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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
MRS. ARMSTRONG'S MONEY.
Shares OF Gold and Copper Stock. Deed.
Of Houses and Bank Books.

OF Houses and Bank Books.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, May lit de-
veloped to-day at an investigation made
by Coroner Van Houten that there are three
relatives of Mrs. Alice A. Armstrong. the
rich woman who fell down stairs on last
Thursday night at her villa In ountVernon
and died In the hospital on Saturday OF a
fractured skull. 1t was first thought that
Mrs. Armstrong; fortune, which Is esu-
mated at $500 900. would go to her niece.
Miss Dora f. Thompson, who Is nurse In
the First Naval Reserve Hospital in Manila,
The newspaper reports brought Mr..
and Miss Crandall Of nth street to Mount
Vernon to-day. They are the nephew and
niece of the dead woman and will probably
claim share of her estate. At the apart
ments of the dead woman. 1925 South Ninth
avenue, coroner Van Houten and the
detectives discovered to-day strong box
copper mining stock, deeds to apartment
houses at l07 West Forty-third street and
10 West Twenty-sixth street, pa ssbooks
of the Greenwich Savings Bank, the Ba nix
for Savings the lakewood Trust Com
pany, the Mercantile Trust Company and
the Fifth Avenue Bank, with balances
aggregating more than Sis, 900. Tomorrow
the Coroner, accompanied by Mrs. Arm
strong's lawyer, will go to her vault in the
Lincoln Safe Deposit Comp ny, Ma haitian,
In search Of her viii and other property.
The lawyer says she mais viii and left
everything to her daughter, Anna G.. Arm
strong, who was a designer Of women's
garments in Fifth avenue, Manhattan.
The daughter died in 1890, and it is not be-
lieved Mrs. Armstrong made another will.
Little is known in Mount Vernon about
Mrs. Armstrong, AS she had just taken
a house there next door to that OF Mayor
Fiske. 1t Is said that she was the widow
of John S. Armstrong. wealthy New
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
vRO0MAN SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Promoter or the Peoples Trust Makes =
Novel Defence

KANSAS CrrY. Mo-. May l7.-Waltcr
vrooman, founder Of the Peoples Trust, the
Western Cooperative Company, and other
socialistic schemes, has leen sued for di-
vorce by the woman who says she gave him
$500 900, Of which he spent $3.50 900 in those
projects. The suit was filed in Trenton,
Mo. Mrs. Vrooman asks for the divorce
upon statutory grounds,
vrooman contends that he did not de-
ceive his wife. He declares that when
she married him it was agreed that he
should have free license His wife in
dignn ntly denies this.
It is not known whether Vrooman will
contest the divorce proceedings. Vroo-
mans philosophy Of life, as he has declared
1t time and again to many Of his acouaint-
ances, is that mans chief mission upon
earth lie to propagate the species. He
holds that man can only live again in his
children, that the only eternal life is that
which his descendants live.
Mrs. Vroomnn was Miss Graffin, daugh-
ter Of George Grsffiin, a millionaire Of BATH
more. vrooman was formerly preacher
in Baltimore, then he went to England.
On his return he started his cooperative
stores, all of which failed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
CARNEGIE on OUR GREATNESS.
Great britain 10 Distanced and Canatia's
Only Chance Is to Throw Her Lot In With Us

