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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29

Maximum temperature for day. 95 degrees Minimum temperature for day. 63 degrees Aevrage temperature for day. "A degrees Normal temperature for day. 7l degrees Accumulated deficiency since Jan. |, 2s4 de- grees.
 Average relative humidity for day, GA per cent:
 Rainfall since Jan. |, 42. 37 inches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
New York Cotton Futures.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2e-The ruling prices fl the Cotton Exchange today were as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29

nE8BER8 or: New Orleans Cotton Er- eAanes. New York Cotton Exchange. and As
 esess Asmbsrs Liverpool Cotba Association < opersal attsntion given to the execution o' < ssoecf1cts~ tor future delivery in cotton.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
BROOKLYN MURDER BLOCK
Three Assaults There IN T1CelUe
HOurs-One Man Dead.

Three murderous assaults within twelve hours in
the Italian settlement in Unionst.. between Hamil-
ton-ave and Van Bruntst., Brooklyn, have recalled
Attention to what is perhaps the scene Of more
violence than any other block in the borough.
John Bolden, thirty-fve years old. of Degraw-st.
and Strong Place. stabbed TO death in front
of No. 42 Union-st. at 10 a. m. yesterday. At
a. m. Antonio Farmica, of No. 10 Union-st., was
found lying on the sidewalk in front of his home
with a bullet wound in his abdomen and another
in his chest. At $50 o'clock last night he died In
the Long Island College Hospital, having stouty
refused to his assailant In the same hos
ptal lies Sebastian Barbara, of No So Union-st,
who at 1890 p. on Sunday was shot three times
by Lust Franch. young woman, of No. sc CO.
lumbia Place. His recovery is doubtful.
The police are much aroused over the continuance
of lawlessness in this district and will make
provision for special detail of guardians of the
peace. Scarcely a night goes by without some
sort of an assault and many of them are muir
derous Highway robberies in the neighborhood
OF the hamilton ferry are of almost nightly occur
renee.
Bolden. who was driver for the International
grocery store of Paul Pensabe le at No. AZ Union
ice cream cart belongng to Charles Pensapene. a
the horses brides. and Bolden got down and a
4ght ensged Of & g6 to an
one Italian knocked Boder down a second plunged
os knife @ o into his breast % and third drew the
the store and jumped over the back fences
noon and locked up on a charge of homicide. The
police say that Paolo CrusaIh one Of the three
men. They are looking for him and the third
Bolden died where he fell before the arrival of
ambulance surgeon
The police have absolutely clew to the muir
derer of Antonio FaTmica, there was nobody in
sight when he found unconscious by patrol
man. When taken to the Long Island College
Hospital he at first refused to give his own
name, and up to the last repulsed those who ques
toned him to why he shot and by whom.
The police confident, however, that he knew
who his assaant was On chance they arrest
ed a man who had been seen in the street hour
before Farmica found, but Magistrate Tighe
released him.
Lusi FTanch, the young Italian woman who shot
barbara, says that it was in revenge for wrongs
that he had done TO her She has been sent TO the
Raymond Street Jail to await the result of her
former admirers injuries.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
MURDERED BEFORE 500
Negro Coachman Shoots another
-Four Times in Mount Vern0n.

An old feud between Eli Brown and Perry
Griffin, two colored coachmen for wealthy resi-
dents Of Mount Vernon. because Griffin said Brown
paid too much attention to his wife ended yeste--
day when Griffin shot Brown dead in front of the
Mount Vernon City Hall.
The murder occurred in plain sight of five hun
dred excursOnists who were on Huckleberry troll
ley cars bound for Glen Island and at one time 1t
was feared that the murderer would be lynched
Griffin, who is locked up Police Headquarters
charged with murder, is employed by DR.. Ronald
son. while the dead man coachman for Minot
c. Kellogg a bank president.
Griffin says that Brown threatened his life. He
pulled stone from his pocket. and 1 thought he
going to hit me-" said Griffin. He
bigger fellow than me, | just let him have four
bullets" The bullets struck Brown in the head.
killed me!' Griffin started to run but was fol-
lowed and captured by Eugene Fisher, a former
detective Griffin tried TO shoot the detective, the
latter says, but the weapon was struck from his
where he turned him to Pstroman MARI. 1t
took six policemen to guard the prisoner SO
furious against him the crowd.
Coroner WeiSendanger began the inquest last
night, and heard dozen witnesses AS to Griffln's
assertion that Brown had stone in his hand and
threatened him, the witnesses agreed that Brown
made motion. and that while the men were
quarrelling Brown did no overt act. 1t was shown
that about half an hour prior to the shooting
Griffin went to a hardware store and purchased the
revolver. Witnesses of the shooting said that as
the men passing the City Hall Griffin
was calling Brown and that he suddenly
drew the revolver and began firing. Both of the
bullets fired took effect. Brown started
ard turned a corner. with Griffin following him.
When both fairly around the corner, il was
declared, Griffin began firing again
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
NEGRO ATTACKS Il CHILD.
Citiaems of Liberty, This State,
BQreL4 Preuent Lqnching.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 The TRIBUNE. ]

