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New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
THE MURDER OF S0ININEN
Hohemhal Name Of Assassin-1he
Crime Political.

Helsingfors, Feb. THE assassin OF SoisaIon
Soininen Procurator General of Finland, VINO
was shot and killed yesterday at MS resi-
dence. has been identified as Karl Leonard
Hohenthal formerly a student at the I'm
perial Alexander University here. Hohenthai'
who formerly lived at Stockholm, returned 10
Finland on January Is. Senator Akerman'
who has assumed the duties OF Procurator
of the Senate. is directing the investigation OF
the crime.
The murderer was moved to-day from the Sur
sieal Hosnital 10 the Russian Military Hospi-
tai. He recovered consciousness this afterhoon'
but steadfastIy refuses TO answer questions HIS
injuries are slight the broken leg being the most
serious He evidently was actuated py the
widespread condemnation OF Soininens faliure
as Procurator General to guard the ancient laws
of Finland and by his policy. Soninen, whom the
Firms prefer 10 call Johnson, ignoring the pat
ent of nobility granted in 1904, was openly cen
'sured in the Diet in December, and demand
made for the suppression of his activity Con-
servative Firms fear that the assassination may
have a prejudicial effect upon the report which
Emperor Nicholas ordered the Senate and Gov
ernor General to draw up on the Diets petition
OF rights
This political crime following the January
demonstrations has caused the police 10 re-
double their precautions. The journal BJorns-
bergs Tfdings' was suspended to-day. but TINS
had no direct connection with the ASSASSINATION
HohenthaI Is twenty-eight years Old he Is
native of Laiha. near Vasa, in Northeastern
Finland, the home OF the family OF Eugene
Schaumann. who assassinated Bobrikof. The
northeastern Firms are notorious hghters.
Scarcely Sunday passes without staoofng az
FRAY in the country between Uleaborg and Vasa.
HohenthaTs father was pastor OF Laiha the
assassin left Helsingfors University couple or
wears ago without finishing the medical course
and took I'D ge a means OF livelihood.
He recently returned here from Stockholm and
went 70 ST. Petersburg where it is believed he
formed revolutionary ties. The uniform worn
nv the assassin was an imitation of a Russisn
naval officers and the card which he presented
bore the name of Alexander Gadd. well known
Finn serving in the Russian navy Hohenthai
was popular among his fellow students
The office Of Procurator General is one or the
highest in Finland. The Procurator General is
head of the Department of Justice of the
Finnish Senate The Firms have the right to
appeal to him IN case OF any grievance IN con-
nection with the administration of justice. and
the Procurator General can order new trial.
Soininen was forty-eisht years Old His
father was pastor of Pedisjarvi. Young
Soininen studied law appointed Secretary OF
the Department of Economy in 1882. Senator Of
the Department of Justice in 1900 and Procura-
tor General in 1901.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
TO REGULATE AUTOS"
". f. ScarTitt Proposes ReUokabIe
License for Al Drivers.

Winthrop z. Scarritt, former president of the
Automobile Club of America, talked Auto
mobile legislation at the clubhouse, No. 753 5th-
ave. last night, and suggested means Of cUrbing the
rich. reckless automobile owner and the daredevil
driver" He urged revokable licenses for all who
drive motor These certificates. he said should
be suspended fifteen days for first offence. thirty
days for second, and one year for the third
Garages should also be licensed. he declared and
required TO keep record of the time each car
taken out and returned. and to allow machine TO
go without a written permit from the owner
He advocated two separate brakes double
acting for all automobiles above five horsepower
No car he said. should be allowed TO run with
muffier open within a city. town or village. The
legal limits OF speed. he suggested. We're twelve
miles within corporate lines except in thinly set.
tied districts where he would permit eighteen In
the open country he would allow thirty miles
The board of governors of the Automobile Club
of America yesterday elected William Pierson
Hamilton governor. TO succeed n. W. Whipple.
who resigned last week AT meeting of the
members in the evening the active membership of
the club increased from FIVE hundred to seven
hundred, exclusive of life members Thirty-nine
members were elected, among them being Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Adolph Lewisohn. ChildS Frick,
John r. Roosevelt, j. Borden Hartman and Ar
thur T. Kemp. 1t was announced that $2O0O GO had
been raised on second mortgage for a new club
house and that the board of governors expected
to acquire site for the building within the next
month.
President Dave Hennen Morris told the members
that the Patt-Cioulden bill. 10 allow automobiles
to board ferryboats under power, had passed the
letters TO Congressman 70 help pass the bill when
it comes up in the House of Representatives to-
morrow. We are all getting tired of having to
Morris
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MAYORS HIT At HEARST
Votes to Cut off Aduertising from
American" and "JournaI."

