The News
WATCHING THE
UMED STATES
Domestic
Mrs. Qulncy Adams Shaw, of Bos
ton, Is to establish self-supporting
settlement houses lp hor home rlty.
Prof. Charles Zneblln, of the Unl
verslty of Cblcngo, will bo In charge
of the enterprise.
Gov. Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, and Ambassador James Bryeo,
of England, have accepted Invitations
to speak at the Founder's Day exer
cises at Carnegie Institute In Pittsburg
Ernesto Oussonl and Lulgl Castel- !
lo, composing firm of Cussonl & Co.,
cotton brokers and exporters, wefo
expelled from the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange.
Captain J. W. Isblgter. of Chicago,
master of the steamer Park Foster,
was run down and killed by a New
York Central engine In Buffalo.
The doors of the Broadway Sav
ings Bank, In Toledo, were closed be
cause of a run on It by excited de
positors. Rear Admiral Evans, accompanied
by his son. Lleutonnnt Evans, arrived
at Paso Robles, Hot Springs, Cal.
The Standard Steel Car Company,
at Hammond, Ind., closed, throwing
2,000 men out of employment.
The Indiana Republican State Con
vention Indorsed Vice President Fair
banks for the presidency.
The battleships completed target
practice at Magdalena Bay and the
fleet sailed for California.
The Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsyl
vania and Vanderbllt Interests ate
deadlocked over control of the Little
Kanawha Railroad, In which they
have $10,000,000 tied up.
The New York Methodist Episco
pal Conference threw out charges
against Chancellor Day, resulting
from attacks on President Roosevelt.
The two children of Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Ackerknecht, of St. Paul,
Minn., died after taking soothing
syrup.
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt
has entered suit for absolute divorce.
Madame Anna Gould is 111 with!
bronchitis and stomach trouble In
the apartment of her friends. Mr. and
Mrs. Tyler-Morse In the Hotel St.
Regis. She went to the St. Regis
after a Btormy conference with her
brothers and sister at the home of
Miss Helen Gould.
"Give the Duke a chance; he's a
square shouldered young maan; an
opportunity is all he wants," says
Theodore F. Shonts. speaking of his
new son-in-law. the Due de Chaulnes.
Charles Dalmores. the French
opera tenor, has been sued by the
Conried Opera Company for alleged
breach of contract.
Mrs. Martha Clark, of Kansas City,
chased her husband twice across the
continent, capturing him in Chicago.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
coal miners quit work pending the
signing of a new wage scale.
Miss Emma, Kasey, who died In
Louisville, bequeathed $100,000 to
the American Bible Society.
An offer of $05,000 has been made
for a seat on the New York Stock Ex
change. Admiral Evans sailed from Magda
lena Bay on the Connecticut for San
Diego.
Foreign
First Lord of the British Admiral
ty Lord Twcodinouth refuses either
to confirm or deny the authenticity
of the letters published In a Munich
paper, represented as being the cor
respondence between the Emperor
and himself relative to the British
Navy.
President Castro's official organ
publishes a part of Venezuela's an
swer to Secretary Root's last note,
saying "the Venezuelan government
refuses for the time being to take
under consideration the insinuation
made."
King Frederick, at Copenhagen, I
received Chancellor McCracken, of ,
the New York University, and re
queued him to tell President Roose
velt how cordially he appreciated his '
labors In the Interest of peace. i
Vigorous opposition Is already de- '
veloping to the bill soon to be Intro- i
duced in the Prussian Diet lncreas-
Ing the Kaiser's civil list to cover
the increased cost of living and pro- i
vide for his growing family.
Natives and foreigners In Seoul, !
Korea, are Indignant over the action I
of the French consul general In post- i
ing notice opposing the message of
condolence sent' the family of D. W.
Stevens.
An anticlerical demonstration In
Rome, near the Austrian Embassy,
resulted In the troops firing upon the
mob. Two of the rioters were killed
and three fatally wounded.
A shakeup In the British Cabinet
Is Imminent. Should Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman die or resign,
Chancellor of the Exchequer H. H.
Asquith will succeed as premier.
The French Cabinet of Deputies !
adopted the Amnesty Bill, which
grants ahinest.' to those who com- ,
mitted political offenses in connec-
Hon with the wlnegrowerB' revolt.
Alexander Dickson, a carpenter on
the United States collier Aberanda, 1
was acquitted in San Juan of the
murder of Chief Officer Walter
Welchert.
The French minister at Port au !
Prince Bent alarmist dispatches to his i
government Indicating a fear that '
the legation would be attacked.
Chancellor McCracken. of the Uni
versity of New York, delivered his 1
second lecture at the University of 1
Copenhagen.
