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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Kramer and Lawson Again Tied and Circuit
10 End on Monday.


BY the result Of the circuit race At New
Haven on last Tuesday night. when Lawson
beat Kramer by half wheel. the two leaders
for the championship title were tied In first
place with Al points apiece With affairs
in this condition it was yesterday agreed
by the circuit riders. the track owners, pro-
moters and National Cycling Association
officials to close the circuit with three more
meets. 1t was agreed also to make an ex-
ception to the rule against holding circuit
meet on Sunday and have championship
meet at Belleville. N. j.. on Sunday. The
other two meets will be at Manhattan
Beach, one on Saturday and the other on
Monday. and the circuit will end there. so
that Labor Day evening will see either hra-
mer or Lawson champion OF the N {. A.
Circuit The Manhattan Beach meets Will
be held in connection with the motor cycling
carnival arranged for Saturday and Monday
This arrangement for a speedy termination
Of the circuit was made partly in order 10
enable Lawson and Mcfarland to start for
Australia. where they have ensa sements TO
ride all winter. They will leave New York
on Monday night
The total score Of the circuit men to date
with nine championship races run three
Of them for double points. is shown in table
form below Under the head Of firsts. sec
onds. thirds and fourths. the single marks
indicate the places won in normal races. the
frsts scoring five points. seconds. three
points; thirds, two. and fourths. one. The
crosses each indicate a place won in race
in which the points were double those
named. Thus Kramers record reads: Three
single point flrsts and one Of double points.
two single and one double point seconds
and one double point third-total Al.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
LAWN TENNIS GOSSIP.
The kebO Valley Tournament--Grant and
lie Roy Abroad.

lN nOy AUFOuO.
Play has Just been finished in the mems
doubles of the annual lawn tennis tournament
OF the Kebo Valley Club, Bar Harbor, r.
X. Thorndike and p. Tngraha I'm and G. M.
Bodman and w. X. Van Reypen. Jr., reached
the final round and the play-on resulted in a
victory for the former pair, o--4. e., SIS.
In the semi-hnal round Bodman and Van
Reypen won from p Pearson and Frazer in
we'll played two set match. Us, 49, The
scores follow:
Preliminary Round-Barnwel and Denby do.
feated Davis and Johnston. O.. e-s. 6-S.
First RoundR. K. Thomdke and P. Insrahana
defeated F. F. de Rhan and B. S. Prentice by de.
fault r. Mlbank and F. Pearson defeated ]. de X.
Bowen and j. Bowen. Jr.. 81, ST. a.: W. &.
Frazer and p. Pearson defeated G. Tyler and W.
Elkns. Ga. IS; G. NJ. Bodman and W. X. Van
Reypen. Jr.. defeated Barnell and DENLY, 8-ae-I
Semi Final Round-Ingraham and ThorndIks
defeated Milbank and r. Pearson. g.. a.: Bodman
and Van Reypen defeated p. Pearson and Frazer.
Is. g..
Final Round-Bodman and Van Reypen defeated
Ingraham and Thorndike. O., 60, So
The North Of Scotland championship was
successfully defended by Wylie Grant OF this
city. who defeated Dr. J. Rowan In the chal-
lenge round. 4-8. rs. e-l. g. The match
was the most exciting one of the tournament.
The American played poorly In the first set.
but later rallied and more than held his own.
The feature OF his play was his twist service
and his overland smashing. The other
American. Robert Leroy. was successful until
the third round. when he was beaten by
Rowan, SO. 4-6, 8-l.
In the doubles the American pair secured
a place in the final round by defeating l.. J.
Hood and W. Beveridge. e-3. 9--7. Later
they won first place over DR.. Guthrie and J..
ID. Dallas, 6-3. 90. 81. This event was q
handicap affair in which the Americans owed
80 and their opponents for final honors owed
u.s. First place in the handicap singles was
taken by lie Roy at owe Is. He won from
r, II. Welsh scratch. in the final round. Go,
GO.
In the Yorkshire tournament at Scar
borough, l.. J Grant n was defeated t. / IN the
in the third round by c. o. Tuckey. g., IS.
In the open doubles Grant and lie Roy won tho
second round by defeating f. and S. Watson,
o. q g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
DIED WHILE SINGING.
Young Woman OF Williamsbridge Stricken
u q Church Rehearsal.

The young folks attached to st. George
Episcopal Church inWilliamsbridge. int ended
to hold lawn party and summer festival
on the church grounds to-day. Half a
dozen young women who were to par
ticipate in the entertainment assembled
Yesterday afternoon at the home Of Miss
Eliza Gaudin, at II Park avenue. In Will
liamsbridge, for the purpose Of rehearsing
their parts.
Miss Gaudin was among those who were
to take part in the entertainment. She
sat down at the piano and played an accom-
panimen TO song which she sang. Near
the end Of the song she stopped singing
and fell forward.
One OF her friends noticed that her face
was palid, and, believing that she was about
to have fainting spell placed her arms
about Miss Gaudin's body to prevent her
falling from the piano stool. Another
girl ran for doctor. Dr.. Van Vleet, who
arrived at the house few minutes later.
found Miss Gandin dead He said that
she had probably ruptured blood vessel
while singing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
Herrera Calls on Match With Bernste elm.

Joe Bernstein and Aurelia Herrera, tho
Mexican. will not fight at Portland. Ore. this
month as scheduled. According to despatch
from that city. Herrera has sidestepped the
local man and the contest has been called of.
The news was disappointment to Bern.
stein, who had started in to train. Bernstein
is now negotiating to fight Young Corbett OF
Terry McGovern in Philadelphia in a six.
round bout. and the chances are that tbs
latter will be selected MS his opponent. Bern
stein is also figuring on going to England in
December to fight Jabez White il the latter
fails to come to this country, and meet Joe
Cans, If White declines. Bernstein say4
getting on It'll White, Bernstein SAYS hS
will give sew al pounds TO the Englishman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
yEFFRIEs WAY FIGHT A NEGRO.
California Sports Are Urging Him 10 Meet
Sam Ncvey.

Although Jim Jefres has said that he will
never fight a negro. he may be induced to
change his mind According to a despatch
from San Francisco. Manager Cofiroth Of
the Yosemite A. c. intends to arrange a bout
for Jefrries with Sam McVey. the young
colored giant Of California. and expects that
the fgh, will be decided at San Francisco
within the next twelve months
At the present time McVey has not done very
much to command attention. He IL built o..
similar lines to Jeffries and can purc.i hard
enough to knock man out with either hand
He is only 10 years old and tips the beam
in condition AT go pounds In order to bring
about IA match with the champion. Money
is to be mat hed with several Of tho big men
in MS class His first light will be with Dem
yer Ed Martin. whom he tackles next month
AT Los Angeles After that. if he wins. he
will have Jack Johnson as an opponent. John
son ALREADY has a decision over McVey.
which the latter wants to wipe out.
The San Francisco sports are much en-
Unused over McNev and believe that IL any
man can whip the champion 1t is the negro.
The, figure that 10 clever man can beat
.Jeffrics without the aid of an effective blow,
but n chap almost as large as himself and
with strength rather than science appears
TO be the one to be feared, Mcyey is said TO
possess all this, should the negro win both
of his coming battles. pressure will be brought
TO bear on Jeffries to reconsider his deter.
mination to draw the color line,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
FEITNER REPLIES TO ODELL.
Denies That the Tax Legislation Has "a, ed
10000. 900 for This City.

James ". Gerard, president Of the Man
haitian Municipal League, gave out last
night a letter from Thomas L. Feitner on
the tax question, in which Mr.. Feitner says
that Gov Odell, in his address at the Dutch
ess County Fair, stated what was not true
when he said that tax legislation had
effected saving Of $6,OO0.0O0 for New
York city.
IF our percentage Of total taxes was
under the direct system 81 per cent. il il
now and will be so per cent under the
present condition says Mr. Feitner And
in addit ion by mandatory legislat ion, in
GLIDING the act of consolidation OF this
city, the old city of New York has paid
more than $4,000 900 for local purposes
more than it otherwise would have ex-
pended making an average OF $4,000, 600
a year,
"All these laws were passed in opposilion
10 the unanimous votes OF the Democratic
representativ of the old city and Mayor
Low and his Republican associates in the
Charter Revision Commission and the
Legislature were the direct cause of this
ext raordinary expenditure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
AS TO SCHOOLS FOR ACTUARIEs.
speakers for and Against Such Instruction
N the Congress.

