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New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
MCARREN BEGINS FIGHT.
anticipates 'Treason' Trial By Tax
inc Case to Courts.

Isaac NJ. kapper, counsel for the Brooklyn
members of the Democratic State Committee
who were to have been read out of the party
because OF alleged knitting Of W. r. Hearst" in
the last election. secured order yesterday
from Justice Kelly. in the Supreme Court
Brooklyn. directing the Conners investigating
committee to show cause why an injunction TO
prevent the expulsion of any member of the
state committee should not be granted. Mr.
Kapper says that the state committee of itself
has right To expel any OF its members
The date for the final argument on the issu-
of the restraining injunction has not been
made public, but il is expected that argument
will be had before next Saturday A copy of
the ORDER will be served upon each member of
the state committee and will compel the sub
committee to take another adjournment from
January g. when IL had planned 10 begin its
investigation.
Senator McCarren said yesterday that al
though he had not advocated taking the matter
into court he was heartily in sympathy with the
action.
1t lis my belief" said the Senator that the
state committee has no right to expel its mem
bers. We have decided to proceed on this
theory instead of waiting for the committee to
take action. and then fighting for reinstatement
The question must be settled later.
and we might as we'll have il soon as possible.
I have no idea what action the committee will
take with regard TO the members from Kings
County
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
CHARGES SI,O0O,OOO FRAUD.
Nee Yorker 1Ucges d., j. s X. C.
Officials NisapnOpiated Funds.
rRv Ta,errarh "a The Tribune.

Mobile, Dec. 29-T /. Chadbourne. of New
York, in an affidavit filed to-day in the Chancery
Court in connection with receivership proceed
ings against the Mobile. Jackson & Kansas City
Railroad, now in the hands Of F. f. Dewey, as
receiver. charges collusion fraud and misappro-
priation of funds by Mcdonald, Stratton &c
Stallo who obtained the controlling stock in the
Alabama Securities Company which had the
contract to build the Gulf Chicago line. an
auxiliary.
Chadbourne alleges that Mcdonald, Stratton
and Stallo have made charges against the Mo-
bile, Jackson & Kansas City in favor of the Sc
curities company for allowed extra service
amounting TO S1,161,361 63. and have had the
railroad company admit liability by contract
with the securities company 10 the extent or
$500 900 fraudulent and unwarranted claims.
In addition the affiant says, they have caused
the securities company to be credited with S3SA-
65l 81 in fraudulent claims. out Of an aggre-
gate OF sIl61. .361 63 he alleges $10S1.526 13
should have been rejected and could not have
been collected except by "cOllusion and fraud.
F. e Dewey, the receiver, makes afidavits
that during his office as general manager Of the
Mobile Jackson & Kansas City Railroad funds
belonging TO that line continually paid to
the securities company by direction Of +. u.
Stratton and Bird NJ. Robinson. of New York.
president of the road. On March 13. 1905, these
amounts had reached 1896 761 04. Dewey
charges Robinson with removing him from Of
fee because he refused TO allow misappropria-
tions of money to continue.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
THIEF IN CONSULATE.
Veneeuelan Representatives. Office
Here RObbed-Clerk Missing.

The Venezuelan consulate In this city, which
is on the third floor OF No. So Wall street. has
been robbed II was learned yesterday. clerk
of the consulate disappeared at the same time
A valuable gold watch and $50 in checks and
cash were taken
Consul General Carlos B. Ffgueredo has in
formed the police. who searching for the
suspected man. Not long ago there arrived in
New York from Trinidad young man named
Zeballos. He had little money. and when that
was spent he stranded Zeballos. who spoke
Spanish. applied for place at the Venezuelan
consulate. Sefor Figueredo. being charitable
man. and the consulate being Office whose
emoluments are large and the staff small, en-
ployed the Trinidadian a clerk that he
would not starve In a strange city.
On the day OF the robbery. IL Is said, Zeballos
who had a key 10 the consulate. returned after
office hours. The next morning Senior Betan-
court secretary of the consulate, found his desk
broken open. There were missing 500 in checks
which were payable TO bearer. and were received
as consular fees. $50 In cash and a gold watch
the latter the property OF Senior Betancourt The
checks II Is learned were subsequently cashed.
Zeballos did not again appear for work. but
he was seen on the night of the robbery riding
about the Tenderloin in automobile Since
then there has been no clew TO his whereabouts
and Central Office detectives are searching for
him.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
HELPLESS, SAYS BINGHAM
Needs More Men to Stop Waue Of
BurgIaries IN Upper NezC York.

