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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
STRIKER DRIVEN TO STEAL.
Spent His Last Money for Parade Resalia
His Family without Food.

Thomas Gowan Of $40 East 117th street,
a teamster, who struck with the other men
employed by Curtis 4 Blaisdell because the
firm ignored the unions 4order" that no
work should be done on Labor Day, was
arrested early yesterday morning while try
ing to steal doorknobs.
He told the police, and repeated the story
to Magist rate Zeller in the Harlem police
court, that he had stolen to get money
for bread for his wife and children, who
were starving. He declared that he had
to give up his last "a to buy hat. belt and
cane for the Labor Day parade.
DO you mean to tell me, said the Magis-
trate, shat these men exacted money from
you for such things2 What kind Of men do
you call them who would do that? Why
didn't you tell them that your wife and
children were superior to all unions and
that you needed the money for thernP 1t
is cruel to take money from poor man
for such Purposes
The Magistrate sent Policeman Baker to
invest gate Gowan's story. Baker went 10
Gowanfs house and found that the man 3
wife and two children were absolutely
without food. Mrs Gowan told Baker that
they couldn't hold out much longer, and
that what little they had eaten the
last four days had been supplied by the
neighbors. She went to court with the
policeman and told the Magistrate that her
husband had always been good to his family
and turned in all his earnings to their sup
port. Gowan was discharged with
reprimand.
Curtis 4 BIaisdell said Gowan had bean q
faithful worker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
SHOOTING PUZZLES POLICE.
Find Two Victims Of Row. but One Won't
Tell Them Anything.

Find Two Victims Of Row. but One went
Tell Them Anything.
Policeman Law Of the West l2Sth street
station heard shots in the back room OF
Barney Smiths Ontario Hotel, at 10th
street and Eighth avenue, at so'clock last
night. He found Peter Gallagher, . young
man, living at $40 Lenox avenue, lying
unconscious on the floor. No one else was
in the place.
Gallagher was taken to the ]. Hood Wright
Hospital. where the doctors dressed several
scalp wounds. He had not been shot.
Gallagher told the policeman that Ben
jamin Call and Andrew Phillips two lab
orers who frequented the place, had at
tackled him.
Gallagher said that q free-for-el1 fight
had taken place in which chairs and bottles
were used and revolver had been brought
into play. -
The police later found Call and Phillips
in another saloon and took them before
Gallagher, who identified them as his as
sailants.
Detectives Thornton and Goodnow were
detailed on the case. and they learned that
George Baton Of 4l3 Lenox avenue had been
shot. When they found Baton he said
Il know who shot me. and I've got the
gun III use on them. You needn't think
I'm going to squeal. I'll fix EN- myself,
The detectives tried in vain to learn from
Baton who it was that fired the shots.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
COAL STRIKE TERRORISM.
Details Brought Out in the Patrick Sharp
Murder Trial.

Details Brought Out in the Patrick Sharp
Murder Trial.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE defence
in the case in which Harry M. Elmoyle Is
charged with the murder Of Patrick Sharp.
the miners union agitato to whose memory
a monument was put up recently, Is en-
deavoring to picture the reign OF terror
which prevailed in the coal region during
the strike.
This morning Milton weibleich testified
that he knew Patrick Sharp as leader
of the strikers. OnJuly Q, 1902, he testified,
he was captured by a mob OF strikers
led by Sharp, while on the streets Of Lans-
ford. The men. he said, surrounded him
and started to march to McAdoo, a distance
of about twenty-five miles. AS they walked
along, the strikers tainted him and beat
him.
When Coaldale. small mining town, was
reached they stripped him Of his clothing
ana then asked him to promise not to go
back to work. When he refused to do so
they put rope around his neck and told
him they were going to march him into
mine. Finally they turned him loose and
told him to 60 home. The witness said he
had not vet recovered from the effects Of
his injuries.
John Bashuta a civil engineer, told Of
| a mob led by Sharp. Its members capt
ured him, and beat him into insensiblity.
His arms. he said. were pinioned, and while
he was helpless the strikers beat him and
| kicked him. Then, he said, they dragged
| him along the street. Finally one Of the
strikers kicked him while he was lying in
| the road and he became unconscious.
The testimony was corroborated by Harry
| Chester, chief OF the Coal and Iron Police,
which had made an unsuccessful EFFORT to
| rescue Bashuta from the mob.
surprise took place this afternoon In
the testimony Of William Stevenson, a
fellow mine guard, who completely upset
| the Commonwealth's contention that
McElmoyle did the shooting by swearing
positively that the fatal shot was fired
| by William Ronemus, another member
! OF the squad of mine guards who vera
| marching to their work.
In response to query by Judge Weand,
the trial Judge, the witness said that he
| could not be mistaken, as he was only a
| few feet away and had an unobstructed
view OF Ronemuss revolver. He showed
the manner in which Ronemus did the
shooting by placing his hand on his hip.
pulling revolver and pointing it with
out uncovering it with his coat. Ronemus,
| who is Jointly indicted with McElmoyle
| and will be tried next week, will 60 on the
stand tomorrow and acknowledge that it
| was he who killed Sharpe, In self-defence
1t was this shot that brought the National
| Guard to the anthracite coal fields.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
Tho Weather.

