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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
D. KELLOGG BAKER A SUICIDE.
OLD MAN, WHO WAS ONCE RICH
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
He Was william Campbell's SOn-in-Law
and Feared He Would Need Financial
Aid From His Relativ es-Went to
the Everett House TO Kill Himself.

the Everett HOUSE 10 MIL AAnAsen'
D. Kellogg Baker an insurance agent,
70 years old, shot himself in the right temple
yesterday in room at the Everett House.
Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue.
He enga ged the room on Wednesday night,
evidently for this purpose, and had been
dead some hours before the fact OF the
suicide became known.
Baker lived with his wife in apartments
at the ST. James Hotel, 100 West Forty-fifth
street Wednesday he informed her that
he might not be home that night, and
went directly to the Everett House, where
he registered as D, X. Baker.
He carried small valise. which was later
found to contain few articles OF clothing.
There was nothing unusual in his manner
when he registered, but during the evening
he became restless and wandered up and
down stairs and about the lobby for some
time before he retired.
About 11:3O o'clock yesterday morning
Mary McGoldrick a chambermald. found
the door of Bakers room locked, and,
getting no response to her knocks, called
the clerk.
The door was forced and Baker was
found nalf dressed lying on the bed.
Clutched tightly in his right hand was the
revolver.
Eighteenth street, was SUNNI oned ana
made an examination. In his opinion
Baker had been dead at least five hours:
On the bureau were two letters addressed
to Mrs. Baker and a note requesting that
I,ucien s. Bayliss OF 129 Park place, Brook
lyn, a nephew of Baker, be notified OF his
death. ,,,,,,.
Mr., Bayliss, who is a lawyer at 70 William
street, went to the Everett House and
arranged, with the consent OF Coroner
Scholer. TO have the body Of his uncle re-
moved at midnight.
Baker. who WIS at one time wealthy,
had been employed for about year by
Fl Hale 4 Son Of 1873 Broadway. general
agents for the Equitable Life Assurance
Society.
He was also working for a publishing
concern, but his income from both sources
was insufficient to support him and his wife
in the STYLE that they had been accustomed
to. and he worried and grew respondent
over the prospect of. eventually having to
throw himself on the charity Of his rea-
tivcs. -,
Baker was born in Connecticut He
came to this city half century ago and
engaged in the wall paper business. When
the National Wall Paper Company was
organized he entered its employ and re-
NAMED until seven years ago. when the
concern became involved in litigation with
trade rivals,
He had considerable money then and
became interested in a concern that was
developing plantations In Honduras He
went to Central America shortly afterward
as the representative Of the company and
lost the rest Of his money in wildcat mining
sci emes, returning to New York year
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TO APPEAL TELEPHONE CASE.
Hcw Much, II Anything, Will Have to BE
Paid, President Fish Cannot Say.

BosToN. Mass. Oct. s-President Fish
of the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company made statement to-day with
regard to yesterdays decision by the United
States Court Of Appeals in the Western
Union case. He said in part;
"The controversy relates entirely to
claims alleged to have accrued prior to
November, 1895, and has no relation to tie
business of the telephone company since
that time.
"The telephone company is advised by
its counsel and believes that the view of
the Court Of Appeals, as stated in its opin-
ion recently filed. should no. prevail, and
the case will be carried to the last appeal
possible. that it may be determined whether
Judge Colt and Judge Lowell, on the one
hand, or the Court Of Appeals. on the OF her,
have dellt with the cont roversy correc, ly.
at is absolutely impossible for any one
to fore zee wit h any accuracy the amount,
if any, hing, that the telephone company
NAV be ordered to pay
at is certain that the amount, if any
thing ultimately to be recovered will be
yerv much less than the public seems to
think. The estimates in the public prints
as to this amount are grossly exaggerated,
and the drop in the stock OF the telephone
company which has followed the decision
is manifestly out OF all proportion to any.
thing that the company can ever be called
upon to pay.
American Telephone and Telegraph stock
fell 50 points to, ll4la at the opening
to-day. This is the lowest the shares
have sold since the old Bell company was
absorbed by the present organization
The stock rallied during the afternoon
closing at 1907, with ll9 bid, There were
between II 900 and l2,OOo shares traded
in during the day. From the opening on
"Wednesday morning to the lowest point
reached this morning the total decline
in nrica mounted to Sl3 share.
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MARRIED..

FITCH-HOVEY.--At Jersey City. N. j.. on Oct q.
1903. by the Rev. Cornelius Brett. d. D.. Henry
Fitch. Jr.. to Florence, daughter Of Mrs. Frank.
lin Colvin Hovey.
REPRESENTATION Thursday, Oct. .. 1868,
at Calvary Church. Summit. N. j.. by Rev.
William Montague Geer. vicar OF ST. Pauls
Church. n. Y. assisted by Rev. Walker Gwynnc,
Mabel Britton. daughter of M and Mrs Nor.
man Schultz. to Marshall Geer Of New York.
SLADEN-LEFFERTS.--o Thursday, Oct, a. 1903.
at the Church OF the Incarnation, by the Rev.
Herbert Shipman. Fred Winchester Sladen,
Captain. Fourteenth Regiment Of Infantry. u.
S. A.. to Elizabeth. daughter Of Frederick r.
Leierts.
TUCKER STR1CKLAND.-On Thursday. Oct q,
1908. at the First Church in Ro1bury. Boston.
Mass, by the Rev. James De Normandie. Mary
Lee Strickland, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Isaac
Strickland OF Bangor. Me-. to John Edward
Tucker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
Arrested on Lizzie kane's Complaint.

Upon a warrant issued by Magistrate
Furlong Of the Gates avenue police court,
Brooklyn, Abraham Raphael, SO years old.
of 1904 Myrtle avenue, was arrested last
night by Detectives Kennedy and Rose OF
the Gates avenue station, charged with
criminal assault. The complainant is Lizzie
Kane, II years old, OF 1918 Broadway she
alleges that she was assaulted in Raphael's
tailor shop, 92l Broadway. on Sept 20.
Raphael denies the accusation. He was
admitted to bail in $1,000 by Magistrate
Higginbotham. Lizzie Kane Is the young
woman who is held as a witness against q
number of Chinese laundrymen charged
with assaulting young girls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
DIR. GREER'S ELECTION VOID,
Declares an Episcopal Paper Published in
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Oct. s.-The recent
election of DR.. d. H. Greer as djutor
Bishop of the New York diocese of the
Episcopal Church is declared absolutely
null and void and directly contrary to the
canons Of the general convention by the
Liring Church az, EPlsc ,pia Pa Paper OF nigh
In its issue of Oct. le It quotes Title /,
canon 10, section S, which provides that
before the election Of Bishop Isl coadiu tor
oonsent Of the General Convention, or, dur
inc the recess thereof, the consent of a
ma iority Of the Bishops and OF the several
standing committees. must be had and
obtained"
The Lirino Church further asserts that
the only event in which diocese is per-
mitted to hold such an election without
this consent is by reason Of old age or other
permanent cause Of infirmity on the part
Of the Bishop. and that no such cause has
been shown to exist.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
,JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

r. Fulton Cutting, Cyrus l.. Sulxbergcr. the
fusion candidate for Borough President, and II. II
Childers spoke OF the meeting OF the Acorns at
BroOme street and Broadway yesterday. Ralph
at noon.
Supreme Court Justice Barrett has decided that
Henry Waiter, lessee Of ne Hotel Cambndgr r.
rrct,on with the hotel business In that Nri1ty
and that thr Cambridge Hotel Company should
be enjoincd from using a. g
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
RUSSIA BREAKS HER PLEDGE.
urR PROMISED TIME IN MAN.
rUTRIA MAS UP YESTERDAY.
pekin Tskes II for Granted That She Docs
Not Mean TO Evacuate-A Bargain %
to Corea and Manchuria which Japan
Refuset to SanctiOn-Our New Treaty.

