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New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
DECLARE IT LAST WILL.
One Of Tweed Alderman Already PrObated
Trustees to Fight Last Document

Henry Hughes, an ---erman from the old Eighth
Ward IN the days OF Tweed, died about three
years ago, leaving estate OF about $4,000 in
real property He had q widow and i've children.
A will dated in 1885 offered for probate about
a year after his death This left the estate in
trust. one-fourth to the widow. and the remainder
share and share alike, the children and the
family OF dead son. The executors and trustees
named were Michael Murray. John Dun and the
widow. mis- Will admit ed 70 probate
few weeks ago IN a trunk In a friends house
on Staten Island was found a Will that Of
fered for probate in the Surrogates office yester-
day by Colonel Robert j, HARE. il behalf OF
Joseph hughes OF the surviving children
This viii is dated 1901 few weeks before Hughes's
death, and leaves the entire estate absolutely
lhird 70 the widow. one-third to Joseph and the
remainder 70 the other children and 10 the dead
sons family, and names executors Mrs. Hughes
Joseph Hughes, MI. Dun and a Mr. Allison.
Onares Strauss counsel for the trustees under
the Will probaJed. declares that the will found
Staten IsanG IS not the last will and declares
that handwriting experts will be brought prove
that It is not IN the handwriting OF the testator
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07


FFIbAY Cth)-At $50 ror Azores Islands. per
CsnCpic. Boston
SATURDAY CsJhl-At a for Europe, per Phila-
delpl-a, via Plymouth and Cher0oUrE tnau Sc0s-
land Liverpool and Ireland be directed per
Philadelphia D. $50 supplementary 10 m }
for Europe. Per 8. 5 Canoanla. VIA Queenstown and
LvsrpOol az $50 a for Belgium direct. per
ICELAND tIau De directed per iceland '1
al $50 for italy direct. per s Princess Irene
directed per 8 Princess Irsuo''l: az
ESQ a FOR Scotland direct, 8
&c directed per > Anchorta'1
TUESDAY UIthl-At $50 a. n. for Europe. GER q 2
Kaiser Wihsla der Crosse. via Plymouth. Cher5oJrs
Bremen
NOTIC-Fivs cents per half ounce IN addition to the
regular postage prepaid al forwarded
Supplementary Mails. letters dsposirsl In
the drops marked Letters for Foreign Countries afssr
the Closing or the Regular Nail for dispatch BY par
Jicular vessel vii not be 50 forwarded unless such
additional Is fully prepaid thereon
Suuulsrlertary Transatlantic Mails also opened
ca piers CT the American. English and French
steamers whenever the sailags occur at 8 a n Or
and late man may be deposited IL the mall
ot the German Lines sailing from Eoboken
TIE mails the piers open hour aEd half before
sailing close before sailing
-y regular postage gsrrsrs half
quired articles mailed the piers Amsrican
WAITE Star and German (Sea PosU steamers; double
postage Gs-tsrs 10 cents Eae ou-ce ether lines.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

should be read DAILY oy interested, as changes
nav
Foreign mails for ending October 8 1904 VIII
se promptly IN al cases. Al the General PosIofdce "a
IooWs- Parcels Post Mails close earlier than
closing trIe shown below Parcels Post for Ger
many close az 3 p October 50 and 10Lh.
regular and Supplementary Lails close Foreisn Sta
on corner OF West Norton Strss-s) haf later
aa closing tine shown below Except that Supplement-
AZ Mails for Europe and Central America. via Colon
cllse one hour later at Foreign SJatior)-
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
srops RuNAwAY TAoueH pRAeeED.

After being dragged nifty feet by a runaway
horse in East Twenty-ninth-st yesterday. running
~ ,,,Iforro smashing his helmet and sustaining
ratfr1 sbrasions of his right thigh and knee, but
finally stoppnr the animal Policeman william
q Shea OF the East Ihlft station haa %
from duty foT several days
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
TYPHOID CASES BELOW NORMAL.

