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The sun., 1900-08-05
WONT SUPPORT BRYAN.
Gold Democrats Of Connecticut Decide 70
Have None OF His Money Ideas.

New HAVEN. Conn, Aug. 4.-That tho Gold
Democrats OF Connecticut intend to taKe
hand In the coming national campaign along
independent lines II certain conditions 'hey
insist upon are not compiled with by the silver
Democrats is apparent from an interview just
published from Attorney Seymour {. LOOMS.
former executive secretary OF the late doV'
LnAon b. Morris and one Of the leading Demo-
Gratis In New Haven. N was announced that
few days ago several prominent Gold Demo-
Gratis. like Col y. q. Osborn. editor OF the
N'n Hdren Register. paper that Is
against Bryan because OF the silver plank in the
Democratic platform. Senator George NJ. Gum
Of Milford the Hon Joel A. Sperry OF this city.
who was he Gold Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor four years ago in Connecticut. and Gen
h. T. Bradley OF this city. pronounced anti
silver man. had an Informal conference ana
discussed the future Of the Democratic party
In the State and what position they had best
take 10 state and national elections
1t was decided that the silver issue could not
be supported by them that Mr. Bryan ana Mr..
Stevenson are not representing true Demo-
cratic principles. and therefore are not entitled
To their votes. As to the State. different Ideas
were suggested. although tho general opinion
was that a fight on State issues. with sound
money candidate. or u platform of vital aues-
ton. with silver entirely eliminated, would Sc
cure the united Democratic vote. Mr.. LOOMS
said
Not only will the Gold Democrats refuse
TO support a silver man II he is nominated for
Governor, but they are not going to support
William J. Bryan In the National campaign.
The issue in this State should be made on con-
stitutional questions based on a majority vote.
without regard to National questions. Gold
Democrats and Silver Democrats should per-
init all their old differences to fall and unite
upon strong man for Governor He should
be nominated upon platform consistent with
the principles which ruled the party prior to
1903. third ticket should not be nominated
In the state"
The sun., 1900-08-05
HORSE POISONERS CAUGHT
THREE ARRESTS MADE IN THE CASE
LAST NIGHT.
One Of the Men Was Arrested on similar
Charge Three Years AEo-O orr OF New
Horse 10 One Of the Owners Police Say
That IS Horses Have Now Been Poisoned

That IS Horses Have Now Been fo'soneo'
The police of the Eldridge street station
made three arrests last night In connection
with the horse poisoning cases on the East SIDE
The men arrested were Max Greenfield, 81
years old. Of IS Rutgers street, Never Solomon.
- years old, of ~ orchard street, and Jacob
Goodwell, 81 years old, OF % Essex street. The
arrests were made on information furnished
by Bernard Terri. n produce dealer OF IL l,id-
low street. All Of the prisoners are wholesale
dealers In produce.
According Ia the stories told by the police
Of the kL!ridge street station. within few
months fifty-eight horses have been poisoned
on the lower East Side Of the city. in each
case the horse was owned by dealer In prod
ucc whose place Of business was In the VI
cinity of lmdow and Hester streets me
Produce Merchants Association claimed ,nh'
the poisoning was the work Of business rivals.
IL became SO prevalent that Fast Side livery
men refused 10 hire out horses TO Ludlow street
produce dealers.
The officers OF the Bergh society got to work
on the case and made several arrests but failed
10 get conv victions for the reason that witnesses
could not be found when the caseJ were called
Tor trial. Then for time the po'soners ceased
On July 20 Bernard Scheyer of IS Ludlow
steet notified the police that his horse had died
reported two more OF his horses dead. ON
the same day Bernard Terri OF ~ Ludlow street
reported that his horse had been poisoned.
Detectives Reagan and jackson Of the Eldridge
street station were detailed 10 work on the
case and last night the three men referred
to were arrested.
One Of the men. solomon, according 70 the
police, was arrested three years ago on charge
Of poisoning horses on the East Side but when
his case was called for trial none Of the wit
police to keep track OF the men under suspicion.
He finally accused man Of poisoning his horse
and told this man that 1t was his intention 10
cause his arrest. Their according to Terri's
story the accused man told him that new horse
would be purchased for him If he kept quiet.
Last nights arrests followed this declaration.
The sun., 1900-08-05
6O-62 West 23d ST
LLOYD j. SMITH INDICTED.
Charged With Shipping 100000 Bushels Of
Grain From Chicago Elevators Illegally.

