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’ THE WORLD'S BEST SEPTEMBER. 93,253 advertisements printed in The World during September. Gain, 9,336 The next highest I New York bewspshen grew | but 3.951. __ PRICE ONE CENT. ATR E ais ae ita Ay) CALE N LTT A SA Sit NS EVENINGGs, eDiTTO ARE TTT a 1901, THE WORLD'S BEST SEPTEMBER. 2,512% cols. of advertising printed in The 1 World during September. Gain, 171% over the same month of last year, PRICE ONE CEN YACHTS RACE EVERY DAY HEREAFTER; SHAMROCK TO BE MEASURED AGAIN. SHEPARD MAY BE NAMED FOR MAYOR BY TAMMANY. Edward M. Shepard, of Brooklyn, | will be the unanimous choice of the Brook! yn Leader City Committee, which will meet | Consents to Stand at the Democratic Club to-night to make selections of a Mayoralty can- Only After Coler dldate to be presented to the con-| Drops Out, but Re- fuses to Make State- vention to-morrow. James Shevlin, Hugh McLaughlin's) ment Until After Convention. right hand man, made this announce- | meut this afternoon, up to which time Richard Croker had preserved | silence concerning tie matter, and| When asked If ho would not make a | statement regarding his candidacy | for Mayor on the Tammany ticket y ds Bridge Commissioner Shea satd|%¢ *snifcantly replie would he obvionsly improper that nothing rea:ained to be done or) ot tg aay anything on that said until the Convention had nomin- | wunject at this time. You can ace ated Mr. Shepard. | why I cannot talk to you.” Deputy Police Commissioner York, Bridge Commissioner Shea, who who called at Police Headquarters was one of the men who arranged tlic afternoon, was asked: “Who 18’ matters last night, was early at Mr. going to be the next Mayor? Shepard's home this morning. The) the lesser Tarmany leaders seemed to be entire.y at cea. acked. breakfasted together, — discussing | “Shepard,” he responded. welghty political matters during the “He Is not going to Europe then?" | ume. “No, sir; he will be nominated by | Tammany and elected Mayor of Greater New York.” Mr. Shepard Won't Talk. Mr. Shepard left his office at No. | 111 Broadway shortly before 2 P. M. Ex-Judge sentative, cai.ed on Mr. Shepard at 9.30 o'clock, and the two gentlemen had a long conference. James Shevlin was the xext caller, Augustus Van Wyck, | | thought to be Croker's special repre- | and he and Mr. Van Wyck left the house together. Mr. Shevlin was in & pieasant mocd and smiled com- Placently as he made this statement: “Mr. Shep: antd he would ac- cept the agmination if .ar. would consent to it. I anw Mr. Coler Inst night. and U have a let- ter from him to-day in which he withdraws from the race and con- sents to Mr. Shepard's candidacy, which he heartily tnd Mr. Shevlin said he would not make the letter public Just yet. Comptroller Coler went to Phila- delphia early this morning, and thus was out of reach of a host of poll- Coler ticlans who sought him. He will go to Baltimore to-night. Mr. Shepard wan found last night about the midnight hour at his home. He had previously sent a letter to Mr. Coler, In which he had sald that he had intended taking a trip, but that If the mptroller were nominated he would remain and support him with all the in- ence he possessed. He sald that 4e ‘elt he was bound to support the Comp- troller until the latter should release | him. With a copy of Mr. Shepard's let- |ter the rookyn men then sought out Mr. Coler, The “release was made in a letter from the Comptroller; Mr, Shepard's ac- ceptance was received: }'- Croker was informed, and then, a to good } authority, tt wag said that Mr. Shepard would be the Wigwam's candidate for [a CURB MURPAY'S ASK REMOVAL UGE IVER. “OF MURPHY SUIT TO OUST 19 CAPTAINS . WILL RESTORE MERIT SYSTEM. | merchant Acco Association De- Qi se homecr avail tone | cides To-Day to Appeal taining Promotions, to Mayor. “Heretofore police captains have ® cured th ointments through ge MeAneny, Secretary e Retorm Assoctatio Hereafter they will get) o% Police | * r dominate Aen aay, yor Van Wyck will be asked to re- Police Commissionsr Murphy for his refusal to take cognizance of th {sion was reached after a conference between Ss m8 ntx of certain me : of thelr political or {retire William 2. Corwine and several nd he will have nothin mbers of the ation, with Dill with the matter of making ¢ Haldwin, ate s for the organi That will be don arrived at what o the to conclusion as to irse to puraue in the event of refusal of the