DR.. Darlington. % the Health Board. stated yes
teTday that typhoid conditions were better than in
several preceding years according 70 statistics al
hand. Fer the drst th.rty-nine weeks OF 1902 2i4s
cases were reported: in 1893 1865 and r. the same
number % weeks this year. 2.942- In the thirty
ninth week OF 1902 is cases were reported IL 1903
Ls cases. this year, l02
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

ANGELL-At Poughksersie y. Y. October s. John Car
FEt1ay. October :. al p m
sAzIN-2n On Weanssqay @ October 5 1904 atrs= shors
2e ne,d as ,1te rssasaIe ~ 2l4 QllIcy-zJ.
Boston papers please copy.
REERs-oa October s. 1eo4 Nathan T. Beers. IN the
residence No 1873 Seu-YoTass BrooElTa @ s Fs,ss sys
October I. at 3 .. n. Interment private
cARPENTER-4,t A.. The home = Hsarz sutton. chap
her 92I year Funeral Al Chappa4ua Meeting House.
meet 600 train from 25ew-YorS al P-asaatyiiIs ana
southbound trains al Char naqua-
LEwIs-IE srtagspoTt Com. ~ ~oesossr 5 100 % Alfre.
Dennis Lewis aged torty-seven years Funeral ser
RrttgePort. on Saturday. sth inst. at o'clock
MAsoN-In Rrooklyn. September Is. lso4. Crawford
AII1-LER-on October = at Paterson \ J. Rev. EEaaE-
E IN Es,, s-, his fa-s -eSslsIcs ~ " No "a Wa5
St. on Friday 2So and at the church
MII3TAET oRPEE sax Lo945 = tE5IoN T5TED
informed OF the death Of Major Franklin E Miller
az the First Presbyterian Chlreh Paterson Companions
are Genera THOMAS + HUBBARD Commander
A. NOEL BL-Ak-siAN. Recorder
OAEToq og TREEssay W.s ooSsT 1874 % at fts ss rest
s5s. son - q ne Jap a5s A sdd g. P6a n PPa Paas 6 a
PALENAs South oTaass w.. j. & On ocs0se5 @ -, 1909
W9n1 P9sn, EHHs'sI s S3 80 On y ne SnTn si % %
The I5:iO a m train from New-TOrk- Saturday.
October
PYNCHON-rn New-Haven. Conn Thursday October
4 1904 after a short illness. Rev. Thomas FuggIes
Pvncbon % D, IL D. IN the SD year OF his age
form er president OF Trinity colege Hartford Funaral
services viii held TriEty Church New-Havsn.
Saturday, october $. AZ $50 ,. m
sNIITH-At Orunge. y J.. October 1904, Fanny Irene.
wife OF J. Warren smith Funeral services Friday
afternoon from her late residence.
No. 50 Eln-st. Iaternent at RoseIale Cemetery
sArITu-on the 4th inst. George beloved husband %
Helen g smith aged - years. Funeral Friday. Oc.o-
Der Z at $50 p. from his late residence No. IS
New Iawu-ave.. Arlington y J. Relatives and friends
are invited 10 attend Irterent in Arlington Cemetery
Carriages Will meet 13O train from Chambers-sr.
New-York
sOJ-IER-october G. 1904. Railway, n. J.. Charles B.
Squier 54th year of hts age Funeral services
Saturday afternoon. at $3.50 clock Train leaves Jer
CITY 3-95 Carriages Will be IN wai,iHg Phil
adslphia papers please copy
sTITT-At Jacksonville. Fla October g. 1904 Charles
Howard Suut this city. aged % FUneTal
vices az Collegiate Reformed Church, 5ghve.
Tnent az Woodlawn Cemetery - convenience OF the
family.
TERRIBERRY-In Clinton n. J.. October s. 1894 Whit
Teld passed after lingering Illness.
The remains will be brought to Paterson y J.. and
bnret from the residence Of his brother. Dr. c. ".
TerribeTTy lag Broadway al O'Clock October . l9Of
r-pttA1f-At Madison y J. October s. 1904 Rev Dr
tEs chapel Of Drew Theological Seminary. Saturday
afternoon at ESQ O'Clock
IN Wemo-iam.
=, Nayfne memory OF Samuel W TubhS who died IN
OfontcIair on October Z. 1908. in his 72d
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
AN ENGAGEMENT.

Albany. Oct s.-BIr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Mather.
Of this city announce the engagement Of their only
daughter, Miss CorneIia Helen Mather. to Evans
Shipnan kellogg. OF Schenectady.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
MAILS TOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL. ANERYcA
NEST INDTTS ETC