Sneak thieves made their way into three houses
yesterday on the same block in the upper part
of the city and were discovered before they could
make their trip profitable. In each instance the
people who detected the presence of the thieves
made efforts to have them arrested but po-
nceman was in sight. In case entrance to
an apartment obtained by pretence to
examine the electric wires of the place. At a
neighboring place sneaked in pretending
TO have been sent to move some furniture. and
the third unwelcome guest Of the ordinary
type who asks q questions which the servant
cannot answer and helps himself to articles from
the coat rack while the information is bein &
secured.
Cases of this class becoming more fire.
quent in that part OF the city, and woman
wrote TO the Police Commissioner asking If noth-
ing could be done to protect the public. She re-
ceived in reply letter signed by Commissioner
Bingham, in which he says:
am very sorry that tho condition of affairs
me. because l have had many complaints from
citizens in various parts of the city. lnstruc-
tions will be given to try and change the con-
ditions in the locality to which you refer. l can
only say, however. what / have often said
before that the Police Department needs two
hundred more than the City Fathers are pre-
pairing 10 give US
The woman has shown the commissioners let
fuencing the City Fathers. and IN the hope
that the commissioner may get the number of
men necessary for the protection OF the people.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
HITS BACK AT MURPHY
MAYOR'S TELLING BLOW.
O'Br1en RemoUes Fifty Corporation
Inspectors-Woe Among Leaders.

John II. O'Bren, Commissioner of Water
Supply, Gas and Electricity, yesterday sent no
tees to about fifty corporation inspectors in his
Office that they will not be needed after jan
uary I.
This move by the Mayors political field gen
eral was sort of bornbsheu in Tammany Hall,
as it means that the Mayor and the Commits
eioner striking back at Murphy for the ac-
ton 81 the Tammany Executive Committee on
Thursday. when Ahearn. Williams and Nagle.
Mcclellan district leaders. were turned down by
the organization.
The corporation inspectors designated by
the Commissioner. but they are paid by the cor
porations which are inspected" No other kind
of job is more attractive to a Tammany man
than a corporation inspectorship. The duties
nominal. The inspector can work early or
late as he sees fit. The corporations inspected
know that he is parasite and pay not the
slightest attention 10 anything he does says.
Regularly once month he draws his pay,
All the district leaders have more of
these inspectors as constituents. Usually they
are among the most efficient party workers.
The duties of the place leave the incumbent
plenty of time 20 hustle in the district for the
leader. Mr.. O'Brien's dismissal of the inspectors
is another sharp reminder TO Charles F. Murphy
that It is a costly thing for him TO fight the
Mayor.
Commissioner O Bren's office filed yes
terday with Tammany district leaders deputy
leaders who wanted TO know whether their par
ticular men were going to be lost in the
shuttle" Commissioner OBrien told them that
the corporations had been protesting against the
large number or inspectors on the payroll, ana
that construction work was comparatively
light at this time of the year he had thought
best to let the inspectors go.
The district leaders knew all about It without
the telling They know that in order to get
their back the payrolls they will have
f1aif- Vp11r In ha
last analysis It comes back to Murphy who is
being roundly scored because he persists in
keeping up his fight the Mayor and his
friends. A corporation inspector receives ST Il
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
HUGHES AT THE CAPITAE
PRINTER GETS MESSAGE.
1t VIII Be Shorter than Usunl-
Speech Not Yet Re0dy.
tBy raiegrauf TO me rrfbune.

