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The sun., 1909-05-26
MAND4MUS FOR a WOMAN.
Action TO Compel Park Commissioner to
Reinstate q Playground Attendant.

Edward Stetson Griffing, Comptroller
of New Rochelle, appeared before Supreme
Court Justice Guy yesterday as counsel
for Maria l.. Robbins Of the Trowmart
Inn. who was dismissed as playground
attendant by Park Commissioner Smith
last January. Mr.. Griffing asked for
peremptory mandahus reinstating her
on the ground that while the cause given
for her dismissal was lack of funds
circumstances arose a week after her
dismissal which left sufficient funds to
pay her. 49,.
The Park Commissioner had no busi.
ness to anticipate his expenditures and
discharge an employee who stood at the
head of the civil service list, said the
New Rochelle Comptroller IF his appro-
praton ran out before the end OF the
year Re could have asked the Board OF
Estimate for more money. That the
way we do in New Rochelle"
Park Commissioner Smith maintained
that he ought to be permitted TO run HIS
department as he chooses and to dis
miss employees in the winter and hire
larger number in the summer. The
Corporation Counsel got week in which
to submit briefs.
The sun., 1909-05-26
CLEvELANDS SISTER DEAD.
Widow OF the Rev. Edward p. Hastings,
Long Resident OF Hartford.

HARTFORD. Conn, May 25.-Mrs. Anna
Cleveland Hastings, widow of the Rev,
Edward p. Hastings and sister Of Presi
dent Grover Cleveland, died last night
at her home. SO Elm street, aged 70 years.
Mrs. Hastings had resided in this city for
many years. and her brother the late
President Cleveland was here to attend
the funeral of her son Henry f. Hastings.
on January "a, 1894.
Mrs. Clev eland was her guest last week.
Her husband. the Rev. DR.. Hastings,
who died eighteen years ago, was for
forty-four years Il missionary in Ceylon.
Mrs Hastings is survived by one son,
the Rev. h. c. Hastings. former mis-
sionary in Alabama. and three daughters.
Miss NJ. L. Hastings. teacher in the
Hartford High School: Mrs. l. F. Wood
of Northampton, Mass. and Mrs. r. A.
Lawrence, at present residing in Flor
ence, Italy. She was born in Windham
and was the daughter Of the Rev. Richard
+. Cleveland and Ann Neal Cleveland,
The sun., 1909-05-26
The Weather.

TIL. southwestern storm moved little north
eastward yesterday and had Its principal centre
over Missouri with secondary depression over
southern Texas Heavy talnfall accompanied H.
In the Rocky Mountain States and westward
and in the Lake regions. the middle Atlantic
states and the New England States the weather
was fair.
II was warmer In the Mississippi Valley and In
all the Atlantic States north OF Florida except
northern New York and New England. where II
was cooler.
In this city the day was fair and warmer: Wind
light to fresh northwest average humidity. AZ per
cent: barometer corrected to read 10 sea level,
aiSA. NJ, 30.Ol; 3P. NJ, 1o7.
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by
the oiIlcial thermometer. is shown In the annexed
The sun., 1909-05-26
STRIKE WON'T STOP MAILS.
French Government VIII Send Them by
Other Than French Steamers.

Special CdRe Despatch TO THE Sun.
PARIS, May 25.-President Falieres
signed bill to-day suspending provision
ally in case Of a strike in the merchant
marine service the monopoly of the
flag. thus permitting the Government to
forward mail matter by ships flying other
than the French flag.
The strike Of stokers. sailors and
stewards of the merchant marine which
began on May %, Notwithstanding the
anti strike decision Of the General Confed-
GRAFTON Of Labor. is still on at Marseilles,
Toulon and Havre. As usual. it is strong
est at Marselles.
Several of tne mail steamship lines
have demanded that the Government
supply men from the warships to take
tho places of those who have gone on
strike and so enable the mail service
to be kept up as usual. At present
eighteen steamships that carry mails are
tied up.
The sun., 1909-05-26
DIES IN DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
Elderly Einhurst Woman stricken while
Consulting Physician.

Hannah Louise Burroughs. 6s years old
of Elnhurst, Queens. died suddenly of
apople1y yesterday afternoon in the office
of DR.. William Z. Rounds, ut A East Thir-
tieth street. Elmhurst. Accompanied by
her sister she had gone to consult DR..
Rounds. She had just been received by
him and he was discussing her ailment
with her when she gasped and expired,
DR.. Thomas Williams and DR.; Rounds
made ,lns,, ccessful efforts to revive her.
Miss Burroughs was a member OF one OF
the oldest families in the Elmhurst section
of Queens. Her family settled there. in
1852, and for almost 26O years has resided
in that neighborhood. Miss Burrou CHS
was active in the work of st. James's
Church in Elmhurst,
The sun., 1909-05-26
ARKANSAS NEGRO LYNCHED.
Citizens Win jail With Sletiges Against
Armed Deputies.

