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BOWEN TO RE RECALLED.
VIST EXPLAIN CHARGES.
— —^— — — i
jf. FT. Russell Will Be Minister to
f Venezuela — Loomis Upheld.
[fhom Tun Taißuxa: seaman.]
trashlogton, April :> — Herbert W. Bowen.
•j; r |ct«r to Venezuela, baa been Instructed to
pr^joir*? to return promptly to Washington. He
trill " ot Co back to Venezuela, but will be nuc
creded *>>' William W. Russell, now Minister to
Colorr.Hi. who hr.s quitted himself with great
erefilt in a peculiarly delicate situation. Other
eisnse* in tne diplomatic representation of the
l'r:i:Pd fiates in South America, some of which
jiavp lonp been under contemplation, have been
rfvr ;pitn^<l by Mr. He-wen's recall.
jl'.err is no <sis;ruis!r!g th«* fact that by pre
ferring crave charges against Assistant Secre
tary !><>omis Mr. Bowen has placed himself in
n kingalarly embarrassing position. Secretary
•Taf! )ins recommended to the President that the
JSUuister f"* immediately summoned to Wash-
Icfton. Mr. Tnft, it is understood to-night, has
beard from Prx/Jiflent Roosevelt, approving his
•preposition to direct Mr. Bow en to report to
Vftif&lnstoa and explain the charges against
JJr. VoaatoL Mr. Taft. accordingly, will for-
T.:.ri the official recall to-morrow.
No one in administration circles believes that
there Is nny foundation whatever for these
«harpes wMcn Mr. area brought to the atten
tion °f Secretary Hay some months ago. and
vhich were investigated at that time. Secre
tary Hay then warned Minister Do wen against
wen the appearance of countenancing the
«Lars<>s or permitting any reflection on the
chcrartcr of his predecessor. The investigation
£>f tli* charges which followed satisfied the Pres
ident and the Secretary of State that they were
Jiasetess, and the affair was dropped. Recently,
ktoicerer, Mr. Bowen took occasion to reiterate
jthe charges to Secretary Taft, and it is alleged
W. W. BUS6ELU
J £ticaeed. Minister Boweo in Venezuela,
that he furnished the data for their recent pub
in the newspapers.
Mr. Bowen will have every opportunity to
nlmself of the Implication that he has
nanced the charges, despite the warning
f Secretary Hay, of establishing their accu
nd of disproving the allegation that he
: I ed the material for the recent public at-
Mr. Loomis. Should he be unable
* r himself of all implication, hie connec
:?h the diplomatic service will probably
• ksjt even should he satisfy the depart
r the propriety of his actions he will not
r a to Caracas.
MER DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
aaBsPS decided on ie the removal of
r John Barrett from Panama, although
.. l'T, has yet been reached as to whether
.illy good" will be given to
reit. The reorganization of the Panama
I renders a change at Panama de
i .: la felt that the mission to that re
■ In tlie past been dominated rather
I individuality than by the
ration or the wishes of the
. - -ftary Taft hopes to learn what
President -wishes made of Mr.
rrow. but the formal announce
: ,<-f>rred until the President re
tshincton.
There is already a vacancy in chill, and Min
ltur Russell's transfer will leave one in Co
lonibia. so it is barely possible that the diplo
matic phake-up may not amount to anything
rr.orf than a general transfer, although this is
bardly expected. Because of apparently increas-
Itrc tension hetveen Chili and Peru, it is re
garded as advisable that the Chilian mission be
filled without much further delay.
It is maintained In official circles that the
Trf-sidoTU's return to Washington has not bee-i
hastened by the Bowen charges or by other con
ditions which -maud immediate attention, but
raiher by a feeling on the part of th* President
that he has obtained all the physical benefit
vlich his health demands, and that he ought
to be in Washington as long as possible before
g^*ri£ to hi? summer home at Oyst. r Kay. The
J resident even before he left Washington, told
member* Of the Cabinet that he might not re
train in the West as long as his announced plans
6e*--med to indicate.
WARE ANSWERS WARNER.