Liberty, N. Y, July 13-Eugene Smith, a
negro porter in Robert Jacobs's boarding house,
about $50 p. M Sunday broke into the room oc-
cupied by Mrs. E. H Clarke and her two little
girls aged seven and eight years. 1t is charged
that the negro seized the younger child by the
throat and attacked by Mrs. Clarke who
called to her children to alarm Harry L. May.
the boarder in the next room. They succeeded
in getting out and then Mrs. Clarke broke
away and ran to the room.
The negro followed and attempted to enter.
His fingers We're caught in the door and his
screams aroused the household. At last he got
away.
Several persons, frightened. had taken refuge
in Jacobs's apartments
The negro. scantily dressed. hurried to the
street crowd of about one thousand persons
stood around the house. Smith was struck with
clubs and roughly handled There were cries or
Lynch him!" Citizens then took Smith from
the mob and hurried him to Jail. The officer in
charge addressed the excited people, urging
them to go quietly to their homes and let the
law take it's course The leaders at last per
suaded the crowd to disperse.
1t was found that the electric wires in the
house had been cut before Mrs. Clarke's room
was entered.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
DECLARES TESTIMONY PERJURED.
Secretary Gustaveson Files Answer tt
Charges with Armory Board.

At the meeting of the Armory Board yesterday
John P. Gustaveson, the secretary, who was re-
Gently suspended on charges by Controller Grout
that he had favored his brother in giving out con-
tracts and had otherwise mismanaged his office,
fled his answer through his counsel. L. Latin
Kellogg in which he declares that the charges are
based on perjured testimony
The brief says the findings Of the Commissioners
of Accounts were based principally on the testimony
of Charles Jacobs and James ]. Monroe. of the
Finance Department. and William Phafr. Robert
Teller Frederick Dardingkeller and Lawrence v
nfeehan 1t declares that Jacobs. who is an ex-
arntner in the Finance Department bore a most
rnenviabIe record while connected with the Police
DEPARTMENT and was dismissed from the force
Dardingkeller's testimony the answer asserts, is
f1,l of inconsistencies and contradictions The same
is said of the other witnesses.
To find Gustavesou guilty Mr.. Kellogg in his brief
declares lit is necessary TO pass by and com
rletev overlook barefaced perjury OF the accusing
Witnesses and to adopt the versions as against all
The records
Mr. Kellogg contends that no proof has been Of
fered to show the city, through the actions of
Secretary Custaveson, suffered any loss, and that
there has been Illegal or improper favorttism on
his part in awarding contracts or in giving orders
10 Henry Day Co, of which his brother was
member
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
E. r. PHELPS Il SUICIDE
Had Been Piano Manufacturer,
Broker and Real Estate Operator.

Edwin F. Phelps. once g well known piano manu-
facturer of Brooklyn. and more recently a broker
of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, and real
estate operator was found dead in his bed at his
home No 9l6 West End-ave.. yesterday. The
room was fun of illuminating gas, and the police
and the coroner report it case of suicide
When Mrs. Phelps went to her husbands room
she received reply TO her raps on the door
When she went into the she smeled the gas
OIin Hardy of No. sl2 West End-ave., was called,
but nothing could be done.
Waldo Phelps. a son. declared that his father
died from heart failure. under natural circum-
stances. DIR. Hardy said that he found the room
charged with escaped gas, and that Mr. Phelps
died apparently from asphyxiation
Mr.. Phelps was born ffty-two years ago in
Brooklyn and lived there until eighteen years ago.
He established and built up the piano manufactur-
ing business which was known in its later years as
the Phelps Son Piano Company. The business
prospered until Mr.. Phelps became known as a
wealthy man. He retired from the piano business
After spending ten years without engaging in ac-
tive business he became a member of the Con-
solidated Stock Exchange. He spent several years
in active operations stocks, besides devoting
himself TO real estate speculation and development
in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Three years ago his health failed, and he was
obliged to retire permanently. Since then he has
led life of leisure. Nervousness was the principal
cause of his i'll health About seven years ago,
while living in Port Chester, Mr.. Phelps, who took
q special interest in finely bred horses was driving
a spirited horse. when, in attempting to diSengage
a whip which had caught in a tree, his left leg
was twisted in the wagon wheel Complications
followed the original injury and the leg was ampu-
The family consists OF two sons ard two daugh-
Waldo Phelps said that his father had gone to bed
Sunday evening apparently in the best of spirits
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
BLOT CALL FALSE Alarm
Policemen Look for Race Var, but
Fail to Discover 1t.

