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V* 1 - LXIX. N° 22.5r,7.
U APPEAL TO TOKIO
JAPANESE AT HONOLULU j
MAKES CHARGES.
-
olor 'Alleges Violation of Trent i
jtja hi* Fo u r Newspaper Men
arrested.
_ o<.0 <. -■ rone 14. -The situation growing out i
f the indictment by the grand Jury of the
*v»teen Naders in the strike of Japanese
L'stioa laborers took an international turn
j£diy when M. Nt*uro. of the editorial staff
-4-e'j - a local Japanese publication, who
«. titan ; "to custody when the office of that
-A-rwas raided by the authorities last Friday.
l»de formal complaint to the Japanese Foreign
G"ce at Tokio of violation of his treaty rights.
The Halation, he sets forth in his complaint.
csssste tn the search of his otter and the
tare ,-.: - his private papers and documents by
the territorial authorities without due process
of I**'
• William Henry, the territorial sheriff, admits
that the search and seizure were made by for.
„'.' arms and without search warrants or process
..- law. but contends that the papers seised con
.ti&ed evidence of criminal purpose, and that
the courts of the territory are open to Negoro
for redress if he has been damaged.
JCteCOTO was rearrested to-day with Y. Sogo.
Y. Ta-saka and K. Kawamura. of the editorial
cuffs of the Nippu' and the -Jiji" on in
dicator.'? returned by the grand jury, charging
tiea •with '"conspiring by indirect, sinister and
asJawful methods and means of intimidation,
inciting to riot and threatening violence to pro
vent ax hinder" the Honolulu. Cahu. Ewa.
"Waisiua and Kahuku plantations from tarrying
on their business.
The four newspaper men were admitted to
bail at 51 250 in each case. Pending the fur
nishing of bonds or cash bail, all four are in
jail M. Kasjsra is preparing to bring court
proceedings against the territory for $300,000
danages.
While no disturbance or disorder of any kind
has occurred here the city Is full of striking
Japanese, and the tension is so great that or
ders were issued for the full forte of police to
reira:'- at tn« police station to-night.
The only incident which threatened a dis
turbance was the chasing «'f a carrier of an
extra issued by the Japanese newspaper "Shim
po," announcing the arrest of •'•• editors. The
"Ehirnpo" from the start has strongly opposed
the strike, and among the papers seized in the
raid upon the office of the strike organs -were
letters containing throats against the life of its
editor.
Although the striker? havo returned to work
on it* Ewa and Waialu plantations, it is not
certain that they have abandoned the strike-
The papers seized by the SnerUl show that it
«-as the original- plan of the Japanese '" return
to work at intervals to earn sufficient money to
BUB*** the strike, and by this method of
vbrklng snd again striking to wear out the
planters by the uncertainty and irregularity of.
operations- .' . ■ . r*i •*
gtrikera attacked * and seriously stabbed a
Ji'pax.ese rwwanramt keep** « Kanans to-day
Vst tavinff." refused to furnish them food. Th«
p»a« a a.; *ijt and difficult of access, but the
abe^ifl tea Eta! " t<S(i thither to make an investi
gation.' At all other points on this island quiet
reigns. Jlesl at the Japanese nave returned to
work on the Ewa and Waialua plantations, and
there art full forces of strike breaker* on the
Honolulu and Oahu plantations.
It is reported from Hilo that the Japanese
there have selected a delegation to \ i?it Hono
kla '■'. jon ■-■■ formal demand on the Plant
er? Association for an increase in wages to
?! a day.
TAFT MEETS BALL TEAM
Welcome Detroit Players — Cannon
Doesn't Care for the Game.
Washington. June 14.— The Detroit baseball
tȣ3. champions O f the American League, eras
received by Prerid«:nt Taft in the East Room
cf tb« Whit* House this afternoon. Each mcm
ii * r c! the club v.as introduced to t'e President
br .Rcprejentstivf Denby, of Michigan. When
* I-"';I -"' ; Cobb. who led the segue in batting last
•season, was prc-remed to him. the Prudent
BTS.?ped the hand of the Georgian warmly, and
raid:
"I believe you ar.d I arc- fallow citizens of
ssxuau Mr -v,.-
Cobb ir.odestly replied that he was proud to
fee a citizen r .< Augusta and ■ fellow citizen or
Xr Taft.
Tfct enly diff^r^nc between us Is." responded
he President, with a broad smjle, 'that down
>*rjr« they think you are about twice as big: a
»*a as I am."
