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" " - * - IG/VT WntAT^XnitA > - . -i^*» » *•*-! T Y!*~ LXVI. • • .^°* 22.064. T^omw.^ano*^ newest wind*. SIR WILLIAM IX. rHEECE. ' Noted electrical engineer of England. THAW COUNSEL AT SEA DELMAS SEES PRISONER. Denies He Is Discharged — Confers vcith Family—Wild Rumors. Out of all the crop of wild rumors concerning the Thaw case that were flying arounl town yesterflay there was only one that appeared to be well founded, anfl that was that— to quote a familiar phrase— defendant's lawyers did not know "where they were at" as regards their present status and future connection with ThaWs Interests.. A. Russell Peabody, one of them, after calling on the prisoner in the Tombs yesterday afternoon, sail that he had authority from Thaw to announce that he had made no change In counsel, but this did not appear con clusive, even to the lawyer himself. In connection with the talk of a change In TniiMf a rosier arose that the Thaw family Sat opened, or are about to open, negotiations wtth lionel Adams, a well known criminal "law yer In Xew Orleans. As with the other stories. no confirmation or denial could be obtained. Delphin M. Delmas. the Callfornian, was an early bird. indeed, yesterday, at the Tombs, but whether he caught the Thaw worm is doubtful. He called before the other lawyers probably had thought of leaving their beds, and. regis tering himself on the visitors' book as counsel for Thaw, paid a visit that lasted nearly en hour. He was asked both before entering the prison and on leaving If there was any truth in the story that he and all the other lawyers. with the exception of Daniel O'Reilly, were cut of The case, but was non-committal. Later he made the following statement: "It is not true that I have retire* from the ease, Neither is it true that I have been asked to retire. There is not a wort of truth that I had a stormy interview with Thaw to-day. On the contrary, I had a very pleasant talk with Mr. Thaw, part of wh!fh was In the presence Of Mrs. Thaw." . I 'ELM AS SEES FAMILY. About 7 o'clock In the. evening Mr. Delmas went to the Hotol Lorraine and remained with the Thaw family for about an hour. He would rot discuss what the conference had reference" to, ar;d to all iiiciuiri^s sent upstairs word was sent town by the Thaws that there would be Co statement' issued by them for the present, tjiit that they might have one to make later. Wkai "later" meant was not explained* - Clifford W. Hartrldge. who has figured as counsel of record, also declared that "he had not heard there had been any change of counsel, .but when the question was put point blank to hlnj: "Do you expect to be engaged in the next trial of Thaw?" he would not make a definite reply. Be Mid. however, that he had not received no tice that his connection with the rase was at an ML There *■ as no general conference of counsel Testerd »y. but Mr. Peabody announced that there would be on Monday. If it Is held and the question .at "who's who in Thaw's .counsel" is decided, probably the first question which will Ye debated .will concern the advisability of ap- Pltfng for the admission to bail of Thaw. - • Speaking' about this. Mr. Hartridge said: "It Is not altogether certain that hall will be asked. There are many things to be decided first. Noth ing car, be gained by making a mere formal ap pnca«i',n, so »hat if we do decide to go ahead It ■*ffl be with the Idea of pressing the request. atsny Judges are known to be decidedly averse • admitting a prisoner to hall who is charged *Ith murder. It would be useless to apply to t£?m. We would, therefore, first have to find a Judge who was not prejudiced in the matter, and then prepare briefs, detailing the points on which out application is based. We are all too tired to-day to even think about the case, so nothing will* be done until the first part of the week, anyway." . J-,{~ :r If Thaw's counsel do decide to try to get their «'.lent out of the Tombs, they will meet with the, determined opposition of the District At torney. Before he left the city for Lakeville, Conn., where he will spend the next few days, Mr. Jerome said: If there is any application made by counsel «f the defendant for bail I shall oppose It thor oughly, if any notice of such service Is made on this office I shall be informed at once of It &nd tuke Immediate measures to meet the ap plication.