The evening world. Newspaper, December 3, 1903, Page 1

+ be se PRICE ONE CEN‘. ~ WHLD SEA CHASE FO SUBMA ! RINE BOATS Moccasin and Adder, Torpedo Craft, Break Away From Tug in a Gale Off the Virginia Coast and Are Carried Away, Buffeted by Mountainous Waves Yankton Joins the Government Boat '. Peoria in Teeth of Fierce Storm in Effort to Overtake the Vessels in Dis- tress—Life Savers Ready for Rescue. CAPE HENRY, Va., Dec. 3.—The aib- marine torpedo boats, Moccasin and Adder, are adrift and in distress in t he high seas several miles off this place and unless assisiance comes soon It is feared that both will be beat to destruction by the waves. The sea is running so high and the wind 1s #0 fierce that it is almost impossible for help to come from the shore. Both boats are being washed from stem to . stern and are uow ‘laboring in the trough of the sea. ‘The Government tug Peorla and the Yankton are in pursuit of the craft and beating along in their wake trying to overtake thom, A terrific gale is blowing along the doast and shows no Immediate signs of subsiding. The men in the life-saving station are waiting for the first chance to give both boats some help. Distress flags are flying from both the Moccasin and the Adder. Leaving Newport under the convoy of the Government tug Peoria, the sub- marine boats struck water before much @istance had been covered. About noon the Moccasin. was discovered to be in distress and the Peoria came to her assistance. After heavy labor, a line Was given the Moccasin, and she was held in a steady course, although the progress was slow. The Adder rode the violent sea! h better than her com- Panion, and for a time Was out of all da: Later in the day the Moccasin siip- ped her cable and about the same time the Adder fel Into the trough of what had grown to be a raging sea, The Peoria tried again to hold the Moccasin ‘but without success, The Washington > prised of the diMculty in which boats were placed and the Yanktown ——————— > ae was despatched to their ald. ‘The crews of the torpedo-boats are aboard the Peoria, The Moccasin, and the Adder were added to the Mosquito fleet in Novem- der of last year and are the fastest matine-golng boats in the world. The Moccasin ix 63 feet 4 inches in length and Il feet 9 inches abeam. She carries a 160 horse-power gasoline engine for running on the. surface and a 70 horse power electric engine for submarine run- ning. On Sept. 10 Miss Alice Roosevett boarded the Moccasin at Newport and went below the surface in her. NEWPORT, R. 1, Dec. 3—The mub- marine torpedo boat Moccasin, reports ed in distress off Lijtle Island life-say- ing statioh, Cape Henry, was on her way from the torpedo station at New- port, R. f, bound for the Annapolis naval station in company with the sub- marine torpedo boat Adder, Both were in tow of the United States tug Peoria, in commandof Lie Clarence England, U. 8, N., and were to be delivered to the command of; the Naval Academy for sifomarine warfare. Lieut. Wiillam Pinney, U, s. N Gunner James Donald, Us. > in charge of the submarine boats each bay a orew-of'six ‘inen, sda On the voyage from Newport to: An- napolis,, however, the complement of each torpedo bout was on the Peoria and the, vessels in tow wers not -man- ned. Ideut, England was under instruc- tlons to ‘proceed at a rate of six knots and.on leaving here had sald that in case of bad weather he shad run into Lelaware Breakwater, The two tor- pedo boats had been here ail summer engaged in important manoeuvres, COTTON JUMPS 74 POINTS IN WILD MARKET TRADING Brokers in a Frenzy as Government Report Falls Short of Expectation and Prices Soar—Sully Boast Good. —_—_——______. Cotton went soaring to-day when the Government report came in and showed | the crop figures away below expecta- tions. All records were’ broken prices jumped from 09 to 74 points, August leading in the trading. cotton went to 12.45, a gain of 3 points, ‘The total transactions of the day were 2,160,000 bales, which showed that $130,- 000,000 worth of cotton was traded