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The sun., 1909-02-28
WEST POINT CLASS OF 1861
FOUR or THE ELEIEN SIN
VIIORS Ar 4 LITTLE DINNER.
soiue Of the class Of mn, quit before
Graduation hay TO Join the Confed-
eracy and Their Northern Classmates
Carried Tneni Bodil, 10 the Train.

/ Four white haired men, all on the IA
side Of 20. sat In one Of the corner suites
at the Hotel Astor last evening and told
about leaving West Point in the spring OF
1851. They had dined together Just the
four Of them, around little table in one
OF the private dinner rooms, There was
Gen. j. W. Barlow. who lives in New Lon
don; Gen j T. Kant from the Watervliet
Arsenal Gen. A X Burlington Of Madison.
y. j., and Col. +. b. Beaumont from
Wi!kesbarre. Pa. There are only eleven
Of the class surviving now.
| II was on May 8 in 1891 that the
class was graduated. six weeks ahead Of
the usual time on account Of the impend-
ing hostilities, There were fifty OF them
until just before graduation, but five Of
these resigned to join the Confederacy.
and the old officers told with pride that
the day thess men left West Point they
were carried TO the train on the shoulders
Of their Northern classmates. Forty-five
men came 10 New York with their COM
missions as Second Lieutenants and dstarted
for Philadelphia. When they reached
tine Jerry there they were astonished
to find u detachme mt Of police on hand
to meet them. Without word Of eX-
PLANTATION they were hustled Of to the
City Hall.
in Col. Beaumont, who had been fol-
lowing the story as Gen. Barlow was
telling il.
well. anyway. they had rogues'
gallery in IL, And we didn't know until
the Mayor Of Philadelphia came to get
us out that the reason we were put in
prison was that the Mayor Of Jersey City
had wired the authorities that n mob Of
Confederate cadets was OH it's way to the
South with their trunks filed with side
arms
When they reached Washington they
were put TO work drilling the recruits,
for man who knew the manual in those
days was in demand. All Of them served
through the civil war some Of the forty
five on the Confederate side. Twenty
two were either killed or wounded. Gen.
Kent and Col Beaumont were in the
first battle OF Bull Run. After the war
there was a taste Of Indian fighting for
them. Col. Beaumont was present when
Geronimo surrendered.
In the Spanish war Gen Kent COM
manded the First division of Skaters
army and he gave the word to advance
on San Juan heights. Gen. Burlington
for nearly three years just before he
was retired in 1901 Before that he had
served along the coast. and an invention
which he devised for gun carriages back
in 1873 bears his name
There were stories Of Indian fighting
and regular service. stories about class
mates who fought on the other side when
they came out OF West Point and Of
the gallant Pelham. who left the acad-
emy when his State seeded and was
killed. And when they broke up the little
reunion IL was with the assurance that
next year they would be back again and
they would try to make some Of the others
come back, too.
The sun., 1909-02-28
TOOk STOLEN, SILk TO TiiE.
Jcrsc, CT, He's and Woman Who Bousht
the Booty Arrested

John Warlng. lS years Old, 0f ?O9 Tkir-
teenth stree, JERSEY Citv. was arrest ed
last night in that ci,v Oh charge Of steal
ing nin"teen rolls o. silk. valued AT $500,
from an express car in the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad freight yards at the foot OF
Eighth street Mrs Sarah Max, II wears
old, Of 320 CrI nd street, was alyO loci; ID
up for rec ewing stolen goods
Two trunks containing the silk Were,
'aken from the car ON Washington stree
and carried 10 cave hear the Jersav
Coy stock yards. formerly tho head
quarters OF the once notorious Beach
gang. which ceased it's activities years
ago. The empty trunks were found in
the cave few days ago The police saw
that two or three young men were in
voyed in the robbery.
Mrs Max confessed last night that
she boughl the silk AT different times for
sos. She identified Waring a. the boy 10
whom she paid the money Waring pro-
fessed that he was innocent. Other arrests
will be made
The trunks were consigned by the
| nited Piece Dye Works at Lodi to GUS
toners in New York city.
Detectives found ten rolls Of silk in
New York and the remainder in Mrs
MaN's house
The sun., 1909-02-28
EMMET CELEBRATION TO-DAY.
irIshmen to Have . Meeting In brooklyn
With speeches and Music.

