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woman crook known to the police as "Dia-

woman crook known to the police as aDia-
mond Lii"
There are two Diamond Lils"-a local
celebrity and Chicago production. The
pictures were those of the Chicago woman.
This letter from Parker to the woman
was found in the room. 1t was written
from Police Headquarters ON Friday after
noon;
MY own DARLING WIFE: Do not worry,
dearest. l think there il a chance for me
II we are careful and do not do anything
rash. l cannot write much at this time.
sweetheart but l will write again. With all
love to you. am yours for ever and ever.
JIMMY.
Along letter which the woman had written
to the Magistrate who was to preside at
Parker's examination was found in the
room. 1t was cleverly done. 1t lauded
Parker to the skies and said that he COM
mitted the forgery with which he was
charged through love Of her and because he
couldn't bear to see her starve.
Mrs Creighton, the boarding-house
keeper, told the detectives that last Friday
when Parker and Reed were arrested,
the woman went into the cellar and there
burned up bushel or so OF papers Most
Of them. she said, were bank books and
checks and letters.
At the Holland House and tho Waldorf
Astoria yesterday it was said that the
woman had never passed bad checks at
either place. At the HOFFMAN House a
woman answering Mrs Parker's descrip-
ton got rid of bad check for $50 six weeks
ago. She registered there as Mrs. Rich
mond.
At the Ursuline Convent at Bedford Park
it was said last night that there had never
been girl there named Preece, Singerley
or Parker They could not recall Mrs.
Parker by description.
One of the new checks forged by the
woman and dug up by the police yester-
day was one for $loO on the Lincoln Bank,
signed Alice Kauser." and passed on
r. H. Macy 4 Co.
Detectives Peabody and Clarke, in a
second search of the woman's room made
last night, found some twenty slips OF paper
on which were written the name "a Bier
stadt' and the figures $40 The de-
tectives learned that A. Bierstadt is de-
positor in the Lincoln Bank. The woman
was evidently practising his signature
with the idea Of forging a check in his name.
The police have learned that Parker
came originally from Pittsburg, where he
Ia well known TO the police. Diamond
ILL., the Chicago crook, whose picture
was found in Mrs Psrker's room, is the
woman on whose account the jealous son
OF Chicago police official shot and killed
man there several years ago.
The police es, innate that in the last two
weeks Mrs. Parker has succeeded by her
forgeries IN securing about 81 900 in cash.
MINNEAPoLs, Aug. l8.-Mable Preece
Is the adopted daughter of 7. j. Preece
OF the stock brokerage firm Of Preece 4
Durham and Mrs Louise Preece, super
visor Of physical training in the Mime
| apolis public schools, neither of whom
Is in the city at present.
The young woman has figured in several
escaDades
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YACHT THIEVES IN THE SOUND.
MIR. Carpenter Catches. After n Chase. a
Young Man Sailing Away In His Boat.

NEW ROCHELLE. n. Y, Aug. ls,-Christian
Carpenter found to-day that a young man
had sailed away with his 25-foot yacht
Kill Time, and number of local yachts
men had lively chase after the thief.
They followed the stolen yacht in launches
and rowbOats, caught the man and took
him to the New Rochelle dock
The prisoner gave his name az Rudolph
Seldner, IS years old, but refused to give
his address. He declared that a yachts
man had turned the Kill Time over to him
while he went ashore
Mr.. Carpenter brought several friends
TO take a sail on his yacht, and when they
reached the New Rochelle yacht club,
he found his craft was sailing eastward.
When he overlook her Seldner was sit
ting on deck smoking cigarette, with
all sails set.
The police believe that the prisoner
belongs to gang Of yacht thieves. Dur
ing the last few weeks a number OF yachts
have been stolen along the Sound, among
them being the Dory, belonging to G. L.
Clare Of Oakland Beach and several yachts
from Greenwich, Stamford and Glen Cove.
EARLY this morning the fast yacht Hope,
owned by MillionairesAdrinn Iselln, Sd, was
found adrift in the Sound, OFF New Rochelle,
and IL IL believed that an attempt had been
made to sail away, but that a calm overlook
the thieves and they had to abandon her
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Il. j. o. RHINELANDER TRACKED.


