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The sun., 1903-02-27
BRYAN'S EYE on ~ DOE PARkER.
Might as Wen Save Worry Of a Campaign
II What They say l. True.

LINCOLN. Feb. 20 Accommodating on the
suggested candidacy of Judge Parker, Mr..
Bryan says:
The Commoner will investigate and at
the proper time report on Judge Parker
and his record. but in the meantime the
readers of the paper will be interested TO
know that according to the BlooSlyn Eagle
the nomination Of Judge Parker will neces-
state platform repudiating the platforms
OF 1898 and 1900 on all the points against
which the country was then aroused
Judge Parker may as well save the
worry Of a csmiiizn n his acceptance OF a
nomination depends on the adoption OF
platform that repudiates the Kansas City
platform. He will find i; difficult to please
new wspapers like the Eagle and also please
the more than six millions of voters who
have supported the Democratic ticket in
two campaigns.
Which side will he take? Will he speak
for himself or allow the Eagle to speak
for him. The Kansas City platform Demo-
Gratis will attend the National Convention.
The sun., 1903-02-27
PUNCHING SCHOOL Mi'AW WINS
Miss Rogers. Who hit Her BiE Pupils. In
Pswtucl>et, n. L., lph ED.

PAwTUCHEr, X. l., Feb. 20, Miss Mary L.
Rogers, the strenuous high school teacher
who punched two Of her big boy pupils.
was reinstated with honors by the 'hool
committee. Miss Rogers gave her vnr-
sion Of the affair, which was substan
tally in accordance with the statement
published She sad that when she strucS
Mcneil hc was in his seat. and in doing
what III" did she felt that she was per-
fcc;lv justified.
There seemed 10 be a concocted scheme
on the part Of certain young men in the
cla-s 10 make trouble for me, she said
Il heard ~ this before assuming my duties
H. tho high school, and resolved 10 take
determined stand. Realizing the i'm
prrtance Of having discipline maintained,
unless proper respect is shown for teachers,
I d. not see how much progress can be
made In an educational way
II resolved itself into a question as TO
whether the boys or myself should run the
school. was elected for the purpose, and
e failed to take a firm stand on The opening
day | krew fun we'll that there would be
trouble ahead"
A. a result of the investigation by ia.
: ,hpol @ cpmmittac the two young men con
ccrued in tho trouble were suspended for
Two weeks. and ih" Joint committee heartily
stsl aimed" IL" action of Mis- Rogers.
The sun., 1903-02-27
DEAD ON NEWPORT'S CLIFFS.


NEWPORT, r. L. Feb 26.-The body of
a woman was found on Newport's famous
cliffs this afternoon, opposite the estate
of Mrs. T. Shaw Safe. Nothing is known
AZ TO her identity except that her name
is Barker and that she came to Newport
about fifteen months ago. She was always
fashionably dressed, but never let .
word pass at her boarding place revealing
who she was or where she came from.
On last Saturday the woman disappeared
from her boarding house.
This afternoon a colored boy, while walk
ing along the cliffs, saw the body lying
Oh the rocks Just above high-water mark.
It was not case OF drowning. nor is 1t
believed that she committed suicide. From
the fact that a towel was under her
head when found the local examiner thinks
that the woman became temporarily de-
mented and. becoming unconscious, died Of
exposure Beside her was found Bible,
a volume OF SCOTS "Ivanhoe,' purse
containing a small sum Of money and two
Pullman car tickets, one for passage from
Los Angeles, Cal, TO Washington and the
other from Chicago TO Niagara Falls.
The authorities think that she purposely
kept her identity a secret. The body has
been placed in the morgue.
The sun., 1903-02-27
WtBASH COMING TO NEW YORK.
Talk Of a Line Across Pcnnsy', ania TO Join
the ontario and Western.

