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BLACK HANDER SHOT DEAD.
Killed by Detective After Taking Sup
posed Money From Intended Victim.

Killed by Detective After Taking sup
posed Money From intended Victim.
CHICAGO, June 2s.--Rudolph Brendt,
q Black Hand letter writer. waa shot and
killed at Grand avenue and Desplaines
street tonight by Detective Philip Vein
rich In pistol battle following his taking
bundle supposed to contain SIS. 900 from
tie hand Of q man to whom he had sent
the threatening letters. He died at the
Passavant Hospital.
q. e. 0roesfleld had received the letters
and waited at the corner for Brendt on
the advice Of the police. Six detectives
surrounded the place and waited for the
blackmailer to appear. At the appointed
time Brendt approached. carrying a
revolver and wearing . mask across the
upper part Of his face. He forced Cross
field to walk distance OF block. where
the street lighting was dim. and then
took the package from him.
With warning CRY Grossfleld and the
detectives gave chase and fired sevsrs!
shots In the air. calling on Brendt to halt.
Brendt returned the Are and continued
to run for several blocks. firing at the
policemen as he ran. Detective Wein-
rioh, who led the chase. fred the shot
which brought him to the ground.
He said that he was 10 years old and was
out Of employment. Within half an hour
after he arrived at the hospital he died.
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SHADOW on BRYAN'S WEDDING
Bride.Eieet Threatened With Pulmensi
Trouble and Marriage Hastcned.

Brtde.Elect Threatened with Pulmonsry
Trouble and Marriage Hastcned.
LINCOLN. Neb., June 2s.-William Jen-
nings Bryan. Jr.. and Miss Helen Berger
are to be married tomorrow at the sum-
mer home OF the bride. Grand Lake. Col.
When the engagement was entered into
last year It was insisted by the parents
Of both that the wedding should not take
place until after Bryan had finished his
education He is now little past 70. The
chan ee In plans is due to the Ill health OF
the bride and to her expressed wish that
the wedding take place at this time. Miss
RerKer's mother was q victim OF pull
monary troubles and Miss Helen's health
has been such In recent months that q
residence was established at Grand Lake
in the hope OF averting any Ill conse-
quenoes. The result he's not been as salts
factory az had been hoped and the young
people will take up their residence In
Tucson, Ariz., In the expectation that the
dread shadow may pass away.
The University OF Arizona Is In that
city and Mr.. Bryan expects to continue
his studies there. The young people have
been chums from early school days.
Neither has had any other sweetheart.
The brides father, Alexander Berger. was
q former resident OF Lincoln. He now lives
In Milwaukee and Ia wealthy.
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BRIDAL AUTO WRECKED.
Fleeing From Pursuing Friends, Bride Il
80 Shaken Up That She Returns Home.

Fleeing From Pursuing Friends, Bride II
80 Shaken Up That She Returns Home.
Harry j. H. Ruhle Of Union Hill. N. j.,
and his bride. who was Miss Alice b.
Ferens. q daughter of James r. Ferens.
manager o. the Hudson Trust Company
Bank OF Union Hill. had a marrow escape
from serious injury last night while trying
to escape party Of friends who followed
In an auto as they started on their bridal
journey.
The wedding ceremony was performed
at the Grove Reformed Church, In North
Bergen. Later there was a reception
At the brides home. and then Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferens. accompanied by DR.. J. n.
McCroskery Of the North Hudson Hos
ptal. who had been best man. started
away in q cab. They had refused to tell
their friends where they were soln g. and
. party Of the wedding guests followed In
an automobile.
. The bridal party hailed an automobile
driven and owned by Frank Hermanos
o. Cnion Hill and jumping in told him b
get away from the other auto. Hermance
put on speed and ns he swung from Main
street into New York avenue his machine
came in collision with trolley car. The
automobile was wrecked and its occupants
were thrown out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferens and the driver
escaped injury. but DR.. McCroskery
suffered a severe scalp wound. He was
taken to the North Hudson Hospital.
Mrs. Ferens was 30 badly frightened and
shaken by the accident that she post
poned the bridal journey and returned
to her home.
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TOOK HER JEWELS, NOT HER.
Rejected Aliens Lawyer Contends That
She Didn't 6muggle.

