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rORD TRIAL CLOSES
t WOMAN ARRAIGNED.
"Prominent Witnesses Muting,
Case Ends Suddenly.
" ; Cincinnati. Feb. 4.— The trial of Mr?.
< r STl nt» Stewart Ford, charged frith
■ blackmailing Charles L. "VVarriner. d-
- fsultir.p local treasurer of the Bis Four
Hallway, practically closed to-day.
'"" The state concluded its caae with a bitter
arraignment of Mrs. Ford. The defence
"did "'not. attempt a vindication of Mrs.
Ford's moral rhwwer and contented
'"Itself with an attack upon Warriner »nd
". F.dpaf S. Cooke. tn» two other prtactna]
* Rsjokb in the IMMtt Bootlace.
* The defendant's attorneys will conclude
their plea for her acquittal to-morrow and
r 'the eg!" Tv-ill probably go to the jury late
/in the day.
* Only two •witnesses were examined to
-day by the Kt^ic— lda Brockway and Mrs,
Annie K. Jtckson. a ne^ro dressmaker.
witnesses svere put on the stand "by
" the <->£*nv-e.n v -e. It summoned four railway
officials, rrat only two of these. 1.. J. Hack
ney*, general counsel, who is supposed
It hold* "Warriner's confession, and P
:_'.4l Hewitt, former auditor, were sab
"pjenfisSL Yon" appeared, and the defence
* •waived its right to compel their attend
*'»nce. Frank B. Comstock. "Warriner's
* predecessor as local treasurer, and M. G.
j* Korton, former paymaster, were the other
" two summoned.
The trial ended abruptly. After the ad
* mfsFTcn of certain letters of Mrs. Ford had
been refused the prosecution announced
that It rested Its case. The. defence.
■ •when the names of its four witnesses
T:sd been called and remained unanswered.
»Iso Tested.
To the disappointment of the spectators.
! th« testimony c* Mrs. Brockway. a former
"friend c? Mrs. Ford, failed to develop the
■anaatiana] Incidents that iia<3 been ex
x^-re.l She was m Boarded In her replies
-■-■,• th* Prosecutinc Attorney could get
little, satisfaction from her evidence and
th* defence refused to cross-examine her.
> ~2>lrs- Jackson, the colored dressmaker
■who had'-w-Hen letters for Mrs. Ford in
\WI. -was the. other witness for the state.
'Sustained objections to the admission of
-letters Identified by her nullified her di
'x«cr testimony. On cross-examination, how
• ever, the defence brought out that Mrs.
?T*ord had told the witness she did not
know "that Kdear B. Cooke. was married
"vhen She first became Intimate with him.
' . Drawing a vivid picture of Mrs. Ford as
•» -woman whose whole life, had been spent
In. ■preySTK upon men, Mr. < ash, for the
Ftate, renewed the details of the woman's
career in his arirument this afternoon. He
ppek© of the mass of letters which had
"be*n introduced in evidence written by
Hra. Ford and by Cook", and which, he
itclareil, would not be read hi public.
* -Asserting thai ruined homes and shat
tered live!* had followed the woman wh"r
'-rver'she went. he. demanded that the Jury
«*onvict her, fo thattb- community might
ha - Fpared the evil influence which she
gelded. For an hour and a half he con
• tlaued his arraignment, and 1 en closed the
-"cawfofth* prosecution.
PREACHER HITS PROHIBITION.
}Ie Is Also a Member of the Bartenders'
"Union— Converted.
BV-X/Ouis. Feb. 4.— At tVio dosfssj session
|*>f ■■ c .-.-■.-•■-■-. of th« Model Incense
■ I/ejiirue here. this afternoon, the Rev. Wal
lace -- Short, of Kansas City, who Is al=o
ji m«nb*r of the Bartenders' Union, de
■riounced prohibition a? -unkind, unlawful
*i"id un-Cbristian,".
The conversion of Samuel L Shank,
Sjay.or -- Indianapolis. to the model license
k Vlprtrinw from his theories. of .Inch license
ft uaf. arjioyn^d this afternoon. .. Mayor
* f=Lank had "prepared an address up?* Web.
license, as a polution of the saloon problem.
Ibuj when called on announced he had been
converted to the theory of the league.
•vrh?n I cet back to Indianapolis I shall
actively advoeat" in?, passage of an ordi
nance permitting the issuance of F^if-re
newing 1 licenses, providing for their perma
nent cancellation upon second conviction
of violation of restrictory ordinance;?, local
or otherwise,"* he said.
GRANGE CONVENTION ENDS.
Governor Hughes 's Direct Primary Leg
islation Indorsed.
. .Wat*rtown. N. T.. Frb. 4.— The thirty
■am. til annual convention off the New
York' Ftate Grance adjourned sine die to
day afer favoring the present system of
Indirect taxation, '' c repeal of the present
recording tax law on mortgages and a law
making the tax annual; a commission to
se:;«-ve the concerted population off New
-„ City, -.'<: primary legislation as
recprnmended by <»overnor Hughes and a
riat* ■ health bureau.
