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The sun., 1900-07-07
MR.. STACHELBERG'S SANITY
ATTACKED BY HIS RELATIVES, WHO
HAD HIN CONFINED.

He Testihes a. to His Habit Of Early Ristns.
the Number Of Cigars lie smokes and the
Company He Keeps-Lony walk with Mrs.
Won Bell Not Engaged 70 Miss wally.
The examination Of Newton Is. Stacheberg.
q son Of the late NJ. Stachelberg who made .
fortune in the tobacco business In Manhattan,
and who 1t is alleged by his family Ia OF unsound
mind. was continued before commission and
Sheriff. Jury In the Supreme Court In Brook.
lyn yesterday.
lie testified that he was not insane. but that
his relat atives. for some unknown reason to him,
desired to have him committed to an asylum.
did you ever suffer from insomnia2" asked
DIR. Henry Mclean. one of the commission.
Never" replied the witness.
Didn't you ever act violenuy2"
No. sir. may have spoken to the members
OF my family and told them that was opposed
TO being locked indoors
why did they lock the doors1"
That 10 something am tr ing 70 find out"
asked by DR.. Mclean said that as a rule he
drank beer. Sometimes he drank champagne.
cocktails and Scotch whiskey. He never drank
smoked on an. average four or five cigars day.
When he was In the factory he tested cigars and
probably pulled on twenty-five or thirty cigars
a day. He said he simply took few pufis on
each cigar to test them. but he never smoked
them.
II was alleged that Stachelberg paid too much
attention to Mrs Van Bell and Miss Norma
Wally, a chorus girl. He was asked II this
"Oh," the witness replied. II was In their
company at times. They were good company
Were YOU engaged to Miss wally2"
No. air. was not. and never had the slight
sir Edward Clark, who was prominent ii! Par
lament, and who resie ned because OF his
sympathy with the Beers
EpS wps not whg p Gh yhst You n
Why could sleep anywhere but there, was
using mo right and II kept me thinking and
was unable to sleep under that roof ! used TO
get out OF the house at O'Clock In the morning
and take stroll through Central Park before
prove insanity2"
1T seems kind of strange" said counsel.
months SaS fGRs Re Brs %fg 1T
stands to reason when You become accustomed
To early rising that YOU will continue 10 rise
early. Nothing strange about that
The witness was then asked about his keep
ing company with Mrs Van Bell He said that
he used to take her out occasionally. He was
asked If he had taken her TO ionkers one
Yes. did. said the witness. I'VE had din.
ner. then went to the theatre and lhcn had
'S we rS Wated up
Yonkers and then walked back To ler house
From there, went down to the factory"
"Wbere did You on sleep that night" counsel
II didn't sleep tha, night. Iknew / was go
Ing ogt and prepared for it BY sleeping during
when d this happen'" asked counsel
Two days before this persecution began"
The examination will be continued on Mon
day.
The sun., 1900-07-07
ANDREW FREEDMAN IN A ROW.
knocked Down BY . Newspaper Man TO whom
He Apologies Before Leaving Town.


