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The sun., 1903-12-09
NEW RULES OF THE ROAD MADE
CARS MUST STOP on THE NEAR
SIDE OF CROSS STREETS.
May Also stop On Far Side. Apparently
Slow Vehicles 70 tho Curb-Where
Trucks Can't Back Up-NO Wagon
Must stop With Left Side to tho Curb.

The ordinance for the better regulation
of street traffic, which has been before
the Aldermen for nearly year, was passed
yesterday. Epitomized, the new law, which
will be in force when the Mayor signs It,
provides that:
Vehicles shall keep to the right and as near
the right hand curb as possible.
Vehicles meeting shall pass each other to
the right.
Vehicles oyertaking others shall. In passing.
keep to the left
Drivers shall not turn the corner Of any
street until there is sufficient space free
from other vehicles for them to do SO.
Drivers turning to the right must keep near
to the curb: drivers turning TO the left must
pass over beyond the centre Of the inter-
secting street before turning
No vehicle will be allowed to stop with Its
left side to the curb.
Surface cars shall stop on the near side"
of the street for taking on or dischareinR
passengers.
surface cars to have right Of way over the
parts Of street upon which tracks are laid.
All vehicles moving in the same direction
as the Gar must turn out at once upon signal
from the motorman.
In slowing up or stopping signal must al
ways be given to those behind by raising
the whip or hand vertically
Slowly moving vehicles must keep close
to the curb line 80 as to allow the faster free
passage on the left.
Speed Of automobiles and bicycles limited
to eight miles an hour. In the outlying sec
tions of the city speed OF fifteen miles an
hour Is allowed.
In or ossnS streets or turning from one
street into another the speed must be s re-
GO eafnyns 1sf Of O. "harens beys
bidden. No driver less than 10 years old
shall be entrusted with horse.
Cruising by hacks is prevented by
provision that cabs may halt for patronage
only on public or private hackstands. The
practice now followed by cabmen Of solicit.
ing employment in front Of theatres and
other public places by walking their cabs
Immediately in front Of these buildings is
prohibited by a new rule that q cabman
shall not turn and repass Until he shall
have gone a distance Of two blocks beyond
such space.
The ordinance takes effect Immediately,
and the maximum penalty for violations Is
q SO hne or ten days In prison.
There was a long debate on the point
whether cars should stop at the near or the
far crossing OF an intersecting street The
ordinance as drafted read "only' on the
near side, but ultimately tho word only.
was stricken out; whatever the effect OF
that may be.
Except IN Broadway in Park row and IN
The sun., 1903-12-09
Large Savings On
OPER A W r. A P s

The Opera season has barely begun and yet we
have decided to hurry out all our remaining Opera
Garments at third below their regular prices No
other house in America has had such elaborate
showing of Opera Wraps was here. Today just
sixty of these fine imported garments remain Some
are simple and refined others are most elegant
The savings range from twenty-five to hundred
and sxty-three dollars on garment which will
mean much to women who have the desire for
very handsome evening wrap, when it can be bought
SO reasonably.
Prices ranged from SIS up to s4oo Today they
are marked at $50 to $2665o. Second aoor Broadway
The sun., 1903-12-09
Driver OF . Fire Truck Thrown While
Avoiding . Milk wagon.

Matthew Belford. driver of Fire Truck
es, while guiding his horses through johnson
street on the way to fire at Fulton and
Front streets, Brooklyn, early yesterday
morning, to avoid colliding with a milk
wagon swung his horses to the sidewalk,
ran into a lamppost, unset a telephone
pole and was thrown from his seat
TO the street and rendered unconscious.
He was not seriously hurt.
Just before the truck reached Jay street
a milk wagon turned the corner directly
evidently asleep. Belford pulled his horses
sharply to the left, changing the gong at the
same time. The milkman suddenly awoke,
grabbed his lines with a yell and pulled his
horse directly in front Of the truck. Bel
ford jerked his horses to the right. ran them
up on the sidewalk and into the posts.
The truck got to the fire fifteen minutes
late,
The sun., 1903-12-09
distributes Frank Thompson's Estate.

