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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
TRAIN WRECK KILLS TEN.
Union Pacific Limited ana Freight
an Head-on Collision.

Omaha, Dec. TEN persons were killed
and eleven train employees and eight passengers
were injured IN the wreck of Overland Limited
passenger train No ? the Union Pacific, five
miles west of Rock Springs. Wyo., this morn
ing The limited was run into head on by a
freight train and both engines were dernol-
ished The dynamo car mail car and dining car
on the limited burned to the wheels. All of the
dead were employees upon the train.
AN extra freight train given an order. be
fore il left Rock Springs TO meet four eastbound
passenger trains of which the Overland Limited
was the last one, at Ahsay, siding five miles
west Of Rock Springs. The freight took the
siding at Ahssy and waited until three Of these
trains had passed east and then pulled out
When mile and half west of Ahsay, the
freight met the Overland Limited and crashed
into it head on. Both engines were demolished,
and the first three cars Of the Overland Limited
with wrecking cars and large number Of
physicians We're Immediately dispatched from
Rock Springs and Granger.
The Wyoming State Hospital Is located near
Rock Springs, and TO this institution the in
Jured was removed The extent of the injuries
Of those caught in the forward has not
been definitely learned, but it is believed none
Of them viii die, although several were seriously
hurt temporary track was built around the
wreck and traffic was not seriously delayed
W. L Park, general superintendent Of the
Union Pacific road, stated that Darrell the con-
ductor. and Brink the engineer of the freight
train, were entirely responsible for the wreck,
confused as 70 the number of trains that had
passed Ahsav
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS RECORD.
Eleven Hundred New Members Initiated
simultaneously in Baltimore.

Baltimore Dec. This city tonight stepped
into a position Of national importance in the eyes
of all knights of Pythias, the local lodge break
ing all records by initiating more than eleven
hundred new members simultaneously. The exact
number of candidates presenting cards at the doors
NJ the Lyric where the initiation ceremonies were
held was 1116 and among them was Mayor E
C-a,. Tfmarus, who also delivered the address OF
welcome.
The chief address was delivered by Representa-
tive lanes F Watson. oT Indiana, other speakers
t,..,a Charles e Shiveley. Of Indiana. Supreme
chancellor: Charles A. Banes. Of Illinois. Supreme
y-ioa-C,bancellor; Charles P. S. Neal. Of Illinois,
Ts~esident of the Endowment Rank; Reno 5. Harp,
5--aDd chancellor of Maryland. and Past Chan
nJIoT Harry !. Price, of this city The initiation
economies were conducted by the Mountain City
To5ge team OF Frederick. Nd.
Resides the States already named, Pennsylvania
oTsesa cbusetts Maine. Rhode Island. Virginia,
vet virginia Delaware and the District OF Co
l1,r7bia were represented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
TO PROTECT GERMAN TRADE
Construction of Six New Cruisers Advo-
Gated.

Berlin Dec. In the Reichstag to-day Admiral
Won Tirpitz Secretary OF the Admiralty. in intro
ducing the naval bill said that the six large cris
ers asked for were primarily for foreign service
the intention being when enough ships had been
built 10 place four large cruisers on the foreign
stations and relieve them with four others from
home 1t was not necessary now TO designate the
stations as it would depend on circumstances.
Germany's sea trade was growing remarkably To
ARRANGE for the protection OF that trade and TO
give a feeling of security TO Germans abroad more
shfps were essential Small cruisers would not
fuId the purpose Great Britain the United States,
France and Japan eudeavored TO have one large
cruiser 10 each battleship Germany would not
atreropt that proportion but she ought TO have
large cruiser TO two battleships-that is, when the
programme calling for thrty-eight Oattleships IS
carried out Germany ought also 70 have twenty
arrnored cruisers.
Touchfng on the appropriation for submarine
+oa$ ayDe7rnents the Admiralty Secretary said he
vas NOT enthusiastic over submarine boats, but he
was convinced that they would De OF use Wltnln
certain narrow limits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
WILL APPEAL BRIDGE DECISION.
Commissioner Best to Take Award to Penn
sylvania Steel Co. to Appellate Division,

