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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
NOTHING TAPPED BUT A POCKET.
wlnneld DroppA $3.50 and Told the Police
Eleven Prisoners.

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Eleven Prisoners.
Capt. Hussey and detectives Of the West
Forty-seventh street station landed last
night eleven more alleged wiretappers who
never tap wire.
Wesley Winfield Of 2275 Seventh avenue
was the victim and complainant. He
met the smooth stranger, talked of the
races, and was led to the central office.
This was gilded parlor on the ground floor
Of a brownstone fro mt on West Forty-f1fth
street. There was a Morse key on the
table and telephone exchange sRe-
turns were apparently coming In over
the phone and were being transmitted by
telegraph key.
Winfield bit, went to the -poolroom'
nearby, won four or five dollars and then
dropped $3.50 on a mistake in transmits
SION After which he thought 1t over and
notified the police.
the Exchange" with a note addressed to
Frank Miller When the landlady opened
the front door, Kerrigan told her that Miller
was .one OF the men in the parlor suite
In that way he managed to get to the door
Detective Sergeant Carter with six plain
clothes men. They hauled in Frank Ora
ham, charged with maintaining q pool
room Harry Rogers. charged with aiding
and abetting the same, and nine others,
who gave names common In the city di-
rectory, charged with being parties to
larceny Of $3.50.
The telephone exchange was found to be
a dummy, the telegraph key was connected
with battery under the table. The oper-
ators rented the place four or five days
ago. 1t Is customary with wiretappers
who never tap wire to pack their traps
and 20 after they have feeced a victim,
and the police believe that they fingered
in that house because they had another
victim on the string or because they ex-
pected Winfield back for more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
FOOLED THE EDITORS.
Woman's Suffrage Leader Explains Her
Press.Age nting Plan.

AUBURN, N. Y, Oct. Is.-At this after
moons meeting OF the annual cow ention
of the New York State Women's Suffrage
Association, Mrs Martha Williams of New
York re vealed a scheme which she en-
pl Dyed in getting the newspapers Of the
metropolis to advertise the suffrage move
ment without paying one cent"
Mrs. Williams declared that she had
furnished much matter TO the New York
but 1t was not published Finally she
wrote to the newspapers number OF let
ters, under an assumed name, denouncing
the movement. These letters were pub
lished. Then she replied to the letters,
signing her right name and in that way
the arguments waxed so hot, both for and
against that we attracted a great deal OF
attention from the public and secured
editorials beside, widely advertising our
leapu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
UNCLE WHOM NIECE SUES.
Niece's Lawyer Not Prepared to AvOuch
That She Is q Niece.

Supreme Court Justice Amend reserved
decision yesterday on the motion Of Lawyer
+. E. Goldsmith to have the order Of arrest
vacated on which Charles Zernlnick is
languishing in Ludlow Street Jail. Zernlniok
is being sued by Ida Zernlnick, who, he says,
is his niece, for breach of promise, and Mr..
Goldsmith argued that II it were true that
his client had promised to make her his
wife, ard had seduced her, as she alleges,
all OF which he denies, he could not marry
her without violating the Penal Code.
Justice Amend asked counsel for Miss
Zernlnick IL it were true that the relation
ship of uncle and niece existed between
the PARTIES. but the lawyer hemmed and
hawcd, and finally declared that he was
not prepared TO commit himself on that
| ONT, as he considered II one 70 be passed
upon at the trial Of the oase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
TRIPLETs; FATHER OUT OF WORK.
Pssternach Goes Looking for Help-Mether
- and Babies In Sore Need.


