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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
ander OF the Equitable, a brother Of James

ander OF the Equitable, brother Of James
W. Alexander, was on the stand.
The substance OF the bill of sale is included
In these two paragraphs:
Hyde, Annie F. Hyde and Mary b. Ripley
hereby sell and deliver, and the party Of
the second part hereto purchases certifi-
Gates for sol shares Of the capital stock Of
the society out Of a total authorized out
standing issue OF 1000 shares Of the par
-The purchase price for the said shares
Of stock OF the society shall be the sum Of
q, SOC, 900. to be paid In cash at the time Of
the execution and delivery Of this agree
me a;. The receipt whereof is hereby ac-
Mr.. Ryan signs the bill Of sale -indiyidu-
signatures are affixed to the bill are James
81. Hyde. Mary B. Ripley, his sister; Annie
F: Hyde, his mother, and the two trustees
and William B. Bremler.
The appearance Of Mr.. Bremner's name
on the bill was the first known publicly of
his appointment. It is taken to mean that
Mr.. Hyde has accepted James w. Alex
Hyde, when the Equitable controversy was
at its height. refused to accept Mr.. Alex
ander's resignation, but brought an action
In the Supreme Court to have him removed.
In addition to the bill Of sale there were
pIbe0uVSu yesterday cNlucuCo COpcS
Of an assignment by Annie F. Hyde and
Mary B. Ripley of all their rights in the
stock under the terms of the deed of trust;
an assignment and transfer by James H.
Hyde Of all his rights in the stock to Mr..
Ryan; also power Of attorney OF Hyde,
Mcintyre and Bremner to Mr.. Ryan. =,
Mr.. Hyde in the codicil to his will re-
nounces all rights conferred on him by
the terms Of the deed of trust in the matter
Of the disposition Of the Equitable stock
who are named in the. trust deed or
all OF the said 500 shares of stock,
IL he Is not then living to such person or
seal designate. said shares Of stock to be
and become the absolute property Of said
Thomas F. Ryan
This codicil was made in order TO make
Mr. Ryan's title absolute, since under the
terms OF Henry B. Hyde's will the stock
would have reverted to the next of kin
II James H. Hyde died befre he was 30 years
old without disposing of his stock by will.
The oodicil is irrevocable.
Among the other witnesses who testified
Yesterday were Daniel H. Wells, actuary
Of the Connecticut Mutual Life; Herbert l..
White, secretary Of the same company,
and William H. Kingsley, an officer OF the
Penn Mutual company of Pennsylvania.
They were all questioned in regard to the
extent Of the policyholders' participation
in the government OF their companies and
the evidence adduced correspondent pretty
closely to that brought out at the first
hon ring
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
TRAINS MEET HEAD-ON.
Engineer and Fireman Killed I'm . wreck
On tho w. N. Y. and p. Railroad.

Engineer and Fireman Killed I'm Q Wreck
On tho W. N. Y. and p. Railroad.
NEwcAsTLE, Pa, Sept. 1.-TWO trains
on the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, loaded with passengers on
route to the fair at Stoneboro. Pa, crashed
together with disastrous results this morn
Ing near New Wilmington Junction. A
heavy fog is said to have been the cause OF
the collision.
The railroad company called out all OF
the physicians and ambulanoes in the city
to meet the relief train. Great consterna-
ton reigns In this city. owing to the fact
that great number Of Newcastle people
were among the passengers.
The wreck occurred one and a half
miles south Of New Wilmington, and two
persons were killed. They were the loco
motive engineer and the fireman Of the
excursion train.
Twenty persons were injured. The ex-
oursion train was running to make the
junction siding. Both trains were derailed
and more or less wrecked. Conductor
Harry Hies telegraphed the following
report to the Pennsylvania officers In this
city:
Train No. 234, Engineer Runner, met
No. %, an excursion train bound for Stone
boro. Engineer Runner and his fireman,
Popham, were instantly killed. Six ex-
cursionists on No. pa were injured"
The special excursion train Of ten coaches
on the Pennsylvania lines that left the Union
Depot at $50 A. M. for Stoneboro, carried
800 Newcastle people to the fair.
Hundreds Of people olamored around
the Union station all the morning. The
news Of the wreck was received in this city
at about 10 o'clock and spread like wildfire.
Bulletins were posted all over the city by
the railroad officers, and it was not long
before everybody in the city was apprised
OF the fact that there had been a wreck.
In short time hundreds of people had
ongregated ct the station waiting to re-
oeive the news Of the wreck. All the medi-
cal men in the city were summoned and
were taken to the scene Of the wreck and
all ambulances were summoned and backed
UP to the train.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
r. A. BRECKENRIDGE A SUICIDE.
Richm Ond Hill Lawyer Had Been De.
pressed for . Lone Time.

