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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
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LAWN TEAMS.
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On the courts Of the St. George Cricket
Club, Hobokep, N. j., a start was made yea
terday for the New Jersey State lawn tennis
championship. Richard Stevens the veteran
base line player, is the title holder and will
be on hand for the challenge round. Three
strong players were disposed Of in the PEE,
liminary round, Henry. Torrance. Englewood
Field Club. and Charles F. Watson. Orange
l.. 7. c.. defaulting. and s. A, Westfall, the
East Jersey cha NIPPON, winning from the
Morristown Field Club crack, X. H. Benf.
In straight sets. Harold H. Hackett. tho old
Yale champion. won his first round easily
from q. b. Sohley. and Harry F. Allen. the
Southern champion. defeated DR., Wadsworth
Of the West Side T. c.. The feature Of the
afternoon was the close struggle between the
two Kings County Tennis Club players. F. q.
Anderson and S. A. WestfaIl, the former
winning by two sets to one: After the sets
straight games and the match. -
Mem, r Souna.asToa
Foasnes y yr I Field cSb By default
6. b. schiey defeated Charles r. Watson. %,
R R'n9s COUNTY IL Il E. sy
Eela club ~ Irsde r. e Ahdefsss
FIRST Round Harold H. Hsese.t Went sdsi
Al,ss ;!s; Ss1s dsfsss;s p
Point L. T. c., by default; Frederick g. Andef-
fall. Kings County \ c.. o.. %, rs. .IF
The invitation tennis tournament OF tbs
Amaokassin Club began yesterday on the club
courts at Yonkers. The eyents are mems
singles. men s doubles mix ed doubles. womens
singles and women's doubles The preltm.
mary round and several contests In the first
round were finished yesterday in the men Q
singles. By far the closest contest Of the day
came In the preliminary round, g. o. Miller
OF Roselle Casino defeating i. H. Fitchs
Ardsley- on-the- Hudson, two sets. to one, al
three OF which were to deuce. In the next
round Feeter and Ketoham had an Interest," i
ing struggle. the former finishing strongly
on the third set after the score was tied at
Mems Singley-Preliminar round-F.1 H. Silk-h
nan, Amackassin T. c., defeated Charles Runyon.
Jr, Yonkers. is. -: s. o. Miller. Rosele Casino.
s.s. 81. 75S: Il, D, Chatter. Englew9od Field
by default Louis V. Ledoux. Amackasan =. C.,I
sW. rs; f1oyd Smith, SLEEPY Hollow &. e. a.:
Gerlach. Yopkeys.. defeated r. a. SwartSqpt.s
sds x c dees9sd e' Games Ens.WOod Fses
Club. 7-5,S-7. 6E2 Charles GALWAY. New York;. c.
defeated II. n. Belts. Powelton 7. c.. by defaults
S. p. Lockwood. Amack ssslp r. G.. defeated Pratx
Page. Englewood Field Club %: 60 sT.,Nf
John 4. c. FeeteI AmaellassIn I, G, defestsd II:
Ketcham. Amackassin T. c., 81 b-e So Louis
v. Lcdoux, Amackassin T. O.. defeated s. p. Lccka
wood AmAck ASSN 7. c., 60, 7--5. AZ y.
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Movements Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The cruisers
Denver and Newark Flagship Of Rear
Admiral sigsbee) have arrived at santi-
ago, the torpedo boat Du Pont and the
submarine boat Holland at Annapolis.
the gunboat Peoria at Newport. the
cruisers Brooklyn and Atlanta and the gun
boats Marietta and Castine at st. Helena,
the destroyer Preble at Monterey, the
DESTROYER Paul Jones at San Francisco,
and the despatch boat Mayhower at Pal
ermo.
The collier Alexander has sailed from
Wusung the port OF Shanghai, for Cavite,
the training cruisers Mime apolis, Columbia
and Prairie from Hampton Roads for Me
nemsha Blight, via Newport; the collier
Nashua from Chemulpo for Chefoo. and
the cruiser Iroquois from Honolulu for
Midway Islands,
The battleship Ohio was delivered to the
Government representative, Capt. Logan,
on Sept. 10, at the Union Iron Works at
San Francisco.
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$4,000 TO HIS "DEAR. FRIEND"
Harry G. Cox Rewards in His VIII IN
Attractive Widows Devotion.

