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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
IS POUND HAMMER KILLS BOY.
Athlete Practising in Vacant Lot Threw II
10 Beat the Record.


Fourteen year-old Christian Koehler OF
o East 133d street was struck on the head
yesterday afternoon by a sixteen pound
hammer thrown by Simon p. ellis, ham,
mer thrower Of rs East 12sth street, and in
stantly killed.
Gillis Is a member OF the Polo Athletic
Association, which has clubhouse at
l29th street and Park avenue He has
been practising afternoons recently In a
vacant lot on Park avenue between 134th
and 135th streets The boys OF the neigh
borhood gathered daily to watch him, and
ne always made them get over in one COR
ner OF the lot out of harms way.
he made them get even farther back
than usual yesterday. because he said he
was going in for hard work The Koehler
boy, James Quinn Of so East ls4th street,
George Smith, and Eddie Shaeffer OF 10
East 134th street. went to a corner of the lot
over $50 feet away to sit on a rock where
they could watch the practice.
After warming up with few throws
ellis said, well boys. here goes to beat
the record, and with that he let go. The
hammer flew through the air. and struck
board sign just above the boys heads
Then it rebounded. striking the Koehler
boy on the right side of the head. The
boy toppled over with n groan, and died
in few seconds.
ellis first rushed to where he lay. Seeing
great wound in the boys head, he ran for
physician. Eddie Shaeffer found Police
man Ebert, who summoned an ambulance
from the Harlem Hospital, DR.. Burns.
who came with it. said that nothing could
have saved the boy ellis was arrested.
The boys mother is janitress of the
house where he lived. and is poor widow
with several other children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
JERSEY BREEZE FULL or DOWN.
Like q Snowst 0rm In T0wn-Se emed 20 He
Meadow Fuzz Blown Loose.


New Jersey unloaded on New York yea
terday millions OF PARTICLES Of down which
made scot ions Of the city look as II they were
under q stage snowstorm. No part Of the
city was slightcd in the disposition of the
down. The air in Harlem was full Of tho
particles. Brook lyn,tes marvelled at the
unusual visitation, too.
The high west wind was responsible for
the strange fuzz floating about. The
dowpy particles arrived unheraldad, but
every one on the streets noticed them. The
wind kept them moving swiftly, but even
in a room where there was little air they
were light enough to keep In motion.
just what part Of Jersey the fuzz came
from was a matter OF conjecture. So was
the nature of the fuzz itself. Amateur
botanists poured forth various opinions.
Thew only agreed on one point-that the
stuff was from flower or weed.
In The afternoon, when the wind blew
"a miles an hour, from the west, New
Jersey seemed to have an inexha ustib,e
supply OF the fuzz 1t became especially
thick around O clock. and the best place
to see IL was on Broadway and Fifth avenue,
Like the Jersey mosquitoes, the fuzz, how
ever, did not play any favorites. II went az
far as Gravesend The authority for this
last statement is a ohurchgoing man who
lives near the racetrack.
Most folks were inclined to think that
the down came from thistles or cattails
The HacIensack eadows abound with
cattails at this time of year, but every ne
was sure that the meadows could never
furnish the supply OF fuzz there was. 1t
probably had been loosened the night be-
fore by the wind In other sections OF the
State and sent on its travels.
"Ithink 1t 3 thistle blows" said Weather
Forecnster Emery, but won't swear to
IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
BANDIT TURNS Gun on HIMSELF.
Hold.Up Man Shoots Three, One Fatally,
Before Committing Suicide.

sILvERToS, Col, Sept. S0.-A masked
man OF powerful build. armed with two
revolvere, entered the saloon and gambling
house OF J. H. slntery, the largest in San
Juan county, to-day and ordered each
one present to throw up his hands.
All refused. Herman stroble. an en-
ployee, grappled with the bandit and was
shot in the right breast and thigh. John
LOTUS, another employee, rushed to Stro-
ble's assistance. He was shot dead. James
Rockwell, bartender, who also ran to help,
was shot through the arm. The bandit
shot at two others who tried to prevent
the hold-up, then smashed the rear window,
walked into the alley and shot himself
through the mouth. He died instantly.
The bandit has not been identified. There
W as IS 900 In the house at the time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
GURNEY EXPRESSES REGRETS.
British Ambassador Acknowledges Our
Action IN the Automobile incident.

