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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
ADIRONDACK FIRES RAGING.
Paul Smiths and Other Hotels Threatened
No Rain for Month.

Plattshurg. n. Y. May 13-Forest fires. which
have been burning internationally for several days,
broke out with renewed vigor to-day around Colby
Pond, near Saranac Lake. Paul Smiths. on St
Regis Lake. near Ayerss Hotel. on Lake Duane. in
the Adirondacks
A telegram from Paul Smiths says that the
woods for ten miles IN every direction seem to De
fire. The fire has approached within three miles
of the hotel and is spreading fast. At Lake Duane
William ]. Ayers. proprietor Of Ayers's Hotel who
has been fighting the flames with a large force OF
for four days. lost control % the flames TO-
day and wired 10 Malone and Chasm Falls for help
The fires have reached within half mile OF the
hotel.
by forest fires on William Rockefeers forest re-
serve In many places in the AdirondaCkS no ram
or snow has fallen since April IS. which Is almost
unprecedented for this time OF year. The weather
signals propheSied rain to-day, but none mas Ialeii
although 1t looks more like rain tonight than II
has for month past here
Between Merrillsvflle and Onchiota hre oestIoyed
the Postal Telegraph Companys line FOR three
miles Hotel men and others all over the Adiron-
dacks praying for rain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
COMPLAINANT BECOMES PRISONER.
Man He Accused Charges Him with Causing
Indictments by Perjury.

Through q confession made to Assistant Dis
trict ATTORNEY Kresel by Louis Fink, of No 1854
West Observation-Disclosures who was
charged in the Tombs court yesterday with
grand larceny by his brother-tn-law, James
Bergman. q tewelIer, of No. 81 Maiden Lane,
Bergman himself was arrested and held In
800 bail by Justice Mayer a charge of
subornation of perjury.
In Bergman's complaint against Fink 1t was
alleged that the latter had stolen jewelry worth
$500 Fink was on the steamship Comal, Of the
Mallory Line which about to sail. when
arrested on Tuesday.
Fink alleges that on January IL. I9oo Berg
man sold a gold watch and chain to Aoolph
Schneider. Of No 1904 Brook-ave., The Bronx
for $50. payable SO down and 81 week. AFTER
Schneider had paid about $50 he stopped pay
nnents. Bergman got judgment against him.
and a bodv execution was issued. Schneider
could not be found. and then, Fink says Berg
man appeared before Magistrate Hogan on De-
cember 10, 1902. charging Schneider with grand
larceny In the second degree. Then the case
WAS taken to the grand jury, which indicted
Schneider on March 8, 1903 Before Judge New
burger Schneider was tried and convicted, SEN
lance being suspended Complete RESTITUTION
has since been made by Schneider. Fink says
To obtain the conviction, Fink alleges that he,
Bergman AMI Bergman's bookkeeper appeared
as witnesses and swore that Schneider opIallleu
two watches-one the instalment p pan aioo
one ''on memorandum" To make the eNiue t's
complete he says. the memorandum recelpC
W lich Schneider signed when he OBTAINED ette
watch and chain changed so that the 60 &c.
read January 16 instead of January III, ana tlls
receipt was represented as being the recelpt lor
the second watch. .b-aa
nv KreseI said that Fink had told of three
o+T7or cases in one of which man was con-
vIcted Of grand larceny on the testimony VI
the three witnesses, and is now serving tlIne e.
do
and questioned and she is said to have con-
tossed that Fink's story was true
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
FEARS FOR LIBERTY.
General Woodford Says Country
DEPENDS ON Great Middle Class.

