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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
DEAD LhTT-R OFFICE.
Largo Increase in the Receipt of Mail Mat
ter During the Last Fiscal Year.

Largo Increase in the Receipt of Mail Mat
ter During the Last Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON Dot. 2S.-Tho receipts OF mail
matter at the Dead Letter ONCE during the
fiscal year 1899. aggregated 0.s55. 1888 pieces,
an increase over the previous year OF nearly o
per cont The ordinary unclaimed letters
that 10. those which contained no enclosures OF
value-numbored 1908. 700. an increase OF
more than 3 Der cent, Thore were 1857
letters and parcels not prepaid or insufaciently
prepaid. n remarkable increase OF go per cent.
The misdirscted matter reached tho total of
1851, 489 pieces. There we're 294. $50 unde-
liverei letters addressed TO persons A. hotels;
numbe Of unclaimed parcel ia o. all kinds was
1877. 1875, an increase Of nearly 80 per cent I'M
delivered matter OF the various kinds returned
from foreign countries mum be cd DOB. ID
pieces, an increase of nearly 10 per cent. The
amount OF matter, directed to fictitious ad-
a notable restriction In the operations OF fraud
ulent concerns,
There were delivered to owners. unopened,
756.013 letters and parcels. against ~. 9}9
the preceding year. The total number OF
pieces opened. including parcels, was 0.10l.-
43.30S letters conta ming money to the amount
OF S37. 1915. and 33a78 containing drafts, notes,
money orders DC. to he face value OF 81 100 1876.
Mail matter delivered. on hand awaiting deliv-
cry. filed after failure NJ delivery. mum hered
2.34S.S57 pieces The total number o. pieces
destroyed. including such az did not contain
writer's address. circulars; 2 r perish
tors and parcels returned to countries otorlgin
mum Dered $50, 1868.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
JAMES GKAHAM's ODD DELUs1oy.
Poisoned Himself, Thinking That His Wife
Had Been Kidnnnpah.

Had Been Kidnapped.
An unconscious man was found at 8 O'Clock
Friday night lying in the gutter at Eighty-fourth
street and East End avenue and was taken to
the Presbyterian Hospital where he died yesterday
morning. II is thought that he had taken poison
From letters found on him II was learned that he
was James Graham. One OF these letters was
addressed TO Mrs Mary Reese, 1877 East Seventy
sixth street, and il accused her OF having kid
mapped the writer's wife, Its style was so ram
bling and incoherent as 10 suggest that IL was
the work Of man mentally unbalanced, An
other letter was addressed TO Mrs. Kate Graham
and contains this sentence:
You would die or me- 80 will die for you"
A sun reporter saw Mrs Reese who keeps an
employment agency at the address given above
She said
Graham and his wife came to me some weeks
ago TO get work. founa a place for her as n
domestic at 10 East Seventy sixth street where
she is now employed, and for him al a restaurant
in Third avenue He took TO drink and lost his
place. They said there that he was crazy. Mrs.
Graham asked me not to let him know her ad-
dress as she feared he would come around there
and cause her to lose her position. When re-
fused to direct him TO her he accused me Of ha"rg
kidnapped her, and talked wildly about her Jump
ing out of a high window TO meet some other man.
Graham's wife could not explain what he had
written about her willingness 20 die for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
<RCHIrL HIRE s1IRkED UP.
Tho Matter Of tho Award OF tho New Gus
tom-Ionse Plans Excites Their Interest.


