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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15

schooner. II is expected viii be the last
vessel to bring ice here this season. Since
the season opened in May last fully fifty
vessels with ice aboard have unioaded
their cargoes here. and the cargoes they
brought will average loo tons each some
idea of the ice. used in this city in the
course OF season can be found.
Vessels Coming and Going.
The longboat Five Sisters is in port with
a cargo of pine lumber from Aqua creek
for the local dealers. She has about 80, 0o0
feet of the material aboard
The tug Nj. w. Adams arrived In port
yesterday with the coal-laden barges John
/. Brady and F. w. Comm,sky, jr. in tow
from Philadelphia. The barges each have
about Goo tons of coal aboard. consigned to
dealers at Georgetown
After delivering the barges here the tug
Adams returned to the ST Mary's river to
pick up two loaded barges for Fredericks-
burg.
The big sailing scow Sea King came into
port yesterday with cargo of about forty
cords of oak wood aboard from a point
on the lower Potomac.
The four-masted schooner Malcolm b.
SeaVey will complete the unloading of a
cargo of ice at the 9th street wharf of the
American Ice Company this evening and
will leave here for Baltimore to load a
cargo of ice for Key West
The schooner j. E. Bright is at the
oyster wharf unloading cargo of about
a Thousand cases of canned goods from the
factories on the lower Potomac.
The Shining Light. z. p. Evans and Fam
ME Shepherd among the recent ar
rivals in port with cargoes of oysters from
the lower river aboard
The schooner William Marshall, which
has been out from st. Johns, New Bruins
wick. for about three weeks with a cargo
OF laths aboard, is expected to arrive at the
capes of the Chesapeake today, and the tug
William H. Yerkes. jr. is at the capes wait
"a hri Inc har 70 nc rftx
soon she arrives.
A fleet of about fifteen sand and gravel
laden scows, from the digging machines on
the river below Fort Washington were
brought into port yesterday and last night
by the tugs Edward F. Gummell, RosaIie
and James o. Carter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
Want Tariff Law Revised.

A dispatch from Chicago last night says:
The national committee appointed by the
American eciprocal Tariff League, which
was organized in Chicago last month. at
meeting today decided to present a memoir
ial to Congress at its next session. urging
the passage of a maximum and minimum
tariff law with the present Dingley law in
the. main as the maximum rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
Killed by Rejected Suitor.

A dispatch from Davenport Iowa last
night says: Meddie Derby. a school teacher.
was shot and instantly killed near Wilton.
Iowa, at the country school which she
taught. Arthur Webb, who had been pay
ing attentions to her. killed her because she
would not marry him.
Webb was chased by "a posse. and to es-
cape capture committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
Cans to Fight Sullivan Tonight.

Joe Cans the lightweight champion of
the world. is booked to meet Mike CTwin)
Sullivan of Boston for fifteen rounds in the
star event of the opening meeting of the
Eureka Athletic Club, Baltimore, tonight.
Cans has not been seen in the ring in public
since he met Britt, and many are anxious to
zee his form. According to Joe he will be In
good shape, for he Is anxious to meet Bat
Ting Nelson and wants to show the public
that he Is as good ever. Jim O'Hara will
referee. The measurements of the boxers
follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
Couldn't Miss Seeing Her.

Matt E. Naye-"Yes. Pauline Camilla is
a great actress, but as regards dress she
really isn't in it,
Fuast Night-"Ah. then / shall certainly
60 and see her"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
FIND KELLY" IN HOME.
Notorious Gang Leader Tells of
Shooting of Tamnaany FIoater.

Newspaper reporters and later detectives, yes
terday found Paul Kelly" head of Tammany
association leader Of a dangerous gang and
proprietor of Little Naples dive in Great Jones'
ST.. the infamy Of which was increased slightly
week ago. when William Harrington, Tammany
"foater," suspected of being ready to "squeal,"
was shot to death there For six days. according
to Police Commissioner McAdoo, the detectives of
the department hunting high and low for
Kelly Apparently of them thought of look
ing for kelly in his home at No. LIPS Park-ave.,
for there he arrested yesterday, after news
paper reporters had talked with him in his fiat
and had reported his intention OF surrendering
himself.
kelly was taken to the District Attorneys
office where he made a long statement about the
shooting of Harrington, which he had watched.
Then he was taken to the home of Coroner Gold
enkranz who committed him to the House Of De-
tention "Kely's" brother followed him to the
District Attorneys office. and wanted to assault a
photographer who tried to take a picture of the
prisoner.
According to Acting District Attorney Mott,
kelly made a complete statement concerning the
shooting of Harrington, and gave to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Cardoza the names of at least four
persons implicated in the shooting: These names
have been given to the police. and 1t Is expected
the PERSONS wanted will be arrested.
"Kely," according 10 Mr.. Mott, said the men
who did the shooting entered Little Naples de-
termined to kill him. and that Harrington was an
innocent victim. kelly said that he left the
place at the time of the shooting, but not before
bullet had passed through his waistcoat The
garment is IN the possession Of the District Attor-
new, and shows powder marks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
FOUR DROWN on BARGE
Founders in Heavy Sea-Bound
from Here to Boston.

