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STERILIZED RACING
AT GRAYESEXD TRACK
y/VK ARRESTS MADE TO
TEST GAMBLIXG LAWS.
Bis C rori 'd of Curiosity Seekers
About Betting Ring- Some
Wagers Made.
Kar:n|: without betting, or. rather. racing
without bpokmakinp In the accepted sense of
th^ word, was pronounced anything but a nuc
f^e: -•. pome twelve thousand persons who went
tow to the Gravesend racetrack yesterday.
lankly out of curiosity, to see what would hap
pen under the new order of things growing out
of the passage of the antl-gambllng bills In Al
lany on Thursday. Nine arrests were made, for
■irlist was purported to be a violation of the new
it*-, and while this caused some excitement and
cue or two men lost their beads, the crowd on
♦he whole was as orderly as usual, and th*
ptnk' > rt had no trouble whatever In preserv
lef order.
gone cf the. bookmakers posted prices and
rune bets were accepted on the, credit system as
Screen man and man. which, under the general
acceptance. Is pot punishable under the law. but
;••«• If any bets were made which involved the.
actual pissing of money, and the players stood
around and watched six favorites race to vic
tory, to their lasting chagrin and disappoint
ment To have six choices sweep the card for
the '-er time this season on the very day that
■bttlizs was prohibited was the last drop in the
r-priETT' cup * bitterness.
Thif is sterilized racing with a vengeance!"
•vts the comment of one man who Is known tn
hsre a fondness for playing: short priced horses.
and those, who overheard the remark smiled
oily and agreed with him.
OFFICIALS IN DISPUTE.
Arter the racing a conference, was held, in
trtlch Assistant District Attorney Elder. Com-
WreJcrer Hanson. Deputy Commissioner Baker.
Alton Pinker-ton and P. J- Pwyer. president of
Th* Brooklyn Jockey Club, took part. Commis
riDOCT Harder: accused the Pinkertnn men of not
giving him the proper help.' and Allan Pinker
ton *r.arr*"" : Vr " k that he considered Inspector
flood's men mad unnecessary violence, in mak-
Iss arrests. Commissioner Hanson said he would
have mart men at the track to-day.
The Etoe of the crowd was perhaps the most
ftriJcin? feature of the first day of racine; under
slaw which many believe will eventually kill
tin rpcrt as now conducted in this state. It
Tifcuit* up to if not above any midweek crowd
tOtk Up f-ason. and the field inclosure, where
there was little or no chance to pet a b*t
inn. even on credit, seemed to be even better
pc;dated than usual and was crowded almost
H^ in lit ml Six arrests were made in the
Dtilef men who took a. chance of accepting a
tracer, while three others were made in
fee Mir. inclosure for "no justifiable reason at
t5," wording to the victims, but for a violation
dm law in accepting: bets, according to the
HJbclotfces ra«n. All of those arrested were
Men to tiu. Con*y Island police court, where in
c-j- anni* "was "accepted."
DELAY OVER PRISONERS' BAIL.
When the prisoners reached the Coney Island
nation house they all brought forth enough cash
•to cover their bonds, but were told by Lieutenant
GrSndley that their offence constituted a felony
«d that it noil be necessary for them to get
map: - c * -at" to lain their ball. In a short time
•a score at automobiles were scurrying: in all di
rections to find a magistrate ■»■» was willing to
sign the ball bonds.
Whfn the prisoners were arraigned before the
<i>dt they gave the following pedigrees: John
t>. v,v-: ft, of >>'■■ 136 Wilioughby street. Brook
lyn: Barry Hayman, Kb. 118 West S9th street;
O^orge Carhart, No. '.81 Franklin avenue. Brook
'.}t: Alexander Gourlay, of Xo. I2C 22d street.
Brook,;. Ray Bellinger, of Xo. 110 West l«2d
«i*et; Orlando Jones. Sea Gate; Michael Kaiser.
or Nn. s:-, West 84th street; James Bruit, of Xo.
UK Lexington avenue, and Jacob Davidson, of
•Vr. 25 Amsterdam avenue.
Hardly had the last name been taken when
fagistrate Tighe drove up. accompanied by
A%n Pinkerton, John Boden and Seymour Beut
k£ superintendent of the Pinkerton agency. By
ik time the news of the arrests had spread
'irough Coney it-land like wildfire, and the
fhoot-the-chutes and merry-go-rounds were for-
ftter. Fully five thousand persons were gath-
Hl arour.d th* station house, and Magistrate
*«&•«■»«: loudly chared as he drove up. The
= asifitrate bad provided himself with bail bonds.
«ad taking hi* seat behind the desk, he asked:
• "Who v:"; go on these men's hail?"
"1 trill:" shouted at least one hundred and
*fty persons, pulling large rolls of "y«llow
****" from their pockets. The magistrate
*-i3ed and picked out William I>u Bois. a horse-
and took, his bail for the entire nine in
lie Ran or (1.000 each.
