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The sun., 1903-10-01
|C. F.. LOON IN RETIREMENT.
An Actor Who Played Many Parts Once Not
Needed Nowadays.

In the good old palmy days of the theatre,
when every actor OF actress in a theatrical
company was professional, 1t was often
necessary for minor member to play, in
his time-between 7:3O and II 80 in the
evening parts.
Two or more plays were the rule of the
evening, and play had seldom less than
five aots-sometimes six or seven. 1t was
therefore necessary for an actor of modest
position in a company to double up various
parts, and this act Of doubling required
some technical changes OF name upon the
programme.
play, whatever 1t might be, was set to
the "full strength of the company" The
test of compliance with this announcement
was the number of names on the programme,
and it was deemed nee essary, therefore,
for an actor appearing in several parts to
have, on the programme, different name
in each.
As these parts were taken by minor menu
bers of the theatrical appren-
! tices, in fact-they did not object. II was
this circumstance that offered Mr. G. F..
Loon" his opportunity.
The name Of c. F. Loon appears on every
old theatrical bill printed for New York
theatre for many years. A loon" in
theatrical parlance, is q man who didn't
know much, and c. F. Loon was invariably
a fictitious character, the initials &C. F.
standing for cream face, or Mr.. Loon with
out much make up, the exigencies Of the
changes in character being such that it was
not feasible for theatrical apprentice who
played an Indian at one time and farmer
at another. to make such changes in his
complexion as the characters required.
He therefore used no make up at ALL and
to that fact Is due the designation OF cream
face.
But Mr.. Loon. like the mammoth or last
years. birds nests. Is no more. For each
part nowadays. however insignificant,
there il always an amateur seeking stage
experience, and thus Mr.. Loon has retired
from the field,
The sun., 1903-10-01
FISHES DO GO UP HILL.
Al Angler Gives His Reasons for That
Belief.

From theNev Orleans Times Democrat.
Fishes have more sense than they are
credited with having" said an old angler,
"and my experience has taught me not to
nut much faith in the statement that they
only know things from the vibration due
to conclusion. / think they reason in some
way or other. Idon't know just how it Is.
-I am satisfied that nature has not been
narticularly extravagant in the matter Of
giving fish intelligence. Besides, | know
that their eyes are fat and they can see
but very little. l suppose the eye OF the
fish is worse, If anything. than the eye OF the
reptile But, taking all these things into
consideration. | am convinced from little
things have observed that the Ash is pretty
wise member and that he at least knows
what il good for him when he is confronted
bv the blunt issue of surviving or not sur
viyinR Why is it that fish always founders
toward the water? That's the point have in
mind. and 1t is the one fact above all others
thai has convinced me that the fish has more
sense than we think have never seen a fish
that would not hounder toward the water
nI know two answers will be made to this
suprestion. One Is that there Is generally
n slope toward the water, and that hence the
force of gravity determines the direction OF
the fsh's movement. And the other is q
urinary reason-the matter Of instinct, as
distinguished from reason. These explana-
tions do not satisfy me; In the first place. l
reieot the theory which ma kes difference
het wsen instinct and reason. l cannot tell
the difference between the attributes. SO
much are they alike. In the second place.
want to tell you that have seen fish n onnder.
inc M hin. Why2 Simply. because they
were forced to founder up hill In order to
get back into the water Does lish Know
th;nl, 40, have seen them jump ana founder
up hiil, inch after inch. until they sot back
TO- the edge OF the stream out OF which they
tbe ra. writer's call INSTINCT but to save my
soul cant tell instinct from what we are
accustomed to regard AS reason In higher
forms OF life"
The sun., 1903-10-01
SAID FOR THE SUBWAY.
Its Good Points Told and Excuses Offered
for the Mess 1t Has Made.

