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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
TWO DROWN IN PROSPECT PARK.
Girls Attempt 10 Change Seats Causes the
B0at TO C~apLZe-TwS Rescued.

Girls Attempt 10 Change Seats Causes the
BOat TO CapdZe-TwS Rescued.
Two persons were drowned in Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, last night and two of their
companions narrowly escaped losing their
lives. The drowned were Rosie Folk, ~
years old, Of IS Market street, and William
Ruben, 20 years old, OF S Ludlow street,
both of Manhattan.
Late yesterday afternoon Miss Folk,
William Ruben, the young mans brother.
Herman Ruben, and Sadie Levine, Is years
old. Of $40 Hudson street, Jersey City. who
had been strolling through the park, de-
cided to have a sail on the lake.
One OF the girls took a seat in the bow
Of the boat and the other in the stern.
They were out in the middle Of the large
lake when the girls started to change seats.
The boat began to rock and at last zap
sized and all our were thrown into the
water. The young women screamed and
the Rudens shouted for help. Capt.
Charles Junkle, who was In his electric
launch, came up to the upturned boat.
Two persons were clinging to IT,. Another
was splashing around In the water.
Junkle grabbed a young woman, who
proved to be Miss Levine, and lifted her
into his launch. Next he got hold Of Her.
man Ruden and saved him in like
An ambulance surgeon attended Miss
Levine and Herman Ruden, who were suffer-
ing from shock and immersion. They
were taken to the Litchfield mansion, in
which the police have their headquarters,
and kept there until their friends arrived
and took them home. The bodies Of the
drowned we're recovered last night.
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MINERS XIII STATE GUARDS.
Two Men Are shot Dead and severely
W0undedL


DUBOIS, Pa, Sept. 1.-TWO members OF
Company d. State C~onstabulary, located
at PunxSutawney were killed and two
others were seriously and another slightly
wounded in an with Italians
miners this evening.
The scene OF trouble was New Florence,
a small mining town about fifteen miles
south Of Dubois.
The dead are Privates John Henry and
Frank Zehringer, both OF Philadelphia. The
wounded are William j. Mullen Of Allentown,
shot through the side, in Adrian Hos
pital, condition serious; Private Homer A.
Chambers Of Rochester. ace and breast
riddled with buckshot, serious, in hospital;
Sergt. Joe P. Logan Of Dubois, bullet
through foot.
The trouble started when Sergt. Logan
attempted to arrest an Italian game law
violator who was carousing with some
companions. The man took refuge with
fourteen OF his countrymen in a house
and fired a volley at the constable, who then
t~eiephoned to the barracks for help.
Five constables responded. Approach
ing the house they received a heavy volIey
from h foreigners. Private Henry was
instantly killed and Private Mullen was
wounded. The constables retreated but
a few moments later made a gallant dash TO
recover Henry's body. They were met
with a sharp volley that wounded Cham
bers.
More constsbles reaching the battle
ground a charge was made and the door
OF the house was battered in. The foreigners
fought 40 iercely that the ~constables we're
forced to abandon an attempt to fight
their way TO the second floor, Private
Zehringer losing his life on the stairs.
The troops retreated, carrying his body.
All the available members OF the troop.
in command Of Lieut.. Egle. surrounded
the house, exchanging shots with the
miners. The latter are well armed. Late
tonight the troops were preparing to
dynamite the dwelling and more bloodshed
il probable.
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GIRLS HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
Two In Newark Against whom o Com
plants Have Been Made.

