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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
TIE RISE ~ PRICE OF SILVER.
II Causes Some Apprehension for the Sue
cess OF the New Philippine Currency.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE rise in the
price Of silver bullion has caused some
apprehension for the success Of the new
Philippine currency system. The Director
of the Mint paid 5s27 cents per ounce
for 100000 ounces yesterday for Philippine
coinage, this being a fractional part of n
cent higher than the quoted London price
on account of delivery in San Francisco.
The price Of bar silver has steadily risen
for several weeks.
1t was said at the Treasury Department
to-day that if the value should exceed
84.l0 cents per ounce. the new Philippine
pesos would be worth more than their
face value as bullion. This might cause
the coins to disappear from circulation
if the high price should be continued for
any length Of time.
Since the Philippine coinage was issued
the Director Of the Mint has purchased,
approximately, s.OOO,OOO ounces of bar
silver. The bulk of this was bought at
prices exceeding so cents per ounce, and
a considerable quantity has been bought
at more than IS cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
PRAISES BRAVE DETECTIVES.

Capt. Shire Hates to Think Of what Might
Have Happened in "Lishtnins Jim's."
The four men who were arrested In the
raid on lightning Jim" Stewards Garfield
Club in East Thirty-second street on Thurs
day night we're held yesterday for ex-
aminatio ion on a charge OF conducting q
poolroom.
Capt. Shire OF the East Thirty-fifth street
police station, who directed the raid, praised
the work Of Detectives Raisner and O'Brien
OF Capt, Piper's staff. who got the evidence.
The captain said that the two detectives
were in danger all the time they were in the
Garfield Club
They went there without guns, clubs
or shields" he said, 'and il it had ever been
found out that they were policemen
WE'LL
The captain shook his head thoughtfully,
but didn't say Just what he thought would
have happened to the two detectives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
GREENE TO THE NEW COPS.
be Good or You'n He CauEht-rake Cort
right as an Example.

Commissioner Greene presented certiH-
Gates Of appointment to 81 new policemen
yesterday afternoon at the Sixty-ninth
Regiment armory. Then he gave them
some advice and said in part;
The qualities which are most important In a
police officer are courage. honesty and In
telligence. Bear in mind that the New York
police force has never fiinched In danger. and
be very sure that not one of you ever breaks
this record
Your next duty after preserving the peace
and protecting the lives and property. Of
citizens, is to enforce the laws in regard to
the suppression Of vice and crime. and there
you will be subjected to very great tempta-
lions. warn you not to yield to those temp
very sure that II you do yield to those tempta-
tons sooner or later you will be found out
We have here to-day with US the chief in
spector OF the force. Inspector Cortright. For
oyer thirty years he has had the reputation
OF the honest cop. and tell you IL Is very
proud title, hold him UP to you as an e1,
ample Of what a policeman ought to be. and
advise you TO copy his example.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
OMMEN AFTER TWO MORE COPS
He Complains Of Tenderloin Patrolmen
and Gen. Greene Brings Charges.

Charges were preferred yesterday against
Policemen Croker and Murphy Of the Ten
derloin station HI the result OF COM
plant made to Commissioner Greene by
Magistrate Ommen, who asserts that they
withheld evidence they had against the
keeper Of a disorderly house whom they
had arrested. The Magistrate told Gen.
Greene that the two policemen had pre-
sented the evidence in such a way that he
was compelled to dismiss the case.
Gen. Greene ordered Inspector Walsh
to investigate. and he learned Of facts that
warranted the bringing Of charges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
News u! Plays and Players.

Mabel Neln-, tho Australian prima
DONNA came ~ yesterday on H., GttG IL
Miiano, from Naples. She 10 tho last Of
the stars to join Henry " SGvsges English
grand opera company
Paine fireworks show A. Manhattan
Beach will end the season tonight with d
repetition OF The silver anniversary carnival.
There will be daylight fireworks and balloon
rLcoS ~ tho afternoon end concerts after
noon and evening
George Eyer on MRS Golden BhghD
has made al adaptation Of -IH MAI 10 DIES
Forges' and has called II THE Aftermath
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin will
play II nsxt week At the Columbus Theatre
In San BranMsc1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Railroad Commissioners 10 Investigate
Orange County FrOlley Accident.