for the Mess 1t Has Made.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Society of Municipal Engineers In the club
house in West Thirty-first street last night,
George s. Rice, deputy chief engineer to
the Rapid Transit Commission, gave a
comprehensive recapitulation Of the con-
struction of the subway from the time
when the undertaking was first proposed
until now.
Mr.. Rice said among other things that the
subway, when completed, will be the only
watertight work of its kind In existence
and that the air in it will be practically free
from dampness
In the construction of the work thus
far, more than twelve miles Of sewers and
forty miles of water and gas pipes have
been reconstructed, Mr.. Rice said; on
the average about one and half tons
of dynamite have been used daily since
600 900 of the $35 900 600 called for in the
original contract has been expended.
Mr. Rice offered as excuse for bad sur
face oonditio in Forty-second street and
Fourth avenue the statement that con-
tracts for those sections Of the subway
were let first, and that the men who took
them were not held down 30 stringently
| in regard to the Use of the street surface
| as were those who obtained contracts for
| other sections.
No other country in the world could afford
to spend the amount which will be spent
on the improvements of transportation
facilities in and around New York in the
next five years He estimated that between
$3.50 900 900 and $500 600 900 will be spent.
Reference to Chief Engineer Parsor Us
| proposed Broadway ditch were scrupu-
ously avoided by Mr.. Rice:
A resolution was introduced condemn
ing the constant opening of the city's streets
for construction work and repairs to gas
pipes and conduits and calling on the city
authorities to provide for adequate pipe
galleries in the streets. After much dis
cussion the resolution was laid on the table
until the next meeting This member said
that he had been informed that the Board
of Estimate would vote the first appTo-
priation for such use at its next meeting.
The sun., 1903-10-01
RAID ON NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
Gen. Chase Of Colorado Militia Puts His
Critics Under Arrest.

DENVER. Col, Sept. 3O.-Just before
midnight last night the militia under COM
mand Of Gen. Chase surrounded the office
of the Victor Record and demanded the
surrender of all the employees who were at
work. The same tactics were employed
as though actual war was In progress.
An orderly entered the Office and all hands
except the office boy were marched to the
famous bull PEN which has defied the habeas
corpus law.
was the fact that for several days articles
have appeared crit icising the conduct Of the
military in making arrests without legal
authority during the strike troubles.
The sun., 1903-10-01
Via Jor Andrews Gives an Ante-Nuptial
Dinner.

SARATOGA, Sept. 9O.-At the Arrowhead
roadhouse a party of sixteen was enter
tanned at an ante-nuptial dinner given last
evening by Major James M. Andrews. Jr..
of Schenectady who is an officer of the
Second Regiment, National Guard, and the
the son of Captain and Mrs James NJ.
Andrews Of New York city and Saratoga
Springs.
The Major is to be married tomorrow
evening to Miss Helen Horton Beecher.
the daughter Of Mrs. Clara Beecher OF
Ballston Spa, in Christ Church In that vii
lage. The Rev. DR.. Joseph Carey, rector
of Bethesda Episcopal Church Of Saratoga
Springs, will perform the ceremony. Dr..
Carey was the officiating clergyman at the
marriage Of the parents Of the bride in
Christ Church ON Sept. I. 1871.
The sun., 1903-10-01
VALUABLE Photos or BUFFALO.
They VIII Grow More Valuable - the Nc
maining Specimens Become Fewer. -
From the Washington Post

