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• >S^^^ '■^r \ f -m-*lta^a^m!sSYj&!&m -*lta^a^m!sSYj&!& YouV ou LXV 111....N 0 - LL\r>si. SHEARS RECORD AGAIH WEIGHT IS STILL AT IT. Aeroplanes Flight Lasts 1 Hour 10 Minutes £6 Seconds. •Washington. Sept. 11. — In a flight lasting 1 nrnjr 10 minutes and 26 seconds Orville Wright late to-day surpassed all previous exploits for a time and distance flight for a heavier-than-air machine. Two flights were made at Fort Myer. Virginia, to-day, the first, of only 10 minutes and 50 sec onds' duration, being Bar the purpose of ascer taining what rate of ppeed he had been attain ing during his recent long flights. To-day's test demonstrated, according to the aviator's calculation, that the speed of the aeroplane dur ing; the record breaking flights of Wednesday and Thursday was 39.55 miles an hour. Mr. Wright arrived at the testing grounds at Tvirt*Myer at 4 o'clock and immediately pre pared to make a flight. He had been in confer ence with Lieutenant Sweet, the representative of the navy at the aeronautical trials, in con nection with the plans of the naval branch of the service for adapting aeroplanes. The weather conditions were ideal, and Mr. "Wright lost no time in having the machine placed on the starting track. Before making the first flight he said: "I want to make a flight of about ten minutes In order to see how my pretest speed compares with what I made at Kinv Eawk, N. C. I have a time and distance apparatus attached to the aeroplane, but as It registers only ten kilometres without repeating I have to make I short flight in order to deter mine the speed £ which the machine travels through the air." Bavthsl a: 44. o'clock, \ u " aemplan« made tmda and then, land - ■ ■ le thousand or mnr« • r-ir.puted the speed of ■ "The anemometer registers 11.44 kilometres," sa?d Mr. Wright, "making th« speed a little over thirty-seven miles an hour. "We made forty four miles an hour at Kitty Hawk with a little less power. Of course, the turns there were much jonger and therefore did not impair the *-pe?£ 2.s much as the turns I make here, but I tad no idea ther* was such a great difference." Later, Mr. Wright found that he had miscal culated the ppeed, and announced that it had been 39.55 miles an hour. By those who have witnessed Mr. Wright's Sights from the beginning- the results, mar vellous as they are. are now regarded as a mat ter of course, but the majority of those who wit nessed to-day's long flight were aroused to great enthusiasm when the aviator, for the third successive cay, broke the world's previous rec ord. Fifty-seven times the machine passed over the Hart point during- the 70 minutes and ■ mam la that it was up. Twice the pian fet described the figure "8," showing, for the first time in his Fort Myer flights, that he could nring his machine in any direction. A feature cf the landing- as that he did not stop the ■■tor ur.til the machine touched the ground. Octave Chanute, the well known aeronaut, arrived at Fort Myer to-day. "The Wright brothers began their work in aeronautics in an ssssual way." "aid Sir. anute. "Orville was convalescing from scarlet fever, and his brother, Wilbur, read Pettigrew's book on aeronautics to aim. Scon after, 'The Aeronautical Annual' iras published, and ft* Wright "brothers learned froa its pages what had been done toward con eaering the air. The experiments started them." Before making another ascension at Fort liver Mr. Wright will make a few changes in tis machin*. la order to attain greater speed. FOTJB PLIGHTS AT LZ MA^s. log Hnpn Trials of Wilbur Wright — Longest Trip 4 Minutes. 33 Seconds. l Mass. Sept. 11.— In spite of a heavy fog- this ncrr^s Wilbur V.'right made a trip at an early hour. Almost immediate! rafter his started, his aeroplane was hidden from spectators by the mist_ After describing a larg* circle it returned to the Kartirg acini ar.d alighted, having been gone two "*'"lvi and nfteen s*^onds. He made another atJesjjt a little later, but the fog was still too heavy. At - o'clock the weather cleared and Mr. "^rtsttaade his third attempt, with the Intention •1 caking ■ long Sight. He had trouble, however, ■*^i the sparking apparatus of his motor, and '" '■'"' to come down after having been four BB * BBE ar.«! «fty;-two seconds in the air. After overhauling the motor Mr. Wright took «i!t th« aeroplane asrain this evening and made a £sh* lasfcrg 4 minufs and 33 seconds. He reached * *** cf 40 feet, and the speed of the machine *■** • kilometres an hour. He descended on a- - coua cf the cold which numbed his hands and ■*** tLe niinipulttion of levers difflcult. PARIS PRESS ENTHUSIASTIC. Paris, Sept. H.— "Writers on aviation this morn i=g devote columns In the newspapers to the im- T*n*nee or Orvil'.e Wright's 2yin£ feats at Fort M>tt. With practical unanimity they hail the Fort llyer performance as marking the definite «■*»»•*• of the air by man. Most of the writers tiiiak that in a sliort time the Wrights or some ftier investor will win "The London Daily Mails" Prtze of JSO.OfP Tor a flight from London to Man chester and it Michelin's prize of Sin.OTO for a fight from Paris to the dome of the cathedral at Clerasor.t-F'.