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New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
A HOSPITAL IN ASHES.
DYING P4TIENTS SAVED.
Inmates OzCe LiUes to orderly s
Fatal Fight an Middleto1on Fire.
tBy Telephone to The Tribune. ]

Middletown. N. Y. Aug. 24.-Arthur Phornley.
an orderly of the Thral Hospital, in Grove
street. is dying from the injuries he received to-
night in the fire which nearly destroyed the
Thrall Hospital building. Twenty-Five patients
owe their lives him. too. for had 1t not been
for his bravery In standing in the midst of the
flames with a line of hose there would not have
been time to get the patients, most of them
women. out of harms way.
The hospital is charitable institution housed
IN a four story frame building. About o'clock
the cracking of burning wood heard.
PhOrnley ran out into the hall, and, grabbing
line of hose from it's rack. started toward the
operating room. under the door of which the
smoke was curling. He broke in the door, and.
disregarding the strangling flames and the
fumes from the broken jars Of ether and other
chemicals. began to fight the fire. DR.. Lillian
Morgan. after turning on the water. tried to get
to Phornley to help him. but the smoke and
gases threw her back Before she could get to
him again. the young orderly pitched forward
on his face. suffocated and burned Dr. Morgan
then rushed into the room. her skirts ablaze'
and dragged the orderly out.
In the mean time the other members of the
staff had been hard at work getting the patients
on the second floor out of the building. few
of them were carried downstairs. but the spread
ing flames quickly cut off this avenue of escape.
and the others. including two dying women.
carried out to the slanting roof, where
they lay for fifteen minutes. until the arrival of
the fire department with ladders.
All were taken out with no other injury save
fright and shock. with the exception of DR.. Nor
gan and young Phornley. DR. Morgan was
painfully but not seriously burned. In addition
to his exterior burns. PhOrney had inhaled both
flames and suTocating gases, and his death is
expected momentariy.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
MR. BRY4N'S COMMENT.
Says President Wants Federal Con-
troll to Protect Roads.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug 24-william Jennings
Bryan in commenting on President ROOSEVELT s
last speech, says:
The President has at last disclosed his scheme
Tor Capitalization, at which he has hinted in
former speeches. In his Provincetown, Mass,
address he proposes the national incorpora ton
OF railroads and other corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
Here is the secret-it is out at last: The
states are annoying the corporations. and the
corporations demand federal protection from
state legislation The President thinks that
@ @acIlon Is most pressing as regards those cor
porations which, because they are common car
rlers. exercise a quasi-pubic function" The
states have been enaCting tWo-Cent fare laws
and laws reducing freight rates. and the rail-
road managers demand that they shall be re-
lieved from further fear of such legislation
The Presidents HamiItonian ideas make him an
easy victim. and he yields to the eutreaties Of
the railroads
If it was the public he sought to protect, he
would recommend federal remedies which would
not interfere with state remedies; but il is the
railroad, not the public. that demands the re-
removal OF authority TO Washington
The Democrats can be depended upon to Op-
pose with all their might this movement toward
Capitalization. If any Democrat wavers his
constituents should look into his business reIa-
uons and see whether he is under obligations to
the railroads A Hamiltonian Republican like
the President may honestly think that the
further the government is removed from the
people the better il will be; but JeffersOnian
democrat does not cherish any such delusion-
Even the Hamlltonlan Republican ought to hes
itate 10 trust Congress with any more power
while the United States Senators are elected by
legislatures.
II Is fortunate that the people have had an
object lesson recently The federal law
stopped rebates and passes. but the railroads
make more money than they did before. The
states, on the other hand gave the people a
reduction in rates, and those who are receiving
the benefit of these reductions will be slow to
surrender the advantage thus far gained
It is doubtful whether the Republican Con-
gressmen from the West will dare to support the
Presidents proposition: but, If attempt is
maze 10 put SUCH measure through Congress.
the Democrats will stand good chance of re-
tiring every Western Republican who votes for
il Let the Democrats present an unbroken
front this vital proposition.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
1LAB1M4 NOT HEARD.
attorney General Says Federal
Opinion Is AIready Rendered.

Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 24.-At the hearing on
the injunction against the sheriffs and other
state officers to prevent them from interfering
with the operation of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad rate litigation. before Judge Jones. in
the United States court to-day, Attorney Gen
eral A NJ. CARRIER. behalf of the state. an
nounced that counsel for the state had decided
rot TO appear in the hearing In giving the
reason Mr. CARRIER said that two days after the
granting of the original injunction by the court
the presiding judge issue an elaborate opinion
in the case before counsel for the state had re-
ceived an opportunity TO argue the question in
volved, which action, in so far as the Attorney
General knew, unprecedented, and which
opinion the Attorney General and counsel for
the state considered final on the part of the
court.
Attorney General CARRIER further stated that
as this opinion had been printed in pamphlet
form and distributed throughout the state. any
argument on the part of the states counsel at
this time would be utterly futile. Colonel Gar
Der then withdrew from the courtroom and the
h, airing proceeded. Neither Colonel CARRIER nor
any attorney for the state was present when the
hearing began, and Judge Jones had a telephone
message sent to the Attorney General, who later
appeared and made his statement
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
DANIELS'S COMET BRIGHTER.
More Brilliant than Any Seen In Many
Years-No Telescope Necessary.

The comet discovered on June 1o by ZaccheuS
Daniels of the Princeton astronomical observa-
tory has continued almost steadily to increase
in brightness and visibility The head is about
as conspicuous as the Pole Star At present
owing TO the dimming influence of the moonlight
or other celestial objects. the tail does not now
appear quite as distinctly IL did few days
ago but a week or hence that influence VIII
be almost imperceptibie. The tail has recently
had a length of more than twenty degrees
This comet is probably the brightest seen in
the latitude of New York for about quarter OF
a century. The great majority of these bodies
cannot be seen without the aid of a telescope.
The Daniels comet rises in the east at .
o'clock in the morning shortly afterward.
and is seen to the best advantage a little before
the earliest indications of dawn-say at i::SO
Since il was first discovered it has travelled
70 the eastward Several weeks ago it was in
the constellation OF Taurus. Last week II
passed between Procyon (the Little Dog starr
and the brightest stars IN Gemini Castor ana
Polux Just now it is I'm Cancer. and by Sun
day. September l. il will be near the brightest
star (AIpha) in that constellation. The path II
Is following would If extended in imagination
run pretty close to Regulus. in the handle OF
the sickIelike system of stars in Leo. but Leo
does not come above the horizon now until
about two hours after the comet
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TO CURT1IL LORDS POWER
Euident Purpose to GiUe Ultimate
Pozoer to House of Commons.

London. Aug. 24-That it is the intention of
the government to force the question of curtail-
ing the power of the House of Lords to an
issue was made apparent In speeches delivered
in various parts of England tonight Herbert
II. Asquith former Home Secretary; Richard
B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War; Mr.
BirrelI Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Win
ston Churchill, all emphasized in their speeches
that the claim of the House of Lords of equal
legislative rights with the House of Commons
was the most serious political question of the
day. Mr.. Churchill. In speaking at Cheadle. near
Manchester said that the bills rejected by the
House of Lords would be repassed by the House
of Commons without delay until the time came
TO ask the country for verdict.
Speaking at Corsham, Mr. Asquith asked if
the people intended to allow the leader of
discredited minority in the House of Commons
10 strangle their bills and aid the Lords and
Mr. Haldane. at Kippenhouse. Perthshire, de-
cIared that the government purposed to give the
ultimate power to the House of Commons MAX
ing its will prevail during the course of a single
Parliament.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TILLM-fNS PROPHECY.
He Declares Haryland, Kentucky
and Missouri Are Lost to Democrats.
IBy telegram to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Washington Courthouse. Ohio. Aug. Ex-senator
benjamin TiIlman, of South Carolina, to-day by
word OF mouth divorced the Democratic party
from its union OF strength in Maryland, Kentucky
and Missouri. The Senator discussing political
conditions generally. declared those three states
hitherto Democratic in national politics except in
the one instance OF Missouri's lapse to Roosevelt
would soon be strongly Republican formerly
the- Democratic. He said:
If things keep on at the present rate the states
Of Missouri, kentucky and Maryland, long Demo-
cratic by reliable majoTities. viii be reliably
Republican. If not in the next election. then in
the two three The influx of coored Re
pubcaus from states further South whence they
come work in the coal and other mines is re-
SpGnsble for the transformation Of these states
from the Democratic to the Republican column.
The Democratic party seems TO have nothing 10
offer by which offset this increase of Republican
voting strength. In the North there Is only one
Bryan. Where is there another Northern Demo
crat worthy unlatCh his shOes2 The Republican
party weaned from the young who natur-
ally would be Democrats by the opportunities for
advancement, political and otherwise. There are
no Allen q. T9urmans. Senator Noorheeses and
other Democrats Of that type in the North In these
days. .
The young entering politics realizes in the
North that if lie expects 10 hold political
office or reap any reward TO become disttn-
yuished a statesman or politician, he must
proceed to identify himself with the Republican
gained many from the Democrats who later have
become big men in the Republican party. II is
this buying of the young men OF the North that
has stripped Of big men at the North
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TORPEDO BOATS FOR THE PACIFIC.
Eight Vessels in Flotilla May Not All Be
Able to Go in December.

