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New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
HOUSES SINK INTO NINE
Roof Ifmbers Giue Way and Part
of Torn Goes Dozen.

Scranton, Penn, Jan. abandoned workings
Of the EDDY Creek colliery, Of the Delaware and
Hudson Company, beneath the very heart Of
olyphant. caved in this afternoon and engulfed
four frame buildings. covering sn aggregate
space OF six thousand square feet. The settling
was gradual, and people in the affected terri
tory escaped without being Immediately endan-
gered. gang OF men and boys who were at
work in the mine beyond the fall encountered
3 flooded dip or depression in vein. in MAX
ing their way out by a circuitous route. and
had to swim from one rise to the other. No
one. either above or below ground. however, was
injured.
At o'clock the settling began. AT 3:30 1t
was no longer perceptible- In the intervening
half hour O'Brien's three-story hotel, Mrs.
Ann Evans's double dwelling house, Mrs. Jane
Ackerly's double store building. and a one-story
barber shop became mound Of debris in the
yawning pile, with the upperrnost part of the
mount forty feet below the surface. oBrien's
hotel, which plunged first into the opening, has
entirely disappeared. few houses are project
ing over the edge of the pit. The vein that caVed
Is lis feet below the surface
The settling started in the street just in front
of the hotel. The brick street pavement was
seen TO be working, and the telegraph poles and
trees along the curb were noticed TO be wop-
Hing. The cause was at once apparent, and the
alarm was given 10 all the neighborhood. Two
sick guests were removed from the hotel and
taken two blocks away to a private house. Some
attempt was made at saving the contents of the
buildings, but the rapidly increasing size OF the
opening in the street put stop TO thls ano
every one fed from the neighborhood
Twenty minutes after the disturbance was
first noticed the opening had widened until it
reached clear across the street and half way
beneath the hotel. Then. with a terrific crash,
ne hotel pitched forward, turned over ana
landed on its roof in the bottom OF the abyss
A moment later the adjoining double dwelling
house Of Mrs. Evans fell over the edge ana
demolished itself on the ruins of the hotel The
Ackerly double store building and the Evans
barber shop slid into the chasm about the same
time and piled themselves, broken and twisted.
on the other debris.
Tonight it is confidently believed that there
will be no further settling, but no one went TO
he'd tonight in any building within fifty yards
of the disturbed area. The property loss is
estimated at $4,000.
District Superintendent Bennett of the Del
aware and Hudson Company went into the mine
with q party Of other officials and made an eX
arnina ton They reported that the settling had
ceased. The workings which caVed in were in
the uppermost part of the worked out veins The
tinbers it is explained by the company officials.
supported a thin roof of rock, which in turn
supported stratas Of quicksand and gravel
1ending 10 the surface The tirnbers rotted, the
roof gave way and all above then sank into the
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
pEvERY WOULD KEEP WARDmEN.

