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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
BINGHAM TICKLED AT COMFY.
Thra@ Feather Pests At the MardI Gras
Did II for Him.

ThrAa Feather Pests At the MardI Graa
Did II for Him.
Police Commissioner Bingham went to
Coney Island last night to see how the
police under Capt. Harkins handled the
crowds during the Mardi Gras. The Com
missioner took with him his two deputies,
Waldo and O'Keefe, Inc Secretary Stat
terry. Fire Commissioner O'Brien Joined
the party at Coney Island.
Gen. Bingham got lost from his asso-
ciates On -Surf-uvenue while the parade
was passing and the crowd was frolicking.
A bunch OF girls saw the Commissions
making his way through the crowd and
assailed him with the small feather busters
that everybody carries during the Mardi
Gras.
A reporter bumped into the Commits
sioner as he was lodging these feathery
pests.
what do you think Of it1' asked the
EOh, I'm tickled to DEATH replied the
Commissioner.
The who have been doing we'll all
week, got iustered last night n let the
crowd break in between the floats Of the
parade after two-thirds OF IL had passed
the reviewing stand. II took half an hour
to get the street cleared so the parade could
The police estimated that the crowd last
night was the largest that has turned u
during the week.
Gustav c. Henning OF sci West I42d
street went TO the Coney Island police
station last night in a great state Of ex-
his s~ister-in-law, his niece and his straw
hat.
During the evening he recovered every
thing but the hat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
TAILOR STARS ~BOOKMAKER.
Samuel Alexander Near Death-POIlce
Seek David kaufman.

seek D1NlO MAItmaWs
Samuel Alexander, a bookmaker at the
racetracks, was stabbed over the heart by
David Kaltman, a ladies' tailor, Of 1891
Fifth avenue, on Fifth avenue between
Hath and II5th streets last night. Kslt-
mans wife got a divorce from him several
years ago and married Alexander, who
lives at 1852 Madison avenu
There has been bad feeling between the
two men for some time. They met at ll5th
street and Madison avenue last night and
Kaltman said several harsh things to Alex
ander. The latter walked away and went
through IISth street to Fifth avenue and
turned south. He was followed, 1t is alleged,
by Kaltman, who ran up and, drawing a
large knife, plunged 1t into the bookmaker's
back.
Alexander fell to the sidewalk and his
cries attracted a crowd. Kaufman ran IN
Fifth avenue and darted into the hallway
of a flathouse at 1872. Policeman Whit
man and several others followed Him, but
Kaltman managed to escape. The police
searched the house and those adjoining,
but could not find Kaltman.
Alexander was taken to the Harlem
Hospital in an ambulance. The doctors
said at a late hour that they thought it
hardly likely hat he would live through
the night. Coroner Harburger was SUM
moned to the hospital to take Alexander's
ante-mortem statement.
Alexander ia well known on the race
tracks and he at one time owned two pool
rooms in Harlem. He went broke during
the Saratoga meeting this year but has
partially recouped his losses on the local
tracks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
BIDS FOR CHINESE LABORERS.
PIrtecn Thousand wanted to work on the
Panama CamAl.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 .-Pursuant TO
invitations issued by the Isthmian Canal
Commission. proposals were opened At
It's ONCE in Washington this morning for
furnishing q minimum Of 1850 Chinese
laborers for service OF the Isthmus OF
Panama, with the right TO increase the
number At the rate Of not 70 exceed 1000
per month up TO a total Of $4,000. Under
the terms OF the invitation the successful
proposer Is to defrAy all expenses and 20
submit his proposition on the basis Of hourly
wage which the commission Ii TO pay for
the services rendered.
There were four proposals received
The AmericAn-Chinese Contracting Com
pany Of RngleWood, N. j.. the international
Contracting Company OF Washington, the
Wah Nee Leo Hhg Company Of Baltimore
and Joel Julian Ruben OF Washington.
Proposals were received at varying
rates, with varying conditions, 80 that
the commission Ia not at this time In q posi-
ton TO determine which IL most advanta-
geous. One bidder submitted q straight
proposition Of ten cents an hour for any
number Of Aborsrs. Others bid different
prices. with qualifications. and others bid
on q sliding ecAle, that Il. Q decreasing
prtce % tho number Il AborsgS increaSsd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
WORLD POLITICS
BLOWN FROM GULF TO HATTERAS.
Bark Austria, for Ris. Burned BY steamer
That Took on Her Crew.