PINE BLUFF. Ark. May 25.-Lovett
Davis. a negro charged with attempting
& attack sixteen-year-old white girl
here last Friday night, was taken from
.he jail at midnight by mob of 300 men
and hanged from a telegraph pole on
one Of the principal streets.
just as the negro was being raised
above the street the rope broke and the
body fell 10 the ground, but he was raised
again and left hanging, Early in the
night the Sheriff had secreted a number
Of armed deputies in the jail but they
tered with sledges hammers. Several
prominent men made speeches to dis
suade the mob, but to no avail
The sun., 1909-05-26
r. g. HOLDEN CONVICTED.
Must Pay Wife $50 Week and Surrender
Their Daughter.

HAckPNsAcK. n. j., May 25.-Edward
Graft Holden. who on. April 10 returned
to his home at Morsemere and created
some excitement by carrying of his
four-year-old son and was arrested
at the Edgewater ferry when about to
cross 10 New York. was convicted here
to-day before a jury Of non-support
and desertion. Judge Demarest ordered
Holden to pay his wife $50 week, TO
sign of all claim on her property and
TO return their little daughter to the
mother. The girl was taken away at
the time Holden left his wife.
Mrs Holden testified that her hus-
hand drank to excess and had squandered
sc 900 of her money in the seven years
of their married life.
Holden must report TO the probation
officer every week for year.
The sun., 1909-05-26
Ex.Onlc,ai of EnglcwOOd Admits Em.
beZZlement.

HAcKENsAcK. n. j.. May 25.-Former
Tax Collector James F. Hallahan of
Englcwood pleaded non vult before Judge
Demarest of Hackensack to-day to
charge of embezzling the city funds.
The shortage is $2,sG7 Hallahan re.
signed year ago. He will be sentenced
on Friday.
The sun., 1909-05-26
PLAQUES or CARACAS:
Heal Plague Breaks out Again allpo<
PrccautiOns- ns--DLpntherLa RLfe.

special CGoie Despatch to TaB sun.
CARACAS. May 25.-ihe bubonic plague
has appeared again in Caracas, the first
case ending fatally, The Government Is
taking thorough sanitary measures to
prevent the spread OF the disease.
A decree has been issued making vaccina-
ton against smallpox obligatory on ma
tives and foreigners alike. There is much
iiphtherla in the city.
The sun., 1909-05-26
ANCIENT SE4GCLL DEAD.
Bird Lons known on Pacific Coast Killed
by Electric Shock.

SEATTLE. Wash. May 25,-The giant
seagull which has been known for years
on the Pacific coast from Chile to the
Arctic, met an untimely end to-day on
the steamship Watson, Capt. Griffiths.
The bird was observed flying around
the ship and finally it struck a wire of the
wireless telegraph apparatus just as the
operator was giving the ball scores to the
steamship Buchanan. 1t was shocked 10
death The bird dropped to the lower
rigging, where it was taken down by the
sailors. 1t weighed 2S pounds and meas
ured feet inches from tip to tip.
Around its leg was silver band in
scribed Ship Granite State. Liverpool
lssa.- and small metal tag reading
Mail to Astor House. New York
The sun., 1909-05-26
Obituary Notes.

