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The evening world., 1903-10-27
President Gets Many Birthday
Favors, and Greetings Reach
Him from All Parts of the
Country.
BIG SHOW OF FLORAL GIFTS.
Cabinet Members Add Their Good
Words and N:w York Delegation
Follows .i.nnual Custom and Visits
the White House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Prcs!dent
Roosevelt to-day celebrated the forty
hsth anniversary o: his birth and many
beautiful and touching reminders OF tae
event relched him from every par, o.:
the country. hundreds o kilograms and
letters OF congratulations having been
received at the White House during the
DAY.
When the members o: the Cabinet as
sembled for the usual semi- weekly
meeting. they Joined in extending cor
dial congratulations TO the President.
The cabinet room and the Presidents
private ONCE were filled with exquisite
floral offerings.
A huge basket OF cAyrsanthemuns
was sent to the President from the
Government p'opaSLtEsy gardens. II
contained about two score OF M
specimens, many OF them as large as tins
crown OF a DERBY hat and OF splendid
c%oloring.
Ear.y in the executive DAY a commit
tee representing the Hungarian Repuh-
lcln Ill OF New York. OF which the
President Is an honorary member.
called to convey him the annusl ex-
preston Of the Cubs good wishes and
TO congratulate him upon his birthday.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
SLAYERS BROUGHT
GIRLS BODY HOME
Mother Of Victim Watched Two
Men Garry Corpse from Car
rage and Place 1t in an Alley
Near Her Home.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Oct. 27.-Mabel IL.
Bechtel. twenty-one years old. was muir
dered and her body placed in an under
ground alley adjoining her home. where
It vas found to-day by her mother. Her
skull was crushed. but there were other
marks OF violence or the body. Mss
Bechtel went driving yesterday morning
with David Welsenberg. ard this vas
the last time she was seen alive.
Mrs. Bechtel. mother OF the murdered
girl, was aroused shortly after l A. M
to-day by the barking of dogs, Upon
looking out of her bedroom window she
saw two men carrying an object from a
carriage ami place 1t in the underground
alley near the Bechtel house.
Mrs. Bechtel made no Investigation
but upon arising this morning h found
her daughters shoes, hat and coat in
the dining-room.
Later the body of Miss Bechtel was
found In the alley where 1t had been
carried by the two men.
The frontal bone had been crushed as
II by q heavy hammer. No arrests have
a. vet been madA
The evening world., 1903-10-27
DR.. WESTON WINS
. IN CORONER FIGHT
aslgtest Attempt to Gust Him
from His Office by Injunction
Proceedings Meets with the
Courts Disapproval-

fhe latest attempt to GUST DR.. Albert
Vt. Weston from his place as a Coroners'
Physician, which he has held continue
Esly for fourteen years, was ~relegated
10 the list OF failures in that line by
i'ustice Barrett in the Supreme Court
to-day.
Theodore Groin. suing as a taxpayer,
applied for an injunction to restrain DR..
Weston from claiming his salary OF $3.50
n month and the Board of Coroners from
auditing his salary bill and certifying 1t
10 the Comptroller for payment.
Justice Barrett denies the injunction
on the ground that. although DR.. Wes-
TONS term of office has been declared
20 have expired with that of the Board
of Coroners which appointed him. he Is
not now holding a newly created office.
as claimed by Groin, but Is a hold
over and his title is good until his
successor is appointed and has quail
fed md he is entitled to his salry. JUS
tice Barrett adds:
II do not mean to intimate that DR..
Weston's title is unq~uestionable, or that
a successor can be appointed upon tho
theory that he Is a hold-over. Indeed.
my Impression is quite the other way,
namely. that his title Is valid and that
ne a only be removed for cause"
Justice Barrett says a taxpayer can
not Dust an oficeholder who Is perform
ing his duties properly by an Injunction
TO stop his salary, for he is not injured
ms the officer Is concededly earnin ghis
salary. II Crohn's contention is other
wise correct he will rave to proceed in
quo warrapto, which Is an injury as to
ahe title to the Office.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
BOWERY CROWD TRIES
TO LYNCH A M0TORMAN
and One Man, Who Constituted Himself q
Leader, Urged the Mob to Vengeance.

