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New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
CZAR'S WORDS DEFINED
Il Sign of Wider Enforcement of
RewessiUe POLICY.

ST Petersburg June 23-The official inter-
pretatfon of the Enperors speech to the dele
gates of the zemstvos and mayors at Peterhof
on June 10 is given in the following circular
sent by the Ministry of the Interior to all the
newspapers:
The words pronounced by the Emperor at the
reception of the members Of the zemStvos and
MUNICIPALITIES have been incorrectly interpreted
by a mart Of the periodical press, and several
newspapers have gone so far as to deduce there
from the arbitrary conclusion that the Empe-
ror's words implied an extension of the impe-
rial rescript of March to the Minister of the
Interior in the sense of a convocatGn of rep
resentatives of the people the bases of the
existing constitutions of the countries Of West
ern Europe.
1t was clearly shown by the Emperor's words
that the conditions of such q convocation were
to be based on order of things responding to
Russian autocratic principles. and his majesty's
words contain absolutely not the least indca-
ton of the possibility of modifying the funda-
mental laws of the empire.
Consequently the Central Administration of
Press Affairs. by order of the Minister of the
Interior informs all publications appearing
without censorship that the Emperors words
can be published only in the form in which
they were reported in the "OfficiaI Messenger"
without additions abbreviations and in order
TO preyent distortion of the significance of the
imperial words it is found necessary to prohibit
the publication in the press of any kind of de-
ductions or interpretations which do not ac-
cord with the direct and clear meaning of the
Emperor's utteranceS.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
ELLIS ISLAND MERCIFOL.
Red Tape WGued for fIm'n'sr0nt
Hury.uireg to Get Fortune.

po+r,c,k Ferris. OF Belfast. was mot delayed at
r1,,s leland nv the customary red tape and Of
ec,a1 procedure yesterday, and his chlloren
for+,,nes were saved. He was passenger on
the Teutonic which was delayed because Oh Ios'
and as Ferris was due at the Surrosates ONCE
sIl the officials of the immigration service COM
h,,o5 +o hasten the man on his Journey
Mr.. Ferris received word In Ireland that MS
slater had died in this city, leaving Saoooo 10 De
tbe viii was to be contested, and that his chli-
6ren's share would be lost unless he appeared IN
Wea,.tvorIT ~ at a certain time, he Immediately
ioI,ad ,assaee on the first ship he could eaten
NJ Ferris travelled in the steerage, and accoro-
ing to the regular custom, he should nave soils s
eeIIIts island but when the officials learned OF
b;e case they did everything in their power 10
faciIitate his movements 1t was tight squeeze
hnt Ferris won, with few mlnutes 10 sPsI'o-
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
INSURANCE LAW CHANGES
senator Bracket WouId Haze Re-
Cision Al Along the Line.
IBV TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE ]

Albany June Ex-senator Bracket TODAY de-
clared himself In favor of legislative action to
meet not merely the Equitable situation. but to
provide Tor regulation Of all insurance companies
outlined the changes he advocated in the insurance
laws attacked President Roosevelt's recommends
ueh Tor FEDERAL control and suggested that Attor-
ne! General Mayer might make use of his suit
brought in the name of Mary S. Young to compel
restitution Of money of the Equitable wrongfully
expended He commented on the strength and
ACTIVITY Of the insurance lobby at ALBANY He ex-
pressed the opinion. however that there was now
no need for legislative investigation Senator
Bracket said:
IN my Judgment federal control of insurance
SoiItsNhleS is the unwisest thing that is possibe
ne poncyholders AS for legislative action
mere al summer, but ! for one am willing 10 STAY
HHCi SNOW HES If this sitsatiOn can he +
pseneEe there should be legislation and / believe
az 81 step should be for the repeal of Section 5S
ns 70 sue an insurance company TO get the consent
OF tne attorney General. / introduced such a hill
iaSt session. and of course it was defeated
peIleFe IN Superintendent Hendricks's rerop-
1 DeleVe that the securities In which insurance
iur0s could De invested should Determined inet
as was zone N the case OF savings banks &C.
hlon aflo believe IL should be made a nenaI of
securities As for the investment OF the fI,nSs -
insurance companies in corporations in ~
insurance directors have interest that ought 70
De MADE q teIony. Then. I believe that q lauy
OF Insurance to fix the salaries Of Insurance off,
Gals. and making his approval necessary for anv
Change IN them. '
But there are other changes that believe should
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
II. S. DARLING ROBBED.
american Capitalist Loses Diamonds
in ST. Petersburg Hotel.