NEwBURdH. Sept, 1.-THE State Board
OF Railroad Commissioners will meet here
Tomorrow 70 investigate the recent trolley
accident on the Orange County Traction
ComPany's line In the outskirts Of the city
Sixteen persons were injured, some quite
seriously, and several damage suits ars
threatened. John II. Holdsworth and wife
OF Brooklyn. who are yet in St. Luks's
Hospital here, but said 20 DO doing nicely,
place their damages at $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
IKE VAIL rs DOWN AND OFT,
He Says, but Magistrate Holds Him in
Bonds for Good Behavior.

Ike Vail, the old-time bunco man, was
arrested again yesterday. He and another
Rogues' Gallery celebrity were talking
to farmer at the Albany Day Line pier,
when three Central Office detectives grabbed
them before they had time to work any
game. When arraigned in the Tombs
police court Vail said that he had done
nothing wrong.
I'm down and out. Judge he pleaded
and for goodness sake don't put me down
and out more than | am
Magistrate Pool held Vail and his com
panion In $500 bail each TO insure their
good behavior for six months
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
DRINKS ACID IN TIE STREET.
Unidentified Man Watches Children At
play and Then Kills Himself.

An unidentified man, about As years old.
and fairly well -dTessed, committed suicide
yesterday afternoon, in front Of 2sl East
Fifty-sixth street by drinking carbolo
acid. The man sat on the stoop. watched
some children dancing to the music Of a
hand organ for a few minutes, and then
pulled n bottle from his pocket and drank
The contents. Policeman Shauber Of the
East Fifty-iirst street station saw signs Of
carbolIc acid on the mans lips and sum
moued an ambulance from tho Flower
Hospital. The man died few minutes
after he arrived there.
The suicide was about feet 0 inches
In height and weighed $50 pounds and had
red hair and musta che. In his pocket
was loaded S2-Calibre revolver
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Can't. Piper visit, the West Side Court

Second Deputy Police Commissioner
Piper paid an unexpected visit yesterday
morning to the West Side police court.
to inspect the court squad and Sergt.
Lanes books. 1t was the first time since
the court was opened in November, 1897.
that q Police Commissioner or his deputy
had visited the court As he was leaving
the Deputy Commissioner said he was
highly pleased with the state Of things
as he found them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
OF THE PRESIDENTS.'
A Pennsylvania Paid S3S for a Set. but
the Books Failed to Appear.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.-United States
Treasurer Roberts has received an inquiry
from A. X. Frederic OF Auburn, Pa, con
corning the operations OF a man of the name
of Ney, who represent ed himself as an agent
OF the Treasurer Of the United States in
the sale Of The Messages and Papers Of
the Presidents
Ney represented to Mr.. Frederic that
there were only few sets left OF that i'm
mortal work, which were for sale at $35
each. He promised to send set to Mr. .
Frederic who paid the amount demanded
The books having failed to appear, Mr..
Frederic has written to inquire il the books
are issued officially by the Government.
Treasurer Roberts has replied that the
Government has nothing whatever TO do
with the publication.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12

Commander j. Z. EUller equipment of'ccr
Norfolk Sayy Yard; Commander r II, Gait 10
Norfolk Navy Yard.
lieutenant Commander T. D, Grimm from the
Wyoming 20 treatment al naval hospital, Mare
Island.
lieut., " v, Glmcr, to aid to oommandant
Norfolk Navy Yard
and wait orders.
Pay Director j. Foster rrtr-d, from duty as
general storek'errr, pou'mouth Navy Yard 10
home and settle accounts
Pay Inspector n. = Drlry &c du'v as general
storrketper. P2r,Smoot, y.rd, snd settle accounts
Paymaster II J. ASH "a tho Hartford
Assistant Naval Cons uctUr ". q. Croesbeck
ds'Rchcd, experimenting constructor al the works
Of the TrigV COMPANY, Richmond, 10 UrDartirent OF
COnAlnlcLl1n End EnnsLL Norfolk NV NnLd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Helen Gould's Party for Sewing Glass.

