THE NEWS.
Domestic
Demands for maximum and
minimum reciprocal tariff provision
attached to the pending tariff bill the
appointment of a permanent tariff
commission and the Immediate open
ing of negotiations with Canada for
reciprocal trade agreement are the
feature of the resolutions adopted at
the conference on Canadian trade re
lations in Detroit.
The appellate division of the Su
preme Court In Brooklyn, N. Y., af
firmed the decision of Justice Carr
In denying the application of Mrs.
Claudia Halns for $1,000 counsel fee
and alimony at the rate of $50 a
week pending the trial of the suit for
divorce brought by Capt. Peter C.
Mains, Jr.
Former Governor W. S. Taylor,
who fled from Kentucky following
the assassination of Governor-elect
William Coobel. has been pardoned
by Governor Willson.
A bill attacking Hoard of Trade
dfals In futures and making It a
telony for any person to tell com
modities usually dealt in on the
boards of trade was Introduced In
the Illinois House.
Prof. Oeorge Albert Coe. Ph. D.,
f Northwestern University, was
elected to the Skinner and McAlpin
professorship In the Union Theolog
ical Heinlnary at New York.
Hereafter 773 miles of the Illinois
Central Railroad from Chicago to
Cairo and from Carbondale to Kast
St. Ixjuia will bo operated by tele
phone. Governor Warner sent to the Leg
Mature a special message urging Its
members to pass some measure In
the interest of Michigan's forests,
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. had sold back
to tho Pennsylvania Kailroad prac
tically all of the firm's holding In
the Norfolk and Western Kailroad.
The price of anthracite coal must
be increased within a very short time
was the declaration of George E.
Stevenson, of Scranton, Pa.
Coroner Rrasliears announces that
his record shows 34 homicides com
mitted in Jefferson County, Ala., for
the first 20 days In April.
John Sykes, tho lay preacher and
lawyer, who is charged with embez
zlement and forgery, was arrested at
Trenton.
Damage amounting to thousands
of dollars was caused by a tornado
which passed over Mackvillc, itoyic
County, Ky.
The Florida Senate passed the Hill
burn bill for submission of State
wide prohibition to the voters of the
S tat e.
Kudolph Buol, aged 55 years, was
a?Rasinated at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. Anna Trafford, a strikingly
handsome widow, whose husband, a
Peruvian silver miner, left her $7.r,
000 three years ago, was held by a
Brooklyn police magistrate for trial
on a charge of stealing bread and
milk from doorsteps, she having lost
a fortune betting on races.
The temporary receivership of tho
estate of Charles T. Yerkes was or
dered continued by Judge Ward, in
the I 'tilted States Circuit Court of
Now York, who also ruled that tho
widow had no right In the Fifth Ave
nue mansion and art gallery of the
millionaire.
Thomas A. Ennls and Charles E,
Stoppuni, or tho failed brokerage
Jirm of Knnis & Sloppani, whoie
whereabouts has not been known
since the collapso of the firm, will
be on hnnd for a conference with
Lindsay llussell, tho receiver.
Four lives were lost and property
was damaged to the extent of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars by a
tornado that swept over Cleveland.
Count F. Do Jauffray d'Atibans
and J. I). Spreckles, the millionaire,
came to blows in the Pacific Union
Club, of San Francisco.
Mrs. James A. lioyle, one of the
kidnarpcrs of Willie Whitla. is again
said to be Helen McDermott, of Chl-cbo.
PUBLISHERS OUT
FOB CHEftP PAPER
They Want Wood Pulp Put on tin
Free List
ARE VICTUMS OF COMBINATIONS
Newspaper Men Gathered At New
York Draw Up Appcul To The Sen
ate Asking For Abolition Of Al
leged Abuses Print Paper Made
More C'lienply Here Than In Can.
ada Priiic speaker Cannon And
Member Of Committee.
I oreign
Lminent physicians of England,
including the King's doctors, will
make a severe test of what the dis
coverer, William Ooig, claims to be
cure for tuberculosis.
Sefnn Duhrowsky, a naturalized
American citizen, was arrested at St.
Petersburg charged with complicity
In a plot to incite mutiny in a local
garrison.
President Gomez, of Venezuela,
has set free all the men taken prls
oueru at tho time of the overthrow
of U10 Castro administration last
December.
Nineteen persons were drowned off
CbriHtlania by the unking of the
Norwegian steamer Edith after a col
lision with the Liritisb steamer Ox
ford. The Armenian population of Antl
och and vicinity has been wiped out
in tiie recent massacre. The situa
tion at Alcxandrctta continues criti
cal. The British and Russian diplomat
ic representatives at leheran advised
tho Shah to proclaim amnesty to all
political offender! and restore the
constitution. Russian troops have
occupied Astara in Persia.
