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New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
My BUY PROTIDENT YET.
Infer-Southern Still Has Chance to
Obtain Majority Control.

There is likely be crisis in the affairs or the
Provident Life Assurance Society in the next TWO
or three days. according to r-ports in circuIsuioh
Yesterday There is still persistent rUmor tnst te
hanks holding the majority shares of stock of the
society will dispose of them to the Inter-Southern
Life Insurance Company of Louisville. notwlth-
standing the growing protest against this move
The directors of the Provident expected 10
meet again "Wednesday, when the subject o. me
sale probably viii UP for discussion The d1-
rectors however. IL liz realized do no more tlh
their influence against any transfer OF "ie
cornpanys control that would not tend to preserve
the interests OF the company and the poAcyhoioels.
+ E Rittenhouse. Insurance Comnlissonef o1
Colorado. OF the first to protest against uie
deal 10 turn the control of the Provldent over a"
the Inter Southern. has written TO superintendent
Kelsey of the New York Insurance Department. ."
the projected sale follows
While in the East I also brought this matter 10
the attention OF Mr.. Woodruff, and oeleNe 5 ILIsN
the disclosure made in the recent legal pIoctseoI
ings wherein the Philadelphia syndicate proiiiis'
10 deposit certain banks 900 of the pollCs
holders money o keep it there under
ditions protect their personal notes given 10 Ine
Thomas people. places additional ana very sieN'
responsibility upon Mr.. Woodruff Ill, o,,,
| do not want 10 do anything that s &c
harrass Mr. Woodruff the present ones OF 1hIs
company but it seems that thousahos VI
dollars OF the poliCyholders' money may iee ~
been wasted without any reason whatever Sil'
You and acted in this matter on OecenlpeI a. % he
now if the assets of this company are 10 oe
passed over to another crowd of 1neXperlehCeu, n
responsible spectators or promoters tht ny ~,
ests of the poltcyholders would be best SerVeu pS
rather than TO permit them be robbed as they
have been In the
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
MAY BE "TWENTY-CENT THIEF"
Police Think They Have Impostor Who Has
Been Working Harlem.

In the arrest yesterday OF Jacob Levy, living at
the Mills Hotel, in Bleecker street, the police be-
7ieve that they have caught the man who is known
- -4,otosraphers in Harlem the 'twenty-cent
thief
Yesterday morning Levy visited Harry Schwartz.
of No 1880 Lexington avenue. and told him he
would give him two large photographs and dozen
r,.lI ones for e. % cents be paid with the
order
Levy handed Schwartz a card Of Fischel & Mat
tison photographers at No. 1872 Third avenue and
Schwartz being well acquainted with Fischel went
- md .aienhoued TO him 10 ask il Levy all
right In 2 few moments Schwartz returned TO
his house with Detectives Flynn and Duffy, OF
the East lesth street station. who arrested Levy
ard arrsigned him In the Harlem police court on
s charge os petit larceny. Magistrate Steinert
held him in $500 bail for trial.
The detectives told the magistrate that for sew
er1i months past impositor has been going
through Harlem collecting 20 cents from each per
so. who gave him au order for photographs from
a which he did not represent
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
THOUGHT BLACKsNAKEs HAD RABIES.
But There Was Another Reason Why They
Would Not Go Near the Water.