Lord Roseberry was elected chan
cellor of Glasgow University to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Lord Kelvin.
President Fallleres' visit to Czar
Nicholas has practically been ar
ranged for the middle of July.
Frau Malvine von Arnlm, only sls
. ter of the late Prince Bismarck, died
in Berlin at the age of 81.
Tij Yasu, grandson and heir ap
parent of the Emperor Menelik of
Abyssinia, Is dead.
Dowager Queen Margarita of Italy,
received J. Plerpont Morgan.
Ii ml Nicholas of Montenegro is
rxpected to arrive In St. Petersburg
today.
John Hedmond, the Irish National
ist leader, speaking of the adoption
of his resolution, said that for the
first time In history the House of
Canuaont declared In favor of home
rule for Ireland.
i he Uusalan government" is dis
til rted by the altitude of Fred Fisher,
American consul at Harbin, because
he insists that Chinese sovereignty In
Manchuria Is supreme.
Great Britain's volunteer army has
ceased to exist and a territorial army
takes It place.
Russia, Japan and China on the
Anxious Bench.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF MANCHURIA.
The Interference of the American
Consul Said to Have Made China
Aware of the Strength of Her Diplo
matic Position Russia May Recog
nize the Sovereignty of China.
Peking (By('able) There has come
an awakening to lb possibilities of
the political posltloi of the United
States In the matter of RuBela and
Japan and the soverlgnty of Man
churia. This situation has arisen ns
a result of the organization and the
activity for a twelvemonth past of
the American special consulai serv
ice. The situation has been precipi
tated by two things; tirst, the refusnl
of Fred D. Fisher, the American con
sul at Harbin, to recognize the Rus
sian administration of that territory
and his support of the Chinese pro
test against the establishment by
RuBsia of municipalities In the rail
road zone at Harbin and Chnllar Inde
pendent of the Chinese government;
and, second, by the reconsideration
Of nil Manchurlan questions which
have been Inaugurated recently at
Peking.
The throne fours that Japan Is
about to promulgate ordinances along
the line of the Russian decree, mak
ing Hnrbln nn independent munici
pality, for the purpose of converting
all Japanese communities in Man
churia Into self-governing bodies, and
It hns consequently Buinnioie.i l .ing-Shal-YI,
the governor of Mukden
Province and the chief of the Man
churlan administration, to Peking lor
the purpose of disposing of all Man
churlan questions in a categorical
manner.
Russia and Jnpun, It is declared
here, arc of the opinion that China
never would have been aware of the
strength of her diplomatic position
In Manchuria, and especially at Har
bin, where Japan supports Russia,
had It not been for the interference
of the consular representative of the
United States. Last November lius
sla Intimated that. Mr. Fisher was re
sponsible for the attitude of China,
and today it is declared in Peking
that she regards the United States
as responsible for the present com
plication over the Harbin munici
pality. As for Japan, for six mouths past
she hns been trying at Washington
and elsewhere to counteract the ac
tivities of American consuls In Man
churia. Just at the present moment
this consular activity is held In check
pending a settlement of China's dip
lomatic contest with the Russo-Japanese
coalition for sovereignty in
Manchuria. It is known to the
Chinese government that Washington
supports the attitude taken by Its
consular representative, and It is no
exaggeration to say that for a year
past the course of the consul has Ir
ritated and disturbed both Russia
and Japan.
The Peking government encour
ages, and it is glad of whnt has been
called here "American Intervention"
in the Manchurlan difficulty. The
ruling influence at Peking well under
stands the advantages to be gained
from this American policy In the Far
East, and It has shown Its ability to
make use of a situation which Is
believed hero to be n direct outcome
of the diplomatic and naval policy of
America.
RUSSIA COMING AROUND.
May Formally Recognize China's
Sovereignty In Manchuria.
St. Petersburg (Special). The
Russian government is considering
the issuance of a statement formally
recognizing China's sovereignty in
Manchuria insofar as is consistent
with the purely administrative rights
of Russia in the railroad zone. This
is thought to bo the best wav out
of the Harbin difficulty, which has
been brought to nn Issue by the
refusal of Fred L). Fisher, the Ameri
can consul at Harbin, to recognize
the Russian administration of this
territory.
Hobheil (If ,tlOO.
San Francisco (Special). F. S.
Royster, millionaire planter, of Nor
folk, Va., who has been touring the
Orient and who was a passenger on
the steamship Mongolia when she
came up to the Pacific Mall wharf,
was robbed after landing of $6,000
in Bank of England notes, his rail
road ticket and $150 In gold. A
number of persons have been ar
rested on suspicion.
THREE KILLED IN
JENEMENT FIRE
Many Others Injured While Trying
to Escape.