• * ? eH -i'le to Sp-aker Cannons character was
r * x * i<: to-day when he announced to the De
troit bas*-bai! players that he does not think
»'«!: of the national game. Even the enthuFl
■iHshowa by the President and the Vioe-Presi
<l * flt has not moved him to occupy a seat at the
ball park thj? spring, and h* 1 admitted to-day
«ft he daepn't care if he never s »<>s another
BSJbi
• *.'f Mw a fame once in I ttca,** said the
s> ** l'''r to Hugh -Jennings, 'he manager, and his
flayers, "because it as for charity and because
J1 a' Shern;an insisted on my poing^. The T.'tica
li *2! lost and everybody was in a bad humor.
■{■"•ing myself. although it made no difference
x * m ' which team was shea d '
CI TV HALL CLOCK TAKES A REST.
*■•* Appointments Upset When Timepiece
Halts for Sixty-eight Minutes.
,^*!* City Jfa!l clock stopped at 2:~A p. m. yes
**•'!*•.• ar< j jt)( 5 i 3 , -.. thousands who are a c
?ra!J1 '^ to end* themselves by it ■ Borough
ri **iden: Ahearn was notified and his secretary
down to the contrartor in charge of the time
7—°*- was done according to John Lar
•«■ the night custodian of City Hall, and the
7°* resume^ work am hour and eight minutes
•We it had cult.
t y* rr ' t ; - w wound. ound up e-.erv Fvjday. and it takes
2* C * :n to do *'• Th * contractor will be on hand
J?" 1 " 1 --. it la expected. ii came as a sur
'T»*_to the multitudes that daily flo.k through
£«* Ban Park and Park Row to find themselves
ur» o ,j. °' tll ., reckoning, an-1 there were many
K *NSAS FARMER SELLS WHEAT AT $130.
_ [B T'i'irrapi. to Th» Tribune. 1
c^ ay r , c " cntr r. Kan.. June U.-Warren Watts, a
ef v" 1 " 111 ' farnu-r. -oil seven thousand bushels
ai^i Saturday for HO a bushel. A few
it* fem.**° Watt* offered the Train at Jio-;, but
p fr^ 01 "* for ihf, mlilera in*er«»d to pay only
% v~* Mr - Van* looks for one of the largest
m * crops in the h'.htory of. .Ie counry.
Aj-i. 18 for its absolute purity and fragrance,
r " lr «roc«r for "Sali'la" Tea.— Advt.
To«-fnoiTf!W ,. fair.
HARRY THAW GETS WRIT.
Granted by Justice Gay nor, Return
able at White Plains Thursday.
Justice Gaynor. 1n the Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, issued yesterday
a writ of habeas corpus to Harry K. Thaw. re
turnable before Justice Mills, in the Supreme
Court. Westchester County, at a special term to
be held at White Plains on Thursday. Thar
was represented by Charles R. Morschauser, of
Pousrhkeepsie.
A few days agt>, in a decision of the Appellate
Division, a writ of habeas corpus was refused
the prisoner on an appeal from a decision of
Justice Dowling. of Manhattan. His ground
for asking for th« writ in this case was that
his commitment to Matteawan was illegal. in
asmuch as his sanity had not. been inquired
Into by a committee and jury. In sustaining
Justice Dowling. the Appellate Division held
that he might get a writ of habeas corpus to
have his sanity tested at any time.
Pnuphkeepsie. >: V.. June 14. — News reached here,
to-nisrht that a writ of habeas corpus had been
Issued to Harry K. Thaw after a clerk from the
office of Charles Iforschauser had visited the Mat
teawan asylum and served the writ on Dr. Rob
ert B. Lamb, the superintendent. Dr. Amos T.
Raker, assistant superintendent, said that no affi
davit accompanied the writ. The hospital authori
tip« and the State Lunacy Commission will doubt
less oppose the new proceedings, as they have done.
every step of Thaw's light to obtain his liberty
within the last year.
EULES FOR HER LIVING.
Suing Capitalist, Rich Wife Says
She Had to Pay Board.
twegnßrtitoTtosTrlbuse-l
Atlanta^ June 14.-Charging that he presented
to her a remarkable set of rules to gen ern their
live- the penalty for violation of any one of
th«n being one hundred kisses^ Mrs l ; n. -
N « 1 Dou*taS sued her husband. E. I,ee r>n lip la_
•-„ and capitalist, for divorce to-day She
Xeal Bank, and is worth o\er -.- ■
her husbands wealth is estimated to be $**#»■
Mrs. Douglas charges that her husband
made her pay extra for having meals sen
to her room when .sick; that he quarrelled with
her when she ate what he considered too many
potatoes: that he objected to giving servant*
anything but bread; that she had to have his
permission to have guests, and had to pay their
expenses: that she had to pay board; that he
refused to buy theatre tickets, but wont when
she bought them: that he aways searched out
with "miserly care" such little items as shoe
shines, and that when she was sick and needed
a heavier coat he refused to give her her own
money with whl h to buy one.