Refused to SanctiOn--Our New Treaty.
,speeta, Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
pEK1N Oct s,-The lack Of any intima-
ton from Russia or any other source Of
orranpemen,s having been made for the
evacuation of Manchuria is accepted here
az proof of Russias final abrogation OF the
Manchurian Convention, which set Oct.
as the date for the withdrawal Of the Rus
slams from that territory.
Reports have been received showing
that preparations are being made for the
concentration of Russian troops at Lao
Yang and Port Arthur. where the building
Of large barracks continues,
As the Chnese-American commercial
treaty, which was signed in Shanghai to-
dav, does not fix date for the opening
of Mukden and Tao-Tung- Tao, Russia 9
relation to Manchuria remains practically
unchanged, while England, the United States
and Japan, particularly the latter. lose
prestige in Corea in favor Of Russia.
The Japanese are for the present COM
pletely foiled, notwithstanding the forcible
policy manifested by them in declining to
countenance the Russian memorandum Of
last year, which proposed the recognition
OF Japanese predominance in Corea in
return for Japan's sanction Of Russia 3
permanent occupation Of Manchuria.
The fact that Japan had refused to ac-
cede to the proposal became known here
privately to-day. The information has
lust been cabled to the Emperor Of Corea.
The fact that the Characterization
treaty does not accomplish the opening
Of Manchuria and other regions in North
China has largely relieved the Ministry
nort1l mites
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
PINERO'S "LETTY."
The Latter Part OF the Play Not as Sue
cessful as the First.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN
LONDON, Oct, s.-Mr. Pinero's new play,
Lefty was produced at the Duke of
York's Theatre tonight. The first two
acts were enthusiastically applauded and
the other three well received.
The story is serious, with bright tomet y
interspersed, and to this the success of the
play will be due if success comes to it. Mr..
Pinero did not appear at the end.
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ago broken in health and practically pennt-
less. He had been able to make but
precarious living since then and at times
grew morose.
The apartments he lived in at the 8.
James were engaged. according to Mr.
Bayiss, with a view to subletting them
at a profit. He got one man who agreed
to take the apartments last week, but the
deal was called of Tuesday night; and It
was this last reverse, it is believed, that
prompted Baker to take his life.
Baker was married on Oct. II, 1900, in
the lecture room Of the Fifth Avenue Col
legiate Church to Katherine FAIR Camp
bell, daughter Of William Campbell. who
is in the woollen business at IT'S Broadway,
and who lives at 252 West Ninety third
street. He had no children. .
Mr.. Campbell is a trustee Of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church and was pres
ent last night at Q meeting Of the bonrq
He had not heard then of the death OF NM
| son-in-law, and news Of the tragedy va
kept from him by his fellow trustees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
Fusion Circulars to College Men.

College graduates in this city received
Yesterday circular bearing the letter
head Of the college Campaign Committee"
which urged them to register carly and
vote the Fusion ticket. The circular says
there are enough college graduates in town
to carry a close contest. Austen G. Fox,
Harvard, 90, is chairman of the committee;
Francis s. Bangs, Columbia IS, is vice
chairman, and George T. Adee, Yele, '95,
Ia treasurer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
Rochester Republican City Ticket.

ROCHESTER, Oct s.-The following nom
nations were made at the Republican oity
convention tonight: Mayor, James G.
Cutler; President of Common Council, Hi.
ram H. Edgerton Comptroller, Samuel
B. Williams; City Treasurer, Lyman N,
OTIS Municipal Court Judge. Delbert c. H.
Ebbard City Assessors, Charles F. Pond
and Charles H. Judson; School Commission
ers, Profs G. NJ, Forbes and William
poISnb
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
DEyERY SHIFTS BUTLER.
Names Him for Alderman and John A.
Nash for the Assembly.

Devery's Independent Peoples Party
finished its nominating business last night
by choosing candidates for Alderman and
Asemblyman. A. semblyman Dick Butler
was nominated for Alderman, and John
Nash, who until recently was n special
policeman at bank, was selected as the
candidate for Assembly.
Devery made speech, in which he said
that 1t was inc for the populace to get
together, put the,r shoulder rs to the wheel and
push the good thing along.
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Cape May Nominations.

CAPE MAY, n j., Oct s.-The Demo-
cratic county convention this afternoon
nominated Edward l.. Rice for the State
Senate and Evans G. Slaughter, Of Wild
wood, for Assembly.
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Demand SmoOt's Expulsion From senate.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. s.-Members
Of the Philadelphia Baptist Association
At the annual meeting held at the Fourth
Baptist Church this afternoon, unani
moqsy Endorsed petition to be presented
10 the United States Senate, demanding the
expulsion Of Re- d Smoot OF Utah Oh
tn"mbar of that body.
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FOR ALDERMEN AND ASSEMBLY.