He Apologies Before Leaving Town.
KANSAS CITY. July 0.-Richard Croker with
former Senator Murphy, DR.. Cosby and John
y. Carroll, and the others in the high circles in
Tammany left here for New York at S o'clock
this afternoon. Before going Andrew Freed
man. one Of the party. got into row at the
Hotel Midland with an editorial writer on the
Kansas City Star. Some one telephoned TO the
Star office this afternoon from Mr.. Croker's
headquarters and said that MIR. Croker was
going to give out an interview about what he
thought Of Kansas City as q convention town.
Paul Tbielman was sent around to get the inter-
view II appears that on last Sunday Mr.
Croker, MIR. Freedman and another man were
taking a drive. and Thielman was sent along
He wrote an article about 1t which was printed
In the Stcr. To-day when no went TO Mr.
Croker's room tho door was opened, he says,
by Mr.. Freedman. He announced himself as a
Star reporter and said that he had come to get
the interview. and Freedman told him he was
blackguard and loafer and slammed the door
Thieiman went down stairs chagrined, and
not unders landing what 1t was oil about, wrote
@ note 10 Mr.. Croker explaining the situation
TO him and telling why he had called The
note was not answered. and this anaered Thiel.
man, and he waited round the corridor until
Mr. Croker and his party. including Mr.. Freed
man. came down TO take the train for New
York. Then Thielman brstled up To Freedman
and said no was not accustomed to such treat
ment There was clash and soon Freedman
was knocked down. Thielman followed 4 up
by falling on him and trying TO punch his head
clear through the floor. Freedman fought
back A policeman Jumped In and grabbed
both Thielman and freedman and took them 70
the station house. DR.. Cosby and some Of the
party went along.
Thielman was accompanied by the business
manager and another editor Of the Star. At
the station house Freedman said Thielmap had
written falsehoods about Mr.. Croker and the
deleg gation He said he didn't want any trouble
and would apologize TO the Star The business
manager OF the Star said that would not do at
all He must apologize 10 tho representative
Of the Star. and Freedman said all right. he
would do that. They have a rule in Kansas
City at the police station TO the effect that when
o quarrel has taken place which results In a
fight that II the contestants settle Il before IL
gets on the blotter IL is oil right, they can 90
their way. SO Freedman apologzed TO Thiel-
man took the train and departed with Mr.
Croker.
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sens tor Piatt Come, Back sunburned.

Senator Platt surprised people around the
Fifth Avenue II otel last night by walking in the
corridor at about 6 clock looking az brown as
a berry and prarently very much improved in
the Oriental Hotel at Manhattan beach, but on
Tuesday night he left there with his son Frank
The Sen ator's friends refused 10 tell where he
had gone. saying that he was taking q rest in
the country Mr.. Plat refused 10 say anything
about his trip. excepting that II had given him
q good cont o. tan and a good rest Frank
Patt came back with his father and II Is said
that he and the Senator have been at his bunga-
low In the mountains near Wlk es- Barre.
The sun., 1900-07-07
FALSE NAME on HIS COFFIN.


NEWPORT NEWS Va. July 8-The body OF
Samuel T. Paisley, Superintendent OF the
Bureau OF Highways and Sewers Of Pittsburg.
who was accused OF def lcation TO the amount
Of about $4,000. was sent home tonight.
the widow and her brother. George
Lamb OF Washington. accompanying IT, The
box containing the coffin is labelled Samuel 7.
Pritchard. Pit'sbnrg. Pa. "tnat being the name
by which Paisley was knownin this city. Up
to late hour this afternoon the widow denied
that her husband was Paisley. but Just before
boarding the steamer 70. Baltimore she adj
lnittei his identity, at the same time maintain
Ing hls innocence.
Gould my husband have been restored to
heal b." she sad. ne would have returned 70
Pittsburg and yindcated himself. He Is dead
now md the men who have brought this about
will be held responsible for that OF which they
are guilty. NY husband was not a defaulter.
There were those at ove him who were respon-
sibe. Rather than clear himself and mplicato
others he remoined silent But shall not"
Paisley came TO Newport News five weeks
ago,
The sun., 1900-07-07

An Arrest Made on the Statement Of Child
Who witnessed the Assault.


Who Witnessed the Assault.
Somebody told policeman last evening that
a girl was III in the hall OF 1891 Second avenue
He found her unconscious there. and she was
taken to the Presbyterian Hospital. She was
identified as Katie Ryan, IL years ok' who had
been employed for the last two weeks as
nurse by Mrs. John Wilkinson OF 1881 Second
avenue. The girl died in the hospital half an
hour after she was admitted. The doctors
thought that consumption was the cause OF
death.
Eight,year-old May Wilkinson told her
mother later that Will" Katie had ben with the
children In East River Park in the afternoon
the girls father and another man had come to
her and demanded money. When Katie refused
to give them anything the little girl said they
beat her about the head and body and pulled
her hair.
While Mrs, wilkinson was ling this to the
police man entered who was identified ny oil
three children as the man who had shared
with katie's father in the assault. The police
locked him up in The Fast Sixty-sevsnth street
station AZ a suspicious pcrsop He said he was
Clement Olgmachcr OF 1862 Third avenue. Tho
police are looking for the Ryan girls father.
An autopsy will be made on her body to-day to
discover the cause Of death
The sun., 1900-07-07
HAHDCAR CANVASS IN MISSOURI.
Novel Campaign Of Joseph Flory. Republican
Candidate for Governor.

ST. LOUIS. July o-Joseph Flory. Republican
candidate for Governor, opened his hand-car
campaign this morning. At 7%5 he stepped
from an electric car and made his way to the
Iron Mountain tracks at Carondelet Here he
was greeted by 100 railroad men. Placing
his thirty five pound handcar on the rails he took
his seat on II, wiped his hands on some waste
and started north He greeted persons who
assembled along the tracks and handed to each
one OF his cards. Where there were crowds he
stopped his hand-car. got OF and distributed his
cards.
The hand-car on which Mr.. Flory Is making
his canvass was built under his direction. Ii
weighs thlrty-fye pounds and has four wheels
about twelve inches In diameter. Each wheel
Is rubber-tired. The seat. which Ia on the end
OF an iron support. Is OF the ordinary bicy Gle
variety and can be raised or lowered at will
The vehicle Ia almost square. being about four
feet each way, and Il made OF the same iron
and steel material as the ordinary bicycle In
front Ia wire basket In which Mr. Flory carries
his cards and other articles fastened T. the
upright OF the handle bar Is an American flag
on brass rod.
The sun., 1900-07-07

The heat wave was fel, yesterday over all tn. couu-
try eass Of the Mississippi while cooler weather was
settling over all the States west OF hat river
II Is likely to remain very warm In the Middle A.
lantio and the New England States today and to-
morrow. because extensive area OF low pressure Is
moving eastward ove' the Lake regions and drawing
the warm air northward while Of high pressure
central over the East Gulf and South Atlantic is
throwing OF the heat from that section. This Is
likely 70 he OF the warm"St waves of the summer
Thunderstorms we're prevalent yeserdNy In tn. Mid
die Atlantic States the Lake regions ana the central
Mississippi Stairs. elsewhere the weather was fair
In this city the day was partly fair light sprinkles
OF rain fell about noon. a heavy thunderstcrm oc-
Cured between and p N. and another at dark.
The day was very sutry; average humidity II per
cent: wind shifted from south and was rom light 10
fresh and hi Oh for few moments during the thunder
storms barometer corrected " read 10 sea level at
A. NJ, 1000: 3 p. NJ 20si
The temperature as recorded by the ofncia ther-
mometer and also by THE SUNS Thermometer at the
street level is shown In tie annexed table:
The sun., 1900-07-07
EDMUNDS STICKS TO HIS PARTY.
Opposed TO an Independent Ticket Because It
Would Only Help Bryan.

PHILADELPHIA. July 0.-Former United
States senator George +. Edmmds one Of
the foremost opponents OF the so-oalled Philip
pine policy of the Administration and Honor
Hy President OF the Philadelphia branch Of
the Ant-Imperialist League. to-day said most
emphatoaly that he was opposed TO the nomi-
nation Of an Independent Republican ticket,
as such step would improve the chances
OF the Democratic candidates being elected.
which would be dangerous for the
country. lie said; y am averse to anothcr
Republican nomination, it would. m
feet be helping 81 Bryan. His election woulI
bevery unfortunate n allrespects. IfIwantca
10 beat Mckinley | would vote for Mr.. Bryan,
10 make the attainment Of the end douhly
certain II wanted TO prevent Mr.. Bryan's
election | would vote for r Mex nley"
The sun., 1900-07-07
MANY LIGHTNING STROKES.
Fosr Persons stunned and several Horses
Killed In New Rochelle.