Bridge Commissioner Best will appeal to-day
from the decision Of Justice Bowling declaring void
unfair the award of the Bridge Department of
the 100000 contract for steel for the Manhattan
bridge superstruCture- The Pennsylvania Steel
Company the lowest bidder for the 1900 tons
Of steel, and the commissioner awarded the work
10 il.
John Peirce, the next lowest bidder and the con
tractor for the Hall of Records protested the
award. Justice Bowling upheld his contention that
the specifications in the contract bid upon were
drawn Illegally, and that they gave the Bridge De
partment too much authority; that the item of 5000
tons of nickel steel was TO all ntents patented
article and that the specifications extravagant
and unfair.
The brief of the Bridge Department Will point
that nickel steel is not a proprietary article,
and will contend that the specifications were abso
lutey fair and that more authority has been
claimed for the Bridge Departments engineers
than is given to them under the charter. II VIII
show that the contract was approved before execu-
ton by the Corporation Counsel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
NO COLONIZATION OF JEWS.
Only Remedy for Their Condition in Russia
is in Justice, Liberty and Equal Rights

London, Dec, Tn an important appeal in
behalf Of the oppressed Jews in Russia, signed
by Lord Rothschild Sir Samuel Moutagu and
number Of other leaders of the Jewish move
ment In Great Britain the admission is made
that for the bulk of the Russian Jews there is
no hope of salvation except through new
regime Of liberty and justice. when they will re-
ceive equal rights with their fellow citizens OF
every creed. The appeal points out that all pro-
posed schemes for colonization and emigration
can only benefit a small proportion Of the suf-
Ierers. and 1t therefore calls all Jews and
their sympathizers to abandon the great coloni-
zation schemes for the more practical pro-
graInme Of emigration and the granting OF i'm
mediate aid to the suffering and bereaved
The siEnsfories to the appeal ask where there
Is to be found the $3.50, 100000 required, at $3.50
each, to transplant the first million Jews from
Russia, not to say anything of the total of four
million Russian Jews, for whom all the schemes
hitherto proposed had been entirely inadequate.
While the formation of such an autonomous
ghetto state, even If territory large enough could
be obtained. would be open to many grave OBJ
1ections On the other hand it says $3.50 would
emigrate six persons to Argentina Canada.
In conclusion the pressing necessity for the I'm
mediate assistance of the actual sufferers is
emphasized
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
COMMIT CRIME FOR STAGE MONEY. =
Russian Pair Give Victim Choral, Hoping to
Obtain Hundred Dollar Bills

Benedict WiIchinsky an5 Alexandria Abuchowski
before the Richmond County Court yesterday for
assault in the first degree were convicted and re
rnanded for sentence Frank zinisky, of stapleton
was their victim He and WiChinsky came from
Russia together three years ago. They separated
At Ellis Island and did not meet until the early
part OF September. Then ZiniskJ boosted how well
he was doing on Staten Island and displayed roll
OF bills. It was composed Of a number Of one-dol-
lar bills ana two e-hundred-doar bills appar-
entity good.
few days later wilchnsky and the woman Wis
tied Zinsky al Stapleton That evening Rounds
men Conroy and Jackson, passing the house heard
a woman moaning. and they entered. They found
Zinisky unconscious from choral poisoning and
hurried him 10 the s. r Smith Infrmary just in
time save his life The bottle was found IN I'm
revolver and the roll which Zinisky had displayed.
Yesterday they exhibited in court, and not
until then did the and woman know thal the
hi. nrize they lried for was bogus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
PORT CHESTER RAILROAD UP AGAIN.
Nay Receive Franchise in Another Week
Westchester Being Blocked.

President Gotshail Of the Port Chester Railroad
company and ex-Justice D. Cady Herrfck counsel
70 the company. yesterday had q long session with
controller Grout and engineers of the Finance De-
partment over the company's application for a
franchise in The Bronx The most significant deveI-
opnent Of The conference was that the Port Ches-
Ter officials apparently convinced the Controller
That the New-York Westchester and Boston com
paHy could rot go on with its construction work
negun on small scale last spring, because the Port
-hestor company has bought the right of way over
which the Westchester wants to go. and VIII oppose
me Nestches1er at every step
inc terms Of the franchise were thoroughly dis
ClSS-d with the idea of getting the application
Itt1o! Tor action by the Board Of Estimate before
ne enc ~ this year L Is expected that the fran
us vii DC granted by the board the meet
'ns one week from to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
TEXAS MEN ANGRY WITH MR. GATES.
Say He Opposes Improvement Which viii
Spoil His Duck Shooting.
[By Telegraph To The Tribune. J