Tho Sultan of Turkey and tho
chiefs of the Constitutional party
have reached an agreement, under
the terms of which he remains ad
sovereign of the empire, but w:th
puwere restricted.
Five American mi siouarles. ,i
cladlng Miss Lambert, aro lu danger
at Hadjlm, Asiatic Turkey, and have
appealed for help.
Advices from Morocco announce
the total defeat or the Sultan's forces
near Mequlnez by rebellious tribes.
Mr. Roosevelt and party left Mom
basa for Kaplti plains and will no
thence to toe ranch of Sir Alfred
Pease.
Sir William Watson, at the an
nual meeting or the Cunard Steam
ship Company, attributed the disap
pearance of the dividend to the ra e
war.
Tbe high price of wheat in the
United Stales Is having serious effect
upou Importations or the grain to
31 en Ico.
Christian village In Turkish Ar
menia are being attacked by Kurds,
Circassians and Nomads.
Tbe French Federation of Labor
called upon the unions throughout
the country to join In a general
demonstrative strike on May Day.
Japan Is sending largo reinforce
ments of troops Into Manchuria.
Charges of graft have been pre
ferred lo the Hawaiian House of
Representatives and a demand for
aa investigation has been made.
The Dominion cruiser Kestrel cap
In red thq American fishing schooner
Levi Wood berry and carried her to
Vancouver. B. C.
A bill for the disestablishment o?
the Church of Wales was Introduced
la the Ifousa of Commons by Premier
Abtqulth.
The Hungarian cabinet has resign
ed and Count Aadrassy baa been aak
d to form a aav one.
Now York (Special). At a meet
ing of the American Newpaper Pub
lishers' Association held here the fol
lowing minute was adopted:
"The American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association, at Its annual
meeting ;n New York, with the larg
est ai tendance In the history of the
organizations, comprising represen
tatives of 2!)0 dally newspapers, in
structs Its secretary to telegraph and
write immediately to each United
States Senator advls'ng him that tbe
association, by a rising vote, earnest
ly urges the confirmation by the Sen
ate of the action of the House of
Representative in the matter of pulp
and print paper.
"The invnestlgation by the select
committee of the House of Repre
sentatives covering a period of 10
months and surpassing In thorough
ness any trade inquiry ever attempt
ed in tariff history, has shown that
American paper mills actually make
paper cheaper than the most modern
Canadian mill, and therefore, any
Import duty upon print paper Is In
the nature of a concession to the
American mills.
Trade Willi Canada.
"We are informed that the paper
manufacturers are trying to Induce
the Senate to raise the rate of duty
fixed by tho Payne bill. The suc
cess of such an effort would prevent
the possibility of an arrangement
with Canada, which arrangement the
select, committee deemed of utmo-t
Importance in order that we might
continue to obtain from that coun
try the considerable supply of pulp
wood now used by American mills
In news print paper manufacture.
"The well matured and unani
mous recommendations of the select
committee composed of representa
tives of both political parties have
safeguarded the interests of paper
maker-i nnd consumers against the
possibility of hostile action by Can
ada. "We protest against any procedure
which will ignore the work and re
sults of the House committee's In
vestigation, and which, by provoking
a trade war and stopping the expor
tation of pulp wood from Canada
may bring great loss to American
newspapers and destruction to Amer
ican forests.
"For a period of years the Amer
ican newspapers have been the vic
tims of paper combinations, mergers,
corners, discriminations and socrccv
in paper quotations. Th failure of
paper makers to employ technical
skill In tho operation of ilieir plants
has increased tho burden of con
sumers. We want to put an end
to these abuses by broadening tho
market and by stopping schemes
such ns that planned In the creation
of the International Paper Company,
which aimed to destroy competition
and to give value to a collection of
antiquated mills by bringing them
uiiuit uue control, Wltll 7,0(10 square
miles of tlmherland and undeveloped
water powers to tho extent of 194,
000 horsepower. We object to these
gigantic speculation nt our expense.
Obligation Violated.
"Every obi gallon which the pa
per maker owed to the government
ns a tariff beneficiary has been vio
lated. Newspapers have been forced
to bear the burden of frequent fluc
tuations and artificial stimulations of
paper prices. The publisher! ask for
fair treatment."
The following also was adopted'
"Resolved, That tho thanks of the
American Newspaper Publishers' As
sociation are due to the select com
mittee appointed by the House of
Representatives at tho Instance of
Speaker Cannon to investigate the
paper and pulp Industry. We ac
knowledge our obligation to tho
chairman, James R. Mann, and to
members of tho committee for the
diligence and thoroughness and fair
ness of their Inquiry, covering a
period of 10 months. Their work
has been of educational value to pa
per maker and pnper user.
