an snd two children were injured and DANA ge
.i,,ated ~ sl5n0 600 done in Port Huron and
.,cbhorhood late this afternoon by severe wind
- electrical storm. Theodore Krischnitske,
r,rr,er residing near Smiths Creek. few miles
..s+ ~ Port Huron was struck by lightning and
-. 1nI.6 The home Of Tnhn LAWS in this
-. as struck and Mrs. LAWS and her two
ao,,eh,sr. badly injured
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
RACE RIOT IMMINENT.
Negroes Killed an Teras I'ozcn-
GOuernOr Sends RANGERS.

Dallas. Tex, June S.-News has just reached
here that two negroes have been killed on the
streets of Longview Gregg County to-day. and
that a race riot is imminent
The Governor has been asked to rush rangers
to the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09

Austin. Tex. June Sin response to a mes
sage to Governor Campbell from County Judge
Lacey at Longview. rangers have been dis
patched 10 that point The dispatch from Judge
Lacey stated that two negroes had been killed
and white man injured and that a race
clash imminent The trouble. it appears
originated in controversy over a steer
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
cOrLD ROAD RECEIVER
u,gEELING 6 LAKE ERIE.
CID .o Haze Resulted from Troubles
of Pittsbmg Terminal.

,,ne Son claims aggregating $751;,
,be National Car Wheel Company OF
s r.-s the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Ne' .s.oo,a into the hands of q receiver late to-
"sS r-n,ted States District Judge W. W. Tay
as -. petition alleges the total Indebtedness
Nl wheeling 10 be upward Of S2s.0oo,ooo. b.
q .-.,inpfon. of Cleveland. vice-president and
= =, manager OF the Wheeling. was appointed
e.. for :be road and Immediately qualified
-, - hond of 100000 furnished by the
@ surety Company of Baltimore. The Ma
car wheel Company was represented be-
,,dse Tavler by q Pittsburg law firm, and
~ Tres and Duncan. Of the law firm of
..os Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, to-
ui-h c. a. Seiders the local attorney rep
--,--4ne the Wheeling road.
= ssid that the troubles of the Wheeling &
-.ks Erie road have their foundation in the
,.;,sine' Of the Pittsburg Wabash terminal.
80, rrorl was started under President Ramsey,
=, believed he could put the work through for
e,enaanpo but which has already run up to
- ssaN00oe0 with the work still uncom-
-..sd other matters which are said to have
..s,sned the receivership are SS.0o0o00 in notes
-. August ], with no funds available to meet
hen.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
rBx Tslegrapf 70 The Trihune


Cleveland. June s-B A Worthington, ap-
pointed receiver for the Wheeling & Lake Erie
today. declared to- night that the action had no
significance beyond the fact that decline in
business had embarrassed the company, and that
with the reoeivership in effect its earning power
would be increased and it could go ahead with
improvements. He said:
The fiscal year ended June 80. 1907, was the
most prosperous in the roads history, but the
frsi few months Of the present year showed
eTen better record. Earnings We're running
a8500 mile on this single track road. and the
outlook was for q surplus Of S150G0O- Then
came the panic and the bottom dropped out II
ne roads business. which declined more than
% per cent. Operating expenses were sun
ea-ned. bur fixed charges We're not, and to-day
action is the result. cannot prophesy as to the
way the r-ceiversilip viii work out. If earnings
lad kept up we could have met an issue OF
aeee,Q0G in notes due August l, / believe.
Other railroad men. high in the inner workings
4 the road. denied d rulnor that bitterness in
me Gould Hartman war had anything TO do
with the receivership.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
Continued on third page
oEwEY's Twelve YEAR Port WI

The most strengthening Wine make
i T Dewey & Sons Co, 1SS Fulton St. New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-09


