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New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
SLAIN IN SANTO DOMINGO.
american Customs Inspector Dies
from Hounds by Smugglers.

Washington. Aug 1O.-A telegram was received at
the Bureau OF InsuIar Affairs to-day from the con-
troller and general receiver OF customs at Santo
Domingo announcing that John Milbourn Porto
Rican. was killed and Charles P. ThurstOn. an
American wounded by smugglers in the vicinity Of
Las Matas at s D. August .. and that Thurs
ton died from his wounds on August g. Las Matas
is about twelve miles east of the Haytian frontier,
in santo Domingo. Thurston had been employed
as a deputy receiver Of customs at Commentator.
on the Haytian frontier. and Mibourn was an IN
spector in the same territory. Commentator is the
nearest custom house to the place where the con-
Act occurred and was established TO prevent
smuggling over the Haytian border.
Charles P. Thurston was soldier IN the Phlllp-
pines and after the Spanish-Amertcan War he
went into the insuIar Civil Service and became a
customs inspector. He resigned and returned 10
the United States when. upon the recommendation
of Colonel Cotton who had charge Of Dominican
finances he was sent to Santo Domingo: Els near
est relative is c. z. Thurston. OF No lt-e Cooorlch
avenue, St raul
St. Paul Aug. 1O.-Charles p Thurston VINO was
killed in santo Domingo is a son of L h Ihurstoh,
oF this city who is storekeeper IN the United
States customs warehouse
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
In DARKEST RICH MQND
The Moon and the Street Lights
Turned off Last Night.

Since Richmond Borough ceased to have its
streets illuminated the weather man has each
night turned on the moon full blast for several
hours so that things were bearable even when all
the lights were out. Last night however, there
was veil Of thick clouds. shutting of the light
OF the moon and stars. and the streets OF the
borough were in absolute and total darkness.
The only exception was where some public
spirited citizen. possessed OF bulls eye lantern.
lighted IL and set it at his front door, so that
he and his friends might not break their necks.
Most nights since the shutdown OF the lights
the arc lights have burned on the principal
streets but they were out last night. The air
was heavy and rain laden and il was so dark
that persons approaching each other could not
see until within ten feet
The next worst things to the street lights on
the island are the sidewalks. and as a result
Of the darkness pedestrians had 70 take to the
middle Of the streets.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
MILITIA PRIVATE EXPELLEp.
Company B of 22d Engineers Acts Against
Percival E. Taylor for Insubordinasion-

Company Of the 22d Engineers N G. y T. has
taken summary action against Private Percival z.
Taylor, and has unanimously expelled hirl- Frivce
Taylor had been absent from duty and when
taken TO task for absence wrote impertinent Lett
Captain D. Wolff the commanding o-4c-r
OF the company He also handed in the key Of his
locker TO the quarternaster sergeant and then
sumed that the captain had no further control over
him. and that he longer member OF ths
National Guard.
He had to stand trial. however. before the De-
Hnquency court. and pay a fine. and was then
found guilty Of insubOrdinatiOn. disrespset 20 bis
superior officer and conduct prejudcial 70 s0ot
order and discipline After this the company hslt
a meeting and he expelled by a unanimous
vote
Captain Wolff made the following statement yes
terday:
do not consider the conduct OF Private Iayl>r
as a personal afTrOnt. but as showing total lack
OF respect 70 the position held by him ana q recz-
less disregard the solemn obligation which every
soldier voluntarily assumes entering the service.
To one lacking the fne feelings OF an honOranl-
easv way OF being released from his obligation. put
as a matter OF sact. il IS lasting disgrace Vhica
Is bound TO be a detriment IN after NE
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
TO EXAMINE GAS C0MPANYs BOOKS.
Expert Accountants for City and Attorney
General VIII Investigate Today.

