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SPEECH BY YON BUE LOW
SITUATION IX MOROCCO.
Germany 'Awaits Devefopmevts wUh
Calm Reserve.
Berlin. Nov. 29.— Prince yon Billow, the Impe
rial Chancellor, delivered a comprehensive
Rpeech in the Reichstag to-day on foreign poll
tics. He referred to the seriousness of the sit
uation in Morocco, and hinted that some of the
sacrifices of European lives would not have oc
:rrrd had the international police provided for
by the Alegciras convention been organized in
June. He recognized, however, that under the
dr. umstances France and Spain could not have
arted otherwise, and with them rests the whole
r-espor.slbility.
rnfortunately German private Interests had
suffered thereby, and the German government
would b«> compelled to help the sufferers until
ternational commission made a eettle-
Oermany, he declared, was awaiting de
en ts with calm reserve; it waa to the ln
tp pet r of Germany and of Europe that affairs in
Morocco bfrome calm, and the fundamental
pnncipie of this calmness must be the Algeciras
Referring: to assertions that Germany in re
cent years had been twice on the verge of war,
the first time in 1904. during the Emperor's
voyage in the Mediterranean, and later in con
fluence of the crisis in Morocco, Chancellor
yon Billow declared that neither Emperor Will
iam nor President Loubet thought of war in
V.x\i. The wish that the heads of the two states
should meet waa expressed, but no invitation
■was extended and therefore none was refused.
While the crisis In Morocco never would have
led to war, the Chancellor continued. Germany
was. however, always ready to defend her
honor. It was childish, he declared, to think
that two great civilized nations would go to
war except upon questions affecting the life
aid interests of their peoples.
Prince yon Billow declared that Germany
heartily greeted the efforts of Russia and Aus
tria to establish peace in the Balkans and con
solidate conditions there, and he said that Ger
many would assist willingly in the attainment
of an agreement between those powers and the
Fuitar.. Germany regarded the Russo-British
agreement, the Chancellor continued, as not
directed against her. As to the dosing: In of Ger
many, he added, he had nothing to say except
that the best policy -was to remain watchful and
fearless.
RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
In connection with Emperor William's visit
to England. Pr!nce yon BUlow, amid loud ap
plause, expressed the greatest satisfaction. He
believed, he said, the future would show that
the strained relations between Germany and
Great Britain wore founded on misunderstand
ings. Speaking in the name of the Reichstag,
he declared that the friendliness displayed by
the English people was reciprocated in Ger
many.
Chancellor yon Billow thought Germany could
feel satisfied with the work accomplished at The
Hague, although all hopes had not been realized
and many problems remained unsolved. He
paid a high tribute to Baron Marschall yon
Bieberstein. head of the German delegation to
the peace conference, who, he declared, had
earned there the thanks of the fatherland.
Prince yon Billow concluded his speech with
a reference to the court camarilla, saying that
In republics and constitutional monarchies flat
terers of rulers always were found; and then,
with a hit at the Socialists, the Chancellor add
ed that nowhere were rulers so flattered as
King Demos now is, and with more damaging
r*r=ults.
DEBATE ON BUDGET.
; During the 1908 budget discussion Herr Bebel,
the Socialist leader, declared that a crisis was at
hand. He said the unemployed in Berlin already
number between 30,000 and 40.000. and that,
owing to Industrial combinations and the price
»5 CTeements. the day of low prices in Germany
was passed and the high duties put in force in
th«» month Of March, 1906, also were making
themselves felt. Consequently. Herr Bebel de-
H«r"d. Germany was paying th« highest prices
•ii in*> world. Holding up a leaf of bread the So
< ialist leader said: "They still say this Is a big
loaf, but a loaf that weighed four and one-half
rounds eighteen months ago now weighs scarce
ly three pounds, and the prlco has risen fully
?.'"> per cent."
official inquiry made among the teachers in
the public schools of Berlin, he said, showed
ihat the number of children who never had a
dinner had risen to 4.841, while a large number
of children had only bread and coffee for dinner.
Referring to the proposed changes in naval
l»?5Flat!on he offered to wager that the govern
ment would come forward with a new navy
• instruction bill within three years, and ho
askr-d against what country this bill' would be
dir*>ot«»d. Th« Fleet Society was agitating
fleainta Great Britain. he paid, and agitation for
war against this country could be observed on
mil fks
THE COURT CAMARILLA.
Tlrrr Bebel announced that he disagreed with
th*» declaration made before the Reichstag yea
terday by Prince yon Billow, the imperial Chan
<«>llor. that no camarilla existed In Germany.
lif quoted from Prince yon Bismarck and Prince
• on Hohenlohe to prove the contrary, and ex
plained that a camarilla operates in such an
ingratiating manner that the victim is not aware
that he is b.-ing played upon. "There are very
few "iien able to resist such an influence, and
especially do self-confident men who fancy they
know best and can do everything best become
the victims." said Herr Rebel.