1,os+on nee THE laundering of the new
steel barge Delawanna and the loss OF 4ooi
persons Including Captain John B. Munsey ana
his wife, was reported here to-day by the tug
Scranton which had been towing the DelaWaIlIla
from New-York The barge went down in
heavy sea at $50 o'clock last night. about eight
miles east by south from Minot's Light
Those lost besides Captain and Mrs Munsey
included Peter Johnson. of No. s West-st., New
York. the cook, and the engineer, whose name
Is unknown Only one Of the crew of the Della
wanna, an Austrian sailor was saved.
So quickly did the barge founder that the crew
Of the tug had no time to assist the tow, which
disappeared almost before the Scranton could
n,,t about to investigate. The sailor was found
clinging to a fragment of broken boat
The Scranton, with the Delawanna. in tow, left
New-York Monday, the barge carrying Lou
tons of anthracite coal, consigned TO Boston
The tug and tow ran into rough weather yes
terday afternoon off Highland Light It was
not apparent to Captain Pierce, of the tug that
conditions were at all dangerous, and When the
towIne snapped the Scranton was az once
headed for the Delawanna, but there were no
signs of the barge.
CIjnging to a piece Of boat a man was SEEN
and after some difficulty he was rescued; he
was almost dead When revived Suftlclenly, ne
- ToD+ain Pierce that the Deawanna was
thrown on her beam ends by a terrific sea, ana
the water flooded into the hold
She sank almost INSTABILITY Cd , ne. &c
ave persons on board her and breaking off the
toyline as she plunged. All but the Austrian
were below decks at the time II IS peIleVeu
that they were drowned in the capln.
the Delawanna was owned by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad, ana was
6I1iIt only a few months ago in New-York City
IT, cost was $4,000 She was 156 feet in
length. with a beam Of $40 feet and depth
of hold of is feet.
Cantain Munsey and his wife formerly lived
IN south Boston, but have made their nome
upon the barge since she has been IN n, comnls-
sion They are survived. by one SON. SeorgS p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
Aston SKIPPER CLEARED,
Brenton CoUe Buoy, Where Nour>
makaL Grounded. Ont of Position.

Soon after John Jacob Astor's steam yacht Nour'
1nahaI went aground on the rocks in Brenton's
Cove last summer time of the cruise OF the
New-York Yacht Club. Captain Arthur c. Pickett
who had been in command Of the yacht for mort
than two years. was discharged and another cap
tain appointed in his place 1t understood
at the time that the grounding Of the NourmahaL
while under Captain F5cketts command. was thu
reason for his removal
The damage to the yacht was trihing. and tht
harbor pilots said that Captain Pickett was not
to blame for the accident. for the buoy, supposed
to be marking the rock upon which the yacht
struck was known to be out of its position at tbs
time.
Acting upon this information. Captain Pickett
In company with members OF the United STATED
Engineering Corps. made personal inspection OF
Brenton's Cove They found that the buoy wal
actually out of place by nearly one hundred feet
showing that on August II, when the yacht STRUCK
the rock she should really have been betWees
70 and 100 feet clear Of It If the buoy rad been IN
its proper position.
vember II, by the Superintendent OF Commerce and
Labor shows that the buoy has been moved to its
proper location with depth of IS feet at low water
under 1t.
The notice referred to reads as follows:
No 2514 Newport Harbor. Page 22-Brenton Cows
Rock Buoy Nov 3 a third class spar. was moved
to the northward November 9. and is now in IL
feet of water at the easte[iy emo OF me rocK Oh
which the yacht Nourmahal recently grounded
E H1me Fod RaTI Shhaase e s E isis E
Rose Island Lighthouse, N BY W
NourmahaI Rock Buoy a red third class spar.
without number. recently reported established IN
tbe entrance TO Brenton Cove, TO mark the rock on
which the yacht NOuTmahal grounded. was as
continued November 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
JEROME Will NOT TALK.
Has Nothing to Sag on Mr. For's
Resolution on Judiciary.

