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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
ALASKA LGREHMEyr DELAYED.
Mr.. Reginald Tower Refers Some Unimpor-
tant Changes to London for Approval.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Much disappoint-
m rent was felt at the State Department to-day
when 1t was learned that Mr.. Reginald Tower.
the Charge d Affares OF Great Britain at Wash
iugton. had cabled to the London Foreign Or
fee for its approval o, the unim oortant
changes In tho Alaska boundary agreement
suggested by Secretary Hay. The Department
officials expressed the fear that with tho
sign Oflce authorities might not be able to
give attention to the agreement for some time.
from London saying that the Foreign Office
wou d consent to the changes. When Mr.. Tower
receives permission to commit Great Britain
to the provisional boundary the perfection of
the agreement wi be a matter, OF a few hours
only. No change has been made In the line al
ready described In THE Sun. 1t has been
practically decided that tho agreement shaI
take the form OF an exchange OF notes instead
OF the preparation OF OF formal document to
which the representatives OF Great Britain and
the United States must attach their signatures
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 These naval orders
have been issued:
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. d. Wilson. from duty
on the SOlne.
Naval Cadet l.. = shHplcy, from duty watch and
division officer the New Orleans aud TO Contiuue
on board that vessel !, junior officer
lander q. block, NIGER, to duty III connection
with naval recruiting rendezvous. chicago.
| ieut. r. Is. lpham, from the olympia, proceed
home and wait orders,
Ensign William r. Scott sick leave granted for
four iuun h from Nov, |,
Lieut.. Il r. Hall TO the Navy Yard at Washington.
oct -, Tor ordnance instruction, instead OF tine
New York yard.
Assistant Naval Constructor H. r. Robinson, to
additional dutl at works OF the Neahe and Levy
shphuld NJ Conn anv. PIT ladCphiA
lhrUt. H. W. Jones from tlir Naval Academy tN tn"
Washington Navy Yard for orduanc' instruction.
oct q.
Naval Cadet J. L. Clement. Jr from the New York
to tho New O"leans; Naval Cadet II. f. locE"y, from
the Now Orleans 10 the New York.
Cvil Engineer H. II. SrAnfurd. to tho Asatic station
on the SolArr for drty al Manila.
Lieut.. - Arnold, To duty as inspector OF IN tchin-
cry AT Wolf Yewicker Iron Works. Portland, Ore.
NOV. 1.
Naval Cadet Schreihrr's rosi Enaton Is accepted.
Lieutenant Commander va. Harnun. from the
Cugpa tho AsatC station, 10 the hospii al Yoke.
hama for treatment.
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WOMAN WHO SHOT sIEBERT.
Mrs. O'DonnelI Says on Her Trial That 1t
was In Self-Defepco.

The trial Of Mrs. Mary II. r. o'Donnell OF
Bedford village. Westchester county. who on
Aug. 1 shot and wounded Julius O. Siebert
President OF the Westchester Land Company.
at his office. 146 Rsnde street. after a quarrel
about money matters, was begun yesterday
before Judge Cowing in Part Nv. OF General
Sessions. The com planning witness was not
anxious to testify against the woman and there
have been several adiournments OF the case
In an effort to secure his attendance.
Yesterday Siehert told how Mrs O'Donnell
called on him with LAWYER on the morning Of
Aug. II and made demand for $1,000. which
she had previously given him. After some dis
cussion Mrs. O'Donnell and the LAWYER left In
short time Mrs. ODonnell returned. saying
she had forgotten her umbrella, and with Mr.
Ss,ebert entered hi, private office to look Tor T.
While In the Office Mrs O'Donnell shot Sebert.
On cross examination by Mr.. Howe Siebert
admitted that he had lived under an assumed
aiming the prosecutions witnesses that Mrs
O'Donnell had been assaulted In Sieberts OF.
flee. and that her face was bruised and marked
when arrested.
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Army Orders.

