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The sun., 1903-12-08
VIEWS OF DEATH IN ELkDOM.
Minority Leader williams Expresses II at
Memorial Services in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Representative
Williams Of Mississippi, the minority leader
of the House, is a member Of the Yazoo,
Miss, lodge Of Elks. and last night, at the
memorial services of the Washington lodge,
he spoke as follows:
In Elkdom we have two laws on which
hang all the laws and the prophets. and
these are humor and good fellowship. This
rule is great thing, after all, for we are not
all 40 rich that we can give of this worlds
goods to our friends, but we can give the
smiles, the kind word and the grip Of friend
ship that count for 30 much in this life
In other words. we can be gentlemen.
4Elks do not look at death as a passing
away. but as a passing over. With us a
bad fellow falls asleep. and then wakes up
somewhere else, still bad fellow. The
good fellow wakes up In another land, at i'll
a good fellow. I have never been able to
understand why people should regard
death as a thing that Is horrible, Elks
never do We are often told that we can
carry nothing away with us. What a mis-
take this is. We can carry away every
thing that is worth carrying. We take
ourselves and our memories with us. And
when we 90 We take the selves Of us that
are best, for then they are dissolved from
the baser ties that bind us to earth. Then.
too, we do not think that death means the
decay Of the body. Rather it Is the setting
Il free
The sun., 1903-12-08
HAD NO S5s,OOo WHEN CAUGHT.
Several Ciphers Added to Sum Found on
Youth Taken In Policy Raid.

Adolph Zuckerman, "a years old, Of u
East Fourth street: Jacob Dodis. 10 years
old, of Is Forsyth street, and Paul Berger,
81 years old. of I07 East Fourth street. were
arrested in q raid on cigar store at SO East
Fourth street at 1890 yesterday after
noon by Detectives Dreyfus and Cook OF
the Mercer street station. The place was
raided Saturday by agents OF Capt.
Goddards Anti-Policy Society,
At that time Dodis, according to state
ment attributed TO Decttive Sergeant Mahr.
had S6s 900 in his possession. When Deputy
Commissioner Piper was asked last night
as to the truth of the $5s 900 story. he re-
piled:
y don't think that there is any truth in
it. 1t Is absurd. One man had some
money on him, but they added some extra
ciphers to it,"
Dodis said last night that he knew MOTH
ing about any S58,O00. II Dodis was ar
rested last Saturday there is no record OF
it at Police Headquarters. where the pris-
or1ers were taken.
The men were discharged by Magistrate
Cornell in the jefferson Market police court
for lack Of evidence.
The sun., 1903-12-08
KNOX on POSTAL FRAUDS.
The Attorney.Gencrsl Recommends Ex.
tension OF Period OF Limitation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-.-Such cases as those
Of Perry 5. Heath, former First Assistant
Postmaster General and Congressman Lu-
cius N. Lttauer whose name was connected
with the notorious army glove contracts,
have called the attention of the Admins
tration to the statutes of limitation. At
torney- General Knox, in his annual report
to Congress to-day. says that recent reve-
Iations have convinced him that two or
three years, as is ordinarily the case. is
not a sufficient period in reason or upon
principle to terminate certain criminal
liabilities and condone particular offences.
especially in relation to offences directly
against the property Of the Government
or it's administration. as shown by recent
revelations respecting postal affairs and pub
lie lands" He therefore earnestly recon-
mends an extension OF the period of limi-
tation.
He recommends also that the ONCE Of
Assistant Attorney-General for the Post
Office Department he abolished and that 9
solicitor be appointed in his place who shall
be an officer of the Department Of Justice.
as the present officer is not.
The sun., 1903-12-08
BROOKE'S FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
DR.. Woods Friends Trying TO Belittlc His
Services In Cuba.

WAsHINGToN. Dee. = Indignation is
expressed by tho friends of Gen. John
r. Brooke over the fact that an effort has
been made by the supporters Of Gen. DR..
Wood to belittl, Gen, BrcolIe's services in
the island Of Cuba and 10 give currency to
reports that he was removed from his
post as Military Governor of Cuba on the
ground of inefficiencv.
After the testimony Of Gen. Brooke be-
fore the Militnr" COMMITTEES regarding
Woods INSTRUMENTATION and violation of
orders. the statement vas made that Wood
was justified in such insubordination and
violation of orders. 1t is said that Wood
will explain his refusal 70 have Lieut..
Runce court-nartaled for tho North A meri
can Rerie~ article on the ground that the
allegations and assertions therein, made
in criticism of Gen. Brooke. were correct.
Friends Of the Army and Army officers,
as we'll as the personal friends OF Gen.
Brooke, arr deeply interested in this case.
Wood S entire attitude in the matter is
generally regarded as subversive OF military
discipline and as establishing a precedent
which is open to fevere condemnation.
The sun., 1903-12-08
MOST POPULAR CLUB PRESIDENT.
She'll Get $500 Silver Vase At the p. W.
l.. Clubhouse To-day.