-rninJ. The latter competition is open .tsu; as. MAJOR GROSS'S COMMENT. feftfr*. S*pt. ii.— Major Gross, commander of the anp.r helicon department, said to-day regarding Onfifc Wright's records: "Orvilie "Wright's ajpaaa *i<J C^ht represents significant progress in the <swnala «f the technique of flying. If he succeeds to ase?r.dir.£ with two persons to an altitude of •^eral hundred yards, his machine, which hither to has only served for sport, will begin to acquire •aUttaTj value. I wish him further great euc- GISMAS AIESHIP ON LONG TRIP. fcsjcr Gross Starts from Berlin for Stettin en Voyage of 160 Miles. Bnrfia. s^pL ll.— A military dirigible balloon left «&& o'clock to-night on a long trip. It is the fc**Eticn to fly to Stettin, on the north coast, and £*turn. Major Gross, commander of the army bal- J?"* department, and two ether officers are aboard airship. The journey was begun against a light *t- i f d ' baT full 'P*** s s^on was attained. The air "■*•''<= io an altitude of six hundred feet and *PP«Ju»(i t 0 >*j n-aitij.g satisfactory progress when cisappeared. As the distance Is about 160 miles, ■m probable that the airship will not return be ■ LLS RATTLESNAKE WiTH HATPIN. St. T IBy Tel^S Tm PP h *°T"« Tribune.] ? E " Eept - H— Armed with a hatpin, Mrs. I'thrJT 1 ** 1 " of No. 503< Garfield avenue, killed «ota« t"*'" rattlesnake, which had invaded her Mrs. Jordan found tne snake coiled b^. ' striking distance of her nlne-months-old *tti e * threw a Pot of boiling water over the S^jT ** veT - before eae finished him with the CHILI BARS FOREIGN LABOR. k^aco de Chili, Sept. 11— The government has 3 V°° r success with the foreign laborers t- A 7T ° the e °* 3^ x *7 to ~ purposes dcci4 * a *"" put an * &d lo lij * cumins of t_™ rlrr^iW^HaM. wind( .. NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908.— FOURTEEN PAGES. EXPLOSION KILLS ONE. Dye Shop Blons Up at Syracuse — Several Hurt. Syracuse, Sept. 11.— With n roar audible for blocks, the dye shop of the Wlldridge-Latimer Company. In this city, blew up shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon, killing one man and in juring: a number of persons. An explosion of gasolene from an unknown cause demolished the two story shop, scattering the roof and brick walls in. all directions and setting fire to dwelling houses on each side. Harry Altenbrand. employed in the shop, was blown through the front door, and was found lying face down in the ruins, dead, his flesh burned almost to a crisp. William Wildridge, the proprietor, the only other man in the sh^p. was blown out of the rear door and was se veaaly Injured in the back. The explosion wrought havoc in all directions, shattering windows over one hundred feet away and knocking over fences and posts. Brick and glass flew like shot from a gun. Abram W. Lipe. t»eventy-seven years old. and Philip Lites. two and a half years old, residing near by, re ceived cuts and bruises. Firemen extinguished the flames In the dwelling houses and the gaso lene saturated ruins of the dye shop after an hour and a hairs fight. SIX TOWXS THREATEXED. Indian Reservation Also in Path of 31 in n esota Fires. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 11.— While conditions in the region of forest fires north of Duluth are threatening to-night, no actual damage to habi tations has yet resulted, and the residents are hoping for a change in wind or for rain. No rain has fallen In thfs region since July 10. The Inhabitants of the region are gathered along the lake shore, praying for rain, but pre pared to take to the la^e In small craft should the worst come. Grand Marals, the Pigeon River Indian Reservation, Big Bay, Chicago- Bay, Cascade, Cofton and Nutson are threat ened by fire on their outskirts to-night. Port Arthur. Ont., Sept. 11.— Reports this after noon say the forest fires in this vicinity are now dying out because there, is no wind. Boston. S«=pt. 11.— A pall of smoke which has hung over Boston since yesterday morning in creased ;n density late to-day and almost obscured the sun. The smoke apparently comes from the northwest and !s of a brownish hue, the sunllglit shining through It casting a pinkish glow. It Is thought that the smoke Is caused by great forest fires in the northwestern states and Canada, EESCTTE KEAB, NIAGARA FALLS. Two Women and Two Men Taken from Dis abled Launch Above Cataract. Buffalo, Sept. 11. — A launch containing two men and two women ran on the rocks in the Niagara River, a mile above the falls, at 8 o'clock to night. There was a dense fog over the river, and the cast locked ro lad that watermen Mt L»asal!e were afraid t<- ;it: c mpt a res ; c . When Chief of Police Lycns was mclie t-. :.• • a river in, . he <"i-:'^i I":: ■. n-.an "T< m'" Cinrc;.-. who has - score < i r:-',-j"5 ;<« his crtdit ami recently received a Carnegie r.?