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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
TAX OFFICIAL ACCUSED ANEW.
This Time OF Grating In Tax Department
Gives Bail on Other CHARGE.

Gives Bail on Other Charge.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Michael
OSullivan (Tam.). who was arrested on
Tuesday night, accused Of taking q bribe
from Erick Erickson, a motorman who
wanted to become policeman. was ar
raigned yesterday morning before Justice
Wyatt of Special Sessions and held in
$1,000 bail for examination on Monday.
He gave the bail and also made a state
ment.
Il am a lawyer, a graduate from the
Columbia law school," ne said, "and Erick-
son was my client. / took the money
from him. II WAS retainer and l gave
him receipt" He did not say what he
had been retained for.
The Tax Commissioners announced yea
terday that they are going to try O'Sullivan
Tomorrow on charges Of gross miscon-
duct in Office. as the result Of an investiga-
ton they have been making for weeks.
The Tax Commissioners charge that O'Sul-
Ivan. while on duty, made an unlawful
proposition to Capt. James A. Bell. part
owner OF some real estate in Woodhaven.
property be assessed az city lots and Bell
replied that this would be impossible, a. the
property Was under cultivation as farm.
Whereupon, it Ia alleged, on Oct. 2, O'Sul-
Ivan said to Capt Bell:
Your property ought to be assessed for
$4,000 For $500 l will put it down to
$4,000"
The Tax Commissioners also say that on
Oct. O'Sullivan said in substance, to q Mr..
Luce. of the Lalance and Grosjean Manu-
featuring Company, which has plant in
Queens county
"You know what the property was as
sessed at last year. II was $50, 900. II
was worth 81, 900 ,OOO. would like to see
the lawyers Of the company about this
Do you know Col. Cogswell lone Of the
Tax Commissionersl1 Well. nothing must
he said to him about this"
The Tax Commissioners would not dis
cuss the matter yesterday. as they are to
sit in judgment on the charges.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
GEN. HUGHES IN BANKRUPTCY.
Refuses to Answer Questions Regarding
Alleged FORCED Notes.

GLENs FALLS. n. Y, Oct. 2l.--Gen. Will
liam Fl. Hughes, who has resisted all efforts
to crowd him of the Washington county
ticket. on which he is the candidate for
reelection to the assembly, is now in the
bankruptcy court. and at a meeting Of the
creditors yesterday at his home in Gran
vile was on the stand all day
To questions regarding the Smith and
Mokely notes for 81 900 each and held by
the Granville Bank, the ones to which it is
alleged Hughes forged the Endorsing sig
natures. he refused to answer. by advice
of counsel, on the ground that it would
incriminate him. He also refused for the
same reason 10 answer questions in regard
TO his real estate and loan dealings. He
did, however. answer many quest ions
regarding his business methods.
The alleged forged signatures will he
thoroughly investigated, and it ia the in
tenton of the bank to push the matter.
A Washingt on county politician, a friend
and creditor Of Cen Hughes. is reported
to have said that Hughes may have signed
the notes at the instance Of &c me- one else.
Others may be implicated in the forgery
before the case Ia finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
LARRY SUMMERFIELD PAYS.
-, 900 to the Complainant Does Not Affect
Prosecution.

The trial Of Larry Summerfeld for COM
plicity in the Horse Shoe Copper Mine
swindle, which was set down for yesterday
before Judge Newburger in the General
Sessions, was put over until to-day upon the
request OF representative of Summerfield' g
lawyer, who was busy he said, in another
court.
II have learned what Summerfields
defence is to be-" said Assistant District
Attorney Mott, who is to prosecute him,
A month ago he gave the complainant,
G. W. Efinger. 5000 and obtained from
him a receipt in full for all claims. Etfinger
accused Summerfeld Of having swindled
him out of 1920 in March. 1902, and upon
the testimony OF Effinger three other mem
bers OF the Horse Shoe Copper Mining
Company have been convicted and sent
to prison. However, the payment of
money after an indictment mad been found
does not interfere with the rights Of the
people,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22

Del, receiver of the properly in this State
of the International Bank and Trust Com
pany Of America Of "a Wall street, on the
application Of Warren l.. Sawyer, a stock
holder Hughes was appointed receiver
in Delaware on Tuesday. The assets here
are estimated at $25.OOO. There is suit for
s9,s00 PENDING here against the company,
and Deputy Sheriff Fogarty has received
an attachment against it for 1888 in favor
of CharlesA Gould for rent of Offices at "a
Wall ST rect
Nobody bid for forty shares of the banks
stock which were offered at auction yester-
day in the Real Estate Salesroom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
TRUST FUNDS MISSING.
Charges Against the Late Robert r. vii.
kinson Of Poughk eepsie.