william B. Clements died at his home in
Hamilton avenue. Ossining, \. y, carly
yesterday morning, lie was born in Fred
erckton, y. b., thirty eight years ago and
was a descendant Of an-old Westchester
family which went TO View Brunswick dur
an auditor for the Westchester Lighting
Company and about three years ago was
appointed treasurer of the Northern West
chester Lighting Company Of OssninR and
OF the Peekskill Railroad and Lighting Com
pany. lie was "a member OF Hiawatha
Lodge. +. and 4. NJ. of Mount Vernon: Cort-
landt Hook and Ladder Company of Peeks-
kill and the Shattemuc Yacht and Canoe
Club Of Ossining. Two, years ago he mar
who survives him. lie also leaves a daugh-
ter, who is four months old,
Ebenezer r. Crow died on Monday at his
home, $50 Quincy street, Brooklyn, In his
ninet y-frst year lie shook hands with
Lafayette In the procession In his honor
in New ork city in 1925 and his great-grand- =
father Is buried in Trinity Churchyard.
He had been a resident OF Brooklyn for
siXty-two years and was q member OF
the Puritan congregational Church for
forty-four years. he IL survived by son.
great grandchildren,
House officer, died yesterday at his home.
1921 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn, in his sixty
firth year. lie. had been connected with
the Gust oms department for forty-three
years and for the last fourteen wears was a
deputy Collector in the Seventh division.
He was attending to his duties last Satur,
day when be became i'll. lie Is survived
by his wife and several children.
ILL.,.
The sun., 1909-05-26
hoy shoots Brother and Sister.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 25.-Frank Glib
son. IL years old. and Blanche Gibson,
age s years. were shot and seri pusly
wounded by Willard Gibson. fourteen-
year-old brother, this morning. he
children were playing. Frank found a
shotgun in corner OF the room and
Willard loaded the weapon with a shell
and fred it at his brother and sister.
The sun., 1909-05-26
HUGHES AT S.tRANAC AGAIN.
Cottage Reserved From June Is. but
Governor May Not Get Away Before July.

Albany. May 25.-Gov Hughes and his
family will occupy cottage at Saranac
Inn again this summer. The cottage
has been reserved from June Is and it
is expected that the Governors family
will go there shortly after that date
but that the Governor will not be able
to Join them until some time later, as
he expects to be quite busy in June
cleaning up accumulated matters in the
Executive Chamber.
Gov. Hughes and his family will attend
the Brown University commencement
week June A. The Governors son,
Charles f., Jr. is out of danger and will
be graduated on June 10 as the valedic-
torian of his class
The sun., 1909-05-26
Westminster Church Case.

Justice Gildersleeve has appointed
Nj Linn Bruce referee to take testimony
ss 10 the right Of the Presbytery of New
York to intervene in the action brought
10y members OF the Westminster Presby-
'"ran Church, in. West Twenty-third
street, TO prevent the trustees from selling
the property and applying the proceeds
"n no" church up town. The appeal OF
the plaintiffs in this action from the order
Of the presbytery requiring the sale OF
the property is to be heard at the General
hsselnhly at Denver this week
The sun., 1909-05-26
AUSTRALIA NEEDS SMALL ARMS.
Agent Coming TO L. :. to Inspect Machin.
cry for Making Them.

SptclM C1Nf UfSpuIcH 70 TIKI SUN.
LONDON, May 25-Commander Clark
son. who is connected with the Australian
Naval Defence Bureau. is on his way to
New York on the steamship Campan la.
He intends to make stay of three weeks
in the United States. He came to England
to obtain a plant for a small arms factory
in New South Wales.
Fearing that in the matter OF labor
saving machinery America was ahead Of
England, he decided before accepting
English tenders TO sample the American
product
The sun., 1909-05-26
Fight Promoter Buckley Fined.

James J. Buckley, fight promoter and
Former president Of the Sharkey Athletic
Club was fined $25 in Special Sessions
Yesterday for conducting a prizefight
between Joe Black and Tom West on No
yember 20, 1907. Ed +, Walsh a son OF
Inspector Richard Walsh, testified that
he and policeman bought two tickets
AZ u apiece and obtained admission TO
me hight without the formality Of becom-
Ing members.
The sun., 1909-05-26
SAYS HE KILLED MRS. GUINNESS.
Queer Story Told in Norway by sailor
Who Is Apparently sane.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun.
CHRIsrIANIA, May 25.-A young Ameri-
can sailor is under arrest at Frsderikstad
near Christiania, as n self-confessed MUIR
derer He told his captain that he helped
Mrs. Belle Guinness kill four persons on
her farm near Laporte. Ind. and that he
then killed Mrs. Guinness herself. The
man did not impress the captain as being
insane, but as one forced by his conscience
to tell the truth.
The sailor is now under observation as
to his mental condition. The case has
been reported to II. II. d. Peirce. the
American Minister to Norway.
The house occupied by Mrs. Guinness
was burned with all its occupants on April
2s, 1908, and the woman = numerous crimes
were then revealed. Through advertise
ments she had lured men with money to
her farm and had then killed them. bury
ing their bodies near the house, What
were supposed TO be her own bones were
found In the ashes Of the house.
Ray Lamphere, her farm hand and pos
sibly an accomplice Of her crimes. was
convicted Of burning her house and on
November 27 last received an indeter-
inmate sentence OF two to twenty-one
years.
The sun., 1909-05-26

