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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
OBJECTS TO DOCTORS BILL.
1900 for One Months Attendance on
Millionaire McCOmb.

WHITE PLAINS, Oct. 24.-For four hours
Surrogate Silkman heard certain specific
objections to-day to the accounting Of the
executors of the estate of James Jennings
McC'omb of Dobbs Ferry, who left $780,
900. The objections were made by,
Mrs. Fannie McComb Herzog, daughter
Of the testator.
Counsel for Mrs. Herzog contended that
there was no specific description Of bonds
in the account, and objection was also
made to certain bills and commissions.
particularly that Of doctor who charged
$4,000 for one months service during Mr..
McComb's last illness. Surrogate Silk
r an looked surprised when he heard this
amount.
IF the physician charges $4,000 for one
mouth II was wicked and 1t was not right,
he said.
But. your Honor" interposed Lawyer
gave up his practice and went to live with
Mr.. McComb and was with him when he
died"
When Lawyer BuTne, representing Mrs.
Herzog, said that the doctor had charged
5000 for the month previous, Judge Silk
man said:
"The burden is on the executors to sustain
that charge"
objection was made to the executors
investing the income as they desired, the
lawyer adding: we have not been getting
what we were entitled to out Of the income.
The income has been encrcached upon,
and we thirk it is time 1t was stopped"
The hearing was adj ourned TO Oct. 81.
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Obituary Notes.

Daniel Youngs SaNtan died on Saturday
at his home, IL Willoughby avenue. BROOKLYN
In his eighteth year. He was born in Brook
Ign ana was identified with mucn OF its de-
velopment. He was a partner OF ey-Mayor
Jane Howel in the iron business was one
OF the supervisors of the erection OF the old
Academy OF Music aud furnished the. iron
work for the construction of the old and
new Fourteenth Regiment armories and
many OF the larger buildings of Brooklyn.
He was member OF the Society OF Old Brook
lyntes and an active worker in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He Is survived by his
wife, one daughter and three granddaugh-
tiers.
Augustus II. Bruyn died at his home in
Kingston, \, r., yesterday OF paralysis, In
the eighty eighth year OF his age. TIc died
in the house that was occupied by his parents,
which was partly consumed by the British In
was a lawyer by profession and n graduate
OF Rutgers, but lived II retired life for many
years. He never married. He was one OF
the wcalthiest residents of Kin gston, and
was a member Of the Holland Society OF New
York
Mrs. Sarah J. Gates, ~ years old. mother OF
Frederick I, Gates. private secretary to John
u. Rockefeller. died on sunday at the home
Of her son. l72 Union street. Montclair. ". j..
after an illness Of several months She
was member of the First Baptist Church.
John b. Gilhllon. veteran Of the civil
war and FOR thirty-ninr years an employee
OF the War Department. died at his home
in Washington on sunday night AT the axe Of
I'll years. He ser, ed throughout the war in
Battery Of the Ohio Light Artillery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
Billiards..

A meeting of the National Association OF
Amateur Billiard Players will be held next
month to discuss the place and details of the
next championship tournament, The Lieder-
krapz Club, where the last tournament was
are the two most likely locations in the field
notably Rolls Of Philadelphia. a strong player,
Whether Ferdina nd Poggenburg. the present
cha NIPPON. will play again Is a question Mr..
PogRenburg wants to retire from active
Liederkranz. feels that he ought to play
II that organization again fosters the tour
nament.
In 200 point match last week with John
Hendricks, Poggenburg in winning, 200 to
s42. made run Of l42. three points more
amateurs, made by wayman McCreery.
Should the French amateur experts, come
over this winter and tournament be ar
ranged, Poggcnburg would take part. Re-
role Of Paris, who beat W. p. Foss last winter.
writes that he expects to come over; but in
the FIRST of the year for another shy at Re-
Last nights game in the I4,inch balk line
tournament at the Broadway Billiard
Academy Was won by /: Hill a scratch man,
90 40 o'i points Hill took the lead in the first
inning He played speedily and il took him
only twenty-siX innings to reach the 100
point mark, Hills unfinished high run OF
20 points. made in the last inning. was the
since the tourney began. The score:
!, o. 8. 2. 2. g. 2, 2, o, 20 Total. 100. Average
$3.50 High runs, "a; Sc o,,
Wrs9. tsol?s g. 4oss, g. {" av & o.
4 High runs, q, B, 4.
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LOCKOUT OF TRUCKMEN LIKELY.
Owners Declare Drastic Meas ures Needed
TO Put Them on an Equal Footing.