PouoHKEEPsrE, NY, Oct. 2i.--Revelations
have cen made in Surrogate Hoysradt's
court regarding the condition OF the estate
Of the late Robert r. Wilkinson, especially re-
lating to funds in his care as trustee Mr..
Wilkinson was for many years the leading
lawyer in Poughkeepsie. He had filed the
ONCE Of Recorder and was attorney for the
New York Central railroad. He died sud-
denly in Europe last summer.
Soon after his death rumors became cur
rent that he had missappropria trust
funds Nothing definite was known until
proceedings were instituted by lawyers
Frank B. Lown and Allison Butts, ATTORNEYS
for John +. Halstead, a co-trustee with Mr..
Wilkinson, under the will of Charles
J. Buckingham, to compel an accounting
from the administrators Of Mr.. Wilkinson's
estate Of the Buckingham trust funds
amounting to 3129. 900.
Another action was brought by the bene-
fciaries of the trust, Charles H. Bucking-
ham and Martha W. D. Wood, to obtain an
accounting from Mr.. Halstead, and volun-
tary action was instituted by Mr.. Halstead
that he he permitted to account for his
trusteesh ip and resign.
Mr.. Lown said in the Surrogate's Court
proceeding that in 1893 there were in the
Charles H. Buckingham fund 36s, 900 and in
the Martha Wood fund SOL 900 After Mr.
Wilkinson's death Mr.. Halstead found that
the securities had been rem owed from the
safe deposit vault and he could And only
$50. 400. Some 81, 900 in bonds formed
a part Of the Buckingham funds, but 81, 600
or $4,000 in bonds were all MIR. Halstead
could find. Subsequently about $4,000
OF these bonds were found pledged in two
banks for Mr.. Wilkinson's private loans.
For the $40 400 in securities claims have
been submitted by other estates, and it
is not known whether this amount really
belongs to the Buckingham estate: Sur
rogate Hoysradt ruled that the Wilkinson
estate must render an account.
Robert wilkinson, one Of the administra-
tors of his fathers estate. in opposing the
motion for an accounting. said that Mr..
Halstead was subject to attack, Az a
trustee, Mr.. Wilkinson said. it Was in his
power to prevent the other trustee from hav-
ing sole charge Of the strong box. 1t should
have been in joint custody. II mortgage
was paid of ii was for him to see that every
thing was regular.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
SOFT COAL TEST CASE.
Jersey City Has = Pennsylvania Railroad
Superintendent Fined.

Frank p. Abercrombie, superintendent
Of the New York division Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, was fined $50
by Police Justice Hoos in the First Criminal
Court, Jersey City, yesterday, on con-
viction Of violating a city ordinance for
bidding the burning Of soft coal.
It was alleged By Health Officer Fred
Herring that soft coal smoke hoated from
the Pennsylvania trestle into Newark
avenue department store on Sept. IA, and
Mr.. Abercrombie didn't deny it. The
superintendent said that anthracite coal is
used on drill engines in the city yards, but
hauling freight and passenger trains.
He added that enough anthracite could not
be mined to supply all the railroads in the
country.
LAWYER James B. Vredenburgh announced
that he would apply for writ OF certioran
to remove the case to the Supreme Court
for review
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Launching OF q FOur-Master.

RocKLAND Me. Oct. 81 THE four-masted
schooner Robert II. McCurdy, destined
for the coasting trade, was launched here
this morning at II o'clock from the ship
yards of Messrs. Cobb, Butler 4 Co. The
schooner, which will be commanded by
Capt. Frederick c. Hall, is named in honor
of the general manager of the Mutual Life
McCurdy christened the schooner. A
special car conveyed Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy
and their party of friends from New York
to Rockland. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
LITTLE TINS DOG LOST.
But He Says He Didn't Advertise the Lib
erai Reward for Daisy.