Special Cable Dsspo.eh to THE Sun.
LONDON. May Washington Is the
proper capital OF the nglish-speaking
world was one OF the assertions made
by Andrew Carnegie to an interviewer while
contending that the United States had
distanced Great Britain In every way ex.
cept one.
You led the world once" he added, shut
now we have taken your place. You cannot
compete with US in industry. and you will
he happier II you acknowledge it. Our
manufactures are already three times as
valuable as yours and our exports greater.
How can you compete with US?
THE very size of our great industries
gives us an immense advantage. By
standardization we can supply the de-
mands OF the world at prices you cannot
think Of You are exhausting your coal
and iron very rapidly. Your rate Of in
crease in population must soon begin to
diminish You are already full up"
After rapid comparison of the popula-
ton OF the United States with Great Britain
and her colonies, Mr.. Carnegie said
I'VE are only beginning We have plenty
OF territory entirely UNEMPLOYED where
there will be some day great population.
Your colonies are not increasing Australia
seems full. 1t is a mere rind around an
empty interior. South Africa is not q
white mans country and your Governments
policy of encouraging emigration there.
especially of women, is almost crime.
As for Canada, compare her growth in
the nineteenth century with that Of the
United States. Her only chance of future
is to throw in her lot with the Americans,
But as the land of the spirit the land OF
Shakespeare and Milton, we all do homage
to you. There your supremacy will always
remain. When we come here we feel in
this gentle, quiet atmosphere that it Is this
and notAmerica that produced Shakespeare,
our common king. Shakespeare has been
more to me than my Bible. The birthplace
Of Shakespeare is to me the m ost sacred
spot in the world, more sacred than the
Holy Sepulchre itself. Shakespeare taught
me more than all other books put together.
have dreamed of that birthplace all my
life"
Mr.. Carnegie Indignantly repudiated
the charge made by some enthusiasts here
that he was profaning Stratford-on-Avon
by his scheme for building library there.
This scheme will not only involve measures
for securing Shakespeare's house against
fire, but. according to Mr.. Carnegie, 4will
make the sacred birthplace more beautiful
which is his desire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
PRESIDENT ENJOYING HIMSELF.
Declines Invitation TO Sleep Under q Roof
When lie Can Camp Out.

YOSEMITE. Cal, May l7.-President
Roosevelt came into the Yosemite Valley
to-day and passed the Sentinel Hotel late
in the afternoon. He looked well, and said
that he was enjoying himself as much az
ever he did in his life.
He shook hands with the people here,
and visited Jorgensens studio, where the
ubiquitous Yosemite commissioners Of the
State Of California had intended he should
stay during his visit to the valley He
had little visit with Mr.. ,Jorgensen, and
explained that he was recuperating from
his over civilized eyperiences in San Fran
He will start on his seventy emile drive
for Raymond and the station at clock in
the morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
down WITH SHAKESPEARE!
Principal Watt Of Chicas0 Says He Was .
Had Man to Write ~ He Did.

ttau Wan 10 write ~ He Did.
CHICAGO, May 17.-Shakespeare's writ
ings were attacked again yesterday by
w. E. Watt, principal OF the Graham School.
who a week ago created some amusement
by his denunciation Of the bard. Mr.. Watt
now seeks to inc!te the Dutch, the Irish
the French and the Scotch against his
writings, which, he says, gratuitously in
suit those races. The Catholics arc also
asked to boycott Shakespeare, because he
wrote about the court Of Elizabeth. which.
according to Watt was .monst ously
bigoted.'
The Wattian philippics were delivered
at the final meeting Of the school year
held by the Chicago Institute Of Education,
the Oldest indie pendent educational body
in the city. Mr.. Watt in his address said:
TO teach our language well in the ele-
mentary schools the works OF past CEN
turtles should not be used except in brief
selections Of undoubted merit which present
ideas of worthy living The literature Of
the court of Elizabeth, with its coarse ideas
and its licentious jests, is dangerous. That
court was also nonstrously bigoted.
II am astounded to see Catholic parents
who are 30 careful Of the training OF their
children, and so ready to protest when
books get into the public schools giving
partisan impressions OF certain historic
events, sitting in supne silence while the
British ideas Of the time when bigotry ran
riot are studied in our schools as examples
OF lofty thought and fine diction. The
gratuitous insults offered the French, the
Dutch, the Scotch and other peoples, par
ticularly the Irish, in the works Of Shakes
peare ought to make self-respecting men
and women of those nations little cautious,
at least, Of the amount OF his writings placed
in the hands OF the children for serious
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
No RIGHT TO MARRY PEOPLEr
| Warrant Issued for an ENc0mmunlcated
| Lithuanian Priest In Waterbury.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 7-Health
Officer Carleton E. Hoadley OF New Haven
county has had warrant Issued for the
arrest Of the Rev Vincent r. Dillonis. who
says he is regularly ordained priest Of
the Independent Lithuanian Catholic Church
of Waterbury. on the ground that he has
been performing marriage eeremonise
seven months in this State Father Dillonis
has married many couples, and those people
are now wondering II they are welded
legally.
Father Dillonis said that. he had been
ordained by Bishop BoHland Of pittsbuIg
pendent Catholic. Church. Of Europe
The county health officer Is said to have
ordain. Then Father Dillonis claimed
that Bishop Kaminski Of the Polish indie.
pendent Church in Buffalo had ordained
him. This Mr.. Hoadley found to be true.
but has just received a letter from the
Buffalo priest saying that Dillonis had
been excommunicated and had no right
to perform the marriage ceremony. under
their church. He was ordained May O..
1902 and accommodated on Sept. 1. 1902
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
PROF. j. $. CLARK CAN SPELL.
Man VINO Writes Monopoly Downs Priest.
dent James and Others In a bee.

