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BAD NIGHT FOR THE KNIGHTS.
Seventy Pythlans ON the Amanda Aground
in tho PassaiC.

ORANGE, N. j., Aug. 1l.-Cast ashore of
the frowning shore Of the Jersey flats on the
Passaio River while piping gale, straight
from the Lister fertilizer factory, whistled
and howled through the rigging, about
seventy members Of Plato Lodge, No. 1872,
knights OF Pythias, spent several uncom-
Portable hours last night on the steamboat
Amanda. They got away at o'clock this
morning, just as the ice water, which WAS
the only beverage on board, gave out.
Early last evening the party started for
Bergen Point in special trolley car. Hav-
ing got there they feasted and then boarded
the Amanda for the return trip. In few
minutes the Amanda ran into dense fog
and few minutes lat er got stuck on the mud
fats. Then the captain got up on one Of the
tables and made a speech In which he told
all hands to be brave and patient. After
that he went to bed.
Some Of the passengers took his advice
and put in the night playing cards. Others
set about devising means for escaping. A
lot OF timber was found in various parts of
Of the boat and a bridge was built to the
shore The man who built 1t made the
first trip on it and in half an hour returned
with rowboat to which three other boats
were tied.
Several passengers went ashore in the
boats and walked to Newark over the mud
but seventy decided it was too risky. The
mosquitoes enjoyed the affair keenly
The sun., 1903-08-12
KILLED BY 1s-STORY FALL.
Boy PlunEes Into the Elevator SHAFT I'm
the Arthur Building.

A fall Of eighteen stories yesterday after
noon instantly killed William Blade, a
twelve-year-old office boy. who lived with
his father, Jesse Blade, at Third avenue
and Ssventy-fourth street, Brooklyn. He
was employed by Alexander ], Sheldon, a
tea and coffee merchant at 100 Front street,
and dropped down one of the elevator
shafts Of the Arthur Building, at IA Broad
way.
Mr. Sheldon sent the boy on an errand
to the eighteenth floor and lie entered the
elevator operated by Alonzo NJ Nice, who
lives at 343 West Fifty-fourth street. When
the elevator reached the seventeenth floor
Nice stopped to let a passenger off. Blade,
thinking that he had reached the floor he
wanted, got of. too, but saw his mistake
and turned quickly to reenter.
Nice had started the elevator and was
closing the gate. The boy, when he saw
the opening ahead of him, stretched out his
arms to catch himself, but plunged head
foremost down the shaft to the New street
basement, which is a floor below the ground.
He struck the bottom with crash that
brought many OF the tenants into the hall
ways. Most OF them thought that an ele-
vator had fallen The boys body was
horribly mangled and he had been killed
instantly. The palms OF his hands were
thckly smeared with grease, as though
in his fall he had tried to save himself by
catching the chains that hang under the
elevator.
Nice, the elevator man, was locked up in
the Old Slip station house on charge OF
homicide He told the sergeant that Blade
forced the elevator door open,
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WHITNEY TO LEAVE SARATOGA
He Denies Report That to Heat Gamblers
He would Close RacecOurse.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE local
gamblers, as distinguished from those
who come here for summer profit only,
have taken the bit in their teeth. Every
body is telling everybody else here tonight
that the wheels are going round and the
deal boxes are working in a place not more
than mile OF two from the Delaware and
Hudson station. in which place. according
to common report. village official has q
large interest. According. to the same
report, the place was doing business last
night and will be tomorrow night
Connected with this tale is one that was
circulated at the track this afternoon to the
effect that one Of the local soldiers of fortune
had served notice on Mr.. Whitney that II
the gambling houses were not allowed to
open, tho gamblers would see to it that
betting at the raoetrack was stopped.
Whereupon, according to this story, Mr..
Whitney said that, as soon as the first move
against the track was made, he would close
the gates Of the Saratoga course and run
of the stakes at Morris Park or some other
track near New York.
THE sun correspondent asked Mr. Whit
ney about this story tonight and he said
there was not scintilla Of truth in it. and
that he had nothing to do with gambling
or the absence Of it in Saratoga.
When Pat Sheedy heard that at least
one Of the houses was open he said
Pm glad my greenhouse isn't within
range OF Brackett's bricks. When he gets
his throwing clothes on the Senator can
break more glass than anybody hereabouts,
and they tell me he's out looking for glass
tar1eta khis a,lYnmer
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CAN'T FIND YOUNG COUPLE.
They Went Out Rowing at Canada Lake
and Haven't Returned-BOat Found.

