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The sun., 1903-12-18
JACK MUNROE WINS.
John PieninE Fails to Throw Hin Three
Times In an Hour.


Only few spectators attended the
wrestling bout between John Piening and
Jack Munroe, the pugilist, in Prospect Hall
Brooklyn, last night. The pugilist was
sore and stiff from his recent fistic bout
with Al Limerick in Boston the other night,
and consequently could not do himself JUS
tice. But even under this handicap the
miner made Piening look like novice at
times. He tossed him about at will. but
his condition told and his exertions sapped
his strength.
Piening in order to win had to down
Munroe three times in one hour at mixed
style. 1t was nearly midnight when the
bout began. GrRco-Roman rules gov
erned the first bout. Pienng got on top
at once and held his advantage to the end
securing the first fall in exactly Il minutes
catch-as- -catch-can. The pugilist made a
great squirt and displayed wonderful
strength He had Pienings shoulders
perilously near the floor several times, but
was finally ensnared with hammer lock
after II minutes and 80 seconds.
The final fall was at Greco-RomaI
style. Piening worked heroically, but could
the decision went to Munroe, the full hour
having expired.
In the preliminary bout Young Mul.
doom of Baltimore met Charles Beck OF
Brooklyn. The contest was lively and re.
suited in victory for Muldoon after 1.
minutes and 45 seconds. Fred Mohl. the
"Iceman." and Emil e,, Maupas of Of France n
CIR co-Roman style. Jim Calvin, the
Terrible Irishman" and Nils Olsen OF
Brooklyn followed in mixed st vile match
The decision was draw.
The sun., 1903-12-18
RATTLE WITH THIEVES.
One OF Cans OF Five Robbers Shot Dead
by Policemen Near Boston.

Bosrok, Dec. 1.-Two East Boston
policemen fought pistol battle with five
robbers on the Boston, Revere Beach and
Lynn Railroad tracks about o'clock this
morning, which resulted in the killing OF
one Of the robbers and the escape OF the
other four. At o'clock the thieves over
powered John F. Donovan. watchman IN
the East Boston office Of the Metropolitan
Coal Company. blew open the safe with
nitroglycerine and secured 500.
Donovan had been knocked unconscious
with a coal scuttle, but revived after the
men cleared out, and telephoned TO the
police. Every policeman IN East Boston
was notified to be on the lookout for the
robbers and two hours later sergt.
Rubens and Patrolrnan Hankard came
upon the men on the railroad. The hve
men opened fire and the police replied.
The robbers retreated toward winthrop,
when one Of their number fell dead. Inc
dead man was shot twice, in the head and
It ia believed the burglars are the same
gang that has been blowing safes in Grove.
land, Merrimao and other towns north OF
Boston. Atwood Nixon, chief OF the Mer,
rirnac police, this afternoon Identified
q revolver found In the dead mans hand as
the ono taken from him by despTadoes
who held him up and locked him in his own
jail on Nov. o.
The only clue to the identity Of the dead
burglar found was the name Wiiliam r.
Smith, New York. written In his hat.
The sun., 1903-12-18

A young woman named Jeanne Clerihew
gave a song recital last night at Mendels-
sohn Hall, assisted by Emil Schenck, 'cellist,
and Charles Edmund Wark. acoompanist.
She sang songs by Handel. Haydn, Purcell,
Pergolesi, Jomelli, schumann, Franz,
Schubert, Loewe, Strauss, Gounod, Dell
Aooua, Hahn. Chaminade and Liza Leh-
mann. Beethoven, Grieg and Reginald de
Koven were among the composers VINO got
Miss Clerhew has good soprano voice
and ought to be able to sing acceptably.
But she must first learn how. She appears
to have misspent considerable time IN learn
how not to sing. 1t does not make any
difference who has been her teacher; wha
she needs now is an unteacher. When she
learns to let her poor throat alone and
s,lbiect for further discussion. Mr.. Wark
should not accompany. He should play
solo and in solitude.
The sun., 1903-12-18
CHURCH OF MANY PARTS.


