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Samuel Chester Reid, for many years a we'll.
known figure about Washington by reason Of
his eccentric appearance and manner. and the
owner of the most noted claims ever urged upon
Congress, is dead in Washington at the ago Of
20. He was a native Of New York city and in
early life was a sailor. Settling in Satchez,
Miss. he studied and afterward practised law.
He served during the Mexican war as n member
OF the Texas Rangers. and was mentioned in Or
ders for moritorious services and distinguished
gallantry at Monterey. During the rebellion he
was correspondent of many Southern newsps-
pers. His father. Capt s. c. Reid. commanded
the privateer General Armstrong. which was
destroyed BY the British feet in the harbor OF
Britain. after one OF. the most remartabiS
naval battles on record. A sword was voted
capt; feid for the part no took in 1t. The
I result aes Of ,Sh, fi iSair SO 9sr crippled the Brit;
Orleans was delayed to reft, and the rein.
forcements intended for Gen. Pakenham did
not reach New Orleans until after Pakenham'S
been persistently pressed by the son, and q por.
ton OF II was appropriated for by the last Con-
gress, though 1t was not paid over TO Mr.. Reid
proof. Mr.. Reid leaves = widow and Ave chill
dren. His remains will be cremated and the
ashes distributed among them.
Signor Giacomo Costa, italian Minister of JUS
tice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, died in Rome
Yesterday, He was a ba~rrister by profession
and had been a member OF the Senate since
1886. He became a member OF the Cabinet a
little over a year ago.
William Baker, who was formerly in the dry
Plexy at his home. 200 West iIsth street on
Saturday. MI. Baker was 6s years old. A widow
and son survive him.
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IOWA RE~PUBLICANs.
Ten Candidates. for Governor Before the state
Convention ON "wednesday.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Aug. l5.-Thc Republican
State Convention will meet hero on Wednesday
to nominate a Governor. Lieutenant.Governor.
Railroad Commissioner, Judge of the supreme
Court, ana Superintendent OF Public ~Instruc-
ton. The interest Is all in the Governorship,
on which the other nominations depend. Lieut..
Gov. Parrot, editor of the Waterloo Reporter,
is in the lead. He is favored by Senators Allison
and Gear, several Congressman, and the rail
road influences. \ combination may DO made
against him by the other candidates. as he is
not "A speaker, and is Objectionable to organized
labor.
An effort is nov being made to unite on l.. NJ.
Shaw, n lawyer md banker OF Drtison, who has
never held Office. but made u phenomenal sue
cess AS n speaker in the last campaign. There
arc ten candidates, the other leading ones
being II. W. Byers of Harlan. speaker OF the
House; State Senator ~. Il. Funk Of Spirit Lake,
CN'Statc Senator J. B. Harsh OF Crcston, ana
cN.ConRressman William Il. Fuller OF West
Onion.
The main contest over the platform will be to
keep the minor issues, on, which Rcpublicans
are divided, out OF ii. Railroad employees and
other labor organizations are demanding u
declaration in favor OF the Temple nmcndmcnt
to tho Railroad law, which prohibits railroad
companies from contracting with employees TO
accept benefits OF II relief organization support
ed by the company and cmplo. "cs together in
lieu of suing the company Tor damages Tor
accidents.
The convention will be held in a large tent
seating 5000. and will he the largest political
convention ever held in Iowa.
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POM kWANG soH,s BoDT cREMArED.
Tho Funeral Services Conducted by Members
OF tho TheosophicaI society.

Tho Funeral Services Conducted by Members
OF tho TheosophicaI Society.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.-The remains of Pom
Kwang Sob. the late distinguished Corean, were
cremated this afternoon at the undertaking es-
tablishment OF Mr.. Lee. Short services were
held in the chapel by tho members OF Blavatsky
branch OF the Theosophical Society, of which
Mr.. Sob was a me.lber at one time.
The ceremonies were very simple. Mr.. George
NJ. Coffin, head Of the society, made q few re-
marks on tho life Of the deceased and on the
generalities Of life and death. He was followed
by Mr.: Robert Lerch. also a member Of the The
osophists.
The remains, which were in n casket dreped
with a Corean flag. were then put in the fur
mace, where a heat OF $500 toon reduced tho
the whole to ashes. These will tie placed in a
tightly sealed tin box and taken to the Corean
Legation tomorrow morning. Their future dis
position is unknown.
1t was Mr.. Soh's wish, on account Of the great
expense incident to a funeral in Corea, that
they be inferred here and not taken TO Corea,
but the Minister will probably decide to have
them sent back by the first Corean who returns.
The services to-day were attended by Prince
Min. who came down from New York. the Corean
Ambassador to the coronation of the Gar, and
Prince Eui VIVA, the second son OF the King Of
Corea.
The Minister was unable to attend. and mono
of his suite was present. About thirty Coreans,
who are students at the various colleges about
Washington. were present, as well as a number
OF the members OF the Theosophical Society.
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REFUSED TO ORDER Es.
A stormy Meeting ut the q. L. u. Over tho
Musicians Quarrel.

