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The sun., 1903-07-28
JOHN BARRETT SEES PRESIDENT.
Treatment Of Chinese Who VIII Come With
Exhibits TO ~. Louis Fair Discussed.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y, July 27-John Bar
rett of Portland, Ore, formerly United
States Minister to Siam and who, when
Japan had intimated that he would be
persona non grata as Minister 20 that
country. was appointed Minister 10 Argen-
tira, was the Presidents only visitor to-
day Mr.. Barrett is also commissioner
in the Far East for the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton. He came to talk over with Mr.. Roose-
welt matters relating TO the fair
Although Mr.. Barrett did not say that
the objections which have been raised In
China recently because the Chinese repre-
sentatives at the fair will have to be duly
registered and certified were discussed
during his conference with Mr., Roose welt,
it il understood that the subject was talked
over China's exhibit will be the most
costly, 1t Is said that that country ever
sent to fore ign exposition, and, accord
ing to the recent reports from the Far
East the Chinese think It Is unseemly that
the managers and attaches OF the exhibit
should be bound down by a lot Of certifica-
tion and other red tape
Mr.. Barrett also conferred with the Presi-
dent about matters concerning his new
post in Argenlii a.
Maior-Gen. S. b. NJ. Young, who. when
Gen. Miles retire.. next month, will become
chief Of the q neral aft. will visit
friends here tomorrow and will call on
the President
The sun., 1903-07-28
WUMNERS MATRIMONYES.
Bennetts of Annie RusseJ's Comp,ny
DtvOrced--Mabel Morrison 10 Marry In?

uennetVs ~ Annie WWsSeIIS sOnIptny
DivOrced--NJabel Morrison to Marry In?
Supreme Court Justice Amend signed
decree yesterday granting to Mrs, Guseie
j. BenT ett, who played in Annie Russell's
production of Mice and Men," divorce
from Charles c. Bennett. an actor who. as
Richard Bennett, appeared with VIM. Faver-
sham in "Imprudence The Bennetts
were married at San Francisco in June,
1901. They both played in Annie Russell's
company when it produced The Royal
Family Another member of the cast
was Mabel Morrison. and the friendship
between her and Bennett grew so intimate
that Mrs Bennett brought suit for divorce,
alleging that her husband and Miss Morri-
son had travelled together to Europe and
back.
Rastus s. Ransom. referee, reported in
Mrs. Benefits favor. Mrs. Bennett Ia TO
have $50 a week alimony.
Miss Morrison appeared al a witness at
the hearing, and several amatory letters
that passed between her and Bennett were
put in evidence. Counsel for neither side
would speak about the case yesterday,
but it is believed that Miss Morrison and
Bennett will be married IA on as the de-
cree becomes effective; that Is. in three
months. no withstanding the legal pro-
hibition contained In it forbidding Bennett
from remarTying in the State.
The sun., 1903-07-28
STABS son WITH CHISEL.
John ONeiIl May Die From Wounds In
nlcted by His Father.

John O'Neil, Jr.. % ye1rs old. a o'rpenter,
living at 2la7 Washington avenue, was
stabbed by his father in an alteration at
their home last night, According to the
story told TO the police. the elder O'Neill
had been drinking before he got home ia (
night, when he began Ll sir s his wife. lis
two sons, John and Will I'M. interfered.
and Il lively scrap followed.
After tLssling for some time on the floor
the father broke away and running to a
tool chest picked out a wool ohisel, with
whic he alta cked John, ST bling him in the
abdomen and gouging half of his left ear
off
Some one OF the neighbors telephoned
TO the fremont police at ton, ind a p; troll
wagon and two policemen were sent 10
the house The elder O'Neill, who Ia go
wears old, wGs locked up.
The wounded son was hurried to Ford
ham Hospital, where the doctors found
that the wound in his abdomen was seri
Gus, and will probably, they say. result
in his death.
The sun., 1903-07-28
Jet AND WHITE TRIAL AGAIN.
VIp Judge Allows Soldiers 10 Stay After
Gov. Reckham Telephones Him.

