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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
WAR SEEMS NEAR AT HAND.
NO HALT IN TURKEYS PREPARA-
TONS FOR HOSTILITIES.
The Turks Said 10 Have Been Routed In
Fight Near MeInik-Nego tiatiOns With
Bulgaria May Not Result in Set.
tlement-LOnS List Of Atrocities.
Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Cable Despatch to THE sun.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The more hopeful
tone as to the situation in the Balkans which
was reported from Sofia yesterday is not
shared at Constantinople, where. accord
ing to English correspondents. war never
seemed more inevitable.
Anxiety has also been renewed at Sofia,
but when all the reports are examined
it cannot be said that the situation appears
to be definitely altered.
The Turkish Military Commission holds
sessions daily, and preparations for war
with Bulgaria seem to be going on actively
all the time
Thirty-two battalions Of Turkish troops
have been moved from Monastir to the
vilayet of Adrianople, apparently as a
strategic reinforcement against an expected
attack
The negotiations between Turkey and
Bulgaria. it is now declared. are not likely
to result in a settlement. In any case the
revolutionists do not expect any good
therefrom, as they distrust the Turkish
promises.
A despatch from Dubnitza to the Daily
Neus reports heavy fighting near the village
of Mishino, five miles from the frontier.
This is probably an engagement previously
rumored.
According to the same correspondent.
the fighting near Melnik resulted in the
complete rout Of the Turks, many Of whom
we're killed or captured. The commander
of the Turkish troops is prisoner.
There has been issued from Sofia a long
list Of atrocities charged against the Turks.
The names Of forty-seven towns and vii
lagos which have been burned and pillaged
and where hundreds have been killed or
outraged are given. No dates of the
atrocities are included.
The Corstantirople correspondent Of
the Daily Telegraph. referring 20 the re-
peated stories OF horrors in Macedonia
and the * ermination of the population.
says they are not confirmed fy consular
reports and are generally discredited in
diplomatic circles. except thot part in ref
ererce TO the acts Of the Albanian levies
wi ich have been withdrawn.
PARIS, Sept. ?3.-Several French papers
publish n despatch from Ccnstantinople
to the effect that two Generals and three
Colonies OF the Turkish Army have been
arrested for permitting their troops to
massacre Greeks in Kirk Kilsseh and
Monastir.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
KING WROTE TO THE POPE.
Urged Him 10 Go to Papal villa and Said
Government Would Assist Him.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN
LONDON, Sept. PA despatch from
Rome to the Leader says King Victor EN-
manuel has written a private letter to the
Pope in response to a similar one from
his Holiness, in which he urges the Pontih
to 60 to Castel Gandolfo.
He assured Plus X. that the Government
was prepared to facilitate his movements
and convenience In every way.
It was after the receipt of this letter
from the King that his Holiness sent his
sister to stay at Castel Gandolfo and report
thereon and eventually ordered that re-
pairs should be made and the castle refur-
nished
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
$4,000 OF WEDDING GIFTS.
Presents Received by the Bride
Of Sterling w. Chiltis.

LYNN, Mass, Sept. 23--The wedding to-
day of Miss Jenny Coffin. daughter OF {. A.
Coffin, president of the General Electric
Company. and Sterling W. Childs OF Pitts
burg was attended by guests from Ger
many, England and score of cities in this
country. The ceremony was performed
by the Raw George A. Gordon, pastor of
the Old South Church, Boston, an intimate
friend of the parents of the bride.
The couple have received number of
very costly presents. the value being fully
$25O,OOO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
SCHVAB LIKES PHILADELPHIA.
Looking for an Estate SO as to Live There
Part OF the Time.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Sept, 23-Charles
NJ. Schwab, former president Of the Steel
Trust, is seeking in Philadelphia site for
new home. 1t is announced that he
intends to live here a part Of each year.
The Craig Bddle estate of about $50 acres
at Devon and the Kimball estate of about
800 acres at Radnor are said to be under
consideration.
During Mr.. Schwab's stay of three weeks
in this city recently he was pleased
with it's surroundings, and his auto
rides through Paramount Park contributed
materially to his health.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
PITTsBURG PHIL WINS $4,000
Stranger with Whiskers Place the Noted
Plunger's Money on Lord Turco.