n HNOtttuB ~ II Ns ~ ~ ONCE u
Musicians Quarrel.
There was a stormy meeting of the Central
Labor Union at Clarendon Hall yesterday when
the attempt was renewed to get the theatrical
mechanics In the Fourteenth Street Theatre to
strike in order to obtain the control of the or
chcstra for the Manhattan Musical Union. 1t
resulted in Philip Kelly. delegate of the The
atrical Protective Union. fatty declining the
responsibility for ordering a strike.
The matter was brought up by a motion to re-
consider a resolution Of the Building Trades sec
ton of the Central Labor Union to eApel or sus-
pend tho Theatrical Protective Union IL II did
not assist the Manhattan Musical Union" To
assist" in this case meant to order = strike IL
the members OF the orchestra In the Fourteenth
Street Theatre were not discharged or compelled
to join the Manhattan Musical Union.
The question yesterday hinged on the assump-
ton that tho C.. L. L.. ought to regard no organi-
cation as a bona fde labor union which was not
affiliated with it In case there WAS any organi-
cation of the same trade represented IN The O.
l. Y. The orchestra ut the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. as well as those in most OF tho other
theatres, arc% composed OF members OF the NJ. +.
u, which Is not III the c. L. u.
Delegate Johnson Of the Manhattan Musical
Union reminded the members of tho c. J.. y.
Yesterday that his organization had furnished
musicians free for trade union benefits: A long
which personalities were INDUCED In and excep-
tions taken 10 tho ChRirmhn's rulings. Tho
whole question was finally referred 10 the
Grievance Committee.
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"Is SUICIDE 4 CRIMEs"
.'J. Davis, Resd. = "worid " Symposium ana
Thcn KILLS Himself.

Aman who registered as ~. Davis. Philadel.
phia, Pa" was found dead in his room at the
Hotel Metropole. in Newark. N. j., yesterday.
He had committed suicide by shooting himself
in the forehead with q revolver. On the bureau
was found the following note:
NEWARK, n. j., Aug. IS.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l am tired Of life and
want to die. This ia my reason for killing Inyself.
There Is an insurance on my life enough TO pay my
burial, but II my people were to know I died in this
way It would kill one very dear to me, so let my
identity remain a mystery. DAVIS.
The man first appeared at the hotel on Thurs.
day night. He went away Friday morning. but
returned late that afternoon, and after drinking
two glasses OF beer in the barroom remarked to
Jose Gomez, the proprietor, that he was i'll and
would stay at the hotel ngain that night. He
registered again and went UP to the room he
had occupied the previous night. Gomez did
not disturb him on Saturday. Yesterday one OF
the hotel employees knocked at the door and
getting no response climbed on q step ladder
and looked over the transom. He saw the man
lying outstretched on tho floor clad only in his
underclothcs. The door was then forced open.
The man was dead. AT his side lay o 32-calibre
revolver with two empty cartridges in the
cylinder. There were, however, no wounds ON
the body except the one in the forehead. On the
table was q clipping from the New York Wortd
which bore the heading. rs Suicide q Crime .
Professional Women's League Discusses the
Subject, but Cannot Agree"
In the account which followed q Miss Weaver
was reported as saying: But 1t Is q crime
and that Is worse than a crime against human.
ity.". This paragraph the suicide had marked
whore he had written: This is good enough
for me-"
70 had also UNDERSIGNED the following SEN
tence in the remarks of another woman: "Peo.
pie say only towards commit suicide. but it
old, 5 feet 8 inches tall. and weighed $50
pounds. He was Of light complexion and had
a,small sandy mustache:. He wore a black sack
straw hat, and light necktie. In his pockets
were found &c cents. q knife. q lead pencil. and q
Chinese laundry check.
County Physician Washington said last night
that the condition Of the body showed that the
man must have shot himself on Friday night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
CANADIAN RETALIATION.
Ottawa Folks Are GiviuR Much Thought 10
Our Labor and Their Timber Landa.

