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The sun., 1903-10-19
BABY DEAD IN TENEMENT FIRE.
Her Father Almost Lost. Too. and Sunday
School Put 10 Flight.

Fire in three story tenement at 1O5
Division street shortly after noon yester-
day, resulted in the death OF n child and
proved nearly fatal to her father, who is in
critical condition at Gouverneur Hos
pital. A dozen children who had assembled
for Sunday school in the little synagogue
of Dorshei Tov on the second floor of the
tenement narrowly escaped.
The fire started in heap OF rubbish
piled under the stairway on the ground
floor. Rabbi Solomon Levin and eight
chill dren rushed from the synagogue to
the top floor. Six OF them climbed out on
the roof and escaped by dropping to the
roof OF an adjoining tenement, -Four
children climbed out Of the front windows
of the synagogue and were taken down by
the firemen OF Hook and Laddere.
The top floor was occupied as living
has a store on the ground floor, his wife
and five-months-old daughter Rachel
Mrs. Becky Horwitz, servant employed
in the family, was at work in rear room:
Her two children and Rabbi Levin rushed
into the Frank apartments. They all
went to front window and the firemen
ran ladder up and carried them safely
to the street
Mrs. Frank was across the street. She
begged the fremen to rescue her husba nd,
who she said, was asleep on the top floor.
Fireman Beyer stumbled across the mil
liner, who Law unconscious on the floor,
where lot Of empty hat boxes had fallen
on him. Beyer got him ont.
Mrs Frank then remembered that her
baby was also in the building. Fireman
Keller climbed into the rooms and under
the heap OF hat boxes found the child,
who had been suffocated.
The sun., 1903-10-19
MOTT HAVEN 4. e. GAMES.
Home Team Wins Relay Race-Carison's
Fast Fifty Yards.

The lin gering z outdoor season in athletics was
brought to close yesterday with the regular
monthly games Of the Mott Haven A. c.
The feature OF the day was a mile relay ra ce.
in which two local organizations and the ONE
club participated Victory crowned the effort
of the Mott Haven boys. who covered the
distance in good time considering the track,
W, C. J. Kelly accounted for the broad jump
and fifty-yard handicap and Carlson OF Ford
hamwon the ffty-ynrd special in the fast
time OF 3-j seconds.
FlNy.Yard Run Handicap-Won by ". c. ]
Kelly ! feet; G. Mshoch, 10 feet second: W. b.
putting Ia Pound Shot. handlcap-Won by
Emrry Payne. , frrt 8inches with an actual put OF
80 feet 2a Inrhcs G. Mnrioch feet inches second
with an actual put Of 80 tert II inchesF Rodgers
feet, third, with an actual put OF =, feet inches
Oehlshlagcr; p. c. Neon second: j. Mcdonnell
third Time 8 minutes Is seconds,
sOO Ward Handcop-Won by T. A. Rogers. 10
yards N. j. McGairy, scratch second \. Beck.
80 Yards third Time ! minute % seconds
l. Bohlmnnck, scratch. second: 4. p. DevlIn, 10
sarns 1nc a1.u Me Hnndicap Won BY T. p p-vlln. IS
Yards; b. Mann. 20 yards. second: j. Ocshodeggen.
ri,innlng broad Jump, Handcap..W by w.
C. !, Kelly, inches, with an actual jump Of IL
a Jump OF ia feet II inches: r f,chtmcycr, feet
4 inches third. with 10 feet 8 inches. :
Ms ao e H.. 9ounr
Fif,y Yard Run Special Won by W. Csnson.
Foriham College; u. Boh' m 1nck Mott Haven
A. C, second. Time. IS seconds.
The sun., 1903-10-19
DOCTOR IN THE PULPIT.
And 500 More In the sreEation-Aner'
ward a Curious Fire Scare.

