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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
ESTATES Ask REFUNDS.
Many Hope to RecoUer from u. S.
on Vanderbilt Precedent.


Washington. Feb Z7.-'The success Of the Cornelius
Vanderbilt estate in obtaining from the government
a refund of legacy taxes collected under the war
revenue act OF 1898 for SS7911 o. which amount is
appropriated in the Urgent Deficiency bill signed
by the President to-day. has caused an avalanche
Of claims from other New-York estates At a
meeting of the Committee Claims to-day II was
found that New-York Congressman had introduced
forty-lve bills for the reimbursement OF coustItu-
ents various parts OF the State There are'nine-
ty-ve bills In all before the committee, with New
York most largely represented The claims aver
age about $500.
The refund from the government is asked for on
the ground that the legacy taxes Illegally col
lected. the Vanderbilt Etdeman being cited
show that the United States Supreme Court ruled
against the method by which the assessment
made. The batch OF claims brought in Congress
are those wherein the plaintiffs failed make their
protest against the assessment within the years
prescribed in the statute OF limitations This. in
the opinion OF members of the House committee
and legal officers of the government. raises new
derbfit a protest made against the assess
nent and appeal taken to the courts within the
time authorized by law for such appeal Cases are
before the Treasury Department IN which the con-
tention Is made that the tWOyear limitation for dp-
pliCation Of refund should run from the date OF
the act OF June q. 1902. and not from the date of
the payment OF the tax.
Tho whole question Is most involved in the view
of government officials. and tho Attorney General.
10 facilitate a settlement OF the difficulties has
decided 10 bring test case In the Court or Claims.
which will serve precedent In dealing with
the cases future. Cntn this test IS decided
II is doubtful IL the House Committee Claims
with take any action In determining the reasonable
moss OF the claims before IL or In making report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
INDIAN AFFAIRS UP.
Discussion an Senate Centres on Dis
pOSaL of Coal Lands.

Washington, Feb 27.-The Senate to-day
agreed to vote on the Statehood bin on Friday
March .. The suggestion Immediately followed
a speech in support Of the bill by Mr.. Hopkins,
during the course of which Mr.. Hale suggested
that the Territories were not prepared for State
hood. and suggested that their admission be de-
ferred.
The remainder of the day was devoted TO the
discussion Of the bill providing for the settlement
OF the affairs OF the five civilized tribes Of Ind
ians. the largest part of the time being given to
the provision for the disposal Of the coal lands
in Indian Territory
At the beginning of the session Of the Senate
Mr.. Clay presented and had read from the desk
a proposed amendment To the Railroad Rate
bill which makes il unlawful! for common car
riers TO own coal or oil lands to deal in coal or
oil, to attempt TO mOnOpolZe the trade in those
commodities or 10 control their price. A pen
atty Of Imprisonment for from one to three years
s provided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
HOUSE DISCUSSES ARMY
Prorision Abolishing Lieutenant
General Cut ont.

Washington. Feb. MILITARY affairs held the
attention OF the House to-day. the Army Appro-
priatiOn bill being under consideration for amend
rnent. That General Corblu and General MacAr-
thur might become Lieutenant generals, the pro
vision IN the bill abolishinG that rank was eIimi-
mated on point OF order raised by Mr.. GrOsvenor
Of Ohio who substituted amendment 10 abolish
the grade after these officers had been promoted
but this too, met defeat Representative Prince
later introduced bin To abolish the office.
Members Of me Appropriations Committee dis
puted IN" right of the Military Committee ap-
pr0LIiato for apparatus for fire control Of field
artillery. bat without success. only eight of the
fifty pages OF the bin Were passed upon when the
House adjourned
As its first business The House passed the Dalzell
bin charterng the Lake Erie and ohio Ship Canal
Company with authorized capital Of $6o"Io0pO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28

20 the House. The total amount involved the
claims hled Is about 100000. and. as this
would be a serious item in the treasury deficit. the
claims Will undoubtedly receive unusually rigid
scrutiny
bers for refunding Of taxes on estates are Gs fol-
lows. BY Representative Bradley for the estate OF
Jacob r. Moore OF Tuxedo. and Eleanor c. Look
wood OF Newburg. by Representative Draper for
Charles A Brown Amelia Morrison Harriet A.
Thompson Mary PeCkham and John l. Thompson.
all OF Troy; by Representative Ketcham. for John
II BrinkerhOn Edward s. Ferris and William 3.
Lent OF Poughkeepsie. by Representative Andrus
for James w. Quintard, of Rye. and John d Heins.
OF New-Rochelle: by Representative Fassett foe
Henry c. Spauding, OF Elrnira by Representative
Southwick for Joseph Belser and Hamilton Harris
OF Albany OF the IN the list is that OF
James Roosevelt OF Hyde Park
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
MILK TRAIN KILLS NAN
Pedestrian Ran Dozen on Tracks at
IOth-aUc. and ,3Oth-st.