Jacob Gross. n young factory worker.
of No. l56 lewis street. was killed to-
day by a Third avenue car In the Bow
cry. n the throng of people who wit
messed the accident would have lynched
the motorman. John eastman. had 1t
not been for the wit of a policeman.
AS soon as the accident occurred-it
was at the height of the early rush hour
the cars piled IN In a long line. and
their conductors and motormen ran for
ward to learn what the cause OF the
block was.
There were nearly n hundred men in
uniform round the spot, in less than
distinguish the one IN that number
whose car had run Gross down.
Cry of "Lynch Himw Started.
Som one started the cry OF Damn
the motorman!' which in a moment
was changed to Lynch him!" at the
sight OF the victim who lay beneath the
car wheels.
There was a leader IN the mob who
went from one to another street-car man
asking. Are you the one that killed
him? Are you the one?"
Policeman John Butler, OF the Eldrtdge
street station. had see the trend OF the
crowds temper before this, and unob-
served had taken eastman into a door
way some distance below the scene OF
the accident n there held him until
he could get him to n station-house.
Every expedient was suggested to re-
The evening world., 1903-10-27
l.. THE INSPIRATION.
u\MHA this Administration needs Loeb" said the President "' more color more
Wv beauty, more scenery SO to speak"
Yes sire" assented Loeb

C \A/Ni N N""" ""' '"" sd" Inc r"'W"' more ''' n'
Wv beauty more s@nery,s so to speak"
Yes sire" asented Loeb
W unused the President
Lets paint the White louise red" suggested Loeb
Good idea" said the President but we ont do 1t until my secondte term"
Ie thought hard. Loeb thinking hard reminds one of a cuckoo clock
Hal" said the President hitting hsd@ k with a god patd axe oe adnrerh ad sent
him rom Mane. ct have it,! Well putu forms on the artsa oundt the place."
"Gr@t!"s said Loeb. Great! Well get a zouave uniform for Uncle Jerry smith and
we'll put drm majors cap on Arthur simmons and Capt Iocrer can wear my Did uni
form of Albany lose No. la nd"-
details soft this rfTm"
Leblo okedo out of the window. The president wrote hurredE. After a time he aid:
Her is the plan: We will nut blue uniforms with liver buttons or the ushers and red
uniforms with gold buttons on the messengers and whte uniforms with buff trimmings on
thes tenographeY nd yellow uniforms with gold slahes on the servants and"-
The President stopped Then he jumped to his. feet BY Godfrey" he shouted. This
idea is too great to be devoted to mere servants Well mtrm everybody. Well devise
costume for the overnment clerks and we'll rig out the House of Representatives and the
Senate l will get Up something brilliant for the Cabinet"
Create said Loeb And what will you wear?"
striking features of the uniform OF the General OF the Army and the Admiral of the
Navy m boss of 10th, you know.
Great" shouted Loci.
"Hey!' pepeda an unidentified manw III had pushed his way not the room, How about
a shipd costume for those Pos-Ofce thkws?"
Great excitement prevailed. The unidentified man was hurled out on the $4,000 tennis
court
The evening world., 1903-10-27
Festive Young Vanderbilt Re-
turns to Town After His Long
Exile Caused by the Raid on
Richard CanfieId's Palace.
COURTS MAKE WAY CLEAR
FOR HIM IN THIS CITY.
He Visited "Erminie" at the Ca
sno Last Night and Watched
with Interest the GIistening
Teeth of Marguerite Sylvia.

