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jOiiCT PAPERS TO-DAY.
00OIS'* r° SEND THEM.
■ ,-mor Declines to Give Views on.
Scope of Inquiry.
ip y Telegraph to Th* TrJbunw.J
«-nv ffeto. N.— The Information which the
<• Finance Committee asked of Governor
#*In* relative to the charges against Super-
Indent Kilbum of the State Banking Depart
nt'» --in he furnished to that committee to
jtow morning. It ■•■ collected to-day, but
110 Governor found 'hat he had no copies, and
' he intends to send the original documents te
*L commits !)«• had copies made.
On this infonration. by which the Governor
•tied the chares in the case of the Gorman
IMk of Buffalo, and the Merchants' TruFt
* nary of New-York, will hang the fate of
' hark" l ? investisatlon. On it the Senate
Fir.«ii<* Committee will base its action on the
jigtfea for an inquiry, passed by the As
™Wy. This information will not be made
Xh f Governor Higgins said to-day that it
irould ** Or th ' committee to decide whether
nt It publish It. The committee, before it
Ttcfivri the documents, had decided quietly not
to make them public.
So action will be taken on this Information
uidl **" xt Tuesday, when the Finance Commit
ted hr i d , , : . -.-x; meeting. Then it will be ,
Hinrusfrf. but from present indications, no de
ftfion will be made as to what shall be done
iriih the Assembly resolution calling for an ln
ujry Its AfspemMy sponsors feel that eventu
jUj-'this resolution ■will be passed by the Ben
ators.
"How tan they evade such action, In the pres
ent state of thp public mind?" asked one prom
inent Assenit'iyrian to-day. "The resolution is
to iPTrr^' 1 "' so conservative, in view of :he
charges mad*, that it seems no reasonable cx
lUW > ran be- made for not passing it."
Still, the Assemblymen are not sanguine as to
the prospects for a far reaching Investigation.
Asjemblyrna!! Wajnwrlght, chairman of the
committee on banks. l>els that the Senate Fin-
Mict> Ocmroilte* will amend the resolution sub
mitted to it 10 ■ ■■'-■•■ the members of the . in
laWlfftii comniiitee any members of the legis
lature not Fpeciflcally members of the Commit
tefs on Banks. While this would not affect the
Assembly. sin< c the Speaker in all probability
fouM kppoini ;<M five Assemblymen from the
Committee on Ranks, it would leave an oppor
tunity for manipulation among the Senate It* d
ai rince they might bo able to eliminate Sen
ilr r , Steven? from consideration. With him as
tfcf prospective chairman of th«» investigating
fommitte^. they would know that ■ fair, clean
Inquiry v.as assured.
JOB] Maiby. hf^d and front of the opposi
tion. «p«Jt to New-Tork to-day, and his follows
la th* opposition think h<* may brine back some
E»w ideas on the investigation «juestion. Here
tii^rv li npparently no dpci^ive plan besides the
"*it tißht on thp Lid** if'iicy. Delay in evfry
ii-sy it rani I'* 1 accomplished la the present aim
cf th<" Senators who are fighting against inves
tifEtion.
On* of Ihe arputnrnts usr><3 l>y the opponents
<f the Inquiry Is that it will carry wfdepi
pani'- if an investigation of financial - tution*
It hi The Governor was asked i«. -night if
he hafl received any communications along that
Km
•"I hay» twriiv+4l no protests against th«» in
v<j«lmwn of ihe Banking Dorartmenl its«lf,"
hf said, 'but 1 have hutl many letters saying
thas th* examlnatiMii of individual banks was
Jilc< iy 10 prove diastrous."
"What areyoui personal views as t<j the scope
of the- inquiry? Ought ii to be confined to the
department, or sliouM it take in the widespread
attitude of the department toward banking in
fiiiu!ioi:F?" he v,a« asked.
"My views have been so misconstrued in th«
I«st that I do not rare to express them on that
furjfrt," paid Governor Hlgrfna.
Th«> general opinion here is that after the
P*-natf- s»>! S ihroueh with th<* situation the in
iwtipation Kill hay* simmered down into a
cursor}. of th«^ routine department
transactions, with equally <ur?ory results.
SUICIDE AT POLICE DESK.
A Girl A reused of Theft Shoots
Herself.
Af.er confrsrfne i^a: Bhe hai Hoi— lares
Mlye-1 at $<>is>, Mis-= Ida M. Meunner, ■ do
tr.estr In the employ <M" Mine IlitniPr. a dre."=s
caUn- sr \o. js Eaet Isth-st.i killed Iwnetf
in th«- cfflcA of Tap'ain Lantiy. in Il« East «"lsi
it. ?iat:r,n, la=t :)isht by shooting herself with
- revolver.
Corrmer Har'nurscr expressed sreat surprise
•'hen he found th*> woman had bc-f-n ,>.-.■•. l foi
tn'-re than an hour and the office n<«t informed.
It 2<»ve.oj.>ed ih;it ihf* dr-ad woman confessed
*hf and toother domestic rained Anna Slevinsky
tjd taken ib« niFsinß la<-*-s am Mme. Bin
i^re pUre. Th" Hlavinsky girl was i efocw the
d»-.-k. eivir.R hrr "|»ediprr«-e,* when the
Jltujir^r fr::i drew m revolver from under her
Wnt and shot h^rsrlf. She di^d almost in
p*r.tiy. Mn.». Binner and h«=r husband were in
tw wtaiinn at ih^ thn^. and both tri»-d to run
a.ray.
■'I*ISH NOT READY FOR HOME RULE."
