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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
M'kINLEY MONUMENT DAY.
Shaft Inv iIed In TOIedO--FlOral Tributes
sent to the Tomb In Canton.

TOLEDO, Sept. l4.-Fully 100000 people
saw the unveiiing OF the bronze statue of
William Mckinley IN this city to-day. The
civic and military parade that preceded the
unveiling Is said by all 10 have been the
most imposing in Ohio since the close of
the rebellion. Senator Hanna. although
in poor health. presided Us officer of the
day and paid Il glowing trib lie to the late
President in his speech int reducing Sena, or
F irbanks of Indiana, who made the prin-
cipa ;.,.dl",- of the occasion.
When Dorothy Bonner, daughter Of Col
j. =. Bonner, president Of the Mckinley Nc
mortal Aoso, latlon, pulled th" cori to
drop the drapng, i broke Two K g
ular soldiers Standing by spran% To- the
base OF the monument and quickly swep;
the covering 10 the base OF IN" shaft while
cheers rang from thousands.
The monument was built by $500 To-
ledo contributions from adults ard the
mites Of over 10000 schoolchdren 1t
is of bronze, heroic size and mounted on a
shaft Of marble on bread base Of white
granite surrounded with flowers.
CANTON. ohio, sept, II. NJ. MoKllry
this forenoon drove to Wcstlawn Cemetery
and placed floral trib, on the caskct of
her late husband. She Il , had seat there
many trn)lites from fihhd.. ana slra gers
which came in by express. Aside from
the regular drive to-day she remained ar
home There were no guests AVID none
was eXpected.
There were no public exercises in Canton
to-day Flags We're lowered on tn" public
buildings and school building and refer
cnce TO the life Of Mckinley and his death
was made in Ia" schools Carnations.
McKinley's favorltc flower, were worn 10y
many in recognition Of ia" day,
tINCINNATi sept Is Carnations were
worn memorially to-day IN memory ol IT,"
late President Mckinney The { ,rnation
League. an Ohio order had not forgorjenth"
memory e the late President and had sent
ont requests TO all is members 10 wenr the
flower to-day Cincinnati has a lHrg"
membership and the flower was consplcu-
Gus Many schooIchildTen wore them TO
the fall festival, where it was, schoolchil-
drens day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
HOPPER MEN OUT RI0llNG.
PULL DOWN OCONNELLS BAN
NER AND FIGHT POLICE.
Break q POliceman's Leg and . Detec-
tive's Arnl-PistOI shots Bring the
Reserves ami One Man Is Arrested

Amob Of Hopper men tore down an D Con-
nell banner at Fifth avenue and llsth street
last night. They attacked Policeman George
Leonard, who interfered. He was taken
to the Harlem Hospital with broken leg,
Robert j. Cromie, private detective, who
went to Leonard's aid. came out OF the fight
with broken arm. There was only one arrest
although fifty rooters for Hopper took part
in the fracas.
Hoffer is trying to keep the Tammany
leadership in the Thirty-first Assembly
district and O'Connell is trying to Dust
him. The Hoffer crowd came out OF
saloon at 1l7th street and Fifth Avenue
in body yelling for their leader. 1t is
an O'Connell nsighborhood, and there
arc several O'Connell banners strung
across the avenue between 1l6th and
10th streets. The banner at llsth street
hung low. A Hoffer man TODD on another
Hoffer mans back and pulled down the
banner. Next the mob demolished an
O'Connell campaign wagon.
Leonard tried to interfere and they turned
on him and knocked him down. He was
on his back in the middle of the avenue
when Cromie, who lives in the neighbor
hood. went to his assistance. Cromie and
Leonard managed to fight their way through
the mob to the curb. Leonard used his
club on the heads of his assailants and
Cromie fired six pistol shots into the air.
Then the crowd closed in again on the
two men and beat them Cromie's arm
and Leonard's leg were broken and both
men We're otherwise injured before the
reserves from the West l28th street station
got there. The reserves were summoned
Il n. -.
by n neighbor who saw the fight.
Herbert Robillard Of 223 East 122d street
was the man arrested.
Tax Commissioner Strasbourger, the
Republican leader in the district, announced
early this morning after he had heard
of the riot that Cromie is che of his cleo
ton district captains. Mr.. Strasbourger
offers a reward of $3.50 for the capture OF
the man or men who assaulted Cromie
and Leonard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
II. S. HATCHER KILLS HIMSELF
On Hearing Of His Wife's Dcath-Once =
Reading Clerk In Congress.

