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New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
WIFE RUsHEs TO PoLICEMAN's AID.
Exposes Herself to Flying Bullets After
Robbery of New Canaan Pestoffice.

New Canaan. Conn. Jan. Isl. n. Reed a
policeman. was wounded in the head by a bullet
from the gun of burglar, who was one OF five
interrupted while blowing open the safe IN the
postofFice early to-day Reeds wound viii not
result fatally.
The burglars had blown sfT the outer door "t
the safe, when the burglar alarm gave the signal
in the telephone office. the telephone operator
sounding the fire alarm. Reed and Marvin Nor
riI another officer. hastened to the postotfce,
exchanging shots with the burglars, who es-
caped by tho rear yard. Some thirty shots were
fired The explosion failed to break the inside
door which protected a compartment in which
there was considerable money The men. how
ever got about $40 from stamp drawer
During the gun fight MerriIrs wife ran into the
street half dressed, thinking she might aid ner
husband Although exposed to the flying bull
lets. she escaped unharmed, but is Frustrated by
the shock
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
OFFERINGS OF THE STORES.
FOR FURTHER INFORM4TION CONSULT THE 4DTER
EsG7.. TISEMENTS IN TO-DAY,S TRIBUNE

FREDERICK LOESER & co. Brooklyn adver-
tise sale of furniture reduced rates
A. d MATTHEW'S SONS. Brooklyn are hold
ing economy sale of furniture and carpets
FREDERICK ". EVERS. No. 30-32 East 2Ist
street, between Broadway and Fourth avenue. an
nounces fire sale of furniture from the Parker
Building fire at reduced rates.
STERN BROTHERS, West sd street near Fifth
avenue offer ladies' tailored walking suits colOred
dress goods. household linens. coats fur Incl
garments. draperies and carpets at reduced prices
LORD & TAYLOR. Broadway and Goth street
Fifth avenue and 18th street. announce an annual
clearing sale of rugs. carpets and Oriental rugs.
ARNOLD CONSTABLE & CO, broadway aud
18th street advertise the continuation OF their
January sale of dress fabrics. Lyons novelty silks
Oriental rugs lace curtains and domestic rugs.
RTIMSTEIN West 125th street. between Sew
enth and Eighth avenues, announces January
sale of house furnishings OF all descrtgticnA
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
HARVESTER COMPANY FINED.
Guilty on Forty three Counts of Violating
Kansas Antitrust Laws.

Topeka Kan. Jan. 1S.-Judge Dana. in the Shaw
nee County District Court here. to-day assessed 4
fine of $3.50 against the International Harvester
COMPANY which the court found guilty on forty
three counts of violating the Kansas antitrust
law The maximum fine is 1900 a count and the
minimum 800
The company got a stay OF execution for sixty
days TO prepare case for the Supreme Court Tho
criminal suit was filed year by Attorney
General c. c. Coleman VINO contended that the
harvester company being operated in Kansas
in violation of the antitrust laws. Tho specific
charge was made by the state that implement deal
ers in Topeka compelled to sign contract
with the International company TO handle other
harvesting machinery save that made by the Inter
national Harvester Company. and the schedule OF
prices was not TO be violated
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
OBITUARY NOTES.