CHICAGO May i7.-Prof. J. Scott Clark,
head of the English department of North
western University. whose spelling Of
monopoly" and Government last Feb
ruary caused much comment at Evanston.
refuted lust evening the idea that he could
not spell. He triunphed over the seniors
Of the college Of liberal arts and had the
pleasure OF spelling down" President
James and Dean Holgate. The only man
whom he was unable to down was Prof.
Wilde OF the history department.
President and Mrs. James entertained
the seniors OF the college Of liberal arts
and after other intellectual subjects had
been exhausted the discussion drifted
to spelling. This brough, about some
good natured chatting of Prof. Clark and
led to challenge. A spelling bee was
started and students and professors took
sides. President James tripped on the
word -Clytemnestra, the second given
him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
SUICIDE BLAMED HIS FAMILY.
Hannah Said They Were Too Extravagant
und He Might as Well BE Dead.

Ludwig +. Hannah, the janitor Of big
double apartment at 1873 Boston road. oom-
mitt.d suicide early yesterday morning
after accusing the members of his family
of undue extravaganza.
His daughter Matilda g twenty-flfth birth
dav anniversary occurred Yesterday She
was planning for party on Saturday night.
When her father saw the preparations he
grew very angry and said.
Il have been working all my life hard TO
support you and ! am not going to do it
any more II you are going to spend money
on luxuries. | shall be better dead than
alive, anyway"
He was found hanging dead from the
baser,ent stairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
RUNAWAY on THE SPEEDWAY.
Horse Dashes Hair q Mile-Causht After
Lone Chase by Mounted Cop.

There was runaway on the Speedway
yesterday afternoon that came near having
serious consequences. The horse was
driven by Mr.. Freedom Of Mount Vernon.
who had friend with him in his runabout.
The horse became frightened at le2d street
and dashed Up the Speedway at high speed
John F. Cockerill, who was driving Miss
Hibbard; Michael Reid. who was driving
Pat Raven; Alexander Newberger, behind
Smilax, and John Kennedy, who drove Ambi-
dexter. took part.
bunch, just grazing the hub on the Cockerill
runabout.
Mounted Policeman Murphy took a hand
in the race then and followed the runaway
half mile. Then the animal was brought to
a standstill. The cops capture was ap-
plauded by hundreds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
AN ELOPEMENT FRUSTRATED.
Unole Of the Man Killed and the Father or
the Girl NlOrtally Wounded.

NEW ORLEANS, May lin q shooting
ARRAY near Beech Springs, Neshoba county.
Miss, T. E, Hunter was killed and w. W.
Mcguire MORALLY wounded. The trouble
arose over an attempted elopement Of H. T.
King, q nephew Of Hunter, with Miss
Mamie Mcguire. the twenty-three-year-
old daughter Of the wounded man.
Miss Mcguire was in love with King
and wanted to marry him, but her father
forbade marriage, To prevent her
elopement with King, he sent her with her
uncle. Mr.. David, to Meridian in a carriage
and he and his two sons, July armed, rode
behind the vehicle. The party was In
tercepted by King and Hunter, also armed.
King stopped the carriage and spoke to Miss
Mcguire. The father warned him of and
the shooting became general, with the result
of one killed and one MORALLY wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
L. II. Hartman Takes a Drive.

Edward H. Hartman. president Of the
Southern Pacific ard Central Pacific rail-
roads. who came here from a Western trip
Saturday morning suffering from mild case
Of appendicitis, went out Tor an hour yes
terday in his automobile. He was up and
about all day, and a. the house, 1 East
Fifty-fifth street, he wEs reported TO be
getting along splerdidly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Edison q Municipal RefOrmer.