-.. and Babies in Sore Need.
Ridge street has something to be proud
Of. 1t Is triplets-two boys and q girl.
They are the sons and daughter OF Rosa
Pasternaoh Of ~ Ridge street. and they
were born at O'Clock yesterday morning.
The three children arc as healthy a. any
children could be.
When DR.. A. N. Mehrenlander was called
to attend Mrs. Pasternach at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning he found that a mid
wife had been In attendance, but had left
for some unknown reason. She hasn't
appeared since. DR.. Samuel Friedman
assisted DIR. Mehrenlander, and the triplets
were safely born.
Besides the new additions to her family,
Mrs Pasternach already has four children.
the oldest Of whom is years. The head
of the family Is cloak trimmer, but he
hasn't been working for sever al months
AS soon as the triplets were born FASTER
mach left the house. He told the neighbors
that he was going to Brownsville to get
money for food and medicine
The mother is not likely to recover. Only
the best OF care and nou rishment can bring
her around. Thus far all her medicine
has been sunp lied by the doctors and her
food by neighbors. She has no money,
and unless her husband returns from his
relatives In Brownsville with funds the
mother and triplets, not to mention the
four small children, will be thrown wholly
on the bounty OF people almost as poor as
themselves.
AS soon az the tenants in the rear tone
Of the triple birth they looked to the Faster
nachs' rooms and they have done every
thing possible in the way Of help. Thus
far they have furnished food for the family
and there has been no lack OF mothers,
possessing families OF their own by no
babies
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
LARRY THE BRICKLAYER.
Brace OF Crafty Artisans whom the Polioe
Are Prone 70 Arrest on Sight.

Detective Sergeant Sullivan was looking
for trouble yesterday, and he found Larry
SumrnerHeld Larry wasn't doing anything
except breathing. With him on the corner
Of Thirty fourth street and Broadway was
his friend Mike Muldoon.
will you walk into my stationH' said
the fly cop to the spiders. They walked,
fast enough. In the Tenderloin station
house Sergt. Wilson asked summerfield
for his name.
pat Jack son. he answered obligingly..
what's your business and where do
you liver
aI'm a bricklayer, and live in the Wal
dorf- Astoria, was the answer to that one.
Muldoon was equally ingenious. MY
name Is James Munroe. I'm a carpenter,
and live in the Holland House. he de-
clared The brioklayer and the carpenter
and the cop went to jefferson Market police
court, where the kindly copper asked Magis-
trate Mayo II he would be so good as to let
the honest workmen 60.
Il only arrested EN- on s'picion.' said
Sullivan apologetically.
Very well,' said the Magistrate. Give
their names to the clerk Larry gave his
name and q quizzical smile besides, and
he and Mike wandered out to give the next
poor detective a chance.
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sPOTsWOOD KEEPS THE HOTEL
On Appeal From DispOssess Judgment IN
Favor OF the Landlord.

Although City Marshal c. A. Farley took
possession Of the Hotel lie Marquis, ~ East
Thirty-frst street, on Oct. IL, in the name
Of George R. Read, the landlord, on a war
rant Of dispossess, the lessee Charles F.
Spotswo God, is to be allowed to remain In
possession pending his appeal to the Appel
late Term from Municipal Court Judge
Martins Judgment in Reads favor. Su-
preme Court Justice Barrett decided yester-
day that Spotswood was entitled to stay
pending an appeal, provided he secu res
Read by a $4,000 bond in addition to the
$40 900 cash that he already has on deposit
with Read as security.
Read alleges that Spotswood Is In arrears
with the rent since June last at the rate Of
50 1888 a month or $4,000 year. Mean
while, Read says. Spotswood Is collecting
the various rentals OF the hotel, which is let
out In expensive apartments. Spotswood
says that Reads agents collected some
A2 600 worth Of rentals which should have
been turned over to him. He has till De-
cember to have his appeal argued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
TRICK BICYCLIST KILLED.
Failure or Attempt to Dive From Bottom
OF an Incline Into q Tank.

ORANGE, NJ j., Oct. 1S.-Word was re-
ceived In Orange this morning of the death
yesterday, at Canton, H., of Henry Tilden
Badgeley a son Of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Badgeley, of 20 Dodd street Orange. He
was killed while doing bicycle act at q
fair In Canton. The act was the climax Of
the show. He performed under the name OF
4Tilden" anc. employed several men in his
act For some time he and his wife and
two children had been living in Chicago.
He went to Canton week ago.
Badgeley rode from the top Of an incline
and dived from his wheel as 1t left the
iumping-off place, landing in a tank Of
water fifty feet distant. From the top Of
the incline to the tank below was more than
$50 feet. Ea made light Of the risk he ran
and often ssSi the thing had been worked
out on such careful mathematical basis
that an accident vas almost impossible.
In the act yesterday, 1t is said Tilden did
not obtain the momentum necessary to
carry him out to the tank.
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ARCHBIsHOP BLEssEs CHAPEL.
He Opens New S8OO, 600 Buildings Con.
nectcd with 81. vincent's Retreat.

