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The sun., 1904-11-24
EAST SIDE SUBWAYS FIRST DAY.
One Small Mishap at l3Sth st.-Trains
Carried Good Loads.

The east side branch OF the subway,
which was put in operation yesterday morn
ing at 1901 O'Clock, was in running order
by night Trains were run all day, and the
only mishap occurred at ls5th street and
Lenox avenue, where the coupling broke
between the third and fourth cars Of a north
bound train. The train had just pulled
out Of the station at I35th street. and there
was little excitement among the passen-
gers.
The motorman applied the emergency
brakes and brought the front part Of the
train to a stop within n few feet, giving
the passengers shaking-up. The re-
manning part of the train, which had been
left behind, was bumped by another train,
but no damage was done, except that some
OF the passengers were tossed about in
their seats.
The Lenox avenue branch was well pat
ronized during the day.
The sun., 1904-11-24
TO REFORM GIRL THIEF.
Elizabeth jacobson Goes to Juvenile Asylum
Actress Not Found.

Actress Not Found.
Elizabeth Jacobson, the l5-year- -old girl
who, under various names, robbed many
persons by whom she was hired and who
asserts that she was directed in her thieving
by an lawfully stylish" actress named
Alice Werner has been sent to the Juvenile
Asylum. Attorney Lehman, who had en-
tered a plea Of guilty for her in the Chill
dren's Court made strong plea for Glenn
ency. He declared it was impossible for
a child OF her age to construct such a story
and hang to it The fact that no Alice
Werner could be found and that he girl
could not give the woman's addre 50 was
not against the girl, the lawyer sa id, be-
cause it was natural that the woman W ould
safe guard herself by not imparting such
knowledge to child victim.
Superintendent Jenkins Of the Gerry
society said that after fifteen interviews
with the child, the society's officers had
been able to get no clue to -the mythical
Mrs. Werner and considered the girl
unworthy of belief.
Justice Deull said that il the girls con-
duct warranted she might be released in
year. Many Of her victims were in court,
aand looked pleased when she was sem
fenced
The sun., 1904-11-24
SULLIVAN COUNTY VOTES NO.
This City Cannot Locate y sanitarium for
COnsumptives Within Its Borders.

MONTICELLO, n. Y, Nov. 23,-That New
York city cannot locate a sanitarium for
oonsumptives in Sullivan county was the
verdict Of the Board Of Supervisors this
York Board Of Health appeared before
the board at the evening session and urged
the necessity Of locating a hospital at
Mamakating, He said there were 22OO0
consumptives in New York city, and that
these must have some place where they
can be cared for.
New York city, he said, was willing the
first year TO put $4,000 into an institution
for their benefit Judge Smith. repre-
senting the citizens. opposed him. The
board refused to grant his request.
The sun., 1904-11-24
PRESIDENTS TRIP TO ST. LOUIS.
He VIII Start AT Midnight Tonight In a
special Train.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The President
will leave here tomorrow at midnight fol
St Louis, where he will visit the e.posi.
tion. He will travel on a special train or
the Pennsylvania road, and will be accom-.
panied by Mrs Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson OF New
York and Secretary Loeb,
The party will arrive in st, Louis early
Saturday morning and the President will
spend the day in seeing the principal sights
of the fair. He will be entertained at ban.
quet in the evening, and will make speech
The President will spend Sunday quietly,
starting on the return trip late in the even
ing, and arriving here at O'Clock Tuesday
morning.
The sun., 1904-11-24
ROBBED THE WRONG MAN.
Passenger on Trolley Car objects TO Losing
$50, and Rags n Prisoner.

