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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
ISSUES NEW ORDER TO AGENTS.
Equitable Life Assurance Society Also Gives
Dinner for Them

4 dinner vas given ~ Shcrry's last night bv tho
Equitable Life Assurance Society TO q number az
its leading agents. The principal object Of the
meeting was 90 announce that hereafter the Fgui-
tahl. win rot permit lie agents 20 sell polIc,.
fo. that company 90 take the place % a policy
already taken out in any other gooG company Ina
making tae announcement. Mr.. Cage T. Tarbeu
second vlcc-presldcrt said.
TIE SOD. object 90 ths agent who engages in
FA'h H tf..l'r d. 90 make commission at The eN-
TeiEe - The assured. Life assurance in its high
sf arc h.-f sense 81 constructive not destructive
ln lts 1ipfdHsi meaning 81 signifies the upbu ding
y b. structure reared 10 protect mankind against
tie liolssltudes ~ ne and death. and The man
Who tears down she work % AIs fellow agent
merely 'o serve hie own selfish ends adding moth
luE 60 The size strength uf the poHrvhoIde-'s
protection. should be driven out Of the business
Itc announced that letter had been sent 20 the
presidents OF az other companies asking them ia
JON ~ this movement Tor lettering the Ife assuf-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
HORSE STABBED IN SEWER TRENCH
Fell Forty Feet Without Injury-S. P. c. A.
Can't Get Him Out

Down at the bottom OF the forty-foot sewer eN-
cavation at Foster 1nd Gravesend ayes. hf'oS'SH'
is stabbed temporarily Beets. a horse belonging
IN patrick keenan, Parkvic farmer Beets
was working on dirt cart at the edge az the *
cayatlo- on Tuesday. The wagon slipped over the
bank Keenan, Jumped Just iu time. but BeetS
WAS pulled over He broke away rom ''e ""b'"
aud strangely enough. escaped unlujured
How TO gct the animal OFT was pr"hl"n that
has not been solved yet rho apparatus lNr4 10
hoist ont tho dirt was tried and proved Inadequate
ON Wednesday morning Fleets was almost star Yea
ana frozen to death. ald Keenan, set about making
MIN AS comfortable as possible. Yesterday the so
riefy FOR ill.,. Prevention nf cruelty To- Animals
,,,d. an rnort To rescue Fleets- The socIetys men
riuqsJ I'M several kinds Of dcrriCkS and used a
ac"oInt ~ the Welding of the sandy sides OF the
trench. More elaborate tackle viii be erected to
Iav and another attempt 10 return Beets to the
outside world Viii 1e made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
BRONX RISES IN PROTEST.
Tarpayers Oppose Charters TGiidG-
ton Bill as Unjust.

The COMMITTEES on freight transportation and
railroads Of the Taxpayers Alliance Of the Borough
" The Bronx has sent TO Assemblyman Z. H.
Wallace the following letter
The Taxpayers Alliance OF the Borough Of The
Bronx herewith calls your attention 10 oil intro
duccd by you on February 4, ls0i the introductory
Der Of which Is No. 80. This alliance has mem
bershtp OF about i've thousand Taxpayers and We
earnestly protest against the enactment into law
~ what s. known as the Wilcox Wallace Omni-
since Isi0 ana up 20 the year 1880 vasi1us Wild
cat railroad companies were incorporated tor the
what is now the east part q Westrhegter County
and Borough 90 The Bronx. u Is well known that
non" Of these old corporations complied with any
OK the statutory requirements II J. ais" Vel
ceased 70 exist II the bill which YOU ia ccn-unc
ton with Nj WILCOX. have introduced should be
those Odd charters. II would cloud millions OF dollar
81 property ln The brgux ana Nsstch.ster County .
81 the greatest iHlustices conceivable. and We.
therefore. ask that the Wilcox allace bll %
ed 60 apply 20 some railroad iu some other part %
the state. suggest that instead % making 10
street surface railroad company the route OF which
in whole or part los within any city ot the frst
read that 10 shall not apply 10 any street surface
railroad company or 20 any general frame railroad
the route OF which IN whole or n part lies within
An amendment ~ this kind We believe will protect
the Borough ~ The Bronx and Westchester
An attorney - our association has also sug-
In tditIon 10 ,s foregoing tina It's provisions shall
not apply 10 any railroad company which has not
an absolutely just suEEestiou and amendment. for
lied - protect the rights % the people 49,,
We trust that YOU viii see your F clear 70 elthrT
81 that shall absolutely not apply 70 any rairo3d
~" iual, 80, ~ VS., ~. YORK ard that Il snail
also Tot apply 10 any railroad not having received
The ccrtia55ts OF tho Railroad Commission O, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
A RACE FOR DIOON.
University Of Chicago Will Try 10 Beat
Austrians in Obtaining Corner

