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TREASURY CASH SHORT
OFFICIALS PUZZLED.
pcad Man's Accounts Audited and
found Correct- -$31,000 Misting,
(From The Tribune Butt»;i.]
\TasWnfri<»r.. Jul >' 16— A discovery of a star
ing character has recently been made in the
Treasury Department. A shortage of unknown
aggregating not leas than $31,000. tech r
jiicaliy attributable to an official under the Im
mediate supervision of the Secretary of the
Treasury. has been unearthed, despite the fact
jj^t this official has been dead for five months
&1 that his accounts had been subjected to sev
er*] auditings and declared correct. The offi
jjgls charged with investigating this situation
(^ still in the dark as to the real culprit. The
jnct that such a defalcation could occur In the
United Suites Treasury and remain undetected
for this length of time gives rise to anxiety and
»{eelinpof entity.
Technically, the defalcation is chargeable to
tie l a - e Major George Ansel Bartlett. for twen
tr-flve years chief disbursing officer of the
Treasury who became Incapacitated by illness
about two years ago, and died from erysipelas
m February 2T> of this year. So large were the
ms Intrusted to Major Bartlett that, contrary
to the usual custom, his accounts were audited
every month instead of every quarter, and this
TBS kept up during his Illness, while Immedi
ately following his death the customary audit
«-as made, and everything was pronounced cor-
Itctm Even now the officials maintain that the
ecoounts of Major Bartlett were correct at the
tini« of his death, but they are unable thus far
to account for the existing shortage, or at least
tut larger pirt of It. The post mortem audit was
eonpWed April 20, and all accounts of Mr.
jjtrtlett were approved and closed- Within the
jut three weeks, however, in some manner not
explained, traces of the shortage were discov
ered, a new audit was ordered and the shortage
sow acknowledged was disclosed.
Those responsible for this situation are at a
low to explain how such a condition of affairs
could have continued over a more or less con
gjderable period without discovery, and. while
there i.« a disposition to deprecate the sugges
tion that there may be further and graver short
ages revealed as the result of more thorough
,-a less technical auditing, a feeling of Inse
curity had undoubtedly been produced. Unques
tionably, a most searching investigation will be
made.
The officials say that of the shortage so far
rev«ale4 $14,000 only is chargeable technically
to the accounts of Major Bartlett. having been
occasioned, probably, by the defalcation alleged
to have l*-en committed by James W. Boyd, a
clerk in the Marine. Hospital Service, who was
arrested last September by Secret Service men
acting under the direction of Chief Wllkie. T*e
Department of Justice is now in charge of the
criminal prosecution of Boyd, and Is also at
tempting by civil suit to recover from a bank
the amount of his defalcation on the claim that
the bar\k paid checks forged by Boyd.
The Treasury officials have informed the Fi
delity and Deposit* Company, of Baltimore, that
ft will be held responsible for any shortage
which finally may be charged to Major Bart
lett, that company having been his surety, and
apparently this will be done irrespective of the
tort that Major Bartlett may have had no
knowledge of the shortage or defalcation. The
bond furnished by Major Bartlett had no time
limit, and the Treasury officials claim that the
fcwifinnen's responsibility is without limit. No
settlement of the shortage with the bonding
company has been made.
The fact that Major Bartlett was chief of the
largest and most important disbursing office in
the government, and that it has charge of the
investigation of the accounts of all other dis
tasting offices only adds to the gravity of the
situation.
Major Bartlett, who had been in the govern
ment flee almost continuously since 1866,
vas a native of New Hampshire, but moved to
Massachusetts shortly before the Civil War and
served through it with the 14th Massachusetts
Infantry. He was a member of numerous vet
eran organizations, and was a thirty-second de
cree Mason.
FIGHT IN CLUBHOUSE.
Relative Attacks Retired Fire Cap*
tain with Revolvers.
Mu<-h excitement was caused shortly before
Eiidnight last night in the Tallahassee Tammany
Club, at No. 331 West 4Sth street, when a re
tired fire captain had a hand to hand battle with
his brother-in-law to gain possession of two re
volvers. The latter, who was locked up. Is be
lieved to be insane.
• 1 Burnes, the fire captain, who lives at
. Weal 47th street, was In the clubhouse
14 that his brother-in-law, Ed
it, whom be supposed to be in Den-
Lttiac at the door to see him. Con
; surprised, Burnes went to the door and
*Ju= astonished further when Beck angrily ae
'A Mrs. Burnes of swindling him out
rge !-unr> of money.
