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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
IMPERIAL RECIPROCITY g.
Tnionists DO Not Think Dissolution
Imminent.

London. May 30-Sir Henry Campbell BAN
herman the Liberal leader In the House OF
Commons, is apparently reserving public eX-
preston Of his views of Mr.. Chamberlain I'M
perial reciprocity scheme until the reassernohng
of Parliament when the Finance bill Will come
up. In the mean while Sir Henry's first heu-
tenant, Herbert Gladstone. the chief lhperai
whip. in an open letter to his constituents
warns the Liberals that no time must pe loS' III
putting their house in order
'"The government is hopelessly discred1ted'
writes Mr. Gladstone. land 1t is Impossible TO
assume that a general election will be long de-
layed'
This IMPRESSION however. is not supported III
ITnionist circles where it is said that the gov
ernment has no intention of precipitating a dis
solution of Parliament until the whole subject OF
preferential trade is thoroughly thrashed out
Lord Brassey liberal. former Governor OF
Victoria) who has had considerable colonial eX-
perience. raises the question as to whence comes
the demand for a preferential policy, ana con-
cludes:
1.-The only demand comes from Canada, where
in spite of the preference given to Great Brltaln
the tariffs remain almost prohibitive
Concluding a general condemnation OF the
preferential project. Lord Brassey says
Future extensions of British trade lie NANNY
in the tropics, where the enormous population
creates an iIlimitable market. In order 10 holo
that market Great Britain must be able 10
manufacture cheaply. 1t is therefore a9SoiU'V''
essential that raw materials be untaXed-
II is understood that Mr. Chamberlain mas eA-
pressed the hope that his proposals VIII ~ Ne
freely discussed and that the atutude Oh IuS
coIories will he made clear at the Congress or
the Chambers of Commerce OF the hlhplie' ~ NC
held at Montreal in August.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
GENERAL ELECTION NOT DISTANT

Liverpool, May BOT. p O'Connor. NJ +,
presided here to-day at the largest convention ol
the Irish National League ever held IN Liver
nooI He commented the fiourishlng coi4uI-
ton of its finances ar which the speaker re-
1oiced because there were many signs that d
general election was not far distant MI y Coh-
nor paid a warm tribute to the irish Na'loI-
aIists residing In England, and to their pattl-
otto furtherance of Irish interests. He sara tne
ga fetv of the Irish movement lay In It's apsolut9
indeDendence of all English parties. me S9
prerne duty of the organization was 10 get sen
government for Ireland. --.,.+ or,d
II P. O'Connor was reelected president anu
p 4 Ntzhugh, Member of Parliament LOT
North Leitrim was elected viee-presldle93t Oh
the league Mr.. Ntzhugh, in acknoWledglns
his election. said the Irish had no reason LOT
seI4-congrat uIation unless the irish Lana olIl'
which would not in any conceivable cifculIl-
stances satisfy the tenants in its present FORM,
was amended in accordance with the WlsheS
of the people. Referring to the coming WISH
of King Edward and Queen Alexandra 10 ire
land he said while he hoped they would ENJOY
their stav in Ireland, he refused TO profess 10Y =
aItv to them while Ireland was governed dC-
cording to the wishes of small minority
London was chosen as the meeting place VI
the convection in 1904.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
BEsSARABIAN STORIES.

The kishinef massacre gives additional interest
to a book recently published by 4 Russian Judge
Mr. Kotowski with tho title. The Criminal
World of Bessaraba. The author. who cannot be
accused of partially or exaggeration. shows the
depIorabe social condition of the country and
the defects of the judicial procedure which render
difficult the task of the investigating magistrates
For instance. IN the district of Elizavetgrad. the
''dossier." or file Of papers concerning case Of
murder. was returned after three months the
judge with the strange observation that 'the said
Peter Ivauow not TO be found" a fact quite
natural. since he was the murdered man. Mean
while the assassins whose names had been omitted
in the papers. had gone across the frontier and
passed into Turkey. Another case. still more typi-
cal. is that of a who found murdered. He
buried without any fOrmaltieS, and neither
the Mayor of the district the other local au-
thorities thought of informing the judiciary. Thus
unpublished. thanks to the neglect of the author
tiles and of the population.
The book Of Judge Koltowski states that in Bes-
sarabia there is real plague Of cOunterfeiters,
who work with banknOtes rather than coin What
appears be still more lucrative is horse stealing
by the wholesale. The judge relates story of five
robbers, armed with the best modern rifles, who
swan the Pruth into Rumania- There
those BesSarabians gagged and bound the herders
and brought back with them herd of sixty horses
which could not be found, said the Russian
thorities. in answer to the Rumanians. who
claimed their property These authorities, especial
" i'm Bessarabfa are generally iuiterate. and this
explains in part the frequent denals of crimes in
hat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

Because School Teacher Whipped
the Eldest Child.

