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n. W. DE FOREST CHALLENGED,
Like w. Butler Duncan, senator Elsbers
and Justice Barrett.

Robert w. De Forest, who was Tenement
House Commissioner under Mayor Low,
was challenged by one OF Mr.. Morgan's
deputies last Friday when he went to regis
ter. Mr.. Ds Forest has lived at WASH
ington Square North for twenty years.
After being challenged, Mr.. De Forest
went home. and wrote this letter to MIR.
Morgan, which was made public yesterday:
Oct. 81, 1904.
Hon. George W. MoroGn State Spperinten dent
of Elections.
Sin: On applying to register to-day. my
vote was challenged by one of your agents.
who showed me list furnished him. as he
stated. by you for purposes of challenge, on
which my name appeared.
| have resided at Washington Square
North. and have registered and voted from
there. for more than twenty years. My
name is and has been in the city directory
during that period as residing there. IT Is
also in the telephone book. ] have held
city offices by appointment from the lass
two city administrations, and should be
sufficiently we'll known TO have my right
to vote from my residence unauestioned by
any person who makes any investigation
or inquiry.
l should like to know hcw, under any proper
administration of your office, it was possible
challenge my right to vote
Respectfully yours
ROBERT W, DE FOREST.
Another man living in the same district
with Mr.. De Forest, who was challenged in
the same manner. was W. Butler Duncan,
who lives at / Fifth avenue. Mr.. Morgan
said Yesterday
Mistakes like these, am sure, occur
during every registration period. In the
cases of Mr.. De Forest and Mr.. Duncan.
the canvasser in all probability found their
houses unoccupied. and put the addresses
down In his look as unoccupied houses.
When Mr.. De Forest and Mr.. Duncan came
to register, and gave their addresses, the
places were found to be down In the books
as unoocupied houses, and challenges were
Immediately made. l can state, however,
that both these gentlemen and all others
who have been so challenged will find the
challenges removed when election day
comes"
In the cases of Senator Elsberg and
Supreme Court Justice Barrett, who also
were challenged, it was stated tlfe mistake
arose through a misunderstanding by in
spectors of instructions to challenge all
persons who registered from addresses
from which they had removed. This
seems to have been interpreted as an order
TO challenge anybody who had moved.
That was why some hundreds of well
known citizens got G. jolt from Governor
Chairman Odells machine.
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MISS ELLA BAGLEY A SUICIDE.
SAID TO BE A MEMBER OF GOOD
SOUTHERN FAMILY.

