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seat tickets could be obtained. Now the re-
served places are about all sold ont. but on tho
tickets will be put on sale at 81 each. This
sale will be advertised. and there is little doubt
thhn that eveEynody wishing to see the game will
The hardest task Of ali will be when the
crowd Gre presses around the gates and poqrs pel
which the crowd will be ha ndled. said that ii
people will only keep their heads and bear in
mind the Instructions here given. there will he
no trouble. In the first place. 1t is important
that carriages and coaches arrive at Manhat-
hours IL which 10 take ,hsr Respective posi.
CIR stlses ssa fss td s
shown in the accomPSnyins plan Il the
gE ssss s carriages w have akg ths
disposed Of coaches viii wait At on cs iEe the
tn en I9w Sshpa she
rage comes after first row coach is In place
t tns rnw y w Is S
bsspninse On s Ninth aa assnss
have from u to 81 those With carriage R.e Of
f fGach Hositiens capPSt get to the grounds in
and thus their part N avoid Ss eey
to ia sacrifice their positions; 800.
B.will be the objective point of the early ar
rivals 1t is on the side OF the field and COM
mands Q good view, barring the antics Of men
on coaches. Standing room will be outside the
fence surrounding the field and in front Of the
grand stand and stand D. REPRESENTATIVES, Of
the press will stick their knees into the earth
inside the fence and on the side opposite the
coaches. People without coach positions who
drive to tho grounds will find a place to hitch
their horses behlnd stand G. but tho manage
ment will not be responsible for the safe keep
Ing OF watches or money left in tho carriages
The game cannot be witnessed from this
place. Two hundred policemen will be on tho
grounds: also a restaurant where ginger ale.
soda water. cheese sandwiches, pie. and tho
Ike. will be on sale ! Ia carte. Only low po-
ter at q time. The majority will ohstrllct tho
view OF spectators In order to prevent repor-
tiers from shifting knees. 1t has been tho rule
m past games Ter policemen to turn the cries
paper mon who might at that time be trying to
straiGhten out their stifYened fingers.
In the front ROW Of carriages at No. 49, will
be Gen Daniel Wyli". with Gov. Hill and Gov.
ernor-elect Flower as guests.
.CIhe management proposes to take care Of
moro It has taken the. hill adjoining the
grounds: fenced 1t in. and will sell q birds eye
view OF tho game for 50 cents. Harlem goats
VIII be excluded from this place for tho day
unless they. too pay for standing room,
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Another Theory OF Rain Making.

Frof Lucicn s. Blake OF the department Of
physics and electrical engineering in tho Kan.
sas State University. who is we'll known for his
work for the Government In connection with
ocean signalling. has novel theory about rain
making which has special application to the
exploits OF the flrecracker brigade expedition
in Texas. He believes that the artificial pro-
duction OF rain Is tho result Of the sudden in
PRODUCTION into tho upper air currents OF
minute dust particles, Which serve as nuclei
i1r the formatlon q rain drops. Among other
nucleus Of q particle OF dust ms evidence In
support Of his theory. He thinks the sudden
leads to condensation. II concussion. az In
cannonading; produced rain. the rain ought to
follow Immediately after the explosion, Tor the
effect Is gone Ia u moment: but. he says, rain
never falls until several hours after tho BON
Of endeavoring to split tho heavens with ter.
rife noises. small balloons filled with Ane pow
ally mentions that hts experiments will cost
about cent to dollar compared with Dy-
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PLANS FOR THE BIG GAME.
H0H MAEHA7TAN FIELD WILL LOOK
ON THANKSGIVING DAK

Mints for Those Who Intend 10 Sec Yais
and Frtrceton Battle for the Football
Chaapiouship-Sam Cornell Wants Every
Man 10 Keep HIS Head-Gonts. so Cents.
In the course OF the last two weeks THE Sun
has received many letters Of inquiry from
football enthusiasts In relation to tho Thanks.
giving Day game between Yale and Princeton.
Everybody wants TO know all about the ar
rangements, and indeed. some persons have
wanted to know who tho winner is going to be-
In marked contrast to this eagerness to find
out news ahead OF time was the appeal Of a
young man who sauntered up to the ticket
window Of the Manhattan Athletic Clubs thea
tire last Thursday. Capt s. J. Cornell. who has
been responsible for the arrangements for the
big game was guarding several piles OF bills
and tickets inside the window. and had Just
remarked that up 10 date the salo Of tickets.
boxes. coach positions, DC. aggregated in the
neighborhood Of $4,000 while Secretary c. O.
Hughes said the gate receipts would eventual
~ DO worth $4,000.
II beg pardon" began tho young man. but
can you Please tell me when the tickets to the
Ysle-Princeton football game will be on sale p
They are on sale now. SIR" answered Mr.
Cornell.
us that SOP where!"
Here. In this window"
well declare! Well. would like to look
q tho coach positions"
None left" said Mr.. Cornell sold out
coach and carriage positions long ago.
And how about hoxos 2" asked the young
man. putting some animation In his voice.
Gone. too. Sold out ut auction lust Satuc-
day night
"Whew" calculated the young man. Have
yoUanytling left at oil r.
Yes: cnn give you reserved scat ticiots in
stand D. but You will hnvo to como carly 70
have choice. The stand IL reserved. but tho
seats nro not lettored and although thcre will
be no moro tickets sold for tho stand than
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there are seats. it will be first come. first
served Soc! 7"