British Ambassador Acknowledges our
Action IN the Automobile Incident.
LENox. Macs, Sept. sO.-Sir Mortimer
Durand, the British Ambassador, at his
summer residence late last evening received
from the State Department at Washing
ton a despatch embodying the substance
Of Gov. John L. Bates's letter to the State
Department, which contained expressions
Of regret from the Governor and Justice
Henry C. Phelps OF Lee that want Of knowl-
edge Of international law had resulted
in the imposition OF fine by Judge Phelps
upon Hugh Quincy, the Third Secretary Of
the British Embassy
In reply the British Ambassador sent a
message to the State Department asking
that his thanks be sent to the Governor
OF Massachusetts for his letter and also
stating that Mr.. Quincy wished to express
his regrets IL he had violated any Of the
motor speed regulations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
SCARE AT ANOTHER SCHOOL.
Children Hear That the building Is 10 He
Blown t'p-Many stay Away.

The Black Hand" scare reached the
pupils OF Public School 1870, at Market and
Monroe streets, yesterday. and caused
about one hundred Of them to stay away
ffDm the afternoon session. Shortly after
/ o'clock number Of Jewish women gath
cred about the Mechanic alley entrance to
the school, and. with many gestures, de-
manded their children. They'd heard that
the building was to be blown up.
Half n dozen mothers stuck it out until
they obtained possession Of their children,
and took them home.
The Jewish children wien they were
home at dinner had heard that there was
an extra" out saying that the schoolhouse
was to be destroyed, and as the jews form
the ma jority Of the 400 pupils the result was
general fright.
Pupils who remained in the building
during the afternoon studied their lessons
in fear and many OF the girls were In tears.
No one seemed to be able to trace the
rumor. Some think that pupils themselves
started It, hoping to get holiday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
BROKEN TOE AS COURT ExHIBIT.
Woman Shows Her Foot in Suit Again3t
Alleged Daughter for Texas Lands.

HousroN, Tex. Sept. s0.-A woman as
sorting that she is Mary Kingston who dis
appeared twenty years ago and has since
been believed dead, has turned up. She
says she is the mother OF young woman
named Mary Kingston and claims the
ownership OF extensive realty holdings
now possessed by the girl in the most valu-
able part OF the Batson Prairie oil field.
The young woman pronounced the old
woman an impostor A sister OF the woman
who disappeared years ago likewise denies
the newcomers identity, But brother, John
Gerson, testiaee that the woman Ia really
their long missing sister.
:, suit for possession OF the young Miss
Kincstons property was begun. the trial
ending this evening. As an identifying
mark it was recalled by the sister that
the real Mrs. Kingston when a little Girl
had accidentally chopped OF the tip OF a
big toe and that the toe nail had grown
STRAIGHT downward over the end OF the
remaining stump Mrs. Kingston removed
the shoe and stocking from her right foot
for the inspection Of the court and jury.
The result was mystifying. for instead
OF the big toe showing traces Of injury
the one next to it appeared to have been
mashed of.
The jury disagreed. Further litigation
will follow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
OLD JAY ESTATE SOLD.
Syndicate Buys the 400 Acres Along the
Boston Post Road. ...

The famous Jay estate near Rye, COM
prisine 400 acres and handsome residence.
has been sold. The property extends
half q mile on both sides Of the Boston Post
Road at Milton Harbor, opposite the Ameri-
can Yacht Club.
The purchaser is said to be syndicate
Of real estate operators which proposes to
resell the land in building sites. The price
was about 600 Coo The property has been
in the Jay family since l7A. when it was
bought by Pierre day. the father OF John
jay. The original mansion was replaced
with the present building in ls+o by John
jays grandson, the late DR.. John c. Jay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
NO HARVARD" BLOODY MONDAY"
SophOmOres Vote TO Abolish the Annual
Rush With the Freshmen.

nush WIN tht FFeJhtHcu.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 3O.-At meet
ing Of the sophomore class Of Harvard
tonight it was voted to abolish the annual
class rush with the freshmen on Bloody
Monday" which in the regular course Of
events would have taken place next Mon
day night.
There has been a movement on foot for
several years to abolish the rush. as the
fight is no longer restricted to members OF
the two classes. For the past three years
crowd Of 1muckers" have invaded the
yard and stolen all the clothes they could
lay their hands on, as well az doing con-
siderable personal injury. After the rush.
too. there has been riot attributed to the
Harvard students, which. in fact, was
caused by outsiders For these reasons
the sophomore class is to give up what has
been one of Harvard's oldest and most
honored customs
1t is probable that some new form Of
class fight will be discovered soon to take
the place of the rush.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
TO MOVE PEARY METEOR.
VIII he Taken To-day From Brooklyn to
the Natural History Museum.