Turning to the recent trial of. Maximilian Har
den, who was sued by Count Kuno yon Moltke,
■ former military governor of Berlin, for def
amation of character, the Socialist leader as
sorted that the vices revealed in the course of
th* hearing were so prevalent that if the police
brought all the guilty parties to trial a scandal
•rlipsing tho Panama and the Dreyfus revela
lions would break out. "The guilty persons,"
ih<» speaker said, "are to be found in the high
est racial circles, and they Include princes of
ruling houses. The police know the names of
th» victims, but they are afraid to act lest the
victims blurt out the names of the high per
sonages who are guilty. A number of tragedies
already have resulted from this state of affairs,
El ■ ■ |f
111 1 ja h s
Manna
seems to please
the people
Tv,« r/io»t di'llftoualy fl».voiir»<l flake food
t -.do
Hi 1 mire th« food comet to the table crisp.
9 ■•' a package la allowed to remain open the
moisture of the air makes It tough. In «uch
«*•« insist that it be dried In an oven an p«*r
<J)r«y?tlon« on pk».. then it in fl>llelooa.
iar ( Family r\r.* pV«.. IB«
Ti stum fucal Ca>., Ltd.. maker*. Battle
and Homo officers have committed suicide in
order to escape blackmailers."
WAR MINISTER SPEAKS.
General yon Einem. the Minister of War. ad
mitted that Herr Bebel was substantially cor
rect in his allegations in the matter of unnatural
practices. This evil had increased greatly In
Berlin, he declared, during the last few decades.
"When Herr Harden asserts, however, that en
tire regiments were contaminated, ho exagger
ates more or less." the minister added, "but the
fact undoubtedly has been established that our
soldiers ran with difficulty resist the temptation
which these low fellows make possible. Never
theless, I am convinced that the alleged orgies
at the Adler Villa, as described by a witness at
the Harden trial, were mythical, as all persons
who should have had positive knowledge at them
know nothing."
Taking up Harden* insinuations against
Prince Philip zu Eulenburg. the former Ger
man Ambassador at Vienna, -who has begun
an action against tho editor for defamation
of character, the minister declared that when
th« article appeared in "Die Zukunft" he
and other military officials had caused an
investigation to be made In order to make a
report to the Emperor, but nothing could be
found to bear out the charges. The same result
followed an investigation of the charges made
against General Count Wllhelm yon Hohenau.
The Emperor had agreed to place these men on
the waiting list In order to remove them from
the court until it became possible to prove their
innocence, but with the intention of reinstating
them after their names had been washed clean.
Up to the present time, the minister said, all
the charges of this nature, excepting those
brought against Major Count Johannes Lynar,
had failed of substantiation. They were all
based on scandalmongerlng and auspicious gos
sip, he declared.
CZAR AUTOCRAT STILL.
Declaration of the Government Read
in the Douma.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29.— Tlie keynote or tha dec
laration of the government, read by Premier Stoly
pin before the Douma to-day, was a reiteration of
the Idea of the autocratic power of the Emperor as
the sole guarantee of security and welfare In un
era of disorder. The announcement was made also
that the Douma is expected to take its cue from
the administration in the matter of legislation, and
the Premier outlined what future legislation was
expected. He excoriated the radical parties as
fosterers of crime and sedition, and said their ex
cesses would be tolerated no longer. This state
ment is taken to show that the administration
looka with disfavor upon any alliance between the
Octobrists and the Constitutional Democrats.
Premier Stolypin began by saying that tho per
nicious agitation originated by the radicals had
degenerated to-day into open brigandage. Crimi
nals, he paid, had come to the foreground In a
movement by which the Industries of the country
were being ruined and tho younger generation de
moralized. Any weakness in handling this Fltua
tion would be a crime, and the government, he
said, would continue to crush disorders with an
iron hand End Insist upon loyal Bervice from ail
state officials. The personal political opinions of
these officials, he declared, would not be allowed
to Interfere with the government's course.
The Premier attacked university autonomy, and
said that nothing would be rermltteri to stop the
government from taking an active course in Intro
ducing order and discipline in the schools. The
government was convinced of the necessity of th*
speediest possible abandonment of martial law and
a return to normal conditions, but had decided to
make use of all measures possible to strengthen
judicial procedure and hasten Its operations, and
he counted upon the help of the representatives of
the people In uncovering illegal acts of government
ofliclals. The government waa inclined, the Pre
mier said, to punish the arbitrary use of power aa
severely as slackness of administration.
Once order had been restored, the government
would be able to devote all of its attention to the
internal development of tho empire, and the settle
ment of the agrarian problem waa a nret condition
to this end. The Premier recommended the inviola
bility of private property and the allotment of cer
tain lands to small proprietors. On these principles
he based his hopes for a solution of the agrarian
problem, and ho said he hoped the Douma would
aesist the government by enacting th« agrarian
laws proposed by It.
