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TWO MORE FUED MURDERS.
GRIFFINS OF CLAY COUNTY KILL TUo
FRIENDS OFF THE PHILPOTS.

Tho Murdcrers We're After Mr.. Philpots-
Killing Occurred From Ambush Near
tho Place of the July Battle-seven MUIR
ders in Seven Weeks-Morc Expected.
LONDON. Ky. Sept. 5-wash Thacker and
Jim Smith were killed yesterday in
CLAY County. the former because
OF his friendship to the Phili-
pots and the latter for his
| friendship to the hackers. 1t was while
Wash Thacker. who was Deputy Sheriff.
was with the Phiphots. George. Pete and
Robert. that they wore attacked by the
| Grif1ns In the battle on July 10. Thacker
| showed his friendship for the Philpots by
| staying with them and by swearing at the
Investigating trial in Manchester that tho
Phipots had been attacked. and that the Grit
| fms had fred the FIRST shot. This testimony
made him a marked man. and yesterday he
paid the penalty OF his friendship.
jim Smith was q timberman. a friend OF
the Thackers. At 6 o'clock in the morn
ing they went to the home of George Phil
pot on their way to Manchester to trans
act some business. The Philpots not
being quite ready to start they went on ahead
They passed down Little Horse Creek
in safety, up Hooker's branch. then
down past Hooker's schoolhouse into an
open place in the forest. whore the
battle was ought in July. They we're now two
miles tom the PhilpOtS home and seven from
Manchester. Five hundred feet further on
they met their death. most likely from am oh.
They were killed by rifle shots. Smiths
horse was also killed.
Thirty minutes later George Pleasant Gran
vile and Pete Philpot came along. They first
found Thackers mule grazing and then the
bodies of the men. They peered into the woods
and fired into them. but found no one They
took the bodies home. This was a narrow
escape for the Phil potts. for had they been
In tho lead. they, too would have
been killed. This killing was evidently
done by the other faction in the feud
Thacker was popular and his death has
aroused great Indignation. and. as was said in
Clay to-day. the fur will begin to fly now"
All the Philpots are massng at Georges House
in the Pigeon Roost district. Both sides are
fairly equipped with arms and ammunition.
This makes seven killed in the Philpot-
Griffin feud in seven weeks. or as many
as have been killed in the Baker Garrard
and White Howard fued in two years. The
best informed men in Clay say that now
night late that the dead body Of Jim Philpot
was found under that OF his mule this morn
ing by man named Hundley, and that Humid
ley at once fed fearing assassination by Phil
pots sayers. This cannot be corroborated
tonight
to have given rise to the report received here
family had been assassinated during Sunday
night.
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HrEnMANor MAY HArB TO co
Talk of Changes in tho Make Up and Sal
AIRY of state Tax Commission.

Gov. Roosevelt. It was said last night 10 to
ask on Oct. /. for the resignation OF Martin
Heermance OF PouGhkeopsie. as one OF the
three State Tax Commissioners. Mr. Herr
nance was appointed by Gov Morton on Jan.
20. 1896. for term OF three years.
The salary is $4,000 year. The appontme emit
is made by the Governor. the Senate CONFIRM
ing. Mr.. Heermance is to give place. 1t was
said. to Lester +. Stearns Of Dunkirk.
Incidentally 1t was the opinion that the SAL
aries Of the three State Tax Commissioners
would be increased from $4,000 . year to
$4,000 or $4,000 year. The increased duties OF
the commissioners incident to the passage OF
the new Tax Franchise bill were pointed to as
the justification for the proposed increase OF
salary. Perhaps the change can be made. but
some Republicans cited the following as pos
sible distractions:
Article III. section % OF the Constitution OF
the State says: THE Legislature shall not.
nor shall the common council OF any city. nor
any board Of supervisors. grant any extra COM
pensation to any public officer. servant. agent
or contractor"
Article X OF the State Constitution says: NO
officer whose salary is fixed by the Constitu
ton shall receive any additions com pensation
Each Of the other State officers named In the
constitution shall. during his continuance In
office. receive a compensation to be fixed by law
which shall not be increased or diminished
during the term for which he shall have been
elected or appointed: nor shall he receive to
his use any fees or perquisites OF Office or
other compens ation."
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HEARsARGE MAKES II II KNOTS.
The Now Battleship Makes a Fine Showing
at u Private Trial.

