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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
BOYS FIND INTERNAL MACHINE.
Set FIRE to Box Of Powder and Cartridges
SIX Hurt, ono 6eeiOusiy.

6ea III ~ OOA u rOWOOH uANu 8<Vtu0C o.
SIX Hurt, Ono Seriously.
Enrico Cavallini. 10 years old. Of 500
Marcy avenue. Williamsburg. and an
other boy were going along Hewes street
near Lee avenue yesterday afternoon
when they saw . cigar box partly wrapped
in paper in q tin can Of the Street Clean
ing Department. They opened 1t and in
side OF 1t were moro than q dozen cart
ridges ranged in . circle with gunpowdsr
all around and threads which looked Hike
wire attachments. The boys took it to
the neighborhood Of their homo at Marcy
avenue and Lorimer street. then SUM
moned nearly q dozen playmates, girls
and boys, and told them there would be
some fun.
Cavallini obtained q match. and while
the others watched set fire to the box.
There was q terrific explosion. Caval-
hni got the full force Of it in his face and
was knocked insensible. Five other boys
were slightly burned by fragments.
cavalhni's clothing caught fire and
several men rushed to his aid. His face
and head were terribly torn and burned
and he shouted that he couldn't see any
thing, He was removed to the Williams
burg Hospital.
An investigation led the police to be-
Reve that the box was some kind OF an
internal machine and had been aban-
doned by it's owner. probably through
fear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
CONSTITUTION FOR PERSIA.
Shah Ilnas the situation Critical and
Orders = Decree Prepared at Once.

Shah Find. the situation Critica, and
Orders = Decree Prepared at Once.
Special Cable Despatch 10 TIE SUN,
TEHRRAN, May s.-The Shah gave an
audience this morning to Saad-ed-Dowleh,
told him the situation was critical and
commanded him to form a new Cabinet
This was done forthwith, Saad-ed-
Dowieh accepting the Premiership until
Nasir-el-Molk returns from Europe.
The Shah ordered saad-ed-D owleh to
prepare a decree. which will DO published
tomorrow, reviving the constitution
granted by the late Shah. The Shah also
granted a general amnesty.
A new electoral law will be published
as soon as possible and the elections will
follow Immediately after. As soon as
two-thirds Of the Deputies are present In
TeheTen. the national Assembly will "
opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
SON LEADS LYNCHERs.
Negro whs Attacked Vhite Woman
Florida Qulckly Disposed OF.

$500 D@pSs Oe
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May Elm the
presence OF Mrs. Andrew Deas. whom he
had attacked. An unknown negro vas
lynched in the suburbs Of Jacksonville
early this morning.
The assault ON Mrs. Deas was COM
mitted about dark Saturday evening.
Mrs. Deas was In the grounds Of her
home when tbs negro sprang from be-
hind some shrubbery and seized her.
After tho negro lett Ms. Deas managed
to reach the house. Her con organized a
posse and the negro VA chased with
dogs al Saturday night. He was cap
tured about I O'Clock some miles from the
Deas homo and was hurried before Mrs.
Deas for Identification
He 10 the negroi' cried Mrs. Deas' as
soon as she booked at the prisoner. As
soon as Mrs. Deas announced that the
right negro had been captured the posse
began to pour volleys into the prisoner,
Kidding his body. Not satisfied with this,
knives were uaed. and the nsgro's head
was almost severed from his body.
The Sheriff vas notified that there
might be a lynching and he hurried from
Jacksonville to the Deas home, but when
he reached there the mob had done its
work. leaving the mutilated body Of the
negro ia front Of the Deas home.
Mrs. Deas Is Q woman Of wealth and Of
high standing, Her condition is serious,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
FOR A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.
Delegates 70 Consider Pians for Pleasins
the KIds without Danger.