Aboard the Lamport q Holt liner
voltaire, which arrived from Brazilian
ports on June 0. was young woman who
was held up by the Ellis Island boarding
inspectors as an undesirable allen. She 10
Mrs. Sarah Weiderman, and her father
and brother. who are residents Of this
city. were at the pier to meet her. She
came In the first cabin and appeared to be
well to do
While the immigration officials were
considering her case the customs men
were examining her baggage. The latter
found jswelry valued at about $1,000 In
her trunk. She had not declared II and
It was confsoated.
Mrs. Weiderman was sent to Ellis Island
and q special board OF inquiry decided
that she was not proper person to land
Her father and brother hired lawyer,
who demanded that at least her jswelry
be restored to her as she was practically
still on the high seas.
The solicitor to the Collector decided
after conference with immigration Com
missioner williams that Mrs. Weidsrman
was entitled to her jewelry, but abe swaits
decision from Warrington on that
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BUILDING CODE COMPROMISE
Concrete for IiuIldcrs 10 Get Some kint
or d show

The new Building Code when Il is finall,
adopted will bs compromise. The
factions In the committee Of the Board o.
Aldermen. now holding public hearings
have agreed to make concessions tc
each other. Orders are to quit fighting
especially In public. and get together
Alderman Kennsally. who is In fsvo,
OF the majority report, and Alderman
Doull. who is for the minority report,
have got these orders. It was said yester.
day. from Little Tim Sullivan. supposed
to be speaking with the authority OF
Charles r. Murphy.
The principal effect Of the compromise
win be TO give no monopoly to any par
tioular style OF hreproohng. Kenneally
and the majority report would have given
the field to the hollow thing concern in
which Mr.. Murphy ls supposed to be inter-
ested. while Doull and the minority report
gavea show to the oinder concrete men, one
OF whom is young Diok Croker. The speci-
fioaaons In the amended report win be 90
altered as to put hollow tile and concrete
on level. leaving It to the builders to
select which they please. 1t viii also be
decided to continue allowing the use OF
hoeendale cement in this city. instead Of
giving a monopoly to Portland cement
as the majority report would do.
Yesterdays hearing was devoted To
discussing the relative merits Of diff erent
makes OF standpipes and nozzles. Another
hearing to be held to-day will be more
interesting because tho advocates OF the
hollow tiles are to have their say.
At the public hearings Of tho committee
1t has been brought out that hollow tillng
is far moro costly than cinder concrete.
Tho result has been that the tile people
have been unable to compete with the
ooncrete interests. The majority report.
In tho specifications il has drawn for the
concrete to be used in future In this city.
has provided that the only oonorete
which shall be allowed shall be made Of
stake instead Of cinders and Of Portland
cement In place OF the cheaper cements
which have hitherto been used.
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cor BARRED FROM ISELIN AUTO.
So He, the Mrs. Iselins and Their Chsufreur
Walk to Court.

Mrs Lewis Iselin OF 10 West Fifty
second street and Mrs. Ernest Iselin OF
20 East Fifty-sixth street. travelling toe
fast in an automobile through lasth street
yesterday. were overtaken by q bicycle
policeman. who arrested their chauffeur
Alfred Richards. They motored ON to
the East l2eth street station and there
they were told that the chauffeur would
have to go right away to the Harlem court
for trial. Both the Mrs. Iselins tried to
reach their husbands by telephone but
didn't succeed.
When they got out into the street again
Richards cranked his machine. and Police
man Pierce. who had made the arrest,
started TO get In beside the chauffeur.
'Ohicer. what are you doing?' asked
one Of the women.
'Ive got to stick by my prisoner,
said Pierce.
'You can't ride in this automobile, "
said Mrs. Iselin.
very well.' answered the policeman,
aI'll have to walk" He took Richards by
the collar and told him to come along.
But who'll drive the motor?" he was
asked.
i don I know said the policeman. and
he started his man toward the court.
SO they all walked. 1t was five blocks.
and hot. When they reached the end Of
the trip they found that there were lot
OF cases to come UP before Magistrate
House, perhaps two hours OF them. The
Magistrate said that he was sorry. but
Richards couldn't 60 unless 500 bail was
offered. and OF course the automobile
wouldn't run without Richards.
Cash came from downtown just before
the two hours was up and the party
sta rtAd avnv
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CAN CITY GIVE FREE PASSES:
None to Staten Island Ready for School
Children This Year.

President Mc0owan complained at
yesterdays meeting Of the Sinking Fund
Commission that the Dock Department
Is not preparing TO issue FREQ passes on
the municipal fsrTyboats to school chill
dren going to the Curtis Fairgrounds on
Staten Island.
Commissioner Spoonsr replied that he
had received an opinion from the Cor
poraton Ccunssl which seemed to pre-
olude giving free passes to anybody.
Further. he said, IL Manhattan children
6oud journey free Staten Island children
ought TO have the same privilege.
Mr.. McGowan insisted that tho cases
were entirely different because the free
paases gave tho children Of the crowded
East Side chance to spend q day at the
recreaton Erounds- Tho matter was
finally rsfsrTsd 70 Mr.. MCGOWAN, who will
oonsailt ths CorporAdon Counsel -
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THE ABSENT FLAG.
TAFT Says the United States Must Hav
4 Merchant Marine.