Joseph Livingston. thirty-nve years old of No.
23G Tenth-ave., instantly killed 30th-st and
Tenth-ave about II o'clock last night by milk
train. Two other men who We're with Livingston
narrowly escaped.
The three men were walking down the avenue
when a dummy engine and TWO milk cars backed
through 30th-st The haPman on top of the first
yelled at the n,n and TWO Of them Needed the
warning Livingston failed 10 move quickly enough
aud Inc knocked him down. one Of the
wheels passing over his head and crushing his
skull. Death was instantaneous
The engineer OF the train, Walter Lacey, not
arrested, the position of mis- engine the rear of
the train making 81 Impossible for him t. see Idv-
lnsst"u. II is said that although the tracks are
used for heavy traffic during the night, there is no
hagman 10 give warning III 30th-st or the approach
iug trains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
SENATOR TILLMAN GOES SOUTH.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Tillman, who is IN
charge Of the Railroad Rate BILL has gone TO South
Carolina and will return the first OF next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
FOR NEW CONMISSION.
LOdge amendment Would Super
Sede Rate BOdy.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Lodge to-day
introduced an amendment to the railroad rate
law, providing for displacement of the present
Interstate Commerce Commission by a
commission of nine members. The amendment
provides that not more than five of the mem
bers shall be of political party; that three
of them shall be lawyers three persons of ex
perfenCe in the management OF railroads. Sal
aries are fixed at $4,000 for each member eX-
cept the chairman, who is to receive 5000 more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
STEAMSHIP COMPANY INCORPORATED

fPy telegraph 10 The Tribune
Trenton. y. j.. Feb. 9--The United Steamship
Company was incorporated here to-day. with an
authorized capital stock OF 81 100000 There IS no
provision for preferred stock The company is au-
thorized to 90 a general transportation business.
10 operate steamers other vessels TO purchase or
acquire lines now IN existence and 10 carry any
business incidental 10 these objects The incOr-
porators are Arthur Hin, James jerome, Harry :.
Jerome Fillmore Condit Arthur +. Walradt and
Joseph Kelly. The charter was brought here from
the law Offices OF Walradt & Blancy. OF 30. g
Libcrty-st., New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
WILL INSPECT CANAL.
Commission Members to Sail for
Colon about March go.

washington. Feb. N.-The members OF the 18th
nian Canal Commission. most of them, Will sail
from New-York about March 20 for Colon. 1t is
planned to make inspection of the canal zone
and acquire information of work which has been
done and which is Immediately contemplated.
The regular meeting of the commission will be
held at Colon about April l. and by that time the
commissioners will have obtained information for
use in that session. Nothing of especial impOr-
lance is likely to come up at the meeting of the
commission a Colon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24
Total Loss Will
Be NOtFar from
$4,000, With
Perhaps $780,
900 Insurance.
Houses
Take Fire from
Sparks=-
Barn Burned on
Iron Mine Hill
= Many Grass
Fires - Several
to toFireFighters.

Gardiner. Me, April 23.-(SpeciaD.-
Fire this morning ohlterated the j.
Gray & Sons lumber mill, the Gray
Hildreth grist mill, destroyed the plan
ing mill of the Oakland Mfg. Co, left
the Cobbosseecontee WOODEN mill in
ruins, and damaged other property in
the manufacturing district of Gardiner.
Through interviews with the owners
of the burned property estimates Of
the losses were obtained as follows: j.
Gray q Sons, $4,000, insurance
about $4,000: -Hildreth, $4,000, in
surance about $4,000; Oakland Mfg. Co,
$4,000, covered in part by insurance;
Mrs. j. S. Bradstreet and Joseph At
kins, owners of the woolen mil, prob
ably $1,000 or $4,000.
The fire originated from a hot box in
the lower part of Gray's mill, and with
in two or three minutes after the
flames were discovered the entire struc-
ture was blazing from foundation to
roof. so rapidly did the flames spread
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24
The Gardiner and
Randolph Fire.
menDOSplendid
Ork=-Menand
Apparatus Ar
rive From Au-
guSta and Hal
lowell But Are
Not Needed -
Waterville Men
Are Stopped En-
Route Gar
diner Grateful
for Response to
Call for Help.

