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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
ACCUSES SENATOR STONE.
Judge Chrisman. In Answer to Suit to Re.
cover $4,000, Calls Him . Lobbyist.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. l2.-That United
States Senator William j. Stone lis pro-
fessional lobbyist and has served as the
legislative agent of powerful monopolies
debating legislation by unlawful and cor
rupt MEANS" is the charge made in the
answer filed before the Circuit Court to-day
by Lee Chrisman, presiding Judge OF the
jackson County Circuit Court, against
whom the Senator recently brought suit to
recover $4,000
Senator Stone alleges that no invested
tho money in the defunct Kansas City Times
without Eeing aware that corporation
influence would dominate the policies Of
tie paper. Judge Chrisman in his petition
says:
aThe plaintiff, Stone. was the agent,
servant and employee of many corporations
in the State of Missouri and other States
of the Union, his employment by said cor
porations compelling him to appear before
legislative committees, school text book
commissions, members Of the General
Assembly and State officers charged with
the creation and enforcement OF laws to
govern corporations, trusts and monopolies
as a professional lobbyist, promoter OF
legislation and legislative agent; that the
ant verify believes and alleges, by the
Royal Baking Powder Company, the st.
Louis Transit Company and the separate
corporations from which the st. Louis
Transit Company, the owner Of all of the
street railways in st. Louis, Mo, obtained
it's rights. property and franchises, the firm
OF D. c. Heath h Co., the corporation OF
Boston. Mass. publishers Of school text
hooks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13

given IN the statement, made to-day by an
ofhcer OF consequence, that il il Is true
(and he believes it is) that RUSSIA had
repudiated her evacuation treaty with
emma under the excuse that the agreement
mad lapsed. 1T will stamp her as guilty of
mitted by civilized nation" He added.
1t IL as II man agreed to pay creditor
$1,000 on certain day, and, having failed
to pay on that day, declared that the obi
CATION had Rpsed because the date fixed
for payment had passed"
There ls an idea among the officers of the
Government who are chiefly concerned in
the Manchnrian situation that the reasons
Tor Its policy of hands Off in the Russian
Japanese trouble are misunderstood by
the American people. An authority on the
subject, one OF the Presidents advisers,
pointed out to THE SUN representative
to-day that Russia had not entered into
any treaty, agreement, compact or formal
understanding with the United States to
ing OF that province to American trade.
what Russin had done was to furnish as
surances to this Government that she
would evacuate Manchuria on Oct. 8. There
was no contract between the United States
and Russia, however. Russia had given
her word Of honor, as it were, but had not
entered into mutual bond to carry out
her pledge. In these circumstances the
Government. it is held, could not say to
Russia "You must leave Manchuria in
accordance with your assurance to us.
Russia would respond by holding that she
had not entered into formal agreement
with the United States to evacuate Man.
churia.
The Navy Department has adyices that
large Russian feet is in the vicinity Of
Port Arthur, but does not know how many
vessels compose it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
DIES By BROTHERS, COFFIN.
Oldest Letter Carrier In Brooklyn Killed
by Ills Grief.

Johnson Chase Hull of II LinwoocI street
Brooklyn, who is said to have been the
Oldest letter carrier in the city, if not in the
State, dropped dead last night at the funeral
of his brother, William, at 1885 Broadwav,
Brooklyn,
johnson was so years old and two years
his brothers junior. He had never been
i'll a day. Day in and day out he had col
lected the mail from the boxes in the Fulton
at rect shopping district in Brooklyn. where
he and his cart had become a feature. He
attended all the le ter carriers conventions
and marched to the end Of every parade.
Hull worked yesterday until 4;3O O'Clock
when he got leave OF absence to attend
the funeral. When the minister had fln-
ished his eulogy Of the dead man, Hull
went to his brothers body and put his
hand on the latter's forehead. Those in
the room heard the old man groan. Then
he fell to the floor, dead.
Tho ambulance surgeon ssid that his
death was probably due To his grief
The old letter carrier entered the service
in 1854, when he had finished his lighting
in the civil war. He was tho only gold
star man" in the Brooklyn Post Office,
that H., the only man who had served thirty
years. Iiis picture had been printed so
often in tho Brooklyn newspapers that
nearly everybody in the shopping district
recognized him when he went into the big
department stores 10 collect mail,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
M'GlRR ON HIS PIER WITH GUNS
DOCK DEPARTMENT, REFORMED
or NOT. STILL PIRSUES HIN.
When Work Is Ordered Stopped on Ills
Pier He Gets = Brace OF Pistols and
Offers DOckmaster Greenfield One to

