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New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
FOR r. T. BOARD CHANGES.
assembly Cities Committee FaUors
Bill to End Present Regime.
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Albany, April 4-The Assembly cities Com
mittee reported favorably to-day the Young BILL
which provides for reorganization of the BoarS
of Rapid Transit Commissioners Under its
terms the present rapid transit board is to be
retired from office July l, and new board,
consisting of the Mayor. the Controller and three
others appointed by the Mayor and subject to
dismissal by him, will come into existence. One
of the men appointed by the Mayor must be a
civil engineer of ten years experience The
terms Of Office of the three appointees are to be
six years each after 1912. and they are to re-
ceive salaries of $4,000
Before the Cities Committee tomorrow the
supporters of the Grady amendment to the Els
berg Rapid Transit bill will have their say.
George L. Rives and Albert B. Boardman will
speak, ii is expected After they get through the
committee will reinsert the clause stricken out
TO favor the RYAN Belmont traction interests.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
MINERS GOING BACK.
President Feehan Urges Soft Coal
Men to Return to Work.

Pittsburg, April 4-More mines were in oper-
alton In the Pittsburg district to-day than yes
terday. but none were the fun complement OF
miners al work. The Pittsburg Coal Company
reported forty-three railroad mines running and
eleven idle. Along the MonOngahela and
Youghiogheny rivers twelve mines were in oper-
alton and fifteen were closed down.
The New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany has five mines running. In the Bridgeville
district the mines at Sygan. Beading, Traveskyn
and Federal are all closed. The same conditions
prevail in the Oakdale district. No work is being
done any OF the independent mines. and the
operators say they have been closed down in
definitely.
II was confidently expected by the operators
who signed the scale on Monday that the miners
would all be al work to-day The reluctance 10
return 10 the mines is said 10 be due 10 the dis
covery that valuable concessions secured under
former agreenen such as 10 per cent reduc-
zion on house rent and company store goods and
extra pay for dead work" are not named in the
new contract.
II is understood that verbal understanding
exists between President John Mitchell and
Francis L. Robbins chairman of the Pittsburg
Coal Company. that the advantages secured by
the miners since 1903 shall remain intact but
there IS nothing 10 that effect included in the
present agreement, and the opponents of re-
SUI kAAoA dAe Nolib AAiS sACOSos4uAAs
with the miners.
When the question OF continuing work under
the new agreement was brought before the con-
ventiOn Of miners to-day. the delegates went on
record as favoring the 1903 scale. as signed by
the Pittsburg Coal Company and number Of
other coal companies in this district.
Upon the advice Of President Feehan a COM
mittee was appointed 10 visit the miners and
induce them 70 return 10 work at once. II is
now expected that in day or two the Pitts
burg Coal Company VIII have all fits mines in
operation. The Pittsburg and Southwestern
Coal Company added its signature 10 the scale
this afternoon.
Patrick Doan, who is one OF the oontesting
officers OF the local district. and who was
charged with holding back the miners from re-
turning 10 Work. made a statement tonight IN
which he denies that he sent out any orders re-
straining the miners. He advises them TO return
20 work at once.
General Manager Louckes, Of the Illinois Coll
series Company. one OF the Pittsburg Coal Com
pany's Illinois workings informed the company
here to-day that he would not operate the
mines under the scale secured by President +.
=. Robbins and would resign his place The
general manager OF the Spring Valley Coal Com
pany, Of Illinois. another Pittsburg Coal Com
paIy concern. announced that he would not at
tempt 20 work those mines.
This is taken as an evidence that there is a
disagreement among the COmpany's own men on
the scale. An Official here who was asked about
the matter simply said II would be easy 20 get
men who would operate the mines.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
FEDERAL CONTROL OF INSURANCE.
Bill to Regulate Companies in District of
Columbia Completed.