TORONTO, Aug. 15.-It is probable that the
Ontario Government will make some announce.
nent in connection with the proposal 10 compel
timber license holders TO employ Canadian
workmen and on other questions OF retaliation
In IL few days. An auction sale OF timber limits
is TO take place here on Wednesday. and 1t Is
likely that some announcement will be made
beforehand, as the present uncertainty might
have n bad effect on the bidding.
The sale OF timber lands on the Ottawa. ten
days ago. met with Door success. owing to the
change in the Canadian lumber industry and
prospects brought about by the Dingley bill.
will be 80 affected that poor prices will be-
offered for them. 1t is believed that owing To
the American Guty now imposed by the United
retaliation by the Ontario Government, Ameri.
cans who formerly were willing TO pay high
prices for our I'm or limits will not now be such
willing purchasers.
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BALTIMORE REPUBLICAN, WAR.
Rival Candidates. for Mayor In n Clash That
May 80 to the Courts.

Nay tO % u NOurth
BALTIMORE. Aug. l5.-If the Republicans in
this city fail 10 get together within the next two
days the courts may be asked to settle a dispute
that now threatens to disrupt the party. Will
liam T. Malster. President OF the Columbian
Iron Works, and Theodore Marburg. formerly
Of the tobacco firm Of Marburg Brothers.
are opposing candidates for Mayor. The
State and the city organizations have en-
dorsed Marburg. but Master. who has a large
following. is making a great fight. His friends
say that the organization is putting up a Job on
him by appointing a commission which shall
appoint judges and clerks and which shall
have the right to revise the returns. They say
that the State Central Committee passed u
resolution permitting each candidate TO name
his own Judge and, clerk. and that these in turn
should select the third Judge.
The ruling of the city committed deprives
Master of this right. He also objects to the
commission acting as a return board. At a
conference to-day II was decided by the Master
people to make one moro demand. and, IL 1t was
refused again. to ask the courts for an injunc-
ton 10 prevent the primaries being held on Aug.
% until the city committee. shall have agreed
TO abide by the decision of the State Central
Committee. Should they fail in the courts. the
leaders intimate that they will place an indie
pendent Republican ticket In tho field.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
BROOkL TN.

Ten.yearold Viola Blauvelt. fell from the FIRE
escape In the rear VI her home at 3s1 Fifth avenue,
OF SATURDAY night, a distance OF thirty 10 I, and re.
ceiv d concusslt II Of the brain. She was removed to
the Seney Hospital.
Theodore sheedy. s years old, OF "a North Portland
avenue, received a severe stab wound In the left side
during q nBht with Andrew CUNNINGHAM, a neighbOr.
early yesterday morning. He waa taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital. Cunningham escaped.
The efforts to secure a pardon for William j. Smith,
who II winding up a ton years term IN the peniten.
t!ary for the Killing of John Carroll In a GarrOom
brawl on al, elton night. 1850. have been renewed.
II Is urged tnat he ias been exemplary IN Misconduct.
and recently prevented the suici1e Of a crazy convict
at the risk OF his own life.
Jackson c. DOnncll. OF Az Sackett street, was
robbed OF his god watch while viewing the electri.
cal fountain display on the Prospect PlrF plaza, on
Saturday night. Sixteen'yearOld William Smith, OF
20 Henry street. aud l7'year'old Joseph Lewis, OF ~
Division Street. New York, were arrested. The watch
was picked up At the spot.
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DISGUISED COPS IN 4 TRAP.
Attacked in n Disorderly Flat-PtaaIIy Rescue,
aud Their AssaIIants Arrested.

ana Iueir AsSailAnt9 arrested.
Pearl Jones. a negroes with a police record;
Manic johnson and Mamie Bird, also colored,
and David Lloyd OF 533 West Forty-second
street, a white man. were arrested by Capt.
schmittberger's detectives early yesterday
morning for maintaining u disorderly place on
the third floor at 756 Eighth avenue. Detectives
Kelly and Manchester found 1t necessary to dis.
guise themselves as stokers to get into tho
Nat. They had agreed with Detectives Perkins.
Delmngc. and THOMPSON to whistle II they got
in. The disguised detectives went upstairs and
the other three waited at the front door. The
latter began 70 get impatient as the time flew
and they went upstairs to the second floor ana
whistled.
They heard a faint response from tho fat up
stairs, and n cry for help. they burst In the
door just In time to sive the disguised detectives
from harm, MS Lloyd had already started to beat
them with n nishtstick and tho women had
armed themselves. too. Mamie Johnson tried 10
jump out OF the window.
Capt. SchmiItberger was behind tho desk at
the West Forty-seventh street station when
the prisoners were brought in. and so perfect
WAS tho disguise OF his detectives that he
thought they were prisoners caught In the raid.
The prisoners were held for trial in the York
vile Police Court.
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MIR. MoEGIN RESIGNS.
Dtn0Fsaoes Betwees Secretary OF State Palmer
t- ana Ais Second Deputy.