The officers of the Truck Drivers Union
have refused to reply to the letter Of Sec
rotary Hunter Of the Truck Owners Assoc
citation. asking for specification of the
complaints on which they have threatened
10 strike, and the sentiment OF the truck
owners In favor Of general lockout is
growing. The truck owners say IL has been
shown that the officers OF the union cannot
control it. the result being that while some
Of the truck owners are living up to the
ag reement with the union others are en-
poying members Of the union at several
dollars week less than the wages stipu-
lated
Some Of the employers said yesterday
that they would welcome a strike or a lock-
out, and it was learned on good authority
that a general lockout with the object
Of reemploying the men individually is
likely.
T. F. Mccarthy, president Of the Truck
Owners Association, said yesterday: @Mem-
beers Of the union complain TO me that men
with union buttons are working for truck
owners at $40 q week without interference
by the union, though the regular rate is SIS.
1 myself and others are paving the wages
demanded, while union men are working
Tor others at any kind OF wages. Some
drastic measure must be taken soon TO
put all the employees on the same footing"
Meantime arrangements are being made
by the Cab Drivers Union for a conference
with the liverv stable keepers to seek a
renewal OF the agreement made nearly
year ago. strike was necessary to force
the acceptance OF this agreement.
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FRESHMAN ATHLETES WIN.
New York University's Games Bring Out
Promising Men.

The annual fall handicap games held on
Ohio Field. at New York University. yester-
day. brought out several promising men
from the freshman class. A cold wind and
the heavy condition Of the track prevented
any good time being made In the runs The
freshman class won the meet with a total of
IS points and the juniors were second with
Is points. I. Du Fion, 06, won the indi-
vidual honors with total Of 10 points
i,o.Yard Dash-Won by L. p. Wdrford. os
scratch; J. A. Baudermann, Oe, scratch, second:
C. +. Burton, 0e. 70 yards. third. Time, IS s
seconds.
ioO.Yard Dash-won by r. ". Ferdon, os. s
yards: 4. Howell. 90. s yards, second: c. Tonsor
O7. scratch, third. Time, 10 rs seconds.
ioo.Yard High Hurde-Won by F. sullivan,
o7, scratch: J. 7. Tsyior, U8, s yards. second; r
Du fion os. scratch, third. Time. is SIS seconds.
$50 Yard Run-Won by a. u. Sherin. Os 100 yard q:
p Z. Adams, os, 100 yards. second; J. x. psudsr
mann. %. scratch, third Time. 2 minutes Is
seconds,
One Nile Run-won by A. p. Payson, OF. rs
yards: a. Hyatt, ri, scratch. second; NJ. Meschim,
Broad JumPEWon BY T. pu flon. %. 2 feet
c. Tippctt. scratch. third. with 10 feet Inches.
High Jump-T. Du Flon. O6, and ". Thompson
%. tied for nrst at feet Inches: c. F.. Burton.
0s, third, with 5 feet,
Score by classes: "a. 2J points 90, Is points
%. Is points: OF, points.
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SUICIDE A WIFE BEATER.
DR.. Hoffman or sumter. q. C.. Kills Himself
DreadinE Exposure.

