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New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
HONOR DIR. STEVENSON
". Y. L. Alumni GiUe LOUing Cup
to aged GeOlOgist.

About two hundred alumni of New York Uni
Nefslty last night Joined in giving dinner and
loving cup to Professor John J. Stevenson in cee-
erauon Of his thirty-ive years of service to the
university in the chair OF geology Dr. Stevenson's
CLASS OF 6S at the university represented by
several men with white hair at the dinner
chancellor MacCracken, introduced the first
speaker by DR.. Albert Warren Ferris the toast
master talked about Teachers in the Hall of
tame' and gave this tribute 10 the guest of the
evening at the close:
"a man to be great teacher has to be persist
teacbeT agd ne also must be an enthusiastic
oone' TO make young men true men.
Willis Fletcher Johnson, of the class of 10 pre-
sented the loving cup to DR. Stevenson after
eulogizing him the landmarks of the
university OF which the alumni should be proud
He said DR.. Stevenson OF the sturdy Scottish
stock. the son Of a distinguished clergyman. who
had an unbroken pastorship OF forty years in this
city. and he recalled the fact that Dr. Stevenson
was so well prepared for college that he was made
a sophomore at the start. The speaker said that
DR.. Stevenson graduated in the class of 63, to
come back a teacher in 1871. when the golden
age OF the university began dawn"
In expressing his acknowledgment of the gift, DR..
Stevenson said:
your work and to prove it. have sometimes
doubted many of the students have remembered
or If they realized how hard have worked for them
Ny GoGDts are Temoveq to-night and accept this
and pupils after long years, remains unbroken
President Finley OF the College of the City of
New York raised a laugh by saying his college
might have had DR.. Stevenson for an alumnus
but he understood Dr. Stevenson had failed TO pass
the entrance examination for the freshman class
there. He told several Scotch stories by way Of
illustrating DR.. StevensOns character and the
value Of his services 10 science.
The Rev. Thomas R. Slcer respond to
the toast 1.-The Pulpit and Science" but he de-
clared that he would not attempt make them
agree.
Il marry divorced couples sometimes he said,
'but always insist that the case must be clear
He also told Scotch tales. and made them point
morals in keeping with DR.. Stevenson's work.
Champe S. Andrews. talking East and
West took up the japanese question. saying:
Better understandings cannot come from the ex-
clusion of the Japenese from American schools
nor from the determination OF the black by
lynchng and riot.
If the Japanese are the fittest they will come to
schools in the end in spite of all we do to
the contrary. If the Negro IS inferior he VIII be
caught in the mills Of the gods. There is escape
for any or any people black, white yellow
save in the force Of the fttest-
All that you and and our countrymen do
try to that in the operation of these eter-
nal laws of nature the laws made and maintained
by give black, white yellow, il the the
language of our beloved President, square deal
to all
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
OPPOSE BRONX SEWER.
We'll KnOzCn NezC Workers Speak at
albany Hearing.
[By Telegraph TO The tribune !

Albany, Dec THE proposed S2.OO00OO Bronx
Valley sewer bitterly opposed here to-day at
a hearing before State Engineer Van AIstyne and
State Health Commissioner Porter. Included In
the opponents against the scheme 10 drain the
municipality of Westchester County and discharge
the sewage in crude form into the Hudson at
Yonkers We're several New York organizations
They represented follows: Merchants
Association. Edward Hatch jr, John Y. Cuyler
and DR.. Albert Vanderveer; New York Produce
Exchange, Gustav Schwab; Maritime Association
OF the Port Of New York. Captain c B. Parsons;
American Steam Association, ". L. Guillaudeu:
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission. DR.. Daniel
Lewis. Professor Q. H Landreth and Dr. g A.
SoDer: Sisters OF Charity at the Academy of Mount
St Vincent Bayard L. Peck West End Associa-
ton, John Schwartz
DR. Soper explained the attitude OF the New York
authorities and said the Metropolitan Sewerage
Commission was opposed the discharge Of sewage
into the without some process of publication
AIessrs SchWab and Cuyler also spoke in opposition
TO the plan. Engineer Byrne, Of the Sewer Commis-
sion explained the plan. and declared that so far
as could be estimated the projected sewer would
cost s.. .958 OD0-well within the appropriation
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
BUSINESS TROUBLES

