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New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
BABooNs FIGHT FOR REVOLVER.
Bronx Park Crowd Deserts Monkey House
When Simian Grabs Italians Weapon

For somewhat more than a month the monkey
house IN the Bronx Park has been the noee
popular spot to be found there In the middle
Of the afternoon yesterday about dozen ltal-
ians gathered in front of the cage occupied by
Dolsong and Polly. the balloons
One of the Italians had small revolver He
used this 10 poke Dolsong. and the baboon
promptly took il away from him
While Polly looked on with interest, and the
crowd fled. Dolsong jumped up his trapezs
and began to examine the revolver. He blew
down the barrel without result; he tried to chew
II. and then pointed 1t at the disappearing
crowd. II would have amused them to stay.
but thCy didn't seem TO want 10.
After using II as hammer and as nut
cracker. well toothpick. DoIsong aroused
Poly's envy. She sprang for the glistening OBJ
ject. and the two baboors rolled over and over,
struggling for possession.
O'Reilly, the keeper, heard the squabbIe and
came up just in time. for Polly had the revolver
In her mouth and DOlsong had grip on the
trigger.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

scum of Natural History by Mr.. Tjaher. an East
African explorer. and TO Mr. Lang was assigned
the responsible task of bringing IT safely to
New York. This is the first time that the
Cedric has brought an animal to port
Transportation of animals on the first class pas
senger steamers IS against the rules OF the
White Star Line. but after sending a cable
message to New York. telling the necessity Of
shipping the valuable little rhinoceros at once.
permission was Immediately granted
According to Mr. Lang, no baby rhinoceros
has ever been captured alive without first kill
ing the mother. After a desperate fight with
the mother of the newcomer, which arrived
yesterday. he captured when only two
weeks old.
''This little fellow is gentle as a child" said
Mr. Lang as he fed the rhinoceros mixture
of condensed milk and boiled rice.
HE wild one when captured, but now
that he is five months old and has associated
with fine civilized people for four and a halr
months. he is exceedingly civil. His name IS
Mesoviro. That is African name, ana
means One who is found on the way
''Mesoviro travelling with his mother IN
jungle at Jkoma. a military station near Lake
Victoria Nyanza. man named Fisher saw
him, and. after killing his mother. made him
prisoner For nearly week he thrtved we'll
on cows milk. which he drank from bottle
soldier bought him and took him TO Sharat
by train. thence. to Uganda, and thence by
steamer and train Mombassa.
''I took him from Mombassa to Naples By
steamer. The captain liked him and gave us
the freedom of the deck Each day 1 would
run around the deck with Mesoviro. covering
a distance equal to about four miles. AT Naples
1 built pool for him in the garden Of my hotel
How he enjoyed that pooi He would roll in
the mud until he was completely covered with
1T, and then at terrific pace until the mud
dried on him. This was sort OF massage Tor
his tough hide.
"When first took the little fellow under my
care / gave him can of diluted condensed
milk three times day He grew four inches
on the voyage from Mombassa to New York.
and now he IS hardly satisfied with nine cans
a day. The sweetened condensed milk is in
furious. and I tested each can to see that none
of it was sweetened A rhnoceros needs much
exercise, and I gradually increased Mesovlros >
daily aboard ship TO five miles"
Nearly all the CedrC's passengers were inter
ested in the baby rhinoCeros Throughout the
day frequent trips were made between decks to
watch him about with his caretaker.
Mesoviro weighs 400 pounds. and is insured
for S3 OO0. Mr.. Lang says he is the finest speci-
men of a baby rhinoceros in captivity in the
world. There three others in captivity.
but they are females. One is in Berlin. one in
London and one in Hamburg
The Cedric brought thirty-seven packages OF
skins. bones, elephant feet, birds. chemicals and
natural curiositieS consigned 10 the Museum OF
Natural History.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
GREAT GIFTS TO JEWS.
Anonymous Donor Of $500 900
Territorial Plans.