The huge meteor which Explorer Peary
brought back with him from his last ex-
petition TO the Far North will be moved
to-day from the Cob Dock in the Brooklyn
navy yard to the Museum OF Natural His
tory. The weight Of the meteor Is esti-
mated at from forty-flve to seventy tons.
One Of the boats Of the Merritt-Chap-
man Wrecking Company will hoist it aboard
this morning and convey it to the pier at
the foot Of Fiftieth street, North River
Here it will be put on an iron truck capable
of carrying 100 tons, which belongs to
Thomas McLarnen Of 83l West Fiftieth
street. Mr.. McLarnan said yesterday that
he did not know how many horses would
be required to draw the load to the museum
but he thought that thirty-fve would be a
good guess.
The meteor will be slid from the truck
on iron skids and set up on pedestal in
the museum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
HOW 1T SEEMS TO be GOING,
As Testified by . vender Of Political
Baggage Checks.

A merchant who deals in baggage checks
marked Roosevelt and Fairbanks and
Parker and Davis" said yesterday that
he had pretty good line on the election.
He bought $4,000 Of each at tho beginning
of the campaign.
The first $4,000 OF the Roosevelt and
Fairbanks" checks sold quickly, and he
ordered another so ,O0O which are rapidly
being disposed Of Only 1000 Of the Demo-
cratic checks have been sold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
MO0Rs MURDER 4 GOVERNOR.
Tribesmen Take Vengeance for the I'm.
pris0nment OF Some OF Their Number.

HSpselaI CabN Dfspa'eh 10 TIE SUN.
TANoIER, Sept, so,--The Governor OF
Arzila, father-in-law Of FL Menebhi. ex-
Minister OF War. was murdered to-day
by men Of surrounding tribes. The crime
was committed because the Governor
imprisoned some tribesmen
The tribesmen released all prisoners.
Many OF the townsmen were killed In the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
PETER DuRYEA SERIOUSLY HURT.
The Well known Tr0tting Horse Breeder
Thrown Out In . Runaway.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. so.-The well
known trotting horse breeder and cam
paigner, Peter Duryea, who with Mrs. w. e.
d. Stokes Of New York owns the Patchen
Wilkes stock farm here, was thrown from
his buggy to-day and dangerously hurt.
His horse ran away.
Mr.. Duryea had two ribs broken, and re-
csived, it is believed. internal injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
GENERAL ASSAULT FAILED.
Russian General STAR Gets News Of Pen
Arthur Fighting.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 30.-The General
staff has received news that an assault
upon Port Arthur was made last Sunday
and was everywhere repulsed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
PICKED BURGLARS BY BALLOT.
Citzeas OF Pennsylvania Town Elect"
Two as Guilty and Put Thorn in jail.

OIuZofIs OF ftuubyIVuuIH TUWu EIccV
Two as Guilty and Put Thorn I'm jail.
NEWCASTLE, Pa. Sept. s0.-A new
method for fixing guilt has been evolved
at the village Of Pulaski, this county. A
farmer's house was broken into at night and
plundered by masked men, who burned
the old farmer before leaving. The citi-
zens attempted to run down the burglars,
but failed to get positive evidence against
any Of the suspects.
Finally ballot box was set up and prac-
tically every man in the village dropped in
ballot containing his guess as to the identity
OF the guilty ones. When the box was
opened William Robinson and Claude Will
son were found to have been elected"
They are now in jail. A search Of their
houses revealed some OF the stolen goods.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
AMERICAN CONSUL FINED.
Our Representative In Dublin Drove Motor
Cycle Too Fart.

