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:"I'\ and that none of them, ought to file
any new tariff involving: rate advances
until th.- new lan- should bo passed, as-
Bsimirijr that it would be passed at the
present cession of Congress.
After conference the railroad com
panies announced that they would adapt
Jh^ \-iow expressed by tlie President, and
thereupon the President stated that if
«h~y did so his purpose in bringing the
suit iv¥>uld be accomplish^ suid. such
rcfult beinir accomplish-"} he saw no
occasion for pressing the suit and the
Hir.e would be withdrawn.
Increase* To Be Withdrawn.
The rat' Increases specified in the in
junction Miii against the railroads in the
W«M?i*rn Traffic Association did not
<-«v*r «11 the Increases which bad been
fled with the commission. Tlie railroads
i#»-f}»: . however, ajrreed to withdraw all
,V,*. increases planned for June 1 or after.
There htavc been a number of increases
vut into effect in the last few months.
These *viJl Dot come under th«» agree
ment. For instance, the increased rates
on livestock, effective last March. v.ill not
ha effected. The -important increases,
he«nrr, and the ones of v.-hich the ship
pers chiefly complained, were those
nclieduled for June 1 and aftor.
The railroad presidents in conference
with Mr. Taft made a. lone argument.
Tfcey declared that they had been mis
i {-presented as to there having been any
1)|l , clandestine about their ;ipre- -ing
•j. f»r filing the M ■ rates. They said
they had sent written notice* to the j
FhirT° r( N * nd even had tfce rece t? of
« *r<ain shippers who had denied receiv
ing suHi notices. Hnally. they declared
that at increased rates had been fllod
:«r the last ten years in the manner
Rpproved by the Interstate Commerce I
Commission.
They told rre ident Taft incident
ally they had been advised by their
counsel that the government's injunction
suits c«mld not ;..- sustained. The Pres
ident replied that he was willing to lake
■ chance on That, and he thought the
V.est way out for the railroads was for
them to withdraw their increase?. It
was ir,.-n that the settlement was
reached.
RALLY AS MARKET CLOSES
Prices Had Reached Low Level
an Hour Earlier.
Acute wfaknos^ developed in the stock
Tuarkfi in the last hour yesterday, stocks
Vring pr«^.«p<i for tale in heavy volume and
prices rnimtfsing rapidly, in many instances
l jo level* lower than liad previously been
I touched '?lwr 1308. The break came toward
" ir.p md of a day of comparative strength
j>n«3 moderate activity, and was followed
in turn by a Kharp rally, started by heavy
Inline orders from powerful interests,
which induced hasty coverings of tMHta.
Tho controlling influence during the ses
sion was lb« conference between President
Tsft and tin railway oxecutive*. art for I
orlo^k in .the afternoon, the break coming
on *<svic!?&ironi Washington that t!.. njeet
ing would probably not remit in any ad
vantage to the railways. St. Paul led the
<j«rline. |)iiii)c-ing .low from 127 to 121 in
i few ablates, v.ith Union Pacific and
Heading cyrtung nearly as rapid progress
In the *arpe direction. Steel common de
clined frrtm .~K to 74's, a new low for the
•■•■ar, recovering to 7T. T », at the close, a net
VFs'of only '■* per rent. St. Paul dosed
4 jw.jjth down.' et J^ I*.1 *. and Union Pacitic
railed from }*»*» to lCT's. the net decline
b^ing Vm points. Reading suffered ■ max
imum o>rlin« of nearly :• points and ■ net
lr>r*~of ■ r^;i.'= eiiQ Southern Pacific, after
f«J!«nR * points, recovered nearly 2 points,
rioslnjc 1'« under Saturday. Total transac
tions wen- « little under •--.-.'•
NEW HAVEN EAISES WAGES
Eight Per Cent Increase for 5,000
Shop Employes.
-'»;<*«K<n. June fi— ■■■.._■ Increase of *;
j»cr «xnt W« I an:.. l to-day by the New
Ycrfc New Haven a- Hartford Railroad
«v.mpany to five thousand employes in the
lrifchanic-aJ and r-cnutniction ■ baps at the
« Mi,M^ir. Tlie announcement of the ad
vance fonowed a Jong conference between
«;rn»t\ii Manager Hiffgins aixl the officers
rf ifca •matiooal Federated Trades Coun
cil o*"tt< - company's fcogton ofiices.
LACKAWANNA NOT AFFECTED
William H. Trnesdale Glad, However,
That Agreement Was Reached.
■^Viiliam H. Tmesuale, president of the
'^cikßaruia Railroad, BSM lan night at
l.'.s l*n:nc, in GrcSnwfch. Conn., that he
v*f fflid to know that the conference of
rcHroads had readied &n agreement and
thnt President Taft had promised to with
4rav.* the corernmesf* suit against the
tTmtcrn roads-".
