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New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
ACCESS TO CITY PRISONS.


In a case which was before Recorder Golf on
Friday the name of a probationary officer was
brought into unpleasant prominence. The pris-
oner. youth of seventeen, was indicted for
stealing jewelry valued at $40. He was reluct
ant to plead when arraigned before the Re
corder, and finally said in explanation that he
was afraid to plead, as he had been told by
certain member Of the probationary force that
the Recorder would be very harsh with him, and
that If he would be wise and would not plead
his case would go before another member Of
the judiciary who would treat him more mildly
Finally he pleaded guilty and was sent TO the
Elmira Reformatory
The Recorder was naturally incensed at so
audaciouS an attempt to influence a prisoner
and sent for the probationary man. but he was
not to be found on duty. He then required the
presence of Mr. Hanley, the acting warden of
the City Prison. and gave Instructions that
careful precautions be taken as to admitting
probationary officers to see prisoners in the
Tombs meeting of the judges of the Court of
general action may be taken by them with re-
gard to such matters
It is much TO be regretted that person hold
ing place in which. acting with discretion and
sound Judgment he might at times be of genu-
Inc benefit to prisoners should have borne him
self with so little common sense. Moreover, it
must be considered doubtful if Commissioner
Lantry has been sufficiently judiciOus in regard
to some of his appointments and some of the
politicians whom he has allowed freely to vislr
the institutions in his charge. Subserviency to
Tammany has been too often his main concern
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
BENGAL.

Lord Curzon, with the approval Of Mr.. Brod-
rick, has left TO his successor in the Indian
Viceroyship a particularly unpleasant task
That is TO reconcile the people of Bengal TO the
administrative division OF the province into two
The most violent opposition TO that measure has
been manifested and threatens to be maintained
for a long time TO come. Presumably Lord
Mimic Will persist in the division, since it has
been fully decreed by the home government
and, indeed there are strong arguments In favor
Of IL: but II will tax all his conciliatory powers
to persuade the people that IT is a good thing
Geographically there seems to be no reason
for the division, for BENGAL is a compact PROV
ince. geographically uniform. with no natural
divisions and is only about three times as large
I'm area as the State of New York and much
smaller than California. But the census tells
a different story. Within that province are
massed some eighty million people-the popula-
lion Of the United States crowded into one
twentieth of its area There is reason in argu-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
Amnsements.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s:l5-Way Down East
FETGHTOS REACH PARKS: s:30-Boer War.
BROADNAN-S:f5- and the Pumpkin
Vaudeville.
sSc5SfY Island TreamIand Luna Park - Bostocks .
Animal Arena.
DAI.T'S-s-The Cato 90 the Season.
J-I,F.N NI-SFEc-Norld in Wax
J5ANNfFRSTEGN'S PARADISE ROOF GARDENs-S-
S.IS-Naudekfile.
rEFcRAT.D SoT-A RE-s:i5-The Rolliciing Girl
1<NrTgsr| F-F fstES -S:15-SerPeant Rrue.
rYCFTTN-s.f5-A Maker OF FGnMrs. LedlngwelFs BOGUS
f,y
MADISON SQUARE,-s:l5-Tbe Woman in the Case
MATESTIc-S:l5-N York State Folks.
YoRK-S-Idtfle johnny Jones
<Fsw-yORK ROOF AND WISTARIA GRONB-s;-O-
Vaudeville.
SANnY-S-
wArI.ACTI'S-s. .20-Easy Dawson.
WEST END :15-The Volunteer orsantst
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Many years have gone by since Captain Webb
swan across the English Channel and every
effort to equal his record-and many attempts
have been made-has been unsuccessful Sew
eral renowned swimmers have tried to rival his
exploit, but in vain. Since he lost his life by
being dashed against a rock in the Niagara
River rapids above the whirlpool the feat which
he then attempted has been done safely. and no
doubt ut some time in the future the Channel
will again be crossed by swimmer
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
MONEY AND BUSINESS

More high records have been established
in the market for securities, the average Of the
Sky most active railway stocks reaching
$111 81. which compares with SIG p in Septem-
Der. 1902. which the top point prior to tho
recent advance. 1t was possible to discern 81
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28

much needed abattoir has been built and
opened in New-Yori by the New-York Butchers
Dressed Meat Company at an expense of So
100000 II It's managers are sensible thev viii
soon make important inroads on the business
OF the great Chicago combination
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28