yesterday with the Clerk OF the United States Dis
trict Court.
An I'M 0Iunta petition was fled against Sarnu.I
l. CFrOSs and l. WaIzer trading as Gross q Vralzar
No' - kaSt SIN street and No. West I25th street
oE tlree eye htors. l. kluger. $50; a. Hirsh S2O0
William Lesser was appointed receiver with a bond
Al involuntary petition was HE'D against the
Uniform Brick and Clay Company a corporation
creditors. l.ampert & Horn. notes SI.600 and g. 5
Boch 5000 on assigned notes. Insolvency is al
mitted
Schedules OF John y Gibson show debts of $50 9lS.
of $50 The principal creditors the Union
Trust Company. Rochester. 5000 secured New
Amsterdam Bank. $t0u0: Mechanics NaJIonstl
Bank Syracuse. 81 $50, Dime Savings Bank. tTeve-
land 81 63S; Second National Bank. Utica E.7l5 and
c. RI. Raymond. SS,5do.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
FACTS ABOUT NEGRO TROOPS.
Secretary Taft to Act in Accordance with
Penrose and Foraker Resolutions

Washington. Dec. THE resolution Of Sem
ator Penrose passed yesterday, calling on the
President for all the facts regarding the dis
charge Of the Negro troops belonging 70 the 25th
Infantry, was received at the White House
day and at once turned over by the President TO
Secretary Taft who will furnish the information
desired. The Foraker resolution. which also
was passed at the same time, but which is
directed 10 the Secretary Of War, had not been
received by Secretary Taft up to a late hour to-
dav Secretary Taft said, however, upon re-
turning from the Cabinet meeting that he would
comply with both resolutions 10 the fullest
tent
Two members Of the 25th Infantry who were
discharged without honor as the result of the
Brownsville incident have appeared at the War
Department and applied TO Secretary Taft for
reinstatement and Will have a hearing within
a day or two. They are First Sergeant AIingO
Sanders who has had twenty-siX years SER
vice and Priv ate Elmer Brown, both of Com
DauV 3.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
TOBACCO TRUST PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Judge Hough Fixes December is as Date tOr
Trial of Corporations.

Pleas of not guilty entered before judge
Hough in the United States Circuit Court yester-
day by De I-ancey Nicou and John d. Lindsay. rep
resenting the MacAndrews & Forbes Company. OF
New York. and the ]. 5. Young Company OF Halti-
mora and Ernst Z Baldwin. appearing for Carl
Junglebluth and Howard Young. the presidents of
the two indicted corporations.
On the application OF Henry L. Stimson United
States District Attorney. Judge Hough fixed De
cember IS for trial OF the indicted corporations
and their presidents. notwithstanding the Objec-
ton of the attorneys for the defence who insisted
that they were entitled TO 8 later date.
In fixing the date Judge HOugh said he regarded
the cases as of paramount importance. The Mtc-
Andrews & Forbes Company and the j. 5. Young
Company, both subsidiary companies of the Amer
ican Tobacco Company. are charged with viOlat ting
the Sherman Antitrust law in restraint of trade.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
The MuTuAL,s ncoEFINn IN COURT.

London. Dec. There was a momentary
break To-day IN the dulness Of the suit of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company against the
North British and Mercantile Insurance Com
pany and j. G. Haldeman. former London man
ager Of the Mutual. when two ushers staggered
INTO court with heavy brown box, which one
o. the pIa-nliff's counsel. amid general laughter
informed Tie court was known In the MutuaPs
ONCE as the coffin" II this coffin" which
Halceman is alleged TO have removed from the
London Office, with the names and addresses OF
me Autual's British policyhoioers. witness
testified 10 placing cards with the names therein,
09t said lhat he never saw them again.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
WILL OF SAMUEL SPENCER.
The Widow the Chief Beneficiary Under It's
Terms

