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RICHES ill ALASKA
COAL IX OXE FIELD
WOR TH $900,000 .000.
Morgan - Guggenheim Plans
Stated— Copper Mines and
Cn ■I i ■ ■ ■ Claims.
Washington. F*b. — For a few. hours
to-day the Senate Committee on Terri
tories furnished sen attraction in the way
of developments relative to Alaska coal
land* which fairly entitled it to rival In
Interest the Balilnser-Finchot investiga
tion.
i?trphcn Birch, manager of the Gug
■Jliaillli -Morgan Alaska syndicate, again
mmm the witness, anal Bar a short time he
reeled off figures concerning the value of
th* coal in the Cunningham and other
Alaskan coal and copper mines that were
Quit*; calculated to cause the heads of
thc.menibers of tbe committee to swim.
riacing the tonnage in the Cunningham
mines at 50.000.000. he said the coal
eaaM probably be taken out so as to
net ■ profit of 525,000.000.
This statement, taken la connection
•witn The fact that the syndicate had
•«r-*Hj to nay only |2SMM for halt of
th* property, aroused much interest.
Mr. Birch placed the probable output
of the entire Bering River coal district,
of which the Cunningham group is a
part, at 500.000.000 ton?, with a net
value of J200.000.000 and a gross value of
JP^O.OOO.OOf*.
But Ham km another portion of Mr.
Kirch's testimony which attracted even
mor*. attention thaai that relating to the
roaj mines. It had refer-nce to his ef
forts to extend the holdings of the
'.Alaska Coal mid Copper Company in the
T»«»n«n.^ srioup •' copper mines before
.i: -w-as stquired by the «;uggcnheim-
Morsan s>ndicate. [
Replying to questions from Senator
rrazler, Mr. Birch said that some of the
Jitn«J row embraced in that group had
been located by himself through the uso
of h's own naune and the name of other
t-tockhoid-rs of the company.
OH the company furnish th* money
<•• pay for the claim?"-"* asked Mr.
Frszier.
Mr. Birch said it had done so, and
mentioned some of (he stockholders
« !••.-,««: names had been so us°d.
NO "DUMMY" NAMES USED.
•'Th' 1)'1 )' were acn dummies, were they
■At?" asked the Tennessee Senator.
•"No. indeed." said the witness; "they
» rrr interested in the property. I lo
rate d ■ claim myself.**
i "Was there an understanding with the
: « "mpany thai these claims should be
turned over?" Mr. Fra/i^r asked.
"There was no such understanding.";
•was the reply. "I was there as man
aajtr. and I MB! ahead and made the
locations to protect the company."
Asked if he had received any com-.
pcaaatiea for this service. Mr. Birch re-
I'lied that'JK had Bet. except in bo far as
he had received pay for his general work
fT the company- "The land pea de
sirable.-and th*» law was complied with
3n all nor proceedings," he said.
Testifying rou<-crning the Guggenheim--
Jlorpan option on the Cunningham
jnincr. Mi Birch said that it covered
only .a -half interest, the Cunningham
l^rorie- retaining in? remainder.. The
FO-ndir3J»".had- agreed, he said, .to pay
■.-•■-» and to furnish transportation.
The company was to be capitalized for
jl;, <»*!<««. He estimated that it would
. •--• £1 7.7» p. ton t" mine the coal and
v.a: or opinion that it could be marketed
8t a profit of 99 cents a ton.
.Some of the veins in the Cunningham
proup were. he said, t«j; or twelve feet
wide, but slill were not bo large as the
« cms in some of the other mines in the
<!istrict. He denied emphatically that
."h«" syndicate and vised any influence to
-have the patents to the mines issued.
••Interested? Of course we are.*" h<>.
paid; "but w*> have not tried to influence
th« government."
LOBBYING DENIED.
\ In emphatic terms Mr Birch denied
W that Ihp Byadaeate had ever employed a
lobbyist to represent it In "Washington,
and be naaie the denial specific as to
<sov»rnor UoggaU. Delegate Wickershan
aad Major Bichardann, of the army, who
•has 881 Itl ' and in the territory many
jcarp in charge of road \vork. He said
i a? after be left the bench ana before
he •was elected to Congress Judge
"■* ick'rsham had applied to be employed
aa attorney by the syndicate, but his
explication had not been favorably
acted on.
' Mr. Birch dwelt upon the difficulty of
■Baafanj hi Alaska and said that without
* railroad the coal would be utterly
valueless.
