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The sun., 1900-11-05
4 SIICIDE ~ JAMAICA BAY.
Fred rms Hat and Coat In a Boat-Fousht .
San Who Tried TO Save Him.

william II. Morse of 2lj SChenck avenue and
Charles Quest Of Barley street. members Of the
old Mil Volunteer Life Saving Corps while pa
trolng Jamaica Bay yesterday aiterroo cane
across a at-bottoinod rowboat in which we're
a hat aud "A coat In the coat was an envelope
with Fred Iill, Stanley avenue and Elton
street marked Oh it. Sub-egueutly Henry
Brown a II herman. said he saw Til jump over
board. Brown attempted To rescue him. but
TIL he said. struck him In the face and then
disappeared.
The case was reported to Acting Captain
Coigan of the Liberty avenue station. who
learned that Till had lived wItn his brother
inlay Andrew Bohland. at stanley avenue
ana Elton street. MIR Bohland said that TIL
iug To 20 out m the bav ia his boat He said
1ill had bean out Of work for four months. was
suffering from lung trouble and had frequently
said he would commit suicide. The body
was not recovered
The sun., 1900-11-05
WOmAN's NIT SAVED TWO LIVES.
Tommy splain and a Man With Him We're
Drowning and She Alone Didnt Lose Her Head.

Nine-y ear-old Thomas Splain, who lives on
n barge now anchored at the foot Of Gouver-
ncur street, was sent TO draw pail Of water
last night The pail was large and Tommy
was small and instead Of Tommy pul ing the
pail out the pail pulled Tommy In. Tommy
screamed a. he fell and his mother ran out
to see what was the matter. AZ soon a.
she saw Tommy In the water che
screamed louder than he could with his mouth
filling with river water.
Peter Farrell. who happened to be nearby,
heard the screams and ran out on the pier TO
which the barge was moored lie saw Tommy
struggling in the water and jumped in. clothes
and ALL and swan toward the boy.
The tide was running strong and Tommy
had already been carried some distance
out. so Farrell had d sculty in reaching him.
when he did reach Tommy. tho boy grabbed
him around the neck and hindered him 20 much
that It was some time before Farrell could get
hold of him. He finally cleared Tommy $
clasped arms away and started for shore But
the strong current and fighting Tommy were u
great disadvantage and il began To look serious
for both man and boy.
A Belt line car had come along IN the mean
time and the people In the car, alarmed by
the screams, had run down on tho pier 10 find
ont what was gong on. They saw the two
struggling forms out in the river and they
began TO shout for help. Then they suggested
TO each other what had best be done and how
to do IL There was iIst one passenger. a
woman. who didn't talk: but did something
useful instead She hunted around the pier
until she found n rope. Then she took 1t 10 a
man who seemed To be wondering what he
should do and said. Excuse me. will you
kindly throw this rope 10 those people in the
water?"
The man came to his senses. grabbed the
rope and threw II straight. Farrell seized It
and he and Tommy wee drawn ashore
Tommy was taken into Gouverneur Ho-Tital.
where the water was pumped ont OF him and
lie soon revived. Farrell went home. The
woman went away In the car. Nobody asked
what her name was
The sun., 1900-11-05
rHOMAS MrNTYRE FOUND DEAD.
j. II. Eccie.ine Thinks His Stolen Overcoa,
Was on the Corpse.

TIE body OF man about 40 years old was
found in tho river AZ the foot OF sullivan
street. Brooklyn. yesterday He was feet
inches tall and wei..hed about one hundred
and hfty pounds. tic had brown hair and
miStaChc aud wore n blue serge suit and light
ovArcoat In his pockets were two pairs o!
eyeglasses and postal card addressed To Miss
Maria Miller. 90 -. Marks avenue. II was
dated sept. o, 1895 There were also three
letters addressed to j B Ecclesne 203 Broad
way. Manhattan and a check for s2o. dated
Aug. 49, is91, drawn on tha Spragne National
bank by j u Ecclesine The BODY was taken
20 the Morgue. last night II was Identified as
Tint o. Thomas Mcintyre Of 20 st Marks ave-
nue who d sarreared from his homs ten days
ago. He ha 1 boarded at Miss Miller's.
Joseph Is. Ecclesine. a lawyer, Of 203 Broad
way. who lives az i29 Fast Fifteenth street
when told about the finding of the body
with the letters addressed 10 him. laughed and
said:
Well 7 guess II was my overcoat that the
unfortunate young man was wearing. Ny
coat was stolen in restaurant the other night
and there were three letters addressed TO me
in tn. pocket. don't remember about the
check
The sun., 1900-11-05