What might have proved the foundation of a
dozen heavy tones by physicians and hydrophobia
experts fell heavily to the ground yesterday when
Raymond l. Ditnars. the assistant curator at the
New York Geological Garden. was recalled sud
denly from his vacation.
Mr.. Ditmars who knows more about snakes than
they know about themselves, has a farm up In the
Bronx Park, on which he has been breeding black
snakes to eat up moes and other things which
poster the farmer. But he received q telegram
yesterday from Mr.. Snyder in which the head
keeper said that the twelve big blacksnakes which
have been Mr. Ditmarss pets had the rabies
This new one and Mr.. Ditmars could
scarcely wait for the first train for New York
When he reached the park he rushed TO the snake
house.
Il know them snakes is mad" said Snyder
Just look at them. Why. they won't touch water
If that doesn't show they're mad I don't know
anything
Sure enough. the snakes could not be ent:ceh
anywhere near the water tank Mr.. Ditmars Wa
almost convinced. and began to map out the plp y
on ..Reptilian Rabies" which add few
more letters OF the alphabet to his Then
one Of the other keepers rudely smashed his dream
He lifted one corner OF the tank. and there was
fina nest Of snake eggs with an exceedingly angry
s':ake roied around them. H~E manner showed
pla.ns; enough why tie snakes wanted 10 keep 10
tas otbsr Sc o. their cage.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
IERk HELD FOR HOMICIDE.

Charged with homicide. Charles H Mass thirty
seven wears old OF No. AZ Cornela street. Brook
lvn a postofice clerk. was yesterday committed TO
the Tombs without bail by Coroner Hamburger to
aU,sit an inquest into the death OF Edward Dwyer
tbtrtveight years DID, of No. 2S1 West last street
whom Mass is alleged to have struck down at
Park Row and Beekman street early yesterday
morning.
Dyver died in the Hudson Street Hospital from
a fracture of the base of the skull short time
after he was taken TO that Institution.
Mass told lhe coroner that Dwyer came up 10
him and without warning struck him in the face
and then fell backward the sidewalk. He de
MED ht;ing the man,
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
OBITUARY.
CAPTAIN SHELDON BULLOCK.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

IBy Telegraph Tribune.I
Greenwich Conn, Aug. 2-Captaln Sneloon
Bullock whose career of over sixty years as
steamboat captain the High Bridge Harlem
and Stamford steamboat lines was coupled with
much of the oldtime steamboat history OF TINS
country, died at his home here shortly aiter IL
o'clock last night. Starting when boy OF ten
years. Captain Bullock followed the sea until
he came to be one of the best known figures In
steamboat life in America, numbering among MS
patrons and acquaintances many former d1gni-
taries of this country and many noted foreigners
among them King Edward. when as the Prince or
Wales he visited this country.
Captain Bullock was born in Canajoharie. N. Y.
on September TO- 1880. He became captain or tho
Tiger Lily, of the High Bridge Line, before ne
was twenty-one years old, and remained with that
line fifteen years. the last two as superintendent
In 1881 the Tiger Lily was taken into the revenue
service and Captain Bullock was called upon to
bring the first six captured runners of the war
from Fortress Monroe
Since the Captain Bullock had been in the
active service of the Wrixhts, the Harlem and
Stamford lines, commanding the Tiger Lily, tho
MorrsanIa, the Assoc, the Peter Carey and the
Shadysfde He retired about five years ago. but
had since served harbor master and government
inspector and occasionally the steamers Cen
eral Putnam and Maid of Kent from Greenwich to
New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
FATHERS CHASE CART IN STREETS.
Lad Drives Off with Rig and Dripping
Crowd Patters on Behind.

One small boy made a lot of trouble at Bath
Beach Yesterday afternoon. Driving a small pony
cart he was pursued through the streets Of that
ouiet district by a half dozen men clad only in
bathing suits and an air of determination. The
how got avay after the crowd began to make COM
n,e,ts on the mems wearing apparel and the hot
asphalt began to hurt their feet Later mounted
pstroman arrested the lad for stealing the pony
cart.
George Haase, a Coney Island hotelkeeper. went
swimming at Bath Beach, leaving white pony
bitched TO a small cart near by. After he got well
out in the water he saw a small boy jump into the
pony cart and drive off. Getting ashore as quickly
as possible he and his friends gave chase. After
running severai blocks they had to give up, but
they told the police, who sent out general alarm
A few hours later Mounted Patrolman Hannun ar
reste7 Frank Pompron. eleven years old. whom he
found in the pony cart and the boy will be ar
raigned in the Children's Court in Brooklyn this
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
BIG BRONX ALLIGATOR RUNS WILD.
Escapes from Pool in Geological Park and
Causes Panic Among Women.