HIghest temperature, 'J'' Nv -'fo r M
wAsHISoToS FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TO
MORROW
For eastern N,u York, fair IN northern. shopers
IN southern portion 10 day: ShoucrS 10 morrop!
ifQhf 10 moderate rdrdble ctndS.
For New England fair TO day. except showers
In southwes, portion; showers TO morrow, except
In Maine; light to moderate variable winds,
For the District OF Columbia, eastern Pennsyl-
vanIa. New Jersey. Delaa are, Maryland ana Nlr-
gInla, showers to day and 10 morrow, moderate
temperaturc; light TO moderate variable Winds
For western New York and western Pennsyl-
vania, showers to day and tomorrow; moderate
to brisk eAstery windA
The sun., 1909-05-26
CuB4 REISSUES OLD BONDS.
Raises !. Million by Sale Of soldiers Pay
Securities Bought In by Palma.

Special Cane Despatch 10 THE Sun.
HAVANA. May 25.-The Government has
sold to the National Bank a million dollars
worth OF the bonds issued to pay the
Cuban army. which President Palma
bought in in 1865. the bank paying loS for
them.
1t is alleged that this violates Article 5
of the Speyer contract. which reads;
Any bond or coupon bought or gathered
in by the Cuban Government shall be
cancelled and shall not be reissued."
The sun., 1909-05-26
Edward McEncroes Funeral.

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, May 25The
funeral of Edward McEncroe. late Of the
staff Of The sun, was held at o: 80 this
morning from the home Of his parents.
700 Union street. and at 10 o'clock from
the Church of st, John the Evangelist,
where a high mass was celebrated by
Mgr. Reilly. A requiem mass was sung
by a choir OF mixed voices. The funeral
was very largely attended and there was
a profusion OF flowers. The pallbearers
were all associates of the dead man on
the staff Of the Erening Star.
The sun., 1909-05-26
Contractor Drops Dead In Peekskill.

PEEKsKILT. y. y, May ?j. james
Miller. ID prominent contractor in Peeks-
kill. dropped dead under the famous big
oak tree at the Peekskill Military Academy
to-day. His death was due to heart
disease. He had the contract for the
new $40. 900 school building here and was
experimenting the work this morning.
Mr.. Miller was born here sixty-seven years
ago and had lived mere all his life. He
was prominent in Freemasonry and had
been a member of the fraternity for more
than forty years.
The sun., 1909-05-26
KILLED IN A STREET FIGHT.
QuarreIIers Escape when Another Falls
Dead In Astoria.

Frank McKurus, 30 years old, Of lO2
Eighth avenue, Astoria, Queens. was
shot and killed last night in row at
Sherman and Washington avenues, As
toria. The men who were in the row with
him escaped and have not been arrested.
The police sent out an alarm for William
Green of Prospect street near Jamaica
avenue. Astoria, and Charles Trainard Of
Prospect street near Wilbur avenue, AS
toria.
The men fought, there was a general
mixup, a shot was fired and Mckurus fell.
His body was taken to the station house.
The sun., 1909-05-26
BOric-Darnes.

The edding Of Miss Sarah Palmer Barnes
and Adolph f. Borie took place yesterday
at the residence OF the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burr Barnes, II West
Forty-ninth street The drawing rooms
were ornamented with tropical foliage and
a profusion of roses and the ceremony was
performed at ~ o'clock by the Rev; DR..
Cozzens There were no bridesmaids or
ushers, but q youthful niece and nephew Of
the bride, Josephine Dodge and William
Brevoort Coke. acted as flower maiden and
page.
The sun., 1909-05-26
Jobs for Taxicab Inspectors: Rates Not
FIXED.

DThe Aldermen passed yesterday the
ordinance providing for the new system
OF inspection Of taxicabs and taximoters.
but it has postponed decision on the
rates to he charged. Under the ordinance
nassed Yesterday the Mayor, through
the Bureau of Licenses, is empowered to
appoint fifteen inspectors, with a chief
inspector at their head, TO test taximeters
and to supervise generally the taxicab
service. including vehicles serving the
hotels and restaurants.
The sun., 1909-05-26
SLATERS NECK SAVED.
Life Term for Man ENtraditcd From Here
for brutal Murder In Glasgow.

special Cdae De;p0ieh TO The sun
EDISBuRoH. May 25.-lhe sentence
of death passed on Oscar Slater, who
was extradited from New York for the
murder of Miss Marion Gilchrist of Glas-
gov on December s, 1908, has been COM
mlted to Imprisonment for life.
The sun., 1909-05-26
Actor warner Left S22,7sO.

sprtidl Cable Dtspaith 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. May 25.-The estate of Charles
Warner the actor who committed suicide
in New York. is valued at $22,25o. 1t is
bequeathed equally to son and a
daughter.
The sun., 1909-05-26
Spow I'm South DAKOTA.

