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OF
President Tells of Events Which
Led to Downfall of Manchu
Dynasty.
HIS ROLE AN HONEST ONE
Shift from Imperialism to Mon
archism and Republicanism
Brought About by Force
of Circumstances.
I,T ,v,? r?K -.--ir Corresponden! A* T ?1
', i ?? -
Pf] ?: i'-1? U. Tho M?1ory of tri? Cbl
??to r?volution might veil ii<- mitten
! - ?ominan?, ne figure of Yuan
who. mor.-- trin ?my othrr man,
.-, n ronponPihlc for Hi? ?lowiifall of
? i/e hn? tli-'ir
- ? full ?.f patriots and
? I,,, did mu? h toward bringing
B eU4 ,. ?. result, which seems t?> please all
it is fusn Bhlh-ksl who has
? tame, whs ' fht th*
, . . In !>:-lncin.*r ths Man
;>oint of sbdleatlon and fina 1.y
il rffaooni.-'iit.
nlcls of tbo events of the
, i of revolt which ram? to
. can never bs
....... v. ? peep at the private
8. f$ of Y-ian Bhih-kal, late f*remler
?-.^?.i of I lir l'r
I . f ? "hlna. These archives pr?
he available, but if they were
- A-.v Yuan Bhlh-1
to do with the rr-Milt that lia
>,,,., has ever appeared on
iblicly
?
. kablc
? ' " ? North?
.,?. puppoaed,
>. out for ;i L-'-n
... . iai i ten?
- It came ni a
'hrone
-.. okI di i ided to
? - -
Yuan's Fire Hand.
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ertaii
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form of to
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isanted to lbs Viceroys.
tied In .. ?tat? meni wh <*h
- mad? ?? Ithin the Is
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tetrated.
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loan?. It
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ii ited the militan to '
lion of
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PANNIEB SKIRT?AN EASTER FANTASY.
be unimaginable How much better for the
throne, ol it.? own grace, to proclaim I p
republje at nn early date! Thus would
the thron? lose none of its glory, and I ?
t eopla in their Joy s ?> .1-1 be m< v< ?! lo
i- rateful r< compense.
There was condemnation of the polii ? of
staking the fate of their Imperial
ties and th" ltve? and property of th? North
ti a single throw, trusting to luck in a
single battle, without taking careful
' ought of every a ape ? of f e cas?-.
Her gracious majesty and the imperial
nobility, taking cognisance of the state of
affairs and making confidential inquiries as
to the sentiments of the pe pie, held re?
peated conferences, and cam- to the unanl
conclusion that lighting was under
rcumatancea permiaslbli
I, Yuan Shih-kal. and the others rec.
gracious commands nun her im?
perial niaj-My, emphati. allv directing th.it.
b itual consent atai encouragement, we
? plan for the protection ' f the |ni*
ancestral temple and the mausolea,
nnd that the pea,-, of their Imperial majes
ilsht r?e safeguarded. She was as*
?? urgent In forbidding the Instiga*
ol a racial war, with its resultant
When l receive?! these com
i was frightened, and feared that
d n t be able to > arry th? m o t.
My ?" n isr- ;ind strength wen exhausted,
had no resource, I could place tiie
? ' I importan? , and, making
Of 11 ,ise above and the Safety of
below my object, yield my-clf to ihe
tea of th? majority
did \< as i- ued bv her imp rial i a
dlrectlng me tir<-t to settle with th?
itlonarv army regarding the especial
leratlon to be cot led tha Imperial
? d ihe treatment of Man? hus.
Mongolians, Mahometan-- nn?l Tibetans in
e throne ?hose the lesser evil, in a
? ? tier and hopeless dejection.
?? ement could I ? ?? hed 1. the
? ; i ice d? d ire '. ,;. >n the
al family might en .. glor and
honor unknown lo former generations u I
the hereditary nobility amona tn<- Man
- Mongols, Mahometans ai I ? -?
as well a?- tiie allowances of the banner
might continue without Interruption
course was inexpressible bettei than
.'t tiie final separation, with its lu?
sters.
These matters were discui i d
and, i aving been carefullv ?
eie.| by tho throne, an agreement was
? :...|e, resulting in tl. tale ol
y -?'. air deslr* ardentl with
:, emin? nl taleni you aid
(he progress of events; you thirst f.j peac?
? of one spirit. Vet. fearing lest the
true Inwardness of things migl t not b
i :.,,i In creat detall, I have pre
to present 'his summary, which I
.mmend to your atf? i I
GEM. LI NOT ASSASSINATED
Dr. Sun Yat-sen to Visit Vicc
President of Chinese Republic.