MAJOR ABRAM Y. MORRIS founder Of the
Morris Knitting Mills at Amsterdam. y Y. and in
in other industrial enterprises head OF the
hank bearing his name and the largest real estate
owner in that part OF the Mohawk Valley died
yesterday in has eiEhty-third year. lie retired
eleven years ago leaving his business in the hands
OF his sons. John Y, and Francis lie also left
two daughters. Mrs Spencer Kellogg and Mrs
Sidney McDouEal, both Of Buffalo.
II. CLAY HALL. a LAWYER died at Little Fails
y Y yesterday afternoon Mr. Hall was born in
1875 at Metuchen. y J. lie served in the Maxi-
can War theu studied law IN New and in 1850
went into tho navy. The next year he joined the
army and remained in the field until the clos.
Of the Civil War. After that he practised law
In 1895 he was elected department commander ot
the Grand Army OF the Republic o. this state
ISAAC y. HAsCALL. at one time Acting Gov
cruor Nebraska and for many years of the
most promient politicians iuNhe state, died yestcr-
day ST Joseph Hospital. Omaha, whittier he
takcn recently following attack Of paralysis.
Judge Hascal was seventy-seven years old lie
was born Buffalo. y. Y, and his father a
Presidential electo- IN the electoral college which
named Lincoln for President
GEORGE Y ericsson. president or tho George
y Cresson company OF Philadelphia and well
known in the machinery trade, died his home
Yesterday 10 was seveuty-Cnc years old. Mr..
Cresson was three times president Of the Manu-
facturers' CLUB and member of many other
social and commercial organizations IN Pihadel-
phia.
RICHARD NELSON DIHMAN, seveuty-four
years old. died AT his home in Railway, y. J, yes
t~rday His wife died a week ago. Mr. Denman
cast hie first for Fremont and Dayton He
had lived IN Railway all his life One niece Mrs
Lewis H. Watson survives him.
MRS. SARAH BAILEY MCFARLAND. widow
Of William Wallace MacFarland the attorney who
engineered the reorganization OF the Erie Rail
road and who died October so 1906, died at her
Sf,,
leaves two daughters. Mrs. Frank J. Lord and
Miss Ehie MacFarland Mrs. NacFarlaud's funeral
viii be held at the MoTaviar Church. New Dorp
Staten Island on Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
STEAMSHIP MEN HFARD.
Advocate Reduction of Air Space Required
for Immigrants.

Washington. ian. 1s.-A number Of rcpres7
tives Of steamship companies presented arguments
before the immigration commission to-day N sup
mort Of their plea for "A reduction Of the air space
required for passengers under The new Law or that
subject which goes into effect on January !, 1905
They contended that the proposed increase would
lessen the carrying capacity Of the ships from . To
- pnr cent ana argued that the allowance made
bv the law excessive
Messrs HeaIe. Spaldiug and Franklin. represent
ing the White Star Line, outlined what they stated
were the ideas Of most Of the steamship companies
in regard to accommodations for third class pas
scncers They said that If deck and other space
allowed 10 third class passengers should ne taken
into account it would he found that excellent p"o-
vision is made for them. They advocated the adop-
tion OF the British regulations, which give greater
consideration to the space features outside OF
eiaeping accommodations than do United States
immigration laws this point.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

HEARN, 14th street, West OF Fifth avenue. an
nounces the third week of the annual January sale
and is offering bargains in women's underwear OF
all descriptions as well bargains in bed linen
and curtains.
BLOOMINGDALES, Lexington avenue 5sth 10
Goth street, have sale OF real laces Oriental rugs
and carpets and women's waists
A JAECKEL Il CO, No. 34 Fifth avenue. are
offering their entire stock of furs OF all kinds at
reduced prices.
SIMPSON CRAWFORD COMPANY, Sixth ave-
nue. 18th to 20th street advertising lace robes
800 pieces in all, at reduced rates.
MACY'S, Sixth avenue. 34th 35th street. an
nounces bargains in furs. laces and embroderies,
domestic rugs womens suits. white goods, linens.
womens underwear dinner sets, household effects
and groceries.
ABRAHAM & sTRAuS. Brookhp, announce q
sale of china cut glass and art wares OF all de-
scriptions.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
JENKINsEs ASK CHANGE OF VENUE
Motion for Removal of Trial from Kings
County To Be Argued

counsel for John G. Jenkins sr John q
jenkins, tr-, Frank Jenkins and Fred Jenkins
obtained from Justice Rich. of the Appellate
Division OF the Supreme Court yesterday In
Brooklyn permission 10 argue a motion for 2
change OF venue from Kings County for their
trial for conspiracy in connection with alleged
violations of the banking laws. The trial was
set for Monday before County Judge Fawcett
hut may be delayed pending the outcome of the
motion The argument has been assigned by
Justice Rich to be heard before Justice Scud-
der, Of the Supreme Court. at Mineola on Feb
ruary &
Assistant District Attorney Elder said that he
thought the would be tried on Monday.
This molten is made purely for delay he said,
land has no merit in it
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
CARNEGIE RELIEF FUND REPORT

Pittsbure. IAN. 1s-The sixth annual report Of the
Carnegie Relief Fund. applicable employees of the
Carnegie Steel Company and It's nine constituent
companies. made public tonight. During the
year 1907 shows the distribution s3l6 764 O d
vidcd follows: Accident benefits. Sl7545 =:
benefits S21.4i9 ana pension allowances S6S 769 90
The workmeu Of the following companies are
benefited Carnegie Steel Company. H. G. Frick
coke Company. Oliver Iron Mining Company.
Resscnlcr & Lake Eric Railroad Company. Union
Railroad Company. PittsburS Steamship Company.
FHttsburg & COnncaut Dock Company. National
Mining Company and the keystone Bridge Works
Since the relief fund established six years
there has been total Of S95f bcneficiaries. as
follows: Injured in accidents. 1881. death benefits
SIS. and pension allowances. s67. which has made
necessary distribution Of $Llc9 III %
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.