Washington, April AFTER consulting the
President to-day Representative Ames. or
Massachusetts,. has put the finishing touches on
redraft of his bill for the regulation or in
surance in the District of Columbia, and will in
troduce the measure. The purpose of the bill Is
20 exercise federal control of insurance IN
directly through complete regulations of all
companies in the District OF Columbia While
not making a positive statement. Mr.. Ames in
dicates that the President may send a special
message to Congress advocating the principle.
The redraft Of the measure, he says conforms to
the recommendations OF the Armstrong COM
mittee in New York. and meets the approval or
the subcommittee of fifteen insurance commits
sioners of the United States
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
SHIP SUBSIDY HEARING.
Representative of Merchants Asso-
citation Under Sharp Fire.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington, April 4.-The Merchants Asso-
citation OF New York was under fire in the ship
subsidy hearings begun by the House COMMITTEES
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries to-day
When C. l. Duval, chairman of the subsidy
committee of the association, began TO testify
he was subjected to a rapid cross fire of ques-
tiOns by Representative Humphrey of Wash
ington. Mr.. Humphrey declared it was his pur-
pose to show that Mr.. Duval was simply repre-
senting foreign shipping interests. This Mr.
Duval denied with such emphasis that several
members of the committee took his part and
protested against the manner in which the wit
ness was being treated. while others sided with
Mr.. Humphrey and declared that the method of
examination not unfair. The committee was
in uproar. and Mr. Minor. the temporary
chairman. vainly called for order Finally n
decided to allow Mr.. DuvaI to make any
statement he fit. He said he did not wish
It understood that he the interests he repre
sented were opposed TO a ship subsidy. although
they had opposed every bill of that character
in the past three or four Congresses The op
position was not based on the principle Of sub
sldy. but provisions of the bill which IL
was believed. would permit some Of the subsidy
TO get into the hands of foreign ship owners
With several amendments. which, ne said 7 n
Dougherty, the legal adviser OF the association
would present. the association would sumner,
the bill.
These amendments as later presented provide
for a payment different in amount a gro.s
registered ton to steam vessels and sailing VOC
sels' an adltlohal subsidy for tonnage engaged
IN Fhihpplne commerce. and permission for the
Postmaster General to enter into mail CONTRACT.
with foreign ships pending the entry Of Amer,-
can ships into the service. at such incraa,o,
rates of compensation as would aggregate half
VoFy
for this service performed by American sbins
Both Mr.. Duval and Mr.. Dougherty were c1osa-
ly questioned by the committee with reference
to the amendments. and in answer 10 a onastIo,
from Mr. Littieheld as to whether the New York
Representatives in Congress would sunnort ~.
Ship Subsidy bill If these amendmepfs me ole
adopted Mr Dougherty replied that the assria NIa0
ton would certainly exert its best effnrtS a.
that end 10
Captain William Livingston, president ~ ,bo
Lake Carriers Association OF Detroit tois .t ne
committee that the commercial Interests ~ ,bae me
subsidy bill "a the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS SEEK RELIEF

Washington. April 4-In effort 20 recover
for SS7 customs inspectors of New York money
which was deducted from their salaries for three
months last fan. five members OF the New York
delegation. Messrs. Dunwell. Calder. Law. Waldo
and Cocks. called on the Controller of the Treas
ury to-day to inquire about the law under which
the deduction in salary was made II is alleged
ny the customs inspectors that they were un-
Justly deprived OF a part OF their SaIsr,, ~ =
IechmcaI error In an order issued from the
treasury Department. The result OF this or7ar
was that the pay Of the day inspectors vas re-
duced from SO day 10 81. The reduction IastsA
thres months and then the men were Informed
0y Ihs ehief inspector that their full pay was 10
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
mITNoIs MINERs WILL ARRITRATE