The feast OF St. Luke, "the beloved physi-
cian," was celebrated at Calvary Protestant
Episcopal |hurch, Fourth avenue and
Twenty first street last night, at service
which was attended by Bishop Potter and
five hundre members Of the County Medi-
cal Society.
The address Of the evening was made
by DR.. william H. Thompson, professor OF
practical medicine in the medical depart
ment of the University of New York. The
rishers were chosen from the various medical
college faculties, and were Drs. Richard
H. Derby, Donald NJ. Cammann, Beverly
Robinson. Malcolm Mclean, Francis Fl.
Marcoe, Dawson Fl. Smith, W. Seaman
Bainbridge. d. Bryson Delavan and Stuyve-
SAINT F. Morris.
After tho services the Rev. DR.. }, Lewis
Parks, the rector, and several members
of the congregation had scare for few
minutes when their attention was drawn
so a supposed tiny fame in the centre Of
one OF the ornaments in the top of the
church directly over the altar
The sexton Victor Lawson, discovered
that the apparent flicker was caused by
silver leaf left hanging inside the orna-
mental piece by decorators, who Just fin
ished doing $4,000 worth of painting in
the church A heavy draught caused 1t TO
fiutter and give the appearance OF flame.
The sun., 1903-10-19
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING.
MOhawks Hold = Chase Preliminary IA
ChpnlDiOnsllD

The Mohawk A. c. cross-country runners
were out to man yesterday. and the pack
ran the finish. of n series Of trials which will
determine the team for the national cham
pionships on Nov. 3 Three trials will be
run and the men making the best all around
showing will be selected. Seventeen men
braved the biting blasts that swept over The
Bronx. and thirteen of these sped over
course Of about five miles. After going bout
a mile and a half four OF the boys-P. LORI,
J. keating. j.. Hickey and W. J. Donovan
found the gale too sharp and returned to
the clubhouse. The, times and order OF the
thirteen who ran the full distance are as
follows:
A. Mackechnie, Jr.: Mohawk A. C.. n minutes
80 seconds T Kirk; Mohawk 4. G.. % minutes ss
a seconds ". G; Bailey. unattached, 20 min.
's 80 minutes s'Gsas S Seconds ssi H. MeSsl M
90 90 minutes s. seconds 2 Soutsr, P.stime 4. G.
mn.s mn,ss q 20 Seconds ROYAL Mohswk ohsw G.
81 minutes u seconds; W.tP. PIati.' Mohawk 4. G.,
80 minutes Ia, seconds ~
About week ago il was reported that
there would be no junior championship, but
such is not the case, The officials Of the
and senior contests viii be run oii on the sam. sam
day, but there will be two separate rnces
The junior event will be started at l O'Clock
and the senior AT so'clock. The start and
finish will be from the clubhouse on Travers
Island.
Great efforts are being made to get strong
team ~ Yale for the intercollegiate cham
ponshp. Silver cups have been offered for
weekly contests and the plan has had he effect
of bringing out big field OF, candidates. Only
three men Of last year = ten m are in college
but the Eli pack are confident OF winning
the trophy.
Members Of the Pnstime A. C., Xavier A. C.
and Star 4. e. Ind practice spins yesterday.
$, A, Mellor OF the Mohawk A. c., who
ran second in the, nnet cen -mile run Mt Ham
ilton. Ontario on Saturday. returned yester-
championships.
The sun., 1903-10-19
GOLF.
Players At Garden City for the Inter-
cOllegiate.

