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New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
PLEAS FOR CUBA HEARD
EFFORTS TOWARD EXTEND
ING RELIEF BEGUN.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE LIS
TENS TO ARGUMENTS FOR RECI-
PROCITY-BEET SUGAR MEN
TO HAVE A HEARING.
TO HAVE A HEARING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Washington Jan. 15.-Dehnite efforts 10 afford
as speedy and great measure of relief TO Cuba
as the peculiar circumstances of the case will
hermit were begun to-day by the opening of
hearings on the subject before the Ways and
Means Committee of the House. 4 large repre-
sentation both Of the ma jority and minority of
the committee present, and nothing oc
Cured indicating disposition longer to with
hold from cuba the aid in tariff concessions
which are regarded as absolutely essential to the
ehabiIitation OF the islands trade and COM
nerce The beet sugar magnates, of course. still
are insistent and explanatory against any prop
osition looking to the admission the markets
of the United states of Cuban sugar on any
other than he virtually prohibtive terms con-
tained in the Dingley law. but they are not
strong enough in either house Of this Congress
70 have their way The chief Of their lobby lis
tened with manifest inpatience TO the argu-
ments offered for concessions, and il is expected
that he will be allowed TO submit argument
on his side of the case before the hearing is
closed. Various organized industries of Cuba
were represented by Senors Place Mendoza. Du-
noise and Francke, and Edwin F. Atkins, Of
Boston. spoke for the American interests en-
gagged in sugar production in Cuba as did also
Hugh Kelly, of New-York, and John F. Craig, OF
Philadelphia; Mr. Atkins's opening statement
in behalf OF re<iprocity with the island aroused
the interest Of the committee from the start, and
his plain revelations concerning the present and
prospective condition OF the sugar market
throughout the world startled some OF his hear
The absence Of ex-State Senator Pavey, Of
New-York. the attorney for certain industrial
interests in Cuba, who last week announced that
he had arranged a tentative compromise with
the beet sugar magnates. was commented
upon as significant. Inquiry as to the cause Of
his absence developed the fact that his Cuban
clients requested him TO draw out of all com
pacts with the beet sugar people, as they were
anxious that their case should stand or fall on
its own merits. NJ. Pavey left Washington for
New York this morning before the hearings be
gan.
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Continued on third page.

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!, sttefn fys,x aennsylyania Railroad time tables.
's1 at assse New YcsB every day In the
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

ST AUGUSTINE. PALM BEACH & NASSAU
p. r. r.. Southern Ry. in connection with Fla
East Coast Line offer superb service The route OF
The southern's Palm Limited Lv. New York u 40
Noon, Earliest afternoon arrival St. Augustins
u. T. Omces III and i.iE Broadway.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

President Roosevelts appointments for the
Special Embassy and the announ cement that
Premier Lavrier will represent Canada are well
rt ceived. J. Pierpont Morgan jr.. is perhaps
the mist influential member of the American
colony in London, outside the regular Embassy.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the most popular among
all the Colonial Premiers
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

There unusual welding at st. Paul's,
Knightsbrdge. yesterday. with one of General
Buffers staff Colonel Sandbach. rs the bride
groom, and one Of Lord Penrhyn's daughters
the bride. There were three pages in Louis XIV
blue, and three bridesmaids in blue and white
Sergeants IF the royal engineers lined the sides
Of the church, which filed with veterans of
the army of Natal. among them General Butler
himself
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
NO FORECASTS OF THE CONTENTS OF
THE KINGS SPEECH.
AWKWARD QUESTIONS EXPECTED-THE
AMERICAN SPECIAL EMBASSY
SOCIAL NEWS.
Copyright; 1902: Bv The Tribune Assocaton)
TBY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNEl


tBY CABLE TO TRIBUNEl
London, Jan. Is. ] a m.-The Ministerial ban
quets in Arlington and Downing SITS. were fol-
lowed by large reception at Devonsh're House.
The secrets Of the Kings speech were closely
kept, the old time custom of allowing leader
writer's TO prepare forecasts from the text itself
having been abandoned The speech from the
throne to-day is not Likely to contain any start
ling surprise, but the phraSing will be fresh
when the King reads it with his penetrating
voice. The session will be a dull one unless
all signs fail. The only speech which is antici-
pated with curiosity at the opening Of deblte is
Lord Rosebery's. 1t is reported that it will be
something more than attempt 10 scold every
body around both political circles, and that 1t
will offer material evidence Of desire to win
the support Of the Radicals and unite the dis
tracted Opposition The Butler ep sode will he
dragged into politics early in the day, and
among the awkward questions Will he one re-
lating to the assurances which the German
Chancellor asserted that he had received from
the British Government about the significance
Of Mr.. Chamberlain's sre ch.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

