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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
The Hustling Political Contractor.

Dr. lslDoR SINGER called attention, in
letter TO The Sun Yesterday, to the de-
fusion, which still prevails among the
smaller city politicians, that there is a
Jewish vote of great proportions which
can be successfully cajoled simply by
putting Jew candidate on munic-
pal or Assembly ticket You might as
well assume that there is n Christian
vote which is always deliverable by a
Christian candidate Jews, like Chris
tians, differ in politics, and they are no
more likely to change their political
opinions because one of their race is made
candidate than are Christians Yet
Tammany in this campaign is playing
hard for the imaginary Jewish vote"
by selecting Jewish candidates here and
there.
In districts south Of Fourteenth street
which formerly were impregnable Tam
many strongholds the vast population
Of the Ghetto is now gathered. Very
much Of it is still composed of newcom-
ers who have not been long enough here
TO acquire citizenship, but, inasmuch as
that Ghetto has been in existence as the
seat Of a distinct Hebrew community
for something like twenty years and has
been crowded with that race for ten
wears, the number Of Jew voters there
is large. Another region Of the Jews is
uptown toward Harlem. In both, Tam
many is putting its best foot forward in
its chase after these Hebrew votes. OF
course, II is easy enough 30 get Jewish
candidates. Ii Ia easy to get candidates
for Office in any Of the forty-one races to
which belong the foreigners Of voting
age in New York, and Of whom more than
800 600 had been naturalized in 1850, But
getting the candidates and getting the
votes Of the nationality are different
things. Moreover, the selection Of Il
candidate obviously for the sake Of ap-
pealing 10 particular race Is likely 20 be
very poor political investment; for the
chances arc that the sort Of man who
goes fishing for such nomination for
such purpose Ia not held in esteem by
the people OF his own raCs, and they may
be the more inclined 10 throw the self
seeker over because he nssumes to pose
as their particular representative
Both Mr.. Low and Dir MCCLELLAN are
Christians and Americans II the I'D
stock, but simply for thai reason neither
Of them wilt lpse votes mn ng C6thp-
lies and jew and voters II foreign
races generally, nor will either gain
any from ProteNnpls aud Americans
~ the M stock Their ancestry and
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NO NEW YORK SO, 900 AT ST. LOUIS,
Says Little Tim, n Mayor Low Is to Direct
tho Spending Of II.

After little fuss tho Aldermen yester-
day laid over a resolution appropriating
S1O,0 for the representation Of this city
at the st. Louis exposition. The money.
it was suggested. should be principally
expended In presenting stereopticon views
OF the development Of the metropolis from
It's first settlement until to-day. One clause
In the resolution empowered the Mayor
to appoint a competent person to take
charge Of the work.
Alderman Tim Sullivan objected to this.
He said that il the Mayor was to have the
appointment, he and his followers would
vote against the appropriation. he sug--
gested, first, that the man appointed should
be taken from the civil service lists, and
afterward, when he was told that there
was no list available for such purpose,
he moved, as an amendment, that the
selection should he left to the Aldermen.
Alderman Mclnnes protested that the
amendment was a reflection on the Mayor
and that its passage would be an insult
to Mr.. Low. He appealed to Sullivan to
withdraw the amendment, but Tim
wouldn't bulge. He intimated that the
Tammany ma Jority would fight any propose
ton giving TO Mr.. Low the appointment
Of n man who would be In control OF an
expenditure of $40, 600.
The voting was SO in favor Of tho amend,
ment and Is against, but az 1t required
g. votes it was defeated. A motion TO
reconsider at the next meeting was adopted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
VIEWS on CIVIC BEAUTIFYING.
Municipal Art C0mmission's Secretary
Reports on Summer Holiday.

