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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
BROKER ACQUITTED OF SANDER.
Mr.. Van schhick Called Mr.. Blair n Murderer,
but Was Excited when lie DID II.

In an action OF Joseph A. Blair to recover
$685. 600 damages from Jenkins Van Schaick for
alleged slanderOus words shouted on the floor
Of the Stock Exchange. of which both were mem
bers. a jury before Justice McAdam OF the SUI
preme Court found a verdict for the defendant
yesterday. 1t was alleged that while the men
were in the sugar pit on July 13, 1894, Van
Schaick called out in high tones regarding Blair:
"He Is q murderer and a damned thief. He Is
not fit to be q member Of this or any other ex-
change"
Blair Is alleged to have retortcd: II never
swOre off my taxes and ! never discharged n
clerk from my employ because he refused to
perjure himself in my behalf"
The men rushed at each other with fire in
their eyes, but friends caught them and pre-
vented fisticuffs. Blair thereupon brought the
day.
At the trial evidence was introduced to show
that in 1879 Mr.. Blair, while II resident of Mont
clair, was indicted for the murder OF his coAch-
that the coachman carried a revolver. and had
threatened Mr.. Blair. who shot him in self.de-
fence. Blair set up the plea of self.defence and
was acquitted.
did not recall that he had called Mr.. Blair a
murderer, but II reputable brokers who were
present said he did, he would not dispute their
statement. as he was greatly excited at the
time. He had been angered, because every timo
he sold stock Mr.. Blair did the same thing, and
every time he bought Mr.. Blair bought. lie said
he was i'll at the time and was easily irritated,
When the verdict was announced Mr.. Van
Schaick said that he was very sorry for his re-
marks and was ready to apologize. MIR. Blair
ferred to stand on their rights OF appeal, as the
verdict was contrary TO the evidence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
CABMAN LOOKED O TROUBLE.
He Got Et-Arter Being Thrashed He Was Fined
Q5 in YorkvIIle Court.

1t was the good fortune OF jeremiah Conway,
who was looking for trouble on Tuesday night,
to find what no was looking for without that
strain OF nerve consequent upon arduous and
unrewarded search. jeremiah Is q cabman,
and was, in his own opinion, a scrappcr up to
the time that he met Harrison Armstrong, who
speedily disabused him Of this idea. At tho
time jeremiah didn't know that Armstrong
was a former %sparring partner OF James J. Cor
bett. a once well-known fighter. Armstrong
was wheeling along Ninth avenue with q
friend named Bromer. when the unwary Jere-
miah from the seat OF his cab, which was stand
ing at Thirty ninth street, took exception to the
appearance of the bicyclists.
Hi, there, you paper ~sports!" he shouted.
Don't get too near me :horse's. mout'. He
might bite YER"
You mind your own business" was tho
sound advice which. Armstrong gave to the
cabman, who. instead Of taking it, retorted:
You go TO hell. III chase you out,
Wheeling his horse he started after the two
men. They quickly dismounted and pulled
SYo %Ti''s get SpV into tD' tF St%1Tslf first thing you
know" observed Bromer TO Conway.
Trouble" repeated the hackman with a
Jumping down from his seat he advanced
upon Armstrong. whirling his fist like ads
orderly, windmill. Armstrong observed him
critically.
Amt y0n AFRAID you'll hurt yourSelfT' he
inquired with solicitude.
I'm getting ready TO break your face in
said Conway. 'and here goes"
With that he. struck out viciously. His
adversary peacefully. put by the blow and
knocked him fiat. Up jumped Conway, only
to be knocked over again.
Why don't you guardi' asked Armstrong.
This Is no sport"
For answer the hackman ran for his whip.
No sooner had he got it than Bromer took a
hand in. and sent him down. Then Conway
yelled for help and police, particularly the lat.
ter. and all three were arrested. In Yorkville
Police Court yesterday Conway wanted the
two men locked up for several kinds OF assault
and battery. They told their side Of the story.
Served you right" said Magistrate Kud.
Itch to Conway. I'll fine you 50"
Armstrong and Bromer were discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21

