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New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
CHINESE PRESS LAWS.
Government ProrinciaI Organs to
Combat Sedition.

Peking, Oct 29.-The government paner
established by Yuan Shi Kai, the new Grand
Councillor, to supersede THE Peking Gazette"
announced to-day that the government had
planned, on account Of the insuficiency Of The
Peldng Gazette and the inaccuracy of the pro-
vincial papers, TO establish a government press
organ in each province
The native press Of Peking for the last month
has been in fear of stringent regulations. follow
ing Yuan Shi Kars arrival here and has petit
toned the government to grant II the same
status enjoyed by newspapers in Western
countries asking for special press, telegraph and
postal rates, free access to government nfOrma-
tion, access TO trials and the right of fair trial
for offending newspapers.
Chang Chi Tung, the other Grand Coun-
cillor. favors granting press privileges. i'm
munities and protection to that section of the
press operating in the territorial districts
under foreign ownership. by which the govern
ment would lose all control of the papers.
The establishment Of the new government
press means another step in combating the rev
oIutonary tendencies and propaganda in the
puDiTe.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30

titled in what he had written. but that there
was no evidence that Won Moltke had at any
time acted from abnormal inclinations
Herr Harden, when the verdict was an
nounced' was cheered by the spectators in court
and by large crowd waiting in the rain out
side.
The trial is already having considerable po-
htlcal effect. One hundred and forty Socialist
daily newspapers are fercey attacking the mon
archlcal principle, assailing exotic conditions
which are said TO have "hourished in the hot
mouse atmosphere Of the court" where the SOW
erelgn is surrounded, the Socialists say, with
companions and councillors whose private lives
taint their judgment on home and foreign ques-
tions.
Ihe newspapers, regardless Of party afllia-
uons' printed full accounts of the proceedings
and some of the influential Liberal papers, ike
the "Frankfurter Zeitung" affirm that it Is evil
dent that IN the Moroccan controversy with
France, Germany followed two policies that Of
the Foreign Office and that of the sovereign
the latter being attributed to Prince zu EuIen-
burg's influence. working independently Of his
majesty's constitutional advisers
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
CLERGYIEN And FOLEY
Parsons Denies Former Rcpudiatc
Ifttach-Lattcr UW 1nSzcer.

President Parsons Of the Republican County
Committee gave out statement last night censur-
ing certain newspapers which Monday said that
the local cersymen who had been reported as at
tackng Thomas +. Foley, the Tammany candidate
for Sheriff. had repudatcd the reports Mr. Par
sons said last night that he has proof that the
ministers did attack Foley alleged, and did not
repudiate their attacks. Mr.. Parsons's statement
is in part follows:
have communicated by letter with all but two
of the ministers in question-the tWo being out OF
tOWn-aud they have informed that they did
not TepUdate the statements, but did most
phaucally condemn Foley 10 their people.
At the headquarters of Thomas +. Foley a state
ment prepared which in part follows:
In to the repeated requests of his friends
and admirers that he should longer allow the
base insinuatOus and attacks upon his character
to remain unchallenged Thomas +. Foley. Demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff, has decided to
out in public address in which he will answer
scratm the charges made and cite his record from
boyhOOd up to the present time. Mr. Foley will
make this speech to the people in which lie will
While Mr.. Foley has determined TO make this one
speech, at the close of the campaign, the details
of the occasion have not yet been worked
Where he Will deliver the speech and under whose
auspices he has yet decided After Mr.. Foley
had been nominated his friends and advisers
thought the best course for him to pursue would
be TO remain silent but following the viIifcation
heaped upon him. they have now come to the con
clus!on that II would be best for him To make
reply for fear that some misguided persons might
think that he has ultcrior fearsOme reasons for
his silence.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
NEW PLOT AGAINST CzAR2
High Official Reported Caught
Nile. RagOzinnikOra's Fate.

St Petersburg oct. 29-It was reported to-
day that the police had discovered another plot
against the life of Emperor Nicholas. high
official was said TO have been arrested. but the
police officials profess to know nothing of The
matter and intimate that the rumOrs probably
were que 70 the large numbers Of arrests and
searches made after the assassination Of Cen
eral Maximoffsky by Mile. Ragozinnikova. She
was taken 10 the Fortress Of St. Peter and St
Paul to-day. was tried by court-martial and
was sentenced to he executed by hanging
The first set of the final elections of members
OF the third Russian parliament from St. Peters
burg has been completed by the choice of three
more Octobr.sts from Tambof. The $50 mem
bers chosen ara divided as follows Conserva-
tives. ll9; Octobrsts and Moderates lOl; Con-
etitutional Democrats. Al: Radicals, %
The elections In St Petersburg, Moscow and
other big cities will be held tomorrow; in
Poland they will be held on October 81 and in
otner provinces on November /.
The electoral campaign viii practically be
finished at the end of the week
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
THE BIG KAISER AT PLYMOUTH.