Starting from Gulfport, Miss, for Rio on
August Is to turn up OF Hatteras on Sep
TENDER 10, the sport first OF adverse winds
and the Gulf Stream and lastly Of the West
Indian hurricane, the waterlogged British
bark Austria, lumber laden, wa abandoned
on Wednesday md set on FIRE. b Ham
burR-American liner Altai tool on Capt.
Robinson his wife and the fifteen mem
beers OF the crew and landed them here
yesterday.
The water in the hold Of the Austria
was at the level Of the main deck. There
was no FIRE in the galley and all on board
|, had been living on raw food. The captain
was reluctant to leave the ship and tried
to get Capt. Boldt Of the Altai to tow him in.
1t was Q O'Clock Wednesday morning
when the lookout on the Altai sighted the
Austria. The gale had died down; but
there was q heavy ground swell. and one
Of the AltaFs lifebOats was nearly stove
when lowered. Second Oflcer Schlatter
Of the Altai, with the boatswain and four
Of the crew; got OF in another boat.
Describing the condition Of the bark
yesterday Second Officer Schlatter OF the
Altai said:
when I got on the deck Of the Austria l
saw that saving her was out OF the ques-
ton. She was rolling terribly, her fore
mast was sprung and every pitch OF the
ship threatened to throw IL out Of the deck.
The main deck was awssh most Of the
time. l told her captain that there was
little use in trying to get to port In the old
hulk, but he had been to sea in her for
fifteen years and didn't a to give her
Up. &c sven insisted O. seeing the captain
Of the Altai before he finally consented
to Ieave his vessel for good. We took him
to the Altai and he had q talk with Capt.
Boldt, who persuaded him that the best
thing to do was TO abandon the bark. The
old man broke down and cried when he
came over the side TO 60 back for his be-
when We had the crew safe aboard
the Altai Capt. Boldt sent me back to destroy
the Austria. One OF the men and / took
along some twenty gallons OF kerosene
oil, which we poured about the cabin and
the forecastle and then We set the bark
to burning"
Three Of the crew Of the Austria had been
injured during Sundays gale and they
will be sent to England. The Austria was
owned in Liverpool, though she hailed
from St. John, where she was built in 1891.
The vessel and cargo were valued at $40, 900.
On board the Clyde Line steamship Al
gonquin. which arrived last night from
Charleston, were Capt John Robinson and
the Drew Of the three masted schooner
Flora Rogers, which was abandoned at
sea Just south OF Cape HAtteras on Wednes-
day, when the Algonquin took the men
from the schooner.
The Flora Rogers. loaded with lumber
for New York, sailed from Charleston on
September IL and ran into the hurricane Of
Sunday last. She was leaking badly whom
the men. after ~thirty-six hours at the
pumps. were taken OF on Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
PAPA IN THE WHEELBARROW.
Billy Leehan Gave T1lIestrsnd q Ride Be
caase II was . Boy -McManus Jubtlation.

Billy Leehan Gave TIIestrand a Ride Be
cause II was Q BOy-McManus JubIlation.
Because IL was a boy Fred Tillestrand.
a prominent henchman OF The McManus,
up in the Eleventh, rode in a w~heelbarrow
at the head Of a parade OF 500 enthusiastic
n%eighbors last night around the block hat
includes his home, 500 West Forty-ninth
street. Because 1t was not a girl Billy
Leehan pushed the wheelbarrow.
Two months ago political gossip in the
camp OF The McManus began to be spiced
by a dash Of domestic and personal rumor
concerning the Tillestrand menage. Billy
Leehan opined that IL would be a girl and
Tillestrand b~lushingly took issue with him.
II was agreed that II a son should be born
to Tillestrand Billy Leehan would wheel
the proud father o the block in a
wheelbarrow, but II 1t were a girl the newly
endowed parent would perform a like Office
for Billy Deehan.
On Sunday last the bet was decided in
favor OF Tillestrand. On Tuesday, The
McManus carried his district. That was
enough for the Eleventh.
Last night with red fire and roman can
dies the cohorts OF n McManrs Assocla;
ton assembled In front Of the Tillestrand
residence and a committee escorted the
head Of the household to the wheelba rrow
in waiting. Then the triumphal process
sion began, with Billy Lehan doing all the
work and the rest doing the shouting.
Some OF the more playful q carried trans
pa rencies, on which the legends appea red
lit was a boy, Bill. = and Another lemon
for Billy
When the procession had passed once
around the block IL marched by fours in
front OF the Tillestrand doorstep, whore
Mrs. Tilestrand and the boy stood on a
decorated doormat and accepted the
plaudits Of the crow
Then some n bought Billy Lehan a
long, strong hiRhball.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
GOLD MEDAL FOR POLICEMAN.
Gen. Bingham Praises McGrath for Moral
Bravery In Life saving Feat.