Cycle Too Fast.
Special Gable Despa,eA 10 TEE sun.
DUBLIN, Sept. s0.--Arthur Dom Plat,
acting American Consul here, has been
fined 10 shillings for driving at excessive
speed motor cycle to which was attached
a trailer containing lady.
His solicitor suggested that as IN Ameri-
can representative his client was not liable
to prosecution, but he would not raise that
point.
The Magistrate held that the technical
point might apply TO an Ambassador, but
hardly to Consul
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
ATTRACTIVE OVER SUNDAY TRIPS

To Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad, Every
Saturday during October. Rate covers round trip
transportation and two days hotel accommodA
lions. Only ell 90 and 5000. according TO hotel
selected. See ticket agents-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01

OVER SUNDAY ATLANTIC CITY OUTINGS.
In octobs, ps,ss sps.'1 vss Nv,
two days board 5000 and Gil 90 according to
ADJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01

NIAGARA FALLS AND BACK % 90,
Via LAckawannA Railroad, Oct, -, Return Oct 3
I4e-47e -liss-ikt BroadwAy.-Adt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01

Last excursion OF the season. Sunday October ,,
via Pennsylvania Railroad. Special train leaves
beth Returning, leave Atlantic city TOO p. N,
ADJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
TO CINCINNATI by THE LIMITED.

The famous Lake Shore Limited Of the New York
Central hAuls through sleeper for Cincinnati every
day In the year. No excess fares. See New York
Central ticket agents, -Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01

Issist -pes having Burnett, vs.iIis.-Aa'
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rarently wading waist deep In ths
water Nearer and nearer il drew,
while the breathless four watched it
now to the edge OF the reeds. then en-
tering them it almost vanished, to
emerge and become distinctly OF human
shape. and without doubt a man astride
n log or seated in a narrow canoe but
few inches out Of the water. Slowly.
very slowly, he drew nearer, until,
where the stream entered the lake. he
turned into it. and passed out OF sight.
1t is needless to say that there was
no more sleep in the camp that night.
but reclining about the friendly fire. the
four men watched. listened oft. speak
ing only in whispers. until the moon
sank into sombre wilderness and the
gray light of morn banished the dark
ness.
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told wealth would he have walked into
that sombre, silent forest one-half milo
alone-no. not even 30 rods
Jean also was as scared as the doc
tor. Like many OF the half-breed guides
who lead sportsmen into this wilder
ness, he believed most wild animals ia
be endowed with human cunning and
devilish malice as well; that they might
initiate human actions. and certainly
could hear and understand human con-
verse. He was positive bears coulG
walk upright for miles and panthers
cross lakes on logs, using sticks for
paddles. He was certain that this wild
man who had followed them was a
combination of man and beast. a huge.
hairy ape maybe. or mixture of bear.
panther, and man. Moreover, he be-
lieved in ghosts.
The piratical paddle handle found by
Martin. the moose skull perched on
the ledge, the night cries of looms on
the lakes or wildcats in swamps. were
all evidence of ghost existence and
meant for death warnings. and when
he heard them, he invariably crossed
himself.
Under other circumstances this SUI
perstitiOn would have been Iudicrous.
even to the doctor; now II added to the
mystery.
Even Martin and Levi. both old OK
perienced wOodsmen. caught little OF
this uncanDy eerie contagion. and
when supper was over. pipes lit. and
there was nothing to do but convers
IN low tones and listen TO the night
sounds their rugged common sense
grew little sLaky. II became more so
when the moon rose. filing the forest
with rofts Of spectral light and throw
ing CHASTITY shadows over the lax,
shore
You might "a we'll turn n said
Lew. when the hour had grown late.
men Jean'll take turns keepin' the fro
goin',' and this tacit admission of the
need Of watching was not reassurjng to
the doctor at least But Martin had
grown sleepy in spite of the mystery
surrounding them and led the way
into the tent
10 might have been midnight or
later-neither Martin TOR the doctor
thought Of time that night-when they
were awakened By Levi, who. without
a word, beckoned them TO arise. Then
silently, wrapped in blankets. they fol
lowed him TO the shore.
The moon was high overhead. the
lake sheet Of Furnished silver. the
dark wilderness silent as a tomb. and
as tie little group looked up toward
the head Of the lake. there. close 20
shore and slowly moving toward them.
was a dark object
Between them and this object grew
the bed Of reeds, and as # advanced.
almost at a snail's pace. St enlarged into
the head and shoulders of man. ao-
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A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN.
SOLO Sea Water and When Tide W ant
Out Purchaser Thought Him
Wonder.

