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'• * * " :.■'.* ' **■»*■ W x vi....n <> -21;9.10. ceTtiiaJ; KILLS TURK TRAGEDY W TONSKL. Train Grinds Workmen to Pieces- Official* Reticent. -*„ v^d been worktnp on the third • " h »l ** d t r t he N>- Tork Central TwS^Z In« Parw -venue wer. *- S cut to Pieces yesterday afternoon bran •^rii^-Bl -ere Tharle. Peaxmm. ofNo. ■44 W r»t l»'h street: John nrich. of West 2| iMSt and John Libirty. of Fifth avenue, B WiSm McSoriey. of N- 822 Ninth avenue. * later »rre«ed on a charge nf homicide. He „, th<> drivrr of th- rnpine of the train which „ M id to iv« killed the men The arrest was in the freipht yards at 72d street and the Hudson i ■•. er. \ocordtnK le the polite. MrSorley said that he bad t«ken mom heraa cars Into the Orajid Cen tral Btttioo and ther. back to Spuyten Duyvil. He stated •hat he &\i not know that he had Icfllrd the men. as he trss driving his enirlne iackwtrd rJirongn the tunnel. He Raid, arcord ir.g to t^e police, that he mw no lights and noth irf tn «hr»rr >-.-.t men were at work where the eeci<>n' occurred. At the Grand Central Station last night there v s* no rr\f wiHlr.g to give out any Information re«aro:- . th» accident. The men. were last Keen at 2:40 o'clock. Just tefare a northbound train passed Into the side Tame: „ the most westerly track. Twenty prfrstea later rbeir mangled bodies" -were found *y two ir.fpectore *f signals. They were out into ifee* to fmall r.f to be unr«vofrr.ir3b.le. and thfir • - hni ta be irathered up pl^meal arfl tsV^r. to the re»rei>t signal tower In boxes. pitrthnaa Toomey. of the East M« street Ftstifn. pent for the ,^,^,-vefi when h* was told rf thf aedflent. A curloun crowd had assembled erfurd th* entrance to the tunnel, and rumors af a aaatvawa wrerk were rife. To *M t(^ Mm exdtement. a local train, which left the Grand Central Station about 4:30 o'clock. left t** tracks at IVith street, the scene of the kiliir.r The trfi'k h sihten the aaasi had been hßUei vat nor opened at thai time.* and all outbound trains of v,. JCew york Central and the New York. Kew Haven & Hartford Railroad were tied up In the Grand Central Station commuters were er-xiPu* ever the delay, as among them the news cf the killing of the men had hr-en magnified Into a great llaaetar. owing to the refusal of the cSdals t*> give any information. Superintendent McCormick had gone to his tome.lt «'8« said at the station, and E. C. Smith. auperlntfndent of the yards, was tryiner to get tiring* strai£M** n *' * out outside. The people left tfcf train that had run off The tracks, and *m v * tfc* polire, • ady overtaxed, more trouble. Up the tracks about one hundred Bast from where the three men were killed is a signal tow?r from' which are displayed the f-!pnals for eH tracks. The towermen declared that they Cii not have a record of the character of the trains that passed up about the 'in* that the ir.fr; f.re supposed to have been killed, but those familiar vuh the eperatlca of. th* road declared. this to be untrue. On* of the men said that a "light" engine had jront up the tracks about the time the ir.en *ere kilkd. He said that the engineer had found tlat rre » ne Eomethlng wrorg with his en gine and had stopped In the first Hght epace he had come to, perhaps three, blocks from vfctre the men were killed. Coroner Shrady was indignant at the attiiude cf the New York Central <>fficia'«:. He found It practically ■atble t.. obtain any information, and said that in his opinion an attempt was bt'ir.g made to conceal the facts In "rlcr to pre vent knouU-dge of the neg-llgeni of the rail road becoming public. H- denounced the ra:l road for it«= laiiure to warn men working in the tunnel of tha approach at trains by. an efficient QnitenL More arrests ••■ likely t"> follow, ts both the corjner and the police are investigating the ac c'.flem. » MR CLEVELAND OX TRAIL. Ei-President and Party Shoot Twenty Rabbits in Forenoon. !Bt T»>rra.ph to The Tttbuttt ] Princeton. N. J., Nov. — i; r V er <"lev«land. euired !r. corduroy trousers, a hunting Jacket and a flou'-h hat. end accompanied by a party <-t frif-nd?. enjoyed the rabbit eeason to-day. He started out at | o'clock this aanfabaß and hunted till noon. Twenty rabbite \yrre the result of the dsy's uport. The first rabbit wes served et 1-jnchf-on at Woodside. the gssne preserve of W, B. Mf-Farland at Rocky HHI. four miles- from Princeton, where the rabbit Is rather iilentlful. In the party were the ex-President .and hla Bttfc fon. <;<?orge M'<"reary. of ape May; Georgf- arid Henrj' McFailand, of Colonia, N. J-: A. L. Pinds, of Princeton, and Mr. Plusch. cf Rocky Hill Mr. Cleveland was In the r.»