The new church Of Our Lady Of Loairdes
in West 142d street, built Of parts OF st.
Patriok's Cathedral, the Academy OF De-
sign Building and the residence OF the
late A, T. Stewart. is TO be dedicated on
Sunday morning by Archbishop Farley.
Following the service OF dedication, pontif-
cal high mass will be celebrated by Bishop
Gabrie)s Of Ogdensburg In the evening the
Jesuit preacher, the Rev. 7. j. McCluskey
of Boston, will preach.
The material of the old Academy OF De-
sign, as it stood at Twenty-third street
and Fourth avenue for many years. has been
used in the front and east facades OF the
church, with the architectural style some
what changed. The heavy cornice is pre-
served Instead of two stairways to the
porch entrance, as the building stood
downtown, there will be only one The
rear wall Of the church was long ago the
rear wall of st. Patrick's Cathedral. 1t
was taken away to be replaced by the new
Lady Chapel. The appearance OF the
church is somewhat surprising at first
sight, but az much of the pure Venetian
Gothic of the Academy is preserved in the
composite structure. it is not wholly with
out beauty. The church seats $50 persons.
There is large Sunday school room in
the basement
The sun., 1903-12-18
syIGHT REAR END COLLISION.
Citizens to Meet Tc.nisht In Bath besch
10 Protest Against II. X. T. Methods.

A rear end collision on the West End divi-
sion of the Fifth avenue through elevated
system at the Ulmer Park terminal early
Yesterday morning shook up score OF
Coney Islanders who we're on their way TO
Brooklyn, and damaged motor car and
Thirty-ninth street trolley car mus
placed switch was said to be the cause OF the
.o,;dent and the long hours of service for
the switchman the reason for his neglect OF
duty. o;l,. ,o,,r,.d
the Thirty-ninth street trolley cars from
Coney island run on the same track as the
motor trains for the through elevated ser.
vice The smash-up caused a tie-up o.
traffic on the two lines for more than hali
A meeting of the Taxpayers and Rent
payers Association Of that section n o. OF the tn
city will be held in tba savs sbuse
Of privileges in the West End district by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
The sun., 1903-12-18
DENIAL BY H. III. ROGERS.
PiIes an Answer to Charges Made by Bay
State Gas Receiver.

Boston, Dec. r.-Another phase in the
suit Of George W. Pepper, receiver OF the
Bay State Gas Company Of Delaware, against
Kidder, Peabody Il Co.. the local gas COM
panies and others, to set aside the sale OF
the 10 ur Boston concerns to Kidder, Pea
hodv i Co. last winter, was reached this
morning when the answer OF Henry g, d.
Rogers, q defendant, was filed In the su-
preme Court.
The ground Of the Pepper suit is that
there was an illegal default on certain IN
terests and sinking fund requirements on
the United Gas bonds. The plaintiff slso
seeks see to hold Mr.. Rogers and F. W. Whit
tredse liable for alleged VIOLATIONS Mr Sarsrs Of the
maIes a sweepin, denial of any attempt to
defraud in securing control Of the Boston
companies. and also denies that d ne s,vas wa
Gas Company OF New Jersey In pursuance
Of any scheme Of conspiracy.
Mr.. Rogers says also that ne is not OF the
town of Fair Haven, but that he lives IN
New York
The sun., 1903-12-18
MORMONS STARE AT SPEAKERS
MRS. JAMES SAYS THEY THUS
DISCOMFORT THEN.
They Go to Antl-Polysamist Meetings. She
Declares, Get Front Seat and Keep
Their Eyes on the Women Speak
ers From the Beginning to the Close.