London. Dec. 30.-A great mass meeting in
tho interests OF the Jewish Territorialist or
ganization held at Mile End tonight.
Israel Zangwill, president of the organization.
announced the practical conversion of two Of
the former most important opponents of the
scheme for the colonization of Russian Jews
namely, Lord Rothschild and NJ s. Joseph. Mr..
Spielmann, the chairman. having explained the
formation Of an International committee, in
Guiding Lord Rothschld and Oscar s. Straus to
weigh the merits Of the various places sug
gested III which to form Jewish autonomous
state. President Zangwill denied the reported
intention to form Jewish colony near Calves
ton. Tex, which. he said would be in contra
Vention Of American law.
All they intend doing. he said, was TO form a
department, with headquarters at Galveston. to
assist emigrants to penetrate the interior Of the
United States in preference to settling In the
city OF New York To further this purpose. he
said, anonymous donor but not JACOB II.
SchiCf. he added, had contributed 100000. The
RothsChids Of London and Paris together have
given 10000 toward fuItheTing the objects of
the Organiza ton
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
ARRESTED ON MAIDS COMPLAINT.
Police Say Servant Lost Seven Russian Bonds
Given Her as Security for Loan

Charged with stealing seven Russian bonds from
her maid, who gave her name Flor
Scott and said she was twenty years old
arrested yesterday afternoon at No. 229 West
45th street. She arrested the complaint of
Mary Giles tine maid. According TO the police.
another woman. who is known by the of
Mrs. Glasgow and Mrs. Rowlan." is also
wanted.
1t Is alleged that Mrs. Glasgow and Miss Scott.
accompanied by the maid. went to live in the Hotel
Wellington about December 1 last While there
IL is alleged that Mrs. Glasgow told her maid that
she hard pressed for money and asked her If
she had any. The maid replied that she had man.
axed to save Sil2, which she would loan her The
maid says she gave the money to Mrs. Glasgow.
who gave Russian bonds security
A bout December IS the two women told the clerk
they going away for the holidays. According
10 the manager of the Wellington few days
after they had departed the maid discovered that
the bonds had disappeared. She Is alleged to have
said that she Miss Scott looking at them
AT the address in 45th street a MIR. Martin has
a furnished house When he was asked
about Miss Scott, he said she had been in his
gave her name Mrs Rowland and who, ac-
eording to the hotel manager, answered the de-
scription of Mrs. Glasgow. called her frequently
and Saturday afternoon gave him a check for
n(iss Scott's bill She appeared he said, a few
hours after Miss Scott had been arrested, and
when he told her of the arrest he says she replied
'Oh. it IT s only that maid affair. can fix
that all right
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
ATTITUDE OF VATICAN.
4waiting Effect Of French La7c-
sI,00O,OO0 Left to Pope.

Rome Dec. "o-The approval by the French
Senate on saturday Of The amended Separation
law did not c1use surprise at tho Vatican. The
Holy See Is now awaiting the effect Of tho laws
application The Pope is reported to have said
to-Cay:
OR prayers arc for the assistance of the whole
Catholic world for the French clergy IN oraar
10 help them through persecution TO final vic
tory"
Cardinal Tripepi. who died on Saturday left
the whole Of his fortune. amounting 10 81 Dt0 :
600. to the Pope.
Clcricnls and anti-Clerirals hold professions at
Milan to-day, one in favor of the French Cath
olics and the other in favor of the French gov
srnmcnt. Both. after Insignificant Disturbances
',cTc reprcssed b. the police.
Cardinal Ferlari has issued pastoral letter
protesting ara.aat the persecution Of French
Catholics, in wli"h n" SAWS the hEht of The
French is soTiCLs, f-T tnc prosecuted are de-
Tending liberty and civilization"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
KEATs's HOUSE IN ROME BOUGHT.
Eight Thousand Dollars Still Needed to Lift
Mortgage on Property.