John Williams Of SO Throop avenue.
Brooklyn, whose picture adorns a space in
the rogues' gallery, robbed the wrong man
Yesterday morning, and as a result h q Ia
now in Jail. Michael McNamee OF 1905
De Kalb avenue was a passenger on a
De Kalb avenue trolley oar,and he objected
to williams pushing him. Williams said
he was sorry, but rather than have any
hard feelings he would get of the car. The
car had reac he'd Washington avenue, and
Williams jumped of At the same time
McNamee discovered the loss OF $50
from his pocket,
THAT fellow was more than anxious TO
get of" said McNamee. 'Ill get OF, too"
When Williams discovered that McNamee
had jumped Of the car, he ran toward Clin-
ton avenue, closely pursued by McNamee.
williams ran into the house OF Charles M.
Pratt at 2H Clinton avenue. McNamee
followed, and. grabbing Williams, lugged
him to the street.
Then McNamee knocked Williams down
and sitting on his body, calmly recovered
the $50. Some one in Mr. Pratt's house
had telephoned for the police, and McNamee
handed his prisoner over to Patrolman
Smith OF the Classon avenue station. Sub
eeouently Williams was remanded to Jail
to await examination next week.
Father Johns Medicine Cures Colds.
- Prevents pneumoniA, Plfty years In use.-Aer,
The sun., 1904-11-24
LINE DRAWN ON "MAGD4LENE."
Northwestern CO-ets ObJect TO a Picture
and Have IL Removed.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-The Northwestern
University oo-eds living at Sheridan Cottage
to-day demanded and secured the removal
of a print OF "The Magdalene" from the
walls OF the public rarlor Of that dormitory.
The young women said that the picture
was unfit to be seen by their young men
callers on account Of the semi-nude figures
represented.
Headed by the Misses Josephine Half and
Jennie Whpple, they went to Mrs. Harper,
the matron, and protested against the
presence OF the offending work of art and
when it was not removed quickly enough
TO suit them a committee was appointed
to take ii from the wall and to assure the
matron OF their displeasure should it again
appear in the room
The sun., 1904-11-24
WIRELESS TO SIBERIA.
Plan to Jump Behring strait and supple
ment II by Telegraph and Cable.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 23.-cable and
telegraphio munication with Siberia
and the Orient by way OF Behring st rait
is proposed by John Rose ne, managing
dire ctor OF the Northeastern Siberia Com
pany. He intimates that II the United States
Gov ernment will extend it's Nome teleg raph
line from Nome to Cape Prince Of Wales,
and thence establish the wireless system
across Behring Strait bet tween Cape Prince
OF " ales and East ape, the nearest point on
the Siberian side, the intervening distance
being only from twenty eight to thirty
five miles the Northeastern Siberian Com
pany will build an overland telegr aph
line across northeastern Siberia, for the
whole OF which it holds concession from
the Russian Government, TO a connection
with the telegraph line extending the full
length Of the Trans-Siberian Railway from
Vladivostok to st. Petersburg.
This by means of existing cable connec-
tions, would place Japan, China, the Philip
pines, Corea, Manchuria and other Far
East countries. as well as all OF those OF
the Continent OF Europe, in cable and tele-
graphic commune alton with the North
and South American continents. II could be
done, MIR Rosene points out, at a much
more reasonable telegraph and cable cost
than now obtains.
The sun., 1904-11-24
THOMPSON FOR THE CABINET
Talk OF the Minister 10 Brazil a. . sGc.
cessor TO MIR. Hitchcock.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 23.-It is asserted
here that the Hon. d. E. Thompson, Min
lister to Brazil, Ia likely to be the successor
to Mr. Hitchcock, as Secretary OF the In
terror in the next cabinet. II Mr.. Hitch
Ia to have the Mexican mission. now held
by Powell s. Clayton. The latter Is i'll
and regarded as likaly to relinquish his
post.
Mr. Thompson Is a millionaire insurance
and gas man. He spent two months dur
national committee in the Northwestern
States. and IL is said that his promotion
Is to be his reward.
The sun., 1904-11-24
GLAD RUDDER on THE FINANCE.
schooner Got q Tow Home for Nothing.
Lumber and All.