chicago Feb. 2S-The University Of Chicago ie
trying 10 secure a corner on the wovIis supply q
dioon which r. n ferulike plant and grows only
near Jalapa. Mexico.
The botany department % the university heard
Of its existence there through German scientist.
and Professor Charles !. Chamberlain has been
sent to Mexico 70 dig ND and skip Chicago all the
available supply. Professor Chamberlain viii make
all possible speed for 10 IS understood NJ the uri-
versitv that Austrian scientific society e send
ing an expedition 20 the same patch or doOn
Doon Is described as AN exceedingly rare genus
II rvcads' The cyCads look like great fern plants.
but differ from the ferns I'm that they bear seeds
Dloou has heretofore been found only m Isolated
specimens often imperfect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
EBELT md RAFFO TO DIE
T-co Hurdcrcrs Sentenced Htti'n
an Hour at White Plains.

within IN hour yesterday a. the White Plains
courthouse Justice Smith. q tie supreme 'o''' j,
sentenced Martin EbeIt. the vile murderer, or
49, K-.7rrr and F'rarcesco Ratio. the slayer
rs Policeman Maurice AAearn. O, New Rochelle. TO
death ia trc electric chair en- Sing SINS prison I'D
IN. week beginning AYrl H. Ehclt was sentenced
illf-,gJlltcy following tie verdict ~ iae jury INA
r. MAS ..fftv ~ murder in the lrst dsgree- lie
r.- pad, .-r-a- rsr. the room tlau ltafo vas
bf..Frt fr and received the sentence ~ the court
r-nc.I showed ~o emotion. bat heard she .rntetce
-5.f r-a -g-4a -fard and indifferent dCmrAfor ihat
--.-i-.s his notions throughout lis trial Inc
es-...r.. was passed early .u the day before MS
,-..rs,.a r-r..ag az Waite Plains. o was feared
rnar scene f- the courtroom fliEHt I'ipM I DIS
s1rt1s- and sisters were there tle. M91 t 1870
$50 I'D .r, tar lr the deputies. and preparations
,,-a-. made % take aim so SuE Sin- PRISON On MS
RETURN % tie 1a'. he said 20 so'-e or me oihel
.N.l-E brvs I'Fe made o good HEat and lost
...,,e. SIS 4 over win me IT See yga -gafn ln
some other country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
LACK OF FIRE PROTECTION.
Charities" Points to Danger 20 State and
City Charity Buildings