MONrCLAIR. y j, Nov The body Of Mrs
Neil Mcleod. who has been missing from her
nome IFS South Fullerton avenue. since Oct 10.
wa found to-day hv Charles Kelly of Newark
near Eagle Rock on Orange Mountain Her
face was burned almost beyond recognition
by carbolic acid and the bottle, labelled Roses
drug store. Montclair," which had contained
the acid. WAS found beside the body Mrs
Mcleod bought tho acid az Roses on the day
she disappeared Her husband and friends
knew that ana had no hope of finding her alive
Mrs Nclcod wls about 20 years old and had
no children She had been Ill recently and
was slightly dera ged at times because of
her Illness Something was said about sending
her TO "a ssIntarilun and that seemed to trou-
bic her a great deal She said that she would
DE rather than leave her homo for medical
treatment
ON Friday morning, Oct l8. she seemed 10
feel better than usual and walked TO the rail-
road station with her husband, whose business
Il In New York with m. Federal Steel Com
panv That was the last that MIR Mcleod
saw of his wife From the station she went
to the drug storo and The only clue that the
searchers have had to work upon was her pur-
cha" uf the acid
The body will no sent 10 Chicago. Mrs
Mcleods former home tomorrow
Mr. Mcleod came io THE SuY Office on the
evening OF the day his wife went away and
asked Tint something ns printed. in the hope
that newspaper paragraph would aid in the
sclrch
The sun., 1900-11-05

Then Laid on the Car Track for Execution
Rescue. Fight and ExpianstiOns.

An attempt 10 hehead Mr. Croker In effisy,
the rescue OF the eslgy by a railroad switoh-
man and subsequent difficulties between the
would-be assassin aud the rescuer caused
a fight in the neighOorhood OF Seventeen street
and Broadway on saturday afternoon. II hap
pened when the stree, cars on all lines were
crowded with persons going either 20 JOIN
In the big parade or - watch the marching.
Coming downtown Oh Ninth avenue horse
car were a score or more Of Republicans. yell
ing continually for Mckinley and Roosevelt
and carrying an eney made to resemble Rich
ard croker. II was made Of leather and stuffed
with straw. That there might he no mis-
take IA to the identity Of the dummy Mr..
CrOker's name was painted on its hat and
across It's very chesty chest tho word Ice
Az first i's escorts contented themselves with
exhibiting the eftigy uron the platform ana
addressing u in this fashion. ,-,.
50 you're going ~ soc there's fair COUNT
Perhaps you think We are Democrats and
are being Coerced -eh?'
How about the Ice Trust?
Vow DO take care Of tho young man. Dickie
When the car got down to SeVentv-second
street a cord was hi'ched around The necS
the mud, till near Sevcutieth street the string
snapped; leaving the ei'isy living right on the
track. Right near the track was gang of
the men was Frank Panallo Of S4s West Thirty
,nrd street, Rrnih!,cin. Il" pic, picked up
an Amsterdam avenue trolley car coming
down at full speed. he picked M the dummy
a1d laid 1t across the track with it5 neck on
the rail
Tho decaptation Of the dummy was i'm
nnent and panallO was chuckitn with
sce. when Michael I"necn oi 20 Ma b ttan
avenue, who i employed AZ the car com any
-wi'c'. rushed up aud dragged the thing on
The track
You'd have derailed the car, shouted I.e-
neen. The next minute both men were strk-
ing encen had his switch stick with him
and hc knocked the Italian down. The n en-
ON the clr 'umpei of and threatened to make
trouble FOR lcrran. but several policemen
| hurried No and -ipnuel the disturbance. Then
| thcro were ryvlauatious
WHY didn't you ell me who the thing was
metrt for" asked lenc"a Il wouldn't have
| touched IL then"
Policeman Dunn had seen the Italian knocked
| down and he srrested l.eneen. but in the West
| side police court Yesterday everybody eN-
planed matters TO MAGISTRATE Mayo and he
! le irncen 90. There was handshnking
/ party outside the court room afterward.
The sun., 1900-11-05
QUIT AGUINALDO & BRYAN:
FILIPINO REFORMERS TO ACCEPT
AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY.
Message to President Mckinley Onerins to
Organize . Native Force to Fight the Rebels
-Bu.ins,s Interests in the Islands Fear
Eject Of Bryan's E!ection-Odds Of 2 to
on McKinIeys Election Given in Manila.
.Spstiai Gable Dsspdteh 10 TIE Sun.

