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The sun., 1903-09-23
ODELLs FATAL CHANGE or MIND
After Luncheon He Decided That the
Youngest Van Warmer Must Die.

ALBANY. Sept. 22.-Until his luncheon
hour, at clock yesterday afternoon, Gov.
Odell intended to commute to imprison-
ment for life the sentence OF the youngest
of the three Van Wormer boys. whom the
Governor at the last moment decided
should be put to death for the murder OF
their uncle Peter A. Hallenbeck, at Green
port, Columbia county, Accordingly the
Governor gave out two typewriter state
ments giving reasons for his action. The
first statement showed why in the Cover
nor's mind. the youngest of the Van Wormers
should have his sentence commuted. and
this was given out at o'clock at Newburgh
to all tho newspaper men.
When the Governor returned from
luncheon at o clock he had changed his
mind and gave out another statement. in
which he declined to interfere with the
sentence of any of the Van Wormer boys,
The Governor did not make sure that all
the newspaper men were made aware OF
his changed views, which accounts for the
publication in some newspapers OF the
Governors first decision to commute the
sentence Of the youngest Van Wormer boy.
The sun., 1903-09-23
LABORS "FLYING SQUADRON"
Each Member OF It Got S1x for Slugging
NOn.l 'niOn Man.

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Additional light was
shed upon the methods Of labor Leaders
in their fght upon painting contract or
John M. Stiles by the testimony presented
to-day to Judge Chytraus in the hearing
Of petition for an injunction against the
Associated Building Trades officials and
the allied unions. Revelations Of thuggery
the offer of rewards for slugging, presum-
ably by union representatives, and PROPOSE
tions to settle labor strikes on Stiles's build
ing on the payment Of IS for each man
employed by the painting contractor were
among the things that came to the surface
through the cross examination of Foreman
John Haas by Attorney Bloomington.
Twenty-Five dollars, Haas said, union
man named Harris had told him, was the
reward paid the members Of the Flying
Squadron" OF the educational committee
for each case of slugging where non-unior
men were employed by Stiles were the
victims. Five dollars for each man who
was at work for Stiles on the Gross houses
Fifty-second street and Ellis avenue, was
the amount of money demanded by mar
who represented the trades unions. Wher
Foreman Haas refused to pay this "business
agent money to be permitted to continue
the painting work on the building, a strike
of all the trades union men on the jot
was called.
Haas, when being cross-examined, tolt
how three years ago when in Division
street house, where he was working, HI
was slugged. He said that all this wa'
simply because he worked for John M
Stiles. He said that he had worked To-
other contractors who employed unioi
and non-union men, who worked side by
side and had never been molested. HI
rected instances since he worked for Stile'
where this had occurred. but as soon al
the unions learned that the contracto Of
doing the work was John NJ. Stiles strik'
was called and a period Of riotlng ane
threats followed
The sun., 1903-09-23
KILLED FOR THIRTY CENTS.
Quarrelsomc Pole Accused a Companion
OF Taking II and Then shot Him.

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 22.- Paul Misik
Pole, and Charles Brien, both of whom
have been employed at the stone pits op-
Grated by the Hartford Street Railway
Company at Cedar Mountain in Newington,
had some words in n saloon in this city last
night This moyning Misik walked up to
O'Brien and fired at him twice from a re-
volver One shot took effect, and O'Bren
died few minutes later.
While OBrien and Msit We're in the
saloon Misik dropped some money on the
floor. He was unable to find 30 cents Of it
and accused O'Brien of taking it. This
morning 9 Brien went out to the stone pits
with a freight trolley gang After the
trolley cars had come to a stop Msik walked
NO and asked O'Bren for the 80 cents.
O'Bren replied that he knew nothing about
it. Misik then shot him. Five men with
O'Brien saw the shooting, but made no
attempt to stop Misik as he walked away.
He has not been arrested. He has wife
and sister in New York, and the police Of
that city have been notified to look out for
him
The sun., 1903-09-23
STRIKES STOP S35O,OOO JOB.
Contract Cancelled for Annex to Williams
burg savings Bank.

