The evening world. Newspaper, January 17, 1903, Page 3

MASHED, GUTS PRICES News of Hidden Supply, Aided by Warm Weather, Causes a Retail Drop in Prices to Less Than $10 a Ton. RETAILERS TO AID POOR. Ccmmittee Appointed to Arrange with Railroads for a Steady Supply to Be Sold the Needy at Ten Cents a Pail @oal prices weakened to-day, but not as much as was hoped, despite the warm Weather cnd the exposure in the news- papers of the great quantity of coal being held in Jersey for higher prices, Most independent coal was being sold yesterday at $10 and $10.50 a ton, To- day the same dealers were selling it for $9.50 and $9.75 a ton, One reason why the market did not break lower was the buying of New England. There is still cold weather up around Boston and the Eastern market ig clamorous for fuel One indeptndent sold 4,000 tons for New England to-day and this caused prices to stiffen here. Lower Prices Expected. Lower prices are expected in New York. it the warm-weather keeps up a little. The demand o1 consumers fell off fully 50 per cent. to-day, The railroads, which have been sending most of their 5 coal to other points in the country and let- ting New York do the best !t could with the high-priced independent coal, began ) to-day to do a little more for this city. More of their coal came in and still more \4s promised. The break in the price hasn't helped the cousumer much, if any, as yet. Concerns like Curtis & Blaisdell, Burns ‘Brothers and Moquin, Offerman — Heis- ‘enbuttel, who do # per cent. of the coal! susiness of the greater city, are loaded p with contracts with the independent cal at $10 a ton, Curls & Blaisdell have out undelivered rders for 2,000 tons, Burns Bros, for 0 tons, and the Brooklyn concern for nO) tons. They hold that they cannot ell to the public at less than $10.60 until hey have got rid of this independent pal. (This price of $10.60 ts the ruling retail jfice In the city to-day with most of the talers. Some are getting more, but ractically none any less. Soft coal is ‘nging $8.00 a ton, | For Ten Cents = Pail Rate. ‘The committee of retailers consisting GD. Curtis, G. I. Herbert and ‘Mchael Burns, appointed to arrange vith the railroads for a steady supply ten cents a pail coal for the poor had talk with President Fowler, of the \pw York, Ontarlo and Western, yester- oy: Mr. ty attend to the railroad end of the nemo. He told the committee that he ould arrange a meeting between them - Yd the sales agents of the different pads on Monday when arrangements yould be completed for gaining ths jesireg end. ‘Even the strongest combinations of {ipital yield to the just demands en- feed by legitimate publicity, an in- stance of which is the forcing of the Manhattan Elevated Road to better its service, The coal operators could have continued in their extortionate charges for their commodity for a while, but publicity was doing its work. Evening World was the first of the newspapers to point to the lack of truth in the operators’ statements that there was no coal. Actual photographs of about 800,000 tons of coal within sight of New York City were published, Exposed by The World, Then the operators pleaded that if there was that much coal there the reason they could not get tt into New York was because of the lack of coal ba: and The Evening World pub- lished photographs of nundreds of idle coal barges tied up to the coal docks ing for cargoes, papiuitade of the operators 1s clearly a with in the statement of @ repre- sentative of the big independent firm of Robinson & Haydon, No, 1 Broadway, He eid: “Our price is what we can zat not know what others are charging, but we are charging $9.75 a ton. The mild ‘weather makes less demand. We are simply following the rule of supply und demand, If we can get $11 a ton we will take it; if we can get only $950 wo will eel! for $9.60, and if we cannot gut more than 3 we will take §9,"" (The various charity organizations, In ® United letter, say they ihave been as- Bured that the operators will not \ @@ain try to send the prices up, and they ask that the olty be prevented fiom appropriating $260,000 for the pur- @hase of coal for the poor, as