Who is the most popular president Of a
woman's club in New York will be settled
this afternoon when the $500 silver vase
at the Professional Woman's Club house
will be awarded to the woman who rec ives
the most votes in contest which has lasted
since the opening of the Professional
Woman's League fair two weeks ago. Mrs.
Alden the president Of the league, is ex-
cuded from the race.
II is asserted by Aunt Louisa Eldridge
that Mrs. Dore Lyon is in the lead "and
ought to be-" Mrs. Lyon, besides being
the ranking officer OF innumerabe societies
and clubs, is the president Of the Fedora
ton Of Womens Clubs in New York city.
1t was said yesterday that the contest was
developed into fight between the fedora
tionhsts and the -antis.
Aunt Louisa will make the announce
ment from the stage this afternoon after
all the votes are in. This will mark the
opening of the clubs Christmas sale. A
number of wonderful dolls have been con-
tributed for this, among them one from
Lillian Russell in miniature of herself, and
one from Frank Daniels, the latter In ex-
change for the misft prize won by Mr.
Daniels at the last fair.
The sun., 1903-12-08
MORE PORTRAIT SHOW.
The Time Limit to he Extended Over Next
Sunday by Arrangement.

Sunday by Arrangement.
The Portrait Show is to be extended
for three days beyond the time which had
been set for it's close. Thursday OF this
week was to have been the last day Of the
exhibition, but the management COM
pleted arrangements yesterday by which
It is to be kept open until and including
next Sunday.
Last Sunday the attendance was larger
than on any previous Sunday, and as next
-unday will he the final day. it Is likely
that it will prove the record day In order
to provide more time lor those persons
who can only or who can more conveniently,
see the portraits on Sunday the galleries
will be kept open continually from 10 clock
in the morning until o'clock in the even
ing, next Sunday instead of from o clock
till O, the hours OF previous Sundays.
Many inquiries were received, yesterday
by the management at the galleries and
by members of the women's committee
asking il the price of admission next
Wednesday is to be IS. 1t is not. AL
though Nine. Nordica is to receive with
number Of young society women and
there are to be tea, music and some floral
adormnent of the reception gallery, the
admission on Wednesday will be the same
as on other weekdays, 81. On Sunday it
will be so cents ,as on the preceding Sundays
Yesterdays attendance at the galleries
students number OF out Of town visitors.
Thomas f. Kirby, under whose direc-
ton the task Of placing the pictures
a d ificult one in an exhibition OF this kind
was accomplished, has be n the recipient
Of many congratulations on the hanging
of the portraits Fluctuations have come
to him from artists and lay visitors alike.
The sun., 1903-12-08
WON'T LEAVE ISLAND BY WATER.
Immigrant Afraid Of Ferryboats and Other
Bonts-Hadn't Tried ChlorOf0rm.

Immigrant AFRAID Of Ferryboats and Other
Bonts--Hadn't Tried Chloroforin.
The Ellis Island officials are trying to get
rid of stalwart Hungarian immigrant,
Jan Polaguar, who refuse. to start for the
home Of his brother in Cleveland unless
he can get away from the island by land
route. He is all right mentally except on
the subject Of the ferryboat John G. Car
Isle, which has also dsturocd the intel
lectual equilibrium Of some natives by its
erratic career.
When Jan arrived at the island on Nov.
80, he gave from memory an address in
Cleveland that wasn't his brothers. He
was put in the detention pen with lot of
Greeks who we're to be deported. The
pen overlooks the slip Of the Carlisle, and
every time she sailed for the Barge Office
landing the Greeks indicated to the
of face that ne was destined to be returned
to Hungary In the Carlisle. They were
persist ent in worrying the Hungarian,
and he finally seemed to believe that the
Carlisle made hourly voyages to Europe.
When the officials finally got the address
of the Hungarian 8 brother they learned that
he was all right, He was escorted to the
pier and muttered something Neither
persuasion nor force could bulge him, and
he was taken back and examined by q
doctor, who said he seemed to be suffering
from a form of hysteria, superinduced by
ferryboats and Greeks.
Another effort was made to get him away
yesterday on a railroad barge in tow Of a
back. An effort will be made to-
day by Hungarians to prove to him that
ferryboats don't 60 to Europe and that some
Greeks are jokers.
The sun., 1903-12-08
AEOLIAN HALL, nse1 se2 SIX s.%n s,r.s; nx:;
GIVE A SLAP AT ROOSEVELT.
Southern War Veterans gee Their Vindi.
cation in the RecognitiOn OF Panama.

