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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
THE NEGRO OWNS AMERICA. "
DR.. Macarthur Speaks at Church of the
Epiphany-Eulogy of the Black.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart Macarthur of the
Calvary Baptist Church. delivered address at
tho Church 81 the Epiphany yesterday, strongly
euloeistic Of the negro. After address advocat-
ing social equality. the higher education and the
general uplifting Of the negro Dr. Macarthur re-
marked: And some Of the very best people Of
Tho South agree with me in my views. The Cow
ornor 81 Georgia agrees with me and have re-
coivcd letters from many other prominent Soush-
erpers"
Or Macarthur said in part:
Ny creed is peace earth and good VIII toward
I'D men, no matter what their color be. Give every
colonization advocated for the negro at present
because il is $50 years behind the times. 1t is
entirely impractiCable- Who is going 10 say who
b sll7h be coloniZed. the negro or the white man?
Inc negroes that have met are all who can
stand their own foundation and look in the
ewes. When speak TO negro ! feel Ike saying
him. You have better right TO be in this
0Oim+ry than have, YOU are the owners Of this
country ] came 10 this country in 1863 The
negro has been here almost from the time the
country was discovered. have no ancestors here;
his destiny IN this country. but If you
arc going 10 let him work IL out YOU must give
NJ writing books that should never have been
written ana give up staging plays that should
never have been staged.
] ann IN close touch with people all the
South. and the best people Of the South. They all
agree with me in what I think. have received
hundreds 81 personal letters from these people In
which they advocate my ideas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
A COMPARISON OF RAILWAYS.
Prussian Report on the Cost Of Lines in This
Country.

Berlin. Feb 1.-THE Privy Councillors NJ Hor
and +. Schwabach. whom the Prussian government
sent 10 the United States in 1904 to study Amer-
can railroad systems have Just published an ex-
haustive work on their findings which is attract
ing much attention in the German press Herren
Hon and Schwabach make many striking COM
PARSONS Of the American and Prussian railroads
often to the disadvantage of the former. They
quote official statistics showing that for each
million passengers carried the American roads
killed six times and wounded twenty-nine times as
many the Prussian roads.
The writers found that the average passenger
rate in America 2.o2 cents a mile against oss
cents In Prussia. while freight rates nominally
average oT cents a ton mile in the United
parison. the report says is fallacious because IL
ignores some essential facts The American sta-
tistics. they say, include freight carried for the
railways themselves. while the Prussian statistics
show only pay freight The American statistics ex-
clude high class goods carried by express com
figures. Furthermore they say, the American
roads receive immense sums for carrying the mails
and the Prussan lines almost nothing and, besides
the latter lines carry a volume OF postal pack
ages for which the American roads get large extra
from express companies
The original cost OF construction OF the prussan
lines g per cent higher a mile than that OF
the American roads. II conditions equalized
Herrer Hoff and Schwabsch say that the America n
average for freight would be la cents a ton a mile
and that OF Prussia 0e5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
BILLINGS WON'T TALK.
Continued from first page.

taken her up when she was unknown and had
developed her great speed. In trial trotS Just
before the race she made great time. Every
thing done to insure fair play No one eX-
Cept the mares attendants could have tempered
with her. AS she is nervous, high strung ami
NAL, my theory of her failure that day is that
she became OVereXcited and developed 'thumpS."
To say that she continued in that condition is
absurd, as three days later she actually broke
her record al private trial / don't know the
symptoms of doping" but so far as outward
appearances go, the mare was never in better
form than that day. and would have staked
my life on her winning.
Ed MOlloy, caretaker of Lou Dillon at the time
of the race, is also at Pleasanton. He said
had charge of the mare and slept in the same
stall with her. There lead put in her
quarter boots and nothing could have been given
the mare. l didn't Ed Sanders around the
stable that day, and if he had attempted 10
fix the mare l should have seen 1t. / brought
the mare out and held her head between heats
there could be no interference by outsiders
/ knew she wasn't "doped.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
TO ASK PRESIDENT TO SAVE FALLS
Mrs. M. M. Greeley, of Daughters of Empire
State, to Present Petition.