WILLI.MsPoRr, Pa, Feb. 28.-Plsns are
being made for railroad across the State
of PENNSYLVANIA which, it is believed,
will give the Wabash "A route to It'd water
and an entrance into New York. John y.
Reilly of the law firm OF Reilly 4 Shale of
this city, to-day confirmed the story that
the road would be built. and said that
consr ruction company is now being or
gained He said that the road would have
:, Western connection at the Ohio boun-
dary. but refused to state with what road
the connection would be.
According 10 the admissions Of Mr.
Reilly, the line will follow a direct route
through the State, cutting down the dis
tance between New York and the West by
many miles. Above Port Jervis 1t will
connect with the Ontario and Western
and thus reach New York. II ia believed
to have the backing Of the independent
coal operators, who have long desired
another line 10 tidewater. The road will
ba bull; under an old Eastern and Lehigh
charter.
The sun., 1903-02-27
TORTJRED I F.tWILl or EIGHT
Ten Masked Men AFTER S2O,OoS Hidden
IN q iOusc-Thcy Got xcs5.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Feb. 2e Ten masked
robbers, at II O'Clock last night. broke down
,hrnc doors Of the farm house Of Christian
:. - lin two ,niles east of Toledo and beat
,hc eight members Of the family into in
aeusibility, then bound and gagged them,
,,rnto n three- ycar-old boy and an eighteen
nluiths' old baby. They tore up every
thing in the house in their search for money,
and az Joehlin. his wife and father re-
,oyercd their senses tortured them with
IRE To their feet and set fire 10 the bed on
whi, h Mrs Joehlin and the two tots lay, in
an effort to force them To disclose the hiding
place Of the balance Of their money. after
they had found about 1915.
There WAS about $50, 900 in the house, il
- said. and some OF the robbers knew THIS,
hut failed 10 secure it. They brought up
TWO gallolIs Of wine from the cellar, raidcd
tine pantry and Kat down TO eat while they
divided their booty. They remained until
o'clock this morning, occasionally beating
and torturing their victims.
The sun., 1903-02-27
MITcHELLS NATIONAL SCHEME.
To Form Union of Unions TO Boycott All
NOr.tn Goods.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 2e.-It became
known at the United Mine Workers head
quarters here to-day that President John
Mitchell Is engaged in a scheme to form a
mammoth organization of the national unions
OF the country. each OF which will he pledg-
ed TO gigantic system Of boycotting all
products of factories that are not made by
union labor.
Mr.. Mitchell's i5fea in forming the organ
ization is to prevent the coal mined by nom
union miners from reachinga market. 1t will
bc done through the opposition of union
men who will refuse to work in mills
and factories where the coal used
comes from non-union mine. IL is said
that the appeal to the Chicago authorities
not to contract for non-union mined coal is
the first step in the proposed movement
and that negotiations are under way with
the leaders of other organizations which
promise to result in national agreement
which will shut all non-union made goods
out of the markets.
According to the plans which Mitchell
has outlined union clerks will refuse to sell
clothing made in non n-union establishments
carpenters will refuse TO work on lumber
supplied by non-union mills and so on
through all the organizations. the agreement
extending to all to them and each thus
assisting in the protection of the other.
The sun., 1903-02-27
ROY PLAYS HIGHUiYMiN.
stole SA3 From His Mother and shot Girl
Who Di,lnr Throw Up Her Hands.

ioSKERs, Feb. 20. ROundsman Shea
and Detective Cooper were told that Regina
Lprani 2 of ~ Eiverdale avenue had been shot
to-day Dv ihirt cen wear -old boy named At
drew Debrosky of Is Washington street, with
a rife The officers found the girl with
her lead bandaged She said that while
she was on her way homo from school
Debrosky told her TO throw up her hands
or he would blow her bran- out. She
ran and Dcbrosky fired. hitting her in
the back of the head. nebrosky was ar
rested and taken to headquarters, The
detectives searched the woodshed in the
rear of Debrosky's home and found n rife
and n revolver, with plenty Of ammunition
for each At headquarters they searched
the boy and found five on N-dollar bills aud
a twen'y-d liar bill in his pocket.
As he was being locked up Mrs Dcbrosky,
his mother, came TO the station house
CRYING aud said that she had been robbed
of S42. The boy admitted that while his
mother was sick in bed he had taken the
money from bureau drawer His mother
then preferred q charge of larceny against
him. He was taken TO court and there
committed to the House Of Refuge
The sun., 1903-02-27
GATLING GIN INVENTOR DEAD.
Passes Away suddenly at the Home or His
SOn-ln.l.aw.