Shanghai, April ' Dr. Bun Fat-sen, e\.
Provisional President of the Chinese re?
public, will leave here for Wu*C*hang, In
' > Provln.f ll'i-l'eh, to-morrow on a
visit to (?enera) IJ Yuen*heng, i ?? Vice
1 r. sldent of tl ?? Rep
The dispatch :? i 81 in) dispose of
? ? ? ?.. from T "i.-T In yesterday
? ?? Exchange Telegraph < ompany atat
? ? e General LI Y uen heng had be? n
assassinated
Amoy, April ?' liovert or V\ i-?um has
landed with three thousand troops at .
tow, according to reports from thai city.
? - .i i Jng, ??'. ho has I Ith? rt,. been In full
control th.-re and has Had the local ?
Im, .lid i ol off. t any reslatsnc. to
\\ u-Sum's forces. The local troops, how?
ever, continue their resistance to the Can*
loldiers In the Interior dlatrlcts,
FAREWELL DINNER FOR K00
Columbia Friends Honor Student
Who Goes to Help China.
Y K Wellington Koo, who during his
seven-year sojourn at Columbia University
has I.? ?? t i? foremost ? hi?ese student in
this country, wai Ihe ?u.-st at a farewell
? given bj half a hundred of hi< for
? , and friends at the . Columbia
("iramen Park, la '
night Mr. K?">o sails this morning on id?
pi pi ? :-id? i.? (iran? f n Europe,
whence he will travel bj ti.?- wai of :
?Iberian Kan oad lo ? Tilna lo I ?
, ome secretary lo the Presld? f Ihi Chi
Republic, \ uan Bhlh-kal.
\fi,i listening to expressions of good
?ill from Frederick Hirth, professor of
Chines? literature and language at Olum
i nies M* - : s, se. i ? ta : -. of i h? ' 'o
i, i,,., . -in ? n m a iso? latlon ; E
of m- Penartmen! of l'ommep?
,?,.... and War?! Melville, with whom
h. ,? ,i an aasoclat? edttoi of "Th. . pe
tatoi," Mr K. hi? frl? ndi
far? w? '
? I regret thai I -to lea*. Ing (hi.nit i;
and my frh nda and ? lai im ites, yet I am
I have been called to s pari In ?.h
, omit? \ ." ! ?
w 1*1, to Im i i i< si Imon ? i?? t hi good I
ment i alwa received . ? oui hand?.
, , j i . , :,?, omplish? o ; due to ti,.
in?! kindn? ext. n?l? .1
aft. i l?n |?ai Ing al SI. John i
. , ? ,.,,,. to ' lolumbla -
j his A. B. ?
I ,.f his clasa The following
.. .., .... Master of Art .
mid " iriiui '??? last tlire? ? e li
? iiialif) Ing for the degr? >? ol Ph I ? . whl. li
r< "i upon him In June.
. , th? i" ml bi ?? f Pi.I? nl of Ihe
,:!,.. .. rtepubll? l n Sun Vat H?-n,
n thia country last paid Mi
talle.l
,,,,, .. publi? positl? n
;. i r-1 n me 111
BAR TO TAKE ACTION ON RECALL.
. . , ?i ;, \\ Hilara .NonIngliam, r.f
, ,.,.-1,1,' .-< lh
Htat? I... ?tsso
, . lied ? l"-"-'l n.lifl ol the
Mbany, on Api I 13, it I ha
.,, thi American Bs \ ??.elation
iM.f taking action un Ihe
? ,i,i, , i of ludlHsl recsll Tl.Hoi
,,,,,? ,.i . nl ?. lo have ever? t it? ha
a? Liui Association nesi August |
CHINESE 10 STUDY WM
Member of General Staff Cornos
to Enter West Point.
COUNTRY'S FUTURE BRIGHT
Soldiers Are Now Esteemed, He
Says, and Standing Army
Numbers 300.000.
Lieutenant M. a. Shummi Tao, attached
i ? the ?Jenoral Staff of the Chinese arm?-.
nrrlv?^d yesterday from ?'hlna to enter the
Cnlted States Military Academy ,<t Weal
r??lnt in June. Lieutenant Tao sa ?l yes?
terday at Ilartlt-y Hall. Columbia Uni?
versity, that he should be in tt.?- armj s
aistiiit the pacification of th?- hrici.n.is thai
? doing so much damage hi Chins, ex?
cept for tho fad that upon the outbreak
of th.-- revolution ihr Manchu :?.,. ??> nment
^??iii ??ff to Japan all tii<- military men
whom 11 su p? i?--?! of revol itionar;
in-rs
"in November, 1911,' Tao said, "s bstch
of ill?- csdets al th.? War College in !'? kin?,'
were t-n? -I.? ? i off to Tokio, ostensibly to
lion, but in
reality u<- were m be kept h i ? Japanese
nrhoo;?. until thr- Manchui could ??nh safe
??? all us When we read i-i ths Jai
par-er?- of i' ? ssti ilveness of the revolu?
tion we wanted to ??? home ,?t once, but
were restrained bj lb? Japanese author!
ii?-.?-. ??. i!. whom arrangements must have
i.f?-n made to detsln u?