Pension Commissioner Should Pub
lish Specific Charges.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCXE.J
Topeka. Kan.. April -'V— Eugene F. Ware, ex-
Vr.lted States Pension Commissioner, replying
to charges mad* by the present Commissioner,
V. Warner, of "violating Order No. 78." making
J7W»/XKJ extra exj>ense. said to-day:
I don't know to what particular cases the
<"omrr.i*sioner refers. A soldier might have a
right to a pension, and thousands of them had.
but under the old law, and under the "Order
7\" known as the old age order. Jtnd hence it
would make no difference unriei which Issued.
It is not a Question of whether technically Or
<3*r 7S was violated, but whether some old soldier
got a pension or an increase t<, which he was" not
♦-tititJed I know nothing about what the Com
xmeeioner has found, but in Justice to the repu
tation of th« honest and capable men who are
Ills subordinates in the bureau he ought, before
making the charges, examine and pee whether
any old eoldler has got a pnsion or Increase who
was not entitled to it. and ought to publish the
rifcnv of such pensioners, giving the individual
r.&znr* und instances. I think he owes it now
to the public to print th*- names and the core
jj&ny, regiment and State, and give facts, not
generalities.
COLUMBIA GRADUATE IN JAIL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBI M!)
Denver, April 28.— Vemon A. Laughlin. who
graduated from Columbia University In 1838 with
fcferhast bonoss, is In the city Jail charged with the
forgery of a check for IU W. Laughlin had taken
a course in mine «aiglneerlng. and after irrsduatlng
escured a. position with a large Mexican mine
company but It la alleged that wine and women
filinwil til* undoing- In '.!.- ■ ■<.rif«*s«ton he says tie
heron issuing bad checks and kept it up until .'•
tfcct«d la Colorado.
*»-•»«»%?&»£, „,;&,. wud- NEW- YORK. SATURDAY. APRIL 20. 1905. -SIXTEEN PAGES.-^Tnf? T«^.
THE THIRD BALTIC SQUADRON UNDER ADMIRAL NEBOGATGFF NOW STEAMING THROUGH MALACCA STRAIT TO JOIN
ADMIRAL ROJESTFENSKY'S FLEET.
MAYOR ATTACKS P. R. R.
COERCION TRIED, HE SATS.
Reason for Rejecting Bill Taking
Franchise Power from Aldermen.
Mayor McClellan says that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has been trying to coerce him into
Binning; the bill depriving the aldermen of their
control over franchises and transferring that
power to the Board of Estimate. In reciting his
reasons for objecting to the bill the Mayor says:
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment, if
granted this power, is capable of abusing it.
and, being composed of fewer men, could do so,
probably, with greater ease, so that the argu
ment based on the abuse of power is clearly
Illogical, and there Is no assurance that much
■will be. gained by the change.
Assuming that the aldermen may be at fault,
the remedy attempted is not the proper one, is
Inconsistent with our governmental theory and
injurious to public interests. The people have
the power to replace unfaithful public servants
with faithful ones. To imply that this method
of redress is ineffectual is to doubt the efficiency
for purposes of government of a system built
upon universal suffrage.
Disappointed private interests should find it
unavailing to carry their resentment to the
point of inflaming public prejudice .and in
ducing the State legislature to favor ill consid
ered measures with no real public good In view.
The chief cause alleged for the action of the
legislature is the tardiness of the aldermen in
acting on the application of the New- York Con
necting Railway Company for a franchise tooper
ate a road through portions of the city. The New-
York Connecting Railway Company is said to
be controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and this corporation is the promoter
of the agitation to deprive the aldermen of this
power over the granting of franchises.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company but a
few years ago acquired a foothold in this city,
but it seems determined to exercise its power
over public officials here as it has elsewhere.
It has already made plain to me its ability to
crush all opposition to its plans.
Its representatives have come to me in the
Mayor's office to advise me that if I did not
accept these measures they would nevertheless
be passed over my veto. I was urged, should I
decide to reject the bills, to do so promptly, so
as not to needlessly prolong the session of the
legislature, which would not ho permitted to ad
journ until the bills were repassed. This cor
poration, which has so long dominated Pennsyl*
vania and. New-Jersey, should be taught that it
cannot grasp the government of New-York or
take away or transfer power from public bodies
who. whether for good or bad motives, fail to do
Its bidding. Resistance to these measures on
this ground is a public duty of the greatest Im
portance.
