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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
LEWIS TEW KSBURT
DIES IN NEW ORLEANS
Erpires as Charity Patient
after Remarkable Career.

New Orleans. Feb. l1.-Iewis Tewksbury,
who fell from a bootblack's stand here two
weeks ago and fractured his skull, died this
afternoon
When he reached New Orleans the latter
part of January he said he wanted to build
g 100000 hotel in this city Two days
later he was a charity patient al a local
hospital. Tewksbury. who was a native Of
New Hampshire, said he recently spent
more than half a million dollars in New
York in less than two months
Lewis Tevksburv first came to New York
about thirty years ago from his home In
Manchester. n. H. He was a member of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange for some
time. He startled Wall Street by AT ex-
tensive advertising campaign. which
brought him enormous financial returns
from credulous investors Tewksbury was
the owner of several famous trotting horses
and was generally regarded as a million
sire
In 1899 he erected what he called
dream palace at No % West I'D street
Upon the completion of this house TeWkS-
bury married the widow of Louis Greenhut.
a wealthy lawyer. He was then said TO
be- thirty-t three years old. His married life
with the former Mrs Greerhut was OF
short duration. for ne disappeared few
months after the marriage. and his wife
swore out a warrant on the charge that
he had stolen her fortune, amounting TO
more than $3.50 900. Tewksbury promised TO
return to his wife and settle with his
creditors, but failed to keep his word His
wife obtained q divorce and retained law
yers to bring him TO trial
TeWksbury's next appearance Of promi-
hence was in 1901 when he suddenly bohoed
up in London and married Violet Aubrey
an actress. It was proved that they had
been married and divorced before Tewks-
bury's marriage to Mrs. Greenhut. Shortly
after this marriage Tevksbury and his
wife had to leave London because of GER
tain check transactions The woman was
arrested in Paris two years later, but was
freed by a jury in London.
While TewksbUry's London bride was
having her troubles with the English au-
thorities Tevkshury was prisoner IN
Philadelphia, where he was held on the
charge OF grand larceny. preferred by his
former wife. Mrs. Greenhut. New York
Jury disagreed as to his guilt and Tewks-
bury was relea sed. Mrs. Greenhut forgave
him and they became reconciled.
For the last three years Tewksbury has
been hacking various enterprises without
great success. He took over the lease or
the C1ilsey House for a time. but failed TO
make It a paying venture. Leaving the
hotel business Tewksbury next tried the
real estate field and became interested in
2 realty company on Long Island, Last
August Tewksbury announced that he was
going to build in Denver the finest hotel
outside of New York City,
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DINNER FOR E. S. A. DE LIMA.
tanker EonoTsd on Eve of Departure
for City Of Mexico.

For men bers % the Board OF Trade
nc -sportstion gave farewell dinner
= the Hotel AFtor last night for E s A
. Lima, Who IS leaving for Mexico City.
rhe-s NJ has accepted the presidency Of a
euk
william q. HCCaToll. = member OF The
Public Service Commission, II presenting
silver loving CUP 70 the guest Of honor.
'e7Cked those who would insinuste that
'1slness honor was minus quantity
t1ong American business men. -'Notwith-
rsnd-lE the lamentable and disgraceful
exceptions brought 70 light in some Of our
s-ss business enterprises re- said. we
e JUSTIFIED n declaring that the business
ionor O. Americans is unsurpassed IN the
'o-lo- and thar The business men Of Amer
z stand IS high in honesty as they do in
Enterprise"
: Waldo Smith. Ludwig Nissen. Dick s.
-zmEsy. William r. Wilcox and others
ts11e1 70 The high qualities OF Nj. De
INA and recalled pleasant memories of
.teE twenty FEARS connection with him as
-e-IbFTs q The hoard. Similar expressions
ttsafo were contained IL letters of re
- rom SeJH Low. Jacob Schif Isaac
-. y SInsr, Henry Clews and Charles 4.
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OBITUARY NOTES.

