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New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
PANAMA CASE BLOCKED
FRANCE FEARS scandal.
LazcyerS in Libel Suit Not Likely to
Get Information.

Paris, July 6-Henry A Wise. United States
District Attorney at New York and Stuart Nc
Namara, Assistant United States Attorney for
the District Of Columbia. who were sent here as
a special commission to obtain testimony in the
Panama libel cases. have reached Paris, but
can do nothing until the arrival Of Delaney
Nicon and John D. Lindsay, counsel for the
Press Publishing Company. publishers of The
New York World" The prospects of obtaining
much information are not bright. the path is
blocked by numerous obstacles.
The consent Of the French government. which
Is not based on treaty stipulations but is merely
act Of courtesy. has not yet been obtained.
the government having replied 10 the American
Erbassys communication that the list of wit
nesses and the questions to be asked must first
be submitted to the Minister of Justice, who
shall decide whether It Will be possible to comply
with the request.
The position OF the French government is
trenely delicate. The old Panama Canal scan
dal. which wrecked so many fortunes and repu-
tations and brought the country almost TO the
verge OF revolution. is now legally closed. and
matter how willing the government might be
acccde to the American request it would
probably hesitate II such action involved the
slightest risk Of reopening the old question.
Even should a favorable response be given,
the French and not the American procedure
would doubtless be followed. Judge Dtte pres
ldent OF the Tribunal OF the First Instance of
the Seine, would nominate judge before whom
the witnesses would have to appear 10 answer
questions previously drawn up. No cross-exam-
inaton or new line OF evidence is possible under
the French system in such cases Moreover
neither the attendance Of witnesses nor their
giving testimony is compulsory. Witnesses
would simply be cited to appear by a bailiff and
could refuse 10 answer. on the 1imsiest pretext
without penalty The question OF documents
and papers. which the defendants attorneys de-
sire to examine presents greater diff
culties. as subppnas. such issued in the
United States. unknoWu-in France.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
U1GON KILLS BOY.
T7co Other Children HRrt IN Series
Of 1ccidcnfS.

Three little children. none Of whom was more
than Eve years old. We're run over hy wagons
YESTERDAY one Of them dying The accidents
occurred in or near Tenth avenue. within few
hours oT one another.
James ScicscIa. five years old ~ 10. AZ
Tenth avenue was playing I'm the street oppo-
site his home. when he was run over by
wagon driven by Joseph Romer twenty-four
years old. of No 2iS3 Atlantic avenue. Brook
lyn. The boy WAS taken 10 81 Mary's Hospital
In West 34th street. and died there three hours
later without recovering consciousness. The
boys mother the accident and picked him
up. The driver locked mp. charged with
homicidr
While playing In West 3ith street near
Tenth avenue. Helen Nolan. two wears old Of
No ~ Ninth avenue. was knocked down by a
heavy express wagon and received severe
bruises over her entire body, The driver
y hlpped up his horses and escaped.
Joseph Dirge. five years old, Of No 10 West
:1th street was run over by a truck at 37th
street and Tenth avenue. His left leg was
fractured, and the driver of the truck. Anthony
Gales. thirty-oizht years old. of No ;'S} Hudson
street was locsed up, charged with felonious
assault The child was taken to the New York
Hospital by Or ButtcrGeld
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
FERRY LINES lIORTG4GED
Recorded Instrument.Is for $780,
900. Made by KnickerbOcker Trust.

There was recorded yesterday mortgage for
ST. -iO0OOO at d per cent for fifty years obtained
by the New York Terminal Company from the
Knickerbocker Trust Company as trustee, and
affecting all the ferry franchises and other as
sets of the terminal company. The franchises
include the right 10 operate the BrOOme. Grand
and Roosevelt street ferries besides the Broad
way ferry. All the right. interest, etc. of the
terminal company in the ferry properties was
also transferred yesterday by the terminal COM
pany to the Knickerbocker- Trust Company to
hold under a deed of trusteeship.
on June ., 1908. the seven ferry lines oper-
ated by the Brooklyn Ferry Company between
Manhattan and Brooklyn were sold at public
auction to satisfy a judgment Of $6.5OOO0O OBJ
tained against the company on December g.
sos by the Knickerbocker Trust Company The
property rights. franchises and interests we're
sold to w. q. Madden acting for the New York
Terminal Company. for S25,0oO. This company
took title on July "a At the time the physical
properties of the various lines were estimated at
$1I5O0OO0.
Many efforts have been made To get the city
10 take over these ferries. but Controller Metz
has fought them all on the ground that the sale
price was far too high.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
PRIEST HER T.IRGET.
Uoman 1JYested. Charged 7cith
,Sh0Oting at n ClcrgBmGn.