tpr1ngneId, III, April 1.-The State Board -
Arbitration offered its services to-day to the
miners and operators Of Illinois. The board sub
mitted two propositions. First. that the oper-
atorE and miners hold conference in the pres
ence OF the State Board Of Arbitration and en-
deevor 20 settle differences; second that both
sides submit the matter 10 the State Board OF
Arbitration 20 sdjudicate the differences
President Perry OF the United Mine Workers
oi Illinois said the miners were willing 10 accept
the ofer 10 meet the operators IN conference in
the presence of the State Board OF Arbitration
he stated that no fewer than four members of
The Illinois Coal Operators Association had
signed the scale 80 far, and that ten operators
not connected with the association signed TODAY
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
OPPOSE ULSTER PLAN.
Many Urge City's Need of Suffolk
and DutcheSs Water.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Albany, April 4.-SeriOus opposition TO New
York City's proposed $500. 900 water system
in the CatslIills from various civic organizations
was brought out to-day at a hearing before the
Senate judiciary Committee the bills repeal
ing the laws which prevent the city going into
Dutchess and Suffolk counties for its water SUD-
ply. Senator Aids. OF the committee, declared
shat the constitution would have 10 be amended
before the city could flood lands in Ulster
County as proposed since the state owned lands
I'm the Catskills
While many representatives Of Duchess
County protested against being sacrificed TO
New York City's greed" and waste of water"
]. T. Smith. who introduced the bin shutting
New York City out of that county, virtually said
that he willing 10 have the city take the
surplus waters of Dutchess II ii could be done
without destroying any towns and villages He
urged Senator Bracket 10 draw up a bill en-
bodying protection TO the Dutchess people and
compelling economy on the part Of the New
York users Of water through metering while il
admitted New York 10 outside water sources
Mr.. Guy. Assistant Corporation Counsel said
that Mayor Mcclellan would favor the repeal OF
the existing laws, as he anxious to get any
additional water source. save one from a private
monopoly Alderman Meyers. of New York
favored the repeal Of the laws as IAN effective
spoke in the wheel OF the CatskilI scheme
which he termed the most expensive scheme
ever planned by the city.
Frank Moss declared that without the exist
ing laws the city could get 26O,0OOOOO gallons
day from Duchess and 1750OO,OO0 from Suffolk
cheaper and quicker than from the CatskiIls
and il with this supply the city stopped water
wastes there would be no further water problem
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05

progress has been made in the vicinity Of Scran-
ton, where number Of w.sps s'.es were worked.
Al Mocanoqua crowd oi A,-Alan mine laborers
prevented The operation o the washery Of the
West End Coal Company.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company to-day received the first reports deal
ing with disturbances in the Schuylkin region.
where the compsny's cOllieries are located.
These reports contained information that the
burnside breaker at Shamolin had been stoned
by breaker boys and that a stick Of dynamite
was found beneath the wheel Of a cabin car
which stood on a siding az ash2it
President Baer held several conferences to-
day with officials of the coal company. He de-
clined TO discuss the New York conference.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
SENATE STANDS BY CITY BONDS.
Committee Amends Wainwright Trust Re-
serve Bill to Correspond with Measure.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, April 4-The Senate Committee Banks
voted this evening to report the Wainwright Trust
Company Reserve bill. amended to conform 10 SEN
ator Stevens's bill. in the Assembly Committee
on Banks The point at variance the admit
ting of municipal bonds part of the 10 per cent
reserve required. Mr.. Wainwright objected strong
" TO that but the Senate Committee to-day added
10 his measure provision admitting the bonds OF
first and second class cities part Of the
II IS possible that the Assembly Committee will
strike this provision from the Senate bill and
tinue the complication which exists this feat
Ilre OF bill on which both committees agree per-
fectlv otherwise.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
TO REPORT PUBLICITY BILL.

