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New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
GOVERNOR FORT CHATS WITH BRYAN.
Republican State Executive Meets Demo
cratic National Leader on Train.

South Orange Feb. (SpeciaD.-William Jen-
nines BRYAN. who spent the night at the nome OF
Charles H Ingersoll here. made the trip to New
Work. IN q I,ackawanna train, occupying seat with
Governor Fort this morning Mr.. Bryan was also
accompanied by Mr.. Ingersoll. Edmond A Wht-
tier and Colonel Joseph ". Slower, of East orange
Governor Fort boarded the train at East Orange
and as soon as he heard that Mr.. Bryan was IN
another car he walked through and sat down be-
side him and remained talking until the train
arrived at Hoboken. The meeting was the re-
newal of an acquaintance begun at the Gridiron
Club dinner about weeks ago. In his speech
to the members the Nebraskan had spoken Of the
banking law passed in Oklahoma and the Gov
ernor asked Mr.. Bryan to send him copy. In
return Mr.. Bryan asked for copy of Mr.. Forts
inaugural address, with which, he said. he had
been greatly impressed
When Mr.. Bryan and the Governor parted q
friend of Mr. Fort. who had ma de the trip on the
train and had noted the apparent intimacy of
the men, facetiously inquired of Mr.. Fort:
Weren't you d Republican. in bad company"
mo, 1 don't think So" responded the Governor.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
CHLOROFORM BURGLARS.
So Say Police of Tco Men arrested
for Flat RObbery.

In the arrest last night Of two accused of
completely in the robbery of fat No. 55 eth
street the police think they have a part of the
gang responsible for the recent "chloroform burg
lsries.'
Albert Mauer, whose wife Is the janitress Of the
building No. 50 7th street, locked up at
headquarters. charged with burglary, and a
friend of his Jacob Hess. of No. 337 East oath
street. held a suspicious person.
Simon Rehmer.. who owns the building of
which Mauer's wife is janitress, is a wholesale
diamond dealer. and among other things had
given his wife pair of diamond earrings valued
at 81 900. These jewels, Mrs. Rehmer told the
police on June %. stolen from her while
she slept She said she awakened just the
burglar was leaving the room and though she
felt rather sick she pursued him TO the hall,
where she thought she recognized the husband
of the janitress But she made complaint
against him then
Early last Wednesday morning Mrs Rehmer
was again awakened by burglar who she
screamed, ran out of her bedroom Again she pur
sued him, and again sure that the man was
the husband OF her janitress. He got away with
242 in cash. silverware valued at $3.50 and gold
watches valued 500. Word Immediately
sent to the police. Mrs Rehmer said that after
each experience she sick the next day.
The police say they have clews which connect
Mauer with several of the recent burglaries in
which the victims first chloroformed.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
LONG ACRE COMPANY LOOKING UP.
Wants to Issue S6O,OO0,OOO in Stock and
Bonds for Power Stations and Other Work.

To raise money build power stations and pur-
chase and lay underground cable, the Long Acre
Electric Light and Power Company made applica-
ton Yesterday to the Public Service Commission
for approval of issue of $40 1000 preferred
stock and sA0o0.060 in bonds In explanation of
the application. the petition says:
There is only kind of capital stock outstand-
ing, 5000, represented by five hundred shares Of
500 each par value. No dividend has been de-
The outstanding indebtedness of the petitioner is
$500 "0 upon bonds issued and sold and 100000 upon
bonds given collateral security for the faith
full performance of the contract between the petit
toner and the American and British Manufacturing
Company. all of which bonds secured by a
mortgage and also about $4,000 upon general open
account. not secured.
The list Of stockholders is: William Harris three
shares; Henry p. Harris, one share; George f.
share; w. ". Walters share; William H
I.amprecht, share: John G. Sheehan. two
shares; G. Tracy Rogers. share, making total
of five hundred shares. The officers Edgar Van
Etten. president: John G. Sheehan. vice president;
". w. Walters. secretary and treasurer; O. B
Corbin. assistant secretary and treasurer
Mr.. Van Etten last summer resigned a vice-p pres-
dency of the New York Central Railroad become
head Of the Long Acre company.
It is proposed issue only $12 900 900 the bonds
at this time. They to be secured by mort
gage all the property of the company and are
to bear interest at the rate OF per cent. The
commission has designated Commissioner Maltbie
TO hold hearing on the application
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
NEW4RK TO AID IDLE.
Council adopts Resolution Calling
for Worh, for the Unemployed.