TARRYTowN. N. Y, Sept. ll,-Mss Helen
Gould gave her annual party to the 1855
young girls Of her Lyndhurst sewing class
At her country seat this afternoon. The
girls are the daughters OF poor people q
neighboring villages Miss Gould was
assisted by Mrs. Edwin Gould, Miss NJ
receiving the children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
RECREATION IN SCHOOLHOUSES.
Seventeen Buildings to he Open Evenings
for Gymnastics. Debates, &c.

Seventeen of the public schools in Man
haitian and three in Brooklyn will be opened
as recreation centres next Tuesday even
ing and will be so used every evening Icept
Sunday during the school term.
In each school provision has been made
for training in gymnastics and athletic
games and room will be set aside for read
ing, checkers, chess and other games.
Literary and debating clubs will also be
resumed and there will be a room in each
school where students will be prepared for
civil service and the Regents examinations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Mrs. W. Watts sherman III.

NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. ll-Mrs. William
Watts Sherman Is seriously i'll at her villa
here and her condition is causing much
uneasiness to her family. She has been in
poor health for some time and is now srf-
fering with nervous prostration Mrs
Sherman ~ the sister Of Mrs John Nicholas
Brown and Mrs. Harold Brown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
TAMMANY LEADER SUED
On . Mortgage for $4,000 He Gave to
Randolph CUR enh elmer.

Suit was begun In the Supreme Court
yesterday against Matthew F. Donohue.
the Tammany loader of the Twenty first
district, to foreclose a 3l2 900 mortgage
given by Donchue to Randolph Guggen-
heimer. The mortgaged property is at
Manhattan avenue and ll9th street. Mr.
Guggeaheimer assigned the mortgage to
Thomas Welsh, who was the plaintiff In the
action begun yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Medical School inspectors Appointed.

Health Ccmhissionsf Lsderls appointed
yesterday about ffty physicians to make
up the oorpS OF medical school inspectors
Tor this borough. About twenty I've were
appointed for work Ia the other boroughs.
The number Of medical school inspectors
Will be smaller than usual this year because
Of hack y funds 10 employ thsA They
Will begiS on Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
THERESA VAUGHN DYING.
Actress Brothers Notified That She Can't
Lve-Is In an Asylum.

WORCESTER, Mass. Sept, n.-Theresa
Vaughn, the actress, is dying at the Worces-
ter Insane Hospital of paresis. Two of
her brothers, Philip and Robert. and a
sister, Minnie who are at the Park Thea
ire, in Boston, and her brother Matthew,
In New York, have been notified that her
death may occur at any time.
She has been familiar figure in Worcee-
ter for several years, as she was per-
mitted to visit the city once or twice a week
with nurse from the hospital, She was
occasionally visited by flashes Of her old
vivacity. and used to sing snat ches OF the
songs she sang on the stage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE GETS GOING.
Opens Headquarters and VIII Tell the
Voters About Taxation Inequalities.

The Manhattan Municipal League, or
ganized last April at the Savoy Hotel.
opened its headquarters at 10 East Fifty
ninth street last evening. The league will
hold mass meeting In the near future.
at which prominent speakers from various
parts of the State will make addresses
dealing with taxation. finance and home
rule in the cities. Attention will be called
to the fact that the counties comprising
New York city. with Albany, Erie, Monroe
and Onondaga are now paying about 80
per cent. OF the State taxes. AM. The cities
OF New York and Buffalo, about 30 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
STRYNGHAM MUST MAKE 30 KNOTS
II She Falls Contract VIII He Revoked and
Destroyer Completed at . Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment decided to-day that 1t would
revoke the contract for the construction
of the torpedo boat destroyer Stringham
unless speed trial. to be held within
the next ten days. showed that the vessel
could make thirty knots an hour. The
revocation is regarded as inevitable, as
the contractors, the Harlan 4 Hollings-
worth Company Of Wilmington, Del,
have informed the Department that they
have no hope OF making better showing
than twenty-eeven knots
When the contract has been revoked
a committee will make an estimate OF the
amount Of work done and the cost of ma
terial used In the StrinRham and recon-
mend the amount that should be paid TO
the contractors. The vessel will then be
taken to navy yard and completed at
Government expense.
The Stringham is one OF several des-
troyers the contracts for which required
thirty knots speed None Of them has
succeeded in fulfilling this requirement,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Army and Navy Orders.

