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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
SHOCK HARNESS HORSES.
Electric Batteries Have Been Used ir
Lexington Races.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. ll.-The order
issued by the judges yesterday at the
Breeders Association meeting that no
electric battery would be tolerated has more
in it than would appear on the surface from
this ruling.
1t seems that Riley B., I'm the 2:O8 class
Yesterday is not the only horse on which
a battery has been used, During the
racing of the Tennessee pacing 2:Os class,
James Catcomb at the head of the Capital
City Stable, Of which the horse Major C..
IL a member, charged after Scott Hudson 8
Nervolo had beaten him out for the first
heat. that the blonde driver was using the
battery on the son OF Colbert.
The Judge took no action at the time.
When, however, it was discovered in Use
by the driver OF Riley b. the incident in
the Tennessee pace was recalled. CAT
comb was Hulson's former partner.
The battery is something new to racing
Judges in Kentucky. In the case of Riley
b. it was planted under the seat of the
sulky, but it can also be used by the hold
ing Of bulb in the drivers hand. There
ia no rule of the National Trotting Associa-
ton regarding the Use Of battery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
S. T. SHAW'S HOME BURNED.
He and His Family Escape in Their Night
Clothes.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l.. Oct. 1.-THE Cent re-
Island country house of John IT sherman
occun;ed NV Sap,ua, r. sbov ona 80 ~
r.s' oHo -, ING
PIoprie.ors VI inc urano Union Hotel
Manhattan, was destroyed early this morn
ing. The house was near the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacht Club and directly oppo.
site president Roosevelt,s bon,a m Co..,
Y,,, ~, o VIA S"s"-
ih',e I'LL. Inc family comprised Mr.
and Mrs. Shaw, four sons and baby. They
were all asleep upstairs.
A fierce st otm prevailed about , o'c,ool.
this p,ornin. ,,,ban Mr. ch.,, ,. n.Iol,
sn. ~. a,e "nen WI .'iia" was s'ai'leo
ron his Steep py cracking noise. He
S an. MIS- Ht ohaW started an investigation
M! MIS- sSmaw was tne nrst 70 discover that
we NE soutnwest porch was all ablaze. The
nle, WING was last dnvlng me flames
arolno Inc nouse ana up 10 the second
sloIy. Mr. ohaw ran upstairs, shouting
10 ING servants ana husthng his children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
SET THE FLOOD AFIRE.
The Curious Thing That Happened When
Carbide Factory Got Awash.

Carbide Factory Got Awash.
The high water on the meadows 40
Twelfth and Monmouth streets, jersey City.
caused fire which destroyed the ware
house Of the Union Carbide Company yss-
terday afternoon.
Several engine companies were warned
not to pour streams OF water on the burn
ing building for fear Of extending the fire.
The warehouse was shed rs feet long,
10 feet wide and 10 feet high. In 1t were
stored 1900 sheet steel drums. each CON-
tanning 100 pounds Of calcium carbide.
The water backed up on the meadows
and trickled through the floor Of the build
ing, coming into contact with some cal
cium carbide. Acetylene gas was instantly
released and an explosion occurred which
was heard block away. Flames shot up
and in short time the woodwork was
blazing.
The first fremen who arrived couldn't
understand why they were not allowed to
throw water on the fire, but they soon
realized the danger OF combining water
and calcium carbide. As the floor burned
away and the drums dropped into the food
the water boiled furiously and flames shot
up from the seethins, bubbling mass. The
smoke was dense and the air was sitting.
The loss il 5000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
BUILDING TROUBLE no END.
Mysterious Talk OF Settlement Rouses
the Z. +. U. 10 Cheer.

Both the employers association and the
delegates of the building trades unions
which are holding out against the arbitra-
ton agreement have been talking for two
days as if the entire building trouble would
be at an end In short time. The employers
say they will win out by bringing all the
trades under the arbitration agreement.
The unions declare that the old Board of
Building Trades will soon be restored TO
its former strength and be doing business
AZ it did before the trouble began.
When Delegate Paulit sch OF the Anal
gamated Shee Metal Workers Union.
which has not signed the arbitration agree
ment, reported TO the Central Federated
Union yesterday that settlement was
in sight, the c. F. u. which has twice con-
demned the arbitration agreement. broke
into applause.
"A movement il on foot" he said. to
bring about settlement which will be a
victory for the men. know what I am
talking about"
Paulitsch would not say how the proposed
settlement was to be brought about.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
WILL STEEL MILLS CLOSE?
Illinois Steel Co. VIII Not Shut Down, lis
President Says.

