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GEN. MILES SEES GUN TESTED.
Breech Jams After First Shot and He and
the Board Return TO Washington.

Lieut. Gen. Miles and the members OF
the Board Of Ordnance ard Fortificatlons
Maid a visit to the Sandy Hook proving
grounds Yesterday 1t is probably the
last official visit that Gen. Miles will make
here before his retirement.
Gen. Miles, who is president OF the board,
went down to Sandy Hook on the General
Meigs. At Sandy Hook trip around the
new Notifications was made and then the
party Witnessed test Of the Brown segmen-
tai wire gun. The gun has just arrived
from Reading, where it has beer for over a
year for repairs When it was last fired
the breech block blew off. Yesterday,
for warming up" charge 100 pounds OF
smokeless powder containing IS per cent.
nitro glycerine was used and the pressure
plugs indicated 81 APO pounds. The muzzle
velocity was l 1884 feet second.
The first test was said to be satisfactory
so far as the gun itself was concerned, but
II was found that the discharge had jammed
some OF the threads In the breech. 1t
took several hours to fix this and the officers
left Sandy Hook without witnessing any
more tests They returned directly to
Washington.
Tests Of the new gun are to be continued
through the summer, the requirements
prescribed by Congress being that 300
rounds shall be fired before the gun is nc-
cepted Yesterdays test was the tenth
time the gun has been fired. Members OF
the board, 1t is understood, are pleased 80
far at the showing made by the gun, the
accidents to the breech in no wise affecting
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A Missing Mamuscrlpt.-The sum Of
three hundred dollars will be paid
for accurate information indicating the
present whereabouts with permission to
copy the same) Of the MS. work, written
by the Reverend Lewis Rou, en-
titled: Critical Remarks upon the Let
ter to the Craftsman on the Game OF
Chess being a closely written, thin,
small quarto Of "a pages, beginning with
a dedicatory letter: ITO His Excellency,
William Cosby, Esq, Captain-General
and Commander-in-Chief in and over the
Provinces of New York and New Jersey
At the end Of this dedicatory epistle is
the date: New York, ye 18th, OF De-
cemb. l734,' which date is virtually re-
peated at the end of the MS. This I'M
published tract was, during 1859, for
a while in the possession OF the late DR..
George Fl. Moore, then librarian of the
New York Historical Society, to whom
it had been lent by the now unknown
owner Information concerning it may
be sent to The Librarian of Cornell Uni
veTsity, Ithaca, NeW York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
FIREBUG WORKS WITH THIEVES?
BOY Sets the Blaze. Fire Marshal Believes,
while Men Rob the Tenants.

Fire Marsha! Beers OF Brooklyn and the
police Of Williamsburg were searching last
night for boy whom they suspect of having
set Mt least three fires recently in tenement
houses in that section of Brooklyn for the
purpose, the police think. of aiding an organ
lied gang of thieves to rob tenants in the
excitement.
There was a fire last night in the tenement
at 2l3 johnson street, which Is occupied by
eight Italian families. The fire was dis
covered burning in several places in the
cellar and was put out by the flremen be-
fore much damage WAS done. In the ex-
element caused by several men running
through the house and shouting -Firel"
several pocketbooks were stolen.
The Fire Marshal found that the fire
had been in two baskets Of rubbish soaked
with kerosene More kerosene had been
sprinkled on the bins in the cellar and near
them was found a bottle with some OF
the oil in it.
When the tenants were questioned some
of them remembered having seen boy in
the hall Just before the fire. They described
him as about l8 years old, weighing about
1875 pounds and wearing new blue suit.
They said he looked like Jew.
Fire Marshal Beers had had the same
description given to him In the case Of two
other fires. Both fires had been set in the
same manner, he said, and at one a lot
Of pocketbooks, containing 500 in all, had
been missed after the fire.
Il believe that this boy said the Fire
Marshal, will be found to be only the tool
Of gang Of men who wish to rob poor
people In tenements in this manner. 1
know that at least three fires have been
the work OF the same men. In those three
great loss of life might have resulted.
What Is more, think that this same
gang came over from Manhattan and that
to them could be traced some Of the in
cendlary fres In that borough, and par
tcularly the fire In East 18th street several
months ago in which Ave persons lost their
lives That was an Italian tenement, too.
Three persons lost their lives similarly in a
tenement on the west side OF Harlem
month before that. shall ask the police
believe II he Is caught 1t will be short
time until we find his acoomplices.
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BLAZE AT BIG TOBACCO HOUSE.
Jersey City Firemen Saved ft-Erle Shops
ScOrched-Big Damage.