Ab the men left the station house the cheer
las* « a prolonged and continued as they entered
*=tanjoblles and were driven in triumphal pro-
r «fion tr> turf avenue.
Ti« prisoners will be arraigned in the Coney
if *»3Mj police mart this morning.
'"ELL KXOWX BOOKMAKER ARRESTED.
'Jrts.rdo .I- • --„ one of the prisoners, is one of
*> beet known bookmakers at the track. He
M that a man forced 000 in his hand
*fclngt hi« will and that a plainclothes man
*•• on hand to make the arrest. He was ex
wfctitS pricr* „n hf S programme at the time,
"W those who taw the arrest were loud In
*^ir opinion that he could not possibly be held
'to 1 the circumstances.
* < 3 " «rho is a runner, was arrested in the
lsfiia incloKure. He has never been a book
"SJt«". and said that a man v. li" owed him
"*"* money ku j >a yj n g him when he was ar
** H. objected rather strenuously at first.
ic flthfc i^ lo lhf . on]y reaJ disturbance, if dls-
Br tinte it mold be called, during the after
7* n ■• «,;;.<■ of his frs«-nds took a. hand and
?******* '''■" was being roughly handled when
*• ? &Wt<.,i) mea rushed uj» and dispersed the
J""<" three i.hotographers ulio tried to take
a '-ire» C xi.+ h. tting ring were led to the gate
Rhfeenoa in '- n and gently but firmly ad
*** that the, could get their money back but
**»« return v. itl) Ujelr cameras. The plates
*•*» pictures as were taken were destroyed.
Jl* ifccin* w.-nt on Just as usual, and those
«tendaii.-.- took p.....«-thing more than a
fcrt UnCtWy hill vi a* the various events were
*/*** - In two or thr»-e c»aes. ■to the fln
<*%*•*"* close, th* crowd broke into the usual
j/""-««Uj it seemed almost for the time as If
g. * port of raring could prosper and be en-
•*•» without i!,*. betting adjunct. That
,*•*** condition of affairs will last is not
|L Probable by thoee. vho c/iritrol the
Sma * W i e a good fl2ed crowd may turn
'ontiaueij en «fc!rd pace.
xo-n.o^ T^^ aI^H wi^ YORK. SATURDAY, JUNE 13. 1908. —FOURTEEN PAGES.- „£-?&*£ iSd&.
EOELKER LEAVES ALBANY
Senator's Condition Much Improved
Since Racing Bill Vote.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.]
Albany. June 12.— Senator Foelker and his
physician returned to Staatsburg to-day. He
has improved considerably in the twenty-four
hours since the vote on the racing bills. He.
slept well last night— better than he has in
many nights— glanced through all the news
papers in which his action occupied much space
and showed in every way that the relief after
the great strain he had been under had brought
great benefit.
"I thank God I cam* through it all alive," he
said to one -visitor to-day, adding that he hoped
to get around soon now. Dr. Murphy thinks his
patient will recover rapidly.
Ptaatsburg. K. T., June 12.— State Senator
Otto <i. Forfker returned to Staatsburg this af
ternoon from Albany. There was no crowd at
the station and no demonstration of any kind
when Senator Foeiker arrived. He was assisted
to a carriage by Dr. Murphy and a trainman and
at once driven to the home of his father-in-law,
where he will remain until he has fully regained
his health. He looked much better than he did
when he started for AJbany on Wednesday night,
and it is beliexed the trip did him no harm.
JEALOUS JfUSBAXD HELD.
Wife Says He Tried to Strangle
Her to Death.
rhar^rd with attempting to strangle his wif«
with a rope in their home, at No. 34 7th street.
Jacob Brenner, an Austrian, a jeweller by trade.
wa ? arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman
Powers and locked up in the sth street station.
According to th^ statement made by Mrs.
Pauline Brenner, the wife of the prisoner, her
husband ha,«» always been insanely jealous of
her. Yesterday afternoon they had a quarrel
over a sum of money, the police nay. the amount
being $75. A little later, while Mrs. Brenner
was pr< -"-ing supper. s=he Bays, her husband
crept up behind her. slipped a noo«=e over her
head and began to strangle her. Her screams
brought several neighbors, and they succeeded
in rescuing the woman. Patrolman Powers was
then summoned and he arrested Brenner. In
the Yorkville police court Mrs. Brenner was abl«
to appear against her husband, and he. was held
in $1,000 bail for examination to-day.
The Brennere have been married twenty years
and have five children. A few weeks ago Bren
ner's wife had him brought into court on a
charge of non-support, and at that time he was
placed under parole, the officers assert.
The device with which Brenner is alleged to
have attempted to strangle bis wife was in the
possession of the police of the . r »th street station
last night. It consists of a piece of half-inch
rope, about fifteen inches long, to the, ends of
which are attached iron rings. The rope itself
is covered with chajnols, presumably to prevent
marks on the victims throat.
TORPEDO TEST TO-DAY.
Secretary Taft in Party Which Will
'i. Witness Trial. ■ —
Washington. June Secretary Metcalf of
the navy is the host of a party of officials
which left Washington this afternoon for Hamp
ton Roads to witness the test of torpedoes fired
at the monitor Florida to-morrow. In the party
were Secretary Taft, Postmaster Generel *feyer,
Brigadier General Clarence R. Edward?, chief of
the bureau of insular affairs; Lieutenant Colo
nel Charles L. McCawley. of the marine corps,
and Lieutenant Commander Cleland Davis, naval
ordnance and wireless telegraph export. The
trip was made on the cruiser Mayflower. The
party will return to Washington on Sunday. The
Florida and the torpedo boat Morris lie an
chored together on the bar off the Jamestown
exposition grounds in Hampton Roads. The
Morris will fire a powerful American White
head torpedo into the Florida below the water
line armor. The test is planned to occur at
high water, shortly after 7 a. m.
POTATOES AND MEAT BOTH UP.
Wet Weather and Scarcity of Cattle the
Cause — Meat at a Standstill.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune.)
Omaha, June 12.— The wholesale and retail price
of fresh beef marie another advance to-day. th<»
second advance of the. week. To-day's increased
price ie from 1 to 3 cents a pound, the. heavier In
crease being on the. better cuts of meata. .The ad
vance in due to the, increased cost of livestock.
Receipts of cattle on the livestock exchange were
unusually H«hi to-day and packers quickly bought
everything offered. Receipts for the. week are far
below those of last year at this time and a short
age, of mor« than » per cent exists over the, total
receipts of the corresponding period of last year.
There will bo no further increase in the retail price
of meat unless the price of livestock goes higher.
Chicago. June 12.-Potatoes are selling at prices
in keeping with the high charges prevailing for beef
and mutton. Yesterday's prices for old crop pota
toes jumped 13 cents a bushel, while the new sold
at an advance of 5 cents.
In the last ten days the price of new potatoes
baa gone up about 40 cents a bushel, and the. top
price for fancy stock yesterday was $1 U compared
£.„„ £ cents a week or two ago. while, old stock
was wholesaling at 5* cents. Retail values are much
hl We? weather in the South ha* interfered seri
ously with shipping, and the supply has not been
ample enough to fill the demand.
WHALING STEAMER REPORTED LOST.
Crew of William Bailies Said to Have Been
Rescued in Siberia, However.
San Francisco, June 12.-A private cable message
from Nome, Alaska, received in this city to-day,
mm that the whaling steamer William Bailies has
been lost in the Icepack In Anadyr Bay, Siberia.
It Is believed her crew was rescued by the whaler
Uowhead, and are now on board the steam whaler
"rhe William Bailies if a steamer of 231 tons dis-
The William P.alli'-H is a Steamer of 291 tons- dis-
.cement She is commanded by Captain 11. U.
Hodflsh and owned by William Lewis, of Sew
Bedford Mass. She failed from this port on March
- and reached Cnalaska on March 27. Since then
" t! in* had been heard from her until the news
V V-r loss arrived to-day. Her crew numbered
eighteen men. A later message from Nome gives
assurance of their safety^
BAILEY IN CUSTODY IN HONDURAS,
\Va«hinKton. June 12 -Secretary Root to-day had
- oonferMKM with counsel for the owners and un
derwriters of the steamer Goldsboro, on which F.
r Bailey Is aid to have gone to Honduras with *
r«rgo of goods, which, It is alleged. to* obtained
'-j>udu!erill> no*' custody at Olha. Honduras,
t ilev is n*m la costofe «t Celba. Honduras.
, £rt«Mll2 Peter W. Beery, of the N-w York PO
,;,. Department, received proper credentials »nd
"ill tall for Honduras next Thursday to bring
bailey to .n*» York.
GET CUBAN CARTRIDGES
SEIZED AS SHIP SAILS.
Treasury Department Agents Delay
Ward Line Steamer.
Agents of the Treasury Department seized on
board the steamer Seguranca, of the Ward Line.
as contraband of war yesterday ten thousand
rounds of ammunition which were intended for
shipment to Cuba. The seizure was made short
ly before the hour that the vepse] was to sail
for Nassau. Havana and Santiago. The Segu
ranca was scheduled to sail at 3 o'clock, but was
detained until 6:15 o'clock.
The cartridges, to have got among the ves
sel's cargo, must have been entered on the
Sesruranca's manifest and invoices, for they must
also necessarily have gone through the Cuban
Consulate in this city, but persons shipping am
munition for revolutionary purposes on a steamer
other than a filibuster would have disguised the
shipment and their purpose by entering them
on manifest and invoice as something else. A
favorite term for illicit shipments of this kind
is "hardware."
