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TIME TURNSJHE LEAF
Old Reaper Closes the Year
Book of 1907.
EVERYBODY CELEBRATES
Gotham Kept Its Spirits Up by
Putting Spirits Down.
PARIS ALONE WAS VERY QUIET
Charlemagne Tower in Berlin
Speaks of Our Good Relations
With Germany.
Special Dispatch f? The Star.
NEW YORK. January 1.?New York
spent a vast amount of spirits last night,
in the late and the early hours, in wel
coming among the glare of its lights a
new year that looked, after all. much
like its predecessors. Never, it is safe
to say. lias there been a greater blowing
nf horns singing of chimes, overcrowding
..f cabs than last night, and that not
because of any greater welcome for l'JOs
than for the years that came and went
before, but just because the town always
gets out snd blows its hardest on the
eve of the year, come thick or come
thin.
For once the citv lived up to its cheer>
b<>.ist of being the city that never sleeps.
On all other nights >< may keep just to
the good of being altogether asleep, yet
it is but a few of its thousand eyes that
.?main open. Oniv New Year morn sees
the sight of a town lighted up from the
bouse parties i-. Harlem clear down to
the brokers* offices on lower Broadwa>.
where the lights over the ledgers of an
r.tmv of clerks gave sign that the pass
ins of a year was not altogether a mat
ter of play.
Last Night's Festivities.
NEW YORK. January 1.?With hearts
m;- light as the confetti that swirled, b!iz
zard-like. about the Broadway revel route.
New Yorkers tore the last leat from the
calendar of 1907 last night and set their
laces toward the new year.
Of all the boisterous New Years never
was one more noisy and hilarious. Early
yesterday the word was sent out lrom
1'olice Commissioner Bingl-.am's office:
"Let the crowds have a good time. Sup
press rowdyism, but allow them to make
?i noise " In this way Gen. Bingham
recognized the fact that the night before
New i ear in the metropolis is primarily
for hubbub-making, the like of which can
he compared only with the racket ttiat
ushers in the glorious Fourth. It had
b^-en promised that last n.ght's demon
stration would be the noisiest ever, and
the whole thing came off as advertised.
Karly in the evening the fun began, ear
splitting horns, cow. ells and every other
din-produojng device that the cult of
hucksters has discovered sounding in hor
vihle dissonance and increasing in vol
ume until the midnight climax, when
shrieking whistles, pealing bells and
shouts from a millions throats marked the
passing of the old and the advent of the
, new.
Cost Much Money.
Last night's celebration cost New York
ers about three-quarters of a million dol
lars?the exact amount will not be known
until today. But those considered au
thorities on the subject said that S'-'oO.OOO
was expended in the restaurants and
.afes; that the theaters got $100,000, and
the musicians, florists, cabmen and wait
ers the balance of half a million; while
? lub parties, private entertainments and
the thousand and one attractions along
Broadway put at least a quarter million
into circulation, j
In the early evening the crowds were
divided between tlie street parades and
the theaters, which' were crowded. When
the playhouses turped loose tr.eir audi
ences things began to liven up at the ho
tels and restaurant p. In the most fash
ionable places tablis had been engaged
weeXs in advance, land the aggregations
^?xfijkijiers rivaled earh other in brilliance
and^pi^ctacular gajyety.
luitiinJt of the nfaees only champagne
nnsUflrCcd for dr/nk. and the minimum
??hargevor ratahli/s was $4 a cover. De
hci?fu| ynusic. beautifully gowned wom
c^iyfcndAbe clinW of glasses at Martin's,
l;?Cw*s I Murray's. Shanley's and other
r .Tht.? rh\? the approaching year a
rr>sv tint. The/ dining rooms of the big
hotel* also hold thousands.
C?wM*"Were Popping.
k of corks popped at the Knick
?rT.ocker, Astor, St. Regis, Imperial, Plaza
Waldorf-Astoria, just as though there
l^*| never beena. financial stringency. At
Martin's an Irmnvation added spice to the
mW' vmaking. For the first time, and
for last night only, women patrons were
allowed to smoke in the public dining
? ai11" Th'- sc<,np 'n the hig dining room
91' i lie I'laza was an unusual one. In this
r?K'ni. at the stroke of 32. Caruso, the
optra tenor, sang the chime song from
tl>#?Clumes of Normandy.'"
'rt Of i he cafes the diners rose at
a in ill tlte before midn'ght and with glasses
poise?f In the air shouted good-bye to the
old and a welcome to the new year.
PRISONERS IN GLEE.
Tombs Inmates Usher in New Year
With Horns.
Imperial l>i*patcb to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 1.?The Tombs
prison rule that all prisoners be up at 7
a.m. ?*.- relaxed today. Many of the
prisoners succeeded in getting horns, and
they saluted the new year with all the
noise they could produce. Those who had
no horns joined in the din by rattling
their tin cups and plates together or beat
ing tin pans.
In murderers' row Harry Thaw led the
jollification, tooting vigorously on a tin
horn. While the celebration was not
sanctioned by the commissioner of correc
tion, there wa.? no attempt to stop it. and
the prisoners were allowed to "celebrate"
to their hearts' content.
Thaw received hundreds of New Year
cards today. Many were from persons
who arc strangers to him. hut all wished
him a "llappy New Year" and success in
his trial, which begins Monday.
"We know you'll be icquitted." wrote
some. "We hope you'll be set free," said
others.
King Momus Reigned.
Special IMspatrh to The Star.
PHILAPEEPHI A. January 1?King
Momus. that genial monarch of merri
ment and frivolity, was upon his throne
asain today, and thousands cast aside the
tiafiitions of this republican city to pay
liomagc at his court.
His jovial majesty, with 5.000 courtiers
in his train, took the city. Returning
Caesar was given no greater ovation than
this merry monarch received on his tri
umphal march up Broad street through a
long lane of cheering crowds from Wolf
street north to Columbia avenue.