-st of cpints. He i» the picture of good health, and took much delight in his favorite sport to-day. ' RIO GRASDE QUIET. Troops Disarm Brlligercnts — Mexi cans Held for Inciting Riot. lEy Tel««rat* to tsja Tribune. 1 AuMla. XeK, Nov. 10— Governor Lanham was e.fivlse.l to-<Uy that quiet had been restored at R'.o Graafl© City. af the Plate cavalry and a I*r«*' force of rangers who reached there this aat«en»oon. The town haa been olac«d under martial law. and the rangers have disarmed erverul hundred members of the two political factions, who ar« now • without means to carry oa the warfare If they were dispos*-.! to do no Adiutact General Hul*>n Is in command of the troo^F. v Several Mexicans have bean arrested and Placed In jail, charged with Inciting trouble.. Two Mexicans who were wounded ty Captain Vf-DonaM la the ftrht Thursday r.tplit. have «***, maiang four in till that he killed. CHANOUTG SEATS, TWO ARE DROWNED. Only One Member of Shooting Party Is Saved. IBr T* <««T»i>h tv Tb« Trlbuna j BaJetn, pt J., Nov. 10.— Throufh the capairlng •f » amaJl rowboat tn Salem Creek, near Course*. L<ui<Jlnt. late last night. Herbert Guant «i<S Harry Toulson, young znea. lost their lives. Charles Toulson. a brother of the last named, «i*na«e<l to swim ashore. The trio haa gone out after <lark to gun for auetrttß. AS were heavily clothed an<J wore *>•« gum boot., so that when the boat turned eurviv^t f .f™ 6 ,?^ down lnu> th water. The •*«--n Ihe bodies were recovered uld ral6 « an ■ m - The bodies were recovered. OEWEVB WINE 6 STAND FOR QUALITY •SZSJfSaSUU&Sm. NEW-YORK. SI3DAY. NOVEMBER It inO«.-5 PARTS -FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. SOME OFFICIALS AT PANAMA WHO WILL RECEIVE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND ESCORT HIM OVER THE CANAL ZONE. Front rtw. from left to rleht— P M. H«rro.d, C*nal Com oner; John T. Stevens, chief ens)n>'«r; jot>»pr> Le.fevbre, secretary to President of Panama; M. An-.ador. President of Panama; T. P. Snonts, chairman <"ar.al Commission. Back row, from left to right— M. T Enoicotr,' Canal Commissioner; .T. Aria*. Second Vice-President of Panama: Joseph B. Bishop, fecretary Canal Commission' K. C Haines, Canal Commissioner^ R. R. Rogers, counsel >'aral Commission. fP!-.otoeraph t>j- Underwood *• Underwood. New Tcrsc>. "ALL WELL:' THE WORD. Smooth Seas and Good Weather for President's Voyage South. Norfolk, Ya . Nov. 10.— A wireless message re ceived at the Cape Charles station from Cap lain Couden. commanding the battleship Louisi ana, on which the President and his party are on tlMir way to Colon, said that at 11:30 o'clock to-day the ship was about 475 miles southeast of the Chesapeake capes, at a point about oppo site Savannah, proceeding at a 13-knot gait, with smooth water, good weather and ail well aboard. The wireless telegraph station at Cape Henry at U o clock this morning was in touch with •tleshlp Louisiana. The operator on the Loui^'.ana reported "Nothing doing." meaning that all was well on the ship, and that Presi dent Roosevelt had no BMMfI to send at that time. The operator did not give the exact loca tion of the Louisiana. ' San Juan, P- R.. HffS. 10.— The people of Porto Rico am manifesting Intense interest in tho coming visit of President Roosevelt, but disap pointment Is expressed at his inability to remain In the island longer than twenty-four hours. The battleship Louisiana is scheduled to arrive at Ponce early on the morning of November 22. Governor Wlnthrop will meet the warship, and after breakfast and a reception at the City Hall the Presidential party will leave Ponce at 10:30 o clock in automobiles for a drive of eighty miles over the famous military road to San Juan, which will be reached at 4:45 o'clock in the afternoon. Passing through Juan Diaz. Coamo! Aibonite. Cayey. Caguas and Rio Fied ras stops of three