DR. Richard Jordan Gatling. the inventor
Of the Gatling gun. died suddenly of heart
disease Yesterday afternoon at the home
of his son-in-law, Hugh o. Pentecost, :i9
Vest l07th street He was "a years old.
Although DR.. Gltling had made several
famous inventions, he died a poor man.
In 1893 the bursting of $40 900 gun while
il was being tested at Sandy Hook caused
him a heavy loss. After this misfortune he
Organized the Calling Motor Plough Com
pany and went TO st. Louis. whore he spent
three years pcrfecting the device.
lie returned to New York TWO weeks
aro weakened by an attack OF the grip
\, sterdav morning DR.. Calling LETT the
house 20 go TO the Office OF the ScienhFc
American. lie returned just before l
o clock. and said he would rest moment.
Five minutes later he died.
-Dr. Gatling was the son Of Jordan 'iat-
ling. q Southern planter and was born
in Hartford county, y. G., on sept. ~,
RlS His FIRST invention was a screw pro-
pelnr for steafnbOats, but he was iour DAYS
too late in applying for a patent at Wash
ington. While clerk in -. i"uls dry
20, d. store he Cnmpi"ted hlS invention ot
a wheat drill, and VITA the money ne mace
from II studied medicine. Or Gatling
conceived the idea of the tat ling gun IN
1891. but il wa- not until several year, after
the war that the gun was accepted asa iUil
Success although -S of them were used
by the Union army -
DR.. Calling waS married in 1884 to Miss
Jemima +. Sanders of Indianapolis. He
will probably be buried in that city. Dr.
Gatling leaves three children, Richard II.
Gatl.ng, "A real etate dealer at lt9 Broad
wav Robert B. Calling. an insurance man,
and Mr. pentecos'.
The sun., 1903-02-27
ENGLAND Ar ST. LOUIS FAIR.
An influential Commission TO he Appoint ed
jubilee GIFTS TO he shown.


LONDON, FeD. 26.-Mr. Francis. Com
missioner General Of the st. Louis Expo
sitiol, spent another busy day to-day.
Throughout the morning there was a
steady stream Of visitors to his headquar-
ters, where he held several informal con-
ferences on Exposition business.
After he and his party had been photo
graphed. Mr. Francis took luncheon with
Lord and Lady Lansdowne. Among the
half dozen guests was the Duke of Aber-
corn.
According to his secretaries, Mr.. Francis
has created a decided impression in Gov
ernment circles and will achieve the object
Of his visit. When questioned concernin g
this phase of the matter Mr. Francis re-
fused to commit himself further than to
say:
L am exceedingly pleased with the re-
ception accorded to Inc everywhere
Mr.. Francis said tonight:
As evidence of King Edwards interest
in the Exposition his Majesty told me that
he intended to send his late mothers jubilee
presents for exhibition. The King added
that he was now looking through them
himself, selecting those of them he con-
sidcred most suitable and most interesting.
His Majesty added that he expected that
this country would be well represented
at st. louis
The idea that the jubilee presents would
be welcomed in St. Louis originated with
the Exposition Commissioner in London
Miss Hayward. who has been working for
some time 20 secure their display.
Although it has not been officially an
nounced the Government has already
decided 10 appoint an influential com
mission Besides Chairman Peel the MEM
bers nominated include the Marquis of
Londonderry. president of the Board Of
Education. and Sir Edward Povnter, the
well-known artist.
The sun., 1903-02-27
FIVE SAVED FROM DROWNING.
Harry Raven Gets Them All Out with .
Fence Hail and Plank.