"S..n^- of u? studied ;?' Hie Imperial
Millts? v I? my In T??k?o. otbei ? ? ?
???m to ?i- -?. - ????-.. i pon i he
the monarch? ???? prevailed upon Ihe
ese to lei mi turn t-? ? 'luna, and a
?? i.-elved their passports I ??as amons
ti,-> fortunate number, and Immediately
eded t?. Peking and offered my serv
lc?*s to Presldeni Vusi 8 kal, who said
thoro aras i?? b? M ? gliting, and
me to America
"In 1911 th? Mani-hii government asked
and received p i mission from t he <
ne of It? cadet at W? it
i'olnl Th? American ? ongress had given
insent bj ? pe< lal scl I was nominal
ind -.i ere to enter ?- .? 'pli
June."
Asked if he had seei eltl i Yi.- .: Shins
W'.-n or Ttng-4 'liai Ohei the two CI
graduated from IVesl Point In : ? -. 'la??
...i that Wen wai no?? a brltsdlei general
? ? a: my and < 'h< ?? I d the
faculty in the War College ai Peking.
Tao said he remembered hea Ing that
? 'hen ?vas eh lilng si hi h actlt 11 , while
1 s classmate was gathering In n
irlorles ,.t \\ ti-?'lian? and Vanklna. "Wen
had thrown up his loh seven months be?
fore," continued Tao, "and had retired to
I i i ome In ? 'anton, ?\ hen, through the
? -,.f his uncle v., -: Tsung ?, a -
then Deputy Minister of Foreign .\ifiir-? In
il-.- Sun Yst-sen sdministrstion, Wen re
i , ommand of a i egimenl of 'ds ?
which distinguished itwrlf both al
" .- bait.' \v. u-l 'hsng ?n?l at the I
Ing of Titer Hill fort, n??Bi Nanking M
?ti? l?itt.-r place a wooden cannon i?.:!'
rom th?- city whistled pasl Wen'? ears
and he went after it as he would h
ball. 1 un.lersl.I he played ball with seal
i,i \\'? st Point After the surrender of
Nanking there wss no s? rl?. ..-? Hi
W'.-n \< as br< v? r. ,| a brigadier g? riera 1 I
gallantry ?>n the Held."
Lieutenant Tao ?\.,^ rntl da ? when
, ? ? he si?.k.' of the re?, olutlon, and i?
, ? m .? more o ??? ' ? i - talked of ? I
? try future.
'Soldiei ii - hi "
m? ??. which \\ a i ii"' - " a f< w yeai
ifeseion ??ere -i- ? ?
as Inf? rloi - This - hange i - due 1 , th?
? ii (?plrll of tt.?- nation \'. ?
prool thai tha i ,
- -i iinbidd? ? . ?? ? - ?
? -i i , ? , ibllran rcc-rulting itations,
??I ?a hi li .?? ?i? ? ? a standing .
!"''.''?? ? ,
nodi ni 11 m
|MR. STOVER FINDS A NAME,
?Thinks of Sakura Park as Site |
for Cherry Trees.
r,-r h ? Dinmli - lonei Bi lit
-v itboul sn a - Mian? ? . foi I i ?
I to i .,- ... t ,,i ?.-.His tomb
? i ili i i k gakura Park ???- ild Im
foi ii." said i '??iiuiii lion? i '??
. ? ? rilaj. ?? ho i- ii noi put ihe mall? i ." '
Ui ihe Hoard ol Aid? ? genera
i,a ' , lei i, |u ' as ,i
ha i In giving" 1 l ? "i I h? - >; '"
,ii, .?- . "i diim i
di ni. |g 11 ?? Japan? foi . : ? i ? ire?
h it... pai 1. easl ol lh< loniL Hi? ?
.<:?? i : an) ?..? i and lh<
i-, ? 'oininl Ion? i ami Hi? lai I
. , i. ? 'l,ai '? -: I ><??? lau.', L? ? . .i??? ?!?!' ?! |
urids ' ? sut s , ? i ...',- , -? i ?
