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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
NEW HAVEN FIREuEN LOSE ?
Rumor That the Directors Have Decided
Against Them--Taik OF Strike.

NEW HAVEN. Feb. l5.-lt was said to-
night on what was regarded as excellent
authority that the committee OF the New
Haven railroad directors who yesterday
heard the claims Of the grievance committee
OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men had decided against the fremen and
that announcement OF this decision would
be given out on Friday or Saturday to the
grievance committee.
Tho fremen told Vice-Prosident Todd
that they believed they had right TO repre-
sent the engineers who are still in the Fire
mems Brotherhood in all labor troubles.
and this was one of the leading grievances
which not only Mr.. Todd ruled against but
also President Mellen. when he was APP
pealed to over Mr.. Todd's head. This was
the same point that the firemen asked the
directors to rule upon as court of last
resort.
Those IN position TO know the plans Of
the fremen said tonight that upon the an
nounoernent OF the roads final decision
there would probably be a strike of the
fremen, There has already been made Il
poll of the fremen Of the system. The
poll shows that Of the 500 voting e75 voted
in favor OF strike If the company didn't
grant the claims advanced.
There arc about 400 voting fremen In
the entire system. Those who have not
voted on this question number nearly 555,
and are on the division west Of this city,
the majority being on the New York divi-
sion They are being poled now. and the
result Of that vote will be known 10 the
fremen's executive officers before Sim
day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
BLOW AT TAE STANDARD OIL.
KANSAS LEGISLATURE PASSES
hill FOR STATE REFINERY.
Gov. Hoeh wnl Sign II To-tiay---Conyict
Labor TO he Provided for the Works
Offers Prom New York 30 Enter the
Kansas Field-Appeal 90 the President.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. I5.-Kansas struck
blow at the Standard OIL Company's bust
ness 10 this State to-day. The House passed
the bill which gives the State $4,000 to
build and operate an oil refinery. The bill
passed the Senate last week
Gov Hooh announced tonight that he
would sign the bill Immediately Koch
had been against the bill until the Standard
Oil Company announced its boycott on
Kansas oil. The bin passed the House
late this afternoon hy d vote Of o. to 10.
The oil bill provides for a refinery 20 DO
erected at Peru. Kan. Another peni-
Tertiary will be built there to provide con-
vict labor for the refinery.
This ends one OF the most bitter fights
ever waged before a Kansas Legislature.
The Standard Oil Company and the rail-
roads have maintained strong Hobbies
hers 10 defeat the BILL which also makes
pipe lines common carriers.
Tho Kansas House also passed the Max
iinum Freight bill, which will keep the rail-
roads from favoring the Standard Oil Com
pany.
However, the bill which prevents the
Standard Oil Company from discrimina ting
and undertaking the State refinery was
referred, after a fight, to the Judiciary
Committee, but not before the friends Of
the State refinery tackled 10 1t an amend
ment that will save the bill. The men
who fought this bill said the undertaking
would apply to all commodities. To have
said oil alone would have made IL class
legislation. which would have been I'M
constitutional, The amendment tackled on
refers only to trust made goods. This bill
VIII come up on Friday
Apparently there will be no lack of capital
enlisted in the fight against the Standard
Oil Company in this State as soon as the
Legislature gives evidence Of its intention
to protect independent operators. The oil
producers have received a number Of re
quests from independent rehners who want
to get into business in the State To-day
Senator +. Dumont Smith received the
following telegram on this subject:
IF. Dumom Smih, Topeka.
Can raise $500 600 for independent
oil refinery II can get proper protection
from Legislature; answer quick
y. ID. CAMERON. Waldorf Hotel"
Senator Smith answered: "Will guaran-
tee absolute protection for independent
refinery. State refinery will not interfere
with independents in least.'
KANSAS CITY Feb. I5,-The Oil Producers
Association Of Kansas sent an appeal to
President Roosevelt tonight asking the
aid OF Congress and the President in its
fight against the Standard Oil Company.
The appeal recites the history of oil pro-
duction in Kansas and the workings Of the
Standard OH Company. 1t further says
an officer OF tho Standard Oil Company
has insulted Kansas b. saying it feared
destruction Of its pipe lines and property.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
MR.. CROKER AT THE CLUB.
Just TO Look Mt the improvements and
Take Luncheon There.