Mayor to heed the nplaint which will be filed," said See- tary Corwine, "In fact that phase of ing to civil service rules bout men will get the plums, w! cancies occur. We whil win the’ sult orale pHice captains whose rr Thents 1 throu TUntent Gabecens the matter was not dixcussed and will Thowe, together wt 1 not be considered unt! we give His | h already exist, w Honor a chance to act In the p emises | i ommission to x6 apanle he refuses to do 80, While a cer- in line of procedure may have been ¥| mapped out In the event of such ithing, we cannot dispose of a contin- gency before It arises.” neral impression among those nen Apt & that thelr appointments were the result favoritism and the manipulation of the results of the civil service examina- tlons, will not be reached for trial for are backing the move of the some time, When the matter does come| Merchants’ Association 1s that the up any effort on the part of the di y ignore the application of to secure delay will be vigorously op-|the Assoctation, and that the whole posed by the Civil Service Reform As-| matter then be laid before the sociation, jovernor, with a request that he take roper action in the ma’ ward Onelll, the Mpoliceman who was broken" by Deputy Police Commis- sioner Deveny, called upon Justice Jer: ome this afternoon and was closeted with him for some time. The nature of thelr conference {* not known. BARRETT MAY TRY POLICE. Justice Fursman Busy Up-Stat Philbin Makes Arrangeme! When the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court convenes on Monday, Justice George E. Barrett. will preside In place of Justice Edgar Allan Furs- man, who Is detained up State by a big. calendar, District-Attorney Philbin sald to-day that should the cases of Sergeant Shiels, Wardmen Dwyer and. Glennon, Capt. Diamond and possibly Chicf Dev- ery, be released by the Supreme Court, they would be tried before Justice Bur: rett, MISSION BOARD NOT TO RANSOM. (Apecial to The Evening Work.) BOSTON, Oct. 2—The American Board of Foreign Missions haa dea- nitely decided to adhere to its original Intention, of declining to ransom Mins Stone, the missionary held captive by Bulgarian ACCUSED OF PERJURY. Henry Greenberg, Fiftecn-Year-Old Yoangster, In Arrested. Henry Greenberg, of No, 79 Leonard street. a fifteen-year-old Williamsburg boy, was arraigned In the Ewen Street Pollce Court to-day charged with per- jury. He was a witness yesterday In an Be against Louis Goldstein, referred by Sumuci Lebner, of No, 2 Moore street. The boy swore that he had seen the assault but did not know Goldateln. Goldstein appeared to be surprised. After the trial he confided to a police= ran that the boy was his nephew and kiew nim well, This was found to be frue and a warrant was {ssued for young Groenbern. Perjury has been so common in Brook- fie police courts of late that an exam- le whl be made of this youth. Bail was xed at $1,500, and no bond. will be ac- cepted that has not been approved by the District-Attorney. MEN MAY BE DEAD IN FIRE. Milling Company Plant Destroyed with $500,000 Loan, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2—Fire that de- atroyed the plant of the Standard Mill- ing Company, at Alton, Il, and 300,000 bushels of wheat to-day, syread to —___ other: butt! and caused a total| The test of an ad {s the profit It ee aria that some df the, mill therefrom. Sunday World Wan's ‘eacape, but’ this lstand the test. HERE'S $10,000 ON TAMMANY. GEORGE CONSIDINE OFFERS IT AGAINST 88,000, Bookmakers Are At It Promise to Show Wigwam Ag | The first big bet on the result of the [coming munictpal election was sent out | to-da rge Considine, at the declared that he had ainat $5,000 that Tam- andidate would win Mr. Considine would not say whether the money was hix own or whet had been placed with him by Ta pulltclans to show thelr conflden the outcome of the election, To show : nt business Mr. Considine ¢ woull post $1.00 with any re- erson to bind the bet. endig, Who is credited with plac- a soul part of the W igwam mon e vt | 10.00) to plac many Hall's, wi Visitors who wisi to. agalust the present rulers, TOM JOHNSON PLANS A FIGHT Cleveland's Mayor to Make R. road Valuation a Campaign (Special to The Evening World.) CLEVELAND, Oct. 2—Mayor Tom L. Johnson was asked to-day what he pro- posed to do tn his fight for an increased valuation of the railroads cf the State, in view of the decision of Attorney-Gen- eral Sheeta that