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HOW WHITEWA
CONFESSION or PERRY WHO MAD
THE DEAD MANS WATCH.
He Says Sterling Struck the Fatal Blows
With a Piece Of Iron He Had Previously
Picked Up On tho Railroad Track-'Hers
Comes Guy, He Said. .'Tbst's Got Money!

Picked Up on tho Railroad Track-''Hers
Comes Guy, He Said. "Thst's Got Money!
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 20 The police have
at last practically solved the mystery OF tho
murder Of Roy Wilson White, the law lecturer.
who was found dead on Saturday evening, NAV
10. with his head and face badly battered.
near the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Powelton
avenue station. Charles Perry, the coored
man who was arrested upon information fur
nished by Charles Smith whom he had sent to n
pawnshop to pledge the dead mans silver
watch. confessed late this evening that he was
present when the murder was committed in
company with Henry Ivory and Amos Ster.
ling, the two colored suspects now under arrest
and informed Superintendent Of Police ouirk
and Captain of Detectives Miller that the death
blows were struck by Sterling This is a cor
robora,ion Of the tale tod by Ivory. Sterling.
the accused negro. insists that he ia innocent
Seeing that he had placed himself In an ex.
tTemely bad light by having In his possession
The watch Of the murdered man. Perry related
All he knew about the murder After confess
ing Perry was confronted with the other two
prisoners, whereupon Ivory said. 1T Is all rue:
he has told you everything.
Perry stated that the plans for the murder
were made at the Wild Vest Show. After leay-
| side where near the railroad tracks Sterling
picked mp the iron bolt, with which the muruer
was aiterward committed, saying:
This will come In handy later on
They then went 70 the vicinity Of the railroa q
! station, and as White came In sight shortly
after 10 O'Clock, Sterling said TO his pals
Here comes glv who has got money"
Nhereupon he drew he bolt from his pocket
and struck Whit" blow upon the head, caus-
ing him to falI to the ground Az White lay on
the ground Sterling struck him several more
/ times
Sterling then searched the dead man S clothes
taking some money and the watch and chain
after which the trio left the scene and were u et
by the messenger boy, Hartman. who identified
Ivory AZ the time OF his arrest Some tine later
Sterling and his pals returned TO the scene OF
the murder and watched the police remove
the body They mingled with the crowd
and went To Thirty-snCond and Lancaster ave-
nue whore the srolls werc divided Sterling
kept the money, and CAV" the watch to Ivory,
but the latter did not place much value on the
timeri"c" and Eay' il to Perry Then Perry
left Sterling aud Ivory and Went TO his board-
ing house. Later. Sterling and Ivory had a
, quarrel over III" division of the money md
they parted, Sterling going TO Trenton where
lac was ARE ted Perry a. Sterling have both
been arrested before,
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GIINET AND HECLt'S FIRE.
Every Crack and Crcvice Of the Mine Closed
Up MAY Burn for several Weeks.

HorGHrON, Mich. May 20 Less gas is COM
ing from the burning shaft and adjacent work.
lhRs Of the Calumet and iecla niue The local
Management has made predciors ~ he prob
hb" duration of the fire In the hight of ex-
l"nence with three previous fires in the past
sN'ee1 years II seems altogether prOhabl"
thlt 'he iir" will last from three to six weeks
ana perhaps make it nee ssary TO generate an
lmmenS" volume Of carbonc acid gas to pour
INTO tho mine and literally drown the flames
IN" temperature OF the burn'ng shaft was
'aSen to-day bya thermometer lowered through
an opening in the tampng made for that pur-
poe All the HeCla ard Calumet shafts are very
thshty sealed, and various crevices and veDti-
mI9h vents which belched smoke and gas yes-
fidly nave been closed carefully with wet clay
Su' rie odor OF gas remains In the air The
nol'h ltecla shafts are still working. II will be
n"c'NSary TO close down the min this week
GGi,'s' 'h" ilre IS sooner eytingushed. which i
uhptol'nbi" The smel'er has plenty of mineral
on hnld to run for two months or even longer
Anl Ire IN any mine IL II serious matter The
t,aEl'y "I n" situation increases with IN"
H,,nori n,n ,hr "Atrnt OF lateral openings and the
uuohtty OF tmboring underground. II Is safe
,oo ~nE aoo thn hre cause. daily loss of NJ least
s-."m rom the profits nlone. beside the dam
GS GSn 10 me shafts and drifts the extent Of which
'an only be guessed at
~ would b" unsafe TO figure on ess than from,
L" 10 three wee ks' idleness even with good
~ 1G -. a. opening the shafts too soon won lead
~, u' hre breaking out afresh with rcdoubed
nre, hS misfortune was experienced in
pnNols ilres In any CIse the sealrd shafts
ar" not to be reopenpd this weex ard probnbly
not until ncxt week
ne hfe ~ the Calumet and llecla npr cr
m,'h" Is likely TO have n very material effect
uI4h ~" copper market Copper prodnC,o
Unt.nh>lnptlOn ,re so evenly balanced At
Tl.ln' Tho l.ln' thh' i III" Calumet and Iirca pro-
urnon -hould be taken ont of the
marker for -,vnral month. II might
n,r'l l'AtH something like n com or famine and
W w 'h' price. Of the metal. now quoted at
~ ."htS uOnnd. A. rrsuit oi the uuCcr-
tilnitv n ohos y long mo nina. nrnductiou will
,tu, ndu, on "cal con- or men have been showing
'T'HaoouI"h 20 hold on making Offers g. scli,
'nn annual output Of copper of the Calumet
nnnu 'uL'm .rronlphnv averages about 10000 600
ppihds There is an enorm0us amount of
nrcs feed Oh. '''' ''''''' ""' '''' 7"
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Council Drops a Week for Politics