After remaining in practical exile for
almost n year. Reginald Vanderbilt Is
back in New York enjoying himself. He
attended the performance of "Erminie"
at the Casino last night and gazed with
interest at Marguerite Sylva's teeth. He
Is once more a familiar figure in the
fashionable resorts that knew him well
In his college days.
Mr.. Vanderbilt need have no fear of
the attentions of District-Attorney Je-
Tome's sieuths. The final decision of the
courts in the Jesse Lewisohn case makes
New York a safe place lVI him to live
in. Ever since his return he usis ucen
congratulated by his friends on the fact
that he kept away from New York
rather than go on the stand and be
questioned as TO his operations at kich-
ard Cantield's.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was reported to have
lost all the way from 5000 to 500, 00O
at one session with a party OF college
friends al that famous house. NOBODY
appeared 10 care much aoout 1t but
,District-Attorney Jerome. who was
looking Tor evidence to oacS up has
sensational raid on the palace OF the
king of gamblers.
t1au Mar. Vanderbilt remained in this
city after he heard of tie cortampiLt"t
action OF the District hS.orrey ne
would have been subpoena III AL would
have been compelled q 81 20 the criTi-
mai Courts Building M ils.on to gees
tons of an embarrassing nature. LSu
q thrifty youth he inpr wed tie time
spent in exile by getting married ana
taking a honeymoon trip abroad. tiis
apparent enjoymcrt % l.fe Ia twn
thDws that after all New York is better
than a farm in Rhode isiard
The evening world., 1903-10-27
DEATH OF HENRY GUYER.
For Years He Had Beea Employe
I'm World Press Room.

Henry Clyer, who has oeon assistant
foreman OF The World press room for
many wears. died last night in the Ger
man Hospital. Brooklyn. He was oper-
atei on last Friday.
Mr.. Guyer was torty-three yeaS cd
and lived at No. Ss Euclid avenue.
Brooklyn. with his wife and three chill
dren. He had been a printer all his
lie and until two years ago was an
unusually robust man. Then he begin
to suffer from an Internal that
rapidly sapped his strength and hnas'y
necessltated the operation from wfich
he died.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
TOB|N MUST co
TO DEATH CHAIR


ALBANY, Oct. 27.-The Court OF APP
peals to-day affirmed the ccnviction and
sentence of death upon Thoams Tobin
for the murder OF Capt. Graft In a Ten
derloin resort In New York City last
fall.
Tobin attacked and hacked to death
Can't Graft, a retired seaman, In the
basement OF the Empire. n diIo on West
T~wenty-ninth street. He cut up the
body and tried to burn II IN the furnace
but the chimney failed to carry of the
smoke n tho crime was discovered.
Tobin's counsel. Messrs. Levy & I'M
ger. made II hard fight for the convicted
nan, but the evidence was so conclu-
sive against him and the crime of such
a revolving character that even their
persistence failed to secure a eversa
of sentence.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
Count Won SeIdemec's Posses
sions in Magnificent Staten
Island Home to Be Sold Un-
der the Hammer.
WAS GERMAN COLONEL,
BUT FLED COUNTRY.
Then Came Disastrous Specula-
tons in Wall Street and Six
Months Ago He and His Wife
Left Their Home.

The ant treasures of Coun Won
Seldemec, housed in his magnificent
home on Manor road. New Dorp. s. l.,
will be cold Thursday morning by
auction. Collected from al parts of the
world they were valued at 81, 600. This
figure YVES set not bv the connoiseurs.
but by appraisers whose work 1t Is to
settle Upon the marketable value of art
objects.
six months ago the Count. his wife
and child disappeared from their home on
the island. and to this day none of the
inhabitants of New Dorp know where
they went. Their leaving was no
stranger Than their coming. as rumor
had 1t Count Won Scldemec quit his ma
tive country to live in peace and quiet
in America. He was a colonel in the
Kaiser's army and a man OF lofty po-
sition. socially. politically and martially.
The man hat fell 10 his steady am died.
The Count was told mat he must leave
the country and wipe out the stigma
upon his name by an absence that would
bring forgetfulness of the deed.
Finding an estate on Staten Island TO
his liking the Count agreed to pay the
price asked $4,000. On this he paid
10000 down. the residue to be paid In
ipstal!ments. His vast estate In Ger
many. not entirely confscated by his
Punishment from the realm. brought
him sufficient revenue to undertake the
building OF a fine suburban home IN
America. Statcn Island was near enough
to New York to please his wife and
himself. and he determined to live there
as long as ne was not TO return to his
own country.
1t is said that the fever OF Wa street
speculation blew over the bay and
caught the Count in his country home.
Then his visits to Sew York became
more and more frequent. Losses from
This source are believed to be the cause
of tine Counts financial ENHANCEMENT.
In uly. 1892, there was much ado over
a failrIe o. process-stgvers to see the
Count at his loaely Manor road farm.
Both he and his wife were sued on a,
note for $500. and when the messengers
of the courts tried to effect n service
upon the Count they were met by fero-
cious-.ooking dogs of foreign variety
which kept guard Of the big home Eno
pat"ollcl the grounds as well. The
Count was seen a. the time n h"
refused to say whether the debt stoo,
upon Its iEa.its or not.
The evening world., 1903-10-27