The i3ist anniversary OF the birth, OF
Robert Emmett will be observed this
evening at the Grand Opera House in
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn council Of the
United Irish League will have charge
Arthur O'Keeffe will preside and adj
dresses will be made by Capt. Edward
o 'AIeagher Condor and J. r. O'Connor.
Capt. Condor is veteran in the cause
Of Ireland's struggle for home rule. He
was the leader Of the Manchester Reecue
Of 1867. and after sentence Of death had
been pronounced against him he gave
20 the Irish people God Save Ireland.
sentence that Is the inspiration OF
Ireland's national anthem.
Mr.. O'Connor. who Is only % years
old, Is n member Of the Yale debating
team. In his native state, North Dakota.
he is known AZ the young Irish orator
and friend Of labor.
Irish air. will be played by the BOYS
Rand Of Division %. A. U. H.. and Mrs.
Jennie Campbell Keough, Miss Gertrude
Gallagher, Miss Margaret Connor. Miss
Ellen Gillen. Martin Stapleton and Thomas
&. Connpr will sing
The sun., 1909-02-28
BRAVE, BUT THAT'S NO EXCUSE.
Judge, Sentencing = shooter, Ignores
Italian Navy Certincate.

When Rafaello Sirignano Of 227 Boule-
ward, Astoria. was brought before County
Judge Burt J. Humphrey Of Queens county
yesterday to receive sentence for shooting
man In Ravenswood, his attorney, John
B. Merrill, presented a certificate showing
that the Italian had been rewarded for
exceptional bravery In the Italian Navy.
With Sirignano, Guyton Russo, con-
Wcted Of stabbing a man In Lawrence,
l.. L., was up for sentence.
Il believe both Of these men are guilty
from the evidence In the cases, said Judge
Humphrey. IF our citizens Of Italian
birth will carry dangerous weapons and
then use them they must suffer. l pro-
pose to discourage the practice as much as
! can. | sentence both men to one year
in the Queens county jail
Mrs. Charles Throm, Sr, an elderly
woman, pleaded for her stepeon. Charles
Throm, Jr, who had shot her three times
because she wanted him to go to work.
That this young man Is not here to be
sentenced on a more serious offence Ia no
fault Of his own" said Judge Humphrey.
He intended to kill you. cannot accept
your forgiveness. His crime was not
against you but against society. | will
sentence him to the Elmira Reformatory.'
Alexander Greenfield. "a years old, got
twelve years in Sing Sing and John Mem
sky, 23 years old, got nine years In Sing
Sing for horse stealing. Both men lived
in Jamaica.
The sun., 1909-02-28
BRIDGEMiN'S NIGHT or PERIL.
Marooned. he t1imbS Down Trussrs. Is
Injured ami Lies In the Cold Alone.