pt8luNo - nbtNu "anVs
The police of Newsrk are looking FOR two
ffteen-year-old girls who are accused
of highway robbery. Four of their alleged
victims came forward yesterday n gave
descriptions OF them. These descriptions
all tailed. one with another, and this fact
convinced the acting chief and his detec-
tives that the same girls we're involved In
the affairs that led to the making Of these
complaints.
II is said that the two girls frequent the
shopping district in Broad and Market
streets and select their victims from among
the girls who are sent on errands and in
trusted with money.
Lizzie Fritz OF go Springfield avenue,
Hazel Arlington Of $50 Broad street, Lillian
S~osalovilcki Of 2Os Prince street and Isabelle
Hooper Of % Mercer street are four OF the
alleged victims. These girls range in age
from 10 to is years. Their stories, as
told to the police, are similar. Each de-
scribed the two thieving girls as being
about Is years old, well dressed and pretty,
but with a bold expression of face. Hazel
Arlington was confronted by the pair in
Broad street on Saturday night. She says
that one Of the girls held her while the other
tore her pocketbook, containing 81, from
her hand. The girl who took the purse
extracted the money. threw the pocketbOok
In the victims face and walked away
The confederate in the meantime had
held Miss Arlington's arms 80 that she
could not struggle.
The Fritz girl was robbed in Market
street on Saturday night in a similar man.
ner. The young thieves failed to secure
any booty from Miss Hooper, as she fought
them Oh after defying them to take her
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TO GO TO COURT OVER HOLSTERS.
Many Persons Made III by Eating Them At
the Merritt Outing.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Sept. 2.-The ques-
ton az TO the age and previous condition Of
1000 HOLSTERS and 100 bushels.of clans served
at the recent clambake given by Sheriff
James s. Merritt and his friends at Rye
beach il likely to become a matter which
will te taken to the courts for settlement.
The clambake was attended by nearly a
thousand residents OF Westminster county,
including many ~ofIoeholders and politi-
clans. The next day a hundred or more
OF the guests were -~indisposed" and some
nearly suffered serious consequences. The
cry went up that the Holsters and clans
had not been kept long enough on Ice and
had become tainted.
Sheriff Merritt and his committee ave
decided TO send blanks 10 all ticket holders
and ask Them TO Ill them out for the pur-
pose OF getting some documentary evidence
OF the number Of victims. They ave also
retained Lawyer j. Alvord Peck Of Port
Chester and II IL appears that the Holsters
and CLAIMS were tainted, as many seem TO
think, they viii refuse TO pay the bill for the
feast, which mounts TO nearly 1900. The
Sheriff learned to-day that Of a party on
eighteen people who came TO the bake
from TarTytown In Q Fubberuock WAGON
sixteen were stck Tho next day. -
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about the feet, the Dolphin, flying the blue
flag with white foul anchor and four white
stars OF the Secretary Of the Navy. hove ia
sight. There was a tremendous hustle ON
the bridge Of the vessel that first saw the
Dolphin. and the ~ssmaphOres were soon
busy w~igwaGGing messages to the ships
further down the line. Marines came out
on the double quick and lined up on the
quarterback A bugler sounded a call
and the marines presented arms. but the
dolphin was hustling down the line and
Scant attention was paid to the salute. il
salute it was.
After Secretary Bonaparte had looked
the neet over the Dolphin steamed back into
tine harbor and anchored near the Nav
hover under the shadow OF Sycamore Hill.
several despatch boats lie near the Dolphin
and MayfOwer so that the inner harbOr has
q Wsrltke appearance OF its own.
Rear Admiral Evans spent the morning
and afternoon yesterday receiving his
division commanders and captains and
swapping sentiments on the glory OF the
occasion. He was enthusiastic, but not
Doastful. While he recognized the splend0r
Of the feet, he declared that IL was not a.
big " some that a few other great Powers
had assembled In waters of the Old World.
1T Is only a little feet" he said, -but a
very select one. l wish it were three times
as big, and wish every man, woman and
child in the United States were here to look
at II and see that they were getting a return
for their money. / would advocate the
assembling Of a feet similar to this-but
larger, Of course-annuaIly. II would have
a splendid educational effect. not only on
the men Of the feel themselves but on the
people generally.
There has been much talk Of a purely
ictional nature about the enormous ex-
pense Of a gathering such as this. In re-
atty the expenditure is almost nominal.
The ships in commission here would have
been in commission anyway, and Il does not
cost a cent more to supply them at Oyster
Bay thar IL would at any other anchorage.
Our supply ships are factors Of the feet.
Absolutely the only additional item Of ex-
pense will be for black powder TO fire the
~salutes, and that. will cost. roughly, not
more than $500.
W often have had smaller fleets rendcz-
vous without what l would call the i'm
pedimenta, that is, the supply vessels. II
Is a good thing to have these ships with US
TO familiarize them with the code signals.
DO"h III VIC SdElpD0@n Onlb unIanlllar1Jy
with means Of communication caused US
some trouble. There is a special need OF
drills with impedimenta.
TO a feet such as this is child's
play to a man who understands; particularly
with officers n men no highly trained as
u own. And the more practice we have
at 1t the better it will be for our navy. 1t
prevents the men from getting rusty and il
inspires them with an enthusiasm that they
would not feel IL their fellow citizens were
not permitted to share the glory with
them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
AFRO ARREST CAUGHT MRS. FISH.
ahe and Her Daughter and M0neure Robin
son Taken 20 Newport sunday CUurt