NEW RocusLLF. n. Y. July s--Lghtning to-
day struck the house OF Morris Kane in Cedar
Road II demolished the kitchen range and
struck Miss Aene Kane who was In the yard
She vas rendered unconscious for time. Her
shoes and stockings we're torn from her feet by
the shock. -,
boys, were camping beneath tree. The
lightning struck the tire. and their tent. tearing
the latter to pieces. Roth boys were stunned
burned about his face. hands and neck.
Ernst Sleight, another boy who took refuge
from the storm under tulip tree, was struck
and painfully burned on the shoulder
Nearly dozen houses were struck. and
several horses were killed outright. One of the
housea shattered wasa large tenement in West
New Rochelle occupied by Italians. child
go badly that II may die.
The sun., 1900-07-07
FUNERAL or CAPT. MIROW.
HIS Body Was Cremated at Fresh Pond-Ashes
10 the Widow.

The body of Capt Hans Mrow Of the steamship
Saae was cremated on Thursday at Fresh
Pond, l.. l. The ashes were taken in an urn to
the German Eyanan lical Church In Schermer-
horn street, Brooklyn. and funeral services
were held there last night. There were many
floral offerings from the company and the off,
GERS and men Of the various boats of the line.
The officers and men OF the Trave the Bar
barossa. the Lain and the Kaiser Wilhelm III,
the four ships OF the line now In port. were in
the audience. The musical part OF the funeral
services WAS given by the Arion Society Of
Brooklyn. The Rev. Jacob T,och. pastor OF the
church, made an address In c. rman
The ashes will be- sent TO tn" widow Of Capt.
Mirow, who Is in Bremerhaven. Germany.
The sun., 1900-07-07
FRENCH DEPUTIES FIGHTING.
NJ. Lasies Challenges d. Odiion- Barrot-Pr
dent Deschanel May Resign.

SpttIdl Cable Despatch 10 THE sun
PARIS, July 8-When the Chamber OF Depu-
ties reassembled to-day the lobbies were
crowded with Deputies and journalists. who be-
came excited during a discussion OF politics
Violent flghiing ensu5d and II was some time
before the attendants and the poloe succeeded
in stopping il. 1t is rumored that NJ. Deschanel
will resign the Presidency OF the Chamber In
consequence Of these disorders
After most violent speech by NJ. Lasies. an
anti-Semite member. NJ. Deschanel suspended
the sitting. There were tumultuous scenes,
and a fight occurred between NM. Lasies and
Odi.on- Barrot Bows were exchanged by Ma
tonaists and Republicans
After the session NJ. Lasies sent his seconds TO
NJ Odlon-Barrot.
The sun., 1900-07-07
POPS NOTIFY TOVSE.
They Ask Him 10 Accept Their Nomination
for yicc-President and lie Asks for Tine.

KANSAS City. July e-While the Hon. Charles
A. Towne Of Minnesota was in the Auditorium
to-day explaining 10 the delegates to the'Silver
Republican Convention that he thought II beat
for him to refuse to let them nominate him for
the Vice. presidency committee Of Populists
representing the Sioux Falls Convention, which
nominated him for second place on n ticket
with Mr.. Bryan. waited to notify him of his
nomination + Gary Brown OF Massachu-
setts was it, chairman, and made the speech Of
notification. MIR Towna made reply stating
that circumstances had arisen which would
compel him 10 take several days to consider the
course h. would take.
The sun., 1900-07-07
Bob Davis's Five Preferences,

Bob Davis. the Democratic boss in Jersey Clty.
didn't 90 TO the Kansas City Convention. but
sent his alternate Judge James Murphy.
Yesterday morning, before the vote for ths
Vic.-Prcsidcntial nomination was taken in tho
convention, Judge Murrhy sent the following
despatch Ia MIR Davis:
',Croher and Tim Sullivan want Us to vote for
Keller OF New York for Vice President What
do you sayp Answer at once"
This was Mr.. Daviss answer.
Clellan or Allzer"
The sun., 1900-07-07
cUBAs INTEREST ~ THE ELECTION.
A Republican Victory Necessary to tho Pros
perfty OF the Island.
Special Cdb's Dsspdteh 10 THE SUN.

