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DIR. VAN DYKE on THE CREATION.
Says There Was a Beginning some Time,
u Doesn't Matter How Long Ago.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. ls.-The Rev.
DR. Henry van Dyke of Princeton to-day
preached to the Yale students in Ba,tell
Chapel about the beginning of this world.
He said:
No matter what our theories on scientific
questions may be we must all acknowledge
that there was a beginning. Some people
put the beginning al 1900 years ago. Gcol-
ogists tell us a. positively a. though they
were swearing before "A notary public that
II was 10000 years ago, and IN" astronolner
measures with his Instruments and says
II was l,V1,CO years ago.
What difference does the time make?
There must have been "A beginning some
time. Let u suppose the Simplest theory
that atoms fell in a straight line and that
matter and force We're eternal But If
the atoms had fallen in "A straight line, like
an everlasting snow storm, this fall would
have gone on forever Instead th" atoms
fell on "A slant and ont of that slant came
stars, nehulp. worlds and you ana !
You and ! can get along without phllpS-
ophv, geology, astronomy ana mo- aphN~'cs
except al examination time, iut "" cannot
get on without thoughts Of the beginning
Your faith and your manhood depend
on whether You believe that III the icgiu-
ming was God
The future PROMISES a conflict. What .
ever the coming year, may lrlng, ! know
not what else they may bring except that
they will bring thri,'
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MUST OJST FORFWt\ RISU
Mr.. Cosby Explains the case Of the Witness
for lire chief Croker.

Arthur F. Cosby. the Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel who has been pro~ac.t..r
the trial Of the q if Of the Fire pcpar-
ment, Edward +. Croker. issued ihi- -,a,.-
ment yesterday;
There seems to he good deal of u,-1I,rn-
hensiou a. to the position OF the l.rr 60. 20
missioner concerning Assistant IoI,. ..
John Rush. who, u appeared bv ls r.-..-
mony at the trial Friday. had been. Prev.
to his entry into the department, Cd ,ouN .-
IN Sing Sing. n. procedure M TIA. ,i-,
entirely governed 10y the law and tie ru. .
of the depart II l. provided hy sort u.
73i of the Charter that no person shall .r
appointed to membership IN the Fir" pcIait-
ment who has ever been couN i,t.d 81 ebony"
Stripped of sentimental cor-ideIat iou> tie
facts are these. that he entered tho dDrlTt-
ment by making oath that l." had never h'.u
convicted and adducing t'~tii ouitl- 10 NIT
effect There = no doubt about the ia.'-
in the case. as Rush had ~, pardon bon i,-
pocket. which he showed TO the Coiu. .-
soner
A. far a. taking action = concerned. '.e
rules and regulations of the Fire Depart
ment provide that the officers Of the depart
mcnt on becoming cognilant of any iufrao-
ton of the same. shall prefer charges ard
investigate the case. The usual procedure
1. TO prefer charges and suspend the member
'..
Assistant CORPORATION Counsel Whitman aud
myself have advised both COmu--l Toner
Sturgs and Chief Croker of the law in tire
case and that they are personally liable tor
a ia lure to observe the section of the Charter
bv permitting the employment Of pcr.ous
con victed OF crime in the Fire Department
after their attention has been called to IT,.
me.
As for the further mer IL, of the case hay.
only a word 70 say. The impression has
been given that the counsel for the prosecu-
ton We're unearthing "A SKELETON in the dim
and vague past. As n matter Of fact, Rus
was convicted in 1850 and sentenced TO -four
years and two months imprisonment II
was released in 1899, and within less than -four
wears he became n member of the Fire Do
partment. II was not the first time that he
had been in the courts as he had been i'm
dicted with other persons for a crime of SOM.
what similar character, but OIL the first I'M
dictment was acquitted.
The charge in the morning papers that
Commissioner Sturgis has prosecuted" Lieut.
Rush is wholly unwarranted and absolutely
unfair Rush's record was not made publ
because he was a witness for Chief Crokrr
hut because We sought 10 inpeach his test
mony. which We felt was wholly false
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TELEGRAPHERS ORGANIZE.
Local Union OF International Order Of
Commercial TeleEraphrrs.