I believe that unless such manifestations of
insolence re rebuked, the evils they may en
gender will imperil the peace and security of our
government. For these reasons I refuse to ac
cept these bills in behalf of the city.
GEORGE W. BEAVERS SURRENDERS.
May Furnish $20,000 Bonds for Appear
ance in Washington.
In response to the mandate of the United
Ftat^s Supreme Court for his removal to Wash
ii.pton for trial on charges of conspiring to de
fraud the government. George W. Beavers, for
mer head at the Division of Salaries and Allow
ances at th«» Post office Department, surrendered
himself in the Federal Court. In Brooklyn, yes
terday. Judge Thomas gave him permission to
furnish bond? of $20.0n0 for his nppearance in
Washington to plead to the indictments there
on -May 2.
Rail was furnished by Henrietta A. Pedgwick,
Allan A. Spence. John W. stcCormack and Sam
uel I! Hornridge. neighbors of Mr. Beavers In
Borough Park. Pierre M. Brown has been sub
stituted for Morgan & Beabury as counsel for
Mr. Reavers.
NAB DEVERY' S DRIVER.
Police Summon Former Chief to
Station to (rive Bail.
Charged with speeding ex-Police chief William
P. Devf-ry's automobile in the streets. Elmer
Johnson, colored, was arrested last night and
locked up in the West 4"th-st. station until Dev
ei y was railed to give bail. Devery was in a jok
ing mood In the station and was generous in his
bandshakea with the policemen grouped about
him. He ;isk'-d Johnson If be had exceeded the
legal rate of speed, and the darky said he
jriKt-f-ed he had.
•Well," said Devery. "I guess we'll have to
take ours, all right It's the magistrate's court
for you and me In the morning, Mr. Johnalng."
"Teaalr," Mid Johnson, and Devery entered the
automobile, irnlea still w:is In bond, and was
guided to the ""Pump "
THE GREGORY AT PONTA DELGADA.
Mr. Nixon's Yacht. Reported from Gibraltar
as Missing, in Safety.
Paris, April 29— American gasolene boat
Gregory is reported safe at Ponta IH-lgada. Azores,
awaiting the arrival of a supply of gasolene.
The Gregory was supposed to have started for
Gibraltar, and her failure to arrive there caused
considerable anxiety. From the foregoing dispatch
it may be Inferred that the Gregory did not leave
Ponta Dels;"!"
After all. USHER'S, Hie S*~tch that auOm the
hiShEai famous. U l» »>>« h-» -*'•««
COMMITTEE FAVORS 75 CENT GAS
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD TO CONTROL ELECTRIC
LIGHT COMPANIES ALSO RECOMMENDED.
Local Gas Commissioner to Have Charge of Meter Inspection —
Democrats Refuse to Sign.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE GAS COMMITTEE.
First — Reduction in price of gas from $1 to 75 cents.
Second — Reduction in price of electricity from 15 cents to 10 cents a kilowatt
hour. ,
Third — Public service commission of three members to have complete control of
electric light and gas companies. \
Fourth — Inspection of gas meters in New-York City placed on the local Commis
sioner of Water Suppply, Gas and Electricity.
Fifth — The bills to accomplish this to be introduced in the legislature on Monday.
Sixth — The report of the committee to go to the Senate and Assembly to-morrow.
tBT TEI.EfiRAFH TO THE TBIBfXF.]
Albany, April M.— The decision of the legisla
tive gas Investigating committee carrying the
recommendations as told above was announced
unofficially at midnight after the committee
had been In session for several hours. The
Democratic members, Senator Grady and As
semblyman Palmer, left the room before the
devision was mad° known and refused to sign
the bills, but announced their decision was not
final and might he reversed to-morrow. It is
assumed, however, they will refuse to agree.
Prior to the announcement of the findings
Senator Stevens had a long talk with Speaker
Nixon and Senator MaJby, supplementing a
similar conference of the entire committee earlier
in the day. None of the three would indicate
the character of the discussion, but at its close
Senator Stevens went back to the meeting, ami
it was an hour later before the result was
known. As they came out both Senator Grady
and Assemblyman Palmer declined to discuss
the findings of the committee or their probable
action, insisting that they had not had time to
digest the report.