SARATOGA, Dec. SIN the matter OF the
million dollar estate of Frank Thompson
who died in Ballston Spa in August, 1902.
a decree was entered by stipulation in the
Saratoga County Surrogates' Court to-day
l. directed the distribution of the estate g
among seven heirs. embracing Rhoda
Thompson of Ballston Spa. n Y; Edward
D. Thompson Of Lawrence. Kan; John w.
Thompson of Kobe, Japan; Mary T. De
George l.. Thompson OF Philadelphia and
Francis L. Mclean. Descendants of Frank
Thompson's uncles and aunts will appeal
from the decree to the Court OF Appeals.
The sun., 1903-12-09
CRAZED BY OPIUMP
Chinaman in Bellevue Who the Doctors
Say Cannot Live.

Policeman Unger of the East Thirty-ffth
street station was standing at Thirty-eighth
street and Third avenue yesterday forenoon
when he saw a Chinaman rush from a laundry
at 563 Third avenue and drop in the street
fat on his stomach, with his face in the
gutter Unger sent for an ambulance to
Bellevue Hospital. DR.. Reed decided that
the Chnaman had too much opium in his
system. He did not regain consciousness
yesterday and the doctors decided that
he couldn't live.
The Chinaman was Charlie Hing, who
came here from Boston recently and bought
the laundry at 500 Third avenue.
The sun., 1903-12-09
MRS. WOODS hurled.
Lester FITZGERALD. Who Shot Her, WIN he
Buried To-day.

The funeral OF Mrs. Matilda Woods Of
20 Cooper street, Brooklyn, who was shot
early on Monday morning in a room at
the Galavan House. at Broadway and
briggs avenue. williamsburg, by. Lester
Fitzgerald, of PIT Ralph avenue, who then
blew out his own brains. took place yester-
day afternoon from the undertaking estab-
lishment OF Francis Montenes, at 1855 North
Tl.Dd street. The only mourners were
the dead woman's husband. her sister
and few male relatives. The burial was
in the Lutheran Cemetery.
The funeral OF Fitzgerald will take plac
from the same location this afternoon. The
body will be buried in Evergreens Cemetery
The sun., 1903-12-09
Catholic Year OF Jubilee Begins.

In all the Roman Catholic churches yes
terday the feast OF the Immaculate Con-
ception, the patronal feast Of the United
States, was celebrated. and the Pope
letter creating year Of jubilee wa. read.
1t being also the anniversary OF the found
special blessing from Pope Plus was sent
to all the students from that institution.
In DR.. Joseph McMahon's Church Of the
Immaculate Conception. in l42d street,
there were special services and the new
parish school was opened and blessed by
Vicar General Mooney.
The sun., 1903-12-09

Fifth avenue, south Of Fifty-ninth street.
carts and wagons may be backed up on
the sidewalk. In other thoroughfares the
ordinance permits the unloading of trucks
by the use of skids and the backing up OF
trucks on the sidewalks, provided a passage
way be kept open within the stoop line for
the free passage Of pedestrians" Alder
man Meyers opposed this last clause, but
was voted down. and the ordinance was
adopted by 46 votes to 9.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Montclair Pastor to he Called to Brooklyn.

Montclair Pastor 70 Be Called 10 BroOKIyn.
A call. it is understood will be extended
to the Rev. DR.. c. D. Case Of the First Baptist
Church, Montclair, N. j., to become the
pastor OF the Hanson Place Church, Brook
lyn, as the successor Of the Rev. DR.. Poin-
dexter s. Henson. The latter recently
accepted call to The fremont Templs,
Boston.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Miss Gould Coming Back 10 Town to live.

Miss Helen NJ. Gould. who is now in
Washington. will reopen her town house
$40 Fifth avenue, on Monday, Dec. 2i The
house has been redecorated and refur-
nshed for the first time since the Windsor
Hotel fire. The paintings from Miss
Gould's picture gallery have been on view
at the Martha Washington, the women's
hotel, during the alterations.
The sun., 1903-12-09
PAUL KELLY GANGsTER GUILTY.
Shot at Policeman and May Get Twenty
Years.