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 1.-THE Illinois
Steel Company has no intention Of cl os-
ing any Of its plants, said E. ). Burlington
president of the corporation. "A few
men have been laid of temporarily at
Joliet, but the plant there has not been
closed. 1t is simply a case OF business
being dull for short time.
None of the Chicago plants will be
closed and the action taken at Joliet Is not
a very significant affair"
In spite of these assurances from Mr.
Burlington, indust rial authorities acquainted
with the steel situation fear the action
in Joliet is a sign Of a general shut down
of mills throughout the country.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 1l.-Superin-
tendent Charlton Of the Bay View mills said
that while he had heard nothing of any
general orders to close steel mills, the l-inch
mill is closed down at Milwaukee.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. ia prominent
official said he had heard of no gene raj
order to close down, but thought 1t possible
that the shutdown Of furnaces, c,'tailing
the pig iror output, might lead IL further
DEVELOPMENTS along the same line.
YoUNdsTowN, Ohio, Oct. IL. All the mills
of the Carnegie Steel Company and the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company are in full
operation and report an abundance OF
orders, with no indications OF shutdown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
PASS.iIC OUT or DANGER.
The Water Began 10 Wecede nj Daylight
Yesterday Morning.

PAssAlC. n. j., Oct. 1.-THE danger
which threatened this city last night, when
for hours it was question whether the big
Dundee Dam, two miles north Of here,
could hold out against the terrific pressure
of water, is now practically over. The
water began TO recede at daylight this
morning and at noon to-day il was evident
that the dam would hold out. Tonight
there is about three feet of water going
over the dam.
The borough Of Wellington. across the
river from here. is almost completely under
water. The place has been practically
wiped out by the food, but about 200
of the people are still sticking to the school
house, which is on high land, refusing to
come to Passaic, where ample preparations
have been made TO relieve the sufferers
With Mayor Thomas II Collins, whose house
is next to the schoolhouse, they will re-
main in their borough as long as there is
dry ground to stand on.
Many of the people of Wellington stuck
to their houses until to-day. although they
had to keep on the upper floors. The con-
slant rush of water. however. loosened
the foundat ions so that it was not regarded
as safe to remain in them any longer.
Boats took them to the schoolhouse
although some came over to Passaic, and,
with some $40 other refugees, are being
housed in the frehouses, schools and halls
OF the village. store Of food was Sent
over by boat from here to those who are
gathered at the Wellington schoolhouse
this morning, and the latest reports are
that all hands there are comfortable and
as happy as people can be whose homes
have been swept away.
The loss by the flood In this immediate
vicinity will run up into the millions. Every
industry along the waterfront has been
brought to q standstill. and it will be weeks
before the damage to many OF them can be
repaired.
on Dundee Island about thirty people
who remained in their houses after they
we're warned to get out were rescued In
boats yesterday by the fremen Of this
place. They were not in any danger but
the water had risen ten feet in their houses,
and they made up their minds to quit.
The Erie Railroad people are doing their
best 10 save the Passaic bridge. II had
been weighted down all day by forty-eight
carloads Of pig iron. The debris that has
piled UP against it has threatened 1t all
day and tonight the Erie experts said thai
il was actually unsafe. The Erie ran
single train baclS and forth from jersey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
KILLED on A SCHOOLSHIP.
brazilian NIitlshipman IL Shot by . Com.
rade Who Was Cleaning q Revolver.

Paul Ferreria, 10 years old. midship-
man on the Brazilian schoolship Benjamin
Con slant, which is anchored in the North
River, Off Thirty-fiflh street, was acciden
tally shot and killed on board Of the vessel
yesterday morning by Midshipman Mario
Hecksher. Hecksher WAS cleaning pist oil
when the weapon exploded. The bullet
went through Ferrerias head and he was
instantly killed.
When Coroner Scholer started to board
the vessel he was met at the Thirty-ffth
street pier by the Brazilian Consul. who
protested against his interfering in the
case The Coroner said that the body
could not be taken ashore until he had seen
it and issued permit, so the Consul agreed
that the Coroner should investigate.
Hecksher, who is under arrest on the
vessel, said that he and Ferreria had been
friends ever since they entered the navy.
He appeared TO be very much affected
over the accident. He will be kept pris-
oner on board Of the vessel and will be taken
to Brazil for trial. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
S4LISBURY,S son IN CABINET.
New Marquis Takes His Fathers Old
Place as Lord Privy Seal.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE ST.