The storm which had fingered In the South At
lantic States for a day or two has moved rapidly
northward and was central yesterday over the
lower Lake regions. II covered the entire eastern
quarter of the country The pressure was high
elsewhere except In the extreme southwest
Rain has fallen In nearly all the States east OF
the Mississippi River. There have been thunder
storms In the Gulf and South Atlantic States.
The temperature has risen somewhat In the
Middle Atlantic and New England States and has
fallen In the Lake regions and the upper Mississippi
valley and southwestward to Texas, Freezing
weather has occurred in the Dakotas. Minnesota
and Nebraska, and there have been heavy frosts
from the Dakotas southwark to central Kansas.
In this city yesterday II was cloudy and rainy.
wind brisk TO high southcrly 70 easteriy changing
to northwest average humidity 80 per cent: baro-
meter, corrected to read to sea level. at A. NJ.
29:s7; Q r. M, 29:72.
The temperature yesterday. - recorded by the
oficial thermometer. shown In the annexed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
PARKS NOT FOR BUCHANAN's JOB.
VIII Support Hugh Donnelly Of Albany
for Iron W0rkers' President.


VIII Support Hugh Donnelly Of Albany
for Iron W0rkers' President.
Sam Parks decided yesterday not to 60
to the convention Of the International Asso-
citation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers in Kansas City. He also an
nounced that he was not a candidate for
international president or any other ONCE.
He met the delegates Of his union at noon
and gave them some instructions as to the
fight they are to make for seats in the con-
vention. The delegation started for Kansas
City by the West Shore road early in the
afternoon. Secretary Nagle OF the House,
smiths Union said:
Parks could have been elected inter
national president easily, but he did not
want 1t. l am sorry As far as l know
the candidate Of the New York delegation
in opposition to Buchanan will be Hugh
Donnelly OF Albany who is a strong Parks
man."
The new anti-Parks union Of housesmiths'
which has been recognized by the employers
association, has hustled three delegates
to the convention. They left New York
for Kansas City late yesterday afternoon.
They are A. c. Hammond, president; P. G.
Mcclure, secretary, and G. E. Thomas.
They have been instructed to apply for q
charter and seats in the convention on the
ground that they are legitimate union
and that the Parks union. being suspended,
is, for the time at least, technically 'scab.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
NO FUNERAL TO CUNARD PIER.
COMPANY STOPS THE PARADE IN
FATHER OGROWNEY'S MEMORY.
Intending Passengers on the Campania
Might Not Like to Think al the Corpse
Aboard. IT'S Said-SO the Funeral
Services Won't Have . Procession.

The body OF Father Eugene O'Growney.
the eminent Gaelic scholar who did 80 much
TO popuarize the study Of that language be-
fore his death four years ago In California,
will not be carried in procession through
the streets to-day to the Cunard Line pier,
whence the steamer Campania is to take 1t
10 it's final resting place in Irish soil.
That was the programme up to yesterday.
Then 1t was suddenly changed. According
10 those who have organized the demonstra-
ton to the dead scholar here they were
notified by the Cunard steamship officials
that il 50 much attention as the parade
would attract was drawn TO the fact that
the body was to 60 on aCunard Line steamer
the company wouldn't carry the body at
all, because people didn't like the idea OF
travelling on ship with corpse aboard.
At any rate. the funeral procession was
abandoned and tho body will be conveyed
10 the steamer tomorrow afternoon a.
quietly - possible.
With an escort chosen from the most
prominent Irish societies In tho United
States, Father O'Growneys body arrived
hero last night. The delegation and their
charge were met In Jersey City by delegs-
tons from all the Irish societies IN new
York and the coffin was taken direct to
the Cathedral, where, draped with the
Irish oolors, 1t was placed on q large csta-
faloue 1T the foot Of the altar and the rosary
was chanted in Gaelic. Wax tapers burned
In the aisles all night, while in the gloom
Of the tall pews knelt guard OF honor
composed OF officers and members OF the
Gaelic Society and the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians.
The body will be removed this morning
to the chapel Of st. Brigid and st. Bernard
the now one given to the Cathedral ~
Francis Coleman, and itself duplicate
in miniature Of one Of the famous Irish
abbsys. solemn requiem high mass
will be celebrated at 10 o'clock this morn.
ing, the Rev. DR.. Lavelle officiating, assisted
BY DR.. Charles MoCreedy, rector Of Holy
Cross Church, and dean Of the Maynccth
University. Tho sermon will be delivered
by Father Peter Cunifie. c. S., R., who
will preach both in Gaelic and English.
After the body has lain in state all day
Archbishop Farley will beetow the final
absolution.
AZ Queenstown, which will be reached on
Sept. 70, the pallbeares will be met by a
delegation from Dublin. A special service
will Be held in the Cathedral at Dublin, after
which the remains will be taken to the Uni
versity Of MAMMOTH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
CATHEDRAL ORGANISE VERY I'LL.
Mr.. Pecher ID in YOnkers HOspital-has
Played in 1t. Patrick's Since II Opened.