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GOOD FOR EASTERN LINES
President Brown Satisfied with
Agreement at Washington.
President Bran of the New York
Contra! lin«« said last night that he >"•- j
garded the arrangement made between
the President and the executives of the
Western lines os very satisfactory for j
the Western roads and equally so for the j
Eastern lines. The arrangement, he ;
said, will make It possible for the Inter
state Commerce Commission, if" it de- j
sires, to begin at once an investigation j
of the reasonableness of the proposed j
advance in Central Traffic Association
and Trunk line rates, as suggested by
the railroads some time ago. with the ,
understanding that the date when the ,
increased rates shall become effective
shall be fixed by the commission.
Although not desiring to commit him
self definitely, Mr. Brown expressed the
hope and belief that the action which
was taken in Washington last night and
his visit to the capital to-day would re
sult in instructions being issued to re
sume work on improvements which had j
temporarily been suspended.
CHANDLER ATTACKS ROADS
Believes Taft and Wickersham
Will Resist Demands.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.!
Concord. N. If., June "The combined
and conspiring railroads of the country."
says William E. Chandler, former United
States Senator, In an Interview given out
here to-night, "with their three thousand
billions of dollars of recently added ficti
tious capitalization, for which they demand
interest and dividends from the American
people, are declaring that if they are not
allowed their way they will punish their
opponents. They are threatening the Presi
dent, the Attorney General, the conference
committees, the Congressmen, th*= judges,
the railroad employes, the widows and or
phans end all other stock and bond holders.
the shippers of merchandise, the people as
a whole.
"It remains to be Been who will be fright
ened and lie down in cowardice, and who
will trickily endeavor to serve the railroads
and cheat the people..
"Not the President, with Colonel Roose
velt coming home to help him. Not the
Attorney General, wtth his eourape and
honor at stake. Not th" conference com
mittees, with knowing eyes watching them
with BUtpicion. Not the Congressmen, with
the November election coming. Not the
judges in their robes, emblematic of fear
less uprightness. Not tHe railroad em
ployes, who are no longer afraid of their
masters. Not the widows and the orphans
and the stock and bond holders. They
have been overworked by the money
power and are not now worrying about
panics purposely created Not tut ship
pers, who at last know their rights, and,
knowing, dare maintain. Not the people,
who know that railroads worth $*0,000 a
mile are not entitled to interest and divi
dends on | ;.<«m ■ mile. New Hampshire
has measurably freed herself from the
domination of her politics. Her legislators,
and h*>r ex**cutiv«» officers show that she
will not pass into the ownership of tilts
railroad power at New York."
"BLUFF," SAYS BARBER
Match Manufacturer Says Rail
roads Tried to "Bribe" Him.
Akron. Ohio. June $. — Ohio C. Barber,
before departing to-night for the Chicago
conference of railway presidents and the
Shippers' Association on the latter's protest
against freight rate advances, declared th«
railways* contention that increased wag<ef
and cost of material made rate advances
necessary to be "a bluff." lie asserted
that an attempt had been made to kety
him silent.
"A vice-president of a big system told
dm the matter of rate malting was not go
much a matter of "what the roads were
earning *.? of how much «f their profits
they could conceal," said th*: millionaire
match manufacturer. '" 'Barber, you're too
big a man to be growling about rates,* lie
tald to me. "<;••> into the game with us.'
"That was h proposed bribe. I could
have made millions had I followed his ad
vice.
riir. lar^e shippers are not going to c«
misled now. The conference in Chicago
will fail as ciuick as the railway officers
bring up the wage raise argument. They
cannot scare the shippers by panic threats
either."
FATALLY BURNED
NEW YOFKER
Explosion of Alcohol in Boston Drug
Store Causes Panic.
I By Telegraph to The Trlbun*.]
Boston, June 6. — One man la dying at the
City Hospital and many persons were
thrown into a panic by the force of an
explosion of a barrel of denatured alcohol
in the basement of the drug store of John
T. Kcrshaw. in the South End, which
raused several thousand dollars' damage
by fir« to-day.
Tire quickly followed the explosion, and
for a tbne several nearby buildings were
endangered. On the arrival of the fire
men a rear door to the basement of the
store was broken in, and lying on the floor,
with Ins thin* burned off, was found
John J. Weisc, who stated that his home
it in New York, lie had been staying at
the Norton House, No. GSi Treniont street.
What is puzzling the police and firemen
Is how Welae happened to be In the store
when the lire started. Their theory Ik that
he lighted a match in an effort to tind his
way about the premises.
NOT AGAINST ADVANCES
Chicago Beard of Trade Acts on
Freight Kate Question.