minutes will b" made at each town except Cayey. where the arir.y will serve a luncheon to the party in the military barracks. Governor and Mrs. Wlnthrop will ive a dinner in honor of the President, and there will be a public reception at the palace in the evening. The mayors and other officials of the island will come to San Juan to meet President Roosevelt. Governor Wlnthrop has received a cable dis patch from the T'nited States suggesting that President Roosevelt's visit would be an oppor tune tin.c to erect a memorial tablet to Ponce de Leon, wtMM body is burled here. ME. AND MRS. CARNEGIE HONORED. Elected Honorary Members of Berliu Ob servatory. Mr and Mr? Andrew Carnegie received formal notification ysterday afternoon of their election to honorary membership to the Berlin Observa tory, in recognition, in part, of a sift made about b yf-ar ago by Mr. Carnegie to that Institution. The observatory I" in Treptow. a suburb of Ber lin. Eugene Schacher. a member of the Berlin Academy of Design and a painter of note, was commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Carnegie for the observatory. It was Herr Schacher, ac companied by Theodore Jacket, chancellor of the German consulate in this city, who presented vt-eterday the honorary diplomas of the Astro nomical Institute to Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie assured the painter that he wotild sit for Mid at an early date. BARON COULDN'T PAY $31. Says He Has Hever Worked— Wife and Mother Take Care of Him. Charlea d© Kitsehendorf. who is Bald to be a Ger man baron of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Ootha. was- In the City Court yesterday to show why be should not pay a Judgment of $31 obtained against him by Nlehelee Cavour. .i greoar, of No. 136 West J»<th street. Cavour*B lawyer said that be would apply for a receiver to find out if thera was ar.y property tha» could be ettaehei to pay the grocer • bill. The. baron testified that h« *:«d n»ver done any work In bis life aewspC w.ien ho w&e a trooper ta the British army. "I have only o:ie suit ef clothes, no Jewelry or'any other property except my troop er's tunic, a hat and a cap." »aM the baron. "£ had a watch once, but 1 put it in pawn and the ticket ran out. My wife takes car« of my ■aonejl and peya my bllU." H« *aM furt»ier that his mother send* him sajsvja money to pal Ma board bills and leave a little over besides. He Jives at City I*land. SOCIALISTS BEGIN MURDER CAMPAIGN Oat Works Director Killed and Several Na tionalist Workmen Wounded at Warsaw. Warsaw. Nov. 10. -The So. ialists have begun a. campaign of murder against thow» who are op posed to them, and have killed the direc^r of the gas work* and wounded aeveral Nationalist workmen TO FLORIDA BY SEA. Tmn A*\» pleasant travel aboard Savannah U..0 BIG SWINDLE CHARGED. i NEW ORLEANS MEN HELD. Lawyer 'Accused of Forging Check to Fleece Bank. 'By Telegraph to Th«" Tribun* 1 New Orleans, Nnv. 10. — If the allegations aro true the police are just entering upon the in vestigation of one of the most extensive swln dltng schemes ever attempted in New Orleans. Fred Delbel, jr., an attorney; John J. Flan agan, John Barrett. Louis Armour. Alfred S. Mims and Joseph Porter were arrested to day In the case. Deibel, Flanagan and Armour were held, while the others were released, al though they are said to be material witnesses. This afternoon Delbel was charged with forg ing a check for (47,888, and also with forging a check upon which McCloskey & Benedict, at torneys, were fleeced out of (16L330 a few months ago. In the latest enterprise .the Com mercial F*ank itiis to be tho VtCtlfß. Louis Armour, according to the siory, was selected to work the scheme. He placed a de posit of $GOO In the Commercial Bank, repre senting himself as a land agent, with large holdings In the timber belt. In a few days a check for §47,356 on the National Exchansre Bank of New York was deposited to the credit of the supposed land agent. Before he had an opportunity of checking against this deposit tho tank investigated, found that the check was not genuine, and Informed the Police Department. The investigation resulted in Uk- arrest of the men mentioned, Delbel being named as the prin cipal in the deal. This disclosure brought to