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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
KILLED TVO or HIS CHILDREN.
Father Kicks His BOY TO Death-Supposed
Also 10 Have killed Ills Daughter.

ISEz. Ky, Nov Pleasant Sprading,
held here for killing his four-year-old son
and his fifteen-year-old daughter. is threat =
ened with lynchng. Sprading's family
consisted Of a wife. three daughters and
a son, With his daughters and boy the
father was herding sheep last Friday.
The boy WAS unable TO keep up with the
Others. The father placed him on stone
beside spring telling him to wait until
his return The boy, becoming tired Of
sitting still, began to peel the loose bark
on tree that overhing the spring
Presently the father returned and notiC-
ing the bark on the ground asked the boy
who had done il. The boy replied that lie
had
Il would rather have you dead than raise
you TO destroy everyth hing on the farm"
is the reply the father is said 10 have made
and then. il is charged he picked up
stone and struck the boy on the head
knocking him down. Then, il is alleged
he kicked the PROSTATE child on the head
until he had killed him Becuinin < ala rmed
he took his eldest daughter and went to
tho mountains.
Shortly afterward a Sherifrs posse cap
tured Spreading in the mountains. but his
eldest daughter was not with him The
posse is still searching for her while he is
held on the charge Of murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
STEAMER MARY POWELL SOLD
TWO.thirds Of the COmpany's stock Bought
by Hudson River DAY Line.

PouoHKEEpsIE. Nov. That the plans
Of Charles W. Morse to establish a new
line of day boats on the Hudson, to com.
pete for the New York and Albany passenger
traffic. will meet with strong opposition
ou tn" part Of existing interests was made
plain to-day when the Poughkeepsie Courier
announ ced that Capt. A. +, Anderson OF
Kingston and Capt. | G.. Wickes of New
York, owners of two-thirds Of the stock
Of the Mary Powell Steamboat Company,
had disposed Of their holdings to President
Olcott of the Hudson River Day Line.
The Powell plies between Kingston and
New York and Is one of the oldest and
most popular day boats on the river Ex-
tNnsive alterations will be made to the
steamer this winter. Capt. A. +. Ander-
.on, who has been captain of the Powell
ior fifteen years and who is son of Capt.
\. j.. Anderson, the original owner of
the vessel. will remain in command The
Powell holds the record for the fastest
Trip ever made by steam vessel between
New York and Kingston, having covered
the distance of 100 miles in 1881 in four
hours and twelve minutes, making eight
landings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
LOCOMOTIVE ENPLODES.
Three Wen or Freight Train crew Killed
Near Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nov. BY the explosion
this morning Of the boiler of a locomotive
drawing an east bound freight train over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near 81
Eennis station, about seven miles from
Baltimore, r. W. Biggs, engineer, o. ".
Hunt. fireman, and c. o. Stallings. head
brakeman met with awful death. The en-
CINE was wrecked and the track torn IN
The train had been made up at Brunswick
Md. and was on its way to Baltimore
The accident occurred where the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks cross those of the Pennsvl.
vania. Eyewitnessas sav that the boiler
was seen Ia rise at least forty feet in the
air II landed 100 yards away. The train
ran ahead about forty yards after the en- CINE
drawing it had been demolished Cond,c-
or Livev. who was in charge Of the train,
found Bggs, the engineer dead in a cut
fully sixty feet below the track He had
evidently been killed instantly. Fireman
Hunt was found in small clump of bushes
some distance away from the scene Of the
explosion. His injuries caused death soon
after. Brakeman Stallings was still alive
when picked up beside the track He
was sent to CAMDEN station. whore he died
before the arrival of the hospital ambu-
lance
Experts who examined he boiler sal hat
the expos ion was due to low water Blggs
had been running an engine over the road
for five years and was regarded as a compe-
tent man. The locomotive was only put
into service last Saturday and this was it's
second trim
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
.MtIDE ADAMS mack.
Looking Wen and Able 10 Act AZ Once
New Plans for Her Under Way.