Following close the heels of the attack of
Congressman William r. Hearsts papers on Mayor
Mcclellan came a reprisal yesterday by the Board
OF City Record, controlled by the Mayor and Cor
poration Counsel when corporation advertising was
cut off from "The American" and THE Evening
Journal" and 1.-The Sum- and '"The Globe" subst-
tuted for those papers.
This significant change not all, for Controller
Grout had lively tilt with the Mayor and Cor
poration Counsel the designation of papers to
do city advertising. the Controller charging that 1t
was not right TO spend money for corporation ad-
vertising in certain papers
'"When did you discover that the city paying
too much for advertisng2" asked the Corporation
Counsel
II discovered only few days ago that in some
instances il is paying too much" said Mr. Grout
''It is my business much any other member
of this board to that the proper newspapers
are designated for official advertising. I have not
been consulted in such designation. 1 wish say
now that hereafter j shall stop payment for ad-
vertising TO papers where I think the charges
are not warranted propose TO make nvest-
CATION of these charges,
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
ADDED GLITTER FOR ARION BALL.
Automobile Floral Corso To Be q New
Feature of Annual Dance.

Added TO all the color and glitter o' the Aroa
balls OF past years there will be Friday nlsn'
twelve brilliantly decorated automobiles in an aue
mobile floral corso- The dancing floor will be SUI
rounded by huge arches over. the different GU
frances connected by balustgsGes covered WI
flowers. with fauns and nymphs at intervals -
tween the arches VIII be groups OF flowers, alter
mating with palms and other plants. Across 'n'
roof of the big Madison Square Garden viii -
stretched canopy of red. white and oius. ~ ~
from the centre OF this viii long strsafnet
roses. entwined with electric lights Around "
walls will be elaborate shields bearng tas Sea''
and devices OF all nations . a
The masquerade bali will begin promptly q
o'clock After promenade cO2CeTt the noor -
be cleared for the ballet. The entire corps du ot
of the metropolitan Opera House will glys ~. ~
flower ballet arranged by the mairre du cd5,s,cc
Luigi Albertieri especially for the ball tFau..;r
FrOeheh. prima ballerina Cf the opera house ~ ~
be the solo dancer, For short space aItef ".
ballet ends the floor will be open FOR dancius sy ~
maSqueraders, bat at a bugle blast u Will De Clear.
again for the feature OF the evening, the aHs.
mobile corsO. The twelve automobiles. each 60
Senting a different flower. with three beauul@@
women representing this flower. viii circle the As'
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
REVOLT OVER.
Cordoba Insurgents Surrender
Trials of Prisoners Begin.

Buenos Ayres, Feb. THE local newspapers
announce that the insurrection has been sup
pressed without further fighting at Cordoba the
city TO which IT had been restricted. The insur-
gents surrendered unconditionally ana their
leaders fed
A council Of war for the trial Of military m
surgents. OF which General Montes-Deoca is
president and Colonel Lynch secretary, has been
in session In the arsenal since 3 o'clock this
morning. The government has ordered that
military insurgents be brought to Buenos Ayrss
for trial.
In a fight yesterday near Pirovano. Province
OF Buenos Ayres. the revolutionary engineer
Baca and former Senator Rhur were killed ana
several others were wounded. The transport
Prmero Mayo has left the roadstead with three
hundred political prisoners
Search OF the ruins of the WoriSingmen's s
Union here resulted In the discovery OF two
bombs.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MORE SETTLEMENT TALK
Munroe & Nunroe Hearing, Hoo
ever, to Go on TO-mOrrOu.

conference was held at the Office OF Guggen-
heimer. Unternyer & Marshall yesterday by Sam
uel Untermyer. representing the receiver and
broker creditors Of Munroe & Munroe: +. L.
Crocker, of the law firm of Rollins Rollins. rep
resenting Munroe & Munroe. and a member OF the
law firm of Hornblower, Byrne. Miller & Potter
representing A. B. Leach and \. G.. LoOIns, OF the
Montreal and Boston underwriting syndicate. II
the general impression that at this conference
settlement of the MunrOe & Munroe cOmplica-
tions had been reached. but it authoritattvely
announced later that there had been adjust
meut, and that the hearinb before United States
Comnissioner Alexander would go on tomorrow.
Mr.. CFocker afterward said that he had under
stood that agreement had been reached. but in
the absence of announcement TO that effect
taken.
you may say for us that Munroe & Munroe are
not settling" said Mr.. CrOcker his own office
later. IF there is any settlement II must be an
agreement between other parties. We do not hg-
ure. except onlookers, in the negotiations that
are going on between Messrs. Leach and Loomis
and the brokers who creditors"
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
TO LEGALIZE STRIKES.
Finance Minister'S Plans for Radical
CHANGES an La7cs.