Richard Croker was at the Democratic
Club yesterday. Il was his first visit since
he arrived here to attend the funeral OF
his son Frank. Many changes have been
made IN the interior arrangements Of the
club and about week ago he told John Fox.
the president Of the club, that he would
like TO look over the place before he re-
turned to England; but be stipulated that
there should be no formalities at the time
OF his visit. To make sure Of this, he said
he would drop in some time when he was
not likely TO be expected.
Yesterday was the day he chose. 1t was
shortly after O'Clock when. accompanied
by his niece, Mrs Stella Bowman. he entered
the club. Not more than half dozen
members were In the building. and they
were 80 greatly surprised at seeing their
old leader in the old haunts that they were
at a loss TO decide just what they ought TO
do. Mr.. Croker explained TO them that he
had merely called to take lunch and to look
over the building, and that no would be glad
II they would not disturb themselves. After
he had shown his niece over the house, the
two had luncheon in tho large dining room,
and about an hour later they left the club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
House AT ODDS WITH SENATE.
WIN Not Agree to Rebate Amendment 10
Agricultural Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb 15.--The Republican
leaders OF the House will not support the
amendment TO the Agricultural Appro-
priltion bin offered by Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota. and adopted by
the Senate yesterday, in effect eXernptng
wheat from the operation OF the drawback
section OF the Dingley tarifr law. In the
eyes Of Payne Dalzell and Grosvenor 1t is
clearly an attempt on the part of the Senate
to enact tariff legislation in the guise oil an
amendment to an appropriation bill.
Another contest between the two houses
as to the rights OF each is therefore in pros
pect The only thing that seems likely
to prevent another conflict Is the fact that
there were comparatively few Senators
present when the amendment was agreed
to and that some of those present did not
understand what was being done.
II il probable, however, that Representa-
tive Payne as chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. win offer a resolution
asking the Senate to withdraw the amend
ment on the ground that it is revenue legis-
lation, and that therefore it Is unconsti-
tutional and violation OF the rights OF the
House, one OF which is the sole right to or1gi-
nate legislation for raising revenue.
There are ten or eleven preoedents for
such action. In only one instance. it is
declared by members of the House, has
the Senate refused TO honor suoh a call
for an observance not only OF the comfy
which should prevail between the houses,
but also OF the constitutional rights OF
the so-called lower house.
The dispute between the houses on the
Cuban reciprocity legislation was the long
est drawn out The House stood firm on
that, and the Senate surrendered just as
soon as the Senators were sure that Speaker
Cannon meant it when he declared that
rather than surrender the right Of the
Houset pass on treaties involving changes
of revenue laws there would be no action
on the subject. IL is believed the same
outcome will be the result az soon as the
Senate learns that the Speaker is in earnest
on this subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
TO REOPEN SHOOT CASE.
senate Committee May Go 10 Utah This
Summer TO Take Testimony.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I5.-While the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
has brought 10 close the taking Of tes-
tmonv in the charges against Senator
Reed Srnoot Of Utah, and counsel for both
sides have submitted oral ard printed
arguments. il is not certain that the case
will not be reopencd.
If the committee presents its report TO
the Senate at the present session. there
will not lie sufficient time to give Il CON
sideration ana take action. Therefore,
its report. either for or against Smoot,
would necessarily 90 over until the next
session.
Moreover. there Is feeling among the
members of the committee that they could
he further enlightened on the practices Of
the Mormon Church II additional testi-
mony were taken. This Is particularly
true In regard 20 tho nature Of the endow-
nent house oath, about which the test-
mony is conflicting.
Many Of the most important witnesses
have apparently evaded the officers who
went TO Utah to summon them. and the
members Of the committee think there IS
some possibility that the presence Of some
OF these may be secured. Other witnesses
were unable 10 make the long trip 10 Wash
inRton, and the committee therefore IL con-
slderinE the advisabilty Of reopening the
case. going TO Utah during the summer.
and resuming the taking Of testimony at
Salt Lake City. The committee win meet
on Saturday TO take up the question.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
WOMEN STUCK TO A WRECK.
Captain and Crew. TOo-Loue Able Seaman
Who Took No Chances GETS Home.