NOFn SarOHnh Mhn THINKS enc Whs wv
Near Relative Of Ensign worth
Ragley-Had Hard Struggle to Live
Here-Found with Gas Turned On.
Miss Ella Bagley, IS years old. who is
said to come Of a good family in the South,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon
In little furnished room on the top floor
Of boarding house at 219 West Twenty
first street. where she had lived for six
months She was found on the floor fully
dressed, with the gas pouring from stove
which was connected with a gas Jet by a
rubber tube.
She left no letters except one or two from
people In this city to whom she had applied
for work, and Coroner Scholer, who had
chafge Of the case, was unable to get any
clue as to who her family may be or where
they live. Miss O'Neill, who runs the
boarding house, said that Miss Bagley had
spoken to her once or twice about having
relatives connected with the navy, and
had also told her that she was once In good
circumstances In the South, but had met
with reverses.
Miss O'Neill says that she thinks the
woman told her that she came from Nir-
glnia. Miss Bagley had also told boarders
In the house that she worked in one of the
departments In Washington for some time.
A friend Of the Bagley family of North
Carolina. OF which Worth Bagley, the young
ensign who was killed on the United States
torpedo boat Winslow in the Spanish war,
and who was the first to fall In the Cuban
blockade, lie o member, called at the house
in West Twenty-frst street after he read an
account Of the suicide in the evening papers.
but he was not able to identify the woman
a. belonging to that family.
He said that he was a classmate at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis of Midship-
man David Bagley OF the United States
battleship Missouri, which is now stationed
at Boston. He happened to be in New
York, he said. and decided to look the case
up when he saw that the woman was said
to have belonged to well known family
In the South
Midshipman David Bagley ia a brother
OF the late Ensign Worth Bagley. The
visitor said that he had understood that one
OF the Bagley girls held Government
position in Washington. He viewed the
body at the Merritt undertaking rooms,
Eighth avenue and Nineteenth street, but
gave it az his opinion that she was not an
immediate member OF the Bagley family
of North Carolina, although he had, he said
never seen any Of them except the boys.
1t was said at the O'Neill boarding house
that the woman had been earning living
recently by taking in sewing and that she
was usually depressed, being unable to
hold her patrons long She was registered
at the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation in West Fifteenth street and was
known very well there. It was said there
also that she was once wen 10 do and came
Of a good family in the South. She had
been known at the associations rooms for
six years. 1t was reported yesterday that
Miss Helen Gould had taken an interest in
her and had got one or two positions for
her, but the people at the associations
offices could not verify that last night
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THE ASPHALT CONTROVERSY.
Venezuela Court Decides Against the New
York and Bermudez Company.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 2e.The State De-
partment received a cable despatch from
Caracas this morning announcing that the
Venezuelan Court OF First Instance had
rendered decision adverse to the New
York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
and confirming the legality of the seizure
of the asphalt plant by the Venezuelan
Government. An appeal has been taken
to the High Federal Court.
This news created distinctly Disagree
able impression at the Department, as
foreshadowing further trouble with the
Venezuelan Government. The State De-
partment has always reserved the right
to review the judicial proceedings In this
celebrated case, and has already more than
once indicated plainly that 1t did not re-
gard the steps taken in the asphalt contro-
versy as legal The same right will be re-
served In respect to the decision of the High
Federal Court, which is the court OF last
resort OF Venezuela. 1t is well under
stood how easily President Castro has OBJ
tanned court DEGREES In his own favor by
the appointment of Judges who were prac-
ticaliy under instructions to render GER
tain decisions.
The two counts which previously rem
dered decisions favorable 10 Castro In the
asphalt case were composed OF twenty
two Judges, Of whom seven wrote dissent
ing opinions. President Castro abolished
those courts and established another, APP
pointing to the bench only those Judges
who had rendered the decisions in his favor.
The State Depart ment would not he sur
prised to see a sudden change in the per-
sonnet OF The High Federal Court If for
any reason it appears probable that its
decision will be adverse to the interests Of
President Cast TO
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ODELL AND RAILROAD MEN.
Charge That the Governor Broke Pledge
About the Railroad Board.

u. j. OKeefe, the head in this State of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
has written to the Democratic State COM
mittee pointing out that Governor-Chair-
man Odell when he was first elected Gov
ernor. broke pledge he had given to the
railroad workers to appoint one of their
number on the Board Of State Railroad
Commissioners in the event Of his cleo
ton. Mr.. O'Keefe says
mo pledges have been asked from candi-
dates in this election. The pledge made by
Governor Odell was worthless. 1t has
been demonstrated that nothing is to be
had from a Republican Governor and the
only course open to railroad men is to
elect a Democratic Governor and trust
to his sense of justice and right"
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HARTMAN IN TIE RING?
Said 10 Have Considered II His Part 10
Boost the Higgins betting.

There was a report in Wall Street yester-
day coming from important sources that
Edward H. Hartman, Governor-C hairnlan
Odell's personal friend of Fumaoeville
Iron fame, and most ardent seeker
after special legislation since Gov. Odell
went to Albany, had decided that he had
been made an issue In the Odell-Higgins
campaign and that IL was at least his duty
to shovel into the betting arena a number
of thousand dollars in the hope Of changing
the odds against Herrici and in favor OF
Higgins, which Mr.. Hartman, 1t was said,
hoped would be q vindication of himself
Reports Of a number of bets OF 10 to 8
on Higgins yesterday failed to give the
names of both bettors.
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FLEET At woo, DAMAGED.
Not Allowed to Coal or Take on Supplies
There.
Special Cable Despatch TO The SUN.