Iu Gee corning issue. Charlie Is Go have am
article drawing lesson from the recent Iroqu0is
Theatre fire. which 81 applies 10 State charity
buildings. Tie burning ~ tlc lauudr~ in The
1iaulattau state Hospital. West last month IS
cited as aH instance tending - show that these
blilGirgs eye not safe. Speaking ~ this fire. 81
says
It woulG seem u this institution should have
been wen pared. for Tires are not 81 Iutrequeut
occurrence COD Wards Island. o. one year. tss7.
lhrr" were -"1. and in each case her" was a
larz. Joss cf property. ard Joss of life mar
TDWIr aErrrsl. Tho IrlHue's account 90. one 0T
these fires Says that o.. twenty male nurses. who
made up rue rIF tsTe rtmeut OF the institution.
'E.t out old Engine 80. -. discarded by ID, eItv
Fire Department u this is significant 81 the
sort ~ protection against fire which ls afforded
Isolated Institutions Tor the sick and insane 81 -
not a creditablo condition Of Affairs.
Other exanples are referred 90. particularly the
gre i- C3rov Hatch Asylum. Iu London. where
over Iftv insane women were burned 20 death.
Tho never bl.duss Tor the insane fl New York
State aTe rUt GrepTpcf. declares the article and
means fur fA til- fires IN Instances in
adequate. Then, have be-. steps ne rlgbf d.
rcrtlo-. however Dr. iS admitted. This dangerous
neglect % government wards is not limited 10 this
state 0r ration. Charities" iele.es and SAYS the
l~ogu0i7 disaster should prove % value ae q time
j. warning TO charity officials 81 an parts of the
o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
SALARY FOR STOCK EXCHANGE HEAD
Committee Appointed to Report on Its
Availability

The governing committee Of the Stock Exchange
has appointed the following a committee to report
on the adyisability OF making the presidents posi-
ton "a sdlaTied one: President Thomas T. X
Sturgis r. =. Doremus. Rudolph Keppler. w II.
GFanbery. &. W Maury and Ernest Groesbeck. II
j. understood that this committee VIII report 10
the governing committee at the latter's next regu-
lar meeting, on Wednesday. March g.
President Thomas yesterday said that he would
not be candidate for reelection to the presidency
No statement concerning the reason for the pro
posed change could be obtained from Mr. Thomas
or other members OF the governing committee
The executive heads OF some OF the other ex-
changes are salaried officers. however. and as the
duties OF the president OF the New-York Stock
Exchange have become 50 eXacting TO occupy
practically his entire time. 10 the exclusion OF his
private business. the movement to make the preSi-
dency salaried office has gained ground IL is be
heved that II the new policy Is decided upon the
salary viii be about So. 600 a year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
WILL EXAMINE BROOKLYN L" MEN
Recent Accidents Lead to Decision to Apply
Many Severe Tests.

on account u the frequent accidents on trs Gle
waited divisions Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pauy. which have been directly traced TO the TN
competence or gross careIessuesS OF the engineers
or rnotorucu the officials OF the company have de-
cidel that every holding such place iu thatr
employ shall ut once be put through rigid examl-
nation 70 test his fitness.
Each % five hundred men Will not only 10 re-
quired 20 pass a physical and mental test. bat
moral one as weII-that u.s. he will be required to
answer questions 5 20 his character. habits and
methods OF life. The correctness Of his answers
will De investigated. All men who do not come ~
90 the high standard set viii not b- retained iu
places az engineers or motCrEel.
General Manager CalderwCtd says that he has
the assurance OF the Brotherhood OF locomotive
Engineers that they l1 sympathy with the
idea and Will not ask the company To retain any
man who g. found 20 be- not fully competent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
BEAR KILLS C1HEL.
Fierce 4uimoI Fight IN Luna Park
Ring.

4 Hght between ramels ana bears at The animal
quarters ~ Luna PARK yesterday afc-rnon resulted
g. the death % valuable camel aud tho vouudlnE %
beare. Goliath. one ~ she animal trainers has
been teaching two small bears 90 ride two camels.
with large bear acting as riuEmaster. Tor the
Circus MlNimls next summer Yesterday afternoon
De was called from tho ring. and when 10 got back
= fight was 90 fuH progress between the camcls ana
fhc bears
The camc's bit and klckc5 untn they had sIbducG
Go" smaller bears but tho big one got strange
hold on tire neck Of one 81 the csmels and did not
Jet 60 uatI ne had chokcd the life out Of his adj
yersary Goliath Of last. with help managed to
rope the remaining camel and lead him away
screaming and struggling. The wounds OF the bear
were dressed and So IS hoped he will recover. but
the remaining camel may die from long cash IN
his neck made hy the bears claws. The dead camel
was valued al about $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
CAvE-IN BURIES FIVE.
Men Went to Their Death in the Minnie
Healy Mine in Obeying Orders.

