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V OL LXIII-— N°' 20.705.
SWINDLE HUNDREDS OF WOMEN.
THEY ARE TAKEN IN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BY
CLEVER DETROIT SCHEMERS.
Bogus National Society 'Advertises for Local Secretaries, and Dupes
Those Who Reply with Worthless Checks.
Hundreds of credulous women in this city and
throughout the country have been taken in by
an ingenious swindle launched on a gigantic
■sd Just run to cover in Detroit. Each
victim was mulcted to the extent of from $15 to
$2T>. the sums aggregating many thousands of
dollars to the swindlers. The fraud was perpe
trated under the name of the "National League
of American Women. Incorporated." and the
victims were reached by means of the following
advert iFenieiit. which appeared In several New-
York newspapers on the first Sunday in June:
Lad\ i under forty-five) as local secretary of
Woman's Society (national); entire time re
at fair salary; reference necessary. Ap
ply, inclosing addressed envelope, Mrs. Calvin,
X. W. L.. Detroit. Mich.
The women who answered this seductive ad
vertisement, and who appear to have been very
us. received replies on paper headed
"Office nf the President. Detroit, Mich.," and
I the following names: National officers—
President, Mrs. Phoebe A. Calvin. Detroit; vice-
Mrs. W. C. Palmer. Chicago; corre
sponding secretary. Mrs. Alma V. Davis. New-
York: financial secretary. Mrs. H. C. Brown,
PTcr Orlnssjß: treasurer, Mrs. Mary T. Orr, De-
The letters read as follow*:
Ifiss Blank.
Pear Madam: Mrs. Calvin requests me to re
ply to your letter and to state that she views it
ibly.
The duties of local secretaries, which are out
lined in the inclosed circular, include corre
sponding, organizing, visiting and the general
rascal work of the district. The salary paid is
1600 B year, payable monthly, with travelling
expenses when incurred. The first trial engage
rr-m is for three months.
Your work would be directly in charge of the
president, with whom you would be in constant
touch, and to whom weekly reports are made.
Where the district is large and growing rapidly
in membership, an office is maintained, for
•which an allowance is made. The work is pleas
ant, and, of course, in every respect that of a
lady. You would be expected to come to De
troit. If appointed, to receive full instructions
and study In the details of the work. This
would require about three days, and your ex
penses are borne by the league.
During the World's Fair, at St. Louis, in 1904,
you would be required to spend sixty days on
duty at the league building, the duties there
being nominal.
In answering, please state the locality in which
you are best acquainted, and also if you would
be able to enter into the work at once, if ap
pointed. We are especially anxious to make
our World's Fair plans a success, and the en
thusiastic work of the local secretaries is doing
much toward this.
It is quite strange that we both should have
the. same name, and I shall be glad to do all
I can to help my namesake. 1 know you would
like the work, and I hope to meet you if you
come to Detroit. Wishing you success, yours
very truly. ADA S. BROMFIELD. Secretary.
P. B.— answering, address Mrs. Calvin per
sonally. If possible, send your photo.; returned.
ot course, if postage is sent.
The paragraph of this interesting document
referring to the similarity of names is particu
larly worthy of note. Though the letters had
been run off by the thousands, the archplotter
was able to put a little personal touch into each
one by the timple expedient of changing his or
her last name to suit that of each victim.
Mo booklet was Inclosed, as stated in the com
munication, an omission which appears to have
been carefully planned to make sure of a second
letter from the victim, who wrote to ask after
the missing circular as well as for other infor
mation. In reply to these inquiries the follow
ing letter was Kent out:
June 23. 1903.
Dear Idas: 1 nave your letter, and find that
thf- circular booklet was not sent you, as the
supply had given out. One will be mailed you in
a day or two. The aims of the league include
In brief woman's suffrage and the intellectual
advance of woman; national temperance; the
melioration of the condition of women and
children in factories, and the support of honest
candidates for national afßce.
Th*- league is not very strong in your section.
and we are therefore anxious to secure an ear
nest and enthusiastic worker. The league is rap
idly becoming an important power for good
throughout the land, and to extend this work the
board is appointing several new local {secretaries.
Your duties would at first consist in circulating
letters and literature in your district, answering
ihe?e. and, when necessary, interviewing those
interested in the cause. It is impossible, of
• ourse. to go into details by mail or in a letter,
end, as I think you have the right spirit and
JONES IN GALVESTON.