The Premier outlined other administration i>r>>;
ects, including the roform of tha semstvos, the ex
tension of the pystem to Poland ami other border
lands, reform of the courts, legislation favorable
to the Orthodox Church and tha clergy, and meas
ures for the development of the nrmy and navy to
a degree commensurate with Russia's position
among the nations of the world. Money would ba
needed for these projects, and this the Douma was
r-xrerted to vote. The ratification "f the budget
of 1908 would be its first tn<-k. The government, on
Its side, would do everything to assist the work of
the Douma and the Cou ell of the Empire. In
oonrlus-i m Premier Stolypin said:
"Tl.e Kmperor often baa Bhown, In the face of
extraordinary difficulties, how highly he prised tii*
basic principles of the new regime of representative
government within the limits established by him
self. Nevertheless, the historic autocratic power
and the unhampered will of iii<- monarch shine out
h.a the doarest possessions of the Russian royal
family. Solely by this power ami this will, which
wftre created 10 defend existing Institutions, can
Russia be saved in an <-ra of danger ami demorali
sation and brought to the path <>f order and his
torical truth."
M. Dmowskl, the Polish leader, who attributed to
the Russian government responsibility for tha
growing social ;irui educational demoralisation in
Poland, demanded the convocation of the Polish
Diet nnd the Constitutional Democrat, M. Makla
k..ff, taid the country expected the government to
make some actual beginning In the application of
reforms, now thai Russia was comparatively pscl-
Oed. He declared that the country thirsted for a
r.i^-n of law and was eager to see th< appl
of tho imperial October manifesto, which a power
ful clique was striving gradually to obliterate
Premier Stolypin. mounting the tribune for a
second time, m a long speech elaborated upon the
Idea that the present regime In Russia consists of
v autocratic monarchy alongstd th« repre
sentative institutlooji of the autocraej of the Mo.
"preSeTißtolypm's utterances marked the turning
point in the attitude of the ministry toward the
country, and his reiteration of the terms of the
autocracy, as well as his appeal to the patriotic
Imaginations of the Russians. In marked contra I
to all former utterances. Indicate thai the u'-v
eminent has taken the offensive and does not in
tend to allow the Douma's work to proceed on the
Douma's Initiative, hm is determined to take th«
reins Into its „wn hands, overriding the Octobrist
scrupples. That the domineering tone of Btolypiu
met with undoubted success In thf> Right half of
the D...ima w \m shown by almost uninterrupted ap
plause :m<i the KL'.tt ovation to him ;.t the Hoso
of the Mission.
The Conservatives hail the day as a brilliant [>•■■
sonal triumph for Stolypin, whose dominating per
sonality threatens to displace the present Octobrtsi
leaders and assume the <hler dir.-rt i.. ; , of the
I>ouma.
Th« jubllaney of the Extreme Right was cut
short to-night by the announcement that the
'Znamyn." their chief organ, had been lined $1.50i>
for publishing the charge ihat the government was
•bribing Deputies.
THIRTEEN TERRORISTS HANGED.
Odep?a, Nov. 23.— The sharp justice which li be
ing meted out by the field courts martial is having
an excellent effect on the disorderly element >nd
is encouraging the police to a more fearless per
formance of their duties. Since Monday of this
we«>k thirteen Terrorists have been hanger!
MAY END STEAMSHIP WAR.
cologne. Nov. 29.— The "Cologne Gazette" .says
to-day that as an outcome of a conference be
tween representatives of shipping Interests then
Is a prospect of an agreement between the Ham
burg-American Line and the North German LJoyd
on several matters. Arrangements will probably
be made to apportion steerage business, and the
renewal of the pool seems assured. The paper
quotes H«*rr Ballin. director of the Hamburg
American Line, as Muring that negot.iationii * •■■
proceeding between the German and English line?
for a classification of cabins agreement, with good
prospects of a settlement.
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER °»0. 1007.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Horseback Target Practice for Cav
alrymen.
fKYom Th« Tribune Bur^a.! !
Washington, November 29
INTEREST IN TKSTS.— Officers of the cavalry
arm have been discussing the advantage which
would be derived from target practice by soldiers
who are mounted. Cavalrymen are maintaining
that there would be real benefit if marksmanship
from the horse took the place of target practice
on foot so far as members of the cavalry are con
cerned. There have been some practical tests
along these lines and keen interest in the subject
has been awakened, especially among the enlist. >d
men who have taken part in the exercises. The
great difficulty encountered, however, i* ir. getting
tho horse accustomed to the discharge of ihe rule
over or near its head. It is found that the animals
stand perfectly still after a little experience, aa
they do under heavy artillery fire and in the pres
ence of tho noise of shooting generally. There are
tim.-s when tho cavalryman must shoot without
setting off his horse, especially when he la detailed
for the duty of scout or patrol or when acting
alone. The experiments have been rr.ado the suh-
Ject of an official report, which is considered of
much Importance. Steps may be taken to extend
th» work to the cavalry generally.