JOHN w. TIt-LEY. proprietor Of the
Hotel St George, Staten Island died sud-
denly at his home yesterday morning from
heart failure Mr. Tilley was about fifty
years old. He leaves a wife
WILLIAM BAMBERGE. general agri-
cultural Superintendent of the Queen &
Crescent Railroad. died on train near
York. Ala, from acute indigestion. yes
terday
MRS. SUSAN DE PEYSTER LIVING
STON. widow of Robert Edward Living
ston, died on Wednesday at her home. No.
211 Fifth avenue. She was eighty-seven
years old, and was born in house at
Pearl and Whitehall streets owned by her
grandfather who was member OF the
staff of George Washington during the
Revolution. She was married in the house
in which she died Her husband died In
1889. Mrs Livingston leaves two sons and
q daughter.
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TROUBLE FOR WONEN
Hat Shape Makers arc Talk
iur Strike.

The Easter parade, as far the display
of Faster bonnets IS concerned. will be
fat failure this year. If the plans OF the
organizers of the millinery trades. decided
on Yesterday, succeed. Every one who pre-
tends to know women and Easter bonn
nets realizes that no se,f-respeCtnG woman
would wear a last years Easter bonnet
Yet a movement was started yesterday
which NAV begin a strike Of five thousand
milIners and cause many woman to re-
model her old lid or suffer the punish
ment of an old style
These milIiners. who are nearly all "om-
en-. are not the ones who trim the Easter
headgear in the gorgeous millinery stores
in Fifth avenue and the abutting streets
They make the braid wire and straw frame
work on which the lines of the hnished nat
depend and they are regarded as the real
artists of the business
A mass meeting Of these real milliners
was called yesterday by Organizer fucker
man. of the millinery and capma king
trades, for Wednesday evening at the Man
haitian Lyceum. in East 4th street The
purpose is to organize for un'ted df
mand for higher wages. The union is ex-
pected to be we'll under way before the
Easter trade begins. and the workers pur-
NN'''N-'-N@
if necessary.
The wages of the shape makers have now
fallen from an average of 80 week TO
500 and 50 as the highest rates. down All
the way 70 IS a week Once the shape
makers had union. but prosperity made
them Indifferent and it was allowed 70 go
to pieces.
Miss Rose SchneIdermann, of the
Woman's Trade Union Lea que who has
been a leader in many strike movements.
said that there was a great difference in
the rates of wages paid. Miss Schneider
mann has worked at this industry, but Is
A member of the Cloth. Hat and Cap
makers Union
She told of a strike of uroTgan ized girls
now going on against a South BROOKLYN
factory They cannot speak English ana
were required to do examiners Work as
we'll as sewing, and as they could not read
English cartoon was drawn on the wall
of the workroom. showing a girl beng
kicked ont The workers simply Couidn I
stand for il and went on strike.
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HARVARD MAY COMPROMISE.
-snor1sl for Confederate Dead Pro
posed 10 Settle Controversy.

'ernhrtdge. Mass, Feb. IA memorial
ne sons y Harvard who fought and
. Ire cagse cf the Corfederacy IS
F'aea a. 2 solution Of the controversy
- mas been raging among the under
'@'es over the question Of allowing
Il. 'eines n the Confederate dead 70 be
- IN Memorial Han a. Cambridge
rs bearing on both sides Of the ques-
nc been printed jn the college daily
paper aud Tire official organ Of the
.i mas come out squareIy against the
~. -cn Z" admit Confederate names TO
''1 q honor in Memorial Hall
measure q compromise II Is now
1900 -rsr z separate memorial 70
''os DEAD sons be erected either ia
,a'Fldge gr south - Mason and Diyon's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
NINE. PERIWINKLE" DEAD.
A UNIQUE and Pathetic Figure ef the
American Stage.