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
- He also want at length into the syn
| nte'a railroad enterprise from Cor
dova Bay and Us purchase of a compet
ing road owned by Post Brother?, of
3,on<Son. and also into It? acquisition of
dm Bonanza copper mines. In the mat
trr of tie copper mine purchase, Mr.
J?irch said $3,000,000 had been paid for
the properties and that comparatively
ight development had brought $G,000,
m«. worth of ore into view-
Both Mr. Birch and John N. Steel".
general counsel for the syndicate, said
that When, in 15*07, the syndicate had
;.rocured an option on the Cunningham
deposits they were apt aware of the fact
That there was any question of fraud as
to the title to the claims. So far they
had expended no money on .the Cun
ringhaia property, but were ready to
table up their option as soon as the gov
ernment grants patents to the claims.
In response to questions from Senator
Kevendge. Mr. Birch said that the syn
dicate had done nothing to influence ac
tion on the patents and kept no lobbyists
in Washington. He said also that the
capital of the syndicate was 110.000.000.
ironed half and half by Morgan and the
<juggenheims.
- No mineral lands of any description
have barn acquired in Alaska by this
■ijndlcate or any other corporation or
individual under the present administra
tion. The Alaska lands were withdrawn
fram antry ay President Jloosevelt. and
»hi* withdrawal order was continued in
force trull a definite policy respecting
«he acquirement and use of la.nd« in
that district is adopted by Congress.
A BRACER
THE MORNING AFTER
RETAW
ALSO CURES HEADACHE.
, :ts only. Not a Lax.tive.
15 cents at the bar.
Hetels. Cafes and Druggiits
RETAW WATER CO.,
15 Whitehall Street, City.
tUSINBSS OPES DOOR-
Wickersham Explains Legisla
tion to Preserve It.
Philadelphia. Feb. -"No legislation
on our statute books, tinder any sound
judicial construction, can be interpreted
as interfering with the normal progress
and development of. American industry
ami commerce." said United States At
torney General Wickersham in a speech
to-night at the dinner of the Traffic
Club. ,
■ Hr. Wickersham, who was the prin
cipal speaker, said, in part:
"The industrial legislation so much
discussed Just now has for its object the
legitimate object— the preservation of
the open door policy for American in
dustry and enterprise at home, as well
as .abroad. We have set our faces
against the monopolies of trade and
commerce, against unjust rates of trans
portation and discriminatory practices,
because all history shows that while at
the outset they may seem to foster trade
and commerce, in the end always" and
inevitably they stifle and destroy it.
"To prevent the concentration in a few
hands of the trade and commerce of this
great country, the people cannot injur
iously affect their real business interests,
despite all clamorous predictions of dis
aster from those whose special advan
tages are challenged."
SAGEL OX LIABILITY.
Would Xot Make It Com pul
sar if on Employers.
Chicago. Feb. 19.— Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and L.abor. at the
dinner of the Commercial Club to-night dis
cussed "employers' liability."'
"I have no question," be said, "about the
right, the propriety, the wisdom of such
legislation up is a certain point. The ques
tion is. 'where shall the line be drawn." To
put it broadly, 'shall the employer be com
pelled to pay for the recklessness of his
employe?" If that be the contention, wo
abandon the basis upon which the employ
ers* liability has so far stood. Such legis
lation would plainly declare for compulsory
charity, paternalism pure and simple.
"Perhaps one of the moat significant
chances In modern industrial life In our
country la the adoption of the pension
system by consent between the largest
public carriers and manufacturing con
cerns and their employes. To my mind
the adoption of so tarreachfoa; a measure
on so large a" scale is infinitely more sig
nificant and far more beneficial in its re
sults than similar arrangements would be
if forced upon parties by mandate of the
state.
"It appears to me that for the present
the wiser course would be to have any
further legislation of this character only
permissive and not compulsory. It is al
ways well to remember that every new
law is fraught with surprises. In any
.event, .rules of action that go to secure
the fate, liberty and happiness of the In
dividual man must in the main belong to
the state."
IM POUTS INCREASE.
Falling Off in luxuries, How
ever. Under New Tariff.
Washington. Fob. IS.'— lmports or the prin
cipal articles of merchandise into the United
Slate? since, the new tariff Mil became
effective , x a period of ■even months ended '
with January, 1910. abrogated In value ]
5591,30n.*vv). as compared with %w;.:/v\.<w\ for -
Jhf»- corresponding period of the previous;
year, an increase of $IW,s<*v<vio.
These ■figures are from official reports of
Bm Bureau of .Statistics of the Department
«■/ Commerce and K^avbarS loaned to-day. j
Total imports for January.l9lo. aavregated
J133,700.00<"t. as against IttS&b.OM in January.
