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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
TWO B4TTLESHIPS DISABLED.
Massachusetts Leaking Badly. and kearsarse
Has I3-Inch Gun out Of Order.

NEWPORT News. Va. Dec. 3-With the bat
tleehip Massachusetts leaking badly and tn.
battleship Kearsarge with one Of her big 49,
inch guns In the forward turret disabled, there
do not appear to be any indications that the
North Atlantic squadron. Of which these two
ships form an important part. will leave these
waters on Dec. -. as announced. II has been
known for several days that the MasSachl-
sets was leaking badly and all her pumps
had to be used to prevent her from sinking
in Hampton Roads. The injury 10 the big
battleship IL forward and divers have been
working on her for the past two days trying
to make temporary repairs so that she could
be taken back TO the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and put In dry dock. They have succeeded
in reducing the leak so that two Jump are
now keeping her clear.
TIE battleship kearsarge, soon after leaving
dry dock at Brootlyn. fired her i3-inch sun
in the forward turret and the recoll cushion
failed TO act properly. The big sun was totally
disabled. for a time at least. II ia thought
that the gun will have to be dismounted and
heated, TO replace her bands. which have been
sprung about ten inches.
The torpedo boat Dupont passed Old Point
this morning on her way TO Norfolk. where she
will coal before joining the squadron for the
cruise In the West Indies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
ruir,oo E,pIosioN KuIs rUr


CHICAGO, Doc 2 Five lives veto lost and
seventeen mon and women were more nr Ices
aariously injured by m eNI losion "nflr thi'
evening In the power house ~ Tho chicago and
Northwestern Railroad In binrie street Tho
building wns destroyed and u railroad c"nCh
wrecked. causing n loss 81 tjO.pO
The boiler that exploded was blown through
the roof Of the building / o feet into III" air and
C5 feet south across the main railroad tricks
II fell upon tho south track among a
crew u section men. four OF whom were in
stantly killed. A 9Th man. who WA assing
the power hous, NJ the time Of tho explosion.
was blown fifty feet and 80 severely injured
that he died before medical ns istancc arrived
One 81 the end plates OF III" boiler which er-
ploded wa> blown through the south end OF tl"
outgoing train and injured several Iersons.
Half a dozen employees OF the railroad CON-
pauy were In the power house VIII n the
explosion occurred and three or four were
injured. one fatally. Several pedestrians who
were passing the power house were struck by
flying bricks and other debris aud severely in.
jured
The five men killed were all employees ~ the
Chicago and Northw es,ern Railroad Company
OF the fifteen injured only three are likely 10
die. They were railroad men. Among the
injured were two omen Minnie B'skel Of
Sheboygan and Annie Beck. Neither ~ them
was badly hurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
TURKEY WILL PAY THE 100000.
Armenian Indemnity 10 BE Added to the Prcc
Of a Cruiser Ordered of the Cramps.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8-The State Depart
ment and Lloyd q. Griscom. United States
Charge d'Anaires at Constantinople. are en-
gagged in telegraphio correspondence on the
subject Of the payment OF the Armenian claims
OF this Government against Turkey. and the
prospects appear excellent for the liquidation
Of the claim within a very short time. The De-
partment has been informed by Mr.. Griscom
OF the PRONUNCIATION of the trade for the con-
stuction OF a cruiser for Turkey by the Cramps
Of Philadelphia. the price to include the 500. 600
claimed by the United states for the damage
done American property In Armenia. From
what The Sun reporter was told to-day II Is
evident that the Department will accept the
indemnity through the medium of the Cramps
II an eIpress statement IN made by that ship
building firm that the money II from the Turk
ish Government and is in payment Of the Ar
menian claims, Such n course will probably
be followed
The battleship Kentucky was 10 have left
Smyrna for Manila on. SATURDAY last, The
fact that she Is still at the Turkish port IL at
tnbuted to the good sense Of her commander.
Capt. c. VI. Chester. who evidently realizes
that the Kentucky's presence at Smyrna has
had the effect Of stimulating the Sultan in his
consideration Of the Armenian claims. Score
tary Long said this evening that while tho
X entuckv was scheduled. 70 remain ONLY five
days az Smyrna, Can't. Chester had ample dis
erection asto ~nrolonginc his visit. and the Navy
Department had no objection to his delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
No PERMANENT Dswvy Anon.
subscriptions "a Ne Rstrrned 10 Donors - Com.
mi,t~s so Decided YESTERDAY.