Tho architects of this city have taken the keen
cot interes, in the disputes that have arisen over
the SELECTION of an architect for the new Custom
House The questions at issue have become so
complicated that some of the better known archi-
tects are considering the preparation OF puohc
statement of them. They feel that the pubic
NAV get an impression of the dispute that Will
greatly iniure the dignity Of their profession
Some of them talked freely about the matter yes
tcrday.
Bruce Price, President of the Architectural
League of New York said TO a reporter that he
wanted to see the matter OF the appointment con
sidercd further.
He said that the reason Senator Plat was try
ing To pcrsuade Secretary Gage TO set aside the
award of the Examining Board OF Architects
was because a majority Of the architects who had
tor Plat To do exactly what he is doing. Il sat
down and wrote u letter TO Senator Plat myself.
said Mr.. Bnce, asking him II we could not have
the award considered further. in order To IND OUT
how the Jury arrived at its decision am Dem
ocrat and, although personal friend OF MI,
that letter but Immediately after had done SO
heard that number OF other competitors had
been to him with the aforementioned end in view.
81 cannot see where MI Plat could make
political Job out OF this, and know that there
Is no architect among the twenty competitors
who would 1se hG i"D now IN any way as gilt
Mt Price said that the architects had nothing
against Mr. Gilbert whose plans had been accepted
Their quarrel was with the jury that made the
award to him. II took the board Just two days,
he said to decide on the merits OF the work Of
twenty architects who had submitted eleven
drawings each at an average expense TO each
Hastings said MIR. Price, were the only compel
itors to submit plans that coniormed strictly with
the rough draft Of the proposed building furnished
TO all the competitors: with Others Mr. Price had
been 10 Collector Bidwell and had found that a
building that followed the, rough draft strictly
would never do, II Mr.. Gilbert builds suitable
Custom House, says Mr.. Price, he must throw
away the plans for which the award WAS made
10 him and draw up new ones.
II is said that Carrere & Hastings and McKim,
Meade & White have communicated TO the Sccre-
tary Of the Treasury their desire that the award
should stand,
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OBITUARY..

died yesterday at his ~ home in Boston
head Of the legal iirm OF Ropes. Gray 4 Lor-
Ing. His father. William Ropes. was q distn-
linn to so@s
years. He was engaged in the Russian trade.
eF in wa. St. bo1n on Hp 'Gss "a Mr. NJ
Roles was raGnss Of s shS am9p nbg class
long st' at present Secretary Of the Navy; OF
Hows!a Dwight yho Gaye hts NE iSr his "ogn
rs ec fS tr ena AZ
siege Of Charleston: Pr. William Henry Elliott.
son and 7t Hodges. Col solc@on Lincoln Vas
asH Of the same class Mr. RHnss tS r prac;
which he was the head uutis. his death;
ES' Ss and lt TF.s4 h. a.vo Ts H.:
efforts to the military HIS contribution. to
the magaznes during the ely War t ART
sa,GT or story orr % he civ nssdes
military order He was q me N her Of The Royal
Historical Society OF London, the pni,ed states
T2 nfed sstss Hs Mas o
Society. the founder OF the Military Historical
Society Of Massachusetts and an overseer OF
Harvard College.
Capt. Charles II. Lester, U. s.. A, retired. who
was a cousin OF Lieu Woodruff. died in this
city on Friday at the axe OF 66. He entered
West Point in 1859. where he was q classmate
OF the late Gen Guy V. Henry, Upon gradua-
zion he was comm s.oned as Lieutenant in the
Civil War he served az a Captain After the
war Capt. Lester was married to Mlss Eliza
beth Shackelford OF Culp-per. Va, at whose
home he vi sought shelter from Confedsr-
ate que lila hLnl.
Mrs. Marie Buell., the wife OF the Rev. Il. G.
Bnell. a retired Methodist minister. and the
mother OF the Rev. Marcus ID. Buell.. Dean OF
the boston School Of Theology. died on Friday
at her home. 436 Greene avenue. Brooklyn. In
her SEVENTEEN year. Hor father and grand
father were welI-known ministers In the
were held at the house last evening. The In
terment will be at Wayland. N. Y.
j. Jennings McComh Jr.. nephew Of j. Jen-
nings McComb OF Dobbs Ferry. died a. 120
West sixty-ninth street yesterday morning
4 ON pneumonia. He was ~ years old and
was unmarried. His parents were the late L.
G. and Annie Il. McComb The funeral will he
held in the Preshytcr an Church at Dobhs
Ferry at O'Clock this afternoon and the body
will he huried In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Mr. O'~,r" ""rRenthn'-r. inventor OF the
In typet p citing machine. died at his home
lat oe ester ny oil consumption. from
We rld not give IN his business completely I'M
a about two weeks aIo. Since then he had
/ a confined to ia room most OF the time
He ieSyes a wife and four children.
George W Cochran, one OF the Leading bust
ness mNn OF Washington, died in that city yes
terday, aged rs years. He was native OF
Washington AMI for more than fifty years was
a Wholesale cigar dealer there. He was the
owner and manager OF the Hotel Cochran.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
CUBAN FACTION AROUSED.
VETERANS ASSOCIATION PROTESTS
AGAINST RIVERA'S REMOVAL
Its Members Urged Not TO Accept once
Under Our Military Government-some
Have Declined-Henvy Winds Prevail
Over Cuba and Steamers Are Delayed.

