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The sun., 1905-09-04
SUICIDE At NIAGARA FALLS.
Dedy q an Unidentified Young Man Picked
Up Below tho Cataract.

N1AaARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. S.-This
morning at 2 o'clock the crew OF the steamer
Maid Of the Mist picked up the body Of q
man In the river below the Falls. and it
was towed to the Canadisn shore. A few
days ago r. e. Hunsberger Of Fenwick.
Ont, was hero looking for Daniel Hughes.
his brother-in-law, who had written home
saying that he intended to commit suicide
At Niagara. The body found resembled
the description Of Hughes, and the con
clusion was reached that 1t was Hughes.
Mrs. Hughes, however, says that 1t is not
the body OF her husband. as there 10 no
soar, on the right arm and no gold in front
tooth
Tho body Is that Of q young man who
wore lace shoes and black hose with white
feet. His laundry mark was c. X. x
There IL no question that the body came
over the Falls.
The sun., 1905-09-04
SERGEANT TOOK GIRLS WORD.
wouldn't Entertain . Charge Made ny .
TenderlOin Cop.

TenderlOin Cop.
Policeman Charles Link took young.
we'll dressed girl to the Tenderloin station
early last night, walked her UP In front
Of Sergt. McGloins desk and said;
"Disorderly conduct. Caused crowd to
collect"
What about it'' said McGloin to tho
girl.
my name is Jennie Burr and live at
30 Second avenue" she said. Il don't
suppose it will do any good to say any
more. The policeman 3 word will probably
be taken before mine.
"Go ahead, said the sergeant.
Il was on my way home from church.
said the girl when negro walked UP
to me and said something insulting. ! hit
him with my pocketbook and walked on.
Then this officer arrested me-.
'Your word is good. said the sergeant.
'You we're unjustly arrested and won't
entertain charge
The sun., 1905-09-04
CAME HOME TO DEAD HUSBAND.
wtfe Returns From the Country 70 Find
Suicide.

Theodore Deutschnan, laundryman. Of
s52 Second avenue. WAS found dead In his
rooms yesterday afternoon with q bullet
hole In his right temple. Beside him on
the bed was a 30 caliber revolver.
Deutschmans wife and two children
had been spending few days In the country
and Deutsohman had been living alone.
They came homo yesterday and found the
door locked. They could learn nothing OF
Deutschman's . vherea abouts. Mrs. Deutsch-
man. was frightened and called q police
man who broke open the door, The man
had apparently been dead for some time.
He had been last seen on Aug. 81 by the
janitor Of the building.
Mrs. Deutschman was prcstrated. She
could give no reason for her husbands
act ss she had left him In the best Of spirits
and had hurried hack to give him pleasant
surprise.
The sun., 1905-09-04
pEARRE DEFEATS WELLINGTON.
| Maryland Republican Prim aries Prove
Former Senator'S UnpOpulArity.

Former Senator'S Unpopularity.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Sept. s.-The Republi-
can organization backed by Congressman
George A. Pearre at the primaries yester-
day, the first to be held in this county after
the Crawford county system. gave OF
Senator Wellington such a trouncing that
IL Is believed he can never hope for leader
ship again.
He backed D. Lindley Sloan, son Of former
Sub Treasurer James NJ. Sloan, who. was
defeated by David E. Dick who 10 now
Assistant Surveyor OF the Port OF Baltimore,
by nearly 800 votes.
Wellington directed the Sloan fght Tho
Republicans used, effectively Wellingtons
attitude toward Mckinley
The Pearre people captured the county
committee almost unanimously. About 5000
torial candidates. The interest was in
tense and the new system success.
The sun., 1905-09-04
Dry Goods Trade threatened.

The officers Of the Packing Box Makers
Union, which has ordered strike against
the members of the Packing Box Manu-
facturers' Association for the nine hour
work day, reported yesterday that num-
Der Of the independent manufacturers had
granted the demand and that the strike
would be extended to Brooklyn unless the
demands were granted by tomorrow.
President Callahan OF the union said that
II the strike continues 1t will affect the entire
wholesale dry goods district.
The sun., 1905-09-04
WO.MAN REFUSES FREEDOM.
She IL Charged with Murder. hut Expects
10 He Acquitted.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. s.-Mrs. Syl-
vester Bankert, confined in the Rushville
jail on charge OF numbering William
Cook. who she rays, assaulted her In her
farmhouse a week ago, had an opportunity
cashier of the Darlington Bank. and Obe-
dish Bowman, charged with embezzzlement,
made their sensational departure from the
iail early yesterday morning. MR.. Rankert
says she refused to 10 because she has
no fear OF conviction and did not want to
friends.
The sun., 1905-09-04
II. d. PURROY'S STEPsON WEDs.
Cor oner's Clerk Hillburgh Slips Away to
Jersey City for His Nnptials