Mr.. PeCnef IL IN . IOnkort ktOopltaA-hs1S
Played in 81. Patrick's since II Opened.
William Pecher, who has been the organist
of St. Patrick's Cathedral since its erection
in 1879, is very III in st. Joseph's Hospital.
Yonkers, where he was taken last Sunday.
Mr. Pecher has been i'll Of heart trouble
for nearly two months. He suffered an
attack month ago while staying at SIAM
ford. N. Y. where he had gone to recuperate,
and was too i'll afterward to carry out the
programme he had planned for the pallium
institution for Archbishop Farley.
Mr.. Pecher was born in New York 65
years ago. He was educated in the parochial
schools and at st. Francis Xaviers College.
At II he went to Leipsic to complete his
musical education, and after four years
study in Germany returned here to become
organist of st. Peters Church in Barclay
street. He held this place till 1879. when
the new Cathedral was opened. In 1880
he was married to Miss Gertrude Norwood
OF this city.
He has been considered one of the greatest
American authorities on church music
and is the composer OF several masses and
vesper services. Some Of his compositions
have been introduced in the cathedral
in Rome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
HIS POVERTY KNOWN. HE DIED
Old Man Had Cared for Bed-niddea Wifs
-Ghe Cannot Live Leng.


Ferdinand Houger. 81 years old. died
yesterday In the little old house on Wendell
street. Concord. Staten Island, in which
he had lived for thirty years with his wife.
who lacks but little of being a. old as he
was and who will follow him to the grave
within few weeks at most. Heart failure
is the certified cause Of death, but the end
was fastened by series OF griefs.
The couple were once fairly well-to-do.
but a. the years advanced their circum-
stances grew poorer. Four years ago
Mrs. Houger Aecame a semi-invalid For
two years she has been bed-ridden. In all
her sickness her husband has been her
sole nurse. Eighteen months ago the
couple were reduced to living on what
revenue could be derived from one COW
and flock OF chickens. Six weeks ago
Mrs. Houger became worse, and to raise
money her husband first sold the chickens.
then the COW.
They had little intercourse with the
neighbors and no one except themselves
knew how far down they had got. The
husband was probably the only one who
knew Wednesday morning that the last
dollar was gone. He made no appeal to
any one. -
the roof and laid bare quarter Of the
house, The neighbors saw the mishap and
also saw the old man repair the break With
q blanket and bagging. When the storm
was over curious ones went to tho house,
and the conditions were manifest.
The Department Of Charities was notified
and Arrangements were made In the after
noon to remove the couple to the almshouse,
their own home being no longer habitable.
The removal was to occur yesterday
but before 1t could be effected the old man.
who had been downcast after the exposure
Of their condition, died. His body went
to the morgue and his dying wife went ia
the almshouse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
Obituary Notes.

