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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
HIS SHORTAGE 5000.
Treasurer Stein Of the National Caske
Company Found 10 BE Deraultrr.

ROCHESTER,, Oct. ia shortage Of
81, 600 in the accounts of Jules Stein, treas
urer OF the National Casket Company
has been uncovered by expert accountants
who have been at work on his books in the
main Office of the company in this city
1t IL feared by officers of the company
that the amount stolen may be even greater,
rs the defaulting treasurer had charge OF
the New Jersey business as well. and that
has vet 10 be gone over.
Stems headquarters We're in New York
city and he lived al the Victoria Hotel.
A warrant was issued yesterday and the
New York police have been asked to arrest
Stein if they can find him.
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NOT TO MARRY JDE LETTER.
Mrs. DOdge's Sioux Falls Attorney Denies
That She Has Started suit for Divorce.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Oct. lie. o. Bailey
Of Bailey & Voorhees,. counsel for Mrs.
Flora Bigelow Dodge, formerly Of New
York city but now a resident of Sioux
Falls, says there is absolutely no truth
in the newspaper statements that Mrs.
Dodge ia engaged TO marry Joseph Letter
OF Chicago when she secures divorce from
her husband. Charles Stuart Dodge of
New York.
Mr. Bailey also stated that no divorce pro-
cesdings had been instituted by Mrs. Dodge.
and that none are perding or in immediate
contemplation. He states that she has
purchased a residence. He int Inmates that
If divorce proceedings are commenced
they will he in the nature Of suit for a
separation and for limited divorce, which
would not enable either to remarry.
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She Crossed 10 staten Island. but Did Not
Land-Sulcide on Return.

A woman jumped from the ferryboat
Uncas, which runs from Staten Island
to Elizabeth last night. She was about
80 years old, good looking, with dark skin,
dark eyes and black hair.
She boarded the uncas at the Eliza beth
slip and crossed over to the Staten Island
terminus, but did not leave the boat. AS
the Uncas was entering the Elizabeth slip
again the woman jumped from the after
deck. A boat was lowered and search
made for her without success
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
$50, 900 TO WIN A BIG GIFT,
But TO Get ROCkcfeller's Half Million
Teachers College Must Raise More.

Dean Russell of Teachers College has
announced that through various gifts and
pledges to the institution nearly $4,000
has been raised toward meeting the condi-
ions Of John d. Rockeieller's contribution
of $500 900. To obtain 32SO,0OO Of this the
existing debt Of 100000 must be paid.
Afterward, for two years, Mr.. Rockefeller
will duplicate, dollar for dollar, all cash con-
-ributions made by others toward endow-
ment, up to total of $3.50, 1000.
Toward the present indebtedness, Dean
Russell says, there is now pledged nearly
$4,000 and more than 100000 has been
promised for the endowment fund.
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ALL THERE AFTER 60 YEARS.
| Bride and bridegroom, Best Man and
| Bridesmaid Meet Again in Same House.

LONG BRANCH. Oct. li.-Sixty years OF
married life were celebrated last night
by Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Terhune at their
home in Matawan. The aged couple are
the parents Of ex-senator Fl. S. Terhune
OF this city.
The anniversary was observed in the
same house in which the couple were mar
ried on Oct 10, 1913, and the best man
and bridesmaid of sixty years ago were
present. The latter we're the Hon. Henry
s. Little and Mrs. Dumont Frelinghuysen Of
Someryille
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
HAY DRIVER PILOTS MAIL.
Ills Wagon knocks Down an Electric Light
Pole in Fifth Avenue.

Sam McDeed Of 800 Avenue A tried TO
drive mail wagon up Fifth avenue yester-
day afternoon and at the southwest corner
OF Fortieth street he drove the wagon
into an electric light pole. The wagon
knocked the pole over on the sidewalk
and scared several members Of the Union
League Club who were passing.
McDeed was arrested and locked up in
the Tenderloin station. The police saw to
it that the mail in the wagon was not de
layed. C. r. Corning Of the Union League
Club gave the police his name as witness
of the accident
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
EDGEC0MBE AVE. WALL FALLS.
Undermined by the Rains-Avenue Closed
to Tfaf1c.

