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New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
AUTOS IN WILD CHASE.
Join Police and Hid in Catching a
Runa1cay Horse.

Automobiles and mounted and bicycle police
stirred up the crowds in Riverside Drive and
upper Broadway yesterday afternoon in wild
chase after a runaway horse which lasted for
more than mile To the surprise of all who
witnessed il. injured The animal
was caught 13Sth street by Bicycle Patrol
man Helms. who had chased the he in bor-
rowed automobile. oy getting IN front of it and
catching hold of the bride.
light wagon driven by Henry Davis. of No.
50 Second avenue. crossing the viaduct
Riverside Drive. near 124th street when one
of the shafts broke, frightening the horse. and
il started TO throwing Davis into the street.
and then turned east in 13Jth street. and up
Broadway.
An automobile driven by Felix Dwight. OF
No $40 West 56th street was bound up Broad
way, when Helms jumped in and told him to so
after the runaway. other automobiles Joined
in the runaway dashed by them
Helms's machine finally got ahead of the horse
and then gradually slowed down. Helms. by
reaching back got hold of the bride. and jump
ing out of the back of the machine brought the
horse to a standstill
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
JUMPS TRACK ON BRIDGE.
Vest Shore Train, Full of Passen-
gers. Just Misses Rirer.

With crash that awoke the occupants of the
Pullman seepers the engine and the forward
of the Albany local lrain of the West Shore Rail-
road left the rails ut the south end of the bridge
at Little Ferry. y. j.. last night and the full
length of the structure the ties. IL through
sheer good fortune that the train did plunge
through the bridge into the Hackensack River.
The draw of the bridge. it is thought. had
been properly closed The engineer luckily had
slowed down for the Little Ferry station. at the
north end of the bridge. Some of the passengers
were thrown from their berths when the engine
stopped with jerk At the end of the station
Another train was supplied and the passengers
were enabled to continue their journey A wreck
ing crew worked the engine and the car for
more than five hours and succeeded in jacking
them back 10 the rns.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
RESCTER HIT By AUTO.
Nan Badly Hurt IN Pushing Tzco
Little Girls Ont of Danger.

After pushing out OF danger two little girls
who stood transfxed with fright in the Path OF
an approaching automobile at Fourth avenue
and 63th street Brooklyn early yesterday
evening. William Jardine. of No. AZ 63d street
of the same borough was knocked down by the
machine and is now lying in the Norwegian
Hospital with two broken ribs and a possible
fracture of the skull The physicians belleve
he will live. The chauffeur and two women
who were in the car abandoned it when the ac-
Cident occurred
The police of the Fort Hamilton avenue po-
lice station found the owner Of the automobile TO
be Henry Cue. of No J11S twelfth avenue.
Brooklyn. He said he sent his ear To the gar
age in charge of his chauffeur. George Finn' VINO
is said live in 54th street half an hour before
the accident happened The police are now look
ing for Finn.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
TORNADO SUEEPS TEXAS.
TwOots Trees and JmOOfs Houses
-Heary Fail of Rain.

Austin. Tex. May GA tremendous storm. that
at times developed into tornado swept Texas
from the Panhandle to the Gulf carly to-day. The
destruction to crops and vegetation. trees and
shr,bhery was the greatest reported in years. In
numerous places houses were uplifted. and small
villages and hamlets in many instances in
undated by the rainfall, which in the space of
four hours reached seven inches in many sections.
Austin was in the path of the storm. and for
hours the streets impossible. electric light
and telephone come ections were disabled and many
houses unroofed. The agricultural sections of
trial and southern Texas have been terribly dam
aged according to reports received here tonight
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
WOULD COAL THE FLEET
australian offer Not To Be DC
cepted- Of Fuel 50, 900 900.

Washington. May 24-Approximately So.eoo.-
600 is the estimate Of the cost Of the coal con-
sumed by the Atlantic battleship feet. when It
shall have finished its cruise around the world
The estimate of the cost Of coal necessary 10
move the feet from San Francisco TO Hampton
Roads, by way OF Honolulu. Manila and the Suez
Canal, has been reported by the chief of the
bureau of equipment as amounting to S2,G39o 900
The Navy Department has been in receipt of
unofficial communications from the Australian
government. offering TO furnish without cost the
coal required during the visit OF the command III
Australian waters. OF course the government
could not think OF accepting such an offer. and
all arrangements have been made to Ameri
can coal for the entire cruise.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
C4PSIZED BY CURRENT.
Roscboat Orertmrned IN Hachensdck
RiTer-One Nan DrO7cned.