,. ? , i ,? i.
?*I1 i.Id l?e o.f h . mill il
, fit r? * are In
I,I,.,,in,' mid ' -i Hiovi'i "I
nipp? ? llien will : i.n- ?? ha do n??i
? ii.. v II I; lia In til? in? - II ? I ?
h would !"? m"--1 spproin 1st?
'i - -h. - i?,i pi a? tli-all lb? ? ? ,,i, . ?>ii.
,, . m . i . i,. 11 ii- havi- Ik<n <
. : ,.- ha If h ??ili ?.il
nui 11, --i ? 'lai. i.,??m inn, i,,.?,.
. m ?ir .,n the si? i? ol RI? ei lili I ?? i- . aim
; . ? ? lai ami Ihr?-? lai -
m i '?-i., rs
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i ? ?? a i ib? l.il bis
? r? ici vu J
SPEEDWAY BULKHEAD SOOf
Frequent Cave-Ins Hasten Wor
on New Concrete Wall.
Within the space of a year's time ther
have hern four or flv e .a\c-lns of til
hulkheadlng along the Harlem Riv?
Speedway, the last of which wa
Thursday nicht. Work on the Oral coi
trarr for r.-bullriinr* the hukheadlng, thi
time of ?concrete, will he begun In a fa'
da vs. according t?> Park Commission?
Btover, In all it will cost 1550,000 '
rebuild the bulkhead, which will he dor,
under five separate contracts.
The preaent wooden bulkhead has grar:
uall) rotted away, and the * hole Mctlo
between llighbridge and Washingto
Bridge Is likely to slip into the river a
any time A barge load of ?sand, swun
by t'ne rivertide, pulled In i lection
hloi-k long last summer.
Superintendent Beatty had protectiv
barriera plac*td around the latest cavs-ll
ALDERMAN UNDER ARRES1
Geibke, of Queens, Gets Benefi
of Doubt in Court and Is Freed.
Charged with ualng loud, botsterou
profane language and threstenlng t
"break" a policemsn and 'knock his bio?!
off.'' AWermsn Otto ??eihke. r.f tho c;tl
AldermanlQ Diatrict, Queens, who i .hair
man of the Police'Committee of th>- Boar,
of Aldermen, was arrested earl) yesterda;
morning in Richmond Hill, Queans, b; .\, |
ing s? rgeanl A bert < toison.
With Joseph Prinz, another member o
Queens Counts Republl?can i'ommlttee
... n the wsj ?,, a trolley < ar fo
rhere the alderman ? caldea n
0 T ??IT Place, when he met Colson an?
t-.ok him lo task, according to Colson, fo
?topping a dance of the Foresters of Amer
lea, lo whl a Gell ke belong
I've made man) a cop' and i can ?,reai
you Oel "if your horse and I'll knock you
block off!" Colson swore ?leihk?- exclaimed
??hereupon he arrested him and march? i
him t? th? station house, where he charge?
him with disorderly conduct ?.,-inke tot.
the captait and tha lieutenant on duty tha
h. was hairman <>f the Police ?'ommitte.
,.f the Board ?>f Aldermen, but the} hel<
him In $300 ail. which was furnished by i
fri. nd.
Geibke, Prim an?i Theodore Hoelderltn
one of the Poreatera who attended th?
dance, declared in court that ib-lbk?- usec
i o objectionable language t?> the officer
id two arltnesses who testified t,
hearing par! <?r the conversation Magis?
trate Pitch s.iid he would give Geibke th?
benefit of the doubl And discharged him
EXPECTS SUBWAY DEFICITS
City Club Doubts Wisdom of Ac?
cepting Interborough Offer.
1 hartes li Strong, prealdent of the City
' : ib, ?. nl to the Board of Estim?t? and
vpportlonment yesterday reports made bj
' ? transit committee, which he de? lar? -
a qui Ntlon as to the wisdom ? t
accepting ti.- subwsy offei of the Interbor
oii^'h Rapid Transit Compan) The argu
mei i di als ? ntlrel) with financial and
Irani matters and do? - not rail ? th? q u ;
lion a to n heth*>r thes? diffli nlti?
???it w, ?gh< ?i by other considerations. The
of th? clu.suiumai Is? i
follows
Flrsl To he self-supporting llu proi.i
, - arged Intel boro igi ysiem mus? ha ve
an annual gross income of from $.>,OOU,0>'4J
t,. ?.;i?...<i,i??. Tills will requin an average
annual traffic ol from rn0.u0fi.uO) to ;
<? " pas engers Hence, to pay interest and
?Inking fund on the rlty'a Investment the
Intcrboruugh system ?Mil have lo carry ..
n..ingested trunk tieft I? th i to da ?