collegiate.
There was rush of arrivals at Ga rden
City Yesterday OF the players eligible for the
intercollegiate Golf Association tournament.
which begins tomorrow and lasts out the
week. but there was not much practice play
To-day the links will be crowded and the
scores made will TO an extent determine
the make up OF the teams. II will be the
eighth championship tournament this year.
Cornell being a member as well as Harvard.
Yale. Princeton, Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania. Harvard holds both the team and the
individual championships. The team cham
pionship has been won four times by Harvard
and three times by Yale. Princeton was
the runner-up last fall. and but for the two
Egans would probably have beaten Harvard
Ii. Chandler Egan is the individual cham
pion and including his win Harvard has held
the honor three times. Yale and Princeton
men have each two victories.
1t was decided yesterday to begin with
ls-hole match play rounds on Tuesday. the
two surviving teams TO play at thirty-six
holes. six a side on Wednesday. The count
will be on the intercolle Giate system. each
match counting one point plus one-half the
holes the winner Is up. The draw will be
made this afternoon. Thursday morning
the individual chm mpionship will begin with
an is-hole qualifying round. he best sixteen
to keep on at match play in the afternoon.
the final TO be- on Saturday at thirty-six holes.
There is q prize for the low score won Inst
year at Morris County by Percy Pyne. "a.
Harry B. Hollins. Jr,. is this year the Har-
yard captain. and he has been at Garden City
for "A week getting in some good rounds
C cseh NJ Mssufney yand ne oWen VIM
ston Of the team Columbia team was on
the links sntraay the men R1sE bsins = SossEan. sEIn
H. A. hangs, +. G Rich, A.. ". Van Beurel
and c, r IT, jackson. Cornell is not expected
to enter team, but the new conner VII 6e
who is at the links. and others The in
dividual championship. TO keep the field from
becoming unwieldy, will be limited to eight
Of the ak OF the team and two substitutes
The arrivals at Garden City includedPercy
Pyne. I'd winner At Wilmnington last Rsesr weeK:
:, cSpFFn MaFarand a runneaap
last year; II. s. Naylor and \ Z. Williams OF
Psnnsylyania. and F ,,I ! & O. y,Ia AIlsop' Bruce
Chase Club will be held on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. and the fall meeting OF the
The Individual championship, OF the East
Jersey Golf Association will be decided on
Friday and Saturday at the fountakah
Country Club.
STAMFORD, Conn. Oct is.-In downpour
Of rain a mixed game was played & yesSter, s,r,
Gof cb Ga Soroton as 0f The o' vnne. INN being
Charles II. Seeley, the Connecticut champion
and Miss Margaret Barclay The score
was
Miss sa.s ssy sns snS q II Mseo:a ss 49, Ms, MIS-
". ID. Barclay and Joseph f. Swan. ~ io-io?;
ls~io. Mis-, Eva HoyI a1d Wilson l., baldwin
l2l, 1sios.
The sun., 1903-10-19

and Reform" He referred 10 Tamn1any
Hall as the exponent Of the creed Of Loot,
Lust and Lawlessness," and while he did
not mention Messrs. Grout and Fornes
by name. he directed some remarks at them
which everybody understood. In part he
said:
Preachers are the successors of the
prophets and the prophets were very un-
satisfactory sacred order to the Ahabs,
HerOds and other INSCRIPTIONS masnates
OF ancient times. Their descendants. with
"A few notable exceptions. are more tractnble
and less disagreeable to our modern civic
degenerates But sometimes public affairs
reach such crisis that even the most timid
must speak,
Our great city has been in the throes of
are not yet over shall we change doctors?
LINCOLN thought II unwise to swap horses
while crossing stream, and am sure ne
would have advised against it as folly were
the wagon crossing mud fiat II YOU would
win Il battle. don't change Generals in the
thick OF the engagement; and II one OF the
you may be sure his blows won't count much
for either.
it used to be claimed by scientists that
below the possibility of ciyilizaton:, and
there seem to be some political machines
that have reached such stage Of moral
obtusty "a TO be Deyond the POSSIBILITY u.
reform Tanmnany they say. s one but
it is not the only one. To accept the nom'na-
tons OF such clubs or to vot" for their cnnti-
dates is u practical recognition OF their right.
law and which is always exercised to thr
Decentralization of onr city and an equal
practical participation in their iniQnity
To he willing to share this guilt again by
giving our suffrnRes TO any man or men.
however worthy. personally. they may be-
who are the choice OF a machine. and par
81 ri, If machine
hands on Now York except 10 promote loot
lust and lawleSsness. argues deplorab!e
condition of public opinion as to ,h" worth
OF municipal morality. | cannot believe
that such n contingency is possible,
DR.. Lorirner will preach again on mu-
n;Cjnal affairs next Sunday morning.
The sun., 1903-10-19
New West side 4. &. Games.