st. Petersburg. Feb. S.-Proposals for dealing
with the labor problem have been framed by the
Minister Of Finance. N. Kokovseff, approved by
the Emperor, and VIII be debated by the Com
mittee OF Minister'S with a view 10 legislation
the subject.
The Minister advocates the necessity of allow
ing workmen TO have a voice in measures for the
Improvement of their lot He thinks certain or
ganizations ought to be permitted, and sug-
gests that the hospital and sick funds be joint
ly administered and supported by masters and
men, The Minister also suggests a bureau of
representatives Of both masters and men to con-
Ter for the settlement Of disputes as to wages
and on other questions affecting the improve
ment of workmen's conditions.
The Minister thinks II is possible TO reduce the
working day to ten hours, with nine hours for
night work. and TO fix date for the introduce
uon OF an eight hour day. Manufacturers would
be allowed to carry on work holidays, but
would be bound TO give the men four free days
each month. Special measures should be adopt
ed 10 restrict abuses in the matter of overtime
and TO revise the laws concerning strikes and
breaches Of contract
The Minister points out that the existing law
regards strikes not as economic movements but
as breaches of social order, and considers that
the revision should adopt the Western European
point Of view, that all strikes not accompanied
by excesses should be treated solely as economic
movements.
In conclusion the Minister emphasizes the ur.
gent necessity for improving the medical assist
anee availab bic for workmen. His proposals will
be conside cred with the question of state insur-
ance.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
DENIES CLASH ON C0COS
Earl Fit2zcfIRam's Mem Hurt by
Premature ErpIosio',, He Says.

Captain E. w. Morrison. the skipper OF the
Veronique, the yacht in which Earl F1tzWllliain
hunting the treasure of Cocos Island. arrived
from Panama yesterday the City of Washing
ton. accompanied by the surgeon Of the expedi-
tion. DR.. w. B. Anger Four of the seven men
of the expedition, who we're injured, according to
Captain Morrison in a premature blast, are IN the
hospital at Ancon Other stories have it that these
men were injured in armed conflict between the
Fitzwilliam rainbow chasers and the party headed
by Harold W. s. Gray, who is said TO have ar
rived at the same time as the Veronique on the
Ros Marine Captain Morrison hazy when
he had occasion to refer to dates and such things.
but he was positive yesterday that there was no
treasure or fight on Cocos Island.
The Veronique sailed from Colon. and touched
at Montevideo Valparaiso and Punta Arenas. Costa
Rica. where the Gray party on the Ros Marine
met" said Captain Morrison Il don't re-
member the date we reached these ports. When
we reached Cocos Island-I forget just what day
we landed sixty men. think. The governor Of
the island, a man whose name | think, was
Geissler, entertained Earl Fitzwilliams party AS
soon as landed Earl Fitzwilliam sent the men
10 the place shown the maps the hiding
place of the treasure He had expectation of
finding it. and went there simply for pleasure
We stayed on the island five days. 1 think. To
get at the supposed hiding place of the treasure
We had to blast out the base of small cliff
The dynamite exploded prematurely. and seven
men were buried All wers seriously injured and
removed to the yacht. Four of these are still in
the hospital at Aneon Earl Fit8william sailed
for England on the Royal Mail steamship January
4. do not think he will make a further attempt
to find the treasure.
THE Gray party had nothing to do with the in
juries Of the men. They were not the island the
same time We were"
According to Dr. Anger, the party found an
Syn and nothing else DR. Anger OF and a9ceaT ae
Morrison a son, are staying at the Victoria Hote; whore
Saturday the LuEania.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MAY STAY TILL SPRING.
Il. d. SuIIiUaa,, HoyeUer, Says Mr.
Croker UW Not Remain Here.