HHL The heaviest importation for the seven
months <~rided in January. MA, -pas of bides
and skins, the apgreeat^ value being $70.-
SPXaW. as against $42,1C'0.000 m the corre
sponding period of the year before.
Imports of silks, silk dres?good.«. cham
pagnes and articles-cla«'sed as luxuries, on
.whicli the tariff- rates were Increased, show
a failing off. Raw silfe "importations in the
X"?riod just closad aggregated $41,600,000, a?!
against $46,50y.000 for the prriod ended Jan
nary. 1909. In January. 130?, the, Importa- j
tions of champagne into this country were*
valued at J#V>,rt<y> and tho?*» for January of I
the present year were ftW.eM.
The value or exports of domestic mer
chandise from the United .States for the
seven months ended with January, 1010, was
SUMBJIMItj as compared with exports for
th* corresponding period of the previous
yea:- valued at H,9J&3PfcA|t, an mm of
Ha/VM.aai Cotton v.a.-' the principal article
of export, the total value for the seven
months being P23^a)a.aM\ as compared with j
j2P",.<»ort/io.) In the corresponding period oi
the year before.
NEW INDIAN SCHOOL POLICY.
Offices of Supervisors Abolished—Sys
tem To Be Reorganized.
Washington. Feb. 13.— The offices of su
perintendent of Indian schools of the Five
Civilized Tribe* and of supervisor of the
Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek Nation
schools were abolished to-day by order of
Secretary Bal linger.
This decision was reached in disposing
of charges made several weeks ago against
John D. Benedict, superintendent of tlio
Five Civilized Tribes schools, and Super
visors Calvin Bailard, of th« Choctaw
schools; Frederick EL Umholtz, of the
CUGkaaaw schools, and Walter Far-well, of
the Creek Nation schools, all in Oklahoma.
The suspended officials were charged
with activities in connection with their
work which were considered Improper for
government employes.
A $5,000,000 BREAD COMPANY.
Shnlts Bakery and Confectionery Busi
ness Incorporated.
Albany, Feb. 19.— The Bhnka Bread Com
pany of New York was incorporated to
day with a capital of $<>.W).O(W, to carry on
f. bakery and confectionery business.
The directors are: T. Ellett Ilodgskln.
George A. Wing;ate, Conrad S. Keyes, I^au
rence H. Doerly. Clarence S. Woodman,
Herman W. Sclimitz. Joseph B. Unlacke,
Arthur F. Hansl and Joseph B. Walsh, of
"New" York; James A. Flanagan, C. K.
Jullien, Frederick de Figanlere, J. B.
Hodg6k!n. I. Frank Birdseii and Henry
Clayton. of Brooklyn, and Charles G. Win
gate, of Amityville.
THE WHITCOMB
METALLIC BEDSTEAD CO.
Brass and Enamel Bedsteads. Luxurious Bed
ding. Lace Spreads. Etc.
OUR SPECIAL YEARLY SALE
We »ha!l, during the
MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
Offer unusual inducements to purchasers.
A LIBERAL REDUCTION will be made and goods purchased
will be held for later delivery if desired.
450 sth Aye. vsl 40th St.
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XEW-YCaiv \>\UA TRIBUNE, . SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1010.
TOHEARALLDSSOON
LITTLETON TO OPEX.
Expected to Sarj Client Acted
for Platt.
[By TeUnTSPt) to Tba Tribune!
Albany. Feb. If.— Lawyers for plaintiff
and defendant in the Allds bribery case
locked themselves into their rooms to-day
and becan their preparation for what prob
ably will le the last week of taking tes
timony. Senator Conger's lawyers have,
only three or four witnesses to present
next •week, and their examination will not
take long. Thus It is entirely probable that
Senator Allds. who must be chief witness
for the defence, will be called to the stand
early in the week.
Martin W. I,ittleton will open the AUds
defence on Tuesday with a speech setting
forth clearly th© line of reasoning already
indicated in part by cross-examination of
the Conger witnesses. The line of argu
ment. It is believed, will be that whatever
was done by Senator Allds was done In
pursuance or directions from Thomas "C.
Platt. then Senator, who. it will probably
I*> said, controlled the Legislature through
the state political organization. Testimony
vill be presented intended to discredit
Moe's story of bis trip to Albany and his
delivery or the 0.000 envelops to Allds.
