The evening world. Newspaper, March 5, 1903, Page 1

j \ sattteatmentth > | Rata to-night) unsettled toumorrow, ? GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGE 10 Che | “ Circulation Books Open to All.”’ PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, SULLY WHIPS THE COTTON BEARS AND WING BACK FORTUNE Game Leader of th All Attacks, Wi with March and Seven Points Abo ing Prices. e Bulls Withstands nding Up the Day May Options Each ve Yesterday's Clos- It Was a See-Saw Market During Most of the Day, the Bears Being on Top Several Times, but on the Whole the Price Following Got the Worst of It. COTTON BULLI, SULLY’ S LUNCHEON COST HIM $1,500,000 YESTERDAY, BUT PRICE WAS 65 CENTS. TO-DAY, THE $1,500,000 LUNCHEON. Sully out to lunch yesterday Sully back lunch .--. - Time elapsed Loss ---_ - Loss per minute Check for lunch-- Total cost of lunch. 20 minutes $1,500,000 $75,000 80 $1,500,000.80 Amid wild excitement on the Cotton Exchange Danlel Sully, the bull leader, walked the floor at 8 o'clock this after- noon at the closing of the market a hero in the eyes of his followers. In the six houre of see-sawing on the prices for March and May cotton Sully won back the $1,600,000 which he lost yesterday in the fearful onslaught made by the bear forces under the leadership | of Theodore Price. The market closed seven points above the final quotations of yesterday, which 4s a decided victory for Sully. Bome idea of the tremendous trading is shown by the following fluctuations: March, May. Opened 2 9.79 9.65 Lowest A Closed Sully in High Glee, As Bully came down the stone steps of the exchange he gave this interview © an Evening World reporter: “While I am always glad to discuss cotton and its merits with anybody at’ any time, I am never willing to argue as to the future from the standpoint of @ speculator. It has been my misfor- tune to have been seriously misrepre- sented on this account, “I represent some very large interests which have been attracted to the cot- ton by the extraordinary absorption of the movement this year. They still think well of cotton from the mar- chant's standpoint. Prices are still be- ng pald for the actual article in the South, representing the real value of the staple on the basis of supply and demand." Opened with a Roar, One minute before the hour of ten, when the market opened, the hum of wonversation on the floor of the Hx- change ceased and was succeded by ‘the stilinces of a morgue. | Then came a roar as the brokers dashed at each other howling at the top of their voices, gesticulating with their fingers, thelr eyes popping vut of their heads, ‘The first quotation in March was 960 and a squeal of joy ‘went up from the bears. Sully raised his bands, made motions with his fa- | gere and the game was on. Maroh jumped to 9.75, 9.80, 9.82, 9.84 and + 9.86, and the bulls bellowed. Then the trading switched to May, which jumped ® points at a time from 9.72 to 9.79, At this last quotation the bulls set up '& bellow of victory, for it was seen that jthe market was firm, for the time at “Yeast, The excitement subsided some- j What and trading went on in heavy vol- ume, but quietly. Something approaching a panic hap- pened shortly after 11 o'clock, when the (May option, which had been the most {extensively dealt In, went off 17 points qo rapidly that the indicator looked lke | jm fast gas meter, There was lite or | no bull support during the decline, and [the rumor went around that Sully was “getting Ured of the bull game and was ‘peeking an avenue through which he could dispose of bis holdings without the knowledge of his rivals. This had @ tendency to make the market feverish and irregular, because| Of the fear that an unloading by Bully Would hammer prices into the ground, Dut in the end the ully crowd won out. Decline im Liverpool. Ae compared witts the slogiag prions 4 net decline in q) of yesterday the Liverpool market at| i, showed uotations | * 65-CENT LUNCHEON. One chicken sand- wich Two pickle: ‘One apple - Or. glas3 of water... Tip to messenger... Total cost 65 Gain over yesterday- $1,500,000.15 o'clock in the afternoon it was generally admitted that Sully had a big contract on his hands if he expected to dam