The grance! acted unfavorably on the
ir.atK-r of exempting trance halls from
taxation. The wlectkji of the. next con
vention place vas left to the executive
conUßlWeeJ R. A. Pearson. State Commis
faonor of Agriculture., attended to-day's
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CAPE'S TESTIMONY
CRITICISM OF LINE.
Makes Charges of Incompe
tence and Extravagance.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. Feb. 4.— Chief Constructor
Capua, before the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, submitted testimony which
on Its face indicated era.V« incompetence
on the part of the line officers charged
with staff duties. He "submitted fipures
to dhow that th*» estimates on repair work
made by line officers were seriously in
accurate, and he soupht to eftablish the.
proposition that the use of line officers for
f=uch work was extravagant, because of the
greater number required. ;'-."'.' ,-'.'
Taking up the memorandum prepared for
Secretary Meyer by Chief Engineer Cone,
the chief constructor cited the case of re
pairs to the "West Virginia, which the chief
engineer alleged to have cost $10,3.V>, while
identical work on the Tennessee cost $o,.v>>.
Mr. rarr 1 * testified that MM was the es
timate made by a line officer, but that the
actual cost of the work as performed by
the constructors was 13,180. Throughout
the statement of Mr. Cone Mr. Capps found
similar discrepancies.
The chief constructor argued that the
ultimate and proper goal of every line
officer was command afloat, and therefore
it was unreasonable to expect the highest
degree of efficiency in construction and re
pair work from line officers. He. main
tained that such work could reasonably be
expected only from those staff officers who
had chosen mechanics as the profession
for which they felt themselves peculiarly
fitted. He further maintained that the
short tenure of line officer? in command
of navy yards militated against their effi
ciency, faying:
It is my earnest belief that the greatest
efficiency in mechanical work at dockyards
cannot be attained when the commandant
or captain of the. yard is the de facto
manager, and my reason, in brief, is= this:
The commandant and the captain of the
yard are officers of the line: they wilt
have reached the grade of commander or
captain or admiral before being assigned
to those duties; they will have reached
grades in which the duty most in line with
their profession, the duty which will en
able them to attain the goal for which
they have been working ever since they
entered the service, is not ashore, but
afloat. They may be. and undoubtedly
are, in a majority of instances men of the
highest capacity, finest training and large
experience in their own particular pro
fession; but their duty at navy yards. if
we may judge by the past— and the past i»
one of the best criterions In succ matters
—is limited, and they are almost neces
sarily simply biding their time until an ex
cellent opportunity arises to command a
vessel or a division of a fleet. My reason
for this belief is that the. line officer who
takes special pride in his. profession would
ordinarily much prefer to b» at pea thun
to be on shore in any capacity, and this
belief is also based upon my personal
knowledge of officers of The line of ih«
raw and by the actual record of service
at navy yards of officers who have served
in the capacity of commandants and cap
tains of the yard.
MANY OFFICERS AT YARDS.
During th« six years and more that I
have been chief constructor of th*- navy,
there have been at the navy yard. Ports
mouth. X. 11.. five commandants and
seven, captains of the yard: at the navy
yard. Boston, Mass.. live oommandants and
seven ca plains of the yard; at the navy
yard. New York, four commandants and
six captains of the yard; at the, navy yard,
Philadelphia, five commandants and eight
captains of the yard; at the navy yard,
Norfolk, four commandants and four cap
tains of the yard; at the navy yard. Mare
Island, three commandants and five cap
tains of the yard; at the navy yard.
Bremerton, three commandants and four
•^jMains of the yard. Tn other words, in a
little more than six year?, in the s^ven
principal navy yards of this country there
have- been twenty-nine commandants and
forty-one captains of the yard.
Brevity in service of that character, if it
is confined to the general military ad
ministration of the yard, may not be very
detrimental, but brevity of service, when
it • mearw that you are the active manager
of k large industrial establishment, with
thousands of civilians under your control,
must necessarily decrease efficiency.
PREFERS NEWBERRY ' SYSTEM.
In reply to a question from the chairman
as to whether the present organization re
quires a greater number of officers than
did the dewberry system. Chief Con
structor Capps said:
The present organization must neces
sarily Mature more officers than the or
jranization recently existing, because a
very large part of the duties formerly per
formed by the naval constructors are now
performed b>' another department. Per
haps the best answer I <-ou!d give to the
question would be to take one of the navy
yards whose performance of work under
the Newberry scheme has beon referred
to as very satisfactory. I refer to the
navy yard at Norfolk.
The officers in the manufacturing de
partment prior to July 7. ISBB, were a total
of sixteen. On January l, 1910. the total
force was twenty-five in number. They
were iv charge of the same work that
had formerly been performed by the six
teen.