The New West Side &C., athletes brought
the outdoor season TO close Yesterday with
a set Of club games The programme CON
sisted Of seven events but the one to arouse
the real partisan feeling was the 70-yard
run for the club championahip II was won
by Z J Callahan in the good tim" Of %
seconds
G'lrs Yard Dash. handionp Won By ,lohn
Young v feet. y, j. Callahan. scratch. second
r S, Callahan. feet. third. Time as seconds
am Yard Run, Handicap Won by Fred MrrI.
IS Yards. y. H. humphrcys. ~ yards second;
james Cahan. IS ynrds, third Tine. ! minute
n y seconds.
Put.in1 IL Pound shot. Handicap Won by James
J. aldron. NJ feet, win put Of u feet; chester
e Penb0dy II feet, second. with ~ feet inches:
+, :. Callahan scratch. third. with 70 feet.
seventy Yard Dash For club championship
Wor by =. j, Callahan: Chester T.. Peabody second:
william lrckmarn. thlrd 1lrnr. s'ronns
scratch: II !. Enward,. Q ;srd., ~cond: {. !.
Ludcrs, S Yards. thrt. T'nc. ~ , seconds
>, Tnr.e quarter ME- gun, Henhlrap Won hy
second johr j. r"r'el 20 y'rls, thlrf r'mr,
. mint ~ . seconds.
Obstrrlr Pace Scratch Won hS William Beck.
mann. n Sp.rinW, second; u, Pierson. third
The sun., 1903-10-19
FRAUDINWASMiNGTON MATCH CO.


TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 1S.-The Washing
ton Match Company, organized In Seattle
three years ago to put the Diamond Match
Company out of business. Is declared by
Supreme Judge Smell to be "rceking with
fraud and corruption
The company was Incorporated with
capital stock OF 81. 200 900 to operate won
derful match making machine supposed to
have been invented by Licius T. Holes;
who received SIS per cent. OF the capital
stock in exchange for his patent and be-
came general manager OF the company;
Stock was sold throughout this state and
in the East, particularly New York, Boston
and Washington, for from 81 TO d share. :,
After hearing the evidence, presented
yesterday, Judge Snell rendered an oplmon
corporation was begotten in fraud. and
was nothing more nor less than scheme
devised to sell stock, and in this manner
get hold of the money OF unsuspecfing
persons"
The court accordingly holds that Null
holland and other small stockholders who
brought suit are entitled to recover the
been fraudulentiy taken from them.
General Manager Holes spent mos, Of
his time for wears in New York and Pitts
burg, having his machine constr tructed.
II was shipped hero and installed with much
secrecy in four story factory building
on the Tacoma tide lands, stock sales
stopped and the machine remained un-
completed The minor stockholders electe
new Se' of officers, who declare that the
Paten, Office refused a patent on Holes's
invention, which consisted of assembling
into one big machine the numerous machines
already in use by the Diamond Match and
other companies.
The first president Of he company was
former Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis, who withdrew about a year ago
when be movtd TO Chicago. Lewis was
induced 10 allow the use of his name a.
president. hut rever took an active part
The sun., 1903-10-19
TpANS.pACIEIC MAILS

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nav 81 81, q e.. ~ .. h..s d,. II.
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rAHiTf and MSRoJ'ESas '1SIANDs. vi. San
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nAseo I; VI NJ nn ~ Snt k3I,h ' incI,s,r. ~ ~
sh ~ ~ ~ ep etpu.EH,n s,.ryy, uI tbe C,n,,d
Stenmer rerrytn1 The British mali for New
z.sinnd does not arrive in time 70 conn.c,
stn II o.sSS NJ and aO p n. sunday. a,
The sun., 1903-10-19
NEW MADISON SQUARE CHIRCH.
Via, Be In the GFecian style, With Eight
Columns and n Dome.

