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New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
THOMPSON CONVICTED.
Negro Prosecutes Backer of VIII
SOn-Wiggins "GQng."
[FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU ]

washington. April s.-Chief WIkie of the Secret
Service has received a telegram from Boston an
nouncing the conviction there this morning of DR..
Robert Thompson, who was the financial backer
and moving spirit Of the notorious Wison-Wiggins
gang of counterfeiters which operated throughout
New England in 1905 Wilson and Virgins made
the notes. which were all upon ew-England ma
tional banks, and DR.. Thompson furnished the ma
terials and helped circulate the money.
DR.. Thompson's wife. formerly a stenographer at
the Boston Police Headquarters. who died last year,
bought the paper used by the counterfeiters BY
frequently changing notes from bank to bank the
counterfeiters managed to give the Secret Service
a great deal Of trouble, for the public would no
sooner be warned OF the issue Of one note before
another would appear in circulation.
Wilson and Virgins made their counterfets by
the usual Photographic process and. although they
were not by any means first class reproductions of
the genuine they readily passed among small trades
people in the little New-England towns. After
making thirty forty five-dollar or ten-dollar
counterfets the gang would destroy the plates and
other incriminating evidence In their possession,
would pass the notes grocers and saloonkeepers
and would then LAY low for two or three weeks
before producing their next issue If Wilson had
not committed a very great indiscretion from a
Secret Service for a much longer period
Wilson dTifted back to his old home in MancRes-
ter n, H. and there met man who had loaned
for the debt Wilson paid up with alacrfty giving
his OLD friend counterfeit SO bill and receiving
discovered II 10 be spurious almost Immediately
and reported the matter to the authorities with a
good description Of Wilson and his partner.
Wilson and Virgins got out OF town in safety
but into the arms of Boston detectives as they
stepped of the train their way back from
Manchester. The day after Wilson and Virgins
were arrested DR.. Thompson left town, fleeing to
Canada and remaining there until early in March
last year Wilson and Virgins were tried and
convicted in December. 1903 and each received Ave
years in the penitentiary.
The newspapers which contained accounts Of the
trial said nothing about the confessions made by
wilson and Virgins and Or. Thompson who was
watching events from his hiding place in Canada
thought that he might return in safety. The day
after he reappeared at his Boston home the Secret
Service men had him. He employed one OF the
sharpest criminal lawyers In Boston who exhausted
every legal device 10 him. The Assistant
District Attorney who secured Thompson's conyic.
uon was William H Lewis. colored man.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
RAILROAD MEN SUPPORT SPENCER.
S. N. FELTON, Says Agitation Is Leading Tow
ard a Distance Rate"

Chicago, April s.-''President Samuel Spencer OF
the Southern Railway. in his speech at Pittsourg.
EXPRESSED the views Of railroad men throughout the
country said S N. FELTON, president Of the Alton
Railroad to-day. THE railroads are not opposed
to the President in his efforts to put end to any
abuses that NAV exist. and 1Ir. SBsheeF's speech
should do a great deal to remove such pODulaT
misapprehension- But whatever may have been
the state Of affairs in the early history OF transpOT
tation it is my sincere belief based upon personal
experience that the great majority Of the rail-
roads Of the country to-day giving the people q
square deal
Il should like to say. in conclusion. that when
the people realize that the present movement for
federal control Of rates Is leading inevitably TO
the adoption Of the distance tariff under which
the farmers Of the Atlantic seaboard with their
less productive lands. will be given an advantage
over the farmers OF the West this agitation VIII
cease forever.
President Earling of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul. and President B. F. Winchel OF the Rock
Island road, expressed the most hearty indOrse-
Inent OF Mr.. Spencer's remarks. Second Vice
President Harahan OF the Illinois central expressed
himself as entirely in sympathy with Mr. Spencers
views, adding: "AN We ask IS what President
Roosevelt cow prOmiseS-a square deal
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
CIRCUS BEGINS ITS FOURTH WEEK.
Orphans and Crippled Children To Visit the
Show Tuesday Afternoon.