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 11.-George Evans
Of .Johnstown and Miss Florence Brown
OF New York city, guests at Canada Lake,
near Gloversville. have disappeared. and
there Ia much conjecture as TO their where
abouts.
Yesterday morning they engaged a skin
and rowed up Canada Lake to gather water
lilies They did not return 10y nightfall,
and searching parties were organized to
scour the shore line Of the lake and the ad-
lacent woods.
One searching party came upon their
boat. In it were a sack, a sweater and
one oar. The other oar was found floating
In the lake.
To-day the idea that the two perished
has been succeeded by well-de-
fined belief that Evans and Miss Brown
left their craft where IL was found and
travelled by way of Dolgeville to this city.
where, 1t is reported, they were married
this afternoon.
Diligent inquiry, however, failed to reveal
any such marriage here. A significant
fact in connection with the young people 8
disappearance was the arrival Of Evans's
fancee at Canada Lake from Pittsburg
a few hours after he left In boat with Miss
Brown In a hunt for water lilies. Many
cling to the theory OF drowning, and say
that Evans and Miss Brown were too
slightly acquainted to have eloped.
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AT SEA IN A BROKEN LAUNCH.
Man Picked Up Nlne Miles From shore
Had Been Afioat Thirty Hours.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Caroline OF the Queen Anne's Railroad
Company, ON her afternoon trip from Cape
May to Baltimore yesterday afternoon.
picked up a gasolene launch in distress
about nine miles OF the Henlopen light
house, on the Rehoboth shore. Capt. Gilli-
land OF the Caroline first saw the small
boat far out at sea while glancing along the
horizon with his telescope. The craft
could not be seen with the naked eye.
As the steamer approached the noise
awakened man who was sleeping in the
bottom OF the launch. He told Capt. Gilli-
land that he was a resident of Lewes, Del,
and that he had been on the ocean since
early on Sunday afternoon without food or
water He said that early the day before
he went out for a trip on the ocean, and
that when several miles from shore his
engine broke. He could do nothing but
watch for some one to pick him up. With
out anything to eat or drink. he had been
bobbing about for moro than thirty hours.
A line was thrown the man. and he was
towed to Lewes. He refused to tell his
name.
The sun., 1903-08-12
TURKEY BUYS WAR SUPPLIES.
Largo Quantities OF Ammunition From
England.

