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CABINLr' IGNORES CRISIS.
No Discussion OF the Situation In tho Far
East at Yesterdays Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Oct, ia regular meet
ing of the Ca binet was held to-day without
any DISGUISE on whatever of the Russiau-
Japanese or sis, In this rather remarkable
circumstars n lies an illustration of how
thoroughly in the dark the Administration
is In regarSl 10 xhat will happen in the Far
Fast.
Officers of the Government are evidently
frank in their statements that they are
unable to form any opinion as to the out
come Of tue present situation. They are
aware that Japan and Russia are pre-
pairing for war, but this does not neces-
sarily mean that war is inevitable. How
ever, the view Is now generally held in Adj
ministration quarters that Russia has no
intention and never had any intention,
despite her treaty with China and her
assurance to the United States, of evacuat-
ing Manchuria. IN =, a..
annex alton by Russia of this valuable terri
tory. which is contiguous to Corea, is a
question that is much discussed here While
views differ, the hope is general that Japan
will insist upon Russia carrying out her
promise to withdraw her troops and will
that position. The anti-Russian feeling
here has crystallized into marked partisan
shin for Japan and the moral, although
not the material, support of this Govern
ment will be given to the Japanese in the
In response to a query from Secretary
Hay, Mr.. Conger, the United States Min
lister to China, has cabled that the new
commercial treaty between the United
States and China, providing for the opening
Of Manchuria to foreign trade. which was
siened at Shanghai last Thursday, may be
expected to reach Washington by the mid
die Of November. 1t will be sent to the
Senate for consideration as soon as Congress
assemblies. Mr. Conger said also that the
Jananese commercial treaty with China
was signed the day that the American treaty
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WATER MAIN THREATENS FLOOD.
Quick and Perilous Work Saves Atlantic
Avenue Improvement.

The ls-inch water main at Atlantic and
Rocksway avenues, Brooklyn, which sup
plies all Of South Brooklyn with water from
the Ridgewood reservoir, exposed by the
heavy rains and the excavations for the
Atlantic avenue improvements, sprang
aleak yesterday, and it was only after con-
siderable work that millions OF gallons OF
water were kept from flooding the whole
Crow Hill section OF the borough
The big main supplies the southern
section Of the borough with 600 900 gallons
of water every hour. The rains of last
week undermined the big main, caus-
ing it to sink several inches at the ex-
posed point. One of the joints was strained
and slight leak was discovered.
number Of men were put to work I'm,
mediately and the big pipe was propped
up, Every man was in constant fear OF
bis life while at work. At any moment
the connections might have been forced
apart and the men overwhelmed with
deluge Of water. The main was finally
braced securely. forced back into place and
properly protected
At the office OF Deputy Commissioner OF
Water Supply Van 1derstine it was SAID
last night that had the main burst, the
Atlantic avenue improvement would have
been flooded and much Of it ruined
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SHOT IN ACKNOWLEDGES.
Two Bullets for Contr actor At Vanderbilt
Camp-Mistaken for Deer:


Utica, Oct l3.-Frank E. Forth OF Sara
toga, who has been in a local hospital for
ten days suffering from a gunshot wound
in the left thigh, which he received in the
Adirondacks, is not the victim Of an acct
dental discharge CT a gun in his own hands,
as was at first reported. He was shot with
rife in the hands Of some unknown per-
son, end the victim is charitable enough
to say that he believes that he was mistaken
for deer.
MIR. Forth is q contractor. and on the
day he was shot he called at the Vanderbilt
camp on Raquette Lake for the purpose Of
making an estimate on some work along
the road about five miles from the camp.
Suddenly he heard a bullet whiz through
his hat brim, cutting a good sized hole in
it, Almost Immediately second bullet
followed, which hit him in the left thigh.
Though in great pain. Mr.. Forth had
sufficient presence Of mind to remove his
shirts and with these to bind up the wound
He put a stick through the bandages and
twisted them es tight as he could to stop
the flow of blood He then started to
crawl back.
He had gonc about two miles when he
tainted falling however. in such manner
that the bandage was held tightly about
the wound, thus preventing death from
less of blood He was found by Richard
Collins. Mr. Vanderblt's caretaker, and
subsequently removed to st, Luke's Hos
pital in this city.
Besides suffering from loss of blood
and exposure he has an ugly wound
The bullet was of the mushroom kind. that
spreads and fattens when an object is
struck. This increases the difficulty in
treating the injury
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WON'TFIGHTOYER MANCRURIA
JAPAN THINKS OUR TASK TO
DEAL WITH RUSSIA THERE.
Considers That Pledge for Evacuation Of
Chinese Province Was Made to the
United states-Bln Any Move on COrea
VIII be Met by MikadO's Government
,ec,a, Gable Despaiehe, to The sun.

