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The evening times., 1900-09-08
nIr. Coles Responsibility.

Mr.. Cole is d man OF standing and re-
sponsfbility. He was chief clerk OF the
United States Pension Agency during the
administrations Of Presidents Hayes, Car
field. and Arthur, and during his ineum-
benCy Of this important position he dis
bursed about $50, COOS coo without the loss
OF entanglement of one cent. In speaking
Yesterday of these army scandals Mr..
Cole said all his efforts for the protection
of the interests of the Government were
met with either Indifference or rebuke.
Upon one occasion, when he had insisted
ItT1ou certain accounts being rendered in
proper and legal form, he was called be-
fore Major BaIIinger, who was in charge
Of this particular work Mr.. Cole said:
when 1 entered his room and ap-
preached MS desk he wheeled around in
his Office chair and there was something
in his manner that indicated to me an in
vitation to sit down in vacant chair that
was there. When l bent my body 10 sit
down he motioned me with an upward
movement of his hand to stand up and
said: I'll tell you when to sit down. I'll
not undertake to describe the effect this
uncalled for and outrageous indignity had
upon me-
At this Interview Major Ballinger in
formed him he was not responsible Tor the
methods employed and instructed him to
do as ne was told. sa
The evening times., 1900-09-08
I UuIS EHIy TVSDtCLIUIIF,
OWN E MASON"

While Mr.. Coles charges have been al
lowed to rest for many weeks in the pig
eanhcIes in the desk of the Secretary of
War, it is understood that they will be
made the basis of en- investigation ct the
next session of Congress.
The evening times., 1900-09-08
ss The Smith

A mighty man is he" but he is not
mighty enough to defy disease It is a
The sun., 1900-12-05
SAYS THE GERMANS FAILED.
New story Of the ksiEan Expedition Mission
aries Fear New Outbreaks.
sp.rtd, Ca,.s Despatch to THE Sun.

.Spscfdl Cdh,s Ds'pl'ch 10 THR sun.
IoNno> Dec a despatch To the Pal MAJ
Gazette. dated AT Sankow Pass on Dec 3. con-
tradicts the statement made by Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee in his despatch 10 Berlin
las; night regarding the kalsan expedition
Count Won Waldersee said the expedition
was great success and that several
thousand Chinese troops under two Generals
had been driven in wild flight from the Province
OF Chill to Shansi
The correspondent OF the PAD NAL Gdsets
declares tha, the expedition was ineffective,
Some towns on the way to kalgan were oocu-
piod without opposition.
Eepeatad attempts were made to engage the
Chinese reg gulars, but they were only succcs>-
ful on one occasion, when the cavalry came in
contact with hastily retrcatinS force. ana
killed thirty They also captured the baggage
OF the Chinese soldiers and ~ GO tsels in money
Thr-o maniarins who were the instigators OF
the massacre of converts. were put to death at
T,iminr, hut beyond this the 0erm1ns made no
EFFORT t. exact reparation for outragcs by the
Chinese
The German officers also generally ignored
all evidences Of anti-foreign activity. The
correspondent concludes by stating that the
excessive withdrawal by the allies OF troops
from Pckin and the apparent complaoency OF
the Powers has created bad impression and
the missionaries expect a recrldescence oil
the outrages in that vicinity and renewal OF
the Disturbances IN the interior,
An undated despatch from Tientsin. by way
o. shanghai. to-day says IT is reported that
the Germans lost twenty killed and many
wounded wcs, Of Faoting-fu. where they were
attacked by $50 Boxers.
The sun., 1900-12-05
NARRIED AT ~.
Edith Lesmer and Her Twcnty.Year- Old Hus-
band Captured by Her Mother.

