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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
OBITUARY..

william Dowd. who. until his retirement from
business ABOUT eight years ago, was one OF NE
country, died at his residence. 2020 Broadway
or. according TO the old numbering, 2o2 Boule:
dssy he deah
which had been expected for some time me
81 RGzd ws.a born Se As
Arm OF Lyman, Cook 60 In two years he
Dosd, Baker 8 Whitman From this firm he
ofNor,h A9ero. in S74 lie held this presidency
until 1921; when he retired from !, business ,ps T1
nibhl & St Joseph railroad, ard for eight years
he was presid nj OF the Louisville & New Albany
railroad He was also vice president OF the Mis-
American Surely Company a trustee OF the Bow
cry Savings Bank and, from 1879 TO 1850, presi-
lion. A, one time he was the vice president Of the
Union League Club: He was the fist Aqueduet
Gommissioner. having been appointed In 1883
Of the His,oric Society, the New York Juvenile
Asylum and Of the Finance Committee Of Voc
boaId oi EdSca,ion for ten Years, being
or board on Ssen ps
ticket in 1880 william r.. Grace was his oppo-
nnt and aS, one Of the hottest he S ia
votes In 1924. Mr. Dowd married Miss Maria
Eliza Merrill of Clinton. Conn, who died
S Siyed by f ee ehi Hke William Hemsn
who was formerly colonel OF the Twelfth Regi.
menI and is now vice president OF the North
American Trust Company; Joseph. who IS en-
gagged In the woollen business. and George NJ.
Dowd. The only daughter ~ Miss Mary E
Dowd. Mr Dowd was member Of the Union
League Club, the New England Society, tho
Me 70 politan Museum OF Art, and the American
Museum OF Natural History.
John p. Whitehead. Comptroller Of the A'chi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.
died yesterday at his apartments in the Park.
Madison. 25 Madison avenue, Mr.. Whitehead
was born in London on January 90. 1887
He entered the accounting department Of
1893. and in 1889 became audito. Of tho
In June. 1878. he entered the service OF the Atch
ison Company as auditor, and in 1880 he be
came general auditor He was made comptroller
OF the system in 1889. Mr.. Whitehead was a
recog nized authority on railway accounting and
a member OF the Executive Committee OF the
Association OF American Railway Accounting
Officers
Col f. s. Green pioneer real estate dealer OF
Long Branch. died there yesterday Of paraiytc
stroke He was 65 years old He was the son
Of Gen. James Green and was born at Hollywood.
Col G reen hell the position OF A. sessor and
in ollie. under Mayor Joseph ii. Cooper He
Word was received at Orange. \. j. o., yesterday,
OF the death OF Mira d. o Etnsberger at Gull
targa India on August so She did missionary
work under the auspices Of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
She was daughter OF the Rev George Hughes.
OF 40 Ridge street. Orange She leaves a hus.
band and four children.
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DEWEY'S BOSTON VISIT.
Programme OF tho Exercises So Far as
They Have Been Decided Upon.

BosToN. Dot 7.-Gov. Wolcott's special COM
mittee on the Dewey celebration gave out this
afternoon the programme so far as II can be
made out at present and subject to change.
Arriving at $3.50 p. NJ on Friday. Oct. Is. the
Admiral Will go to the Hotel Touraine where
later he will review q short parade by the G. A.
r.. the KearsarRs Veterans and the Spanish
War veterans. At 10 A. NJ. on Saturday Ad-
mral Dewey will receive tho freedom Of the
city at City Hall from Mayor Quincy. and at
this time he will be presented with q suitably
inscribed and costly gold watch. the gift Of the
city. At 1890 A. NJ. the school children will be
massed on Boston Common and reviewed By
the Admiral
The parade will follow. and Immediately fol-
lowing the review at the State House. the
ceremonies connected with the return to the
Commonwealth Of Spanish war flags will take
place on the Commons. At 8 P. II. the Admiral
will be entertained at dinner by Gov Wolcott
at the Algonquin. In the afternoon. the
Ulym pia's men will bs entertained by dinner
at the South Armory.
The Boston Society OF Architects will have
charge OF general scheme Of decoration for
the buildings along the route OF the parade.
The Chamber OF CONNIE cree and the Fruit and
Produce Exchange voted to-day to close on
next Saturday, and 1t 10 expected that the
Stock Exchange will do the same thing.
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FDOUlRD DE RESZKE HERE.
Says He There Is Still Chance That Jean
WIN Come Over This Season.


