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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
J.H BENED1oz; JR.'s, M1sADrENTURE
Picked Up Nearly Unconscious in Broadway By
the PoMee-Mis CendlLion Accounted Ker.

Picked Up Nearly Unconscious In Broadway by
the Ponce-His Condition Accounted FOR.
Two policemen while walking down Broad
way last evening saw Albert Bang, the proprie-
tor of o beer hall In the block between Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth streets, lay a man who
seemed to be scarcely conscious down on the
sidewalk beside the entrance to his saloon.
The two policemen picked the man mp. He
was able to walk with their aid, and they took
him down Sixth avenue to Thirtieth street.
When they reached tho corner he became I'M
conscious and fell on his back to the pavement.
The policemen took him to the West Thirtieth
street station house, where he was laid on the
floor in the room used by tho policemen as a ait
ting room.
Papers In his pocket showed that he was
James II. Benedict, Jr, q banker, at 4s Elk.
change place. He told the policeman, before he
Bangs saloon. Bang told tho police that, while
he was standing in front of his place about 1928
o'clock. Benedict came along up tho street. stag
Fering. He tried to go into the saloon. Bang
Benedict persisted. and tried to force his way
past Bang. Bang put his hands on his shout
ders to keep him out. As he did 80 the man col
Mr.. Benedict lives at Ii East seyentieth
street, and has been o member of the Stock
Exchange for ten years. He Is associated with
the irm OF Benedict Bros. He belongs to tho
New York Athletic, City. Larohmont Yacht,
Society. the New England Society, American
Museum OF Natural History and the Metropol-
the Sergeant that he had been drinking. He
said that no remembered nothing after no col.
lapsed at Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
ROOSEVELT ON JAPAN.
He Tells the Ohio Naval Reserves Some whole.
some Truths and Arouses Enthusiasm.

some Truths and Arouses EnthuHinam.
CLEVELAND. O., July 23.-Theodorc Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. stirred up en-
thusiasm yesterday in n speech to the Ohio
naval reserves cruising about Johnson's Island,
of Lake Erie. His theme was Japan and the
likelihood Of wal with the Mikado's Govern
ment. He said al read in the papers this
morning that Japan does not propose to allow
us to annex Hawaii. The United States 10 not
In q position which requires her to ask Japan or
any other foreign power what territory 1t shah or
shall not acquire. 1t is upon you, gentlemen.
and upon organizations OF your kind, that this
nation depends to uphold her dignity in what
ever MISUNDERSTANDING we may have with for
eign nations. We arc naturally o peace-loving
people. 1t Is absolutely necessary to have, In
addition to our regular navy. however efficient
Its officers and men may be, and they are, ef-
lcient, such organizations as yours as q nucleus
around which to build u reserve force to our
navy. which. In case Of q declaration OF war.
would be of some service In twenty-four hours
and or great service In two weeks.
you may get some idea of the Importance
ea1 an ns esKc RisRa nsTy bu PIeG sio ae0e The ssG e 1ss@n IaEss
when l tell you that ! declined an urgent re-
quest to make an inspection OF the divisions
which viii eventually be- extended to ali Of our
the beginning OF this movement along a frontier
S SSrossin q e ON 1 sDte'f In Behalf Of the ,tds eparte.
ment I represent / promise you its unqualified
support ana encouragement gem ssr nor men Mo VINO spend
must have done are sure to prove themselves
equal to any emergency where duty calls them
Of unfolding a nations honor"
Throughout his remarks, which were quito
extended. Mr.. Roosevelt showed much earnest,
naval men and other auditors. Adj. Gen. AK
line spoke in behalf OF the reserves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
F,UeHr OFF THE RUsTL ERs.
I'VE Cowboys wounded ana One Hustler KILLED
and One Captured.