The Executive Committee for pcrpetuating
tho Dewey Arch met Yesterday afternoon IN tho
~ Paul Building and W a result MI plans for
tho building Of n permanent arch we're nband-
oncd. the committee voting Ia dlsband and to
return the money already subscribed. Tho
amour, Ia be returned IL sej. coo In cash. In nd
dition si33.OOO had been pledged. and the PER-
sons who promised To give the various amounts
which this comprises will now be freed from
their pledges.
The members OF the committee who were
present NJ the meeting were. William {. Church.
Chairman: louis windm0ller. vice-chairman.
J. Edward Simmons. Treasurer: Charles II.
Nicoll. Secretary; John ID. Crimmins. william
T. IIavcmeyer. 4. Ellery Anderson. Robert NJ.
Thompson. Z. W. Bloomingdale. jamesT Wood
ward. william II, Parsons. Henry A. Burnett and
Edward X. Johns. The vote TO disband was ten
TO three. Secretary Nicoll said he believed that
Mr., wlndm1ller was one OF the three who had
voted no. but no would not say who the other
two were.
Various propositions were submitted during
the meeting One emanated from the Henry
Bonnard Bronze Co, which stipulated to have
the arch built for 10 per cent OF the money
collected. The company also guaranteed 10
collect sufficient additional money to build
II, and stated that the firm Of Elin. Kitson4 Co.
had agreed TO do the work for 500, 600. The
company's representatives explained. how
ever. that this did not include tho cost Of the
sculptural work or the material for IL. This
proposition was unanimously voted down.
Another proposition was TO build the arch
Of terra Gotta and IL met the same fate as
the first. Still another rejected proposition
was TO raise money by the sale Of miniature
arches made out Of the material OF the old
arch. The men who proposed this scheme
said that the public would be willing to pay
high prices for such souvenirs
Col Thompson suggested that subscribers
be requested to allow their subscriptions 10
be turned over TO the Naval Branch OF the
Young Mems Christian Association In Brook
Ign, Helen Gould once gave s25o.OoO to that
institution. This proposition was carried,
Secretary Nicoll said that not once during the
meeting was Admiral Dewey's name men
toned and that no subscriptions had been
received during the last four months. although
the committee had 800 solicitors at work during
that time. He said that the expenses OF the
committee had been 5000. or 3 per cent. Of
the total moun secured.
Mr.. Simmons, Col. Church and Mr.. Nicoll
were appointed a committee 10 close up the
matter and return the money 10 those sub
scribers who did not wish their money to 60
to the Naval Branch Of the Y NJ {. A.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
MANCHESTER BUYS A DOG
And He Also Finds Time TO Deny Story OF Cosa'
ness Between Him and Yarmouth.