Even if it were more than an hour late
in starting. It was one of the best New
Year parades that this city has seen. The
members of the fancy-dressed clubs out
did their efforts of other years, and there
was more pink silk and purple plush on
some of the costumes than could be
found in a department store.
Crowds Watched the Line.
The captains of the four fancy-dressed
?bibs struggled along under the weight of
iieavy costumes, their gorgeous trains,
ippllqued w th vclevt flowers. supj>orted
hv a score of pages.
In the comic section the twenty-three
clubs which were represented in line tra
vestied every event of importance of the
papt year, from the stock market panic to
the State capitol investigation. There was
plenty of music, and nearly every club In
line bad one or more baads In the proces
sion. to the strains of which the members
danced their way up Broad street.
At the head of the procession was the
tar-famed Silver Crown Association, more
gorgeous than ever, with two bands and
1.000 men in line, representing heralds,
clowns, girls. Indians and other pic
turesque characters.
^According to police estimates, at least
250,000 viewed the pageant. Of this num
ber a large percentage came from out of
town, and Inbound trains on all the rail
roads were crowded today. Although the
sun did not shine, there was no sugges
tion of rain, and the temperature suited
the spectators as well as it did the mum
mers.
TOWERS GLAD HAND.
Speaks of Our Good Relations With
J Germany.
BERLIN. January 1.?The Lokal An
zeiger today publishes a series of inter
views with the ambassadors in Berlin
of the United States, Great Britain, Rus
sia, France. Spain, Austria-Hungary and
Turkey and the ministers representing
most of the other nations of the world
relative to the condition of international
relations at the beginning of the year
li>08. Charlemagne Tower, the American
ambassador, said:
"It gives me great satisfaction to be
able to declare that the long-standing
good relations between the I'nited
states and Germany have become closer,
if possible, during the past year as a
result of the efforts made by both gov
ernments. The understanding reached by
the American tariff commission and
representatives of the German govern
ment has resulted In an agreement
which will facilitate commerce, and it is
to be hoped that the trade relations of
the two nations will expend and strength
en on the basis of this agreement.
"The exchange of German and Amer
ican professors, an outcome of the genial
idea conceived by Emperor William, nas
had a stimulating and fruitful effect in
the spheres of culture and science and
has brought the learned men and the
students of Germany and the United
States into closer touch. The influence
of these exchange professors has not been
confined to the lecture halls: it has ex
panded to the entire people, and the
educated classes of both countries have
been brought into more intimate relations.
As a result there has grown up a better
mutual understanding of the peculiarities
of eacli people, and the idea of the em
peror when he Inaugurated this movement
thus has been fulfilled." I
The other diplomats whose views are
quoted all entertain the most satisfac
tory opinion concerning the outlook for
the coming year.
PARISIAN NEW YEAR QUIET.
Death of M. Guyot Canceled Official
Receptions.
PARIS. January l.?The abandonment
as a result of the death yesterday of M.
Guyot-Dessaigne, the minister of justice,
of tlie official receptions held regulariy
on New Year day by President Fallieres
and the members of the cabinet, robbed
the Parisian New Year of Its chief tra
ditional features. Nevertheless, there was
much gayety in the city, and the mantle
of snow which covered Paris this morn
ing added a charm to the general holi
day appearance of the streets.
The foreign ambassadors and m*.listers
with the exception of Henry V.'nlte, the
American ambassador, who has just
moved into his new residence, all held
receptions. Consul General and Mrs.
Mason did the honors for the American
colony.
French society celebrated the day with
the usual receptions and functions, and
the customary popular fetes, including
free performances at some of the theaters
were given.
OLD WORLD GREETINGS.
Duke of Argyle and Dr. Adler Send
New Year Messages.
LONDON, .January 1.?The Duke of Ar
gyll writes this New Year message:
"You can best help Christian socialism
the world over by helping the community
to safeguard and respect individual
merit."
Dr. Adler. chief rabbi of the British em
pire. writes:
"We may confidently hope that the en
suing year will be blessed in the truth,
the high aspirations and the sterling
achievements of the nations which are
not wise in their own conceit, but strive
for divine light."
EXPRESS KILLS TWO.
Strikes a Vehicle Containing Aged
Man and Woman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. January 1. A
northbound Atlantic City express on
the Reading railway, due at Camden,
N- J-, at 11:15 o'clock this morning,
struck a carriage in which an aged
man and woman were riding, at the
Cherry street crossing, in Elmswood,
N. J., and instantly killed them. The
horse drawing the vehicle was injured
so badly that it was put to death. The
carriage was smashed to pieces.
The victims of the accident were
William B. Dick, eighty-two years old,
a retired farmer, living on the out
skirts of Elmswood, and Emily Horo
tage, a sister of Dick, seventy-six
years old. who up until a few week*
ago is said to have resided at 111 South
18th street. Philadelphia.
According to the engineer of the
train. No." 10. which struck the car
riage. Mr. Dick, who was handling
the reins, failed to observe a shrill toot
of the whistle and attempted to cross
in front of the express, which was
going at a speed of forty miles an
hour.
TIFF OVER SPEECH.
Gen. Brayton Dislikes Remarks
Made by Justice Blodgett.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., January 1.?The
tiff between Gen. Brayton and Justice
John T. Blodgett, chairman of the Rhode
Island commission for the Jamestown ex
position. and which Is the talk of the
town, grew out of a speech which Judge
Blodgett made before the Society of Co
lonial Wars at its annual dinner Mon
day night.
Judge Blodgett said that the exposi
tion was a failure financially because the
people did not attend It. the railroads
would nijt gra*it excursion rates, those
who did go spending but a day at the
fair, preferring to visit other places, and
that Congress, by tying up the million
dollar loan for six months, practically
| killed the enterprise.