Rome, Dec. 30.-To-day the Anglo-Amerlcan
executive committee for the Keats Shelley me-
mortal. represented by Nelson Ray. of Boston.
secretary and treasurer and r. s. r. Hit, sec
retary Of the American Embassy, to-day pur-
chased the house in the Piazza di Spagna where
Keats died paying $4,000 for it, Besides this
amount and the $1,000 already paid for an
option on the property. $4,000 more must be
raised to free the house from mortgage. King
Edward, President Roosevelt and King Victor
Emma anuel have given their hearty support to
the project. and II is hoped within six months
that the books. manuscripts. portraits and all
mementos Of Keats and Shelley will be in place
in the house. The committee has also under
taken the care Of the graves OF the poets
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
| A YEAR OF LYNCH LAW In THE UNITED STATES.
OUT OF SEVENTY-TWO VICTIMS OF MOB VIOLENCE IN
1906 SEVENTY WE'RE NEGROES-A RECORD OF
LAULESSNESS IN FOURTEEN STATES

fessed to leading the mob. and said he gioried
in the fact, was indicted by the Tallulah grand
jury on the charge of murder. but the case is
still pending.
Lynchngs during 1903 affected fourteen states.
as follows: Alabama, 5; Arkansas. 4: Florida.
e. Georgia. 9: Indian Territory. l: Kentucky. 3;
Louisiana. 9; Mississippi. 13; Maryland. 1: Mis-
souri,. 3: North Carolina 3; South Carolina. O.;
Tennessee 2. and Texas, g.
There were 65 lynchings in 1905. 81 in 1904,
1O4 In 1903. as in 1902 and 135 In 1901. In 1905
Louisiana had and Mississippi 20.
Double lynchings during the current year oc-
CURED at Mobile. and Fort Gardner. Fla. ana
triple lynchings at Pelham-sale City. Ga: Sails
bury. n. c., and Springfield. Mo- Forty-two OF
the q victims were hanged, 81 shot in the open.
. shot while the prisoners were in tail, hanged
and shot, hanged and burned and 1 shot and
burned
Exactly one-sixth of the lyncfIngs were pulled
off on Sundays as follows: Two in Alabama
In Arkansas / in Indian Territory. In Ken
lucky in Louisiana. 5 In Mississippi and 1 in
North Carolina-12.
A striking instance is found in the influence
of the weather on mob violence. During Au-
gust the most torrid month of the year, ten
ynchings occurred This was the greatest num-
Der in any month. December. the coldest
MONTH recorded but one-and that in the North.
For every month OF 1908 there was one or
more lynchngs. thus breaking the record for
the last twenty years During that long period
the month Of November had been free of lynch
ings but in 1906 there were nine for the eleventh
month
Following are the lynchings by months: Dur
Ing January, 3; February, 6; March, 4; April. q;
May s; June 3; July, I; August, 10: septem-
ber 3; October. Il; November 8. and Decem-
Der, l.
The first lynching of the year occurred at
Moscow Tex. on January 10 and the last at
Annapolis Md, on December 81.
The record of the years deaths by mob vio-
lence follows:
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
BABY RHINOCEROS HERE
BREAKS RULES or LINE.
Wireless Messages Sent to Little
Meso11rO. the Ne7c Arr1Uai.

baby rhinoceros. captured in the heart OF
German East Africa. and guarded with more
care. perhaps. than Is often bestowed upon a
child. arrived here yesterday in fine health on
the White Star liner Cedric. from Naples. II
Herbert o. Lang. who brought IT from Nom
bassa. was anxious about jts welfare. there was
as much anxiety manifested on shore. for two
wireless messages wsre sent to the Cedric from
the New York Geological Garden asking how
their little prospective boarder had weathered his
trip Of ID 900 miles. One message was sent on
Friday and one yesterday.
The animal. which is splendid male sp-ci-
men. was purchased at Mombassa. on the Brit
sh East African coast for the American Mu-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
F4TORS FRENCH CHURCH.
Washington Mass Meeting adopts
Resolutions of Protest.

