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jjAT ACCUSE HAFFEN
c jriC LEAGUE TO ACT.
formal Charges to Governor Likely
to }-.;".>■;■ Commissioners' Findings.
ffcfre i? every reason to believe that formal
cJsrr** against Botv>ufrh President Haffen will he
jfpX to Governor Hughes as a result of the flnd
j-pi of the Commissioners of Accounts in their
»»pprt on the investigation of his office, a synopsis
It -K-fcirh was published in The Tribune yesterday.
A. E. Davis, pres: .ent of the Civic league of
»^j* Bronx, which made the first charges against
jji» etoinistration of President Haffen. said yes
trrfi*T that his organization would follow the sub
left OP- BoaW time ago the City Club, which pre
ferrKe 1 . The charges on which President Ahearn was
after trial by Governor Hughes. was
asked t- take the same part in the Haffen case.
Nothing was Bone at that time, as the proceedings
v t a been started by another organization. The
i*cr*tary of the club said yesterday that the ex
•r-'tive committee of the club at its meeting to
...prrow night would probably consider the ques
tion further.
Thrr«= nns been some intimation that the Civic
T_*acue of The Bronx would not push The case
tcßir:st President RaJßea In default of any
<Jef.r.ite action on their part or that of any other
crFa"' ZRtir)r " t * lPre is reason to believe that Mayor
JlcOllan will take up the case himself and direct
his Commissioners of Ac-counts to act as prosecu
tors before the Governor.
•The Mayor would not discuss any action which
te raic^t take yesterday. He said he had not had
tide to g r > throogta the report and until he had
tvr* so and had had a chance to confer, with the
{- cr p Orn tjo7i Counsel he would reach no decision.
I'ni" such a time h« will not act on the recom
mendation of the Commissioner? of Accounts that
certa'.n a r ts of Mr. Haffer be referred to the Dis
trict Attorney.
District Attorney J«-rr>me would not talk about
jj-^ csse yesTerday. The case has not been put
y.,' riim. and unless it to be will not interest
feCTse'.f in it. it is believed.
"I tt'.r.k the Commissioners of Accounts made a
.... strong ease against President Haffer..' said
PresicTt Davis, commenting on the report. Mr.
Uavis was of The impression that the report of the
Coir.ir.is?>ners of Accounts constituted charges and
that forma] charges on the part of the league wouM
not be seaami When informed that the report
was one of findings only, he said: "You may state
thst we are prepared to follow the matter up. and.
U rjfvv.cpary. prepare formal charges, based on
the f.ndir.gs. to be forwarded to the Governor."
Mr. Davis explained that ■ rear ago in February
, wgamltteg from the league had gone to the
Governor with a petition for ■ legislative investiga
tion of the office of Poiougb President Haffen.
Accrrr.par.ying the petition was a long series of
affidavit* containing charces against the a«mifila
txaxfeni of President Haffen. Governor Hughes re
questea the committee to await the report of the
Cr-Tr.missinners of Accounts, who sa fast been
erased to make such an investigation.
baste O- Van Daren counsel for President Haf
ftsx, said yesterday that all he and his client could
fio was to wait and see what was going to be done
by the Mayor or civic organizations. "We expect to
figte The cape la the usual way. if necessary."
Hid Mr. Van I>or~n. "If It Is a matter of evidence.
*-c have no fear of the result of any trial on
charges. If it SB going to be a political game, we
wmot, of < curse., tell how it will come out.
• The references to the Penal Code haven't alarmed
Mr Hat Ten. They have simply made him laugh.
All of his acts have r-een covered by the ooorta
■afl opinions of the Corporation Counsel, which the
Commissioners of Accounts apparently have not
reel."
Corpo-atlon Counwd pendtetoi said he had not
tsd a chance la read the report. Regarding the
foment in the report That the alleged excessive
,» a - d for the Hunt's Point Park property had
t-en submitted to ike Corporation Counsel for ac
ion Mr Pendleton said that as the awards of the
condemnation commissioners were . confirmed some
UIM ago there ' waa nothing- that could be done in
tv\w ease. „
"Unquertionably those awards are ewsesalve.
t- said, "but I believe It to be due to The system,
which is defective and entirely unsatisfactory. The
barter Revision Commission is considerine an Im
rrpvemTit of the present system or the adoption
rf another system of condemnation.
"I ... b~n an ng a great aaal of thinking on
the subject and purp*** submitting my conclusions
to the commission. It -eems to roe the best thing
to do is to place the duty of conducting condemna
tion proceeding? on the courts. Of course, such a.
. an would require the addition of more justices to
the bench; but we could easily pay their salaries
» •- a part of the money we would save in the
matioa proceeding" I think it would be
t*c«*ary to have a constitutional amendment to
adopt ■ as system, but that ou?ht not to be dlffl
« of the office of the Commissioners of
Accounts were busy yesterday preparing analyses
of the testimony of the various witnesses and gath
*r:^g together the evidence on particular subjects
Id cadi a war that it may be readily available
to c*se it is decided to prosecute charges against
f-refident Ha^Ten.