-. >*; Mr. Jerome also laid at rent a somewhat cir cußKt&mial story that he was willing to agree to act In concert with counsel for th« defence In •*> application to have Thaw declared Insane and cent to Matteawan or to some sanatorium to be <— Igiisted by the court. There Is absolutely no truth In It." he said, •*4*ag with much emphasis: "I will use every ••ort to bring Thaw to VAC. ugain and have ' — "--—I en stub gaja PROMINENT DELEGATES TO THE PEACE CONGRESS. (All photographs copyright UOT, %r TTnderwood * Underwood. New Tort) BRIGADIER GENERAL SIR ROBERT CRAXSTON, K. CL. V. O. 1X Ex-Lord Mayor of Edinburgh. Scotland. MAY SPEAK ON RAILROADS President to Make Three Addresses Before Going to Oyster Bay. Washington. April IS.— lt is possible that President Roosevelt will have something to say about the railroad question tn one of the three speeches he Is to deliver before going to Oyster Bay for the summer. He Is to speak at James town, at the unveiling of the Lawton monument at Indianapolis, and before the students of the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing. On which occasion he will talk about the railroads, if he finally determines to talk at all, has not been determined, but it probably will be at In dianapolis. At Jamestown he Is to discuss his torical affairs, and at Lansing Industrial ques tions. A BALKAN WAR RUMOR. Turkey Preparing to Attack Bul garia, French Paper Srtt/s. Paris. April IS.— The "Memorial Diplomatique" says H has learned that th* Sultnn of Turkey is rapidly becoming worse, and that he Is most anxious cwemlng the revolutionary movement la Asia Minor. His advisers see only one hope, and that is to provide an exterior diversion In the form of war with Bulgaria. Trouble wth this country already would have broken out, but the Sultan feared that the Bulgarians, who are rapid mobllizers. would win the first nation and that this would be followed by an insurrec tion throughout Asia Minor. In the meanwhile, the paper nPR'-rts, the Turkish reserves are being calle<! out. and troops are being hastened to the frontier. TO INDICT HARVARD MEN. A Boston Theatre Management Asks District Attorney to Act. Boston. April 13.— District Attorney's of fice has been requested by the management of the Majestic Theatre to procure an indictment against all Harvard students who took part In the disturbance at the theatre last Monday tifght.'when "Brown of Harvard" had Its first performance In this city. On that night the players were subjected to volleys of fruit, vege tables an*s 'eggs, arid their lines were drowned by a storm of Jeers and college yells. The In ■dlAtnents are 'asked for* on the ground of al ."Jeged conspiracy. " • This actjon'was taken after the matter had been discussed at a meeting of the theatre man agers of this city. ' The ruling of Police Court Judge Murray, that the students who threw mis siles could not be punished for disturbing a performance, but must be, proceeded against on the grounds of assault, was the cause of the meeting. The Majestic management - asserts that the students conspired to Injure the performance and that the assault was trivial in comparison with the disturbance that was likely to be ere ■ ated at such a time. AUTOMOBILE BUNS WILD IS STREET. Dashes from Side to Side and Smashes Into Stoop in West 52d Street. Bucking back and forth from one side of the street to another an electric automobile last night frightened pedestrians in West T»2d street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, and crashed Into the stoop of Thomas J. Keveney. at No. 29. It demolished the railing, broke a stone post and the shock cracked several windows in the house. Befom servants or a policeman could get to the machine, it backed Into the street, and with great speed shot Into Fifth avenue and went north. The police are trying to and the owner and driver of the machine. HEW HAMPSHIRE'S "FREAK" One Furnishing Squirrels for State House Yard Amended to Provide Ladders. Concord, X. H.. April IS.— Xew England is laugh ing at the many "freak" laws enacted and legis lative bills introduced by members of the Legis lature of this state. Much sport has come from Senator Martin's bill appropriating SIOO to buy gray squirrels for the Btate House yard, as there sre only fifty trees. Renstor Kntwhistle secured an amendment providing Isdders for the squirrels to reach the trees. There sre bills to protect sea wrinkles, clams and smelts, and a proposition to allow the state to lend money to farmers. Another bill would fine publishers Dor attempting to collect subscriptions, and Mill another calls on Congress to exterminate dogfish. (NEW-YORK, SUNDAY. APRIL 14, l^r.-5 PABTO.HSHXTY PAGES. STANDARD OIL GUILTY. FIXE MAY BE $29,260,000. Chicago Jury Finds It Accepted Rebates from Alton Road. [By Telegraph to Th« Tribune.) Chicago, April 13. — The Standard Oil Com pany of Indiana, which has been on trial for six weeks before Judge K. M. Landis of the United States District Court, to-night was found guilty on 1,463 counts of receiving rebates from the Chicago & Alton Railroad on ship ments of oil from Whiting, Ind.. to East St. Louis, 111. There originally were 1.903 counts In the. Indictment. 