The cartridges seized yestprday were packed
In ten small cases containing one thousand
each. Mr. Ross, superintendent for the Ward
Line, was on Pier 16, in Brooklyn, after the
Seguranca sailed, and said he did not. know
anything about th© seizure. He then referred
The, Tribune reporter to die customs official?.
who were equally reticent.
The. news that persons in New York, art ing
In conjunction with others in Cuba, have tried
to ship ammunition to the island for use In
an insurrectionary movement which they are
endeavoring to foment will not come as a sur
prise to Oetavio A. de Zayas, consul general of
Cuba in this city, nor to the Secret Service
Bureau, at Washington. It was only a few
weeks ago that the bureati informed the consul
general that it had learned of plans under way
in the T'nited States and Cuba for the organi
zation of an insurrectionary movement. As a
result of this warning detectives have been on
the lookout here for information about the plot
against the peac<» of ruba. Tt is not unlikely
that this vigilance was responsible for yes
terday's seizure.
While ten thousand cartridges would constitute
an insignificant and unimportant supply of am
munition for any well organized internecine
strife., it was pointed out t".,at the people behind
It. recognizing the need of proceeding cautiously
with their plans, had decided to get. their sup
plies to Cuba In small shipments, so as to lessen
the. chances of detection.
The provincial and municipal elections are to
be held in Cuba in a few- weeks, and though the
advices from the island indicate a brisk contest
for the offices between the respective adherents
of Ge.nerai Jose Miguel Gomez and Dr. Alfredo
Zayas there is nothing In them to indicate that
any serious disturbances will attend the elec
tions. The effort to produce a political ferment
in the island is attributed to those, who wish to
pee, for business reasons, a continuance of the
American government of Intervention in Cuba.
There are no patriotic motives or principles in
volved in this campaign. President Roosevelt
has announced that the United States must
withdraw from Cuba before Febrvary 1. WQ.
FULL STEEL OPERATIOX.
U. S. Plants Will All Be Running
July 6—lndependents6 — Independents August 1.
t By Telejr-ar* to The Tribune . ]
Pittsburg. June 12. — Announcement was made
here to-day that, with the orders now on the
hooks and orders that are certain to come In
In the next two weeks, every plant of the United
States Steel Corporation will resume operations
in full on July 6. Instructions wrre sent out
to-day to hurry repairs on all the mills so that
they will be ready to operate by that time.
Independents also report heavy orders, and
they expect to be in full operation by August 1.
All railroads carrying bituminous coal are pre
paring for large shipments to the Northwest,
and it is expected that August 1 will 6ee condi
tions normal in the Pittsburg district.
SOLDIERS SHOOT TWO NIGH 7 RIDERS.
Comrades Threaten to Take Five Lives in
Revenge — Two Arrests.
Ripley. Ohio. June 12. — It became known to-day
thst two night riders were shot In a conflict with
the troops at Hlett on Wednesday night. One was
wounded in the lungs and ttie other in the feg.
Officers are now trying to find the wounded men.
one of whom Is reported to have died.
"Tip" Martin, a farmer, who went to the aid
of the soldiers during the fight, found a note on
his barn door this morning, saying:
"You got two of us, but we are coming back and
will get you and five others."
Newton Mann and William Frost were arrested
to-night, charged with "shooting up" the home
of Walter Hooks on May 23.
SCENE PAINTER DROWNS IN HUDSON.
Falls from Barge While on Outing with
Grandson.
John Mrfire'r, sixty-nine years old, a fpnc paint
er, was drowned by falling from a. barge off Wept
132 d street yesterday morning while taking an out-
Ing with his ejght-year-old grandson, John.
Mr. McCJreer came to this city from Chicago about
six months ago and went to live with hia son Rob
ert, at No. GO2 West lS2d street. His son Is In the
Philippines on a business trip now, and his wife
Is in Atlantic City, so MeGreer had been taking
his grandson on outings each day.
As they stood on the barge yesterday afternoon
th» wash of a passing steamer rooked the barge,
causing the old man to lose his balance. With a
rry for help he fell Into the river, coming up again
about fifty feet off shore. Before any one could
reach him he threw up his hands and disappeared.
EOa body was noc recovered.
A. T. PATRICK APPLIES FOR LIBERTY.
Papers in Habeas Corpus Proceedings Sub
mitted in Supreme Court.
[n response to the motion "In re Patrick." No.
]6 on the calendar, called yesterday afternoon by
Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit Court,
Deputy Chief Clerk Kellogg ȟbmitted a bundle
of papers to the court. This was all there was to
the proceeding.".
It I? understood that the papers contained an
application from Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer
convicted of the murder of William Marsh Rice,
for a writ of hulxMs corpus, sent by mail from
Sing fling
It is not llk'ly tliiit Pntrl. k"n application v. ill be
acted upon until July 14.
RECEDING FLOOD REVEALS PEARLS.