CHICAGO, Aug six true bills were voted
by the Grand Jury to-day against Lloyd j.
Smith charging him with violation Of the stat
utes OF Illinois In shipping grain from the ele-
vators OF the Chicago Elevator Company with
out first cancelling the warehouse receipts
issued against It. Anticipating the result
Of the Grand Jury hearing. smith arranged
early this forenoon " give bonds to
Jail. H: b; Wiokersham, ex-rrestdent Of tho
tincoln Park Board. called upon Stats's 9 Attorney
Depeen before ths true bills were voted and
said bondsmen were ready q stand for Smith
the States Attorneys promise not to arres..
70 r promise s and % refsrsd Smiths agent 10 Sheriff
Magerstadt
Extraordinary secrecy has been observed
In the investigation Of the Smith cause. Each
true bill charges him with illegal shipment
OF grain. One Of them accuses him Of shipping
5000 bushels Of corn IN December. another
Of shipping 90 900 bushels OF corn In the same
MONTH, another Of shipping, 90 900 bushels OF
wheat In December and still another Of ship
ping rs 900 bushels Of wheat In January with,
out .oanoelllng the warehouse receipts held
bushels Of grain are said to have been shipped.
The sun., 1900-08-05
HANGED HIMSELF ~ PARISH PRISON.
Negro Concerned In the Recent Troubles IN
New Orleans Found Dead In His Cell. ExY

NEW ORLEANS La, Aug. John Willis,
one Of tn" negro prisoners confined in the Parish
prison In consequence Of the late riots, com
mitt'd suicide tonight by hanging himself
In his cell, Willis himself had nothing 10 do
with the Charles trouble but ha happened 10
be in the jackson House M the time Of the
riot and in attempting TO escape from IL was
SHOT in the back He was seu' to the Parish
c" with some of the negro de-pcradoes To act
uS stool pigeon, that is to report their con-
ver,ation In the hope Of securing evidence
against them as TO a general conspiracy
Whether he wns hanged by them or whether
his mind was unsettled by the riot and gave
way and he committed suicide while insane
l. impossible tO say.
The sun., 1900-08-05
PICTURE MACHINES TO 90.
No d ore Penny In the Slot Lewdness at C0ney
Works Of Art3 oh. No!

Deputy Chief Of Police P. H. Mclaughlin
OF Brooklyn notified Capt. Dennis Drlsco
Of the Coney Island station last night to close
mp the penny-lu-the-sot picture machines
rs they were filled with lewd pictures. Dur
ing the week several complaints have been
made about the machines. and the owner who
had been notified OF them carried a number
Of pictures 10 Police Headquarters to impress
Deputy Chief Mclaughlin with the idea that
they were not lewd. but were in reality works
Of art
There Is no art about them, said the D equity
Chief: they are very Objectionable
WE'LL" said the owner Of the picture ma
Chimes Anthony Comstock has seen them
and he finds no objection TO them"
Il don't care what Anthony Comstock thinks
OF them" said Deputy Chief Mclaughlin: Il
know they are lewd pictures and they must
20"
The sun., 1900-08-05
WANTED TO KILL HER WITH HIS KNIFE.
Ira wadeS Excuse for Not shooting at His wife
while Pursuing Her.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Aug. +.-Believ!ng that
his wife was untrue to him. Ira Wade armed
himself with knife and revolver and entered
the room where she was sitting this afternoon
Guessing his purpose. she dashed through tho
door and out on to the street. He followed.
Up the street she ran and into the wonan's
entrance OF the Central Hotel Bolting into
the first room, she found the key in the door
He then shot three times through tho heavy
door and was endeavoring TO batter II down
when q dozen men. who had witnessed the
seized him. though not before he had wounded
their leader fatally. Wade was then taken
TO 4 post In the middle Of tho town.. stripped
and badly beaten When the Sheriff arrived
the crowd dispersed and Wade was placed
in jail Tonight he said that he did not fire.
he wanted to kill her with the knife If possible.
The sun., 1900-08-05
STARTED UP THE RIVER AGAIN.
Aged Negro Sluatter's Cabin Blown Up by
Dynamite and He Moves On

