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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
MRS. BEST SENT TO BELLEVUE.
Millionaire stump's Annoyer to he Ensnined
as 70 Her sanity.

-
Millionaire stump's Aunoyer to ne E1suined
as 10 Her sanity.
Mrs. Bertha Best, who was arrested on satur-
day afternoon in the Mills building ( + threat
ening the life of Irwin c. Stump. the California
millionaire. who has an Office in that building.
was arraigned in Centre Street Court yesterday
before Magistrate Pool on . charge of disorderly
conduct. Mr.. Stump appeared as q complainant
against her.
"why do you persist In botherinR this mann
asked Magistrate Pool Of the prisoner.
Judge, he wronged me. He had to use force
to do it. He has promised to marry me. He has
separated me from all my friends and has
caused me to DO estranged from my family.
Now he has cast me off and is trying to have
me put out of the way. He wrote me to call at
his office, and now | see that he did 1t only for
the purpose of having me arrested"
Mr.. Stump denied that he had written Mrs.
Best to call at his office. He admitted that he
years ago. but he declared That it was with her
Wiiower. He added that Mrs. Best was
mentally irresponsible for her actions, and pro-
SEPTEMBER %.
NJ Stump.
this evening, At 1880 o'clock. and a minister will
also call Mt that time TO perform the marriage
ceremony between you and me. Please be
Fe AHA, ff Is Snt dnI Instance" s sEar NJ. B STUMP.
"Severalt times she has had ministers call at the
house to perform a marriage ceremony. lean
not stand II any longer"
insanity and then committed Mrs, Best 10 the
Bellevue Hospital insane pavilion for five days
for observation. Mrs. Best was taken to the
Magistrates private room and a chair was
given her pending the arrival Of an ambulance.
She slept for over two hours In the chair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
C. L. .. DIDN'T 1NDoRsE GEORGE.
hat the George Men In It Appeared TO Out
number the Tammnny Men.

hat the George Wen In u Appeared to Out
number the Tammnny Men.
An attempt was made yesterday to swing the
Central Labor Union in line for Henry George.
but it failed. There was little doubt. however.
that the majority OF tho delegates were in favor
of George, though they seemed to think that
they could not 'indorso him as delegates to the
c. L. U.
Jerome O'Neill of the Paper Hangers Union.
a single taxer. started tho subject by a sort of
supplementary report Of the proceedings Of the
C. L. U. committee which lately brought charges
against the Tax Commissioners and failed to
off for Henry George, though it did not mention
him by name. The Georgeites applauded and
the Tammany men remained 81 ent.
Charles w. Reid OF the Adams and cylinder
pressmen, a George man, moved that the c. L.
u; indorsc Henry George for Mayor
The Tammany men shouted that this was
politics" and that the c. L. Y. should have
nothing to do with politics. The Chairman
ruled the motion out OF order. and his decision
was appealed from.
In giving his reason for ruling the motion out.
the Chairman said that individually he was in
favor Of George and would vote for him.. He
could not speak. however. for the 700 members
of his union, and he believed the other delegates
were in the same position.
The Chairman WAS sustained. Then Delegate
other attempt to commit the c. l.. u. to Henry
George. He offered the following resolution:
"ResOlred, That the Central Labor Union asks
the affiliated unions to decide by a referendum
vote that the Central Labor Union shall be per:
Greater New York
The Georgeiles again applauded. but the mo-
ton was defeated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
oITS, MEETING DIsTURBED.
one AaelkinIey Arrested for Cheering for Tau
many Hall.

one HacKinIey Arrestsd for Cheering for Tam.
many Hall.
While Q Citizens Union spellbinder was
h~aranguing an open.air meeting at Twenty
second street and Second avenue on Saturday
night. and was beginning to tell how much Seth
Low would do for tho workingman il elected,
the audience began to guy him. Chairman
Lutz begged the people to let the speaker con-
tinue.
"sure.' yelled some of tho men. but the
speaker had only got under way whom there
were shouts of:
"Hoorah for Tammany Hall!'
Tho Chairman ordered the arrest Of the men
who were disturbing the meeting by cheering
for Tnmmany, and Policeman Kahn took hold
Of the man who had done tho most shouting.
The man struck tho policeman in the mouth,
knocking him down. and when Kahn had got
upon, his feet again they had a lively tussle.
Policeman Fox took a hand in tho scrap and
several men helped the Tammany %shouter; Two
OF the men were arrested and arraigned in the
Yorkyille Court yesterday.
Philip Smith, q plumber, OF 2O1 East Twenty
hrst street, one of tho prisoners, said he did not
take any part in the fight, and was discharged.
Hello. what's this q commented Magistrate
Meade. as he read the complaint against the
other man. Robert Mckinley disturbing a pc.
htical meeting in the interest OF Tampany
Policeman Kahn explained that the prisoner
was a laborer In a gas house near the East
River and lived at 202 East Twenty-se"ond
street. He was held in 5000 pail for Examine
ton to-day for assaulting the policeman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

Four PASSENGER Cars ON the Denver and Rio
Grnnds Tumble Down an Embsnkm"nt.
DENVER, Oct. 3.-Four cars of narrow-gauge
passenger train No. 8, on the Denver and Rio
Grande. carrying people from The San Juan
country, tumbled down a twelve-foot embank-
mont this morning at 2:2O o'clock, near Co.
topaz station. causing the death of two passen.
gers and injuring several others.
The dead are Mrs. +. Il. Mcintyre OF Silver
ton. Col. and Fred w. Seeley of Cincinnati. o.
Mrs. J. A. Robertson OF Delta. Col. was seri-
ously injured about The head and may die. She
was taken to the railway hospital at Salida.
Mrs. Mary Robinson of Telluride. Col. had her
right shoulder injured and was taken TO tho
hospital. All the other passengers escaped with
cuts and bruises.
The train was Stacking up for Cotopaxi station
when an axle of the forward truck of a day
coacl broke. The car bumped along "A ~trestle
and then rolled over the em~bsnkment, stopping
AT the edge OF he Arkansas River. which dashes
rapidly along the canyon at that point. Another
day coach followed, thun two sleeping cars and
all keclcd over.
Had the train been going at regular speed. tho
wrecked cars must have rolled into the river.
The lamps were extinguished by the shock,
with the exception OF two, which were blown
out by the sleeping car porter.
The train was heavily loaded with passengers
coming to tho carnival In this city this week, two
cars carrying, 100 Indians who will participate
in the festival.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

Jerseynan Carried the Evidence or Raines
Law Breaking to the Police La Vain.

Jerseynan Carried the Evidence or Raines
Law Breaking to the Police In Vain.
John Musslein, a North Bergen Jerseyman.
went into a Ilaines law hotel Ut seventh avenue
and Eighteenth street yesterday afternoon and
ordered II sandwich and a glass of beer. Hav-
ing obtained them. he got into IL political argu-
ment with the bartender. In the demonstration
of tho bartender's side OF the case, the Jersey
man was thrown into tho street. He had hung
on to his glass of beer, which he had not drunk,
and, fired with a desire for revenge, ran all the
way To the West Twentieth street station and
asked the Sergeant in charge to arrest the bar
tender for breaking the ltaines law. lie got
cold comfort there, SO he chased up TO the West
Thirty-seventh street station, with the same re-
suit Then he sought the Tcnderloin.
Sergeant Lane was on the desk when the
Jerseyman entered, bearing aloft tho glass OF
beer, the contents of which were now greatly
reduced. Musslein explained mis- scheme OF
Here's, tho evidence. Sergeant" he said.
waving the beer glass. ITS got beer in 1t.
Taste It,. There's go gcttin' round that"
but the bartender sold you a sandwich with
it," argued the Sergeant.
But | didn't want 1t and / didn't eat 1t.
Amt you goin' TO arrest himi'
Cant do 1t. You take that, beer to court in
That's just what I'll do" said the Jersey
man, with decision, and he marched away,
still clinging to tho remnant of his evidence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
ARKAssAs JoyEs,s HUsH LETTER.
Candidate Coier Knows That 1t Was Authentic
and was Sent to senator murphy.

Candidate Coler Knows uhnt III NNan Autnontlo
and was Sent to Senator Murphy.
Ono of many witnesses to the authenticity of
the letter of Chairman Jones of the Democratic
National Committee which was used at the
meeting of the Democratic State on
Sept. 8 as one of the excuses for ignoring the
Chicago platform is Bird s. Coler, tho Brooklyn
Bryan man who is running for Comptroller on
the Croker yellow dog" ticket. Senator Jones
10 Quoted as denying that he over wrote such a
letter or any letter to Senator Murphy. The
Brooklyn Eagle said yesterday:
IF Bird s. Coler will spe k out he will dispel
tho doubt sought to be cast on Senator Jones's
letter. Tho letter was on another subject than
the business before the State Committee, but it
fitted that business like a glove the hand"
Mr.. Color had this to say about 1t:
THAT letter was written by Senator Jones
and was sent to Senator Murphy. / know that
il was an original letter and that it was all right
In every respect. so far as its authenticity was
concerned. But had absolutely nothing to do
with the letter. l did not SEQ it before it went
to Senator Murphy, either. Furthermore. did
not hand 1t to him.
When Mr.. Coler was. asked whether he had
received any letters from Senator Jones him
self. he said simply:
IL can't talk on that matter just at present.
any way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Nailed = Woman In q Fence.


HE nailed me to the fence" was the charge
made by Mrs. Sarah Waltman against William
Grcenrod in Justice Baldwin's court, in Cam.
den. yesterday.
Greenrod lives at Seventh and bolton streets.
Mrs. Mailman lives neXtdoor. Greenrod started
10 build q new fence between the properties on
and sne told Greenrod so in several different
styles. As she stood arguing, her hand caught
in u partly loosened board. Instead OF politely
pulling the board loose and releasing his neigh.
Dor. Grecnrod, II was stated, cruelty nailed II up
and. secured his ooJecting neishbOr. Then he
walked into the house whistling: Then You'll
Remember Me-" Mrs. Mailman was in a fine
plight, but her husband happened TO come home.
and with all axe he Chopped his wife loose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

ALBANY, Oct. 3.-The German singing 80.
cieties in the small cities throughout the State
have been considering the ACCESSIBILITY of form
ing a ssengerbund at which the several SO.
cioties might compete in prize singing. With
this object in view these societies have been
requested to send delegates to u convention TO
DO held here on Oct. 81.
Tho new organization is to be called the Cen
trail New York Sacngerbhnd. and delegates are
tics OF the cities between Newburg and Syra-
cuse. The singing societies In the smaller cities
found that they could not compete with the big
choruses which New York and other lar 0 cities
send to the Northeast Saongerbund, and there
fore decided to unite In one organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
THREE TRAMPs MoBBED.
Two or Them beaten and Arrested After the
stabbinE or Agent Lewis.

New EGYPT, n. j.. Oct. 3.-Three tramps en-
tered the American Hotel late last night and
picked a quarrel with William Lewis OF Borden
town, agent for the Prudential Insurance Com.
pany. of Newark: Lewis was attacked and he
knocked two of the tramps down. but the third.
knife and razor and stabbed LOWS between tho
shoulder blades. penetrating his lung. Lewis
sank unconscious to tho floor ana was carried
out. The lights were extlnguished, and the
tramps made q desperate effort to escape the
mob that had gathered. The one who had the
arms of Patrick Cummings. George Test. and
DIR. John q. Feaster. Constable Charles Rob
bins. with tho assistance of twelve deputies
armed with shotguns and clubs. arrested the
self'stylea Ripper and one Of his pals. Lewis is
In a critical condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

A Decree That Licenses Unbeunaea spanish
Cruelty.

MADRID Sept. 21.-Mai advices from Manila
say that the insurgent forces in the Philippine
Islands include 1000 men under Emilio Aeuin-
aldo. 5000 under Llanera, 5000 under Ponciano
Rial, and several groups ranging from 400 to
500 men each.
The reforms recently decreed for the Philip
pines contain a clause according to which the
S anish authorities in the islands are relieved
of all responsibility for any violations OF consti-
tutional rights which they may commit while in
the execution of their functions. The State
prosecutors are instructed to bring proceedings
against all persons using abusive language with
reference to men in any way connected, with tho
administrn ton. The Captain-Genera is author
lied to chastise as he sees fit such doings as he
may consider punishable for which no penalty
has been established in the code. to employ all
idle persons in the building of public works.
and to decree the exile of such persons whose
presence in the island he may consider harmful
to the security of the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
SWALLOWED A DOSE OF CHLoRAL,
Attempted Suicide or the Former Minister OF
Finance or Hawaii.

Minister Of Finance for the Hawaiian Republic
when it was first established In 1898, at
tempted suicide at Golden Gate Park last night
by swallowing a dose OF choral and cutting
veins in both his wrists. He was picked up by a
policeman ard taken 10 the receiving hospital
where his life was saved by the attending
physicians. He now lies in a very precarious
state at the hbme OF IL friend.
Porter came here with his wife from Honolulu
in the middle OF June. seeking TO regain his
health. which had been badly shattered by hard
work. His relatives here say his attempt
to commit suicide was brought about by
his nervous condition. He will be taken to a
sanitarium in the South as soon as he has re-
covered sufficiently to be removed. Porter wns
Minister of Finance under President Dole for u
years assistant cashier of tho Spreckels Bank in
Honolulu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

Presiding Justice William w. Goodrich of tho
Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court of the
Second Department returned to Brooklyn on
Saturday after an extended trip in Europe. ~
cannot see. :" no said. how a better or stronger
man than Gen. Tracy could have been nomi-
withdraw in Gen. TrAcy's favor. Low can never
win. ana ir he stays in his simply aids Van
WICK s election. In my opinion he ought to ask
his friends TO support Gen. Tracy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Darwin's Theory or Coral uslanas.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE sun.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 3.-The Sydney Geograph-
ical Society's expedition to the Ellice Islands.
which Is under the direction of Prof. David. con
firms Darwin's theory of the formation Of coral
islands.
Tho expedition made borings to the depth Of
557 feet in the coral without reaching the bot.
tom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
= sO.Pound Pa,ieat III Wears or age.
From the Sc. Louis Republic.

Alfred Hall, a patient at tho City Hospital, is
a featherweight record breaker. Although 81
taken to the hospital Sept. 10. Since then he
has lost five pounds by an operation. Hall
resides at 1910 nrattan street, He seems 10
filing that destiny. When 3 years OF age he was
afflicted, with Potls's disease. When he arrived
at the hospital last week he was suffering from
an a0scess extending along the spinal cord from
his neck TO his hips, Although he has been nm
able to walk SINCE he Was 8 years old. he speaks,
ing been taught by his mother. Hall is the net
Of the nurses and physicians at the hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
where Yestnraay's Fires Were.

A. M.-2;35. 642 Sixth avenue. A. Jaeckei. damage
seb; $50. 1913 Park row. damage %; ll:45. es22
Third avenue. 7. Bettner, damage IS.
p. M.-l:2O. 4sG Columbus avenue. H. sulenbaum,
damage 5000; l:95. 2iIO Eighth avenue. Tou Sing,
damage $500; $3.50, 17D Chambers street, damage
50; 4:45. 10 West Twenty.seventh street. John
KLAUS. damage $50; 7:lO. 90 Sheriff street. damage
60; s:i5. 4Ol East Eighty. ninth street, damage $50;
$40. 400 West broadway. X. Malloy. damage Se6.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
TREACHERY, SAYS SMITH.
EH.JudEe Willis Led Him To Believe He SSoui'
Not Be Opposed.

Not Be Opposed.
The Republican Convention for tho First As
district of Westchester did not ad-
journ until early Sunday morning. 1t was
held at Yonkers. Assemblyman Alfred L.
Smith says that he had been led all along
to believe by the friends OF ex.County
Judge Isaac \. Mills OF New Rochelle that
there would be no opposition to his renomi-
nation. Mr.. Smith declared yesterday that such
tactics were only an effort 10 put him to
sleep" as Mr.. Mills and NIL OF Mr., Millsis friends
%ero working quietly all the time to nominate
Frank NJ. Buck OF Mount Vernon. Mr.. Smith
pulled himself together, got around him his old
friends in the, district. and late on Saturday
night defeated Buck in the convention by a vote
of SO to 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
brooklyn women Against Low.

The woman's Republican Union League Of
Brooklyn will meet tomorrow in the Johnston
building In Flatbush avenue. and will discuss
tho candidates, for the Mnyoralty.. Lemuel L.
lean COMMITTEES. will deliver an address. and
Mrs. Jane Pierce also will speak. At a former
meeting of the league no steps of a political ma
the nominations for Mayor had not been made:
Mrs. Bostwick. the President OF tho league. and
many OF the members are opposed to Seth Lows
candidacy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Industrial League wall Confer.

The Executive Committee Of the Industrial
League of tho Greater New York met yesterday
afternoon in the Teutonia Assembly Rooms.
Sixteenth street and Third avenue. IT had been
Understood that IL would take measures to ask
tho Citiz ms Union, and various Democratic
bodies to support Henry George. All that IL
did was TO appoint a committee to confer with
these bodies as to tho situation and report at u
full meeting Of the council IN the same place
next Friday. 1t 10 believed that The council will
decide TO support Henry George.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Il DRIvER,s SKULL FRACTURED.
TIVE Men Arrested on Suspicion or Having
Assaulted Him.

Assaulted Him.
Frank ]. Curran. a driver. 81 years old. of ZIG
West Broadway, and Peter Moran, n driver. 30
years old. OF SO Thomas street. were arraigned
in Centre Street Court yesterday by Detective
Sheridan of the Leonard street station on aus.
picion that they were the assailants OF Cornelius
Regan. q driver, % years old. of 473 Washing
ton street. who Is lying at the point OF death in
Hudson Street Hospital. Resan's skull IL
fractured.
Curran ran into Hudson Street Hospital at
midniRhe on Saturday night aud told tho clerk
that an unconscious man was in the hall at 80
Thomas street. He asked that an ambulance DO
sent. The clerk refused to act until the police
were notified. The police were told OF Curran's
story and found Regain senseless in the hall.
They arrested Curran and Moran on suspicion.
Neither would open his mouth in Centre Street
Court yesterday and MAGISTRATE Pool held them
TO await the results OF Regan's injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
"PhiI" Higgins. who Raised the Flag I'm
AiRaka. Dead.

Philip. better known as Phil" Higgins died
in Coatesviile. Pa, the other day. He went
there from New York city eighteen years ago.
and had quito a military history, When 10
years of age he enlisted in Company Il, 1891
New York. Volunteers. At the end OF three
taohed to Company ii, Second Artiller,. At
Sitka. Alaska, Higgins WAS chosen by direction
OF William II. Seward to run up the Stars and
Stripes when the new Territory came in be-
cause he was the youngest soldier and because
Alaska then was the youngest Territory. He
leaves u wife and Ave children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Large Failure In Austria.

SrtcidI Idbe Desputch 70 THE Sun.
VIENNA, Oct. 3.-The Joint Stock Company
Union. the largest sheet iron manufacturing
concern in Austria, suspended yesterday with
liabilities amounting to l 1900, 900 forms.
Several banks are sufferers through the fail
ure. The collapse greatly depressed the Bourse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Democratic Nominations In the New City or
Rensselaer,.

RENSSELAER,, Oct. 3.-The Democrats of the
new city of Rensselaer, have nominated Capt.
William Smith for Mayor, and James Guilfoil
for City Treasurer. Capt. Smith was formerly
President of the village OF Greenbush, which
was incorporated as a city by tho las; Legisla.
ture. Candidates for Aldermen and Supervisors
were also nominated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
Dulu,A'. Grala Reo.,p,. and shlpnss,s.

DULUTH, Mimi. Oct. 3.-The receipts and ship
ments of grain from Duluth this season are the
largest ever known. For the two weeks ending
with Saturday night last 6.s93. 524 bushels were
received and $780, 900 bushels shipped. These
ligures are nearly twice as large as last year. 1t
is expected that the movement will keep up
until the second week In October.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04

Mother and Two Sons Hurnod 20 Death.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Oct. 3.-Mrs. George
Brownlee and two sons persisted In q fire at East
Long Meadow this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
TORTURED BY TIBETANS.
DISASTROUS RENULT or THE LAST
ATTEMPT TO ENTER LHASh.

Nrr. Lnudor Sentenced to Death. but Finally
Liberated AFTER BeinE Tortured on the
Rncb and with hot rrons-No white Man
Has sccu tho Rcred CItJ for fiftJ two Years.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-08

h'S''gNNmc0t an 20 tho site canno
10 oveNome except by action on IN,
part Of those mot Immediately mt,r.
"S'"d Actual nwaRurVmcnt OF ar.
'anoSN and grOdtnts by the two onte,
p''HS''-i, and Intelligent estimates of
o'@' OF constructing "a geod aorviesahle
mad by each, and tho subsidies 10 bc
"Hh'"'Teed for each. should be- tnnwn
and presented, The kind of a bridge
ncpniNd the width " draw. and ~.
duiMmoNts for ppcscrya TN ~ Young'a
hay harbor, should h. definitely deter.
mined W'ahout all thcso no lntcllIScnt
action can be taken.
Th' antellIgcncc or cnmpctency ar
imparia'hy ot the county cour, "A No,
10 be questioned, rhc Judge and both
'omml'sloncrS arr well known 40 m
'oring improvements which the tax.
'aycrS demand and arv willing 10 nav
W" II. y, LYMAN.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-08
AROUND TOWN.

SATURDAY.
Springs last-born darling. clear-eyed
sweet,
Pauses moment, with white, wink.
link feet,
And golden locks in breezy play,
Half teasing and half tender TO repeat
Her song Of May.
Sarah Chaunoey Woolsey.
See the Corner Grocery, 455 Duane
street.
Best cream in the city at the Web
foot.
See the Corner Grocery, 455 Duane
street.
Monday is the last day on which to
pay your water rates.
Mr.. Aug. Davidson, Of Nehalen. vaa
In the city yesterday.
Pure ice cream and ice cream soda
today at c. B. Smiths,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Kendall have gone
to Portland for short visit.
Buy your sweet cream at the Pom
bonniere; 1t viii not fail to whip.
M. r. Rau, Of the Eagle Tobacco Co
Detroit, was in the city yesterday.
Fresh fruit and vegetables received
every day at the Pacific Grocery Co.