<?dal. Conrcy st cace started up the river to gel Mayor Douglass's launch. In the mean time Edward Wilson, an employe of the Intern3ti.br.2l Paper Company, started to the rescue with a rowboat. He reached the launch safely and took off the two women, landing them half a mile ahoy*> th* falls. He returned to the wreck and got one of the men, Conroy. with the launch, picking up the fourth member of the party. MAY SEND CRUISER TO SEEK AEON. Navy Department Urged to Attempt to Find Missing Steamship. Washington. Sept. 11.— Repres^nta'ive Maynard. of Yirsinia. accompanied by A. H. Martin and G M. Berpel, of Norfolk, called on Secretary BfeteeJl to-day and urged the Navy Department to use Us best endeavors to find the missing steamship Aeon, In the Pacific Oceon. Mrs. Patrick, wife of Chap lain Patrick, of the navy, a daughter of Mr. Serpel. and Mrs. Patricks children are passengers. A r^b> message isas sent to Rear Admiral Swin burne, in command of the Pacific fleet, asking him to report on his arrival at Apia, Samoa, from Honolulu, whether any trace of the Aeon had been f.-.und. If he reports In the negative, probably the croaaar < dorado, now undergoing repairs at the Bremerton Navy Yard, and some other scout cruiser will be dispatched in search of the Aeon. A s'pamer of the company which owns the Aeon left San Francisco for Samoa on August 28, and may sight the missing ship. NATURAL GAS EXPLODES IN TOWN. Child Killed. Nine Persons Injured, Four Buildings Wrecked. Brantford. Ont., Sept. —An explosion which was felt throughout the business part of Brantford occurred this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when* an es cape of natural gas blew up four buildings in Col borne street, including a theatre and a cafe. Plate glass windows for blocks were blown in. There were no persons in either the restaurant or the theatre, or the loss of life would have been serious. Mrs. William Horning and three children, who occupied rooms above one of the buildings, were burled in the ruins. One of the children, two years old. died at 6 o'clock at the hospital. The condi tion of Mrs. Horning and a son, Charles, Is serious, and both will probably die. Joseph Blaybarough will also probably die. Six other persons were more or less seriously Injured. The property loss will not exceed $25,»">0. STATE POLICE AFTER OYSTER PIRATES. Ocean City. Mi, Sept. 11. — The state oyster po lice, under Commander Howard, are after thirty one oystermen to-night, who have been violating the oyster laws and raiding the beds in Sinepuxent Bay. The police are armed with repeating rifles and will enforce the law at any cost. The piratical oyster craft have disappeared, but threaten to re turn as soon as the police bo away. COLLEGE PRESIDENCY FOR PASTOR. The Rev. William H. Mac Master, pastor of the Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. Lewis avenue and Decatur street, Brooklyn, was elected president of the Mount Union College, near Alliance, Ohio, on Monday. He said yesterday he would probably accept the honor. Mr. Mac Master Is an alumnus of Union College in the class of '99. and later wen the degree of bachelor of divinity in the Drew Theological Seminary. In New York Uni versity he received the master -»f arts and master of philosophy degrees. The Rev. Mr. Mac Master will succeed the Rev. A. B. Riker, who resigned last v. ■■•• k and will be the college's fourth president. TWO WEALTHY MEN KILL THEMSELVES. W;!mington, Del . Sept. 11— Alexis J. Hart, thirty years old, the wealthy secretary and treasurer of the A J Hart Company, wholesale grocers, «hot himself at h:p mother .« home to-day. He had been married torn tbaa threa mnnfha, and no reason for known. toward Williams, sixty-five years old, a wealthy real estate owner, killed himself this afternoon by blowing off the tcp of his head at his summer bom** Chestnut Croft. A week ago Wiliiams was fctriekej. with paralysis, and this is thought to have CARS CRASH IX RACE SARTORI &ADLY IXJURED. Accident Mars ?4-Hour Auto Con test at Brighton Beach, SCORE FOE FIFTH HOTTR IN 24- HOUR AUTOMOBILE RACE. No. Car. 11. P. Driver*. Distance. 1 . I ■>! it 45 .Mlrhrner and Lynch. .'. .339 I. T.ozi«T .. .50. Mulford and Cabr.. 232 S. -Flat 40. .Copra and Parker. . . . . .230 4.. Strains 6O..l.aurpnt and'.Ma'rqnlx. . .331 5 Renault 4.V Clement and Sartor!.... 64 6.. Simplex 50 . .Rob<-rt»nn and I^«ranlt . 245 " .Acme -. :....'.. .43. .Strnnjj and Rofpr. .157 B.. Thomas 40. .Roberts and Martin .203 9..5. T. O. 16 .KJcld-M-n and -Tiihom . . 