Special Cable Dispatches to THE Sun,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 1l.-Turkey is
buying great quantities Of ammunition. IN
Guiding cordite, from England. The first
installment Of the purchases will be shipped
next Friday.
SOFIA, Aug. 1l.-Representatives OF the
Macedonian revolutionary organization
have publish ed a statement saying that
the insurgents In the Monastir district
number 5000.
They are armed with Gras rifles. which
were bought in Greece. On Aug. O. 600
insurgents slew three detachments OF
Turkish soldiers numbering 100 men.
They attacked the town OF Kitchevo
but failed to take It, They destroyed
the village Of Drougovo as punishment
for the inhabitants assisting to Gsfend
Kitchevo.
The Christian villages OF Smilevo. Krouche
and Bolno have been completely destroyed
because villagers fired on Turkish troops
The statement denies that any atrocities
have been committed on peaceable Turks,
as the Macedonian leaders at a meeting last
May forbade, on pain of death, violence
against Turkish women, children and nom
combatants.
LONDON, Aug. ia despatch from
Constantinople, dated yesterday, says that
an Internal machine, consisting Of a box
filed with dynamite, exploded Sunday
night in the freight shed OF the Gibeftche
station.
The building was damaged, but nobody
was injured. The box had been sent from
Philippopolis.
VIENNA, Aug. 11.--Reports Of the con-
tinued spread OF the revolt in the Balkans
are received here. II is believed that the
insurgents now number 10000. The most
serious symptom is sudden rising at
Adrianople, where eighteen large bands
are opposing the Turkish troops.
The French representative at Sofia
who. like the other representatives. has
been notified by the committee of the
proclamation OF tho revolution, has offered
to receive and transmit news. None is
yet forthcoming The committee demands
that Prince Ferdinand return to Sofia,
as Bulgaria must either war against Turkey
or sign an agreement OF neutrality.
LONDON, Aug. IA despatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that the
officials at the palace are distracted by the
continual receipt Of bad news and the ne
oessity Of despatching more troops. while
those already on the spot are disaHected,
owing to want OF pay and food and are
quite out OF hand,
They are pillaging Mohammedans and
Christians alike and are selling their rifles
to obtain food New Bulgarian outrages
are daily reported, accompanied by acts
of cruelty that equal the worst ever at
tributed TO the Turks.
The Sultan has offered $4,000 indemnity
to the family Of NJ. Roskowsky, the Russian
Consul, who was murdered by Turkish
soldier at Monastir,
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n. VANDERBILT PAID $4,000.
Customs Onlcials Assessed Him That Sum
ON Dutiablo Goods.

BosroN, Aug. 11.--When Reginald G.
Vanderbilt returned, yesterday. with his
bride after three months honeymoon in
Europe, he was obliged to pay the customs
officials 5000. This Is the biggest col
lection ever made from a returned tourist
at the port OF Boston. The nearest ap-
proach to 1t WAS last year, when Lars Ander-
ssn paid 50 400 in response to the edict OF
The Appraiser
That his declaration. presumably for a
less amount, had not been accepted and that
the contents OF his trunks were overhauled
hv the inspector evidently upset young
MIR Vanderbilt, but when. some hours later.
il came to settling his bill. he was the pict-
uro of outward calm. He Is said to have
vowed he would never again return to
America by way of tlis port. Two hours
delay and the overturning Of his goods
evidently worried him more than paying
ont the 81, 900.
The customs officials are silent az to
their reason for failing to accept Mr.. VAN
derbilt's declaration. They will not ao-
knowledge that 1t Is UT sual to do 80 In the
case Of a man OF his standing.
The sun., 1903-08-12
POPE RAINTS ON THE ALTAR.
RECOVERS QUICKLY, BUT rs TOO
WEAK TO GIVE HIS BLESSING.
Plus X. Said to BE Unhappy and Longing
for His Former Life I'm venlCe-wcepS
whIlo Welcoming q Deputation From
Special Cable Despatch to THR SUN