lease Gross. but not until the man h
would have led the crowd 10 n lynch!ns
came to the front again did any one
think of anything worth doing.
Hundred Men Tilt Car Over.
Come on!" he shouted. and suiting
action to his words he put his back to
the side of the car and began to push.
In an instant more h n a hundred men
had united in their efforts to move the
car. Slowly 1t v way to the pressure.
and then 1t went over until only its plat
form steps kept 1t from turning a COM
plete turtle.
Gross was lifted from the street and
hurried to Gouverneur HOSPITAL.
81 know l am going to die he said.
IT want to go quickly"
A moment after that ne only had
strength enough left to tell his name
and his address. He was horribly man
gled.
According to the police they have
many witnesses who will swear that
eastman was driving his car at an
unusual and dangerous rate of speed.
The motorman says that he was not.
THE young fellow seemed terror
stricken" Is Cashman's explanation.
He started to turn one way and then
another and then stood right on the
track. I rang for him to get out OF the
way. It is not true that | was going
too fast. wa too close TO him, though.
to stop in time"
eastman was northbound at the time
and Gross was struck In front of a store
at No. 2s3 Bowery.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
Mr.. MURPHY WAS O L
started Fire and Nearly Burned Up
q Lumber Yard.

When Cornelius Murphy. employed by
the Manhattan Lumber Company at
Thirty-fourtn street and Eleventh ave-
nue.. reached the once OF the concern
to-:ay he was colo and started a fire In
the stove for the first time this season.
II was n good, earnest tire, and within
half an hour Mr.. Murphy was warmer
thar he had ever been in his life. The
office caught fire and the flames spread
TO the lumber yard. Quick work BY the
hremen confined the blaze TO a limited
area, but for n time the entire neighbour
hood was threatened. Tho damage will
amount to about $1,000,
The evening world., 1903-10-27
HEALTH MEN IN SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-The first
regular session OF the thirty-first annual
meeting Of the American Public Health
Association was held here to-day,
prominent ba~cteriologists and students
of sanitation from the United States.
Canada, Mexico and Cuba being. pres
emit. After the convention was called to
order by DR.. Walter Wyman Surgeon
Gen. George M. Sternberg delivered an
address in which he dealt at length on
the efforts which have been made TO
epidemics.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
PATRICK LOSES IN
COURT OF APPEALS
Court Concurs in Judgment of
the Lower Tribunals That Will
He Offered of William M. Rice
Is a Forgery.

ALBANY. n. Y, oct. 27.-The Court
of Appeals to-day handed down a dcci-
sion denying the appeal OF Albert T.
Patrick in the matter of the probate of
the will OF William NJ. Rice, OF whose
murder he stands convicted.
The Court concurs in the judgment of
the lower, courts that the alleged will
offered by Patrick IS a forgery. The
Court afirms judgment without opin-
iop
The evening world., 1903-10-27
DYNAMITE CAUSED WRECK.
six lien Thought to Have nesa
Killed by Explosion les chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. sT.-six men are
thought 10 have been killed by an
plosion OF dynamite that shattered win
dows in scores of houses and partly
wrecxcd The Roby race track early TO-
day. The crash was caused by n pre-
matDre nlast where the Illinois Steel.
company is flling in ground south OF
South Chicago. The shock was felt 10
Hammond, Ind. and in Blue Island.
Three fishermen and three raiiroaa
Iabo.ers were IN the vicinity vhsn -
a. fine debris failed 10 reveal evt9ence ~
their death, 4 was toered eat theg ~
n0NtaaS0za11I1e 10,
The evening world., 1903-10-27
MANS BODY FOUND IN RIVER.