Sir Algernon Coote, Premier Baronet of Ire
land, an American Visitor.
E!r Aiirrnim Coote. the premier har-m^t of Ire
"tid, trriw.i on the ("arniaiila. and is staying at
U* Hol^.ri'l H.-.i^s^. Fir Alsernofa Is nowtwor of
** *R e«tai- «,f rortr-Sve thousand . pw lie baa
J<* « i'or^on i.f l.is lands to his tenant*. He paid
l^t-rda;- that I." rr gard^ th« practical working
°y- " r t!.- !fl:.i a'-t as a Kttlement of tl>« chief
fSMia^f oooflkt between lan.Hord and tenant. The
•V <■-' t:.^ :ar.il to tboin v.ho till it is • trans
*Cion. fei,i,i j *„ that beneflU both ti:e landed pr->-
Ittor at:'] (be. man mho acuire* It.
£ir Aljitcn:"!; is murji occupied In the religious
•nk in qrliiej, ;,,> }ias prC niinrnt place. His mli
'■"a '•■> Kaurtix-% is principally to attend the quad
f~*iz\ ronv%ntloa of the Undent Volunteor -M -
t^V^y ; U i intematior.al orK«nlzatlon-*hlch
2i« h»I.J soon *l Nashvill*". T«nn. He saya He
„f »"•»• *••-;.« -v«. ti.at Inland is yet within mcuur
■ '••*■ ciFti,.;;. .. v f !.f,Tn« rn'.e. even thougli the Biinsii
' "«1?i ' VJ: »<"istra:lo:j io u;<|jarrnl!y favorable in
4 * h " fart is.- «f)i<i Mr Alit'rnon, "that Irishmen
t fc^Lf* y* l M9tU« ••»' niling tlt«-inse|\*e.M. and not
'*» r.f t,...;,, a|(> „i . ,,/ i;i ;j > honestly admit It.
CUDAHV BOY TESTIFIES AT TRIAL.
•toaha, Nt!,.. K<-:-. :.-A J'iry wes uecurrj] to-djy
■ ' to* ir!ai of J-«t <i(,-« on a charge, of robbing
<*u<ia!iy „t fz.ixn in connectloo with ibe
wa **Pi'!aK cf l/iv.ari «-ijdahy. jr. Th« b«y who
> "* ki.ir:Bj>pccl n-ai called an tb« first tvitneMi. He
*«'*"" *"' )ur - ! '»f til*-: r\j)erien<~e v. i ,':••.. prtaoner,
'v,,.. mit * Ft '" "" tb* st.-mrt w))<ti I'ourt adjourned.
m«S '' ;ulj!i :- »••■'« b« been aM! to Identify Crowe
«»vr li l!;# ' "*J n *PP***> ( 'fo»'e Is al!og<-<1 lo hhv t >
><>«« "'•* a!W *' l f!1 •■ ii mc* In 1 1..- lact n \ .•
WILL VISIT FRENCH PRESIDENT.
"'•^. R.i,. >_'n... j !l>f tHnir.miMxfd foreign vi,
'.'l'',''* h " r "''* iv<1 ' ":■ Prwlrtr-n! Ki-.11!pr.-s. HC.-«>r.J
, i etl ' 1 '"" "riff.Mr.i.- h<- th<- yuo»-n ..f Rumania
vll«t ' . ani * 1m - !*>lHrtJui l^onTworth, who will
•«i part, „.,;.. w/ .,j, J( .. s tl>lir
ARION BALL
in'? Friday, fVh. Mil.
■*» Amuatuxnt Ccluimi:* — A IvY
To-dn.T ruin or ("novr.
Tn-niorion. f,.| r an. l rn|.W.
rWESTY-ETGUT VICTIMS.
Exploding Pocket at Charleston
Kills Mart ?( Instantl?/.
Charleston. W. Va.. Feb. R.— At least twenty
. ight men aw supposed to have met denth in ■
mine explosion Jn the Parall mine, of tho Stewart
Colliers' Company, near Oak Hill. Thirty-nine
men are employed in the mine and only twelve
have escaped alive. At midnight six bo.h.s h| I
been recovered near the mouth of the mine, and
it 18 certain thnt nil the others in the mine are
dead.
The explosion occurred at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon, and was caused by a pocket of gas
which was struck In a fault In the mine. The
explosion was terrific, and it was thought that
many of the miners were killed outright. The
system of fans was completely wrecked by the
explosion and all air was shut off from the mine,
leaving the men who had not been killed by the
explosion to smother. The mine is a shaft
mine about 700 feet deep and the unfortunate
miners had little chance of escape.
Among: those known to be In the mine and
supposed to be dead are: Miles Pratt, mine boss.
and his son; David Wells, James Swan, George
Jones, negroes, and William Madison, Robert
Feathergill escaped with a broken leg.
Most of the miners caught In the mine are
Hungarians or negroes who had little experi
ence In mining. They were not expecting the
pocket of gas which is nearly always discovered
la mine faults in the Kanawha region.
HAYTI FACES TROUBLE.
Government Cuts Interest on Bonds
Mr. Root Takes Action.
Washington. Feb. B.— The attention of the
Washington government has been called to a
recent action of the Haytien government which
threatens to embroil that republic In a new quar
rel with her foreign creditors.
Finding that Haytien bonds were' selling below
par, the government cut down the interest on
the bonds to correspond to their market value.