there are seats. it will be first come. first
served See!'
I'm take four. please"
Can only sell you three"
The young man finally wandered out into the
street in a bewildered manner. with perspira.
tion standing out on his brow and three little
stand d tickets in his pocket.
The popular interest in the coming struggle
5etwee2 Yale and PRINCETON is without prece-
h ks coSesy %e2e hehs %sSy
any special football prociivities. College men
inS, Tor either the orange and black or the blue.
VIII De on hand to give the true pitch and
sss ~ m Who 6aS &c
cation. not to mention thousands Of ladies'
ies Ss The case m. may Ss s. OF inc y'0
10 handle a football crowd Of 10000 persons
IIctic Clubs officials are by no means men to
be a en VI g. The past records Of mismanage;;
toe ffssst abhs9sFsaT wa nny to
he I ss sed the e eo Rpa 81
gether with troubles over tick cts and the ds-
mands OF the public for good management.
1t ss Rs
Isnhssssn %tSe9o CUB is Ss seeasn as
Princeton that the Manhattan Athletic Club
should build additional stands on Manhattan
Field to hold spectators. and put tho grounds
in shape generally. The agreement was no
sooner signed than force 81 men was set to
finishing touches The entire football field
has been sodded and supplied with a drainage
system at u cost Of about $1,000. Pipes have
been laid across the field under the sod at In
teryas OF sixteen feet and it IL promised that IL
the grounds are flooded by rain the night be-
fore the game there will be no water on tho
Held when tho two elevens are ready for the
opening charge. All the stands. except tho
covered grand stand. are practically new.
There are four open stands. one OF them
stand D.. being reserved; stnnds 4. b. and c
81. The nav stands have heen erected under
the supervisors Of the Building Drpaitm
OF tho city and cost about Sl3GOO Altogether
the Manhattan Athletic Club has spent $2OOOO
to prepare tn" grounds for the game. There
are stands on all sidcs OF the fold. The grand
stand. with two tiers OF seats uppor and lower.
Is the only one that Is covered. This stand
and Stand D are the only onos reserved. Stand
d Is directly behind the position for coaches.
and the front seat is seventeen feet above the
ground. 80 that men cnn look over the heads
57so Persons mni 3ap6 OF these viii be in Tie
seat = 900 persons ~ Sl.5O head. II is esti-
mated that Stands A. b. and G will scat 1920
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Robbed by the Basement Lodsers,

Mrs. Lizzie L Porter keeps boarding house
at 354 West Twenty-fourth street. Three
months ago Mrs. Anna Benncy and her daugh-
ter. Lillian Anna Denney. came to Mrs. Porter's
house and agreed to do the housework for the
privilege Of living in the basement. The prop
osition was accepted. Not long after Mrs. Por-
ter began to miss things. and when on Oct 20
she lost her gold watch and chain. together
with two gold rings. she charged the Benneys
with the thoit Mrs. Benney left, after saying
that her daughter was attacked at certain
times with violent fits Of klcptomania. Lillian
Benney confessed. and was arrested. In the
rooms Of the Benneys were found pawn tickets
representing articles worth about $40O In all.
Detective Carey has recovered nearly all the
property
Lillian Benney was brought UP before JUS
tico Kelly in Jefferson Market Court yesterday.
She pleaded not guilty saying that her mother
was tho real thief. and TINT she had confessed
toshle!d her. The prisoner was held in $1,000
The Denneys professed to be wealthy and to
own flats up town. one Of which. they said.
was rented to ono OF tho Drexcls and another
TO Louis Grant, tho real estate dealer, Lillian
Benney was ballet girl ut Coney Island last
summer.
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&. G. n. Y. Boys on tho Trail.

