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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
BROKAW LOSS, $4,000.
CdretGker Impersonated Him in
PaUning PIunder from Home.

With the recovery yesterday of more of the
property stolen from the w. Gould Brokaw home
by Oscar Johnson, the caretaker. who. according
to the police. has confessed that he set the
house aire on February 81 to conceal his thetts,
it became known that Johnson in pawning some
of the plunder had passed himself off as W.
Gould Brokaw. He told the pawnbroker that ne
wished to leave his vaIuables in pawn while he
was absent from the city.
In addition to the property. worth $4,000. re-
covered last Saturday after Johnsons arrest,
articles valued at $4,000 were recovered yes
terday, bringing the total of Johnson's pfer-
ings from his employer up TO between $4,000
and $4,000. since Mr.. Brokaw told the police
articles worth $1,000 which he had not previous
iy spoken of had been found to be missing
Mr.. Brokaw went to the East 67th-st station
yesterday and had talk with Captain Hogan.
A man living in Central Park West near S1st-
ST. had a. number OF pawn tickets Joslrlsou told
the police where he could be found This man,
the police say, was induced to buy the tickets
in absolute ignorance of the fact that the stuff
had been stolen. The man said he would aid
the police in every way and. leaving the de-
tectives, ne went away. and returned some time
later with the tickets. Then he accompanied
the police to where the goods actually were and
assisted in their recovery. This man says John
son told him he a member of a good fam
ly, Out was SLIdlLSneQ circumstances ana
needed the money that could be obtained from
the tickets to for other members of his
family.
Among the articles recovered yesterday were
an oil painting by Foyetto. said to be worth be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000; a quantity of silver
bearing the Brokaw family monogram, valued at
$3.50; large silver trophy plate, by Mr..
Brokaw in a New-York Yacht Club regatta last
year; plush box of razors, seven razors, one for
each day in the week, with the of days on
the blades and Mr. Brokaw's initials; one fur
jacket and pair of fur trousers. automobile
suit worth $500 and a gray wolfskin automobile
coat valued at 5000.
Mr.. Brokaw told Captain Hogan that the
members Of his family were constantly finding
some articles of personal value, such as cloth
ing, rings, miniature watches and unset jewels,
missing.
The police say that while the Brokaw house
afre Johnson disposing OF two auto
mobile race cups to 6th-ave. pawnbroker.
Johnson told this broker that he Mr. Bro
kaw'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
BEATEN ARMY In DANGER.
JAPANESE HURRY NORTH.
attacks on Both Flanlfs- Hain Body
of Russians at Tie Pass.

kuroPatkin's remnants of an army are still
moving northward, harassed on both tanks BIZ
the japanese. The main Russian body is said
to have reached Tie Pass All dispatches
from the front point to japanese attempt
70 capture the entire army.
Reports from japanese headquarters in
crease the Russian losses bf 10000 men.
General Kuropatkin says that 10000 of his
troops were wounded in the last few days of
fighting.
1t is reported from Washington that Japan
will welcome peace on reasonable terms. and
will submit conditions if assured that Russia
will give them serious consideration.
Disorders in Russia are increasing. The
movement among the peasants in three prov
inces is said to have been partially suppressed,
but is spreading in Poland, There were fur
ther strikes at st. Petersburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
AIMS BLOW At M'CARREN.
Murphy viii Side scith Republicans
to Beat 4dUersdru.

Charles F. Murphy returned from Atlantic City
yesterday and at Tammany Hall late in the
afternoon. He came up with ex-Register Kane.
of Brooklyn. and on the way home plans were
discussed for overthrowing Senator P. II. Nc
Carren's leadership in Kings County. When
they reached the city neither Mr. Murphy nor
Mr. Kane would discuss the matter.
Mr. Murphy last night confirmed the article
printed IN The Tribune yesterday morning that
the Tammany delegation in the State Legisat-
IRE would support the S0-cent gas bill. which is
a Republican measure. It was pointed out that
by so doing Murphy could ain a blow at Me-
Carren. who is regarded the gas combina-
TONS agent and at the same time he could de-
clare that Tammany had made an SG-cent gas
bill possible when the Republicans were uncer-
tain Mr.. Murphy said last night:
II believe in a 70-cent gas bill and our MEM
bers in the legislature VIII work hard for this
measure. but If we see that it cannot be enacted
into law we Will not try any dog-in-the eman-
ger tactics We want the best that we can get
for the city and don't care whether it is
Democratic votes or Republican votes that in
sures it. II the S0-cent gas bill IS the best we
can do we win support it and work to make that
measure Ia ""
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
DECIDE FOR PAGE RESOLUTION
REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN CONFERENCE AGAIN
TEMPORARY DEFEAT FEARED
lfurpay Confirms Report That Tammany Viii Support 8Cent Gas
Measure.
Measure.