have been issued:
Acting Assistant Surgeon Even p, Howell, now in
San Francisco. 10 Ph 'lrliue Islands.
Acting Assistant surgeon Albert H. MaCbo h, fr m
Bu'ilO ~ san Francisco.
First Lieut.. WnGrl 4. Ovcrton. Seventh Artillery.
to this city.
First Lieut., John c. McArthur, Third Infantry. to
Fort Wool. New York HARLOW.
Second Lieut. Chiffon >. nney. Thirteenth InfAn.
try, from Fort Woo, New York ilarhor, 10 Depart
memt Of California,
First Lieut., Charles &. Todd, Twentieth Infantry,
to Fort Sam Houston. TCN.
The retirement from active service Of Brig. Gen.
Il val I. Frank is announ, ol.
Brig ten. Guy V. Henry, now awaiting orders in
New YorE city. il RssI-ned to the command ~ the
department Of the Missouri. he ld1uarters at Omaha
The order to Iieut Col. william A. Jones.
Corps Of Engineers to proceed 10 New York city and
report to Commanding General Department Of the
East for duty, is revoked.
Caut. X, hard II. Savage, Twentvseyenth Infantry,
having been found ty board OF officers physically
uhht for the military service is honorGDly dis
charged.
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Stage Manager stratton Held for Larceny.

Thomas Stratton. stage manager OF the
Dairy Farm" company. now playing at tho
Fourteenth Street Theatre. was hold In 81 900
bail in the Jefferson Market Police Court yes
terday for trial on a charge OF grand larceny.
The complainant was Ina Cloa CHAN, an actress.
who accused Stratton OF having dispossd OF
seventeen stage uniforms, valued at $50, which
were her property Stratton. whose name off
the stage Ia Thomas F. Seymour. denied the
with the com plainant as manager OF o travel
ling company The uniforms had been their
common property, he said. Miss Coughan
then produced a receipt indicating that she
had paid $50 to Stratton for the uniforms.
Stratton was bailed out.
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Appellate Division supreme Court . Motions.
orders-Nos y. ~ -. -, 10 -; 10 u, lS 81 ~
supreme, court-Spocal Term-,,Part Mo.
murrcrs-Nos. l3O ll2s Preferred causes Nos.
and factNos 3255, 3545. $500, 1900 1901. 1907.
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part v.-Clear Gases from part ". Part vi. Case
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
" bad AS LIQUOR HABIT"
Druggist Says of Coffee Drinking.

Drinking coffee at restaurants more or less
for several years. 1 was finally forced to the
conclusion that it was the cause of my dyspcp-
STA. with the hungry feeling was continually
annoyed with. 1t caused me not only distress
but serious Inconvenience. am satisfied that
the coffee drinking habit i, as truly perncOus
habit as the drinking Oi liquor II made me
exceedingly nervous and Interfcred with my
business. where n steady hand is a necessity.
My experience with Postum Food Coffee
teaches that it is truly n blessing. and to be
highly recommended. My own great improve
mcnt has given me interest in the preparation.
Mr. Frank Terrey. cyclist ut Glib Nncennes
Ave, left off coffee and drank only Postum
during his training ior the races and was
greatly benefited by the change. c. X, Pater-
son. another cyclist. used Postum in place OF
coffee, and says it gives strength and viGor
where coffee causes a feeling of heaviness"
Edgar &. Coates. 81 Van Buren, st.. Chicago.
LlI.-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

WASHINGTON oct, l".-Wm. Il. Day OF Cam
ton. Ohio. who was Secretary OF State for
short time during the present admins stration,
later head Of the American Commission sent
to Paris to ncGO'iai" n treaty Of peace with
Spain. and is now Federal Judge. has been
asked 10y tn" Government Of Iayti to act nS
sole arbitrator in the claim 81 Metzgar an
American citizen, against that government.
The request "aue - Judge bay without SOL
icitation. and il remarkable IN tina: he il called
upon to decide rctween q citizen ~ his own
country and The government 81 a foreign cOun-
try. Judge Day has accepted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Mccarthy Gets tho Contract for State
Printing.