Burlington. VI. July G-An attempt to as
sassinare the Rev. Joseph f, Gilis a priest
connected with st. Mary's Cathedral. made
to-day as the priest his way 10 celebrate
at st. Marys Academy. The police to-
night arrested Miss Beatrice Thompson.
artist, forty years old, and charged her with
sault with intent to kill.
The woman. according 10 Father Gillis came
out Of her house he passing and fired
revolver at him, the bullet going through an
umbrella lie was carrying. Father ellis imme-
diately informed the police and the house where
tie woman lived was watched.
Miss Thompson returned home tonight and
Immediately arrested. She took the matter
coolly and demanded to the warrant. you
are getting into an awful scrape. Are you
sure I did it?" she said.
a woman being called to search her Miss
Thompson observed: we do not have pock-
cts nowadays whereupon d policeman seized
her handbag and found in it a 81 -callbre re-
volver. loaded, ard a quantity of loose cart
ridges.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
DIPLON1TTC CHANGES.
II. l.. U'ils0n for MelIcGn Post, {.
p. Bryan for Belgium
tFrom The Tribune Eureau.I J

Washington, July G.-An important announce
ment OF diplomatic changes is expected from
the State Department within short time Tn
official information makes it appear certain that
Henry l.. Wilson. Of Washington at present
Minister TO Belgium, Will be appointed Ambas-
sador To- H-exico. in place Of David Z. Thompson.
of Nebraska. who has sgnifcd his intention of
rcsEning as soon as some important negotia-
tious are concluded
II is understood that Mr. Wilson will be sue
ceoded at Brussels by Charles p. Bryan Of
Illinois. who is at present stationed in Portugal.
and that the Portuguese post will he filled by T.
ST. John Gaffney. Of New York. now consul gen
sral at Dresden. as announced some time ago in
these dispatches
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
BOYS SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Belly WOunded an Mysterious Nan
per on Wau Home from S5cim.

William and Alfred Kirschner. twelve and
nine years old respectively. whose parents live
~ No. $50 Spring street. West HOboken. were
the victims of q mysterious shooting yesterday
afternoon on the shore road under the Palisades.
not Ear from Weehawken. The two boys had
been swimming I'm the Hudson at the flats. near
the Weehawlen ferry. and were walking quietly
home They say two shots were fired from up
in the trees well toward the top of the Palisades
AT the North Hudson Hospital. where they
were taken. shot almost large as buckshot
were taken from their wounds. Williams
thumb. first two fingers and part of his left
hand were so torn that the portion had to be
amputated other shot struck him near the left
owe DESTROYING the sight, and the nerves are 50
injured that the sight of the right eye may also
he lost In Alfred's the shot entered his
left shoulder and neck and it is not expected he
will recover.
The boys dragged themselves half a mile TO
Baldwin avenue. where they met a man. who
gave the alarm.
The police secured the woods in every direc-
tion. but failed to find any one with shotgun
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
RESCUE TWO IN BLOW.
Disabled Sioop To7ced to Shore by
.Shcepshead Bay Policemen.

With her rudder gone, the motor sloop Dandy,
in which were Captain Charles Johnson and
Mate John Stenson, WAS picked up in storm
last night about three miles off Rockaway
Point by auNIiary sloop that had seen her
distress The rescue party made up Of Jo-
seub Martin Sergeant Witworth and PATROL
man Argue the two latter of the Sheepshead
Bay police station.
Argue. in throwing a line to the disabled
sloop lost his balance and fell overheard There
was a high wind blowing, and it was with much
difficulty that he was hauled aboard. almost
drowned
The sloop Dandy, which is owned by William
cowdricl< of Rockaway Beach. discovered
aoundering shortly after o'clock. and two life
.,,srds started out in a rowboat. When a quar-
ter of a mile from shore south gale blew up
and they were forced to return. The auxiliary
sIoop. manned by the policemen. then put out
and brought the Danny
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
LEFT VTCTIM IN STREET.
Taricab Chauffeur Puts on Speed
after Running Boy Dozen.