Jersey City for His Nnptials,
Charles F. Hillburgh OF 26e7 Webster
avenue The Bronx, stepson OF the late
Henry D. Purroy, was married In New
Jersey Saturday afternoon to Miss Lottie
Chandler, dau lighter Of Mrs. Mary F. Chand-
Ter Of $50 Manhattan avenue.
Mr.. Hillburgh kept secret the plans for
his marriage until Saturday morning, when
he started on his vacation. He is en-
ployed as clerk III the Coroner's office,
and told his associates that he expected
to be married in the early part Of his vaca-
tion. Saturday night this telegram was
received from him:
1T is all over to- day at 3:30."
1t Ia supposed that the bride and BRIDE
groom are In Saratoga receiving the bless
ing OF Mrs. Purroy who has place there.
The sun., 1905-09-04
Tsek Psy Check to Dying Cop.

A policeman was sent from Headquarters
last night to take his pay check to William
Balko, a policeman attached to the Union
Market station, Brooklyn, who was i'll with
typhoid at his home. 265 Macon street.
Balko eied soon after the arrival Of the
messenger. His shield number was ia,
He was % years old. married, and had been
on the force nine ears.
The sun., 1905-09-04
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BREAKS.
Lines Now Free to Make Any Changes In
the Rates.
spretal Cable D<spateh to THE Sun.

Special Cobls Despatch to THE Sun.
LIVERPOOL. Sept 3.-All the steamship
lines, both British and Continental. have
broken away from the North Atlantic Con.
ference and are therefore free to act in
dependently regarding passenger and other
rates.
1t is authoritatively stated, however,
that none of the lines will take the RESPONSE
bility OF making any changes and that
everything will continue az though the
conference was still in existence.
The sun., 1905-09-04
GEN. KAKHARCOFF REMOVED.
Man VINO Negotiated With kniaz Potemkin
Mutineers Leses Comm and.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
ODESSA, Sept. 3.-Gen. Kakharcoff. COM
manding the troops Of the Odessa district
has been relieved OF his command for hav-
ing entered into negotiations with the crew
Of the battleship Kniaz Potemkin at the
time OF the mutiny on that vessel.
The sun., 1905-09-04

The North Atlantic Conference was
an a greement entered into by the principa
lines five years ago. The Cunard was the
only line OF importance TO stay out.
The sun., 1905-09-04
Forest Fires Damage New Railroads
Property,

MARYsvILLE, Cal, Sept. s.-Forest fires
have caused heavy losses along Feather
River during the rast few days. Five
new bridges have been burned. Tho
damage will greatly Inconvenience the
delay In the work on its mountain division.
The sun., 1905-09-04

"1'll be glad when this is over. connded
the rubberneck orator to . friend a be
watched the visitors scramble to their places
on the big COACH
Il don't zee what you want to do It for
was the comment .You had q good season
last year. I thought you were going to
lay of and study elocution."
That's Just it, answered the actor.
II fell down In two good parts last season
because l did not have enough voice. I
caught a part I could play and had some
money saved up when got back to town.
Il was going to take voice culture until
friend urged me to get job on this curl
osity chariot and develop my lungs in the
open air. 1t was not very Dino Il to rot
the job, because they are always looking
for actors and while ! had bad throat for
had anticipated and can tell you that
after three months spent in trying to drown
the roars Of trafYio on the streets I've a
voice that viii carry mo through any part
and instead Of paying IS a lesson to come
teacher have been able to add to my bank
account,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
WITNESSES IN BEEF TRUST CASE
Subpoenas Issued Against Packers to
Appear Against Armour & Co.. and
the Other Defendants