in during the day, Bull leader Sully's boast of 12 cent cotton was verified and he made a fine protit on the session. , Rarely in the history of the Cotton Exchange has there been such wild ex- eltement as ruled there this afternoon. Brokers jumped over one another and rushed around from one point of the floor to the other like madmen. Cotton advanced so fast tNat it made one dizzy to keep track of the quotations. instunce,, March went ‘up in bounds, and in seven minutes had advanced 35 polnts, -or $1.75 a bale, Muy followed whole list moved the same way, shortly after noon prites were on an average % points above. the opening and 60 points above the low prices of the day, Brokers in a Frenzy. ‘The cause of all thie excitement was the Government cotton report, 1k Placed the number of bales raised thin year at 9,902,000, and immediately or- dere to buy cotton poured into the ring from #li over the country, and the Movement ather the rush of prices upward began. ‘All records for this season of the year Were broken, and Marci, May and July were soon eelling above 12 cents a pound, Then it was that Daniel J. Sully and his: friends poured thousands of bales Upon the market. Ordinarily this would have broken prices, but the frenzied buying absorbed all their Offerings and prices continued to advance, : Mr. Sully has reached 12 cent cotton, | se! £nd when it got to 12 cents he and his \ friends dumped thousinds and thous- ands of bales, -Mr, Sully is said to hold 1,000,000 bales, the and | Spot | that will aggregate him $10,000,000. His sales to-day were close to 800,00 bales, The opening of the market wax qulet vd bat “little excitement was notice- avle ag every’ one wished’ to see what the Government rey he Gov port would show. [rtcen we "avout, 9 points higher, but the crop aydeelined on the rumor’ ural in excess of 10,000,000 |bales and then the trading became quiet until noon, came Intense, broke loose. ory. when excitement be- the market and then retire pene the three to eight points | its Pais . close. an comber and about a. on other months, e clowe of the @ to 7B painee tt from 69°to TR .) in ‘on market was .. February points, or $3.45 a bale. ‘as 78 points, of 390 December ii ri G wbrunrs 4 fare : Noni % Mav. {| iine 4 ty : 1 aiwes ie —_—_—_ COFFEE PRICES uump IN MARKET WHIRL, Coffee was as strong an stocks a cotton to-day, and the Coffee Bxiiange Was the scene of almost as much ex- citement ax in the cotton pit. Yester- fey there was a rise of 15 to % points! In coffee. To-day the market to 10 points high ‘ed ‘The opening was a record. one and 60,- 000 bags of coffee ware offered at the Opening call. ‘Tremendous liquidation checked the advance temporarily. Lewisshons were: héeavy dealers, thousands of bales, ‘The selling was clearly ‘to check the rise. 4 8 ing: Was really for-an iimense 1408 account wht was trying to get ri of thousands of bales bought months ‘The| pet Ming] contend. ti itt oft long! ie a Somers See [ “ Cireui lon Books Open to All.” | x= NEW YORK, THURSDA Y, DECEMBER 3, 1903. Re ee ema BAD DECISION AT BENNINGS CIAL EXTR. Placing sa whos Puts BIG WARSHIP RUNS ON ROCK DURING A FOG VANCCUVER, B. C., Dec. 3.—The protected cruiser Flora, Bill Curtis Seoond in Fifth Race, but Stewards Give it to Magic Flute. NEW PROCEDURE IN HISTORY OF RACING. the Sport—The Betting Is Fair Success. THE -WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Red Damee! (3 to 1) 1, Unterock (5 to 1) 2, Mary Worth 3. SECOND RACE—Bon Mot (3 to 1) 1, All Gold (5 to 1) 2, Locket 3. THIRD RACE—Conkling (9 to 10) 1, Burdette (25 to 1) 2, Clear the Arena 3. FOURTH RACE—Arrahgowan (5 to 1 1, Dermurrer (9 to 10) 2, Paul CiiMord 2. FIFTH RACE—Lady Lavish (3 to 5) 1, Magic Flute (15 to 1) 2, Bill Curtis. 3. SIXTH RACE—Duke of Kendal (11 to. 5) 1, Mrs. Frank Foster (3 to 2) 2, Arden 3. BEN! NGS, D. C., Dec. 3.