LOUISVILLE. KY, Ang. 4-Unable to get
Jcrohoom Morris, IN old negro. to pay rent
for the cabin and small bit OF land which he
has held for the past ten years. Charles Carew.
the owner, took advantage Of Morris's alb
senCe to-day To blow up the cabin with dyna-
mite Morris was an old slave. and lived with
his old Muster near Brandenburg until the lat
t-r's death in 1890. Then he got into Il skiff
and came nv the river on a prospecting tour
Finding piece of land that suited his fancy.
he settled down u "A squatter and built him
self n little hut
This arrangement was satisfactory to the
then owners OF the land. but whom, a wear ago
tarew came INTO possession he demanded
that Morris pay rent. This the old negro
persist"ntlv refused tO do To settle the matter
once and for ALL Carcw employed dynamite.
This afternoon IN" old negro returned. saw
the wreck OF his home. got out his skif and
once more started up the river
The sun., 1900-08-05
THOSE CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
board Of Trade Dire sectors to ontr oi the IN ON
That May he Sent Out

CHICAGO, Aug 4-The vote to-day on the
amendment TO the rules which gives the Board
OF Trade directors power to regulate the send
ing out OF quotations was practically unani-
nous In its favor, there being only twenty
three votes against II, ont Of total Of 72a cast
While no official announcement has been made
ny to what limit will b. put on the sending our
of quotations, II Il conceded generally BY the
officials that they will be restricted to Ave
minute periods.
Continuous quotations will be sent out on
the tickers IN this city, hut no one will bn ner-
miited Ia, distribute thom IN the county es-
Any one detected In violating the rules will
be subject to suspension for the first offence
and expulsion for the second
The sun., 1900-08-05
WAITED FOR A DURGLARY.
Detectives Heard That broadway store was
to Be RObbed-Got One Man.

Detectives Sheehan and Glennon Of the West
Thirteth street station were told last night tn at
two men were going TO commit a burglary at
the store Of the Frederic Pearl and Diamond
Company at s05 Broadway. There is a lot Of
stage jewelry in the place and II Is said
that Frederic also handles raj diamonds
Sheehan and Glenn"n went acrc ~ the street
and hid in doorway. shortly after midnight
two men approacned the front door OF The
inwelry stOra md tried TO pick the lock Po-
lic"man trquhnrt chased them. Sheehan and
Gicnnon ran after the men and managed to
rank Adams, waiter from Boston. He had a
number OF piCkiocks.
The sun., 1900-08-05
Deaf Mutes Dance.

The Guild of Silent Workers. an organization
of deaf mutes, held festival at Fort Wendell
Park. Fort George, Yesterday. for the purpose
OF raising money to help rebuild the Gallaudet
Home on thr Hudson, More than 800 deaf
mltes and many Of heir children we're on the
grounds ard they had a good tine until late
used the m rry-go-rounds and the swing and
finally had a dance. The orchestra OF five
pieces PLAYED full programme Of wal,zes.
d'M n.utes danced Just rs II they could hear
the musin
The sun., 1900-08-05
BOXERS IN CHICAGO.
Two Preachers OF the koreshanity Creed
Driven From the Streets by q Mob.