New York (Special). Three per
sons killed, 15 wero Injured, some
of them seriously, and the lives of
nearly a hundred persons wero en
dangered by Are In a five-story teno-ment-house
at No. 44 Hester Street.
Tho dead nre: Borel Welnsteln, his
wife, Anna, and their one-yenr-old
on. They were suffocated and
burned In their apartments on the
fifth floor. That more lives were
not loat was largely due to the
prompt action of three policemen,
who, seeing flames in the hall, rushed
through the building and aroused
the members of 10 sleeping families.
By that time the stnlrways were a
mass of flames and the only means
of exit was by way of the fire es
capes. In their mad attempt to e
cupe from the smoke and flames,
scores of scantily clad men, women
and children crowded the narrow
Iron platforms and ladders until they
became wedged In solid masses, un
able to extricate themselves and
blocking the way of thoso who had
not yet succeeded In getting out of
the building.
This was the situation when the
firemen arrived and began to take
the panic-stricken fugitives from
their perilous position. The work
moved forward slowly, as In some
Instances the combined efforts of half
I dozen Dromon wore required to
drag a woman or child from the
tightly packed platforms. In tho
meantime the Haines had been con
stantly spreading, and tho terror
among the tenants had carried them
past the point of self-restraint. While
firemen on the ludders and others
on the ground were calling out to
them that there was no danger, they
began to Jump from the windows
David Miller sprnng from a fourth
story window and sustained Injuries
which probably will cause his death.
Roslo Gallmaun. Fannie Berzon and
Bymnn Mettlentann, who jumped from
windows on the second and third
floors have broken limbs und woro
taken to hospitals. Several others
were Internally Injured.
Scout "Jimmy" Morrison Head.
El Reno, Ok. (Special) Jesse Mor
rison, better known us "Jlmmlc Mor
rison, who at an early ago was em
ployed us u government scout in the
Southwest service under Sheridan
and Miles, committed suicide at his
home by shooting. Although at one
time wealthy, little remained of his
wealth when he died. Morrison was
born In Orange County, N. Y., in
1843.
Cleveland Continues To Improve,
Lakcwood, N. J. (Special).- For
mer President Grover Cleveland, who
has been staying here for sometlmo
past, continues to show improvement
In health. Ho goes for a ahort walk
and a drive dally, and is often seen
about the hotel. Ho was visited by
his friend and physician, Dr. W. S.
Bryant, of New York, whose call was
purely social.
Bristol's Postmaster Vindicated.
Washington, D. C. (Special). Tho
charges against Postmaster E. A.
Warren, of Bristol, Tonu., of using
the post offico for political purposes
and intoxication, have been dismissed
by the Postmnster General following
the report received from the inspec
tors who investigated the charges.
WASHINGTON
Miss Robeson llurued To Death.
Raleigh, N. C. (Special). Miss
Henrietta Robeson was burned to
death by a Ore which destroyed her
residence. Miss Robeson was one
of two sisters who made the Confed
erate flag which was taken from
the Tenth North Carolina Regiment
by the Fourth Rhode Island, and
which was returned by the latter
State to North Carolina at a noted
celebration here in June, 1606.
To Return Confederate Flags.
Trenton, N. J. (Special). The
House passed the Senate Joint reso
lution providing for the return of
Southern flaga taken during the Civil
War. The flags are to be given back
to the orga'ntzatlrns from which they
were captured, the return to be made
under the direction of the Governor.
MR. CARNEGIE GIVES
MORE OF HIS MILLIONS
$5,000,000 Added to Professors'
Pension Fund.
THE STATE COLLEGES TO PROFIT.
Quirk Response by Mr. Carnegie to Ap
peal Made by National Association of
State Universities- Letter Asking
for 15,000.000 Is Answered Day It la
Received and Gift Made.
CARNEGIE'S GIFTS.
For llbrarlea $40,000,000
Carnegie Institute
and Tech. School,
Pittsburg 24,000,000
College profcasors
pensions 15,000,000
Scotch universities
endowment 15,000,000
Carnegie Institution
for Scientific Re
search 12,000,000
Employes' Pension
Fund 10,000,000
Heroes' Relief Fund 5,000,000
Dumferline endow
ment 2,500,000
Peace Temple at
The Hague 1,500,000
Allied Engineers'
Societies 1,500,000
Bureau American
Republics 750,000
Gifts to small col
leges 17,000,000
Miscellaneous 21,750,000
Total $166, 00(J,000
Admiral Evans Improving.