Among the sufferers are the Italian claimants,
and this matter was the subject of a long con
versation to-day between Secretary Root and
Mr. liontagna, chars* d'affaires of the Italian
Embassy. Th<» Secretary will take up the mat
ter with the American Minister to Haytl in the
pffort to assist a satisfactory settlement.
ALARM FOR LOG BLAZE.
Firemen Smash Bondsi. Door —
Find Owner in Cotey Den.
After smashing: down a bronze door and tear-
Ing through the building as only firemen can,
th»» firemen of Engine Company No, .'l3 and of
Truck No. 2O burst open .1 door in the three
Etory building at No. 4S Bond-st. last night
and were astounded to see reclining before a
leg fir» John Lynn, a man of wrath and the
proprietor of the structure which the firemen
believed was in flames. Some one turned in the
alarm, but no more dangerous fire than the soft
glow of the burning log in the fireplace was
found.
Mr. Lynn Ik an old man. lie was angry for
the moment, but recovered quickly and told the
firemen that that was hip "den." Some one, it
is thought, saw the log fire and presumed the
building wa» burning;. Mr. Lynn lives at No. 141
"West llth-Pt_
PACKERS MAY LOSE MILLIONS.
Hog Prices Pass $6 — Bear Efforts Useless —
Big Supply Falls Short of Demand.
I By TH'Eraph to Tl;e Trltmrn-.]
Chicago. Feb. i.— The packer* made energetic ef
forts to-d.iy to <!.[,[• the bog market. A loss of
HMM.4M confronts tl • m. and It is sure to double if
thp pri>'<» of hogs goes above IT.
Despite the combined attack the price of hoes
coared and early iii the .lay crossed the $5 mark,
the highest In a kmc time. It is said that all the
Ms packer* are caught short in the rising market.
The packers did not gaiiere. the market, which they
expected to bold at $4 B<», and buy all the hogs they
wanted, /fthoufrli '.:• demand lias Increased the
Fhipmrnt price* have eon* up steadily. It is pre
dicted that the packers will lose millions.
AUTO ROOMS !N APARTMENT.
| r; . T'-l'-praph t>. The Tribune.]
Chicago, Feb. B.— Lawrence Noyeu, president of
th«» Aermotor Company, of • hicago. will erect on
the North Lake Bhon Drive an apartment building
for wealthy people, close to the homes of many
persons socially prominent. The novel feature will
be an automobile room on each floor, with elevators
to carry ■ '•■ machines up and ■''■'■"
FULLBACK SUES M'CLURE'S FOR LIBEL.
An action has been hrouKht by Andrew L.. Smith.
of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most
role<l fullbacks of mv>nt y^ars.in the Supremo Court
„f thin county, asainni ''McClure'fi MaKazine" for
lih^l. for certain references made to him in a series
of arti.!**« on football, written by Henry Beach
Ncpdtinm, which h< declares are injurious to him.
Hif lawyer Is Charles A. Brodek. of So, 3) Broad.
■way.
TO CELEBRATE GREATER PITTSBURG.
i By Telrgraph to Thf Tribune. 1
Pittsburg. K«i). H. — Preparations are under way
for a monster celebration of the passage of the
Greater Pittsburg bill. The date has not been
!ix-'i. and It niny be held .Inly 4, or be held "'■'
Founder's Day in the fall, when Andrew Car
negie and President Roosevelt will be here to
rededtc^te the Carnegie Museum arid Art Gal
lery and the Carnegie Technical Schools. Gov
ernor Pennyparker prill be the £uet»t of honor
because of his part in having the Mil passed,
and the entiro National Guard of Pennsylvania
will take part. An ordinance looking to the an
nexation of Allegheny will be presented in Coun
cil* Monday and the greater city will be a fact
<m April I. .
KILLED BY AUTO IN BROADWAY.
David Ryan, supposed to live at Ilud»on. N. V..
with * Place of buaiae.. at NO. 45 \V.,.-,..,,-M.. wa a
*„ down hy an automobile owned by the New-
York Transportation Company In front of •>•
■ •adUtac Hot*!, ■■ W-L «jd ****** ■■ yo-terrtay
ifUrnoon] He died at 4 orlocl. in the RoWyel
Hospital. H.nry machine, m remanded ; ,:ui-st
.|.o cirovr- the machine; was remanded t> th«
coroner H« „,..,, to shut off the power when ha
*nw R.v:m croMrti tli<- «treVt. apparently conned
by thvjaiii of rehlcle«i
Mr Ryan who w>.« Bfty year* old. was formerly
.hi.irn.an of tba Dnn.v r.i«l<- Cltj C'ommltte. »i
n.H-o'i an Kxcis.- Comhi««8lon«r. .m.l si the tlmo
cf hit- <l"»«»i «a« •' nuanbt-r of the Health Board
11^ w.is „,,,, „,. n i of ii..- \N'U<«.x cigar factory.
He lia.i cpmo down town «•> attend th< Columbia
County Association dinner at the Hotel Astm. Hla
t)rotli« r-in-liiw. Benjamin J. Hamilton, is wcretary
•if lh«: ;isso<-l:'.tion.
BIGGEST SAILING SHIP IN WORLD.
i-.r. I;.. 1 1 i,. r i. B.* Ai Rlckmer*i .shipyard
hen- to-ilay then- was launched w,. blfgMt Hailing
fci.it> lii tlift world. Tbo lensrtji „1 the crefi '3 *?j
<'-t t, her bfead'b •» il JVci and ».»»a is «»f 8.000 t^"*»
bur Ccix!
NEW- YORK. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1906 -FOURTEEN PAGES -_ T_<^*sr\ v '
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LONG BEACH BOUGHT.
