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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
oHox SATURDAY DECEMBER 80 ~
Iafesf Foreign .Nele,,s Abozxf Books.
London necem Der %.

LoDQOn, OSCSn DSF 90
,.s,,.e the croakings about the hoI day d'tl-
the leading London publishers re ready
- .sres that the years book trade sas been
-oos although without the boosting e1fforded
= works of particular distinction. of which
80. ~ has been a plentiful lack tt lie reasons
l..,snsd for the improvement in con ntions are
-. more rapid advertising and cir iulation OF
A'e tot,s throush the lately estabi Eaed news
.o-er clubs More books are skinH sd through
= socoo,nt of the increased facHit es Of these
circulating libraries. and more book are bought
. later leisurely reading. at half price thirty
savs after publication. The new " Flr VIII open
..-+b a fresh lot Of cheap reprint 5 for which
sssr. IS steady demand by the p Foho with no
,.o,+i.s to be paid by the publish rs to library
lists Bran stokers promised olume is the
S-Iv irving book at all well advan' 'sd' but every
s,,h,,sher has arranged for severf volumes OF
R.--,o,rs which are. in fact cor Fsidered more
rroetabe than the ordinary run Of i1otion Eng
iish poetry appears to have reacl I'd its lowest
W. Va and the American copyrigh Is Of English
eI,+I,ors are reported to be stin declining IN
authors L N. T.
value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EARLY WESTERN NETWORK
Facts About the Presumption Line" and
Jemima Wilkinson.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: "Just TO preserve the truth OF history" tne
object of to-days Wadsworth editorial as stated
therein, 1 beg to ask the following questions:
Should not the Presumption Line be correctly
described as IN the neghborhood of Seneca Lake or
Of Lake Keuke rather than In that of Cayuga
Lake from which 1 believe It is separated by
was it not Lake Keuka and not Seneca Lake
upon the waters OF which Jemima Wilkinson, the
in to-days editorial entitled "A Monument to FAX
While have here no records to verify my Tecolecs
ton, sti most confident that the truth Of
history" demands the correction OF your eultoFIal
IN the respects ndl'2 WGsrERE NEEW-YoRKBR
New-York. Dec. Is. 1905.
1.-THE Presumption Line" was somewhat mi
gratory, and the writer OF the article in ques-
ton was in general way indicating the loca-
ton Of the Phelps and Gorham purchase, and
not attempting an accurate definition of boun-
daries. He said. from "the neighborhood Of
Cayuga Lake. to about twenty miles beyond
the mouth of the Genesee" thereby making the
tract few miles too wide in each direction
The "OId Presumption Line" passed between
Seneca and Cayuga lakes and went some dis
lance west of Geneva. Later surveys carried the
New redemption Line further east Starting
at the same point on the Pennsylvania line 1t
forms the western boundary Of Chemung Coun-
ty passes squarely through the foot Of Seneca
through the middle of sodus Bay to Lake On
tario. The western boundary OF the tract was a
line due north from the Pennsylvania line to
the confluence Of the Genesee and Canaseraga
Creek; thence along the Genesee River to two
miles north of the Indian village Of Canawaugus,
In Caledonia, Livingston County; thence west
twelve miles; thence enthusiastically In
straight line generally parallel to the Genesee
River to Lake Ontario at q point twelve miles
west of it's mouth.
AS to Jemima, while her permanent settle
1nent was by Keuka Lake. when she first MI
grated from Pennsylvania, about 1889. she pur-
chased land from the State at the west side OF
Seneca Lake, in what are now the towns OF
Milo and starkey Yates County. The walking
on the water story is told OF a meeting held
at that period on the shore Of Seneca Lake.
Soon afterward she and her followers purchased
OF Phelps and Gorham the whole township OF
Jerusalem, at the head Of the west branch OF
Keuka Lake and built the fine house. SILL
standing q few miles from Branchport, where
the Universal Friend" dwelt until her death IN
1919 curious fact connects her with the
WadsWorths When the Friends purchased
Jerusalem, under the Phelps and German rule
that the buyer of q selected township must take
one at random at the same price, Geneseo was
also allotted to them, but Jemima objected 10
land speculation by her followers. and Mr.
Phelps waived the requirement which Wou!d
have disposed OF one OF the best pieces in the
whole purchase and it afterward passed into the
hands Of the Wadsworths.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
ADMlREs CHINESE PEOPLE.
,dftor Of The Tribune:

To the Editor OF The Tribune:
Sir: It is hard. indeed, to add any more to what
a recent contributor to your paper has said regard
Ing the Chinese people, from his observations while
residing among them. I have not had the oppor-
tunity to meet and know many OF the Chinese
people particularly those Of the higher class but
one / did meet Mr. Wong Kai Kah, the imperial
accommodating for the Chinese government dis
plav at the St Louis Worlds Fair. His courtesy
and personality in general made me more convinced
In the good opinion had previously hello Of the
Chinese people. A l. MOORSHEAD.
arlington N J., Dec &C. 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
THE REV. Mr.. wILDEY TELLS STORY

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Tnasnuch attack of illness recently
gave rise TO misleading reports in the press con-
corning myself beg leave to state the facts. I
was taken I'll IN the street in New-York and lost
consciousness for time While unconscious /
was taken to q hospital Upon recovering, not
long afterward, I was allowed to leave. and re-
turned homo the evening.
IRVING D. WILDEY
Cold Spring Hudson. N Y, Dec. 9. 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The students OF Brown, Cornell and the
University of Pennsylvania, competitors Of the
enth annual intercollegiate tournament OF ths trt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01

oert nlra seoIogy of the abolitionists, only goes
ia show the extremely BIASED and partisan point
OF view Of the writer Apart from this blind
championship which can see no wrong, no err
rors Of judgment even. in those with whom ne
is enthusiastically aIlied. the author gives CO.
herent account OF the abolition movement, with
many sidelights on the characters and lives Of
those who took prominent part in II, and with
not few fresh anecdotes from his personal
memoirs of the protagonists.
a new periodical, the want Of which has been
more deeply felt by teachers of the Greek and
Latin languages than by the general reading
public has just been started In Chicago. It is
called THE Classical Journal" and is issued BIZ
monthly by the Classical Association Of the
Middle West and South, under the managing
editorship Of Professors Arthur Fairbanks. OF
the University of Iowa, and Gordon ]. Laing, Of
the University Of Chicago. Although the clas
steal teachers Of Germany, for example. have
half dozen journals devoted to their interests as
teachers, this new periodical IS said to be the
only medium of the kind printed in America, or,
in fact in the English speaking world
That the interest in the dead languages in the
Quick west is not dying out, but has, indeed.
taken on new lease of life, IS shown by the fact
that close on the heels Of the first number Of
'ilvhe Classical Journal" comes the prospectus of
q new quarterly to be entitled "Classl al Phi
IoIogv" II will commence publication early In
January under the auspices of the University
of Chicago Press. with Professor Edward Caps
as managing editor and an imposing list Of
editors and associates from sixteen leading col
Ieges and universities The new quarterly will
be devoted to research in the languages, liter
atures. history and life OF classical antiquity.
and to reviews Of current publications in these
fields" The editors modestly, announce that
the frst volume will contain 3S4 pages, but that
subsequent volumes win be larger il occasion
demands and means permit
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york this week as reported to The Newyor,s tribune
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FREE LTBRARY-Philadel-
phia, Dec 29.-The books most read this
week are as follows:
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NAN OOM0NOON 10

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Arabic 10000 tons. starts Feb. sth. cruise % 20
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Sniv 500 and up including excursions hotsls.
drives fees No ali necessary expenses.
THIRTY TOURS 70 Europe; TWO TO JAPAN
Send Tor illustrated Descriptive Booklet.
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PRAISE FoR The TRIBUNE.

Cold Spring -on-Hudson. n. Z, Dec. p, 1908
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06

SUSPECTED

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-The coroner
today investigated further the
death Of Mrs. Rose Vrzal on sus.
picion that she also was murdered,
and decided to exhume the body of
her children and husband, all of
whom died suddenly. The police
found love letter from Mrs.
Vzzal to Billaks, q hypnotist, who
Is under suspicion. Billak's wife
gave up this letter and says they
had many quarrels on account Of
Billak's attentions to Mrs. Vrzal.
Mrs. Neiman, daughter Of Mrs,
Vrzal says the whole family lived
in terror OF Billak. He lived in
Cleveland and telegraphed Mrs.
Vrzal for money, always getting
sums of from $25 to $50. A total
Of about $4,000 was sent before
Mrs. Vrzal's death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06

erett man, announced his with
drawal from the race several days
ago in Mr.. Falconer's favor.
The latter gentleman is now in
Spokane, where he has number
of strong friends. His candidacy
here met with cordial endorse
ment.
Mr.. Falconer was one Of the
most popular members of the last
legislature and was recognized as
one of the ablest. He is well
known throughout the state.
Last nights action of the Spo-
kane delegation was taken at a
dinner given by George M. Crane
at his residence. Mr.. Falconer
made it plain that he would only
accept the speakership absolutely
unpledged to committee or other
appointments. He said he wished
to be elected only on merit and to
be left free to exercise the func-
tiens of the office unhampered, a
sentiment that met hearty accept
ance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
MORE WITNESSES
DECLARE SLOANE
NOT INTEMPERATE