Gen. Brayton said the explanation was
j not correct, that the exposition was "a
dirty land exploitation scheme." foisted
upon the country by a few speculators
who proposed that the national govern
ment should pay the expenses of de
veloping a big swamp tract. Had lie
realized what was up he would not, he
said, have permitted the appropriation to
get by the general assembly.
Seaboard Dispenses With Clerks.
NORFOLK, Va., January 1.?Official
confirmation Is given of the report that
the Seaboard Air Line from today will
dispense with as many of its clerks as the
department heads shall determine this
It is declared, having been made neces
sary by the general falling off of business
In the south and bt-lng the same course
pursued by other railroads.
Old-Time Theatrical Man Dead.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., January 1.?Henry
D. Clark. an old-time theatrical man
ager. died today. He was one of the
youngest soldiers in the civil war. hav
ing enlisted in the New York Heavy Ar
tillery when only thirteen. After the
war he Started in the theatrical busi
ness in Chicago and once performed, a
song and dance with Eddie Foy. Mr
Clark came to Kansas City In 1877. and
amassed a fortune. His first venture here
was the Coliseum, a play house that was
famous thirty years ago. He leaves a
widow and Ave children.
RESUME STUDIES TOMORROW
PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO RETURN TC DESKS.
Continuation of Trial Superin
tendent of Public Instruction
Will Also Be in Order.
interest among school teachers and
pupils centers in two events scheduled for
tomorrow The first is the reopening of
the schools after the Christmas recess.
The second is the resumption of the trial
of Dr. William E. Chancellor, superin
tendent of public instruction, on charges
of incompetency and insubordination.
The vacation for teachers and pupils has
been in*progress since the afternoon of
Friday. December 20, the board of educa
tion authorizing the closing of the schools
that day instead of Monday, December -If.
The suggestion has been made to the
board that little can be accomplished the
remaining two school days this week, but
the board declined to lengthen the vaca
tion until next Monday.
Superintendent to Appear.
Attorneys Leckie and Fulton, on behalf
of Dr. Chancellor, stated today that the
superintendent expects to attend the ses
sion of the board tomorrow at :l o'clock
p.m. The continuance until tomorrow was
granted on the appeal of Dr. Chancellor's
representatives, they declaring that the
delay was necessary to allow him to prop
erly recuperate from his illness. They
say that the reports from him are encour
aging. and they expect him to come from
the Maryland sanitarium, where he has
been staying, to his home here this after
noon. Tomorrow morning, it is expected,
he will have a brief conference with his
attorneys, preparatory to taking the stand
in his own behalf.
Attorney Fulton says that the defense
will put several more witnesses on the
stand, in addition to Dr. Chancellor.
Some, it ^s expected, will testify tomor
row before Dr. Chancellor makes his
statement. The others, who will be
used to corroborate the superintendent,
will take the witness stand after he has
concluded.
Dr. Chancellor is expected to occupy
several hours of the trial. He will, ac
cording to his attorneys, tell the entire
history of his relations -with the board
of education, from the time the overtures
were made to hiin to come here as the
head of the schools until the filing of
the charges. It has been hinted by the
defense that several members of the
board will not be spared from criticism.
Says Teachers Are Satisfied.
Ca-pt. James F. Oyster, president of the
board of education, stated today that he
is convinced that the general teaching
body of the schools is well satisfied with
the existing conditions as worked out
under the present law. He added that he
has no personal knowledge of contem
plated desertions by teachers.
"Since the present controversy started
I have had many teachers and other offi
cers of the schools tell me they were
well satisfied with the work of the board
and with its attitud" toward the schools."
the president explained. "I pointed out
to the teachers that the board had only
been carrying out the law and that it
is the law with which they are satisfied:
and they saw that it was really the law.
enforced by the board, with which they
were pleased. We have had many as
surances of this attitude from teachers.
"I have heard rumors that a few teach
ers were afraid of upheavals in the schools
through congressional action and would
seek other positions. But I do not know
of any cases. I do know that the teach
ers seem well satisfied with their posi
tions under the present law."
Hughes to Chancellor.
Assist. Supt. Hughes, in a communica
tion to Dr. Chancellor, acknowledges the
receipt of the communication purporting
to revoke certain authority delegated by
the superintendent to the assistant. Mr.
Hughes explains that as he had not
signed any papers which should have been
signed by the superintendent, nor exr
reeded his authority in any way, the let
ter written by the superintendent will not
change the situation in the least.
ECONOMISTS AT MADISON.
Closing Joint Session Marked by a
Number of Papers.
MADISON, Wis.. January l.-The clos
ing joint session of the American Eco
nomic Society and the American Political
Science Association was held here yes
terday.
"Public Service Commissions" was dis
cussed bv Thomas N. Osborne, member
of the New York Public Service Commis
sion; State Senator Hudnell; Prof. John
H. Gray, of the University of Minnesota,
and former State Senator W. H. C. Hat
ten. of Wisconsin.
Franklin H. Giddings. of Columbia Uni
versity, at the closing meeting of the
American Sociological Society, read a
paper entitled "Are Contradictions of
Ideas and Beliefs Likely to Play an Im
portant Group-Making Role in the
Future?"
The paper was discussed by George E.
Vincent, University of Chicago; Herbert
Frledenwald. New York: Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, Chicago; George A. Coe, North
western University.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
MANILA. January 1.?Gov. Lop<>z of
Iloilo has been shot and seriously wounded
by a disappointed politician. It is not
believed that the wound will prove fatal.
*
EL PASO. Texas, January 1.?Olee
Finstad anl "Shorty" Coughener. Ameri
cans. from Los Angeles, sentenced two
years ago in Chihuahua to twelve and
one-half years each in the penitentiary
for the allegfd murder of Robert Ruth
erford of Philadelphia, have had their
sentences reduced to seven years by the
supreme court of Chihuahua.