I, a Crowe, Wls.. June 12.— The receding of th«
Mi«*if.*lpp! River following the flood stage of th*
last few days nap revealed pearls which were
thrown up by the hieh waters. Fiv« thousand dol
lars' worth »re 11 1 * have been p!ck-1 up at
Prairie in Chlen yesterday, and valuable finds are
reported from Genoa, l*a«ln«. Victoria and other
riv«r po*«»
WOODRUFF OUT OF RACE
MAT BE FOR SHERMAX.
Mr. Cocks Expects to See President
Succeed Senator Platt.
[By Tel<*«T»ph to Th» Tribune. l
Syracuse. June 12 (on delegates' train).— State
Chairman Woodruff .declared himself out of the
race for the Vice-Presidency this afternoon. He
told President Parsons of the county committee
that he had no thought of being a candidate.
There is a strong probability that Mr. Woodruff
at the meeting of the New York delegates on
Monday night will come out for Representative
James's. Sherman, of Utica, for the second
Place on the national ticket, and that no other
name will be considered. Before the delegates
train, which left New York over the Central at
12 o'clock, reached Albany. Mr. Parsons strolled
into the car containing the state chairman.
When he caught sight of "Tim" he rolled back
his coat lapel, disclosing a handsome blue and
gold badee carrying a picture and reading:
"For President— Charles K. Hughes."
"You haven't anything on me." said Chairman
Woodruff, as he similarly flashed a Hughes
badge.
"We. have no . candidate for Vice-President/
said Mr. Parsons.
The delegates who are supposed to enjoy the
confidence of the President say that he will not
interfere in the choice of Secretary TaftP run
ning mate. They say that the "allies" will na.m«
the candidate for Vice-President, so that after
the. ticket is named it cannot be tagged with
"too much Roosevelt."
William Barnes, jr.. apparently is not booming
Mr Sherman. When asked to "dope" the. situa
tion, he said: "I think it will be Taft and Fair
banks.' Mr. Barnes is not going to join with
other New York delegates in giving Governor
Hughes a complimentary vote on the first ballot.
"On Monday night,"* said Colonel Michael J.
Dady. "the delegates will get together and try
to ascertain if New York can get th© Vice-
Presidenc -y. If «« can get it then we'll get to
gether on a candidate. I think 'Tim' Woodruff
stands the best chance of any one if it is left
to th« delegates."
Representative W. W. Corks, of Westbury. a
neighbor of President Roosevelt, whose close
relations with the President usually give his
utterances unusual significance, paid this after
noon that. he. would not be at all surprised to
see the President succeed Senator Thomas C.
Platt. whose term expires on March 4. While
discussing the situation the Congressman said:
"I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the
legislature next winter elect President Roose
velt to succeed Senator Platt. There has been
a great deal of serious talk in that direction
in Washington recently. I understand full well
that the President is planning to spend a good
deal of time next year In recreation, but there
are other things that outweigh personal in
clinations."
"Do you think the New York delegates will
unite on Woodruff for Vice-President?"
'I do not," paid the Quaker Congressman ' T
don't, think there's anything in the Woodruff
boom for Vice-President. Congressman Sher
man, in my judgment, is the only man who
would unite the N^w York delegation or the
.. r.- Presidency. '
"Any danger of a Roosevelt stampede?"
"If Taft does not win on the first or second
ballot there might be a stampede, for the Presi
dent. It looks now as if Secretary Taft would
win on the first ballot."
A happy incident was witnessed by the dele
gates at Utica at 6*:4."» o'clock. The parents
of James R. Sheffield, former Fire Commission
er, greeted him at the station. They celebrated
their golden wedding in Utica the other day.
The son made his mother a present of the old
homestead. The greeting the old folks gave
their hoy to-day was of the good old-fashioned
American sort, making every one on the train
glad he was there.
William Harris Douglas, one of the original
Hughes boomers, says it will be Taft. "Un
fortunately, we haven't enough state pride, and.
besides, wo are behind a candidate who does
not seem disposed to help himself."
"Will he be renominated?" was asked.
"I don't think so," said the former Congress
man. "I think he is going to retire; still, he
may not. When I asked him the other day
about a second term he wouldn't say a word."
Among those on the train are Mr. and Mrs.
William Berri, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy I* Wood
ruff. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Smith. Ezra P.
Prentice and Miss Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Sercno E. Payne,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Jacob Brenner
and Miss Brenner. John K. Stewart. Congress
man George R. Malby, Wiiliam Barnes, jr., ex-
Congressman Southwick. Congressman William
M. Calder, William A. Prendergast. District At
torney Ira O. Darrin of Queens, Sheriff A. T.
Hobley of King?. Charles G. Bennett. F. J. H.
Kracke, F. L.. Frugone, Senator Agnew. Otto
T. Bannard, Alderman B. W. B. Brown, Job K.
Hedges. Julius M. Mayer. Thomas W. Whit
tle, Charles B. Page. J. Mayhew Wainwright.