It ie undoubtedly true that greater effi
ciency would have been obtained under the
Xewberry system by having a few of
ficers for strictly engtaieering duty, but «
very large part of the. duty now performed
in the engineering department of that yard
Is duty for which the constructor was not
only trained nut duty which lie had actual
ly "been performing for many years, with
entire satisfaction, while the officers who
are now performing- that duty are, in some
cases, absolutely inexperienced in that
duty; and it is -reported that the officer
who is now assigned to the charge of all
the electrical work under the engineering
officer is a member of th«» same class
as the junior assistsant naval constructor,
and. I am informed, one without any pre
vious electrical engineering experience
whatever other than that received at the
Naval Academy and in the duty which
be may have performed aboard ship since
that (me.
TO STOP DIVORCE ACTIONS.
Doctor and Wife Who Sued Each Other
Seek Discontinuance of Cases.
Counsel for Dr. Jam»s Edward Stubbcrt'
and his wife, Mrs. Katheryn A. Stubbert,
who have been suing each other for di
vorce, asked Justice Gerard, in the Su
preme Court, yesterday to grant 811 order
of discontinuance, in each cape.
Dr. Siubbert brought the original *uit,
his wife entering a denial and a counter
BUtt. All parties to the action?, the lawyer
explained yesterday, had consented to their
withdrawal except one of the corespond
ents mentioned by Mrs. Stubbert. who in
sisted that she have an opportunity to
vindicate h*>r character. Justice Gerard
suggested that he could allow the core
spondent costs under Section 1762 of the
code of civil procedure. But the woman's
counsel waived the claim of coats. Insist
ing only on the vindication of his client,
who is ■ married woman. Her lawyer said
lie would accept a letter of apology and
vindication. Justice Gerard reserved de
cision on the motion to allow a discon
tinuance of the suits. •
Dr. Btubbert has also a suit pending
against Major .T. Otis Woodward. com
mandant of the Albany Burgesses Corps,
for 350,000 for alleged alienation of Mrs.
Btabbcrt's affections. •
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FREE WOMAN WHO CARRIED GUN.
Miss Matrice narrow, of No. 2176 Arthur
avenue, is the first woman to be arraigned
in the Court of Special Sessions on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
Upon her explanation that she had in
tended bo harm with the pietol found on
her when arrested— that she had merely
shown it to a woman friend, who had
caused her arrest— the court Fuspcnded
sentence.
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CHARLES BOWER.
Bbirttnaker and Outfitter, 'JO East
J 42d Ftreet.
KEW-TORK DAILY TRIBTXE. SATTROAY. FEBRUARY 5, ' WtO.
IN ARMY AND NAVY
Charles F. Stokes New Sur
geon General of Navy.
"Washington. February 4.
KTXnr'S SUCCESSOR.— Surgeon Charles
F. Stokes was nominated to-day to be sur
geon general of th» navy to succeed I'retley
M«. Rixey. who retires voluntarilj-. Burajeon
Stokes had the distinction of being the first
medical officer to command a naval vessel
in time of peace. He commanded the hos
pital s'iijp Relief on :t? crul--e around the
world v.ith the battleship fleet. His detail
to that command created a controversy* In
which he was the central figured and prhlch
resulted in the resignation of Rear Adrr.irM
rtrcuvnson as chief of the Hur^u of Navi
gation. Admiral Brownson "maintained
that a hospital ship should be commanded
by a line officer capable of navigating her.
CHARLES F. STOKES.
Nominated to be surgeon general of the
navy.
The President did not sustain him. Dr.
Stokes is a native of New York and is
forty-spvon years old. He Is a graduate
of the College of Physicians and Surgeon?
of New York City, was appointed an as
sistant Burgeon in the navy in February,
JSS9. and has rendered conspicuous ser
vice. He is now on duty in this city *•=
supervising Mireron of th» naval school
hospital.
Pr Stokes served in several New York
hospitals before entering the navy. In
1883 Dr. "William Bull appointed him an
ambulance surgeon in the Chambers Street
Hospital. Two years later he became
house surgeon at Bellevue. From IRBS to
ISK<> he whs visiting surgeon of the out
patient department, of the New York Hos
pital. He was also for n time lecturer In
the New York Hospital school for nurses.
Dr.. Presley Marion Rix.=>y will retire im
mediately und^-r the thirty-year service
provision of the law. after thirty-six years
of active service and two term* as surgeon
general.
- ORDERS ISSUED.— The following orders
have been issued:
Maj"r <"LTCE P. FORD, mrdiral rorp«. from
Fort ]/<»n to For? William Henry Harri
mm, vice Captain f.or.BRT H. PIEB?ON.
medical corps, i.i Vdnronver Barracke.
Major JOHN W. JOTBS, er<inan<*<» d"part.mont.
from Augusta Arsenal to pan Pranctoco,
bailing March I. for PhUippin**.
Main:- EDWARD V. U\WTOX, retired. <s«tail^fi
professor military i=ci«nc« at University of
Porto Rico. Rio rio<ira». P^rtO Kiro.
Major WILLIAM 11. JOHNSTON, adjutant gen
' rral. from l^panmfnt of the" Cblorado, to
Sai, FranrlJTo, sallinc. April i for rhilip-
MaJor^VIU-.IAM H. 9AGBX adjutant general.