is.safe to say that tho Queen will not witness
tho. performance OF the unclcan drama.
ton IL ~ Is anal an OLD Isl story that 2 drama was once writ A.
iEe a particularly rosplendent moon left over
sTGm z play that hid failed. Now the really ay
been sold, and a brand.ncw piece will be written
to ft II by Clay NJ. Greene. 49,
Charlotte NJ. Crabtrcc, once tho Lolita Of the
By the late Henry Z. Abbey, and a up 70 his death
Sne was eSnsernsd with him IN various Ways
consequence OF an unpaid mortgage.
ua nv Reply Re- 70 TIE question OF a correspondent ~
sent OF tho manager. Although the peddlcrs
are licensed by the city authorities to ply their
trade except directly in front Of the building,
a refusal at the door OF tickets thus sold serves
to abolish the traffic.
Charles Frohman has decided to defer tho
Triumph of the philistincs." 1t was TO have
might retrieve her failure as the French girl OF
IN Town. and one condition of her visit TO
New ,S York was that she be allowed to npncar
part which she had. performed originally in
London. But Miss Nesyillc was not interested
she will return to London. The Proper
SstapSrn will be followed at Hoy,,s BY ma
will go to, the GarricE II, THE Little Minister"
n order that the run Of that play may be con,
lucy Aiueinltcly anu Scl ,ulDW NlT. bIcM W
give his regular season at the Empire.
Undoubtedly the production of "The Cat and
the Cherub" injured the prospects of THE First
Born in Now York, and as the Fernald play
has been given in Chicago already, there Is
some possibility Of further damage TO the sue
cess Of Thomas Powers's drama in other Amcri-
can cities. But Charles Frohman and David
Iielasco are determined that '"'Tho First Born
shall introduce the Chinese play, to European
company with the production will be trans-
ferrcd to London as completely as was Secret
Service" Katharine Grey and George Hol-
land will be the leading actors in the second
company, which will be seen for a while at tho
Manhattan Theatre. THE First Born will be
the first production made by Mr.. Frohman as
the manager OF the Duke OF Iork's Theatre.
Seidermann's Johannes" which was pro-
hibited in Berlin, will be acted at the Irving
Place in January.
George Thatcher, one Of tho veterans Of
negro ninstrclsy, has retired from the stage to
become the landlord Of n New Jersey roadhousc.
The announcement that n Western city
would see a drama founded on the Luctgcrt
murder proved erroneous. There was indeed
q play with a sausage maker in it promised in
Chicago. but.it proved to be only Won Schoen-
than's comedy, Two Escutcheons," in which
the wealthy German who returns to his own
home has made his fortune from the manufac.
ture of sausages. The late James Lewis play ed
the role here at Days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
WAS HE INNOCENT OF MURDERY
a Man Set Free who Once was saved rrom
the GRliOws by m Reporter,