Chicago, June 6.— The Board of Trade of
this city to-day passed a resolution to the
effect that it was not opposed to a mod
erate advance in freight rates under ear*
tain conditions. The resolution follows:
Be it r«-i»olvfcd, That if it in necessary
for carriers to secure greater revenue for
the purpose of increasini? their transporta
tion facllltie* the Chicago Board of Trade
ia not opposed to moderate advances in
freight rates on such commodities as do
Dot now bear a fair proportion of the total
<ost of transportation: provided that such
advances, if any, will not result in dis
criminations between communities.
The resolution al*o suggests a conference
between representatives of the railroads
and business interests on 11. question.
Cincinnati. June The Chamber of Com
merce and the Cincinnati Industrial Bureau
have be-*?! *»-k»'i to take part in a national
protest against Urn move to prevent In
creased freight rates.
HSRRICK'S GLOOBSY VIEW
j Fears That Cities and States May Soon
Be Bankrupt.
[ Columbu*. Ohio, " June 6.— Fears that
: trouble will ni'- day strike the United
! States us a result of present excessive
j speculation, and that American cities and
i >t*te* niny before lons reach bankruptcy
{ Iron extraordinary expenditures, were- ex
' pressed to-day by ex-'Jovernor Myron T.
I iionick .it the convention of the Ohio
> B&Hkenf Association.
I Mr. Herrjck Intimated that the tim«
might come wh*n ijtlcfi would .i -f no
credit with the bankers if they persisted
'in eatravasaMd Up sai<! that in the last
; *••■ >*ar» the Sana mof the national gov.
i errjnent h»d Utn double J »mJ the ex
j ;<«ns*« r>t ':; 1 ■!J-jl!'l»- tiad been tripled,
; p. hi!c- the v«*a!th of tli* cotllitry rwed n'i
I corresponding increase.
Nt^T-YORK DAILY TIMIU SJE, TUESDAY, -JUNE 7. UNO.
FIGHT OVER RAiLROAD RILL
House Insurgents Wouid Accept
Senate Measure.
REGULARS FOR CONFERENCE
Result in — Democrats
See "Joker" Which Might
Allow Rebating.
Washington. June C. -The railroad bill
caused more informal conferences and
miniature caucuses on the floor and in tin
cloak rooms and lobby of the House or
Representatives to-day than have been Been
there for a lons time. Tho proposal that
the House accept the Senate bill when «t
comes up to-morrow was the cause.
It was said to-night that about thirty or
thirty-five Republicans, mostly insurgents.
were prepared to vote to accept the bill as
it came from the Senate. The Democrats
had reached no decision as to what their
attitude would be, and it was evident from
Individual expressions that the minority is
badly divided. Representative Champ Clark
spent most of the afternoon trying to get
a consensus of opinion from his fellow
Democrats.
A conference, lasting an hour or so, was
held in the Democratic cloak room. Sen
ators ShiveJ.v. of Indiana, and Hughes, of
Colorado, and Representatives Clark and
l.nderwood. of Alabama, took part in it.
It was the opinion of those in the best
rosition to know that the Democrats would
not vote in sufficient numbers to adopt the
Senate bill to procure its passage through
trie House.
Whether the Hutiee votes to accept the
Benate bill, to send it to conference or to
tack on a few amendments, there is a good
protpect of a spirited contest.
Democratic leaders in the House to-day
discovered an alleged '•joker" in the Senate
biii which they say -would permit the rail
roads to enKaee in rebatinc without fear pf
prosecution. It is in the. fcrm of an addi
tion to that section of existing law whim
prescribes a penalty of $250 for failure to
quote a rate to a shipper on request, or for
miKJUotinß a rate. The proviso, which is
gitid to nullify laws prohibiting rebates, was
presented by Senator Sbively. a Democrat,
and ie as follows:
Provided however, that, notwithstanding
anvthin* in this section contained, any
person or company suffer! n damage in con
£quen«-e of any violation of any of the
provisions of thia section shall have the
right to recover such damage by tuit
against the carrier in any court of com
petent Jurisdiction.
The theory of the Democratic members
of «he House who pointed out this feature
of the bill was that tt would open the way
for railroads to give rebates under the
guiee of paying damages to a shipper.
lawyers of the Senate, both Republicans
land Democrats, ridiculed the suggestion
and said that it probably was advanced
to cast doubt on the wisdom of a^-pting
the Senate amendments to the railroad Mil
without a conference.
Representative Underwood, of Alabama,
declared that the Senate amendment would
effectually restore to the railroads the
power to grant rebate?.