The Elm Street Connecting Railr ad Company
made an application 10 the Municipal Council
yesterday for franchise 10 lay double tracks
for a surface railroad along Elm street from
Centre street to Great Jones street The mat =
ter was referred TO the Railroad Committee and
a public hearing was set for TUESDAY morning,
June 20 The Board of Education applied for
permission to buy, without public letting, n
projec,oscope to be exhibited AZ the Paris
EXPOSITION This application was referred 10
the Finance Committee. The Council then ad-
journed for two weeks because Of the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which will take lace
next Tuesday. There i not II Republican {, un-
Gilman from this county
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FRIENDS or THE PARKS ASTIR.
Present Methods Of Park Management should
Be Reformed. They Think

Landscape architects, artists. forestors ard
others interested in heauifyinr the pnrks have
started an agtat on for the appointment of a
commission to investigate abuses tolerated in
Central Park and 20 examine tho improvements
made in city parks during the Inst decade with
n view to determining whether there are not
better ways of doing what has been ATTEMPTED
This movement is directed AGAINST the statl!niy
the architecture. land cape ARRANGEMENTS, the
present me e'hod oI gardening. and the present
methods Of preservation and oncourprrInen, Of
natural beauties in General The dastricio
OF trees IN uppcr riverside Park Is cited as an
example OF mlSmnnagomrnt The Park Ronrd
snys thnt til" trees wsr" deCavinE, hut II i,
thought by some that they were not FAST re-
yivDl
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A NEW SITE FOR THE ADELPHI.
The Directors would Like the City to Give
One on the Eastern Parkway.

At gathering of the Adephi College Alumni
at the oxford Club in Brooklyn on Monday
night Lieut. -Gov. Wootruf, who is President
Of the Adelphi corporation. announced that the
directors would be much pleased If the city
would give them free site on the East ern Park
way upon which to erect a new co lage build ne
They ad. he said. unanimously voted in favor
of such plan
Comptroller Coler, who was present, said that
il might not trove IA bad invest ent for the
city and would probably prove feasible prop
osition II the college would give a certain num-
Der o. scholarships to be competed for by lu-
pills Of the public schools
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ANOTHER ROLLER COASTER VICTIM.
schclley Was Thrown Out and strsck on His
Head-Neck Broken.

Patrick Schelley. tinsmth Of 423 York
street. Jersey City. was thrown from roller
coaster at South Beach, Staten Island, on Snn-
day night and died early yesterday morning at
the Smith lnfrmary. The. roller coaster is
owned by William Nicher and has two tiers OF
tracks, the top being about forty feet from the
ground While nearing the last curve AZ the
homcstrei h Schc!ley was thrown ont and fell
twenty feet, striking on his head When he was
removed to the intrmary IL was found that lis
neck was broken and his skull fractured
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Victor Mapes's Farewell Bachelor Dinner.

Victor Mapes. third son OF Mr and Mrs.
Charlie Victor Mapes of 90 Wcs, Fortieth street,
gave his farewell bachelor dinner last night AZ
the University club His guests included
Mapes, hia brothers, Frederic Woodruff cheese
bronph, Oliver 5. Campbell. John T lIoag,
Frank Temple Reamer and Capt William G
Cammann OF squadron A. who will asst at the
wedding of Mr. Mapes and Miss Anna Louise
Hoeke. which is to take place in Washington.
n C. next Tuesday
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.Do.eph thinner Convicted.