Washington. Dec. 30.--A mass meeting of the
citizens of washington, OF various religious de-
nominations, was held here tonight, and resolu-
tions were adopted. protesting against the action
of the French government in regard to the
Roman Catholic Church. The meeting was held
in Columbia Theatre. and some of the leading
citizens and religious workers in this city at
tended. Over fifteen hundred persons We're lln-
able to gain admirtance. The speakers were
Edward II. Cans. of Baltimore. the Rev John
Van Schaik. OF the Dutch Reformed Church: :
Major McCrystaiI, of New York, and Father
d. j. Stafford, OF St. Patr.cks Roman Catholic
Churcr.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

New Orleans, Dec 80 (SpeciaD.-Of the sew
enty-two persons lynched in the United States
during the year 1905, according to figures
prepared for The New Orleans Picayune,"
one was the victim of mob wrath because
he carried pistol. one for stealing calf.
one for stealing silver dollar. one for dsor
Derby conduct one for robbery. for improper
proposals and one for miscegenation- The more
serious offences. and the number lynched for
assault, 13: attempted criminal assault. 10: as
sault and murder. l; murder. IA; attempted mur-
der. IL: murder and robbery. /; dual murder,
1; quadruple murder. 3; quintupls murder, I.
Sixty-nne of the sevcntytwo were Negro men,
two were white men and one was Negro wom-
an The case of r. T. Rogers, Of the white men
ly-nched, is one of the most notable in the GRIM
inal annals of the country. Rogers was charged
with numbering Jesse Brown. fellow niachans.
at Girard. La. February 19. 1904 and. after
being convicted and sent to the gallows in Rich
land Parish. the of the crime secured a
reversal and trial appeal TO the su-
prenne Court. When the case came up for the
second time in Richland change of venue was
ordered TO Talluah. Madison Parish the
ground that sentiment against Rogers preeuded
an impartial trial. When testimony had almost
been concluded at Tallulah death occurred in
the family of the presiding Judge. who. on May
e. 1905. two years and three months after the
murder of Jesse Brown occurred. directed that
a mstrial be entered This action aroused the
friends Of the Brown faction and two days lat ter
a mob of hundred and fifty prominent citi-
zens OF North Louisiana gathered at Monroe.
and, led by DR.. Frank A Brown. brother Of the
murdered man. chartered special train and
went to Talulah. The mob was equipped with
sedges. axes and dynamite. and the Tallulah
jail was wrecked in the effort to secure posses
sion of Rogers The prisoner was dug out OF
his steel cell without the Sheriff guards know
ing anything of the matter until the next morn
ing, when they Rogers's body dangling
from a telegraph pole. DR.. Rogers who con-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
POULTRY SHOW OPENS TOMORROW

The exhibits for the New York Poultry. Pigeon
and Pet Stock Associations eighteenth annual
show. which opens tomorrow and will continue
until Saturday night. were arriving at Madison
Square Garden yesterday. The provision OF
more floor space than heretofore will be an ad-
vantage 10 exhibitors and visitors. and the
e sat number of entries In all classes. including
net stock Will be seen to the best advantage.
on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday the At
Iantic Cat Club will show their cats In the con-
cert hall. The show Will open at y o'clock each
AoN
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
OLD LIFESAVER RETIRED.

Long Beach. Long Island. Dec So-Captatn
Richard Van Wicklen who. for over a quarter or
a century has been IL, charge of the uresevi,x
station on this beach. has been succeeded by
Frank IsanCdon who received his commission
few days ago. Captain Van WIcklen's retirement
Is said 10 hfve been brought about by an incidenr
last August. when President Hutcheson CT IN.
American Motor Car Ctr,I aEy. and two friends
had 10 swim ashore I'm raging sea when the
launch In which III " were cruising was ahar-
doned. Cottasers accused Captain Van Wickicn
and his men OF neglect IT duty but Captain Van
Wcklen maintained that 10 launch tha nfebost
would he foOlhardy
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
TRUSTEES SERVICES REWARDED.