ALBANY. Oct. l9,-Some months ago bids
were opened to do the State executive printing
for two years from October. 1898. Tho con-
tract was awarded to John A. Mccarthy Of the
ANnnv Press and kHjrkPrbocher. Other bid
ings to act it aside. The question has hung
fire for several weeks until to-day. when II
was announced that all opposition to the
been withdrawn. The State officials who
authorized the award announced to-day that
executed
The Wynkoop Hal lenbeck Crawford Company
OF New York city has been doing the State
ESTABLISHED a large plant here for that purpose.
where they have also heen doing good por-
tlon Of thSir commercial work
Mr.. Mccarthy has subet his contract to
James u. Lyon 81 this rty. MIR, Lyon was the
Legislative printer under the las, democratic
administration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Deranxed Belgian ofioial Going Home

Joseph Wijingaard. an official Of the Belgian
Government Department OF Railways. who for
some time has been in this country studying
railroad methods. became deranged about
three weeks ago while in PittsburR, and was
taken to q private sanitarium In that city for
treatment. Last Monday his physician decided
that he had improved su efficiently to permit Of
his removal and on Wednesday. he came TO
New York. accom- panied by his friend. G. A.
Lockmiller, OF lib West Washington place.
this city, Mr.. Wijingnard will sail for his
home in Belgum in a few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

ALBANY. Oct l9-The Mothers Assembly ot
tho State Of New York was Incorporated to-day
by the Secretary OF state Tho principal office
is in Albany 1t is pTopo sed to hiring tho moth
ers OF the state together in con ference forpro-
noting the hest interests OF the homo nni tho
Improvement and aiming OF children and the
Advancement OF moral and social conditions OF
the commonwealth, The directors are Mrs
Emile D. Martin OF New York rity. Mrs. Fan
ME }. Bailey and Mrs. Mary Grinnell Mears Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
oneers of the stnte Moth.r., Annexation

ALBANY. n. Y. Oct. 19.-The New York State
Association OF Mothers to-day elected the
following officers: President. Mrs. Mary Grin
nell Mears o. Albany FIRST vice, presi dent
President, Mrs. Mary Stone Gregory of Utica:
Auditor. Mrs. N. G. Coon OF OsweRo Recording
Secretary Mrs. Almon Hensey OF New York
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs F. A. Chase OF
Syracuse: Treasurer. Mrs. Fannie ]. Bailey Of
Albany
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Reardou Didn't Murder His Wife.

Michael J. Reardon. who said he was real
estate agent Of Derby. Conn. walked into the
Detective Bureau at Police Headquarters yes
terday and said that he wanted to surrender
himself for the murder OF his wife. He was
locked up and the police Of Derby were noti-
fled Last night a message was received from
Derby saying that Mrs. Reardon was alive and
well and that Reardon was not wanted there
by the police. He will be sent to Bellevue to
be examined as to his sanity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
7TRRETS FOR BATrLEyIIIPS.
Naval Board Decides to Test Those on tho
Kenrsarge Before Adopting Them.

WAsHTNGToN. Oct 10 Tho Naval Board on
Construction at its meeting to-day decided to
recommend to tho Secretary OF the Navy that
tho Newport News ShipbuiIdinG and Drydock
Company be requested to put the superb posed
turrets of the hattleshir kearsarge in working
order m M ediatsiy. without waiting to COM
plete the v-sse. in order that this style OF tur-
ret might lie tested to enable the board to de-
eide whetherit is practicable, Tho board Ia
divided on the question OF putting superim-
posed or two-storicd turretS on the three
attleships last authorized and desires to find
out how those on tho kearslrgn work before
putting such turrets on or emitting them from
the designs for the other hattrshipS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Lieut.. GnI,,. GnIInnt Nct Rrcocnlrsd.

WAsHVGToS, Oct, l".-lieut. uunior grado)
]. W, ellis has been assigned to the command
% the torpedo boat Porter in recognition OF q
gallant exploit during the war with Spain,
Lieut.. Gillls was attached TO the Porter on
Santiago One morning he saw big torpedo
with ITS war head ON movu. ont toward tho
American tloet II Was presumably u spanish
torpedo. Lieut.. q lis jumped overheard. and
throwing one hand over ia" death -deAlinG pro.
l"ctile, uuscr"wed The war head with the other.
thus rendering ithalmless.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
American Arrested in N.gasahi.