terfoltor--F Found out better.
Coney Island has been flooded for two or
three weeks with counterfeit half-dollars
and quarters bearing the date 1902. Almost
as numerous as the oounterfeits there have
been Secret Service men, looking for the
makers and showers OF the queer
One OF the Secret Service men. whose
name is said to be Wilson, got on trolley
car OF the Sea Gate line. running from the
Island to Manhattan Beach, last evening.
At West Eighth street T. j. Oakley Rhine
lander, whose family has been in New York
society ever since there was a real New
York and who 10 stopping at the Oriental
Hotel, got on with man and woman,
who are said to have been Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowland Pell. They sat near the front
door.
Mr.. Rhinelander paid the ten-cent fares
for the three with quarter and five-cent
piece. Then the Secret Servf0s man called
the conductor over and spoke In low tone
to him. According to the conductor, the
sleuth asked what coins Mr.. Rhinelander
had given and, on seeing them, took the
quarter. giving the conductor another,
and said:
This is 1902 quarter. You know there
are lots OF counterfeit quarters and half
dollars Of that date floating around here2
Nor Well, there are. They're always
passed by well -dressed people Ike these and
I am following this man. I'm Secret
Service man.
The conductor knew neither Mr.. Rhine
lander nor the Secret Service man, so he
took the latter's quarter and kept still
Mr.. Rhinelander and his companions got
OF at Manhattan Beach and walked leisurely
toward the Oriental Hotel. SO did the
Secret Service man. As the four were
passing a bunch Of bushes a Pinkerton
detective stepped out Of the shadow
touched the Secret Service mans elbow
and said in whisper:
What are you following those people
for?"
I'm Secret Service man, said the other.
4Im looking for counterfeiters.
DO you know who that man is?' asked
the Pinkerton man, pointing to Mr.. Rhine
lander.
The Secret Service man said he didn't
Secret Service man tried to find hole In
the ground, but didn't see any in the i'm
mediate neighborhood, so he went away
without wasting time.
Mr.. Rhinelander, the Pinkerton people
say, doesn't know yet that he was -sus-
pected."
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NOT GOING TO KILL HER.
But Prof. Osbaldest EN-, VINO Has Killed Two,
IL on to See Mrs.. Tugas. Despite Police.

While the Pittsburg police are guard
ing the home of Mrs Frank Tugas Of that
city because she believes that Prof. Edwin
F. Osbaldesten has como here from Ger
many to kill her, Osbaldesten is at West
sixty-third street, the home of his daughter,
Alice. Mrs. Tugas has told the Pitts
burg police that he had written, threaten
ing to kill her, because she had married
another. He boarded at her house when
she was a Miss May,
Osbaldesten followed his former wife and
their child TO Germany several years ago,
and killed a manufacturer named Wirth,
whose housekeeper she was, and a servant
who interfered. The German courts re-
leased him on the ground Of insanity. Mrs.
Tugas says he sent to her from Germany
a piece OF bloody shirt, saying IL was taken
from one OF his victims, and that she was
10 be next
Osbaldcsten denies that he has sent
threatening letters to her. He said last
night, though, that he was going to Pitts,
burg to get possession OF six-year-old
daughter OF Mrs Tugas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
SOCIETY DANCE ON THE BEACH
Novel sunday Evening Entertainment 10
NewpOrt's smart set.

NEWPORT h. L., Aug l6-Dancing on
the beach Ia something new for Newport
society yet that is what took place tonight,
the scene being Hazards Beach, private
place on the ocean drive. In the absence
of moon the beach was lighted by
means Of bonfres and there Mr.. j. Nor
man De r. Whitehouse and his guests met.
1t was a surprise AZ the guests little
knew what to expect when the invitations
read Hazards Beach. but the decorations
had transformed the small pavilion into a
floral bower, where supper was served
followed by the dance on the sand.
The music was furnished by the Strollers
Club and it proved one Of the most pleas
ing entertainments ever given in Newport
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
BEER 10 CENTS A PINT AGAIN.
Free People Won't Stand for the lS-Cent
GrOwier--FNree Lunch, Too.

The scheme of the Manhattan liquor
dealers to ~retaliate" for the raising of the
liquor tax by increasing the price Of GROWER
beer to 10 cents a pint and abolishing the
free lunch has failed.
Four-fifths of them will go back to the
old rate Of 10 cents pint to-day and will
also set up free lunches.
The abolition Of the free lunch, it will
be recalled, was a blow aimed at the up
State cheese-makers. But 1t didn't pay
and neither did 15-cent beer.
The Liquor Dealers Association does not
appear officially in the new move, although
the officers Of the organization have tacitly
consented to its members returning to the
old practice.
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ROCKEFELLER RUYS LAND.
Planning a Park TO Overlook Both the
Hudson and the Sound?