The entire session OF the hearing in the fight
OF the Consolidated Gas Company against sl-Csnc
gas yesterday was devoted TO secretary CarteFs
reading for the record OF pages from the operating
ledger. showing amounts OF coal and coke used 70
manufacture gas
Charles F MatheWsOn. counsel for the company.
protested against the reading saying il was vast.
of time. the facts OF the coke business are part
of the evidence taken during the legislative
tgatiOn- Senator Page and former Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Cans argued that It was important
20 show that the value OF the by-prOducts OF gzs
companies make the business Of manufacturing
gas more profitable than the books disclose
Mr.. Carter promised to submit figures from ths
profit and loss account TO show the status Os
the street lamp account Ar Page wanted th4
surplus account of 1902 and 1893 for comparison
with the balance sheets in evidence in 1864 and
1890. Mr.. Carter declared the profit and loss ac-
count would reveal the desired information.
there surplus account kept Expert acCGE1-
tants for the city and the Attorney General VII
examine the books to-day in the Office Of the gaS
company for this purpose. They will also sac Y
accurate tFansCriptiOnS from the books made
for the legislative investigation.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
CONTROVERSY OYER BIDS.
NGUy Department Tbro1cs All out
and ReadUertises.
IFrom The rribune Rureau. |

washington Aug. N-There has been much cues
ton over the award of contract for insra1lt-s car
tam ar cOmpressors at the new navy yard at
charleston. estimated TO cost $4,000 Two bids vvera
received. those of Swegard & Co OF PhiladeIphia
and the Ingersoll- Rand Company of New YORK
Two days after the opening another bid turned up
II being that Of the LaidIaw -Dunn-C;ordon Come
pany, OF New York. The agent Of that company
was In Washington at the opening Of bids in the
bureau OF yards and docks, but said nothing OF
the absence of the bid he supposed was to be sub
mitted, and when the bid appeared there was moth
ing in the pOstmark to Indicate where il had been
or tosaccount for it's failure reach the Navy De-
partment the date and hour Of the opening Of
bids The bidders claimed to have mailed it in time
and the situation was the more acute because the
bid was the lowest
1t might have been prepared after the open
ing. for all there to show to the contrary.
although the firm furnished afidavits TO the effect
that Athe bid was duly prepared and posted a day
or so before the date Of opening the bids. The
proposal while the lowest bidder pointed out in the
hearing of the matter before Secretary Bonaperte
that it would unfair to reject their bona fde bid
Bonaparte decided that the only thing do was to
throw out all the bids and readvertse the bids
to be opened on September I. The Secretary. in
commenting on the case and the point raised
against exposing bids and requiring new proposals.
SAYS:
I'm dealing with questions Of this character the
Navy Department Is Influenced much more by a
regard for substantial Justice to the public in
terests than by regard for merely accidental and
technical advantages obtained by other Of
the competitors interested
The case has attracted much attention among the
firms which do business with the Navy department
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
BIG ADDITION TO AQUARIUM.
Consignment of 2sO Fish Arrives on the
Bermudian-The Octopus Unruly.

Announcement was made yesterday on the arriVH
Of the Quebec Line steamer Bermudian that the
summer rush OF piscatOrial guests from Berul'lda
to The Hotel Aquarium. at the Battery. had about
ended
A CONSIGNMENT of 80 permanent bOaTders capt
ured of the coast Of Bermuda by Professor sfis'e~
of Columbia University. brought 90 the
AQUARIUM yesterday. The FISH. which were an
splendid specimens, included three-fO0t octopus.
q devildsh and a large cOWfish. the latter dying
on the voyage from Bermuda The octopus had
10 be taken from his tank by a subterfuge. Ills
rentacIes were practically rveted 20 the sides q
his temporary house. The men az the Aquarium
threw handful Of salt into his gills and left I'm
alone The salt had the effect OF an anSesrhecic.
and Mr. Octopus slipped into his permanent
quarters without knowing 70
A strange trait OF the octopus ~ that he Glpays
keeps his nose pointed in the direction Of Ws1
street
The sea COW. manatee which was presented %
the Aquarium recently BY A ". DimOck. Of Marco.
Fla. and shipped free BY the Florida g East C1asr
Railway Company and the Clyde Line. died az ths
Aquarium Wednesday from injuries received
when captured
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
SECRETARY LOEB SUED BY JEWEsS.
Author Alleges That He Caused Her Arrest
in WashingtOn-Asks $4,000.