KISHINEV. January 1.?There was a
collision yesterday at the village of Dercn
evo between peasants and a detachment
of the guards who accompany the local
tax collectors. One of the guards was
wounded, whereupon his comrades fired
a volley at the peasants, kiting four of
them and wounding others. Troops have
been sent to the village.
WARSAW, January 1.?A cablegram
has been received here from Ignace
Paderewski, who is now in America, jn
which the well-known pianist accepts
the directorship of the Warsaw Con
servatory of Music.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. January 1.?
Prof. Thomas Day Seymour, senior pro
fessor of Greek in Yale University, died
after a short illness of pneumonia.
NEW ORLEANS. January 1.?The fif
teenth annual meeting of the institute
of dental pedagogy of the Unltefl States
began here today. About fifty teachers
in dentistry, representing many Ameri
can dental colleges, were in attendance.
Discussions of technical subjects will
occupy most of the meeting.
MANILA, January 1.?A bill has been
introduced in the assembly to make
the speaker of that body vicc governor
of the islands. This matter has been
agitated for several weeks. The office
of vice governor has been vacant since
the promotion of Gen. Smith to be
governor general. Members are generally
in favor of the measure.
SHREVKPORT, La.. January 1.?A
special from Hodge, Winn parish. La.,
reports that on hearing of an -attempt
by a negro to enter a young girl's bed
chamber Sunday night a mob ordered
all the negroes In the town to leave
before sunset Monday. Forty-live fam
ilies. numbering more than two hun
dred persons, took part in the <x"dus.
LONDON*. January 1.?A collection of
antiquities that belonged to the late T.
G. Mlddlebrook will be auctioned off
January 211 and IW. It includes an
American flag that was captured in
the engagement between the Shannon
and Chesapeake. The authenticity of
this flag is vouched for in a written
history of ownership since Midshipman
k Grundy captured the trophy. j
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TRIAL NEARING CLOSE
ATTORNEYS TO FINISH ARGU
MENTS TO JURY TODAY.
Special Dispatch lo The Star.
LEXINGTON*. Ky., January 1.?The
first day of the New Tear is dark, dreary
and rainy, but renewed hope came to the
heart of Caleb Powers in jail at George
town, because before this day is over the
fourth jury that has tried him will be de
liberating. It will be very late before
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin com
pletes the closing argument in the case,
and it may be that the deliberations will
not begin before tomorrow morning, but
Powers knows that before Thursday night
he will know whether lie is free or
whether his jury has disagreed. He says
he confidently expects acquittal, while
others declare a hung jury will result.
Maj. W. C. Owens and Col. Robert B.
rrar.klin are being heard today. Each
man recognizes that this is the time for a
supreme effort, and is making it. The
courtroom is packed to the very walls
with a dense mass of humanity.
.Maj. W. C. Owens began the closing
speech for the defense at ? o'clock, and
will speak for four hours. Col. Franklin
will speak at the afternoon session. The
other defense attorneys had virtually
flayed Youtsey, Noakes and Golden alive,
but for real denunciation they were com
paratively weak as compared to Maj.
Owens utterances. He took up the testi
mony of Youtsey, Golden and Noakes and
carefull dissected it and Its au
]ors- speech throughout was full
of ringing invective, sarcasm and scorn
directed at the star witnesses of the
prosecution and full of pathos for the
defendant.
He also paid his respects in strong
terms to the witness farm at Madeira
i?V.w^here 11 is aHeced Arthur Goebel
and Col. Thomas C. Campbell kept wit
nesses and coached them as to what to
testify against Powers.
MAY HAVE PERISHED
NO WORD FROM YACHT WITH
"HOLY GHOSTERS" ON BOARD.
NEW YORK, January J.?As mys
terious as has been nearly every
move of the Rev. Frank W. ("Elijah")
Sandford since he established the Holy
Ghost and Us Society;- at Shiloh. Me., is
the vhereabouts of the schooner yacht
Coronet, on which lie and thirty of his
followers were supposed to be returning
from the far east under the flag of the
apostle.
No word of the yacht, said to be long
overdue at the island of San Salvador,
the landing place of Columbus in the
Bahamas, has been received by the
maritime exchange, and, because of the
schooner s age, fears are expressed that
Sandford and his followers have been
lost at sea.
First Reported Overdue.
The Coronet was first reported over
due by Capt. Moses, skipper of the
barkentine Kingdom, which sailed from
Freeport, Me., and was to have met ?..e
( oronet at San Salvador. The Kingdom
J?/1- Freeport October 31. and touched at
St Thomas December 10. She has been
at San Salvador more than a week.
i.A.1 ,lie time Sandford, in the spring of
IJO.j formed the Kingdom Yacht Club of
blulon, to carry his followers broadcast
in an effort to spread his religion, it
was wondered at that he purchased the
Coronet. She was then twentv years
old and her battles with the 'seas
which began with her beating the late
Caldwell P. Colt's Dauntless across the
ocean in 1887, had told in her every seam
Sandford bought the vessel from Doirts
Dossert of Dong Island City, who. in the
summer of 1004, lived aboard her in
Jamaica bay.
Old Lorillard Yacht.
With the Coronet Sandford purchased
the Wanderer, once a famous craft owned
by Pierre Dorlllard. the tobacco king,
which was later converted Into a slave
ship. It was considered the irony of fate
that Eihe should be purchased to save
souls.
1 he two yachts cost Sandford more than
$J1>0.000 to purchase and refit, it was said.