Paso Robles, Cal. (Special). Ad
miral Evans went for a two-hour
drive with Lieutenant Evans and
Colonel Torney, of the Army. He
stood the drive well, returning fiesli
I and gay. He can now walk easily
I with crutches and is lapidly regain
ing strength. The rni umatism has
1 entirely disappeared. He Is much
I gratifled by the kindness of Callfor
1 nla people, which is evidenced by
! the continual pouring in of flowers.
fruit and so forth.
Speaker Cannon Introduced reso
lutions directing the Attorney Gen
eral and the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor to Inform the House what
steps have been taken to investigate
the Paper Trust.
Representative Francil Burton
Hairlson, of New York, rebelled
against Minority Leader Williams'
scheme to devote the national sur
plus to building public roads.
A new postal savings bank bill was
Introduced by Senator Carter, chair
man of the subcommittee of the Sen
ate Committee on Postofflces and
Post Roads.
The House passed the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill. It carries an ap
propriation of $11,500,000, which Is
$77,000 more thau originally report-
I ed.
The Lafollette Employers' Llabill-
ty Bill was favorably reported to the
senate trom tne committee on Edu
cation and Labor.
The Senate confirmed the nomina
tion of Dr. David Jayne Hill as am
bassador to Germany.
The House Committee on the Judi
ciary temporarily tabled the subcom
mittee's report on the Wilfley affair.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency agreed to give hearings
on the Aldrich Financial Bill.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
I Relations decided to favorably report
. the general Hague Treaty.
The new battleship Idaho was
I placed In commission at the League
! Island Navy Yard
The Senate committee voted down
J both the Warner and the Foraker
I bills providing for the reinstatement
of the negro soldiers discharged on
account of the Brownsville riot.
The Senate Committee on Educa
tion and Labor made favorable re
port on the Employers' Liability Bill
Introduced by Senator Lafollette.
The President sent to the Senate
the nomination of David Jayne Hill
to be ambassador to Germany, and
also nominated as ministers Arthur
M. Beaupre, of Illinois, to the Neth
erlands and Luxemburg, ant) Spencer
F. Eddy, of Illinois, to the Argentine
Republic.
The War Department has ordered
troops to Treadwell. Alaska, where
striking miners threaten to dynamite
property.
The appropriation for the foretty
service was finally adopted after a
lively debate In the House.
New York (Special). Announce
ment was made that Andrew Carne
gie would add $6,000,000 to the
fund of tho Carnegie Foundation, or
whatever sum might be necessary, to
Include as pension beneflclares eli
gible professors of state universities.
No provision was made for this
claflB of educators in the original girt,
for the reason, stated by Mr. Car
negie at the time, that the donor
thought It possible that such Institu
tions might prefer that tlfclr rela-.
tlons should continue exclusively
with the state from which their chief
support was derived. This view was
not taken by the National Associa
tion of State Universities, which, In
tho year following the establishment
of the foundation, petitioned the
trustees for admittance to the bene
fits of the retiring allowance system.
It was then found that the earn
ings of the original fund of $10,000,
000 were exhausted through the out
let already planned, and that If the
faculties of all state universities were
to be benefited an additional $",
000,000 would be required. The
situation was placed formally before
Mr. Carnegie by Dr. Henry S. Prlt
chctt, president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching, on March 81, and on that
same day Mr. Carnegie replied that
the money would be forthcoming for
any stale Institution whose applica
tion received the approval of the leg
islature and governor of Its state.
In Five Per Cent. Bonds.
The additional donation will bo in
5 per cent, bonds, providing an added
annual Income of a quarter of a mil
lion dollars and a total for yearly
dlsbursomeut of $750,000.
The Carnegie Foundation was es
tablished by Mr. Carnegie on April
27, 1905, with a gift of a trust fund
of $10,000,000 In 5 per cent, first
mortgage bonds of the United States
Steel Corporation. This fund was
placed In the care of trustees, who
include the presidents of the better
known colleges and universities of
the country.
The revenue of the fund provides
pensions for teachers of universities,
colleges and technical schools In the
United States, Canada and Newfound
land, who are retired after 25 years'
service, or, having reached the age
of 65 years, have taught 15 years
preceding.
From the benefits of the trust were
excluded Institutions supported by
state or colonial government and
schools under sectarian control.
MINERS OFFER
OLIVE BRANCH
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Big Order For Railroad t ars.
Pittsburg. Pa. (Special). The
, largest order for railroad cars since
I last October was placed during the
week, the total orders aggregating
I 4,500 cars. Of these 2,500 will he
! built by the Chicago, Milwaukee and
1 St. Paul at their own shops. The
Lehigh and New England Railroad
i has ordered from the Cambria Steel
1 Company 260 all-steel gondola cam
and 260 ateel under-frame cara from
the American Car and Foundry Corn
cany. A number of amall oiders
were booked.