MANILA, Nov. livery aspect OF the cam
paign at home Is eagerly discussed here. The
betting Is 8 TO / on President Mckinley. and
there are plenty Of takers. The Filipino clubs
are tho best informed regarding the progress
OF the campaign, and their members are thor
oughy Interested in the result. The mercan-
tile community is strongly affected by the I'M
certainty and business is temporarily depressed
owing TO the Interpretations made by the
FiIipinos favoring the rebels.
Exaggerated predictions are made concern
Ing the chances Of the Democrats. and those
who do not understand the situation are eN-
cited over the all. ged prospsc OF the election
OF Mr. Bryan. There Is widespread feeling
among the Americans and foreigners here that
IL Mr. Bryan should be elected tho situation
would become hopeless. There Is no doubt
that hi. election would cause the army to become
half-hearted the troops knowing that no sup
port could be expected with the Democrats in
power AZ Washington.
A large number OF men engaged In business
declare that in the event Of MIR Bryan's cleo
ton they will leave the islands Chief Justice
Arellano. who l. thoroughly Informed "a to
what would he the effect in the PHILIPPINES
of the Democratic policy as set forth In the
campaign speeches OF Mr.. Bryan and his sup
porters, says that il the Democrats win he
and hi. family will leave within two weeks.
The conservatives, who have been aiding In
the establishment Of American rule, fear that
Democratic success will mean terrible re-
action here.
S,h1r Buencamino. who was Aguinaldo'
Secretary OF Foreign Affairs, but who is now
the leader Of the reformers. will tonight.
through President Taft Of the Philippine Com'
mission. telegraph TO Washington over the
signatures Of Aguinaldos former chief support
ers, accepting the sovereignty OF the United
States. begging that the war he stopped. pray
ing for protection. and Offering to organize
a counter revolution against the Aguinaldo-
.sts.
The military situation was never better thar
at present Most OF the recent desperate at
ticks made by the insurgents. which. as before
stated IN these despatclIe,. were for the pur'
pose Of affecting politics in the United States
were unsuccessful. and indications point TO d
reaction, due To disbursement among the
rebels
One OF the highest authorities here states
that IL the present military forces, including
the troops now ia China, can be retained In The
Philippines and nothing is done by the home
Government 10 hamper them, the rebellion
will! soon be ended.
Communications passing between insurgents
which we're recently intercepted admit the
hopelessness OF the insurrecton These com
muncations state that Aguinaldo's emissarie'
are meeting with absolute failure in their at
teupts to lnc.te rebellion in peaceful towns.
The sun., 1900-11-05
FOLLOWS DIR. DE COSTt TO ROME.
The Rev. A. X. J.. Gum Received Into the
Catholic Church Yesterday.

The Chapel ofthe Convent Of tine Sacred Heart
yesterday, Sunday. afternoon Witnessed the
reception Of another Protestant minister into
the Catholic fold. the Rev A r. l.. Gum,
formerly of the diocese o.! Jamaica. but who
for some time past has lived the life OF layman,
not being able to accept the teaching found In
tho Anglican body. lie made a profession Of
hs faith In the usual manner after the service
of benedicton and was received by the Rev
Father Thomas =. Mclaughlin of the Church
Of the TRANSPORTATION. Mott street. DR.. b. 7.
De Costa served as his witness. The service
was quite private, being known 10 only few.
Mr. Gum Is married and has family and Is
not elIgible 70 The priest hood.
The sun., 1900-11-05
REPEATED ~ JHE PARADE.
Device OF the Chicago democrats to Swell
Their Marching Numbers.