When they went to hotels she says her hus
band refused to tip waiters and porters, and
she had to perform this service. She alleges
that her health has been completely broken
down by this treatment.
Bl I, LET ENDS RE A DING.
Boy Shoots Chum by Accidcni While
Listening to Dime Novel.
While Frank Steinberg, seventeen years o'.d.
a student hi the. Do Witt Clinton High School.
was reading aloud from a dime t>o\<--i in the
room of his chum. William Williams, on the
top floor of No. 247 West 3."> th street, last even-
Ing, Williams flourished a revolver. One of the
cartridges exploded and th* bullet entered
Steinberg's abdomen. Williams left the house.
and could not be found when a search was
made for him.,
Detectives passing along West o."ith street noon
after the shooting saw a crowd near the house
in which Williams lives with his aunt. Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham, and entering found young-
Steinberg in an unconscious state, bleeding from
the wound. He was removed to the New York
Hospital and immediately placed on the operat
ing table, but the surgeons fear he will not re
cover. His parents, who live at No. 368 West
44th street, were informed and % hurried to the
hospital.
Ulysses Horelli, fourteen years old. of No. 24.">
We.st .S.^tb street, was in th»» room at the time
of the Fhooting. He told the detectives that
young "Williams thought th* revolver could not
be made to explode. He said the boy tc!d him
he was going to escape by secreting himself In
Centra] Park-
HOTTEST DAY THIS YEAR.
Cool Wave Coming On from Chicago
— Heat Claims Victims.
Mr. June Weather, of Manhattan, who for ih"
is." two weeks baa been travelling about the city
in disguise, threw off his mask yesterday and
showed a real ruddy and beaming summer far*.
When the fog lifted in the forenoon 'he baseball
"fans" who had been expecting rain looked upward
at the burning sph*ie and said. "On. yon kid!"
They would gladly have saM the sam« thing out
in f'hlcago if the weather had been generous
enough to permit a game, but, according: to re
ports from the Lake City, the rime was called off
because of th* cold.
The same cold wave that stopped tii» Chicago
(tamp, accordine to weather reports, is rushing
eastward at high speed and is due at the Grand
Central Station at 6:03 o'clock this morning-. Late
meteorological bulletins received here announced
that the cold snap in several sections had passed
through Toledo and Cleveland without stopping.
and if it doesn't stop the game here to-day It will
be chilly for the bleacherites at American League
Park.
Five prostrations were reported yesterday from
heat, and one victim barely escaped with his life.
He was James Adams, a clerk, of No. 544 West
Kith street. Adams went to the pier at 61s=t street
and the North River at 4:30 p. m. to get cool and.
while sitting on the stringpiece.. was overcome and
fell into the river. The shock of the cold water
partly revived him. He was hauled back to the
pier by William Keatherson. of No. 632 West 49th
street, who was standing close by.
There was little difference in the average tem
perature of yesterday and that of the correspond
ing day of last year. The humidity, which regis
tered 91 per cent at 8 a. m.. dropped to 59 at 1
p. m. and later to 50. The highest temperature
recorded yesterday was M degrees; the lowest, €1.
FIVE PROSTRATIONS IN BOSTON.
Heat Greater There than in Any Place Outside
Southern States.
Bosun. June 14.— Five prostrations because of
the excessive heat were reported from the various
hospitals to-night, at the close of the most sultry
and uncomfortably day of the year.
The mercury climbed to 86 degrees and to-night
was a* high as 7*. •
With the exception of places in the Southern
states. Boston was the hottest city In the country.
DEWEVS CLARET & SAUTERNE PUNCH.
Ready to serve at all social events.
H T Dswey * Sons Co.. 13S Pulton St.. New York.
—Advt.
NEW-YORK, TUESDAY. JUNE 15, 1909.-TWELVE PAGES.
PRIZE HORSE A SUICIDE
PENNY PLUNGES OFF PIER
TO HIS DEATH.
Terrified hjf Auto He Stampedes
Harlem Street Crowds in Wild
Dash to River.
More than a score of persons narrowly escaped
being run over yesterday, when I large bay
horse attached to a delivery wagon was fright
ened by an automobile at Lenox avenue and
121 st street and ran through 120 th street to the
Harlem River, where he plunged into the water.
Policemen from the harbor squad worked for
more than an hour with block and tackle before
they succeeded in raising the horse and wagon.
The animal had been dead for many minutes
when brought to the surface.
The horse was a splendid animal, and last year
at the horse show in Madison Square Garden
had won the blue ribbon for the delivery horse
clasp. He was valued by his owners at $500, and
was known as Penny.