Second As-.-rts that instead nl li ..??.,.??.,
p , ?< ngei i h? Dr i year the enlarge?! In
tcrhorough system will probablj not have
m??re than -V-u?,.'?"
Third Points out tiiat in all probability
'.. a av< annually acci uit,? d? fi
... id, h ma) range from ?. n 000.?i00 to
? ,... total, and mor? if funded i>\
bonds Insteaad of being provided foi in the
, It) budget
i, Point! "ni thai the so-called
"levelling of leas? I of greal llnanclal
v.,!.;. ,, i he crimp? rt* The pre-, ni NUb
way is operated mid r two contracts. As
? .; n, ,t readjustm? nl would not allow
i han ?. per i ? nl '" , p- r ? enl i" the
company, then the propose?! extension of
existing profits on contra?*) So ! fot eleven
and on i'ontracl No : fot twent)
?wo years means thai th? Inl rborougli
will receive from P5.0*>.OM to $48
riioie under ill. contract no? proposed than
if the leases were nol 'levelled."
Borough President ItcAneny said he had
not had lime lo stud) the figure* pn ented
l"- th. City ?'lub. but he had Seen s'Hue of
ihem i. foi.. and questioned Ihe - ?
nl th? lr p" mis.' Pigurea thai
. n re? eii > <? f i oui ?? ., l?ou ?jourc - ,l,i -
f. i.-.i radii a I . but hi did not
? ? ? ? then, until he i
poi t to t ?a Board of i t?mate
WOULD-BE SUICIDE IS DEAD
Natural Causes, the Wife Learns,
Not Invalids Act, Hasten End.
Aft? i nu, sting his a Ifa on Thursd ?
?us in end i,i ? uffei Ina h
li- lerli i. I'V. derick . ..u.-.i | n i
m ho I m iu\ slid p.i man] ? si
n- m i. ,li-,,id. i -. m Bs found ,i. .id
?rnlni In hi room al So 70
ir? i liavlnt di. il ol natural
?
i ..m tu. ,i ,,f n,, \\lfi |.-,,.,|.
? '.last 1st street
?i told hei on Thursds -
' I? ' m< have that > ?/.?a I) ing on the
''i ??'??? wIh-ii .?i ? gon? i ?. m put
ml l?> II all .- : :? .i i.? i,., mu,.
. b ? v ?i?*- i, moved . .vn aniel.- that
1'i'i'H t,, n ? ,i m ,n, nit? mpl ,.t iiiclde
? | ?- ban I this morning
slid I it lu II : I killed ,, , I li
? * .il,.. ?., | Mrs Prederi
m m ?it r to lh< i oil. ? i ?
? M,, pital, i\,, .1 .,, ,|
I . ?!.
? Id that I
? mt.m,i i hat Ik men
IUi i-,? the Oral um. un Xburi
,vU?. _ . i
M CLEW 10 CAR II
I
I
I Middlctown Officials Unable t
Solve Mystery.
-
MAY CALL DETECTIVES' All
Beard on Face Establishes Fac
That Body Found in Cinders
Was That of a Man.
B Telegrsph to Tii? Tribun? l
Mi.I'll.-low n. N. V. April 5. The .-lti'l?
esr murder mystery Is ss Kroat a nun*
ta the authorities of Orat.c-e County t<
night as it w?ss on the morning of Januar
S last, when tbe head, ii?ht shoulder an
right arm ?>f a 1 un-an bflng WSrs four
lu a carload <<( cinders on the Ontario
Western Railroad neai West Prookvili
fifteen miles from this city.
With iia- return on Thursday of The?
dors i-'iiriiiaii. ??no was thought to ha?.
been murdered, District Attorney Kogei
an?l Chief of Polies McCoach threw u
th'-ir hand-- The i ?istr!?-t Attorney ^al
to-'la? ;
Th? ; " one missing, and h
, have al wluti no ? lew to the identjt
of th? ? Ictim ; ? i .1 in th?- cinder car. W
jar?- completel: puzzled bj the Matennni
of Eugene and Joseph Curman. who a?
cused ?a'li other of ha?inn murdered thel
brother rheodore. .Sine? Theodor?? has r<
turned home tne two brothers unit?? i
Isaying Hun they t"l-l ti.e storl?*a l>ecaui
the) we? grilled i> ti o polu*e. This i
I not so, for there ? ere several civilian
present when each told his story.