Miss Nadage Goldberg who prefers to be known
Miss Doree. has brought suit against William
Loeb jr secretary TO the President. for S0UO0 be-
cause Mr.. Loeb. she says. bad her arrested and
held a prisoner for twelve hours in Washington
last October. Papers in the suit served on
Mr.. Loeb at Oyster Bay yesterday morning by a
clerk from the Office of X. Fl. Rosenberg. Miss
GoIdberg's LAWYER.
Miss Goldberg is a Jewess. who thinks she has
been called by Heaven to protec. her from
its suferings in Russia and elsewhere. and she IS
much wrought up because the President has not
read book she has published the subject
The trouble that resulted in the present suit
started in Washington about year ago. At that
time Miss Goldberg made repeated efforts to in
duc9 President Roosevelt read her book. 'Jesuss
Christianity" by "A Jewess.'' Finally she went
TO the doors of ST. Johns Church in Washington.
which the President attends at times with Mrs.
Roosevelt. and distributed tracts about her books
II was then that she arrested She says she
then telephoned TO Mr.. Loeb to ask why she was
not given public trial. and told that Il she
did not leave Washington she would be sent 70 an
insane asylum
The Rev. Rowland Smith. of St. Johns Church,
according to the complaint in the suit. also a
party to Miss GOldberg's arrest and. she says, he
stood at the door Of the church and watched her
being dragged to prison with i'll concealed joy. In
asmuch as the woman had for some time accord
Ing TO her own admission, been trying TO induce
the clergyman to use his influence with the Presi-
dent 10 get him 70 read her book. this strange
Miss Goldberg went into Greek church in this
city some tine ago, while several hundred woT-
shippers were about TO take the communion. and,
trlunphantly sweeping up TO the altar. where no
tied a copv OF her book on the stems of the altar
AS she herself said "Bernhardt or Duse never had
such mise scene that The priest. when he
turned and tn ere gave one look and ran
away. Another time held up the German En-
peror half an hour when he was about TO partake
or tne Holy communion and he didn't seem to
Mr. Loeb. at Oyster Bay. yesterday said that he
had had nothing TO do with Miss GOldbergs arrest.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
CHURCH AND STATE IN SPAIN.
Government Determined TO Limit Power OF
Religious Orders.

Madrid Aug. 10-The government continues
to maintain firm attitude on the Church and
State question A minister to-day said that
while the government was desirOus Of avoiding
q breach with the Vatican it had determined to
defend the supremacy of the state. At the first
sitting Of Parliament the government will intro
duce bill making the religious orders amenable
to the law controlling industrial corporations
and will also introduce a bill providing that
members of orders recently expelled from France
will be required TO become naturalized or leave
Spain The minister added that the Cabinet was
determined TO carry these measures and did not
fear accommodation
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
SEAL POACHING REPORT.
To Be Made By Solicitor Sims, Of
Department of Commerce and Labor.

Washington, Aug. 1O-SOlicitor Sims, Of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor, who re-
Gently made some Investigations Of seal poach-
ins on the PrbyloT Islands. and. incidentally re-
ported the details of the conflict between the fur
seal agents and the Japanese poachers on St. Paul
Island. cabled the department to-day that he
would leave sitka on a commercial steamer and
would be in Seattle on the 9Th inst. he will
return to Washington Immediately thereafter
AFTER completing his report on his investiga-
tlon or the seal fisheries and discussing the
japanese incident with officials here Mr. Sims
VIII go TO Chicago, where. in the early part Of
September, he will assume the duties Of United
states District Attorney.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
SYMPATHY FROM FRENCHMEN.
Leading Senators and Deputies Sign Address
70 Russian Parliament.