Chicago, September 27.-Max SulZe-
berger, Chicago, vice president of the
Schwarzschild and SulZeberger Pack
ing Company, and e. B. Fish, who is
one of the traffic officials of the COM
pany, it is announced today, have been
subpoenaed by the government as wit
nesses in the beef trust cases to testify
against Armour and Company and the
other defendants
Two other employees Of the Schwar-
Zschild and Sulzeberser Company have
also been subpoenaed by the govern
ment. Officials of the Schwarzschild
and Sulzeberger Company pleaded
guilty recently to charges of conspir
acy to Illegally obtain railway rebates
The offenders, through pleading guilty,
escaped Imprisonment, being sentenced
to pay fines aggregating $4,000.
The subpOenaes made public today
were served some weeks ago but the
matter was kept secret. Traffic Man.
ager E. B. Fish. who has been. subpOe-
naed, is the witness whom, it was
charged in an indictment. Attorney
Joseph Weisselbach and three other
men spirited away to Canada. Govern
ment secret service men worked on the
case for long time, and finally re-
ported that SulZeberger and the other
three attaches of the company are in
possession of facts concerning a meet
ing of packing officials held within the
past year, almost within the time OF
the grand jury Investigation. The de-
tails Of this alleged meeting, it is
hoped, by the prosecution, will be ex-
posed before the jury which tries the
packers. Attorney Weissenbach to-
day, however, strenuously denied that
the Schwarzschild and Sulzeberger
Company is turning states evidence in
order to ''get even with the other
packing companies. He declared that
the witnesses would go on the stand
under protest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
BIG CONFEDERATION IN COLON
Whole City Was Threatened for
Awhile-LOng Rows of Buildings
Burned.

Colon, September 27.-By sheer good
luck the city Of Colon was saved from
complete destruction by fire last night.
The fire broke out in a building next
to the residence of the Spanish con-
sui. and soon destroyed the Phoenix
Hotel and two other hotels, sevsral
liquor saloons and several tenement
buildings
Rows of buildings. containing the
postoffice, the offices Of the municipal
ity, Of Governor Melandez, the port
inspectors, the judiciary and other Of
fices, together with the treasury build
ing also were burned.
A fire brigade from Panama, bring
ing engines and equipment arrived at
1 o'clock, but by that time the fire was
under control Nearly all the rec
ords and documents of the govern
ment were destroyed. The burned re-
gion comprises two blocks. The
American residential quarter was not
touched The sanitary authorities are
erecting tents in the fire zone to shelter
the homeless.
During the fire many narrowing
scenes were witnessed. Among these
was the removal from his home Of The
body of the fifteen year old daughter
of Chief of Police Ortiz. The child
had died a few hours before the fire
started.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
NOT LONG BETWEEN HoLDUPs
Two Salesmen. Confronted by Revol-
yers i'm the Hands Of Masked Men.

Columbia. s. c., September 26.-The
police were most panicky last night,
the occasion being still another holdup
in the neighborhood of Gibbes Green.
The victims this time were Statesmen
Webb and Martin, Of an investment
company, who were held up on Marion
street between Senate and Pendleton
streets as they We're going out to their
boarding houses near by for walk at
8 o'clock tonight. They were met in
shady place on the sidewalk by two
men, who presented revolvers and
wore handkerchiefs for masks. Messrs.
Martin and Webb jumped from the
muzzles of the guns and ran, hollow
ing murder" One of the presumptive
thugs called out as the victims ran,
"Shoot, shoot 'em quick" A posse Of
well-armed citizens attracted by the
cries of murder" quickly gathered,
and these, assisted by half a dozen po-
lieeman armed with horse pistols. are
securing that end OF the town in an
excited manner.
The incident looks bit fishy, how
ever, and it has some ear marks of a
practical joke. though practically
everybody is solemn and serious about
it tonight With the exception Of
Judge Gray, who Is out of the city,
the victims of former holdups saw the
two suspects dragged in by the police
today, but were unable to identify
them. The chief thinks they are not
the highwaymen the town In looking
for.-SpeciaI to Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
PREACHED FROM MOUNTAIN
Evangelist Also Walker q Tight Rope
and Dived from Spring OBard.

Rev James Joseph Tecumseh Copen,
the mountain evangelist, Sunday morn
ing preached to a large audience from
a derrick erected on the top Of the
Devils Tea Table" Through
trumpet he was heard by the assem-
blage that stood on the banks of the
Little kanawha river 500 feet below
him.
TIE announcement was Eate bF the
evangelist that he would walk a tight
rope extending across the Little Kan
awha, and that he would also dive into
the river. Both performances came
off. but neither was attended by acci-
dent. The tight-rope was tied to
boughs of trees ON the river bank and
was about ten feet above the ground
The dive was made from a board
about twenty-five feet above the water.
Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
MUST WIN ON HIS MERITS
Vigorous Letter of Mayor Thayer in
Accepting a Democratic Nomination
for Congress.