Butte Mont. Feb. Give miners were killed
by cave-in OF earth and rock I'm the Minnie Healy
mine this afternoon. The accident occurred the
sixth floor Of the I0DO-foot level. Early IN the day
Joseph Kane. the foreman, was Informed that the
ground In that place soft and I'm danger %
falling. He withdrew all the miners working there
Later Boss Haggerty took four men into the
place to bulkhead ana strengthen the weak spots
Just how the fall came VIII never he known. as not
Of the i've escaped. Only two bodies have been
recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
GUEST GETS S12.5OO.
Justice Forbes Says SO 300 Would
Not Haze Been Too Much.

A verdict o. $1,000 given A Royal Guest yes
terday his suit aEalus, Clarence L. Loyvther for
alteration Of his w!fe's affect ions. The jury was
gIt about three hours. Guest sued for $1,000
JIstl-e Forbes. iu denying "a motion for a new
trial said: II think the jury has been very kind
and saorciuI 10 the defendant. and ! do not think
that had they given tie full amount asked for g..
would have been unjust
The Justice granted the defence a delay ~ thirty
days. and also the motion Of the plaintiff for the
customary additional q per cent above the verdict.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
THE LAKE SHORE LIMITED IN CRASH
Engine Strikes Freight ocomOtive-Passen-
gers Are Shaken Up.

Toledo. Ohio. Feb. 1.-THE Lake Shore Linn
fled. while running at the rate of sixty miles
an hour this afternoon. struck the engine OF a
freight train which had Just started to pull on
the main track from a siding six miles west 81
Port Clinton
Both engines were disabled. the steps and rail-
ings we're stripped from the passenger ears, and
windows were broken by coming in contact with
the freight engine. Passengers were thrown
from their seats, but no was injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
COUNT AND COUNTESS IN JAIL.
Imprisoned in Nome, Charged with At
tempting to Murder Former Friend.

Seattle Feb. "a dspa tch to The Post
IrtelliEencer' from Dawson says that Count and
Countess Moracevrsld are In a Nome jail charged
with attempting 10 murder Captain William Gilpin.
a former friend Their bonds are fixed at 5000
The quarrel took place at the Russian mission.
where the countess tried TO shoot the captain. She
Jid not succeed because no had taken the powder
llf OF The cartridges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
MYSTERY IN DRIVERS DEATH
Brother-in-law Tells Police That Facts Are
Being Concealed.

James - N.Govern broJher-iu-iaw of George
Wagner. the driver Nho was found on Wedues-
dav diving iu The stable yards Of HrucNne-
Brother. iu East ore-huuired-and-siNty- FIRST
81. appeared no Police headquarters yesterday
and declared that iu his opinion The facts OF
N-aErer.s death were being concealed Al ms
,-a.,--as- -r-raa detectives were assCud To- The
case and sanr-s Viii boz made 90 clear up the
mystery and satisfy the relatives of the dead
man. who are stiIl convinced that ne came 10
his death ny foul means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
CATS MUTILATED THE BODY.
Woman Found Dead in Her Apartment
Last Seen Alive on Sunday.