Miss Maude Adams returned yes, erday
from Europe on board the Holland Amer
lea liner Noordam Her appearance was
not indicative Of nervous prostration and
she assured her friends who met her that
her health had never been better.
After a short rest In this city she took
a train for her Long Island farm, but she
will he back here to-day 10 talk over
arrangements for this season with her
manager, Charles Frohmau
MIR Frohman said last evening that "a
far a. health wa- concerned Miss Adams
would be able to begin work at once. He
denied positively the rumor that the
actress is suffering from serious organic
disease. The only trouble she had ex-
pericnCed was nervous and was due to
ovcrwork he said. II would be difficult
TO find theatres for her, however. as the
original plans for her season had To be
abandoned when Miss Adams telegraphed
from Swift zerland that she would be UNI
able to return here in time to fill her con-
tract.
Mr.. Frohnan did not think that Miss
Adams would be able 10 appear again
before the public until next February or
March Till then she will remain in the
city.
Miss Adams remained in her cabin all
the way from Boulogne She was accom-
panied 10y Miss Isabella A. kedney and
IA French maid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
GEO. L. HUNT MISSING.
Ills VIE Oners $50 Reward for Any Word
That VIII Assist Her In Locattng Him.

LEsTERsHfRE, n. Y. Nov 2.-six months
ago George l.. Hunt disappeared from his
home here, and although a vigorous effort
has been made by his wife to find some
trace OF him. her endsavors have been
unavailing. Mrs. Hunt will pay a reward
OF $50 for any word which will as,is, her in
locating her husba nd
Mr. Hunt has wandered away in this
same manner three times before and
always while suffering from an attack of
temporary insanity. sDuring his absences
he has been unaware of his true identity
until his memory was logged in some
forcible way. and az soon rs he came to
himself he has always returned to his
home
Mr. Hunt is Is years old, weighs lis
pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. has
dark brown hair and mustache. The
first finger on the left hand is of at the
joint.
Any persons knowing Of his whereabouts
will confer great favor on an anxious.
wife by not flying Mrs. G. L. Hun, of Lester
shire " Y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
GOT 4 NEW YORK PICKPOCKET.
Member Of Cans From This city Gathered
In by Philadelphia Police.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. I'm the last
two weeks an organized gang of young
pickpocke,s from New York has been
working in this city. Joseph Lohenston,
20 years old. of New York. was arrested
on Friday night while trying To pawn
a watch He drew blackjack on the
policeman and succeeded in battering
the officers head and breaking two show
cases in the pawnshop before overpowered
He was put in the sweatboX at the city hall
and confessed
The detectives say that he was one Of
a party who left New York n fortnight
ago to ply their trade here. Their trip,
he said had been very profitable Five
other youths, none older than 20 and all
from New York. we're gai hered In on Thurs
dav, charged with picking pockets
Lohenst on had five gold Watches in his
pockets, all Of which were identified later
by their owners,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
CHINAMAN ADvERTISES HERE.
Mr. Moo Of shanghai Sends an Ad, crtise.
ment 10 Papers In the Hudson valley.

FIsHKILL LANDING, Nov. -Iah sab
Moo is an energetic Celestial in the far East
who would increase his business by the
liberal use Of printers ink in the Empire
State. Mr. Moo is merchant dealing in
Chinese curios in Shanghai, and here is
copy Of the advert isement he has sent to
a number of newspapers in the Hudson
River Valley:
| want smart youth sell my Chinese clirioS
II he catch much business he earn many
cash II some American stamps send me
for ia ckage postage, send samples free
LAH SAN Moo. Shanghai, China.
The letter IL written in a clear hand and
inclosed in an envelope bearing five post &c
stamps. A red border crosses the centre
Of the envelope. the tint of Chinese fire
cracker
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
HER talent TO MAKE MONEY.
SO Other Women spoke for suffrage and
Mrs. Hussey Contributed.

