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NO SCANDINAVIAN WAR.
NEGOTIATIONS ADVANCE.
Agreement at Karlstad Indicated
Influence of Powers.
Karlstad. Sept. 16.— The first official announce
ment indicating that the delegates of Norway
and Sweden were approaching an understand
ing In their effort to establish a modus vlvendl
for the countries as separate governments was
plven out to-night at the close of the joint ses
sion the delegates. This announcement reads:
The probabilities are that in the near fut^^e
the negotiations can be brought to a definite re-
BOlt.
This somewhat cryptic announcement is ac
cepted as indicating that the negotiations have
finally reached a stage where an agreement is
la Eight, and that a resort to arms, which might
have Involved other powers, may safely be con
pMered to he out of the question. At this hour
the delegates and other officials decline to throw
further light on the subject of The negotiations,
■which will be resumed to-morrow.
It is taken for granted, however, that a com
promise has been reached on the subject of fortl
flcattons, which has been the crux of the situa
tion since the start, and that the main questions
will be submitted to arbitration.
It Is believed here that considerable Influence
-was brought to bear on both sides looking to
concessions by which the wounding of the sen
sibilities of the people of either nation might be
avoided and an understanding between the Scan
dinavian peoples might be reached.
While It is possible the exact terms of an
sgreement have been drawn up and approved by
both sides, the indefiniteness of the official an
nouncement and the resumption of sessions of
the delegates to-morrow lead to the inference
that only the broad termsVin which Sweden will
consent to a dissolution of the union were set
tled. As both sides up to this morning appeared
frm In their demands regarding the fortresses,
there- Is good reason to suppose that mutual con
cessions were made.
Prior to the assembling of the conference, a
ow minutes before 9 o'clock to-night. Premiers
Lundeberg and Michelsen. of Sweden and Nor
way, respectively, were in conference alone.
A distinctly better feeling prevails, and it Is
txslleved that the next few days will see an ami
cable ending of tbe sessions.
The report that the powers had made repre
sentations to Sweden was based on the fact that
Great Britain, Franc© and Germany offered
their services, if necessary.
KING EDWARDS WORK.
The Terms Believed Suggested by
the British Monarch.
London. Sept. 16— The belief that there would
b» an amicable settlement of the Swedish-Nor
wegian dispute developed to-day into confidence.
There la reason to believe that King Edward has
taken a direct personal Interest in the matter.
and It Is known that messages bearing on the
situation at Karlstad have been continually
passing between the Foreign Office and the King
for the last two days.
Tt. is believed here that King Edward sug
gested a modus vivendi. The exact nature of
this, of course, is not known, but it is under
stood that Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, who
I as been mentioned as the first Norwegian Mml
l London, and the Swedish Minister here
I : ] roved of the proposal that instead of demoli
tkHi of the fortresses they should b« disarmed,
n and Norway agreeing not to increase
r rmaments and entering into a permanent peare
treaty. This is believed in London to form the
I - sis of the agreement.
1' is understood in London that, after a full
FEreernent is signed. Prince Charles of Denmark
will be chosen King of Norway.
POWERS URGE PEACE.
France Acts on Advices Confirming
Mobilization Reports.
Paris. Sept. 16. — Information reaching the
highest quarters here shows that the mobiliza
tion of Norway's forces is going on. The French
government has made conciliatory representa
tlons at Stockholm, in th© hojre of averting a
rupture. Official sentiment here tends toward
an arrangement whereby Norway may keep
pome of her frontier forts. It is understood that
<>;her powers are Joining in pacifia representa
tion?.
RELIEF AT NEWS IN NORWAY.
Crowds Receive Bulletin as Confirming Op
timistic Views.
'""hrisTiania. Sept- 18.— The official communica
tion Issued at Karlstad was received here at
•ht. and was immediately spread en
boßettn hoards to be read by the crowds walt-
Ing QMtetly but eagerly near the newspaper
The communication is interpreted as
oonfimnng the optimistic reports published this
g, and has resulted in a feeling of intense
■
AERONAUT IN RIVER ALL NIGHT.
Rescued by Railroad Men After Clinging to
Tree for Many Hours.