'Resolved, That a copy of the
above resolution be forwarded by the
secretary to Speaker Cannon and to
tho members of the select committee."
THE SULTAN GIVES WAY
Constantinople Now In a State of Siege
The Will of Allah-So Say
the Palace Guards.
PLAN FOR REFORMS.
An Inquiry by Parliament Into
the Sultan's reported complicity
In the recent mutiny.
Upon the result of this will de
pend his fate.
Tho army to be cleansed from
sedition and brought to a proper
state of discipline.
To convict and execute those
who have murdered their officers
and led the uprising.
From 50 to 200 may have to
meet tho death penalty.
The army's mission Is to up
hold the civil government.
Constantinople ( Special ) . The
Ylldlz garrison surrendered Sunday
to the constitutionalist forces. The
commanders of these battalions be
gan sending In their submission to
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha Saturday
night, and the whole of the troops
protecting the palace ave their form
al and unconditional surrender,
Bhortly after dawn. Niazl Bey, who
Is called the hero of the July revo
lution, Is now In command of the
garrison.
Sultan Abdul Ilamid has been per
mitted to remain within the walls of
the Ylldlz Kiosk, where, In command
with his ministers, lie waited for the
outcome of the struggle between his
loyal troops and the army of Invest
ment, each hour bringing to him
word of a fresh disaster. It has been
stated, since victory rested with the
constitutionalists, that the Sultan
himself gave orders to his men not
to resist. Whether or not this is
true, It ran be safely said of the
troops within the capital that they
put up a stubborn resistance at all
points, and the losses on both sides
are exceedingly heavy for the length
of time the engagement was In prog
ress. A representative of the Commander-in-chief
of the Constitutionalist
forces la authority for saying that
the Sultan wll be dealt with by the
Parliament and that there will lie an
adequate Inquiry Into the sovereign's
abeged complicity In the recent mu
tiny. Up to the present the ministry
hns not been dissolved, but Constan
tinople and a number of other places
have been declared in a state of
Beige,
Under Martial Low.
Martial law prevails, and while
there Is some uneasiness among the
people order has been maintained
with a strict hand. The last garri
son to surrender as the Selimlsh ar
tillery barracks In Scutari, opposite
Stamhoul. Four thousand men sta
tioned there with a hundred guns
threatened to blow the city into
ruins, but General Schefket today or
dered up CO big guns and several
batteries of machine guns to positions
which commanded the barracks, and
the cruiser Medljleh steamed out of
range of the field pieces nnd prepar
ed for action. The commander of
the barracks thereupon submitted,
and the artillerymen will be marched
out as the troops of the other gar
risons already have been treated and
made temporary prisoners without
arms, to await transfer to outlying
districts.
Following Saturday's terrific fight
ing, the city took on an aspect of
strange quiet toward evening. There
was some fear that there would be
further fighting during the night, as
the forces of General Schefket were
strongly posted close to the palace.
But beyond a few scattering shots,
there was nothing to disturb the
peace of the city.
TOWXS BESIEGED BY
' THEJfflSE FANATICS
Tho Horrors in Asiatic Turkey On
the Increase.
A Turkish Governor Refuses To Per
mit A British Cruiser To Land A
Belief Party Every Man, Woman
And Child In One Town Murdered
A Missionary With A Force Of
Turkish Troops Hurrying To The
Belief Of An Armenian Village In
Which 10,000 People Are Beselged
British, French And German
Warships Huve Arrived.
Beirut (Special). The situation
In Asiatic Turkey Is one of extreme
gravity. How many thousands have
been massacred cannot even be esti
mated, because the disturbances have
been so widespread that it Is Impos
sible to secure details of the hap
penings d.uring the past 10 days.
The latest estimates of the number
killed in the vilayet of Adana
reaches approximately 23,000, and
thousands have been done to death
In the towns of other districts. The
state of siege which several of tho
places are undergoing has brought
the inhabitants to the verge of star
vation and each day brings Its tales
of further atrocities and the depths
of misery and despair to which the
savagery of the fanatics has brought
the people.
Several warships are now In these
waters, but the disorders are so far
reaching that the efforts of the pow
ers to restore normal conditions have
as yet hardly been felt. The French
cruiser Jules Ferry arrived here and
left almost Immediately for Latakla,
v. here swarms of refugees are pour
ing In.
British, French and German war
ships are at other ports, nnd ma
rines have been landed to quell dis
orders as far as possible at the more
Important points.