Iney 10 10 Antl.fOlyBanlst NeetinBs' Sh0
Declares, Get Front Seat and Keep
Their Eyes on the Women speak
ers From the Beginning to the Close.
Mrs Darwin r. James Of Brooklyn, presi-
dent Of the Interdenominational Council of
Women, has long been one Of the most
prominent leaders in the fight against Nor
monism and is at present active in the anti
Smoot crusade Mrs. James was repre-
sented yesterday in an evening paper as
declaring that the Mormon elders were
resorting to "hypnotism, not only in spread
ing their doctrines among young women
and girls, but to influence the women WHO
go out as anti-polygamist lecturers When
seen last night at her home, 226 Gates
avenue. Mrs. James said:
at is quite true that representatives Of
the Mormon Church are in the habit OF
attending the meetings held to denounce
it's principles and practices, but l did not
charge them with trying to exert any hyp-
motto influence over our lecturers. Hyp-
notism assumes two parties, and the
Mormons know that it would he useless
to try it upon our representatives. q,
They 60 to our meetings. however and
fxed on the speakers from the beginning
to the close. Their object is to cause
annoyance to the speakers, and, if possible,
disconcert them. This habit on the part
OF the Mormons Of attending the anti
polygamist meetings is common all over
the country. OF hundred odd meetings
held last year in Pennsylvania there were
only four at which two or more of these
elders were not present. As q general
rule, too, the Mormons attending these
gatherings are young and good looking.
"Out in Wisconsin, two of these elders
followed one of our lecturers in her tour
all over the State, and when possible sat
directly in front of her. When they could
not get front seats they took pains to let
her know before she began her address in
what part of the room they were, 80. that
she might know that they were watching
her. One evening after she had spoken
about the blood atonement,' they told
her she lied, and dared her TO repeat her
remarks This young woman was 80 dis
turbetl over the matter that she wrote me
full particulars about it and described the
elders, So tnat if anything happened to her
mirht be able to trace them"
Mrs. James says that at all the anti
Mormon meetings In the East representa-
tives OF the polygamists are present In
conspicuous places. but that they are careful
not to make any disturbance.
The sun., 1903-12-18
COULDN'T READ HIS POTHOOKS.
Court stenographer . Bad witness in .
Perjury Trial.

foryuTy ATIAl.
Valentine 8. Lille, stenographer Of tho
Third District Municipal Court, was the
chief witness yesterday in the General
Sessions in trial for perjury in which Otto
l.. Spannbake Of 234 West Fifty seventh
street, an architect, is the complainant
against Herman Bauman, builder. Bau-
man is accused Of perjury on June Is last
in civil suit before Judge Moore in the
Third District Municipal Court.
Mr.. Lille, at about the time Of the alleged
perjury, when his memory was fresh. made
transcript of his notes and upon the trans
cript the perjury charge is based.
He tried to read from his notes yester-
day and got tangled
"It's hard to read stenographic notes.
said he
us it7" interjeoted Judge cowing. Il
didn't know that. In these courts we have
trials every day Of murders, larcenies and
all kinds Of crime and our stenographer
don't seem to have any difficulty in tran
scribing their notes"
Mr.. Lille took fresh grip OF his note
book and studied it intently. Finally he
began to read.
wait" said Assistant District Attorney
IRAN. lneTe 1871 any anu dibo III my
copy Of the transcript. Are those words
in your notes?"
"No," said Lille
why did you say they were, them"
We'll, just happened to say them, said
Lille.
But you're under oath" said Mr.. Train.
why don't you read just what your notes
say?"
1T was mistake" smiled Lille.
1See here, Mr.. Lille" said Judge Cowing,
you seem TO be pretty badly tangled up.
Now, I'll tell you what to do. You take
that note book home tonight and study 1t
carefully. Then you transcribe what you
think it says. putting in every period and
semicolon and comma and exclamation
point and question mark and any other
kind of punctuation you find. and then
you bring that copy here and we'll see
what we can make Of it in comparison with
this transcript you made last June
Lille took his note book and went
The sun., 1903-12-18
"TURF ENTERPRISE" GOES BROKE.
G. r. Rand Company Decides to File Peti.
ton in Bankruptcy.