bruNery IN ILIe SaNtnk feaL-
A gold medal was pinned yesterday
by Commissioners Bingham on the breast
Of Patrolman Matthew j. McGrath Of the
Wet l52d street station house. The medal
was awarded by Congress and was accom-
panied by a letter Of congratulation signed
by Leslie NJ. Shaw, Secretary OF the
Treasury.
In presenting the medal to McGrath
Commissioner Bingham complimented him
on his bravery and told him he was n
OF the finest men on the force:
One Of the bitterest nights last December
McGrath Owed from the Lenox avenue
bridge, a distance Of fifty feet, and rescued
a man from drowning in the icy water.
The policeman was walsing across the
bridge when he heard cries for help COM
ing from the river, but it was 40 dark that
be could discern no object below.
McGrath knew that there was ice in
the river, but ne delayed only a moment
20 throw Oh his heavy overcoat. Mount
Ing the rail, he made the fifty foot dive. and
upon coming to the surface struck out
In the direction whence the cries for help
came.
In the darkness McGrath reached the
drowning man, John Hartigan, who was
Just losing his hold on an ice Hoe. After
a desperate struggle McGrath got him
ashore. Both men we're sent to the hos
PAdls anu DOJn remained IncTo 80 VeTal
weeks suffering from pneumonia.
i am proud to have such a nan in the
department as you" Commissioner Bing-
ham said TO McGrath. You are aScredit
70 the force. You are morally brave,
which is a different thing from being physi-
cally brave. II takes a good man TO be
morally brave. You are made Of the right
kind OF stuff"
McGrath's wife and daughter Witnessed
the presentation in the Commissioners
Office.
McGrath ia one Of the be at athletes in
the department. He is one Of the star
hammer throwers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21

FAILING or In freshmen at Opening 1Or
Year.

VnoR
-
PRINcEToN, sept. D.-Princeton Univer-
sity was formally opened to-day for the
academic wear. short axaycAaaa vveno held
IN MaTouand chsn~I w,th n..D F,ns nr~.
~ SnApoi' ~ lean E.no Nv
s.ulns In the absence OF president Woodrow
wilson, who Ia at present In England and
Ia expected back about the middle Of next
month.
patton Vail ia o.. III. -. ....
NNn nan' 'no JoinU XIV OI 'no c'ASS
OF lsS2 TO 1901. now Ia ready Tor occupancy :
A magnificent rev lecture room, McCoeh
Hall, Is being built and will be ready for
use. n IA thou~ht nv Fahr,arv A room
h.. nra,,ISNS E'Js-
In Nassau Hall. The lower floors OF Uni
versity Hail nave been turned into dining
rooms for the freshman and these halls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
CRTTTCISE THE GOVERNOR
For n Dismissal Of Charges Against
Fiscal Supervisor Bender.

The executive committee OF the New
York Civil Service Reform Association
has adopted a resolution saying:
The Failur OF the Governor OF the State
Of New York to uphold the State Civil Ser
vice Commission in the findings OF their re-
port on the violation Of the civil service law
by Fiscal Supervisor Harry n. Bender and
Secretary Herbert r. Prescott. and his dis
mLssal OF the charges with merely an i'm
potent reprimand in the face OF the evil
derce and Of the commission's report was a
sacrifice Of the interests OF good Governme nt
as established by legislative enactment
and a check to the cnt for the abolition
OF corrupt practices in elections.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
WILL SUE INSURANCE COS.
Big Lose r. in San Francisco Combine I'm
$500, 600 suit.

San Francisco; Sept. 2O.-The Sharon
ana Parrott estates and the California
Line Association have decided to combine
In a 100000 suit against the British in
surance companies, which because OF
earthquake clauses in their policies are
refusing TO settle San Francisco losses
In full
The companies referred TO include the
commercial Union, Alliance, Palatine and
Norwlch. Added to these are the Indem-
MY and Williamsburgh City Of this country
whose policies contain the same provision
supporting to exempt them from liability
Ior loss caused by or through or directly
OF indirectly by earthquake
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
Court Calendar. This D.v.