The telegraphers Of Greater New York
have formed a local union of the Inter-
national order Of Commercial Trlegrapher,
1t embraces every branch of telegraphv,
except railroadpress, brokor and com
merGal.
A meeting was held yesterday in The lodge
room Of the Grand Opera House. Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue, which
was attended by about $50 photographers
Speeches were made by Mr. Burke, a teleg-
rapher and organizer Of Boston. Vice
President R,.idy of the International Order
of Commercial Photographers also of Boston.
and John b. Lawrence of this city, who
was elected vce-pre-dent Of the local
union.
The permanent officers elected were
President. Percy Thomas, vice-president
John Is, Lawrence, and secretary and
treasurer, Henry f. Wheeler. An Execu-
tive Committee Of nine was chosen. Of which
the above-named three officers are mem
bcrs. The names of the other six are
Thomas j. Dunn, Austin y Nelie, James
A. Griswold, Norman A, NUM-, Cornelius
O'Connor and II. A. Yoell.
The organization includes employees Of
the Postal, the Western Union. the different
press associations and all brokers and
private concerns employing telcgraphers.
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that an arbitration plan acceptable TO both
sides had been agreed upon: The 81. estimated
TO PASS on WAGE REFLECTION.
The tmslEamatcd 10 Decide whether to
Allow Employers 20 Take q Contract.

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct 10 Representa-
ives 81 all Of the tin and black plate depart
ments Of the mills throughout the Ohio
Valley are being elected tonight to go to
Pittsburg to take part in Mondays special
convention of the Anna gamated A-socia-
ton of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers, 60 decide
whether the American Tin Plate Company
shall be allowed to make "A reduction Of
wages 50 a. o permit il to take the Standard
Oil Company's contract which now is filed
in Wales
The proposition 10 accept Is per cent.
reduction was defeated in the subordinate
lodges two months ago and then was made
the subject of special meetings between
representatives of the Amalg N ited Work
ers and the American Tin Plate Company.
President Theodore Shaffer Of the assoCia-
ton has worked in favor of the adoption Of
the plan. and has been subjected To endless
criticism among the lodges some Of them
going SO far a. To brand him an emi--ary
Of the American Tin Plat" Company.
The most opposition to the plan comes
from independent sheet and tin mills where
the men argue that should the reduction
be- accepted in his case II will tie the opening
wedge for wage reductions on their account
Hence the independents are unaltrrahly
oppose Il to the proposition Nearly "a ,po0
men will b. affected.
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ployed by the smaller companies and the
individual owners whose mines are not in
such a good condition as those Of the large
companies. II may be a month before most
Of them are able to work.
Reports from each Of the eight inspection
districts ara to the effect that there are
now many more cars on the sidings than
will be required 10 carry the coal mined
and washed to market, and that there will
be no delay in shipments. A. to the time
when the mines reach their normal output
the estimates OF the operators diner. Some
can do it, they believe, in a month, Others
think they Will require three months,
The mines are being examined thor
oughly. The eight inspectors are busy.
II has always been the case after long sus-
pension of work that there have been sew
eral slight accidents and IL il not exagger-
ating 10 say that in the first two weeks
~ work there will probably be more men
killed than in the whole course of the ~ rik".
Falls OF roof caused by neglect and by
flooding and the collections Of gas viii
be the chief caiis.s of accidents and IN the
rush Of men and companies to get out Goa
chances will probably be taken which would
not be assumed unde- normal conditions.
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JAILED HIS PRISONER HERE.
BOSTON HA(kMAN GRABS HIS
NAN on BROADWAY.
Gets Him In a Cab, Handouts Him ana
Drives 10 Headquarters Hasn't Mur1
Faith In the Police, He says-Had Gone
on Prisoners Bond and Latter skipped.