William j. McGrr, the much troubled
contractor who removes dirt and rubbish
and dumps it where he can get bulkhead
or pier dumping privilege, was in trouble
again yesterday. Under Tammany. as he
has often related, the Murphy-Gaffney
Contracting Company got his privileges
away from him.
McGirr's idea of the lay Of things now
is that there are "A number of Tammany
holdovers-sOme Of them in the Dock
Departmental have made it their busi-
ness to obstruct him. 1t may have been
only coincidence, but last summer, just
when things were going well with McGirr.
somebody in Mr.. Cantor's bureau of sewers
tore up street 80 that his wagons couldn't
reach West Side pier that he had leased.
McGirr thinks there Is remote posi-
bility that yesterdays trouble was only
another coincidence He first learned that
something was wrong when it was reported
to him that his men at the East Thirtieth
street pier. which he has leased for five
years, had been ordered to stop work.
Il went down there" said McGirr last
night, land found that my men had been
idle three hours. learned that some
usoAbtuNt cukIlScl VI tIc JoCh lIeH0I tAiCAU
had ordered them to quit This engineer
had some boats up there and was pushing
my scows away from the pier asked him
what was up and he said he was going to
drive some piles. l told him that had
leased that pier and that unless he had an
order from the Dock Commissioner to do
work there he had no business on the pier.
We talked some and talked fight.
Then went up to Third avenue pawn
shop and bought two revolvers. I'm no
murderer. l was going to give him one OF
them and have good, square fight.
when | got back found Doclzmaster
Charles H. Greenfield there, He ordered
me away. pulled out the revolvers and
showed them to him.
4Now,' I said, this pier is mine. If
you have any business here, show me an
order from the Commissioner. II you can't
and don't get away there'u be trouble
Then he ran OF and got policeman, who
arrested me-
McGirr was taken to the East Thirty
fifth street station, where he was held for
disorderly conduct and carrying con
cealed weapons" one in each hand. He
got bail last evening.
When a SUN reporter told Dock Com
missioner Hawkes. about the row last night
Mr.. Hawkes. said:
Il gave no orders sending an assistant
engineer or Dockmaster Greenfield to the
pier. II either of them interfered with
the contractor he did it on his own authority
and had no business to do it. I shall mako
an investigation of this affair In the morn
inps
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
y tNHINGTON WITHOUT NEWS.
srcre'ar, Hay Anxious for Onicial Adj
Vices From the Far Fast.

NAsHTNGTON, oct. l2,-With two great
fn'ion- apparently about to engage in war
over q!cs IONS in which the United States
has a material interest, this Government
Is N the remarkable position of being with
OFT ofti( ial adyices from any of it's several
sources f Information concerning the sit,la-
lpu that cOnfrOnts Russia and Japan. For
many days the State Department has not
heard from the Far Fast, and what came
10 II last from that quarter Of the world
'"ntaIn~I nothing to throw light on polit-
zeal conditions.
h"Pl IN the dark by his Government, went
v" the state Department to-day In search
VI news, but Secretary Hay was unable 10
give him any Like Mr.. Hay. the Chinese
representative is anxious to know the nat
Nfr and extent Of the conditions which,
cordWg 10 press reports, Russia has de-
haided shall be complied with by China as
preliminary 10 the evacuat ion Of Manchuria
ny u" Llars troops
While having nothing TO confirm the
PRESS report that Russia has declared that
nef treaty with China providing for the
non Of Manchlria on oct. has
'aI~! Tins Government IL inclined 10 Creclt
nus Indicates how thoroughly I'M
feeswI IN" Government IN with the IDEA
llat Russia has no intention Of keeping her
"'.inh obligations.
Al illustration of the feeling that has
"'h aroused here over Russias policy was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
KNOWS or No ULTIMATELY W.
Japanese Minister in London Doesn't Think
One Has been Sent to Russia.