the Governor, consisting Of three members of
the Senate, one member of the Chamber OF
commerce of the city of New York, one mem
Der OF the Manufacturers Association of the
city OF New-York and one member of the Mer-
chants Association of the city of New York,
which committee shall speedily as may be
proceed TO investigate and examine into the
organization and operation of the gas and cleo
trio lighting companies, the reasona blenesS OF
the charges maintained by the gas and electric
lighting companies operating in the city of
New-York. for services rendered the city and IT'S
the conditions under which the business of the
ccrapal les IS conducted. with reference 20 COM
retitioT. the quality OF the service; the crcunl-
stances connected with the negotiation and exc
cution of the city light contract for 1904 and
any oher phase of the gas and electric lighting
business as conducted in the city of New-York
deemed by the committee to be germane 10 the
purpose of such investigation; that the commit
tee report to the Legislature possible
the result of their investigation. with such RENE
dial measures as 1t may deem proper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
KILLED IN CAR CRASH
One Dead in Collision at Centre and
Grand SITS.

One man was killed and several others were in
jured by collision at 9:15 o'clock last night
between a horsecar and trolley car at the
Grand and Centre-st crossing. when the brake
of the trolley car failed TO hold The horsecar
of the Grand-st. line was bound east when it
was run into by a Madison-ave. car bound
south The latter was in charge of Isaac Miller
of No. 136 Madison-st., and William McDfonagle
of No 333 East 34th-st. was the driver of the
horsecar He was knocked over the dashboard
by the force of the collision and had several ribs
broken.
The horsecar was hurled from the track, the
team thrown down and the windows were all
smashed The killed riding on the
rear platform of the horsecar He was thrown
TO the downtown track. and. falling In front of
the trolley, was rolled by the fender for about
forty feet and ground to death. To recover the
body the Madison-ave. car had to be raised
with beams from a nearby building He was
later identified Abraham Miller. of No. 131
Clinton-st.
All the passengers in the trolley car escaped
injury but those riding in the horsecar were
all hurt. Max Goss, OF No. Sherin-st was
sent TO St. Vincents Hospital In the same ambu-
lance with the driver. McMonagle. Before the
ambulance arrived from the hospital the in
jured were attended by DR.. Ramos OF No. 90
Rutland Road Flatbush. who was a passenger
in the trolley Miller, the motorman. was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
FOR EDUCATION, S4.OOO,OOO
Sir William Macdonald to Help
Cause in Quebec ProUince.

Montreal March 13.-sir William Macdonald
a tobacco manufacturer OF this city. has decided
70 give S4.O00,OO0 to the cause of education in
the Province of Quebec and to-day unfolded
70 the Protestant committee on public instruc-
tiun his scheme in detail
IT consists of the erection OF normal school
of the most modern lines at ST Anne de Belle
vue few miles distant from Montreal, with
two large residential buildings. one for each SEX
where students may make their homes during
school term. the erection and endowment of an
extensive agricultural college at the same place
situated on two hundred acres of the choicest
land, and the provision for twenty-eight scholar
ships the whole when complete, to involve the
expenditure of S4.0o0O0O 1t is believed that
studies now carried on at Mccill Normal School
win be transferred to Bellevue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
rBx TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l