COLUMBIA, 8. c., Oct. 2-Dr. Van Tel
burg Hoffman, 80 years old. native OF
Holland. an attacbe OF the Atlantic Coast
Line hospital at Sumter. 8. c., after vio-
lently attacking his wife, committed sui
eide to-day. Holman and his wife went
to church last evening and disagreed on
religious matters.
At the breakfast table this morning the
dispute was continued and Mrs. Holman
left the table TO go to a neighbours house.
She was pursued by her husband and beaten
about the head She freed herself and
ran on. In few minutes the report Of a
gun was heard and upon entering the house
Holman was found dying
Some time ago Hoffman struck his wife
and suddenly left the city on business.
During his absence. Mrs. Hoffman had to
call in physician to attend to her injuries.
Upon his return Hoffman was admonished
by the physicians Of the hospital and was
told that If such thing occurred again
he would be exposed.
Dr. Hoffman married Miss Nora Russell
Of Newbe rry "A niece of State Treasurer II. II.
Jennings. Hoffman had been living in
Sumter about five years. He was highly
educated. having graduated from a uni
versity in Holland and from medical col
leges in New York and Richmond.
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DEFAULTER KrPP ARRESTED.
FORMER Employee OF a Saratoga Bank
Found In ~. Paul, MINI,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 2S.-.lhe police
this morning arrested Karl r. Kipp, former
bookkeeper OF the First National Bank
OF Saratoga Springs. n. ". wanted for
alleged embezzlement. Kipp was arrested
In room at the Lamar Hotel, where he
was stopping under the assumed guise
OF travelling mao.
hpp. who was a trusted employee of
the bank, disappeared on Jan. is. this year.
An examination Of his accounts showed
that he had manipulated the books and
pocketed $4,000 Of the banks money
constant search has been kept up for the
man since his departure. He has been
spending his money freely and attrac ed
attention by doing 80 last night.
kipp is "a years old and Of boyish appear
ance. He told the police Of his extensive
travels since he left Saratoga. He went
first to New York city and there took
steamer for London. Next he spent short
periods OF time in Boulogne, Paris and
Marseilles. returning to London. From
London he made the wide sweep to Regina,
the capital Of the Canadian Northwest Terri
tory, and from Regina came to st. Paul
kipp first registered at the Ryan on
Oct 10, and few days later went to the
Lamar Hotel When searched only little
money and some jewels of no great value
were found on him He admitted to
Chief O'Connor that he was a heavy gambler
He had made and lost large sums, and he
spent his money like water. He had hardly
anything left.
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p. O. DEPARTMENT MORGUE.
The Place where the Portraits OF Dead
POstmasters.Ge neral Are Consigned.

WAsHiEuToS, Oct. a. The portl ait OF
Benjamin Franklin, the first Postmaster
General, which hangs in an isolated corner
Of the Office Of the head of the Department.
is to be given the place OF honor. Post
master General Wynne has ordered the
change to be made at once. Hereafter,
when visitor enters the Office of the Post
master G eneral his eve will at once rest
upon the benevolent countenance of Frank
lin in oil. right over the head OF the Post
master General in the ieeh. The collection
General and in the anteroo m adjoining is
a weird one. In the private office are the
portraits of men now living who at one
time held the position OF Postmaster
General. Among them is that Of James
y. 1yner, fol mer Assistant Atto rey-
GeneI al OF the Department. who served
as Postmaster-G ener al for short time
during the Grant administration.
There is an interesting custom followed
in the PosVOfice Depar tment in this con-
nection. Thirty days after an ex-Post-
maste- C eneral dies his portrait Is trans
fer rsd from the business Office to the ante
room, which has come 70 be known as the
"morgue." Including Mr.. Wynne. there
have been foIt'-toui 'ostnastei s-General.
Only eight of them are still in the land of the
living. There are about thirty-fve portraits
in the -morgue," some OF them being
characterized by connoisseurs as mere
caricatures. Only two OF them are ap-
proved by artists These are the portraits
Of the late Postmaster Gener al Wilson and
Bissell
The Department has not vet received
portrait of the lat PostmasterGe General
Payne The one purchased by him more
than year ago was sent to the st. Louis
exposition II was the personal property
of Mr. Payne and will probably be retained
by his widow. The picture is the work Of
a local artist, who secured Photograph
of Mr. Payne and painted the portrait 1T
was such an excellent likeness that the late
Postmaster-Goneral purchas' d it.
In the Treasury pictures Of former Secre
taries may be found in the Office of Secre
tary Shaw and in the dark corridors safely
hidden from the eye. There il said to be
in the building an excellent portrait Of
Alexander Hamilton; the author of Ameri
can finance and the present treasury sys-
tenn. but inquiry was made concerning it
recently and not single person in the
Secretary,s Office was able to locate 1t.
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SUICIDE TORE UP HIS MONEY.
Friends Think Overwork JnhIngeti Insur.
ance COmpany's BoOkkeeper's Mind.