WALKS FKOM LAECHMOKT TO SAVE SON
Bet Discharged " in Tombs Court After
Mother's Plea.
Cr _ r , a .^ ant an( j court a?ike were move* to pity
yefterdsv in the stifling ----- of the Tnmbs court
M^ .... confers, after walking from
Urctanont appeared to plead for her m a, Michael
Omijwti nineteen years old. who waa charged with
larceny The complaint was withdrawn, the young
nar. m diprharged with a lecture by Magistrate
Hm. u^d Sergeant Hunt, of the court «=quad.
took up a collection from those in the courtroom
*-hkh «sr«i the woman from walking back.
Mr . men receive^ word st her home In
BurrfowJ <""onn on Sunday that er boy had
l*«r,,m»ted B na starte.i for New irk Her
=on#v „„,*,! her to l^rchmont. but from there
. -. wa.'r.hHged to walk, aching the Criminal
Onati Building yesterday so exhausted from the
t-at that she could hardly mak* her plea. Her
Ma wm reed by Richard Martin with steaJjng
, Kit ot ciothe,c and a little money ore nig-ht when
they shared a room in a hotel.
BOAT CAPTAINS SHOULD TAKE CARI
Th« Inspection Season Is On. and the Cus
toms Officials Are Watching Out.
I>p^y Surveyor Coneys and several customs in
9Ktai appointed for sixty days to assist in the
I— H il l |M|iirl this summer, visited the piers
tf the Coney Island and Sandy Hook steamboats
)«stert)ay to ccc that there were no violations of
tte l*u-. saps tally a* to overcrowding, but thejr
'►nice,, were not needed, a* the traffic was light.
The earcp vjgUance will he maintained this year
** !*« by the «"-fflc:als in running down the vio
*tor» of the steamboat regulations. Twenty-five
Isgsjin . inspectors were appointed yesterday.
The ff o.c»0 .c» win b* augmented by the appointment
Tfaiilj Oil more men before July 1. Before that
**« E-jne-yor Clisigiiii will have selected i fast
'■« to cru:*e about the Bay in search c ' violations
*7 «r.tll craft.
Tj /\ O /Formerly called \
1U W L V Elijah's Manna J
Toasties
seem to
please all.
"The Taste Lingers"
Packages two *lie., 10 and 15 <->nt*
; . -• m .... Li-r.u-d.
Rattle Creek. MJeh.
PAPER MAKERS FIXED.
Each of Trccnty-four Members of
Association Musi Pay $2,000.
! The twenty-four manila wrapping paper manu
i facturing companies, twenty-three of which pleaded
I guilty last Friday in the United States Circuit
j Court to indictments charging them, as members
' of the Manila Paper and Fibre Association, with
violation of the Sherman anti-trust act, were each
fined J2.<nn yesterday by Judge Hough. Although
j violation of the law lad been clearly proved.
Judge Hough said that, in view of extenuating
circumstances, lie would let the defendants off
I with a fine.
i The Indicted companies, which were members of
, the now dissolved association, are:
• Allen Brothers* Company, Sandy Hill. N. V.;
I Analomink Paper Company, North Water Gap,
, Perm.: Bayless Pulp and Paper Company, Austin.
I Perm.; Bedford Pulp and Paper Company, Big
j Island. Va.; Brownville Paper Company. Brown-
I vine. N.. V. : Champion Paper Company. Carthage.
'N. V. : Central Paper Company. Muskegon. Mich.;
' Continental Paper Pag Company, Watertown, N.
I V. : De Grasse Paper Company. Pyrites, N. V.;
' Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company, Dexter,
i N. Y. : Gould Paper Company. Lyons Falls. N. V-:
< Hartje Paper Manufacturing Company. Steuben
' ville. Ohio; Island Paper Company, Carthage, N.
) V : Island Paper Company. Menasha. Wis.: Jef
j ferson Paper Company, Black River, N. V.; New-
I ten* Falls Paper Company. Newton Falls, N. V.;
I Orono Pulp and Payer Company, Orono. Me.;
| Parsons Pulp and Paper Company. Parsons, W.
I v.. : the Racquette River Paper Company. Pots
1 dam, N. V.: the York Haven Paper Company. York
I Haven. Perm.: Mo>er & Pratt, Lyons Falls, N. V ;
• Xumlsing Paper Company. Ltd.. Numising. Mich.;
■ Fletcher Paper Company. Alpena. Mich., and De
troit Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company. Detroit.
The A.-i Brothers' Company entered no plea
to the Indictment and is said to have gone out
of business, yet the fine was recorded against It.
John H. Parks, the organizer and secretary of
the Manila Paper and Fibre Association and the
i only individual indicted, and the Petoskey Fibre
Paper Company, of Petcskey. Mich., have yet to
enter pleas. Parks is said to be in Europe.
John Norrls, chairman of the committee of the
American Newspaper Publishers' Association which
has under Investigation news print paper conditions,
said yesterday:
•In September. 1?"«. twenty-five fibre and Manila
mills formed the Manila and Fibre Association, of
which John H. Parks was made manager. Imme
diately after the formation of the association the
production of paper dropped from <54.000 to s*ooo
tons a quarter and the price of paper was advanced
J- a ton. Other advances followed until the price
had been raised $1« a ton. The admitted profit of
the pool was J1.6n0.000 annually.
"One of the companies which pleaded guilty is
the Continental Paper Bag Company, which figured
in the records of the association as 'John Smith.
It i« the gelling aceht of the International Paper
Company, the officers of which testified before the
Mann Committee of the House of Representatives
that the company was not Interested, directly or
indirectly, through selling agents or otherwise in
: any pool or aereement to restrict production. The
1 petoskey Fibre Company's case has been referred
1 to the Attorney General on a charge of contempt
of court.
"John H. Parks, The manager of the Manila and
Fibre Association, also ran four other pools or
'price associations.' a? he called them. < From these
he dr-w an income of J150.000 annually."
MAY BLOCK TUBE WORK.
Another Delay on Fourth Avenue
Subway Argument.
Prospects of any work being started on the
Fourth avenue subway this summer are now con
sidered remote. The argument on the temporary
injunction restraining the Board of Estimate from
taking action on the bids accepted recently by the
Public Service Commission was adjourned again
yesterday by Justice Blanchard in the Supreme
Court. If the injunction is not vacated by Friday.
th« date set for the last meeting of the board for
the summer, the subway question will have to go
over until the fall.
Borough President Coler of Brooklyn intends to
try to get the board to rescind Its resolution for
adjournment on Friday until September 18 Presi
<-;■ nt McGowan of the Board of Aldermen declared
yesterday, however, be would not consent to such
■ proposition. He has arranged to leave town after
the board mating on Friday for a vacation of three
weeks. This Is the first he has had since his elec
tion, and he does not think It would be- fair to
ask him to give it up. After he returns Mayor
McCleUan will go away for three or four weeks
"I am for the subway." said President McGowan,
"but I want a fair test of strength «nd would not
allow the question to crime up in the absence of
the Mayor."
The adjournment on the injunction argument
as granted because Corporation Counsel Pendie
ton was unable to wait until it could be reached
on the calendar. It went over until to-day In
addition to th* Corporation Counsel, lawyers rep
resenting President Coler, Jefferson M. Levy, who
obtained the Injunction, and the E. E. Smith Con
tracting Company will take part in the proceed-
Ings to-day. This company, which has received
the awards of two sections of the subway, has
an order to show cause why they should not be
permitted to intervene. It is thought not unlike
ly that Justice Blanchard will send the case to a
referee for the determination of the debt limit.
TRIED TO JUMP FROM BRIDGE.
So Police Say of Russian Tailor Arrested on
"L" Tracks.
Abraham Gallup, a Russian tailor, of No 10
Jackson street, who had been out of work for nine
months, tried, the police say. to jump from the
Brooklyn Bridce lam night. Patrolman Thomas
Lancer, of the bridge police saw the Russian
climb over the railing of the promenade about one
hundred feet cast of the N*-w Tork tower and make
his way toward the north roadway.
The officer dashed after the man and caught
him on the tracks just in time to pull him out of
the way of an "L" train. The prisoner was taken
to the Oak street station. Word was sen? to his
family, and his wife and mother-in-law appeared
The wife said they owed three months' rent and a
pas bfll and that they had had nothing to eat for
two days.
Lieutenant Lawrence O'Brien gave the wife of
the prisoner pome money, and also paw that the
husband had a good mpper. Both were very
grateful. They said they had not applied to any
of the charitable associations In the city for help.
HOLD EMPLOYE FOR FATAL WRECK
Jury Finds Annapolis Accident Resulted
from Ignorance and Negligence.
Annapolis. June 22— After nearly three hours' de
liberation to-day, the Jury Investigating the recent
fatal accident on the Baltimore, Washington &
Annapolis Electric Railway, near here, returned a
verdict declaring that the accident was caused by
the jeceipt of a defaced or scratched order by the
crew of the extra or outbound car; by the inexperi
ence and ignorance of Bchmucker, the operator at
Annapolis, in issuing such an order. in violation of
the rules of the company; by the lack of precau
tion on the part of the crew of the. extra car in
failing to clear the regular car five minutes, In
accordance with the rules of the company, «nd,
finally, i.> negligence in the movr-ment of the cars.
According to a statement by N. H. Green, state'
attorney. ernaaco, th«» conductor of the extra car.
will be held as a result of the verdict. Wadsworth.
the motorman of the extra car, Is understood to
have pone to his former home in Ohio.
BIG NEW LINER'S FIRST TRIP.