Paris Arg 1o.-Leading Senators. Deputies
former Cabinet ministers and members Of the
Institute and Of the Academy have united in an
address extolIIng the outlawed Russian parlia-
nen- as The oulwark on which Russia's hopes
are dependent The address says:
Histor- teaches US that representative gov
eminent and individual liberty are the only Ger
tain means on which nation can found prog
ress and prosperity As The friends OF Russia
we watched with profound interest the creation
q the Russian parliament and its struggle for
existence The triumph of liberty in Russia
which We hope IS near. win permit the Russian
and French people Loyalty 10 support the
FranC0-Russian alliance upon the basis Of COM
EGB ideals and interests. The Russian parlia-
meut is dead, Long live the Russian parlia-
ment
Senator Pierre Berthelot, ex-AIinister OF For
sgn Affairs. forwarded the address 10 NJ
Eouromtseff, who was president Of the lower
house II the Russian parliament
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
JAPAN's LINES IN MANCHURIA.
DR.. GOtO May Be Railways Chief = Plans
of Development.

TOXIC. Aug IO-It is expected that DR.. Goto
will ACCEPT the presidency Of the Manchurian
Railroad. The liberal principles which guided
his work in the administration of Formosa are
expected to be applied in his new post The
government has issued elaborate instructions
regarding this railroad line. It is to be standard
gauge. and within three years there is to be
double track between Tairen and Su-Chia-Tun.
A subsidy of 6 per cen- for fifteen years is guar
anteed. subject to repayment when the company
becomes a paying concern The government re-
serves the right to order special discount on
fts freight and specified goods as well the eX-
elusive use of the road in time Of emergency.
The road from An-Tung TO Moukden is included
in the company's lines
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
REGULARS TEACH GUARDsMEN.
Tactical Movements at Camp Roosevelt
Pleasing to Volunteer Commanders.

Mount Gretna Penn, Aug. 1O-The principal
manRuvre of the week took place at Camp
Roosevelt to-day. The regulars and national
guardsmen were divided into two hostile"
forces the Browns and Blues Colonel C. D.
Cowles, 5th L. 5. Infantry commanded the
Browns. and Colonel L. c. Allen. 18th Infantry.
marshalled the Blues. They marched over a
large part of the Mount Gretna field. General
Scott. commander Of the West Virginia National
Guard. and Colonel ]. G.. Estey, commander OF
the Vermont National Guard. are both pleased
with the work. and say their men Will learn
more this week than they have ever learned be-
fore at any encampment.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
ATLANTIC SQUADRON 70 BE DISPERSED.

washington Aug. lo--When the mannuvres o..
the Atlantic feet are completed this fOTmid8tI.
array OF sea hshters - 20 be dispersed Rear Al
rniral BrOWnson win take some Of the best ar
rnOred cruisers 20 the Asiatic station. while tho
the the principal rendezvous Of Of them
viii be at Hampton Roads. Admiral BrOwuson win
pay duty calls his voyage. and il is not con-
templated that ne viii return the visits Of either
the English or French squRdFons. 10 Is pointed
out that Prince Louis OF ha1CeU0uFE. who FOc@rr1v
visited the United States with English squadron.
was returning call made bY American s,uA&sp
ron under command % Rear Admiral Cotto1-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
KILLED BY PTLAJ4NES.
Lieutenant James Among Dead
Hand 10 Hand Fight.