John II. TimmS was found by his fellow
workmen on the Queensboro Bridge
yesterday morning lying under a tarpaulin
with both ankles spraiuei and - stif
from the cold that he could scarcely
talk or move. He had been there all
night.
II was part Of imTs's duties - take
down at nightfall the big flag which is
hoisted from a pole on the west tower
above Blackwel's Island There wns
n strong breeze blow ing when he started
up on Friday evening - take the nly
iowr. and as he climbed u the round
platform gust - wind swept his laiier
away, leaving him narooned nigh in tho
iron network.
1t is eighteen feet from the place whore
he II lOd ~ the bridge tOwer. and after
rrsohnG tha; point he wouli have another
long distance 4 g. before reaching the
bridge floor. His calls for help we're
lost IL the W ind and his fellow workIE Ell
left fer home net knywiug of his plight
Ii began q get dark. and realizing thai
he would probably perish in the cold
where he washe tried - devise some way
II get down. Al length he took on,
his iackknife and cut the rope loose fr 1n
the hagpole and, fastening one END
around the pole at the platform lowered
hirSe!f TO the shelf q the tower.
II had now become da rl;, and as the inn
provised ladder on the tower IL difficult 10
climb in daylight IL was out of the u,leS-
tlon TO make descent at night There
remained but one way TO get down, and
that was to slide along the trusses of the
bridge. which slope TO within eight or ten
feet OF the bridge roadway Lying on his
stomach Timms worked his way doSn one
OF the trusses for distance OF 800 feet
II was hard work, for added TO his dizzi-
ness was a numbness caused by the cold
and the man time and again had to stop
and use all Of his strength to keen himself
from being blown on hv the wind
When he reached the lowest point he
dropped to the bridge roadway and
sprained both ankles so that he was unable
To walk. He managed to crawl fifteen feet
10 where taupaulin was spread and this
he wrapped around him and waited for
day. As he WAS unable TO walk when
found he was placed aboard a hand car
and taken TO the Queens approach Of the
bridge and from there sent 10 his home in
Corona
The sun., 1909-02-28
HELD FOR BIGAMi,
q, e, Van Peit Seems 10 Have Had wives
In Delaware and New Jersey.

BLooMFIRLn> n. D., Feb. 27.--George r.
Van Pelt ~as arraigned before Recorder
Cadmus to-day his father -in-law. Peter
.. Monks. having maIe charge OF big
amy against him. Mr, Monks handed
to the Recorder certificates showing
that Van Pelt ard Pauline Stock man
were married n Trenton eleven years
ago oy 'hs >faev. J. Hendrick de Vries.
rector 1.-The Second Presbyterian Church.
az, that the same man and Carrie Monks,
the complainant's daughter, we're mar
ried last June by the Rev. DIR. James
J. Vance. pastor OF the North Reformed
Church Of Newark. The prisonert had
admitted 70 Mr.. Monks, so the latter
said, that he hadn't been divorced from
his first wife, whose home is in Whining
ton, Del The first wife and her ten
year-old son we're in the court room.
Van Pelt was held for the Grand Jury.
A few weeks after his marriage TO
Miss Monks Van Pelt told her that he had
been married before. but had got a di-
vorce. II was a great shock TO the bride.
She told her father and he insisted that
Van Pelt prove what he had said about
the divorce. Impatient with the delay.
Mr.. Monks started out 10 find what the
facts were. He learned that the first
wife lived at 800 Hing street, Wilmington
and went there The first wife said she
wasn't surprised 10 hear that her husband
had taken another wife. No, there had
been no divorce. she said, and she would
be delighted To help bring the man to
justice. So she returned with Monks
and the husband was arrested.
4 child was born u Van Pelt's second
wife in their home in this town a week
ago. Van Pelt is painter by trade,
The sun., 1909-02-28
AUTHOR SHOOTS At BURGLAR.
Lawrence Mott Thinks He Hit Intruder,
for lie Found BIoodstains.

WHITE PLAINS. Feb. 27.-Lawrence
Mott. the author and son Of Jordan J..
Mott. shot at a burglar who attempted
to enter his home on the Tarrytown road,
near here. last night. and believes thai
he hit him. because the man left a trail
OF blood as he fed toward Elmsford.
Mr.. Mott, although he is not rated a,
a very poor man. keeps sixteen dogs
about his place, About midnight he
says. he was awakened by a chorus of
yelps and on looking out OF the windos
saw a man leap from the roof Of the porct
pine tree.
Mr.. Mott is de putty sheriff Of West
chester, like Richard Davis, and keep
big gun. Arning himself with this
gun and his badge he went in pursuit
calling upon the burglar several time-
TO surrender. The Intruder paid me-
attention TO Mr.. Mott and the deputy
sheriff then fired FIVE times. When thc
second shot was fired the burglar halted
for a few seconds and Mr., Mott could
see him in the moonlight place his hand
70 his back as II in great agony. NJ
Mott did not pursue the man any fuD
ther, as he was In his bath robe. but ths
morning he got up early and examine
the track. the man had left and there
found bloodstains. Nothing had been
disturbed IN the house.
The sun., 1909-02-28
BREWERS ENGINEERS UPHELD.
Other Cniens In the Trade Approve Their
Demands on Empioyers.