= Ease Erie has been expected in local financial
,--lss since The appointment OF receiver for
>. Wabash -Pittsburg Terminal Railway Company.
-,,,b controls the road through stock ownership.
, representative Of the company said last night
,.s- while he had not heen officially informed OF
-, -ecejversrip he had no doubt if the facts
-.-e ss stated. that il friendly proceeding
,,-ht sbolJt q, The best interests of the road.
-hat The proceeding was a friendly one was
.-si,s-sd hy the appointment of r. A Worthing
=, VINO is ce-presioent and general manager of
+he road. receiver.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company.
,sicb was formerly the Wheeling & Lake Erie
p.nxay COMPANY. was reorganized under its pres
nt title in 1893 Its capital stock consists OF 500
y,am common stock. 100000 first preferred non
cumulative stock bearing per cent interest, and
r2WGa second preferred non-cumulative stock
hxsrur per cent interest OF this total author
,-s5 cap;tal stock. amounting to SS70e0eco the Wa
sssh-Pfrsburg Terminal Railway Company owns
shout 5l.75 reT cent
The officers q the road are F. A. Delane, presi-
sert. 3 A Wor1hinston vice-president and gen
.-sl manager. and Alvin ". krech. president Of
ths Equitable Trust Company Of New York. vice
rrssdent with headquarters in this city. Myron
Hsr-ick. Of Cleveland. is chairman Of the board,
which IN addition 10 the pffoers, includes the fol-
ls,4ns Edwin Gould. Winslow s Pierce. Edgar
: EeTss " E. Connor and E. T. Jeffery. Of
HsE York; George =. Garretson. v. NJ Duncan
VIC Nather. H. P. Mcintosh and E W Oglebay.
Of Cleveland, and (. N. Splitter and s. c. Reynolds,
Q. T6Ado
The total mileage operated is 40 Is miles. The
prnrtpal Ines are the Toledo division, from To-
s1o 70 Enar Vile Ohio and the Cleveland division.
srnz rsTeland TO GAINESVILLE, Ohio. In May, lSe4.
1s H7seing & Lake Erie acquired the PI1tsSurs,
Lshaz & Western Railroad. running from New
Galee. Penn. to Lisbon Ohio. but the latter road
ertnued 10 be operated separately
lncuding The Wheeling d Lake Erie, four Of the
sczd properties the others being the International
Great Northern, the Western Maryland and the
Fsbash-Pfttsburg Terminal Railway, have been
PACED in the hands Of receivers since January !,
ind only last week the Missouri Pacific which has
Tsid dividends at the rate Of per cent wear
snoe July 1901 omitted its seni-annual declaration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
The Washtennw Stuck Fast on Sand
 Keys Near Sandy Hook.

The Washtennw Stuck Fast on Sand
 Keys Near Sandy Hook.
 New York, May s.--The flare of q C-oston light burning red in the foR blankets that enshrouded the Atlantic ate today. was the signal to the beach natrol of the Chadwick life saving sta tion that a vessel, the tank steamer TVashtenaw, laden with oil from Sabine. rex. was fast on the keys that skirt inc shores off Monmouth Beach, N, J.; twenty five miles south of Sandy HOOK.
 The Washtenaw lies within 300 feet of the beach in the pitch and pound of the turbulent seas.
 The oil carrier is in no immediate danger tonight, and her crew of thirty sIx have not been taken of by the life savers who succeeded in shooting line to the stranded ship.
 Several attempts were made to launch life boats when the steamer was discovered but the surf was too high. A Lyle gun carried line to tbe oil tank and one of the crew was brought ashore in the brooches buoy. He reported that the Washtenaw was wedged fast and that her engines had made several futile attempts to get her into deep water. The steel tank was standing the buffeting seas without much difficulty and 1t was hoped to get her off on the next flood tide
 The washtenaw belongs to the Union Steamship Company and was built in 1887 at West Hartlepool Eng and. She was formerly known as the Oxford. The tank steamer has 2.Ss7 gross tonnage and Is 315 feet in length.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
Pivot Bridge Club.

Mobile, May S.-(Special.)-The members of the Pivot Bridge Club and the substitutes. Mrs. Charles Hall. Mrs. Donald. Mrs. Hoffman, and Mrs. Nor borne Clarke. were delightfully."- enter tained today by Mrs. shelton Sims at her pretty home on LeMoyne Place.
 Handsome hydrangeas in blue and white, decorated the rooms and tables where a dainty Ice course was served and the prize for. each table was a cake plate in Haviland china.
 At the annual meeting of the Clara schurmann Club the following officers were elected: Mrs. George Eeftwich, President Mrs. Neander Crane. Vice. President: Mrs John Moulton, Secre- tary; Miss saforne Garnet, Treasurer; Miss Louise Flinh. Chairman of Music Committee; Miss Emile Boone. Chair man Executive Committee. and Mrs. James R HaEah, Musical Director.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
CARDINAL IS PLEASED.
Logue Goes to New York to PFeaeh ,-. SundAy. se