Ano NO" DhttlebnlD n tin0 showing
at n Private Trial.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Sept. 5-With her heavy
guns aboard and with years marine under
growth on the bottom, the oattleship Kearsarge
passed out through the Virginia capes this
morning on her builders private trial trip. It
was not intended to test the speed OF the ship.
but when she passed out into eight fathoms OF
water with a clear course before her the temp
tation could not be resisted. Forced draught
was ordered and for half an hour the Kear-
sarge maintained speed OF Tx knots. Con-
sidering the conditions under which the test
was made, this record is considered remarka-
BILE. the contract speed Of the vessel being
only 10 knots. AS the Kearsarge steamed
through the harbor she was greeted with
noisy salute of steam whistles At Old
Point the vessel was boarded by Capt
Chester. who is to command tho sister
ship OF the KearsarRe. the Kentucky
Just off Old Point the anchors were
lowered and tested. On reaching the capes the
steam stearing gear was tested. On COM
rlete turn the vessel swung around in "a
minutes. After these tests were completed
the kearsarge was steered directly to sea- and
1t was on this course that she made her speed
Predictions are made that after she has her bot
tom cleaned she will make at least IL knots on
hcr official trial trip. 1t was plain to see that
Capt, Folger was highly pleased with his new
command.
The only part OF the vessel which did not
seem to meet the approval Of her Commander
was the whistle, which is rather small in volume
for ship Of such size, As the salute Of pass
ing steamer was returned. Capt. Folger said:
III an enemy hears that whistle and ia then
struck by the kearsarGe he will be disap-
After turning back the hand steering eeor
was tested and found satisfactory: the vessel
then steamed back to the shrvald. Her
secondary battery will be put aboard and she
will go 70 New York to be cleaned, after
which her oflca trip will be had.
capt; Fairlove OF New York was the navigator
on the trial trip. The trial was under the
direct supervision OF General Superintendent
Walter A. Post OF the shipyart who was as
sisted by the fOremen OF the various de part
ments and picked crow Of 200 mon
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A PLUMP FIGURE
Makes First-Class Telling
Argument.

about year ago doctor and his wi!
came to board with us. We alread
had Miss G., who was at that time thi
and yellow and considerably out
health.
The first morning the new boarders
came to the table as guests, the Young
lady remarked as she sat her cup down.
This is coffee! !" while the doctor
added, mot at all like the poor coffee
they have been giving us at the hotel"
!, smiled behind my napkin and asked
II elther OF them ever used Postum Food
Coffee. The doctor said he had tasted il.
but II was weak, miserable stuff, Miss
u. had heard Of it and wished she could
try it.
said nothing, but at the end OF
three months, when Miss G. was ready
TO leave us for new field of labor, said.
! have been giving you Postum Food
S0iiee all the time you have been here"
what, is that coffee, Postum" she
SAID. remarked that | had noticed with
ereat pleasure her daily gain in health,
anu now mat she was leaving us after only
tnree months at our table, she had rosy
Cheeks and plump figure, which was ali
tne argument any one needed to prove the
iact that she had been we'll cared for, and
the reason for her gain in health was the
use OF Postum Food Coffee, for no other
ehange had been made of any account l.
her food.
The doctor was very much deIphte.
win the experiment, and discovered that
Where he had tried Postum before, he had
been unfortunate in having it underboiled.
Postum must be boiled fifteen or twenty
minutes to bring out the delicious fla.
Vor, and then il will suit the taste of any
one Mrs: Florence Dougherty, Placer.
vile, ldaho.-Adv.
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Heavy Fines Assessed with Terms in Jail
as the Alternative.

BRUNSWICK. Ga. Sept 5.-Sentences were
passed to- day on twenty-five rioters at Daricn.
six being fined s1.OpO each or twelve months
each or twelve months on the gang Two
other are out n bon and were not present
to have sentences passed. 1t presumed tho
they will not appear. and 1t is ardy probabl
that any Of the convicted ones will lie abb
to pay their fines. The ringleaders who
got the heavy sentences wera: Jonas Green
James Wylie Ben Durham. Charles Me-
Donald Joseph Kimmon. Charles Turner
The others sentenced were: Moses Miller,
Jr.. Hugh Thompson. Dave Petty James Bailey,
Freeman Elrerson. Sharper Gordon Henry
Golden. James Ross. Kit Alexander, Dan
Johnson. Horace Seabro. Levi Mitchell,
Charles Baptist Marshall Dorsey and two
women. Maria Curry and Louisa Underwood.
In passing sentence Judge Seabrook took
occasion to deliver the rioters and the specta-
tors lecture on the necessity OF UNFOLDING
the law at oil times and the penalty that must
follow any violation OF it. The trial OF the last
batch OF eight rioters took place to-day the
conviction OF four and passing o. sentences
on the twenty-five We're the main features OF
the court proceedings. Tomorrow the court
will take up the case OF Henry Delegal. charged
with assaulting the white woman.
Col. Lawton left Darien with the remainder
OF his military forces. it being unnecessary In
his judgment for the military to remain longer.
Henry Delegal was brought over from Savan-
throughout his trial.
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CONSOLIDATION OF RAILROADS.
Meeting of Stockholders of Several Soutb
Roada for Sak

