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The sun., 1903-02-06
M BIRNE-yONES RISES TO SAY No.
No New RAG and Bone and Hank OF Hair
Drawn by sir Philip.

Sir Philip Burne-Jones. whose 'varn-
pire" begat Rudyard kiplings poem of
that title, with its catch line Of a rag and
a bone and hank of hair. has been di-.
turbed by the publication in New York of
stories that he has mercilessly charac-
terized certain of his hostesses in this hos
pitablc town,
Little attention would nave besn .Ec!-
to be paid To these publications had nor
Sir Philip taken notice Of them. But hs
has felt called upon 10 write from his tem-
porary home in the Anderson studios. a
letter disclaiming any connection with such
publications In the current number of
Hyde's Weekly AT Ners. which reached
subscribers yesterday, Sir Philip had
letter TO the editor. in which he said:
I wish TO take this opportunity OF publicly
denying with Indignation the malicious ara
lying report circulated by some evnk di.-
po-ad person 10 the ercc: that have mad"
frivolous sketches OF ho~tess"s who Inv"
entertained me IN New York aud Chicago.
Tho slander is without the remotest shaoow
OF foundation and its publioation b{ SON"
anon nous traducer. csA only o00s 10
persoAal NAlignity. ,
The sun., 1903-02-06
TWO DIED IN SANE WAY.


Coroner O'Gorman Of The Bronx was
busy on Wednesday and yesterday inves'i-
eating two cases connected by pecuhar
condolences. On Tuesday night Michaei
j. Kennedy OF 687 East i38th street, an
engineer in he Street Cleaning Depart ment
was asphyxiated in his bed. the gas In
his room having been blown out by wind
through an open window.
Hugh j. Morrissey, who was an engineer
in the Park Department, and who boarded
at sos East 10th 81 rect, read Of kennedy's 3
death and made up his mind that the dead
man was Michael j. Kennedy, an old friend
who runs saloon at l72d street and Ihird
avenue. Morrissey got two of his friends
who were in the Sixty-ninth Regiment WIN
him, Capt John nj. Shields and Thomas
Ryan. and went with them to kennedys
saloon. There they found that Kennedy
alive and well and tending bar -
When Morrissey went home on Wecnes-
nedy had and in the same way the wlnd
blew out the gas. Morrissey was found
dead in his bed yesterday morning.
Both bodies were sent to the same under.
taking establishment at lS9th street ana
Willis avenue and the undert aker there
yesterday said that he could hardly tell
them apart. Neither man. however, knew
the her, according to their friends.
In Morrisssy's room were found hummer
Of newspaper clippings telling of people VINO
thought they had seen ghosts. Most OF
the ghosts had been seen in city parks
according to he clippings
The sun., 1903-02-06
DOCTOR TAKES PRUSSIC ACID.
Falls TO the Floor Immediately and Is Dead
In q Few Minutes.

DR.. Henry W. Allan. ~ years old Of a.
Richmond street, Fast New York. COM
mitted suicide last evening. He had been
in the habit Of calling al the drug store Of
Iahy 4 Ziegler at Jamaica avenue and
Dresden street every evening. He called
last evening and went at once to room in
the rear Of the store. While the clerks
were busy in the store, DR.. Allan went TO
closet in the rear room in which are kept
the poisons. and taking down . bottle Of
prussic acid. drank a portion OF it, He
then fell over on the floor.
He managed 10 make known TO those in
the store that he had taken prussic acid
and several physicians who live in the
neighborhood were summoned, but upon
their arrival they pronounced DR.. Allan
dead.
DR.. Allan had practised medicine in
Brooklyn for five years He is survived
by a widow and two children. For several
weeks il had been otced that he had acted
at times in q trangemanner, He had
intma, ed that he was in financial troubles
At his home his relatives said they did not
know any reason for his suicide.
The sun., 1903-02-06
HANNA,s SLAVE PENSION BILL.
He says He introduced II by Request and
Did Not IndOrSe II.