Washington. Aug. 24-The naval torpedo 40
tiIIa which Secretary Loeb has announced viii
go 10 the Pacific Coast in December, at the same
time that Admiral Evans's battleship fleet goes.
Is now made up of eight vessels. namely, the
Hull. the Tru1ton. the Whipple. the Hopkins
the worden the Stewart. the Lawrence and the
MaCdOnough.
Whether all the vessels will be in condition 70
make the long voyage the naval officials are not
now prepared to say The hottlla is commanded
bv Lieutenant Commander Anderson, but he
gives way in that command October 1, 10
lieutenant Fl. T. Cone who commanded the
male which accompanied the destroyers their
VOYAGE to China four years ago.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
BASEBALL PLAYER KILLED.
Struck on the Head While at the Bat
Pitcher Not Held by Coroner

Glen Cove. Long Island. Aug. 24-Arthur
Clemens of No. 246 Cooper street, Brooklyn.
was killed while playing ball here to-day. He
was struck on the head by thrown ball by
McKenna. pitcher of the Oyster Bay nine. and
died twenty minutes later. McKenna was ar
rested but the coroner released him this evening.
The accident witnessed by a large num-
her of spectators. Clemens who was engaged
to strengthen the home team. was at the bat.
NcKenna threw a swift ball Clemens tried to
dodge. but the ball struck him on the top of
the head with terrific force. He fell to the
ground unconscious.
DIR. Burns of this place. and DR.. Hall, OF
Oyster Bay carried Clemens To the home or
the Rev J. e. Norris, but could not save him.
Death was due to hemorrhage of the brain. An
inouest was held tonight, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental death. Clemens
leaves a widow and two children. The body
will be taken TO Brooklyn tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
PITTSBURG GAS WAR THREATENS.
New Company Gets $1O,OOO,ooO Loan to
Fight Present Monopoly.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Pittsburg. Aug 24.-The Duquesne Heat ana
Light Company of this city, of which Robert
O. Hall the millionaire broker. is president. ar
RANGED TODAY for 8 loan of s1OOOOOOO from the
Fidelity Title and Trust Company With the
money the company expects TO build rival heat
and light plant 10 that operated by the Phila-
delphia company. which now has monopoly OF
the business in Allegheny County. The Phila-
delphia company recently advanced the price OF
gas 80 cents thousand feet and feeling has
become so intense that Governor Stuart has
been asked to bring quo warranto proceedings
against the company to annul its charter
The Duquesne company purposes TO issue
bonds for the amount Of the loan negotiated
from the Fidelity Title and Trust Company ana
TODAY issued an appeal TO the public for sup
mort The company expects to erect modern
electrical plant TO cost s1.6OOOOO.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TENNESSEE FOR FOLK.
Boom Started at Meeting of Demo-
Gratis at Nashville.
[By Telegraph to Tie Tribune. ]

Nashville Tenn, Aug. 24.-SOme fifty prom
inent Tennessee Democrats held conference in
Nashville last night, and started a boom for
Governor Joseph w Folk Of Missouri for the
Democratic nomination for President The
meeting was presided over by Ex-Governor
James D. Porter president of Peabody Uni
versity. A selected number attended the meet
ing. which was called by Governor Porter with
out naming the object of the gathering.
II was unanimously agreed that Governor Folk
was the logical candidate. and an address was
issued to The Democrats of Tennessee asking
their help to land Tennessees strength for the
former Tennesseean at the next convention 1t
was the sense Of the meeting that Bryan could
not be elected and that Folk could.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
ST. G4UDENS'S DESIGNS.
Sculpt0r's Deuices for Ne7o Gold
Coins Likely To BE Used.