55 10 .Garford 40. Yantinr and Doty M 11. Allen-Kin** n ..40.. Crane and RippigtHe. . .233 Paul Sartori, driving a Renault car. was badly hurt last night less than two hours after the start of the Motor Racing Association's twenty four-hour automobile race at the Brighton Beach track. The Renault and the S. P. O. car, driven by Kjeldsen. came together on the far turn. Sartori was hurled through the air when his car plunged through the fence. He suffered a compound fracture of his upper right arm. His mechanic. Joseph Karanl, was more seriously hurt, having concussion of the brain and a bad scalp wound. Dr. Longbottom, of the Coney Island Reception Hospital, had both men placed Immediately on the operating table, and at an early hour this morning was still operating on them. Sartori will probably be able to leave the hospital to-morrow, but Karani will have to stay there Indefinitely. The withdrawal of the two cars that were wrecked In the collision that caused Sartori's Injuries practically reduced the field of eleven starters to seven, for Lewis Strang, in an Acme, and Van Tine, In a Garford, had had troubles t — t really eliminated them from the race not lr -g after the starting signal had been given by President Roosevelt over the telephone from Oyster Bay. What was probably the largest crowd that ever saw a race of this character was on hand when the cars got away on their long grind, thousands having poured in the gates in time to see the beginning of what all the spectators re garded as the real sport, although there had been a good crowd In the afternoon to watch the early short distance races. There were probably twenty-five thousand persons In the Brighton inclosure by 9 o'clock, and every seat in the big grand and field stands was filled. ' MORBID SIGHTSEERS. The lawns were crowded also, and every turn attracted the morbidly curious, who realized that there they were more likely to get the thrilling experience of F^mer two cars crash together or the sickening s:~. ;\x of a great rac ing car being hurled through a fence. Until Sartori's accident these morbid ones were disappointed, however, for serious acci dents did not occur. There was plenty of minor troub'e, and at one time, just before the crash, there were only five cars on the track. ) After an hours racing two Lazier cars led the f.e'd. each having covered forty-eight miles. Close behind, with' a mileage of forty-six to their credit and working smoothly, were the Renault, the Flat, the Steams and the Allen - Kingston, while only a mile behind, running smoothly and well, was the big red Simplex car, driven by Lescault. At 11 o'clock, after three hours of gruelling work, this car had re sistlessly ploughed into the lead, having trav elled 146 miles. The -Kingston was sec ond, three miles behind. Th° first hour had sounded the knell of the hopes of those who went to the track to cheer Lewis Strang. victor at Savannah, at Briarcliff and at Lowell. Strang, in his Acme, got a bad start, and had a three-mile handicap to over come at the start. He was equal to the task, however, and cutting loose in terrifflc fashion, soon caught the leaders. This achievement won him great applause, and every time the big Acm«. with the huge figure "7" that marked It, passer! the crowded stands a mighty cheer went up. Trouble with his carburetor soon developed for Strang. however, and he was nineteen miles behind the leaders at the end of the first hour. Two hours more added only twenty-six miles to his total, and he was off the track most of the time, although, when his car was running he made fine speed. The Renault had travelled sixty-four miles when It wap put out of the race by the collision with .he S. P. 0., and was still well up with the leaders. Mchener, in the Lozi-r car No. 1, who led at the end of the first hour and who needed two minutes and fifteen seconds more than the even hour to complete the first fifty mil"?, began to lose ground after that, and his team mate, Mul ford, in the Lozier car No. 2. had trouble of pome kind that kept him off the track after the accident to Sartori for a few minutes. Both cars maintained great speed, however, and the Mlchener car was only a mile behind Crane, in the Allen-Kingston, at the end of the third hour. Michener led Parner, in the Fiat, by "three mfles at this stage of the race, and the Italian car was two miles ahead of the second Lozier entry, which, in turn, had a mile the better of Laurent, In the Steams. Then, fourteen miles behind, with a total of 122 miles to his credit, came Roberts, one of the drivers in the New York-to-Paris race, in a Thomas car. A TERRI "IC PACE. The pace to this point had been terrifi'-. The leading Simplex car had equalled the record for three hours, and had averaged forty-eight miles an hour. The short races in the afternoon were begun at 3 o'clock with a five-mile race fn r gasolene stock cars, in which the six-cylinder Palmer- Sing'-r. driven by Ray Howard, and the 30 horsepower Moon, driven by F. J. Davis, were the onl y Btarters. The race was a procession, with tbe Palmer-finger showing the way in 0.05:114-5. The second race was at ten miles, open to gasolene stock cars selling for $4,000 and over. In which two cars started, a 45-horsopower Renault, driven by George tichoenick. and a 60 horsepower Steams, driven by J. B. Marcus. Tli" Steams ted all the way. winning by a six teenth of a mile in 0:10:51 --L. Th- nest eOCteat on the programme -was a five-mile match race between the B. L. at Van derbilt Cup race car, driven by R. C. Buckley, and the Fiat Cyclone, piloted by Ralph de Palma. The latter took the lead at the start and won easily in 0:05:114-5. The fifty mile