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LOOKING INTO HER DEATH Police Cannot Find Mrs. Lillian McConville's Purse. HUSBAND NEAR BREAKDOWN Eeturns to Work Before Funeral to Avoid Brooding Over Loss of Wife. The suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Lillian McConville.

who was found -with a fractured skull in the cellar of her home, at No. S7 Washington Place Tuesday night and died twenty-four hours later In St. Vincent's Hospital as told in The Tribune yesterday, caused the police to begin an Investigation of the case. Inspector Russell, head of the detective bureau, assigned some of his men to the case yesterday, and he said last night that they were still investigating in an effort to clear up some of the circumstances which had not yet been explained. The case had entered on the blotter of the Mercer street police station as an death," arid was co reported to the Coroner's office.

When the matter was brought to the attention of Inspector Russell yesterday he determined to make an investigation on his own account. Coroner Holtzhauser said that an inquest would be held in the case -within a few days. He said he -would wait for the police report in the matter and then subpoena all -witnesses -whom he thought might be able to tell anything about the manner in which Mrs. McConville met her death. Mrs.

McConviUo was alone in the house on Tuesday afternoon, and It Is known that she had about $40 in a purse, which has not been found. Her husband. Harry McConviile. baggage master at the pier of the People's Line to Albany, gave her when he left home on Tuesday morning. She paid the rent during the day and had some $40 left when she returned home.

She also had some money which she had saving for mission work at the Metropolitan Temple, at Seventh avenue and 14th street, of which she was a member. A careful search of the house yesterday by detectives and members of the family failed to reveal any of the money. -woman was found lying at the bottom of a dark stairway, leading from the kitchen to the cellar, by her blind stepson "Charlie." when he returned from woik on Tuesday night. He heard her groans and groped his way down the stairs. When he could not arouse her he gave the alarm and she was taken to the hospital.

She remained unconscious until her death. It was learned yesterday that an older stepson, who had. not lived with the family for tome time, went to the bouse on Monday and saw hie stepmother. He had some words with bar about going back home. it was said, and left a huff when he was told that he would have to pay for his board and room if he returned.

He turned up at the People's Line pier Wednesday morning to talk matters over his father, apparently in ignorance of Ills mothers injuries. His father is paid to have rebuked him for going to him at FU'-h a time with his troubles. He was at the house yesterday when tire detectives called and was closely qpesUssiesL The said afterward that they were convinced he knew nothing about the manner in -which hi? mother injured. The fact that the woman still wore a diamond ring and some other jewelry when she was tsken to the hospital led the police to ridicule the theory that any one had entered the house for Hie purpose of robber and had attacked her. Furniture in the kitchen and other parts of house found in disorder, but members of the family said yesterday that the -woman had recently started to clean boose.

The father has been on verge of breakdown since his wife's death. He was found at the People's Line pier yesterday, and said be returned to work as he could not bear to stay at home and brood ever his wife's death He said that he could not explain why hi? wifp would attempt to fro down to the cellar, as she wan a very heavy woman and was always careful to avoid dangerous rlaces. They had oner stored some carpets in the collar, he said, but she knew that they bad been taken awvjr some, time otherwise be thought she might have gone down after them. There were two ugly -wounds on the woman's head where the skull had been fractured, on her forehead and at the base cf the brain. Dr.

William H. Baker, of No. 155 Waverley Place, -who has been the Mc- CcnvCle family physician for the last three years, said yesterday that -while the Injuries might have been received from falling down the stairs he was not at all satistied from the nature of the wounds that such was the case. The funeral was held last night at the funeral chapel In Ulerhth. avenue where the body had been taken.

SAYS WIDER DIDN'T PROFIT Lawyer Tells Moss the Accused Cashier's Story Was True. Actinic District Attorney Moss and Leon B. Ginsberg, counsel for Erwin Wider, former cashier of the Russo-Chlnese Bank, Is in Has Tombs on a charge of appropriating: $600,000 of the Institution's securities to bis own use, met In consultation over the case yesterday morning. Wlder's lawyer vouched for the truth of UK statement made to Mr. Moss on Thursday by the accused cashier that not one cent realized on the missing securities went to BBS family or himself, all having been lost in speculation.

Mr. Ginsberg told Mr. Moss that he had applied to the brokers are said to have purchased stocks for Wider for a report of the cashier's stock operations, but had been unsuccessful, as the brokers feared to give out anything that might be used against them in case of lawsuits. Wider told Mr. Moss on Thursday that be plunged heavily in cotton, and that he out about even in his transactions.

He Is sail to have loFt $203,000 in one deal at a drop of 10 points. The lawyer says that the cotton transactions were a small of dabbllngs In stock market that left Wider a heavy loser. Wider said in the Tombs yesterday that he Is anxious to have his case settled. lie wants to serve his term and start life over again. His family have no money, and they will have to work to keep themselves while lie Is in prison, he said yesterday.

ORDERED TO DON UNIFORMS Five Lieutenants and 33 Subordinates Relieved of Plainclothes Details. nemos of thp policemen transferred lv Acting Commissioner BagtaW from aperial x-lalnclothrs details to the uniformed, ranks on Thursday at the direction 01 the Mayor were made known at Police Headquarters yesterday morning. The transfer orders affocted Lieutenants John H. Boyle, who goes from the Ist Inspection District to the West street Thomas W. Underbill, from 2d Inspection District to East 126 th street station.

William H. BeebeL from the 4th Inspection District to the Madison etreet station; Dar.lel O'Connell. from the borcjgh inspector's office In Brooklyn, to thft Vernon avenue station. In Brooklyn, and James Murray, from same office to the Fifth avenue station, Brooklyn. Besides lieutenants, eleven sergeants and twentytwo patrolmen were transferred.

PLOT Thinks Effort to Evade Law Will Be Made by Theatrical Agents. Herman Robinson, Commissioner of Licenses, has heard that an attempt to evade the new law regulating theatrical employment agencies will be made. He heaxs that the plan is to have these agents attach themselves to theatrical managers as special representatives at a stated salary. Those employed would then not have to pay a percentage of their salary to the agent, but would get that much less salary from the managers. Commissioner Robinsons reason for looking for such a move is that lie has already had the voluntary surrender of nftcen employment agency licenses.

Si 'me lively times are expected in the Department of Licenses when the theairical contracts begin coming in. Tho new lawrequires that the Commissioner approve every contract. He asked the Corporation Counsel if tho law could not be construed to mean that he should approve every form of contract. Thus he could draw up standard forms and escape much trouble. But Assistant Corporation Counsel Sterling has rendered an opinion that the law requires the inspection and srprova.l of each individual contract.

no matter whether made with stars or vaudeville performers or chorus singers. Insomuch as four thousand contracts are signed during a week when the. rush starts Commissioner Robinson does not exactly know he is coming out. ACCIDENTS AT PITTSBURG With Gusty Winds Prevent Record Aero Flights. Pittsburg, Aug.

Long after sundown to-day, just before the stars out over the Brunofs Island aviation field, the wind died down, and the three aviators entered in the first meet of the Pittsburg Aero Club made flights over and around the course. Thousands of persons, most of whom had received "wind checks" yesterday, had waited for hours, beaten with dust driven by a gusty wind, for the nights. At 7 o'clock Glenn H. Curtiss ordered his machine from the shelter and circled the track, his perilous tilts and angles calling forth applause. On descending after a five hundred-foot glide Curtfss said: "That's the worst wind I ever attempted to fly in." Quickly following the Hammondsport aviator, J.

C. Mars, the Californian, made three glide flights. On his final slide Mars struck a sharp angle in turning, and the left plane, of his machine shivered into bits as It scraped the ground. Captain Thomas Baldwin, with bis "red devil" biplane, attempted only one flight. A wooden supporting rod snapped when he had been up several seconds, and be abandoned further Between events CurtlSS made two ineffectual attempts to lower the short lift record.

His nearest approach to Mars's world record for the same test was 85 feet 2 inches. Mars's record is 54 feet 3 inches. To-morrow, If weather conditions permit. Mars "nd Curtiss will race machines in a ten-mile flight. JAPAN BUYING AIRSHIPS Contract for Wright Machines--Germans Instruct Officers.

Berlin. Aug. The military commission which fT several months has studying conditions in Europe, has arraneed with the company controWns the Wright aeroplane patents in Germany to buy a number of machines for the Japanese army. The government win send to Germany four captains and twenty-one lieutenants of the army, who, by agreement with German government, will receive instructions in aeronautics in Germany. Seven of the officers have already arrived and begun to take lessons in the management of the Wright machines The military a.viation field under the of Messrs.

EngelhaMt anil Keidel. former captains on naval list. DEATH FALL PLAYING BURGLAR Little Boy. Hiding from His Sister, Plunges Through Skylight. Richard Murphy, five years old.

of No. 23) East 65th Ftrvet. -went up on the roof of his home with his six-year-old sister yesterday to play. They discovered that airshaft skylight had been removed while the building next door was being repaired. Richard called to his sister that he would make believe he was a burglar trying to escape by way of the airshaft.

and he ran toward it. Intending to crouch beside it. The little fellow tripped as he reached the edge of the shaft and fell headlong into It. The boy's sister, thinking Richard was playing, peeped over the edge of the shaft and called to him to come out. Only silence greeted her cries, and.

becoming frightened, she ran and told her mother. Mrs. Murphy went to the bottom of the shaft and found Rich-mi lying unconscious and bleeding on the stone flagging. Patrolman Steckenbark called an ambutance from the Presbyterian Hospital. The boy -was taken there, but died a few minutes later from a fractured skull.

OBJECT TO RECEIVERS' REPORTS Creditors of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company File Exceptions. The hearing on the reports of the receivers of the defunct Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was begun yesterday by Judge Ward in the United States Circuit Court. presenting about twenty creditors will have to be heard, so that all the exceptions may be gathered, and it waa eaid that the case might go to the higher courts before the reports would be accepted- Royall Victor, of the law firm of Sullivan Cromwell, represented the French and Spanish claimants, whose exception was the principal one filed. df at claims of these foreign holders of policies were dKeallowed by the receivers on the gTound that was sufficient money on deposit as assets in countries for purpose. Mr Victor said that the government of France would in all likelihood order the use of the money to pay the living policy holders.

The arguments v. ill be continued tor veral days. SUFFRAGETTES GO TO COURT Illness of Mrs. Loebinger Prevents Hearing of Larceny Charge. The benches in the Yorkville police court were occupied by many suffragettes yesterday when the case of Mrs.

Sophie M. LoeWnger, a leader of the women who want votes, was heard before Magistrate Butts. Mrs. faced a charge of grand larceny, preferred by Mrs. Sara A.

C. Murtaugh, another suffrage According to Murtaugh, she gave Mrs. Loeblngrr some time- ago. when the accused leader represented that she was acting for the National Progressive Women's Suffrage Union. Later Mrs.

Murtaugh says she found that the union was not Incorporated, and she had Mrs. arrested. A lawyer acting for the latter said that his client was la bed with sprained ankle and could not appear in court. Mrs Murtaugrh protested against any delay, but Butts adjourned re no until August 12. OUTING OF IN-ERSEAL ASS'N.

The tenth annual outing of the In -seal Association, of the National Biscuit Company, will be held to-day at Atlantic City. About four hundred members in this city 30 down on a special train. Large parties from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington my. other idea will be present. AnrrsT MANY WEIGHTS OF BREAD Loaves Varying Several Ounces Sold at Five and Ten Cents.

TESTS TO PROVE DIFFERENCE Italians Who Sell by Weight Supply Best Bread, Says Woman Investigator. Actual tests are said to have shown that the purchaser of bread will be in a bettor position to got more for his money through the adoption of Chief DriscoU's plan to have all loaves stamped with their weight As things t-tana to- some bakers Rive two ounces more for the same money than dv, and in some instances the difference is even Kreater. A significant point is that umons the Italians, where much bread irf sold by the pound, the loaves ueigh more than in any other class of stores throughout the i city. It is said. Miss Winifred Gibbs, of the Association for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor, has been conducting: personally and through other agents of the association tests to determine how the best value can be secured for a given sum.

"My tests have been made among the people among whom I worked," she said yesterday. "On the West Side, above 14th street. I found the 5-cent loaf weighs twelve ounces, the 8-csat loaf one pound seven ounces ami the 10-cent loaf one pound eight ounces, fn Greenwich Village conditions are about the same, but there the investigator found morn of the honey loaf, which is fully as good as the other, but tho 5-cent loaf weighs fourteen ounces, 50 that the purchaser gets two ounces more for his money. "On the East Side, between Sth and 14th between Avenue A and Avenue D. 1 found the conditions about the same as on the same section of the West Side.

The big bakeries supply the great majority, aTid the small bakeries are almost a negligible quantity. The standard loaf weighs the same as in the corresponding portion of the West Side. Further downtown, in Elizabeth street, I found a grocer who had five different bakers supplying him with bread. He sold for in cents a. pair of twin loaves that weighed one pound ten ounces; another pair of twin loaves weighed one pound eight ounces and sold for 10 cents.

The grocer showed me an S-cent round loaf which, he said, was better bread than either of the and it weighed one pound twelve ounces. "In Prince street I visited what appeared a typical Italian bakeshop. There they sell the bread by the pound and also by the loaf. The 6-cent loaf there weighed one pound five ounces, the 10-cent loaf two pounds two ounces and the 15-cent loaf four pounds, and it was very good bread, too. did not weigh the bread In other Italian bakeries, but the loaves all seemed about the same.

"Our investigator in Greenwich Village found an Italian family who made their own bread, but had It baked at a bakery. It cost 43 cents for the loaf for a week. The flour, eleven pounds, cost 30 cents, yeast 1 cent and baking 3 cents. The same family would have had to buy a dozen loaves for the week, so there was a saving. As to the nutritive value of the bread when it has kept for some days, that is a matter for dietitians to decide, and they differ to some extent 01 whether the coarser flour is better for diet than liner.

"Many knead their nwn bread and get it baked. bakers charge cent for the ordinary 6-eent loaf, but the hie Italian loaves cost certs to Tt Is not. always advisable to have bread made in the Many of the tenements are tint proper places to have set in. These questions are. somewhat of the oraestion of the weight of bread, but they are related to it.

If the people knew how to make their own bread, they could judge, better what buy, airl ivhen the weight is stamped on the and the pc-oplo know what bread is the bf-st, the that weighs more will get the preference if it is equal in quality, whereas to-day people do know how much each style of loaf weighs and they buy in the WANTS TURFMAN'S CASH Wife Seeks Alimony and Counsel Fee in Supreme Court. Mrs. Ella Daly, who is seeking a lepal separation from husband, "Father Bill" Daly, the turfman, applied to Justico Putnam, of the Supreme in Brooklyn, yesterdey morning for $100 a week alimony, pending the outcome of her action, and $1,000 counsel foe. Her counsel was Mlrabeau Towns. Mr.

and Mrs. Daly were present with their seven ranging in age from twenty months to thirteen years. The couple sat on the same bench, with one of thr- children between them. Mr. Towns said that the turfman was worth and was well able to pay the amounts asked, lie said that hia client had left her hushand on July 26 after a dispute at the breakfast table, which was ended when the husband threw a pot of scalding coffee on his wife's head.