Members of the Rules Committee and the
Internal Affairs Committee of 11*01 will be
placed on the stand to tell what they
know about the highway legislation of that
year. It will be pointed out that the legis
lation which Senator Conger pays money
was spent, to kill now is part of the high
way laws of the state, and the bridge com
panies are doing business, while the people
of the state have not suffered to any ap
preciable extent.
The ruing of Senator Davis on Tues
day morning on the question of Senator
Wainwright regarding Senator Conger's
knowledge of the ultimate destination of
the 114189. which. Conger charged, was
placed in the Burnett envelope, will have
at: important bearing on the rest of this
Inquiry- J'^ ar more important will le Iti
bearing on the general Investigation into
legislative conditions which will follow this
one.
If Senator < 'onger should answer t!i!S
question in such fashion as to give names,
or should tell later who "demanded" the
ji-i.OiV) in 190.". of which he testified, the
A lids case probably would be prolonged
considerably, as any "live one' ; would bo
subpoenaed by the Allds side to discredit
('onger, if possible. Answers of such wit
nesses would be very pertinent to the sub
sequent general inquiry.
It seems certain that the present proceed
ing must last two weeks longer, any way.
All the coining week will be taken up by
testimony for the defence and cross-ex
amination. Then lawyers for both sides
will have to sum op, which will take a
couple of days at least, after which will
come debate in the committee of the whole,
the drafting of the report of that body,
which will state whether or not the charges
were sustained, and finally action by the
Senate, if the charges are found to be.
f;us. ained, such action can be dismissal
from the Senate for the defendant, and
might easily be for the plaintiff.
Bo far as can be learned here the resolu
tion of Senator Wainwrfght for a general
legislative inquiry will be reported favor
ably from the Senate Finance Committee,
although perhaps in modified form. It Is
the opinion of legislative leaders that any
such inquiry, though; should be. postponed
until the UegisSature has completed its
work. Then adjournment could be taken,
and the special committee representing
both houses of the Legislature sit as long
as might be necessary to make complete
Investigation of all transactions considered
open to inquiry.
LANDON WON'T TALK.
Man .. Conger .Named . - 1 aYa V
' : -■ Testify for AIM*. >
[By Telegraph to Th» Tribune!
Auburn. x V .. Feb. 19.— Eugene A. Lan
don. whose name whs mentioned by Sen
ator Conger as the man who disbursed the
1903 Syracuse "corruption" fund, was seen
to-day and asked if he would tell to whom
be had distributed the money and the man
ner In which it was -disposed of.
"Many people have got themselves into
trouble by talking, and I am not going
say a thins now." Mr. Land on replied.
"1 admit that I was employed by Mr. Con
ger, but I will not discuss anything. The
best thing for anybody mixed up in this
Iking is not to say anything until he is
subpoenaed. I will tell them all i Know
then, and not before."
Inasmuch as people in Groton declare that
J-andon was "let go' 1 by the Congers, sev
eral said to-day that he would b» a hostile
witness. J*andon was . the first en i; en
gineer that ever worked for the Groton
Bridge Company, and was manager of th«
bridge company until a year ago, when for
some reason he severed his connection.
Since then hr has conducted a small gen
eral store.
Senator Conger left here this morning for
his home in Groton. He declined to discus?
the alleged $4,000 Burnett distribution, but
after repeating that Senator Hewitt bad
known of the Allds allegations, said:
"Senator Hewitt breakfasted with me
tills morning and admitted thai he recalled
it. In fact, lie recalled saying, 'I did not
think ha (Allds) was not straight.' "
SEEKS EX-SEN. BROWN'S CLERKS
Visitor at Watertown, N. V., Asks
About Adirondack Land Sale.
I By Tetasjnpo to Tin Tramn* !
Watertown, N. T.. l-'el>. 13.— A man. who
refused to state who he was acting for.
was here to-day making Inquiries of Allyn
I". Bcott, who was a clerk In the employ
of Klon R. Brown, of this city, when the.
bitter waa State Senator and attorney for
the Forest. Fish and Game Commission, of
which D. C. Littleton was then the head.
He wished to ibid out about transactions
In lands in the Adirondack*. The visitor
said that he sought Charles M. Morris,
who was a clerk under Mr. Brown :«t Al
bany. He also inquired for Leroy L. Lu
ther, formerly a student in Mr. Brown's
office, but now in the office of the Sec
retary of State at Albany.
It Is said that ii: 1905 Francis M. Hugo,
then a partner of Mr. Brown, now Mayor
of this city, went to Albany and purchased
something like 5,000 acres of Adirondack
lands at a tax snle, which he subsequently
turned over to Mr. 'farther The greater
part of it is held by him, but some of it
lias been redeemed. Mayor Hugo said to
right that thf transaction referred to was
perfectly legitimate and above, board and
that there was nothing to be concealed
about it.
