The evening world. Newspaper, October 18, 1902, Page 1

_ Alfred W, Clark, of No. 212 West Thirty- r third street, New York City, to-day shot his friend, Joseph H. Conners, of Chi- || ae ACING # SPORTS GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGE 6 eee eee | “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ ] a PRICE ONE CENT. 2 {WwW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER. Is, 1902. PRICE ONE CENT. .” NOTMUZZLEO, MELTONIAN'S STAKE AACE, Democratic Nominee at Last Maiden, at 40 to |, Beats Acefull, Grey Friar and Eugenia Burch in the SAYS COLER, Breaks Silence and De-) clares His Voice Has Not! Been Stifled. MAKES HIS OWN PLANS, **No Man Is My Mouthpiece,” He Asserts; ‘‘No One Has Put a Padlock on My! Mouth,” Bird 8, Coler, Democratic nominee for Governor, has at last broken silence, He was in a particularly happy frame of mind when he appeared in the lobbies of the Hoffman House to-day bound for) & visit to his office and to Brooklyn | Democratic headquarters. He still declined to discuss his plans for the campaign, but laughed at the story that he had been silenced by Gena- tor Hill, and that the manager of his campaign had forbidden him to tour the State or to make any speeches in his own behalf. In answer to these stories Mr. Coler* said: | “No man {s my mouthplece, No man| has any authority to speak for me re- garding my plans for the campaign. No one has placed a padlock on my mouth. No man has muzzled me. “No man can do that. If I consider tt Wise to make a speaking tour of the State I shall do it, and I shall select the speakers who are to go with me. ehall decide on my course In the next forty-elght hours, ant then 1 will let the public know.” May Speak To-Night. "rom sources which are reliable, The Fvening World learned to-day that When Mr. Coler closes the Hebrew Or- phan Asylum Fair at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to-night he will say romething that.may be called “polit veal" The managers of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Falr had Gov, Odell to ‘open’? the week-long fete, and they asked Mr. Color to close it, so as to make sure they would not be charged with political bias. Mr. Coler will not make a campaign specch, of course. ‘That would be looked upon as an abuse of his privilege, but In the course of his remarks he will recite some facts from history which | T& may be construed as a reply to the at- tacks made upon him by Nathan Straus. Will Refer to His Work. Mr, Coler will call the attention of the assembled Hebrews to the fact that when he became Comptroller of the city in 1897 he found an apparent discrimin- ation against the admirable Hebrew charities of the city by which they were | 4 allotted smaller sums from the city charity funds than were other Institu- tions of similar chamacter. Tt was through the efforts of Comp- troller Coler that the sums awarded to the Hebrew charitable Institutions were inereased to a level with those given to other chariti SHOT IN A ROW OVER CARD CAME New York Man Fires at Chum from Chicago, Because of Quarrel About Cassino Pittsfield Hotel. NOT SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. (Special to The Evening World.) PITTSFIELD, Mass., Oct. 18.—After a dispute growing out of a game of cassino cago, while the two were In the United States Hotel, in this place. not seriously wounded, Clark was placed under arrest tmme- |! dately after the shooting. The two mes are partners tn canva ing for the sale of photographs, The origin of the trouble occurred in Conner's room while the two were play- ing cassino, When Clark met Mrs. Con- ners to-day he said: “I'm not afraid of your husband, I have a pistol, and I'll use it if neces- ary.’ Mrs. Conners told her husband what | lark had sald. | Connors met Clark in the hotel oMce, | and, grabbing him by the throat, dared him to shoot. Clark got out his pistol and fired. The bullet hit Conners in the cheek. per at ceo dena ‘Train of the Traveller mnasylvania Special the on the Pennsylvania Ralirosd Work nd,Chicage. ",* in P Conners ts 1 Champagne. Fire Eater Beats Big Field in Second Event—Judge Phillips Takes the October Steeple- chase at Morris Park. FIRST RACE—Jud |OLD ADVANCE GUARD WINS, Hark Foward 2, Adjidaumo 3. SECOND RACE—Fire Eater 1, Joe Cobb 2, Sweet Alice 3. THIRD RACE—Leonora Loring 1, Francenco 2, Daly 3. FOURTH RACE Acefull 2, Grey Friar 3, FIFTH RACE—Advance Guard 1, | Hunter Raine 2, Andy Williams 3, SIXTH RACE—Lord Bodge 1, Re- morse 2, Brunswick 3. (Special to The MORRIS PARK RACE-TRAC! 18—In spite of the fact that the weather Was not at all propitious for racing, the attendance at Westchester this after- noon was the largest of the meeting. This was because the Champagne Stakes brought about another meeting between Aceful and Grey best two-year-olds in training. The last time this pair met was in the Matron and a combination of bad racing luck befalling Aceful made Grey Friar win by a head. ney, the English Derby. Friar, To-day Harry Payne Whit- who arrived from England a few days ago, was very confident that Ace- ful would take Grey Friar into camp, He fervently wished that the colt would win, for an his showing depended his trip to England in search of honors in The interest felt in the race was intense and that was why such a good crowd was drawn out on a showery, mean afternoon. Not mi enough. track heavy and this insured an even also insured a goou 1 Handicap at a » and three-qui rain fell noon's sport. esteemed the — Meltontan vening World.) i, to make quarters in which Ad- vance Guard was expected to prove his tide to the claim that he is the cham- pion long distance horse of the year. Other good races promised a fine after- Oct. the B BOOOSOOOE GOAOSSOOED HOOD PDDBEEDTOT-E-OG-2 er ve 1, GEN. MOLINEUX CHE Y BREAK ERS H FASTING WITH HI DIES AT POST 10 AVERT EXPLOSION Brave Engineer of Donkey suorpecnan; about two aad onenat mura | Locomotive Stuck to Cab Starters, with, Jocks, st.ttaituain, spies. | While It Plunged Down a High Judge ihiilips, 148, Barry 2 1° 11% 6-5 26 Hark Forward, 14: ie aieuse 7) as Embankment. mold Sy 7 8-5 " 428 4 9-5 12 Start good. Wor erly, Time—4.4 Judge Phillips made all from H. lengths in front SEC Five and one-half Starte: Fire Joe Coy, Sweet Allee, 1i1, Smith. Futurita Gay Park, 100, Bolaei Athelroy, 114, Landry. Cornmeate, 1d, Knight wi . 108, ot lark B ND RACE, furlongs, hte. Jocks. ‘Waugh, King. Gold, 108, |. Brenna’ 110, Knight tek, 114, Pollak 13 Beneftt, 109, Cro: —i4 Sissy, ‘106, MI Scloto, 111, 01 8 fore Bweet Alice. THIRD RACE. Six and one-half furlongs unl $Coup) Start ‘fal 116, Won easily, It was a-fair start, but Loring went away so fast that the fleld was strung St. Hal Rice. the running and won cleverly by a length and a half , Who was fifteen f Adjidaumo, Inspector Stevens was a good second for two miles and then dled a 15 10 50 30 20 100 9 13 10 10 uo) 12 50 13100 14 100 15 8 1 40 a” 2 1890 19 6 20 100 me—1.04%4. it. Pin, Time—1.20. Betting, St.Halt.Fin, St.Pl Fe tear 3 "og obscured the horses at the start, Fire Eater, Sweet Alice and Joe Cobb made all the running, with Fire Hater winning all out by a length from Joe Cobb, Who Was the same distance be- HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT. Because Charles Simmons, of No. 11 West One Hundred and Thirty-frth street, sat at his post to prevent an ex- plosion of his locomotive as it was run- ning down an embankment after hav- ing been derailed to-day, he lost his life. Of the other seven men on the train no one was hurt. The locomotive of which Simmons was the engineer was a little “donkey” welghing two and one-haif tons, It was used to haul dirt cars from the tunnel excavation across One Hundred and Ferty-ninth street to One Hundred and Sixty-first atreet and River avenue. ‘The locomotive at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon started out with six carloads of dirt and rook. On each car was a laborer, When the train got to Old Cromwell's Creek, where the load was to be dumped, the locomotive jumped the track, Engineer Simmons, instead of leaping for his life, opened the safety valve 45 8 SkBa.e 8 40 wBB8 oo SeS 0 & CEN. MOLINEUX SHAMROCK Ill EATS IN TOMBS.) FASTER BOAT. Sir Thomas Lipton Hopes She Will Be at Least 15 Minutes Ahead of Her Unsuccessful Sister, Shamrock II. Father of Man on Second Trial for Murder Cheers the Ac- cused by Breakfasting with Him Behind Bars. ROLAND APPEARS HAPPY.