Albany March 13-On the eve OF vote on
the Page resolution calling for legislative IN
vestigation of the price of gas in New-York at
least twenty of the Republican Senators met in
conference az the house of Senator f. c. Ste
vens.
At the end of the conference the assertion was
made by those present that a decision had been
reached TO pass the Page resolution, and that
enough votes had been represented at the con-
ference to pass it. But of the details the cor
ferrees were less explicit, and nothing bpt q
break in the soiiG 7disp3aeni Of the 7tt 45Sa
Senator's against gas legislation will furnish the
necessary votes.
A careful summary of the Republican votes
tonight disclosed the fact that those in favor
of the resolution could not at most depend on
more than twenty votes, while the opposition
was equally certain of ten In the doubtful col
umn were five votes. while Senator Armstrong
is absent for the week.
1t was the realization ,ef this situation that
led to the decision for another caucus after
Senators Raines MaIby and Aids and Speaker
S. Fred Nixon had talked for two hours this
afternoon Friends of the resolution admitted
that it might be necessary either to submit to a
temporary defeat or else postpone action to-mor-
row. The plain fact is, that up to the hour of
adjournment tonight no Senator would venture
a prophecy on the probable outcome. The line
up, as generally accepted tonight, was as fol-
lows
For the Page resolution-Allds. Bracket
R1rr Carnenter Cobb Cordts Elsberg Fan
cher, Gates. Goodsell, Hill, Hinman. Lewis Mai
by, Page, Raines. SAKE, Stevens, Tully' Warwick
and White-2l.
Against the resolution-Ambler. CoggeshaH'
Cassidy. Cooper, Davis, Drescher Fechter,
Gardner. L LHommedieu, Wilcox and McEwan~
II.
Doubtful-Barnes, Prime and Browns.
Senator MaIby estimated the number to be
present at the conference tonight at twenty
Ave This is apparently overestimate as
Senators Armstrong, Hill, Hinman McEwan
and Warwick were absent from the session and
Senators Wilcox, L L'Hommedieu. Gardner. Cog
geshall, Drescher and Cassidy and several 9TH
ers did not attend.
The situation was further complicated to-
night by the introduction by Senator Cooper. of
Brooklyn, of a new resolution for an nvestiga-
tion. The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
FRIGHT CAUSES DEATH.
Aged WOman's Heart Stops When
Fire Ignites Dress.

Lakewood. n. J., March 13.-Frfght caused the
death of Mrs. John Fletcher. sixty years old at
her home in John-st. this afternoon Her grand
son had set fire to brush heap in the front
yard and Mrs Fletcher sent his sister to extin-
guish it,
The fire got beyond the control OF the chill
dren, and the aged woman, fearing that the
blaze would spread to The house. hurried out
with a pail of water. A puff of fame caught
the bottom of her dress and at sight of it she
tottered and fell to the ground. Nelghbors
who went 10 her aid found her dead. Coroner
Lilenbridge said that fright caused her death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
STRIKER HIT JIU JITSU.
Vas Taken to Hospital, While Actor
Arranged His Cuffs.

Michael Mahoney, of No. 638 East 14th-st.,
one OF the striking guards formerly Of the In
terborough, engaged in fist fight with Walter
z. Perkins, actor at the Murray Hill Theatre
in who Goes There?" last night at the 4th-ave
entrance to the 33d-st station
The striker jostled against Perkins and the
latter resented it. The guard invited Perkins
to settle in a "gentlemanly manner" Perkins
accepted. DIR. Hall took Mahoney TO Bellevue
Hospital soon after that Mahoney had a
sprained arm, two blackened eyes disjointed
nose and other injuries. Perkins told Patrolman
Reed, as he arranged his cuffs that the guard
had fallen victim to iiu jitsu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
NEw-YoRK FIRM GETS CONTRACT.
Award for Work on Bergen Hills Tunnels
Made by Pennsylvania Railroad.

Philadelphia. March 1s-The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company to-day awarded the contract for the
twin tunnels under the Bergen Hills to a New
York construction company. The Bergen Hills tuu-
nels will be about mile and quarter In length.
They viii form the entrance 10 the North River
tunnel from the New-Jersey side. and will con-
meet with the surface line branching off from
the New-York division tracks short distance from
Newark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
OLD WILL PRosATEp.

will drawn up twenty-five years ago, and al
legged 10 have been found among some old papers
in garrett was filed for probate yesterday in the
Hudson County IN. j. Court The will is claimed
N ba that of Thomas Moore OF Harrison, who left
an estate valued 100000 The will makes
foster daughter sole beneficiary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
5. a. wlrAgRsEg BUYS a MualLLo.