The Barnum & Bailey circus viii begin its fourth
week at Madison Square Garden on Monday. with
several new acts and a general rearrangement OF
the programme. All the big acts. including the
''auto-boIde'' and the Ancilotd Brothers. will be
continued. The night crowds far have broken all
records, and the matinee audiences have been uni
formly large
All the seats for the orphan chi.dren's matinee
on Tuesday have been assigned, and several char
table Institutions in the city Will be represented
1t Is expected that nearly seven thousand orphan
and crippled children viii be present The clowns
have arranged some special features for the little
folks. On Thursday evening the Michigan Society
Of the City OF N6T-EOrk viii attend the circus n
a body. Manager Bailey Is a Michigan man, and
the visit to the circus Is regarded as compliment
D him
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

Saloons Strengthen Police Bloc at
HnndbOOk Men.

Captain ". H. HOdgins. who has been in COM
mand at the Oak-st. station for about eighteen
months. says he has kept the gambling and pool
room men on the run. that there is not
poolroom running in the precinct except perhaps f
the Park Row Building. He says he has applied
for warrants and arrested the proprietors but that
Justice Gaynor has refused to hold the men.
The latest method employed by Captain HOdgins
to shut cut the handbook men has been the stop
ping of the ticker service in the saloons along Park
Row and other places. He requested the pro
prietors Of these places to cut out the ticker ser
vice between the hours OF and o'clOck-the time
that the races are going on One conceTn-Han-
over & Green. The Tiger saloon at No. u Centre
st. took the ticker out altogether. and all the
stopped the service requested. except Ham. in
the Park Row Building. He said that his Gus
complained. and as they were OF the better
class, no objection was made. The request could
not be enforced unless a law was passed to fit the
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
A FOOD STORY
Makes a Woman of 20 Zone in 10000" "

newspaper editors and a famous leader In poll
tics in his day, says she is 40 years old and a
stronger woman than you will find in ten thou
sand and she credits her fine physical cOndi-
tion to the use of Grape-Nuts:
Many years ago had terrible fall, which
permanently injured my stomach. For IA years
lived on a preparation of corn starch and milk
but il grew so 'Tepugnant TO me that / had TO
give Il IN Then 1 tried, one after another a
dozen different kinds Of cereals. but the process
OF digestion gave me great pain.
'Tt was not until began TO use GTape-Nuts
food three years ago that found relief II has
proved with the dear Lords blessing a great
boon 10 me- II brought me health and viEor
such as never expected to again enjoy, and I'm
gratitude / never fall TO sound It's praises"
Name given by Postum CO.. battle Creek, Mich.
There's n reason.
Look for IT In the little book. The Road 90
Weliyllle." 10 be found In every pkB
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
NATIONAL coNTRoL oF LEPRosY
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I

FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAUl
Washington. April 6-Dr. Walter Wyman, surgeon
general OF the Marine Hospital Service has sent out
invitation to the various State boards Of health
20 send delegates 10 the third annual conference OF
State boards with the Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service In Washington on May l5. The
sessions viii be held at the New Willard Hotel. and
the chief subjects to be discussed VIII be the Ma
uOnal Control OF Leprosy' and the Methods of
Transmission Of Typhoid Fever" One delegate
from each state board Of health viii be entitled TO
take part In the conference, and DR. Wyman eX-
poets that the majority OF States will be repre-
sented. Accompanying his invitation 10 the various
boards DF. Wyman sends a request for copies OF all
laws relating 70 health and sanitation that have
been passed by State legislatures municipal as
sembes during the last year These laws viii be
printed with the proceedings OF the conference after
It's adjournment.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
HOME NEWS