Cincinnati Feb. 1f.-Death removed TO-
day one Of the most pathetic figures of the
American stage Mime, PeriHink1e' has
passed away. convinced TO the end that
the jecring audiences which greeted her a
generation ago really acclaimed her the
greatest actress of her time. She was
sixty-one years old.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Susanne Martin,
her mind affected by the loss of her hus-
band. conceived the idea that she was a
great actress. A cynical manager. fore
seeing unique feature for his house en-
couraged the belief. and Nine. Periwnkle
appeared IN vaudeville.
She could neither sing nor dance. and
her costume was made up of weird. III fit
ting odds and ends but again and again
she appeared before crowded houses and
received the jeerins plaudits as genuine
appreciation. The novelty at last wore of
and her feeble brain gave way entirely.
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fRv telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Stamford, Conn. Feb, f1-Mrs. Julia A.
Lloyd is the widow Of Herbert Lloyd.
of New York, She is a niece of James
A. TroUbridge, a banker and broker.
whose New York home Is at No. 81 East
34th street Her father, brother of James
A. Trovbridge. was a physician. and left
his daughters Independent fortunes. Mrs.
Douglass /. Gilman. of No 167 East list
street, New York, is 4 sister of Mrs. Lloyd
Mrs. Llovds New York home is at No
ISL East list street. Her villa, Driftwocd
on ColIender's Point, is near Firwood, the
country place of John y. Crinlmins.
Mrs. Lloyd has been coming 10 COLLEEN
der's Point many years, and her friend
ship with the Crimminses is of long stand
ing It was rumored here before she closed
Driftwood that she and Thomas Crimmins
were engaged. Her first husband died a
few years ago, about a year after their
ma rriage. He left q large estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12

General Meade vas q son Of the famous
old Commodore Richard W Meade. of the
navy. and a nephew of General George g
Meade. of Gettysburg renown. The late
Rear Admiral Richard ". Meade was
brother He distinguished himself In the
Spanish War and during the Boxer up
rising After an unusually long career in
the navy and in the marine corps ne was
forced 70 retire in 1913 with the rank OF
colonel on account of 4 controversy with
President Roosevelt. It was then intinated
that Colonel Meade had written disrespect-
fuI letters Later. however, Presldeht
Roosevelt recommended his nomination as
brigadier general on the retired list. which
was taken az VindiCat1on by hlmseh ana
his friends
Rorn in 1s41 in Washington, he entered
the navy as d midshipmsn at the age of
fourteen. At the outbreak of the civil
War he had Just been transferred 10 the
marine corps and vas brevetted first lieu
tenant for gallantry in the attack on Fort
Sumter. He was captured that time ana
sne7t fifteen months in a Confederate
prison. He commanded marines during the
draft riots in New York City and took part
in many battles # the war.
Following that conflict his career vas an
active one l., vas in command at Pan
ANA. IN troubles in China and in about
every little difficulty the country had UP
TO the Spanish War. when he commanded
the marines OF the North Atlantic squad
ron and in Cuba He vas then sent 10
Manila where he formed regiment OF
marines During the Boxer uprising he
commanded the United States marines at
the battle of Tien-Tsn and the capture OF
picking For that service he was made
brigadier general by brevet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
COMES HERE TO PUBLISH SUN"

Richard Y Oulahan. who for some years
has been head of the Washington bureau
Of THE New York sun is to come 70
New York TO become publisher of that
newspaper. He is not to succeed the
late William NJ. Laffan. but is TO be pub
Usher only The appointment does not in
voIve any change in the newspapers pres
nnt organiza ton. Mr. Oulahan has been
Washington correspondent Of The sun
for six years. In the summer and autumn
of 1905 he managed the publicity depart
ment Of the Republican National Commit
tee He is vtce-president of the Gridiron
IIfIh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
MEMORIAL FOR WILLIAM r. KING

A committee has been selected under the
o,,sniccs of the Merchants Association of
So work. to raise a fund of at least So 500
=. oroc, a memorial To William r. King
,,bo died on February 10. 1909 1t is in
to,dad TO apply the money to the perpetual
,..o,,.,,,ent of a crib in St Johns Guild
caaeide Hospital. at New Dorp. Staten
Is,.nd in the name of M. King and 10
The purchase Of a suitable bronze tablet TO
,,s nl.ced in the rooms of the association
tn committee In charge Of the project
coprrtses Isaac y. Seiigman William r
cornire Eugene \. Philhn, John \
Eearh and Gustav t. SchNab,
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LAST OF NOTED JURY DEAD.
Abraham Lincoln Won Armstrong Case
by Use of an Almanac.

Boone, lowe, Feb lL-Milton Logan, fore
man and sole survivor of the jury in the
famous Armstrong murder trial at Boards
town, Ill, In which Abraham Lincoln used
an almanac 10 free the accused man. died
here to-day. He was ninety years old
Lincoln, attorney for the defence.
proved by the almanac that no moon was
shining on the night when one OF the wit
nesses swore he saw the murder and recog-
nized the murderer by the light OF the
nlnnu-
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sHUsERT THEATRE IN CHICAGO.