WARRINGTON June 2a-President Taft
tonight visited the Willard Hotel to at
tend banquet OF the Merchant Marine
League. It wa an informal affair and
not large. as Warrington functions 60.
The President made Q few remarks, in
the course Of which he said that the alb
sencs OF the American nag on the high
seAs was deplorsbls and that something
must be done immediately. He declared
in emphatic terms that he would COOPER
ate with those trying to upbuild the
American merchant marine.
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LIGHTNING HIT MAINMAsT.
Destroyed wireless Apparatus ant
Knocked Ont the Operator.

knocked Ont inc operator.
The Royal Mail st steamship Magdalena,
In last evening from Southampton by
way Of the West Indies and Central
America, was unable to notify her agents
by wireless OF her nearness to this port
beoause her wireless equipment had been
put out OF commission by one Of the
hercest tropical storms that Capt. Trigge
ever got mixed up with In his voyages in
Southern seas.
The liner was nearing Colon on Monday.
June IA, at about 1880 A. M. when day
Neht was obliterated by one Of the biggest
and blaokest clouds that ever hoyered
over Colon harbor. A downpour OF rain
added to tho obscuration and the officers
on the bridge could not see the crows
nest. An tho elcthc lishts were turned on
and the cabin passengers left the open
deck for shelter In the saloon.
The MagdalenA was put at quarter
spoed, about three knots. and steered In q
CIRCLE, as the skipper feared to continue
on his course toward the harbor IN the
darkness. She chased herself around
nearly three hours. the heavens mean.
while dropping catsracts OF hame and
At il O'Clock a thunderbolt hit the main
nast, destroying the wireless apparatus
and burning all the paint of the mast.
William Bengle, the wireless operator.
had just stepped out Of his off1ce when his
instruments were burned out; but he was
near enough to get a heavy shook. from
which he was still suffering when the liner
docked last night The ships lights were
extinguished for time and the 1So pas
sengers felt very uncomfortable; Light
ming played all around the steelwork In
the saloon for few seconds.
At noon fireball plunged into the sea
from the ship. The italian cook and his
assistants who saw II descend, thought 1t
was going TO destroy the ship and fed
from the galley. That was the last OF the
serious fireworks.
Some Of the Magdalena's passengers
were Arturo Alemparte. Attaohe to the
Chilean Legation at Warrington; Bishop
Collins, the Rev. Archdeacon Hobson,
Major II. A. Hill. z. Codington Hall, y.
Paul vergara, Consul-Genersl for Chile
at Antwerp; J. W. Pearson and the Hon.
A. Vllliers-
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WOMEN ALL WORE WINGS.
Appeared a. Birds and Insects at Bach.
elor ball In Paris
Special cable Dsspofeh TO TIE S

Special Cahs Dsspoieh to TIE Sun.
PARIS. June 23.-The bachelors ir
society recognized their hostesses' hos.
pitality during the last season by giving
ball last night, at which the ladies ap-
peared ~ birds and insects and the men
wore oolored dress suits.
The Duchess d 'Uzes, Princess Isenburg-
Hirstein. and Miss Marjorie Gould, daugh-
ter Of George Gould. appeared as butter
files. The Baroness Henri de Rothschild
represented . msgpie, Nine. Maurice
Ephrussi an eagle. Mrs. Hugh Tevis
Mrs. Bachs, an American. a chanticleer.
with headdrees OF thatohed straw sur
mounted by defiant rooster.
Grows. dragonfies and soarabs were
also represented. Among the presenters
OF cotI lion favors were the Princess
de Ia Tour d 'Auvergne, Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Mrs. Moore and q dozen Count
esses and Baronesses.
The sun., 1909-06-24
YACHT CHRISTOBEL AGROUND.
walton Feryusen's BIG Pleasure Bot
Fast on Fishers Island.

NEW LONDON. June 2s.--while entering
Hay Harbor. Fishers Island, about Q
O'Clock this evening. the ie4 foot steam
yacht Christobel. owned by Walton Fer
guson, ran upon an unchartered Ledge
and ie now resting with her bow high out
OF water.
A vain attempt was made to release the
yacht with her own engines and the
steaner Munatawket was pressed into
service as q wrsoker. After swapping
two thick hawses she abandoned thu
job to await high water Tomorrow morn
ing. The locality whore the yacht IA
stranded IL very dangerous In an easterly
wind.
The Christobel Ia In command Of Capt,
Cotter. Mr.. Ferguson. the Christobe!'a q
owner was on shore scarcely stone
throw from the ledge. awaiting the yacht
to take him up Long Island Sound whom
the accident happened.
The sun., 1909-06-24
,,ressmaker Arrested for Snug ssi,ns.