The statement which Austen G. Fox made in The
Tribune yesterday, that he would at the first OPP
portunity offer resolution to the Association Of
the Bar Of the City OF New-York the subject
Of the political activity by judges was freely
mented on by well known members of
the bar Many Of them held, with Mr.. Fox that
this political activity untitled the judiciary for i'm
partial consideration of many cases. especially
those involving organizations Of political
Mr.. Fox did not visit his Office in Wal!-st, being
engaged all day with the Hearst contest before
Justice Amend. 1t is not likely that he will find
matter is settled.
District Attorney Jerome is resting at his coun-
try home near Lakevine, Conn. When told of the
resolution which Mr.. Fox expects 70 present. and
asked if he had any similar resolution in view or
If he would give active support to the offered
by Mr.. FOX. Mr.. Jerome said
will not talk about anything under the sun,
moon stars I will do nothing but rest. That
IS what came up here for, and propose to give
my whole time to it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
rND A C0UNTERFEITER.
pol;ce Sergearst's Sons Make Dis
coverg-Mdaa Disappears.

huntins ducks on the Coney Island Mead
VIM THANKSGIVING Day Henry and Edward Mar
o"s Oa ore the sons of Police Sergeant Martin, OF
tn W. 49,, island station found 8 counterfeiting
he - ~, -, old and supposedly abandoned coal Of
ou'i' 1-so hovs were greatly surprised On peering
nee +be shutters to see tall man with red
thrO-s s-5,s al a table on which was considera-
Me amount Of money.
ps DE. their story it seems probable that the red
80 man saw them at the same time for he
ne 49, At the window and the bonys did not stay
- make his acquaintance
T-ine- home they told their father about their
Ssonce and he in turn told Police Captain
60 If the Coney Island station. ror nearly
.,,,rs CAPTAIN Evans and several detectives
H.,te5 the shanty. but they did not see any one
w. ~ leave it. Finally swooping down on the
tNe they found the place deserted. That the
80 occupants feared arrest was evident from
y. focr that the main room was in a state Of
ereat confusion.
IIsss among the many things found by the police
We half dollar die Of 1903 series. another one Of
~. nickel die of 1892 and q cent die Of 1901 series,
Tbsre were also numerous files, saws; hammers. a
ttTsovs an anvil and other tools. A further in
litigation revealed mods for nickels. cents, ha1f
soisrs and quarters
80 Immediately. After the police had failed TO
- mo trap DOORS leading TO the cellar there
L- s discovered by the detectives. From the cellar
-. e q tunnel leading 10 the COney Island Creek
= notice believe that the red headed man made
- escape by this tunnel and then made off in g
t-st Another thing overlooked by the police was
tV--siI executed plate for I'VE dolOr bills.
- h1Yil6iug was used coal ONCE by samuel
ri+h g Co until three years ago. Since that time
= Is supposed to be vacant. Captain Evans be
go thai the counterfeiter has been plying his
lI5s for several months, and that he has put con-
s5ss-able Illegal money into circulation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
PASSING OF TIE INDIAN.

Il Ianlentable thing that the redskin should be
steadily growing extinct for Of all the aboriginal
races with which the white man has come in contact
he sin many respects the finest and possesses some
q The greatest qualities But he remains a nomad
though ne is restricted to a few reservations ne
refuses Ida1t himself to American CIVILIZATION
u spite Of ne best attempts of American philan-
tnoy, his degeneration steadily continues acceler.
atea By forbidden hrewater. 10, the poor Indian
: no longer the noble savage, after RouSseauS own
heart, whom Fenimore Cooper delighted to ideallze
IN MS r0mances. He Is savage without beng NOBLE
metrsbly IDLE and instead of being pattern OF
eaIgalry. is treacherous and uncertain cooper
books nav require youth a necessary quaIlty IN
ne reader but even so. they have been LETT sadly
ogt Of date by events Writers of boys books now
a0ays deal sparingly with Indian braves-they are
6 out Of fashion as is the loyelGrn Indian maid
TIER hour may come again; for fiction Is using up
Us materials at such that II viii soon have
9 begin utilize once more the battered puppets
which have been carelesSly put away. but at the
Present time even The death Of Observation-Disclosures
viii hardly provoke a single sigh.-Q1ondon Tele-
graph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
COURT CLERK SUSPENDED
Refused to Obey Magistrate Pool
Sent from Room.