' from I>»partment •of th» <">liimMa to ?an
Kr3nHsco. railing April. •■> for I'«iHippln« > s._
Captain TILLMAN CAMPBEIiI* corripiissarv.
from Fort Itilpy. l" Sail Antonio. a."« »?»iSFt
ant to chief commteaarjr, I>ppartincni of
R-Fienatron of Captain MARCUS <-ovTTT.f>.
Philippine Scouts, accepted, to tslw effect
February 2S.
raptain ROBERT F. ABKRNF.THY. coast artll
l*>r>-. arFisnM to *"th Company, from Fort
Monroe, to company to whlcli assdgned.
First Lieutenant MORRISON C STATEB. rn I
j<:al evrsa, from Fort McDowell, to San
Francisco, thence on transport Thomas t:>
Philippines.
First lieutenant ARTHUR U. KEESIJXG'.
mast artillery, to recruiting Fervicf, Fort
McDowell.
First IJcutenant JOHN K. MKRKT'TC. m"r7!<-nl
•■nfnrv c.>rT>!«. from San Franrjßco to B»Ttlcia
Arsenal vice First Lieutenant MICHAEL
I-;. HUGHES, medical reserve;, corps; to Fort
Rodman.
First Lieutenant* JOSEPH A. 'GREENE/ coast
artillery; HAROLD W. HCNTI.KV. 3d Fi'-M
Artillery, and FORRE^T-E. WILLTFORD.
coast artillery, report In person on .March 1
to superintendent. Military Academy.
First Lieutenants WILLIAM F. I>F. XKPMAN
and AT^'HA M. CIIA^E. medical leaerv*
eon'"' to San Francisco and take transport
Crook Bailing FPbruar>- 10. for Philippine*.
Lear**, of absence: Captain GRANVILLE
SEVIEPi coast artillery. on» month; Fir«t
Lieutenant JOHN T- JORDAN. ISth In
fantry, two months: Second Jen tenant
WII>LIAM E. SELBIE. 4t!i Infantry, three
months.
NAVT.
ItPir Admiral A. WARD, commissioned.
Lieutenant E. W. M'TNTTRE. to temporary duty
on th«! California.
Lieutenant Y. S. WILLIAMS, from Naval Hos
pital. Boston; leave of fix -weeks.
Lieutenant M. K. METCALF. d"tachei the TIull:
to command the Lawrence and command
third division, Pacific iovpedo fleet, vi-
Lieutenant c. P. KKRRICK. to tempr»rar3'
duty. New Orleans, thence to Asiatic station.
Commander i.l.<>vr>. fletacher] the Wilmington;
to homo, via. Europe.
Commander 'J. R. SAI>ISBITRY. detached th*
Mohican ami the Monterey; to command the
Wilminßton.
Lieutenant F W. OSHT'rtN. to the Charleston.
Lieutenant K. II- CAMPBELL, to navy yard.
Puget S^und.
Kn?icn T. G. ELLYFON. <3etflch«>d th» Shark:
home.
En.«i(tn H. M. .TKNSEN. detached th» Monterey;
to command the Shark.
Fnj-iK!i H. B. KELLY, detached the Rainbow:
to nß^"al station. Cavity.
•pß«fu.rip B «fu.ri Assistant Paymaster W. J. HIKE. to
naval station. Cavite.
marine conrs.
Major M. .T. SHAW, resume duties at. marin»
barracks, navy yard, r'ig*>t Sound.
Captain F. M. ESLICK. to marine barracks.
Washington, rxamination for retirement.
Second Li»ut»nant L. W. WILLIAMS*, d"<«'-h»<l
headquarters; to Marire Officers' School.
Port Royal.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.— Tbc fol
lowiriß movempnts of vessels have been re
ported to the Navy Department:
arrived!
F>b. 2. — Th» Raijle. Nt Port Lirr.on.
Feb. ."..-The Helena, at SiaVcwan: th» Vireinf^,
at Guantaoamo; the Castine. at Boston; th*
Marietta, nt Mobile; th» Po!ace. at CJuan
unam"; the Prin-«tOn, at Amapala; »h<>
Whlppie. the Tmxtun. th" Hopkins, the
st«Mv»rt. th» T^wren 1 "", th* Go]d?bOrOUgh
and th' Bw»n. at Fan Pedro.
PAILED.
FebT 2.— The Eagle, from P.oca« fl»j Tom fcr
Port Limon.
Feb. 3.- -The Pubuque. from Key West for
Per.sacola; th» Ivr;islana.. from Norfolk to
««-s for trial run; th» Prlneeton. from Ant
pals for Ia Union: the Tacoma, from Port
Llrnon, for G*»ytown.
EX-COUNTY TREASURER GUILTY.
Former Broome Official Admits Misap
propriation of Funds.