Edouard de Reszke returned from Europe yes
terday on the St Louis TO take part in the prelm-
mary tour OF the Maurice Grau Opera Company
which will begin on Tuesday next in New Haven.
Since his season in London which closed late
in June, NJ. de Reszke has been in Poland with
his family NJ de Reszke went from his home
i'll Poland TO Berlin, remained there for short
time, stopped on his way in Paris and went on
board the steamer at Cherbourg.
will Jean Gomez" he repeated with a smile
when asked yesterday about %he plans OF his
brother the tenor Well | cannot tell He
has promised his wife that he will remain this
winter in Europe, but he may perhaps como after
a little while. although that Is not certain. His
wife wants him to remain in Poland until the
winter and then go to Paris with her to their beau
tful new home. II he stays in Europe he will
not sing at all He may come over here after
all, but do not know definitely
81 shall sing characters this winter in which
/ have never been heard here before One OF
these is .SdrnSiro in IL Flauto Magico' and the
other is Fdnderdecken in Der Flegendc
Hollaender,' which shall sing in German. Yes.
| am almost ready TO sing Hans Sachs in Ger
man. / have been learning the text slowly for
the past two years now and am about ready
to give the role But Mr. Grau doesn't think
that I shall sing il after all. NJ Van Rory will
take the part in the performances Of Die Meis-
tersinger, as he has already sung and made a
great success in ii at Bayrcuth. And l have
SO many parts in French, Italian and German
that can willingly spare one"
NJ de Reszke will sing in Faust" on Tuesday
at New Haven.
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thc case and sympathized with us, but that on
advice of Corporation Counsel whaen they
would decline to render any decision. They
advised me to try a mandamus and We did that
ALL JoLLrERs, THE MAYOR TnR BIGGEST.
The case went 10 the Supreme Court and Cor
porntion Counsel Whnlcn notified the contractor.
Ryan, that he must defend the case himself When
il came TO be- tried however Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Bandy was on hand and tried to
have the case thrown out of court on the ground
that had no standing in the matter and wns
only a meddler. The Court decided in our favor
and directed the Commissioners TO give decision
Then the Corporation Counsel started 10 appeal
but the Mayor called him oil In Juno the testi-
mony OF both sides was heard by the Commits
sioners, but we had TO threaten them with con
tempt proceedings. after waiting three months
before we could get a decision. In spite OF the
witnesses that We had produced the Commits
soners decided that there was no violation OF the
labor laws regards aliens, that tho legal rate
was paid in day wages, but that less than the
legal rate for piece work was paid. and they or
dered the contractor TO pay the full legal rate
for piece work thereafter on pain of annulment
of his contract That wasn't much good TO any
body, as all the piece work on the bridge had been
finished about eight months before.
Mr. Hoffman asked the witness a number OF
questions and got mixed up between the stone
work on tho Tombs and that on the bridge to
such an extent that Commissioner Lantry, who
was in the audience took pity on him and got
up 10 correct him As soon as Mr.. Hoffman
got through, Mr. Tantry arose again and in
griovcd accents said
Il want TO say here that no contractor ever
got TO me- and I'm Just good friend 10 labor
as MI. OBren any other man"
Mr. Moss soothed the sorrowing Commissioner
and asked the witness few moro questions, in
the course of which Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Blandy's views on labor came out
"Blandy told me-" said the witness; that if
we weren't careful all the contractors would get
together and nullfy all existing labor laws
told him that there would be some other multi
flying done about that same time that would sur
prise some people He said that all the organ
lied labor men in the city were a lot OF loafers
who never did square days work. When he
said that was obliged TO Use little strong Ian
guage. and told him he was liar. Once in
while man like him tells you what he thinks
like that Generally they try to Jolly you, though.
They're all good Iolliers even down To the Mayor
and he's the biggest Iollier Of them all"
Everybody laughed except Mr. Hoffman and
the committee adjourned until Tuesday morning
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DEWEY TO VTsIT CHICAGO.
Writes Mayor Harrison That He viii Go
There as Soon as Possible.

CHICAGO. Oct Mayor Harrison to-day
received a letter from Admiral Dewey
thanking the city for the invitation extend
ed to him and acknowledging the receipt
OF the enRrossed copy. The Admiral promises
to visit Chicago at as early date as possible.
The following 10 copy Of tho letter:
WASHINGTON. Oc. 5. 1885,
GESTLEMES-It 10 with much pleasure that I
acknowledge the receipt from your hands OF a
beautifully engrossod copy fthe cordial invita-
ton from the citizens OF your great city to be
its guest at my pleasure. l am deeply
sensible OF the high honor conferred
upon me. and will gladly accept the kind
invitation at some future time. OF which
/ will not fail to inform you as soon
as possible. With renewed thanks. and thank
Ing the com mittee personally. l am. very sin
cerely yours,
"GEoRGE DEWEY
ma Honor. n, Mayor. and COMMITTEE. Chic1go."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
NO CONTEST OF PLANT WILL,
Widow Said to BE Dissatisfied, but Will
Not Try to Set It Aside.