Except in two districts the Republicans
of Manhattan and The Bronx have CONF
pleted their nominations for Aldermen and
Assemblymen. In the Twentieth Alder
manic district Alderman William j. Whit
aker was renominated last night and a
story that President Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia was to be the nominee
there was pronounced a joke
In the First, Edmund p. Fitzgerald was
nominated for Alderman. The Citizens
Union men failed to agree on him. These
are the nominations for Aldermen, fusion
with the Citizens Union being indicated
In the cases where it was accomplished
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Ca,mar, to Die in Week OF Nov. -.

ALBANY, Oct. s.-The Court of Appeals
has fixed the week beginning Nov. % for
the death in the electric chair of Gaimnri
OF New York city. now in Sing Sing Prison.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for children
teethng. softens the gums. reduces Inflammation
aays pain. wind collie. dlarrhBa. &c bottle
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Dist. Name.
IA William Carroll (C.u)
10 DIR. Hcllcnstein, tCC)
II James b, Brownie. u
cow, j, WhltaIIcrtC.C)
?l'JoSeph SchlosstC.U.)
2o'Samuel Jones &C. u
IS Morris Adler &c. "
30 VI. \. Scudi &c, u
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Dist. Name.
l Edmund = Fitzgerald
John {. Gablcr (CU.)
8 r, l.. Senior &c. "
0 Adjourned.
~. A. Grifnths &C. W
0 CT HoiferbcrthtC.C)
II Adjourned.
II F. j. Egan &C. "
10 NJ. j. Smith &C. u
sReuCmiGatcd.
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These are the nominations for Assembly

Dist. Name.
"a j. j. Fraser &C. u.
| 20 Sylvester Moore tC.U.)
p j. n. Adams &C. W.
20 Samuel Haas &C. ".
80 j. II. Dodln &C. u.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Notice TO Contractors.

S aled proposals will be received at
the Office of City CLERK of DEBORAH,
Iowa, until July 18th, 1903, for i'm
proving Washington street, according
to plans and specifications on file in
said office. and at Office of M. Tschirgi,
Jr., civil engineer, Dubuque, Iowa.
The estimate of amount of work is as
follows:
Excavation, 2745 cubic yards.
Filling, 800 cubic yards.
Macadam, 1886. 5 square yards.
Brick crossing, 1876 square yards.
Gutter paving, 894 square yards.
Cement curbing, 1852 lineal feet.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check of 5000 on some De-
corah back, as guarantee that con-
tract will be entered into if awarded.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids
Dated, DEBORAH. June 10, 1903.
+. M. HUGHES, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Runaway Injuries Two Persons.

Last Saturday Mr. Boehm of the
firm of &c. Sobek & Co. accompanied
by little Paul Sobek, who is visiting
here, were delivering some goods in
the company's furniture van near the
Catholic church, and in turning
around the horse became frightened
and started to run. Mr.. Boehm was
thrown TO the ground and little Paul
Sobek was thrown against the horse
and to the ground, becoming entangled
in the lines, and was dragged for a
hundred feet or more, luckily escap-
ing with only some serious bruises
about the body. The horse ran north
to Curtin's race track and then turned
back and came up on Water street,
where Tom Twenge attempted to
stop it, and was knocked down onto
the pavement with force enough tC
render him unconscious for an hour,
and bruising him about the head badly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Frank BrOihier Passes Away Suddenly

Frank Brother, who has been re-
sident of this city for the past three
years, passed away very suddenly at
his home about six O'Clock on Satur-
day evening. from complication of
diseases. He came here with his
family from Ossian, and has been a
bartender since until short time ago,
when poor health compelled him to
give up his work. He was about town
Saturday, but a little before six
O'Clock he said he was feeling poorly
and laid upon a lounge, shortly after
ward going to bed. and died few
moments later. He leaves wife and
two children, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of all. The remains were
taken to Ossian on Monday for burial
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
What Shall We Eat?"

Every day the same old question.
what shall we eat for breakfast, for
luncheon, for dinner? assails with
monotonous regularity the patient
housewife who seeks to provide good
living for thu family in agreeable
variety at moderate cost There is
daily department in The Chicago
Record Herald which is intended to
answer this question satisfactorily
every day in the year. 1t is entitled
Laeals for Day." and provides
menus for the three meals every day.
with the necessary recipes. These
menus and recipes are carefully
selected by The Record Herald house
hold editor, and cash prizes are
awarded to the best that are received
Housewives everywhere are invited
to participate in the competition
For full particulars see the Meals
for Day" department in The Chica-
go Record Herald. 25-1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Gets Free Scholarship.