Specie! Cable Despatch 10 The SuE.
LONDON, Oct. Fin an interview to-day
viscount Hayashi, the japanese Minister to
Great Britain. discredited the report that
Japan had sent an ultimatum to Russia
He said:
According to the treaty Of alliance with
England, | should have been informed
Immediately il any such action had been
taken, so that the fact might be brought
to the notice OF the British Government.
OF course. have had certain information,
but nothing of that character.
War between Japan and Russia in any
Ease would be of very great injury to both
Powers but in the event Of n crisis being
preciptatcd I hope Japan will have the
act We sympathy of her ally, Great Britain.
England and Japan have been acting to-
gether now for some time and understand
each other perfectly.
Whether the opinion OF the warike
element in Japan has any influence in the
direction of public affairs, | cannot say.
In any event, the Emperor always lends
his ear to the voice Of public opinion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
LADRONES WILL BE HANGED,
Eight OF Them Sentenced to Death ~
Highway Robbery.
Special Gable Despatch to I'm 81.

MANILA, Oct. Eight ladrones, con-
victed of highway robbery, have boon
sentenced to be hanged. Two others, on
account of their extreme youth, were son
fenced to twenty-five years Imprisonment.
band of ladrones raided the town Of
Ibajay, on the Island Of Panay, and
killed thirteen peasants.
Hermann and johnson, the two con-
stabulary officers who seized the steamer
Victoria and turned pirates, are reported
to have abandoned the banca in which
they left the Victoria after the steamer
was run aground by her crew. They left
the banca on the western coast OF the Island
Of Negroes, and. taking supplies with thsm.
journeyed to Guimbal, town eighteen
miles from Iloilo, where they obtained q
larger boat and fled in the direction Of
Cagayanes Island. They were accom-
panied by two other men who deserted
from the constabulary.
Five hundred head hunters In the Pro-
vince of Nueva Vizcaya, Island Of Luxon.
some of them armed with rifles, recently
attacked native lieutenant and thirty Of
the constabulary. Two Of the latter wers
killed The head hunters lost fifty-three
killed and many wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
LONG on ROOSEVELTS COURSE
Didn't Mean to Criticiso the President
In His Article In the Outlook"

Indnf Mcan 10 Critlclso Lne fTeNOent
in His Article In the Outlook"
BosroN, Oct. 12.-Former Secretary OF
the Navy John D. Long was interviewed
to-day at his home In bingham regarding
the alleged criticism by him in the Outlook
Of President Roosevelt's action. as Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy. before tho late
war with Spain. Mr.. Long denied any
intention of criticising Mr.. Roosevelt and
said that the article merely gave history
of difference of opinion regarding the
methods to be pursued between Mr.. Roose-
welt and President Mckinley and the Navy
Department.
Il have only the highest respect for Mr..
Roosevelt as a man and a statesman"
Mr.. Long said.
did you not say in your article that Mr.
Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy, was anxious to sink the Spanish
ships before war had been declared?"
THE whole of the article which wrote
for the Outlook was not given in the pub
lished report Of which you speak. If this
paper had quoted the whole article it would
have given it different meaning" said
Mr.. Long,
IL WOO q Nciy piCsSiils lhhV Al Nuoii-
ington those weeks just before war was
declared. War was inevitable. 1t was
almost upon us. The Spanish fleet, with
its torpedo boats, was on its way to Cuba,
and, although war had not been formally
declared, large number of the foremost
naval officers thought best, in self-defence,
to meet the approaching fleet and dispose
of it. Among that number was Mr. Roose-
welt.
However, President Mckinley and the
Navy Department were of the opinion that
no such action was in order till formal
declaration Of war.
"Do you think Mr. Roosevelt was too
eager to ight?"
"Mr. Roosevelt was eager to leave moth
ing undone that was necessary TO insure
our thorough preparation. | have the
highest respect for Mr.. Roosevelt as man
and statesman All his actions during
the time mentioned was in he line of patriot
ism. In regard to that attack on the fleet,
it was simply difference of opinion between
Mr.. Roosevelt and President Mckinley"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
MAY DIE FROM AUTO ACCIDENT.
John A. Schwarz Thrown From Ills Via.
chine and Picked Up Unconscious.