He Has Made No Effort to
Escape.
Rice-vale. Tex.. July 21.— Charles F. Jones, who
*as valet for William Marsh Rice, is in Galveeton.
H*> was seen in that city yesterday. Three days
sro h* was in Seabrook He made no effort to
escape, and has at no time been under cover ex
cept to newspaper reporters.
Jones did not come to Houston after his release
f? !"! 1 " W ° r , k I2 r I 1I 1 R Rice - Instead, he pro
fZ fL™ S n «V° the home of his father, across the
™ t j£ T/^u Aft< * he took service as
if! laWafti.? -r 1 ' commanded by his brother.
ji -law. Walter Taff. The schooner piled between
aiveston. Houston and -he Shell Reef on the bay
Afeer leaving the Rapella he , iieaW i to "have cone
to New-Orleans, but the trip was a short one!
KNEE DEEP IN OIL.
Great Gusher Floods Streets of Sour
Lake, Tex.
IfcT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUTE. ;
Houston. Texas, July 21.— This has been a day of
Intense excitement at Sour Lake, a well brought
In at r.^on on the Keister Geundry tract adjoin
'' r z Wal'.-s-t.. •he business centre, developed into a
miffhty pusher, shooting a six inch stream of oil
seventy feet over the derrick. The workmen flew
for their lives. Wall-st. was filled with people
fcT* they were deluged from head to foot, within
an ! our crfl was knee deep In the street, and the
r>?>:r,k walks In places were floating. Many busi
ness room.* ere flooded. The well Is the "hiee.'st
in tbe Held. To-night the well is capped find
und'T control.
REACTION FOR CANAL.
Sentiment in Colombia Turning in
Favor of the Treaty.
Panama. July 24.— A strong reaction in favor
of the ratification of the canal treaty seems to
be going on through Colombia. From all the
principal cities and from Cauca, the largest de
partment of the republic, prominent citizens
have ttiegraphed to Congress requesting that
the treaty be ratified. Communication with
Bcgota is only possible by mail. The land tele
graph lines ar«s in bad condition, and the cable
is broken. ■
e Th f £ r ? 3t « rr - n n i ver Ij iP, r Steamer Plymouth and
£.'?<?} Twin Screw Flyer Richard Peck, of the New-
Hav.-n Lint, will attend th* International Yacht
Kac:« commencing August 20. Tickets and state
rooms either Steamer, now ready at Fall River Line
office; Pier 19. W. R. See Adv.— Advt-
To-ilny. fair.
To-morrow, fair and cooler.
would take up the N. L. A . w . work energeti
cally and permanently. I would like you to come
to Detroit within the next thirty days so that
we may personally discuss and arrange every
thing. The leasue will pay all your necessary
expenses.
I know it is a long trip, but it will be made
a pleasant one for you, and may lead to a per
manent and profitable advancement. We have
had an arrangement with the Joint railways for
naif rate transportation, but this, I am sorry to
say_ expires for the present with a few days.
however, you avail yourself of the inclosed
certificate, mailing same at once so that it will
reach the union passenger agent at Cleveland
not later than the date stamped on it you will
be In time to secure the low rate; the "ticket is
then good for thirty days. Merely inclose your
name and address and the regular one way fare
from your home to Detroit.
You will find Detroit a pleasant city .o visit
and my secretary will meet you and arrange for
your comfort, if you write as to your arrival I
am especially anxious to discuss the World's
Fair work with you. I inclose a remittance
i wrtlch should cover your first outlay and which
you will please return at once, should you be
unable to come. With very best wishes, very
cordially yours.
PHCEBE A. CALVIN, President.
Per B.
A check for $25 on a Detroit bank accom
panied this unique epistle, and the amount,
being $10 in excess of what was required for the
railway fare, helped to disarm suspicion by the
apparent generosity. The certificate bore the
name of "John P. Harris, Union Passenger
Agent." and was dated June 27. As the letter
was dated June 23, only a few days were left in
which to take advantage of the reduced rates,
and the victims, with no time to spare, induced
some unwary friend or landlady to cash the
check, and hastily forwarded the $15 specified
as the price of a round trip ticket to Detroit to
John P. Harris, at a certain postofflce box, the
number of which was stamped on the certifi
cate.