Magistrate Pool yesterday suspended one of the
junior clerks in the Yorkvle police court Thomas
A. Church, the Suspended is the only negro
clerk in the police courts In the city. He was
ordered to leave court once, and rot to return
to duty until Magistrate Pool had finished his term
In that court, December ..
Magistrate Pools action called forth yester-
day on affidavit which Church drew up on
complaint in which Gustav A Backman a liquor
dealer Of No. SSS East 3Sth-st., charged John
Schmidt a former employe with attempting to
steal forty bottles of champagne and seven bottles
of whiskey.
Church is said to have made the affidavit 10 READ
that Schmidt had stolen" the goods Magistrate
Pool insisted that the affidavit should read WIN
the intent to take and carry away the pIopei'
Church refused to alter the affidavit ana the mas
istrate ordered the complainant to dictate nc"
afidavit to the clerk he. the magistrate oroereu
Church is said to have refused again TO comply
and then Magistrate Pool ordered MIN 10 ieAEe inc
court. w. aor,t
II refuse to leave retorted Church GU c dDn
nav nv salary 1 am the employ % ~ ,3o,,
IF you do not leave at on e, h %ti1 10
Church left the courtroom but as ne was T1strcI
{, he threatened TO make complaint 70 DstiSo'
Attorney jerome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
MR.. CIRCUITS NEW CODE
Rules for Surety Companies in Basi-
ness 5eith City.

Controller Grout made public yesterday a long
report from his legislative clerk e E Schln' lay
ing down a code of rules that shall control the &C
ceptance of sureties city contracts The new
code was accented by the Controller, and issued
as an order to all surety companies wishing to DO
business with the city after December IL The new
Controller will not have to be bound by any eA-
listing rules in regard to contracts or sureties
Mr.. Schif gives eight rules TO be enforced as
follows:
That where a single risk exceeds 10 per cent
of the capital and surplus of surety company
proved BY the Controller, as precedent to the APP
prevail of the surety on bond or undertaking
That at the request Of the Controller each surety
company doing business with the city snail d SUD
NIT for his inspection any collateral or inoget
nifty to be held by such surety company against
- That where a Single surety company acts
surety for single contractor on more than nan one
contract the aggregate Of the bonds snail De coA-
That where surety company reinsures its OBJ
RISK of single contractor in another company the
not exceed 10 per cent Of the approved capital and
surplus Of the company Writing sufh in
dernity held by the company.
or substitute any collateral held against its OBJ.
legations to the city without the consent OF the
That precedent to the acceptance by the Con
F P s Of fhS be ed with the controer an
nent assign the companys Flgnt 90 any 70
the citv on the written request of the Controller
That where the ObHgatlOn OF q company 70 ~
cess Of 10 per cent its approved capital and sur
pIus the company SHALL upon request or the ION.
ROLLER submit for his approval collateral sunlcleht
to reduce such excess to the 10 per cent limit
That the bonds OF a surety company dolng p4ai-
80 ~ IesiTous Of business with the Finance pc
neTfment shall not be approved by the ContTol1et
unless the paid in capital OF the colllpoI1S - =
least 100000
summary shows that the total Of contracts
registered in 1904 was SAL 2O3921 90 the amount OF
bonded obligation Of the surety companies go 3d.,
561 and the total capital and SURPLUS OF the coll
Dsnries issuing the insurance S22,211,508 H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
NEWSBOYS HAVE CLUB.
Generous lid Makes Possible Jack
SuIiUan's Plan.