Barnes realizing that there was something
the man. invited him upstairs and
to quiet him. A few minutes later.
Iswerer, tl '■ other club members were startled by
M of a pistol phot, followed by
:,. fr.,m Humep. When Policeman
of :>.- West 47th street station, arrived
imea fov«-ringr B'-ck with a .44-cali-
Th< fir<> captain said fhat Beck
had drawn th--- pistol, but that he had taken it
away from hint. During the melee a shot was
111] -t struck the r-.Uing.
•'■<! on a charge of carrying con-
Around his* waist was found a
Itb cartridges of 44 and .4."» calibres.
i -•■ I .<f 45-callbre was taken from
DIED ON YACHT CRUISE.
Charles J). Brown Hurried to Port
land on //. //. Rogers'* Boat.
M. . July I<>.— Charles D. Brown,
f the Boston Yacht Club fleet,
annual cruise to the Maine
;o-nlKht at the Maine General
i-xy. Mr. Brown was stri'-k< n
: U;.- way to Ospe Porpoise
■■• onoe transferred to Henry H.
Wild BOSS and hurri«'l to
arriving In oodltlon.
C A RICK UNDERGOES OPERATION
Architect Relieved of Abscess of Nose —
May Be Confined a Fortnight.
Charles A. Rich, the architect, of No. 220 Fifth
v< ?n'je, was operated on laet Saturday nt his sum
?« home, in |pi r;. L<ong Mai f<»- an abscess
*f the nose. It is expected that hfe crlli be conflneJ
'© :.,. house for a furt night, at least.
-Jr. Hich is chairman o* tht; committee appointed
*>y the Fine Arts Federation which expects to
•*!** i'£n*fin to eetabtUh and en<3ow a hen-:'.' for
| 'ttbersuituuo.] «eu(j>tonC uuiuters and arcliiucu.
*~^7^tS3bi» <rtn^ NEW- YORK. TUESDAY. JULY 17. 100T,.-FOrRTEEN PAGES -^Ztg&SZ^
lUXXER AT DELMOXICO'S LAST EVENING. GIVEN BY AIX'IDE EBRAY, THE FRENCH C'OXSI'L GENERAL.
TO ADMIRAL BOI7E DE LAPET HERE. COMMANDER OF THE VTSITIXG FRENCH SQUADRON.
DISCUSSES PEACE PLANS
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED.
End of Central American Troubles
Expected Soon.
tßy Telegraph to The Tribunal
Oyster Bay, July 16. — President Roosevelt,
Secretary Taft of the War Department and As
sistant Secretary Bacon of the State Depart
ment held a conference at Sagamore Hill to
day, during which a number of important Inter
national subjects were discussed.
The troubles of the Central American repub
lics came in for the lion's share of the talk, and
the President and his advisers expressed them
selves as highly pleased over the fact that the
belligerent powers have so readily agreed to ac
cept the tender of good offices from this go\'
ernment. The President hopes and believes
that peace will be brought about in Central
America before the Pan-American Congress at
Rio Janeiro finishes Its labors.
It is conceded I hat a continuance of hostilities
between Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
would «ot only a disheartening effect upon
the coOTi'-.ta Up- VJT.but would have a more far
reachin"B*tffeclc? /| fJ!l' evil among the various re
publics of the t $th in the disturbance of con
ditions and the. loss of confidence that would
necessarily be brought about. It would be a
rather difficult matter for the delegates at Rio
Janeiro to go ahead calmly with their dis
cussions of altruistic ideas and uplifting re
forms if three of the powers accredited to the
congress were at war with one another. If pres
ent plans are carried out, the peace negotiations
will take place on board the United States cruiser
Marblehead, which is now in Guatemalan wa
ters.
The harbor of Corinto. Nicaragua, Is suggested
as an excellent place for the Marblehead to cast
anchor white the envoys of the powers are en
gaged in shaping the terms of peace. Nic
aragua is maintaining strict neutrality in the
quarrel now going on about her. and it is not
thought that she can he dragged into the trouble.
If her principal harbor is placed at the disposal
of the belligerents, there will be. still less likeli
hood of Nicaragua shying her castor into the
ring.
FIGHTING FOUR ACTIONS.
Guatemalans Engage Troops of
Salvador and Honduras.