The MessrS. Shubert announce that they
will have four theatres in Chicago next
season. the Garrick, which they control
now the Great Northern. which they will
manage after February 20. and tao new
theatres which will be built for their use
The Great Northern is now being altered
and refiited. II viii be called the Savoy
Theatre. and VIII he reopened on Fehru-
airy % with the English musical play Dick
Wilmington"
Next season tire Shuberts viii divide their
first productions between HeW York ana
Chicago. All 81 their musical plays in
Chicago VIII be given At the Savoy The
efFe.
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MOTHER GUARDIAN FOR RICH SON

Justice Gerard appointed yesterday Mrs
Adele W. Smith. of Stamford Conn. gen
eral guardian of her son. Charles Stewart
smith. grandson OF the late Charles Stew
arr Smith. former president OF the Cham
her Of Commerce
The petition for Mrs Smiths appointment
said that the boys father. Stewart w
smith. died in Connecticut on MAY 10.
1907 leaving his wife all his property for
rfe with the remainder To the son AZ her
d.atb Mr.. Stewart also left his son ono
half of his art objects in Nav York state
This interest Is about $50 no0 The son is
also entitled 10 "ne-rhird of his fathers
New york estate, which viii bring him
Am income ri S25o"0 n year. Mrs Smith
-a,e a bond Of s2o1p0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
BRIG. GEN. JOHN G. BALANCE.

Peoria H. Feb. U.-News Of the sudden
death of BrigadieT General John 'resne
Tallancc l. 6 A Tetred) at Miami, Fla.
last night. was received here to-day lie
left Peoria ten days ago for the South IN
search Of health
General Balances rise IN the army was
rand AT the outbreak of the Spanish
American War he vas d major in the 22d
Infantry. Shortly after American authority
vas firmly csta blished in the Philippines
>, MS retired with the rank of brigadcr
general
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12

Son Of John ID. Grim Minis
Mdrr1es Urs. !. 4. LlOYd.
fRv telegram 70 The Tribune

Augusta. Ga, Feb. 11.-Thomas Crimmins,
son of John II. C'rmnlins, of New York.
was married here at noon to-day to Mrs.
Julia 4. Lloyd. OF Norotcn. Conn, by Mag
istrate Nurnberger. The couple. unacCom-
panied, walked into the magistrates office
and produced q marriage license issued In
this county on February 2.
Mr. Crimmns and Mrs LLOYD have been
guests at one of the winter resort hotels
here for some days. but no intimation of
their enga cement had been known at the
hotel
John D. Crimmins and other members of
the family arrived here for their annual
visit yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Crimmins returned to the hotel after leav-
ing the magistrates office.
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etel esoUE THROUGH SUMMER.

The Columbia Amusement Company VIII
,reser; summer burlesque at the new Co
l,,p,iia Theatre, beginning June j. Inc
,op,ua1y viii consis, Of more tan OF"
hundred members selected from the var
Gus theatres under the coiiihDi" coi''io'
The managers viii give . cash Prize L" me
authors Of tie piece iinaliy seiee'"' -o' p''
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
Official Record and Forecast Washing