Rollin A. Breckenridge 80 years old, a
lawyer whose home was at 1892 Spruce
street, Richmond Hill. committed suicide
yesterday afternoon at the home of his
brother-in-law, Clara Blackburn, at 428
Beach street, Richmond Hill The suicide
followed long period Of mental depres-
sion which had kept Mr.. Breckenridge from
attending to business regularly for a year
or more. He Is said to have worried need
lessly over financial matters.
He was formerly assistant corporation
counsel under Corporation Counsel Burr
in Brooklyn, and was subsequently con-
nected with the law firm Of Burr, Coombs
4 Wilson Of "a Broadway, Brooklyn. Mrs.
Breckenridge and their children. Margorie
and John, have been away for a time, but
returned yesterday. During their absence
Mr.. Breckenridge had been stopping at
Mr.. Blackburn's house. He was visited
there yesterday by Mr.. H. NJ. Dater and
was in fairly good spirits. Mr.. Dater left
and shortly afterward Mr.. Breckenridge
went to the bathroom, where he shot him.
self in the left breast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
CHOLERA rs SPREADING.
Twelve Cases and Six Deaths Reported
at MarienburE. Near Danzig.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sum.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
BERLIN, Sept. THE cholera Is spread
ing in the neighborhood Of Danzig. At
Marienburg twelve cases have occurred
and six have proved fatal. The authorities
have issued public warning declaring
that Berlin is menaced. Elaborate sanitary
precautions are recommended.
While the authorities are endeavoring
to calm the public, fear Of the infection
spreading to Berlin is prevalent, several
firms having formed their plans in infected
regions not to send parcels by mail. The
police have ordered keepers Of public houses
to take special measures for cleanliness.
Isolation barracks have been established,
disinfectants have been stored. and hum
dred men have been instructed to be ready
at any moment for disinfection service.
The corpse of a man was seized by the
police to-day on suspicion that death had
been caused by cholera.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.
Gross Earnings Show Decrease in Annual
Report just Issued.

The annual report OF the Chicago Great
Western Railroad, published yesterday,
shows that the gross earnings, $7,377 900,
decreased $e44, 900 from the previous year.
Passenger earnings increased $4,000 and
freight earnings decreased $7l4,OO0.
President Stickney says in his report
that the proprietary lines which are new
have not developed their full earning
capacity as yet, but will rapidly improve.
Earnings, he says, began to pick up the
last two months Of the year.
The stockholders, at special meeting
in Chicago yesterday, voted to increase
the preferred "B" stock from $40 900 900
to Sci 900 900, in order to take over the pre-
ferred stock Of the Mason City and Fort
new said that dividends on the preferred
"A" stock viii probably commence in
January.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
ALL WOOD AT THIS FESTIVAL.
Gus Anger Helps His Daughter to Ccle-
brate In Good Shape.

Gus Anger, the retired East Side baker
had great time last night at the celebra-
ton of the wooden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Sheppel, his daughter and her hus-
band. The celebration took place in An
gers house at 70 East Eighty-ffth street.
When the guests assembled in Anger e
apartments they found it festooned with
long ribbons of shavings, and veneer cur
tains hung from the windows. Anger
carried the wood idea to the limit of his
Imagination.
When the guests sat down to dinner they
squatted on soap boxes. On top Of each
was bunch of excelsior, supposed to be
glued on tho boxes. The knives, forks,
spoons, plates. and in fact every utensil
used on the table, was made of wood.
Here is the bill of fare as printed on the
covers Of cigar boxes:
Shredded ffS Hs;s Ssgas .nd S Ssp. Syrup
Llcoric. Wood Sauce.
slippery Elm Triple.
Saratoga Shavlngs.
Mahogany Pudding
Hickory Nut Cake.
The drinkables were labeled Wood
Alcohol" but most Of the crowd took
chance, with no serious results.
blyman Rosenstein Of the Twelfth Assem-
bly, district, Congressman Tim Sullivan,
former Alderman Pat Farley, the Hon.
Florrie Sullivan. City Clerk Sc.Illy. Under
Sheriff Hamburger. former. Sheriff Tom
tor Fitzgerald. Alderman Tols. former
Con gresham Frank Sholer and scores Of
other politicians from all parties and from
all sections of the city.
Louis Anger, brother Of Gus, and a prom
inent member OF the American Biscuit Com
pany sent a barrel Of sawdust, but on the
top of it when the head was opened was a
diamond studded gold watch. gift to the
bride. The father of the bride rose to the
spirit OF the occasion. He presented to his
dau ghter deed to substantial wooden
house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
The Weather.