!By Telegraph to Ti« Tribune. ]
Tecumseh. Xeb., Sept. 16.— After being caught
In a storm ■while up in a balloon, John Morrissey,
an aeronaut, last night fell into the Nemaha
River, where he remained all night, clinging to
a tree until he was rescued this morning , half
dead.
Morrissey made a V.ai'.oon ascension late yes
terday afternoon and waa caught in a storm
which broke while he waa in the air. He drifted
away In the darkness. The balloon was finally
raug-ht in a downward current and Morrissey
was in danger of being cast to earth, when he
cut loose his parachute and was finally thrown
Into the Nemaha River. There he managed to
clutch the limb of a tree and held on until
rr:ornlngr, when he attracted the attention of
e<K:tlori workmen.
OLD WOUNDS DRIVE TO SUICIDE.
tßy Tel«*ra©h to The Tribune ]
Derby, Conn.. Sept. 18— twenty-four hours
Truman Camm, of this city, a veteran of the Civil
War. endured agony from wounds h« received in
die Civil War over forty years ago, then ended his
life by Jumping Into the Birmingham Water Com
pany's canal this morning:. He was severely
wounded in the leg-, but after two months' treat
ment he was discharged from the hospital, and he
Dover experienced any trouble from the wounds
untlx yesterday.
OEWEY'S GRAPE JUICE AND CLARETS
Are very refreshing Summer Drinks.
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atsraa-sT'-' NEW-YORK SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1905.-5 PARTS. SIXTY PAGES.
SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN DELEGATES IN CONFERENCE ON THE DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION.
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PRESIDENT URGES SPEED.
FOR SE.4 LEVEL CANAL.
Promptness and Safety Chief Points
in Isthmian Construction Work.
"Washington. Sept. 16.— President Roosevelt Is
urging in the strongest terms the necessity for
a plan for the construction of the Panama Canal
which may be accomplished in the shortest pos
sible tlm*. In his recent remarks to the con-
BUlting board of engineers of the Isthmian Canal
Commission he said many things which are re
| garded as of th<=> utmost importance. These r»
j marks have just be^n transcribed and transmit
• rod to the hoard here, and General Davis, its
chairman, has been authorized to make them
public.
The President said:
What I am about to say must be considered in
the light of suggestion, not as direction. I have
named you because in my judgment you are
especially fitted to serve as advisers in planning
the greatest engineering work the world has
seen- and I expect you to advise me, not what you
think I wanr to hear, but what you think I
ought to hear.
There are two or three considerations which I
trust you will steadily keep before your minds
in coming to a conclusion as to the proper type
of canal. I hope that ultimately it will prove
possible to build a sea level canal. Such a canal
would undoubtedly be best in the end. if feasi
ble- and I feel that one of the chief advantages
of the Panama route is that ultimately a sea
level canal will be a possibility. But, while pay
ing due heed to the ideal perfectibility of the
scheme from an engineer's standpoint, remem
ber the need of having a plan which shall pro
vide for The Immediate building of a canal on
the safest terms and in the shortest risible
time. If, to build a sea l»vel canal, will but
slightly increase the risk. then, of course, it is
preferable. But. if to adopt the plan of a sea
level canal means to incur a hazard, and to insure
indefinite delay, then it is not preferable. If the
advantages and disadvantages are closely bal
anced, I expect you to say so. I desire also to
know whether, if you recommend a high level
multi-lock canal, it will be possible, after !t is
completed, to turn it into or substitute for it, in
time, a sea level canal, without interrupting the .
traffic upon it. Two of the prime considerations
to be kept steadily in mind are:
First— The utmost practicable speed of con
struction.
Second— Practical certainty that the plan pro- i
posed will be feasible; that it can be carried out :
with the minimum risk. i
The quantity of work and the amount of work ;
should be minimized so far as possible.
There may bo good reason why the delay in
cident to the adoption of a plan for an ideal
canal should be incurred; but if there is not,
then I hope to see the canal constructed on a :
system which will bring to the nearest possible !
date in the future the time when it is practicable
to take the first ship across the Isthmus; that is.
which will in the shortest time possible secure
a Panama waterway between the oceans of
such a character as to guarantee permanent and
ample communication for the greatest ships of
our navy and for the larger steamers on either
the Atlantic or the Pacific. The delay In transit
of the vessels owing to additional locks would
be of small consequence when compared with
shortening the time for the construction of the
canal or diminishing the risks in its construe- ;
tion.