SYNDICATE PAYS $.1,000,000.
Gets Buildings and Trolley Rights —
Park Plan Headed Off.
A syndicate organized and headed by Henry
Morgenthau bought yesterday in fee simple
title to Long Beach, Long Island, and to the cot
tages and the hotel there, which has been called
"the biggest summer hotel in the world." The
consideration was about $".000,000. For some
time and property has been for sale, but -a
question as to the title made it impossible to get
investors and operators to consider a proposition
to take it over. On January 24 a jury in the
Supreme Court. Flushing, Justice Keogh presid
ing, rendered a verdict In favor of the plaintiff
in an action brought by Mrs. Annie Corfwell
Summerfleld, wife of J. C. Summerfleld. a New-
York broker, against Franklin C. Norton, to
regain possession of a certain tract of land on
Rockaway Beach. That decision not only lifted
a cloud from the title to nearly all the property
on Rockaway Beach, but perfected the title to
Long Beach.
Recognizing the realty value of Long Beach
Mr. Morgenthau made overtures for the prop
erty, together with all trolley privileges, and
there was little delay In accepting his offer.
Mayor McClellan and certain officials of the
city have for some time favored the purchase
of Long Beach by the city for park purposes,
and the Corporation Counsel has been a work
on a bill to enable the city to make the pur
chase. It was thought that the city could buy
the property for about $2,000,000. hut now the
purchase price will probably be considerably
more than $3,000,000. as the syndicate is said
to have paid a little less than $3,000,000 cash
for the beach, the cottages, the hotel, the water
works, the gas plant and the trolley rights, with
the privilege of using the Long Island Railroad
electric power in operating ■ trolley road to
the Long Island tracks. The trolley road is to
be built next spring. Robert K. Simon, partner
of Henry Morgenthau in the real estate busi
ness, said yesterday, in speaking about the pur
chase:
It was originally planned to make hong Reach
a seashore resort. The property has heen in
volved iti lawsuits. l>ut th« title is now straigTH
ened out. The purchasinß syndicate has no plans
for developing the property. It may try to make
it a high class summer resort or an all year
round place like Atlantic City.
HAIXES DROPS SALARY.
Introduces Resolution Before S. P.
C. A. Board — forms Ordered.
John P. Halnes. president of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animate, at a meet
ing of the board of managers yesterday, intro
duced a resolution abolishing the 96.000 salary
of his office. Some members of the board, ac
cording to a statement made by Mr. Haines
after the meeting-, favored laying the resolution
on the table for future action. Hut he Insisted
that it be at once adopted, which was done.
The board met to act on certain recommenda
tions for the reform of the society's affairs,
which were made at a members' meeting 1 , Jan
uary 113. So far as could be learued of the secret,
meeting', some of there recommendations were
adopted by the board, while others were not.
This would mean a partial victory for the. re
formers. The complete minutes of the meeting
will not be made public until the next members'
meeting, n<*xt Thursday.
After the meeting Mr. Halnea told thp report
ers kmtm of tho things that had happened — he
had forgotten others. His action was in great
contrast to (hp policy of secrecy lip has hereto
fore maintained.
One of the resolutions unanimously adopted
was for the introduction of an improved system
of bookkeeping:, to give in greater detail the
items of expenditure and receipts. The system
now in use was the object of severe criticism
by the expert accountants who examined the
books. The proposition that the Mayor anil
Controller he made ex-offiolo members of the
board. Mr. Haines explained, could only becomn
effective through the changing of the society's
charter by the legislature. General Charles F.
Roe introduced a series of amendments to the
bylaws, which will be acted upon at the next
annual meeting of the members. The character
of these amendments was not divulged.
"There was ■ lot of talk," Mr. Hainen said,
"but I can't recall what some of the resolutions
were; there were so many of them. It has been
said that I have built a Chinese wall around this
society, hut that is riot so. This is a semi-public
institution, and the courts have helrt that a
society receiving public money can be investi
gates but only that part of It to which the
public funds are appropriated. The other af
fairs of such a corporation cannot be investi
gated."
Mr. Hainea explained also why he moved to
abolish the president's salary. He had released
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals from the payment of live years' salary,
segregating $30,».K M ». The auestion arose whether
this whs not still a liability of the society which
his heirs might at some time demand, and he
wished to have the matter definitely settled by
making tli** presidency an unsalarled office.
WALLACE NOT ALMOST "CITESED."
But Almost "Crushed" in His Interview
with Secretary Taft.
John P. Wallace, former chief engineer of th*
Panama '-'anal, made .!>» following statement last
night:
In Justice to Secretary Taft and myself, I de-
Hir>' to correct an erroneous report which lias been
given forth by the press of my examination be
fore tin; Senate Committee in Washington on Tuf«-
In Urn press report Of this examination U was
stated that I said that Secretary Tart, at the Man
hattan Hotel interview In New- York, last June,
had almost "cursed" me. Senator Morgan, in on*
i>f i, is questions, asked if the Secretary showed
temper at that Interview My answer was 'Tea."
followed hy the general remark »hat his denuncia
tion almost "crushed" me, or words to that effect
—referring to the effect of ills denunciation, and
not to the language used by him.
Win n the published presi report wan brought to
my attention, l wai absolutely at a loss to deter
mini- In what way thr> misunderstanding occurred
until my secretary, who afterward examined the
ofliclnl record. Informed me as to how the errors
had evidently occurred upon the part of the press
reporter* It mny be plainly seen that this error
was due to the similarity between the words
"cursed*' and "crushed."