Manila, Aug. 1O.-First Lieutenant John T.
james and two privates. William J. GIllick and
Matthias Zeck. OF Company T, Sth infantry,
with Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder and
Internal Revenue Collector williams, Of IlIi-
nois, were killed yesterday afternoon in a hand
to hand fight with force Of Pulajanes at Ju-
lita, Island Of Leyte. The detachment which
consisted OF ten men. was greatly outnumbered.
but made gallant fight. The Pulajanes cap
tured three pistols. four Krag- Jorgensen rifles
ana three hundred rounds cf ammunition.
washington Aug I0.-JuIita is a barrio or waro'
of the citv Of Burauer. which has been the scene
az three serious conflicts between the regulars
the constabuIary and the Pulajanes within few
weeks.
Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder was born in
Baltimore on July Is 1878. and entered the military
service on August 15 1890. He had been on duty
in the Philippines since December 8 1900. Sur
geon Snyder graduated in 1898 from the Uni
versity OF Maryland Medical School.
First Lieutenant James born in Virginia on
May s. 1873 and entered the army from that state.
He was graduated from the Infantry and cavalry
School in 1904 and from the Stan College IN Iseo.
Lieutenant James enlisted as q sergeant IN the
Virginia Volunteers in May, 1898, and served IN
that capacity until July 80. 1885, when ne was pro
orably mustered out on February Y, 1888 ne was
commissioned a second lieutenant IN the sth IN
fantry on April TO- 1899. and was made a first lieu
tenant on February ., 1901
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
EXPECT NEW HAVEN STRIKE TO END

New Haven. Aug 1e.-The strike of the switchmen
in the local yards Of the New York New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company is expected to end
to-day. An official OF the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen. who had long conference with General
Manager Higgins, made this announcement late
tonight The strikers to meet tomorrow.
Val Fitzpatrick, vce-grand master OF the brother
hood Will be present. The men. in all likelihood
will return work and the grievance will be taken
up by the brotherhood later. Grand Master Hur-
ley, Of the Switchmen's Union came here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
GENERAL STRIKE IN wAsHlNeToNq

Washington. Aug. 1O-A general sympathetic
strike in the building trades in Washington is pre-
d!cted by union labor leaders as the result Of
action taken by the brickayers union last night
tn adopting resolution binding its members not to
work on a building where non-unon plumbers are
employed. Journeymen plumbers engaged in a
strike three months ago. and it Is said that the
master plumbers have since declined TO arbitFate
the differences. II painters. plasterers and other
classes the building trades follow the action of
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
M,AvoYs NEPHEW ROBBED.

George L. McAvoy. nephew of ex-Deputy Police
Commissioner McAvoy. robbed OF n gold watch
and charm Thursday night McAvoy comes from
Scranton lie out seeing the town and fell
asleep in the doorway OF No l5o Broadway. where
he -0abed. A eabman said he saw Edouard do
Holland, West Indian Negro, going through
McAVoys pockets. The Negro was arrested and
held IA a,eo for further examination.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
MAYOR JOHNSON UPHELD BY COURT
Judge Decides That Raid on Street Railway
Property Was Justified.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribunes

Cleveland, Aug. 1O.-Nayor JOhnsOns person
ally conducted raid on the property Of the Cleve-
land Electric Railway. in Fulton Road, two
weeks ago, was justified to-day, when Judge
Lawrence in Common Pleas Court, decided that
a city council had full power over city's streets.
He held that a traction company could not
acquire vested property rights in any particular
part of a street not subject 10 change later BY
city council, and that the Cleveland Electric
Railway Company had no vested or exclusive
right in Fulton Road.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF THAw CASE.
Miss Hattie FOrsythe Says She Saw Couple
Last While Abroad

Miss Hattie FOrsythe. whose name has been mem
toned from time 70 time In cOnnection win ras
Thaw case. denied yesterday that she knew any
thing about il. She said the use Of her rsrs a
connection with the case has panied her srs4t-y-
The last time she saw the Thaws. she SAID was
when they were abroad. and she knew 1carfo7t
White BY nanfe only. she did not hurry hors e--
cause ANYBODY wanted her. she said. but because
her mother was H. Miss FcTsyJhe Vas Ioltferly
in the Weber and Fields company. S1e u now
s2udyiug music.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
BLAME AUIo-sUGGEsTIoN FOR DEATHS
Physicians Say Women Committed Suicide
Because Man Jumped from Window.
IRy Teleeraph . The TrIbuae. }