ST, LOUIS, Mo, Sept. A.-Robert s.
Hatcher, employed in the office of Secretary
Stevens of the Worlds Fair, for several
times reading clerk in the National House
of Representatives, killed himself in the
Planters Hotel to-day by sending bullet
into his brain.
Hatcher had been absent from the city
for several days on exposition business.
On Friday telegram was received here
announcing the death of his wife in Chicago
This was followed by another and third
also by one to Secretary Stevens, inquir-
ing AZ to Hatcher's whereabouts.
These Hatcher received this morning
and after reading them he went to the
Planters Hotel and shot himself.
Mrs Hatcher has been an invalid for
years, suffering from consumption. Hatcher
was an att orney by profession and possessed
of considerable means. He was at one
time secretary Of the International Postal
Congress and had a wide acquaintance
with public men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
PARRY EMPLOYEE STABBED.
Union Wen Attack Him for Defending Ills
Employer Victim VIII Die.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. H.-John Crosby
an employee of the Parry Manufact urinp
Company, was stabbed MORALLY by Nicholas
Hall, Il union man, early this morning. Il = a
result of the formers defence of hi. EN-
ployer and the National Manufacturers
Association, of which Mr. Parry is president
The trouble started over an argument in
which Hall AID OF her union men defended,
their efforts 10 uuonize he Parry plant
and charged that the employees were as
much To blame as Parry. Crosby rep!icd
that union men were virtually slaves Of
their organization and that the employ, e b,
Of the Parry plant preferred to act for hem
selves and would not submit to outside
dictation
The contention deReneratod into per
sonal abuse and Crosby started away.
Hail and several OF hers followed, but Crosby
paid no attention TO them and endea vorcd
to widen the distance between him and the
men who were following him. The union
men had pursued him but short distance
when Hall sprang upon him and buried n
knife to the hill in his shoulder Then
drawing the blade he drove it TO the hilt
again in Crosby's right breast, penrtratin K
the lung, The union men then ran away
When a physician was called he found
Crosby suffering great pain and his wound
was pronounced mortal, Hall was arrested
and placed in Jail on charge Of attempted
murder. Crosby is dying and can hardly
survive through the night
NOn-unlon men say that the union men
have been very aggressive since President
Gompers delivered his speech here on Labor
Day, and that rouble has been averted on
several occasions only by non-uniDnist.
refusing 10 ,incrSG labor questions with
them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
CAPT. SHIRE ALMOST KILLED.
commander Of list Precinct Slips and
Falls Under o Street Car.

Falls Under Street Car.
Police Captain Nathaniel B. Shire Of the
Fast Thirty fifth street station had close
call yesterday when he fell under Third
avenue car and just escaped the wheels.
He attempted to get aboard the front
platform az the car, bound downtown, was
passing Forty-seventh street. In response
to the captains signal the motorman
slowed down little. but the car was still
going at prettykgood clip when Capt.
Shire grabbed the handrail OF the front
platform and got one foot on the step.
His foot slipped Of and his body swung
down and under the car.
The captain saved his life by retaining
his grip on the hand rail until the car was
brought nearly to dead stop.
After his strength gave out and his
hand slipped from the rail the car moved
another foot, but so slowly that the wheel
guard rolled him over and kept him from
the wheels.
Capt Shire is 50 years old and is a big
man.
IF I had been a little fellow" he said,
Il would have gone right under the wheel
guard, and then there would have been a
vacancy in the Twenty-fi precinct.
The car was moving faster than /
thought. | was in a hurry to reach the
station and took a chance on swinging
myself aboard on the front platform"
The captains right shoulder was dis
located, his collar bone broken and his
body cut and bruised in dozen places
He was taken first to his station, where
he gave orders about the arraignment Of
some prisoners, and then to his home, pa
Fast Forty-ninth street, where he was at
tended by Police Surgeon Marsh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
A cool HEADED ENGINEER.
Stops q Runaway Freight in Time to Save
Passenger Train.