N. Y. MORE POLITE. SAYS BERNHARDT.
IBy T.I-KT-n-'i I -.Th* Trlhiin».! *
Pittsburgh i"' i I M" :t ' Sarah Bernliardi arrived
In ptttaburc Into afternoon from Bradford. Perm.
where she appeared last night; Here to greet her
was (MM of those littsburß tad which make «"v*>n
Pittaburgani ':'"' As If that wore not enough. h«-r
train was juM f«vpii hours late, havlns been hHil
up by a broken engine, ho it In not much wonder
that ma4am< was not In the most amiable frame
of mind In spite of "'•• fop, however, nhe refused
to enter the cloaed carriage that wan waiting to
Lii;, her to iii •■ Hotel fti hanlfij. and demanded un
upon one Her rnarinß^r almost had ■ n't. In her
rooms, when aha wan more comfortable, mada'.ne
unnounei i hal »h i liked Plusburß, but declared
iii;. 1 1 »• |H-oplo her* were no*, <• My =•» rctinc'l not
%v oourteoua ■• «'»« mod!* of New-York.
CONCESSIONS CXLLKELY
VIEW OF UK OPERATOR.
Arbitration Not Needed Now; Says
Easlcji, of Civic Federation.
The clerical staff In most of the offices of the
an.hrarite. coal carrying companies worked over
time yesterday in preparation for the coming
conference with President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers, the result of which will ,|.i!..
whether or not there will he a strike. All the coal
presidents have replied to Mitchell's request for
a conference, agreeing to meet him here on Feb
ruary in. President David Wlllcox. of the Dela
ware and Hudson Company, sent a letter yester
day expressing his views as to the stand the coal
presidents wili probably take.
IB his letter Mr. Willcox points out that the
anthractie miners are, receiving more than the
soft coal miners in wages. He Bays that his per
sonal opinion is that the operators cannot go be
>on.l the award of the Anthracite Strike Com
mi« ,o». which gave liberal terms to the miners.
The eiftHt-hotir workday cannot be conceded.
and .ho pn.s., demands are looked upon as
'"'Possible. If they were granted. th*> price of
anthracite would have to be increased, he a ys.
The letter was not in the nature of an ulti
matum, said Mr. Willcox last night, "and it Is
an individual letter only, expressing my own
views, sent personally to Mitchell, in order that
He may know whore, we stand. What the out
come of the conference will be I would not pre
dict. We take it for granted that the officers of
the union are not looking for a strike."
. It Is known that the union will not be rec
ognized, if recognition means the closed hop.
The coa- presidents have already gone on record
on this point.
Tho officers of the Civic Federation took th«
stand yesterday that the miners are a long
way from a strike, either in the. hard or soft
coal fields, and that there is no reason to as
sume that a strike cannot be averted. No ap
peal has yet been made to the Civic Federation
to use Its offices as mediators. Ralph M. Easley.
chairman of the national executive committee
of the Civic Federation, said last evening:
Matters have not reached the stage where ar
bitration could , be called for. Both the anthra
r»w? ,5,"? bltuillinous miners are represented in
the Civic Federation. Among the anthracite men
in the civic Federation is F. D. Underwood,
president of the Erie Railroad. Francis L Rob
bins, of Pittsburg. may be said to represent the
soft coal interests. There seems to be a mis
leading impression that because the soft coal
miners' convention has adjourned without any
agreement being reached, there may he a strike
at any time. There will be no strike in any case
until April 1. Two years ago the conference of
soft coal miners adjourned sine die with both
sides at loggerheads, yet both sides came to
gether again two months later, and a settlement
was reached. It is not safe to predict that a
strike will take place where, there are nearly two
months ahead, with possibilities of a settle
ment." • «
[By TVlograph to Th» Tribune.]
Pitt.««burg. Perm.. Feb. S.— President John
Mitchell entered the local fight in the I'nited
Mine Workers to-day by instructing: the dele
gates in the district convention that they bad
authority to remove their officers and amend
their laws at the will of a majority of the dele
grates. The instructions were wired to Thomas
Lewis, the vice-president, -who has come here at
the ciders of President Mitchell to take chargre
of the situation. Despite this ruling by the na
tional president, President Patrick Dolan and
Vice-President I'riah Kellingham refuse to re
sign, and Lewis will not ordor them out. Vice-
President Lewis telegraphed to Mitchell as
soon as he arrived, and asked for instructions.
Mitchell replied that hiß understanding' was that
r majority of the delegates had demanded t!ie
resignation of the officials, and he decided that
they had the authority to make this demand
ani to remove them from office. Lewis was not
satisfied with this ruling. He telegraphed for
further information, and withheld the instruc
tions from thp convention until he could get a
reply to his second telegram.
President Min-heli's daeMan was made public
in his Instructions to National Vice-President
Lewis, who read them to the convention to-day.
The instructions said:
I understand that the question at issue in the
Plttsburg district is: "Hat. the present conven
tion authority to remove or force resignation of
district officers?" Presuming this to be comet,
my judgment is that, this being an annual con
vention, full power is vested in the delegates to
remove from ofllce ;my ofllctal >>f th« district or
to amend district laws In any way deemed ad
visa hi. ■ by a majority of the delegates, and I
advlm that you submit this telegram to the con
vention aa my decision In the matter. Advise
me fully by wire or telephone as to the situation.
Mr. bewta, up'». receiving these instructions
last night, telegraphed Mr. Mltth.ll th.it the
sentiment of the convention HI ovruhelm-
Ir.gly in favor of removing the two officials for
alleged betrayal of the miners' trust at Indian
apotta, and also explained Dolan's attitude.