—The stewards ‘here made a ruling in the placing of the horses in the fifth race to-day that brought the indignation ot the crowd upon them. They also discredited the placing judges’ decision. Bill Curtis was second in the race but Magic Flute was given the place. Judge McDowell, the placing judge, stated after the race that he placed Bill Curtis seconu, ~ * that the stew ards ordered the number changed and “Magic Flute'’s number placed second. Tears started in McDowell's eyes as lie made this statement to the reporters, and it is certainly a remarkable ruling on the part of the stewards to discredx the placing judge. No such case Has ever o curred in the history of racing. + FIRST RACE. Six furlongs: Betting Starters, wht jocks, StHIf.Fin. Str. PL Red Damsel, WG. Red'n F201 FOB 20 * 0 110, Biver. 4 Witch, 110. Burns,12 1 ) Michaels: 4) i mH 1! 100 | 40) 10 20 | OViieato, 14. Bo Daly 18 15 Margaret Kent.) B'kerl4 Elpe, 110, O" Brien. Sweet Jane, 110, Blake Start fair, Won driv 18 Time—t.16 8-5, | Worry, Red Damsel and Easene! raced hesd and head to the strete where Exsene. and Worry blew up. Red Damiel then went on and drawing away wor easily by a leng' @ halt from Unterock, who was three-qua: of @ length in front of Mary Worth. SECOND RACE, Seven furlongs, Starters, wate. Jockeys, Bon Mot. 118, Mile: All Gold, 118, Re Lachet. 112. i. Melaterainger, 118, W"' Nellie Forest, 115, Pi 7. Guardeman, 1 Farmer Jim. 1 Widow's Mite, { Start bad. Time—1.29, The start was very bad. It praotically decided the race, for Bon Mot raced to the front and stayed there all the way, All Gold who was four lengths in front of Locket. Earmer Jim, the heavily- played good thin, and practically left, THIRD RAGE. Six fnrlonks. = = x Marters, wrin..Jockeys, Coniding. 102, ‘Redfern. . .. 02, Plume, W,Olandt Woodthade, 86,Crimmins, Mies Melton.) F. Waleh.1i Al 10, W. Miller. 10 #e. 222%: 2/ Curtis came with a phenomenal rus! winning Jn a gallop by six lengths from | 5, was absolutely last | Ai as ois tamibioeeer? Good Crown Turns Out to See} o¢ the Britich Navy, went on the rocks in a dense fog to-day Lively and Favorites Have|"ear Village Point, Denman Island, the place wnere the collier Williamette went ashore several years ago. ‘The stern'is submerged, but . THREE KiLLED, FOUR | _ WAVERLY, 0.,.Dec. 3,—In train and a handear on the Norf the bow is high out of water. prea a collision between a freight olk & Western Railroad at Sar- gent’s, a few miles: below here, to-day three bridge carpenters were killed and four of their assi ——__—__++: Robert Craighead, of Flushin dward'B, S about $3,600. They were paro! ——+¢- Fourth Race—Monastic 1, S was two and a half lengths in front of Paw) Clifford. : | FIFTH RACB. Six furlonss, wate, Jockeys. Bt aneany t cht @ 2% 2h edfern 8 7 3} « ie x 5) 5 2 Moo w 10 7 4 & 8 4 oy wm 8 110 100th wom og ‘Time—t.10. i a collowed by | Magic Plute and Lavish. ‘They to the stretoh, wher Lady Lavish then went will t | held this order ‘Tide blew up. to the front and won by w length the end. andecapparently beat 1 Flute ahead.’ "The judges at first ga Bil Curtis the place. but then took dowp ithe | number und placed Magic ile second, : " : aclatecstael NEW ORLEANS RESULTS. FIRST RACE—Cardinal Wolsey (8' SECOND RACE King Kroker (10 Pickwick 3, RACE TRACK, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.-An Impenetrable fog hung over | the city this morning up to about 8 for ‘at or was perfect large crowd was in FIRST RACE. moon rn racing and a temdance. Bix furlonas. AL gts jockeys. St H¢/Win-. Ste, bis ip juick oncerns who are jn touch with some people ‘connected with this stable. Rob- i ns rushed the colt wns trout! wiie® jer went up-and the reat techn Cardinal Wolsey ted ail Dt. never in dout A the way and won dy a comfort SECOND RACK. iy very, Ly b Five furlonas. Winrt Yale "Won saiiy. eis Julla M, and Clear the “Arena artors. wats. Jockays, the pace! followed by “Conia eee roker, 107, Phil Burdette. In the stretch Conkling went | aif to'the front and, drawing awas, ‘wank by two lengths from Burdette, who was /8t a short head in Arena. front of Clear the FOURT HRACE, Six furlongs. Starters. wats.Jockeys St. HIf, Arrahgo' cy a a | Petting. | ‘Str, PL. ‘ . 