EAST ORANGE. y. j.. Nov. 2 Mrs. Cor
nelia G. H,ssev of this city, who died re-
Gently. has left $1,000 TO the National
American Suffrage Association. She was
Quakcre-s, a pioneer suffragst and Aboli-
zionist. and with President Roosevelt'S
mother and others helped to esl ahi-h the
first orphan home for Coiored children in
New York
Mrs Hussev frequently said there were
many women who could speak and write
for the cause of woman's suffrage, bu, that
the Lord had given her but one talent,
that was for making money. She said sh"
did not mean TO let her talent rest unused.
and she amassed large fortune bv real
estate investments hu, was always a liberal
contributor To the suffrage cause
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
COLLEGE GIRLS TO DEBATE?
Wellesley Sends a challenge to Vassar 10
Meet IN 4 Contest.

WILLssLEY, Mass, Nov. p Wellesley
and Nassar colleges will probably meet in
debate in the coming winter, On Saturday
the Student Government Association of
Wellesley sent challenge to the vassar
Student Association for an intercollegiate
debate. Last year was the first time inter-
collegiate debating was brought, up at
Wellesley and IL was then Nassar which
challenged
Among the first Transactions of the
Wellesley association this fall was to petit
ton the Academic Council for permission
to challenge the sister college, and the re-
quest was granted, Immediately the De-
bate Committee formulated the challenge,
and a set OF stipulations, such as were las,
year sent by Nassar, was sent to Vassar
YESTERDAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03

A memorial tablet in bronze to the mem
ory Of the Rev. Eugene : Mahoney, who
died some lime ago while lac was the pastor
Of the Church Of Our Lady of Good Counsel,
in Putnam avenue, near Ralph avenue,
Brooklyn. was unveiled in that church by
Bishop Mcdonnell last night The table, +,
which is feet high and feet wide,
il to be placed in the church vnstibuc. II
was unveiled last evening aS II stood on a
pedestal al the left of the sanctuary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03

The Englishman who gave the name of
Capt John Person and obt aimed $40 from
Secretary Butler Of the Automobile Club
Of America on the representation that he
was relative Of president johnson Of the
ROYAL Automobile club" was arraignpd
i'm the YorlSvile police court yesterday on
a charge of obtaining money under false
pre.ences Secretary Butler made the
complaint and Magistrate Pool held the
prisoner in 81 600 bail for examination
The man had no bondsman and was sent
downstairs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
tnr,santhemum Day at the Garden.

To-day at the Flower and Sculpture Show
in Madison Square Garden will he Chrys-
an,hemum day. The famous grower,
from this State will put their blooms on
exhibition, and other notable additions
will he nineteen varieties Of chrysanthe-
NUNS which arrived on Saturday night
from England. These flowers are in per
feet condition. The blooms are seedlings
of the Aus, ralian variety and each measures
al least twelve inches In diameter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
Theatre Treasurers' Elect.

The Treasurers' Club, which Is com
posed of the local theatre treas,irers. had
their annual election last night and chose
these officers
President. Max Hirsh; vice-president.
james SCullion treasurer, Earl = King;
financial secretary, Edward Fletcher, cor
RESPONDING secretary, Albert Faber, boar
Of governor. Arthur sheldon, Gilbert
Gordon and David Mayer.
The club will have it's annual dinner
at the Arena Saturday night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
Opera's New stage Manager Arrives.

Fernand Amanz, Maurice Grau's new
stage manager at the Metropolitan Opera
House. arrived yesterday by the French
liner La Champagne, from Havrc He was
stage mana ger at tovent Garden for four
wears. Mr.. Grau il coming here on the
French liner La Lorraine, due next Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
The Bancroft sails for Panama.

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. 2.-The gnnboat
Bancroft sailed from here to-day bound
for the Is,hmus Of Panama. The auxiliary
cruiser Prairie will take nearly 900 marines
south with her, and the wireless telegraph
tests she has been ma king of Annapolis
will he continued by the cruiser Buffalo
The vessel will test four systems of wireless
appa ratMs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
Dinner OF Minnesotans Here.