mind other swindles, and the fact also that Deibel is under indictment in the Criminal Dis trict Court on a charge of forgery. It Is assorted that Armour assumed the name of Louis Sincere in his dealings with the Com mercial Bank, all deposits being made In that name. Flanagan is said to have confessed, despite the fact that he alleges that Deibel threatened him with death if he revealed any secrets cf the gang. Deibel's office was searched this morning, and blanks and stamps which corresponded with those usel in makin? the forged check for $47,386 were found. When "sweated" several of the men arrested v.ith Delbel said that a man named Jonea worked the game all through and finally escaped with the $16,320 taken from MeCloskey & Ben edict. Flanagan, however, said that Delbel was the leader of the scheme, got the money and went to the ''Klondike." a Southport gambling house, and played heavily. Flanagan said he and Deibel had a hot quarrel In the gambling house. '■A LI ZED" BOSSES. FOR "LE Secretary Bonaparte Says They Might Select Good Candidates. [By Telegraph to The Tribune ! Baltimore. Nov. 10— Secretary Bonaparte of the Navy Department, in conversation with a Baltimore newspaper man on the difficulty of Inducing good men to run for public offices, said to-day: I have sometimes thought that a solution for the problem of k> tilng good candidates might. perhaps, be found in the establishment of a legalized boas in each political party in each of our states and cities. Now, by a "legalized boss" I mean an indi vidual author' zed on behalf of one of our par ties to choose all candidates of that party for elective office* within a designated territory, to do intelligently and carefully the work which is supposed to be done by nominating conven tions, or "Crawford County" primaries, but which is done by such agenclea so thought lessly, hurriedly and negligently thai it is dona usually, in fact, by the local boss, ring, in se. r^t. ( >f ooutse, every facility should be afforded for making Independent nominations. The "leKaiiz«-(l boss." or "nomin itor," ought to be elected annually by the ie;jai voters of his party at a primary held under all sanctions of law. and he should be disqualified from holding office himself. STRIKE DAXGER OVER. .Snitch Get Four Cents an Hour Advance — 000 Men Affected. i Chicago. Xov. 10. — The trouble between the union switchmen and the twenty-three railroads entering Chicago was finally adjusted to-night, j and the danger of a strike of the twenty thou- ! *and men has b<»en averted. The switchmen be- | longing 'o the Brotherhood of Railway Train- ; men, who refused the advance of three cents an ; hour, accepted by the men bHnnglng to the ■ Switchmen's Union, to-iiipht reached an agree- j ment with the raJlrouds whereby the brother- ; hOOd nien aro to receive an advance ■( four, ! cents an hour. All other, demands made by the j men had been previously settled t i LADIES SHOPPING .WILL ENJOY the ehoics luncheon and Jainty ssrvica (Music) at Tn« GrcjorUn, iicltx el, bet. 4t^ &v. Hora!d Bo.»» ACO*-- — .."- T' THE WHITE HOUSE OF PANAMA It is here that President Anador and Mrs. Amador w!ll receive the President and Mrs Roosevelt. It will be tha first time that a President of the United States has been oa foreign territory. (Photograph by Underwood It Cr.<lerwooa. N«w Torlt) TRAP FOR SPEEDERS. PEEKS KILL MAKES HAUL. Fourteen Offenders Contribute to the Village Treasury by Fines. Yesterday was the busiest day David W. Travis, the Peekskill police justice, has had in years, and with all his eighty-four years he bore up well under the trial of a succession of auto mobile speeding cases. l'p to 8 o'clock there had been fourteen cases and as many fines, aggre gating $'S&, a gold mine for the police court. It all came about because Princeton played West Point at football yesterday, and Yale played the Army last Saturday, wheji scores of machines going and coming raced through Peekskill at such a speed that the good people of the little town rose up in their might and said that the speed ordinance passed a year ago. which had been a dead letter ever since, must be enforced. . Never an arrest had there been Chief of Po lice N. N. Seabury said that there would* be yes terday, and he kept his word. The police blotter showed last night the following record: i Steven SlociUß anj (Jeorgo 1L Malves; time of cover ing th«s mil* course. '£l x i itccrnrli: fine. $I.V Ex-Governor B ■.