One of the mi'slonaries at Alex
andretta, Mr. Kennedy, with 450
Turkish troops, has gone to the re
lief of Deurtyul, an American vil
lage on the const, where 10,000 peo
ple within the walls are besieged
by Immense bands of Kurds and Cir
cassians. Only two days ago a Brit
ish warship returned from that place,
the governor of the district having
refused the commander permission to
land a relief party.
The water supply has been cut
from the town and the besieged are
suffering greatly on that account.
The children are drinking out of ani
mal tracks after a shower. There
was Inncessant firing on Greek sub
jects sent undner an escort yester
day. Confirmation has been received of
the burning of the Armenian village
of Kesab. All the men and many
women and children have been slain.
The American property at Kessab
was destroyed. Miss Chambers, an
American missionary, Is safe.
JUDGE KNOCKS "TOUGH" DOWX.
Culled Stranger's Bluff About His
(ray llitir.
Los Angeles, Cal. (Special).
Chief Justice Realty, of the Supremo
Court, did a little law enforcing on
a Pasadena car. The Ju-tlce saw a
tough looking citizen talking to the
motorman In violation of the rules,
and cautioned tho man, who replied
In Insulting language.
"But 1 insist, ' said the mild Jus
tice. "If you wasn't gray headed, I'd
kick your block off," said the touga
customer.
"Forgot the gray hairs and try It,"
said the Juitice, his lighting blood
aroused.
Tho tough drew back as If to
strike, and the Justice promptly
knocked him down.
W. M. Stewart Head.
Washington, I). C. (Specal).
William Morris Stewart, for 28 years
a senator from Nevada, and probably
the loreniost advooate during the
last haly century of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, died at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
I 8 'la,lb1,n 81 ,h0 mispltal since
March 30. On March 31 an opera
lion was performed, from which he
rallied and made preparations for
his summer vacation. Hut last week
he suffered a relapse which resulted
fatally.
PaOlECTION DF CHRISTIANS
United States Asks Other Powers
to Assist.
Internal Revenue Itecelpu.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
For March, 1909, the government
receipt from Internal revenue
amounted to 119.927,304, which Is
an Increase over March, 1908, of
9049,386. Tho receipts from spirits
oggrcRated $11.0711,983, an Increase
of $310,272; tobacco 14,568,776, in
create 9358,227; fermented liquors
$4,099,776, decrease 969.375; oleo
margarine 981.133, decrease 912,.
145. Other Items show ni ght In
creases. For the nine months of the
present fiscal year a decrease Is
shown of 97.916.998.
Attention Of These Powers Called To
Enforcement Of The Treuly For
Application Of Beforms Under
taken By Turkey For Protection
Of Armenians American Govern
ment Belles Upon ItusHla To Save
Our Citizens In Periu Taft Stir
red Over Iti'iHirts Of Atrocities.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Realizing the lmpotency of the Turk
ish and Persian governments to ade
quately safeguard American lives and
property In the present diturbed con
ditions In those countries, the State
Department has Intimated that it will
wlecome any assistance in this direc
tion from tho government of Great
Britain and Hussla. '
D.plomatlc representations having
this object In view already have been
made to the foreign ofllccs at Lon
don and St. Petersburg, whose ships
and soldiers are at or near the scene
of the massacres and ready for active
operations. At the same time efforts
are being made to learn whether the
powers of Kurope, In which rest tho
superintendency of tbe application of
reforms undertaken by Turkey In
tho prov'nees Inhabited by Armen
ians according to the Berlin treaty
of 1878, have taken steps to check
the horrors now being perpetrated
against those people. . The superin
tendency of the application of those
reforms Is given to the powers by
that treaty whose Integrity was as
Failed during the recent troubles over
tho Balkans. The United States was
not a signatory to the convention.
Inquiries have been directed to Lon
don with a view to learning whether
the ships dispatched by the British
government to the vicinity of the
trouble in Asia Minor will afford
adequate protection to all foreigners
nnd Intimating that the United States
hopes that everything feasible will
be done to safeguard human life.
Russia has been told that the Uni
ted States will have to rely 'on her
for the humanitarian work of saving
our citizens in Persia if their lives
are In Jeopardy. Tho latter state
ment Is based on tho newspaper re
ports that a military expedition from
that country Is about to be sent to
the relief of Tabriz. President Taft
Is deeply stirred over tho reports of
horrible atrocities which have reach
ed him regarding the Armenians and
Is anxious that no stone be left un
turned to afford relief wherever possible.
PROHIBITION INVADES MEXICO.
Saloon Men Organize And Will Pub.
llsh Dully Puper.
