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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
MNELL or SMITH & M'NEALs
Very III In the Old Hot Ell. Where. His Friends
Saw. lie Has Piled I'd q Million.

Thomas r. Mcneil, one of the oldest
restaurant keepers in this city. Is seriously
i'll of pneumonia at Smith & McNells Hotel,
at 1903 Washington street. Mr.. Mcneil,
who is rs years old, was taken i'll last Thurs
day DR.. Janeway said yesterday that
there was little chance of his recovery.
Mr.. Mcneil has been in the restaurant
and hotel business about ffty-fve years.
He came to this country from Belfast f,
Ireland, and with MIR. Smith, who died
twenty-five years ago, opened an eating
house in basement two blocks north of
the present hotel. They moved about
fifty years ago to the site the hotel now
occupies.
Washington Market was then back of the
hotel, which was a headquart ers for the
market men and butchers. The hotel
was noted in those DAYS for "but cheers
steak" which was served to the market
men. II became so prosperous that II
was cut through to Greenwich street in
1879, and since then other additions have
been made to il.
Al first it had sixty-four rooms but now
/, he's 475. Some Of the dodgers have lived
there thirty years. It has leen a stopping
place for farmers and business men from
out of town James p. Larkin, one Of he
managers began work at the hotel forty
years ago. A number OF tIe employees
have been there thirty years and more.
Smith McNell's is row stock company.
During the civil war and shortly af'"r
many prominen, soldiers stopped at the
hotel Downtown politicians who later
became Tammany Hall leaders frequentcd
the place and for long time sporting men
and prizefghters like Hoenan, Hyer and
Morrissev stayed there.
Mr. Mcneil made fortune out of the
hotel His friends estimate that he is
worth more than million. He has a ranch
in California, a country place AZ Alpine, on
the Palisades, and a city house az ll6
West Sevcnty-'lfth street, which is closed
Despite his age Mr. Mcneil worked from
! CLOCK in the morning until late at night
up to a short time ago when. after eJurn
ing from his California ranch. he began
to show signs of illness.
Mr. Mcneil had fourteen children, four
OF whom, all married daughters, are living
Mrs Mcneil, who has been out of town
was summoned to her husbands bedside
Yesterday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOTN.

Col Jack Chinn Of Kentucky, In recent
visit to this city, was lur"d from his hotel
to Broadway restaurant where an ener-
Cctic orchestra was wrestling with popular
and classical music While there one of
the Colonel's friends turned to another who
was supposed to know something about
tunes and inquired the name Of selection
the musicians were playing
THAT 'Narclssus, by Nevlns, was the
Look hyare, young man, remarked
Col. Chinn, you're either mistaken or
lynn. Narcissu. is by Top Gallant. An
orter know cos All bred him
Oscar Hammerstein saw man and
woman standing in the lobby of his theatre
a few nights ago, and noticed that they
did not enter when the performance began.
We're you waiting for some one! he
asked the man at last. Can help you?'
Il don't know. Mr.. Hammerste M, re-
piled the stranger, probably recognizing e the
theatrical friend who was to get seats
for us
-Do know your" asked Hammerstain
Don't know" came the unexpected
reply. I'm the warden of the Kings
County Penitentiary.
"Indeed!" exclaimed the manager, We'll,
you don't need seats. I'll Civ" you box
It's good thing you're not the warden OF
Sing Sing. If you had be"l I'd give you
the whole house. Have box on me.
A leading actor at, one Of the theatres
missed his mulatto valet the other night
The valet was practically indispensable to
the actor in making up, but it couldn't I've
helped Paint and powder were put on
somehow without his assistance.
1t was the next afternoon before the man
reached the actors apartments. Use
sorry, boss" he explained, "but All was
rested yesterday afternoon in dat raid on
The Aliens pooroom All sent telegram
Ia nah mother and A telegram to nah
brother. but dey didn't come rcah mo,
OATS why All didn't make u? yoh face last
night.
Whenever a police inspector gets busy
in a precinct the policemen shake their
heads and say that somebody is cunning for
the captains scalp. Recently there have
been a number Of raids in a certain down
town precinct, The tale going about among
the wiseacres is that there is scheme
afoot to get the captain. who is high on the
list for promotion 10 inspector. into trouble
and shove him out Of the way to make room
for favored captain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
ON NAN PUNCHED 4 (OP.
Says Onlccr cut on His View OF the Parade
and Insult ed Him.