ichard Croker. former leader of Tsmmany Hail.
will visit the Democratic Club this afternoon or to-
morrow afternoon. There will be nothing formal
about the call, and Mr.. Croker is going there be-
cause he wants to if the club is changed as
compared with three years ago, when he was the
commanding figure.
President Fox said last night that Mr.. Croker
had spent the day quietly at home in East 7ith-st
There Is no political significance whatever in the
proposed visit of Mr.. Croker to the club, said Mr.
Fox He told me to-day that he expected to drop
in tomorrow next day. probably in the after
noon Mr.. Croker feels very grateful to the news
paper men for their consideration in his bereave-
rnent So far as I know. he has not yet made plans
for returning to Europe. doubt II he stays long
in this country"
Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan called on Mr.
Croker at his home on Monday. and talked with
him for an hour. Alderman Timothy P. Sullivan,
in referring yesterday to the cali said:
Mr. Croker is greatly broken over the death Of
his boy. No one felt the loss of a son more
keenly. / understand that Mr. Croker will stay
in this country several weeks possibly till spring.
do not think he intends TO stay here permanently
He enjoys the climate and surroundings near DUB
lin where he has new home. He is out Of poll
ties for good and has the power to induce
him get In again.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
SAY SHE Is INSANE.
Police Hold Half Sister of General
Daniel T.. SickIes.

Application will be made to Justice Keogh to-day
to have Mrs. Alta A Benham committed TO a
ssnatorun as an insane person. Mrs Benham Is
a daughter of the late George Sichles and half
sister Of General Daniel E. Sickles, of this city.
She is detained police headquarters in New
Rochelle on the technical charge OF yagrancy, but
a commission in lunacy which examined her last
night will report she is subject to hallucinatons
Mrs Benhams home is in Pennsyvania. She is
about thirty-three years OF She believes that
she IS q physician and that she has been delegated
a detective by President Roosevelt, with special
mission drive all foreigners out OF the country.
The complaint was made yesterday by George J.
Sawyer, of New-Rochele, who is q half-brother:
She went 10 Rochelle Monday and hired
cab and forgot 10 pay the cabnan She visited
the Sckies homestead and also the Sickles plot I'm
the cemetery, and while there removed the snow
from the graves with raer hands. She spent the
night at hotel, and in the morning visited Mr.
Sawyer's home. Mr. Sawyer says that four years
ago Mrs. Benham was committed TO sanat torium
in Connecticut but later released and was in tho
care OF her sister. Mrs. Mead.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
ALDERMEN ON LIGHTING PLANT.
Vote $4,000 for Expenses in Connection
with Construotion-Warm Discussion

Alderman John T. Mccall defended his Committee
on Finance yesterday at the meeting OF the alder
men, from the mputation of holding up matters in
committee His defence tae proposed
ordinance for the issue Of corporate stock 10 the
amount of $4,000 for expenses In connection with
the construction Of municipal electric lighting
plant. Alderman Mccall said the proposition had
been before his committee only two weeks
Alderman Downing. OF Brooklyn. said he favored
the ordinance. and favored municipal control even
of railroads. Alderman Goodman moved that the
Mayor be required to get final report the ques-
ton. President Fornes declared Alderman Good
mans motion out of order Alderman Goodman
wanted to know why there nothing In the reso-
luton about gas. Alderman Mccall said that
New-Yori1 not made in a day.
'I want TO say" added Mr.. Mccall, 'in behalf
of the Democratic party. that prepared TO
go ahead with municipal lighting"
Alderman Meyers explained that Alderman Nc
Call wrong in his statement. that according to
the engineers report the $4,000 for employing
engtnesrs to form proper plans Alderman Mccall
resolution unanimously adopted.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
TROOPS FIRE ON MOBS.
Manu- Strikers Killed an Poland
Soldiers Sent to KutnO.

warsaw, Feb. 7.-According to report from
Radon, twenty worknnen have been killed or
wounded In strike disorders there to-day. while
et skarzysko twenty four have been killed and
forty wounded.
Crave trouble is also reported at Kutno to-
day. Troops have been sent to Kutno from
here.
Several men were killed to-day by strikers
I'm bakeries and elsewhere where attempts were
made TO resume work. Many arrests have been
made.
The prices of provisions have gone up. The
peasants are afraid 20 bring in their produce
Strikers this morning attempted to bring out
the employees of the electrical plant of the lu-
matte asylum but the doctors succeeded in paci-
flying the men.
The Catholic bishop OF this diocese has issued
an appeal TO the strikers TO attend the Cathedral
tomorrow and definitely state their claims.
The pupils OF all the schools here, except two,
refused to-day to return to their classes untn
the Polish language shall have been introduced.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
DRs. SAVAGE AND BAYLEY TO SPEAK
Meeting on February IA in Interest of Amer
lean Institute for Scientific Research