I've Co,vboyu wounded and One Hustler Killed
and One Captured.
C~HEYENyY. W., July ga party Of outlaws
known as the Hole.in-the-WaI band attacked
tho roundup of the Cy and Ogallala Cattle
companies yesterday and attempted to prevent
the rounding up Of the country around their
rendezvous. In the fight Foreman r. N. Devino
and his son, Leo Devine, of the cowboys were
wounded, and Bob Smith, ono of the leaders Of
the ~rustlers, was killed and Bob Taylor was
captured.
The Hole-in-the-w Wall gang ia q remnant of tho
~rustlers against whom the Btockmen's war Of
1892 was directed. 1t consists of about twenty
desperate cattle ruBtlers and horse thieves who
made their rendezvous at an isolated spot In
the Big Horn Mountains. From this fastness
they have sailed out many times and raided
cattle and sheep ranches In Central Wyoming.
carrying their Expectations as far east as Ne
Early this month ave Of them attempted to
rob the Belle Fonrche Bank but the Officers Of
others were surrounded at the V. V. v. ranch
for several days, but they escaped and returned
The only stand against the bands depredations
has been made by Senator Carey's outfit. the Cy
armed cowboys into the Hole-in.the-Waii ter
ritory last year and recovered several hundred
neau OF caItle. ln0 ouLlaWs nave never lot
given Devine for this, and they sent him
At would DO killed. Last week De-
vine prepared for this years roundup:
His forco consisted of thirty well,armed
duty. The roundup proceeded without inter.
rnption until last evening; when Devine and
where the ~rustlera kept t1sF stolen stock. Here
they were attacked by the ~rustlers, led by AL
and Bob Smith and Bob Taylor. The FIRST volley
and his son and killed their horses.
Both Of tho Devines returned the fire and
killed Bob Smith. The horses of some Of the
cowboys stampeded and got away and for a
time 1t looked as II the %rustlers would win the
| fight. More than fifty shots were exchanged.
Finally the ~rustlers retreated, leaving Bob Tay
lor a prisoner in the hands of the cowboys. The
roundup was abandoned and the cowboys rode
rapidly to Casper with their prisoner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
MAKING 4 SHOW OF MURDER.
Mrs. kmeta's BODY ON Public View and Her
Husband's saloon kept Open.

Mrs. Kmets's BODY ON Public View and Her
Husbands saloon kept Open.
Andreas Maliniak, the Hungarian who killed
Mrs. Kmetz while she was in bed at her hus-
bands side In Newark on Thursday morning,
was taken to Jail yesterday morning after be-
ing carefully watched In his cell at the Fourth
precinct all night for fear of an attempt at
suicide. He slept peacefully all through the
night.
Maliniak said he had not eaten anything since
Wednesday, and refused his dinner yesterday
until the Warden threatened him, and then he
took two or three spoonfuls of stewed tomatoes.
and said that he was not hungry. Later in the
afternoon, however. no ate q hearty meal. but
was deprived of knife and fork and provided
with only a pewter spoon.
When KmetZ was discharged from custody on
Wednesday afternoon he went home and opened
up the saloon and catered TO an. extraordinary
crowd Of curiosity seekers who viewed the bed
room In which the murder occurred, probed the
bullet hole in the partition, looked at the broken
window and drank several kegs OF beer. iester-
day the stream Of morbid people was steady.
and Kmetz did the best business Of his life.
The body OF his wife was viewed at an under
taking establishment in Springfield avenue BY
many persons. and will be placed on view again
tomorrow at Kmetz's house previous to the
funeral services. These will be hold at St Stan.
islaus's Polish Church. Six Hungarian e~ocieties
TO which Kmetz belongs and one to which his
wife belonged will march In a procession to
Woodland Cemetery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
MANY CELLARS FLOODED.
Residents Along Twenty-third Street Say tho
sewers Are 70 Blnme.