1 be ys 4 ak MED Kere 604 be Clifford, 140, Mr .c: a : 140, Mr. Craven 2 it 143, Mi M 5 6. 910 1 Uared 35 ers ian 4 1.5 90 rt poor Won eaally. | Tine—1,18, iArrahgowan beat the-Ylag and mide the running with Malden ‘with Des murrer and Iridiscent 4 couple uf They ran this aay to where ‘Demurrer “aa ane ‘oe 110, 107, Pi Tights ‘Ou! ‘ Hondman, 107, ‘Donexan Stet fair “Won driving, Uroker outbroke hi start came and 07, or, w i o'clock and no horses were walked over at 3 til after 10 o'clock. Six fury ion sin ‘0, bout the best work. track dried ¢ front and Pf lead before the hihips has end, wh driv or wi ‘to do him justice. He had’ to stop riding @ couple of timés to straight- Sons nk out, and but for this be have won. Mr. Pickwick and I @ eRe the aiticenth Mit 'plokwick sens’ of TWO RAILROAD MEN ARR Third Race—Ben Shan ce 1. : Fif.n Race—Alpaca 1, Chaioe stants injured. g, who, with H. R. Brotherton, figured as victims and complainants in a fake winertepping deal ‘in Twenty-ninth street, was arrested to-day on co! cer, General Agent for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railfoad Company, who said thai after their discharge by the company it was discovered that ihey owed the company piaint of ‘ed until Saturday. —— LATE RESULTS AT NEW CRLEANS. | Pd ia ne $30,000,000 MORE EPs STEEL BONDS SOLD Reported: in Wall Street that a Great Banking House Has Taken a Big Block of the Se curities. On what » this afternoon that $30,000,000 of United States Steel five per cent Ing Fund bonds had been When the Morgan ayndicate dissolved it had taken $170,000,000, of the bonds, the $90,000,000 taken it leqves the *\to*) 1, Montebank (10 to 1) 2, Mr.| company, with only, $0,00,000 of these ‘This report started after the Steel it the report proves true financiers ex- wit stocks took a jump in the market. ect to see the stock go still higher. s/ JEROME PREPARES FOR EXCISE FIGHT Goes to His Country Home at Lakeville to Compile Statig-| recto with the allesed wire tappers tics for Those Interested in| Amending the Law. District-Attorney Jerome anid good-by to the snow-covered streets of New York to-day for the snowier ground of Lakevill Conn., where he has gone to prepare statistics for those intercesed in the amendment of the Excise laws. He expects to ke wway several days, » fore leaving he eaid to an Evening World reporter: “I haye won over to my way of thinking such men Bishop Potter, Dr, Rainsford, Wil H, Baldwin and others. ‘Nhe work was hard, but they finaliy agreed with me that the saloons should be open certain hours on Sunday. 1 expect a number of others to foln my sid pretty soon.” At a meeting of the City Club last ight a resolution was drawn up which called for 4 special board to consider Mr, Jerome's statistics when comp! This report, Mr. Jerome will get ready in Lakeville. expéct @ hard job to verauade all of theme wuld the. Diatrie Suecause every one seems Lo ferent ideas on the subject. hut Gece ~ BABY DROPS FROM med to be excelleut au- | Mhority 1t was reported in Wall street the Bink- purchased ig by one of the biggest banking houses | 10 to 5) 1, Josette (10 to.1) 2, Swe je] 0 the street. 10 4| Nell 3. 1B y we are Hard to have the Sunday) PRICE ONE CENT. — FAST FLYING TRAN Little One Was Born Aboard and Its Mother Held It at the; Window to Give It Air When} It Fell Out. Imagine @ lusty-tunged eight-pound Dew-born baby yelling with all her might as abe lay in a pile of mow; imagine this little one as bare of cloth-| ing as Mother Eve was before the fall, and you heve the amasing apectacte | that rivited the gaze of perenns at the, Orange, N. J., station of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western to-day as the east-bound Easton expreas drew out. As quickiy a9 possible the little one was picked up ani! hustled to the Mem- oral Hospital, where the nurses soon had her quieted and cheerfully an- nounced that the mysterious IMtle snow chit wil live. “How did ahe ever get there?’ asked Dr. G Herbert Richaids. And nobody could answer, But on Car No. 1007, apecding toward Hoboken, the aolution was found. Some of the passengers heard groans from the washroom for women ant notified the conductor. He’ tried the door and found tt looked. With the assistance of the train crew he forced the door and found that Mrs. May Smith, of Green- wood Imke, who had boarded train at Stanhope, had given birth to a baby. ‘The ttle one was missing. ‘Dhe condition of the woman was seri- ous and u quick run was made to Ho- boken. Although word of the occurrence had been telegraphed ahead and an ambu- Iance had been summoned, there was ho whysician at the station. Doctors in the neighborhood were telephoned for, but none was at home. Messengere were in vain for a playalcian. The police rendered no aid whatever. ‘There is & police rule in Hoboken that fn cases of {linens of'thia character the City Physician shall"be notified. The policemen bent théir energies toward ‘nding the City Physician. He wae busy IVING WIFE AND SUIGIOE HOOE WN. SAME AMBULANG Fred Sileman Cut Her Throat in Frenzy Insanity, Then Slashed Himself with Raz and Died While Both Were Being Taken the J. Hood Wright Hospital. NO CHANCE FOR HER RECOVERY, ? Tragedy Occurred in an Upper West Apartment-House, and After Terrih juries the Woman’s Only Thought Wa: Welfare of Man Who Attacked Her. ~~ * Fred Sileman had beaten and abused his wife for years, and almost everything which would muke.a woman hate a man, yet & after he had cut her throat four times in an attempt to kill her hacked his own throat with the same weapon and had practically 4 Dowelled himself, and while they were being carried to the J. Hood Hospital in the same ambulance, her deathiess love still asserted i and as he died from his self-inflicted wounds her arms were folded eat on another case and could not go to tlie mean time Mrs’ @mith lost oon- sciousness ih the cold oar. An hour went by and there was no sign of a doctor. Thé profanity of the raitroad @en ‘addut the dtation waa tertific. Not until twenty minutes after the hour bad passed did the City Physioian arrive, He onered the woman removed to St. Mary's Hospital. She says whe opened the window of the car, fearing the obit was being suffécated, and dhe’ iittle one dropped trom her arty into the pile of snow. ‘The physiofans at St. Mary's Hoe- pital say thet Mrs. Smith has about an ‘even chance for Iife. [nquiries have brotigit: out that she lived at Green- | wood Lake with her husband until six 'monthw ago, when he deserted her, since that time she has been travelling around New Jersey seeking to jocaie him. She a olue to-day. Her Stanhope. TWO RAILROAD MEN ARRESTED mother Ives at Robert Craighead and H. R.| Brotherton, Who Reported a Fake Wire Tapping Deal. Are Now in Trouble. | Robert Craighead, of No. 4 Locust avenue, Flushing, who, with H, R. Brotherton figured as victims and com- plainants ina fake wire-tapping deal in ‘Twenty-ninth street, was arrested to- day on- complaint of Edward B. 8pencer, General Agent for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Reilroad Company. Craiphead was clerk for the company and Brotherton was a traveling pas In the Tombs Court Mr. Id that both Craighead and Brothertou had left their positions be- cause of the exposure of their con- and that after their discharge {t wee discovered that they owed the com- pany about $8,500. Mr, Spencer said that the Saturday before the exposure Craighead induced him to cah Brotherton’s check for $000 and that a few days leter Lhe oheck was found to be worthiess. ratgiead was paroled in his fwth- er's custody unt Saturday, when Mr. Spencer sald a surety company would produce ‘Brotherton in court. TRACK WALKER KILL Michael Churoh, a foreman of track walkers while crossing from one track to another at One Hundred and ‘Nhi~ (y-third treet and Park avenue this afternoon was struck by a train of the New York, New Haven %& Hact- ford Railroad ‘and nearly, evéry ‘bone in his body was broken. He died as he was being vluced in an ambulance, —_—— DIED GOING FOR DOCTOR, | was on her way to-Hoboken, following | | while the policeman