The New-York Society OF the order OF the Found
ers and Patriots OF America last night gave din
ner at tie Hotel Manhattan for the general court
of the order which held its annual meeting here
Yesterday and also in commemoraton Of the 20
anniversary of the landing OF the pioneers.
Edward PaysOn Cone, governor or the Ne"-foEk
society. vas postmaster. and welcomed the guests
Colonel Ralph Earl Prime. the newly elected gov
ernor general. responding
John s. Wise responded to the toast Inc FIRST
Colony" Samuel c. Darling to THE Pilgrim and
the Puritan Robert b. Roosevelt to The Dutch
Founders General Stewart L. WoOdford TO me
Soldier and His Sacrifices" and Rear AoInlraI
Rodgers 10 Sea Power Essential TO National hide
pendence"
General Woodford in the course OF his Speech
said: -.
believe we are going to have serious dinlculty IN
this land keep the liberty our fatherS
safety of ALL II we ever get to the point that
combination of any class of men snall get cChIIU4'
Inocracy II capital is too cowardly ana iaDor 700
strenuous work together. then we come 70 tils
great middle class. which is really ths sa1SS Ot
the country, and on them we must depeno. III
dividual liberty is the safeguard OF this country
and If either class threatens this liberty. then the
republic is gone and gone forever.
Rear Admiral Rogers spoke OF the need for a
larger navy, saying:
great sea power is always necessary Tor the
defense of this republic, and If there was any
question Of that necessity II has lately been us
PEELED For the first hundred years of our existence
our EXPANSION was by land alone, but in the last
feuy years the exDanSion has extended across the
sea- and the United States has now become woTid
poWer with All The attending responsibilities At
The present time we have many ships. but have not
the men and officers 10 man them. In my Iast
cruise 1 found, as knew before. that the more
by foreign countries That respect is shown
to this country to a greater extent than ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
EIGHT HOUR LAW STILL APPLIES.
Not NuIlifed in Regard to State Contracts,
Attorney General Cunneen Holds.

ALBANY. May 13-Attorney General Cunneen has
announced his opinion that the recent decision or
the Court of Appeals. hitherto regarded as nulIty-
ing the eight hour provision of the Penal Code with
reference to labor State and municipal con-
tracts In no way lessons the duty OF State officers
to make contracts for State work subject 10 the
eight hour restriction He gave out tonight the
following letter on the subject which makes his
INTERPRETATION clear. 1t Is addressed TO DR.. William
P. Spratng superintendent Of Craig Colony, Son
YEA N " ard in it Mr. Cunneen says:
The recent decision of the Court Of Appeals pro
uouncing unconstitutional that provision OF the
Penal Code which declared it misdemeanor for
any person contracting with the State or a nuTlc-
fpaI corporation require more than eight hours
work for days labor applies only to the paTticu-
lar statute declaring such action crime me de-
cgion does not lessen in any degree the duty OF
ociaIs making contracts in behalf Of the state to
REQUIRE the stpulations specified in Section OF the
Labor law tina. laborer. workman or mechanic
shall be permitted required TO work more tnan
eight hours day, and that the contract shall be
void II such requirements not complied with;
nor is a contractor who has entered into a con-
tract with State containing the aforesaid stpu-
lations in any degree released from the obligation
of his contract.
Replying 10 your question to the rights OF
Ia borers employed by the colony directly am OF
the opinion that in cases of direct employment
more than eight hours per day cannot be lawfully
required permitted except in cases OF employees
engaged in farm domestic service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
TRIAL OF FLOWERS LAWYER BEGINS
Assistant District Attorney Caravan Tells Of
Meloys Part in Mills Case.

The prosecution OF George Edward Mills the
lawyer under indictments charging him with Try
ing to bride Detective Sergeant Brindley WIN
81 500 10 give him the six original indictments
against Dr. Richard Flower charging him Win
larceny began yesterday before Justice F1tzsefalo'
Deputy Assistant District Attorney Caravan inc
first witness. testified that the complaint asaihs'
Mills made indirectly by Andrew u Nieloy'
who. with Abraln J. EIkus, saw MI Jerome M
Meloy then made statement that Mills was NY
ing TO buy tire indictments against Flower brlh i
ley told that If Mills still persisted III u ans
buy them to do business with nm. oIAil4teS
subsequently got the indictments from the cIieh
clerk OF General sessions. and took them OUT 10
give to Mills ,z
In cross-examnation ex-Justice fursman asked
II the witness knew of any Indictment agala Io
Flower any else In connection Will ihe
None yet replied Mr.. GarVar -. -.
Mr. Garvan said that Meloy told him that AT
meeting of the Lone Pine Mining Company STOCK
holders the Saturday before March 80, Mis-
spoke TO him of the prosecution OF Flower MlIls
told him that Garvan had a nnancial interest IN
the proceedings against Flower. as Caravans father
had once been wealthy, but had lost MS money IN
various ways. partly through some OF DIT Flower 5
schemes Mills wanted Meloy to help him lMll!s)
meet Garvan and said that Garvan could De
bought.
Edward R. Carroll. chief clerk Of the Court of
General Sessions. testified that at no time were
the Flower indictments in the custody OF the DIS
frict Attorney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
R1sKED HIS LIFE AS A REFoRMER.
Professor Leong Lectures on His Work in
China

