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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
BEvERIDGE FOR SECOND PLACE.
Roosevelt Said to Favor the Indiana Man
for yIcc.PreSident

INDIANAPOLIS, June 7,-Leading members
Of the Republican party have determined to
select the Indiana delegation to the next Ma
tional convention in the interest Of United
States Senator Beveridge for the Vice
Presidency, and the movement to that end
il already we'll under way,
1t ia said here that President Roosevelt
has declared That Beveridge is the best
equipped man in the West for making the
party campaign and as he recognizes that
the Vice-President must come from the
West, he feels that 1t is the duty of the
Senator to accept the nomination regardless
Of his personal preference to remain in
the Senate.
The President is quoted as saying that
he cannot himself make a speaking cam
paien and that Senator Beveridge is the
most available man in the party for such
a duty, being a tireless worker an eloquent
speaker and popular with the people.
The leaders say that the Indiana dele
CATION will be selected so that Indiana will
second the demand for Beveridge' S nominal
ton, which will come from the Presidents
friends in the East
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
LJGGED OFF 4D-POIND SIZE.
Burglars Took II DOwnst airs and Out at
Mr.. FOx's Front Door.

4 safe weighing 400 pounds was carried
off by burglars some time Friday night
from front room in the flat of Charles
Fox at 1a3 Varet street Williamsburg
Fox owns the house and with his wife
their five children and domestic. they
occupy a second fiat, He was in the habit
of keeping deeds, mortgages and other
valuable papers in the safe.
Fox and his family sleep in three he'd
rooms between the kitchen and front room
He laid his trousers on a chair by his bed l..
where he also hung his waistcoat During
the night burglars climbed up the rear
fire escape to his floor. After raising a
kitchen window they removed a wire screen
and entered. They took Fox's trousers and
waistcoat into the front room, where they
riAed the pockets, securing his gold watch
and chain and some change, Then they
opened the front door leading IN the hail
and lugged of the safe. There must have
been at least three men engaged in the
robbery,
Fox says that few days ago he and
a partner of his in speculative matters
bought house on which they were 10 have
paid 81 900 down. Fox added that at first
it was intended that he should keep the
money in his safe until it was time to pay
1t out, but his partner, for convenience,
put it in his own safe. There we're S3B,
two gold watches belonging to Fox's wife
and papers of no Use to anybody but their
owner.
George Kimbaeher, 30 years old, Of l9i
Varet street was arrested. He did plumb
ing and other odd jobs for Fox. He denied
knowing anything of the robbery, but the
police decided to hold him pending further
invest CATION
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
GRAVE DIGGERS STRIKE.
They Fin a Grave with Water and Rlow
In CrematOry.

SAN Francisco, June "A strike Of grave
diggers at Cypress Lawn Cemetery near
this city. reuslted Yesterday in two acts Of
great indignation A recent demand was
made on r. Noble for an increase of the pay
of thirty workmen from 81 rs to 81 so day.
any work on Sunday to be paid for as fun
day. Noble agreed TO this, but the Gene
terry Employees Union, backed by the
Hackmens Union, demanded that he dis
charge three old employees because they
refused to join the union. and that he re-
store one man discharged for using obscene
language. Noble refused these demands
and Yesterday thirty men quit work.
The assistant superintendent and one
workman dug a grave for funeral ar
ranged for the afternoon, but while they
were changing their clothes some of the
strikers turned a hose into the grave and
filled it with water. The result was that
the funeral party had to wait while the grave
was baled out.
more serious outrage was perpetrated
at the cemetery. The body was to be in
cinerated but when the furnace was lighted
it blew up, seriously injuring two men and
wrecking part of the plant 1t was found
that crude oil had been spilled over the fur
mace so as to cause an explosion. Two men
had narrow escapes.
Supt. Noble has issued a card to the lot
owners of the cemetery pointing out that
his course is the only one that will prevent
the cemetery from being managed by the
Hackmen's Union.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
FLEEING BURGLAR SHOOTS cor.
PatrOlnan McGOyern May Die-Girl Who
Told OF Shots Tries to Commit suicide.

