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New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
TUENTI- MILLION NEEDY.
That Number Of Russians NO10 Fac
;pr Starvation, Princes Report.

g Petersburg. Dec 3.-Princes G. E LvoT
and 0-belsani. who have just returned from the
canine districts have furnished the following
-fotpre Of the conditions there:
-f,e r-1ns in seven provinces. SaTnara, Saratov.
73s-,rfrsk Kazau. Penza. Tambov and Ufa, were
r-acticsry total failures IN twenty-one prov
fro4s tie harvests were poor About twenty
million persons viii need assistance for from
four m ten months 10 staye off starvation
Prince I.vofr believes the government estimate
nj SIaus4apD for famine relief is Inadequate
Tte Moscow zemstyo relief organization calcu-
1stes that S1500Uo00. and possibly more. viii
ba necessary. Though the conditions in the
famine regions are now most distressing. the
real horrors viii begin in January. The zemstvo
organization funds viii then be exhausted. and
The relief committees viii be compelled 10 cease
their efforts Prince LvOff complained that the
local officials, for political reasons are fnterfer-
ing with the establishment Of soup kitchens ard
- The rendering Of medical assistance. EpidemicS
of hunger. typhus and scurvy, which usually be-
gin in February. have already appeared in three
provinces, Tula. kazan and Sanlara-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
N. Y. CENTRAL SEEKS FRANCHISE.
Wants Citys Permission to Use Tracks in
Twelfth Avenue.

The New York Central and Hudson River haH-
road Company yesterday ended a long controversy
between the road and the city in relailH; 10 tie
,~a.l,s in Twelfth avenue between 59th and 6oth
streets some time ago the Board Of Estimate to''
the company to remove the tracks before December
u The railroad yesterday made formal application
for Tie consent OF the city 10 use the tracks. ior
which il says is willing TO agree to any reason
able terms
TWO of the tracks in question are used by the
railroad for handling freight. The other track Is
used a. "A connection with the power house OF the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company. In relation
"a this general counsel for the New York Central
wrote TO the Board Of Estimate: .
I understand that the connection wita the power
house was made 10 deliver machinery into the
,,,u.r house. under permit which expires De
ternber J. 1896. have advised the proper officer 0f
ms. company that so far il owns or has JurlS-
difriou over this track, IL be removed.
y IL understood however that the InterborouEh
win obtain extension OF the permit The app-ica-
rfoT- m the New York Central VIII come before the
PoarJ OF Estimate and ApportOnment on Friday
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
JUDGE GRAY NAMED AS UMPIRE.
Appointed to Arbitrate Between Southern
Railway Machinists and Officials.

1t was announced yesterday that Judge Gray,
Of Delaware, had been appointed umpire to
settle the questions between the machinists who
We're recently on strike IN the shops of the
Southern Railway and the officials. P. J. Con-
Ion, first vice president of the international As
sociation of Machinists, arrived here yesterday
and went 10 the headquarters Of the Civic
Federation, accompanied by the delegate Of the
local union. TO arrange for preparing brief for
Judge Gray on the side Of the men.
The machinists in the shops of the Southern
Railway went on strike some time ago Tor higher
wages and this threw the other trades in the
shops out until five thousand We're iule.
The strike was settled through an agreement
brought about by the Civic Federation by which
the strikers returned to work pending arbi-
tratiOn
one OF the last official acts Of the late Samuel
Spencer, president Of the Southern Railway, was
TO attend meeting in the Park Avenue Hotel,
at which this arrangement was made
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
FOUR ARRESTS IN FORK THEFT CASE
Two Confess to RObbery-Two Held on
Charge of Receiving Stolen Goods.

porter. and oscar 2ohr. Of No 43I East 9Th street
a silver chaser. employed by the Whiting Manu-
featuring Company of 9Th and Lafayette streets
ple1ded guilty yesterday afternoon to stealing
from the firm. before Magistrate WahIe in the
Jefferson Market court and held in 81 900 bsi
each for trial
The detectives told Magistrate Wahic that they
had found four dozen silver forks valued at ss7
in the locker belonging 70 Rohr. which they had
seen given 10 him by Kener.
Last night the detectives arrested Jacob and
AdoIph Brenner father and son. jewellers. at M
Second avenue. on charge of receiving stoIe,
goods They were locked up Police Head
quarters to await .trragnment to-day The de
+astfyes used Rohr as "A 1ecov and took him YES
terdav to the Second avenue store where he Of
ICED four dozen silver spoons TO The jeWeer who
fhe police say. bought them for St1.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
TRAIN ROBBERS GOT ABOUT $4,000
Amount Estimated 10 Have Been Taken by
Bandits on Cotton Belt Train.
automobiles.
By Telegraph . The tribune I