Special Cable Despatch 10 The SUN.
vIGo, Oct. 2e-The Russian battleships
Borodino, 1mperator. Alexander H.. Orel
and Kniaz Suvaroff, Admiral Rojestvensky'
flagship, and the transport Amadul have
anchored in the harbor The other ships
Of the Baltic fleet are following them.
Immediately after the arrival Of the
Russian warships, the port oommandant
boarded the Kniaz Suvaroff and told the
Admiral that the Spanish Government had
instructed him not to allow the feet to
embark stores here. The Admiral an
wered:
The machinery of some OF our ships
damaged. That is why have separated
from the squadron. do not know how
long it will take TO repair but repairs are
necessary, and ! must anchor for this
purpose
The commandant said he would ask his
Government for instructions and again
communicate with Admiral Rojestvensky.
The Russian commander also protested
agains, spai,' refusal to allow his feet
TO coal at Viso, He said that II he could
not coal he could not leave.
After the port oommandant went ashor o
German colliers went alongside the war
ships preparatory to coaling them. The
commandant thereupon sent a representa-
i've to repeat the Governments orders
and to request the Russians not TO violate
spain's neutrality. He also requested the
spanish cruiser Estremsdura to send boats
10 notify the GOLFERS to observe the instruc-
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HARRIS TO DE, STORN IN TO-DAY
And VIII Al tend the Meeting OF the Super.
wishing Inspectors of steam Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2G.-Ira Harris re-
Gently appointed supervising inspector of
steam vessels at-Sew York, arrived here
to-day. He will be sworn in Tomorrow
ana will attend the meeting Of the Board OF
Supervising Inspectors Of Steam Vessels,
now In session here, Having completed
organization yesterday and appointed tie
usual committees, the board got down 10
business to-day. The indications are that
il will be several weeks before a report
will he placed In the hands Of Secretary
Metcalf. In the meantime the meetings
will ba held behind closed doors and nothing
permitted to get TO the public until the
board is ready to report.
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Special Cabi. Despatch 10 THE sun


LONDON, Oct, Eff a statement printed
with the utmost prominence by the Daily
Mri is acceptable as true, Great Britain
and Russia stand on the brink Of war, which
oan only he averted by Russia's submission.
At the moment of telegraphing 1t is i'm
possible to confirm or deny the statement,
which follows:
The situation arising from the North
Sea out &c has become one Of much grav-
ity Az stated by the Daily Mad yester-
day, the British Government has formulated
-four demands-for an apology for the
attack, for pecuniary indemnity for the
victims, for the punishment OF the Russian
officers concerned and for guarantee for
the future security OF British shipping
from similar attacks.
THE Russian Government Is willing to
make the apology and pay an indemnity,
but as regards the other two points the
war party, which is strongly In the ascend
ent in 81. Petersburg, refuses as yet to make
the desired concession. The British Gov
eminent is resolved not to give way, and we
underst and that 1t has notified the Russian
Government that it's acquiesceDce must be
forthcoming by the afternoon Of Oct. 81.
Failing this the Channel feet will, We
underst and. be instructed to ask the Baltic
feet to return. Should the Russian Ad-
miral refuse 1t Is expected that the British
Admiral win be obliged TO compel the
fleets return.
"The British Government has. we believe,
reason for confidence that whatever action
It may take in it's resolve to secure amends
for the terrible and ine1cusable outrage
France will not consent to be embroiled."
FORMAL REPLY RECEIVED.
Russia's formal reply was received by
the Ambassador, Count Benckendor1. early
Wednesday morning and communicated to
Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secretary.
without delay. Count Benckendorf re-
ceived further communication from his
Government later, and had a conference
with Lord Lansdowne at lao o'clock
Shortly after his interview with Lord Lans-
downe he conferred with Premier Balfour.
Lord Selborne, First Lord OF the Ad-
miralty; Capt Prince Louis Of Battenberg,
Director of Naval Intelligence, and Sir
Robert B. Finlay. the Attorney General,
also conferred with Premier Balfour and
Lord Lansdowne.
GENERAL FEELINo OF APPREHENSION.
Az soon as Count Benckendortf's con-
ference with Lord Lansdowne was over
1t was reported that the Russian reply was
not adequate, though 1t expressed regret
for the occurrence. However, il failed
to promise the punishment Of the guilty
officers.
The impression soon became general
that the situation was very grave, and
apprehension was freely expressed In clubs
and hotel corridors
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CECILIA LOTUS TO WE'D.
VIII Marry william COurtenay, the Actor.
After Easter in This City.

PIrTsDuRo, Pa, Oct. 2a.-At dinner
given by William Courtenay, leading man
of the Avenue Stock Company, this city, at
the Union Club, early this evening, an
nouncement was made Of the engagement
of the host to Miss Cecilia LOTUS, who Is
at the Nixon Theatre this week. 1t was
announced that the marriage will take place
In New York, Easter week.
Both the principals received warm greet
ings in the theatres where they are playing
Tonight. Although they went direct from
the dinner to their dressing rooms, the
news had preceded them, and In both
theatres their first appearance on the stage
was the signal for uproarious applause
Mr.. Courtney first met his future wife In
New York about four years ago.
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Until recently other sugars were used 10 sWeetcn
tea and coffee but now particulai houSckeepeIs
because Of Its absolute purity, sweetness and con
yenicnCe. 5lb. boxes. GToccts cveTywhere,-ids
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T0 SUCCEED HEBER NEWTON.
Mrs. stanford Coming Here In search Of
Another Preacher.