DEApwoop, S. D., May 25.-Following a
heavy rain for two days snow set in to-
day n the northern Black Hills. AT Port
land il is three inches deep.
The sun., 1909-05-26

FRONTENAC-l Immediate delivery means to.
dan from s:lesrooms, 1921 broadway, Sch.
pastenger touring c1rs ard runabouiS. ApEND.
ROTH ROOT MFG CO,-.bdp.
The Coconino sun., 1909-12-03

Mr. T. A Riordan returned Sun day morning from an extended Eu- ropean trip.
 A. A. Johnston. station agent at Holbrook, spent Thanksgiving day in Flagstaff with friends.
 Edwin Rabbit left Tuesday morning for Cincinnati where he will remain some time. He has nearly recovered from the gun shot wound.
 Mrs. Chas. Lundin of Winslow was the guest of her sister-in law Mrs. A. Johnson Monday. Mrs. Lundin was on her way home from Williams.
 Division Superintendent k. J. Gibson stopped over in Flagstaff Monday night in his private car. He was making an inspection trip over the division. A letter from Mrs. Wm. A. Phelps says she arrived in New burg, N. Y., with the remains of her husband, Ranger Phelps, with out accident. The funeral took place at his old home and the re- mains were inferred in the local cemeiery in sight of the Hudson r;Ver.
The Coconino sun., 1909-12-03

FOR SALE-The residence pro- perty on the corner of Benton Ave. and Humphrey St. 10 rooms new ly arranged and convenient to the mill and Normal school, also house of 3 rooms in the same To- cailty. Will be sold cheap and on easy terms. D. Wallace. Dec 24.
The Coconino sun., 1909-12-03
Local and Personal

in Phoenix last week.
 Chas. H. Pishon of Phoenix was visitor in Flagstaff Sunday.
 Miss Edith Pooler returned from visit to California Tuesday even ing.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Amundsen of Williams were visiting friends here Tuesday.
 Mrs. c. c. Hutchinson left Satur- day morning for her winter home in Phoenix.
 Flagsaff potatoes are being ad- vertised in Phoenix as the real thing in potatoes.
 Leonard Wickett. the oil man, came smoothly into town Tuesday from Los Angeles.
 The Misses Lewis returned Sun day from a visit to their sister. Mrs. Chas, Arters, in Winslow.
 Mrs. J. c. Blake and children have moved from San Diego and will spend the winter at Needles.
 Fenton Jones, the Tempe cattle buyer, is in the city this week re- ceiving cattle previously purchased.
 Mir. Charles Prochnow is exceed ingly well pleased the arrival of fine boy at his home a week ago.
 Mayor Charles A. Keller re- turned last week from Phoenix where he has been for some time.
 s. s. Preston, the genial post trader at Tuba. came in Saturday from the reservation with party of Indian Service people.
 Will Beeson left Monday for Los Angeles to remain a couple of weeks. Mrs. Beeson has been vis- ting there for sometime.
 Fen s. Hildreth. the Phoenix land attorney, is the happy dad of a new boy who took up claim at the Hildreth homestead last week.
 Miss Sargent. who has been the guest of her cousin Mrs. Carl Walters for several weeks. left Monday for her home in Phoenix.
 The free scholarships given the lucky contestant by The Sun are good at anytime and the winners may select their own time to enter.
 William Back came in from Bea- yer Creek last week with Mrs. Back who has been i'll for some time. Mrs. Back is under medical treat ment.
 Lea Smith has a reputation as a trap drummer second to none. He assisted Prof. Barnes, orchestra at the fireman's big dance at Winslow Thanksgiving evening.
 Mir. Kelley Briggs seems to have made A ten strike with the young ladies at Williams, at least they endeavored to kidnap him after the recent basket ball game in Will Hams.
 A letter from Wm. Falder, now located at San Bernardino. Cali fornia. says that the stork visited their home Thanksgiving morning and left baby boy Mother and boy are doing we'll
 Ranger W. A. Campbell. now stationed at the Cliffs m charge of the Greenlaw Lumber Co. timber sale. was at home Sunday. Mrs. Campbell returned to Cliffs with him Sunday evening.
 Ranger W H Pierce. the veter' an guardian of the cliff dwellings, came in Tuesday. He says that tourist travel has fallen off owing