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-The Rev" Charles Hay-
den and the Rev" Oscar Hillman, disciples
Of Koreshanity, were driven from the streets
of Hyde Park last night by shower of stale
eggs, thrown by citizens who objected 20 their
preachlng~. Several women participated in
the aralr. Both men were struck In a dozen
plaCe-. The police were notified and a wagon
load OF policemen went to the assistance of the
preachers. The Koreshanity creed teaches
that the world i huge cosmic shell surround
ing heavens. Ir4stead of living on the ont
side Of the globe. according TO this creed we
inhablt the interior Of sphere Teachers
of the kOreshanity creed are conducting a
series of open-air meetings all over the citv.
The sun., 1900-08-05
YOUNG GIRLS FOUyD UNCONSCIOUS.
Doctors az the j. Hood Wright Hospital Think
That Perhaps They Were DruRgcd.

Policeman Pickhardt OF the West i25,h street
station found two girls lying in the grass In
Morningside Park near Il2th street shortly be-
fore midnight last night. They were uucon-
scous and were removed in an ambulance TO the
j. HoodWright Hospital. There the doctors sue
ceeded in restoring them to consciousness Thsy
said they were Mary Monroe ls years old Of
lS3d street and Seventh avenue and NAV
Keenan, IS years old 212 West it2d street.
holc coma The doctors suggested that the girls
might have been druaged
The sun., 1900-08-05

August DeGan of i3s East Third .treet ard
ten Others entered the slloon OF Samuel Kemp
Ter az - Avenue last night and began to fight
k"mpler, thinking that they had raised tho dis
turbanc- 20 get u chance at his ,il nrst ordered
the men out. and when they assaulted him
drew pistol out OF the drawer and fired twice
shoulder and the other In the head. He was
taken TO Bellevue Hospital and map die Kemp
Ter was arrested.
The sun., 1900-08-05
TO WALK TO BALTIMORE.
Boys - Years Old Tramped North-Nust walk
Back, as Father wont Help Them.

Two boys. who said they were James F,nneran
and Grover c, Stages, both IA years old visited
Police Headquarters. Jersey City. yesterday
They said they had run away from Baltimore
aud were tired Of I ramping about the country
They asked to b. sent home. Finnpran said he
had no parents. Stages said his father lived at
1912 Barclay street. Chief Murphy telegraphed
10 Stages and received this reply:
Commit my son, Grover c. Sta9gs. to q re-
formatory, Kindly write me where he Is
placed. know nothing about Fnneran.
wv. y STAdGs"
Chief Murphy wired back that as the bov had
committed no crime he could not be held. A
hearty dinner was given the boys and they act
out to walk back TO Baltimore, Chief Murphy
being unable to helr them further.
The sun., 1900-08-05
POLICE HALT TROLLEY CARS.
Sing Sing system Tied Up Because Of Non.
payment OF Taxes.

SING SISo. n Y. Aug. 4-The police of Sing
Sing village stopped the trolley cars here to-
night because the railway company refused to
pay the village 81. 500 which 1t owes for taxes
for the past four yenrs The Board of Village
Trustees held an executive session on Monday
and decided that unless the trolley company
paid up by tonight they would levy on the
road for the amount due the village. They had
police stationed along the trolley tracks and
ordered the motormen TO run the cars 10 the
Main street line and stop. The order was
obeyed
This week was the busiest that the trolley
road had in the year. in consequence OF the
Sing Sing camp meeting. which has been held
grove outside the village The village authors
ties were under the impr '-son that rather than
lose this traffic the railroad would make an
eifort to pay ,s taxes The road has been run
by John ', Coriscroft re reiver, for the past
two years. 1t has never been success fnan-
Cialiy
The sun., 1900-08-05

Alone In the Rooms in Allen Street whsrs He
Had Been Visiting the Thonsses.

Aione In Inc Rooms In Allen street. where He
Had Been Visiting the Thonsses.
A man described a. william Thurston. a steam
beat icaptain. OF Ss South street. died yester-
day afternoon In furnished room house at 30A
Allen street Mrs. Francis. the housekeeper.
told the police that four weeks ago Q man
named John Thomas and his wife rented
rooms from her In the rear OF the first door.
Thomas said he was an ex-sailor and Q SAIL
maker. Yesterday morning Thomas intro
duced Thurston to Mrs. Francis az his brother,
About o'clock In the afternoon Thomas called
on Mrs. Francis and borrowed her beer can.
Shortly afterward he left the house.
A little later another OF the tenants wanted TO
borrow the can and Mrs. Francis knocked at
the door Of Thomass apartments. Receiving
10 reply she opened the door and found Thurs
ton lying on the couch seemingly asleen Mrs,
Thomas was away, As neither Mrs. Thomas
nor her husoan had returned last night up 10
10 O'Clock Mrs Francis called in number Of
persons and opened the door again. Then Il
was seen that Thurston was dead.
The sun., 1900-08-05
CALLED TO FIRE QUARTERS.
A Night Alarm Aboard the Kaiser wilhelm
der Crosse.