Plymouth oct 29-The North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from New
York October 22 for Bremen by way Of Plym-
outh and Cherbourg arrived here at $50
o'clock this morning, and reported that the loss
Of her rudder occurred when she two and
one-half days out from New York. in a fierce
storm She steamed the balance Of the distance
10 Plymouth 80 miles-steered by her pro-
peIlers on Saturday, the day after the vessel
lost her rudder, a hurricane encountered
and oil had to be used to lessen the violence of
the seas.
The passengers were in bed when the acct
dent happened and knew nothing Of it for thirty
six hours when they noticed the reduced daily
runs and Captain Polack explained what had
happened. The captain remained almost all the
time on the bridge. and did not have any sleep
until the steamer reached the English Channel.
Reyond the delay of thirty hours in reaching this
port the passengers of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse suffered discomfort, and she left
Plymouth for Cherbourg this afternoon without
assistance
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
MANY LEAGUERS AT A RALLY.
Calvin TOmkins Presides at Meeting in the
18th Assembly District.

Fully a thousand persons, including fair
sprinklnS of women in the balcony. assembled IN
the Amsterdam Opera House. in West 44th street.
last night at rally of the Independence League
organization of the 11th Assembly District CAL
vim TOmkins. chairman of the meeting. said:
American cities generally badly governed
because the lines of political cleavage in them are
primarily identified with questions of local gov
ernment All fusion movements OF good citizens
which seek for the separate consideration of gem
eral from local affairs deserve encouragement
Clarence j. Shearn received with great
thusiasm. This election he said. lis merely a
skirmish preceding a more important election a
year two hence, when will put the right
kind of a in the City Hall If a handful Of Re-
publicans and dO their duty
The next speaker. W. \. Deford. OF the AttOr-
ney Generals office, said that the good features
of the administration of Governor Hughes were
due the reform movement OF Mr. Hearst. In
which. he said. at one time the present Governor
Interested
NTaXmilian f. Ihmsen, candidate for Sheriff.
said il political issue that confronted
the voters in this campaign but question of
right and honesty.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
HEARST THE TARGET.
Little Enthusiasm Greets Tammanu
Speakers at Mass Mceting.

About the only enthusiasm shown at the mass
meeting of the Citizens Independent Democracy at
Carnegie Hall yesterday evening. called to raufy
the Tammany ticket, that of the small boys
who jubilantly watched the fireworks display be
fore the meeting. and who much to the annoy
ance Of the police would slip out and grab the
empty Roman candles and then whack one another
across the head with them.
The scant two hundred persons who went into
the hall to what oratorical fireworks the long
list Of speakers capable of displaying were
not so enthusiastic Evidently the exhibition was
not to their liking for long before tho first speaker
had finished his address there was a stream Of
outgoers.
After William II, Black who presided. had at
tackled Mr. Hearst, for "a starter. he introduced
Augustus Thomas. Mr. Thomas began upon the
evils of trusts and the general worthIessness OF
the wealthy, To prove his point he took his
audience through a long list of names of poor men
who had done things and become famous. He
spoke of Emerson, of Calico and of Gutenberg.
His audience looked puzzled, but paid polite at
tention. Then he transferred his attention to
Franklin. There they had heard of.
ben all right" yelled one or two.
Elated. Mr.. Thomas continued. and the names
Of Tasso, Of Cervantes. Of Dante. of Mollere and
Of Homer rolled from his lips
Who's dat guy, Homer?' asked one Of the con-
vivial ones in the rear of the hall. in an audible
undertone.
"Aw. he's all to de good: he's one of de new
Tammany guys" replied his companion.
MI hoIndS continued along the same line. The
audience became distinctly restless and the men on
the stand looked worried. Finally he finished, and
was succeeded by William Hepburn Russell. the
band playing snatch of Tammany stir things up.
Mr.. Russell based his arguments and directed his
attacks against Hearst He did not attack a single
Republican running on the fusion ticket but Hearst
and Max Ihmson the objective points for his
coquence. The mention Of Foey's name was fol-
lowed by cheering; thar OF Max Ihmsen by Kisses.
Herman Ridder was the next speaker. lie said
IN part:
Last year the people voted for all our candidates
from Chaucr down. hut they repuditted the
whose weapons in the convention had been the
blackjack and the cheCkbook In spite this dread
iul lesson. regardless OF this stnging rebulle to
insincerity and arrant dcmagoEism. with blind
fatty- characteristic Of those whom the gods wish
10 destroy Iieorstism has again offered battle to
the decent voters OF this community. Here is a
golden opportunity TO stamp out the last vestige
pt lie.trstsm. The greater the majority against
Hearst the better for the Democratic party
should do hgt Scant justice to the nporkOnce
Of this election did l not consider the probable
effect Of its result tho coming contest for the
control OF the national government To hope for
victory I'm that contest the Democratic party
return 10 Is historic mission of reforming the
tarIm according TO Democratic doctrine
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
WORsHIPPED IDOL as BETTY.

Chicago, oct. 29.-Occultism figured extern
sively in the testimony given yesterday in the
suit Of Mrs. Adah L. Taylor Garrus to set aside
the will of her mother Mrs. Elizabeth L. Taylor,
Mrs Emma \. Russell. of Toledo, Ohio testi-
fed that Mrs. Taylor worshipped an idol given
her by DR.. Lalan. a Hindu, who came to Chi
cago in 1893 as delegate TO the congress of
religions. Mrs. Russell said that Mrs. Taylor
frequently asked for the image. which she
shipped a god
4 letter written Mrs Taylor in 1903 and
signed Yours in truth, Adam Jack" was offered
n evidence. II said Mrs. Tayor's husband, who
had died twenty years previously had appeared
to the writer and urged her 10 find his widow,
Mrs. Hukka, a clairvoyant. told OF a seance
which she held for Mrs. Taylor
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30

prlef address when the session began. He
SAID that he had found the science here we'll
advanced and valuable. The weather service,
publication Of forecasts. etc. he considered of
great general value. on account of the more
limited area Of Germany It was not possible. he
said TO obtain such satisfactory results Tho
predictions here. he said. were generally accu-
rate. It was hoped some day to obtain the CO.
operation Of weather bureaus throughout the
world. which would bring about greater accu-
racy and general advancement Of the science Z
Professor A. Lawrence Rotch director OF the
Blue Hill Observatory. gave some OF the results
or observations with sounding balloons The
balloons are equipped with Instruments to record
the altitude reached, the distance travelled and
the temperature at various elevations. They
were all set free at st. Louis. and a small prize
was offered for their return. out of hfty-six
balloons sent up fifty-three were returned The
lowest temperature recorded was III degrees
below zero at altitude of nine miles the low
est natural temperature ever recorded on the
earth or in the air. Up TO a certain altitude the
temperature decreased at tho rate OF about one
degree every two hundred or three hundred
feet.
Herr Erbsloh, when it came his turn to speak
told how at Asbury Park tho souvenir hunters
had not only stolen his flags but had carried
away his net Another speaker suggested that
III the next race mere the bdoOilS carry supply
of small flags to satisfy the souvenir fends.
Professor A. J. Henry then read "A paper on THE
Use OF the Upper Air Data in Forecasting" He
is connected with the weather bureau.
Professor J. Lancaster. of Florida, sent
paper to the congress dealing with the Mar
vellous Soaring Powers of Birds" which was
read by Professor w. J. Humphreys The
traordinary soaring power Of the migrating
cranes was noted as one of the wonders of
nature. IN flight the birds enabled To go
a thousand miles, it was said, with rigid wings,
and would scarcely be tired after alighting on
the surface. The frigate birds described
as able TO stay in the air for weeks at a time.
soaring while never moving the wings from the
rigid state.
A committee was appointed by Professor
Moore to arrange for meeting in this country
next year and report on afliliaton and cooper
alton with the foreign organizations.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
KAISER GREETS VICTOR.
PRAISE FOR ERBSLOH.
BalLOonist Receives Cable Message
at AerOnduticaI Congress.

While the Aeronautical Congress was in ses-
sion yesterday for the last time this year Herr
Oscar Erbsloh, who the Bennett Cup. re-
ceived by cable congratulations from the German
Emperor. The message read:
Many thanks for your greeting, and our
warmest congratulations for your fortunate vic
tory"
The German pilot Of the war balloon Pommern
aIreaoy mad been congratulated by President
Roosevelt when he visited Washington on Mon
day. He will receive the Bennett Cup on Mon
day night at the rooms of the Aero Club in
42d street
DR.. P Polls, director of the Meteorological
Observatory at Aachen. Germany, who has been
studying the meteorological methods here. made
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
ANDREWS TO PLEAD GUILTY.