When the dorl.sion was read to th-> conventi->n
there mi turmoil, strife and confusion. Dele
gates rushed to the centre of the floor demand
ing that Dolan instantly vacate the chair.
Theers and hinses rose from the crowd of excited
delegates, and for a time it seemed that th*»
I resident would be forcibly removed from his
MINERS GO OX STRIKE.
Decide to Quit Work Until Griev
ances Arc Adjusted.
Punxsutawney, . Perm.. Feb. S. -At a mass
meeting here to-day of miners employed by the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburß Coal and Iron
Company, the Jefferson and Clearfleld Coal and
Iron Company, and allied concerns with head
quarters here, it was decided unanimously rot
to go to work again until all grievances between
the men and the companies have been adjusted.
A meeting was also held at Reyp.oldsville. wh -re
the miners of that district voted unanimously to
endorse the action taken by the miners at th 3
Punxsni-twi'.-v meeting.
The grievaces of the minors are the lUM
those presented at similar meetings which wore
held at this place and at Reynoldarville on No
vember S. last year. It was then alleged »^at
the Altoona scale was Ijeinjf violated. The min
ers to-day .-iii that the Altoona agreement is
being violated to even .1 greater degree thnn In
November, and the resolution calls for the sus
pension of work until a guarantee Is given that
the Altoona agreement will be lived up to in
every respect.
About ten thousand miners, employed in the
operations In Jefferson, Indiana and ClearSeld
counties, are affected.
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY SONG.
\\tx TVlritraph '•" Th« Tribune.)
Dm Milmr lowa. F#-b. nellevinK that his
family bad r<|.>.enrp to him when they continually
sanK "Everybody Works hut Father." nob«rt Leh
man to-day twice attemptod bulcM*.
TWENTY TRAINS A DAY BETWEEN
New York and nirffalo-New York Central Lines—
Advi.
MiIRDY TO (i() ABROAD.
Ex-President of Mutual Will Live
in Paris.
[By Telegraph to Tlse Trlhun*.}
Morristown, N. J , Feb. B.— Mr. and Mr* Rich
ard A. McCurdy are going to Paris to live and
will give up their home in Pouth-sU Their ser
vants have been told that their services will
not be required after March I. It Is reported
that Mr. and Mrs. I .outs A. Thebaud are also
going to take up their abode in Paris, and their
place on Madison -a Is for sale. Mr. McCurdy"s
place is also likely to be put upon the market.
Mr. McCurdy has occupied his home on South
fit, only a short time. It Is built of sandstone,
and Is large and handsomely furnished. Mr. and
Mrs. McCurdy had planned to end their days
in this new house. From a person in a posi
tion to know it is learned that Mr. McCurdy.
having: rid himself of th« business cares inci
dental to the presidency of the Mutual Life In
purance Company, is happier and In better
health than for a long: time. He Is reported to
have said he did not care what was Mid about
him or what the people thought. When asked
recently what he thought of some investments
the Mutual had made, he said that he did not
know what the company was doing, and did not
care.
DOXUX OX WARPATH.
Netc-Yarh Centre Fielder Flourishes
Pistol on Train.
Albany, Feb. «.— Michael J. Donlin, centre
fielder of the New-York Nationals; Walter Ben
nett, a Southern league pitcher, and John J.
McOrath, another professional player, all mem
bers of an Indoor baseball team, on tha way
to Troy, were arrested here this afternoon and
looked up on charges of disorderly conduct and
intoxication on a train. Donlin is charged also
with assault, in drawing a loaded revolver on a
porter.
The men were released later on bail furnished
by local sporting men. They will be a. raigned
in court to-morrow morning.
According: to the story of the porter, the party
began drinking soon after the train left the
Grand Central Station. Their conduct became
annoying to the other passengers, and they
were repeatedly cautioned by the conductor
and train crew. It is alleged "Donlin drew a
pistol and pointed it at the porter, throwing
the other passengers in the car into panic. On
the train wer" William Gilbert, second base
man, and Arthur Devlin, third baseman, whil«
George Wilts*, a pitcher, was expected to join
the team at Troy.
SOME IriXTER AT LAST.
Snmv and Mercuni Full — \Veatl>cr
Man Say ft More.
Pnow began to fall about 8 o'clock last ni*ht,
following a drop in the temperature, and by
the time the theatres were out there was more
than an inch on the sidewalks. The weather
man says there is every indication for a heavier
fall to-day.
A special storm^ warning wan sent out last
nigltt by the local" flier" bureau. There may
be a heavy rainfall, followed by colder weather
to-day, but the weather man said the Indica
tions seemed to favor a heavier snowstorm.
The Street Cleaning Department is ready for a
heavy fall, and there are thousands of men
about the city waiting to get a Job shovelling It
into carts.
Aeide from keeping the crossings and rails
•swept, the surface railway managers ha<l no
special trouble last night.
HUDSON NAVIGATION CLOSES AT LAST.
[By Telegraph to Th»> Tribune 1
New burg. X. V.. Feb. $.— Navigation closed to
night between here and New-York. The steamer
Homer Ram«dell made its last trip up- Last
year the boats made their last trip on Decem
ber 2S. Navigation was resumed on March 21.
1905. This s»a«on the boats ran forty-two days
longer than last.
EXPLOSION TAKEN FOR EARTHQUAKE.
(By Telfgmph to The Tribune.!