Patrolman John McGovern of the Flat
bush precinct is in st. Mary's Hospital
Brooklyn. suffering from two bullet wounds
inflicted by an unidentified man, believed
to be a burglar. at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning
The patrolman was on Flatbush avenue
near Malbone street when he saw man
attempting to hide in the doorway of an
automobile store opposite the Willink
entrance to Prospect Park. The patrol
man walked to the man and saw that his
pockets were bullying as IL they contained
some heavy articles.
The man ran, followed by McGovern.
They ran about a block, when the putatve
burglar turned and fired three shots. One
struck Mc(iovern in the left breast over
the heart and another hit him in the left
wrist Mc(iovern chased the man for two
blocks and then fell. The supposed burglar
disappeared.
Mctiovcrn was found by several citizens,
who notified the police and an ambulance
was summoned
Coroner Flaherty was notified and he
fastened TO the hospital and took McGov-
ern's ante-mortem statement. 1t is be-
leved that the patromans assalant COM
mitted a burglary in the house of Z. A.
Worthington at 1855 Linden avenue, before
shooting the officer. Mr.. Worthngton
yesterday notified the police that his house
had been entered by burglar on Saturday
night.
About the time Of the shooting young
woman entered the Grant street station
house in Flatbush and told the sergeant
at the desk that she had heard some shoot
ing, which apparently was in the vicinity
of Prospect Park. The same woman
attempted suicide near the station house
yesterday by taking laudanum, She was
removed to the Kings County Hospital.
She said she was May Earle, 25 years old
of 1911 Winter street, Philadelphia. She
was Respondent because she was out of
work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
AUTO CAUSES FATAL RUNAWAY
Mrs. John TONES Killed - Occupants Of
Machine Are Unidentified.

Machine Are Unidentified.
NoRTHPoRT, l.. l.. June Mrs. John
Tonnes Of New York, who was visiting
with her husband at Greenlawn, was killed
on the highway between that place and
Huntington last night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tonnes were returning from Huntington
behind spirited horse when an automobile
passing in the opposite direction frightened
the horse Before Mr.. Tonnes regained
control of the animal Mrs. TONES leaped
out. She struck qp her head and sustained
fracture of the skull.
The occupants of the automobile went
to the assistance Of the pair and Mrs Ton
les was carried to the home of Mrs. John
Malone. Leaving Mr.. TONES in charge of
his wife the automobile party reentered
the machine and started at full speed for
Huntington for assistance DR.. q, P.
Swords was the first physician along the
route He was summoned by one Of the
occupants Of the automobile, who told him
of the accident and requested him to GO to
the woman's assistance. When DR.. Swords
arrived on the scene Mrs. Tonnes was dead.
In the excitement no attempt was made
to learn the names Of the automobile party,
who continued on their way after summon
ing Or. Swords. However, DR.. Swords
says that Mr.. Tonnes WAS satisfied that the
matter was purely accidental and could
hardly have been avoided IL is said the
automobilists useS ali ~ne precautions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
NEGRO BOYS ROBBED HER.
Two Young Highwayn,en Hold Up Woman
on Upper Fifth Avenue

Walter and Harry Powell negro brothers.
aged IA and Is. respectively, started out
last night to become highwaymen They
walked up Fifth avenue and at l2sth street
they saw Miss Jennie Seton Of 1928 East l2sth
street coming along, with new pocket
book in her hand and a silver watch dangling
from her waist front.
When the young woman caught up with
them the boys made rush for her Walter
made a grab for the pocketbook and his
brother for the watch Miss Seton began
to scream, but the boys got her property
and disappeared through the side street
when a policeman came.
The young woman became hysterlcal
and when she cooled down she was told
To 60 to the East l26th street station De-
tactive Reardon found Walter filling up on
ice cream in candy store and the other
boy trying to sell the watch to everybody
who came along The boys were sent to
tho Gerry Society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
STOLE IN TO KIDNAP.
Man Gets Into a House and Tries to Run
on With . Child.

on With . Child.
NEWPORT, r. l., June IAN attempt was
made to steal the child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
v, A. Vanicek on account Of the refusal
Of Mrs. Vanicek to give stranger quar-
ter Of dollar. Mr.. Vanicek resides on the
outskirts OF the city, and this evening while
In his greenhouse, man called at the house
and asked his wife for something to eat.
which she gave him.
While eating the man asked for money,
and when he was told that she did not have
any he told her to open the safe and give
him some She refused and the man left,
saying that he would get even"
At $50 o'clock Mrs. Vanicek heard
some one coming downstairs, and rushing
to the hall she saw the man with her five
year-old child in his arms. The child was
asleep She telephoned the central office
for help,
Then she rushed at the man, grabbing
him by the throat. A struggle ensued, in
which the woman's clothes were torn,
but the man dropped the child and ran.
disappearing in the darkness just as Mr..
vanicek returned.
The police soon arrived, and although
a careful search was made the man could
not be found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
A BEATING INSTEAD OF 4 BRIDE.
Man Accused Of Beins Married white About
to Become Engaged.

