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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-15

Juliet'z home in Verona las been
s3id al al;ciion Tor 5000. T,'ii fs;svi
balconies to make love nowadays.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
OBJECT TO ELEVATOR ORDER.
Realty Men Say II Favors One Safety Device
Hearing Before Hopper.

Representatives Of the Realty League
attended hearing before Superintendent
Of Buildings Isaac A. Hopper at go Fourth
avenue yesterday afternoon to protest
against the department order Of Jan. Is
last which stipulates that all elevators not
equipped with an automatic check shall
be Immediately provided with one.
Supt. Hopper recommended the Cr1Iic-
shank check and the Pratt check which
are devised 70 bring an elevator car TO a
gradual stop in distance Of eight feet
Supt. Hopper SAID that the object Of the
rule was TO bring the department up 70
date and 10 make adequate pro vision for
the safety Of passengers.
The represen tatves Of the league said
that the word ing Of the rlle strongly
favored the Pratt check. Supt. Hopper
said that he had no such intention when
he drafted the measure and had really
recommended the Cruicshank check first.
The league also declared that the depart
mont could decide il either device was salts
factory, but had no right to issue such an
order Several ele vator manufacturers at
tended the hearing, among them W f. D.
Stokes Mr.. Stokes said that the hydrau 10
plunger on his car was really a safety check.
Supt, Hopper said he would consider the
matter under discussion and would modify
the ruling II he found sufficient reason,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
DEAD MAN WITH KNIFE IN ARM.
"Dopey BilI." Newark Character. Thought
TO Have Killed Himself.

'Dopey Bill'-Wiliam Low. was HIS
right name, the police say--a cocaine victim
and veteran of the civil war was found
dead late on Tuesday night In n shed in
which he lived on Brunswick street, between
Murray and Aston streets, Newark. His
place had been the resort Of victims Of
drugs, and the attention Of the police had
been called to 1t so frequently that it was
the duty Of patrolman to look in every
night.
Patrolman Winget visited the shack
between 10 and II O'clock and found Albert
Sprong asleep in the place, but unable to
talk coheTently. Further investigation
showed that Low was lying dead In his
bunk with a sharp knife driven through his
left arm. II had evidently been twisted
after being forced through and had severed
a main artery, SO that Low had bled 10 death
Winget reported the case TO his precinc
several hours later and said that Lows
right hand olasped the knife.
Sprong was arrested yesterday afternoon
at the instigation OF County Physician
Mckenzie. He said that he knew nothing
about the matter except that Low had
frequently threatened suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Nominated by the President.

WASHINGTON. March s--The President
to-day sent the following nominations TO
the Senate
To be Collector OF Cistoms-Larrence
Baillicre, at Annapolis Md
Aruly--To be Bri gadler Generals on the
retired list OF the army-Josoph X. Hawley,
formerly Brigadier- General and Brevut
Maior-General OF Volunteers during the
civil war, and Peter Joseph OsterhAus for
merly MaJor-Gencral OF Volunteers during
the Civil war
TO be Captain OF Cavalry First Lieut.
Ward =. Pershing, Fourth Cavalry.
To b. First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank II. Hitchcock OF Massachusetts,
To be Third Secretary OF Eubassy-John
". Garrett OF Mar .'land. at st. Petersburg
10 be Secretaries OF Legation Roger
Sherman Gates Boutell Of Illinois. NJ Tho
Hague. Netherlands Paul Grand D'Haute-
Vile OF Rhode leland az Berne. Switzerland.
To be Consul OF the nited Siates--Jerome
4. Quay Of PENNSYLVANIA, at Florence. Italy.
Mr.. Quay i brother Of the late senator
QUAY and has Tor some years been super
iutAndent OF the Pennsylvania State Re-
form atory at Morganza,
Gen. Hawley completed last Saturday
his twenty-fourth year of service IA Senator
from Connecticut, and had previously
served three terms In the HOUSE of Re pre-
sentatives His retirement from the Senate
WAS due TO failing health.
Gen. sterhaus served throughout the
civil war, from 1891 10 1893, when he was
mustered out as Major-Ceneral of Vol
uQtaerR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
STOCK TRANSFER TAX BILL.
Rochester stock Exchange Denounces II as
Unequal, Oppressive and Outrageous.


