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V°«- LXVIII N° 22,748. 9^ mmmm . *. —« — >E\V-YORK. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 11)09. -TWELVE PAGES.
SIGN NEW NAVAL
WAR CODE- TO-DAY
CONFERENCE IX LOXDOX
EXDS IX SUCCESS.
Good Offices of the American Am-
bassador — Question Relating to
Supreme Court Adjusted.
(Fpfcis! by French Cable to Th» Tribune. 1 ■
London, Feb. '27:— international naval con
ference has brought its labors to a satisfactory
clo*e. What will be known as the Declaration
*.' London will be signed to-morrow at the For
eign Office by the representatives of the ten prin
cipal maritime powers. It will be a new code In
international law. regulating belligerent and
neutral rights in war time, and when ratified
by the powers, along with the Hague convention
for a prize court of appeal, will be a most ef
fective peace measure for preventing the exten
sion of hostilities.
Every important point discussed since the
opening, in December, has been settled in the
declaration except that regarding the conversion
of merchant ships into war vessels. This re
mains open In i■— the differences of opinion
among the delegates were irreconcilable. The
contraband and free lists, the law of blockade.
continuous voyage, the transfer of flags and
many other controversial matters have been de
cided by the unanimous action of the conference.
Every nation has made concessions in tradition
and practice, and. while belligerent rights have
not been materially reduced, the security of
neutral commerce has been increased and a uni
form code of maritime law for war time has
be?n established.
The State 'Department has obtained a sub
stantial success in the adoption of a protocol by
which the constitutional question relating to the
United States Supreme Court has been adjusted.
Admiral Stockton and Professor Wilson ac
knowledged to-night the useful and tactful ser
vices of the American Ambassador in Interven
ing at the last moment and bringing about this
result through negotiation with the Foreign
Office. The American delegates are overjoyed at
the successful issue of the conference. They
have shown remarkable zeal, patience and abil
ity in the protracted labors of the conference.
It has been a great work for civilization. The
text of the declaration will net be officially pub
lished until the tVird week in March. I. N. F.
IBy the Associated FreM-1
London, Feb. 25. — The international naval
conference ended its labors at a final session
held to-night, and the delegates to-morrow will
attach their signature? to a code of naval war
fare, to frame which they came to London. The
later meetings Of the conference have been de
voted to the consideration of a request from
Washington for a declaration that the prize
court shall be considered a court of arbitration
and not a court of appeal. While not able to
.--ncede all that the United States desired, the
delegates decided to express themselves as
favorable to this proposal. This, it is under
stood, is satisfactory to the United States.
Another matter which the State Department
at Washington is desirous of having settled in
principle has been made the subject of several
interviews between" Ambassador Reid and Sir
Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary- ■ It is.
however, outside the scope of the conference,
and it will be taken up again in further nego
tiations.
The American delegates expressed themselves
es well satisfied with the code as It has been
drawn up. believing that it contains much that
Mil! prove of great advantage to American com-
SMrce in time of war The code consists of
eixty-nine articles, subdivided into eight chap
ters. It is for the greater part highly technical.
I The conference of the ten greatest naval
powers has for three months been closely
watched by the entire civilized world. On it de
pended the future status at many important
points of international law. and at several stages
«jf procedure the congress seemed doomed to
Ireak up in disagreement.
Great Kritain was responsible for the move
ment.. At her invitation the delegates met in
Ix-ndon on December 4 of last year. The Ameri
can delegates were Rear Admiral Charles H.
Stockton and Professor George Grafton Wilson.
at BroWn University. The Earl of Deaart. Rear
Admiral Sir Charles., I (ttley. Eyre A. Crowe. C.
J. B. Hurst and • tain E. J. W. Slade. of the
British navy, represented Great Britain. Other
, nations rtpresentcd ere France. Germany. Italy.
-Hungary. Russia, Spain, Holland and
j£cac.
The primary purpose of the conference was
to determine as many definite principles of mari
time international law as possible, and capable
Icf bring wed for the government of the pro
posed international prize court under the twelfth
convention of the second Hague Conference last
>-eai. The United States at the Hague confer
ences had favored thfc immunity of private prop
erty, ion-contraband, from capture at sea. At
the l2*t Hague conference the American dele
gate-. would nut accept any change in the rules
cf blockade and crfntraband then existing. The
L'dtf^ States held that the condemnation of a
thlp v.as a judicial function and that a prize
efcurt must determine whether a vessel should
t* condemned. The United States, Great Britain
. ' «*d Japan were practically In harmony on ths
ftMir. ro:nts at the start, and counted on the
'cpport of France. The other six powers were
known to be wideiy at variance. Great Britain
I alone stood for the rights of a belligerent to
search neutral merchantmen proceeding to an
fatmy's port under escort of a war vessel f.yinK
the same flag. Th- Continental powers urged the
m&tir.uanee of the present system, under .which
tie ' belligerents declare what 1* contraband.