shouted to the driver to driyé like mad, as both | who was conscious. |now what be was doing, Save him!" And she placed her arms around | and caressed him as he breathed his last. ingly about bim. Slleman was a wheelwright out of work. Mrs. ” ugusta L. u wife, supported him and thetr two ehildren, Stella, thirteen yours, Lulu, twelve years old, by dressmaking in their home at No, 70 West 6 Hundred and Righth street. The neighbors say that mary times Dand and wife fought and that frequently she was compelled to rum the house, Such @ quarrel was in progress to-day after the children had go school, and was heard by the neighbors. It continued until noon, when’ shriek was heard and Mrs, Sileman dashed out into the hall, with & great wounds in her neck. . Ke rhe: She plunged headlong down the stairs, being caught by the George Vorwinkel, and an assistant, Sileman was following, wavin bloody ‘razor, but he stopped when he saw Policeman Palmer run tnt : hall, Sileman ran back into his rooms and bolted the doors, ae POLICEMAN ENTERED BY WINDOW. Policoman Palmer, unable to get in <he door, ransnp: the fi broke a window in the Sileman flat, on the third floor, shed In the room where the tragedy occurred he found Siléian In a condition, With the rasor with which he had cut his wife he had his own throat several times. When Palmer reached bim he was st himself in the abdomen with another razor, which had been sharp & point. The room looked like a slaughter-pen. ¥ Palmer unlocked the-door and among those who entered was Robinson, the prize-fight trainer. It required the strength of these two with several others to stop Sileman from repeatedly jabbing himself with weapon, and then while Robinson and others held him the policeman call an ambulance from the J. Hood Wright Hospital. Sileman and his wife were placed in the same ambulance, side by dying. pi og “I guess he is almost dead,” said the ambulance surgeon to Mra. Sik “Oh, save him, save him!” cried the woman, herself dying. “He aid He was dead when the ambula stopped at the hospital. The doctors said ihe wife could live only a si tume, that she had been mortally wounded. \ When their two children went home from school a neighbor took of them and this eyening they will go to the home of an uncle. FEARED A PuISON PLOT. ‘ Siieman, who was forty years old, was born in Hungary. His wife, a year younger, was born in Germany. For several weeks Mrs, Sileman bey lieved her husband was losing his mind and called in Dr. Julius A. Stage meter, of No. 201 West One Hundred and Sixth street, to attend him yes terday. The doctor said that Sileman was exceptionally nervous and pres: scribed a bromide to quiet him. The doctor wanted to get the medicine, but Sileman insisted on getting it himself. He said some one might try ta poison him. He He was in the same condition again this morning and Mrs. Silemé went to the drug store to see what she should do for him. It was after her return that the auarre! became fi - i Sileman believed that being out of work his wife would try to got TRL of him so that she would not have to support him, and when she went 19 the drug store he thought she had gone to get a policeman, ~ : ne neighbors said that the Silemans had quarveled for seyerat Bet or at least Fred Stleman had, and that his wife had patiently put up Wille him, trying to pacify him and do what he wished, He was jealous of herp it is said, without reason. Some of the neighbors say that recently Sileman had been drin excessively and that this led to freqtent quarrels. Dr, Stagmeier thoy he had been suffering ‘vom acute melancholia, o Seed ~ ENGELHORN RELEASED. Presecuton of New Yorker in Lon- Forecast for the thirty-six BYRACUSR, N. Y., Dec, 3.—Frank J, Finkler, twenty-eight years old, arose shortly after midnight to @o for a doc- tor for @ mick .chikd, but’ did not return. A milleman fourd himlying dead on whe clan's porch ister, Heart 1~vuble phyrati . 4 Ache i. cudabo ad there of the ‘wed with larceny, was released at Police Court to-day on the, of cable message ae