Generally fair weather and moderate tempera,
,,r.s nrcyaicd In all sections east of the Mississippi
IIver yesterday The high pressure area moved 70
n central position over the Ohio Valley and middle
lake regions and It became warmer In the Ohio
and Tennessee valleys and Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys In other sections 'here were
slight temperature changes.
The pressure was high In the Northwest and no
storm formation of sny importance was apparent.
Rain continued 10 fall In the central Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys, but not so heavily. There
was also rain in Minnesota: elsewhere tho weather
was generally fair and Temperatures moaenW:
In this city the day was fair; wind, light 10 fresh
northwest average humidity. 20 per cent: barome-
Ter corrected 70 read 70 sea level. at A. NJ soo7:
SP. NJ. 1910.
Tho temperature yesterday. a. recorded BY tho
os,cla, thermometer Il shown In tho annexed table:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
TO PROBE PROBATION.
Commission Named by the Governor Holds
Its First Meeting.

The commission recently appointed by
Gov. Higgins to investigate the operations
of the probation system through the State
had it's initial meeting yesterday after
noon in the United Charities Building.
Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue.
The commission Is composed OF Homer
Folks, Howard s. Cans, Lawrence WELLER.
Marcus Stein. DR.. Charles F. McKenna.
g, ]. Barrows, Miss Frances A. Kellor, How
ard Bavne and Miss Alice Woodbridge Of
Manhattan, Miss Caroline McPhail Bergen
of Brooklyn, Mrs. Jane Armstrong OF
Dennis IL; OF aSyG red
eriok Almy Of Buffalo. All the members
except those out Of town were present:
Alta meeting to be held on Sept. 70 officers
will be elected and after that the commission
will get down to work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
Principal Part Of Forestport Burned.

UTICA. Sept. IA fire. estimated to have
caused damage Of at least $4,000. with
insurance not amounting to over half that
sum, reduced to ashes early this morning
two big hotels. two houses, a saloon, the
general store. two barber shops, over
score VI barns and sheds and DANA ged
other dwellings In the principal section Of
the village Of Forestport. located thirty
miles north OF Utica. The o4uss Of The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
Lawson Sues lor E.yc.ee New.

William NJ. Lawson, a wealthy broker,
who recently attempted to get the Gus
tody OF his two children from their mother,
Lena l.. Lawson, OIL the ground that she
was not fit person to have charge Of them.
has now carried the matter TO the APP
action for divorce, although In a previous
action the jury decided In favor Of the wife.
Mrs. Lawson has begun an action for a
separation, charging cruel and inhuman
treatment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
Court Calendars This Day. 4

Appellate Dlvision-Suprcme Court Recess.
SUPREME Court-Speclnl Ternt-Part I. Motion
calendar called at 1880 A. u. Part II. Ex parte
matters.
1880 a. NJ. For probate-Wills OF Mary Hogg,
Abraham NJ Emdin. Harriet Q. Rose, John E. BY
landt, Fred II, blake. John a. Mcbride, Iucreta
a. Tooker. Willing, II. Scott. al 1880 a. NJ. Trial
Term-No day calendar
A 2SS;sssa s,s 0a ss.,.. - ~ 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
Indian Publicly whipped.

WEwoxA, I. T., Sept. 7.-Probably the
last whipping In the Seminole nation oo-
CURED here to-day, when Solomon Mitchell,
a full blood Indian received fifty lashes
on the bare back for horse stealing. About
1000 people witnessed the execution OF the
councils orders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08

Hirhcst temperature, u deErocs " r. =.
WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR TO -DAr AND TO MORROW
For eostern Nsv York, eastern Pennsylvania
Nep Jeyssv, DeIaraYs, the Dtsfnt Of Columbia and
Iayyland, fair to day and Tomorrow; Hom norfh-
sosS ptnds.
FOR New ENGLAND, partly cloudy 10 day and To-.
morrow: light west winds.
For western Pennsylvania and western Nov
YORK, partly cloudy toSdayS and tofmosx8X;4g
.Saes91nds, b .Sss ax,$ sbccsSsSfAs0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
England Breaks Record OF Imports and
Exports.

specfa, Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. THE Board Of Trade
returns for August show that the imports
and exports were the largest on record.
The imports increased $22,ii5,24o and the
exports SIS, 7ss, 7s0. For eight months Of
1906 the imports increased 80, IT'S, and
the exports increased $ss, s24 1896.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
Capt. Murthas Assailant Sentenced.

Fred Haffner, a Rivington street dive
keeper, who stabbed Capt. ]. j. Murtha Of
the Eldridge street police station about
a month ago, was found guilty OF assault
in the third degree by a jury in General
Sessions yesterday. Judge Newburger
sentenced him to eleven months in the
yorkhouse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
When you speak Of a
"ten-cent cigar" you
mean a cigar that costs
y0H ten cents.

The same cigar Is to the
manufacturer $40 per M"
or 10. cigar; to the jobber q ~.
$50 per NJ, CT 80. cigar, and
TO the retailer a 4teo per M &
or Go. cigar.
Intrinsically, that Cigar
Ii worth as much when the
manufacturer appraises It 4, *
at $40 per NJ a. II is when -
the retailer hands 1t over ~
his counter as q sten-cent
straight The difference be-
tween 70. and lOc. Is what It
costs to get the cigar from H.
the manufacturer to you
along tho old fashioned trade
turnpike with three toll gates.
Now, suppose you 60 to
tho maker Of your cigars
and say to him: Sell me
my cigars at wholesale and
III take them home myself -;
across lots 333
'Oh; no. he will reply;
that wouldn't be fair to the 11|
retailer; who has bought my ~
cigars to sell at retail price, i
am q maker Of cigars who
has never sold cigar to a HS8
jobber or retailer to sell
again. Hence / am under
no obligations to 'the trade
invite the man who objects
to paying for the privilege A
Of allowing retailer to sell Il
him a cigar-who wants to ~
buy his cigars at cost, with "
out the arbitrarily added
expenses Of the jobber and S6Iv..e,
retailer. To provo that / $1,000,
actually do sell my cigars at ''"
wholesale prices offer them s L.se =. PIC
under the following conditions: a"1 oAepe
MY OFFER Is: I will, upon reques
send one hundred Shivers' PanateIa G.
gars on approval to = reader OF The Sur
express prepaid. He may smoke te
cigars and return tho remaining ninety Z
my expense II he 10 not pleased wit
them; n he 10 pleased. and keeps then
no agrees to remit tho price, o OK
within ton days.
The allers Of these cigars are clear Havan
Of good quality-not only clear, but Ion
clean Havana-no shorts or cuttings al
used. They are Cuban hand made, by ii
best Of workmen. Tho making has muc
to do with tho smoking qualities Of ciga
The wrappers are genuine sumatra.
In ordering please enclose bushes
card or give personal references. and stat
whether mild, medium or strong cigar
are desired
HERBERT D, SHlVERS,
olS Filbert Street, Philadelphia; Pa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
SYNDICATE IN MUTUAL, TOO.
Continued from First Poos.
GOT OUT OF ONE sYNDIo.

scrlption or the interests Of the Mutual Life
so far as | know 1t has been watched a.
closely as that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08

Bank Of England Advances Discount Rate
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sum.
LONDON, Sept. THE Bank Of England
to-day advanced its minimum rate Of dis.
count from "a per cent. to 8 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08

The Bank rate has not been advanced
since Sept. 8, 1908. when the rate was pu,
up from 3to4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
HYDR's SALE TO RI

The documents In regard to tho Hyde
sale Of the Equitable stock to Thomas f.
Ryan , ssns OF n e tSs %es7InE ICY e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10
DEAD BY ROADSIDE
aODY OF w. ID. JOHNSON IS DIs-
 COVERED.
ReIieved He Was Put to Death
 10 Silence His Testi- mOuY.