NEWPORT, Sept. 2,-This afternoon Mon
cure Robinson with Mrs. StUyvesant Fish
and her daughter. Miss Marion Fish, started
for a ride ON the island in Mr.. Robin
sons automobile. In Middletown Constable
Bloomfield, thinking the speed limit was
being exceeded, brought the machine TO a
stop and placed the occupants d arrest.
Finally Judge Franklin appeared and n
warrant wa issued, Chauffeur George
Elysa being named al the violator Of the
law.
When arraigned on advice Of his en-
ployer he pleaded not guilty and bail was
fixed at 500. Mrs. Fish offered to become
his surety. The tax list was consulted and
it wal found that Mrs. Fish was taxed FOR
ISL 900, but her property being under a
trustee II could not be accepted by the
Court.
Mrs. Fish was indignant, but the Court
would not accept her on the bail bond.
Then after another conference IL was
decided to nave the chauffeur withdraw
his plea. He then pleaded guilty and was
fined $40 and costs, SAC in all, which was
paid by Mr.. Robinson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
CITY OF ROME BLACKLESTED.
the Local Labor Unions Have Declared
the City Unfair.

UTICA, Sept. at is not unusual to read
in the newspapers that a business house
has been blacklisted by the trade unions,
but in the city OF Rome the city itself has
been declared unfair. This disco very was
made by the water and sewer board. It
wanted some work lone and called for
union plumbers and was surprised upon re-
ceiving the information that Until every
board in the city declared for union labor
union labor would stand out against the
city. The water and sewer board then
happened 10 recall hat one OF It's en-
ployees is an experienced plumber. He
was called in and the lob was given to him,
and hereafter, the board declares, It will
do its own plumbing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
THREE BOYS
They We're From the East side Settlement
and Were Camping n Long Pond.

n Were Camping At Long Pond.
HIGHLAND FALLS, N. Y, Sept. Emmanuel
seigel, 10 years Of age, Of 2S0 Monroe street;
Charles Seigel, also 10, Of 81 West listh
street, and Max Cederbaum, 20 years OF age,
Of Broome and Attorney streets, New York
city were drowned in Long Pond, four miles
west Of here, last night.
The boys, with a number Of companions
from the East Side Settlement Society,
arrived here last evening and went directly
to the pond to enjoy a week OF camping.
There we're also three girls in the party.
Seven Of the boys hired a boat, got in and
showed on from shore. In midstream the
frail craft filed with water and sank. Four
Of the boys succeeded in reaching shore.
The stream at the point where the boys
vent down is about thirty-ivs feet deep.
Countrymen in the vicinity labored all
morning in an effort to recover the bodies,
but in vain.
To-day Justices Walter J. R~hinehart,
Moses W. Nelson and a few other citizens,
armed with graphing hooks, went to the
scene Of the accident and in fifteen minutes
raised two Of the bodies. the arms OF one
being tightly clasped around the legs Of the
other. The other body was found a few
minutes later.
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same Ola story-staten Island DARK.

For the third time recently Staten Island
was in total darkness for over three hours
last night. With the going out OF the lights
the trolley service also came to a standstiI.
Il was found that the trouble was due TO
defective machinery in the power house at
Livingston. The power is supplied by the
Richmond Light and Railway Company
for the city. After the power had been
turned on IL was 80 weak that only the arc
lights showed flame. The trolleys crawled
at a snall's Psce and instead o. making the
owes two hours TO complete the journey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
DOCTOR, UNCONSCIOUS, ROBBED.
Waterman umb Over Stanley on the
Willis Avenue Bridge.

A railroad Waterman oil duty at the Man
haitian end Of the Willis avenue bridge
stumbled over an unconscious man early
yesterday morning. The man was bleed
ing from a deep wound in the back OF his
head, so the Waterman notified the police
Of the East l2eth street station. DIR. Ber-
liner Of the Harlem Hospital decided that
the man was seriously hurt and hurried
him to the hospital. When the wounded
man was searched nothing was found
except a few cards bearing the meme DIR.
X. Stanley, 24O West Hath street"
When the police investigated they found
that DR.. Stanley lived there. His wife. Isa-
bella, told them hat her husband left home
late Saturday night to respond to a call
and hadn't returned. She then went over
to the hospital and identified the injured
man as DIR. Stanley. She said that he
had money and a gold watch when he left
home. He did not regain consciousness
yesterday and may not o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
FIRE LINE ARREST.
Diamond Match 90. Director. Accused or
DisODeyInS q Cop. VIII Fight Case.