HARRISON Oct. is.-In the presence
of number Of prominent priests and nuns,
Archbishop Farley to-day blessed the new
chapel connected with St. vinoent's Retreat
for women at Harrison on the-S ound, and
also blessed large three story annex,
known as st. Angelus Hall, which Is for
the exclusive use Of patients Of means.
st. Vincent's Retreat IL conducted by
the Sisters OF Charity. and IL exclusively
for women suffering from nervous diseases
The buildings dedicated to-day cost more
than 100000.
Archbishop Farley came to Harrison
accompanied by his secretary, Father
James Lewis and q few women who arc
interested In the institution. The services
were held In the chapel, where the Arch
bishop. In his purple robes, .blessed tho
structure. The deacons Of honor were
Father Meister Of MAmaroneqk and Father
John McNamee Of Mount st. vinoents
convent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
Back TO q Ten Hour Day.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1s.-The American Hide
and Leather Company yesterday put Its
plants on ten hour basis. For the last
eighteen months the concern has been work.
ing only nine hours n day. Early in 1908,
Its employees formed union, and through
a strike secured the shorter day at the
five men quit. which the management
estimated was the strength of the union
at present
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
Great Vote fer Roosevelt in Pennsylvania

MAHANoY CITY, Pa, Oct. 1s.-The Epen-
ing Record, stanch Democratic news
paper, comedies the election Of President
Roosevelt and says he will carry Pennsyl-
vania by as large il not a larger majority
than Mckinley had in 1900. In the anthra-
cite region it Is predicted that the President
will get Majority from the miners greatly
In excess of that given any Presidential
nominee in the past.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19

DAVENPORT. Ia, Oct. is.-Ex-Mayor s.
F. Smith Of this city, son Of Samuel
Francis Smith, author Of my Country,
IT'S Of Thee stood before Judge House
In the district court this afternoon to re-
ceive sentence on two indictments for en-
beszleIaent and &c one Tor psrlTy, ne was rs
the penitentiary at Anamoea. Az trustee
OF large estates Smith recently acknowledge
ed the embczzlement OF $4,000.
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HUSBAND GETS FOUND MONEY.
Ferguson Establishes Identity and Mar.
riage to Woman Who Was Burned.

The two tin boxes which were found
In a desk In the house at 1914 West Fifty
fourth street, where Mrs. Nellie Ferguson
met her death in a fire last Thursday, were
opened yesterday before Coroner Scholer,
and the womans husband, who had ar
rived here from Kansas City to take pos
he was the legal husband OF the woman,
and marriage certificate. found in one
OF the boxes, bore out the statement. His
lawyer, Charles G. Mas, swore to his
identity,
Jewels, several hundred dollars In cash and
number Of bank books showing considera-
BILE deposits in various city banks. Fer
guson said he was going to continue his
search OF the rooms In hope of finding
more treasures< He LIS broker and lives in
Kansas CITY
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Coroner's Physician OHanlon performed
an autopsy yesterday on the bodies OF
Oh aries Pfefferman and Cora kpling,
W no were discovered dead early Sunday
morning in Pfeferman's fat In East
Seventy-eighth street He found that death
in both cases was due to pistol shot wounds
inflicted by Pfefferman. No trace OF gas
poisoning was found, although several gas
Jets in the house had been turned on. The
result of the autopsy kills the THEORY OF
double murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
Fircmen's Convention at Rockaway Beach.

The Southern New York Volunteer Fire
mems Association opened its ninth con-
vention at Atlantic Park Hotel, at Rock
away Beach, yesterday. The convention
will continue to-day and tomorrow there
will be parade and tournament. To-day
officers will be elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19

Free For An. trootting 10 wagon: Amateurs 10
drive: third race for Memphis Gold Cup:
Major DelmsI, b. g.. BY Dsimar (Mr. Smathers).l I
Time, 2O7, 2:lsf.
To beat ais, pacing TO saddle.
Grcnoline. b. e.. by On1lne (Mr Billfngs) .......i
Time, 2:l%k.
To beat 1Oe, trotting:
Jay MeGreeor. b s.. by Jay Hawker Hudson) 80.
Time-2O7h.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19