Palestine, Tex. Dec Sit was learned to-day
from a reliable source that the train robbers
who fatally wounded the express messenger on
the Cotton Belt train last Saturday night near
EyIan siding, took $4,000 from the messengers
safe. The Pacific Express Company officials re-
fused 70 give out any information saving thar
IL is impossible to state the amount ,aken until
a thorough cheek is made.
About SSe,0o0 was consigned from the local
treasury department OF the Cotton Belt az
Tyler To General Treasurer :. q. Johnson al 81
Louis (irissett the messenger. who was thrown
from the train by the robbers. is reported still
unconscious az the company's hospital in Tex
arkapa. q
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
ASKED PRESIDENT ABOUT CONGO.

London, Dec. 3.-The secretary Of the Congo
Reform association r d. Morel wrote 10 Pres
'aeut Roosevelt some time ago asking him
whether the report that the United States was
prepared 10 send delegates. if invited. 10 a con-
ference Of the powers on the Congo situation
VAS correct Il was announced to-day that Mr..
-ioTe- had received a reply from Robert Bacon,
Assistant Secretary Of State, dated November
-. pointing out that il was impossible for the
President 10 announce or even forecast through
other than the regular channels his policy or
flfure course of action in this matter" Mr.
Bacon added that the United States had ou
previous occasions taken part. when invited iI
conferences concerning The UeIlbeing Of natives
- Africa and that should q similar occasion
arise i- would doubtless have appropriate con
..lEra NON
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
TO RAISE 100000 BUILDING FUND.
Paterson Y NJ. C. A Members Start Cam
uaign to Complete Local Headquarters.

Paterson Dec. 3,-The campaign 70 raise SId0 90
Cor the completion OF the local building OF the
youne Mems Christian Association was started
81 night when dozen speakers from the asso-
"a tom visited as many churches and told of the
rf4r of the Cooke family give Sl5te0 toward the
t,,u4tne fund providing the remaining $500 was
raised by milnlgIt IN Wednesday. December 10.
OF The central committee hiCN has
taken up the work of raising the fund. Is g.. :.
Ward Of Chicago. the secretary ~ the tnterna-
t,or,{ committee of tine Young Mems christian As
sociatlon. Cooperating With the citizenS com
,,tttee Is a business committee. which has
nisdged tseIf TO raise S25o0o OF the needed amount
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
NEARLY 700 CARRIAGES IN LINE.
Animated Scene Outside New Opera House
Standing Room Costs So.

The scene outside OF the Manhattan Opera
House. in 34th street, west Of Eighth avenue. last
night was an animated Inspector Flood had
one hundred specin policemen and several
mounted police under him to keep the curious
crowds in order There $50 carriages in line.
They were drawn up along Eighth avenue. The
usual rules Of road with reference to theatres
were observed Early in the evening Spectators
demanded So for standing room. only one arrest
was made. Jacob 5. Jacobs, a ticket Spectator,
vas taken into custody by Traffic Policeman Cohen,
on account Of a supposed defect in his license
rapers. Later the mistake was discovered and he
1Tas released Tickets sold late as o clockp
long after standing room taken up.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
POPE CANNOT AID POLES FIGHT.
Conflict Between Them and Germany Con-
sidered Political, Not Religious.

Rome. Dec 3.-The Pope received to-day Car
dinal Kopp. who will start tomorrow for Berlin.
where he will see Chancellor Won Bjilow and EN-
peror William on the Polish situation. The Vat
lean thoroughly sympathizes with the Poles, but
cannot espouse their cause against Germany, as
the latter's policy is directed against the
Catholic religion, and the conflict. therefore is
considered political
The Pope charged Cardinal Kopp to convey his
warmest greetings to Emperor William, eX-
pressing his desire to maintain and strengthen
the good relations existing between the papal
authorities and Germany.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
c. F. U. OFFICERS GROW NERVOUS.
American Federation VIII Try to Induce
Local Body to Obey Orders.