There-Sald to Have Weak Heart.
Special Cable Despatch TO THR SUN.
ROME Aug 1.-THE Pope celebrated
mass in the Sistine Chapel to-day. The
heat was intense, and while kneeling to
give thanks after the mass the Pope tainted
The Venetian physician who usually accom-
panies his Holiness administered stimulants
The Pope recovered quickly and with
drew. His face was deathly pale. The
incident created commotion In the Vati-
can, and the report that the Pope has weak
heart has been revived
There are many reports in circulation
to the effect that Pope Plus Is unhappy
and complaining. His grave, almost tear
full, aspect at his coronation was universally
noted.
1t is now stated that he weeps constantly
In his room. even before people. He de-
clares that he can only be made happy by
returning to Venice. He and the entire
Venetian deputation, which he received
yesterday, wept together.
LONDON, Aug l2.-The Rome correspond
ent Of the Telegraph says that the fainting
OF the Pope while celebrating mass on
luebuhy LiOinAhB Woulu dIuouhe W uotuipB
but for the fact that he suffers from heart
disease.
The excitement of the last few days. along
with his physical inactivity after his tranquil
life in Venice. has upset his whole organ
ism. His doctors, after making an ex-
animation, ordered him to take perfect
rest from his duties. coupled with more
exercise.
About three hundred persons were pres :
ent in the Pauline Chapel and witnessed
the distressing scene when the Pope tainted
IL was noticed that he was pale after he
had communicated
He raised his hands as though in pain,
swayed and was caught as he fell. Men
and women burst into tears and fell on their
knees praying for the Pope. Some rushed
forward.
His gown was opened at the neck to give
him air. The Noble Guards formed ring
around him, and he was gradually revived
with smelling salts and a few drops OF
brandy.
His first words on recovering conscious
ness we're for his sister. Then. opening
his eyes and seeing the anxious faces about
him, he smiled.
After a rest he insisted upon walking to
his room He tried to stand and bless the
people, but WAS too weak. He kept to
his room all day
He was reported to be better at night,
though he was still pale and weak.
The sun., 1903-08-12
THE. ALLEN rs RAIDED AGAIN
with Cops on Ladders Barring tho VIM
d0ws-FOur Arrests.


For the eighty-eighth time The. Aliens
poolroom in lower Sixth avenue was raided
yesterday afternoon. Capt. Hogan OF the
Mercer street station had secured warrants
from Justice Holbrook in Special Sessions
for seven members of the Doe family
Armed with these and assisted by three
detectives and twenty policemen in plain
clothes, Capt. Hogan swooped down on
the place shortly after O'Clock.
Before the two lookouts knew what had
happened they were grabbed by as many
detectives and Capt. Hogan and Detective
Cooke rushed upstairs, A man attempted
to block their entrance to the second floor
but didn't do il, and the captain entered
the poolroom, in which theIe were packed
together about 800 men, black and white.
The appearance OF the police threw the 300
into panic and most OF them leaped for
the windows at each Of which they were
confronted by a policeman mounted on
ladder. Several tumbled out of the win
dows and carried the policemen with them.
One Of those inside. James Jones, a negro,
broke his leg and was sent to St. Vincent's
Hospital After the excitement had sub
sided, Capt. Hogan picked out four men
for whom he had warrants and locked them
up. The other three were either taking
a day of or escaped
The sun., 1903-08-12
GERMANS MAY VISIT NAVY YARDS
Unusual Request From Kaiser's Govern
Inent Is Granted.

WASHINGTON, Aug ia request from
the German Government for permission
for German sailors to visit the navy yards
OF the United States on the occasion of the
coming visit to this country Of ono Of EN-
peror Williams training ships was granted
to-day by Acting Secretary of the Navy
Darling.
As the request was an unusual one, the
matter was referred to several high naval
officers and then to the President before
a decision was reached. 1t is the opinion
Of Secretary Darling that, as the navy
yards are practically open to inspection
by visitors without regard to their ma
tionality, there could be no harm in per-
mitting sailors to look around and see the
condition of the American navy yards.
The sun., 1903-08-12
PLUNGED INTO CANAL In AUTO.
III. II. SPAULDING DROWNED on
HIS WAY TO CHICAGO.
His Machine Swerved ON Muddy TowDath
Men Let Go Rope Thrown to Him
His wife and Mother, on Trip with
Him, We're Awaiting Him at Syracuse.