In short, I desire your best judgment on all the
various questions to be considered in choosing
among the various plans for a comparatively ;
high level multi-lock canal, for a lower level, j
with fpwer locks, and for a sea level canal.
Finally. I urge upon you the necessity of as
great expedition in coming to a decision as is
compatible with thoroughness in considering the j
conditions.
A meeting of the engineers was held to-day
and the subject of the construction of dams
further considered. This work Is being facili
tated by the use of drawings prepared to illus
trate the points of the discussion. It is offi
cially 6tatsd that no vote on any subject relat
ing to the construction of the canal will be
taken until after this visit. The board to-day
decided to hear Mr. Bunau-Varilla on Tuesday,
instead of Wednesday morning, and Mr. Bates
on Tuesday afternoon, at which tlmo the re
spective plans of the«a gentlemen will be pre
sented for consideration.
KNIFE RESTORES MIND.
Operation on Brain Cures Blindness
and Partial Paralysis.
[By Telsyraph to Th» Tribune.]
New-Haven, Conn.. Sept. 16.— After slowjy be
coming blind and partly paralyzed, Ernest
Howes, of West Haven, was restored to complete
control of his faculties by an operation a week
ago.
About a year ago Howes, who is a carpenter,
received a blow on the head, from the effects of
which he lay for several days unconscious.
Later he apparently recovered. Not long after,
however, he began to complain of headaches.
Then his legs became partly paralysed, his eye
sight began to fail, and a month ago he was
compelled to take to his bed. In addition to
this his mind was becoming a complete blank.
After a consultation of physicians, the case
was diagnosed as tumor in the brain. Last Sun
day an operation was performed by Dr. Morris
D Slattery. The doctor cut into the brain for
an inch and opened up a cystic tumor, the sac
of which was over two and a half inches deep.
It covered the posterior lobe on the right side
r the brain M r . Howes has recovered the
use of his mind, his eyesight and limbs, and is
rnnidlv reaching a normal state, and every hope
is held out for his ultimate recovery.
FALLS DEAD AT BROTHER'S BODY 7
Vermont Woman, on Visit to Relative, Suc
cumbs to Grief and Shock.
V*w Hat-en. Conn.. Sept. 1«.-Mm. Mathilda. A.
Jit"!: of Middleboro. Vt., died from shock and
ff to-day following the sudden death of her
a Alton, of this city, whom she
had come to vJ«u- . , she waa tolA her
Soon after iu-t died l from heart disease. She lm
bredfae tely w«« to W» b *•• and upon seeing the
body fell dead. _,
o l*xaUve« keep your liver
(B.) Herr Staat «•>
Hot lAindberg. (S.)
MAY DEPORT FRENCHMAN.
M ME HUMBERT'S BROTHER
31. Daurignac Stopped by Authori
ties as an ex-Convict.
Romaine Daurignac brother of the notorious
woman swindler Mme. Thfirese Humbert, ar
rived here yesterday in the first cabin of
La Touraine. He was held by the immigration
officials, and will probably be deported when
La Touraine sails for Havre next Thursday.
Daurignac had Just been liberated from a
French prison, where he served a sentence of
three years for his connection with fraudulent
bankruptcy proceedings of the French life in
surance company known as the Rente Viagere de
Paris. He came over on the steamer under th»
assumed name of M. Royer d' Athenes. he said,
in order to a.void publicity, and although some
of the passengers, as well as the ship's officer?,
believed him to be the notorious Romaine
Daurignac, many of the passengers thought ho
was "a wealthy French gentleman." Daurig
nac spoke no English except the one expres
sion, "I do not speak English."
The immigration officials at first did not know
what to do with the man. It was said that he
denied his identity and they intended to let him
pass. Later, through an interpreter, Daurignac
made a frank confession regarding his identity
and the cause of his imprisonment, and ended
with an enthusiastic defence of his sister, Mme.
Humbert, who. he said, was an honorable woman
unjustly imprisoned.
Maurice Leon, of the law firm of Coudert
Brothers, who prepared the papers to serve on the
Humberts wher, they were missing from Paris,
was at the pier to meet Professor R. J. R- Gott
heil. of Columbia University. Mr. Leon, being
familiar with the case, acted as interpreter for
the reporters.