The Cross Country Association of the College Of the
CITY OF New York held it, seventh regular weekly prac.
tice run OF tho season yesterday morning The start
was made from kearn's Hotel, Fordbam The run was
apaper chase The trail layers senfert 90 and He.
oraut, s3 laid stn md ercuitous trail extending
from the Hotel up the Kinsbrdgs road and through
the S. Johns College grounds to the Bronx River along
this Tor about mile and and n half, across the Wall
ssssinG bridge and w me other side for about half
mile Here tho trail led down to the waters edge and
could he seen starting again from the opposite bank so
mat no Was left and tho boys plunged Into
then Then LED t;.push ppuahsd end cultivated neds 10
about mile 10 e. and they lined up for the rs in
q TIE season The men nh,.hed as follows; First 4.
King: 20 with the rest close IN The total distance
minutes and ID 20 seconds. The next run will be held
from Fordham on Nov. 20 over the Van Cortland Park
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II Tore Ont One or the Mans Eyes Before
He Succeeded In killing II.


NORTH LYME Conn. Nov. 13-James Martin.
farmer living milo north OF this place. had
fight with u fish hawk yesterday that will re-
suit probably In the loss OF the sight OF ono OF
tho farmer's eyes. Mr. Martin is breeder OF
fancy pigs. During tho last two weeks Mr..
Martin has missed several pigs from ono OF the
litters. He thought that they had been killed
BY tho coons or the foxes. and he set steol trans
ind stone falls. hut his pigs continued to dis
appear. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Martin was
to work in the woods. He lld lust turned the
corner of the barn whom he heurd pix slue,ll
Hc saw mn Immense hawk with its talOns sunk
In THO hnck OF struggling young porker,
mud started Tor the hawk. The bird showed no
intention OF abandoning its prey. When the
farmer came near enough he struck the bird a
sharp blow on tho back. II then flew at the
mans fnce. 50 viciously that hsw was hardly able
to protect himself with his arm. md it was
with the fork handle; Twice the hawk Knocked
the farmer down with fierce rlshcs. Tho mans
hands md arms werO feariully lnccrateu and
blood flowed profusely.
Tho bird had the hest OF the fight. 1t made q
dash. more vicious than before, at the farmers
into the Hesh Of the mans face and the next
instant ono eye Was torn nearly from Its
socket FrcnzieI with pain. tho farmer made
q blind lunge at the bird with the fork and the
tines passed through its breast, and In few
mn!nents It was dead.
sad ss p po asssy
II had every appearance Of being very old
bird. and II was. undoubtedly. the thief that
had taken Martins pigs
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At tho Dino Museums.

The next sensation at Worth's Museum and
Theatre will be Gaddah. the elephant man.
This title comes from the fact that this human
marvel has an ear on the left side Of his head,
where ears usually are. which hangs down
twenty-ono inches. like that OF an elephant.
This is remarkable. but when 1t is stated that
this Arabian has hair like horses name and
seven tongues. three fully equal to that of
common humanity and four embryo ones the
interest is heightened in him. When. again,
it is mentioned that he has four chins ono ten
inches lower than the proper one. and three
cheeks. two on, the left side. the thought at
once crosses, the mind-how much cheek.
chinning and scolding is this marked man
Gafs6s eff he Fnnsab in
he Is modest. Notwithstanding his inOrdinate
AMOUNT OF cheek. chin. and tongue. The curio
ha'! show ut Worth y Is OF excellent quality,
and the stage show Is also good. The usual
concerts will be given day and night at this
popular house.
Museum the "palmy day" drama cannot die.
All the traditions of old times survive in her.
Her art Is not so finished u it is forcible. but
always prompt in her appearances. though
she has to act six or seven times a day. This
Cowboy."' Two variety troupes. n large col.
lection OF wax works. Goodwin. the prestidigi-
tatcHr; Austins gold statues Gars1ns auto
his wife; NUGGETS. are additional ATTRACTIONS at
At Hubers Palace Museum the woman with
lions face and niano continues to fnscinate
and awe curious throngs. She is one OF the
best OF this years crop Of new ircnks. An arm
as a person, with the usual complement OF
arms: iS ANOTHER curiS worth locking at Bar
as side issue. st, alton the faster. are ndded
attractions. Strntton is very feeble, but he is
firm Ia his intention to break tho fasting REQ
ing order.
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COMEDIAN WARD AGAIN AHREy1IsD.
This Time Accused OF Setting Fire 10 the
Rooms He md LOttie ellison Occupied.