Albany. April 1.-The Assembly Judiciary Com
lnittee held protracted executive session tonight
and will report tomorrow a large number of bills.
among the most important OF which the COM
nittee substitute bill. requiring publicity OF
paIgn contributions; Senator L'Hommedieu's four
bills repeating the charters Of certain inactive
porations authorized to take water for power from
the Niagara River; Mr.. Tompkins's bill. regulating
promoters and making them responsible for
statements in prospectuses, and the Brackett-
Whitney BILL forbidding agreements to fix fire in
surance rates.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
BIG ENGINEERING CONCERN FORMED

Albany April 4-viele. Cooper Blackwell. Of
No 80 Wall street. New York. company formed 10
carry business as mechanical. electrical and bv
draulic engineers and 10 do general contracting
was Incorporated here to-day with q capital OF 81
5000 The directors are Maurice A. viele. OF New
York; Hugh L. Cooper OF Stamford, Conn ana
FTancis .. BlsckwslL OF EnglsHood, N. ], -
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
BLOW TO "skEETERs, IN ASSEMBLY.

[By Telegraph 10 The Tribunel
Albany April 4-The Assembly Committee on
Public Health reported favorably to-day the bill
by Mr. De Groot. of Queens. comforting on local
boards of health the power to condemn swamps
and other places where mosquitoes breed and to
make war on the pests they see 1t. II also re-
ported the Brackett bill abolishing the State Board
of Barbers Examiners.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
ULSTER WATER BILL REPORTED
Measure to Permit Seaside Park Also Ad.
vanced in the Assembly.
[nr Telegraph % rhe rribune. J

Albany. April 4-Tne Cities Committee OF the Sen
ate this morning reported favOrably the Fowler
bill allowing New York City to enter Ulster COUNTY
for water supply The SAKE bHI. desired by Mavor
Mcclellan. 20 establish seaside park and con.
valescents colony. also was reported favorablv
and ordered 10 third reading.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
NO VOTE FOR SENATOR'S.
TOmphinS Bill ProUiding 1t Left
an Committee.
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Albany, April 4.-Assemblyman Tompkns's
bill to nominate United States Senators by pop
ular vote was decisively defeated in the Assem-
bly, to-dav
Mr. TOmpkins was willing to amend the bill
SO that only candidates receiving 5000 or 10000
votes should be considered, but the Assembly
evidently thought the measure one from which
its intrOducer hoped to make political capital
and by vote of 81 to 33 refused TO take 1t from
committee
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
TWO STRIKERS SHOT AT JoHNsTowN

Johnstown, Penn. April 1.-Two striking miners
a. the Berwin- White works, near Windber. were
snot to-day by guards. They were not seriously
hurt The situation has grown so serious here tbat
national officials Of the mine workers have beep
asked 10 come and assist IN attempts al settle
uleUt - 0~N''S
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05

cording TO the complaint OF the Truesdale commit
tee The furniture was purchased IN Paris IN 1902.
few weeks ago the Mutual Life leased this
suite TO the Delaware & Hudson Railway Company.
for storage.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05

De restored The men have found out IL IS al
IeSed that this was due TO a misapprehension
OF the law. They appealed to some OF the New
FORK congressman for assistance AS a result
OF the conference to-day Representative Dun
well VIII Introduce bill IN the House providing
mat the mems pay be restored to them by she
government The amount alleged TO be due
each inspector Is 500
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
JURIEs NOT JUST, SAYS MAGISTRATE

In dischargtng Charles Harris OF No II pt,,,,,
ton street. yesterday. Magistrate Walsh IN M.
Essex Market court said: II believe ,h,s
man innocent The police say ne has a record A
man with record has not chance In n nnillton
before Jury. Harris was charged with stealing
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
EEJOMED FROM SHOUTING "sCABn
Strikers, Including National Organizer. For,
hidden TO Interfere with Workers.
rRy TeleEranh % The rr,h,,n.