Kingston. N Y, May 30-John H. Crispell, his
wife and two children. who are two and Tour
years DID, are in Jail a result of country JUS
tice in the town of Hardenburg, in this county
Their eldest child who is twelve years DID, was
punished twice by his teacher. and each time
compelled to remain after school Finally CTS
peII said he would whip the teacher, were she
not a woman, and. accordingly, he turned the
lob over to his wife Mrs. Crispell went to the
scboolhouse but the teacher refused to see her
and finally had her arrested on a peace war
rant The CrispeIls are too poor TO employ
LAWYER or furnish bonds. Unless some action
is taken the entire family Will remain in jail
until the County Court meets in September
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
BRECKENRIDGE CASE IN COURT.
Question of Control to Depend on Report
of a Commission of Doctors

Paris May 30.-The .-pplication of Mrs. John
c. Breckenridge, formerly Miss Murphy, of Cali
fornia, for the and control of her husband
who is the son of Mrs. Frederick Sharon, wife
of the of the late Senator Sharon, of Cali
fornia heard in the Civil Chambers to-day
Mr.. Breckenridge is under treatment at a hotel
in care Of nurses and doctors Mr.. Breckep-
ridges mother insists retaining control of
him, on the ground that he Is mentally IRE
sponsible. and has begun proceedings in Iunacy.
Mrs Breckenridge maintains that as his wife
she is the proper one TO have control of him,
and select the nurses and doctors. The lunacy
proceedings did not come up to-day, the only
question before the court being the wife's ap-
plication for control of her husband
Henry Peartree, OF Coudert Brothers repre-
scented Mrs. Breckenridge, and Edmond Kelly
appeared for the mother.
The court decided to appoint a committee of
three medical experts TO examine Mr. Brecken-
ridge, who is said TO be very wealthy. and re
port on the whole case, and named Drs. Brouar-
del Jaffroy and Richardiere. Future proceed
ings will await the report of the doctors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
QUESTION OF FRIARS' LANDS.
Scheme of Arbitration for Their Purchase
Not Likely To Be Successful.

Rome May 3O-Cardinal Rampolla TO-DAY re-
ceived In private audience Chaplain Edward J.
va+tmann. of the 10Th United States Infantry
who presented his report of the situation or
Catholicism in the Philippine Islands. 1t ap-
nears that the idea of having recourse to arbl-
traitor, in the matter of the purchase OF the
friars. lands which was again favored after
ArcbbishoD Guilds arrival at Manila, IS now
1oo1,ad ,,non coIdlv by the interested parties
Governor Taft and his colleagues of the Phlllp-
r,ire Commission are in doubt of the feasibility
IF arain rroposing arbitrat ton, fearing that the
friare and the promoters Of the companies IN
+arested in the sale of the lands in question may
reject the proposition. Archbishop Guld Is
PAINFULLY carrying out the instructions which he
received in Rome, but the friars openly disregard
them. denying the right of interference on the
mart Of the Pope in a question which they con-
cider IN he entirely under the jurisdiction Of
the orders whose interests are involved Inc
homes entertained of the acceptance of arbitra-
ton have not however, peeh ti''leiS f''''
Later in the day Chaplain Nattmann was re
ceived by the Pope in private audience: Inc
Portiff showed much interest i'll the lnIorind-
ton furnished to him about the Philippines
The POpe inquired after Governor Iaft s
health and said he was dellShted 10 leaIH tua
he had improved. His Holiness sent his greet
ings to the Governor in which ne recal'ed 'he'i
pleasant intercourse last year
Chan1ain Vattmann presented to the Pope
Miss N f. Brown, of Fort Sheridan, HI, ana
the Misses Hagan of cleveland .-,,. .,,
In audiences with Cardinal Rampota ana
Cardinal SatolIi Chaplain Vattmaun made a
thorough report on the state Of ecclesiastic at
fairs in the Philippines, and his reports ana
proposals were approved. lie rs the peareI oil d
sreciaI message from Pope Leo to President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