4 cab dashed up to police headquarters
shortly before midnight last night and
hroad-shouldered. heavy-set man dragged
out an under-sized, gray-haired man The
big man had a pair of handouts on his pris-
oucr and lerked him up the steps to Police
HEADQUARTERS and down the corridor to tho
Detective Bureau.
I'm &. G. johnson, hackman Of Boston
better known AZ Chris johnson, he said
showing his prisoner up to the desk. I'm
pretty well known IN Boston, but suppose
YOU foll.rs never heard Of me.
"1hi, man." he continued, pointing TO
hi, prisoner. who looked prosperous. and
wore several diamond rings, lis +. A.
Noble In October. 1901, he was arrested
ia Boston for receiving stolen goods
went bail for him, putting up $500 lie
skipped and wrote to me from London
that he was having a good time
He said he'd never come back, but
heard not long ago that he was sportin
il in this town. - | thought I'd Just come
over here and get him.
You see il was this way johnson con-
tinurd "Nobl" was a curb broker in
Boston. Won know. He traded in pawn
tickets When he was arrested was
good enough to help linn out. When
vas told that he was in this town seeing
the sights | thought II was about time
GOV WHd' was COMM w me vi Ii' o'k'h w
be in Jail.
I'm a pretty slick guy myself and didn't
see inll n Isr III asking the detectives 20
find this Teller because they never get any
body"
The serge ant frowned, but that didn't
worry johnson
Il had 10 buy hanson any way" he
went on, $50 thought while ] was here
I'd Just stroll about and look for Noble.
To make sure that when ! did find him,
he didn't get away, | bought the hand
cuffs They came in very handy, too.
Passing the Metropolitan Opera House
tonight | saw Mr. Noble talking to German
opera singer. At lest, Mr.. Noble intro
duccd his friend a. an opera singer. !
told Mr.. Noble that il was up TO him to settle.
He couldn't see IT, Theb ! suggested that
we AXE ride. He thought that would
he fine. ] called a hansom ana we got
into it, Mr. Noble suggesting that we drive
10 his residence.
Il told him we were going to Polio" Head,
quarters Then he began to yell murder
ard police told him to shut up and he
,ried TO jump out Of the cab,
Then | snapped the nippers. After
that he saw ! meant business and kept
quiet. Aud here he is"
To prove that he was all right johnson
produced letters Of Introduction from the
District Attorney of Boston to District
Attorney Jerome and To Police Commits.
-iounr Partridge. When he was asked 10
sign his name to the complaint johnson
said
I'm pretty awkward with a pen. bu
I'm pretty good slouth, amt II"
Noble. who said he was n broker and
lived nj go West Thity-ff'h street was
locked up. The police recorded him as "a
fugitive from justice"
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VOTING WITNESS ARRESTED.
wanted to Testify Here al the Eber hard,
Murder Trial.

Frederick Schweit2er of 300 East Ninety
first street, one of the witnesses in the case
of Duncan Young who is charged with the
murder Of George Eberhardt in 1899, was
arrested a. a suspicious person on Saturday
night by order of District Attorney Jerome
When arraigncd in the Tombs court yes
terday morning before Magistrate Flam-
mer, Schweitler was charged with taking
part in a burglary committed in Staten
Island in 1899 and was remanded until this
afternoon,
SchweitZer was indicted with Duncan
Young and Henry Bowman for the muir
der of tberhardt Young was convicted of
murder in the second degree, while the o, her
indictments We're dismissed
=. A McManUs of 297 Broadway, Young
attorney. appealed ard secured a rev
trial The principal witnesses for tho
prosecution in the first trial were Police
Captain Diamond and Wardman Bissert
both of whom have been convicted sine. the
Young trial
Lawyer McManus appeared yesterday
and protested against Schweitzer being
held. SChwoitzer was witness for tho
pcop!" in loung's first trial and now is
determined to retract his test imony and
say that he knows nothing OF tho crime
McNanus told Magistrate Flammer that
ia" District Attorney is using this old charge
against Schwcit2er because he has re-
peat"dly refused to repeat his testimony
a. given at Young first trial.
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OBITI ANY.