Norwich, Conn, September 81
Mayor Charles T. Thayer, who has
been nominated for congress by the
democrats of the third district, accept
ed the nomination today in letter ad-
dressed to the notification committee
The letter is vigorous in tone. In it
Mr.. Thayer says that he will ask no
person to vote for him, will spend no
money nor resort to corrupt practices
to secure position for which he has
no desire to fill He also says:
Il am an admirer of Theodore
Roosevelt and if elected to Congress l
shall be found voting to sustain his
strong right arm in any and every pro-
per effort to bring the beef trust and
kindred pirates to an understanding
that the plain people of the country
have some rights that must be ac-
knowledged and respected regardless
Of party.
Il do not believe with the Presiden,
that we should build big navy Or
support big standing army"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

tied a question about the title to one
half OF the Friars Islands-those own
ed previously by the Dominican order
After conference with the represe1-
tatives Of the vendors a satisfactory
compromise was effected by which
good title to toe Iands will be inime-
diately conveyed to the government
and possession given, as far as that
possession is in the vendor. and The
difference as to price, matter OF
some 100000. will be left to adjust
ment by arbitration
With reference TO the boycott in
Canton and China. | am not sufficient
ly advised to speak with great au-
thority. My impression is that it will
fade out because of the necessity that
the Chinese merchants are under of
DatrOnlZing America to sell what Will
be in great demand in Manchuria.
Chinese merchants themselves are los
ing money. anC their influence is not
likely to further it. Suggestions were
made of possible amendments in the
exclusion laws. which without in any
way opening the doors to the coOlie
class would remove the stigma which
the present regulations. it is insisted,
put upon the class entitled to enter
| have these suggestions from mer :
chants in Hong Kong and elsewhere,
and shall present them to the Presi-
dent. The Presidents proclamation
and assurances that justice would be
done the Chinese had an excellent ef-
feet.
Many of the people in Japan are dis
appointed at the terms of peace, but
the great sober majority Of that peo-
pie, am sure. are deeply grateful
that peace has come and grateful to
President Roosevelt for his assistance
in bringing it about, and conscious
of the fact that japan was under a
great strain and that true statesman
ship required that when she could
make an honorable peace she should
do so. There is not, in my judgment,
the slightest fear that the people Of
Japan will not continue to be as friend
lv to America and Americans, as our
reception in July showed that they
were to them.
''Of course it is too soon to speak
of probable legislation by Congress
upon the Philippine matters, but am
sure that the trip has added greatly to
the interest in Philippine questions
which will be taken by members OF
Congress who were in the party, and
that the more accurate information
which they now have will lead to wise
and intelligent legislation"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
lnpenant Contribution Made By JaDaa-
csc Surgeon -Geueral.
WHY JAPs WE'RE SUCCESSFUL
Before Every Engagement the Men
hathetf and Put on Clean Under.
ciothing-Many Cases Of Blood
foisonins Prevented BY Thi.-Eycs
OF the Gunnefs Examine,t n-<ar..
Zach Battle Gunners piusretI
Their Ears to Prevent Rupture of
the Ear Drums.