John Carroll of the Paul Kelly gang and
the instigator Of the fight on Sept le be-
tween the Kellys and the Monk Eastmans
at Rivington and Allen streets, was con-
victed yesterday before Judge Foster
In the General Sessions of assault in the
first degree upon a policeman in that fight.
He may get twenty years. Carroll was
fifty-seven days. He fired two shots at
Policeman Brueck. but missed.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Tuesday Evening Dances Resumed.

The first Of the series of Tuesday evening
dances for this winter was given last night
in the big ballroom at Delmonicos The
dances were organized several seasons ago
By John D. Rockefeller, Jr:, and are now
under the management Of George Day.
The sun., 1903-12-09
WASN'T A BURGLAR.
Jeremiah Ryan Taken Home to Philadelphia
to q Santa arium.

jeremiah Ryan of Philadelphia was re-
leased yesterday from the Tombs and
taken home by his brother to be put in a
sanitarium. Ryan, who had been acting
oueerly and was under sort OF guard at
his home, escaped and coming to New York
en- Dec. 8 by the Cortland street ferry,
walked to 184th street and Amsterdam
avenue, where he broke into Wendel's
Hotel. He was held on a charge of at
tempted burglary, but the Grand Jury has
dismissed the complaint.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Dropped Dead After a Laugh.

SYRACUSE. Dec. s,-Edgar Homel, the
oldest employee Of the G. M..Edwards Com
pany, after a hearty laugh dropped dead
at his desk to-day Of heart failure
The sun., 1903-12-09
Bride HI; wedding Invitations Recalled.

Owing to the sudden illness Of Mrs j.
Ross Brandt the invitations to her mar
riage to Paul Nicholson Hayes on Thurs
day next have been recalled. The cere-
mony will take place privately at her home,
3l5 West Sevent y-ninth street.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Haisht.Coppell weddins on Feb. =.

The wedding Of Miss Florence Douglass
Coppell and Louis Haight is to take place
on the afternoon OF Feb. at Grace Church.
Mr.. Haight, who is a noted cross country
rider and horseman. is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Haight OF 43 East Eghtiet street.
The sun., 1903-12-09
.WOmen'S
VelVeteen Suits
at $50

These are extremely
smart and stylish suits that
have been selling at S35 to sos.
Velveteen is the most effective
fabric used in Winter suits, and
it is warm and serviceable as
well-hence it's great popularity
this season.
The suits are in handsomely
tailored styles OF velyeteen, in
plain black and gun-metal
shades; also a few of black and
navy blue corduroy. Three
quarter length blouse jackets,
with trimming OF braid, silk or
broadcloth. The corduroy suits
have silk drop.linings; the Others
are unlined. A few Princess
dresses in the lot.
Values, S35 to S5o; today at
$50 each. Second floor. Broadway.
The sun., 1903-12-09
Settle the
Piano Question Today

WeW Deliver the Piano When You Are Ready
And You Can Pay for 1t at Your Leisure
We are as anxious as you are to have you
secure the finest and most artistic instrument.
We are Jealous of the good opinion Of every buyer of
WANAMAKER piano. There differences in all pianos,
ofthe make and model One will have certain shade
of tone that will appeal to person most strongly,
other might please them ws and yet be salts
ying to else.
We want every get exactly the piano that they
will be satisfied with That why wish you
today before the last days of Christmas hurry make ryng
to decide the question quickly.
ven make the delivery later on.
the cash necessary for the purchase is very small
now We all about the heavy holiday demands and
piano will make the payments to meet after
You choose from the machless
the beautiful that will fit any parorhen
the Vose the Mason Hamlin, the Kurtzmann the Merr
and at $780, Campbell and at s1S5, the Frederick
Dothe OF which you buy the easy terms of
$40 Cash. and SO a Month,
II you want Piano. Player, OF course you want the |
ANGELUS and to be OF securing get your
order quickly for the demand is far greater than the
possible supply. s25O-easy payments, if you wish De-
livery arranged for later prefer Store Fifth floor
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RIsKED LIFE TO SAVE ANOTHER.