MorSr VERNON, y. Y. Dec 4-Pretty
Edith Leumer. the fourteen year-ol ID daughter
OF Mrs Rosalia Ieumer Of Wakefield, borough
OF The Bronx. and Daniel Taggert were Sc
cretly married on Monday by Father Talbot
Of ST. AuGustine's Church, Tonight tho
bride Is In the care OF the Gerry society while
the bridegroom Is a prisoner in a cell at tho
Thirty-ninth precinct police station charged
with abduction by his wifes mother He Is
20 wears old and he lives at 1856 Boston avenue
He as arrested by Detectives Henry Duncan
and Bernard +. Birmingham at the home Of
his sister. Mrs Reynolds. AZ ssOs Third venue.
where he had taken his bride on their honey
moon trip.
The couple were brought back TO the Wake
field station. where they were confronted by
the girls angry mother. They fell on their
knees and be-Ought her forgiveness but she
was obdurate and told Serst Tierney to lock
them both Wy. Tagcart who is a motorman
on the Huckl.berry Railroad, had courted tho
girl for nearly a year against her MOTHER \
wishes. Mrs. l.eumer Is member of the
Lutheran Church. and she waS opposed TO
her daughter intimacy with Taggart because
ne near the trolley road and Mss % Tuner dsiiy asi
watched for Tageart a. he passed by on his
car. He generally heralded his approach by
loud ianRling OF his gong, which especially
on last Monday Mrs. Leumer took her
daughter, who. Is still In short dresscs, TO
task and told her that she would have to
either give up, .TagsaTt OF be sent away to
and met Tagsart, Then thev proceeded 70
st Augustine's Church NJ is,th street and
Franklin avenue, where they were married
II Is said s the Etrl gave her age as Is in
mony Taggart win be arraigned In the
Morrisania police court to-morrow morning &
The sun., 1900-12-05
SIZES FOR A LOST Manuscript.
Prof. Parker Of Yale Demands $50 Dam
ages From the New Haven Palladium"

NEW HAVEN. Dec Prof Horace ".
Parker the Dattoll professor OF music. and
head Of the department OF music o! Yale.
a. well rs the conductor Of tho New Haven
symphony Orchestra. and orcanist at Trinity
Church. Boston. and who. as he saws. has
devoted his whole life to the study OF the
science OF music" brought suit for 10000
damages in the SUPERIOR Court to-day again ST
the N.u Hdren Daily Palladium. local morn
Inc newspaper. for the loss Of n manuscript
OF n lecture on church music. the composing
Of which required much time. extensive
research. wide experience, keen perception
aud profound learning In the science OF
music Prof. Parker says that by hts prac-
tiCe Of music he has gained reputation
a. an authority on the science Of music In
France. Germany, England and the United
States he has been honored by the confer
mert of various musical degrees. and be now
holds and occupies the position ~ Battell
professor OF music OF ial. University,
on April TO- last. the Palladium through
said manuscript for publishing parts thereof,
and agreeing to return II. Defendant has
neglected to return the manuscript and the
plaintiff Il unable to reproduce It, The
plaintiff had delivered the said lecture many
times for hire 70 his greet profit and has
many future engagements to deliver the
same which he has been obliged 20 cancel.
The intrinsic value Of the manuscript was
tlo,1 and the financial loss TO the plaintiff
in not being able to deliver the lecture from
the said manuscript IL sS0oo
when /, was frst delivered. In II he criu.
cised the Revised Hymnh Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church severely and declared
the music absurd.
The sun., 1900-12-05
rOIsONER AxON0 THE DOGs.
Ten Dog, Killed on Cathedral Height. In o
Many Days

Ten good dogs have been shot or poisoned
on Cathedral Heights within IA many days
and to-day the residents Of that neighbor-
hood whose dogs are still alive and well appeal
To the Bergh society for protection All
OF the dogs that have been killed were owned
by persons living In West ii?th street. be-
tween Broadway and Amsterdam avenue
There Is row OF hathouses on the avenue
between ii2th and iisth streets, occupied
principally 10y Columbia students. and one
OF the explanations offered is that the dog
slayer is one of the students A person in
the rear room Of any one OF the fate has a
good view OF the yards Of the ii2th street
houses End plenty OF opportunities 10 shoot
dogs without going out OF his room
About year ago somebody sent an anony-
nous letter to the Bergh society. saying
that there were too many dogs on Cathe-
dral Heights and asking that something
be done about II Nothing was done The
against the dogs is based on the recollection
OF mat anonymous complaint OF a year ago
Inc dog owners think that the letter writer
mas undertaken To- reduce the dog popula-
uon himself by the distribution OF poisoned
meat and the use Of the air gun
Mrs George Dodson o. $40 West ii?'h
street has more 10 complain of than any
body else on the block She has lost six
valuable dogs within u year At the hands
Ol tne polsOner or tfe nl'n Win the AIR gun.
Three Of than have been killed recently
Her bull terrier was poisoned ten DAYS ago
Three days later prizc-winrine greyhound
Tor which $500 had been offered was killed
In tho same way. and last night Prince.
pet collie, was poisoned Prince had not
been out Of the house fifteen minutes before
somebody managed TO give him dose OF
strvchnine MIS- Dodson was telling
SrN reporter about the death OF the Other
two doGs when neighbor ran In
Prince has gone. too. said the neishbor,
Mrs. Dodson became hysterical for a mo-
ment, Then she started out among the
ne. yhbors 70 get signatures for a petition
70 the Berah society and TO arouse the neigh
borhood against the poisoner.
william kennodv. one Of the few remain
ing squatters on Cathedral Heights, where
he has lived for forty years. has also lost
three dogs in less than two weeks Kennedy
lives alone in he rear OF 500 West 18th street
and his dogs were his only companions His
fox terrier was shot first. The next dav bic
collie was poisoned. and last Friday Ken
nedy's last dog. a fine Irish setter. was shot
through the head.
=. J. Mclntyre. a Tammany Hall man os
62s West ii2th street. has a pointer which
he says IL worth u .coo Since the mortality
among the dogs increased he never lets his
dog go out without him.
The sun., 1900-12-05
THREE Hurt IN RUNAWAYS.
Little Boy Will ne-Crowd Cheers . Piucky
Motorman who Stops . Wild Team.