Mexico City (Special). Even
Mexico Is feeling the effects, of the
prohibition wave and the saloon men
of the capital have organized and
are preparing to publish a dally paper
in their Interests. Gradually the
states aro enacting more rigid regula
tion, and In many parts of Mexico
no saloons are now allowed open at
night or on holidays.
The latest, regulation In this city
Is a rule banishing games from sa
loons. Even domlnos are prohibited.
Town Topics looses.
New York (Spec al). The Jury In
the libel suit of Samuel Dempster, of
Pittsburg, against Col. Wm. D. Mann,
editor of Town Topics, brought In a
verdict for $40,000 In favor of the
plaintiff. The suit was for 9100,000,
The plaintiff is prominent socially
and In a bus'ness way In Pittsburg.
The offensive article accused Mr,
Dempster of social Irregularities In
bis own town.
Eleven Dwellings Burn.
Fairmont, W. Va. (Special).
Eloven dwelling-houses, property of
the Hammond Flra Brick Company,
were destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss to the Company of 930,000. No
lives were lost. The village of Ham
mond Is about half way between this
city and Grafton. The fire depart
ments of Fairmont and Grafton were
called, but were unable to g ve any
assistance because the equipment
could not be attached to the water
line. The brick plant was not damaged.
97.1,000 Lost In The Mails.
Denver (Special). Chief Inspec
tor Cochran, of the Denver Postofllce,
announced that a pouch contalulng
29 registered packages bad been lost
from a Union Pacific train between
Green Blver and Bryan, Wyo., Sun
day night. Three packages of un
signed bank notes, aggregating 975,
000, consigned by the Treasury De
partment to California banks were
among the contents of the missing
pouch.
Forecast Slontli Ahead.
Milwaukee, Wis. (Special). A
system of statistics by which Major
Heniey expects to be able eventually to
forecast temperatures at Milwaukee
a month ahead will be established
by blm In the near future. Believ
ing that the temperature of the lake
has an important Influence on tem
peratures on land. Major Mersey will
take temperatures at varying depths
daily, and expects In time, by noting
the changes, to be able to make
longer forecasts. Ha expects to bavs
the records taken by fishermen who
make dally trips.
LIONS PROWLING
ABOUT HIS TENT
Roosevelt Is Now in the Country
of Big Game.
HE SEES RHINOCEROS ON WAY
His Train Also Passes ' Giraffes,
Zebras, Wlldbcestes, Waterburks
And Ostriches The Caravan At
Kaplti Plains Has A Total Of 200
Followers Old Glorjr Flying Over
The Roosevelt Tent Ex-President
In A Khaki Suit And Helmet
Ready To Tackle The Lions.
Kaplti Plains, British East Africa
(Special). Theodore Roosevelt has
reached tbe hunting grounds. A big
camp has been established near the
railroad station here for the Roo?e
velt expedition, and lions were
prowling about in the vicinity of the
tents. The country is green, owing
to the recent rains, and there Is
every prospect of good sport. The
commoner varieties of game are plen
tiful, and tbe huntsmen will lose no
time in getting s'.arted on their
shooting trips.
The special train bearing the
Roosevelt party from Mombasa ar
rived here at 1.30 o'clock P. M.
Only the members of the party got
off at Kaplti Plains. F. J. Jackson,
the acting governor of the protector
ate, and the other officials who came
up from Mombasa continued on to
Nairobi.
The camp established for Mr.
Roosevelt is most elaborate. The
caravan will have a total of 260 fol
lowers. There are 13 tent for the
Europeans and their horses and 60
tents for tbe porters. An American
flag Is flying over the tent to be oc
cupied by Mr. Roosevelt. All tho
native porters of the expedition were
lined up on the platform when the
Roosevelt special pulled in, and as
Mr. Roosevelt stepped down from
the train they shouted a salute in
his honor. In response Mr. Roose
velt raised his hat.
Mr. Roosevelt was welcomed at tho
station by Sir Alfred Pease, who will
be his host on the Athl River. Mr.
Roosevelt Is dressed In a khaki suit
and white helmet. The weather Is
bright and warm.
All the members of the party en
Joyed the trip to the ranch. Mr.
Roosevelt, Mr. Selous, Major Mearns
and Edmund Heller rode on the
cowcatcher of the locomotive from
Makindu. They had a magnificent
view of snow-capped Kilimanjaro.
BR VAN WILL XOT RETIRE.
Hopes Parly Won't Find It Neces
sary To Have Him Run.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special). In
an address here William J. Bryan
discussed at some length tho causes
for his party's defeat, and then refer
red to the possibilities of the next
campaign as follows:
"While 1 hope that my party will
not find it necessary to call for me
as a Presidential candidate in th
next campaign, I make the emphatic
statement that I have no intention
of retiring from politics. I began
to fight lor Democratic principles
long before my party heard of me.
and as I itve I shall continue it as
long as I have strength."