Pinpi:amton. N. V.. Feb. i.— David B. King.
former County Trca?!;rT, against whom
four Indictments Were returned in 1907,
rhareinp htm vlt'n the. misappropriation of
county funds hy nakinjr improper pay
ments on county orders drawn by the late
A. W. T. Pack, before Justice Gladding:
this afternoon pleaded fullty to u\\ four in
dictments. Justice Gladding suspended fen
tence.
Mr. King was indicted at. the time that
ejßht indictments v,fro found against Back.
who was lator ecA<lcted of one crime and
phot and killed himself on the morning his
trial on a ferond indictment was to have
been b*>pun. The Indictment; against King
were for the misappropriation of J5.30",
?;•.'", *:«■«'• and 13.000. It lias never been
supposed that King got any of the misap
propriated money, lilt offence consisting of
payine county money to Back on Back**
illegal orders.
EX-MWDY BARRED.
Forbidden . to Enter Naval
Academy Grounds.
[By Telegraph to The Trfhyne 1.
Annapolis, Feb. 4.— Because of his
persistent efforts to have his case re
opened and his many visits to the office
of Superintendent Bowyer, ex-Midship
man Louis E. F^gan has been forbidden
to enter th* Naval Academy. He was
escorted from the yard yesterday, and
orders were issued to the. sentries at the
various grates to keep him from enter
ing the government reservation here
after. .
Fagan, who was dropped from the
academy BOOM months ago for "inapti
tude," is a son of Captain Fagan. of the
marine corps. Since being dropped from
the service he has made many efforts to
have hi." case reopened. The Navy De
partment has stood stanchly back of
Captain Bowyer in his recommendations
for the dismissal of about twenty young
men for more or less grave offences.
Four v midshipmen "were allowed to re
sign to-day after having been found de
ficient in one or more studies in the re
cent semi-annual examinations. Two
were dropped yesterday, and it is under
stood th.it some others may be allowed
to resign and some will be dropped.
Others will be turned back to lower
classes.
MR. RpOSEVELT WELL.
Expedition Reaches Nimule, Uganda —
European Plans.
Nimule. Uganda Protectorate. Feb. 4 —
The Smithsonian African scientific expedi
tion arrived here "to-day on schedule time.
All the members are In excellent health.
Before leaving Rhino Camp, in Belgian
Congo, the hunters killed three more white
rhinos, a bull buffalo and other game
not befo.-(? reported. Kermit Roosevelt se
cured some. Rood photographs of 1 a rhi
noceros. All were delighted with their visit
In tlie Congo.
It is expected that no more game will
be shot until Gondokoro is reached. The
distance to that place from here over what
is known as the Upper Road, the one which
the, party will traverse, Is about 105 mile?.
Colonel Roosevelt's mail has brought him
a number. of requests to speak in European
cities, but he will be unable to arrange for
addresses other than those already prom
ised. He expects to- speak in Paris on
April 15, at the University;; of Berlin on
May 3 and soon afterward' before the Nobel
Friz« Committee at Christiania. Mr. Roose
velt received the Nobel Peace Prise of iwv;.
lie will arrive in England on May 15 and
soon afterward will deliver an address at
Oxford University. lie expects to return
to New York about the middle of June.
The expedition will probably get under
way again to-morrow. The objective point
is Gondokoro. where a launch will be in
waiting, on which Colonel Roosevelt and
party will embark for the trip down Bar
e]-Jebel, the most southern tributary of the
Nile, on tho way to Khartoum. They ex
pect to arrive at Gondokoro on February 17.
WORK OF THE EXPEDITION.
Smithsonian Officials Pleased with Re
sults in Africa.
Washington. Feb. 4.— Officials of the
Smithsonian Institution are extremely
gratified with the sue-ess of its African sci
entific expedition which left the T'ntted
States on March 2S last, headed by Colo
nel Theodore Roosevelt,
Charles,. D. ; Wal'cott,' pecretary .of the
Smithsonian, recently received a letter
from' Colonel 'Roosevelt, wf?Jr>n Whft*' the
party was at Mount Ketitsi, lii whl^h' the.
former President saM ih;it the expedition
was about to go to the Belgian Congo in
search of the white rhinoceros. Mr.
Roosevelt said he hoped to secure a. speci
men, but thought it doubtful, as it i? ex
tremely rare. The colonel has bagged, in
all eight white rhinoceroses. Few sped
mens are to be seen on exhibition any
where; in fact, there are not more than two
or three in existence, and the capture by
Colonel Roosevelt is remarkable.
Just the exact number of specimens of
various mammals, birds, flowers, etc., which
have been collected by the expedition has
not been learned here. The latest count
gave over eight thousand.
CASTRO MAY HEAD REVOLT.
Madrid, Feb. 4. — The report that former
President Castro of Venezuela has gone to
I.*)? Falmas" is confirmed. .
Caracas. Feb. 4. — Private correspondence,
now io the possession of tlie government,
pays that ex-President Cipriano < .'astro has
ieft Malaga. Spain, for Teneriffe, Canary
Island* 5 , with the intention of goinc thence
to Central America, so as to be near Venez
uela and in a position to provoke a revo
lution agfcJnsi President Gomez when the
Venezuelan Congress nveets in April to
elect a constitutional President of the Re
j.u.'iic. The correspondence Is considered
to be trustworthy.