440 counts falling on errors. If the verdict is sustained the oil company Is liable to a maximum fine of 129.260,000, as the Elklns law, which, the Indictment charged, the company violated, provl«v ; . - .~-.e of 11.000 to 120.000 for each "offence. Pe> ling a new trial, which John S. Miller, chief counsel for the de fence, announced would be made Immediately, no penalty will be fixed by the court. Each count related to a carload shipment. Assistant District Attorney Wllkeraon made the closing argument for the government this afternoon, and after Judge Landts had delivered his charge the Jury retired to the Juryroom to consider Its verdict. The ease made out against the Standard Oil Company was exceptionally strong. Attorneys and employes of the company- were- buoyed up. however, by ?he hope, of a disagreement. If this had occurred, the case would have been tried again, and it was admitted that In a ond trial the chances would have favored the defence. The specific charge against the Standard Oil Company was that it accepted a rate of six cents from the Alton for the transportation of petroleum oil and Its products from Whiting. Ind., to East St. Louis. 111., when the published rate , on this commodity, as contained In the tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mission, was 18 cents a hundred pounds. Proof of payment on the srx-c«nt rat" basis was fur nished by the government through witnesses from the auditor's office of the Chicago & Alton. They testified that the amounts due (from the Standard were figured out on a basts of 18 cents, and that a subtraction of 11! cents a hun dred j pounds . was. made for "overcharge and •shrinkage." The statement sent to the Stand ard office every two weeks was on a basis of six cents a hundred pounds, and' proof of pay ment, was complete. Testimony was offered by the defence to prove that the Standard company believed that six cents was the legal rate and that there was no intention to violate the law. The defence was sustained In its right to prove, this. If possible. The prosecution, which lasted six weeks and cost more than $250,000, was based upon the al leged violation of the following part of the Elklns art: "It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation to offer, grant or give, or to solicit, accept or receive any rebate, concession or discrimination whereby any property shall by any device be transported at a less rate than the rate named In the published tariff. Every person or corporation violating this section of the act shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000. "Every common carrier subject to the pro visions of this act shall print and keep open for public Inspection schedules showing the rates and fares charged for the transportation of per sons or property upon Its route." MUTINY IN RIGA PRISON. Seven Men Killed and Twelve Wounded by the Troops. Riga, April 18. — There was a serious mutiny in the local prison to-day. Thirty-three in mates attacked and overpowered the superin tendent and the wardens of the establishment. Troops were then summoned and opened fire. Seven of the mutineers were killed and twelve were wounded. Nine soldiers were wounded In the affray, which lasted an hour. The super intendent of the prison was badly beaten. ORIGINAL 'TRUTHFUL JAMES" DEAD. One-Time Mining Partner of Bret Harte and Model for Pen Picture. Sonora, Cal., April 18.— James Gillet, at one time Bret Harte's mining partner, and original of that author** "Truthful Jama*" died here PROFESSOR JOHN RHTS. rMnctpal of Jesus College, Oxford University. PRESIDENTS TO MEET WOULD EXILE BONILLA. Central American Peace Conference Arranged. [From The Tribune Bureau. ] Washington. April 13.— The State Department is watching the situation in Central America with the utmost Interest, but is unwilling to in terfere there beyond occasional admonitions to belligerents on both or all sides to respect the lives and property of neutrals— a principle of which the United States has long been an ear nest champion. It is difficult to predict the outcome of the present disturbances, although President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, appears to have shown marked ability. Of course, the offi cials of this government are unwilling to say anything favorabta of or prejudicial to any of the parties engaged In conflicts In Central America, but some of ftnse who are well post ed on. gggth ani Central American 1 affairs be liev© that if another Muz should arise in Cen tral America and he able to effect a federation of