The Lackawanna officials ii appears are weu
pleased over the fire which destroyed their ter
mina at Hoboken the other day. They were
preparing TO erect Hoboken terminal at
cost of S3000000 and the fire merely relieved
them of the trouble of clearing away the old
structures It's an i'll fire that does not burn to
some ones good.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28

Encouraged by the Presidents example. even
the Car may now be able to take plunge and
bring the peace conference to a happy issue
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28

More than one discovery of oil IN new territory
In Pennsylvania IS necessary TO restore that
State 10 its old place as the largest producer
of petroleum. California, Texas and Ohio are
too far ahead to make that ever possible. Still.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28

Making ice by electrlcty-an industry which
has been established at Niagara--ls really no
more wonderful than making ice by steam
Any form of power viii work an ammonia COM
pressor. which is the most common agent in
mechanical refrigeration,
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
Business Notices.
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

when advertisers get q newspaper they
largely and frequently in that
This Is reason TTfbuns showing such large
sne STEADY gTvsTfh n advertising space
the months ending July
81. 1906 The Ee1-York Daily and
Sunday Tribune printed
591-47s Lines Of Advertising
(sxciudtns Tribune Gdvsrtsementrl
nsrs cnan Curing tie period OF 1904.
Ex sfnes sogoE gain months Of nearly
t.sT2 Columns
tS1e lines q ooiu1nnl
esnd Tour Advertising
where others sending H.
TEE EEwAroRK TRIBUNE.
Circulation Books Open
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It is reassuring to know that there are deposits
in the East which have not hitherto been known
New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
Neipp pnrk DaiIt, 9ribmits

MONDAY, AUGUST 2s. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
HEROES OF THE DRIVE. "
Great Pe1ils They Encounter IN
Breaking Log Jams.

Among the occupations which are brin1fHl of
danger and in which men take their lives
in their hands, is log driving" It is a work
without glory. yet it is as dangerous that of
the fireman, and, one is tempted to say. as that
of the seacoast life savers. Certainly in the
Adirondacks, Maine Michigan. Canada and
wherever it is carried each year large
number of lives lost, considering tho few
men employed. 1t is employment in which
the mans safety depends his skill, GOODNESS
and quickness in perceiving what to do at the
right time.
The chief danger is the breaking of log jams
in mid-stream OF rocky rapid. The logs al
ways pile up against the rocks that not COW
cred by the flood and form a long pile two or
three rods wide anywhere from one to thirty
rods long, and perhaps six or eight logs deep
Thus a jam may contain five thousand or ten
thousand logs. To break jam of this kind the
boss sends or takes out three four of the
best men in the log driving crew These ex
perts are men known as white water men,,
because OF their ability to ride standing up on q
log through water that is splashing and foaming
over rocks. They land at the up stream end OF
the jam, where one of the men remains with the
boat while the others go to the lower end OF
the jam to pick away. with their peaveys, or
levers the logs close to the rock against which
the jam rests They seek for the key log
WHICH, WneE pIleQ out. starts llt jam HiO'4AS
that it either hangs up again or breaks 10
pieces. When the that it is really
breaking they run over the heaving and bound
ing tangle of logs to the boat at the head of the
jam. A slip or Inlsstep means fall between
the grinding and tossing logs. The logs may
become separated that il is impossible to
reach the boat. If this happens the white
water man" must make good his name by MAX
ing his way to shore without getting wet, or
maybe killed. Perhaps the floating timber
spreads apart to such extent that he is COM
PEELED to stick to a single log, and here it Is
that he best shows his ability log driver.
He balances himself on the upstream end OF
the log. steadies himself upon his spike shoes
and steers clear of the rocks before him. The
men shore stop to watch. He may ride to
safety and he may not.
Some years ago. the West Canada Greek.
in the Adirondacks. a foreman of a log driving
crew. who would never send his men where he
did not dare go himself. went out with two
volunteers to break jam in exceedingly swift
and rough water. With some difficulty they
reached the pile of logs. and after time
ceeded in starting them going. The logs
started much faster than they expected and
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12