PATERSON, y. j.. Nav 20 o.eph Zmmer,
former sfarriny FARMER Of Frank Erne the
Buffalo lightweight pugist, was convicted Of
manslaughter by a jury in the Court Of
oyer and rrrniner to-day thinner shot
George Maron on the County Bridge al Pa-saic
on April : He had quarrelied with Maron in
the hotel Of the latter az WaIlington The
maximum PENALTY is ten years thinner took
his conviction cnOllY.
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Russian Cruiser variag's Trial Trip.

LEwEs. Del, May 20 Tho Russian cruiser
variag built by the Cramps Of PhiIadelphia. ar
rived az tn Delaware Breakwa'Cr This evening
outward bound for her builders trial, TO tahe
place of Mon'auk Point She /, anchored here
Tor the night and wilt doubtless adjust her COM
passes IN the morning befOr" aiiing She will
be required TO make % knots Tor ~ live con-
spcutiye hours
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Rehcaring the Irish Ex-Conyicts' Cases.

The Board of Special Inquiry at the Barge
ONCE reconsidercd yesterday tho cases Of the
Irish ex-co1victs. James Fitzharr. and Joseph
Mullett. who have spent seventeen years in
British prisons tor their connection with the
Phunix Park murders, and came 10 no decision
They adjourned to meet again to-day. when
they will deliver their verdict. which will prob
ably be that the mon are not entitled TO land
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TEGS HELP THE RHODE ISLAND
She Turned Rack on Ycsterday's Trip Out.
but Resumed It Presently.

The Sound steamboat Rhode Island which
left her dock at the foot Of Murray street for
Providence at O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
got into trouble near Hell Gate about an hour
later and whistled for assistance, Three tugs
went to her and elped her down 10 the neigh
bOrhOod of 1h!rty-fOurth street, She lay there
loss than half al hour and then turned her head
mp tho river and resumed her trip, Passenger
Agent Taylor thinks she had some slight de-
rangement o her machinery She carries 80
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Cruiser New York at Newport,

NEwPOET. X. ! , MAY 20 The cruiser New
YORK.. flagship of the No.th Atlantic squadron.
with Rear Admiral Norman II taruuhar on
board. arrived here tonight from New York.
HnChOrlng n the outer hHrbor. She is ordered
herein connection with the Var College course.
which will begin ON Sat rdiy Jnnc 2 The
other vessels of the North Atlantic squadron
will ioin the New York here
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Husband Under a Charge Of wife Murder.

Mrs Jennie Parrish Of PSI West Thirty-third
street died on Monday night in Bellevue Hos
pltal Of fracture OF the skull. and J B Par
rish, her husband. is under arrest on the charge
of inflicting the INJURIES which cnusedhcr death
The Coroner committed him to the 'rombs with
ont bail yesterday pending the inquest Par
rsh Is a cab driver. lie denies that he harmed
r,f 70
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Two Ki,lrd bv Illuminating Gas.

John McConville and james Mclaughlin, la
borers. were asphyxInted by illuminating gas
Yesterday in n boarding house at 33s Fast l2jth
street Robert Ilealey. a lnb rer who slept in
the same room. waa found unconscions beI de
them, lie was removed to the Harlem HosI itaI.
and last night was In a serious condition
The sun., 1900-05-30

Former Private In the Tenth Cavalry Ar.
rested fOr HiGhMay RObbery.

William Swops colored. OF si3 Dean street
who grabbed Mrs. Eugene Borets pocketbook
in Classon avenue on Monday wns arraign"c
yesterday In the Grant street police court IN
Brookvn and held for the grand jury for high.
way robbery He enlisted in the Tenth Cavalry
I. 5. A. in 1905, and served with it in the Spauisi
war. participating in the storlninn # San JnaI
Hill where he was severely wounded After
his discharge from the army he spent "A few
months on Miss Helen Goud's farm He say
he was driven to robbery 20 save his wife ano
child from starvation
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Thomas T. Minco, manager Of the Citv Club
Burlesduc Company, fell over the stair rail
from the second floor Of the Morton House yes
tertlay morning and smashed his head on the
floor Of he main hall. He was taken to the
New York uoslital. His skull Il fractured al d
il is hardly possible that he can live
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Siesei -EOv

Miss Estelle Fox and Edward e. Sicsel werr
married last evening at De.monico'-. The bride
Is a daughter Of Mr.. ard Mrs. .,o.cph Fox ,f
w Fa"i Sev"n'y-ninth street Mr. Fox j. the
Pre-lurnt OF he tolumpia Bank III. Ger =
mony was performed by the Rev DR.. kohler
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Small Cut Caused Her Death

