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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
GOVERNOR HUM AGGRIEyED.
VETO OF VOTERS ASSISTANTS
REPEALER MISUNDERSTOOD.

He says He Sent Detectives Among the
People % Test the Present Ballet
Law. and Found vsters' Assistants
Necessary - Disciaims Partisanship.
Down. Del. April is.-Under the per-
sonal supervision Of the Governor OF this
State. detectives have been canvassing
the electorate Of Delaware to ascertain
whether voters assistants were really
necessary In the election booth. Gov. HUM
admitted this tonight. He 6rst indie-
nantly denied . paragraph published this
morning to the effect that he had said to .
friend that were the Addicks men repre-
sented properly In the election boards
Of the State, he would certainly have signed
the Voters Assistant repeater, which he al
lowed to die at midnight by pocket vote.
THAT whole paragraph, alleged to have
been said to o friend. Is absolutely false,
and has aggrieved me moro than anything
that has been said during the entire cam
paien,' he said. Il never made, never
dreamed Of such an utteranoe. Ny reasons
for not signing the repeater ! gave in the
interview, reported correctly, just above
that paragraph.
u made deep study Of the whole matter,
and never for ono moment allowed any
partisan reasons to influence me. My mind
would indeed be disturbed were I placed
In such light before the people OF my
State. repeat that ! merely acted from
a conviction that was doing something
which would work the most good and the
least possible harm
The Governor tonight gave these reasons
for allowing the repeater to die:
'IcOnsider the present blanket ballot law
in vogue in Delaware most cumbersome
and unnecessary. ! 30 stated to the Legis-
lature In my biennial message and severally
to the members, but the suggestion was
ignored. During the past three weeks
/ have had working throughout the lower
counties Of this State a force OF outside
detectives-the hest ! could procure. They
went over lower Delaware as tree agents.
Each had q ballot. They found, and 80
reported to me on last Thursday, an ap-
.palling lack Of understanding among the
qualified voters.
when coalition was formed in the last
Legislature TO repeal tho Voters Assist
ants bill urged upon the legislators who
were favoring II that they ought rather to
pas most severe and drastic penalty to
punish voters assistant who would be i'm
plicated In bribery or who would inform or
communicate, either by word, act OF OBJ
jeot, how an elector had voted This, too,
was disregarded, and having the facts be-
fore me. as l PROFESSIONALLY have, there
was nothing else for me to do
The keenest interest prevailed through
out the State to-day over the death Of the
repeater and the politicians spent most Of
the day in speculation N to how the new
development would leave them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
CORNELL WILL OPEN AS USUAL.
Nfne-tenths OF tho 9,Oyy Students Say
They Intend 70 Return In September.


ITHACA. N. Y. April is.-Announcement
was made to-day Of . meeting OF the full
Board Of Trustees Of Cornell University
on April 10, to the effect that Of the 2,e77
students registered this. year replies from
nine-tenths Of them show that, excluding
the graduating class, there are only 50
undergraduates who do not intend TO re-
turn to the university In September. The
Board Of Trustees, therefore. unanimously
concluded that there was no reason for
making any change In the schedule OF
work announced in the register, and the
summer session will accordingly be held.
President Schurman presented form Of
application for admission to the profess
serial pension fund which has recently
been established by an anonymous bene-
factor. and it was approved and ordered
to be sent to the professors.
President Schurman presented . reeo-
q system Of residential halls, with dining
hall, on the campus. and the board unani-
mously adopted It. The resolution is as fol-
lows: THAT the university pledge itself
to duplicate out Of It's own funds all resi-
Dental halls received as unrestricted gifts
up to the aggregate limit OF $500, 900, II be-
ing understood that such halls shall be OF
plain. substantial character, freproof. and
as beautiful as compatible with simplicity
and economy.
II was also voted that. in view Of the ex-
listing troubles In the building trades. the
erection OF the new buildings be postponed
until the labor troubles are ended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
EAST SIDE LANDMARK GONE.
Ola Building 1t the Corner Of Lewis ane
Grand Streets Being Torn Down.