In their haste the victims did not reflect that
a railway official was not likely to have his
mail addressed to a postoffice box. Neither did
they take the pains to preserve the number of
the box. The victims then sat down and waited
for their tickets, but instead of tickets they
secured protested checks. Not even the receipt
of the protested check was sufficient to open
the eyes of the victims, and not until they had
written several times to the National League
without receiving any answer were they con
vinced that they had been swindled.
The scheme was very carefully thought out
in all its details. The name of the National
League of American Women sounds much l!ke
that of the National Council of Women and
other reputable organizations, and those un
familiar with the numerous feminine organiza
tions might easily have assumed that the Na
tional League was one of these bodies.
Furthermore, the limitation of time in apply
ing for the reduced rate ticket left the victims
no time to reflect or inquire, and it also enabled
the swindlers to get in all their money from all
over the country before the character of their
enterprise was discovered.
SWINDLERS HAVE DISAPPEARED.
Many Complaints Received by the Detroit
Postmaster.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
Detroit, July 24.— Through an investigation by
The New- York Tribune here a great swindle of
women has been uncovered. Circular letters were
sent out from here under the heading of the Na
tional League of American Women and addressed
to well known women in the East. They invited
women to become members of the league, and
promised checks to pay expenses from their homes
to Detroit and return. The letters were signed
by Phoebe A. Calvin, president, and the address
g'.ven was the Majestic Building. The women were
to get their tickets from John P. Harris, supposed
to be the union passengei agent at Cleveland.
Investigation here shows that Phoebe A. Calvin
never had an office in the Majestic Building. She
has no standing among the hank? here and Is not
known her*" at all. E. Doyle, agent of the Ma
jestic Building, says that Phoebe A. Calvin never
had an office In the building. Postmaster Free
man B Dickerson says that he has received more
than a hundred c< mplaints about the league. Gen
era] Passenger Agents Rukrlcs of the Michigan
Central and Smith of the Lake Shore say that they
know nothing of Harris.
The postal authorities, railroad detectives, the
police and Secret Service officers are at work on
the case.
HIS LIFE FOR THEIRS.
Driver Killed in Saving Woman and
Babe from Runaway.
To save the lives of a woman and her baby
vrho were crossing Tremont-ave., near Bcston
Road, in the path of a runaway horse, last
night, Richard Meyers, twenty-eight years old,
a driver, of No. 809 Columbus-aye., Manhattan,
sacrificed his own. Trampled under the hoof*
of the horse and run over by the wagon, he was
Instantly killed.
Meyers was -nployed by a grocer, at Tremont
ave. am. Boston Road. He had returned to the
store with the wagon, and on foot delivered an
other order. When returning to the store Mey
ers saw the horse he had b-en driving coming
toward him through Tremont-ave. at a furious
pace. The animal had been frightened by an
automobile.
In the middle of the driveway and directly in
front of St. Thomas's Roman Catholic Church
stood Mrs. Spero. who refused to give her ad
dress. She was pushing a baby carriage. Wom
en and children on the sidewalks screamed with
terror. Mrs. Spero seemed petrified with fear
md stood still.
Meyers rushed into the roadway. The frlght
♦ Ned animal was almost on the woman as he
reached her Fid* 1 . Meyers pushed Mrs. Spero
and the baby carriage to one Bide and at th*
fame time tried to grasp the bridle of the horse.
He missed it by a few inches, and the horse
■trade him. knocking him to the ground. The
hor^e trampled on him. and then the wheels of
the wagon passed over his body. The baby
carriage rolled to the curb and Mrs. s>pero fell
to the ground, the wagon passing within ■ few
inches of her body.
The horse increased hi? speed and ran west
ward. Patrolman Barnecott rushed into the
I roadway and grasped the bridle. He was
dragged for fifty feet before he brought the
horse to a standstill.
Meyers' s act had been seen by the Rev Father
Parks, ret tor of St. Thomas's Church, who was
sitting In a window of the rectory. Ha went
at once to where Meyers had fallen and helped to
carry the body to the sidewalk.
SEABOARD AIR LJNB RAILWAY
Through sleepers and cafe dining cars to Atlanta.
Savannah JacfaonVle & Tampa. Office. 1.1E3 B way.
-Advc
NEW- YORK. SATURDAY. JULY 25. 1903. -SIXTEEN PAGES.- t! - T JS:S,,. n
PROMIXENT FIGURES IN THE WALL STREET FAILURES
JAMES R. JTEENE.
The Wall Street leader who operated through the
assigned firm of T. J. Taylor & Co.
TWO FAILURES ON EXCHANGE.
TALBOT J. TAYLOR $ CO. AND W. L. STOW % CO.
SUSPEND—RALLY IN PRICES FOLLOWS.
Southern Pacific Pool Causes First Named Firm's Trouble and Mexican
Central That of Stow $ Co.
J. 7?. KEENE'S LOSS.
It 'Amounts to About $l£oo,ooo> but
Fortune Is Not Impaired . He Says.
Two failures— those of Talbot J. Taylor & Co.
and W. L. Stow & Co —were announced from
the rostrum of the Stock Exchange in the last
hour yesterday afternoon, the first suspensions
which have occurred in the many weeks dur
ing which the market has been contlnuouslj de
clining. Both of these houses hi.d been general
ly known to be in difficulties, and on the formal
announcement that they had succumbed prices
on the Stock Exchange, which had in many in
stances declined earlier in the clay to new low
levels, rallied sharply, recovering in the few
minutes before 3 o'clock a considerable part of
their losses.
James R. Keene, father-in-law of T. J. Taylor,
at the Waldorf-Astoria last night mad> the
following statement relative to the failure of
Talbot J. Taylor & Co. and concerning his own
financial condition, about which the Street was
full of all sorts of rumors during the afternoon:
I am annoyed, not embarrassed, at this thine:.
My own fortune is not impaired. 1 am not in
volved, except th;tt I did business with the firm
and am the largest creditor I guess I shall lose
$1.500,00f> in this smash. 1 : <m annoyed at the
thing because 1 think they have allowed theni
aelves to be stuck i>\ certain people and have
been improvident.
I would have seen them through this thing,
but the market looked so gloomy and discour
aging, with not a bright outlook anywhere, that
I began to think of myself, and decided it was
best not to put up any more money for them.
I thought . was in for enough, in view of the
state of the market.
I do not yet know the figure of the liabilities;
indeed, I do not know any of the details yet.
All I know is that I am the largest creditor.
The principal cause of the smash was that they
had a large amount of investment securities
that they could not got rid of. I will not say
what these were.
It shows pretty plainlj wh it sort of a market
it is when you hold Investment securities and
can't even sell them. I never saw such a hope
less mark-t. When you get United States Steel
preferred at 68 is there any wonder that I re
fuse to help my son-in-law out any longer?
BANKS WILL LOSE NOTHING.
Outside of myself the principal creditors are
banks, and these banks will lose absolutely noth
ing, because they had no loan that they didn't
have a L'<> per cent margin on Some of these
banks even wanted more margin recently.
My personal fortune, as I said before, is not
embarrassed. The losses are ::<>t great, outside
of my own debt, but the crisis came when they
couldn't gel rid of their heaviest holdings I
don't car.- to say anything about what .las* of
.securities and investments they had, except that
they acted Imprudently and got themselves Into
a li"li they ought ;>ot to have, and let certain
parties stick them.
No, T don't care to say who these (parties
were. I just say they let themselves be stuck
by some people.
In reply to a question as to whether he had
settled $5,000,000 on each of his three children
recently. Mr. Keene declined to make any state
ment, beyond reiterating that his personal
fortune was not impaired. He also ignored a
leading question as to whether he intended help
ing his son-in-law to resume business, and once
more plunged into a discussion of the "gloomy
outlook of the market" at present. Despite his
apparent cheerfulness of manner. Mr. Keene
was clearly much disturbed and worried by the
failure. He spent the whole evening in consul
tation with various persons, only pausing for a
brief discussion with his favorite trainer.
WITHIN TEN MINUTES CAME SECOND.
The Stow failure was announced at about 2:30
o'clock, and ten minutes later came the news of
the suspension of Talbot J. Taylor & Co. The
latter announcement caused the greater interest
and excitement, from the fact that the senior
member of the firm is the son-in-law of James
R. Keens, and has been closely associated with
him In his market operations. The trouble in
which Talbot J. Taylor & Co. are involved was
generally believed to have been primarily due
to their connection with the ill-fated Southern
Pacific pool, while the principal weight which
carried down W. L. Stow & Co. was probably
Mexican Central. No estimate of the liabilities
or assets of either firm could be had yesterday,
but the liabilities in each case, it is believed,
will be found to be smaller than placed by
rumor yesterday. ■
P. J. BRITT ASSIGNEE.
No statement of any sort could be obtained in
the course of the afternoon at the office of Tal
bot J. Taylor & Co., where Mr. Keene and Mr.