Albany. Dec. 29.-Governor-elect Hughes anA
his family are settled tonight In the Executives
Mansion here They reached Albany the Sso~
ond Empire State Express this afternoon ana
went directly to the mansion. which Governors
Higgins had placed at their disposal With Mn
Hughes were Mrs. Hughes. their daughters
Helen and Catherine. and their son. Charles Il
Jr.. who Is home for the holidays. Coloneo
Treadwel military secretary. accompanied the
family. The younger daughter was huggino
tightly a Teddy bear" No announcement o4
appointments was made by Mr.. Hughes. Non0
will be made. he said tonight. until after the IN
auguration- The Governor-elect has come here
little earlier than has been the custom. taA
cause New Years Day will come early in -
week. Until the Inauguration. he will remain
quietly at home In order TO attract as little ao<
tention as possible. n
Mr.. Hughes has declared his intention TO make
Albany absolutely his home during hts term o4
Office. Many of his predecessors have used the
Executive Mansion Official residence. res
tanning their actual residence in the places where
they lived before election
The Governors message to the Legislature -
now being printed here. but two slish4
changes and a few minor additions TO b
made Mr. Hughes was at work on these OF
the train as he came up this afternoon. He
Will go over the whole message with his secre-e
tary. Robert H. Fuller. and these changes viii
be made In the printers proofs. and the message
will probably be completed tomorrow night %
Monday morning. The message Is expected to
be somewhat shorter than usual. The 1naug,lra-
ton speech has not been written Yet. and this
will engage the Governor-elect's inmediata
attention Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, LieutenA
ant Governor-elect was here this afternoon he
did not call on Mr.. Hughes. whom he has not
met, as he had TO return to Red Hook thi@
evening.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
MR. BAILEY WINS TEST.
Teras OppositioH's Stronghold for
Him. Three to One.
IRy rslegrarh = The Trlbune.

Dallas. Tex, Dec 29.-The first contest at a
county primary between the Bailey and anti
Bailey forces since the publication OF the Sena-
tors connection with the Waters Pierce oil Com
pany took place In Comanche County to-day.
and resulted I'm a sweeping victory for Senator
Bailey. who polled 100 more votes than he did
at the regular primary in July and three times
as many as did the opposition.
Comanche being considered the strongest
anti Bailey county in the state, Mr Bailey's re-
election seems assured. His friends are oele-
brating tonight.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

ord" 07s pages compiled by c. Mont; Benton.
obtains Die application 10 Stock Exchange
brokers, is in the form OF handy and original
tables, by reference 10 which one may instantly
ascertain the high or low prices OF all Railroad
stocks within the last two. Eve and ten years.
For instance, every one recalls that few years
ago Northern Pacific corneIed and QUadrnpled
IN price over night. but how many who were not
caught short in that stock ne!nemhA- :he date? A
glance al the compact tables Of The Benton Com
papy shows that Northern Pacific reached It's high
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
PLUNGE DOUN MOUNTAIN.
Horse and Rider Unhurt Il fter Long
Slide zcith SnO1c.
IRx Telegraph to TIE Tribune.

Helena Mont Dec. 29.-John Evans, of Dillon,
was swept down most of the height OF Ruby
Mountain peak a few days ago with his horse.
He has just got back to Dillon. Neither horse
nor man injured.
The weight of the horse started the slide. 1t
was swept of its feet For mile horse and
man swept down the mountain side. !nextricably
mixed with tons OF snow and rock. Horse and
man reached the bottom of the slide several
hundred yard6 apart. bruised and breathless.
hut otherwise without hurt The path of the
slide was swept clean OF everything.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
LAND GRANT DEL1TED
duplication of O'BHen's Firm Left
To- Ne1c Board.
LRy relesrsph 70 The rrinun.

Albany. Dec. 29.-John F. OBrien. Secretary OF
State. failed to-day TO have application for an
extensive grant OF land under Lake Champlain ap-
proved by the land board. The application was
made by Kellosg & o Brien. Secretary u Brien
business firm at Plattsourg. which already holds
valuable land and dock rights along the lake Fall
ure OF the land board 10 to-day throws the
application 20 the board which will Be
made up. with exception. of the Democrats
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
FLORIDA. AUGUSTA. sUMMERvIIIE AND
CHARLESTON

Via Southern Ry. I.v. New York daily 5:s5 D M
and 1910 a Commencing Jan = Southerns Palm
Limited resumes service Lv. New York daily,
cept Sunday. 1910 p, IN, Through sleeping. dining
service 10 ST. Augustine, Augusta SUmmerville
and Charleston. Reservations can be madA
New York Offices. III and Zoo Broadway. -Advt
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
BY Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Lexington. Dec. "a For Sale" notice has
been posted the front entrance to one OF Sen
ator Baileys Kentucky stock farms The farm
consists OF 30 acres and is valued al $4,000 This
action is puzzlng the Senator's Kentucky friends.
who fear that he may decide 10 sell out his Ken
tuckv holdings in view Of tho fact that "A hostile
Legislature IN Texas may require all Of HIS time
In a campaign for reelection.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
THE GOVERNOR GOES TO ALBANY.