The annual meeting Of the City History Club VII
be held az the Berkeley LyeeGm No. g West Forty
fourth-st., Thursday. at ?. n. DR.. Taloott VIII
tauns Will speak on Civic Conscience and CiVie
Consciousness"
Professor James Mayor, of TIE UpiversiU q
Toronto win address the League for Political haa'
cation, No. g West 44th-st-. Meuday evening ~
Some Aspects OF Municipal Enterprise" This Va
be the last IN the course of the leagues Monaay
evening lectuPoA
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
4 CHLOROFORM CLUB.
atlantic City Has Society for Study
and Practice of "Osle1sm."
LpY rELEeRAPH ro rHE rRIpuNE.l }

lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
Atlantic City. N J.. April S-An organization
to study and practise the theories set forth by
DR.. Osler has been organized in this city. Its
membership contains many of Atlantic City's
business and professional men.
BENJAMIN Bacharach, brother OF Postmaster
Harry Bacharach organized the Osler Club. He
has been elected its president. Mr. Bacharach
in speaking of it to-day admitted that he would
be forty years old tomorrow
Lewis Hopes, hardware merchant, is vice
president of the club and DR.. A. D. Cuskaden is
secretary. The organization. it is said, has a
large membership.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
GOVERNOR CARTER SENDS PROTEST.
Objects to Recruiting of Canal LabOrers in
Hawaii.

Washington, April 8-Secretary Taft has received
a message from Governor Garter of Hawaii saying
much If contractors of japanese labor for the
Panama Canal TO solicit or take Japanese
laborers from those islands Secretary Taft replied
assuring Governor Carter that the commission
would be instructed to insert in the contract for
Japanese labor, if such a contract is made the
provision that the aborers shall not be taken from
the Hawaiian Islands.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
PIERRE \. BOUCHER.

Pierre Lamhire Boucher. OF No. 2S7 Central PaFk
West. a IRE Insurance man for many years. died a.
bis home. in this city. on Friday. Mr.. Boucher
was born IN New-Orleans. but most of bis
life was spent in New-York. He was at time
connected with the 22d Regiment. serving as aoj0-
tant under Colonel Josiah Porter He was a mem
Der of the HuguenOt and 81. Andrews s0clegi,ss
He leaves a widow, a son and q daughter.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
COIToNs FINAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Not Agent of United States, But of DOmin-
lean Government

Washington. April s-Colonel G. r. Cotton. who
is to be supervising collector Of the Dominican
revenues. was at the War Department to receive
final instructions from Secretary Taft regarding
his duty. He especially instructed that in all
he was doing or should do in Santo Domingo he
was not the agent Of the United States but the
agent Of President Morales Of the Dominican gov
ernment.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
OBITUARY.
GENERAL CULLEN A. BATTLE

Richmond Va. April S-Major General Cullen A
Battle, aged seventy-six years. died in Greensboro.
n. c.. to-dav. He commanded the famous So Reg
iment Alabama troops In the Civil War and had
filed many distinguished positions in Alabama. The
body will be taken to Petersburg. Va. for inter
ment on Monday
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
A. KMsEL-& SONS TO SELL STOCK.

Announcement is made by A. Kimbel g. Sons
that they will sell al their present warerooms.
No 3g3 5th-ave.. their entire stock OF furniture,
tapestries hangings. sample lengths. wall paper.
etc on the afternoons Of ApTfl 1a "a and l5 at
o'clock. James p. BilO auctiOneeT oF the Fifth Ave-
nue. Art Galleries VIII conduct the sale.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

With this exhibit. the showing that on the
normal operating expense ratio feasible in Great
Northern. Canadian Pacific last year earned
virtually is per cent. upon its outstanding
capital stock there certainly seems logical war
rant for the expectation here. at Montreal, and
in London that Canadian Pacifc's divided rate
can be conservatiyely- advanced from 6 to 8 per
cent. ..-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
ErrRepIrloN wlrH PANAMA.

a1aEmR. April 8-RatineafiOns OF the sEtradition
treaty between the United States and Panama,
<a~nsd hare on AEay g. lScl were EXCHANGED tOdaV.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