"The Standard Oil fine of $2S,oeQ,of>? was
imposed as the result of a misquoted rale,"
he said. "If this section were to become
a law the railroad* might misquote a rate
to a shipper and pay to him as damages
anything they wished. Tim only penalty
they would incur under the circumstances j
would be a fine of ££<->. and the payments
! in 'damapes* might amount to millions. The j
shipper, of course, would not need to bring
actual suit, as the railroad would confess :
the damages and pay the shipper. It would j
pot matter whether it was called damages j
or rebate,-, the effect would be the same." j
Representative Kirn?, of Tennessee, a!
Democratic member of the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, said that j
in his opinion the Senate section would re
store to the railroad*- th«> privilege of re
bating.
"I do not want to say." said Mr. Sims, I
"that the Senate Intended the section to
read that way. but that is the effect of the
provision."
Hurry calls went out to-day for all absent j
members of the House. Republicans and
Democrats, to come back posthaste pre
pared for a contest to-morrow ever the
question of whether the House- shall concur j
in the Senate amendments to the railroad |
bill or send it to conference. Republican
leaders were particularly active, and they
proceeded to arrange pairs for all members
of their party who could not be reached.
HOFFSTOT'S LITTLE JOKE
Slips Into Pittsburg and Away
Again in Private Car.
Pittsburg, June <?.— F. N. Hoffstot. presi
dent of th.- Pressed Steel Car Company,
who is fighting extradition from New York
In connection with the recent councilman!?
graft scandal, slipped into Pittsburg in his
private car about 5 o'clock on Saturday
morning, and was away again before the
n«we of his "arrival reached the District
Attorney's office.
Rumors to this effect were confirmed to
night by a number of the employes at the
car plant, Who described his arrival and
departure. According to their story, Hoff
stot went from New York to Buffalo, thence
to Youngstown, where his private car was
switched to the Ptttcburg & Lake Erie
road, which hauled it to the McKee* Rocks
plant and shunted it into the yard. Here
it was boarded by officials of tl»e plant.
After about two hours the officials left
the car and it was soon whisked away to
Youngstown. It Is explained that Hoffstot
bad business that had to be transacted in
Allegheny County, and he took Urn risk, of
being captured within the jurisdiction of
the courts that obtained the extradition
papers for him.
Neither District Attorney Blakeley nor
any of his staff kn»w of the visit to-day,
but admitted that it was possible for HofT-
Btot to km been within the county.
FOR A LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Movement to Raise $5,000,000 Begun in
Washington.
Washington, June 6.— With the purpose of
erecting a memorial in the national capital
worthy of Abraham Lincoln, a temporary
organization of the Lincoln Memorial As
sociation was effected at a meeting of rep
resentative citizens here to-night, liannls
Taylor, formerly United States Minister to
Spain, was elected chairman, with author
ity to appoint a committee of fifty to de
termine the scope and plan of the associa
tion. It is said that President Taft and
ex-President Roosevelt will be invited to
become membera of this committee.
Representatives Samuel W. Smith, of
Michigan, and IfcCall, of Massachusetts,
and teveral prominent citizens ct the Dis
trict of Columbia spoke at the meeting to
night. Indorsing the movement.
The tentative plans for the organization
contemplate raisins a fund of to,000,(««» by
nation-wide collections. *
MARCUSON'S BAIL INCREASED.
Isaac Man-UEon. a diamond denier, who
was arrested lust week, charged with
smuggling gems worth $12,000, wa^ ar
lajgrned yesterday before United State*
Commissioner Shields and had to give
|MM more bail, the total now being H,4HI
The complaint was made by Lee Reich
man, another diamond merchant, who s-ald
that he had Information from Belgium that
Mxrcuson had bought the diamonds there.
Marcuson's d*fenco Is that he mailed the
diamonds to Peru at London. The fovern«
Tjiem a tents who searched Murcuson's
home vald (hat tin---, had not found the
diamonds
RECEIVER WRITES THINGS
Whitridges New Letter Says
P. S. C. Is Stupid and Insolent.
nulls* at W fflllU**»a, receiver of the
Third Avenue Railroaxl system, !:i a letter
to James V. Wallace, chairman of Ihe
Third Avenue Bondholders' Reorganisation
Committee, accuses a bondholder who com
plained that Mr. ■IVhitridge engendered ani
mosity Award the Public Service Commis-
Blonsion of pusillanimity and takes another
fling at the commission.
Mr. Whitridpe declare." his feelings tow
ard the commission to be entirely imper
sonal and says that of two thousand pages
of correspondence only two ieUrrs are any
thing except replies to orders or communi
cations. He adds that tne commission,
having lost nine suits brought agalnnt htm
as receiver, seems to have lost its temper
and become personally abusive.
Referring to the protest of the bond
holder against the animosity engendered,
the receiver says:
"I have only to say thst on the slightest
intimation from you or from any consid
erable number of bondhoE-rs that my ser
vices are imperilling their property I shall
be only too happy to retire.