cast of the line brought instant strike from
somewhere. and this followed by others.
But shortly there appeared a black. solid body,
three feet under the surface, moving slowly like
floating or sunken bog. 1t came toward the
writer and appeared to cover a space about ten
by fifteen feet, moving broadside ahead It re-
quired but moment to discover that this mass
was closely packed school of brook trout very
even in size. They moved one object back
ward, forward and sideways slowly but the
strangest sight in connection with this strange
scene was the appearance of a snow white trout.
about ten inches in length. which appeared to be
acting as scout, or captain. This albino trout
would dart a yard two in advance disappear
and return, swimming over the school, to the
rear, evidently signalling a warning to retreat,
for the entire school would slowly back and wait
for another demonstration. which might be an
order to advance. when the school would again
move forward.
Casting to the edge of this school almost in
variably resulted in hooking a trout but SO far
as could be observed from distance of forty
feet not one of the trout that came to the
writer's creel was from this school
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
BUGS DRIVE OUT BIOLOGIST
Pupils Enthusiasm in Furnishing speei-
mems Leads to Professors Retreat.

DR.. Charles w Ballard professor of science in
the High School, has fed from the State hut has
left behind him In his apartment collection of
insects that will keep professional exterminators
busy for a week
The insects were forced DIR. Ballard. In a re-
cent biology recitation he offered his pupils a
penny for each and every bug they brought him.
He wanted collection of insects for experiments
All the pupils in the school to work gathering
bugs 1t would have taken the professors salary
for year to pay the pennies claimed Fifty
youngsters between them cornered the bug crop
of large section OF the State
DIR. Ballard tried to settle for S. This angered
the boys. They ripped open boxes and bags The
inundation of bugs left room for Dr. Ballard in
his apartment He has gone TO visit his former
home in Dogansport, Ind. until the exterminators
report the last death.-(Salt Lake city correspon-
dence Chicago Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12

were soon scattered in such manner that the
two men could not get to the boatman and boat
at the head of the jam. They did the best they
could to keep their feet and to work their way
toward shore. The foreman the more skill
full Of the two, and kept his log fairly steady.
but the other man was having hard time to
keep on top. Having come within fifteen or
twenty yards of the shore, the foreman bracei
his peavey against the other mans log and then
gave 1T shove which sent 1T toward shore
with the man. In doing this the foremans log
was sent far out into the raging stream. He
had intended to work his way back again. Dul
while he was cutting" his log 70 stop its rolling
it struck a rock. He was hurled into the ar
and came down head foremost upon the bowlder
His body was found some days later mile
down stream.
Although the white water man" is skilful ID
riding log. It is obvious that he cannot Tide
over a waterfall or through an extremely rougn
rapid When a jam forms above a waterfall OF
rough rapid, as is often the case, the danger ol
busting" is greatly increased since here IL Is
absolutely necessary to get to the boat or 70 tI
shore. When considers that in breaking
jams the drivers are often compelled TO ride 10
shore log. the danger readily be seen.
Gene McBeth, one Of the best drivers that
ever rode log, met his death on MIL CfeeA S
IN just such situation wing Jam, So So
called because extending from shore into ths ls
stream, had hung up above rapids tnat cour o,Ia
not be passed even by boat. With Two @ otne.
men McBeth went out on the logs ana OsSe.,
picking them loose in search for the key ios.
After working hour. all at once the jan
leaped forward and was in full motion Ing
men turned and started up the jam, McBeth IA II.
the lead. When they reached the single pid.o
which they could pass McBeth stopped 70
help his less able companions and TO let thsit, si
pass ahead of him. It fatal move on NE
part. for the other two men had just tlme ~ ~
jump ashore into water waist deep. "heIi si si
turn came It too late. He had saVed ~. ~
friends. but there was a ride Tor ms ~. aie
over the tangled mass of groanfng and tossins
logs When he what il all meant ne tuiIIe
about. held the peavey balance noie us.s s
in both hands and faced the hopeless Hsht @ lU
life. The shore ran along the Suee,4, a.
unable to render him aid and watched u,
greatest log riding they had ever seen ~ III NJ,
he would jump waist high to another ios -
he might get nearer shore, or to aVold tut =.
bling wave with log on its back As'l. As.,s =,
would jump from tossing log 10 al,s
and once as log swung about wnich "oa W.,
have struck his knees. he Jumped ciear -,
Ii. as 1t passed under him. and landed ptcA ~ ~
his log. Once he fell 10 his hands. Dut "as ",
his feet i'm an instant. The men on shofe ",
unable to run as fast as the stream. ana ~ W.,
they last saw him he still on his Iee,, - -
jumping now riding with all his strenstq1 1,se So
agility, ever trying to the shore W Wne r.
they found the poor a week later az "a
limbs were broken. some of them Twice s
numerous bruises covered his body. Dut s"iN@
way or other not scar dishgured MS lace'
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
TIE BILL OF FARE.