As soon as the Coronet was overhauled
she was loaded with missionaries for
southern Europe, but she collided with the
Wanderer in Portland harbor after the
start, and that trip was postponed. A
month later srfie got to sea and arrived
safely in the Mediterranean. That was in
July, Sandford himself was on
board and fears were expressed then for
the yacht's safety. No word of her was
received from the time she sailed until
she passed Gibraltar, many davs over
due.
Reported Wrecked.
Th1 following year the Coronet was re
ported to have been wrecked at South
Freeport, Me., and the Holy Ghost colony
held forty days of continuous prayer to
' replace her. Money poured into Shiloh at
the rate of $1,000 a day. Sandford in
creased his fleet then by purchasing the
brigantine Rebecca Crowell, which he re
named the Kingdom.
In July, 1906, the trip of the Coronet to
the far east was planned, and it was a
mysterious one. After a thorough over
hauling she sailed August 24 with the
Kingdom. The latter went to the Medi
terranean and returned, reaching Port
land last April. It cojild not be learned
whether Sandford sailed aboard the Coro
net, and that she was bound for the Holy
Dand was the only thing made public.
TORPEDO BOATS AT PARA.
Flotilla Arrives Safely at the Bra
zilian Port.
PARA. Brazil, January 1.?The tor
pedo boat flotilla, which Is preceding the
battleship fleet to the Pacific, arrived
here yesterday.
The boats left Port of Spain December
5.">. and are now five days behind their
original schedule, due to accidents to the
machinery of two of the destroyers.
The transport Arethusa arrived Sat
urday.
Para is on the Para river, about sixty
miles from the sea. It is a modern city
of broad and well-paved streets, sur
rounded by pleasant rural suburbs and
has a population of 75,000. It is an im
portant shipping port, and has a fairlv
good and deep harbor. The torpedo boats
will remain there several days.
Search for Negro Murderers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING, W. Va., January 1.?The
police of all the cities and towns along
I the Ohio river, assisted by a score of Bal
timore and Ohio detectives, are looking
for two negroes who are thought to be the
|men who murdered Ed Hutchinson, the
| telegraph operator, at Welcome, across the
river from Clarington. Ohio. Two men,
both of whom are known to the police,
were ejected from the station at Wel
come Sunday by Hutchinson because they
were disorderly, and It Is quite likely that
the telegraph operator was killed for re
venge. The crime has aroused the people
in the vicinity of Welcome to a frenzy,
and if the two negroes are captured they
will receive quick justice at the hands of
the Marshall county farmers.
Cincinnati's New Mayor.
CINCINNATI, January ].?Retiring
Mayor Edward J. Dempsey, democrat, to
day swore in as his successor Col. Deopold
Markbreit. republican, veteran soldier,
editor and diplomat.
Eagle Editor Still Alive.
WICHITA. Kan.. January 1.?Col. Mar
shall W. Murdock. veteran editor of
the Dally Eagle, who is ill at his home
here, was resting comfortably yesterday,
but there is no. hope of his recovery.
Representative Victor Murdock- was ex
pected to reach home last night from
Washington,
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MANY PASSENGERS INJURED
ON THE PENNSY EXPRESS.
Train Struck a Shifting Engine Us
ing the Cross-Over?Traffic
Delayed Four Hours.
SUNBl'RY, fa., January 1.?The Penn
sylvania railroad express which left Buf
falo at 9 o'clock last night and which
was due in Philadelphia at 7:32 a.m. to
day. was wrecked at Montandon, ten
miles west of here, early today, and more
than a dozen passengers were injured.
Among those hurt are:
List of Injured.
D. F. Raiman, New York: back sprained.
Mrs. A. M. Pollock, Camden. X. J.; hand
and hip bruised.
Mrs. W. T. Coleman, Philadelphia; leg
bruised.
Mrs. F. C. Nelson, Philadelphia; leg
bruised.
George Benedict. Lebanon. Pa ; leg
bruised.
W. W. Muma, fireman. Lykens, Pa.;
hand and shoulder bruised and arm
burned.
L. Gamble, engineer. Harri?burg; hand
and face cut and arm burned.
J. A. Lerch, Berwick. Pa ; siue bruised
and arm sprained.
R. W. Burroughs, Washington. D. C.;
leg hurt.
O. Stephens, East Emporium, Pa.; leg
bruised.
Mrs. Rene Mawrer, New Berlin, Pa.:
arm sprained.
Traffic Delayed.
The express was approaching Montan
don and was running on time, when a
light locomotive crossed from a siding to
the main track. The engineer of the
express was so close that he was unable
to bring his heavy train to a stop, and it
crashed into the shifting engine with con
siderable force. Both locomotives were
completely disaoled and a combination
car. a day coach and a Pullman sleeper
were so badly damaged that the pas
sengers had to be transferred to other
coaches and the wrecked cars cut out.
Most of the passengers received medical
treatment here. The train was delayed
four hours.
Mr. R. W. Burroughs, reported injured
in the wreck on the Pennsylvania road
near Sanbury. Pa., today, is a law clerk
employed in the pension office and resides
at 'JOS F street northwest. Mr. Burroughs
arrived in the city at 2 o'clock today. He
was severely shaken up in th" Wreck and
one limb badly lacerated.
GOV. WARFIELD'S MESSAGE.
! Biennial Session of Maryland Legis
lature Assembled Today.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 1.?In his
annual message to the state legislature,
which assembled to-ay in its regular bi
ennial session. Gov. Edwin Warfield dis
cussed state affairs at considerable length.
He advocated an amendment to the edu
cation law, fixing a higher standard of
qualification for the election franchise. He
was satisfied, he said, that there is a de
mand upon the part of a majority of the
citizens of Maryland for such an amend
ment?"a demand for the elimination of
the ignorant, unreflecting, thriftless negro
vote."
Whatever amendment is proposed, he
held, should protect the citizen who voted
in 18C0 or prior thereto and his descend
ants and the foreign-born citizen who
has become naturalized, and it should also
contain as an alternative right an educa
tional qualification. The taxpayer, he
maintained, also should be given the right
of suffrage.