Taylor were in conference for several hours.
Early in the evening the following statement
was issued:
Talbot J. Taylor & Co. have this day executed
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors
to Philip J. Britt. and he has accepted the as
signment, and has taken charge of the property
and assets of the firm.
The assignment of the firm ie due to its in
ability to liquidate the stocks which the banks
held for its* account. All banks having loans
with it are well protected, but the inability to
liquidate the stocks so held caused the suspen
sion, which, it is hoped, will be temporary, if
the banks take th* reasonable view that by
waiting a gradual liquidation can be effected
without disturbance to the stock market.
The largest unsecured creditor of the firm is
James R. Keene.
The assignee ■-■ a prominent Tammany poli-
i unllnurd on »efo«d pasr*-
Begin your vacation by a Trip on Hudson River
l>ay Line steamers. Good music. — Advt.
TAT. ROT J. TAY'LOR.
Head of the !Irm of Talbot J. Taylor & Co., which
assigned yesterday.
FEELING OF CONFIDENCE
No Further Failures of Consequence
Looked for — Gains in Price.
All day yesterday the stock market was under
the shadow of impending calamity, and when in
the last half hour the failures of two bis
brokerage houses were announced on the Ex
change it was felt that the most threat enivc:
factors of the situation had been elminated. and
a sharp and instant rally set in. Other houses
also have been under scrutiny during the last
week, but none of them approach in importance
the two which failed yesterday, and their col
lapse, which is now believed to be unlikely,
would have relatively little disturbing effeel on
the market, in the opinion of some of the most
capable and shrewd observers bi the Street.
The feeling: at the close, although of murse not
actively bullish, was one of measurable c n
fldence and in no sense panicky.
It was the consensus of opinion among the
leading bankers and brokers of the Street, af"°r
the two failures had been announced, that the
worst was over. A member of one of the great
est International banking houses in the city
said:
"All the banks witn which we have been in
communication report that their loans are in
as good shape as they ever were. I have no
doubt that a number of smaller houses were
in the same boat as Taylor & Co., but they are
houses that are of little importance in financial
circles. After this I think there >\ill be a
clearing of the atmosphere. The failure of a
firm like that of Taylor & Co. is deplorable, but
what must be must be."
Francis L. Hine, vice-president of the First
National City Bank, said: The failures to-day
were speculative episodes, and in no wise affect
the business situation, which I believe to be
thoroughly sound."
"THE WORST HOUSMAN.
A A. Eiousman, in discussing the trouble in
the market, Bald .it the Waldorf last night:
"This is the culmination of the whole thing. It
has been brewing for weeks. This thing to-day
is the result of the debauch thai these men in
Wall Street have been having. The worst Is
over now; stocks cannot go much lower There
Is no reason why they should fall now. There
is no calamity— a panic is not coming.
"There are thirty million farmers in this
country, all prospering and not in the least de
pendent upon Wall Street speculation. These
are enough to insure prosperity. There has been
underselling as well as overselling; but the mar
ket will be straightened out to- morrow. These
firms will. I believe, get back on their feet. I
never knew more honest people. The crash is
over now, and things will go back to their nor
mal level."
COURSE OF THE MARKET.
The total sales yesterday were 1,310,953
shares, a record exceeded this year only by that
of January 9, when 1,524,922 shares were traded
in. The day opened with slightly better prices
in the railroad list, among the strong features
being New-York Central, Pennsylvania and Erie
first preferred, but with the industrials gener
ally under bear pressure.
Prices broke with great violence in the second
hour, and enormous blocks of stocks were
hurled on the market with apparent disregard
of what prices they would bring. United States
Steel preferred slumped 2% to 68V 2 , and the
common fell to 21%, both making low record
prices. St. Paul dropped 3, and the Pacifies and
Granger group generally from 2 to 2*6. the
latter loss being suffered by Southern Pacific.