James Wallace, an elderly man who lives
at 73l Amsterdam avenue, was in the York.
willie police court yesterday, charged with
assaul'ing Policeman William Asp of the
Grand avenue station. Brooklyn. on the re-
viewing stand at the hremen's parade
Saturday.
The p,cen man was on duty there and he
told Magistrate Barlow that the old man
punched him in the aye. Wallace acknowI-
edged that he punched the cop, but de-
clared that he had done SO after Asi p had
called him a vile name and told him to "go
to hell
Il had a ticket TO see the parade and this
policeman stood in my way 80 that he cut
of the view of the passing tiremen. |
asked him to step one side so that | could
see. He insulted me ad | struck him."
the prisoner said. .,
Magistrate Barlow held him in $500 bail
for trial
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WARRINGTON FORECAST FOR TO DAY AND TO MORROW.
For eastern Nru York. shorSrs 10 dap; Ia,r ana
uorrer IN morrop. hOht TO fresh south uinds SHIFT
ino 10 TcH
For western New York. showers to day; fai r to-
morrow. light variable Winds. becoming west.
For New England showers 10 day, Hight TO fresh
south winds; fsir 10 morrow.
For tho District OF Columbia and MARYLAND
showers carly this morning, followed by clearing:
fair 10 morrow; light south TO Yves, winds,
For New jersey and Delaware showers TO day.
followed by clearing; fair and warmer TO morrow:
light TO fresh south to west winds.
For eastern Pennsylvania, showers to day. fol
lowed by clearing and warmer. fair tomorrow:
ught 10 fresh south 10 west winds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
IN HIS HIP OVER 40 YEARS.
Old Veteran Has a Bullet Removed That
He Received In the Battle OF Fair Oaks.

PLArrsBuRa, n Y, juno . - con-
tednrate's hullet which William Fl Tahherah,
keeper of the Cumberland Head lighthouse,
had carried around in his hip since May
II. 1852, over forty years. was removed
at the Plattsbrrg barracks hospita al few
DAYS ago ny Assistant Surgeon Woodbury..
assisted nv pr. c. s Bentley and Ma Tor
Snyder Ii was found imbedded in the
b m, which had become diseased Pieces
ot The bone wer" also taken ont The opera
ION lasted half an hour and the surgeons
are confident that the pat lent will entirely
recover. Nj Tahherah vas shot IN he
battle of Fair Oaks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
NEW Park A\TEL0FES.
Hail From West India -Handsonlcst In the
HicnaRcrie. Smith slls.

A pair Of Fast Indian ant'loFes we're
received at the Ccntral Park ncnuseie
late on Saturday night. They had heer
in the ma; ional quarantine station in New
Jersey since their arrival from Germany
three wcsks ago.
They are much like gazeles and Direct or
Smit h declared that they We're Tar and away
the handsonesf animals in th" n,enagerie
and much more graceful than the Mexican
deer. The anteopes have lost n good dcal
of their nat i've shvness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08

Magistrate Barlow told the clerks of tho
Yorkville police court on Saturday to get
to work earlier than usual yesterday morn
ing, so as TO finish the Sunday business
quickly. He showed up at s o'clock, but
he had not counted on the police activity.
They had $50 prisoners waiting for him and
the Magistrate was unable 10 get away
before noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
CT, Chamberla,ns Accounts.

The examination OF the accounts Of the
City Chambcrlain's Office by the State
Compt roller has been practically compct ed
after nearly two years There had been
no thoroughly systematic nvcstigut ion
Of the Office since il came under he con-
troll Of the State Compt roller in 1897.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
H., Time.

plague Of flies settled down on New
York Yesterday and stirred the tardy house,
keeper to put up the screens. The gummy
day was one Of the kind on which flies
bites seem most penetrating and annoying
and New Workers concluded that summer
was really here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
Wife wants Actor OHare to Support Her

Peter O'Hare. an actor playing with the
Four Cohans, was arraigned yesterday in
the Essex Market police court charged
with abandonment and failure to support
his wife. Annie, Of lt2 West Ninety eighth
street. He was held for eAaminat ion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
Food Company's Factor Burned.

