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roo M,CH FOR THE COTRT
To GtcGc Wro's Lying IN The NagIC-COwar
, Contest.

To Dtr.Gc TrO's LyIrS IN The NagIC-COWan
ron { est.
The Board Of Elections will h3ye TO decide
whether Percy Maggie or John Y. Cowan is
entitled to a certificate of election a. a
member Of the Tnmmany Hall genera |
committee from TIC Thirtieth Assembly
district: and then the Tammany executive
committee can 10 as II pleaseS about picking
out n district leader. Justice L%eventritt
refused to interfere yesterday, saying
n /, impossible to Sift the question Of fact
out of the mass Of charges and count err
charges. The main impression left la the
Courts mind Is one of chaos. the chief con-
~viction. that there has been wholesale, reCk-
less perjury committed on the one side or
the other. ON the face of the returns there
Is \ large majority against the petitioner.
II would require the setting aside Of the vote
In a great many districts to convert this into
n minority or to make room for the appliCa-
tion Of the principle that general frauds
yitisted the whole election. H. does appear
that there were Disturbances IN some dis
triCts. But how far individual instances OF
disorder hayP been magnifed into general
uuroar or whether there were In fact riOtOus
cOndit iuns throughout 1t is impossible TO de-
termInc. N would require the elimination
of many districts before the Court would be
able to count the petitioner in or declare
the election null. The petitioner charges
fTnud. tho burden TO establish il Is on him.
I cannor say that II has been discharged.
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JiNITOR CLE4RT DEAD.
Drew 5000 salary -AssIsIHnI Fire G1IIpr
Tried rs n Doodle Alderman.

Thomas Cleary died on Wednesday night
at his home in Cropsey avenue. Bath Beach.
For over fifty years he was %janitor Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society's build
ing. and he was their oldest employee at the
time of his death. Born in Tipperary sixty
eight years ago. he was brought to this
country by his parents while still a boy.
Mary Joyce. with whom he boarded in New
York, was ianitress for the Mutual Life, at
gs Broadway. When the Equitable started
up CleaTy got the post Of janitor Of its
building. He married the Younger Mary
joyce. Cleary kept the post when the
company moved into 100 Broadway. He
liVed in quarters on the roof and there
brought up a family Of eleven children.
The elder Hyde was only a few years
older than Cleary: Cleary felt for him a
sort Of feudal devotion. He was rather
like the warden of a castle than an every
day ianitOr. His reward was proDOrtiOnate
At the insur anCe Investigation il developed
that Cleary received S26 600 a year. Part
of this, however. went 10 pay the force Of
cleaners. whom he hired at his own expense.
CieaTy during the sos and '8OS was
an active member of the old volunteer
fire department. He rose to the command
of the old Washington Engine No. ~ at lH
Cedar street. Later he was made assistant
chief and was second in command to Harry
Howard. He wis IN command at the big
Barnum Museum fire.
For many years Cleary shared the leSder-
ship Of the First Assembly district with
Nicholas Muller and Dan Finn. From
1888 to 1855 he was Alderman. After that
he qlit active politics, owing to the public
feeling against his vote for the Broadway
Railroad franchise. IL j. now an open
secret that he incurred this hostility to oblige
the Iiyde-. Clearly was tried for corruption
but never convicted. He remained TO his
death vice-p president of the Tammany Hall
general committee and of the Huron Club
in his district. Also, he was a member Of
the Democratic Club.
His death was FASTENED by frettin9 over
the insurance disclosures. He never would
admit TO any man hat the elder or the
younger Hyde could do wrong. Anybody
who spoke i'll Of the Hydes got a sharp
reply from him. His house in Bath Beach
was full Of pictures of the Hydes. One
small fac-simile Of the well known bronze
statue Of the elder Hyde he specially ven
Grated. He kept it behind lock and KEY.
and showed it to a few favoritee. carefully
busting it OF with his handkerchief.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Robert J.
Webb.
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THE HEARST TOI CHSTONE.
Argument OH Appeal OH the Research for
Democratic Principles.


The appeal Of Corporation Counsel Ellison
from the decision of Supreme Court Justice
Greenbaum granting a mandamus directing
the Board Of Elections , ~reconvene and
name as the official Democratic papers for
the publication Of the election notices only
such papers as are supporting William r.
Hearst, was argued yesterday before the
Appellate Division.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Butts
argued that Justice ~GTeenbaum's doctrine
that support Of a party candidate is the test
to be applied in designating the newspaper
was unsound and foreign to the intent and
scope Of the election law. and that the order
that such newspapers as support Hearst
and the Buffalo platform instead of, in the
language Of the law. the principles of
the Democratic party" went outside the
letter as well as the spirit Of the law.
Mr.. Butts also urged that the action of the
Board was quasi-judicial and not renewable
papers originally designated by the board
had a right to be heard in court. and that
the court could not compel a redesignation
by the board without an infringement of the
rights Of these papers.
Charles X. Allen, representing the Times,
argued that Mr.. Hughes more nearly sup
posts the true principles Of Democracy than
does Mr.. Hearst. The true test under the
law, said Mr.. Allen, is whether or not a paper
advocated at the last preceding election for
Governor the principles Of the party which
cast the second largest number OF votes.
Otto T. Hess. representing Mr.. Quinn,
said that the board was required to follow
the action of the Democratic convention in
determining what the principles Of the party
are.
A decision is looked for tomorrow after
noon.
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THE INVISIBLE CAMPAIGN
SLEEPING BEAUTIES IN 4 DEMO-
cratic PALACE or MYSTERY.

Maybe the wheels would start Ip n .
Democrat Dropped In. hut NOb0d ,
Drops In Halloween. They Do Say Tha Z
Cp In Newburgh There Are beings.
The great electric cha ndeliers in the Demo
cratic State headquarters in the Victoria
Hotel were brilliantly lighted nearly all
day yesterday, and we're in full blast at
midnight. The carpets were just as billowy
as ever. The desks elistsned in their
brand new coats Of veneer. All was
pleasant TO the eye.
But there were no Democrats there to
enjoy il. Clerk Mason. faithful as ever,
was on hand, and 30 was Billy Watson,
the sergeant-at-arms Of the Democratic
State committee. Mr.. Watson's duties
we're to look out for Democrats who didn't
turn up.
Nobody turns up at the Democratic
State headquarters. There il nothing do
ing there. Nobody seems to want TO go
there, and nobody seems to think Of any
reason for going there. Nobody seems to
think that he could get any good out OF 1t.
Chairman Conners, swinging his nRtty
cane and che ewing his long thin cigar, trots
in at intervals, and then trots up to Del
monico's and the Wsldorf-Astoria, and
seems to enjoy himself. But just what
bis duties are nobody seems TO know, any
more than nov Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Watson
are kept even apparently busy. There
isn't a picture Of Mr.. Hearst at the heaC-
quarters. There ISN'T a picture Of any
Of the candida ties nominated at Buffalo.
In fact there isn't anything at the head
quarters. Why the headquarters were
opened nobody seems to know. and no.
body is handy with an explanation.
Mr.. Hearst has not formally accepted
the Endorsement given To him by the Demo-
cratic State convention at Buffalo, and up
TO midnight Chairman Corners had not
appointed his long-promised executive com-
mittee of nine. so far as Democratic head
quarters in the Victoria Hotel are con-
cerned the Democratic State camp aign is
invisible. But, then, some OF Mr.. Hearst's
friends say that the real work Of the cam
paign from certain ends is progressing
from the Office in NewDurR OF Arthur A.
Mclean. treasurer of the Democratic State
committee.
One Of the CHEEKY employees at head
quarters explained yesterday the dreary
absence Of visitors and of life by saying:
We're conducting a still hunt, you know.
A still hunt for WHAT"
why, for votes, Of course
Votes for whom?'
Why, for the ticket. Of course
What ticket? The Democratic ticket or
the Independence League ticket"
Both, of course"
why both?'
"Oh. Just both; put it down, just 10Th
But the tickets are one and the same?"
Il suppose so, | suppose 40, l~istlessly re-
piled the employee. but please don't ask
me any more questions. forI arm very tired
now"
Tired Of doing what?' mnA
"Oh, I'm Just tired?" <"
what makes you tired?"
-Oh, | don't know; I'm just tired Of being
tired"
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FIRM FOR ITS EIGHT NOMINEES.
Independence League viii File Petitions
To-day Remark Of McCaFren.

Independence League viii File Petitions
To-day -ltemark Of McCarren.
1t was announced yesterday by the mana
gers OF the Independence League in Brook
lyn, that the petitions for the nomination
of their eight independent candida tes IN
the judiciary ticket in the Second district
had oil been completed and would % MED
to-day with the Secretary Of STATE at albany.
1t was learned, however, that Max Ihmsen.
Hearst's chief manager, has been trying
to make a deal with Senator McCarren
with a view to bringing about some kind
of agreement between the regular Demo
cratic organization and the Independence
League. Senator McCarren is opposed
to any dicker, and that thetwo full judiciary
tickets will be in the field il the opinion
Of all the district leaders.
If the Independence League nominations
are filed at Albany to-day, a call for a special
meeting of the county committee will be
issued tomorrow by senator McCarren and
the treachery Of Mr.. Hearst to the organ
ization submitted for the consideration
Of the body. Once the Hearst nominations
are fled, all hopes Of an agreement or COM
promise between the two organizations will
be at an end. SenatorsMc Carre h." this
to say in regard to the situation:
The position Of the Kings county Democ-
racy is unchanged. We accept the decision
OF the Buff alo convention and will suppor
the ticket. At the same time We expect
the full support Of all Democrats. and e.
pecially of William X. Hearst, the head Of the
State ticket. for our local candidates. The
first part Of hat has very intimate relation
with the last"
When asked il there might be any with
drawals Of candidates from the regular
judicial ticket, Senate McCarren said that
the candidates had all accepted. and barring
unforeseen and unexpected accidents, would
remain on the ticket.
The Independence League of the Twenty
second Assembly district has unanimously
repudiated all the local Hearst candidates
as a rebuke to the methods of the Gilsey
House clique. Joseph n. Hazzard, president
of the organiza tion, said: Last year this was
the banner Hearst district in Brooklyn.
This year it will he the worst kind Of a third.
and deservedly so"
IL is expected that other Independence
League organizations in Brooklyn will take
like action.
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nhIIunrN NOIeN.

Pubic Adminisrr ator Henry l.. BriStow Of
Brooklyn died yesterday morning OF hear
siXtv-seyenth wear. He had been in III health
for some time, but was able TO attend 10 his
onicial duties until about a week ago, We
was engaged for several years in the sewing
machine and embroidery business in Brook
lyn, He was long active IN Republican poll
tics and was formerly he leader In the Twelfth
Assembly district He served as \ member
Of the Brooklyn Board OF Education from
1850 10 1889 and also as a City Magistrate for
four years He was elected 10 Congress in
1900 and served one term. tie was appointed
Public Administrator two wears ago. HE
Seventh Regiment. and a member OF Grant
Post, q. 4; X. tie was a member OF the
BROOKLYN, Montank and ln'incible clubs. He
lea YES a widow and a son,
Major !. II. Slime. president OF the I nited
States Historical Society and historian Of
the Army OF the Potomac, died ia Washington
from the parade Of the Spanish War Veterans.
IN which Major Slime participated re was
~ years old and a member of the Old Guard
post of the Grand Army Of the Republic OF
Dayton. Ohio. He served in the civil war
az a private in the Nineteenth Indiana Volnn-
teers. Al the time Of his death he was cOn-
neCted with the Office OF the Auditor for the
War Department.
Patrick Nolan. for many wears an attendant
In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. died yeRter-
day At his home. SO2 Bedford avenue. Will
iamsburR. He was born in London, England.
sxty-nine ears ago; and in early life he was
4 90. Of Manhattan. When Augustus Van
Wyck was elected TO the Sup RENE Court
bench he appointed Nolan an attendant -,
which place ne held until his death, He was
formerly Democratic leader in the Twenty
third ward. he is survived by four daughters.
Mrs, Clarence d. Simpson. wife of a coal
the Waldorf Astoria OF pneumonia. she
came here with her husband to attend the
automobile races and contracted a cold on
the night OF the races which developed into
pneumonia. She was Katherine Perrine.
Her husband was the promoter Of the Chicago
subway.
Albert Hammond Terhunp. ~ years old. Of
- kearny street. Newark. died Yesterday.
Mr.. T%erhune's death was The first in his fam
ily since ,hat Of his daughter. forty three
years arc. Hc vas born in New ark and lived
there all his life. HP was q CiNll var vPI pTan
aud 4 m"ubcr Of the NcvHrS exempt Fire
mems AGspciHtiHn. Ms wife. with four sons
and three daughters, survives him.
John n. BALDWIN died yesterday ~ the
IlomPoDathi" hospital. Newark. of the effects
Of injuries sustained AT his home. 10 Fourth
avenue, ~ that city. last Tuesday night. ~
falling down = rtairNHy tie WAS hCru IN
Montrlslr IN is3o He IA survived by = v tie
and one dsughtsr, the latter being Mrs.
jennie wilkins. FuTsral Ser,t'es will he
held on Saturday afternoon.
Crl John q Pr .. a noted turfman, died
In Can 'innati vest 49,
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PRENTISS BAILEY BOLTS HEARST,
lie says Hearst u striving In Every way
TO Alternate Democratic support. O.

Utica, Oct. 1.-THE Utica Observer,
whose editor, Z. Prentiss Bailey, is one
Of the old Democratic war horses, has
until tonight rerrained from any serious
discussion Of the relative merits of the
Republican and Democratic Gub~ernatorial
candidates, Messrs. Hughes and Hea rst.
Tonight, however, the Observer prints an
editorial which is significant as indicating
that after ma ture deliberation Editor Bailey
has decided to bolt Hearst. Editor Bailey
says:
II is dinfcult to understand the attitude Of
W. Il. Hearst toward the Democratic party
OF this state. He has its nomination for
Governor. but seems TO be striving in every
possible way To ALLEVIATE its support. not only
by abuse OF the men who have contributed
to its honorable past. but by instituting op-
posing candidates. in its s~trongholds: and its
state committee il practically ignored by Mr..
Hearst.
Why did he want the nomination. il is
natural to inquire. since he treats II sOP How
he secured IL Is known how he barRalned
with men he had pictured in prison stripes
and denounced a. criminals. by bogus dele
gates who were sea ted in place of Democrats
actually chosen; by the institution of scenes
never before seen in or about a State con-
ventiOn, Why 20 through all this costly and
dlscreditable proceeding. 10 be folio wed in the
campaign by almost avery form of party Of
fence that could turn Democrats against
him?
For the purpose Of destroying the Demo-
cratic party in this State; Or is il u frenzy
that has set in since!
No stranger time has been known in the
history of politics. But We would have Demo-
Gratis have courage now. They have a duty
at least as TO deserving local candidates.
The Democratic party may, and probably
will, suffer in this State a remarkable defeat.
But the Democracy will survive IL. and he the
stronger for it's uudeserved but purifying and
instructive aive rsity.
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command at one time captured two COM
panies of loyalists under the Spanish flag
The Spaniards surrendered in good faith
and Funston received them a. prisoners
of war. Almost Immediately after the
surrender Funston was compelled TO go
elsewhere for a day or two. When he
returned to his command. which had in
it's charge the two companies Of prisoners,
ne found that all Of the captured soldiers
had been murdered.
This was altogether too much and Fun
ston resolved to quit. Bat the Cuban Load
ers would not permit him TO do so. He
then had only n recourse, and that was
to leave the country in any way possible
He was then in the central part q. the
island and his best plan was to make for
Puerto Principe and get a sailing vessel
from there. He tried this, but was capt
ured by the Spaniards. His position was
very embarrassing, not to say dangerous.
and the only thing he could do to save him
self was &c say to the Spanish officers that
he was a deserter from the rebel forces
Even under these circumstances Consul
General Lee had great difficulty in obtain
ing the soldiers liberty.
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Slim HEARST ENDORSEMENT.
AT THE BROOKLYN DEMOCRATIC
CLIB TINE VOTE ~ 81 TO rs.
Endorsement ArOuses q storm Of Indigna-
ttOn-Henry =. Rowland, Francis GOtis-
berger, ,. warren Greene ana others
Resign Their Ofices in the Club.

s,N rs
The Brooklyn Democratic Club came very
near repudiating Mr.. Hearst and his entire
outfit hast night, his Endorsement having
been carried by a vote of only 81 to 10, after
a most acrimonious debate.
Although the club has a membership OF
over four hundred, the attendance was
less than fifty, and among the absentees
were such men as Edward NJ. Shepard,
Herman A. Metz and George Foster Pea
body, who would r~esolutely lave opposed
any action favoring Mr.. Hearts, candidacy
1t was only through special efforts that the
supporters OF Hearst were able t rally
enough members to secure his Endorsement
" is probable that within a week or
so mother meeting of the club will be held
and the action taken last night reconsidered
and UPSET.
Directly after the vote was announced
secretary Of the club; Francis Gottsberger,
a yioe-president; J. Warren Greene, a mem
Der Of the governing committee; M. Delano,
a member of the governing committee, and
L. L. Hoagland. a vice-pTesident of the
club, resigned their Offices in the club on
the ground that they could not permit their
names to be used a. in any way indOrsinR
Hearst. There we're many speeches OF
indignation.
Ii Ia confidently expected that before
the campaign is much further advanced
the Brooklyn Democratic Club will over
whelminRly repudiate the action taken at
the slim gathering last night, there being
not many more h fifty present.
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SNOW IN WESrERN NEW YORK.
The Sr'erest storm In 10 Years for This
season Of the Year.

season Of Inc Year.
BUFFALO, Oct. 1.-THE severest snow
storm in thirty-six years for this season of
the year swept down upon Buffalo and
western New York yesterday, continued
all night and partof to-day.
The property damage done by the storm
will run INTO thousands Of dollars. All
the telegraph lines Of the police and fire
departments are out Of working order.
Telephone lines in the city are badly dam
aged and the only long distance Bell tele-
phone line in operation THIS morning was
to Niagara Falls.
/. Large shade trees were bent down bv
the weight OF the snow until the branches
broke and Uttered the streets and side
walks, so that IN many parts Of the city
lthey were impossible. In the fruit orchards
outside OF Buffalo great damage was done
The trees were stripped and the branches.
with fruit still on them, lie in the snow.
The lowest temperature last night was
80 degrees and this morning it dropped 10
81 degrees, Thousands of persons had TO
tramp miles through the slush 10 get to
work because the street cars on many of
the lines were not in operation. Here and
there throughout the CITY dead horses lie
in the Toadways. They were killed bv
live wires that broke beneath the weight
OF the Wet snow One man lost his life.
HIS ldent ty was not al first established
he was killed by live wires which were broken
by the storm and against which he stumbled
while walking along the Ridge road IN West
Seneca. That there wasn't greater loss of
human life is cons dered miraculous.
The storm has passed and the resumption
IL now only a question of hours. Buffalo
bore the brunt Of the storm. The damage
here ~ not far from 5000. 900.
In all twenty inches of snow fell that
Immediately melted into a slushy sleet
that penetrated every crevice and coated
the wires with icicles and bore down the
boughs Of trees with weight.
The grape belt is not severely damaged,
as the cold was not sufficient to Kill the fruit
on the vines snd the vines are too securely
wired 10 he borne town by the weight OF
sleet. But the apple trees, the pear and
New York and among the Canadian frontier
are ruined. Barrels and barrels of fruit
ready for pickers around about Medina
are now on the ground almost a total loss.
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WHY FUNSTON WAS RECALLED.
HE rs NOT IN FAVOR WITH
FORMER CUBAN REBELS.
was an Omcer o. the Insurgents Before
the spanish War and Deserted Because
Ne Could Net stand Ter the Butchcry
Of Prisoners % war -+RsOw He Escaped.


|. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE
ment from Havana that Brig .-Gen Fun
ston would accompany Secretary Taft
pack TO this country instead Of remaining
in Cuba to command the first ex~peditionary
brigade caused a great deal OF surprise, as
il was only a little more than a week ago
that instructions came to the War Depart
ment from Secretary Taft directing that
formal orders be prepared for Gen! Funston
to command the American troops in Cuba.
A few days later the President sent for Brig
Gen. Bell, Chief Of Staff OF the army, and told
him to 60 to Havana and report to the Sec
rotary Of War. At that time Gen. Bell said
that he did not know what he would do in
Havana or why Secretary Taft wanted him
there. Il now seems hat Secretary Taft
had then decided hat Gen. Funston should
return to this country and wanted Gen.
Bell to take his place.
Officers OF the army INC friends OF Gen.
Funston are recalling the circumstances OF
Gen. Funston's last departure from Cuba,
when he broke away from the insurrection-
list forces, and against |hs wishes Of the
rebels then fighting Spain came home.
Gen. Funston was then in the rebel army.
1t now seems, according to the reports, that
the mon whom Gen.. Funston dlspleased at
the time of his departure from Cuba before
the spanish war are responsible for Score
tary faft's decision to revoke Funston's pre-
vious orders. pointing out to the Secretary
that some other officer would doubtless be
batter able to ana the situation because
OF the feeling hat might be stirred up
against Gen. Funston.
Before the Spanish American war. in
1897. Gen. Funston went from " Washington,
where he was employed as a clerk in the
Agricultural Department, to Cuba to help
The rebels in their fight against Spain.
Many young Americans seeking excite
rose in the rebel army and obtained a com-
mand rank. His services were highly
valued.
According to the story which Gen. Fun
ston himself told when he returned to this
country thu reason he left was because
he could not tolerate the butchery indulged
in by those under him. As the story is
being repeated to-day Gen. Ftnston's
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We've been so enthusiastic
over our new shaped back"
Fall overcoats that we may have
misled some friends.
Shaped back doesn't mean
a close fitting waist, or anything
like it.
We've used the term to dis
tinguish the new style back,
which curves in at the waist,
from the old style box back.
Fall overcoats, with the new
back, $40 to 1913.
ROGERS, PEEr & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
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