It was only after a long series of conferences
between Daurignac, M. Philippe, the ship's pur
ser, and the immigration officials that Daurignac
made his confession. Through Mr. Leon he said:
"My reason for coming rere was to get away
from France. I have been a great traveller all
my life, and I still want to travel. I am Romaine
Daurignac brother of Mme. Therese Humbert,
and I am proud of the relationship. The name
Royer d'Athenes, under which I booked passage.
Is the first part of my name. I used it In order
to avoid publicity and such a- scene as this"—
referring to th» group of newspaper men
around him.
"Before I left France." he continued. "I saw
my sister. She pleaded with me not to go to
America. I am sorry now that I did not take
her advice. I was not convicted of the crlm*
for which J'me. Humbert was arrested and con
victed I and several other men organized the
Rente" Viagere de Paris, which was a life in
surance society and annuity company. Th?
charge grew out of the fact that I and several
other directors had temporarily left Paris. The
prosecuting officer charged that seven cor
porators of the company were not parties of real
interest This charge wai wrong, as only two
directors were dummies. In America the fair
ness of these charges may well be appreciated.
This last statement caused a general laugh, tn
which Daurignac joined heartily.
When asked if his sister was wrongfully im
prisoned, Daurignac replied: "She Is an inno
cent woman, and her conviction was indeed
without justification."
COUNTED CRAWFORD MONET.
When asked if the Crawford fortune was a
myth, Daurignac scowled and with great excite
ment said:
"I know that the Crawford fortune doe* ex
ist, because I have counted the money. Not
only did I count it, but eight notaries who also
counted it took oath to that fact The securi
ties at that time amounted to 30,000,000 franca.
Snow I should say it is 80.000.000 francs."
When asked what had become of the fortune,
Daurignac shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Ah! That is the question."
In reply to the question as to how much money
he had with him. he said: "I have more than
$50 "
Daurignac was held by the immigration offi
cials under the section of the law which forbids
the entry of any person into this country who
has served a penal sentence.
Cable advices which appeared in th* evening
papers' announced the fact that Daurigaao was
on La Touraine. One of the immigration in
spectors who examined Daurignac said that he
could not say whether or not he would hold the
man. He Insisted that Commissioner Watchorn
had "issued strict orders to give no information
to the press, and that he himself was too busy
to say what would be done.
Immediately after making this statement the
inspectors sat down to a dinner served by the
French Line on board La Touraine.
Daurignac remained on the steamer last night
find will be brought before Commissioner
Watchorn, who will decide whether he shall be
admitted to this country.
naurignac was a partner In his sister's co
lossal swindle, In which she obtained from
nrominent French bankers sums amounting to
nfore than $12,000,000. Declaring that she had
,'., afP m her home in Paris securities amount- j
ng to $20,000,000 of the estate of one Craw
£f* nn An »rican. she borrowed large sums of
money and lived in luxurious style, spending, it
is said. J600.000 a year._
ROLLER COASTER FALL INJURES GIRL.
Young Woman in Hospital May Die from
Fractured Skull.
MlneoU. LonS idaaA. Sept. lt-Mlaa Laura Relts
i^f Tn^ears old, was injured to-day while riding
eighteen years '«* her home. In Maln . thl ,
a , ' Bne^a to the Mineola Hospital in a critical
Stlon Ser -kull was fractured, and .he re-
C mTss in one of the car.. It
J»ft ten feet above the ground, when she
, wa f iS^luS. «* feU out - ******* on her head -
Ssswsw?
NOTHING^QUITE EQUALS IT.
-«. jTw^r Century Limited, the 18-hour
T? 6 i2K?ei yew York and Chicago by the
train _£« tw s>ntral L4nes. Leave Now York 8:80
ft Y arrive C aSgo I* next montfn^^gbfi
xide.— "~"~~-
Herr VagL, Of.)
Herr Mlehalien. (N*.)
THIEVES SCARED AWAY.
LEAVE MRS. KERNOCHAN'S.
She, with Guests at Country Home,
Prevents Robbery.
TBv TeleKrauh to The Tribunal
Hempstead, Long Island, Sept. 36.— Mrs. J. I>.
