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The sun., 1903-12-13
SISTER OF MERCY ASSAULTED.
THREE NEGROES,IN CUSTODY FOR
A WHEELING CRIME.
All News Of II Suppressed Until the Final
Capture Is Made-The Sister Was Alone
in ian OrphanaEe when Attacked.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. l2.-With her mind
blank, but raving constantly young
Sister of Mercy. whose name is not dis
closed by her friends is in st. Johns Or
phan Asylum near Wheeling, w. Va, the
victim Of criminal assault by three negroes.
all of whom are now in custody. Although
the crime was committed on Dot. 81, all
mention Of 1t had been suppressed until
to-day, when Chief OF Police John s. Bitz
of Wheeling stopped here on his way back
from Columbia, Va. taking with him
Thomas Easton, alleged to be the third OF
the trio. the others having been arrested
soon after the crime in Wheeling
1The young sister who was assaulted
said Chief Ritz, will, fear, be dead by the
time l reach Wheeling. cannot make
her name public, for have been urged not
to do 80. st. Johns Asylum has chapel
between two buildings, one for the boys
and one for the girls. There are about six
sisters in charge of the little ones, and one
of them is left in charge Of each building
while the others attend vespers every even
ing at 7:so o'clock with the large children. &,
aThe sister left in charge Of the boys
building on the night Of Oct. 81 was slender
and fragile young girl Of 10 years. Three
negroes gained entrance to the building.
The sister was putting her charges to bed.
AS she left the nursery she was fell with
a fist blow, but was not rendered uncon-
soious. The sister staggered to her feet
and held up the crucifix that hung from
her waist. I am a child OF Christ, she
pleaded.
THE three negroes caught her in their
arms and smothered her cries by stuffing
cotton in her mouth. Then her veil was
wrapped over her head and the girdle about
l. i l.. ffnr
vespers the other sisters and the children
entered the building and found the victim
bound tightly and half suffocated.'
Chief Ritz says that the people OF Wheel
ing will be satisfied to allow the law to take
its course. The negro arrested In Column
bia denies any knowledge Of the Grim e
charged against him and processes perfect
willingness to go back.
The sun., 1903-12-13
KANSAS BANK LOANS.
so Many Improvements Going On That
Deposits Drop or So 100000

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. l2.-The banks of
Kansas have about 81, 800 900 less on de-
post than they had in September. This
is shown by the reports of the condition Of
Kansas banks, both State and national
made public to-day by Bank Commissioner
AlhauGh.
The reason for this decrease seems to be
tl.at farmers have been making invest
mcn,' during the last two months faster
than they have been marketing their crops
Some money has been withdrawn from
tie banks and put into cattle, some farmers
nave been buying more land and still others
have been building houses and making
otner improvements. Meantime wheat has
not been going to market very fast. and
pfac cically no corn has been sold at all.
There are deposits of over SOS for every
inhabitant in the State. Commissioner
Abaugh makes this explanation:
While there has been a decided increase
In the loans. yet in most parts of the Stale
the banks have been able to take care OF
their customers. Despite this increase in
loans the State and private banks have
an average reserve of 80 per cent OF their
deposits, when the law requires but 20 per
cent
The year has been very gratifying one
in. Kansas banking circles, as is shown by
the earnings. which will probably be as
great, if not greater, than during any pre-
vious year as compared with year ago.
There has been an increase in the total
deposits in the banks of the State of about
$40, 900 900.
The sun., 1903-12-13
BIG UNIONS TO CONSOLIDATE.
brotherhood and Amalgamated Carpenters
to Form National Union.

Committees representing the Brother
hood Of Carpenters and the American
Branch Of the Amalgamated Carpenters
Society have completed the plan Of con-
solidating the two organizations,
The organizations have agreed to con-
solidate on Jan. /, 1905. as the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Of
America with a membership Of l7l,oOO. Of
whom 14l 900 belonged to the old brother
hood and 10000 to the American Branch
of the Amalgamated Carpenters Society.
The latter would not have amalgamated
with the Brotherhood il the old Board Of
Building Trades had not gone to pieces.
The Amalgamated Carpe nters Society
was affiliated with the board which, when
it had full sway, kept the carpenters wages
up to $3.50 a day by threats Of sympathetic
strikes. The disruption of the board and
the signing of the arbitration agreement
of the Employers Association by the
locals of both bodies necessitated con-
solidation.
Under the terms of the consolidation
each general union on or before Jan. 10,
1904, is to deposit $4,000 as guarantee
that the decision Of the two committees
will be carried out The president. secre-
tary and treasurer of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor will be trustees of this fund.
The sun., 1903-12-13
FLAG NOT A LIBERTY .EMBLEM.
Chicago Contractor Says Union Labor
Has Made Freedom Q Farce.