WEST ORANGE. n. j., May l7.-Office-
holders cannot get into West Orange +
new nom partisan Citizens Union. and if
a member does succeed in securing town
office his name is Immediately dropped
from the rolls. The club has Just been
started, and Thomas A. Edison, the in
ventor, is one of those at the head of it
The members will try to improve public
affairs in the town. particularly excise
Affairs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
JEsCO Won PUTTKAMER UPSET.
The BOY Can't Imagine What the Police OF
Stettiu, Germany, Want Him For,

WILKES BARRE. Pa, May l7.-Fourteen-
year-old Jcsco Won Puttkamer. believed to
be descendant Of the noble Won Putt
kamer family Of Germany, Is somewhat
upset by the knowledge that the police
OF Stettin, Germany, are looking for him;
but it is merely through boys fear Of
police Of any sort. Although Robert
Bauer has employed the boy in his printing
Office here, and learned Of the search
through THE SUN. he does not know for
what the boy may be wanted. He sus-
poets that tho family, which disowned the
boys father twenty years ago, may now
want to do something for the lad
To-day Mr.. Bauer wrote to the police
at Stettin and to the Won Puttkamer family
at KEEL, Germany giving facts In reference
to the youn gster. The boy says he does
not know why he Is wanted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
SERVICES IN A TROLLEY CAR.
Evangelist Has Set II In . Vacant Lot
Says W. c. whitney Gave II to Him.

Ev3n4euu HAS SCI II In vacant Lot
Says W. c. whitney Gave II to Him.
William H. c ollinson, an evangelist, has
been holding meetings for the last two
months in q trolley car in lot at lesth
street and Boston road. Mr.. Colinson Is as
ssted ny ms VIE . ano twse I'VE
been removed, tho windows curtained and
the floor carpeted.
Mr.. Coll!nson says that William c. Whit
ney, who is Interested In mis- work, gave him
the car about year ago. He had 1t stored
In barn up to short u time ago when he
was able to ront the lot on the Boston road,
Mr.. Collinson has three meetings week.
In the car he has small organ, a piano and
a concertina. His wife plays the organ.
his daughter the piano Qnd he plays the con-
certina. They are able to crowd about
thirty-three persons in the car,
Mr. Collinson says that he Is trying to
raise enough money to build small build
ing for his meetings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Crew Of the Herbert Rice Rescued.

BosToN, May 1.-THE British schooner
Bravo, from Barbados to Boston, ar
rived here tonight, having on board the
captain and six seamen Of the schooner
Herbert Rice. The Pice was dismasted in
midocean during a heavy gale, and the
Bravo came along and rescued the crew OF
the waterlogged hulk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Miss Reid DOING Nicely.

Miss Jean Reid. who was operated upon
for appendicitis Saturday morning, at the
home OF her father, Whitelaw Reid, AL
Mad ison avenue, was reported yesterday
afternoon to be doing very nicely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
VENEZUELA PAYS GERMANY.
An Installment Of tho Indemnity Turned
Over at the Capital.

Special Cable Despoteh to THE sun.
CARACAS, May l7,-Venezuela has handed
over to Herr Pelldram, the German Minister,
the sum Of sls2e3 francs, being an INSTALL
ment OF the indemnity provided for in the
protocol arranged at Washington.
The Government troops are said to have
closely surrounded Gen. Matos, the rebel
leader, at BarQuisiineto.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
DEATH FOLLOWS WEDDING.
Mrs. Rooney Iastens Her Daughters Mar
rlage-OperatiOn on Herself Fatal.

Mrs. Margaret Rooney, the wife OF DR.
Alexander J. Rooney Of $50 Seventeenth
street, South Brooklyn, died last evening
at her home of blood poisoning following
an operation on Saturday evening. On
Saturday morning her only daughter.
Miss Margaret Rooney, was married at
st. Johns Chapel to Edward j. Byrne,
Clerk Of the Appellate Division OF the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn.
The wedding was to have taken place
on June 10, but was held on Saturday at
the wish of Mrs. Rooney. who knew that
the operation to DO performed on her might
result in her death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
LORILLARD ROBBERS ESCAPE.
London Police Unable to Trace the Men
VINO Got Jewels Worth $40, 600.

VINO Got Jewels Worth &+O,O
Specie, Cable Despatch 10 THx Sun.
LONDON May l7.-No arrests have been
made in the Lorillard robbery casa. Tie
police attribute the robbery. by which
Nm. Pierre Lorrillard lost jewels valued at
$4,000 and valuable papers. to a gang
operating under the direction Of q well
known East End fence
The theft was committed while Mrs. Lorll-
lard was dining by two men staying at the
Berkeley Hotel. The men Immediately
afterward disappeared, leaving their hand
baggage, which. 1t is believed, furnished
no clue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
CHIEF Of Police Falls Dead In Chase.