Ola Building at the Corner Of Lewis and
Grand Streets Being Torn Down.
The old building at the corner Of Lewis
and Grand streets. one Of the land
marks on the lower East Side. until
recently occupied as a chapel by the con-
gregation Of the Roman Catholic Church
Of St. Rose Of Lima. 10 being torn down
A large apartment house Is to be built on
the site.
The building was erected In 1884 BY
Charles Merrill. who occupied II a. hard
ware store until throe years ago. II was
then sold to Father McNanee, the pastor
Of st. Roses Church, who transformed
II into q church, TO take the place Of the
one which bad to be torn down in Cannon
street to make room for the approach OF
the new East River bridge. A new church
was completed q few months ago. near the
site of the old ono, and now the congrega-
ton attends services there.
When workmen began to RAE the build
ing a few days ago Mr.. Merrill searched
for and found q card and 4 cent which he
placed under the cornerstone when the
building was being built. The writing on
the card was legi6le and the date on the
penny was 1888 The oent was embedded
In q small oak block.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
GREENE SEES CONEY BLOON.


Pleased with Observance - the Excise
Law-But IT'S the Same Old Place.
Beer, Barkers. Concerts. Dances. Pea
nuts, FranLfurters. Caropsais and All.
Commissioners Greene and EbsteIn and
Inspector Thomas Duhan visited Coney
Island yesterday and watched Capt.
Knipe and his men enforc> the Sunday
and excise laws. The Commissioners in
spected the concert and dance halls, Luna
Park and Steeplechase Park. and after q
ride on the Loop the Loop. talked with q
Sun reporter a. he was leaving.
Il find Coney Island needs Arm hand,
said Commissioner Greene. 'The manner Of
handling the problem Of excise and Sunday
laws up to the time Of my departure pleases
me. or course 1t may be different later
! have been agreeably surprised at the ABB
senoe Of drunkenness. Not . single case
came under my notice. have heard
much about the dangers Of the Loop the
Loop and took q ride In II to sec what
1t amounts to. was pleased with the
first sensations, and tried II . second
time"
What do you mean 10 do With the tenn
porary partitions and the sale Of small arti.
SACSs oVuV0 hhD Sohos oAs1 ~NSA sA@H6c'
was asked.
when tho Magistrate decides on the
question We will act,' replied the Com
missioner. we mean to enforce tho law
with arm hand, but we do not mean to
be overbearing. The courts have decided
that the sandwich 10 q meal. We recog-
nize the meal as 1t has been served with
all drinks to-day. As to the sale Of SOU
venirs and other goods on Sunday there
Is no reason why II should be permitted
at Coney Island any more than In any other
part OF the city. II Is necessary TO keep a
firm hand, as 1 said before, and every slight
Infringement must be checked 10 order that
larger ones do not creep In. We want TO
be understood to advocate and demand
clean Coney Island
Despite the assertion Of the police officials.
Coney Island yesterday was practically
as 1t has been for three seasons. The dance
halls were open and dancing was INDUCED
in as heretofore. Meals accompanied drinks
In the concert halls, while the shows were
carried on In the same old way, costumes
only being cut out.
The carousals whirled and played their
sacred music. while barkers shouted and
the vendors Of frankfurtsrs and peanuts
announced their wares.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
vow THE DOWIEITE TAKES.

To Converts II Puts the New Elijah First
and All Other Persons IN Second Place.
One Of the letters Of the Rev. John Alex
ander Dowie to his sgents who are now
here preparing for tho arrival OF the Zion
Restoration Host next October contains
the official wording Of the vow which every
convert to Dowieism will be compelled
to sign when received into the fold OF Elijah
II. This Is q copy:
vow In the name Of tlod. my Father.
Saviour, and of the Holy Ghost, who pro-
ceeds from the Father and the Son, that
Host. organized at the Shiloh Tsbernacle
In the city Of Zion on Lords Day, Sept Fl.
1902, and declare that recognize John Alex
ander Dowie. General Overseer Of the Chris
tan Catholic Church In Zion, OF which am
a member. in his threefold prophetic ONCE.
as the Messenger Of the Covenant, the
Prophet foretold by Moses and Elijah the
/ promise to the fullest extent Of all my
powers to obey all riEhtful orders lssned
BY him directly or by his properly appointed
officers. and 70 proceed to any part Of the
world wherever he shall direct, a. q mem-
Der OF Zion Restoration Host. and that all
family ties, and hliEstions, and all relations
10 all human government shall be held sub.
ordinate TO this vow. this declaration and
This / make in the presence Of God and
Of all the visible and invisible witnesses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
POLICEMAN WAS DISGUISED
And Magistrate Deuel. 1t Once Discharge
His Excise Prisoner.