Washington. Feb. u.-Mrs. Miriam Mason Gree
ley, president of the National Society, Daughters
of the Empire State, will call at the White House
tomorrow by appointment, to present to the Presi
dent petitions bearing the signatures Of about
twenty-five hundred residents OF NewYork State
pravng for the preservation of Niagara Falls
The petitions are addressed the President and tc
the two houses of Congress. and ask that legisa-
ton be enacted Immediately which will prevent
further impairment Of the volume OF water and pre-
serve the grandeur of the falls. One of the petit
lions is about feet In length.
Mrs Greeley also brings with her a badge of the
society a wedding gift to Miss Roosevelt, she is
a Daughter of the Empire State. From gold
bar bearing the words 'New-York,' is suspended
by silk ribbons a pendant which appears the
coat OF arms of the State OF New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
GERMAN TARIFF RATES.
Little Hope Placed in Most
FuUOred Nation" Clause.

Washington. Feb. 11-Considerabe interest at
taches in view of the termination of the trade
agreement with Germany March L. to the fact
that there is still in existence treaty, made in
1928 between the United States and Prussia, which
contains a most favored nation" clause under
which il is contended the United States has the
right 10 demand the application TO its imports of
the German minimum tariff rates. which some
European countries enjoy This treaty is recog-
nized by the German government, and was assumed
bv it after the confederation of the old German
states.
If any relief for the United States is TO be OBJ
tanned from this source however. IL means the
thrashing again of old diplomatic contro-
versy which was thoroughly ventilated in 1893 and
1900 by the late Secretary Hay and Count Won
Hoeben. then the German representative to the
United States. 1t out of that correspondence
that the present agreement with Germany was
reached The question at issue grew out of the
construction placed on the most favored nation
clause of the treaty of 1928 Germany contendng
that the clause did not apply to reciprocal agree
ments. Germany's notice of the termination OF the
agreement then entered into seems. according TO
officials here, likely preclude the proba bility
of that government yielding to the United States
in the matter of the application of minimum tariff
rates TO American imports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
NO SOFT COAL STRIKE?
Francis l.. Robbins Says Miners
Hill Not Be So Foolish.
40 rel.rranh Id L. Tribune. J

r,,,-shurg Feb 11-while the belief has
gained ground that the bitumnous coal miners
v-,l, strike April / with the anthracite miners
Francis L. Robbins Of the Pittsburg Coal Com
many. does not believe that the bituminous coal
miners viii strike He is Of the opinion that
another conference may be held before April L
and an amicahle agreement reached Speaking
OF the situation, he said;
do not believe the bituminous coal miners
v-ill be foolish enough to throw away all they
have gained by the interstate agreement. We
have been working amicably with the United
Mine Workers since 1897. If they break away
from this agreement IL VIII be their own fault.
NJ D. Ryan, Of illinois, knowing the Illinois OPP
orators were unwilling 10 settle the scale on ac-
count of the shotfirers' dispute in Illinois. sprung
the resolution the convention not 10 settle in
any district unless every section of the coun-
Try settled on a scale. We will not go into any
wage agreement except where IL refers 10 our
own competitive districts.
Mr. Robbins asked If the coal miners
would settle if granted advance OF cents
a ton instead Of 1914 cents, which they de-
uanded Il believe they would jump at the
offer" he said However. there has been no
offer Of a compromise made. I do not believe
there will he a strike, although I am not sure
OF st."
The Pittsburg Coal Company has contracts
for delivery of almost 100000 tons of coal
annually based on the mining rate. Hence the
Pirsburg Coal Company is bound 10 get the
mining rate as low as possible for its patrons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
THE ISSUE IN MOROCCO.
The "Temps" Reiterates French
CIdims-4 German Vie7c.