suggest- @@ by the aldermen, They say they are meeting the demand. on SMALLPOX PATIENT ESCAPES Mile Second Bresk for Liberty suc- weeds and He Ie Still at Large. Fowler was asked by Mr. Low We do ‘Tom Jackson, a negro inmate of the hospital at New Brunewick, The! * GOAL COMBINE!”” {who has been investigating conditions in that locality for some time . Among ited was the saloon. ot DETECTIVE WELSH, NOW DYING OF WOUND RECEIVED IN FIGHT. (Photographed when serving in the Astor Battery in the Philippines.) WOMAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING. (Continued from First Page.) and I made a tour of the Mere! r Street Precinet under the guidance Welsh. Moller, on Thompson atreet, where Detective O'Shea and Detective Frewen were shot at a few weeks “gv. About 9 o'clock Welsh suggested that we have dinner and we went to The Black Cat, on West Broadway, near Washington square. Welsh * not feeling well and oniy ate a plate of soup. “We had a drink and bought some cigarettes, and at the end of the meal the waiter brought a check for $3.10, which was paid, giving the walter «| a Mberal tip. We ‘donned our overcoats and were walking to the door when the walter came up saying: ‘There is 75 cents More coming here; you owe for another dinner.’ We disputed the claim and re- fused to pay. Then the proprietor stood in -the and refused to let us out saying, “If you don't pay that bill, I'l call a ollcéman. : ‘Well, calla policeman and hurry up. We don't want to stand here all night. “Welsh then walked up to the proprie- tor and sald, ‘We don't owe you any thing, and If’ you want a policeman J'm one,’ at the same time showing his badge. There were some more words andthe Dr proprietor shoved Welsh away rout ‘The detective struck him and then the waiter rushed up. J grabbed him by the cout and said, ‘Now, you {keen away. He rushed at Welsh, ut {the latter pushed him back. In Ming Welsh and the proprietor, maa rotten behind the screen, which Is at the right of the door as you enter. By thls thme there were several other wait- jers there and the mix-up was general. Welsh Satd, ‘My God, I'm Shot.” “Sudden heard a shot and that ended the disturbance. We left the taurant, Welsh and 1 were standing cn the steps outside when Welsh said: ‘My God, Mr. Johnstone, I'm shot.’ He put his hand up to his neck. Welsh was reported to be a very sick man at the hospital, but to be doing well as could be expected son spl the nature of his wound. orderly on Cominissioner Greene's #14i% When the latter was serving in the Philippines. Welsh was then in tho Astor Battory. “Hutchinson was ilso a member of the battery. Welsh’s condition became so serious during the day that it was decided to operate on him, The surgeons began their task at once. ‘The injured detective stood the oper: jion well. It was sald that his conditio while critical, Was favorable, His father and his wife were permitted to see him after the operation. Bail was offered this afternoon for Scheriere and the wilnesses in the House of Detention by Mrs. Malina Veil, of No, N 8: te Barlow accepted it. locked up. sa Arne is still GROUT COMPARES NEW TAX BILLS ' men, the affair is none the less repre- Selects 1,000 Parcels of Real Estate in Boroughs to Show Rate This Year and Last. Comptroller Edward M. Grout to-day wave out a statement in defense of a new plan of full value taxation and valuation. "I have caused a selection to be made,” he said, “aggregating over one thousand parcels, scattered among the five boroughs, for the purposes of show- ing the effect of the increased assessed valuation upon the tax bills for 1903. The | results disclosed are: “In Manhattan 140 parcels were ex- amined. Of these 104 will show the tax bills lower than 1902 and 36 higher. The assessed valuation of these parcels In 1002 aggregated $2,675,200, as against $4,228,000 for 1903, ‘In the Bronx 183 parcels were exam- ined, with fonly forty-six parcels lower. The increase in valuation is about $525,000, “In Brooklyn 469 parcels were exam- ined, of which 419 will have lower tax bills, The assessed valuation upon these Parcels in 1902 aggregated $4,407,575, as @gajnst $8,491,145 for 1903,"" C. H. GUILD A SUICIDE. New Yorker Shooty Himself in a Maine Hotel. (Specie) to The Bvening World.) BANGOR, Me, Jan, 17.