Woodward A. Mailman. who says he is
a director in the Diamond Match Company,
was arraigned in the Tombs police court
before Magistrate Finelite yesterday morn
ing on a charge Of having been within
the fire lines Saturday night at Hudson
and North Moore streets without any right
to be there and Of refusing to obey William
Erwin. a plain clothes policeman Of the
Leonard street station, who had ordered him
10 get out.
Mr.. Mailman was represented by counsel,
who declared the arrest was without war
rant and an outrage and protested against
any examination until he could summon
witnesses. The case was put over until
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Mailman was at
first asked to give 500 bond for his APP
pearance, but later the Magistrate agreed
that the lawyers parole would suffice.
Mr.. Mailman declined to ak and said
that he would make all the statement he
cared to in court on Tuesday. He intimate1
that when he got through Policeman Ervi
would 20 slow next time.
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LITTLE HOPE FOR THE sHERIDA AN
Transport VIII Probably Pound 10 Pieces
on Hawaiian Reef.
Special Cable De,patcA 10 THE SUN

Special Cable DcSpdfeh 10 The SUN.
HONOLULU, Sept. At now looks as
though the transport Sheridan will be a
total loss, as efforts to pull the vessel of the
reef have been abandoned.
Water is said to have reached above the
FIRE ooms. The big steamer seems to be
pierced amidships by a sharp coral rock.
Steamers are taking all OF the most
valuable cargo from the Sheridan.
Those on board had no light last night, as
the electric machinery was disabled. 1t
is reported that the vessel will be anchored
and heavy wrecking machinery ordered
by cable. Meanwhile il a storm arises the
steamer will pound to pieces.
Passengers say there was a wild panic
on board when the steampipe burst, as the
cabins filed with steam. giving the i'm
preston that the vessel was on fire.
Capt. Peabody describes the disaster TO a
powerful current, which carried him in
shore. His course was set for four miles
on shore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
PALS MURDER A YEGGMAN.
Body with discriminating PawntIckets
Found On south Boston Flats.

Boston, Sept. IA man who, the police
say, was a cheap crook, was murdered on the
Commonwealth Flats, South Boston, last
night. Three bullets from a large calIbre
revolver were fred into his body at close
range, one penetrating his heart.
The body was foundt this morning by two
sailors, who are being held on suspicion
The police think the dead man. who travelled
under the names OF James Walsh, John
Turner and several other aliases, was killed
by other members Of his gang because he
had been holding out the proceeds Of rail-
road station robberies in which he had par
ticipated.
When the stations at Montserrat and
West Gloucester we're robbed recently
fourteen mileage books were taken. The
police found them all in Boston pawnshops.
TO day they found in Walsh's pockets
pawntickets for the books. n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
ROOT SEES CHILEAN PARADE
In Honor OF Nations hat SEM Aid 10 Earth
quake sun rers.
Special CabIr Despatch 10 THE SUN

Special Cdbie DeSpdtcH 20 IhE SUN'
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 2.-Secretary Root
and President Riesco reviewed a procession
to-day in honor of the nations which had
helped Valparaiso since b earthquake.
The Secretary attended the horse races
this afternoon. On each occasion he was
received with great cheering.
A banquet was given in honor Of the
Secretary at tho Government palace to-
night, at which cover we're laid for forty
persons. The Foreign Minister offered a
toast to the Secretary, to which the latter
made an appropriate reply. The Minister
apologized for the mOdesty Of the recep-
ton to the Secretary, which, he said, was
because Of the feeling Of grief over the
earthquake disaster.
Secretary Root will leave on Tuesday
for Peru.
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SHAN WRITING PLAY on DEATH
says II VIII he the Most Amusing lie Has
Ever Turned Out.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.

NpFtTW NUWF DtNVUTVW To NNN'
LONDON, Sept. 2.-As the outcome OF an
article by William Archer. which was a
dithyramb to death and contained a deniaI
that Bernard Shaw could claim the highest
rank as a dramatist till he had faced the
King OF Terrors on the stage, Mr.. Shaw Is
writing a play about death which, he de-
clares, will be the most amusing one he has
ever written.
The play is in five acts with death az the
end of the fourth. The death scene will be
unlike any ever before presented oni the
stage, a consul ltation Of doctors giving
full scope to Shawisms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
ARKANSAS ELECTION TO-DAY.
Democrats Only Have Full state Ticket
VIII Vote on Liquor License.

LITTLE Rock, Ark; Sept. 2.-Arkansas
will tomorrow elect officers for the three
departments Of State government, execu-
tive, legislative and judicial, Inc each Of
the s~eventy-ive counties will elect county
and township officers. In addition the
various counties will vote on liquor license
and on roa tar. AT the same time the voters
will pass upOn q proposed constitutional
amendment increasing the school axes.
h Democratic party alone has placed
a full ticket in the field. The Republicans,
limited themselves to candidates for Gov
ernor-
The candidates for Governor are j. H. 8.
Little, Democrat John Worthington, Re-
publican; John @. Adams, Prohibitionist;
Oar Hogan, Socialist.
Tho Democrats are claiming the State
by 1900. Two years ago Gov. JED Davis
rot sO.Oo0-
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Drown cd From the Yacht Colby Budd.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. "A lurch
of the yacht Colby Budd threw Charles
Scheidle, a Philadelphia, into the waters OF
the inlet this afternoon and he drowned,
despite the efforts Of Mate Edward Weinder
OF the yacht Chalfonte, who dived over and
grabbed the man and carried his body to
the yacht. Scheidle was sitting ON the
cabin Of the Colby Budd when he suddenly
tumbled over, clearing deck Inc rails.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03
SHANE DROVE HER TO SUICIDE
Innocent Victim Of AssaIIanI Takes Poison
After BrOOdIng Over Wrongs.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-Crazed by the
shame brought upon her by a criminal
assault, Fife, the sixteen-year-old daughter
OF Col. B. F. Leavell, died this morning at
the German Hospital from poison, which
she took three weeks ago.
John Evans, the man who assaulted tho
Tor the crime.
The girl continued to work in a DEPART
ment store during the day and at night at
tended a BUSINESS college. The affair proved
on her mind and one evening three weeks
and said:
Il have taken poison. mother. / could
stand il no longer"
An empty bottle that had held bichloride
OF mercury confirmed her statement.
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SWIMS WITH A SUNSHADE.
Burgess the Only One 10 Finish In a Twenty.
four Hour Contest:
Special Cable Despatch 10 THR SUN.

VV-VTT ~ -V-F'-FV 70 =" TUWs
PARIS, Sept. "A twenty-four hour
swim began here IN Saturday night. The
only competitor to finish was the English
man Burgess. who covered 27.00 miles.
He carried a sunshade this afternoon. Dur
ing the week Burgess had swum over 100
miles in the English Channel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-03

After ali. Usher's the scotch
that made the highbAll fAmoua-Adv.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-07-20
SPORTING NEWS.

Kid Scaler of Spokane won his first
fight on his eastern trip by knocking
out Young Carr in Boston in the Sec
Ond round.
Henry Chappelle, the veteran turf
man, is dead at his home in Sandwich,
Ont. He was borne near Rochester,
N. Y, SO years ago.
In the finals of the women's tennis
tournament for the championship Of
Wales Miss Sutton beat Miss Garfitt,
81, 60. The American thus retains
this title.
Rams Horn, a 4-year-old son Of
Butte-Aunt Tessa, owned by Captain
W. S. Williams, a western horseman,
and ridden by Jockey Sewell, won the
ricn Brighton handicap at Brighton
Beach last Saturday.
Mark Shaughnessy, the prizefght
promoter, referee, trainer and ex-bat-
tier, is now living in Spokane.
The project of having the Washing
ton state college, the Whitman college
the University of Idaho and the Mon.
tana university to hold big field meet
in Spokane next year is growing in
favor.
Eben M. Byers of Pittsburg, who
has made many attempts to win the
national amateur golf championship
and one promising effort for the Brit
ish title. won the American champion
ship last Saturday by defeating George
S. Lyons of the Lambton Country club
Toronto, in the final round of 16 holes
They played on the Englewood Coun
try clubs grounds, N. ].