Baltimore. Jan. 1S.-GeOrge l. BiIIups. proprietor
of Billups'S Hotel, Park Heights and Hayward ave-
nues. and Mrs Mamie Kohl were Instantly killed
early to-day by being thrown from AUTOMOBILES
Park Heights aver and the Pimlico Road
trance TO Druid Hill Park Leo H Schaab. OF
Elkridge. Howard Counc the owner and driver OF
the machine was hurt internally. but not fatally
injured. In turning the curve at the PiTnlkco Road
entrance TO the park the machine skidded and
upset Mr.. Schaab later in the day fined sa5
and costs TO- violating the speed laws Of the city
An inquest into the deaths Of Billups and Mrs.
kahl held tonight. the verdict being that they
due 20 accident Schaah thereuuon r.
leased he having been held to await the result a
tha tnveSuSaEicn. =
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
TENNESSEE RAILROADS TO FIGHT.
Will Contest 21-2 Cent Passenger Fare
Order in Courts

Nashville, Tenn, JAN 18-The railroads of
Tennessee will fight yesterdays order of the State
Railroad Commission reducing passenger fares from
three cents to two and one-half cents mile, ef-
fective on April / Railroad officials generally at
tribute the Of the order and the agitation Of
the rate reduction to politics, and say that
result of the politicians making effort to come
into public their interests to suffer. They
further say that the enforcement Of the order will
have an injurious effect the railroad interests of
the South. and that the cry for more roads 10 un-
developed communities will be strangled by the
politicians in their effort TO curry public favor.
They declare that any effort to enforce the order
NJ the Railroad Commission win be contested in the
courts.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
GlRARD c. w. lOWREY.

The death of Grard c. w Lowrey occurred at
his home No. 153 Riverside Drive yesterday after
u short illness. Mr.. LoTrey was slxty-one years
old, and leaves his wife and two children. He was
a son of Joseph S. and Deborah P, Lowrey and
married Charlotte Rice. He was vice-president and
director Of the New Mexico Railway and Coal
Company, the FL Paso & Northeastern Railway,
the Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railway,
and director of the Durango Central Railroad the
St Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and
other Western railroads. He had a summer resi-
dence at Larchmont n. Y, and a business office
at No 6s West Broadway. The funeral services
will he held at ST. Georges Church, Stuyvesant
Square and East 18th street Tuesday at lO:3o
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
HEApLEss BODY AGAIN IDENTIFIED

Nantucket, Mass, Jan. ia headless body
found last week on the north shore of Nantucket
Island is believed he that of Nelson a
Mills. Of Barnegat. N j.. who was captain Of
the schooner Richard s Leaning, lost Long
Shoal with her entire crew December u. T90t
The finding of the vessels papers the body led
the coroner to make report declaring 1t be
the body OF Captain Harry p. Smith. who was
registered the schooners master but it has
since been learned that Captain Smith
board the vessel, and that his place for the voy-
age from Windsor, N S, taken by Captain
Mills. Captain Smith is now running one of
the United Fruit Company's steameres out OF
Boston.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
ANNUAL FENCING TOURNAMENT.

Professor octavto Maivido held his annual fenc-
ing tournament for the year 1907 at his academy
No 167 West Esd street, last night The analr
was opened with q grand salute by Professor MAJ
yido and arthur J. GUIDE. young New Yorker VINO
become an expert In the art, sftsr winch con-
tests between the pupils were held
the close Of the tournament the following prizes
were awarded: Miss NJ stuyvesant a pair OF
Mersgnac foils; Miss L. McLane. pair OF sabres
Edward Rey pair OF sabres; Gustavo Duprat. a
pair OF combat swords, nickel plated
During the evening a telegram OF New Year
greeting was sent 20 M Lucien de Merignac cnarn-
pton fencer of the world, who is now in Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
OBITUARY..
GOVERNOR CHARLES H. SAWYER.