Thirty reserves from the West Sixty-eighth-st
and West Forty-seventh-st. stations sent TO
Sfxty-second-st. and Amsterdam-ave. last night
where it had been reported "a bad race riot was
IN progress When the police arrived they found no
one there except a few people who gathered when
they saw the policemen hurryfng toward the corner
There was much uncertainty to who sent in
the call on complaint of young man, who said
he Patrick H Harrington, OF No, 426 west
young colored man, who gave his name as Charles
Nathing. OF No 216 West SiXty-SecOnd-St-, was
arrested charge of assault. Later, 1t was said
a riot call sent in only TO prove a false alarm
The affair caused much apprehension among the
colored men of the neighborhood. and many Of
them were afraid to go home. After this requests
from frightened colored men came 10 the police
station for protection. All were reassured and told
to have fear
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
HERLIHY DEFIES COURT.
Clash with Magistrate about Sus-
pected Gambling Place.

Police Captain Herhy. who recently allowed
resume duty East One hundred and -fourth-st
after long suspension. when his third trial on an
Indictment for alleged neglect Of duty had been
postponed, practically dehed Magistrate Baker in
the Harlem court yesterday. Herlhy had kept
policeman stationed at a cigar store in East One
hundred -and-eighth-st, suspecting that gambling
had been carried there. The cigar dealer was
discharged yesterday when he was arraigned on a
charge of assaultng the policeman. and Magistrate
Baker said to the policeman
You have right TO stay in this mans place if
he does you there. and the captain has
right to order you to stay there"
'I have right TO keep man in that store, said
Herlihy.
''I don't believe you have" answered the magis-
trate. LAS long I the bench will not
allow any officer TO remain in place of business
If he does not any violation of the law"
That is not right. judge said the captain Il
have the right to keep where suspect the
law is being violated. am going to keep man
in that place every day.
IF you do" answered Magistrate Baker, angrily,
I'll have you up here charge of dsorderly
conduct
You can do as you like Herhy retorted but
/ will keep there every day. I'm out on bail
under charges now, and cannot afford to take any
chances of having gambling house running in my
Drecinct
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
Grocud of Board of Education for Rejecting
Tablet for Three Presidents.

The Board of Education held the last meeting OF
tie school year yesterday. certified copy Of the
resolution os the Board of Aldermen demanding
that German be restored Of the studies in
the public schools received II en- the clerk of
tire beard. IL having become a law without the
Mayors signature. It referred 10 the commit
tee on elementary schools
The committee elementary schools reported
ad perseiy or receiving tablet commemorating the
deaths Of Lincoln. Garfield ard Mckinley. TO be
placed in school.
Commissioner Jacob " Mack. OF the committee,
said that the gift was declined for the tha I
the thee martyred Presidents had nothing In com
mon except that they all died violent deaths the
hands OF assassins and that 1t would only bring to
the minds of TIE children that the Presidents were
murdered
The tablet represents assassination. and nothing
else" ssid CummIssoner Mack, 'and would
couple the three together if they had been assassi
mated
adopted.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
TO PRESERVE THE NORTH WOODS
Association for the Preservation of Adiron-
dacks Criticises Governor 0dell.