Word reached some Of the officers OF the Cen
traI Federated Union yesterday that the execu-
tive council Of the American Federation Of
Labor would probably send two members TO
New York this week 10 try 10 get the Central
Federated Union 10 obey the terms Of its ulti-
rlaturn The delegates were more frightened AZ
the possibility OF a new body yesterday thah
they were Sunday
II is known that if a new Central Labor L MON
is formed many Of the American Federation OF
So he Two rival bodies-the new Central Labor
Union and the old Central Federated Union
which will be fighting each other tooth ana nan
and irving TO undermine each other
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
SPANISH CABINET SHORT LIVED.
That Formed by SenOr MOret y Pendergast
Out After Four Days.

Madrid. Dec 3.-The Cabinet which was
formed on November %. headed by Sehor Moret
Y Pendergast, has resigned. 1t was badly re-
ceived at the start. and the general impression
was that It would simply pave the way for the
restoration 10 power of the Conservatives under
SenOr MaUra
Admiral Touchard. commander Of the French
squadron bound for Moroccan waters, which IS
now al Cadiz, was received by King Alfonso to-
day II was arranged that Admiral Toucharl
shall have joint command Of the Spanish and
French forces in whatever measures are taken
L. ALornnnn
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
INVESTIGATION OF slLIelD DEATHS.

Manila Dee 3-An Investigation made al
lsia1id. where the ton prisoners who had been
lnocIiated from the cholera serum recently
aied has disclosed traces of plague germs in
lae bodies. Il IS asserted tubes containing
plague germs and others flied with cholera
serum were mixed in The laboratory by q visitor
curing The absence of Or r. J.. Strong. The
4atFes generally are in Ignorance of the situa-
ION, bat native newspapers are indignant and
bitter
lt ls not believed that criminal charges VIII
= preferred. but il Is not impossible that Dr.
strong may resign.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
DoUKHOBoRs CAN RETURN HOME.
Russia Would Be Glad TO Receive Them
n Stolypin Says.

s.. TatsrsourE. Dec. 3-PeteT Terigin. head
~ the Loukhobo-S in Canada, who is known as
'J0hn The Baptist" has arrived in St Peters
burg 10 ascertain the attitude Of the Russian
government on the repatriation Of the Douk-
hobors. and 10 recruit 10000 Russian peasants
for tvo-year contracts for work on new rail-
roads IN Canada
Premier Stoypin. in an audience to-day, said
Ihe government would be glad TO welcome the
Douktobors back. as they were considered pill
erirs who left the country during time Of re-
.iEt1l- Intolerance. Assuring him that he would
nor be- Eau0eTed bv rhe government. the Pre-
wie~ advised Terigiu 20 enlist his contract la
iorr-= IN -ha famine stricken provinces.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
ENGINEER Held RESPONSIBLE.

New Haven Dec 2-Coroner Mix to-day gave his
finding in his investigation OF the railroad accident
at YslesyiIlc on Thanksgiving morning in which
William Ieary- OF Springfield conductor of the
l,,n,i sr@elt train his life He held that
Harry " F.tston. the engiueer who was running
ne rnaaul engine. which crashed into Tue rear OF
fbe freishr was criminaiy responsible for the acct
I.Dt Easton arrested and later released n
boutls nf 81 .9a
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
SAVED FROM BURNING BARK.

Liverpool. Dec. 3-The British steamer A.
oeoia arrived here to-day and landed the crew
~ the British bark Ancoaa, who were rescued
y ihe Bay Of Biscay OF November 80 Although
-f- Ahco-a MAS ou FIRE haWsat7 ere passed 0n
f'eEa ay fho Ardeola ~lfh Tho t'e" 4f towing
.'i ia fa" nearest ro". lut when .l He...ue ,.l-
,.. .Iat the o.. -ls s,ss aoomod. laa attempt aus
So. - and her crew Bas taken o-f.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
MAN KILLED IN TROLLEY ACCIDENT
Car Dashing Down Bronx Hill Crashes Into
Market Wagon.