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-William d. O'Brien,
toastmaster at the banquet Of contractors
and builders at the Auditorium Hotel last
night, refused to toast the Stars and Stripes
as an emblem of liberty.
why, the emblem Of liberty is farce"
he cried, -when men are shot in the streets
because they are trying to earn an honest
living: when We are afraid to assert our
right for fear some labor organization
will oppose us.
1T is ridiculous" he declared, 'to think
you should be obliged to waste your time
discussing your rights with walking dele
gates. business agents and labor leaders.
We want to make this national organization
so strong that it will never again be neces-
sary to confer, day after day. with labor
leaders to obtain our rights.
III man Is not union member and
Is loyal to you, you must be loyal to
him. We must be able to obtain liberty in
every sense Of the word, and not merely
privileges. The conditions are Disgrace
full which make it necessary for us to COLI
suit with our EMPLOYEES on cvery STEP"
The sun., 1903-12-13
WHITE MOUNTAIN RESERVE.
Scope Of the Forestry BILL Providing for
the Expenditure OF 81 900. 600.

CONCORD, N. H., Dec. IA widespread
interest exists in the bill introduced on
Thursday in the United States Senate by
Senator Gallinger OF New Hampshire for
the purchase of national forest reserve
in the White Mountains. The bill calls for
an appropriation Of 5000 COO to enable
the Secretary of Agricu lture to obtain lands
Senator Gallinger, in his capacity as a
member OF the Republican Committee on
Committees, has done New Hampshire
and the project good turn by procuring
the ASST gnment of Senator Burnham Of
Manchester to the Senate Committee on
Forest Reservations. This is the body to
which is referred the bill establishing
national forest reserve in the White Noun
tains. also the Appalachian forest reserve
in Virginia, Tenne ssee and Carolina. In
addition to Senator Burnham, another son
of New Hampshire has been added to the
Senate Committee in Senator Alfred B.
Kittredge of South Dakota, who is native
of Cheshire county in this State. Another
member OF the same committee ia Senator
Paris Gibson OF Montana who was born and
raised in the very part OF New Hampshire
where it is proposed to establish the White
Mountain reservation.
Last winter the Legislature Of this State
in cooperation with the United States
forestry officials in exploring the forests of
the White Mountain region and in making
plans looking toward national reserve
A large number OF experienced and com
petent forestry experts have been engaged in
this work during the past summer. New
Hampshire also passed bill ceding these
lands to the United States Government,
should it he decided to make the purchase.
The bill introduced by Senator Gallinger
contemplates the purchase of 600 900 acres
of land in the immediate vicinity of the
White Mountains. 1t is quite likely that
the lands to be acquired will be in the
Pemigewasset valley. running up through
the Franconia Notch and embracing lands
in the towns of Campton, Ellsworth, Thorn
ton, Woodstock. Lincoln and Franconia.
In the more central part Of the White
Mountain forests the land selected will be
in the towns Of Sandwich, Tamworth,
Conway, Waterville, Albany, hvermore,
Bartlett, jackson and the various grants
at the foot hills of the Presidential Range,
embracing Crawford Notch. and the north
ern slopes of Mounts Adams, jefferson and
Washington
The largest owner Of the White Mountain
forests is the White Mountain Paper Com
pany, which is building large paper plant
at Portsmouth. It is understood that sat
isfactory arrangements can be made be-
tween the Government and the paper COM
pany. whereby the latter will convey at
least 81. .OOO, 900 worth of their lands to the
Government, reserving the right to cut the
annual growth, or the ripe mature trees,
under the modern forestry regulations and
under the supervision Of the Government
Forestry Department.
The sun., 1903-12-13
DEATH OF JOHN II. PROCTER.
President Of the Federal Civil Service
Commission Expires Suddenly.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-John r. Proctor,
president OF the Civil Service Commission,
died suddenly in the Cosmos Club shortly
after 2:3O clock to day of angina pectoris.
Mr.. Proctor was a Democrat and per-
sonal and intimate frienl of President
Roosevelt, their friendship dating from the
time when they were colleagues on the COM
MISSION. Mr.. Proctor was appointed to
the commission by President Cleveland
in 1893, and had served continuously ever
since. He was native of Kentucky, hav-
ing been. born in Mason county on March
1e, 1874 He tool, scientific course at the
University Of Pennsylvania. but left to serve
in the Confederate army in 1865 He was
afterward a farmer, State Geologist of
kentucky from 1890 to 1893, and member
of the jury on awards on mines and mining
of the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Proctor was a we'll known figure in
social and political and administration
circles in Washington. especially. in the
White House circle. He was frequent
companion of Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
in their walks and drives and took much
delight in the company of the children.
He took deep interest In their sports and
spent much time teaching them to ride
horseback, icing hims ef very fond of
this form of exercise.
The sun., 1903-12-13
AGAINST OPEN SHOP.
Bricklayers to Take Action on Plan at
Trenton Convention.