The executive board OF the Safety En-
Rineors Union at nesting yesterday
indorsed the action Of the brewery en-
gineers in deciding not to accept any
agreement for three years or any other
agreement than one that would expire
In April. 1911. when the agreement OF
the Brewery Workers Union expires.
Engineers Union No. 5s Of Brooklyn took
similar action. Both OF these unions as
well as Local No. 20, representing the
brewery engineers, are affiliated with the
Greater New York District Council OF the
international Union Of Steam Engineers
which will meet tomorrow and hear re-
ports from the other locals.
Michael Murphy, president Of Local
No. ~. said that the American Federation
Of labor at its last convention decided
that the brewery engineers and the
brewery workers should make joint
agreements with the employing brewers
throughout the country and that their
refusal to accept three years agreement
just now was in conformity with this
rule. No action in the nature OF strike
has been taken 10 far. though the en-
ployers are registering new men TO be
notified that they are wanted
Secretary Charles j. Warner OF the
Lager Beer Brewers Association said
that the association was not dealing with
the American Federation Of Labor.
Besides" he said. -the engineers we
know are not living up to this rule, II such
rule has been made in other cities. Any
way, the time limit OF the brewery workers
and firemeDs agreements is three years,
and we could not agree to a different
kind Of agreement for the engineers.
Whatever may happen. we have reason
to believe that the brewery workers and
flremen will live up TO their agre eements.'
The sun., 1909-02-28
NEU BONBO OtRD T0UriNl.
u OnerS Ia ASSUME ~, Debts of the OId
tompan, Except the Mortgages.

lSptANhrolIS Fen. p. Nu order ha,
ieen entered lu rhc Federal Court in this
city approving an Offer that had been made
hy n Reorganization cnmmlttes e tho
! riic1 BoNhu...i and pap"r Company
aud which had hcen approved several
days ago 10y IT." Chanccry Courl of New
Jersey. 1Ao offer j. that tho new company
sill ass No al debt, Of the old coinpar =
except such hoHd- and obligat ions as
are secured 10y mort gage and pay or as
S'mp ell oNprusss of the receivership
IN the Na"!DlI- Jurisdictions. 80 far as
cash " IN" hands Of the receivers il
not sufficient
The offer further provides that hold
rr> of STOCK in the old company shall
exchange IL for stock in the new company
and IN addition pay small sum extra
on each shar II is explained that the
oner must he approved by the courts
In all Of the Jurisdictions where the com
rany has property on or by March is or
he offer will he ~thdrawn The capital
iIstion # the new company viii be sl5,-
tuO.CCO
The sun., 1909-02-28
WANrNsyERsINk RIVERWArER
New rsrk Ciy or New Jersey AutherI.
ties Believed to He After IL,

NIIDpLRrowN n Y Ear n -po.i.
,,o,.. . 81. ~ s.
uons W ,n'S part OF orange county ana
lhe adJoihing sections OF sullivan and
Ulster counties are deeply interested In
the work of a number of n,ryeyors who
IL IL believed are in IN. en NOV ~ tba ci,y
90 proaL Ion =, - D.npo' " ~ Ivy ~,
that city. 10 il believed that there is
move either by BROOKLYN authorities or
by New Jersey authorities 10 secure con.
troll of a vas, va,ersbsd in the co,,n,iao
,,on,ianal ~ ~ ,. ~ 'uo oouu''e'
nien,'oieu. For the last zen years par
Ties nave been quietly purchasing water
counties along the Neversink Rivar ona
of the nurest and sw;f,ss, .,raa,,s -
49,. w ~ %. a'u Nv i,'o'. 'uoa',s VI
ms suctioh ana now ~ announced that
the Neyprsink Valley Water ComDany has
The sun., 1909-02-28
OBITt Arr