william Leroy, 50 years old. one of the
oldest residents of Mount Vernon. died there
Yesterday of old age. Mr.. Leroy WAS "A
wealthy builder. lie had lived in Mount
Vernon sixty-hvc years. Many Of the large
mansions, churches and Institutions OF West
chester county were built 10y him. lie built
Trinity Church and the Dutch Reformed
Church in Mount Vernon. Blooungdula
Asylum IN White Plain, aud the Warthurg
Orpia Farm IN Pelham. Mr. Leroy was a
native OF the Island OF Guernsey He leave
who Is also u builder. and Mrs Lepage, boti
of Mount Vernon. Mr. LEROY was at one
time a vestrymin Of Trinity Episcopal
Church.
Amnsa Angel Redheld. of the law firm of
Redneld 4 lydon, died yesterday at Farm
was born at Clyde, Wayne. county, Y. Y, and
was educated AZ New York University. lie was
the official reporter OF III" Surrogatcs' Court
from 1877 to 1852. lie wrote several books Oh
law, including Handbook OF United States
TaX Laws" and two books on reports and
State He was a member of the Lawyers
Club and the Bar Association,
Jared NJ. Chittenden. one of the most
widely known men in SCrant on died ycsterd ay
He was born in Pleasant Mount, Mayuc
county. Pa, in 1923. and was closely identified
son Canal Company for many years, beng
assistant general manager when i'll health
com PEELED him to retire in s9? Many
changes In the operation OF coal mining. were
brought about by Mi .Chittenden. He is
survived by widow and one son
Of George AronbcrR OF Glens Falls y Y.
died suddenl V Of cerebral apoplcXy In Sara
toya YESTERDAY. she formerly. lived in New
York city. where three Of her children reside.
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tOii RFI iIIER> PE>,iuISTH.
Rear Jhc,'ii Have 1" krep I y Those High
prices somehow \Icr the strike Ends

'E' rrtait coal d"a,or-, whose new
s".,1ui" price rpr anthracite goes int
crrci TODAY. war" an anxious Yesterday
TO la," II wlur known I'M they don t
lchc,, '.d' 'urrr Will ne plenty Of coal
here fo" some time and therefore that strike
prices must be- kept up uu that account .
Why prices mYst l." kept mp, even II coal
=, scarce when the coal companies will
sell i directly To- Retailers a the regular
schclui" pric. &c 5. 80 Il ton { .. b and
will demand hat it toe ie,ailcd At the normal
retail. p'ic" tabout SC ~ a tom. or "a little
over II, Vas not explained.
The general belief yesterday was that
IN" retailers will not be- able 20 keep up
prices when m" strike j. declared of
Robert Faool. a large Brooklyn retailer.
denied Yesterday that there were any
middlemo' IA the coal business in the sense
III which IN" wo.d middl,man is generally
understood. All such middemen, he said
had been wiped out long ago.
All dealers, under normal condition !,
can get their coal direct from the IA
agents og IN" companies al circular price "
be added. "Thor" j. no favor shown
The circular price is for all dealers, large
and small.
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HIGHWtYMEN ~ BROOkLIN.
Two Men Assaulted and R0hhcd In same
Police Precinct within an Hour.