Plans for the new Madison Square Presby
terian Church which is to replace the famous
structure on the southeast corner Of Madi-
son avenue and Twent y-fourth street
have undergone extensive changes, but
have not finally been decided on and it is
said, will not he for some months.
The new structure will be erected on the
corner directly opposite the present build
ing on the lots formerly occupied by tho
Bishop residence. Old Gothic was the
stvle first proposed and the building was
to have n tall spire.
suggestion recently made TO the trustees
and favorably considered by them con-
templates the erection Of church in the
Grecian style, with eight large columns
in front and surmomnted by dome The
plan may not he followed. however. az the
proposed columns would "ncrooch be
yond the stoop lire and the consent Of the
city would have to be obi aimed for this.
The sun., 1903-10-19
THE FIREMEN'S DAYS OFF.
One Day In Five for Most Of Them Vow.
for All Very Soon.

The new schedule of the Fire Department,
which allows the members Of the force
one day off in every five. was put in opera
tion Yesterday morning in the Sixth, Seventh
Eighth. Ninth and Tenth battalons in
Manhattan. and the Twent y-sixth. twenty
seventh. Twent y-eighth, Twenty y-ninth and
Thiriteth battalions in Brooklyn. The
twenty four bait iiions in hich it is now
operative comprise IS per cent. Of the uni.
formed fosre. Commissioner Sturgis said
Yesterday that it would be put in force in
The remaining bnttalions as soon AZ new
eligible list was received from the ivil
Service Commission. eligibles having been
appointed. -
With fourteen days vacation in summer
the flremen will have eishty-four days
off in a year, or nearly three months.
The sun., 1903-10-19
NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
Eustes Wins In Century Run. hut Is Pro
testcd-Races or e. n e. A.

W Eustes OF the Brewer Wheelmen fn
ished first in the peg home" OF the century
run held by the Prospect Wheelmen Of North
New York on Long Island Yesterday. The
rncr was from Mossapeaua to Bedford Rest.
Although Eustes crossed the line first ne
was protested by several riders. They as
serted that he had jumped the bunch 1t Free
port and had taken pac,. from an automobile
tnnr-s Mock was IA close second and NAV
ae' the first prize. The prizes were held
until the committee meets inter in the week
10 consider the protest. There were eighty :
five starters divided into a slow and a fast
division
Tho Century Fond Club Association held
two club races ut Valley Stream yesterdnr
The contrrt- were one mile open and IN
unlimited pursuit .Iracs \ stiff breeze made
riding difNIcult There were more thnn \
doasn starters in the one mile race which
re.ltpd in royal hnish petwe~n John
Nov i'iiain@ and Oscar I.enR. Tn. latter
Won b. Two foot The, pursuit race vas won
b. thu team cornposed Of Oscar Ieng, John
McWiiliams and 4 Rosenblume, after about
three miles Of riding. In minutes - seconds.
The sun., 1903-10-19
COrnelIs Football Captain Injured In
saturdays Gamc.

I1HACA. Y, y. Oct ~ On" Of the severest
injuries that could come to the Cornell foot
ball eleven resulted from tn" gam" with
BuCkncIl on Saturday. Toward the end of
the second hnlf Capt. Hunt suffered injuries
TO his left ankle that the physicians sav will
keep him on the field for week or more,
and which tn" coaches fear will keep IN"
giant guard out of the game with Princeton
on the stat
The rest Of the team cam" out Of the hard
game with fhc Bmcknell giants unin urod
although Rice. the freshman hnf back, who
the fierce tackles made uron him Manager
Brady announced toni aht Tint the game
with Union scheduled for Saturday. neat.
He il trying to get another college to take
the game.
The sun., 1903-10-19
PRAYS FOR MORE GOOD CITIZENS.
Such. Dr. Parkhurst Explains, as Don't
Have 10 He Warmed y Ever. Campaign.