Penny was being driven by Harry Daniel?, of
No. ::<7 West Mist street, and at i.Mst street
and Lenox avenue the dri\er brought the ani-
ma] to a stop, while his helper, Petei Donnelly,
was delivering parcels In a nearby house. T)an
icis was busy sorting parcels in the rear of the.
wagon and the reins were hanging loose. At
this moment an automobile proceed ng north
ward up the avenue blew its siren viitli great
n->is(» and the horse became terrifl" i. Before
Daniels could regain control of the rrins penny.
with eyes dilating and ears laid flat lack, on his
head, took the bit In his teeth and made a. mad
dash down the avenue. The jar of the sudden
start thr^w Daniels back among the packages.
and by the time he r".-^- t'i his feet tho mad
dened horse was galloping madly across the
KNOCKS DOWN A CONTRAtrTOR
At 12"th street the animal turned r.ist. Hslf
way down the Mo ( -k the now th"T"ut! ly terrified
Penny knocked down Isaac Mautner, a con
- r, of No .".41 West l«3d street, h raring him
painfully, still the hor» a, and the
pta of Daniela to • -limb out on the shafts
of the wagron and thus catch th< . ; reins
only added to hia terror Seeing that he could
do nothing from his position, ami In imminent
danger of being dangeroualy Injured or killed.
the driver decided to le !h<- leap
and landed In the m-
Running ahead. Daniels, taking desperate
chances, threw himself at the horse's bead In
an attempt to grab the bridle. Penny enly shook
his head and slipped the bridle, and then the
driver tried t>. get a grip on his nose anil choke
the trembling animal Into submission. Ordi
narily the man would have been successful with
this powerful grip, which would have shut off
the horse's breathing, hut Penny whs like a mad
creature and nothing could stop his onward rush.
With a mighty heave Penny threw Daniels with
frightful force to the street and r«in on with
increased .■•■' d.
When Us* fleeing horse ami rot king wagon
reached Lexington avenue a gr<. of school
rt?Jl<!r»rt, Just cumin? from school, wsre crossing
the street. The appearance of the frightened
horse and the wagon, rwaying from side to side,
caused item to become panlcstrlcken, and their
screams of terror •;.!•-■ i to the din. It was then
than .Sergeant Donnelly, of the Bast 126 th street
station, took a band in the proceed rigs. Don
nelly had been standing on the corner waiting
for a car. and as Penny got within reaching dis
tance, he made a leap from the curb and clutched
>:■••• at the rae'a neck. He la a heavy
man, and f n r the moment his weight stayed th«
rush of Penny, but the great bay tossed the
stalwart sergeant off to one side.
RUNS INTO PEDESTRIANS.
reaching Third avenue, Penny ran head
long Into a crowd of pedestrians, and just
scraped the rear of an Amsterdam avenue trolley
car. All along the street, which is hi the centre
of Little Italy." frantic mothers picked up their
children and retreated to places of safety, and
the who!" population ned in cries of alarm
By this time the reins hid become entangled
in Penny's feet and somewhat Impeded his
proer^ss. He lunged at the body Of the wagon
with vicious kicks, evidently regarding it as a
pursuing enemy.
At 120 th Street an.) the lianr | fl the
Department of Charities pier and the Harlem
morgu^. Strajght for the pier rushed the horse,
and amid the din of crying children and the
blowing of police whistles Penny mjde ins last
sprint.
Pitting on the pier was Mrs Rom Maral* and
her three little children. She saw th«* horse,
and cried to the little, ones to come to her, but
they could not understand. and simply stood
and laughed at their impending danger. At this
moment John Moran, an employe on the pier,
heard the clattering and saw «h» onrushing
horse. He quickly closed the heavy wooden
gate? to the pier. Penny never filtered, but
dashed straight at the gates with undimlnished
speed. They fell before his onslaught like thin
reeds, and on to the pier he thundered. The
sight of the water seemed to hay« no terrors
for him. and he leaped with a final plunge into
the Harlem River. Horse and wagon disap
peared beneath the. surface and all was still.
Sergeant Donnelly, who had followed the run
away to the end. ran into the Harbor Squad sta
tion and informed Lieutenant sfcKaen, on the
desk. McKeen and five men hastily leaped into
the police launch, and with a block and tackle
worked for almost two hours before they could
bring Penny and the wagon to the. surface..
When the body of Penny was laid out on the,
department grounds the. gleam of terror was
still in his eyes, and his great body was still
warm with the exertion of his last -ace.
MASSACHUSETTS RATES GO UP.
Telegraph Messages from Outside the State,
However, Will Not Be Increased in Price.