PACKERS SERENE
DOUBT JERSEY NEWS.
Think Federal Investigation of.
Primary Importance.
[By Teleyrapb to Tlie Tribune 1
Chicago. Feb. ».-ChleagO packers as
serted to-day that they did not believe in
dictments had been voted against them in
New Jersey. They said they had informa
tion from trusted sources that the report
of action against them was, at least, pre
mature.
Th© report, true or untrue, however, was
regarded as the first rumble of a breaking
storm, of which Chicago will be the centre.
The New Jersey Investigation is considered
a trifle in comparison with the federal in
quiry.
Under the Instructions of Judge I^andis,
District Attorney Edwin "W. Sims, his as
sistants. James IT. "vYilkerson, El wood God
man and Oliver K. Pagin, and twenty-two
business men. farmers and professional
men assembled as the federal grand jury,
have spent four weeks in an exhaustive In
vestigation of the relations and business
methods of Armour & Co., Swift & Co. and
Morris & Co. The investigation has been
directed particularly toward the National
Packing Company.
The packers are serene, uncommunicative
and apparently unafraid of being indicted,
or, if indicted, of being convicted. Sims
and Wilkerson are serene, uncommuni
cative and obviously confident that they
will Indict and convict the big packers.
Neither side seemed inclined to consider
the reported New Jersey indictments as of
much importance. All the packers who
were seen expressed the opinion that th«
story sent out from New York was inac
curate.
None of the packers would talk. They
authorized statements, however, that they
not only had received no official notice of
indictment, but bad received word that
the grand jury had taken no action,. Re
ports that a. meeting of the board of di
rectors of the National company had been
called were without foundation. Edward
Tiiden. president of the National, consid
ered the matter of so little importance
that lie left Chicago in the morning for
bis place at J>elavan Lake, Wfs., instead
of remaining at his office. District Attor
ney Sims declared that even if indictments
were -Voted they would not affect the Chi
cago investigation.
SEEK JERSEY NEWS.
Packers' Attorney Busy — Di
rectors' Cold Reception.
The directors of the National Packing
Company are apparently anxious about the
action of the Hudson County (N. .1.) Grand
Jury, Prosecutor Pierre Garven, who has
personalty directed the investigation, ar
rived early yesterday at his office in the
courthouse at Jersey City to ascertain that
there had" been numerous calls for him over
the telephone from two prominent corpora
tion lawyers of New Jersey. When they
got-him finally they asked that copies
made and transmitted of any indictment?.
which would indicate that they are to be
carefully studied for defects, and an early
motion to quash is predicted.
Kenneth Mcl^aren, the resident director,
who was not Indicted because be is merely
a director in name, being Identified with the
Corporations' Trust Agency, of Jersey City,
where the annual meetings of tin* packing
company are. held, was a visitor at the*
Prosecutor's 'office yesterday.- His mission
whs to ascertain in detail what had actual
ly been done/ Ite entered the. private office
unbidden. Tlie Prosecutor; Incensed at the
intrusion^ informed the, caller that it was
tlio rule of. the-office that visitor. must send
in their names from the. outer office. .Mr.
McLaren offered a semi-apology and forth
*v:th proceeded to state the Object of his
visit— to find out what foundation there .was
for the report that indictments bad .been
voted against the trust. The Prosecutor
firmly replied that ho had no information to
impart mid Mr. McLaren went away.
The Prosecute* was asked if there was
not a possibility of the grand jury changing
its mind before Wednesday next, the day
set for handing in the indictment and re
considering its action. "Not the remotest,"
he replied. The Inference was that jthe. bill
of indictment bad. been drawn and. signed
by Foreman Throctanorton. The Prose
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cutor stated that he intended, proceeding'
Immediately after the indictment was pre
sented to have the accused brought to
court to plead. He Is -prepared to fight If
there Is any attempt made to keep the in
dicted men from being brought to Jersey
City on requisition.
The Indictments for conspiracy may be
followed by other* for a transgression of
the health laws, the Prosecutor said. He
expressed the hope that the State Health
Board .would get active at once and Investi
gate the food products stored In the cold
storage plants.
Dr. George McLaughltn, of. Jersey, City,
the bacteriologist, has made a microscopic
examination of fowl and other articles of
food taken from the cold storage plants,
and has discovered, it was said, that th«
freezing process had not stayed decompo
sition and that the food stuffs be exam
ined were not fit to be used. Dr. Mclaugh
lin in his endeavor to arouse the health
authorities of the state and Washington,
has devoted his time exclusively to the
matter for several weeks. He was at the
national capital yesterday to confer with
Dr. Wylie.