The Jersey City flremen had tough
fight last night with big fire in the ware
house district bounded by River and Barnum
and Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Two
captains and about a dozen firemen were
overcome by the heat, but not seriously
enough to be taken to the hospital.
The fire started in the stables Of the
Carey asbestos and tireproofng plant.
There were five horses in the stables and
they were burned to death.
The fire spread to the main building Of
the plant, which was a one-and-a-half-story
structure about block square.
This was so on destroyed, and the flames
jumped across TO four tobacco sheds be-
longing to Jarvis h Co., who have the largest
tobacco warehouse in the New York dis
trct. These sheds, all connected, were
filed with hogsheads of tobacco to be in
spected by the Government inspectors.
Back of these sheds was the two-block
warehouse of the compay, which was filled
with tobacco, cut glass and china ware.
The firemen devoted all their efforts to
saving this building and were successful,
although the sides Of the building were
scorched. The sheds were destroyed.
Part Of the machine shops of the Erie
Railroad were burned but the firemen sue
ceeded in putting out the fire there before
it had made much Roadway.
The firemen had difficulty in fighting
the blaze because Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets were lined with Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western and Erie freight cars.
When the fire started engines went dash
ing up and down these streets, pulling
out the cars, one by one. None OF the cars
was burned.
Three alarms were sounded for the fire.
A number of men who we're fighting 1t
from the roofs of the sheds where the
tobacco was stored were cut of for a minute
by flames, but made their escape.
These men said that if the water pressure
had been better they would have put out
the fire in the Carey stables before it spread
to the main plant
The two captains who were overcome
were Neuby Of Engine 9 and Mcdonald
Of Engine S. Without knowing what was
stored in the buildings or the value of the
tobacco burned the firemen put the loss
at 500 900 at least.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
CATCH PICKPOCKETS AT BRIDGE.
Detectives Get OId-tIme Crook. Young
Eagin and His Pupil.

Abraham Lewkowi.z Of 594 Grand street,
Brooklyn, was boarding a Graham avenue
car at the Manhattan end OF the Bridge last
night when he felt a hand In his trousers
pocket. In the pocket was a wallet con-
tanning $50 in cash and several hundred
more in checks. He made grab for the
pickpocket, who jumped away, letting 90
OF the wallet. Lewkowitz attempted to
follow and he found himself firmly held
from behind by man whose arms were
around his waist.
He wrenched himself free and struck
the man, who darted away through the
crowd. Detectives Lauterborn and Meehan
ran up and captured the man who attempted
the theft, but the confederate got away.
The prisoner said he was Julius Hecht, rs
years old, Of Ill Attorney street. He ia
well-known crook, and picking pockets is
his favorite graft.
On him were found two bundles of matches
with five-inch stems, such as are used by
crooks when walking in dark Railways.
Bills were stuffed in all his pockets and
they amounted, in all, TO more than 500.
Tho detectives also arrested Myer Louis,
10 years old of 81 Essex street, an East Side
Fagin. who, with two small boys, was also
trying to pick pockets The boys ran at
the approach of the detectives, but one Of
them, Benjamin Rosenthal, IL years old,
OF 2S8 Clinton street was caught. Although
but II he is an old offender
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
FlSHED FOR $4,000 BILLS
IN THE LETTER BOXES UNDER
ALDERMEN'S TRAPDOOR.
Marty Reese Caught Some OF the Doodle
Board Poking In Their Nclghb0rs'
Letter Boxes with wires About the
Time Broadway Doodle Was Distributed