LOgue Goes to New York to Preach
 Sunday tf8
 Washington, May 8,--Cardinal Logue left Washington today for New York, where on next Sunday he will preach at high mass in St. Patr1ck's Cathe- draI. ' Iio
 It ;sis fflsbgApseeatioh te leave New York ons AfS6aAb for "a tour sof the United Statgka going first to Boston and NiagaA9 Fails, and later as far west as Chicago.
 The ieave-taking of the distinguish ed churchman was the occasion of a notable tribute in his honor. Nearly all of the archbishops and, bishops of the Catholic Church in America and many prominent laymen called at St Patrick feetory. where the cardinal has been aS Y guest since his arrival here hast Monday. of. Father Russell. to pay their raspeets and bid him good ''H He sesesnSsa ssSa sratihed.. at the honor shown hii11s. and declared himself much pleased ,Eith bis trip to, the national caniLAls i. Sn~r
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
sTEAMERs IN ooLLIsIoN.
The MntaSia and Hamburg Liner
 U. A.fA lnn.aa 1rnreAhAr.


 Portland. England, May s.--The Brit lsh steafffefr Mataniai from London from Calcutta, has been in collision with a steamer of the Hamburg American line at a point twenty miles south of here.
 The name of the Hamburg liner has not yet been ascertained. The Mata- mia has returned here with her stern broken and other damages. The col- lision occurred in dense fog. The extent of the damage to the German steamer Is not known. tug has gone out from here iff search of her.
 The steamer that was In collision with the MatanIae was the Brasila. a freighter belonging to the Hamburg American Line. She came into this port this afternoon. She was struck on the port bow above the water line. After survey she proceeded for Ham, burg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
THROWN BALL INJURIES
 SMALL BOY SERI0USL Y

A baseball. thrown by companions struck the son of Benjamin B. smith . residing at lo1s South Perry street while the lad was playing on the qrounds of the BelIinger Heights School yesterday morning. and inflicted a serious injury. The lad was rendered Unconscious by the impact and though his skull was not fractured. 1t was feared that there might have been concussion of dangerous character.
 The boy, in sport with his school follows. was struck accidentally. lm- mediately afterwards he was taken into the school. where he had surgical at tention. He was revived and It ls ne- iieved that there will be no lasting results from the injury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
As wsahington Views It.

Washington, May s.-There has been no lack of information supplied the State Department regarding the tur-- bulence and unrest following the re- cent attempt on the life of President Cabrera of Guatemala.
 With these details before them. 1t Is the conclusion of officials here that conditions will again assume the nor nal among the Central American re- publics which have seemingly been in- volyed by the disturbance simply by the lapse of time, If no new element of irritation Is injected. More than week ago. Ambassador Thompson in formed the State Department from the City of Mexico that President Diaz of Mexico had considered, but decided against increasing the regular border garrisons on the Guatemalan line. Some days later United States Minis- ter Heimke at Guatemala City report ed to the Department that it was gem orally believed there that Mexico had begun a movement of troop meblliza- tion on the Mexico -Guatemalan from tier. On the authority of the Thomp- son dispatch Minister Heimke was tn- formed that such was not the case.
 The one thing which makes an in- ternational Incident of the recent att tempt on the life of Cabrera. Is re- garded here as the attempt to. arrest General Miguel O. Bustillo. Hondnran confidential agent in Guatemala City. as one of the conspirators. General Bustillo was given refuge In the Mex lean legation, where he still remains. Sh ould nothing be done In his case un- til public excitement has subsided. and he then be allowed to depart, 1t Is be- lieved here the international phase of the occurrence will have ended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
NO OFFICIAL IMPORTATION.
No violations of Hepburn Law by Inter-
 state Railroads Reported.

No violations of Hepburn Law by Inter
 state Railroads Reported.
 Washington, May s.-No official in- formation Is in possession of the Inter state Commerce. Commission concern ing viola tfons by interstate railroads of the so- called commodity provisions of ttfe Hepburn rate Jaw and the Com mission has no knowledge whatever of any agreement or understanding be- tween railroad companies and the au- thorfties charged with the duty of en- forcing the law whereby the railway companies affected by the commodity provision are te' be given immunity from punishment for it's violation.
 The Commission recommends. how ever that Congress enact a provision extending the operation of the commo- dity clause of the Hepburn act in the interest of fairness to. the railroads, so ,that sufficient time may be had to test ins the courts the validity of the enactment .i--
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
DEPOT IN FLORENCE.
southern Railway wim Open Station
 

Florence. May B. tSpecial.)-M e. Rrowder, Secretary of the Young Mems Commercial Club received letter from an oficial of the South ern Railway Company which stated that the new Southern depot will soon be opened.
 The depot was completed about six months ago, but dispute over the crossinr of the Louisville and Nashville RaiIroad track has delayed it's occu-
 The old depot was burned several wears ago and the Commercial Club has been working for new one ever since.