Boston, June 'With the approval by Governor
Draper to-day of a. bill requiring that the time
of sending and receipt shall appear in each mes
sage sent and received In Massachusetts, the two
telegraph companies announced that the additional
words and figures required will be counted as
part of each message. The bill was fought a.
every stage In the Legislature.
Colonel Robert C. Clowry. president and general
manager of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, said last night, when Informed of Governor
Draper's action, that the provisions of the bill
approved by him applied only to messages trans
mitted within the boundaries of the State of Mas
sachusetts, and would have no effect upon those
sent between Massachusetts and other states.
The company would be forced to charge for the
additional words and figures required, said Colonel
dowry, but this would not interfere with the pres
ent rates on messages from New York to points
In Massachusetts, the latter constituting inter
state business, and as such being entirely outside
the province of the bilL
ARMS FOR VENEZUELANS
SUSPECTED FILIBUSTERS
BLOCKADED.
Cutters Watch the Namticoke nnd the
Despatch- Rifles Shipped from
New York.
Norfolk. Va . June 14. — Packed in piano boxes
and ready for shipment, .i quantity r 'f rifle? and
ammunition* believed to be destined f.'>r Venes
ueian revolutionists, was .■ inklin,
day.
Th« rifles .ir^ said to be a part of a consign
ment of 15.0Q0 Mauser weapons shipped from
v.-,rk t.i st Louis and back to Franklin.
billed as pianos, nnd packed to weather the trip
to South America The suspected filibustering
r Nanticoke was lying near Franklin, an-:
in the backwater below the steamer was her
consort the tug Despatch.
Th< revenue cutter Pamlico ,<: blockading the
two suspected vessels, and it is not bel
that either could pass her even in the darkness.
Orders have been issued from Washington to
seize the vessels In ■ d uu an -
N: tfcoke la not built for deep sea navi
gation, but the Despatch could navigate far
• c officers in charge of the situ
ation believe that the plan of the fllibustera waa
to transport the arms to another steamer at sea.
The Nanticoke Is apparently loaded with noth
,t coal, but to-day --he lay hisrh in the
water Neither vessel ha? been taken in cus
tody by the government, but United states
marshals are holding themselves in readiness
to take charge of the vessels.
The Mauser rifles and ammunition, it Is said.
shipped first from Belgtatn to New Tork.
and several days ago 'he- rumored plot to send
them West and from there back to the south
Atlani r shipment to the revolutionists
was reported al Washington, and orders srew
sent out to watch ff r 'r SUB] if*-
The collectors of a!! aotttfa Atlantic port? hav
w-en ordered to prevent the Ksnticoke and the
tui; Despatch from .i.-arms;.
[By Tflepraph to Th? Tribune]
Suffolk. Va.. Jur.r 14 -Provisioned, coaled and
with her crew aboard ready for the sailing orders
which ...... evening from New York", th*
steamer Nanticoke rests peacefully to-night at
Franklin. Va.. where she has lain for boom days
while two revenue cutters, the Seminole and the
Pamlico. have been searching the coasts of Albe
mar> Sound and it* estuarifs for traces of the
alloßcil filibustering craft.
John A. PretlOW, president and general manager
of ihe Albemarlt Steam Navigation Company, for
mer owners of the Nanticoke. ho conducted the
negotiations leading to her sa'.e to the Venezuelan
government and who in a way is acting as inter
mediary, having present charge of the .'hip. this
aftrrnoon received a dispatch from New York
directing that the craft sail on Wednesday.
President Pr^tlow saya t«e ship's full crew- of
seventeen. underOaptain Jajii'sTidmarsh. la on board
and that she will weigh anchor Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. Pretlow was rot disposed to disclose the
nature of the cargo, but said the Nanticoke carries
sufficient provisions and .xoal for a long voyage.
H- ilm HiiaS* to.dtvuigc |ba rout!-, Stu would take.
but said her ultimate destination »a.- the. Orinoco
niv»r. South America. The sale of the Nanticoke
was made on April 1. partly through Kate.s 4 Co..
brokers, of New York. The principal negotiations
were carried on. It Is reported, by Senor Arrielz,
n-fin saiil h* was the personal representative of
President ■ rnez.
CRAZED GIRL ESCAPES.
L<>st in Greenwich Fields and Whole
Town Joins in Search.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune 1
Greenwich, Conn.. June 14 — Five hundred
townsfolk and visitors are searching for a girl
of fifteen who escaped about 9 o'clock night
from Greenwich Hospital and la wandering de
naented in the fields, clad only in a nightdress.
At the time of her escape the reception for the
graduates of the local high school and a fash
ionable lawn Ktf were going on. The merry
makers gave up their evening's entertainment
and joined in the hunt.
