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in THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE
CAPTAIN MERRY,S OPINION AS
TO SAN FRANCTSCO.g

Thinks No Structure Exceeding six
Stories in Height Should be Erected
In the City-People Should Profit by
Their Experience and Construct
Building which May Not be Likely
to be Damaged Seriously by Earth
quake.
Washington, May 10.-"San Francis
co is in the direct line with an earth
quake zone which extends along the
Andes mountains in South America to
the Arctic regions and my judgment Is
that no structure exceeding six stories
in height ought to be erected in that
city,
Captain William L. Merry, American
minister to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and
San Salvador, expressed this opinion. at
the White house to-day. He was one
of the early settlers in California,
rounding Cape Horn in 1S49.
In the countries where have been
stationed for many years, we exper-
fence four or five earthquake shocks
every month. AS rule they are not
severe, but the people are a bit nervous
about them notwithstanding their fire.
quency. Most of the buildings are only
one story high and the severest shocks
do not materially affect them.
The people of San Francisco ought to
profit by that dreadful experience and
construct buildings which may not be
likely to be damaged seriously by
earthquakes. It matters not, practic-
ally, that the frames of the structures
areof powerful steel if the foundations
sink four or five inches, as was the case
in many instances in San Francisco,
That makes the whole building unten-
able We in San Francisco have follow
ed the exampleof New York in the con-
struction of skyscrapers. In the cir
cumstances such buildings are not safe.
l have often thought that some day
New York might he visited by an
earthquake which would shake into
tagled masses of stones and steel some
Of the enormously tall buildings there.
The eastern coast Of the United States,
as we'll as the western, occasionally is
disturbed by seismic shocks, which
probably is a right-angled movement
of the volcanic activity, which extends
through North and South America
along the western coast"
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AUr0URz0E AND DEM00R4oK.
Desperate Conflict PrOphesied in Rus
sia by London Correspondent.

blH Dy 1IUuuOu
London, May 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at st, Petersburg
sees in the opening of the national par
lament the beginning of a desperate
conflict between autocracy and democ-
racy. The correspondent says that the
word has gone forth among the dele
gates to the lower house that the peas
ants have been sent thither solely to
get land for themselves and if they re-
turn home without having obtained It
they will be beaten or stoned to death.
That" the correspondent says, ''of
course a gross exaggeration; but it is
a very useful war cry. II the autocra-
cy will stand it's ground and be true to
itself and its friends, fighting its battles
to the last cartridge, one may forecast
in general outline the course of Russian
political history the coming year; but
SO long as the present men are in pow
er it is impossible to assume or accept
any axiom, however self evident, for
they are .dwarfs in mind and dwarfs in
will, capable of fragrant contradictions
with themselves and of yielding to vio-
lenee and frenzq what they refuse to
justice and prudence. There is but one
way Of avoiding a conflict between the
crown and the parliament, namely, the
transfer of real power from the reac-
tionary cabinet to representatives of
the liberal party, who will constitute a
serious danger to the state so long as
their enormous influence is not balanced
by official responsibility"
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CRITIClSES PUBLIC BILLS.
FINANCE BOARD ASKS CUES
TIONS ABOUT CERTAIN ITEMS.