shot that killed the white crow also brought
down black one and both were preserved and
mounted on the same limb where they have
been frequently seen by the writer
The well known report by hunters and Ind
dams of having seen white bull moose in the
Lake of the Woods country in the last five years
has again been recalled by the crew and pas
sengers of a small steamer plying on that lake.
They all declare that about sunrise In the first
week in August last they at the waters
edge. while the boat was less than one hundred
yards from the shore, white animal, which they
supposed was white horse with its head down.
The passengers on the boat did not at first OBJ
serve its antlers but in a moment the great ami
NAL raised its head, took long look at the
boat then bounded back to knoll, where 1t
again halted and stood for minute or more in
full view its huge white body outlined against
a green background of fir trees Every individ-
ual the boat agrees that the body was per-
fectly white, but they differ as to the color
of its antlers some declaring these also were
white while others insist they were steel gray.
one of the rarest albino specimens of the
large wild animals ever found in the United
States white buffalo. 1t was so long ago
that it is probable that no one who was per-
sonally familiar with the event is alive to-day.
The writer heard the story told twenty-five
killed the big bison That a white buffalo was
killed at that time has often been asserted, and
the skin is said to be in existence in the
form of a rug The story told by Steamboat"
Taylor. who is dead is probably accurate.
He a typical Westerner of the Co.'S and
the writer knows that his occupation and the
location of his camp were exactly he describes
them.
Nothing excited so much comment said
Steamboat" Taylor, in recounting the story
twenty five years ago. since the smallpox epi-
demic OF 1886 the report that q white buffalo
had been among the herds of the North.
I was at that time stationed at Painted Woods.
just north of the present southern boundary of
what is North Dakota, on the Missouri rum
Each year for three years we had heard of the
appearance Of the white buffalo Thou
sands of Sioux and Crow Indians and scores Of
white hunters had been the lookout for it,
1 even doubted Its existence But circumstances
brought it to my notice vividly. We at
Painted Woods-four other white men and my
self, supplying the Missouri River steamboats,
with wood, the four woodchoppers being in my
employ-wllen the hostile Sioux undertook TO
raid camp. AS luck would have it, we had
sold entire supply of cut wood TO the
steamer Silver Lake the day before, and had
money and provisions, and when the Sioux
raided camp simply slid out in the night,
going west into the Yellowstone country For
days we camped close to the hostiles, but man
aged to keep under cover. l well remember
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12