Other disputed points were methods of block
s-ling, destruction of seized vessels before trial,
tie transformation of alleged merchantmen into
»n»r, .-' war after leaving neutral »>ort. the
doctrine of continuous voyages and the right of
belligerents 'to coal in neutral ports.
The conference was. In fine, an attempt to do
•*hat -he lart Hague congress failed to accom
plish. The Dclaration of Paris had been in par
« tial force for over half ■ century, but. while not
obsolete, it wax considered seriously mcorr-
Pl»tf
OPERA HOUSES MAY BE ALLIED.
Otto H. Kahn Elected Director of Boston Com
pany, as Well ts E. D. Jordan.
.Bonon. Fe,b. 23.— 0tt0 H. Kahr. of New York, one
" ** the director* «f t!w Metropolitan Opera House.
■ te-dav ,v « »lweted a director of the Boston Opera
:^ Hcu**, As F.b*.n X*. Jordan. Sf the Boston Opera
H House. Is already a director, of .the .Metropolitan.
" i» vsdemfivxi that the two houses will be closely
; allied The Boston Opera House, when completed,
*W thus as able Is produce new or unfamiliar
*>!•<*? brought out at th* Metropolitan and to
.. ■*v* the services of Metropolitan sinners for a
§ Portion- of the time.
X GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
It* parity has ni^e it famous. — Aavt.
MOB FACES REVOLVERS.
Squad of Policemen Keeps a Thou
sand from Attacking Motorman.
"With drawn revolvers a squad of policemen
from the East 104 th street statin yesterday
held back a crowd of more than <»ne thousand
persons who ma<ie an attack on Harry Sullivan,
the motorman of a Madison avenue car which
ran down and killed a boy. Nathan Sadak. five
years old. was the victim. While crossing the
roadway in front of h).<= father's store, at Ko.
1598 Madison avenue, the child ran directly is
front of the car and. before Sullivan could apply
the brakes, was run over by the forward trucks.
Pr. Smith, of the Harlem Hosptn*!, found that
nearly every bone in the boys body had been
broken and that he had died instantly.
Patrolman Howard, of the East lo4th street.
■tattoo, came uj> In time to protect Sullivan
from th^ fury of the crowd with his nightstick.
The motorman was struck several times, and
the policeman, finding that the crowd was rap
idly growing larger and angrier, whistled for
help.
Sergeant Doyle «nd three policemen from the
sa:ne station beat their way to the front plat
form of the car. where Sullivan and Howard
won 1 held by the crowd. Nearly forty passengers
in the ?ar began to crowd forward, as if to
break the doors and reach Sullivan. Finding
that nightsticks made no impression. Deyls and
his men drew their revolvers nnd forced every
one out of the oar Sullivan was ordered to run
his car to 104 th street, and it moved off under
a shower of stones from the crowd".
All tie way to the station house the crowd
followed, pelting the policemen nnd their pris
oner. Sullivan was held on a technical charge
of homicide. The crowd yelled and hooted in
the street nea- the station house until tho
police forced it t" scatter
MORE HIGH PRESSURE.
Extension of System Planned for
Congested District.
An extension of th<> high pressure fire fighting
system to COS* $1,800,000 has been planned by
l M. I>e Varona. chief engineer of the Depart
ment of Water Supply, Cias and Electricity, to
prated the section bounded by Bast Houston
and rhamb.T streets, the Bowery and tho East
River. The plans have been approved by the
fir.- underwriters, and it Is expected "that the
system will l>e installed by 1910.
Chief Engineer De Varona said vest -rday that
ther" would be various improvements :n this ex
tension, notably a duplication of pipes so that
should breaks occur the effectiveness of tlv sys
tem would not be unpaired.
The department has decided to Increase the
high pressure service capacity at the stations at
Mth street. 171Uh street and at Jerome aven :•-.
The Jerome avenu station Improvement will
also include an extension to supply the Williams
brides section, so tha* should the enlargement of
Kensico Reservoir by the Board of Water Sup
ply compel temporary cessation of supplying
water to Wjlliamsbridge from that reservoir, t!.--
Jerome avenue service may be utilized.
To increase the. water supply for I.onjf [stand
City the dr:-. wells at Bayslde are to I
larged and the pumping (nation is to be re
modelled. Filter beds are to be built there to
insure purity of the supply.