CYNTHrANA. Ky. July 27.-The trial
Curtis Jett and Tom White, alleged
reathitt county ass ssns. was begun
efore Circuit Judge j. j. Osborne here
o-day. There was clash between Judge
Osborne and Col. Williams. in command
Of the State militia, because of Judge Os-
porne's order that no soldiers should be
allowed about the court house or In the
strtets. 1t was settled by Gov. Beckham,
who telephoned Judge Osborne to permit
Col. Williams to furnish the witnesses with
a military guard and tlso to How the
sodiers to guard the Jail containing the
prisoners.
B. J. Even, the chief witness in the case,
led to Lexington l. st night on learning
hat he would not have a military escort
20 and from the court house. He tele-
1honed to Gov. BeckhTm in Louisville,
to-dav The Governor told him that every
)rec ution should be ken for his s. tety
and he greed to return on the afternoon
rrain . nd is tonight in the military camp
across the river,
This ia the second trial OF Jett and White,
he former tri |. at Jackson, misc rrying
because of the hanging Of the jury by Burns
Fitzpatrick. Sheriff Le'ch swore in twelve
iepities to guard the court house and
+e!rch every man entering the court room,
I7ilor CIR, ig,nyle lso swore in six deputies
% assist in guarding the Jail.
The sun., 1903-07-28
Ft.NERALOF Gen. y. III. ". WARD.
Many Prominent NlasOns Attend the Ser.
Vices or the War Veteran.

large number of prominent Masons
and veterans Of the civil war we're present
al the Aurora Grata Cathedral, Bedford
avenue and Madison street, Brooklyn.
yesterday afternoon. al the funeral service
of Gen. John Henry Hobart Ward, who
was killed on Friday last in a railroad
accident at Monroe, \. Y. Gen. Ward
was thirty-third degree Mason and one
Of the most prominent members OF the
fraternity in this country. having been
an active member of the Supreme Council.
Ills military career was brilliant one.
The casket was surrounded by floral
pieces, among which was vacant chair"
from the Supreme Council. At the religious
service the Rev. Warren c. Hubbard Of
St Luke's Episcopal Church officiated.
and the Masonic ceremony followed. The
hymns Lead, Kindly Light and Nearer.
Nv God, to Thee" were sung by the Aurora
Cathedral quartette,
Among those present at the services were
Gen Daniel E. Sicklts and Col. Thomas
Leigh, who had been chief Of Gen Wards
staff in the civil war. The remains were
taken 20 Monroe for interment.
Gen. Ward was New Yorker by birth.
His grandfather fought in the struggle for
American independence and his father was
a soldier in the War Of 1872. Gen. Ward
served all through the Mexican and civil
wars and was wounded nine times
The sun., 1903-07-28
FIGHT OVER BRONX N. n. LIVES.


bmhwm w. dFhTs Up ffOvo HMAU hmt6rDOr0mBm
Failed TO Make Deposit.
The hearing before the State Railroad
Commissioners Of the application of the New
York City 1nterborough Railway Company
Tor permission to construct surface lines
In the Bronx, in accordance with the terms
OF Its franchise, went on again yesterday
morning in Parlor DIR Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
The application is opposed by the Union
Railway Company, William II. Page, Jr.,
counsel for the Union Railway, sought TO
prove yesterday the contention Of his
client that the marlborough people had
never fulfilled the legal requirement OF
depos!ting, In good faith, at tho time it's
certificate OF incorporation was issued, ,
10 per cent. OF its capital stock. or $4,000
To do this Mr.. Page called, as his first wit
ness, William b. Bryant, a clerk in the EN-
ploy. OF the banking and brokerage firm
OF Wood, Havemeyer Il Kearney, whose
senior member Is president of the Inter-
borough company
Bryant said no was an Office boy for the
firm, drawing salary OF 50 a week, when
he was asked. in March. 1902, TO sign, as
ono OF the incorporators, the application
for a certificate OF Incorporation. He ss Id
Wood told him the company was going TO
build railroads in The Bronx and that he
must subscribe, on paper, for ten shares
of the stock. The witness said he was pres
ent when the $4,000 was paid in and he
voted that the money should be turned over
TO Wood, Havemeyer h Kearney as Wood
produced S3S 900 aud Mr. Fransioli produced
$1,000. The witness added that eight Of the
fifteen incorporators we're employees Of
the firm of Wood, Havemeyer h Kearney.
Other witnesses were called including
Enoch Brainard, who represented himself
and Henry ID. Purroy. TO testify that some
of the proposed lines of the Interborough
company were not needed along certain
streets. The hearing will go on this morn
ip1
The sun., 1903-07-28
WOMAN wiTR WEISS IDENTIFIED
Was Mrs. Hugo deunttner- Husband Was to
Have Opened SALOON I'm Schenectady.

