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•et for the primaries lie began to try to dodge th«
1 *K < tte vote on Tuesday wae small It **». *»**»**
tho^as * real fight in only one county at Uie
Sew If Foraker had appeared before about the
tnere would have been no complaint about the
images* of the vote at the primaries and Ljn
*ur humble opinion, the result would have been
<juite as unpleasant to the senior Senator as v
"WWS^dSl^-of Senator Foraker Senator
Crane of Massachusetts, and the other leaders of
the anti-administration clique in V\ ."W"!*^*"^
New York teeme to be to defeat the Roosey .t
policies by any n'eans open to them. ■ even if the
Urtv of Lincoln and McKinley is wrecked In the
FEELING IN WEST ON HUGHES.
"The Boston Transcript" Publishes Reports
from Leading Cities.
fßy ->:ecrar.h to The Tribune
Boston. Feb. 13.— A two-co!umn summary or
Governor Hughes'* chances in the West are pub
lished to-day by -The Boston Transcript from
lt« correspondent* In the leading cities. Chicago
writes that there is no enthusiasm there, for him
as a Presidential candidate. His name Is rarely
mentioned there, although the President's message
Is believed to have helped him a bit. There is only
one Etror^ candidate there at present-Secretary
Taft. The Cannon boom, according to this sum
mary, is no more than a compliment.
Paul says:
There is a. general sentiment of respect for
Hushes in the Northwest, but the favorite . candi
date among Republicans is Secretary Taft- X .as
Is largely due to the fact that there is no head
or centre to the Hughes propaganda. Most of the
Taft strength lies in the pro- Roosevelt fee in«r In
South Defies there are &eventy-seven Taft clubs.
Kansas City says:
From outward appearances, at least the senti
ment for Roosevelt, which took the state out of
the Democratic column, has been tra nsn.utfd »
his favorite, and indications are now that the state
will send a solid Taft delegation to Chicago.
San Francisco asserts:
Nothing shows so well the strength of the Roose
velt policies in California «s a purported slap at
Roosevelt himself by the Republican Central Com
mittee. This -committee, dominated by the South
ern Pacific does not prevent the state from de
cjarlnp for Taft. but hopes to take credit
away from the Lincoln-Roosevelt Reform League.
William R. Lighten writes from Fort Scott.
Kan., that Easterners are getting a mistaken im
rresslon of Taffs strength in the West.
SAYS ROOSEVELT ABUSE IS NATURAL.
The Rev. Dr. Hill Thinks Criticism Is Only
History Repeating Itself.
The Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill, at the Metro
politan Temple las: night, said there was no pri
macy among four Washington, Lin
coln. McKinley and Roosevelt— as each man is
Immortalized by his providential task. Said Dr.
Hill:
'•To choose* between men of genius is impos
sible. There ie no method for striking the balance
freer. Washington and Lincoln. McKinley and
Roosevelt. There is no primacy among them.
Genius being equal to itself, they are all the great
'•■' Each man Is immortalized by his providential
task. He stands in history for what he stood
among men— Washington, the revolutionist: Lin
coln, the emancipator, and McKinley, the expan
sionist.
"It is little wonder that the successor of these
immortal men, true to his task as they were true
to theirs, laying the axe of reform to the root of
the Upas tree of commercial fraud and political
knavery, should be subjected to the same abuse,
ridiculed, vilified, loaded with calumny and de
nounced as a disturber of his country's peace and
prosperity. But never mind; the nation has just
celebrated the birthday of the immortal Lincoln,
•who struck the shackles from the manacled limbs
of four million slaves, and who," in the face of the
most terrible rebellion the world has ever known,
maintained the Constitution and saved the flag.
And future generations will likewise celebrate the
birthday of the man of iron in the White House
whose hand is making a bend in the times, whose
voice is heard and respected around the world,
whose fearlessness Is laying bare revolting iniqui
ties in high places, and whose statesmanship has
widened the sphere of our rational influence and
lifted the nation to a high and commanding place
among the world powers."
WALLACE WOULD SUCCEED FOLK.
Judge Announces His Candidacy on Plat
form of Sunday Closing and Temperance.
Kansas City. Mo- Feb. 13— Judge William H.
■Wa.iace. ■who has been making a vigorous cam
paign for Sunday observance, announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor
of Missouri to-day. His platform declares for "the
state-wide and permanent enforcement of the Sun
day and liquor laws."
Judge Wallace's crusade resulted in the indict
ment of hundreds of actor?, actresses and theatrical
manager? and attaches for the violation cf the
Jaw making It a misdemeanor to perform unneces
sary labor oa Sunday, and he has placed them
urder bonds amounting in the aggregate to about
Sl'tt.OOO. He closed hundreds of poolrooms, cigar
stores, barber shops and other places which did
*::.- mess on the Sabbath. The county grand jury
sr a result of his activity continues weekly to in
dict theatrical persons who violate the law.
TAVOSS MCEE TEEMS FOE PRESIDENT
Dr. Schulman Says Men Like Roosevelt
Should Be Elected Third or Fourth Time.
*I>r. Samuel Schulman. of Teinpc-1 Beth-El, in a
l«cture at the People's Institute, Club A. at No. SIS
East 15th street, last night characterized the sali-
Ing of the American fleet to the Pacific Ocean as c
movement for preserving universal peace. Dr.
Scfculmac was asked to speak on President Lincoln
and President Roosevelt, and he gave a brief sketch
of the lire of the former President, declaring that
the greatness of his achievements left him a figure
that cannot be equalled.
Then he added that the administration of Presi
dent Roosevelt had shown That a President should
be elected 10 a third and fourth term "if he served
according to the doctrine of our present President.