John Nutlev OF 7le Greenwich street was
driving a distilled water oompany's truck
through Forty second street at q O'Clock last
night Tho team ran away at Lexington
avenue Nutley was thrown under the truck,
and the wheels passed over him. He was
taken to Flower Hospital with a broken leg
and serious internal injuries In front OF the
Grand Central station a Madison avenue car
had stopped to take on passengers Tho
motorman. Henry RenkinR Of 2oas Third
avenue, saw the team coming. and jumping
from the car stopped the horses He was
Cheered by the passen gers on the car aud by
a crowd who witnessed his brave act
A horse which solomon Ullman, an express
man. OF &3j West is0th street. was driv-
ing up Second Avenue at y o'clock got be-
yond his control at Seventy seventh street
and knocked down eight year -old May Lar
OF 337 East Sevcnty-fourth street. who was
crossing the street Two blocks further on
Tobias Franklin. years old. Of sis East
Seventy-seventh street. was knocked down.
The boys leg was broken and his skull was
Both were taken TO the Presbyterian Hos
pital The boy cannot recover
The runaway continued 10 EiRhty-fourth
street. where tllman turned it toward Third
avenue and Roundsman Laskey stopped the
horse Ullman was locked up
The sun., 1900-12-05
LIKE THr ASrOH TRAMP.
A Bsrsisr selects Oue Of Mrs. williams Bss'
B~ds for . Nap.

MAssApForA, l. ! Dec Like IL" Astor
tramp. Garvey. nm unknown intruder was
found this morning cuddlcd snusly III
blanket Ia a bed at ia" rc-denc" oi Mrs. G. U
williams widow and n member Of tho Floyd
Jones family Of Long Island. IN this place
II happens that the residence is az present
In possession Of careNker, who discovered
the intruder early this morning sound asleep
in one Of the best beds the handsome house
affords lie approached the sleeping stranger
and said:
-shool wake up What are you doing
hers7"
But the intruder neither shooed nor walked
The oaretaker then sent for the Rev. william
Wiley the rector Of Grace Episcopal Church.
He in turn got Deputy sheriff Baldwin ana
with him went TO the house. The Deputy
Sheriff pulled the intruder ont OF bed
When arraigned in court he declined to
give any account OF his doings so Justice
Hawkins held him for further examination.
He Ia about 30 years old, An inspection Of
the house showed that he had packed up
considerable silverware but was probably
overcome by the good wines which he had
sampled during his Investigation. Mrs
Wlliams is at present living at the Msnhatt an
Hotel. New York.
The sun., 1900-12-05
HAvERHILL SOCIALISTS HEATEN.
The Msssehs,e,. CITY Goes Republican by q
1sadsiide.

HAvERuiii, Mas. Dec Republicans
Of the city dealt n knockout blow To- socialism
In the municipal election In Haverhill to-day
by electing a Mayor. a full board of seven
Aldermen and full Council Of fourteen mem
bers. with the exception Of two members
from the Fifth ward. who rcma' n Social Demo-
crats. The result is In the nature Of a land
slide, and the vote also went for license, giving
a substantial majority.
Mayor John u Chase. the Social Democratic
candidate for reelection. was defeated by the
Republican candidate. Isaac Poor. Thomas
Kelley. the straiGht-out Democratic candi-
date. only received 1856 votes. while Mr. Poor
got s.osi votes and Mayor Chase received
ASA. falling largely behind the vote given
him year ago
For two years the Social Democrats have
elected Mayor. Aldermen and Council
men. and this year they were confident Of
increasing their strength at City Hall Dur
ing tho State and National election. how
ever, the Republicans made a concerted
effort To regain their power The Social
Democrats received money from practi-
cally every branch Of the party in the United
States The party workers felt confident
that they would win
The reign Of socialism in Haverhill is at
an end for a year Mayor Chase was sur
prised at the result and made no effort Ito
conceal his feelings. The total vote cast
was 7.07i. the lar gest ever recorded in city
election. The day was very stormy.
SPRISGFIKLp. Mass. Dec William p.
Hayes. Democrat. was Reelected Mayor in
the city election to- day over Edwin W Blod-
gett. Republican by majority of $3.50.
The city went for license by 5000 majority,
And voted for pensionine flremen by 2 400
At Pittsheld Mayor Russell was reelecte d.
The Board Of Aldermen will consist OF three
Republicans and four Democrats. and the
Common Council seven Republicans and
six Democrats. License was carried by An
Increased ma jority.
At Northampton Arthur Watson. Dem.
was elected over W. II Feiker. Rep. The
City Council is Republican and the city voted
The sun., 1900-12-05
FUNERAL BY INJUNCTION.
Eversii Left His Ali to His wife, and She Held
His BODY Until the Courts interviewed.