John A. Schwara. a Brooklyn furniture
dealer, was perhaps fatally injured in an
automobile accident on East ern Park
way at II 30 o'clock lag. night Mr. Schwar7
left his home early in the evening for spin
to Coney Island, He was alone On his
return up the parkway he lost his grip on
the controller bar at Rogers avenue and the
machine swerved 10 the curb.
Mr.. Schwarz was thrown out on his head
and lay unconscious until found by a
mounted policeman. An ambulance was
summoned and the injured man was taken
to st. Merys Hospital, where it was found
that he had received fractured skull
The doctors say he is likely to die Of his
injuries.
The automobile after striking the curb
rebounded, and. righting itself in the road
way, ran driverless for four blocks to Bed
ford avenue, where it collided head on
with big tree. The machine pulled
against the tree until its power was ex-
hausted.
The injured man is AZ years old and lives
at 10 Schenck street, He is the head of the
firm Of J. A. Schwarz & Bro, furniture
dealers at sS3 Broadway, Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
WON'T TELL ABOUT REBATES.
Former President OF Porter Bros. OF Chi.
cago Says 1t Might Incriminate Him.

CHICAGO, Oct. Thames s, Watson,
former president of the Porter Bros.
Company, refused to testify before Bank
'ruptcy Referee Frank Wean to-day re-
garding the rebates which he is said to have
received from transportation companies in
connection with the large commission bust
ness Of that concern. He took the posi-
ton that such testimony might incriminate
him, as the giving or receiving Of rebates
is an offence against the Jaws. The ques-
ton was finally submitted to the referee
for an opinion.
Mr.. Watson was at the head of the Porter
Bros. Company when it failed, few
months ago, with large liabilities. The
business has since been managed by q
trustee, and while the creditors were wait
ing for a distribution Of assets, Nelson Il.
Doe of New York presented an old claim.
Mr.. Doe was formerly in charge Of the New
York Office for this concern, and said that
several hundred thousand dollars were due
him as an agreed share of profits. Part
OF these profits, he commended. consisted
Of more than ote million dollars in rebates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
HORSE NGED FOR THEATRE.
Got Into Lobby Of the Herald Square and
Gave Women Bad Scare.

A harmless looking horse was standing
in the shafts of an express wagon in front
of the New York Transfer Companys Office
in Broadway near Ihirty-seventh street
Yesterday afternoon when an automobile
came whiZzing by. The machine Just
grazed the animals nose and before the
driver could run to his wagon the horse
was of down Broadway
When the runaway got in front Of the
Herald Square Theatre he made sharp
turn and plunged straight at the theatre
lobby, where there was crowd of men
and women buying tickets. Tie sides
Of the wagon banged up against two OF
the posts that support the sidewalk avn
ing and the vehicle stopped there. The
horse went clear OF the wagon and plunged
ahead.
Women in the theatre lobby screamed
and there was u small panic.
Policeman NilssS4- seized the horse by
the bride, but was knocked down. Men
in the lobby then got hold Of the horse
and held him till he became quiet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
ROOSEVELT, AN IDEAL MAN.
So Richmond. Va, Clergyman Describes
Him In Sermon.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. l2.-To the surprise
of his congregation last night the Rev. DR..
Robert Strange, rector of st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church, held up President Roosevelt
as about the highest ideal of an American.
St. Paul's Church is the most aristocratic in
Richmond. 1t was the church of Jefferson
Davis and Robert f. Lee. Its rector is a
leading candidate for the Office Of Bishop
Coadjut of North Carolina
The general subject Of DR.. Strange's
sermon was Humility He spoke OF the
various interpretations Of the word and
then spoke Of examples among men whose
qualities rang true when tested. Taking
Mr.. Roosevelt as an example, he declared
him the purest man in politics to-day and
gave it as his opinion that the President,
In whatever position he found himself,
always followed the course that he believed
to be right.
The congregation Of st. Pauls is COM
posed almost wholly Of Democrats and this
eulogy of Republican Chief Magistrate
did not fall upon altogether appreciative
ears. 1t was the more commented upon
since the previous Sunday the same speaker
had taken occasion to laud Abraham Lincoln.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
BRYAN MAY NEED THE SHERIFF.
To Get the Sealed Package In PhilO 8.
BENEFITS Estate,