VOI-XGEH SAILORS WANTED.-X Is possible
th.it the naval authorities will n>n«»w their efforts
to have Congress change the law relating to re
cruiting so that restrictions respecting the accept
ance of applicants which are now imposed by law
may bo removed. This difficulty was the r.-sult of
the complaint that the navy was t:ikii-.? in young
men who were not of age. In all such cases, of
course, the young men resorted to falsehood in or
der to obtain acceptance, and later sought to make
this an excuse for discharge, which could not ho
accomplished without involving the discontented
enlisted man in a charge of fraudulent enlistment
The requirements :\t- that the candidate for enlist
ment t-liall show his certiHcate of birth or written
evidence other than the statement of the candidate
or a statement which is merely based on his own
assertion, nnd this rule must ha applied whether
•he man is obviously moro than twenty-ona years
old or not. It h*s had Its effect on enlistment, and
Is considered a block to the acceptance of men who
want to enlist and cannot meet tho requirements.
It answers no special purpose so far as the naval
authorities have been able to ascertain.
<;.\L,t>-)PIXO TELEPHONE SYSTEM.-Some un
usual experiments have just been completed at Fort
I^eavenworth. Kansas, with instruments and elec
trical connections which will permit telegraphic and
telephonic communication between operators mount
ed on horses without requiring the. operators to
dismount an. l establish stations. This was don«
by making the animal a part of the electrical cir
cuit, and waa so successful that a man ridinsr
along received a telephone call even whtle In mo
tion. This is done by means of a small piece of
copper properly connected to the telephone Instru
ment placed against the animal's body, tho ground
connection being; completed through oin or more
hoofs of the horse. The horses stood the vest well,
and are described as exhibiting surprise rather
than oaln at something unusual, to which they
qulckJy became accustomed. The tests were maJ-t
over all kinds of ground, wet and dry, in the roads
and fields. The signal corps authorities do not re
gard the test aa likely to lead to much of perma
nent value, but they acknowledge the novelty of
the experiment.
NAVAL AMMUNITION TENDER.— Tho naval
authorities will mak- a recommendation at tho
coming session of Congress for at least one am
munition ship. Most otllcera who know anything
of tho situation are In favor of having two such
ships, one on the Atlantic and the other on the
Pacific, to transport ammunition to the ships of
war. These shipments are now mostly made by
naval colliers and supply vessels, which are not
specially adapted to the work, although they a:*>
fitted with small cargo magazines. 'I hs difficulty
of lipping; ammunition would be greatly Increased
in time of war, and when it is considered that the
battleships do not have space for more than enough
ammunition than would laat an hour it Is appre
ciated that some arrangement should be made for
providing: the means of fretting ammunition to the
vessels.
ORDERS ISSUED— The following crd*n» hay»
been Issued :
AItMY.
Major FREDERICK H. E. EnSTEIN. retired, from
the College Of Kt. Frauds Xavler. New York city.
January 18.
Major FREDERICK H. E. EBSTEIN'. retired, detailed
prorwwor military eclenc*. the College of St. Fran
eta Xavlrr, New York, January 10.
Captain LOUIS H. BASH, commissary, from Fort Rlley
to Pan Antonio. ax chlrf commissary. r>T»rtment of
Texa*. vice Captain BAXUEti H. BOOTES, c-orn
nilwary, to St. Louis, as assistant to purrhaslrK
mmmlssary.
FIRST LIEUTENANT ERNEST D. PEEK. ■ .:•* of en
gineers, to Norfolk, then ft to T*How«tone Park
Firs: Lieutenant THOMAS T. DUKE. 2.M li:>.' to
General Hospital. Washington Harrackit.
tint Lieutenant OEOROE P. HAWKS. Jr., rout artil
lery corps, from 3(lth Company, to ut.asfiK!.. list:
report to commandlnd ofllcer. Artillery District eC
Tampa, for start duty.
Flr« Lieutenant* JOHN R. THOMAS, Jr.. I.'.th In
fantry: MILTON A. ELLIOTT, Jr. 13th Infantry;
WALTER Q. PENFIEIjD, Infantry (aapt iln ordnance
department); r-.EORCF: D. FREEMAN, Jr. 21 it In
fantry. and WILLIAM I" HINT. Bth Infantry, to
Fort I^avenworth for examination for promotion.
First Lieutenant JOSEPH H. BARNARD. 6th Cavalry,
In addition to other duties, as«um« charge con-;
■traction work. Fort WlnKate. relieving First IJmi
tenant DANIEL P. OREGORT. nth Cavalry.
Ktret Lieutenant JOSEPH I" BARNES, from Ist i. 2.1
Field Artillery.
Ftrft Lieutenant WILLIAM P. ENNIS, from 2* t-» Int
Field Artillery.
perond Lieutenant ROHERKTC DEW. from 19th <■, CM
Infantr
vavt.