League of Republican Clubs, at Cleve-
land, o. Another telegram came from
the Fort Wayne Qnd) Trades council
and one from the Brotherhood of Loco
motive engineers, at Denver.
Callers began arriving early. Sena-
tor Kittridge was the first to call Sen
ator Fairbanks was the next to inquire.
Gen. Dick, who remained at the hotel
until three a. M, was back by eight
o'clock to learn the senator's condition.
Mr.. Loeb, secretary to the president, also
came early to the hotel to learn how the
patient had passed the night
Senator's Brother Hopeful.
The senator's brother, H. NJ. Hanna,
continues firm in his belief in his ulti-
mate recovery. He said at 1915 in the
morning:
THE chill of Friday was severe and
prolonged, but the reaction has been
very satisfactory. Saturday morning all
the conditions except higher tempera-
ture are more favorable than they were
Friday night, but no better than they
were Friday morning. The organs are
in normal typhoid fever condition. I
think the temperature will be lowered
by the means now being employed"
The senator's son, Daniel R. Hanna.
who came from Cleveland in response to
long distance telephone message Fri
day announcing that ais father was be-
lieved to be passing through the climax
of his illness, arrived at 1920 a. m. Sat-
urday, accompanied by his wife.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
Japan won her first naval engagement

Japan won her first naval engagement
with Russia. In midnight attack two
Russian battleships and one cruiser
were beached, two lesser vessels dis
abled, and in another attack two addi-
tional war ships were destroyed. Ten
Russians were killed and 46 wounded
in the engagement. The japanese lost
neither men nor ships. Thousands Of
japanese troops were landed in Corea
and are marching on Seoul and Russian
troops are also advancing.
Advices say that the powers of the
world are indorsing Secretary Hays
plan and that the integrity Of China is
assured, no matter how the Russo-Jap-
anese war results.
Venezuela has recognized the republic
of Panama.
The emperor of Japan, in a formal
declaration, declared war against Rus
STA and charged the Russians with insin-
cerity and trickery during the negotia-
tons.
Russia faces trouble in the Caucasus
and has called to arms 10000 reservists,
while Europe, fearing trouble in the
Balkans, is or the alert.
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FOREIGN.

Sixty Japanese transports were land
ing troops along the southern and west
ern coasts of Corea. with the intention of
occupying Seoul. The main body of the
fleet has sailed in the direction of Port
Arthur The Japanese have seized sew
eral Russian merchant vessels at Ma
sampho.
Fifty workmen were killed by the cav
ing in of an embankrlent on the War
saw-Vienna railroad in Russia.
The steamer New York was fired on
while trying to land cargo in port at
San Domingo and United States war
ships were on the way to punish the re-
public.
The Austrian Peace society has sent a
cablegram to President Roosevelt re-
questing him to intervene in the Russo
Japanese conflict.
The Japanese government has issued
an official statement setting forth it's
position in the present trouble with
Russia. The independence and in
tegrity of Corea is the point on which
the mikado has insisted
Vieja railroad in Nicaragua was derailed
and rs persons were killed.
Fourteen persons were killed and more
than a score injured in a railway COL
lision near Sand Point, Ont
japanese troops occupied Seoul, the
capital of Corea, and seized Masampho
An important bridge on the Manchurian
railroad was blown up, cutting off Rus
sian communication with Port Arthur,
and thrse volunteer fleet steamers, car
rying 1000 Russian soldiers, were cap
tured. The car issued declaration of
war.
The destruction of four Russian bat
tleships and three cruisers and disabling
of two Japanese warships off Port Ar
thur was reported at Toxic. The bonn
bardment of Port Arthur was still going
on.
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ably been sent you already directly by
Admiral Uriu, as our advance squadron
bore the brunt of the enemy's fire, and
after the attack for the most part re-
joined the main fleet. The imperial
princes on board the ships are un-
harmed.
The conduct of all our officers during
the action was cool, not unlike the ordi-
nary maneuvers. Since the battle their
spirits have been high, but their con-
duct was very calm
Called Into Active Service.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 13.-An imperial
ukase dated February 10 was issued
Friday. 1t commands that all the
troops in the military establishments
in the Siberian military districts be
placed in readiness for war; that all
the divisions in the far eastern vice.
royalty be brought to war strength,
and that the army and navy reserves
in the Siberian and Kazan districts be
called out for active service. The au-
thorities are empowered to requisition
the necessary horses.
Sunk by Russian Warships
London, Feb. 13.-Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister here, has re-
ceived dispatch from Toxic announ-
cling that on February IL two Japanese
merchant steamers, the Nakanoura
Maru and Zensho Maru, while on their
way from Sakata to Otaru Con the
island of Hokkaido), were surrounded
and shelled by four Russian warships,
presumably the Vladivostok squadron,
off the coast of Herunshi (OkushirD.
The Nakanoura Maru was sunk, but
the ZenshO Maru escaped and arrived
safely at Fukuyama (island of Hok-
kaido).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
BITS OF NEWS.