Dover y. H. Jan. 1s-Ex-Governor Charles H.
Sawyer died at his home here to-day after an i'll
ness of several weeks Mr.. Sawyer was the prin-
cpal owner for many years of the Sawyer Woolen
Mills, of this city. which were founded by his
father and which absorbed by the American
woollen Company ten years ago. Since then he
had not been active in business
Mr.. Sawyer born at Watertown. \. Y. in
1870. and came here ten years later. He a
member of the State Legislature in 1s6e- 10 and
1857. and a delegate the National Republican
Convention i'll 1884 He was Governor of the state
in 1SS7-'S9, and Commissioner for New Hampshire
at the Paris Exposition in 1889. Four sons survive
him
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
FIRE SHOULDERS IN PARKER BUILDING

Although it more than week since the
outbreak of the fire that destroyed it. the Parker
Building still burning midnight last night.
Great clouds OF smoke were pouring from the sixth
floor windows the 18th street side where work
had turned of the stock of the
Detner N"olien Company during the day. The ire
we're not called. but the police were on the
alert for another outbreak.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
TETRAzzINI DooeEs WAITING CROWD.

After Signorina Tetrazzini's performances at ths
Manhattan Opera House yesterday afternoon near
" hfteer hundred admirers Gathered outside the
stage entrance West 35th street. 20 catch a
glimpse OF the singer. Signorina TetrazZini was al
most exhausted BY her efforts the stage. and
William Garde one OF Nr. Harnmerstetn's repre-
sentatves escorted her through the front entrances
into another carriage. and she made her way to
the Hotel knickerbocker. where she is staying.
The crowd waited for more than half hour.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
SHOE MANUFACTURERS ASSIGN.

Cambridge, Mass Jan. 1s-The james Dono'aH
Company shoe manufacturers OF Everett has en-
tered assignment the benefit OF creditors IN
The Registry of Deeds here The assets OF the
company are placed at 100000 the amount for
which IL was Incorporated, and the liabilities al
s1s0Geo. A calling of notes the company held
~ varouE banks is Gver the for the en-
hsraEsrnenf. Benjamin y. johnson, OF Lynn, has
been named trustee for tho creditors The lac
torier cf the COMPANY had an average annual out
put ~ between two million and three million pairs
Gt ehees
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
SIR John LAWSON WALTON.

London. Jan 1s.-Sir John Lawson Walton. men,
of Parliament for the Southern Division OF
Leeds and Attorney General, died in this city this
morning. Sir John i'll for only day and
his death came a surprise 10 the public and =
shock to his colleagues. He returned to London
from The seashore the beginning of this week and
was in the best OF health and spirits. He had is
sued invitations for dinner to be held last night
YESTERDAY morning. however, he was seized with
q chill and went bed. Acute pneumonia devel-
oped and he died at 1880 O'Clock this morning.
Sir John Lawson Walton who was born in 49,
Was the son of the Rev John Walton, Wesleyan
missionary 10 Ceylon, and afterward president OF
the Wesleyan Conferences for Great Britain and
South Africa His education was secured at the
Merchant Tailors' School and London University
He was called TO the bar in 1877 and was elected
Rencher of tho Middle Temple in 1897. He was
elected to Parliament from South Leeds 10 succeed
Lord Payfair in 1892 In 1905 he was made At
tornev General in the Campbell Zimmerman Minis
try He belonged TO Brooks and the Reform clubs
and was married in 1882. having three sons and
daughters.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
FRANK S. OLIVER,

Try Telegraph TO The Tribune
Colorado Springs. Col. Jan r-Frank Slade
Oliver. of New York, an orGanist. who came heTe
three months ago a sufferer from tuberculosis.
IS dead at Glockner Sanat0riuu, AT the age Of
thirty-Hve years. He a native Of England, but
came TO New York several years ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
CLEVELAND OBJECTS TO LYcuRGus.
TBy Telegraph to The

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Cleveland, JAM 1S-Cieveiand is protesting against
*he County Building Commissions intention to put
a figure of Lycurgus in a group OF lawEivers be-
fore the new courthouse.
"It is preposterous" said Mrs. A. Z. Mckee HE
made IL lawful Tor 10 borrow each other s
wives.
Mrs s X Waterman. head OF the Purity League,
satd. our whole tendency is to debsuchery. Thero
,s enough impurity now TO swamp the next genera
tiou.~
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
wHlrmoRe's GOODS SOLD AT AUCTION