The couple who went to the Morton House
on Sunday morning and whose bodies were
found in room there later were identified
yesterday. The man was Christopher
Weiss brewery collector OF 21O Dock
street ,Schcncc ctady, and his companion was
Mrs. Bertha Quittner, the wife of Hugo
Quittncr, OF Schenectady,
Several friends OF W, iss called at the un-
dertakers " tsterday morning and identi-
fed the mans body, among them b, ing
several members Of the Elks. who had known
W, iss at New Brunswick. n. }. None of
tn, SO fri, nds of VI iss was able TO id, nifty
the woman or throw any light on the tragc dy
and it was not until later In the day, when
Quittner turned up, that it was known who
she was
Quittner spent Sunday looking for his
wifi, whom he had arTangtd d to meet at a
~ staurant in Houston street on Sunday
aft rnoon. Not finding her he stay d
with fri,nd at POP s. cond avenue or 'rn-
day night and started the search again
yesterday morning. TIL, n he n ad in the
pap' RS Of the trag, dy at the Morton House.
Quittner susp' ct. d that it had bee n his wife
who was with Weiss. VIII, n he looked at
her BODY he was very much overcome.
Quittnor had only one tn, ory to advance
for his Wife d ath and that was that W. ISIS,
whom they both had known in Schen, ctady,
had murdered htr. after luring her TO the
hotel, He told this story:
My wife was not quite 10, and We were
married two " ars ago in Austria. / came
to this country year ago and later st mt
over for her. We went to Schs ne ctady,
and some months ago I bought hotel
th re. II was then that we fell in with
Weiss. He was the cole ctor for the Dot b.
Ter Brewing Company there, Of which I
was a customer Wtiss called to coll, ct
the bills and he used to make this an excuse
for staying long time. Not long ago my
wife told me that she was afraid OF him,
and she bt ggcd me not to l. him come to
the house any more. On Saturday | sent
my wife down here to engage a cook and a
barte ndr and also to get some money. /
said | would start at midnight and meet
here here on Sunday. Weiss called me up
on the telephone on Saturday molning
and mentioned that my wife had gone to
New York.
Il have found that he took train to New
York and probably was at the landing
when the boat came in yests rday morning.
My wife was a stranger here and I think
that Weiss lured her 10 the hotel by saying
tNnt it was his Office
Quittner, according to a despatch from
Schenectady, had been a piano player in
a saloon in that city and had been planning
to open a hotel there.
The sun., 1903-07-28
BILL FOR ABNORMAL rYpEwRIrrNa.
SCRAP AT ANAWANDA PICNIC.
Belligerent Waiter Tries to Knife Police
man--LeaGier Murphy 1nterferes.

Leader Charles F. Murphy's Anawanda
Club neaIly care home waiterless from
Its excursion TO Locust Grove. l.. l.. yes
:erday. The head waiter of the boat
had to be thrown of the gangplank as the
Taurus was about to leave the grove; and
Leader Murphy and Alderman Gafiney
had to interpose to keep him from stabbing
Polio eman James Quirk of the Leonard
street st ton.
The Anawanda Club is Tammany's or
ganiz3 tion in the Eighteenth Assembly
district, 1t is "Murphy's own. and 1t
gives two outings yearly. one for men in
August and one for women and children
in July. crowd Of women and children
and about 100 OF their men folks went along
yesterday.
There wasn't any trouble until the 1900
excursion goers had been in the & owe
for about three hours. The last frantic
footing of the Taurus g " histle found every
one aboard again, except Leader Murphy,
his brother Jack, James Guhney and Officer
Quilk the latter In pL.in Clothes. lhey
we're on the gangplank when the waiter
amhled up.
-Ort O. m way" ne cried. and waved
everybody aside. except Quirk. who III
large. During tne HileItatloH tn"I ioLo"eu
+, ore OF white-j cketed figures hoveTed
about the Taurus bulwarks.
Come on, boys" c lied the celebrant,
and made a pass Quirk. TO whi, h Quirk
responded by an elbow in the chest. The
neat inst mt the We tier had pl He'd a three
inch bs ded penkniie and, yelling again
to his fellows to come on had lunged
at Quirk's STONE ch, Quirk struck up the
ms n . arm, but before the pair could grs pple
Les der Murphy and Gsfney had gripped
the weiter's arms and John Murphy was
hustlirg Qpirk aboard,
As the bo pulled away the waiter ran
to the edge of the dock and waved his knife
at the crowd.
The waters left sboard wouldn't tell the
mans name The officers Of the club say
thet he WIS an employee Of the company
thu got the bar privilege nd thst he super
intended the beer-carrying corps.
The sun., 1903-07-28
NEEDED THREE TO SAVE HIN
would.Be Suicide Flights orr His Rescuers
in the Fast River