|HER COST TO BE GREATER. LONDON, Oct. ton In an interview said to-day “I wish you Would say how gratifled Lam at the acceptance of the challenge for another serles of races for the Amer- ica’s Cup, } ‘Thomas displayed great Interest announcing the per- defending ayaribate and rding the design. of the He seemed inclined to be- Herreshofts were not. likely 1 faster boat than the Co- the Shamrock LIT. the Baro. Gen, Molineux was an early caller at 18.—Sir Thomas Lip- the Tombs to-day. He breakfasted with his son, who seemed in an unusually cheerful mood. after the father and son indulged in cigars, meal, There and, 3 in th gonnnel thi was an arimated conversation during the time spent at table, and at times bath seemed tn exceptional spirits, As the trial went over unt!] Monday the day was one of comparative rest for those engaged !n the case, Both sides the ordeal n leve the to turn out seem to be prepared for d ne ‘ould not quite’ announce which ts to begin next week, and which, | ho date of her launching, but he hoped ec! o be as try-|she would e fifteen minutes faster in many respects, promises to be At tty | than the Shamrock IT. ing and as hard fought as the firs! mente SHARC Et a pete Ing of the case before Recorder Goff. rned from. an’ authoritative source ‘One juryman is yet to be secured to|that the reports that no. aluminum would be used in the construction of the Shamrock Ill. were Incorrect, There will be Just about ten times more alum- inum used in the new challenger than was the case with the Sharock II, complete the panel, but it ts belleved that Monday will see this accompltshed and that little time wili be lost in clear- ing the decks for action. It may be that Assistant District-Attorney Osborne wil! not begin his statement to the jury un- til Tuesday. Just how long he will oc- first and then jumped the way that the locomotive was rolling. The two tons and a half of machinery fell upon him, Killing him almost instantly, William Furness, the fireman, and the six laborers Jumped into the creek and Betting. | Saved themselves, St,Place, — | ®8| PASTOR'S WIFE A SUICIDE. 2 7 fo 15 a ‘ Found Hanging to a Benm in Cellar 4 of Springfield Home, 10 40] SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 18—Mrs, { 53)George W. Love, wife of the pastor of the First Congregational Church of i. £8] west Springfield, committed sulclde to- 100 4 | day by hanging. She had been suffer- a ng from melancholia and nervous pros- 0 4g| tration. Her husband missed her when he (Continued on Sixth Page.) WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the with raie and thirty-six honrs ending at 8 P. M. Sunday for New York City Threatening to-night vicinity: nd moderate enst awoke at 6 o'clock, and upon going into the cellar found her clad in her night clothes In a kneeling position with a cord about her neck attached to -a beam. Help was summoned, but it was Impossible to revive her. <= English Degrees for Americans, LONDON, Oct. 18—The degree of Doctor of Laws will be conferred on Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, of Wash- ington, D. C., In addition to Ambassa- dors White and Choate, on Oct. 2%, by St. Andrew's Untversity, where Andrew Carnegie 8 to be re-installed as Reotor that day —— chen Than « Oay te to Chicago vin the Penneyivanle Spec Laven ‘Now York éatly and. rune to Chlches ta + Molineux had @ cupy In this.task it {s difficult to pre. dict. but it fs provable that tho ta of testimony will be under way before Wednesday. Much Interest 