"And having said that. Mr. will
pardon me for saying that his letter seems
to me to be an excellent instance of that
pusillanimity of the American people, and
of capitalists in particular, which cause*
them to bow before all public officials and
to be willing to submit to almost anything
from them. This unwillinirness on the part
of the people -and particularly of corpora
tions—to stand up for their rights, has for
years seemed to me to be one of the
causes why this country has to submit to
bo much bad go-'-rnment.
"The commission seems to share the
widespread notion, engendered by poli
ticians and newtpapern, that corporations
and everybody connected with them are
neither law-abiding, truthful nor honest.
That, in some cases, may be true. It Js not
true of me. And I find tlie state of mind
of the Public if lee Commission toward
most of the things with which It has to
deal in this district to be stupid and in
solent."
The bearing on the reorganization was
continued yesterday. William D. Guthrle,
counsel for the bondholders' committee,
has filed another application on behalf of
th© new Third .Avenue Railway Company,
of which Edward If. Maher, now general
manager of the system, is president. The
new application Is now under consideration
and tho hearing was adjourned until 11
a. m. to-day.
FTEINWAY TUBE DISCUSSED
Intcrborough Director Holds Long Con
ference with the Mayor.
K. J. Berwind, ore of the influential di
rectors of the Jnterboroijgti Rapid Transit
Company, conferred with Mayor Gaynor
for more than an hour yesterday afternoon.
Coming after the hearing on the bill in
tended to do away with eomo of the ob
stacles preventing the Jnterborough com
pany from operating the Btefnwajr tunnel,
the conference was regarded as of much
significance.
ii i<; understood tliat The ta!k was in re-
Kard to the forthcoming proposition of the
Jnterboroufjh for extent ion of the subway
service, which will contain a -provision for
the operation of th^ Stemway tube.
The Mayor indicated that he would sign
the bill arid also another transit measure,
which will enable companies to go ahead
with improvements without some of tli»
formalities tiow necessary.
CHANGES THE SUBWAY ROUTE
Views of Majority of P. S. C. in Favor
of Avoiding Academy of Music.
Commissioner McCa.woll, net In? chairman
of the Public Service Commission, yester
day filed the views of the majority, con
sisting of Chairman William R. Willcox
and Omiinl— i Euetis and M«:Carroll,
on the change of ten 'feet to the westward
In the route of the Fourth avenue subway
through Ashland Place, Brooklyn, to avoid
disturbing th© Academy of Music.
Commissioners Bassett and Maltble at the
time the change was decided on filed a
niemorajidum dUji-enting from the majority
and advising that tli^ route b« abandoned
altogether- and a new outlet found by way
of Atlantic, avpnue and under the East
River. In th*> memorandum filed yesterday
by the majority the proposed plan is de
clared altogether too expensive. Th« ma
jority al*o urges in support of the Flatbush
avemte-Ashiand Vlace route the necessity
of widening Ashland Place, whether the
subway goes that way or not.
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RAILROAD EXTENSION HALTS
Subsidiary Line of the New Haven
Blames Government Attitude.
Bids for building forty-five miles ef rail
ray from White Plains to Danbury. Conn.,
will not bo considered, and an expenditure
of {6,000.000 to $7,000,000 has been Indefinitely
tied up. h.- as result, it was paid, of the
financial conditions, attributed to the ac
tion of th* government against the rail
roads.
1.. £. Miller, president of the New York,
Westeheeter & Boston, a subsidiary of the
New Turk. New Haven & Hartford, in dis
cussing the situation yesterday eald:
"Our company was prepared to go on
with this work, but in view of the situation
as it is we do not feel justified in investing
a dollar In railroad property until the posi
tion of the railways has be«»n clearly de
fined. Of the F OOO,<XO or so which we were
prepared to spend on the line from f<o to TO
per cent would have gone for labor."
Mr. Miller declared that the agitation
over commutation rates had no influence
on the action of his company in this mat
ter.
KILLS HIMSELF IN PUBLIC ROAD
California^ in Poor Health Ends Life
with Bullet Near Greenport, L. L
Grernport. I,onp; Island, June 6. — Walter
A. Fitch, of California, who has been re
cently the guest of his father-in-law, the
Rev. Mr. Kgffleston, at Shelter Island
Heights, "jommltted suicide to-night by
Shooting himself while in a public road
about a mi'e west of this town. Mr. Fitch
had been in poor health for some time.
He came here with his wife and two chil
dren a few months ago. This afternoon he
•went into a hardware store and purchased
a .3*-callbr« revolver, after having its
workings explained to him, by the clerk.
