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New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
LONG TO TRY AGAIN.
HE WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO BEAT THE
sTRAIGHTAWAY QUARTER MILE
RECORD ON THURSDAY

Maxwell ". Long, the greatest Of sprinters, who
made such a sensational record at the games OF
Il New-York Athletic Club on Saturday. viii not
make an effort to-day, expected, 10 break
the straightaway record. When Long made his
run Of a quarter mile around a oval track on
Saturday doing the distance in 047 40. he eclpsed
anything Of the sort ever before accomplished in
the athletic world. He finished strong, that his
friends induced him 10 promise to try once more
before he retired from athletics 10 go into busi-
ness
While Long has ecipsed anything ever done on
an oval track there is still one record which his
friends wish lim TO set aside. Back in 1856
Wendell Baker. the sprinter, a quarter mile
on a straightaway track in O:4724 seconds at that
time a onderfuI record. Long and his friends
are confident that he easily eclipse this record
by a second and possibly two seconds. The athletic
manager of the New-York Athletic Club went to
the Empire City track yesterday TO see If that
track could be secured for Long to-day Some
hitch was encountered in the arrang gemenJs for
the grounds and the proposed trials to-day viii
not take PLACE. There is. however, still a chance
that the tri44swiu take place the Empire City
track. If not. the chances that il will be
made at the old Guttenburg track Thursday
afternoon. The trial will be made under the
pices of the Amateur Athletic Union.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02

10 the bartender, when the two men went into the
street Lynch was employed all cay yesterday by
detectives searching for the gaunt stranger
According 10 story circulated around Reilly's
saloon. near the side entrance OF which the dead
man was found, James Taylor. Of No. 81 Ninth
ave. saw the body. and said so 10 some Of his
socistes. Taylor sweeps out the saloon every
morning. Il also said that Taylor had made
statement 10 the effect that Peck and his compan-
ion were in RelIlys saloon just before the old
was found dead outside.
Taylor was arrested as q witness. and testified
that he had seen the dead man on the sidewalk,
but denied that he had said that Peck had been
IN Reilly saloon. Taylor said that James Lay
burn & uuckman had called his attention 10
BODY ahe sidewalk. and that AZ his suggestion
Lay burn had gone N search Of q policeman
AS far now be learned, Mr.. Peck's move
-ments on the night OF his Death were as follows:
oclock; was at Hams, Broadway and Thirty
thirC-st. until 1910 p m al CorbeIrs saloon until
1.e 2, n; al Kid MCCOy's saloon until 1870
&. N; the Hotel Deavan until l2.50 e. m: no
fourCh-st= sIfd Niuth-ave., ct q body found
sidewalk a. SevenJeenth-sL and NinLh-ave at
z55 Z. N.
John Syron twenty years old, OF No 3.21 West
iSevsuteenth-st. who arrested Sunday q
technical charge OF intoXicatIon by Detectives Nc
Carthy ana Butler Of the West Twentieth-st. sta
ton was arraigned n the Jefferson Market Court
Il was said that syron and James Layburn
tai-ry-tyo years old, trUcku1an, of No 123 Ninth
charged fH-'court but he was Immediately rear
rested warrant secured BY his mother, Az
gust =, charging him with the larceny Of some
shoes. He was held in $500 bail for trial
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
Chance for
a Mobile.
fl HOrSeIeSS Vehicle ig
Being Conferred for.
"A Steam Flyer that Climbs
Hills and Makes Great
Speed Upon the Road or
Track.

The automobile has become remarkably popu-
lar in an incredibly short space OF time The
tribune has been authorized by The Mobile
Company OF TarrytOwn. y. Y 10 offer one
mobile free Of expense 10 one reader OF The
Tribune who. after friendly contest shall have
received the most votes in the contest now run
ming in these columns A circular giving fun
details can be obtained on application at this
Office. The voting VIII end al p. m Monday
November 10.
The mobile viii be on exhibition az the GutO-
mobile Show 10 be held at Madison Square
Garden next month and the fortunate winner
OF the contest viii be able TO have his horseless
carriage in time 10 take a spin over The local
and suburban roads after . dinner en- Thanks
giving Day Few people in this great metrop-
oils would disdafn TO have an automobile Many
for financial and other reasons cannot satisfy
that ambition at this time In this contest any
reader Of The Tribune has a chance TO win a
splendid machine, costing considerable sum
Of money. if he possess the ingenuity and per-
severance TO get out and hustle for the ma
chine.
The voting for the contestants already an
nounced is spirited even now. II viii be more
interesting as the race advances. Mrs y. P
Leach holds the lead at present with Miss
Caroline Maben second. and E. L. Purdy third
each having over 1000 votes. lie Roy See. who
is Well known in the athletic world. holds fourth
place.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
LAWN TENNIS.
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
OPENS TO-DAY AT PHILADELPHIA

THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
OPENS TO-DAY AT PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. (SpeciaD.-The intercollegiate
championship lawn tennis tournament opens here
to-uorrow at the Merton Cricket Club. at Haver-
ford In the absence of any challenge cup for the
last three years Isaac Clothier. we'll known Phila
dephia merchant and father OF one OF the Pennsyl
vania State champions at lawn tennis, offered 10
nut I'd A new trophy 10 replace that won in 1886 BY
Harvard on condition that the tournaments here
after he held here. The conditions were accepted.
and the time honored struggle for intercollegiate
honors was accordingly shifted this fall from New
Haven 10 Philadelphia
As usual however. Harvard is thought 70 have
the best chance for premier honors, as Beals c.
Wright her champion, is one OF the strongest
plavers in the country. Princeton's crack team
Little and Alexander favortes for the doubles.
and r D Little may Wright close for the
singles. Yale will be represented by c l. ChLds.
u Plumuer and s L Russell while Columbia
u,iu have a strong candidate in Wylie c Grant
Young W J. CIothieF, the son or the donor OF ths
1sy- Iro0hV will represent Swarthmore College
srd NAV surpriss some OF the expected Winners
Tbs new challenge cup. like the old. viii 80 per
"a the college whose representatives nrSt
is sat,sn roints the singles and doubles each year
rou,ting as one point Since the old cup was won
~ Harvard Princeton has won one point and
IIo-[-srd Ave but these viii not count Tor the
- troDhv The record beginning with this week
es..tng The names OF these previous winners.
hnvvsvsr will be engraved on the ClOthier Cup.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
PREPARING FOR CROSS COUNTRY RACES.

Cross country running has gained strong foot
hold among the leading universities Of the East.
and since the formation of the intercollegiate Cross
Country Association last year this sport has be-
.on,e popular with all long distance runners The
r,ernbers Of the intercollegiate Association are
Cornell Yale Pennsylvania, Columbia, Harv ard
and Princeton Last wear all Of these except Har-
yard were represented bv strong teams at the an
nual Thanksgiving Day run over the Morris Park
steeplechase course. The contest Of six and two
thirds miles was won last year by Cornell with
Yale second and Pennsylvania thir- This year the
race promises TO be more exciting.
Cornell still retains the members Of her 1900 vet
eran team. with the exception Of Torrance. Yale
will lose one Of last years team, H P. Smith.
Princeton Will be without the services Of Cregan,
who won the individual honors last year but will
still have Perry the intercollegiate champion half
mile runner. Pennsylvania does not lose any OF
her last years team and, with the addition OF sew
eraI valuable new men. should be up with the lead
ers this year. The Quakers expect Alexander Grant
10 take first place this year. Last year ne won
second place
The date for holding the annual intercollegiate
run has not yet been decided upon, but VIII proDa-
bly, be on Thanksgiving day or in the week before
There will be several dual cross country runs THIS
year between various college te ms Yale meets
Cornell at New Haven. and rrangements are
making for a dual cross country run between Fenn-
sylvanta and Cornell over the National course IN
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
THE RECORDS.

About twenty-five hundred spectators two
well played games of baseball at Washington Park
yesterday between the Brooklyn and Boston teams
The first battle resulted in victory for the men
from Massachusetts after eleven inning con-
test, which was replete with brilliant plays. While
the second battle lasted only seven innings it
well played. The champions won through superior
batting.
lead in the fourth inning. but lost the advantage
in the sixth In the ninth the home players got
man around the bases and evened up the tally.
nifty, but he received better support Errors by
McGinnity and Keeler did much to give the game
TO Boston.
champions IN the second game, and he did IL
well that the Boston players were completely at his
mercy throughout, not a going them. The
batting of Keeler and Sheckard was the feature of
both games Scores;
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
TRACING PECK TO HIS END.
ALIVE AN HOUR BEFORE THE BODY WAS
FOUND-POLICE RETURN TO
MURDER THEORY.

The police have now almost agreed that Charles
( Peck the real estate dealer, whose body was
found about o'clock Thursday morning at Seven
teenth-st and Ninth-ave., was murdered for his
money. Captain McClusky has all along declined
10 accept this theory. but from the new evidence
he procured yesterday he has found his FORMER way
OF thinking uncomfortably Illogical
The police yesterday learned that Peck was seen
in the company Of suspicious character only an
hour before his body found on the sidewalk
This Information was obtained from John Lynch,
bartender ct shanley's saloon. Lynch SAID that
Peck entered the saloon shortly before o'clock
With tall man dressed IN black clothes. The two
sat down al table and Peck threw of his coat, at
the same time removing some papers from his coat
pockets to inside pockets in his waistcoat. The
bartender took particular notice Of Peck because
ne was so erect. II was about o'clock, according
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
MAY SPAR AT ATHLETIC CLUES.

In Of the athletic clubs in this district con-
siderable discussion is going present to
the feasibility of holding sparring bouts in the
olubhouses that the Horton is dead. Be
fore that obnoxious law introduced sparring
bouts were held at the New-York Athletic Club
Knickerbocker Athletic Club and at other
clubs Of equally good repute. The Amateur Ath-
letic Union championships held at the Metro
politan Opera House. and good sparring always re-
suited, seldom If ever, tainted with the trtckery
and fraud prevalent since boxing thrown
into the hands Of professional promoters. II is not
believed in certain quarters that the police would
interfere with bouts among club members If held
at any Of the reputable athletic clubs.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The monthly statement OF
the public shows that the close of business
on September 29 1900, the debt. less cash in the
Treasury amounted to s1.106 1861 which is a
decrease for the month Of So 122.435 This decrease
is accounted for by the increase in the cash on
hand and the redemption of per cent bonds. The
debt is recaptulated follows
Interest bearing debt 81 OOl 499 800 debt which
interest has ceased since maturity. S55l620 debt
bearing interest, 1857 346 069. Total 81 34 S61
$40 This, however. does not include S734.0l5, ,o9I
in certificates and Treasury notes outstanding
which Offset BY equal amount OF caSh on
hand. The cash in the Treasury Is classified as
follows: Reserve sund in gold. $3.50 100000. trust
funds S7345l3679: general fund. S123 936, sos; In
National bank repositories to the credit Of dis6qrs5
States $50 907 212. Total. S1.105 Al 697, against
which there are demand liabilities outstanding
Amounting 10 SSH 242, SIG, which leaves cash bal
a nee on hand of S2SS. .20s BIS.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
MEADOW BROOK HUNTS FIRST RUN.
FoxHALL P. KEENE LEADS THE FIELD WITH
SAMUEL wILLETS.

Meadow Brook Long Island, Oct l Especially
The Meadow Brook Hunt Club to-day had its first
regular cross country run of the season The
course was over eight miles Of excellent hunting
country, and as no were IN the saddle
stin run was laid out. There was just enough
dampness 10 keep the scent well on the turf and
the hounds took up the trail and ran at a rat
Ting clip from start 10 finish. They were a
fault for a moment. but soon settled down TO
work.
Closely following Ralph n. Ellis, the master
of the hounds who rode Juggler, and the two
whips was Foxhau P. Keene, on Suzette, a spirited
hunter Before the hounds had run three miles
Mr. Keene led the field. and with Samuel Wtllets.
on Cimcrack gave the rest Of the field a merry
chase Not until the pack was called on the tran
were these two masters in cross country rldinS
headed W c. HAYES, E. Willard Ro5y, on Bru5
nette and RAYMOND Herbert also rode well, and
put their hunters in good style over every one OF
the sixty jumps that were encountered IN the eight
mile galop. ~, c,. 49,
across the Hampstead Plains to the country home
Of Mrs Adolf Ladenburg. There the pack was
reIaa sed and ran 10 Dutch Lane then east for
several miles 70 Plain Edge, and then south 10
Wanrarh where the kill took place and the
party disbanded.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
NEW CORNELL MEDICAL SCHOOL.
BUILDING IN FIRsT-AvE. READY TO RE-
CEIvE THE MANY STUDENTS TO-DAY.