Thomas Ward. the Irish comedian, who was
held in $500 bail for Special Sessions on a
charge OF assuulting Lotto Gibson. the sou.
brctto OF Just Little" fame. at tho Tombs
on Friday afternoon. WIS brought up in Jetier.
son Market Court yesterday morning. CHARGED
with arson.
Ward has lived with Miss ellison at 81 West
Twenty-frst street for three years. After he
attempted to kill hor last Monday. "A she
alleges. sho went TO live with her mother ut
M rs bowery; , On Friday afternoon she went to
her clothes and jewelry together. ready to be
eavy week. hsara Pf sss a aaa Sss.
. came yeS despoRdtont About oel9ck Friday
the ilro escape into his room, Five minutes later
no came down stairs and left the house At
o:l5 IRE broke out In both Of his rooms ut
;loH Policeman Kayanagh II tho Wcst Twsa.
met Ward soon nitcr. Ward said: ''
Mhers %as the fire. lust saw the engines
In your rooms" replied the officer.
Gao ii TINT s9' Guess I'D better go home and
-, IN e with you, and then I'll have to take
ing SGT fire to the rooms. said Kavnnach.''
IL court yesterday Ward said: Il went home,
and having no key with me went up the fire
bed the back roo and snokea eis Sn dne
then lay down on the he'd in the front room
and smoked u cigarette there. suppose that
when went out one Of the cigarette stumps
ffls rs ''s"'eo must nave BET the room on
Justice Kelly. renanded Ward until this
morning. Lottie Gilson was not In court.
@sss 1T Sass sn Which be SSr
last Monday
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BICYCLIST EISBETT CHILLENGED.
A Member OF tho Harlem Wheelmrn Dis.
putes His Time. snd Wants u Match Race.
Sporfsnten's Goods.

putes His Time, aud Wants Match Race.
About six weeks John Johnson OF the racing
mcn of the Harlem Wheemen established n new road
record Of hour aud ~ minutes from Tnrrytown to
Ffty.ninth street George W. Nisbett. the captain OF
the late New York Bicycle Club. some few days later
claimed to have lowered Johnsons record The latter
disputes Nsbitt's recor aud in order TO establish
bona de record between the two points and test the
supremacy between the two men, has issued the fol-
lowing challenge:
To ruf RpiroR The Srs-.sir! Hearing from num-
Der OF sources that Mr. a. NJ. Sisbet Of tho New York
Bicycle club claims have broken my record OF hour
and ~ inmates from the Franklin House. Tarrytown,
To Fifty.nnh street AMI Eighth avenue. hereby wish
to announce that dispute his claims herewith. In or
der settle the question will ride against him over
thr ,imve mentioned course my time within thirty
days from date tora twenty dollar gold medal com
mlc' oi three from The Harlem wheelmen 10 meet
committees ~ three to represent Mr.. Sisbet Tor tns
purpose Of the necessary arrangements and "
shouldMr. Nisbett fail 70 recognize the above eh..
ihs Tarryt9wn record to New YORK VII hour sni1'
Xs"s reporter Attempted to npd Mr. Nsbstt Jester
day in order to learn II he would accept the Harlem
II. es SSi e.ae. At II. ate at:
OF business or his home
sudden departure from The city a, ss ,m. no, no;
can he assigned Tor his abrupt Disappearance.
mail and the result Gf the election Ii To he decided
upon Monday Mr Nisbet being ne present ssGf,
ballots, &c.. dovoiyes upon him. .o,,
This fact. coupled with his expected retirement sop
he Gran the new candidate for the ON s.yiyc raW
the idea that there Is considerable back OF MS us''
Unless he materalizes by Monday some effort ~
have tC be made to secure his books. &C anu ~
thorough overhaung OF the AFFAIRS VI his oce may
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Al the Brooklyn Theatres.

The new Bedford Avenue Theatre. Brooklyn
will have Frederick Paulding and 1.-THE Strug
gle OF Life" this week. The actor has had q
wide range OF experience for so young man
for he began by playing Booths round Of
characters. and lately spending several sea.
sons In old comedies with Jefferson and
Florence Ho is versatile and able. The play
Is pictorial melodrama Of New York city life.
with several scenes that have never been ex.
celled for realistic effects. Tho Struggle OF
Life" is a really fine example Of stage real
ism Incidental to one passage will be Mario
Sabooth's singing 1t Gounod music. assisted
by Il BROOKLYN chorus.
Annie Ward Tiffany and The stepmoth-
or" will spend the week at Holiness Star
Theatre. Miss Tiffanys impersonation OF a
so9d, hearted Irish nurse. broadly humorous
OF The Stepmothcr." a, play written for her
purposes. and serving them well. There was
novelty and risk in putting n servant forward
as the chief role. but the outcome has been
satisfactory. The work is melodramatic as q
whole. but the humor OF the stars part is
abundant and dominant An outfit Of scenery
comes along with the drama. and one view in
particular Is very picturesque.
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re-. This makee a total seating capacity Of