• "ommander O. W. BROWN, eommlaal
Bunrenn W. H. BUCHER. detached nu\al ho»rlt«l. nm»
ton: report to Surßpon General. Navy Department.
special temporary duty; thence to naval hoaplt il, new
Port I.yon.
Passed Assistant Surgeon V. R. WEBB, to command
naval hospital. San Juan.
Passed Assistant Bunteon E. C. TAYLOR, detached naval
hospital. New York; to naval hospital, new Fort
I.yon.
Naval Constructor R. 11. ROBINBOJf. cnntlmin bureau of
(■instruction and repair.
MARINE CORrS.
Second Lieutenant K. T. MOSES, to marine barracks.
navy yard. Portsmouth, examination for promotion.
First Lieutenant THOMAS BOLCOMB, Jr.. to White
House; for official functions of winter season.
Second Lieutenant It H. DAVIS, to the Virginia.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy:
ARRIVED.
Nov. 20.— Tim rrairle., at Newport.
Nov. 27.— The Prairie, at Hampton Roads; the Wnsp, at
Tarrytown; the West Virginia, the* Colorado, the
Maryland and the Pennsylvania, at San Fran rlaco
SAILED.
Nov. 38.- Tlic Prairie, from Newp<jrt. for Hampton Itoada.
Nov. -7. -The Wndi>, from, Y<.nkrra, for Tanytoun; the
Tennessee and t!i<» Washington, frim I'unta Arenaa,
for Cailao; th.i UunnlUii. from Boaton, for I'hlU
d^lptjlH.
Nov. - j.s .- The Nd>ranka. from Bremerton, for nnul trial.
Thu VeauTloua. placed out of commtaaton ;it navy yard,
Koaton, November 27; th.> Brooklyn, orda ad placed
in reserve, n»vy yard. League Island; thp Mlan
tonomoh. ordered out of commlwlnn, n;ivy yard.
I.t-atiiiß Island.
IMPORTANT LETTER IN LEFORT CASE.
Defence Will Try to Prove Forgery Was
Work of a Deserter.
Further effort was made yesterday afternoon ut
tl •• session of the Lefort court martial on Gov
ernor's Island to convince the officers hearing the
charges of forgery against tho lieutenant that
l^wls 1" Bui k was the author of the forgeries
i'^r which Lefort is now on trial. Buck is a de
serter from the coast artillery and is supposed
to lie in Canada. A letter purporting to have os •>
written and mailed by him to the prisoner was
offered in evidence. This letter bears' the name r.f
Major F. H. Hodges, with Biirk's n'inif under
neath.
* ■■ *■ ■ • •
Lefort has asserted f.li along that he called at
the Grand Union Hotei for the decoy letter at i. •
request of Buck. This letter, offered In evidence
yesterday afternoon for the first time, was writ
ten, according to the date, on November 15. 1907.
more than a month after I«efort*B arrest. Coun
*rl for the, defence places great faith in this letter.
Th" argument will he. that Buck is not only re
sponsible for Lefort 's trouble but that Lefort wn«
arrested while he was endeavoring to get evidence
against the man guilty of forgery-
Most of the session wan taken up with the ex
amination of William J. Kinsley, a handwriting
expert, who testified that the standard handwrit
ing and the disputed handwriting in the case
were the product of one and th" same man. indi
cating lefort «-- the mysterious Major Hodges.
.T» E. W. Kinsr. who conducts a detective bureau
that does work for banks and financial institutions.
told how he had arranged with the postal authori
ties for the landing of a decoy letter.
JAPANESE NOT VINDICTIVE.
Returning Canadian Minister Found No
Feeling Against Canada or United States.
San Francisco, Nov. _".». —Returning to hl3
home ir> London. <>nt., from a tour In China
and Japan. Charles Smith Hyman. Canadian
Minister of Public Works, arrived in this city
yesterday on the Pacific Mail steamer Korea.
He said that Japan had no hard feelings against
the Canadians for their treatment of the Japan
ese ;it Vancouver :i few months ux"
I h-ar.i very few expressions of hostility
against either far.a.la or the United States." be
said. "Some "t' the newspapers printed rather
inflammatory articles, !>ut tiie mass of the peo
ple <lii not seem to attach any seriousness to the
various race outbreaks.**
He was inclined to think that Lemieuz's mis
sion was largely experimental, the Canadian
government having no definite idea f>f what it
was prepared to grant and what it would ao
cede to.
INCOMING JAPANESE DETAINED..
Dispute at Victoria Between Steamship
Agents and TJ. S. and Canadian Officials.
Victoria. B. C. Nov. o/ > — Tho Japanese
steamer Tosa Maru Is detained her» owing to a
dispute between her agents and the United
States an.l Canadian immigration officials in re
gard to the landing of 111 Japanese booked to
\ Ictoria, but holding passports to the Unite*]
Stati-s.