1s felt by both sides in the expecte? ruling on Monday by Judge Lambert of the effort of the prosecution to introduce in evidence the letters which were signed with Barnet’s name and which it has been charged were written by Molineux, After a long discussion of this point by leading counsel the Judge took the point under advisement ‘and announced that he would render his decision on Monday. Ex-Gov. Black ed the matter at considerable length for the defense, but there was nothing in the language or besring of the Judge that would indi- cate his leanings. As the letters are one of the Important links In the case for the State there !s much anxiety on the wt of Mr. Os- borne to place them before the Court. ‘ In order to complete the jury on Mon- day if possible a panel of 150 has been summoned, and there seems to. be. ao doubt that !t will produce the twelfth man, Detectives under the direction of Mr, Osborne are now in New Jersey seek- ing the whereabouts of a dressmaker Who Is sald to be an important witness, and to whom Molineux Is said to have sent an order for a dress for Mamie Melando. ‘This order, according to a report sent to Mr. Osborne, was written on the famous robin'’s ‘egg-blue paper, with a creat of three Intertwined crescents, similar to the paper used in the letters signed * and "Cornish,”' lamie Melando, who now refuses to come here as a ‘witness against Moll- neux, testified at the ee trial that Dox of this paper, filed in the United States Circuit annon during a performance in At Philadelphia—u. of P., 6; LPLDS-OEO9499O49-068998 IS SON BEFORE COURT THE TOMBS. rSODOOES aoaeea 020-6-3:9000000 o FOO 009-0 eons OOOO CASTRO. WINS FIERCE FIT. Venezuelan Consul-General Re- ceives News of Sweeping Vic- tory After Seven Days’ Battle Near Victoria. A HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. PUERTO CABELLO, Veneauela, Oct. 18.—A cable message received here from the Secretary-General of President Cas- tro says the Government Army has been victorious over the forces of the revo- lutionists after seven days’ fighting, during which three thousand men were killed. ‘The revolutionists are sald to have been completely routed, E, Gonzales Fetever, the Consul-Gen- eral of Veneauela In this city, has re- ceived the following despatch by Dr, Terres Cardenas, the President of Vei a ‘Caracas, Oct. 18, “Gen. Castro communicates sweeping victory after seven days’ bloody battle, Three thousand casualtles in the rebel The battle near La Victoria, Ven- ezuela, which has been raging between the army commanded by President Cas- tro and the revolutionary forces,begun on Monday morning, lasted until the after- noon of that day and recommenced on Tuesday morning, resulting in the re- Urement of President Castro to La Vic- torla on Tuesday afternoon. It was re- stumed again flercely af 5 o'clock on Wedacajay inorning, At that time the President had re- celved reinforcements and had over 6,000 men engaged against the 7,000 men placed In line by the revolutioniats. The artillery played a part never before seen In Venezuela. On Wednesday afternoon the Fevolutionists appeared ained a slight advantage. | The Preal i deni which numbered fittee: jad been reduced to four guns. “BUFFALO BILL SUED BY FORMER EMPLOYEE FOR $50,000, Smith & Martin, attorneys, of No. 25 Broad street, to-day James R.Myerly, a resident of Baltimore, against Nate Salsbury land Wiiliam F. Cody (‘Buffalo Bill”), demanding $50,000 dam- ages for injuries rtceived through the prematire explosion of a $0.0 FOOTBALL RESULTS. At West Point—West Point, 6; Harvard, 14. At Princeton—Princeton, 23; Washington and Jefferson, 5 At Easton—Lafayette, 38; Manhattan, 5. + LATE RESULTS AT WORTH, Fifth Race—Money Muss 1, |’Etrenne 2, St. Minor 3, es cute Sik AT ST. LOUIS, a Fourth Race—Erema 1, Frank Bell 2, Lady Strathmore 3, t oe 10 Fx Victoria was crowded with wounded and there were no provisions in the town, Court a complaint on behalf of Indianapolis May 14, 1901, i Brown, 