Birmingham, Dec. 9.--(Special. l--W. D Johnson, who lives at North Bifm- foundinghain and who was one of the principal witnesses in the murder case sides the county road near. North Blr, mingham last Monday morning ana dle9 before reaching hospital, was found dead this morning near his own home with & bullet wound in his body.
 pistol was found within a short distance of his body and Marshal John Cole who went to work on the case an nounced that there were indications OI suicide. Coroner Paris states that there are reasons for believing that tne man was murdered and eforts are be- ing made to locate the murdrerst
 Johnson left home last nlRht apout six o'clock saying that he was going to inc store of ]. w. Harris. who sells ahop jack" and in whose employ ne was. up 10 a week or so ago., lie dld not return last night. This morning some little boys playing in the wooos near the Johnson home saw the body or the missing man lying on the srounI: srL.h The pistol was within an arm lehSth
 Johnson made a statement to the cor onar in nHthe West murder case In which he told of Harry Scoggins horrowing Q pistol The arrest of Scoggins follow
 Scoggins' two brothets living in At lanta' are now in Birmingham look ing after their. brothers interests.
 There is much excitement around North Birmingham over the killing of Johnson There are no reasons why ne should have killed himself. The shot was not heard and there IS no teilng how or when the man was shot. Coro- ner Paris has summoned jury and is making a thorough investigation into the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10

statement of disbursement in details Is continued also in the Treasurer's report. The total expenditures for ed ucational purposes were 31,111,155.sl. or an increase over the year previous of $19,1s3.s1
 The District Agricultural Schools last year cost the State $12s,43<.Ss. or $5,s77.4l more than the preceding twelve months
 The Agricultural Departmsat of Alabama diSbursed for its expenses ssS,2s3.s0, an increase over the year previous of $424.e5. The current ex- penses of the Convict Department were S1sl,7ss.S3, showing an increase over the year 1903-04, fof $ts..ty.cs. The receipts from the Convict Department, however, were $66.131.T more than they were for 1s03-04.
 There was spent on the Alapama Insane Hospitals total of S2is.7oo. This is an increase of $1l,217.e0 over the preceding year. The disbursements to pensioners were $24,927.40 more than for the year before. This Is ex- elusive of an appropriation of $100,o00, which has been made by Governor Jelks in accordance with an act Of the Legislature. This applies to the current fiscal year.
 Statement of Disbursements.
 The statement of receipts having ai- ready been published from the recent report of the Auditor. the following condensed statement of the States Is produced:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10
A NEW RAILROAD LINE
WILL OPERATE FROM HoPEWEbL
 TO MONTGOMERY.
XUuI Euahle Lumbermen of East Aia- hama and West Georgia to Send Product to Gulf by
 Water Route.

If " R. sweeney and associates
 vho own extensive sawmills Tn hopo
 yvau Ala. and Tallapoosa, Ga. suces1 u,i ,n their contemplated plans, they VII hnltd a new line of railroad from hoPe-
 well 10 Montgomery in order to Mr
 modate their wide trade interests S,: Sweeney was in Montgomery yesteroAS conSarrIne with Capt. A. c. Sexton' oi the office of Secretary of state lp JIG r gard to the legal requirements oi 'he State. ..t tho saw- mil operators have been favorably m messed with this large undertaklng They represent the Vanderoiit L%uIlDst % and Southwestern Railway CoInP1nS' with headquarters in TallapooSa; ua sa This city Is near the line or Aiaoa ii,a iI,e The mill owners operate already a me af railroad fourteen miles in lenStn TunninR from Tallapoosa to HopeWelL.
 The chief aim in extending tne nwne w to Montgomery Is to connect with tno Alabama River, .affording a cheaper pd mat most of the product of the van derhilt Lumber and Southwestern Rali- ,yav Company Is finished lumber ana it is figured that the minimum cost or foTe7an markets can be obtained by owning n railroad from Hopewell to The survey to be made will be. from Honeywell to Edwardsville In Cleburne County, thence south to Clay County would extend through rich land sec tion and the railroad would be oper- ated not only for the interests or the lumber mills but as a common carrier inyestment It would mean new de- velopment of the country to be tra-
 Tbe buildine of such a railroad means a big outlay Of capital, but 1t is said