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GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGES 10 & II “Circulation Books Open to All.” | “ Circulation Books Open to All.”” | EDITION. = | === PRICE ONE CENT.} NEW YORK, MONDAY, CCTOBER 5, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT. — GROUT SAYS PLATT “[O NOW DIRECTING ~ TRE FUSION FORCES Mn a Letter This Afternoon He Declares that the Easy Boss and Tim Wood- ruff Are Directing Things in the Fight against the Democratic Ticket, ‘LOW DENIES HE HAD A SECOND TALK WITH GROUT {Practically Charges that the Comp- troller Says What Is Not So—Mc- Laughlin Still in the Sulks—Murphy Takes Situation Cheerfully, \ HOW LOW HINTS THAT i GROUT TRIFLES WITH TRUTH. GROUT’S ASSERTION. 1 had another conversation with Mr. Low at his office later than the one he refers to, and 4 told him it then seemed pos- sible that | might receive the Tammany ndorsement, but t would only consent if It were Made unconditionally, and that I would not permit It to silence me in the campaign. Mr, Low @istinctly aesented to this a View. 1h iven almost the exact words which were used, for subsequent events have been such as to impress them “on my memory. LOW’S DENIAL, The only conversation | had with Mr. Grout upon this sub- Ject prior to his statement of last Saturday night took place | at luncheon. He told me about Tammany's proposal to indorse him. He said he should at- tack Tammany just the same and support me. To the best of my recoliection | made no comment whatever. | certain- ly did not think 6f it again nor mention it to anybdy until 1 Informed of Mr. Grout's statement of last Saturday, i; Fhom the way things point {t is plain that Edward M, Grout will appear a the stump in the coming campaign advocating the election of the Tam- many ticket. The tone of a letter he sent to R. Fulton Cutting, President of the Citizens’ Union, to-day indicates that he 1s about ready to withdraw from the Fusion slate and save the Fusionists the trouble of carrying out thei: .scign of casting him out. In this letter Mr. Grout accuses the Fusionists of dropping their orig- Inal purpose of conducting a purely non-partisan campaign and going over ‘to the side of the Republicans. He asserts, practically, that the Fusion movement is dominated by Thomas C. Platt and Timothy Woodruff, and E * * its campaign this fall js to be waged on strictly partisan lines. \V4LL VOTE FOR MCLELLAN, * In effect he answers the question that has been asked concerning how hho Will vote. Hé reiterates his belief in the principles of Democracy, says that he never voted any but the Democratic ticket in national elections, ad voted uny other ticket only twice in local elections, There is a note of J>ance in the letter that prasages trouble, 1 Mayor Low and the Comptroller are at sword’s points over the question wf veracity. In plain everyday language each has accused the other of fibbing. Mr. Grout says that he told the Mayor that he was to be offered the Tammany indorsement and that the Mayor’ did not object. This, Mr. (Grout says, happened on a certain day and at a certain conference, The @layor says that he remembers no such canference When thé two gentle- fmen met at a mecting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment this noon they did not speak tc each other and the ten:p-ratire in the jyoom went down several degrees. WAMMANY TO STICK BY GROUT, t There was a rumor in circulation to-day to the effect that Charles F. Wrorphy was prepared to ask Mr. Grout and Mr. Fornes to get off the Tam- y ticket. This was based, apparently, upon the fact that the notifica- of Tammany candidates has been postponed from Wednesday to Sat-| 1 \gaviay. When asked about this Mr. Murphy sald: - “I have not seen Mr. Grout nor Mr, Fornes since the convention, nor fhave I sent any one to see them. I have not asked them to withdraw. nor “(ehall I ask them to withdraw.” “Why was the date of the notification of candidates changed?” Mr, was asked, “So that the Borough and County candidates, who are to be nominated om Thursday, oould be notified at the same time as the city candidates,” re- plied Mr. Murphy. i It is believed that Mr, Murphy has the situation so well in hand that thie.ean induce Mr. Grout to throw up the Fusion nomination, Concerning