She sought justice in the Coney Island police court. Mr. Towns a'so told of alleged attacks Mr. Daly made upon his wife with his wooden leg. She would left the man Long ago, the lawyer declared, had it not been for the children.

James C. Cropsey, attorney foi the man, denied the allegations of cruelty, and added: "Mr. Daly may not be a man of culture and refinement, as we understand those terms; but, notwithstanding, he has been a good husband and a good father." Mr. Cropsey also denied that his client was worth anything like $350,000. His income from the had practically Ftopped.

he said, and about all he had now was $5,000 a year from a hotel at Hartford. Decision was reserved. MOTOR DRIVEN FIRE APPARATUS. Kngine 72, the double hose wagon now used In the pressure zone, has proved ho successful In the department that Commissioner Waldo announced yesterday he, had given out a contract for four more hose uagons of the same model. He had alFo given out a contract for a steam fire 6nsjine mountt-d on an automobile chassis, with gasolene aa mothe power.

The hose wagons, he are beyond the experimental stage, hut the fire engine's value is yet to be proved. Tho Commissioner is also going to try out a hook and liiddf-r trick with gasolt-ne-driven apparatus, Rnd two heavy trucks, motor driven, are to be sent to do tho work of the bureau of supplies. Commissioner Waldo is greatly Impressed ivith the economy of the high pressure hose wagon, which costs only year for Its niitintfnanco. as against the cost of three horses which formerly used, approximately a year. RELEASES PATROLMAN POWERS.

Patrolman Patrick Powers, of the traitisquad, who was a prisoner in the Harlem court on a charge Of abandonment preferred by his wife. Elizabeth Powers. was released by Magistrate Krotei yesterday. Mrs. Powers bald her huabanil was drunk all during July.

RollealU showed this was not true. "I don't believe you are telling me the truth," said the court to Mrs. Powers. "How can you come Into tins court and expect us to take- any stock in si.eh ,1 tale? The defendant la discharsed." MISS CORWINE AT NEWPORT Missing Girl Guest of Navy Clerk and His Sister. Telograph to The Newport.

R. 1.. Aug. Evelyn English Corwine. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John D. Corwine. for whom there was a general alarm sent out by the New York police, is at present a guest of Edward Pelaney and his sister, Mrs. Morrison, of this city.

According to Mr. Delaney. there is no irregularity connected with Miss Corwines visit hero. He said to-day that she was his guest on permission of her father, who. in fact, had sent her to Newport.

There was not the least thing strange in her visit, for It has been the custom of Miss Corwine to spend some time with Mr. Delaney and his relatives here each summer for several years. Mr. Delaney said to-day that he knew nothirur about Miss Corwine running away from home, and he did not see how she could have run away if she had come to Newport on permission of her father. Mr Delaney is a pay clerk in the navy.

attached to the Naval Training Station here, and worked under Mr. Corwine when he was a navy paymaster. They formeo a fast friendship and this explains why Miss Corwine is his guest at the present time. She lived in Newport with her parents some years ago, and she has a number of friends in the city. BROTHERS THREE DISAGREE Bustanobys, Cafe Owners, Likely to Air Troubles in Court.

Some secret but apparently serious family trouble has divided the Bustanoby Brothers who run the CaK de Beaux Arts, at Sixth avenue and 40th street, and the chateau of the same name at Huntington, Long Island. The seriousness of their controversy became known when Andre Bustanoby. president of the company, and Taeques Bustanoby deposed Ixmis Bustanoby from the vice-presidency and discharged several employes who were friendly to Louis. The deposing of Louis was done in form of a resolution adopted by Andre" and Jacobs. Louis asked Justice Bischoff yesterday for an Injunction restraining his brothers from making their resolution effective.

The court will consider the application Then is an impending trouble that affects all three. Mrs. A. A. Anderson, who holds a mortgage on the Huntington establishment has brought foreclosure proceedings against, it.

The brothers Bustanoby in 1902 opened a restaurant in the Studio Building, which is the scene of the present siege. Something happened to disturb their relations, and they submitted their troubles to A. Anderson, who owns the Studio Building. He made a temporary peace and imposed the condition that the first who violated his dictum was to pay a pe-nalty of Jacques, It was said, was the first to disregard the arbitrator's terms, and promptly Louis imposed on him the $500 penalty. Whether Jacques raid is also a family secret.