The theme of DR.. Parkhurst g sermon
in the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
yesterday was zeal. Zeal" he said.
dis the condition in which a man let's the
greater part of himself out into the work
he is doing. Some of the citizens
of New York who object to having the city
turned over to deputies from the pit have
been trying TO get out a large registration
during the last week: What they need
more OF the voters that are here to come
out"
Dr. Parkhurst prayed for more good cti-
zens "who will be Jealous for the city's
welfare all the time and who don't have to
be warmed up for every campaign
The sun., 1903-10-19
THIS SELFISH CITY.
The Rev. Percy =. Grant Raps New Workers
for Lack of Civic Morality.

The Rev. Percy Stickney Grant OF the
Church of the Ascension in Fifth avenue
took pessimistic view Of the progress of
Christianity in New York city, particularly
in relation to politics, in his sermon yester-
day afternoon.
MEN are selfish" said Mr.. Grant THAT
is rhy ii is difficult to cleanse this city
from robber rule and keep it clean--be-
cause the millions OF citizens are preoccu-
pied with Self. The strongest appeal Of
an angel from Heaven would not draw their
attention. We talk Of Christianity! How
can there be Christianity in New York if
there are not enough men detached from
self 70 listen to and obey the higher voices
Of public and civic welfare?"
The sun., 1903-10-19
Hsndbali.

The usual crowd Of regulars congregated
at the Jersey City Handball Club yesterday
and a number of lively matches were played.
One of the best OF these was when Nike
Egan tackled j Flaherty and 7. McCabe
and the champion won the rubber with
clean score Next Thursday will be the
clubs tenth anniversary and there will he
big celebration. including an lntercity
match between Jersey City and Brooklyn.
The scnres we're as follows.
The sun., 1903-10-19
L0Or, hrsr AM LAWLESsNEss.

Tho r'c, i~. i.Orimer 40 thararirri/rs
tre Tnn,r,I ! e rci Remarks on Gr0ut.
II" R'r. III, George G. IIoriner, pastor
NJ th" Msdso' Avenue Baptist Church.
preaching yesterday morning talked Of
m""i"'nEf hoifi"s ir n sn,,non m "Rriigion
The sun., 1903-10-19
Turf Note.

LVxlx1roy. ~ oct Is. .rhc rare hors- Gold:
n, thnerdorf farm aud will h" paced In t,e
s,un by j. y. Hsggin. Mr.. HaagM recently secured
Of NJ whitney tho horse Nes,urtihm. The pStoe
paid for Goldsmith II not known,
The sun., 1903-10-19
Tho Rev. Mr.. Parker Arraisns Tamn,an,.

The Rev. Lindsay Parker. pastor OF st.
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church, Brook
lyn. arraigned Tammany rule of the city
in his sermon Yesterday and called upon
the voters to retain a 60 vernment that has
been pure and honest.
The sun., 1903-10-19
HORSES AND CARRlAaKz.



n. II. MACY Z co.
Broadway. Ath to s5th St.
THE LARGEST HARNESS STORE WHERE
RELIABLE QUALITIES ARE SOLD AT
LOWEST PRICES. .'- Sth a.
single Breast Collar Harness, to74 TO 100 20
Single Collar and Hames Harness. $500 to
ElSA ~
Double Long tug Coach Harness. Ssi.s0 TO
S43S4S
Cloth Robes, 1913 to 1850
Plush Robes t2.24 TO t29s9
Fur Robes Ss4s 10 $24.a0
Stable Blankets. SLIP 10 sl24e
Out door Blankets, Sil2 TO N2.i7
A large variety OF Burielgh Blankets. fancy pat.
terms, black. blue green and fawn.
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF STABLE
REQUISITES AT PRICES MUCH LOWER
THAN ELSEWHERE.
The sun., 1903-10-19

The players OF the Brooklyn Handball
Chb engaged in several smart rubbers, bat
The most scientific set-to was that between
James Dunno, Sr. and Or. A, NJ Gillen An
other good single handed contest was between
McIyoy and DonOhue The scores.