DALLAS, Tex, Dee. AT a meeting Of
r. E. Lee Camp, United Confederate Vet
Grams, to-day. the following resolutions
were passed and a cory ordered to be sent
to President Roosevelt at Washington. the
President of Colombia at Bogota and to
United States Senator Charles A Culberson
of Texas;
"Resolred, First. that we tender to the
Daughters of the Confederaoy. lately u.s.
sembled at Houston, Tex, in State con-
vention, the congratulations of this camp
for their prompt and felicitous message to
President Roosevelt in his strenuous haste
in the recognition of the Republic of Panama
in its late act of secession, al vindication
of the South which the President and his
party have heretofore denounced as
anar chy.
Second. that this action OF the President
is in acute contrast to his repeated offensive
utterances regarding the action of the South
for similar assertion Of the right Of local
self government in his late tour over the
Northwest. going out of his way even as
far as California in declaring to Union
veterans that but for them we would have
had no Government.
Third, we condole with Colombia in the
loss Of Panama, in the ditch that is not dug
and suggest message to the President Of
similar import-thst but for him Colombia
would have had government in Panama.
Fourth. thanks are hereby rendered to
our Senator, the Hon. C. A. Culberson,
for bringing out Of the archives in strange
contrast the appeals Of the Lincoln Gov
ernment to foreign Powers against the
recognition of the Southern Confederacy
as being against all precedent as to the
policies ef Governments in the Americas.
The sun., 1903-12-08
blair TO FIGHT INSURANCE co.
VIII Resist Attempt 10 Cancel His Policies
for 100000.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 7.-James l.. Blair
intends to fight the Mutual Life Insurance
Company in it's attempt to have cancelled
the 100000 life insurance policies. which
Mr. Blair holds in the company.
A few weeks ago the company paid into
the United States Circuit Court over $50 900
that Blair had paid as premiums and fled
suits against Blair. his wife and two sons
to have tho two policies cancelled, on the
ground that Blair obtained nearly $500 900
insurance on his life by means of fraud,
and that he attempted to defraud the COM
pany by attempting suicide. Blair. who
had been general counsel Of the worlds
fair, was recently accused OF many frauds.
and during the investigation Of his affairs
was said to have attempted suicide.
The sun., 1903-12-08
PETER MARER WENT DOWN.
Fails to Get Naturalization Papers In 4
bout in Court.


PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 7.-Pugilist Peter
Maher and United States Commissionor
Craig were in the ring together to-day for
while. Peter wanted to become an Ameri-
can citizen. He still is Irish. Peter never
WINGED when the Commissioner asked him
whar u he VI as born and who his parents were.
He knew who the President is.
How is the President eleoted?" was asked.
by large majority said Peter, oon-
fldently.
And tho Governor2"
The sa1r,o way" said Peter.
what was the Declaration of Independ-
ence?"
1T had something to do with tho Brit
ish," said Peter. IT was q kind Of inter-
national challenge"
By this time Peter was slightly groggy.
but tho Commissioner was fresh.
whats the Constitution7' he was asked.
The charitable supposition is that Peter
didn't understand this fully.
It's all to tho good, he declared enthusi-
astically. I'm trained up to the minute.
Then Peter went down and out He is
still the Irish champion.
The sun., 1903-12-08
DINNER TO OUR NEXT MAYOR.
Democrats Of the New York Delegation DO
Honor 10 George d. Mcclellan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Democrats
OF the New Yort delegation rendered to
Mayor-eect Mcclellan a testimonial dinner
tonight at tn. Hotel Ra.eigh. Represen-
tative Wilson of Brooklyn presided, and
the only absentees were Messrs. Hearst
and Bassett. Hearst has gone to California
and Bassett is i'll. Representative John
Sharp Williams, the minority leader in the
House, was the only outsider present.
Az the wine began to flow Democratic
hopes began to brighten. and the popping
Of every cork signalized another victory
gained, until by the time the evening was
over there had been a Democratic tidal
wave. Col Mcclellan was told that his
election was the harbinger OF success to
the national Democracy, although no one
suggested that he should be the man to
lead them.
Representative Sulzer, the dean OF the
Democratic delegation, was selected to pay
the congratulations Of his colleagues to the
Mayor-elect He told what the effect OF the
recent New York election would be on the
national election of next year, and said 1t
was but the skirTnish battle OF 1904 II meant
that New York would give her electoral
vote to he Democratic candidate and
and that meant the possibility OF the cleo
tfon O Democratic pre- ident.
Col. Mcclellan responded In a hap py
manner and promised to fulfil the eIpec-
tatons Of his friends.
Mr.. Williams followed, talking generally
of Democratic prospects, and Tim Sullivan
told his colleagues how well Congressional
life agreed with him and declared that 1t
was his purpose to make record FOR him.
self which would equal Daniel v ebster'e:
Before the company disbanded, which
it did at a late hour with cheers for the
Mayor-elect, every one present had de-
livered a little talk brinful Of Democratic
optimism
The sun., 1903-12-08
COUNT MAURICE DE PRADEL.
Well known French Lecturer, Dies in I
Home for the Aged In Providence.

We'll known frencn LeCturer, D1et IN y
Homo for the Aged in Providence.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. Count Maui
rice De Pradel. French litterateur and lee
turer, died on Saturday at the Home for
the Aged. conducted by the Little Sisters
Of the Poor. He was formerly Minister
to Turkey from Roumania. He was. the
last of his race, and shortly before his death
requested that all his papers, including
the parchment giving him his title to no.
bility. be burned, and his request was
Count De Pradel died without giving the
place of his birth, but it is known that he
spoke French with Rouen accent. He
came to this country about three years
ago and visited all the chief cities, giving
lectures on various subjects. Shortly be-
fore he came TO Rhode Island he delivered
q critical lecture on Victor Hugo's poems
before a circle OF Harvard professors.
The Count was well known In Woonsocket,
where for a time he was on the Tribune.
He then came to this city and wrote series
Of articles on lie Jean Baptiste. About
three months ago he applied for assistance
at the Home for the Aged, and was ad-
mitted to the home.
Little is known OF his history. except
what he disclosed in disconnected way.
His wife died young, leaving a daughte er,
who died at the age Of 10. The Count had
been seriously i'll for three weeks from a
complication Of diseases, but the immediate
cause OF his death was jaundice.
The sun., 1903-12-08
REGULAR SESSION BEGUN.
Both Houses OF Congress Listen to the
Reading OF the Presidents Message.

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE gavel fell in
both houses of Congress at IL o'clock noon
to-day. thus ending the extraordinary ses-
sion, and Immediately the regular session
began. The roll calls showed that sixty
seven Senators and 3o3 Representatives
were present Committees were appointed
to wait upon the President and inform
him that Congress was in session and ready
to receive any message he might have to
communicate. The message was received
at l:45 O'Clock and read In both houses
and properly referred.
In the Senate Mr.. Cullom (Rep., ND
began the debate on the Cuban reciprocity
bill, speaking in favor Of it, and in the
House the death OF Representative Burk
of Pennsylvania was announced.
The sun., 1903-12-08
TO RELIEVE MONEY MARKET.
Bill Authorizing Purchase OF State and
City londs UP to 500. 900 900.