ROCHESTER,. March Sat a meeting of
the governing board OF the Rochester
Stock Exchange this afternoon, the follow
ing resolution was adopted
Whereas bill Is now pending in the New
York State Assembly TO tax transfers OF
stock made In this state, method OF taxa
ton never before proposed in this country
except In time OF war. and, .
Whereas we, tho members or the hoches-
ter Stock Exchange, regard such measure
ton which will result in driving business
to other markets, to the injury of our clients
and ourselves therefore,
Rcsoircd, That we request our Senator's
and Assembymen TO use every possible enort
20 prevent the enactment OF this ertraordi-
nary piece OF class legislation.
Rochester brokers are thorou ghly aroused
over the effort TO get the transfer tax bill
through the Legislature, and many express
sions of conde mnatiou are heard regard
ingit.
ALBANY, March s.-The Senate Committee
on Taxation decided to report favorably
the Stock Transfer Tax bill; also the bill
remedying defects in the law taxing pre-
miums OF life insurance companies so as
TO bring into the State treasury an annual
income of $4,000; and the bill imposing
Il five mill annual tax upon mortgages, which
would raise about 81 10000 year, half Of
the revenue to go TO the State treasury and
half 10 90 TO the locality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
LAND OF TELEPHONES.
America and Particularly New York Far
Ahead OF England.

Commenting on the United States Census
Bulletin regarding telephones, the Flee
tricil Times Of London says there is little
In tbs bulletin to promote the exercise OF
British complapncy,as forevery telephone
subscriber in that country, there are about
ten in the United States. The Times adds
that in fact. in America the telephone has
become familiar instrument in the hands
Of classes that in this country would never
look at such Il thing otherwise than as a
curiosity
A fact that usually mpresses the visitor
is the extensive Use of telephone service in
America and particularly in New York city.
Whereas in other countries the telephone
is used for special cases or for special pur-
poses in New York city as well as in other
American cities it is used by everybody,
everywhere. every day.
In the Offices throughout the city a tele-
phone ia 10 be found on nearly every desk
In hotels and apartment houses there is a
telephone in every room The small shop
keeper, the druggist, tho grocer, all have
telephones for their own use and for the
Use of the public who are constantly rush.
Ing ia 10 call up some body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
APPROPRIATIONS F0R 1906.
They Are S3T 400, $50 Greater Than Those
for the Current Year.

WASHINGTON. March s.-The official
statement Of appropriations for the COM
ing fiscal year, issued Jointly by the clerks
OF the Senate and House Committees on
Appropriations. shows that the grand total
Of expenditures authorized by the session
just closed was ssls AS .si4, which "a net
increase Of sa7. $50 compared with the
appropriations for the current year Nearly
half Of this increase Is accounted for by the
River and Harbor bill which carried total
Of SIS. 25l,s75, against 5000 900 Rppro-
priated for the current year. while there
was an increase of 3s.476oo5 in the postal
service, 81 223. $40 in the sundry civil eIpen-
ditures and s., 1894 500 in the sum set apart
for the redemption of national bank notes.
The appropriations for the fiscal year
1905 arranged under the various heads
and the Increases or decreases compared
with the bills for the present year are as
follows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09

Representative Livingston, the rankin z
Democratic member of the House Appropn-
atoms Committee, has also issued state
ment giving a comparison of the appro-
priations for the four years 10000, under
the Cleveland Administration, With the
years iGO3-08. under President Roosevelt.
The totals for the former period were ST.
0i6 345753. while for the four years to end
June 80, 1906. the aggregate Is s3,15a,3si, 292,
being an increase of 81, 396, 900 $50 an anal
ysis Of which, Mr.. Lvin gston thinks, ought
to bring out with staggering force the
criticism that occurs to every thinking
patriotic citizen against the spirit OF milf
tRTism hat chaTacterzes the latter period"
Comparing the military appropriations
for the two periods, Mr.. Livingston finds
that "a strenuous government, dominated
10y the policy Of big stick" costs under
Mr.. Roosevelt S22o,H2,3 500 more for the
army 81 s,lis,l57 more for the navy and
SO AZ, 58i more for Notifications, or total
OF s4eS $50 for military purposes.
This sum, Mr.. Livingston declared. ia
large enough to erect a public building in
every city and town In the country, with
enough to spare to improve every harbor
and waterway. or IL would have been sufi-
cient 10 construct 10000 miles of perfect
roadways throughout the whole land. That
the Democratic party does not indorse
such excessive expenditures for mill tary
grandeur and display is stated poGti vely
by the Georgia statesman.
Mr.. Livingston takes the estimate OF the
revenues submitted for the coming fiscal
year and figures discrepancy OF S82 Sss 800
between them and the appropriations
deficit which he thinks is enough TO startle
the plain and common people who bear
the burdens Of taxation and to bring into
play ~ail tho ingenuity Of Republican
tinanciers in order 10 ma ke the two extremes
meet without destroying their idols OF
raising that prohibit importatons
in order to protect against foreign mar
kets the products OF trust combines in our
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
krRKuAN no BE PROSECUTED.
Charges which Constitute One OF the Most
Scandaious Gases In the Army