James B. Reynolds. F. R. Hazzard. delegate-at
large; W. W. Cocks, J. P. Allds, John Raines.
T. A. Branniff. George W. Wanmaker. Thomas
P. Peters. Assemblyman Merritt. Senator Cas
sidy, Senator Fancher. Edward H. Healy, Will
iam H. Ten Eyck and Luther B. Little.
Sheriff Alfred T. Hobley of Kings spent a
busy afternoon consulting the lawyers with
reference to enforcing ♦♦— new Agnew-Hart
anti-gambling law. The Sheriff got into a
*mall poker game with Brooklyn friends. Sen
ator Agnew happened along. "Sheriff." said the
Senator, "you are going to put it up to the
'Mets' good and hard, ain't you?'" "That's just
what I am." said the Sheriff, and then, turning
to Quarantine Commissioner Schroeder, on his
left, he added: "Give me three < ards."
WIIL WED AS PER DEATH BED PACT.
Father and Son to Marry Mother and
Daughter Who Nursed Former's Wife.
Mount Holly, N. J.. June 12.— A double wedding
will take place In Philadelphia on Sunday, when
Carmine Pallante anil Vlncenzo Pallante, father
and son. will respectively wed Mrs. Angela Izzl
and her daughter, Christiana Izzl. The weddin?
feast will be held here on Sunday evening at the
home of the Pallantes in Shreve street.
The wedding In the result of a deathbed re
quest of Pallante's first wife that her husband
and son fhould marry Mrs. Izzi and her daughter,
who had nursed her during her last lllnesH.
NO PROTEST AGAINST ALLIANCE.
Berlin, June 12.— A specific denial has been made
by the Foreign Office of the report that Germany
expressed in the strongest of terms to the St.
Petersburg government her dlsappoval of a formal
alliance between Great Britain. Russia and France
as a result of the recent meeting between King
Edward and Emperor Nicholas at Reval.
$9 ROUND TRIP TO BUFFALO
m 1\ e«> Shore R. FT , $10.25 vi* New T"rk Centra!,
g.->,ns June 14 and IS. returning to June. 21. — Advt.
INCOMPARABLE JUNE HOLIDAY up the Hud
jon. eus Hendridt Hudson and New York.—
MAT XOT XAME CANNON.
Speaker Considering Withdrawal
from Contest, Eordnej/ Thirties.
[ Rv T>legr»ph to Th» Tribune I
Saginaw. Mich., June. 12. — Cnngrpssman F*ord
ney. of this city, has be^n selected to second
the nomination of Speaker Cannon tor the Presi
denry. intimated to-day that Mr. Cannon's
name might not be presented at the conven
tion at all. Mr. Pordney has been in close tou<~n
with Mr. Cannon, and hf« words sr» interpreted
as mr-aninjc that th« Illinois man is considering
the advisability of withdrawing from the con
test.
For Vice- President. Mr. FV»rdn«y prefe-= v
Fairbanks, with Congressman Shvrman, of New
York, as second choice.
STAXDARD OIL GVILTY.
Accepted Field. . Tariff Concession,
Federal Jury Finds.
Rochester. June 11!.— Guilty, as charged in the
indictment, was the verdict brought in by the
federal court jury in the Standard Oil Company
case here at 6:r,0 o'clock this evening. The Jury
ha/1 been out since the noon recess.
Daniel J. Kenefick, of Buffalo, who conducted
the defence, moved for a new trial, and it was
arranged to have Judge Hazel hear argument
on the motion at 11 o'clock on July 7. S. Wal
la.re Pempsey, special assistant attorney gen
eral, the prosecuting attorney, gave notice that
he would move for judgment and sentence on
the adjourned date.
The oil company was placed on trial Jun<» 1
for an alleged violation oi" the interstate com
merce law in accepting a concession from the
field tariff on shipments of oil from Olean, N. V..
to Rutland and Bellows Falls. Vt. There were
forty counts in the Indictment, each represent
ing action on a car of oil. The maximum fine on
each count is $2O.(V«r>, or a total for the whole
of the shipments of SSOO.OOO.
TAR AFIRE IX STREET.
Clouds of Smoke from Burning
Liquid Beneath Elrcated Trains.
Tar in a big tank In Ninth avenue, in front
of No. 4.V>, overflowed yesterday, caught fire,
and blazing liquid flooded a large portion of the
avenue under the Ninth avenue elevated struct
ure.
The tar was being used by employes of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company, who are
relaying paving stones. Black clouds of smokft
rose from the street. An alarm was turned in
fo fire, and the firemen responded, shovelling
sand on to the burning tar. The flames mounted
to the < "rvated structure, but the firemen pre
vented any damage being done.
RETVRXS STOLEN MONET.
Letter to Cortehjou Inclose* *S, ooo—
Makes $40,000 from. Sender.