Authority is conferred on the city to use sur
plus water acquired for the purpose of water
supply for the creation of electricity to be used
for public lighting, but water power cannot be
condemned by the city for purely power pur
poses. This is similar to the provision stricken
out of the Mayor's water supply bill.
The following are the more important of the
provisions of the bill prepared by the Republi
can members of the gas committee to create a
State public service commission of three mem
bers, with powers closely modelled on those of
a similar Massachusetts commission. This
board is to he entirely independent and the cost
of maintaining it is to be a State charge. The
bill was originally drafted by Assemblyman
Merritt, of St. Lawrence, and introduced as a
separate bill earlier in the session. It has been
modified in some particulars. The general pow
ers covered the following heads:
First — General supervision of all corporations
maintaining wires in any municipality of the
State for furnishing gas and electricity for light.
— Power to examine all corporations
under its supervision as to their methods and
conduct of their business.
Third — Power to investigate the quality of
gas supplied and recommend improvements.
Fourth — Power to. fix a standard of illuminat
ing power of gas and require that it be met.
Fifth— Power to prescribe methods of book
keeping for corporations.
Sixth— Power to require corporations to sub
mit annual reports showing details of their
condition, amount of capital stock and bonded
indebtedness, their receipts and expenditures,
dividends and expenses for the year.
Seventh — commission is to make an an
nual report to the legislature covering service
corporations as the Railroad Commission report
does railroads.
Eighth— Power to enter on property of corpora
tions, to examine the books, to subpoena wit
nesses.
Ninth— Hereafter no corporation of this char
acter can be incorporated or exercise powers
until it has secured a certificate of authority
from this commission, and corporations now ex
isting art compelled to secure the same cer
tificate.
Tenth— Stocks and bonds of these corporations
shall nut be Issued hereafter without the ap
A MUSICAL "WIRELESS.
New System Projects Notes Instead
of Morse Code.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.]
Wilkesbarre, Perm.. April wireless
telegraph system Invented by Father Joseph
„„,,,.., was tested between this city and Scran-
Jon thU morning, and the first message. "Success
to the Inventor." was successfully sent and
received Father Murgas says the test was most
Satisfactory and that when a few minor ad-
Jui nt A. are made he will give a more formal
demonstration. The Improvement over other
systems .is thai instead of the Morse dot and
dash codi bein? used, every letter of the alpha
bet is well as code words, is expressed by a
single "musical note, electrically projected sound
waves conveying it from the sending to the re
ce*vfni station. This sy.tem. it is claimed, will
send messages many times faster than any
other.
NTCHOI*AS L
proval of this commission nor shall franchises
be transferred.
The following is the provision for dealing with
complaints as to quality and price of gas and
electricity:
Upon the complaint in writing of the
Mayor of a city, the trustees of a village or
the town boartl of a town In which a person or
corporation is authorized to manufacture, sell
or supply gas or electricity for light, or upon
the complaint In writing of not less than
one hundred customers, or purchasers of such
gas or electricity, either as to quality or price of
such gas or electricity sold and delivered in such
municipality, the commission shall investigate
as to cause for such complaint, and may. by Its
agents and inspectors, inspect the works, Vys
tem, plant and methods used by such person or
corporation in manufacturing and supplying
such gas or electricity, and examine or cause to
be examined th" books and papers of such per
son or corporation pertaining to the manufact
ure, sale and .-applying of such gas or elec
tricity.
.Noii.... and Hearing; Fixing Price of Gas or
Electricity; Orders Requiring Improvement.
— Before proceeding under a complaint pre
sented as provided In Sections 9 and 10, the
commission shall cause notice of the com
plaint and the purpose thereof to be served
upon the person or corporation affected there
by. A public hearing shall be had upon such
complaint, at which the complainants and
the person or corporation complained of shall
have an opportunity to be heard, and may be
represented by counsel. After such hearing and
a consideration of all evidence presented, and
upon such investigation as may have been made
by the commission or its officers, agents or in
spectors, the commission may fix the maximum
price of gas or electricity which shcUl be
charged by such persons or corporation in such
municipality, or may order such Improvement In
the manufacture or supply of 6uch gas or elec
tricity, or in the methods employed by such
rerson or corporation, as will, in its Judgment,
improve its quality or power. The price
or rental so fixed by the commission shall be
the maximum price or rental to he charged by
such persons or corporation for gas or elec
tricity In such municipalities for a term of three
years and until, after the expiration of such
term, such commission shall upon complaint,
as provided in this section, again reduce the
price of such gas or electricity.