Brooklyn Rapid. Transit was forced down 4%
and Amalgamated Copper to a new low level
at 38%. Notable declines in special stocks were:
Wheeling and Lake Erie, ♦>!*, first preferred,
3%; Hocking Valley and Nashville, Chattanooga
and St- Louis, 5 each; Sloss- Sheffield. "Vi; Gen
eral Electric, 6&; Colorado Fuel, 4^i. and Peo
ple's Gas and the iron and steel specialties gen
erally from 2 to 3.
Another violent attack on prices was made
in the early afternoon, which brought a still
lower level for several stocks, including Copper
and Rock Island common. American Smelting
. slumped over 4 points. A break of almost 25
points in Standard Oil occurred on the curb.
The market became slightly better, but dull, at
the beginning of the last hour.
There was a rush to cover by the shorts on the
selling induced by the failures, and violent re
bounds resulted which carried the leading active
stocks among the trunk lines and Pacifies back
to Thursday night's level or over. Pennsyl
vania, New- York Central. Missouri Pacific and
Canadian Pacific rose a point or more over the
preceding night. The closing was excited and
strong at about the top level of the rally.
SOME OF THE DECLINES.
Some of the most significant declines of the
day were:
Maximum Net
6tock decline, decline.
Mexican Central J^» **
Southern Pacific j» 1*»
Rubber G-xxis ; -
Rubber Goods preferred • . » 5
1.-ntted States Ste?l preferred 2\ l
Rock ■toad * 1*
Metropolitan - IS
Colorado Fuel * '» 3 *»
Delaware and Hudson 4 1
Erie second preferred • • • 2*.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5-, Z%
New-Tork Air Brake *» S»
Rcadln* 2 * 1 *
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CRISIS IN LABOR FIGHT To DAY.
MILLER TO REPORT FOR DITY IN GOFERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE.
Bookbinders Will Strike if He Is Allowed to Work, but They Think Hi
May Be Suspended.
[MOM TOT THIBIXB BCRBAC. )
Washington, July 24.— 0n the action of Public
Printer Palmer to-morrow morning, when W. A.
Miller will report for duty as assistant foreman
of the bindery, depends a strike of the book
binders in the Government Printing Office. This
situation developed to-night at a protracted
meeting of the bookbinders" organization. At
the close of the meeting the officers of the or
ganization said that no statement of the action
of the meeting would be given out to-night.
"The news will develop to-morrow morning."
was the only positive statement of President
Barrett of the union.
The situation is decidedly one of suspense so
far as the binders are concerned, as Mr. Palmer
has declined to indicate in any manner what
his action will be.
It is known that Mr. Palmer called on Secre
tary Cortelyou late this afternoon, but the result
of that cal! was not indicated by either official.
There is the best reason for believing that the
binders expect Mr. Palmer to inform Miller in
the morning that serious charges have been filed
against him, and that, pending the investigation
of these charges, he will be suspended. This,
they are confident, would permanently settle the
present question, as they have no doubt of their
ability to make their charges hold.
Should this course be followed. Miller will
have an opportunity to answer the charges,
both to Mr. Palmer and to the Civil Service
Commission, to which he may appeal under the
law. Should Mr. Palmer take no action on the
charge? there is little doubt that the binders
wili quit work and as they are affiliated with
the printers through the American Federation
of Labor, the whole Government Printing OAoa
plant would be tied up. The binders, however,
prefer to look on the brighter sld" of the ques
tion to-night
The officers of the International Bookbinders'
Union will arrive in Washington at S o'clock t>">
morro'fl morning from Chicago, and at on< c go
into executive session with the local committee.
The cqunsel <>: thes-e officers may have an im
portant hearing on the action of the local union.
MILLER REINSTA TED.
Going Back to Work To-day — His
Defence .Against Vniom Charges.
Tfrom the l ISWMi hiheai . !
Washington, July 24— W. A. Miller arrived :n
Washington to-day and presented himself to
Public Printer Palmer for assignment to duty
as assistant foreman of the Government Print
i-ig Office bindery, in accordance with Presi
dent Roosevelt's order reinstating him. Mr.
Palmer Informed Mr. Millar that there would
he no question ■boat sissipnin? him to dut>. b:it
to make the transaction absolutely without flaw
QUICK WORK FOR GAFFNEY,
A RECKLESS AFFIDA JIT.
Judge McMdhcn Permits Inspection
of Grand Jury Minutes.
Judge Martin T. BfcMabon, in General Ses
sions yesterday, granted the motion <>f Peter A.