washington, Dec. THE will Of Samuel Spencer.
nresident of the Southern Railway Company
adn,jtted to probate to-day. The document was
ovec,ted in New York City July 27. 1906. All
the household furniture. pictures paintings. plate
,arses and carriages are given TO the widow. Mrs
lisa Vivian Spencer. absolutely
AIRS Spencer is also to have the residence and
.aa1 estate In Tuxedo Park, Orange County. n. Y.
or the residence and real estate IN this city She
- 1so 70 have the for life of the residence
- che decides not take. AT her death the
rs,aarce so used shall revert TO the surviving
or,Idren OF Mr.. Spencer. in equal parts.
The residue of the estate is to be divided into
three parts. one of which is to be given absolutely
- a. srencer; another share is TO be held by
-, ,.,tors in trust for Mrs. Spencer for her life.
Ile Una - Ler death revert TO the children OF Mr..
s si,o a. ar any descendants OF the children and
uoaining part of the estate is 10 be divided
emong the children.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DECISION.
Appellate Court Rules That Holdings Out of
State Are Untaxable Here.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday handed down a decision to the effect
that personal property outside the state could
not be taxed here. The case was A G. Hyde &.
Sons against Frank A. ODonneu and others. as
Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments OF
New York City.
sessed for the year 1904 at the sum OF s94O 600
which included raw material at certain mills
outside the state. The Tax Commissioners CON
tended that the property was taxable here be-
cause il would be brought in the state 20 be
sold but the court decides against them
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
INSURANCE LAW BROKEN, SAYS FOLK.

Nashville Tenn. Dec. state Insurance Com
missioner Folk. rs q result Of his investigation of
charges that agents Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company cf New York and the New York Life
Insurance Company were using the machinery and
tlnls of their companies 70 obtain votes for the
eQrn-r-s-rdrlar ticket declared to-day that agents
E D9ih companies n waging an active campaign
ior jEer q bets committed d violation of the spirit
~ ta- N.W J 0rk State law. He holds that IL is
Naoly improper for officials TO form organized
oeiii"iE-s for this purpose act in concert
ldor.rE Promulgated by the agents or directly by
II Is understood, however, told in yesterdays
4r6-ne thar the Attorney General Of Tennessee
las advised C0mmiss soner Folk that Mr.. Folk
Las no power 10 revoke the licenses Of either COM
Pehy ~ ne agents OF either company under the
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
DR.. ALEXANDER E. MAC DONALD DEAD

DR. Alexander E Macdonald a brother % DIR.
Carlos F. Macdonald the alienist who examined
Czolgosz the assassin of President Mckinley died
Yesterday afternoon at his home No. 49, Riverside
Drive after a lingering sickness DR. AIacD 1nald
was sixty-hve years old. He expert alien
ist For about thirty years ne was IN charge OF
the city insane asylums. About years ago
ne retired from MS duties as superintendent or
the insane asylums BlaCkWel1S and Wards
islands and went South for his health PIE returned
u this city. however. upimproy ed he -
membe of the I4otos club HE was "A graduate
OF New York universities. Elis wife a and
daughter survive htph
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
DOMINION srEEL-coAL TERMS.

Montreal, Dec. The Official announcement is
MADE thai an agreement has been reached between
N'e Dominion Iron and Steel Company and the Do
a'hlon Coal Company. The agreement provides
ne coal company shall furnish sufficient coal
- de steel company 10 continue It's operations for
80 80 next two years The questions OF price TO be
80 fCT the coal and what damages the steel COM
= has suffered by the breaking OF the contract
- -iilsh coal ~ the coal company are 10 be set
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
DENY NJ. <. & 7. RuMoRs.

Positive denial was made in excellent quarters OF
a story printed yesterday morning that the control
Of the Missouri, Kansas Texas had been acquired
nv Interests prominently identified with the Rock
control.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
SHARON TRACTION ORGANIZES.

itourg. Dec. THE Cleveland & Sharon Trac-
-, company which was recently incorporated
:, . capital Of t2,5Oo0co was organized yesterday
ore~et r-et ' Penn, by the election OF the following
gies-r1ss. President, Francis B. Morgan. Cleveland
lressys sslaent and secretary, John Blake, Brooklyn
sis and treasurer. p. 81. Morgan, Cleveland
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
BIG PRICE FOR a TRoTTER.

lBy Telegraph The Tribune !
Lexington. KY. Dec. 7.-Thornton Moore bought
NE tour-year-Old trotting stallion Judge Parker
---cay from T. c. Esten and W. L. Spear for
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
MANILA RAILWAY REORGANIZATION.