Notwithstanding the report circulated in the
early part OF the week that the St. Gaudens de
signs for the gold eagle and double eagle would
not be accepted owing to the fact that they were
unit for practical purposes the chief devices being
In too high relief, Dr. George F. Kunz, of this city
chairman of the committee coinage of the
American Numismatic Society. gives the assurance
that he has obtained the information from high
in authority of the government that the St. Gau-
dens designs positively will be accepted
The mint engravers bringing the devices
into lower relief that the coins may answer all
practical needs, and especially TO overcome the
chief and only defect Of the preliminary pattern
pieces struck that Of the high reliefs which would
not permit of the coins being piled one upon the
other.
But the really vital question at issue regarding
the ST Gaudens coin designs-that of suitability
from an artistic point of vew-has. according to DR..
Kunz who has been consulted by President Roose-
Welt regarding the new coins been definitely agreed
upon
A committee OF the Numismatic Society recently
sent TO the President resolutions outlining means
by which the coinage could be improved. 1t sug-
gested that $4,000 be appropriated by Congress and
offered as prizes for the best designs for various
coins submitted by American artists. and that the
government take measures to put the coin coec-
ton in the mint Philadelphia on an equality
with the other government coin collections of the
world
The society suggested that the mint each year
strike a medal I'm bronze the design Of which
should be commemorative OF the leading historical
event of the year pertaining TO the United States,
and that such medal be sold for nominal sum to
the visitors at the Philadelphia mint. the proceeds
IN he devoted to the enlargement OF the govern
ment's collection of coins.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
PANIC FOLLOWS SHOCK.
POWDER PLANT BLOWN UP
Many Hurt an Frisco Factory after
Far A7oay Explosion.

San Francisco, Aug. 24.-There were three ex-
plosions at the Du Pont de Nemours powder
works at Sobrante the bay shore, sixteen
miles north of Berkeley, to-day Two men are
dead and many injured.
The two men were working IN the mixing
house when three tons of ntroglycerine ex-
ploded, destroying the washhouse. the nitro
glycerine mixing house and the acid separating
house and a large acid tank. The monetary
loss is $4,000
The shocks of the explosions were felt in the
cities all around the bay. When the thou
sand employees OF the California Fruit Gamers
Association, who work in the big establishment
of the company, In Van Ness avenue. this city,
felt the shocks they thought there was an earth
quake and rushed into the streets During the
stampede a number of persons We're thrown
down and trampled upon. At least thirteen per-
severely hurt. Seven Italian women
were removed to the Central Emergency Hos
pttal. three other women were taken to another
hospital and three more were treated at the cam
merry.
OF the seven injured women taken to the Cen
trail Emergency Hospital. one, whose name has
not been ascertained, is suffering from internal
injuries and possibly fracture of the skull
Only one man seems to have been seriously in
jured
The cause of injury to many persons among
the thousand employees the closing of
the heavy doors opening from the main stair
way TO the street vestibule. It is thought that
employees the lower floor in rushing out
through the vestibule closed the doors. which
are directly at the bottom of the stairway lead
ing from the main corridor on the second floor
OF the cannery.
Nearly five hundred women employees. who
worked on the second floor, scarcely understand
ir:S the cause of the excitement. rushed into the
upstairs corridor, and those behind. finding
themselves blocked by others already filling the
staircase, threw themselves headlong down
stairs until the stairway was jammed full of ex-
cited women. all held in the narrow inclosure by
the heavy doors at the bottom. The doors could
not be opened until several policemen arrived
and broke the hinges allowing the women TO
reach the street.
When the shock Of the explosion first felt
several italian employees went into the street TO
investigate the cause. On re-entering the build
ing they said 1t was earthquake and this
started a stampede. During the efforts 10 get
outside few men drew knives and wounded
several persons Others jumped into chute
used TO send boxed cans from the second floor of
the establishment. and were landed in heap at
the bottom.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
UNIONIST VICTORY.
Ont and Ont PrOfeCtiOnist Gets In
creased Wai iOritY.

Bury ST. Edmunds. England, Aug 24-The
UniOnsts scored triumph here to-day when their
candidate for seat In the House of Commons.
the Hon. Walter Guinness, received 1851 votes
to 741 cast for w. E. Yates the Liberal can
didate- This is a majority of 500. against
the majority of 434 obtained by Captain F. w
F. Hervey. Unionist, in the last general elec-
ton. Captain Hervey succeeded to the peerage
upon the death of the Marquis of Bristol. and
the seat consequently became vacant. The
campaign attracted great deal of interest and
was fought out on the question Of tariff reform.
Mr. Guinness is an out-and-out PrOtectiOnist.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TORPEDO EXPELLER EXPLODES.
Three Ordnance Officials Hurt in Test at
Norfolk Navy Yard.