although he was a drinking man, in
their opinion was perfectly sane.
In the cross examination OF
Mr.. Norman Attorney Robertson
branched off into politics and ask
ed the witness if it were not fact
, that he, as a member of the Retail
Liquor Dealers association, did not
with others visit all the saloons
about election time and instruct
the proprietors what candidates to
vote for as being against Sunday
closing. Witness replied that such
was not the fact and he did not
| belong to any such organization.
The cross examination of Waldo
G. Paine brought out the fact that
he was a former partner In the
Sloane-Paine Co. said he sold
out on account of Mr.. Sloane be-
coming more Indifferent every day
in the conduct of the business, OF
which he had financial charge.
Sloanes memory was very poor,
he said.
Attorney Robertson asked Harry
Baer if several days ago, in dis
GUESSING the subject with him, Baer
had not said that if Robertson tried
tot prove Sloane a heavy drinker
it would array the Elks against
| him.
Baer said that what he did say
was that it would be too bad to
assail the dead mans character by
trying to prove him a drunkard.
I w. f. Corners this afternoon
told of his acquaintance with Mr..
Sloane and said he considered him
perfectly sane. This was also the
testimony of Henry Hirschberger,
who was former manager of the
meat department of the Sloane
Paine Co. II. A. Torney, formerly
manager Of the grocery and liquor
departments at Sloane-Paine Cos.
testified that he was acquainted
with beth Mr. Sloane and Sidney
and considered both of them sane.
James Rudensdorfer, manager of
the Humane society, knew Mr..
Sloane well he stated. and consid-
cred him sane. He did not know
Mr.. Sloane was a drinker till
about eight years ago.
Following him came F. r. Jer-
gems, who formerly worked at the
Sloane-Paine Co. store. He con-
sidered both Mr.. Sloane and Sid
ney sane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
Mayor AND BOSS
ON TRIAL TODAY

day on the ground that he had had
no opportunity until today to read
the indictments. Z.
The court, however, ordered inn
mediate arraignment of the defeps
dants. Ruef again remained seat
ed, but the court compelled him to
arise and remain standing whild
the indictments were read, saying:
Defendants in this case stand
in no different position than would
John Jones or William Smith" -
Ruef smiled throughout the read.
ing, while Schmitz stood like a man
in dream.
A lengthy argument followed on
the question of continuance, the
court finally permitting the cases
to over until Monday, at which
time Schmitz and Ruef must
plead. !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
SPOKANE FIGHT
IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
The fight waged by Spokane and
other intermountain cities was
Drought to the attention of con-
gress yesterday by bill intro
duced by Senator Hepburn, of Ida
no. This bill is intended as an
amendment to the present law per-
hitting railroads to charge heavier
rates on inland hauls than for a
longer haul to coast terminals. At
present it is shown that railway
companies charge more for hauling
freight from Chicago to Spokane
than from Chicago to Seattle, and
other inland cities suffer by SANE
injustice.
The amendment has especial
reference to the claim that coast
terminals are entitled to discrim-
ination on account Of water trans
portatiOn competition, a claim
which is attacked as being I'M
worthy consideration in the case
of inter-mountain cities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
UNIONS TO TAKE
UP JAP FIGHT

1t is probable that the Japanese
question on the coast will come be-
fore the Central Labor union next
Monday night. Local working men
are not at all in sympathy with the
presidents suggestion to naturalize
the little brown men. E. A. Cooney,
president of the Central Labor
union, said today that if the price
to be paid for Japan's trade was
the granting of citizenship and I'M
restricted competition of Japanese
coolie labor with white labor, he
believed in doing without the bust.
ness.
1--WE are not ready to accept the
moral code of the Japanese or the
conditions under which they live
said Mr.. Cooney.
Other local working men were
equally emphatic in opposing equal
rights to the orientals.
Support in the fight to keep Japa.
nese out of schools intended for
white children was given San Fran.
cisco in Seattle last night by Gov.
Mead and organized labor Gov.
Mead expressed himself as unalter.
ably opposed to the naturalization
of Japanese as tending to degrade
the American working man. He
holds that the two races can never
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06