XEW PREMIER PEACEFUL.
No Mention of Austria-Hungary
in Outlining Servian Policy.
Belgrade. Feb. 23.— The declaration of policy
made by the new Premier, M. Novakovich, to
Parliament to-day was more peaceful than had
been expected. While breathing a spirit of in
tense loyalty, it does not mention directly either
Austria-Hungary or the subject of annexation.
r emphasize*, the national character of the new
ministry and calls for the support of the people
in defence of Servian nationality.
M. Milovanovich. who remains Foreign Min
ister, to-day also expressed peaceful sentiments.
Hf declared that Servia could be forced into
war only if attacked.
Berlin, Feb. 25. — Great Britain, it is
Stood h»-re. has expressed readiness to associate
herself in joint action by the powers at Bel
grade-, provided Russia is included. According
to the information of B*e <ierrnan government
France is now eounding Russia with regard to
the acceptance of the suggestion made by <;<-r
many that representation* should be made to
Belgrade and not Vienna.
A tone of optimism continues to prevail in
official circle?. It is stated that neither Ger
many nor any great power <s threatening Ser
via. nor Is the proposed action at Belgrade in
tended to have the least appearance of menace.
The opinion is general, however, that Servia
ought to be informed regarding Jhe feeling of the
European concert concerning her claims, so as
to leave no doubt that the powers will not sup
port Servias demand for territorial compensa
tion. If the situation is regarded in this light it
Is believed that Russia will join with the other
j>owers». I
St. Petersburg, Feb. lit. — sL Iswolsky, the For
eign Minister, to-day conferred with several
prominent editorial writers and counselled mod
eration in commenting on the Austro-Pervian
situation. The general sentiment at St. Peters
burg is more favorable to peace.
WANT DUTY ON GIFT.
John Daub Arrested for Not Faying
Customs Charges on Ring.
John Daub, en actor, of No. 240 East 28d
street, who is a .player in a vaudeville sketch.
was arrested last night as he entered the wing?
of the theatre at which he is playing, at the con
clusion of bis performance, on a charge of using
th. United States mails for smuggling. The ar
rest was made on a warrant issued by Commis
sioner Shields to Postofflce Inspector Boyle,
which charged Daub with violating Section 8,082
of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
According to the police Daub received a
Christmas gift last year, consisting of a box
containing a dozen fine handkerchiefs and a
diamond ring, from a German girl whom he had
met while touring in Germany in 1907. With
the package came a notice from the customs
officials notifying: Daub that ho owed the gov
ernment $932 fluty on the ring. The duty, the
police say. has not been paid.
Daub admitted last night that be had received
the presents and the notice from the customs
officers, but said that he 'did ri.n/see why he
should be compelled to pay £9 32 duty on a ring
which he had never been able to pawn for more
than fi.
ONLY COMPLETE FLORIDA, TRAIN
carrying both club car and observation car is SEA
BOARD FLORIDA LTD. Quickest train to St.
Augusth.e. ••it 1 ) through cars to Palm Beach, Mi
ami Knights Key. Ing. 1183 Bway.— Advt.
AID FOR MAIL SHU'S
FAVORABLE REPORT FOR
SUBVENTION BILL.
Seeks to Develop New Ocean Lines
— Congress May Enact It at
This Session.
■T-.m Th° Tribun- Bonn ]
Washington. Feb. 85.— The shipping bill, which
was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Gaftinajer,
of Xew Hampshire, and passed by the up »er
house a year ago, was favorably reported to the
Hou=o to-day, nn-1 its friends sre confident that
it w ill become a law Ht this session. The v ite
will be taken under a special rule on Saturday,
nnd Representative Goebel. of Ohio, who has long
been an advor-at °' this class of legislation,
predicts that II will pass with not l«ss than
Uteen votes to spase. He nnl Representative
Watson, of Indiana, the Republican whip, ire
actively engnged in making a poll cf the House
and as the leaders are strongly in favor of the
nif-ar-i-.ire BO effort will 1>« "pared to Insure Its
adoption. The measure enjoys the cordial and
often voiced Indorsement of the President.
Properly speaking, this is not 8 ship »üb»idy
bill, although it is often bo termed, chiefly be
cause it was framed and advocated by those
who originally favored subsidizing the merchant
marine, and who. finding that the opposition to
such a measure was Insuperable, sought to de
monstrate the accuracy of their views by Induc
ing i "'ingress to make an experiment by mcreas
ing the compesation to man-carrying ships, as
is provided for by this bill.