City of Mexico March 19.-A Murlo, a painting
OF the Madonna and Child belonging the VIZ
Iada family of Toiuea has been bought BY Sidney
a Witherhee of New-York for $4,000
The painting was brought from Spain b. an an
cestor Of the Yillada family In 1866.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
THE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE

toward Colorado Utah California and the Pacific
Coast Is offered by tho New-York Central Lines.
Somethirg doins All tire year round. ask our
agents for particuars.-AdYt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14

After all. USHER's the scotch that made the
highball famous ~ is the best.-Adyi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
SPRING SOUTHERN TouR.

siS-day trip To Old Point Comfort. Richmoad and
Washington, March 2S via Pennsylvsnia Railroad
Rate covering necessary expenses. 26.oo-tAdvt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
QUICKEST LINE TO clevgLANo.

Leave NeW-York 5,s2 .. m. arrive Cleveland T15
next morning. Cincinnati l:s0 p. m. fncianapolis
Soc p. M. ST Louis esf5 ,. m. by NeV York Csa-
IraL Fine Service so excess faTe.-Adyk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14

n Cannot be excelled for the SICK.
Dewey < Sons Co. 12S Fulton St. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
oE"Ers PORT WINE AND GRAPE JUICE

Contained On third page.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-12
Cost OF Making Beef.

1t has been accepted as proved that
the younger an animal the lower Is
the cost of putting ON flesh and fat.
Some experiments have been made to
prove this, but the data are too mea-
ger to permit of the building of very
strong arguments on them. Professor
Mumford of the Illinois station has
taken up the question and Is making
an experiment that will at least add
to the volume of the data II 1t does
not settle the question, which it prob
ably VIII not. Herds of various ages
are being fed at the station, and these
Will be marketed as fast as ready and
careful reports compiled Of the cost
OF gain made on each lot. There Is a
point beyond which 1t does not pay a
farmer to keep an animal, even
though that animal is all the time
gaining In weight. The station is try
Ing to find the point at which steer
feeding must stop, If a profit is to be
made. Every day after that point the
farmer Is losing money and losing the
time he is putting on the care Of the
animal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-12
CHAPTER Xxx

The first railway was opened in China
about 1877, and ran from Shanghai to
FOu-Tcheou. The Grand Transasiatic
followed very closely the Russian road
proposed in 1874 by Tashkend, Kouldja,
Kami, Ian Tcheou, Singan, and Shang-
hal. This railway did not run through
the populous central provinces, which
can be compared to vast and humming
hives of bees. and extraordinarily pro-
life bees AS nearly as possible it forms
a straight line to Sou-TcheOu before
curving off to Ian Tcheou; it reaches
cities by the branches it gives out to the
south and southeast.
Since we left Kothan, we have covered
hundred and fifty kilometers in four
hours. 1t is not a high rate of speed
but we cannot expect on this part of the
Transasiatic the same rate of travelling
we experienced on the Transcaspian
Either the Chinese engineers are not so
fast, or, thanks to their natural indo-
lence, the engine drivers imagine that
from thirty to forty miles an hour is the
maximum that can be obtained on the
railways of the Celestial Empire.
At o'clock in the afternoon we were
at another station, Mia, where General
Pevtsoff established a meteorological OBJ
servatory. Here we stopped only twenty
minutes. l had time to lay in a few
provisions at the bar. For whom they
were intended you can imagine.
The passengers we picked up were only
Chinese, men and women. There were
only q few for the first class and these
only went short journeys
We had not started a quarter of an
hour, when Ephrinell, with the serious
manner of a merchant intent on some
business, came up to me on the gang
| way.
Monsieur Bombarnac." he said, 81
have to ask a favor of you"
"Only too happy, 1 can assure you,'
said 1. what is it about"
81 want you to be witness. 1 am go
ing to marry Miss Bluett."
marry herr"
Eyes. Al treasure of a woman, well &C.
quainted with business matters, holding
a splendid commission"
my compliments, Mr.. Ephrinelll You
can count on me-"
"And, probably, on Monsieur Cater
nap
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-12
Commercial Fertilizer.