Cincinnati. Aug. 1O-Physicians say auto
suggestion has caused two women TO commit
suicide following the suicide OF Thomas =. Me-
Kenna, former New Yorker. who jumped frOIn
fourth story window yesterday after he had
thrown his baby out
After reading the story OF AlcKennas crime
and suicide. Mrs. Emma Haley last night killed
herself by leaping from a third story window
assigning no reason for the act. To-day Miss
Stella BlOOmingdale ended her life by Jumping
out of the window of a swiftly moving passcr-
ger train here She had Just finished reading
about the NlcKenna and HALEY tragedies.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
ALBANY LID TIGHTENED.
POolrooms Six Miles from City Closed by
Sheriff's Order.
[By Telegraph 20 The Tribune.

Albany. Aug. I0.-The only IOophOle in the lid
which was put on gambling in AIsany was closed
to-day After the shutdown II the pOOIroOms in
Albany yesterday many OF the sports went To
watervIiet. about SIX miles from this city. where
ten poolrooms were doing business uninterrupted
Orders were issued by the Sheriff to-day 10 close
these places and the doors were promptly shut 10
patrons Many OF the sports who went 20 Water
vfet to-day were disappointed when they found
that the only pOOlroOms open between albany and
SARATOGA had been forced to quit business. The
onIy place where the sports here can put down a
bet on the horses now is at the track at Saratoga
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
TRADERS AT HONG KONG UNEASY.

Hong Kong. Aug. I0.-Great uneasiness is felt
here in view Of the increasing evidence indicat-
ing The purpose Of the new Board of Chinese
Customs Commissioners at Peking to override
ne powers u the inspector general Sir Robert
Hart The adjustment Of the new board and
ne re-ests bshulenr OF the former powers Of Sir
Rooert are considered by the foreign mercantile
eou21lUrlrr here u be necessary IN order 10 pro-
.ecr tie interests OF the foreign bondholders and
Insure the fair treatment Of traders.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
WOULD SELL HOCH's HOME FOR TAXES.
Kansas Governor Must Pay Delinquency
and Wait for State Reimbursement.
[By TeIegraph . &C Tritune

Topeka. Kan. Aug. 1O.-Ofcial notice was re-
ceived by Governor Hoch to-day that the Execu-
tive Mansion, owned by the state and occupied
by the Governor and his family. is 10 be sold
next month for an unpaid tax debt Of $169 9S.
The tax has been due for more than a year. but
it was not known until to-day that the property
had been advertised for sale. The Governor Will
probably pay the debt and depend upon the next
Legislature to reimburse him.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
WOMAN 1o4 YEARS OLD COMPLAINANT

Rochester. Aug 1O.-A remarkable case was
heard before Justice Benedict, Of Brockport this
morning The complainant was Mrs. Mary
Dean 1O4 years old, as active and mentally
sound as a woman half her age. The defendant
was Roxy Halstead. charged with burglary .n
the first degree. On the night of June %, Mrs.
Dean discovered two burglars in her home. Be-
ing woman OF courage, she threw a lighted
lafnp Al the intruders, and they fed The ma
RAIDERS were arrested. and declared that the
Halstead woman planned the robbery. The case
was adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
NEwFoUNDLAND-ouEgEc DISPUTE.

St. Johns y. F. Aug. 10.-Newfoundland
government officials received advices to-day
from Montreal that the Quebec government has
begun proceedings at Ottawa to press for an ad-
justment of the Labrador boundary dispute. The
Newfoundland government is awaiting formal
notice Of the proceedings through the imperial
colonial Office before Joining issue with the Que
bes government. but il has had officials busy for
months acquiring data to assist in establishing