• L. Patterson, of i vnn»ylv»nta, and Ja;n<»» Crilly; time. 15 secomis: rat<\ 2>> miles; ftn-'. .<!•"• (Jordon H. Wallace, 'of PteksklU: time. 25 seconds; fine. ftO. Jam^s Harden; time. SO second :' Raa SIX." • William t-mHh and Wallace G. l:ou»*. time. S5 seconds; rale. 14 miles; fir". (IS. Charles O. Goff; time. Ij2 . >nd>; rate, 14 miles; fine. fI.V WUltam Slotxav an,l Oeorg* W. Morgar. isnui to be the Sur<rintf-ndent of Elections); tlm>\ 33 V seconds; fine. 513. WUUana C. Pl.?nley; late. U miles; fine. $!."> Mllford Mart«n; time. l"-i second*: rate. 18 miles; fine. |19 James X Matthews; timp. seconds: rate. IS miles; fine. SIS. Albert Van Cott Mount \ i-rnon : fine. $25. Mrs. Mary E. Moore; time. '.'T M-cooda; One. J2TV. Uan!«l M. Coffln; time. 2o seconds; rate. IS miles; $—>. All except Coffin pleaded guilty. He and a friend made a vigorous kick anil demanded a trial. They got it, and the ease lasted about twenty minutes. They liad a 40-horsepo\vcr Jlercedea car, wiih seven people, and the exam ination of three officers and three of th-.-> occu pants resulted in a lot of fun for the audience in the courtroom, an>l considerable argument between the police and the court and the pris oners. The verdict was guilty and the fine was $25. which was paid under protest. Tho remarks Of the party to the patrolmen precipitated sharp words, and the court had to reprimand the prisoners several times. One of them was ordered to put out a cigarette which he had lighted. Th<^ Judge said. "You butt in too much." Mr. Van Cott pleaded that he was a son-in law of Judge Mills, but it did not save him. .Mrs. Mary X Moore maile h sc^ne, and protested vigorously to the gray haired Judge, and talked herself Into a fine of $25. The first course of the police was in Wash ington street, and was an eighth of a mile l"iii<. but the car owners and drhrers were warned, p.nd after tho arrest of Mrs. Btoare r.r\i\ Van Cott they made a n>w course in Orchard street, At the north • ii<l of the rlllage. William Lawson. a local automobile dealer, had targe cards printed reading as follows: "Automobiles, beware! Speed limit la being enforced to-day In Peekskill. Respectfully, Law son's Garage." These were seal south of the village, and on . ontinp cars were stopped and their occupants warned. The police soon discovered the scheme and then changed th.-ir location. They kept at th*tr task until late at night, and caught several other offenders. RAILWAY WINS BIG LAND CASE. Kansas Towns on the "Katy's" Right of Way Hard Hit. Topeka, Kan.. Nov. -Thouaaada of seres of th»- most raluable farm hihd in Kansas, tesetbef ■with a large amount of land in towns anil cities of the sta'<», hi awarded to the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway by a Istos. l. m.i.-.i down to-day in the Kansas Bupreroa Court, tn r •• case of thai railway company igalnsl one Watson. In July, liWi fonareas gnv# ih« Uulon. FaHflc Railroad Company, Southern Brani-h. now the M i sourl Kansas & Texas It.iiiw;i> Company, a rtijht of way of C 0«) feet from s.ii.i railway to th« south line of lbs state, about one bundred anil fifty miles Afterward patents u.r>- Uaued to private persons for l.'nd through which the railroad nins without excepting the riithl of way. The persons holding tbesa patent! have t re 11 ted the right of vv:«v as -!:ii-' or.ly 10> f■• r v.i.lt In some CSJSSS valuable improvements have been nud^ on tho o i.r fifty feel on eaoh stdi of th« raijroari tracks. The raUroad company brought -lit to east the ... . upant* Among the larger places hit by tha decision itr* White City, Council Grove. Emporla. Burlington. i'hanute, Parsons. Oswesa and Che tope The opinion was writt« m b) Justice Burch, who sai<i the caaa must finally h.- dseMed In the United States Supreme Court, as an act of Cohgn was Involved. GET 3 48 YEARS FOR MURDER OVER TIP. Hel!«\i'l<\ 11l • Nov - 10.