And He Also Finds Tine TO Deny story OF CoN.
ness Between Him and Yarmouth.
The Duke Of Manchester got up shortly
after 0 O'Clock yesterday morning and to .
reporter who saw him at the hotel he said:
THAT story about q GOODNESS between me
and the Earl Of Yarmouth 10 nonsense. Var
mouth and I are the best possible friends.
III tell you how It started. ! was rehearsins
with tho Strollee last year and Yarmouth.
thinking he would Ike TO attend the rehearsal.
sent In his card. The card was received by
Mr.. Sands. the stage manager. who sent word
back that no outsider could be then admitted
to the rehearsal. A few minutes afterward
he happened To think that the card might have
been intended for me and said that. II such
were the case, he'd send for Yarmouth 70 come
In. I told him not to do anything that might
interrupt the rehearsal on my account and
he didn't. The next morning some OF the
PS4Lsrs had l3nY s59.iss aG %s net q row sft between wsa
them In proof OF the absurdity Of the story.
I'm Inviting Yarmouth to take luncheon with
Tho Duke made the latter statement, good
early last evening Yarmouth has lodgings
N West Thirty sixth street, almost opposite
called there about 0 o'clock. found the Earl at
home and the luncheon invitation was de-
l lryt, fs g in peT ns H. a3 %. nSSSfptsa ,ori as Sn iY bssissa
sss- Rqt and sn Sel M fat hsai, a sh' z 29ansss a ' snd
Paris Singer will be there and possibly Col.
invitation TO Col Astor at Rhineclir yesterday.
but hadn'! received a reply last evening
the h IoTen tas HtSu e Duchess se and her s tSSs' the
:? the Grand Genital stsslSn 70 see cns Of re
went TO prepare the Zimmerman house for the
reception TO be given by SIR Zimmerman in
honor OF his daughter and her husband The
Duke and Duchess took luncheon with Mr. and
Mrs E,a9S.s IL Lesge',; at Their refidsnS,e;
and the Duke were both Interested in the al
legged cures effected by Mrs. Walden. the Texas
woman who went abroad last spring and pros
those who had faith in her massage Treatment.
After luncheon, the Duchess went for q drive
and the Duke. hearing tina, Winston Churchill,
arrived in New York. went down to the Everett
House to call on him Manchester. learned
there that the young war correspondent was
S SntU }as k saiandas and F RGHSaHly T TO the so HS snT 3
House the Duke met a breeder OF. Boston ter
riers from whom he bought a brindle and white
pie winner h He Will take Ihe dog to TO i Gss,Is
twenty-four other dogs Of various breeds.
The Duchess is an admirer OF this essentially
American variety Of the bull dog OF which she
already has n very good specimen. Late IN
the afternoon the Duke went downtown and
spent some time in a newspaper ONCE where
he used TO work as g reporter Last evening
the Waldorf-Astoria and then went to Weber
d Fields's.
Tomorrow evening the Nanchesters will
by the Strollera Of The Crlise Of The Summer
On Thursday they. and Mr.. thinner
man and Miss Evans. will leave for Cincinnati
cinnnti, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. Of
which Mr.. Zimmerman is the \ ioc-President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
CRASH IN THE TROLLEY TUNNEL.
Car smashed. Psssen gers Cut and q Motorman
Thrown Through the Front Door.

A slow-witted passenger was the innocent
cause last night Of a rear-end collision be-
tween two trolley cars In the Fourth avenue
tunnel at Thirty-eighth street. Both cars
were southbound. The first was crowded
with passengers. The second car had the
mo passenger" sign out on the front platform
and was hurrying TO the car stables at Thirty
third street
The passenger who caused the troublewanted
TO leave the first car at the foot Of the stairway
which leads from Thir,y eighth street down
into tho tunnel. but he did not SIGNAL the con-
duCtor till the car got just by the stairway.
Then he rushed toward the rear platform,
calling To the conductor to stop the car. The
conductor gave a quick. short pull on the bell
rope. which means stop anyway. any where,
regardless of white posts or street crossings.
The motorman obeyed the bell and brought
the car 10 a tandstil wi, hin a few feet. The
motorman Of the car behind. hay inp seen the
other car pass the stairway. thought that every
thing was clear and didn't slow up. The crash
wasthe result.
The second car was wrecked, The hood
over The front platform. was ripped on and
the platform itself and the fender were splin-
tered. The motorrnan on that car was thrown
through the open front door and that's what
saved his life. All Of the windows of the car
ahead were smashed and some OF the passengers
were cut.
Policemen from the West Thirt|ieth street
station hurried TO the tunnel. but there wasn't
much for them to do ma none Of the passengers
had been seriously hurt. There were no formal
complaints made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
sHR1BKING WoxAN AT II PUTNAM
Scared . Crowd Into Expecting q Murder just
Crazy or Drunk.

A crowd Of women who had been attending
the opening OF the Woman's Suffrage Bazaar
In Madison Square Garden were standing at
Twenty-sixth street and Madison avenue at
0 30 o'clock last night when q window on the
fifth floor Of the Putnam House in Fourth
avenue few up and u wonlan's dishevelled
head appeared. Then followed a series Of
frantic shrieks.
Murder! police.- screamed the woman In
blood curdling tones.
The crowd below looked up In horror. Be-
hind the woman they could see the figure Of a
man. The two seemed ~ be struggling to-
Hes trying to throw her out OF the window.
yelled some one and cries Of horror were heard
on all sides. Men dashed for the hotel. Police
| while the man and woman continued 70 struggle.
TIE WOMAN. she could b seen striking And
effort to says herself from being buried irto
the street. The crowd expected 20 see her
S2ms ayins through , &c ,6 air every second
Il seemed Ave minutes. but It was probably
not more thar NO. before g pol,S ,s form I'm
ELECTED this explanation from the hotel people.
"a sra %sn A. a Green wOn naG y Tss w yssis slsSto =:
yv%iopsiy. They had bean drinking. ,sgpaf.
hour the man came down and told the clerk
that his wife was crazy. Then he went
out. The clerk and a belboy went up to the
room. When they opened the door the woman
began the shrieks which startled the PEOPLE
in the street. The bell boy tried to QUIET her
and she fought lin of. This was what the
watchers below thought was the effort TO toss
the woman out OF the window. When the
the woman became quiet and walked down
stairs. she went out by the side door and dis
appeared. The policemen lid not get her
name. They thought the easiest way out was
the best way, In their opinion the woman was
drunk either from liquor or morphine. MIR.
Green did not turn up again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
RIVAL or NIAGARA POWER COMPANY.
The vanderbilts Said to Bs Interested in q
Scheme to Build q Great Power Plant.