DR.. Thomas =. Yocum, rector o. -. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Staten Island.
died Monday night Of blood poisoning result
ing from slight eat on the hand received OH
May 10.
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En- PAso. Tex. May 20 The quarantine re-
strictons here were modified materially to-day
by instructions from Dr., Blunt. State Health
plague conditions lie orders that hereafter
all through freight from san Francisco be al
lowed to cross Texas provided the cars are not
opened in this State
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TAKEN IN TIME Munyon's Cold Cure
will break up any cold in a few hours and
prevent pneumonia. II relieves head, nose
throat and lungs almost Instantly
TAKEN IN TIME Munyon's rheumatism
Cure will ave you many aches and pains
i relieves any kind Of rheumatism in few
hours; n C-lrc is usually assured before u
single vial has been used
TAKEN IN TIME Munyon's Kidney Cure
will not only Sncedily cure all phases Of
kidney trouble. but il will prevent and ar
rest Bright : Disease,
TAKEN IN TIME Munyon's Dyspepsia
Cure will free you from unnecessary suffer
ing II is the best dyspepsia Remedy on
the market II quickly cures Indigestion
and any form Of stomach trouble.
TAKEN IL TIME Munyon's d. D. 4 G..
Tablets will prevent those insidOlis diseases
that prove so dangerous in warm weather
These tablets instantly correct and relieve
diarrhCa. dyscntery, cramps. collie cholera
mOrbiS ctC.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12
TWO OFFICERS SUSPENED.
Detective Sam Corbett and officer
John Kelly Go Out as the Re
suit of Gross burglary.

Detective Sam Corbett was suspended
from the police force by Chief Reed last
night. pending an investigation by the
civil service commission as to whether
ar not he had knowledge that the store
of Rudolph Gross was to be burglarized
prior to the time the burglary occurred,
as alleged by X. l.. Savage, one OF the
alleged burglars AS stated in the Post
lntelligencer several days ago. Savage
claims that Corbett sought to have him
join the gang of burglars and then pilot
him (Corbeto to the place where the
claims. was TO be done in order that Cor
bett might regain his lost prestige with
Chief Reed who several months ago re-
TO that of patrolman. Corbett. accord
ing TO Savage. expected 10 get consider
able glory. out of the recovery OF the
Corbett denies the charges against
him. He admits that he used Savage as
a stool pigeon" in another case, but
declares that he had no knowledge that
the Gross burglary was to be committed.
Corbett claims that an effort was made
by Savage = father, who is chief Of police
at Olympia, To induce him (CorbetD TO
burglars gang at his instance. because
he desired to obtain information TO
their workings. This Corbett claims he
refused to do, on the ground that such
testimony would be perjury, At the time
of the burglary Corbett was working
"A detective. although he had not been
restored as yet to detectives rank and
pay.
Al the same time that Corbett was sus-
pended last night Chief Reed also sus-
pended officer John Kelly for ten days.
The charge against Kelly is that he has
made derogatory remarks concerning his
brother officers, chiefly against Corbett.
Kelly is the officer who ferreted out the
Gross burglary. and It IS he whom Cor
belts friends blame for the latters trOu-
bles. The feeling in the matter grew
very strong. and 1t Is alleged that Kelly
made remarks rejecting seriously on the
character Of Corbett as well as on other
officers in the department. kelly's case
viii not necessarily have TO be lnvesti-
gated by the civil service commission.
unless he himself should appeal 90 that
body from Chief Reeds order Of suspeu-
sion. Corhett however. Is suspended
pending action by the civil service com
mission, and cannot resume work unless
restored by f.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12
IS ROBBED BY PlCKPOCKETS.
A. f.. Hill, n Mining Man. Loses 1910
mt the Northern Pacific Depot
Work of Several Men.

A. f. HILL mining man. who resides
at Edmonds, Snohomsh county, was rob-
bed OF a purse containing $40 a ticket to
Portland and Pullman berth ticket short
~ before the $50 train was leaving for
Portland last night Hills story is that
as he boarded the train he was surrounded
on the car steps by crowd of four or
five men. At first, he says, he did not real
ize that he was being made the victim OF
a robbery, and believed that he had been
caught In a rush, any man is liable TO
he under similar circumstances He ex-
tricated himself from the crowd as speed
lily as possible and hurried to his seat In
the car tnstinctively he put his hand
In his pocket and found that his purse
was missing.
HIM was ON his way TO Colorado Springs
but at once concluded TO delay his trip
long enough to lay the robbery before the
local police, which he did. The robbers
did not secure all the money he had on
his person In an inside pocket was a
wallet containing several 81 gold pieces.
The stolen purse was In his trousers peck
ct Not arrests have been made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12