After running over Eddie" Gibbon fourteen
wears old. of No 2O64 Seventh avenue. near
Seventh avenue and 123d street last evening, the
chauffeur of a taxicab put on full speed and
cscaped, leaving the youthful victim seriously
injured lying in the street
The boy suffering from concussion OF the
brain and contusions of the back and shoulder
staggered to his feet after few seconds but
tainted.
The boys father is Thomas Gibbons builder.
He and his wife were away. After being carried
., tho bouse the boy iapsed into state OF
coma and lag in that condition for nearly two
hours and half Later he was taken to the
Harlem Hospital whore it was said that he was
in a serious condition.
Boys yho were playing yith young Dioooiis
id ,tat tho taxicab was going at high rate
of speed
The police arrested 4 man who said ne was
Frank Bradbury, twenty -one years DID, al MS
home. No. 1895 Webster avenue, The Bronx
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
WORK of RESTORATION.
Administrators attitude TOJcdrd
Business, Says Dr.. WickerShdm.

Louisville July 6.-Attorney General Wicker
sham. who arrived here to-day. said: The pres
ent administrations attitude toward the business
Of the country signifies determination to carry
out a work of restoration with the sincere hope
that it will be compelled to do no more demoIi-
tion than is necessary TO a healthy upbUilding
We hope that certain lessons have been
taught to the great vested interests Of the cOun-
try but ii remains 10 be seen how thoroughly
these lessons have been learned We hope they
have been so we'll learned that to a considerable
extent the axe may be laid aside; but have
il ready hand if needed"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
COLONEL TUCKER WEDS.
Mauies WrS. Myrtle PIdft, Former
Nurse. an Detroit.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Detroit July 6.-Coonel William f. Tucker
pay department. L. $ A.. retired and Mrs
Myrtle Piatt were married in Detroit to-day
The ceremony was performed at noon by Jus
tice OF the Peace Felix Lemkie. and church
ceremony will follow on the return Of the couple
from long trip. on which they started inn
mediateIv after the wedding
The ceremony took place at the home of the
Rev. William S. Sayers. state field missionary Of
the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Platt has been his
guest for some weeks.
Mrs Platt was Colonel fuckers nurse in the
Philippines when the colonei's health broke
down and he was sent home to the United
States Colonel Tucker was divorced from ms
wife. Mrs. Dolly Logan Tucker after mutual
agreement in Chicago a few days ago
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
SEA VAR RULES HELD UP.
England May Refuse to Ratify
NdraI Conferences fiction.

London, July THE Standard" publishes
report that the government has decided to post
pone indefinitely parliamentary discussion and
ratification OF the declaration made in London
February 26 embodying decisions of the Naval
Conference The Standard" says that II may
therefore be concluded that the agreement will
remain a dead letter
The Naval Conference concluded its sttings on
February IS and Il declaration signed. con-
sstinl OF seyonty-one articles containing large
number OF rules OF naval warfara. This declara-
ton was, made public March p. and the princi-
Pies enunciated a guide for the
International Prize Court TO be established The
Hague.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
BANK EMPLoYE STRANGELY MISSING.
Fear That White Plains Man Lost Mind After
Runaway Accident.

Mystery surronds the disappearance of Harold L.
Cox n bookkeeper in the Home Savings Bank. Of
White Plains, who has not been since Mon
day morning Sunday, with Chauncey Griffin and
Albert Groeger. he went for carriage drive and
when near kensico Lake the horse away throw
ing the men from the carriage Young Cox was
hurled TO the ground. striking on his head II is
feared this has affected his mind
When II. s. Hamilton of the Home Savings
Eank. stopped at the bank Monday he met young
Cox there. The young said he had some
blank cartridges. and asked the loan of a revolver
belonging To the bank Mr.. Hamilton consented.
whereupon Cox drew the cartridges from the re-
volver. nj they contained bullets and cast them
aside for the blanlas He then Ief: the building and
las not been since
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
PENSION FOR DICKENSES.
Grdnddaughters of NOrelist Each to
Get 81 90 a WeeE.

London July EN- recognition of the lit
erary emlnence of their grandfather. and in con-
sideration of their straitened circumstances
are the reasons given in White Paper issued
to-day for granting civil list pension Of - 30
a week To each of the four granddaughters of
Charles Dickens. the novelist. The recipients
are Mary Angela Dickens and her three sisters
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
ZEPPELIN WORKMAN IN DETROIT.
Presence Discloses Secret Method of Making
and Assembling New Engine
m Telegranh to The Iribune. ]

Detroit July 6-Felix Booming. young German
mechanic has hecn quietly working in Detroit for
several weeks I'm the employ OF the Zeppelin Air
ship Company. of Germany, il is said
Booming has been working on only one part Of
a new engine designed To give more lift TO air.
shin en- tbIing il to ascend to a greater height
other parts are being manufactured in other ccun
rries TO be shipped the Zeppelin headquarters
completed
The German Engineers Club it is said is the only
one in possession of complete drawings
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
MASS4CRE or JEWS.
4nOther Rising IN Bcssarabia-On
Hundred Killed.