Meetings have been called for this week
and next by the bricklayers' unions in this
city for the purpose of electing delegates
to the convention Of the Bricklayers and
Masons' international Union, which begins
in Trenton, n. j., on Jan, II,
The open shop question will be brought
up at the convention and resolutions will
be introduced opposing it. E. A. Moffett,
editor of the official organ of the brick
layers who will be one of the delegates to
the convention, said last evening:
Where union and non-union men work
together no demands can be insisted on,
as you never can find union and non-union
men pulling together"
He also said the bricklayers preferred
a non-union shop to the open shop.
William C. Gubbins, president of the
Bricklayers and Masons' international
convention by urging the bricklayers to
vote in favor of the proposed national
alliance of structural workers. Hitherto
the bricklayers have held aloof from any
central organizations, but nearly all the
bricklayers are in favor of the proposed
national body,
The sun., 1903-12-13
ASSAULTED DIR. PERRY ANDWIFE.
Woman to whom He Was Married Illegally
Is Years Ag0 Attacks Them.

BOSTON, Dec. 12.-Aooording to the story
told by DR.. Clarence j. Perry and his wife.
Annie, In the Municipal Court to-day. they
had an exciting time at their home on
Huntington avenue last evening. DR..
Perry was e1onerated by a Mddlesex
county Grand Jury yesterday Of the charge
OF bigamy which had been made against
him by Isabel Jane Woods Of New York,
because the jury formed the opinion, from
the evidence submitted, that Perry,'s mar
riage to Mrs. Woods In New York eighteen
years ago took place at time when her
first husband was still living, although
confined in an insane asylum, and that no
divorce had been granted to her.
DR.: Perry told Judge Burke that Mrs.
Woods and a man called at his house last
evening and after getting him and his wife
to the door committed an assault upon them
II was charged that the man struck Dr..
Perry repeatedly and that Mrs. Woods
struck Mrs. Perry and tried to throw
bottle Of vitriol at her. In the scrimmage
some OF the vitriol was spilled and one OF
Mrs. Perrys hands was slightly burned DR..
Perry's face was scratched and his glasses
broken.
A warrant was issued for Mrs. Woods's
arrest, and might she was locked up. at
the Back Bay station. She was booked as
isabella j. Gill, AZ, Jersey City,
The sun., 1903-12-13
Ask Your Druggist for Pe-r-na Almanac for 1904
WILL DEFEND NORDICA'S SUIT.
Docme In DIR. Bulls HOspital-Denies His
Mife'S Charges.

Zoltan Doeme, the husband OF Nine
Nordica, whom she is suing for absolute
divorce, is in DR.. W. T. Bulls private sani-
tarium in East Thirty-third street. He is
suffering from sprained wrist due to an
accident on the steamer
Il have no idea on what grounds my
wife has brought suit he said yesterday
.and I do not know what could have been
said to her. She has probably been toid
that I look lunch once or twice last summer
in Paris with Nine. Calve Beyond that
/ know of nothing that could have been
said to her"
Edward Lauterbach, who is Mr.. Doeme
attorney said yesterday that he had nleo
an answer denying the charges brought
hv Nine. Nordica. He declined to say
what the nature of Nine. Nordica's evidence
was. ,, p,,,.
James Russell Solely Of Boardman, Platt
r Soley. is Nine. Nordicas s lawyer: He
declined to discuss the suit, beyond the
statement that famous opera singer
whose name had been discussed in con-
nection with the case had nothing whatever
TO do with it, and was an intimate friend
of Nine. Nordica and not we'll acquainted
with her husband.
Nine Nordica left the city Yesterday
morning and is said to be now at Chats
worth, n. j., where she has been stopping
for the last two weeks.
The sun., 1903-12-13
MEXICO FREE TO CHINESE.
Steamship Company Arraiges to Land
1000 Immigrants Every Month.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l2.-President Eng
Hok Fong of the China Commercial Steam
ship Company is here on his way home
to Hong Kong from the City OF Mexico.
While in the latter city he arranged for
free entrance at Manzanillo OF all the Chi
nese his companys steamers see fit to bring
from the Orient. He estimates that his
steamers will land in Mexico about 1000
Chinese immigrants every month for sew,
eral years. He says there is a large demand
on the plantations and in the mines of Mexico
for Chinese labor.
The Pacific Mail combine is trying to
drive these Chinese steamers from calling
at San Francisco by lowering freights
when they are in port, but Mr., Eng says
his company will pay no attention to these
tactics and will secure cargoes through
their Chinese connections, Proper dock
ing facilities and detention sheds at Man
zanillo are being built and the Mexican
Central Railroad is building a branch to
that port.
The $500 Chinese already landed in Mexico
by the company are at work on plantations
south of the City of Mexico, The pay
offered to Chinese in that country, Mr.. Eng
says, is so good that none wants to come
into the United States.
The sun., 1903-12-13
SUES THE WIFE, roo.
Woman Party to a Suit Over Jewclry Her
Husband bought for Her.