'DetIuF Z uVe IF'I'It'' TO 1n oVN
HAVANA, July 8.-The Dtdrio de Ia Marina
saws that the result Of the Presidential CAM
paign In the United States Is most important
for the prosperity of Cuba. II Bryan wins he
will establish silver currency. and Cuba, with
Its close monetary and commercial relations
with the United States. could do nothing but
follow suit. losing the gold standard. which IL
has thus far been abe to mainta n in spite OF
the large quantities OF silver coin imported from
Spain. A Republican victory on this account
the paper adds. would be very welcome in
Cuba.
The sun., 1900-07-07
TORNADO Nv IOWA.
The village Of Steamboat Rock Reported TO
Have Been Destroyed.

MARsHAILTowN. Ia. July cit was re-
ported to night that the village OF Steamboat
Rock. thirty miles north of here in Hardin
county on the Iowa Central Railroad. was de-
stroyed by q tornado late this evening.
The wires are down and the particulars are
unobtainable. The Iowa River at this point
rose five feet tonight In one hour. indicating
that there has been n cloudburst further up.
The most violent rain and windstorm OF the
year visited this region ate this evening.
ELDoRA, Ia. July Ga small tornado passed
over central Iowa this afternoon. wrecklnS sew
era bull dings and destroying crops around Alb
bott. in this county. The telegraph wires were
blown down. Hall. coming after the tornado
greatly damaged growing crops.
The sun., 1900-07-07
WALES'S ASSATIANT ESCAPES.
The Belgian Government Decided Too Late to
Confne Young SipidiO.
Special cable Despatch TO THE SUN.

Special cable De,pdich TO THE SUN
BRUSSELS, July 6.-The Government to- day
decided to conhne SipidIo. the youth who at
tempted TO a sussinate the Prince OF Wales on
his recent trip to Denmark. In a reformatory
school until he reached tho age OF a. II was
discovered. however. that Sipido had dsap-
peared and 1t is supposed that he has escaped
over the frontier.
The sun., 1900-07-07
DID HE CAUSE THIRTEEN DEATHSs
Henry vagts Held for the Grand Jury on Q
Charge Of Arson.

Henry yaets, who was arrested by the
Hoboken police on suspicion OF having
started the FIRE which destroyed the three
tenement houses i27, i2s and 1871 Adams street
In that city last TUESDAY morning and caused
the death Of thirteen tenants. was held yee ter
dav BY Recorder Stanton for the Hudson
county Grand Jury on charge OF arson.
Vagts kept a saloon nt No. 1871. He was ar
rested shortly after the FIRE while In the oflce OF
Stein 4 Weidner, Insurance agents, at S04 Wash
ington street. His household goods were in
sured for $3.50 and his saloon fixtures and stock
for nfhO
The sun., 1900-07-07
Two Death, From womans Lamp Throwing.

John II. Karenberg. whose head and neck
were burned by lamp thrown at him by Mrs.
Kate Sohuman in her boarding house az 2l5
Fast Seventy-slxth street month ago died last
night In the Presbyterian Hospital. Karen
berg y wife. who was burned with him, died two
days after she received her injuries Mrs
Sohuman, who Is In the TOmbs, will have 70
answer for double homicide
The sun., 1900-07-07
Casualties IN South Africa.

ststidI Cdos Drsp0teh 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, July e-The War Offices casualty
list to-day contains the names Of twenty-five
soldiers who died from disease In South Africa.
and Of two who died from the effects Of wounds.
The sun., 1900-07-07
A salvation Army Chicago Daily One DAY..

Commander Booth ker of the Salvation
Army has accepted an invitation from the Chi
caoo Der,ocr1, TO eiit its paper Of July IS In
accordance. with the principles he advocates,
both reading and advertising matter OF o
character which he would consider undesirable.
The sun., 1900-07-07
IrALY'S NEW TREATY WITH Us.
Chamber Of Deputies Votes In Favor Of the
Proposed Commercial Agreement.
.spe,fd, cab. D,,paieh 10 The .