IJuon the understanding that Lyman S. An
dreyys former secretary of Andrew II. Green
would plead guilty to the charge of forgery. the
case against him was postponed when it came
nm for trial before Judge Rosalsky yesterday
Andrews was indicted on January 26, 1905. the
charge being that he had signed the name of
William o. Green. a brother of his former en-
ployer. to a check. A. H. Green was the trustee
of a number of estates prior TO his murder by
an insane negro three years ago. Andrews con-
tinued with the estate. Suddenly he disap-
peared. He found IN Mexico and returned
TO this country of his own accord
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
HERR HARDEN ACQUITTED
pon Moltkc Must Pay Costs in
Round Table" Case

Berlin Oct 29.-MaXimilian Harden editor Of
Dle Zukunft" was acquitted to-day in the suit
brought against him for defamation of charac-
Ter by General Count Kuno Won Moltke. for
meriy Military Governor of Berlin. In addi-
ton, General Won Moltke was condemned to bear
the costs of the trial
The trial which began on October %, at
racted the greatest interest throughout Ger
many Counsel for Herr Harden charged that
'he court clique of which Won Moltke was a
member was guilty of infamous crimes and also
mad sought 10 exercise undue influence over
Emperor William. The names Of Prince PhiIin
zu Eulenburg. former German Ambassador to
Vienna, and Lieutenant General William Won
Hohenau one Of the Emperor's adjutants. were
mentioned by Herr Harden as members Of the
clique referred to the Round Table" Won
Moltke denied all the charges
Justice Kern said that Herr Harden was tus-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Republican campaign meetings will be held to-
night follows
Twenty-hfth Assembly District Madison Square
ers, McDougall Hawkes.. Wilson Lee Cannon and l..
Harding Rodgers.
Eleventh Assembly District-George w Wan
maker. leader. Outdoor meetings. No. 75S Eighth
avenue. Speakers, William J. Donovan, Jacob D.
Gordon and others.
Twenty third Assembly District-LiberaI Repub-
ncan Club No. 45f West l55th street. Speakers
Andrew Colvin.. Kennedy Child and others.
237 East 51th street. Speakers. Marcus Braun and
Lee Farchid. Patriotic Republican Club No lS5
Ratification of fusion county and local tickets.
General sessions: William C. Wilson candidate
for the Municipal Court Assemblyman Beverley
X. Robinson, candidate for reelection, and Alder
man benjamin w. B. Brown candidate for re-
Charles A. Dana. James Yearance and William
Twenty-drst Assembly Distrlct-Moses NJ Ne
Kee. leader, mass meeting No 80 West 134th
@ ti IINc; - Xynrrest@r @ oF ~, NJ, "igI
Robert Conkiin, Charles T. Rogers. Alexander j.
stormont. Joseph f. Perdue. Martin C. Ansorge
S. Augustus Duncan, Trying +. zegler, oscar
lngstaedter and Charles w Anderson :, -,
iedly. leader. Mass meeting, auspices Bohemian
Republican Club, National Han. No S23 East 7Sd
street. Speakers, Marcus Braun, {. n. Meade and
Thirtieth Assembly District-Frank X Bowers.
leader Outdoor meetings. 125th street and LeXing
ton avenue and 135th street and St AIMS avenue.
Local candidates will speak.
Twenty fourth Assembly District-Morris Levy,
leader Italian mass meeting Speakers, Judge
John Palmieri and Frank l. Frugone
Thirty-second Assembly District sOuth-Wiliam
H. Ten Eyck leader. Outdoor meeting. 143d street
ana Alexander avenue. Local candidates will
-Twenty-third Assembly Dlstrict-Collin H. Wood
ward leader. Jaenike's Hall, 1Sith street and
Twenty-sixth Assembly District-SamueI Krule-
witch. leader; Three outdoor meetings Local
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
FINNS OPPOSE CAR.
i HINT OF NO TRIBUTE.
Diet VOtes Exemption Fund, but
Plans No More PAYMENTS.