The funeral Of George Everall Of Everall
Brothers. tailors at ?s6 Fifth avenue. who
died on the day after Thanksgiving. Rt his
apartments In the Wyoming, Fifty-ffth street
and Broadway, was held up until Yesterday
on account OF trouble between his widow.
Mrs. Katharine Everall. and his son and two
daughters by his first wife. over the dispo-
sition Of the body The children wanted
the body buried beside their mother In the
Everall plot In Woodlawn The second
Mrs EverGll objected and the children say
she proposed TO have the body cremated
This allegation Is denied by Mrs Eyeralls y
attorney
The son. Harry J Everall. and the daush-
ters. Florence f Mannsan and Annie l..
Archer. through their attorney. Francis W
Aymar. applied 10 Justice Blanchard, ia the
supreme Court. on Monday for a temporary
INJUNCTION restraining ,hs widow from
S ms Sh 'nf a ss G.arss in e'
deceased, andfrom placing said remains in any
Other place than the plot Of ground known
Harry j Everli made affidavit that his
father had requested him 10 see that he was
buried beside his frst wife, in the plo, on
which he had built q tomb On this tomb
are inscribed the name. date Of birth and
date of death OF hi. first wife and his own
the children. as heirs at law and next Of kin
bad exclusive right 70 the custody OF the
body and the right Of burial. that the widow
had threatened 10 Cremate, burn and de-
s'roy the body and conceal the ashes" and
that the children had no adequate remedy
AZ law. wherefore the Injunction was asked
FOR
>, The, application wa. granted by Justice
blanchard and the order was signed But
the widow was in possession of the remains
and was obdurat~. II was desired to avoid
scandal and to hasten the burial. So MIR
Aymar had n talk with James W. Osborne.
who represented the widow and. yesterday.
the children got Justice Blanchard & vacats
his order and make another, restraining every
body from making any disposition Of the
BODY than TO deposit II In the receiving vault
in Woodlawn Cemetery. until the further order
of the Court.
The funeral was held Yesterday The die
pute over the place OF burial is likely TO be
followed by will contest Mr.. Everall
left all his property 20 his widow Mr.. os-
borne said Yesterday that the son and daugh-
ters were not remembered In the will. be-
cause they had received considerable property
from their father Mr. Everal married his
second wife. who was the widow OF william
Hayden. the theatrical manager, a littlo
more than year ago. Mrs Everall Is
several years younger than he was.
The sun., 1900-12-05
THREATENED BOUsEMAIDS' sTRIHE.
Domestic Servants Union 70 he Organized
Tonight.

According to Mrs 81. Justin Beale. who
has undertaken to form a union OF servant
girls. 500 domestic servants who are enrolled
"a members OF n union 70 be formed tonight
are prepared 70 60 on strike The orsaniza-
tion meeting will be at IS University place.
the headquarters OF the Social Reform Club.
where Herman Robinson. an organizer for
the American Federation OF Labor. will he
on hand
Mrs. Beale lives. at present, In a home for
working women at ?lO Second avenue. She
says her present occupation IL that 81 novel;
list But she has been busyine herself recently
with the servants union and has taken sew
eral places In service IN order 10 got her facts
She Ia a massive woman. with pleasant
face.
II was proposed she said YESTERDAY, TO
charge an initiation fee OF 81 and monthly
dues OF rs cents 10 members OF the new union,
out Of this a fund would he established for
cooking classes. free intelligence ofrices.
free sacred concerts for Sundays a head
quarters for the union and several other
things
The sun., 1900-12-05
TO GIVE INDIANS THE BiITOT.
Gov. Roosevelt to Garry Ont His Plan -Reser-
vauons In This State 20 he Abolished.