Because of continued labor troubles
work has been entirely suspended on an
annex which was being built to the Williams
burg Savings Bank, at Broadway and briggs
avenue. The building is to cost $3.50 900
Soon after the excavating was begun, last
spring, the Italian laborers went on strike
When this was settled and work had gone
forward to some extent, trouble was made
by other trades.
just before the iron work was to be erected
the cont -actors had trouble with the House.
smiths and Bridgemen's Union. and there
was another strike. When new men were
engaged members of the union resorted
to violence to compel them to quit work
II became necessary to have policemen on
guard all the time.
Under the terms of the cont ract the annex
was to be completed next May. The con-
tractors came to the conclusion that it
would be impossible to finish the work in
the specified time in the present unsettled
state Of affairs in labor unions, and they
conferred with the directors of the bank.
II was decided that the contract should
be cancelled and work on the new build
ing stopped indefinitely. A roof will be
put over the work already finished
The sun., 1903-09-23
CHINA COME TO Us FOR AID?
RUSSIA TAKING NO STEPS TO
LEAVE MANCHURIA.
Prince Chlng Said to Have Visited Minister
Conser TO Enlist American Backing In
the Premises-C commercial Treaty With
China May BE Signed Before Oct. ..
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN,

Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
PEK1N, Sept 22.-It is understood that
a visit which Prince Ching, head of the
Chinese Foreign Office, paid to Minister
Conger at the United States Legation to-day
aside from relating to discussion OF un-
finished details of the pending commercial
treaty, had for it's purpose the enllsting
of American Intervention and assistance
in the Manchurian complications. This
report, however, cannot be confirmed
at the legation.
Russia has been able to confine the oppo-
sition to her Manchurian policy to single
handed contest with Japan, until China s
signature to the commercial treaty makes
the United States more potent factor
ustifying active interference for the pur-
pose Of preserving the integrity OF China.
For the purpose Of securing American
assistance, it is believed that the Chinese
representatives may sign the treaty before
Oct. 8, thedate of Russia's promised evacua.
ton Of Manchuria.
The fresh assurances Of M. Paul Leg
sar, the Russian Minister, in regard
to his opportunities to Prince Ching
TO sign the Russian demands, and Russia
desire for further conventions. are ad-
mittedly enigmatical. The only explana-
ton offered is that the Russian diplomatic
and military branches are at loggerheads
The former are apprehensive that the out
come will be possible trouble with japan
while the military branch is indifferent
to the agreements which have been signed
but which are really impotent.
Preparations for the evacuation OF New
chwang, which are necessary in order that
it may be accomplished by Oct. 8, have not
vet been begun
The sun., 1903-09-23
DIDN'T FIND 4 RACE RIOT.
Police, Called 10 Quell One, Find Two Per-
sOns in an ArglIment.

Charles Herman of 42o West Forty-seventh
street was arraigned yesterday afternoon
in the West Side police court, charged with
striking Mngo Hamilton, a negro. of 5l2
West Fifty-fifth street on Saturday night
with an ash can. Magistrate Deuel. held the
prisoner in $500 bail for examination.
Herman was arrested after the reserves
of the West Forty-seventh street station
had been called out for an alleged race
riot
Hamilton was assaulted by gang, one
of whom struck him with the ash can, and
another stabbed him. Herman was passing
Hamilton's house yesterday noon, and was
seen by one of the negro's friends, who
thought that she recognized him as Hami-
tons assailaEt.
The two got in lively discussion and the
ianitress told them to move away, They
wouldn't, so the janitress went out and
telephoned to Police Headquarters that a
race riot was in progress. Headquarters
notified the West Forty-seventh street
station, and the reserves were sent up on a
run. They didn't find any riot, but De-
tcctive O'Neill nabbed Herman.
The sun., 1903-09-23
AWAIT MILLER CASE RULING.
Renewed Statements That the President
VIII Meet Labor Onlcials.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The sessions of
the Executive Council of tho American
Federation of Labor now being held here
are attracting attention owing to possible
radical action on the Miller case, Despite
denials OF the President s intention to have
a conference with the leading represen-
tatives Of labor in this country before an
nouncing his decision on the case. the state
ment is again made from an apparently
authoritative source that such desire
on Mr.. Roosevelt S part has been conveyed
to labor leaders here.
The Miller case itself is relatively trivial
but as q test of the powers of organized
labor in regard to Government places, and
as a possible important factor in the ap-
preaching campaign, it bids fair to assume
t"Gnds consistins Of Secretary Cortelyou Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
Commissioner Garfield Of the Bureau Of
CORPORATIONS and Commissioner Sargent
of the Bureau of immigration, which was
appointed to investigate and pass upon
the Miller case has forwarded it's report
to OYSTER Bay, but no announcement of
Mr.. Roosevelt's decision is expected until
after Oct. l.
The sun., 1903-09-23
SAYS WIFE TRIED TO KILL HIM.
Schwartz Says She Attempted to Pour Acid
Down Ills Throat During Spat.

Mrs. Juliet Schwartz, wife Of Ludwig
Schwartz, a musician and former member
Of the Kaiser's imperial band, was arraigned
in the Harlem court yesterday on COM
plant of her husband, who said that she
had tried to pour carboic acid down his
throat at midnight yesterday during q
quarrel. He was burned by the acid on
the hands, face and neck.
Schwartz said he and his wife started
out to rent fiat and got to wrangling over
some trivial matter. When they returned
homc she tried Ia pour the acid down his
throat Mrs. Schwartz said that she did
not try to burn him, but that he tried to
throw the acid Oh her, and in the scuf1le
the acid WAC spilled on him. She said
that she had supported him by working as
n trained nurse, and that he often beat her.
schwartz refused to press tho complaint
30 shc was let go.
The sun., 1903-09-23
KILLED HIMSELF IN A CELL.
Cabman Accused Of Petit Larceny Hangs
Himself With Hsntik er chief.

Louis Weber, cabman, Of 1877 West
Sixteth street committed suicide early
yesterday morning in cell in the West
Sxty-eighth street police station by hang
ing himself with handkerchief to the
water faucet.
Weber was arrested on warrant ac-
cusing him Of petit larceny. The warrant
was served by court officer on Monday
night, and Weber was taken to the station
house protesting his innocence. num-
Der of Webers friends and acquaintance
witnessed his arrest.
Soon after midnight the doorman Of
the station house peered into his cell and
saw Weber lying on the floor He called
to him and, getting no answer, went into
the cell and found that Weber had taken
his red bandanna handkerchief. made a
moose on it and placed il about his neck.
He then tied the other end to the water
faucet in the cell, and throwing himself
on the floor had strangled to death,
The doorman saw Weber fifteen minutes
before sitting in the cell and was away
from the cells only long enough to awaken
the platoon that was to turn out at mid
night.
The sun., 1903-09-23
WANTED TO SEE ROOSEVELT.
SWEDE WAS SENT OUT or TOWN
ny SECRET SERVICE MEN.
Was Not Armed and Said He Had No In
tention OF Harming the President
Went Quietly When Ordered On-Had
Worked as Gardener for Colgate HOyt.