The police Of the upper West Side had
seventeen prisoners In the West Side
police court yesterda charged with vio-
iating the excise laws. This 10 the largest
number arraisned on Sunday morning for
that offence In several weeks.
One Of the prisoners, Peter Donohue.
Q bartender at $50 Seventh avenue, was
arrested BY Policeman Harry L. Lobdell of
the West Forty-seventh sire ct station.
The policeman borrowed a street car con-
ductor's coat and cap and visited the saloon
after II o'clock Saturday night. When
he told his story In court yesterday Magis-
trate Deuel. promptly discharged the pris-
oner. The Mayor says policemen in uni
form can make all the excise arrests
necessary.
Another Of the prisoners charged with
violating the excise laws was William
Smith, proprietor Of the st. Charles Hotel,
TIT Sixth avenue, corner OF Forty-fourth
street James Carney, manager OF the
hotel, was also a prisoner. charged with
running a disorderly house. Magistrate
Deuel. held them both under bail to await
examination.
There were seventy-four excise arrests
made Ia Manhattan and The Bronx yes
terday and one In Brooklyn. Fifteen were
made In the West FoFy-seventh street
precinct. which 10 In charge Of Capt. Dillon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
THANKS FOR FREE LECTURES.
BOARD OF EDUCATION SEEMS
70 HAVE HIT A CHORD.

"Appreciatssus" Como BY Man From MYERS
and Sundry1The Lady VINO Missed the
Lecture on Ants-lmmigrant Concludes
Inst This = . Faaherty osvernmsht.
That old-fashioned desire to shaks hands
him for the sermon seems to prevail among
the thousands who attend tho free iscturse
Of thS Hoard u Educatioa- Il ,psht5ests
itself In . lot a qussr kttsrs to ths bureau
cont aiming .spprsciatisns.' - ~ literary
One writer, who asns hsrsslf SERIOUS
she has heard begs for IScclrs o. micTcbes.
And another woman aslR for . repetition
S Sos.s 6 f OF e e sos. q ss vr IL
ure on how to get rid Of the pest Wa scksd-
uled long In advance and the woman looked
forward to II al winter. But when the
great ant Lecture night came abe ~ g sti3
90, abe writes,her whole season vas 6poted-
Here's the letter Of woman Who might
have been poet II she had had bali atchancec
Il have attended naariy all tbs lectures
and can oompsrs them only to The bSgevetc
an beautiful lowers. none that IKE 70
leave out. but . few. exceedinsiY brixhs
that would select for the centre.
At the close Of the season one steady
lecturegoer credits himself with 500 N
money saved.
Il am an old bachelor be writes and live
In q furnished room. have no place 70
spen my evenings except IN the aaleon.
% suppose I have saved 500 BY attending
the Lectures which I would have, spent
for liquor. I am yery thankful 70 ths
Board Of Education.
A woman on the lower West Side writes:
Il know little now and u want to knQv
moro the lecturer points the way. In
these lectures fashions don't cut No tcs
and you can leave your Pocketbook %
home and be just a. much thought Of:
To one recently arrived Immigrant ths
lectures Indicate that this u the bsse ooenfsy
.These lectures he writes, ssrs tnAssd
much interesting and wholesome. Oot
much benent from them. Thess thoughts
always turn In my mind that the American
Government does every possible tA!nG
for the benefl, and advancement Of ths
people. A Government like this b ex-
emPlary and desirable; therefore u p worthy
to live under
4 ;'woTkins Man. writes: Bully ~
There arc several letters from motAss.
One Of them asks for more Lectures on
economies and physical cul-
lectures arc q boon to us mothers. They
keep us In touch With our sons and daugh-
ters In high SCHOOL.
Another letter from woman contains
this: ..!.I
Il was brought up In Q small yilhse
where we had no chance - childrpa do
to-day, and all my life I have had to study
theee things out unAided; 90 you can 0aees
what the lectures mean to mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
WANT TO DROP NO. IS.
Two House Owners Petition President
Cantor for . Change.