Special Gable Despatch 70 THE SUN.
LONDON. Oct. l1.--Prime Minister Balfour
announces these appointments:
The Marquis Of Salisbury. son OF the late
Prime Minister. who was Parliamentary
Secretary Of the Foreign Office, Lord Privy
Seal
Ernest G. Pretyman, MP, who was Civil
Lord Of the Admiralty, succeeds Mr.. Arnold
Forster as Financial Secretary to the
Admiralty.
Lieut.. Col. Arthur Hamilton Lee, formerly
Military Attache OF the British Embassy at
Washington, succeeds Mr.. Pretyman as
Civil Lord Of the Admiralty.
William acknowledgements, NJ. P, sue
ceeds Lord Stanley as Financial Secretary
OF the War Office.
The Marquis of Hamilton, M. p, succeeds
Victor Cavendish az Treasurer Of the House,
hold.
Tie appointments are not regarded as in
terestng, except that of Lieut.. Col. Lee,
whose army record lands him in the Navy
Department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
RUSSIA'S DEFIANCE SHOWN.
PARADE or TROOPS on DAY
SET FOR EVACUATION.
No clash Yet With Japan. hut Some oh.
servers Think HostIlities Are Imminent
,yapan's Right 10 Liant! Troops
ut NasamphO-Quiet at Port Arthur.

Special CaDie Despatch 10 The sun
LONDON, Oct l2,-Press dispatches from
,be Far East tend to show that actual hos
tiGies bet ween Russia and Japan are not
immediately imminent, despite some reports
to ne contrary An incident such as the
landing of troops at Masampho. which one
correspondent reports, has no particular
significance. Action of that sort would be
within Japan's treaty rights, rs the Corean
Government has conceded to Japan small
niece Of territory there in connection with
fine brIding OF branch railway.
Tie utter defiance in Russia $ attitude
is seen in Ler selection OF Oct. 3, the date
SGT fer her evacuation of Manchuria, as
tIe dav for the Russian garrison at New
chwang to parade the streets with bands
,Iaying national airs. The Russian Civil
Admuist rator said publicly to one Of
the foreign Consuls that the question of
evacuation was simply a joke.
despatch TO the Morning Post from
Chefoo. dated Oct. 10, says that the Russian
feet has cleared from Port Arthur with a
total strength, including auxiliaries, of
mretv ships,
it is reported in Chefoo that the japanese
are landing troops at Masampho. Corea.
There are strong indications that Ger
many favors hostilities between Russia
and Japan, as war would extend her sphere
Of influence in China.
number Of field guns were embarked
ar Port Arthur on Friday Their destina-
ton is unknown.
Cholera and the bubonio plague have
broken out among the Russians at New
ohwang.
The despatch says it was expected that
,Tapan would declare hostilities on Sunday.
The Post also prints a Chefoo despatch,
dated Sunday, $50 p. NJ, saying that the
situation is unchanged. and that everything
is ouie, az Port Arthur. The correspondent
adds that hostilities are believed to be
imminent. 1t is asserted that the Russians
have fixed next Friday for the commence
ment Of hostilties,
Thele is an exodus Of Chinese merchants
from the Yalu Valley. They are arriving
n. (hefoo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
PITCHER DOHENY INSANE.
Fights with Police for an Hour Before
Reinx Taken 10 ASYLUM.

ANpovER, Mass, Oct. 1l.--Edward Do
heny, the Pittsburg baseball pitcher,
formerly with the New York National
League Club, became violently insane
at his home here to-day, knocked his nurse
down with a stove poker and for an hour
stood off the police and neighbors with the
since the close of the National League
season, Doheny has been at home here in
care OF a male nurse He had delusion
that detectives were on his trai! for some
imaginary crime This afternoon he felled
the nurse with blow over the head that
rendered him insensible for an hour.
Then Mrs. Doheny went after the police,
while her husband stood at the door, clad
only in his underclot hing. and aroused the
neishborhood with his wells, When the
swung the iron poker and dared them ~
come near, After standing the police
off for an hour Doheny was caught OF his
guard and overpowered after fierce strug-
se. He was examined by some physicians
and sent to the Danvers Insane Asylum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
TUMUT AUsTRALIrs CAPITAL.
Location in New South Wales Chosen by
Federal Legislature.
Special Cabh Despatch TO THE SUN