IN a s-ualiI apartment o. two rooms on tho
second floor OF the rear tenement house No. =
scvcuth-avc tho body OF Mary Lynch my years
old v-a~ found yesterday She had NOT been seen
alive since Tuesday. Her face and chest were badly
mu-ila,eF and 'ne police think tHe body was at
tackled by Young cats which were probably starv-
ing 10 Is thought that tho woman died from star
walton and alcoholism
Tho woman bad been charact"r $50 o." neigh
bo-ho,t tll. police say. and had lived alone many
wears. Her rooms had scarcely any iufi-slli.l-'
-,-ars we're n broken table. a chair and lrE ing
pan. - .,..-
policeman who was summoned forced t.H Hlli-
r-tt. ~ av kittens half grown were found lG the
,,,a,o and thry v-re mewiug from hunger
Last evening. % was declared. NounE nltH. VINO
e,iF he was John j. Lynch. OF No '5J last ',ii'
b1,udred-a nj -eighth-st called. ana looked
81 me HsIv He said the was his mother.
INT that he had not seen her In some time. rte
could not take care of the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
BUSINESS FAILURE

"ESRY g. = vOLCSsER dealer IN stationery ara
ef eTedths "a ST charles b. Gvsnn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
JUDGMENTS

The following Judgments fl sums over so wsrs
filed yesterday the first name being that or tns
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
SCHOONER
STRIKES ON
THE BEACH
Loss Of the F. W.
Howe ON North
Coast.
Three Seamen Perish and
Several Of the Grew
Are Injured.
Life Savers Succeed in RaScuing Cap
tain Keegan and Six Survivors
of the Disaster.

| ASTORIA, Or, Feb. 22.-The Ameri-
can schooner F.aW. Howe. owned at
Boston. Mass. and on her way from
Ballard, Wash, to san Pedro with a
cargo Of railroad ties. went ashore at
| Seaview, Wash, a point on Long
Beach ten miles north Of Cape Disap-
pOintment, this morning. She now lies
in the breakers, with a heavy sea
pounding her to pieces. Three lives
were lost in the disaster to the little
vessel and several of her crew were in
jured.
The Howe was sighted shortly after
10 O'Clock this morning by the observer
at the North Head Lighthouse flying
signals of distress. About an hour
later she had drifted northward and
struck on the beach at Seaview. As
the craft hit the breakers she was
forced around and struck the beach
stern first
The life saving crews at Point
Adams, Cape Disappointment and
North Beach went TO the scene as
quickly as possible. Three lines were
shot toward the distressed vessel, but
none OF them reached her. A lifeboat
was then launched. which, after con-
siderable difficulty. reached the dis
tressed craft and took off her master,
Captain Keegan, and six OF the crew.
Before the vessel struck on the beach
two Of the crew were killed. A Nor
wegian sailor, whose name could not
be learned. fell from the rigging and
was killed, and shortly afterward Viii
liam Vansanter, the cook, while taking
his turn at the wheel was struck BY
a heavy sea, which hurled him across
the deck against the rigging. killing
him instantly. Captain Keegan said:
We left Ballard on February u. and
all went we'll until the afternoon OF
Thursday last We were then off va
quina Bay. About 1870 o'clock in the
afternoon we suddenly filed. A strong
southwest gale was blowing at the
time and the seas were rolling noun
tain high. Since then the schooner has
been waterlOgged and all that kept her
aflOat was the cargo in her hold. We
have lived in the rigging and on the
deck since that time. Realizing our
desperate condition, I determined to
reach the Columbia River or Cape Flat
terry if possible. Sail was set and we
sailed and drifted before the gale. until
this morning we were off the Columbia
River. About 10 o'clock this morning
the schoOner's back broke clear across
under the main hatch. could not en-
ter the Columbia and. finding the
schooner would weather Cape Disap-
pointment, 1 headed her for the sandy
beach in order TO save the lives OF the
balance Of my crew.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Russians M0Ding
JOuthWQrd in
Korea.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEOUL, Feb. 22.-The Russians are
steadily advancing southwark Six
hundred of their troops have arrived
at Songchtn. on the northwest coast.
100 miles south of the Yalu River. Rus
sian scouting parties are now immedi-
ately south of Anju.
The Russians who were wounded In
the naval engagement off Chemulpo
and who were taken on board the Tai
bot, were transferred to the Amphi-
trite, which proceeded to Hongkong
with them
CHEFU, Feb. 22.-Raiding parties of
Japanese and natives of Siberia have
attacked the Siberian railway and
broken the line in several places. Five
hundred refugees from Manchuria ar
rived here this morning on the German
steamship Oprole from Dalny. Dalnv
is now crowded with people of all ma
tionalities, the majority of whom are
penniless. How to feed them is the
problem. Every precaution possible is
being taken against an outbreak OF
disease, either on the junks or the
mainland. Junks are now leaving here
with fresh provisions for Port Arthur.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
. ANARCHIST
PROPAGANDA
UNCOVERED
PruSSian Socialists
Involved in the
Movement.
2TreaSOlable Literature Is
Captured by the
Government.
One Book Gives Minute Directions for
the Organizing Of Plots
for ASSaSSinahonS.