Washington. June 12. - Secretary Corte'you
has received in an envelope postmarked Jersey
City a conscience contribution of .?S.OoO, which
has been turned into the consciense fund af the
Tre-asury.
In an unsigned letter the sender says thar.
many years ago he and another man took a
considerable sum of money belonging to the
government and that this $8,000 makes a total
of $40,000 sent, which, he says, is fourfold the
amount originally taken by himself. This sum.
he says, has been returned to the treasury from
time to time covering a period of several years.
GET SMUGGLED TOBACCO.
Agents Raid Hut in Brooklyn-
Came on German Liner.
Acting on a search warrant issued by a United
States commissioner, three treasury agents went
to a little - ut at the foot of 2T>th street. Brook
lyn, y terday. and seized smuggled tobacco,
valued at $l,Uot>, which was hidden under some
Junk.
The agents learned that the tobacco had been
brought in on one of the German liners, and
some time during Thursday night dropped Into
a barge which was lying alongside. When the
barge was towed away the tobacco went with it.
The barge was followed by a steam launch,
which, running alongside, took the tobacco to
the 2T.th street hut. When the agents reached
the hut they found the door locked, and not
wanting to enter it without authority watched
the place all night, so that ... e tobacco could
not be. moved again.
When morning came they obtained the search
warrant and found the tobacco. The owner of
the hut was not arrested.
QUENTIN TAGS 198 PERSONS
Each One Pays Dollar for Children's Play
grounds.
Washington. June 1C — "Tap: Your* it: $1. BStSSS **
These, words greeted nearly" two hundred viMrors
at the White House to-day as Quentin Roosevelt,
suiting the. action to the v.ord. pinned a tag to the
coat of each- To-morrow- is "tag <Ihv" in Wash
ington for the benefit of the Children"* Playground
Association of Washington, and Quentin lost no
time beginning work in behalf of his school matfj.
Ho tagged 13S persons from the time he got home
from school until the dinner hour. The French
Ambassador and several members of the Cabinet
were among those he tagged. Every member of
Urn White House office staff from Secrttary Lneri
down was called on to add his mite, and to-night
the policemen detailed to the White House anil
other attaches an; wearing the tags bearing the in
scription:
"I am tagged to help the Children's Playground
Association."
THIRTEEN HOODOO IN PITTSBURG.
Knox Boomers Add Empty Car to Train —
Golf Tournament Number Changed.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1
Pittsburg, June 12.— Superstition stalked into the
ranks of golf players to-day when one hundred
players taking part In the thirteenth annual tour
nament of the Allegheny Country Club refused to
continue the tournament until the number was
changed. The management was finally compelled
to announce officially that this was the fourteenth
annual tournament of the club.
Not loss amusing was the stand taken by th*
Knox boomers who left Plttsburg for Chicago to
nieht by special train. Before the train moved
pome on* discovered there were thirteen cars. Th»
train was held for half an hour until an extra
empty Pullman could be added.
BOY'S FIRECRACKER SETS GIRL AFIRE.
[By Telegraph la The Tribune. 1
Camdfn. X. J.. June U.-»Wh!le crossing a street
to-day. Julia Shirk, of No. MS Mount Vernon meet,
was set ■".'. Nt» by a siint firecracker set off by
a boy. Spectators extinguished th* flam«, but not
until the girl was perhaps fatlly burned.
PRICE THREE. CENTS.
TAFT HAS 701 VOTES.
F. 11. HITCHCOCK SAYS
COMMITTEE COMPLETES
HEARIXG OF COSTESTS.
i . — •
Hughes Second Place Movement
Checked by Statement — Sher
man's Strength Growing. v
{By 7>le«rs»:>h to Tie TrtbuM.
Chicago, June 12.— The Republican National
Committee completed its work of hearing: con
tests to-day, having seated all but four of, th»
delegates claimed for Taft when the hearing*
began. This gives to Secretary Taft. according
to the statement of Frank H. Hitchcock, a total
vote of 704 on the first ballot. 21.1 Mr* than
enough to nominate, with 40 votes In the un
pledged column. The committee to-day placed
on the temporary roll • forty-two delegate*
pledged to Taft and two unpledged but doubtless
for Foraker.
"When the national committee had completed
its work Mr. Hitchcock gave out a statement
setting the strength for Mr. Taft In. th» cot*
v*»ntion at "04 votes. Including 155 <lel*t»taa
who have, declared for him since --> Issued hi»
statement on May 1«. after th» last state and
district convention had been held, and 54T* In
structed to vote for him. To other candidate*
Mr. Hitchcock accords votes an follows: Can
non. 46: Fairbanks. 32: Hughes. 54: Foraker. 2;
Knox. 68, and La Follette. 25. making a total
of 227
"In the column of unpledged delegates, 49 In
all. Mr. Hitchcock places the follor.-lng: From
Georgia, 6; Illinois, ft: Michigan,' 2. Mississippi.