Men In evening dress ajnd women in summery
govxn? are scouring the «ood?. scrambling over
rocks and lumping brooks in the qcjsst. a
U rstorm la coming up. and the result if the
girl ia exposed to severe weather is dreaded.
Th^ ! ospital authoritias maintain secrecy, and
have nol given the girls name even to the po-
It is said that her last name is Ooser and
that she is th^ daughter "f a wealthy family
which Is making Its home In the wes;em part
Of tOW i!
She was taken to the hospital this morning.
■ing from a nervoua affection After reach
ing the hospital she grew worse, and eaped from
en window unobserved by the attendants.
NON INFLAMMABLE PICTURE FILMS.
New Process Said To Have Produced a Safe
Moving Picture Material.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune i
Rochester. June 14.— The discovery of a secret
process for the manufacture of non-inflammable
film" for moving Picture machines was announced
to-day by the Eastman Kodak Company.. Should
these films possess the. qualities claimed for them
th« thousands of moving picture shows throughout
the. country will b« comparatively safe from ex
plosions and fires.
A demonstration of the process for making I M
new film was given here to-day. The film Is put
t} rough several baths, filters and mixers, and an
Intricate mechanical apparatus is required for its
manufa
NAVY YARD LUNCHROOM OPENS
Five Hundred Men Patronize Restaurant
Where Meals Are Served at Reduced Rates.
The navy yard lunchroom was opened yesterday,
under the auspices of tlv welfare department of
the National Civic Federation. There were five hun
dred men served at tables aceommodatinc fear
each. The nooularttv of a mechanic's lunchroom,
in which Miss Anne Morgan was the moving spirit,
•was proved by the expressions of pleasure over the
quality of the food, the cheap prices, opportunity
to smoke and also to enjoy Ting a portion of the
hour the current literature spread about the room.
The entertainment of the men was added to by
classic and popular selections on the phonograph.
The prices charged for the food were:
Five cents each for souos and for meats with
vegetables, bread being served with both, and 5
cents for desserts, including Dies and puddings, as
well as 5 cents eaoh for coffee, tea and milk.
ROADS SPENT 530.000.000 SINCE JAN. 1.
Aggregate Orders for Steel Equipment—
Pending Contract for 6.000 Cars.
[By Tei*jrraph to The Tribune ]
Fittsburg. June 14.— T?ie steel car making shops
of the Pittsburgh district received an Inquiry to-day
for the best rates on six thousand cars, to be used
on Western railroads, and it is promised that the
orders will be placed next week.
Tliis brings out the information that the rail
roads of the country have spent J3O.(X».r«X> since
January 1 for new car equipment. The additional
orders to be i laced will run it up to JSS.rw.OOO.
The average cost of steel cars has been $1,000.
TIN WORKERS TO STRIKE.
Vote to Walk Out in All Plants on
Night of June 30.
[By Telegraph to The THBSBM I
Pittsburg. June 14. 1t was decided to-night
that the ten thousand union tin workers of the
United States Steel Corporation mills shouli
walk out on the night of June 30
The American Sheet and Tin Plate Company,
a corporation concern, has announced that it
will not treat with the union after June 30.
The decision to strike was reached at a meet
ing of the workmen to-night, but the forma'
notice will not be given until to-morrow, when
the meeting will be resumed. Th»re were pres
ent to-day members of the national executive
board of the Amalgamated Association and three
members from each of the thirteen lodges af
fected by the company's recent notice
DR. SPEER FATALLY HURT
Former New York Pa*tor in Mis
souri Streetcar ColHmm.
Webb City. Mo. June 14 -The Re* Dr. James
H Speer. formerly of New York City, was fa
tally hurt here to-day in a colttsSOa of tWO
streetcars with an automobile in which he was
riding. He came to Web' I I fill a local
pulpit yesterday.
The Rev pr James H. .-peer was until re
cently pastor of the First Union Presbyterian
Church, at Lexington avenue and 88th street,
this city. Last month he cave up his charge
here and went West «>n account of the illness of
his wife, forwarding his address t.. the stated
clerk of the New York Presbytery at N< 101
East Poplar street, Olatbe, X.m.
B RITA IX AIDS AMERICA.
Government Plans to Meet Chinese
Loan Contention.
London. June 14— Great Britain hi most de
sirous that an amicable arrangement be made
between British and American financiers regard
ing the loan of JiT.?.'"""'/" 1 "' to finance the H
& Sze-Chuen Railroad, in China. With this end
In view t: ■• has requested the
memorandum which has been forwarded con
taining the American views on this matter. This
document will be submitted to the banking in
stitutions Interested, and it will be sof
behalf of America that, a? this i'-an hi only for
part r 'f the railroad lino, an agreement
be reached to provioV : >' f " r
the wh Unerica receiving '.ier -
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE.