HARRISBURG, Pa. Oct. 2o.-An interesting
cnso was decided by the Board Of Pardons this
evening. Silas X. Gray, convicted OF murder In
Westmoreland county in 1877 and sentenced to
uoath, which sentence subsequently was com
hluted 10 lie imprisonment, will now go free.
Mrs Mary McCrcady had mystcriously disap-
pcared, and fifteen months later some boys
hshing In n stream on tho boundaries OF West
moreland county found n skull, which the Cor
oner decided was that OF tho missing woman,
ana Gray was brought to trial from the
pcnitentiary after having served n term for
horse stealing. Just before his trial Smiley
Ward was tried for the atrocious murder OF tho
Mean sisters. The jury surprised the COM
munity by bringing in n verdict Of murder in
the second degree, and the people were so IN.
ccnsed that the jurors were threatened with
mob vengeance. Under these circumstances
Gray was brought to trial with four of tho jurors
IN Inc Ward case sitting in Judgment on his
case lie was convicted and sentenced to death;
Fifty-onc of the lawyers OF Wcstmorcland
but al appeals failed and the day for Gray's eN-
ecntion was fixed. George II. Wclshons, anews.
burg, and. being n native Of Wostmoreland
T9hnty, knew something, OF the Gray case.
Welshons read an item in an obscure part of tho
paper about n postal card which was received by
ne editor from an illiterate stranger named
Hiram Bowmnstor. II was not dated from any
place and read:
1T Is all wrong to hang Silas Gray, as Jack
pettis confessed to me in the Western Peniten-
tihry that he done the deed"
Wclshons went to the newspaper office, Sc
cured the postal card, had an interview with
the railway postal superintendent in this city,
got a clue from the almost illcgible postinark on
the card, and after travelling two days In a
snowstorin discovered Bowmaster in the foot
hills of the south Mountains; Pretending that
he was counsel for CIR y, he obtained from Bow
master an affidavit concerning the Pettis con-
fession. Returning to Harrisburg, as quickly as
possible, he had "A midnight interview with Gov.
Pattison. who committed the death sentence TO
life imprisonment. There was barely time to
get TO Grccnsburg before the execution, but the
official document arrived in time, and Gray,
who had watched the carpenters erect his scat
fold, was ovrrjoycd at his escape.
Two months before Pettis's sentence expired
he hanged himself in his cell because he feared
being taken back TO Westmoreland county for
trial for the McCrcady murder. His suicide
practically established the truth OF his confess
sion and confirmed Bowmaster's story. Welsh.
ons. tho newspaper correspondent. continued
his efforts in Gray's behalf. and had the salts.
faction Of seeing a pardon to.
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
NEW TREASURY ARCHITECT.
James Knox Taylor or Minnesota Appointed
by Secretary Gage.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2o.-Sccretary Gage this
afternoon appointed James Knox Taylor OF
Minnesota TO be Supervising Architect of the
Treasury Department.. Mr.. Taylor's was one OF
the three names certified to the Secretary by the
Civil Service Commission as having secured the
highest percentages in the recent examination
for the place. The other two were Howard Con-
stable and George Martin Huss of New York.
Mr.. Constable led the list. but MIR. Taylors cx.
pcriencc in the Office overbalnnced tho very
slight difference between their marks in favor
OF Constable.
VI Taylor was chosen" said Assistant Sec.
rotary Nanicrlip to a Sun reporter, because
OF his acquaintance with the methods and bust.
ness OF the office. which It would take another
architect at least a year to acquire. We think
IL very crcditab'c that the office was able to
turn out a man who could stand so creditably in
competition with architects OF high ability and
reputation
Mr.. Taylor was appointed chief Of the
drauRhting division in 1893. and for several
weeks has been acting as Supcrvising ARCHITECT.
He is n young mar still. not over 80. His poll
tics is unknown in the department. but us his
papers on file bear the Endorsement OF Senator
Davis and other prominent Republicans. it Is
inferred that he Is of the same faith.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
RoosErELr ON NAVAL NEEDS.
We Need n Larger Naval Force for the Sake
or Protection.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 20.-Thcodore Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. was asked this
morning II he thought our navy was largo
enough for a country the size OF this country.
There is room for great Improvement" an
swered Mr.. Roosevelt. England. France, Rus
STA. and Italy are ahead OF us las naval powers
and we are about on n par with Germany. We
have thousands of miles OF coast on the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans. and tremendous interests
to protect. The United states Navy ought to
be much larger in order to successfully copo
with what circumstances might come up in the
future
Ought this country TO have the first navy in
the world I" was asked.
Il will not say that answered Mr.. Roose.
welt. but ! insist that the United States ought
to have n much larger force OF vessels for the
sake OF protection
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
ST. MrcHAEL REsERTATIoN.
rho Entire Island ana the Contiguous Main.
land Included In Its Limits.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Through an error in
an order issued by the War Department to-
day about 10000 square miles. intended to
be included within the limits of the great mill.
tary reservation which tho President Yesterday
decided to establish in Alaska, was not embraced
In its boundaries. 1t was decided Yesterday To
declare all land within n hundred miles of tho
military garrison in st. Michael Island as part
OF the reservation. This would give tho enor.
nous area Of GO. 900 square miles IL the military
garrison were not situated on tho coast, but for
that reason the area was reduced to about 35.-
600 square miles. Tho order as originally is.
sued provided that the reservation should en-.
brace only "St. Michael Island with ali con-
tiguous islands within 100 miles Of the location
of the Flagstaff of the present garrison"
This placed n few thousand miles OF island
territory under the exclusive control OF tho
Government, which was not what tho Prcsi.
dent and Secretary Alger contemplated. Lato
this afternoon, Just before the War Department
the order. 1t was withdrawn at once and n new
order issued extending the reservation to tho
limits originally intended by the insertion Of
the word "mainland." The order as corrected
Is Us follows:
"By authority of tho President the land
known as ST. Michael Island, Alaska. with all
hundred miles of the location of the Flagstaff OF
the present garrison on that island, Is set aside
from the public lands of the territory OF Alaska
and declared a military reservation.
Parties who have, prior to the receipt OF this
order, located and erected buildings on tho land
so reserved will not be disturbed in their use
OF lands. buildings, and improvements. nor in
the erection of structures needed for their bust
ness or residence.
"Tho military reservation above declared
and the military post located thereon will DO
known as Fort st. Michael, and will DO
under the control and supervision of the com.
manding officer of the troops there stationed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
THE GOLD STANDARD IN HAITI.
A Plan for tho Partial Retirement OF III
Other Currency.