Galveston. Tex, Dec. John ". Gates, who
owns winter home at Port Arthur. twenty miles
south Of Beaumont. has stirred up a hornets nest
in the latter city because. II is alleged he in
fuenced in holding up a contract for the digging
of channel in Sabine Lake The news became
public in Beaumont, Orange and other East Texas
held last night Mr.. Gates opposed the digging of
canal in Sabine Lake as proposed because he
Will not hereafter be able to it for duck hunt
ing. it Is said. He advocates canal being dug
away from the lake and threatens TO enjoin the
government. Citizens of Beaumont, Orange and
other East Texas towns also the government
engineer of this district, consider the lake most
feasible
The hearing viii be held before the Secretary Of
War on December Il, when East Texas delegations
and Nj Gates will present their views
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
COULD NOT TELL COST OF GAS.
Superintendent of Consolidated COmpany's
Station Testifes Before Commission.

Albert Riblet. superintendent OF the 14th-st. sta
ton of the Consolidated Gas Company, was the
first witness examined before the Gas Commission
Yesterday He produced the station records for
several years and technically described the kind OF
coal used the amounts carbonated and general
rnanufa curing practice carried at the station
MI. RirIet stated that although he had been en-
gagged in the manufacture of Illuminating gas for
more than twenty years he did not know what the
cost of making 1000 cubic feet Of gas was and that
he could not estimate 1t.
The session of the commission was adjourned IN
til this morning o give Mr.. Wood the engineer OF
the Consolidated Gas Company, more time 10 finish
certain fluctuations TO the cost OF gas manu-
facture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
OFFERS TO DAM RIVER FREE.
Paul Smith Electric Company's Proposition
opposed by Adirondack sportsmen.

Albany. Dec THE State River and Harbor I'M
provernent Commission to-day continued its hear
ing on the application Of certain towns in Franklin
and ST. Lawrence counties for permission TO dam
the Saranac River and food State lands for the
alleged purpose of preventing the periodic overflow
of the river and the pollution of its banks with
sewage The Paul Smith Electric Light and Power
Company offers TO build the dams without cost to
the State.
The application was opposed by representatives
Of Adirondack sportsmen's organizations and IA
vored by Senator Malby- The commission gave
until December 10 for fling further arguments and
promised a decision its meeting in January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
HONORS FOR OY1M1.
TriumphaI Entry Into Toxic and
Enthusiastic Popular Welcome.

Toxic, Dec. Field Marshal Oyarna and his
staff made triumphaI entry into Toxic this
morning. The enthusiasm and magnitude OF
Marshal Oyama's reception equaIled that given
to Admiral Togo. Despite the Indictment weather,
crowds of students and representatives Of va
rious classes and interests thic<ly lined the
streets. and although exposed to the rain Justify
cheered the marshal and his staff while on the
way TO the imperial palace :
The newspapers of all shades Of opinion are
highly eulogistic to-day Of the achievements OF
Marquis Oyama. his generals and the men under
his command.
A holiday has been declared III the whole
city in honor Of the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
NORWAY CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE,

C'hristiania- Norway. Dec An Norway to-day
is celebrating the halfyear anniversary OF dis
solution on June OF the union with Sweden Ttere
were thanksgiving services in all the churches
the people enjoyed general holiday. King HaAkoa
VII Queen Maud and the ministers attended tIla
service at the Church of the Redeerner.
Charles II. Graves. the American Minister, wa
will be required to Minister to Sweden and
to Norway until Congress provides for separate
Minister to Norway, arrived here to-day and had
an interview with Foreign Minister LoeVlsnd. M
Graves will be received in audience BIZ King HaaG
kor on Saturday next.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
EXAMINERS PLEAD CASE
Declare the Board Of Educatio~
Cannot Rerlezc Their Decisions.