The parents Of the boys arrived about
midnight and took them home.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
SHE KILLED HER CHILD
JUST TO PLEASE GOD
Story of Horrible InfantiCide
Comes from a Town i'm
South Carolina

Columbia, S. c. Sept. "a hor-
hible case of infanticide, attributed
to religious fanaticism. occurred in
Broadway township Jast night.
John Grafrereid, negro. and his
wife. had been attending a holiness
meeting and had greatly become ex-
cited. They went home from the meet
ing and spent the greater part of the
night praying, Just before daylight
the man says his wife awole him
and asked him which he loved best,
his wife or child, a baby about six
teen months old. She said the Lord
was going to take one of them and
asked him which he would rather give
up. He replied that if it was the
Lords will he would rather give up
the child.
He says the woman then got out
of bed and took the child in her arms
and declared that she was going to
offer it as sacrifice. He said he
was standing by her and trying to
quiet her when she suddenly cried
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10

"Here Lord, take this child" and
threw it against the wall
He said his wife then throw her
arms around him and began to choke
MN saying that both of them should
go to heaven together.
The other children ran into tbe
room and placed the child on the he'd
The woman then jumped out Of a
window and ran going to- the farm of
w. Q. Hammond, where she appeared
early In the morning acting in A
strange manner as if demented.
te-fing that she would do snturv
TO herself as well as others Mr.. Ham.
mond took her in charge. She said
something about her husband killing
her baby and this aroused MIR. Ham.
mond's suspicious
He telephoned the shelf for the
purpose of knowing what to do and
he ordered both husband and wife
arrested. The woman is either raying
mad or i& an adept at feigning 20
be insane and spent the day in raying
in her cell.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
NEW RATES IN EFFECT.

ST Paul, Mimi, Sept 9,-The new
railroad rates on coal and lumber,
which were recently agreed upon al
ter six years Of controversy between
the railroads and the state railroad
commission, became operative today.
Nhe new rates provide for reduction
of from 8 to Is per cent. on coal
and II to Is per cent on lumber
The railways have bitterly opposed
the reductions because of the fact
th?t timber rates from the west and
coal rates both into and out of the
state wiz be seriously affected by tine
change, 1t is expected the reduc
tions in Minnesota will compel gen
cal revision OF tariffs, and since the
reductions apply to all rates, many
through rates necessarily will he
lowered
The roads affected are the Grea
Northern and Northern Pacific, 500
line, Burlington, Chicago Great West
ernr st, Paul and Omaha, Northwest
ern, Rock Island Minneapolis and st
Louis, asd Illinois Central
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
DOCTOR SAID
Quit Wrong Food and Eat Grape. M,

Quit Wrong Food and Eat Grape. Nuts
An llliEoisan who has been through
the mill says: Last spring was
so bad with Indigestion that could
not digest even soft cooked eggs
and doctor said | must eat predigested
food and prescribed GrapeNuts. J
changed for the better before | had
used one package, eating it three
times a day
MY Improvement on Grape Nuts
food was so wonderful that concluj-
ed to use your food, drink Postum
in place of tea and to make a long
story short | have mot been without
Grape-Nuts and Postum since and my
present health proves my doctors WIS.
dom in prescribing Grape Nuts. /
have got strong as a horse and well
and | owe it all to your delicious
food and Postum" Name given ay
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich
In the making OF Grape Nuts food
all the indigestible starchcs of the
grain are transformed in Post sugar.
Every particle of Grape Nuts is Gi-
gestible in the weakest stomach.
Physicians have never found stom-
aoh too weak to digest and assent
late it.
Look in each for copy OF tho
famous little book. The Road to
MollVillen
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
TWELVE-YEAR- NEGRO
CONFESSES TO MURDER.
Was Perpetrator to Bloody Crime,
Which Caused Death of Young
Woman in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Sept 9-CharleG Jones,
a colored boy II years old. confessed
to- the police today that he murdered
Miss Caroline Link, on August 2S, in
this city, giving the details of his
crime.
Miss Link was found in dying
condition in the candy and confec-
tioncry store of her employer at an
early hour of the morning OF the day
named and at first it was supposed
she had fallen and fractured her
skull. She died without returning to
consciousness. Subsequently bloody
club was found in the apartment
and since then the police have been
looking for the perpetrator OF the
crime.
The boy after first denying ms
guilt. said he entered the store to
tap the till aud finding Miss LINK
there he struck her on the head twice
and ran away.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
{. J. ALLEN TO LEAVE HERE.
Has Resigned His Position With the
Hrsch Lumber Company.