The leaders of nil parties- here now ar»
united in supporting President Gomez, while
the principal sympathizers with Castro are
In prison.
A $50,000,000 BRAZILIAN LOAN.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 4.— The government
authorized to-day the Minister of Finance
to negotiate with the Rothschilds for a
loan of $58,088,000. the funds to be used for
the conversion of the outstanding external
debt issue at 5 per cent into 4 per cent
hearing bonds.
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For Quality of Service
l ; or Character of Equipment
For Smoothness of Roadway
For Dining Car Excellence
For Regularity of Lpng-Distanc-
Schedules the
Pennsylvania Railroad
Daily proves its claim ; and the
unapproachable record for over
four years has made the
"Pennsylvania Special"
THE GREATEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD
Leaves New York 3.55 P. M.
Arrives". (Chicago 8.55 A. M.
PARIS RECOVERING
Seine's Fall Ten Feet— Gifts
from America.
Paris. Feb. 4.— Th« P*lne ha* fa""*
nearly ten feet from its crest at noon, «""•
the appearance of th« city Is approaching
the normal, but the subway system hi not
vet working. Water remains In the tub*.
which, after they have been emptied. nili<
be cleansed end disinfected. The progress
toward the restoration of the lighting. tele
phone «nd telegraph lines Is slow, but
noticeable.
The work of disinfection au<i other pre
cautions against nn epidemic of typhoid ha»
been so thorough that some of th* now
papers predict that Paris will not only es
cape contagion, .but will emerge from the
flood cleaner than ever before. Tba super
intendent of 'sewers reports that from the
examinations which he has been abl<? to
make thus far. It .Is evident that few of
the sewer mains burst, th« rupture* oc
curring hi the branch, pipes leading Into
building?.
Despite the attempts of some of the oppo
sition papers to make it appear that dis
sensions are rampant among the various
relief organic tions, Investigation indicates
that all are co-operating With zeal and de
votion. .
Foreign contributions to the rel.ef funa
reached to-day about $700,000.
Frank H. Mason, the United States Con
sul General, and many other Americans
were present to-night at a benefit given for
flood victims at the American roller skat
ing rinl*.
Subscriptions of the French Society in
New Orleans hay« reached SaVMA The
Emperor of Japan has contributed $4,000-
Among to-day's American gifts was %I.<W
from former United States Senator William
A- Clark, of Montana. The English con
tribution* now exceed those of the United
States by ??0.000.
Ambassador Bacon, in . reply to an In
quiry from Boston, ha? cabled that th*
distress cf the victims, who include thou
sands of workmen in enforced idleness, is
likely to be prolonged, and that additional
contributions would be a splendid form of
charity.
Deputies Georges Berry. Puhliosi-Contl
and others have submitted a bill to th»
Chamber of Deputies which seeks to re
lieve workmen and employe?, victims of
the flood, from the payment of taxes in
1310 to reduce the taxes of other victims
and'to provide for the abatement of unpaid
taxes of IW.
PARIS NEEDS MORE RELIEF.
Ambassador Bacon Says Further Amer
ican Contributions Will Be Acceptable.
Washington, Feb. 4.— A dispatch received
»t the State Department to-day from Am
bassador Bacon says that the press dis
patches show accurately the conditions pre
vailing in Taris as the result of the great
flood.- The ambassador adds that the needs
of the poor are being: admirably met by
th» Red Cross and local charitable organi
zations, but that the destitute will be in
.great need of assistance for at. least a
month to come, and therefore further con
tributions from America will be acceptable.
The gratitude of the French people for the
assistance rendered by the United States,
the ambassador says. If universal and sin
cere. •
FLOOD FUND INCREASES.
One Woman Sold Personal Effects to
■ Help Paris Sufferers.
Th© Paris relic* committees in this city
reported substantial increases yesterday.
The Red Cross fund had ?100 contributions
from Seta L,ow,W. P. Ellis and D. N. I.ar
hin/ Seven smaller gifts brought the total
for the day to 5341.
"Lo Courrier de? Etats-TJnis" had re
ceived up to late yesterday afternoon $7."l ft .
■The" Society of French Cooks has' turned in
over* $70<\ and one of the ofiicers of thai
organization said yesterday that twice that
amount would soon be forthcoming.
Two letters received by one fund yester
day were of interest to the committee
members. One, inclosing $.0, was from a
French woman in this city, who said she
had sold some personal property to help
the sufferers. The other letter was from a
priest in Camden, N. J.. who said "he in
tended remitting, direct to Faris. a sub
stantial sum, thereby "following th© ex
ample of the Tope. " who had sent his re
mittance of 56.000 direct.