Its Members Urged Not to Accept once
Under Our Military Government-Some
Have Declined-Heavy Winds Prevail
over Cuba and Steamers Are Delayed.
Special Gable Ds,pdtch I. ran suS.
HAVANA. Oct 2S.-The dismissal OF Gen. Rus
Rivera, tbs Civil Governor Of the city and
province OF Havana. has stirred up the revolu-
tionary elements to q high state OF excitement
Secretary OF State Capote Is held resron sibe
for the trouble and is bitterly attacked by the
revolutionary press.
Senior Rivera is still occupying tho Governors
Office. He says he has neither resigned nor
received notification Of his dismissal
The Cuban Veterans Association Ia taking
advantage OF the row to renew the agitation
against the Government. Their Newspaper
organ. FL Cubdno. attacks everything Ameri-
can and makes vicious attack on Secretary
Capote.
Gen. Lacret has already refused the Office OF
Inspector OF Jails and Prisons offered to him
by Secretary Capote. Gems. Maya Rodriguez
and Juan Suarez iii also refuse to accs ut men,
bcrship in the Board Of Inspection. 1t Is also
said that Gen. Bartolome Maso and former In
spector- General RolofT OF the Cuban army. who
were asked to become respectively Admins
traitor and Treasurer OF Manzanillo and
Remedies, have declined the appoint m snts.
The places were offered to them by Secretary
Capote. but not by Gov.-Gen. Brooke.
They had accepted and Gen. Brooke had prob
ably signed the appointments.
Their refusal Is believed to be the result OF
the agitation by the Veterans Association to
prevail upon all members Of the organization
TO refuse Offices from what they call the inter-
venlng government. Gen. Callazo. the editor
Of Ell Cubano will introduce resolution to
this effect at the next meeting Of the associa-
ton. In Guanabacoa some OF the chiefs OF the
Rural Guard resigned as a protest and urged
IN ir com rades to do likewise.
,'ajor Castellanos. a notorious anti Amer
'c,n. tried to start n dem onstration against the
Americans at Regla to- night. The police pro-
hibited the meeting. Castellanos now talks Of
taking to the woods again and carrying on u
guerrilla warfare.
All this may seem exciting. but It Is really
nothing more than tenn pest In teapot. The
sensible. substantial elements fake no stock in
the agitation. and the rank and file are not
much disturbed. The excitement will prob
ably all blow over in a few DAYS.
Heavy winds are still prevailing all over
Cuba No mail has arrived here since Wednes-
day. The regular Plant liner laid up at Key
West last night.
An estimate OF the census returns so far
received shows that Havana has a population
OF 224.000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
C1p1URED Two INCONSISTENCIES.
Revenue Onicers Have an Exciting Hunt In
Pennsylvania-KingB Bill Escapes Again.