There was "nothin' doing at the Devery four
corners last night Devery himself said so, stand
ing at the pump at Eighth-ave. and Twenty
eighth-st and pulling at a big cigar. The
mittee of his organization in the IXth District
which is going to see what be done in the
courts to compel the Tammany executive commit
tee to recognize Devery leader in the district
has not been appointed yet. The members of it
may be named tonight. There is primary COM
ing for the special election for State Senator in
the district. and Devery thinks the bunch of
jumping jacks in Fourteenth Street. will not be
able to keep him out of the primary fight
81 amt worryin about it, Devery said. There's
lots Of time yet
The chief expressed disgust at the action of
General Greene in remanding to patrol duty all
the police wardmen. I'm against it," he said.
Its shame to relegate to the all them
who has been trained precinct detectives If
they do anything wrong punish them, but not turn
all of 'em out because some suspected OF
crooked work There's as much Importance in hav-
ing good precinct detectives good men at the
Central Office The precinct detective has to know
the younger generation of crooks that sprngin'
up like bedbugs all around him They come up
first sneak thieves, and only precinct man can
get TO know 'em. The precinct should have
secure positions for life with good pay. and not
be subject removal by knows nothin'
about the police. Take motorman off that car
and he would make a better Commissioner than
General Greene, because he knows about hu
man nature Here is chief executive of the city,
who knows nothn' about police business, appointin'
can you expect? General Greene hasn't time to
find ont what detectives is good and what is bad.
and so he turns EN- all to make of soakin'
the right ones. If he stays there twenty years he
MI find mt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP FAILURE.
Two Hundred Thousand Tons Of Breadstufs
Needed in the Coming Season.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Washington jan Heavy Australian tnlporta-
tions of foodstus the result OF the failure OK Ine
local wheat crop are noted as impending IN the
consular report to-day Competent authorities have
expressed the opinion that the next season fully
10000 tons Of breadstufs must be imported TO
meet the harvest deficiencies in that country. The
estimates for the harvest for the present year
show that the shortage in New South Wales alone
will make necessary the Importation OF ABOUT
100000 bushels while Victoria will be forced 10 I'M
port 36O0Ooo bushels. The situation In South Aus
trara is somewhat better. the crop Is estimated
TO be sufficient home consumption and to yield
about 4OO0.000 bushels for export queensland
West Australia and Tasmania have suffered Sc
riously and will entirely dependent on imports.
the crop being Inadequate
Already 150O0 tons of -four afoat for New
South Wales. the majority coming from California
San Francisco Is the natural port for Australia
to look to- but Californian -four has risen since
Australian orders went to the market. and ar
present values stand at a level which almost pre-
cIudes purchase The effect will be to divert
good deal Of trade to Canada. which can supply
hard wheat of a class well suited 70 mix with
have been making Inquiries IN Russia and India.
where crops are good, and also in Argentina and
Europe While the price may rise IL is not thought
Canada is well supplied, and both grain and -four
can be landed at figures which will prevent any
extreme imitation of values
Consul Cooling. at Newcastle. in his report, the
interest lies not only in the possibility OF dear
loaf but in the effect on freishts The absence OF
wheat and wool exports should tend 70 throw a
fair amount OF tonnage to the coal trade The
wheat which must be imported will. on basis OF
5000 tons per cargo. cause the employment OF about
for these craft. they will most probably be thrown
on the coal market
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
A VAST TIMBER TRACT SOLD.
Americans Buy Out Newfoundland Lumber
Concern.

Halifax. N S. Jan. (SpeciaD.-over eleven
hundred square miles Of the finest timber
areas in Newfoundland have just passed into
the hands of Boston syndicate at a purchase
price of S250000 The Exploits Lumber Com
pany, composed Of eleven Nova Scotian manu-
facturers has sold out its property the Ex-
ploits River Newfoundland. to Wood. Barker &
Co.. wholesale lumber dealers of Boston and
New-York, representing syndicate The tim
Der areas on the Exploits comprise 1,146 square
miles, running along both banks of the river
The property has. besides, several valuable
water powers, suitable for the operation OF
pulp and paper mills. This property was OBJ
tanned few years ago by number Of Amherst
men, including Rhodes, Curry & Co., car build.
ers, and the late A. r. Dickey, ex-Min1ster or
Justice of Canada Newfoundlands resources
were not then well known TO the OUTSIDE
world, and the Amherst men got the property at
a song They have since erected a large modern
mill with an output of 100000 feet day. The
property has been extensively developed, and
has recently been much sought after by Amer1-
can concerns.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
DECLARES VAR
Gamblers and Disorderly Houses
Mast LeaUe TenderlOln.