ST. Petersburg, June 23.-Theodore s. Darling
of New-York and several other guests at lne
Hotel de PEurope have been robbed OF all their
valuables Mr.. Darling lost diamond necklace
and quite a sum OF money. subsequently the
necklace was discovered in a pawnshop. Ihe
American Embassy is assisting in the search 1or
the stolen property Consdera bic mystery sur
rounds the robbery. Suspicion fell on Russian
countess, but when accused she boldly threat
ened to sue the proprietors of the hotel, and no
attempt has been made TO prosecute her.
Theodore S. Darling. president OF the Pneumatic
Torpedo and Construction Company, is in Russia
trying to sell war materials to the Russian gov
ernment As he leaving HOboken to go on
board the steamship Blucher thief attempted 10
pick his pocket. Mr.. Darling grabbed the man 5
hand and there was a struggle on the pier The
thief ran but Mr.. Darling pursued and caught him
The thief was taken to Recorder stantons court
and sent to prison for three months.
Mr.. Darling is said to be very wealthy. His name
first into prominence last September. when he
sued the firm of Charles R Flint & Co. for
sn.179. He alleged this sum was due him as
commission OF 100000 worth or rapid
fire guns and ammunition bought by the Car.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
ORDER OF RELEASE FOR FREE MAN.
Patrick Melody Discharged from Workhouse
When Friends Come to Get Him.

Magistrate Baker in the Jefferson Market
Court yesterday investigated the discharge Of
Patrick Melody. who was supposed on leaving
the Workhouse to be in the custody of persons
interested in his welfare. Michael O'Sullivan. a
lawyer who brought the matter before the
court, said that the discharge granted to him
the day before for the release Of Melody was
given to a clerk to be delivered TO the keeper
of the Workhouse. The clerk was late in ar
irving at the workhouse, and Melody had already
been discharged from custody. Mr.. OSulivan
said he had arranged TO take the old man to
friends, whose names he gave the court.
Magistrate Baker learned that he had COM
mitted Melody on an ordinary five day commit
ment" which calls for the detention of pris-
oner only five days from The date OF arrest
Melody who was arrested Saturday, was free
to leave yesterday morning, and did so. Melody
Is confined in Bellevue Hospital. and is suffer-
ing from inaniton.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
RRICKLAYERs GO OUT ON MANY JOBS.
Trying to Enforce Provisions of Agreement
with Mason Builders.

The bricklayers' unions have ordered strikes on
several buildings to enforce two rules in the trade
agreement between the Mason Builders Associa-
ton and the bricklayers unions. The first strike
was ordered in an apartment hotel in &th-st. near
5th-ave to force the present contractors to pay
wages alleged TO be due the bricklayers from a
former contractor This is allowed under provi-
sion in the trade agreement. The general conerse-
tor is the Gotham Construction Company, Thioh
has sublet the brickwork TO Edward Roach
Strikes on FIVE contracts Of Edward Roach were
reported by the bricklayers' unions last night on
the ground that ne is not conforming to union coh-
ditions Roach is not a member OF the Mason
Builders Association but the trade agreement pro
vide that the conditions in the trade agreement Do
binding on independent contractors empIoyinss GYMS
union brckIayerS. The strikes against fSOsol
innInde twenty-two buildings in The Bronx 1oT
which the Kohn-JohnsOn Company are the genera
Contractors The Gotham Construction COMPANY
has apDlied to the Supreme Court for an iTJuncuOl
restraining the bricklayers' unions from interIens
with the progress of the work at the a-aEtiile-t
hotel.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
PROF. RAMSAY WAS A BEER SLINGER.
Leland Stanford Man Sent to Bellevue to
Await Arrival of Friends

NJ. NJ. Ramsay, assistant professor Of Spanish
in Leland Stanford University and fellow Of
Johns Hopkins, prisoner before Magistrate
Baker In jefferson Market court yesterday charged
with vagrancy. This charge was dismissed, but
he was committed the insane ward at Bellevue
for five days until friends arrive to care for
him.
Professor Ramsay for some time has been lv-
ing in this city. While his wife, relatives and
friends have been searching for him he has been
and singing beer He has for some time lived
at the Pennsylvania Hotel, 11th-aye. and Ath-St.
Professor Twitchell, of Johns Hopkins Is ex-
pected to take charge of Professor Ramsay The
latter showed few signs of the life he has been
leading His dark gray suit neat and clean
and his derby hat brushed. The only sign that ne
was in financial straits that he was much In
need OF shave. All he would say was:
This whole case is farce it is a farce.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
M4NCHURI4 ABANDONED.
4leaief's Retirement-T'he Liberal
Press ReiOices.