A suit against Morton l., Castor to recover
$500 as the balance Of an unpaid jewelry
bill will be called for trial in the City Court
on Monday. Mr.. Castor is the son Of the
head of large tailoring firm in the city.
Mrs Castor ia made party defendant in
the suit, because, it is alleged, some Of the
jewery was purchased for her benefit and
use. She intends to defend the actor sep
arately on the ground that, as her husband
bought the goods she is not liable.
The plaintiff is Solomon Sprung, who al
leges that he sold Castor 81 ,095 worth of
jewelry in diamond pins and rings and
that he has only received $585 in various
installments.
An attachment was issued in September
against Castor's effects in the Pierrepont
Apartments. The Sheriff seized. accord
ing to his return, an elaborately mounted
roulette wheel. some oil paintings and some
bric-a-bra, and furniture, all Of which is
now impounded in storage warehouse
pending the trial
The sun., 1903-12-13
CAUSE OF ROGERS'S DEATH.
No Positive Proof Yet That ChlOrOfOrm
Caused His Murder.

HARRINGTON, Vt, Dec. l2.-After three
hours session, the Rogers murder trial
was adjourned to Monday, DR.. Wiltsie.
State chemist. testified that 1t was impossible
10 determine the cause of death from the
reports of the autopsy. If chloroform
had been inhaled the internal organs should
show irritation, but chloroform might have
caused spasmodic closing of the glottis.
j. C., Reilly testified that Mrs, Rogers
was the beneficiary Of the Metropolitan
life and that he had informed her of this
fact prior to the alleged murder, Leonard
Miller testified he heard Marcus Rogers
beg his wife TO live with him again and that
she refused. The State officers are making
murder, with what object as yet is not
known
The sun., 1903-12-13
DECIDES AGAINST ROCK ISLAND.
StOckhOlders' Action to Secure Access to
the Books Not Dismissed.

CHICAGO, Dec. l2.--Judge Dunno Of the
Circuit Court has ove-ruled the demurrer
of the Rock Island Railway Company inter-
posed against the suit Of c. H. Venner. the
Bost on stockhoder.
Venner, through his attorney, James
Hamilton Lewis, brought a mandamus
action to compel the Rock Island officers
to permit him to examine the records and
books of the company that he might know
by what dealings the Moores brought about
the new organization Of the system.
venner charged that the company de-
clined to allow him to know the truth Of
the deal. He alleged that he wanted the
knowledge derivable from the private
papers Of the company for the purpose of
using the same to set aside the scheme
through a suit he had pending for that
purpose.
After considering the subject for some
time the Judge handed down his decision.
overruling the company's contentious and
sustaining the motion Of the stockholder.
He then gave the company ten days to
plead any reasons for not complying with
Venners demand.
The sun., 1903-12-13
FREEDOM FOR CITY BUILDERS.
No More Pools to he Allowed Between
Contractors and Building Material Men.

CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-The death knell of
local pools between building contractors
and building material dealers was sounded
to-day by the convention Of contractors
engaged in organizing permanent associ-
alton at Stenway Hall. An amendment
to one of the proposed articles of the con-
stitution was adopted with a whoop, de-
claring unequivocally all members of the
new association shall be free to compete
with each other in any city in the land.
This decisive action paralyzed the New
York delegation and caused one Of the
Fasteners to make the accusation that the
Chicago contractors were using the or
ganization movement to further their own
selfish motives.
However, the contractors Chinese wall /"
which has barred outside contractors from
getting contracts in New York must give
way to free competition, unless the New
York men choose to bolt the convention
and stay out of the national organization
that is forming.
The sun., 1903-12-13
MEMORIAL TO DIR. BABCOCk.
Ground 10 he Broken Soon for the House
and New Christ Church.