The new Holland-America liner Rotterdam ttT
rived h«re y-jsterday on her maiden passage f roi i
Rotterdam The latest addition to the epmpui 7's
fleet, nec.-iufe of her great beam of 75 fee v t an I I< r
depth at 56 feet, looked e.v<*eeijin?!y large «nd gave
every evidenc*- of having the unusual net tonnage
r.f 17.190. which Is a greater cargo carrying rapacity
than" that ot any other passenger steamer coming
v, this <«>rt. Sne tveraged about W. 3" knots for
thi entire passage. Her best nay's run was VA
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NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. JUNE 23, tffos.
LAND FRAUD VERDICT
Hyde and Schneider Found Guilty —
Benson and Dimond Acquitted.
Washington, June n.~ Guilty, Frederick A. Hyde
and Joost H. Schneider; not guilty. John A. Ben
son and Henry P. Dimond.
This verdict was* rendered at 3:40 o'clock this
afternoon by Jury in the Criminal Court here in
the trial of these four men, all Westerner!*— of
them, Benson, ■ millionaire real estate operator— for
alleged conspiracy to defraud the government of
valuable lands in the Far West. The jury had
been out almost seventy-five hour."
Benson and I'imond were acquitted on »'■! the
forty-two counts in the indictment. Hyde and
Schneider were convicted on all but ten of the
counts Benson and Dimond were • immediately re
leased from custody. All four men have been
under $10,000 bail. Hyde's bail was increased after
the verdict to (20.000 and Schneider's to $12.cW.
Hyde and Schneider immediately furnished the
increased bail .Sentence was deferred, and when
imposed by the court the two men will have four
days in which to file notice of an appeal to the
District Court of Appeals. The maximum pen
alty for the offence of which they were convicted
is two years' imprisonment or $10,000 fine, or both.
Benson was convicted some time ago in Cali
fornia, with Dr. Perrin. under another section of
the conspiracy law in connection with public
lands. Me was sentenced to ten months' impris
onment, and his appeal is now pending.
The jury had engaged in one of the most pro
tracted deliberations over a verdict on, record here
in federal cases. The verdict was the second re
port the jury had made in the case, on the pre
vious occasion, at 11:22 o'clock this morning, a
disagreement being announced. Justice Stafford
then instructed the jury to retire again in an ef
fort to reach an agreement, and in the interven
ing hours several of them changed their votes,
with the resulting verdict. All the defendants
had confidently expected disagreement or acquit
tal and had made plans for departure from the
city. The case has attracted much interest, and
the evidence included a maps of records from
land offices in California. Washington and Oregon.
DELAY IN ICE CASE.
Pleading on Indictments Against
Company Postponed.
John B. Stanchfield. counsel for the American
Ice Company, appeared before Justice Goff in the
criminal Branch of the Supreme Court yesterday
and moved for a postponement of pleading to the
four indictments found against the company by the
special grand jury last Friday until Friday of this
wffk. James W. Oebome, the Deputy Attorney
General in charge of the prosecution, made no op
position to Mr. Stanchfieii) s motion.
Mr. Stanchneld explained that he had not as
yet had time to examine the papers in the case,
and Justice Goff granted the motion. The Attorney-
General's office i-.as no intention of trying the cases
arising from the indictments at this term of court
and they will consequently go over until autumn
The indictments are for alleged purchases of the
businesses of competitors by the company, with
agreements that the seller should not again en
gage in the Ice business. Justice Goff has ruled
that such an agreement Is against the law. and
the indictments were found on this ruling, which Is
a new one.
The first indictment aealnst the company accuses
it "f a misdemeanor. It charges that on or about
May 2E». 1900, the company made an agreement with
D. W. Fowler, at that time a retail ice dealer in
this city, by which, in consideration of the pur
chase r.f his business, Mo.-k and equipment, he
agreed "that he would not at any time or times
within the period of ten years from the said 29th
div uf May. !«""«'. engagp directly or indirectly or
concern himself in the carrying on or conduct the
business of selling ice at retail or wholesale, either
as principal, agent, servant or otherwise, within
the corporate limits of the city of New York, as
then legally bound, except upon the written con
sent of the said American Ice Company." The In
dictment further relates that other retail dealers
were brought out by the company on the same term
agreement.
Taking up th« case '.f Demlle Brothers.
whi<-h was not a proposition of the purchase by
the American Ice Company of a smaller dealer.
but simply an agreement entered into by the two
parties concerned, the indictment charges that r.n
or about February 21. 1905. an agreement was made
between the two parties by the terms of which
I.'emilt Brothers agreed not to engage In the
wholesale k c business after March 1. 1905, but to
confine themselves strictly to the retail business.
Further than that, the indictment charges that
Demilt Brothers, who had previously been engaged
in the ice business both as wholesalers and re
tailers, agreed to buy from the American Ice Com
pany what ice they needed to carry on the retail
end of their business.