From the w dshInDtOn POSt
Mr. R,aokburn ia the pogsessor OF series
l. =, rhotorranhs which in another gen GRAFTON
Oh photoklaph' "non .a a. 20 ,.orn ~ aot vaIn.,
will constitute record OF very ereat Vaiue'
Their history is worth relating.
About a year ago a gentleman representing
the Oldest and most reliable sporting paper
in England came to this country to ascertain
whether it were possible to secure photo.'
graph or a series OF photographs Of herd
Of buffalo in the wild state.
az those who undertook to supply him with
such pictures very soon learned: There
were pictures In plenty OF the herd In tho
Corbin game preserve In New Hampshire.
the Ajiard herd in Montana, the Jones herd.
the phillips herd and the Goodnight herd. 4
hit these were not what he wanted.
When he stipulated wild buffalo he did not
mean half Wild. preserve animals. used to
coming up for their daily ration & q nay % N
prairie, as wild as wild could be, taken some
time prior to the extinction Of the American
bison-prior to 1875.
He hunted high and low. but everywhere
the result was the same.
The extinction Of the buffalo came, on 80
suddenly that prior to 1875 no one had Thoughts
It worth while to photograph wild herd.
which were then 80 common and pientlIui
Finally. after long search, ne heara oI
Mr.. Blackburn, to whom rev weeks ateI ne
with better success.
Mr. BLACKBURN had ph0t9graphs OF hetn ii
OF wild bunaio,real Wiiu DuHaio' ~ wni
be remembered that the miseraDle rem IehhanS
OF buffalo now IN the fel!o%stohe faTA aro
not the descendants of buhaIo that We're
placed there, but OF wild animals which were
there in pre-Columbian Times. vounvs,on.
The sun., 1903-10-01
Custom House Safe Blown Open.

OaDENsBURG, N. ", Sept. 30.-Deputy
Collectors Frank Gilday and Frank W.
Ames were startled when they entered the
United States Custom Office at Morristown
this morning to find everything in confusion
had entered the place some time
during the night and blown the safe open
The safe was completely wrecked, the door
being torn of. About S25, which was in
the safe. was taken by the burglars. No
clue or trace OF the robbers has been found.
The sun., 1903-10-01
NELLIE PROVES ROTH CLAIMS.
That 10. II Affection for Her Canine Friends
10 Satisfactory Test.

- = aoCSVhy
A fox terrier pup of accredited pedigree
became the property Of August Wengart
Of 40S First street, Hoboken, In June OF
1901, and was named Nellie. The pup
grew in wisdom and years, and remained
In the family Of the Wengarts until last
March, when she suddenly disappeared.
The Wengarts mourned for her until two
weeks ago, when member Of the family
came across terrier which looked like Nell
lie and answered to that name. He took her
home. and the Wengarts spread the news
among their neighbors that the incompara-
BILE terrier had been recovered.
About the same time AZ the Wengarts
were rejoicing over finding Nellie, Thomas
Wright, constable, lost his prize terrier
Fly. He offered reward for her recovery,
but got no trace Of her until couple of
days ago when John Brady, his half brother.
told him that terrier that looked just
like Fly and answered to that name, was
being housed by Wengart. The constable
terrier. Wengart had him arrested the
following day.
yesterday Wright had another terrier in
court named Prince, which he said was
Fly's brother. He explained that Prince
WOulU prove tndJ tnc uOR Ill ncVcT
belonged to Wengart as soon as Fly would
get look at him.
Fly was brought from an anteroom, and
when she saw Prince she ran to him. A
demonstration Of affection continued be-
tween the two terriers for couple Of
minutes.
There, said Wright, what better proof
could anyone ask for2"
wait moment, put in Wengart, motion
ing to John Sexton. dog fancier, who was
in court to give expert testimony
Sexton advanced to the railing and ad-
dressed the Recorder as a lawyer would:
"Your Honor" he said, "there is evil
IDENTIFY some mistake here. can prove
that this dog belongs to Wengart by this
He pulled from under his coat young
terrier.
-Nellie is this pups MOTHER he said.
sand will surely recognize him
The pup was put beside Nellie, and there
was another touching demonstration of
affection.
The Court was in a quandary.
there's no doubt that this dog Nellie
has been leading dual life, was the judicial
comment. "She answers to both names
and Is equally affectionate to her putative
brother and son. No honest dog would
act like that.
sWright is SO positive in his knowledge of
the dog, however, that he has the stronger
claim to her. l will parole her in his Gus
tody until it can be proved that he is not
entitled to harbor her further"
The sun., 1903-10-01
BLOW TO WAGNER FESTIVAL.
Kaiser's Absence Has had Erect on the
Celebration.
Special cabls Despatch TO THE SUN.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
BERLIN, Sept. sO.-The festival In conneo
ton with the unveiling Of the Richard Wag.
ner monument began this evening with q
reception in the Reichstag building. Owing
to the absence Of the Emperor and Empress
and other exalted personages the affair
was not remarkable success. The at.
tendance was comparatively small.
The Emperor was represented by his
second son, Prince Eitel Friedrich, and
Prince Frederick Henry of Prussia. The
orchestra was unimportant.
The belief is current that the Emperor
dislikes Wagner. as leading the neople from
their love of the national popular music.
The sun., 1903-10-01
"ST0NY" MELVILLE'S RAIDED.
NEW TENDERLOIN CAPTAIN GETS
INTO A GAMBLING HOUSE.
It's Resort OF Small Bett0vs and Hsd
Long Run Unm0iestcd-Melvillo and
Another Man Arrested ana oS.SeO
Worth Of Gambling Tools Taken Away.

