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The evening world., 1901-10-22
BLAIR S WILL
UNDER DEBATE.
CHANCELLOR MAGGIE ASKED ro
CoNsTRUE CERTAIN CLAUSES.
some stocks Have Deprecated in
Value Slnce Millionaire
Died.

TRENTON. n. j.. Oct. "A hearing
wus had before Chancellor Magic to-day
for the purpose OF having a legal con.
struction upon certain ciauscs OF the
will OF the late John I. Blair. Several
millions Of dollars are Involved.
Ex-United States Attorney General
John w. Griggs and william Horn
blower. OF New York. appeared for the
principal bcnenciaries ui Ter tho will,
and Judge Peckham and John E. Par
sons. Of New York. and II. V. Linda
bury for tha others.
The clauses to be construed are those
by which are left certain numbers o!
shares OF E:ock to the scribners. pub.
lishers. OF Now York. and other rela.
tives. In many instances tho stock has
deprecated In value. and the litigantA
seek to determine whether tho difference
shall be made UP from stocks that have
advanced or whether new shares shall
bc bought In tho open market and de.
nvered IN accordance with the hcquests
De Witt c. Blair 10 the principal heir,
receiving about ssoooo.ooo.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
ONE-HAL.F
OF ESTATE
FRIEND
GETSBY WILL.
@. A. Macy, I'd, Leaves
Other Half to Parents
-Bequeathes Stamps
to a Countess.

Tho will Of the fate Charles Alexander
Macy, H.. was filed late this afternoon.
It was dated Oct. 20. 1860. and contains
those provisions:
ITO Delta Chapter OF Delta Phi fra
ternity. three bonds Of the par value OF
800 each.
ITO my friend. the Countess de Sell
ern. May Antoinette woertshoffer. now
in London. my collection OF postage
stamps: TO my friend. Faneuil Dunken
Stein Bethune. OF No. l3 West Eighth
street. all my right. title and interest
In policy of life insurance In the
Equitable Life Insurance Company: TO
my friend. Percy Morris Burrill. all my
books. maps. &c.. referring to my course
Of studies In the School nf Mines. now
known as the School Of Applied Sci
ences. at Columbia University.
''Ail the rest OF my property as fol.
lows:
ITO my father. Charles A. Macy. jr..
q quarter; to my mother. Clara Sutton
Macy. one.guafter. and TO my friend.
Faneuil d. s. Bethune. one-half."
The evening world., 1901-10-22
ROOSEVELT'S TRIP
EAST A FROL|C.
In Jolly Mood He Meets Pennington People
as Plain Citizen, but Is Well Guarded.

Good" replied tho President. The
volunteer In a Trinity College student.
Shortly after. President Roosevelt
and those who accompanied him. were
driven TO the Cowles residence on Main
street. about a mile from the station.
Secre,ary c3ftcly!u ana the others os
the party followed.
They aiighted before the Cowles home.
IN = street lined with stately Gins. II
In house Of the type OF the architec-
ture OF Colonial days. reputed TO have
been built by one of BurBoyne's British
soldiers.
President Roosevelt was In jolly
humor. and particularly no were the
Cowles children. the youngest II whom
was tossed and tumbled about by the
President at a great rate en- route fr"n
the gate to tn" house.
Address and Reception.
The only ceremony OF the morning of
a public character was the formal Visit
paid by the Warden AMI Burgcsses OF
the Borough. The Warden. J. X. wads-
worth. presented An address OF welcome.
4 reception to invited guests was held
this afternoon. followed by q reception
for the pupils OF the Porter School for
girls.
The President was also invited to par
.icipate this afternoon IN the planting
Of a Mckinley memorial oak.
Secret Service men accompanied the
President1al party from Washington. and
two dctectlveH arrived hero from New
York last night. They will remain IN
town until! the President leaves. Police
ough authorities. The deputy sheriff.
Mr.. CoHles. has sworn in twenty nvs
men AZ special deputies. who arc scat
tered about the town as patrol.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
MYSTERY
IN ARREST OF
SEATON,'
POLICE HINT.
Banker Hugh Chis-
hoIm's Name Used
Without Authority
to Lizzie Miller.