Since the big Hoboken fire the crews Of all
the North German Lloyd steamships have
been drilled as never before. Every day there
ls call to fire quarters aboard every vessel
Of the feet. There was one at $50 o'clock on
Friday night on tho Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
lying at the Cunard lins pier below 0anseyoort
Market. Some OF the ships officers say there
was really fire In a forward storeroom con-
by an electric light wire imperfectly in Insulated %
At the Office Of the line II was said that III ere
had been no fre-merey fire drill
Whether there was fre or not. every man
Of the ships company. including all the or
chestra. which was at practice, responded TO
tho call as II no were the only person who could
put out the blaze, Capt Engebart said 1t was
want to have their names printed say the fire
was put out In Ave minutes. The city fire de-
partment has no record OF the blaze II II was
blaze. There surely was a fire drn, and IL
was effective.
The sun., 1900-08-05

An Escort Of Fifteen Men Surprised and ID
feated by Filipino Insurgents.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE following cable
gram was received at the War Department this
afternoon from Gen. Macarthur.
MANILA, Aug. A-First Lieut.. Alstaetter.
Corps Of Engineers. United States Army. with
an escort Of fifteen men. was attacked Aug. 1
on the road between San Miguel do Mayuma
Nuzon) and San lsidro Uuzon) by an armed
band Of Insurgents. reported $50 strong. En-
tire party killed, wounded or captured.
"KDled-Troop II. Fourth Cavalry. Richard
Dichler.
-Wounded-Charles NJ. Newman. In arm. seri-
GUS; Walter Brewer, in arm. serious Company
A. Battalion Of Engineers. Edward Long. In
abdomen. serious.
Captured Lieut. Alstaetter; Company A,
Battalion Of Engineers Henry r, c. Renshaw;
Troop II. Fourth Cavalry. Arthur Bates, Charles
J. Fuchsinger. Edward j. Cromer George
Knaub, William ]. Gerrity, John Coughlin. Rob-
ert F. TAYLOR, Joseph T. Mealy.
Wounded sent to San lsidro with note from
Iacuna Maraimo. announcing that prisoners
would be well treated. MACARTHUR
The sun., 1900-08-05
Engineers' Club Has House warmlns.

The members Of the Engineers Club opened
their new home at i3s East Twenty sixth street
last night. The house Is near Lexing ton
avenue and Is a dwelling remodelled. Music.
the house warming pleasant one and at mid
night the iembers Of the club and their friends
sat down 10 banquet. The club was organ
lied on June 10 ann has a membership OF ls0
II lakes IN locomotive, marine and stationary
engineers, The officers are President, r. A.
iinins; \ice-Pre-iCent, A. Anderson; Treasurer
K. y. Smith. Secretary. j. W. Lane, Jr
The sun., 1900-08-05
President of Jersey City Bank Resigns.

Richard C. Washburn. President Of the IIud, on
County National Bank. Jersey city. Yesterday
sent in his resignation by mai from his summer
home near Sangcrties, y, Y The resignation
was accepted hut no one was chosen In Mr.
NaShburn.- rlace. The resignation was
prompted by Mr.. W shburn- lness. lie has
been sick With heart disease for near y a v.or
and his Musicians have told him that his only
hope Tor recovery lies in absolute rest His
d. MCIiill
The sun., 1900-08-05
Found Unconscious Beside the West Shore
Tracks.