Fort PLAIN, N. Y, Aug. 1l.-Henry #.
Spaulding, president Of an automobile COM
pany in Buffalo, who was making an auto
mobile trip from West Orange, N. j., to
Chicago, was drowned in the canal four
miles east Of this village this afternoon.
He was on the towpath Of the Erie Canal,
owing to the muddy condition of the high
way, and while turning out for linemen's Q
rig his automobile swerved more than he
intended it should and man and machine
plunged into the water. The linen en-
rushed to his aid, but in their excitement
let 60 entirely Of the rope, one end OF which
was intended for the drowning man.
One Of them then fastened to Sprakers,
a hamlet near at hand, for assistance, but
by the time help arrived Spaulding had
gone down for the last time. The body
was recovered.
The machine, uninjured and with brakes
set, was also recovered by men working
under the direction of Silas Cohen of Sprak-
ers, superintendent Of this section.
draft for 5000. payable to his order,
was found in Spaulding's pocket. He was
en- route to Chicago and met with an aoci-
dent one week ago to-day that kept him in
Amsterdam for repairs until this afternoon.
Meantime, his travelling companions, his
wife and mother, had gone on to Syracuse,
where they were awaiting Spaulding in
order to continue the journey with him.
The body and the automobile are at
Canajoharie in charge Of Coroner vickers,
and relatives at various places have been
notified
Spaulding was veteran automobilist,
and told DIR. j. Q. Jackson OF this village
yesterday that he had driven 10000 miles.
jackson and his wife were automobiling
from New York to their home here, but
abandoned the machine at Coxsackie owing
to the dangerous condition OF the roads,
and they advised Spanlding to ship his auto
mobile to Syracuse. He said that Re con-
sdered himself equal to the difficulties
before him and would continue the journey.
BUFFALO, Aug. 1l.-Mr. Spaulding was
81 years old and his Buffalo home was
on Sixteenth street. He was president
Of the Spaulding Automobile and Supply
Company, whose affairs are in the hands
Of a receiver.
He went to Orange, N. j., on July 4 to
spend the summer. A week ago he wrote
to a friend in Buffalo that ne had bought
new automobile and would ride to Buffalo
in it. Before he came to Buffalo to live
Mr.. Spaulding' home was in West Orange.
The sun., 1903-08-12
MARYLAND REPUBLICAN, ROW.
Six Hours OF Turmoil I'm tho Home OF We'll
linEton--McC Comas Men Win.

Six Hours OF Turmoil I'm tho Home OF We'll
linSton-McCo Men Win.
CUMBERLAND, Md. Aug. 1.-THE Re-
publican convention to-day, TO decide
party supremacy in this county, the home
of Lowndes, Wellington and Congressman
Pearre, was almost constantly on the verge
of riot. It lasted six hours and upon two
occasions the police were called and it
required about a half hour each time to
restore order.
Both the McComas and anti-MoComas
people claim control Of the delegation OF
FIVE named for the Legislature. Four OF
the nominees were on Wellington's anti
MoComas slate. but the McComas people
say they picked out the successful ticket
first and Wellington unwittingly played
into their hands.
Wellington was always in the turmoil and
was often Missed. His face became red
when McKinley's picture was brought on
the stage.
Robert w. McMichael, leading attorney,
was ejeoted from the convention by Chief
Of Polico Mcdonald during one Of the ex-
citing scenes On two occasions the fight
for delegates resembled rushes in a foot
ball game.
Ex-Gov. Lowndes's friends were with
the anti -McC Comas forces, and this may
cause McComas to attempt to withhold from
him the gubcrnatorial nomination.
The sun., 1903-08-12
BRYAN DID VOTE FOR WEAVER,
but Pleads That Ills Action Was Part Of
Plan to Help Cleveland.