90 The Omaha average approximates 651ss
Nickel Plates average Is s1A.
Now apply the Omaha average OF 6756 Per
cent TO the earnings OF Nickel Plate for the
past eight years during which dividends have
ranged from nil in 1898 to 5 per cent. on the
first preferred and per cent on the second
preferred for the past four years. and there IS
actually disclosed a saving which equals $3.50
OOO-that vast sum arbitrarily appropriated out
Of Nickel Plate earnings for expenses" In up
building-making ready to follow Omaha's ex-
ampled triumph in investment value.
Combine such dividends have been paid IN
eight years upon Nickel Plate preferred issues
with the $s.1S0OOO extracted for Expenses"
during the same period in excess Of what would
have been required on the Omaha average; and
here Is a record for Nickel Plate that win not
be mistaken BY investors who are alert and
foFehanded;
Expenses years IN excess
OF Omaha's average.-....$ $Ss1e0.OOO
Paid in dividends 314O.OOO
per cent on Nickel Plate
1St Pref. years .$Z,OOOOOO
per cent on Nickel Plate
% Pref. years.. S,0ZU,OOO
a per cent. on Nickel Plate
common, yeaFs-----.---- 4s4SOOOO
Left 70 ada 70 surplus $4,000
On the Omaha basis Nickel Plate has earned
3 per cent. on its first preferred stock. per
cent. on the second preferred and per cent on
the common. for the entire period OF years
dS07 to 1904 inclusive). with nearly million
and half dollars to spare.
It has earned on this basis more than three
and a half times the amount paid to its stock
holders-earned it. mind you, a basis ac-
cepted as ample for a more dificultly operated
road-cOntrolled by the very same interests
Nickel Plate is destined to pay dividends on all
its share capital 1t is destined to be second
Omaha. And progress toward that result Is
facilitated by those changes which are now
knitting together more closely and more sf-
fectively the entire Vanderbilt mileage.
H ALLAWAY
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

Much is heard of an impending boom in the
Industrial list. Some of this talk is extrava-
giant. But 1t Is undoubtedly true that I'm large
changes industrial list are materially below
changes Industrial list are materially below
their worth-held back by reason of influences
that had 20 do with apprehensions no longer
troublesome. Some of these industrials are, in
deed, not unlikely TO make quick exhibits OF the
strength which belongs to them. American
Locomotive, for example. earning over % per
cent. has excuse for selling at one-haIf of
its face value. 1t logically belongs above par
And 1t is destined soon to go there.
Identified closely with Locomotives fortunes
international Power is on it's way to much
higher figures. It is not yet the popular fashion
to give approval Of International Power. but
when the stock is in demand at double its pres
ent market value (and believe that will be
within this calendar year, present criticasters
will be discovering abOunding reasons for cham
piOning the advance.
An interesting development OF the week.
apropos Of American industrial records. appears
In the purchase here for the account OF London
investors OF a large block OF the new United
States Leather shares A representative OF the
Armour interests In the Leather trust says:
I'VE regard new preferred a gllt-edged In
vestment security. It's merits sufficient for the
most critical conservative. The new common
stock is. I'm our opinion pre-eminently attractive
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

Il
/ common will earn and pay dividends We ex-
pect 10 see IL sell much higher"
| Canadian Pacific, some Of whose extraordinary
assets were pointed out here last Sunday. has
enlivened the week with robust advances some
spectators caught short. have paid penalties
but the basis Cor the rise Is Of more consequence
! than the covering of bear accounts European
investment buying has been effective Scotch
and English bankers who have made fortunes
I'm James J. Hills Great Northern awaken TO
the duplication of opportunity In Canadian
/ Pacific.
| Some critics refer TO this great property as
"one-erop road" It's ueighbOr in the United
states-the Great Northern-is equally one
crop road.
In 1893 Canadian Pacific operated 6.6s1 miles
and showed gross earnings OF $261SSSfI For
the late year the mileage was S.56z miles, an
increase of 1851 miles. or 241 per cent Gross
earnings were $464691S2 an increase OF w.
! 33O 155. or III per cent.
Great Northern operated 4.466 miles IN lSSo
and produced gross earnings Of $22,57T,544. For
! 1904 the length of the road was 5,622 miles. an
increase Of 1856 miles. % per cent. and earn
/ ings were S4OO57, 1853. an increase of $1I.4l9SOS
or ia per cent.
| Development OF earning power BY Canadian
Pacific has been as important a scale as tnat
OF Great Northern with Wulch AC compares liO~S
! favorably in profit making. Canadian Pacihcs
gross earnings are already nearly $4OOOOOO
larger than for a year ago. July to March tnclu-
sive. Great Northern gross for nine months in
creased only 81, 1927
| Operating expenses have been kept down TO a
| natural low level on the Great NOrthern--S4-SO
per cent for the late year. On the Canadian
Pacific the allotment was 69.4S per cent. The
difference would have made Canadian Pacihcs
net earnings more than $6,JOO,OOO larger than
/ they were. This is a development to be looked
for, at least in large part, and one on which ex-
pectation Is legitimately based.
Great Northern sold at $50 in 1898, on
per cent dividend basis. 1t pays per cent
now and sells at 300. Canadian Pacific sold
from q to 9O1z in 1898 paying per cent and
is now around 80. paying per cent.
| When Canadian Pacific operates upon the
Great Northern percentage basis Of expenses
and that is a basis wholly normal-the exhibit
will be inspiriting in the extreme On that basis
| Canadian Pacific earned last year approximately
| Is per cent on it's then outstanding SS4,JOOOOO
capital stock. Here in compact form is the
| record:
Canadian Pacific gross earnings 1904. .S46.469.132
| Operating expenses on Great ..
i
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