Some Members Think That City is Pay
Ing Too Much--SprInlIIng Cart RE-
pairs Causes the DifHculty .- Mr..
Fredericks Refuses to Sign BiII-Ap-
preparation Of $1,000 for knights Of
Columbus Decorating voted--Opin-
ions of Department Heads Heard on
Proposed Payment OF Public EN-
pIoyes by Check Instead OF Cash.
The board Of finance is closely inquir-
ing in regard to the economic conduct
of the city's business lately. judging
from the minute Investigation made in
to the bill presented by q. A. Ten
Broeck, the carriage repairer, who has
charge of repairing the city watering
carts, The bill as presented, .totaling
nearly $4,000 included also an item of
SOL for storage by the s. A. Lewis Stor-
age company. To this MIR. Fredericks
took exception He held that In the
first place the bills should be separated,
and Furthermore that the storage bill
was excessive under the circumstances.
The bin was held up at the last meet
ing to investigate into the, storage
charges.
Director Coe explained the contract
with Mr. Ten Brock last evening, and
the bill was then passed. Mr.. Freder-
icks declined to pass the bill, however.
Another bill that received the search
light of investigation last night was
one for the repair of waste paper coll
lecting cans, which are stationed at the
street corners. There are thirty-three
of these cans in the possession Of the
city, all of which required extensive re-
pairs at the cost of $3.4S 1-2 each Di-
rector Coe explained that it was con-
sidered cheaper to have them repaired
than to purchase new ones, as the lat
ter were quoted at 80.
This repair item was deemed by some
of the board to he rather excessive. Mr..
Fredericks stated that he knew where
cans, better, he declared, than those in
use could be bought for $33 per dozen,
Mr.. Hamilton of the street department
stated that the present cans, which are
Of sheet tin, could be obtained at vari-
Gus places, but were quoted at Sc at
each place. Mr.. Fredericks stated that
the ones he had in mind were of sheet
iron.
Director Coe and MIR. Hamilton were
lContinued on Second Page.)
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FIXING UP RATE MEASURE
IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE IN
THE SECOND SECTION.
Clause Restoring Provision for I'm
prisonment-Long Series OF Changes
at Instance of Interstate Commerce
Commission -- Intended to Improve
Administrative Features of Law.

Washington, May 10.-The senate to-
day completed the consideration Of the
second section of the railroad rate bill,
the reading Of sections three and four
without considering any amendments
offered to them. The purpose of this
reading was to bring the consideration
of the bill UP to the point of taking up
| the Allison compromise amendments,
which Will be done tomorrow.
A number of very important changes
were made in the second section, in
Guiding a provision restoring the i'm
prisonment penalty of the art of 1887,
and an amendment, suggested by Sem
ator McCumber, imposing a penalty of
fine and Imprisonment against shippers
who secure rebates from transportation
companies. The latter amendment was
incorporated for the avowed purpose Of
hitting the trusts. Another amendment
adopted, and offered by Senator War
rem, gives the government business a
preference over all other traffic in time
of war.
A long series Of changes were also
made at the instance of the interstate
commerce commission. Many of these
were verbal, and all were INTENDED to
improve the administrative features of
the law.
There was continuous debate through
out the day, and there was no little
complaint that senators manifested a
disposition to increase the time allowed
them under the fifteen minute rule by
speaking on amendments to amend
ments and also by speaking in the time
of other senators.
Senator Tillman stated privately,
when the senate adjourned, that if
these practices continue he would make
an effort tomorrow to have the speech
es limited to five minutes duration. The
senate sat until O'clock and 1t then
adjourned to meet at II o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
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Shipping News.

New York, May 10.-Arrived: Steam
er c. T. Tietgen, Copenhagen.
Sailed: Steamer La Lorraine, Ha
vre; Barbarossa, Bremen via Plymouth
and Cherbourg; Florida Genoa; Oscar
IL, Christiania. etc.
Cape Race, N, F., May 10.-Steamer
Empress of Britain, Liverpool, and Mo-
willie. for Quebec. in communication
with the Marconi station 165 miles
east 2 D. m.
Queenstown, May TO- - Arrived: I:
Steamers Haverford, Philadelphia for
Liverpool (and proceeded).
Liverpool, May 10.--Arrived: Steam
ers Pretorian, st. John, N. b. and Hall
fax via Moville; Saxonia, Boston via
Queenstown; Teutonic, New York via
Queenstown.
Cherbourg, May 10.-Arrived: Steam
er Grosser Kurfurst, New York via
Plymouth, for Bremen, and proceeded.
Queenstown, May 10.-Sailed: Steam
er Oceanic, from Liverpool for New
York
Browhead, May 10@Steamer Staten
dam, New York for Boulogne and Rot
terdam, 141 miles southwest. Time not
given.
Manchester, May 9.-Arrived, Steam
er Bostonian, Boston.
Patras, May 4. : Sailedt Steamer
Georgia, from Trieste, for New York
Genoa May 7.--Sailed: Steamer CIT
ia di Torfno. New Orleans.
Naples. May 9.-Saileds Steamer Pa
rugias New York;
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IN THE OPEN MARKET.
shells to be Purchased for the Navy
Department.