tsuI : Brewer. OF I74th street and Anthony ave-
- r-,a Bronx was driving home from a ma rIza4-
,rr trip last night when Ils wagon was struek
- si,rface car in Aqueduct avenue az Featherbed
I,re The Bronx. lie was hurled to the street ana
fatally injured. u,-,--,-.
t-,st INST street. unable to stop ll.
30. y ,h.I4 is "a steep hi at this point. a poir.-
car, rs t,ted ta Tia. H-lnriGre station ryiie. ~
man ', ,rs Foriham Hoe9raL bar fr'Uer vas
i'afhe fare tIe arrival % tin amh1,tn.l The
hon.1cids
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
larger DREADNOUGHT STARTED.
Work on More Powerful Vessel Expected to
Progress Rspidly.

Portsmouth. England. Dec. 3.-The keel plates
Cf another Dreadnought were laid here by Ad-
li-al Sir Archibald Douglas the commander in
chief ar Portsmouth this morning. The new
ta-t|eslir VIII be larger and more powerful than
fa= drst DreadnOughL and much Of the pre-
.lrinary work has already been done IL is
iectel that her construction VIII progress rap
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
oNe TERMS FOR WATERSHED BANDITS

.Tudgs Platt OF the County Court OF Westchese-r
M White Plains dealt a severe blow yesterday 20
the Black Hand bandits who infesJ the watershed
region il, northern Westchester. when he sentenced
rec OF them TO fifteen years and six months each
il, sing Sing prison. and another seventeen years
The men way laid % robbed Morris Csreenaeld a
Hebrew peoIer, the MoheEau Granite Quarry
Yorktown Not satisfied with taking CSreenhaIf
pack they shot him in the back hs ssarsaf %
run away. The Pedler recovered. bus - - -
less for Life.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
ROBBERS ATTACK PRINCESS.

Tf7tz. TrarscaUcasia. Dec. 3--Twelve robbers
attacked The estate OF Princess AvaIova yester-
day Numbered her home, and assaulted the
princess. They were captured later and VIII be
tried ~ drumhead couCt-nlartial
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
HEIR APPARENT TO REIGN IN PERSIA
Nohammed Ali Mira TO Assume Govern
ment During Fathers Illness.

Teaerau. Persia. Dec 3.-The report that Mo-
damned Ali Mira. the heir apparent and Gov
ernor os Azerhaijan, has been summoned from
Tlr~.z - Tcheran 10 assume control Of the gov
erarer- during The illness Of his father, the
Shah. IS confirmed.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
philippine AelTAToR MUST SERVE.

Manila. Dec. ;I.-The Supreme Cohrt has denied
.I.o appIication of writ of error in the Of
r,l-.ipador Gomez. and remanded IL TO the
lower court for oIecuton or sentence. fhe aEl-
a. te convicted for having slaldcIci Coz
..ao1 CAl!ies.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
STATE FAIR BOARD TURNS OVER ss44Oo

Albany, Dec. 3--rhe sum of Ei,+oo VIII be- turned
into the state treasury tins py tho Fair Com
,r,esfou This announcement vas made TODAY fol
Irv,ne a meeting of the roa aiissuu Go close up the
h.. -l--. of the year l-I.e wear tine con!nlissiof,
turned back s2teo 10 the state treasury
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
PLOT AGAINST VICTOR EMMANUEL
Threatening Letter Told of Plan for Assas-
sination by the Holy Alliance"

Milan Italy, Dec. "a careful but vain
search has been made at Bergamo for the sender
Of a threatening letter TO King Victor Emman-
uel referring TO a plot formed by what the
writer termed the Holy Alliance" to assassinat te
the King
New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
KING MENELlK NOT IL.

Aadis-Aboaa. Abyss MIA, Dec. 3.-The reports
q The illness x King Menelik are unfounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-25