st. Petersburg, June 2S-The announcements
of Admiral Alexieff's retirement was not accom-
nenied by the usual rescript of praise and 1t
bears all the marks of imperial disfavor. Ihe
retirement of Grand Duke Alexis as high ad-
miral, and Of Alexieff as Viceroy OF the Far
East and the suppression of the Far eastern
Committee In quick succession is the best evil
dence that Japan could need that the Emperor
has washed his hands of the whole Manchurian
adventure Admiral Alexieff, however. has been
appointed member of the Council of the En-
pire and will continue to hold office as aide
de camp general to the Emperor.
A story is current In the city that the DAY
before Grand Duke Alexis resigned the post of
high admiral he received a formal warning
from the terrorists informing him that unless
he retired within twenty-four hours sentence
on him would be passed and executed
The Liberal press greets the end of the Far
Eastern Committee with howl Of exultation. as
being the final blow to the policy which led to
the present war. The "Slovo." NJ Whites or
gan. traces the origin of the war to NJ. Plehve's
administration. and concludes:
The black page which preceded the bloody
pages of the book of Far Eastern affairs
has at last been torn out by the Emperor, and
all Russia will rejoice.
The Minister Of the Interior has prohibited the
publication of the Russ for a month on the
recommendation of the Assistant Minister of the
Interior General Trepoff. The Russ which
has an immense circulation has recently peen
the governments most severe critic.
The Governor General of the Caucasus has
telegraphed to the Minister of the Interior that
order has been restored at the city of Erivan,
but excitement still prevails in the villages Of
the province
A letter from the Caucasus says the Molokans
have prepared to follow the example of the
Doukhobors, and are beginning to emigrate to
America In order to escape official oppression.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
PROF. RICE TAKEN HOME BY FATHER
Too Much Study Thought to Have Unbal-
anced Young Mans Mind.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

Pittsburg, June 23.-J. B. Rice, of Lincoln,
Neb. whose son. Professor C. c. Rice formerly
a professor at Leland Stanford University, in
California, was found wandering about the
streets in Allegheny several days ago In a de-
mented condition, arrived here to-day, and to-
night left with his son for Nebraska
The young man, who secured his degree from
Harvard at the time did President
Roosevelt, has been travelling extensively of
late, and devoting great deal of time to study,
which is thought to have unbalanced his mind.
The father Of the professor reported to the Allie
gheny police that valuable gold watch which
had been presented to him by the faculty of
the university is missing.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
UNABLE TO SAVE DROWNING FRIEND
Fall River Man Nearly Loses Own Life
Trying to Rescue Comrade.

Daniel Sheehan. twenty-five years DID, or NO.
34I Middle-st, Fall River, was drowned In
Gravesend Bay, off Bay 14th-st.. Bath Beach,
Yesterday afternoon. He rowing in a boat
with William Turner. of No. % Mystic-st-, Fall
River. when the craft overturned the young
men were changing places.
Sheehan was unable to swim, and Turner
made a brave attempt to save him. but the ex-
ertion was too much. and he nearly lost his own
life Sheehan went down and Turner managed
to reach the boat, to which he cung until he
had regained some of his strength. Then he
swan ashore Sheehans body was recovered
and taken to the Morgue The young men had
been spending few days with friends in Bath
Reach
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24

be made Tontine and or fhe eeapns
be wiped out. provision made TOT .ns U ,i5
of dividend annually Industrial insur snouu %
be abolished. laws made perInitu,s ,aUre tSat
few lapses This Is the sort OF llisu sISo nt eist
draws the dimes and quarters OF the poor s ~
girls As for infant insurance tnal SiioI,e <or or
guarded against stringently as siizatton and
the drafting of law to compel fI - ~
the surrender of stock drafted sueh e aw ia.
year but / have grave doubts ABOUT ils
iionaltv and merely put 1t in to bring the cues
ton to public attention One more Po,l g3b @ mo
standardizng Of insurance investiies
on the lists there should be placed the iis' hi'i
gage bonds based real estate A.. ,,.,ro,ca
lobby. Governor Higgins says ne - mo- nsors about It
than any one else but know that there Is Is 10. 1ot
of naonIe here every session who seem 10 pc Ire
Yendousiy interested in all legislation aectns b he
r,,ra1ce companies-people who come OUT IN .I.e
open and you what yoY can and = wnns you r ,eas
AZ Mo one Unfamiliar with the details OF tests. S
S,. 10 NJ b,.+orxy made at Albany dream OF the
erin of the great Insurance interests on lawmakhR
at Albany
,,.,r,o t5,sg,ns said to-daytthat he had received
~ announcement of any mass meeting to be calieo
here bv Assemblyman Otto G. Foelker OF , nrgee }es
iySn next week to appeal to the SoVerlior ioi ies
islatiye action.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
MOVE TO DIVIDE EMPIRE.
attempt to Force Tote Fails IN
Reichsruth at Vienna.