With him was Assistant Prosecutor Mck
ers of Hudson County, who has taken up
this feature of the inquiry, not alone with
the expectation of securing indictments and
convictions, but to arouse public sentiment
and through the State Health Board secure
remedial legislation that will insure fre^
ouent examination of the foodstuffs in the
££ storage warehouses and the destruc
tion of such as are not wholesome.
TEXSE AT CAIRO.
Negro Deputies Marked Men
--Troops Guard City.
Cairo, 111.. Feb. by
four negro deputy sheriffs to a coroner
lurv to- lay. that they fired several shots
each on Thursday night when ' Alexander
Hallidav was killed while leading a mob
attack on the county Jail, resulted to
night in a renewal of anti-negro agita
tion. The situation is acute.
Three hundred militiamen began
patrolling the streets to-night In antici
pation of demonstrations against negroes
or attacks on their property. Cairo was
virtually under martial law, although
Adjutant General Dlckson said to-night
the civil authorities would remain in
control unless there was a new out
break, the courthouse has been turned
into sleeping quarters for the four
militia companies on duty.
The negro deputies who fired on -the
mob are said to be marked men,- now
that their names have become public.
The killing of one white man and the
wounding of several others by negroes,
although legally deputized, has brought
out protests from even those opposed to
the mob.
Sheriff Nellis testified at the inquest
that he used negro deputies because he
could not find his regular deputies, nor
the local militia company officers nor
white men who would answer his call for
help.
Tears ran down the sheriff's cheeks
as he told of his frantic effort? to find
men to assist him in protecting his pris
oners. Me declared that the Cairo niill
tia company was ordered by the Gov
ernor before lf> o'clock Thursday night
to report t>» him immediately to protect
the jail. The company did not appear
until six hours later.
George Jackson, Charles Hudson,
Henry Douglas and I. A. Head arc the
negro deputies who admitted firing into
the mob. . They testified that the leaders
of the mob wore gunny sacks over their
beads, with holes cut through for the
eyes. • •' •
Mrs. Rose Maloney, pocket
was snatched by John Pratt. the. negro
the mob was after Thursday Night, had
a second encounter with a negro to-day.
She lost a diamond brooch and' later
heard that a negro had found it. She
; went to his home and. recovered the
Jewels. The negro insisted that he did
not intend to steal it.
Drawing a revolver from her muff
Mrs. Maloney placed the muzzle against
the negro's stomach and said:
"You knew it was mine when you
found it. didn't you? Say you did, quick,
| or I'll shoot." .
The negro quickly admitted that . h»
i "bad recognized the brooch and Mrs.
I Mal'>ney. -apparently satisfied, -went
i home. •" • • " --■•'
An Excellent Patrician for wear just
now is of tan Russia calfskin, button
style, high wave top, welted close
edge sole, medium 4C^, f"l|"l
vamp, high Cuban heel m r*\J\J
Patent Colt Button Patrician, welted
close edge sole, brown ton and high
Cuban heel, a very 4C^L rtrt
smart street shoe
Gun - Metal Patrician, blucher cut,
heavy welted sole, medium heel. A
durable shoe with good fit *3L C/".
lines . vPJ« %J\J
GET ALLEGED BAXDIT
Pitfsburg Hold-Ups Blamed
-on Cocaine Fiend.
. [By Telegraph >f > Th» Tribunal
Pittsburgh Feb. 19.— The lone bandit
who has been holding up shopkeepers in
the East End 'is "said to be Henry Kl*-nk.
a ninety-pound cocaine fiend. With
four hundred plainclothes men scouring
the city for him, Klenk was picked up
to-night by Patrolman Fred Fleck.
• Klenk was identified by two of hl» vic
tims. He was sent into one of the drug
stores which had been held up. Detectives
Boyle and Brophy watching from the
outside. As soon as Klenk stepped over
the threshold the druggist made a dash
for his revolver. He said he would have
killed Klenk, thinking It was another
hold-up, had not Boyle and Brophy In
terfered.
MORGAX HIS PATRON.
Paintings Figure in Charges
Against 'Hollander.