He tButler) replied that orders were not gener-
aiy gwen except after estimates had been tur-
nshed by number of concerns. the order then
being given to the lowest bidder Mr. Butler failed to
show any record of such competitive bids on open
orders, although several times verbally requested
10 do so during this examination.
Disbursements on open or special orders
in 1901 were made by Supervisor Butler fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
ANOTHER BIG LEAK SHOWN
CITY RECORD" OFFICIALS SPENT s231,-
2S2 81 WITHOUT PUBLIC LETTING.
USE OF THE RED STAR UNDER BUTLER
TAMMANY CONTRACTORS WHO HAD
CHANCE TO MAKE LARGE PROFITS

The loose methods that have prevail ed in the
conduct Of the office of the Board Of City
Record, which directs the expenditure of nearly
$90o0W a year for stationery and printing
were fully exposed in a report made yesterday
to Controller GrOut by Charles A. Fervey,
Of Mr.. Grout'S expert accountants.
The sum of $447. t03 - was paid for supplies
q all classes by Supervisor w. A. Butler in
1901. Of this $215.S21 o. MES in payments
account Of contr-cts let after advertising and
public bidding.
Then cones this surprising statement of dis
bursements on account OF special or open
orders. and not contract !et after advertise
rrert:
{1t'ag and hthographng Sl235 20
Blink books
stationery n
Ar'earages on account of open orders tthe
sum rerresentng open orders awarded dur
ing 1850 for the payment Of which the
FUNDS OF that Insufficient. 1870 %
S-''l'Eo- -
An explanation was demanded of Butler the
report says, with reference to the cost of pur-
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
DOMESTIC SUGAR INTERESTS.

Euear t opposed by our domestic beet and cane
nous Interests. who have been making enor-
Nes hnoer the excessive protection af-
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The report then saws:

The hasty examination permitted in this investi-
cation shows that large number Of the items in
the annual acquisitions for 1902 which oStens-
bly, TO be made part OF the annual contracts for
the coming year were not included In the specifCa-
uons OF said annual contracts. but were In fact.
made the subject Of special emergency orders
during the last few weeks Of 1901
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

An explanation was demanded of Butler. the
report says, with reference to the cost of pur-
cnases under open orders The report con-
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
THE UP-TO-DATE CORN CRIB.

Co. crushed internally, serious; Theodore
Stawn, aged 25, leg broken, back bruised,
wounded scalp: Mrs. F. A. Hunter, aged
So, bruised; Mrs. ]. o. Miller, aged 80, arm
broken, otherwise bruised; Miss Meta
Davis, leg broken, bruised; Mamie Gumme-
son, knee injured; Mrs. S. ]. Gardiner, in
jured about head, taken to hospital; condi-
ton serious, but thought she will recover;
Henry Meyring, aged q, miner of Salida,
seriously injured in groin; Earl Dillinger,
Loveland, bruised: Miss Sweet, Central
City, injured about back; N. D. Mckenzie
and daughter Katherine, bruised.
Railroad Disaster in Michigan.
Elk Rapids, Mich, July 7.-Engineer
Pickett, of Traverse City, was killed
and Fireman Edward DIVER, of Grand
Rapids, fatally injured in a wreck on
the Pere Marquette railroad at Will
iamsburg late at night. They were on
engine II which was hauling a special
excursion train. They had switched
the cars onto side track and the en-
gine itself was just passing from the
main track to the side track when the
Petoskey Flyer, running As miles an
hour, crashed into it. The special en-
gine's tender was thrown off the track,
crushing the engine cab and killing
Engineer Pickett. Fireman Dwyer
jumped and sustained fatal injuries.
In some way the throttle of the special
trains engine was opened and with the
dead body of the engineer aboard the
boiler and wheels hot forward and ran
three and one-half miles to Bates be-
fore theS team gave out
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
AWFUL GRADE ACCIDENT.
Twelve Persons Killed and Thirty
Three Injured in Wrecked
Trolley Cars.
COACHES TELESCOPE ON STEEP GRADE.
Wrecked Cars Jump Track Crushing
Passengers Underneath the Debris
AT Boulder, Col, Trolley Train
Rushes Down Hill and Is Wrecked,
killing One and Injuring Twenty.