race, the principal event of the afternoon, was won by Lourent Grosso, driving a 60- horsepower Steams car, in 0:55:06. after Ray Howard, his nearest competitor, in a Pal mer-Singer machine, had been compelled to withdraw because of, a punctured tire. The mis hap occurred at the end of the thirty-seventh mile, when Howard waa a close contender. Earlier in the race the 40-horsepower Allen- Kingston car, driven by V Rlpplngllle. bent Ita axle, necessitating withdrawal. The only c-ther Gi?A\D TURK WRECKED STORM S KEEPS ISLAXDS. Many Lives Reported Lost in Hurri cane — Schooner Missing. Grand Turk, Turk's Islands, B. VT. 1.. Sept. 11. —A hurricane of great fury swept over Turk's Island last night and this morning, and at day light to-day the town of Grand Turk was devastated. A number of lives have been lost, but Just how many cannot yet be said. Grave anxiety is felt for the safety of Dr. T. R. Rob ertson, district commissioner of Caicos. who was making a trip through these islands when the storm broke. The hurricane reached here at 9 o'clock last night, the wind blowing from the north-north east. At 4 o'clock this morning the wind had reached a velocity of nearly one hundred miles an hour, and was blowing from the northeast. Much damage has been done to property here and the streets of Grand Turk to-day are one mass of wreckage. Trees have been uprooted, and many houses have been wrecked. The Haytlen sloop Telegraph, which had taken shelter at Hawk's Nest, foundered with all hands. The schooner Dan Leon, belonging to the East Caicos Fibre Company, broke away from her anchorage at 3:30 o'clock this morn ing, and this was the last seen of her. All the salt lighters which were moored yesterday at the riding ground and the Hawk's Nest are missing. The Turks and Caicos Islands lie between 21 de gress and 22 degrees north latitude, and Tl degrees and 72 degrees 37 minutes west longitude. Their area is 169 square miles. The most important Isl and. Grand Turk, is six and a half miles iong and two miles broad. According to the census of 1901. Grand Turk contains 1.751 inhabitants, being one third of the total population. Cockburn Harbor. In South Caicos. immediately opposite Grand Turk. Is the principal settlement in the Caicos group. The islands are about two hundred miles northeast of Cape Maysl. the eastern end of Cuba. Grand Turk is the capital of the group and con tains the residence of the commissioner. The town is neat and clean, and the inhabitants. In spite of the fact that they complain of business depression, appear to be comfortable. There are In the town several consulates, various stores where moderate wants can be supplied, a good market place, and a public library and reading room. There are also an Episcopal church, a fairly commodious court house, a small prison and a schoolhouse. The jtaple export Is coarse salt, which has a good reputation for quality, and of which about a mill ion ani! a half bushels are shipped annually to the UnitM Stares. At Cockburn Harbor and Salt Cay modern n:a'- ilnery has been Installed for crushing the salt. The islands were dis overed by Ponce de Leon h !■" '-'. and were first setiU-d by Immigrants from B* rmi • a in 197<X They constitute a dependency of Jam.-.;*'.' GUESTS SEE TWO DROiVX. Sightseeing Boat Upsets Rovers Going Ashore from Yacht. In sight of thirty-six persons who had been their guests on a yachting trip up the Hudson Daniel J. Barry, twenty-five years old. of No. 45 Wadsworth avenue, and Leo Ahrens, twenty two, of No. 695 West ITSth street, were drowned ■while they were rowing ashore from their launch Alice at 189 th street last night. The wash of a sightseeing yacht rocked their boat and upset it. James Croafley, of lSsth street and TVadsworth avenue, and Harry Schell. of 181<*t street and Broadway-, who were In the rowboat with Barry and Ahrens. were saved with difficulty. Neither of the men who were drowned could swim, and Schell was only able to keep himself afloat until Crowley reached him. The party of men and women on the landing, who had Just been brought ashore from the yacht, saw the accident, and every effort was made to get a boat, but none could be found. A police launch searched for the bodies until a late hour, but they were not recovered- Ahrens and Barry, who were chums, were grad uates of Fordham College, and were to have entered the Columbia Law School. PRIEST'S MOTHER ATTACKS WILL. Bishop O'Connor Charged with Influencing Testator in Making Deathbed Bequests. A short time prior to his death, on February 28 last, the Rev. Father Peter Catalinl. who had a charge in Harrison. N. J.. executed a will In which he left his entire estate to the Right Rev. John J. O'Connor, Bishop of the Newark Diocese, and ex cluded 'mm participation his mother. Maria Cata linl. of Maddaloni, Italy, and his brother, who re sides in Harrison. The Bishop was also made the executor, and. Deing the beneficiary, has not filed an Inventory, and the value of the estate la not known. The mother of the testator filed yesterday with the Surrogate of