Caught in the swift current OF the Hacken-
sack River. just below the Pennsylvania Rail
road bridge a rowboat containing three men
capsized last evening. Ollie Olsen, of No. 800
Bergen Road, Jersey City coulu not swim and
was drowned.
CHRISTOPHER Won Derhoff, Of No 3029 Hudson
boulevard and Thomas Sorgenes. of Linden
avenue, Jersey City. tried to help Olsen in re-
sponse TO his cries. but they could not get TO him
on account of the swift current. They reached
the shore almost exhausted.
The spot where the accident occurred is noted
for its treacherous current, which is more dam
serous because of the sharp turn at that point
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
-nAAI 1T CYPRESS HILLS.
" ar Ieterans Ouercome by Heat an
March to Cemetery.

- thousands OF persons gathered YESTERDAY at tb.
Nola4 Cemetery in the Cypress Hills section Of
.s A4yh and helped TO pay tribute 10 the merncry
:, 'he nations dead Veterans of the strife be-
~ 'He North and the South, men marked with
scars OF battle, marched for miles under a
Gig Gig sun TO stand beside the graves their old
aoes More than dozen veterans fell by the
cue and had 10 receive medical treatment
Grand Army garrison in the greater city
-epfesented in the procession, along with regi-
c, of The national guard. the regulars from
-, ao' . Island the sailors and marines from
r., navy yard. independent organizations mill
- oenos and regiments of cadets.
-, was expected that Governor Hughes would
e. the parade from stand that had been
.o,.ro IN Jamaica avenue and Essex street, ad-
n.,l ehe cemetery He sent a telegrapflic dis
l. ~ iron Albany stating his regret that he would
r.apie TO be present.
ora.. Thousand graves in the cemetery were dec
Co. WIN small flags OF the national colors.
so Pianted the flags the graves while
"a. 'ion were firing a salute the dead.
sns parade and services were held under the
oi the Army and Navy Union. The pres
id
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
REFUSES R4BIES CURE.
Catcher, Bitten T7cice by Mad Dogs,
Declines To Be Treated.

John Green of the dog catchers working
in Richmond Borough. under the direction of the
Department of Health. to rid that borough Of
stray and mad dogs. although bitten twice re-
Gently by dogs which examination showed TO be
suffering from rabies, refuses to undergo the
Pasteur treatment that would render him i'm
mune
The work of dog exterrnfnation is being pushed
vigorously in Richmond Borough. Dogs taken
by the eatchers and not claimed within forty
eight hours are killed. It costs an owner 50 TO
get a dog out Of pound.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
FLOODS IN SOUTHWEST
RAILWAT TRAFFIC STOPS.
At Least T7cO LiUes and Millions IN
Property Lost.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Fort Worth, Tex, MAY 2i.-Two lives are
known TO have been lost and five other persons
are missing in the Trinity River food here.
which is higher than the flood last month which
submerged a large part OF this city. The streets
here flooded.
The present food is the worst in the rivers
record The traffic of seven railroads centring
here is AT a standstll The loss in Fort Worth
alone will be more than S2ON1.co0. The heavy
rain has been continuous here and throughout
North Central and Northwest Texas and Okla
homa for the last twenty four hours.
MuskoFee Okla, May 24-Not a railroad in
Oklahoma is in operation tonight. a result
of the heavy rains and cloudbursts that have
occurred in various parts of the state during the
last three days The last road to suspend oper-
ations was the Missouri. Kansas Texas which
was forced TO quit at noon to-day. when the
bridge on the main line at Eufala went down.
To add to the disaster, the main supplying
natural gas TO the Indian Territory part of the
state was carried away with the Clarksville
Bridge to-day, and the supply of gas for Musko-
gee and several other cities in the southeast
part of the state has been entirely cut off. Off
cials of the gas company say il viii be week
before renairs can be made so that the gas
supply can again be carried. As natural gas is
used for light and heat, business will be sus-
pended in measure. Elevators have been
forced to stop running and hotels and restau-
rants have practically been put out of business
During the last ten hours there has been a
rainfall OF 90 inches in this part Of the state
The Canadian River has risen ten feet during the
last twelve hours and the Arkansas eight feet.
The entire country Is under water.
Late this afternoon a message received
at the Midland Valley Railroad offices here from
wins hat he
water ana that help was needed. The railroad
is powerless to send aid, much of the track
and bridge went out to-day. jerks is fifty
three miles north of Muskogee and issin
trenely- low country. 1t is feared that many
have. periShed.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
K1MoNo SET ON FIRE CAUSES DEATH
Mrs. James H. Brookfeld, of White Plains,
Dies from Burns.