Gloversville, N. Y, July IA wreck
which occurred on ihe Mountain
Lake railroad caused the almost
instant death of ten persons and
two victims died in the hospital
here early on Saturday. 1t is be-
lieved that several other victims will
succumb to their injuries. The bodies
of many of the victims were crushed
and manned almost beyond'recognition
and the scenes about the wreck were
horrifying. The accident was caused
by a combination baggage and passen-
ger car getting away from the motor
man and rushing down the mountain
side at terrific speed. The brake re-
fused to work and at the end of the
grade the heavy car crushed into a
loaded open car also descending the
mountain. The latter was hurled from
the track and turned on it's side and
over so per cent. of the passengers were
injured. Those who were pinned di-
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
GIDEONS MEET.
Christian Association of Travelling
Men Gathers at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Gratifying Growth Shown.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 7.-Nearly 200
travelling men, representing many
states, were present when President
S. E. Hill, of Beloit, Wis, called the
national convention of Gideons to or
der. The morning session was devoted
to reports of officers and committees,
which shows gratifying growth of
the order, which is an association of
Christian travelling men.
Thereport of Secretary j. III. Nichol-
son, of GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, gave the total
membership as 2,166 in 3S states.
There are 81 local camps. Iowa, Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and In
diana have state. organizations. Iii
nois leads in the number of members,
having 443.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Salisbury to Retire.

London, July AT the earliest pos
sible moment Lord Salisbury contem-
plates retiring from public life. But
that severance from the affairs of the
empire which he has so long admins
tered is not likely to come until after
the coronation and it may possibly be
still further delayed by now unseen
reasons of state politics. During
the last few months the premier has
more and more detached himself from
the cares of office. With increasing
age his dislike of publicity and dread
of details which high Office holding in
wolves has been strengthened into an
antipathy so strong as to render even
the conservative leaders less impor-
tunate in their demands that he remain
premier.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

rectly under the car were crushed to
death and in some instances terribly
mutilated. The combination car also
left the track and turned on its side.
AS the scene of the accident is remote
from the city it was two hours before
appliances to raise the open car and
release the victims were secured
THE DEAD, all of Gloversville: Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Baird, aged 6S.
Miss Electa Baird, 32.
Miss Margaret Main, 81.
Mrs: OrnaE Eastman.
Edward Davis.
Edward L. Trevitt.
Joseph Saloy.
Mrs Joseph Saloy.
Isadore Rothberg.
Edward, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Saloy.
Mrs Maria Annabel, of Worthwhile.
Fred Cronin.
THE INJURED: Recorder, Frank Wood,
legs broken, condition serious; Mrs. Will
marth serious internal injuries; Mrs. Her
bert Maxsen, badly cut about head; Mrs.
E. L. Heacock face badly cut; James Hea-
cock, fracture of leg, bruise on hip; Miss
Lucy Heacock. leg broken; Robert Butler,
cut about head and internal injuries; Miss
Ruby Hines, shock and bruises; Miss
Louise Chapman, severe shock and inter-
nal injuries; Arthur Perkins, motorman,
shoulder dislocated; Herbert Maxson,
clerk knee crushed; Benjamin Rice, scalp
wounds, legs broken; Orrin Eastman, in
ternal injuries; Nathan johnson, both legs
severely bruised; George Fisher, head
bruised and internal injuries; William
Dodge, motorman, legs broken, condition
serious; William Brown, Kingsboro, leg
broken in two places; Charles Brown, COM
pound fracture of leg; Robert Saloy, cut
about face and bruised; Edward Scheu, leg
broken, terribly injured about abdomen
and hips, condition serious; Mrs. George
Fisher, leg broken.
After Day of Pleasure.
The accident happened at a sharp
curve where the track turns to make
the climb up the steep mountain-side.
The wreck occurred at the end of day
of pleasure at the resort at the top of
the mountain and the cars were loaded
with excursionists. The car on which
the dead and injured persons were rid
ing was an open one in charge of Mo.
torman Arthur Perkins and Conductor
James Cameron, and the car which was
responsible for the wreck was in
charge >of Motorman William Dodge
According to Conductor James Came
ron, of the open car, the closed car ran
away while coming down the grade
above the curve and collided with the
open car as the latter was rounding
the curve. Both cars then went down
the grade at lightning speed. At the
foot of the hill the cars came together
again.
Just before the rear car had reached
the one ahead the lights inthe first
car went out and added darkness to
the horror. The heavy double car
struck the other with such force that it
raised the rear end of the first car into
the air and over the right embankment
on the side. Both cars were derailed
and the passengers were thrown in
every direction. Many were killed in
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