The postal subvention bill, reported to-day is
inertly an amendment to the existing law ii>. ng
•he rates to be paid for th» carriage >r ocean
mails. It leaves existing contracts .xacth as
they are. in no waj Increasing the coos]
tion of tii" carriers, but seeks to develop
mail lines on routes ••.here experience las
proved that the present rat-- of compensation Is
inadequate It therefore authorises the Post
master General to jay not more than $4 .-; n lie
to sixteen-knot nnd S2 a mile to fourteen -knot
•teamen on routes to South America, th<- Phil
ippines, Japan, t'hina and Australasia, p: • I
.such routes arc four thousand miles or more w
length. The rate now paid to twentjr-kno
sels sailing to Euro] t Ss $4 ■ mile.
A 3."ij<i-niiie. SO-knet American mall til
hoen established to Europe, and other lines,
two thousand miles or fees In length, to 'he
West Indies, Mexico and Venezuela, but after
seventeen years the present rates have
luteiy failed to create a contract mail m
to Brazil, Argentina, Chill, Peru or the orient.
A line was started In IMI across the Pacific to
Australasia, but it proved a financial failure
and two years ago was abandon
Not one American steamship ;s; s now tunning
on either the Atlantic or the Padflc to t
America, !i"t one to Australasia, and on
or six to the orwnt The chief South Arneru an
mails are pert oui by waj of Europi The sh ps
on the Pacific have shrunk in number One- half
In two years.
The making of contracts under this b tl Is left
to the discretion of the Postmaster General, tut
the expenditure on this country's entire ocean
mail service is limited to the estimated re\enu*
from that service. There 1-» now an apparent
net profit from the ocean mall of about J3.600.
000 a year. The Postofßce Department esti
mates that this will suffice to create two 16
knot mail lines to South America and two to
Japan, China and the Philippines, tiling alter
nately ami providing a weekly service, and one
to Australasia.
The ships, under this law, must be American
built, owned and officered, and a certain In
creasing proportion of their crews must be
American citizens. All 16-knot and 14 knot
steamers must be built on designs approved by
the Navy Department for auxiliary service, and,
in case of need, must be turned over to the
government Thus the bill provides not only lor
a swift and regular ocean mail service, but ■-
cidentally, for a fleet of auxiliary cruisers, fast
transports and supply ships
An amendment adopted by the Senate stipu
lates that if no line is established from At
lantic ports south of Cape. Charles t • South
America, and more than two llnvs are .
lished from North Atlantic ports, vessel a of obm
of these lim-3 shall touch, going and coining,
at at k-ast two Atlantic ports south of Cape
( 'barb s.
.HAD KEY TO HEAVEN."
Young Man Arrested in Waldorf
Sent to Bellevue.
A young man who said he was Joseph Hods*.
twenty-eight years old. of Nc 806 West 137 th
street, who was nrrested yesterday while wan
dering about the corridors eif the Waldorf w th
his eyes tightly dosed, presented such a knotty
problem to Lieutenant Day. of the Tenderl* En
I olice station, thnt Hodes was sent to the psy
< hopaihic ward of Bellevue Hospital for obsi r
vation.
Hodes explained the presence of a skeleton key
in Ills pocket by saying that it was a "key to
heaven." whi c. iiis statement that he was a.
Christian Scientist was borne out by tho finding
of a copy of Mrs. Eddy's "Science a.nd Health"
and a Christian Science hymnal ejn his person
The attention of the police was called to
Hodes by house detectives, who said that ear- 1
lier ir. the day the young man had hireo a taxi
cab at the cab stand, and after riding about in
!t for some time had told the driver that he
had no money with which to pay him.
When taken to the station house Hodes could
not bG induced to open his eyes until Lieutenant
Day banged the station blotter down on bis
desk with all his might, but even then the mans
only reply to questions regarding his presence
in the hotel, his possession of the skeleton key,
his Ptate of health and so on was I don't
know."
Hodes said he lived with his mother, who Ins
conducted a hairriressing establishment in tie
Martha Washington Hotel for several y<-a s.
When told last night that her son had be»n
arrested Mrs. Hodes said that she had not
noticed anything peculiar in his actions and
that he had lot complained of being sick.
SUN MIGHT HIT DARK STAR.
Professor Lowell Scents Aerial Collision That
Would Mean General Upheaval.
[By T'lesraph to Th» Tribunal
Boston, Feb. 25.— Professor Percival Lowell »iade
the announcement to-day that "there Is a possi
bility that our sun will collide with a dark star
"Such an event would mean a general upheaval
of conditions on this planet." 1 said Professor Low 'll,
"and if any Inhabitants survived the disaster, night
and day would be about the only features of the
present order of things that would be recognizable.
The orbit of the earth would be changed, the sea
sons would ,no longer follow in their, order, and
what the climate would be no one can guess."