Hendrick. counsel for James EL Gaffney, for an
inspection of the evident c presented to the grand
jury on which Gaffney was Indicted. Mr. Hen
dric k submitted an affidavit In suppori of Mis
argument, In which it Is said that only three wit
nesses—P. J. Scully. William H. Burk*
Frederick Yi. KlUcen gave testimony in the
Gaffney case before the grand jury. Mr. Ren
drick represented to Judge sJcMahon that thf»se
three witnesses could not by any possible
have known anything material about G
being a stockholder in the Nem-Tors Contract
big and Trucking Company. Mr. Hen.lri.k's
affidavit caused a smil^ at :he Criminal Courts
Buildinp. The Indictment paper showi
eight witn* rind concerning •'„.
offence.
On Tuesday .Tud^e McMahon said that he
would personally inspect the minutes and
the motion was proper. Yesterday he adi
in response u> Assistant District Attorney
Clarke's question, that he had not see;, r!
utes. giving as ;< reason for not havinj
them that they had not been furnished to him.
The clerk and stenographer of the gTand jury
both said yesterday that it was the invariable
custom for judges, when they desired to sea the
minutes of the grand jury, to send th. ir court
officer for whatever they wanted.
DID NOT WAIT FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Mr. Hendrick opened his argument for an in
spection of the minutes without waiting for the
appearance of any one from the District Attor
ney's office.
After Mr. Hendrick had finished his argument
and put in his affidavit, he turned to Mr
Clarke, who had Just entered the courtroom.
and thrust a copy of the affidavit at him. Mr.
Clarke looked at it and said:
"I haven't any particular use for this affi
davit now. It should have been served on us
before the hearing." Thereupon he tossed the
paper toward Mr. Hendrick.
"I protect against the conduct of th» As
sistant District Attorney." said Mr. Hendrick.
with a show of indignation.
"Well. I protest against your conduct in com
it'g her«» without letting us know that you vers
going to make a reargument for an inspection
of the minutes and not allowing us to see your
affidavit until after you have made your argu
ment." said Mr. Clark*, with more than ->r
dinary warmth
It was afterward learned that botß Mr JerSWM
and Mr. Clarke had distinctly understood that
the case whs on the i ilf-ndir solely for rhe pur
pose of taking tlaffney's plea to the mdii
As is customary in such cases, nobody app
for the District Attorney, but notwithstanding
this fact Mr. Hendrick pro. ceded to ar«ue the
motion. Before he had flnishnl. Mr Cl.trk^.
having been informed that such an argument
was in progress, app-ared somewhat has'
behalf of the people.
MR JEROME OUT OF CITY
Mr. J»rome «a» absent from th" city Mr.
Clarke said to a reporter that he was utterly at
a loss m understand the proceeding adopted ia
this case. On Tuesday, when the indictment
was filed. Gi.ffney had appeared, and. Mr. Je-
C»atlßaed oi ■lxtrentb pa**.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
he would have to wait until the Civil Service
Commission should certify his r««:ippointment.
Mr. Miller indicated that he did not desire to
sro to work until to-morrow at the- earliest.
Shortly after this Interview the certificate from
the Civil Service Commission was placed in ?h«
hands of Mr. Palmer, and when Mr. Miller pre
eent3 himself for duty In th» morning he win
be assigned to his former place, according to
the present understanding.
In the mean time the committee of the Book
binders' :*nlon handling the Miller case la
urgently demanding action by Mr. Palnwr on
the charges on which Miller was expelled from
the union. These charges have been formally
laid before Mr. Palmer, supported by a large
number of affidavits from individual members
of the union. Mr. Palmer may take the**
charges under advisement after Miller has gon*
to work. When he has reached his conclusion
he will certify his finding to the Civil Service
Commission for review, and Miller's retention
in office will depend on the result of th© PubHo
Printers investigation.
QUESTION PRESIDENT SETTLED.
The new case against Miller, however. is era*
phasized as entirely different from the problem
which was presented to President Roosevelt, and
on which he immediately ordered the assistant
foreman reinstatement. President Roosevelt.
it is pointed out, had only one question to settle.
Miller had been dismissed because he had been
expelled from the union, and the records in tha
> case showed no other cause. The President's
action is regarded as settling for all time th» :
long standing contention that ex^ulsio;-; .r^m .-„
labor organization is not pro; or sufficient
cause for removal from the public service. la:
this solution the President has received com
mendation alike from organized labor and thosa,
outside of the unions.