Tie then walked away, and that was the
last seen of him until his body was found
in the roadway. He left p memorandum in
a notebook, saying be wished to have hi*
body cremated.
HEAVY RAINS IN JAMAICA.
Kingston, Jamaica, June -Torrential
rains have been falllr.g for the last twenty
four hours, accompanied by one of th« moat
intense electrical displays «?en here in
many years.
The rains are greatly needed, as Jamaica
has been pufferlng from a drought, which
ha:- bad a serious effect on the banana and
other crops. Pour inches of rain fell in six
hours.
MASONIC CHAPEL FUND GROWS.
Utica, N. V.. June 6.— The trustees of
tho New York State Masonic Home cam*
to Utlca to-day and turned over to tha
fund for the new chapel J25,000 collected
pome years r'go to erect a monument in
New York City to the memory of Dan'<?!
D. Tompklns. The money had beat) In a. bank
for five years, and It was thought the best
possible use for it would be in further-
Ing the erection of the chapel at the home.
This sum, with the contributions ofllaaoni
♦li« M.Ht, over, brings th« chapel fund to
Ji?,090.
\M PRIMARIES TO-DAY
Hard Fought Contest Between
Stalwarts and Progressives.
ADMINISTRATION THE ISSUE
State Vl ill Either Indorse or Dis
approve of Mr. Taft's Policies
at the Polls.
De* iloines. lowa, June 6.— Tne State r>f
lowa at to-morrow's primary elections will
po on record for or against the Taft ad
ministration. A full state ticket ■•ill be
nominated by Democrats and Republicans
end selections made to contest the repre
sentation in tho national House of Repre
sentatives.
The following candidates, styling them
selves Progressive Republicans, will have
no opposition for th^ Republican nonilna
tiens in their resDCjtlve Congress districts:
Charlea Grilk, M District; two Democrats
seek nomination.
Charles 1,. Plckett, M; two Democrats
seek nomination.
Gilbert N. Haugen. 4th; will be opposed
next fall by D. D: Murphy. Democrat.
James W. Good, sth; will be opposed by
S. •'. Huber, Democrat.
N. E. Kendall. 6th; win be opposed by
Daniel "W. Hamilton, Democrat, and W. C
Mlnnlek. Socialist.
Elbert 11. Hubbard, lHh: Democrats may
make nomination by petition.
In the Ist, 7th, Sth and 9th districts the
Republicans have contests between the
"stand-patters," or stalwarts. as they prefer
to be known, and the Progressives. In paeh
of these four districts two Democrats also
fctek the nomination of their party.
In the 10th District Representative Frank
P. Woods, a Progressive, is opposed by
Lewis H. Maync, whom President Taft yes
terday refused to reappolnt as postmaster
at Emmetsburg. I" thh> district the Demo
crats selected no one to po before the vot
en at Tuesday's primaries. Her*, as in tl«e
I!tti. the Democrats may make a nomina
tion by petition later.
Both factions jn the contested territory
make claims of victory. The Congressional
candidates are modest in their prediction?.
Tn the Governorship fight Governor B. F.
Carroll, stalwart, and Warren C Garst.
Progressive Republican, claim majorities of
from 2T..000 to *VW, depending on the size
of the vote. Governor Carroll pays he is
running on hip record as "business manager
of the state, despite efforts to make him
ftand as a stalwart candidate in a national
sense." Garst ha* been referred to as the
"progressive" candidate largely b<*cau«e
Senator Cummins has spoken in his behalf.
The stalwarts assert that delegates to the
state convention of August ,"> will be
against Cummins; that they will indorse
the Taft administration. Indorse the lowa
delegation in the House of Representatives
and ignore Senators Cummins and Dolliver.
This convention, besides drawing the state
Republican platform, will name a state
central committee. The candidates for d«l<?
gateship have not been required openly to
declare themselves for or against Cummins
or Dolliver. It is said, however, that most
of the candidates were named b;.- tti<- lowa
Taft Club, which ie organized In every vot
ing precinct of the state, and that they are
opposed, to legislative Insurgency.
While Governor Carroll openly ignores
national issues as bearing on his own case,
th*» lowa Taft Club has not been working
for Garst. A Carroll victory will be ac
claimed by the club as a victory for the
present national administration.
SOUTH DAKOTA CAMPAIGN
"Progressives" Seem to Have
the Better of the Situation.
Sioux matte, S. D.. June 6.— I three-cor
nered contest for the offic« of Governor of
South Dakota is the striking feature of
the campaign which closed to-night. Be
cause of the spectacular campaign wased
by Georg* W. Kgan, the situation is diffi
cult to solve.
The progressive and the stalwart factions
are apparently about evenly divided, with
the benefit probably leaning toward the
progressive sid".