LocxPoRT. n. Y. Dec. s.-The Vanderbilt
millions. through the agency OF the Niagara,
Iockport and Ontario Power Company. will
build a great power plant. rivallins In extent
the famous Niagara Falls plant. will construct
o big water conduit from Lake Ontario TO Lock-
port TO supply this city with water, cut a wide
power canal from Niagara River 10 this city.
build n power transmission line 10 Depew.
and make Of Iockport and Depew electric
cities. The Common Council and a mass meet
Ing Of citizens are tonight discussing the propo-
eitions Of this company and the I.ockport and
Newfane Water supply Company to give this
city a water supply from Lake Ontario. twelve
The LockPort and Newfane Company is
backed by the International Traction Com
pany and IL making n fight for the water con-
tract. The-trst mentioned company holds
the f%ranchis" Tor n POWER canal and, contending
that II has enlisted the support of the New
York millionalres, has given the city 10 I'M
derstand that If II makes a water contract
with II the company will build tho great canal.
II stands ready To buy the right of way, which
will cost sl,OU.bD build the conduit from
Lake Ontario, which will cost another million.
River. which will cost ts,UO.Op The cor
respondent of THE SUN has good authority
for the statement that the Vanderbilt millions
are behind this company and that the electric
power generated here will lie supplied 10 the
Central shorS and other factories az Derew.
The city will probably accept the Vanderbilt
comnany's offer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
PLACE FOR Bot TELIE.
To Resign as Congressman and Go on Retired
List as q Naval Captain.

BANGOR, Me. Dec. 3.-lnformation was re-
oeived here tonight from Washington that
a bill is TO be Immediately introduced in Con-
gress to place Congressman Charles A. Boutelle
OF Bangor upon the retired list as a naval Cap
tain. with pay. The bin will be presented in
the House by Congressman Ilttlcfield. and in
the Senate. senator Hale will look after II.
such n step has been under consideration
by Congressman Boutelle's friends for many
weeks. who realize that his health IL broken
and that he will never be- able to return 10 WASH
ington. He spent all Of his earnings in main
tafning n Republican paper In this city. and
has little left now for his support. MIR. Bou-
talle. IL the bill becomes a Ia W will resign from
Congress on March 4. and Gov. Hi 81 Maine
will at once call "A SPECIAL election to fl the
vacancy In the Fffty-scvcnth Congress, to which
Mr. Boutelle was chosen last September.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
SHOCKTNG TEXAS MURDER.
Mani Clothes Saturated with TurpWtfns an
Set on Fire Burned to . Crisp.

MANI Clothes Saturated with Tsrpntfns and
Set on Fire Burned to . Crisp.
DALLAS, Tex. Dec. s.-The most shocking
crime Dallas has known In years was COM
United at an early hour this morning. Pate
Balm, formerly q constable and Q respected
citizen Of the Garland precinct. Dallas county.
was burned TO death In John Chapman's saloon.
According TO his dying statement he was drug
god. robbed and then set on FIRE. His clothes
were saturated with four ounces Of turpenttne
and then igudted with q match. His body was
burned to a crisp before the fire could be put
out by those who discovered him.
John Chapman and E. d. Faulkner. his bar
tender. were arrested by the police. charged
with the murder and three other men are being
looked for. The men under arrest deny any
knowledge OF the crime. although a. II was CON-
mitted In a back room OF the saloon. Bain's
friends are excited and threats OF lynching
are being made. The awful crime has shocked
the entire county. Hundreds OF farmers have
come to the city. large official rewards will
be offered TO help develop the facts connected
with the crime.
Tonight a body Of armed men without masks
said TO be farmers. called at the county jail
and demanded the custody Of the men charged
their intention to burn them. as Balm had been
burned Jailer Owens met the men. at the
i isad. do2 r w wniSh be sa useless iGssef aor The them r0' % t tsss
taken nom his custody early In the night and
SGsSSySio 20 fo ss'' t e. h0 ssf MDT'h' T e q m ma,'f the on
return before morning. No ono believes the
most Of his deputies are in the country dis
tricts looking for suspects.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
THROWN TRYING NEW HORSES.
Brewer Hoffman,. Lame From Rheumatism
Probably Killed by His Horse show Team.