Hudson County an appeal to the Orphans' Court from his order admitting the will to probate. She alleges that the deceased was of unsound mind at the time the will was made, and "that the eaid John J. O'Connor did wilfully. Ille gally and fraudulently Influence the said Rev. Pe ter - ta'.ini In respect to the making of the will." WHO WILL PAY BRYAN'S BELLS? Baltimore Democrats Can't, as It's Against the Law. and Then They Have Only $5. [Ey Tel»»Tftph to Th» Tribune.] Baltimore. Sept. Only by personal subscrip tions can Bryan be entertained in Baltimore on his visit Monday, as under the rigid corrupt prac tices act th" state committee cannot make the ex penditure. The committee's campaign fund so far only amounts to *6. Chairman Vandiver and the party organization managers do not believe It would be legal for the chairman to entertain Bryan, although he can pay the bill personally. The original Bryan men, however, will take hold of the matter, as there can be no legal objection to them making up a fund to pay Bryan's hotel bill. Chairman Vandiver said It was too bad that there was a law preventing the committee from enter taining the party's standard bearer. FARMHAND MURDERS PEACEMAKER. ; By Tel-graph to The ;ribun*.] New Brunswick, N. J.. Sept. 11.-Willlam W. Cor win, a prosperous farmer living half a mile from Cranbury, on the road to Prospect Plains, was stabbed to death this afternoon while trying to settle a dispute among his farmhands. Corwln employed two Indians and a family of Italians, the wife of the Italian being housekeeper. A quarrel arose between the Indians and the Ital ian, whose name la Talllano Tosellan. Toselian resented Interference and demanded his wages. Upon Corwln's refusal to comply instantly, the in furiated Italian attacked him with a stiletto. The murderer was arrested by Constable Gordon, but managed to break away and hide in a big corn field Prosecutor Berdine. Detective Hoffman. Deputy Tunison and a large posse have surrounded the field, and expect to catch the murderer before daylight. SHAW TO HEAD TRUST COMPANY. Philadelphia, Sept. 11 -Le«lie M Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury, will come to this city shortly to accept the presidency of the First Mort ise Guarantee and Trust Company, of this city. The company was organized In the aprlac of Uat SAY HE TOOK *.jno.»r>f>. Employe of Local Bankers Arrested in Buffalo. [By Tetagrmph to The Tribune. 1 Buffalo. Sept. 11. — Charged with grand larceny, the embezzlement of about $300,000 from Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne. New York bankers. Louis Lippman, alias Metzler. was arrested to-day. Lippman admits his Identity and does not deny the charge, according to the police who "sweat ed" him out at Headquarters for a couple of hours. The complete details of the transactions that occurred with the firm for whom he worked have not as yet been learned here. Speaking to a detective this afternoon, Lippman is alleged to bawa said: "The stocks were my downfall. They went wrong. I manipulated the books to show that the accounts balanced, but before I could re cover my losses* I found that I was trapped and had to get away." Detective Cassassa. of Police Headquarter* in this city, was furnished with a warrant by Magis trate Walsh. In the Tombs police court, yesterday afternoon, charging tbe Buffalo prisoner with the larceny of J151 13 on April S. and sent to tak» charge of Lippman. The police refused to say whether the warrant mentioning the specific sum of $151 13 covered peculations of any larger amount. TOLSTOY'S BIRTHDA }'. Officials Remove Prohibitions — Xo Disorders. St. Petersburg, Sept. 11.— The celebrations throughout Russia to-day in honor of the eigh tieth birthday of Count Tolstoy passed quietly. No arrests were made. On the contrary, the authorities at the last moment relaxed the se verity of thtlr orders prohibiting celebrations, and permitted the people to attend special the atrical performances of Tolstoy's plays, on the promise that political demonstrations would not be attempted. The only repressive measure of importance In St. Petersburg was the suppression of the re actionary newspaper. "Znamya," for an out rageous attack on Tolstoy. KAISER XOT IX FRAXCE. Emperor Thanks Officials, but Re mains on German Soil. Paris, Sept. 11.