Two property owners uptown don't
like the number Is on their houses and
have petitioned Borough President Cantor
to have 1t changed. It isn't because they
are afraid Of the hoodoo Is, or that II has
brought them bad luck, they say. but
because, II they ever want to sell their
property. the would-be purchaser might
believe in rabbits feet and opals and such
superstitions and object to the house
number. They have other reasons, too.
Max Hllborp, who is one Of the peti tom
ars, and who lives at IS West Ninety-fourth
street, says that the people who assigned
the house numbers were on In their cal-
culations and that his property really
shouldn't be -. He says that there u
but one house between his property and
big apartment on the corner and that the
apartment is selfish In monopohxing i've
desirable numbers. He thinks that ono
of the apartments array could be sacrificed,
70 that he could be numbered II and his
next door neighbor Q, and II bis neighbor
on the west objects to IS that number might
be skipped altogether
to change. He says that his present
number gives the idea that his property
Is further from Central Park West than It
really Is, and that such an impression
would detract from the value of the
house IL he should wish to cell 1t. He thinks
that the nearer the property Il supposed
to be to the park, the more valuable II Ia.
and the number Nshouldn't give false
Samuel Abraham. who lives In West
Eighty ninth street, is the other dissatisfied
one. He. too, thinks that the numbering
from the corner wasn't done right and
would be willing to have his changed, be-
cause real-estate dealers might be super
stitious. Both the petitioners say that
the change would affect only one house, in
addition to their own. &C they think II should
be made. But neither OF the petitioners In
the least bit superstitious. They arc very
positive about that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
TOPOGRAPHY or LONG ISLAND.
Geological Survey WIN Complete the Map
ping This season-some Maps Ready.


ping This season-some Maps Ready.
WASHINGTON, April io-In cooperation
with the State OF New York the United States
Geological Survey win complete the survey
for topographic map Of Long Island this
season. Tho work was begun the second
week in April. under the supervision Of J.
NJ Whitman. Jr. Mapping will b COM
pleted on the following quadrangles: Mo-
riches. Riverhead. Sag Harbor Shelter
Islard, Gardeners Island. East Hampton
and Montauk Point.
At the same time that tho Topographic
mapping 10 being carried on, the hydro
graphers Of the United States Geological
Survey will investigate the water supply Of
the island.
The survey when completed will be OF
especial value to the Commissioners who
are studying the future water supply OF
Brooklyn, and to all who are interested In
the development OF Greater New York to
the eastward.
Upon the completion Of this map Il IL pro-
posed to make. on q smaller scale. Q map OF
the whole island. which will be published
on one sheet.
Topographic sheets Of the following quad
rangles, which cover parts Of the island.
have been completed: Harlem, Staten
Island. Brooklyn. Oyster Bay. Hampstead.
Norhport. Babylon. Setauket and Fire
Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20

This increase In. imports IL chiefly In
manufacturer materials. While the do
tails OF the March importe are not yet COM
pleted by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics,
months ending with February. show. a
marked increase In the proportion which
manufacturers materials form Of the total
importations. OF the total imports OF
February. 1908. SIS per cent. were manu-
ending with February, 1908, manufacturers'
mster}ais amounted 70 $50 900 900, against
1910 600 900 10 the corresponding months OF
the preceding year. an increase OF $50
600, or nearly 10 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
ST. GEORGES DAY.

Kins and queen o. England and Prince
and Princes % wales Prayed For.
The various New York soc.stiss Of the
Order Of the Sons Of St. George celebrated
81. Georges day last evening in thu church
of st. John the Evangelist. West Eleventh.
street and Waverley place. Tho Rev. John
T: Patey. Ph. D; otaciatsd; a prayer was
Britain and the Prince and Princes Of Wales.
Sir Percy sanderson. the Britiah Consul
General, was present, and the 81. George
societiec were represented BY about four
h,,ndrad memborU. ft-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
HELD FOR AN AMBUSH MURDER
Boy Of sixteen Says He Was Hired 70 XIII
Man on the Roadside.

LEXINGTON. Ky. April is.-John McCurry
and his son-in-law. Clifton Branham. were
brought to this city late on Saturday and
plaoed in the county jail for safe keeping.
McCurry and Branham and Monroe Moore,
the latter now in jail at Prestonsburg.
waylaid and killed Anderson Moore, a
farmer. Monroe Moore. who Il only 10
years old, fas made a confession In which
he says that McCnrry hired him and Bran
ham to do the killing Of Anderson Moore,
and that Moore was shot from ambush
as be passed along the country road.
McCurry admits that III feeling had ex-
isted between him and Moore for several
years. They had been at Law over come
Moore and paid cash for. McCurry says
that he knows nothing about the killing
and was In no way connected With II, but
seys that he II being perseouted by tho
Moore faction.
Branham, who 10 tho one that 10 supposed
TO have done the killing, refused 10 Be in
terviewed. Monroe Moore says that whom
Branham fred he closed ME eyes, but opened
them In time to see Anderson Moore fall
from his horse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
OUR FOREJGN COMMERCE.
For the F1rst TIme Impsrts In Twelve
Months Exceed q 900, 600, 900.