Whitfield Brown died at the homo Of his
father on Park avenue. Plainheld. N. j..
on Wednesday evening. In the afternoon
he had been sitting on the front porch
watching the storm when he was suddenly at
tackled with era mps. His death followed In q
few hours He was born within fifty feet OF
the spot where he died. In the early 7os Mr..
Brown went West, and. though the frontier
was in turmoil over Indian uprisings. he
spent three months travelling for business
Kansas. On returning East he entered the
brokera &c business and was one Of the charter
members OF the New York Consolidated Stock
Lodge. F +. 4 4. NJ, for thirty years He is
who WI resides with her father. The funeral
services will be held at ms a b nome To-
Stricken with heart failure. the Hon: Dwight
f. LOOMS, former Judge OF the Supreme
Court OF Connecticut, died yesterday. on
ira an r sGnp pu lTe% into the Waterve station
He Ind been hearing a case in Torrin gton.
lie lie was born in Co i'lmbia, Conn, or. July
a. 1921, and was educated at Ainder rss IN IN
Judge Of the Superior Court. and in is7s
was advanced to the Supreme Court. AFTER sa
retired In June, 1891. On May 5. 1898. he was
made State referee. He is survived BY a
daughter with whom he lived IN hhIuOTu
He was president OF the Yale Law School
Alumni Association
Major Austin p. o Mal!ey died Yesterday
at his home at iF West Eighty fourth street
Ne was born IN County Mayo, Ireland, seventy
YEARS ago, received military education aI
Dublin. entered the English Army as SECOND
iie,Itenant at the age OF is and was attached
To the Irish Fusiliers. He served WE'VE
YEARS in India and won n medal he pc
On me CaDtain in the Twenty-second Chesnlre
REGIMENT and in 1873 retired with the rank
~ Major He afterward came to TINS conn :
fry and for twelve years WAS etnpioyeu Ny
T1g Sun. He lenves widow ana ihres
daughters. 10. lila. .,
philip Hoelzel. a pioneer rice miller OF
Louisiana, died yesterday N New orleans.
aged a. He was a native OF Germany; NJ
went to Louisiana In 1915 ne prT Iis W.
machinery by which rice could be hu!leu ana
milled. improved his mill from year 10 year
md in issO retired from business to his country
estate with comfortable fortune
Major simon p. Gross. who amns,sa LOT
tune in asphalt paving in Lexington. NY,
and who largely Increased that fortune ~
the IA nous restaurant in the thlcagO Orn :
Fair and later lost all in IKE venture ~
The Paris Exposition, died In Lexington ny.
last night, nged about 90 years. hponV 'hree
nopths a 20 he lost his reason.
Benaiah Layton. for forty years hotei
kecner and proprietor Of the Keystone Hotel
in Long Branch. died this afternoon lie
was 10 years old and il survived ~ WIDOW
and four children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
ASK FOR NILLER'S DISMISSAL.
LABOR UNIONS REQUESTED TO
PETITION THE PRESIDENT.
Wsshington's Central Labor Union Adopts
Resolutions Declaring the President's
Order Reinstating Miller to He IN
Vnfrien(ily Act and wants 1t Revoked.


Unfrientily Act and wants 1t Revoked.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE Washington
Central Labor Union is sending to all CEN
trail unions in the country copy OF resolu-
tons which 1t has adopted. declaring that
President Roosevelt's order reinstating
Foreman w. A. Miller In the Government
Printing Office is an unfriendly act, and
urging labor unions throughout the United
States to petition the President to modify
his order OF mo discrimination and to
discharge Miller.
1t il believed here that the action OF the
local union IL being taken with the knowl-
edge and tacit consent Of the Officers OF
the American Federation Of Labor. Score
tary Frank Morrison, who in the absence OF
President Gompers speaks for the fedora
ton, said to-day that the Government
Printing ONCE case had not been brought
before the council Of the Federation OF
Labor and that no instructions had been
issued. The council is to meet soon bow
ever, and 1t IL probable that the Miller case
will then be considered.
This is copy Of the resolutions sent out
by the Washington Central Labor Union:
Whereas the principle Of trades qnionism is
the %orknT to ns into ther
the blessings Of free government; to educate
them 90 that they might uphold the law and
70 MAKE them GOO i IN ts
IN t aas Of Sa5 ana Jealous pa'r'0' III ''
whereas the Bookbinders' .Union's charges
r asssss Violated every pasf moral and two
instances, criminal law; that he has broken
every obligation to his union. and that ne
was tried and found guilty Of fragrant non
Whereas the Union Of the thirteen original
| States formed themselves into what has
Notwithstanding, the soorns - and SCOTS OF
those that would not swear allegiance: and
Whsrsa: the trades union s mcysment na y
| 1t has its enemies who soon and refuse to De
brought TO see the many benefits that accrue
al classes Of anu union ,nr end
Whereas the President Of the United states
has seen ft TO reinstate ": 4: Miller wn9 10
notwithstanding the overwhelming evidence
| Of his moral turpitude. and has also COM
mitted himself TO the policy OF the open shop
Whereas the Bookbinders' Union Of Wash:
| ington, D. c.. has conseryatively recognized
| the authority OF the President in acceding to
VI. A. Miller's reinstatement and working
with him pending final settlement OF the case
and
| WheTen9 tine CndTSeS Hovc oSaW Oochs
| preferred In strict conformity to Federal
law, and reasonable time has been given W. A.
| Miller to answer them: therefore, be 1t
| ResoIred, That the order OF the President
cannot be regarded In any but an unfriendly
| light; and be 1t further
Resolved. That organized labor through.
President OF the United States TO .rnodif
his order OF no disorimination,, and order
| W. A. Mller's dismissal from the Govern.
ment service, to promote the efficiency OF that
service,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
NEW WIFE FOR VAN DER BERG
Cheridah Simpson Has Divorced Him--L
Ian Stevens Is No. 3.

