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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
MAYOR BLACK MAKES ARREST.
Gets the Man Who Has Been Demanding
$500 600 OF Him,

MckEEsPoRr, Pa, Oct. 27.-After waiting
for almost year. Mayor r, J. Black Of this
city to-day captured and placed behind the
bars. John SchufIins Of Cumb ,rland, the
man who has been sending him threatening
letters. The first letter came short time
after the close Of the big iron and steel strike
in this city and they have continuedat inter-
walls ever since.
The letters said that the writer must have
$500. 200 or some morning the Mayors friends
would find him dead The Mayor has been
expecting Schufins TO appear for some timc
and kept himself prepared for an emcr-
gency, This morning the man appeared
and Black mot him face TO face on Fifth
avenue
Schuffins did not have to make himself
known as the Mayor Immediately recog-
nized him IA man he sent out OF town
about two years ago Schuffns told the
Mayor he had come to make a personal
demand for the money and that il had
better be paid. The Mayor was not dis
posed TO handy words with the man and
told him so, whereupon Schufns grew
violent and crowd collected, The Mayor
at once placed his assailant under arrest
The Mayor had several offers of assist
anoe, but refused them all and walked his
prisoner to the central police stat ion, where
he was locked up. Tomorrow the Mayor
will give the man hearing and it is ex-
pected will sentence him to the full extent
oi his power. Schufiins formerly lived In
Mokeesport.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
WON'T TELL AUTO OWNERS NAME.
Two Women who We're In Machine That
Wrecked Trolley VIII Attend Trial.

YoNKERs. n. Y, Oct. 27.-Wiliam ID. Ray
mond. the New York chauffeur who was
arrested in Yonkers yesterday charged with
being responsible for the wreck Of troll
ley car in this city, was arraigned before
Judge Kellogg this morning. He was rep
resented by Lawyer Nelson j. Waterbury
Of New York and pleaded not guilty. Mr.
Waterbury asked for an adjournment until
Thursday, saying that his brothe r-in-law
was dead and ha had all the ARA n gements
for the funeral TO make, Judge Kellogg re-
fused TO listen TO an adjournment until
Thursday and set the case down for to-
morrow morning. Raymond was then
released on depositing $500 cash bail.
Raymond and his attorney both refused
TO disclose the name Of the owner Of the
automobile They were accompanied by
n New York detective who was col
lecting evidence for use in the examination
The two women who were in the automo-
bile will, II i said, appear AZ the trial. but
the owner will not. The motorman and the
conductor Of the car were discharged. al
though Mr.. Waterbury wanted to enter n
charge against them of running the trolley
car al reckless speed. Judge Kellogg said
that he would listen to such complaint
after this case had been disposed of
The persons injured In the wreck are inn
proving and no deaths are now expected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
JAWS LOCKED ny 4 BLACk.yACK.
houns Man Assaulted by Footpatis Cant
Open His Mouth

MOUNT VERNON, Oct. 27-Theodorc NJ.
fosc, a young accountant, is AZ his home
In Wakefield, In The Bronx, suffering from
an assault made upon him by two foot
pads on Sunday evening. The highway
men struck young Rose on the head with
a blackjack, which has had the effect Of
locking bis jaws so that he has since been
unable TO eat. His physician says that
there are no bones fractured and that the
jaws will resume their fuHc.ions in a few
days. when the swelling Of the muscles
j. reduced.
Rose was on his way to see Miss Edna
Seillig, young woman Of Mount Vernon,
about O'Clock on Sunday evening when
two men sprang upon him al Grove street
and Railroad avenue. One of them struck
him in the face with his fist, while the other
hit him on the head with blackjack. A
man and woman who were approaching
scared the footpads away.
Rose crawled nearly two blocks TO tho
home Of Miss Seilig. After reaching
there he collapsed. The family called in
physician to dress his wounds and sent
him home in a hack.
Chief Foley of the Mount Vernon police
said tonight that he had investigated
the case and was positive that Rose was
assaulted by two Italians. who mistook
him for another man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
GEN. MTLES'S SUCCESSOR.
Announcement Made That Gen. =. II. VI.
Young VIII Command the Army.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Announcemcnt
was made this morning at the War Depart
ment by Major-Gcn Corbin Of the intention
OF the Secretary of War to promote Major
Gen. :. u. NJ. Young to the command of the
army upon the retirement Of Lieut.. Gen
Miles. A recently published statement
calling attention TO the fact that Gen Cor
bins name preceded that Of Gen. Young in
the monthly army directory caused tho
inference that Gen. Corbin would succeed
Gen. Miles. Gen. Corbin said this morning.
Il think l violate no confidence when say
that Major-Gen. :. b. NJ Young will sue
coed Gen, Miles. No one feels moro pleas
ure than | do over the intention of the
Secretary of War to thus honor Gen Young.
The explanation of Gen, Corbin's position
in the army directory is that he preccdes
Gen Young III seniority of rank, having
been promoted to Maior-General several
months before Gen. Young. Unless Gen
Miles retires before next August, when he
retircs for age, Gen. Young, who * now
president of the War College, will have
but six months to serve as the head Of the
army, IA he retires in january, 1904.
Friends of Gen Corbin say that he should
then be promoted to succeed Gen Young.
He is now the senior Major General Of the
army and will be Mt the time Of Gen
ioungs retirement,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
BRIDEGROOM WAS LOCKED IN.
Wedding Couldn't go On lntiI the Young
Mans Father Came TO His Rescue.