A section Of the retaining wall, about
200 feet long. on the east side of Edge
combe avenue between l47th and 14sth
streets, fell into the vacant lot below at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The wall
was about so feet high. 1t was under
mined by the storms of last week. The
police closed Edgecombe avenue to traffic
until the damage can be repaired. just
as the police reserves arrived another
section OF the wall fell, making the avenue
dangerous to traffic.
+ The wall forms the western boundary
OF the new st. Nicholas Park, which is
TO extend from 14Sth street to l55th street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
ASPHALTUMI IN GREAT SALTLAKE
Fail Of the Water Level Exposes Islands
OF u.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 1l.-Mysterious
Great Salt Lake has furnished another
problem for scientists to solve. During
the summer the fall in the level Of the lake
has left great black spots in the north arm.
Prospectors have lust investigated these
dark -colored islands and found that the
black substance is aspha!tum of a splendid
quality
In an area Of $1,000 acres, covered by
water from six TO eighteen inches deep.
there are more than hundred asphaltum
springs. Much asphaltum has hardened
and ia floating about the lake. Many claims
are being staked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
STOLE BOSTONIAN,S DIAMOND.
Former Member OF the Old Guard As
saulted and Robbed In Sixth Avenue.

Joseph p Brawner Of Boston, formerly
member Of the Old Guard, was assaulted
ny two men and two women in Sixth avenue
early yesterday morning and robbed of a
diamond pin valued at $3.50. He accused
Mary Smith OF 143 West Thirty-eighth street
OF being the woman who first accosted him,
and she was arrested.
She was arraigned later in the Jefferson
Market Court. Brawner was not in court
and the woman was held for twenty-four
hours as suspicious person. At the sta
tlon house Brawner gave his address as the
Reform Club, 233 Fifth avenue. He is a
member Of the club, but he has not been there
Tor two months or more.
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on ia Inspect L. :. steel Plants.

The inspection party Of officers and d.
rectors of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. headed by President w. 4. Corey,
left New York last evening to make an in
spection of the plants of the corporation
The marty left Jersey City at s45 p. M
in a spe cial train for Pittsburg.
The inspection tour will hast two weeks,
although several Of the party will not re-
main away that long.
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TAKE DOWN MKINLEY'S PICTURE.
Iowa school Board Also Bars ROOsevelfs
for Fear Of Creating Partisan Spirit.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct 1.-THE Board Of
Education at Orange City, Ia, has raised
a storm Of protest in the district by ORDER
ing hat the pictures of Presidents Nc Kinley
and Roose welt be removed from the walls
OF public school buildings. The theory
upon which the board justifies its course
IL that the pict ures create partisan spirit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
LOCKOUT POLI(I ~ CHICAGO.
Freight Handlers Who Demanded More
Pay Discharged.

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-THE Western Cold
Storage Company met the demands Of its
freight handlers for more pay with dis
missals These employees are the first
10 feel the effect Of the lockout policy of
the Employers Association against the
labor mo vement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
Latest Marine Intelligence.

=, Arrived: SIS Hlndoo Hull. Sept, 2': IS lIydaspes
hul' Sept ~: So New York uankl, Rotter,inm
sept w IS American tankl, Antwerp, sept ~
~ Washington t,ankl, Hamburg, Sept. "a: IS
Monterey, Vera Cruz, Oct. 2.
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ORDER WHAT YOU WISH


IN cate dining ear on S"aboard AIT Line Rsnva
fest trains 10 Atlanta and the Southwest, Tbrohg
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Enjoy Tall Foliage and Eiizir OF Autumn air on
Hudson River Day Line steamers. --Adr
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During repairs To the Franklin street Ferry Slit.
the service Ia and from Ncrbawken-Slil DO tompof
nuly conducted to and from the p X. X. station,
foot OF Desbrossea St.-Adr
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Burnetts Extract ~ vanilla
Imparts superior dcllcscy Of navor, W II. use H.
--idr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
MASONS CARRY POINT
OVER CORNER STONE
Lay One for Des Moines Court House
Despite Protests of Minis
teriaI Association.

Des AIoines, Ia. April 22.-Although
resolutions We're passed by the Minis
terial Association of Des Moines the
Masonic lodge laid the corner stone of
the 100000 court house which Polk
county is erecting in this city. Rev. y.
c. Douglass, of the Second United
Presbyterian church, preached ser
mon in opposition to the plan of turn
ing over to the MasOns the laying of
the stone, and other ministers spoke
against the Masons performing the
service.
Governor \. B. Cummins delivered
the principal address at the ceremonies.
He eulOgized the law, courts for the in
depreciation of which will form one of
the principal tenants of the great pub
lie building about to be erected. Tie
receptacle. containing valuable dOcu-
ments, was placed in the corner stone
by Grand Master Gardiner. of the Ma
sonic fraternity. and the ritual of the
order was used in setting the stone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
ONE MAN CAUSES
A FATAL EPIDEMIC
Goes to a Dance and Spreads Diph.
iberia, Resulting in Twen-
ty-five Deaths.