Delegates 70 Consider Plans Tor Pleasing
the KIds without Danger.
PIrrssuRa. May s.-Beginning to-mor-
row night the Fairgrounds Association Of
America viii hold ito third annual conven-
ton In Pittsburg.
It is announced tonight that in oonneo-
tion with this meeting forty cities will on
Friday be Represented at q special meeting
called for the purpose Of discussing "A
Safer and sansr Fourth Of July
1t ID argued that there 10 too much
danger attached to The present h~aphaEard
method Of celebrating the Fourth and
thsJ concerted action on the part OF the
cities will reduce the number Of accidents
and at the same time permit the chi ldren
TO have inst as good a time.
A plan recently adopted by Spring
field, Mas. that Of having n parade Of
all nationalities and al all round good
day with elaborate fireworks At night.
yet undsr the s~upervision Of the city
authorities. sssms 70 Gnd favor with most
Of The deisgstse 'b>rs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
DECLINE IN STRIKE FEVER.
Some Talk. but nuch More Hesitstisa
Ameng Pasis Rastal Eu,plsyees.

Some Talk. but nuch Afsre Hesitatisa
Ameng Ears RsstAl Ewplsyecs.
fay spsstas essss Dsspakh 10 TEE sun.
Paris, May "a medical bulletin on
the postal agitation to-day would read:
"A marked decrease tn temperature;
fever much abated.'
A mass meeting Of all glasses Of postal
employees called for . o'clock began
At $50, 30 slow were the arrivals Of the
employees reluctant to leave the perfect
May day outside for the insupportable
atmosphere Of the st. Paul Riding School.
where the meeting was held.
Speeches denounuing ii. Barthou. Min
lister Of Public Works, and M, Simyan,
Under Secretary Of Posts and Telegrsphs,
were listened TO in silence. Pauron. one
OF the leaders. seemed to be hest
tating. One speaker said: "A strike has
not yet bean declared. We do not know
eveu II it will be. but We have decided
that II one occurs It will not be by de-
grees but with IN imposing ensemble
The meeting voted absolute obedience
to the orders of the Federal Committee.
NJ. Benson, the advocate who drafted the
bylaws Of the new Postal. Telegraph and
Telephone Trade Union. u quoted as say
Ing he does not believe q strike ID possible
at the present moment. adding: "A strike
10 a nervous. spontaneous movement. for
which there 10 no need to mako prepera-
tions fifteen days IN advance
The employees are not joining the new
union very freely. Its organizers. learn
ing that the revolutionary tendencies
displayed in the statutes are distasteful
to many. have addressed q notice to the
women employees Of the Central Telegraph
Ofioe saying there Is no present intention
Of ~afiliaring with the General Labor Con-
federation. The statutes, they add, are
only provisional and will be modified by
the Postal Congress.
The General Association OF Postal.
Telegraph and Telephone Emp loyees
remains the directing power Of the move
mont. A great restraining factor among
the younger employees 10 the recollection
OF the loss OF several days pay during the
March strike. which led 10 trouble with
their parents,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
OFFER ANY BAIL FOR MORSE
FRIENDS PREPARE A PETITION
TO COURT or APPEALS.