Official Record and Forecast.--Wa Arlington,
Feb 1.-THE Gulf storm. forecasted to develop
over the Gulf OF Mexico on THURSDAY. made its
appearance Friday morning over Southern Ala
hama attended by high winds the Gulf coast
and general rains in the Gulf and south Atlantic
states and snow in Arkansas and Tennessee.
T,,rine Friday the centre of this storm moved
inland in northeasterIy course and the area
of snow spread northward over the Ohio Valley
and the middle Atlantic states. Warnings of high
winds we're sent to Gulf ports on Thursday. aud
Friday morning storm warnings Nere predicted
for the Atlantic coast, from Miami. Fla. 10 Eos
ton and later extended far north as East
port Me Heavy snow warnings were issued
Friday morning for the New England and md
die Atlantic states. the upper Ohio Valley and
the southern Appalachian Mountain regions.
Fair weather prevails throughout the districts
west of tine Mississippi except that SHOWS o--
Cured IN the northern Rocky Mountain region
and rain IN the north Pacit. coast. The cam-
prrature has risen along the south Atlantic
coast. over the western plateau region and in
the vest Gulf states. and =, has fallen decidedly
in the Missouri VALLEY and the interior @. the
middle and south Atlantic and east Gulf states
There will be heavy snow Saturday m the
North atlantic and Middle Atlantic states. fol
lowed by fair sunday and colder weather will
continue in these districts during the next two
o. three days In the South Atlantic and East
Gulf states the weather will clear and become
colder Saturtlay and will he fair sunday There
will he snow and colder weather In the Ohio
Valley and the lake region SATURDAY. followed by
fair SUNDAY. except that snow viii Continu" n
Western New York Fair wtaJ her is also iudi-
Gated for the lower Mississippi Valley and the
southern plains states saturday. with lower tenn
peratures Saturdsy Generally fair weather viii
prevail throughout the Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions. the northern plains. states and
the upper Mississippi Valley saturday and sun
dav with rising temperatures IN the last Two
named regions
The winds along the New England and middle
Atlantic coasts Will he northeast, shifting 70
northwest gales south Atlantic coast, brisk
west and northwest. east Gulf coast. moderate
northwest. west Gulf coast Hight to moderate
north. on Lake Michigan, moderate northwest.
Steamers departing Saturday for European
norris will have northeast gales. shifting to north
west and west. and snow. followed by fair
weather. the Grand Banks
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NO TAX ON CHARITABLE LEGACY.

Bauston. n Y. Feb. 11.-Surrogate Os-
+rander. of Saratoga County, to-day rem
dered d decision in which he holds that an
inheritance tax cannot be imposed on
legacy to a charitable institution The
question came up in the Will of Miss Mary
p Moore Of this village. who left $1,000
70 the Colony for Epileptics and $1,000 10
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
AGED EX-GOVERNOR INJURED.

Los Angeles. Feb. 11--LeTis Wolfey, OF
Prescott, e former Governor of Arizona
and prominent in the mining affairs OF that
territory. was perhaps fatally injured by
ar electric car here to-day Mr.. woltiey.
who is seventy years old, was appointed
Governor of Arizona by President Harrison
y, 1880 and served for two years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
vAcHTsMEN AT DINNER.

TIE annual meeting ana Daliq1G, u -i''
-, Co,ipthian Yacht club was
g. - ,-,,l,t AT the cafe de TOpera.
-. ,-,s,,,,,ars assembled in the ne" prl-
.e d,n,rr room. known a. the Persian
70 49,, ,7,sc,rssed what might almost he
termed . shore dinner
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,.,ntnwalcHT BILL SIGNED.

.,haov Feb. u.-Governor Hughes today
- .,.,..,,. waiuurfstlt's bin sppropr-
- ,a,6 - continue the work Of an
'-estTystirs tie question OF employers ia
nit br lie e5ecisl commission appo'A'e'
lazl zeal for mat Vlfgo-S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
ANOTHER "ELEKTRA" MATINEE.

oscar Hammerstein has received so many
requests from suburban residents asking
for another matinee of "Elektra." that he
decided yesterday To give the Strauss nu-
sic-drama al a special matinee on Wash
ington's Birthday at go O'Clock, with
Nine Mazarin and the regular cast. Tales
of Hoffman," will be given on Washing
toms Birthday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
NEW TENOR AT METROPOLITAN

'T.ohensrin'' was. repeated last night at
the Metropolitan Opera House. The new
tenor Hermann JadloWker, impersonated
the mysterious knight. Mr. JadlOwker re
peated the favorable impression he made il
Faust and showed that German opera
n New York has gained by his acquisition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
JOHN FERRY

Chicago Feb. if.-John Ferry. an ornith-
ologist connected with the Field Museum
of this city. died to-day. Mr. Ferry had
made several EXPEDITIONS along the Carib-
bean Sea and the Gulf OF Mexico. He was
a graduate of Yale and at one time was
connected with the Smithsonian Institution.
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land. where he owned an estate in Devon
shire and a summer home. Cliff Castle. in
Yorkshire which IS said to be one of the
finest estates in England. He visited this
country for the last time in 1876. He leaves
one son, F. w L. Butterfied. now living