WASHINGTON, Dec. MIR. Prince (Rep.,
NJ, second member Of the Committee on
Banking and Currency. introduced in the
House to-day a bill to relieve the money
market stringency by directing the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to purchase State.
city and county bonds.
The measure directs that the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall from time to time pur-
chase, at a valuation not less than their pres
ent worth. to yield an income Of per cent.
per annun. interest bearing obligations
Of any State Of the United States or any
legally authorized bonds issued for munich
pal purposes by any city or county in
the United States which has been in exist
ence for a period of twenty-five years
and which for period of ten years previ-
ous to such purchase hns not defaulted in
the payment of any part, either Of princi-
pal or interest. and which has not less than
Is 900 inhabitants and whose net indebt-
edness does not exceed 10 per cent. of the
valuation of the taxable property therein.
The purchases are to he made at the rate
OF 81 900 900 a month until he has purchased
100000, 600 of such bonds out of the money
now deposited in the national bank deposi-
tories.
For the purpose of strengthening the
public credit or for maintaining an avail
able cash balance, or for paying of the
interest benring Indebtedness when due.
the discretion ia given the Secretary TO sell
at public sale these State, city and county
bonds, provided he shall not sell to exceed
$40 ,OOO 900 per month.
Mr.. Prince "a w that the class of securities
described is that contained in the Aldrch bill
to increase the circulation, which securities
are now taken by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury az security for moneys deposited in
the banks.
III they are good enough for security
saws Mr.. Prince. they are good enough to
own. If we buy these bonds, they will
net to the Government from 50 ,0oO, 900 to
81 ,O0O. 900 a year Of interest. If the bonds
are purchased outright the money paid
for them will speedily find it's way back
into the banks and so into the channels
OF trade.
The sun., 1903-12-08
OYERC0ATS LOST BY BATHERS.
MISFORTUNE OF THREE BROOK
LYN POLICEMEN.
Learned OF It While In the Plunge OF
Russian Bath-Thief Caught In This
City with the Goods on Hini-The
Victims Would Make No Charge.

RUSSIAN Bet0-InleI SSuBHt III A"o
City with the Goods on Hin,-The
Victims Would Make No Charge.
Footsore and weary after many hours
continuous patrol duty. Policemen John
Sweeney, William Hayes and Michael
Melia of the Fulton street station. Brooklyn,
when they were relieved at midnight on
Saturday, betook themselves to neighbor-
ing Russian bath establishment in Clark
street. After they had gone through the
usual steamng and boiling and had been
pounded and muuled by the strong armed
r1lbbers the cops felt like fighting cocks.
They were disporting themselves in tho
Hayes was just declaring to Sweeney with
a gurgle that he could catch any thief In
Greater New York and give him 300 yards
start at that" when Melia who had gone
to the dressing rooms to get his plug of
chewing tobacco, set up a yell that his new
cops bounced out Of the pool and hurried
to their lockers. Their overcoats were
gone, too. So was that of another patron
Of the baths.
The cops cussed. the attendants flew about.
the rubbers rubbered and the manager
sent in an alarm to the Adams street police
station and also got the propri etor of the
baths out OF his warm bed. linen some one
recalled that very jolly man wearing an
evening suit. who had come into the place
a short time before and who had paid for a
bath. had disappeared lust before the coats
were missed without having got the bath he
paid for
The pre- prietor of the baths said he
thought he knew the man and he and De-
tective Reuben c. Connor from the Adams
street station started in pursuit. The bath
man led the way to Manhattan and to the
neiRhborhood where he said the supposed
thief lived. An hour later. while the pair
were approaching the corner of Thirty
fourth street and First avenue, they saw in
the uncertain glmmer from street lamp
what appeared to be an animated bolster
circling toward them.
Ssh! It's him." whispered the bath man:
Yes. and caught with the goods. on,
yelled the seuth grabbing the. pillow
like form of the reveller and throwing back
a long black coat the man wore. Cnder-
meath were all three Of the other stolen
overcoats. TIL y encased the mans form
in concentric layers.
The prisoner and the coats were taken
back to Brooklyn, where the man gave his
name as James Deaccy, a waiter, of 1888
East Thirty-third street. He didn't give
any lucid explanation OF why he took the
cops garments. When he appeared in
court later neither the bath proprietor
ror tho policeman cared to press the barge
against him and he was discharged.
The sun., 1903-12-08
IN G. W. CURTIS'S MEMORY.
Mayor Low Presen.s Bust to the New
York Public Library.

A bronze bust Of George William Curtis
made by j. Q. A. Ward for the George Will
liam Curtis memorial committee was pre-
sented to the New York Public Library
last night at the Lenox Library, Fifth
Low as chairman of the committee. The
bust was accepted by DR.. John S. Billings,
director of the Public Library. who said it
would have a prominent place in the new
library building. For we do expect to
have the new building finished sometime, y
he added.
The Mayor told about the efforts Of the
memorial committee to perpetuate Mr.. Cur
tis's life work by establishing fellowship
at Columbia University. Carl Schurz,
who was close friend Of George william
Curtis, delivered a memorial address.