To increase popular interest in the preservation
Of the North Woods the Association for the Pro-
lection Of the Adrondacks has just issued a
pamphlet of thirty-two pages. giving a sketch OF
the origin and practical uses of the Adirondack
Park and some reasons for the continuance Of the
States policy Of acquiring land for forest presers
walton. 1t pays particular attention to Governor
OdelIs refusal TO continue the policy of his five
predecessors with reference TO the Adrondacks.
and declares him responsible for the alleged non
fulhlment Of the pledge in. the last Republican
platform 10 resume the purchase Of lands within
the limits Of the Adirondack and Catskill parks.
The pamphlet declares our forests the
natural conservators of the water supply of a
large portion OF the State, and have direct value
with reference to canals, navigation and water
power, and TO the water supply, sanitation and
fire protection of our cities"
1t gives facts concerning the acreage of public
private lands and the rate at which the forests
being removed for lumber and paper pulp. II
refers the forest fires and argues for
strong protective legislation we'll the pre-
vention OF bad legislation Copies of the pamphlet
TO be had from the Association for the Protec-
tion of the Adirondscks. Tribune Building.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
PLAYMATE SET HIS CLOTHES AFIRE.
Now the Boy Is Reported Dying-Friends
Report Trouble in Summoning Ambulance.

boy companion set fire to the coat of Louis
Skoloff. seven years old for joke. Sunday.
and yesterday the child reported dying in
Gouverneur Hospital from the burns received.
The Skolof boy lives at No 62 Essex-st On
Sunday afternoon he and his younger brother
were in the apartments of a friend. named Saltz-
man, on the second floor of No. 81 Essex-st. over
the saloon formerly owned by the late Silver
Dollar" Smith There were several other boys there
and one of them lit skoloffs coat with candle.
David Marks known In the neighborhood big
Dave" and Michael Rosenblum heard the boys
screams and put out the flames. They carried him
10 a drug store by intending to telephone for
an ambulance. The druggist refused allow
them. however. saying, it is alleged: Il don't
want any doctors here They my stuff and
don't pay for it,
The disregarded the refusal and called the
ambulance When arrived from the Gouver-
neur Hospital the father Of the boy refused to
let hts son go the hospital. although the am
bulance surgeon told him his in a critical
condition.
The boy was taken home and attended by the
family physician, who yesterday told the father
that the only chance the boy had was In hospital
neighbor named A. Goldman at the fathers
request went TO the Eldridge-St station and asked
the sergeant at the desk to send for ambulance.
After putting lot or questions 10 Goldman, the
sergeant. he says. said to him: Why don't you
mind your - business. Get out OF here and
Goldman returned and told the father what had
happened Skoloff himself went TO the station
house, he declares and met with similar recep
loff says: Go and find the post You
can't get ambulance here"
by an oficer in the Essex Market Court. The
boy taken TO the Gouverneur Hospital. where IL
was said that he would probably die. At the FL
denied
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
GET READY TO MOVE BIG COLUMNS
Sections of Pillars for the Cathedral of St.
John the Divine To Be Rolled to Wharf

The work of moving the two pillars to be used in
the building of the Cathedral OF ST. John the Di-
vine. Cathedral Heights. began yesterday morn
ing The pillars had been brought TO this civ on
Friday. Each OF the columns is In two sections.
larger 81 feet long weighing ninety tons apiece
These are on the deck of the lighter The smaller
sections. S6 feet long and weighing forty tons are
in the hold.
and d-twenty-fftE-st yesterday morning was TO re-
move the chocls from the larger sections. A tenn
porary platform is being built on which the pillars
will be rolled to the wharf The smaller sections
will be taken cut from the hold To the pier by
derricks- The stones. II is said. can easily be
rolled TO the wharf. The hardest work will be 10
get the columns Up on the steep Cathedral Heights
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
ACCOUNTS SHORT $4,000.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Manager of English Steel Company
Confessed Theft IN Letter.