- , ana His Second Deputy.
ALBANY. Aug. 15.-The Hon. J. H. B. Mongln.
Second Deputy Secretary of State. has tendered
80. -. W oo.I''St' Vi state faimer' TO
axe enect tomorrow. In other words. when
montb.a vacat;on n wo. With 49, ~ a
49,. We ~i'nlhe understanding
effect ut the end of that tina. No ~nol,tical s;ont
Acance "a attached 10 M Monan,. a~.a"s ISL
" WI. niohsih 3 retirement
- ~ 10 known that the real reaso Is on account
OF the personal differences which have exist.d
between him and his chief. Mr.. Mong;n whon
he AT .ntsr.d me sarni ing wheh
Palmer was appointed an chief CLERK bu, two
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
HUNT FOR IMMIGRANT AxAncHs.
Orders from rowderly 90 Hold Them Up-Nons
on La Bretagne or the Furnessin.

La Bretagne and the Furnessia, which arrived
yesterday. were the first vessels to be searched
for Anarchists, following the recent order issued
by T.. V. Powderly. Commissioner.in Chief Of
immigration. Mr.. Powderly holds that An
archists. since they recognize no law, may be-
come public charges. and hence they may be pre-
vented from landing on our shores. Mr.. Pow
DERBY says that, while Anarchists coming here
may be guilty OF no especial act OF moral tur-
ton laws. yet, from the very nature OF their
creed. they inny., at any time, commit crime, and
to become public charges may be excluded.
Samson Lane, Immigration Inspector of the
Boarding Division. searched cabin, second cabin,
and Storage OF LA Brctagne. ana Capt. Wank
did similar work OH tho Furnessiu. No Anarch.
lists were found.
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Abraham steInhardt Stricken with Hemor-
rhage While ON "a Train.

Abraham steinhardt. 55 years old, OF 81 East
Ninety'third street, died suddenly, shortly after
O'Clock last night. in the waiting room at the
bridge station in Brooklyn. While crossing in II
3l5 Eleventh street he was seized with a
hemorrhage and was already in a dying condi.
lion Mheh inc train reached the station. lilo
the arrival OF Ambulance Surgeon Henderson,
who had, 10 attend MIRA. Sieinhardt, who had
become hysterloal. Mi. SLeinhardt WAS the
Of u fancy goods store
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Drowned In RocLawa, Inlet.

George Nesswald, 80 years OLD, of Hamburg
avenue and Suydam street, Brooklyn, and I'VE
friends hired n yacht at Plum Beach, Jamaica
Bay. yesterday morning aud started on a fishing
On arriving at the Rocka way inlet
the boat was anchored and Nesswald and two
others went in swimming. Nesswald sank al.
most Immediately after jumping from the boat
ions searched for the body for three hours, but
could get no trace of IL.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: with ref
erence to the assassination of Premier Canovas
del Castillo many notices have been printed re-
garding anarchistic meetings and utterances at
the Hotel Roma. As many of my patrons have
given attention to these publications. 1t is but
that the hotel referred to has no connection with
this one. where anything of the sort would have
no liberation. Yours truly. JOHN FRASCHINI.
HOTEL RoMA, Aug. 10, 1897.
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An ODD RELIGIOUS SECT.
Their Neighbors on Hell Noarlng Greek want
Them Quarhniiurd.

PERRY, Oklahoma, Aug. l5.-On Hell Roaring
Creek, forty miles east OF here. there is u settle.
ment of religious sect who call themselves
Homes People. They oppose doctors and will
not allow medicine to he given to their sick un.
der any circumstances Further. they will not
allow water on their persons, but anoint them.
selves with oil once u week.
Tue nrlsl bors are asking hat tho sect be
quarhntlnuu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
THE WoNDER IN rANCoUvER's SKI
Prof. Holden Thinks II 10 Not a Celestial
visitor but nm HAilucInntion.