Mystery surrounds the suicide of Morris
Leopold, 80 years old. bookkeepaE in the
Office of the Phoenix Insurance Company,
at 45 Cedar street. He shot himself in the
head yesterday afternoon. in a Mushroom
on thu seventh floor of that building His re-
latives and business associates say that there
was not the slightest reason for the deed.
His accounts with the insurance company
were straight. He had been in it's employ
for nearly eight years and was highly re-
garded
Leopold left his home, at 1893 Broadway,
Brooklyn. yesterday morning apparently
happy. He entered the office and went
to work as usual. No one noticed any change
in his demeanor. About 1l:3O he stepped
out Of the Office where he was working,
on the first floor, and went up in the elevator
to the seventh floor, which is occupied by
the branch offices of the New York Mutual
Life Insurance Company
few minutes later Harry l.. Vreden-
burgh, clerk in one of the ffices on the
seventh floor. found him lying in the corner
on the floor Ia "a i.uol OF blood and hun led out
for help. WI e. with other clerks, VI eden
bur gin t led 10 81 aishten the n!ar up and
arouse him, the" discovered II ucthole
in his left temple and called that he was
dead. An ami ulanCe III geoE said later
that death bad followed the shot almost
instantaneously. A 81 calibre revolver,
b. and new, lay on the floor beside the dead
man with one chamber empty
II was said by his relatives last night
that Leopold was suffer al from stoInat h
trouble aSout two years ago, but had en-
tirev recove ed. They could not sec in
his health any plausible ext lanation of his
suicide. He has been VOL king owe time
Of late, and they think that the strain I'M
hin ped his mind In his rOck ct was found
about s25 in bills, which he had torn into
hreds.
Leopold was an unusually cheerful fellow
and never had shown signs of worry or
trouble. II il said that a cousin of his. a
girl of fifteen. committed suicide some
YeaTs q 90 20 no known cause.
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"MADE Dust OUT OF ROCKS"
Commercial Travellers Cheer speakers
Who Show UP the Grocery Store.

Depu Fire Commissioner Churchill was
one OF he speakers al yesterdays meeting
Of the Democratic Commercial Travellers
League. Across the street Speaker Can
non. Lieut. Gov. Higgins and Linn Bruce
were addressing a meeting of Republican
commercial travellers.
Il am surprised to see such a good at
tendance here to-day" said Mr. Churchill
when he was introduced. Il had rather
feared that the special bargain day at
fractions offered at the State grocery store
across the way this noon would hurt us
some, but feel gratified to note that even
Roosevelt's Cannon and Higgins's soap
CAM lake Democrats away from the font
of true knowledge"
After denouncing the Odell scheme to
keep down the vote in this city Mr.. Churchill
turned to national issues. He said tina;
the big stick had been swiped-(iod knows
who took it, and then attacked Pension
Order ~,
Let's hear about Odell," said man in
well" replied the speaker, "he has made
considerable dust out of the rocks The
audience roared.
How about Booker Washin gton?" asked
another man in the audience.
"Sit down, you're incoherent,' retorted
the Deputy Fire Commissioner.
"Fut him out!- yelled the crowd
NO, don't do it. said Mr., Churchill
Hes put out now
Continuing, he said that when the Repub-
licans took the Filipinos al 81 a head they
called it benevolent assimilation; that
when they took Porto Rico they called it
moral trusteeship, AID that when they took
the canal strip in Panama they called 1t
eminent domain.
James Ryrne, !a~ PARTNER Of William
3. Hornblower. characterized President
Roosevelt as reckless, lawless and impul-
sive Turning to State issues, he gave a
history of the Furnaceville steal and ridi-
culed the conflicting explanations given
by Gov. Odell Justice Miller, ex-Gov.
Black and Elihu Root.
"The truth Of the matter is, he said,
that $4,000 Of the peoples money was
given away by Mr.. Higgins for excayatirg
rock where nothing ut dirt was, dirt SO
soft that flowers AZ" now growing upon
il. Probably this is a nanifestation of
Providence to justify tic statement Of Mr..
Roosevelt that the Republican party can
make flowers grow where rock now is.
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FOUGHT HIS Way TO DEATH.
MAN FROM IOWA PLUNGES BE-
FORE ELEVATED TRAIN.
Horrihcd Crowd Sees Him Decapitatei At
FOrtS.second street station OF Third
Avenue Road--Sw edish Farmer Had
Passage to EurOpe-Acted rs n Insane