Chief of Poll? McCoach seems sure o
I solving th" mystery soon "Ws may be a
a standstill i"":- a moment, but are work
.Int. snd ??ill show you some on?-, behin
the bars before ver? long," he --aid thl
afternoon
The donht as t.? whether the ? l?*'lm o
the murder was a woman or a man ws
cleared up to-day, when th? discovery wa
mads that since ths hesd has be??n in th
morgue s bristling mustschs snd heav
beard have trown on what ?was tw
months ago S smooth fSCS. There is als
a thick growth of hair on th?* arm Th
beard and hair are red The man wa
about thirty years ?.id. ?"? feet ?."? Inches i
height and weighed l?30 pounds.
Misa Bells Shaw, who had been mis.mi
for three mouths. ???? found to-osy a
?'in. lnnatus. x. V. < urin Vreelsnd, i
I structural Iron worker, who had sand;
hair, and who it ??as thought might t>
the victim was found near Boston to-da)
Another man disappeared from hers ahou
the time ths murder is supposed to ha?.
been committed. He boarded near th
Furman house, snd the police ar.- looklni
for him. Th?. Italian residents of Mlddls
town r.sent the statement ?hat the vlctin
iniKiu have been an Italian and hav?
aided the police m making s canvasi
among their countrymen in and neai thii
place. The? say there Is none of 11 toi i
countrymen missing, and that if on?, oi
them had been murdered it would hav?
i.ie know n by ibis time.
The entire official force of the count]
and ?n? and s score of reporters ar?
working on the caae, but nothing detinlt?
nas developed to-day, and the mysterj
seems more Impenetrable than ever Th?
people here Insist that the authorities en
j;ai,r?' detectives to help them, and doubt
this will be done
-.
GETS $282,212 VERDICT
R. L. Johnstone Wins Award
Against Flint & Co.
Itoberl i. Johnstone, of Montclair, N ?( .
secured s lerdlci f"i $282,212 50 yesterday
in in?, action against Charles It. Klint, Wail
lace it l'hm a?-i Prank It. Cordley, roem
l,. i ,,, the linn of Flint & Co The trial
began before Justice ?Scudder and a Jury
In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, on March
.,.., th? ' m ?>? wen! to the Jury wh?..
court ?-i"-'?? ' "h Thursda) night. A seal -i
..in?; ed i est? rda? moi urn?; gl* -
m?, the plaintiff the total amount sued for.
Mr. Johnston? is an importer of crude gum
chicle, in 190?, according to hi.? story, be
liropos?*?J il"' merger of the T. B. ?Duii<i
Company, of Rochester; the Sen-hen Per?
fume Companj snd the Krank H. I-'!?- r
Company, of Philadelphia . the < ' i:. Sow
erville Company, of London, Canada . Curtis
^ ?'i... of Portland, Me., snd the Grove Com?
pany, ?.I Sal?m. ? 'hi" l'uni ?v < '?? were I ?
i iin.,o.. the project. The combination v?a
I to be independen! of the American Chlcli
fcompan) Ti-? plsn was t.? ?led T. B
. uunn, "f H? h? iter, presld? nt.
Un the da) of the organisation the -\in? t
,, :in ,?,,,, i? ? 'ompany wai In i ontrol. Henry
,- i ?, ,%\ !.? v, its .-. 11 i.n .,. ?,i> elected p*resl?
,i,Ml ,,|- ii? nee concern Mr, Johnstons
blamed Klint * ' '"?? i'"'1 ?"'' "used ""' '?'"" ' : -
..f mrnlns Its stock over to the trust Hs
I,.?.,,| |,|. claim foi ?lain,!?... m hi it?
,,;,,,,, ,,,, ,,ii, ?.-. .i brea? b of . ontrai t. and d< -
.h,i,,i one-half the profita >.f promoting
i Hi. h. a organisation.
In it,.-ii ?i I) ?'r'"' baring from ihx Jui ?
Htephen ?' HaMwin. who a. te.i as trial
., , i foi i i? def? 11-lain . .\ ?,| to .-I
,1,, v. l'h? t. Th? motion will t?S
i i? fore Justl? ? 8? uddei n.-vi i i ids
?i i?, v,i,ii, i was H" largest awarded In
' hints fount) -111' ' Morris <? Menges, ?I
. . i,, ,,,i ii.. s sa swarded $ 1,1.1 >o
,i |. ,, ,-??? m bis san against Oen
?ral l ?ouls I Itsgersld, ..a gaso? Ists nf
,,.. . i loul I, '?? " ' ovei i.Its a, erulng
| t um ii,, tale ol ' Weiten, Mar? land
' Itallroad ? !??mpanj That v? rdlcl ?? i
, |i|, v ii. , , v ? i ,ii u i i - i..i anothei i ? ?