S s-c
Sewers Arc 10 Blnme-
West Twenty-third street, from Ninth avenue
to the river, was flooded yesterday afternoon
with water which broke out Of the overcharged
sewers and flowed over the pavoments and side
walks into tho collars all along tho route. The
residents Of that street have had moro or less
trouble with the sewers In the last two years
and say they are inadequate.
When the rain came down in torrents yester-
day afternoon 1t overcharged the sewers and
sent the manholes all along the line flying into
the air. The water poured out Of the manholes
in streams four feet high, and soon there was q
rushing torrent flooding the street all the way
to the river. The cellars along Twenty-third
street. Twenty second street, and as far north as
Twenty-hfth street were flooded with water
from three to six feet In depth.
The Brighton mills, in Twenty.third street,
between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, wero
obliged to shut down because of tho flood.
Water poured into the collars. flooding the
engine room. and the engineer had to shut of
steam. The water rose TO such = height before
girls who were among the last to leave were
Obliged to remoye their shoes and and stockings
their knees, until they got around to Tenth
avenue.
brick sewer in Tenth avenue In order to run q
water main. This sewer is also said 10 be made
S Ss%sSo Sn CROSSING sss %s fsn Rbip sse %asS . i %sTi Into TO- tho 10
rescued after considerable d%Hifhdeuity bS some By.
ISLANDERS. The freight yards of tho Erie Rail
road at the foot OF Twenty-third street were
completely submerged, and small boys went
swimming in the water there. The lumber
works Of the McClRyo Company at Twenty
second street and Eleventh avenue wero also
Obliged to shut down because OF tho flood.
Water poured into the cellar Of the saloon kept
by James A. MeaRher, at Tenth avenue and
Twenty-third street. and In q short time had
damaged his stock Of whiskey, beer. and ales to
the extent OF 81 900. 1t washed away the boards
under the temporary track Of the Twenty-third
over the excavation at Tenth avenue. and for
an hour the cars were stopped until the boards
could be replaced.
Cabmen around the Pennsylvania Railroad
ferry at the foot of Twenty-third street reaped a
harvest from passengers by taking them through
| tho water. The residents say that they have
had trouble with the sewers over since o new one
was built from Eleventh avenue to the river. In.
stead of joining this now sewer with tue old
one, which ran along Eleventh avenue, a sep
arate sewer was made OF II. and this serves to
congest the water In the Eleventh avenue
sewer. Several of the residents and landlords
damage done by water which overfiowed their
cellars from the sewer.
Saloon Keeper Meagher has two suits pending,
and will now start another one. Among other
houses flooded was that of John G. Shcchan ut
AGA West Twenty.third street. AS soon as the
rain stopped mon were employed TO pump out
the water from tho collars. and a. the Brighton
mills q staf OF twenty men was employed pump
Ing out the cellar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
DEAN nr,1 Fan sHor DO wv.
A member or the CaItfsrnia Medical College
Rncuity the Victim or y Crank.


SAN FRANCISCO. July 23.-Patriok Walsh, a
crank, who thought he had a grievance, shot
in the street to-day DR.. Donald Mclean. dean Of
California Medical College. inficting threo dan
Rerous wounds. When pursued by the police
Walsh put a bullet through his brain.
Walsh had been assistant janitor at the Medi-
cal College and when the head janitor went he
expected tho place. Dr.. Mclean presented his
name, but the directors failed to select him.. He
was cratic and quarrelsome and they decided
he would not be o safe man.
He became abusive after this disappointment
and they discharged him. His failure no at
tributed to Mclean, and recently he sent the
doctor q letter demanding 5000, which he said
no had lost by waiting for the promised place.
DR.. Mclean replied that Walsh had no claim on
him. Walsh brooded over this and determined
to shoot Mclean. To-day he met tho doctor On
Van vess avenue and made some demand on
him. Being rebufted. he fred three shots, all Of
which took effect. Then he ran, followed by q
policeman. When he found tho policeman was
gaining on him. he put the pistol to his head
and fred. He was dead whom the policeman
reached him.
ID. Mclean will probably recover. On
walsh's body were found a letter and a ram
bling statement. The letter said that II he did
not get the money he hoped to DO compensated
on the Klondike with o coal-oil can OF nuggets
| His statement is disiointed, and gives as his
| reason for the shooting that the doctor deceived
| him and cheated him out Of a promised place.
| A nve-cent piece and o few worthless trinkets
wore found In his pockets,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24

II the Currency Message IL sont to tho House
It May Pass the Monetary Commission BILL.

II the Currency Message IL sent to tho House
Il May Pass the Monetary Commission BILL.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Unless everybody in
authority 10 very much mistaken. the extraor-
binary session of the Fifty-ffth Congress.
called by President Mckinley for the purpose OF
passing a tariff bill and doing something to i'm
prove the financial condition OF the country.
will como to an end tomorrow. The Senate will
adopt the conference report on the Tarif bill at
8 o'clock, and before shutdown the President
will have signed IL and 1t will have become q
law. 1t is highly probable also that before that
hour tho House will have passed the bill intro
duced yesterday by representative w A. Stone
OF Pennsylvania, past and prospective Chair
man OF the Committee on Coinage. Weights and
Measures, or IA bill very similar to II, providing
for the appointment Of a monetary commission
to study the currency laws and to
Congress. at its meeting in December. some plan
for their Improvement.
For two or three days il has been the intention
OF the President to send to the two houses q
message recommending the passage Of such a
bill Immediately on tho taking OF tho final vote
IN the Senate on the adoption OF tho conference
report on the Tariff bill. Now that 1t has been
arranged, however, TO take this vote tomorrow
at 3 O'Clock IL Is the present intention of tho
President to send his message to the two houses
at noon, thus stfordinR time to the House OF
Representative TO pass the law, 30 that both
houses can adopt a resolution providing for
final adjournment toward evening.
The Committee on Rules have not yet made an
order for tho consideration of tho bill in the
House, and have no official notice that the
message will bo sent in. They think 1t will be.
however. and they also think. as tho majority OF
congressman apparently do, that it is the duty
of the Republican party in the House 10 indorse
the recommendations of the President, although
. large majority in both houses seriously doubt
the wisdom Of taking any action on the tpanGil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
FOUND THE DOCTOR IN HER ROOM,
A MIssOurian Discover His DauGhtsr's Shame
and shoots tho Man who Caused IL.