the Stace Hoarl of Railroad Equallzera had declined to ta- crease the valuation of the coadn, “The Board ts a Republican hod: plained the Mayor. “And tne Re} can party ls bought body nad the railroad companies, campalan fund of the party ts firalsned largely by railroads, They Jon't care to be hon- est with the people why tot tem because they fear if they do thelr duty they will lose one of thelr greatest sources of revenue. The declaton of the sour does not, however, end the mat- ips 1b1l- raul by er. The Mayor will take the Ohwy thin fall and will make, oe ihe against the Republic on this Issue, PRESENT FOR MR. M’KENNA. Executive In the Swhpoena Service Surprised by Wis Frtends. The general executive of the subpoena service in the District-Attorney's office, Willam J. MeKenna, well-known as the cmunty detective, received a very plerwant surprise this afternoon at the hands of the clerks in his division. He was congratulated by the whole force, aad John J. Donohye, in a neat speech, presented to Mr. MeKenna two boxes of very. fine expensive cigars, Romarks were made by Clerk George A. Carroll, and Mra, Mee Kenna expessed great appreciation of thelr) kiiidiy ‘motives. ——$ a Stops the Cougn * raraitna Works Off the Cold. Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cotd, te "No Gures io Fay, Price 35 conta. opeaey aay, ‘DIDNT COLLECT YACHT CONTESTANTS WILL DECIDE AS TO RACING DAYS. At the meeting of the representatives of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club this afternoon the agreement as to the days for the races was modified so that it now reads the races shall be sailed on the following datcs until the series be completed: Oct. 3, and on each following day, except Sunday, pro- vided, however. that immediately on the conclusion of the race 3, and on each subsequent race, the Regatta Committee shall are of each contestant whether he is willing to start the next day, and should either contestan® reply in the negative one day shall intervene betore starting the next race. Sunday shall not count as such intervening day. TWO-YEAR-OLD BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—McChesney, J. S. Ward’s two-year-old broke the six-furlong world’s record at Harlem this afternoon. McChesney ran the distance in 1.18 4-5. The previous record of 1.19 was made by Sh Sly over the | same course. = LATE RESULTS ‘aT GRAVESEND. ae Sixth Race—Slipthrift 1. Last Iron 2, Mctalbert 3. AT ST. LOUIS. Fourth Race—Runnells 1, Sambo 2, Colonial Girl 3. Fifth Race—Siddons 1, Miss Theresa 2 2, Found 3. —— +42 FOOTBALL RESULTS. At New Brunswick—Columbia, 27; Rutgers, 0. At Princeton—Princeton, 35 Villanova, 0. ote. NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS. At Pittsburg—Pittsburg. 8; Boston. 4. At Ci cinnati—UPhiladelphia. 3; Cincinnati, 2. Second Game—Philadelphia, 5; Cincinnati, 3. POLICE CAPTAIN. TELLS GANNON TO STOP TALK- ING ON WITNESS STAND. ONEILLS FINE. SENTENCE OF BROKEN POLICE- MAN NOT ENFORCED. Women Was Found ‘a Salary, Althougls Captain atin Full Time. Catharine Brown and Lizzie Mack, ‘The records of the Comptroller's oMce | accused of running disorderly house @how that Pollceman Edward Onell.) at t Fifteenth st were who was “broken for “Insubordina-| afralkned before Justice Jerome to-day. notorious Webster Gannon wan found tlon,” received his full months’ pay for) Their place waa the Beptomber. Not only was the fine of) House, where Capt. thirty days’ pay not deducted from his] in a back room by Assistant Distric\- salary, but he was paid for thirty days | Attorney Sanford when he raided the when he worked for only twenty-four | place on Aug. 16. It was subsequently and a half cays, ratded on Sept, 17, but Capt, Gannon Commissioner Murphy was asked how | wux out this happened. He replied that the fne| The jain had a run-in with Justice waa never imposed by him, because the} Jerome while he was on the stand to- papers in the orlginal case—which |day, Mr, Sanford’s questions were de- Gg tain knew cand was yssing it, Gannon caused the frat outoreak on the part to whow that the ©: the patrolman—were not sent to him to the time he dismissed Oneill, a after he hud dismissed him he could not fine nim. ry Commlanioner Murphy seemed to think ml to the Court . stop your talking,” sald Justice me. ne, © women were held in $0 ball each that explained the matter and dismissed | to await action of the Grand Jury. the subject. He did not seem to