Meeting of Stockholders of Several South
ern Roads for a Big Scheme of Union.
NORFOLK. Va. Sept ga general m Getting OF
the stockholders OF the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad Company will be held at Raleigh N.
e.. tomorrow to consider the terms and con-
ditions upon which the company may CONSOLE
date with the seaboard and Roanoke Conn
pany. the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line
Company. the Carolina Central Company.
the Georgia. Carolina and Northern Company.
the Durham and Northern Company, the
Roanoke and Tar River Company. and
the Louisburg Company. or any one
or more OF them aud to provide for in
crease OF the capital stock OF the Raleigh
and CASTOR Company. as may be necessa-
ry in order to accomplish the purpose
in view. which 10 the unihcation OF the
links OF road now operated by the Sea-
board and Roanoke into the greater Sea-
board Air Line system Of which the
Williams syndicate recently acquired con-
trol. An official tonight says that at the
meeting to- morrow nothing would. he believed.
be done in regard to the consolidation into the
the Seaboard system OF the Florida Central and
Georgia and Alabama Railroad This lie re-
cur hereafter w
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Tho Now Rochelle Poundmaater Refers to
Whalen and Feels Secure.

Whalen and Feels Secure.
New ROCHELLE. N. " Sept. 5-The local
Tammany government appointed Henry Drey-
fus poundmaster. Dreyfus was installed two
months ago and holds ONCE for one year. but
he only commenced operations in the dog
catching line two weeks ago. He swooped
down upon forty CANNES. some Of them valued
pets, and since then there has been a daily
pilgrimage to the Jerusalem woods north OF
the city, to the pound where Dreyfus
holds forth. The doRcatcher has been
beseged by angry people who unwillingly
paid 81 each to redeem their impounded dogs
preyfus corralled two valuable settlers owned
by Supreme Court Justice KeoRh. Justice
Keogh was in Vermont. but he received word
OF the seizure from his coachman. The wires
began to click and tho dogs were released. no
questions asked Judge Keogh is said to have
expressed the opinion that it was unnecessary
to take out license for dogs, and his name does
not appear on the books.
Dreyfus takes the dogs IL they are not muz-
Zled. declaring that they should be. The
Bergh society officers say that he violates the
law in doing SO. Public feeling is aroused
and the taxpayers have appealed to Mayor
Dillon. Dreyfus was summoned to appear
before Corporation Counsel Tierney to-day.
He was told that the dog days expired on
pound licensed dogs. Dreyfus informed HE
adviser that he might be mistaken. that he had
employed counsel and that is New Rochelle
was city. he was empowered to continue his
work throughout the year under the State law
1t is said that the Attorney General may be re-
quested to render an opinion on tho subject.
reporter journeyed to Jerusalem to-day to
sec Dreyfus and the dogs.
Yes said Dreyfus. I'm the dogcatoher.
Are you looking for your dogr"
When the reporter replied In tho negative
and stated his mission the dogcatcher began
to explain matters.
Yes" he said. they are after me. but I'm
only carrying out the law. and II they don't
like the way enforce it. why don't they change
it, Corporation Counsel Whaen is my lawyer.
Me and him was brought up and and went to
school together and he advised me. 80 don't
care what they try to do They put me here
for year. and I'm going to make the best Of
it,"
There were thirty-flve dogs In the pound. the
result OF to- days labor
Yesterday twenty OF Dreyfuss captives took
OF his holiday absence at a clam
bake. and broke through the window OF the |
pen and escaped. This morning Dreyfus
placed iron bars across the window and will |
'end the bin to the city. Within the last week |
go dogs have been killed their owners not |
having called for them within three days The |
bodies were taken to New York city and |
urned over to tho Health Department to be
ent to Barren Island. Dreyfus is allowed to
ollect from the city 40 cents for CANNES ex-
cuted. and he Is free to dispose Of the bodies
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INTENSE HHAr IN TIE WEST.
Tho Hottest September Day for Year
Reported From Many Places.


CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-All records for heat since
! 1893 were broken to-day and IL was the hottest
| september day Chicago has ever known. At
foclock this morning a refreshing shower OF
| rain gave rise TO the hope that the hot
weather would be dspelled. and at 10 O'Clock
there was another slight shower. Then
the mercury began to climb and went from
"a degrees at 10 30 O'Clock up to 30 degrees at
noon. the quickest change from cool to hot
weather ever known here. At 2:30 the
temperature in the Auditorium tower
IN the Weather Bureau was 95 de-
grees. while on the street level accurate
thermometers showed 81 degrees and % de-
grees About o'clock hot blast swept over
the city. The high temperature emained
until night. when there was a slight modera-
tion In the heat. Cooler weather Is promised
tomorrow. Number Of prostrations. but no
fatalities. have been reported. The intense heat
is general throughout the West and Northwest
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 5.-This was the hottest
day In years. the official weather reports
showed o6 degrees at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Sept. 5.-The Their
mometer at O'Clock this afternoon indicated
atemperature OF os degrees. the hottest day
OF the year. The continued dry spell has done
much damage to crops In this vicinity.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept 5.-The weather was
intensely hot to-day tho maximum Temporal
ture being 92 degrees. Several prostrations
by heat are reported
DAVENPORT. Ia. Sept. 5-To-day was the
hottest OF the year and the hottest Septe m Der
day on record. There were several prostra-
lions. mono fatal. At 2 o'clock the official
record was 1872
TERREHAuTE Ind. Sept. 5.-Ths was tho
hottest day in twenty-five years. The Their
mometer reached the temperature 1925 de-
grees.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 5-The temperature
to-day reached the highest point in thirteen
years. 1Ol at 3 p. NJ. For two days hot wind
has been blowing from the south and reports
say that the corn is being badly burned.
TOPEKA. Kan. Sept "a hot wind scorched
Kansas to-day. The thermometer registered
100 in the shade. All forage crops and late
corn have been scorched and dried up. Grain
men say the hot wave has reduced the probable
yield of late corn 50.O0O,00O bushels.
ST LOUIS. Sept 5.-This was the hottest day
OF the year. At 7 A. NJ the thermome ter regis
tered 80 degrees at 3 P. NJ. 1902. The heat
was simply sitting. Hot waves were re-
fracted from street and sidewalk fairly
scorching the faces OF the pedestrians. The
only redeemng feature was the dryness Of
the atmosphere. the humidity being but
32 per cont. The public schools reop-
ened this morning but owing to the sitting
heat prevailing large percentage OF the chill
dren were kept at homo. After enrolment
those in attendance were dismissed for the
day.
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OUR GREA TEST CORN CROP.
Indications That 1t VIII Reach the Enor.
nous Total of z, 800 ,ooO, 900 Bushels.


CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-All previous high records
will be broken by the corn crop OF the United
States OF 1899. A canvass OF the eight states
which raise most of tho corn OF tho United
States warrants an estimate above that OF 1895.
which heretofore has been the record. and
there is much in the advices received to justify
a prediction that tho crop will approximate
$500 100000 bushels. The first corn crop of
the country to reach 2.OO0.O 900 900 bushels was
that OF 1885. Including the crop now to be
harvested. only nine crops Of 1000. 100000
bushels or over have been produced
The high temperature prevailing through
out tho corn bolt and the prolonged drought
have aroused considerable interest among
rally way people. wholesale merchants and
grain com misson men as to the real cond iton
OF the corn crop. Conditions at the time OF
planting were not at all favorable. great
deal had to be replanted, in some cases sew
eral times. and the crop during the early grow
ing period was unusually uneven. The late
spring and early summer weather, however,
was OF the forcing kind. with abundant moist-
ure. The crop made up for early delay 1t
then came to be recognized that, barring
accident, the greatest crop on record would be
produced. OF the great corn producing states
Kansas will lead all with 4OOOOOOO OF
bushels estimated: Nebraska will have 30
100000 Iowa. 26O.0O0,0OO. and Illinois 800
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
ERANK Il. CRANE DEED.
He Decorated the Pension Building for the
Last Inaugural Ball.