BAY SHORE, l.. l., Feb. 2e.-Harry Raven,
i2 years old. saved five lives in Phelps
Lake this afternoon. Carrie Hall, l3 years
old, with her brothers, Will and Richard.
aged and years. were playing on the
treachcrous ice. One Of the boys fell into
the water, which is six feet deep, and in
trying to get him out his sister and brother
also got in.
The Hall family lives close to the lake.
The mother, Mrs. John Hall. heard the
cries Of the children, as did James Horn
and the Raven boy. All hree started
for the lake. Horn went out on the ice,
but it gave way and he got into the
water. He grabbed the boys and clung
to tho edge OF the ice, directing the girl
to do likewise. Mrs. Hall, running up,
seemed to give no heed to her own danger,
and ran out on the ice, and she Vas soon
in the water.
Raven had also started out. but, warned
by the fate of Mrs. Hall, he drew back and
ran to a fence and obtained a raj. With
this and a plank he went back and man
aged with the aid of Horn to bring all to
the shore
The sun., 1903-02-27
ELUDED PRESIDENTS GUARDS
AND, STOLE 4 CLERGYMANS
CLOTHES UNDER THEIR NOSES.
COmicai Exploit OF . Thief on the Senti'
neiied Front steps Of the House the
President Dincti At--Poiice and Be.
cret Service Men Very Sore About II.

Under the noses Of two United States
Secret Service men, four of the best de-
tectives in the local detective bureau, and q
dozen mounted and unmounted policemen,
who were all watching for Anarchists, the
evening clothes Of the Rev. +. $. Tipple, one
Of the committee of Methodists who met
President Roosevelt on his arrival here late
yesterday afternoon, were stolen in front oil
the residence of Samuel W. Bovine OF IS
West Fifty-ssventh street shortly after
the President entered the Bovine home at
$50 o'clock. The practical man who got
the goods had loitered about the vestibuie
with the detectives for fifteen minutes.
The Rev. Mr.. 1ipple lives a. 800 West
Eighty fifth street. When he left his home
Yesterday afternoon with Mr.. Bovine to 60
to Jersey City to meet the President he
told his wife To send his dress clothes to Mr.
Bowne's house between 5 and o'clock
Messenger 1914, fourteen-y year-old Robert
Gent, responded to the call. He was sent
10 Mr. Bowne's house with a suit case con-
tanning the evening clothes Of the clergy
man, and when he arrived there hs found
a crowd in front of the house.
At the foot of the front steps were Sc
Detective Sergeants Doran and Fogarty
Mounted and foot policemen were wander
ing around Gent went up the steps and
was about to ring the bell when young
man stepped out of the vestibule and asked
him what he wanted.
These clothes is for DR.. Tipple, said
the boy.
"Ah. yes. of course" said the stranger,
"I'll sign for them. OF course you cant
90 inside tonight
He signed for the case and took II. and
Gent went away satisfied. Two minutes
later the Young man came down the steps
with the suit case in his hands, walked
west 10 Sixth avenue and boarded q south
bound car
When il got to he 9 O'Clock DR.. Triple
became worried about the non-arriSal
of his dress clothes He telephoned to
Mrs. Triple and she said she had sent them
down and had just sent the same boy with
n second bundle containing some things
she had forgotten TO put in the case.
When Gen, arrived the second time he
was met at the door by DR.. Tipple, who
asked him what had become Of the dress
clothes Gent explained that he had left
them almost an hour before.
1t took only a few questions to bring out
the truth, and then the detectives were
summoned and asked il they had seen
the man come down the steps with the
dress suit case. They had all seen him
come down. but none Of them had seen
him go up. Their excuse was that they
thought he belonged in the house.
The detectives were a cfestfalien lot
when they detected what had happened
especially Detective Sergeant James Down
ing, who was in the hallway Of the house
in charge OF the door. The thief Is de-
scriled as youth about rs years old, slen-
der and wearing a small brown mustache
DR.. Triple wore IA frock coat last evening
The sun., 1903-02-27
PROFIT SHARING on DRESSES.
oman Wiiiiner.tinarcIerO out Hiih Plan
TO share Her Loot Win Patrons.