Battle Greek, Mich. April %. = II
one young farmer had stayed away
from dance, this city would have
been saved an epidemic of diphtheria
which resulted in twenty-five deaths.
ana which has just been stamped out
after eighteen months work by the
health department. The epidemic is
clearly shown to have started from one
man. \ year ago last fall the Adj
vance rhresher company celebrated
the opening of Il large new factory by
giving great dance. 1t was the larg-
est ever given in Battle Creek. Over
three thousand people were in attend.
ance. and $50 sets of four were danced
at one time.
Within two weeks after the dance
three cases of diphtheria were report
ed. In three weeks ten were i'll. 1t
was found that all had been at the
dance. Then it was learned that a
young farmer who had attended the
function had died of the disease. He
had mingled with the crowd while all
ing. One hundred and forty cases, with
twenty-five deaths. were the results Of
his devotion to pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
WILL END IN Al LOCKOUT
Provided the Coal Operators Stand by the
Terms of the Anthracite
Boards Finding.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 22.-The ex-
ecutive boards of the United Mine
Workers. in session here, issued an or
der to all mine workers now on strike
or locked out, instructing them TO re-
turn to work under present conditions
pending the esult of the meeting of the
Cancellation board and the coal opera
tors.
and Dettry were appointed members
of the miners Cancellation board. The
operators have been requested to name
their members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
FOURTH FAILURE TO AGREE
Operators Refuse to Meet Miners and the
Matter Has Been Referred to
John Mitchell.

Pana, Ills, April %. The miners
fourth time TO endesvor to settle their
differences with the operators. but the
latter refused to discuss differences in
a sub-district convention, declaring
they would only meet the miners in
local unions.
The miners then selected A. d.
Bruk. of Witt, and w. Z. Hover, of
Taylorville, a committee to go to Indi-
annapolis and present their differences
to National President John Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers, and
elected James Cooper. of Mowequa, as
district president. The operators have
until May 1 to effect settlement, that
date having been agreed on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
CHARGE THE CRIME
TO CIGARET HABIT
Inveterate Smoker Attempts TO Kill
Little Daughter, Then
Leaps to Death.

Baltimore, Md, April 22.-L. b. Hill,
an inveterate cigaret smoker, dur
ing an attack of mental arrangement
tried to kill his little daughter and
then he committed suicide by leaping
from the second story porch of his
new country home in Oak Forest
park. \ servant heard the child's
screams and found her on the floor
in the second story covered with
blood. Her head was gashed and
bruised. Her father had struck her
repeatedly with small hammer used
in the house. The servant ran to the
front porch and saw lying on the
pavement below the body of Hill
doubled up. She summoned physi-
clans, who pronounced Hill dead. His
neck had been broken by the fall.
The child may recover. Hill was the
son OF the late William Hill. famous
lawyer. He was 30 years old. Friends
believe he was made insane by eXces-
sive cigaret smoking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
BROTHER OFFICERS
STAND BY CORBIN
Resent Snub or the metropolitan
Club in Declining Him
Membership.

Washington, April 22.-Friends of
Gen. Corbin are creating an upheaval
in the metropolitan club, Washing
tons most exclusive social organiza-
ton, by resigning as result of a
snub handed out to Gen Corbin re-
Gently when his application for mem
bership was turned down. Brigadier
Gen. George L. Gillespie, chief of en-
gineers of the army, has resigned
from the club. He was a member of
the board of governors and personal
ly indorsed the application of Gen.
Corbin.
1t is said that other army officers
who are about to tender their resig-
nations from the club because of in
dignation over the treatment accord
ed Gen. Corbin are Col. James Parker,
chief of the militia division; Gen. Al
fred f. Bates, paymaster general, who
nominated Corbin for membership in
the club; Gen. William Crozier. chief
of ordnance; Col. Clarence Edwards,
chief of the insular bureau; Col.
Thomas T. Knox, assistant inspector
general: Col. Charles II. Burton. in
spector general: Col. Charles H. Heyl,
of the Inspector generals depart
ment, and Col. Beach. engineer com
missioner of the District of Columbia.
All of them are staff officers and close
friends of Corbin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
LOGANSPORT MAN
TO BUILD HOSPITAL
And Will Invest 500, 900 in the Com
mendabIe Enter
prise.