to the loss. Two planers in the planning
mill cost elch $1,000. and together weigh
ed about 10 tons. They will probably
never be used again.
Mr.. McCausland said that while the
property was insured, the policies were SO
written that he could not tell, until he
could do considerable figuring, how much
insurance there was on the property dam
aged.
Frank l.. Gray Of the Gray-I Iildretf
Co. said that the loss on the grist mill,
mlchinery ana grain would amount to
not less than $4,000. Mr.. Hildreth an
nnunccd later that the business would be
continued and that arrangements had
been made whereby orders can be filled at
once.
George Gray Of j. Gray & Sons said
that at present he could say nothing
about the future. He said that the loss
Of lumber was not great. for what there
WAS IN hand would amount to no moro
than $1,000 in value. The mill was built
in 1870 and abou; 40 men were employed
there.
TIL" wooden mill. which was formerly
run by the CCbbossercOntea Co, has been
m0ccupitd for two or three years and the
machinery was taken out long ago. While
the building probably could not be replac-
cd for much less than $4,000, its value is
not thought to be more than half that
sum. II is understood that the mill was
uninsured.
Happily few accidents happened in the
ranks of the frcmcn. The most serious
occurred to Second Engineer Charles
Cobb Of South Gardiner. who in making
connection to an iron pipe at the Oak
land planning mill was struck by n jet Of
steam that scalded the skin from his
neck. Fortunately DIR. Simons was near4
by ana he rendered immediate treatment.
which will somewhat lessen the effects
Of the injury
Fred He'll was badly burned about the
face, and was treated by DIR. Arthur
Strout
Thomas Cox of the Eagle Hose, was
struck in the face by n door which was
passed to him from the second floor OF
the Oakland plant while he was working
to take some of the things from that
building to place of safety. His upper
Continued on Page Five.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

doctor 10 stay with her for several
hours
The other house was occupied by
Mrs. Turner and her sons. Charles and
Harvey.
The number of houses damaged on
Water street YVES far greater than On
Summer street. ANA the loss III some
eases is considerable.
ON Neal and Beech streets there were
many b!azcs started, hat in no case
W;ts the d1mage great.
Som" of tn" sparks that emerged
from the clouds Of smoke flew far be-
fore they sam" to earth again. The
wind carried them mostly in the di-
rectinn Of Iron Mine hill. where a barn
filed with hay and owned by Mrs
Clara Douglass was burned with loss
Of about $4,000. In this section Of the
city numberlcSs grass fires were start
e! lni the residents there fought for
many hours to save their proneItv
They used bro"Ins ana brush to beat
out the flames and water where il was
Cbtainabl". In one field, when all fire
had been "Xtinguished, the remains Of
81 broonl9 We're found. giving some
id";. Of how many amateur fire fight
clS had been at work.
In spit" of the vast gathering that
crowded around the fire. Marshal An
dr. VS. and his officers were able to
keep perfect order. 1t is true that the
irclinas We're not at all times regarded.
vet the fircmen worked without inter-
ference from spectators. In fact all
showed a disposition To help and in
many cases were active in taking goods
from threatened buildings.
Chief Kendall and his men were con
graduated on every hand when the flames
had been subdued to an extent which al
lowed the FIRE fighters respite. The savin;,
Of the main plant Of the Oakland Mfg
Go. seemed wonderful indeed. for II is but
Il few yards from the planning mill which
at one time was roaring furnace.
After the fire A. w. McCausand. man
ager of the Oakland Co. said he had no
hope that the main plant would not bc
totally destroyed. and then pointing to n
little building used as a glazing house
just across the street from the planning
MILL he remarked that if that had been
burned 5000 more would have been added
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