n NAib9OuFtnu DibcoVcTo A1lo DAuBnpof'o bnhm0
and shoots tho Man who Caused u.
PALMYRA. Mo-, July 23.-Daniel Rose found
DR.. ]. w. Norris In Miss Roses room on Friday
night. This morning, lust before 0 o'clock, Rose
met Norris on the street in front Of the Post
Office and shot him down with q revolver. After
Norris was down he drew a revolver and fred
two shots at Rose, but did not hit him. Norris's
wound has been pronounced mortal.
The affair that caused to-day's shooting has
been the gossip of the town since last Sunday.
At about ! O'Clock that morning DR.. Norris. who
was u leading physician Of the city, carried q
ladder to the Rose house. assembled TO the second
story, and entered the room occupied by Katie
Rose, tho pretty 90 year-old daughter.
Tho father and mother, who slept on the first
floor, were awakened BY, a noise upstairs. and.
Mr.. Rose armed himself with a butcher knife
and assembled the stairs.
On reaching his daughters room Rose found
DIR. Norris there. Rose rushed furiously at the
doctor with his butcher knife, threatening to kill
him on the spot. Norris, however. was the moro
powerful Of the two, and defended himself so
vigorously that Rose was soon disabled, and
Norris escaped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
rHREE-oENT FARES FOR ST. LOUIS.
To Be introduced on several Street Car Lines
Next Month.

To Be Introduced on several Street Car Lines
Next Month.
ST. LOUIS. July 23.-St. Louis Is to have tho
three-cent car fare system. Charles Green,
President and receiver of the Peoples Railway
Company and of the Fourth Street and Arsenal
line, made o positive statement to that effect
t o-day.
"By Aug. l." he said. the Fourth Street and
Arsenal line will resume operations on q three
cent fare basis"
mort that he was back of the North and South
Hallway franchise system. and declared that tho
proposed road would have a general plan OF
transfers. Becoming more communicative he
asserted 1t was by no means improbable that by
the time the North and South Railway should
crate with three,oent fares. The Roeblinas, 4.
Il. Barr OF Trenton, and Il. J. Moore Of Philadel-
phia are known to be backing the North and
South Railway project
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
Il RUNAWAY TEAM DROWNED.
with Brides. or TAey- sDown y CoIle,
Point Street Into the Ferry Slip.

with Hridies. or They- nlshoas Down - College
Point Street Into the Ferry Slip.
A team Of horses belonging to Siegel, Cooper
g. Co. were drowned near tho College Point
Ferry slip yesterday afternoon. George Hellar.
the driver, had been to Flushing deliver
ing some goods. On his return about 2 P. NJ.
he stopped at tho corner Of First avenue and
First street. in College Point. and took tho
horses brides off and put on feed bags for them
to eat from. The horses made u sudden jump
and ran down First avenue at breakneck speed
In the direction of the ferry. The driver was
sitting in the wagon and he made efforts to stop
the r%unaways, but without avail.
The horses were unmanageable. Just as they
reached tho edge of the pier the driver jumped
off. The horses and wagon went overheard.
Efforts were made to savo the horses from
them down.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24

Translations OF the suppressed letters OF Hapo.
leon Bonnparte, and valuable Information concerning
The gold fields OF Klondlkc, In next sundays Tribune.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
NEW LAB0R QUESTION.

Shall Union Drivers who Run Down Bicyclists
He Exempt from Punishments
Anumber of drivers who belong to the knights
Of Labor allege that the police and the Magis-
trates are too severe with drivers arrested for
running down bicycle riders. They have called
a mass meeting in Independence Hall, Twenty.
seventh street. near Third avenue. for Monday
evening to protest against the action of the Mag.
istrates and the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
BABY DIED IN HER ARMS.
Mrs. Preiner Carried Its body from Cone,
Island to This City.

Mrs. Mary Pfeiffor of go Harrison street went
last Saturday to Coney Island with her two
months-old daughter, Marie Gertrude. The baby
had been Ill for some time and DR.. d. A. Mo
Michael OF the dispensary at rs West Tooth
street told Mrs. Pfeifer that a change Of air
might possibly benefit the child.
At 4 o'clock yesterday morning tho child be-
came uneasy. and she took 1t out into the
open air. After walking up and dow the beach
for an hour she met a doctor whom sho knew.
She asked him to soc how the baby was.
why it's deadi' exclaimed the doctor, lay
ing his hand upon the child's head.
Mrs. Pfeiffer refused to believe this and car
ried the dead baby all the way from Coney Isl.
and to the West Tooth street dispensary. There
DR.. McMiohael said the child had died of cholera
infantum, and gave q certificate of death to that
effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
JAPAN so
Her Special Envoy Surprised That We Think
Bhe Wants Hawaii.

OTTAWA, Ont. July 23.-Masano Mayda, rep
resentatlve of the Japanese Government. ia here
on business with tho Dominion Government.
About a month ago he passed through eastern
Canada on his way to tho United States, where
he had a mission regarding tarif matters and
the Hawaiian difficulty.
In an interview to-day no stated that in both
these matters he believed selfish interests wero
at the bottom Of the present agitation In tho
people like those OF the United States should DO
exercised by a canard that the Japanese want
ed TO get hold of the sandwich Islands,
There were no clashings Of interests between
the countries, and the difficulty, In his opinion.
trouble, Notwithstanding the unfriendiy utter
ances OF a portion Of the American press.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Col. Buck, the United
States Minister at Toxic. cabled the State De-
partment to-day that the Japanese Government
was giving earnest consideration to the propo-
sition made by Hawaii to submit the differences
between the two countries 20 arbitration. The
Minister had been instructed TO impress upon
Government that. tho proposal would DO ac-
Cepted. As stated ~ THE Sun to-day, tho Ad-
intimidation is credited with having induoGd
Hawaii To suggest arbitration to Japan, and the
despatch from Col. Buck shows that he has boon
watching the progress Of the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
PANIC ON AN EXCURSION BARGE.
twelve Hundred Children Caught in the storm
ON Ions Island sound.

Twelvs hundred children who went out upon
Long Island Sound on a barge yesterday on an
excursion from Williamsburg. given by the
Children's Aid Society and the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund, had a fearful experience in the storm.
II struck their barge about p. M. Attempts
were made to give the eNcursionlsts shelter by
letting Town the canvas awnings OF the barge.
but these were torn AVA by the wind.
Then a panic ensued. The children rushed 10
the rear OF the boat and screamed with fear.
Amid all this turmoil Carrie Foreman Of 23l
Ting attendants finally sneeeeded in r%estorinG
order, but when the barge landed at the foot OF
South Fifth street, In williamsburg, at $3.50
O'Clock, Carrie Foreman had another At, and
was sent TO the Eastern District Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
silver In Our Dollar worth as.ss Cents.

Commercial bar silver was quoted by bullion
dealers yesterday at 594 cents an ounce, and
Government assay bars at 50as. This made the
silver in a standard silver dollar worth but AZ. 90
cents. The low record price for commercial bars
in this market was made on March 3, 1894.
when sales were certainly made at o9 and pos
sibly by some dealers at 1873.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
BROADWAY GABLE CAR HITS can.
The Driver IBJurod-shoemaLer Hurt by n
Third Avenue Car.

A cable car ran into John Kelly's hanson at
Broadway and Thirty-eighth street about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Kelly was knocked
off his seat and his back was injured. He was
able. however. to go to his home at 1872 West
Thirty-third street. No one was arrested.
John O. Thompson. a shoemaker OF $50 Third
avenue, was run down by a Third avenue cable
car at Thirty.third street yesterday. He sus-
tanned several Commissions and was taken to
Bellevue Hospital. lie declined TO prosecute
the gripman.