My, Fornes, there is a large’dowbt on this point, The President of the Board of Aldermen said to-day that he would not resign from the Fusion ticket ‘and that he would fight any effort made to put him off. Should Mr. Grout ‘be shelved by the Fusionists it would give him a chance to go before the people and say that he was pushed out of the Fusion movement because he “was a Democrat, MLA UGHLIN SHARPENS HIS KNIFE, Over in Brooklyn Hugh McLaughlin appears to be firm in his opposition = JAMES L. KERNOCHAN, WHO DIED TO-DAY, AND MRS. KERNOCHAN AS THEY APPEARED RECENTLY AT THE MEADOWBROOK HUNT CLU IRENE LINDSEY IN RECORD TIME E. H. Smathers’s Fast Mare, After Running Away, Beats the Speedy Black Fox in a Hard Drive. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE--Charawind (4 to 1) 1; Gibson Light (40 to 1) 2; En- right 3, 8ECOND RACE—irzne Lindsey (even) 1, Black Fox (3 to 2) 2, Cin- quevalll 3, THIRD RACE—Euphrates (4 to 1) 1, Tepee (7 to 2) 2, Missing. Link 3. (Special to The Evening World.) MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, Oct. 4.—Two events were down for decision here to-day, the Autumn Hurdle Handi- cap, a two mile affair over eight flights of hurdles, and the second of the Autumn Serlal Handicaps, the last six and a half furlongs of the Eclipse Course. Both had received good en- tries and promésed to furnish interest- ing contests. Four other races made up a card that. despite the threatening weather, drew out a very fair Monday attendapce. FIRST RACE, Two miles over hurdles agen BET Starters, whi sumierin, Ste i ol wind, 11, a 48-5 suru,“ we ge 7-2 PE ‘inure, as Drayahtamnan, 8 5 sExuavaganza, 7 i Kenton ‘Duman i 3 Gould, 148, Bo i a Heau ‘Gallant, Coupled Start Kood. Enright make the running and a lively 9s made of it, For a mile and a half it looked as if he would make a runaway fit, buc he went to pleces in the final é and Charawind won cleverly by two lengths from Gtoson Light, who was a length in front of Barignt, Goula was the only one to tall and he came to grief early. Time—3.414 Won cleverly went out from the st o} COND RACE, Six furton Starters, wht Betting, PL forks. SCHI-Fin, Bt 107, Puller 1 Hurns.. 2 82 24 4 25 2 6 5 12-3 8 100 3 7 200, noen. if Won driving, Time—1.12% ‘The barrier worked badly In. this One end of it went up and the tace. did not, ‘The end that did not $5'up caught Fuller, and swept him Sit Irenel Lindsey. The mare ran up the hill, burst through two fences and was t at the end of nthe race Black Fox mi to the stretch, where Lin ey a magnificent did, nd clos. ing got. up in time to win ‘by a neck fram Black Fox in the best time ever fiNM over the course. Black Fox was five fengths in front of Cinquevalli, ee columns 4 and 5.) (For other races ————— ACTOR TOLSON DEAD, FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 5.—Charles ‘Tolson, the actor, who was shot at Van Buren yesterday, died at the hos- pital to-day, Dr. Parchman, who shot 'Tolson, declines to make any statement, about whom it is i occurred, 1s kept closely guard —————__—- MILLIONS IN DIVIDENDS, There fel Idue to-day in ondon divi- dends aggregating $33,000,000, This, with the large gold imports, helped the tone of the London marke: — to the indorsement of Grout and Fornes, despite the fact that Senator M @arren and many of the influential leaders gn the Hastern District have said | }that they will support the regular ticket- Mr. McLaughlin had hie faithful ‘Nteutenants in conference to-day and instructed them to form classes for in- \formation to voters. He wants the illiterate and those slow of comprehen- len taught how to scratch the Tammany ticket, Me mn was not present at the conference. It was the first time in *\, (Contifiued on Becond Page.) ‘ see WEATHER FORECAST, Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Tuesday for New York City an” vicinity: Showery this evening, Tuesday fair and cooler; fresh west to northwest wirds. aaa “Black and White” Scotch Whisky ‘The drink of gentiemen the at Patrick McCarren was not on hand when Mr. McLaugiilin ae DEO ORT world over, % J. L. KERNOCHAN DIES SUDDENLY AT HE: PSTEAD pec Well-Known Society and Horseman Expires at His Country Home, ‘'The Meadows,” from Brain Fever. James Lorillard Kernochan, the well-| hounds in the hunting season, and his known