Detroit, Mich, September 2T.-Sur-
geon General Suzuki OF the japanese
navy. today in his address before the
fourteenth convention OF the Military
Surgeons OF the United States. made
what was declared by Medical Direo-
tor ]. S. Wise, OF the United States
navy to be the most valuable contri-
button OF modern times To naval sur
gerry.
Much or our success In the treat
ment or wounds" said DR.. Suzuki. "s
ascribe TO the fact that before every
engagement ordered each member OF
the crew to battle and put on perfectly
clean underclothing In q great many
shot wounds, fragments of clothing
are carried into the body, and our IN
sistence upon clean underclothing pre-
vented many cases Of blood poisoning
among our wounded
Our experience during the war prov
ed that the coming tower of q war
ship Is a. most dangerous situation
fragments of she'll penetrate through
the Sits in the tower made to furnish
the commanding officer a range OF vis-
ion. and do great damage Realizing
this fact Admiral Togo in all the nav
al engagements directed his feet from
the compass bridge of the Mikasa,
without receiving at any time the
slightest wound.
THE vision of the men who fire the
guns on a warship must necessarily
he OF the very best If their shots are
to count. Before every engagement
the surgeons in the Japanese fleets ex-
amined carefully the eyes of all gun
ners. Any of them found with slight
impairment of vision were treated, and
II the impairment was too grave to
yield TO immediate treatment they
were transferred to another station.
and their places filled by men whose
eyes were perfect And. too, during en-
gagements, every battery crew was
supplied with water in which one per-
cent. solution of boracic acid had been
mixed to wash out their eyes when
they became affected by powder smoke
or dust. We also issued to every man
in the fleets, before going into action,
cotton wool with which to plug his
ears and thereby prevent rupture OF
the ear drums by the concussion of the
gun fire."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Washington, September 27.-The
military secretary has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from General Cor
bin commanding the Philippine divi-
sion. regarding the typhoOn yesterday
at Manila:
Manila, September 27.-The worst
storm of years obtained here yester-
day passing during the night. Con-
siderable damage was done by the
unroofing of buildings The post at
Malahi is reported totally destroyed.
known
The following cablegram also has
been received at the navy department
from Admiral Reiter, commanding the
Asiatic fleet:
''The Leyte, which was out of COM
mission, was sunk in the harbor and
lost in the hurricane of September
26th."
The Leyte was a gunboat Of $50
tons. She was one of the vessels be-
longing to Spain, which were taken
possession of by the navy at the close
of war. She was in bad condition,
and it is said at the navy department
that she was practically worthless.
The post at> Malalu referred to by
General Corbin Is 81 miles from Ma
Mia in Laguana province. The garri-
son consisted of four companies, E., F.,
G., and H., sixteenth infantry, accord
ing to the last reports received at the
war department. There is also a mill
itary prison at Malalu.
The garrison on Malahi island on
July 81 of the present year, when the
last report was made, consisted Of
fourteen officers two hundred and six
ty-seven enlisted men, and ninety gen.
eral prisoners. The officers are Cap
tains c. P. George, and ]. +. Gohn;
First Lieutenants G. l.. McKain, L. L.
Roach, P. L. Smith and c. B. Stone,
Jr., second lieutenant, D. Solaeliac, w.
D. Roswell, 7. W. Hyatt, II. w. Bo-
schen, n W. Riley, Captains G. E. b.
Floagg, Lieutenant 2. w. Huntington,
surgeon and E. P. Tignor, contract
dental surgeon.
Another dispatch to the navy de-
partment from Commander John b.
Milton, commandant of the naval sta
ton at Cavite, was received later in
| the day and stated that the hurricane
did $4,000 damage to the buildings,
| plant, yard and craft
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
ATTACK ON CARRIERS DEFENSE
Circumsfantial Evidence Introduced To
Which the Defendant Made Objec-
ton.

Chicago, September T.-Arorneys
for the federal government today made
a vigorous attack on the defense OF
former Captain oberlin NJ. Carter.
charged with defrauding the govera-
ment out OF 32,50O. 900. Circumstansiai
evidence was introduced to show tnA.
on several occasions, when large pay
ments were made TO Gaynor and Green.
the government contractors. Carter
deposited money alleged TO be his
share of the division Of the profits, To-
his credit in a New York bank rhe
defendant and his attorney objected To
the introduction OF this documentary
evidence. consisting Of bank cheeks
and deposit slips. the objections being
based on the ground that there was
no record in the case that Carter e .er
received from money from the contrac-
tors.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Refers to Political Situation
in Philippines.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
No Hope Of independence Short Of a
Generation.

A Wave OF Landronism Sweeping Over
Part of the. Ishnd-Complaints
Made Against the COnstabulary.
Existing Conditions Subject the Gov
ernment to Criticism-On the Whole
Progress Has Been Shown and Con-
ditiOnS There are Improved over
What They Were Two Years Ago.
The Secretary Thinks the Chinese
BOycOtt Will Gradually Die Out
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

The participation was turned over to
the society.
Jacob III. Schieff. of Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. was subpoenaed today. and it is
expected he will appear to testify to-
morrow or Friday
Mr.. Schiff will be asked about the
transactions Of his firm with the New
York hife Insurance Company as well
as with the Equitable Life Assurance
Society.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
INQUIRY CONTINUES
Syndicate Transactions Of the
Equitable.
TOOK PART IN MANY DEALS
Experts at Work to Find Ont a Record
Of Profits.

President Morton is Preparine n list
of the Individual Participants i'm the
Syndicates-Witness Knew Nothing
of the Atlantic Coast Line Syndicate
Operation of ~. III. Hyde and Asso-
ciates-JacOb III. Sckiff and Sena-
tor DeDew SubDOenaed to Appear
Greayes Called to Supply InfOrma-
tiOn Regarding the George III.
Squire Trustee" Account.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Ladies Cloaks in ali the new shapes
and colors s2.00 to s1.00 at Geo. o.
Gaylord'S.