Widow Said to BE Dissatisfied, but Will
Not Try to Set 1t Aside.
NEW HAVEN, Oct Judge Lynde Harri-
son, who drew the will OF Henry b. Plant re-
turned from Now York city to-day. where he ha I'd
been in conference with Mr. Plants widow and
her son. Concerning the rumored con test Of Mr.
Plants will. Mr.. Harrison said he had under.
stood that the widow was diss tisfied with the
provisions made for her in the will but no steps
OF any kind had been taken 10 his knowledge in
the Probate Court or by appeal to the Superior
Court. 70 set aside or attack tho will in any man
nrr. lie added;
The story concerning Mr.. Plants mental ca
pacty is an absurd invention. No one " no knew
him would think OF inventiny such story The
provisions for The widow and sou have been the
same in every will Mr. Plant has m ade for several
years. and the story OF the widow and son being
surprised in ridiculous, as Mr. Plant read HIS
will long ago in tho presence OF both the widow
and his son. and the widow had the orig in al in
her possession for many months before Mr..
Plants death
MI Plants estate is tied up in a pecu lar
manner He left his millions to the pros.
pectivo ron OF the six.yearold son of
Morton Plant son of lIrIry Is Plant.
the estate - remain Undivided until his
unbOrl grcargTandson becomes OF axe
Tuis s.x-ycaT- old lad WILL have 10 i've q
mans estate, marry aad have sol tu
ful1ll the millions OF the will, Figuring tia,
no son will be born to the grandson for twenty
years YET the estate will not go o The unborn fol-
about forty yeGrr. Then IL viii he worth about
500 900 900 The Plat estate to-day ia
yariously estima ed from 5000, 900 10 Sl2 :.
600 OOU.'
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DEAN WATLAND EXPECTS WAR.
His Examination of the South African
Trouble .... me for the Beers.

Trouble me for the Beers.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct DEAN Francis
Wayland, Of the Yale Law School, has Just
turned from Europe. where he has made study
OF the legal points involved in the British Boer
trouble. Dean Wayland said this afternoon in
discussing tho affair:
Broad questions OF international law are in
volved in the settlement OF the Guilty 1t is
horrible TO think OF the bloodshed which may re-
suit from the war, but Isee no means OF avoiding
It, The affair Is too complicated The position OF
the British resident is like that OF the Forty
miners. The Beers say they ca me from Cape Colony
TO escape the oppression OF the Bri fish, A closer
study shows that they moved from Cape Colony
because the British would not let them OppTcs,
the Zu,us In other words. the desire to Cypress
outsiders in their territory il their wish, Tbs
Beers are pgheaded people and won't listen 10
any reason. The ques ion is one that briS les
with difficulties" On being asked II he thought
it lay in the scope OF the recent International
Congress- or its committees TO settle the question:
Dean Wayland said:
mo, | am afraid that it docs not. The qucs
tions are beyond the power OF that congress and
its representatives. TO settle"
Dean Waylaad was asked II the United States
Government could arbitrate. He said:
we certainly have right TO interfere We
have too much Oh our hands now 10 want 10 IN
terfcre. at any rate. Az to our Offering to arb-
trnte, We have no reason 10 do so. An offer 10
hrbitrate Dug Int to come rom the other side
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To Be Succeeded at This Port by Carl
Buenz, Now Mt Chicago.

August FeiGel. German Consul General at
New York since 1888. has resigned Mr.
Feigel went back to Germany early in the
summer on leave OF absence and before no
went he told his friends that he would
probably never return to tho United States
few days ago. some OF his friends here heard
from him that he had resigned and that Carl
Buenz. at present Consul General at Chicago,
would succeed him.
Herr Feigel's salary as Consul General here
was about SO 900 a year md he saved good
part OF that, so he told his friends.
and would 20 homo with comfort
able fortune. When he came to this
country he was regarded as one OF
the most brilliant young lawyers In Ger
many. and for his years his practice was large.
Hisfriends here have understood for long time
that Herr Feigel rather regretted having given
up the law and being only a little over fifty.
concluded that he might find success by return
ing TO it. 1t Is understood that he will resume
In Germany his law practice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Picqua in Dock, Fire Out.