jose Van der Berg, the musical director
of my Wife's Husbands at the Madison
Square Theatre, has been divorced by
Cheridah Simpson. his actress wife. Van
der Berg made known the divorce yester-
day when he announced his engagement to
Mrs. Lillian Stevens of Butte. They will
be married on Monday in Newark, N. j.
Mrs. Stevens has just been divorced and
when Van der Berg marries her 1t will be
his third offence. His first wife was Lottie
Collins Of "Ta-ra-ra-b oom-de-ay" fame.
They were divorced within two years.
Miss Simpson was playing. In Rce's
-Evangeline" when he married her. She
had been married before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18

WARRINGTON YORBcAsr FoR TO DAY AND TO 'hoRR0W
For Ncw Jersey and eastern Nsv York. clearing
and colder to day: fresh TO ortsk norihue" utnds
Ictr 10 -rlorrow
For Western New York. fair TO day and cooler
In east portion: fair 10 morrow And warmer In west
portion: fresh TO brisk west winds. becoming vari
able.
For New England. rain and much cooler TO day
brisk to hlgh west winds: fair and cool TO morrow
For tho District OF Columbia and Maryland. fall
and cooler 10 day fair to morrow: fresh northeast
TO north winds.
For Delaware clearing and colder 70 day; frest
TO brisk northwest winds: fair 70 morrow.
For eastern Pennsylvania fair and colder 70 day
fair 70 morrow; fresh northwest 70 north wiadS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
wERERF1ELDs OPENING PUT OFF
Lillian Russell Has Tonsillitis and Couldn's
Play Last Night.

yIIlnn AU0Do1A mas 10Oo1lIltAD o1n SVssssAs
Play Last Night.
There was no opening at Weber 4 fieldss
Music Hall last night. The night before
Last Lillian Russell was present at the last
dress rehearsal Of the new burlesque,
.Whoop- Dee boo. but had to talk her part.
Yesterday Mrs. Ross, her sister, called up
the theatre on the phone. =,
.Lillians in bed" she announced. and
the doctor says she's got tonsillitis and can't
play till Monday
As Weber L Fields made their frat ap.
pearance, leased their theatre and have
subsequently signed all contracts and done
ali their business on Thursdaye, they
couldn't think Of opening a new show on
any other night. So. although, according
to their press agent, the firm will lose several
thousand dollars thereby, they wont pro-
duce aWhoop-Dee-Doo' before next Thurs
day night. A..
auction last Thursday for last nights per-
Torrance was NANNY" Friend. His box
cost him S27O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
WHITNEY,S GIFT TO THE STATE.
His Entire Herd OF Eighty Animals to He
Liberated In the AdirOndacks.

GLENs FALLS. N. Y, Sept 17.-Wiliam
C. Whitney has given 20 the State his entire
herd of eighty animals from his mountain
preserve in Massachusetts. Two carloads
were sent last week to Paul Smiths station
for liberation under Smiths direction.
One carload has been set free at Raauett
Lake and another was turned into the woods
at Floodwood station.
Still another carload was liberated at
Saranac Lake These animals have been
fully acclmated in the East. There 10
strong reason for believing that they will
multiply and become fairly common in
their new home in the Adirondacks II
.hn hunters car only be induced to let them
live for few years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
BOER COLONY IN MEXICO.
Gen. snymsn the Pioneer OF FIFTY South
African Enlgrant Families.

CITYoF MEXICO, Sept T.-Gen. W. ID, shy
man, one Of the leaders OF the Boer Army.
has moved his entire family to the new
colony site purchased near Ortiz station,
that fifty families are on the way from
sou h Africa TO join him.
ne site of the colony Ia In beautiful
valley. with water In abundance for all
needs. The soil il rich, and the Beers will
Immediately begin tilling it for a new crop
Truck farming will be the principal oocupa,
ton, as farm produce commands . good
prins whom on the market early.