VANCOUVER. b. O.. Oct. ia. NJ. Kent Jr..
alias Mannering. a young man Of jamestown.
N. Y. 10 In Jail at Nagasaki. Japan. He is
charged with obtaining from the Union Trust
Company Of jamestown $4,000 In currency
by means OF notes on which the endorsemen
were forged He left jamestown with young
woman Of ~. deserving his wife. Kent will be
taken to New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
MARRIED BY 4 MAGISTRATE.
DIR. stelfel and Miss LewinG Could Not
Agree ON a Minister.

DIT. SteITeI ana Mics Lowing Could Not
Agree ON a Minister.
Dr. benjamin W. Steifsl NJ 1877 East Seventy
third street. and Miss Adele Lowing OF 4 West
Seventeenth street. were married by Magis-
trate Brann in the Harlem police court yester-
day. The bride is a pianist and composer and
was graduated at the Leipsic Conservatory OF
Music. She was n pupil OF Lsscheti2ky in
Vienna and gave rccitalS in the principal cities
OF this country. DR.. SteifP first met her in
Germany eight years ago. He is a Hebrew aud
she is a Protestant and each was reluctant to be
married by the m mister OF the others religion.
SO they effected compromise by getting the
hagstrats to perform the ceremony. DIR.
George ". Jarmin acted as hest man. Otto A.
Sttiiel. n cousin. gave the bride away
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S.-The Supervising
Surgeon General OF tho Marine Hospital Service
received this cablegram to- day:
RIO De JASERIO. Oct. lS-PlaRue Is now
present Ia Santos There have been ak cases.
There have been two deaths. Autopsy con-
firms diagnosis. Isolaton is possible.
w. HANELBURG. Sanitary lnBpector."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Gen. Miles. Daughter Engaged.

WASHINGTON Oct. 19.-The engagement Is
announced OF Miss Cecilia Sherman Miles.
only daughter OF Gen. and Mrs. Nelson A.
S. A.. Lieutenant Colonel Of Volunteers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

John ]. McGinns. proprietor OF the World
Hotel at 40 Park Row. was arrested yester-
dny by Richard Mccain, ono OF Election SUI
perintendent HcCullaGhs deputies. for refus-
ing to give a list Of the boarders at His hotel
He was held in $1,000 bail for examination
tn-lnN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
Janitor Kills Himself,

Charles F, Berjew, ianitor OF the house at III
Houston street. committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself in the head with a 81 cal
heavily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
YOUNG MIsSION1RIEs FOR INDIA.
Bishop Thoburn OF tho Methodist Episcopal
Church Selects Six Who Sail To-day.

Church selects Six Who Sail To-Day.
The Rev DR.. ]. NJ. Thoburn. Methodist
Episcopal Missionary Bishop OF India and
Malaysia. is now making his annual visit to
this country. Among the official duties he
has to discharge while here Is that OF secur-
ing additional missionary laborers for tho
His purpose now is to send twelve young
men Immediately to India who are willing to
pursue a fOur-years' probationary course OF
study OF the native languages preparatory to
becoming, permansnt, missionaries there.
During this period Of probation they must
agree not to marry Their salary during that
time is not to exceed $500 a year. The
missionary society pays all travelling ex-
penses from this country to Bombay. India
Six successful candidates will sail for Bonn bay
tomorrow on the steamer Anconn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

WASHINGTON. Dot. 19-In conformity with
arrangements made by the Ohio State Cam
paign Com mittee. Postma ster- General Smith
will leave Washington on Sunday for tour Of
four days. He will speak frat at Athens on
Monday night then at Springfield. Norwalk
and Steubenvlo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
To Time Each Mile Made by the Empire
State Express,

The New York Central Railroad is going to
time every mile made by the Empire State ex-
press on Monday or Wednesday night. depend
Ing on the weather. The records will be ex-
hbited at the Paris Exposition next year. J..
H. Conger OF Irvington will sit In the cab OF
the LOGON olive and time the miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

While Antonella Morapo. 3 years old, OF 278
Mott street. was playing in the street near her
homo yesterday afternoon she was knocked
down and run over by a truck driven By Louis
Harris OF 1909 Third avenue She was in stant-
~ killed. Harris was locked W in the Eliza
beth street station on charge OF homicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