WARRINGTON. Feb 5.-The Republican
leaders are still talking about the surprise
sprung by Senator Hanna yesterday. when
he introduced a bill in the Senate TO pension
former slaves. The measure was labelled
by request
The bill provides that former slaves more
than 20 years old shall receive a bounty
Of $500 and a pension Of SIS a month. thos,
between On and 20 years old shall have a
bounty Of $500 AID pension OF si2a month;
those between 20 and 81 years old shall re-
oe!ve a bounty of si0o and a pension of s.
a month; those less than so years old shall be
entitled to receive ~ per month until they
are 50 years old. when they shall receive
- per month.
The bill also provides that relatives or
hers charged with the keeping Of infirm
former sla YES shall receive the pension.
Senator Hanna sa d to-day that he had
introduced the bill -by request" and did
not indorse it's provisions He knew the
SCOPE and intent Of the bill. and had not been
duped in any way. as had been stated. He
merely introduced IL, he said as an ac-
commodation
The sun., 1903-02-06
HOBSON'S DECISION FINAL.
THE PRESIDENT WILL ACCEPT
HIS RESIGNATION TO-DAY.
IIOi,sOn Accuses Representative Bank
head OF Preventing His Retirement aud
Talks OF the Needs Of Our Navy.

uOl,sOn Accuses Representative Bank
head OF Preventing His Retirement aud
Talks OF the Needs Of Our Navy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The resignation
by Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson
Hobson Of his commission In the navy
will lie accepted by President Roosevelt
to morrow. This action will be the conse-
sequence Of the following telegram dated
New York. received by Secretary Moody
to-day:
Depart ment's telegram recommending
reconsideration Of decision 10 resign Is
received ! deeply appreciate the De
part ment's action and lts generous ex-
pressions. but my decision is final
Through the resignation Of Mr.. Hobson
all the officers Of the Construction Corps
who were jumped by him when he was adj
vanced twenty numbers for his part in the
Merrimac exploit will regain their former
relative positions There WAS some talk
among the officers OF the Navy Depart
ment to-day Of having Mr.. Hobson again
ordered before a retiring beard, but 1t was
agreed that another cndeavor TO ahord
him the benefits of the retired list would be
useless in view Of the oertificat ion Of medical
officers that the condition Of his eyes did
not render him unfit for duty.
Capt Richmond p Hobson. naval con-
structor, while at the Army and Navy Club
yesterday, sent a despatch TO the Navy
Department repeating his request for the
acceptance of his resignation because OF
the bad condition OF his eyes. He said that
while he was technically fit for service his
eyes were in such condition that he was
forced to read little for fear OF becoming
absolutely blind.
A despatch from Secretary Moody Of the
Navy and letter from President Roose-
welt, urging Capt Hobson to remain in the
service. were received by the naval con-
structor at the club. He said that he
regretted that he could not oblige his su-
periors, but that IL was choice bet ween
continuation in the service and blindness.
MY application for retirement was re-
fused" Cap, Hobson said, @because the
boa rd lacked Jurisdiction. The board under
the law, was forced to say that l should
That means. practically, that should have
to be blind before could get relief.
-The President and the Navy Depart
ment had approved a bill enabling me TO
retire. but my Congressman. John II. Bank
head, Of the Sixth District OF Alabama,
brought about an adverse report on the
bill, I am informed, because Of his fear, en-
tirely unwarranted, that wanted to return
TO Alabama and run against him for Con-
gress Az I cannot be retired. and cannot,
without peril to my eyesight, continue in the
service I am forced to resign
Capt Hobson said the Government ought
TO spend 80 900 600 this year for increasing
the navy, and, in each OF the two succeed
ing years, $50 600 900 and 800 200 900 re-
spectively In a course OF lectures he will
deliver Capt Hobson will advocate in
creasing the naval appropriations until the
United States is able to rank with England
as a sea power.
The sun., 1903-02-06
ANTITRUST DEBATE BEGUN.
The House Takes Up The Littleneld Pub.
iicity Antl.Rebate Bill.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The House to-day
entered upon the consideration Of its anti
trust programme. the first section Of which
will be concluded by vote on the passage
Of the Littlefeld publicity anti-rblte bill
on Saturday afternoon. The Hoar bill d,
known as the expediting bill. was received
from the Senate and it was passed without
discussion or delay.
The Littlefeld publicity snti-rebate bill
was then up in G pmnittee Of the Whole
after the rule limiting debate had been
adopted. and speeches We're made by Mr.
Powers Rep.. MassJ. Clayton lDem
Dem., y. CT MIR. Powers addressed him
self to a consideration Of the provisions
Of the bill and the necessity for their enact
ment into law. The efforts Of the others
were confined largely to review and
criticism Of the records Of their respective
political parties on the trust question.
As has been the case heretofore on occas-
ions of like formal debate, but little in
terest was manifested. either on the floor
will meet at 10 O'Clock and devote seven
hours to continuation Of general debate.
On Saturday the bill will be considered
three hours under the three minute rule
and the vote taken on its passage.
The House refused al the opening Of the
session tO htr1ke tne mail euDhiuS EHOVib1Olls
out Of the Post Once Appropriation bill &,
and IL was then passed.
The conference report on the Diplomatic
ard Consular Appropriation bill was agreed
to.
A conference was ordered on the Senate
amendments to the bill providing General
S an for the army.
S,erate bill providing for tine transfer
Of persons charged with crime to and from
the Philippine Islands was passed.
Mr. Kluttz announced the death Of his
late collea que, Representative j M Moody
OF North Carolina, and as mark OF respect
the House at $40 adjourned
The sun., 1903-02-06
Reception TO Congre" ~ the white House