Special Cable Despatch TO The SUN.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 1.-THE Federal House
of Representatives has by ballot selected
Tlmut for the Federal capital. The New
South Wales members wanted Lyndhurst,
while the victorians were divided between
Bombala and Tumut.
When Bombala was rejected, all the
victorians supported Tumut, which is
nearest to Melbourne.
The House decided that an area COM
prising 1000 square miles shall constitute
the Federal territory, which will make the
Murray River the southern boundary and
Murrum Bridge the northern boundary.
The people of New South Wales object
to surrendering so large an area, which
will make the territory adjoin Victoria
and it is probable that the Government Of
New South Wales will withhold its consent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
COL. X. II. SAVAGE DEAD,
Served In the Egyptian Army and In the
Spanish War and Wrote Several Novels.

Col. Richard Henry Savage. the author,
died in the Roosevelt Hospital last evening
of the injuries he received when he was
run down by business wagon in Sixth
avenue on Oct 2
Col Savage was born at Utica Oh June
IL, 1S48 He entered West Point in 1884,
and in 1871, three years after his grad,la-
ton. went to serve in the Egyptian army.
He was in that service for three years and
then returned to this country, serving as
All engineer for a Southern railway until
1884.
He then came to this city and began the
practice Of law and the writing Of novels
Among the novels were "My Official Wife, "
"For Love and Life, ""A Daughter of Judas 4"
"The Masked Venus, "The Little Judge
of Lagunitas" and "In the Shadow Of the
Pyramids.
In 1898 at the outbreak of the war with Spain
he was commissioned MAJOR of the Second
Volunteer Engineers. He served through
out the war and hoisted the first American
flag raised in Havana after the defeat of the
Spanish troops. He leaves widow. who
was Miss Anna Josephine Scheible of Berlin.
She was married to Col. Savage at the Ger
man Embassy at Washington in 1873,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
EXPLODING GAS HURTS SIX.
WORKMAN GOES INTO A MANHOLE
WITH A LIGHTED LANTERN.

The Flame Hurls Him in the Air. Burning
Him. His Companion and Some ny.
ISLANDERS At 73d Street and sth Avenue
Mono Of Them Is Fatally Injured.
An explosion OF gas in a manhole at
Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue
early last evening burned six men severely
and greatly excited the neighborhood.
Two Of the injured. Julian Monroe OF
S2ls Third avenue and William E. Samp-
son Of Homestead, N. j., are employees
OF the Empire City Subway Company, and
were working at the manhole with lighted
lantern when the explosion occurred. The
other four persons who were burned were
to Salvation Army band when the pillar OK
fame shot up. They are Richard Curtin,
40 years old, of sl2 West Twenty fifth street;
William Robinson, 20 years old, Of SAT West
Twenty-sixth street; Thomas McGinnis, %
years old, Of GOO West Twenty fourth street;
John 8. Paterson, 20 years old, Of 25S West
Twenty-fifth street.
They were all burned badly about the
hands and head, but not so severely as
the workmen, who had all the hair burned
on their heads and are In danger OF losing
their eyesight. All except Paterson are in
the New York Hospital. Paterson was
taken home.
There were more than 100 persons around
the Salvation Army band when Monroe
and Sampson removed the cover to the
manhole to inspect some pipes-not gas
pipes-under the street. The outer edge
Of the crowd was only few feet from the
hole. Monroe picked up lighted lantern
and started to climb down into the hole,
feet first. About half his body and all
the lantern had disappeared in the OPEN
ing, when suddenly there was roar and
pun and Monroe was hurled out Of the
hole several feet in the air in pillar OF
fire. Sampson was standing over the
hole. He was knocked down and so also
were many others.
The crowd didn't realize for minute
what had happened. Then when they
saw six or eight persons lying ON the ground
they got excited. Women shreked, and
there was general mix-up in which Police
Headquarters was notified several per-
Sons had been killed, and hurry calls
were sent to Bellevue and New York hos
pitfalls. Each sent an ambulance, and all
except Paterson were taken to the Fifteenth
street hospital.
Monroe's clothes caught fire, but his
body was not burned much. The Saliva
ton Army band continued to play after
slight interruption.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
NEIGHBOR SHOT FOR BURGLAR.
Trenton Man Fired When He Saw PrOwleI
In His Bedroom.