Mrs James H Brookfied, daughter of the late
lanes H Quntard and granddaughter Of George
w ouintard the iron manufacturer. died early
Yesterday morning at her home, in White Plains
from burns received Friday night, when in pr2-
paring to retire of the sleeves of her kimono
came in contact with the flame OF a candle she
was carrying.
Tho clatb blazed up and Mrs. Brook1eld was
una bile TO tear the burning garment from her be
fore she had been badly burned. Her recovery was
irnnossible She grew rapidly Saturday
night.
day at Il a m.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
ALL MEMBERS AT THIS BALL GAME

Five hundred baseball enthusiasts who travelled
IN Stanleton Park, Staten Island. yesterday after
noon to see game between the Stapleton Athletic
Club and the Ex-Cuban Giants became enraged
when CAPTAIN Iindon and squad of detectives
stopped the game and arrested five OF the players
Admission TO the game obtained under the
membership card system each person desiring to
see ii buying a membership ticket a block from
the grounds. Captain. Lindon paid no attention to
the arguments of the managers and ordered his
men 20 make arrests The players were held In
$500 bail for examination to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. May 2A-Orson c. Barthoomew. of Dem
ver sixty-eght years old. Vas killed to-day in a
collision between electric and automobile.
at s4th street and Indiana avenue L. Bartholo
new a brother. OF Chicago, and Miss Margaret
Hawkins of Chicago. were slightly injured Ths
killed and injured we're al occupants Of the auto
mobile which was driven by L. Bartholomew. and
was overturned Orson Bartholomew instantly
killed
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
THIRTEEN HURT IN COLLISION.

Ottawa MAY 2i-Thirteen people were injured
to-day in a streetcar collision miles from here
Two Of the injured may die. Twelve have been
taken To hospitals
\ large car had stopped at the foot of a grade
10 discharge passengers. y smaller car. loaded TO
the guards howled down the grade. the impact
forcing the small car under the larger one The
platform of the latter cut eff the upper body OF
The small ear and crushed the first four rows OF
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
TROLLEY CRASH IN SAN FRANCISCO

san Francisco. May 2i-Two crowded trolley cars
came into collision to-day at Devtsadero and Sac
ranento streets at the foot of steep hill. killing
Ef.r-, Eaer 4 travelling salesman and injurinS
twenty other passengers. one probably fatally and
several seriously.
The ear Devisadero street got beyond controi
Of the mctorman and dashed down the hill with
terrific speed striking the sacramento streetcar
lust as il rounded q curve.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
STABS PRIEST, PROBABLY FATALLY
Demented Farmer Attacks Priest of Missouri
Church with Pocketknife.

Salisbury, Mo. May 24.-In the presence of four
hundred worshppers. Father Joseph F. Lubely,
aged thrty-three years old, pastor of st. Josephs
Catholic Church. was stabbed twice with pocket
knife and probably fatally injured in church to-
day by Joseph Schuette. farmer, who is believed
to have become suddenly demented. A panic was
narrowly ayerted among the communicates. many
of them women The injured man taken TO
in
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
TWO TORNADoES WITHIN 45 MINUTES.

Shawnee. Okla, May 2i-Two tornadoes forty
five minutes wrought havoc in the northwestern
part of Pottawatome County to-day. Walter Ha-
worth is reported killed and Michael Burnett ia
tally hurt The tornado first appeared Nc
Cloud and took in Aydeotte and Meeker. Reports
say dozen persons injured Aydclotte.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
DROWNED IN STORAGE RESERVOIR

Despite the efforts Of the watchmen employed by
the city of Brooklyn boys have been swimming for
several DAYS in large storage reservoirs between
Hempstead and Rockville Centre. A number of
vo,,ng negroes from Hampstead swimming
there vesterd ~ when q Chman appeared. Bird
sail L. Willis aged seventeen in his efforts TO reach
the shore and escape became exhausted and
drowned.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
THOMAS CAR AGAIN IN LEAD.

Paris Nav 25.-A dispatch to the 'Matin.'' dated
Nav 3. Nikolsk, Russia. says that the American
car in the New York Paris automobile race is
again in the lead arriving here after TWO days of
poughing the muddiest of roads. 1t overlook the
German car few miles of Vladvisto1, and at
times the two cars were almost hopelessly stalled
in the n,ire the crews having great difficulty in
extricating themselves Nikolsk is about one hun
arsd miles from ViAdiyosIcs.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
BALL PLAYER DROPS DEAD ON FIELD.
Bursts Blood Vessel in Attempt to Throw
Man Out at Home Plate.