PATERSON. n. j.. Sept 5.-Frank E. Crane.
who was brought to national notice in 1897.
when he decorated the Pension Building at
Washington for the inaugural ball. died in this
city last night. He had been suffering greatly
for several weeks from heart trouble.
and had recently been compelled to give
up his business. His wife found him dead
this morning. Crane had planned to gain
further distinction in his chosen line. and
had number OF important contracts In New
York city for the Dewey celebration. Among
these was included contract for work on the
Dewey arch. He had formed the most elabo-
rate plans for this work and intended 1t to
eclipse his previous efforts.
He was born at Branchvie. Sussex county.
In 1854. and came to this city dozen years
ago. In several ventures in the furniture and
decorating business he was at frst successful
and later a failure for lack OF financial
backing He lost money on the inaugural
ball contract. but gained a fame that after
ward helped him. He was beginning to m AXE a
success in this city again when fire wiped
out his establishment He started again. and
was at the time OF his death running two stores,
one hereand the other at Newark. One child
survives him.
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Of tho navy. All tell tho story Of heroism.
s ESieS and metchlsTsss achievements 10
speaks. / have about me the army. and
navy which / command Iapplause and any
speak laughter and applause The Secro-
tary OF War is here. tho Secretary OF Agricui,
University. who was the President OF the
philippine Com mission recently back from
Manila Ia here, and Admiral sampson is here
and now. gentlemen OF the three great posts.
you have your choice"
Speeches were also delivered by Secretary
Root. Secretary Wilson and President Schur-
man. OF the Philippines Commission. The
Presidential rarty LETT the Pennsylyania Rail:
road station for Washington in the special
train at II :35 L. NJ
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WoMAx's STOLEN ROLL OF BILLS
Thief Threw 1t Away in Sections as He Ran
Half Only RecoXerad.

Mrs. Christina Read OF 46S Eleventh ave-
nue. received two checks yesterday morn
ing. One OF them was for $tO5 and
was drawn to her order. The other was
for $500. and was drawn to the order OF
her mother. Mrs. Christina Hammel. who ia
II! In Roosevelt Hospital. Mrs. Read started
for the Franklin Savings Bank to cash her
check. and on her way there she met John
Richards. % years old. whose address ia not
known to the police. but whom she had known
for number OF years.
Richards saw her draw the SGO5 at thu
bank and place the money In a satchel
Then he accom- panied her to the hospital
whittier Mrs. Read went to have her
mother indofse the other check. She left the
satchel In the vestibule IT the hospital with
Richards and went up stairs to the ward In
which her mother is. When she returned
Richards was gone and the satehel had been
robbed OF it's contents
Mrs. Richards knew OF some places that
Richards was In the habit OF frequentipe.
She started on a hunt for him and at 8 O'Clock
last night found him in saloon In West
Tbirty-seventh street AS soon as he saw
her he ran and she gave chase. As
they reached the corner OF Eighth avenue.
Policeman Barrett Of the West Thirty
street station joined in the pursuit He caught
Richards at Fortieth street
When the man was searched at the station, no
money was found in his pockets but in few
minutes little girl came and handed the SER
geant a roll Of bills that am ounted to $500 She
said she had seen Richards throw it away as
he ran and she had picked it up. Hebrew
who has secondhand clothing ea-
adjustment on Seventh avenue. tried to
take tho money from her saying
that 1t was his but she ed to give II 70 him
and took it to the station. The police believe
that Richards had the rest of the money in
another roll and that he threw this away sIso
but that the person who found it kept it,
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KINGS DEMOCRATS Ply Up.
Shevlin Forwards 81 400 Toward State
Headquarters' Expenses.

James Shevin. the lieutenant OF Hugh
Mclaughlin arrived in Brooklyn from Saratoga
yesterday. and in the morning there was n
conference in the WllouGhby street auction
room. Mr.; Mclaughlin. M Shevln, Senator
T. Il. McCarrcn, Bridge Commissioner John
and other Assembly District leaders discussed
var ious party affairs. Mr.. Shevlin said that he
had sent a check for Sl.4OO to the Democratic
state Committee toward the fund for main
tanning permanent Democratic State Head
quarters in Manhattan. This represented a
tax o. 500 on cach Of the seven State Council
men from Kings county
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RUSSIA FOK TON.
Her Action in the Row with n British Firm
at Ha .Kow.
Special Gable Despatch to The Sun

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 5-The Noros Treu-
va. referring to the dispute at HanKow, China.
where the British firm OF Jardine. Matheson 4
Co. attempted to fence in their property
which lies within the Russian concession. saws
that Russia thought 1t was proper and in accord
ance with the principles she advocated at
The Hague Peace Conference to submit tho
legal side OF her claims to court Of arbitra-
ton