Passengers on the Greenpoint ferry boat
Kentucky saw an exciting struggle In the
East River yesterday morning between
John Walsh Of 3lS Thatford avenue, Green
point. who had jumped from the ferry
boat. and Thomas Casey. Edward Cunning
ham and John O'Neil, who jumped from
a Dock Department tug to rescue him.
The tug was passing the terryboat when
Walsh jumped. and Casey leaped to the
rescue first. Walsh fought SO hard that
Casey was about to leave him, when his two
companions plunged in. Both Walsh and
Casey were unconscious when they reached
the raft Alter It had been towed 80 the
foot OF Twenty third street Bellevue
ambulance was called. Both men were
soon revived. and Wash WAS sent TO the
Bellevue prison ward, charged with at
tempting suicide.
The sun., 1903-07-28
SRA UNION AND SKIPPER LANE
w.1kyyG DELEGATES MOLD UP
captain AND NEW CREW.
,r,,.r He's Arrested and Fined for "COl-
letting a Crowd" and They go ON
walking Walked 0fr His Men-Causc
oy,he Fuss: sea Cook Won't Join Union.

Capt. Nicholas V. Lane OF the iour-
..,sd schooner Massachusetts was ar
,o.,ed Yesterday while he was taking crew
-, ro,,r stiIors from South street TO his
.,.ol which lies at "A Long Island City
lock .,.:.
,or, from Norfolk and goes back light
Sl, ,oa 10 slil in two days and a South
,,ro,, shipping agent engaged four sailors
,,r thr captain who went after them.
Tho men are members of the Atlantic
,.o,s, seamens Union and were anxious
y, rot n lob The captain and the men
.,arted up Old slip for the elevated station
40, when they reached Front street they
moro overtsken by half dozen delegates
g tho seamen's union, who seized the
ou,rs and told them they must not sail
N the Massachusetts,
we want the job, mates. so sheer on
and let us 90 We have got to have some
hing 10 eat" one of the sailors answered.
oYou can get anything TO eat on that
,hip. The cook is q rat and won't JON the
nnion Yon mustn't eat any OF his grub,
responded one Of the marine delegates.
The sailors seemed anxious to go with
,he captain and tho captain told them to
.tick to him and he would pay them union
,apes and the cook would give them ms
gnnd grub a. any seacook ever dished up
tor hungry men
Several loungers gathered about to
isten TO the vrangle Inc delegates
,,,upbt the sailors ny the arms and we're
,holIt to hustle them back to South street:
The cantsin ordered them to desist and
Q, the men Diet e-nine for themselves.
Inst then Policeman Brown OF the Old
sip station ordered the captain 10 move
IN and not cause crowd TO collect. ne
captain said he was not violating any law
and wouldn't move on.
If YOU don't I'll arrest you, sald the
policeman
You dassent arrest mo when I'm break
nr no law rstorted the skipper
The policeman dared and did, and in the
r4ntre street police court charged nm
with collecting a crowd and refusing TO
move on. Magistrate Ommen fined him
Il What became of the sailors after his
arrest the captain did not know
The librs' lion wants to run my
snip, but guess / won't let II the
nptan sid last night, He halls from
Tickerton n. j., was once shipbuilder.
and built the George W. Sweeney. bark
antine, which he SAYS was the largest sail
ng vesel ever built in that State. he
also helIed to build the New lronsides at
Philadelphia.
Il vii not force my steward to join the
.uion," said the skipper. Hes a good
nan. aid I pay him union wages, but he
rrfusec TO become member Of the union.
lam 8(years old and I will not let any union
1ln m, vessel as long as am able to COM
mand ler. All the other seamen on my
o,her rips weee union men. and | expect
o he able to get all the seamen | want
will ,aiI on schedule time next Thursday,
out lon't think was treated right in being
,rresed and put in cell with criminals.
The sun., 1903-07-28
SCANDALIZED CHINESE PICNIC.
Woman with Thirst Struggled In Among
the sunday school Teachers.

The annual Sunday school picnic Of the
Allied Chinese missions Cf Greater New
York was somewhat disturbed yesterday
by an unregenerate Chinaman who palmed
off { n it q white girl with thirst as pres
pective convert.
The excursion started for Oscawana
Island early in the day II the iron steam-
beat Sirius with fifteen hundred Cinnamon.
their invited friends and their teachers
white women from uptown churches. On
the way they were entertained by Chinese
band. They spent "a few hours On the
island. The affair was supp' sed to be
carried cut IN temperance lines, but the
smugged white girl had ether views and
means { { carrying them out.
No one found her ont until the Sirius
was pointed toward home. Then the woman
fen on the deck and had to be carrie into
the cabin. An ambulance was mt for as
soon as the boat got to Pier /, North River,
and tho woman was taken to the Hudson
street Hospital where a diagnosis Of "intox'
was entered against her
As the woman's yellow escort slippf d
away as soon as she got into trouble. nobody
knew who the woman was
The sun., 1903-07-28
MIDSUMMER ANU SENFNTS
A. the Roof Gardens. Vaudeville Houses
and the Beach.