Charles Seaton, Of No. West Forty.
seventh street. was arraisned IN York
Vile Court this afternoon on q charge of
attempted larceny. Tho complainant.
Miss Lirzie Miller. OF No. 3o7 West ons
Hundred and Twelfth street. charged
that Seaton had tried to induce her to
give 800 as security II he would secure
hcr a position.
seaton advertised last Sunday for a
private secretary and represented HIM
selft to applicants AZ an officcr OF tho
Western Ornamental and Onyx Com
pany. OF which he said Mr. Hugh CHS
holm, n banker. OF No. 30 Broad street.
was President.
Mr.. Chisholm. the police sey. has no
connection with the company. The do.
tectives acted very mysteriousiy in
court. intimating that It was an i'm.
portant arrest. and had Magistrate
Brann postpone the case against Seaton
until to.znorrer-E4shous- -sss-
dence. ~, -.
Capt. Titus admitted that he was maxi
!nE an investigation OF seaton and
hinted at Sensational disclosures. but
said the case against the prisoner had
not been sufiiciently cleared up to war
rant his giving the facts publicly.
Miss Miller was to have paid the 100
to Seaton at II o'clock to-day. but she
became suspicious and reported the mat
ter to the police. When she went TO see
him she was accompanied BY a detee.
tive.
MIR Chisholm when seen said that he
did not know Seaton and never heard
Of the Western Ornamental and Onyx
Company"
'.I; is n fraud OF the rank0st kind"
said the banker. II atked the detec-
tives TO run t..;s fellow down and ex-
pose the swindie. can't imagine why
he used my name. ! don't believe I
ever saw him In my life"
The evening world., 1901-10-22

FARMISGTOS. Conn. Oct. 22.-The
composure OF the small but rather
arixtocratic Connecticut town OF Farm
ington was bu, slightly rutfied by the
arrival to-day OF tho President OF tho
United States. The people OF the Dor
ough. however. did honor tn tho Ma
tons executive In a diEnined ye'
hardy manner characteristic OF typical
old New England townspeople.
The Wishes OF the President. that his
visit be considered essentially a private
and : family affair. rather than an oc-
cas,uA :or public demonstration. were
deferred To. but tho welcome vas .."nc
tho less cordial.
Directing to All.
Mrs. Cowles. tho Presidenis sister aad
hostess, came down to the station 10
welcome her distinguished brother and
her husband. Commander Cowles. OF
the Navy. who had accompanied him
from Washington.
As the President passed to his car
riagc. several men Hrasped his hand.
among them Deputy;Shcfin Cow!es:
glad to meet YOU. Used TO be II deputy.
sheriff myself"
Played with Childrcn.
A veteran OF tho Spanirh-American
war was the next to greet the President.
and when no exclaimed 70 rresidsn. ger
"What reg1ment?'
swered the man.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
4. R. G0SL|N
REARRESTED.
Leading Witness in Miller
Syndicate Case Again
a Prisoner.

Alfred n. Goslin. whose sensational!
| the loot OF the Franklin Syndicate gal
vanizcd that famous scandal into re-
ne wed HE. IL under arrest
This Il no new experience Tor Goslin.
but the circumstances surrounding II
are peculiar.
Goslin was arrested four years ago
with Keller. Kellog. Bernard and others
o: Dean syndicate fame. He was ac-
c,used Of being connected with shady
Wall street nrm, There were three
| counts In the indictment. and on each OF
| these counts bat! was fixed at 800.
Mrs. Alice Schmidt furnished bail and
Goeiin was released, The cases against
him are pcndln. in the United States
courts.
Gosiln and his erstwile friend. Col.
Robert Ammon. had falling o!', Am.
mon tried to .oreclose mortgage en-
the furniture OF Gosl!n's house. GoS.in
told OF the connection o! Nmni,r with
the franklin So D-per.ccnt. syndicate. lie
admit ted that he was after revenge
The attorney for Mrs. Alice schmidt Is
|
He received from her n message to-day
informing him that she wished tc tur.
render Gosl!n and have her 1sil bonds
cancelled.
De Wolf went down 10 the oi'lce Of
Goslin's attorney. W. J. L!ppman. In
tho same building. He found Goslin
there and persuaded him to go with him
TO tho ofiics OF United States District
Attorney Baldwin. There GosliG was
turned over to Cnited States Marshal
William licnkei.
with Goslin and his attorney when
Lawyer De WOLF called was Attorney
John X. McCiosksy. who has taken up
the work OF .n:!e:!n: GU. tho hidden
loot OF the Miller Syndicate. Goslin was
tipping him on on how the money that
Is said to have passed through Col.
Anmon's hands could be found,
Mr.. McC!oskey accompanied Goslin to
United States Dlstric,-Attorney Bald
wins ONCE and later appeared for him
before Judge Thomas.
"1nis man's bondswoman 10 q client
The evening world., 1901-10-22
APT. PHILIP ACCUSED BY EVAN
E2AVElY DEFENDED BY SCHLEl
When |owa's Commander Declared the Texas Had
Run Away Under Fire, SchIey Showed thatIt
Was Brooklyn That Turned.