NEwBuRGH Aug A.. Early this morning a
man was found alongside the tracks of the
West Shore Railroad and it is not known
whether II train struck him or he wa assaulted
and placed by the track. He Ia unconscious
about him to identify him IL a ladies' gold
watch with the initials M. f. B." and small
ring set with blue stones. lie Is at 81.
Lukes Hospital in a critical condition, tho in
jury evidently being about the head He Is
apparently 28 or 27 years old
The sun., 1900-08-05
GARDINER CASE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
Ills Decision About the District ATTORNEY EI-
prcted on Tuesday or "wednesday.

OYSTER BAY, J.. l., Aug The final report
on the charges against District Attorney Gardi-
ner was filed to-day with Gov Roosevelt by
Commissioner Wilcox. who was appointed
special commissioner to take testimony in tho
matter. What the purport Of these final papers
Is cannot be learned. Gov. Roosevelt de-
clined to-day TO discuss their contents
1t Is expected that he will announce his decision
on Tuesday or Nednesdav. lie said to-day
that now tor the first time he was In position to
take definite action on the Gardiner charges
The contlu luding papers fled to-day have Wad1
his ClIe clear. but there wns no l. at n, to what
his action might be in the matter
During tho day the Governor and his family
made a short excursion along tn, Sound and
lunched In the woods On Monday the Gov
ernor expecp TO 20 u New York Hud may visit
the National and Statn hrnduInrtern
The sun., 1900-08-05
HOTEL BOOKKEEPEh UNDER ARREST.
virtsi Accused Of Embexzling Sll 900 From
the Occidental. 4.


Samuel Kahn. the proprietor Of tho Ood-
dental Hotel at the corner Of Broome stroet
and the Bowery. caused the arrest last night
Of Joseph virtel. bis former bookkeeper. who
lives at 1877 West ilsth street. Kahn charged
virtsl with the embezzlement Of $1,000. 40
oordins to his story virtel had been employed
In the hotel for many years. going to work
there when Kahn's father managed the hotel.
He had been trusted and had handled large
sums Of money. Recently he complained Of
being III and at clock on the morning of July
he left the hotel. He did not return.
Accountants were put to work on his books
and according to Kahn found a deficiency OF
Ni,00 Kahn went to the bookkeepers home
and was informed by one Of Virtel's sons that
the .bookkseper had left the city and could not
be found. Then Kahn told young yirtel that
his father would not be prosecuted II he would
return and go to work and help to straishten
out his accounts. In this way Virtel was In
duced by his son 10 return TO town and when
he got home last night Detectives Summers
and Gilligan OF the Mulberry street station were
on hand and arrested him. When taken 10 the
police station he declared that all the money
he possessed was 800 which he had In his pocket
He will be arraigned In the Centre street police
court to-day.
The sun., 1900-08-05
SI.OOO,OoO FIRE ~ ASHLAND. WIS.
Property Was Chiefly Lumber NH, Saved BY
Csing Dynamite.

ST. PAUL. Aug. 4 Fire at Ashland. Wis. this
afternoon destroyed q 10000 worth Of prop
erty. $4,000 OF the loss being lumber belong
ing to the Hines Lumber Company Of Chicago
Two miles Of tramwav IN trestles and ware
hous, containing s2Oo,oOo worth e general
merchandise were burned. The mills were
saved by the use Of dynamite.
The sun., 1900-08-05
Has o., 900 to Bet on Mckinley,

Theodore Little, Republican whose head
quarters are the Seventh Assembly District Re-
publican Club, Fifty-third street and Second
avenue, BROOKLYN. says that he has d. 900 TO bet
on Mckinley in one sum or In amounts OF $50 or
more at odds Of 2 toi.
The sun., 1900-08-05
Robbed a Jewrlry store During a Circus
Parade.

NEVADA. No, Aug. twenty-five hundred
dolnrs' worth Of jcwelry was stolen from }.
", Talbot's jewelry store to-day while the pro-
prietor and clerks were witnessing q circus
parade sneak thief entered tha rear of the
store and took twenty-four diamonds, nine
gold watches and twelve gold rings from the
show case.