1 used three tons of fertilizer from
one of our large packing companies in
1903. l used it on my corn field, put
ting 1t In the hill with the compliant
err; this was on black sandy loan. l
had good crop of corn, but as my
soil was in good condition l was I'M
able to say how much benefit the fer
ulizer was to me, If any; therefore,
In 1904, l made up my mind to give
1t thorough test as far as my farm
was concerned.
This year 1 used five tons. This
fertilizer came from a different pack
ing company from the first lot, but
was supposed to be the same as to its
chemical value. We used 900 pounds
to acre, mainly, as in the first year;
still we planted strips through our
fields with 200 pounds per acre, and
In the same field we left strips with
out any fertilizer The first two
months we thought we could see
little advantage in favor of the corn
that had the fertilizer, but later on,
and at husking time. we were unable
to see that the use OF the fertilizer
was OF benefit to us.-P. G.. Freeman,
Iowa
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-12

And l add" said the major, that the
Chinese government has done wisely in
sending an escort of twenty well armed
men. From Kothan to Ian Tcheou the
trains will have two thousand kilometers
to traverse through the desert, and the
safety of the line is not as great as it
might be across the Cobb"
All the more so, major, as the re-
doubtable Ki-Tsang has been reported
in the northern provinces"
Quite so, and haul of fifteen mill
ions is worth having by bandit chief"
But how could the chief be informed
of the treasure being sent?'
THAT sort of people always know
what it is their interest to know"
Yes" thought l, although they do
not read the Twentieth Century"
Meanwhile. different opinions were be-
ing exchanged on the gangways. Some
would rather travel with the millions
than carry corpse along with them,
even though it was that of first-class
mandarin. Others considered the carry
ing of the treasure danger to the pas
sengers. And that was the opinion of
Baron Observation-Disclosures in a furious
attack on Popof
you ought to have told us about it.
Su- yOu ought 10 nave tOlQ us ABOUT
it! Those millions are known to be in
the train, and they will tempt people to
attack us. And an attack. even if repuls-
ed, will mean delay, and delay 1 will not
submit to. No, sir, 1 will noti'
mo one will attack u.s." replied Popof.
mo one will dream of doing it,"
"And how do you know that-how do
you know that?'
BE calm, pray"
81 will not be calm; and if there is a
delay l will hold the company response
BILE"
That is understood; hundred thou
sand tiorins damages to Monsieur lie Bar
on Tour de Monde.
Let us pass to the other passengers
Ephrinell looked at the matter, of course,
from a very practical point of view.
"There can be no doubt that our risks
have been greatly increased by this treas
ure, and in case of accident on account
of it the Life Travellers Society, in
which l am insured, will, l expect. re-
fuse to pay, so that the Grand Trans
asiatic Company will have all the re-
sponsibility."
"Of COURSE" said Miss Bluett: land
if they had not found the missing van
the company would have been in seri-
Gus difficulty with China. Would it not,
Fulk?"
Exactly, Horatia."
Horatia and Fulk-nothing lessl The
Anglo-American couple were right, the
enormous loss would have had to be
borne by the Grand Transasiatic, for the
company must have known they were
carrying a treasure and not a corpse,
and thereby they were responsible.
AS to the Caternas, the millions roll
ing behind did not seem to trouble them.
The only reflection they inspired was,
"Ah! Caroline, what a splendid theater
we might build with all that money!
But the best thing was said by the
Rev. Nathaniel Morse, who had joined
the train at Kachgar.
ut is never comfortable to be drag
ging a powder magazine after one"
Nothing could be truer, and this van,
with its imperial treasure, was a pow
der magazine that might blow up our
train.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-12
Poultry Pickings.


Save the cabbage for the hens.
Leaves make good scratching ma
terial.
Cracked corn will put fat on a fowl
about the quickest Of any feed.
A lot of extra cockerels are a nui-
sance. Kill them off If you want
eggs.
AS a rule hens fall off in egg pro-
duction after they are three or four
years old, and 1t is only in exceptional
cases that it is advisable to keep
them.
Green cut bone or good beef scraps
will force the pullets to early matu-
rity.
Dampness is one of the worst trou-
bles of poultry keepers. Sunshine is
sure cure.
If eggs were sold by weight the talk
about big eggs would give place to
that of more of 'em.
Lime water is a corrective of fowl
diseases and is also good remedy for
soft shelled eggs.
A duck grows faster than a chicken.
sells for more In market, costs no
more to feed and needs but little care.