MERIDEN, Conn. Oct PA wedding
party was assembled to-day at New Britain
in the home of Miss Alice Taylor, who was
to become the wife of George L1mson.
teller Of the New Britain Savings Bank.
The hour appointed for the ceremony ar
rived but the bridegroom failed TO appear
Among the guests was the bridegroom's
fathfS He had been an early arrival
Inquiry was made concerning young Lam
sons whereabouts but no one had seen
him.
Some time before the wedding hour the
bridegroom. who lives alone with his father,
had retired TO his room to dress. His father
had done likewise. The latter finished
dressing first and, carefully locking up the
house, was driven to the brides home in
the northern part Of the city. He had
entirely forgotten his son.
Young Lamson cndeavored TO get out
OF the house but found the upstairs hall
door locked and no means Of escape save by
jumping ont Of window. He expected
that his father would return and free him,
80 sat down and waited. Finally the father
remembered where he had left his son and
fastened 10 his rescue The wedding was
an hour late
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
ARRESTED FOR HORSE STEALING.
The woman who Had Her Hair Gut at q
Mattcawan Hotel Caught In Connecticut.

NEwBuRGH. Oct. 27.-Mrs. Sterling NJ.
Thorpe, nee Minerva Abriel, Is years OF
age was arrested on Saturday afternoon
In Sheffield, a small village outside of Hart
ford. Conn.,. by Sergeant Cruise, charged
with stealing a team of horses. Mrs.
Thorpe's alleged crime WAS committed
on Sept. II last. On that date she hired a
team Of horses and buggy from Spencer
Stc n >rd Of Hudson, for the purpose Of cam
wasting the surrounding coumry for book
she was agent for.
The terms under which the horses were
engaged provided that they be returned
within a certain date. This Mrs. Thorpe
failed to do. A warrant was issued for her
arrest, and she abandoned tho horses. which
were later sent to Hudson. She went to
Albany, where che remained in male attire
for several days. Then she went to Con-
necticut, Guiding arrest for a month. She
passed as a man In Albany and in many
New England towns, but was finally run
down in Sheffield.
On Oct. she registered at the Dibbe
House, Matteawan. Later in the evening
she requested that barber be sent to her
liam Moshler, 10 cut her hair close. Just
like mans 1t is presumed that after
her hair was cut, she changed her attire
to that Of man and left the hotel shortly
after midnight and has not been seen since,
until identified to-day by Mr.. Mosher and
the clerk of the Dibhlo House. She is Of
good family, her father being superinten-
dent Of large paper mills at Salisbury
Mills y. Y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
WON A BET, FORGOT HER CHILD.
woman At AGueduct Wildly Illustrates the
Craze for Gold.

At the last race at Aqueduct Yesterday
a frail little woman who sat in the
grand stand while commissioner placed
IS for her on the favorite. Unmasked,
watched the horse come galloping down
to the wire an easy winner with sup
pressed emotion. When she was as
sured Of victory the woman jumped from
her seat. rushed down the steps TO the board
walk where she spied the man who had
made her bet and cried:
Il won! Give me my money!"
The commissioner handed her 81 and
the woman, her face flushed with excite
ment. hurried out toward the waiting trains
She had reached the gate when suddenly
she turned, the color leaving her cheeks
and her eyes filing with tears.
MY God' she screamed. 'Tve left my
baby Where IL she?'
Up the steps. back into the grand stand
she tore like mad woman. With super.
human strength she brushed women and
men aside who blocked her path. She
was hysterical and half dozen men fol-
There she is.' she exclaimed, with n
fresh burst Of tears. There she isl God
bless herr
Sitting alone on a bench, thoroughly
composed was a four-ycar-old girl with
golden curls and ruddy checks. She was
rolling her big blue eyes about in wonder
ment at the hurrying people all about her
when she caught sight OF her mother, the
child gave a little scream Of joy and said:
Here ! am, mammal
The woman threw her arms around the
little one and sobbed. But the toars soon
gave way 10 smiles and mother and
daughter went away supremelv happy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
ADDICkS SAW DEFEAT AHEiD.
Regulars Say tn at Is Why lie Tries to Put
Responsibility on Roosevelt.