MILLERS STATKMENT.
Mr. Miller has prepared a statement in nis
own defence, which steam <.•> throw sotie new
light on his controversy with the union, which i*
herewith presented for the first titno:
I was appointed to this position as foreman of
the blank book division of the government hind-!
cry July -. 1900. In this division all the Mask)
books for the departments — House. Senate.,
White House, the entire system of the govern
ment—are made. I found it necessary to make
many improvements in the office and mechani
cal work. In the office work 1 established, first,
a system of record of work, giving a description,
of the work and amounts charged for future ref
erence to make charges uniform. I also estab-
I lished a file sheet system, filing a sheet of every
I book made, with a full description off the bind
ing, lettering, etc.. written on each sheet. Each,
sheet so tiled, numbered in consecutive order.
wr.s Indexed under heads of departments. When
completed this system enabled me to refer *■>
any described book for any department and
give an intelligent answer to any question whi. |)
might be called. This took very much of my
time, outside of the regular working hours, dur
ing two years, for Its accomplishment. In *h«
mechanical work, such Improved machinery and
Contlnueit on fourth pace.
NOISY FHRONGS AT ROME,
CROWDS IN ST. PETERS.
Lack of Reverence First Vote at
Conclave To Be Scattered.
•SpeHai to The few-Tort THbtUM by French C*hl<? >
(Cor>jr!Kht: l!>0C: Hr The Tribune Association.)
Rome. July 24. — unimpressive ceremony
of the public exhibition of the mortal remain*,
of Leo XIII was continued to-day before a*
larger hut less reverent throng. The Italian sol
diers handled the crowds with military precision,
and kept them in rapid movement It was a
noisy sri mble of sightseers. without any ele
ments ot splendor or solemnity, and the only;
public function in honor of one of the greatest
of Popes is neither picturesque nor impressive,
and equally unworthy of the magnincent tempi*
and the unique character of the Pontiff. M.>n
signor Kennedy to-day expressed regret that'
the two really solemn functions could not t>«
witnessed by the correspondents and ilesrribed, 1
for the American public, Protestant and Cath«
oiic alike. These were the transfer of th*;
Pope's body l>y torchlight to St. Peter's, which 1
had profoundly impressed him. ami th* mid«
night burial, when the Basilica is closed and
barred against all except the cardinals and in
vited clergy. Seventy students of the American
College were among the spectators to-day. an<i
there were also troops of girls anil boys from
the asylums and" the religious schools.
The cardinals are steadily arriving here, and'
the number represented at the daily session of
the Sacred College is already large. Cardinal
Gibbons is expected at the Canadian College
, to-morrow. There will be at least six mor»
■ votes at the conclave than there were in IMB.
a. id four more than were cast for Leo XIII. On»
; can hear already the names which Cardinals
Oreglia. Vannutelll and Rampolla will take Iff
' they are elected, and their chances are eagerly^
I canvassed by the Vatican politicians.
The Catholic clergy and the diplomatic corps
' frankly confess that they have not the remotest
idea respecting the ultimate choice of th- con
| clave. The foreign cardinals could, if united,
prevent the choice of a reactionary Italian, but
even Cardinal Oreglia Is showing signs of a con
ciliatory temper, and there Is no Bourbon for
them la defeat. The only safe prediction Is that
the first ballot will be scattered among mora
than twenty candidates.
The Italian Government Is acting with con
summate tact, and the trend of events Is toward
a gradual reconciliation between the Vatican
and the Quirinal: but the transition period will
probably cover several relgrns. I. N. F.
FORECASTS OF CONCLAVE^
(wotti's Chances Improve — Work of
the Cardinals.
•By Th« Aufcv'awl Pr»*» »
Rome. July 2*.— lnterest is now largely en
grossed with the coming conclave and it* re
sult. The gossip Si the day may be sum Tied
up briefly by saying that Cardinal Gottl's
chances of election seem to have improved ia
comparison with those of other cardinals who
have been mentioned as likely to succeed th»
dead Pontiff, though there still exists a strong
feeling that some one hitherto scarcely talked
of may wear the tiara..
Much comment was excited at the Vatican by*
a drive which Cardinal Oregiia took through th*
Vatican gardens this morning. The workers la
the more quiet precincts of, the gardens «tt^