club and sporting man, died at| wife was always by his side. No one his beautiful home, The Meadows, at/ever got more croppers than he did, for Hempstead, L I, from meningitis to-|ne took a chance any itime to be the day. first in at the Anish. Mr. Kernochan was a millionaire. Fond of Polo. Dr. Charles G. J. Finn, the principaM whenever there was a polo game, physician in charge of Mr. Kernochan’l) «jimmie Kernochan could always be case, was with the patient all nishts{counted on by the Hempstead Club. and more than once he kept life in th®/ Many times it was reported that he body when hope had gone, When Df) was about to sell his stable because of Finn retired for an hour's rest, deavin@){:} healthy or because he was about to word with the other physicians and|taxe up’ automobiling. Nothing so nurses to oall him at the frst sign ot | angered Mr, Kernochan than to read immediate danger, he said that h@!that he was going to desert his horses thought Mr. Kernochan could live onlyjand his hounds for automobiling. a few hours. When the announcement was first Has Wonderfal Vitalits. made some years ago that he was in- 5 terested in automobiling he immediate- Mr. Kefnochan, however, has wonder- ly barred all machines and had erected ful vitality and on this bis family bared’ at the gate of his stable the following their hope of his recovery when Dr. | sig, | Finn announced his serious condition Mrs. James P. Kernochan. Mr. Kerno- chan's mother, and’ his r, Mrs, Her- bevt Pell, who were in telegraphed for by young Mrs. Kerno- to rush the pa- ALLOWE! nn been meningitis for three weeks. The disease developed into paresis and despite the Kernochan had Mr, ‘chan. The telegram told thi ‘to Hempstead if they would s tient alive. The women got to Hempstead early this morning and Joined Mrs. Kerno- jehan at the bedside of her husband and remained there till the end came. Outdoor Mfe had always kept Mr. Kernochan in good health until a few jyears ago, He was for years consid- ered the foremost gentleman jockey in America, and he and his charming wife were leaders in the Hempstead hunting efforts of all the doctors to keep his heart going he could not be kept alive. Death came at 12.80 o'clock. The patient had not had a conscious mo- ment for the past three days The last sickness that Mrs Kernochan had prior to the fatal fllness was in last July, when he fell from his mount at Newport while cross-country riding. For a time his life was despaired of, Ae Aceldent Caused Meningitis. Disobeyed Physicians, This acwblent {fs believed to have After any illness Mr, Kernoohan| rousht on the meningitis that led to his death, would disregard the orders of his phy- sicien and ge back (© horse riding and hurting. The Meadowbrook Hunt Club never had such another prominent member as It was a sad blow to Mr. Kernochan|Mr. Kernochan, He was a thorough when his father was killed by contusion | S7ortsman. of the brain seven years ago. His father | On Feb, 24. 1895, while in the smoking was knocked down by a carriage whi! “ar of a train bound for Hempstead, crossing Fifth avenue rom Long Iskind City, at midnight, When ‘Jimmie’ Kernochan, as | »me drunken yolunteer firemen pushed was best known to the smart huntin | '* (Wo dogs out of A seal they occu- set, was at his best no one could exe od ae searnoctiad fourht for his 4 a oa, but the firemen were too many him as @ gentleman Jockey, excepting ) °"him. Later he Aad the firemen ate ested, Mr. vens. He 5 perhaps, in the past few years, when Foxhall Keene took the lauurels, He was @ young man, not much more than forty, and all his life had been used to outdoor life. He loved horses and dogs and all the sport that he could get out He rode every day to the Kernochan married Miss‘ Eloise e a member of the uh aml the Geographical His widow Js Preident of th> of them, Kennel Club 1) RAINES LAW. HOTELS RAIDED Ten keepers of Raines lavé hotels in the West Forty-sevent street precinct were taken to the West Side Police Court to day charged with violating the law in failing to have the reqs uisite number of rooms and the exits-and the fire-fighting apr pliances provided for by law. Summonses have been issued for the keepers of forty-thre$ other hotels in the same precinct. Assemblyman Smith se cured a compromise from Police