— In the Circuit Court to day a aenteaee Of forty-eight years' .Imprisonment was passed on William Jennings, of East St. I.oula. convicted »* having Btabhad to death last August William Slllman, a rhiluil«-li>hia hors* buyer. The ktlltiiK resulted from a quarrel over ■' tin of Jl fiat Stllmiin gnvo J^nninga for .wittering Sillmnn » horses at the National stockyards. TEXAS. MFXICO '& CALIFORNIA. Travel Southern tly. A. A- W. P, W. «f A. • I. & N via \-v. Otleaiu Sunset Annex Cur. I.'-. N \'. dally *-"■ p. m. Dlntns car Service. N. X. bHL*s tti * «*• -W'«*Jf-^ftnr VESUVIUS ACTIVE. Part of Crater Falls In— Alarm in Su rrou nding Cou n tru . Naples, Nov. 10— Mount Vesuvius and the surrounding villages were shaken af noon la day by a kind of earthquake which was accom panied by detonations and followed by a con siderable fall of ash»s. especially over i >rtajano. which was destroyed during the ewjpttea of last April and is now in course of reconstruction. The phenomenon caused great alarm. Invostisa tion showed that part of the crater of the \.>l cano had fallen in. During the afternoon there were three more slight shocks in the Vesuvian region and a fur ther discharge of ashes, which ate— blown tn the direction of Pompeii and Ottajano. Thus far NapUs has not been affected by the eruption, but a dark column of smoke can be seen from the city hovering over the crater. Professor Matteueil. director of th? Royal Ob servatory on Mount Vesuvius, in an interview with The Associated Press said: 1 do nor believe this is a new eruption, as all the phenomena preeedtßg such an event are lacking. I think the rain of ashes was caused by the slipping down of the superior lip of the crater, and that the earth tremblings were d-u to water from the recent heavy rains having reached the tire zone inside the volcano. pr> ducing an internal explosion. ////./. FOR RECIPROCITY. Get Closer to Canada, Says Railroad President. Chicago, Nov. 10.— James J. Hill w.-is the su»Jit of honor at the I inojast of the Merchants' Club to-night and delivered aa extended address upon "Chicago's Interesl in Reeipncity with Canada." After outlining the commercial greatness of Chi aga and giving some of the reasons therefor Mr. Hill said thai tl.e country to-day faced a trans portation problem which only time, patlanra an-1 the expenditure of enormous sums of money could remedy. He spoke of the need for a fifteen foot canal between St. Louis an.l Now Orleans, and saiil there was no more lmoortant general work for the government te perform than to construct a canal capahia of carr vesseai of fifteen feet draft. Concerning reciprocity with Canada. Mr. Hill said, in part: The plea for more liiier^i ira.le relations Is nega tived only by unreasoning individual selfishness. Tlio conclusive nnctunent for reciprocity with ''m ada always lias been and must by the experletii-o of th^ several Anit-rican states. Had it not b>-..-:i prohibited by the Constitution, eai-h stats of the Union would" have levied a duty on all commerce crossint; its boundari*?. Tel all acknowledge sow that oas freal factor In ths developmt-nt of the I'nited States has bee:i the commercial elimina tion of state les. Unrestricted trade between the Ut< a has favor -.i all of ta«aa Whatevet .viniiKTci.il pollcj confers the greatest benefits on the whole eoatisieal will best advam-e the various parts, and this city would receive and conf?r Inestimable benefits in-..!.r a more lih ernl' trade convention. Canada will, in any event and under any system, be opcre«i up an.; highly developetl Would It then be disadvantageous for us to share in the prvlucts of the fields of Mani toba Alberta n;I Sasaalohewnn? The manufaeturinK Interests of both countries ar« the first to raise an ,i!arm. but there l>» no danger here We have as muh rt-i-oii to dread Canadian competition as Pennsylvania aa> fo cry foi protec tion a«atnst North Dakota. «*»na.hi woi;M be no more in il;ini?.>r than ig Montana, by .the competi tion of Ohio. The time is opportune for a practical movement toward better trade relations with Canada. There has been Increasing Irritation toward our ttltude. and already th- fai t thit our average tariff again-* the. Dominion is 43.83, while that of Canada aicainst the United States la 24.&. causes comment and sug- >ts reprisals. " in* Mr. Hill sai.l What Is the nr?r practical step? Th» "'nsumma tion most to b* wished Is the wiping out of .