action. and did good work in saving
the numerous wooden buildings on Up-
per Water street where clouds of
sparks were falling.
The steamer CuShnoc and large
crew, in command of Chief John A.
buckley from Augusta, and the Halo
wei steamer and hose cart. well mann
ed. i'll charge Of q hief George f. Pat
torSOn, arrived soon after the call for
help Vas made. This apparatus how
ever, was not used. for when it reached
the scene Of the fire. Chioi Kendall ana
his men had almost completed ii vic
tory over the flames.
Before the Watcrville apparatus
which started for Gardiner reached
here. it was seen that outside help
would not be needed Consequently it
was ordered back by telephone
From the time the slight change of
wind gave the firemen IN advantage.
the blaze was steadily subjected and
AZ II o'clock il was practically under
control. and half an hour later the
fircncn We're playing on the smoldcr-
ing ruins
Nothing but ashes and tircdstortel
been: u pile of smoking grain marked
the place where the griSt mill stood;
blackcned timbrrs among which were
tons of iron that had been costly ma
chimes represented the Oakland plan
ming mill ana Of the wonlen mill moth
ing hut The lower parts. built Of brick
rcma ined. And in all the district where
TIE fire ragged, burned roofs and broken
windows showed where sparks had
fallen on dwellings.
While the fire was at its firrccSt pitch
all Gardiner WAS present to see the
work Of destruction. The hill tops all
showed groups Of spectators, while
nearer the doomed buildings great
crowds congregated. Fire lines We're
placed across each end Of the Winter
street bridge. but the people rushed
back ana forth. needing nothing except
the intense heat which caused them to
GOV v-r their faces and run as they Went
from one view point to another. store
Keepers locked their stores. men
stopped work ana women left their
homes To join the throng.
Eut not all the work of fire fighting
was confined to the manufacturing
plants W IiIti i'hi II'-', i'i 'Ist'l SIsti NJ
been neglected innumCr2 BILE buildings
in this and other parts Of the city
would have been reduced to ashes.
ON both sides of the stream men,
boys and women in all man
ners fought to save their homes. Scores
Of houses caught fire again and again.
on Summer street and Water
street. and many spark landed on
house tops much farther away.
The little grocery store; owned by
augustus Ervine. opposite the woolen
mill. was totally destroyed. envolving
n loss of about $500 covered partly by
insurance.
Two dwellings, owned by J. Gray &
Sons on Summer street, We're badly |
damaged both by fire and water.
The first of these a double house, |
was occupied by Charles Pickering. w.
II. Davis and Frank Baker. Mrs. Pick
erlng, who is i'll with pneumonia, was
moved to a neighbOr's house. Great
anxiety was felt for her. Mr.. Pickering
said that she was rendered extremely
nervous, and it was necessary for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

that the employees at the mill had
scarce time to leave in safety.
Forest RincS was one of the first to
learn of the fire. He saw smoke COM
ing from beneath the lath machine
After giving an alarm, he seized pail
of water and went to throw it on the
blaze. Coming tc the trap door, lead
ing t. the place where he had seen the
fire, he found a mass of smoke and
flames. Then he started to so below
by another way, and here too lie was
blocked by fire
Newell Reed, tn" filler. heard that
there was hot 0ox causing trouble
in the lower part Of the mill, and start
ed with an oil can to remedy the trou-
bic. lie had gone but Il short way
when lie became aware of the real
conditions. Turning back then to the
file room, he saw that in a moment re-
treat had become impossible, and he
fed from the mill.
Loring Mariner. who was punching
shingles, stopped to get his coat after
hearing that the mill was afre, and
the delay cost him his eyebrows.
James DCWling, VINO vas employed
in the rear OF tho mill had the hard
est chance Of all to reach a place of
safety. BY leaving his coat ana ether
personal belongings 10 the flames. how
ever and making a dash through fire
and smoke, he escaped.
The alarm was sounded ut about 9.45
O'Clock. and by making a remarkably
quick run the lepal tmen; arrived on
the scene within q few minutes.
1t was a hard proposition that the
nremen faced when they got ready for
work. Gray's mill, holding a position
over the middle Of Cobbossee stream
at Winter street was a mass of fire:
the blaze had spread to the GrayHil
dreth mill ana the planning mill Of the
Oakland Mfg. 90. on summer street
and To the wooden mill on Water street.
while gale was driving the sparks
tow ara hther buildings upstream, ana
sparks We're continually setting fire to
dwellings, on all sides.
Hydrant streams and streams from
Gardiner and the Firehy. which al
though already to be shipped away for
repairs did good service. We're played
on Ille burning EuliuillSS from water
street, Winter street and Summer
street sides So wholly wrapped in
flames We're the buildings that the fire
men had no opportunity to fight from
the inside.
Fl 1oIs Of water poured into the fire
seemed at first to have no effect. The
wind, growing stronger all the time,
forced the blaze toward the main build
ing Of the Oakland Mfg. co. plant. The
outlook was discouraging. Nobody be-
lieved that any building on the upper
part Of the stream could be saved.
AS soon as it was realized that the
whole industrial section of the city was
in the gravest danger of being devas-
tateG. Mayor knight sent calls for help
to Waterville. Augusta, Hallowell, and
Randolph. Responses We're at once re-
ceived from these places.
BY great good fortune. however,
slight shifting of the wind. turned the
tide Of the battle with fire, and the
firemen began making steady gain on
the flames.
The Randolph department went into
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