Several hundred of the fifteen thousand visitors
to the Geological Park in The Bronx were thrown
into e panic yesterday by the sudden appearance
among them of the biggest alligator In the park
Before he was captured the alligator travelled
eral hundred feet and women and children fell and
tumbled as they fed before him. II only after
a long and severe fight that he lashed and
carried back to his tank.
At one end OF the tank there Is a big pile of
rocks Pete, the biggest of the thirty-odd
aligators in the pool. climbed to the top of the
rocks and wriggIed his way the iron screen
His escape not noticed until he invaded a
group women and children sitting the grass
about forty yards from the pool.
With shrek all fled. and the alligator snap
ping at their heels. kept his way toward the
polar den The alarm sounded and all
the Keepers turned out. Armed with ropes they
surrounded The alligator and dragged him back TO
the pool
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
ENGLAND TO TAKE PART.
Many Delegates Coming to Tuber-
cuLosis CONGRESS.

Washington Aug 2-King Edward is the patron
and the Prince of Wales is the president of the
British Association for the Prevention Of Con-
sumption and Other Forms of tuberculosis. the or
ganization that is arranging for the participation
of Great Britain and Ireland in the International
Congress on tuberculosis. to be held IN Washing
ton in September. The association will be repre-
sented in the exhibition to be held in connection
with the congress- and will also send a large dele
CATION Among reports already forwarded 10 Dr-
John s. Fulton secretary general of the congress-
is that of the Irish section, which was prepared
under the direction of the president OF the lrlsn
committed the Countess of Aberdeen. wife OF the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lady Aberdeen has
taken the lead in the crusade against tuberculosis
in Ireland and the exhibitions held throughout
the kingdom this year have been organized plrough
her initiative AS the president of the Woman 3
National Health Association she has established
branch associations in all Of the cities ana towns
and has given powerful impulse to the popular
educational movements in the interest of public
health.
The Rovai Commission Tuberculosis will be
represented at the congress by DR.. G. Sims Nooo-
head professor of pathology at the University of
Cambridge and member Of the executive COM
mittee for Great Britain DIR. Arthur Newsholme
chief medical officer of the local government board
of England, one of the best known students or
vital statistics, will deliver a lecture on The
Causes Which Have Led to the Decline in Death
Rate from tuberculosis. and the Light Thrown
-
Future"
Another we'll known resident of the British Isles
who will take part in the congress is DR.. X W.
Philip of Edinburgh. founder of the first tuber-
cuIosis dispensary and the inspirer of the visiting
nurses house-to-house work in the homes of con-
sumptives-
An interesting contribution to the literature on
the subject of tuberculosis has been received al
the House of Congress. 1t is in the form of three
publications all printed in Japanese, and all of
nv Tr G Shibayamd, under the
direction of DR.. s Kitasato. OF Toxic. director of
the imperial institute for infectious diseases
research Translated into English. the sub
jects of the volumes are: Prevention OF Tuber-
culosis In Italy" Consumption a Subject of
Social Education and The Latest Treatment of
Consumption" The last named volume is in its
tenth edition. Dr. Kitasato is chairman of the
Jspanese committee the congress. but he has
been obliged TO cancel his American engagements.
He has been placed the commission appointed
by the Japanese government to investigate beri-
bert. Exhibits also have arrived from Switzer-
land Argentina Uruguay. France. Russia and
England.
A committee composed of representative MEM
bers of the medical profession has been appointed
to represent Italy the congress Professor
legation and his colleagues connected with
the universities of Turin, Naples. Florence.
Bologna and other Italian cities
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
RUSSIAN Claims WIFE.
Says She ELoped from Europe
Trial an Night Court.