Penalty for Excessive Charges.— Any per
son or corporation or any officer or" agent
of any such corporation exacting or demand
ing in any such municipality a price for
gas or electricity, in excess of that fixed by the
commission, or the Appellate Division, as herein
provider!, shnll bo guilty of a misdemeanor. If it
be alleged and established in an action brought
in any court for the collection of any < harsre
for gas or electricity, that a price has been de
manded in excess of that fixed by the commis
sion in the municipality wherein the notion
arose, no recovery shall be ha.l therein, but the
fact that such excessive charges have been made
shall be a complete defence to such action.
Senator Stevens said later In the evening:
The committee met to-night to consider its
report, after conducting Its investigation with
all diligence possible. We worked night and
day with the counsel of the committee In the
preparation of the report. .Ml members of the
cemmittee have had equal opportunity to take
part in its hearings and <ielil>er?irions. The
facts found ar«- in accordance with the te>ti
mony. The report has heen signed by all th»
Republican members of the committee and will
be presented to the legislature to-morro-.v fn
view of the fact that the legislature is to ad
journ on May .". It is important that both the
legislature and the public should he fully in
formed at or.cc as to th^ contents of the re
port.
THE STRONGEST WARSHIP
British Designs Changed by Results
in Eastern War.
London, April 2S.— Arthur Hamilton Lee, Civil
Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at Gosport to
night, said th;it the lessons of the Russo-Jap
anese war had forced changes in the designs of
projected British warship*, and ts*\t new de
signs are nearly completed. The Admiralty, he
■aid, is preparing to begin the construction j, t
Portsmouth of the most powerful battleship the
world has seen, and t<i build it in the shortest
time on record.
OLD POINT COMFORT. RICHMOND AND
WASHINGTON.
Six-day tour. May ft. via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Last of the eeuson. Rate, covering necessary ex
penses. $26. Old Point Comfort only, special trip.
417. Consult ticket agents.— Aavt.
AT>Mnt At. APRAXm
FITZHUGH LEE DEAD.
Stroke of Apoplexy on Train Proves
Fatal.
Washington. April 2S— General Fltzhugh Lee,
of Virginia, died at the Providence Hospital in
this city at 11:20 o'clock to-night, as the result
of an attack of apoplexy and paralysis with
which he was stricken early this morning while
travelling by rail from Boston to Washington.
At his bedside when he died were his brother.
Daniel Lee, and Drs. Edie and Kean. The end
came suddenly, and was without pain. The
general was doing fairly well considering the
severity of the attack until about 10 o'clock to
night, when a change came for the worse.
General Fitzhugh Lee's record and ancestry were
both military. General Robert E. Lee, commander
in chief of the Confederate armies, was his uncle,
and his grandfather was -> Lisht Horse Harry." of
Revolutionary fame.
Sidney Smith Lye. th« father of Fitzhugh. was
the fleet captain of Commodore Perry's squadron
when it opened Japan to Western civilization. Cap
tain Lee married Miss Mason, a sister of James IT.
Mason, a Governor and United States Senator of
Virginia, and later a Confederate commissioner ex
traordinary, with Mr. Slidell. of Louisiana, to the
Court of St. J.imes'?.
FJtzhugh. or "Fltz." as he was better known, was
the second sou of Sidney Smith L*e. He was born
in Clermont, Va., November 19. 1835. He bad in-
GENERAL FITZHrGH LFB.
The noted Confederate cavalry leader, who died
yesterday.
herited the cavalry spirit of his grandsire. and
when he was fourteen could ride like a Comanche.
So In 1852 the lad. then seventeen, was sent to West
Point. His standing at school was low. Robert E.
Lee was second in the class of 1529; but "Fits" Lee
graduated third, 'If you begin counting the class
from the bottom," as he always said. R. E. Lee'a
own son, George \V. Custis Lee. made a phenomenal
record at West Point. He graduated No. lin every
thing.