The second Indictment relates to the alleged dea!
with <ie..rge N. Rest, of Cedar HIM, of Albany
County. which was paid to have been made on
June l. 19f«5. Best, it is said, controlled almo6t the
entire yield of the Hudson River ice fields, and the
agreement which it is alleged was entered Into be
tween the American Tee Company and Best was to
the effe< t that he would sell such output exclu
sively to the American Ice Company.
ALL BETTING CASES ADJOURNED.
Corporation Counsel Not Ready to Argue on
Temporary Injunction.
All case- in connection with the enforcement of
the Hart-Agn»w anti-racetrack gambling bills were
postponed when they came up yesterday in the
various courts. Justice Blanchard granted an ad
journment until Wednesday of argument in the
matter of the temporary injunction granted on
Friday by Justice Bis hoff. restraining the Police
Commissioner from interfering with the peaceful
assemblage of persons at' the Sh«epsh«=ad Bay
track. This was done at the request of the Cor
poration Counsel, representing Commissioner Bing
ham. who paid that his office had not yet had
time to examine the papers fully.
Later Justice Bischoff adjourned until Thursday,
at the request of Mr White, an assistant district
attorney of Kings County, the hearing on the writ
of habeas corpus for Melville Collins obtained on
Friday No bail was furnished for Collins, who
was arrested for the alleged making of a verbal
bet. The attorneys for the racing interests, repre
sented by John B. Btanchfield and Herbert Barry.
of Da vies. Stone & Auerbach, consented to this.
All the cases that came up in the Coney Island
police court were adjourned until June 29 by Mag
istrate Ynnrheep, pending settlement of the ques
tions now before the Supreme Court Of the six
teen men arrested, some were charged with dis
orderly conduct and some for alleged violations of
the new laws, but the same action was taken in all
the cases.
IMMIGRATION TEST SUITS DISMISSED.
Steamship Companies Will Carry Actions
Against Stranahan to U. S. Supreme Court.
Judge Hough'F order dismissing the test suits
brought by the International Mercantile Marine
Company and the Ocean Steam Navigation Com
pany, limited, against Nevada N. Stranahan. as
Collector of the Port of New York, was filed yes
terday in the United States Circuit Court.
As the suits were brought to test the validity of
thai section of the Immigration act of March 3.
}■* ; which authorises the Imposition of a fine of
JlOfi against a steamship bringing to this country
an alien afflicted with a dangerous disease whose,
unhealthy state was apparent at the place of
.•nilmrkation. and as the sum involved from the
fines collected is over J2O<V»*V the matter will be
carried on appeal to the United States Supreme
court. The steamship companies paid the fines
under protest and then brought suit to recover
them from Collector Stranahan
• » i
WIFE SAVES ROTHSCHILD FROM PRISON.
Abraham Rothschild and Arnold G. Cih.in, con
victed of using the malls to defraud subtcilhen to
a weekly trade paper .itllei "The Successful Busi
ness Man." were fined $.Vio each yesterday by Judge
H>u _ In it,. United States Circuit Court, on the
first '"count of the Indictment, and on the second
count sentence »vts svspenJed. The pi/adtng of
Rottiiehild's young wife made the judge believe
aba could reform th« prisoner if t>ne got * chance-
BLUES HOLD ADVANTAGE
Minnie Battle at Pine Camp Results
in Disagreement.
' [By Telegraph to The Tribune.]
Pine Camp, N. V.. June 22 —After raging for three
hours, the battle of the Blues and the Browns near
camp to-day stopped with the factory whistles
at noon, the Blues holding the advantage. There.
was a disagreement between the umpires over the
result of the fight. The right flank of the Brown
army, whjch was defending the camp from a Blue,
attack, whs pierced by a Blue "rush," but the
Brown artillery poured an enfilading fire on the
attacking troops and two companies were ruled
out. The Brown trenches were abandoned at th*
umpires' order because of ', a superior attacking
Blue force.
Colonel Stokes of the 23d Regiment, N. G. N.'T..
was in command of the Brown forces, and his
men. so cleverly intrenched themselves that their
own cavalry rode almost over them. Them were
several sharp cavalry actions and an artillery duel.
Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War Depart
ment and General Grant concealed themselves on
the firing line and watched the battle with interest.
Mr. Oliver said that he was delighted with the
work done at the manoeuvres. He said that no def
inite decision concerning the purchase of the ma
nceuvre ground by the government would be made
until the representations of the observers were sent
to the War Department.
To-morrow there will be two problems— one a
repetition of to-day's manoeuvres and one in form
ing cavalry s. Teens. Major Oliver B. Bridgman. of
Squadron A, will command the Blues and the
Brown force will be •. ommanded by Major Mc-
Donald, of the loth Cavalry The militia battery
and the two regular batteries In camp will have
target practice in the afternoon.
Just as is the case in a regular army post, Sat
urday and Sunday were days for "loafing " in
camp. Horse play took the place of regular duties
in many company streets, and single musicians
from bands in camp selected shady trees on th«
plain and practised, to the annoyance of every
one. Even this far from civilization the "Merry
Widow' waltz has followed th» soldiers. There
were groans from the New York cavalry troopers
when the band of the 24th Infantry played the
much worn melody at a concert.