h
cEIvE THE MANY STUDENTS TO-DAY.
Cornell University Medical School opens to-day
with its new building in F1rst-ave.. running from
Twenty-seventh to Twenty-eighth sts.. fully ready
to receive the five hundred students that have en-
rolled. Besides the big six story stone and marble
structure the school begins the year with about 50
per cent more students than in 1899 Every class
Will have about one hundred IN It.
The building IS 4oox20O feet. extending back from
the 200 feet
In describing the plant the medical officers begin
With the sixth, or top. floor. There they have
dissecting room. 2oOx1O0 feet. which will seat three
hundred students It is rooted by a double sky
light, beneath which are pipes made TO hold freez-
ing water in summer and steam in winter On
the roof is six foot venttlating pipe which runs
TO all rooms in the building. Laboratories where
work IN pathology and bacteriology is done occupy
the fifth floor. From the fourth story down the
building is divided into two equal parts On the
south side the dispensary has its quarters and on
the north the medical college. In the dispensary
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
.G0rERNMENr SURPLrs ZOE sEPrENBER.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The comparative statement
of the Government receipts and expenditures issued
to-day shows that in the month Of September the
receipts from all sources amounted to S4o'So4'S-o
and the expenditures to $50 169971 leaving surplus
for the month of $6134,855. The receipts from the
several sources of revenue are given as follows;
Customs Sl9 7OO,516; increase, as compared with
Septemher. 1899 about $3.50 600. - - ooa
internal revenue SO 927 439; decrease 81 45'uOo
miscellaneous 81. .676.3T1; increase, Ss2IO0.-
The eXpendftures charged 10 the War BepaIII-
rnent amounted 10 S14. l252s4; increase SaoR'VoV
NAVY 81 .734. .2SS. decrease. nominal;
IN the three months from July the total 6scelpts
have exceeded the expenditures py @4'SVaVVo
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
ITALIANS FIGHT FOR UNION WAGES.
sUB-coNTRACToR SAID TO HAVE DEMANDED
TRIBUTE FROM MEN EMPLOYED ON
RLACKWELL's ISLAND.

Tor four hours yesterday Charities Commissioner
Keller listened 10 the complaints of workmen en-
gagged in renovating the Metropolitan Hospital on
BlackweITs Island. who assert that they have not
ccen paid the prevailing rate of wages. The ma
jority Of the are Italians. many Of whom
speak English.
The contract was awarded TO Mahoney Brothers.
After passing through the hands of several sub
contractors Pietro Vonfgro secured it. His men
have been work since April On April Dele
gate Madden Of the Amalgamated Union OF Paint
ers and Decorators, complained 70 the Commis
sioner that the law being violated, and
investigation ordered. Madden declares that
when the trouble made public Vonfgro paid
the men the union scale Of s. 80 a day. but when
he paid them demanded the return Of s. from each
man, making their wages = day.
Fix witnesses testified that Nonfgro viOlat-
ing the law. Commissioner Keller said that the
matter would be brought up before the full Board
for settlement. He said that all the men en-
plo2 ed on the work would receive the prevailing
rate Of wages and that payment would be with
hcid from the original contractors until this was
done
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
CHICAGO, 4; ST. LOUIS, ?.

Chicago. Oct. L-St. Louis's misera BILE fielding al
lowed the locals to win easily to-day. Chicago's
latest find pitched creditabe game for a starter.
and, although batted rather freely, kept the hits
well scattered. Attendance, LOO. Score:
R.H E.
Chicago ..............1 o o 0 0 X ?
Louis. .-..--.-....0 % %
Batteres-Eason and Donohue; Jones and Criger.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
PREsERvING PURITY IN ATHLET1Cs

PRESERVING PURITY IN ATHLETICS
The Faculty Committee Athletics Is strictly
enforcing the rules laid down 10 preserve the ANA
teur status of Columbia athletes 1t is emphasiz-
ing particularly the regulations that special stu
dents 10 play football must pursue regularly at
least fifteen hours a week of lectures. and that
men from other institutions must be resident stu
dents for an academic year before being eligible
to play on Columbia's team. Copies Of the reSula-
tons have been sent u all football players with
fntunctions 10 observe them vigorously These
procedures while preserving ColUmoias status. are
likely to keep several promising players from TAX
ing part in gridiron contests this fall.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
CHESS.
MASTERS TOURNAMENT PRERARA116Ns.

All preparations for the great masters tourna-
rnent to begin at the Manhattan Chess Club on
October Is, are completed. D G. Baird.
Hodges, Hymes, LipschUtz Marshall and Sho-
walter are TO be the contestants. Each man will
put up a stake Of $50, and the directors OF the
Manhattan Chess Club will add a purse. so that
they will be enabled offer $3.50 for the first prize
$3.50 for second prize and 800 for third prize. Ac
cording to the rules. each player viii have to play
games with every other contestant. which
will make It necessary to compete in ten rounds
all told. Three rounds will have be contested
weekly, one on Sunday afternoon and two rounds
in evening sessions on week days The time limit
agreed upon is forty moves for the first two hours
play, while all subsequent moves will have TO be
completed at a time limit of twenty moves to the
hon
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
NEW-YORK.
PHILADELPHIA



k,hisdeIphla .---------.--.---O oS
Earned runs-Phladephia, ?; New-York. / First base
errors-Phladepha- l, NeW-York, .. Left bases
Philadelphia, g. New-York. L. First balls-On
Donahue ?; of Carrck. i struck out-By CaTrick 2
Sacrifice hits-Sagle Delehanty Flick Mcfarland Dou-
BILE plays-Cross Iajoe and Delehanty .; Grady and
Murphy Davis Murphy and Doyle; Doyle Carricz.
Wild pitch-Carrtck- Passed bau-NcFarand. Umpire
Snyder Time Of same-l:4O
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
COLLEGE uEy WRITE MANY LETTERS.