The Atlas liner Sarnia. in yesterday from
the West Indies. brought six Of the Grew
of the Italian bark Elisa Vetromile. wrecked
in thick weather on Point Morant, Jamaica,
and Able Seaman jose G. Domingo OF the
three masted American schooner Ida c.
Southland. recently abandoned at sea- dis
masted and wRterlogged.
The Southland was bound from Trinidad
for this port with a cargo Of asphalt and
was knocked out in gale on Feb, o She
flew signals OF distress which were seen
by the Atlas liner Sibira, bound from New
York for the West Indies. The Sibiria
offered TO take of all hands and land them
at Fortune Island. Capt Blake OF the
Southland said he thought he would wait
for ship bound north, but any of the crew
who wanted to go aboard the Sibiria might
do 30. Domingo decided that a steam
ships deck was safer than that OF battered
and waterlogged tern and left his ship
mates.
There were two women aboard the South
ard sisters OF the steward. and they also
declined to be rescued by a southbound
ship. Domingo was landed at Fortune
Island, where he boarded the Sarnia. Heavy
weather probably induced the skipper TO
change his mind, for he consented three
days later TO DO taken of by the British
fruit steamer Lilly, which landed him, the
rest OF the crew and the women at Port
Antonio. Jamaica. The Lilly will bring all
hands TO this port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
ANOTHER FIRE AT HARVARD.
\ DOrnitory Thayer Hail. Damaged "a
the Extent al About 900.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Feb. l5.-For the Sec
ond time in two months Harvard was visited
by serious fire this afternoon. when a
blaze in Thayer Hall, one OF tho largest
dormitories in the yard, did damage to
the building Of $1,000 and caused loss
TO the students who occupied rooms In
the building Of from $4,000 to 5000.
The part OF the building damaged was
thenorth entry, in which there were twenty
four rooms. occupied by fortytwo mon,
None Of the rooms is At for occupancy. The
north entry Of Thayer Hal! il one third
of the whole building. The three parts are
separated by two thick fire walls 50 the
other parts Of the building were never in
danger.
just how the fire started Is not known,
but It is evident from the condition Of the
building that it began in the hallway on
the ground floor Of the building. The
rooms on the frat floor wero almost entirely
destroyed. On the third and fourth floors
the fire did little BARN but the smoke
and water did great damage.
For the most part the students lost every
thing they had IN their rooms. There
were a dozen or more students IN their
rooms. but they got out by the fire
escapes
Thayer Hall was given to Harvard by
Nathaniel Thnyer and was built in 1870,
1t is the northeast building Of the quad
ranRle in the old part Of the yard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
CHRISTIANS IN SOCIETY.
Bishop Vincent Tells Mcthodists That They
shouldn't Dine by Themselves.

BALTIMORE. Feb. i5,--Let Christians
GO into society and become It's leaders,
was the suSgeston made by Bishop John
II. Vincent OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church who is conducting Seven Days
Study Of Church Life" in this city.
we can't afford to lock ourselves up
and dine continually with the saints,
said he in his lecture to-day. we, as
Christians. should go into society as much
rs we can. To withdraw from society is
mere selhshness -selhshness is at the root
of all opposition TO society
Bishop Vincent is known az the father Of
the Chautauqua Assembly in the organiza-
ton Of which he was aided by Lewis Miller,
Thomas Edison's father-in-law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
ROBBER AT mrs. WOODWARD'S
KNOCKED MAID DOWN-BUTLER
THEN SAT ON MN.
He Found Basement Door Open. ('I Told
You So" Says Lantry.) and He Just
walked In--Pockets Shed Trinkets
when Sleuth Arrived and Ragged IIim.