Spe'ldl Cable Dsspaith 70 The sun.
ROME. July 6-After n short discussion tho
Chamber Of Deputies to-day approved tho oom-
mercal agreement between lta'y and the
United States. Tn. hope was expressed that 1t
might be a pledse OF a more extensive treaty.
The sun., 1900-07-07
An Unwilling Candidate for President.

Boston. July 6.-From the Boston Office OF
the Christian Endeavor Society the statement
has been given ont that the nomna ton Of
Father Endeavor" Clark for the Presidency OF
the United Statrs by tn United hristian party
was not au'hori led by him. and tha he will not
consider II, 'lr Clark l. now travelling in
The sun., 1900-07-07
POST OFFICE DEPT. MAKrHG MONEY.
Books ON March 81 show Profitable Quarter
for the First Time In Twelve Years.

WASHINGTON. July For the quarter ended
March 81 the receipts OF the Post Ofice De-
partmen, were s27, ,37i. .7ss against expendi.ur q
OF S2I 097 3ss. the first time since isss when the
income OF the Department has exceeded lie ex-
penoitures The excess or profit, u e27t,ssl.
The sun., 1900-07-07
- sunday Excursion to Mauch Chunk.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey will run a
81 o. exclusion 10 Maueh Chunk. Glen Onoko and
the Swtchback on Sunday, July .. children under
H. 75 cents Special train leaves Liberty St al so
add uonAL -A6e
The sun., 1900-07-07
India Famine Relief Euud.

The Committee Of One Hundred on India
Famine Relief reports contributions Of a, 783 10
received yesterday making total OF sl2i, ,3iS ~.
The sun., 1900-07-07

Mr.. McIeav was seen last In this oity with
Wilson Barrett as Nero in The Sign Of the
Cross" at tho Knickerbocker Theatre. He re-
turned with Mr.. Barrett 20 England five years
young actors OF the London stage. He became
a member OF Beerbohm Trees company
and was especially successful in the
Of Julius Cesar" IN which he played Cassius.
and OF King John, " in which he was seen as
Hubert. lie organized the benefit given re-
Gently in London for the sufferers by the fire
IN Ottawa year ago he married Grace
Warner, daug hter OF the well-known English
actor. Charles Warner. He was about 30 years
old
The sun., 1900-07-07
FRANHIIN NIEAH DEAD.
The Canadian Actor who Had Success With
Bccrbohm Tree In London.
Special Gable Despatch 10 TIL

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE sun.
LONDON July 6.-Frankin McIeay. the young
Canadian actor who was connected with
Beerbohm Trees successes, died to-day Of
me ninHitis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-01
MANUFACTuRING CoMPANIEa.

Z Ex-Dividend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-01
MASS MEETING
To Be Held by italians Of the
City to Arrange for Humbert
Memorial Service.

The executive committee OF the Socie-
ia dl Unione a Benevolenza, the leading
Italian organization I'm this city, met last
evening I'm the headquarters OF the soci-
ETY.. corner of Spruce street and Brayton
avenue. 10 protest against the dastardly
assassination OF King Humbert.
The president. Signor Vincenzo Dalton
so. occupied the chair, and the meeting
was well attended. Several members
spoke upon the terrible event. They all
expressed their bitterest Indignation at
the dastardliness OF the deed causing the
kings death.
One OF the speakers expressed his opin-
ion OF anarchists with great deal OF
force, and referred TO Bresci and his as
sociates as menace TO society, whose
deeds and general desires are discounte-
nanced by all he higher and more intelli-
gent classes of all nationalities.
Still another said the awful crime had
a tendency 10 work TO the disadvantage
of the race, bringing IL I'm contempt, but
as n spokesman for the Intelligent ele-
ment OF his race. he wished TO denounce
the crime publicly. >.
After several otherThad spoken on the
same lines IL was voted to call a general
meeting of the I,alian societies OF the
city for Thursday night. for tne purpose
OF making arrangements for a memorial
service.
IL is probable that this evening the COM
mittee will send a cablegrarn OF sympa-
thy of Queen Margherita, and formu-
late resolutions TO be adopted at the gen.
eral meeting.