Little Tim Sullivans year-old Irish
setter, Daisy, has disappeared from Tins
house at 80 Seventh street, She disap-
peared once before, several months ago.
1t cost Tim $40 to get her back that time.
Advertisements in the newspapers yeeter.
day morning said Tim would pay liberal
reward for her recovery this time also.
Tim himself says that's mistake: in fact,
he disclaimed yesterday all responsibility
for the advertisement
Daisy disappeared late yesterday after
noon. She is liver colored. with white
spot on her breast The advertisement which
Tim says he's not responsible for reads as
follows:
Strayed from the residence OF T. P. Sui
Ivan, No 81 Fast Seventh street, an Irish
setter. Liberal reward will be paid for her
recovery.
Soon after Tim was out Of bed yester-
day morning, one of his constituents
called TO ask how much the reward was.
Tins butler saw the man, Tim wasn't
Offering any reward, but did the young
man know where the dog wasf No, he
didn't know anything about it, he only
wanted to find out how much he would
Re get $40? The butler thought not, and
Tim was sure not, The young man went
away, but others came and were by
no means so indefinite in their business
proposals Most of them had dogs with
them ready for delivery There were
men with settlers and men with pointers,
men with dachshunds. and men with bull
dogs. There were dogs with long hair and
dogs with short hair, dogs with ears and
tails and dogs without them.
The reward-hunters didn't see Tim come
out OF his house by the front door, 1t was
said he wasn't at home. Nobody knew
anything about his whereabouts at the
Sullivan club on the Bowery. or at his head
quarters in the Occidental Hotel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
ST. MARY'S DEDICATED.
Bishop Seymour OF Springfield Performs
the Ceremony.

The new convent Of the Protestant
Episcopal sisterhood Of st. Mary at Peeks-
kill was dedicated formally yesterday by
Bishop George F. Seymour of Spring
field, III. at 10 o'clock in the morning. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
Morgan Dix, rector Of Trinity Church in
this city.
The new convent is on the crest of Mount
81 Gabriel and commands view OF the
Hudson for many miles. In connection
with the convent, which ia the mother
house of the ssterhood there is school
for girls--St Gabrie's- and home for
incurable and convalescent children. The
home was given by Mrs Walter B. Noyes
in memory of her husband, Father Noyes,
who was at one time curate Of the Church
Of st. Mary the Virgin in this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
BANKERS DROP SURETY PLAN.
PLAN TO CARRY THEIR OWN FL
DEIITY INSURANCE KILLED.
Opposition Of Established Surety Com.
panies Proves Effective In the San
Francisco Convention - Plan for a
Bank Money Order system Adopted.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 2l.The twenty
ninth convention Of the American Bankers
Association opened to-day at the California
Theatre. 1t decided two important ques-
tons, one Of which has been much discussed
for five years 1t settled that bankers shall
not carry on their own fidelity insurance
or that of employees and it arranged for
a uniform system Of bank money orders
Five years ago committee was appointed
to study and report on scheme for estab-
fishing one great surety company under
the control and supervision Of the Bankers
Association. The plan comprised the issue
Of all indemnity bonds to bank employees
who handle funds.
This committee reported to-day and pre-
sented an amendment to the constitute on
providing for the formation of the surety
company. Bitter opposition developed at
once. The executive committee made a
report against the plan, and then ii was
attacked right and left on the floor of the
convention. Several of its opponents were
exposed as agents of surety companies,
but despite the good fight made for it and
the showing that only $4,000 had been
lost last year, while S2OO, 900 had been paid
in fees to surety companies, the amendment
failed to get the required two-thirds ma
Jorty
The adoption Of the uniform bank money
order system will be of great benefit to all
banks except those of large cities All
banks in the association are placed in the
money order leaeu, and will compete for
business with the express companies and
the post office. A reduced fee schedule
will be adopted, and it will be provided that
a bank money order will be cashed at any
bank in the country and eventually in
the world.
President Caldwell Hardy of Norfolk.
Va, presided over the convention. Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco and Gov Pardee
OF California welcomed the bankers and
President Hardy responded Reports were
then read by Secretary Branch and Treasurer
Orde
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
ADRIFT WITHOUT FOOD.
Sixteen Men From Wrecked French Bark
Missing.

HONOLULU, Oct. 2l.-The French bark
Constable de Richemont has been lost on
the French Frigate shoals and sixteen Of
the crew are missing. Capt. Raubt, with
the carpenter. cook and three seamen,
reached Kauai on Sunday in a small boat
and arrived here this morning
Capt. Raubt reports that his ship struck
the shoals at o'clock on Oct. 10 in q dead
calm. and had to be abandoned thirty-four
hours later. Two boats with sixteen men
are missing, one in charge Of the first mate,
and the other containing the boatswain
and seven men. These two boats are with
out provisions and searching expedition
may be organized to look for the men,
The vessel was bound from Hong Kong
to South American ports.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Funeral or Archbishop Kahn.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2l.--Cardinal Gibbons
twenty Archbshops and Bishops and humid
reds Of clergymen attended the funeral SER
vices OF Archbishop John J. Kahn in the old
Cathedral to-day. Archbishop Keane. for
merly rector OF the Catholic University,
delivered the panegyric. The dead prelate
was buried in Calvary Cemetery beside his
predecessor, Archbishop Kenrick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Sale EXtraOrdinaire