Police Magistrate Higginbotham was just
about to retire last night in his home at
SOL Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn, when
the front door he'll was rung violently
When he opened the door he saw two men,
one of whom said he was Samuel Waiman
of % Beaver street Waiman demanded
warrant for the arrest of Samuel Green, a
salesman, of 10 jefferson street.
Green said Waiman, was engaged to
nv sister Esther He came to this country
three years ago and during the last nine
months has lived in New York. He met my
sister nine months ago and made love to
her He told her he was single and she let
him call at our house. They arranged to
have their enga cement party tonight and
| invited about thirty of our friends and
also musicians and had caterer fix an ele-
giant supper While we were all assembled
A friend of mine, whom / invited to the en-
gagement, whispered to me that Green was
a married man with eight children and that
his family was in Germany. The engage
ment ring was just about to he passed
when 7 stopped it and asked Green If the
tale were true. I and some OF my guests
marched him to the Hamburg avenue police
station and wanted the sergeant to lock
him up on the charge Of attempted bgamy.
The sergeant refused and said we would
have to get warrant That is why we
have come here for help
The Magistrate questioned Waiman.
who said further that the action of Green
had completely distracted his sister, who,
when she learned of IL, became i'll and
was then under the care of doctor.
The warrant was refused After leav-
ing the house Waiman and his friends
went back to the Hamburg avenue station
and the police were obliged to let Green go,
On the sidewalk the men and some Of the
women got in some whacks at the salesman.
and the last seen of him he was running in
the direction of Myrtle avenue, minus his
hat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
FREIGHT TRAIN BROKE ~ TWO.
Cars Deraiicd and New Haven Tracks
B,Ocked When Ends Come Together.

A freight train of forty cars on the subur-
ban branch of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad was wrecked near the
Westchester avenue bridge at $40 O'Clock
last night The train was bound east and
the coupling between two cars in the middle
of he train broke.
The engineer heard the air escaping from
the brake connections and slowed up his
end OF the train. The cars which had
broken loose ran into those in front and
several were derailed. One empty car
was overturned.
The east and west bound tracks were
blocked and were still tied up at midnight.
The New Rochelle local train which left the
Van Nest station at Sl7 O'Clock narrowly
escaped running into the wreck. The
engineer of the local did not see the wreck
until he was 100 feet away.
Passengers between New Rochelle and
New York were carried by shuttle trains;
A great number of freight trains were held
upe The engineer of the\ freight train,
Andrew Summers was slightly hurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
WOULD SEND MEN TO RUSSIA.
Dr. Lori mcr Advocates an tnomciai
Committee.