admiral Sehley's doings and tolhs
wh;le of TIE harbor Of Santiago
wfre the pithy parts Of the euidsnee
given before the Naval Court of In
quiry to-day.
II tras directly stated that Capt.
Sigsbce had declared on Moy 26 to
Sehley that the Spaniards uxrs not
in Santiago Harbor.
The fact was reiterated that tho
admiral was cool in battle and other
points in his favor establjshsd.
Most important Of all. aOwsver,
wns the testimony that Capt. bob"
Erans had got mired up in the bat
tie of July 3. and when he had ac.
cused Capt. Philip, Of tho Texas.
with running awoy from the fight
ing. was corrected by Schlsy. who
told him that the Texas had not
turned at all during the firing, but
thot it wos the Brooklyn which wsnt
about.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
MRS.HOEY' WILL
IS PRGBATED.
WIDOW OF "OLD HoSS" HoEY
LAAvEs ESTATE TO MOTHER.
just n Word Of Re-
membrance.

The will OF Helen q. Hoey. the widow.
OF odd Hoss" Hoey. was f,ied this
ahrrnoc:i BY Abraham II. Hummei
Mrs. lioey leaves all her possessions,
Including the property at No. 2s West
One Hundred and Twen,y-second street
and No. l5t East One Hundred and
Eleventh street. to her mother. Mrs.
Hannah ". French. and says: II am
not unmind'ul Of the fact that ! have
sister. brotheS and other reaitives
living"
There Is no other reference to the fam
lily nor to any Enlargement with them.
The will was dated Sept. %. 1893. and
was witnessed by Carrie e. Ketchain
ana reginald 3. Duran,: Mrs. French
The evening world., 1901-10-22
.HEFFELF|NCER
JUCCLED MEN.
OLD YALE GIANT PLAYED
HORSE WITH YoUNGUNs.
Game Between Famous Veterans
aud College Eleven Kept 1000
Spectators In Roar.
fs,.,.,, to m. Ev.n,us World. /,


NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. ?2-When
the game between Yale and Bates had
been finished this afternoon the grad
ua,es ,rottcd out on the neld to play
the college team.
There were more famous captains OF
old Yale teams than you could shake a
stick at. The regular lineup against
the Varsity was 10 have been as fol-
lows:
Capt. Walter Camp. so. r.sh, haif.baek: Capt.
l.. H. Thorns. 's6: lst half.h back: Capt. Nc.
rormiek, 'a1; suli-hank; Morris Ely, 20 leap.
t,ini. quarterback: Capt. l.. 4. IiAr,wsii. '9s.
left end: Capt. Frank H,nksy. 'e6. right end;
Capt d. {. Chamberlain. '97. rish, tackle. caps.
y. Y. Murphy. 81. Ieft tackle: csp<. =. o.
I,ro~n. '0i. right quart: ". ". HsnslanEer. '9i.
left guard: Capt. ". u. corb.n. 80. centre.
Twenty-two Against Eleven.
team, but eleven others who could not
stay out OF the game were allowed 10
come In. making twenty-five men VINO
faced the College elecen. Walter Camp
kicked of and the twenty-five rushed
forward peli neil.
Hereinnxer stood one college man on
his head while the crowd yelled. Grad
yates made n touchdown and kicked a
goal. Frank Butterworth made another
touchdown for tho Graduates and goal
was kicked.
The game was great fun for the crowd.
The Graduates lined up any old way
and stayed In the game on an average
Of 10 minutes each.
The hrst half ended with the score:
Graduates, 49, College, u.
when the, second half began old HefYel-
finger ouidid himself. He jugglesi with
the men on the college team as he
,n would With peanu,s Man after fer man man
iiy stod on foot again. II was great
fun for the crowd. Conn was knocked
out and left tho game. II wauld be
hard TO call the second half football.
There was no fdrther score and the fun
ssopnd rp With the score OF Graduates.
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for Col. Ammon. and a; the moment she
surrendered him he was giving valuable
aid 10 mo as counsel In the Miller bank
rup,cy proceedings. There Is something
behind this said Attorney McCloskey
to the court.
These bankruptcy proceedings have
nothing to do with my plain duty here.
said Judge Thomas. This man must
give new bail. but I will parole him In
your custody until Thursday morning"
G0slin said In leaving the court: This
Is Bob Ammons reply to that broadside
gave him yesterday. Mrs. Alice
his clients. ! paid we'll for that bond.
The Indictments on which II was based
are four years old, and two OF them
have been nolle pressed. There 10 no
fear of my running away. THIS Ia only q
futile trick Of Ammon's to pay mo back
for showing him UP"
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Spanish neet had brought with than.
report was curront that they had
brought arms and ammunition for the
defense OF Havana. ard there also was q.
discussion as to whether thay had had
time TO mount them or whether from any
ah!ps in the harbor prior to tho arrival
OF tho fleet they had taken any large
Euns and mounted them.
To Draw Their Fire.
The two officers smoked their cigars
and chatted over II. Commodore Scalcy
said his idea was TO go In about 1000 or
LOO yards and fire. simply to draw their
nre. So far as remember Capt. Hig-
Sinson acquiesced in that
Lieut.. Wells was recalled and Quas-
toned concerning the Department or
ders on tho risking of tho Americda
ships to bombardment from shoro bat
tcries. the orders under consideration
being those OF April 6. April cS and two
OF May s.
The first OF the orders OF this charuo-
ter stated that the department does
not wish tho vessels OF your squadron TO
be exposed TO the IRE OF the batteries at
Havana, Santiago or other strongly fer
tined ports In Cuba" and tho others
were regarded as notifications Of these.
A. Wells Remembered Il.
In tho last OF these. dated May 6. the
department said: The department IN
perfectly willing that you should. expose
your ahips to the heaviest guns OF land
batteries u. In your optnion. there ara
Spanish vessels OF sufficient military
Importance projected by these guns 10
make an attack advisable. your chief
aim for the present being tho destruc-
tion OF the ene'ny's principal vessels"
After having read these different de.
spatches the witness was asked by
Capt. Lemiy:
Can you separate your knowledge,
With regard to the conversation with
Commodore schley 50 az TO distinguish
between either OF the other two orders
or both OF these orders and ns to
whether or not anything was said with
regard to the receipt OF information in I
relation to these letters here. which you
have before you. at the interview Of May
IS. in Key West!"
mo. sir. cannot distinguish be-
tween any OF them. have given my
general remembrance. which u that the
order was not to risk ships"
The evening world., 1901-10-22

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90
The Navy Department has re
ccived the following cablegran
from Rcar-Admiral Rodgers:
"CAVITE, Oct. %.
Secretary of Navy, Washington
"Activc ;nsurrection in samar'
New York leaves to-day for Cat
h,lopan with 800 marines, to re
turn to Bascy and Balanglga, ia
cooperate with army.
Nearly all naval force con
centratcd on Samar patrol. Ser,
vices Arcthusa and Zatiro, two
collicrs, needed and being util'
lied. (Signcd) RODGERS"
Naval officials construe the de-
,patch to mean that the New
York will 90 first to Cathalogan
and then to Bascy and Balangiga,
landing detachments OF marines
At each poiu,.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
F|L|PINOS REBEL
IN SAMAR ISLAND.
Rear.Admrai Rodgers Cables to Secretary
Long Of Serious Conditions.