the downward current of prices, The bull leader had been up most of | the night in consultation with his brokers and in telegraphtc communica- tion with his agents through the South and New England, but he appeared to be fresh and confident when he got , to Hanover Square, | “1 coulda hardly expect to hold up the Prices continually,” he said in explana- tion of the successful bear raid of yes- terday. “The tact that the bears jump on the market once In a while and foree it down does not alter the opinion I have @ixpressed trom the beginning that the cotton Supoly is short and that the mills will have to buy from me at my price eventually. Mr. Price, for whose opinion I have the greatest respect, agreed with me up to a short time ago. Then he switched from a bull to a bear, I have been unable to discover any good reason for such a change in position," Sully Back in the Pit, Sully got Into the pit just before the market opened and was instantly sur- rounded by the brokers, He called his agents to him and gave them lines of instructions. Messenger boys who had been waiting in squads for his arrival rushed up to him with bales of telegrame and cablegrams, which he read hurried- ly. Some of them he tore up and threw on the floor; others he stuffed into his pockets for future reference, Supt, King said at the opening that he had never seen si a pation Exchenns. bi ef interested in a blg gambling Cropped, aa If by common consent’ cout sidcration-of everything but the Sotten inurket, ‘Che bucket shops were crowded with small speculators anxio out a big winning on the sud | Bike of colton eed hs a | Cotton was King in the -. ul tion of New 21 ork, ies HIS WIFE GONE, HE THREATENS SUICIDE John J. Schenck Declares He Will End His Life If She Is Not Soon Found. A man giving the name of John J. Schenck, of No. 20 Bush street, Brook- lyn, called at Pollce Headquarters to- day and said he was looking for hie wife who has been missing for two days. He sald that if he didn’t And her within twenty-four hours he would himeelf, He subed bitterly. he woman's maiden name was Della Moore and she is twenty-four years old, Bohenck en & coal bout he returned hom: look and found his wife had Seon drinsings “He rentmandag fae Ou Wednesday morning an he lott the house ahe wanted to go with gould not allow. this, kiss ba Good-| y_ long.” hen he return Afternoon’ she “iad fea ey Bchenck’s moter, who lived w th hin, told him his wife went away shortly after he had left the house, ah dressed tn her beat clothes, ghe is “Ge ‘and, ake seribed ae 1 devon wel shih: mould at fe pound? nek © wou! D, and ry wae at Oo ind. ould eomnalt EDWIN L. RURDICK, MYSTERIOUSLY SLAIN, — AND HIS WIDOW, WHO HAD APPLIED FOR DIVORCE OSBORNE QUITS JEROME'S STAFE Assistant District-Attorney Re- signs His Place to Accept an Offer from the Universal To- bacco Company. Urged by a handsome offer from the Universal Tobacco Company to become its counsel Assistant District-Attorney Jameg W. Osborne to-day handed in his reignation to Mr. Jerome. Mr, Oborne relinquishes a position worth $7,600 a year, He will go into private Practice with Otto Hess, the new firm to have offices in the Temple Court Building, (Mr. Owborne, or as he is best known | ky by his intimate friends and famillars of the Criminal Court Building, “Jimmy,” Osborne, has been in the Dstrict-At- torney’s olgce for eleven years, holding the record for a long stay in that de- partment. ‘He was one of the party of Southern- ers appointed by the late John W. Fellows, former District-Attorney, and signalized his eervice by a peculiar bull dog tenacity in prosecuting notorious homicide and police cases, This made him many enemies, In apite of this persistency in prose- cuting convicted persons ‘Jimmy'’ Os- ‘borne held on through all sorts of ad- mingtrations, Democratic, Republican ana Independent, He 1s a Tammany man and aon-in- law of ex-Mayor Van Wyck. He has been known all along as a man who could not be “reached” and his political navoclates were never willing that he should be nominated for the District- Attorneyship. After the retirement of John F. Mo- Intyre, who prosecuted Carlyle Harris, Mr, Osborne was selected as counsel for the State in all