Dr. Schulman outlined the conciliatory measures
■which were carried out throughout the adminis
tration, laying stress on the termination of th«»
war in the East and the settlement of -the coal
strike, as well as the efforts to prevent any serious
controversy over the Japanese situation in San
Francisco.
"I cannot see why sentiment should stand in
the way of the nation compelling President Roose
velt to accept a second nomination. The keynote
of -. ■ doctrine has been to preserve pes.«.e, and.
■»•£!> assay have suggested that the army and
navy be abolished and that we set the example
I ■■ disarming, mtl action would tend to make
other nations bully us, while the Meet as it is kept
by the administration serves in a greater meas
ure to preserve the peace of this country as well
as other countries."
\- HUGHES MEETING AT UTICA.
Utifa. N. V.. Feb. 13.— At a well attended mas*
meezfns held here to-rjghr under the auspices of
the Hushrs I>ag-ue of Oneida County '.he speak
»ris »»er« Warren Lee. of Brooklyn; John O'Brian.
«■.?' Buffalo; Senator Alfred R. Page, of New York,
ar»l S^th l»w. former Mayor of New York.
SAYS ILLINOIS IS ALL FOR TAFT.
['Br Ti '■'-graph to Tfc«^ ■•-.-■•
QiJcaso. Ffo. IX— Tho Erst word for Taft from a
r^c&gntoed leader in Illinois* Republican circles was
h;x>k»-n to-day by Corporation Counsel Brundage,
<•»*• of Mayor Bvoes'e prineii>al eevotaeßea In .111
irii*rvj*w he declared that Becnetary, Taft was the
r<^! 'thoice of the Illinois Republicans for Presl
«s<-r-t.^ ""In. my opinion the sentiment of Illinois Re
publicans Is overwhelmingly for the nomination of
Mr. Taft," be said.
MISSISSIPPI -DRY" BILL PASSED.
Jackson. Miss.. I.; 13.— The Senate to-day
passed the statutory prohibition Mil by a vote of
X.tut The bill is effective December 31.
EXTENSION OF PASS PRIVILEGE.
Washington. Feb. 12 -Th* Senate to-day passed
a bill amending the railroad rate law in relation
to'^free travportation. Senator Clapp. explaining
The Chans* cf #2* e^cted said it merely included
fuperannusted. disabled and funoushed . employes
within the scope cf th<s free transportation clause
and allows such 'transrortation tor employes as
ftwreefon requires.
SEES A NEW KENTUCKY
GOV. WILLSON OPTIMIST.
Negro Xo Longer a Political Issue —
War on the "Night Riders."
Governor Augustus E. Willeon. Kentucky** new
Republican chief execute c, discussed last night
at the Waldorf-Astoria the depredations of the
-night riders'" in his state, saying they had
wrought great damage, but that before long they
would be stamped out and the guilty punished.
He denounced the representatives of certain to
bacoo interests as cowards.
Governor Wilison said thst the Blue Grass State
was debatable political ground, with the dHMOM
favoring a Republican victory In the state this
year if the right candidates were nominated. The
people of Kentucky, he /aid, voted more intelli
gently than they used to do. Now they are in
fluenced more than formerly by live issues and
opinions and less by the negro question.
The Kentucky Repfblicans have not yet r!?nified
any decided choice. Governor Willson said, for ft
Presidential candidate, and that Vice-President
Fairbanks. Secretary Taft and Governor Hughes
all had followers, although a poll of the State
Legislature gave Mr. Fairbanks the advantage by
two to one. Th-> Vice-President. said the Governor,
made an excellent impression on his recent visit
to Kentucky, where he delivered several speeches.
Governor Willson said: s
"Americans are the same everywhere— a hard
headed people. The more strictly Americans there
are Jn a community the more obstinacy you will
find. Now. we in the South have been voting con
sistently for forty years against the negro. We
kept at it without realizing- that by sticking to
euch a policy we were eliminating ourselves from
national politics. This thing has changed. Bad now
Kentucky must receive the same- consideration as
a state or political factor as any other state of its
size and importance. I don't ray. vote with the
negro in everything, or take him in as a partner,
but let us cease this senseless, heedless tight
against him, which is prosecuted out of obstinacy
only. We have not made anything by the fight.
It "has done harm. I have always been and am
■Sataet it now. and in my speeches in the last
campaign I argued against it. Kentucky has
shown its realization of the truth late, and, I
think, will ccntinue to show it. She broke the
'S<-!id South,' anyvray.
•Kentucky is debatable political territory, which
was shown by the nineteen thousand Republican
plurality at the last election. With good candi
dates this fall I see no reason why the Republi
cans should not carry the state."
Governor Willson gave his views on the Presi
dentiai situation in Kentucky with some reluct
ance: .
••Well." he said, "there is in my state a Fair
banks element, a Taft element and also a very sin
cere Hughes following. Mr. Fairbanks's speeches
were good, sensible speeches, on a high plane, and
they made a deep impression on the people."
Of the tobacco situation in the state and the
lawlessness of the "night riders" he said:
"The 'night riders" are a lot of cowards. Any
man who goes around at night wearing a mask
Is a coward. Twenty men of our militia could
fight five hundred of them. They have worked
great havoc, destroying property, and are even
responsible for the loss oi life, but every power^
at the command of the state authorities will be
used to check them.
"The power of the law will be soon restored and
the guilty ones will be punished. Heretofore it
has been impossible to obtain indictments against
these men, and the process of the law has been
nullified. We thought for a time that the insur
ance companies would revoke the policies of the
tobacco growers because of the number of fires
set by the 'night riders.' The "dumpers." as they
are called, who put their tobacco on the market,
were getting higher prices than ever before for
their commodity. The Society of Equity, which
has been trying to fc.ee all the growers into a
pool, says the high price it a result of its pooling.