EMBEZZLER SURRENDERS SELF.
Man Accused Of Taking $100,000
To l'leud Guilty.
Trenton, N. J. (Special). John
Sykes, the Trenton lawyer accused
of embezzling $100,000 in trust
funds and who has been a fugitive
for a week, was arrested here at
5.30 o'clock A. M., as he stepped
from a train from Philadelphia. He
came back with the Idea of surren
dering himself, having arranged to
meet his son and brother-in-law.
The latter revealed his plans to
the police, and the arrest was the
result. Sykes Is now In Jail. He
says he will plead guilty and take
his medicine. '
Former Judge Arrested.
Spokane, Wash. (Special).
Judge M. J." Gordon, former counsel
for the Great Northern Railway, waa
arrested on Indictments by the coun
ty grand Jury. He Is charged with
embezzlement of fundi from the rail
way company while acting as its at
torney. His bond for appearance was
fixed at 9:20.000.
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
In splto of Turkey, European Gov
ernment bonds advanced.
So far this month 18,900 tons of
copper have been exported.
There Is rumored that New York
Central will issue 9100,000,000 of
stock.
Dividend and interest disburse
ments in May will aggregate 990,
000,000. For bis 100,000 shares of United
States Smelting stock, which he sold
to other directors of the company, R,
D. Evans received 94,350,000.
Strong Philadelphia houses were
quoted as saying Pennsylvania is now
about the best buy In the market, as
It has not risen so fast as many other
stocks.
New Yot'k Central shareholder.!
confirmed the election of E. H. Har
rlman and W. C. Brown, as directors
of that company.
A conservative estimate puts the
shrinkage In stock market values, on
tho report that E. H. Harrlman is
going to Europe, at 950,000,000.
The Wall Street end of a leading
Philadelphia firm of brokers has pur
chased in the past ten days 40,000
shares of Reading.
In March the Pittsburg, Cincin
nati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad,
a part of the Pennsylvania system,
showed a decrease of 955,389 In op
erating Income compared with 1 908.
A Protective Committee, of which
Charles M. Warner Is chairman, ad
vertises a call for tbe deposit of
bonds of tbe Pennsylvania Sugar Re
fining Company. Deposits may be
made with the Trust Company of
North America of this city.
During the eighteen and one-half
years of, Its corporate existence tbe
American Sugar Refining Company
has returned 7 per cent yearly on its
preferred stock, and a total of 175V4
per cent, to tbe holders or the com
mon stock.
Tbe La Rose Company, of Cobalt,
has purchased all the stock of tho
Law son Mine, paying for tbe same
with La Rose treasury stock. This
Is the largest shipper of tbe Cobalt
camp. Since last September It ban
paid 11 per cent. In dividends, or an
aggregate of 9629,000. La Rose wili
In the current fiscal year earn ovc:
$1,000,000 net.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
The body of former Senator Stew
art, of Nevada, was cremated and
the ashes will be taken to Nevada
for Interment.
The State Department has granted
a short leave of absence to Whltelaw
Reld, the American ambassador in
London.
The army balloon which went up
from Fort Meyer yesterday came
down near Cox, Md., about 60 miles
away.
Senator Bailey will start the argu
ment "on his tariff bill amendment
providing for an Income tax.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Is directed to prepare a table
showing duties Imposed by the Uni
ted States, Germany and France on
pottery, glass, paper and woolons.
A session of the American Society
of International Law was addressed
by Senator Llihu Root and Rear Ad
miral Sperry.
The nomination of Elliott North
cott, of West Virginia, to be minister
to Columbia was confirmed by the
Senate.
Senator Aldrlch announced that on
Monday tho final reading by para
graphs of the Tariff BUI would be
begun.
An Indefinite leave of absence has
been granted to Robert Watchorn,
commissioner of Immigration at New
York.
The army transport Kilpatrlck,
with Major General Duvall aboard,
has arrived at Manila.
William B. Stewart, former sena
tor from Nevada, died at Georgetown
University Hospital.
President Taft. master Mason,
saw several candidates put through
the "third degree," attending Temple
Lodge for the first time.
The members of the Liberlan Com
mission had a final conference with
President Taft before starting on
their mission.
A number of new members of the
National Academy of Sciences were
elected.
The Senate Committee on Finance
will probably recommend the res
toration of the Dingley law provision
regarding drawbacks.
An amendment to give President
Taft $25,000 next year for traveling
expenses was introduced by Senator
Guggenheim.