Special Gable Dispatches to The sun.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The following may
be accepted as an authentic stat ement
Of Japan's position In the present crisis
in the Far East;
Nothing that Russia may do in Manchu-
ria will be made a cdsMs bei by Japan.
Russia is under pledge to the United States
10 begin tho evacuation of Manchuria
Now that II is evident that she has no in
tention to fulfil her promise. any aggres-
sive action by Japan might furnish Russia
with a pretext for her failure to keep her
agreement. Japan has no intention CT
doing anything that would relieve Russia
from the embarrassment OF her position
toward the United States Government.
War between Japan and Russia, II 1t
comes, will have its cause in Russian de-
signs upon the Corean peninsula. Any
movement by Russia in this direction will
be resisted to the uttermost by Japan.
There is nothing in the developments
Of the Last few days within Japanese knowl-
edge to indicate that this crisis is imminent.
viscount Hayashi. the Japanese Minist er
TO Great Britain. said to-day that he had
not received any news dealing with the
question OF Japans trouble with Russia
in regard to Manchuria and Corea for three
weeks. He regarded the absence of news
as good news. He said that he did not think
for a moment that tho peace existing be-
tween the two countries would be broken.
COLOGNE. Oct. 1s.-The Cologne Gazette
says that, according to telegram from
Port Arthur. Admiral Alexietf. Russian
viceroy of tho Far East. contradicts the
stories of the reported movement Of Jap
anese troops to CoIea. He adds that the
reports were evidently intended to serve
the purposes Of speculation and TO pro-
woke dislluiet.
A despatch from 81. Petersburg to the
Cologne Gazette says that the number Of
torpedo boat destroyers on the Pacific
station has been increased. Eleven tor
pedo boats, with forty officers and 500 men,
in addition To 1000 sailors from the Baltic
fleet have recently started for Port Arthur.
1t is rumored that the Japanese feet has
started for Corean shores.
BERLIN. Oct. 1s.-The Frankfurtcr lei
tunq. which print sd a despatch yesterday
to the effect that the Japanese had occ'l-
pied Masampho. Corea, says that ii has
received no conf lrmat ion of the report.
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MAC VEAGH GAVE OFFENCE.
Saved Himself From Recall by Quitting
The Hague.

WASHINGTON, Oct l3-Information re-
ceived here from The Hague, both by letter
and through people who have just come
back from there. is to the effect that by
his sudden departure thence for home the
Hon. Wayne Macveagh saved himself from
recall as the counsel Of Venezuela and
the creditor nations which appeared before
the International Tribunal Of Arbitration
in opposition to the contention OF England,
Germany and Italy that they were entitled
to preferential treatment in the distribution
of the Venezuelan indemnity fund.
According to statements which come
from reliable sources, Mr.. MacVeagh set
the tribunal by the ears and provoked much
i'll feeling on all sides. II is declared that
had Mr.. MacVeagh elected to stay until
the tribunal completed its work the situa-
ton would have developed protests against
his continuance as counsel,
As it was, consideration was given to
the question OF his recall.
The principal charge against Mr.. Mao
Yeagh was that he had written letter to the
executive council of tho tribunal in which
he said in effect, accc ding to report. that
il the arbitrators were lawyers instead Of
diplomats they would know their business
better This was regarded as insulting
by the tribunal Another charge was that
he went far beyond his rights as counsel
by accusing the British Government Of
having fomented the revolution against
the Venezuelan Government. This state
ment gave great offence to the United States
legation at The Hague. which maintained
that it was unwarranted.
Mr.. MacVeaghs departure from The
Hague left the interests of Venezuela and
the United States represented by William
r. Penfleld, the Solicitor Of the State De-
partment, and Herbert W. Bowen, tho
United States Minister to Venezuela.
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DOWIE's HOST STARTS TO-DAY.
Trunks All on the Trains and Babies 10
he Left Behind.