Cumberland. Nd, April 4-Judge Kooser. at
Somerset, last night granted a temporary in
junction 10 prevent the strikers at Windber
from uttering the word 'scab" TO a non-union
miner.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
INDIANA OPERATORS SIGNING up

Indianapolis. April Six coal mines IN the
Evansville district resumed operations to-day. +,
is believed by the miners that all the operators IN
the week ~''~ Va
New-York tribune., 1906-04-05
GERMAN AcTIoN ON suaAR nurY.

Berlin April 4-The Reichstag to-day adopted
the Budget Committees proposal 20 request the
governments at the present session to reduce the
GGty on sugar and 10 request the United States %
place German raw sugar the same custom basis
as cuban raw sugar on the American market.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-12
DEMANDED.
BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT
ReIestvensl<y Charges That the Brit
Ish Fleet Was Held in Readiness
to Sink His Ships If the Jap
anese Failed.


st. Petersburg--The remarkable
allegation that the British feet was
held in readiness to destroy the Rus
sian feet If the battle of the Sea OF
Japan had gone in the Russians favor,
is made by Admiral Rojestvensky in
letter published in the Novoe vrem-
va on Wednesday with the permission
Of the minister of marine. Referring
70 the absolute secrecy of Admiral
Togo in regard to the disposition Of
mis- forces, Roiestyensky declares that
this was unknown even to the adj
misal of the British fleet allied with
the Japanese, who concentrated his
forces at Wei Hal Wei in expectation
Of receiving an order to annihilate
the Russian fleet if this, the final OBJ
3ect of Great Britain. was beyond the
power of the Japanese"
Mr.. Spring-Rice. the British charge
d'affaires, without waiting for instruc-
lions from his government. demand
ed an explanation from Foreign Min
lister Lamsdorff Of the statements con-
tanned in the admiral's letter to the
Novoe Vremya.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-12
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-12
Casts shadow on London.

"'rhe sky.scraper." says the London
Express, lis casting a long black shad-
ow. over London. and its native friends
declare that before long the build
ings Of London will be as lofty as
those Of New York. They may be
right. They have forced our hands
in the matter Of underground electric
transit. What they have done below
the earth they may be able to &C
complish above it,"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-12
Pastimes Of the Moors.

There are few pastimes known to
the people Of Morocco that are not
connected with religion" writes .
traveller, Children play football Of
a kind and leapfrog and practics
. wrestling and fencing. They also pur.
sue rabbits with curved sticks and
throw these with extraordinary skill.
Some few experts claim to be able to
kill cartridges with the same simple
weapon. The great game of the adult
Moor is the label barood. or powder
play. This exercise is taken on horse
back, and to see body of Moorish
horsemen come down at the charge
with guns high above their heads to
a given spot, where they fire their
weapons and then pull their horses
UP on to their launches, is sight
that willsnever be forgotten even by
thoseg Who. have seen cavalry maneu-
vers in Europe. Moors are very prov
Of their horsemanship. and with rea-
soa." rs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-12
SIXTEEN MISSING
!. AT TER LANDSLIDE
Eight Houses Drop Hundred
Feet Into Brickmaking
Excavation.
Buildings Take Fire and Firemen Are
Unable to Save Them-Many Peo-
pie Perish in the Flames,
Prominent Families Being
Wiped Out.

Haverstraw, n Y.--Sixteen persons
persisted in a landslip which occurred
here about IL O'Clock Monday night.
The dead were from prominent fami-
lies in the town.
The landslide occurred at the end
Of Rockland street, and eight houses
were carried over a clay bank into
the brick excavations, dropping down
a hundred feet.
The slide is supposed to have been
caused by the fact that those working
in the brick yards dug too close to the
end of the street Most of the people
were in bed when the catastrophe took
place
Immediately after the slide the
houses caught fire and the persons
who went down persisted in the fiames
it is believed.
The great slip of clay carried away
the water main which supplied the
fire hydrants and when the firemen ar
rived at the scene they found no water
with which to extinguish the blaze in
the ruins of the houses which had so
suddenly been sent over the bank.