Vienna, June 23.-Tn the lower house of the
Rechsrath to-day the Pan-German member,
Herr Sch6nerer, offered urgency motion that
the House declare in favor of the abrogation of
the union with Hungary, and he invited the
House to open negotiations with a view to this
result. He read the programme of the Pan-Ger-
man party, which seeks federation of German
Austria" with the German Empire, and con-
cluded by proposing three cheers for "the En-
peror of Pan-Germany." Premier Won Franken-
thurn said the government would not take part
in the debate vote was taken. and It was
found that there were not enough members
present to form a quorum
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
ANOTHER RUSSIAN LOAN
Internal Issue of 500, 100000 To
Be FLOated an the Fall.

st. Petersburg, June 23.-At the Ministry of
Finance to-day it learned that new in
ternal loan of s10o.O00,O00 will probably be
hoated next fall. The report that the matter is
already under discussion with local bankers is
incorrect and grew out of the fact that they
have just arranged to take ST.
SOC, 900 to S22 500 900 assigned to the savings
banks from the last loan, but not placed. The
Finance Minister NJ Kokovseff is confident that
there will be little difficulty in floating an in
terna loan in the fall The Minister says that
Russia is in possession of ample funds at
present.
Prices on the Bourse to-day continued to sag,
imperial As weakening to S6h.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
"4UTO" TANK BLOWS w.
Buckingham Guests Watch Dr7ue7
Give Ggmnastic Exhibition.

Horny n. Shearson, of No. POI West 5fth-st.
with his wife and a friend. was in an auto
mobile in 5th-ave. late last night, when some
thing got out of order. The machme was
stopped opposite the Hotel Buckingham 'ohii
Hines, the driver. tried to find out what was
wrong While he was looking the tank ex-
nloded and he threw a somersault to the SIDE
walk hut was not burned. Some one turned
~ an alarm and the guests of the hotel ran to
the windows in great excitement
Hines was not severely hurt, and the pas
sengers escaped entirely. The machhe was
wreck.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
KIRKMAN's MIXED COMPANY IN PRISON.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-I
LNeavenworth, Kan, June 23.-Captain George
w Kirkman, 25th Infantry, was brought to the
federal penitentiary this morning by Captain
Edgar A. Macklin to serve a three years
tence at hard labor He had two telescopes and
two large trunks filed with clothing. He was
photographed in his travelling suit He was
taken to the hospital. where he was examined
physically. The prison officials were under the
Impression that Kirkman would feign insanity
on arrival He will be detained in a large room
with about hundred arrivals for few
days. There is not enough work for all the pris
oners at present and he will be held at the old
prison in a room with Indians Mexicans. ne
groeS and whites.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
NEW BOULEVARD AT RICHMOND HILL
Planned as New Thoroughfare for Automo-
biles. Bicycles and Light Vehicles

According to 1.-THE Richmond Hill Record the
Typographical map of the 4th Ward of Queens. is
to be changed by the building of new boulevard.
The new roadway is to be made out of SteWart-ave.
Richmond HILL and Elm-st., Brooklyn Hills. ex-
tending from there IL straight line west Por,
tions of the lots either side of the roadway will
be cut in order to make it of the proper width.
This boulevard will be counterpart OF the new
continuation of Hillsde-ave.. through Orchard-st,
Amherst, and Brandon-st., as far as Forest Park
wav These roadways are made necessary by the
great amount of traffic and viii take the automo-
Files BICYCLES and light vehicles away from ia
maica-ave., which is already congested with the
trolley cars and heavy trucks.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
ACTION ON KIRlN ROAD.
RUSSIANS DEFEATED.
.TaDanese Check and Pursue a Force
Morang South.