After ten years effort Jack Sullivan well known
to all newsboys downtown. has succeeded in estab-
fishing a 'Newsboys' Athletic Club" as it is
called, at No. "a East 4th-st
The organization is not yet complete. but 1t is in
working order and the formal opening will be
have taken the financial responsibility of the club
on their own shoulders. The furnishings of the
three floors of the building occupied. consisting of
gymnasium. assembly or reading room and lodging
ROOM are valued at about s. OOO The furnishings
for the gymnasium have been placed in the build
ing by Spaldng Co. unlimited time, and
Cowperthwait & Co. have provided the rest of the
outfit on generous terms.
While the club is to be run on a philanthropio
basis it is not to be absolutely free. Each boy is
to pay 10 cents week into the treasury and each
Of the older members expected give in so cents
month So far, two hundred boys have handed in
their names to Sullivan. None of the workers are
to receive pay.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould, Herman A. Metz, the Rev.
DR.. Hills, ]. j. Rollins and other well known peo-
pie have promised to be present at the opening
meeting.
Sullivan, who is behind the whole movement and
is president of the club has been in the newspaper
business since he six years old. He has
booth Frankfort-st.. where he sells papers to
the newsboys. He considers the newcomers his
particular charge and has set many of them up in
business The secretary Of the organization, NJ. NJ.
and worked his way through Columbia College and
the Law School The board Of directors consists OF
five well known men from the circulation depart
ments of the various papers of the city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
MISSING STUDENT FOUND.
Percy Kuttrof, Princeton Man,
Went to Relatives an ENGLAND.

cable message announcing the discovery of
Percy Kuttroff by relatives in England was
ceived in this city yesterday. Young Kuttroff dis
appeared September q, while his way to Prince
ton University, where he a student. Although
his father offered 5000 reward for information
leading to his discovery information could be
gathered. The family and their counsel de-
ceived again and again by descriptions of stray
youths that reached them, but on each occasion in
vestigation proved the clews false.
The cable message, received by Adolph and Fred
erick KIttrof. the brothers of Percy, was BRIEF
Percy is with US and is we'll" The dispatch was
signed by relative Of the family living in Eng
land. The young mans father, who is member
of the firm of Kuttroff. Pckhardt & Co, of No 12S
Duane-st.. is in Chicago. Mrs. Kuttroff is dead As
soon as the brothers received the message that
Percy was safe they sent back another message
asking for further particulars. No in this
country, so far as is known knows why the young
man disappeared, where he has been for the
last two months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
L1vINGsToN-sr. BUILDINGS SOLD.
Citv Takes Further Step Toward the Widen
ing of Brooklyn ThOrOughfare.

,,,,,,oa I.1rnes collector OF city Revenue. with
'..is+onca of William H. Smith. auctioneer.
began to sell the buildings on the property that
has been purchased by the city for the widening
If Ifvingston-st. Brooklyn. yesterday They Went
from building to building selling each on the spot
"a - the bidding was so lively that nearly
half of the buildings on the property which e&-
tends from Court-st. to Flatbush-ave' were us
nosed Of before the sale stopped for the day
The home of the Veteran Volunteer Flrehell VI
Brooklyn at No. 30 Livingston-st was sou ~ -
co. SEQ The quarters of the Brooklyn Eye and
Far Infrmary. next door. sold to John Ihatch-
or. who is said to have represented the trustees
of the institution. stable used by Abraham o 9
straus in the rear of their store brought @oVVo'
The firm bought it, ,, -. tho
The two old dwelling houses occT y G Bsputy
S,harities Commissioner McInerney sald tndt IN, ms
Separtment had hired quarters in BedI9I t5v
a tiaIsev-st The sale wiz be continued To-Day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
FOUR HUNDRED SAILORS DINE.
CHESTS Of seamen's Christian Association
Thanksgiving q Day Late.

More than four hundred sailors had thelr LhallNs-
giving dinner at the new mission house OF the sea
mems Christian Association, No 1893 "est-st Iasl
night Afterward an entertainments win Palu PEI
a- provided Not a ''landlubber' was
United A number of tramps tried to sneak IN
b,1t thew were headed off by the janitor and A. T. g.
80 an officer of the mission. whose duty II Is 10
and work for sailors out of emp. oyment Both men
iiiio W. Its and they can find out the length OF
d -. sar1yice on the sea 10 an hour-more or
less. .o,oo,e on the con-
ost of them came from lands where Thanks
giving Day is unknown but they en3oSe9 tnat an
- . thoroughly as the descendants OF PurltaIls
ner as Tfriehn1en Germans, Scotchmen and
%edes rubbed elbows hsp Of {6er q respective faith
to preserve the TRADITIONS u
erlands. 49,, scheduled for Thanksgiving
The dinner II VAS postponed pending the arrival
ef the white Star liner Cede AT th8 White star
sSed rlad the wilson the American transport
the Anchor and the American