MR. TAFT FILLS CABINET
FRAXKLIX MAC VEACrII FOR
THE TREASURY POST.
Official Announcement Xot To Be
Made UntU Xiwt Week— Mr.
Taft's Little Joke.
President-elect Taft has completed his Cab
met, but will make no further announcm-nt of
the appointments until bis inauguration. It is
understood that the Treasury portfolio will go
to Franklin MacVeagh, of Chicago, •wnose name
has been frequently mentioned in connection
with the place.
It is understood thai Mi SfacVeagh accepted
the place yesterday, and thereby the Taft <'abi
net was made complete, as heretofore announced
in The Tribune. Assuming that there will he
no shifts between now and March 4. the Cabinet
will be -is follows:
Secretary of State— PHIL ANDER C. KNOX.
of Pennsylvania.
Secretary cf the Treasury— FßANKLlN MAC
VEAGH, of Illinois. llnAll
Secretary of War— JACOB M. DICKINSON,
of Tennessee. __
Attorney General— GEOßGE W. WICKER
SHAM, of New York. .—-..
Postmaster General — FRANK H. HITCH
COCK, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy— GEORGE YON L.
MEYER, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior— RlCH AßD A. BAL
LINGER. of Washington.
Secretary of Agriculture— JAMES WILSON,
of lowa. _. _ ft
Secretary of Commerce ana Labor — inAHLto
NAGEL, of Missouri.
When asked last night about ins Cabinet. Mr.
Taft said:
•I shall make no announcement of the ap
pointments until inauguration day. When I
told the newspaper men earlier in the week that
1 expected to give out the name of the new Ser
retary "•: the Treasury before leaving N-w York,
it was an inadvertence.
"Perhaps the newspaper men think that sug
gestion whs s contract," continued Mr. Taft.
laughing soft!) as be looked at the reporters.
•I wish to suggest to you gentlemen that it is a
well settled principle of law that a contract to
be binding must be accompanied by ■ considera
tion, and I am not aware of the consideration.''
Then the Presl. lent -ei-,-t laughed his hearty
laugh and seemed to think be bad ■ g 1 Joke
on the reporters.
Franklin MacVeagh has had years of experi
ence as h practical merchant. He was born on
a farm In Chester County, Perm. He vu grad
uated from Vil' in I*6-. He was ■ lawyer, but
;. ban. lone. i practice, owing t<« ill health, and went
, chj , p ., There be established s wholesale
grocery business.
He was president of the Cltis lation
of Chicago, which promote,] many important
municipal reforms. He is president of (he Bu
reau of charities and of the Municipal Art
League and s member of the executive commlt-
S'ational Civic Federation. In IMS
be « as vice-president of the American civic
,\~^' iciatton
Mr Taft spent the day quietly yesti rday, tak
ing a five-mile wa'k up Fifth avenue, through
Mm park and back to the home of his brother,
Henry W. Taft. at Ko M West 4*th street,
where he is staying He was gone from 2:40
till 4:Hi o'clock. He was recognised by children
in the park, and he hatted to chat with one or
nd pat them <- n the shOttMsrs.
One of Mr Taft's objects in coming to New
York was to Obtain C«mi luMon for
,mpletion of some maga«me articles which
h<- agreed some time ago to writ.-, an oppor
tunity for which had been denied him in the
press' of other business. He did a lot of writing
yesterday.
Among those who called on Mr. Tafl yester
day were Isaac N. BeUgmar, A. M Stevenson,
of Colorado; James B Sheffield and William M.
Barnum, or the tale Club, who talked about the
Tale dinner on March lft, at which Mr. Taft.
President Hadley of fate and Mr. Sheffield will
be the -peak.rs. w. Fellow, s Morgan, of New
Jersey, who ..laved golf with th.- PreaWent-elect
at Hot Borings; General Horace Porter, Samuel
Brill, representing the Sphinx Club; William V.
Howe George B. Sheldon, treasurer sff^uwt Re
publican National Committee; James B)
Peter .lay and Clarence Bowen.
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican Na
tional Committee called In the afternoon and ac
companled Mr. Taft on bis walk.
Then was s reunion of the Tafts last night.
Including the President-elect and Mrs. William
H Taft M*r. and Mrs Henry W. Taft and
daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charies'P. Taft and
daughter, of Cincinnati. Mrs. Henry W. Taft
and Miss Taft returned boms yesterday from
Mr Tafl will attend the dinner for Btthu Root
to be given to-night by the Peace Society of the
City of New York at OM Hotel Astor. The
speakers will include Mr Taft. Ambassador
Bryce Governor Hughes. Joseph H. Cnoate, who
will preside, Ambassador Takahir.i. of Japan,
and Ambassador Nabuco. of Brazil.