!.,,. i i.,, <? . 'i and the v..?
[\?a_ tlualll ?;? ItU-i Ut*t wi v-JUit, .
: ALL QUIET IN SONORA
American Miner There Correct
Prevalent Beliefs.
John If, Bishop, hear! <>f B mining con
un) ?hos? proprrllrs are located In H,
tors, Mexico, yesterday returned from
i rip to the company's mines.
'The Mexican revolution," said M
: Bishop, "is much of a myth, so fur as tl
Slate of .Sonora Is concerned. Sonora ar
? i.,Ins Arizona. No trac,"? ? f the allege
tevolution exists (here, f have recent!
penetrated the Yaqui Indian country, an
had exceptional opportunities t?i gauge th
war situation there, (if th<- whole Yarp
tribe of about fifteen hundred lighting me
only i wo hundred are off the rsservSttOI
The remalnd? r are at peace and are heln
fad by the government, t heard of no In
BUrrectioniSt organizations rir bandits II
Bonors. The peuple ?re prsctlcslly a un!
In support of the government.
"Fully one-fourth of the better eignen
In Sonora would like t?i see the Unite?
ftates Intervene and establish order In al
| the disturbad parts of the republic ,\t .< |
harm result-, to American interests an?
much danger to foreigners through the In
flammable Btorlei fsbliestsd for USS in th?
Amerlcsn press. Xine-tenths of the wai
Btortes belhg prlnte,] In the border news
I apers are the /?rossest sort of fiction.
?'The feeling of friendship for the gov
rrnment appears to he gaining ground
rapidly In M?-xico. and there s?*eni I Bub
Btantisl grounds for the belief that Madero
: III finally triumph over his enemies.
"Americana residing in Mssteo are In no
?linger ?if massa? re. The allege?! deep
Seated prejudice against Americans |- |
base!e?s fiction, so far ns it applies to the
Mexican mas^e?. American* who get Into
trouble in Mexico are nearly always found
to lie btsmsbte In a measure "
MANY STRANDED IN MEXICO
Washington. April j. - Ther? are 211
Americans stranded, eome of th??m In abso?
lute want, in Vera Cruz, on the east coast
of Mexico; in Ha asilan, on the west coast,
and In Manzanillo, In the Interior of the
State of JsllSOO. The American Red Cross
her" to-day dispatched $1,.ViO to the Ameri?
can consuls in those plscsa to aid in their
relief The Red Cross says It probably will
lw? necessary to Issue a national appeal for
aid._
CALLS TAXICAB CO. FRAUD
Suit of the Late Mrs. Bailey
Alleges Swindle.
r.ipers on file In the bounty Clerk's office
show that just before the recent death of
Mrs. Jam?? A. Bailey, widow of the former
partner of V. T. Barnum. a suit was
brought !n her name in the Supreme Court
against the New Tork Taxlcab Company.
the New York Taxlcab Company, T.td.. a
British corporation, and Charlea Mas art.
? in which it was alleged that Mrs. Bailey
i was defrauded 1n the purchase of 2,000
I shares of the stock of the New York Taxl
I cab Company, for which she paid J'.O.OOO.
The suit will be fought out.
It is alleged that itsecsit originated the
plan whereby Mrs. Bailey and other pur?
chasers lost hundr?fls of thousands of dol?
lars. The Huit is for an accounting from
Mas?-art for all his profits, a receiver for
the New York Taxlcab Company and per?
mission to sell the company s property and
divide the assets among the stockholders.
It Is alleged that the defendant ?ompanles
were fraudulently used to obtain money
from the public and that Mascart and
others have transferred 120 taxlcabs be?
longing to the company to unknown per
aona The representation was made. It is
said In tho suit, that the company owned
more than five hundred taxb'abs and would
j make a profit of $345,000 a year.
MHS LOSE PARI
Mexican Federals, 700 Strong.
Decamp During Night.
'ABANDON SOME ARTILLERY
Mortar and Rapid Firer Left to
Rebels?Retreat Believed To
Be to Mapimi.
.limen?**. Msi , April i -Parral fell Into the
hands of th?* rebels t??-?lay. Th? numbers of
the enemy. Which looke.l ??o larx? to <??!!?
?ral < 'ampa In the hour of hit dsfSSt, pro\e<l
to be a force of only seven hundred They
eoc.ipcii last nltht. I?avinar behind thstn -t
raphl flrer an?! ? mortar, pr?-vi?i?isly ?apt?
ur?-?l from th? rebel?