WASHINGTON, March s.--Secretary Taft
has under consideration the resignation OF
Capt. George W, Kirlunan of the Twenty
fifth Infantry, who Is being court -martialed
on number Of charges. which comprise
one Of the most scandalous cases the service
has known for long time. 1t is not prob
able that Secretary Taft will accept the
resignation, az he wishes Klrkman to be
prosecuted TO the fullest extent. If found
guilty he can be sent 70 jail for long period.
Capt kirkman, according to the charges,
loft HE post at Fort Niohrara, Neb., without
leave, taking the wife Of one OF his Leuten-
ants, Mrs. l.. B. Chandler, with him to New
York. He left her there without money
and with tho hotel bill unpaid. Since then
Mrs. Chandler returned West and on Satur-
day killed herself in Omaha 1t was also
reported that Capt kirkmsn attempted
suicide, but army officers here who know
him scoff at the ioea. II Is also alleged
that he has twics before attempted suicide,
once In the Philippines, when he jumped
over the side Of transport and the other
Neither time did be get very close to death.
There are other charges which have not
been made public which may be used in
con victinR Kirkrnan before a general court
martial At present the courtmArtial at
Fort Nlobrara ia held up awaiting depo-
sitions from the Philippines
kirkman comes from Il prominent family.
His father 10 AN old army officer and resides
in Washington. An uncle ia one OF the vice
presidents OF a large Western railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
OBITUARY..

Mrs Harriet L. Pouch. widow of Alfred J.
Pouch. and owner of tho Pouch Mansion in
Clinton avenue. Brooklyn, died yesterday
afternoon at the home Of her son-in-law. DR.
Norman I. Gels. 455 Classon avenue, in her
sixtynrst year Last week Mrs. Pouch re.
turned from . 1--WE weeks trip in the South
On sunday she was taken sick with heart
failure. She is survived by a daughter and
connected with the Standard on Company,
died 1--WE years ago.
William ", King. general superintendent
In Norfolk. Va. yesterday. at the residence
OF his brother. Morris n. King, general mana
assisted in building the Manhattan elevated
railroad in New YORK., and going to Virginia
assisted largely in the construction Of the
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Charles F. White. prominent citizen or
Dunkirk, y. Y veteran Of the civil war.
principal owner. editor and manager for
Union and for twelve years W tho Dunkir X
1aa. Heraid. died yesterday Of npople "
mander of William . stevens Post. q 4 r., a
member OF the Masonic fraternity and bad
served the city OF Dunsrk on the board or
education and as police commissioner.
Charles 4. Bretow. veteran of the civil
war. and for nearly forty years connected
with the executive departments in Washing
ton died at his homo in that city on Nednes-
day, in his sixty-third year He was a native
OF Germany settled in Michigan, and at the
outbreak OF the war cnilsteu IN me Ninth
Michigan Regiment. serving until the close
OF hostlities.
Jacques Jouvenal. a sculptor and de.
signer well known Ia Washington, died
at his home in that city yesterday at tho
age Of &c years He was the sculptor Of the
statue TO Ben Franklin in Washington and
designed the decorations for many Of the
rooms OF the Capitol.
John 4. Darling. son Of the late Sir VIII
liam Darling. aud for several years employed
in the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, died
at his homo In Washington yesterday In the
seventy first year Of hts age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS.
Association or German Students Hands Him
Diploma of Honorary Membership.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The President
spent a crowded three hours this morning
receiving visitors who wished to shake
hands with him. Nearly all the callers
we're persons who came TO Washington for
the Inauguration. Hundreds of members
OF political organizations and marching
clubs filed through the Presidents offices
and shook hands with the President
A delegation representing the Eereini-
gung Alter Deutschen Studonten OF Ger
many, an association OF German students.
was received by the President. They
handed TO him diploma Of honorary mem
bership in tho society. an honor which
has never before been conferred upon an
American.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
LATERAL CANAL CONVENTION.
Can Issued for One 10 he Held in Utica
In the Latter Part OF Aprfl.