PIrTsEuRo. May l7.-Georgc W. Snyder.
Chief Of Police of the borough of Wilkins
burg, helped his officers to arrest thirteen
negro crap shooters to-day. One Of the
blocks and fell dead from heart disease.
The negro escaped,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Popular Route South.

With through cars and double daily trains, Sea
board AIT Line hallway offers excellent service TO
Atlanta, Savannah. Jacksonville and Tampa.
Office iik3 DroadwAy,-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18

for the distance the world has ever seen. So Yes
. day bet xeen the East and the West. The New
York Cenirsii 20th Cent"'r Limiied.-Adr,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18

of America is the New York Central. CONNECTING
nv every great gateway the Atlantic and Pacinc
CoAs,s.-.ldr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
The Trans-ContinentaI Line

1T. i.egcr Little Cigar.
Worth a dollar q box.
The very hcs. mend OF Havana tobncco-AN'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18

BuTneus Extract 81 vanilla
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The Saint Paul globe., 1903-04-07
.DEFENSIVEALLIANCE
OF TRADES UNIONS
Attempt to Enlist Every
Union Man in Country
in Movement.

PITTSBURG, April "a defensive
alliance of most of the trades unions
of the country is a possibility of the
near future and the heads of various
labor organizations, led by President
T. j. Shaffer. of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work.
ers, are forming plans with that OBJ
Ject in view. Ii formed, this amalga-
nation of worllingmen will be the Iarg-
est ever in existence, and will have a
membership up in the millions. Presi-
dent Shaffer said today:
1T is my intention to have the min
ers, railroad workers, Amalgamated
men, locals of the American Federation
of Labor, and, in fact, every union
man in the nation enlisted in the move
ment. l proposed the plan at Milwau-
kee several years ago, but then it was
received with apparent incredualfty and
many labor leaders were overcome by
the magnitude of the project.
Mr.. Shaffer intimated that after the
Amalgamated convention at Columbus
is over, steps will be taken to get the
heads of the labor organizations of the
country to consider the plan systemat-
fcally. He stated that this defensive
alliance is coming, and that its organ
1zation is only a quettion of time
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-04-07
"SACRED REFUGE"
THAT DID NOT EXIST
Woman Convicted of Obtaining Money
Under False Pretenses.

DULUTH, Mimi, April 6.-Mrs. ]. S.
Walter Baker. general overseer of the
Sacred Refuge" of Duluth, OF two
years ago, was found guilty this even
ing at Hudson. Wis, of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
After leaving Duluth and Superior,
where she and her colleagues collected,
1t is asserted, several thousand dollars.
Mrs. Baker left for Wisconsin, where
she represented to the people that she
was at the head of a large "orphanage"
in the Zenith City. She gathered in a
large sum from the people of Hudson,
who at last inquired of the Duluth au-
thorities concerning the establishment
she claimed to represent. They were
informed that the Sacred Refuge"
was myth and that she and her hus-
Dand and several of their employees had
oeen called to account in the way of a
public investigation and that they were
unable to explain where the vast sums
of money which they had collected had
gone. Upon learning this the woman
was promptly placed under arrest at
Hudson on the charge mentioned
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-04-07
BRUSH NOT INTERESTED
IN PARK SITE FIGHT
Owner of New York National Not Inter-
fering With johnson League.

NEW YORK, April 6.-After an alb
sence Of some weeks John T. Brush re-
turned to New York tonight. His atten-
tion was called to the statement made by
an attorney for those who are opposed to
the opening of One Hundred and Sixty
sixth and One Hundred and Sixty-seventh
streets to the effect that the local Ma
tiOnal league club had inspired the cutting
OF streets through the American league
grounds.
ut is unqualifedly false" said Brush.
Were any person to attack the polo
grounds, shall defend myself to the best
Of my ability. Outside of that as far
as l am concerned. the world is free to
open as many grounds and organize as
many clubs the promoters desire. The
New York National league club is not
that may affect the New York American
league club. Any statement to the con-
trary is merely to enlist sympathy at our
expense"
Asked If he desired to discuss the cases
OF Davis and Delehanty, Brush replied in
the negative. IF there is any talking to
be done they may do it themselves" he
continued. In signing Davis and Dele
hanty We merely did what every other
National league club tried to do with
players in the American league. It was
the consensus of opinion that in war times
we should go out and adopt war measures
The New York club got something and
most Of the others did not, so they took
away what New York secured"