Captain Myles OReily took command OF the
Tenderlon last night. The gambling. dsordery
house and music hall element are wondering What
the new captain is going to do They pronaoiy VIII
not be kept in ignorance long,
Captain o'Reilly spent the greater part of yes
terday at Police Headquarters. comforting with
Commissioner Greene. and at the Oak-st. station
where he had his effects. He appeared at the West
Thrtieth-st. station just before O'Clock and met
the men going out that tour.
II expect every man in this precinct to do his
police duty according to the regulations of the
Police Department. he said. 81 will not stand
for any violations nfractions Of those rules /
expect to hold every man responsible for what
takes place his post There can be no Vlola-
tions of law on any mans post without that man
knowing it. You know that man who falls In his
duty as an officer of the law in this city is liable
to fine of $1,000 years Imprisonment ana the
loss of his position and his reputation AND as
intend to held every responsible. so II any
man becomes lax in his duty shall prefer charges
against him An officer must do his duty in every
instance.
There must be no all night houses in this pre-
cinct The excise law is going to be enforced r1Shl
I'D to the handle. It Will be read strictly and
properly No favors shall be shown to any one,
These places must be closed UP at O'Clock, and
you must see that they are when you are on duty
at that time. Disorderly houses must CO. Ihey
must &C! Gambling houses must go They've got
to go! 1 don't profess to know whether there are
any such houses in this precinct, but I'm going to
find out very quickly. I expect every policeman to
find out all he can about such places and to report
them Immediately
Captain O'Reilly afterward said:
81 have no fear of political combines or gambling
combines and 1 don't mind them. The press aided
in my oak-st- work, and | hope they will help
what those who get caught receive in punishment It
will close up if the papers keep on with their work
Captain ORely then talked to Sergeant F1tz-
gerald, and was overheard saying: -
1.-The way believe, to suppress these gambling
places is TO put a man in front of each place and
have him warn going in to play that he IS
in danger of arrest if caught in such a place If
men did not play there the house would have TO
close up
Then, with the other captains of the Fourth In
specton District. he went to see Acting Inspector
v alsh in the West Thirty-seventh-st. station
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
NEGROES AS PHILIPPINE COLoNIsTs.
General Davis Thinks They Would Be Use
full as Agricultural Laborers.
- rELEoRAPH 70 THE TRIsUNE. ]


Washington, jan 2.-An interesting report on
Senator Morgan's Philippine negro colonization
scheme was received by the War Departmet to-
day from General George W. Davis. commanding
the Division of the Philippines Colonization with
discharged troops General Davis regards as i'm
practicable even If the negroes would enlist The
soldiers military experience in which he never had
a thought for the morrow. would have spoiled him
entirely for manual labor. and he would never be-
come seIf-reiiant and industrious. The general
makes some pertinent suggestions, however. He
believes that with proper laws capital could be
extensively interested in the production OF sugar,
an industry which either or Oriental coolie
labor is essential The latter being most unpop
ular In the Philippines negroes might oe imported
cane could learn the natives method OF farming,
become capable OF engaging in agriculture on their
own account. To secure an exodus TO the Philip
pines OF the superabundant blacks in the Southern
States General Davis believes few acts OF govern
ment necessary-notably a homestead law, in
sular aid in the way of transportation and estab-
lishment Of immigrants. permission to grant fran
chises indueement to capital, subsidies to
sugar producers. their plants 70 be exempt from
taxation for q given period and the establishment
OF steamship lines between the islands and the Pa
cic coast pledged to grant lowest rates to intend
Ing colonists.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
THINK THEY HAVE ALLEGED GANG.

Philadelphia Jan. 2.-Secret Service Agent Griffin
accompanied by several operatives, to-day made
raid on counterfeiters plant Norristown
about sixteen miles from here They captured
Tony Julian, Mary his wife; Dominica, his mother
Seatio Julian his cousin. and Caprio and Casnio
Ferri. all Italians Julian resisted arrest, and at
tempted TO stab Griffin. who knocked the italian
down. Julian is said to be the rngleader. He con-
Quoted a small shoe store. and is believed have
used the shop as medium for distributing spurious
dollars and % pieces.
The prisoners brought TO this city, and held
hearing on Monday The Secret Service operatives
express the belief that the Italians captured in the
raid at Wilmington, Del. to-day, were working in
conjunction with the Norristown counterfeiters.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
SHIP TRUST CANCELS INSURANCE.
British Companies Lose Large Amount OF
Business.