The Congregation Rodeph Sholom held meet
ing yesterday at the temple. Lexington avenue
and 63d street at which piano WA presented
TO Benjamin Blumenths;. a school inspector in
recognition of his services to the congregation
for the last twenty-five years as trustee and
president. The meeting largely attended.
The presentation speech v.as made by Congress
man Henry NJ. Goldfogle.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
NEGRO GETS FINE BESIDES WHIPPING.

Saturday night at No. 40 East oath street on
charge Of assault made by travelling salesman
named David r. Roughsten. of Savannah. Ga.
was hned SO yesterday morning in the Jefrer-
son rfarket court. Roughsten said he went into
the place 10 buy some iewelry. He did not buy
anything and leaving the place, he said
when the Negro assaulted him, and then he
whipped him. patroman FNenng happened
along and dragged the Negro oTt Of the store
he said. and was forced beat back with his
nightstck a mob that wanted TO thrash the
Negro.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
REscuERS SEE ENGINEER DIE.

Charlotte. " c.. Dec Sc.-The seaboard Air
Lines fast mail train. No. So northhound. from
Atlanta to Richmond. into string of loaded
freight cars at Peachiand. flag station nineteen
miles east OF Monroe. late last night, partially
wreckfng the passenger train and killing S: r.
Maxwell tie engineer. of Raleigh, who stuck to
his post and caught between the engine and
tender and slowly roasted TO death in view of the
rescuers. who strained every nerve 10 reach him.
No else hurt.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
WANT s1,ooo,ooo,ooo FOR RIVERS.
St. Louis Business Men Propose Big Issue Of
Government Bonds.

ST. Louis. Dec SO-After the speech of Con-
gresham Richard Bartholdt a. a dinner xiven
to him by bus:ness men in this city last nixhl.
in which Mr.. Bartholdt advocated an issue Of
government bonds TO the amount of $500 600 600
for river improvements in the interior a resol,r-
ton was adopted tndorsins the plan, with the
exception that the amount of the proposed issue
wa Increased O 81 tsal t-bOOsl
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
SAVED MAN; DISCHARGED FROM ISLAND.

Magistrats Walsh. in the Essex Market court
Yesterday 1rdered the release Of John Smith from
the worhhouse because he assisted in the rescue Of
Il who fell into the East River while working
tie ice pan' on III" slsnd Saith had or5 a
frW cAS mere - servo .cr iltoHicstion. haI tie Will
Iet back 10 MS NrmcV hoenc al No 81 street.
II time 20 enjoy Nsw Years.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
VERDICT FOR 100000 AGAINST ROAD.

Fresno. Cal. Dec. S5.--A jury in tho case Of Will
lard ZIbb"Il against the Southern Pacific co:urany
gave . Judgment Yesterday against the railroad OF
SGcfHo for personal injuries In }Ily. 1905 Zibaeil
. Il" ~ racenolsc Grivcs. struck ~ q box
Co., :tlJt1nS In zee f eisht sAtos without llgh-.
leg and tile hight foot.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
LOS ANGELES FIRE Less ssoo,oco.