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Fully 1000 guests
attended the Congressional reception at
the White House tonight. but with the
experience Of former affairs in handling
large numbers OF people much discom-
fort and Inconvenience was avoided. A
number Of the foreign diplomats were in
cluded among the guests. There were
no decorations except the palms in the
Colonial Hall and vases Of flowers on the
mantels. Mrs. Roosevelt, who wore q
becoming gown Of white. was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Payne and
Miss Wilson, Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Knox
being in New York and Mrs Hitchcock still
in mourning.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have as
guests at the White House tonight, Col.
and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. the Hon. and
Mite. Jonn a. Mccall ana Miss Helen Cut
ting
The sun., 1903-02-06
TO BEAUTIFY BRIDGE APPROACH.
Engineer Martin Would Make II Source
Of Rev enue Also.

c. c. Martin, consulting engineer OF
the Bridge department. has sent TO Com
missioner Lndenthal a plan for deriving
revenue from the Brooklyn terminal Of
the Brooklyn Bridge. Mr.. Martin pro-
poses to have a line OF stores along the
Bridge approach. between High and Tillary
streets. He also suggests the conversion
of the entrance to the Bridge into an ar
cade to contain on either side Of the centre
aisle a row OF booths.
One idea it to beautify the approach
another TO attract shoppers. A feature
would probably be some sort Of roof
or a series Of umbrellas over the High street
crosswalk across Liberty street. which
the eternal drip from the elevated railway
structure keeps in a puddle for twenty
four hours after every rain.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Movements of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The gunboat
Marietta has arrived at la Guayra, the
training ship Prairie and the gunboat Hist
at Newport and the supply ship Culgoa
at Ponce. The cruiser Olympia, flagship
of Rear Adm iral Coghlan and the auxiliary
cruiser Panther have sailed from Culebra
for Port Of Spain, Trinidad; the training
ship Essex from Frederickst ed. Santa CRUZ,
for San Juan; the cruiser Detroit and the
tug Fortune from Para TO Bahia, Brazil;
the auxiliary cruiser Rainbow. which liz
To become the flagship OF Rear Admiral
Stirling. from Manila for Hong Kong, and
the cruiser Mon, gomery from Bahia for
Montevideo.
Atlantic - al ion under Rear Admiral Hig-
ginson, sailed to-day from ST Christ 0 pher,
British An, illcs, for Ponce, p r.
The sun., 1903-02-06
DANGERS FROM CONSJMPTIVES.
Need OF Hospitals for Them Discussed by
the Academy Of Medicine.

At the meeting Of the Academy Of Medi-
cine last night resolutions were adopted
protesting against any weakening OF the
tenement house laws, especially such az
will lessen tho amount Of light and air re-
auired, and urging the city and State to
establish hospit ais for consumptives,
Or. s. A ,Kncpf said hat half he consump-
tives who die in public institutions were
homeless and were picked up in lodging
houses and Railways. These are the ones
who spread the disease, he said. DR.. +.
Janeway, who followed him. declared that
a oonsumptiye was far more dangerous to
the community than a lunatic.
The sun., 1903-02-06
CRIM CASE POSTPONED.
senate Committee May Not Act on tn
Nomination at This Session.

WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-The Senate Com
mittee on Commerce to-day postponed
action on the nomination Of DIR. w, d.
Crum to be Collector Of Customs at Charles
ton, s. c., until next week,
Some significance is attached TO the
vote Of the committee in postponing the
case which was Q to 4. Tho negative
votes were cas-. by Messrs Frye. Hanna.
Mason and Gallnger, who wished action
taken upon the nomination and are pre-
sumably in favor OF confirmation. Five
Democrats and four Republicans voted
absent The opinion is general that the
nomination Of Crum will be postponed
from week TO week until the end OF the
session, when il will fall.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Army aud Navy Orders.