per's guest, and also ". H. Greenfelfs country
house. Taplow Court Mrs. Egerton Castle
party in the New Gallery, given for her beautlful
Young daughter, brought together large ana
brilliant company Of artists, actors and literary
people May balls and parties have disclosed
marked decline of interest in dancing among
men Hostesses complain that ii is Impossible
to provide partners for the girls among the
smart sets. and they predict that balls will be
abandoned altogether in the course Of few
seasons owing to the lack of dancers among the
ar T. N F.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
MURDERER CONVICTED AT SAN JUAN
Porto Ricans Gradually Coming to Uphold
the Justice of Capital Punishment.

San Juan Porto Rico, May 30-Juan Aguilar
was convicted of murder i'll the first degree at
Mayaguez yesterday, the charge of killing
Miguel Lugo on March II. Lugo's wife. VINO
was charged with being Aguilar's accomphce,
was convicted of murder in the second degree
It is believed here that. in view of the recent
convictions in Porto Rico, the punishment or
persons guilty of capital offences will hereafter
not he difficult which is considered to be great
victory over native sentiment, which for CEN
turtles has had a lettering influence upon justice
There have been a large number of Tobberies
in Porto Rico, especially in Ponce, recently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
SUFFERING AT M0NASTIR.
Fear of Further Attacks-Incident of Fight
at Mogil.

salonica, May 30-A letter from Monastr'
written by an agent of the British and forelgh
Bible Society who an eyewitness or the
fight at the Bulgarian village Of Mogil six miles
north of Monastir, May 81, between the i'm
perial forces and insurgent bands, says that
seventeen kontajis who were in the village
when it attacked, having fired all their
cartridges and seeing thai resistance was use
less killed themselves The number included
three Bulgarian officers of high rank. The let
ter adds:
Our position here is very ,wretched we I'VE
in great fear. God have pity us and bring
peace to these regions!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
H4N-KOW LINE IN PERIL
american GunbOat Sent to Protect
Deserted Engineers.

Picking. May 3O-The report that further
trouble has occurred along the line of the Can
ton and Han-Kow Railroad is confirmed The
United States Consul at Canton is sending the
American gunboat Callao TO protect the Ameri-
can and japanese engineers who were deserted
by their Chinese escort after they had returned
TO the scene of the former trouble along the line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
CHURCH YEAR SHOWS GOOD RESULTS.

The year book Of the Madison Avenue Methodist
Church shows gratifying progress in the work OF
the society. The Rev. DIR. Wallace MacMullen. the
pastor, reports that the work of the Church Home
has been pushed more vigorously than ever. and
the women's union and home and foreign mission
societies have been we'll sustained. The offerings
for benevolent purposes amounted to $40 .63S. and
the receipts for the support of the church
S16593. of which sS0lS came from rents and 81.
513 from subscriptions. Total, Sn6,231
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
CAME TO BUY FLOWERS FOR GRAVES
Motorman of Newark Car in Which Children
Were Killed Arrested for Intoxication.

Peter Boady who said he was the motorman Of
The Ridge-ave. car in Newark which was Knocked
to pieces by a Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
train some time ago number of school children
being killed and injured, was arragned IN Jefferson
Market Court Yesterday a charge of intoxica-
tfon Roadv carries scars his head received In
the accident He told Magistrate Cornell that he
had come to the city to buy flowers to put the
rT.,.as If the Victims of the trolley accident end
lad taken some drinks lie was discharged with
repfinand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
FATE OF THE PANAMA TREATY.
Carthagena's Municipal Council Fails to APP
prove It's Ratification.

Colon May 30-At a recent meeting of the
municipal council of Carthagena, Senior Ma
yarro invited the council to adopt a resolution
approving the ratification or the Panama Canal
treaty as being most beneficial for the nation.
The resolution was not carried, the votes
standing four in favor of the motion and four
against it.
The newspapers are receiving letters from
prominent Colombians and others urging the
ratification of the treaty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
DISEASED CATTLE IN ENGLAND.
Foot and Mouth Sickness Found on Board
a Steamer from Argentina,

London, May 3O-The British steamer Virgil
Captain Jardine, which has arrived at Dept
ford from Buenos Ayres, has been found 10
have on board cattle affected With foot and
mouth disease. They will he Immediately
slaughtered and incinerated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
FUNERAL OF MARCEL RENAuLT.