'Ph.* United States Immigration officials have
received instructions not to examine those with
passports for the Vnited States and the Cana
dian officials insist that these Japanese be car
ried through to Seattle. This the steamship
agents are unwilling to do.
Ottawa, «>nt. Nov. 23. — The Dominion gov
ernment haa decided to permit no more di*
eased immigrants to land at Victoria. The
Japanese In the future cannot leave the ship
until th*»y have a medical '■.■rtihVato. passports
or no passports.
JAPAN'S ARMAMENT TOO EXPENSIVE.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 2a.— jUMosa received from
Japan states that several Japanese newspapers ar«
calling fir a reduction of Japans armament, on
the ground that It Is morn pxponFiv» th:in the.
country can afford.
MORE EVIDENCE IN DRUCE CASE.
Mrs. Hamilton's Cross-Examination Finished
— Inconsistencies in Testimony.
London, Nov 2:v At the Druce case hearing to
day Horace Avory, counsel f'-r the defenre, tin
■ ed the cross examination of Mrs. Margaret
Jlßmlltc.n, who at tha last bearing testified mat
T. C. Druce and tha fifth Duke of Portland -wro
one and the same por~"ii \l- ibuaied a number
of Inconsistencies i <•■<> her present testimony
and that niven before ;> previous court, but be
yond this, and the utati • letters pro
duc« 1 by Mr. Avory and signed, rf-?r>eotlvely,
"Portland, r C Dm ■ ' and "W. it Rent."
were In the handwrith in she had known
as the r>uk.^ of Portland, nothing of Interest «
developed. The rase was adjourned to l>tM-ember2.
PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS IN PACIFIC.
Complete Ethnographical and Biological Sur
vey of Several Thousand Islands Planned.
Honolulu, Nov. 22. via San Francisco. Nov. 29.—
The. Pacific Scientific Institution has been incor
porate here to make a complete ethnographical
ami biological survey of the thousands of islands
In the Paclilr Ocean before the progress of civili
zation makes impossible original researches for
record of primitive conditions
Tha plan Is that of William Alanaon Bryan, cura
tor of natural I Istoryl at the Bishop Museum, in
Honolulu, and aa authority on the ornithology of
kclflo Ocean, it involves tha ests Wishssent of
leal gardens, biological laboratories, bot.in
rdena and administrative and library bulld
.:, ; tl •• working bass of opera
tions, with i suitable vessel fitted for exploration
tn make systematic crulsea t.< r;n h ktoup of
• .• n for complete Held work.
ir | . ttmated that the work can be done in
about ' r « The Initial expense is estl
n..it--'l at ab< ill WOO.OOO, and th* ;inn>sal expenses
for the I ■ urs at about MOMM
PORTUGAL ELECTIONS POSTPONED.
Will Not Be Held Until Political Agitation
in Country Has Subsided.
Lisbon, Nov 29 The government announces
that II has been decided not to hold the elec
tion until the political agitation has subsided,
even if II Involves waiting until the end of 1908.
It hopes, however, thai it will ho possible to hold
th< m early in th* new >•• ar
WESTON ENTERTAINED IN CHICAGO.
Nov B Edward Paysoa Weston was
the guest of the Chicago Press Club .it luncheon
to-day. Several other plans for the entertainment
of Weston during l>is stay In rnionpro have been
arranged. Including a testimonial beneQt to i»* h?ld
at the derrick Theatre on Sunday. Weston
rested yesterday after bis long tr:imi>. visiting the.
South Shore Country «'iub lv the evening.
FIRE ALARMS TROWMART INN GUESTS.
Ouests of the Trow mart Inn, a hotel exclusively
for women, lit Hudson. Greenwich find West 12th
streets, were startled late yesterday ;. ft. moon when
Ore broke ""t In s shaft ulonjfKid.? tho -ide wall
of the building. The Hames were readily extin
guished when the tiremtn arrived, and only alight
damage was doste.
REPORT OF ADMIRAL COWLES.
Washington, Nov. Sl-?sfore than ball a million
tons of <""ji! were bought for naval use U\ the last
tihiiil year, according to the annual report of Kt-ar
Admiral William S. Cowles, chief of the equipment
bm in The exact flp-'ires wore. 535.0U tons. cost-
Ing, including transportation. J2..v>3.4»». an average
of $' -S ii ton.
Progress In wireless telegraphy continued to be
marked, .me; the radi-is of action, both of shore
nn.l ship atatlona was conaldertibly increased, not
otiiy through hnprovement In apparatus, but by a
better practical working knowledge, of the art.
Hit«'H nave been selected for six stations in the
Philippines, but their erection has been paatponed
pending the development of a system especially
adapted to tropical work.
The t«tlmat«'S for the next fiscal year show a COB
stderable Increase under th« item of coal and
transportation, tho appropriation for which this
year was SaJBMMI while the estimate for next
yrnr Is SC.ttQ.OOO
THE TARANTULA ACCEPTED.