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. ll.--Henry Brown
formerly proprietor Of the fremont House
of this city, was fatally shot last night by
Peter Kotz Of Deutz avenue. Brown
entered the house OF Kotz shortly after
midnight. Kotz, finding a man In his
room, reached for his revolver, and. re-
ceiving no reply to his challenge, who's
there7" fired two shots.
One bullet struck Brown below the eye,
taking downward course TO the neck
back of the ear. The other bullet struck
back Of the ear and is supposed to be lodged
in the brain. The first bullet was removed
at st. Francis's Hospital. Brown cannot
recover.
Kotz was committed without bail. He
says he mstook Brown for a burglar.
Brown has been mentally unbalanced for
some DAVIS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
BAD WEATHER FOR TEN YEARS.
That's What an English MeterOlosist
Seeing Spots on the sun, Believes.

.Special Cabi, Despatch 10 THE sun.
LONDON, Oct 11.-There was heavy
rainfall here to-day, the precipitation
amounting to over an iuch. In connection
with the recent deluge tn ere has been not
only magnificent halo around the sun
for some days past, but large spots have
been observed on the disc. These have
interested astronomers and meteorologists
as being the most prominent that have
been seen in five years
A group Of large spots, with diameter
apparently equal to one-tenth OF the suns
appeared a week ago, and is now SO plainly
visible in the suns southern hemisphere
that, weather permitting. 1t may be- seen
by the eye aided by only piece OF smoked
or colored glass. On Friday this disturb
ance extended over about 10000 miles
of the solar surface.
One eminent meteorological, discussing
the phenomena. said he believed that bad
weather would characterize the next ten
years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
OUR SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN.
Wonder Expressed That Russia Should
Break the Pledges Made 10 the Powers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The keenest dis
appointment is felt by this Government
over the apparent intention OF Russia to
maintain control of Manchuria. A few
months ago Russias attitude would not
have excited surprise. but since the st.
Petersburg Government gave written assur-
ances to the Powers that her troops would
ss withdrawn from the Chinese territory on
Oct. 9, and made a treaty with China to that
end, the suspicion that existed in this capt.
tai gradually gave way to feeling that
Russia would observe In good faith the
pledges she had put down in black and
white.
There was a pretty general belief among
those closely associated with the Roosevelt
administration that Russia would not dare
TO bring down upon herself the condemna-
ton of the civilized world by ignoring her
Manchurian pledges. The men who took
this view now express wonder that, in the
light Of past experience, they were per-
suaded to bandon the belief that Russia
intended for a moment to give up her hold
on the rich Chinese province.
No confidence is violated in making the
statement that the sympathy Of the United
States Government is with Japan in the
sndeavors which she is making to prevent
the extension Of Russian authority over
China. 50 strong is the feeling in Japan's
favor that it amounts to craftsmanship.
While the struggle which many believe
is bound to occur between the Russians
and the Japanese will find the United States
observing a position Of neutrality. this
Governments cordial good wishes will
follow the fortunes Of the Japanese arms.
The tradition of firmly cemented friend
ship between Russia and the United States
is evidently about to be destroyed
After three years of constant eNort,
Secretary Hays work OF keeping China
territorial unit appeared about to be
realized, but now the prospect is worse
even than 1t was during the critical period
following the close Of the Boxer struggle,
when the cupidity OF some of the Powers
was excited to an alarming degree.
To what extreme the Government would
go if Russia should decline to permit the
opening of the Manchurian ports which
thina agreed to open to American trade, or
should curtall or refuse to permit the ex-
r"rslon of that trade, Is a matter for the
ure. From what is said here. however.
. evident that the feeling is growing that
It's Government should not pursue passive
a,ttude in the event that Russia vetoes the
ruvsions Of the commercial treaty be-
traen the United States and China, signed
a. Shanghai on Thursday of last week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
BLOWN AWAY FROM TROY.
Steamboat Starts Her Trip to New York
~ Hours Ahead OF Time.

Tho steamer City Of Troy, which was due
to leave Troy at 7:3O O'Clock last night. was
obliged to leave that city invent y-seven
hours before schedule time on account Of
wind and water. The boat had been Sc
curely tied to the dock in Troy, but about
4 O'Clock Friday afternoon it was seen that
she could be held there no longer and the
New York trip was begun more than a day
ahead Of time. The City Of Troy had no
difficulty on the down trip. Several Of the
officers said, however, that they had never
seen higher water. The trip was made IN
much quicker time than usual.