Municipal Art Commission's Secretary
Reports on summer Holiday.
Milo r. Maltbie, secretary Of the Municipal
Art Commission, submitted to the COM
mission last night report embodying his
holiday observations In the principal cities
Of Europe last summer. Mr.. Maltbis re-
ports that European cities uniformly
condemned the erection of public buildings
in bystreets and uniformly approved the
erection OF monuments and fountains at
the intersection Of prominent thorough
fares.
He describes tho plans on which tho
streets of tho cities he visited arc laid out
and the nature of the adornments OF the
buildings and public places and deduces
the following as Principles suggested.
Local conditions must determine which
plans are best for any particular city. but
quick TRANSPORTATION demands a system OF
radiating avenues. both from the business
centre OF the city and from important local
centres, and toward this end every city IN
Europe is working.
1t Is advisable that boulsvards should be
so planned as to connect the parks OF city.
Such psrkWays may be 90 treated az 70 be,
interfering with their use as thoroughfares
European experience further demonstrates
that IL IA not vital that an avenue or boulevard
be laid out in a straight line for long dis
tanoe. Indeed. there are. very few prominent
thoroughfares that continue an unbr0ken
line for such long distance as does Broadway
from Bowling Green to Grace Church;
Where long. straight boule yard 10 neoes-
sary the most artistic results have been
obtained by the erection Of columns, arches,
fountains and statues at frequent intervals
to break the mOnotony OF the view. Inc
distance between these should not be great
As soon as one is out Of easy view. another
sh ould rise,
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POST OFFICE TRIALS BEGIN.
Cases OF MILLER and Johns Before Jury
-Get-Ricil-s(ulck Ryan Tcstiflcs.

CINCINNATI, Oct. l3.--The cases OF Daniel
V. Miller, former Second Assistant Attorney
General in the Post Office Department.
and Joseph NJ Johns were called in the
United States Court to-day in this city.
District Attorney Sherman McMcPherson's
Office force was increased by Attorney
W. f. Cooheran and Charles II. Robb OF
Washington, d. c. Mr. Cocheran Is the
chief of the Department OF Post Office In
spectors. with headquarters at Washington
Mr. Robb is the chief assistant to the Attor-
ney General Of the United States and ranks
as chief attorney for the Post Office De-
partment.
Richard Wasster, clerk in the Assistant
Attorney Generals Office at Washington,
described the nature and effect Of fraud
order. John j. Ryan, the celebrated get
rich-quick promoter" and turf plunger,
was the third witness called. He said that
he was president OF a real estate company
of this city. He described the business
OF the investment company OF St. Louis.
Of which he was head, and acknowledge
that the company could not exist without
the use of the mails. He said that Judge
Miller Outcalt was his only attorney at
the beginning OF the investigation OF his
methods by the Government.
This statement was important in view
Of the statement made by Johns'a attorney
at the opening of the trial that Johns was
Ryan's attorney at that time. Ryan
identified letters and kilograms, and said
he registered at u hde! in Terre Haute
when on a mission to meet Johns as Mr..
Roe"
The court adjourned while the attorneys
were arguing as to the admissibility OF
testimony given by Ryan tending to show
conspiracy between the defendants Tor
ne 11t al
Ryan and Post Office protection OF his
mail schemes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
The Army and the Navy C0urt-Martial.

The remarkable order Of Rear Admiral
EVANS, rebukinG the members of a
naval court-martial for their lenity in
dealing with an officer accused of insult
ing gentleman and of lying. has been
followed by another order. This one
is from Major-Gen. ADNA r. CHAFFEE,
commanding the Department of the
martial for too great severity in the case
of al enlisted man who was sentenced
to dishonorahle discharge, forfeiture of
pay and allowances and imprisonment
for nine months for absence from his
post without leave Gen CHAFFEE's
order is couched in much milder Ian
guage than that Of Admiral EVANS. 1t
is directed against the general tendency
of the army court-martial to sentence
soldiers to dishonorable discharge rather
than against the particular court whose
action suggested it. The culprit in this
case had served in the army two years.
His record was good, he having been
tried but once and for slight offence,
within the year preceding his discharge,
Gen. CHAFFEE said:
The tendency OF courts martial to sentence sol
dlcrs to dlghouorablc discharge when other dis
clpunary measures would answer does not reet
with the approval OF tlc department commander
Ordinarily dishonOIabr discharge should be In
cluded In the sentence OF general court martial In
those cases whoa grave military offence has been
committed when the conduct OF the accused
points concusivey IN morbid v'c'ousEess or con
irnrd crimInallty, or where by reason Of evidence
of frequent previous convictions by courts martial
It appears the accused has lost his scIt respect and
with II lis usefulness ~ a soldier None OF these
conditions rNlsI In III" present ca6r and III the
opinion Of the reviewing Authority u ,uficicn,
punishment for the offence committed would be
confinement al hard labor for two months and for
fcIure OF 80 Of his pay per month for two months
Therefore tho dGshOpOrnhr diNrbArgr Is RENTED
the confinement reduced Ia teo months aud the
forfeiture reduced 10 SO 81 his pas per non,h for
tw0 months
Rear Admiral EyANs's complaint con
ccrned Il precisely opposite tendency,
fagrantly illustrated in the case that
came DtIOTe MN LOT TeNitWt On Tue pun
of naval courts TO fail to provide ade-
quate punishment for an officer who
miscondlcted himself, In each case, as
the public knows the facts the opinions
of the reviewing officer are justified COM
pletely. Gen. CHAFFEE Is the last man
who will be accused OF "coddling" his
subordinates, whether they haye COM
missions or serve in the ranks, aud Ad-
miraI EVANS would not disgrace fellow
officer IL the facts did not demand it, IN
feet, while army tribunals may be uD-
necessirly severe, here il Is widespread
notion that clIss feeling sometimes
protects naval officers on trial before
their fellows and saves them from 80
we're punishment that they deserve
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
ANOTHER CRANK ARRESTED.
Nissl,er Didn't Get 10 tho White House
elliott Declared Insane.