Revenue Objects Have an Exciting Hunt In
Pennsylvania-KingB Bill Escapes Again.
ALTOONA. Pa. Oct. 2S.-A posse OF revenue
officers. headed by Harshal Frank Campbell
OF Fayette county. raided q moonshine distil-
lery In Somerset county to-day and. after q
fight. captured two moonshincrs. The of
icers entered the region ~ night and reached
an Illicit still about sunrise. While they
were engaged in destroying the appa ratus and
a large quantity OF whiskey. three noon
sinners. headed by King Bill Pitts. walked
up tho mountain. The officers opened fro.
which was returned by the outlaws Henry
PrittS and John Vey were captured in a rush
OF the officers. but King Bill fought desperately
and though wounded twice managed to
escape
Bill for whom reward Of $1,000 has hnnn
offered. appears to bear r charmed lie This
10 said to be the fifteenth encounter with OIL
cerI In which he has escaped II" is giant in
stature and OF great personal courage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
BRoCGHr IN YAoUI PRISONERS.
Visual Proof That the Mexicans Arc Not
MassRoring Their Captives.


AUSTIN. Tex Oct. PA despatch from
Ortiz. State OF Sonora. Mexico. says that
squad OF Mexican cavalry has ar
rived there having in charge party
OF about thirty Yaqui Indian prisoners. who
were captured near Sahuarpa few days ago.
These prisoners are being taken to Guaymas
where they will be confined. The fact that
these prisoners are alive PR YES the untruth OF
the report that has been current that all In
dian prisoners captured up to this time had
been shot. 1t is known. however. that a num-
Der OF prisoners have met their death at the
hands Of the soldiers. but it is said that they
wero attempting to escape whom shot.
1t is learned from these recent arrivals from
the Indian country that the expected general
engagement between the troops and Indians
has not yet taken place. Tho Yaquis have
moved their camp to the mountains some dis
tance northeast OF Sahuaripa. They are in
much stronger position than was occupied BY
them before the change OF rendezvous was
made. The Mexican troops are inactive and
there is no prospect Of an aggressive move
being made by them for several days. tits
thought that Gen. Torres is waiting for reen-
iorcements to arrive from Mazatlan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
YALE MAN A"pEEPING TOM"
INSTRUCTOR II. ID. CHASE ARRESTED
ON SEvhRAL COMPLAINTS.