Frank S. PIlditch who for eighteen years
the New-York manager for the wardow Steel
Company of Sheffield, England. was arrested
yesterday on two indictments charging grand
larceny, arraigned before Judge Mcmahon. in the
Court of General Sessions. pleaded not guilty
and was released in 5000 bail.
Pilditch is ffty-fve years old and lives at No.
TIA Quincy-st Brooklyn. Last April Marina
duke Wardlow, member Of the steel company,
wrote Pilditch that he would be here to make
his annual investigation of the companys busi-
ness. in the latter part OF April Wardlow ar
rived here on April "a. and, going TO the office
of Pilditch at Nc. 95 John-st. Manhattan.
learned that he had disappeared two days
earlier.
Mr Wardlow inquired for the books, and
learned from PiIditch's son, William, who was
employed in the office, that his father had or
dered the books taken 10 the Brooklyn home OF
Pidtch. Search was made of the house. but the
books could not be found They were subse-
quently found. however. and, according TO De-
tective Sergeant McNaught, a shortage of S7O.-
600 has already been discovered and 1t is be-
neved the total amount embezzled Will reacn
100000 Experts are still at work
In May. a month after his disappearance Pill
ditch's counsel George Frederick Elliott. of No
o15 Montaeue-st Brooklyn wrote to Wardlow,
wanting TO make arrangements whereby his
client could return TO this city, pay up the al
legged shortage and avoid arrest.
The specific amounts alleged TO have been
taken by Pilditch are 81. .17S 30 on April Y and
$3.50 on April 20 by means of checks drawn on
the National Park Bank 1t is also alleged. ac-
cording 10 Detective Sergeant Mcknight, that
the 100000 said to have been taken has been
obtained during the eighteen years Plldltch
represented the steel company in this city.
In letter sent to Mr.. Elliott by Piditch while
he was away from the city the latter declared
that If he could get immunity from punishment
he would return at once and make clean breast
of everything.
II would rather die and be lost to the world
than return and disgrace my family and be
imprisoned for nay wrongdoing" he said in the
letter.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
PENSION FOR BLIND FIREMAN.
Gained by Special Act of Legislature
Sacrificed Eyesight to Save Children.

John T Mayors. the blind ex-freman. and his lit
tie girl Nellie went away from the Controllers
office yesterday in a happy frame of mind. Mr.
Mayors was a driver in the Fire Department on
August 27 1887. when. in trying TO stop a runaway
horse. he steered the animal into elevated rail-
road pillar. He did this rather than run down
some women and children in West Ninety -nnth-st
The accident resulted in the loss of his eyesight
a bill put through the last legislature giving
him a pension. II is not easy TO get a Special
nension Mr. Mavers and his little girl hava No %
almost numberess trips to the Finance Depart
Inquire about the coming pension. The
necessary pa pers at last signed yesterday by
Deputy Controller Phillips and draft was made
out giving Mr. Mayors $500 a year. with back nav
since September l. 1902 Little Miss Mayors was
radiant as she led her father away.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
SOLDIERS ORGANIZE LYNCH1NG BEE.
But the Police Break Up the Game and Save
Two Negroes

Leavenworth, Kan, July 13.-United States SOL
diers from Fort Leavenworth attempted to lynch
Eldridge Williams and Walter Brown. negroes
last night and for more than an hour kept the
entire police department busy Williams and
Brown got in a fight with some soldiers and one
of them fired a number of shots at soldier. The
soldiers then congregated in great numbers and
it decided to lynch the negroes if they could
be found.
Twenty five soldiers and a number Of citizens
surrounded the homes of Williams and Brown
Ropes had been secured. and everything was in
readiness for lynching. Policemen with rifles
and Tevovers appeared on the scene, and by care
ful manPuVrng succeeded in getting the men
away the police station.
A number of soldiers with revolvers We're ar
rested, but were released.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
REFUSE VERDICT IN PEoNAGE CASE.
Alabama Jury, Judge Says, Is Telling
Country of It's Race Prejudice.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE ]

Montgomery, Ala, July 13.-The jury in the
case of Fletcher Turner. charged with peonage,
failed to agree on a verdict, and Judge Thomas
G.. Jones discharged them after a severe lecture.
He told them that they were sending word all
over the country that jury of intelligent white
men of Alabama had refused to convict this de-
fendant because he a white and his
victim negro He said that he had told them
their duty, but they had disregarded the wishes
of the court.
Turner will have another trial soon. The
court allowed the defendant to go to the bedside
of his aged mother at Tuscaloosa, Ala, where
she is critically i'll.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
M. R. CROW IN INSANE HOSPITAL
Physicians Consider Case of Once Wealthy
Man Hopeless.

Moses R. Crow, lawyer. promoter and the
structor of several important waterworks in this
and other cities has been declared insane by the
physicians at Bellevue Hospital. whence he was
taken Friday from his home, at Chatham N ].
Yesterday he transferred to the Manhattan
State Hospital at Wards Island. His case Is con-
sidered almost hopeless by the physicians
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
CHURCH EXEMPTION FIGURES.
Total for 1903 $15O,17 ,7Oo-value of Va.
rious Church Properties

The Federation Of Churches and Christian Or
gan!zations in New-York City has completed the
Manhattan section of its annual tabulation Of the
tax exemption list. published the last day OF
June In THE City Record"
The list Of this year is exceptionally interesting,
because attempt has been made to assess the
church properties at 100 per cent valuation.
The following the figures the island OF
Manhattan and the changes since last year