CHICAGO, Oct. l3.-Dowieite hosts gath
cred at Zion City to-day in hundreds in
obedience to the call of John Alexander
Dowie. and by tomorrow 3,1OO of the Res
toration Host will be on their wav to
redeem New York and its environments.
Dowie denied himself to all to day except
to members of his personal staff. His
followers, came from the Western and North
western States and even from Manitoba
and western Canadian places as far away
as Victoria and Vancouver.
Early in the day the heavier articles OF
baggage, such as trunks, were placed in
the baggage cars. Also early ON hand was
the dining car in which Dowie and his per-
sonal aids will subsist One Of the unique
arrangements is a nursery at which young
children may be left during the absence of
their mothers. A deaconess with expert
ence as q nurse will have charge OF the
creche and from tomorrow until Nov 2,
when the host will evacuate New York
nursery maids will have charge OF the
infants.
Not ono of the Dowie trains will stop in
Chicago. They will be shifted around the
city to the Grand Trunk. Michigan Central
Wabash and other railroads which are haul
ing the children of Zion eastward. All
Dowie followers in Chicago who intend to
make the trip will be compelled to start
from Zion City. One train will carry the
great surpliced choir OF 600 voices. while
another will carry the uniformed guard,
500 in ALL
The first train will leave Zion City at $50
o'clock tomorrow and go by the Penn
sylvania. The last train will leave ct 8
O'Clock and reach New York at 0 OF clock on
Thursday morning. Dowie will be on this
train and he will travel more sumptuously
than other members Of the party. More
than one hundred cars will be required
to transport the host.
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FISHING TUG CAPTURED.
The Canadian Cutter Petrol Catches an
American Boat Over the Line.

ERIE. Pa, Oct. l3-After having made
several vain attempts to catch several Of
the boats in the American fishing fleets
the revenue cutter Petrol, the Canadian
craft which patrols the boundary line
between the Canadian and American waters
in this neighborhood, finally succeeded
in capturing the tug Star, manned by Capt.
Cobb, who is also the owner Of the boat
about two miles over the line and just east
of Longpoint, at 1 o'clock this afternoon. I
The capture was witnessed by half
dozen other craft of the feet. including
the Silver Spray, which on two occasions
has given the Petrol an exciting but vain
chase. The Petrol came down on the fleet
so suddenly and with such speed that the
fishermen scarcely realized that she was
among them until she was seen to run along
side of the Star, take her in tow and head
for Point Burwell. The Star is one of the
smallest of the fish tugs of the bay and is
not speedy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
HANNA PRAISES CLEVELAND.
The Senator Says He "Is Greater Than iii,
Time or His Party"

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. Ex-senator
Hanna, in a speech last night before n
large gathering, paid tribute to Grover
Cleveland. He said that jefferson was a
true Democrat. who, if he were living to-day
would not permit himself to sanction the
so-called Democratic teachings Of Tom
johnson. -and," he added, Grover Cleve-
land is another great Democrat, greater
than his time or his party. who looks with
almost disgust upon many Of his fellows
who have strayed after false gods and have
taken up with fallacious doctrines. Jeffer-
son, jackson, Tilden and Cleveland are
Democrats whom all good men admire
and respect"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
THREW OLD MAN INTO RIVER.
After ChIoroformlng Him Robbers Took
Ills Savings and Escaped.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Oct. l3.--Two
masked burglars entered the flag house
at the Fleetwood crossing Of tho Harlem
Railroad, between Mount Vernon and Bronx
vile, late on Monday night, and after gag
ging. ohloroforming and robbing Charles
Prior. the aged fagman. of $3.50, his life's
savings, threw him into the Bronx River
and left him to drown. Luckily the shock
from the cold water brought him to his
senses and he managed to reach the shore
in safety The old man walked to his home
and collapsed upon reaching there. Prior
is u years old. 1t is feared that he will not
recover.
The robbers. after throwing Prior into
the Bronx, visited Thomas W. SINNERS
dry goods store, in the heart OF the city, and
looted it.
The police have not the slightest clue
as to the robbers identity. .
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ALLAN +. HEDGES MISSING.
His Wife Says $1,000 In Mining Stock
ID Also Gone.

Allan F. Hedges, who is under suspended
sentence on a charge Of embezzling 1000
worth Of stocks from Ames, Swan Il Co..
is missing from his home, 10 Prospect
place, Brooklyn, where he was last seen
on Saturday morning. When he left,
according to Mrs. Hedges, $4,000 Of mining
stock. which he had given his wife in his
days of prosperity, also disappeared.
Hedges was once a broker.
Mrs. Hedges was very bitter last night
and declared her intention to secure a
divorce.
= Il don't want the bonds and I don't want
him. she said. Let him 60. only want
q divorce now"
She could not recall the name Of the COM
pany which had IFS led the mining stock.
She said her husband had given it to her
many years ago and that she had kept it
for possible needy day in the future.
The police have not been asked to look
for Hedges
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RAINBOW IN PATERSON.
Hailed as a Harbinser Of Good Fortune
River Returns to Natural Bed.