Invitations have been issued for February "a by
Mr. and Mrs. c. Griswold Bourne. of No. ! West
ssth-st.. for a meeting in the interest of the
American institute for Scientific Research The
Rev DR. Minot J. Savage will speak on THE Impor-
1anee OF Psychical Research and DR.. Weston
ID Bayiey on Therapeutics" Among
institute are Mrs Mary Mspes Dodge, Miss Irwin
Martin. president of the College Women's Club:
the Rev j. Harris Knowles. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
II Murray: Mr. and Mrs. William Moore Robinson
OF Paris; Professor and Mrs Munroe Smith Mr.
and Mrs Henry Walcott Warner. Mr. and Mrs
oHysr y Wells. Mrs Charlotte b. Wiibour, prss-
cent OF Sorosss; Mrs. ]. Hood Wright, DIR. and Mrs
~ 4 Ewing. DR. Alfred ". Gardner Ripley
Hitchcock. Captain Charles Houston Wilson Mr.
and Mrs. William II. Bliss. Niles Mildred Barnes,
Mrs Sanford Bisseli, Wytter Bynner. Horace B.
Fry. Roger Foster, Arthur Goadby Charles Car
roll GoldsboTongh IDS h. Mr. and Mrs Charles Judson
ane Mrs. Robert Underwood Johnson Miss Anna
Maxwell Jones, chairman Of Sorosis; Miss Pauline
Keane Mr. ard Mrs. John Larkin.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
PRESS LAW REVISION.
Council Of State to 4ct on Ministers
2 Proposals The Changes.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. THE Committee Of
Ministers has decided TO hold a special confer
enoe TO revise the censorship and press laws
pointed by the Emperor. and its membership
will consist of officials especially cognizant of
the question, members of the Imperial Academy
OF Science prominent writers and representa-
tives Of the departments. The president of the
conference will have the right to invite persons
from whom useful information can be obtained
and members of the provincial press. The pres
ident will present draft Of the revised laws
directed TO the Council of State. The Com
mittee of Ministers has decided the following
points:
First-Precedent to definite revision 10 abolish
the right of the Minister Of the Interior TO
prohibit the publication of items in newspapers.
SeCond-To abolish the existing order and
permit the transfer of a newspaper from one
editor to another, conditioned on information of
the transfer being given to the press depart
ment by both editors.
Third-The Minister of the Interior is only
authorized to prevent street sales of newspapers
The Minister of the Interior may demand the
name of the author of article If needed for
purposes of prosecution or in the interest of the
security OF the state
before book is suppressed by the Minister OF
the Interior copies thereof shall be sent to scen
ti1c institutions
Fifth--o grant the Minister of the Interior
the right TO revise censorship regula tions.
Sixth-To request the Minister OF instruction
and the Minister OF the Interior, after con-
ference with the governor general of the Kieh
Academy of Science and the universities OF
Kharkoff and Kief to revise the imperial de-
cree restricting the Of the Little Russian
language in books.
All these decisions were confirmed by the EN-
peror on February 3.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
FIRST VOTE ON 4DDICKS
No Election IN Delascare-Joint
Ballot To-dag.

Dover, Del, Feb. 7-The Democratic legislative
caucus to-day nominated Willard Salisbury for
United States Senator This nomination holds good
for one week. after which another nominee will
be selected. The compliment will be changed
weekly long as the Senatorial deadlock may
continue.
The forma; ballot for United States Senator was
taken in the Delaware Legislature at noon, the
follows:
Senate. Edward Addicks (Union Republican,.
Z; Colonel Henry A. Dupont, Irregular Republican,
s; Willard Salisbury DemocraO, T.
T0tag%AaSicRss 70 pupont g. saulsbtryy' u
No one candidate having received a majority OF
the cast in each house Joint ballot will be
taken tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
COMING ARcANuM ENTERTAINMENT

The seventh annual joint entertainment and re-
ception OF Ogden and Samaritan councils OF the
Royal Arcanum will take place at the Lexington
Opera House In 5sih-st. Friday evening. These two
councils among the most progressive and enter
prisins OF the Royal Arcanum councils of Manhat-
tan Borough and have made large gains IN NOM
bership in the last year. Some OF the best known
Arcanians OF the city have promised TO be present
al the reception, and the two councils extend a
welcome all Arcsnians and their friends.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08

gram received at the same time with the trunk
some or the old furniture from the Dew estate
In Carmel Yesterday. in going through her con
sisnment. she came upon the diary jim EisSe
Is mentioned often in its pages and also Cornel.s
Nandefb bilt. The events OF BLACK Friday ars
touched on Miss Drew saws she win at once pre-
pare the diary for publication. and she IS goins
70 ask the assistance of Russell sage who IS nost
likely to remember the period covered BY her unces