Then Louis suggested that all three brothers vote themselves lower salaries. It was about this time that the other Bustanobys decided that Louis ought to be deposed and they adopted the resolution ousting him. Jacques and Andre also discharged four employes who were said to be pro-Lena? RECIPROCAL. AGREEMENTS END Hereafter Duties Will Be Levied on Wines Hitherto Favored. The reciprocal commercial agreements of this country with Italy.

Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands expire to-morrow, when the year of notification will be at an end. pp required by the treaty terms. Foginning on Monday champagnes, still wines and brandips from those countries will have levied upon them duties prescribed in the Aldrich-Payne tariff. It was said yesterday that there would "be no especial rush to get the goods into this country that have no reciprocal tag attached, the year gave the importers plenty of time to stork up. It was estimated that the.

bonded warehouses held about worth of champagnes and the other drinkables. The work of withdrawal has been slowly proceeding. THe Custom House will not be open longer than usual as no vessel with a cargo from tiie countries affected by abrogation of the agreement is duo at this port. One may sail up the bay to-morrow. but the goods in the cargo v.

ill have to be entered a.s of Monday. MAYOR PRAISES M'ANENY Compliments Borough President on Work in the City Hall. In a letter complimenting Borough President McAneny upon his success in restoring the rooms which he occupies on the second floor of the city Hall to their original s--tato Mayor (laynor said ye.stcrday there was a suggestion that private money might be used to restore other parts of the interior. "I would not be surprised to see a private Individual do all the work on the rotunda next yrar," he wrote. The Mayor will not say who the private individual is, but some think may be Mrs.

Kussell Sage, who has already paid for the restoration of the Governors' Room. The Mayor complimented President Mc- Ant-ny on the excellent results he had obtained with a small appropriation in the restoration of his rooms and also for the decrease in his payroll as shown by the Controller's report WHITE PLAINS HACKMEN WIN Muscular Lawyer Breaks Lock Barring Them from Station. The. independent hackmen of White Plains won again yesterday, despite the efforts of railroad officials to keep them away from their old stand at the station of the arum division of the New York Central Railroad. The hack privilege had bren given to William Marshall, a local liveryman, and the company put up a fence to keep the hackrnen out and placed a detective on the gates.

Henry C. Henderson, a lawyer, reached the barricade in a hack hired from an independent hackman. The detective refused to enter. Mr. Henderson, who Is a six-footer and weighs about pounds, broke the chain and look that held the gate, together and called on the hackmen to drive in.

detective was afterward called away from thf and all the independent hackmen resumed their old stands. SAY CUT IN FARES MEANS LOSS. Pending the decision of Justice Bischoff to the legality of the city ordinance Ich reduces fare of tuxicabs from to to cents l'ir the first half mile, the directors of the corporations, which represent, united, a capitalisation of 16,000,000 seriously discussing the continuation of business, which, they assert. If under the new regulation, will mean heavy loss that a return old conditions Ik Inevitable. The application for the injunction waa made by the Universal Taximeter Cab Company, and Is of the nature or test COBALT MINES MAY LIQUIDATE.

JuJge La combo denied yesterday, in the United States Circuit Court, the motion ol Hector M. of the Cobalt Central Mines Company, for an order stopping the officers of the company from liquidating Standard Cobalt Mines. Limited, in Toronto. A similar motion was sustained in the High Court of Justice, in Canada, on behalf of Canadian stockholders. COPPER OUTLOOK ABROAD John D.

Ryan Arrives from Europe Full of Optimism. CONSUMPTION INCREASING Found Opinion General, However, That Production Was Greater than Necessary. John D. Ryan, president of the Amalgamated Company and of the International Smelting and Refining Company, returned yesterday on the steamship Mauritania from a two months' business and pleasure trip to Europe, with optimistic reports of the copper outlook abroad. European stocks of copper are below normal, he paid, and the consumption of the.

metal there is very large at the present tune and is constantly increasing. Mr. Ryan's arrival had been awaited with much interest in copper circles, as he had been reported to have taken a leading part in recent Furopean conferences between copper interests called for the purpose of bringing about a general agreement ftw a curtailment in the output of the metal. The Rothschilds were among those, said to have been present at these and it was also rumored that Amalgamated and Guggenheim interests were to form an alliance with the Object of restricting production. Mr.

Ryan was reticent, however, concerning what took place at these and the reports of contemplated reduction in output by the leading mines. Neither would he say whether the Rothschilds and the Guggenhelms were among those with whom he talked on the copper situation. prefer not to mention names." he said, when asked with whom he had conferred. He did. however, emphatically deny that there was any ground for the rumors of an alliance between the Amalgamated and the All that he would say in regard to the reduction in output rumors was that while he was abroad he had had conferences with the largest producers and consumers of copper in England.

Germany and and that the general opinion expressed at these meetings was that production was in excess of consumption, although consumption was now on an unprecedented scale. He added that, personally he thought an improvement in the metal situation would be shown from now of the copper situation in general, Mr. Ryan said: "There is not more than 200.000 tons of copper on hand the. world over, and this is no greater amount than should be constantly kept on hand with the present rate of consumption. In 1306 and 1907 we d.d not have enough copper on hand, and as a consequence the market price of the metal went, to a high figure.