An auction sale of the household goods Of Theo-
dare S Whtmore. who IS in jail in Jersey
city, charged with the murder OF his wife IN n
swamp near Harrison. y. J. was held yesterday
al No ass Adams street Brooklyn. the house for
s1erly occupied by Whitmore and h. wife. Ahour
SIS was realized from the sale
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

HoIyoke Mass Jan 1S.-The American Writing
Paper Company. of this city. announced to-day
that ali of it's mills viii open next week During
the last two months from six twelve of its dI-
visions sixteen OF which here, have been
closed This restores employment 10 hundreds Of
operatives
The division the American Thread Company.
which was closed days this week. viii also re-
omen Monday.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
WANT JACKSON INVESTIGATED.

The executive committee of the depositors of the
Brooklyn Bank has adopted a resolution looking
to n legislative investigation of the acts OF At
torney General William s. Jackson in connection
with the receiverships Of Brooklyn banks. \ COM
nittee of three will confer with Senators and As
scmblvmen from the borough in regard to framing
a suitable bill to provide for a thorough investiga-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
MANUFACTURING PLANTS RESUME.

Buffalo Jan Is-The United States Rubber Re
claiming Works. of this city. one Of the largest
mills of its kind in the country. after having been
closed for the last two months will resume on
Monday and Will run fun time. day and night.
This mill gives employ ment to about two hundred
and fifty
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
THE LADIES EXGELLED.

The Grand Leap Year entertain
ment given at the St. James Chu-
rch last week was III every way a
huge success, and the ladies gave
the Gents a lesson of how to enter
tain their company, even though
some Of them were SO unkind to
say that it was a put up job that
there was not enough refreshments
but for all that, the ladies did them
selves proud in the manner OF viii
Oh they entertainded their Gentle
men friends and acquantances and
the Plaindealer wishes for many
more such as the CAST before Leap
Year expires.
A new business conducted by our
people has been put in operation
on Broadway.
The Manhattan Club was certa-
My decorated up to the minute for
the Lincoln Day exercises.
Mrs. Martin. wife of w. H. Mar
tin has came here to join her hus-
band.
Mrs. Brooks while here disposed
Of her property out on the South
Side we understand that the aonsi-
deration was 600 & 50 dollars.
Mr.. +. B. Jones of Havre was in
The City last week.
The accompanying picture is an
excellent likeness Of Louis A. Oneil
Of Butte who is the proprietor OF
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Colored Congressman
In the United States.

Since the addition of slavery in
the United states in 1868, many neg
roes have held official positions.
Two were Tn ted States Senators.
Twenty-Five representatives; three
Registers of the Treasury; several
were Lieutenant Governors ofStates
About forty have held diplomatic
and consular positions: many have
been officers in the army; six were
Recorders of Deeds in the District
Columbia.
A fine engraving of these Neg
e Ger gressmtn as just been issued
giving accurate potrates of each;
also the Congress in which they SER
we'd and the years of service. In
the picture the two Senators, Messrs
Revels and Bruce, occupy the cen,
ter of the group, surrounded by the
other twenty Representatives. In
the background, theStars and Strips
in color. This beautiful engraving,
with a booklet containing biograph-
les of these eminent men, is sold for
n dollar. This engraving is a gra-
phic political history of the Negroe
in America. No home, library, office
or schoOl-room will be complete with
out it. Send for one to-day.
The Colored American Novelty Co.
Washington, D. C.
~. IdWcT Z0Ios
Agents wanted.
N. B. We also have in stock large
~engravings of Frederick Douglass
Paul Dunbar, Toussaiut L Overture.
Booker T. Washington, W. T. Vernon
Register of the Treasury, Phillis
Wheatley and souvenir postcards OF
Kelly Miller, Dubois, S. Coleridgt
Taylor and Everything about Colo.
red People" in books, pictures, in
ventions and souvenirs.
Sunday is quarterly meeting at
St. James Church, the Rev. E. d.
abbott of Great Falls will preach
II a m and 7;30 pm You are cor
invited tobe presentt at each
meeting.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14

The Antics Saloon Mr.. Oneil is an
old Railroadman, but one who has
always had a h%ankering for business
and now conducts what is destined
to be a great Business in the
Copper City.
Mrs. J. f. Bass of Anaconda is
in the city, the guest of Miss Nam
lie Walton for a month.
The Busy Bees met at Z. Harris
last Thursday eve: and reports of
having a nice time.