Washington, May 10.-Shells and pro-
jectiles fer the navy department will,
after June 80, 1906, be purchased by the
bureau Of ordnance in the open market
instead Of as now the practice in sec
ret markes from firms engaged in the
manufacture Of these articles. This
change in existing conditions was
brought about through the efforts of
the chairman of the appropriations
committee, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota,
who offered an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill which the house had
under consideration to-day directing
that the secretary of the navy should
advertise for proposals for shells and
projectiles so that all firms engaged in
the business of their manufacture may
have an opportunity to compete.
Much time was spent to-day in con-
siderlng the question of enlistments in
the navy and the failure of recruiting
officers to properly ENFORCE the law as
to minors.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Keli-
her of Massachusetts was adopted pro-
hibiting naval recruiting officers from
enlisting seamen, ordinary seamen or
apprentices undess their application is
accompanied by certificate of birth
and written evidence other than the ap-
plicantis own statement that he is of
the age required by naval regulations.
The debate on this amendment ex-
tended over much Of the session and at
times grew decidedly animate and a
bit acrimonious.
After defeating amendments designed
to enlarge the Washington, D. c., navy
yard and the yard at Pensacola, Fla,
the house at 5:15 p. m. adjourned until
noon tomorrow, having completed but
few pages of the naval appropriation
bill.
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ANTI-PASS AMENDMENT.
Protests From Many People Who VIII
be Affected.

Washington. May 10.-The senate has
heard from its anti-pass amendment to
the rate bill in the shape of protests
from many people who will be affected
by it, including especially local attor-
neys of the roads. When the senate
met to-day Senators Hopkins, Scott and
Dick read the kilograms of protest and
they were ordered printed. Most Of
the senators have received such tele-
grams but no others were brought up
to-day.
Later Senator Culberson gave notice
of motion to reconsider the vote by
which the anti-pass provision was
adopted, and said that if it should
be adopted when presented, he would
present substitute for the amend
ment, extending the exemption SO as to
include actual and bona fide attorneys
and members Of the families Of railroad
employees" AS the amendment was
passed it included in the pass privilege
only such attorneys, agents, employees,
ETC., as gave their entire services to
the railroads and excludes the families
of such employees.
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BRITISH EDUCATIONAL BILL
Passed on Second Reading by House OF
Commons.


London, May 1.-THE education bill
was passed on second reading in the
house of commons tonight on a vote
much smaller than the governments S
normal majority, but fully equal to the
government expectation. The debate
on this measure has not been an es-
pecially interesting one. The great
struggle will occur when the bill is in
the committee stage.
H. Asquith, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, speaking in the house of COM
mons tonight, said the government
would resolutely adhere to the main
provisions of the bill, which was die
tated by justice and approved by a
vast majority of the electors, but was
perfectly ready to consider all manner
of details in committee and listen to
any suggestions with a view to a har-
monious adjustment.
Augustine Birrell, president of the
board of education, in winding up the
debate, also expressed the hope that
the bill will be discussed in a spirit of
peace.
The division was taken with a crowd
ed house. Eighty national members
voted with the minority, the labor
members mostly supported the govern
ment and fourteen Ulster unionists alb
stained.
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LAB0R sTATIS1TCS REPORT.
Annual Report Showing work of the
Public bureaus.

Hartford, May 10.--TAe monthly Re-
port of the bureau of labor statistics,
showing the result of operations Of the
five free public employment bureaus In
the state for the month of April, was is
sued from the office of the bureau here
to-day. The results are as follows
Hartford Applications for employ
ment, males, 223; females, 158; total,
576; applications for help, males, 1874;
females, $50; total, S94; situations se-
cured, males, 1855; females, III: total,
272.
New Haven: Applications for en-
ployment, males, 9S; femalesI 9S; total
191 APPLICATIONS for help, males, SS; ~
males, "a; total, 157l situations scored,
males, IL; females, H. total, 142.
Bridgeport: Applications for employ
ment, males, ISL: females, 174; total,
1926; applications for help, males, 1923;
females, %; total, 357; situations secur-
ed, males, 121; females 1853; total. 279.
Waterbury: Applications for employ
ment, males, 8; females, liz; total, 20S;
applications for help, males, 88; fe-
males. 12O; total, 2OS; situations, secur-
ed, males, n; females, 100; total, III.
Norwich: Applications for employ
ment, males, IL; females, %; total, S6;
applications for help males, IL; fe-
males, 20; total, Al; situations secured.
males, IL; females, %; total, 35.
The reports from the five towns show
the following: Applications for employ
ment, male, $50; female, 562; total. 11S1;
applications for help, male, 4s6; female,
COL; total, 1,O97; situations secured,
male, 4S6; female, 469; total 905.
OF the male applications for employ
ment 1888 were supplied with situations,
against 69.3 per cent. during the month
of March. OF the female applicants for
employment sS.45 per cent. were sup
piled with situations against 81 per
cent during the month of March. OF
all applicants for employment 5000 per
cent. were supplied with situations,
against T7.64 per cent. during the month
of March OF the total number apply
ing $3.50 per cent. were furnished with
help as against SSO7 per cent during
the month of March.
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THE NATAL UPRISING.
Outbreak northumberland to be
SimuItaneOus-Ethio