(Scripps News Assoc.ation)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-The
cases against Mayor Schmitz and
Abe Ruef, on charges of extorting
several thousand dollars from
French restaurants, were called in
Judge DUNES court this morning
Schmitz stood while the charges
were read, but Ruef remained
seated. Prosecutor Heney protest
ed against this action on the part
of Ruef, but the latter paid no at.
tention to the protest.
Schmitz appeared very nervous,
but Ruef was unrufhed. The court
room was crowded, many having
gathere early to gain admittance.
When the reading of the charges
was concluded counsel for Ruef,
speaking for Ruef and SchmitZ
asked for a continuance until Mon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
LOOKS LIKE SNOW

Snow began falling at an early
hour this morning and continued
all day There is about three
inches of it on hand now. The
weather man says there's to be
more of it or rain.
Business houses are having
hard work keeping their walks
clear. AT the city hall Jailer
Bob Wilson has his family out
shoveling the walk. Hereafter in
stead of the "chaingang" of sum
mer, Chief Of Police Waller will in
stitute a SNOW gang" for winter
service.
The street car companies got out
their snow plows today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06

assimilate and argues emphatical-
ly against throwing open the doors
OF. citizenship to the Asiatic. II the
Japs are admitted, the governor
says, there is no reason why China
should not demand the same privi-
lege for her coolies. He declares
Roosevelt wrong in this case.
Organized labor of Seattle ex-
presses its opinion of the presi-
dents position in the following
message sent to San Francisco:
"Organized labor of Seattle
unanimouly endorses the. anti
Japanese sentiment of the citizens
of California. Your cause is our
cause. which is the cause of the
people"
Governor Pardee, of California,
says the president and eastern peo-
pie generally are misinformed on
the Japanese question on the
coast. He says California is able
and willing to provide separate
schools for the japanese.
The department of justice at
Washington has ordered federal
officials in San Francisco to begin
suit to test the school statute I'M
der which Japanese are excluded
from schools attended by white
children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
HOME CD, MUST
FIGHT It OUT
HERE

Grand Vice President Sullivan,
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, said yesterday
that he hoped a settlement would
be made with the Home Telephone
Co. in the near future. Mr.. Sulli'
van left for Portland last night
where he will take up the differ
ences now existing between the
union and the company.
Before leaving he said the re-
ports that his union had settled in
Tacoma and Portlald are untrue
and that there would be no settle
ment in any of the coast cities un'
til matters are adjusted in this
city.
"The trouble originated in Spo
kane" said Mr.. Sullivan, land our
union will keep the Home people
on the unfair list in other cities un
til the difficulty here has been set
tied"
1t is stated that former President
Sumner. of the Home Telephone
Co., lost his grip and position with
the company on account of his
signing up with the unions in this
city at the time he made applica
ton for a franchise in Spokane
The sgning of the contract and 1.-THE
insistence on the part of the unions
that the company fulfill this agree
ment is held largely responsible for
the fight the company has en-.
countered all along the north Pa
cific coast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
CONTROLLERS
REPORT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. e.
The annual report Of William B.
Ridgley. comptroller of currency
submitted to congress this after.
noon, recommends that national
banks be authorized to issue por.
ton of their circulation as Nncov-
cred notes as the best means of
adding to this circulation the great
ly needed quality of elasticity
Provision is made for securing
these issues with gold.
For the past year banks Of the
country have increased in num-
Der from 1888 to6,137.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
ROOSEVELT AS
MILITARY DICTATOR

gard the whole thing as a tempest
in teapot and 1t Is not considered
justification for the talk it caused,
to say nothing Of serious talk by
members of congress about the
ghost of states rights. Those
having the views of the president
on the Japanese question think ha
could have appeased them by lesa
advanced declarations. K, !
California congressman, who
talked almost continuously for
three days, are thought to be TALK
Ing for home consumption. Il
At the same time they are Sc.
rious in their contention that Japa-
nese coolies must be excluded the
same as Chinese. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
(Scripps News Associatiou.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
In speaking of Roosevelt's attitude
on the Japanese question Repre-
sentative Mccall, of Massachusetts
republican, says:
at would be the same thing for
the president to put himself at the
head of an army to administer all
other laws of the United States
When his guns had battered down
what the earthquake left of San
Francisco and the disloyal province
put to the sword to assert the
right of Japanese to public educa
ton, we would be taught short
cut to enforcement of laws"
7 Officials most concerned here re
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-06
BEWARE THE
OYSTER

Many complaints Of sickness
caused by eating Eastern oysters
have reached the health depart
ment Of late, and Food Inspector
Adams has been instructed to col
lect samples from all restaurants
in the city with view to having
test made by State Chemist Full.
mer. Previous inspections showed
that there Is nothing about the way
in which the oysters are shipped
that could cause sickness. 1t is be-
lieved ptomaine poison is in some
of them when they are taken from
the beds.