It was to the :yj United States Cavalry that
Lieutenant Fttzhuerh Lee went on leaving West
Point. His active service commenceti at once.
The Indians were much arou?»d at emigrants
crossing their lands and hunting (rrounds. With
his usual energy Lieutenant Lee distinguished
himself In every fight with the Comanches in
which he took part. Ho bad BOOM close calls.
While on a scout once he dismounted to follow
the trail of an Indian, who had taken to the brush.
As Lee passed along the bottom of a ravine, the
Indian, who had concealed himself above the
young lieutenant, leaped upon Lee's back, and
for the moment bore him down. The ("omanch*
chief attempted to draw his knife, but Lee seized
his right arm am prevented its nse. Holding th-j
warrior in this way, it was equally Impossible for
Lieutenant Lee to draw his pistol. The Indian, a
famous war chief, was larger and heavier than
the young officer, who was getting the worst of
the. tussle. His gymnastic training: saved Ua l:f\
Suddenly releasing the ri*ht hand hold. Lee struck
the chief twice in the face, knoektnc him down.
Before the warrior old recover from thin new
form of attack. Lee had settled conclusions for
good and all by two shots from hi 3 Colts re
volver.
In another Indian tight a warrior, dnshing up
close to him. shot Lee with an arrow. It would
have killed him ha. l not the point turned on a
rib. As it was it penetrated several inches, and
Lee had to ride about and command his men with
the feather en.i of an arrow sticking out of his
breast. It began to be painful, and. lyin< down on
his side. Lee called a friend and ?ald: "Jack, pull
this devilish thing out." The friend Rave a tug.
The arrow did not move. "Put your foot against
my side and try It again." The other did so.
Finally th* shaft of the- missile came out, leaving
the steel head four or five inches de»-p in the
young lieutenant's breast.
Thrr.- were five of the Lees of Virginia wearing
the United States uniform when Port inner was
nred on. Captain Sidney Smith Lee was the senior,
and a commander. high up on the list, la la* navy.
His eldest son. asM named Sidney Smith, was a
Continued oa fifth ■««•
The West Shore Railroad la the I* I line to Buf
falo and Niagara Falls. Up th- west side of the
Hudson and through the Mohawk Valley.— Aavt.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
C. A. TOWNE MIST PAY IP.
HIS I. O. V. TO UF.AKST
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Last Year's Presidential Booms and
Xote for •*'..'•
Justice Vemon M •.-!.-.. sitting yesterday la
Part I. Special Term of the Supreme Court, or
dered judgment in favcr of William R. Ilearsr.
In an action brought by Mr. Hearst to recover
from ex-Senator Chnries A. Towne. now his col
league In the House of Representatives. 56.000
and Interest. lent by Congressman Hearst on a
promissory note on February 16. 1904. The pa
pers in the action filed yesterday give th* fol
lowing as a copy of the note:
February 16, 150 1.
On or before on.-> year from date, i promts* to>
pay. for value received. William Randolph
Hefirst. or order. J«-.<HiO. with interes' at 6 rer
cent per annur:. CHARLES A. TOTB7CE.
Clarence .1 musjia and Edward A. Freshman
appeared for Mr. Hearst. an<l Daniel F. CohrJan
for Mr. Town* Th • complaint sots forth that
payment on the note has b»en refused. The de
fence put in by Congressman Town" is that Mr.
Hearst lent the money with an understanding
that the borrower should write various articles
for a publication owned by Mr. Hearst in Wash
ington. Mr. Towne «ays he was not asked to
write these articles, although he was ready to
perform the services, as agreed.
Justice Davis, in awarding Judgment against
Mr. Town?\ says: The allegations of the com
plaint are substantially admitted by the an
swer, and there are no allegations of new mat
ter that amount to a defence. Under the cir
cumstances the plaintiff is entitled to judgment.**
The note transaction was made at a time when,
Mr. Hearst was making an active canvass for
the Democratic Presidential nomination. At
that time Mr. Town* apparently was cordial
toward the* Hearst boom, but at St. Louts Mr.
Towne was a candidate himself for th» nomina
tion. Later h«» accepted a nomination on thai
Tammany ticket for the House of Representa
tives and was elected simultaneously with Mr.