B1NoHAMroN, n. Y, June THE factory
OF the Standard Food Company. which
has been in operation only week. for the
manufacture of a new cereal food. was
burned this morning Tho loss was $4,000,
with an insurance of $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
Tamnany Society Meets Tonight.

The Tammany Society will meet tonight
10 install the sachems chosen AT the last
meeting and carry Justice James A. O'Gor-
man over for another year as Grand Sachem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
ANl SENiENT.

so. Manrassnnt's Short Stories. Ama,e
era 'ksnan. Rc.aolCS'S Old London Tom Jont
n NO"k FRAT. iGi 9th nv
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The temperature yesterday, as recorded by the
ficinl thermomcier Is shown In the annexed table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
WATER ON A STAND.
Nearly All of GreenviIIe Is Still
Submerged.

Greenville. Miss. March 30.-There is
little change in the flood situation here
today. The water is on stand and
covers nearly all the city. Many negro
refugees are arriving and there is some
difficulty in providing for their immedi-
ate wants. but there had been no real
suffering.
1t is expected that electric light plant
Will resume operation tonight. Relief
boats continue to scour the overfiowed
district south of here and are taking all
who desire to leave theT homes. Trains
on the north end of the YazOo and Mis-
Eissippi Valley railroad are running,
but owing to the crevasse traffic has
been suspended.
New Orleans. March s0-Discourag-
ing news comes today from the Hymla
break During the early morning more
of the ribbing was swept away by the
terrific current that is running through
the broken levee and the ends are cav
ing with greater rapidity than ever
Large forces are at the scene and luru-
ber is arriving in abundance but the
crevasse is apparently beyond control
Senator Brady iu charge at one end
saws the break has now reached a
width of 600 feet and that while work
viii continue the outlook for closing Is
less. promising than it has been. A con-
ference of all the agencies at work mas
been called to determine whether 1t IS
advisable to go on with the present
efforta The land for miles around is
vast sheet Of water and the tracks are
completely covered. while the Southern
Pacific is constantly in danger from
back water. If the crevasse is abandon
ed the break win doubtless prove one
Of the worst since 1884.
~Ta+cbez Miss. March 30.-Forces
which worked all yesterday and last
night on the Arnold levee, two miles
south of Vigalia. have succeeded in
closing the .boils" in the embankments
discovered yesterday. No additional
breaks have been reported today. The
river is stationary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30

than he. It used to be a common sight
to see him run at fun speed across the
exchange. He had no time for delay when
purpose. Mr.. Swift rode to his office in
2 top buggy Unless the weather was
rainy the top was always down.
No packer travelled more than Mr. swift.
tie usually gent to England several times
during the year and never failed 10 visit
that country once annually at least ne
snug little island is a great market Tor
fresh meats ana NIr swift was especially
engaged in watching his selling interests
The men who We're Intimately associated
with him in the business knew him for a
Tn all things exact. concise and firm,
CustaVus +. Swift was "A typical Amefl-
can business man. He did not 60 out INTO
the Yards buying, but he kept Thoroughly
posted on he prices and the quality OF the
stuff arriving.
Mr. Swift was the father of eleven
children nine of whom survive him:
Louis F.. Edward p, Helen L.. wife of
Edward Morris. Charles H. Herbert l.,
George H Ruth NJ wife of Ernest E
Eversy; Gustavus Franklin. Jr. and
Harold H. all Of whom live in Chi
cago.
Mr. Swift trained all of his sons in
the packing business His oldest son.
Louis f. Swift. is vice president of the
company and al the other sons hold
responsible positions in it.
j. Ogden Armour. when told of Mr..
Swifts death. said:
sI am very sorry to hear it. Mr..
Swift was It great man. a great or
ganizer, and had great ability He left
q business of tremendous proportions,
but left ii in good shape, 50 that it can
not be hurt by his death His sons are
fully competent to manage it, in fact,
have been doing so for some time over
a year ago MIR. Swift began to turn the
reins over to them, as though preparing
for this"
The funeral win be held at St. James
Met hOdist FDtscODaI church. in this
city at 1.30 tomorrow. The8 services
viii be conducted by Rev. Camden NJ.
Coburn. pastor Of the church Inter-
ment at Mount Hope viii be private.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
WILL BE ON TIME.
Ratification of Cuban Treaty to
Take Place Tomorrow.