Important homicide cases, His determination to send Ro- land Molineux to the chair was partic- ularly denounced by those who believed the young clubman innocent When Mr. Jerome came in he gave Osborne charge of prosecuting indicted police officials and among those he convicted were Wardman Blssert and Capt. Diamond. In regard to his assistant’s resigna- tion Mr, Jerome sald to-day; ‘Mr. Osborne only remained during my regime at my solicitation, He has been anxious to go Into private practice for some time, and I recognize that it would not be just to press him when he hus an exceflent opportunity to make a name for himself outside. Mr, Osborne's resignation wil take effect on April 1, A successor has al- ready bee neelected whom Mr. Jerome declined to name It was 4iso reported to-day that George W. Schurman, brother of Jacob Gould Schurman, President of Cornell University and chlef of the District- Attorney's staff, would resign within the | week. Mr, Schurman intends going into private practices WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-0ix hours at SP. M, Fr for New York Olty and vw! RK vmight) Friday eloudy Bad unsettled; moderate tom- pereture; ght te fresh south ity THOMPSON QUT; WCLUSKY IN? Inspector Who Resented Sug- gestion of Physical Disability Is Retired at His Own Re- quest. Inspector Walter A. Thompson, the strenuous Httle policeman, after thirty- six years on the force applied to be retired to-day, Commissioner Greene promptly granted the application and shortly afterward sent to the Civil Ser- vies Board for the list of captains ell- gible for vacant inspectorships, The Ist he received contained only the name of Capt. George W. MoClus- Thereupon the Commissioner sent word to McClusky to come to Police ‘Headquarters at 1 o'clock when he will probably be sworn in to the vacancy, Since lat summer Inspector Thompson had been been rusticating in Queens, A short time ago it was suggested that he retire from the force for physical disability, whereupon he rose up in ac- robatke wrath and displayed such gym- nastic marvels that the police surgeons sat back and gasped and were compelled to give him a certificate of health, marked A A 1, double prime Inspector Thompson was appolnted to the police force on April 2, 1867, On May 11, 1877, he was made a roundaman; in July, 1887, a sergeant; In February, 1896, a captain, and in October of the following year an Inspector, The veteran officer was at Police Head- quarters in person, dressed in a blue @ult and cap, giving him a juvenile ap- pearance, When the Commissioner signed the retfrement blank the Inspec- tor thanked him and they shook hands, ‘He was jokingly asked: "I suppose you have plenty of money, Inspector? He replied; “I haye just told the Com- missioner wat 1 wish I had $6,000 and I would lift the mortgage on my house.” ——- “MY BILLS WILL PASS,” SAYS GREENE Commissioner Certain They Will Go Through, Despite State Senate's Effort to Bury Them, Police Commissioner Greene ead day that notwithstanding the action of the State Senate in referring his poltce | Ditle for the adding of 400 patrolmen to the force for two years and for increas. ing the salary of Chief Inspector to $7,500 & year ¢o @ committee, they woul@ pass. He refused to discuss the seported == tailation of Gov. Odell in seferrtog bis bills to a committee, henauee_ he and Mayor Low would not the Governor's project ip having gst | Police Commissionas ior years, ee to east winds. The Quintessence of ha keeled to-morrow j BARNARD GETS CORBETT AND $1,000,000 GIFT JEFFRIES SIGN, The Only Condition Imposed on|Ex-Champion and Billy Delaney, the College Is That the Name] Representing the Champion, of the Donor Shall Be Kept} Meet in Baltimore This After- Secret. noon to Clinch the Big Match.) (Special to The Evening World.) BALTIMORB, March 5.