The body OF a man about fonty-fve
years old, 5 feet 8 inches in height and
weighing about 1G0 pounds, was found
in the North River to-day at the foot
of Twe~nty-seventh street. His clothes
consisted Of q blue serge suit. striped
shirt. gray striped underwear, black
nG on his DerSon that might lead to his
l~dNntiacetaoA ~
The evening world., 1903-10-27
SULTAN REPORTED ILL.
Frequent Painting Fits give Rise
to Fears for HisLife.

LONDON, Oct. TIA despatch from
Constantinople says the Sultan Is seri-
ously III.
All information is refused at the Porte
but 1t Ia said on good authority that
he tainted while eating dinner and his
condition has caused the gravest fears
on the part OF his physicians.
The Sultan has Q In poor health
for a long time and has been subject
to fainting fits of late. The Grand
Vizier mas ordered that no news regard
ing his condition be given 10 the cor
respondents.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
BARON oEvERs MAY CHANCE.

WASHINGTON. Oct. ia diplomat
MILO ma lust returned from Europe
states THAT Baron w. A. F. Covers.
the Netherlands Minister to the United
States. has been offered h Rome, St.
Petersburg or Constantinople mission.
Ind VIII probably accept the Italian
post, that he may be near his aged
mother. who is In Holland. Enron
Hevers = absent on leave. and Official
eont1rmatlon OF the report - - yet
The evening world., 1903-10-27
DEATH NOT READY FOR HIM.
Man Cuts Throat, Jumps from Win
dow and VIII Recover.

Predazo Carlo, an italian laborer, who
lives at Sixty-ffth street and Fort Ham
ilton avenue. Brooklyn. came to the
conclusion this afternoon that he didn't
want to live any longer. so he slashed
his throat with a big dirk. Then he lay
down to die. but the end was not COM
Ing swiftly enough, so he began to bat
ter his mead against a wall of hts room.
mat II did not produce the desired
effect and jumped into the street. land
ing on his head.
He was unconscious, but still had
plenty of life left when an ambulance
came along and took him to n hospital.
II Is thought that he will
The evening world., 1903-10-27
ships CREW SAVED.

, CREST, France. Oct. H.-The crew OF
dhirty one men OF the French bark
been wrecked here. who were thought
! have been lost, have been saved.
The captains wife and the four other
women who were on board the vessel
were drowned
The evening world., 1903-10-27
ELKINS GROWS WORSE.
Doctors Have Little Hope of Saw
inR Philadelphia millionaire.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 27.-rhe condi-
ton OF william L. Elkins, h ~nnancier,
Is reported to-day as being grave. He
spent a restless night aud as a result Is
said to be considerably exhausted. His
physicians say there is but Attle nope of
his TeeoveTxa
The evening world., 1903-10-27
MAchIAs AT NAPLES.

NAPLES. Oct. S.-The United States
gunboat Machias has arrived here from
Port Said and is coaling preparatory to
taking United States Consul Skinner. Of
French Somaliland, whence the expedl-
Will start for Abyssinia> The OH
cers OF the Maohias hope to b able to
lesys HE HoamorEnnNs.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
coToPAxl VOLCANO ACTIVE.