Was Not Armed and Said He HAD NO In.
tention OF Harming the President
Went Quietly when Ordered On-Had
Worked ~ Gardener for Colgate Hoyt.
OYSTER BAY, l.. l., Sept. pa poorly
dressed Swede who tried to get to the
President at Sa gamore Hill this afternoon
aroused the suspicion Of the Secret Service
men so strongly that they shipped him
out of town. Nothing was found on his
person to indicate that he intended any
harm to the President. He gave the name
of Samuel Swenyon and said he lived IN
New York city. He is Swede.
He showed up at Sycamore Hill at about
3 o'clock He wore dusty brown suit OF
clothing several sizes too big for him.
cloth hat, and red striped shirt with
collar attached but no necktie. he Is
only feet tall and looks to be about 40
years old. His face WAS covered with
!! thick mat Of short, bristly hair.
To the Government agents the Swede
said in broken Er glish that he had walked
up from New York to see the President
He would not say on what errand. Inc
guards ordered him out. The man went
without protesting, and one OF the Secret
Service men trailed him. He cut straight
through the Cove Neck road and got ride
to town.
A telephone message had been sent to
the Secret Service headquarters warning
the men there to look out for the stranger,
and two Government agents stopped the
wagon when it reached town and hauled
out the Swede. He said, contradicting the
! statement at the Hill, that he came to
Oyster Bay on the clock train and walked
out to the President 8 hcus,. He said that
he was a gart' ener and, having read about
the Presidents place, had come out to see It
IIe had no thought of harming Mr. Roosevelt.
The Government agents held consu!ta-
tion and finally shipped him back to New
York They notified the New York police
to shadow him. He left lere on the 8;OS
train this evening.
When Sweryon reached Long Island City
last night he said that he was going to his
boarding house, in South street, near the
Battery. He is a sailor and gardener and
takes job afloat or ashore, whichever he
can get. He worked at Oyster Bay two
years as gardener for Colgate Hoyt.
His trip yesterday, he said was to get the
job of taking care OF the Presidents garden
The sun., 1903-09-23
FINLAY TO CONCLUDE TODAY.
He VIII Produce . Map showing COAST
Line as Understood by Canada.
.Sn.tlnl Cobk Despatch 10

spretal Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept, 22.-Sir Robert Finlay, the
Attorney-Genera. will conclude tomorrow
the opening oral argument before the Alas
kan Boundary TT, bunal. He devoted to-day
to an tempt to prove that the mountains
near the coast were the ones contemplated
by the treaty of 1925 and to determine
what particular mountains Of this range
we're meant. He promised to produce to-
morrow map showing the general coast
line as it is understood by Canada.
Among the spectators at to-day's session
were Judge Bartlett and Cephas Brainerd,
Of New York. who are on their way to
Antwerp to attend the international law
conference. They were present upon the
invitation Of Elihu Root.
The sun., 1903-09-23
MELMOYLE GOES FREE.
Coal Policeman Acquitted Of Numbering
Patrick sharpe, the Miners Leader.

MoRRIsTowN, Pa, Sept. 22.-After listen
ing to testimony and arguments for
eight days, it required only fifty minutes
for the jury to decide that Mine Guard
Henry McElmoyle was not guilty of muir
dering Patrick Sharpe at NesqueEoning
on Aug 49, 1902. when SHARPE was killed
while leading an attack by union strikers
on half dozen Coal and Iron Police Of
which McElmoyle was one.
The defence was that William Ronemus,
another mine guard, killed Sharpe. Rome
mus was placed on the stand and admitted
it but said he fired in self-defence. Rome
mus is to be put on trial Tomorrow.
The sun., 1903-09-23
MRS. MARY p. LEWIS DEAD.
Daughter OF Edwin Stevens and Widow Of
Former Minister to Portugal.