Plunser's Money on Lord Turco.
John j. Ryan. the get-rich-quick man
whose recent plunges at Gravesend created
a sensation, was compelled to take back
seat yesterday by Pittsburg Phil and
John A. Drake. Pittsburg Phil, who
has won more money this season than
any Of the big plungers, is said to have
cleaned up 100000 on the day--S2o,o0o on
Pulsus, winner of the third race. and $4,000
on Lord Turco, belonging to his brother,
Bill Smith. in the fourth event. Pitts
burg Phil has complained repeatedly
Of the fact that some layers either refuse
to take his money or chop the odds to
minimum when they find that he and his
commissioners are betting on certain
horse; so when he got ready to unbclt on
Lord Turco he adopted novel method OF
getting his money down. He hunted up
several men with long whiskers who looked
like farm hands end sent them into the
ring when the price against Lord Turco
had gone up to as high az 10 to in some
books.
With a wild rush the bewhiskered in
dividuals swooped down on the unsuspect-
ing layers, betting $500 and 81 900 at clip,
straight, place and third. Several swept
the dead line" where better odds were
offered, and in few moments there was
panic in the ring.
ats Pittsburg's money! was the cry
all along the line. and the odds quickly
dropped to 8 to 1, many pencillers rubbing
Lord Turco of their states. Those who
were in the ring at the time followed the
play, too, with the result that the books
suffered a terrific jolt when Lord Turco
galloped home and the men with the WINS
kers cashed. "Pittsburg" put about 5000
on Pulsus. getting all the way from
to to 10 to 5, the price going up as E, R.
Thomas was credited with placing $4,000
commission on his colt, ST. Valentine.
John E. Madden, John A. Drake and John
W. Gates alsu won heavily on PuIsus.
But the winnings Of Drake, Gates Il Co.
on P,lsls were but a drop in the bucket
compared 10 tho killing they pulled off
on Fred Burlews Hello in the fifth race.
Newton Bennington, too, WAS in on this
trick, the colt being backed down from
10 to 10 fives When Hello came home in
front Drake's colored betting commissioner.
Senator" Bell, let out a war whoop and
rushed of 70 the ring with winged feet.
1t was said that Hello's victory cost the
books $4,000
There was still another killing in ale first
race, when William Aston Chambers Saliva
tela Won The zip was in circulation
everywhere. and the flly was hammered
down from Is TO TO skies, all Of the club
house players sending their commissions
that way and The ring paying out in the
neighborhood of $4,000 to the race. Then,
with the success of Frank Farrel's Hood
wink. who carried the Tammany gold, as
usual, in chunks, and the victory of Amur
In the steeplecbase, the rout was complete.
A conservative layer estimated that the
ring laid out nearly Sa5O.Ooo on the six
winners. quitting q heavy ssser on the day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
WANTS TO GO TO Jan.
Physician offers to Serve Out the Rest OF
His Fathers Life Sentence.

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept c3.-Dr ". p. Rushin,
a we'll to do physician Of Albany. Ga, has
written to Gov. Terrell asking that he be
allowed to serve the remainder of the life
term for which his father, now ca years Old
was sentenced eight years ago for murder.
The murder was deliberate. The elder
Rushin had a business disagreement with
a man named Lily, Sunday school super
intendent at Metcllf, Ga Rushin thought
that Lily intended to sell his home over his
family. One Sunday morning he went to
Lily's church and. calling him out. began
shooting at him. Lily ran in the direction
OF his home. falling before his children,
Then Rushin cut his throat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
Sir Thomas Out for Another Drive.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Sir Thomas Upton had
another carriage drive today and hopes
TO lie able to turn his attention to bust
ness affairs again on Friday. The drive
was to the Exmore Country Club. Sir
Thomas IL in the best of spirits, but still
weak from his illness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
Mr., uoIme, Loses = valuable Ring.

Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes Of Boston. who
ia said to be a relative OF Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes Of the United States
Supreme Court. lost valuable diamond
and emerald ring few days ago. Mrs.
Holmes WAS staying at the Cambridge
Hotel until Yesterday, when she went home.
She reported her loss to the Tenderloin
police and detectives are searching the
pawnshops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24

EDUCATIONAL Sightseeing yacht, Coaches
Automobiles 900 points 81 ntrfcs, explained By
expert lecturer Yacht foot OF Nest 2?i ST y. X.
Coaches and automobiles start from 9Th ave, side
Fiatiron Bldg, 9Th ave. ana 23i 81. Telephone
call t016-lsth y-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
Tammany Money offered Even.

A little political betting talk has already
begunIin Wall Street and some money. IL
was reported yesterday, could he obtained
on even terms that q Tsmmany Mayor
will be elected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
PEACE CONGRESS- HERE.
International Body to Accept Invitation
to Meet Here Next Year.

!Spsctdi Cdbie Despatch 10 THE SUN.
RouEN, Sept, est is practically certain
that the International Peace Congress will
accept the invitation TO hold its meeting
next year in the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
TO Preserve Grants Homo in Galena.

GALENA, H.. Sept "a Brig Gen. Freder-
lex ID. Grant, his brothers and sisters,
wishing to preserve the Grant homestead
In this city, have given II TO the city au-
thorities who will probably convert it into
a hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE.
Giuseppe wilpert. the Apostolic Prothono-
tary. Chosen.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.

tAry, CHOSEN.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN
Rome, Sept. 23.-The Osserrotore Romano,
the organ OF the Vatican, says the Pope
has chosen Mgr. Giuseppe Wilpert, the
Apost Ollie Parliamentary. to be Secretary
OF State.
His Holiness is much improved in health.
He received the Belgian pilgrims to-day
and will receive those from France on
Sept r.. His sister is slightly better.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24

Excsrsion Rates In October. Denver 4 Rst..
~ 49, San Francisco b ret, SOL 20. Choice OF
routes Lehgh Valley. S6S and 1854 Broadway.
--Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
ENGLAND ADMITS OUR CATTLE.
Quarantine Raised Except in the Case OF
Swine.
Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept, 23,-The Government has
withdrawn the order prohibiting the land
ing in Great Britain of cattle from New
England, except that part in relation to
swine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24

Superb weather for the famous Hudson River
Day Line tnps. Grand scenery. Ausic.-ASv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

George X. Manchester. secretary Of the
Republican County Committee, was the
head secretary Of the convention.
Robert w Nelson wa, made chairman
Of the committee on organization, NJ. Linn
Bruce Of the committee on resolutions and
Samuel L. Mutt Of thr committee on ore
dentials.
Mr. Bruce moved the appointment of n
committee of fifteen to confer with other
anti Tammauy organizations on nomina-
tons The committee was appointed Us
follows
Manhattan VI Linn Bruce, Robert &
Morris, George X sheldon. Cornrliu, Van
Colt, Moses VI Mckee. Iompkins McNvau"
HE Bronx William II Ten Eyrk, Edward
II Heaiy,
RrOohlyu jacob Brenncr, Michael } padv,
Harry 4. II nbnry. Robert \ Sharkey, +. j.
NJ krack"
Queens. George RlppaTRrr
Richmond j, G,Timolnt,
Resolutions on the death Of Fred 8. Glib,
were adopted and ~ further token II
respect the convention took 4 fecesS until
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
HEARD IN PASSING