"In nearly all European countries consumption of copper is increasing at an amazing rate. This is particularly true In regard to England, France and Germany. Business and commercial progress in Germany is wonderful, and naturally copper metal is being to a great many new uses. The electrification of railway terminals in England, and Indeed many of the suburban is causing a greater consumption of copper In that country. This is also the casein Germany, although to a lesser extent." Concerning general business and commercial conditions abroad he said: "Business in mont European countries appears to be very good indeed, and conditions seem to be excellent in every regard.

At the time I left London financiers and bankers naturally were talking rather pessimistically on account of the sudden drop in market securities last week. There is no doubt existing In the minds of European financiers as to the. real value of American securities, but it is generally conceded that there Is too much political interference with business in this country. It is also admitted that this condition is only temporary and that we in this country will outgrow this. The general feeling is that of confidence In the ultimate outcome and In American securities of the better class." RALLY AID Friends Go to Albany to Tell Governor How Honest He Is.

Supported by a strong committee of business men and property owners. Borough President Gresser of Queens is preparing to strike back at the various committees and associations which have been filing charges against him with Governor Hughes. The effect of the attacks upon Gresser in some quarters has been to excite sympathy for Gresser. so that some men hitherto neutral have declared their intention of ing that the borough president gets fair play. The campaign of defence took form yesterday, following a of the night before, and a committee, composed of J.

W. Weed, a lawyer, of Flushing: John Addikes, a wealthy merchant of Jamaica: the Rev. E. M. McGuffy, rector of St.

James's Church, Newtown; E. G. Bullard, a lawyer, of Richmond Hill; William H. Williams, a real estate broker, of Long Island City: Lawrence G. Embree.

a lawyer, of Flushing; George J. Ryan, a real estate broker, and James J. Conway, a well known lawyer, both of Long Island City, visited Albany and had a conference with Governor Hughes. In substance they said they appeared in bohalf of the Borough of Queens. They said plainly that they did not appear there to condone mistakes or irregularities that might have occurred in the Greaser administration, but they gave it as their opinion that Gresser was personally honest.

A synopsis of Gressers answer to the charges was made public yesterday. A general dental of the charges is made. With regard to the stamp cases. Gresser said he had to leave some things to subordinates. Mr.

Grosser, making yesterday a field day. abolished the otlice of Deputy Commissioner of Puhlto Works, held by Harry Sutphin. a Queens editor. The job was worth 13,009 a year. Sutphin promptly issued a statement attacking Gresser.

WOMAN CHARGED WITH ARSON. Mrs. Annio H. Spear, thlrty-nina years old. widow of a well known Long Island druggist, who died two years ago.

was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Lynch and Gelsler. of the Brooklyn Detective Bureau, on a charge of arson. She was turned over to Deputy Sheriff Biggs, of Smithtown. Suffolk County. Mrs.

Spear Is accused of setting fire, on Sunday night, to her two story frame house in Smithtown Branch. The building, valued at 000b was destroyed Mrs. Spear had conducted a patent medicine store on the Oral floor. An investigation was started by District Attorney George ii Furman, of Suffolk. He declined to state what be hod learned in his Investigation.

FINN HELD FOR KILLING WIFE. Edward Finn was held without ball yea terday by Magistrate Nash In the Myrtle avenue court. Brooklyn, to aw Hit the result of an autopsy on body Of his wife! who was found dead on Thursday afternoon In their bone ai So 163 Classen avenue, with a bullet wound through left lung- lie Hald they both bad bean drinking and thai drew revolver to shoot him. and In his effort to gel the weapon from her it exploded, the bullet entering her DENIES PEARY'S FEAT, TOO Dr. Cook's Co-Faker, Arrested in Brooklyn, a Cynic.

August W. Loose, confessed Cook in the North Pole fiasco was held yesterday by Magistrate Tigh e. ntne Adams street court. In 1300 bail for Special Sessions on a serious charge. On a charge of intoxication sentence was cd The first charge was a result on Thursday afternoon in front of FubHc School 148.

in Henry street, near 4th Place. Brooklyn. Att Loose, who is thirty-eight years old.de scribed himself as a Norwegian, a sail and a navigator, living at No. 437 Kin street, Brooklyn. who fabricated mapsand He is the man who fabricated ma records of Dr.

Cook's alleged dash to the North Pole. He admitted this. a "Quite true. 1 drew some maps for Dr Cook, and he sent them to Copenhagen with his own. If he had sent only mine he would not have got into the troub.c as my nwp- were all right.

I never lieved of course, that Dr. Cook reached the pole, nor for that matter do I believe that Peary ever got there. SHERIFFS DIGNITY UPHELD Platt, of Suffolk, Wins Notable Victory Over New Yorker. Suffolk County is resting easier to-day and Sheriff Charles Platt feels that official dignity has been upheld. The big brass badge which scintillates on aft manly bosom is glowing with an added lustre, too.

for ho spent the greater part of yesterday evening polishing it up by of celebrating his victory. on Wednesday night, while returning from Port Jefferson to Rivcrhead in his automobile, the Sheriff had a mix-up with one Charles J. Reuter. of York, who is spending the summer at Quogue. Renter was driving in a fast machine on the road from Riverhead.

bent in the same direction as Platt. Platt tried to pass the young man and then the fun began. Pouter, unaware of the fart that he. was blocking the majesty of the law. so turned and twisted his car as to make it impossible for the Sheriff to pass.