Delvina NJ. Boulanger. a dressmaker
at 90 West Fifty-sixth street. arrested
on the charge Of smuggling on the COM
plant Of Anthony p. Ludden. a special
agent % the sis9s
United States Commissioner Shields and
released on d, 800 ball. She Is specifically
charged with bringing In trunk con-
tanning ladies' gowns and other wearing
apparel on the steamship Cleveland on
April7. She travelled under the name OF
d. M. Baker, a translation OF her last
nanne from French into English.
The sun., 1909-06-24
BOETTLER AN INSPECTOR.
Nell Boss the TrsHic squad Other Police
Promotions.

Police Commissioner Bingham yes
tsrday promoted Capt. William F. Boet-
tier OF the trafio squad to the rank OF
inspector. He will be in command Of
the traffic squad.
Capt. Frederick Wolforth of the Far
Rockaway station was ordered to duty
on the staff OF Inspector Schmittberger.
Lieut.. Corbett OF the traffic squad goes
to Far Rockaway.
sergts. Peter Brady, Francis j. Kav-
anaugh and William j. Morris were pro-
m oted to fhe rank Of lieutenants. DR..
r. v. Hubbard was appointed police
surgeon.
The sun., 1909-06-24
SPENCER TRAsK HURT IN AUTO


Receives HAD Cut Over Night Eye While
I Returning 70 Bestso From Cambridge.
BosIoN, June 18.--Spencer Trask. the
New Yorker banker. received q severe
out over his hight eye in an automobile
accident In Cambridge late last night.
It was srronsously reported that several
Of Mr.. Trask's ribs had been broken.
but DR.. Robert E. Andrew. who treated
him immediately after the accident. said
that the out over the eye was the only
serious injury which he suffered. He
was later taken In another automobile
to Boston hotel 20 that he might receive
treatment from specialist.
The accident happened az Mr.. Trask
was returning from the performance
Of Joan Of Aro' at the stadium. While
passing through Quincy Square his chauf-
feur tried to out In between two cara
and was caught between them. The
machine was badly smashed and both
occupants were thrown out. Tho chauf-
feur escaped serious injury.
The sun., 1909-06-24
DROWNED IN KILLARNEY LAKE
FIVE AMERICANS AMONG NINE
TOURISTS LOST.
Boat Capsized in Gale-Two Boatmen
Also Dead, and Only Two survivor u
Entire PArty-Trageiy of = nsstsu
GraduatiOn-Pou Engiish viCtiuis.

Special Gable Despafeh 10 TEE SUN.
Cork, June 2s.-A boat containing nine
tourists and four boatmen was capsized
to-day on Lower Lake. Killarney. and all
with the exception OF two boatmen were
drowned. The tourist party included
Mrs. A. A. Hilton and son Of Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loushead Of Boston and Miss
NJ. 8. Cotum. q resident Of Massachusetts,.
The party left Killarney this morning
to make the tour OF the Gap OF Dunloe.
As they were returning by water they
encountered gale and their boat. which
was a large four cared one. was swamped.
Other boats that we're out at the time did
not venture to face the gale but altered
their courses and made for Ross Bay.
The boat that was swamped held her
course in the teeth OF the gale. and It Is
assumed that after a time the boetn,en
found they could not mako progress.
Then they attempted to come about to
make for shelter and the boat caught
broadside on by wind and sea. capsised.
As the boat did not arrive at Killarney
long after the hour when 1t was due there
searchers were sent out to look for It.
These men saw three men and two women
clinging to the overturned boat. AZ the
rosouers neared them man who It was
afterward learned was London clergy
man sank
The other men were seen trying to hold
UP the women, who. however. sank before
aid could reach them. The two mon
remaining turned out to be boatrnen.
When they were rescued they were in an
exhausted condition and were unable to
describe the accident clearly.
With the exception OF those whose
names are given above all the party were
English.
BOSTON, June 2s.-Two OF the excur-
sionists drowned In Lake Killarney to-day.
Mr.. andiMrs. Robert G. LouEhsad, H.ea
at % High street, ChAriestown. They
left here on April 70 for tour OF the
British Isles. Mr.. Loughead was 81
years old and his wife Was ten years his
junior. They were prominent members
OF the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
in Charlestown. He waa head OF the
firm Of c. Butler 4 Co.. tearnsters. Of 2l%
Purchase street. this city. Mrs. Lough-
cad was the adopted daughter OF Q.
Butler and met her husband about thirty
years ago at o Methodist gathering in
Asbury Grove. Hamilton, Mass,
They leave two children. Charles W.
LouRhsad, aged %. an instructor In
weslsyan Academy 1t wilbrahA,n. and
Miss Sibyl Lousbead. aged ~. Charles
IL at a hospital in Somsrville. whore
recently he underwent q severe opera
ton. The daughter has been staying
with DR.. Frank E. Baternan OF Somer-
vile during the absence Of her parents.
She will be graduated from the Girls Latin
School tomorrow. and her friends are
making every endeavor to keep the news
Of her parents death from her until
after graduation.
Charles Loughead accompanied his
parents abroad, but on account Of q physi-
cal ailment was obliged to return several
weeks ago and undergo surgical treat
ment.
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BULLErs sUPPAExENr LEG
In u. .. MsrsAal's Haxien Chase q q
Alleged PUst Onlce ns0ber.