Paris Feb IA senni-official note emanat-
ing from Germany. saying that Germanys self
esteem demands that the police of Morocco be
either regulated by the system under the
various powers or be entirely intrusted to neu-
trail nations. has attracted much attention here
The Temps to-day devotes it's leading article
TO the note pointing that either the speciai
rights OF France, which were recognized before
the opening Of the Algeciras conference must
be confirmed without thereby injuriously anecl-
ing the general rights of the other powers. or
Frances claim must be entirely rejected ana tle
general rights OF the other powers thus remain
unguaranteed-in other words the resuihp'ioi
OF the former situation.
IT. however. the paper says, the conference at
Algeciras should give it's mandate to France. 1t
would be in the nature of q guarantee for the
integrity Of Morocco averting the possibility OF
French military domination. and permitting all
nations to reap an equal advantage from the
open door. AS a whole, the powers represented
at the conference would guarantee the proper
carrying out OF its decisions This solution or
the question the Temps says. is the only one
acceptable to France.
The Figaro" in an editorial this morning,
says:
Germany refuses US the general mandate we
have so well earned. Several intermediary solu-
lions of the question have been discussed by the
conference, and doubt more will be found,
for the diplomats have nimble wits. the French
language is most supple. and, with the excep-
ton, perhaps. of Germany. all governments and
all peoples desire peace. A real arrangement or
the situation would be most welcome to us. but
not arrangement that would oblge us to pay
too dear price for Mussuman tranquility In
North Africa. We fear, however, that, although
Germany has already exhumed for our benefit
many Bismarckian traditions she still has
some more in reserve.
The Journals" Toulon correspondent says 1t
is reported there that the French second class
cruiser Du Chayla has been ordered held in
readiness 10 start for Venezuela
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
PLOTS IN VENEZUEL4.
People Said To Be Ready to Turn
against President Castro.

Willemstad. Curocao, Feb. 9.-Condtions in
Venezuela are unchanged, according to the latest
dispatches from that country. The censorship Is
rigid. 1t is reported that the attitude of Vim
luton against President Castro is causing some
anxiety.
1t is reported. also, that General Antonio
Velutini, Second Vice-Presdent has a secret
understanding with France, and that he aspires
TO the Presidency. All the turmoil over the
French Gable Companys concession is attributed
to General Velutini. and it is said that he will
soon desert President Castro.
The total strength of the Venezuelan army is
reported to be 5000 men, and not %, 600 as the
army reports say. The total armament is so =
600 Mauser rifles and 20,000.O0O ball cartridges
eighty pieces OF small artillery OF old fashioned
types and ten modern guns IN position at the
ports.
The treasury shows a balance Of 500 600
President Castro is said to be boasting that he
will test the Monroe Doctrine.
France, any other power, the advices add
can rely almost the entire people TO fight
President Castro, and anxiety is everywhere eY-
pressed for the arrival of the French to solve
the problem. which is beyond the resources of
the Nenezuelans.
Money will be decidedly scarcer ~ a war
should break out, and the Venezuelan govern
ment has made no provision for the commissa-
riat
President Castro continues to show antipathv
10 foreigners. and has expelled a man named
Van Kestern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
GAS BILL UP TONIGHT
Passage in assembly Expected
Opposition in Senate.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. I

Albany Feb. 1.-THE Assembly will have its
calendar tomorrow night the Agnew SO-cent gas
bill 1t will be passed according to the expressions
of the leaders almost without opposition. There Is
manifest in that body Of the disposition TO
delay until the report of the State Gas Commission
which the Senate shows. The prompt action OF the
COMMITTEES Electricity, Gas and Water Supply,
of which Mr.. Agnew of NewYork, is chairman in
reporting the bill has been commended by most of
the prominent Assemblymen.
In the Senate however, the Page bill, the Senate
counterpart of the Agnew measure, is confronted
with the vigorous opposition which defeated
s-cent gas last year by vote. The bill has not
been reported by the Goodsell Committee on Miscel-
laneOus Corporations.
Despite the requests OF Senator Page, who is
carrying out the desires of Governor Higgins that
the Legislature fix a maximum price for New York
City gas Senator Goodsell has refused TO report the
bill. Mr.. Mathewson the gas lawyer, obtains delay
by repeated hearings. One is scheduled for Wednes
day.
quiet canvass is being made by the supporters
OF the bill who are seeking TO pledge the Senators
vote relieve New-York of its tribute to the
Gas Trust The gas lobby. of last year seems to be
working vigorously ever, but the Senate sup
porters of cheap gas believe the Senate will come
round 10 the Assembly's views on the measure and
pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
POSTAL REFORM PUT OFF
House Committee Is Especially
Conservative.