San Salvador, July 16. — Guatemala is fighting
Salvador and Honduras at four points In Guate
malan and Honduran territory. Both sides fight
bravely with uncertain results. Peace is possi
ble in the near future through the efforts of the
United States government, efficiently aided by
Mexico.
Panama, July 16. — President Cabrera's plan
seems to be to attack Salvador by the Guate
malan and Honduran frontiers, concentrating
his efforts on the Honduras side so as to enable
General Rivas. the Salvador leader, who has
taken part with Guatemala and is in command
of a division, to enter the Eastern provinces of
Salvador, where he enjoys much prestige, in
order that he may start a revolution there
against President Escf-lon. of Salvador.
Tegucigalpa. Honduras, July 16.— According
to an agreement signed at Corinto six months
ago, the republics of Salvador and Honduras be
came allies for defensive purposes.
The Associate! Press has received the follow
ing telegram from the President of Honduras:
Tegucigalpa, July 16. — Honduras has not de
rlnr^<l war. Guatemala without justification or
reason Ins Invaded the territory of this re
public, and the whole country has come to the
national defence. BON ILL. A.
MARBLEHEAD AT HAND.
American Diplomats Will Endeavor
to Bring Republics Together.
Washington, July 16.— Navy Department
whs informed this afternoon by cable message
from Commander Mulligan of the arrival of the
Uarblehead at L.a L-ibertud from Panama. Be
fore Balling Commander Mulligan was instructed
by the Navy Department to report to the Amer
ican Minister. Mr. Combs, at La Libertad. which
is the port near «an Salvador, the capital of
the absence of Mr. Combs, who is detained
In the abset.ee of Mr. Combs, who is detained
at Champerlco, awaltto* next Friday's steamer.
Mr. Brown, the American secretary in Salva
dor, will communicate with Commander Mulli
gan, and that officer «',.! place his ship at th,
disposal of the American Legation, .so that Mr
Broun will be in a position to carry cut the
instructions which were sent him to-lay from
Washington to proffer to the governments of
Coitt^nntd en »^contl r»s*»
M. Ebray, the Consul General, is the sixth man on the left of the picture, and sits opposite the admiral.
(Photographed by G«orge R. Lawrence Company. New York.)
AMERICAKS IN PJUSOM
Excitement Over Three Arrests in
Isle of Pines.
Havana, July 16.— American residents of the
Isle of Pines are excited over the imprisonment
in the common jail at Nueva Gerona of Miss
Millie Brown, nineteen years old; L.. C. Giltner.
postmaster of the town of Columbia, and Will
lam Augustine, all Americans. The three, for
their own instruction and amusement, had con
structed a toy telegraph line 1.800 feet long,
strung from GUtner's store to the residences of
the other two. They were arrested without
warning, charged with the violation of an old
military order prohibiting other than govern
ment telegraph lines, were tried by a newly ap
pointed Judge and sentenced Jointly to pay $500
fine or to a Joint term of imprisonment of one
hundred days. All refused to submit to the
payment of the fine and were taken to Jail In
their own conveyance to serve thirty-three days
each. The jail has no accommodations for fe
male prisoners.
The Cuban government has no report of the
incident, which is reported by Americans who
have arrived hare from the Isle of Pines.
EXPRESS OFF THE RAILS.
Boston TrainJlound Hither Slightly
Delayed.
[By Telegraph to Tha Tribune.]
Stamford. Conn., July 16.— After a slight delay
at Riverside this afternoon the Boston express,
westbound on the New Haven road and due In
New York at 4 o'clock, was sent ahead. Travel
ling about ten miles an hour it hit an open de
railing switch two hundred feet from the big
four-track drawbridge at Riverside. The en
gine and baggage car went off the tracks.
There were six cars crowded with passengers,
and they were tossed about, but no one was hurt
seriously. Sectionmen had opened the switch
to make repairs, and the towerman at Riverside
was ignorant of the fact. The signal system
showed trouble, and for that reason the express
was held up, but after a careful search the trou
ble was not found and the train was sent on
slowly, in the supposition that the signal system
was out of order. The passengers were trans
ferred to the second section of the express train.
MISS TERRY NEAR DEATH.
New York Girl Nearly Drowned
While Swimming at Newport.