London Jan. 2.-Considerable interest was
created at Lloyds this morning by the an
nouncement that three lines belonging TO the
International Mercantile Marine Company, the
Leyland, Dominion and White Star, had can
celled their insurance from January 1. 1t was
presumed that it the intention of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company to include
its other lines in this arrangement. While the
removal OF such a large amount OF business
from, the market at one sweep aroused much
comment the brokers who were effecting the
insurance of the lines mentioned received the
news with equanimity. owing to the fact that
for more than q year past all these contracts had
netted loss to the underwriters
There was much speculation to how the
International Mercantile Marine Company in-
tends to meet future losses. The general opin-
ion was that it would be by establishing an
emergency fund 1t pointed out however,
that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
ton Company has for number of years past
neglected the insurance factor entirely. paying
its losses out of the current revenue.
Nothing definite could be learned here yesterday
In regard to he dispatch printed above. as the
chief officials of the International Mercantile Ma
rine Company were in Philadelphia 1t was re-
ported however, that the company intended to
create emergency fund out of its earnings by
setting aside fixed percentage each year. From
this fund were to be paid damages secured against
the lines as well all charges entaed through
accidents The White Star Line made practice
of insuring its own vessels. With two exceptions
il insured all its steamers The Oceanic and
the Celtic are understood be the two steamers
on which il carried partial insurance in Lloyds
The steamers of the fleet of the international Mer-
camille Marine Company represent an Investment OF
many millions of dollars. They include many Of
the hest steamships ahoat- By insuring its own
steamers the company has the advantage of re-
ceiving the interest upon its emergency fund and
saving the premiums AS its ships in first class
condition the risk is minimum one,
A dispatch from Philadelphia last night said 1t
was understood there that the International Mer-
camille Marine Company intends to confine its in
surance TO American companies.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
And THE CANAL
The Senator Not to Introduce &
Nicaragua Resolution.
rRy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.I


Washington Jan. 2.-Friends of the Nicaragua
route for the isthmian canal received a serious
setback tonight by the declaration of senator
Morgan that he would not introduce resoIutioh
In the Senate providing that the United States
nroceed at once to the construction OF the
Nicaragua Canal. the proper time having passed
since the enacting of the Spooner measure au-
thorizing the building of the Fana1na Cdiiai
Despite frequent rumors to the contrary Sena
tor Morgan declares that he has never intended
introducing such a measure. wipng out as ~
would, all the negotiations Secretary Hay ana
DR. Herran have been conducting
.'Nry attitude" said Senator Morgan. rs lnoi-
Gated nv nv vote on the bill that passed the
Senate at the last session. voted Tor the
Spooner amendment. The government is ry-
ing to get the rights for building and controihng
a canal at Panama according to the authority
granted in that act. If the government rams 10
secure the rights contemplated from Colomoia,
the President must turn to Nicaragua ana Iaahe ~
an agreement with Nicaragua and Costa Hlcd'
as have no doubt he can do, and he must SUP,
init to the Senate the form of treaty ne makes
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
FIND STOLEN GOODS.
DetectiUes Say Woman Tried to
Stab IRtormer.

With q curse her lips for the man she al
aeges wronged her and took her from a COM
Portable home in Washington. D. C., Virginia
1.anpson thirty-Iwo years old, attempted to
stab William Dudley yesterday IN her room at
10. 24s West Fffteenth-st.. according to Cen
1ral Office detectives, who had placed the pair
sluder arrest on charge Of grand larceny.
Dudley who said he was agent, and that
his mother was wealthy and lived in Brooklyn,
had lived with the woman UP week ago. ac-
oording TO the detectives when she left him for
"a man named William Dowd. The detectives
also say that three trunks were found in the
szvonaan's room, containing goods worth about
5000 that had been stolen from drygoods
stores in the shopping district. Both were taken
TO Headquarters, where Dudley locked up
and the woman was sent 10 the Mercer-st- sta
zion.
The police say that about six weeks ago vir-
giria Lampson, or, she then gave her name,
Virginia Dudley, was charged with stealing a
silk waist from a Sixth-ave department store.
The charge was withdrawn and she was allowed
TO 60 She was watched after that. The de-
fectfves say that they saw her in the stores
many times with Dudley. Yesterday the de-
fectives saw the couple in store in Twenty
third-st- and followed them through the differ
ent departments. Dudley and the woman went
10 the house in Fffteenth-st., where the woman
One Of the detectives arrested Dudley sus-
picious person. and told him that he was sus-
pected of being implicated with the woman in
\ stealing from the department stores. They say
y that he denied taking anything himself but
confessed that the woman had stolen lot of
stuff She had been living with him, he said,
but had left him fer another
One of the detectives held Dudley in the street
while the other went up TO the woman's room.
They say that another was there. She said
that Dudley had stolen lot of goods, and that
she had helped him because he threatened TO
xiii her if she did not. She told them that she
had met Dudley in Washington year ago. and
that he had enticed her away from her home
and brought her here.
Dudley was then brought into the room.
When she saw him, It is alleged, she drew q
small dagger from the sleeve of her dress and
shouted
You cur: I'll kill you
Then il Is Caid that she attempted to stab
Dudley but was prevented 10y the detectives
The three trunks were taken TO headquarters
and opened. They contained cut glass; silver
ware silk dresses, fur coats. laces and other
goods 10 the value Of $1,000, the police say.
When the woman was searched at the Mercer
st station she had four pawn tickets. according
70 the police One called for diamond PIN or
which 500 had been loaned for a diamond
min on which S170 had been loaned; one called
for two diamond rings. pawned for 500, and the
either for a diamond ring. pawned for 81
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
ODELL TO MEET LEADERS
A9yiues IN City to attend Confer
ence TO-day.