Washington. March Ratifeat tions
OF the Cuban reciprocity treaty viii be
exchanged at the state department to-
morrow morning. Today Senor Que
sada. the Cuban minister called upon
Secretary Hay and officially notified
him of the ratification of the treaty by
the Cuban senate as reported in the
news dispatches. As there is only OILS
copy Of the treaty in Washington, ths
other being en- route from Havana. the
exchange of rati6eations Will be con-
structive rather than actual, Secretary
Hay accepting as sufficient the assur-
ance that the Cuban copy has been dis
patched to Washington,
No Gate has been set for the assem-
blying of congress to axe action on the
treaty.
Havana. March 3o.-Instructions
were cabled to Minister Ouesada at
Washington today to sign the amend
ed reciprocity treaty in behalf of Presi-
dent Palma
The utmost satisfaction is expressed
at the completion of the treaty and the
opinion is general that the United
States congress viii not fail to approve
it. Those have recently, Cuba declared.
had TO use for reciprocity are pleased
now at the lookout and the time is
regarded as opportune for closing a
permanent treaty covering political re-
latiOnships- This it is expected will be
soon ACCOMPLISHED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
BELLS SILENT.
For the First Time in Many
Years at Lowell
The Factories Do Not Ring Out
Their Call to Work.
BIG STRIKE IS ON
TO Enforce a Demand for In
crease in Wages.
Shut Down Was Inaugurated
Without Any Disturbance.

Lowell. Mass. March 30.-For the first
time in many years on working day
the bells in the great cotton mills in
this city were silent this morning. and
the streets usually marked by the
hustle and hustle of thousands on their
way to work were still and almost de-
serted. Although the shutdown of tbs
seven plants affected by the strike or.
der Of the textile council. which was
passed to enforce a demand for d 10 per
cent. Increase in wages. was issued
Saturday. its fun effect was not ap-
parent until today
Absolute quiet prevailed in the section
occupied by the cotton factories. The
period Of inactivity. the duration OF
which can not be definitely predicted.
began without notable incident save
perhaps the fact that few men ana
women who hao started to finish up
some work in one or two of the mills
were turned back by committees from
the unions. OF the seven corporation
which are shut down four had prac-
ucaliy no help working today. At the
Merrimac and at the Hamilton plants
the print works We're not closed. These
departments are not directly involved in
the contest over wages. but they are
atfected by the suspension, and when
the present stock is finished they VIII
be forced into idlenesS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
JOHNSON HOME SOLD.
Beautiful Old Homestead to Be
Cut Into Lots.

The old Captain J. B. johnson home
stead at Sixth avenue and Horne streets
has been sold and will be divided into
town lots and placed upon the markee
NJ Heery, the contractor and the pres
ent Democratic candidate for rnavor. is
the principal purchaser. although he
says another person, whose name is not
TO be made public, is interested in the
transfer. The price paid for the pro-
perty, of which there is about four
acres extending for two blocks east and
west and three quarters of block
north and south. has not been made
public
Mr.. Heery. proposes to have the pro-
perty plated and viii place the greater
part of it upon the market reserving
about half a block upon which the
house is situated He himself may oc-
cupy the former home of Judge John
son Everyone in Topeka is familiar
with the Johnson property which is no.
ticeab BILE on West Sixth avenue on ac-
count of its beautifully planted and i'm
proved lawn The house sits back from
the street some distance and is sur
rounded by evergreens, shrubbery and
native shade trees. The Durchas sers in
tend to leave z large yard about the
house. dividing off about a half block
on the west and a block on the east end
of the property.
The Johnson family has occupied the
house. which has just been sold. for the
past 25 or so years. the ground having
originally been a part Of the Col. Dan
Horne homestead. Captain Johnson died
several years ago and the family has
since become somewhat scattered. the
widow being almost the only member
of the family remaining at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
RACING AT MEMPHIS.
McChesney the FavOrite in
Montgomery Handicap.