AuOvNCT VnUh fNIECVVCn Osso SosDD~
Worth Of Gambling Tools Taken Away.
STONY" Melviles gambling house at ~
West Thirty-frst street was raided by the
Tenderloin police yesterday, and the gam
blers we're laughing last night at the way
Melville let himself be caught. Melville's
place is officially called the Gilsey Club.
but gamblers know it as 'shoee string
house, where small players are welcomed.
1t has never before been nolested by tho
Tenderloin police. .assc. .-j .,..-,.. j,
District Attorney Jerome paid his re-
spects to the Gilsey Club in an interview
on Monday. On Tuesday night Capt.
Burfeind spent some time Watching the
brownston one house, which has barber
shop on the gro und floor and tailor shop
on the first floor. Above is the Glsey Cub
A heavy door with slide protects the club.
While Capt. Burfeind was watching,
dapper chap started up the stoop. Bur-
feind stopped him and told him that IL was
an alleged gambling house.
sOh, no, It isn't" said the man. live
on the two upper floors and know therc
is no gambling there.'
very we'll, said Burfeind. and he strohed
away.
Mooney, one Of his plain clothes men
went around to the club. They got up "a
| far as the heavy door on the second moor
| and then had to stop. Burfeind reppen
on the door and the slide was openSd. Inc
man inside said he was Mi; Melvihe ana
chat there was no gambling there.
swell II the plscRfs &6 lght d9p,4 N
what objection you can have to me looking
| It over, said Burfeind. T. !.
well, have some gambling tools here.
said Mr.. Melville, shut If you'n give me
until 8 o'clock tonight III have them out
of here -.r :,
Better let me look the place over" said
Burfeind.
Melville snapped back the bolts as II he
had been mesmerized. Irooping up the
stairs came three Of Inspector McCMskys
sleuths, who seemed dazed when they saw
| Burfeind entering. They hurried to get
in on the raid. Melville was put under
| arrest at once on his own admissions. In
| the place were the man who had q talk
with Capt. Burfeind the night before and
| another man. The former was arrested.
The two prisoners were marched to Jener.
son Market court by Capt. Burfeind and
| arraioned before Magistrate Pool charged
| with violating section 3S6 Of the Penal
| Code, which makes It q misdemeanor o
have gambling paraphernalia in ones
possession. The prisoners, who said they
| were John Smith (Melville) and James
| Stein, were paroled In the custody OF their
counsel for examination tomorrow.
The police carted away two faro tables.
| a roulette wheel, q sweat board, three
poker tables, halfa dozen chip racks and
| 1900 chips. The stuff taken was said to be
worth $500. The clubs safe was not taken
away. .t.--.H .r- ..r
The sun., 1903-10-01
Pink Jackets for Chicago Hunters.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3O.-Pink coats and beaver
hats will add to the picturesqueness Of
the Onwentsia Club hunts. A New York
tailor descended upon Lake Forest yester-
day and measured ten OF the younger
hunting men for the bright swallowtsil
which constitutes the proper garb for
the followers OF the nimble fox. Among
those who will wear the new hunting cos
tune are Master OF Hounds Arthur T. Aldis
Beauclerc. y
The sun., 1903-10-01
TURKISH FORCE TRAPPED.
Caught In the Predel Pass, Whlch ~ h
0wIontD Had,