Say They DO Not Relieve He VIII Leave
the Jurisdiction and DO Believe he
VIII Be Acquitted Eventually and
They Pledge Bah without Indemnity.
Friends Of Charles w. Morse. the fnan-
cier under . fifteen year sentence, have
como forward with the offer to become
responsible upon his bail bond for an
Indefinite sum Of money. This petition
which they have signed will be presented
to the court to-day when in the United
States Circuit Court..of Appeals' the mo-
ton is argued to set down tho argument
on the appeal OF Mr.. NJ orse's a 8 for
June ~:
We. the undersigned. believing in the
Innocence Of Charles ". Morse Of n In
tent to defraud the Bank Of North America
or to deceive the Government ~ofaciaIs. are
willing to become responsible upon his
bail bond for the sum OF q. 900 each with
out indemnity. We do this because We
do not believe that he Will leave the juris-
diotion Of the court. and that when his case
ID finally heard and understood he will be
acquitted.
Among the signers are Warner Van
Norden, Frank A. Munsey. r. r. Moore.
president OF the Commercial Trust Com
pany; Harvey e. Fisk, Henry F. Shoe
maker, Augustus Van Wyck. John d.
Crimmins, e. C. Potter, w. H. Cheese
brough. II. 8. Kearny. Samuel Adams.
James AoCutcheon. E. r. Chapman.
president Of the Hudson Trust Company;
Harry 8. Black. president Of the United
States Realty and Improvement Company;
George Crawford. James TaloottN Seth
N. MiIiken. W. o. Allison, president Of
the Consolidated National Bank; Oak
leigh Thorne, president Of the Trus. Com
pany Of America: Charles H. Do Witt.
Alfred j. Cammeyer. William Bradley.
James Bradley. James A. Lynch Joseph
d. Carroll. Henry Steers and F.s.erick
Wagner.
Mrs. Morse said yesterday that many
OF her husbands friends who had affixed
their names to the petition to be presented
to the court had assured her that their
confidence in Mr.. Morse was by no means
limited to the amount volunteered by
each OF them for his bail bond. but that
she might rest assured that double and
triple and in some instances ten times
the amount would be forthcoming from
them II an increased sum was necessary.
As bail has been denied previously On the
assumption tn / Mr.. Morse would for
felt his bail anti indemnify the bondsmen
the signers Of The petition state specih-
oally that they will be responsible with
out indemnity
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
TO MAKE HONDURANs DE GOOD
TIE Marietta Anchors at Puerto Cortes.
Unsaluted-Anti.American Feeling.

u ~ ~ oUh W
Observation-Disclosures Feeling.
PUERTO CoRrEs, Honduras, May 2, via
New Orleana. May s.-The United States
sunboat Marietta arrived here to-day
from Blueields to protect American inter-
ests, which seem to be In some jeopardy
owing to the weakness Of the Govern
ment and the virulent campaign waged
against Americans In San Pedro.
Commander Hill has had no opportu-
nifty OF investigating the Ban Pedro stu
alton as yet While there IL still much
feeling there. no overt act has been COM
mitted. When the Marietta fred her
salute this morning the fort failed to
respond, and the SPOUSE given was that
there was 10 powder and that the gun was
broken.
This Is taken with q grain OF salt by
Americans here. who know the state Of
feeling, and the resentment which exists
anong tho natives 70 the Marietta In par
ticular, because Of Commander Fulham's
iron hand in dealing with them during the
summer OF 1907.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
BIG CROWD AT THIS FIRE.
5000 Frst Avenue Prsmenaders Bee ,
Tenement BiAxe DOused.


Tenement BiAze D0used.
Five thousand persons found diversion
on their walk last evening In q 1900 IRE
which came near destroying the I'VE
story tenement house at 1914 First ave-
nue.. Reserves from three police stations
under acting Captain Burke Of the East
Eighty-eighth street station were re-
quired TO keep the crowd In order.
The blaze had got a good start in the
tailor shop Of Frank Briokman on the
ground floor when Policeman Blohn
turned in an alarm. The twenty families
living in the house turned their backs
upon the flames and smoke below and
quickstepped it to the roof and to safsty.
1t was an ambitious little fire and got
Up the stairway and airshaft and into
lol?, next door, before the hreraen doused
! John Brady, who lived on the top
moor, took . census Of the Bradys and
missed two children. This sent Police
nan Herbert Of Tia East Eighty-sighth
street. station over the roofs and into the
Brady fat. Meanwhile the two abssntsss
turned Up in the street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
CORNELL STUDENTS IN PERIL.
Their Best Upset BY . squaii In Cayugs
-Rescued ~ They We're About 10 Give Up.