The Newark Common Council last night aooptsd
a resolution on behalf of the unemployed OF the
CITY John F. Sinnott. leader of the majority IN
;roduced the resolution. and It was adopted unahl-
;no,Isy It calls upon the Board of Works TO aHoIo q
as much work as possible in carrying out the Narl-
Gus municipal projects for which appropriations
nave already been made, and provided for the ap-
pointnent of a special committee to CONFER Will
Mayor Jacob Haussling soon as possible on the
matter.
Mr. Sinnott declared the need of action pN .le
city 10 be plainly evident from the condltion OF oe-
preston noticeable throughout the municipality pc
cause of the lack of employment. The men OF 'he
city for whom he spoke the leader declared Were
not those who We're seeking or would accept char
ity but were willing to work and were anxious 10
get It.
Mr. Sinnott's resolution was seconded oys AioeI-
man MulIin. who declared that it would be cheaper
for the city to pay interest at per cent on tenn
porarv loan bonds In putting through projects al
ready or about to be undertaken than TO make oil
appropriation to the city's poor and aims depart
ment.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
might RIDERS WOUND TWO.
Riddle House with Bullets-Dynamite To-
bacco and Burn Barns.

Adams Tenn. Feb might riders" well
err,ed and mounted, visited the farms of Hugh Z
lawrence and Washington T. Wicker, near this
~Tace AT midnight last night destroyed the barns
On both farms, containing twenty thousand POUNDS
~ tobacco shot and wounded Lawrence ana MS
So, pradIev and whipped negro named Motlow
numerically.
Lawrence and his were in the barn loading
.obacco on wagons and heard the might riders
co,,inq Starting for the house. they met ten or
do,er of the riders and opened fire on them Inc
..r;dars, returned the fire, wounding Lawrence IN
81. obeek and hand and his son In the leg
rb. "riders'' then retreated. but returned with
rstnforcerents and fred seventy or eighty shots
.hroueb the windows of Lawrences house. where
-, 80 bts son had retreated after emptying their
,,..,ors The Lawrences returned the hre, but no
casualties occurred
Tbe "rtders'' then went to the barn. and after
sboo+ine a horse placed dynamite under two loaded
...1ora of 4opacco and hlew them to pieces The
harn was burned together with about twelve thou-
sand pounds Of tobacco
A. the farm Of Wicker the riders burned the
-, .rd about eight thousand pounds OF tobacco.
- -r.s here that the negro. Motlow, was beaten
Iaurence and Wicker belonged TO the "Hili Billie"
class having never joined the union
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
UNEARTH ALLEGED BLACK HAND NEST
Letters, Revolvers, Ammunition and
stilettos Found IN Pittsburg Suburb.

pi,tsbnrg Feb six members Of an alleged
BLACK Hand society were arrested In body to-day
at Sewickey Heights. suburb Ihe Italians are
o;a +o he responsibe for the threatening letters
,o,Ioa recantlv To Richard r. Quay. of the
late Senator Quay; c. c. scaife. w P. Snyder
and Harton Singer, all prominent and wealthy resi-
dents of SewickIey Heights. The men captured to-
dav maintained headquarters in an old shanty in
, woods Three Italians arrested In the same
casa a week ago and held for trial by the United
States Court Since the arrest OF the first three
Italians the Black Hand letters have threatened
death II proceedings were not speedily dropped
Several letters addressed to prominent residents
of SavIck!ey Heights. a large quantity OF Black
Hand literature revolvers cartridges and stiettos
were discovered concealed under sofas beds and
the carpet.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
COAL DEALER ARRESTED.
CHARGED arith Stealing Eighty Tons
from Barge.