Marty Reese Caught Some OF the Doodle
Board Poking In Their NeighbOrS
Letter Boxes with wires About the
Time Broadway Doodle Was Distributed
They didn't uncover another secret
stairway under the council chamber In
the City Hall yesterday but Marty Reese
sank an artesian well into his memory.
and flowed "reminiscences. A double floor
now covers the trap that he remembers
right In front Of the clerks desk. Here
was q ladder down which the Doodle Alder
men used to go into room sometimes
used as a committee room. When their
constituents got too importunate. or officers
Of the court awaited them to serve orders
on them, the Aldermen used this trapdoor,
as they did the spiral staircase to the kitchen,
to escape the waylayers.
The principal use to which the room
at the foot Of the ladder was put twenty
to thirty years ago was card playing.
Some Of the Aldermen would climb down
the ladder, and often they have sat all
night gambling in the old committee room.
Marty" said yesterday:
AT that time nobody except the Alder
always a policeman stationed at the door
into the main corridor on the first floor,
to prevent any one else from going in.
On one side Of the room was a cabinet con-
tanning letter boxes for each Of the Alder
men. One hot afternoon. in 1884, happened
to go into the room. when l saw two or
three Aldermen fishing in the letter Sits
with wires. Soon afterward an Alder
man who had some Barnum circus tickets
In his box, came running toward me in
the corridor and, catching me by the throat,
demanded to know what | had done with
his tickets. II seems that the Aldermen
I had caught riiing the letter boxes told
him that was the only person who had
had gone l must have them.
II mention that incident only because
l afterward recalled that after the trials
Of the Doodle Aldermen, Billy Maloney. who
was reading clerk Of the board, and who
was the go-between for the Aldermen
and the railroad people, related that he
put the money, given to him to distribute,
into the boxes OF the Aldermen who were
accused OF taking bribes. Some OF those
Aldermen always swore that they never
had the money and perhaps the fishing
party I saw in the committee room that
afternoon, which was just about the time
the Doodle was being handed round, might
account for the lost money
Forty thousand dollars apiece was the
Broadway franchise bride. 1t was paid
in $4,000 certificates, which were worth
fishing for to man who waS really in
mood for stealing.
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CAUGHT THIEVES on ELEVATED.
Two Men. Locked Up as suspects. Confess
That They Robbed House.

Policeman Ryan of the Alexander avenue
station was riding downtown in an elevated
train yesterday afternoon, when he noticed
a silver teapot roll out Of bundle which
two men we're carrying. Ryan looked
the men over, and when the train reached
the 13sth street, station he suggested that nat
Ryan took them to the Alexander avenue
station There the bundle was found to
contain, among other things, silver tea
ser butter dish, bread dish and two dozen
teaspoons and forks. All were of solid
silver
The men confessed that they had stolen
the things from n house in Brock avenue
Detectives We're sent ont and traced them
to the home of John O'Donnell, a contractor,
at G31 ST. AIMS avenue. When the O'Don-
nels came home yesterday afternoon
they found that the whole house had been
ransacked Tho thieves said they were
Henry Scheffer of 2slS Prospect avenue
and Charles Sorrell of 222l Third avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
FINDS SISTER THROUGH "SUN"
VIZ. FRANKLIN HAS NOT SEEN
HER IN FORTY YEARS.
suns" Article About His Trout Brings
Him TO Her Notice and They VIII BE
Reunite G--Franklin Met His Father by
Chance After IN Years Separation.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July s0--THH Sun
told a short time ago, how John Franklin
kept twenty-five trout in tank in tho
rear of his saloon here, along with his beer,
and how one of the kegs burst and the trout
got drunk. THE SUNS story was copied by
p St. Louis paper, was read by Mrs. Fred
Nottrott of Brookfield, Mo, and now John
Franklin has found in her sister who was
lost to him for more than forty years. He
got this letter from Mrs. Nottrott to-day
with clipping of the story about his trout
enclosed:
BRooKFIELp. Mo. July 81. 1909.
DEAR BROTHER Oyster Bay. n. Y: |
don't know whether l am writing to my
brother or not, but will write anyway. was
sitting reading yesterday. | saw a sketch
in the paper. took it for granted that was
about YOU. Please write and tell me IL it is
true MY brother. | hardly know what to
write. not knowing for certain If Is my brother.
50 that you may know me. will tell you that
nv name used to be Harriet Southan. but |
am married again. and it ls Mrs Fred Mott
rott, My fathers name was John Franklin
and nv mothers Harriet Franklin, and l
know that have a brother John living some
where. Well. l will close. looking for an
answer soon.
John franklin has answered the letter
and asked his sister to come East. She was
IL years old when John ran away from his
home in Ashmore, ILL.,, in 1863, to enlist in
the Northern army. His father and his
elder brother had gone to the front before
he left home. He was II years old when
he ran away. He left his mother and two
sisters at home, besides Harriet.
When he returned, in 1855, he found the
home broken up and he could get no trace of
his family. He wandered East and settled
in Oyster Bay
About twelve years ago he was driving
along the road near Manhasset, ten miles
from here. one day, when he saw an old man
pouring molasses over corncobs, prepara-
tory to using the cobs for smoking hams.
He never knew anybody except his father
who sweetened hams in that way. He told
the old man about 1t and in him discovered
his lost father, who, after the war, hadcome
to Long Island, where the family home
stead used TO be. His father didn't know
any more about the rest Of the family than
John did, and he came here to live with his
son. He died four years ago.
Nothing was ever heard from any OF the
other members OF the family until Johns
trout went on spree and his sister Harriet
read about IL.
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OPPOSE TEARING UP BROADWAY.
The Spur Tunnel Project Meets Some
Opposition From Property Owners.