Governor \'es*(-y's adherent?" assort that
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pie. A cry of extravagance hi the (>rll >'
campaign argument of the stalwart fac
tion. Kgan. it i.^ said, will scarcely carry
more- than four counties, but hi* vote may
affect the total vote for Governor Vesscy
and Klrod.
A close race between Congressman Burke
and John *hrader, a progressive. Is pre
dicted.
RESCUED AT BROOKLYN FIRE
Firemen and Volunteers Do Good
Work for Trapped Tenants.
Fourteen persons -were rescued by fire
man and volunteers last night when a
small fire filled the four story apartment
house at No. 152S Dean street. Brooklyn,
with smoke. The blase started in the
apartment of Mrs. Annie Susman, on
the ground floor. Mrs. Suamart and her
three small children -were overcome by
smoke and ir*»re carried out by firemen.
Two men, who refused to give their
names, formed a- human ladder and got
Mrs. Marie Tidenra and her ihree
months-old baby to the ground in safety
while they stood on the window ledge of
the second floor and Mr- Tidenra threat
ened to jump. George McDonald and
Kdward Carmodv. employes "f the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
brought out James Donovan from th«
s«cond floor, and then went up to the
third floor and found Mrs. Mary Car
mody. mother of one of the men, and her
two children, nearly overcome by emoke.
All were carried to safety. as were a
man and a. v/oman and two children
from the fourth floor.
NEW YORK WOMAN SUICIDE
Mrs. Somerville, Who Shot Her
self at Albany. Dead.
Albany. June 6.— Mrs. Agnes Som»rvilJe.
of New York, v. ho shot herself yesterday
in the office of Dr. John Hurdi?, a well
known Albany dentist, died to-daj" at the
Homoeopathic Hospital. Mrs. Se-mervllle.
who was the wife of Harry fiomepvllle, a
bait-smart traveliins for tins Park true
Company, had been endeavoring t© induce
Dr. Hurdls to accompany fur to New York,
according to the dentist's statement to the
police. He declined, and says that on Fri
day the woman visited his offlce and, draw
ing a revplvr, threatened to do romethtns
desperate. Th" weapon was taken from
her. and th» woman was finally induced to
return to her herne.
Yesterday morning she t»T#phoned *h*
dentist at hi? home and, representing her
self a3 "Mrs. Tjnprson," one of Mi pa
tients, asked him to come to hfs office to
extract an aching tooth, Dr. Hurdis found
Mrs. Somervill<» awaiting Mm -when he
reach**? his •»•»*»•#. She plead**d with htm
to go to Ne'.v York, but ho said he refused,
whereupon sh** asked that she might be
permitted to rest a few minutes. Ha left
her to so Into another room »■> rjotify the
police, -whan ho heard a -hot. and. r'ish»n»
bark, found the Toman bins: on t)r> f!«y>r
with a bullet wound In her left breast. Dr.
Hurdle insists f'nat he never in any -way
encouraged Mrs. Semervill* in has atten
tions.
The S mer\ formerly lived In Albany,
and Mrs. Bomenifh had had pane dental
work dene by the dentist before they re.- ,
moved to New TorV.
GOVERNMENT MAY GET? 20,000.000 \
Result of Decision in Colorado Hard
Coal Land Case.
Denver, June 6.— Through a decision hand
ed down to-day in the Yampa anthracite j
land case by Federal Jud?e J*wi?, it is j
thought that the government may recover
land worth J20,(KW,«.'0 . Th*» j-idtf/- held that,
although the lands, which ~tl»f» gov^rnrncrt ;
is now seeking: to recover through equity ■
suit?, were once involved in criminal capes, j
in which the defendants were discharged, j
"the results of these trials do n<»t rnt»r Into j
the present proceedings. j
The court overruled ev-ry motion to have
the chancery suits thrown oiir of court. It
is said that the government will fi> addi
tional suita againut » inrw number of
Colorado corporations for th» recovery of
large tracts of coal 1 «nd?.
On the Heights !
Do * ou know th? joyous exhilaration cf
the experience? Not unless you have
tried mountain-climbing in the
Adirondack and
Green Mountains
This sturdy sport can be practiced under
ideal conditions. The air, the view, the
fragrant forest, the bracing challenge of
the hill-side — thesp things make 9sd
mountain-climbing a recreation, that re
creates.
! BLACK CHARGES FS|
Will Ask Recount of Votes .