Just what happened thesi is not known, but according to Platt. Reuter -'got kind of perky" and "SBSSSd him good" The Sheriff, with a nervou? flip of his hand, threw back hi? coat and flashed his badge in Renter's face, while fairly bristled with righteous indignation. Reuter spied the pie piate on Plan's breast and Immediately let out a link of speed and left the Sheriff in a cloud of dust. The Sheriff put spurs to his own car. bur suffering from a recent attack of the machine could not catch up to "sass box," and only thing left for Platt to do was to swear out a waifasM for Reuter'F arrest The young man 3 brought befor" Justice Hildredth.

at BIMT head, and after he had made a. apology to Sheriff Platr, was discharge MARmE INTELLIGENCE. MINIATURE ALMANAC. sunset, moon riM moon's HIGH WATER. A.M.

P.M. Sandy Hook 8:33 Governors Island 9:01 Hell Gate 11:17 WIRELESS REPORTS. Ths Amerika, reported 193 mOm east of Sandy Hook at yesterday. Is expected to dock this forenoon. The Lapland, reported SOT.

miles east of Sindy Hook at aoon yepterday. Is expected to dock on Sunday afternoon. The Cattle, reported as US miles of Sandy Hook at 2:35 yesterday, is expected to dock on Sunday afternoon. The Lulsiana, reported as 293 miles east of Sandy Hook, at noon yesterday, is expected to dock this afternoon. The reported as 25S miles east of Sandy Hook a- 7 a yesterday.

Is expected to dock this for'TOOon. La Bretasne. reported as miles east of Sandy Hook at 8:40 a yesterday, is expected to dock on Sunday fcrenoon. The. New York, reported as 660 miles east of Sandy Hook at 0 a.

m. yesterday, is expected to dock to-night or to-morrow morning. INCOMING STEAMERS. TO-DAY. Vessel.

From. Havana. 2 Ward York Southampton. July SO Amer Hamburg. July Haytl.

Aug I I i Suwanee Avonmoutn. July Den of Mains July 15 I Iroquols Jacksonville. July 2-S Clyde I El Norte New Orleans. July 27. Sto Pac 1 City of Columbus.

Savannah. July 29 Savannah i Sabine Key West. July 28 Mallory Venezla. Naples. July "4 Fabrs I Luislana Naples.

July 23 Italian Buffalo July 23 ElSlfrio Galveston. July 31 So Pac Snmsa July 23 City of St Louis. Aur Savannah SUNDAY. AUGUST 7. Liverpool, July 30.

Star Bretagne July 30 French July 30 Red Star Fancturm Hamburjr. July 24 King: Edgar Huelva. July I Maracas Grenada. July 30 i Vtgilanrla Tamplco. July 20 Ward Caprera Matanzas.

August 1 Alamo Key West, August 3.... MONDAY. AUGUST S. Cartairrna, July 9). Prince.

Auk 1' Prince San Juan. Aus: 3 Porto Rico July 30 Trans in aria Glasaow. July 30.. Anchor Rotterdam, July P. 0...

Hoi-Am Terence Barbados, Aug 2. A Caracas San Juan. Aug 3 Red Cbmanctae Jacksonville. 4 Antilles New Orleans. Aug 3 So Pae of Montgomery A'ik Savannah El Mar Galveston.

Aug 2 So Pao mall. OUTGOING STEAMERS. TO-DAY. Mall Vess-el Vessel. For.

Line. closes. St Southampton. Amer. 6:30 am 10:00 am Baltic.

Liverpool. White Star 12:00 Bornu. Newfoundland. Red 7:30 am 11:00 am Bermudian. Bermuda, tjiiebec 10:00 am Zulla.

La Guavra. Ued 8:30 am Carolina. San Juan. Fto Sarrii. Haytl.

11:00 am Havana. Havana. Ward 10:00 am Semlnole, Domlnso. Clyde. a 1:00 pin of Granada, Trinidad, a 12:00 Jamaica, RMS P.

..12:30 pm 3:00 pm Vaderland. Antwerp. Red 8... 11:00 am ilir.iifinska. London.

a California. Glasgow. cto a Denvor, Oalveston. 1:00 pni of Savannah. Savannah.

Say Huron. Jacksonville. Clyde. Anne. Norfolk.

Old MONDAY. AUGUST S. Sara'ca. Paramaribo. a 1:00 pm Jefferson.

Norfolk. Old Dm 3pm TUESDAY. AUGUST Bremen. NGL a a Korona. Trinidad.