Memphis. Tenn. March 30--The
spring meeting of the Memphis Jockey
club which began this afternoon, prom
ises to be notab Bile because of the large
number of horses entered in the various
stakes and the high class of the con-
tenders.
Today's feature is the Montgomery
handicap at a mile and a sixteenth.
Fourteen horses appear on the card as
probable starters with McChesney. the
recent purchase Of e. E. Smathers, as
favorite Ordung. owned by John ".
Schorr. is we'll liked for the handicap.
The Tychnor entry was Swift and Flo
Caroline selling well. while Wax Taper,
Harry New and Barrack have their fol-
lowers Audfphone is doubtful start
er. The race viii be run over a. fast
track. The day is fair and springlike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
AMERICANS LOST.
Referee PllsBury Gave Decid-
ing Chess Game to British.

London March S0.-Referee Fillsbury
has decided the sixth game in the cable
chess match in favor of England.
The annual interna tional cable match
between the university students Of
Great Britain and the United States
came to an end Saturday night. but no
definite announcement of the result was
made. Two unfinished games on board
four and six were submitted TO the
adjudication of Referee H. N Pillsbury
by the English players who had to re-
turn to their homes.
Mr.. Pillsbury eventually decided after
playing the game on board four that
the American had won. This made the
score equal The referee then expert
mented with the game on board six he
tween Bridgeman of Harvard and
Brown of Cambridge, but at midnight
he decided that he could not adjudica te
this game which decided the contest
until Sunday or Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
TAKES NOTHING BACK.
George (WashingtOn) Dewey
Says lie Did 1T.

washington. March 3o.-Admiral
Dewey called upon the president at the
request of the chief executive himself
In fact. the president asked his relative,
Captain Cowles. to call upon the ad-
miral and accompany him to the White
House for a conference
The president inquired as to the au-
thenticity of the interview with the ad-
miral. i'm which he was made to COM
pare the navy of the United states with
that of Germany. to the disparagement
of the latter Admiral Dewey. with
true saiIor-msn directness, promptly
told the president that he had been cor
rectly quoted and that the interview
had not abused his confidence in any
particular. The directness and candor
of the admiral pleased the president,
who expressed regret at the possible
misunderstanding in the country OF the
admirai's utterances. and the bad eI-
feet it might have on our relations with
Germany which recently have
not been entirely undiSturbed-
Admiral Dewey told the president that
nothing he said about the German navy
was intended 20 give offense. His mo
present superiority of the navy of the
United States Thoughtiessly and un-
fortunately he selected the German
navy for a comparison, because 1t had
so often been held up as a model He
had only desired TO show how good our
navy was, and in doing 50 had unwit-
tingly reflected on the German navy.
There is authority for saying that the
German government has not protested
because of the Dewey interview. and
there is no expectation that it Will 1t
is possible that President Roosevelt
ance to Baron Sternberg that no Of
fense was designed or intended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
rs HURT
In a Wreck on the Erie Near
Corey, Pa.

Pittsburg, Pa. March sO.-A Corey.
Pa. special says the entire train of the
Erie road consisting of a combination
baggage and cafe car. two Pullman
sleepers. parlor car and two day
coaches, went over the embanlzment.
No particulars have been obtained as
yet but all the doctors from Corey and
Union City left for the scene on q. spec
ial train
Twenty-Five persons are reported seri-
ously injured. and one old lady from
Cleveland fatally. The injured will be
brought to the hospital here. No names
have been secured yet A train was
made up and the passengers continued
on their way. Wrecking crews are
clearing the tracks. which are blocked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30

Or. Wood was born in Dublin in 1902,
but came to this country with his par
ents in 1910 His early education was
received from his father, who was a
Presbyterian minister, and who pre-
pared him for Augusta college, at Au-
gusta. Ky, which Institution he entered
in 1916 and was graduated from in 1912.
In 1923 Dr.. Wood was graduated from
the Pennsylvania Medical college Of
Lexington, Ky, and in the spring Of
1924 began practicins medicine. Rules
for the promotion of longevity were laid
down by Dr. Woods fellow graduates
at Pennsylvania. They were as fol-
lows: Live temperate in all things; re-
frain from gambling and all forms of
excitement; abstain from tobacco and
all intoxicants. AS the result six mem
bers of the class passed the seventy
fifth year and five the eightieth. Dr.
Wood served as surgeon all through
the Mexican war and had been United
States commissioner and probate judge.
He was the deputy United States mar
shal in the early days of Kansas and at
the head of a posse tried to capture
John Brown near Holton in 1853 and
failed