[By Telegraph to The Trtbun?. ]
Newport, R. 1.. July 16. — It was learned to
day that on Saturday last Miss Eunice Terry.
the daughter of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Roderick
Terry, of New York, had a narrow escape at
Bailey's Beach, and but for the prompt action of
the life patrol, whi^h was out In the surfboat
at the time, would have been drowned
Miss Terry, who Is an expert swimmer, and
several other young women swam out beyond
the raft on Saturday. There was a high sea on
at the time, but this did not bother the young
woman untii they started to return to the bea^h,
when Miss Terry found that her strength had
left her, and cried out for assistance.
James Nichols and Joseph Chase; who were
in the lifeboat, quirkly responded and soon
had Miss Terry in the boat. She was pretty
weak, but by the time the boat was beached had
recovered so that she was able to proceed to her
bathhouse unassisted.
AUTO PARTY HELD UP.
Masked Men Stop* Car and Take
Cash and Jezvelrtf.
[By Tcl»>Krap!i to Th<- Tribune.]
I»ckport. N. V., July Ift— •Hands up!" was
the cry whi<"h greeted Frank Hamilton. Frank
Richardson and Charlie Klrby as they were rid
inp along Olenwood street, west of this city, last
night in a touring car. Throe masked men, with
thr^e revolvers, served to emphasize the com
mand.
The men In the car were so frightened that
they stopped the machine, and the robbers got
into the car. each holding a revolver to the head
of one of the occupants. The man at the wheel
was commanded to run his car to a lonely
wooded spot, where the men were relieved of
their money and Jewelry. They were so fright
ened that it was nearly an hour before they re
ported their loss to the authorities. The Sher
iff is on thr trail of the robbers.
DIED BEFORE SON ARRIVED.
After receiving a telegrnm informing htm that
his father was dying. Captain Stephen O'Brien, of
the West 30th strent station, hastened to the home
of his parent, at No. "03 East 174 th street, late
yesterday afternoon, only to find that he was fif
teen mlnutos too late. The aged man had been
stricken with apoplexy.
SUMMER COMPLAINTS CHILDREN ADULTS
Dewey's Blackberry Brandy a positive cure.
H. T. Dew*jr & Sons Co., US Fulton St.. New York.
-Advt.
AIR TRIP E\DS IXPERTL
BALLOON FALLS TO BAY.
Three Occupants Rescued After Suc
cessful Flight Over Manhattan.
Ending a voyage through the air that began
with a start full of Incident, Leo Stevens's bal
loon came to a rest last night on the bowsprit
of a sloop off Clason's Point, after its occupants
had been in danger of death a score of times.
They had traversed the harbor and nearly the
entire length of Manhattan Island. In the bal
loon were Leo Stevens and Charles Levee, who
had taken James H. Hare, of "Collier's Weekly."
aloft to photograph the harbor and city from
above. Mr. Hare was photographer for this
periodical through the Japanese War. Most of
the plates exposed yesterday were ruined by re
peated duckings in the bay.
The poor ascensional power of the gas fur
nished by the New York and Richmond Ga»
Company was the cause of the trouble all
through the trip. The balloon was half Inflated
on Sunday, but It was not until about 2 p. m.
yesterday that It wa» ready to war. bsjft
wind from the south West mad* the bis; tag.
which holds 70,000 cubic feet of gas, bob about
like a toy balloon on a string. Finally It was
balanced and began to rise slowly.
The gas plant Is at Willow and Bay streets.
Clifton, Staten Island. The balloon was inflated
on an open lot in Willow street, within a few
feet of the fence. As it rose slowly It barely
cleared some telephone wires and a pole. Then
It smashed into a tree about thirty feet from
the ground, the bag just clearing the boughs.
The heavy basket smashed through the limbs,
snapping off three big branches. Then It flung
Itself against a pole supporting some clothes
lines. The lines held for a moment, and then
snapped, a mass of clothes burying the men In
the basket from sight.
The balloon, suddenly released, was hurled
against a brick tenement house, the basket
striking with a crash Just below the flat roof.
Half a dozen women looking from windows a
few feet aw: y fell back panicstrlcken. The bas
ket, tilted at a dangerous angle, threatened to
drop the men to the yard below at any moment.
The wind had pushed the bag over flat on the
roof, and it stuck there for fully two min
utes, thrashing and bobbing about. The pound
ing of the basket against the house smashed
Mr. Hare's smaller camera, valued at $300, to
matchwood.
Levee and Stevens were hurling out ballast.