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. l1.-W. j. Bryan
has frequently admitted that he voted
for the Weaver electors in 1902, and has
never, In fact, denied the charge. What
he does deny is that he bolted the Demo-
cratic ticket in that year or voted against
the real interests of Mr.. Cleveland.
In justification Of his act in voting for
Weaver he produces circular letter sent
out that year TO every Democrat In the
State by James e. Boyd, Nebraska member
of the Democratic National Committee,
advising and urging Democrats to vote
for the Weaver electors, SO that Nebraska
might be lost TO the Republicans Mr..
Boyd. it is said, did this at the suggestion
Of the National Chairman.
Mr.. Bryan was a candidate for Congress
that year and was elected.
The sun., 1903-08-12
GA. n. OPPOSES WOODS ADVANCE



WARRINGTON, Aug. ll.-Prominent men,
bers Of tho G. A. r. arc considering move
ment to bring about an expression from
the National Encampment. which will meet
In San Francisco in a few days, In opposi-
tion to the promotion Of Gen. Leonard
Wood to be Major General.
A set OF resolutions has already been
prepared and distributed to certain G. A. r.
men for their consideration. Their purport,
1t is said, is not directly to oppose Gen
Woods nomination. as it is the intention to
avoid making any direct references to an
officer so close to, President Roosevelt.
That the resolutions do "hit" Gen. Wood
is the opinion Of Col. Allen O. Blackwell
OF Lafayette Post, @. A. r., who was one
OF those to receive copy. He hesitated
however. to say what he thought of the plan
to have the National Encampment adopt
the resolutions, and in letter to Col. A. G.
Mills he merely called attention to the
copy OF the resolutions and remarked
upon the fact that they were against Gen
Wood.
Col, Mills is a retired army officer, and
he sent a copy Of Col Bakewelps letter
TO an official in the War Department. to-
gether with copy Of the resolutions.
Army officers, in commenting upon the
proposition to have the Grand Army en-
campment 60 on record in opposition to
the promotion Of Cen Wood over the heads
Of 30 many men Of greater length of SER
vice, do not hesitate to give the plan their
annroval
The sun., 1903-08-12
GOVERNMENT CHEATED ON ICE.
short-weiSht Scales Alleged TO Have Been
Used by American Company.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l1.-Frauds, 1t 10 al
legged, have been discovered In the contracts
by the American Ice Company for supply
ing ice to the various branches OF the Dis
trict Government.
The Sealer of Weights and Measures Of
the District reported to the Board OF Dis
trict Commissioners to-day that tho Gov
ernment was being defrauded fifteen
pounds Of Ice out OF every fifty pounds
paid for.
An investi CATION has shown that the
scales used by the company In weighing
the District Ice supplies are fifteen pounds
short.
Commissioner West has ordered a rigid
investigation Of the case and has instructed
tho Sealer OF Weights and Measures to
make q report az soon as possible. The
short-weight scales have been conascated.
The sun., 1903-08-12
FIRST ROOSEVELT DELEGATES.
Two Mem Chosen to Vote for Him I'm the
National Convention I'm 1904.

WLKEs-BARRE. Pa, Aug. 1.-THE first
national delegates to be instructed to vote
for the nomination Of President Roosevelt
in 1904 were elected at the Republican
County Convention here to-day. They are
Cong H. W Palmer and Albert c
Leisenring, a millionaire coal operator
TIE resolutions say
I'VE admire the courage that prompts
him to do right TO all men without respect
to race, color or condition. Wo indorse
his determination to hew to the line in the
pursuit of offenders against the law, he
they Of high or low degree. We trust that
he may long be spared TO stand as an
example of virile American manhood. fear
ing nothing but failure to do duty toward
God and man."
The sun., 1903-08-12
NEW METAL, SELIUM.
Lighter and Stronger Than Aluminium and
Costs Much Less

WARRINGTON, Aug 1.-THE discovery in
Germany Of new metal called selium by
Edward Mollard a Frenchman, is reported to
the State Department. The discoverer asserts
that selium costs only one-twelfth as much
as aluminium and is lighter and stronger.
1t does not rust and is therefore suitable
for shipbuilding, for the manufacture OF
pipes and for railroad construction.
1t is asserted also that, as 1t is capable
of taking fine polish resembling nickel
it would be desirable for cooking utensils
It's hardness is not quite equal to that OF
iron, but is greater than that OF lead or
zinc. Its power Of resistance is said 10
be greater than that Of iron, but less than
that Of steel