The delegates at yesterdays session OF
the Congress Of Actuaries could not come
to any agreement as to whether their pro-
fession should be taught in the universe
ties. James M. Craig Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company was one Of tho
speakers who doubted the value OF such
courses He told about class for actu-
aries which his company started several
years ago and had to abandon.
"The students all quit, +" he said. because
the theory taught in the school didn't agree
with the practice Of the profession"
Charlton T. Lewis, who was the first per-
son to lecture on actuarial subjects at
American universities, and Walter s. Mich
OILS, editor of the Insurance Monitor. both
said that college courses in the science
would prove of great disciplinary, value;
One Of the speakers. George King OF Lon
don, made the odd announcement that the
Investigations Of a certain English COM
pany show that the lowest death rate among
females Is to be found where the highest
sick rate Is recorded.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany gave the delegates reception at their
offices, Madison avenue, last night. Sec
retary Cortelyou, James r. Garfield and
officials from nearly all the insurance COM
panies in America attended.
F. l.. Hoffman, who, at an early session
Of the Congress. criticised the govern
ment figures of the death rate in Havana,
had prepared a reply 10 Minister Quesada,
who disputed his statements. In it he said;
What said was, that while the present
health OF Havana, as measured by the
crude death rate, would appear to be as
good as the health of some of our Northern
cities az matter OF fact. a careful analysis
of the data and the necessary calculation
Of specific death rates for different periods
OF life would show an exceedingly high
mortality at certain age periods.
.For illustration the mortality OF the white
male population Of Havana at ages $685.
by the official data to which you refer, is
So per cent in excess Of the corresponding
rate for Washington. D. c.; at ages 4O-4s. the
excess in the white male death rate of Ha-
vana IL 1Ol per cent over the corresponding
mortality OF Washington,
For life insurance purposes, crude death
rates are Of no practical value and their
misleading character is fully understood
by every actuary and expert in vital sta
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
PROF. SCRIPTURE OF YALE OUT.
Acting Head Of the Department Of Psy-
chOlOgy Not to Return.

New HAVEN, Conn, Sept. Sit was
announced here tonight that DR.. Edward
W, Scripture, for the past ten years pro-
lessor Of experimental psychology at Yala
University who is now studying in Ger
many, would not return to Yale. Accord
ing to prominent Yale men. there has been
more or less friction in this department OF
the university for some time and Prof.
Scripture decided to retire.
When Prof. Laco, who was at the head
Of this department up to a year ago, re-
signed, it was SAID that Prof. Scripture, who
was then al assistant professor. expected
to succeed him. Prof. Scripture remained
as assistant professor. although acting
az the head of the department. He left
the university early this spring to con-
tinue experiments in phonetic records in
Germany.
He has made this a special study for
several years and recently received an ap-
preparation from the Carnegie Institute
TO carry on this line 81 research
Prof. Scripture planned early last winter
10 send out party Of Yale psychologists to
get gramophone records OF Indian da-
lects which We're rapidly disappearing
It ia understood that Prof George NJ
Duncan of the psychological department
will succeed him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04

Talks to Rockland County Farmers About
Trusts-Eiit at Odell and Roosevelt.