wAsRIsoroS Feb S These army order, were
issued 70 day:
Second Lieut.. Guy u. q. Hanna. Ariillery Corps.
Is assigned to the Seventicth Company. Coast
ArtliieD, Presidlo OF San Francisco, Cal.
Second Lieut.. Henry y Hathaway, signal Corps,
Fort kyer. Va, to Fort Washington. Nd
Contract surgeon Ira [. brown, Buffalo, y. y.
70 For Niobrara. Ncb.
Major Jerome A. Wauous, Paymastcr. Chat
tAnooga, Tenn. 70 Omaha, Neb.
Lieut. Col. Ralph W Hoyt, Tenth Infantry, de
tailed 10 Adlutant Generals department. to
Divisioa of the phiip ppines.
second Lieut.. Charles Frank, Twenty -hrst In
fantry. 70 sxnmipinx board, iou LeaVenworth.
han.
First Lieut.. Henry I. Harms, Jr,, Fourth In
tani.y. transferred W Twenty second Infantry.
palol Charles W. Hobbs. Artillery Corps, Presi =
do OF San Francisco. Cal, 10 Fort Casey. Wash.
transferred; rr,. Lieut. Harry ). Collins.
Ntntn InfAntry. 10 Twenty eighth Infantry; fist
lieut. Reuben smith Twenty eighth lntantry.
To Ninth Infantry.
eaves OF absence: For two months IN Second
Icut John u, Baker, four.h lnian.'9 rs; iloui.
Juan 4. Roy le. Nlnetcenth lligIi's, rht"rucC 0nr
month. CAPT. Henry y. NNtr. GgArtrmas, q
thirteenth Infantry, Tor three months i'rst Lieut..
Alien Parker. Twentieth lnisntr,, eX~nded onc
month.
The sun., 1903-02-06
The Forthcoming "Evenlng News"

TRENTON, Feb. S.-The New York Even
ing News Company was incorporated here
to-day with an authorized capital stock Of
of which s,oes are held by Benjamin l..
Goldberger Of New York. The other in
corporators, Walter Scott Of the Tammonv
Times and Andrew Kempe Of New Orange.
hold one share each. The company is to
publish the New York Erenino Nees.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Increasing salaries Of = federal Judges.

WASHING TON. Feb, 6.-The conferees on
the bill increasing the salaries Of Federal
Judges reached an agreement to-day,
and as soon as their report is adopted
by the two houses the bill will 60 TO the
President. The salary Of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court is increased from
SiO,5O0 to $4,000; that Of the Associate
Just ices from $4,000 to 1900 each; Circuit
Judges from 5000 to $1,000. and District
Judges from IS 600 to $8,O0O. The salaries
Of Judges Of the Court az Claims and those
Of the Supreme and Appellate Courts Of the
Dis,rict OF Columbia are also increased
The sun., 1903-02-06
ATTACK on CANAL TREATY.
senator Morgan Proposes 10 Nullify the
Terms Of the Land Concession.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Senator Morgan
to-day introduced a resolution declaring
that the Panama Canal Treaty. IL ratified.
shall not be held to alter, amend. modify
or repeal the act Of last summer authoriz-
ing the construction of all lsthmian Canal.
As a treaty would super-ede any provision
Of law enacted previously with which il was
in conflict. Mr.. Morgan does not want the
stipulation in he canal law, that the control
of the canal zone by the United States be
control for periods OF one hundred years.
as the treaty provides.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Sir Charles Ho ward Here.

Sir Charles Howard Of London, former
Assistant Commissioner Of the Metropoli.'
tan Police and q man who repeatedly has
rendered his country distinguished service
in India, arrived yesterday on board the
Oceanic TO spend q few weeks in this coun-
try. Sir Charles told SUN reporter last
evening that he had retired permanently
from the police and had come here merely
M country.
The sun., 1903-02-06
THE REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS.
The 60, crnment DEGREES the blockade
Of q Pacific Coast Port.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5-United States
Consul Moe telegraphed the State De-
partner to-day from Tegucigalpa, the
capital Of Honduras. that the Govern
nent decrees Amapala blockaded.' ANA
pala il the Pacific coast port OF Honduras,
where Bonilla. who was elected to the
Presidency of the republic, but not per-
mi,ted to assume office. has get up the
standard Of revolution. As Honduras has
no navy to enforce the blockade, the United
States and other nations probably will
not recognize the decree. the rule of inter-
national law being that blockade TO be
recognized must be effectively maintained.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Died on Elevated n. n. station.