PRAISES GRANGE BANKS.
Making Profit of l£oo Per Cent,
Says Charles H. Treat.
Charles H Treat. Treasurer of the United States,
arrived in the city last night and was a guest of
the Republican Club, at No. 54 West 40th street,
where in an interview with a reporter for The
Tribune he said the farmers of the country were
dex-eloping a rapidly increasing interest in na
tional grange banks, the importance of which to
agricultural communities was not, he said, appre
ciated by the average person. He made the state
ment that these national grange banks were able
to realize a profit of U3M per cent on their capital.
"Just think of that!" he added. "I have the fig
ures in my office at Washington to prove that this
Is no exaggeration. We want to arouse the farm
ers, and we are doing it; and we are teaching the
farmers the benefits they can derive by applying
their savings for the benefit of local communities.
"These grange banks ar< rapidly taking the place
of the stocking and the mattress. Farmers axe
putting money in these banks now, instead of in
the former and less secure places."
Mr. Treat said th^re would be a meeting of one
hundred and fifty national grange banker? next
Thursday at Troy, Perm., which he hoped to at
tend. "I have some figures that will startle them,"
he said.
With regard to the money conditions generally
h" was optimistic, saying there was great ease in
the money markets of the world, and add«-d: "The
great east- in the money markets has developed a
stiffness in prices, making an advance of 1 and Mb
per cent on 2 per cent Panama bonds during the
last few days. Some bankers ascribe this increase
In prices to the great ease in money at a low
price, while others say recent legislation requiring
all banks that wish to take out emergency cur
rency to have invested 40 per cent of their capital
in bonds to take out national circulation is re
sponsible for the Improvement In conditions.
"Still others competent to judge ascribe It to
the rapid increase in new banks of J25.000 and JWt.nro
capital which are in the market for United States
bonds."
The personal views of Mr. Treat concerning tine
whole matter he expressed in the following way:
"These opinions, to my mind, represent in the
main a stimulus In the demand for United States
bonds."
He was enthusiastic at mention of the name of
William H. Taft and believed, he said, that "his
selection was a most wise one. and great success
will be the outcome."
WADSWORTII NAMES COMMITTEES.
Speaker Announces Assembly's Representa
tives on Commissions.
Albany. . Jun«» 22 —.lames W. Wadsworth, jr..
Speaker of the Assembly, announced to-day th»
appointment of several committees to represent the
Assembly, on commissions created by the last T.eg
islature. The Senate committees were announced
some time ago by John Raines. President pro tern.,
the majority leader The appointments made by
Speaker Wadsworth are;
To Investigate the finance? of New York City-
Bennett, of New York; I^ee. of Kings; Palmer, of
Schoharie. and Oliver, of New York.
To investigate courts of inferior Jurisdiction in
first class cities— Francis, of New York; C. F.
Murphy, of Kings, and A. E Smith, of New York.
To represent New York at the Alaska- Yukon-
Pacifi exposition at Seattle, in 1909— Wainwright,
of Westchester; J. S. P«.rker, of Washington, and
Burzynski. of Erie.
To arrange for the <-elebratton «f the SflOth anni
versary of the discovery of Lake Ohamplain—
Domtny, of Clinton; Phea, of Essex, and J. A.
Foley, of N"w York.
FRAUDS IN PANAMA DENIED.
Senor Arias Says Charges Against Govern
ment Are False.
Washington, June 22.— Sefior Arango. the minister
from Panama, to-day received a dispatch from
Senor Arias, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, de
claring the investigation into alleged electoral
frauds which has been in protrress has been satis
factory- At a meeting of both parties a few unim
portant claim? were made by both Presidential
candidates. The dispatch adds:
Have already subscribed statements and are fully
satisfied. We regard all this proves beyond any
doubt baselessness of charges against government.
The Consul General of l'*nama In this city re
rejved a cable messnge yesterday which would In
dicate that the probability of disturbances ov^r
the coming elections on the isthmus was minimized
by an agreement made by the supporters of the
two Presidential candidates to accept the voting
lists as they now stand, after rectification. The
dispatch read;
Partisans of Senor ObftMia and of Sefior Arias
have entered Into an agreement hy which they
accept the lists of voters is they are now aftt-r
the irregularities— not frauds, as Secretary Taft was
made to believe — have been corrected. For the
largesi part the electoral corporation! where Sefior
C>haldia'n men are In the majority, ucr" respon
sible for the irregularities Partisans of S«-n"r
Ohnldla spread the report ti.at they have the sup
port "t the American government In order to dis
hearten the p«rtis^tis of Sen«>r Arias, who consti
tute the great majority of the country. Bettor
Oh*ldta being very unpopular in the provinces out
side of the capital.
ALASKA'S PRECIOUS METALS.