Albany y Y, Dec Gov Roosevelt.
believes the Indians in this State should
have at least the same rights as emigrants
who come here He has therefore initiated
movement tending TO give the Indians
In this State the right to vote and has ap-
pointed a commission to suggest feasible
scheme whereby the Indian reservation
system In this State may be abolished and
the land divided and the ownership thereof
vested In the individual members Of the
tribes The members Of The commission
are Philip { Garrett Of Philadelphia. who
Is the head of the United States Indian Com
Exchange and Oscar $ straus former united
States Minister to Turkey, both of New York
oS i shs fsS Sa% and bons EPi%I. 81 SGs
The. Governor appointed this commission
upon his own motion after he had made a
careful study Of the question and had con-
ferred with the commissioners named by him
the ,T9 ysaE, by or hs more
ness OF keeping up the system OF Indian
reservations In this State and become con,
vinced that II sometimes brings about fraud
and injustice 10 the tribal members and
renders unusually difficult the work Of assimi-
lating the Indians
with Mr. Garrett 10 ascertain how the Indian
que stlon in this state could best be met Ile
finally decided that the trs, step was 70 get
along which the question might be solved,
with view OF aholishinc as rapidly az posi-,
ble the reservations and substitute individual
tribal ownership Of lands and to give 'ho
Indians all the rights Of citizenship. Then
they will be in position 10 seek q home
where they NAV best thrive as individuals
and will have the opportunity of entering
Rnv Of the pursuits OF American citizens
Some years ago, when Gov Roosevelt
had hot primary Hch, on in New York citc.
one OF his supporters was an Apache and
the Governor had cons derabla difficulty
in getting his Indian friends vote accepted
and counted The Governor ha. another
Indian friend in New York city. who is
motorman In his RouHh Rider regiment
Col Roosevelt took the opportunity 10 select
o Choctaw as TROOPER There are about
5000 Indians unon the reservations In This
State and IL il Gov RooseNrlt- aim 10 have
a plan adopted whereby taey may be readily
assimilated and have m opportunity. 20
en- oy all the benefits of American citizenship
The sun., 1900-12-05

Cannot he Seized for Individual Debu oi
Either. Says . St. Louis Court.

ST. Louis. Mo. Dec. I'm its decision In
the case Of J. I. Macks against the Columbia
Theatre Company and Sidney Drew. rendered
to-day. the st. Louis Court Of Appeals LAYS
down the doctrine that what husband and
wife earn by their combined labor belongs
TO them Jointly and cannot be considered
the sole and absolute property OF the husband.
The conclusion. therefore,. Is that 1t cannot
be applied TO the husbands individual debts
and is sacred from tho obligations OF the wife
as well. II oan only be taken in payment
Of their joint debts.
The case was brought into court on judg-
ment obtained in California against sidney
Drew for an individual lodging bill Tho
theatre managers answered that they did not
owe Drew anything, but that they owed
Drew and his wife $3.50 for the presentation
Of their sketch. The Court said:
Mrs Drew. In her own right was Jointly
entitled with her husband 10 the money in
the hands Of the garnishee. and II was
not subject TO Garnishnent for the individual
debt Of the husband The contribution OF
her skill was essential TO the rendition Of the
performance The histrionic ability on her
part constituted her earning capacity"
The sun., 1900-12-05
TO Build on WINDSOR SITE.
Mr. Gerry Decides TO Have Erected There q
UNIQUE CONNER cial Structure.

Flbridge T Gerry announced yesterday
through his agents. Z. A. CruikshanS 4 Co I.
that he has decided 10 put w on tho site Of the
Windsor Hotel. Forty-siXth street and Fifth
avenue, a building 10 be called the Windsor
Arcade to be used for stores, Offices and
studios Il is expected that the building.
work on which has already begun, will be
ready for occu" ancy on April l. 1901 II is
saId that IL will be the only building Of tho
kind in the United States and that II will
resemble the famous Lowther Arcade in
London
The building will occupy the entire block
in Fifth avenue, between FOrty-sSth and
Forty-seventh streets. running baCk $50
feet along each street The materials used
in construction will be gray stone, terra
Gotta and iron. Tho Fifth avenue front will
be very imposing having columns thirty
feet high supporting the roof. Through the
centre Of the building an arcade. twenty feet
wide will run from Fifth avenue to an open
run what the architects call u court colon
made" which may. be reached by wide
driveways from Forty-siN,h and Forty
seventh streets, as well rs from Fifth avenue.
In the centr. OF this court will be a conser-
vatory The ground floor will be laid out
in stores, extending from street 70 court,
while the second floor will he used FOR stores
or Offices The top floor will be reserved
for studios and Offices for engineers and
architects