New York (Special). Hundreds
of persons watched Joseph Bailey, a
steeplejack, exticate himself from a
dangerous predicament at the top
of a 200-foot chimney In Jersey
City. Bailey was sitting on a boat
swain's chair, when a gust of wind
swirled the chair and he fell out of It.
As he did so he grasped a rope
which was dangling from the chim
ney top and the wind blew the chair
out of his reach. Several persons
witnessed the mishap and their cries
of alarm attracted the attention of a
crowd to Bailey as he struggled hand
over hand up the swaying rope to
the top, where he had barely strength
enough to crawl over the edge.
WILL BE ,'HJ STORIES.
Ask Operators to Meet Them in
Conference.
Columbus, O. (Special). Ohio
coal mine operators received an In
vitation from President, Lewis, of the
Unltod Mlneworkora of America, to
attend a meeting at Indianapolis,
when the question of calling a joint
conference of miners and operator
of Ohio Indiana, Illinois and West
ern Pennsylvania to revive the Inter
state agreement will be considered.
Representatives of the minora and
the operators of the four states,
which comprise tho central compet
itive field, will attend tho conference.
Ohio operators accepted the Invita
tion. President Lewis said that he had
received a number of replies, most
of which were favorable to the move,
but he had not yet 'received enough
to determine the result. He Is con
fledent. however, that the move will
result in a resumption of work, tho
rehabilitation of the interstate move
ment in this field and. In conse
quence, tho rehabilitation of the in
terstate movement in the Southwest
field and the outlying districts.
Ohio operators hare wired their
acceptance of the Invitation. India
na operators during tho negotiations
this winter have expreascd a willing
ness to go Into Joint conference any
time. The Indiana mines are -running.
The result wjll He in the hands
of Western Pennsylvania and Illinois
operators. To meet the operators
in joint conference President Lowls
will summon the district officers of
the miners' organization.
Careful estimates from all the min
ing centers In tho state show that
nearly 465 mines throughout the
state are Idle. It is said here that
tho operators arc not nverso to hav
ing tho mines Idle, as they have
thousands of tons of unsold coal at
the docks on the lakes. Miners' rep
resentatives hero generally believe
some compromise agreement will be
reached within a week.
According to accurate reports re
ceived here from all over the Ohio
mining district 40,000 workmen of
all kinds In tho mines are Idle as the
result of tho decision of tho mine
officials In tho central competitive
district to stop work because they
say the operators decline to make
any wage agreement.
The estimate of tho men out by
counties follows: Columbiana Coun
ty, 2,000; Vinton County, 800; Hock
ing, 4,000; Jackson and vicinity,
6,000; Coshocton, 1,000; Muskin
gum, 400; Perry, 6,000; Stark,
2,500; Athens, 6,000; Belmont,
9,000; Jefferson, 6,000; Meigs, 800
BAN ON YOUNG CHICKENS.
Violation Of Ijuv To Sell Newly
Hutched As Kustcr Tokens.
New York (Special). Under the
ruling of the S. P. C. A. It will here
after be a violation of law to sell
newly hatched chickens as Eastei
gifts. Many compluluts have been
made to the society alleging that the
Easter trade In "baby chicks" was
cruelty, and asking the organization
to abolish It.
The society declares that the new
ly hatched chickens are sold to irre
sponsible persons who have no means
to care for them, and who regard
them only as playthings. In a day
or so the birds die from abuse or
starvation.
Played Poker For Girl.
Columbia, Miss. (Special) Eunice
Spencer is under arrest, charged with
murdering Charles Wesley In his j
home here. It la Bald that Miss Spen
cer was the stake in a poker game 1
in wnicii wesiey and p. sr. Coombs
were the players. Each of the play
ers won two games, and In the de
ciding game, with one point to 1
go out, Coombs accused Wesley of I
cheating. In the fight which fol
lowed Wesley had Coombs on tho
floor, with a knife at his throat. At
this moment Miss Spencer is said
to have seized a rifle and shot Wes
ley, who died in a few moments.
Wont Commodity Clause Suspended.
Washington (Special). The Sen
ate Committee on Interstate Com
merce authorized a favorable report
on the resolution Introduced by Sena
tor ElkinB suspending the operation
of that section of the Railroad Rate
Law which prohibits railroads after
May 1 from carrying coal or other 1
products from collieries or mines I
owned by themselves. As originally
offered by Elklns the resolution sus
pended this law until May 1, 1910.
The committee changed that date to
January 1, 1910.
Plans Announced For Another New
York Skyscraper.