Jacob HOFFMAN. the retired brewer Of re
East Fifty fifth street took out n new team OF
bay horses in his spider phaeton yesterday.
The team was purchased by Mr.. Hoffman at
the Horse Show. The coachman tried thom on
Sunday and yesterday MIR Hoffman thought
he could handle them. Mr. Hoffman is 90
years old and has been suffering from infiam-
matory rheumatism for several months. He
can walk only with the aid Of two walking
sticks and his only recreation IS driving
lie turned the new team 10 Riverside Drive
Yesterday A, l2Ith street, near Grants Tomb
an automobile frightened the horses Mr.
Hoffman, tried 10 hold them but they started mp
the drive AZ n gallon. They had only gone a
short distance when tho ri9 struck the curb. Mr..
HOFFMAN was thrown onto the sidewalk thirty
feet away. His coachman. Thomas Martin
OF 2l2 East Fifty-iourh street landed on his
head a few feet away. Mr.. Hoffman received
a compound fracture OF the skull Martins
nose was broken. his hip dislocatcd and his
head cut open Both were removed TO the
J Hood Wright Hospital, but Mr. Hoffman was
later taken home.
The horses continued running around the
loop beyond Grants Tomb Al I2Sth street
they struck n lamppost and smashed the
phaeton The harness broke and tho horses
separated, one going south and tho other head
ing for the tomb Both were caught. Their
legs were severely cut
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
SPLIT IN DIVER CLUB.
PRESIDENT RIORDsy Avn NJ >tUMiN
FOIIy orr ~
p. Divver ssys They were Kicked out" for
Disio, atty Croker Turned Wordan Down
for congress rival Democratic seymour

Disioyaity Croker Turned Rlordan Dow
for Congress rival Democratic Sc, mour
tIub Aire~d, started In tho District.
Congressman Daniel J Riordan and Council
man Thomas j. Foley resigned from the +
Diver Association last night NJ it, regular
meeting In the clubhouse at 90 Madison street
Rlordan has been President OF the club for
two years or ever since he became Congress-
man. Foley has been connected with the or
eanizatlon for the last seven years. Their
designations, IL was said at the clubhouse last
night, did not occasion any surprise. They
were kicked out said the Hon. p. Diver
himself.
The reason. he said. was disloyalty To the
organization. Neither Of them was present
at the meeting last night to hear the resigna-
the elcction'of officers. Mr.. Diver got up and
announced that II there was any one In che room
disioyal To- The 9rsan,zaatSa he was invited to
This gave a little more effect 20 the reading
OF the two designations that ioll9ved. There
the meeting, would not 90 into details about
the designations. except to say that 1t was
"disloyalty in both cases"
Did they refuse to support the ticketF he
That you had better see Mr. Riordan about
REPLIED Mr., Driver They simply # to ,Hsr the .
to be said."
The designations portend a serious split in
the Diver Association, IL Is believed. as both
Riordan and Foley have, d. strong following
among the young men OF the district, R'or-
salons" turned down by Mr.. Croker u order
that Mr.. Cookers friend. Thomas j. Creaner.
could go to Congress. Mr.. Riordan and hls
did not accept this graciously and they made
their opposition felt before the election.
Recently a new club known "a the Seymour
Club was started in the district and II has been
noiscd about for some time that Riordan was
behind II. II has been regarded As the oppo-
sition camp and Riordan may assume now an
active part In il. At any rate this IL expected
by the Divverites. After the designations had
been read at the meeting Asssemblyman James
man Riordan as President OF the club. The
other officers elected were Robert NJ. Dorr,
yice-President, James Gilchrist. Secretary.
and Samuel Wolf, Treasurer.