SAN FRANcIsco. Aug. l5,-Director Holden of
Lick Observatory says ihorc has been no trace
through the big telescope OF the luminous body
seen at Vancouver, r. Q. The general opinion
among astronomers Is that the people there are
victims OF an hallucination and mistake some
evening star or planet for q strange celestial
Several weeks ago there was much excitement
over a balloon reported as seen north OF that
c.fy,. Many thought 1t was Andrce's balloon.
A nimilar case occurred here l8st spring, when
many people fancied they saw an airship sailing
over San Francisco and later over Sacramento
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shot on III. Way to Confession.

CHICAGO, Aug. l5.-Wh!le on his way TO con.
feSsion last night, Frank Bruska OF 2sll south
Canal street was held up by two men and In the
struggle with the highwaymcn he was shot NOR.
tally IN the breast. Tn shooting attracted the
hltchllon OF many pedestrians, and the foolpads
nSd. Bruska was taken 10 Mercy HOSPITAL
Where the surgeons think the wound viii cause
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Detective Kelly OF Police Headquarters ar
rest ed a young man at Broadway and Thirty
frst street on Saturday night and took him to
tho Hotel Imperial. where the special officer Of
taken to Police Headquarters. 1t was. said he
was wanted for buncoing a guest OF the hotel
out of $500.
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SUICIDE IN PROSPECT PARK.
4 Man Supposed 70 he John n. johnson Found
Dead in tho Bunhea,

Dead In tho Bushes.
A man about so years old and poorly dressed
was found lying dead about 10 o'clock yester-
day morning in the bushes near the main en-
trance in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. A small
bottle labelled carbolic, acid which lay near the
body. indicated that it was q case Of suicide. In
the pockets there were found rs cents, a pawn
ticket made out to John r. johnson, and a card
with the name of the schooner Linah c. Kin.
nick written on 1t. The body was removed to
the Morpue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
SAID He VAS An o,BRIEN s1EUrH
hr. heiiis's Non-'ayinE BOarder Arrested for
PersOhatinu . Policeman.

Personatinu . Policeman.
A man, whose name 10 supposed to DO P. J.
Golden. went to b. J. Renly's hotel. at 9O2 Sec.
ond avenue. on Saturday evening. and. on the
plea that he was tho manager OF the Plaza
Hotel at Far Rockaway and WAS q little short of
money, got a room for nothing. Yesterday the
man tod the other boarders that he was "A Cen
trial Office detective.
itc!liy told Capt. Stainkamp Of the East Fifty
thifd street station. Detective kcarn arrested
ne man on charge of pcrsona'lng q POLICEMAN.
he sara No was Joseph Gordon, n clerk. Papers
ana AZ EInigrnnt savings Bank pass book show
his pockets.
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1t was reported at tho meeting OF the Central
Labor Federation yesterday that Joseph Baron
dess has started u new central labor organiza.
ton In opposition to the United Hebrew Tradet
and the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
RUNAWAY IN CENTRAL PARK.
4 surrey Overturned ana Its Four Occupant
Spilled Out-Two Injured.

A horse attached to a fOurseated surrey con-
tanning William Hall, John Hall, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hallidy. all OF lO6th street anu East River.
ran AWAY on tho East Drive Ia Central Park yes.
terday afternoon. At 1854 street the horse
SHE'D and overturned the carriage, throwing its
OCCUPANTS beneath II. They were cXtricatei
with difficulty.
The Halls escaped injury. but Mr.. Hallidy was
cut severely on the head, and his wife on the
arms and body. They were attended by An am
coach. Mounted Policeman Murphy OF the
Park squad caught the horse at l0lth street.
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Edward BeuelI Kills Himself.

Edward Beuell. SO years old, who has been
out of work and Respondent, killed himself with
carbolic acid on Saturday night at his home. 900
Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn. His wife was out
buying the Sunday dinner when he committed
the act.
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WHITEsroNE LANDING. l.. l.. Aug. l5.-Arthur
Gslson. ~ years old, a negro waiter at Ga rison's
Willcts Point Hotel, was drowned last night
while bathing In front Of tho hotel. The body
was recovered at low tide this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
Recorder May R..pD..r.

IL was said yesterday that the Ercning Re.
eorder will be resuscitated in a few weeks and
gun as q Republican campaign newsnanor
George w; Turner is the permanent receiyer n
. newspaPer. PRINT
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slA,y.tws Excise Arre.t Yesterday.

day, of which i've were IN the Tenderloin. The
Sunday before nine of the f0rty-one excise
arrests were In the Tsnderloin.
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A night-blooming cerous twelve years old.
which has bloomed eight times, 10 In the shop
window OF Chichester's drug store ON Myrtle
avenue. Brooklyn. Its blossoms began to open
at dusk Yesterday and soon a large crowd was
attracted.