George Frederick Ernest Albert,
prince of Wales, who will become SOW
ereign of the British empire in the
event of the death of Edward VII, is
the second son of the present king. He
was born June 8, 1865, and has there
fore lately passed his 37th birthday.
Prince George is a sailor by training
and many years occupation. Even in
his nursery days, it lis said, he was
fond of the sea, that ancient heritage
of England and the scene of her great
est actions in world history.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
ACCIDENT AT BOULDER, COL.
Trolley Car Runs Away Down Grade
One Killed and Twenty Injured.

One Killed and Twenty Injured.
Denver, Col, July IA special to the
News from Boulder, Col, says: I'm an
accident on the Chautauqua street car
line one woman was killed and 20 per-
sons injured. The cars were heavily
loaded and the chain brakes used on the
trailers failed to hold the train. 1t
rushed down the hill with tremendous
velocity, the train overturning at a
bend in the track at the Sisters of St.
Gertrude's academy. This is distance
of about four city blocks from the
Chautauqua grounds. The motor car
was badly wrecked, and it was in this
and upon the platforms of other cars
that most of the serious accidents oc-
Cured. Of the 200 passengers on the
train 20 were badly injured, one IA
tally, others escaping with severe cuts.
The academy was turned into hos
pital, the seriously injured being taken
there.
Mrs. Jennie Richards died soon after
being taken from the wreck.
THE INJURED: Ida Bragger, aged, 10,
badly crushed; Mrs. Fobbins. crushed and
bruised; Miss Whitelock, bruised, not seri-
Gus; Fred Wilson, aged II, leg broken,
bruised about head: Mrs. P. Larson, age d
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

In less than week recently 7,000,-
600 pineapples reached New York. AS
fast steamers have reduced the voyage
to three days, the fruit arrives green
and is ripened in lofts, where the tenn
perature is 110 degrees. Confectioners
and candy-makers are among the larg-
est purchasers, and it is estimated that
at least 100000 pineapples are used
every year in this country to flavor
fcpc
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Bad Fire mt Oakland, III.

Paris, ILL.,, July 7.-Oakland, ILL.,, a
town of 1900 inhabitants, located
west of Paris, was visited by very
severe fire as result of skyrocket
falling on the Tibbs furniture store.
That building along with other build
ings on the east side of the square
were destroyed, the fire burning all
night. The loss is large, considering
the size of the town, partially covered
by insurance.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

Thousand-dollar and ten thousand
dollar bills are the same size as 81 and
50 bills. Their design is different, Of
course, but man who could not read
would see little difference between
them except the figures. The $1,000
and $40 900 bills do not often get out
side the banks. The principal use
that is made of $1,000 bills, aside from
keeping them in the vaults of national
banks to represent the reserve re-
quired by law, is for making payments
to people who do not want to take
them.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

After nearly seven years spent main
1y in the wild regions of Borneo and
Sumatra, John D. Gilman, a mining
engineer, arrived in New York few
days ago. Mr.. Gilman has become a
convert to the Darwinian theory of
evolution, for in his travels he saw
many tailless black apes, many of
whom, he says, have handsomer fea-
lures than some human beings. They
have, he says, nomenclature of their
own, which strongly resembles the
dialects of some of the native tribes.
The apes he claims, understand many
things said to them,
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

German scientists are excessively
elated over the prospective capture
Of a living aepyornis, the greatest
bird that has Ever existed and hither-
to regarded as extinct. Prof. Gott-
lieb August Krause, the distinguished
naturalist of the University of Berlin,
has started out with large expedi-
tion to explore the interior of NADIA
gascar in search of this monstrous
bird. A full grown aepyornis stands
16 feet high and has legs larger than
those of an elephant.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

The cowhide is mightier than the
law according to the recent ruling of
a Virginia Judge who, after acquittins
an aged minister brought before him
on the charge of contempt of court,
left the bench and proceeded to deal
out with his own hand the thirty and
nine. The offense of which the minis
ter stood accused was the publication
of an editorial in which he questioned
the Judges motives in permitting tie
sale of liquor in prohibition district.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Tuan's Hand Is Seen.