Baron Takahira, Japanese ambas
sador at Washington, will be unable
to attend the peace congress at Chi
cago. Tho President sent to the Senate
the nomination of H. Percival Dodgo
to be envoy extraordinary to Moroc
co. The Mexican ambassador, Senor
de la Barra, left here for Paris,
where his wife is ill with pleuriB.v.
Roland P. Falkner has accepted
the President's tender to member
ship on the Liberlan Commission.
The Xat'onal Academy of Sciences
elected Alexander Agasslz to be for
eign secretary.
EX-GOVERNOR TAYIGIl GIVEN
A PARDON.
Figured In Assassination Of Gover
nor Goebi-1.
Frankfort, Ky. (Special). Gov
ernor Willson cleared the Kentucky
court records of all charges growing
out of the murder In January, 1900.
of Senator William Goehel, who was !
declared by the Legislature to have
been elected Governor, except thoso
hanging over State's evidence wit
nesses In the alleged conspiracy, by
granting pardons before trial to for
mer Gov. W. S. Taylor and for Sec
retary of State Charles Flnley, who
have been fugutlves in the State of
Indiana for 'nine years; to John
Powers, brother of Caleb Powers,
who is believed to bo in Honduras;
to Holland Whittaker, of Butler
County; John Davies, of Louisville,
and Zach Steele, of Bell County, who
did not flee tho State.
Those over whom indictments are
left hanging are Wharton Golden, of
Knox County, now of Colorado;
Frank Cecil, of Bell County, now a
railroad detective In St. Louis, and
William H. Culton, of Owsley Coun
ty, said to have died In the West
recently.
These rases, w'th tho possible ex
ception of that against Cecil, will be
dismissed, leaving Henry E. Youtsey,
now serving a life sentence in tho
State penitentiary, the only person
to suffer for the assassination of
Goehel.
Eight Persons Drowned.
New Orleans (Special). Eight
persons were lost and seven others
on board had a thrilling escape from
death when the towboat Eagle,- of
the Louisiana Petroleum Company,
went down In the Mississippi River,
about 40 miles south of New Orleans.
The accident occurred at daybreak,
while most of those on board were
asleep. Without seeming reason the
boat began to dip and take water
and soon went down, breaking In half
as It sank. .
Dynamited As He Slept.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Special).
Rudolph Buol, aged 55 years, was
assassinated at a late hour while
asleep. The murderer, who Is un
known to the police, opened Mr.
Bitot's bedroom window and placed a
stick of dynamite on his bed, explod
ing It with a fuse. Buol was killed
Instantly. . His wife, asleep at his
side, escaped without Injury. No mo
tive Is assigned for tbe crime.
GOVERNMENT TO
BONO ITS EMPLOYES
An Alleged Combine to Mu'ct
Uncle Sam.
MUST CUT DOWN THE RATES,
A Bill To Be Introduced In Congr,
Provides That Otherwise A Vnm
Will Be Established From Which
The Government Will Indemnify
Itself Blow At The Alleged Com.
bine Baltimore Bondiiiu .
pnny Officials Deny The Rates Art
Too High.
Washington. D. C. (Sneclali 1.
addition to the effort which will tx
made by Representative Tawney to
break the combine that has been
lormed by tbe leading bonding com
panies which have agencies In Wash,
ington, by compelling them to redue
very materially their present rates foT
bonding federal employes, an effort
will be made to take away from them
entirely the present patronage. It ii
stated that 15 or 20 of the leading
bonding companies, including several
of the strongest companies in Balti
more, have united In an agreement on
rates by which the premium on bondt
for government employes has in
many instances been doubled, a
bill will be introduced In the Home
probably when It meets again on
Thursday, which will enable the gov.
ernment to do Its own bonding. Tht
bill Is drawn along the lines of a
latter written by Mr. Charles H
Treat, the Treasuser of the United
States, to Chairman Tawney, of the
Appropriations Committee.
It provides for a fund of $200,000,
which Is to be deposited to the credit
of the Treasurer of the United States,
and to be known as the Fidelity Bund
Fund. The rate of the premium is to
be fixed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and the average rnte charged for
the first five years shnll be about 50
per cent, of the average charges here,
torore made by the bonding com
panies. This charge, until recentlv
Increased by tho combined action of
the bonding companies, Is estimated
nt about $1 of premium for every
91.000 of bond. It is said that from
65 to 75 per cent, of this amount
now goes to pay the cost of managing
the surety companies nnd to pay divi
dends, and that the remaining" 35 to
23 per cent, is expended in paving
losses. It Is evident, therefore, that
the government should very easily
afford to pay losses by 'defalcation?
of the employes whom It had bond
ed, and still accumulate a surplus
fund even if its rates were only about
50 per cent, of the rates of the stiretv
companies. It is further estimated
that the surnlnn rpmnlnlmr tn ih.
credit of the indemnity fund each
jear wouia soon be equal to the
amount of the original fund, so that
the government after a few years
would be completely reimbursed fot
the original outlay of 9200.000 pro
vided in the bill. It Is Bald that the
bonds of federal employes are regard
ed as the safest risks now underwrit
ten by the surety companies.