WII.MINGroS, Del, Oct. 27.-The Regular
Republic ans b"liey' that the statement
given out by Addirks that he is gong 10
Jet the friends Of the President bear the re-
~pon-ihiiity Of defeat this year in Della
ware is hmN Tho Democrats believe
tho statement is true as Addirks will bc
beaten badly,
Collector Of Port Houston, an uncom-
promising u 'Culdr saws that AddickS can
not elect more than two men in Sussex
county. State Chairman Willard Sails-
bury says that the Democrats viii make
gains in every county. AddiCks /, is said
saw defeat to be certain and quit. The
Regulars and Democrats are combining
in every doubtful district 10 defeat Al =
dicks
Tho hcnchmen of Addicks are down,
hearted to-day With Addicks out of
tho fight Delaware can be depended upon
to send two Senators and Congressman.
Addicks has no chance this time of clscting
more than fifteen Legislators and it re-
Qtlrcs twcn'y-scvcn votes in Joint ballo, ~
elect From every part of the State come
reports that the Addicks men must he
slaughtered and the only consolation tn is
tim" for self-respcCting Republicans is
that the Democrats will be unable To secure
two-thirds Of the legislature and that they
cannot pass partisan laws. In Kent and
SUSSEX counties the Regulars have filed
opposition county tickets for every Office
William Michael Byrnc, the Addicks candi-
date for Congress, declines to talk about
the latest phase of the political situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
SOLDIERS SAVE SAILORS.
Rescue Two Men (1inging 10 Bottom Of
Capsi1ed SlOOp.

WHTEsroNE, l.. l., Oct. 2s-An i'm
promptu lifc-sav,"g crew composed of
Sergt. f. Dunaway and Privates VI. Gala
CHER, II. Baker. q. Butcher. W. Mansfield,
G.. Thiery and j. Carr, put out in the dark
ness in a rowboat from Fort SCHUYLER
Saturday night. and after an hours search,
rescued Capt. William Morrison and Max
Muller from the hull of the capeizod soop
Echo, which was drifting in the Sound
Capt. Morrison and Muller, with Geogre
Gress and his son Charles, 10 years old,
and Herman Kramer. were on a fishing trip.
When within "A short distance of Stepping
Stone light thir boat was struck by "A -duall
and Capsi2ed. Gre-s and his son and
Kramer managed TO get into the small boat
carried by the sloop and started 10 row to
the fort
The boat leaked badly and was kept
ahost only 10y constant hailng with hat
They reached the fort exhausted, when
Immediately a lifc--aving crew was ORG n
lied 10y the soldiers
The tide had carried the shipwrecked
men far out in the Sound and it was with
difficulty that they were found in the da rk =
ness. They were taken back 10 the fort
and the next morning were rownd 20 this
place and sent TO their homes in College
Point,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
STOLE The WRONG CHILD.
ELEANOR THIRBER KIDNAPPED
FOR 4 MTNITE.
Man Took Her From Her Mother Last NIGHT
and Was DRIVING on When lie Discoy.
cred His Mistake ind Gave Her Back
Did lie Mean TO Take Ethel Morse?

BAY SHORE. l.. l., Oct. 27.-Mrs. Charles
Thurber and her daughter Eleanor. 4 years
old. went over TO call on Mrs Wilson, their
neighbor. this evening. When they we're
returning to their home a man who has
not been identified. came upon them sud-
denly and grabbed the little girl.
There was n horse and wagon standing
nearby waiting for the man. and in it was
an elderly man. who was driving.
The man who seized the child got into
started the horse.
Mrs Thurber heard the man who had
her daughter say: ia that you. Ethe?"
and this gave her clue to his purpose.
Mrs. Wilson, on whom Mrs Thurber had
been calling. has in her keeping a child
named Ethel Morse, daughter Of J. Morse.
wealthy contractor up the State. II i'm
medately occurred to Mrs Thurber that
the man who had taken her daughter
might be Morse, and that, seeing her come
from Mrs. Wilson's house, he had mis-
taken Eleanor for his own little girl
Mrs. Thurber called out That is not your
child and took hold Of the side Of thewagon ,
which was already moving As the horse
got into a trot she still held on and ran,
screaming and repeating TO the men that
they had made mistake
The driver turned and beat her hands
so that she had to let 90, and she fell TO the
ground One of the wheels Of the wagon
passed over her
Then the men looked more closely at
Eleanor and evidently found that she was
not the girl they were after. At any rate,
they drove back 10 Mrs Thurbcr and re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
JULIA MARLOWE VERY I'LL.
She IL suffering From Nervous Collapse
Due TO OyerwOrk Tour Abandoned.