EPrD4Y C-tht-At a. n. for Newfoundland per a a
Siberian from Philadelphia; 1 2 for Yuczran
~ Caupecne per =. 5 Dagsry-
SATURDAY lsrhl-At ) a. m for Bermuda. per a
Tr-iEa1 $50 q Complementary $50 nj for
curacao ard Vsnez1e-a- per Nia-acaiho mail for
C0f1wbia Curacao, be directed --per
Sraracalbo'l Al a n. Porto rer q a
P0,cs via san Juan. ESQ q n complementary
YG-s14 ~ Fortune Island Jamaica and Colombia
excer- 8laz5ale1a Department. Shirfa Cnla
costa Rica- Lirlon. be Irected per q 5.
sIbi-ia.l ID a m for Cuba Per $ Mexico. VIA
FIsy-lna a a. II Tor Grenada. Trinidad. Ciud74
BOLIVAR and Guiana s. NaravaI. t2-50 .. n.
- Antigua Martinique and Gua6eloupe per 8 a
T-7cida (-ual Barbados. Trinidad Guiana
- f5~e-teR .ner s ProC-1a''A
ST-NSDAY larh-.Ar $50 for St Pierre
per steamer from North sydney
TI-ESDAY 1rIdi-Ar $50 a Complimentary I0S0
r1l NIcaragCa except East Coasrl Houdur7s
lexceur East Coastl. Salvador Panama Ecuador Peru
BOLIVIA and Chilli per s Auianca. VIA Colon {giaI
f5- Guatemala aid CaUca Dent OF Colombia must bs
directed 'psr AIIianca'l. al 10 for Haiti per
s ; P-inz MauritZ (nnaL FOR Gonaives. CUracoa
Venezuea Trinidad aud Guiana directed Ser
3 Prnz MauriJzl. I O. for Argentine. Cr1s7iay
I'D Paraguay. per s. s. Welsh Prince
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

Highest temperature yesterday Ss degrees; los -
average s.. for corresponding oate A year. eo
average Cor corresponding date last tWentyhye years o.
Local f0recaat.-Eair to-day and eet.Lpa5b warmer
SATURDAY. fresh A0rtAsEly WINDS. 1Al-Ais4ass'
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

HOURS: Morning.

n this diagram the continuous white Inc shows the
,snqes in pressure Indicated BY The 4IlCuhe sel-
Sscordng barometer The dotted line sAg~s me 1sI-
perature as recorded e the local "ea1ns'
Local 0aiciaI Reeord.-The following omeial record
.-ora the weather Bureau shows the changes IN the
temperature for the last twentyfour hours IN COM
.,so with The corresponding date OF last year;
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

1A2 East Forty-Hfth-st-. the driver OF the auto
mobile in which the inventor was riding on sun
day in Lafayette Boulevard when (Srsdv US
arrested for exceeding the speed law. Grady was
paroled until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

Lord Penrhyn win be remembered n. connection
VIII his many years hght with his worlknen
thousands IN number. fight IN which the govern
ment mterfeled In vain, not IN behalf of the peer
but IN that Of the men Lord Penrhyn held out
Won the victory. and not only that but likewise
me good Siu OF the very men with whom he bad
beea nghting During the lifetime OF his father the
4aAlef nad tired the experiment OF working the
qsaffles under the management OF 4 committee
oi the men, which ended In chaos ana disaster
lOH' "Aleh they we're rescued by the present Lore
SelInyn' VINO took them into his own hands and
0LOasnt them back into a condition OF prosperity
Ais experiment of ais fatier determined him
70 PEI NIT no further outside interference with hts
property and while he offered 70 objection 20 his
men forming themselves into associations or the
o.lehl order. be declined 10 allow them 10 import
p.sieasonnl labor agitators from the outside. IS
e'eess q their unions tolerate relations be-
-Nee9 no latter and other labor unions through.
- ne country. resolved net 20 expose himself TO
-. t-Asrf or sylfpathetic strikes. II was this
-t tioDsff about the war between his men and
,.'Hsi ana, rather than give way. be shut down
@3 e-@rF-ez- To-Day tLoy a1e once 4.ors w,gAins
New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

Dz tIf-SI-COFFIS-On Thursday. October g. 1904 =.
stseH-;eil chapel 81 Huherts. AGirordacks by tSs
- SN1res CuthoeTt Hall. D D.. assisted BY Rev NJ
IeqIge W Dubois, Natalie daughter OF Sturgis Coan
70 Johnston de Forest of NeW-York City. ~
Af,lCis-BOI f9.BOI LTE.R-On Tuesday. October al {.
C1eorge CHURCH. Montreal Canada. bv Bshor Ca
Elcnael Louise Alberta daughter OF Mr. ana Trs
george 6ouiter 10 Mr.. Walter Meiss OF Nev-York
M4dCEtELL~-FtU L+ST-On Wednesday October 5 A.
5lIcheII. Lake George. " Y by the Rev Dr. J 3
\ an SyAe Grace DCryea. daughter OF gfaE5aIe1 Fl :
and tAe late Rev George D Hulst. 10 William Mitchell
PALMER-DECKER-At North Orange Bap-fzr
S-urch, ora1ge y j. Wednesday. October 3 bv ~
fteN- James Taylor Dickinson. .. D.. Florence Nc
Decker 70 Albert Robert Palmer. -
"ILsS N-sAIIH-on Wednesday afternoon October 5
a. ne tlst Presbyterian Church Henry-st Brooklv1
ny tls Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall assisted by t5s
ttsv L Neason Clark. Eoise Babcoc daughter Of the
CO Chicago III. - -So-' -
Notices Of marriages and deaths must be IN
dorSed with full name and address
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TReristered Mail closes at ?. m previous aay.
rp ,NsPAc1TIC MAILS. FORWARDED ovER1Ass


DAILY
~ rbo Iuls OF closing Transp1cdc azaIs IS aran-4
rbs presumption Of their uninrerrIprs, Overland
t~aus to port OF sailiug TIE anal cOnuectiua uails
esXcept Registered Transpacidc Mails which close
y m previous davl close az the General PoslOfgce.
Sev-York fotows-
rt5t Tsends Australia except estl Nev-CaIedonf7
Via Vancouver and Victoria. y C., close ESQ D ~
October Tor Dispatch. per s. AoransL
Hawaii japan Korea. China and phEipnine Islands via
San Fra-cisc0. close at $50 q. October DIS
-4rrh Der s. A0nEui'a
-rb ana MarGuesas Islands via san Francisco close
at ESQ p October IL for dispatch per 8 8 MARI
,-lyS-Zealaud. Australia texcept Westl. New Gale
sonia. Hawaii and Fiji Islands, VIA san
pa-ch per Venture tIf the Cunard steamer
-a~rylnS the British for New Zealand does n,r
s~-Ive in time to connect with this Dispatch evtrs
rnats-ciosing ar $3.50 a. $50 a. and 6.90
10 m sundays at $50 a. m, a. and $50 D. r.
-viu be- made up and forwarded Until the arrival
of th1 Cunard steameF.l
YaDa6 Except Parcels Post Mafsl. Korea China a-F
Lamar ard specially addressed mails tie Phfiunfn@
TsanIs via Vancouver Victoria b c. close a. gs0
D m October 25 for dispatch s. Era1rass or
PbiisoDne Islands and Guam via san Franeisco cl,.,
at $50 n m October = Tor dispatch per Uuitst
states Transport
Nsnchuria texceps NewchanEl ard Eastern Siberia 4,
Al present forwarded via Russia
NCTE-Uuless otherwise addressed West Aussr4ffs a.
forwarded via Europe; New Zealand Sar Trar-
cisco and certain places IN the Chinese Provinces
fish ludiathe quickest routes Philippines Specially
addressed via Europe be fully prepaid ct ~.
f0Fe.gn rates Hawaii il forwarded VIA Fra1csco
exclusively
CORNELIUS VAN COTT Pos rnasr.n
Postofaes. Nav York =. X ss-rs1hsr So 1904
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Burnett'E Vanilla

n pure Don't let your grocer work or a ehsan s,a
0-'Ae'"1S substitute Insist having BUznetra
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s;r,af Pfnc,awn Cemetery. 2.S15 acres-Private sta
ton and chapel once. 46 W. S4th St. New York
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hA EAsL4A NAIL TRAIN.
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Also % Cloa Eorto tee aawaii ana ths Philip p.ae4.
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mARcoNg A WITNESS FOR HIS DRIVER.
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sd ST. Frank ?. CampheIl-Steph~n Merritt
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Notices Of marriages and deaths must be In
oorsed with full name and address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS.
Meeting of Those Interested Held
Yesterday Afternoon

A prophecy of happy days for the young
folks of Washington comes from the enthu-
siastic meeting of the public Fairgrounds
committee held yesterday afternoon in t
Office of the Associated Charities. at S11
street northwest. Members of the comm.
tee were present and discussed with great
earuestness the proposed plans for the COM
ing seasons work Those who participated
were Mr.. Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman; Mr..
John Il. Sleman, jr., treasurer; Miss Clara
J. Van Trump, secretary: Mrs. Ellen ).
/ Mussey, Mr.. Mel b. Rideout. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Weller Miss Caroline Whitman,
Mr.. Wallace Hatch. Miss Anna s. Ames
Mr.. VIII La Favor. Gen. VIM. +. Spurgin.
Mrs. Vernon Bailey. Miss Ida A. Green, Mr..
VIM. Fl. Baldwin. Miss Elizabeth V. Brown,
Rev. +. l. A. Bennett and Miss Anna 5.
Klotz.
zens living In the northeastern and south
eastern parts of the city for the equipment
and management of Fairgrounds In these
sections. In both cases a number Of voiun-
teeT caretakers have already been enlisted
through the energy of interested citizens,
and in Southeast Washington suitable lot
has been secured
While the committee will extend a helping
hand to these two sections of the city, so
earnestly asking and yet so ably aiding
themselves. most of its energy and funds
will be extended in the development OF the
Fairgrounds already established. AS one
Hletiis tOWdTu cru Il on
caretakers and attendants. consisting of
Miss Elizabeth V. Brown of the Normal
Training School: Mr. Mel B. Rideout, physt-
cal director of the Y. NJ c. A: Mrs. Vernon
Bailey and Miss Van Trump. was appointed
This subcommittee will take charge of Sc
curing volunteers and paid workers to over
see the various Fairgrounds.
1t was decided that a public meeting
should be held about May 20. in the interest
Of the summer outings committee and the
Fairgrounds committee jointly. and that an
effort be made at that time to secure both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22

Droit and Lawrence p. Walton ard Frank
Arneli Carpenter of North Capitol Union.
Mrs. e. F. Randolph, District superin-
tendent of the soldiers and sailors depart
ment, announced gospel temperance meet
ings to be held the first Sabbath in each
month at w. C. T. U. headquarters 500 9th
street.
Ices and cake were served during the So
cial hour by Mr1. e. 8. Henry, Mrs. Strayer,
Miss Henry and Mrs. e. p. Mertz-
Among those present were Mrs. G.. N.
Spencer, Mrs. r. B. Warder, Miss Mary
SwartzeII, Mrs. Clinton Smith, Mrs. Grace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22

The semi-monthly meeting Of the w. C.
7. u Mothers Club was held at headquar-
tiers. 522 9th street northwest. Wednesday
afternoon. under the auspices Of the LIE
Droit Union. with the president, Mrs. H. J..
Phillips. as hostess. The meeting was
opened with singing and Mrs. C. w. Gala
CHER conducted devotional exercises. Mrs.
L. W. Strayer sang lullaby song with
piano accompaniment by Miss Helen Henry.
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Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, national super
intendent of w. C. T. U. legislative depart
ment. gave the address of the afternoon.
She emphasized the sacredness OF mother
hood and the need of companionship be-
tween parents and children.
Mrs Frank Roach sang Daddy" and as
an encore rags and Tatters.
Mrs. L. D. Clark. president of the club.
told Of the aims and ambitions of the white
ribbon cradle roll department of the club,
and four new members were added: Mar
tina Anna and Helen leila Strayer OF LIE
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funds and volunteers. 1t was deemed adj
yisable further to authorize the publication
OF a small illustrated circular describing the
work of the public Fairgrounds committee.
its origin and future plans, ana including
the letter OF Endorsement received last year
from President Roosevelt.
The meeting was characterized through
out by an interest and enthusiasm which
presages effective work during the coming
summer. The policy of all present, con-
stantly reiterated and unanimously empha-
sized, was that of strong. concentrated eff
fort to establish few Fairgrounds. fitting
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L. Chaplin, Mrs. Proctor. Mrs. Smell. Miss
Mary E. Wilson, Mrs. Don p. Blaine. Mrs.
]. c. Fernald. Mrs. LIT. Greist. Mrs. A. w.
Carpenter. Mrs. c. w. Boyd, Mrs. Mary
Mrs r. f. Balm, Mrs. Sheldon Holiings-
worth, Mrs. r. Moore, Mrs. w. E. Pairo.
Mrs. II. Knowles, Mrs c. F. Nichols. Mrs.
Foxwell, Mrs. g. ". Buzzee, Mrs. Johns.
Mrs. Earl G. Torrey. Mrs. 7. Moore, Mrs.
H " Easterling and the following children:
Mary Mildred Clark, Lael Torrey, Hugh
and Albert Phillips. Agnes Nichols, Nina
and Nellie Pairo.
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ly equipped. and not only supervised by vol
unteer helpers, but wisely directed by paid
Overseers who understand, through study
and experience, the outdoor sports of chill
dren and can give breadth and meaning and
lasting benefit to the summers pleasures.