SAN Francisco, Oct 2e.-Mrs. Jane Stan
ford wi reach New York soon and will
andeayor 10 find q successor to the Rev.
Heber Newton, who resigned last spring
az minister 10 Stanford University. DR..
Nevton's retirement was disappointing
to Mrs. Stanford. 1t is understood that
there are several applicants Tor the pulpit
Mrs. Stanford In now In ST. LOUIS.
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LAST ATLANTIC CRY OUTING.

Over Sunday MP 10 ANanlIc CITY, VIA PcnnSyIvana
round tnp transportation and two days hotel
accommodations. only tl.00 and 5000, according
60 hotel selected. Beach front hotels at siO rate,
Ado
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Continued on Third Page.

ROYAL Blue Line Teur 20 WashinGton,
novsnoer II. Only Ns from New York. All OF
''nees' s'1 days b, o. ticket offces.-Ads
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Miss LOTUS has been married once. Her
husband was Justin Huntley Mccarthy,
the playwright. She obtained divorce
from him in this city over year ago. Mr..
Courtney is bachelor He was leading
man with Virginia Harmed last year
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DEWEiNs Ear AND ~ YEAR sHEHHfi
Appetizer, better and safer than Socslaiis
IL r Dewey Sons Co., iss Futon ST.. " Y.
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Report That British UItlmatQm
Expires at Noon.
RUSSIA HASN'T WELDED.
Reply to English Demands Not
Adequate and Not Accepted.

FEELING OF Apprehension I'm London--Chan.
mel Fleet Held ut Gibraltar-May
lie Sent TO Intercept the Russians
Latter Get to viso, Spain, but Are
Not Allowed TO Coal There-Ro jest.
yensky Pleads That Some OF His Ships
Need Repairs-Of icers Declare That
Ships Fired On Had Guns Aboard
and Looked Like Torpedo Beats.
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,us,,, NM. hsvins Bsrnetts vaniiis.- Afs
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Will Rooseve!t'S Own State
Not Share His Triumph
SPEECH IN CARNEGIE HALL.
Great Demonstration Over the
Secretary Of State.

Things That Judge Parker Doesn't Know
Exposed to IIim-His Fairy Figures
Measured QuadriIlions Next From
EsOpus:--An UNIFORMED Party and q
Harlequin Ticket, the Secretary Calls
the Democratic Outnt-They Don't
Relieve Themselves, He says-Incon-
sist ency OF the Arguments on Panama
Laid Bare-An Audience Four Times
as Big as the Hall Would Hold
Battcrs the Police Lines TO Get In.
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q lnReYlsTs %

THE PAY ROLL.
The coming legislature should not
merely content itself with banishng
professional lobl yists from the legis.
lative halls ana corridors Of the state
house, but It shjtld also bar ihe pro.
fcsslonal lobbyists from the legisla-
tie pay roll. II is an open secret that
a score Of corporation iobtyists are
projecting themselves 20 the front as
candidates for Offices in lie two
houses Of tho legislature and as COM
mitee clerks. deputy sergeant at arms
ano cloak room guardians
MSst Of his class are never at a
liss in dumping up Claims OF political
reward for services rendered IN the
campaigr and they usually manage to
back he,~ claims wish strong endorse.
ments from public men and private
citizens who woplc not think of en-
ploying ;her1 themselves IN positions
Of trust "a any establishment II
goes without saving that the corpora
lion loDbyist Who occupies An official
position la either house Of the legisla-
'ure or becomes an attache of the
legislature by reason of employnen.
IN a subordinate eil acity. can 90 more
mis- ,hlef with iinpJn'y and exert
more influence upon members Of the
legislature than a corporation retainer
end hoodle distributor on the outside
The lobbyist on the inside can put in
his work at all hours of the day and
night and while the legislature is in
fnl session. Tie knows when. how
and where to approach he members
and rarely fails TO secure an audience
when he sets cut to do so. Tor that
reason he is the most dangerous and
should. If possible, be kent at long
range
While it may no. be possible for any
legislative body TO keep itself abso-
lutely free from pernicious lobby in-l
iuences The coming legislature viii
go far toward making the lobby harm
less by drawing the line at members
Of the ole gang that has scandalizee
former legislatures hy corrupt manipu
!ation of memtefs. The pigeon holing
or garbling of bills and the introduc
lion OF holdup legislation, The most
effective way TO bqnlsh the proiessionsi
al ioboy is ic keep them OF the logis-
ative paw roll
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FLoeolNo ron WIFE BEATING.