Kernochan. several of the members of her house
party and Perry Belmont prevented the burglars
who recently have been raiding the large coun
try places of Nassau County from stealing the
silverware of the Kernochan home this morning.
Some time after midnight the thieves entered
The Meadows, Mrs. Kernochan's home, by
breaking one of the windows of tha lower floor.
They spread their tools about the floor, prepar
ing to break open the chest in which the silver
ware is kept. Several Irish terriers, belonging
to the Kernochan kennels, were in tho upper
rooms of the house, and barked so loudly that
Mrs. Kernochan and a number of her guests,
including Perry Belmont. -.\ ho has leased the
cottage on the estate, and who was spending 1 the
evening at Hempstead, were awakened. They
reached the ground floor In time to see two
burglars Jump from the window and run across
tha fields to the highway, where they disap
peared. Mrs. Kernochan and pome of her guests
and servants obtained an excellent view of tiie
burglars in the bright moonlight.
Later in the night the home of Charles TV".
Myers, a well known Insurance broker of New-
York; was broken Into, but Mr. Myers turned on
all the electric lights of thf house and fright
ened the burglars away.
Later they broke into the dwelling at the
Nassau Hospital at Mineola, which was given
by Mrs. Mackay to the hospital association.
Here they obtained §in<"> in money and some
trinkets.
At Gardsn City two men, acting in a suspi
cious manner, were seen driving a small auto
mobile about porae of the larger houses last
night, but the barking of the dogs and the ap
pearance of night watchmen frightened them
away. The Eani* 1 men were seen early in the
evening driving their machine about the coun
try places of the Meadowbrook Club members
and houses at "Westbury and Wheatley Hills.
They had evidently learned that the Duchess
of Marlbomueh was to be ?_ visitor at Brock
holt Villa, the country place of Mr. and Mrs.
<~>. H. P. Belmont, as they had made inquiries
in the neighborhood. The Belmont and Ker
nochan places somewhat resemble each other,
and it is thought they mistook the latter for
the place at which the duchess is staying.
There are several watchmen at Brockholt Villa
to-night, and at the other large estates extra
watchmen are on duty. A suspicious looking
person, who could not give a plausible story of
his business, was seen at the Hempstead station
to-night, and while some of the bystanders were
looking for an officer he disappeared.
It is thought that the automobile in which the
two suspicious men were seen driving about is
a stolen one. Nn missing machines have, how
ever, been reported to the police of Hempstead.
GREENWICH IN TERROR.
Another Attempted Burglary — -
Morrill Robber May Be in Woods.
TBy Teleirrarh to Th« Tribune.]
Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 16.— An entirely new
theory as to where the burglax who shot Mre. W.
C. Morrill In her home on Tuesday morning is. hid
ing was put forward this afternoon, when a sailor
from A. D. O'Neil's yacht, anchored in the harbor
here, reported to Sheriff Rifh that the yacht had
been boarded since lie anchored it off hera Wednes
day morning, snd that blankets, cooking utensils
and a doubla barrelled shotgun and ammunition
were missing.
He tcld tho Sheriff that his employer was a
member of the Atlantic and Indian Harbor yacht
clubs, and had been cruising with his family all
summer. On Wednesday they left the yacht here
and went to New- York. When the sailor boarded
the boat this afternoon he found that a thief had
been there. He could not enumerate everything
that had been taken, but said It was a boatload,
and that as soon as his employer returned to-night
he could give n complete list.
Th« officer told the sailor to have his employer
give him a list of the things taken, and he would
endeavor to find them. Naturally, such a robbery
leads the public and officials io believe that The
burglar who shot Mrs. Morrill, if it was not Brown,.
the man now held, 1s hiding In tha woods here
abouts. The detectives evidently have been think
ing of this new theory, for to-day they spent much
time loitering about tha woods _near the Morrill
home.
Last night, at 9:30 o'clock, C. B. DelaVergne. of
Hackett. Carliart & Co., of New-York, telephoned
to Sheriff RU'-h to come to his house and help him
fir-d a burglar who he believed wae in hiding
there The Sheriff was in bed. and sent word to
Constable Mitchell, who. with his son. went to the
Df-lavertn^ house, which is situated on the Shore
Road near Belle Haven, three miles from the
Morrill house No burglar was found, but in the
vines along "the north side of the house a straw
hat size 6&. was picked up. It evidently had been
wet at some time, as the crown, was sunken in.