Burglar Bungled and Txenty-si.v
Nurses Set Upon Him.
[By T<»li»sr*pJi to The Tribune!
Plttsburg, June -A burglar climbed into
the sleeping apartments of the nurses of the
Allegheny General Hospital early this morning.
and if ever there was a burglar who was sorry
for himself it must '.lave been this one.
He bungled sadly in his burgling, knocking
over an alarm clock, which set up a racket,
awakening twenty-six young women, who did
not wait to send their ■ isiting cards, but
"mixed* with the burglar at once. As soon as
*c could get a chance the latter Jumped from
the second story window, with a dozen hands
reaching for him. Incidentally he left one
sleeve and both tails of hi? coat hi these bands.
TWO KILLED IN FEI'D.
Sons of Mississippi Court Official
and Another Man Wounded.
(By Te lecriph to The Tribu-e i
Natchez, Miss.. June 14. — Dr. A. M Newman,
chancery clerk of Franklin County, recently ac
quitted of killing Cornelius Prichard on April 26.
was shot down in his buggy in Meadville this
afternoon. Silas Reynold?, a young man who
was near the vehicle, was also killed. Three
men. two Of them Newman's sons, were injured.
The shooting is the outgrowth of the Xew
man-Prichard feud, which has continued in
Franklin County for some years. After th» ac
quittal of Newman and th« release of his two
sons on light bonds feeling ran high. To-day, as
Dr. Newman was riding pp 3-'3 -' the Butler Build
ing, a two story structure, a volley of shots was
fired at him from persons in the building: Dr.
Newman was killed outright. His two sons.
Ernest and Lenox, ran to hi? assistance and
were wounded, the latter receiving what is be
lieved to be a fatal wound.
Herbert Applewhite, a lawyer, was in range
and was shot in the leg. He was one of the by
standers who was wounded when Prichard was
killed A man named Boyd. who wa* a witness
against Newman, is suspected of having been in
volved in the killing to-day.
Company H. 3d Regiment. If. N. •;. of Brook
haven, was ordered to Meadville and arrived at
5 o'clock. District Attorney Wall accompanied
the troops. Colonel Baker and two companies
from Natchez were ordered to go to the areas,
but the order was countermanded as they were
boarding a special train.
SEIZE STATE CAPITOL.
Arkansas Governor Breaks Dozen
Door Locked by Contractor.
Little Rock. Ark., June Governor Dona*hey
and two members of the state commission formally
took possession of the uncompleted State Capitol
to-day, after breaking through a door which had
been locked by the contractors. Caldwell & Drake,
/of Columbus. Ind.. whom the Legislature ordered
discharged. The Governor left structural engineers
in charge of the building. To-night George W.
Caldwell. of Caldwell & Drake, declared that his
firm still had possession of the building.
The new Capitol, which has cost nearly BA'O.'W*
already. which engineers say is only about half
completed, has been the bone of political conten,
tion in Arkansas for years.
GOVERNOR HUGHES S FATHER ILL.
Attack of Dizziness and Numbness No* So
Serious as at First Feared.
[By Telegraph tn The Tribune ]
Passaic. N. J.. June 14.— The Rev Dr. D. C.
Hughes, father of Governor Hughes of New Turk,
who yesterday preached twice at the President
Street Baptist Chapel, was taken 111 at the Lex
ington House her* this morning.
Dr. Hughes arose as well as ever and had a
hearty breakrast. Soon afterward he became dizzy
and was unable to stand. He also suffered from
numbness, which attacked his left side. County
Physician Robert R- Armstrong was summoned.
An examination proved the case was not serious,
snd Dr. Armstrong said this afternoon that his
patient would be able to go home in a, day or two.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
WAIVE TIME LIMIT
OS CORPORATION TAX
SENATE LEADERS MAKE
CONCESSION -
One to President and One to Advo»
eaten of Income Tax—(institu
tional Amendment Proposed.
[From Th» Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. June 14.— The Senate leader*
have made another concession to the President,
and have agreed to waive the time limit they
had determined to attach to Mr. Taft's proposi
tion to impose a 2 per cent tax on the net earn
ings of corporations. As a concession to th»
advocates of the income tax. they will also era
body In their amendment a provision for a con
stitutional amendment authorizing Congress to
impose a tax on individual incomes. Such an
amendment will require the approval of three
fourths of the states before it can become effec
tive. Of course, the Republican leaders. Includ
ing the President, do not believe that such ap
proval will be given by so large a majority of '
the states.