Eugene VI, Macdonald. editor OF the Sew
York Truh Seeker died suddenly of hemor-
rhase OF the lungs at his residence in Liberty,
\. Y. on Friday. Mr.. Macdonald was a native
of Maine, where he was born nfty-nve wears
ago. He learned the trade OF printer in
the offices Of the Cheshire Rtpu6ic0n and
the New Hampshire S,HiRd in Keenp.
~ J.. and came to New York in 1872 He
had been editor and publisher OF the Truth
Seeker FOR nearly a quarter OF century
He was president OF the American Secular
Union and Free Thought FEDERATION, a
society formed In 1873 o secure the Seculari-
zation OF the Government by combating
every union OF church and State. A wife
and one son survive him.
Allan r: Sturgis. a widely known hotel
man who had been connected with several
Boston houses as manager or proprietor
died yesterday at his home in Boston OF
pneumonia. Mr.. Stureis was many years
nt foungIs Hotel. where ne was steward
with the late William 4. Russell. lie had
been identified with the mana cement OF
the Boston Tavern and also the American
House and later Mas al the. .Copley square
atter the death Of its original proprietor
J.. S. Risteen. In recent years Mr, Sturgis
The sun., 1909-02-28
DINE tMID FLOWERS.
The Florists Have q Celebration al which
Women Are Present.

More than $50 persons, nearly half
Of whom we're women. attended the
twenty second annual banquet Of the
New York Florists Club, which was held
last night in the Roman banquet hall at
Shanley's.
Roses and carnations varying in hue
from the deepest crimson TO the faintest
shell pink we're the chief decorations used
on the tables The walls were b2nked
with wild smilaN. which formed a back
ground for masses Of white lilGcs and
towering almond blossoms.
A programme consisting Of songs.
dances. rscitatlOns, "A few speeches and
toast to The Ladies' to which half a
dozen members responded. was given
after the banquet
The sun., 1909-02-28
HELD Is HORSE THIFIES.
One Prisoner In iia, onne Tells OF the
Habits OF Three Others.

Recorder Mara Of Bayonne yesterday
held for the Grand Jury without bail
lsadore Saloncy Of 1901 Blake avenue.
Samuel Lovak Of ols Madison street and
Louis Becker Of i53 Blake avenue. Browns
vile, Brooklyn, and Hyman Berger of
5is Avenue c, Bayonne The men are
charged with stealing horses and are
supposed 70 be members OF the gang
which in the last few months has com
mitted many theft5 in Bay onne and other
New Jersey towns.
Saloney told the police that Berger
and Becker brought horse and buggy
TO stable in Brownsville where he was
employed, and the rig which was worth
5000. was sold for 500 II tallies with
that stolen from the General Chemical
COMPANY Of Bayonne Saloney testified
that berger drew a revolver and threaten
about the sale,
The sun., 1909-02-28
DN iHiIE KILLS 4 NAN.
t>plodcS Near italian WOrkmrn In =
RrcnN Huilding Lot,

Nn explosion of dynamite stored in a
lot al ieSd street and Ogden avenue, The
fr"rX, just after the lunch hour yester-
DAY killed a man, injured several others
ara broke windows IN nearby houses.
W bat caused the explosion is not known.
Nwu,dlng is going up in the lot and abont
htiy Italian lahorers are EMPLOYED ON
tAr excavation. The man killed was TX nown
30, y by IA" rame Of Dominick. The ex-
rl, sion caused a lot Of excitement and the
reserves from the High Bridge precinct
w'r" called ont.
The sun., 1909-02-28
kILLED ~ THE BOW Err. .
Man. Horse and Wagon Thrown In a IIeau
u, Car.

Hyman Razossky Of III Wendover
avenue, The Bronx, was instantly killed
last night in a collision between a wagon
he was driving and Madison avenue car
Razossky was driving south on the Bow
cry when the big car going the same way
overlook him az Bleecker street and
bumped into the wagon with force suf-
ficent TO slew il over to one side and pile
1t on top OF the horse and driver both OF
ward Kavanagh of as East Nineteenth
street was locked up charged with homi-
eide
The sun., 1909-02-28
iNDiLS IN I SCHOOLHOt SE.
Windows Broken, Furniture cut and
Books Ruined In Bloomfield. Nd.