WASHINGTON, Oct, ia crank. who
gave his name as Charles A. Wissner ard
his home as fredericksburg, Va, was ar
rested at the Pennsylvania station here
this afternoon. He said he was on his
way to see President Roosevelt to complain
of persecution.
People were making his life miserable,
he said, on account Of testimony which
he gave some time ago In trial at Con-
nellsville, Pa. Wissner Is about IS years
old He was locked up at the police station
ard will be examined to determine the
question of his sanity.
Peter Elliott, the Dare who had fight
with the guards at the White House last
week because they refused to allow him
to see the Presinent, was declared insane
to-day by the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia IN the Judgment OF tho
court, Elliot has exhibited 1homicidal
tendencies and is otherwise dangerous
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
Shower Of Frogs in wyoming.

EVANSTON, Wyo, Oct. i3,-During a
heavy rain at Hilliard. near here, millions
of small frogs fell, covering the ground anG
making roads lmpnseab!o on account G'
unwillinpness of horses to walk throuHl
theliying food As soon as the rain ceased
the frogs headed southwark, and in f"T '
hours none but dead ones could be fouhu
The frogs were from an inch 70 an men S,,, an'
a hall in length and very active. Hu!iaro
was visited by similar shower OF frog
about wear ago.
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Faneuil Hall A. II IL.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-,Siv: In regard "a
the letter An Awful Experience In Faneuo Hal'
| wish to say that this building. when shooh ~
most sacred TO every American, is al present sree'
Disgrace,
Nv visit theirs was mads with several OF o"'
English cousins, who were all particularly nnI'oN,
To see this famous place, and on reaching u sp'
nndInr ourselves In dirty market res1ins OF nso
the ladies gathered up their skirts out OF th' al"
and hurried away: and |. In great niortihcs'o'
Y,s glad to beat hG5ty retreat AFTER them
can VIC wonder at foreigners saying thN 'n'
Yankee cares for nothing but the Almighty po'I"'
when THIS Cradle OF Liberty 10 used for shop
nnsrON. OCT. 10. AN AAhhlOAe NNNI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
MUSTN'T WEAR DUDE CLOTHES
Presbyterian Clersymen Warned Against
wearing ''BOb-Tailed Coats"

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. ls.--The Green
brier Presbytery Of the Presbyterian Church
last night adopted resolutions protesting
against clergymen wearing bob-tai'ed
coats. The resolution said:
ut Ia the solemn and painful conviction
of this Preebytery that some of the brethren
are departing from the time -honlored Gus;
tom OF the fathers in wearing bob-tailsd
coats, and the Presbytery would hereby
warn the brethren against conformity To
the customs of the dudes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
DENIED BY CARDINAL GIBBONS.
The Pope Not Preparing Letter on Trou.
bIes Of Polish Catholics Here.

BALTIMORE, Oct l3.--Cardinal Gibbons said
to-day that there was no truth in the report
that Pope Plus y was preparing a letter to
the American hierarchy proposing the ap-
pointment of Polish vicar-generals in all
dioceses and archdioceses where there are
a great number OF Poles as a means OF
settling the question Of appointing Polish
Bishops. The Cardinal denies all knowl-
edge Of the matter and says that he has not
received and does not expect communioa-
ton from his Holiness upon the subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
WITH tho Fathers.
Washington had just accepted tho !, r.