There has been some complaint. bccsu.e
nee ssss sat Il that
ssSd S n .ea sS e. tSc
fsI pisyi , Y q and f,acotSn & soSf ;s
nsn rSss aSss
UPPER tier S' 9i tho grand stand to the lett The
pnderstanding being that the loser should
asye w ri hs ss sos sess ss sS
S 0Hs ss anai fyRS ss
IS shs SGRs' Ss iss S
des these % q iHs Then Yale took bee6 q
and e%S Princeton 'oo In
stand Week before last tho CLUB sd adv
Tie theatre o. it, Mad sSa! sve en- hdass on
spet Was to avoid avoritsm oo The boxes
covered grand stand. and coach and carriage
came to seats no one was allowed to buy more
than six. several hundred seats were sold at
piased on sale 40, at tho ilxsd prlse The sssts
which We're loft In tho grand stand and oil Of
aors f0s hS as Of tSy ssu spess
tickets. When they wsro refused more than
six sents they went to hotels in the neghbor.
hood. such as tho Windsor and tho Grand
Union. and wrote notes which they sent by
This trick WINS soon discovered and tho game
was blocked. Then the spectators In |
iuced women and men to stand in tho line
tickets free for buying for the sharp business
men outside tho club house Finally. when
pnmo and address was taken. tho tickets put
aside IN. an envelope: aud tho matter looked
Into. Mt to bs outGone III this fashion, 1t is
understood thnt agents OF tho spectators
worked in New Haven and Princeton when
seats were sold thore. and ut New Haven they
are supposed to huve been successful In se-
curing quite \ number OF tickets. The num-
Der, however,. is. comparatively small and
there Is no doubt that the public has had good
opportunities TO buy seats.
The md stand wns al! sold out on the first |
day. but w to yesterday morning there were |
s,ill tickets for stand y. which Is one OF the |
best places on tho fold All last week reserved |
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The NEW CUSTOM HOUSE BUILDINGS
Work on the Apprnisers' Stores to be Begun
Soon-The Site Paid For.

Work on the Apprnisers' Stores To be Begun
Soon-The Site Paid For.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-The Treasury De-
partment to-day issued the final checks In pay
ment OF the land selected for the site OF the
Appraisers stores in Now York. The sum was
less than the difference between $4,000 pre-
viously paid and the $500. 900 appropriated by
Congress. but the remainder will 10 used to
defray the legal proceedings Thus the APP
preparation. which was at first doomed too
large was barely sufficient for the purpose for
which 1t was made.
On Nov. . bids were opened by the supervis-
ing architect OF the Treasury for the work OF
tearing down tho buildings on the block
bounded by Washington. Christopher, Barrow.
new warehouse. Tho award Of tho contract
has not yet been made. but the subject Is un.
der consideration and probably will be settled
ut once prepare for the now building The
Acknowledgment has instituted con temna-
tory proceedings Of the property on Bowling
Green selected as the site for the new Custom
IL against absent owners Many. Of the owners
Of tho property have expressed their unwil-
linRness to sell to tho Government. but large
cation OF the condemnation Of tho land has
been made and the 18th will be tho day on
which the notices are returnaOle.,
oe tbe 9 H. to Yfsh Il to be
Of the Custom House on Wall street. is to be
used for the two sites aud the construction OF
the two buidipSs It is probable that the
winter is over but it will be- sometime before
the new Custom House will be begun. The
plans for, either building has not been consid:
maSs @ II the G lsss
In the Government.
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Killed Himself In nm Ice Wagon.

On Friday night. presumably between half
past and 10 o'clock. James s. Trip. young
engineer. who was sufferer from dyspepsia.
shot himself through tho head in one Of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company's wagons. at the
was found by watchmnn stretched on tSss
bottom Of the Ice cart. about z A. NJ. yesterday.
In one 81 his pockets was card. on which this
IN Y. Nov. 10. Ol. 9:35 p. NJ.
MY reserved medicine. 'TRIPP"
Knickerbocker. Ice Company His father
Adam Trip is the oompanys engineer nj
Honmd9ut; Young Trip was last EMPLOYED BY
street He was 33 and unmarried. A'"