Julia Marowe is seriously i'll at the Hotel
Netherland and her tour in THE Queen
Fiammetta" has been postponed indef-
nately. She Ia suffering from nervous coll
lapse due to overwork.
Miss Marlowe was taken i'll at the Grand
Central Station on Sunday while on her
way from Providence TO Baltimore and
was unable to continue her journey.
She arrived here In mid September from
England, where she had been spending her
vacation. She had expected TO be home
at least a month earlier, but found the
homecoming steamers crowded. When
she arrived she had only three weeks in
which to rehearse Tho Queen Fiammetta."
which is the biggest product ion she has
undertaken. The result was that when the
play was produced in Boston Miss Marlowe
was more III for sick bed than the stage.
The excitement Of the first performances
kept her up. however and she didn't begin
to feel the reaction until the company
opened in Providence last week. Last
Friday night she tainted on the stage,
and at the mat inee performance on the
following day she had another fainting
spell. She played on Saturday night, but
was too i'll after the nights performance 10
come on at once to this city, as she had
intended to do.
Miss Marlowe's role in her new play is
trying one, taxing the emotions and re-
quiring much physical effort. DR.. John
Stillwell, who is attending her. says she will
lie confined TO her bed for several weeks
and cannot possibly appear on the stage
within a month.
She was TO open here at the Criterion on
Nov. "a, but Charles Erohman said yesterday
that he could postpone her engagement.
the success o! Iris making II easy for him
to do SO,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
EN-GOJ. (ORNELL'S OFFER.
Says lie WIN Give q site for a 90, ernmcn 4
building on Land lie Thinks He Owns,

ITHACA. n. Y, Oct. Former Gov
ernor Alonzo r. Cornell has offered n site
for Government building in Ithaca. Mr..
Cornell says he owns a large part Of the
residential section OF Ithaca on Corn street,
and that he will donate any portion of it
to the Government for building purposes.
His offer has been made formally to the
Department of the Interior
For nearly two years Mr.. Cornell has had
softening OF the brain and recently he has
done many ridiculous things. Last summer
he attempted TO get out an Injunction TO
prevent the university from putting tele-
phone poles on the Cornell campus. saving
that he owned every foot Of ground where
Cornell stands and that the poles were a
distlguration
Mr.. Cornell has life Thanking privilege
from the Western Union Company. and he
frequently makes dates with President
Roosevelt and various Congressman and
senators, He often draws Big checks on
banks in which he never had deposits,
and last summer he ordered n big dinner
from Delmonico's sent to Ithaca, to which
he invited many guests, The dinner was
prepared. but Demonico received q tin
and 1t was never sent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
FLED FROM THE TURKS.
Massacres In Macedonia Cause the Natives
10 Flee 10 This Country.

BALTIMORE, Oct. ?7.-Thc massacres Of
the Macedonians by the Turks are inducing
the former to seek refuge in this country.
To-day four arrived on the North German
Lloyd steamer Casscl. from Bremen. and
went at once TO Kansas They were Gioiji
Cline, Gjoijo Stoke. Jaukanlu Bozic and
Trozce Costan. All came from the town
Of Prilzo, on the border OF Macedonia, and
told the customs officials that the terrible
massacres 10y the Turks have made life un-
bearable in their native country.
Only few weeks ago, Stoke said, several
persons had been killed out right in his town.
The remainder of the citizens, he said are
in constant fear Of their lives. and rather
than submit to the Turks, he said that he
and his companions decided TO come to
America. All were well supplied with money.
each wearing belt filled with gold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
NtLTEiBIE IRON Trust.
Combination WIN n Capital OF $50. ODO. :.
600 TO he Formed Here.