It developed that ?ienera's Villa and I'r?
bina, tiie federal ..omniaii'lot-", foutht .? >n ?
on Tuesday ?\ hen t'ne> rout-.l Csmps
The\ ar?- believed to have r?tr'at?d 10
Maplml. where the main f?-.|?ral for??? ar?
said to he mobilising.
The wires to Kl Paso -?t? re?toreii this
after noon.
Kl Paso, TSS . April ?V- Two bridge* ?<Vlth
of Juarez and three near Madera, on th%
Mexican Northwestern Rsilroad, were re?
ported burned to-da>'.
Powell r?.>lierts. the American a'"n'|i"*'t
by a court martial at Chihuahua JSStSfdtJ
?>n a chsrge Of being a sp?'. ret'irr.ed her?*
to-day.
Sa-i Antonio, Tex.. April .V-Two machine
tuns were held up at Mar fa. and two trunks
tilled with ammunition were stopped st
Langtr) yestsnAay by United State? cus?
toms Inspectors Both were lnt??nde?J for
exportation to Mexico, ajid nekhor was con?
signed to any accredited agent of the Ma?
dero tovernment. according to R. W. Dow.?,
collector of customs St Katie r?s?, to
whom a report of the seizures was mads.
Mr. Dowe was In 8p.n Antonio to-day itl
conferenc? with Brigadier (?eneral Duncan
with reference to the border sltuaiion.
Washington, April 8.?The r?bel military
authorities In Chihuahua require all pe???
sons leaving the city to have a pass-port,
according to advices to the 8 t?te Depart?
ment to-day. This order will aid them in
keeping close tab on those leaving the state
capital and probably keep within the eltv
limits all whom they do not want outside
the rebel Jurisdiction.
The JuclUtan Indians tn Oaxaca are re?
ported to be becoming more aggrestdve.
?
.TEWS TO END "SHYLOOK"
Jersey Organizations Join to B&f
Shakespeare Classic.
Perth AJriboy, If, J.. April 6-To take?
Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" oat
Of the curriculum of the high school her*
Is the aim of the educational commit t??e of
the Young Men's Hebrew Association of
this city.
Local lodges of B'nal Zion. Brlth Bhafom
and Brlth Abraham, the Hebrew Progres?
sive Association and Hebrew Educational
Alliance are supporting the movement, snd
the congregation of the Temple Be'.h M-r
decal Is In favor of it.
MEXICAN DIPLOMAT ROBBED.
Par.??, April I?.?The home of Se?or Se?
bastian BUST, former Mexican Minister to
France, was broken Into and looted to?
day. The thieves SSCUrsd Jewe's VglUSd a*
$?0,000.
Richard Harding Davis
Dynamite Johnny O'Brien
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sewell Ford
Llmore Llliott Peake
What other weekly magazine, or what semi-monthly, e,T t
even monthly, can show a better array of talent for one
issue? And yet it is a regular thing now for our Sunday
Magazine to'furnish its readers with a choice collection
of s-t<>rie> and articles by writers as famous as these. /
The Passing
of the
Maine
Why the
Maine Went
to Cuba
By Richard Harding Davis By Dynamite Johnny O'Brien
it happened that when Mr. Davis sent in his most inter?
esting article the famous filibuster's life story had just
reached the subject of the Maine. The odd freak of fate
that resulted in the blowing up of the Maine and the
hastening of the Spanish-American War is set forth in
absorbing style by Captain O'Brien. Mr. Davis deal:
with the final phases o? the tragedy.
The Lost
World
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Third
Qeneration
By I linor- lilliott ['cake
Steering
Wicky to a
Slam
By Sewell lord
Resides all these, there will be a clever little sketch of
mountaineer lue, "Colonel Goforth'a Funeral?" by
Hertha Frances \\ ? >lfc,
IN TO-MORROWS
Sunday Magazine
<>!?? iiii';
New-York Tribune
"It \\a> a wild dream of
an opium smoker." Malone
thought, when Challenger, the
scientist, showed him pictures
of the prehistoric monsters
that had been discovered in
S? .ut h America. But M alone is
finally convinced of the truth
of the <Mf>ry, and <*o will the
reafler be. in the third instal?
ment.
\ Western st..r\ extraordi?
nary. Motor car*?, mustangs, so
ciety an?l <avagc> all figure in
a thrilling tale of the won
derful West <?t to-day as it
really is.
ll"w the manicure lady "put
"tie <>\er" on the moving pict?
ure show magnate. Shorty in
his happiest mood tells this
one.
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