PATERSON, Oct. 13.-With almost as much
rapidity as it rose, the Passaic River this
morning returned to it's natural channel
and, except for the inundation Of few
short streets near the river the food passed
into history. Railroads we're running close
TO their schedules and mails are arriving n
time.
abated and sufferers from the food continue
to apply there for shelter There has been
no serious case Of sickness and the health
Of the sufferers, on the whole, Is good
Contributions for relief are pouring in.
One Of the most beautiful and inspiring
sights seen this morning was at Passaio
Fails, where a magnificent rainbow spanned
tho misty gorge. It seemed az If It were a
notice to the Inhabitants of the SILK City
that tho worst was over. The spectacle
was witnessed by thousands.
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CUT OFF IOING GIRI'S HAIR.
Somebody Used a Pair Of Scissors While
She Stood on u FcrrybOat

Carrie Kohn, IA years old, of POI jackson
avenue, Long Island City, is grieving over
the loss of her beautiful hair She is very
pretty and her hair, which she wore in
a long braid down her back, was the envy
OF her girl friends. Carrie left her home
on Monday to visit her aunt. who lives at
Eighty-tirst street and Second avenue,
Manhattan. Early in the evening she
started for home. She boarded n ferry
boat and stood on the forward deck
which was crowded. While on the boat
she felt no one touch her nair and was
surprised when on her arrival home her
mother asked what she had done to her
hair.
1t was then seen that some miscreant
shoulders. The girl is positive that the
clipper" did his work on the ferryboat.
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LOST HER DECREE or DIVORCE.
Because Mrs. ..irc! Wants II Back Press
AGENT Says She Is to Marry Again.

Mrs. Therese Birch, divorced wife Of
Reginald d. Birch, who is playing a part
in Pretty Peggy" at the Madison Square
Theatre, says she left her boarding house
at 227 Lexington avenue on Monday night
carrying a purse containing her decree Of
divorce and 5000. She lost the purse
and advertised yesterday that II the finder
would return the decree he could have
the money. Her anxiety to recover the
decree led the press agent of Pretty Peggy
married in few days, Us, in thirty days,
at an expense OF SIS, she may obtain q copy
of the decree. Mrs. Birch when asked
last night II she intended to get married
said she did not care to answer the question.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
Democrats Win In indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. i3.-Charles A.
Bookwalter, the present Mayor and a Re.
publican. was probably defeated by John
". Hoffman Democrat, for Mayor to-day.
The vote was close. ~
The city is normally Republican by $500
10 900, but there was bitter opposition to
Mayor Bookwalter. Mr.. Hoffman made
saloon and gambling elements were arrayed
almost soIidly against him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
MISS ELKINSS PURSE STOLEN.
Daughter OF the West virginia senator
Robbed at Ohio wesleyan University.

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. l3,-It became
known tonight that the faculty Of Ohio
Wesleyan University are investigating the
case Of theft during the reception given
last Friday night by the ladies' literary
societies, when Miss Elkins, daughter of
Senator Elkins of West Virginia. suffered
loss of the contents Of her purse. which
was in her room. The daughter of a
wealthy Delaware resident is suspected,
Miss Elkins's purse contained large sum
of money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
THE ". X. vANDE RBILTS ARRIVE.
Come by the Kaiser with elm II. and Go ut
Once to Newport.

William X. Vanderbilt and his bride,
who was Mrs, Lewis NJ. Rutherfurd. ar
rived yesterday by the North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Vanderbilts
daughters, the Misses Margaret and Barbara
Rutherfurd. The party was taken from
the liner at Quarantine by the New York
Central tug Galloway. landed at Forty
second street. went thence to the Grand
Central Station and departed for Newport.
and his wife, who, in their yacht. the Taran-
tula, had accompanied the Kaiser up from
the Hook to the Battery yacht landing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
STOKES COUNTRY PLACE SOLID
Berkshire Estate Passes Into the Hands
of q New York syndicate.