Logansport, Ind, April 22.-Judge
u. ID. Dykeman has announced that
he will this spring erect hospital on
Hamilton Heights at a cost of about
100000. The structure will be of
stone with cement floors.
The plans are in the hands of three
physicians who are familiar with the
hospitals of Cincinnati, Chicago and
New York, and when they are through
with them the plans will be turned over
to an architect, who will be instructed
to carry them out at any cost. Judge
Dykeman has arranged his will so
that if he should die before the hOspit-
al is completed. his entire fortune of
half a million dollars will go to the
institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
soUBRETTE SAVED THE DAY
Danced for Some ConstabIes Until They
Forget What They Were
There For.

Hammond, Ind, April 22. - Della
Ward, a pretty soubrette with the Mer-
ry Chase company, saved the players
from Jail and the company baggage
and scenery from hungry constables
at TOwle's Opera House by the clever
est of tricks. BY some mistake the
advance man had booked his show for
both the theaterS, and the rival opera
house manager tried to attach the box
office receipts, but failed. As Il last
resort he levied on the scenery and
baggage. and the constables We're wait
ing in front of the curtain for it to
go down.
The stage manager threw a ''street
drop" in the first wing and ordered
Miss Ward to sing She sang and
danced to tue constables, and while
they were lost in admiration the entire
company escaped in hacks with the
baggage across the state line into Illi-
nois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
Fears of Traps in the
Language of Her
Treaties
WITH UNITED STATES
Getting Naval Station
Pact Signed---SCan-
dial in Alaska.

Washington. April 22-No QuesuOn
of practical principle is involved as
between the United States and Cuba
in the negotiation of the naval coal
ing station treaty. Nor does the ques-
ton of rental to be paid assume seri-
Gus proportions, although it is still un-
settled. The fact is, according to the
official statement, that the Cuban OBJ
jections, so Tar as they have taken
form, are trivial. in most cases based
on mere phraseolOgy.
Cubans Are Suspicious of Us.
The Cubans are quick to find all
sorts of secret meanings in treaty Ian
guage never intended by the trainers,
and Squiers. cur minister. is spending
much time in trying TO make the facts
clear to a number of Cuban senators
who are Obstructing the ratification Of
the treaty. 1t is not doubted that the
coaling stations can be acquired with
out the drafting of Il new treaty, in
view of the flct that the United States
government Is perfectly willing to ac-
cept the necessary ground under a
leasehold. instead of requiring title
in fee simple.
Predictions and the POstOffice.
Washington, April 22.-Well-pOsted
officials in the pOstoffice department.
are beginning to predict that the net
result of the scandals in the depart
ment will be the decapitatiOn of First
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne
and Superintendent of Free Delivery
Machen, whose quarrel started the
trouble. As if in reply to the fore
going Postmaster General Payne, dis
cussing reports of the investigation,
said Hhat there was a great deal of eX-
aggeration in some of the reports re-
garding the investigation, and that
the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral was making a very careful in
vestigation along business lines.
The Trouble in the Red Cross Society.
Washington. April -. - 1t seems
quite likely now that the trouble which
has arisen within the membership of
the Red Cross society will be brought,
in some form. to the attention of con-
greSs soon after it shall convene next
fall No definite decision vet has been
reached with regard to this point, but
that an effort will be made to obtain
from congress such an amendment to
the charter of the society as will be
satisfactory to those members who
have been suspended by the executive
committee appears to be reasonably
certain. A suggestion has been made
tentatively that a new organization OF
the Red Cross be effected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
TROUBLE AHEAD IN ALASKA
Some Military Ohicers Who Are Charged
with .sSchIimm" DoIngH.