at PIIRI.lC Auction OF
I ,.I
dill ulSHdlnPleu group Vi CnOiCeSt HOydl
and Ir,,pari,1 Ersn.h PierAs and ChAfs
e'N 'iiP@i'"' 'eH@'' ! iSeeS am N'|'S
d'OelIVreS from the ,3rde Melhle
INCLUDING
.;,,l, ..;,. sal ,.s-,, 1900. ,.&.
PI'c''Ss hh''l"eS anu Se'era' InosI ho."-
BILE lots from Mr.. Frederick Litchfieid's
sunorb nrt stock ius, arrived from the
Sinclair Cellar;es Sbsf,ssh,rv ayenua
LONDON ENGLAND. master,iece. n
tho French co,rt,s r,os+ brilliant artist.
in COSTLY carved, elded and nlaid woods
and hand wrought and moulded metal.
combined with richest French damask.
Superb examples of the luxury In furnishing
of the Louis. the Regency and the Empire unite
IN forming snrh magnificent ensemble for pun
nru,cr.. SOFA C,afs,s ,nnnr. rcoe,,on ,.r,nr
49,, ,,.,., ,,.,. - =, -, 81. a., -, -
cndc and rilled carving. cold basket wor, ,lnrle
Chairs. magnlrccn, library. study and dining
Tables A beautiful Lou,s XIV. hall Clock Des.s.
Cabinets. ESrritoIrs. preSsers Bureaus, Com
mahogany, ,ul,p wood rosewood and bur-, walnut,
IN old Spanish Dresser, bearing the Arms of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
To succeed Fire chief Ryan.

Fire Commissioner Sturgis appointed
Foreman John II. Leonard chief OF the re-
pair shops yesterday at a salary Of $500
a wear. The place was made vacant come
time 20 by the dismissal of Chief Ryan
on charges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Dr. van Dyke to Close avalon"

PRINCETON. N, j., Oct. Glowing TO the
poor health Of his wife, Dr. Henry van
Dyke will close Avalon his Princeton home.
this winter. Mrs. van Dyke will spend the
winter in the South. but DR.. van Dyke will
remain here and continue his course of
lectures in the university.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Arrivsd-wsDNEspAY, Oct. u

SIS Teutonio. Liverpool. Oct. "a.
SIS Bowie. Liverpool Oct 10.
SIS Roma, Naples. Oct. I.
IS Ccs,rian. liverpool, Oct ..
SIS Virgil, Hull, Oct I.
SIS Olga, Trieste. Sept. s.
SIS Heathford, Kobe. May T.
IS Liguria. Naples. Oct. I.
SIS Ohio, Newcastle. Oct. 5.
SIS Sobralense. Manaos. Oct. L.
SIS Bolivia, Savsnilla. Oct. u.
SIS Piemonte, Paramartbo. Oct. 0.
SIS b rpeo Boston. Oct 10.
SIS Admiral Schlcy. Philadelphia, Oct. 10.
SIS Fl Dia. Galveston, Oct. 10.
SIS Jefferson. Norfolk. Oct. 20,
SIS Arapahoe. Jacksonville, Oct. II.
SIS Santurce. Jacksonville. Oct. 10.
SIS Guyard tie. Norftlk, Oct. 20.
IS Mamma Hata. Baltimore. Oct 10.
ship ArTccoG, Baltimore. Oct. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
aryard.vaIe Debate on Dec, l.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. 2l.--The annual
HarvardYale debate will be held this
year at New Haven on Dec T. Yale will
submit the question. The trials to select
the Harvard team will be held on oct. ~,
Oct. 30 and Nov 2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
hank Fails in IOckpOrt. Ill.