Mrs. William H. Taft w*nt shopping yester
day She will accompany her husband to Wash
ington on Saturday. The President-elect said
last night that he deeply regretted his Inability
to Stay over and attend the dinner of the breth
ren of the Amen Corner at the Waldorf that
'" Mr Taft has not yet received the letter from
the regent of China defining the attitude of the
regent on questions affecting the Chinese Em
rire.
MACVEAGH. AND DICKINSON MEET.
Discussing the Weather, They Say, When
Seen at the Chicago Club.
[ By Telegraph to The Tribune 1
Chicago. Feb. 25.— Franklin Ma'-Veagh and
Jacob M. Dickinson met this afternoon in the
Chicago i'!u.e. The two men. who are under
stood to have been selected as members of Mr.
Taft's Cabinet, declared that only pleasantries
concerning the fine variety of CllUsgM weather
entered into their conversation.
It became known to-day that, although legal
advice has declared Mr. MacVeagh not to be
eligible for the Treasury Cabinet past in the
Cabinet so long as he id connected with Franklin
stacVeagh & Co., ho has not as yet severed his
relations with the firm. According M the same
source of information it is said that Mr Ma -
Veagh will not be compelled to disturb his rela
tions with the Comsnerclal National Bank, of
which he long has been a director.
TEXAS GOLF LINKS FOR MR. TAFT.
Sun Antonio. Tex.. Feb. 23 -It is sai.l her that
soon after his inauguration President Taft will
visit the ranch of Charles V Tart, near this city.
A house is bern>; built on the ranch ;unl ifntf links
are beintr l.iM out.
NO MORE CUT PRICE CIGARETTES.
As the result of conferences by prominent cigar
ette dealers throughout the country, the price of
cigarettes, it 13 stated, is about to be raised. The
increase will be one only in the sens* that stand
ard prices are to be restored on brands that during
the last few years have been selling in nearly
all cl£ar stores under tiie regular pries.
TEAL JURY LOCKED UP.
Court Refuses Request to Permit
Prisoner to Spend Night at Home.
The Jury in the case of Mrs. "Ben" Teal.
charged with attempted subornation of perjury,
began its consideration of the evidence at 3:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Not having reached
a verdict at 11:15 o'clock last night. Judge Fos
ter ordered the twelve men locked up for the
night and remanded Mrs. Teal to the Tombs.
Colonel Haire asked the court to permit Mrs.
Teal to go home with her husband for the night,
under a Sheriffs guard, but Judge Foster re
fused. Twice in the course of the evening Mrs.
Teal appeared In the courtroom — when the jury
was brought in at 10:55 o'clock, and again at
11:15 o'clock. Two or three faithful friends
stayed by her, besides her husband, until she
was led away to her cell for the night.
Assistant District Attorney Hart, in summing
up for the prosecution, characterized Mrs. Teal
as a "vampire" and said she 'designed the ruin
of others." 'What mercy <i( < a she deserve?",
be asked.
Colonel Haire in Ms address pictured Mrs.
Tea! as s good and much wronged woman. "The
witnesses," be said, "are all perjured enemies of
this woman."
ROBBER KILLS WOMAN.
Shoots Her in Dining Room of
Her Toronto Horne — Escapes.
[By Teif-srapii to The Trii'Un?. 1
Toronto, < >nt.. Feb. 25.— Ethel Kinrade Hamil
ton, daughter of Kinrade Hamilton, a public
school principal, was shot dead in the dining
room of her home at 5 o'clock this evening.
WhiU- Mrs. Hamilton was at a police station re
porting an attempt to rob their house last night,
hK-r daughters, Ethel and Flossie, were Fitting at
p table in the dining room, taking.
Suddenly a man. who had entered by the front
o'">or appeared in the room. "Hand over all your
money!" he raid. Flossie gave her purse to
him. As she did so he drew a revolver and
shot Ethel five times. Flossie fled to a grocery
-tor- to give the alarm, but fainted on the way.
The delay allowed the murderer to escape.
Ethel was well known as a singer, prominent
In society and not known to have an enemy.
The family lives In Herkimer street, one of the
most fashionable In the city. The entire police
force is hunting for the assassin.
BOX!) GOVERXMEXT OUT.