New York (Snecial). Plans for
another skyscraping building to be
erected on the lower end of Manhat
tan Island, lacing on West and Wash
ington Streets, were announced. The
new structure Ib to be 30 stories and
4 4 7 feet In height, and will co: list
of a central tower 95 feet square,
flanked to part of that height by
wings of each Bide of the tower. It
will be enulnned with 30 ,.,. .1,
will be erected by the Century Invest
ment Company and is to cost $4,650,-
000.
Representative Beall, of Texas, de
nounced the President in the House
on the charge of Interfering with
legislation and the operation of the
courts.
Senator Join Walter Smith, of
Maryland, successor to the late Sena
tor Whyte, was sworn in after a long
wrangle over the question of the le
gality of his election
Agreement has been reached by
Secretary Root and Ambassador
Bryce upon the treaties under eon
alderatlon between the two governments.
Senator Davis Fined.
Little Rock, Ark. (Special).
United States Senator Jefferson Davla
was fined $25 in police court for dis
turbing the peace. The fine was ad
ministered for the Senator's action
in getting a pistol and appearing on
tne street wnere lie liad been at
linked and beaten a few minutes be
fore by Thomas Helm, deputy prose
cuting attorney. It Is alleged Davis
flourished the revolver and made
threats of taking a shot at his late
antagonist, who had vanished. Helm
was fined $10 for assault.
Shot Herself Instead Of Dolly.
New York (Soeclal). "Nm rini
ly, If 1 were real bad I could kill
vou." said 10-veur-old Rutin Mnuin
of White Plulns, as she fondled her
doll and a revolver she had found In
a bureau drawer. "But I wnn't t...
1 love you and 1 always want you
wltn me, continued ine little girl.
Sealing herself on the floor she talked
tn her doll, and as shf. InvnH 1,1.
the deadly weapon her fingers
touched the trigger. The cartridge
waa exploded and the bullet shat
tered both her ankles. She will be
a crlDDie tor inc.
CASTRO WILL YIELD
ONLY YO FORCE
Uncle Sam's Patience With Venezuela's
Executive Exhausted.
Washington, D. C. ( Special ) . Tho
President sent to Congress the corres
pondence that has been In progress for
years between tho Stnto Department
and President Castro, of Venezuela,
regarding the claims of tho New
York and llerniudcz Asphalt Com
pany, tho Orinoco Steamship Com
pany, the Orinoco Corporation and
Mr. Jtturclte, all of whom claim
damages as compensation for wrongs
Inflicted upon, them by President Cas
tro. Accompanying the correspond
ence Is the famous Calhoun report,
which wits mude by Mr. Calhoun four
years ago. and which has remained
in tho secret archives of the State
Department ever since. President
Roosevelt merely transmitted the
correspondence to Congress without
any recommendation, but the State
Department uses nome strong lan
guage, holding that "the tlmehas come
for language stronger than that of a
request, and if the demand be met
with procrastination or refusal the
dignity of this government would
com to require prompt and vigor
ous action."
A P11I ing Proposition.
What "the prompt and vigorous
action" suggested by the State De
partment will bo neither President
Roosevelt nor Secretary Root ox
plains. Mr. IxHlgo will introduce a
Joint resolution conferring upon the
President complete authority to do
what he thinks necessary and effec
tive to preserve the dignity of thlB
country and to bring President Cas
tro to terms. Minister Russell will ha
here by April 16, and probably a pro
gram will then ho arranged. It I
suggested that the President will first
try to strike nt President Castro
through his pocket. It Is Intended
that Venezuelan trade with America
shall be crippled. If not absolutely
destroyed, by levying on Imports
from Venezuela additional Import du
ties which will bo practically pro
hibitory. This stop Is particularly
contemplated for tho asphalt that Ib
now being taken by President Castro
from the asphalt rnnipnny'a lake and
sold In this country, the proceeds go
ing Into the Venezuelan treasury
nominally to recompense the Vene
zuelan government for the expendi
tures made to crush the MntoB rebel
lion, which was largely financed by
the asphalt company. Other imports
from Venezuela are the usual tropical
products, chief of which Is coffee.
Whether President Roosevelt will
levy a duty on coffee during a presi
dential campaign is a matter of
doubt.
Castro's Methods.
Apart from tho destruction of the
asphalt business, it Ib not clear that
any steps directed against Venezue
lan trade would injure President
Castor aB severely as It would In
jure the business men of Venezue
la. This fact is admitted, but it
is explained that such assaults on
Venezuelan trade with this coun
try' would create a very vigorous sen
timent among the loading business
men against President Castro, which
would compel him to accede to the
demands of the United States. Presi
dent Castro has now been chief ruler
of Veneuela for nearly 10 years, and
the usual result of the development
of any "sentiment" against him has
usually been the 'death or the ban
ishment of the authors of such "sen
timent" and the confiscation of their
possessions by Mr. Castro.