AttT8OuVo VuuOW AScvVtAVAss
The will of Harry G. Cox, the glove manu-
lecturers agent, who died on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II. when returning from
Europe on July 81, was filed yesterday In
the Surrogates' office. 1t disposes Of an
estate valued at $50 900.
The most interesting Of the Wills provis-
ions is one which bequeaths SIC, 900 to my
dear friend, Stella B. Hilbron OF 8 West
Ninety-second street. in appreciation OF
years Of devotion and services rendered to
me by her."
After certain specific legacies to his
sisters. father and mother, the testator
leaves the residue OF his estate to his brother,
Arthur E. Cox, one OF the proprietors OF
large delicatessen store in Boston, Mass.
The will names as executors Stephen G.
Baldwin and Fritz Walz.
the Hotel Imperial, but his home was in
Truro, N. s.. where his relatives reside.
He was returning there when he died.
Lawyer Hitchings OF the firm OF Hitchinge
4 Palliser, who presented the Will for Pro-
bate, told reporters lest night that tho
estate consisted. he thought, wholly Of
life insurance.
aMrs. Hilbr,n. who receives a largo
share OF the e,tate," said he, rs a very
pretty French widow to whom NJ. Coz
was probably engaged e be married.
for a long time, believe, and from the
will should judge that she had some time
rendered him valuable service She Is a
very attractive woman.
Mrs. Hilbron herself, who Is young,
dark haired and bright eyed. said:
Il have nothing to say about Mr. Cox's
will, thank you. No, nothing at ALL
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Electric Towase on the Canals.

ALBANY, Sept. 12.-The Legislative Com
mission appointed to investigate the sub
iect of electrical towage on the State canals
met here to-day to receive the report OF
the subcommittee, OF which State Engineer
Van Alstyne is chairman. The SUBJ
committee made no very definite recon-
mendations, except that the system to be
adopted should be one applicable to all
the canals. There VS. a difference OF
opinion among the commission as 10 whether
it would not he wise to use different sys.
TENS on different parts Of the proposed
barge canal. The sub-committee Is to
make supplementary reporto on this matter
The commission will meet again on Monday
next in Saratoga.
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CAPT. LIEBHARDT A SUICIDE.
superintendent or Dead Letter once
Found Dead ut His Desk.

WARRINGTON, Sept. 12.--Capt. David
P. Liebhardt, Superintendent Of the Dead
Letter Office, Post Office Department, CON-
mitted suicide some time last evening,
his body being found seated at his desk in
the Department. He went to h is Office early
in the evening, and when discovered by
the night Waterman his body was cold,
he having in the meantime fired .32-calibre
bullet into his forehead.
He left letters addressed to his wife,
friend in the Office and to Auditor French
OF the Navy Department. From these
twas evident that his mind was unbalanced.
for he mentioned his almost uncomfortable
impulse to commit suicide and the fear
that he was becoming insane. No other
cause for the deed ia known. His Office
WAS under investigation during the postal
scandal inquiry, but was found in good con-
dition. He leaves wife and one daughter,
Miss Inez Liebhardt. who was confidential
clerk in the office of August w. Machen.
late chief of the free delivery division Of
the Department, convicted Of postal frauds.
Miss Liebhafdt month or two ago was
transferred from the Department to the
post Office at Los Angeles at reduced
Capt. Liebhardt had been suffering from
nervous prostration and had only recently
returned from long vacation taken with
the hope Of restoring his health. He was
native OF Indiana and served in the civil
war. He was about 90 years Of age.
The publicity given his daughters name
in connection with the postal inquiry, 1t Is
said. worried Capt. Liebhardt greatly. He
had been connected with the postal service
the Military Order Of the Loyal Legion of
the United States. having been discharged
as a First Lieutenant OF Volunteers on
Jan. 8. 1885, He was born in Milton, Ind,
Dec. II, 1874, and enlisted as private on
Oct. Q, 1851, in Company E. Fifty-seventh
rose successfully to Commissary Sergeant,
Quartermaster Sergeant and Regimental
Quartermaster with the rank Of First
Lieutenant.
Ward Burlingame, chief clerk Of the Dead
Letter Office, has been designated as Acting
Chief until the return Of Postmaster-General
PAYNE.
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Thirteen Entries fer Auto Boat Cham
pionship.