Caught In = Back Yard by n Policeman
Detailed TO Find tho Objectionable Man
He Confesses His Guilt and Says He Has
Been Engaged in 1t for Four Yenrs.
New HAVEN Conn. Oct. 28-Frank II. ID.
Chase. Phi. D.. a tutor in the English depart
ment at Yale University. was arrested last
night In this city on a charge OF trespass
Chase has !" Pecplng Tom" mania and num-
erous complaints made to the police led to his
arrest No less than eight counts OF trespass
are lodged against him. Chase admits his
guilt and explained to the police sergeant be-
fore whom he was examined that 1t was habit
that had grown upon him. He said that con-
slant study had aggravated insomnia. TO
relieve this he often took walks at night
before he retired. Chase says that he was
attracted by lights In windows and often
peered in through the shutters. This pecping
business fascinated him and the mania has
been increasing on him for four years.
Chase boards at . University place. which is
within a few blocks Of whore numerous COM
plants have been handed in to the police Of a
'Peeping Tom" Sergt Dunn and patrolman
Lathrop were detailed on the case a week ago.
They watched the neighborhood closely at
night and wore citizens clothing. On Wednes-
day night Sergt. Dunn followed man he was
suspicious OF and finally accosted him. The
officer asked the man his name and address.
He said that his name was Twitchell ana that
he lived In Park street.
From the mans actions the Sergea ant was
Satisfied that he had the right man Not
having sufficient evidence aga Inst the man to
arrest him he got good look at him and let
him go. 70 make the supposed pepper believe
that he was not in the grip OF detective plot
the officer explained that he thought he was
talking TO an old friend.
On Friday night in The same place the Ser
Reant saw Chaae again. He entered the yard
OF George Goehel. 236 Edgewoo avenue. Ac-
yard about twenty minutes. Finally the Ser
geant stepped inside the gate IN placed Chase
unhcr arrest. Chase maize feeble attempt TO
explain why he was in 1.-THE yard. Finally the
Vow. you needn't tell anything unless you
want to. but | have been watching you for a
long tim, time; how long have you been doing
Chase hung his head. and said: Almost
Chase admitted that he had once been pur-
sued by man who caught him in the act Of
ago OF Popping Tom" Mrs. Smith Of ~
description OF Chase look into her windows on
several nights: One nitht NJ Smith was
bottle and flew out OF the door after the man.
The peeper got away.
Chase was not in court to-day: Early this
nished by Harry d. Ferris o.. l1s York street.
In court he was represented by Attorney Isaac
Wolfe. and the case was continued until
Nov. 4. DR. Chase Is we'll known here. He was
Of the class Of ~. After he was graduated he
became an instructor in the Episcopal Acad-
envy at Cheshire. Conn Some time ago he was
ENGAGED as an i rs English BY the Yale
Hayerhill Mass
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-These naval orders
have been issued:
Lent. r. r. BOlkuAp. promoted to Ranger
Acting Boatswa n !. ]. Cooper. to command. tug
Choctaw Immediately as additional duty.
Lieut.. q. MorH n, from Navy Yard. Washington to
home aud lck laAv for three months.
RIA, A I'm raj b. j. Cromwell. detached a. Com
orders.
Lieut. G. F. Hughes to home and ait orders.
Opt. G. c. eitsr from naval war college and to
command the Philadelphia
Liout W. W. White from Navy Yard Washington,
and TO Bureau OF steam Engineering.
Ensign A. MncA thur, from the hAchias to the
SolAce for passage to Asiatic station Ensign o. u.
Duncan from the Texas to Ihe Sofa for passage to
Asiatic station; Ensign II. p Perrill, from New
York and o the Sollce TO passage to AsRtC station.
Assis ant Surgeon r. Spear, from New York to
homo and sick leave two months.
Capt. &C. White from command OF the PhilAdel-
phiA to homo and wait orders.
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Army Orders.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-These Army orders
have beer issued:

WARRINGTON. Oct. 2s,-These Army orders
have been issued:
Second Lieut.. Augustus II. Bishop. Company L.
and second Lieut.. Ll.wsllyn W. oliver. Company X,
Second Infantry. exchange companies.
An Army Retiring hoard to consist Of Brig Gen
Robert n. Hall Col. Edward d. WI liston. Sixth Ar
tllery: Lient. @ l. W Am B. McCaskey, Twentie h
Infantry, Major william II. Corbusier, surgeon
Major VILLA II p. Vose Sixth Artillery; Major John
B Ridma,. Twentisth lnfantry; Major william D.
geon; Major Frank r. Ksefer. surgeon. and Capt
Charles g. MoodN ard. Sixth Artillery. recorder. to
Capt wilds p. Richardson. Eighth Infantry. to his
company at Fort SnellinH.
Capt. Aaron D. Bright. Forty.eiGhth Infantry. re-
Gently Apo. nted to Join mis- own regtme"t.
Second Lieut.. George rity. Twenty-ai1th In
fAmtry, recently Aupo nted 20 Join his regiment.
Second Lieu RichA d NJ. Corwine. Thirty. first
Infantry, to JON his reg Inent.
First Lieut.. George II. Lee Thirth ninth Infantry,
recently appointed. TO New York for duty with tie
Forty.seventh Infantry, until ita ARRIVAL in the
Philippine Islands. where he will Join his own
Capt William Crozier. Ordnance Department from
this city Sew Yotk city and thence the transport
Meade to Manila special ordnance officer Of troops
In the held.
TO San Francisco.
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GIN. sHAFTER DENIES 1T.
Members of the Forty-si1th Infantry Did
Not Beg for Food at Ogden.