An attempt at robbery that almost
equalled the exploits of Sandrock Smith
occurred at 40 yesterday afternoon when
Abram Gordowltz, m eighteen earaol
youth, got into the residence OF Mrs, William
Woodward, Jr., at II West Fifty-hr-s street.
Gordowitz gained entrance to the house
through the basement doo-. He had made
his way 10 the second floor. when Mrs
Woodwards maid heard noise in her
mistress's bedroom and. running in there,
found the bold burglar helping himself to
articles that lay on Mrs. Woodward drsss-
ing table.
The maid shrirked, and Gordowitz. turn
ing quickly, dashed to the hallway. In
brushing by tho maid he struck her blow
on the jaw that caused the girl 70 fall ina
faint.
Leaping down the stairs six at a time,
Gordowit2 ran into the butler, John Reasler.
who had been attracted by tho screams ~
the maid. Butler and thief grappled in IT,
hallway and fought furiously. While t-Ay
were struggling, another servant ran to
the telephone and called up Police Head
quarters. Word was cent from there to
the East Fifty-first street station. and De-
tectiye Sergeant Meehan was sent TO the
Woodward residence on the run. As
Meehan entered The house he found tho
butler sitting on top Of the thief. who was
fighting hard TO escape. During the strua-
gle watch and several minor articles CT
jewelry belonging to Mrs. Woodward had
rolled from the pockets of the thief to the
floor.
Meehnn took Gordowitz a prisoner 70
tho station house after searching him. No
more Of Mrs. Woodward's jewelry was
found on him. A number of tickets for a
bah to be given by the -Avondale Club
next Sunday we're found in his pockets.
The police say chat these were, no doubt, a
part Of the prisoner S scheme TO rob. Should
he have been intercepted by any one while
enterin the house. he would have displayed
the tickets and offered them for sale.
At the station house Gordowtz said
that he mad no difficulty whatever in get
ting into the Woodward house. as he found
the basement door not only unlocked but
partly opened. Capt LanLry Of the Fast
Fifty-frst street station has always MAIN
tanned that the residents OF his district
were exceedingly careless about keeping
the doors of their homes properly fastened.
Two years ago the captain sent his men
all through the precinct TO get into homes.
They had no trouble in doing so. The
captains idea was TO illustrate to the resi-
dents how easily their houses could be
robbed. Police Commissioner Greene TOOK
different view Of the matter. and, after
roundly oensurng Capt. Lantry. trans
ferred him to downtown precinct.
Gordowitz lived with his parents at iss
West End avenue, but his father said last
night that he hadn't been home in six weeks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
DIDN'T LIKE HIS sHIPMATES.
Reason Given for the Deseriicn Of Mid
shlpman Arrow ood. Now Under Arrest.

Reason Given for the Deseriion or Mid
shlpman ArroMood. Now Under Arrest.
Midshipman Milton W. Arrowood of Bur
lington. n. c.. who took French leave from
the battleship Kearsarge on Jan. O. has been
unprecedented in this city and Is now on
board the Hancock, at the Brooklyn navy
ward, detained to await the decision OF the
Judge Advocate General in his case.
Arrowood rendered his resignation to the
Navy Department just as he was about TO
complete the two years cruise following
graduation from the Naval Academy.
Secretary Morton refused 10 accept the
resignation on the ground that the Gov
eminent was entitled to some service from
the man after having educated him. Upon
being thus refused Arrowood left the kear-
sarge and apparently went direct 70 ne"
York. ~,
Sacrat Saryice men, who found him through
n registered letter addressed 10 him at the
Post Office. He was living in house IN
Fast Fifty-sixth street and had been work
ing for real estate firm since he lett the
battleship. -,
last night that young Arrowood had said
me had left the navy becanco no dldn
like his associates. II was said that he
thought many Of them were OF immoral
character and that he did not believe
Christian gentleman could associate with
them and remain such -, II, ia.
what the nature Of the charge against Alto
wood will be. He is not, It Is said regarded
as a prisoner on board the Hancock
Arrowood's father Is a preacher IN Bur
lington
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
BLAZE IN OLD GEBH4RD HOUSE.
Workmen Tearing II Down Got Far More
Heat Than they wanted.

Workrnen employed by Byron c. Greene.
Jr.. contractor, are tearing down the
brownstone buildings at as and 100
Fifth avenue. at the northwest corner of
Fifteenth street. The houses we're sold 10y
Fred Gerhard and Mrs. Nelson recently
10 the Rothsohlld estate. which is preparing
10 build an Office building there.
Some Of the woTkmen built a fire yesterday
NJ the dinner hour in a fireplace on the
second floor OF the half-demolished build
inc. The flames ran UP the lathing and
spread over the ceiling, The frcmen,
when they arrived, greatly helped the con-
tractor In the work OF demolition. Such
a crowd gathered that police reserves were
called from the West Thrtieth street sta
ton 70 keep traffic in motion.
The house at 100 Fifth avenue was occu-
pied by Gerhard and il was around It that
Jerome's sleuths and newspaper men c1mped
for several days last summer when Il was
rrmored that Reginald c. Vanderbilt was
harbored there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
1T COULD NE 4 MILK TRUST.
1000. 900 Company. with Broad Powers
Incorporated Under New Jersey LAWS.

The American Butter Refining Company,
with n capitalization of $1,000, COO filed
articles OF incorporation at Trenton yes
terday. It's purpose, as announced in It's
charter is 20 deal in milk and all milk prod
ucts and to buy up the businesses and plants
of other like corporations. Tie incor-
porators are Beverly r. Robinson, Walter
L. Hope and T. T. $. Thygeson. The regis
tered Office OF the company is in Jersey
City.
One OF the inoorporators, Beverly R.
Robinson. is associated with Masten 4
Nichols, lawyers. at II Wall street. AT the
Offices Of this firm yesterday 1T was stated
that the company was not combination
of other companies and that it had not yet
acquired any properties. Information in
regard TO the stockholders and other de-
tails of the company was refused. For
sythe Wiokes, who is connected with the
firm. said that full information in regard
to the company would probably be ready
in two weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
THIRTY sPITTERS CAUGHr.
Health Squad spends Husy Night In the
Theatre District.