William A Price a coal merchant, Of No. 46i
Central Park West with Offices at No Broadway
,-ss ar-atrned Yesterday before Magistrate Tighe
in the Adams street police court Brooklyn charged
with plirlofnng eighty tons Of coal while II was
stored on a barge at 26th street. Brooklyn Frank
n, Moore of the Franklin Moore Coal Company.
of No broadway was the complainant Price
was released in bail obtained by his counsel
George McKensie. Of No 1ss Montague street
Alexander ". Patterson. salesman. employed oy
Price was also arrested the same complaint and
later released hail
barge in question he said, was overloaded with
coal and while on its way 10 its destination II
snrang a leak in the Kills. About forty tons OF
coal were ehovelled overheard. After il pulled
off the mud it towed TO the pier OF the Dry
cock company in Brooklyn for repairs 1t sunk
there and before Il raised more coal was
taken of Not more than twenty tons more were
then taken of the barge, and when il was raised
and repaired II was towed its destination near
elbanv Because the barge overloaded 1 as
sunned responsibility for the cargo's insurance.
which becomes void in cases where the vessels are
overloaded.
Il tried 70 make q settlement with Mr.. Moore.
and can mention two instances where I offered
hin, ssn but he wanted 100 I waiting TO
-ecefye a claim from the receivers Of the coal
near Albany before settling with the Moore COM
raur but they could determine the value Of
the coal lacking in the consignment until the
whole shipment vas disposed Of. Nearly the whole
consignment OF three hundred and fifty tons Of
coal were delivered. and the loss claimed by the
Moore company is exaggerated. 1 wanted to as
sumo whatever obligation belonged TO me In this
loss and tried settle IL in a businesslike way.
but the action Of Mr.. Moore unreasonable. 1
propose fight the out"
The hearing Of the case will come up on Mon
Gay before Magistrate Tighe in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
SHOOTS WOMAN AND HIMSELF.

scranton Penn Feb Mark Moran. twenty
,y-o vears old shot and killed Laura Hermann,
Young married woman. tonight. and afterward
,r,es "a kin himself the home of Mrs. Emma
Price in West Scranton. Moran and Mrs. Her
mann were alone In the basement Of the house at
The time The motive of the crime is believed TO
have been jealousy. Mrs Hermann had been sep
arsied from her husband for some time. but
"Wednesday he came back TO live with her. When
Moran learned OF the reconciliation he attempted
suicide, but Mrs. Hermann wrenched vial OF
poison from him.
to Mrs. Price, who had rushed the basement
Il have shot Laura; / know they Will hang me
for it 1 may as well finish myself" He then shot
himself.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
GETS SUSPECTED BANDITS
Men arrested at arlington, Mass,
accused of WOburn Shooting.

Woburn, Mass, Feb. 7.-Bristow Kerneiosy
and Peter Rosa. two of the three suspected
highwaymen who. 1t is alleged, frightened the
citizens Of Woburn. Lexington and other places
last night. shot two police officers the driver
of a police wagon and small boy, and who
responsible for the calling out Of a local
squad of militia In Woburn by Mayor Blodgett
of that city, were captured electric car
near the centre of Arlington early to-day. The
arrest was made by officer Daniel NJ. Hooley,
of the Arlington force. unasssted, who entered
the car alone caught the highwaymen un-
awares and had them so we'll covered that no
resistance offered
The alleged highwaymen were brought into
the district court here to-day and formally
charged with assault with intent to kill on
Officers Timothy E. Welsh and Edward g.
O'NeilI. Neither prisoner pleaded to the charge
and Judge Edward S Johnson directed the
clerk to enter plea Of not guilty in each case
Each man was held In bonds of $4,000 on each
count or $4,000 each for a continued hearing
on Tuesday, February 1S.
An accurate description Of the third member
and supposed leader of the alleged hlgh"aymen
was furnished to Chief of Police Charles F. NC
Dernnott tonight. The mans name is alleged
70 he Chris" Setin, Lithuanian. He was
seen IN Cambridge this morning and in the be-
lief that he has fed to Providence or New YORK
the police of those cities nave Deen dSheo ~
watch for him Seltin is believed to be the man
the militia traced to Lexington to-day and whose
tracks were lost at the railroad leading toward
Cambridge He speaks English slightly
officer Timothy E. Welsh and Edward Hol-
land who fell before the bullets of the robbers
were reported as resting fairly well at the Mas
sachusetts General Hospital In Boston Tonight
John Simmer was arrested in Chelsea to-day
on suspicion of having been involved in the
Woburn shooting and was later brought here
After the police had examined him and had
confronted him with persons who saw the
highwaymen last night, they stated tnat IL
had been found impossible to identify Simmer
As one of the men. He was held, however, for
further examination.
Fred Bowers. a conductor on the Boston &
Northern Street Railway. late to-day positively
identified Rosa and Kerneiosy as two OF the
three men who boarded his car In Medford yes
terdav afternoon and who got off at Bedford
Road near the Burlington-B Billerica town line
r. was near this point that the first assaults
took place Bowers stated that Simmer was
not one of the three men whom he saw.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
NEW SCHEME TO BEAT RESTAURANTS
Women Propose to Try Five-Year-0ld Boys
as Escorts After 6 O'Clock.