The Rev. Dr. George c. Lorimer Of the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church reused
to enthusiasm a big meeting held in Temple
Beth FL Fifth avenue and Seventy-slxth
street, last night to denounce the kishlneu
massacre, by suggesting that non-denom-
national and non governmental commission
he sent to Russia to protest against the
recent murders of Jews there.
AS the Baptist Clergyman announced his
plan at the end of an impassi Toned speech
men and women cheered and waved hand
kerchiefs, canes and hats at the preacher
as he sat down.
DR.. Lorbner began his speech by paying
a feeling tribute To the jew, whom he de-
scribed as "the most pathetic figure In
history" He said better day was coming
for the oppressed of Israel and that Justice
for the jew must come.
The butchery at Kshineff, said he, had
been the means of bringing Jews and Gem
tiles nearer and was creating deeper be-
lief than ever before in the minds OF the
American people that there was such thing
as human solidarity DR.. Iorimer added:
That is a great, thought, and leads nue. 70
ask what effect all these meetings OF protest
occasion calls for, somethine higher than
tho beginning Of some, sort of an organized
plan Of protest that shall demand from Russia
and FROM Europe Justice Tor the Jew
President Roosevelt and tho others at
Washington ! honor, but We must remember
that there are human limitations on the Adj
ninistration. Suppose YOU send an Ambas-
sador to Russia. He wouldn't represent the
American people, but the American Govern
mcnt. He would be embarrassed at every
turn. .
lie would be received with great courtesy
by the Russian Ministers. who would beiittle
tile abuses and promise to look into the pro-
test and the Ambassador would send back
a report and theu We would all go I" sleep
and in the NEXT FIVE years the same outrases
would happen all over again.
No. do something more than send gold
laced Ambassador. Applause, I'm tired
of talk. The only way We can move Is ny
appointing a committee here Tonight and
then getting together a commission in this
country "a commission of representative men
who shall speak not for the United states
hut for the American people. lGrcat Up
plause.
Appoint. say. a commission of twenty men
races and religions. If they are not able TO
get to the Car they will get to the press OF
the world-to the crowned heads and to the
people Of Europe--let the people Of the world
understand that there Is an organized move
ment for human deliverance.
II YOU do this you will awaken hope In the
heart of every Hebrew the world over, You
will let it be known that there is no real neces-
sty for the Lonistic movement, you will
awaken new spirit every where of justice
for the jew and will give the world to under
stand that if the jew. after ALL must he taken
out of Russia. you will take him, not MANNED
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
CONEI ISLAND CARS DERAILED
Men Leap From the Windows and Then
Help Women Through,

Fifth avenue train. returning from
Coney Island over the West End route at
I o'clock this morning ran into bad piece
Of surface track just before il reached
Coney Island Greek and the motor car was
derailed. The car bumped along on the
ties for several yards. throwing another
car Off and Frightening the 500 or 6oo pas
sengers,
Some one shouted, We're going into the
creek" and as soon as the train stopped
everybody fed in panic from the cars.
Men Jumped from the car windows and
dragged women after them.
Darkness added to the trouble and the
police reserves were called out. They
Strengthened out things and sent the crowd
back to the Culver route station
At 2 o'clock this morning the tracks
hadn't been cleared and all trains from the
island we're sent over the Culver route.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
WILLIE RAN OFF WITH 4 CIRCUS.
Did So Once Before. Though Chained to
BedpOst.

ORANGE, n. j., June When Willie
Mcdonald, a thrteen-y ear-old lad living
with his parents in Lincoln avenue, dis
appeared from home last Monday his
father concluded that he had gone away
with Rarnum's circus, which exhibited
in Newark on that day. Willie has a fond
ness for circuses and has run away with
them several times.
Three years ago his father chained him
to bedpost when Barnums circus was in
Newark, but Willie took Ithe bed apart
and ran away.
Yesterday Mr.. Mcdonald learned that
the boy was with the circus in Springfield
Mass He went to New York this after
noon, met the boy al the station, and
brought him home again, The circuses
won't visit this neighborhood until next
spring. so it is expected that Willie will
remain at home for few months,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
FATiL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Dr. N. !. Bastian Of Clint on. Mass. Dies
~ Injuries Received In a Runaway.

CLINTON, Mass. June DIR. David I.
Bast ian died tonight Of injuries sustained
in an automobile accident al Lancaster
yesterday afternoon. He was driving his
81 cam automobile with George w. Morse
as a passenger when it became unman-
ageable on a slight decline and, after zig
tagging along the road for some distance,
ran into ditch and overturned.
DR.. Bastian was caught under the ma
chine, but MIR. Morse jumped as it
went over and escaped with bruised
face. DR.. Bastian was picked up uncon-
scious and brought to his home, He
was an experienced chauffeur. and had
driven his machine hundreds of miles
without having an accident before.
DR.. Bastian was well known in Worcest err
county, where he has been practising for
thirty years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
FLOODS WASH OUT THE LEYEES
ILLINOIS TOWNS IN DANGER,
WATER RISING IN ST. LOUIS.
River Spreading Over Front street and
Train Service Is Interrupt ed-Situa.
tion More Serious on the Illinois Side
Hannibal Partly Under Water.