Charles E. Rand and Joseph Regan,
who carried on racing stable and CO.
operative turf enterprise" at 80 Broadway,
made an assignment yesterday to W. H,
Bell. They did business under the style
of the c. E. Rand Company. Rand resides
at 800 West Fifty-f1rst street and Regan at
the Hotel Wellington, Seventh avenue,
near Fifty-sixth street.
The c. E. Rand Company while at 189
Broadway last February was raided by
Central Office detectives, and Rand, Regan
and their typewriter were arrested on
suspicion Of running q get-rich-quick con-
Germ. They were promptly discharged in
arrested Rand at SO Broadway last Sep
tember on a complaint which had been
filed with the District Attorney. No com
plainant appeared in court the next day
and Rand was released.
The sun., 1903-12-18
.AAIll.EMESTS
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
Grand Qnera SeaAon lAOH- 1904.

Under Direction Of Nj: Heinrich ConTed;
TO. NIGHT at S-LOHENGR1N. Gadski, Walker
Kraus, Van Kooy. Blass. Muhmann. Conductor
Motu
Sat- Mat Dec. 49, at 2-.AIDA Gadsti. Homer
Caruso. Plancon, Campanar, Muhmann. Con
Sat Evg Dec. ~. at 5 tPop. Prices, -TosoA
Tenna; Dlppe Scott Conductor. Vlgna.
sun. Evg, Dec. 20, at $40 pop. Pncosl -FoURTH
GRAND SUNDAY CONCERT. Soolsts: Weed
Homer: Pol Plancon. Guardabassi. Conductor
Ngna. ~
brch. Seygarl: Caruso cuplpanar'' Journet
We'd Evg,. Dee. %. at s-TRAylATA Sem
brtch CaruSu. Soottl. Conductor. N,gna.
Thursday Evg.. Dec. a, at 5 O'Clock lst per
formance of PARSlFAL. Ternlna; Burgstall'r
Van Rooy, Blas$ Gontz debut, Jorrnet' Con
ductor Hertz.
FL. Evs.. Dec rs. al g. AIDA. GadsN Wal"cr
Cariso. Pancon Scott, Mahlmann Conductor
I'd. Sd. 4th & 5th pARSlFAL Performance:
Thursdays, Dec. n. Jan. I, II, Il,
Seats for above Performances now OIL sale.
WEBER PIANO USED.
The sun., 1903-12-18
$3.50, 900 IN PUBLIC REQUESTS.
George W. boyd OF Boston Lef! Most Of
His Estate 10 Charity.

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE will of the late
George w. Boyd, under which bequests
aggregating nearly $3.50 GOO are made to
charitable institutions in Boston, New York
and Portland. Me, principally in this city,
was probated in the Suffolk Probate Court
to-day. Mr.. Boyd died recently. leaving
no relative closer than an equally aged
cousin, for whom provision is made among
the private bequests. These amount 10
se5 600, given outright, and to sos 600 more
in trust, to revert at the death of the bene-
ficiaries to certain Boston institutions.
The testator made his fortune in the
South before the war, and large part Of
the private bequests are to the children of
Capt. Alderman, owner and master of the
vessel in which Mr.. Boyd sailed, at the age
of IL, from Bristol, r. L., to Mobile.
The sun., 1903-12-18
WAKEFIELD SAYS HE'LL QUIT
II a Receiver Is Appointed for HIS SNOW
One Threatened in Row With BelascO.