LocKPoRT, H.. Oct. 2l.-The Exchan ge
Bank closed its doors to-day. The bank
was capitalized at $25 COO and the deposits
are thought to be in the neighborhood of
$40 900. G. II. Bacon, former Mayor and
State Senator, is president of the bank.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-rHIs DAY.
sun rises . Sis Sun sets :. SID Moon sets. e46
HIaH wArER--rHn DAY
Sandy Hook 1927 Gov. I'd $50 Hell Gate 1852
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
ART SALES AND EXHIBITIONS.
Fifth Ave. ArtGallerieS,
1896, 36s 9Th av.. near saith ST..
ANNOUNCE FOR
ART SALES AND ENHI

TO-DAY THURSDAY, FRIDAY
and SATURDAY, October q, q. "a
commencing at , P. M. each day..
the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Great Bank Didn't Pay Its Rent.

Justice Amend of the Supreme Court
has appoint ed James NJ. Hughes Of Dover,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
ARRIVED Our.

SIS Patricia. from New York at Cherbourg
SIS Mesaba. from New York at London.
SIS Philadelphia. from New York at Southam pton.
SIS Majestic. from New York at Liverpool.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
Court Of Appeals Calendar.

A,sANY Oct. 2I.~-C0urt Of appeals calenaar ros
10 morrow: Nos. 20, p, e. 6o6, 70 a. b ann ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22

at PUBLIC AUCTION OF
an unexampled group OF choicest Royal
and Imperial French Pieces and Chefs
d'Oeuvres from the Garde Meuble,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-01

General Booth, the founder and leader of the Salvation Army, will be at the Bijou theater on Sunday next, February 8. He. will speak morning, afternoon and night. f
 General Booth is making tour of the United States and this will be his last. He is visiting the large cities and is hav- ing immense audiences and arousing tremendous enthusiasm wherever he ap- pears. These are just tributes to the man and the cause he represents.
 The general stands forth as one of the most unique figures in Christendom, and no history of religion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries would be com plete without large space being given him and the crusade of consecration to God and humanity which he has con ducted, assisted by Catherine Booth his gifted wife, afid their large and devoted family.
 Born of Poor Parents.
 Booth was, born of very poor parents. His father died when he was a mere lad. leaving him the sole support of his mother. The love of God burned within
  the souls of men. He was without edu- cation and influence and could not enter the ranks of the regular ministry, but he took to preaching on street corners and wherever and whenever occasions pre- scented itself. and making occasionsSwhen none appeared.
 In the course of time, by the wonderful revivals he conducted he attracted the att tention of the whole of England, and his work began to. take organized form and became known as the Salvation Army, which name 1t stil bears. Only those who have lived in England, as has the writer can form any conception of the power ex- erted by this movement It revolutionized all forms of protestant Christianity at least and while it made a great success as a distinct religious body, its influence upon all others was phenomenal. Sleepy Christians Aroused.
 Sleepy Christians were aroused dead churches were born again. rescue mis- sions were started and England became a scene of spiritual, moral and social ac- tivity unexampled since the time of the Wesleys. It's influence was felt in parlia- ment and measures were passed raising the age of consent for girls, abolishing contagious disease acts which protected vice, and arneiorating the condition of the poor and outcast. Pure religion ana undefiled was preached and practiced as seldom before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-01
RUBBER BANDS.
They Are Largely Taking the Place
 Of String.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 The elastic band is gradually super ceding string. The use of the handy rub Der article has been growing steadily Tor the past few years, and this seasons s sale is expected to break all records The price has been lowered on account or in- creased facility of production, and now for fastening small packages the pahus save money as well as time.
 A local dealer said yesterday:
 We expect to sell at least twice as many bands this year as we did last year. From this store alone go tons or them. I have figures that will startle you. Take No. 8 band, the one used by druggists and jewellers for small pack ages. We sold fully 5000 pounds of those last year. There are 5000 or them to the pound. therefore we sent out 27 100000 of this size last season. Suppose they were opened out and tied together. Allowing half an inch for tying, we would have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-01

21 O0,O00 inches, or more than 409 miles of rubber. for the bands are an inch and a half long when opened out
 "A band will stretch five times It's length easily, so that our string could be made to cover 2045 miles. Or, in other words, you could stretch the line along perfectly straight railroad track ard starting at one end ride for day and half at sixty miles an hour before you would reach the other. Double that esti- mate for 1902, and remember those fig ures are for one size only, and for but one store in the city, then you may be able to get an idea of the elastic rings used in Philadelphia and vicinity.
 They come In all sizes, from the tiny election ring so called from its use around punches of ballots, to the heavy bands running twelve to the pound. They are used in various ways. Large stores send in orders for from 800 to 1000 pounds And women come in for half an ounce for hair curriers'. In the latter case a simple device of rubber and hairplns take the place of a patent curler, is just effective and costs one-hundredth as much"