Professor Leong Kai Chew. founder and vice.
president of the Chinese Empire Reform Associa-
tion delivered lecture in the Chinese theatre in
Doyers-st. yesterday afternoon on the reform
movement in China,
Professor Leong born IN the province OF
Quang-Tung and at the age Of twelve was gradu-
ated from one of the Chinese universities receiving
the degree Of master Of arts four years later. AT
nineteen he won competitive examination for ap-
pointment as tutor IN the royal family. He soon
resigned. however, and became the editor OF
daily paper, which, because of its radical tenden-
c.es, was suppressed by the Empress Dowager. He
then fed to Picking and started The Progress
paper which became so influential that the En-
press. it is said. feared to suppress It Professor
Ieong later accepted the dictatorship Of Woman
University. The educational reforms which he
started there put his life in Jeopardy, and when
the Empress conspired TO seize the throne ne fed
TO Japan in q Japanese warshp.
When Professor Leong came TO this country he
continued his work for reform in China, and or
ganized the Chinese Empire Reform Association
which is said 20 have several thousand members
IN this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
TRACT SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING.
Over Three Million Publications Issued IN
the Year

The seventy-eighth annual meeting Of the Amer
lean Tract Society was held yesterday at the Nadi-
son Square Presbyterian Church The Rev Dr. A.
H Plumb Of Boston. presided ard G. L Shsarer.
the secretary Of the society read most OF the re-
ports He said that IN general the year had SHOWN
an advance IN nearly every department, notably n
the number Of publications
The report OF the publishing department showed
that the publications added 10 the society
list during the year were eighty-siX in number.
including fifty in English. seven in German. rvs
in Spanish, five IN Hungarian. three IN Benea "a
dialect in Africa, three IN Polish. two IN Bo-
hemfan. two in Bulu Ga dialect in Africa), two n
Italian and one in Fang "a dialect IN Atrlcal or
tracts The whole number Of distinct publications
mot including periodicals. issued BY the society
from the beginning is 1896. Of which 2l3S have
been volumes and 6.360 tracts. etc The aggregate
number OF periodicals issued by the society during
the year is 100000
The total number Of volumes issued from ths
home Office the last seventy-eght years u r.
743 752; Of tracts, 40 30 and OF periodicals. 80
27s 66S; making grand total OF 7465sos2 copies %
publications printed.
The financial report showed total receipts for the
year of 1855 9sS % and total disbursements Of S3I
go 9S. leaving a cash balance April ! last OF
s6.692 10. including $3.50 70 De invested.
Addresses were made by the Rev Dr. II 4.
Stimson pastor OF the Manhattan Congregational
Church DR.. ]. T. Tracy who described the work
Of the society in India. and the Rev. DR.. Under
wood, who spoke Porto Rico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
ART THEATRE SOCIETY OFFICERS,

The National Art Theatre Society OF New-York
held first business meeting last evening at the
society's rooms. in the Holland Building, No 40
Broadway, and elected officers for IsoS-O4 These
are follows: Joseph I. e. Clarke. president;
Frank Tilford Isaac L. Rice. Henry Miller F. F.
Mackay, Wilton Lackaye John r. Dos Passos
Charles Barnard and Arthur Hornblow. vice presi-
dents; Sydney Rosenfeld, corresponding secretary;
Duff G. Maynard recording secretary; Henry Tyr
rell archivist; Herman Conhem. treasurer. II was
announced at the meeting that Frank Tilford had
consented TO act on the committee finance II
was requested that all persons desiring tickets for
next Sunday evenings conference with Joseph JEFF
ferson al the Garrick Theatre should apply Syd
ney Resented. corresponding secretary. No. IS
West Twenty -tirst-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
KILLED CHASING BALL
Bon Did Not See Car in Trying to
Stop Home Ram.