Mrs Mary P. Lewis, widow Of Col. Edward
parke CTS is Lewis. of Castle Point. Ho-
boken, died on Monday night at her summer
home, in Bernardsville, N, j. She was 90
years old.
Mrs. Lewis was the oldest child Of the
late Edwin Stevens She married Musco
r. Fl. Garnett, a member of Congress from
Virginia in 1853 Mr.. Garnett died four
years after the marriage, and the widow
Inarried Col. Lewis The latter was the
/ nited States Minister to Portugal during
President Cleveland's f1~st administration.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by four daughters
and two sons. The funeral will be held
from Trinity Episcopal Church, Hoboken,
on Friday.
The sun., 1903-09-23
NO CABINET APPOINTMENTS YET.
Report That Portfolio Has been Oneref
Lord Milner Not Confirmed.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. 23 No Cabinet appoint
ments have as yet been announced, and
nothing can be learned tending to confirm
the reiterated report that portfolio in
the Cabinet has been offered to Lord Miner.
Mr.. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary
for Ireland. who is making n tour of Con-
naught, has, it is stated, his choice OF sew
eral Offices, but has decided to retain the
Irish Secretaryship.
1t will possibly be some days before any
announcements are made
The sun., 1903-09-23
New Jersey Trolley Men Get Increased
Wages.

President Thomas N. McCarter of the
Public Service Corporation OF Newark
which controls all the trolley lines in Essex,
Hudson. Union and Passaic counties,
e;rned an agreement with members Of the
AGnalpamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees yesterday pro-
viding for a Uniform wage rate OF p cente
per hour fer motormcn and conductors,
an increase cf three cents
The sun., 1903-09-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PIANO UNION WOULD FORCE
NON.UNION WORKERS IN.
incidentally wants Bonuses-BOth Demands
Refused-Firm Fought the Union II
Years Ago and Beat It and Won't
Drop NOn.UnlOn Employees Now.

The first strike in twenty-one years ID
threatened in the piano factories OF Stein
way Il Sons by the Piano and Organ
Workers International Union of America
to force the firm to employ only union
men, The strike is scheduled to begin
on Oct. l. Incidentally the union demands
bonuses of so per cent. for overtime ana
100 per cent. for work done on Sundays
and holidays. The firm has refused both
demands.
The factories of Stenway Il Sons, like
most of the other piano factories, are run
as 4open" shops. The union has been
trying hard to organize all the men, but
large number refuse to join the organl-
aation. The firm employs about nine hun
dred workers at Steinway and Astoria
and at Fiftv-third street and Park avenue,
in this borough. 1t has also finishing
factory at Steinway Hall, in East Fourteenth
street, but comparatively few men are
EMPLOYED there. According to Stenway d
Sons, only about a third OF the men are
in the union.
There was a strike in the Steinway fac
tories in Sept ember, 1882, over similar
demands II failed utterly, and the strikers
were discharged. The present demands
were indorsed by the Central Federated
Union six weeks ago. Later the union
held a meeting to organize the Stelnway
employees and a committee was appointed
to shbmit the demands to the firm
The committee did this last Thursday
Tie document submitted stated, among
other things that number OF the men re-
fused TO ION the union a, anu x;h i,ia .r;dic,,le
organize lhen i,ina M.,e nTI antauonism, The
abuse @ ahu po posl.d ,nade in his circular. copy
of which was enclosed in the pay envelope
Of enrh employee, union or non-union
last Monday:
NEW YORK SEPT. IS. 1903.
70 inc Emp,nbGns ",,r o. s''Tr C",1wirTrs: We here
,,;,h MI na,s,dye rnr.int Of your communi-
o'ii to praCtically force all our employees into
the union, and secondly & are fT esertme NO
grant bonus Of 80 per cent I9r tor orerume nvnre
on weekdays and OF ioo PET lidays Gsd,, .o' o'e'
time on SHnoays an' al ~ Iesat; nnt;fv won that both
.as,, W. ne' ers nhsoiuteIy refused, and to save
INV lonr-drnwn-out explanation We refer you
10 paragraphs 20, 30 and 81 Of our Factory
Rules and Reguiations reaolns Us iolIo"s nra On,
No 80, Any attrmpt ny one OF III ,,lo'e ,brsats e,
ployees 20 c4erre ,e,m thr inrlination of
M or. i,ttar INTO The pnyment of contributions
~ ony kind or into membership Of any or
gnni2ation, or in like manner to attempt
to prevcn, fellow workmen trop or reinGhisndj
ing such membership. vii S'i s,'h;aot tba
provei oy ~ .he my ~, inn,ediate dism missol
ohEEnN't,S aS e'Et!r Evary nerson employed in this
establishment who conforms to the rules and
regulations. behaves decently. ana performs
his work to the satisfaction of tn. employers,
shall III oil other rrspects tnlos .u't s pe nn'
liberty in the HIerSse m fnlv ii ms nrotected in bis
sitnotion A' bv the nndersigned Causes for
The sun., 1903-09-23
TIRED or LIVING IN VATICAN.
Pope Got Rheumatism in Gardens-Old
Papal Castle Belng Restored.
Special Cable Despatth TO TIE SUN.