HRmtvsrx. Naples Hamb-Am ani Rotterdam. Rotterdam. H.I -A lOKWkin Or Wink. Naples, White Star.

11 a of St Louis. Savannah. Say Apache. Jacksonville, Hamilton, Norfolk. Old ptn TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer. Close in N. Y.P. Fiji Islands. Australia.

New Zealand (via Vancouver) Makurn 7.6:30 Hawaii, Japan. Corea. China and Philippine- Inlands San FTanelaco) Mongolia 7,6:30 Japan. and China (via Seattle) Sado Mara Aug S. Hawaii, Japan.

Corea and China (via Han Francisco) Tenyo Mara Vug 11.6:30 Japan. Cort-a. China and Philippine lxlands (via Vancouver and Empress Of India us 12. 6:30 Samoa Inlands. New anil Australia feaflSSl West) (via San ONMM IS.

Hawaii ivta San Francisco) Sierra. Aus 15. Japan. and tvla Tiuomai Seattle Mam ug 30 Japan. aad China (via Seattle) Kumerlc Aug IS (5:30 Haw nil.

Julian, and Philippine Inlands (via san UK ts. Hawaii (via San Francisco)- UK jo. 6:30 Ib. wall. Guam and rhlllpplne ban states transport Ui: a.

Tahiti. Marquesas and cook Islands, New Zealand and Australi) West) (via Franc! Manjosa sept 9 SHIPPING NEWS Port of New York. Friday, August 5. 1910. ARRIVE p.

Steamer York Rotterdam July Phlho Ruprecht, ballast arrived at the Bar at 2 a Itsamsi BranJcuburg (Qer), Baltimore August 4. to OH rich Co, with ari 13 tttn pussenn-rs and in transit. Qu3 Iff anting at 7 a m. Steamer Metapan (Br). Santa -Marta Jut, I Colon and Kingston 31.

to the -w with 18 and the Bar at Ml a. m. Steamer Panama, Cristobal July 30, Panama Railroad Steamshlo Line, with I stilts, mails and Arrived at the 4:44 a m. -a JH Mauritania Liverpool -a Qufcnstown 31. to Cunard Co.

MM and ma.H« mriw. Arrived at Bar at Dm. Steamer Chjx July an.l Havana August 2. to TorJt mS Cuba Mall Ha Co. with man, a-fl mdcc.

Arrived at the Bar St 4:30 a Steamer Bornti St Johns. P. July at JJ Halifax. 2. to with passengers, mails and Arrfvaj tt'gM Bar at m.

i Steamer Pawnee. PhlladelohU. OlinJ. Co with In a Steamer Princess Newport tjtftgj Norfolk to the Old Dominion Ss Co. with servers and Quarantine at S3 Steamer Mlnas (Braz).

Saatoa jj; Rio de Janeiro 14. Bahla 1-5, a reara 21. Para 28 and Barbados to A. Orare. with pasaengrrs.

mails and rived at the Bar at 8:15 pro. Steamer anla Glrsent! June 28. sina 30. IJpari July 1 and Palermo 17. to tttsatS Youns.

wish mdse. Arr.v<s4 bar at 2:30 m. Sandy Hook. J. AUK -SJaffl southwest: light breeze; partly cloudy; SAILED.

Steamers Prlnz EitH Katie (Nnrl, Bay: Mataszaa. i Norfolk and Newport News: Charleston and Jacksonvine: inm Aim St Kltts: wick- El Norte. Galveston: paralso; Cearense. Para: American. Prmn Mexico; Sllverdale.

Havana: rDr). Dalhousle; Monviso ritaaD. Tampa: Caaokj fi A Lucas. Charleston Savannah: I Wilmington. and Georgetown.

C. STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS. I ARRIVED. Kelra. Ausc 4- Afghan via Cape Town.

etc. I Au; 4 Blrma. iKuibj. New Tori Bermuda? 3. 10 a Trent Barcelona.

Avar Ne-ierland (Dutch). New via Santandar. AUS Madonna fFD. Tort Ororto. j'uiv Maria Tcri.

Swatow. auk st -Patrick (Br), Yark.nfe: Singapore and Hollo. fi Aden Hew Yark. Fort 'Natal. An? Virginia New York Newport News for Trieste July Columbia New Palermo.

Aos 4. a (Ital) (from Genoa, and Naples). New Tort Palermo. Italia (Br) (from York. Southampton.

5. Clneteratl (from Hamburg). New Yortc via Cherbocrj. Punta Arenas. Auif Afghanistan (Br) I New York), Valparaiso.

Palermo. Ausr 5. 7 a Reglna dTtalia Itaft, New York. Hamburg. Aug Buffalo New Tors.

3 PASSED. Scilly. Aug Tonawanda (Br). New Ysrk firnj SagTes. au? d'ltalla New and Boston via Ponta Delgada.

for and Genca. 8 Here's hoping you wont remember too late some clothing, furnishings, hats or shoes you need over Sunday. We're open till 12 on the jump and on the phone Rogers Pf.kt Compawy. Three Broadway Stores at at at Warren st. 13th st.

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