MILWAUKEE, Wis Oct 27,-At meeting
in New York on Wednesday afternoon next
trust Of the malleable iron plants Of the
country will he organized by syndicate
headed by Judge Gary and Max Pam of
New York. The deal has been pending
since July. The National Mallcahie Iron
Company Of Chicago, one of tire largest
in the country, and the Wisconsin and
Northwestern Malloable Iron companies
of Milwaukee,, however, decline To enter
the combine upon the terms offered
II il said that the capital of the trust
will bo $20,oooD0 The concerns in the
trust are: Plat & Bcllsworth, Buffalo;
Michigan Malleahle Iron Company, De-
troit; Whitcley Malleable Iron Company.
Muncie, Ind; Chicago Malleahle Casting
Company, West Pullman. H.; Moline NAL
loable Iron Company, 81. Charles. NJ
The National which refuses to Join has
plants in Chicago, Cleveland. Toledo and
indianapolis.
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DOUIE no SELL LtCE HERE.
Report From Chicago That lie Hasn't
sold His Large stock on Hand.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27,-Dr. Dowie is making
arrangements To invade New York in n
commercial way. The alleged healer has
not met with success in the West in dspos-
ing Of the products Of Zion City factories
He admits having 5000 600 worth Of lace
stored in warehouses. W. b. Kindle and
G., A. Corlette have been appointed to go to
New York and open the Zion agency in
the central part of that city.
kindle will also take charge of the New
York branch of the Christian Catholic
Church and establish a Zion literature
station in connection with the New York
Office. During the last few months followers
Of Dowie have become alarmed because
Of his inability TO dispose of the lace pro-
duced in the expensive factory in which
he had persuaded them TO invest.
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roo MUCH MONEY TO CANE FOR.
State Treasurer Of Mississippi Resigns
Because OF Worry In once.

JACKSON. Miss. Oct. 27.-State Treasurer
G. W. Carlisle has resigned his office, 10
take effect Nov, /. and Thad Is. Lampt on
OF Magnolia has been appointed his sue
cessor. Mr.. Carlisle was appointed by
Gov, Longino more than year ago TO
succeed Robert Showers, who resigned on
account of a $4,000 shortage, which was
replaced. Mr.. Carlisle explains in his
resignation that he has never had any
peace Of mind since accepting the trust
because Of the large sums carried in the
vault, more than 3i,OOOOOo at times. and
for which he was personally responsible.
He had urged the Legislature to permit him
to put the money out on good security and
he thinks that should be done
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
UNHAPPY MNAUAY MARRIAGE
Mrs. ". \. Stoddard. Bride Of a Few Months.
Returns to Her Fathers Home.

MERIDEN. Conn. Oct 27.-When Miss Ida
Lucy Morse, the nineteen-year-old daugh-
ter OF former state Senator George y. Morse.
eloped six months ago with a poor freight
agent, William A, stoddard II was pre-
dicted that the young couple would not live
together a great while. The srl left home
of luxury and lived with Stoddard In n
cheap boarding house until they went to
Los Angeles, Cal. A few months ago
Stoddard lost his place here through hard
drinking. His life in California was dis
sipated and after eudoavoring for a few
months to reform him liz bride was forced
to abandon the task and to-day she re-
turned home
Her father is the present nominee for
Congress. He has welcomed her home =
coming with open arms. Action for divorce
will probably follow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
CCBA REJECTS THE TREATY.
submits Counter plan for . Commercial
Agreement With Us.

SprefI Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun
HAVANA, Oct. FIT Is stated that the
draft Of the proposed commercial treaty
with the United States, which was sent
here some time ago for the approval of
the Cuban Government. was returned TO
Washington on Saturday, with a counter
proposition made by Cuba on the ground
that the treaty As at present drafted is
ruinous TO the interests Of the island
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CONTROL or CANAL STRIP.
Colombia Insists That Under the Cons,itu.
ton She Cannot Grant II.

WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-Mr Herran, secre-
tary of the Colombian Legation, called at
the State Department to-day and left there
copy of telegram just received from
his Government with reference to that pro-
vision of the Spooner amendment to the
Panama Canal bill, which called for abso-
lutte control by the United States Govern
ment over the neutral canal strip. II Is
understood that Colombia's views on this
subject are unsatisfactory.
Colombia insists that under its Consti-
tuition it is not able to confer powers of
absolute control To any alien nation, but
IL willing to grant the United States lease
OF the canal strip for l0o years. with the
istration in the strip exercised by the
Colombian authorities
IL was declared to-day by n man who
Is concerned in the canal treaty negotia-
tons. that most Of the differences between
Colombia and the United States have been
adjusted satisfactorily.