The three masted schooner Margaret A.
May, with cargo Of Georgia pine, arrived
yesterday from Tybee in tow Of the Panama
railroads steamship Finance. and she did
not have TO pay the Finance a cent for the
lift up the coast, II was transaction in
crippled In a gale while on the way from
Colon to this port, and her rudder became
useless. The Morgan liner FL Paso fell
in with her and towed her to Savannah.
The tugs William F. McCauley and Daunt-
less @ were sen sent TO to savannah @ to bring the
consideration Of being hauled here, acted
as the Finances rudder.
The seventh mate Of the Finance re-
marked, THE May is good tern, and did
us one, which naturally deserved another ="
Thereupon the skipper ordered the seventh
mate put In irons,
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HE SPEAKS FOR HIS CABINET.
The President Thinks That They should
Not He Asked TO Deliver Addresses.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The President is
disinclined TO have members Of the Cabinet
accept invitations to make public addresses,
and 70 expressed himself o-day to delega-
tion from Chicago.
The delegation was introduced by Sena-
tor Cullom of Illinois and consisted of Wal
lace H. Eckman, president Of the Union
League Club; Judge c. S. Cutting OF the
Probate Court, and Mr.. Sideley. They
asked the President To use his influence
TO induce Secretary Hay to make an address
before the club on Washington's birthday.
Mr. Roosevelt told them he thought Mr..
Hay would be disinclined to accept on ac-
count of the State of his health and the re-
cent death Of his brother. Then ne ex-
pressed the wish that members OF the Cab
met should not be asked to deliver ad-
dresses.
The sun., 1904-11-24
FIRE IN CASTLE GOULD.
Blaze In . Servants Room at Howard
GOuld's Home.

PORT WASHINGTON, L. l., Nov. 2s.-Fire
started at 7:sO this morning in servants
room at Castle Gould, the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Gould. A candle in the
room of the assistant butler is supposed
to have set fire to the bureau, and when
the fire was discovered the whole room was
in blaze.
There was no one in that wing OF the
building at the time, and no one in the house
knew of the fire until men who had been at
work on the grounds rushed into the build
ing. They had discovered the fire through
smoke escaping from window. The
workmen, with the house servants, sue
oeeded in confining the fire to the room
where it started. Mr.. and Mrs, Gould were
not at home at the time
The sun., 1904-11-24
ARMS SENT TO ZEIGLER.
Sheriff Asks for Weapons and Ammunition
10 Protect Non.union Men.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Nov. 23.-At the re-
quest Of Sheriff George j. Stein Of Franklin
county. Gov. Yates to-day ordered fifty
guns and 1000 rounds of ammunition sent
to Zeiglcr. Sheriff Stein says he will be able
to control the situation il he has sufficient
arms The guns were sent in charge Of Col
Shad of the Adjutant- Generals Office.
Sheriff Stein reported to-day that several
shots had been exchanged between un-
identified persons and non-union empo yees
of the Zeigler Coal Company, with the re-
suit that several persons were wounded.
The sun., 1904-11-24
President GETS HIS TURKEY
It Came From the Veteran Turkey Raiser OF
West erIy, n. J., and Is Q 81 Founder

II Came From the veteran Turkey Raiser OF
westerly. n. J.. and Is q 81 Founder.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The turkey for
the Thanksgiving dinner OF the President
and his family arrived at the White House
to-day. 1t has been customary for the
Presidents turkey to put in an appearance
here several days before Than ksgiving
Day, but this year there was some delay.
As usual, the fowl is the gift OF Horace
Vose, the veteran turk ey raiser OF Westerly,
r. l., and it weighs within a few ounces
OF thirty-fve pounds. 1t will form the
centrepiece OF Mr.. Roosevelt's table to-
morrow night, for dinner will be served
at the usual hour OF 7:3o at the White House,
Government will be closed in observance
OF the holiday tomorrow and the day will
be spent by members Of the Cabinet gen.
orally In their homes,
The sun., 1904-11-24
THE MAYOR rs THIRTY-NINE
On1oe stan Send Col. Mcclellan 80 Roses
rs birthday Present.