Luke Carlin ten years Old. the son OF ex-Assem-
hlvn1an John Carlin, of No 4,307 Broadway was
run over and fatally injured yesterday afternoon
nv, q .urrara car at hundred and-eighty-
enth-st and Kingsbridge road. The boy died IN an
ambulance on the way to J. Hood Wright Hospital
With a number of other boys he was playing
baseball in a lot the scene of the accident
He was PLAYING in the outf1eld, and one or the
batsrnen knocked ball out of the lot ana across
the car track. The boys on the nelo were snost
ing and the batter was running TO make MS M
a 7'honer" In his excitement to get the oali ano
return it in time to cut off run. me 0aLlsn
how did not think of the and dashed across
the tracks. - s r1,,,,s
car was going south at rapid speed; p2vIu
Curry of No. $40 West One-hundred-a nd-tnlIiy
sixth-st. being the motorman. Before Curry couIo
stop the car the boy knocked down anu tue
wheel OF the forward truck passed over ms legs,
severing both just above the knee. He was aiso
injured internally. - $4,000
Curry was locked up in the West One-hunioredi-
and-ffty-second-st station on charse Ok hoiAi
eide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14

Nezo High Record Rash to
COUer.

The cotton market ran wild yesterday ana n
the upward rush of prices al previous hlgh rec
ords for the season were far surpassed. Inc july
option furnished the greatest activity ana e1-
element, the shorts rushing to cover at any
cost at the very opening of the market, and
again in the afternoon. when. after an interview
ing recession, rally occurred which proughI
the price up to 1892 cents pound. the highest
figure of the day. II is now generally accepted
as a fact that the bull campaign at present Is
being conducted by the New-Orleans party. and
that among the operators who are suffering al
Daniel J. sully and his friends. who. 1t is SAID
some time ago sold short large amounts OF july
cotton as a hedge against their bull opera
lions in the May. Much of their July was
bought from them by the New-Orleans crowd
who are now putting the screws on.
May cotton opened yesterday at Il@o cents
IS points up from Tuesday, and under urgent
buying by the shorts speedily advanced to lIoo'
The July opened "a points up; at - a., ,in
advanced to 11.I4. ana Wlthlh t!e NO '' w
utes fell to 1860.
Great as was the excitement during the morn
ing, it surpassed in the afteTnoon, VIZ" a + tl
rush of buying orders was probably the srea!ese
ever witnessed in any cotton market frlces
were forced rapidly upward and the hst as d
whole reached high records Tor the sedsoh'
while the volume of business was such as 10 sur
pass all previous records, the transactions belns
estimated at fully one million pales. Inc ma
ket closed few points from the top on some
options but firm and excited, at net advance
of from ten to forty points May SOLD at me me
close at l 80 July at loss and August at Io'oo.
Rumors were current that several bear houses
were hard pressed, and that at least one Ldu
made a private settlement in order TO aver
failure.
That the present bull movement Is entireiy
speculative was shown yesterday by the reports
from eight of the biggest spot markets or the
country where not bale Of cotton was actualIy
traded in. This, with the additional 1act tnat
prices of cotton goods on the shelVes OF hou9 I9
dealing in the manufactured articles ana print
goods in the trade sales are lower than tney
were al this time last year, SHOWS, IN tle JUS
mont of we'll informed men in the trade, that the
mills are not buying cotton at these high rates
and that there will be actual market 10 suS-
tain the present prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
SAYS HER SON IS INSANE,
Charged 5cith Many Check Forger7es
Robbed Fathers Parsonage.