London, July THE Standard Sat-
urday morning published dispatch
from its Tien-Tsin correspondent,
who says it is reported that Prince
Tuan, who was connected with the
Boxer crimes, and who is now fugi-
tive, is in frequent communication
with the imperial government at
Peking, and that his son has been Sc
cretly appointed deputy lieutenant
general of the Chinese forces at
Peking.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

Not bafTied by repeated precedents
of failure, Paul Cienanth, of Buffalo.
N. Y, has persevered for six years and
has finally perfected what he claims
to be a practicable piano typewriter,
machine which can be connected
with a piano and made to transcribe
in common musical characters any
composition rendered upon the forte.
The machine is intricate, having
5000 more parts than a typewriter.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

Cuddled up in worm cotton at the
foot of his mothers bed, on the tor
floor of the rear tenement on Eldridge
street, lies the smallest baby in New
York. The youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Israel Weissbeerst weighed one
and three-quarter pounds when he was
born, and from the crown of his head
TO his heel, the size Of a thumb-nail
he measures only ten inches.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

A bill now before congress provides
that 'the oldest enlisted man on the
rolls of the army" be promoted to a
second lieutenancy in order that he
may retire with higher pay than he
would otherwise receive. The name
of the oldest enlisted man has not yet
been ascertained, there being several
claimants of the honor. One of them,
James Condor, enlisted in 1888 as a
drummer boy, having then been ten
wears old
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

There appears to be new field open.
ing up for ambitious young men. 1t
is the field of scientific forestry-one
Of the most important matters of the
day. The young forester has prospects
of salary that equals that of the
average college professor. To men
of mental and physical vigor, who de.
light in nature and outdoor life, this
would seem to be congenial and lu-
crative occupation.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
TEDDY JR., HURT.
Patriotic Scion of the President Has
Fourth of July Disaster.

New York, July Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., had his forehead cut open
by piece of flying glass while cele-
brating Independence day at Oyster
Bay. He had placed firecracker in
an old bottle, and after the explosion
found his forehead bleeding from a
deep cash. Bystanders rushed to his
assistance, but he walked to his moth
er, who sat on the veranda, and asked
her to bandage the wound. He SOON
resumed his merrYmaking
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

A. E. Dolbear, who has just received
the degree of LID. from Tufts college,
first came into prominence 40 years
ago, when he invented writing tele-
graph. In 1874 he invented magnetic
telephone, in 1879 the static telephone.
and as long ago as 1881 system Of
wireless telegraphy.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Search for Train bandits.

Chicago, July 7.-Asmall army of ae-
tectives and farmers is searching the
country between Blue Island and Le-
mont in hunt for two robbers, who
held up the big Five" express train
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway Thursday night near Dupont
and shot John E. Kain, an express mes
senger.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

There are some people who assert
that the mariners compass was first
heard of from the famous traveller
Marco Polo, while others declare it
to be of much later invention, but ii
was really invented centuries before
the great traveller had been heard Of
1t is mentioned in the New Testament
"And from thence we fetched com
pass and came to Rhegium" (Acts
xviii. 49,
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Found Dead i'm Bed.

Madison, Wis.,, July 7.-Willet s.
Main, former state senator, and broth
er-in-law of Senator John C. Spooner,
was found dead in bed. 1t is supposed
he died from heart disease.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Carnegie Buys Library.

London, July THE Times says
it hears that Andrew Carnegie has
purchased the lib>ary of the late
Lord Acton.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Money for Crop Movement.

New York, July THE subtreas-
ury Saturday telegraphed 100000 in
currency to Chicago, presumably on
account of the crop movement.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11

stantly; others died from their wounds
Immediately afterward.
City Recorder Frank c. Wood was
held under the car for two hours be-
tween two dead women with both legs
crushed.
The Ely miner., 1902-07-11
Investigation Ordered.

Albany, N. Y, July THE state
board of railroad commissioners Sat
urday ordered strict investigation
of the wreck near Gloversville Fri
day night.