Thirteen auto boats have entered for the
races for the American Power Boat Associa-
ton championship cup. which will be held
on Sept. ~, rs and "a over the Columbia
Yacht Clubs course on the Hudson River.
starting of the foot Of Eighty-siIth street.
This cup is a. challenge trophy and IT was
won last spring by the Standard. The Stand
ard has since then been sold out Of the club
and will not compete. The entries are: MeT-
cedes w., w. 4. Vanderbilt. Jr., American
Y. A.: vingt ct Tn. q. 8. Kilmer, Chiiewa
Bay Y. c.: Shooting Star. II. A. Lozier. Dr..
Manhasset Bay Y. c.: Marcirene H.. J. W.
Allison. Cape May Y. c.; Mercedes H.. II. l..
Bowden. Rhode Island Y. C.; Regina. s. l..
Clayton. Philadelphia Y. c.; Catch Me. J. f.
Martin, Manhasset Bay Y. C.: Macaroni. c.
H. Tangeman. Atlantic Y. c.: Josephine.
A. ]. Buchanan. Jamaica Bay Y. G. .Logarithm
F. NJ. Waterman. sachem's Head y; G.:
THAN Y. c.; Challenge. Smith and Mabley,
Audubon Y G.; and an unnamed from, the
the most important meeting Of auto, boats
that has been held in this country. Among
the boats is the Challenge, which went to
England to try and capture the British inter-
national cup, but failed,
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COLUMBIA GRIDIRON STARS OUT.
TwsDty-thres Players Report for Seasons
Ftrst Practice ON South Field.

With twenty three men on hand. Column
bias football team held the first practice
of the season yesterday on South Field. In
view of the extreme heat the work was light,
being confined mainly to kicking and pass
ing the ball. A Jog OF about half mile
around the field completed the training for
the afternoon. Capt. Stangland was In
charge Of the players. Coach Morley being
absent ON business. DR.. II. q. Payne. the
new physical director. who trained JefYries
for his first fight with Fitzsimmons. looked
after the condition Of tho mon. The num-
Der Of men IL the largest that ever reported
on the first day OF practice at Columbia,
and a. the players are mainly big. heavy
men, the showing 10 considered favorable.
Capt. Stangland and T. j. Thorp were :he
only veterans on the field, but Manager Prall
has received word from Frambach. Duell,
Brown and Tomlinson that they Will be ON
stansland and F. b; willard Of tee 90
class team did the puntinS yedsteFd an ais'r
former Union College player. passing the
bali back. Tnorp coached the men on catch
Among those who were out were 3. A.
Thinner, scrub quarter back last year: Tunn.
q former Comedian: stevenson, freshman
Miiitary Academy; 4. L. sedgewiok., suosti-
tute tackle last season: Donovan, who is trying
for quarter back. and Cooper; from M me i tster
end and saunders. former captain of the And
mort to-day. j. Il. A. Williams. the uni
versity champion pole vaulter., who was
formerly at Amherst. and Grlswold. another
Amherst player. viii also don their football
toys this afternoon.
Il was only through the efforts OF Manager
Prall that the trustees were persuaded to let
the eleven have the use OF south Field for
practice this fall. The progress Of the .oon-
struction work on the dormitory buildings
necessitated the digging up and grading Of
the whole held, which will now be delayed
until after the close OF the football season.
fhorp and Stangland. the two veterans. are
227 pounds. nearly twenty pounds more than
he has ever weighed. and Ia. moreover. hard
az nails StangIand has spent the summer
Competing for,tne New YORK Athletic Club and
is in consequence In fair trim.
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IN NO DANGER OF EVICTION.
State Department Believes Something's
RIGHTS to His Island VIII he Respected.

RIGHTS to His Island VIII he Respected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The letter Of
Missionary John Schnelling of Ruk, In the
Caroline Islands. who. according to news
paper dispatches from San Francisco, has
appealed to the State Department to pro-
tect him from eviction by the German
Government, has not been received IN
Washington. Schnelling has lived on his
little island for many years and Is virtually
a king there. ..,
No information as to the trouble between
Schnelling and the German Government
has been received here, but State Depart
ment officers say that Germany has always
been particularly prompt In granting jus
tice to the citizens of other countries in
cases OF this nature. and they believe that
the missionary's rights and privileges are
in no danger OF being trampled pom.
Schnelling claims. 1t Is understood,
that the trouble is due entirely to the ef-
forts Of German traders, who want a mo-
nopo!y Of the copra market in the Caroline
Isla nds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
EASTERN SHIPBUILDING co.
George n. sheldon Buys the Big Plant In
GrotOn, Conn.,, At Auction.