Governor odelI came to the city from Albany
last night to attend a. meeting of the Republican
"Sanhedrim the new name for the old SUNDAY
school cass-called for this afternoon at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Governor has finished
his message, and sent it to the printer. he
brought along several copies of the document
last night. It is understood that about the
only thing that will be taken UP to-day will be
the Senate and Assembly committee chairman
ships.
The Governor was accompanied by his Sec
retary, Major Bird, who engaged a room for
the Governor at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, The
Governor did not go to the hotel until late
hour, as he had an engagement with friend at
the Union League Club it was said by Major
Bird and stayed there until midnight.
Senator Platt again denied yesterday that
there was any coolness between himself and
Governor Odell over questions of policy In man
aging the State organization. Mr.. Platt also re-
announced his intention of being candidate to
succeed himself as United States Senator.
There is no truth" said the Senator I'm the
stories of opposition to me on the part of Gov
ernor Odell and Ex-Governor Black. I a
candidate for reelection, and expect to be re-
elected without any trouble. The reports that
the Governor and on the point of a quarrel
are silly and do not contain grain of truth"
State Committee. and Colonel Reuben L. Fox
secretary. at State headquarters yesterday
afternoon Some of the callers were Senator
Raines. Senator White, ex-Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff and Jacob Smell. of Fonda
AS already announced in The Tribune's AL
bany dispatches 1t is understood that Senator
Raines will be the Senate leader. Senator
George r. Malby, of St Lawrence County, Will
probably head the Finance Committee, and
Senator White will be the chairman of the Cities
Committee. Senator Brown, of Watertown, is
Iikely to be head Of the Committee on Taxation
and Retrenchment. While the SLATE" is not
made up as yet, it is believed that the COM
mittee honors will be distributed about as fol-
lows Judiciary, Mr.. Bracket of Saratoga;
Railroads Wilcox, OF Cayuga, or Goodsell, OF
Orange; Insurance. Marshall, of Kings. Sena-
tor Elsberg will get good place. although
it is not certain as yet what it will be.
In the Assembly James T. Rogers. of Broome.
will be the leader well chairman Of the
Ways and Means. Some of the other possibili-
ties in committee chairmanships are: Railroads,
Louis Bedell, Orange; Cities. Jean L. Burnett,
Ontario; Judiciary, J. H. Morgan, Kings; Codes,
J. D. Fowler. Chautauqua; Commerce and NaVl-
CATION w H Hughes, Washington; Banks, j.
F. Smith, Dutchess: Electricity, Gas and Water,
T M. Costello Oswego; Internal Affairs, j. w.
Doughty, Queens: Excise, H D. Stevens Frank
lin Villages, E. Cook, Erie.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
WANT FIFTY CENTS AN HOUR.

ISttsburg Jan 2-The local union Of the Inter
-afsanaI Association OF Bridge and Structural
IT,, Workers in this district to-day sent out
corses of q new wage scale 10 the manufacturers
The scale which does not go into effect until May
calls for an advance from f7ls cents TO 90 cents
an hour for eight hour Gay. and provides Tor
,nnreutfoes An effort is being made TO consol-
ssa,e fha union with 4he United Metal Workers
T,terrational Association. recently formed by or
.snizers OF the American Federation OF Labor.
IF tho effort unsuccessful there may be strike,
= president fs1,charo4 OF the bridge workers CT
ssrfzafion declares the bridge workers VIII not
fe neTrnitted 10 work with members OF any other
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