Norfolk, Va, Aug 24.-While Ordnance De-
partment officials were testing an air compress
sor used I'm expelling torpedoes in the power
house of the yards and docks department of the
Norfolk navy yard to-day. four of eight cranks
in the expeller blew out with terrific force, in
turing three men and doing considerable damage
to the building. Many who were standing
around had narrow escapes. A heavy sheet of
arnor plate placed for the protection OF those
around I'm case Of accident was blown one hun
dred feet away and one Of the larger cranks
went straight up taking OF the caves Of the
power plant and breaking sixty-fve windows in
the building.
Those injured were Allen Webb, H. 8. Martin
and e. L. Shepperd.
Gre.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
ST. SWITHIN'S SPELL OVER.
Ends at Midnight with Rain Saving Connec-
ticut Farmers $1,OOO,0OO.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Hartford Conn, Aug. 24-The forty days
eIapsing after ST. Swithins feast, which, Incl
dentalIy was a beautiful midsummer day. ended
at midnight last night. and at 12 15 a. light
driZzIe of rain started. which gradually in
creased until to-day there downpour
which has been soaking the parched Connecticut
crops all day. 1t is roughly estimated that to-
days rain worth about S1.000.o00 to the
Connecticut Valley tobacco crop.
There are farmers who no longer believe that
the legend that a fair ST. Swithins day means
zorty rainless days is joke.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
HORSE HELD FOR DEBT WINS MONEY.
GiIdersleeve's Penrhyn, Levied on by Sheriff,
Gets Third Place.

Until Edward J. Gildersleeve. of Louisville.
KY can raise $500 to pay debt which il is
alleged he owes Walter t. McGinty. OF this
city Sheriff Lane. Of Westchester County. will
have charge of his racing stable consisting Of
four horses The horses were levied at the
Empire City track on Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff
Kuss. under a warrant of attachment which
McC;nty obtained here IL is alleged by Nc
Ginty that the debt represents borrowed money.
The horses are Canopian. Anbreta. Alsona
,and Penrhyn. Although the stable Is in charge
of a deputy sheriff. Lane has allowed Glider
sleeve to race the horses. with the hope that
he might be able to win few purses and pay
the claim
Until yesterday the best that the horses could
do was to run fourth, but in the race yesterday
Psurhyn ran third, winning 800
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
Fo1rR THROWN FROM AUTOMOBILE

A large touring car, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Frank f; Bennett, of No. 122 West 12Oth street;
,,;.o reIa Owen. of No. s3S West End avenue and
/, Homer the chauffeur, who gave his address as
No 1743 Broadway, struck by a trolley car at
rSeptune avenue and Ocean Boulevard, Coney ISL
and last night All of the occupants were thrown
ont Miss Owen sustained fractured arm and a
had scalp wound while Mr.. and Mrs bennett were
badly bruised The chauffeur unconscious for
a time but when he brought to his senses IT
was found that he had not been badly injured
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
WINS CONTRACT FROM U. S. STEEL.
Maryland Company, of Baltimore, Will Fur
nish Rails for Panama Canal Work.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

q
baltimore Aug 24.-The Maryland Steel Com
panv in competition with the United States steel
Corporation. has just received a substahtai con-
tract for the supply of steel rails to be used IN
Panama in connection with the canal construction
work.
The award was made by the Isthmian Canal
Commission to r. c. Hoffman & Co.. Baltimore
agents for the Maryland Steel Company. The
+act calls for 800 gross tons of 7O-pound steel
rails with accessories. The contract price is $3.50
against s973 bid by the United States Steel Cor
,,oration Delivery IS be made in September
while the competing company stipulated NoVeni-
her shipment
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TO CONTROL MILK PRICE.
Dmrymen's League FOrmed-May
Embrace -Four States.

MiddIetown. NJ ". Aug. 24-Hundreds OF
farmers from Sullivan. Ulster and Orange
counties New York, and Sussex County. New
Jersey. met here to-day 70 form dairynen's
league TO control the price OF milk sold to New
York dealers
Milk producers representing fifteen thousand
cows have already signed the agreement and
the promoters OF the league state that 10 will
embrace all dairymen in New York, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania and Connecticut.