The plan to build subway under Broad
way from Forty second street to Union
Square is meeting with opposition from
merchants and property owners along the
proposed route. The Rapid Transit Com
mission has not yet committed itself to this
project.
The Belmont Mcdonald syndicate ia
anxious to build this spur, but from the
moment that it was suggested the COM
mission has been doubtful if 1t would be
wise to tear up Broadway IN the theatre
and shopping district for the purpose Of
constructing a~subway on the same prin-
ciple as the present underground road is
being built.
When Mr.. Belmont applied for permission
to construct the spur. the commission
favored the proposition in the abstract,
but the question of the feasibility of the
project was referred to a committee COLI
sisting Of President Alexander T.. Orr,
Commissioner John Fl. Starin and Comp
troller Grout. Messrs. Orr and Starin
were not in town yesterday nor was there
meeting OF the board. Mr.. Grout said
mo report will be made on this matter
until September. The proposal to build a
branch Of the subway along Broadway
has been under discussion for several
months but not until now has there been
any opposition heard against it. The
property owners concerned may rest con-
tented that no report will be made until
they have had full opportunity to state their
side of the case.
Public hearings will be held and every
consideration will be given to the argu-
ments OF the Broadway merchants and to
the alternative scheme Of carrying the
spur down Seventh avenue. So far as
am concerned have perfectly open mind
in the matter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
HARVARD AND THE CHARLES.
Trustees Buy Real Estate Between the
University and the River.

BosToN, July sO-With the object of
identifying and improving the district
between the Harvard University buildings
and the Charles River, Robert Bacon, James
A. Burden, Jr., Edward w. Forbes, Angus
tus Hemenway and Thomas N. Perkins
have filed at the East Cambridge Registry
Of Deeds declaration of trust Of the Har-
ward Riverside Associates.
The sum of $500 900 has been subscribed
for the purpose of purchasing real estate
In Cambridge lying southerly from the
Harvard college yard and northerly from
tine Charles River Parkway. The plan ia
to control the property In such way as
to prevent any development which might
be injurious to the interests of Harvard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
BUFFALO POLICEMAN SHOT.
lie Was Trying to Capture Man Who Was
Stealing Flowers From n Vcranda.

BUFFALO, July a0--Patrolman Michael
Dowd was shot twice and probably fatally
wounded at 100 o'clock this morning by
a young man he caught in the act of stealing
flowers from the veranda OF house
on Niagara street. The man ran like a
deer and was in fair way to esca ne
when Sergt Vogt, who had heard Dowd's
whistle, closed in on him. When the young
man was cornered he fired a shot at Voct
and missed Dowd was within arm
length of him and he turned and fired two
bullets at the patrolman. One entered
his left breast, two inches above the heart.
The other lodged in the abdomen. Vogt
turned his attentions to Dowd ana the thief
disappea red
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
HADAWHISTLE IN HER THROAT.
She footed Then Just Like q BOat-A
Barber Shop Comedy.

ORANGE. N. j., July 3O.-A hot and cross
customer who was being shaved last night
by Giovanni Cont, in East Orange, re-
monstrated with Cont at the long continued
blowing OF whistle in the room. Cont,
turned around to Lucy. his seventeen
months-old daughter, who was playing
on the floor, and said:
4Don't do that. little one
He then resumed his work. but the whis-
Ting continued, although CONT repeated
his order. When he stopped TO take the
whistle away from her, he found that it
wasn't in her mouth, but he heard strange
noises In her throat. Cont picked Lucy
up in his arms and asked her what the
matter was.
"Whew-e-e-e-o," said Lucy. who then
began to grow black in the face. Cont
took the child and made for the Office
of DR.. Potter. while Lucy whistled like
a tug In distress Fortunately the doctor
was at home. and he soon got the whistle
out. Then the shave was finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
THREE BROTHERs DROWNED.
Caught I'm an Eddy while Gathering Drift
wood In BOnncchere River.