But alas the statesmen are too busy
with their booms and selfish personal
schemes to think of such homely things
as good roads. And SO the work Of
leadership and enlightenment falls on
the despised, the hated octopus, the
railroads.
Two hundred and eighty farmers
waded through the mud on foot to Hig
ginsville, Mo-, the other day to hear a
lecture on good roads. They came on
foot because the roads throughout that
part of Missouri are impossible for
horses and wagons. The lecture was in
structive to the farmers, but every step
Of the way also furnished a sermon on
the value Of good roads.
The attendance of these progressive
farmers, and their earnest attention at
the meeting, showed that the farmers
themselves are not to blame for the
bad roads that prevail throughout
many Of the counties of Missouri. They
are greatly interested in the subject Of
road-improvement and are eager to find
a way to build good roads. All they
ask, like true Missourians, Is to be
shown.
Here Is a matter which is worth the
while Of the lawmakers, county and
state, and 1t demands the earnest at
tention and best thought Of statesmen.
It affords a golden opportunity for
some ambitious man with brains to dis
tinguish himself. What a splendid rec
ord 1t would be to devise ways and
means to do away with muddy, impass-
able roads; to take the lead in the
movement to build fine highways
throughout the state, and by force of
character and brains to literally lead
the farmers out of the sloughs Of de-
spond What a fine sight it would be
to see the people all over the state,
inspired by great leadership, pulling off
their coats and setting to work in In
telligent, concerted action, fostered by
better place to live in!
At the gathering the other day it was
demonstrated that good road cuts
down the distance to market at least
80 per cent and increases the value of
farm an average of $40 an acre. The
railroads are doing the best they can
exploiting the King split-log drag, a
simple, inexpensive device for working
the roads, but how much more could be
accomplished under a broad, compre-
hensive scheme Of ways and means,
authorized by the legislature and ac-
lively urged by men whose positions
give them influence with the people?-
Kansas City Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-25

and maintain his own line. When a
farmer wanted the telephone people
to build line cut to his place, he was
compelled to guarantee tolls amount
ing to at least $500 a year. Naturally,
under such conditions, the farmer was
cut off from telephone communication.
and that meant from the world, as he
understands it to-day. Now a farmer
can buy a telephone outright for from
FIVE dollars to sixteen dollars, accord
ing to quality, and he and his neigh.
bors can build their own line as low
as seventy-five dollars a mile.
The report Of the Indiana Independ-
ent Telephone Association shows that.
on May 0, 1905, there were in that
State alone, 10000 farmers connected
with the exchanges. In Iowa there are
probably twice as many. In Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and others of
the Western States, the numbers are in
proportion. Approximately there are
now one million farmers in this coun.
try who have telephones installed.
Quite number of these are on Bell
lines, for, under the stimulus of com
petition, the Bell people have been
compelled to secure farmers cOnnec-
lions, in order to hold any business at
all in some of the smaller towns and
cities. Very few of these farmers pay
more than twelve dollars a year for
their service; the maximum is about
twenty-four dollars q year. 1t has
been stated that the farmers and
ranchmen are profting to the extent
Of at least $5O,000,OOO q year, through
the advantages the telephone gives In
keeping them in close touch with the
markets and in saving useless labor
and wear and tear on their ordinary
equipment.
But the economic side Of the tele-
phone question, important as it is, does
not, by any means, represent every
thing to the farmer. It has wrought
for him a social, as we'll as an eco
nomic, revolution. The advent Of the
independents and their popular rates
have put an end forever to the heart
breaking, demoralizing loneliness Of
farm and ranch life. Much has been
written of the influence that rural free
delivery has had on the life Of the
farmer; but, beside the influence Of
the telephone in this direction, rural
free delivery is almost inconsequen-
tial.-Success Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-25
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Plenty of Air.

A crowded trolley car slowly wound
its way from the city of Newark north
ward toward New York.
A baldheaded man who looked like
Citizen Fixit" clutched a strap with
one hand and gesticulated with the
other. He was addressing the crowd
collectively.
mot a ventilator open," he shouted
mot a window, nor q door, Here
we are, penned in like a lot of animals !;
we are longing for a breath of fresh
air. But what does the company carer"
A tall man with Derby hat lodged
instinctively to avoid the waving arm.
1--WE get aboard; we pay our fare"
declared he of the bald head 'and the
doors are shut, the windows are shut.
the ventilators are shut. We cannot
move; we are stifled!"
HAS anybody got aboard?" suggest.
ed the tall man. "Fixit'' withered him
with a glance, and then shouted ex.
citedly:
What kind Of air is this we are
breathing now? 1 ask you-what kind
of air is this we are breathing now Y''
The tall man in the Derby shoulder
ed his way toward the back of the
car.
Hot air." he replied, with a grim
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