IBy Telegraph 70 TIE Tribune
Olean. y. Y, Dec Ex-Governor Higgins re-
turned tonight TO Albany, where he viii rernaiD
until after inauguration. He will then go away
for rest for the balance Of the winter.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
LOW RATES TO THE AplRoNpAcks.

BY the NEW YORK CENTRAL. January to
a. 1907 return until January sist. Complete In
formation from ticket agents-Advt
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
piNEHuRsT-cAMDEN-FLoRIoA.

seaboard Air Line shortest, quickest, peasantest
route once 1883 BGwy, n. Y.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
FLORIDA INFORMATION BUREAU.

Broadway. corner S0th st. Two great trains
South Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

Lewis L. Faweett Is chairman OF the Republican a.
General Committee in Kings County He wasl
born in Brooklyn thirty-three years ago and -
the youngest judge on tine bencn in this state He
was graduated from the New York Law school ,,
1884 He IS a member OF the law firm OF Sturxes
Fawcett s Copp. Of No. IS Liberty street MN.
haitian. and belongs to the New York Law Insff-
tute. and 10 the Congress. the Union League ana
the Stuyvesant Heights clubs.
Colonel Norman s. Dixie was born IN Rrook1v~ -
forty-four years ago. received his prsparatorv
education at the Brooklyn Polytechnic INSTITUTES
anG was graduated from Brown University in 1885,
He was admitted to the bar few years later an{
became Assistant Judge Advocate General on tn,
staff OF General William a. Wallace In 1894 h.
was elected supervisor. representing the 1st Ward
OF Brooklyn, and was unanimously elected presi-
dent OF the Board OF Supervisors. where he ra-
manned for two years Te member OF Cow
ernor Blacks staff. and appointed sheriff. oe
Kings County by Governor OdeL Colonel Dixie i,
head OF the committee of the BROOKLYN bar now
investigating charges against city magistrates
sitting in Kings. He is president of the Coaching
Club
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
WINES g. CHAMPAGNE FOR NEW YEARS

Deweys Wines always give satisfaction.
n T Dewey e. Sons Co.. l5s Fulton St. New Yorb
-AdVL
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
HIGGINS NAMES JUDGES.
Fazccett and Dixie Succeed 4smn7gaA
and Crane. 8
IRy rsIsgraph to The Trihun.. I

Albany. Dec. 29-AnnnOuncement was made
this evening at the Capitol that Governor His-
gins had appointed Lewis 7. Fawcett and Colo
mel Norman s. Dixie as county judges OF KingH
County to fill the unexpired terms of Judges
AspinaH and Crane who were elected 10 thu
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
STOCK TEACHER AND INVESTOR.

Continued On second page
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-29
APPOINTED STATES ATTORNEY,
Man Elected to Position Gets Two
Months Start.

Benjamin Gates Of Montpelier has
been appointed states attorney 70 fill
the vacancy ctused by the resignation
Of S. Hollister jackson, which takes
effect Monday He will take UP the
duties Of the Office az that time.
Mr.. Gates was elected states attor-
ney at the September election, but his
official duties from That election do
not begin until December /. This adj
ditional two months will give the new
office holder ample opportunity 10 get
acquainted with the affairs Of the Office,
SO that wiiHn he begins his duties in
December lie will have gained much
knowledge of the workings Of the posi-
ton States Attorney Jackson has
tuued all the papers over to him.
The divorce case of Mary Il. Revett
ys. Harvey Keyett was heard yesterday
forenoon, and is with the assistant
Judges, No eases Will be put on until
Monday afternoon, when 1t II said 4
civil ease will be ready.
County court adjourned yesterday At
temoon until O'Clock Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-29
NoRTHFIELD.