IMPRISONED BY BOLD BURGLAR.
Woman Locks Herself in Room While Thief
Works — Loot Lost for Freedom.
After frightening Mrs. Catherine Arvant into
locking herself <n her room at her home, No. SO
Argyle Road, Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, until
he had ransacked the house and carried off a bdx
full of silverware and clothing, a burglar later
lost It all when two policemen walked in his direc
tion and he felt obliged to run. He escaped.
Mrs Arvant, who is staying in the house with
two servant, and two children wa. awakened by
a burglar moving around aboui 4 o clock. Aft*,
he hal gathered a collection of solid silver and a
it B«rn«r. CO
TENSION IN CUBA GROWS.
WARRANT FOR GOVERNOR.
Great Excitement at Guanajay Over
Mayor's Arrest.
Havana, Sept. 16. — The arrest of Artintr Chrll
Governor Albert! of the province of Santa Clara
has been ordered by the Supreme Court. H» is
charged with ordering the Mayor of the town of
Vueltas to disobey a Presidential decree in re
fusing to allow the Mayor, whom he had un
seated In favor of a Liberal, to resume duties.
Bail has been fixed at $1,500, and Sefior Albert!
has severity-two hours in which to comply wtTh,
an order to turn over the government to the
president of the provincial council.
Sefior Diaz, whom the Governor of Plnar del
Rio seated as Mayor of Guanajay as part of an
alleged Liberal plot to unseat all mayors and
th» leading: municipal officials in the provinces
of Santa Clara, Camaguey and Pinar del Rio
not partisans of President Palma, ha 9 been ar
rested and imprisoned on a charge of refusing
to comply with a Presidential order to turn over
the mayoralty.
Great excitement is reported at Guanajay.
where it is feared th» Liberals will attempt to
rescue Bpfior Diaz from the jail. The Secretary
of the Interior, General Andrade, has tele
graphed to Mayor Arlstl of Guanajay authority
to call on the rural guards in case assistance is
needed.
THINK LAWSON LOST.
i — ,
Rumor in Boston That He Was
Pinched in "$10,000,000 Pool."
[By Telarraph to The Tribune]
Jposron. Sept. 18.— is rumored here that
Thomas "W. Lawson and his followers In The
"great bear pool of $10000,000." formed a cou
ple of weeks ago. have been badly pinched in
American Smelting and Reading Railroad
stock?. These were the two stocks which Law
son most desired to break, but all his heavy ad
vertising failed to dislodge the stock.
The drive against Amalgamated only revealed
the strength of the copper situation, and in
creased the holdings of "the system" to such
an extent that it aroused the query as to
whether Lawson was not still working for No.
2n Broadway. It is said that. Lawson, failing
In his attempt to make money out of Smelters
and Reading, turned his attention to United
Copper, but when he found he could borrow all
the stock he wanted, limited bis operations to
200 share lots.
ROIND-VP OF NEGROES.
Weld County, Cot., Drives Out Its
Black Population.
TB>- Telegrach to Th« Tribune ]
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Sept. 16.— Weld County. Col.-,
is running its negroes out <>f its boundarlpp.
according to the statement made by a party of
the refugees which arrived h^re last night.
The negroes, who come from Ault. CoL, say
the entire negro population of the county was
rounded up by the whites several days ago and
at the muzzles of Winchester rifles were forced
to leave their homes. Bad blood between the ra^es
Is said to have existed for some time. A ma
jority of the negroes went to Denver, but a few
escaped to Cheyenne.
ANOTHER OIL WAR ON.
Syndicate with $200,000,000 Said To
Be Warring on Standard.
[By Telwaoh to The Tribune 1
Memphis, Sept. 16. — The Memphis agency of
the Gulf Refining Company, of Port Arthur,
Tex., entered the petroleum market here to
day, with a consequent drop in prices. "War on
the Standard Oil is openly declared, and a heavy
decline is predicted, the slump to occur at once.