Special Cabss DsspaseA 10 TIE sux.
SOFIA. Sept. a0.-According TO ine.rgent
dispatches from Ria. Turkish force has
been caught In Predel Pass, between
Raslog and Djumnia. The insurgents are
blocking both ends Of tho pass.
The insurgents have issued list Of atroci-
ties committed by the Turks In September.
1t says that S06. pee SAINTS were slaughtered.
SALoNIcA, Sept. 3O.-It is officially stated
that the Turkish loss in the fighting at
Raslog was considerable Thirty Bull
garians were killed.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 30.-The Porte
has issued an trade calling out $1,000 re-
cruits for service in Macedonia.
LONDON, Oct. The Daily Malls corre-
spondent at Monastir says that he has
conversed with number OF refugees from
Kastoria who arrived at Monastir ON Sept.
rs. They told the usual tales Of outrage,
murder and terror. but positively denied
that there had been massacre at Kastoria,
although the surrounding country has been
devastated.
The Constantinople correspondent OF tho
Standard says it is fact known to the
Turks that while the Russian Government
is openly officially threatening Bulgaria
with abandonment il she continues to favor
revolution, it has during the last few weeks
furnished the principality with more than
1000 900 cartridges and number Of horses.
These were landed from Russian gunboats,
which went much further up the Danube
River for the purpose than they had any
right to do.
CoNaTANTINop, Cant aO-The Porta
has replied to the Austrian Russian note
declaring that it's own views OF the Mace
donian situation are identical with those
Of the Powers. 1t undertakes to make
every effort to execute the reforms, not
withstanding the fact that the difficulties
created by Bulgarian bands are compel
ling Turkey to maintain a large army on q
war footing.
The sun., 1903-10-01
ROW OVER HUNTS RETURN.
Plan Of Holding . Parade NJ San Juan In
His Honor Causes Trouble.

Special dbIf DeJpalch 10 THE SUN
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 3O.--Ihe
Rdninistrat ion has decided to hold parade
In honor OF tn. arrival here Tomorrow OF
Gov Hunt, who has been in the United
States for some time on leave OF absence,
This decision was reached in face OF the
popular opposition to any such demon
stration, and consequently the .insular
police and the Porto Rico regiment are the
only bodies that will participate.
The branch here of the American Fede-
ration Of Labor will hold a mass meeti ng
10 protest against the action of the admins
tration
The sun., 1903-10-01
Girl Baby offered for Adoption.

A healthy girl baby, . months old, at st.
Phebe's Mission, l2S DeKalb avenue,
Brooklyn, has been advertised for adop-
tSs mission that the younS On Sa1ssb mscbsr or
Of the baby, who belonged to respectable
Brooklyn family, has been deserted by
her husband and feels that she must give
up the infant before she has become too
nuoh attached TO It.
The sun., 1903-10-01
POISONED CANDY SENT TO HER
Girl Student II Forest Park University Made
Very Ill.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3O.--Miss Grace Van
den Boom a student at Forest Park
University, recently received box Of candy
through the mails. She ate two or three
pieces and became very sick The candy
was poisoned.
Miss Vanden Boom's parents reside. The
store where it was purchased in Quincy
has been found, but none Of the salesmen
could remember to whom the candy had
been sold. The father of Miss Vanden
Boom is in the city and has engaged de-
tectiyes to work on the case.
The sun., 1903-10-01