wonder A why these papers had not rea 1 him. ‘The reason why Onell way paid for «| KNIGHT NAMED IN BUFFALO. one. full month was a strictly routine ‘The pay-rolls of the Police Department are prepared on the 2th of the month, and as Oneill was dismissed on that date no notice was taken of the tact when preparing the rolis. ——___ [Mate Comptroller Nominated for Mayor by Repu! BUFFALO, N. Oct. 2—-E Knight, State Comotrolter, mously nominated for Mayor t ‘astua C. nant- day by wan ECqDNEGOOOOCOOOOOOOOOONRS | the Republican City Convent: Other nominations were WEATHER FORECAST. | ceirotter Pret Mt W. teerwagen; Commissioner of Public Works, Francis G, Ward; Corporation Counsel, Charles Forecast fcr the thirty- 1, Feldman; tof the Poor, Jotin alx hours end 8 H.Arnotd M. Tharaday for Ne j —— York City and vicinity: Q| submarine Boats for Law Showeray)othias neve LONDON, Oct. 2—The first of Thursday, generally tair J marine colder; winds will shift building at Barrow-in-Burness for Britian Govern afternoon, without ceremony. be put through her irlals during the course of a few weeks, The other four boats willbe ready for launching this year, on JEROME REBUKES | [new Good, Wind Predicted for To-Morrow and Every Prospect of a Race—Shamrock to Have Some of Her Ballast Removed. x to the official weather tom good racing wind will blow for to-morrow's race. Hoth Str Thomas Lipton and Darr, of the Columbia, are pleased at the prospects. The New York Yacht Club was no- tifled to-day by Sir Thomes Lipton that he desired a remeasurement of Shamrock Il. as early to-morrow morning as possible, as it is desired to take out some of the yacht's bal- lest. Whether this Is done because he hus found his boat to be too stiff or to cut which she now allows Columbla has Any change In the down her time allowance not been stated, ballast, remeasurement. The Shamrock now allows Colum- bia 43.6 in a thirty-mile race, and any shortening of the water Mine, if it were only a matter of two or three inches, this time allowance in favor of the chal- however, will necessitate a seconds would affect lenger. Early Morning Measuring. The Shamrock would have to bo brought to Erie Basin, Brooklyn, to be remeasured, as it would be impos- eihle, owing to her long overhang, to measure her at her mooring at the Hook. The measurement will have to be made very early to-morrow morning in order to permit the challenger to RACING BREEZE FOR TO-MORROW’S CUP RACE. ON, Oct. WASHING — Outlook favorable for a racing 1@ 13 breeze from northwest quarter off Sandy Hook to-morrow. % The weather will be overcast, followed by clearing. i? GARRIOT, Forecast Officer. get out to the starting Hne by 10.30| New York Yacht Club to so change the salling schedule. She will therefore have to be meas-| The formal application for the change ; Was made In the form of a letter ured and out of the dock by 7A. M.| which he forwarded to-day, The prop= The removal of the ballast cast res osition is favored by E. D. Morgan, of avire only a remeasurement of the| Columbia, and undoubtedly will be fa- water line, no change being suggest- | vorably acted upon at the ‘meeting of matintinetealitarse |the Cup Committee at the New York Yacht Club this afternoon. A member. so Informed an Evening World reporter this afternoon, The race days this week will, therefore, be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Plensed WY the Wind. Sir Thomas said to-day as he woked at the white-caps kicked up by the 13 knot breeze ch had been blowing since daybreak: “Seo what a splendid opportunity Shamrock I. {s missing. With this wind yesterday we would have’ scored @ sure win, “I think we shall race Thursday, Frie day and Saturday, ux T anticfpite” fa-- yorable action on the letter I have writ= or 10.45 o'clock. Watson Knows Why. | Sir Thomas Lipton, on board the Erin, this afternoon said he could | make no statement regarding the/ proposed remeasurement of Sham- rock. Deslener George L, Watson was absent, he said, and until he} returned this evening nothing defi- nite would be decided upon. Sir Thomas was In close conference for some time with Capt. Sycamore, and some action will undoubtedly be taken Inte this afternoon. Up to 3 o'clock Sir Thomas had ten the yacht club wit! recelved no official reply from the! yay, ee aroreah ae Trost New York Yacht Club to his commu-| cia nication regarding racing daily here- after, e. Although some people have told me the cup