Washington, Feb. 1.-THE advocates OF penny
hostage parcels post and other innovations In tine
postal service have had their hopes dashed py '"e
House Committee Postoffices and fos'i 60
now considering the Postofhce Appropriation OIL
The committee in the hearings held thus far' ma 9
made II evident that there will be no eHort 10 III
troduce any of those reforms In the pos1al se''iN
at present which would likely cut down the ca
ing capacity OF the Postoffce department
members of the committee are impressed win 'No
size of the postal deficit for the past hscal year.
which amounts to H4572,5S Is, and the prospect Vi
this gulf between receipts and expenditures wiueh-
ing under the present regulations is causing an
earnest discussion of legislation to decrease the
deficit 1t almost certain that the coIhilItee
will seek to have such legislation put into erect
this wear though any change the side of econ
omy in the Postoffice Department is not popular
in Congress- the deficit being regarded as an I'M
avodable feature.
The present outlook is that these proposed new
legislative enactments will be directed at two
features of the postal service particularly One Is
a Reconsideration OF second class mail matter, SO
that heavier rate may be charged on the ouIk OF
railroad expenditures. The disposition of the com
mittee is not to recommend radical changes even
in these matters The figures as presented 20 , aie
committee show that the handling OF second Grass
eminent sss S5s 40 on which the actual revenue
ssSs.e47 81. This is based on the estimate that
cost the government five cents pound to hanule
second class matter in the malls due to spee the ic'
Relative to the rates paid to railroads for the
transportation of mail previous commissions OF
Congress which have studied this subject nave re-
ported that the rates not excessive. In the
testimony before the present committee there mas
been evidence show that in some respects the
rates could be adjusted to enable a saving of or
per cent
The annual estimates of the department for IN
crease in the salaries of employees are being gone
over carefully with a view favorable recon-
mendatiCn. If possible. There is also a strong
chance that recommendations for the extension OF
pneumatic service in New-York and other cities
will be favorably reported. =
Postmaster General Cortelyou has stated in sub;
hitting his estimates that the appropriations asked
for this year are rather improve and develop tne
existing service than TO introduce any Innovations,
and this with the approval of the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
ASK LAW TO CHECK BEES ROAMING.
Defiance (Iowa) Citizens Want Owners Made
Responsible for Stings

Dies Moines. Iowa. Feb. i (SpeciaD.-After hav-
ing been dismissed Washington. the petition OF
certain citizens OF Defiance Iowa. asking that laws
be enacted TO make il a crime for honey bees 10
roam at large has received serious consideration
from the Iowa Legislature.
Representative o. =. Wyland has been instru-
mental in bringing the attention Of his fellow legis-
lators 10 the serious conditions that obtain at De-
hance. in his district. IT is said three of most
prominent citizens in Defiance seriously
stung by bees belonging 10 of their wealthy
neighbors. and that upon attempting 70 recover
damages IL was ascertained that the law gives the
honey bee the privilege 10 large and relieves
the owner from liability for damages it may inhict
IL is desired that the law be revised TO make
the owner responsible for the depredations OF his
bees, which are thus 10 be classified as domestic
animals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
IMPORTANT BILLS UP.
Many Hearings IN Both Houses at
albany This Week.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany Feb. n.-Many important hearings will
be held before committees OF both houses this
week. Aside from these the week will be an i'm
portant in the legislature. for their will be an
election of Regent to succeed ST. Clair Nickel
way whose term expires. and the s0-cent Gas bill
will be considered in both houses.
The Association for the Prevention Corrupt
Practices will argue In behalf of its measures to
prevent bribery at elections before the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee Tuesday. The Belmont bill
also will be considered.
The Senate judiciary Committee Wednesday
will hold a Hearing the Raines bill authorizing
a recount of the ballots in the last election in New
York. There will also be a hearing on Senator
stevenss bill to compel the manufacturers of pro-
prietary and patent medicines TO label them with
the ingredients which go TO make up the COM
pounds, before the Senate Committee on Public
Health.
The Senate Committee on Taxation will hold a
hearing Thursday on the Tully- Wainwright
Local Option bill, which introduced at the re-
quest of the Anti-Saloon League.
The Republicans and Democrats will hold eau
cuses tomorrow night to decide candidates for
Regent to succeed DR.. McKelway. On Tuesday
each house will vote for candidates. and the next
day they will meet in joint session compare the,
vote and announce the result. The general belief
is that Mr.. McKelway will be elected to succeed
himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
ALL EUROPE UNEASY.
Fears of Failure of the Conference
at 4Igeciras.