TARRYTowN, N, Y. Aug. ls.-John d.
Rockefeller has increased his holdings
until he is said to be the largest real estate
owner in Westchester county. He has
just bought six farms at Eastview. adjoin-
ing his Pocantico Hills estate, giving him
5000 acres in all
All of the lands purchased by Mr.. Rookie
Teller are being inclosed and improved,
and the impression prevails that he intends
to lay out great park which will overlook
both the Sound and the Hudson. 1t is
said that he intends to purchase other farms
in the vicinity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
ST. LOUIS SLIGHTLY SHAKEN.
Earthquake Also Felt in Illinois. hut Does
Little Damage.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. l8.-About 3:45
o'clock this morning a seismic wave passed
over this city, travelling from west to east.
Buildings shook, clocks stopped. windows
ratified and people were aroused from their
sleep in great alarm, No great damage was
done.
About 4 o'clock the wave crossed the
Mississippi and was quite perceptible in
Alton, ILL., In East Alton windows we're
broken, bric-a-brac shaken from shelves
and the plaster in the Methodist Church
was DESTROYED
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
RELIANCEs RUDDER STRAINED.


1t was learned late last evening at the
New York Yacht Club that the rudder OF
the Reliance was strained in one Of her
recent spins and workmen would begin the
task OF Strengthening Il early this morning.
just what the amount Of damage was could
not be ascertained, but a member Of the
club said that both Designer Herreshoff
and Capt. Barr spent some time in the dock
beneath the yacht and located the difficulty
yesterday morning before the crowds visited
Erie Basin. A score of workmen were busy
original position, but without success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
RAIN BELT A FEW BLOCKS WIDE
Soaked Fourth Avenue and LETT Eighth M
DRY as Sahara.

The city had, yesterday afternoon, one
OF the queerest rainfalls that has got
into meteorological history hereabouts for
some time.
An oIninously black cloud swung It's
shadow over Manhattan at about l o'clock.
Generally speaking, that section of Man
haitian south Of 10th street had a drench-
ing for half an hour. Harlem got few
drops and Brooklyn received few, too.
One observer who walked across Twenty
third street just after the shower discovered
that while Fourth avenue was soaking wet,
Sixth avenue was almost dry and Eighth
avenue as dry as a bone.
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KIdnappm, Child Murdered.

BUTTE, Mon, Aug. 16,-Six-year- old
Fonnie Buck, who was kidnapped from
his home at Stcvensvile last Friday, was
found dead to-day in some bushes near
the edge Of tho town. He had been MUIR
dersd. His head was crushed. Harry
Jackson, a farm hand, who was last seem
with the boy, Is under arrest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
REMOVED ny GOV. DURBIN.
Police OnFsciai Who Sided with Labor Men
Put aDut OF OsIice.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. l0.-Gov. Durbin
to-day removed Police Commissioner D.
G. Reardon Of Marion for failure to protect
the business men OF that city during the
recent labor troubles Reardon ia mem
Der Of the Glass Bottle Blowers Union and
was appointed at the instance Of organ
lied labor.
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"They Confined Nc Here and Then Ran
Away" He Complains.
Special Cable Despatch to The SUN.

Special Cable Despatch to The sun.
LONDON, Aug. H.-"My jailers confined
me here and then ran away" This, ac-
cording to the Daily Malls Rome corre-
spondent, whom the Pope received to-day.
is how Plus expressed his embarrassment
at the ceremonial life of the Vatican, his
jailers being the Sacred College OF Cardinals.
The correspondent found his Holiness,
placid and kindly, but quite confused
about the ceremonial to be followed. One
Of the Vatican officials said that they could
not suggest many points of usage to the
Pope, and he could not guess them. Thus
the Pope bowed to instead of blessing the
party, among whom was the correspondent,
when they withdrew.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
Soldiers stoned in Dan,iIIe. III.

DANvILLE, ILL.,. Aug. 10 Ill-feeling exists
here against Company A, Fourth Regiment,
that is guarding the Jail. This morning at
o'clock three privates We're stoned. A
call TO arms resulted and thirty-five shots
were fred
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
WEALTHY CUBAN ROBBED.
Louis Rebel, at Saratoga, Causes Arrest OF
His Valet and Chauffeur.