The late Thomas Bracket Reed used 70
relate the following inc.Geus which han
pened one summer While ne was spending
a lew days m small fishing village on the
New England coast, says Tie New York
Times.
\ young countryman who had been adj
VlSed TO take sea baths registered AZ the,
village hotel one evening. anu shortly after-
ware sauntered down to the beach Esnv-
ing grlzzled old fisherman mending has
nets beneath sign which informed one
that B had boats and tackle 10 lei and
bait tor sale, he accosted the veteran and
asked MN II the water was not for sale
also. On receiving an affirmative repIv.
the countryman returned to the hotel oh
tanned couple OF buckets. and having paid
the price asked, filled them and returned
to has room to carry out the doctors in
structions.
On the following morning ne happened
down at the beach when the tide Vas
out. and after contemplating the broad re-
cedlng beaches for some minutes an
preached his acquaintance of the evening
before and remarked in a tone of admira,
some business last night"
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and avoiding the tracks, hating often
TO listen and look at one more distinct
than the rest, they came to this point
and the end of the tracks. Here n
faint furrow showed where a canoe
had grounded and been lifted out on the
beach
Its a white man." asserted Levi.
in a positive tone: IAN Injun always
lands canoe sideways"
And why?" queried Martin. to
whom this was news.
"Cause it dent strain 'em so much.
an leaves no sign"
This chap wasn't fussy about the
signs" interjected the doctor, land
If it's the beast | saw that night on
the MoOsehorn, I've had enough of h lis
society"
The tracks are the same beyond ques-
tion," said Martin, land 1t looks like
case of follow, but how he has kept
along with us for ten days without
discovery is curious" And the thought
of such savage man stealthily follow
ing one upstream, downstream
across lake and carry a good 100 miles
of wilderness, made Martin nervous
I'm not going to back out just yet"
he added, as they retraced their steps
to find their fire out and breakfast
ruined. But that mattered not in
fact nothing was thought of or spoken
about all day except those hideous
tracks and the likelihood that their
maker might be lurking in the forest
about. No attention was paid to the
lake, rippled and shining in the sun
light, the birds. piping defiance to all
powers of darkness, or aught else of
beauty. Both canoes made an entire
detour of the lakes shore at least
oblivious even of the trout leaping
out here and there. scanned the shad-
ows. paused oft to listen at every tri-
fling sound. The entrances to two
long, unused log roads were examined
the stream where they first entered
the lake followed back mile, and the
one where the tracks began and ended
explored a little way. but no sign or
sound of this wild man found. Like
a thief at night he had come ashore.
stolen up to their camp, returned. en-
barked, and where he was hiding no
man could guess.
When nightfall drew near, the doc
tor became nervous. Il shan't sleep a
wink tonight he said plaintively. as
he watched Levi building a fire. and
as the woods grew shadowy and darker.
he kept close TO the fire. Not for un-
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Jnpnn,. ImmrHsorInI CInh-

Japan is the id9rl club land. In
Britain the club VIZ 4 has a good many
class and other iii itations. But In
Japan the system I,sa nourished from
time immemOrial. ard enters into tbs
daily life OF all sorts and conditions
Of men. II is no uncommon thing for
people Of means ~ belong from ten
20 a hundred different clubs. benevo.
lent or social. all Of which exist mainly
20 give the members an opportunity
for one festive gathering the more
In Toxic there are 5000 different so.
cleties. from the Red Cross TO tho
"Moustachies' and the "Pock- Marked"
which explains themselves. At rp
cent meeting Of the Railway Travel.
lers' CLUB, at Kanewaga a hundrea
danseuses performed before the coz
pany.-St James Gazette.
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MAIDS AND WIDOWS.

III you love a winsome maid.
Love her. woo her. truly,
Never he at all dismayed.
Never be unruly,
Fetch and carry At her will,
Climb each heaven-kissing hill.
treasure evry look and thrill,
DO not haste unduly.
Draw your courage from her eyes,
Limpid pools that tighten
Win the glory OF the skies.
Darkie. sparkle. brighten.
seli-effacement is the best.
BE on hand at her behest.
Go away and let her rest,
Let no mood you brighten.
She is worth the wooing long.
She il worth hearts aching;
She is worth all speech and song.
Worth all fear and quaking;
Bless the white soul part of her!
Bless the joy and smart of her!
Bless the joyous heart of her!
MAY IT ne er know breaking,
Then Il she doth love you not
Cupid not imbued her
With SuClg love as YOU have got
Crow not vexed nor ruder
ina" Won have been. Let her know
That through seasons ebb and flow.
Years that come and years that go,
You'll be Slad YOU woocd her.
With . widow things are not
Like that. BE not haunted
With vain fears nor cold nor hot.
Worried yet nor daunted:
You are it" she'll do the rest;
Let no doubts assail your breast;
You are helpless-do your best
Just hc there when wanted.
j. NJ Lewis. I'm Houston Post.