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. l2.-William j
Bryan, as one Of the executors of the will
of Philo s. Bennett which was filed in the
Probate Court here on last Saturday, may
have to call in the services Of u Sheriff to
get document that contains sealed in
structions to Mrs. Bennett how TO dispose
OF $4,000 left by her husband as part of his
estate. That sealed document was sup
posed to be part Of the will, but when
the will was presented the sealed letter of
instructions was missing
The will and sealed package, with others
OF MIR. Benefits papers, were placed with
the Merchants Safe Deposit Company in
New York. To-day Judge Livingston W.
Cleaveland Of the local Probate Court, learn
ing from Mrs Bennett that the missing
paper was with the slfe deposit company,
sent his chief clerk to get it. The officials
declined to surrender the sealed letter
except to Mr., Bryan or the other executors
or until they had qualified as executors
Mr.. Bryan can't qualify until the will
has be,n accepted by the Court. UP
to date the Court has refused to accept
the will until the sealed document has been
handed in. The Court is of the opinion
that the sealed letter may be part of the
will. Tonight Judge cleveland said that
Sheriff in the name Of the executor might
be authorized to get the letter from the
safe deposit company
Mrs. Bennett said tonight that no one
knows the contents of the sealed letter,
and that the report that the $50. 900 was to
go to Mr. Bryan and his wife for the dis
semnation of literature that would spread
the principles Of the silver cause was with
out foundation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
WOMAN FIGHTS WITH COPS.
Disputes Dinner Bill, Loses Her Purse and
Goes to Bellevue.


A woman who said that she is Mrs. Sarah
H. Blake, 33 years old, and lives at the
Martha Washington Hotel was taken to
the Bellevue Hospital alcoholic ward last
night after she had created an uproar in an
uptown restaurant and given six Tenderloin
cops lively tussle.
Mrs. Blake. who is good looking and was
smartly dressed, went to Mouquin's restau-
rant, on Sixth avenue, last night, accom-
panied by two women who looked younger
than she. They had wine with their dinner
and the women contended that the waiter
ovcrcharged them. The dispute was
settled by the manager correcting the
check.
Then Mrs Blake discovered that she
had .ost her purse, and there was bigger
fuss than before. One of the young women
with her paid the bill for the three, but Mrs.
Blake became greatly agitated and in
sisted that the manager of the restaurant
find her purse. Chairs were overturned
and other diners became excited.
Fln9ilr. We lenuerioln police were ap-
pealed to by phone, and Policeman Wetzel
was sent around with the patrol wagon.
The cop had greet difficulty in getting Mrs.
Blake into the wagon. and she fought with
him all the way to the station. She be-
came hystericsl, and 1t took the combined
EFFORTS OF SIX cops 10 prevent ner from
wreckng things in the back room.
An ambulance in charge Of DR.. Lee Of
the New York Hospital was summoned. and
the surgeon said that the woman was SUI
fering from hysteria. He took her to
Bellevue. On the way TO that institution
the woman fought and raved to such
an extent that most Of her clothes were
torn from her by the time the ambulance
arriv d in front Of the reception Office.
DR.. Alexander. who examined the woman,
said she Yves suffering from hysteria and
alcoholism,
The women Who accompanied Mrs.
Blake to the rest aurant called at the Ten
derloin station after the excitement had
subsidized They would say nothing about
themselves, They said that Mrs. Blake is
a wealthy widow and comes from Michi-
gan family.
At the Martha Washington Hotel 1t was
said that Mrs. Sarah Blake has been
living there since the first OF the month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
NO MILK, AND CHILD DIED.
The Flood Held Responsible for the Death
OF Peggy Conway.

The food is held responsible for the
death yesterday of Peggy Conway, years
old, an East Side girl.
Peggy was one of three children of Mrs.
Maggie Conway, who support her ffspring
by scrubbing.
Ten days ago Peggy drank some poison
and her mother ran with the child to the
Hudson street hospital The chld's life
was saved and last Wee ne ,iay she was
intrus,ed with warning to her mother
that she he fed nothing but milk for a week
Diet kitchen tickets for the milk were
supplied by the Charity Organization
Society, which Ia 8 had the family in charge
for some time.
Next day the heavy rains cut
off the city's milk supply. Mrs Conway
tried to obtain milk at number Of der OF +,
but there was ror q 20 he had in her = eight or
hood. Finally she bought condensed mix
and gave it 10 the child for two days Then
Peggy died. ard TIE phys can called in
too late, said that the sugar in the con-
densed milk was the cause Of death.