Hannibal Partly Under water.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June THE river marked
81 feet at clock this evening and is still
rising. Water to a depth OF from 3 to 10
feet is flooding all buildings on the west
side Of Front street facing the river
The Chicago and Alton Railroad aban-
doned all effort to take out trains this
evening. Passengers are transferred by
boat to Altoona, where they take the train.
The Big Four pulled out at noon, but had
to return and take the Mobile and Ohio
tracks east. The Burlington morning train
managed to get through the food for Du
buque and st. Paul.
The danger situation has been transferred
from the Kaw and Kansas to the east side
of the Mississippi here. Venice, Madison,
Granite City. Brooklyn and Newport, H.,
with a population in excess of $1,000, are
endangered All street car service has
been abandoned for two days, and the sole
salvation of these towns lies in the ability
OF the railroad entertainments to resist
the pressure of the food. They are ex-
pected to go out at any moment
Two breaks occurred in the old Madison
levee to-day. One crevasse was fully a
thousand Ieet VIDE ana allowed u torrent OF
water to pour into the bottoms flooding a
large section of Venice Madison and Granite
City.
All the railroad yards on Bloody Island"
East ST. Louis, are under water varying
in depth from one foot to eight feet. Traf-
fic is paralyzed 1t il thought that East
ST. LOUIS proper on the mainland, can
withstand a further rise of two feet, but
those familiar with the river and existing
conditions do not believe this. Hundreds
OF men have been working all day strength
ening entertainments, piling sacks filled
with sand and crushed rock against weak
places in an endeavor to prevent disaster.
HANNIBAL. Mo, June IA rise of four
inches in the Mississippi River here to-day
sent the water over the 22-foot mark, The
gauge at the Hannibal Bridge registered
twenty-five feet and two inches this even
ing, nine feet two inches over the danger
line or seven inches higher than the water
il ever known to have gone before. To-
night the water is washing over four blocks
Of South Main'street and is mp in the cutters
on North Main street
One-third of South Hannibal with a
population of 5000 people. is submerged.
and seven bridges over Bear Creek con-
Meeting that part Of the city, with Hannibal
proper, are under water.
The food district in this city tonight
Includes an area Of NJ least eighty blocks.
The situation was never so critical.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
y. 4. MONTAyT CALLED POLICE.
Thought There We're Burglars In Neighbours
House, but There Weren't.

Jules A Montant telephoned to Police
Headquarters from his house at SO West
Forty-ninth street early this morning that
he had seen somebody moving around
with a light in the house at 81 West Forty
eighth street and thought there must be
burglars there. The Forth-eighth street
rear of Mr.. Montant's.
Capt. Tighe of the East Fifty-first street
police station got the warning over the
telephone and jumped into patrol wagon
with fifteen Of his men
When they reached the house and sur
rounded it on all sides, the caretaker came
to the door and said it was she who had been
using the light to see that everything was
all right.
The Anthonys are away in the country
for the summer. she said. The police went
back to have another sleep.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
NEGRO TEACHER LfNCHED.
Killed County Superint endent Who
W0uldn't Renew His License.

BEILEvILIE, H.. June "A mob slc-
ceeded in getting David Wyatt, the negro
who shot School Superintendent Hertel,
about II 80 o'clock last night, and they at
once rushed him to the centre Of the public
square, followed by a crowd of more than
$500 people, many OF whom were women.
A rope was quickly produced. thrown
over cross arm on an electric light pole,
and fastened around the negros neck, and
he was pulled up eight or ten feet and al
lowed to choke to death. the crowd con-
tinually yelling Pull him up higher!- His
body was pulled around by persons in the
crowd and wild gibes were INDUCED in by
the mob.
Wyatt shot Hertel because the latter re-
fused to renew his license IA school,
teacher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-08
FORGOTTEN WIDENER DIAMONDS.
Left in . London HOtcl-CustOms MAN
Reminded MIR. Widener OF Then

Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Widener, with
their daughter, Eleanor f. Widener, and their
son, George D. Widener, Jr., arrived yester-
day by the st. Paul. They had many trunks
and Mr.. Widener, in his declaration, said he
had but little that was dutiable.
A customs inspector showed him cable
despatch from London agent OF the GUS
toms service saying that Mr.. Widener had
a lot Of diamonds supposed to have been
purchased abroad.
-Oh, thank you. very much said Mr.
Widener, "that reminds me. want to
send cable message My wife left her
diamonds on the dresser in her room in
the Carlton in London"
He called a cable messenger and sent his
despatch OF inquiry.
"Those diamonds were not purchased
abroad either" he told the customs in
speCtor.