The Island Of Samar is ono Of tho
Philippine group southwest from
Luzon. and north OF Leyte.
Its people were considered friendly.
and when United States troops were
landed there the natives met them
with protestattons Of friendship.
No hint OF trouble came until the
native bolomen month ago made q
treacherous attack on Company G OF
the Ninth Regiment Quartcred at
Balnngiga. They killed forty men.
their charred and mutilated bodies
being found In trench.
This was followed Oct. IS BY an.
other attack on a company Of the
same regiment
In this attack only ten soldiers
were killed. tho rebels iosing over
one hundred.
The evening world., 1901-10-22

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7..-George Ed
ward GrahaIi. an Associated Press cor
respondent. was called before the
sch:ey Cour, OF Inquiry to-day and
asked concerning conversation re-
ported to have taken place Between
Commodore Schicy and Capt. Evans. OF
the Iowa. after the battle OF July ;
Were you..' asked Mr. Rayncr.
present at any conversation between
Capt. Evans and Commodore schley?'
"Yes. sir: In the Commodore's cabin
on tho Brooklyn on July s. Mr..
Graham responded.
capt. Evans came into the cabin. I
sat at round table In the centre
Commodore schley got UP and shook
hands WIKI Capt. Evans. and the latter
said: 'schley. did you see Philip turn
around and run out OF the ngh,7
The Commodore snid: No; neither did
you. He did not run out OF the aght'
Capt. Evans said: oh, yes he did. I
saw him Capt, Evans said he was In
the mex, ship and saw him
"The modore saidi It was not
the Texas at all. The Texas was
In tho nEht all the time. The ship
you saw turn around wa. the
DrookIyn.'"
Mr.. Graham testified tina, ne had
been on the Brooklyn from March .
to Aug. %. 1903. He said he had heard
4 conyersation between Commodore
schley and Capt. Slgsbec on May d.
Not In the Harhor. He Said.
Can you give us what that coryer.
sation WAR he was asked.
AFTER Capt. slssbee had reached the
auartericck OF the gangway he stop
ped. and Commodore schlcy said 10
him: Have we got 'em. Sigsbee7' Capt.
siksbee said: NO: they are not here.
! have been here for week and they
are not here"
ia tha, the whole OF the conversn-
t!on as you recollect?"
NO. sir. We went aft. further back
of the quarterback. and he continued the
conversation. Commodore Schley said:
Are you sure they are no, in there
The evening world., 1901-10-22
800 GIRLS FLEE FROM
FLAMES IN BIG BUILDING.

A5.1O o'clock this evening fire was disco 4ered in irt six
story building The OF Grand and Elm streets occupied
by William eilgert manufacturer Of woolens and on the up.
hundred girls at work in the pare when the flames were
down the slairways and the fire escapes.
Many tainted and were carried out by comrades. The
men employees acted heroCalB
The smoke and flames filled the building so rapidly that
inmates had hardly any warning The damage was S5OOOO
While the Jacobs fire raging fire discovered in
the tenement No. 27 Cherry street occupied by two families
The engines late arriving and the occupants had great
difficulty escaping from the smoke-f|ed building.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
STOKES
IS SINKING.
MAY DIE.
AT ANY TIME
Slayer of Jim Fisk, in
Semi.Comatose Con.
dition, Growing
Weaker.