"Now. take Christian County for an example.
There property is not worth within 60 per cent of
what it was before the raids. Governor Beekham,
before me, kept as many as sixty militiamen on
duty at Hopkinsville, in Christian County, and I.
too, have kept them there. Nobody knows enough
to charge the tobacco associations with being the
'riders,' but the inference is strong. There is much
oppression and suffering, but it will so^n come out
all right."
MCAPJtF.N FOR A FREE DELEGATION.
like Mayer and Murphy, He Opposes In
structing Men Sent to Chicago.
Senator Patrick H. McCarrer.. who called or.
the Mayor yesterday, said that he. like the
Mayor and Charles F. Murphy, was in favor of
an uninstructed delegation to the Democratic
National Con-vention from this state.
"The party is practically unanimous In this
state on that point," said the Senator.
•'How about Norman E. Mack and his Buffalo
delegates?" was asked.
"Well, with New York and Brooklyn control
ing the situation, it probably will be unani
mous." said Mr. McCarren.
Senator McCarren said that if opportunity of
fered he would again vote for the retention of
Superintendent Kelsey. despite the request of
the Governor for his removal.
MAKING CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS.
"Washington, Feb. 13.— Elmer Dover, secretary of
the Republican National Committee, has gone to
Chicago to attend a meeting to-morrow and Satur
day of the sub-committee on arrangements for the
/T.ationa' convention.. The work of the sub-commit
tee will consist principally of the letting of con
tracts for the engraving cf admission tickets to the
convention and the printing of badges for dele
pates, alternates and members of the national com
mittee. Other arrangements for the convention
pract'cally have been completed by the sub-com
mittee and It remains now only to carry into effect
the plan.s hitherto outlined.
FELL 760 FEET.
Two Men Killed in a Cape Breton Coal
Mine.
North Sydney. C 8.. Feb. 13— Two men were
killed by the fall of a cage for a distance of T'i ( >
feet to the bottom of the shaft at the Xo. 1
coiliery of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Com
pany's mine, at Sydney Mines, to-day. The
cage ran beyond the top of the shaft, causing
the hoisting rope to break. John D'Orsey and
Malcolm Stewart, both underground managers,
who were in the cage, were instantly killed.
The cause of the overcarrying of the cage has
not yet been learned.
MERCHANTS ATTACK ALDRICH BILL, '
The Merchants* Association sent out ■ circular
letter yesterday in opposition to the Aldrich emer
gency currency bill, now before the United States
Senate. The letter was mailed to about twenty
thousand persons throu«,hcut the country. in it
the association says that if the bit] Is enacted
Into law it will not only tie \iz> part of the de
posits of the banks In .-..uriti.-s which ought to
be owned by them, but will be a direct encourage
ment to speculation in the so-curky markets. The
letter eafce thai each recip'-jnt write to him repre-
Etntative in Congress requesting Jiini to vote and
work acainst the bill, (U*4 further asks that the
recipient semi a letter condemning the bill to
Speaker Cannon of the House and to Congressman
Fowler, chairman of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency.
S. M. MILLIKEN TO QUIT MERCANTILE.
The adjourned ni.-ting of the stockholders of the
Mercantile Naiiona.l Bank will b*i held to-day. Prac
tically the tame board of directors which is gerving
at present will b-? re-elected The new officers will
not be chosen until next week. Beth M Milliken,
who hi the bank's present head, having succeeded
V A | ..-• m nefaM when th<s latter was forced
out a.' president, intends to retire a* soon us a suit
able successor is found.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1908.
WISCONSIN FOR' BRYAN.
Democratic State Convention Meets
in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Feb. 13.— Wisconsin will probably
eend a solid delegation to the Democratic Na
tional Convention at Denver pledged to support
"W. J. Bryan for the Presidential nomination,
according to inferences drawn from the results
of the various district caucuses which named
delegates to-day to be presented to the state
convention for confirmation.
The convention was called to order at the
Davidson Theatre this afternoon by Chairman^
H. H. Manson, who Introduced as temporary
chairman Jonn F. Doherty, of Lacrosse. Mr.
Doherty outlined Democratic issues, and ac
cused the Republican party of assimilating
Democratic doctrines, and closed by referring to
William Jennings Bryan as the standard bearer
already chosen.- Mr. Doherty's reference to
Bryan was vociferously cheered.
"These radical Republicans," said Mr. Do
herty, "have been assimilating Democratic prin
ciples so fast in the last few years that they
have become like inflated balloons, and, soaring
around in the political sky. we hardly know
where they are going to land." He called L,a
Follette and Roosevelt inconsistent, insinuating
that they plan "to turn the results of their own
viciousness into a golden chariot on which they
seek to ride on the clouds to the dizzy heights
of their own ambition."
The real work of the convention will come up
to-morrow, when the platform will be presented
and acted on and the delegates-at-large chosen.
DISABLED SCHOONER'S CREW HERE.
Wind Tears Sails, Sea Purloins Cargo, Yet
Captain Steers Craft Safely to Port.
Captain Healy and ten men of the four -roasted
schooner Francis Hyde arrived here yesterday
on the Quebec steamer Bermudian, from Ber
muda, whither they had been blown by a terrific
gale a week ago. The men were somewhat
bruised and exhausted, and wanted to come to
the States for rest and treatment.