Early in the day Mr. Aldrich undertook a
personal canvass to ascertain the prospect of
obtaining ■ majority vote for the corporation
tax which it is purposed to report from the
Finance Committee. He found that if the col
lection of such a tax were limited to two years
and the amendment failed to make provision
for the proposed constitutional amendment, it
would be impossible t-j obtain its adoption ia
preference to the income tax amendment of
Messrs. Cummins and Bailey. After further
consultation With the President he determined
to waive the two-year limitation, ami ha also
finally decided to add the constitutional amend
ment provision to the Finance Committee
amendment. Having readied this decision hs
repeated his canvass and satisfied himself that
such an amendment would be adopted in pref
erence to the Cummins-Bailey proposition. It
is now estimated that, instead of being thre«
votes short, the leaders will have at least three
more than a majority.
THOUGHT OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.
The President, at the suggestion of the Re
publican leaders, is urging the adoption of his
proposition on individual members of the Sea
ate, and has won a number of converts to ths
plan which, because of the federal supervision
of corporate transactions It entails, appeals
strongly to mar of the men who have been
known as "Insurgents." The President stands
ready, should there be any change of sentiment,
to send a special message to Congress urging
the adoption of the tax on the net earnings of
the corporations, but the friends of the plan
now predict that no such step will be necessary.
It is learned that the President had purposed
to include in his annual message an earnest rec
ommendation for a system of federal super-
Msior of the transactions of corporations, nota
bly their issues of stocks and bonds, together
with a small revenue tax on their profits; and,
furthermore, that he had purposed to urg* Sen- „
ator Aldrich either to embody these provisions
In the financial bill to be reported from the
Monetary Commission next winter, or at least
to press the two measures as co-ordinate legis
lation, to stand or fall together. The situation '
caused la the Senate by the strength of the in-,
come tax movement, therefore, impressed him
as the psychological moment SB urge that fed
oral supervision of the transactions of the cor
porations which he deems essential, and also to
do so by imposing an excise tax on their net
earnings.
The leaders nw speak with the utmost con
fidence of their ability to add the Taft proposi
tion to Iks tariff bill. While heretofore thay
have expressed the belief that they would be
able to obtain its adoption, they have not said
so with the apparent conviction which now
characterizes their predictions. They also ex
press the conviction that as a result of ■ m in
fluence of the President they will encounter no
difficulty in inducing the conferrees of th#
House to recede from their tax on inheritances
and to adopt the tax on the 'net earnings of
corporations in lieu thereof. Even those Repub
lican wh^el horses of the organization who hav
been seriously opposed t-> the rail proposition
give indications of willingness to support- It
when Mr. Aldrich tflis them it la a case Of
taking the Taft proposition or getting a tax on
individual income?.
MR. TAFT'S SKILFUL TACTICS.
Pome of the members of the Senate are frank
to say that they are beginning to appreciate
that they have in the White House a politician
of more than ordinary ability, possibly of no
less determination ami skill than Mr. Roose
velt. They say that Mr. Taft has handled this
subject with masterly ability; that while he has
given no encouragement to the "insurgents" he
has put r.o obstacle in their war; that he has
avoided incurring any criticism of the press
that he was exceeding his constitutional prerog
atives, while his attitude has encouraged th»
press to criticise the Senate tariff bill a3 pro
ducing too little revenue. Biding his time. the
President ha 3 waited until the Senate leaders
were obliged to go to him for assistance SB de
feat the income tax. and he has adroitly guided
them Into a position where their only recourse
la to enact a substitute which is only in a de
gree less objectionable to many of them than
the Cummins- proposition.
Altogether, many Senators say that Mr. Tsft
has demonstrated a skill In the game of eco
nomic politics which has raised him to a com
manding position In their opinion. Some of
them are now wondering how far he will play
an equally skilful game in obtaining the enact
ment of other measures for which he is under
stood to stand, and several predict that the
present President of the United States will
prove as successful in obtaining legislation from
Congress as was his predecessor— possibly even
more so.
ILLUMINATION IN SUBWAY.
Short Circuit During Rush Hoar Frightens)
Returning Shoppers.
During the rush hour, close upon « o'clock yes
terday evening, not a little excitement was caused
in the subway, at the 103 d street station, by a short
circuit under one of the cars of a northbound «■•
press The train was crowded with men wad
women, and many of them became frantic as th«
brilliant flashes of the electric current ascended
from beneath the car and the tube besaa to SB
with the fumes of burning Insulation. The pas
sengers rushed out of the car, treading on one an
other's heels in their haste, and many of t--.»
women screaming.
The subway employes quickly telephoned word
of the short circuit to officials at 9Sth street, who
shut off the current on the section of track en
which the train stood and made It po— • to
"cut out" the motors under the ear where ths
trouble was. Then the train proceeded on its
way. having lost only about five minutes. Tb* •
damage was reported a* slight.