will never be lifted, my hopes |atre higher tostaye than ever | oft tteaay, ifteensmaile wind blew. out the south-southwest to-day and 4 nave been an ileal day. for, the Neither boat left its anchorage. however, and little work was) done, abonrd, Race The Cup rac cessive days 8ir_Thoma ery Day. will be sailed on suc- nt!l the contest I# decided. Lipton hag asked the DEAN APPOINTED BY ROOSEVELT: M'KINLEY POLICY UPHELD IN NAMING OF KANSAN. Had Meen State Attorney by WASHINGT® ton, of Kans when Presider would carry fully velt anno the plans and gneent what is t McKinley he Furthermore, the convinced that men who get offle the new President must be up idence of this v ven to-day by the Dean as United States District-Attorney for Kansas, Senator Burton and National Commit- teeman Mulyane had by ral days preswing for the appointment of Mr, Tracy, of Warm Eagle, for the place, but have left for home, having failed In thete minal Mr. Tracy wax objectionable to certaln elements among the Kansans ynd Prest. dent McKinley had refused to sanction the appointment. Hurton hoped to get President Roose- velt to reverse the judgment of Mr BMolintey, and spent @ week at the Job. Hin pleadings made no impression on the President. SCHWAB AT DEDICATION. Six Bishops attservices in Church Ballt by Steel F ‘ealdent, St. Michael's erected by f sldent of the United Statex Steel Corporation, to the nory of Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, apostle of Catholicism in the Alle- was consecrated to-day by pishop Garvey, of Altoona, Pa.. assisted Archbishops Ryan and [reland, Bish- » Hol Loughiin and) Shannatan 1 aboul sixty priests. won of the At tie Mes entortained and pei Whe: cummer ig the structure DISCUSSIONS ON | YACHT RACE BETS. | te |Shamrock Backers Think They Have Right to Money Wagered on Triangular Contest. lop 1) among Well street, Fred Brown, who has bet more money [vet ou the races than any other speculator whethe in Wall s ax agreed that $60 to 5) on Columbia will hold for to-mors Shamrock end | row's race, and has added $60 more to t Columbia | the same bet, making 1 $1,200 to $1,000 ontest. main- umbla to win. . but the Brown has been commissioned to + dee » to $5,000 on Shamrock to win ts but so far has been unable to a Columbia backer at those odds, Anot pmméanion Mr, Brows would lke to place is moni that Shamrock will_not win al supe has recorded another bet of 500) to un that the cup will stay” here, ii became brisk this afternoon. small wagers, two one of $1,009 and an- holds goad or culators who t the wagers of 6 to vuld win the triangular Mr. bet th 1 | Ane when the no mumble argue that It is Understood that the bets were made on a triangular race, The drifting | match was not a race and therefore bets made should be called off or | pver for to-morrow’s race over a tri angular course,- providing the persons | 01 concerned 0 agree. | took the defender SHOTIN STOMACH CIRL SICK AFTER AND RECOVERING. EATING CANDY. SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF POISON- © ING AND POLICE CALLED, end in the other, WOUNDED AS WAS M'KINLEY- WASHINGTON MAN GAINS. Child Uncouscious After Eating: Sweets She Donght tn Union HI Store, Danger of Septic Polsoning Pasacs and of o Sten Gange to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Henson Smith, the negro shot in the abdomen on Sept, 13° just a farm near Gaithersburg, Md., and brought to the Emergency Hospital for treatment, whose case attracted such widespread attention because of the similarity of the wound to that from which Prosi- MeKipley died, is, the physicians «pital assert, well en the road The police of Union Hill, N. Jv veatigating a supposed case of candy, potsoning, the victim belng May WyKoff, the eleven-year-old daughter of ones School Trustee Charles A, Wy! of No, 722 Dubols street. The child’ bought’ some candy yesterday at a@ store Spring street. Soon after cating It she was sick and lost consclousness. ‘Two tors succeeded in restoring the” girl, but she Ix still very UL dent Reports at te Marine Hoapltal Service trom, all) §*"ff probable that the fatal symptoms parts of the world show a continued | will appear. spread of the bubonic plague in most ns. tof and from peritonitis and 4, Detective Vedder Is maki i tigation on the statement of hart clans that aymptoms of Bolvani noted in the ease, faugrere developing, it tg NOt co! did not get surgical attention, < hours after he was shot,