The schooner, which left Georgetown, S. C,
on January 27 with a cargo of lumber for New
York, was blown out of her course when off the
Delaware Capes on January 31. Each day the
gale carried her further to the southeastward,
and the skipper abandoned his efforts to get to
Sandy Hook. Heavy combers carried her deck
load away, and her auxiliary engine was put out
of service. With little canvas still remaining
whole. Captain Healy ran before the wind and
landed the schooner safely at Bermuda. Tho
hull was not damaged and with new masts and
sails the Francis Hyde will soon be fit for ser
vice.
EAST NEW YORK HAS A BREAD LINE.
Baker Aids Many on Verge of Starvation
in Brownsville.
There was a big bread line in Brownsville,
the Ghetto district of Kast New York, yesterday
and hundreds of hungry men, women and chil
dren were fed by Gustave Brown, a baker, of
No. 99 Thatford avenue. Other bakers and mer
chants will join in the philanthropy. Mr. Brown
learned that some of his customers who had
cancelled their orders had been forced to do so
by destitution.
His business is large, and Mr. Brown thought
he could afford to use some of his product to
alleviate suffering. In some cases families, many
little children included, have been without food
for more than a day at a time since the winter
began. Mr. Brown hired a vacant store at No.
1735 Pitkin avenue and from noon until night
fall the bread line, more than a block long, made
its way slowly in and out of the store.
MATHUESS DEFENCE IN CAPITOL SUIT.
Counsel Will Assert He Relied Entirely
Upon the Certificates of Huston.
Harrisburg. Perm.. Feb. IZ.— The trial of the State
Capitol conspiracy cases, which began here two
weeks ago, was interrupted to-day by illness in the
family of Charles H. Bergner, of counsel for the
defence, court adjourning until Monday morning.
Before adjournment was taken counsel for for
mer State Treasurer Mathues addressed the jury
outlining Mr. Mathues's defence. He said the state
had failed to prove conspiracy on the part of
lfnthima. and that whatever irregularities were
found in the furnishing of the building could not
be put. on the shoulders of Mr. Mathues, as he rw
lied entirely upon the certifications of Joseph M.
Huston, the architect, that everything was done in
accordance with the contracts.
KILLED WHILE PASSING BUILDING.
Death List at Providence Explosion Without
Doubt Includes Six.
Providence,, Feb. 13.— The unexpected recovery of
the body of a new victim in the ruins of the starch
manufacturing plant of C. BL Tanner, in South
Water street, by searchers to-night proves beyond
a doubt that six persons, as reported, were killed
!n yesterday's explosion. The body recovered to
night was that of Albert C. Keiner. He was em
ployed m another establishment near by and was
passing the Tanner building at the time of the
explosion. Had he reached a pcint two feet fur
ther he would have been outside the radius now
covered by the debris from the building, and in all
probability would have escaped with his life. The
body of Joseph Duatt was also found to-night,
making four that have been recovered.
NICARAGUA RATIFIES TREATIES.
Acts of Central American Peace Congress
Approved.
Washington. F<=b. 13.— Sefior Core.a, the Xicara
guan minister, late to-night received a cable dis
patch from President Zelaya, announcing that the
Congress of Nicaragua has ratified all the treaties
and conventions entered into by the Central Amer
ican Peace Congress held recently in Washington.
In conformity with the action of the* Peace Con
gress creating ■ Central American Court at
Justice. President Zelaya has appointed Mr.
Macirlz as the Niraraguan member of the rourt,
with Mr. Barrios and Mr. Coronel-Matus as alter
nate?.
BREEDLTiS TO TAKE A HAND.
Committee Appointed in Kentucky to Oppose
Anti-Betting Bill Here.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.
Lexington, Ky.. Feb. 13.— Major T. J. Carson,
proprietor of Dixiana Farm; Colonel Milton Young,
proprietor of McGrathiana, and Charles H. Berry
man, manager of the great breeding farm of
James B. Haggin, were appointed a committee
at a mass meeting of thoroughbred breeders to
day to (a to New York In the interest of thor
oughbred breders and land owners who would be
affected by the passage of the Hart-Agnew antl
bettfatg bill now before the New York State Leg
islature at Albany.
The meeting was presided over by Colonel George
J. Clay, a grandson of Henry Clay and a promi
nent Fayette County breeder. Such breeders as
L. P. Tarlton. Overtoil Chenault. Catesby Wood
ford, Major Foxhull, A. Daingerneld and Dr. J. D.
Neat took an active part in the discussion.
SAYS WOMAN USED MAILS ILLEGALLY.
Immediately after si). had been discharged by
Magistrate Corrigan in, HM Tombs pallet court yes
terday. Asn»s Van Arsdale. who was Arrested last
week in the Produce Exchange Building In connec
tion with an alleged get-rich-qu(ck ecboejMti was
retrteetei by United States Martha! Henkel on ft
charge of using the mails to defraud. United States
Commissioner Shield* held her in $1,600 bail, m
default of which *he was committed to the Tomb*.
fib* •;.»--. to give any clew as to her relative*.
LEAVE OUT THE NEGRO
No Black Man Present at Thirteen
Club's Race Prejudice Talk.
"Is Race Prejudice a Form of Superstition?"
was the theme of a symposium at the Lincoln
dinner cf the Thirteen Club at the Harlem Casino
last night.
The Jewish, Italian. Japanese and Irish rac»s
were represented by speakers, but. notwithstand
ing that the dinner was in celebration of the
ninety-ninth birthday anniversary of the great
emancipator of the negio rate, the negroes were
unrepresented, which fact called forth protest from
a negro against this discrimination. The prot^stant
was George \V. talker, the comedian, who said
in his letter to the club: "Allow me to ask you a
jather pointed question: Is It the main object of
tha Thirteen Club to emancipate men from race
prejudice or not?"
The letter from Walker, however, was not read.