TOXIC. June 23.-The following official o's-
patch has been received from the headquarters
of the Japanese armies in Manchuria:
In the vicinity of Yinge- Cheng on June Il a
thousand of the enemys infantry pressing our
scouts advanced and when they reached Hslah-
C,vang-Cheu, ten miles southeast OF wan, ,hau-
Tzekau our forces repulsed them, win HeaVy
loss and pursued them to the vicinity Oh wei
Yuan-Pao- Men.
After our force which occupied ang -Mu-
Lin-Tzu on June 10 had completed their mission
they returned.
The enemy consisting Of three battallons ana
four sQuadrons, with twelve guns. advanced
through the eastern districts of the Kirin road,
the morning his infantry gradually appeared
on the heights between Cha-Pen-Gan and Ii
CHA -Tun, and his artillery posted on the
heights of Lien Hua- Chies shelled the northern
heights of Nam -Tchen-Tze.
Our force, after few hours engagement as,
the enemy. captured the heights and pursued
him.
otherwise the situation is unchanged.
St Petersburg, June 23.-According to to-
days news from the 'front.' the Japanese, after
driving In the Russian advance posts. paused
Yesterday. Doubt seems to exist at the Russian
headquarters whether Field Marshal Oyama has
vet placed his columns In position to strike, or
is assuming a false offensive for effect on the
peace negotiations.
The advices add that belief In the prompt con-
clusion of peace is weakening. and that the
heat is intolerable, even the nights afordins
little relief
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
HOUSE VOTES LOAN FOR INDIA.
Railway Systems To Be Developed at Cost
of S1OO,OOOOOO.

London. June 23.-The House of Commons
this afternoon authorized the raising of a loan
not exceeding S100000,0O0, with the revenues OF
India security, for the construction extern
sion and equipment of the railways of India.
The Secretary for India Mr.. Brodrick ex-
planned that the money required to enable
railway. and to extend the programme for rail-
way building throughout the country. II is not
proposed to issue the loan all at once.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
YELLOW FEVER CLAIMS ONE VICTIM

washington, June 23--The Bureau of Insular At
fairs has received a, cabegram from Governor Ma
COON reporting four cases OF yellow fever, as
follows:
William Hayne, American nOn-employe, Colon;
Pedro Alas Spaniard laborer. Panama; Maurice
F>roech. Austrian. non-employe- Colon. and A
Ronvini italian, non-employe Panama.
The Governor also reports the death Of Mr. Ha-
yerstick
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
HENDRICKS TO REPLY TO CRITICS.

Syracuse. June 23.-Superntendent Hendricks said
to-day regarding comment that his department
should have earlier ascertained Irregularities in the
conduct Of the Equitable Society, that he had ex-
pec5eo sucn criticism and that he had answer
ready which he would give out next week He he
heVes his answer will be satisfactory TO the public
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
WARNING TO RUSSIAN CRUISERS.
British Warships to Garry Orders to the
Dnieper and Rion

St Petersburg. June 23.-In consequence of
British representations, British warships will
be dispatched to convey orders to the Russian
auxiliary cruisers Dnieper and RioD to
interference with shipping and to return to
Russia Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
MOBILIZATION ORDERS
Twenty Thousand Men To Be
Used for Defence at Home.

St Petersburg June 23-Preparations for the
mobilization of troops in the Moscow district
have been completed There will be a medical
examination of $4,000 men. from whom 10000
will be selected, not for service in the Far East,
but for incorporation in the reserve battalions.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Cincinnati June 23.-The Wyoming Presby-
terian Church to-day extended a call to the
Rev John Grant, OF New-York, to succeed the
Rev John Horton. The Rev. Mr.. Grant, who
preached on two consecutive Sundays recently
created favorable impression. He will accept
the call in the next few days. and take charge
of the church August /.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
TAkAHIRA VISITS THE PRESIDENT.

Washington juno 23-Mr. Takahira, the Jap
anese Minister called at the White House to-
night, and conferred with the President for
three-quarters of hour. When he left the
White House he asked If there were any
developments regarding an armistice between
the armies of Japan and Russia. Mr.. Takahra
would not discuss the question. but suggested
that there were some matters to be settled
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
PORT ARTHUR NOT SHUT TO TRADE.
Great Britain Receives Assurances That
Firms Have Not Been Expelled.

London, June 2s.-Replying TO a question in
the House of Commons to-day in regard TO the
reported expulsion of American and European
firms from Port Arthur the Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs Earl Percy. stated that the gov
ernment had been informed that no such orders
had been given by the Japanese authorities.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
NEW HOUSE FOB SONS OF ISRAEL.

The Grand Lodge OF the Free Sons of Israel will
probably soon build a clubhouse for the benefit
of its members This order has a capital OF nearly
81 600 ooo and has been in existence for more than
afty wears Some little time ago IL gave $4,000 TO
Mount Sinai Hospital. for which 1t received per
manently two beds for poor and sick members OF
the association.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
FIVE HUNDRED HOMELESS.
Fire Destroys Many Houses in a Norwegian
Seaport

Christiania June 23-A fire in the seaport tow
of Porsgrund to-day destroyed fifty houses, and
five hundred persons homeless The damag'
is estimated at A25,000L