-ustom .ir,\i<-oi« a'*onK the northern frontier and the. estas lishment thTc of absolute fn"e irada II the iim* is not ripe for that, the Itesl that It demands Is ample rerlproctty There cannot be a |tnnln« until we hnv» fixed in our minds the .lf«trn l of a free Interchancr" of. natural products and raw materials Klvtns to the N v.- England manufact urer hi." fuel and to Qj« farmer of the Westerti plains his lumber and to the m..W<»r« of books and BCWSPapn* ev*ry where th*-ir print p^per free from t.»e "exertion* which a needless tariff now permits monopoly to Impose. From this as a heglnnins work may *o forward toward larger llhertv l>\* an rnhrßcniPtiT of markets and n progress nt puhll* nenttment thai rerlproctty eaca in operation will assure. CLOSE CAIL FOR FERRYBOAT. Overladen with Football Enthusiasts, the Newbuig Was in Danger. Th* ferryboat Newburg. of the Weal Sasave Ltoe, laden with football enthusiasts returning from the West Point -Princeton game. came near besng swamped on one of its trips from U'ec hiuvken to Went 42d street last night. As th-» [■a-ssengers did not appreciate the danger a> well aa the crew of the boat did, th«re was no panic. Th» boat was fliled with a crowd which was far in excess of the number It Is usually per ml»:e>' tr» carry, according to some who wean on board. As it proceeded BjSVBSI the river the pas- STSsfjefl crowded toward tho bow. depressing that end awl lifting tho stern out of the water to a dansrerou* degree. It took three-quarters ot an hour |c i. lake the passage, and «>n making the .••lip at 4N nireel It was r'.iun.l that tha bi>at was so low In the i atei aa le b.- five fe«-t below the upron Gangplanks were run out. ajsaV with the help of the deckhands, the poM«ogers scrambled jq_tb^fi_Qol(,- . —- -'«. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BANKERS MIST AGREE. FOR CURREXCV REFORM. Favorable Legislation Likely Wl Practical Plan Is Presented. <From Th» Tribun* Bur»mi > l*Z? l tOn NN * OV - 10 - Cu^ncy reform ,^. Watlon looms larg* on the horizon. Ir «j e x - Pected that the Bankers' ssesrtarim currency commission, representing large flnancial instltu. ttons in all parrs of the country, wanafe win meet let lon'tf L On M ° ndar> Wlll aer ■ * Pan sg action to be submitted to Congre** thLs winter Pre.id.nt Roo^velt ha, 1« tT be known that i' here Is unanimity among th. l* adlnff *.„,.„, O J the country in faror of a specific, practical plan for the improvement of the national rurrener "ystem he will approve it and win avaja the pro posed legislation upon Congress. ir Is this pasaf that sonxetntns definite win be agr-ed upon and recommended by the Wash- Ington conference that leads the Meaaffj of cur rency reform to believe that the way will b*> paved for effecting some Important chang Secretary Shaw and th* currency C | a ij» of the Treasury Department are man'fesfing great Interest in the approaching meeting of the bank ers. Although the? Controller of the Currency. Mr. Rldgely. has not been asked to attend thai conference. ,r Is likely thaf rh members ot th# comrnltte^ will find an opportunity to consult 'vlth him about the form of the propose meas ure which they hop* to agree upon. Mr. Rldgely said to-day that he resided the comtns; meet- Ing of the bankers as of great Importance, and that he Ti-as confident definite results would bet obtained if rh* meeting proved harmonious and a practical plan wax adopted. Mr Rt(Jgdy ha* recomm*nd£d greater elasticity to the currency avstem In his annual reports for several years. an f, hmmTfny ,n, n favor of changes |n the na ;f z rr T y ?y9tem to mwt m " a ' m «*><" tions. He ha, he. n stirring up interest in th* subject in "< idre «« to bankers' conventions h? various parts of the country. an(J believe, tha , he movement for reform has feeafeed so much, Impetus that Congress must accede to th- gen eral demand from large and small bankers "I do not favor the establishment of a central bank." sal«i Mr. Ridgely. "That seems to mm an impossibility at rr-.enr. an<s i n that respect I differ from the recommendations made by th* committee of the Chamber of Commerce of N>w , >ork. In other respects T believe their sugge§ tions are commendable, and In the main they are In line with wtsM I have advocated - The basis of legislation proposed by the Cham »et of Commerce committee Is likely fo be on« of th* principal measures considered at tha WiafeiaaiH conference. Tn members of thm Neu- York curren.