lbs Angeles Dec. So.-EaTly to-day the Fire De
partrnent gained control Of q fire that had ragged
fer about t5.o hours IA tie five story building oc-
-1ipied hv the fn-Goldwater Company as Z gar
oaopt factory 81 .. s..sd Los Angeles streets. Z ne
Interior of the bailGlHt end ts c0nteiits we're de-
stroYfs tle dalaasse being estiI.--Lcd al more than
EJQ.yua II
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
WEALTH FROM MINERALS.
Order Of the Producing States Sur
prise to Most Persons.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Dec. 3o-Out OF sl623 127 worth
Of minerals produced by the United States for the
latest period that OF 1905. tust compiled by the
Geological Survey. only s7o2, ,45S l0s represented
metals while s22l 024 01s non-nletallic mineral
products. such as coal. petroleum, bricks, stone,
etc. and besides these there were a large number
or unspecired materials. To those who have al
ways associated mineral wealth with gold. copper
iron. instead OF the humber things this will
Illinois. New York and Alabama as mineral wealth
producers far above California Nevada and
Alaska. West Virginia higher than Montana. and
why Pennsylvania distances all the states and
territories. any three four of them COM
bined.
In the annual tables OF the Survey the mineral
resources listed include both certain material 8
and also certain dervattve materials in their first
marketable condition. which do not appear in the
table OF mineral products OF the United States as
whole For example. both pig iron and iron ores
are included as important products entering into
the commerce Of certain states, ana !n like
clay products and clay; both coal and its i'm
mediate derivatives, coke. gas coke. illuminating
gas, ammonium sulphate and coal tar haGxite
snd aluminium: and also alum ard aluminium sui
phate. These Derivatives and raw nle sals are
mere given, regardless cf the consequent dup lea
lion OF values. IN response TO a constant demand
for rhe infoi nation thus arranged by states
Study OF these tables VIII afford people
more than surprise For example. think Of
mineral states. and vet the actual value OF iii
ce!s l.iae.1l PRODUCTS far greater than that
IF either Colorado Or California last yeat, more
Fan double, ii Iact, the value Of CaHfornias out
pI- for although Illinois has neither silver nor
go.i il produces great quantities Of cement clay.
,oal pig iron end zinc. which worth
much silver and gold il the worlds markets
lae leading mineral states in order Of their pro-
1Cction with tie wc&itn they developed, are:
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

Tho remaining states and terTitorIss, alphabet
ally. WIKI tic value of thei- mineral products in
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

July 1-womack ...........C .CliT Mays -.
Jan. sl--IaulS -n4EHesl odneI
Oct 1-Ticksburg ..........Ben Jones -.
Oct. 20-Lexington ....-..... Unknown ..-.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-05
Air Their Grievances.

The men declare that they do not
want to have to wait until September
90 for their money and they should get
their wages for July Most Of them
are anxious to go to other sections to
work, but they refuse to leave here
until they have been paid in full.
Another matter which Mr.. Jefferies
learned this morning is that a num-
Der Of the men are anxious lest they
be out some of their wages for June.
1t is reported, although the only au-
thority for the statement are some OF
the Italians themselves. that a number
of laborers allowed their pay for June
to rest In the hands of the Inland
Construction company, this being GUS
tomary among some men who do not
care to carry money with them, and
they claim that they cannot get their
cash.
Will Continue Contract.
1.-The Inland Construction company
Is to be treated white by Erickson &
Peterson. much whittier than could be
ton" stated Mr.. Jefferies this morn
ing. I'VE will allow the company to
resume its contract and give them a
chance to pull out. but the work will
be under my supervision and 1 will
see that everything is conducted right
Erickson & Peterson will assume all
liabilities and guarantee all wages.
What has caused Erickson & Pc
terson considerable trouble is that the
men looked to us at all times for their
money. All they knew is that the
work was being done for us and now
they naturally look to our firm for their
money"
Asked what Erickson & Peterson
would do to reimburse themselves in
the matter. Mr.. Jefferies briefly re-
piled:
II guess we will take over the outfit
of the Inland Construction company"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-05
MONSTER LION
SHOT At DENT

ing feet inches from tip to tip and
weighing 200 pounds, was killed near
Dent one day last week. Walter Dy-
CERT, merchant at Dent, arrived in
morning. The big cate, states Mr.
Dygert, had been preying upon the
sheep at SIMPSONS camp. Six Of the
fieecy trib were killed and devoured
in one night. Herder Sampson at
once secured Charles Brown and his
bear dogs and after two hours Mr.
Cougar was tracked to his lair, and
his scalp was Browns.