The prospectus of proposed profit
sharing dr,',smakiug and millinery es'tab-
lisamcnt was mailed 10 many prominent
women yesterday. The business Is already
es'a Dlished, but IL is To be greatly enlarged
Customers of the concern are invited To
buy stock. and in buying hats and dresses
from their own establishment collect the
profits when dividcnds are declared.
Employees will also share in the profits,
but will not he allowed 10 buy stock.
The promoters of the new undert aking
have leased building in East Ftr;y-first
street. and the n ccsoary repairs are now
S.iny made MIss II Brown Is the pro-
mot.r OF the enterprise. The prospectus
SAYS that among the patrons ar" Mrs j.
~, rpon, Morgan, Mrs. Robert Olyphan'
and Miss Julia Marlowe.
The sun., 1903-02-27
CONRAD N. JORDAN Is DEAD.
WAS ASSISTANT TREASURER or
THE UNITED STATES HERE.
Served as an OGicer OF Several Banks
Treasurer OF the Ontario and West.
ern lntL Forced Out by strife
With Gen. NinslOw, the President.

Conrad Y. Jordan, Assistant Treasurer
Of the United States in this city. died yes
terday afternoon at his home, COZ West End
avenue. in his seventy-third year. He was
taken i'll three weeks ago with the grip,
which developed into pneumonia. He was
Unconscious for twenty-four hours before
his death.
Mr.. Jordan was appointed by President
Cleveland in 1893. He was reappointed
by President Mckinley In 1897, and again
by President Roosevelt last year
Born in this city on April 20, 1880. he was
educated in private schools, and became
compositor Then he was successfully
a clerk in the Hanover National Bank,
cashier of bank in Fishkill, and cashier
of the Third National Bank of this city.
He accepted the treasurership Of the
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Company in 1850. Quarrels between Mr.
Jordan on one side and Gen, Winslow,
president Of the road, and Gen. Horace
Porter president of the West Shore, on the
o, her. followed till Mr.. Jordan was COM
PEELED To resg gn.
United States Treasurer Wyman resigned
IN 1855 and Mr.. Jordan, AT the suggestion OF
Secretary Daniel Manning, was appointed
to fill tne vacancy. When Mr.. Manning
resi- saed Mr. Jordan went with him and
together they organized the Western Ma
tonal Bank with Mr.. Manning as president
and Mr.. Jordan "a cashier. At the death
of Mr. Manning Mr.. Jordan was elected
president. but resigned few years later.
His funeral viii be from s.. 1gnatius
Church at West End avenue and Eighty
seventh street, at / 80 O'clock tomorrow
aft rno1n.
Mr. Jor IAN leaves three sons. Capt:
Sidney =. Jordan. L. :. A.; Archibald and
Frank n, and one daughter, Miss Ethel
Jordan. He had lived for several years
with his daughter and his aunt at the West
The sun., 1903-02-27
VIII FtGyr re nfT ms RRIDE
Wa separated From Hcr an 'i"ur \rer
q NGestire Wedding.

Nh'iABoNSCS Y. Y Fob. % Welded
'o A .-etry rirl \onara,od from her an hour
.s,o- ,Lo c',,,An, ,.J ,,o, i,rceo .,
CO., ,., T., - ,I,, o,,,,o-;,i,,,, r.
cav" ,""h o. our "' ''f' 'I''''"'"l' ",
i'r relatives; - ih" prdicam"n' al
GHro-' De NatS, a Nanaroncck pho
,nrrapter. No Ia ,ba, he vgs married
CO.. ~ S,,,i,, T., NUss Ho,-
-" ,''''"I ,'"t ~ -, -.
an N'''"' IN" 'lV'"'m-N''r-"'' n"''' "'
The sun., 1903-02-27
TWO WIVES WITHIN 30 MINUTES.
Record.Breakins Case In Divorce and
NemarriaGe.

IO45 A. NJ. Feb 28-Justice Blanchard
in the Supreme Court grants decree OF
absolute divorce TO Mordicay F. Topper.
manufacturing jeweller, of SO West Thirtieth
street. from his wife. Bertha.
ul5 A. NJ. Feb. 26-Mr. Topper and his
housekeepcr. Elizabeth Jane Adair. are
married in the law Office of Shaw & Frauan-
thai. 2sO Broadway, Alderman Isaac Marks
performing the ceremony.
The lawyers about the Court House re-
gard this as record-brcaker
Topper and his first wife were married on
April ), 1891, and had two children, whom
the decree awards to the custody of the
father. According to the evidence sub
mitted Mrs. Topper had left her husband
and gone to live with man named August
Grciss.
JIG Fraucnthal was Mr. Tepper's attorney
The sun., 1903-02-27
SPEAKER HENDERSON'S PLANS.
To Live in New Ork and May re Counse
for steamship Company.