A. A. Allen, expelled from the Chi
cago Federation of Musicians, has
brought suit against the union for
$4,000 damages.
Four Boston (Mass.) unions Of the
United Typothetae have been enjoined
by the state supreme court from pay
ing benefits to strikers
Krauss and Spies, of Washington, D.
c., won the national bowling cham
pionship for two-men teams at Cleve-
land with sorce of 1,1S4.
Recent wild speculation in the cotton
market is said to have resulted in the
sale of 100000 bales, or five times
the total amount of the crop.
Alderman William Mavor, leader of
the city council, died as result of the
stroke of paralysis which felled him in
the city hall, Chicago, last Monday.
Theodore Starrett, a New York
building contractor, after inspection of
the Baltimore (Md.) fire ruins declares
steel skyscraper frames withstood the
heat where protected.
J. w. Helsley, deputy state organizer
Of the Woodmen of the World, was
probably fatally injured and dozen
others badly hurt in collision be-
tween a street car and train at Padu-
cab, KY.
Colombia is reported to be menaced
with new rebellion in Bolivar. Gen.
De Castro, deposed for aggressive par
tisanship in support of Reyes, is rails
ing force to take the old post at Bar
ranquilla.
Speyer & Co., of New York, has Sc
cured the entire Cuban loan of $685.
900 900 five per cent bonds at 9o19,
there being no other bidders. The loan
is expected to be paid out of the in
ternal revenue taxes.
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anese victory Vice Admiral Togo left
the battle-ground not knowing the full ex-
tent of the damage his torpedo shells
had inflicted, but he was evidently con-
fident that the Russians had suffered
heavily. A translation of Vice Admiral
Togo's report follows:
After the combined fleet left Sazbo
February 6, everything went as planned.
At midnight February our advance
squadron attacked the enemy at Port
Arthur At the time the enemy's ad-
vance squadron was for the most part
outside of Port Arthur. Of the advance
squadron at least the battleship Poltava,
the protected cruiser Askold and two
others appeared to have been struck by
our torpedoes. On February at noon
our fleet advanced in the offing of Port
Arthur bay and attacked the rest of the
enemy's ships about 40 minutes. The re-
suit of the attack is not yet known, but
it is believed considerable damage was
inflicted on the enemy, and l believe that
they were greatly demoralized. They
stopped fighting about one o'clock and
appeared to retreat into the harbor.
The Japanese Losses.
I'm this action the damage to oui
feet was very slight. and our fighting
strength is not in the least decreased
The number of killed and wounded was
5S. OF these four were killed and 81
wounded. A report of this engagement
of the squadron at Chemulpo has prob
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
GRIM WAR A REALITY
IN THE FAR EAST.
Japanese Torpedo Boats Attack the Russian
Squadron Off Port Arthur-Many of the
Cars Vessels Disabled
Troops Are Captured.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-An official
dispatch received here says that Jap
anese torpedo boats have attacked the
Russian squadron in the outer roads
at Port Arthur, and that three Russian
ships were damaged.
In addition to torpedoing the Russian
battleships at Port Arthur, the Japanese
ships, one of these being the American
built Variag.
Confirmed.
London, Feb. 11.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister here, has received
official confirmation from Toxic of the
destruction at Chemulpo of the Russian
first-class cruiser Variag and the third
class Cruiser Korietz.
Three Transports Captured.
A special dispatch from Toxic says
that the japanese have captured three
Russian transports having on board
1000 troops.
BOmbardment Renewed.
A dispatch from Port Arthur says
the japanese fleet returned there Tues
day afternoon and again bombarded the
Russian fleet and forts, but that it soon
withdrew. The losses to the Russians,
the dispatch says, was small. During
the firing Japanese cruiser grounded.
japanese Port BomDarded.
London, Feb. 12.-The Tientsin cor
respondent of the Standard cables it
is rumored that five Russian cruisers