William H. Stully IS years old. Of AIS
Marion street, Brooklyn, was taken i'll YES
terday morning on Lexington avenue ele-
yated train and was helped OF at the Reid
avenue station. An ambulance was called
from St. Mary's hospital, but he died before
II arrived Death was attributed TO heart
disease Stully was employed in pub
fishing house in Manhattan, and had been
suffering from heart trouble for several
wears
The sun., 1903-02-06
Nominations BY the President.

WAsMISoToS, Feb 5.-The President to-
day sent TO the Senate the following nomi-
nations:
To be United States Marshal Charles X.
Darling. for the District Of Massachusetts,.
To be Passed Assistant Engineer In the
navy. on 1.-THE retired list: Assistant Ems inc er
julius A. Kaiser, retired.
Postmasters-New Sork-John II McIn-
tosh, Canton: Edward G. Fisk. Mayvlle Ben-
Penn Van. George q, McAdam, Rome: GIL
Iuor' q Bush. Tuxedo Park: Levi NJ. Gano,
Watkins
Nv Jor,av Aaron p. Kaohlina, French
town. Ben Iaiuin b. Ogden. ksyport
The sun., 1903-02-06
Vetoed by the President.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-President Roose-
welt sent TO the House to-day message
vetoing the bill passed last week, providing
for the holding Of addit ional terms of court
at Spar ansburg and Rockhill in tho West =
ern judicial District of South Carolina.
The Attorney-General and the Judges Of
the courts IN South Carolina unite IN ex-
pressing the opinion that the public in
ieree.s do not require the holding of court
a. proposed. 1he message WAS referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The sun., 1903-02-06
Resitient OF Lakew God Dies In . Meadow.

LAKEWOOD, N. j., Feb. Sin a meadow
scarcely a stones throw from Ocean avenue,
one of the main thoroughfares Of the viii
lage, the body Of James b. Norcross, a
well-known resident Of Lakewood. was
found to-day. Death was due to exposure.
Norcross had been missing from his home
since last Saturday. He was IS years old.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-25
A BAG OF
MONEY

4 is comparatively easy to get,
but keeping it after you get it is
the hardest task men have to
facet Money is swift-footed. 1t
takes legs and runs away, and
you can't tell where in the world
it has gone. If all the money
that has run away through fires
was placed in a pile, there would
be enough for everybody to I'LL
their pockets and carry some
away in baskets. How about
your money!
Have you tried its legs with an
Insurance Policy If not now is
a good time to do it, and the
best agency to help you is,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-25
THE J. F. HURT
INSURANCE AGENCY, Inc.
J.P. HURT, ]. R. LAIRD,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Sec. and Treas
Order of Publication.
VIRGINIA.; Buchanan County, to-wit:

VIRGINIA.: Buchanan County, to-wit:
To Thomas NJ Fighter, Trustee, Zachariah
Parsons and Nancy D. Parsons his wife, Guy T.
Harrison, Vicie Brewster, Rufus Brewster, who
are non-residents of the State of Virginia, and
the heirs at law of John Christian, deceased, who
are parties unknown.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED. that upon
the petition of w H. Wyatt, filed before me- the
undersigned commissioner of the Circuit Court
of Buchanan County, Virginia, in accordance
with Chapter 164 of the Code of Virginia, for the
purpose of proving the contents of two certain
deeds one from the clerk of the County Court Of
buchanan County to Henry Harrison, in which
the said clerk conveyed to said Henry Harrison
sale in the name of John Christian, and the other
deed was exucuted by Henry Harrison and
Elizabeth Harrison his wife, in which they con-
veyed 100 acres being part of the two bound
aries above mentioned to Zachariah Parsons, and
for the further purpose of proving that the tw
tracts of land Of 905 and AS acres were returned
delinquent for the non-payment of taxes for the
year Is and sold for taxes for the year
Is in the name of John Christian and pur
chased by Henry Harrison; also for the purpose
of making proof Ofthe papers and records of pro
ceedingS in said sale required by statute and
the recordatiOn of said deeds in said clerk 5
books containing the record of same as well as the
original deeds and papers end records IN said
proceedings as is alleged by said petitioner.
shall therefore on the oath day of July 1908
ut the law office of George w. st. Clair, in the
town of Tazewell Virginia proceed to take such
proof rs may by petitioner be offered or deemed
necessary by myself, and if necessary continue
the taking of said proof to my office at Grundy
Virginia, or other places until completed, and re-
report the same 10 the circuit court OF said county
at the next term thereof lfyOu are affected or
claim interest in any way in these proceedings
you are requested to be present then and there
10 protect your interests.
ALEX BEAVERS,
Commissioner.