— Probably learning of the ad e comment which his projected visit had caused. Emperor "William to-day abandoned that part of his excursion which involved his entering on French soi! and went only as far as the cottage built for the visit of Napoleon 111, which Is one kilometre within the German side o.' the frontier. By a strange coincidence, the Secretary of State for Alsace-Lorraine, Baron Zorn de Bu lach, who Is accompanying Emperor William on h^ tour. Ik a son of the Court Chamberlain who attended Napoleon on the occasion of his visit fifty years ago. After admiring the scenery. Emperor William sent for the French district police commissary and announced that, on account of the lateness. of the hour, he had been obliged to give up the idea of crossing the frontier to Schlucht Pass, and asked that off :lal to convey his thanks t« the French government for the arrangements which he understood had been made in his be half. Th« Emperor then der "ted. He was ac companied by his sons. Prince August William and Prince Oscar. Colmar, Alsace, Sept. 11. — Emperor WiPiam made a vigorous apeech here to-day during a reception tendered him by the city. In which he assured the Alsatians that they could develop their country peacefully. "Peace will be maintained." said the Emperor, "and Alsace will be able to prosper further than she yet has done. Under the protection of the imperial German eagle and my flag her develop ments will continue and be completed, and, God willing, will never be disturbed." MR. CAXXOX'S WEALTH. Friends Say from One to Five Mill —County Assessment, $15,115. [By Telegraph to The Tribune. I Danville. II!.. Sept. 11.— In the nature of a reply to Bryan's demand that he show how he obtained his fortune and the extent of his wealth. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon gave out a statement to-day regarding his finances While he did not say what he was worth, his friends assert that th« Cannon Interests are valued at about $1,000,000. Others, however, assert that $5,000,000 would b« nearer the figure. "I do not know what Mr. Bryan said about the extent of my financial holdings," said Mr. Cannon, "as I did not read his statements in the papers. In reply to what I have been told. I will say this: " - My statement regarding Mr. Bryan's pos sible wealth was Intended as humor. I do not know what he Is worth, nor do I care. I only know that I have been told that he was worth somewhere in the neighborhood of a million. "For myself, I wish I had much more than I have. What I have is just a modest com petency for my family. The fact that I have been In public life for thirty-four years speaks for itself." Mr. Cannon came here with his brother from Tuscola. 111.. In 1858 a« a young lawyer. It waa largely through the brother, William P. Cannon, now dead, that the Cannon Interests, which ar* generally supposed to be entirely the holdings of Speaker Cannon, were made. Speaker Cannon's name appears on the records of this county and Douglass County and in Nebraska. According to the local tax books, the only real estate he owns in this county is his residence. His personal property assess ment last year follows: One cow. $40; otM watch. $25; piano. $300; diamonds and Jewelry. $350; moneys. $2,600; credits. $10,000; household and office furniture, $I.5«X>; total, $15,115. In addition. Speaker Cannon is largely Inter ested In the Danville National Bank and the Second National Bank. The former's capital stock is $100,000 and the latter's $200,000. SUN SPOTS HARMLESS TO TEE EARTH. Only Danger Interference with Wireless Telegraphy, Says Dr. Bra&hear. [By Telegraph to Th« Trfbon*.* Plttsburg. Sept. 11.— Dr. John A. Brashear. the astronomer, who has been In Canada for some time on a vacation, returned home yesterday, and studied the sun spots through his own telescopes. H# discovered a new bunch of spots. in addition to those which have already been found. •The «pot» that have been on the surface of the Bun for some time are of unusual si**." said Dr. Brashear this afternoon, "and are plainly visible to the naked eye In New York State. They presage nothing on the earth except magnetic dis turbances, and the most harm that I expect from them is that they may Interfere with wireless telegraphs'." PRICE THREE CENTS. "HITtHES AND WHITE" THE TALK AT SARATOGA. Republican Leaders Gathering at Spa—Gau9 May Get Place. [By Telegraph to Th» ""ifbu— 1 Saratoga, X. T . Sept. 11.— Charles E. Ha«fN# for Governor; Senator Horace Whit#. ot 9ji'a> cuse. for Lieutenant Governor, and May»>r Charles H.^Saus. of Albany, for Controller. !» the state ticket talked of to-night by the aktr mlshers on hand for the Republican State Con vention, which will assemble here on BfuarSas* afternoon at 3 o'clock. State Chairman Woodruff reached barn this afternoon, as did also William Barnea. Jr.. thai Albany leader. When seen to-night Chain— aa Woodruff said: "The situation la the sam# as It waa whaaj I left New York. Nothing baa hap p ana J a» change it. or to give it a new phase. The d*i*> gates are not here, and nothing absolutely de cisive will be done until the convention ■» sembles." It Is conceded that Governor Hughes win b* renomlnated on the first ballot, and there to s> possibility that his will be the only name pre sented. State Chairman Woodruff had a talM to-night with Francis Hendricks. of 3yracaaßw and William Barnes, jr.. and one of the things informally discussed was the propriety of ad vising the delegations from Onondaga and, Liv ingston to refrain from presenting the names. respectively, of Senator White and Speaker Wadsworth. The Onondaga delegates are in structed to vote for Senator White for Gov ernor, and according to present plans his nan* will be presented to the convention by Repre sentative Michael E. Driscoll. The