—C. H, Guild, of New York, shot himself at the Bt, James Hotel in this city last night, ‘His body |™ was found to-day, Mr, Gulld had been staying at th Bangor House for four weeks, well dresued, and of gentlemanly ap- uh pearance, It t# supposed that financial or family troubles prompted the suicide, room Was a note asking thet Edward Carberry, of No. 24 Washington pla New York, be informed of his suicide, te ets know hi. WON'T GIVE UP CANDY MICE. (Continued from First Page.) hensible. I have written to the Con- necticut Humane Soclety and have a: sured them of my moral support. “The women who are arranging the degrading exhibition are none the less subject to the action of the law be- cause they are women. The laws of Connecticut on the subject are absolute, and I am sure that those who particl- pate in such a cruel contest will be pun- ished for it." The Connecticut Soclety took the mat- ter up and wrote long letters to Mra. Cummings about the affair, She strung them along too, Societies in other States got busy. Ministers took it up. All sorts of people who love to meddle in other people's affairs rushed into print with interviews. The news- papers made plotures and features and altogether the whole country was in a spasm over the affal Another Cat C1 : Said Nothing. The at Club sat tight. be wiser when Mayor an honorary Jub, although they had to change the constitution to do it, no men being ell- gil for membership hitherto, Mra, Cumminy counsel for the Connestieut dectined to interfere. he was No one got was husband, Cat Club, People said that under bis wife's thumb and didn't dare, They were sure of It when ghe came oul in an interview an told Mr, Haines to mind his own business and Jet the Connectlout Cat Club a fend to humanity In that State, Having got everybody up to a great pitch of excitement, nalog of the elub concluded to-day that had gone far enough with thele eke statemen irs. Mrs, Out the following out the following statements, Cummings acting ae the mouthploce: "A feld trial for kittens and mice under the auspices of the Conne: Cat Club has never at any Ume feriously considered, In the first place, the suggestion was made playfully, but it was circulated and came under the notice of Mayor Leeds. The aul, ap- pear riot id ve purchased two Dooetrom’” a& confoctioner—, will give away to visitors at souvenirs. T sa: i MANHUNTS WIT DOG IN QUEENS. Bloodhound Purchased by Sheriff Bragga Will Trail Trusties Who Skip from County Jail, HE SNIFFS AT THE TRAMPS. Brute Is Chained In Jail Yard In Sight of All “Weary Wililes” Who Were Wont to Run Away In the Spring. The next trusty who runs away from the Queens County Jail is going to have A dloothound at his heels, Sheriff de Bragga is sick and tired spending money to cateh fugitives, and to-day he brought to the jail a great, ugly looking bloodhound, guaranteed to fol- low @ man as long as he has feet to run. Many tramps are sent to the Queens County Jail for six months in the early part of the winter. They are confided to the care of the Sheriff, and he puts them to work about the jall as the weather {s ood and frozen, the “Weary Willies" have no desire to go away. They do chores, eat the prison fare, sleep in a warm place at night and consider themselves lucky, But when the warm springtime comes they get the fever to wander. They go out some fine morning to cloan up the front walk of the jail yant, and perhaps one doesn't come back. Then It is up to the Sheriff to catch them, and in the past it hee cost hint a considerable amount of money. Bo this year, taking time by the fore- lock. he decided to cet himeeif 2 blood- hound, He found a good kennel and paid 0 for a brute that has nose enough to tell what language a man speaks by ecegting his footprints, He brought him into the jail yard to-day and showed alm to the tired bunch who were look- ing up at the sun and smetiing the warm, springlike air in anticipation of the French leave of the future. The dox went from trusty to trusty sniffing at them intelligently and ap- parently differentiating the various odors for future use. said the Sheriff, “if you leave without saying good-by this ‘fellow will foliow you and chase you up a telegraph pole.” With this warning he ted the dog back to Tis kennel and chained him up where he could keep his eyes and nose pointed at the tru GERMAN OFFICER KILLED IN A QUEL, Affair Was the Result of the Findings of the Kaiser’s Mili- tary Court of Honor. BPRLIN, Jan. 17.