Kewport, R. 1., s-'"v.s -'"v. S.— The submartna Taran
tula waa aoeepted by the Navy I>^->artment to
day and was assigned to the .second submarine flo
tilla, now engaged In manoeuvres In Narragansett
Bay. Next month th« tirst and second submarine
flotillas will leave th^ torpe.lo stntion here and
proceed to the Naval \ •■■• : tn; it Annapolis.
rhej nil! remain throughout the winter.
TO REPEAT COAST DEFENCE EXERCISES.
Washington. Nov. 29.— Gratified with the excellent
results attending the Joint am... - and militia coast
defence exen-ises this y^ar. the War Department In
tonris to repeat them next seasjSQ, Ar-ordinitly, Act
m«r Becretary Olivar naa transmitted to the Gover
nors of the states ■ copy of i Bsemoraaduaj on the
subject prepared by Qeneral Murra\. tha chief of
artillery, and su^nests that it is of the greatest
importance that they designate as soon as practi
cable the companies which are to act as th© coast
artllle.y reserve and Us support. General Oliver
adds:
Is it is n. >w the beginning of the drill season, it
would s^ptn to b- an especially good time for laying
this matter before the national guard of your state.
The ilt'iarinifnt is much impressed with the great
value of the orgarized militia in connection with
coast defence, and hopes to see it successfully de
veloped aa early m It U pra<rtirabl«» to do bo.
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Last day of Suit Sale at all Stores.
Men's Sack Suits 12..50.
Values 18.00 and 22.00.
The remaining suits are in fancy mixtures, cheviots and thibets.
Coat Sale at New York Stores only.
Raincoats, in black and Oxford; Top Coats, of covert, and
three-quarter length, medium weight Overcoats, in Oxford and black;
broken lots and sizes, larger sizes are predominant, 12.50.
Smith, Gray & Co.
\ I W YORK BROOKLYN
Brondway, .it Warren St. Fulton St., at Flat bush Awe.
Broadway, at .'Jlst St. Broadway, at Bedford Aye.
STATE RECEIVERS NOW
Continued from flmt pas*
general court, upon the application of a gen
eral creditor, and without notice to th« Attor
ney General or any other public official of th«
state, appointed receivers of a railroad corpora
tion will not preclude the state from revoking
the charter of such corporation in a proper cas^
and thun protecting its own rights and the in
terests Cf those resident within its territory.
STATE'S POWERS QUESTIONED
To dony its right to take this action Is to
question Its power over Its own creature. To
assert that a federal court, which has appointed
reviver* <>f these franchises. wID refuse to grant
th" request of the state court, that It should
surrender Its possession to the state court, to
the f-n'i that the state may brinsr about theli
forfeiture and in the mean time to ke^p within
the hands of its own as**ms the governmental
powers which it has granted, is to contend that
when the state seeks to take away the corpo
rate existence the federal court may keep it
aliva and continue lta existence
If this be so, then the rights of the state to
forfeit the charter of a corporation may be sus
pended at the pleasure of the federal court, and
the sovereign power, which the state alone is
authorized to grant, is exercised by the receiv
ers of a federal court against th*> will of the
state.
In closing. Justice Seabury says
As the Attorney General specifically charges
that the receivership in the federal court was
brought about by the fraudulent collusion of the
parties to that suit. th<: receivers appointed by
this, court are authorized to take such action aa
may be proper in an orderly manner to estab
lish by competent t-vidence. if that be possible,
the charge which the Attorney Genera) has
made upon this motion, but which the proofs
now before me are insufficient to sustain
COMPARISON OF CASES
As to the appointment of receivers for the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company. Justice
Seabury says that much of his opinion in the
New York City Railway Company case holds
good In this one. although there is even v. clearer
right in this case that the state court should
appoint receivers. When the action of tha fed
eral court Is -'xumlned. he Bays, "it becomes evi
dent that the federal court was absolutely
without jurisdiction In the premises, ami that
the action there taken in refereji. «> ;.-. thai
ponitlon was void."*
The Metropolitan was a creditor of th>-
Railway Company, he goes on. ami It Is not con
tended that any foreign creditor of the Met
ropolitan made claims against tt. On its own
petition it wont into the federal court and asked
Ui Intervene in the New York city Railway
Company proceedings, and that the receiver
ship be extended to it. Neither would the app'.i
iat!on of the 'Morton Trust Company in the
foreclosure of the Metropolitan Street Railway
mortgage confer Jurisdiction on the federal
court. The action in the Metropolitan Street
Railway receivership and tn the Morton Trust
Company case was not properly ancillary to the
original case. Fays Justice Seahury. and so iti
both cases relief should come fr"m the state
courts.
WOMAN PASSES 106 TH BIRTHDAY.
Oxford. Mass., Nov. 29. — Mrs i \utierIn<> Snay
passed her 106 th birthday to-itay >it l;or l."mc in
North Oxford. She is bedridden, almost blind. an«l
her right aide has been paralyzed for years. Mr*.