Syracuse) delegation, headed by Mayor Alan C. Fobes, will reach here to-morrow in a special train of trol ley cars. Ray B. Smith and ex-Senator Hen* dricks opened the Syracuse headquarters In one of the couages of the United States Hotel thia) afternoon. The state committee has its usual headquar— ters. Cottage No. 1. of the United States, and the headquarters of the Albar.y delegation Is next door to It. Among those on the ground. In addition ts those already mentioned, are William BerrL Ex-Senator Frank Hiscock. Representative) Southwick. of Albany; Job & Hedges. John Hutchlnson. Senator Martin 9axe. ex-3enator Myer Nussbaum, ex-Senator Grtswold, at. Brooklyn, and Frederick E. Kllburn, former Su perintendent of Banking; Representative J. Sloat Fassett. William L. Ward, of Westchester; Frederick Greiner, of Buffalo, and George J. Smith, treasurer of the state committee. The feeling among the politicians already her* is that Senator White can have the nomination for Lieutenant Governor If he- wants it. An equally strong impression prevails that Mayor Gaus. of Albany, will land th» Controllership. Julius M. Mayer, former Attorney General, authorized John Hutchinson to tell State Chair man Woodruff that he was not a candidate for Attorney General, and did not wish to be con sidered for it. It is understood that Mr. Mayer Is out of the race. Some of the others discussed for it ar« ex-Justice G. D. B. Hasbrouck. tst Kingaton; Senator Harvey D. Hinrnan. of Bing hamton; William H. Vicary. of Lockport; Sen ator George H. Cobb. of Watertown. and ex- Judge Charles 3. Whitman, of New York. The state committee will meet to-mosrew night to arrange for the convention officers. t«« temporary and permanent chairman and * sider the platform. As already stated. Secretary Root will be the temporary and permanent chairman. It is understood that General Stew art L. Wood ford, president of the National Hughes League, will nominate Hughes. The meeting of the state committee will be brief. It is understood that the platform, as usual, will contain a ringing indorsement of the national and state administrations. Representative Fas sett probably will be chairman of the committee on resolutions. Saratoga as a town is in the doleful dumps. The season has been a financial failure. Ttf hotels have not paid expenses. In former years racing has brought a throng of spenders her* for August, and the hotel men have mad* enough in f<^ur weeks to clean up a profit for the entire year. This year there has beea ■• throng and no liberal spenders. Just wnat Is to become of th« mammoth hotels here an other year is a problem that is worrying the hotel people. The state convention is brighten ing things up a little. Kaafl of the good rooms at the United States hay* been taken for trie convention, and the old town begins to look as U did in days gone by. LEAGUE FOR HUGH Vote of Jefferson and Lexis County Organization Unanimous. [By Tet-gTaph to Th» Tribune. 1 Watertown. N. T.. Sept. 11.— a meeting at the Lincoln League, a Republican organization of a thousand members, of Jefferson and Lewis counties, resolutions were unanimously adopted to-night by a rising vote indorsing the adminis tration of Governor Charles E. Hughes and re questing the delegates from this county to sup port him for renomlnation In the state conven tion. There was a larg* attendance, and speeches dealing with the able and conscientious admin istration of Governor Hughes were made b» W. W. Kelly. Archie C. Ryder, Virgil K. Ke*. lots. X F - Breen and John H. O Brien. all prominent Republicans. Not a voice or vo*e waa raised In opposition and it is expected evary delegate from this county will support Governor Hughes. GREAT £}7TM" ; :ASX FOR GOVERSOE. First Meeting of Charles E. Hughes Eepnb lican Club. Ex -Alderman Clarence R. Freeman aroused great enthusiasm when, as chairman of the first meeting of the Charles E. Hughes Republican Club, of the 29th Assembly District, held at »th street and Mal ison avenue last night, he said: "In this district th« battle cry 'Make It unanimous for Hughes' ex presses a hop* based upon solid foundation." Darwin R. James, who could not be present, sent the following message: "My personal belief Is that our grand old Governor. Charles E. Hughes, will be elected, and that his selection assures the suc reas of the national ticket.** The meeting was punctuated almost momentarily by loud applause. Colonel Jacob Kempie. of Utica, Introduced as a personal friend of James 3. ■Her man, was vigorously applauded. * "There Is no division of sentiment among the Republicans of Central New York." he said. "They all want that man who has proved his great power, his Integrity. abtlity and real genuine aaaahead Charles B. Hughes. He stands with the people on each and every Issue that affects the people. Gam blers, touts, gtnmllls and penny politicians are lined up against the people. But the people will prevail." "There Is as great reason for the Citizens Cnloa and other civic bodies to organise for Hushes. ' said Frank Hendrtck, "as there wta ha to orsaaiM