Paris May S0.-The funeral OF Marcel Renault.
the automobile racer and maker. who died az
Couhe-V erhac May y, from the effects OF In
i,,rfes sustained in first part Of the Paris Ma
drid race started May .. took place this morn
ing at St. Augustn's Church Many well known
automobile owners were present A plan Is
foot 10 erect monument to NJ, Rsnault at tho
SPOT where he killed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
CRUISERS SAIL FROM PORT SAID.

Port Said, May 30s-The United States cruisers
Albany. Raleigh and Cincinnati have sailed Tor
Manila.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

A dispatch from Rome May % announced that
Count Nigra, who is the doyen of the ltahan
diplomatic corps, was about to retire because the
government wished to have at Vienna a repre-
sentative adapted to Italys present relations
with Austria. which were daily becoming more
strained. E. Mayor des Planches. the Italian Am
bassador at Washington, was mentioned as the
probable successor to Count Nisra, but nothing
was known at the Italian Embassy at Washington,
said a Washington dispatch on May "A, OF any IN
tention to transfer Signor des Planches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

SPEND MONEY TO GET MONEY.
There is better and surer way than by
inserting an advertisement among the
Little Ads of the People
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

ALMOST EVERY BRANCH OF IhDusTR
4. represented in the Little Advertisements
OF the People" in the marrow columns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
COUNT NIGRA RETTRES.
Another italian Ambassador To Be Appoint
ed for Austria Hungary.

Vienna, May 3O-According to the "Neue
Freie Presse." the Italian Ambassador to Aus
tria- Hungary. Count Nigra, has resigned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

Mrs Cunning S. Bedford, who arrested at
Queenstown on May 10. her arrival there from
New-York charged with making false declara-
ton of childs birth, pleaded guilty at the Bow
st police court. London, May %, and
fined $50
The prosecution showed Mrs. Bedford came to
ENGLAND from Paris in December, and that she
had advertised Madame B.. DESTROYS of adopt
ing a female child" with the result that the ile-
climate baby OF a working girl in lsleworth
Transferred to Mrs Bedford's keeping under the
name OF Margaret CaTnette- Mrs. Bedford regis
tered the child her own and took II 10 Paris,
and thence 10 America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
SUPPLIED BABIES TO ORDER.
Arrest of German Woman Who May Be Con-
nected with Bedford Case.

Berlin May 3O-The "Vorwarts'' to-day prints
a dispatch from Hamburg announcing that the
police there have arrested the woman named
Elizabeth Weise, who is accused of having sup
piled babies from private institution which
she keeps TO persons who desired them for
fraudulent reasons. Frau Weise is supposed in
some quarters TO have provided for Mrs Gun
ming S. Bedford the child which she registered in
London It is not clear upon what the police
base this view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28
ASSESSED TOO HIGH
George Cole Wants Valuation of
Insurance Company Lowered.

George E. Cole appeared before the
board of county commissioners this
morning with a request that the as
sessed valuation of the taxa BILE property
of the Illinois Life Insurance company
in Shawnee county be reduced from
1877, $40 to $4,000.
Mr.. Cole said, in making his state
ment to the board, that the assessment
of the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance
company should be made on the furni-
ture and fixtures of the Office of the
company and upon the surplus of the
company. That the secretary of the
Kansas Mutual reported q surplus of
S146, 900 but that the three actuaries
from Illinois, Missouri and Kansas re-
ported $4,000 and that the three re-
ceivers made report on May is that
the surplus was $13, 359.70. He thought
an assessment on a basis of $4,000
would be unjust as the receivers found
only a surplus of $13, 35970, but that
while the receivers were in charge and
the expenses of agencies were cut out
the Surplus grew to $4,000 and that
amount was turned over to the Illinois
Life Mr.. Cole thought the company
should pay taxes on an assessed valua-
ton of SAT coo.
County Commissioner Sterne said:
Receivers were appointed for the
Kansas Mutual February 5, 1903. The
assessor called upon the receivers April
s. 1908, for a statement of the value of
the property. They referred him to one
of the officers of the company who gave
a sworn statement in detail of it's condi-
ton. It is certainly a remarka BILE fact
if he estimated the assets at a higher
value than they actually possessed.
However, the assessment was made on
the basis of the sworn statement of one
of the officers of the insurance company,
and we have a right to assume the
amount 50 fixed was satisfactory to the
receivers for the reason that it was
accepted without protest.
"On the first day of July, 1908, the
Illinois Life Insurance company pur-
chased the assets and assumed the liza
bilities of the Kansas Mutual. At the
time of the purchase they were no
doubt familiar with this particular OBJ
legation and agreed to accept it. Under
the circumstances I do not believe we
would be justified in reducing the as
sessment as made"
The commissioners decided to take the
question under advisement. Mr.. Cole
announced that the Illinois Life Insur-
ance company would stand by the de-
cision of the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28
CHAIN OF COTTON MILLS
To Be Established With Operatives
from New York Slums.