Appellate Div ision- Supreme C~Out.-Recesa.
Supreme Court Special Term. I.-MOtlOn
matters.
SuTrogates' court-chambers. Motion calendar
called az 1890 4. N, For probate-Wils Of John p.
McElfAtrick. Joseph Shllansky. James A. Satte-
ghlte. Eliza N. Grimm. Kate ormond, James J.
Harris, Augustus ". Norris, James y. Goldbacher,
RUSSELL sage. AZ 1880 A. M Louisa DeHsa, John
sto1Ewell. Martha a Roby, James Cassidy. william
7. NiGwangeT. a. 40 p. N.
cty ~cour-speciAl ~Term.-couEt Opsns % 10
AN NotionG. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
CAR SMASHES AN AUTO.
Rounding . Corner II Catches . Machine
and Breaks IL All Up.

Siclen Of Jamaica was wrecked early yes
terday morning by a trolley car at Court
and WyckoH streets. Brooklyn. The trolley
car had been chartered by a special party
for the Mardi Gras at Coney Island.
IL had just rounded the corner when it
ran into the machine and smashed it into
fragments. Mr.. Van Siclen and the driver
Of the machine were thrown out but escaped
with a few slight bruises.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
$40 From CreuC's steerars Detained.

The cabin passengers Of the White Star
steamship Cretic. detained at Quarantine
because the ships doctor had reported that
= child on board had died Of typhus fever.
were landed yesterday. The shin came
up later. In the meantime $40 Storage
passengers were sent TO Hoffman Island.
Dr Doty was not certain that the child
70 ded OF typhus but took every precau-
Non. ~ -A--sAA.Aa~AAAMA--ssMgHgDN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
II EDITORS DIARY
LAUNCH PARTYGVIcrIM. MAYBE.
Body Of Drowned woman One Of Those On
the Sausage, lt- Is Said.

The police believe hat in the finding
Of the body Of a woman apparently about
~ years Of age they have recovered one
OF the bodies Of the two women who were
drowned OF Sheepehead Bay several days
ago, when the launch Sausage with eight
persons in it, was run down by a .scow.
The body was washed ashore, at the foot
Of Dodge avenue Monday and was taken
TO the morgue. The woman was we'll
dressed. The woman weighed about $50
pounds, was five feet six inches tall, with
dark brown hair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
NO SUNDAY DANCING
And No UnchaDerOOed Young women At
MObOken Dance Hereafter.

Chief OF Police Hayes Of Hoboken said yes
terday that he does not propose in tho future
10 allow any more dancing in public halls
in that city on Sundays. Hereafter all
Saturday night dances must stop promptly
at midnight or the fiOOr committee will get
into trouble.
The chief has also given orders that young
girls will not be permitted to attend dances
Aroned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21

She had two gold filed teeth in her uppe
Jaw. She was dressed in a neat tailor made
suit, white underwear, brown stockings
and tan low cut shoes. She wore a gold
bracelet and two diamond rings. She also
had a thirty-second degree Masonic pin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-21
TURKISH SULTAN STILL I'LL.
Ambassador Leishman's Formal Can Post
DOned for q Week.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Ambassador
Leishman, at ConstantinopIe, to-day oabIed
the State Department that his first formal
call upon the Sultan for the purpose Of
presenting his credentials as the Ambas-
sador Of the United States has been post
poned for one week on account Of the on
tinued illness OF the Turkish ruler.
Mr.. Leishman cables that the Sultan Il
still very weak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-15