Central American republics It would prove to the interest of th« Inhabitants of those coun tries and would render the task of the United States easier, as It would mean one sovereign InsteHi of several to deal with. It Is Impossi ble to say whether or not President Zelaya will prove to be a man of sufficient ability to effect this end. but the policy of the State Depart ment will be to do and pay nothing and merely await the outcome of events The Nicaraguan Minister received advices from his government to-day which led him to say to a Tribune correspondent that his govern ment would insist that President Bonilla of Honduras leave Central America permanently. His presence now or his return In th>> Immediate future, according to Mr. Corea, would merely serve to foment trouble and render difficult the relations between the ulster republics, and his absence should be desired by all persons con cerned In the welfare of Nicaragua and Hon duras. Mr. Corea said he was certain that if Bonil'.a would consent to become a permanent exile the Nlcaraguan government would give him personal protection until he could depart. The minister repeated this statement to As sistant Secretary Bacon at the State Depart ment this afternoon, j Later In the day the Navy Department was ndvised by the commander of the Chicago that Bonllla had come aboard the ship and It was understood he would leave Cen tral America. This was taken at the depart ment to indicate that the war Is over, for the present at least. The Navy Department also received from Commander Doyle of the Chicago a dispatch relative to plans for a conference between Pres idents Zelaya of Nicaragua and Figuera of Sal vador looking to tho settlement of th;; war. As soon as the dispatch had been deciphered it was sent to the State Department and a long conference between Assistant Secretary Bacon and Minister Corea followed. The information had been received previously from Philip Brown, secretary of the United States Legation at Guatemala, who has been negotiating between Nicaragua and Salvador, and finally obtained the consent of President Flguera to meet Pres ident Zelaya. This dispatch left rather a hazy impression as to the representation Honduras Is to have at the conference. Commander Doyle made It clear that General Sierra, of the Hon duran provisional government, which was set up by Honduran revolutionists after the defeat and flight of President Bonilla as the result of his engagements with the Nicaraguan forces. Is to be commandant of Amapala. The conference between Presidents Zelaya and Flguera will take place at Amapala or on board a United States warship. The fact that a Hon duran general who was not only a revolutionist but one of the candidates of the revolutionists for the Presidency against Bonilla. is to be in command at Amapala during the conference is regarded here as at least a partial recognition of the provisional government set up after the rout of the Honduran forces. If this proves to be true a settlement of the dispute, it is be lieved, will be easily accomplished at the con ference. :.; '-- ; 0: When the dispatch was sent Amapala had not yet completed its surrender. Commander Doyle estimated that it would require about four days to accomplish It. There were Salvadoran troops In Amapala. and It had been agreed that they should be permitted to embark for La Union. Salvador, taking with them all officers, private property and side arms. The fact that there were Salvadoran troops there makes it impos sible for Salvador further to disguise the fact that she was an ally of Honduras and actually at war with Nicaragua. President Zelaya demanded that Bonilla be not permitted to land in Salvador, for fear that he would be able to organise a force against Nicaragua and continue the fighting. It was said further that arrangements are now being made for the election of a constitutional Presi dent of Honduras. It is believed here that some man will be chosen who has taken part with the revolutionists on the side of Maajggpasi (Cosrtis-t. -.jot. by T2s* Trttans BOMB IN LOTTERY CASES. Wealthy and Prominent New Or leans Men Indicted. New Orleans, April IS.— A surprise came to several prominent New Orleans citizens to-day from Mobile. The federal grand Jury sitting In that city Indicted for alleged conspiracy In vio lating the Anti-Lottery law. Albert Baldwin, ar, president of the New Orleans National Bank; Chapman Hyams. capitalist; Frank T. Howard, receiver of the New Orleans Waterworks and capitalist; Dave Hennen Morris and Alfred Hennen Morris. The accused men were ordered to appear before United States Commissioner Chtapella and give bonds. The indictments grew out of a recent raid by the federal authorities on the Mobile office of the Hondura3 Lottery Com pany. Mr. Baldwin is commodore of the South ern Yacht Club, and is one of the wealthiest and best known citizens of New Orleans. Mob!le> Ala.. April IS— A federal grand Jury tr.