A gravel train got started on a down
grade near Rcseville station on the Morris
and Essex branch OF the Lackawanna yes
terday morning without an engine or a
brakeman. 1t was on a siding opening on
the westbound track and bid fair to meet
an up train before it crossed the Passac
River at Newark.
Engineer George Bishop was on a drill
en- CINE at the Nesbit street freight yard,
nearly mile from where the runaway
cars started. He promptly ran out his
en- CINE and crossed to the westbound track
to meet the cars. They were coming so
fast that he had to meet them under head
way
The engine stood the collision without
serious damage, while only one of the
empty gondoa cars was thrown of the
track. 1t was soon put back on the rails
and pushed on the siding, clearing the
rails for the passenger train, which was
delayed only few minutes.
The passengers did not know what a
narrow escape they had.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
COUNTERFEITING IN PRISON.
Materials for Eastern Penit entiary COnyicts
We're Struggled In.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l4.-Further devel-
opments occurred to-day in the investiga-
ton into the counterfeiting of silver coins
by convicts at the Eastern Penitentiary.
Considerable of the material was obtained
from outside the prison. including block
tin, anthony and cyanide OF silver. 1t
las not yet been shown conclusively that
there was collision on the part of the at
taches Of the institution, but at least three
of the overseers are under surveillance.
1t is known that large amount of spurious
coin turned out by the prisoners Is now in
possession of the Treasury Department at
Washington. This afternoon, on examining
another of the cells, $50 in counterfeit
coin was found in a stocking belonging
to an occupant. Secret Service Agent
Griffin to-day laid all the information be-
fore Chief Wikie at Washington.
J. G. Hoffman. the expert manufacturer
of bogus coin, who is now serving sente nee
for counterfeiting, while having no hand
in the conspiracy at the penitentiary, gave
the information to the officials Upon
being asked to take part in it by anot her
convict. he said that if he had the materials
he would. He never he ard of the PROPOSE
ton again until one day the same convict
went to him and, showing a handful of
coins, told him that it had been made in he
prison,
The principal counterfeiter is one who
has been three times behind the bars for
making bogus coins. He is comparatively
young and of great intelligence, lndict-
ments will be issued against all concerned
as soon as the investigation is completed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
LOST GTRL IRON JERSEY.
Thought Herself a Bellevue Nurse, but
Was a Patient Elsewhere.

W :. Little and Mrs. Stohr of the Jersey
City so ial Settlement took to Bellevue
Hospital last night a young girl who had
been found wandering about the Pennsyl-
vania railway station in Jersey City The
girl said she was Mary Quintio, II years
old, and that she was a Cuban. She had
also told Mrs, Stohr that she was a nurse
a Bellevue, That was why she was taken
there,
The girl was not known at Bellevue, 40
the two set lc m"nt workers went with her
TO tine East Twenty -sscond street police
4tat ion There she was recognized az a
girl for whom an alarm had been sent out
ut the request of Miss FitHmorris, a nurse
in the n " York 1nflrmary at liyingsto on
place.
Miss Ftzmorris and another nurse
claim q th" girl She had rum away al
EiyhtV--cver'h street and Lexington ave
nur %hile being taken for walk Yesterday
Afternoon. they sold She had been "A
patient in The tunrmary since April suffer
Ing from Ger, bral paralysis, and the cost Of
her r@atmonr j. Icing paid 10y IA well known
charit1 hl" worker in this city, the nIrses
SAID TN" girls father lives in Philadelphia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
CORN CROP IN GRAVE DANGER.
Rain and Snow Have Damaged 1t and There
Is Prospect OF Frost

CHICAGO, Sept. A-Acoording to de-
spatches received here tonight, snow and
rain have damaged crops In the North
west during the last week to the extent Of
millions Of dollars. Nearly all the grain
in shock, estimated at so per cent. and all
standing grain much Of 1t fax, Is buried
under snow and water.
The rainfall has been eight inches in
forty-eight hours. Rain and sleet and
snow prevail all over the northwest to-
day.
Evidence OF danger to the corn crop be-
came 80 strong to-day that the price on
the Board of Trade advanced one and
three-quarters to two cents bushel
Low temperatures are reported tonight
from numerous points in the Northwest
Huron showing A degrees; Cheyenne, Wyo.
30; Rapid City, s. D., "a; st. Paul. 4S, and
Omaha, AZ
The weather map shows rain in general
throughout the West and Northwest since
Saturday and still continuing. At Rapid
City ii is showing. A trough of high tenn
perature extends from Oklahoma north
eastward to the Lakes.
The predictio tonight are: Probably
killing frosts for Iowa; possibly heavy
frosts for Kansas; heavy frosts for Idaho
and Dakotas; frost for Missouri and Illinois.
A continuance Of the rainfall throughout
the corn belt will prevent frost and save
the crop. In the event # clear weather it
is predicted that frost Will follow and the
crop will be damaged heavily.
TOPEKA, Kan, S,it. IA cold wave is
sweeping over Kansas tonight and the
Weather Bureau says heavy frosts will
occur throughout the Western corn belt.
This will damage thousands Of acres Of late
corn, which the farmers had hoped would
not be ruined hy early frosts. At least
20 per cent Of the acreage il involved.
Farmers fearing frost have been working
night and day cutting up tho corn to save
the forage for cattle during the winter.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. Il. Farmers are
building great oufires in the hope of pro-
tecing their best fields of corn from frost
1t is thought that not more than IS per cent.
of the entire Western crop will mature.
and the heavy frosts predicted for tonight
and tomorrow indicate an almost total
failure Snow to the north and west Of the
corn belt is almost certain to bring series
of fross
The great fall Of rain during the past week
further contributes not only to the loss OF
corn, but will damage some of the grain that
has not been put under cover fully rs per
cent There are thousands of acres OF flax
and late wheat yot uncut and some of the
former is still green
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
A NEW INVEA TION BY MAXIM.
At Present Secret, but Sir Hiram Ex-
poets II To BE IIlg Thing.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE su