This seemed to have little effect until a veering
puff of wind straightened out the bag, and the
balloon slid off toward the southwest, clearing a
big gas tank by a fraction of an Inch
From this point until Stevens's and Levee's sea
anchor was tested in Flushing Bay the trip was
exceedingly successful, although it closed with
a perilous experience. The balloon crossed up
the harbor, reaching Manhattan Island exactly
over the Governor's Island landing at the Bat
tery. Here a pasteboard box containing a ban
ana was dropped overboard, landing on a re
porter at the Ship News Office. A boat which
had been chartered to follow the balloon if it
wa.s driven out to sea had been left hopelessly
behind.
The balloon passed over the East Side of Man
hattan about 3 o'clock, when the streets were
thronged with thousands. AH over the city
work was suspended, while everybody from the
boss to the office boy rushed to the windows to
see the big balloon pass over. It kept almost
parallel .with the North River until the Harlem
River was nearly reached, then, the wind swing
ing a bit more to the westward, it crossed the
river toward Flushing. It had stayed at an alti
tude of about fifteen hundred feet most of the
time. Mr. Hare says he got many remarkable
pictures while over the city, conditions, with the
exception of a brief space when the sun was be
hind the clouds, being most favorable.
When Flushing Bay was reached the sea an
chor, a conical canvas ba? with a mouth about
thirty Inches i-i diameter, was dropped over
board. It checked the balloon's progress most
successfully— too well. In fact. As the drag filled
it offered ho preat a resistance that the balloon
was pulled down into the waters of the bay. At
College Point a Brooklyn organization was hav
ing an outing, and abour two hundred persona
were bathing or rowing. Many of them, as the
balloon passed over them, tried to seize the drag
rope, l>ut were too late.
When the balloon hit the water a doaen boats
otarted to th<> rescue, but the balloon, despite
the drag, moved more quickly than Its pursuers.
Every score of yards the balloon dipped down
into the water like a gull, submerging the bas
ket and nearly drowning the men. Mr. Hare's
larger and more valuable camera was lost while
he was trying to protect his plates.
After a while a rowboat seized the anchor.
The man In the boat started to cut the balloon
loose from the drag, but Stevens, between duck-
Ings, shouted out a command to stop. The valve
had be»n thrown open, and the gas was escap
ing from the intake pipe as the bag lay over on
iwlilLuuril •"• Uftll
GOT STANDARD OA" HIP
Mr. Moody Said To Be Ready for
Final Move.
Cleveland. July 16.— "The Plain Dealer" to
morrow will say that, basing his opinion on the
testimony already submitted to the federal grand
Jury In this district. Attorney General Moody
believes that the government has at last ob
tained evidence which will bring the Standard
Oil Company to Its knees
The return of District Attorney Sullivan this
morning from an all day conference with the
Attorney General yesterday at New York will
mark a complete change in the plans of the
government in connection with the fight to
stamp out trade discrimination by the gigantic
corporation.
The change In plans includes a complete re
versal regarding M. J. Grammer. vice-president
of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail
way. Grammer will not be indicted to this or
any other federal district. Instead he will be
asked to assist the government to forging a
chain of evidence about the necks of some of the
biggest Standard Oil Company officials hi the
e*ontry<
Acting on the orders of District Attorney Sul
livan. Assistant District Attorney Garry late
yesterday afternoon issued another subpoena for
the appearance of Grammer before the grand
Jury this morning. Grammer. who happened to
be to the city yesterday, was immediately served
with the subpoena by Deputy District Marshal
Fanning. He seemed pleased with the turn of
events, which makes it certain that he is not to
be made the scapegoat for violations of the law
on the part of others.
The switch on the part of the government In
finally deciding to summon Grammer as a wit
ness ts explained by the statement made yes
terday that the single desire of the Department
of Justice at present is to get at the Standard
Oil Company. A telegram from District Attor
ney Sullivan said that nothing was to be left
undone to accomplish this purpose. The Attor
ney General is firmly of the opinion that indict
ments can be obtained here, and District At
torney Sullivan will resume work with the
grand jury to-day with this end In view.
In addition to ordering the Issuance of a sub
poena for Grammer, Sullivan wired to have all
the employes of the Lake Shore Itailway who
have testified before the grand jury recalled.
These witnesses tnclude James L. Clark, general
Western freight agent, and C. A. Slauson. freight
agent of Chicago; M. C. Tully. R. H. Huddlestcn.
G. B. Wheeler and H. I. Meyer, all employed In
the Cleveland offices.
It is known that the government officials are
eager to obtain one more link In the evidence
already secured against the Standard Oil Com
pany. A most determined effort will be made to
complete the chain through Grammer and Clark.