NEW LONDON, Conn. Sept. 12.-At 1880
O'Clock this afternoon the Eastern Ship
building Companys plant at Groton.
which was owned by the defunct United
States Shipbuilding Company. was sold
formally at auction by James Smith. Jr.,
special master acting under the order OF
the United States Circuit Court for the
district Of New Jersey
For the first parcel the minimum bid con-
sidered was to be S125 900 and this sum was
bid for the property by George r. Sheldon,
chairman OF the reorganization committee
OF the shipbuilding trust. His bid was
the only one and the property was struck
of to him. The second parcel was bid
of for the sum Of $4,000, Mr.. Sheldon
also receiving this. ,
After the formalities OF the sale. which
took place at the north end OF the mould
loft, those attending sat down to luncheon.
About a dozen persons were present, IN
GLIDING Charles M. Schwab. James Smith.
Jr., George r. Sheldon and the officials
Of the Eastern Shipbuilding Company.
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SEIZED STATUE OF THE VIRGIN.
Donor Wanted $500 for It After It Was
Blessed.

A statue Of the Blessed Virgin was dis
played yesterday by Frank De Crescent. a
barber, OF $40 Avenue d, Bayonne, N. j.,
in the rear yard of his shop and the public
was invited to inspect 1t. One thousand
colored electric lights were ranged about
the statue and strung on the house and Lit.
Italians viewed the BARRIERS act as desecra-
ton. The police were on hand to prevent
trouble.
De Cresoenzi said that he owned the
statue, which cost $500, and had a right
to exhibit 1t for his own pleasure. He said
he was celebrating the Feast OF the Assump-
ton, which occurred several weeks ago.
The statue, according to the Rev. Father
Michael Mercolino rector OF Our Lady OF
the Assumption Italian Catholic Church, in
West Twenty-third street, was presented
by De Crescent to the church, but after 1t
had been blessed he demanded $500 for It.
The congregation offered to pay. 500, but
the barber refused that price and removed
the statue,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
Golf,

MAHcHEsTER, Vt. Sept. i2.-The Ekwanok
golf team to-day defeated the Dorset Field
Club team on the Ekwanok links by is to 0.
The scores:
Ekwanok-A. N. Reed, T. A. L. white. ]: George
II. Thatcher Jr., o. Clark Bunham. 6: Henry ".
Brown, s. Tot8l is.
Dorset Field club-R. D. Campbell. o: A. d. ivy
Shsd, b. Total o.
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Secretary Hay 10 Speak NJ the Peace
Congress-

WASHINGTON, Sept. i2.-Secretary Of
State Hay has accepted the invitation OF
the thirteenth International Peace Con-
press to be present at their meeting In
Boston on Monday, Oct. 8, and will deliver
a brief address on that day as the repre-
sentative OF the Government Of the United
States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
MAYOR TIRED OF DELAY.
Board of Estimate May Try to End Deadlock
Over Staten Island Ferry.

Mayor Mcclellan Is becoming dissatisfied
with the long delay in completing the ne
gotiations for the purchase Of the st. George
terminal property OF the Staten Island Ferry
Company, because OF the failure Of Comptrol-
ler Grout and Dock Commissioner Feather
son to agree upon what they think would be
o fair price for the property. The Mayor In
timated yesterday that to end the dead
lock the Board Of Estimate would endeavor
to reach some conclusion which would be
just to the city and sstisfaotory to the
company. -.'.'s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
DIED WITH HER RAG DOLLY.
Child Found Cutching Her Toy After
Falling Four Stories.

The mother o. four-year-old Alma Rola-
dona, who lived at II Jones street. made
her rag doll yesterday afternoon, and
the child went out on the fire escape to
play with It. The mother heard Alma
scream and ran out on the fire escape The
child was lying on the sidewalk, four stories
below, dead The rag doll was tightly
clutched in her hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The meeting of the Baptist ministers conference
on Sept. % win take the form Of memorial gather
ing for the late DR.. George c. Lorimer.
A deficiency judgment for sl7,Sts was dooketed
yesterday against J. Clark Read In favor Of the
c1ecuors OF the estate OF Francis p. Burke, grow
ing out OF the foreclosure sale OF West Seventy.
nfth stftet, the old Berkeley School.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
Pool.

Grant Ebey. the champion pool player,
defeated C. Robinson. last night. at Green's
Academy, Brooklyn. Ebey In meeting ANA
teurs each night and conceding Is points
IN 100. He won last night by 100 70 90. Ebsy's
high runs were Is, III aad 0.
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Power Boats to Race on Saturday.