-Rescuod ~ They Were About 70 Give Up.
ITHACA, May s.-Five Cornell students
and q young man from this city were
rescued this afternoon when their sail
boat encountered q squali in the middle
Of CAyuga Lake and oapsiEed. After
they had been in the water for twenty
minutes and their craft Wal sinking
under them tho launch Dixie, with q
party of IthacAns aboard, reached the
sosne after Q record, breaking run from
the inlet and took Oh the almost exhausted
men, who wers chilled TO the bone.
The students were Duane Ward Of
Lookport, @. r. Hunt Of Jamestown,
W. q. Evans Of Rome and G. G. Bintz
Of Salt Lake City, all members Of the
Delta Chi fraternity. and Hart Cummins,
also q student, and Samuel Delovan. .
prominent young man Of this city.
The DsltA Chi boys. with several other
msn, bad sailsd to Taughannook yester-
day and on their return this afternoon
ran into the storm. They beaohed the
boat but mst Delevan and Cummins
in q canos. Delevan b an expert sailor
and he suggested returning to Ithaca
in the saiIbost. They had reached a
point opposite MoKinney's when a sud
den sduaII hit them. As Delevan luffed
I'D 10 avoid 1t the wind suddenly veered
and the boat tipped over. Cummins,
who recently had an operation for up
peudioitis. was the first to suffer. Dele
van swan 10 his canoe, which was at
taoheA to the boat, and grabbed q life
.uressryer, Nhich be threw around Cum
nina, but his htrotsm nearly cost him
bs life. - his sxsrtions tired him sorsly.
Meanwhile all OF the boys shouted for
help At the top Of their voices, but there
WAS not Z craft In sight for miles. They
had almost given up al hope and were
srimly prepared 70 NEST death When
the, heard q distant shout.
The little launch Dixie. owned by z. G.
Gillette Of this city, with q small party,
among them B. D. Beysa Of the Cornell
crew, was heading for the inlet when
one OF the party looked back and saw
the nix mon struggling in the water. I'M
mediately the launch started q two mile
race with death. As the launch neared
the ssilboat all OF the men leaned over
the rail and each grabbed q Of the
students. At that time the keel Of the
sailboAt Was oonsiderably below the
surface of the water n all stx men
Fad practically reached the limit Of
their Endurance. Some OF them were
40 weak and numbcd that they could
not nee their limbs. The launch made
quick time back 10 Ithaca and the stu
dents were cared for.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
FORGOT THE ALLIG ATOR.
Never Do That when Ysu Take . Bati
IN the DARK.

DR.. Flannery. whose forte is literature
but who occasionally indulges in otheI
things, entertained q couple In his bach
elor apartments in Harlem the other
night. They had broken up housekeeping
and were on their way to the South. The
wife had q lot a pet goldash. Q colony
Of tAdpoles and . tiny alligator 10 q iArss
globular glass aquarium that she had
decided to take with her.
Her husband had put the aquarium
on the parlor msntel Of the apartments
In his enthusiastic drinking Of the health
Of his guests DIR. Flannery swept the
aquarium Cd the mantsl. The wife ran into
the kitchen and brought out q big pan and
Dr.. Fhnnery and the husband gathered
up the goldfish. the alligator and the
tadpoles and put them in the pan. The
doctor suggested that the proper place
for the creatures pending the purchase
Of another globe in the morning was the
bsthtub. Water was turned on In the
tub and the collection was dumped In.
The doctor finally gave his guests good
luck and went to his room.
The doctor woke about 4 O'Clock feel
Ing u Ult uoENOuS buo hc6uys uo ocClucO
that the best restorative would be q cold
shower, and he went to the bathroom and
got into the tub. He sat on the alligator,
which made a defence more than worthy
Of is tender years. The goldfish and tad
poles meanwhile began to wrieGle around
and over the doctor. He let out q yell
that might have been heard all over Har.
lam 10 there had bean n awake
there at the hour to hear 1t.
His male guest was aroused, and sus-
pectine the cause Of fhe outburst went
to the bathroom and turned on an cleo
trio light. The doctor, after looking into
the bathtub, from which he had leaped,
Thank God, they are real!'
The doctor and the guest, without dis
turbing the owner Of the goldfish and
alligator, took another restorative. The
druggist on the ground floor said that a
piece Of court plaster would be enough to
heal the bite Of q very young alligator.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
BOATING PARTY OF LOST
sKIFF OVERTURNED IN RIVER'S
SWIFT CURRENT.