WAsHINGroN. Sept, il-Ths following army
orders were issued to day:
The board appointed to meet at San Francisco
for examination OF officers OF the Signal Corps IL
dissolved,
The board appointed 10 meet az For, Sheridan
tor examination Of candidates for Char lain is
dissolved,
Capt Henry Page Assistant Surgeon. to the
CAPT CHARLES s. Wallace. from the Philippines
to san Francisco,
col Samuel Il. Wh.all. from Third Infantry 10
Twenty seventh Infantry.
Col Harry l.. HhsaeIl from Twenty seventh
Infantry TO Third Infantry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
Leo =. Hoffman Found Dead.

SYRACUSE, Sept. LEO J Hoffman,
formerly publisher Of tue Central Democrat.
was found dead this morning W der cITalm-
stances which make it appear that no COM
United suicide Mr.. Hoffman was formerly
Supervisor and had held several other
political offices
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

popularity, but he has added steadily to
the strength of the party. 1t is no exag-
geratiOn to say that President Roosevelt
is to-day the most popular man in the
United States and that the republican
party is stronger than it was when he
became president. These results have
not been achieved by the presidents
playing politics. The country has
learned that he is above that sort Of
thing. A man of friendly impulses, he
likes to make friends He is not insen-
sible to popularity, but it is not ruling
motive with him. The dominating pur-
pose of his administration, as of his
whole public career, has been to do right,
and to serve the people honestly, faith
fully and fearlessly. A prominent repub-
lican politician of New York who has
been feeling the public pulse throughout
that state says that the popularity of
President Roosevelt, particularly among
the rural voters and in the villages, sur
passes anything he ever knew before.
He says the church element of all de-
nominations believe in him and the
young men of all classes idolize him.
This is because the people know the
president is an honest and sincere man,
and because he does the best he knows
how without playing politics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

towards the uplifting of the many vary
ing folk from the cars broad domains.
Quite unlike the Russian are the Ital-
ian jewellers of Chicago, though both
are poorest Of the poor Living in dirty,
tumble-down, Over-crOwded houses,
they manage to make merry, to carry
about with them some of the sunshine OF
their native land Most of the Italians
now crowded in a downtown portion OF
Chicago 100000 in a small area), IN
Italy were engaged in agricultural pur-
suits. Here they work as peddlers, at
grade work On the railroads, and some
rise to the height of storekeepers. There
are swarms of children, who are put to
work as early as possible. The dire
poverty of the family requiring their
small aid. The girls and women man
age somehow to bedeck themselves with
gay colors and cheap jewelry, and the
streets where the Italians abound are
picturesque as we'll as dirty. And one
sees among these people many beautl-
full girl and handsome youth, both en-
deavoring to learn the ways and Ideals or
the land Of their adoption.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

Square" There Is not the slightest
doubt that wealthy men went there
and cheerfully lost their money under
the impression that it was square.
They are playing bridge" now in pri-
vate houses. There is just as much
excitement, and at times nearly as
much money lost and won. DR.. Hunt
1ngton, Of Grace church, tells about
young fellow-poor at that-who lost
years salary in one night in a fash
1onable house, playing "lady's
game"
But Saratoga Imagine Saratoga
with Days HELP turned into a harm
less restaurant!
[ was in Saratoga during the brief
season, dozen years ago, when it at
tempted to be virtuous. 1t was sad
affair. The place was deserted If
people were to be good, they apparent
ly reasoned, why go to Saratoga?
They might as well be good at home
and get the credit The experiment
was not repeated next year, nor the
next, nor the next.
Yet there is one thing that will help.
There is race track, Under the New
York law, betting at race tracks is le--
gal; betting anywhere else is misde-
meanor Under this law race track
gaming has become almost universal.
[ know whole families Of ordinarily
moral people who go down to the
track once a week or so and back
horse in every race. 1t is costly
amusement, a demoralizing one. Sara
toga is not forced to be good enough
to hurt while that law stays unre-
pealed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