The Gulf people are syndicated with the Guffy
Oil Company, of Pittsburg. and the Wellsvi'.le
Refining Company, of New-York, and thf syndi
cate "is said to control the entire output of the
Texas well** The Mellon Banking Company. ..f
Pltt«burg is financing the syndicate, and It is
allied that the capitalization. Is J200.000.000.
The manager of the Memphis agency statrs
that as soon" as matters are working smoothly
here the large Eastern markets will bo invaded.
It has not been given out where Eastern head
auarte'-s will be. but it is supposed New-York,
as the Wellsville people are heavy exporters.
Five conts a gallon for 150 test is confidently ex
pected hero.
CLAIMS ROYAL FORTUNE.
Farmer's Wife May Be Hindoo
Princess — PearU Grow Into Her.
[By Telegraph to Th« Tribune.]
"Wakefield, Xeb., Sept. 16.— Mrs. Anna Holdob
ler, wife of a farmer, left here last week for
England and Germany to prove that she is a
princess of India, daughter of the House of
Gujelt-Slngh. heiress to a fortune of $S«">O.0On.
belonging to the state, and deposited in th»
Bank of England.
' Mrs. Holdobler. named in India Mati Pearl.
relies chiefly on a string of pearls sewed about
her waist when a child to prove her right to
the fortune. These pearls were valued at ?20.
000. Her flesh has grown around them. To
support herself the woman has cut out and sold
six of them. Her father and mother were as
sassinated in Rampur, and she made her way
with a German governess to Germany and then
to America. Chicago officials thought her crazy
and ordered her to as asylum.
PRICE FTVE CENTS.
WEAVER GIVES PLEDGE.
MACHINE TO JUNK HEAP.
Mayor Quotes Tribune Editorial in
Philadelphia Mass Meeting*
[By Telacrmph to Th» Tribune.
Philadelphia. Sept. 16.— City party, -Which
Ib the principal of the reform organizations, held
a monster mass meeting to-night at the Broad
Street Theatre, and Mayor Weaver, for th« first
time since he broke away from the influence of
the Durham organization, made a public Utter
ance regarding his policies.
"Reform within the party" was characterized
by the Mayor as a hopeless proposition, which
he had at one time believed in, but was forced
to abandon after two years of earnest effort on
Ms part had demonstrated its utter Impracti
cability. The. only remedy for present corrupt
conditions, he declared, was to overwhelmingly
crush the organization at the polls, and to thin
end he promised to devote his personal efforta
and the strength of his administration.
Mayor Weaver stated that he had information
that the sale of the gas works for a mere frac
tion of their value was only the first step of a.
schema to rob th* people of this city. The
j finance committee which approved the gas stsml
1 said In its report that $50,000,000 was ixame-
I dlately required for city needs. The gas works
| steal would have yielded half of this, and til*
1 rest would have been borrowed, th* loan beta*
i the second step. The third was to be the In
crease of the tax rate to $2 25 and tha fourth
■ the sale of the water works.
In his speech Mayor Weaver produced from
, yesterday's New- York Tribune the •ditorlal on
the effort of decent Philadelphia!!* to pnr»» th»
voting lists of phantoms.
Mr. Weaver said:
Let me read you the last paragraph at an
I editorial that was published In the great R»
i publican paper. The New-York Tribune. It M
; an editorial on Philadelphia. I shall read you
{ but the last paragraph of it:
"It may take two or three years to weed eat
! lists so easily falsified and so difficult of coxrec
i tion, but the frlendi of honest government bar*
1 accomplished a potable work in exposing th«
i wholesale frauds perpetrated by the maehls*
! and in stripping that machine of a large traction
j of its most useful and loyal followers. Phila
delphia has begun wisely by attacking the^wea'rt
' spot in the organization's power for «rIL
Listen to this: _ m 9
"But that organization's power for stU Is only)
! to be annulled by overwhelming It this fall at
i the polls."
That's my sentiment, gentlemen, and I THPm
! pledge my administration In all Its parts to thm
i assistance an 1 to the help of the good people ox
; Philadelphia In bringing that about this fall by
' the overwhelming defeat of the organization.