Let every of us take a hve-year-oio ooy
with us and demand to be served in a hotei after
e. was the suggestion of one woman at the
Equality League of SeIf-supporting Women, which
met in the rooms of the Womens Municipal
League last night This league IS made UP largely
of professional women-young women lawyers.
doctors writers and so on-and they were evidently
In much sympathy with Mrs Stanton Blatcn s
side in the recent NO man. no dinner, decision
One after another gave incidents OF inconvenience
caused by need of food at night, when they had
been obliged at late hour to seek the far East
or West sides TO find a place where they might
aIlay hunger or perch stool at some lunch
counter cheap enough to have no doubts of their
respectabity.
Miss Nora Stanton Blatch had won where her
mother failed She went into smart restaurant
on the upper West Side. which refused her.
.sYou will either serve I will go out
and get a messenger boy and you will have to
serve said she.
They weakened and she was served.
We can step outside this door said Mrs Blatch
and find on the street the element on ac-
count Of which excluded from the restau-
rants Are we then compelled TO remain off the
streets and give them only to accom-
named by mem II is absurd. and is especially
absurd at the Hoffman House. where. I have been
told there Is eating place and bar where dis
reputable women are found all the time II Is not
more than thirty years since woman not
admitted to a theatre I'm New York without an
escort Wallack's was the first break that Gus
tom.
This custom will be broken also. because il has
become an absurdity In this day and age. The
decision in my has formed test Of the law
because il turned entirely on question Of fact
Then Mrs. Blatch discussed the hearing on the
amendment to strike male out of the constitu-
ton of the state of New York February 10
II have written Governor Hughes to ask him,
to give an audience on the same day." said she
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
THAN PLAYS THE PIANO.
T,cO Hours at Instrument-Hds
Three Callers.
LRv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

Fishkill Landing N Y. Feb. HAIRY K.
Tbav had three visitors at Matteawan State
Hospital this afternoon His wife and Dan
O'Rsillv arrived at $50 o'clock. Just as they
were leaving the hospital Josiah Thaw called
on his brother. Mr.. Thaw did not join Mr.
O'Reily and Mrs. Thaw. He returned on an
early train to New York. refusing to discuss
Harrys condition plans for the future. Mrs.
Thaw after leaving the hospital said:
when we arrived Harry was playing the
piano and had been at the instrument almost
two hours Mr. Thaw has gained two pounds
since last Sunday and is as comfortable as can
be expected. I will be up to see him again on
Monday"
Mr.. O'Reilv said counsel had no plans to an
nounce as yet tending TO obtain ThaWs re-
lease He told Thaw he would call on him sum
dav On Monday Mr.. O'Relly and Mrs ina"
will go to Poughkeepsie to inspect the insane
asvlum there Possibly they plan to ask
transfer for Thaw. but the surroundings there
are said to be about as bad as at MatteaWan.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
MURPHY BACK FROM VACATION.
William J. Conners, Who Was with HIM at
Palm Reach, To Be in big Four

Charles F. Murphy returned home yesterday from
p.1,, Reach Fla where he spent two weeks
I,-;-z nearly all of his vacation he had the com
many NJ William J. Conners, chairman of the DEM
ocra,ic State Committee Mr.. Murphy was at
Tammanv Hall for a short time yesterday He
told the district leaders who dropped IN 10 see MN
that he will be at headquarters regularly next
week
Mr. Murphy cut short his vacation two or three
dsys il is believed, account of the activity OF
William J. Bryan, who easily held the front or the
stage in the early part Of the week 1t is under
stood that Conners and Murphy will work In mar
,nonv a. +be coming Democratic National Con-
ventiop the same as they have been doing for the
last two wears Mr.. Conners insists on being one
of the big four at the Denver convention. and
IL is understood that Mr. Murphy has assented 10
this proposition.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
LACKAWANNA TRAIN LEAVES RAILS.
Dover Local Runs Into Locked Switch
Locomotive Overturned. Kills Engineer.