DalzelPs Election. '
SAYS HE GOT 1.500 MAJORft
Alleged Irregularities i a |
Ward — Attar** **
Starts Inquiry.
rutrb.rj. June «.- Dr P. j jjjj,.^ £
raer Hayor of MeKeeseort. •»!,„ flfl J^
i Representative John D*!ze!l in ti^T'
District «t the primary »»«efi»Mi m -^
! day. brousrht action to-day In aa
i man's court against Harry Bras*, as /"'
tlon Judge, charfrfn* him with riotataJT
i primary election la* and a2j« *ith » **
', d«na«an«r. *
j Dr. Black, whs r»fu»*s to conrsd* V
he Is defeats, allesjra that Evan? -^
ballots for T>ali»l! when they »•-•
! far Black. "While the % •<«■ m»» b»in C
| lated In the County Conxrataiewtg
to-«lay. Dr. Black aasafted): "rrwp T C*
s*«» and hear from precincts t'nroqaj^stl
i district, I think T hay*> he*;, nominal '
a majority of \,iff). I have ban jn^J
• cheated throu^tiout th* district."
In fiTtae his quarterly report b»f«»r« f^
John C. Haymaker ir» the rrmsmen |J
Tourt to-day Constable J. 11. '.?sisa4 ,
Turtle < reek. which is in the r>ah«f _'
trict. announced that th» •!* < rt}(yi»
i the 3d "Ward. Turtle *>«•». left ■••)- p^J
! place iinzu*r4*'l and went home. «aasj|
* Ie reconvene at H o'clock on s*ijp'j»» — !j
I Ins. Tho constable said lie «a.^ stjicj^
; by * citiien, who at-V^d h\vrt to ■«*- -»-,
When he arrived at th» .->•>• trrg pss»l
said, he feund th« effleial h«!!ots r>r
about t^e awsr and tv>* tally shessj^a
table. He al^> asserted that ' v '^r^ha#»j
other pfraons Jn the room b«tw**n Cuti
the board left it and hi» arrival.
Th<* rn«r r Attornsj^B [riPee. has je-*,
an luussllfßrtew of th* -i!''*^
th* law.
ri<9ill'iii r«turn^ in the dutrtct RtTi n
turned Dalz*M to CaatsjpaM f«r th« t;.
teenth tiin* by a majority ef **, a«saaj>
to tha claim of hi* TK»na»>ri
Representative James Franeia Barh),
cetved the Republican no-niaatlitj jj ■
Sls». District without r>pr>'-'-' Tl^' R. b,
an opponent for the Pereocrati- mm*
tion. but t«i in the primaries. R7R 7 c ;,
| Ing h# establishes a fre<-*iiw>t, beinffe
I first rr.au in Pennsylvania ►■ »v*»inss.
divided support ef both Rep-;M!caj m
Democratic parties for Congress.
f One hundred thousand dollars is «a
I have been pledged by Derrt'^rsrs #„
■tional prominence, some of » h -M tn .^
fafMWjr County. »*• b* «19*4 tn daft
\ * gainst DoJaaw*a tltc&m*. It ta mt\
I a member of the Cabinet el .i.j^
! G»org«» W. Gnthrie will mau;t *• a»»
[ rratl? er ind»p*n<s»nt fleht, as •*„ 9
imay be. '
i Th* 1 Democrats hare n>st fuily inn
\ whether th»y will withdraw J. A. Via
; fl»t»l. their e*n candidate tern C<ir.jna;
{ the district, in favor of J. A. Fuits*
Treasurer of MrKeesport. or irhet!?«r tr
nil' make- an Independent ogßt Tsi;
dilations are that there will r-» » r!dß
! Si some sort. i
It is Intimated that 9'>t>* of the tr*atßsx
! Congressmen from the Waal who am*
| fiz**l financially Ttiiyhr fee 1 n* crested fa :
1 Daizell %M before ■» Is mm, ssfef
the attitude of the Republican '"«■■
sional campaign c<?rnmitt-e tawari tij:
\ surgents. Before) anything ia -ieetss) -.
j r>#ni/v-at..-> will a-wa.it ih» outcome M 3
, contest whl^h Dr. Black started tori:? j
\ Henry Cooper, running on a lorai 4*l
and social purity platform. obt3*nei tSea
publican nomination for t!re =ra f * list
i in th» 40»h T>l*tricf. d»f-atrrt«r *"»-» «arj
• ration candidates by a imrrvw ?carsa«
i shown by the souMt to-day. He <!efnt!i..
I. Ri'«: . the. »2;'t>- R»p»ibiica.r' can£Jrj
and W. C. Tiboy. *'■» Finn Re{»it>!'esJ*
didate. T'ntll to-day Rile?- va> ȆBpeaJ" s
have won, but he \or-n hj' a »mal! ml
Cooper ha-J the barking of all ttir
l?t»rs nf the district, who wtn led b7 '
Rev. J. M. T.vtt*. of P-!T?vi*. Mr. W
cam* h»re fr?m • "h!ca?«. wftere t» *J
, also interested in po!'»ic?. ■