LONDON, Sept. l4-Sir Hiram Maxim
announced at to-days meeting of the
Maxim Electrical and Engineering Company
Of London that he will shortly announce
an important invention which will bring
forth more money than anything he has
ever done, not excepting his automatic gun.
He added that he was putting thousands
of pounds into the invention, the character
of which he will not divulge until all the
patents are secured
The president of the company announced
that the company had the patent for new
boiler, made entirely of steel, which was
more economical in working and cheaper
than anything Of the Kind now on the
m arket
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
MAN HANGED IN Dt MBWAITER.
He Was Too Big for the Box and Couldn't
Get His Head In.

The dead body of James Price was found
Yesterday afternoon in the dumbwater at
PSF Tenth avenue, where he was janitor.
The waiter runs from an empty store on
the ground floor to the basement.
Price had to double himself up in order
to accommodate his bulk TO the dimensions
of the waiter. Even then his head pro-
jected.
Before he could get his head within the
ca his weight caused it TO sink. His head
got caught between the sill of the elevator
shaft and the top of the car and he was
strappled TO death
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
KAISER CONGRATILATES.
Compliments DeutschlaHd'S Engineers on
Her 23.I5 Knot Average.

Director General Balm of the Hamburg
American Line has received from the Ger
man Emperor this despatch, inspired by the
record trip Of the Dcuts Inland to this port
last week,
Congratulate you on the brilliant success
Of the Deutschland. An average of 30 IS
knots is n superb achievement, and shows
worked splcndily. | heartily extend to
them best wishes for their success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
RUNAWAY GIRLS HOME AGAIN.
Lily Hanrahan and Maria Curran Ran
Away Five Weeks Ago.

Lily Hanrahan, II years old, OF 357 Fiji
teenth street, and Maria A. Curran, 10
years old, of 1876 Twenty-seventh street,
Brooklyn, who have been missing for five
weeks, returned home from Troy in the
custody of a detective of the Fifth Avenue
station yesterday.
When they left home their combined
capital was $500 They took a boat
for Troy, thinking it would land them in
Boston, where they had determined to
become chorus girls in comic opera COM
pany When they found themselves in
Troy they hired a room and secured work
in a collar and cuff factory. They were
glad to get home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
WAS A DUMMY AIRSHIP.
Figure That Startled Indiana People Was a
MOdel--FOund In Field.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-THE announce
ment by many citizens OF Irvington that
they had seen an airship last evening caused
excitement here to-day. Several business
men offered to make affidavit that they
had seen two men in it.
At noon to-day, in field several miles
from Irvington, some boys found a large,
torpedo shaped, paper covered affair with
canopy and two dummy figures in it.
) was thirty feet long and is believed to
be a model Of an airship on which some
local mechanics are working.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
CRUISER MARYLAND MOVED.
Pulled Three Feet by Tugs-Wiil Probably
he FiOated To-day.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept. H.-After
moving the cruiser Maryland three feet
further into the water tonight, all enorts
to float the ship were abandoned until to-
morrow, when it is believed she will
slide off. The shipbuilders are not at all
alarmed and said this evening that the
Maryland was not in the slightest danger.
Two tugs, one dredge boat and floating
crane pulled and hauled at the Maryland all
day. At high tide this afternoon she
moved ten inches and tonight she adj
vanced two feet more. Hydraulic jacks
are being used to force the vessels bow
off the end of the ways. The possibility
of the battleship Missouri being used to
tow the Maryland is not considered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
HOT DAY Nv SYRACUSE.
The Face OF Wax Figure Succumbed to
the Heat and Melted Away.