WASHINGTON. April is.-For the nrst
time In the history Of our foreign COM
merce the imports into the United States
exoe~ded q 900 900 900 In the twelve months
ending with March. 1908. Prior to 1870
they had never reached rs much ~ $780,
600 900 In q single year. and 1t was not until
1880 that they reached $3.50, 900 In value.
Meantime the exports have grown with
like rapidity. In the twelve months ending
with March. 1908. the total exports were
q IA, 7se, es4, against q, 0oi .se6.es3 Of i'm
ports, giving an excess Of exports during
the twelve months Of Nis,leo.2T. Ex-
ports never reached $500 900 In value
In q single year until after 1870; In 1880
they passed, for the first time the the $50 t,,:
exceeded 81 600 900 600. Should the ex-
ports Of April. May and June average as
high as those for March. they would bring
the total exports for the fiscal year past the
81 500, 900 900 line.
The following table shows the total i'm
ports and exports In the twelve months
ending March 81 from 1895. to 1905
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20

Nsws Thas Cantsn. Q. D., O6sred induce
ments starts . resd q Letter..
SIOUX crrY. L.. April is.-The announce
ment published In most Of the Newspaper
Of the United States that Canton, 8. ID,
was advertising her unequaIled induce
ments to divorces. for which stories the
Cantonites disclaim all responsibility, has
brought q food Of letters from all corners
OF the Union asking bids for divorce busi-
ness. Canton now realizes that Il is TO be
Q divorce centre whether its people are
accessories or not. The City Auditor says
he must have another clerk II he u TO answer
all Inquiries about the advantages Of this
divorce mill.
A young woman In the interior Of Maine.
who indicates that she 10 wealthy, asks II
1t VIII be necessary 10 remain In Canton
moro than two weeks for her decree Of
legal separation. One writing from Lam
sing. Mich. says she saw statements OF
Canton's advantage In the divorce line and
asked the Auditor to telegraph the names
Of authorities TO whom she should apply.
A New York woman wants TO be freed
from wealthy husband to marry . poor
professor. and wants to know II Canton
courts can arrange the transfer without
loss Of time. A young woman Of Los
Angeles. CAL. says she must be divorced
90 quietly that her husband will not know
II and promises that she and her future hus-
band viii live In South Dakota. An enter
prising man writes from Brockton. Mass,
to know II there IL not Government land
near Canton, so that he can take out Q home
stead while waiting for his divorce.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
TOBACCO FOR TIE NAVY.
ESQ. 900 Pounds Purchased fer the Bsue-
Jackets and Marines.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE bluejackets
and marines VI the United States win smoke
and chew $50 .oo0 POUNDS Of tobacco In the
next year. . contract for furnishing that
amount having been awarded BY the Pay
mas;er-General o! the navy to Richmond
firm. Ihls 70 the largest amount ever pur-
cents pound, was the lowest ever secured.
The tobacco 10 cold at cost to the enlisted
men In one-pound plugs.
There were plenty OF bidders. but experts
who examined tie samples submitted
old blue Jackets USE this tobacco. but many
Of the apprentices and younger men prefer
regular trade brands. which they are able
TO obtain through the canteens on ship
board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
LONG BRANCH PIER SOLD.
Company Gets Hid Of Its Property and In
Structure VIII He Rebuilt.


Structure VIII He Rebuilt.
The Long Branch Casino and Pier Com.
pany has sold its property at the foot Of
Broadway, Long Branch, to a New York
investor. according to an announcement
made yesterday. The iron pier Of the COM
pany was practically destroyed In Novem-
Der. 1901. by tug. which became unmanage-
able while trying to save the three-master
Flottbek and which then drifted against
and ploughed through the iron structure
fifteen feet from the shore end. The waves
broke the rest Of the pier up.
The pier has not been rebuilt. 1t was
said yesterday that Unah Hermann. the
president Of the company, had decided
that he IL too far advanced In years to bother
with the rebuilding. The buyer OF tho
property will rebuild the pier, but It was
predicted that the work could not be done
In time to allow the Iron steamboats, to land
there this year, as 1t was announced they
would.