Robert Hegner, who has been visit
ing his parents and friends in Deco
rah the past week, will return to Chi
cago in few weeks to accompany one
Of the professors of Chicago Univer-
sity to Mexico, where they will spend
some time in botanical research in
that country for the university, trip
which is an enviable one both for the
recreation and the sightseeing it
affords, as well as the opportunity to
study the natural botanical growths
of Mexico. In this connection his
friends will be pleased to learn that
he was given special honors at the
close of his year study, having by
his splendid work won for himself a
scholarship emitting him 30 another
years work at the university free of
tuition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Married in GlenwOOd.

The marriage cermony of Mr.. J.
Daniel Hexom, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. d. Hexom and Miss Emma Tonette
Dahlen, daughter of Mr.. o. j. Dahlen,
was performed last Tuesday morning
at the Glenw nod Lutheran church, in
the presence of large gathering of
friends and relatives. A reception
was held afterwards at the home of
the BRIDES parents, where the COM
pany spent the day and evening in
celebrating the occasion. These
young people are we'll known in the
eastern part of the county, and are of
splendid families and cheerful dis
position, each seemingly particularly
we'll suited to the other. Their many
friends join us in extending hearty
congratulations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Exciting Tennis Tournament.

The tennis court opposite the high
school building has been a busy place
for visitors and lovers of the game the
past week. On Friday afternoon a
tournament was commenced, with
large number of players, whose
names we have been unable to secure,
and it was completed yesterday, the
finish being between Misses Ruth Hcl.
way and Ethel Lloyd, and it was close
and exciting, furnishing rare amuse-
meut both for the spectators and par
Elephants. Miss Ethel Lloyd finally
won the tournament and was presented
the handsome silver cup which had
been prepared for the occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Prof. Walter Goes TO Guthrie.

Prof. H. l.. Walter departed last
week for Guthrie, Oklahoma, tC
which city he had been called to in.
vestigate position offered him as in.
structor in science in the Guthrie
high school at an increased salary.
After looking over the situation he
decided to accept the same, and as the
duties necessitate his remaining there
during the summer in order to
organize the school for next year 5
work, he will not return to DEBORAH.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter here will regret to learn that
they are to leave this city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Notice.

Sealed proposals VIII be received at
the Office of the City Clerk of DEBORAH,
Iowa, until June Both, for the laying
of a four ca inch water main from in
tersection of Center street and Maple
avenue north to the intersection of
Center street and Hill street, 1880 feet
more or less, in the fifth ward.
Also proposals for the laying of a
four "a inch main from the intersec-
tion of William street and DEBORAH
avenue, north to Center avenue.
thence east to the intersection of Cen.
ter avenue ana Fourth street, 1000 feet
more or less. Also the setting of
hydrants at the direction of the street
committee.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
f. M. HUGHES, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
Twelfth Iowa Reunion.

A reunion of the members of thu
18th Iowa Infantry was held at thu
Post rooms in this city Monday after
noon, and was attended by about TWEEN
ty-five veterans, who enjoyed them
selves renewing old acquaintance
telling war stories, singing war songs
etc. The members of the 18th low;
who were present were:
John Steen Myron Meader
John 0. Johnson Hans Hanson
James Simpson A. E. Anderson
Gulick Hauge George Kirkland
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24

1t is blessed thing that good ex.
ample 10 often just as catching as a
bad one. Whenever one man does all
he can to make his home surroundings
pleasant and attractive just so soon all
his neighbors begin to talk about ii
and from talking are led to follow his
example, for poorly and shiftlessly
kept home always looks more dilapi.
dated when well kept one is placed
In contrast with it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
DEBORAH. IOWA, JUNE "a 1908
Seriously Injured at 0watonna.

Chris. Gilbertson, who has been a
brakeman in Minnesota for year or
so past, met with a very serious in
jury last Friday, near Owatonna. He
was on his way home to DEBORAH, and
he slipped and fell, his arm being bad
lv crushed. He was brought to De-
corah Saturday morning and the
wounds dressed by DR.. Jewell. who
thinks the arm can be saved. but it
will doubtless be left in deformed
condition.