New York, Dec. PA plan to oper-
ate a chain of cotton mills in North
Carolina by tenement jewellers of this
city taken there and trained by few
skilled workmen, is being evolved by
men here interested in the cotton bust
ness If their scheme is carried out it
will result in the establishment of a
self-sustaining charity which will take
hundreds of women and children from
the dirty-overcrowded slums Of the
city into a healthy country life, with
cottages and schools.
Work on the first mill at Marshall,
near the Biltmore estate, is to begin
in a week or two and the mill of $1,000
spindles is expected to be ready early
in July. 1t is planned to establish OH
the nearby hills model village of five
room cottages which may be purchased
at the rate of 81 a month. A company
store selling all the necessaries at an
increase of 5 per cent. over cost, to-
gether with schools and churches, will
be established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28
RAHw SAYS ARC LIGHT.
Missouri Engineering Students Make
Electric Lamp Give Varsity Yell.

Columbia, Mo, Dec. 2S.-Students of
the engineering department of the Univcr-
sity of Missouri have invented a cont-i-
vance by which electric light may be
made to give the yell.
The invention is the result of an acct
dental discovery In the midst of a lecture
in one of the class rooms an arc light near
the ceiling suddenly said Hello and
then talked rapidly for several moments,
It was found that the sound was due to
a telephone wire that had become crossed
with an electric light wire in such a way
that the sound was transmitted directly
into the arc light, the fame acting as a
receiver and reproducing the voice at the
telephone tranSmitter with startling dis
tinctneSS.
Working on this theory the students
have perfected contrivance by which an
arc light may be made to produce any
sound desired. At party given to the
co-eds by the engineers to exhibit the in
vention the arc light laughed, sang and
finally gave the university yell amid a
storm of applause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28

bridesmaid in white silk null and white
carnations Mr.. and Mrs. Willis E.
Armstrong acted as host and hostess
and were assisted in receiving the
guests by Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Ackley,
Mrs. Henry ShuIer. Mr.. Jess Smelser,
Miss Neva Eddy, Miss Anna MeGovern,
Miss Maud Thomas and Miss Mary
Shuler. Mr.. and Mrs. Snelser are living
at 217 Logan and will be at home after
January %.
Everett Taylor of Kinsley was in To-
peka today on his way to Hoyt for a
visit to his parents.
Mr.. Earl Styles who spent the latter
part of the week with Topeka friends
left for his home in Omaha Sunday.
Miss Edna Prescott has returned
from a visit in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles and their two
SOFAS of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bunger.
Mrs. Morton Albaugh and Mrs. Eli
G. Foster have returned from Kansas
City where they went for the Patti
concert
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain spent
Christmas in Chanute.
Mrs. c. A. Starks of Horton is visit
ing Mrs. Hallack-HilI.
Mrs. r. S. Black of Ottawa will
spend New Years with Mrs. A. A. Rod
gers.
Mr.. Frank Shellabarger returned to
Kansas City Sunday after spending
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L Shellabarger.
Miss Josephine Shellabarger who is
home from Pittsburg for the holidays
will remain until the latter part of this
week.
Mr.. Ellsworth Weaver is in Bedford
Iowa, for, a visit to relatives.
Mrs. P. J. Byrne and her son Ken
meth have returned to Kansas City.
They were Mrs. Alice Clugston's guests.
Miss Nellie Armenstrout has returned
from Kansas City where she spent
Christmas.
Mrs NJ c. Inflow of Hoxie is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
NJ Hart, 215 Eighth avenue east.
Misses Katie and Anna Holt, of Be
lott. are in Topeka this week visiting
their brother and other relatives.