Special Gable Despofth 70 TIE SUN
ROME, Sept. 22.-The attack OF rheuma-
tism from which the Pope is suffering is
thought to have been caused by long daily
walks in the damp gardens of the Vatican.
In future his Holiness will drive instead Of
walk. He dislikes the confinement, which
he complains is telling on his health.
The old Papal castle at Guadolfo is being
restored 1t is said that it is to be used as a
country house by the Pope's sisters. This
fact is deemed significant, in connection
with the assertion of the Pope that he is
tired of living in the Vatican.
The appointment of Papal Secretary
of State in November is regarded as as
Sured.
The sun., 1903-09-23
CHARGES AGAINST SHAFFER.
President Of the Amalgamated Association
Accused Or Neglect Of Duty.

PITrsBURG, Sept 20 President 7. j.
Shafer Of the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tinplate Workers has had
charges preferred against him by seven
lodges, alleging that he has not been at
tending to the affairs Of tho organization
for three weeks William NJ Gibson. vice
president called the convention to meet
here on Friday. 1t is alleged that President
ShafSer failed to- attend the convention Of
the Sheet Workers. which he called to
better the condition of the trade, that
owing TO his absence the strike at Port
Vue Tinplate Mills was lost. that the Conti-
mental Tube Works Is working without
signing the scale and that many other con-
Germs are not respecting the organizations
rules.
The sun., 1903-09-23
DELEGATE HAS MEN ARRESTED.
says One Threatened to Shoot Hlm-They
Had Taken strikers Places.

Edward and Leonard Freedman, who
took the places Of strikers at the Arbuckle
Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, we're before
Magistrate Dooley in the Myrtle avenue
court Yesterday, as a result Of a dispute
with Walking Delegate John Murphy and
some of the strikers on Monday. The
Freedmans, who are colored. allege that
they were dragged Off a wagon belonging
to the refinery and that they drew revolver
to protect Themselves.
Murphy charged Edward with having
threatened to fill him with bullets. and
the other brother with urging him to do
So They were held in $500 bail for ex-
animation on Sept. "a.
The sun., 1903-09-23
E,I, Dow nstaIrs and Broke Ills Neck

WLMINGToH Del, Sept, 2?-James
Berry. colored, and his wife. Violet, had
quarrel at the head Of the second story
stairs Of their home this evening. In some
way Berry fell down stairs and broke his
neck, dying at once. The, woman was
arrested, but denies having pushed her
husband
The sun., 1903-09-23
TAXES FOR CUBAN LOAN.
The Regulations Published--Coilection to
Begin on Nov. I.
Special Cable Despatch to THE sun.

Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
HAVANA, Sept, 22--The regulations for
the collection OF taxes for the proposed
Cuban loan were published in the official
gazette to-day. All those who produce
articles that may be taxed under the loan
law must within thirty days send to the
Office of the Fiscal in their zone declara-
ton that they produce such articles.
All dea lers in taxable articles must affix
corresponding stamps on the stock in hand
within sixty days from Sept H. The regu-
lstions provide fines for failure to pay the
taxes to the State officials.
The collectors will begin to take up the
taxes Oh Nov. /.