15. RUSHINCOALTO — FORCE DEALERS UT PRICE. + Operators, Drawing Upon Their Large Stocks, Announce that 25,000 Tons Will Be in the City by Monday, and that There Will Be No Excuse for Keeping Up the Rates. ‘ Retailers, who Alone Stand in ‘the Way of a ~ Reduction of Price, Plan to Keep Up Ex © orbitant Rates, Although There Is a Fai Supply, Which Cost Them $4.50 a Ton. “PLENTY OF COAL COMING | ~ INTO THE CITY,” HE SAYS,' A representative of the firm of Peale, Peacock & Kerr, coal salet agents, of No. 1 Brondway, sald to-day: ae “There is any quantity of coal coming into the} Be city in hard lots, and there is no excuse for the con-| tinued high prices. The Brooklyn men have cut it, and there is no reason why the New York men shonle not do the same.”’ It was announced at the local headquarters of the coal operators t. ‘ afternoon that there will be 25,000 tons of coal, direct from the mines, « the market in this clty on Monday. Of course, this coal is not of the f quality, but it is the same grade of coal that local dealers have been ( — manding and receiving from $21 to $25 a ton for. Coupled with this announcement comes the statement that there w 45,000 tons ofanthracite taken out of the mines yesterday. In the light ES : what has been proved by previous investigation, this statement cannot f accepted literally; but there is no reason to doubt that at least 50,000 tos of anthracite will be either in this city or on the way by Monday morning z LARGE STOCKS OF COAL STORED. chp As the Evening World has stated, the coal roads have large stocks cf It is the int> tion of the managers of the roads to release this coal to-night and ti — coal stored in secluded localities convenient to New York. morrow in order that the famine may be somewhat abated before U¢ mines are open for business. The representative of the operators assur 8 the Evening World that there is enough of this coal on hand to keep ic # York fairly well supplied until the union miners go down into the sha 2 and begin to get out anthracite, * It is safe to say that there will'be thrown on the New York market » Monday 25,000 tons of hard coal, and the price of it will be, delivered at ‘ie distribution points, $4.50 a ton. This is within a few thousand tons of tag © normal daily requirements of the city and will go a long way toward re. xf MIDDLEMEN MUST WAIT. In order to keep any and ail excuses from the dealers the operat org have arranged to give them the first chance at the output when the mm ing of coal is resumed. Middlemen and sales agents who have been f :te ting the coal from the mines and delivering it to the dealers will be siuf | | out until the supply is sufficient to restore conditions approaching norr al! " First of all the operators will take care of public institutions, Lose pitals and schools and plants devoted to the manufacture of Bas, e206 tricity and other public necessities. Arrangements have been mad to” supply these concerns with enough coal to last them for two weeks trom! the very first output. t Then be lers wili Le supphed. They will be sold enough coal to ens able them to supply their customers with a fll qucta of fuel for two oe three weeks, (his coal will be rusael to New York as repidly as possible, Withig five days after the mines open the dealers skculd be in a position to s-rve fi all who apply for coal. RETAILERS IN COMBINE KEEP COAL PRICE HIGH, — In view of the arbitrary action of the Retail Coal Dealers’ Association of ~ the borovghs of Manhattan 3nd tie Lronx, in fixing the price of househol ? anthracite at $15 a ton after next Monday, the attention of consumers ii) called to this incontrovertible fact nee At no time since the strike was declared has the pric” of coal delivered to distributing points at the gateway of = Greater New York been more than $4.50 a ton, i And to this fact which ts based on the official figures of the coal ators: When the mining of coal is resumed in the anthr regions any retail dealer in this city can get re Sli SA