Calumet, Mich.. Feb. *.— Air blasts of considerable
severity occurred underground In th« Quincy mln»
to-day. shaking down large quantities of rock In
abandoned workings and producing shocks which
were taken for earthquakes. Tremblings of the
earth were felt ov«r the entire Kewwnaw Penin
sula. A thousand men were working in the mine,
but no one was Injured. Work was suspended, but
Superintendent Lawson to-night said a romplet*
investigation had been made, which satisfied the
men that the. property was safe and operations
would be resumed on a normal scale to-morrow.
READY FOR NEW WIRELESS TEST.
[By TVJograph to The Tribune 1
Wllkes-Bnrre. Perm.. Feb. B.— Apparatus for the
operation of a system of underground wireless
telegraphy invented by Father Joseph Murßaso, of
this City, arrived here to-day, and will b«» Installed
in •shaft;' Mask ia thin city. Similar instruments
have been placed In Scranton, eighteen retlen aw«y.
Thpse shafti are two hundred fwt deep •■! con
creted.
Th*» detail* of the system are being kept secret,
but short distance tests have been, declared suc
cessful. When the system Is established herwe«n
this city and Scranton an effort ■will he made to
send wireless underground messages to Europe, and
shafts more than three thousand feet deep will bo
sunk In New-York and hi London.
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY DROPS BIBLE.
[Fly Telegraph ti> The Tribune. I
Indianapolis. Feb. 8.-Th*> faculty of Depauw
University, ill.- oldest Methodist institution of l»-itrn
liifr in l:.t> West, has dropped th.- sttaly of th*»
Itihl- iront It*- list of r»»qiilred .studies, and placed
it in tlip rtectlT* class. Mathematics is also made
COOL GIRL SAVES DROWNING BOY.
Th* presence of mind of Miss K.it latino Mo
t'ahill. of l-ar'.*!imont. saved "'*" life of John Bur
gess, a '.jir-'-1.l boy, who broke through th»»
ice Ibis afternoon while skating on Premium Pond.
Miss MeCahlll loo* off IMI I"MX NVwmitk.U coat
and, fkattr.p as n>.ir .- she dared M «<>. threw th«
garment to tlie muqllN '"'V anrt i»iH.'it him out.
EXCLUDES JACK LONDON'S WORKS.
( rty T»l»*raph to Th« Tribune. 1
p.»rby. Conn.. Feb. S. "to* IVrby »ek Kr.v
Library t"-.l:iv withdrew from circulation all of
Jack London** works, m.tkim,' the following an
nouncement:
As Jack London publicly announces ho !■ an an
irehiat. devoting: the t'un.Htltutl'm lo hell ami the
irovernrm-nt to destruction, we un ordered «11 of
his works wiihilrHwii from circulation, and we lire*
niit only other libraries* to d»> likewise, but all
lovers of their country to cmv buying his books or
taklntr iihiii' I '"' |>iibltshin{C him stories.
CHINESE VISITORS AT CORNELL.
Ithaca. N. V.. Feb. R.— Th«» t'hln*s«» Imperial oom
missl.m.is. Viceroy Ttian Fans and Tal Hung Chi.
whr> will sp^nd to-morro%v vlsltlnp: »Y>rn<*U ITniver
.':>. arrived In Ithaca at i? o'clock t«>-ninht. and.
were Mm to the h<>m« of President J. <«. &ohur
oinn. where they w«r» entertained at dinner.
PRICE TFIREE CENTS.
MAY INDICT HAMILTON".
TO SI H JOIfX A. MCAI&*
Voider Committee Reports — Dis
cover* More "Yelloxc Dog" Funds.
In view of the Fowler houaecleaninjr commit
tee '<» report, which was adopted unanimously nt
a special meeting of th** New-Tort Life trustee*
yesterday. th«» trustees. it is said, have under
consideration proceedings looking to Andrew
Hamilton's extradition should h«» persist in hi*
refusal to return and Rive an accounting, Th»
committee, according to its report/ which merci
lessly scores Mr. Hamilton and ex-President Mr-
Call, has been told that Hamilton was "physi
cally able to travel." The committee, however,
has "exerted every effort to induce him to re
turn ... but without success."
Both Mr. McCal] and Mr. Hamilton ar- to b*
sued either for an accounting or to enforce th«
repayment of certain sums. It is said that tha
Rraiul jury may be asked to find an indictment
against Mr. Hamilton on an extraditable charge,
as the readiest way. in the last resort, of com-
Polling him to return.
Asked whether the board of trustees purpose*
to seek to obtain his extradition, a prominent
member told a Tribune reporter that the who!*
question was In the hands of the company**:
lawyers.
WILL SUE MR. M.'Al.!..
Th« report completely demolishes th* ponsi*
bllity of ever reseating MV. McCall aa president.
It extinguishes likewise the possibility of re
storing: la him the MUM -which he paid to
the company for Mr. Hamilton. Indee<l, Mr.
McCall is to be sued for still further moneys^
Moreover, the report condemns* the "method*
and systems which have been In vo^uo during
the last ten years" in the. company, thereby
strengthening the likelihood of suits to be brooch*
against individual directors of the company.
George W. Perkins does not escape criticism
In the report. The question whether ha Is ac-.
countable for certain payment of notes out of
the profits of the New- York Security and Trust
Company deal Is to be submitted for legal ad
judication. It is declared, however. tha. <-- *—
pponsibilitjr In thim caiii* -«- -«• exists. Is at th*
most "technical and UgraL"
Thomas P. Fowler, chairman ©C th« houses
cleaning committee, submitted the report. On
his motion, seconded by "William B. Horn
blower, it was adopted unanimously, with.
little or no discussion, those objecting to pub
licity. It is said, being overawed by the body;
of opinion against them.