san Francisco, April pa drench-
ing rain fell upon San Francisco from
midnight until 3 o'clock this morning,
a high wind adding melancholy ac-
Compartment, whistling and signing
abou. the ruins of the buildings in the
burned district. Five days ago when
the fire catastrophe was in its infancy
this downpour would have been re-
sa..ied aa Il mercy and God-scnd
This morning it could be regarded in no
other light than as an additional ca
lamitv. IL meant indescribable suffer-
ing to the tens of thousands Of people
canned uron the hills and in the parks
and open places of the city. Few Of
these were provided with waterproof
covering. The only protection of most
of them being n thin covering of sheet
ing tackled upon improvised tent poles
Through this the water poured as
through sieve, wettjng the bedding
and soaking the ground upon which
they lay. When it is understood that
thousands upon thousands of delicately
nurtured women and infants in arms
and old and feeble people were i'm this
Might nothing need be added to de-
scribe the misery.
The downpour has aggravated the al
ready unsanitary condition Of the
camps and will doubtless add many
more pneumonia victims to those al
ready being taken care Of in the regu-
lar and temporary hospitals Of the city.
What possibly could be done was done
by the guards in charge of the camps
TO relieve the distressed. Whenever
covering could be found for the women
ana children it was taken advantage of.
They were housed in chill and cheer
less churches. in garages and barns,
and those who had saved their homes
were called upon to take care Of the
unfortunates exposed to the storm.
With few exceptions those who had
homes responded readily to the new
call and where they did not the butt
ends Of rifles quickly forced a way
through inhospitable doors.
While the storm has added to the diff
ficulties of the general committee. es-
pecially OF those having in charge the
care of the sick, the sanitary condition
of the city and the housing of the
homeless. it has been a spur 10 even
greater efforts to bring order out Of
the chaos prevailing.
Regular shelter tents will be provided
as well as cots standing oft the ground.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

clearing and renovating the city will
be paid.
Water is still scarce in some parts
of the city, but every effort is beng
made to increase the supply. At the
present time the water is turned on
only at certain hours of the day and
night and is in ample supply for do
mestic needs in the regions where the
water mains are intact. Inspection Of
the system in The inhabited portions Of
the city is going forward rapidly. At
snmc points the pipes have been
found twisted and displaced by the
quake.
The street car companies announced
today that four lines are now ready
for operation awaiting permission from
the city Ia turn Oh electric power. Flee
tric power companies today said that
power would be- available for lighting
houses and streets within the next
thre" or four days.
The citizens general committee Of
which the mayer is presiding officer,
today resolved to have withdrawn the
entire force Of state militia. a vote OF
thanks was rendered the governor ana
the state militia. The city viii be pa
trulled Jointly by the police and the
federal troops. Until Il city prison is re-
established. all persons held on telon-
ious charges viii be taken u Fort Ma
son and turned over to the regular
troops.
There is vast supply of provisions
on hand for the people of San Fran
CISCO Major General Krauthoff, chief
depot commissary Of the department
Of California, today said that there
were available 100000 rations. More
tnan 100 carloads additional are at the
Southern Pacific yards at Fourth and
Kentucky streets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24
EAlR

Washington. April 23.-Forecast:
New England: Fair Tuesday; dimin-
ishing northwest winds; Wednesday,
fair and warmer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

1t is feared that the French consul,
NJ. Leconte Perretti De La Docca, is
lost. The vice consul has made every
effort to find his chief, and has been
unsuccessful. At the consul office II
was found that the walls had fallen
in. None Of the French records have
been found.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-24

Mayor SchmitZ today issued a proc
lalnation announcing that all persons
regularly employed in the work or
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