CHiCAGo. Nov. Many persons who wit
messed the Democratic parade last night say
narchcr- passed a certain place twice and some
three times. A. tha Hamilton club In Madison
street the parade was watched ~ man who
noted that the same marcherS had passed once
before Thciact was displayed on the large stere-
opticon sheet. which hangs on II building across
the street in the following words.
We are on 10 your game. You have been
by here twice before
At the time this was shown "A number OF
mar, hers happened to BE- passing. some OF them
diSCharsiug Roman candles a nd fireworks.
The statement caught the cy" Of the Democrats,
aud the sheet le,ame the target for the fire.
works
,n Ar,ercn1 nag was reNt displayed This
was a!so shot at by the n arch err, With their
fireworks ard caused the following to be put
upon the white sheet hv the -'cIeOptiCun'
No Republican ever shot 81 an American
fng
TIE foat on which a Iryan hoai was exhibited
was reported to have been sceL twice in tho
line The Sevcnie, nth ward Marching Club
was al,c said 10 have been a repeater in II q
r,Hrch ACcordi1g to statements made by
alleged victims n.Anv Incn were engaged 10
march in tho parade for 81 n lead and a supper
but after the prcCessicn wAs over neither the
Fl nor the supper could he found
Numerous acts of roWdyi>m we're committed
alous he line of n arch
The sun., 1900-11-05
nor AIR CAUSED THIS EXPLOSION.
Factory Windows blown Across the street
Then the Whole Place Biased 10.

4 violent explosion. the f,remen believe TO
he due to The confinement Of air heat ed by a
fire long smouldering. ompletelv quilted the
narrow fve-story brsi less building at <as
BrOOme street yesterday afternoon. IL blew
ont every window yane in the building and
sent the heavy iron shutters OF the ground
noor windows fying aoro~s the street. Two
big boxes full or thin wooden baskets several
bundles o. cloth and door followed the shut
ter. The re't ~ the contents OF the ground
hpu; were piled IN a bdrricaGe just inside the
windows. The shattered window panes crossed
the street like u horizontal hail and struck
the fronts ot the building, opposite with the
result thai much glass was broken on that
side TOO. The report OT The explosion Wa-
heard several blocks away.
There Nas no one in me building when the
ll"hrew tailor. o. 50 jefferson street. Ha-
Id- I'm: In front - il he wa4 thrown lalf
way across the street. aud hi. face, neck and
nand, were badly cut by the falling glass
An Italian woman, whp was walking on the
other side ~ the street Nd~ knocked down,
bat received no iliurie. she picked herself
up quickly and ran for nrr life.
Deputy sheriff Frank " Meyer and police
inaH we're standing ai the West Broadway
corner. One Of 'h';n turned In an alarm while
the other rang W. an ambulance, When they
returned flames were bursting out Of the third
and fourth fuor wind, vs. Tie frt trrin.n
Mo arrived GrH"d IN seo.nd and , then "a
hour In getting e., nlrol of tie ilr" and 10y that
time the lnsid" IL the hr ildihe was lractico!IN
destroyed 40 other huilnirg was DANA grd
t' any eSteut worth mentt"nhg The frIns
occupying TIE buried building we're Aired
B.yer 4 60. pager aud tNur. Henry Bam-
berger ktii goods 1 Bernstein & Co. chill
drnr .Iixire. ami H. Stocimqn, umbrellas
The damage To- the building and lie contents
l. .st mated ~ s7j.luO.
SmoCkler Wa removed 10 81. NinCeuts Hos
pI'aI 1t wa aid there that he seemed TO
have a fractured skuN.
The sun., 1900-11-05
ELECTION DAY WEATHER..
Weather Bureau Predicts Fair. Except on the
Middle Atlantic Coast.