Washington had just accepted tho presdsncy,
"Now.' ne fsteTed, you must remember ] have
never shot any mountain lons"
'Bu' y0ISl1nt do d thlGg 10 the British lion :"
wnoypcd the populacc
BluShing under the honors bestowed upon HIM
no retired 10 the backyard 10 practise baseball
slGgr,llcK and history writing, thus seeking q,
III himself Tor IA burdens Of olloc;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14

HluUOy"
You ssr" hs explained, u viii never get con
founded with the other hind Of " Ood
seeing he had fOusHt hAW fpr bis promotion the
fag HuLgr Was uU}ipIA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14

Madison mad Jg.r d,G,r. nr WorpfI,Ds
"Of rpuDr u'r UpDlu. win be- lntefesLd IA th,
battles, rSpialns rorhGrWa.ly, hut the main
hra Is TO trst our abilly AZ Ocran racing N
Subsequent defeais ~ the british ~ ga prov
hs foTrsiEnl "
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ToTuE EDITOR oP TIM Sus--'Sn ~ may % pn'
sumptuous Tor US out In the woods 70 aNen nin' w"
rs, rnn teach New York anything. but ASK 20
IN giv. pIace as suggestion TO your minlsIsrp
the Gospel TO this selection Of themes for sermon
NJ advertised,
pHsT BAPTIST CHURCH.
TO morrow evening the popular sunday y'n
wu'tl be answered by tho pastor, Dr, J. = Wrish
nOuT: ,,-,-.,-- -, =. 80, .w,y iron
church 10 entertain a gentleman fiirhu
rient Tor church members TO par,Ske W ieo geo
tkst tHes know has been made on s1iaA! =, ,oii or
eni w Esnlylng 10 these tbs pas or wiz 0ls,
he question ~, sunday TO be burden o.
relaxation, " what Aind' -.
I.rt some Of your wealthy eonsrssA"o"" "'',
Their puprrer deal with questions h'' 'n''' wv
watch o. result .
s,EAhIus Pa, oct 81 y ! ih"s
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The Littirr Ma.
.rc,u.h Little Ma" led soiJisD IVA
Pray lot W not forget
TrClcIlm's Ucsr, r"pfosrDy
IN, lauImAHy cadet
Evening star., 1903-12-19
REFUND OF TAXES.
Application Made- bysHolland Manley,
Alleging Ermneuus Payment.

Holland Manley has made application to
the Commissioners for the refund of taxes
enormously paid on, sublot 2. block 8.
Barnes and Weaver addition to Brook
land He claims that lhe was erropeously
taxed for more land than he possessed
In regard to this application Commissioners
West has made tflelfollewing recommended
ton:
I'm accordance witfE the precedent es-
tablished since Marchs 80, 1903. in such
cases. I recommend that the refund of
overpayment for the period from May 2,
1901, to May 8, 1902, akgregating fila. be
made, but that the refnnd of the govern
ment from November 28. 1893, to May III,
1900, aggregating 1894. be denied. the same
being barred by the statute Of limitations"
According to the policy of the District Com
missioners they will not take advantage OF
the statute Of limitations to avoid refund
Ing the duplicate payment Of taxes, as 1t
is considered such mistake may occur
by the taxes being paid by the owner and
the owners agent without either having
knowledge of the others action In the mat
ter; but, when a man has continued year
after year to pay taxes on more property
than he possesses or on houses that he has
not built on his land, he will be supposed
to take the consequences of his neglect
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Drowning of charles Swanson.

Capt. John jacobson, master Of dredge
No. of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Dredging Company which arrived here
last night reports the drowning of Charles
Swanson one Of his crew, in the river be-
tween Maryland Point and Thomas Point
yesterday morning The drowned man
with Olaf Swanson, his brother John
Favor. brother-in-law, and John Petersen,
members Of the dredge's crew, had gone
back In a small boat to a scow inatow be-
hind the dredge to pump 1t out. They had
completed the work and were returning
to the dredge by pulling the boat along by
the towing line, when it gave lureh, over
turned the boat and threw the men into the
water.
Charles Swanson and the little boat were
drawn under the scOw by the suction. but
the other men, who were expert swimmers,
kept themselves afloat until picked up by
boats from the tug and dredge.
The body of the drowned man was not
seen after he disappeared under the dredge.
He was a native of Kyrkesund, Sweden,
and leaves family there. An official re-
port of the occurrence will be made to the
custom house here by Capt. Jacobsen.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
MONUMENT PROPOSED.
Ex-Confederate Auxiliary Association
to Mark Graves at Arlington.