Mayor Mcclellan was 80 years old yes
terday. He spent his birthday at Lake
wood, where he went on Monday to stay
over Thanksgiving. The staff OF his office
decided after some deliberation that the
most acceptable gift they could send to
him would be one that Mrs Mcclellan also
would appreciate.
They sent to him by special messenger
thirty-nine American Beauty roses, to-
gether with letter OF congratulation which
was signed by all the members of his stafI.
The sun., 1904-11-24
HAHLE, PARK COMMISSIONER,
And Brady Going Back 10 His Place In the
Al. Tax Once

John j. Brady who resigned recently as
Tax Commissioner to become Park Com
missioner at The Bronx, will it was learned
yesterday resign his new place and will be
reappointed to the Tax Department
Charles G. F. Wahle, the head OF the Ger
man Democracy, will be made Park Com
missioner Mr.. Brady does not like his new
job and is anxious to 60 back to the Tax
Department.
The sun., 1904-11-24
GAS METER SHOT FIRE.
Employee Of the Brooklyn Union Company
Killed Looking for . Leak.


james Mullen OF ss Stuyvesant avenue,
Brooklyn, employed by the Brooklyn Union
Gas Company, was killed last evening while
looking for leak in the gas meter in the
cellar OF 472 Franklin avenue. He had
been in the cellar but few seconds when
there was an explosion and sheet of fame
shot out OF the cellar gratings and the coal
hole into the street.
An alarm was sent in and the firemen
found that the cellar was filled with smoke
while a long stream OF fire shot out from
the gas meter. At the foot Of the stairs
the body of Mullen was found. He had
been blown across the cellar about twenty
feet and was dead when carried TO the street
1t is supposed that he struck a match to
light his way into the cellar, or to find the
leak
The sun., 1904-11-24
CzAR MAY ANNOUNCE REFORMS.
Constitutional Changes Expected on His
Name Day, Dec. 10.

Special Cable DespdTch TO THE Sun.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2s.-It is runored
in connection with the NEE ting Of repre-
sentatives OF the zemstvos that the Gar
will announce important constitutional
changes in the direction of representative
government on his name day. Dec. 10. The
rlmor cannot be confirmed.
The sun., 1904-11-24
JAIf TOR IJiUANT SONS FATHER.
Thlr DAYS for First Parent Convicted
'Hdrr q New Jersey Law.

Jo ! viz IS years old, was committed
to Il % Int, all for thirty days by Police
Just trsg la in Jersey City yesterday
for ~ ng % compel his eleven-yea
old Iu mbs, to attend school.
II, lrst. parent sent TO jail in New
Jers, lg.Hr the new Truancy law. Devine 3
son asa 4ean arrested several times for
playi D. Hgckcy' He is now in custody.
Insist rpea h. riaS Burnstts yAnilia.-Ash
The sun., 1904-11-24

Father Johns Medicine Cures Colds,
Prevents pneumonia. flfty yesu In use.-Adt.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
STOLEN CAR KILLS HIM.
His Comrades in Automobile Trip
Held IN Bail.