Washington, June 22.— A geological survey report
to-day says that precious metals, to the value nt
more than J7.ooO.onf> annually, are being taken from
the placer mines of Seward peninsula, in Alaska.
All the, known facts hearing on their origin and
distribution, according to the survey, indicate that
a comparatively uniform hut slowly Increasing out
put, extending over many years, may reasonably
be expected from these gravels, which have al
ready contributed more than $40,000,000 to the
world's wealth.
Trie Parifir Northwest
prpsenr^ a splendid climate, ex-
tremely productive soil and great
wealth of timber and mineral resources. It
is well worth visiting, and now is the most
attractive season of the year for the trip.
M Round Trip from Chicago
n^nsssssV B'"""aSBrB '"""aSBr Corr«ipondin;!y low rst~a frcm cl!i'r point*.
A?^^^^^ Correspondingly low rates from other points.
L Choice of routes, going one way and returning another, via the A
X *■*• . *? - __«»_•«• «_ w *L ur • I: .1 -t. A.. C. a
Chicago. Union Pacific * North -Western Line, through mnana
and Cheyenne, the route of the electric-lighted Overland Limited
L and China & Japan Fast Mail; or via the North-Western Line A
through St. Paul and Minneapolis.
R. M. JOHNSON.
V^^PV General Agent. C. <£. N. W. R.
•^^^^^^ 461 Broadway. New York.
| Real Estate Values
in Manhattan
A compendium of real estate consider
ations in Manhattan from January, I 904,
to April, 1 908, including voluntary estate
and partition auction sales ; sales by exec
utors and trustees ; sales by and to corpo
rations and estates ; contracts to buy and
sell; and other transactions in which con
siderations are stated, with descriptions of
all properties, the name of the purchaser
and the date of the purchase.
Published In book form and for sale by
tEbe betting f!)a?t
Price 25 els. By Mall 30 cts.
ALSO ON HOTEL AND OTHER
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AR3IY AND NAVY NEWS
Beneficiaries of Soldiers and Sailors.
I From The Him Bureau. J
Washington. June 22.
PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS— The War
and Navy departments are sending out blank
forms to commanding officers, with Instructions
that every man of the military and naval ser
vice shall indicate the names of two or three peo
ple to whom in succession, in the event of death
of the enlisted man. shall be paid his benefit,
consisting of six months' pay, provided the man
dies in service from causes attributable la Us
duty. The same benefit goes to the widow or other
beneficiary of an officer. The law is so worded,
however, that the widow receives the benefit in
the first instance, and unless some other benefi
ciary is named. If there is no widow an.l no bene
ficiary is named, It has been decided that the pay
ment cannot he made to the estate. This restric
tion is something of a surprise, but if is required
by the phraseology of the statute which was in
cluded in the pay clause features of the army and
navy appropriation acts. It happened that an en
listed man who died recently left no widow, and.
as there had been no reason to lit signals a bene
ficiary previous to the recent legislation, his six
months' pay will be kept in the Treasury. Every
effort Is being made, however, by the War and
Navy departments to have every person in the
service, whether enlisted or commissioned, desig
nate beneficiaries.
ORDERS ISSUED.— The following orders have
been issued:
ARMT.
First Lj»ut-nam CLAREN'i'B C CULVER, Rgsa] CsrfS)
from Phillpplnfß to San Franrluro December 1.
Second Lieutenant JAMES A. SHANNON. 7th Cavalry,
from Portland to Fort Kiley.
Eecon.i Lleut»nants JOHN S. WILLIAMS »n<l c.Br.RC.K
RUHUTX. Jr.. c -in- artillery corps, to Fort Monroe,
examination for promotion.
Leaves of absence: Captain ARTHt'R F. CAPSELS. «th
Ft^ld Artillery, one month: Ftrat Lieutenant WILL
IAM M COI»VXN. roast artlll»ry ••-■>rp«. on» month
from Feptfmber 14; First Lieutenant MORRIS B.
LOCKE, l!=t Fl<"!d Artillery, two months.
NAVY.
Captain A. REYNOLDS. fr-m Newport N»w«; te com
mand the Montana.
Lieutenant fommander J. I, PTICHT. sMaeasl ♦-• In
diana; to Naval War CnUrg*.
Lieutenant O. W. S. CASTLE. det*ch«d lbs Pike; M
Pacific station. • t j
Ensign N. H. GOSB, detached th» Grampus; to Taclflc
station.
Medical Director W. A. M'CLI/RG. to retired list Sep
tember 1.
Assistant «iirr*"n .1 L. TAYLOR, to Naval Hospital.
New Fort Lyon
Naval Constructor A. TV STAHI* detached navy yard.
Portsmouth; to ■ «■. y yard. lit aim !slan<).
Naval Constructor \V. P. ROBERT, detached navy yard.
%"-•»- Tort: tr> New York Shipbuilding Company. '"am
den, vice Naval Constructor W. O. GROBBBKi to
navy yard. New York. July '>.