PITTsFIELD, Mass, Oct. 10. Papers were
the property Of Arson Phelps Stokes of
New York to New York syndicate, which
either has purchased the property or taken
the 9oO-acre estate On a lease for long
term of years, the property is to
be made into a hotel Mr. Stokes, il is
said, " ould sacrifice 100000 by the sale of
his estate, which is the largest and most
costly country residence in Lenox.
The property is on Lake Mahkc anac,
about two miles from Ienox and four miles
from Stockbr.d ge.
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TO ENTER THE HANNA FIRM.
n. l.. Ireland to Take an Active Part In
the Business.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Oct ls.-It is reported
here that r. L. Ireland when he enters the
firm of NJ. A. Hanna & Co. will practically
become its head. According to these state
Of Senator Hanna, Dan r. Hanna, l.. c.
Hanna and Mr. Ireland, who is son-in.law
Of II. NJ. Hanna. Mr.. ireland will relieve
Senator Hanna Of many OF his business
cares, 1t IL also reported that Silas II.
hitchcock and c. C. Bolton are 20 withdraw
from the firm
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Bretrs shorta re Reported to Br sII3,8G1.

MOUNT VERNON, n. Y, Oct. l3.-At the
meeting Of the Common Council tonight
Comptroller James Simpson, who has been
investigating the books of the city, made
report showing that John II. Brett, former
Democratic Receiver of Taxes under Mayor
Fiske, is sl3Gs7 short Brett is now out
OF Office. but proceeding il being brought
against his bondsmen to collect the shortage.
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Head OF Mormon Church 4. p. Director.

SALT LAKE, Utah. Oct, l3-Joseph r,
Smith, head of the Mormon Church, WIS
elected director OF the Union Pacific
Railroad to-day. lh' meeting was nd
journed until Nov. 20, when Lle famous
Lucin cut of will be completed and n large
party of stockholders Of the Union Pacific
will go across Great Salt Lake in the first
passenger train run over the CUTOFF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
WELCOME Il. r. WASHINGTON.
5000 Negroes Greet Him-He Tells Them
the Poor In Europe Are Worse on.

Booker T. Washington, who arrived from
Europe yesterday. was welcomed home last
night at meeting OF 5000 negroes at the
Abyssinian Baptist Church in West Fortieth
street. Addresses Of welcome were made
by the Rev. Charles s, Morris. the Rev. c.
P. Walker and the Rev. H. n Brooks. In
responding Mr. Washington said that
the opportunities for education and labor
for the negro here were much better than
the poorer classes get on the other side.
The negroes, he said, should take advan-
tage of their opportunities.
1.-THE poorer Glasses on the other side,
he said, Isave more money than the colored
people here, although they earn less. On
the other hand, in point of general morality
think that our people hero compare favor
ably with tho lower classes OF Europe"
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JOSEPH SPAHR 4 DEFAi LITER.
Treasurer OF r. r. Mast & Co. Confessed
on His Deathbcd--StOle $4,000

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. l3,-Whie
Joseph Spahr treasurer of P p. Mast 4 Co..
lies in his coffin, preparatory to burial
tomorrow. the announcement is made
that he was short $4,000 in his accounts
He confessed on his deathbed and turned
over his $4,000 life insurance and 81 shares
of stock. The company put absolute con-
fdence in him for seventeen years. His
salary Of 81 800 was insufficient for his sty,e
Of living.
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Southern Pacific to Lay OF 1 100 Men.

CHICAGO, Oct. l3.-The Southern Pacific
Railroad. according to an authoritative
report received in Chicago, is to reduce its
force by 100 men Immediately The
chief reductions will be made in the shops,
but there will be economy all along the
line. No road entering Chicago will admit
a definite intention Of adopting this course,
but rumors of concerted move ere in the
air. The expenses q the roads are now
declared to be out Of proportion 10 their
earnings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
Hind Jeweller Fails.

Martin Berel, wholesale dealer in jewelry
at 7sl Broadway, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy with liabilities Sll 800 and assets
H,Ol? Mr. Berel has the sympathy Of
the trade. He Ia totally blind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14

Al the Luncheon rendered In Montreal Canada
Monday evening TO the lionourablc tI,llcr| tom.
pany OF London, England. by the Olllcets OF tne
Montreal Garrison. Pommery See and brut Ntre
exclusively used This emphasize, 'hr M, 'a't r,s,
among discriminating nyishm~n As Ven AZ Nh'f
leans PomlncTy IL the choice OF all chanpaga's.
ADJ