This was Gov. Warfield's last annual
! message. He retires from the governor
] ship January S. when he will be succeeded
by Judge Austin L. Crothers of Elkton.
The legislature's most important func
tion will be to officially indorse the quasi
public vote electing ex-Gov. John Walter
Smith to the United States Senate for the
long term and Senator William Pinkney
Whyte to the short term.
Gov. Warfield's farewell message Is to
be read this afternoon, and then the ses
sion will be adjourned until January K.
The important questions coming before
the legislature will be the disposition of
the temperance# or local-option question
and the light for a public utilities com
mission. Some important legislation
against fire insurance underwriting asso
ciations is also planned, and the disfran
chising of negroes will be brought up.
I GOTHAM LANDLORDS WEAKEN.
Many Declare They Are Ready t?>
Reduce Rentals.
NEW YORK. January 1?The sys
i tcmatic campaign for lower rents by
thousands of tenants on the lower East
Side began to show material results yes
terday when many landlords announced
that they were ready to make reductions.
Many of the landlords are offering com
promise propositions, but in the main the
tenants are holding out for a material re
duction. The rapidly increasing number
of men and women out of work is .an
added argument which the tenants are
advancing for a new-?rent scale. The
United Hebrew Charities Association last
night announced that It would send out
$7,000 today to aid, in a measure, the army
of unemployed people to pay their rents.
The work of organizing the tenements
goes unceasingly on. It was stated at the
headquarters of the tenants' organization
yesterday that 6.000 big tenement houses
had already organized to demand lower
rents when the rent collectors call today.
As there are from twenty to thirty fam
ilies t<i a tenement and live persons on an
average to a family, it means that the
landlords already have over 75,000 people
to contend with. Several labor organiza
tions have indicated their Intention of aid
ing the tenants.
It is generally agreed by the tenement
organizations that when tenants are evict
ed for refusing to pay the old rent scale
they will be sheltered by tenants in the
same house. The tenants demand reduc
tions of $2 a month. There were sev
eral mass meetings of tenants last night
to discuss the situation. The police do
not apprehend that there will be any riots
or disorders arising from the rent situa
tion today or later. The strike has been
conducted so far with peculiar quietude.
Lines Closely Drawn.
Lines are closely drawn in the rent
strike, for today marks the crisis In the
struggle between the landlords and the
tenants of the great East Side.
Although some of the owners and the
lessees have made reductions, the major
ity of them are disposed to fight back,
and yesterday there was a lively broad
side of dispossess notices. Nineteen re
turnable on January :! were tiled at once
in the fifth district municipal court, and
there are twenty-five more with the same
tribunal which cite the tenants to appear
and show cause why they should not be
ejected. More notices undoubtedly will
be served with the new year, and there
are evictions on the books which will now
take place as the holiday season is pass
ing.
Socialist lawyers are being detailed to
look after the tenants who have been
summoned, but owing to the lack of or
ganization advisers and clients often fail
to meet. The number of houses "organ
ized" is constantly increasing, and reports
from #ie Bronx and also from Little Italy,
at East 10th street, show that discontent
is spreading rapidly among tenants In all
quarters of the city.
OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.
NEW YORK. January 1.?Arrived;
j Steamer Finland, from Antwerp.
Taft to Attend Yale Banquet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn., January 1.?Secre
tary Taft has sent word to the Yale
Alumni Association of this city that he
will attend their annual banquet on Feb
ruary 7- w
WEALTHY GIRL GONE
LEAVES LETTER HINTING SUI
CIDE.
NEW YORK. January 1.?The mysteri
ous disappearance yesterday of a rioli and
accomplished young woman from her
home in this city was revealed last night
in a general alarm to the police for some
trace, dead or alive, of Elvira Pescia,
twenty-two years old. the daughter of
Francesco Pescia. a retired real estate
dealer, living at No. 154 East ll<!th street.
It is believed the young woman has
committed suicide, though for what rea
son, or in what manner, is a puzzle to
her family and the police. The notice of
Miss Pescia's disappearance came to the
police from her brother. Enrico V. Peseta,
a real estate dealer, of No. 07 Nassau
street. He said ,"?he left her home at (* a.m.
yesterday. At - p.m. her parents received
a letter from her. in Italian. maiied at the
Grand Central postal station at 9 a.m. It
read as follows.
Too Weak to Struggle On.
"To All the Family?Suicide is certainly
a crime. My feelings rebel at the thought.
| but this is the only road open to oblivion
| and to c-nd this miserable existence of
| mine. I have suffered morally, and have
sought comfort in prayer, and this, my
last moment, my mind goes to the Su
preme Being, from whom 1 implore for
giveness. It is certainly a great rorrow.
and I feel too weak to continue the strug
gle.
"To My Mother: 1 want you to under
stand. mother, nothing else leads me to
| this fatal step except that I am tired of
I life. You know, my dear mother. 1
j am much too proud and skeptical of love
I for you to think any such thing, to com
mit this act. Your loving daughter.
"ELVIRA.-*
The missing girl is handsome, dark
complexioned, of medium height and
. plump figure. When she left home she
wore a dark tailor-made suit. Her father
was formerly connected with the financial
department of the Italian government.
Miss Pescia was educated in n. convent
school in Rome, and later studied paint
ing in Rome and a'so in Paris.
Overstudy May Have Wrecked Mind.
According to her family she had no love
affair, to their knowledge, nor had she
seemed to them to be i:i a moody or du
ressed state from any cause. She was.
they said, in the best of spirits when she
left her home. Except that her mind had
become deranged from overstudy. her rel
atives said, they could imagine no reason
why she had vanished in such a strange
| and sudden way. She has two brothers
1 and a married sister. A special search is
| being made in the hospitals of the city
I and along the river fronts.