St Louis May A.-Anxious to make up for an
error Holm r Parry. amateur baseball player.
,,,, co much effort into a long throw from deep
left field to the home plate in a game between two
local baseball teams to-day. that he burst blood
vessel and fell dead the ball reached the catcher
and put out the player who was trying TO reach
home.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
GOLFER KILLED BY LIGHTING.

St Louis, May CIV. RI. Howard. a wealthy
commission merchant. killed BY lightning to-
day in a rainstorm which swept over ST. Louis.
Mr. Howard who was member of the Glen Echo
Golf Club. lef, off play and sought the shelter of
tree when il began to rain The lightning
down the tree killing him instantly
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
eRANpsrANp SPILLS 300 PERSONS.

Buffalo May 24.-At bail game to-day between
the Brooklyn Royal Giants and a local nine
grandstand holding about eight hundred persons
folded IN and spilled the crowd in the mud. The
accident happened in sight of four thousand spec
tators Anlbuances and police were
rushed 70 the scene. but ii found that sprains
and bruises the worst injuries. The structure
was built rear the ground and the drop not
far.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Shawnee. Okla. May 24.-Half a million dol
lars damage has already been done by floods in
Pottawatomie County, which have isolated this
CITY except by wire communication The Cana
dian River is out of its banks here. and a mile
wide All passenger and freight trains are tied
1Ip and marooned passengers have no prospects
Of escaping soon, the floods in this section are
the highest in ten years.
large part of the Missouri Kansas & Texas
trac' betw- here a-d Lawton has been washed
away The loss of alfalfa in the lowlands in this
vicinity is estimated at 100000 Two thousand
hogs have been drowned in the railroad pens
here and cattle have been drowned by the hun
dreds along the Canadian River.
Guthrie. Okla, May 24.-All West Guthrie is
inundated with from seven to ten feet of water
rushing through the streets The Cottonwood
river is twenty-five miles wide in places and is
still rising. Not a train has entered Guthrie
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

WOODLAND WALKS, MOUNTAIN CLIMBS
through balsam forests at Breton Woods, n. II.
Two hotels Office, uso B'way. Tel 414 Mad.-Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

THE VACATION AND OUTING SEASON HERE.
sIudso.: River Lima .Yusic.-AdVI-
Evening star., 1908-12-21
M6AE CAUSE OF BAD TASTE
WATER DEPARTMENT, THERE.
FORE, CLEANSES RESERVOIR.
Removes Growth That Flourishes
Only in Clear Liquid-Particles
Remain in Pipes.

". A. Mcfarland. superintendent of
the water department. has discovered
that the filtration plant is not an un-
mixed blessing.
To the filtration plant he attributes a
bad taste in the city water which has
been the source of complaint.
The bad taste, he says, is due to the
growth OF algae in the reservoir in which
filtered water is stored. They will grow
only where sunlight can go. Before the
water was filtered. it is declared. the
liquid was so muddy that the sunlight
failed to penetrate the bottom of the res
eryoir and, therefore. there was no algae
However. with the filtration plant, 1t is
explained. the water is very clear and
the sunlight penetrates to the bottom OF
the storage basin.
As soon as the complaints of the bad
taste In the water were received the reser-
vbir was emptied and thoroughly cleaned
Supt. Mcfarland says. Some parts of the
plant, he adds. were carried into the
pipes. These are being flushed in order
to carry out the communicating particles
but Supt. Mcfarland thinks it will be
several months before the pipes are thor
oughly clean and the water entirely freed
from the bad taste.
Algae, IT is explained, is in no way in
furious to health. and by many persons
the taste 1t imparts to the water is not
noticed.
Evening star., 1908-12-21
DEAD LINE IN LEPER'S HOME
EARLY MAY SEE BUT NOT
FoNDLE HIS BABE.

This will be an eventful day for John
p. Early, the leper.
First, he will be moved from the tent
which he has occupied for months to the
snug little house provided for him on the
reservation near the smallpox hospital, a
part Of which his wife will also occupy
And he will probably see for the first
time his little son, who was born only a
few weeks ago. This will be made pos
sible by his removal to his new quarters
There is no means of communication be-
tween the two parts of the house oc-
cupied by the father and mother. but it
is expected that Early will be permitted
to look through one of the windows Of
his wifes part and see his chubby little
son.
The two sections of the house, health
officials explain, are as separate as any
two houses side by side on any city
street. The only way to get from one
to the other will be through the outer
doors. Early will be able to see his wife
frequently, 1t is explained, but there will
be a dead line beyond which Mrs. Early
will not be permitted to go.
For the father, however, there will be
no fondling Of the babe. for the health
authorities desire to take all precautions
necessary to stop further spread Of
the dread disease.
Evening star., 1908-12-21
ANSWERING THE CRY OF NEED
CONTRIBUTIONS SENT TO THE
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Subscriptions for Destitute Families
Received by Treasurer of Citi-
zens' Relief Association