Tillman calls Shermans army 'bum-
 mers, chicken thieves and carpet bag
 gers" But how in thunder did the
 confederates get thrashed by such an
 outfit as that?-New Haven Union.
 It is bewildering to hear that the
 Waterbury Street Railway Go is losing money while carrying passengers for
 nothing, Locally we have no immedi-
 ate fear of losing money in just that
 way.-Detroit Journal. 70
 That Hartford Beafsteak club reso. 1ution got through the general assem-
 bly all right, and now it is ill order fol New Haven to start a Porkchop so' ciety while Stamford may come in with a Catsmeat association.-Bridge Telegram.
 It is reported that one of the largest cotton mills ip Manchester. \. H., Will remove its factories to the south fol
 the reason that it doesn't like the pres ent agitation in New England for an eight-hour day. The idea is to go to
 the south where labor is not well or ganized and where women and chll.
 dren work twelve and thirteen hours
 day for eight hours pay. Eight hours is long enough for any mill operative to work and humanity will be greatly
 benefited when the short working day
 becomes legal ill every state in Ile
 Union.-Hartford Telegram.
 Frank Munsey, the ''angef' capital ist. who apparently buys up derellct newspaper establishments merely fol the fun of paying the bills and being able to regard himself as a great news paper proprietor, has sold one Of his three anaemic journals. the New 1ork News. Thesnew proprietor is said to
 be Thomas Wanamaker, who has made profitable newspaper of the Philadel
 phia North American. The advertise.
 ments of John Wanamaker's New York store have begun to appear in the News and a fresh outfit of editors is said to
 be organizing.--H Times.
 It is extremely unlikely that the au thorities at Waterbury proceeded to make wholesale arrests from the ranks of the strikers and their sympa thfzers, unless they had some strong evidence up their sleeve. However that may be, public judgment must be suspended until the accused have been
 given a hearing in the courts. Until their guilt is proved, they are presum ably innocent What the citizens of Waterbury demand, and what the peo
 pie of the whole state desire, is to see the law vindicated and justice meted out to the, guilty assailants of Police man Mendelssohn. Then, and not un- til then, will the stain be removed from the fair fame of Waterbury.-NeW Britain Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01

ly interested in the case of Black Bart. the lone highwayman of California, who, for number of years, held up the stages of southern California with out any assistance whatever and plundered to the tune of many thous- ands of dollars. This Black Bart after accomplishing hold-up of this sort. invariably left behind him on the trail piece of derisive verse. Mir h. gals was travelling in California on one occasion when Black Bart exc cuted one of his most daring hold-ups of a stage and the senator talked with number of passengers of the stage that had been held up. This fact prob- ably intensified his interest in the lone hlghwayman. Anyhow, when they finally nailed Black Bart MT Ingalls, spoke of the capture with long face and in at tone of regret that certain ly seemed genuine.
 Fellows of that sort he said 'are growing so scarce in this country that it seems a pity they should be landed behind the bars and then he would glance around at his listeners to ascer- tain if they were taking him seriously. Only those who knew him very we'll could catch the twinkle in his eye when he made such remarks of sympathy for the bandits. and the others gained the impression that Mir Ingalls, was migthy contemptuous of the law for a United States senator"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
FREE LUNCHES.

The Capitol employees always have the best interests of the state at heart They daily suffer keenly the conscious, ness that absence from their posts ot duty during lunch hours deprives the state of valuable service and the Capi. tol of the dignity that should never be absent for single moment during the business hours. * * The con- scientious desire to save to the state all unnecessary waste of time is re sponsible for the request that the state maintain a restaurant so that the clerks shall have no reason for leaving the Capitol from the time that they arrive in the morning until they depart at night. 1t seems to us that the request of the clerks is very reasonable and if encouraged, their patriotism will un- doubtedly increase and their desire to give more hours to the service of the state will be intensified.
 If the legislature gives them the lunches for which they are asking they will probably feel so much encouraged that next session they will give further evidence of their unselfishness and de votion to public duty by asking that breakfast. suppers and lodging be pro- vided, and why not? If those who ac- cept services from the state are willing to eat and sleep in that service, why not give them opportunity y?-New Ha- ven Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
TURN OF TH1NGs1N WATERBURY