Thrt Villi will tin nttawaA n
amendment to the pending bill of
Chairman Tawney appropriating $10,
000,000 to pay the expenses of taking
the next census. It is stated that
Mr. Tawney's bill provides that no
surety company shall be permitted
to write risks unless It returns to
the- rates which were In effect on
January 1 of this year, which was
before the alleged combine was form,
ed.
LEAPS ELEVEN STORIES.
$l,0O0,000 Goes Begging.
New York (Special). The be
quest of 91,000,000 left by the late
Louis Heinshelmer, a member of tbe
banking bouse of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
conditional upon tbe federation of
various Jewish charitable organiza
tions of New York City Is to revert
to the reiiduary legatee. Alfred Hein
shelmer, the organizations In ques
tion having found it undesirable to
pool their Interests and merge. There
Is said to be a desire on tbe part
of Mr. Alfred Heinshelmer to donate
the million to charity.
15,000 For Missing Child.
New York (Special). Five thou
sand dollars Is now offered by Arthur
E. Boas, a wealthy thread manufac
turer, for Information leading to tbe
recovery of his 13-year-old daughter,
Adele, who strangely disappeared last
Friday afternoon. This Is 94,000
more than was at first offered, and
was announced Sunday as the mys
tery continued unsolved. William
Hose, an attorney, wbo Is conduct
ing the search for the missing girl,
is having placards prepared on which
photograph of tbe child la repro
Women Faint By Dozen As Suicide
Falls Among Them.
Now York (Special). In full view
of a crowd of shoppers, for the
most part women and children, an
old man leaped from the eleventh
floor of the new Wanamnker Build
ing and was instantly killed. The
body struck tho Bidewal1( or Ninth
Street, within a few yards of Broad
way. Fainting women by the dozen
were carried into the Wanamaker
store and the matrons there had
their hands full.
Although nearly every clerk was
called to view the body, none re
membered ever to have seen the
mnn. There was no Identification
marks on the cheap sliver watch,
which had stopped at 1.20 o'clock,
the time the old man Jumped.
Recalls Famous Tragedy.
Harrlsburg. Pa. (Special). After
persistent efforts on the part of
friends In this and other states,
James B. Gentry, the actor who Is
serving a life sentence in the pen
itentiary at Philadelphia for the
murder of Madgo Yorke, an actress,
14 years ago, waj granted a rehear
ing by the State Board of Pardons
on an application for a complete
pardon. The application, which will
come before the board on May 21,
will be based on the grounds of
Insanity when the deed was com
mitted, and that the prisoner Is now
in poor health.
Ten Cottages Burned.
Grafton, W. Va. (Special). Ten
frame cottages and a small boarding
house burned to tbe ground at Ham
mond, a village of 300 inhabitants,
nine miles west of Grafton, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Rnllrnnri nnrf
two others had to be blown down
with dynamite before the flamea
were subdued. The properties were
owned by the Hammond Fire Brick
Company. Tbe loss U 910.000.
Chooses Love In Cottage.
St. Louis (Special). Miss Mary
Morgan Fullerton, St. Louis'-richest
girl and niece of J. Plerpont Morgan,
Is to be married in June to Paul
Bakewell, a young attorney In mod
erate circumstances. In compliance
with the wishes of her fiance, Mis J
Fullerton has sold her mansion
here, which was recently built, and
will live In a cottage which Blake
well Is building. She Is a typical
American girl, an expert golf and
tonnla player, and drives her own
automobile.
Balloon , OOO Feet Up.
Blddeford, Maine (Special) Land
ing In tbe tree tops In a forest a few
miles north of this city, Pilot Wil
liam Vansleet of Plttsfleld, Mass., and
Oscar R. Hutchinson of Lenox, Mass.,
completed one of the longest balloou
trips ever made in New England. Th
men left Plttsfleld In the balloon In
the Heart of the Borkxblres, and
beaded northeast. They rose to 0,000.
feet, and maintained an elevation of
from 6,000 to 8,000 feet throughout)
tbe trip. The distance covered w
160 miles air line, but nearly SO.
rules farther by tbe course taken.