—James J. Cor- bett, for himself, and Billy Delaney, for Champion Jeffries, will sign articles for the fight to take place in Frisco at the “Diamon@” late this afternoon, and Cor- bett {s very cheerful over the prospect of the fight and seems anxious to get the details closed, “I have confidence in myself. I have a stronger punch, I think, than I ever before puasessed. I will fight at about 185 pounds. When I fought Jeffries be- fore 1 weighed about 183, I trained that fight, but I have gone about this training easily and will, im consequence be heavier, I worked cff all fat by easy stages; then I began to put on muscle, and now I have ndthing to take off. “My work will be almed toward con- dittoning my muscles and wind. I do hot dislike training, I lke to go out for long walke and take my litde dog for company. I do a good deal of thinking in these walks. Suddenly an (n@piration comes over me and then I want out for a run, I'l tell you what worrles me—in faot, makes me mad. If I take brisk run and find I tire or am winded I get sore on myselt " “Of course, as Jeffries nas beaten me, many suppose be will do it again. I notice, however, that the knowing news- ters are not committing them- felves In any Positive predictions about the. result of coming batth On condition that his or her name be not revealed, 1t was announced to-day| by the trustees of Barnard College that some generous donor had given $1,000,000) for the purchase of a site upon which to erect a dormitory and two other bulld- ings at Broadway and One Hundred and Sixteenth street, near the main Barnard butiding. ‘The name of the donor is said to be known only to George A. Plimpton, treasurer, and President Butler, of the College. “We promised not to tell,” said the latter to-day, “and I can only pay, therefore, that this magnificent gift! comes from a friend of the institution nd one who is Interested in the higher education of women. The trustees are overjoyed at this unex; present as they have been worried over the accommodation of students. So rapidly has Barnard grown in the last few years that at least two dormitories, wocommodating eighty. stu dents each, and one academic building are needed, With this amount of money on hand it wHll be possible to erect these buildings on the, three and one-half res Wich the alte comprises and still ve some space left for other additions, ‘The property purchased is bounded on the east by Broadway, on the south by One Hundred and Sixteenth street, and on the weat by Venue, {th loowlon and relation to the surround (nga the ssouring of this alte makes it ble to have Barnard flanked by @ny modern skyscrapers. ———— Hebrew Veterans to Mntertain, The Hebrew Veterans of the Spanish the ‘ ng batile. War btld a meeting last night and re- ones are leaving the ultimate re- colved reports regarding the fortheoming fale in ot, Feats "tian te takers | entertainment and reception to be given chance ot Voing’ ‘able to way ‘I told you in Madison Square Garden on March 10, ae I lose thin fight and get the loser’ end of the In ald of the Relief, Bick and Death Benefit Funds of the organization, Many ree } gall be lower of the big 000 more, #0 you see what army and navy officers are expectod to } attend, as well as members of Civil and an incentive 1 ‘have te eh et into shape and to win the contest.” Span! ‘ax Veteran posts, MRS, HERMAN OELRICHS SWEARS OFF MILLION DOLLARS OF TAXES Mrs. Theresa A, Oelrichs, wife of Herman Oelrichs, assessed at $1,C0C,COO personal property. swore off her taxes to-day, claiming a residence in San Francisco, $e SUBWAY EXTENSION DECISION POSTPONED, The Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners postponed thei decision on Engineer Parsons’s subway extension plans to-da until next Thursday at 2,20 P. M., when the matter will be dis- cussed at length. quickly for end SE LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS, Fourth Race—Thane 1, Albula Imp 2, Dereszke 3. Fifth Race—-Eanish 1, Rautus 2, Thurles 3. _ Sixth Race—Sue Johnson 1, Denny Duffy 2, Dodie &. lof Burdick’s death, feel at liberty to answer that question.” EXPECTED AN ARREST TO-NIGHT, /when they return.” Mr, Coateworth, checking himeelf, He then asked to | HAVE NO FEAR UF The POLIGE,” OAYO MAG, PAINE “| Have Accounted for Every Moment of My Time on the Night Mr. Burdick Was dered, and Do Not Expect to Be rested,” She Adds. WOMAN NAMED IN BUFFALO MYSTERY SPEAKS PLAINLY IN HER DEFENS Police Have Ransacked Her House and 0 Nothing, She Declares—Man and Wor Seen Running from Burdick Home_ Entering Cab Are Now Sought. (Special to ‘The Evening World.) BUFFALO, March 5.