SYRACUSE, Sept. A.-To-day was one OF
the hottest days of the year, the tempera-
ture being fraction below 90 degrees.
A wax full length figure used by one OF
the department stores succumbed to the
heat and the face melted away. The chin
dropped and the eyes moved downward
until they rested on the cheeks. The
sight so shocked the shoppers that the
figure was put away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
saw HER BOY KILLED
The Rev. william 4. kephart's wife Look.
Ing On When Van Ran Over Her son.

Charles Kephart, the n-year-old son Of
the Rev. William c. Kephart. pastor Of the
North Congregational Church, at li3d street
and Willis avenue, The Bronx, was run
over by moving van yesterday and killed.
His mother, who was watching him from a
window, saw the wheels go over his body,
The boy was riding a bicycle in front Of
his home at 6s3 East t3d street when he
got caught in a pocket between the moving
van and u delivery wagon. While trying
10 dodge the delivery wagon he fell from
his bicycle and rolled under the wheels Of
the van
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
STEEL PRESIDENT TAXES 4 FLAT.
Ills HoIne Is Four Rooms In the Lorraine,
Where {. VI. ichNab Lived, Too.

William \. Corey, president Of the United
States Steel r6rporatio1 has leased an
apartment in the Lorraine, at the south
east corner of Fifth avenue and Forty
fifth street The apartmcn, Is on the Fifth
avenue lid" on the louise, one floor above
that leased AMI recently occupied 10y
Charles NJ Schw1n. 1t consists of four
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
AUTO LAUNCH MAKES 4 RECORD.
I Hour 8 Minutes From the Highlands to
Town-Ieayes the Monmouth behind.

Lewis Nixon's 5S-foot automobile launch,
the Standard, equipped with new screw,
made a record run yesterday with her
high power gasolene engine. She loafed
around the Horseshoe this side Of Sandy
Hook, in the afternoon, until the swift Mon
mouth started cityward Then she hooked
up and, bucking a strong ebb tide. did
what other less pretentious launches have
done to the Monmouth beat her by several
minutes.
The time OF tho launchs run was hour
and minutes from the Atlantic Highlands
pier TO the Monmouth's North River land
ing Considering the retarding tide. the
run may be called good but not remarkable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
MIR. GIBBS SOMEWHAT BETTER.
His Remarkable Courage and vitality
Cause His Friends to Wonder.

AsBURY PARK. n. j., Sept. IA Notwith-
standing the intense heat, Frederick s.
Gibbs, whose battle with death is attract
ing much attention, improved perceptiby
to-day He passed a comfortable night.
His remarkable courage and vitality are
source of wonder to his friends. 1t was
said tonight by his physician, DR.. j. +.
Alderman, that Mr. Gibbs if he continued
to take nourishment, might live for some
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
Gen. 4, =. Greenwood RowIcd Over or
HrUainat.

Gen. A. $ Grrcuw pod, an ex-C onfodcrate
and vrteran OF the late Spanish war. was
run down by n truck a. Cedar street and
Broadway shortly after noon yesterday
His shoulder and side were hurt and he was
taken TO the Hudson stree; hospital SCI
era! hour, later he wrnt to hl- rooms in the
Hastings l!p'ri, 81 ookiyu. Joseph Mcclure,
driver Of the truck, WaS arrested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
A CARNEGIE OBSERVATORY.
To Be Built on Mount whitney. the High
est Peak I'm California.

TULARE, Cal, Sept. IA letter received
here from George f. Hale of Chicago,
secretary of the committee on observe
tories, says that a Carnegie observatory will
be built on the top Of Mount Whitney,
IA sos feet, the highest point in California.
The building will be 1903 by 80 feet, of granite
and wood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15

Augustus Thomas, president 81 the
MISSOURI Socj"tv + N,N York, IL in Psris
An officer r the society cahIod 10 him
yrtnriav M ming
"Chance 10 huy paiu,irg great william
Hep Russell ulpl Advise
The answer came last night:
.Outbid all comers. The sosIty must
have il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
ENGLISH OFFER FOR HOwEsyAKE
The ROthschilds Said 10 Have Raised Their
lBid to W3S 400 ,(DOO.

DEADwooD, S D.. Sept. 1.-THE Roths-
ohlIds of London are trying to buy the
homestake, the greatest gold mine in the
world They have made two offers, one
s"yeral months ago, of t25 900 900, and the
second few days ago Of SIS 900 900
representative Of the HOme-take prop
"rty, Percy Ford, started for England 10
confer with the ROthschilds last Saturday
ard will sail from New York on Wednes-
day