TRIAL AFTER 20 YEARS
RELEASED FROM ASYLUM MAN
MUST ANSWER FOR MURDER.
NEW YORK. January 1.?In murderers'
row? in the Tombs, so near to Harry Thaw
that he can see the choice food taken
daily to the rlcli young man's door and
the well-dressed friends that visit htm.
sits a broken-down man of fifty-one.
without kith or kin or friends. He had
all these once, and money, too. but that
was twenty years ago. when Henry Ship
man was saved from the death penalty by
being adjudged insane.
It was while he was in the midst of
a "brainstorm"?only that expressive
term had not been invented in 1887?that
Shipman shot Mrs. Josephine Mason, so
the physicians decided. The brilliant
young man, whose family was one of the
most prominent in the western part of
the state, went to the asylum for insane
criminals. He was brought down from
Matteawan. a few days ago to be tried
on the twenty-year-old murder charge.
"I have suffered enough during these
twenty lost years of my life." said Ship
man in his cell yesterday, "to pay the
penalty of my crime three times over.
If I killed this woman. Josephine, whom
I loved?and for years I was not con
scious what T had done?it were better
that I had been tried at once than to
have gone through the hell the last twen
ty years has been.
Like Escape From a Tomb.
"Can you imagine the feelings of a
man who lives in a tomb for twenty
years?how he longs to w ilk the
streets that he knows, to see the faces
he has learned to love, to breathe the
free air? Yet, when I am a free man
in New York. I shall be as much of a
stranger as a man from another coun
try. These twenty years have robbed
me of my home, friends, relatives. I
have lost track of them all. My only
knowledge of the outside world is
from what I have read in the news
papers since I have been able to read
intelligently.
"You don't know what it means to
me now to be allowed to converse with
sane persons. During these iwenty
years I have not known what It was to
exchange intelligent speech. When
ever I made an effort to talk to the
attendants or physicians I would hear.
'Oh, he's crazy!' Over and over again
I have thought how much oetter off
I would be were I dead.
"Without the slightest provocation I
was subjected to the most brutal and
Inhuman treatment. Time and lime
again I was choked into insensibility,
and on one occasion an attendant
broke three of my ribs. The horrors of
such a place cannot be exaggerated.
"I have only a few dollars and little
influence with "which to tight the state of
New York for my freedom. I am not
like Harry Thaw, who has wealth, posi
tion, friends and youth to aid him in his
struggle. If he was insane when he
committed his crime I pity him. 1 shail
pity him more if lie is sent to the place
I have just come from."
Jury Found Him Insane.
Shipman killed Mrs. Josephine Mason,
an attractive woman with whom he was
infatuated, and in whose boarding house,
at No. 339 West .'51st street, he lived, on
February 3. 1SS7. He was declared in
sane by a jury in general sessions.
He was found by u policeman sitting be
side the dead body, a revolver in his hand.
When it was taken from him he laid his
hands in the woman's blood and ex
claimed. "I could take you in my arms
and nurse you back to life."
In not a few respects the early life of
Shipmen resembled that of Harry Thaw.
Work and discipline were unknown to him
when he was a young man. He was the
son of a Rochester physician, who left
him $10(1,MM when he died. He also had
a comfortable income from the estate of
an uncle. For several years lie studied
medicine, but on account of some brain
disease it was instilled. In later years, lie
was never able to concentrate his mind
sufficiently to practice his profession.
Notable Philadelphia Engagement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. January 1.?An en
gagement of much interest to the fash
ionable world of this city and New York
was announced yesterday, namely, that of
Miss Alizon Gowen to Mr. William Frasier
Harrison. Miss Gowen is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis I. Gowen of IMOti
Delancy ilace. She made her debut a
year ago at a large ball given In her
honor by her parents at the Bellevu<?
Stratford Hotel, and has been one of the
acknowledged belles of this city-. Mr.
Harrison is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Harrison, and a nephew of the pro
vost of the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a brother of Mrs. John G?-ary. the
Countess von Holsfein and Mrs. John
PrentiS3 of New York. He was graduated
from Harvard In the class of IMM.
New York Legislature Convened.
ALBANY. N. Y.. January 1?The 131st
annual session of the New York state
legislature began at noon today.' James
W.'Wadsworth, jr.. was re-elected speaker
of the assembly. The second annual mes
fSige of Gov. Hughes was the chief fea
ture of interest.
BRENTON WINS FIRST PRIZE
JOHNS HOPKINS MAN ALSO
FINISHES SECOND.
Cross-Country Run Given by thf
George Washington University
Athletic Association.
The Johns Hopkins University of Bait!,
more carried off the honors in the firs!
annual open handicap cross-country run,
given under the auspices of the George
Washington University Athletic. Associa.
tion. this morning. F. O. Greyer and B. F.
P. Brenton. the oniy two entered from
Johns Hopkins, won first and second
places, respectively, while W. M. Dunn of
Yale University, an added starter, took
third place.
There was an attendance of about :toq
persons along the course when the first
men were started, at 11 :.t0 o'clock, and
H had increased when the first man fin
ished. The day was ideal for cross-coun
try running, being Just cold enough foe
the runners.
The start was made from the loop at
the end of the 14th street car line, the
course thence running north-northwest t.i
the Beach road, in Rock Creek Park,
along the Beach road south to the Military
road, east along the Military road to thn
14th street road, south along the Hth
J street road to the start, a distance of
about four miles.
The Handicaps.
E. I.. Beall, Henderson and Hicks. Our
ley Athletic Club; P. Wenloek. Western
High School, with a handicap of one min
ute and thirty seconds, were first away.
P. I). Holmes. George Washington Uni
versity, and P. S. Herring. Mount Wash
ington A. C.. one minute, wore off next.
Then followed L. M. Falconer. <?eorge
Washington University, with forty-five
seconds: W. Heald, Washington Y. M. C.
A., with forty-five seconds: E. F. W'en
derotti George Washington t'niv. rsit.v,
and Tt. Bryant. Washington and Lee Uni
versity. with thirty seconds; R. F. Flem
ing. George Washington, with twenty-five
seconds, and Gill of George Washington,
with twenty seconds. The three scratch
men. Brenton. Breyer and Dunn, went off
together.
The runners entered the woods a short
distance from tho start and crossed a
stream. During the run several of the
runners fell and were badly scratched.
All. with the exception of R. Bryant, fin
ished the race. The institution making
the best time received first prize. 'I'll';
was awarded to Johns Hopkins, and con,
sisted of a banner. Breyer received a sli
ver loving cup. Brenton a silver cup, and
Dunn a silver-headed cane.
Time of the Runers.
The time of the runners follows; B. K,
P. Brenton. 23 minutes 20 seconds; F. ' K
Breyer, 24.07; W. M.'Dunn, 24.2:1; R F,
Fleming. 24.24; P. D. Holmes. 2*>.2t>; W.
Heald. 25.53; Hicks. 2R.26; P. S. Herring,
28.27; E. F. Wenderoth, 28.27 2-5: P. Wen
lock. 2#; L. M. Falconer, 30.32; Gill. 31.33;
Henderson. 40.36.
The officials were: Referee, Dr. D. K.
Wilier; starter, C. E. Hecox; Judges a I
the finish, E. M. Wilson. Dr. W. B. Hurt
sen and Dr. W. P. Philips: clerk Of the
course. W. G. Stuart; timers, C. E. Beck*
et. W. H. Jose and W. C. Thacher; scorer,
W. P. Bowie: Judges of the course,
Messrs. Newhouser, Baer. Gates. Turken
ton. Sterrett, Cornwell. Call. Biddle. W il
son. Birney. Horgait. Tewksbury. Hooton
and Morrow; manager. R. F. Fleming.
LAST OF THE RECEPTION.
Citizens Were Not So Many as Last
Year.
The reception tendered to members
of Congress by President Roosevelt,
was concluded several minutes ahead ot
time, and it was just a few minutes aftef
noon when the President begun to receive
the officers of the various departments,
including the Smithsonian Institution, the
civil service commission and all along
down the line. There was a good attend
ance of assistant secretaries, heads ol
bureaus and others.
Immediately following the government
employes came the organizations, headed
by the Socieiky of the Cincinnati, the
Aztec Club of 1847 and the Veterans ot
the Mexican War. Of these three organ
izations there were only a few members.
The l.oyal Legion was the first Organiza
tion to show a good attendance, the G.
A. R. of tho District, headed by Com
mander Ferree. coming next with ?*
large turnout. They were followed by the
Medal of Honor Legion. the Union Vet
eran Legion, ti e Union Veterans' Union,
the Society of Santiago, the Spanish Wa<
Veterans, the Army and Navy Union, tlie
Mintitemen and the Sons of the American
Revolution. The Spanish War Veterans,
headed by Commander Cogan. had the
largest turnout, next to the G. A. R The
Sons of tho American Revolution wefQ
also well represented.
Reception of Citizens.
The reception of the public was seh?
duled for 1 o'clock, but the first of the
line was reached twenty-five minutes be
fore that time, and from then on was
hustled through at a lively rate, the
Marine Band playing airs that induced
quick stepping. When the head of the
line had reached the President the tail
was at 17th street. Even after the line
began moving, however, there were fre
quent accessions to it. and It was over
an hour and a quarter later before the
last of the public had passed Inside the
gates.
A Teddy Bear Incident.|
Five little girls, all lugging their mot
ley-looking Teddy bears, attracted the
President's attention as they passed
through. It struck him as amusing, and
as he shook hands with the girls, he satd:
"By George, a perfect procession of Ted
dy bears," at which everybody laughed,
including the girls.
As usual, the secrt>t service officials In
charge of Chief Wilkie. kept a close watcti
on the visitors. Every man with his hand*
in his pockets and every woman with lie
hands in her muff were tactfully required
to move their hands so that there would
be no concealment.
5,845 People Received.
When the President had shaken hands
with the last person, at 1:57 o'clock, th?
counting machine, manlmilatcd by a
White House employe, showed that 5.?4.?
people had passed through tho line. Two
years ago the total number was 9.100. last
year 7.2"0. showing a considerable falling
off. which is att.-lbuted by officials to tho
threatening weather.
The President told some of those near
him. when it was ull over, that he did not
feel tired.
Wireless From Alaska.
VAI.I-.EJO. Ca., January 1.?Five wire
less telegra.ph messages have been re
ceived at Mare Island and Point Lorn.*
from Sitka. Alaska. Tills Is the rccorif
Tor long distance on this coast.
Colorado Springs Helps College.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col., January 1.
?Colorado Springs has within twenty
days raised $137,081 to complete a $500,ouu
endowment fund for Colorado College
(non-sectarian) of this city. Included in
the *370.000 previously subscribed *era
subscriptions of $.',0,000 each from Andrew
Carnegie and the general educations I
fund, the latter being made conditional
upon the completion of the fund by Nety
Year day, 1908.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
CINCINNATI. January 1.?An Involun
tary petition in bankruptcy wa? filed in
the federnl court last midnight against
the Wiborg & lianna Lumber Company,
which had previously made an assign
ment. The petitioners are the Southern
Lumber Company, the Swann-Day Lum
ber Company and the Briggs-Coopcr Com
pany. creditors. The assets are giv^n by
the company at $."175,000, the liabilities,
$U50,000, but the bankruptcy petition
charges that the concern ia insolvent.