Capt. Handy. agreeing to see ‘that all of the fifty-three complied with the law within ten day: » W the proceedings were halted for that length of time. -_—— WINNERS AT MORRIS PARK. Fourth Race—Runnels’1, Oarsman 2, Sweet Alice 3. AT WORTH. Second Race—Allista 1, Dick Bernard 2; Arnold K. 3., AT ST. LOUIS. i First Race—Phillada 1, Amberita 2, Thank Haven 3. Second Race—Sceptre 1. Lady Charlot.2, My Surprise 3, ‘ “tae PANIG CAUSED BY EXPLOSION Three Hundred Persons Flee in Terror from the Tenements Adjoining Dye Works---¥our Men Burned and Injured, Fire, resulting from an explosion of benzine 1 nthe dyeing works of Samuel Lowenthal & Sons, at 115 Clinton street. caused @ wild panic in the tenements adjoining to-day. Two men were badly burned about the head and body, another had his hands burned, and one jumped from a fourth-story window and broke his arm. The buildings at Nos. 118 and 17 at ix-story tenements, each contain- ing about 100 persons, all of _ whom were home ‘at thé time the fire ‘broke fy The police and frémen had great dif- fculty In keeping the women on the top floors of these buildings from jumpipe and the heroism of young Louls Lowen- thal, a boy of elghteen, undoubtedly javed the lives of several women - who were on the second floor of No. 115 No. 115, occupied by the Lowenthals, is a four-story building, the first floor being occupled by their store, the sec- ond is used as a workroom. the third is used as a drying-room and the Lowen- thal family occupies the top floor for living apartments In the rear of the bullding ts a small frame builiing which is used as the dyeing works. Six men were at work inf the basement of this building at about 5 o'clock, and a ntlty of benzine, used In cleaning, was kept there. From some unknown cause this benzine sud- denly exploded. Into Open Windows, Great sheets of flame burst through the front of the bullding and across the courtyard into the open wind nthe first floors of Nos. 113 and 11 Henry Lowenthal, nineteen years old, and Joseph Kimmer, who were at work In the dyeing room, were badly burned about the walst and head by the fames of the explosion. Louls Lowenthal, elahteen years old, ed across the yard id up to the id Moor of the main building, where seven young women were at work. These had been frightened by the ex- plosion, and, seeing the flames leaping up the ar of the bululding. were just about to jump. Young Lowenthal caught jone of them, Mrs. Rosenberg. about the waist and carried her downstairs, shout- ing to the rest to follow him. Ag he reached the yard with his burden he fell exhausted. In the mean time the oceupants of Nos. 113 and 17 were in a panic, The flames leaped through the open window of the first floor of No. 113, where Max Buckner, his wife and eight children were eating breakfast. ‘The curtains caught fire and Buckner, ja attempung to put out the flames, burned his hands badly. He carrjed the children to the street and then ran back to help the others, who were still In the building. Fo Unconscious, In No. Ji7 Israel! Wenna, a boy twelve years of age, was alone In the back room, and at the sight of flames he fainted. He was found in an uncon- scious condition and carried out by the firemen. Morris Mintzer, living on the top Moor of No. 117, frightened by the flames and smoke. leaped from the back window His fall was broken by several clothes lines and hy landed on his right side, breaking his arm. ‘The police who arrived on the scene by this time had the'r hands full ing the excited women ¢ The top floors of both ‘buildin leaping to the sireet. | Although the fire did not get a good r M3 or No. 117." tae hold on eithe: smoke f briskly b jings fn |Rremen rushed througa the dull |got the rest of the tenants out w Lowenthal & Sons have been in bi ness ite No. about twenty ve: and this is the first time thes have i peu ity 1 no insurance. The tear > the explosion oc Nred: Wal to the ground and he rear part of ie main building, No. 115, was completely gutted DESPERATE MAN Police and Guards at the White House Have a Violent Struggle with a Maniac Giving the Name of Peter Elliott and Says He Is from Minneapolis, TRIED TO USE HIS REVOLVER AFTER HE WAS CAPTURED, Policeman Cissell Obliged to Fire Two Shots to Attrack More Aid--Man Had Been in Wait for Mr. Roosevelt at the Church Services Yesterday. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—A man armed with a loaded revo ver Lried to force his way to the presence cf President Roosevelt’ at the White House today, and in the struggle that followed wat so seriously injured that it was necessary to take him to a hospital under arrest. Policeman James Cissell, who disarmed him, was also taken t® the hospital suffering from severe injuries. ba The man gave the name of Peter Elliott and said he came from Minneapolis. He appeared at the Execuive offices carly i evil the day and asked to see the President. At that time he was mild in manner. He was told to return later. 4 When he caine back he appeared to be excited. Crisselll stopped him and engaged him in conversation. The stranger then drew his revolver and began to talk wildly. When the policeman sprang upon him he fought back, and not until other officers hum ried to his assistance was the policeman able to subdue his prisoner, HAD BEEN WARNED TO LOOK FOR HIM. All of the officers, both at the White House and at the executive offices ihowever, had been warned to be on th lookout for the man and not to take any chances with him. Shortly before 12 o'clock Eliott walked up to the main door of the White House, stepped inside and inquired of Officer Cissell if he might see the President. Chief Usher Stone and Officer Parker were standing just within the vestibule at the time. Mr. Stone told the man that he could not see the President, as just at that moment he was engaged, but that he might possibly arrange to see him after a while, Instantly, the man having been recognized, a hurry call was for a DO Nceman. Searcely had the call been sent in when Elliott became violent. The officers and attendants threw themselves upon him and after a brief but strenuous struggle overpowered him. Officer Cissell made a cursory examination of his pockets, but found only a pair of shears and a large penknife. The man became quiet, but ree fused to leave the White House until he was forced to go. The officers cone veyed him to the police avn, which by that time was waiting at the soutiie east gate of the White House grounds. HE DRAWS HIS RI: VOLVER. A struggle then began in the van, Elliott drew a revolver from @ pockat waich seemed to be an enlarged watch fob. As that is a most Ue usual place in which to carry a pistol Officer Cissell in his hurried sear had overlooked the weapon. The pistol was an ordinary bulldog five shooter of a cheap pattern. Ellfott tried hard to shoot Officer Cissell. The officer grabbed his hand and wrenched the weapon from his grasp. Elliott's struggles were so fleres, however, that the two officers in the cramped quarters of the van were ume able to overcome him. Officer Cissell then drew his revolver and fired two. shots to attract attention, ELLIOTT AND POLICEMAN HURT. Elliott broke a glass panel with his head, severely cutting his head an@ face. Officer Cissell sustained a serious cut on his right arm, two inches of flesh being cut out of the fleshy part of the arm. He suffered considerably from loss of blood, but his injury is not serfe The van was hurried to the emergency hospital, where the injuries of ous, both Cissell and Elliott were dressed. Elliott is undoubtedly violently insane, Secretary Loeb received a letter a few days ago from Elliott. writtem on paper of the St. James Hotel, this city. The letter inclosed a photograply of Elijott and an incoherent request for an interview with President Roose+ The letter was signed “Peter Ell,” the + atement being made inume hat the writer was registered at the hotel ag velt. diately under the signature Perer Elliott It was evident to Secretary Loeb that his correspondent was insane, and he issued directions at once that the officers. on duty both at the White House and at the executive offices should be on their guard against hig) « Secret Service officers. The nhotograph was turned over to the WAITED FOR ROOSEVELT AT CHURCH. Nothing was seen of the man until yesterday, when the President attended morning services at Grace Reformed Church near the entrance to the church and made an effort to speak to the dent, but he was f Jd in his endeavor by the Secret Service officers ae ¥ Elliott appeared | \ GHTS TOREAGH | THE PRESIDENT. SPORTING.