- It is conceded by the administra
tion that no decisive steps will be
taken, such as blockading Venezuelan
ports or Bending American warships
thither, until American sentiment has
expressed itself very clearly In favor
of such a course. The matter will
be fully debated In the Senate, and
until he Is convinced that tho Ameri
can people will support him In vigor
ous steps against President CaBtro,
involving, if necessary, the landing of
troops, Mr. Roosevelt will proceed
with great caution and deliberation.
A WAKELESS TORPEDO.
FINANCIAL
Last week the Pennsylvania Coal
and Coke traffic exceeded 1,000,000
tons for the first time this year.
In the two weeks following March
4 there were 27,850 idle freight cars
put iuto use.
John S. Gummcy has purchased
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
seat MODfifif to the late W. W.
Kurtz.
The i'o-tpcnemer.t of Erie's meet
ing caused selling of stocks cn the
theory that the directors probably
had not yet succeeded In their finan
cial plans for the company.
The Bank of England made no
change in its discount rate.
Edward B. Smith ft Co. were the
chief buyers of Lehigh Valley on
its big riHe. Some significance at
taches to this for the reason tbat
Mr. Smith Is a director Of, the com
pany. David S. Ludlum was made as
sistant cashier of the Philadelphia
National Bank.
The output of cement In 1907 waa
48,000,000 barrels, a gain of 1,600,
000 barrels over 1906 and 13,
000,000 over 1905.
Copper metal prices were reduced.
The International Paper Company
declared a quarterly dividend of 1
per cent, on the preferred stock, re
ducing the rate from 6 to 4 per cent,
annually.
Norfolk A Western's gross earn
ings In February decreaaed $366,666
and the net earnings decreased 28
per cent., as compared with tbat
month last year.
In view of the reduction in Atchi
son' and New York Central's divi
dends, It Is taken for granted that
other leading railroads will aoon re
duce thslr rate 1 per cent.
To Be Inspected By U. S. Naval Board
Of Ordinance.
New York (Special). Successful
trials of a new wakeless dirigible tor
pedo, the invention of Frank Leavitt,
have been conducted recently nt the
proving station in NoyacBay, off Sag
Harbor, Long Island.
The new type is effective at 5,000
yards range, but Its speed will have
to be increased somewhat before it is
perfected. At present it runs but 2 7
knots, and this will bo ralaed to 46
knots.
Mr. Leavitt spent last week at tho
proving ground. Late in April Rear
Admiral Mason and the old momber3
of the United States Naval Board of
Ordnance will come to Sag Harbor to
Inspect the trials of this new torpedo
about which much secrecy has existed
elsewhere than In navy circles.
SHE WEEPS OVER
INDIANS' WRONGS
Mrs. Grey's Dramatic Recital Inter
ests Senators.
A WOMAN NEWSPAPER WRITER,
Went Out to Investigate Condition
on the Crow Reservation, Tell a
Harrowing Story -Indian Compelled
to Bat Diseased Cattle While While
Got Their Sheep.
Washington. D. C. (Special).
Mrs. Helen Pierce Orey, the news
paper writer, arrested last summer
because of her connection with tho
protest of Crow Indians against the
manner In which tho government
agents managed the Crow reserva
tion In Montana, reaumed her state
ment before the Senate Committee
on Indian Affairs 8he charged that
to keep from atarvlng the Indian
wero compelled to eat the meat pf
diseased cattle and sheep; that they
were frequently thrown into jail
without cause and kept at the mercy
of the agents; that the children of the
government reservation school were
mistreated. She stated positively
that all of these things must have
been done with the knowledge of
some of the officials at Washington.
Another interesting chapter was add
ed also to her account of her own
experiences as an Investigator.
That some of tho members of the
committee were Impressed by the
character of the chargea which Mr.
Qrey said were susceptible of proof
was evident from the character of
the cross-examination. It la not un
likely that a general investigation
will be ordered.
Mrs. Orey read from a prepared
statement. It developed that she
had made this at the suggestion of
Senator Owen and Senator Clapp,
and that she had conferred with Sen
ator Teller concerning the case.
During her testimony Secretary
Onrfleld, who was Involved In her
aweeplng charges, was present. Mr.
Grey was describing her experience,
and In telling of the six times she
was arrosted and of tho attempt on
the part of the Indian Agent Rey
nolds to "trump" up a charge of "In
sanity agaliiBt her," said that Mr.
Garfield, when in Billings, Mont.,
told tho chlof of police that she w
a "dangerous blackmailer and ad
venturer," "That statement is without any
foundation whatever," declared Mr.
Garfield.