Other Currency.
WASHINGTON Oct. 20.-A communication from
the State Department to the Treasury Depart
ment. received there to-day. contains tho draft
Of a law proposed by President Tiresias Angus
tin Simon Sam Of Hayti, and enacted by tho
Legislature thereof, for the establishment OF the
gold standard in that country and the partial
retirement Of other currency, signed on the LIST
inst. The law was proposed by the President,
under tho provisions of the Constitution OF
legislation, and is preceded by the following
quaint preamble:
Tircsins AuyuSfin Simon Sam, President Of Hdvtf:
Considering that the best encouragement TO DO
given in the present situation OF the national com.
merce consists In assuming the regularity and the
stability II It's transactions. in causing TO cease. as
much as possible. the perturbations OF the exchanged;
considering that it Is OF Importance to guarantee the
peoples savings against speculation In the funds;
considering that the integral withdrawal OF the
paper money imposes itself as an urgent measure
and OF all public necessity; considering that the
same reasons command the partial withdrawal OF
the silver and copper money in circulation. on the re.
commerce, and the advice OF the council OF the Score.
taries OF State. has proposed, and the legislative
corps has voted, the following law.
The leading provisions are for n loan OF
s.. 500 600 Of United States gold at par, not TO
exceed II per cent. per annum. the proceeds to
be applied to the Withdrawal OF paper money
now in circulation at the rate OF so per cent. a
year; establishing n surtaN OF % per cent. on all
importations, of which 10 per cent. shall be pay
able in American gold and 10 per cent. in silver.
which shall be withdrawn from circulation as
ment OF he withdrawal OF the bills American
gold coins shall be the legal tender in the repub-
lie. and all customs dues and other state reve-
MUGS shall be collected in that money or in bills
ton Of the 10 per cent. income tax TO be col
lectcd in silver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
THE BIG FRENCH LENS.
Experiments TO Bc Made with II In tho Tomp-
LinayIIie Lighthouse.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Gothic Tompkinsvillc
lighthouse station has been directed to begin
experiments with the big lens purchased by
the Government from the French exhibit nj tho
Worlds Fair. The Lighthouse Board bad been
unable to place it in any Of tho lighthouses until
proper electric apparatus was manufactured.
The experiment will consist Of n continuous use
of the lens, with several thousand candle powcr
turned on every night from sunset TO sunrise.
under conditions that would prevail were II in
actual service. Tho, power Of the lens is too
would he almost blinded by its brightness. Tho
experiments will last a week or more and il The
mechanism is successful tho big lens will be
placed in the Barnegat tower. will throw its
rays % miles to sea, and on meeting the horizon
will reflect on the skies 100 miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
Found Under the Floor OF uo.s Tweed. Kitchen.

While some workmcn were tearing up the
floor OF Boss Tweed's old kitchen in tho base
ment of the City Hall yesterday, they came
across an ancient canteon such as was used by
the Federal soldiers during The late war. TT 4
blue felt covering was greatly faded. but the
heavy shoulder BtTap with brass trimmings was
still In an excellent state of preservation. II is
supposed that one of the soldiers who were
CHARTERED for a short time in the CITY Hall in
1868 hid the cantccn under The fo0r. There
were strict regulations then against bring ing
MhiskeY into tho Quarlers.
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DTED.