-Uay issued twenty-four indictments for al leged consflracjr In violating the lottery law. The following men have been arrested, and have given bond, among them being a number of wealthy m»^n of New Orleans. Los Angeles. Bos ton and other places: Albert Baldwin, sr.. president of the New Or leans National Bank: Chapman Hyams. Frank T. Howard, receiver of the New Orleans Water Works: Day* Hennen Morris. Albert Hennon Morris. Edward L. Pennac. Lewis S. Graham, Paul Conrad, William P. Johnston*. C W. Bre dow, James Rca, E. J. Demarest, V.*. V. Dema rest and John M. Demarest, all of Now Orleans Robert K. Thompson, of Mobile, Ala.; William C. Henderson, Harry W. Henderson, formerly of Brooklyn. N. V.. but now residents of New Orleans; Francis X. Fitzpatrlek. of Boston: James L. Shaw, of Washington, and General William L. Cabell. of Dallas. T»x. United States District Attorney W. H. Arm brecht refused to give the names of the others Indicted wntil they should be arrested. Five of those Indicted are estimated to be worth $100,000,000. Francis X. Fitipatrick. of Boston, pleaded guilty to-day, and sentence wil! b# passed the fourth Monday In May. Dave Hennen Morr»s. at tils home. No. 26!» West 72>1 street, said last night that ho anfl his brother had nothing to do with the lottery business. TRAIN RAN DOWN AUTO. Brooklyn Woman Probably Fatally Hurt in Savannah. [By Telegraph to The Tribune. ] Savannah. Ga.. April 13. — A sightseeing auto mobile containing nine passengers., besides, a chauffeur and a lecturer, .was in collision with an engine and three cars of the Central Railway this afternoon. Miss Mary Teresa Rorke. of No. 202 Union street. Brooklyn. N. V.. suffered injuries to her right foot and ankle, which made Immediate amputation necessary. . The wheel of the. engine passed over her head, scalping her. It Is said she cannot recover. . . . Two other women were injured so badly that they are expected to die. and a man and an other woman were less severely Injured. Hele*n R. McManamy, ten years old. a niece of Miss Rorke. had a remarkable escape. When the chauffeur saw that the engine, which was backing, was going to strike the machine, he picked up the little girl and threw her upon the approaching tender. She caught and held on while the engine and ears crashed Into the au tomobile. Following the accident the chauffeur, the lect urer, the watchman at the crossing and the en gineer and fireman of the train were arrested and released on ball, pending an investigation. The watchman .was eating his dinner in the shanty near the crossing and had apparently left his post unguarded. , "BIG STICK" FROM BBOWNSVTLLE. Citizens Prepare Gift of Carred Walking Cine for President Boosevelt. IBy Telegraph to Th« Tribunal Brownsville. Tex.. April 13.— 1n appreciation for the stand he has taken in discharging the negro soldiers. President Roosevelt Is to receive a gift of a jewelled "big stick" by the cltisms of Browns ville. The large walking cane Is made of Mexican coffee wood, carved snd mounted with Texas silver. It will be forwarded in a few days, with a petition that he use tt on the Senate committee. DEWEVB CLARET OR BAUTE9NE =>UNCH Ready to serve. Sure to please your guesta H^Dewey * Boas Co.. US Vulton tC. N*w Tork. PRICE FIVE TENTS. * SIR ROBERT BALI* Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge University. HEARST FOE NEW PART I URGES XATIOXAL FIGHT, Announces His Plans at Jefferton Day Dinner. At the Hearst-Independence League dinne* supposedly in honor of Thomas Jefferson, last night at the Hotel Savoy. William Randolph. Hearst usurped the chief place and read a care fully prepared speech, following his well known lines for the most part, but declaring that sinoej tho present great parties had betrayed the ta terests r>{ the common people he bad made tha Independence League a national party out o£ she*r sympathy for them. H» attacked tha President bitterly, calling him a man **wt»l» a big stick in one hand and a contribution bos to the other."" Along toward the end of the evening; when every one was entluUlastic. resolutions wera adopted favoring m We 1 . national league. They were proposed by Max Ihmsen and said that the league had received the support of h'.xcdred* of thousands of voters in New York. Mimffcil ■ setts. Illinois and California, showing the readi ness of the people to support its principles. Hearst interpreted the verdict of the people at the last general election by saying that to long a3 the people