More of the troubles between David
Beasco and his alleged fellow theatrical
managers were told before Justice Leven-
titt in the Supreme Court yesterday at
hearing on the application Of Joseph Brooks
for dissolution of the partnership between
himself and Belasco in the tour OF Dave
Warfeld in "The Auctioneer.'
Through counsel, Belascb argued that
Brooks is merely dummy of Klaw Er.
langer. put forward because the theatrical
syndicate could not afford to have 1t known
that ii had dealings with him, and no trouble
had arisen until Belasco had succeeded IN
independent theatrical management. Coun-
sal for Brooks called for a receiver.
Belasco's counsel said that Warheid
had given notice of his intention to abandon
the show if receiver were appointed
Justice Leventritt reserved decision
The sun., 1903-12-18
Roosevelt as santa Claus.

MINEoLA, l.. l., Dec. l7.-President
Roosevelt intends to bring great happiness
and cheer to the public school children of
Oyster Bay, his summer home. he has
forwarded to Miss Sarah c. Provost, the
principal of the Cove Neck school, check
which win give to every pupil a handsome
Christ mas present. 1t has been the Gust ON
of Mrs. Roosevelt to make a number of
the presents for the youngsters, but her
dut les at the White House will make II i'm
possible for her TO do 80 this year.
The sun., 1903-12-18
Rurslo Sails for Manila.

The cruiser Buffalo left the navy yard,
BROOKLYN, yesterday after extensive re-
nairs to her stern bottom plates and other
minor alterations. having aboard $50 ap-
nrentices. She is bound for Manila, stop
pp;ng at Kew West and San Juan OF the
sixty sailors who failed to report for duty
after the first days leave OF absence haa
expired when the ship arrived at the yard,
ali but half dozen appeared before the
shin left.
The sun., 1903-12-18
wJ,SJC HALL OUT OF A CHURCH.
Plans Of an Interesting West Side Recon-
structiOn scheme Filed.

Plans for the new music hall TO Dc re-
constructed for Morris H. Hayman and
others, out of the old church ediice at
Ise and 14s West Forty-eighth street, we're
f,led Yesterday. The church has a frontage
of e5 feet and depth Of 100 feet. II Is
hem with a balcony and me zzanine floor
for boxes and to utilize part Of the church
facade for the front. The reconstruction
ia to be fireproof and is expected to cost
sAS OOO.
The sun., 1903-12-18
May Build a New Academy OF Music.

meeting of the directors Of the Brook
lyn Academy Of Music, which was burned
on Nov, 80. will be held on Monday
night to consider proposition for the
construction OF a new Academy, either on
the old site or in the immediate neigh,
borhood All the leading directors ana
most of the stockholders are believed to
favor the IN ovement
The sun., 1903-12-18
FIVE WOMEN USHERS QUIT.
Ma Jestic's Manager Says Washers Scared
'Em-Only Three Left.

HaJestc'B Manager says NSSucTb ScSTeu
'Em-Only Three Left.
Only three OF the women ushers at the
Majestic Theatre showed up for work last
night. The manager gravely asserted that
the five who failed to appear had been scared
away by mashers.
They sent me word in the afternoon
that they were through" said the manager.
'As we had only three women ushers we
had to reengage the men we had discharged, |,
The three women who still remain say they
will S, ck, but unless we can get others to
take the places of those who refused to con-
tinue we'll have to let the three faithful
ones GO.
Miriam Foster. the head usher, who
wears diamonds, is among the faithful,
but the press agent Of the theatre was say
ing last night that the contemplated strike
OF the male employees had been called
of because they were satisfied that women
ushers wouldn't do.
The sun., 1903-12-18
BROOKLYN CHRISTMAS TREE.
stttig Society Preparing to Make Many
Little Ones HAPPY.

The Brooklyn Christmas Tree, a society
organized by Mrs. Frank Sittig, which has
been supplying Christmas gifts to the desti-
tute children OF Brooklyn for the past twelve
wears, is to give benefit in the Amphon
Theatre, Brooklyn. on Saturday afternoon
and evening.
The use Of the theatre has been donated
by Hyde d Behman, and the entire pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the purchase of
gifts for the Christmas distribution, which
will be held in the Twenty third Regiment
Armory on Christmas morning. 1t is ex-
pected that 6 900 children will attend.
Gifts of dolls. toys, clothing, &C., ad-
dressed to the society will be received al the
Pioneer Warehouses, 41-43 Flatbush avenue,
BROOKLYN.
The sun., 1903-12-18
Baseball Trades in Chicago.