Host Had Taken jelly Gathering Of
Friends for After Dinner Pleasure
Trip-Dtp or Water Caused Occupants
to Mise Prsm scats-An Drowned.
wuKEssARRR. May "a small skin,
into which a pleasure party OF nine
persons were crowded, vas upset near
Port urifith. ON the Susquehanna River,
this afternoon. and all the occupants
were drowned.
The dead are: william Andrews. Port
Grinith. aged a., leaves a widow and three
children: Theodore Andrews. Provi-
dsnce. aged "a. leaves widow and six chill
dren; Thomas Andrews. Providence,
aged 20. singls Frank M~srianosky. Prov
idence, leaves widow and three children;
Adam Strukus. Providence. aged "a.
single; Frank Ganofski. Providence.
aged 50; Mrs. Frank Ganofaki. Provi-
dsnoe. aged So; John Ganofski. Provi-
denoe. aged u; Michael 0anofski. Provi-
dence. aged
Late tonight none OF the bodies had
been recovered and It isnot expected that
any will be found for several days, a. the
current Is 90 swift that they have prob
ably been carried miles down the river.
A squad Of State constables from
Troop B was sent aoroes the river from
Wyoming by Capt. Robinson and they
have taken charge OF the search for the
bodies.
William Andrews of Port Griffith was
entertaining q number Of relatives from
Providence, Lackawanns county. to-
day and after dinner took them Out for
10 boat ride. Andrews apparently did
not realize how swift the current q
The river had been at food and the water
had subsided only q few fest.
Andrews was at the single pair OF osrs.
He rowed broadside to the current and
had gone only a few yards from shore
when the boat was caught in the rush
and swept down stream.
People on shore who had warned him
about going out In the overorowded boat
saw him struggle with the oars when he
realized that the boat was getting beyond
control.
The boat was low at tho stsrn with sew
sral persons seated aft. Apparently one
OF the men moved forward to help Andrews
with the oars. The movement Caused
the boat to rook, and it shipped some water.
Those seated at the stern stood up to
avoid it. This rocked the boat more
violently and It shipped o water.
Then followed a wild scramble OF the now
thoroughly frightened occupants. and the
nsxt moment the boat upset.
Whether any Of the un~fortunates could
swim Is not known. but we q strong
swimmer would have had little chance
IN such . current. No boat was available
to those on shore and no aid could be
given. Some Of the victims grasped n
another and went down together. Twomen
clung to the boat for a Few seconds. but
others who held to them dragged them Oh
and in less than three minutes nothing
remained in sight but the boat, floating
bottom up.
Andrews lived near the river and his
wife and three childreh. who o heard
OF the accident, ran to the shore. whore
Mrs. Andrews tried to jump into the
water but was restrained,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
WU TING-FANG HEADS COLLECk.
Diplomat Msde President Of Craoass
Chinese 6cneol.

CHICAGO. May s.-Wu Ting-fanE hss
accepted the presidency Of ! Chicago
college.
Ths. it-wss announced to-day, VA
t TIE Tsss a. i0E me dlpi9% Ss 4, ascsci
exercises took place and VII TinS3fXns
became the active head Of. the ChtnsSs
School Of Chicaee, 2ss Clark street:
The formal opening Of tho sohopl.
which was attended BY three Chimes
students sent to Chicago by the imperial
Government to take part, was q big event
in Chinatown. Every merchant In ths
Chinese district has promised his Sup
port TO the Bohool and already s~uhlotent
money has been raised TO bring from China
a professor from one Of the uovernmtat
schools TO manage the institution
Hip Lung. .the Mayor Of Chinatorns-.
has been elected chairman OF the board
OF trustees. John Lee. Toy Due and
Toy Dong ere the impartial Govsrumenk
students who took part In the inaugural
on THURSDAY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
BROWNS AFTER SAVING TWO.
Theological Student Gives Up Life II
Futile Effort to Rescue Third hey.