SARATOGA, N. Y. Aug. l8-A few days
ago Louis Rebel. a wealthy Cuban planter,
who is stopping at the Grand Union Hotel
missed from his room $1,000 in cash and a
diamond and ruby scarf pin valued at $3.50.
For certain reasons. he says. he suspected
that they had been stolen by his valet,
Moore.
He reported the case TO tho Pinkertons,
whose def ectives to-day arrested the two
men at Elizabethtown. N. Y, on warrant
sworn out by Rebel. The prisoners will
be brought here tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
WON A CHURCH IN A RATTLE.
Mill worker Paid Quarter for Ticket-.Will
Rsuild a Home with Lumber.

PAssAIc, N. j., Aug. l8--Michael Glita,
mill employee here, has church on his
hands which he won last night at rattle.
1t is an old building, now used by St. Mi
chael's Greek Rite congregation, which is
erecting new edifice. Father Molscanyci
decided to rattle of the old building
Tickets were sold at 81 each, and the draw
ing was held last night in the old building
Glita won. He bought his ticket for a
quarter from friend who had gone to the
old country. He will tear the building
down when the new church is occupied
next month, and put up home for his fam
ily with the lumber.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
STOPS THE LOOP-THE-LOOP.
Two Recent Accidents Cause Gen. Greene
TO Order IL Discontinued.

Police Commissioner Greene. Inspector
Druhan and Capt. Dooley, on their tour OF
Coney Island yesterday, viewed the loop
the-loop In Luna Park. on which two men
have been seriously injured within the last
ten days. The Commissioner instructed
Capt. Dooley to order the stoppage of the
performances on the contrivance.
No performance was given yesterday,
and the management ordered the removal
Of the loop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
KENTUCKY FEIrD KILLING.
Verdict in Jett-white Case starts a shoot
lng-One Dead and Two wounded.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Aug. l8-Ed. Estis and
the Salyer brothers, feudists, fought to-day
at Oakdale, near jackson. Estis was killed
and two of the Salyer brothers wounded.
The trouble begun yesterday when the
news of the verdict in the Jett-White trial
was heard there. Judge Hargis owns the
store at Oakdale and one Of the Salyers
is employed as a clerk.
He sided with the Hargis faction and said
Jasper King did right in not agreeing to the
death penalty. Estis and he had some
hot words.
This morning Estis started for church.
James Salyer came up. Both drew their
revolvers. Estis was shot three times,
John Salyer once and James Salyer once
The Salyers gave themselves up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
NEGRO LYNCHED FOR MURDER.
Posse Hired q River steamer to Catch Him
Sheriff Saw Him Hanged.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l6.-William Wash
ington, the negro who killed white man
named Stanley Woods, near Talbert, on
last Monday was lynched last night. ashort
distance beyond the Louisiana Mississippi
line in Mississippi The killing OF Woods
occurred Immediately on the State line,
Washington fled to Louisiana and crossed
the Mississippi into Ponte Coupee PaTlsh.
A mob OF seventy-five men on horseback
and with bloodhounds started In pursuit :,
Tho steamer Betsey Ann was hired and
Washington traced to Red River Landing,
La, where he was captured, He was then
taken into mississippi, .. short distance
across the State line, and hanged TO tree.
He confessed TO killing Woods but Hald ne
was drunk at the time. The Sheriff OF
West Feliciana was present at the lynchng,
but was unable TO prevent H.
superb weather for tho fnmOus Hudson River
-1h
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"sTRENUOUS LIFE" SUICIDE.
Ntracts From ROOseyelt's Hook In Room OF
Clerk Who Kills Himself.

dTerk Who hIIB IHIInSeIT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l8.-Stephen f. Hall
OF Aurora, H., a clerk in the Department of
Commerce and Labor, committed suicide
here this evening in his room by shooting
himself in the heart.
When found he was stretched at full
length under a large portrait Of President
Roosevelt and in his hand was copy of
a poem on How to Die.
Around the room in frames we're ex-
tracts from Mr.. Roosevelt's book, THE
Strenuous Life"
Hall had an engagement this evening to
attend a meeting of the Mystic Circle.
of Washington Theosophists. but when q
friend called for him he was dead. Ill
health is supposed to have been the cause.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
HAlstead 10 Head Pulitzer School or Jour
nallsm.