The presidents suggestion in his re
cent message thu; some form of cor
poral punishmcut might prove the
most ade aa,e way to meet that type
of crimiuali;v that taxes me shape of
brutality and cruelty toward the weak
has started a mcvement ia Washing
ton with the ohjec. Of providing a
whipping post for the wife Leater.
One may hole that harsh and de-
grading punishmen's dc not tend 10
diminish oar;icuar crimes, and vet
look with sci1e saver nn the applica.
tion of the lash to the cowarGly brute
who strikes his wife or samgely pun
ishes his child No man vino heats his
wife is anything short Of brute and
a coward. and for such tho nfiiction
OF physical rain seems To he the only
pmishn ent that tends to pat "a check
on mis- brutality
Most often with this brutality anil
ccwardice yoes la.iness. Therefore
merely TO pr the wife Leater in Jail
is 10 give hirf feod and lodging with
cut requiring harl to exert himself To
obtain them. And. as the president
points out, Imprisonment for the wife
beater nay cause hunger and want to
the wife and children who have been
the victims OF the prisoners brutality
The lash wen applied seems be
the only adequate numshment f'r the
wife beater. because Il will hurt hin,
as he has hurt othe-s and yet leave
him free to provide for the family
which he abuses and iisgraces. And
this provision should be made com
pulsory The same law that applies
the lash should see that the brute
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timber and broken the prair'e? Is he
satisfied to 90 iuto competition with
the idle money Of the worldl Does he
enjoy the pro.pec5 OF bidding for his
home on equal terms with the land
grabbers that infest every new coun-
try?
If they do, let them thank Bird Nc
Gnire aad the Republican party II
they do not let them 60 out to the
tar1 ano solenmly kick themselves
and prepare the,r minds to agaia be
duped when the Republicans want
their votes two years hence
The lessses can console themselves
with he thought however, that there
are other dupes
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HOLDING TIE SACK.

chandler Tribune, lessee's organ)
A great pressure was brought to
bear ON lie school land lessees during
the last campaign to induce them to
vote for Bird Mcclure.
Althongl the Democratic platform
was the niost liberal territorial plat
form ever written aud although the
school land board arose like a horrible
spector on he wsioa uf thoussnjs Of
lessecs. they were persuaded 70 veto
The Republican ticket in sufficient
numbers to defeat Mathews and elecf
Mcclure
Il was argued. and not without some
foundation that NcCmle had fought a
good fignt tor the leesees and as favors
to lessees had been bit few and far
between they felt very much like re
warding any one who had favored
them.
Time ana again ramms If meeting
held in Guthrie and participated in by
Bira Mcclure. Governor Ferguson.
.rrcd Rarde, Henry asp. Hn' Grimes
aad other., came 70 our ears Il was
asserted that when confronted byI
these gentlemen who have always ad-
vocatea high rcnlals aud perpetual
leases that Rird tcld them hat the
preference rish," clause Of both the
Mcclure and lIanilan tin was for the
purpose ot catching the lessee vote
ami that i, wo,aa he eliminated at the
proper time.
he T,ibGae was urged TO publish
ihis before election bat refused 10 do
so because Of MsCmse's scom'ng aiu-
cerity.
In The light of recent eyents all that
was charsel against MoGame aai
even more seems 20 lie true,
Il seems that ;he preference right
caluse, ia tho Democratic platform by
the work of such men as Notscn All
Ter MassengaIesand score OF others.
and thus becoming part Ct the Demo
cratic pollcy. has been annalled byl
epablican ueacheIv
The senate eamrittee has reported
The Hamilton bin bu' tho preference
rient clause was slricllen ont and the
dispatches 40 net disclose any franticD
efforts on The Fart Of uird Mcclure toi
have she clause remain.
No doubt Governor Ferguson and
Mm. Grimes are satisfied bat how
about the lessee who has toiled tol
make meme: NLo has gruhbed the