New Ministry for Newfoundland
Headed by Opposition Leader Likely
St. John's, N. F.. Feb. 25.— The government of
Sir Robert Bond to-day tendered its resignation
to the Governor, Sir William MacGregor. and it
hi probable that Sir Edward Morris, the Oppo
sition leader and formerly a member of the
Bond Cabinet, will be called on to-morrow to
form i ministry. As Sir Edward has no more
supporters in the Legislature than has Sir Rob
ert, there is intense interest in the developments
of the next few weeks. •
Sir Robert endeavored to Induce Governor
MacOregor to dissolve the Legislature and order
a general election, but the Governor felt that
a campaign at this time would Injure trade.
The Governor hopes to induce the Legislature.
wlvn it meets on March 4, to vote sufficient
money to carry on business, regardless of po
litical considerations, and thun enable the colony
tei get along without a genera! election until
later in th« year.
Jill) HER DEATH U'OUXD.
Woman. Fatally Shot, Asks Treat
ment for Stomach Trouble.
The snooting of Mrs. R. J. Francis, of Islip.
Long Island, who concealed from her attending
physician the fact that she was shot, and who
said bfJOrc her death that she did not know
how she. was shot, forms a mystery that appears
unlikely to be solved, unless District Attorney
Furman takes a hand in the investigation. Dr.
W B. Savage, the Coroner, has rendered a ver
dict of •accidental shooting by her own hand."
Mr. and Mrs. Francis rented a number of the
rooms in their house to boarders. For several
days the husband had been in the city, ir was
stated. Mrs. Francis sent for a physician sev
eral days ago for treatment for stomach trouble.
Mrs. Francis told him that she had pains in the
abdomen. Sho was not In bed. The doctor pre
scribed for ii» r. anil left without hearing any
thing about a wound.
When, later, a neighbor called upon Mr.-.
Francis she found her in great pain. She sent
for I>r Ceorge S. King, of Bay Shore. Dr. King
requested the patient to permit him to examine
her lungs. To do this she was obliged to remove
her outer clothing.
"You have been shot, madam." sais! Dr. King
when he saw her undergarment punctured and
stained with blood.
Mrs. Francis remained silent. Further investi
gation disclosed the fact that there was a jagged
hole over the heart. An operation was per-^
fo.rr.ed to get the bullet, part of the breastbone*
and a section of a rib being removed.
"The pistol went off under my pillow while I
was lying upon it," said Mrs. Francis, offering
no explanation of h»r singular suppression of the
shooting. The husband was unable to ascribe a
reason for the shooting.
DUEL WITH WAX BULLETS
Novel Contest Takes Place in the
New York Athletic Club. .
In the presence of a score of members of the
New York Athletic Club a duel with pistols took
place last night. In the gymnasium, between
one of the members and James Murray, th»
fencing instructor, who recently brought from
Paris a pair of .44-calibre French duelling pis
tols, and some composition wax bullets and fuse
cartridges. Each of the principals donned a
black robe and adjusted a wire head mask, fitted
with an oblong piece of thick plate glass to
protect the eyes, nose and mouth. .
All the conditions of a genuine duel were In
evidence, and the scene was strikingly realistic.
At a signal the two men, back to back, stepped
out ten paces, and then, facing about, took de
liberate aim at each other and fired. One bullet
struck the left side of the member's headpiece
and the other hit Murray over the small ribs
on the right side, causing him to flinch. ever so
little at the moment of the impact.
Several of the members then tried their skill
with the pistols, which have a light steel shield
inclosing the hand and the trigger guard, to
protect the hand from a shot coming toward
the shooter. It i.<« the intention to Introduce
pool matches with duelling: pistols loaded with
these wax bullets, the Invention of M. Deviller.
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ROOT PRAISES HUGHES
AT BARNES DINNER
SATS GOVERNOR IS TRUE
PARTY MAX.
Senator-elect Surprises Albany Couit
ty Organization — Chairman Wood-
ruff Replies to Brooklyn Speech.
! By Telegraph to Th- Tribune: ]
Albany. Feb. 2.">.— lnstead of denouncing Gov«
ernor Hughes as an opponent of party and
speakyig in opposition to his direct primary pro
posal, as some had expected. Senator-elect Elinu
Root to-night at the dinner of the Barnes
County organisation delivered a glowing eulogy
of party organisation which brought his audi
ence to its feet in cheers, and then declared that
he counted Governor Hughes a true party and
organization man.
More than that, he went on •■ SStfSBM the
feeling which has swept over the country, that
party organizations w*re not truly representa
tive of the. sentiments of th- voter* This had
spread, he said, from mere idle criticism to a
deep sented conviction on the part of party
voters cv«-n. It was this which had brought oat
as attempted remedies the Western ideas
primaries, the initiative and referendum and
similar propositions.