with sISchlimm" DoingR.
Washington. April 22. - There is
talk about the war department of a
court martial for some officers in Alas
ka who have been doing a graft
with the government supplies-sO it is
said. 1t has been more than year
since the offenses were committed, and
since that time the officers have been
under investigation. The report of the
inspector who first went over the case
covers more than 500 pages. One feat
ure of the peculations was in connec-
tion with handling potatoes. Large
supplies of this vegetable were sent to
the post. and they were turned over
to a trading company at high rate.
Although in the hands of the trading
company. the potatoes were carried on
the books of the commissary officer
as stock in hand, until some officer
made purchases from the company,
when the stock of potatoes was re-
duced to meet the credit at the COM
Sany's office, and the officer making
the purchase would be charged with
potatoes All the officers stationed at
Skagway at the time were implicated,
though it is stated at the war depart
ment that there were different degrees
of responsibility. Another Alaska case
relates to alleged shortage in the ac-
counts of an officer. The officer said
that his safe was broken open and the
money stolen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
HORRIBLE CRIME OF
INFURIATED HUSBAND
Butchers His Wife and Destroys
Himself and Possessions, Leav-
ing Small Children.

Cumberland, Wis, April 22.-In fit
of jealous rage last night John Ney-
meiser, living south of here, shot and
killed his wife, chopped up the re-
mains with an AK and set fire to his
barn. Then he burned the structure
and all his stock.
Neymeiser escaped, but was sur
rounded by a posse in the woods near
Clayton this morning, and after hold
ing the crowd at bay for over an hour
he shot and killed himself. Neymeiser
was formerly an inmate of an insane
asylum.
The couple leave large family of
small children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
YOUTSEYS STORY
Witness Who Confessed What He
Says Is the True Story of
Goebei's Death.
EXPLAINS SOME INCONSISTENCIES
Declares That Governor Taylor Was
Posted, and Willing to Have
Goebel Assassinated.

Frankfort, Ky. April %. - Henry
YOutsey was recalled for further cross
examination in the trial of James
Howard, who is being tried for COM
plicity in the assassination of Govern
or Goebel-in fact for firing the shot.
1outSey was asked if he did not refuse
to tell Assistant Auditor Frank John
son where he was when Goebel was
shot. He said Johnson asked him the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22

question, and that he told Johnson he
was in a safe place. Johnson said
that was not sufficiently definite. as
the detectives had called for particular
data as to where all employees of the
office were when the shot was fired.
Youtsey then told him he was in the
toilet room in the basement of the eX-
ecutive building.
Why He PrevarIcated at One Time.
Youtsey denied that he had ever told
General y. Leads prior to the shoot
ing that GOebel once beat him out of
a fee. and that he despised him. He
admitted that he told II. H.. Nither-
spoon and otner relations that the
newspaper reports that he had named
Jim Howard as the man who fired the
shot were without foundation. 1t was
my defense at that time said Yout-
sey, that Howard and me were
strangers. and told everybody l had
never seen Howard till we met in
jail"
All CsnspIred Against Youtsey.
Further along in the interrogation
Youtsey declared that from and after
the shooting Of Goebel all of the others
cilSdSeu III Tie hIllluS lSlIAl GU W
gether to clear themselves and tothrOw
the entire responsibility of the crime
upon him.
Witness Involves Gov. Taylor.
Responding to questions as TO nego-
tiations with DIR. johnson to kill Goe-
bel, Youtsey said he went to see Sen
ator DebOe and told him Johnson and
others We're willing to do it. Sena-
tor Deboe, according to witness, re-
piled that enough Democrats We're go
ing to vote with Taylor to retain him
in office, and it would not be neces-
sary to kill GoebeI> Deboe said it
must not be done. Witness went back
and told Johnson what Deboe said.
Johnson told him not to pay any atten-
ton to Deboe, but to go and see what
Governor Taylor said about it. He
went to see Taylor and told him what
Johnson said, and Taylor raised no OBJ
lection to the plan of shooting from
secretary of states office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
Drowning at a Launching.

ST Paul, April pa special from
Winnipeg to- The Pioneer Press says:
While the government tug Sir Hector
was being launched cable gave way
and let the boat down suddenly. Eight
men were on the water side and six Of
them managed to escape by running
into deep water and swimming around,
but John Davis and ED Ryder were
caught beneath the boat and both
drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
Baby Camel Born in Indiana.

Mount Vernon, Ind, April %. - A
baby camel mas been born here. The
mother is Jeanette, the big camel in
Gentry Bros. circus. 1t is the second
camel ever born in captivity and bids
fair to live, being as lively as cricket
The newcomer weighs eighty-eight
pounds and is valued at $1,000. The
first camel was born at Watertown,
n. Y, several years ago, and lived one
day. This will be named Indiana.