Mval Constructor J. >', TA WRI-^FTY. from San Fran
cisco, to navy yard. Portsmouth.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.— Th« following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
June. I&— The Lasaaoa at Bradford. R. I. : the St. Louis
at Honolulu.
June 20 — The Mayflower at navy yard. New York: the
Sylph at Oyster Bay; the Georgia at San Franetsvo; ,
the Sioux at RockUnd. Me
SAILED.
June 1& The I»ubuo,ue, from Guantanamo from Hampton
Roads. •-•; :
Jane JO Th» Chester, from Guantanamn for Portsmouth.
N H. : the Mayflower, from T->mpkln»v'lle for navy
yard. New York: the Sylph, from navy yard. N»w
York fee Oyst*r Bay; the New Hampshire, from
navy yard. New York, for Colon: the Idaho, from
Lea#u* tslsnd for Colon: the Dolphin, from Washing
ton for Newport.
MIDDIES' SUMMER CRUISE BEGINS.
Norfolk. Va.. June 22— The Annapolis fleet, with
the midshipmen aboard, passed out the Virginia
Capes to-day, on their regular summer cruise.
bcund northward. The fleet la composed o£ Ad
miral Farragut's flagship; the Hartford. Admiral
Dewey's flagship; the Olympia, the cruiser Chi
cago and the monitors Nevada an.! Arkansas.
GEORGIA'S COMMANDER HIKE ILL.
Captain McCTea's Condition Serious, but
Doctor Is Hopeful.
Captain Henry MoOrea. of th* United State*
battleship Georgia, who has been suffering from
kidney trouble and from a general breakdown, fol
lowing the arduous trip of th* fleet around th»
Horn, was brought I* the Brooklyn Navy Tanf
yesterday In what was for a time thought to be a.
dying rendition. He was hurried to the navy hos
pital an.l placed und»r th» care of Dr. »•»■■•, th»
medical direoror. who reported that, although th«
captain's illness required careful attention, it was
not such as to arouse fear concerning his re
covery.
Captain M ■-»- had just completed the journey
ro New York to take charge of the lighthouse
corps. He has been In the navy for twenty-en«
years, and was appointed to the command nf th»
i>nr«'!» about a year stzn. shortly before- the ex
plosion in one of the ship's turret*, in which nearly
a score of men w»r* kille.l and twic» as many la*
Jured. ,
MISSING POUCH FOUND.
Kansas City. Ms June 22.— The registered raaQ
pouch which contained 55<V V in money and C.00.
.vw» worth of diamonds and jewelry, stolen from a
mail cat at the I'nion Station here on the night
of June «x was found this afternoon by a switch
ing crew in th» railroad yards of the R.->ck Island
Railroad in Kansas City. Kan. The pouch Still
contained a number -- valuable articles of jewelry.
but four empty envelopes whfeb had held the •*.
<v« in currency showed that the- thief had m*4*
good on the smaller part of his haul.
PAY INSPECTOR RYAN ACQUITTED.
Washinsrton. June 22.— Pay Inspector Eugene I>.
Ryan, paymaster of the Pacific fleet, has been
acquitted by a court martial of the charge? ft
drunkenness on duty, preferred by Rear Admiral
Dayton, commanding the fleer. Admiral Dayton
and the Secretary of the Navy disapproved th«
finding on the grmsad that M was not according
to the evidence. The action of the court, however.
■ final, and the officer has been restored to duty.
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SWIMMER DROWNS SEEKING RECORD.
nilslliiM Mas?.. June 22.— William Zaeh. an ath
lete who was captain of the Young Men's Christian
Association llfesaving crew of this city, met hi*
death in the water of Pontoojlc I^ake to-night. He>
m swimming for a time record for a distance °<
U» yards when, as he approached the finish line,
he sank «uddenly without a strugg!-. The medical
examiner said that death was due to acute Indi
gestion.
LABOR UNION ENJOINS POLICE.
Detroit. June 22.-The usual order tn labor in *
Junction cases was reversed to-day In the \Vayn«
Circuit Court, when thr Metal Polishers. Buffer!
and Platers' T'nion obtained a temporary Injunc
tion restraining the Police l»epartment from Inter
fering with them on the street in th-ir peaceful
solicitation of employes of the Art Stove Company
to join their union, setting up that it threatened
the ruin of the union.
PLEADS GUILTY OF FRAUD.
Rupert V. W '->■ pleaded guilty yesterday to tfw
Indictment for' using the mails to defraud bj
freight claims of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Texas Pacific and Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
companies. ,i • was sentenced by Judge Hough. la
the Criminal Branch of the f nitetl BtatM Circuit
Court, to eight months' imprisonment on Blackwell'a
Island. R. C. StebWns. jointly indicted with Wilson,
who became a witness for the government, has no*
yet been called on to plead. Wilson, white em.
ployed In the freight claims offlc* of the Atlanta)
Coast Line Railroad, forged freight bill*
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