"The very great popularity of Governor
Hughes," he said, while a laugh and a scattered
handclap went up. 'his popularity not so much
In New York State as in the Western states. i 3
based on the idea that he has jumped on poli
ticians This is a fact. We should look at it
and consider it. There can be no outcome from
this feeling but one. Any measure or any la-*
or practice which is adopted can be no other
than an organization one."
The traditional bombshell would not hai -
duced a greater sensation thar; '■ h of
Senator Root. Everything at the dinm
been arranged M curry an eftV I sition
toward Governor Hugh°s. The speech of
Chairman WoodrasT, prepared in advance, had
been SMtoSSSd t-. taking up the governors argo
im-nts for his direct primary plan. Interview^
had been given out earlier in the sASSSMMMI fn>i»
various leaders who had talked with Mr. Root,
the tenor of which tended SB show that he was
against the direct primary plan. Evn th
orations of the hall omitted the I
name.
BARNES WAS NONPLUSSED.
Then, to have Mr. Root ftatfootedly indors*
the Governor's attitude of endeavoring to make
party organizations representative, to have him
assume the character of mediator and monitor
in the stronghold of the anti-Hughes men — it
was too much. The faces of the men at the
long table where sat the chief guests were a
study in gloom. Mr Woodruff glowered at
Speaker Wadsworth; Mr. Wadsworth stared hi?
astonishment at Mr. Barnes. Senator Raines
'smiled somewhat sardonically. He always pre
serves a saving sense of humor. And all th«.
Barnes followers,- the sinew of his organization:
who had applauded the earlier part of the Root
speech. looked their astonishment and forgot
to applaud at all until he had finis'
Mr. Root, who was Introduced by Danforth E.
Ainsworth, the chairman, as a man who would
be the Daniel Webster of this new era in th*
Senate, declared that first he hoped to be able
not to fulfil such predictions, but to make a
Senator worthy of New York State Republicans.
He said this dinner awakened many recollec
tions of the days when he was taking- an active
part in political work as a member of the New
York County organization. He paid tribute to
the work which had converted Albany County
from a Democratic stronghold to a Republican
stronghold". ."*'
•'I have no sympathy." he added, "and perhaps ■
too little patience with those who think, or think
they think, that republican government can be
continued or administered without party organ
ization Among all the great increase of human
power In our century, above the great discov
eries and inventions and achievements of sci
ence which have multiplied, the productive
power of mankind, the discovery of the capacity
of mankind for multiplying power by organiza
tion, ranks the greatest. Put on an isle of the
• sea. a body of men competent for self-govern
ment, with no laws or customs, and they would
establish a government by the necessity of hu
man nature. They would organize into patties.
Organization is not a mere device, it is not
merely the best way discovered to carry on a
representative government; ft is the on!y way
mankind ha?, Organization always overcomes
disorganization. •
"I am one 'of those who believe, as I know
you believe, that th- party organization of
which you form a part, the Republican party,
has been the backbone and strength of con
tinuity and effectiveness in the great Ideas and
ideals which have made our country foremost
among the peoples of the earth in the last half
century. Whenever wild and demagT"«io :<S*as
to catch the fancy of the multitude have been
paraded before the eyes of men. fallacies of, .
government ever liable to be hr light to tha
fore in new dresses, threatening the perpetuity
of our American institutions; when fallacies
financial and social and political have t&rcat
ened the prosperity and solidity of our national
government, the organization of the Republi
can party has been the recourse of all men vho,
In calmer times, choose to set themselves V.D
as Independent thinkers,. Let me say tnax '-n
this declaration of the necessity and the bene
fits of the Republican organization and th«
organization of the Republican party I count
the Governor of ..his state in agreement, not In
dissent. However he may disagree as to meas
ures and methods. I count him. as I count all
thoughtful men. as agreeing on the necessity of
organization and of cur Republican organiza
tion.
"HAS JUMPED ON POLITICIANS."
"There is a process going on In cur country
to which we Republicans of the organization
should give heed— yes. and our friends of th*
Democratic organization also — process which,
goes beyond the grumbling and criticism of men
sitting In their clubs or studies and finding fault
with everything in political affairs because they
do not agree' with their Ideas, a process abroad
widely in the minds and feelings of the people of
our country. There have been indications that
they feel their political organizations are not
truly representing them. I think the blind and
curious — curious methods and very curi
ous in their results— many of the Western
states toward dispensing with party organisa
tions have Indicated this feeling. The Initiative
and referendum, the direct primary in many
states, the wide difference in tbe votes for Presi
dent and Governor, which resulted in the elec
tion of Presidential electors of one party and
Governor of another— all these seem to be symp
toms of one widely prevalent feeling which has
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