UTICA, March s.-A call was issued
to-day for an interstate lateral canal
restoration convention to be held in this
city during the latter part of April. The
exact time Of holding the convention will
be decided upon and announced within n
short time. The call says that the lateral
canals made New York the Empire STATE
and that the only relief from the taxa
ton put upon the necessaries Of life by tho
railroads is 10 be found In the restoration
Of the lateral canals such az the hs,nanr 20
and Black River. The tovrs and villa ges
in New York. Pennsylvania end Nav .ic-
ssv are called UPON 20 form '-a r5i.7 ~
their own 30 Is 10 send cnleyate- to the
con veution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
REPUBLICAN, EDITORS MEET.
Nice.President Fairbanks Welcomes the
Delegates TO Washington.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The most notable
incident OF to-day session OF the National
Republican Editorial Association, which
assembled here IN annual convention, was
the cordial reception given to Yice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks, who made an address well
coming the members OF the body to the
national capital. The new yice-P President
was vtsibly pleased by the applause which
greeted his appearance In the convention
ball. The Vice-President and Mrs. Fair
banks tonight gave reception TO the
visiting newspaper men,
To-day's meeting was called TO order by
A. q. Bunnel, editor OF the Advertiser Of
Dansyille, n. Y, secretary and treasurer
OF the association, President John A.
Seicher of New York being absent, Con-
siderable business OF a routine nature was
transacted and a resolution oongratuating
the people on this most suspicious begin
ming OF a Presidential term OF Office was
adopted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
NEEDN'T FED INFECTED PERSON
Not Wrong, Court Decides, tn Refuse 10
Marry q Woman With TnbercnlnsIs

SEATTLE, "ash., March s.-"If tubercu-
losis is an infectious disease which passes
from parent to offspring, then it is against
public policy for such marriages to be per-
United, and no person should be mulcted
in damages who breaks a promise he has
made to marry such an affected person
hat was the opinion rendered by Super
Tor Judge Albertson yesterday in passing
upon motion to strike out an interro-
CATION propounded to Rosena Grover by
Mayor Zook of Ballard. in a suit in which
the young woman seeks to recover from
him IS 900 damages for breach of promise
In the answer filed by the Mayor he
the woman and would have done so had
he not discovered, after the promise was
made. that she was affected with tuber.
ctlosis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
LESSON or THE WAR THE EAST
The Cavalry sabre May tie Made Llk 9 Those
Used by the japanese.

WASHINGTON. March Sin a rnemoran-
dunn sent by Gen. Crozier, Chief Of the
Bureau of Ordnance of the War Depart
ment, to the General STAFF recommenda-
lions are made for change In the style
of the sabre used by the United States
cavalry. The changes which may be
made are likely to turn the present sabre
into those OF the same pattern now used
by the Japanese and which have proved
most effective throughout the present
struggle in the Far East. The observa-
tons of the United States army officers
on the battlefelds of Manchuria had much
10 do with the suggested changes Hereto
fore the sabres have had a blunt edge.
The change which is TO be- made will make
the blade very keen and with but slight
curvature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
THE PREU SSER MURDER TRIAL.
Work Of Securing Jury Completed and
the Case Opened for the Prosecution

ALBANY. March s.-The work of securing
a jury in the trial Of Richard E. Preus.er
the stock broker charged with the murder
of Myles Mcdonnell, the New York gambler,
in the Ten Eyck Hotel. in this city in June
last, was completed in the Supreme Court
to-day, and District Attorney Adding
ton made his opening address. declaring
with reference 70 the defence OF INSANITY
interposed in Preusser's favor. that The
prisoner had been drinking heavily. and
that If he was crazed, II was only from drink,
and that he was, therefore, Responsible
for his acts.
Five witnesses were examined and the
District Attorney attempted To show Nv
them that Preuss'er was intoxicated the
Mcdonnell and had left Keeler's restaurant
where they had passed several hours to-
gether, with the expressed determination
to kill the gambler later on.
The cross -examinadon by Judge D-Cadv
Herr7ok, OF the prisoners counsel, indicated
that the defence Of INSANITY would be
pressed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Negroes Thank the President for His speech
ON tho Race Question.