continued to vote for yellow dogs on. party lines the public service would be) no better than a -dog pound, a phrase that smacked hugely of Arthur Brisbane's delicate pen. His old attacks on Mr. Cortelyou and, others who opposed him one time or another wen repeated, and the shade of Thomas Jef ferson was invoked with Quits the cldtima fervor. After announcing that, as the meeting' was primarily an Independence* League affair and as he was primarily— apparently forgetting hla work of last fall— an Independence League ad-, herent. ha thought ha should conflna himself to Independence League- affairs, he went 0% to say: From Massachusetts ta California Independence League clubs are being formed and Independence League principles are being advocated. In San Francisco th-> greatest exposure of graft and cor ruption sin the days of Tweed is being ably and fearlessly conducted by District Attorney Lang don, who last year was the candidate for Governor upon the Independence League ticket. There baa been no greater contribution to the cause of gen nine reform than his within the life of this gen eration. Ami as a testimonial to the sincerity of Independence League representatives everywhere, it may be Mid that their actions speak louder tbiuk their words. ■*■ He then declared that while the Democratic party was founded on truly Jeffersonian prin ciples and on the Declaration of Independence. fifty years later tho party declared these truths to be "self-evident lies." The Republican party, formed then to carry on these truths, later de veloped clay feet also, and now came the InC-n pendence League to save the country and all that in it is. In Brisbanesque rhetoric, ha da* clared: It seems to us today that neither one of the olci parties is true to the purposes for which it was founded. The Independence League is determined to erect its political structure tall and true upon, the American foundation stones of liberty equalltY opportunity and independence. ■■■-*• Neither one of the old parties stands to-day for any particular principle. There are trust Demo crats and anti-trust Democrats: there are trust Republicans and ar.ti-trust Republicans; there are> high tariff Republicans and tariff reform Repub licans, and there are Democrats scattered all alone the way from protection to free trade. In fact. there are in both parties those who profit by ciiss distinction and special privilege and those who stand for popular rights and equal opportunities for all. The motto of the Democratic party is "Anythia to get in." The motto of the Republican party 5 "Anything to stay in.'" The Democratic party is radical one year and reactionary the next. I: ac cepts Its defeat on a radical platform as an argu ment for conservatism and its defeat on a con servative platform as an argument it radicalism. And so It oscillates between each extreme, without pride or prejudice, without conscience ,> convic tion. A3 we look Into the distant future and down the endless corridors of tim«* we can picture the in spiring spectacle of the Democratic party eter nally zigzagging from one aide to th« other In a vain search for any kind of an opening to nlace> and power. He accused the Republican party of being* all things to all men and of seeking campaign funds from public plunderers. Continuing In this strain, he said: tlt denounces trust promoters and stock Jobbers as public enemies, and then secretly invites then to outline its political policies and edit Its public documents. Splendidly typical of this liberal policy stands th« leading representative of the Repub llcun party, win* a big stick in one hand and- a contribution box In the other. Mr. Hearst claimed all the righteous men In public life, such as District Attorney William U. Langdon. of San Francisco, about the only Hearst candidate who ever retained the respect of his opponents. The ex-candidate said: Correct principles are not enough la themselves. We must have honest men elected to office to carry out those principles, and Independent voting offers the only opportunity to secure able and honest men as public servants.. As long as the people will vote for yellow dogs on party lines the public iuiki will be little better than a public pound. Fitness for offlce. executive ability, honesty and consoler tlous devotion to public interests must have corn weight with the voters than party ties, If we are to place proper men in control of our public affaire. And without proper men in office we cannot aeg* to enforce the most correct principles. On public control and public ownership of public utilities. Mr. Hearst had this to say Th» principle of public control of pqjhtte ttttstfea and rrias±?U cr jrr&ic cwnsrs^.crjSublSx uttU:U*.