The only, reference to the apparent inconsistency
of a Lincoln dinner with race prejudice as a topic
of, discussion without the presence of a negro was
made by the Rev. H. Fercira Mendes, who Bpoke
for the Jewish race. He eaid: "I miss two people
hft-e to-night, the Chinaman and the negro. If
race prejudice is a form of superstition, then you
members seem to be superstitious. Perhaps there
is a. superstition that it is consistent to be in
consistent. If inconsistency is a form of supersti
tion, then you have it."
If there was not present a Chinese there was a
Japanese in the person of Kaju Nakamura, an
editor, who spoke rather caustically of certain
prejudices that he eaid existed in this country
against his, people.
Dr. Mendes's speech was an eloquent laudation
of his people. He said that if there was a preju
dice against the Jews that he was too proud to
notice it. Superstition, he said, was defined in
Webster's Dictionary as "an exclusive exactness or
rigor in religion." He added:
It is a coincidence that, as well as being the
anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, it is
thirty-three hundred years ago that Moses was
born. They were two great emancipators. Moses
was the emancipator of all mankind and propound
ed the doctrine of liberty, fraternity and equality.
He set himself completely against superstition ot
every form. If my race has suffered from preju
dice we are suffering with a crown of honor, for
we have stood for a principle. I admire the man
who stands for principle and have no use for ua
man who cringes We have stood for the principle
of liberty, fraternity and equality.
What "difference does it make if we are shame
fully ill treated? We are content t" go on wit a
our work. We have added something to the
totality of human happiness. Race prejudice is
worse 'than a superstition— it is a crime. W e are
all equally the sons of the one good lather
above us.
The letter of protest from George W. Walkrr,
which went unread and unheeded, said:
Gentlemen, please explain how it came to pass
that your learned society failed to invitr- a repre
sentative of my race tv speak at your dinner. 13
it possible that you have members who are seeking
to emancipate themselves from superstition, and yet
they fail to be broad enough to ask ■ man of Afri
can blood in his veins to be present and to Lake
part in your deliberations?
A direct answer to this question will not only tie
gratifying to me personally, but to many toir
m'nded and progressive white and black citizeii3
in this republic who have the welfare of human
ity and the progress of the whole American people
truly at heart.
The menu was in the form of a coffin. Candle
sticks in the same form stood on each table, at
which were seated thirteen diners, over some of
whom there were open umbrellas and other signs
that the club members are not superstitious. Even
the speeches were of thirteen minutes' duration,
while the greeting was "I wish you hard luck."
Alderman Doull presided, and the speakers besides
those already mentioned were Antonio Zucca, for
the Italians, and J. M. Wall, for the Irish.
INQUEST INTO DR. SIZER'S DEATH.
Witnesses Tell Coroner Physician Used
Large Quantities of Opium.
The inquest in the caf» of Dr. Nelson B. Sizer,
who died a couple of weeks ago at his home, No.
336 Greene avenue. Brooklyn, was held by Coroner
Kennedy la*t night- It was suspected that he
might have committed suicide. The coroner's phy
slcia.i gave- the cause of his death aa laryngitis,
superinduced by a tumor of the neck, together
with opium poisoning.
According to the testimony given by his house
keeper. Mrs. L. A. Lortllard, to whom he left all
his property, valued at about $15,000; his nephew,
Howard Wood, and his old friend and physician.
Dr. W. A. Little, Dr. Sizer was addicted to the
use of opium, whi'-h he took not only as a drug
to relieve his throat troubles, but because he liked
it. On the day of his death it appears that he
took the vi.-ual t*>n drops, but it aided the disease
in killing him instead of giving- relief.
SAYS IT HAS KILLED 450 HOTELS.
Committee of Fourteen Reports On Fight
Against Raines Law Places.
Tho annual report of th«> Committee of Four
teen for the Suppression of Raines Law Hotels
shows that the organization by the enforcement
of an amendment to the excise law has put 450
such hotels out of existence, and that it hopes
to eliminate 600 more.
The report, says that the committee has ob
tained "a great improvement In the enforcement
of the law, both civil and criminal, and a very
gratifying co-operation on the part of brewers
and surety companies, which has resulted in the
improvement of conditions in general and the
reform in particular of a considerable number of
formerly disorderly hotels."
KEPT IN OFFICE AFTER REJECTION.
Senators Greatly Interested in Case of Pen
sacola Postmaster.
Washington, Feb. 13.— Members of the Senate
< 'ommlttee on Postoffiees and Post Roads are tak
ing great interest in tho issue raised by the Post
office Department in keeping William Northup.
postmaster fit Pensacola, Fla., in office after thr
rejection of his nomination by the Senate. The
<'omnilttee will take up the case at a special meet
ing soon.
The answer of Mr. Meyer to the Senate inqulry
concerning the department's reasons for keeping
in office a postmaster who was rejected by the
Senate last session cites the law, which declares
that ;i postmaster shall not be permitted to sur
render his office until his successor has qualified.
No mention was made by Mr. Meyer of his failure
to appoint a successor to Mr. Northup, and on
this point the Senate will ask further information.
Members of the Postoffice Committee to-day
that if Mr. Meyer's position should be upheld it
would render inoperative the constitutional provi
sion that federal appointments shall be made by
the President by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
SERGEANTS FINISH PATROL DUTY.
*Policc> Comir.issioner Bingham transferred yes
terday to various stations for regular duty the
thirty sergeants he sent two weeks ago to the
sth street and Kant 104 th street stations to do patrol
duty. At that time the Commissioner said the
sergeants were derelict in tneir duty and needed
a course in patrolling. He also tnutSfHTtd fifteen
patrolmen to the East ltMth street station to cope
with the Italians In that sec' ion.