BLOOMFIELD, y. j.. Feb 27.--Vanda!s
did several hundred dollars damage 70
IN" Brookdale public school in upper
Brad street last might. They cut and
slashed the furniture ia several rooms,
threw ink about the desks and floor,
ruined nearly all the books and broke
every window in the building.
Detective Shorter has obtained in
formation upon which several ARRESTS
will ba made. II is believed that the
vandals are members OF the gang that
damaged the schools in Nutley and Bell
vile recently
The sun., 1909-02-28
Biddison Jury Disa grees.

After being out all night the jury that
has been trying Samuel NJ. Biddison in
General Sessions for forging and utter.
ing bonds OF the Central Coal, Lumber
and Construction Company failed 10 agree
and was discharged at half past 10 clock
yesterday morning Assi>tant District
Attorney Appleton said that Biddison
would be placed on trial again,
The sun., 1909-02-28
Elevated Guard Burned by shor, Uircuir
Flames.

James Mciowan of sSs Union avenue.
The Bronx, guard on the Third avenue
elevated road, was burned about the
face and hands yesterday when he at
tempted 10 pull r. ourtein in the motor.
mans box down 4 hrrss rod In ,hc a,d
OF the curtain caused short circuit End
q hurst OF fame. Or. Wvnkoop took
,lcGowan 20 the Lincoln hoepitai HIS
injuries are not serious
The sun., 1909-02-28
'rar n Non-t niOn Han psrL

IA" Greater N"w York Building Trades
'"'n"u d""idod Yesterday to send pro-
i's' !" I'll" NoV York representatives of
'Sr NE'ionHl league against the alleged
cWp.'N'neni ny non-union ironw orkers
c''peciallS Ipplics tn pittsburr. The
h'fion l-t'u ~ tho council was at the
r"Iu"" nd "a ,he recommendation OF
~ ~ !. ii",iev, icrrth vice-president
-. t.v drpHtn"nt ur building trades Of
TIC .,InS:7's1 iod"rat,on Of Labor.
The sun., 1909-02-28
spanish War Veterans side with Fowler

Maurice Simmons, commander Of the
United Spanish War Veterans, Depart
ment OF New York, made public last
night letter the members of the organ.
lzation have sent TO President elect Taft
in regard 10 the rImorl concerning the
intention 10 retire Edward \ Fowler
Collector Of this port. who is "a meml,pr
Of the organization. The letter urges
the retention Of Collector Fowler and
says that the 4OOOO veterans in this State
are in sympathy with the request
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Give the Cows Salt,

Cows should never be permitted to
get hungry for salt in summer or at
any other season of the year, for that
matter. But in summer, especially, so
much fresh and succulent grass calls
for salt, and COWS require it in consid,
cradle quantities-for it is understood
that common salt is one of the con-
stituents of milk. It may not be in the
soil, and consequently not in the grass
grown from it to any considerable ex.
tent Then how is the COW to get it if
it is not fed to her? How can it enter
into the composition of the milk unless
it is drawn from what is already stored
up in the blood and tissues. of her sys-
tenn? The system must contain a
proper amount in order to maintain
health So there can be no serious
deprivation of salt without injury to
both the COW and her product.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

two box stalls, also a 9x10-foot feed
room. The hay loft will hold hay for
seven or eight horses for quite a
while. The structure is 26x32 feet
square, IL feet to the caves and 26 to
the peak. The hay loft is filled through
the large door shown in the gable and
feeding is done from above, through
chutes, one for each stall. However,
hole may be left over driveway, for
dropping hay down if you desire. The
driveway is ample in size for gather
ing the manure, and for hauling in
straw and bedding. The interior ar
rangement, makes it very easy to care
for and feed the stock, also to keep
the building clean. The walls are
covered with 6-inch drop siding, and
the roof with any of the prepared
roofing felts. The ventilator is 3x5
feet square, and feet high.