Not Beg for Food at Ogden.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-Gen. Skater has tel
egraphed the War Department = statement
replying to the reports that the Forty sixth
Infantry had begged food while on the way
from South birmingham. Mass. to San Fran
cisco. He says:
Have had thorough Investigation by Col.
Maus in reference to complaints Of mbers
Forty-s Volunteers. which arrived on Fri
day, begging at Ogden and complaining OF
food. Commanding officers Of each section
say this 10 untrue: that men were not per-
mlttsd to stragge from train. Possible. OF
course, that some mon may have escaped the
Colonel states that he started with ten days
travel rations complete. with car for hot coffee
on each section: that no was eleven DAYS in
reaching here. delay for which troops
were not responsible. In r-snonsr 20 his te!s-
gram I sent him On the 25th two days rntions
BY express. Col Schuyler declares thar sensa-
tional reports as to his reGim ent are false ; says
hayed They presented an unususiiy fine
appearance in marching to-day. I observed
them carefully. only distant a few feet as they
marched past. SKATER. Major General"
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Three Brak omen Injured.

A freight train which was being drilled In the
LehIGh Valley Railroad yards at Chapel avenue.
Jersey City. about 2 A. NJ. yesterday. was
back cd against a stationary train with great
force and three braksmen were injured Con-
rad Kimble. d years old. Of 3 Arlington ter
race. who was standing ready to couple the
cars. was crushed between the bumpers and it
il thought that some Of hlR ribs are broken.
He was removed to st. Francis HoSpita. The
other two John W. Weston, 2S yeara old. and
William Hophoch. aged "a. both OF Easton Pa.
were thrown from the tor Of car and badly
cut and bruised. After hoing attended by a
physician they were sent to their homes In
mt
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Forty.seveuth Regiment Ordered to This
City TO Embark for Manila.

WASHINGTON. Oct 2S.-Orders for the move
msnt OF the Forty-seventh volunteers from
Camp Meade v ore taleeranh.d to-day to the
Commanding Ge. era Department OF tn" East.
The regiment is to proceed FULLY armed and
equipped. with 200 rounds OF ammunition per
man and proper tentaga, by rail to New York
city for EN- bark alton on the transport Thomas.
Nov. 4. for the Philippine Isla Prior to de-
rarture from station the regiment W III be s, b;
suspects left behind. and measures will be
taken to insure u satisfactory sanitary condi-
ti0n OF railroad cars before the troops are em-
barked therein.
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man who was drinking yesterday after
noon In McInnsSss saloon. "a Montgomery
street. Jersey City. suddenly rseled. fell over
against another man and sank TO the floor
dead. The body was removed to Speers
morgue; Amin hershp car in Brioklayers'
Vert written on 1t was found In his pookss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
Rejected as Blind, Not as a Mormon.

Mrs Emily Bevan. an English woman. and
her ten. year-old son. who arrived here week
ago from Glasgow on the Anchor Line steam
ship Furnessia. with batch OF women COLI
yesterday on the same ship By the I'm m iRration
Commissioners on the ground that the woman
wa nearly blind and therefore likely to be-
coma a public charge. She had 500 and
bond was offered that abe would not become
public charge but 1t was rejected; and she ap-
pealed to Washington in vain. Thirty other
mormon women were admitted.
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81, 700 Stolen from a soldiers Home.

MARION Ind, Oct, 2S.-The report that q
sum Of money Is missing from the treasurer's
m Q at the Soldiers Home here has caused
much excitement among tho officials OF that
Institution, On each pension day Mt tho Homo
about ) 10000 Is paid out among the veterans.
ne amount stolen. $l.710. was taken from
DAY, about month ago He 10 held reSpon-
good he loss
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Bro o. IN.

Rudolph Altheus. as years old. took dose of
poison last evening at his ONE, 40 Gates avenue
where he kept small candy store. lie has wife
and two children. His wife att 'nded tho store
lately while he searched in vain Tor work o. drug
clerk. His condition last night was critical.
A large two-horse van belonging to the Sterling
Piano Company was wrecked on Atlantic avenue
with a trolley car. The van was loaded with plan -.
whic were much damaged. The driver of the van
AVS that he did hear the cars bell until Too l.e