Tt had been intended to hold the meeting li»
■ the Academy of Music, that being the only hall
; that would have held half th« npplicants for
I ticket', but the management of that house an
i nounced that it could not be used, as it was en-
I gaged. The City party men offered a bonus of
j $000 to be given to charity for the use Of th»
hall, but this was refused, and Colonel Bonaffon,
secretary of the company, made the remarkable
•statement that the hall had been engaged tor
every Saturday night until election time, and
! that under no circumstances would the people
; who had engaged it permit it. to be used for any
! City party mass meeting. As the "town meet
' ing"' has for centuries been Philadelphia's p»
! culiar method of doing political business, this
■ announcement was at once hailed as a trick to
i prevent the people from assembling, and mtioh.
! capital will be made out of the Incident.
After long travail, the Joint committees of th«
Republican City Committee and the "Committee
; of Twenty-one RpspectaWes," which was sum
' moned to the rescue of the moribund Durham
! organization to-day, nominated the following
• county ticket to replace the one nominated In
: May, which was forced to withdraw early this
! week:
For Sheriff— Dr. Joseph S. Neff.
For Coroner -Thomas Dugan, the present In
cumbent, but who was not renomlnated In May.
For County Commissioners-William Kmsley
and Howard A. Chase.
None of these candidate* have ever been prom
inent politically. Dr. Xeff is a physician with a
good practice and is Identified with Jefferson
Hospital and many medlral associations. Coro
ner Dugan has never been objectionable to any
element. The others are merchants.
CHOOSES FIERY SUICIDE.
Woman Saturates Dress with Oil
and Lights It.
:r.- Tel^rrarh to Th» Tribune 1
Memphis. Term., Sept. 16.— Driven to suicide;
by continued ill health. Mrs. Fairchild, of Mis
sissippi, saturated her clothing with kerosene to
day and touched a match to her death. Her
children managed to extinguish the flames, but
the recovery of the woman is doubtful, as she la
terribly burned.
HOW JEFFERSON'S WILL WAS SIGHED,
"Am I Sane?" Said Actor: "Yes!" Chorused
Witnesses, and Document Was Hade.
[By ItlmiauTi "■• Th* Tribunal
Baltimore, Sept. -Through the filing: of a eopsi
of the will of Joseph Jefferson here, because Mrs,
Jane Germon. the actress, is a beneficiary. It was
learned to-day that tho famous actor signed the
will in the business offi< ■*■ of th« Baltimore Academy:
of Music.
Jefferson was playing an engagement at the Acad
emy. One nv>rti!r.c: U>llp Hawkes. now general
representative for Charles Frohman and then busi
ness manager of th*» Academy. m«»r the actor la
the foyer, carrying a l^prtl document.
"Is there anything i can do for you?" asked
••Yes." replied Mr. Jefferson. 'TH be very h&ppr
if you ran K*-f three men to witness mr will."
Jefferson wns invited to the business office, and,
taking ,> pen. looked around and remarked. ''Do
you boys think I'm ««..!jr,d of mind?" to which there
was a concerted •'Ye?," and lie attached his ««-
Thf "will was witnessed by Jam's Jay BradjV
l "harl' > !» Bradley and Mr. Hawhes.
MBS. PLAIT'S DOG DISGRACED.
Sent from Table Like Naughty Child by
Hotel Manager at Colorado Springs,
fßy TlilJlMli l" Th* Tribune !
Colorado Sprint Col . Sept. 16. -Guests st the
Antlers Hotel are authority for the statement that
Mrs T. H. PUtt was compelled to send her pet
dog out of the breakfast room when here the other
day.
A waiter discovered the little animal in Its mis
tress's lap. and promptly told Mr. Stein. th« man
aser, who hurried Jo Mrs Plan 1 * table.
His request that the dos be sent out sneered)
Mrs. Platt. who said, "Why. Griffon always Hiniß
The manager was sorry, but firm..
™he™vou insist. - said Mr*. Platt.
••It Is not I." replied Mr. Stein, "but the cuests
who Insist that no animal shall be allowed m the
dl M«? r piatt reluctantly gave her pet Into the
hands of a bellboy.
FALL EXCURSIONS TO ADIRONDACK
MOUNTAINS.
Tickets on sale to Saranac Lake. Lake Placid and
other Important points from Sept. 15 to 30, good re
turning until Oct. 31 Single fare plus $1.00 for the
round trip. Innulre of New York Centra! A4*nU.—