NEW BUILDINGS FOR MOUNT HOLYOKE.
South Hadley. Mass., Feb. 13. — It was announced
to-night that plans were nearly matured for the
erection of two new buildings at Mount Holyoke
College, at a total cost of about $lUU,OOO. The pro
posed new structures aru to consist of a music
building and v house for the president of the col
lege, DM Mary E. Woolley. It Is expected that
the money will be chietly raised by Mibs,.-rli>tluna
from alumna; and friends of the college.
PRES. BRENNER'S RELATIVES HERE.
[By r T>l*'rni.ph to Th« Tribune.)
Detroit, Feb. 13.— The new president of Switzer
land. Dr. Erne.ft Brenner, who was recently
elected, is an uncle of Richard H. Brenner, for
ten years Alderman cf th» l«t Ward in Kalamasoo.
President Brenner Is a brother of Charles Brenner,
of Grand Rapids, who is the father of tha K»la
mazoo Alderman The latter U a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Mayor.
Jacob Ruppert's
Lager Beer
BOTTLED AT THE 'BREWERy:
Knickerbocker, Ruppiner and Extra Beer.
* Telephone u 26- 79th Street
Third Avenue. 90th to 92d Street. N. Y.
At Hotels. Restaurants and Dealers. Ask Your Grocer.
MINISTER'S BROTHER-IN-LAW MISSING
General Alarm Sent Out for George Maser.
Organist of East New York Church.
The Rev. F. S. Flath. pastor of St. Paul's Ger
man Lutheran Church. V.'yona street and Glen
more. avenue. East New York, asked Lieutenant
Tlchenor. at the Liberty avenue police station,
last night, to send out a general alarm for his
brotrmr-in-law. George Maser. forty- three years
old, of Now 11l Sheffield avenue, who. he said,
had been missing since Tuesday morning, when
he otarted out to mail a letter at a box near Ml
home. For several years he had been organist
of St. Paul's Church.
Owing to a recent financial reverse Mr. Maser
had been melancholy, and Mr. Flafii said he
feared that he might have met with harm. When
he left home he carried a considerable sum of
money.
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED.
Justice Howard Renders Decision in Will
iamsburg Trust Company Case.
Ilingston, N. V., Feb. 13. — In a decision hand
ed down to-day by Supreme Court ." stice How
ard, of Troy, a change of venue to Ulster County
from Kings County was denied in the MM of the
Williamsburg Trust Company, the affairs of
which are now being administered by Frank L
Bab.-t and Augustus Van Wyck as receivers.
Attorney General Jackson immediately fi'.'-d a
notice of appeal from the decision.
J— lie ii Howard held that no reason tcr laying
the venue in Ulster County other than tnat an
impartial trial could not be had in Kings County
had been asserted and "the ta:t that the trial
is to be had before a judge -without a jury, to my
mind, renders that proposition untenable.'
ATTACK ON JAMES J. MARTIN
Deputy Attorney General Wants City Cham
berlain Adjudged in Contempt.
Another step in the effort to transfer from the
custody of the City Chamberlain in New York to
that of the State Treasurer in Albany some >Mi
In moneys deposited with the former after being
paid over in litigation to the courts of the four
counties of the city was taken yesterday when
Deputy Attorney General Dolson asked Supreme
Court Justice Platzek to punish the City Cham
berlain for contempt.
Under Mm law passed in ISD2 all moneys which
have remained unclaimed in the possession of the
City Chamberlain for twenty years must be turned
over by him to the State Treasurer. Four years
ago Attorney General Cunneen secured a writ of
mandamus ordering City Chamberlain Keenan to
pay over the twenty-year accumulations in his
possession. The case was fought through the
Court of Appeals, which decided against the City
Chamberlain.
Since James J. Martin became City Chamberlain
he has paid into the State Treasury $63,093 S3 of
such accumulated funds with interest of $113 92.
LICORICE ROOT DUTY REDUCED.
Turkish Government and Exporters Reach
an Understanding.
Constantinople, Feb. 13. — The dispute between
the government and the exporters of licorice
root has now been adjusted, thanks to the in
tervention of the American Embassy at Con
stantinople. Practically the monopoly of this
trade is in the hands of an American firm which
has objected to the excessive export duty
charged on the roots.
In order to facilitate the collection of the tithe
on this article the government had fixed the
tax. nominally 12 J i per cent, at - l 3 paras per
oke, equivalent to one farthing for five pounds.
With the recent decline in the price of licorice
this inconsiderable charge, represented practi
cally 20 per cent of the value of the root, and
the company demanded either a reduction or
leave to pay in kind. The government refus-M
the latter alternative, although provided far in
the regulations, and showed a strong disin
clination to grant a reduction. Matters have
b<vn at a deadlock for some time, and the
authorities have prevented shipments, but as a
result of the intervention of the embassy an
agreement has been arrived at on the basis of a
reduced fixed duty of I 3 * paras per oke.
PANAMA AND COLOMBIA.
Treaty Settling Differences Between Them
Expected.
Washington. Feb. 13.— Minister Arango of Panama
who has just returned to Washington, called on
Secretary Root at the State Department to-day.
With the minister's return active steps are to be
taken with a view to the signing of a treaty between
Panama and Colombia for the settlement of differ
ences growing out of the separation of the former
from the latter. The most important feature Is ex
pected to be a provision whereby Panama will as
sume some of the foreign debt of Colombia or make
payment to her out of the $10,000,000 paid by th©
United States for the canal zone in settlement of all
claims on that score. A protocol outlining the
proposed treaty was signed last August. Secretary
Root also saw BeSOt Cortes, the Colombian Minis
ter.