Edward g. Stokes 10 In a dying condi-
tion to-day In the home Of his sister.
Airs. Mary McNut,. No. IA st. Nicholas
avenue.
For several days II has been known
that his end was near. All hope OF his
recovery was given up week ago.
Last night he had a sinking SPELL and
this morning was very weak.
Al his home 1t was stated that he
might not survive the day.
..Al that medical science could do has
been exerted In Mr.. Stokes's behalf.
said DR.. Billings to-day. He Is VIC
s!m OF Brighta disease. For two weeks
ihe has been In an advanced stage OF Ill
,,ss. He Is In n very serious condition.
~. .,l,e faithful valet. Dennist. has not
II the brdsld Of the dying man Tor
lays: The sufferer has called for Den
list 70 often that the valet has not been
I ,lbIe to leave the room.
= Stokes is haunted by the face OF Ji-'
k'isx. whom he killed more than a quar-
her OF a century ago. Day and night
the memory OF his victim Is always be-
fore hI:.. and as his delirium has In
creased the nightmare has become un-
beatable.
II is only when the faithful valet is
by. his side that Stokes has any peace
a, all. and when Dennist leaves him he
raves and pleads for. the return OF the
one man in whom he seems to have
confidence.
Stokes Is mental as we'll as phys,-
cal wreck Ills suNerinsS during hts
last Illness. sufferings OF mind and body.
have been pitiful.
Josie Mansfield. the beautiful woman
who was the cause Of the troubles that
beIclI Stokes. !a now living In content
mcnt In Europe She Is prosperous and
reports say that she Is apparently unaf-
fccted by the tragedy.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
PRIEST FOR ASSASSIN.
Appointed In Accordance with Re
quest Of Condemned Man.

AUBURN. N. y, Oct. 22.-In accord
snce with the request OF the PRESIDENT q
assas ssin the Rev. John J. Hickey. pastor
OF the Church OF the Holy Family and
the Catholic chaplain OF the prison, has
appointed Rev. Father sodskinski. pas
tor OF the Polish Church OF Rochester.
to attend the asss ssin In his last hours.
The priest visited him, to-day.
After hip baptism the assassin never
practiBed his religion. and aS an ALL
arotlst he denounced ali its tenets. He
before ht1 death. z:s-4 -
The evening world., 1901-10-22
RECTORSHIP FOR CARNEGIE.

LONDON Oct. 22-Andew Carnegie, replying to the unan.
mous request OF the students that he allow himself to be nom.
mated to the Lord ReCorsp of ST. andrews University sue
cesslon to Prof James stuart whose term expires in Noye-
Der, has accepted the nomination.
LATE RESULTS AT ST. LOUIS,
Fourth Race-Nete Regent |, Felix Bard 2, Eleven Bells
Fifth RaCe-AIIne !, Knk 2, Certain 3.
RESULTS AT WORTH
Fourth RaCc-Denman Thompson |, Federal 2, Odnor g.
Fifth RaCc-HopedaIe |, Red Hook 2, Our Pride 3.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
POLITICS BLOCKS COUNCIL.

Although this Is tho regular meeting
day Of the Council no meeting was held
because OF lack Of a sunic!ent number
Of members to pass on measures for the
expenditure Of money. many members
being AWAY on account OF politics. The
few In attendance adjourned without
doing any business.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for the thirty.six
hours ending At \ =. ~. on
"wednesday for New York
CITY and vicintty-Fair to-
niEht and "Wednesday, HIGHT
to fresh southwest to west
wiads.
The evening world., 1901-10-22
REVIEW BY GEN. LEE.
VIII Visit Thirteenth HeGinene
To-M0rrow Evening.

To-Morrow Evening.
Gen. FitzhuSh Lee. OF Virginia. VINO
commanded the Seventh Army Corps OF
the United States Army In Cuba. VIII
to. morrow night review the rhirtecnth
Regiment. Heavy Artillery. at tho ar
Gen. Lee will DO accompanied by
Major r. r. /. Niche, OF the tTwclfth
Cavalry. U. 8. A.: and Capt. Joe willard.
Virginia. and Capt. A!gernon SartoyiH.
grandson TO Gen. u. 8. Grant. 81
During the stay Of tho visitors they
The officers OF the ThisteenIlI Tsegin,elsfE'
and others will give q hsnanas 70 Mfiss
Lee on Saturday cyeninz - 80 ~ -
f.Astorias :. ! !.
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To Care o Cold in One Day
Tsks Laxative Rreno osInins Tabissa All drug.
Gtsss refund the measy II u falls - enrs. Z. W,
Groves Signature u co tsea esz. -. -
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RACING d SPORTS
2O,468

advertisements we're printed in
The World last week. Gain, 1922
over the same week of last year.
Largest gain of any New York paper
The evening world., 1901-10-22

The Worlds not paid bona7fds
city circulation is More Than q
Million a Month MORE than that
of any other New York newspaper.