! aihs 10 nOchloUO OunVy f9fWefe ADOuV
Trusts-Hit at OdelI ana Roosevelt.
NYACK. Sept. 3.-Ex-Senato or David B.
Hill delivered an address at the Rockland
county fair in New City this afternoon.
He came to Nyack first, and as the guest
Of Judge Dessar OF New York city, who
has his summer home here, he met a COM
mittee Of prominent citizens and partook
Of luncheon, after which he was driven
to New City. where he met with hearty
reception from the 5000 persons present.
Mr. Hill spoke of an occasion. sixteen
years ago. when while Governor he spoke
in New City, and the platform on which he
stood broke down. Perhaps some politi-
cal opponent" he said. may be tempted
to suggest that have been upon one or
two political platforms which have also
broken down, but if so. shall not attempt
any explanation of such unpleasant cir
cumstances on this non-partisan occasion.
He had s. words d. to ssG % h.. unaS n
anything in Holy Writ which contemplates
the accumulation of wealth through the
fundamentally OF gigantic corporate.
trusts, designed for the prevention Of
legitimate competition in trade or the
creation Of monopoly in business; or any
thnR tnat AUTHORIZES Jne watering OF any
stock except the live stock upon our farms
or anything that justifes the enrichment
Of men except through the old-fashioned
and Scriptural method of earning that
which they shall possess.
"fThe tremendous combinations Of capital
which have been formed. the multitude
OF schemes which have been devised to con-
troll the channels and avenues OF trade,
the unreasonable restrictions which have
been imposed by statute upon our COM
mercial freedom In the pecuniary interest
Of those who SYSTEMATICALLY style them
selves the captains Of industry, are largely
the modern creations Of able and designing
men, intent upon vast and unearned riches,
and are neither sanctioned by scriptural
injunccions nor cen they be justified by an
honest and unselish public policy"
Later in his speech, Mr.. Hill said: I
know that there are some Presidents and
Governors who take advantage Of similar
gatherings and have repeatedly assumed
to inject into their addresses, political
subjects by a defence Of their public policies
or praise Of their own or their party's ad-
ministration. In my opinion, the proprie-
ties Of the occasion forbid me from following
their example"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
ON STRIKE, IN WANT, HE STOLE.
HIS MOTHERS ILLNESS GOADED
HIM 70 THETHEFT or BREAD.
Loyalty 70 the Unien Kept Fsod and IT'S
Father Out Of Work and the Family
struggled to Live - The son IL
Discharged by Magistrate BARLOW.

Arrested for the larceny of a loaf of
bread, Patrick Flood. a laborer, told and
proved true an instructive story Of the
privations he had suffered from being loyal
to the dictates Of Iaborers' Union No. S.
He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon
by Patrolnan Healy Of tia West Forty v
enth street station, who found under the
mans coat a half -eaten loaf Of bread.
Magistrate Barlow in the West Side court
ordered Probationary Officer Leigh to
investigate the case, and Leigh yesterday
made this report
Because Of the strikes Floods union
has ordered, he has been unable to get
steady employment for several months.
His father, too, is out Of work and the fam
lily is in dire distress. Floods mother is
very sick at the present time, and l am
satisfied this defendant committed the
theft in her interest"
The prisoner was thereupon Immediately
discharged,
Flood is the eldest OF eight children.
He lives at 400 West Fifty-third street.
Six months ago his father was called out
on strike Two weeks later the son. who
was working at the new residence OF United
States Senator Clark on Fifth avenue. was
ordered to quit work What little money
the family had saved was soon expended
for food and rent. and then began struggle
for bare existence.
Because Of the fights their unions were
making. neither father nor son could SCI
cure employment and at last rscours, was
had to thu pawnbroker. Stick by stick
the furniture Was removed from the home,
until by Monday all that remained was a
bed and a mattress. on which Mrs Flood
lay fighting, unattended by physicians.
for life. About two weeks ago the son
decided to leave his home.
II couldn't stay any longer" he said.
yesterday. Il tried my best to help the
folks along, but when saw my little broth
ers and sisters and my mother wasting
away from lack of food. had to go:
couldn't be a burden to them. Since then
l have earned few dollars at odd jobs
and have given what could to my mother
1On Tuesday went to see her and found
her 90 i'll o leave her bed. had no money,
and rather than beg stole the loaf Of bread
for hcr and the children
For th0 past month the family has had
It'll" 20 eat save that given by neighbors
almost as poor as themselves. and the chill
den were in pitiful condition when Officer
Leigh visited the house yesterday He
purchased breakfast for the family and
then secured job for Floods father.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
s0LD TICKETS TO CeND.syDRs.
France Got q Nickel for Three-B. II. T..
Paid 8 Gents Each for Them.

Harry France, "a years old, Of rs Reid
avenue, was arrested last night and locked
ND in the Adams street station charged
with dealing illegally IN transfer tickets.
The complainant was Henry Grove of the
secret service bureau Of the BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit Company
Grove paid he had been watching France
for sorle days, and last night caught him
at Myrtle and summer avenues buying
transfer tickets from one conductor and
selling them 10 another BY this means
il IN said the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany has been swindled out of hundrsds
of dollars every day The conductors
purchase the tickets Al One-third the regular
iaTes and then rurn them in 10 the company
inst cad ~ TBsh f8yes France wBs ar
rested for a similar orsncs year ago,
bat esosped punishment al that iiTrr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
SIPT. OROIRK DYING.
Had Charge Of Bellevue Until Removed
by Commissioner Keller.