4; New T-.rk. 2?»: Ohio. 1; South Carolina. 6;
Virginia, 2. and District of Columbia. 2. \
Delegates listed by Mr. Hitchcock as having
declared for Mr. Taft since May 15 are as fol
lows: From Delaware. 6; Georgia, 20: Massa
chusetts. 12: Mississippi. 16; Missouri. 2: Ne
vada, 6; New Hampshire. 2: New Jersey. 20;
Rhode Island. 8; South Carolina, 12: Tennessee.
5: Utah, 6; Vermont. 8; Arizona. 2. and Port»
Rico. 2.
HUGHES SLAYS HIS OWN BOOM.
The day has been signalized by a tremendous
increase of sentiment for Governor Hughes for
Vice- President, a sentiment which th» emphatic
protests of Mr. Hughes's friends were wholly
unable to stem, and which yielded only to news
that the Governor had given out an unequivocal
signed statement at Albany saying that he would
not accept the nomination for Vice- President
under any circumstances. That seemed to put
a quietus on the Hughes boom, and during the
remainder of the day the leaders gave every
evidence of beins: as wholly "up In the air" ■■
the question of a candidate for second place as
ever.
There was a resuscitation of the Dolliver talk
in some quarters, but "Lafe" Young managed to
check that by his declaration that Mr Doliiv*r
would not accept, and that it wag probabl* the
Senator would make a formal statement to that
effect within the next twenty-four hours.
The absolute declination of Governor Hughes
gave, renewed impetus to the Sherman boom,
and while it still lacks sufficient strength to
be described as formidable. ft seems this even
ing to be the healthiest Vice-Presidential boom
in Chicago. Of course, the Cortelyou boomers
are also working hard. but, apparently, with
less effect than the advocates of Mr. Sherman's
nomination. For a time the report was circu
lated by the friends of Mr. Cortelyou that Mr.
Hughess retirement from politics would doubt
less result in Mr. Sherman's entering the race
for Governor of New York and thus eliminat
ing himself from the Vice- Presidential race,
which, they argued, would leave the coast clear
for the Secretary of the Treasury, but Mr. Lit
tauer. who is here in charge of the Sherman
boom, countered with the assertion that it was
fey no means certain that Sherman would be m
candidate for Governor and that he was an
active candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
••Mr. Sherman Is In the Vice-Presidential race,
and he is by all means the strongest man with
the New York delegation," said Mr. Littauer.
"I believe that as soon as Governor Hughes
withdraws from the Presidential race, and he
might as well withdraw, for that fight Is all
over, the New York delegation will caucus and
adopt a resolution committing itself to cast
its solid vote for \Jim' Sherman."
Mr. LJttauer was told that many friends of
Governor Hughes declared that Secretary Cor
telyou was the stronger man with the New York
delegation, but he insisted that those who made
this assertion had no correct appreciation of. th*
strength of Representative Sherman.
••Moreover. Mr. Sherman would strengthen ths
ticket." he said. "There la a feeling more or
less well founded that the Presidential candidate
has been nominated through the efforts of th«
White House in his behalf. Is it not singularly
fitting that the candidate for second place should
be named by the other co-ordinate branch off
the government? Every Republican member of
the House will take his coat off for 'Jim* Sher
man, and that will add a great element of
strength to his candidacy."
Representative William R. McKinley. man
ager for Mr. Cannon, said to-night: "The sit
uation, to my mind, is rapidly drifting in »
direction favorable to James S. Sherman. He
will arrive here at 11 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing, as he Is a member of the New York dele
gation. When the followers of Mr. Taft and
those of the other candidates dispose of ths
nomination for President it will be found that
they will turn in th* direction of Mr. Sherman.
The Taft people as well a* the "allies'* will
unite in urging his nomination. Of course, the
action of Governor Hughes in eliminating him
self from the Vice- Presidential equation makes
the nomination of Mr. Sherman all the more
certain. It paves the way for "Jim" Sherman
to secure the united support of the New York
delegation, and whoever has that will be the
nominee of the convention."
MANY STILL URGE DOLLIVEIt
There are many persons who adhere t«> the
belief that Senator Dulliver will be chosen for
second place, whether he wants it or not ami
whether the people of lowa protest or not.
This belief is based on the assumption that be
is the choice of the administration. Be that a*
It may, there has been no indication* thus far
that the White House or Secretary Taft has a
choice. Some members of the committee hold
that it will be best for the party if the selec
tion of a candidate for |he Vice- Presidency re
mains in abeyance until th-» convention meets
and the final choice is the result of a contest
on the floor of the convention in which the wilt
of the majority of the party has an opportunity
for un trammeled expression.
Senator Beveridge. when informed of Gov
ernor Hushes'* unwillingness to accept the
nomination for second place, said: "That is
perfectly ridiculous. All that is necessary \m
to nominate Mr Hushes, and he w ill accept it,
if be is a Republican. No nun can refua« a