and the Beach.
The Ma aiestio Thestre is a roomy play
house and the interior is kept cool. The
Wizard Of Or" is in it's twenty-eighth
week there. The "E ri of Pawtucket-
is still making people laugh at the Man
haitian. The Runaways" will remain az
the Casino indefinitely.
The Duss concerts in Madison Square
Garden have been going on for ten weeks,
now. but music lovers continue to attend
them in great numbers because the
programme is changed every night.
Japan by Night" is on the roof g1rden
on top Of Madison Square Garden and there
is always a good breeze there. The vocal
and instrumental concerts on the Grand
Circle roo have become very popular,
Pictures of the Root Ga rdner prize fight
are being displayed at the Grand Opera
Hot Sc. The steamer Grand Rpublc is
the floating roof gi,rden.
There are twelve big vaudeville acts on
the bill Gt the Paradise Gardens roof this
week. The top liner is Aga" the ftoating
woman, but there are other acts equally
good. Punch, Judy II Co is the long
festure Of the bill. The ST, Nicholas Gnr-
den opens on S turday night with big
vaudeville bill needed ty tile Greet Lafay-
cite. Trial by Jury" Ind 'Cayi.lleria
Rusticana' are being sung at Terrs ce
Garden. realistic group depict ing
Pope Leo MIL l"ing IN state is the latest
addition to the Eden MNsee.
There il n good continuous show atketh's.
Melville and Stetson IRE the leaders at
Tony Pfstor's. Proctors stock companies
are playing IT three Of his houses. Vhude-
vile and several sketches make up the
bill AZ the Twentv-third street house.
At the Mcnhc ttan Beech TheFtre lest
night "A Chinese Honeymoon" beg'n
a two weeks eng" cement. Greet prepa-
rations are being made by the Pains fire.
works management for "Lipton Night"
on Aug. IA. New TEXTURES are const; ntly
being Pdtled TO Luna. Park at Coney Isls nd 8,
Bostock' Tnim show is at the Sea Beach
Do Io,s ToIo nd
The sun., 1903-07-28
Jamev A. Bailey Arrest cd and Fined

GLENs FALLS. y, ". July 27.-James A.
Bailey of Barnum & Bailey's circus was
arrested here by constable from Co,onie,
small town near Albany. on warrant
obtained by Supt. Walker Of the society
with a long name, charged with permitting
u Japanese boy, under 10 years old, 20 per-
form aorobaiic fests, He was arrRigned
before Il Colonic ] .stice pleaded guilty
amr arrsnt wSS was ''o ab;ained nn June and was
eerved at his first stopping place after re-
entering the State.
The sun., 1903-07-28
QUICK WORK AT COTTON FIRE.
About 10000 Bales In Danger. but Only
About ~, 900 Worth Lost.

fire caused by spontaneous combus-
lion broke out shortly after o'clock yes
'erday morning in building No, %, one OF
he numerous one-story brick structures
Ised for the storage Of cotton by the Bush
Terminal Company at the foot of Forty
ourth street, Brooklyn. OF the 200 bales
Of cotton in the building only 240 caught
ire and most OF the cotton in these will
NJ sIved, so that the actual loss will not
~ more than s 200. ri ty dollars will re-
rar the loss to ~" building
Nor" than 5000 bal OF cotton, valued
Al $4,000. ar, s ored in the row of s ore
loLs : in which the fire occurred. the prop
'rty Of New York cotton brokers who are
loLing it for future delivery.
The sun., 1903-07-28
WOMEN cor BEER w A BAKERY.
Because They Wouldn't BE Seen Near n
Saloon. Police Say.

When fourteen -year-old John Farrell OF
~ Garden street. Hoboken, was arraigned
'efore acting Recorder Laverty yesterday
'or stealing cake from August Preuss, q
Hudson street baker, the complainant
Vas not In court to appear against him and
ne case was dismissed.
The boy Was leaving the court when
: wo policemen who had arrested Preuss
m the charge of violating the Excise law,
cd him into court, much to the boys en-
Joyment. According TO the police Preuss
las been selling b ser in bottles TO women
customers, who go to his shop pretending
o get bread, The women, the police say,
iont like to be noticed entering saloons
>r TO have their children seen carrying
Srowlers