Noise does net win battles but johnson . Digestive
Tablets cure dySpepSiA.-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

Court of Appeals Calendar.
ALBANY. OCT. lg.-Court of Appeals calendar for
Friday Oct 2oi Nos $40. $50. 100. 1874. s9b. 90.
and ~.
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to-day:
Inc whole course OF Gov LoWndes has been
"conslder government on the plane OF good
-o'eFhment; that Ia. to correct all the glazing
1'".'ca evils Tor which the Independe nts con-
euued ainly until. under the leadership OF
,'o'u Lowndes, they wero accomplished. No
H',mlhded man can read the modest. plain,
"aEhtiorWard and truthful statements OF
Wv Lo"ndes without being impressed with
"s eaFhsstness and honesty. He exaGRerates
I''"'hg His whole course seems to have been
~ accord with what was considered necessary
p'ne independent elements. both Republic
Sus ana Democrats. to insure good govern
,en'' The only trouble he has experienced in
"sown party is on this account
ne force OF his position has compelled even
"e d'Scontented elements OF his party to bow
W 'he saRarty Of his leadership. and he is en-
"'ed' above all, to tho continued confidence
GU sul support Of every lover OF good government.
p"'utd the independent voters refuse to sup
WV MN Tor reelection they need not expect to
'''e another non partisan al niStration at
IInapoHs during the next generation. for
'Serunn ot Gov. Lowndes under these cir
instances would be equivalent to a declara-
''n mat there is no reward for political virtue.
aHu mat the honest and faithful discharge OF
1o.'c uuty Is entitled to no recognition.
T." 2'ner words, 1t would discourage all further
nj rnients in tho executive office and put a
r S on nartisanshi p and the spoils princi-
wiz thu US administration, II the lust steward.
ks "aS saleGuhrded the public interests, is to
VIZ "b on III" same plane as the unjust steward
R,aonas SHqandered his substance and dis
Sesr,n,, n" higher office committed to his
,ri, ~" na;rm4n II the Republican State Com
S,nte IN IN" Hon. Thomas J, Shryock. who Ia
Strr,,l 'rTSnF"r under Gov Iowndes. Gen.
ks,, PcN, "a IN" management OF this ca pagn,
UntaFs Sn"aliN support Of Gov. I.owndes and OF
khrvon.H , , senator Louis T.. McComas. Gen.
aieta, Was ~ magnificent share, and he pre-
NN'so mat Gov, LoWudes would certainly be
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-03
Hester,s Cotton Statement

New Orleans November 2-Secretary
Testers New Orleans cotton exchange
statement, issued today, covers the month
ly movement to October 81.
Compared with last year, the month is
behind in round figures $4,000 bales, be-
hind year before last $4,000 and behind
1896 by 172 900.
The total for October was 1,739, Asst bales
against 2,2SS,1 41 last year 1881, 1897 year be-
fore last and 1911 ,416 for tine same time in
1896.
The movement from the 1st of September
ITO October 81 shows receipts ait all United
States delivery ports to be 1916,3S5 bales
against 2,414060 last year, 2,19461S year be-
fore last and 1881, 450 for THE same time in
1896; net overland movement by railroads
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers, 299 430 bales against 49,, 794 last year,
221 ,61S year before last and 242,9G6 for tine
same time in 1896: southern mill takdngs,
exclusive of quantity consumed at southern
outports, 1853, 1853 bales against 245.46S last
year 227, 677 year before last and 203677 for
the same time lin 1896; and interior stocks,
in excess of those held ait the commence
ment of THE season, 356,491 bales against
996,174 last year, 81, 423 year before last and
314 ,755 for THE same time in 1896; these make
the total amount OF the cotton crop brought
into sight during the two months ending
October 81, 2S52,169 bales against 3,24S,4s1
last year. 1851 1886 year before last and 3d.
1872 S43 for the same time in 1896.
Northern spdnners took during October
35S, 79S bales against 244.925 last year and
291 1854 year before last, increasing their to-
tai for the two months to 461 500 against
81, 229 last year and 1852 the year before.
This makes their average weekly takings
thus far for the season $1,000 against 49, 403
last year and 50,S11 the year before.
Foreign exports for the first two months