East OranF. y. ,. Aug i2 CSpeciaD.-while
taking ride in another mans automobile. Charles
Hugh Reilly. Of No. Il Clinton-st. North East
Orange, met with accident about o'clock this
morning. n South Orange-ave.. which resulted in
rs death n a short time at the Orange Memorial
Hospital. lie was employed as night watchmsn at
the automobile storage place os Frederick L
Knapp az No. 40 hain-st.. East Orange Last
night re had three companions Bartholomew "
Carrtck. OF No. as West Fifty-third-st. New-York
Benjamin c. Johnson OF No. u Ealsted Place East
Orange, and Joseph volk OF 40. 9 Burnett-st.
East Orange who have been held in $500 bail to
answer to q charge OF larceny Of the automobile
preferred by Ar. Knapp Mr.. Knapp left his place
OF business st o'clock last night. telling Reilly
&c close up for the night. At midnight so Il IS
Esid. Reilly invited johnson and VoIk 10 take a
ride in the 2o-horsepower Winton touring car be-
longing TO Frank A Eoyt. OF East Orange. II is
said lnat Reilly was under the influence OF liquor,
and carTfck, who was picked Up. says he got into
the automobile because he didn't think Reilly was
tr a ~ condition 20 run II. TIE men rode around
awhile, and visited several saloons. They decided
70 ride back through South Orange and Vaisburg.
selecting South Orange-ave. as their route and in
tending to turn off at Sanford-st They passed
5anford-st, and got far as Srnith-st- before
they saw their mistake Then, before Carrick
could prevent him, Reilly gave the tiIler quick
turn. The ponderous machine "skidded'' and then
crashed over on its side Reilly was pinned fast
20 the ground by the tiller. which bent under the
weight The others escaped with slight injuries
: Policeman Ryder heard the crash and helped 70
sxtricate Reilly Dr. Benjamin Voelbel sent Reilly
20 the Orange Memorial Hospital. where he soon
cleo: Johnson. Nolk and Carr.ck were locked IN
n the Natlsburg police station. and this morning
Stecoruer Jaeger inquired into the accident Mr.
Alepp salo ne wanted 10 make complaint against
She survivors, charging them with the larceEy Of
The automobile so the three were taken 70 East
orange; and Recorder Dorennus took the coupIaiat
and held them in bail
TIE machine. which was wrecked. weighed 2,Soo
oeen sent 70 tho makers to-day, NJ. Hoyt having
purchased new one. II in the custody o.
r- knapp, snS he pro5a bly, win have 70 sts nd tha
cost OF the repairs 70 it
New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
SEYMOUR DWIGHT THOMPSON.

East Orange. N J.. Aug. IL (speciaD.-E2x-Ju Judge
Seymour Dwight Thompson. well known JurlSt
and the author OF many standard works legal
practice and procedure. died last night az his
home, No 23 Maple-avs North. East Orange He
had been sufferer from diabetss. He recently
had been appointed by President Roosevelt
delegate to the Universal Congress Of Law and
Jurists which will meet IN So. Louis next month
Ex-Judgs Thompson was born IN VIII County.
Ill. September p 1874 and attended Rock River
Seminary at Mount Morris H. Ar the breaking
OUT OF the Civil War he enlisted in the 81 Iowa
Infantry and soon afterward appointed
orderly sergeant In 1854 he was made FIRST heu-
tenant. ami IN January. 1855. was commissioned as
captain OF Company l. Cd United States Heavy
Artillery. He was mustered out in May. 1866
He was admitted to the bar in 1898 at Memphis.
Tenn, and three years later moved 10 - Louis,
where he engaged in active practlce- from 1Sa
Court OF Appeals on retrlns IRON ths oslcn @ ils
was engased IN active p[4ctcI @C Itl ~ ' he pTSs5
TO Brooklyn in 1SSS he had an once az 40. %
Nassau-sL. New-H Hork but finding that Ms ItssaIy s
active practice except that he frequently was con-
sulting counsel IN important cases re moved %
Ex-Jndge Thompson had published "Rseolleo-
tiOnS Of the Sd Iowa Infantry among lliS pest
known legal works was as IIsttisT o. e15ToSs
IN 1856 AT the time Of death he was p-epar-
ing a second edition i'm SIN volumes, or Whleh IoeE
volumes were completed. other wei kaoMn MSlhs rs
which are classed as standards are thompson on
Homesteads ana Exemnuons. ! lnomoson ana
Merriam on Jugies %GrS on On TrESIs IN his
early practice he annotated Thompson ana StleNer
Term statutes He also the author OF the
OF Law. He a member OF the StaIs SaE- AS
so"tayons Of Missouri and New-4oTk ana OF ran 11
married Miss Lucy 4. JenniSon, OF Iowa, VINO sur
wives him with three sons and two daughters
New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
WOMAN STOPS THREE FUGITIvEs.
Closes Doors of Moving Car When She Hears
Cries of stop Thief''-Holds Them Shut.