A westbound local train of five cars bound for
Dover y J on the I,ackawanna Railroad. jumped
the track al the Paterson switch, west OF the Ho-
boken tunnel. last night at o'clock. and before it
came 70 standstill the engine toppled on its
side and crushed to death John Lyman. the en-
eineer who stuck to his post. The cause Of the
accident was locked switch that should have
been open for the Dover train The signals showed
a clear track.
william Becker. the fireman. the tender
a, the time of the accident. This remained on Its
trucks and he uninjured. There 100
nsssengers on the train and all escaped injury
Traffic was held UP the westbound track until
long after midnight. The dead engineer lived at
No I122 Hudson street, Hoboken. His body
removed 10 the morgue at Jersey City.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
ACCUSES PENNlPACKER
s. 3. LEWIS TESTIFIES.
"Whteuashing Letter 4Ieged IN
Carson CapitoI Inquiry.

HARRISBURG Penn. Feb. THE Capitol prose
,,,,;,, ,oos 2 sensational turn to-day. when
Stanford B Lewis. assistant to Huston. the ar
ohitect declared that Huston's letter to former
Attorney General Carson explaining his part IN
the contracts had been prepared at the susges-
ton of former Governor Pennypacker. former
Auditor General Snyder, one of the defendants
and Mr. Carson. and that il was misleading ana
intended 10 be a ''whtewash-
Lewis was being subjected 10 a severe cross
examination by Mr. Gilbert, of counsel for the
defence about the letter. and when asked II Ger
tain statements made by Huston were true the
witness demanded the right to explain the cir
cusnstances under which il was written.
Rising in his seat and speaking with right
hand raised above his head, he told story
which astonished every one in the crowded
courtroom except the lawyers for the common
wealth
According 10 LeWis's story, when II came 10
Illusions turn TO write an answer to Mr. Car
son Lewis was summoned to Harrisburg over
the teIephone by Pennypacker and Snyder, ana
the letter was prepared at a conference with
those two officers and the former Attorney
General TO -dovetail'' in with others prepared
by state officers connected with the construc-
ton and equipment of the Capitol
Mr. Gilbert had Lewis identify the Huston
letters and then forced him to admit that the
architects statements that ne mao NeiSheu anu
measured articles of furniture for the Capltol
were practically false and made for purpose
Lewis said: When the letter OF Mr. carson
Was written 10 us we were proud OF the pul'o-
,nr We had had SO much TO do with, and we
wrote that letter / myself was called up on lhe
telephone by Auditor General Snyder ana lhe
Governor of this state ] went myself person
aIly TO Harrisburg, and went over thal lettef
With the Auditor General and with the Governor
The only purpose was that II was TO be more OF
less Of q -whitewash' 10 protect the great oul'o-
ing which we had been instrumental TO GER
tain extent In getting UP in this town
The statements made in that letter are not
IN accordance with what We did Ihey were
made to fit in with the letters written by the
other officials. signed by the Auditor Generai
and the Governor on one side and General Sny-
der and the other officials and ourselves on the
other
The letter to which Lewis referred was one OF
series written in November and December
-eos in response to the Carson inquiry INTO the
F,anitol scandal. Lewis was on the stano all
dav and was under q constant fire OF questions
bv counsel for the defence His cross-eXa1n-
ination will be continued when the trial is re-
surled on Monday
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
JAP TAKES OUT MARRIAGE LICENSE
Yale Divinity Student Puts Down White in
Color Column, but Changes It.

Kannosuke Kawanaka. a japanese student at the
Yale Divinity School, took marriage license
yesterday afternoon for himself and Miss Yuki
Kitamura twenty-three years old, of New Haven.
The japanese put down under the item of color
white" but the clerk told him that would hardly
do The Japanese said told him to put that
down He was persuaded that he belonged TO the
yellow race and the Japanese wrote it that way
opposite both names.
The couple left the City Hall to be married by
the Re-. Julius A. Bewer professor of theology
at Union Theological Seminary.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08

Boston, Feb 7-Declaring that a years expert
ment has been productive OF much good a society y
known as the Bluejackets' Friends gives notice to-
day that 1t has been permanently organized and ~
corporated under Massachusetts laws Miss Abbie
Fosdyci Ransom. of Milton. Mass. is president OF
the society. the object OF which is TO defend the
bows of the navy from alleged discrimination In
their exclusion from high class places OF amuse-
ment In a statement given out to-day the officers
of the society say:
Mistaken ideas have prevailed regarding the
personnel OF the navy, but people are awakening
10 the fact that II is not a dumping ground for
police court refuse reformatory school for
unruy boys"