The Minnesota Society Of New York
will hold it's annual dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria next Monday evening, The ar
rangements were completed yesterday
Archbishop Iceland, DR.. Albert Shaw,
editor of the Rerien OF Reriens, the Rev.
DR.. David j. Burrel and Thomas Lowry
are among those who have promised to
speak
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
EOrgcr Left just Before lie Was Found Out

New ORLEANS, la, Nov. 2-It became
known to-day that Alexander Odondahl.
who strIck the New Orleans banks 80
heavily with forged bills of ladiug. left
on Tuesday on he steamer Gwant for Ceiba
Spanish Honduras Thi, was the day
before he torVrrioS ,lmo - light
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
The President Arrives Tonight I.

President Roosevelt is expected 10 reach
Oyster Bay about o'clock this evening
He will be driven at once To Saga more
Hill and will vote early tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
Dalti:: g AMIR
~. M. MURDOCH. Editor
OKLAHOMA AND HER MANY RAILWAYS.

Oklahoma in the briefest period viii attain her full
status as a state The development Of all the other
states consumed years of time patient toll years
Of waiting and Of changing. few of the newer western
states lost their airs and methods after
quarter OF century But there states and portions
Of states in the west which primitive yet for
instance Arkansas portions Missouri and of even
Tennessee Kentucky and states which because Of
lack of transportation been unable to get next
to an up to date civilization. Within brief time
every section of Oklahoma will be accessible to the
markets Of the favored locations
of the older states Such accessibility population
development and increasing valuation The whistle of the
locomotive the signal Of triumph for country and
il viii not be long before will be impossible to get
beyond hearing that signal anywhere in Oklahoma
Even before Territory atans statehood her eastern
hills and western prairies been gridroned with
the gstening rails which viii in anmnating time and
space rivet the worlds her cribs and barns
a half dozen trunk lines with their numerous branches
are spreading out in very of and ties from
north to south and east to west that expanse
of void and stream rapidly Formulated into homesteads
which are in turn rendered all the desirable and
valuable by convenient market towns which in turn
linked to all the outside world by the railroads We
have no data at other information for basing
estimate Of Okahomas new railway mileage for next
gear but it will be large The Santa Fe officials alone
have given it out that they construct at least two
hundred additional miles Of that system Oklahoma for
the year 1902.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
4 roeEkA RRgAcHgR pgNouNcgs NEWSPAPERS.

A Topeka preacher, the other day, for the
purpose presumably Of attracting attention pro-
claiming truth unfortunately denounced newspapers.
What he said was not given out only the that
be held the newspaper up to derson for unrelaby and
for scandastc tendencies generally such the devil
delights in Of course fellow is worth noticing,
but it is one Of the newspapers greatest faings
keeping on noticing things worth noticing Unques-
onaby there are unreliable and unworthy newspapers.
So there are Of preachers and Of books and Of many
other things But newspaper would be a very Ill
advised business which should denounce all ministers
because few Of the cloth have proved rotten 1t is
suggested Topeka preacher make haste apollo
gize Wherefore? comparatively heard him, and
of these fewer believed him The majority of his
congregation doubt newspaper readers whose lives
are and notions largely moulded by what they
read their favorite newspaper The strongest agency
of the unsurpassed and unequaled civilization today
its greatest factor and promoter is the newspaper
Before the press which voices the aggregated opinions
Of editors and writer's. armies halt kings
first hesitate and then back down. and parliaments
congresses and other amakng powers bow obedience
For the medication of the preeps the golden rule
ali that's good, noble and grand church. state
society the newspaper without an equal in influence
For reasons easily enough understood probably preachers
themselves are the slowest admit domnancy of
the newspaper as the greatest political factor
extant greatest in the religious and legal worlds
incident occurring in this city but
days since social function in progress when
someone abiding to something in the Eagle
appealed to a minister's wife for confirmation. With
look of superior virtue disgust she declared
astonished that any ladies enrolled in
that particular organization should or even read that
nasty sheet Her husband is liberal and intelligent
gentleman but the Eagle talks more people every day
than that woman's husband talks year. talks to
greater number of processing Christians to greater
number OF and women belonging to that preachers
particular denomination belief is concerned
talks as convincngly. Our critic would have made
sympathetic all appreciatye helpmeet of
the Topeka preacher quoted neither of whom can be
benefited Ly What say this connection for the simple
reason they wouldn't be caught reading such sheet
The newspaper comedies the desrabity Of a regularly
ordained ministry and the necessity pulpit and church
rule cricisng neither except when goaded to do so
Upon the other the height Of foolishness for the
pulpit to attack the press indiscriminate way If
preacher in such onslaught would avail or convince
and at the time avoid being considered by many OF
his own congregation seeking notorety or attempting
sensation he should the publication and specify
the matter TO which he objects
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12