French in Chicago is being shown in an
increase Of interest in things artistic,
and in a considerable spread of the study
of the French language.
Chicago has many Jones, and every
Jones a Welshman. The Welsh are
$s1rifty, Independent, Industrious, and
their colony, 10000 strong, ministers
considerably to the prosperity of the
city. They are great church folk, the
church bsing with them the chief social
center. AS musicians, they are far
famed, both at home and in church, TAX
ing great delight in the rendering of
musical composition. In appearance
and speech, they seem Enthusiastically
American, though most of them cling
tenaciously to keeping up the ability
to use the peculiar Welsh language. They
love the old Welsh tongue and institu-
tions, but none the less make excellent
American citizens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

engine of sudden death does any mis-
chief. to shout out without pausing:
Send the bill to Mr. Vanderbilt
The complainant in the case, now
celebrated by the seizure of the Wander
bilt horses, was brought by one Duffy
vho says he was kept in hospital three
months by his horse taking fright at a
Vanderbilt auto. Service of writ was
impossible, so the complainant did the
next best thing.
This question of serving papers upon
very wealthy men is becoming COM
plicated This same young Vanderbilt
kept away from New York for mouths
when he feared that the district attorney
wanted him to testify against Canf1eld's
gambling house. Suppose the case is one
of sufficient Importance, how easy it is
to skip away merrily to Europe and
leave the complainant signing impo-
tently! A man can leave for England
at few hours notice and take most OF
his household goods with him. A van
backs up at his door, the stuff is loaded
into it and the next the owner sees OF
his furniture is when he walks into a
London apartment that is like home so
far as it can be made so by the furniture
pictures, bric-a-brac, books and the like
to which he is accustomed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29


ingtOn, and few lesser lights.
Another merchant prince of the west
is figure and factor in the metropolis,
though in a way less known to local
fame than by monstrous dry-goods
shop. The only man who owns an en-
tire block front on Fifth avenue be-
tween Madison Square and the new Ii
hrary is Marshall Field, of Chicago. He
has just taken title to the last plot nee
essary to complete an area of 200 feet
on the avenue and 164 feet upon the
side from Thirtieth to Thirty first street
Seven years and more it has taken to
get together this parcel of land in the
heart of what was once known as Muir
ray hill and as the choice abode of
fashion, and what is now the center of
the hotel district. What it may cost l
cannot guess; what it is worth is more
easily estimated. At current prices for
similar property the lot should be
worth not less than 81 800, 900, and prob
ably good deal more; for Fifth avenue
is one of the few places where land is
worth more in big pieces than in little
ones. Elsewhere real estate men divide
parcels to sell; here they combine them.
Mr.. Fields plot has come to him in ten
separate transactions
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-29

that it concealed secret fight Of
stairs leading down to the secret
chamber of retreat that has for 20
years been known only as tradition.
What lay SO long concealed and is
now revealed was a moral indignation
cyclone cellar. The last time it was
used was when the doodle board"
gave away the franchise for street
cars on Broadway to Jake Sharp.
Such was the wrath of the citizens that
the aldermen disappeared. In their
cellar they lay secure, cooked their
own food on primitive range and
played cards until midnight, when they
stole out and away.
One of these aldermen kept fence"
where stolen goods were pawned. The
story is too long to tell, but it was
by the plucky action of New York
woman who traced some household
belongings to his shop, and would not
be induced to keep silent about it that
the whole story of Doodle came out
Some of the aldermen went to Jail,
more went to Canada, and things have
been just trifie better ever since.
In the orgy of indescribable corrup-
ton that ended in Tammany's defeat
in 1901, it was not the aldermen who
were the worst offenders.