DUBUQUE, Ia. Feb. 26.-It will be for
pally announced on Saturday that Speaker
Henderson will retire from the head of the
law firm of Henderson. Hurd, Lenehan
a. Kiesel Speaker Hendersons name
has been at the head Of the firm for twenty
two years, but he haa not been actively
Identified with it since he entered Con-
gress
Coupled with this will be the announce
mant that Speaker Henderson Is to leave
Dubuque and take up his residence III New
York city.
An intimate friend of the Speaker has
received a letter from Mr.. Henderson,
from which he infers that the latter is to
become chief counsel for steamship COM
pany.
The sun., 1903-02-27
HtD TRAINED THE RATS.
lie Mas Found starving. hut Tie Put Them
Through Their PAGES.

John Berg, an old man, was found sarv-
ing yesterday among herd of rats in an
untenanted attic at the corner Of Grand and
First streets. Hoboken. The rats scam
psrcd 20 their holes when Patrolman
Meyers entered the attic, but rcappeared
again at whistle from Berg. Berg said
that he hadn't eaten anything in two days
and had tried to forget his distress by put
ting the rats through tricks he had taught
them since occupying the attic.
He made them 60 through their per-
forinance for Meyers. who saws ii was the
most unique thing Of the kind he ever wit
messed. The rats. according to the police
man, marched like soldiers. iuggled with
broom straws, turned back and front fips,
and gave weird squealing concert. Berg
WAS committed 10 the Hudson County
Almshouse.
The sun., 1903-02-27
tJRSUIPS TO CtRRi 80,
Also 1000 Pounds Of Freight - Already
Talking Of Round Trips.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, Feb. &c The MeNi-
can Aerial Navigation Company has been
organized under the laws OF this country,
with capital stock of s5OcOoc The stock
holders are wealthy Americans Of this city.
The purpose Of the company is TO build
and operate air ships on the design Of
c IarIes Stanley, an inventor, of San Fran
cisco. Cal.
II is now constructing in this city an air
ship, which will have a capacity Of fifty
passengers and 1000 pounds Of freight.
The first trip will be between Mexico
City and Washingt on. ID. c. This round
trip. Mr.. Stanley says, can be made in four
The sun., 1903-02-27
TENiS HAS 4 BIG STORM.
Is Inches Of snow In the Pan Handle Three
Inches Of Rain In the South.

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26.-The wors,
storm Texas hss known in February for
generation ended this afternoon. 1t lasted
moro than thirty hours. 1t extended to
every par, OF the State. !; was I: 'orrca;
in the southwest and blizzard in the Pan
Handle.
Reports from the cattle range districts
indicate a snow fall Of fifteen inches followed
bv bit or cold. j. ID. Wilson, the largest
range cattlcman of northern Texas. said
this evening that the losses viii I've large.
Three inches Of rain fell at San Antonio
and caused the biggest food ever known
there. The fire ana police departments
and a rescue committee OF citizens worked
all of last night and much Of to-day rescung
rcrsons who were caught in the flood.
The sun., 1903-02-27
DIAz TO CENTRAL AMERICANS.
lie Dners GeOd Omces Of Mexico TO Settle
Disputes Which Threaten War.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, Feb. 20.-Acting on
an appeal made by the Minister Of Guate-
mala at Washington through the Mexican
Ambassador. President Diaz has addressed
all the Presidents Of the Central American
States, Offering the good Offices of Mexico
for the settlement Of the questions which
threaten to involve all those countries in
war.
1t is significant that the request comes
from Guatemala. in which country the
kindest sentiments have not been enter
tanned toward Mexico since war was
threatened over the boundary dispute. 1t
il believed here that the whole matter
will be submitted TO President Diaz for
settlement.