Of is letting his at the spigot
is pouring in at the bung hole in increasing
volume Wealth is as unrelentng as poverty. Riches of
moderate proportions only themselves wings and
fly away. would require traction engines OF great power
to much such loads OF riches held by
Carnegies and RockefelleFs Wings would be in
it. Carnegies diema would be laughabe it less
serious. He seems spite of himself. stuck
deploraby the camel that tried crawl through the
Of the needle weeping and waing and gnashing of
teeth and grinding of grindstones where the fires of the
never go out the smoke of the steel works
ascends, to be rich Carnegies unavoidable
doom and portion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
NOT POSSIBLE FoR HIM TO DIE pooR.

Accepting the public report Of the profits Of the United
States Steel corporation to be true and Mr. Carnegie will
find it very difficult to die as is said to be his
desire To do he would to discount the future in
some way If he should give away all the money he has
today by tomorrow night his income from the steel trust
would put him in comfortable circumstances withal his
late giving he is growing richer every day The report
alluded to shows that the profits of the steel combine
should be spelled sea-for the past year is nearly $
million dollars Seven millions month or $4,000 per
day is pretty big sQuander or give away. and
Carnegie has been owning the bulk that stock Such an
income would build and endow libraries every day IN the
POOR carneg5e He has been trying TO unload ten
n Of his giltedged securities on the general govern
but the congress. the biggest aggregation of political
moral towards extant wanted see the color of his
ney or desired guaranty that was honestly come
words 10 that effect Recalling te words Of Christ
tormented by his inability properly ct himself for
heaven and knowing the uncertainty Of life ana the
certainty Of that income poor cagneSie Is haya- swear
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
GO ON WITH THE HANGING.
winter.

According the who keep the run of crime
from there 1S legal executions in the
United States 1901 OF the persons suffered death
II negroes AZ whites The number Of persons
ynched larger than the number to death
by the courts and aerward legally put death
erng the deploabe frequency of murders country
the executions comparatively infrequent
tanty Of punishment is reflection upon admin
istraon of justice without doubt is measurably
responsible for mob violence
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
THE BOSS BUSTERS BOOM.

The boss busters having relegated the obnoxious
and having installed in their places innocent lambs of
their stripe casting about for suitable tools
to fill the various offices already provided for No
who has ever run ward manipulated county
convention need apply. Only bucolc artlessness will be
acceptable It seems that the combine league. has not
settled who shall be Burtons colleague but have about
determined successor of Stanley The gentleman
said to have been selected lives ranch up in Mcpherson
county. His is Smith. The name may have a
familiar asprate but of the is not
uncommon one His initials A. w. He is known
among his neighbors as Farmer Smith, Never heard of
him? Well very likely Only those of past and forgotten
generation of political puers will catch to his identity.
He is ip good standing of the boss buster
bne having been numerously busted himself in the past
With such easy innocent and coming from the
pow, there ought be trouble in pulling him in the
saddle exemplar of the faith which animates the
crowd who in dreaming that they top doing
the Growing