Staying this state with the with whom
it is charged he had eloped landed Moses Scfein-
erTnan, the woman and her child in the night
court early yesterday morning. The was put
over TO the night session. when the couple were
TO jail in default of ball. and the child despite
the fearful protest Of the woman, turned over TO
its father.
David Rassner. the who says he is the hus-
band Of the woman, is wealthy Jewish lawyer in
Russia. Through his counsel yesterday morning
he said his wife had eoped with Scheinerman in
Russia and had fed 10 this city. Rassner learned
where she was and came here last Saturday on the
Amerika. On board the Amerka a relative
of Scheinerman, who intended to Scheiner-
man that the lawyer intended to kill him. A wire
less message from the lawyer made David Drechs
ler. local attorney, meet him at the pier The
police refused to issue warrant for the eloping
couple but Magistrate Harris in the night court
gave them one
Armed with this and accomplished by two patrol
and Drechsler, Rassner the Hotel
Brunswick at Madison avenue and S9th street. BY
A they got into the occupied b. the
pie. Rassner started to belabor Scheinerman with
umbrella and there u fight until the police
forced the apart and into separate rooms.
Then Rassner tried to make peace with the woman,
but she refused TO have anything TO do with him.
and the police took the Rassners and their child 10
in automobile and Schenerman a troll
ley on the way down to court Rassner petted
and fondled the child eXtravagantiy but while the
being arraigned he held the child. and
when it was taken away from her there was a
scene
Magistrate Harris put the hearing until
last night. after Rassner had testified that his wife
had left him May Il, when she left Riga to go
10 Zeptat, German watering place, with her
After the night clerk the Brunswick had testt-
fed that the couple had registered at the hotel
and wife, the magistrate last night again
adjourned the examination until tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
MRS. W. M. PECKHAM DIES IN FRANCE
Shock of Automobile Accident on July 10
Proves Fatal.

News was received in New Rochelle yesterday
by Wheeler H. Peckham OF the death of his
mother Mrs. Louise Peckham. at Royat In Cen
trail France Mrs. Peckham died from shock as
the result of an automobile accident on July TO-
Mrs Peckham. her husband Walton M. Peck
ham, and their son have been living abroad for
about five years They started to make a tour or
France by automobile, and July 10. while the
machine was descending steep hill near Bessines
it became unmanageabIe and ran down the incline
at a terrific pace, striking tree at the bottom
Mrs Peckham badly injured. while the other
members of the party escaped with slight injuries
The machine was destroyed. Mrs. Peckham was
too weak to be removed to Paris, so she was taken
to hospital in Royat, where she died from the
effects of the accident
Mrs Peckham before her marriage was Miss
Louise Chesbrough daughter OF Robert John Ches-
broush a wealthy New York merchant Her
husband Walton NJ. Peckham. is a brother or
Rufus w Peckham. Associate Justice OF the
Ir,i+ad States supreme Court of Washington. Mrs.
Peckbsm will be buried in France
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
READY FOR EMERGENCY.
Governor Calls Special Term So
Elder Would Not Be Helpless.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Saranac Inn. n. Y, Aug. 2-Although Governor
Hughes when seen to-day declined to go into the
details of his conference yesterday with Acting
District Attorney Elder. 1t became known here that
the special term of the Supreme Court and the
grand jury was called by the Governor that Mr.
Elder might not be left without the necessary ma
chinery with which to enforce the law in an emer-
gency. The Acting District Attorney intends to
prosecute vigorously his crusade against gambling:
New will be coming along and new phases
constantly developing. With the jury on vacation
much might be lost should some vital point in the
fight present itself for immediate action.
This the statement Of the situation made 10
the Governor by Mr.. Elder. and the Governor was
quick to recognize the need of immediate action
August l5 the date selected. because under the
law twenty days notice must be given by the
County Clerk, whose notice will probably be pub
lished on Tuesday. The Governor when seen to-
day refused to discuss any of the recommendations
contained in the presentment OF the jury by whom
the officials of the Brighton Beach Racing As
sociation were indicted.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
POLICEMEN LET PRISONER GET AWAY.
Not Familiar with the Handling Of Homi-
eide Cases