While Martin VI, Moran of 20 Willow street
Brooklyn, was walking through Pearl
street in that borough at ? O'Clock ycstcr-
day morning, he was waylaid by two young
men who knocked him down and robbed
him Of gold watch and chain valued at
SOS and $40 in cash. Moran notified the
police Of the Fulton street station and
later Daniel Duitoi, % years old, of 100
Pineapple street, and Charles Dikeman, -
years Old, of 50 Nassau street, were arrest,d
They said they had lever seen Moran and
their arrest wa a mistake The property
was not recovered, The two men were ar
raigned in the Adams street police c,u.t
and committed to Jail in default of bail TO
await examination to-day,
An hour after Moran was assaled there
was another highway robbery IN the same
precinct. william Swahrlck of 81 Fulton
street was assaulted and robbed of s25
at Fulton and Henry streets. This L. only
one block from the Fulton street station.
The police arrested Thomas Cavanagh,
who was also held for examination
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MAD MULLAH WHIPS BRITISH.
AFRICAN CHIEF FO'CES COL.
SUiYNE TO RETREAT.
New Expedition Planned-French and
Ab,ssinians to Cooperate In Estab-
fishing Powers Authority IN the Dis.
tlirbcd District-Caii for More Troops.

Special Cabic DospItch 70 THE Sus.
LONDON, Oct 10 The Brit ish eXpedit ion
against Ben Abdullah. the so-called Mad
Mullah, in Somaliland. Africa. has suffered
a severe defeat. Col. Swaync, British
Commissioner in the Somaliland Protecto-
rate and commander of the expedition. ia
an official message ISSUED by the Foreign
Office tonight. says hat az a result of the
fighting that has occurred ~ Erego. be-
tween the British and Italian frontiers. the
Somali leves were much shaken
The Mullah is bringing reinforcements
from all directions. Col Swayne is much
hampered. owing TO the necessity of trans.
porting all water used by the expedition
and also Transporting his wounded He is
retiring on his base AZ BOhot lch, 2l0 miles
across the desert from Bcrbera. He asks
urgently for reliable reinforcements.
Since the beginning of the operations
against the Mullah last May it'll" news
has been received, officially or otherwise.
concerning the expedition. The message
above il taken TO mean that all the work
will have To be- begun again with much
greater resources. Iudoubtodlv the Null
lah's success will set the Ogadcn and Dol
hahaIta country ahame. Some arrange
men, will have 10 bc made by which the
Italian, oil ia" cast and the Ahy--iuiaus
on the wc>, will participat" in th" plan
of campaign.
The bad state Of Affairs in British Sornali-
land l. shown 10y the enormous dccreas" in
the trade returns of Bcrbera and Bulhar
since the Mullah cut of access TO the rich
markets Of Ogaden and Dolhahanta six
81
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TROOPS TO STAY ON.
Gen. Schnli Thinks >on.i nion Men Must
re Protected for q Time.

TAMAQuA, Pa, oct lg.-ln an interview
'n-day Gen. Schall, IN command Of the
First Brigade. stated thai il was hi- belief
hat II will br some time before the troops
now ia the anthracite region will be re-
called lie said that it was hi opinion thar
after w rvs had been resumed AZ the mines
the no4-n'.lpn men aud their families would
iti /" 10 ICED Of protection i have
lclrr,d.' hr aid that after coal i gain b.'
lng miloi n" striking mem will make an f.
fnrt iu avcng" Themselves on the men Who
remained AZ work during the strike. Under
ju. circumstances. II would auiear that a
Ni-haraNa, of itc Guard simultaneously
with ~" r'"u"riu.; e '..' ccl!triice would
81 iladN,..b.r
1he majority of t." officials of the coal
,omr,ajr, ",inoiGc with Gel. Schall IN the
,r'uip.O i'"y muintaiu that so long n
ueiuui-.n b, rampant i1 Pa" region trouble
ca 30 r,i..tr!.
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Fuss OVER ATTORNEY -GENER
cru. curses and storms over n Proposal
20 Tell Nr. Ia, les He's = Good Wan.