Mrs. Grey responded that the chief
of police would testify to the con
trary. Mrs. Grey said that Mr. Garfield
was In Hillings, which place is near
the Crow Reservation, while many of
the Indignities against her had been
commltteu and could not have been
ignorant of what was goln on. She
said that Indians were constantly
rilBtreated, and that when they were
thrown into jail that act constituted
the whole legal procedure; that no
charges wore brought and the time
of incarnation depended upon the will
of tho Indian agent. In her own
case, Bho declared that charges were
brought against her on the sixth ar
rest. Previous to that proceeding she
was put in Jail over night and that
ended the matter. On one occasion
she said that Agent Reynolds had
threatened to Incarcerate her with
an Indian, but that the feeling was
such that ho had not dured to carry
out his purpose.
Passing on to the alleged misman
agement of Indlun affairs, Mrs. Grey
said it was current, report that Sen
ator Carter was part owner of
Charles Bear's sheep. She had testi
fied previously that Bear, through
influences with the agent, had nas-
' tured about 125,000 sheep on the
I reservation while paying for 35,000
I head.
"Why do j ou not Investigate this
matter before bringing such charges
against Senator Carter?" asked Sen
ator Dixon.
"How far would you have me go?"
demanded Mrs. Grey; "I was arrest
ed six times for making Investigations."
I Mrs. Grey said that while Mr. Dal
by, former secretary to Mr. Garfield,
was Investigating the conditions on
the reservation ho had been told at
one of the Indian councils at. Gordon
that the Indians knew they were eat
ing lumpy-jaw cattle and sheep that
had died of disease, but that It was
"either eat that or starve."
Mrs. Orey broke down in reciting
the alleged wrongs perpetrated upon
the Indians, and with a voice trem
bling with emotion Bhe almost sob
bed: "Sheep that die by disease Is what
the Indians get. The white man gets
their laud and live sheep."
Bones Of A Sea Serpent.
Chicago (Special). The Univer
sity of Chicago added to Its collec
tions the bones of a sea serpent. It
was found in the bed of Smoky Hills
River, near the western boundary of
KausaB. Scientists say It Is the fin
est and most complete specimen of
Its kind in existence. Prof. Samuel
W. WilllBton. of the paleontology de
partment, discovered the bones of
the creature last summer. It meas
ured 19 feet long and had 112 ver
tebrae and four paddle-shaped feet.
Accident On The Missouri.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
During target practice Saturday, at
Magdalena Bay, 140 Inches of tho
muzzle of one of the alx-inch broad
side guns of the Missouri blew off
The fracture waa a clean one and did
not indicate any flaw In the metal
Practice was continued and the gun
will be replaced by a new one from
the Washington navy yard. No one
was Injured. The gun was made at
the Washington Navy Yard In 1902
from forglngs furnished by one of
the armor-producing companion.
Opposed To Jamestown Purchaae.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The House Committee on Naval Af
fair voted to report adversely the
bill to authorize the purchase of the
Jamestown Exposition grounds and
building by the government to be
used a a naval training and coaling
station. The grounds a offered to
the governmet comprise 330 ucre,
and the purchaae price Jnclualve of
improvements wa named a $960,
000, plu the cancellation of the ex
position company' debt of nearly
$1,000,000 to the United Slate.
Soothing Syrup Kills Twins.
St. Paul, Minn. (Special). Twin
babies, a boy and a girl, children of
Mr. and MrB. C. H. Ackerknecht.
421 West Central Avenue, are dead,
victims of soothing syrup poUoning.
The parents told a physician who wa
I called that they had given the babie
only five drop of the medicine. The
coroner is making an investigation.
Government Aks For Roy.
Pari (By Cable). The govern
ment haa received a request from the
United States for the extradition of
Paul Roy, who Is charged with the
murder of hi brother-in-law, George
K. Carkln. In official circles it I
believe the request will be granted.
End Her Life.
St. Loula (Special). The dead
body of Mrs. Elizabeth Hlghflll. 52
1 year old, a fortune-telling medium.
wa found in an artificial lake In
Lafayette Park she having commit
ted suicide by drowning during the
night. Mrs. Highflll Informed sev
eral of her friends that she had re
ceived a communication from the
spirit world to the effect that she
would die in poverty unlets she took
her own life.
Mitchell Decline.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
lohn Mitchell, former president of
lite Unit.-,! Mine Worker of Ameri
ca, called on President Roosevelt, and
on leaving the White House said'
I that the President had offered him
the position of special commissioner
to study and report upon labor con
dition in j the Panama canal zone.
Mr. Mitchell said he was not able to
accept the offer, as it wa necessary
(or him to recover his health before
he could take up work of any kind.