What the government officials want particularly
is the names of the Standard Oil Company offi
cials through whom, it is charged, rebating ar
rangements were made with the Lake Shore and
other railroads. With these names In their pos
session the government attorneys will be ready
to strilce.
It was said last night that any efforts on the
part of witnesses to withhold information or
practise evasion would meet with prompt action
on the part of the government officials. The
attorneys are certain that some one of the wit
nesses to be called to-day has the definite In
formation so greatly desired. The plan is to
force the giving of the names and facts by real
sweat box examinations before the grand Jury.
District Attorney Sullivan gave no intimation
in his dispatch as t.> the Standard Oil Company
offlclals he will go after. That the exact pro
gramme was mapped out down to the minutest
detail with the attorney general was admitted in
the government building here yesterday after
noon.
"The purpose behln«l the subpoenaing of
Grammer as a witness shows on its face." eaid
Assistant District Attorney Garry, "the change
in plans means that the grand jury will not
conclude its investigations to-morrow. How
long before the jury will b*> r; ady to make its
report I cannot say."
M. M. Vilas. treasurer of the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio, who has been sought as a wit
ness, did not put In an appearance to-day.
MB. MOOBY HEBE IN CONFEBEHCE.
District Attorney Stimsoa Says He and
Attorney General Discussed Trusts.
Attorney General Moody paid a flying visit to
town yesterday, holding a two hurs' conference
with Federal District Attorney Henry L. Stimson.
at which Mr. Stimson says the tobacco and sugar
trust cases were informally discussed. Mr. Stim
eon dented that the Ice Trust had come up for
discussion at the conference. He made light of
the Attorney General's visit, saying that Mr.
Moody had not come, to town especially to see htm,
but adding that they had gone over all the case*
pending before the federal grand Jury.
The conference took place in the Federal Build
ing, and great secrecy was maintained by th*
attaches of the District Attorney's office. Accord
ing to one report. Mr. Moody 's .visit was in con
nection with Standard Oil and the secret rebates of
railroads to large' local corporations.
The Attorney General declined to discuss the
conference.
GEN. W. H. WARFIELD KILLED BY AUTO
San Francisco. July 16.— General W. H. Warneld.
a former brigade commander of the California
militia, at one time proprleto- of the California
Hotel, and a police commissioner of San Frsnciseo,
was killed in an automobile accident at Mill Valley
•bU afternoon.
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PKICK TIIKKK CENTS.
SOnDINii HEARST BOOM
GOVERNOR HIGGINS ffFRK.
Senator Platt and Mr. Odell Meet
Politicians.
Governor Hlggins. State Chairman Odell an 4
Senator Thomas C. P'.att were In town yester
day, receiving callers, getting whatever r>t polit
ical news there wan afloat and sounding thettr
friends on the strength of the Hearst boom.
As Hearst Is the only Democrat in sight who
seems to know what he wants, and as he stand*
for even more radical things than Bryan stood
for in ISOrt and In !(¥*>. the Republican lenders
•re receiving news from the skirmish line pre
liminary to the harder fighting that will com*
later if Hearst is the regular Democratic candi
date for Governor.
With the approach of the campaign the bitter
ness which until recently characterize! the me
tlonal differences In the Republican organization
is disappearing, and there Is an excellent proe
pect of Republican harmony for the coming
battle.
Governor Hlggins reached town from Glean
early yesterday morning. At Elmira Attorney
General Mayer and Senator Owen Cassfdy Joined
him and rode with him to N"w York. The Gov
ernor went to the Hotel Albemarle and later kept
a number of appointments. Some of them were
political. Colonel George W. Dunn, of Bingham
ton, was one of the Governor's callers. Mr. H»»
gins went to Albany In the afternoon.
Senator Platt continued his "Sunday School"
at hla office in Broadway, one of his callers
being State Chairman Odel!. who was not sol*
to be at the session of the "school" at Man
hattan Beach on Sunday, when the Senator
celebrated his seventy-third birthday.
Later at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr. Odell
conferred with various local and up-etat» lead
ers. Some of these were William C. Warren, of
Buffalo; John B. Drake, of Rochester: Colonel
George W. Dunn, Senator Cassidy. William Hal
pin, Edward Lauterbach and Senators I/Ho—
medleu and Brackets
BK-Governor Odell was asked about the ream
ring rumor that he would retire as state chair
man as soon as the state committee was called
together.