Nearly 500 well-known Republicans OF
this county have united in a call for
meeting 10 be held tonight at Wilson's
Business College, in the Collins building,
for the purpose of organizing the King
County Republican Club. The announced
purpose Of the club is to further the in
terests of King county in general and TO
perfect the organization of the party In
the county These are the general pur-
poses of the organization.
In addition 1t is the stated purpose OF
the club TO obtain, II possible, the nomina-
ton of King county man for governor
in the approaching Republican state con-
vention.
Affixed to the call are the names Of i6O
Republican workers in the city and coun-
ty. The call in full is appended hereto,
together with a list Of the names of the
signers
1--WE, the undersigned. unite In a call for
a meeting of King county Republicans at
Wilson'S Business College on the 18th day
Of April 1900 at the hour of s o'clock
D. m. for the purpose OF organizing n
King County Republican Club. whose oh,
tect, in addition to promoting the general
interests of the Republican party snail be
specially to advance the interests of King
county and perfect the organization OF the
Republican party in II.
I'VE are in favor of a King county man
for governor and believe that by the
united efforts of the Republicans of King
county such nomination can be secured
IF for any reason any of the under
signed is unable to be present at said
meeting he desires his name to be en-
rolled as a charter member OF the club TO
be organized at said time"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12
MISTAKEN FOR A FOOTPAD.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hart
and Three Officers Figure In an
Early Morning Episode.

Dcputy Prosecuting Attorney JOAN n
Hart and three special policemen IN ciu-
gems clothes came near having a pitched
battle early yesterday morning on East
jefferson street. each party taking the
other Tor suspicious characters. Ar Kart
" ho lives In the WRlla Walla addition. was
In his office late Tuesday night- working
on matters IN connection with The shomo
murder case. and as result missed the
last car Eon@eq uenfly BE 3e~-ldNd 20 walk
home his WeiI known PopuNsuc teudsn-
clos forbid3ing Him 20 ride IN carriage
An went well until he reached a point
about opposite where tfhcer Tom Robots
Nas murdered on Fast JEFFERSON street,
ftst two years ago GO the day. Mr. Hart
.heH saw two figures lur king iu the shadoS
and when within a few feet % them he
siovued short.
"Roberts" came the answer, ard for
moment Hart thought ne was Up against
real live ghost He Demands 90 know u no
tho two men were and whAf their bust
ness was and they rriorted by demanding
% know his identity ard What be was DO
'nE "a the street az that hosr ~ Night
During she cobosuy the 40 strangers
we've TONED BY a ta!r3 man. and Hart con-
clgde4 that he had a Asht on his hands.
The third man approached ham, and Hart
promptly walked into the middle 81 the
street. There be took a stand
Gene any nearer and you u wish Won
NaGu't"' he exclaimed. running hfs hand
81 wn into his coat pocket In a decidedly
suspicious manner. He also raised the
heavy cane which he Always carries IN A
.uenaciuE manner. Then the ofaceFs sud
denly concluded thai they had as yet neg
lsctsd 20 tell Mr. HzTt who they were. and
informed him that they were policemen.
show your stars commanded Hart.
before you come any nearer u was
bright moonlight, and me officers com
piled with Hart request. Then with
laugh. Hart revealed his own Identity, aad
The incident was declared closed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12
BRADSHAW is ARRESTED.
Defaulting Prosecuting witness Ar
rested In Tncomn.

H. n. Bradshaw, formerly a saloon
keeper at Palmer, was arrested in Ia
coma yesterday on n warrant sworn out
In Municipal Judge CAMS court charg-
ing him with selling liquor without a H.
cense. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Full
ton claims that for six months Bradshaw
conducted a saloon at Palmer without a
license
About two months ago Bradshaw swore
to a complaint before Judge Cam. charg-
ing William Munroe with passing n forg-
ed check upon him, the check being al
legged to have been stolen from the pay
master OF Henry & Bennett. contractors
on the Palmer cutoff Munroe was bound
over, but when the case was called for
trial in the superior court Bradshaw did
not appear. 1t was ascertained that he
had closed his saloon in Palmer and had
disappeared.
Mr.. Fulton's temper was aroused. and
learning that Bradshaw had no license for
conducting a saloon decided to have him
arrested for that offense. case was
placed in the hands Of c. A. Sheppy. a de-
tective in the employ of Hen a Bennett
who located Bradshaw In Tacoma yes
terday and arrested him. He was released
on bail