London, May 10-A blue book issued
tonight gives dispatch from the gov
ernor of Natal, dated February Is, stat
ing that it had been ascertained thar
the native outbreak in the colony was
premature, and that the unrest which
had been observable among the natives
for two years was intended to cul-
inmate in simultaneous and concerted
action, Eth1iopians being the main
spring of the movement. with the cry
of Africa for the blacks" The dis
patch says that all information points
to Dinizulu and his supporters as the
leading spirits Of the movement. The
governor considers it fortunate that
the outbreak occurred thus premature
ly and has been confined to narrow
limits.
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CITY TREASURER Quite
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS
NEWBURKPoRT, MASS. oFF7c-
AL DEFICIENT FROM $4o.-
600 TO $50, 900.

Arrested at Midnight Last Night ma
demanded in Default of s,nooo
Bonds to the County JaiI--Pyeaa. NJ.
"ity-Admits Negotiating CITY
Notes for His own Beneflt..-Re.u,,.v
Only His Own Signature.
Newburyport Mass, NAV 11-c,stv
Treasurer James W. Felker was 6.
rested about midnight charged vim
a shortage in his accounts
At a session Of the municipal co,,r+
hastily held, the treasurer was ra
manded in default Of bonds Of s1oooo
to the county jail. The shortage Is u.
leged to have been discovered by NAY
or Houston, who is cashier of the Ffrst
Natinal bank In court Felker nleadAa
not guilty, but he is said to have mada
a statement previously to Mayor Hous-
ton in which he admitted certain sho,sf.
age on notes. The alleged deticiencv n
estimated at from $4,000 to 10000
According to Mayor Houston. Felk4r
mas admitted that during the last fnmr
years ne has negotiated city notes for
his own benefit and has invested IA
money in mining stocks, expecting Il
make profit and return the money 81
the city, 1t has been possible for Fel-
Ker 70 negotiate the notes. as thev ~
CURED only his own signature and that
of Mayor Houston. The latter offac,al
AIDED his name to them upon ranrA-
sentations Of the treasurer, and the
1act that no memorandum OF them was
entered upon the city books has gone
undiscovered heretofore.
mayor Houston said last night hbat
ne had suspected for some time that the
CITY Indebtedness was larger than III
should be, but the first intinaation of
anything wrong in relation to the treas
urer came about two weeks ago when
he received a letter from the Rcxburv
institution for Savings regarding note
for $4,000 held by that Institution
against the city Of Newburyport.
The mayor placed the auditorat work
on the books and when a report was
made late last night the arrest OF the
treasurer was ordered.
Felker has been treasurer Of the citv.
lor fifteen years.
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Cincinnati, O., May 1O,-A dispatch to
the Times Star from Portsmouth Ohio,
says that the New York limited train
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
which left Cincinnati last night was
derailed near Buena Vista station, loo
miles east Of Cincinnati, to-day. The
sleeping car was ditched, but Of the six
teen passengers on it only four women
were injured, one of them Mrs. D. J,
MoKelvey of Cincinnati, being serious
ly hurt. The other three women are un-
known. Three trainmen were badly in
jured. A broken rail caused the acci-
dent.
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Sutton Defeats slosson.