WASHINGTON. Nov 4-rhe Weather Bn-
reau tonight issued the following special
forecast for election day:
For the first time in ten days the weather
map shows a clear sky over the whole region
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, exCeTt over
a small area on the middle Atlantic Coast.
we're storm the centre of whicl /, OF Hatteras.
The pressure Is high over the western halt
of the country. These conditions viii surely
give clear fine weather and pleasant tenn
rerltures in all States on Monday, except
possibly showers on the middle Atlantic g oaSt
line While II is possible for "A storm 70 de-
velop somewhere in this broad area by Tues
day, the conditions are unusually favorable
for the cont lnuation Of the fine weather OF
Monday over 10 and throughout Tuesday.
The sun., 1900-11-05
PUNCHED BY ALDERN4N DTENER.
Man who Started Political Argument In His
saloon Roughly Handled.

Theodore Yost. a cablnetmaker OF IS Hop
kins street. Williamsburg. went into Alderman
John Diemer- saloon at 30 Hopkins street
late on saturday night. He wore BRYAN
badge and began 20 Joke about II. II is alleged
that Demer. vino was behind the bar. leaned
over and struck YOst YoSt fell and Dlener,
running from behind the bar. struck him aCain.
Then, II is alleged, Demer'- brother, Jacob.
kicked the cabnetmaker into the street, " here
a crowd of young men ,et upon him and beat
and kicked him almost to iri-enslbllity. Nust
was helped across the roadway and lett lying on
tho sidewalk. 4 policeman found him and
called an ambulance from the Eastern District
Hospital. DR. Dowd found tie cablnetmaker
in n shocking condition. lost : head and lace
we're cut and brIlsei and the wounds required
more than a dozen stitches. Tho police made
no ARRESTS.
The sun., 1900-11-05
REprBlICAv QUARTERS SET AFIRE,
Queer Blaze In the Thirty .nrst District. where
Rowdies Have Besn Troubicsome.

There was Il fire last evening m the base
n!ent of the two-story cottage AT l25th street
and Seventh avenue, used as headquarters
10y the Republicans Of the Thirty-hrst ASSEM-
bly, district The fire did not amount to much.
AZ far ~ the damage caused by 1t was con-
cerned but just how It started il the aues-
ton that Interested Harlem Republicans.
Some Of them thought that there might be- some
connection between the fire and the attempt
of the night before to break up Camp Me.
Kiney meeting in the tent on the lot adJoii-
ing the cottage
Samuel Scott Slater, Republican candidate
for Senator in the Nineteenth district. SAID that
the FIRE was a. least queer There had been
no fire in the basement for months and nobody
who belonged around the headquarters had
been In the basement But after the fire was
discovered it was found that the outside base
msnt door was Open II WAS said that TWO
Young men had been seen coming out Of that
door
The mon who were at headquarters when the
FIRE started collected all the books and papers
10 remove 10 place OF safety and then pulled
down that part OF the tent endangered 10y its
proximity TO the cottage
The sun., 1900-11-05
MINISTER'S DEBYs BOTHER HIN.
The Rev. Mr. Hastings of west Orange Rcsigns
-A,tIcn Deferred.

WEST OR,NGF. y. Nov. 4. The Rov. Gar
ence +. Hastings, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church here. has rendered his re-ig-
nation Mr. Hastings is sal to hold receipts
for money paid on account OF the communion
service that several member said he hal OBJ
talne1 without payment Money Tor the pur-
pose had been turned over 10 him by the Ladies'
Aid = ,cieiy ot the church Il is admitted that
the church owes him about $50 bac, salary
Tn. res gna,ion j. in the hand. OF thn Rev
Or Warren l. Hoacland. Presiding Elder OF
tho Newark district ID liogganf says that
the yOunc IN an undouDtedl; has some deb's,
wh ch he l. trying hard 10 paw Dr, Hoagland
further aid thai Mr., Hastingss resignation
Nas being held In aOeyance but he would not
With he Wilmington onferenCe and is what is
known as a supply.
The sun., 1900-11-05
10 IP M'CIELLAN.
Croker's Congress Candidate In tho Twelfth
Now Known OF All Men.