Paintings and tapestries of great value
were handled for J. Pierpont Morgan by
Alexander Hollander, the Importing agent
for whom the government Secret Service
agents are looking in connection with the
fraud 3 committed In the handling of th"
automobile Imported by Henry Clews. It
was Teamed yesterday that the wealthy
patrons of Hollander Included dwellers In
many cities, and that, according" to the
books examined so far, these patrons paid
the full duties always, but the government
received only a limited part of the amounts
collected.
Tt was also shown that the differences In
the collections from the patrons of Hol
lander & Co. and the payments to the
government were not always effected by
erasures of letters and figures in the cer
tificates of appraisement, as occurred in
the first Instances discovered. False in
voices were submitted to the customs au
thorities, with false consular manifests.
It was said yesterday that while there
was an accidental discovery of a changed
certificate of appraisement, the actual ex
tent of the. operation?, which show that the
government lost more than $500,000 In duties,
was learned only through a confession of an
informer. He placed in the hands of the
customs authorities sufficient evidence to
cause the thorough investigation which is
now: -under way. - - "£:
Hollander & Co. the government agents
paid -yesterday, -were not the only import
ing- agents under investigation, and that
there would soon be revelations of a sys
tematic deception of the customs authori
ties. Other indictments will be found soon,
and it Is expected that there will then be
immediate arrests.
The government is now in possession of
the contents of the officers of Hollander
-& Co.. at No. 82 Wall street, as the result
of the attachment of Friday. Other drastic
measures are in contemplation in this case
as soon as the necessary legal action has
been taken. It was reported yesterday that
■the -Secret-Service agents of the govern
ment- .had : found up to that time no trace
of Hollander since; his flight from Montreal.
FLATHOUSE IN TWO CITIES.
New York and Yonkers Puzzled How to
Enforce Building Rules.
fc>rause .of Its peculiar termination on
the city lin». between New York and
Vo!:kers, tb«» nine-apartment flathouse of
Thomas Doyle, at the corner ot 2*: d street
and McLean avenue, alleged to I?ck proper
fire exit facilities, lias so far proved hu
mane from the law. . The building depart
ments of Hie two. cities can't agree as to
which lias jurisdiction. ' -Should either de
partment attempt to force, the. occupants
to move. it would be- confronted with a for
midable obstacle. An. attack . from the
New York side could be avoided' by the
tenants stepping: into their rear mm
Should Yonkers try to force tile occupant*
out they could walk Into their sitting room
or -parlor anil give the city *h» laugh.
Buildings Inspector J. Sims Barfley, of
yonkers. * .said last night he intended to
take up the matter with Mayor Gaynor on
Monday."
ART EXHIBITIONS AND SALES ART EXHIBITIONS ANO SALE^
"Important Forthcoming Art Events/
The American Art Galleries
MADISON SQUARE SOUTH. >ETV TORS
On Free View 9 A. M. to I P. M.
(SUNDAY EXCEFTED)
- 7; ' *' Cnmtrtettd rnbllc ?s!« "_:
- On Friday Afternoon and Evening Hal
February 25th, at 2:33 and 8:15 o'clock
The Valuable Modern Paintings
: ."^fr -"■■ ' ... By French. Dutch and American Artists
-:- -- ".--.- - and Beautiful • .-.
Old Chinese Porcelains ~^
Forming the Private Collection of the well kno-vr> Amaieat:
Mr* J. B. Ladd, Brooklyn
•*\4» Illustrated Catalogue Kill he mailed on receipt of oO Cert*
ALSO---
On Friday Afternoon Next. Feb. 25tb. at MM o'clock
by order .f JOHN P. REYNOLD?, Esq.. TRUSTEE IN ■*»* '
- of the individual estate of
Mr. E. H. Gay. Boston, Bankrupt
A Choice and Valuable Collection of
Antique Chinese Porcelains
which is particularly rich in
Beautiful Blue and White Specimens of
The Kang-Hsi Period
and including;
Four Grand Imperial Jar*
•.'Catalogue mailed on receipt of 25 Cer.tt
\ V I »
On Saturday Afternoon Next. February 2Mb £ \
Beginning at 3 o'clock . ~ •
by order of jßj3
CHARLES T. GARLAND, ROBERT P. DODSON ami ROBERT EMMET. TtistCf
The FAMOUS COLLECTION of .-
Antique Gold Snuff Boxes i
and Bonbonnieres ;
formed by the late f
James A. Garland, Esq. jy
Never before in this country has there been offered fe
at public sale as notable a collection of similar objects. :_: _
•.-.1 profusely Illustrated Catalan W M t* mailed -» >'■—'' of SO C«f.vr
The Mies «»» b « «>**»**** by MR. THOMAS K. KIKBV. «f
The American Art Association, Managers
6 Ess* «<* Street. MsdliiD :»<ju.«r» South. .New * »• >•
FOR 30,000-TON SHiF
ITS ADVOCATES BUSY,
Congress May Vote One "Bat
tleship zcith 14-Inch Gun*. -,
[Trcna Th» Trlbun* Bureau.}
Washington. Feb. 13.— An Important »--•
Interesting discussion regard In the •-. 0 »
future battleships Is now Imminent. aajj
the advocates of the 3n.000-ton «'alj> with a
battery of 14-inch gun* are already aettv*
In their efforts to secure that type. T>ir»T)»
the animated discussion of the M«y»r t>t«n
of navy reorganization, as It has b*ea
teimed. little attention has r*»- pin „
the building programme, and •' has been
generally assumed that Congress w<>»i 1
respond to the recommendation «* tj,,
President and authorize the construction 0 #
two more- ships of the 35.000-ton rjaja. -y^
programme cannot be carried o»:t without
a struggle, however, and th» prosper tfcaj
the opponents of tv.-o ?hips may wfcj, t^
gethcr with successful teata of the 144*9,
gun at Indian Head, has raised thj (j,,,.