Chicago, May 1O.-George Slosson,
winner of the worlds championship in
the recent tournament in New York,
tonight in a game with George Sutton
of Canada, in the professional billiard
tournament, made the high run thus
far for the tournament, 142, but lost
the game, making only 42S billiards,
while Sutton ran 800 points. Score:
Sutton, 500; high runs, 96, 81, 81 Slos-
son, 42S; high runs, 142, 76 45. Sutton
and Cure will met tomorrow afternoon
and Hoppe and schaefer at night.
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Damaged in Launching.

Gloucester Mass, May 1O.--While
being launched from Bishops shipyard
to-day the new schooner yacht Eclipse
which has just been completed for John
Callahan, of New York, to compete in
the German emperor's cup race off the
New England coast during the coming
summer, was so badly damaged that
extensive repairs will be needed to
make her seaworthy.
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rOrringtOn Man Instantly Killed.

Torrington, May 1O-Emil Korrmann,
of this place was struck and instantly
killed by the 5:2S south bound passen-
ger train this afternoon. He was a
laborer, forty-four years old and leaves
a. widow and five children. Korrmann
was standing beside the track until the
train had passed and was hit by one
of the engines driving wheels.
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TERRITORIAL ARMY.
Britain Figuring How Best to Raise
Such Body.

London, May 1O-Mr. Halldane, sec
retary of war, to-day appointed a
strong committee, under the chairman
ship of Viscount Esher, to consider how
best to organize the auxiliary forces of
Great Britain into a territorial army.
The committee includes several civil
ians and large number Of prominent
military men, among whom are Gen
eral Lord Roberts, General Methuen
and John st. Loe Stracey, editor of the
Spectator, a strong advocate Of utillz-
ing the volunteers and teaching school
boys the use of the rifle.
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MRS. CHADWICK TELLS
Her Connection with the Friend Case
of Bridgeport.

Columbus, O., May 1O.-Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick told to-day her connection
with the Friend case of Pittsburg. Her
deposition in the matter was taken in
the female department of the pen by
attorneys representing the estate, a
trust company and others. Mrs. Chad
wick's interests were looked after by
her counsel. After the deposition was
taken it was sealed and its contents
will not be made known until read in
court,
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Gorkx Denounces pouma.

New York, May 10.-The. douma
which was inaugurated in st. Peters,
burg to-day was denounced by Maxim
Gorky, the Russian author in an ap-
peal which he issued to-day addressed
to the "brothers in arms, the authors
of free America In it Gorky declared
that the sussian people know they
must have revolution in order to be
free,
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CRAPSEY VERDIoT SECRET.
Rev. G. H. BOyntOn, in Charge, Has
Not Seen bishop Walker.


Buffalo, May 1O.-Inquiry at Bishop
Walkers house this afternoon ELECTED
the information that the Rev. G. H.
Boynton, in whose charge the findings
of the Crapsey court were left, had not
called at the bishops house. Bishop and
Mrs. Walker are out of town, and, it
is said, their whereabouts are not
known; but they were expected home
some time next Monday, The bishop
has thirty days in which to act on the
verdict after receiving it. All Of the
members Of the court, with the excep-
tion Of the Rev. Mr.. Boynton, left Ba-
tayia this morning for their homes.
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Bad Florida Water.

Rose Thorne, Saskatchewan, May 10.
Five Indians up to tonight are dead
and six others are critically sick as a
result of drinking a certain brand of
Florida water on the Duck Lake Indian
reservation. Three Indians died Tues
day; Nineient and Angoise died yester-
day.
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CnrI SchurE Critically Ill.

New York, May 1O-Carl Schurz is
critically i'll at his home in East Nine
ty-first street. At one time to-day he
was thought to be dying, but rallied,
and was resting more comfortably late
tonight. Mr.. Schurz, who is seventy
six years old, is suffering from COM
plication of disorders. He has been i'll
for over a week.
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serentr-fire Armenians Killed.

London, May 1.-THE correspondent
at Constantinople of the Daily Tele-
graph reports that in fighting between
Turks and Armenisns at Caesarea sew
enty-flve Armeniaus were killed.
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New Haveners Dine in waterbury.

Waterbury, May 1O.-Sixteen members
of the New Haven Business Mems as
sociation enjoyed banquet at the FL
ton this evening. S. E. Dibble, presi-
dent, acted as toastmaster.