hISSH GuHlOeT company.
T.. j. Allen, for the past several
years local manager of the Chas. s.
Hirsch Lumber company, has tender
ed his resignation, effective on Oct.
first. No successor has yet been sell
ected.
Mr.. Allen was seen by a representa-
tive of the News yesterday and when
asked about the reported resignation
he confirmed the statement, and also
made the announcement that he would
leave Brunswick October first.
Mr.. Allen will go to Triton and
will be connected with the Gress Lum-
Der company, in the capacity of vice
president and general manager. This
company has large mill interests in
the state.
The many friends of Mr.. Allen Will
regret to learn that for business red
sons he is compelled to leave this
city, where he has spent the greater
part of his life but wish him success
in his new home.
While Mr.. Allen notified the Hirsch
Lumebr company some time ago that
he would leave them no one has as
yet been named to succeed him. but
it is generally thought that one OF
the men now connected with the of
fee will get the place.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
Love in a Basket of GRAPES.

Bloomfield, o., Sept. 9.-The we'd
ding OF Miss Lola Duffy, daughter
OF a wealthy wine grower of this
place, and Clarence Grimes, of Hud-
son, Mass, which took place at the
nome OF the bride, is the elimination
OF "a pretty and interesting romance.
The acquaintance of the bride and
prFidetgroom began through a note
which she placed in a basket of grape
packed and shipped at her fathers
vineyard, and which ultimately found
its way into the hands of Mr.. Grimes
through the purchase of the grapes
at his home in the Massachusetts
town.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
Good Words for Bowen,

The following from the Savannah
Morning News will be read with in
terest among the lovers of good base
ball in Brunswick:
Starke is the most likely man for
catcher, unless Bowen can be secured
Starke is a little off in his hitting,
while Bowen, who it will be remem-
bered, played here with Brunswick,
is one of the best amateur back
stops now in the game. He is a hard
hitter, takes all chances i'll fielding
and ON the bases and throws like
a professional. In a letter written d
week or ten days ago Bowen SAID
he would be glad to come here and
play in these games.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
GORDON IS NAMED
A COMMISSIONER
-%
Work on GeOrgia's St.
Louis Exhibit is Be-
ing Pushed
TO MAKE A GOOD SHOWING
Manufacturers Will Prepare an Ex.
cellent Display With Mrs. FELTON,
In Charge.-Ccmmittee Will
60 There Soon.

The following story is taken from
the Atlanta Constitution of yesterday.
Fred B. Gordon, of Columbus pres
ldent Of the Georgia Industrial Asso-
citation. and one of the best known
manufacturers in the state. was yes
terday appointed by Governor Tar-
rell as a member of the Georgia com
mission for the Louisiana Purchase
exposition at St Louis.
Mr.. Gordon succeeds on this com.
mission w. II. Venable. who resigned
several months ago for business req.
sons. The other members of this
commission are Commissioner of Agr;-
culture o. B. Stevens, and State Geo
logist w S. Yates. Besides these
there is a sub commission consisting
of two members from each congress-
ional district.
Mr.. Gordon was in the city yoster-
day, accompanied by Secretary TuI.
Ter, of the industrial association.
which is composed of the cotton man.
ufacturers Of the state. Governor
Terrell has been anxious that the
manufacturers should take the matter
up and mako a first class exhibit from
this state, and he is now assured that
they will do so.
Mrs. w. II. FELTON,, of Gainesville,
was also among the callers at ths
capitol yesterday, and she. too. talked
over the question of Georglas exhibit
with the governor. When the manu-.
facturers what they will do regarding
an exhibit, it is probable that Mrs.
FELTON, will have charge of it.
An exhibit of manufactures prepar-
ed by the manufacturers themselves
will prove of great assistance to the
state, and the $4,000 which has been
appropriated for an exhibit will go
a great deal farther in other dlrea-
tons
Hon. Dudley NJ. Hughes was in the
governors office yesterday having
conference with the governor in re-
gard to his work Mr.. Hughes ha.
recently been appointed commissioner
general for Georgia for the st. Louis
exhibit and he will have entire sun
ervison of same
He vii begin work in earnest n
a short time.