CHICAGO. H.. Dec. l7.-Late tonight it was
reported, though without positive confirma-
tion that Washington had traded Moran,
Townsend and Cash TO Philadelphia for
Monte Cross and Ralph Seybold, and that
both the Stahls had been assigned TO Wash =
ington; also that John CANCEL would go to
St Louis and that other deals had been
nnu1e
The sun., 1903-12-18
Explosion Kills Four and Injuries Two.

DUBOIS, Pa, Dec. l7.-At 1910 P. NJ
to-day an explosion of dynamite in Con-
tractor Lauers shanty, near Cramer ation
killed four Italian workmen and injured
two others. The men were warming
some dynamite.
The sun., 1903-12-18
Dunlsp, the Bank Robber. ParoIed.

CHICAGO, Dec. Thames Dunlap. the
famous Northampton, Mass. bank robber,
has been paroled by the pardoning board.
He was committed to the Joliet pr son for
the robbery Of a bank at Monmouth
The sun., 1903-12-18
u,,.o, for Life Tor Olympia's Coal Pa,ser.

William F. Cushing, formerly coal passer
on the Olympia, who served in the spanish
war was convicted yesterday In the su-
lie shot and killed his wife July 81 last =
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-04
Important Notice

Commencing July Bird regular daily
service of our electric lighted train,
known as "The Rocky Mountain Linn
ited," will be resumed between Colorado
and Chicago. Leave Denver at 1890 p
M; leave Colorado Springs at 12:45 p.
m, arrive at Chicago at $50 p. m. next
day. Direct connection at Englewood
Union Station with limited trains for
New York, Boston and Atlantic coast
points. Fifty cent table d'hote luncheon
served in dining car leaving Denver.
Dining car for all meals en- route.
HAL S. RAY, General Agent.
Rock Island System, Denver, Colo.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-04
Little BreezeS ~
That Fan - - ~
The Local Field
Yankee Personal Mention.

Adolph Coore, of Golden, will spend
the 4th visiting several old friends in
camp. Mr.. Coore is jovial "old boy''
on these annual visits, and thinks there
is no place like Yankee.
Thos. 1. Slater, manager of the Gold
Anchor mine, is in Chicago, where he
will spend the 4th with friends. He was
accompanied by his daughter Miss
Katie.
Peter Sweeney left Thursday to spend
the 4th with his mother and family, at
Loveland.
Mr.. Bates spent the 4th with his family
in Idaho Springs.
John Vergan visited Idaho Springs
Thursday.
Martin Roberts left for Piute county,
Utah, the first of this week to take charge
of mine as superintendent.
f. A. Lamont returned from week S
visit to his brother in Denver last Mon.
day, accompanied by his partner, Mr..
Prichard, of the Denver Dry Goods en-
porium.
Pete Sweeney gave a smoker to a few
of his bachelor friends last week.
ALEX. GREYHoFFER.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-04

J.G. Weeks has troubles of his own
of late, and finally he was compelled to
call upon His Honor the Mayor to act in
the role of pacifer. 1t seems the diff
Guilty arose over dog, the property of a
neighbor and dearly loved by the chill
dren of the family. The animal died
very suddenly and Jim was charged with
having poisoned it. Not only that, but
a system of throwing rocks, tin cans,
etc, in and around his premises was in
augurated by the bereaved children, and
their sympathetic mother added to Mr..
Weeks's woes by telling him what she
thought of Borgias i'll general. Thanks
to Mayor Reilly, peace has been restored
in a measure.