Len:berg. Austria Hungary July 6.-The Lem
berg newspapers report uprisings In Bessara-
bia, Southwestern Russia. MObs have attacked
the landlords and Jews one hundred OF whom
have been killed.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

BRETON WOODS, WHITE MIS-. NJ. =.
Information at III Il22 and 1lS0 way.--Advt
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

New stylish eyeglass called -Ilil1t' with Bisight
or Toric Pebbles. at Spencers. 81 Maiden Isue.-
AdGt
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

eontinaea en -seend page.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
VETERAN HOFFMAN
DIES AT FRUITVALE
Passing of Horace Sinclaire
Greeley, Who Was Famous
Boniface in His Day

OAKLAND. June 1o.-Horace Sin
claire Greeley. cousin to Horace Gree
ley. the great war editor. died Tues
day as the result of age and a disease
which had confined him TO his home at
1419 Fremont avenue, Fruitvale for
two months. The malady came upon
him three years ago
Greeley was engaged in the hotel
business in San Francisco many years
ago. He also started the Galindo hotel
in this ,city. and was once at the head
OF the Tubbs hotel. an old East Oak
land landmark destroyed by fire several
years ago. In the orient Greeley con-
Quoted the HOngkong hotel then the
Hawaiian house at Honolulu, and after
returning to America was at the head
of the Arlington hotel at Santa Bar
oara, hostelry at Salt Lake City, and
other establishments.
Rev Burton Palmer. pastor of the
Fruitvale Congregational church ofi-
clated at the funeral ceremonies at
the Oakland crematory at IL o'clock
today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
DEGENERATE" SHE
DUBS LEGISLATORS
Woman Suffrage Speaker Flags
SOIOns of the Last
Session
"a Few Splendid Men, but
They're Vastly in Minority"
She Declares

OAKLAND. June 10.-Mrs. Lillian
Comn OF san Francisco. a prominent
suffrage worker. in addressing the
members Of the amendment league at
the last gathering OF the season, held
this afternoon in the Key Route inn.
was emphatic in declaring that it was
q splendid eood thing for the women
OF the state that they had not gained
what they desired from the last legis-
lature ia that they did not deserve it.
..To so before a body Of degenerates, .
said 8Irs. coffin, needs courage. There
were splendid men in the senate, but
they were only a minority. If women
win anything from the legislature il is
merely as a personal matter. You viii
never get what you want, what justice
demands. unless you have some hold
on the men sent there. We deserved
what we gOt-we deserved nothing
better Did We help put better men in
or try to keep the indecent men out?
Mrs Mary Fairbrother of san Fran
cisco talked on sociology and Suf-
frage" She showed that society the
child. man and, least Of all. woman, had
need Of the ballot in the hands of the
women Miss Fairbrother urged that
women were the thinking portion of
America and for this reason she must
have the elective franchise that she
might evolve a new educational sys-
TEN to meet the needs of the new
child.
The changed sentiment in regard TO
equal suffrage was the theme of an ad-
dress by Mrs. Sturtevant Peet
4 round table was conducted by Mrs.
Agnes Ray. president of the Oakland
branch. Among those taking part were
lIrs. ElinOr Carlisle, Mrs. William
Keith and Mrs. A. A. Denison. A con-
siiturion and bylaws were adopted by
the organization at a brief business
session.
Previous 10 the luncheon. which was
served to half a hundred guests at
noon. the various committees met in in
formal session 10 discuss plans for the
coming sea sons work.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
REV. CHARLES RICH
DIES IN OAKLAND
End of yigilante Minister Occurs
at Same Time as His
Friend Hale's