NeU-E5sven. Conn, Oct. The new sub-station
- me New-Haven Postofice was formally opened
to-day IN North College, or the Yale campus by
postmaster James o. Howarth. The postmaster
esrlnstes tnat the mail which will pass through
-e Once exclusively for Yale students and pre-
E=scEs VIII ue equal 10 that through Offices
IN owns Of from twelve thousand 10 fifteen thou
SAND population
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
CONNEC7TCUT LOCAL ELECTIONS.
REPUBLICAN LOSSES IN LITTLE TOWNS
AND GAINS IN LARGE, CITIES

New-Haven, Conn, Oct 1T was Town
Meeting Day" in Connecticut 162 Of the 16s
towns in the State holding the little town"
elections for the purpose Of choosing officials Of
the town governments and the settling for the
coming year Of the liquor license question
The towns and cities not participating in these
little political contests ara Hartford New-Ha-
ven, Bridgeport Ansonia, Derby and Naugatuck
Returns up TO midnight had been received from
l3S towns Of the 162 voting, and the tables show
Republican victories in 103 towns and Demo-
cratic success in So. Full returns from all the
towns in the elections Of 1899 gave the Repubi-
cans 125 and the Democrats 81. Comparing the
full returns Of last year with those received
thus far from tO-day's election the Republicans
have lost twenty-five towns and the Democrats
two OF the twenty-four towns missing tonight
sixteen went Republican last year and eight
were Democratic. If the missing towns remain
firm in their respective columns of last year 1t
would mean a total Of 119 towns Republican
and 43 Democratic. a net Republican loss Of six
towns.
Three cities INDUCED in city elections. In
New-London and South Norwalk there were up
heavals, Democratic Mayors being replaced 90
day by Republicans.
IN Norwalk a Democratic Mayor was re-
elected, but the Common Council will be Re
publican.
The vote throughout the State was as rule
light.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
pREp4RIyG FOR THE D4NBURT F4IR.

Danbury. Conn. Oct This was virtually the
oDartnr dav OF the Danbury Fair. although the
so-,,al programme OF what promises 70 be the
greatest and most successful exhibition OF its kind
e,,er held in Connecticut viii not begin until to-
morrow There were hundreds Of visitors 20 the
fair this morning and nearly thousand workmen
were putting ths nnaI touches upon the big show in
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
NETWORK AT LEAST CONSISTENT.

The NeV-York team Is consistent, If nothing else
The men Of Harlem have hugged last place in the
championship race with determine ion and per-
sistenoy worthy OF something better. The miser-
able Cincinnati team tUnbled down the tail
enders. but the home players were determined. and
after struggle for about q week the Harlem men
came out triumphant The game at the Polo
Grounds yesterday between the New-York and
Philadelphia teams, the Quaker City men winning
rather easily. The visiting players scored a run
IN the second and four runs in the third, enough
70 settle the game. Score:
New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
FALL SESSION OF COURTS BEGINS.
ABRAHAM GRUBER DEFENDANT IN SUIT
OVER FEES.

. of the courts went into regular fall session
-terday morning in the County Courthouse. with
the exception OF Parts III and V. Justice William
> Dickey in Part ! and called the calendar.
Justice Mattice in Part II and Justice Herrick
II Part ~ Justice Dickey made short work OF
reading the calendar. He through with IL in
fGteen minutes. About half an hour was consumed
I'm setting down dates for preferred cases.
abraham GTuber. the Manhattan politician wRs
defendant IN a that went 10 trial before
Justice Dickey and jury The plaintiffs, August
Eurth and Jessie Kurth, administrator and ad-
nnstratrix. respectively. of the estate Of Charles
/. kurth. sought TO 1858 81! II is alleged
that the defendants entered into agreement
with kurth whereby they tried two actions for
damages against the Second Avenue Railroad
Company in Manhattan and that the defendants
have paid the share 10 the estate of Mr. kurth
which II IS entitled MT Gruber asserted that
the plaintiffs were entitled only to s92 49, being
the share under the percentage agreed upon. after
the expenses taken out