Because policemen attached TO the 3'th street
station not familiar with the treatment OF
prisoners charged with homicide, John Cole, a mo-
torman allowed TO go free yesterday morning.
Cole was arrested on Saturday night, when his car
ran down and fatally injured Tony" Splain. driver
Of wagon which crossing 34th street at Tenth
avenue. Splain died early yesterday morning. and
the charge against the motorman was changed
from felonious assault 10 homicide
When Cole arraigned in the West Side court
Magistrate Cornell, is the custom. discharged
him. supposiag that the policeman would take him
at once to the coroner But the policeman took the
magistrate literally and allowed Cole to 60 The
coroner had him arrested later in the day, how
ever The police say Magistrate Cornell gave no
intimation that the prisoner was remanded to the
coroner.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Sunday, August 2, 1905


Finance. Mowhray Cristobal 70
Panama Railroad SIS Line with 81 passengers mails and
a Bar 7 a m.
steamer City Of Savannah. Fisher Savannah July 60
IN the ocean SIS Co. With passengers and mdse Left
Quarantine at 7:15 a m
steamer Rossetti (Br) Ellis Santos July II. Rio do
Barbados -. 10 Busk & Jevons. with :
cabin passengers. mails and mdse- Arrived the Bar
steamer Tudor Prince (Br). McDougaT. Boston July
Ri 10 Paul Gerhard q Co in ballast Left Quarantns
at II 40 m.
steamer American. Deano. Philadelphia August 1. TO
the Hawaiian IS Co. in ballast Lett Qusrsn
tin- 1921
:. Hastings Baltimore. the New
York Baltimore Transportation Co with mdse, Left
Quarantine 1851 m.
steamer Princess Anne Catherine. Newport News and
Norfolk Old Dominion So 60, with passengers AMI
Inds Left Quarantine at 3-f5
ttsrl, Armstrong. NokohsrEa April
IItogo Shanghai MAY o. Hong Kong -. Manila -
ana Cebu so. I. Barber & CO. vita
<.adse Southenst OF Fire Island at s:O5 . m
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
SAVES CREW OF SINKING SCHOONER.
Liner Kansas City Reports Hurricane OFF
the North Carolina Coast.

A wireless message received in this city yester-
dav from the Savannah liner Kansas City. which
left New York Savannah Thursday. SAYS
that the hurricane which ragged off the North Caro-
lima coast for more than a day and half caused
havoc among sailing vessels
Captain T. L Dreyer. Of the Kansas City. re-
ported that when of Cape Lookout he sighted the
coal laden four-nasted schooner Charles X Schulz.
hound for Charleston, in a sinking condition Hs
took off Captain J. II. Beckwith and his crew OF
seven
When Seren miles northeast Of Cape Lookout
taprsin Dryer ran close 10 the three-masted
xcbooner Horace p Shares. Her canvas had been
badly shredded. but her skipper declined assist
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03

Most men figure ON carrying over
one Summer suit as a second best
next Summer.
Good serges are best for that-no
patterns of which to tire, no fabric
always so surely in style-oxfords,
blacks, and blues.
Some revisions of price make this a
good time for good serges.
$1S to $40.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores
7ss s4z 1902
at at at
Warren St 18th ST S4en *
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
p. q. p. ACCIDENT KILLS NswARKER.