Horrihed Crowd Sees Him Decapitateti At
FOrty.secOnd street station OF Third
Avenue Road--sw edish Farmer Had
Passage to EurOpe--Acted as n Insane
During the rush hours yesterday morn
ing Henry Klein, a Swedish farmer from
Alton, Iowa. jumped In front OF a down.
town train at the Forty-second street sta
tion of the Third avenue elevated road and
was instantly illed. The spectacle caused
panic among twoscore women waiting
to board the train. Traffic was delayed
for over an hour.
Klein carried an old fashioned carpet
bag and his actions on the station platform
had aroused general attention. He kept
pacing up and down and muttering to HIM
self and pressing his hands to his forehead
When the train hove In sight he was at the
upper end Of the platform. and dropping
the valise he rushed for the other end
Several Of the men passengers guessed his
intentions aud ran after him. Four Of them
caught him. They were S. Risenback OF
IS Clarkson street, Lewis Sneider Of IS
East lo8th street. Julius Nathan, Of 80 East
lCsth street and r. F. Maroney Of $50 East
l35th street Risenback was in front Of
him and Klein gave him a vicious kick,
knocking him down. He shook of the
others and jumped directly in front of the
train.
Charles F. Peel. the motorman, tried
to stop the train, but it was too late. Klen's
body was wedged under the rear wheel
Of the forward trucks when the train was
brought to a stop. One Of the wheels
had deca plated him,
While the crew were waiting for the
wrecking car there was congestion Of
trains extending for many blocks Some
OF the trains were switched to the middle
express tracks at stations above. but many
were stalled for an hour After the power
had been turned of from the third rail
the body was 0xtricated with the aid of
Jacks. II was taken to the East Fifty
first street station.
Deputy Coroner Leblanc took charge
Of the body. He found 81 30 in cash,
discharge paper from the Swedish army
and a ticket Of the Hamburg American
line good from Hoboken to Hamburg
made out in the name Of Klein The motor
man was subsequently arrested and in the
iorkville police court was remanded to
the custody Of the Coroner, by whom he
was paroled
Nothing was found on the body disclos-
ing any motive for the suicide. 1t was
learned afterward that Klein was expected
at Van Wycks Amstel Hotel, $50 Hudson
street, Hoboken. A letter was received
at the hotel from Alton, signed with his
name, saying that he would arrive from
Chicago on Sunday and requesting the
proprietor to have room ready for him.
No one in the hotel remembers him. The
police believe that he was bound for Eu-
rope and that while waiting for the train
he became suddenly insane. He was about
so wears old
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WOODW4RD-CRYDER.
Bishop Potter Offlciates at a Notable
wedding in Grace Church.


Miss Elsie Ogden Cryder. one OF the triplet
daughters Of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cryder.
was married yesterday TO William Wood
ward in Grace Church. Bishop Potter off,
ciated. assisted by the Rev. Esisto Chauncey.
a cousin of the bride. and the Rev. c. NJ.
Ackler The bride wore a costume of white
chiffon cloth, with founces OF point lace and
a square train. Her tulle veil was secured
with wreath of orange blossom Her
chief ornament was diamond necklace,
presented by the bridegroom, and a diamond
brooch in the lace under the transpa rent
yoke She carried bouquet o. lilies of the
valley.
Miss Ethel F. Cryder who attended her
sister as maid OF honor, wore a white lace
gown and a picture hat with blue feathers
The Misses Wenonah Wetmore. Beatrix
Hoyt, Frederick Webb and Dorothy Forbes
of Boston, the bridesmaids, were in blue
chiffon cloth. trimmed with cream lace, and
wore blue hats OF maline with big feathers
They carried shower bouquets OF deep pink
roses.
Theodore Lyman was the best man, and
Robert Livingston Gerry. Edward Wells.
William Stackpole. Harold Bl8 nchard. Joseph
Henry Adams. George Emery and Hugh
:. There was a large gathering az the church.
striped t black and VIZ tie satin dress trimmed
with white lace. and small black hat with
feathers. Mrs. Lothrop Ames was in mauve
crepe de chine, with hat and feathers to
match. Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard wore violet
cloth costume, Mrs. Poole. nee Hoppin.
Mrs Mrs W. " ". Hoppin Wore a BLACK and s WSitc;
silk gown. Mrs Clement c. Moore was In all
black. Miss Jean Reid wore a brown walk
ing suit. Mrs. James Stillman was in black,
with pink rosebuds on the hat and long
veil. Mrs. Lewis Nixon was In golden brown
velvet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cryder, the brides parents.
gave reception at their home, ~ West Ninth
street. after the ceremonv.