The Board OF Examiners Of the Department OK
Education has prepared defence against the
special committee OF the Board Of Education. which
has sought to curtaH its power and change its
methods OF choosing teachers for the public schools
The special committee reported at tbe last meeting
Of the Board Of Education. and the defence cf the
examiners viii go TO il at the next meeting. De-
cembor 49, one OF the chief complaints AGAINST
the examiners is their power To refuse applicants
on personal grounds. I'm regard to this power
the report saws:
The Board OF Examiners is constituted under ne
charter as the only board authorized TO conduct
nibiic sc3lGoIs 81 the -itv The personality or gen
era fitness tests are form OF eNaInina ION LIZ
the Board Of Examiners mas au'"oF''y 20 e'''1S'
right Of appeal TO the Board OF F:ducat ton gives
the latter IN effect. the power - grant licenses
spirit Of the law The charter vests This power in
Inc Board Of Examiners. Moreover. it ras cen
judicialy determined thG5 decisions o. INC ho.Lu
Of Examiners IN respect 10 IRE granting or VIZ ~
holding OF licenses are not renewable even III me
The powers granted to the Board OF Educator i5.
in all cases subject 20 the provlsl ms 81 tns
proposed Investing OF the Board Of Education with
power to examine applicants for license = ~ =
de"ieions ~ The Hoard ~ Ttxar1iners ON PERSON
atty etc why should similar appeal exist
from decisions as TO the merit Of applicants tests
The Board Of Education is the appointing Power
in the school system. To confound the appointing
Consequent place on an eligible list for APPOINT
Of the Civil Service enactments 10 coLlaoHno IL
licensing power with the appointing power "OuA0
The average time [of this testl is considerably
longer than four minutes
case and fbeT q second Examiner fakes ii rp. It
is our invarable practice 10 give deliberate consid
Grafton to all doubtful cases. The aSsur1p tlon %
undue haste is wholly unwarranted; s sn as 1gr
the allegation that many who are unit are az
lowed to slip through. owing to haste anG sEe
granted licenses, that is statement we chahenss
uneGutvocaliy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
SPANISH QUEEN MUST BE 4 CATHOLIC,

Rome. Dec. The Vatican has not received shy
communication concerning the marriage OF Ehs
King Of Spain. except report from the Spanish
Clergy saying that II would Be impossible for q
new queen to enter Spain II she had not previously
become a Catholic. If the Princess Ena OF Battsu-
berg is chosen II is believed here her CONVEX
sion to Catholicism will be announced bsRora tha
marriage, and II Is considered most likely here that
she already is preparing for conversion At Fam
Tner Empress Eslgenie. who looks upon the prin1
cess almost a daughter, and who. u q rurnOred.
win leave her a large fortune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
SAVED FROM CHESAPEAKE SEA WOLF
Other Men Wept When Deputy Marshal
Could Not Take Them from Vessel.

Richmond, Va. Dec. William j. Gallagher
the Philadelphia seaman who wrote TO a reIa-
tive in that city begging him to get the gov
eminent TO rescue him from an oyster dredging
vessel in Chesapeake Bay, was brought to Rich
Tnond this afternoon by United States Deputy
Marshal Sam Bendft. An investigation Of
charges of peonage Will follow. and Gallagher
Will tell his story of hardship and slavery to the
United States Grand Jury now sitting in Nor
folk
Four other white men forcfbly held on board
begged the deputy also TO take them. Two of
the men wept because he did not have the
authority to give them their freedom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
SHANGHAI INDICTMENT FOUND.
Persistent Efforts of Wife of Dead Oyster
man Bear Fruit.

Baltimore. Nd, Dec. James Hodges Of
the firm Of Jubb & Hodges, shipping agents, was
indicted by the grand jury to-day on the charge
of assauIting the late James McCabe, of Phil
adephia, whose dead body was found floating
in the water at Deals Island some time after
he had been shipped oyster dredger on the
schooner Sadie z. R Gibson
Hodges gave bail. The Indictment is a result
of the persistent efforts Of McCabe's wife TO
prove that her husband was shanghaied and
murdered. Il was largely as a result Of her
activity in the matter that the revenue cutter
window was sent on the recent investigating
trip down the bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
NEGRO WOMAN GETS FORTUNE.
Inherits 100000 in Nebraska Real
Estate from Former Slave.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Richmond Va. Dec John BOwles Flanna-
san. an old negro who came into property
valued at more than 210o0000 in Omaha City
Neb after a long drawn out suit in the courts
and who recently died at the age of ia years.
left daughter Emily Scott, who lives at
Palmyra, this State, with her son, Thomas and
will inherit all The old mans immense wealth,
The fortune consists OF several city blocks in
the heart of the Western city. The 100 acres
of land was given to Flanagan by an adj
ventures with whom he had worked for several
wears in lieu Of money. Omaha City at that
time was village of fourteen houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
FINAL ATTEMPT FOR MRS. ROGERS
Lawyers VIII Appeal to Governor on Ground
Of Insanity