The report apparently shows that during his
connection with tha New- York Lifa Hamilton
obtained more than $1.0u0.000 from the com
pany. Mr. McCall Is to be sued for at least
$75,000. the amount of a check which. It la
charged, was given to Hamilton by Mcfall tat
pay part of the State franchise tax of 10« M.
THE SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
The report, while conceding that th© great
bulk of the sum spent annually by Mr. Hamilton
may have been used for legitimate purposes,
severely condemns the system which made such
secret expenditures possible.
Alter urging strongly in favor of publicity.
th« report says, regarding an accounting from
Hamilton:
Your committee is advised that an accounting,
mar be compelled from Hamilton with respect
to the moneys mrini by him for* th« purposes
of the so-called bureau of taxation and legis
lation that It may be ascertained to what ex
tent and for what purposes they were used and
to whom they were paid, and proceedings for
such an accounting should be at once instltuted.
Hamilton. says the report, "has not in any way
accounted" for the $235,000.
Regarding Mr. McCali. "th* rommltt»e is In
formed by his family that his physical and ner
vous condition Is such that the subject" (of cer
tain remittances charged to th«» "policy fe<* ac
count* In the Paris office) "cannot be taken ui>
with him at present."
"YELLOW DOG* IN' PARIS.
It declares that the remittances referred to in.
1900. 1002 and r."»8, amounting to som« $124.*
POO. of which some $10,000 was paid to Mr.
McCall. were all made, to Mr. Hamilton hy Mr.
ilcCall's order. It adds:
After diligent inquiry your committee has
been unable to ascertain th<» purposes for which
these remittances were made to Mr. McCaJl and
Andrew Hamilton, or the uses to which they
were put. The officials* of the home office and
Paris office have no information on that sub
ject, and the papers, accounts and documents
disclose none. ... Both Mr. McCall and Mr
Hamilton art* accountable to the company tot
these sum?, and proceeding should b« Insti
tuted aeam->t them to compel their repayment or
an accounting as to them.
The committee believes there are no othev
Hamilton transactions undiscovered. Tha trus
tees will meet on Wednesday, when It la possible
that th« Fowler committee will submit & aopple-*,
mentary report. Several reforms are recom«
mended In the document submitted.
TEXT OF THE KEPORT.
Methods in Use for Ten I'rnr*
Severely Condemned,
Your committee has mad«. with »ho loyal and «N
fldent aid of the officers of the company, a thor
ough and exhaustive examination of the relations
of Andrew Hamilton to the company, and of all
payment* of money to him. It firmly believes thai
It "ha* obtained all the information about this sub
ject that is accessible. Th« testimony taken by th*
legislative committee ha» been carefully examined;
the officers of the company have searched for pay
ments to Hamiltln in every quarter wh«r« there)
Mi likely tolwa record of any, and have freely
given all the information In their possession, anA
►•very document. Toucher and paper beartxu?. or
throwing light, upon the subject has been scruti
nized. The. committee now submits the results of
this particular work for the consideration of th*
board.
The relation* of Andrew Hamilton with the < am-
MM] began 111 th« year 1592. In that and the fo!
.■«■" < v- - he. appeaxa to have rendered lesral ser
vice^ in specific matters; for which, and hi» dis
bursements, h* received In payment in 19M >».(M,
ami in 'A*! J10.0>3«. The vouchers of ISW tndicat*
that he was employed at the b«Ktnn!njr of that year
at an annual compensation of $10,000. He was paid
durinK th*»t year %\ :.•»■.■»; SO. of which $1,926 SO was f.>r
trnv»-11l - expenses Incurred durins: the year an«t
the latter part of V*j>3. During 1596 he was pa*. l
J10,971»45. of which J3T045 seems to have 'been for
travellitiß expense*.
In i*« new condition* appear. According to Mr.
M.-i'il testimony before th.' leßi.ilHtive committee
it was at the beginning: of this or at th« end of th«
previous year that he created * bureau of taxation
and legislation, of which he put Hamilton i:v
••hanse. Its province wan the oversight of all l<?s
islutlon proposed in the various Staros and t'anad,*
affeotlng lift* insurance companies. It appears fron\
tht» testimony of Mr. Thiimmcl, an attorney In th<=»
law department of th«» Mutual Life Insurance Torn
p.Mnv, that th« three leading; companies— the New-
York l,tr.. th.> .Mutual and the Equitabte--cr»-o'>
emted in ihta work, and that ther*> was a division
.>? territory between them. Mr. Hamilton, in hi*
l':»riH statement of December 15. 1IW«. h»»-» indicate!
In a general way th«» nature of the m rk of this
bureau.
From this time on It was the practice for Ham
ilton to receive payment for his services and cer
tain personal disbursements at the home office, ami
to obtain whatever money he required for the pur
poses of his work through branch oClces «f th«
oompany In various parts of the country in sums
varying from $l.wx> to $3.00i\ These payments at
the branch offices were made uenerally on written
authority from the president and on the presenta
tion of Hamilton's written receipt bearing th-»
initials of the president. These receipt* accom-
FLORIDA'S FAMOUS TRAINS.
**?*. T. * Fla. Special." 3:10 F. M.. "Fla. ft Wmx.
Indian Ltd.." 9.15 A. M Unexcelled «>rvir% rla
Term. A Atlantic Coast Line. l.lfi bn,, ML T.^»l6l\