70 investors who are ready 70 participate IN
some speculative opportunity. New Leather
common will earn and pay dividends We ex-
pect 20 see II sell much higher"
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

Expenses years IN excess
OF Omaha's average. SS,1SO.OOO
Paid in dividends..........3 3.14O.OOO
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-07-14
NJ ORE LOCAL NEW S

A number Of the G. A. r. veterans
from Wenatchee and Cashmere alten-
ded the funeral.
The box mill of the Lamb--Davis
Lumber Co has been running over
time all this week on a rush order for
for boxes from the east.
G. Fl. Moore and wife went to Sc
attic last Saturday. Mr.. Moore re-
turned Monday. Mrs. Moore will re-
main with friends for week or two
Mrs. P. NJ. Long and Mr.. Longs IA
Their who has been here for the past two
weeks, left yesterday for Everett. from
where they go to Portland to visit the
fair
0Mr. and Mrs. ]. K. White, from
Abba, Iowa. stopped off here this week
to visit with Howell Ralston. They
we're on their way home from the Port
land fair. Mrs. White IS a sister of
Mr.. Ralstons.
B. C. Peters returned from Wenat-
chez yesterday. He procured an in
junction in the Superior,CourIi prohibit
ing DR.. Shore from obstructing the
road which leads to the ferry on the
Wenatchee river. This will permit
The contractors TO go on with the work
of constructing the irrigating canal.
The funeral of NJ Morrison father
of c. A. Morrison. who died last We'd
nesday at the family residence on Ste
milt creek was held Thursday after
noon from Halls undertaking parlor.
Mr.. Morrison was nearly 30 years OF
age and had been resident of the
valley for a number of years.
DR.. Charles W. Denning, Spokane
{. S. Inspector connected with the bu-
reau of animal industry, spent several
days in town this week, and while here
he investigated the condition of the
sheep in this section. Ten cars are 10
be shipped from here to the Chicago
market to-day.
H. c. Peters came in from Seattle
"Wednesday morning and went TO We
natchee the same. He says work on
the Cascade Orchards ditch is progress
ing very satisfactorily. He also told
the man of the Echo that he had con-
siderable inquiry at his Seattle Office
about the irrigated lands near Leag-
enworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-07-14
A Surprise Party.

Some twelve or fifteen couples.
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Bliss,
sprung genuine surprise last We'd
nesday evening when they invaded
their house without previous warming.
Mr.. Bliss had all his house hold goods
packed ready for shipment.
That they all had to dispose of them
selves in just any old way, as best they
could. seemed to be somewhat OF a nov
city that was rather enjoyed by every
one. In some my sterious way how
ever chairs were soon procured and
the company made comfortable as
possible.
Messrs. Bliss and Adams made the
music. and dancing was INDUCED in
by those who cared for the healthful
disport, while others amused them
selves as their inclination dictated.
At later hour, after an exceedingly
pleasant evening had been spent, the
entire company INDUCED in an old time
Virginia Reel in which all joined,
After which refreshment we're served,
and, after wishing for Mr.. and Mrs.
Bliss many good things and much hap
mess wherever they may decide to To-
cate in the future, the company de-
Darted