BERLIN. Feb. 22.-The debate which
began in the Reichstag on January Is
p regarding the police surveillance Of
Russian students in Germany was re-
sun1ed to-day in the Prussian Diet. and
D. the Prussian Minister Of Justice DR..
Schoenstedt, and the Prussian Minister
~ The Interior, Freiherr Won Hammer
stein, went at length into the aIlega-
uons made in the Reichstag by Herr
Haas CSOciaI DemocraD. Herr BebeI.
b the Socialist leader in the Reichstag.
and others. The Ministers explained
the action of the Government in THIS
matter so satisfactorily that they won
the approval Of the opposition speak
ers.
Dr- Schoenstedt gave a full statement
oI the reasons for the arrest Of a num-
Der Of Socialists at Koenigsburg. which
had aroused such bitter denunciations
from the Socialist speakers in the
Reichstag. He said the state ATTORNEYS
Of East Prussia had long been aware
Of the existence Of a system Of snug
ghng undesirable literature into Rus
sia, and an examination had resulted
IN the finding Of extensive deposits Of
these pamphlets hidden in various bor-
der towns. They succeeded in securing
. a number Of these documents, most of
which had been prepared in Switzer-
land and translated into Russian and
Lithuanian. TRANSACTIONS into German
. showed that many Of these pamphlets
were OF q reasonable and anarchistic
character.
DR.. Schoenstedt read a passage from
one document which expressly advo-
Gated murder, and quoted the following
phrase:
I prefer. however, that Nicholas II
should not die by a bullet, but rather
be reserved for the scanold."
A search Of houses where this litera-
ture was found brought out the fact
that twelve 10 thirteen persons engaged
IN the smuggling were all Social Dem
ocrats, and correspondence was seized
which points very strongly TO the as
sumption that they were acting under
orders OF the party managers.
Freiherr Won Hammerstein. in his
address. referred to a small book that
had been seized, which gave minute
directions for the organizing Of muir
derous plots.
After the Minister Of the Interior
concluded a few short addresses were
made and every one expressed salts
faction with the Governments state
nent. One speaker regretted that these
explanations were not given in the
Reichsatg at once so that the force Of
the Socialist charges there might have
been broken.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
PANAMA CANAL BOTRERS
HUNGARIAN STATESMEN

VIENNA. Feb. 22.-At to-day's ses-
sion OF the Hungarian Diet an inter
pellation was made by Count Emme-
rich Szechenyi. who asked whether
the Ministry OF Foreign Affairs did
not consider IL possible and even nee
essary 10 join with other powers in
taking international action regarding
the future use Of the Panama canal.
in order 10 secure equal treatment Of
foreign vessels in time Of peace and
war. Minister Mueller, on behalf Of
Count Goluchowski. Austro- -Hungar-
ian Minister Of Foreign Affairs, an
swered the Interpolation by saying
that If this question became an ac-
tual one the initiative IN the matter
would have to be taken by powers
more directly interested.