Seeing three men run entering a moving
Lexington-ave. car between Thirtieth and
Thirty-flrst-st. last night. and hearing cries. of
stop thiefr' a well dressed young woman
who sitting near the front OF the car.
jumped up closed the sliding doors ana cried
You can't go out this way.
One of the men grabbed her by the arm and
tried 10 pull her away. but she held her ground
until the men had.been captured by Detective
Sergeant Brady and Patrolnan Kelsey OF the
East Thirty-hfth-st. station. who had been in
close pursuit
The men said they were John ONeilI. OF NO.
213 East Twenty -ninth-st.; Valentine Dunno.
OF No. $50 East Twenty-third-st.. and William
Clark OF No. 342 East Twenty -third-st. They
were charged with being suspicious persons. I"
Mrs. Mary Chance, Janitor OF the fathouse at
No. 15l East Thirty-irst-st.. had seen three
strange men in the cellar last evening. She
had asked their business, aud one of the men
had made evasive reply.
You've got no business here: you're trying
to rob usr' screamed Mrs. Chance.
The men ran up TO the street and started
west. the janitor screaming Stop thief" as
they Several men in the street took UP
the chase. did Brady and Kilsey.
Brady said later that tho young woman re-
fused to give her name.
Shed make a blamed good COP was his
comment.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Railroads in the Market for Large
Orders of Machine Tools.

The railroads both in the East and West en-
tert1S the machinery market for machine tools in
large quantities There is large tonnage in pros
pect this fall, and the necessary preparations are
being made TO keep the rolling stock and other
equipment In repair Several large orders for
chnery for various railroads have been received
by the machinery dealers OF New-York. and there
inquiries showing that further large orders
10 be expected. The firm OF Manning. Maxwell &
Moore has received order OF considerable size
from the Mississippi River and Boune Terre Rail
road for the new shops which being construct
ed at Bonne Terre. Mo. The Atch!son. Topeka and
Santa Fe Is finishing large purchase OF all grades
of machine tools. good portion OF which has been
bought from the machinery dealers OF New-York.
through their Western branches. The New-York
Central and Hudson River Railroad has placed
orders for machinery IN the last week. and the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad has issued list
% speciAcations which call for the purchase OF
about $1,000 worth OF machine tools. II is
also in tho market for small lots OF tools The
Pennsylvania Railroad IS sending out orders for
machine tools every day. against the large LIST OF
spectica tions which has previously been submitted
TO the trade. II is expected that the Lehigh Valley
Railroad viii soon issue specifications for machine
tools for shops at Sayre Penn The plans OF
the Erie road for improvements In Jersey City have
already been mentioned.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
coUNTERFEITs CAPTURED IN BOSTON
Physician Charged with Passing Bogus SO
Bill Arrested, and His Outfit Found.

Boston. Aug. 2-Ten thousand two hundred soI
lars in counterfeit 50 bills were found TODAY b,,
United States Secret Service agents in the house OF
DR. Frank G. SAINT prominent ROxbury phvsi-
clan after DR.. Sanft had been arrested on charge
of having passed bogus bill or street fr1Iif
yender. The government officers also found -
complete outfit for manufa curing spurious bank
notes. The evidence at hand, they say, makes the
case one of the most important of any of recent
date.
DR., Sanft will he arraisned before United States
Commissioner tomorrow. lie has lived In Rox-
bury for seventeen years Fie has a wife ana Two
daughters, and his family has been prominent n,
society, not only IN Boston, but along the South
Shore, where they had summer home
The Secret Service agents had been working, IN,
the case for some time, prompted by the com
plants made by banks and pesially the T{Osto,
Elevated Company. that the city was filled with
counterfeit s2 notes The trail led finally TO Rox-
bury and the United States agents were about TO
make Il raid. when they received a report that Dr
sanft had been arrested. Prompt action followed
and after inspection OF the physician's house
the officers announced their find. Among the ar
tlcles revealed by the search a splendid Ger
nhre paper.