Ground will be broken in a few days for
the new Christ Church and Babcock Me-
mortal, to be built in Thirty sixth street +,
near Ninth avenue. The church will take
the place Of Christ Presbyt erian Church in
Tbirty-fifth street. and the house will be
a memorial of the Rev. Dr. Malt bic D. Dab
cock, late Gast1pr, 1,, of the Brick OK P1esby-
seventh street with which Christ Church
is affiliated. -,
The church and memorial will cost
$3.50 600, most of which has been raised.
When they have been built the present
church and plant in Thirty-f1fth street will
be sold.
The first floor of the memorial house will
have reception, mems club b., women,s dress ,s
library and main Sunday school room:
the third the past or's study and two Sunday
school galleries; the fourth kindergarten.
gymnasium, kitchen and bed rooms and
the fifth a boys club, carpenters shop and
small roof garden. The basement will
have a mems clubrooms and bowling
aIleyS.
The sun., 1903-12-13
STOPS SALE or sCHWABs BOAT.
Shipbulldins Company Receiver Secures .
Restraining Order.

ELIZABETH, N. j.. Dec. l2-Sherifr Cor
rell was served to-day with a writ which
restrains him from selling Charles NJ
Schwabs pleasure boat Happy Days and
two other vessels lying at the Crescent ship
yards, which were advertised to be sold at
auction on Monday, The writ was granted
by Judge Kirkpatrick in the United States
District Court in Newark on application
of counsel for James Smith, Jr., receiver
for the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany
writ of seizure granted by the Supreme
Court three months ago to a local lumber
firm which could not collect money due for
lumber used in building the vessels.
The sun., 1903-12-13
NO MORE WALKING DELEGATES.
Parks's Union to Do Away With Them as
Expensive Luxurtes.

James McCrea Of the strike committee
Of Local No. 2 of the iron workers said
yesterday that it has been decided by the
union to do away with paid walking dele
gates. The press committee, whose mem
bers are paid $3.50 day, will do the work
which the walking delegates have been
doing. which amounts to very little now.
The treasury of the union is so low and so
many members have seeded and gone to
the new union that walking delegates are
too expensive luxures now.
President Frank Buchanan Of the inter-
rational association arrived yesterday to
confer with the local strike leaders.
The sun., 1903-12-13
MRS. PARKER NO CONVENT GIRL.
Peabody Skaters q Little OF the Romance
Of the Alleged FOrSer.

According to Detective Sergeant Pea
body, the chief witness against her, Mabel
Parker, the girl who is being tried on a
charge of forgery was at one time known
in the Tenderoin. Peabody also has grave
doubts about the woman ever having
been in convent, and says that she is
much older than was at first supposed
Mrs Parker refused yeste' day to tell
what her defence will be, but said that
it will be surprise. 1t is understood that
she will testify that she recognized Detective
Peabody when he called at her house dis
guised as Hickey, the thief but pre-
tended not to know him. in the hope Of
leading him into the belief that she was
the real forger, 30 that Parker could
escape.
The sun., 1903-12-13
Hungarian soclcty's Christmas Tree.

Preparations are being made al the
Hungarian Literary Society's clubhouse,
in East Tenth street, for the Christmas
distribution Of clot hing and toys. 1t is ex-
and 900 be supplied with toys and candy.
To enable the society to act as Santa Claus
it gives, each New Years Eve, Hungarian
Peasant Ball, the proceeds OF which are APP
piled to the fund for the following Christ
mas. The ball this year will take place
ct Sulzers Harlem Casino.
The sun., 1903-12-13
RIned Mail Bag Found.

WHITE PLAINS. Dec IA Government
mail bag which was stolen on Dec from
in front of the White Plains station of the
H arlem railroed after the clerk on the
North Adams express had failed to catch
the lag as the train passed through White
Plains, was found Yesterday lying in the
Bronx River, where it had been thrown
after being rifled The bag was found by
a boy, who cut the leather strap off and
used it on his skates. Rified letters lay in
the river and many OF them were so water
soaked that tho addresses could not be made
out. Several letters had contained certi-
fed checks.