GUAYAoUlL, Ecuador. Oct, 27.-It is
reported from Quito that a dense col
umn of fire Is visible from there. etnerg-
ing from the crater OF the Cotopaxi
volcano. The n~eighboring villages have
not sustained anY damage
The evening world., 1903-10-27
10 MEETING OF ALDERMEN.
Tde-.bcrs Too Busy with Politics
to Attend.

tnew York's Board of Aldermen were
w busy talking politics and working
~'favorite Candidates to meet to-day.
f0thcn President F'orncs dlllei the
.tinC to order there was not a
sum present. and Mr.. Foraes ad-
mo cd the meeting.
. an hour afterwa-d there was a
be gathering. but II was then too late.
a the Aldermen talked politics.
The evening world., 1903-10-27
III. THE REALIZATION.

CEvERAL days we're given to completing the plans. Iasmuch as the unfrmsf for the
uhers blue with silver buttons we're simpler than the Others. it ws doM1ed to get
that lt ready art
Work progressed rapidly. The PTeidnt was delighted
Won't it be fine" he asked his visitors to set the staey senator Harn a shad-oe-
lied wahcoat of Hab, with a purple coat md pink smanc clothes? And joe Cannon In TOP
boots red breenA. and a lavender oat with stock and m@s hemet7 HI y! Ffne!'
"Gpat"s said the visitors
The uniforms for the ushers we're ready The story was printed. Immediately there
anne fopfbe remarks from all parts CT tn, country.
sths n n empire or repubnc?' ONE of lie quetion@s hat the nerve to ask
When did you get to Re Kng?' was anoher dstr@ingin inquiry.
The mails were flooded. Some editors vents SO far as to say the scheme was silly
"Ia" said the President 1T i evident the prottarat does not appecae the arts
tic touch sought to give to my administration. an a candidate for election next year.
music eMst Until am safely in the White House for full erm'
That evening the blue uniforms we're sem to the attic
III. THE ELIMINATION
NEXT day there wal mucha activity at hew White House. Newspaper reporters were told
something importantly was about harper.
Precisely at loon Secretary Loeb came out ad handed the assembled news
gthger typewriter slips of paper Their reporters read:
OFFICIAL STA TEMENT.
II, view of the criticism OF 1.-THE plan to uniform the auaches of the White Housea Ind
som Others the President feels impMed to say that the plan originated with Secretary
Loeb
mamrer reflection causes hin to announce tht the proposition made by MI Loeb was i'll
advised and rlconhderd ad he has, rderd MI Loeb tod discontinue he preparations and
to dpp the matters entirely.
THE President deses to state that Mr.. Loeb ei lin nure good faith in the matter
but as the plan was wholly MIR Loebs and the President dhdaims all responsibility, Mr
Loci will, of corse. accept whatever criticism here although the President feels con-
strained to SAL the plan must aveb been an error of the head and not of the heart"
MORAL-Tkey aEsos serve who stand and take II in he neck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-18
PEOPLE PERISH
IN THE FLOOD
Heavy Loss of Life Feared
in Arkansas and Ten
neSSee.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1.-THE
flood situation in the district confribu-
tory to Memphis is serious and news
of loss of life is at hand. The break
IN the leVee last night has complicated
conditions by flooding a vast territory
In Arkansas, across the Mississippi
from Memphis, and tonight a grear sea.
exists in the st. Francis and Missis-
sippi river basins. extending MANY
miles. From this territory a call for
help has gone up from persons who
have been surrounded in their homes
and on the high portions of the coun
try and thus far ii has been impossible
10 send them assistance
A few floating bodies have been found
at various points by the rescuing boats.
Throughout the St Francis territory
the ST. Louis & San Francisco rail-
way runs, but that company today an
nulled all trains, the tracks being nm
der water near Marion, Ark. That town
is almost totally flooded, and citizens
are using skiffs as their only means
of travel. Negroes and white people
from the adjoining territory are pour
Ing into Marion every hour asking that
boats be sent to rescue their friends.
There is no means of reaching them
except by making a break in the leyee
near Memphis, and this may be done
tomorrow if conditions show no i'm
provement.
1t is estimated that 600 people are
surrounded by water in the flooded Ar
kansas territory. 1t is thought the loss
of life is heavy. The negroes are ter
ror-stricken. They stay in their cab