Inspector McClusky yesterday made public the
arrest in Wikesbarre, Penn, on TUESDAY OF
Philip L. Germond, twenty-five years old, Wno'
the INSPECTOR says is the sorI Of the Rev. Dr.
Philip Germond, pastor Of the Chelsea Methodist
Episcopal Church, in West Thirtieth-st- Ac-
cording to the inspector young Germond Is law
student. and was arrested by Detective Sergeant
Herman, of the Central Office. who had been fol-
lowing him since April %, when he was in Bos-
ton. He is wanted. it is alleged, in nearly every
large city east of Chicago for forgery and pass
ing worthless checks. Inspector McClusky said
that there were thirty complaints against him
so far
The inspector said that Germond and his wife
would stay at hotels and Germond would give
checks ranging from 500 to $500 or $500, IN
payment of his bills. which generally did not
amount to more than SIS or $2o.
According to the police records, as given py
the inspector, Germond was sentenced 70 the
Elmira Reformatory on September "a, 1SOO, lor
passing worthless check on Huylers CANDY
factory. Prior to that he had served sixty days
in the City Prison for petit larceny
Germond arraigned before Judge New
burger on indictment found on April 10,
charging him with forgery in the second de-
gree The complainant was Ambrose Sandbach,
of No. 54S West One-hundred-and-si Xtieth-st.,
who alleged that on March I, 1908. Germond
entered the store Of Adams & Co. dTygoods
merchants, and had cashed a check for SlaO.
purporting to be signed by his father. Ger
mOnd'S father teStlfled DefOre the STduu jury
that the signature forgery. Germond was
remanded to the Tombs for pleading. Mrs. Ger
mond, on learning OF her sons arrest. communl-
Gated with John Huyler, the candy manufact-
urer, whose son classmate Of GerTnond
at a private school. She also communicated
with Professor John D. Quackenbos of Column
bia. Mrs. Germond said that she had been
looking for her son for long time. and that
there had been a certificate of insanity in ex-
istence, signed by Professor Quackenbos. for
four years.
DR. Germond said his son from early age
showed evidence Of being utterly irresponsible.
and finally went entirely wrong. He was en-
ployed several times. but ran aground frequent
IL. ut was his frequent method to go to friends
of mine in different cities" said the doctor.
and using my name borrow money. traced
him to Denver and wrote to Bishop Warren
there not to aid him, he was beyond belief
I did the same thing in Philadelphia when
heard he was there, and wrote to Bishop Foss
F}v these methods my son impoverished me. The
last time 1 saw him in September, on a boat
from I'D the Sound Mrs. Germond and l
were returning from our vacation at Cottage
Citv While / was away that summer my son
came to New-York and broke into the parsonage
and stole some of my goods and pawned them
I never recovered them"
Mrs Germond added that last Saturday she
spent the day at the racetrack trying to find
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
TWENTY KILLED AT VALPARAISO.
Stern Measures Adopted by Government
Great Loss of Property.

Santiago de Chill. May 13.-Rioting at VAL
paraiso continued to-day Owing. however. to
the strong repressive measures taken by the
government the outbreaks were less serious than
those of yesterday. Martial law still prevails
Revised reports place the number of rioters
killed at twenty.
The property damage is great. Several build
fngs were burned and the Esplanade de-
stroyed
The Brazilian cruiser Barroso. with the menu
bers OF the Brazilian Commission on board, has
arrived at Taloahuano, on the way to VAL
paraiso Owing to the critical condition of af-
fairs now existing at Valparaiso it is thought
that the festivities with which II was proposed
abridged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
HERR1cK WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR.
Senator Hanna Does Not Think Former
Wishes To Be Vice-President.

Senator NJ A. Hanna. chairman OF the Repuohcah
,J+,o,a1 c-ororn,+tee who was in this city yester-
dav to attend the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the National Civic Federation. was not In q
communicative mood about political affairs When
seen at the Waldorf-Astoria he said that business
and the affairs Of the Civic Federation were taxing
all his time.
How about Mr.. Cleveland candidate FOR
President on the Democratic ticket?" was asked
"It seems to me-" said the Senator. that Mr..
Cleveland has settled that matter himself doubt
less he would be acceptable to a large nunlDer Oh
Democrats VA, No.,
us Myron T. Herrick a candidate for Nlce-Fresl-
dent on the Republican tcket? ,,,s
He stated the other day that he had no aspirations
To he on the Republican national ticket. / do not
think President Roosevelt ever said he favored Mr.
Herrick as a running mate. Mr.. Herrick wants TO
be Governor OF Ohio"