The following contributions were ac
knowledged by the Red Cross:
Peth Low «"0
XV. D. Kills lA °
It. K. Hoch!«'-hil»l ft
F. Seemann JO
Mrs«. .1. Gr«>*nl»af
Mr? Richard Hoffman 9
K. Vatl Stebbina •"»
Mrs. E. A. ?. Clarke 1"
Miss It. M. Smith S
John D. l^irkiii ''">
Mips Johanna "Waszeonynski ♦»
H. < ■'. Fal-.n»stnrk • t,o°<)
Total ?1,35l
VARDAMAN NEARER THE GOAL.
Jackson. Mips.. Feb. 4.— By the withdraw
al from the Senatorial caucus to-day of C.
H. Alexander, of Jackson, one ot the four
leaders of the faction m opposition to ex-
Governor James K. Vardaman. the latter
came within three votes of election. Of
Alexander's vote fourteen went to Kyle,
ten to Percy, one to Byrd, one to Critz and
the remaining eight votes to Vardaman.
The result of the second ballot follows:
Vardaman. 7?: Percy. 45; Kyle. 27; Byrd. 17:
Street, 3; scattering, 4. Total, 174. Neces
sary to a choice. SB.
CIVIL SERVICE HIT
Jersey Cyirt of Errprs and
Appeals Gives Decision.
MvyTvfs**!** to Trlbun-.l
Tr.nton. S. J. 1 . Feb. 4.-Th« Coin of F.r- '
torn and Appeal* to-day declared unconsti
tutional that portion of the civil Servic
law of 1?OS which authorizes sovemlnar
bodies of municipalities to adopt the pro
vi.-lons of th* act. In all other particulars
the act was sustained, Including th* pro
vision that it may be adopted by the voters ;
of any county or municipality.
The- practical effect of the. decision will M
to abolish th* merit system In Essex Coun- j
tv and the cities of Newark. J»r">y City, j
Bayonne. South Orange. Rahway and New j
Brunswick, In all of which th« act was ;
adopted by th« governing: bodies. In New- j
ark th« decision will probably mean th« |
ousting of about five hundred employes j
who have heretofore been protected by th«» ;
civil Service law. Tn all the munlclpali- j
tics mentioned there aro In th« neighbor- ;
hood of nine thousand persons holding of- j
flee under Civil Service regulations. whU<? <
there are about two thousand five hundred
In the state service who are not affected by j
the decision.
The constitutional question was raided in i
proceedings' instituted by Richard W. Booth j
against Fatrick J. McGuinnes9. both of I
whom claimed the* office of County Col- )
lector in Essex. The Supreme Court held I
that McGuinheM had usurped th<» office- j
and ordered the. reinstatement of Booth. [
hut did not pass upon the. constitutionality j
of th© act. The legal questions involved j
were of such r nature that the Court of i
Errors and Appeals before giving: Its final i
decision ordered a reargum-nt upon certain j
questions.
ACCUSED OF NEW YORK MURDER
Man Arrested As He Leaves Prison on J
Commuted Sentence.
Boston. Feb. 4.— When George Jetf, cf j
New Bedford, walked out of th» state prison j
at noon to-day on a commutation of » j
four years sentence for robbery in Fall j
River he was arrested by New York City j
officers on a charge of murder in the first •
degree, for the death of Abraham Reefer, f
on- .Tun» *. 1968.
Four days after Boeder, who wa? a !
janitor at No. 77 Second avenue. New- j
York, hid Jv?«»n killed by beinar struck en !
th« head with an Iron bar. then was a J
robbery in Fall River, and Jett wfes ar
rested, ronvleted and sent to prison for
four year? on November 1-. l?ns. |
Then New York authorities found that !
Jett was wanted there for murder, and six
months ago his release was applied Is*
from Massachusetts, but this was refused
by the Supreme ■ Court. After this had
failed the New York officers went Is Gov
ernor Draper, and with, the consent of the i
executive council Jett"? sentence was cssb> j
muted. Governor Draper signed the n«c«»« i
gary extradition papers and Jett departed j
for New York at 1 o'clock.
CARRIED WILL IN HIS POCKET
Spectator Falls Dead at Insurance
Swindle Hearing.
Loui«vllle, Feb. 4— the case* of John
J. Keane. F. J. Needham and T. T.
O'Leary. the insurance solicitors, charged
with conspiracy to defraud life insurance
companiep. were called in the police court
this afternoon, George D. Sparks, a real
estate dealer, fell dead in the. courtroom.
Sparks, who was a spectator, had been
waiting for the cases to be brought up" for
over an hour. He carried a newly executed
will in his pocket.
Upon th* request of General Bennett H.
Youn?. counsel for Keane. the cases went
over to February 14. the defendants not
being ready to proceed-
NEED NOT PAY ANOTHER'S WIFE
Appellate Division Says Alimony Stops
with Remarriage.
A man whose wife has obtained a divorce
doesn't have to continue paying her ali
mony after her remarriage. po the Appel
late Division of the Supreme Court decided
yesterday in the case of Andrew Mowbray.
who appealed from a. decision of Justice
MacL.ean refusing to rescind the alimony
order in tho divorce decree of Mrs. Mow
bray.