The British steamship PicIua which came
into port anre in her after-hold on Friday
night. went to her dock at the foot OF Amity
street. Brooklyn. yesterday and began to dis
charge cargo. The freboat Robert A. Van
Wyck pumped water into her Friday night I'M
I'll she settled four feet by the stern. and yes
but when it was found that the Dire was out and
she was in no danger OF going down further,
she went TO her dock. Her cargo consisted OF
birthstone. hides and Malaga grapes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
COULDN'T DROWy THE MULEs
Went Overheard with . Load of Lumbe
but Not Hurt.

John Cullen, tho captain OF the oanalboAt
Green. lying In Newtovn Greek at the head OF
Java street. Greenpoint. on Friday bought
three mules and stalled them on the deck Of
his boat alongside pile oflumbsr. Early yes
terday morning the boat sprung a leak and as
she settled in the creek she tipped and the
lumber and mules went overheard. Word was
telephoned to the Greenpoint avenue police
station and the freboat David A. Body was
sent to the cahalboats assistance.
At daybreak the mules were found standing
together in tho creek. the water up to their
necks. about 100 feet from the oanalboat
After the animals had been rescued, Capt Gull
len was SO happy that he invited several dozen
persons to have drink With him and told his
guests that tho mules were the fineSt he had
ever laid eyes on and he was going to tnke
them TO the upper part Of the State.
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Drowned From a Cunning Punt.

EAST MoRIcHEs, N, Y. Oct. IA Frenchman.
who was known here only as Charles" and
who was about thirty years old, was drowned
while attempting to cross the bay against q
strong wind in cunning punt this morning.
He was employed by the Raynor gang Of beach
fishermen. Other fishermen picked up the
boat adrift, and bottom up soon after he was
last seen in the m iddle Of the BAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
JOTTINGS amour TOHN.

The Free Library Of the General Society of Ne
chAniss and IlAiesmen. long known as the Ap-
prcntices LibrArF, has made arrangements 10 keep
open until O'Clock =. NJ, in it, new quarters At *
and - West Forty. fourth street.
Charles X. Le Barber. who Was appointed A.
sis ant District Attorney . few days ago. gave q
dinner to his associates at the Metropolitan Cafe
yesterdayJ Speeches made by District Attorney
Gardiner md Assistant Distr ct Attorneys Ungef
Osborne and Mcintyre,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
NECK BROKEN BY A ran.

Same Operation to he Tried on Aubrey as
Was Performed on Walter L. Duryea.
James Aubrey. a plumbers helper. OF $50
Tenth avenue. fell down an air shaft while at
" ork at ThirtiSth street and Eleventh avenue
yesterday. and broke his neck. He was taken
TO Roosevelt Hospital, where the similarity OF
his case to that OF Walter Z. Duryea. whose
NTH ceryical vertebra was fractured on Aug IL,
was noted. and it was decided to try 10 cure
him. Aubrey'R neck was placed In a plaster
cast by DR. Marcy and DIR. Creecy.
Warrant for Johan nsSburR Editors Arrest.
Special Gable D,ipd,cA to TIE suH
JoHANHEsBuRG. Oct. IA warrant has been
issued for the frrsst OF Robert Chamberlain.
a. d: Of thr Johannesburg Leader.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

Joseph Wittenberger. u waiter Of 233 East
street attempted suicide yes
terday by taking dose OF muriatIc acid. He
was removed 10 the Presbyterian Hospital.
where it was said that his condition was critical
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Snake. Mu,tn,t Kan Mice I'm pnhlIc.

An agent OF the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals visited the snake show at
Lyric Hall yesterday and warned the director
against giving public exhibitions Of tina feeding
OF live frogs and mice to the snakes Snakes
require live food. but they arc not to be fed in
mil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Roy BURNED TO DEA7H.
One Year Ago His Mother Was Fatally
Burned in q NeighbOrinE BuildInR.

Burned in NsighborinE building.
LONG BRANCH. Oct. 7-Five-year-old John
Golfer was burned to death last night In the
home OF his aunt Mrs Emma Randall. at Sea-
bright. A year ago the chId's mother was
burned so badly In the adjoining building by
the explosion OF q gasoline stove. that she died
on the following day. The boy was put to bed
last night and q lamp was left burning in his
room. 1t exploded, setting hre to the building
which was partly destroyed The child was
burned almost beyond recognition before the
lremen could get to II.
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FAIRBURN and CAIN DRAW.
A slahhinE Twenty-Round Fight at the
Greenwood A. G.