Mrs. Charles Barton has returned
from short stop in Burlington.
a. G. Mckenzie Of Boston, Mass,
was visitor in town Friday
Lewis Leslie Of Nashua, n. IT,, was
in town Friday.
The board Of visitors Al Norwich uni.
versity. watch was appointed BY the gov
ernor. made the annual visit on Friday,
The board consists Of Hon. John James
of Wcybridgc. O. NJ. Eaton Of Waitsfeld
and NJ. NJ. Stocker Of Danville.
Prof. Austin Spear Of Rockland. Me,
has been engaged as professor OF Ian.
guages at Norwich university. Mr.. Spear
Is graduate Of Bowdoin college. After
graduation he spent a year abroad
studying languages, and after returning
was engaged as private instructor at
Staten Island.
Miss None Hayes, who has been at
The NARY Fletcher hospitalat Burlington
for an operation and treatment. return.
ed to her home here Saturday noon.
II. }. Morrill, and Mrs. G. J. Buxton
wee ID Aiarshiield Wednesday.
Miss Jeanette Gitfin went today Ia
Franklin Falls, n. H., for a few days
siSit before returning to her work at
Hartford Conn.
Prof p; T. Robinson. who has been
principal al the Mortified high school
for the past two wears, has resigned and
will accept q position AZ Middlebury col.
lege as professor of mathematics.
Mrs Af r. Warrington pleasantly en-
tertained few ~ her friends at whist
az the Northiield house Friday after.
noon.
Miss Agnes Iluntley has returned from
Thousand Island, where She spent The
summer.
Miss Florence Ranger, who has spent
the summer al Thousand Islands, has
returned home
Mrs Moses Day, who has been visit
inu her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Iiassett, foT the past three weeks, re-
turned to her home in Manchester, n.
H., today.
Howard n. Gray and family left Fri.
day for California, where they viii
spend the winter.
The dance given Friday evening by
company II, was well attended and i
general good time was enjoyed by all
Emmett Clark has moved into his new
house on Central street.
William Duthie Of Barre was in town
Friday on business.
Charles Plumley was in Montpelier on
business Friday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-29
Fire ii Middlebury Yesterday.

Middlebtry, Sept. 29.--An alarm Of
FIRE brought ont the fire department
about $3.50 O'Clock Friday morning for
2 blaze in The building occupied by Bou
vier Brothers, painters. Frank Crowley,
blacksmith, and ". n. Baldwin, WHO
has marble working shop ii build.
ing adjoining the main huilding His
loss is quite heavy, as he was the owner
of the property and had qnite bit of
finished marble in HIS shop ready to set
up. He has small insurance Bonyier
Brothers, who occupied the upper part
Of the main building. had i lot Of work
on hand, consisting Of some old fashioned
furniture, which was considered quite
valuable Mr. Crowley had some stock
and tools which were more or less dam
aged by the water, and some were ruined
by being IN the fire. The two latter
concerns had ITO Insurance The general
impression prevails that spontaneous
combustion resulting from oily rags wa
the cause. The two buildings are prac
tically ruined They were situated at
the corner Of South Main and Franklin
streets. The loss will amount 70 several
hundred dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-29

Albert Bills and Wife Say He Was at
Home and Abed

Burlington, Sept. 20, The evidence in
the case 81 state vs Albert Bills. ac-
cused of tie criminal assault of Miss
Winnie o'connell at Queen City park
was completed in Chittenden county
court yesterday. Both Bills and bis
wife were examined BY the defense, the
intention being 10 prove an aiibi. Both
claimed that the respondent WIS AT
home in bed the night OF the alleged
assault.
Mrs. Albert Bills. the wife of the
respondent, said that week ago last
Thursday night her husband came homc
from work at o'clock, had supper,
went out and came back again and AT
9:30 o'clock was ia bed. She said he
was not IN the habit Of being out late
night, although he had been In the
spring.
BILLS was then called. He said he
worked late nights, sometimes, hnt nj
rule he was AT home between $3.50
and 9 o'clock He said be had been
at Queen City park seven or eight times
this summer. and the latest he had ever
stayed was 10 o'clock He said ne new
er saw Miss OConnell or Fred Harding
until he saw them at the Jail He de-
MED he assaulted Miss 0'Connell. He
said lie never impersonated a police
officer. and was not in the habit Of
following couples about lie admitted,
however, lie had been twice convicted
for lettering about premises.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-29
want sunday Hunting Law Repealed

A special meeting Of the Rutland
county fish and game league will be
held this evening to consider proposed
changes in the game laws preparatory
TO the meeting Of The legislature One
Of the changes for which these sports
men are working Is the repeal Of the
sunday hunting law, many gunners
claiming that their shotguns are practi
cally useless to them unless they can
80 out sunday. IL is argued that as
golf and other sports are allowed on
the Sabbath the non-Sunday hunting
law is unfair in that il gives the rich
aul thc citv men who come 10 Vermont
icr vacation an opportunity to deplete
the coverts while the working sportsnen.
whose only day Of recreation is sun
dev, cannot hunt at al.
A change OF The trout season Is
strongly advocated by many Rutland dg
casters. and IL is believed tlnt The COM
ing legislature viii be asked TO cut out
The first fifteen DAYS III May aud allow
fifteen day Of fishing il August.