Alleged Post 0fnce Rsbber.
J. Nyfoe. scou6sd Of post Office rob-
bery in Nyaok. N. Y. two weeks ago.
went with . woman TO the Hotel Brad
dock. at Eighth avenue and 126th street,
on Tuesday and registered with her as
IL. Holmes and wife. city United
States Marshal Manning traced him there
and when Manning went in ono door
yesterday afternoon Nyroe went out
another.
Manning shot once in the air. but Nyroe
kept going toward st. Nicholas avenue.
As the Marshal fired his second shot.
this time at Nyroe. Policeman Conrad
jumped Oh crosstown car and caught the
fugitive. At the West lzsth street station
the prisoner was turned over to Manning.
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ARTIST DIES DRIVING AUTO.


SARATOGA, June 2a-Stricken with
cerebral apoplexy while at the wheel oi
his auto tonight. W. Verplanck Birney
Of New York, an artist. died before his
wife. who was riding In his machine.
knew that he was III. The machine
turned entirely over into ditch. but Mrs
Birney jumped in time to escape injury
Physicians decided that Mr.. Birney was
dead before the upset occurred. He had
been spending several weeks In this village
with his wife.
william verplanck Birney. A. N. A.,
was born In Cincinnati In 1858. He wal
the son Of Gen. william B. Birney, now
living In Warrington and the grand
son Of James q. Birney. twioe Free Soil
candidate for the Presidency. He studied
In Boston under Walter Smith at the
Massachusetts, Normal Art School. in
Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins at
the Pennsylvania Academy. and at the
Royal Academy. Munich. under Julius
Benxur and Wilhelm UNDERESTIMATE.
When he was % he opened q studio In
New York and he was for three years an
Instructor at the Cooper Institute. He
exhibited at the Paris Exposition In 1880,
at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in
isos. at the Pan-American Exposition
In 1901 and at the st. Louis Exposition In
1904. He was o member on the New
York Water color Club. the Salna gundi
Club and the Lotos Club. His New York
address was the Sherwood Studio.
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BIG BLAZE sTIRs UP ARDsLEY.
c0mmotlen In the village Over Burninl
q Warehsuse and Hcvatsss.

SOU1mOtAVu u too Vhko00 VvcI DOffhhu :
q . Warehsuse and HcyatsS.
ARDsLBY. N. T.. June 3s.-Ths ware
house and grain elevators Of william /.
Odsll 4 Co.. filed with large quantities
Of grain. hay, oement. 1000 tons Of coal
and other commodities. wsre on hrsa at 10
o clock this forenoon. and ut noon thsy bad
been burned to the ground. The total
los u estimated ct $4,000.
Ardslsy Hose Company vas on the
ground early. A general alarm was ssut
out and IrvinStop and Dobhs Ferry hose
companies responded. TrAme On the
Putnam branch Of the New York Csptrsl
Railroad was hssd up during part Of the
forcnoon.
Thsrs was much excitsmsnt among the
villaeers when the 10 i. NJ train LEFT the
station and sounded many shrill whistles
70 spread the alarm Of nre. Immediatsly
Ill bells In the plaos were ringing and eli
whistles blowing In o general alarm to
neiKhboring villages. Horses and other
animals were turned loose and rushed
from tho burning building:
It 10 believed By many that the hro was
caused By the intense heat Of the day.
The loss g partly covered By insurance.
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TO RELIEVE HEApAcHE and INSOMNIA
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Information OF general Interest. Consult it.-Adr.
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HOTEL NASSAU, Long Beach. o1crs every.
thing 70 be had al New Yorks nnest hotels cxcep,
the heat --Ats.
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