The police squad attached TO the Hoslth
Department wont on the hunt for spitters
again last right. Thoy got thirty, all told.
Two wcrr trapped at the entrance to
Weber Mtsic Hall, ore each 81 the Herald
square and Proctor's Fifth Avenue theatres,
two at Hamnersteins Wet 5Tia and two
more at the Times SGrar, subway station.
T rec violators were arrest d on tho
platform OF the loHh street elevated s.a-
ton and ono at the Ninety third street
station. Tie policemen confined their
efforts to the theatre district and tho STA
tions Of the subway and elevated roads in
the upper West Side, At nearly every
station an rrros' was made
William s. Martin, head Of business
college on Main street, Paterson, y D..
was arrested at the elevated station at
Fifty-ninth st 'eet and Columbus avenue.
He had been to visit his brother. Prof
Martin OF Columbia University, who lives
on West Fifty-seventh street Mr. Mar
tin was taken 70 the West Forty-seventh
street station and quickly bailed out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
DEFECT IN 4 BArTLESHIP.
The Forward Turret or the ohio Gets
Out Of Order-Will Delay Sailing.

SAN Francisco, Feb, ia defect in the
rollers OF the forward turret Of the new
battleship Ohio has been discovered, and
as d consequence the turret cannot oe moved
except slowly. The defect was discovered
recently after testing one Of the big guns
in Santa Barbara Channel and II will be
remodied at once at the Union Iron Works
before the vessel proceeds to tho Asiauc
station.
This defect is often found in the machinery
Of turrets as the weight is enormous and
tho rollers must be nicely adjusted to sus.
tain Il and move the turret easily. II is
estimated that three or four weeks will be
needed 70 make the necessary changes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
PITTSRURG PHIL LEFT $4,000, 900.
Fully 81 900. 900 In Personal Property
In Tnis state.

The estate Of George E. Smith, known
on the turf az Pipsburg Phil, may exceed
5000. ooo according TO the latest esti-
mates OF those in charge OF It, Of which
fully s1oOo.0Oo In personal and $4,000 In
real property rs in this State. This estimate
lie made by his mother. Mrs. Elizabeth
Downing. of 100 Irwin avenue. Allegheny.
Pa. in her petition. fled yesterday with
Surrogate Thomas, for letters Of admins
tration, no viii having been found. Mrs.
Downing also asks that Walter Reyes Of
Hastings, her sons most intimate friend,
te named al ooadministrator,
The mother and the brother William G.
Smith. will each receive one-third OF the
estate. while the remaining third will be
equally divided between James MoGill, a
nephew, and Eleanor A. Wing, a niece.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
sUBURBANITEs on SKATES.
Ice skates-I.0ng Islanders Catch Their
Trains In SchoOiboy style.

Hampstead, l.. l., Feb e.-Suburbanites
hereabouts caught their trains to Man
haitian and Brooklyn to-day on skates.
making rapid time TO the westbury. Garden
City, Hampstead and other depots. Not for
many years has there been such an amount
OF ice on the Long Island highways and
sidewalks.
It was dan gerous going for horses and
they were left IN the stables,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
BOERS WE'RE FILIBUSTERS.
Ono of the Party That Went TO Guatemala
Returns and Confirms the Report.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. i5.-B. o. Shepherd
one Of the Boer party which went to Guate-
mala on the Olympia last week has re-
turned The members we're stopped twice
blythe Federal authorities on the ground that
they were hlibusters but were finally al
lowed to sail on proof that they were going
TO settle in Guatemala on land grants given
by the Government.
shepherd said that the emigration con-
tracts were torn up the moment the Olympia
got out OF the Mississippi. All OF the
party on landing at Puerto BarriOs, were
hurried to Zacapa, near the frontier OF
Salvador, and it was UNDERWOOD that they
were to be used as the nucleus of a revolu-
ton against Salvador. A second party Of
Beers was to have left for Guatemala on
Thursday, Shepherd says, but financial
difficulties prevented this. The matter
has been laid before the United States
Grand jury