—First Lieut. Werner von Grawert, son of the lieutenant- genera} of that name, shot Dr. Aye, a lawyer of Flensburg, through the neck, cutting the spina! cord, in a duel fought in the Grunewald Forest yesterday, Death ensued immediately, ‘The deceased, who was an officer of the Army Reserve, leaves a widow and five children. ‘The cause of the quarrel was obscure but of long standing. The duel was fought in pursuance to the findings of a military, court of honor, Jeut, von Grawert ‘surrendered him- self to the pif ISTU A UEROEIHGS authorities. WOMEN LOOT COAL TRAIN IN TOLEDO. Assisted by Boys and Girls They Forcibly Seize Five Cars of Fuel in the Erie Yards. TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 11.—A mob includ- ing over 200 men, women, boys and girls this morning seized five cerloas of soft coal which had just arrived in the Wheeling and Lake Erle Railroad yards, consigned to the National Malleable Casting Company and local of! men. There was no attempt to stop the wholesale theft, neither the police nor the officials of the ratlway or casting company taking a hand in the affatr, The fuel was, carried off in wagons, slete! boxes. buckets and bas: kets, ahd nothing but the slack was left in any car, FORMED A BUCKET BRIGADE. Employ Temt, Weller & Co. Help Pet Out Fir A fire in the basement of No, 326 Broadway, occupled by the dry goods firm of Tefft, Weller & Co., 6 sub- dued by @ bucket brigade formed by the employees, When the firemen arrived they found ractically under contro! and rt work of it. The dam- FRENCH COUNT A SUICIDE. Desabla, Panama nal Em Dead in Tennessee, (Special to The Wrening World.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan, 1%- Coum Louls J, Desebla committed eul- cide here to-day, He was born in France and came to thie country some years er, |had swalowed his money. De SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1903. BLOODHOUND WITH WHICH QUEENS COUNTY SHERIFF WILL TRACK FUGITIVE PRISONERS. TOOK “METHOD” INTERNALLY. It Was Valued at Fifty Cents and Mr. Perlet Is Out that Much While Miss Ruhlman Is In. TO LOCATE IT WITH X-RAYS. A young lady is 60 cents in and Her- man Perlet {s a half-dollar wut aa the result of an expeciinent to make a singer out of Adele Celestine Runiman n pretty young womah of elghteen. wnose home is at No, 640 Pacific street, Brooklyn, ‘The operatic-financial transaction oc- curred at the American School of Opera, No. 216 West Forty-second street. Miss Ruhlman, intending to become a pup!l, had come across the bridge to try her yoice. Like all beginners, she started In with grand opera. Just to show she owned a volco that could perform tricks she tackled the ‘Jewel Song” from “Faust.” She was reaching for the pearl neck- lace with an eager little thrill when her tongue flew up and clung tenaciously to the roof of her mouth. Miss Ruhlman was dismayed. But Mr, Perlet merely smiled. “I can fix that," sald he, with quiet Assurance. ‘We'll preak your tongue of that habit with this," and Mr. Perlet drew from his pocket a silver half dol- la It's the old Itallan method of con- trolling a refractory tongue,” he ex- plained. ‘Placed on the tongue it pre- vents the tongue from quivering or going to the roof of the mouth. Your tongue, please!” Miss Rubiman held out her tongue and Mr. Perlet placed the half dollar thereon, "Now," he directed, “try it again, the atural.’’ h-ah!" sang Miss Ruhiman, then | suddenly stopped with a startled “On!” Mr. Perlet noticed her gulp and the terrible truth flasaed upon him that she A He uttered ‘an artistic exclamation, ; atetd her on the back and shook ‘her, j ut his efforts were in vain, The coin was gone! When Miss Ruhlman became satisfied she had turned herself into a savings | bank she went into convulsions, which | continued intermittently for nearly elyht ‘Bhe's feeling somewhat better to-day, | and to-morrow sh ain to nee | whether the X-ri hrow any Nght on “the old a rtalian metnod method. DYNAMITE FOUND ON CENTRAL TRACK It Is Believed that It Was Placed There at Schenectady to Wreek’A Train. SCHENECTADY, Jan, 17—A stick of dynamite about six inches in length and round in shape was found on the tracks of the New York Central Railroad at about the noon hour to-day by a man, who gave th name of F. J. Butler, of this city. The piece of dynamite in diameter Was about the wie of a quarter of dollar and tt was wrapped in thick paper, and from appearances it Was the Kind used for heavy explosive pur- powes. A deep mystery surrounds the dis covery of this most dangerous explo- sive, end tt would seem as though the person who placed it on the tracks had in mind but one purpose and tha: was to wreck « train, —— RIKER AGAIN IN LIMBO. Man Discharged as Row in Apartment-Houns. William B, Riker, who has been in the Weet Bide Court several times re- ne, Raises cently, both as @ defendant in insanity Proceedings, which ho defeated, and as @ complainant, was arraigned to-day, charged with disorderly conduct on the premises at No, 211 Wost One Hundred and Bixth street last evealng, His dormer wite, now Mrs. Lilly Ryan, from whom he was divorced, lives In an riment there. Riker pieced the Dhiiding last night and was yet! ad: mission to the Woman's apartm Mm xecordl to Mrs. Ryan, who Po- Hoeman ie 4 of the West cy Hone dredth Street Btation, arrest ee % iy in the door, Bud wh en Wi cry wey wi aroused every one in the De | police's Graecsome ST. LOUIS BROKE WEDDING TRYST Howard Cutting, Mail Clerk on the Delayed Liner, Was to Have Wed Miss Taylor Last Wednesday. THE BRIDE WAITED ON PIER. There was one young Indy in New York City to whom the past four days has seemed an eternity, and who de: clares she would not pass another such period for a thoushnd share of Stan- @ard of} atock. She fe Miss J. E. Taylor, and resides in East Seventeenth street. Many months ago she met Howard BE. Cut- ting, of Stamford, Conn., one of the United States mail clerks employed on the American line steamers. Soon Mr Cutting’s friends in the Post-OMice were told that he was engaged to be married to Miss Taylor, and that Jan. 1 was set for the wedding, with a trip to Porto Rico as a wedding tour, But Cupid had reckoned without the leaky boilers of the St. Louls, so when the wedding guests came tast Wednes- day Miss Taylor tearfully told them that Mr. Cutting was on the St, Lous, wherever she might be. When the delayed ship steamed up to her pier to-day many of the specta- tors noticed a man on a unusually enthustastic ing the situation. He leaned far the rail and waved his lint frantically ‘oung woman who stood on thetplen an dane her face wreathed in smiles ved answering signals with a tiny lace handkerchief, Needless to say who they were. Unless the atern-heartel postal, of- ficlals relent there will be a sy on the honeymoon, for Mr. Cutting Is scheduled to return to Buroepe on the next outgoing American liner on Wed- nesday. SEARCHING FOR BODIES. Task at Scene of Third Avenue Fire. ‘The police to-day resumed their search for bodies among the ruins of the fire that destroyed the Aaron & Werthelm- er stoves in the block on Third avenue between One Hundred and Ni nt and One Hundred and Twentieth streets last night, certain. that They are but found none. the exact loss of life is r al] those repe mishing ounted for natisfactorily. EAT SLOW Means Chew Fast, Fine and Hard, but Swallow Slow. “Across the table sat a young ma! remarked an old gentleman from New Albany, Ind., recently, “with a sickly face, who was slowly chewing in a fashion which led me to believe that his teeth were all in such # condition that if he should forget himself and bite a little bit harder, off would fly the top of his head. Finally I re- marked: “You have to be very careful of them?’ , “*Yes, indeed,’ he replied, ‘I have no sfomach, My doctor told me to eat slow. No odds what your hurry may be,’ sald he, ‘eat slow “you misunderstood him,’ said 1, ‘what the doctor meant was to chew fast, fine and hard, but to swallow slowly. Now you are actually com- mitting suicide. The doctor meant for you to use your teeth, Are your teeth al) right?’ “Yes, he replied, ‘I can _ bite through sole leather. I wonder if the doctor did mean that I should chew hard instead of slow?” “Then I told him of my experience in the food line. I'm a pretty old man now, but, like a good many other people, my stomach went back on me one time and I commenced to study food and the requirements of the body, After experimenting a good deal I came across Grape-Nuts, and was soon convinced that this food met all the requirements of heaith, and as 4 daily diet is indispensable. “IT am not a doctor, but it 1s easy to understand that the great change from my former condition to my present good health and ability, at the age of 67, to walk twenty-five miles a day, if so Inclined, is due solely to Grape-Nute and the proper] nourishment my body has received trom this valuable food. “The crispness of Grape-Nuts gives the teeth sufficient action to keep them in good condition; its taste is o yumpae in the hatl-| delicous and the way it i» prepared corrects any digestive trouble a per- 1 know my lease of Lege use." Name Co., Battle Creek, A ard who seemed | Rd wets cust p even consider emaayen..% { IN } 03000080000 6 PATROLMAN MAY BE CRAZY. His Strange Actions Lan Bellevue Insane Pavillen, J. Tf, Lomax, a patrolman attached first street station, Iv- fe at No. 317 East One Hundred and: ‘Twenty-third strect, was taken to Bellevue Hospltal last nigit and placed in the Insane Pavilion. On last Thursday Lomax was up on changes before Deputy Commissioner Piper, charged with improperly patrol- ing hie post and failing to appear when ns trial was called. Last Thursday he at Headquarters, but left before Ma casa’ wal’ called “to get shaved. When he returned he found he had been suspended. Last night he was found near his home gesticulating and throwing a cane In the alr, He had long ribbons in the lapels of his coat. Deputy Commissioner Piper was not!- fied and his trial was postponed, Capt. Lantry and Lomax's wife think he Is not himself. no asens giro tw oe rab oe use net lollars Tenresents a woll-kno he come ronvineed ey benides being exciting and interest eae rporionately. 3 ; wether rh = aoe re moe tending at tl mes comp! j Meg ¥ Certatn oo cont wo ee ne Tatsentt senscce ses Ca ors. We do not. want to guia pry gan 10 Man Who Killed Himself Yes! day Was the Author of the right Form of Musical f ment. For Punch; Punches; and for Supper, Milk Punch. It came to Hght to-day that B. Rogers, of No. 105 Lincoln a} who committed sulcide yesterday in Estey Plano Works, at Southern B vard and Lincoln avenue, by s| himsely, upright piano-and at one time was @ wealthy piano bes na in partr ‘ih to vibe ‘try and win, Fou may verte fortis ne, whe iten to people who 70 any of your | ney, 7 attention will be pald to your letter, #0 i we ILL HEALTH FOR YEAI Breakfast, for Had One Mille Dinner, Two’ bse was the inventor of the chusetts. Following Rogera’s invention @ patt= nership was formed for the manufacture of upright planos, with offices In Boston, under the Rogers & Co firm name of Charles EH, with Mr. Ames as the s became a bankrupt and came”. Yew York and worked for the way Plano Company, inventing @ t of appliances now used in pac: way planos, He Was a victim of a cancerous and was ope: Hospital a year ago. not eaten solid food, ner and supper con: of one milk punch, rated on at the New 3 Rinse | then he has sisting ‘two milk pu is, stated. by fous fd ou ae a predeliction for ng, at wl young man sald he could make money than at a EET sade tahde poe For some time pjoyed at the Estey factory 1 ig ing various parts of the grand p Rogers -had been IN CASH FREE There won ry see one aoe eR ‘will take a email, at will Shaman Hoi List Is Printed Every Day. Consult It tf You *. House ‘THE WORLD: BATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1008. j Fromaied Roos 1 at Eainat ietxey tn the Ite er ME for a term of THE &-TIME RATE € aseag ae ven byl ve ee