—Mrs. Seth T. Paine, of No. 492 Linwood whose photograph was found in the “den” of Edwin L, Burdick after he been found murdered, and who has figured prominently in the case sinc police began their investigation, talked quite freely of the matter this oon. “I have no fear of arrest," she said. “I can account for my every minute of the night of the murder, and have so accounted { va Police. I was not near the Burdick ‘house that night. I know nothing @ ‘ the tragedy, nor how it happened. “I was in my own home all thet night, and can prove by my jand others that my statements are true.” “Did the police seem satisfied with your statements?” Mra, Paine ‘ws asked. P “48 “If they had any doubts about them they must be satisfied now, called at the house on Sunday after I told them all I knew on night, and searched {t from cellar to garret. They turned everything uy down and inelde out. “I don’t know what they were looking for and they did not tell mew they expected to find. But I bad nothing to conceal and they found DOES NOT KNOW MURDERER. “Have you any idea, Mrs. Paine, of the identity of the murderer?” “No, I haven't the slightest conjecture. I don't know who could any reason for committing such a crime.” “Was it true, as reported, that you told the police you talked by phone with Mr. Burdick on the afternoon before this murder ” “Yee. 1 telephoned to him in answer to a message from him on | night before, but it liad entirely to do with social affairs.” ra ‘Mrs. Paine spoke confidently throughout and like a woman who sure of her ground. Although she has been watched closely and has under a nervous strain, she seemed to-day to have recovered her spirits ai outwardly was wholly calm and self-possessed. The police are running down @ new clue this afternoon which brings @ Iman and women into the case, but whether they are the suspects that figured in the mystery all along is a matter of surprise, as Police tendent Bull and Chief Cusack were awaiting this evening the report Detective Hornlung, who is on the trail and will not speak until they 2 from him. SAW TWO RUNNING AWAY, Information was given to the police and District-Attorney this that a Mrs. Scott, an elderly woman, living with her son-in-law and 4 in their home at the corner of Bryant street and Ashland avenue, about o'clock last Friday morning saw a man and woman run down avenue and turn into Bryant street. The fact that they were runt tracted her attention at the time, and since the publication of the ‘Bun murder she was brought to the belief that possibly they had some oo tion with that crime, Mrs, Scott was at the time sitting up to await the return of her som-lme law, Mr. Herbst, and his wife from some social function. Whether the running couple emerged from or entered the coupe, which it was yesterday learned was standing on Ashland avenue = bout an hour at that time Friday morning, Is a matter of conjecture white the detective is following out. It 1s considered significant that the coupe was there about the time ‘Soott saw the fleeing man and woman, and it is also deemed ai the time coincides closely with that given by medical experte as the “I have come upon some very important clues to-day and Chief Cusack’a | | men are out working on them. When they return, perhaps | may have |” something good to give out. | won't promise anything, because our plane | may miscarry.” District-Attorney Coatsworth made this statement to an Evening wort reporter at noon to-day, £ “It 1s rumored that John Doe warrants were secured and that two eum” pects will be taken into custody to-night. Is that rumor true?” asked thw!) reportg. “I can’t give you any information on that point,” “You won't deny that warrants have been secured?” “I can’t say one way or the other, When Detectives Sullivan and hand get back here I will give something out.” “Ie it true that Mrs, Paine ie no longer under police surveillance?” The District-Attorney thought for a moment and then said: “I ‘But you expect an arrest this evening?” “We do, but it depends greatly on what Sullivan and Holmland’y “Where have they gone?” “Not more than three blocks from-~I don't care to answer It is evident trom a remark made by Ohlet of D L