tion of authorizing a single ship ¥i \h%
larger type and carrying a main •»• .
of the larger guns.
The Secretary of ♦;-,• Navy fc^ t
conference with the President r»e»ntl7 n
which the building programme was *»sj.
„,;ss>eft, and it was decided that Mr. >{»,.
should urge the authorization of tiro 'X,**.
ton ships before th» House Committee --
Naval Affair.-* next week. That Tiiiintllng
expe<:t3 to report the completed naval bin
by March 1 (> . so that the question nri»t '14
disposer of. so far as the Ho<is«» i=, con
cerned, before long. Senator Hal» 13 un
derstood to be earnestly opposed.-* "> •.•»<>
«hlps. and hi* ▼lews are shared by * con
si'le.rable number of representative;, wheth
er by a sufficient number to influence th«
action of the House eommitt»f has not yet
been ascertained. If it become obvioq*
that only one ship can b» secured at thii
cession serious consideration will ■ Tin*.
tionably be given to the advisability of
making that the |aan>tM type. • :
involve^ In this problem Is, af eaaaaj
the question of docking facilities, but th«»
present policy of enlarging docks ncd«?r
construction. of building a M? <i<v-i« at - --_
folk and. of providing for twa" floating
docks anticipates in increase In battl^shit*
displacement. The conservative n».vi! vjr-v
realizes that the 26.0»-ton type-l3 not th«
maximum by any means and "that T»ith
the advent of the 14-lnch gun there must
be a larcer vessel 10 carry th-^ncw arma
ment in order to get the ~T-a*»*st ben?st
from the ordnance. 'Tim 3Mn>tni battl»
ship will not be. able to carry more than
ten !1-tnch gun*, and 5-vne of the exp«m
believe that when th» calculations are com
pleted it will b«> found Impossible »9 ac
commodate more than eiarht guns" of thai
calibre, allowing for turrets which anal
contain only two guns each. The' dM
of ordnance. Rear Admiral Mason, baa
submitted to Secretary Meyer his report 0;
the performance of the 14-mrh spin, audit
'rests with the naval authorities whnn>
that rifle shall tak<" the place of tiM '-' M
gun.
It Is a question, also. Of weights ami wfcat
may be sacrificed on board the 'cattleshi?
to furnl3h eight or ten l«-inch guns." Th«
full advantage, of bavins th« ric-r gun will
ba derived only from having twelve 1 rites i>(
that calibre, and tin? wouH compel- an
tin 1 uann of displacement to at anal 3.*"
tons, a utep toward dM tanj In . ;yp«j
which, as already stated. Ii raaaafJl aa
the. inevitable result. , .
In the hearing of Secretary Meyer be
fore the House Naval Committee it a ex
pected that Information as' to Ins nia
14-inch gun. as well as the development "'
motive power represented by the tnrbln*
'redaction gear a"'l th"" combination al
electric pow-r, VRI %r-»% r-» raraMhM *nl th*
guidance of thr.?e who aVOSI rro '.4i -tor
the increase of the navy. : - *-■;
THIRTY BELOW IN" ■PENNSYLVANIA
Fittsburg. Feb. !»i mnanain at
PolK, renn . rr^ist^red SO d??re»s t*lrr
zer.oVlo-day. Twenty degr««s nfaM /*«
reenrd-d at Yankee Una Bottom. Trhila te
t«ns9 cold was reported, at Othar court?