Hearst. The estrangement of the two men
caused a lot of comment In political circles last
night.
THE PRESIDENT NOT ILL.
Four Bears Killed hy His Party
Thursday.
Glenwood Springs, Col.. April 26.— Secretary
Loeb to-day received a telephone messaa^ from
a ranch two miles from the President's camp.
The message was dictated by the President, and
was as follows:
"We got four bears yesterday. TVT« are welL"
There was more In the message regarding
government affairs, but the rumor current her*
that the President had been ill was proved un
founded.
It has not been determined when the party
will remove to its new camp, about ten mile*
from Glenwood Springs. The sport on "West
Divide Creek has been so good that the Presi
dent dislikes to leave the place. At the same
time it is believed the change proposed will re
sult in the killing: of grizzlies, and this variety
ha» been scarce. Brown bears have been found
in plenty, but the grizzly and the silver-tip ap
pear to be too wily for the hunters.
'YELLOW 3IANSION" SOLD.
New-York Operator Purchases Lip
pincott's Residence.
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Philadelphia. April —Percy H. Brundage. a
New-York real estate operator, acting for a
syndicate of New-York and Philadelphia men.
to-day purchased the famous Llppincott "Yellow
Mansion" and grounds at Broad and "Walnut
sts.. for $2,700,000. The agreement of sale was
executed to-day in the office of the Pennsylvania
Company for the Insurance on Live 3 and Grant
ing of Annuities, who are the executors of th»
estate of J. Dundas Llppincott. who died a few
weeks ago. The law firm of Duane. Morris.
Heckscher & Roberts acted for Mr. Brundage la
the negotiations.
The purchaser. It la understood. Intends t»
develop the property immediately. The negotia
tions were begun last Monday, and. after rais
ing his offer from f&ScwXQO* to |2.?W>UMOt Mr.
Brundage finally obtained the ground at the lat
ter figure.
Felix Isman, a local real estate operator, is
the Philadelphia member of the syndicate. Ths
price paid for the property, which Is in the heart
of the city, is unusually low. being at the rate of
$6O a square foot.
Oiilv a few weeks ago the old BelWue Hotel
site was sold to a syndicate for $120 a square
foot.
BEAR IN WESTCHESTER.
Runaxvay Creates Panic Among
Bronxville Residents.
Residents of Armour Villa Park are aroused!
over the appearance of a bear which prowls
about the roads at n'arht. frightening pedestrians
and scaring horses an 1 cattle. Searching parties
have not yet succeeded In meeting him.
About a week ago the bear appeared in the
rear of Miss Phcebe Clark's home, at the plpa
line anl Swaln-ave. He was next seen near
the horn*? of A. C. Ortell. in Armour Villa Park.
Nothing more was beard of the anima! until
William Murty. the station agent. saw him
mi Tuesday night, while on hfs way home to
supper. The search will be kept up until tha
animal is caught, .is th» women and children of
the village are thoroughly frightened while tha
bear Is at large.
DYNAMITE ON TRACK.
Union ton: n Woman Risks Life to
Thwart Dastardly Plot.
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Unlontown. Perm.. A; ■ '■ 2S.— Mrs. Sadie Lettis.
of Lemon*, heard two men In conversation, one
having a grievance against th« Fennsylvar.fa
Railroad ar.d the other against the street rail
way company. They planned to place dynam'to
on' both tracks at the same time. One of th*
men started toward the track?, and Mrs. Lewis.
hoping to thwart their plans, ran out to tha
railroad. The men beat her unmercifully, threw
her across the track, near the dynamite, and ran
away. Mrs. Lewis was unconscious a few mo
ments, recovering as she heard a Pennsylvania
passenger train approaching, and with a great
effort brushed the dynamite aside and escaped
with only v. few seconds to spare.
The Unlontown police were notified. They
found Mrs. Lewis badly beaten, her head se
verely cut and both eyes almost swollen shut.
Her story was told in a straightforward man
ner and the officers believe she speaks tha
truth
WORK ON BARGE CANAL BEGUN.
Sandy Hill. N V . April 25. — The first shovel
ful of earth from the $1'U, 000.000 barge canal
was removed at Fort Miller, in this township,
yesterday afternoon.