m6nt.
Song: E. B. Conant
Address: Very Rev. Dean H. Mar
tyn Hart of Denver. Colorado. 1.-The
Apostolic Church.
DR. Chester B. Reed performed the
duties of POSTMASTER in an exceeding
" able manner.
Bishop MiIlspaugh told of the Won
derful growth of the Episcopal church
IN the United States in the past 5
years, during which time 100000
communicates have been received, 10
dfoceses added and great activity has
been manifest in both the domestic
and foreign missionary fields.
In response to the toast THE Mems
Forward Movement" Dean Kaye sub
stituted for Rev. Francis White, who
was unable to be present.
The Forward Movement originated
last year at a church convention in
San Francisco, and is a resolution by
the men of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States to raise a
thank Offering for missionary pur-
poses, to be presented to the church
next year in cOmmemOration of the
300th anniversary of the founding of
that church IN America.
Dean Kaye appealed to all present to
consider the blessings and benefits they
had received through the church and to
be cOrTespOndlngly generous.
Dean Hart spoke last. His address,
though short, was interesting and in
structive.
term Apostolic church, and why that
church, which has handed down through
10 centuries, the faith received from
on high BY the prophets and apps ties
who established Christianity is, in his
opinion, the one to which all men
should turn for instruction and help.
In addition to the regular programme
there were given by request Ola
lect recitation by +. W. Thompson. and
a song ION the Road to Mandelay" by
Dean Kaye
ing: E D. McKeever, c. L. FOOte. c.
K. Holiday, c. II. Bunger. c. W. Mel
lis G. A Rockwell of Junction City,
poria c. b Crosby. F. S. Savage, Harry
". Donaldson, Guilford Dudley, Gil
Updegraff, J. w. Stuart, Richard Shake
shaft, H. w. Harris of Chicago, Rev
J. P. de Devere Kaye, Rev. H Mar
tyn Hart Dr. Chester B. Reed, Bisnop
F. R. Ni1spaugh, Chas. A. Moore, DR..
W. N. West, Herbert L. Clark, John
Bradley, DR. Elmer HILL c. z. Barber.
DR.. Otto Kiene, Chas. w. Merriam, \.
Zahner, c. A. Morse, ]. LyddOn, Rev.
Canon Leeds, Rev. living Z. Baxter Of
Lawrence, J. Fred Scout w. p. Bishop,
Rev. r c. Talbot. Ernest r. Altman,
Heller, w. b. Smyser, w. H. Stewart,
Geo. B. Palmer Fl. G. Root, w. T.
Crosby. w. F. Shoch, T. S. Wolverton.
Geo. w. Crane, Earl c. Williams, J. G.
Mohler, c. S. Bowman. Geo. c. Thomp-
son, Geo. Snyder, A B. Quinton, Well
ingtOn D. Potter, William Corners. Jas
ChappelIe. Z. W. Thompson, c. B. Jen-
nings w F Hartley. c. B. Merriam
Arthur Capper. H. O. Garvey, D. W.
Nellis, c. R. Williamson, Thos. c. Pow
ell H. NJ. Bell, James NJ. Chambers,
Harold Amos, Geo. D. Wilkinson, Edwin
Knowles, ". w DennisCn, Frank h
Mcfarland, Robert Tasker, Carl p
Bolmar. Rev. John Bennett, Ralph r.
Peterson, Frank Hobart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-15

be telling. Walsh, Burns and Groos
were detained in the practice field after
hte bunch was dismissed for extra.
work, as they together with Captain
Hughes are the principal figures in the
surprises that Quigley has under his
wing for the Washburn bunch who
put up such a battle against the husky
Jayhawkers last Saturday.
Without doubt the game in Topeka
Saturday will be one of the hardest
fought battles in the history of football
in this state, and every one admits that
it is to be by far the most interesting
and the most spectacular game of the
season. All the games heretofore have
been for the most part competitions
between far superior weight on the
zone hand and speed and aggressiveness
ION the other, but in Saturdays contest
at Topeka science, speed and aggres
siveness will oppose each other and
according to the present outlook will
fight a long and a hard battle for the
honCrs of the day. 1t is the first time
in years that the two teams have met
on the gridiron. The condition of the
St. Mary's eleven here is far above par
and will put up one of the most scien-
tific games Of football ever witnessed
on a football field in Kansas. Local
enthusiasts are confident that the
Catholics will make a good Showing,
placing their hopes in the superiority
of the training and the compulsory
regular life which the students lead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-15
STATE suFFRAG1srs CONVENE.
Hold a Brief Meeting and Elect Roxana
Rice IS, President.

About 50 of the leading women suf-
fragists of Kansas met at the state
house yesterday for the purpose of the
annual meeting of the organization in
this state The big event Of the meet
ing was the election of officers for the
ensuing year. The election resulted as
follows:
President, Roxana E. Rice, Law
renee; vice president. Mrs Lee Mon
roe, Topeka; secretary, Sadie p. Gresh-
am, Cottonwood Falls; treasurer, Helen
Eacker. Delphos; auditors. Mrs. Long
shore, Topeka. and Mrs. Sadie McFar-
land. Topeka. The appointment of vice
presidents for the different districts was
left in the discretion of the executive
committee.
During the meeting which was con-
Guided with the session of the after
noon, there was a general discussion
among the delegates of woman in poll
tics and their chances OF getting there.
No resolutions of Importance were
passed.