Helsingfors. Oct. 29.-The Diet to day adopted
by lS4 votes TO 81 the proposed appropriation
for $4.ooo,o00 as the biennial compensation to
the Russian government for the exemption of
Firms from service in the Russian army At
the same time 1t plainly intimated that no moro
money Ior this purpose would be forthcoming.
and II urged the Emperor-Grand Duke 10 re-
esfanhSh me national army OF Finland It is
understood that the Emperor-Grand DuI1a in
sisted personally on this payment N ,,,bicb to
considered Finlands faith to have been nIedgad
When the Russian government, in 1905. welded
TO the stubborn resistance of the Firms and
abandoned conscription, the Diet sanctioned a
compensatory payment, which. the government
understood, was intended to be permanent ~.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30

FInns later obtained autonomy, and there was
strong opposition to the payment of the install
ments of 1906 and 1907
a bill prohibiting absolutely the manufacture
Of alcohol in Finland or its importation into the
country, which involves another grave constitu-
tonal question, will be voted on in the Finnish
Diet on October 81. The measure affects Rus
sia's tariff relations with foreign nations The
leading Finnish parties in the Diet are COM
mitted 10 the bill
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
MORE RIOTS At ODESSA.
Je5cS Again 4ttacked-Sir ReUoIu-
tiOniSts Hanged.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 29.-Dispatches received
here to-day from Odessa say that there has been
renewed anti-Jewish rioting there, accompanied
by shooting in the streets
Odessa. Oct. 29.-Six men who were tried by
court martial and sentenced to death the
charge of founding an association of anarchists
and communists were hanged here to-day.
The "Novosti.' the foremost Progressive or
gan of South Russia, has been suppressed for
a fortnight for publishing pictures of the Pro-
gressive candidates for election to parliament.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
VLADIVOSTOK MUTINY.
Il Battalion of Sappers Fails to
Capture Barracks.

VladivostOk, Oct. pa mutiny this morning
among a number Of the recently arrived sap
pers was quickly suppressed by the use of ma
chine guns
A battalion Of sappers. armed with rifles, tried
TO capture one Of the barracks here, but two
companies Of a rife regiment which were quar-
tered there brought machine guns into action
and routed the assaiants. A dozen of the latter
were killed or wounded
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
eRosscuP EXPLAINS TO PRESIDENT.

Washington Oct. 2s-What Judge P. S. Grosscup.
of Chicago said at the recent indianapolis dinner
regarding a committee 10 formulate legislation on
corporation control was explained in telegram TO
President Roosevelt from Judge Grosscup to-day.
The telegram says:
What l actually said that the National
Civic Federation ha,. appointed committee to ask
you 10 recommend national commission"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
aEruRN OF PRlNcEss MoNIcA PlA.

Berlin oct 29.-The "Tageblatt' to-day
printed a dispatch from Florence, saying that
Slcnora ToeeIn the former Grown Princess Of
Saxon,- hayins, agreed to surrender her daugh-
ter Monica Pia. TO the King Of Saxony, a lawyer
would start With the little princess to-day for
the Tyrol. where the chlId VIII be given over I"
4 IepIesontatiye Of king FREDERICK
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
AUSTRIAN kAlsER OUT OF DOORS.

Vienna. oct. 29.-Emperor Francis joseph
took his first open air promenade since the DE-
ginning Of his sickness in Sch0nbrunn Park to-
DAY. HIS majesty suffered no i'll effects from
the exercise
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
CAUSES TRIPLE TRAGEDY.

Tulsa, Ind. T, oct. 29.-B II. Stockwel, OF this
city tonight shot and instantly killed w. N Camp
bell a prominent oil man and capitalist. formerly
of Winfield, Kan, and then murdered his own son,
aged thirteen. and committed suicide. Insane jeal-
OusY is given the cause
New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
TIE FINLAND STARTS FoR ANTWERP.

Dover. oct 29.-The Red Star Line steamer
Finland from New York October 10 for this
rort and Antwerp. which struck the western end
~ the breakwater last night while entering
Dover. has been temporarily repaired and
started tonight for Antwerp.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-15

pany.
HCndO-Cement works.
Indian CrGek-TelephOne system
YorktOwn-S250 900 warehouse COM
pany.
her company.
TIOUSUOn-S25.00 600 rice company:
$4,000 wire and iron works; $4,000
oil company
IrodCll-WaTchOUsc company.
Childress-S1000 lumber company.
Wichita Falls-$fOO.0 develop
mont company; $4,000 development
company.
Mineral Wclls-Gas plant
HOOks-S15, 900 water works
BrOnSOn-Saw mill.
Observation-Disclosures light plant
SeminOIe-S5.OO0 mill and ginning
COMPANY.
Velasco- $4,000 warehouse COM
pany.
Virginia.
Alexandria - $4,000 investment
company; $4,000 development COM