OAKLAND, June 1O.-Rev Charles
Ephraim Rich, first superintendent of
schools for Alameda county. builder of
the first and second Methodist churches
erected in this city, and a member of
the famous vigilance committee of San
Francisco, died at his home, 1926 Fifty
fifth street last night at midnig BY
a strange coincidence of fate his death
occurred almost at the same moment as
that of Rev. Edward Everett Hale,
chaplain of the United States senate,
with whom he was associated in his
early manhood, and at whose instance
he came to the Pacific coast. For more
than year DR. Rich had been an in
valid as the result of a stroke of
paralysis, and last evening the second
and fatal stroke occurred The dead
clergyman was IS years of age and a
native of Boston.
A widow and two daughters. Miss
Catherine Elizabeth and Miss Bessie w.
Rich, survive the distinguished divine.
The funeral services will be held from
the First NJ E. church. Fourteenth and
Clay streets, at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
FEARED HER HUSBAND
WOULD CRACK SAFE
Woman Gets Divorce, Alleging
Spouse Abused Her

OAKLAND, June 10.-A threat that
he would turn his expert knowledge of
safes to criminal purposes was one
cred cruel on the part of her husband.
Charles, against whom she secured an
interlocutory decree of divorce. Periam
is a safe expert by profession. His
wife testified that he said to her on one
occasion: One of these days l will
get you some money. There are
three men who want me to go with
them to rob a vault. / can easily do
so with my knowledge of vaults
1t was when Mrs. Periam asked her
spouse for money that he was accus-
toned to hint at taking up a career of
crime she said He was extremely
penurious, Mrs. Periam said All the
food he provided was 25 cents worth OF
chops and a loaf of bread, which he
regularly brought home in the evening.
He was careful to bring with them so
cents worth of whisky, his wife said,
and he consumed the liquor before his
breakfast the next day
According to Mrs Frances Ripose.
her husband, Joseph, would not let her
send for a doctor when she broke her
foot. He told her to go home to her
mother and save the doctors bill, Mrs
Rfpose alleged in divorce complaint
that she filed today. She also made
allegations of cruelty, to the effect that
he used bad language toward her.
The following interlocutory DEGREES
of divorce were granted today: Alice
IL Sanders against Arthur H. Sanders,
failure to provide; Mary F. Lausten
against Hans f. Lausten habitual in
temperance; John P. Davidson against
Lena Davidson, desertion.
Suit for divorce on the ground of
habitual neglect was begun today by
May Johnson against Milton F. John
son.
Rose W. Duin was given an inter-
locutory decree of divorce on the
ground of desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
TWO DEPUTIES INJURED
BY FALL OF BIG BOOM
Derrick Used in Wrecking City
Hall SmaSheS Roof

The crashing of the heavy boom of
wrecking derrick through the i'm
mense skyIight in the roof OF the
east wing of the old city hall at IL
o'clock yesterday morning resulted in
the serious injury of two deputies of
Registrar Zemansky and endangered
the lives of so other employees of the
city.
William Bausman. 90s Devisadero
street, suffered a number of laeera-
tions of the scalp and both hands.
He may lose finger.
James Bowlan, Al Hermann street, re-
ceived IL cuts in the scalp.
Robert McGord was buried under the
debris, but escaped injury by shielding
himself with a large book.
The deputies were sitting at long
tables. preparing the notices to be
mailed to voters. when they were
startled by the crash of glass. above
them. The derrick which was being
used by the City construction company
to raze the city hall got beyond the
control of the men as it was being
removed from the top of the wing
in which the registrar has his quar-
ters. The massive boom struck across
the skylight and sent mass of
broken glass and other debris into the
room.
The injured deputies were removed
to the central emergency hospital and
cared for by Doctor Zumwalt
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
CHILDREN'S OBJECTIONS
WILL NOT STOP WEDDING
Wealthy Widow to Wed Young
Lover in San Jose

ALAMEDA, June 1O.-Declaring that
she win wed the man of her choice, de-
spite the fact that her three adult
children are interposing vigorous OBJ
lection. Mrs. A Schaarschmidt is
busily engaged with preparations for
her marriage in San Jose June 16 to
J. +. Holloway Of Melrose, a contrac-
tor who became acquainted with the
wealthy Alameda widow while doing
some building on the Schaarschrnidt
property In West Alameda. The chill
dren Of the bride elect declare that
their mother is so years old and the
afiia need husband but So.
Mrs. Schaarschnidt is the owner of
the Cottage baths and much other val
liable property. She is now improvfn g
2 portion Of her Alameda holdings and
employed Holloway to do the work.
She declares that the objections of her
three children viii be of no avail in
stopping the wedding and that Hollo-
way viii come to Alameda to live IN
the Schaarschmidt family home after
the honeymoon.
The wedding is TO take place at the
home OF the bridegroom's parents in
tae Garden City. Mrs. Schaarschnnidt
is the mother of three grown chill
dren a daughter and two sons.