william L Stockton. division superintendent OF
tire Prudential Life Insurance Company, a member
Of ot New Jerseys oldest families and de-
soendant ot OF the signers OF the Declaration
os Independence, who injured by a Pennsyl-
vsnie railroad train AZ the Market street station
"a Newark On Saturday afternoon, died from his
Injuries n s. Jalnes's Hospital that city. early
yss-erdsy morning.
~ s;ocl,on was graduate of Princeton ans
x-s-5son o. Commodore Robe-t (. Stockton.
t.f- i-o:te- r2i~nsrd stockton, s. ? lawyer 81
..,,r,--zo MI Etocaro- ives aet married, ar4
- ~ %o ~ PARK rlaoe. Nexa1il. Bis nlc:her
"a s.stsr survive hi'"-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED
Queenstown. Aug 2. 1851 m--Csr1nanfs tsr''
Movilis Aug e-Caledonia CBr). New York for S~
,,v.ssco, gov Au~ ARABIC fBr, New York osesnr
SAILED
U,c,e- rn-F1nlsnd. Nev YORK 49,.
O,renstown Aug =. 1920 a H-Msurstsnis tsrl' y
York
PASSED. -
gibraltar Aux 3-Psnnonia (Brp- Triests rrS1rs
FOR Ghss-- (Br). 1osonsl-<.
Hiogo Mofi. Shanghai Kssiuux and snss'~
Boston and New York
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
EZRA BUTLER M'CAGG.

Chicago. Aug. Ezra Butler McCagg. leading
citizen of Chicago since 1884, died at his home to-
day, aged eghty-two years. He a member
of the United States Sanitary Commission during
the Civil War, and elected member of the
Loyal Legion for his service IN this connection
He was best known in Chicago for his work in
establishing the citys park system and as found
er and trustee of numerous public institutions.
During President Hayes's administration the post
OF United States Minister to Berlin was offered to
him. but he declined the honor. He leaves q wife
and one son.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
ITALIANS IN GAMBLING RAID,

Charged with playing cards for money, dozen
italians were taken in a raid yesterday afternoon
pooIroom in the name OF Antonio Am
brosa No. % President street, Brooklyn. The
raid was made by the reserves of the Hamilton
avenue police station. The alleged proprietor OF
the place not arrested but John Ambrose. his
thirteen ar-old son, taken into custody q
technical charge of vagrancy and turned over to
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Chill
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
TRANspACIFIc MAILS.

Destination and steamer. Close In N I.
Hawaii Japan, Corea. China and Philip
pine Islands (vis San Francsco)-Si-
Australia Except West). New Zealand.
Fiji Islands and Caledonia -(via
Vancouver Victoria, 3 Cl-Aorangi Aug g. $50
Hawaii Iyia san Francisco)-AIameda- Aug TO- $50
Hawaii Japan. Corea. China and Philip
pine Islands San Francsco)Chtna Aug ID $50 m
Ispan. Corea China and Philippine ISL
ands (vfa Seattle)-Tosa Maru- Aug l3 $50
Japan Corea China and Philippine Isl
ands " Seattle)-Trenont Aug l5 $50
japan Cnrea China and Philippine Isl
snds (via Vancouver and Victoria. @
China Aug II, 6:So
Ne Australia (except West). e
moan Caledonia (va
San FrsEci.co,~Inveric Aug ..
san FrhreiscoSMU Transport . Aug 81. $50 m
'I9u FrancSso|Mariposa ha Sept g. $50 m
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03

by Telegraph to The Tribune.l
IIackensack. n. J., Aug William Haaf, asso-
ciated with the Gorham Manufacturing Company.
and living at haywood, bitten by his pet bull
terrier on Friday. The terrier died the following
night and DR.. Freeand. of haywood. who took
the dogs head to New York, learned tonight that
the dog was rabid. Haaf went TO the Pasteur In
stitute for treatment. The dog also npped Haaf's
baby but the skin on the face not broken, and
no danger is anticipated
New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
OBITUARY NOTES.

LIEUTENANT CHARLES MURPHY. retired died
on Saturday at his home, No. 266 Jay street, Brook
lyn from heart disease. Lieutenant Murphy was
born in this city about flfty-four years ago He
received a common school education. and for three
years prior to his appointment to the Police De-
partment In Brooklyn worked clerk in a car
penter shop. His wife survives him.