OdDENsBURG, N. Y, July 3O.-A drowning
accident occurred on the Bonnechere
River between Round and Clear lakes by
which three brothers named Wilson per-
ished While gathering fleetwood, one
swan out toward log, when his progress
was arrested. Another brother went to
his rescue. He, too, seemed to be cat ght
in an eddy or undertow The t,Hrd
brother was Fastening to the rescue when
the bank gave way and he was carried over
n chute. fourth brother, IL years old,
started to wade to the rescue, but fearing
for his father, who had gone TO neighbours
for boat to help gather the driftwood:
The father was within a short distance OF
the two older Sons when they went down.
NeighbOrs recovered the bodies.
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MOOre--tO Opcr.

WATERTowN. N, Y. July so.-Assistant
District Attorney William Arthur Moore Of
New York and Miss Minnie Lois Cooper of
this city were married this afternoon in the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church, the Rev Victor
the brides sister, Mrs Nicholas Yost of Water
town, and the best man was CharlesJ. Dunlap,
cousin and law partner of the bridegroom
I'm New Rochelle. The bride II n near relatiV
OF Mrs Il. =. Flower and the late Mrs, Schey
The couple left tonight for an extended
tour and will be ut nome in New Rochelle
after Sept, /, The, ushers were John F.
Jr. Wilbur l.. Ball and Nicholas Danforth Of
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-31
LAWRANCE DORSAY I'LL.
stage Manager Takes Ills Part In "The
Earl Of Pawtuckct."

When the curtain went up at the Man
haitian Theatre last night the audience
noticed that Lawrance D'Orsay who ap-
pears as Lord Cardington in ~The Earl Of
Pawtucket,' seemed i'll. He got along
we'll enough for few minutes but finally
stepped to the side of the stage and told
the stage manager, Frank Monroe, that he
felt faint.
The curtain was rung down, and the
stage manager announced that Mr.. D'Orsay
had been taken i'll and that those who
had come to see the star might have their
tickets exchanged for some other night
or have their money returned. The play
would go on, however, he said, and sub
stitute would take the part of Lord Card
ington.
About score of persons left the theatre.
When the play was resumed, Mr.. Monroe
was seen in the leading role
Mr.. D'Orsay was suffering from the
heat and an acute attack Of indigestion.
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HER FATE HANGS ON A HAIR
AND WHETHER HERS rs NATU-
RAJ or BLEACHED BLONDE.
KeDDleman's House Was Robbed While
Mary Was Alone and In Charge, and
Detectives Think Hair Found In an
Overlooked watch Is From Nlary's Head

Mary Schmidt was arraigned in the
Butler street police court, Brooklyn, yes
terday, on charge Of vagrancy. The
police wish to hold her for few days, to
give them time to learn more about re-
cent burglary at the home OF Otto KEEP
pleman, 873 Tenth street, where Mary was
employed as servant and was left in
charge Of the house while the family was
In the country. While Mary was there alone
somebody stole a lot of silverware.
A watch belonging to Mrs. Keppleman
was overlooked. When she returned from
the country. she found tho watch, out Of
its place. She also found clinging to the
watch a long blonde hair, and in Capt.
Reynolds's opinion Mary Schmidt's imne-
date future hangs on whether that hair is
bleached or natural
Detectives Berbeniok, Duffy and DAILY
said that the hair was undoubtedly Mary's,
but when she asked them if they could
swear they were not color blind they seemed
confused.
MY hair" said Mary, "is a natural
blonde. Anybody could see that that
piece of combing was from peroxide
That gave the detectives a clue, and
they asked Mary If she would give them
a lock Of her hair for careful microscopic
comparison and a chemical test, to see if
the disputed hair had been bleached and
if tho conceded hair had not been bleached 4"
IF anybody takes a lock- of my hair"
said Mary, 'f'll charge him with larceny,
or sue him for breach of promise. just as
see fit"
Again the sleuths were baffied But,
finally, when Mary's head happened to be
turned, all three detectives shipped at
the same moment with their clue-cutting
scissors. Two shipped in the air purposely,
and only one cut lock. SO Mary doesn't
know which to sue.
Mary was released on bail yesterday,
and will be examined on the vagranoy
charge on Tuesday. In the meantime
the detectives will have the hair test and
try to find the burglar who called when
Mary WAS In charge