OT0tnWOOu a. ".
Joe Cain Of Brooklyn and Joe Fairburn Of
Philadelphia met in the star bout at the
Green wood A. @. last night. The contest was
for twenty rounds, and went the limit. Referee
Dougherty decided II draw. Fairburn did
most Of the work and several times had Cain
on the verge 81 dreamland. but let the oppor-
tunity slip. Cain fought sixteen rounds with
one eye entirely closed. There was a big
crowd present
Two 11S-pound boys figured In the opening
bout OF ten rounds. They were Dave Cook
and Toby" Owens. both Of Brooklyn. In the
second round Cook. with a series OF smashes
on the head and body, beat Owens down and
finally knocked him out with a swing on the
jaw. Tho second bout was between Young"
Hines OF Brooklyn. and Billy Ahearn
who had himself announced as pro-
tege OF George McFadden. They met at
In the nrst round that the referee stopped the
bout and declared Hines the winner. In sn-
other bout Spike Connolly boat Teddy Edwards
IN six rounds
Fairburn Was tho favorlte over Cain at 10 to
g. Cain was In good shape in the seventeenth
round and although Fairburn tried hard he
could not get In tho fatal blow. The eighteenth
and nineteen rounds were pretty even. Fair
burn Ian ded more blows than the Brooklyn
boxer. but he did not put enough force In them
TO do much damage. Cain slipped TO his knees
in the last round. but was up In a second.
Fairburn made a great effort to put on the
finishing touches. but Cain was on his feet
fighting eamely at the end. The decision was
draw.
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1sore DOblhE DrohuWay "A. u.
The amateur boxing tournament Of the
Gotham A. c.. which was continued last night
at the Broadway A. c.. attracted about 1900
persons The lengthy programme made 1t i'm
possible to finish up. and at midnight the show
closed down. The finals will take place on next
Saturday night.
Jim Corbett was referee last night and his
decisions were satisfactory. Summary:
11o.Pound ClRss-First Bout. Williamson.
Stormers A. G., beat Charles Hand. Gotham A. c., in
the extra round. judges dissgreeing. Second Bout
Paddy Clark. HOboEen Turtle Club. beat William
Hughes. Ayonia A. G. Third Bout-James Stone,
New York City. beat c. b. Hoffman. New West Side
A. c., in the extra rornd.
l2U.Pound Clsss-First Bout. Laurel National
Turn Nereln, beat J. Kelly. New York city. Second
Bout-H. r. Gaudy, Roman A. c., beat William
Wildner. New West Side A. G., judges disagreeing.
referee rende ring decision,
l3o.Pound Clats-First Bout-sam lliugton beat
William 1aurance, both OF New York Second
Bont-Jmmy UBrien, Pastime A. G., beat ". Bren-
nan. New West Side A. G. Third Bont-W. Douney
Gotham A. C., beat ]. Sergeant. Oliver A. @. Fourth
Bout-Jimmy Reilly. Carol A. C., beat ram Milling
ton in the second round. tho referee interfering.
1to Pound ClAHs-Fi1t BDrt-John Hurst. Star
A. c.. beat Harry Winston, Down Town A. Z. second
Bout. Mumford. New West Side A. c.. beat J.
Kearns. Pastme A. c. Third Bout-John Hurst beat
j. Broad. New York city In the extra round. Fourth
Bout. Mumford. New West Side A. c.. made
Young simmons Of Dos,on quit in the frst round.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-09
H0STILITIES ARE
EXPECTED THIS WEEK

LONDON, Oct. 9.-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily Mail declares
that the story of a Boer ultimatum de-
manding the withdrawal of the British
troops from the frontiers has been pre-
sented is without foundation, but he says
the republics have within the past week
demanded declaration of the British in
tentions in threatening terms. Hostilities
in the outlying districts, the correspond
ent says, are expected this week.
Mr. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader in
Cape Colony, said on Friday, according
to a correspondent of the Daily Mail, that
but for him the Beers would have been
fighting long ago The correspondent
further says: THE financial position OF
the Free State is becoming acute, and
suspension of specie payments is ex-
pected soon The Free States National
bank credit in Cape Town has been stop
ped The Orange Raad, in secret ses-
sion, passed a law empowering the Presi-
dent to use the revenues of the State and
to borrow money to conduct the war.
1.-The Cape bank refused to honor paper
from both republics and the Transvaal
coinage has seriously deprecated, silver
not being negotiable even In the Trans
vaal itself. The Pretoria mint is work
ing day and night minting the gold stolen
from the mail train, but Kruger gold has
been tested since the mint was opened.
and therefore the coinage practically
consists of expensive tokens"