E london, Dec. THE preferred stockholders and
= per cent debeuture holders Of the Manila Railway.
-. meeting here to-day, unanimously approved
o1r,s speyer reorganization scheme, which now be-
vines Operative
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the board Of managers OF
=. PRESBYTERIAN Hospital Will be held to-day at
n m az Florence Nightingale Han No 81 East
fist street John S. Kennedy will preside and the
Rev Dr. A. +. 6chauftier is expected mnke an
address,
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN BROOKLYN

Fire Marshal Beers. of Brooklyn. was engaged
in an investigation last night of a fire of mvste-
rious origin which damaged three apartment
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08

borsas in 7roupkins avenue. between Pulaski
rtrast ~ Dekalb avenue yesterday Ihret
alarms were turned for the fire. Whlch OestAl III
the airshaft
New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
HOPPE MAKES A HIGH AVERAGE

Willie Hoppe averaged Il 81 in a practice gam.
OF billiards yesterday His high run was Is6
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03

torney Michael Kaufman OF 271 Broad
way. she has filed a verified answer, i'm
which she makes a general denial OF the
allegations I'm the complaint.
In addition Mrs. Goldbreg has served
notice that on "Wednesday she will apply
10 Justice Newberger I'm special term, part
j. OF the supreme court, for an order
directing the payment TO her of alimony
and counsel fee. pending the trial OF her
husbands action.
Mrs. Goldberg supplements her petition
with number OF interesting affidavits
In one of these she says that although she
and her husband were married on March
l. 1905, the honeymoon lasted only u
days, for on March IL her husband left
her and refused TO return TO her and still
refuses TO return TO her. for no reason
apparent TO the defendant"
Other affidavits are submitted showing
that Goldberg is In receipt of a large m
come. that he supplements this by his
talents as a musician. and is well able to
pay his wife reasonable alimony.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03
D|DN' 7 CATCH
MURDERER, BUT
FOUND A BRIDE

Middletown. y. y, April 3.--Like a lily
growing I'm the mire, romance sprang
from the sanguinary murder Of little Alice
Ingerick and the two Olney brothers near
this city last October
The engagement OF Miss Clara Wengatz
and George A. Fuller was announced
today.
When the triple murder was done Miss
wentgatz was keeping house for
her father. Robert, proprietor of Bob's
Inn. at Howels There came Fuller. a
New York detective. employed by the
county TO catch the murderer, quest
which proved vain.
People from miles around gathered OF
Bob's Inn and discussed the murder Miss
Clara gave Fuller every assistance she
could I'm solving the mystery. Knowing
the country we'll she drove with tho de-
tective wherever he went searching for
clues. She made the peculiarties OF the
people known TO him. and she kept her
bright eyes open and her pink ears alert
for any information that might be valua-
BILE to him.
SO the detective. who failed 30 catch
the murderer captured n womans heart.
Miss Kengatz and Mr.. Fuller will be mar
ried ,n the autumn
The Olney farm OF 107 acres. where the
murders were committed. was sold TO c.
III. Credmore for $3625 yesterday. The low
price amazes real estate men, some OF
whom attribute II TO the associations with
the place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03

Governor. Asa ellington Crowell: dep
uty governor. Charles Henry Warren
elder. Rev. Daniel Goodwin, ID. D.: can
tain Hunter Carson White. Jr.: secretary.
Harry Austin Slocumb; treasurer. George
Corliss Nightingale: historian. George
Thomas Hart surgeon, Walter Lee
Munro. ID. D.: board OF assistants VIII
fred Harold Munro. Fletcher Stone
Mason. Addison Pierce Munroe. Miss
Grace Woods Slocum. Mrs. John A.
Cross. Mrs. Henry Washington wikin-
son and Mrs. Charles Warren Lipptt.
The list of officers is exactly the same
as last year except for the substitution of
Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt for Mrs.
Walter III. Manchester on the board OF 8
sistants.
ON the question OF securing n proper
charter from the general board OF the ma
uonal society In place OF the present de-
fective instrument. Professor Wifred III
Munro, Harry Austin Slocomh and His
torian George 7. Hart were appointed a
committee on consider the matter and re-
port at the October meeting.
An informal reception followed the bust
ness session and ices and other refresh
ments were served. the Misses Warren,
the Misses Chase and Miss Marguerite
Cross assisting the entertainment COM
mittee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03
ADMINISTRATION
AMENDMENT To
RATE BILL DOOMED