Extraordinarily morning. Oct. 90. 1897. George
A. Rell, in the 74th year of his age.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend the
funeral services at the Central Congregational
Church. Hancock st. near Franklin av.. Brooklyn.
Friday afternoon. Oct, 22. 1897. at Q O'Clock.
David Folsom.
Interment at orange. ~, Friday, Oct. 2P. Services
at Grace Church upon arrival OF the l 80 train,
the residence OF her daughter, Mrs.
NJ. A. Flostroy. 800 st. Nicholas av.. New York
city. on Monday evening. oct. IL. LetitiA Corn.
well. relict Of Thomas q, Girvan. in tho s9th year
OF her age.
Funeral private. Intcrment In Trinity Cemetery,
Thurday. oct. 81. Chaplain England, Glasgow.
and Calcutta papers please notice.
Entered tho heavenly life Tuesday.
Oct. ~. 1897. at the Nm School, Pottstown. Pa,
willard Sayles. only child OF Clara +. and Thomas
s. Gladding,
Funeral services at the homo Of the family. 100
Mountain av, South Montclalr, y. j.. Friday. Dot
~, at $50 y. NJ. Providence. H.. l., papers please
copy.
McDEDR. At hs residence, New BrunSwIck. \. j..
on TurSday. oct. 10, William Mcpcde. Sr. in his
S1th year.
Relatives aud friends arc respectfully invited to
attend HI, funeral. from his lat" residence. on
Friday morning at $40. and ST. Peters Roman
Catholic Church at o 4, VI.
RODENALD.-At her residence. New Brighton. 3.
l.. on Wednesday. Oct. 20. 1877, catharine julia
widow OF Adolf Rodewaid. aud daughter OF the
late Gen. william Gibbs MacSeil, L. 5. A.
Funeral nj Christ Church. New Brighton. on Friday.
oct. 22, at 2:l5 7, n Boat from foot OF White
hall II. at 1880 4. VI.
sTEyENs.-Sudicnly, at Derby, Conn. Oct. 7, 1877.
Chas. II. Stevens.
Intcruent private.
WRLIs.-At CanAndaigua. Oct 10. Manning O.
Wells, In his Goth year.
Funeral at st. Johns Church. Canandaigua. Friday.
Oct. 70, at g o'clock.
THE KRSSICO CEMETERY.-PrVats station. HAr
j lem Railroad: AZ minutes ride from tho Grand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
BICYCLISTKILLED BYFARM WAGON.
Driver Psitro Fled. but Was Arrested-He
Tried to stab Himself.

hTttu ~ Sthu tUibt
William Quinn, 16 years old, was run over
and instantly killed by a heavy farm wagon on
East New York avenue, near Howard avenue,
Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon. Tho wagon
was owned and driven by Pasquale Peitro. a
farmer Of Foster Meadows, IL. The boy lived
with his widowed mother and an older brother
on Bergen street, near Ralph avenue. At 9
o'clock yesterday afternoon he started on his
bicycle to go TO East New York. He was
going along at n pretty good rate OF speed. Be
hind him was the heavy farm wagon drawn by
n team of horses. Pcitro kept close behind
Quinn for several blocks, and when on East
New York avenue near Howard, the pole Of
the truck struck Quinn and he was thrown
from his bicycle. Before he could regain his
feet the wheels OF the truck ran over him. kill.
ing him instantly.
John Bauma Ii years old, of 192 Marion
street, and William Dodge, also IA, OF 1I2
Chauncey street, who were riding bicycles,
witnessed the accident. They saw the farmer
drive away at n furious rate. so they said.
They notified the police OF the Eastern Park.
way station.
Detective Ashmcad Of Jamaica subsequently
arrested Peitro and took him to the Town Hall.
where he was accused Of having killed Quinn.
At first he denied all knowledge of the matter,
and then drawing a knife from his pocket at.
tempted to stab himself. but was prevented by
the detective. lie was subsequently turned
over to the Brooklyn detectives, and will be
arraigncd before Police Justice Worth in tho
Gates Avenue Police Court this morning.
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THE RoCKEFEALEn ASSESSMENTS.
william Rockefeller Heard ns to the Value or
Ills ainunt PleAAMnt Place.

TARRYTowN, y. y, Oct. 2O.-The case OF John
d.. and William Rockefeller came up before tho
assessors OF the town OF Mount Pleasant to-day.
William Rockefeller testified in his own behalf.
lie is assessed at T.. %50O,O00 Mr.. Rockefeller
said he had II legal residence IN Soy York, He
ant. Thcland mad not been improved much.
but he had built n new mansion and stable. Tho
mason and carpenter work on his residence cost,
he said, $lO5, 900. lie said he employed about
one hundred men all the time to keep his place
he valued his place or il ho had received an offer
of 100000 for IL.
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SENATOR M,pnERsoN's VIII.
The Entire Estate Bequeathed TO The Widow.
Who IL sole EIecutriI.

Senator John II. Mcl'hcrsOn's will was filed
for probate in Surrogate LIllis's office yesterday.
The ~tostator leaves his entire estate. real and
personal. TO his wife. Ella Il. Mcpherson.
"in tho fun confidence that my said wife.
after my deccase. shall provide for our
children with the same regard for their wei.
fare as | myself would have IL living"
The late Senator's son died since tho
will was made. and a daughter is the only sur
viving child. Besides being sole legatee the
widow Is made sole cXccutrix, and Is not re-
auired to give any bonds. file any inventory OF
the estate. nor make amy accounting. The value
OF the estate will not be made known. The will
is dated Aug. 7, lsDh, and the witnesses are
George i. Concy. Orange. y. j., and William y.
Runyon. Plainilcld, sd,