Montpelier. Vt, Dec IA final attempt 70
Proiong the life Of Mrs. Rogers viii be made
esrly tomorrow Governor Bel LEFT Montreal
Tonight for Write River Junction, where ne will
remain to-Hsorrow
z. B. Film, o1e Of the lawyers who has been
.soorlns for The condemned woman. left Mont
tlieT Tonight for 81 Johns Quebec, to intercept
he Governor
Charles A. Mccarthy and Mr.. Finn win pre-
ssnt sf1davfts relating to the reported presence
q insanity in AIRS. Rogers's family.
MS Jessie PARTON. Of Cincinnati who says
~ bears 5000 signatures in favor OF saving
DTS tSogerss life, arrived here Tonight
BON Mrs. Blickensjorfer and Miss Portion
aIleT consultation with counsel FOR Mrs. Rog-
srs announced that they would proceed 10 Mont
peiler to-r2orrow morning ana try 20 intercept
governor Bell 10 present their petition A sim
lar effort will be MADE by Messrs. Finn, Nc
Nsrthy and 2. NJ Butler, the lawyers who have
appeared IN the case. They say they VIII oIter
10 hin ''iuporta7.s Gonsidera tons" bearing on
The case. II is understood that these ''consld-
efattons' ara alleged new evidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Poughkeepsie, n. Z, Dec. Two nineteen
vear-old boys. one Of them convicted of murder
and the other of manslaughter. were sentenced
here to-day. one to death by electrocution and
The other TO seven years imprisonment
The death sentence was passed on George
Granger. an orphan street waif Of New York
city. whose victim was the man who had be
friended him. The lighter sentence. inflicted for
the killing OF a woman. was passed upon Ferris
Mead OF FfshkiH Landing Both sentences were
imposed BIZ Justice Burr Ia the Supreme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
PAT GROVE NOT GUILTY.
Jury Decides That He Did Not
Shoot Omaha PatroIman.
by Telegraph to The Tribune

Omaha Dec. Pat Grove tonight was de-
cIared not guilty of shooting Patrolman Jack
son two months ago, and is free Of the most
serious charge which had been brought against
him. The jury was out just two hours, when
the verdict of mot guilty was returned.
Grove shook hands with the members of the
jury and numerous friends and admirers who
gathered 10 hear the result Afterward he was
taken back to jail TO await trial on the charge
of robbing Edward Cudahy Of $4,000. This
trial will not come off for several weeks II is
generally believed that he will be acquitted on
this charge also.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
WILD WEST SHOW HORSES KILLED

Marseiles France. Dec. All the horses be-
longing to the Wild West Show OF Colonel William
F Cyodv (..BunaIo Bin0 were killed here to-day
Although the government veterinaries had certified
that glanders had been entirely eradicated from the
stud Colonel Cody and his partner James A.
Bailey. decided on this radical measure. in order
10 aIlav the fears OF the farmers regarding the
spread OF the disease The saddles brides and
other articles Of the equipment. As well as the
clothing OF the Etablemen were burned. and the
rairoad cars OF the show disinfected Colonel Cody
is nov in the United States engaged IN purchasing
a fresh stua
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
KILLS DAUGHTER-IN-LAw AND SELF.
Young Woman Murdered While Little Chill.
dren Cling to Her Skirts.

richmond Va Dec Mrs Philip Vaughan, a
,-au known young matron. shot to death in
-. Fa5ro at Culpeper at noon to-day by her
farher-in- " John Vaughan, who Immediately
turned the weapon upon himself with fatal result
The woman pleaded for her life piteously. Her
four little children. clngiug TO her skirts, begged
their grandfather not 10 xiii their mother
The old man Immediately after breakfast, at
FfoF7 time he appeared be IN his usual spirits.
vent 30 the home OF neighbor and borrowed a
80 with which he killed the woman and himself.
tIa Is said 10 have stated the previous day that he
tr+lrded killing somebody, but did not name his
prospective victim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
TO TRAIN sANTo DOMINGO MILITIA.

Washington Dec AT the request Of the Do
minican government. transmitted through the State
Department hera the Secretary OF War has de-
tailed Second Lieutenant Grayson Murphy 18th
Infantry to proceed Santo Domingo and or
ganize and train a rural guard similar that
which has been successful in Cuba in the mainte-
nance OF order. Lieutenant Murphy is a graduate
OF West Point of the class OF 90 has seen service
in the Philippines and In China. and selected
nv he StaA