King Leopold Aboard the Alberta When
She struck Steam Trswier.
special Cabl, Despatch to THE 81

NVttluT { uUFc DtsPUEu'' :" "" .'o'''
OsrEND, Sept. 3O.-The royal Belgian
yacht Alberta, with King Leopold aboard.
while on her way to Dover this morning,
collided with steam trawler. Both ves-
sels were somewhat damaged. The Alberta
continued on her voyage. King Leopold
was on his way to Dover to see the turbine
channel steamship Queen.
The sun., 1903-10-01
WATER-TIGHT BULKHEADS.
How Safety Can he Obtained by Sub
division of Seagoing Ships.
From the Nautical Gdsette.

From the Nautical Gasette.
Again and again we hear OF collisions
in which one or both Of the unfortunate
ships suffer such injuries that they go to
the bottom. At the present state OF nautical
knowledge, with the full understanding Of
the value OF strong transverse bulkheads
In restricting loss Of buoyanoy to relatively
small compartments under external injury.
II seems regrettable that 50 little Is done
by shipbuilders and shipowners In the ABB
senoe OF any regulations by the Government,
or ct least by the underwriters. Particularly
lacking Is such bulkhesd protection In our
numerous coastins sailing ships. Of which the
Jennie Dubois, sunk only few days ago by
collision of Block Island. was q modern
example. The same might be said OF ferry
boats. river and bay steamers. and even tho
largest part Of our coastwiso steamships.
With tho steadily increasing speed Of ships
the question Of safs subdivision becomes
q more and more pressing one SO far. only
hs clad VIII with authority By the GOvernmsnt.
the Seeberufsgenossenscha In conjunction
with the Germanischer Lloyd, have issued
no more than humane to the English-speakng
maritime population II similar regulations
for safe subdivision Of ships by the leadng &
classification rules or by the authorities could
It might be stated that for average. cases
at least four or five strong bulkheads are
ssdsa to @ the ship h IS ss to
compartments, possible by injury IN the
Line The at
safety Passenger ships with little cargo
capacity should always be fitted thus, while
cargo vessels may safely get along with the
should have less than this number Of bulk
heads; the objection that the loading Of a
The sun., 1903-10-01
Loudo, .yceum 70 BE . Variety Theatre

Special Cobie Despatch TO The SUN
LONDON. Sept. D.-The stockholders OF
the Lyceum Theatre Company met to-day
and decided to convert the house into
variety theatre. the Lyoeum was sir
Henry Irving's PLAYHOUSE.
The sun., 1903-10-01
"POLLING..


nittee Opens Ysur Pay Eavelspe.
CHICAGO. Sept. W-John NJ Stiles, q con-
tractor. was testifying in his injunction suit
against several trades unions to-day when
he complained Of . practice called polling.
What ID that?' asked Lawyer A. G.
Allen.
THAT is a committee or body Of men
hanging around the place when the men are
paid on. They would tear open the en-
velopes in the possession Of my employees
to see that the pay was all right. This
caused considerable trouble among the
men,"
The sun., 1903-10-01
Prof. Falb. Weather Prophet. Dead.

Special Cable Despatch 10 The SUN.
BERLIN, Sept. 30.-Prof. Falb, the weather
prophet, died to-day at Schoenberg
The sun., 1903-10-01
BOOKER WASHINGTON IN PARIS
Said 10 Have Registered There ~ Thomas
Jones.
spec,ll Gable DespatCh 10 THE SUN

SpfciQl CnbIe Despafch 10 TIE SUN
Ioanls,, 56St, IA despatch to the
pNsoniclc from lParis says that Booker
= hinston, the well known American
negro educator, staying at the Grand
Hotel under the Ipseudonym OF Thomas
Jones He refusefs to be interviewed.