CINCINNATI. Aug. 10 1t is reported here
that Murat Halstead Of this city. the veteran
editor, is to be at the head OF the School Of
journalism provided for by Joseph Pulitzer.
Mr. Halstead ia now in New York, having
gone there in response TO call a few days
ago
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
G. VANDERBILT DORMTTORY,
Name Given to the New Sheffield School
Building at Vale.

NEW HAVEN, Aug. let is announced
that the dormitory being built for the
Sheffield Scientific Department Of Yale by
r. W. Vanderbilt will be called the Cornelius
Vanderbilt dormitory in memory of the
brother of the donor. The building pre-
sented to the academic department OF Yale
by the late Cornelius Vanderbilt in memory
Of his Oldest son, W. H. Vanderbilt, who
was a student here. is known simply as
Vanderbilt Hall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17

Tho Adaptablity of Ocean going Steamers
Ply mouth OF Fall River Line and Richard Peck OF
New Haven Line 10 Yacht Race Service Il unaucs-
toned. See Adv.-Adv.
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Take tho Educational Sight seeing y, Y.
Yacht, 1000 points OF interest explained by pert
lecturer: hours sail from foot e2d st.. n. H., 10
A. NJ. and $50 p. M.--Adr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17

Rurnetts Extract Of Vanilla
Has taken gold medals against all other brands.
Adv.
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- The Frontenar Hotel. 1000 Islands, st, Lawrence
WNrr, Y. Natures greatest summer resort.
4 IN through September.-Adp
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latest Marine Int diligence,

Arrived s, FL Vale. Galveston. Aug II
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superb weather for tho famous Hudson River
Day Line trips, Grand scenery MHlc-Adp
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At the same price no others contain ~ murh
gold rs the kremcnM Plated Collar Button.--Adr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-22
OLIVE RAYL MURDERED.
Then Her Body Was Placed on
Railroad and Cut In Two.

Cleveland, o., Sept 22.--The badly
mutiated body of Miss Olive Rayl, %
years old, was found today lying across
the Lake Short railroad track at the
entrance Of Gordon park II was at
first supposed that MISS Royal had
been killed by a train, but later the
police stated that an investigation de-
veloped that the girl had been murder
cd and the body placed on the track
where train had cut II in two. Miss
Rayl lived with her brother, DR.. w. l..
Rayl in Glenvlle, a suburb. She was
handsome and highly respected. Thus
far the case IL enshrouded In mystery.
In the roadway near where the body
was found. the police discovered
the fresh tracks of rubber-t tired bug
gy and also the footprints of two per-
sons, one being that OF woman and the
other the heavy imprint Of mans
shoe. In the bushes a short distance
from where the girls body lay. was
found mans plain linen handkerchief.
II was saturated with blood and bore
the initials y. D."
The throat of the dead girl was dis
colored as though she had been choked.
Her body had been most terribly man
gled by train. The body was cut COM
rlety in twain across the chest, while
the limbs were broken and crushed,
When the body was examined at the
morgue cut In the head, which II Is
thought could not have been inflicted by
the cars, was found, DR.. Ray. the
young girls brother. expressed the be-
lief that she had been murdered and the
body placed on the track In order to
hide the crime
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-22
IMPORTANT PROMISE.
Gould Declares He Will Begin Build.
ing in One Year IL He Gets Franchise.

Superintendent j. II. Young of the Rio
Grand Western announced this after
noon that the local officials OF the COM
pany had, during the day, received a
dispatch from Mr. Gould 1876 Broadway,
New York, stating in the most positive
terms that In the event of the city
council granting the franchise now
asked for he would commence, within
one year, the erection pf the big passen-
ger and freight depot heretofore re-
ferred to. That there reed be no misap-
prehension or misgivlng abour It.
This depot, said Mr.. Young. will cost
not less than 5000, 900 and viii be modern
and up to date In all respects. II would
mean, too, the requirement Of more val
liable property the enlargement OF the
depot plans now drawn and a general
expansion in all regards. This specific
explanation and authorization comes In
response to urgent kilograms sent to
Mr.. Gould by Young and his colleagues,
1t viii be good news to the people OF
Salt Lake and will no doubt do much TO
simplify the problems now confronting
the company as well az to satisfy many
OF those who are Offering objections.
Certainly Salt Lake city ms city, wiz
welcome the news and say Speed the
day"