Only twenty-four hours of the campaign
remain. In that time the American people
can be greatly benefited. George b. Mcclellan.
Croker's candidate for Congress III the Twelfth
district. j. better understood as each hour
passes. All know now that hc has not acted
on the square either wiki the Gold Democrats
or with the silver Democrats of his district.
He has been playing game for Mcclellan.
first. last. and all tie time.
The voters of the district should defeat him.
ie Is not worthy to represent the ?S,oOo voters
OF that great baiiiNios. Herbert Parsons
should be sent 20 Congress.
The voters Of the district in taking such a
step would send mon TO the House uf Repre-
-entatives who hasn't anything 10 apologize
for Just plump Ia one vote for Parsons against
Mcclellan the man who collects money from
Gold Democrats for his canvass. and then votes
IN the House of Representatives for 47-cent
dollars
The sun., 1900-11-05
SENATOR c. X. DAVIS VERY LOW.
Il May he Necessary TO Amputate His Leg
-Conseouences Feared.

Sr. PA,r. Mimi, Nov. <-Senator e. X
Davis IL very sick and the chances are that he
will not recover. Or. Stone. his family ply
sician. tonight said that it would be necessary
to amputate part Of the foot and that It might
he necessary to amputate the entire foot. II
no, the leg II the log should he amputated
he fears that the patient will not survive the
operation. The senator has almost lost hope
NJ recovery and this has made the case more
heen summoned from Chicago. He Is expected
n arrive tomorrow, whom consultation will
bc held
within the ncyt day or two, bIt II i evident
from talks with the family physician and mcm-
The trouble wa. caused by tho dye from
ftocking getting In small cut on the foot.
The sun., 1900-11-05
ST. IGyATIrs~ ALLOWED TO MOVE
Fine Rituaiistic Foundation 10 BE Ruiit In
West SIXTY rinth Street.

The Standing Committee of this Protesta &
Episcopal Diocese. ~ its meeting last Thurs
day. formally approved Of the application Of
81 Ignatus parish. the Rev Arthur Richie
rector, for leave To remove its church from
Fo-tieth street near Sixth avenue TO Sixty
ninth street. west OF Amsterdam avenue, ltS
new site aduins the property of Corpus Christi
Church, and the parishes are TO be CONSOLE
dated Father Richie expects TO be rector
OF tho parish Father Rich Of Corpu. Christi
being The first assistant The church VIII
not move before next spring IL will build
a new church. parish house and clergy house;
The present -. lsnatius property Ii 10 De sold
for t20S,UD
81 lgnatiuss IS one Of the most advanced
OF all The rirualis,ic churches III the Episcopal
complete foundation. the finest OF any ritual
iatic Episcopal Church in America, will now
be built IN SiAty-ninth street.
The sun., 1900-11-05
RUNAWAY BOY DROWNED.
Thought Some One was After Him and Fell
Into q Lake Nearby.

WINsTED. Conn. Nov <-Orasmus Reed.
colored. 1? wears old was drowned on Sunday
morning while Gaping from the Gilbert Home,
~ which he was an inmate He stole away
about o'clock in the morning and started for
his mothers. Passing the head Of Highland
Lake he heard footsteps and probably sup
posed that Some one wat In pursuit Of him.
lie tried to hide behind boathouse. built over
the water L. the dal kness, he ran oil the plat
form, into Ave ieei o. water The man he had
heard. a farm hand on his way tn work heard
the splash and called for assistance In the
darkness the body could not be found al once
and liic was extinct when II was recovered in
about fifteen minutes
The sun., 1900-11-05
MEMORIAL TO THOMAS q. SHEARNiN
A Tablet to Be Placed In Plymouth Church
COMMITTEE Appointed.

When Thomas G Shearman died. prominent
members of Plymouth Church suggested that
his memory be perpetuated by tablet in the
historic edilce. The Rev. Dr. Hills said yes
tercay that a committee had been appointed
to arrange details, consisting Of Frederick W.
Unricns, representing the sunday school
Miss Lizzie h Nye and Miss Jessie Watson.
representing the late MIR Shearinans Bible
class. and BENJAMIN + Blair and DR.. Rossiter
~ Raymond representing he church lester-
day morning the trustees of the church met 10
appoin, n Representative on the committee
Tho board unanimously elected : v White Th'
Shearman IN hler will he tho third In Plymouth
Church The other IA blets are in memory
of Henry Ward Beccher and +. Iasker Howard.
one of the founders.