Bnay has smoked a pipe since she was ten years
old, and to-day It la her only solace. Her daugh
ter. Miss Rose Snay. fills the bowl and llphts.it f or
her several times dally. Five of her twelve chii
rlrrn are living, and. v hOs she Is practically un
«■.msrious most of the time, she Is able now and
then to recognize and talK With old frl°nds.
MISTOOK MERCURY FOR COUGHDROP.
Albany, Nov. 29.- James Beeman. of No. 343 Or
ange street, this morning took by mlstak* enough
bichloride of mercury to kill seven men. He is
still alive, however, and Dr. Porter, of the Honvrpo
pathlc Hospital, who attended him, says he will
recover. Beeman has heen suffering with a se
vere cough, and got out of bed for a cougbdrop.
He picked i:p In the dark a tHblet of merrury and
swallowed it.
POISONING IN MEXICAN CASES.
lx)s Angeles. Nov. 29.— Trinidad Vasquez. a se
cret service officer of the Mexican government and
the chief witness against Magon ViUareal and
Rivera, alleged revolutionists, fell to the sidewalk
In front of the central police station to-day. An
examination showed symptoms of strychnine
poisoning, and the police believe that Vasques
was wilfully poisoned. Physicians s«v he will re
cover.
STERLING PIANO COMPANY CONCERT.
This afternoon at .1:30 o'clocß me Sterling Piano
Company will give another concert at its Bed
ford branch. No. 1234 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn.
The programme is an interesting one. especially so
with the well known talent engaged. These con
certs are free.
WILL TRY TO CURE LEPERS.
Honolulu. Nov. 22, via San Francisco, Nov. 23.—
The Board of Health, on the petition of the 627
of the lepers of the Molokai settlement, has, agreed
to permit J. Lore Wallach to treat twelve lepers.
Wallacb and hie friends have persistently asserted
that he can cure leprosy, and has thus aroused the
hopes of the lepers and their relatives and friends.
COMMITS SUICIDE IN CELL
Rochester. Nov. 23.— Guy Alien, thirty years old.
arrested for intoxication, committed suicide in a
cell at police headquarters to-day. Alien strangled
himself with a pocket handkerchief.
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November 30th
The "once-in-a-great-while" cab user ought
to know oar phone number.
You don't have to be an authority on cab
rates to get fair treatment from the taxar
meter.
HANSOM OR COUPE
First 1-2 mile 30 cts.
Each 1-4 mile thereafter 10 cts.
Each 6 minutes waiting 10 cts.
For sending a cab to any address per
mile or fraction 20 cts.
Sent on phone order day or night.
May be hailed and engaged on th* street
when the flag is up.
Tariffs and information on request.
NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION CO..
Eighth Avenue at Forty- Ninth Street.
American Bank Note
Company,
S6 Trinity Pla.ce. New York.
Some who m former years
have been unable to find just
what they wanted during the
Christmas rush are making
their purchases now before
the good things have been
picked out
L. P. Button & Co.
31 West 23d Street
MAY RESUME KANSAS CITY FIGHT.
Kansas city. Nov _• Federal Judge Smith 3fo»
Phavsesi 'lissolved an injunction to-day recently
gnustod K.uisaa Csty theatrical manasers. pro
bibitfaig rounty officials from closing tha theatre*
on Sundays. Judge Wallace, of tha Criminal
t'oiirt. who favors a close observance of the Bab
bath, is now free to order tha County Marshal us
raul the theatres on Sunday.
HUNTING FOR PETTIBONE VENIRE.
Boise. Idaho. Nov. 29— Sheriff "Shad"* Hodgin anal
deputies began >.-..;■ -.../ a.:.i County to-day to
till the --pecial venire ordered In the Pettibona
case. James McParland. of th» Pinkertoa agency,
is here and will remain throughout the trial. John
F. Nugent, one of the attorneys for tha defence,
is seriously ill and may rot be *bl» to take part
In rh.< trial.
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CREW OF THE NORDEN SAFE.
Copenhagen, Nov. 29.— 1t was learne.l here :o-day
that the owSJ of the Danish steamer Norden i»
saiV. The Norden went assaSM south of Bornholn*
Island. Her passengers were transferred to tb«
nearby llKr.tship. and the boat waa lost In t'ne foa;.
Tt was picked up empty, causing uncertainty as te>
the f:ite of the crewr. The position of the Xorden
is dangerous
RECEIVER FOR WAGON WORKS.
Reading. Perm.. Nov. 3.— John L. Cose was
named to-day as receiver for the Keystone Wagon
Works of this city, a corporation capitalized at
WOO.OOO. It is said that the debts aggregate 51-50.
000. The company recently asked for an extension
for one year from its merchandise creditors. In
ability to make collections is given as the cause
of the failure.
Because of a dulness in the Iron trade sesßjaj of
the departments of the Readme Iron Company Wall
close temporarily to-morrow, Usactssg six hundred
workmen. :
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