the night-it August IA. 1Ss8-when we
We're encamped on dry creek bed that the
buffalo came down on us in thousands in a
stampede toward the Missouri River. We were
in timbered patch of scarcely an acre in cir
cumference. The buffalo in this stampede num-
bered fully 10000. and they headed to our left
200 rods. Suddenly in front of camp ap-
peared magnificent white bull. Up to this
time men had remained impassve, counting
themselves lucky if they escaped the onslaught
of the stampede
"But when the white giant stopped, hesita-
ting. l leveled my rife and pulled the trigger.
there instant charge. stagger and the
white prize was mine. The great herd swept on
and the skin of the white buffalo adorned my
tent until we reached Fort Union when I sold
it for S125. probably the largest price ever paid
for buffalo hide up to that time. This hide
. subsequently purchased by an army officer
and converted into rug. I was told that
he had refused offer of 5000 for the rug"
The white brook trout of Minnesota, which the
officials of the Fisheries Department of the
United States government consider the most in
teresting fish discovered, have grown in num-
bers from a single tiny specimen to school of
upward OF three thousand
Several tanks of the albino trout are shown at
the fish hatchery at St Paul. the fish ranging in
size from pound and a half trout to tiny min
nows Matched this year.
The white brook trout accident. In
Matching brook trout spawn in the spring of 1893
tiny white minnow developed. The minnow
was carefully guarded. When full grown it's
spawn was saved and Matched separately, and
practically all the mnnows were white These
| fish were also carefully raised. Each year the
white trout were kept separate from the others,
and three years ago the work of distribution to
other States began.
The fish are perfect brook trout in form and
| have the tiny red spots along their sides found
sportsmen. The body of the fish vary in color
from pure white to cream color The fins are
pinker than those of the ordinary trout and are
! edged with strip OF pure white.
One strange freak of piscatoral nature is that
! wherever these fish are planted they become
| leaders of the schools of fish found In large
ponds. This was forciby brought to the notice
/ of the writer day in August of this year He
was on trip TO the wilds of Northern Wiscon-
| creek, in which some of these white trout fry
had been placed three years ago. This lake was
| perhaps two acres in size and fed by thousa nds
/ OF small springs, which bubbled up through the
sandy bottom, in size all the way from the
| diameter of a teacup to that of a washtub
| There being no bottom to the lake it was neces-
! sary to construct raft of logs, and this was
| the pole
1t was bright, sunny day, and the sandy bot
tom of the lake was plainly dscernible. long
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
ALBINOS IN NATURE.
White Birds, Moose, BufoIos and
Trout Occasionally Found.

Perhaps the strangest of ali albino birds is a
white blackbird. The writer had been told that
such birds existed among blackbird ffocks. and
was naturally incredulous. for, when boy,
for years ii was his duty to shoot the blackbirds
which raided the cornf1elds in countless thou
sands. and never III all that time had he seen
white blackbird, partially white. He had
seen them red breasted and red winged; he had
seen them yellow breasted and yellow winged.
and occasionally whose tail feathers were
tinged with red yellow. but never had he
a white blackbird until last fall. A
farmers wife insisted that several different
times in the last year she had seen a pure white
blackbird, and had once seen it alight with a
hundred others on the branch of tree near her
home.
II happened that the writer was spending
his vacation at this same farmhouse. in Doug
lass County. Mimi, last fall. An off day" for
fishing fell to our lot. The wind was high and
fiurries of rain fell at intervals. Chatting under
the confinement and weary of playing games
the male contingent borrowed shotguns and set
out to find partridge. rabbit squirrel in the
neighboring woods. There were three guns and
three alleged hunters. The writer was the only
one who was used to wild fowl shooting but as
he did not believe there was any game within
forty miles he concluded the tramp would be a
drifted apart until the latter was recalled by the
repeated shooting Of his friends. 1t proved that
they had found a flock OF blackbirds and were
wasting good ammunition them, at times
<---v..s- a dozen birds. SO numerous were they.
One of these blackbird hunters. in his indis-
criminate shooting into the birds. killed beau
tiful. pure white bird. an exact duplicate in
every way of the other birds except as to color.
The bird fortunately, has been mounted. and is
proof that there is such thing a white
hlackbird
White robins, large number of which have
been seen IN Southern Michigan in the last few
weeks have attracted considerable attention.
lie birds have only a small red spot the
breast. With the exception of the light feath- =
e.s. they resemble the native species in every
way
There are on exhibition at Yankton S. D. two
white quail which We're shot near that place
several years ago by w. L. Bruce He killed
four more quail from the same coyey but ali
the others We're of the regulation color
There is mounted and or exhibition at Grants
burg, Wis, white crow which was shot
near that town two years ago. CurlousIy, the
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
VALUE OF BUTTERFLIES.

When juniors see the common white cab
bage and sulphur wing butterflies, the
superb Monarch and gorgeous Ajax swaliowtalls
fitting through the fields at times city streets
they perhaps give thought 10 the fact that
butterflies NAV be OF commercial value. But such
is the case. Some of domestic butterflies.
account of rarity. than beauty. command
prices from several dollars, which collectors
gladly pay to insure the completeness of their cab
inets Big prices are paid for some Of the mag
nicent butterflies of the Morpho and Papi,o
genera which rainbow hued in coors and span
five feet in wings. These flourish in tropical
tries and II is often necessary for museums 10
send out special expeditions for them. They range
from $40 to 500 in yalue,-tBaltimoTe Herald.