The Central Federated Union. which
always gets into a suarl when any matter
tending toward the political i introduced.
had stormy hour and "A half YESTERDAY
over "a proposition to thank Atturucy-Gcn-
.ral Ia vi-- for his fricndliurs- - labor and
opposition To trusts The proposal to do
80 was made 10y Matthew Barr Of the Anal
gamated Sheet Metal Workers. who wanted
the {. F T. 10 send this letter:
NV NoUK. oct. 10 1907
Hon. John = Dou's.
pfNR SIR. II j. with ~" most intense
satisfaction that We. the members Of tho
undersigned organization. hay" waite. "d your
rtti'udc aGd N" ans' manner In which Won
nj every opportunity hive opposed tar trusts
which have attempted to obtain q iootho,l
in our state. notably IN the case OF the AW"ri-
can Ice Trust III" Ranapo Water Company
We therefore tender YOU our most hearty
thanks and hope YOU may always b" placed
IN position &" 'outinu" your good work IN
this direction
There was "A loud shout of opposition A.
soon a. th- was read, Socialist and non
Socialist delegates competing for The floor
Morris Brown, a Socialist cigarmaker. asked
that the letter be tabled because, in the first
place, II WAS political and, IN the second, If
Mr. Davies really did any of the good things
attributed 10 him he only did his duty
Delegate Warner OF the International As
~oCiation Of Machinists, aid that IN" &. + |.
was too churish about thanking people
He did not like the spirit il showed
III support any one who stands up for
labor If Billy McGlory was on ticket and
did good work for labor Id support him."
said Warner
Barr said that il IN" meeting didn't like
his nropo-a IL need not accept il Some
Of the delegates, however, We're wound up
for speeches. Delegate Brown said it
wasn't honest politics 70 get labor mon
To thank Government officials
There's too damned few people who
stand by labor" remarked Delegate
Warner.
Six or seven delegates tried 20 speak nj
once Finally the letter was tabled
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MiRR p ~ >pITE or ARREST.
Josephine nind Her doe Didn't Relieve
Stor, that she solicited.

Josephine Smoudowsk was a. happy a
bride Yesterday a. though she had never
gone through the unpleasant experience
of being arrested in this city for soliciting
On Tuesday last Josephine came here TO
buy the bridal wreath and veil for her
wedding which was -et for Yesterday On
Third avcu,c man lu-ultcd her and she
made "A scene, which ended IN her arrest
for soliciting The police took her name
a. Josephine Smith.
She spent the might in ia" Fast Thirty
fifth street station sohhiuE and CRYING,
"Oh. my Joe! What will ho think of me
now" In the morning Magistrate Hogan
believed TIA" policeman and sent her to iail
because she could not pay fine of SO
Her friends heard of the matter and cN-
planned the situation To the Magistrate,
who rClca sod her.
The doubts which she had in tho cell
about the way her future husband, Joe
Nrstcm,ki, would tax" her arrest had no
grounds lie took her back 20 the home
of his parents In Fast Nineteenth street
Bavunun, wl ere she had been living. maxi
ing preparations for her wedding, and
every one there wa- indignant over the
trouble with the police.
prcparatio --~ Tor the wedding, delayed a
day hy th" oCcUrrcnc" h re, were rushed
and Yesterday sh" and Joe were married
Soon after hrcakia>i two coaches drove
up 10 the house and doe, his bride and the
family drove "a the church. Tho girl wore
the veil which she bought on the ill-starred
dav a, week and carried the bridal wr,a at
which was az the bottom of the trouble,
III Rv A Pin iisk., pastor e ST. Mary
church, performed he cor, mouy.
The church was crowded with friends
and after the wedding there was rccr,r-
ton. 1t was the bggcs, wedding seer
in tina, part Of Bayonno in mauv da,
and when the bride ard groom drove away
10 begin their honovmoon, an old shoe
landed on top of the carriage
That's Ia change the luck" shouted
one of the bridal party, shes had bad
luck enough 10 last Ter all her life