WASHINGTON, March s,-A delegation OF
negroes. headed by Bishop Grant, Bishop
Alexander Walters and other churohmen.
called On President Roosevelt to-day to
thank him for his recent speech on the race
question. They delivered 10 the President
ii written address, in which they said the
negro race was grateful 10 him for the
splendid position he had taken of equal
justice to all men, regardless OF their color,
creed, section or race
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
CONFINED by tho senate.

WASHINGTON. March s.-The Senate to.
day confirmed a long list Of diplonato
and consular appointments, including the
following;
Observation-Disclosures Reid OF New York,
70 Great Britain Robert s McCormick OF
Illinois to France; George Won l.. Never az
Massachusetts,. TO Russia; Henry White OF
Rhode Island, 70 Italy. and Edwin H Conger
Of Iowa to Mexico
Ministers-David j Hin Of New York. to
thu Netherlands William Miller Collier OF
New York. TO Spain: Edward 9. O'Brien OF
New York. 70 Paraguay, and Samuel X.
Gummere Of Now Jersey. 70 Morocco.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
yeulbuc Car nm for BROOKLYN.

ALBANY, March e,-The Assembly Rail-
roads Committee to-day decided to report
favorably Assemblyman Thonet's bin COM
polling the vestbuling of all street cars
operated in Brooklyn during the winter
months. A few weeks ago the Senate
Railroads Committee reported favorab bly,
Senator Martins vestibule bill for Man
haitian and Bronx boroughs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON. March s.-The g,1nboat
Castne has arrived ar Santo Domingo
city The cruiser Newark and destroyer
Stewart have sailed from Santo Denim 20
CITY for San Juan the cruiser Denver from
Guantanamo for Monte Cristi; the cruiser
Prairie from Alexandria for Hampton
Roads. and the collier Nanshan from
Shanghai for Cavite.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Is-year-oh Girl n Suicide.

Egh,een-year-old Mary Tolster. who
lived with her parents at leo WyckoT
avenue, Williamsburg, committed suicide
in laundry at 272 Wyckoff avenue last
night by swallowing oarbolic acid She
had acted lately as IL sf,e was of unsound
mind and was under the care Of doctor
Her mother sent her to the laundry and
when she reached the place she drew a
bottle containing the aGd and swallowed
the liquid She was dead on the arrival
of an ambulance surgeon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Counsel Get That $3.50, 900 Fec.

WASHINGTON. March s,--Comptroller OF
the Treasury Tracewell to-day decided
that Mansfield, Mchurray 6 Cornish,
attorneys. ara entitled TO tho fee of $3.50, 900
awarded them by the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw council for services in the citizenship
litigation, and directed the Treasury TO
issue a warrant for that amount. The
payment Of the claim has been resisted on
the ground that the amount was excessive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Iunket for n Congress Committee.

WASHINGTON March s.--Orders have
been issued by the Quartermaster- General
Of the Army for the preparation and equip
nent Of the transport Sumner, which will
carry tho members of the Congress Com
mittees on Rivers and Harbors to Porto
Rico and the West Indies for a months
cruise, beginning on Saturday, when the
Sumner will leave New York. The Sumner
wss used TO take Secretary Taft and his
party on the recent trip to Panama.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Emperor of China FeIicitates the President

WARRINGTON. March Sir Chentung
Liang-Cheng, the Chinese Minister to-day
presented to the President the fluctuations
Of the Emperor OF China upon Mr. Roose-
velt's Inauguration az President of the
United States. The Emperor expressed
his best wishes for prosperous and sue
cessful Administration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Nexroes in the Consular Service.

WASHINGTON. March 3. - Thornwell
Haynes, now Consul at Rouen, France,
has been transferred TO Vladivosto k as
commercial agent, displacing Richard T.
Greener Of New York. Both are negroes.
HAYNES is native of South Carolina, was
graduated from Vanderbilt University and
was appointed at Rouen in 1900 by presi-
dent Mckinley. Greener was graduated
from Harvard and was for some years
dean of the law department Of Howard
University, this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
Divorce Trial Time Cut to IL Min. 10 Ser

Supreme Court Justice Truax disposed
yesterday in the undefended divorce court
OF eighteen applications for divorce brought
by eleven women and seven men. The
average time for the trial Of a case was IS
minutes 20 seconds. or the eighteen coti-
piles. only five had children, numbering
ten In all. Decision was reserved in every
case. Justice Truax beat Justice Fitzger-
aids average time last week by / minute
IS seconds per case.