Colombia, it is reported, has been sounding the
United States government with a view to obtaining
the right of transit of Colombian troops a. toss th*
canal zone if necessary to defend her sovereignty.
It Is also expected that a number of pending ques
tions between the United States and Col on will
be settled by a treaty.
DANISH BANKING CRISIS OVER.
Copenhagen, Feb. 13. — The Folkething to-day
passed the government bill authorizing the state
guarantee of the liabilities of the Freeholders' Bank
and the Detailhar.dlers Bank. The Danish Minister
of Finance, Wilhelrn Lasscr fturlng the course of
the debate on the subject said thai the banking
crisis could now be rtgarded as virtually over.
PREPARING FOR CUBAN ELECTIONS.
Havana, Feb. 13.— The work of tabulating the
registration lists has Leon completed by the census
bureau, mid ■ large number of tabulators have
been discharged, It is expected that copies of the
lists will be. read.- within two week.-» for distribu
tion among the municipalities, when the work of
revision ami correction will be pushed to prepare
for the municipal flections.
ROUND HOUSE BURNS; LOSS. $100,000.
FishkiH Landlngv N. V .. Feb. H.— Fire destroyed
the round nous© and machine shops of the Central
New England Railroad here to-night. The loss
will exceed $100,000.
OGDENSBURG IMPORTS INCREASE.
Ogdenshurj?, N. Y.i Feb. 13.— Merrhunrtlse to tile
value of IHyMMN was Imported Into the United
States through Ogdensburg last year, according to
a report of th«» local customs department given out
to-day; This is $.<«<<v».o>X» in excess of the vi! of
imports the previous year. Th« total value ■■; ex
ports last year -was V- ."■•«> r»in The revenue ,of th<»
port amounted to j:C3.000. During th* yeir l.tV2
vessels arrived at and I.3'>> cleared from the port of
Of dens burg.
PHOGRESS OF EAST HIVER TUBZS
P. R. R. Report Says All Will Be Fnisiw, .
Within Three Month 3.
Philadelphia. Feb. 13.— A report mate to ths'f j
directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company *
at their meeting to-day concerning the state of '
the work on th« East Rlv«;r tunnels In .\>» '
York, shows that at the present rate of prog-<>.,
th«» four tunnels will me«t within thr-»* months. .'
This will mean, the report says, that on<; of.';
the tunnel 3 will be excavated and iron lined la
February: two additional tunnels will be exci-\*
vated and iron lined in March, and the excar*-^'"
tlon and Iron lining of the fourth tunnel jßrffl*
be completed in April or May. Work win then ., '- '■
begin on the caulking and lining of the tun-.- -.« ,
with concrete two feet thick.
ASPIRATIONS Of MRS. JANE DOWIE.
Would Weld Together Warring- Factions ..
and Lead a New Z:on.
Chicago. Feb. — Mr?. Jane Do-wie aspires t»
her late husband's place as head of the Christian-
Catholic Church and believes she Is destined to
bring the warring factions at Zion together.
At her home, near Muskegon. she is said to -•> ■
making plans to induce the former followers of '•
the late John Alexander Dowie to rally to feer "*
standard. She hop«s to take up her husband *
projects if she obtains the desired leadership." '
She made a secret vi.-it to Zion City on Tuesday, j
it la sjfid. with this end In view, it IDS her fint jj
appearance there in many months.
She -conferred with Dr. Askirt. who i 3 secretary j
of a new movement which proposes to call Over- |
seer Bryant back from Australia to lead to*
people. v*
FIVE-YEAR-CLD EOY SAV"ES 3ROTHEB.
Runs for Help When Baby Sets His Goth- |
ing on Fire.
Harry Knockel. five years old. whosi paresis *_
live at No. 103 Greenpoint avenue. "Wiilianwlnrs. '
saved his baby brother from being burned to death
last night. When Mrs* Knocke! weal to a comer
grocery store, leaving: Harry asd his three-j»ar
old brother Joseph alone. Joseph c imbed up to»
mantelpiece and obtained a handful of inatciss.-
When Harry heard screams and sa^v hia broths?
enveloped in flames he dashed downstairs to th»
street, where he met his mother and told her what
had happened. WIMH Mrs. Knockel reached Jo
seph's side he was a mass cf Saraea.
>!:.-. Knockpl seized a blanket, which tiM
wrapped around the burning child. In tie dan""
time Harry found a policeman, to whom he €■-
plained that his brother was burned. The police*
man turned in a hurry call for a 'U"i!!iain3!«B^4
Hospital ambulance, and Dr. Barnes found Jcse?i.
suffering from painful burns on the head, face, ,
shoulders and chest, and hurried him to tie ha»»
pital, where his condition 13 criticaL
TRANSPORT THOMAS ARRIVES, „,_j
! San Francisco. Feb. 13.— The transport T'aflHtl
arrived to-day from the Philippines, brinsirs £»
3d Cavalry. 13° casuals and a. large r.ur Mi of.
cabin passengers. The cavalrymen will star: at
once for Fort Sam Ho.- and Fort Clark. Di^-.
ing the trip Charles Hummel!, of the 6tJi Cavalry.;
Edward Newman, of the 3d Cavalry, and Patrick'
Cull, of the quartermasters department, died.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTE?.
St Louis. Feb. —Judge Muencti ■*nci6
jessej esse Watson, a chauffeur. to-day to en-rrear k-.
jaif and fined him U.OOO for the kiliir-S c* liz.*.
Christine Musick. who was struck by - i ** J M
automobile last October. Watson was #nrp;oy*d :
by Clay Arthur Pierce: son of Henry Clay Pierce^
of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.