London. Feb. 12.-Teegrams from Continenta!
capitals and editorials in the London newspa-
pers this morning reflect renewal of uneasiness
the possible failure OF the Algeciras con-
ference on Moroccan reforms. in consequence OF
the deadlock on the leading French and German
contention. A long Algeciras dispatch OF
semi-offical nature, published In Paris To-Day
seems to foreshadow abortive result IL not
the actual rupture Of the conference. and says
that the line has been reached beyond which IL
is impossible that France can go.
DISPATCHES from Algeciras to the London
newspapers admit the critical aspect of the sit
uation, but counsel patience. They are inclined
TO the view that Germany, having called the
conference. cannot allow It to break down the
editorials decline in any case to believe that war
can result even II the conference fails.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
TOGET CHARGES TO-DAY
SENATE ACTION IN DOUBT.
Bank Resolution May Be Reported
Without Comment and Passed.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany Feb 11.-when the legislature con-
vSnes tomorrow night Governor Higgins VIII
send to Lieutenant Governor Bruce the docu-
ments relating TO the charges preferred against
Superintendent Kilburn of the State Banking De-
partment in the German Bank case and that Oh
the Mercantile Trust Company of New YORK inns
information. on which the Governor based his de-
csion In the cases, will be transmitted 10 the
Senate Finance Committee and will be taken into
consideration in deciding the fate of the Assem-
bly, resolution calling for an investigation OF the
State Banking Department, over which the
Finance Committee is celebrating.
On Tuesday the Finance Committee will meet
and this information will be taken up in connec-
ton with the Assembly resolution. If by that
time the Senators have convinced themselves
that any inquiry can be confined to the present
banking laws and their bearing on the depart
ment and the routine working OF the depart
ment. the resolution probably VIII De reporleu
without comment and left to the mercy of the
Senate. In that case 1t probably will be passed.
The resolution may be held in committee Tor
a while longer to delay 1t, or it may be amended
and made innocuous. A "whitewash OF the
department, If it be found guilty of any or the
charges brought against it, seems now part
of the programme
The sooner the inquiry is authorized and
obtained the better for the chances of the Repuh-
lican party this fall" observed an experienced
upstate political leader tonight. THE stick
ing point with the fellows inside the circle is
not the scope of the investigation as 1t is shown
in the resolution. One of them told me that if
they could feel sure that all that COM
ing the resolution would go through like a shot.
They're afraid of the Investigations which
might grow out of this one-the offshoots of
this tree.
In my opinion, though, no matter how much
they may oppose it, the inquiry will come. This
banking investigation can no more be STAYED off
than the insurance inquiry was and If the Re
publican party doesn't answer the demand for
an investigation the Democratic party is likely
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
AGAINST WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Legislators Receive Letter from Buffalo
Auxiliary of State Association.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

Albany Feb. u.-Woman has appeared here to
take part in the legislation. and as a consequence
the legislature is divided the subject of woman s
suffrage The discordant element was introduced
in the following letter which has been sent to
legislators from the western part of the State,
signed by the New-Yor State Association Opposed
TO the Extension of Suffrage Women:
The Buffalo Auxiliary, speaking for what is be-
lieved TO be the great majority of the women of
the 9Th Judicial District, earnestly requests TO
and influence against measure
to extend the suffrage in any degree to women.
We believe that the extension of the suffrage in
wolves a grave social question. and that any suf-
frage for paying women, while it may be
desirable in itself is contrary to American ideals
of government, and is urged by the suffragists as
a means end
The legislators. puzzled at this setting of
against woman. although such bill has been
introduced, have been canvassing the women in
the capital TO obtain some basis for action far
they have found none who agree with the Buffalo
Auxiliary.