The arrest of nearly a score of men on the charge of murderously assault ing a conductor and motorman on the WaterviIle line has imparted a de cidedly sensational turn to the strike situation in Waterbury. Some of the men arrested are strikers and some are merely sympathizers. The fiendish as- sault with which the men are charged was strikingly similar to the later at tack at Forest park when policeman was murdered and when a conductor and motorman were severely pum- nleled. The similarity between the two pieces of outrageous lawlessness was so great as to suggest to many people the probability that the men concerned in the first affair were also concerned in the later one or that anyhow they had a guilty knowledge of the murder The presumption, therefore. is that yesterdays arrests were preliminary step toward definite action bearing on the Mendelssohn murder.
 Under the law an accused person is assumed to, be innocent until he has been proved guilty. That precaution promotes safety, makes for justice and erects a proper safeguard around the individual. The men now under arrest in Waterbury must legally be presum- ed to be innocent of the ugly charge un- til satisfactory proof of their guilt is furnished. Of course, no such batch of arrests would be made lightly. War rants would not have been sworn out and served unless the detectives and others who have been at work on the case for weeks were thoroughly con- vinced that they. were on. the right trail and that the evidence in their posses sion was substantial.
 Profoundly it is to be hoped that the mystery surrounding these two as- saults, one of which was as cold blooded an assassination as has ever been committed in Connecticut. will be cleared up. The solution of the out rages and adequate punishment of the guilty parties will be. a great triumph for Justice and will do much to wipe out the stain which the years lawless- ness has inflicted in Waterbury, Hartford Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01

There is some amaZement evinced here," says a Washington correspon- dent, ''by prominent men in both politi- cal parties at the summary manner in which the secretary of war dismissed the charges filed by Estes c. Rathbone, former director of posts in Cuba under American occupation. against Briga- dier-G General Leonard Wood, the gov ernor-general of Cuba during the same period. The general consensus of opin- ion is that General Wood is the pet of the administration and that no mat ter what or by whom charges are made against him they will receive no con- sideration at the hands of the president or any member of his cabinet. It will be remembered that Rathbone was con- victed in Cuba of extravaganza and embezzlement of funds and was sent to prison, and that he was pardoned by proclamation of general amnesty by the president of the Cuban repub- lie. He came here and appealed to his good friend, Mark Hanna, and sought what he termed a vindication at the hands of the American people, and asked for an investigation by senate committee into the methods by which he said he was railroaded to prison. He claimed that he was unfairly tried and that Governor-G General Wood had so manipulated matters in the courts that his conviction was inevitable. He also claimed that there were others equally guilty and that they should be shown up in their true colors. He was refused an investigation by the senate committeee. The administration proved more potent than Senator Hanna. It had no stomach for an in- vestigation that would ruft1e the fine feathers of it's pet, General Wood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1903.

The close of the, first days trial of the men charged with assaulting the crew of Waterville trolley car about month ago, finds five of the men held for assault bound over to the superior court under bonds of $2.o0O each. The i've men held are trolley strikers, and tfts fact alone gives the men who have been honest in their efforts to get bet ter hours and more pay from the trol- ley company a slap in the face which is bound to trt their cause. The men, of course, are not proven guilty yet, and when they tell their story be- fore higher court it may change the whole situation. The friends of the honest strikers. and they have lots of them, and will continue to have them
 have all along hoped that none of the lawlessness that has prevailed would be brought home to their union. Some of the strikers have been resi- dents of Waterbury for years. They are property owners andA taxpayers
 and those who know them have conf dence in them, and judged that their associates in the strife were of the same calibre. If they are proven anything different every law abiding citizen will 1 elcome the day when they are given the punishment they deserve. These men, if guilty, have brought disgrace on worthy cause, and should be sep arated from honest men. sn