Meridian. Miss.. F- : IX— Cocper H?udersc=. a"
mill man, and Samuel' .'ulpeper. county CQBSKS3
manager, were nr«>d upon from ambu3h last -:-sr.i
near Graham's Station by three unknown n?3ro«-
Henderson was probably fat.illy wounded and u^l
peper received serious injuries.
Chicago. F*»b. 13.— "U'hen Mrs. Charles Aty=s,
would not agree to forsake the lii cf the city m
go back with her husband to the farm, where c»
lived until two years ago. be ordered a ciov-^j
wagon yesterday and by force entered t^-ir tous*
and removed the furniture. Last night Adas*
left Chicago for '.:<* country alone. H.* " : *- ™*
two years of — nil i Hie. returned to her £i*ter».
roof. ■J--C?
Chicago. Feb. 13.-Robert J. Autt. thirty-ssv"
years old. manager of the <-n:cago /rancr. o» *«•
"\ult -Woodemrare Company of Chtetmwgi w^
found unconscious in a blood soa.<-?d -■■• « »
Turkish bath establishment at No. 121 '-•»•
street early to-day. His throat had been cot. A,
small pocket knife was found beside him. .- is re
lieved he attempted to a - his own life.
Philadelphia. Teb. 13.— Martin Brad>- ar..i *2
Bartolet wer* asphvxlated here yesterday in w_- *..
the police believe was an attempt to ordain B1W"
money to buy whisker. The two men were m "
dead in the cellar of Brady's home by a ?a* m %L
inspector. Brady had a "quarterin-tne-s'.ot m^Z:
in his arms. It had teen wrenched from its IBH
tenings. The police believe that the two :1 H2S .
to extract money with which to buy l:«iuor rro^
the meter and in so doing sacrificed their uves.
Minneapolis. Feb. IX— The genera! sanitary eMg
pal^n in this city, directed esr^eial> n?u^ st *•£
berculO3is, has borne som-» p-ocl rf>u'its. *£Prp ra *
ing to records of the health departrv.en:. , -;„
*how that the rate of deaths p*r thousand i-J"
tuberculosis in 19CO was 1.16; in H-04. LO2: «a »*
.W. and tat*. .S». The rate for 1307 is estimtea I 0
be about unchanged from J9O&
Chicago. Feb. 13. -'With the announcci intentim^
of arousing a, greater love for art among the ws^* v
workers of Chicago a perils of intorraal l«turr»
will be given by painters an.l sculptors ••ea *^*V
at the Art Institute. The new r-.in was ■JgJKj
last night, when three hundred telephone opera.**
were the guests of the Institute. "^
Chicago. Feb. H— George C. Will3r<i. «£ er *£*■
dictm^nt »n Washington. I>. C. for robbing •
messenger of the Lome Savings Bank of S- 15 - "
i:>' 7. was arrested in Chicago to-day.
Johnston City. Term.. Feb. IS.-A. P. Clisj- *
prominent lumber nun of Bristol, whs sliot ana in
stantly killed last night at Elk Park. S^CJSgi
Luke Banner. The killing is thought tv> have Br^
the result of differences over business reatters j"»>.
tween Cline and the Banner fanuly last s-^ss."^-
St. Loui* Feb. 13.— Two men. gHirij their nas«:
as Fred Wilson and Robert Hardr. are JWfSJsS
rest charged with having shot Martin KSSJ"
a railroad detective, after he had put t^«m c_ »
Chicago A Alton freight train la--* nigHt B ** r *
Venice. 111. * _
Williamson. \V. Va . Feb. 13— The ' \, 9< £ :
ness section of this* place was threattfr.td wia •*"
structioß to-day from a fire that started «» ,
Moose Hot. I The hotel. th« Williamson f-*~*/
buildins and five resiliences were destroyed- --»**
JTO.OOO.
Shamokln. Perm.. Feb. 13.— The state poHet j£j
day --..!■!• I many Italian homes between nere a- .
Mount Curmel. collecting a large number of E^*
r.n.i revolvers and arresting ten Italians M>S*S
of bftng members of a band of outlaws. ■ i^at
iuns were arrested last Tuesday, charged iu**
murder and conspiracy to kill. ,_-<*
Mahanoy City. IVnn.. Feb. 13.-Petor K e PL r ?
was killed. And] ■■ Jurgis was probably t*l&~j *
jureti and Michael Buchatavago seriously har l l^i
the prenuiture explosion of » blast in the ra *„l
Plac« colliery, near here, to-day. - - «a
Cleveland. Feb. 13.-A railroad bridge, a *£*2".
brldgf. stmall boiits and the buildings ot a '' >a^^B
in Jeopardy .1- •:.-• -.>.:! of h»gh water in *««•
Klver. In the western part of the city. An ''p
has stored v large volum* «>f water. DycartUH^^
bving used t<> fre« the water gradually. ■■**
Philadelphia. Feb. 13. -The assay commissioa »^;
polntetl by President Ko»>sev»-U t«» *it ia **»Vtfc«
and t«>st the integrity of List .years coinase a v«sj- ■
various mir»t» c«n»i<leted its work her* tiwWj "ST^|»
ing every coin perfect. Oa* eota out of every - :M: M
Is put aside during tha year for testing purpose^ - ■
San Francisco. Feb. 13 —Assistant DUtric*. *£»
totnev Hcney filed a petition in th-=< Supreme '-v*»
to-day fcr a rehearing of th* d*cis'on of tn* . .j| '
■•' Appeal* practically de-e!-irSna »x-Maycr t*-rfzjm
and Abraham Ruef. former political N>«s. E^2sj
of extortion. Th-^ petition op*»nl^ friticij** ■* |
Covrt of Arr-a!^ and charge* that It has virtuaw^
4^alised blackmail in the sut«.