Mowbray produced a marriape certificate
showins: that his former wife had marrle.l
Cromwell S. Macv. a lawyer. He. SaM he
was willing: to support his two children, but
did not want to contribute to the support
of another man's wife. The Appellate Di
vision upheld Mowbray, pnyinsj that Justice
Mac Lean should have granted his motion.
COHEN RELEASED ON BAIL.
Philadelphia. Feb. 4.— Frrdinami Cohen, !
the waiter charged with kidnapping Ro- •
berta B. Pejanon, the younp heiress of this j
city, was released from prison this after- J
noon in $l..vx> bail. The bond was signed by !
the proprietor of a small bakery. Bail for '
Cohen was fixed on Wednesday when he i
tried to obtain his release on a writ oi !
habeas corpus.
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r Bank Messengers
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Cb^cJciaf Accounts.
WOMAN TAKES F'OISOS
Dies in Friend* Arms After
Swallowing Acid.
Miss JSsmM PpHJer. thirty-four years oM.
or No. *B Carroll street. Brooklyn, osn
rnltt#.d suicide by taking carbolic arid -.».
terday Bill! and died in th* *rrn« of
Edward Slansdorf. who had been ■ *"''•
of her» for many year?.
Mlm SpillT was me daughter -' Han
ford R. Spiller. a retired dye manufacturer.
The father and Slan?dorf said that M!*a
Spiller had been extremely sensitive and
inclined to melancholia. She wa« in a de
jected mood when rir. Slansdorf called Ss
her last evening. She talked sadly of t'a«
recent death of a. friend. I3aac H- H">a»».
who had lived in the same house. Mr.
SlansdoVf. says h*> tried to chanare ->■
mood, but ska Ml him abruptly. -went t;>
her room and there, it M sibsbsssjsJV ■-**■
lcwed carbolic acid.
"Well. I've don* it." »h« said, •.p'm «
turning- to the parlor.
"Don* what?" he asked.
'Taken poison." she said. As Mr. Stur.s
dorf ran toward her. she sank Into hi»
arms. His cries alarmM th* house"aold.
The woman's par-nts helped Mr. STaradeit
to carry h»r to a lrvjnge. She ~*~i9 d«s*4
when physicians arrived-
CONTAMINATED OYBTEF.S"
I Federal Inquiry Into "Floating" Syv
tern in Connecticut.
I CvJrag". F°b. 4.— Sei zcr^ of tw«nr»- b«r-
I re.l:« of oysters on the complaint that ther
I had b«n contaminated by se-ora^fj creat-d
j consternation amen? the local dealers ] M
terday. "• he seizure was mad* by *
i deputy United States marshal and a fed
eral food inspector who cum* from TTajh
ington. The oysters seized ■were said M
hay«- t^en shipped from South Xorwalk.
Conn.
• Th- custom »' "Sc^flnr" oyster* ia rrr »
wa'er to isiMff" them before they »re
. shipped is said to be the cause c* the ccs
tamination.
South Nc-rwalk. Conn.. Fe>. 4. — Inspector
F. ft. Raynor. of Washington. is be»n in
South Norwalk a number of weeks \o^ktr*x
Into the matter of "floating" oysters in th«
harbor, and says he has obtained evidence
cf such operations.
RELIGION CAUSES A STRIKE.
Coopers Object to Union with Frtw
Methodists and "Holy Rollers
East Liverpool, Ohio. Feb. 4. — All coopers
working In the potteries and stavw mills
here went on strike to-day. Some ma n
working at the trade refused to Join th«
union because of the religious viewa «*
many members of tlie organization who
are either affiliated with the Free Mstba
dist Church or the "Holy Rollers."
The International Union, ordered that all
union coopers walk out. The order w^
obeyed. The cooper? who caused th« w»i"*.
out ar* still working '
EXTERMINATES HIS FAMILY.
Fanner Tell? Weird Story— He Feared
Divine Vengeance.
Frrsnis Falls. Minn.. Feb. 4-— WiliLarr
Ruckheim. ■ farmer *? a 'i thirty-rive y?ar«.
murdered his wife and four children as*!
fatally shot himself last night at Farker'a
Prairie. Tie -was found dying when his.
son went to the farm to-day.
Ruckheim declared that L» had -»-» -•- i
a divine command to proceed to a certais
graveyard, where he and his family w«rs
to exhume several todies, usins on their
bare hand?. Unless this command www
carried our. before. Easier. Ruckheim said.
he and Mi family would be dragged to
death,- After examining the graveyard and
finding that it. would be impossible to per
form-the. task, on account of the frozea
ground. Ruckheim said he killed his fam
ily to escape divine, vengeance.
START AROUND THE WORLD.
A party of nearly six hundred tonrist*
from all parts si the United. Sti ■ wGI
sail at noon to-day for a trip srotrad ti»
world, under the direction si Fn?S C.
Clark. The. North German Lloyd steam*"
Grosser Kurfuerst has been charte-ed M
the trip and the party will have the use of
It as a private yacht for the em H sev
enty-three days. From New York th»
steamer will jo first to the Mediterraneax