The power boat races which were to have
been held by the American Yacht Club last
Friday. but which were postponed on ac-
count Of the rough sea. will be held next Sat
urday W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.'s. Mercedes
and sc veral other fast ones are entered.
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senator Patterson TO Wed Mrs. Magic.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept 1.-THE an
notincement Of the engagement Of Senator
Thomas M. Patterson Of Colorado to Mrs.
Mabel Nagle. the divorced wife Of George
H. Nagle OF Cheyenne, a wealthy grocer,
has caused surprise here. Senator Patter-
son and Mrs. Nagle attended Wild West
show here last week together. but few
thought they we're intensely interested in
each other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON. Sept. i2,-The following army
order was Issued 10 day:
Col. David p. Heap. Corps OF Engineers. from
San Francisco to home and walt retirement
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These navy orders were issued
Lieutenant Commander +. c. Bieg. from the MIS-
sour 10 the Minneapolis as Fleet Engineer At
lantic training squadron. . $1,000. = a.
spection duty 10 the Missouri
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-05

embarrassing to the applicant and troublesome to tn,
election officials.
Registration requires but two or three minutes
time The voter goes to the Office of the clerk, states
his name age, place of birth, residence and occupa
tion, or if foreign-born displays his naturalization
papers if he has not previously registered Without
any undue annoyance he payes the way for quick
vote on election day, and is of no inconvenience to
election officials or his friends
All men entitled to a vote should register. They
may say before election that they do not care to
vote but they will vote, just the same On election
day the friends of the various candidates win ask
them to vote and they will do as requested Apart
from this, it is their duty to vote If they fail to do
so, they not good citizens. This being the ease
everyone should register.
Only one-half of the voters of the city Of Astoria
have registered. Go into any place where four to
10 men are employed and ask how many have reg
stered Invariably it win be found that but one or
two have done so. The tardy ones should not longer
delay. A president is to be chosen this year, and
registration is necessary in order that a man may
fote for one of the various candidates
Astoria should register 1000 voters this year. Let
he delinquents do their duty today.
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POPULATION GUESSES.

The census Office announces that it is going to pub
sh annual estimates of the population of the United
States 1t starts by allowing us s0O0000O people al
Ipresent.
There is no new information in this estimate, or
rather, guess says the Saturday Evening Post II
is based ON the simple assumption that we have
gained one-tenth as much in each year since the last
census as we gained in the 10 years between that
census and the one preceding. Anybody can make a
similar computation, and in fact the sum has often
been worked out
The weakest point of the census office rule is its
failure to take account of fluctuations in immigra-
tion Our population increased in the 10 years be-
tween 1890 and 1900 at an average rate Of about
100000 year. When the annual volume of immi-
grafton runs from quarter of million to nearly
million it is plain that it must make wide variations
in the total increase Since the greatest immigra-
ton in our history has come within the past three
Years, in which time 100000 steerage immigrants
have landed at ports, not counting the arrivals
from Canada and Mexico, it is probable that our
present population is considerably in excess Of the
figure estimated by the census office 1t is likely to
be nearer S2,000,00O than s000OOOO
What we really need, to make our annual esti-
mates of population something bette than guesses.
is national system of registering births and deaths
With vital statistics as accurately recorded as they
are in most European countries, all we should have
to do to get at our increase Of population would be
to subtract the deaths from the births and add the
net immigration. Then we should NOT have to guess
at the number of our population between census
We should know
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-05
VOTERS MUST REGISTER.

Within about two weeks the registration books for
the county and state and presidential elections will
be closed. After the night of May 16 voters who
have not registered will be excluded from exercise Of
their elective franchise unless their votes are
in at the coming elections. If they would vote at
both elections, their votes must be sworn in twice.
Those who frequent the polls on election day know
of the great annoyance incident to the swearing in
of votes Six freeholders- legal voters who own
property y-must be found to make affidavit to the
right of the applicant to cast his ballot Trouble is
always experienced in finding six men who are ac
quanted with the applicant and who know he is
qualified to vote The formality of swearing in a
voter takes from Is minutes to an hours time, is
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-05

Rumors from Germany that the fire insurance
companies in the realm of Emperor William are dis
cussing the advsability of retiring altogether from
business in North America because Of their heavy
losses in Baltimore, Toronto and other cities on this
continent seem hardly credible Yet it cannot be dis
puted that even before the destruction of Chicago
more than 30 years ago. and in the years since that
famous confagration British and European cities
have suffered few ravages from flames which could
be compared in extent with those which have swept
away 50 much property in this hemisphere. Our
fire departments this side of the water have been
as rule, hard working enough, but too manv of our
buildings have been quick burning structures