William B, O'Rourke, superintendent of
the Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's
Island, is seriously ill at that institution,
and the attending physicians entertain
little hope for his recovery. Mr.. O'Rourke
is suffering from an intestinal trouble.
On Aug ! he went to the Adirondacks
in the hope of lettering his health, but
steadily grew worse, and his condition
became so alarming that he was brought
back TO this city last Sunday.
O'Rourke was superintendent Of Bellevue
Hospital for nine years, and was removed
by John W. Keller, the Commissioner OF
Charities. at the time of the scandals re-
sulting from the death of Hlliard, who
was alleged to have been strangled in the
insane ward ORourke was once a we'll
known figure in politics. and was worker
for Richard Croker when the latter became
politically ambitious, and won the leader
ship If the Twenty-first district. Croker
and O'Rourke when young men worked
together in boiler factory on East
Ihlrtv-Second street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
SALOON MEN USE DYNAMITE.



INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. s,-The home 81
Abraham Showalter at Keystone, Wells
county, was dynamited last night as
result Of the persistent war Of the owner
against the saloon element. Mr. Sho-
walter and his family escaped from the
wreck unhurt, but their good fortune was
not due to any consideration for him on
the Part Of the authors Of this outrage.
The explosion occurred just before mid
night, while the members of the family
were asleep. From the noise and the
shock to other houses in the village II is
supposed that not less than three pounds
OF dynamite was placed under the house.
The charge was placed directly under
the sleeping room Of Mr.. and Mrs, Showal-
ter. but owing to the fact that the bed
room had been disarranged during the
day they were in another room. Both
were thrown out into the yard by the force
OF the explosion. but neither was injured
seriously.
For two months the temperance element
has been engaged in war against the
saloons, and the blanket remembrance"
has been used effectively in sending some
Of the saloons out OF the village Mr..
Showalter has been one Of the most active
Of the temperance people, and it is believed
that his house was wrecked by the saloon
element out Of revenge.
Suspicion rests upon two persons. who
may he arrested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
~ Alto JUMPS INTO RIVER.
Rescued, He says COny ersiOn 10 Christianity
Caused Him TO BE Declared Insane.

Hyman Epstein, % years old, an inmate
Of the insane asylum on Wards Island,
tred TO escape from there Yesterday hv
swimming the Fast River. He was picked
Up after having gone half mile by
ParoInen Lewis, Gray and O'Byrne Of
Nh" haruor police and was taken TO the
Harlem court, where he told Magistrate
crane that he was not insane.
He said that he had been sentenced to
sing Sing in February, 1901, by Judge
Foster, ard had been transferred 10 Au-
burn, where he became convert to
Christianity. He said that whenever the
minister's came to hold services he would
stand up and for that he was pronounced
insane His relatives live M 18Th street
and Park avenue and have called fire.
qIenry 10 see him al Wards Island
Tie authorities al the Island say that
Epstein il undoubtedly insane.
Magistrate Crane said that he would
hoId Epstein and make careful inquiry
INTO his case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
fRLHEN OFF OS PARtDE.
'"oh Their Engines WIN Them House
burned Down In Their Absence.

"ktFN"IcH, Conn. sept. 3 Two hun.
dr"d Greer wi"h firemen went 10 Bridge
port today on the steamer Gen. Putuam
srd took par IN the fremsn's parade of
W" Old Home Week "elebration Gov.
'amb"rl6in who reviewed them, DECLARED
'hd l"y presented the finest appearance
" any department ~ llnr. Upon their
'e.'rn tonight they were s0newiIsi down
'rhr"d :" brd Dui that FIRE bad occurred
'Iing ,rIr absence dsrfrOying . house
" h"rr"rs property, on NorL street
'pl w." mine ~ me Alfrso PeBi- house
W." hr"meu had ihken 10 The ubIsde
'I 'F" H'Bu "rglDss toward yi.Bb
u1uY ,"p iofArfs iad contrib Ted lsfsfIy
a. Q ~ ~" bernsl rla's IN on hIgl g,oUrd
'ill no reservoir water u Vac sslsss Tor
D." hf"Uen WHO STAYED 81 home 10 attempt
~ '0v" N" building without s0 engine.