Tne0lOBlcaI " DtNfb W LAt6 IN
Futile Effort to Rescue Third hey.
MEMPHIS. May AFTER saving two
boys from drowning Augustus C. Ander-
son. aged ~. q theological student al
Millsaps College at jackson, Miss. sank
in o heroic but futile effort to rescue q
third. who went down with the young
man.
Mr.. Anderson had taken a party Of
fourteen boys from the Methodist orphan
g for q picnic at Country Club Lake,
and eight OF the lads were in a boat that
ospsized. With the help Of those on
shore Ave saved themselves while Ander-
son went 10 the rescue Of the three others.
He got two to the bank and then went
after Willie Boyd. the third, but was
so wearied by his exertions that he could
not shake OF the boys grasp. They were
found clinging TO each other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
TAKAHYRA SEES ONLY PEACE
Feels No Alarm Over Anti-Japaness
situation in California.


Situation In California.
NEW HAVEN, May 9.-Baron Takahira,
Japanese Ambassador to this country, is
the guest tonight Of Prof. GeorgeT. Ladd
OF Yale. He will 60 on to Boston to-
morrow to be the guest there OF the JAP
anese Society. He hasn't been at Yale
since the big centennial. He said tonight
that Yale vas doing great good In her edu-
cation Of many Japanese students and
he was proud Of the record made at Yale
by the Japanese. Then he added:
Il do not think the feeling against the
Japanese in California b al. bad as rep
resented. I think there Is ex~aggeration
in the accounts. The feeling between my
people and the people Of the United States
10 ~ good as it always has been. and that
IL Of the best. There Is no fear Of any
trouble between the two countries. The
reports are very much exaggerated-'
Baron Takahira will call on President
Hadley tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
HIRSCHBACH PAROLED.

Tor oner AcritelH Of Opinion That He's
Not 10 blame FOR Killing hoy.
Samuel Hirsohbaeh. a clothing NOR
chant Of the Hotel Regent. Seventeen
street and Broadway. whose automobile
KILLED Rudolph Kimmiok, II, years old,
m front Of the boys home. at bA West
nsry i bsseino on t Saturday; had a Prsi%i;
yesterday and was paroled to appear at
me inquest. In the Coroner's opinion
me killing was unavoidable.
NJ. Hirschbaoh's face bears witness
70 the sIugging he received from Victor
hinmick, the. dead boys brother. just
sfter The accident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
TO STOP SUNDAY WORK.
Steel Cooperation WIN Allow Meme ID
Necessary Labor On Day OF Rest.

Necessary Labor On Day Of Rest.
McKKEsPoRT. Pa. May s.-The United
States Steel Corporation to-day put into
effect at the National Tube Works its
order for the abolishment Of Sunday work.
The galvanizing department for the first
time in years did not turn a wheel. The
new method Is TO be put in operation in
all the mills Of the corporation.
Blast furnaces and other plants that
must be kept running ali the time win be
the only departments where men will do
Sunday work.
This order not only applies to the run
ming OF mills but to repairing as well.
Hitherto. most Of the repair work has
been done on Sunday. but It has been fig-
ured out that to give tho mills q day
Of absolute rest In seven win save time
and money In the long run.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
DAMROSCH IN BATON BATTLE.
Wsrdy War with Louisville Festival Con.
ductsr He Went to Assist.

LounvnLE, KY. May s.-Waiter Dam
rosoh and his New York Symphony Or
ohestra came here last Wednesday to
support Prof. George Gookins and his
chorus Of 800 local sin Rers in giving q
musical festival, A rupture occurred BE-
tween Damrosoh and Gookins at a re-
hearsal on Wednesday which came near
breaking up the festival.
Damrosch had the chorus 20 through
The Pied Piper and he said that they
had been 90 miseraby instructed that
they swers unfit to interpret the work
and he had It out from the programme.
This engendeTed feeling between DAM
rosoh and the chorus. which caused the
leader to be Missed on several occasions.
Gookins also took umbrage. and on Fri
day night a personal encounter was mar
roWfy Rverted. Peace, however, wa