-y committee have been In vited to confer with the Bankers' Association curnncy commission and h.-ve promised to at tend. The chairman of this committee Is John. Claflln. and the s«kasl members are F-,nk A vice-chairman; l sidor Straus Dumon^ Uarke. Charles A. Conant ejH tis> . Dh F . gg entra^T , If the pprm r> s!tirin ro MMU • central bank to control the currency system th r :; sufficient bllns bioek it is hro J^T^ that sufficient pressure will be brought to b-» to persuade the Chamber of Commerce renr,' sentatives to abandon that TonZ7 r j! th T CUrren^ —mission £ a * effort to draft a plan which will meet with tho approval of the administration an,! wffl be in dorsed by the President in his message The prospects for Congress adopting a fa- o able attitude tow ard currenov SSsHSSSi S , eS "" n are ~n«W<-red Letter than eve- hefo'e senator S^ooner. an Innaential member of t\s *nate Finance Committee. In a conference 4fU| he President, has slgnifte.f his interest ,n, n a p!aa to arta-abont reform, and may he .numc.t Jpon to exert his powerful Influence in the Senate jn behalf of whatever measure ma be. proposed hy the administration. m the House. Representa tive Fowler, of Xew Jersey, the chairman of tn Committee on Currency, has for a long time been trying an asnve currency legislation, and lmm labored ssemstlj to attract afttentfoa ta some ci th. manifest defects of tiie present system. It Is tialam that in both houses <if s^jsawj a genuine Interest in the proposed currency legislation hn:i been aroused, as a result of tho recent general discussion of the subject. T!i» difficulty heretofore hi getting the tegssaMnnl through Congress has been the lack of united movement among the bankers of the country themselves. If these Interests can bo brought to agree upon specific reforms th<» probabilities seem tr> be that Congress will airree to what tn asked for. Though rhe desired legislation may nor oe secured at the short session, beewaal of tha pressure of other business, rhe hope la tha« an entering wedge may be made which will bring certain results in the 60th Congress. SHAW WILL DO \OTHIXG* Financial Situation All Right Unlem * Conditions Change. Washington. Xov. 10. — Secretary Shaw haa returned to the i try from his campaigning tour. When asked if anything would bo done to relleva the financial situation he replied that unless) conditions materially change he would not re fund, buy bonds, increase depoar<. nor do any thing else. "The Treasury/* he sny-». "tjaiSßl $25,000,009 which can be used as a lasr resort, but It will not be used until absolutely necessary. What h.'i-< been done has been 1m response to business conditions. I'nless business conditions general-, ly are again disturbed, nothing further need b* expected." BANK RESERVE DEFICIT. Surplus of the Clearing House Wiped Out for the Third Time This Year. The bank statement yesterday showed a deficit •-•f 11.5H.12" in reserve, the surrl •■■. reserve ef lh» riearlns House banks thus for the th. time t;i!.» year belnK wlpad out. At tho laesgasMsl da'a !a.*t year a deficit cf $2.<2H,ofir> was shown. In r!'» following week the Associated Banks. loans having meanwhile - ••!'. aeaji My >-i»ii*»,i. had a aurplu* of S?.9U.IJt). but once m«r* before the close of th» year — on I'lei-ember 9. 1303— the reserve fell belo\r the laareaaaaM of H per cent of aggregate de lOslt*. " Leans decreased $7,232,700 and cash $S.S3l.3'V>. tnd, n* a res>:lt. deposes .lecrsa.vtd 11T.0K9.6.M). andl a shrinkage of $1.2*7.400 cc— In re«#nr». mak* injf a rheage In this item from a aurshia of 13.0 i».« 775 to a deficit of 91.514.1% The ba.\ bank state ni<*i.- and the aiincuncement from Washington Ht about the uruo ISSM that Secretary Si, aw had da ollned to come to the relief of the situation natur ally sad a depressing effect on the stock market, lri eaaand with prices at abour the lowest of the tension, although pronounced weakness was not evidem-e*l- THE RIGHT ROAD TO FLORIDA. CU3a % THE SOUTH. Southern Ry. Through Pullman A Dining Caa Service, L». X V. daily 2:23 v>. in. anil 12:10 4 * X. T. Qfßcee 27i * U» B'wagr.-Advt