A meeting of the R. E. Lee Chapter.
United Daughters of the Confederacy was
held last night at the Ebbitt House for the
purpose of devising ways and means for
the erection of monument at the graves
of the Confederate dead at Arlington ceme-
terry. The bodies of 267 Confederate sol
diers are inferred in semi-circular plot at
Arlington. The bodies were gathered from
the various cemeteries in the suburbs Of
Washington and placed in the plot selected
for their final resting place at Arlington.
1t was decided by the chapter to give a
fine ball at Rauscher's in the early part of
next month for this laudable enterprise.
The Charles Broadway Rouse Camp of Con-
federate Veterans and the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans of this city, represented by
Dr. 8. e. Lewis and Captain T.. Raleigh
Rains, respectively, were present and offer
ed their services in forwarding the success
of the contemplated entertainment. Other
valuable assistance was rendered from la
dies in congressional circles from the south.
besides their relatives in Congress who
shared in the perils and hardships of the
war on the part of the late confederacy.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
INJURIES END IN DEATH.
William Behron, Aged SO, the Victim
of a Bicycle Accident.

William Behron, eighty-six years old.
who was knocked down by bicycle ridden
by Joseph Smith, an eighteen-year-old col
ored youth at the corner of Sth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Tuesday
afternoon, died at his home, 332 Sth street
southeast, about o'clock last night.
Mr.. Behron was rendered unconscious by
the fall and was removed to his home by
friends, and Dr. L. L. Friedrich, who was
called, found that the patient was suffer-
ing from concussion of the brain. Smith
was placed under arrest at the time and
was remanded to Jail from the Police Court
the next day by Judge Kimban to await
the result of Mr.. Behron's injuries. The
colored man, at the time of his arrest, de-
clared that the collision wassthe result or
an accident.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook had the body
removed to Scotts undertaking establish
ment until the arrival tomorrow of Coroner
Nevitt, who. it is expected, will order an
inquest,
Evening star., 1903-12-19
woman,s Relief Corps Election.

o. P. Merton Woman.s Relief Corps held
their regular meeting for the month at G.
A. r. Hall. the president. Mrs. Julia Col
lier, presiding. The relief and entertain
ment committees reported. showing that
excellent work had been done in the past
year. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, DR.. Carrie
H. Thomas: senior vice president, Annie E.
Cromwell: junior vice President, Laura A.
Douglass; treasurer, Rachel A. Brooks;
chaplain. Mary L. johnson; conductor, Har-
riet L. Over; guard, Esnma, Pope Thomp-
SON.
Delegates to department tcenvention-Nel-
lie e. Morgans Mary l.. Johnson, Emma P.
Thompson, Laura A. Douglass Alternates.
Annie ". Proctor. Harriet L. Over, Louisa
F. Washington, Mary e. Thomas.
The past presidents, who are also dele
gates. are: Cornelia Wilkinson, Elizabeth
w. Marshall, Mary Howard Matte r.
Bowen. Julia Mason Layton, Maria L. Jor-
dan, Anna ". Thompkins, Harriet A. Saun-
ders. Mary e. Griffin, Christine e. Butcher,
President Julia Collier. -
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Mems Club Entertained.

At the monthly meeting of the Mems Club
or Foundry Methodist Church. Mr.. John w.
Foster. former Secretary of State, gave an
interesting address on "The Alaska Boun-
dary Tribunal and Its Decision" which was
greatly appreciated by the large audience
present Besides a clear presentation of the
causes and results OF this international con-
troversy, Mr.. Foster gave many interesting
incidents regarding the procedure and per-
sonnel of the tribunal
After the address refreshments were serv-
ed ana announcement was made that the
young men of the church would organize a
pase BAH nine TO play during the coming
season.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Mrs. Conrad Writes, Feb.
%, 1908, Cure Has Been
Permanent.

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