The Christmas season has reminded the
people of the needs presented by the AS
Sociated Charities. and numerous coTtri-
buttons, acknowledged by John Joy Ed
son, treasurer. have been sent to S11 G
street northwest, where all the workers
are busy with special holiday activities,
added to the regular work of the society,
for needy families.
Following is the list of contributions:
+. ", 81; Mrs. Robert II. Gunnel, 81;
escheated estates relief fund. :;22J2.3i
Henry w. Kottmann, 81; 3. r. Mason,
$40; Mrs. Stephen Brundidge, ss: Miss
Margaret X. Simpson, $25; c. NJ. D.
Browne, So; cash from a gentleman, 81;
Washington Readers Club, $50; Mrs. w.
S. Corby, $3.15; Mrs. Robert II. Gunnell,
81; cash from a lady. 30 cents; c. G. A,
81: James H. Blodget $40; Miss Anna C.
Kelton, So; X. X. X. from gentleman.
81: Miss Florence Spofford So; Miss Helen
Nicolay, $40: Justice David j. Brewer, $15.
For the purchase of food, fuel and cloth
ing for destitute families and milk and
eggs for INDECENT consumptives the Citi-
zens' Relief Association has received a
number of contributions. which have been
urer. These gifts have been sent to s11
G street northwest. The contributors fol-
low: From friends, through Miss Belle
Ellis, SO: escheated estates relief fund,
S252 3d. ]. NJ. Campbell. So: c. G. A, 50;
Justice David J. Brewer. SIS: Maj.
Thomas f. Tobey. So; Henry E. Pellew,
so
Evening star., 1908-12-21
ACTS IN BUTlER-FRAzEE CASE
COURT DECIDES BETWEEN EN-
PLoYER AND EMPLoYE.
Hands Down Ruling Against De-
fendant, Who Sued to Recover
for Personal Injuries.

sAe United States Supreme Court today
decided case involving the relations
between employer and employe in the
District of Columbia in event of an
accident to the employe while at work.
1t was the cause of Lillian +. Butler
against John d. Frazee. appealed from
the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia. The highest tribunal upholds
tine lower court. the decision of which
was against Lillian F. Butler. the en-
ploye.
The plaintiff. Butler, was employed in u
laundry operated by Frazee, and suffered
an accident to one of her hands while
running machine. She filed suit against
her employer. charging that the accident
was due to a finger guard on the machine
on which she was working not being prop
erly adjusted. The plaintiff contended that
The Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia erred in not submitting the case to
the jury and that, therefore, it should be
fema nded for a new trial.
The defendant contended that if there
was negligence it was negligence of a
fellow-servant, and that the plaintiff had
remained at work without giving notice Or
making a report about the condition. OF
the machine. In the face Of the facts the
jury could have rendered no verdict save
one for the defendant, and under such
circumstances 1t was the duty of the court
10 direct the verdict. particularly so in a
case where the sympathy of the Jury is
liable to sway their judgment.
Evening star., 1908-12-21
DECIDED AGAINST HONDURAS.
First Suit Under the Central Ameri.
can Peace Congress Agreement.

The Central American court of JUS
tice, at Cartago. Costa Rica has decided
against Honduras in its suit against
Salvador and Guatemala. charging them
with promoting the revolution in Hon
duras OF last July. The progress of this
suit was watched with great deal of
interest by the Central American diplo-
matte colony in Washington. 1t was the
first case Of its kind to be instituted be-
fore that court, which was created by
the Central American peace congress in
Washington last winter. An important
question at issue in this suit was whether
n regularly constituted government could
be held legally for damages for acts
committed BY any of its subjects against
another country with which it is at
peace. Both Salvador and Guatemala
protested vigorously that the charges
were unfounded. and that on the con-
trary every effort was made by them to
enforce absolute neutrality. Honduras
has been urged to withdraw this suit for
various reasons. but preferred to have
the matter settled judicially
Irrespective of the ultimate result of
the proceedings its immediate effect was
TO draw the attention of the governments
OF Salvador and Guatemala to the
charges of Honduras and to enable them
to make prompt disavowal and to take
steps to remedy the cause of complaint