"I never have told any one that I was going to
retire. I never have said what I was going to
do at the meeting of the state committee.'* said
Mr. Odell.
"I am not speaking for Mr. Odell." said Will
iam C. Warren, of Buffalo, regarded as one of
Mr. Odell's close personal friends, "but I believe
that when the state committee meets the feel
ing that Mr. Odell should remain at state chair
man will be so universal among the members
of the committee that a petition will be signed
asking Governor Odell to remain and take
charge of the campaign."
"And will he continue?" Mr. Warren was
asked.
"I am inclined to think that he win refuse to
continue." said the man from Buffalo.
Senator Platt says that he Is ■"■**■»■ every
effort In his power to bring about haiiimiij m
the organization.
"The purpose of the gathering at Msaihs.il ■»
Beach yesterday was to bring about harmony.**
said the Senator. "I am making every effort
that lies in my power to get every en* together.
■as ttsat tfss n—lt of the state eesjisathm win ss>
s good ticket. There was no discussion yester
day about the state chairmanship or about the
governorship. Those are things that can be
taken up later. The main thing Is to get to
gether. In an organisation like the Republican
party there are a lot of strong minded, inde
pendent thinking men. and differences are in
evitable. When it comes to fighting a common
enemy the ranks close up and factional animosi
ties disappear. That Is what is going to take
place this fall. The main thing to do Is to get
together.
"In my opinion. ex-Governor Odell will not be
a candidate for re-election as state chairman. I
don't know who will be. There hasn't been any
attempt to settle the matter, so far as I know.
I hear it said by Governor Higgins's friends that
the Higgins men will have about 80 per cent of
the delegates in the state convention. 1 shall
not try to prevent them from claiming anything
they want, but I don't believe they have sjot
them. There is a good deal of anti-Hlggins
sentiment in some parts of the state, bat there
is no concerted movement against him. I am
not fighting Governor Higgins. though.**
After Governor Higgins went away y*>fyttyy
his friends professed their usual confidence hi
the potentiality of the Governor as a ** T "^M»t«L
They said that If Governor Higgms should de
cide to be a candidate for renomJnatlon hi*
friends were absolutely sure of controlling the
state convention, and would nominate Mm
Asked about the strength of the Hears* bssji
pie up the State. Colonel George W. Dunn, of
Binghamton. said:
"If Hearst should get the regular Democratic
nomination he would be a hard man to beat. 1 *
Senator Casstdy. of Schuyler County, in com
menting on the Hearst movement, said:
"The Republicans of the state of New York
are not the kind of people that are stampeded.
Mr. Hearst cannot stampede them. Re ha* been
going all around the state appealing to the fel
lows who are on the outs with their organiza
tions. There are a whole lot of fellows, when
you get them together, who have political heart
burn, and It is not hard to get them together
when you go after them as Hearst has son* after
them. The Republican party stands for patri
otic, conservative government, the protection of *
property rights and a fair deal for every one
As Election Day draws near the majority of the
voters will decide that that is about what they
want in the shape of a state administration, and
they will keep the Republicans in "
Governor Hlgglns went to Albany late hi the
afternoon. Ex-Governor Odell went to his horn*
in Newburg. and Senator Platt went so his sum
mer place at Highland Mills.
LEAVES CHILD TO FIRE.
Seared Mother Escapes from Bias*
ing Car— Doctor Rescues It.
The forward end of a motor car hauling on*
of the Long Island Railroad's electric express
trains caught fire yesterday at Atlantic avenue
and Lincoln Place. Woodhaven. Long Island, and
caused Intense excitement among the passen
gers. An unknown woman became so excited
that she left her baby In the car and awaked
to the rear end of the train. The little one
might have been burned to death had not Dr.
George G. Mar. of No. 87 Wilson street, mmi
it. The flames were gradually creeping to the
middle of the car when he picked It up and
hurried into another csr.
The motorman stuck to his post snd brought
the train to s sadden stop. An alarm was sent
In and the lire department of W.««ihaven hur
ried to the scene. The trainmen lifted the pss
sengera over the high picket fence separating
the westbound tracks from the eastbound tracks
along Atlantic avenue. The passengers were
then taken on a locomotive to their destination.
The fire was caused by a short circuit. About
half of the motor car was destroyed.
EQUINOX GINGER CHAMPAGNE- EQL ;\OX.
Finest Non-Aleol , . ... .urt.