| Washington. April 3-When the senate
adjourned late yesterday afternoon and
! Its members left the capitol for their resi-
| dences 1t was apparent to those who had
| spent the day In making careful investi-
| cation into the chances for tho adoption
| of the administrations limited court re-
| view amendment TO the railway rate bill.
! approved at Saturdays White House con-
ference and introduced I'm the senate to-
day that tho amendment has no show OF
being enacted into law.
No doubt apparently remains that only
n handful of Republicans will support the
amendment, and IL seems to be certain
that II VIII not have the votes of CON
siderable number of Democrats.
1t was confidently claimed up 10 yes-
terday by some OF those who favor radical
rate regulation that the 2 Republican sen-
atorS would vote for the amendment In
dorsd by the president. and these ne cali
ed to the White House on Saturday after
At the end Of the day these radicals
were not so confident. They even went
So far as To say thah there was no list
OF % and TO admit that much uncertainty
surrounded the position OF certain SEN
ators
They might have added that no uncer-
tainty whatever surrounds the position az
az least a dozen senators who are under.
stood TO have been regarded as favorable
10 the amendment and were classified as
such
These then are opposed 10 the provision
which came out OF the White House CON
ference. and while they are not declaring
from the housetops that they are heartily
In favor OF "a liberal court review amend
ment' they have not hesitated 90 say so
IN confidence 10 those among their coll
leagues who believe as they do
According 10 reliable information the %
senator's who were put down s'favorable
20 the court review amendment indorsod
by the administration are Alice Allison
Ankeny, Bevertdge. Burkett Burrows
Carter. Clapp. Cullom, Dick, Dillingham;,
DolliVer Elkins, Fulton. Gamble. Hans-
brough, Hemenway, Hepburn. Hopkins
kittrcdge Ia Toilette, Long Millard.
Nelson, Piles, Perkins. Proctor, Scott and
Warner.
A careful canvass made showed that an
even dozen OF these were out-and-out op-
ponents 20 tho amendment, and that of
the remainder two were almost certain 10
vote with the conservatives There was
evidence also that seven of the remaining
L. -Mere- -unccIIaIn- A. IA -hnM-IheX- would
vote. and some of them arc believed 10
be willing 20 support a provision that goes
little further than The administration
proposal IN the direction OF a more liberal
measure Of judicial review
At the most the rate bill leaders cannot
hope 90 secure more than III Republican
votes I'm tho senate for tho proposition TO
limit the reviewing powers Of the courts
over the rate-fNlng orders OF tho inter
state commerce commission To achieve
success this would require Tho votes of y
Democrats. and there Is no likelihood that
they will be 50 fortunate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03

was practically impossible TO got any i'm
portant question before the people but
that only minor matters are given "a
them 10 settle. the others being decided
by she assembly.
IL was held that many questions that
ought TO be adopted by the assembly now
and which are killed in committee. would
be adopted II the people could have the
right 10 propose them and vote directly
upon them.
Arthur Il. Sumner opened the argument
for the negative and was seconded by
Judge Rathbun. They claimed that many
questions OF importance have been sub
mitted and either adopted or rejected by
the people in the last few years.
DIR. Edward NJ. Harris. the president.
presided at the meeting and large num-
Der OF names were presented as candidates
for membership and nearly so OF these
were received.
An amendment was also passed. abolish
Ing the Initiation fee and making the new
members liable to only the regular yearly
tax
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-03
Annual Meeting of Blue BIooded Descendants Who
PROUDLY TRACE BACK TO MAYFLOWER,

At the annual meeting of the Society ot
Mayhower descendants in Rhode Island
yesterday afternoon at the rooms OF the
Historical society. Asa Clinton Crowel
presided
A communication was read from Secre-
tary-General Ashbel Fitch requesting the
Rhode Island society 20 choose delegates
20 the general congress TO be held at Ply
mouth on Sept g.
The reports OF Secretary Harry Austin
Slocum treasurer George Coriss Nightin-
gale and Historian George Thomas Hart
were then successfully presented
The historians report showed IL mem
bers now in tho society. Four had re-
signed during the past year. and two.
Mns Walter Rowland Manchester and
Chales Frederick Taylor had died Thirty
five Mayflower passengers were represent
ed by descendants on the rolls OF the So
cety.
The society decided to increase the num-
Der OF regular business meetings during
the coming year from one TO three. the
additional ones 10 be held in June and
October and the exact dates to be
fixed by the board Of assistants.
The election OF delegates to tho Ply
mouth congress was postponed to the
June meeting.
The following officers were chosen for
the coming year: