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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
ANOTHER ATTEMPT 10
 WRECK PENN. R R. TRAIN
PITTSBURG FLYER, ONE OF THE FASTEST ON ROAD, MAR
 ROWLY ESCAPES.

Telephone Pole Placed Across Rails
 With Its Ends Secured by Heavy
 Stakes Driven Into the Ground--Dis-
 covered by Crew of Shifting En-
 gine--Seventeen Minutes Later the
 Flyer DasIies by at Rate of Fifty
 Miles an Hour.
 Youngstown, O., March Silt was learned tonight that an attempt made yesterday to wreck the Pittsburg flyer, one of the Pennsylvania railroads fast est trains between Cleveland and Pitts burg, was frustrated when the crew oe 0 shifting engine near Lowellville re- moved a telephone pole which had been placew across the rails with it's ends secured with heavy stakes driven into the ground.
 Seventeen minutes later the fast train, running at the rate of fifty miles an hour. rushed bv.
 It is believed the attempted wreckers were those who derailed the Chicago limited and the Kriston express on the Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg recently. Captain Gastinger of New castle, Pa. with force of railroad detectives are Investigating.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
DISCUSSED TRIPLE ALLIANCE
MEETING OF GERMAN CHANCEL- LOR AND ITALIAN MINISTER.

Official Statement Issued Admitting
 Politics Were Talked Over-strength
 and Efficiency of the Driebund--
 Greatest Danger Threatening Italy
 and Austria Canfict Between
 Themselves - Reciprocal Relations
 Must be Strengthened.
 Rapolla, Italy, March 31.-Originally it was intended by Prince von Buelow, the German imperial chancellor, and Signor Tittoni, the Italian minister of foreign affairs, that not the slightest political importance should attach to their meeting here to-day but after a two hours conference at the imperial palace hotel this morning it was decld- ed before separating to issue an official statement. This was as follows:
 This morning there took place long and amicable discussion between Prince von Buelow and Signor Tittoni. AL though the conference was not brought about by political reasons, naturally the subjects of conversation were the polit- ical questions now occupying the inter- national field.
 The conversation demonstrated again the complete and full correspond ence of ideas of the two statesmen
 It seems that the chief discussion was concerning the efficiency and strength of the triple alliance, and that it was especially argued that reciprocal rela- tions between Austria and Italy should be strengthened, as the greatest danger threatening the two powers was a con- flict between themselves, which the triple alliance wished to avoid. It is expected that tile conferences will end when Prince von Buelow and Signor Tittoni meet Baron Aehrenthal, the Austro- Hungarian foreign minister
 It is asserted that the German chan cellor is not opposed to the principle of general limitation of armaments, but that he will reserve his actual adhesion to it until a practical way for it's appli- cation is found.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
THAW PASSES PLEASANT
 EASTER HOURS WITH WIFE
SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED TO EVELYN TO SEE HER
 HUSBAND.

Declares to the Reporters When She
 Is Leaving the Tombs That "Harry
 With the Ways His Affairs Are Pro-
 gressing Every Day"-Perfectly Con-
 fident the Commission VIII Find Him
 sane--LOOks for Early Freedom.
 New York, March 31-Easter Sunday for Harry Thaw in the Tombs was made cheerful by a visit from his wife, to whom he had granted special per- init to pass the afternoon with her hus- band.
 When Mrs, Thaw left she said to the reporters:
 Harry grows more cheerful and sat isfied with the way his affairs are pro- gressing every day" she said. Like all the rest of us, he is perfectly confi- dent that the commission will find him sane and that the trial will 80 on. He even talked to-day of being free next Sunday, and planned how we would dine together"
 Thaw attended the Easter services conducted by Rev. pr. sanderson in the morning None of his counsel visit ed him during the day. He will con- suit with his lawyers tomorrow as to probable developments before the com mission, which conyenes at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
 Tonight Clifford W. Hartridge, the attorney of record in the Thaw defense, spent about forty minutes with his client in earnest consultation. He let 1t to be inferred later that he was well satisfied with the showing made by his client before the lunacy commis- sion, and that the resumption of the trial was practically certain.
 "The defense will offer no witnesses before the commission" said Daniel OReilly, who has charge of the prac- tical end of the Thaw case. No alien ists will be called to testify to the present mental condition of the de fendant, although the district attorney l Hldb lHe IIuIlllSC u tut CDllkliilS5lOu V hear his witnesses on three points. Drs Gregory, Pilgrim and White, who were l witnesses for the defense, will not bt called because their affidavits were not filed with the affidavits of the other experts.
 Tt is probable that Dr. Hamilton nay be excluded entirely not becaus' he declines to waive his professions privilege, but because what he coulC tell would be too remote to determine the present condition of this defendant The last time Dr, Hamilton had an op portunity to make an observation O scientific value was in July, 1906. tAl the indications are that the trial vii be resumed, and that the final issue vii be determined before the end of thu week."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
CHILE PIQUED AT REFUSAL
UNITED STATES NOT FAVORABLE TO AMBASSADORIAL PLAN,

south American Republic Has Conse-
 quentIy Failed to Send Diplomat
 to Replace Minister Walker-Martinen
 --Ghile's Ambition Caused Jealousy
 Among Other COuntries---Argentine
 Particularly Opposed.
 Washington, March 31.-Chiles fail- ure to send a minister to Washington to replace MT. Walker Martinez, who did not return here after the Pan American conference at Rio Janeiro last summer, has caused much com ment The neglect of the Chilean con- gress to appropriate sufficient money to maintain the legation has been given as a reason for leaving the American mission in charge of Alberto Yoacham, secretary of the legation. But it has just become known that the real cause was hidden deep In Latin American politics.
 Chile decided it would be a good idea to have an ambassador in Washington and steps were taken to discover what the United States thought about the proposed elevation of the Chilean rep- resentative to Washington. Brazil had an ambassador tnd Chile felt that a similar honor should be accorded to 1t by the United States. The suggestion that the Chilean envoy might be raised 10 ambassadorial rank set all Latin America on edge and a general move ment was instituted by the southern republics to head off such a movement. Argentina, being unfriendly to Chile, was especially opposed to the plan, as Brazil and Chile are always rated as allies and Argentina did not want her two strongest rivals to outstrip her in American representation.
 It has not been the policy of the state department to send ambassadors to any country which cannot be rank ed as a world power and when the hos tility of the rest of South America to such q change became known, the United States decided that the question had better not be agitated further at his time Before this decision was reached, however, 1t was dlplomatical- ly hinted that Bolivia and several of the other western South American re- publics would probably decide to with draw their ministers and leave their legations in charge of secretaries in case Chile was permitted to send an ambassador
 After Mir. Walker Martinez left Washington it was suggested to the state department that another man, whose name has not been made public was being considered for the place But after the United States was asked about the man his name was dropped and recently there has been no sugges- ton that Chile will be in any hurry about sending a representative of min isterial rank to Washington.
 The United states had no objection to the name proposed and the failure of Chile to send him is attributed by dip lomatists here to the refusal of the United States to give favorable consid- eration to the ambassadorial plan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
DIR. MARTIN LOSING HOPE.
Futile Visit to New York--Another
 Child, Not His.

New York, March 31--Dr H. N. Mar win, father of the little boy who was kidnapped March 4 near Dover, Del, in company with several detectives, went to the Alabama hotel here to-day, where for twenty-four hours detectives had been watching a woman and lit tie boy believed to be the stolen lad, Although the child was almost coun- terpart of the missing Horace, one glance was enough to tell the father that it was not his baby.
 Just before taking train for Dover tonight Dr. Marvin said that he had almost given up hope of ever seeing his boy again. He said that he was receiving many ransom letters daily, most of them fro mNew York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
TELEGRAPH RATE INCREASE.
ssrHs Coicnel cIowery Says There IT se 2
 ast a Nothing Like . General AdvITsss

SOtOncl CAOWery sayA sThere M ,54 5l a
 Nothing Like General Adv1sss -(A
 New York, March .-ConcerningSsssS sS recently announced advance in tES rates charged by the company, Colonel R. c. ClowTy president of the Western Union Telegraph company. tonight said:
 There has been nothing like gen. eral increase in rates by the telegraph companies. A number of special and unprofitable rates have been increased to the standard of schedule rates. These special rates were discriminative against large number of places and were originally established by compet- ing companies, which by reason there- of went into bankruptcy. Most of the rates increased were twenty-five cents for ten words rates It costs at least thirty cents each to handle such mes- sages for short distances at the present time. The increase in the cost of tele- graph materials has been from 76 to- 100 per cent, within the last few years. In addition to the recent horizontal in- crease of 10 per cent. in the salaries of all managers and operators, there has been for years past a constant and large increase in the wages of all classes of individual employees from month to month. There is no increase in the word rates consequently the newspaper rates remain the same.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
NEWSBoY HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Charles Lipson Struck by Big Touring
 Car on Chapel Street.

Charles Lipson, of 155 Washington avenue, newsboy, had a narrow es- cape from being hurt by an automo- bile at the corner of Temple and Chap el streets yesterday noon. He was crossing Chapel street when he was struck by a big automobile and knocked down, but, beyond being badly shaken up, he was not hurt. The car was driven by Wilbur A. Maynard, who is an assistant in the bursars of flee at Yale college. He took the boy in and after giving him g ride gave him a dollar and sent him on his way rejoicing The boy went back to sell ing papers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
SITUATION IN RUMANIA.
Peasants Now Said to be Repairing
 Damage Done by Them.

DdmAGe OOuS Dy AhcAhs
 Bucharest. March 31.-It is semi-of- sicially stated that in many districts the peasants are repairing the damage done to property and restoring stolen goods to their owners. Disturbances are reported from Putna, in Moldavia, and many cases of plundering, incen- diarism and armed conflict in Walla- chia.
 A number of peasants have been kill ed or wounded by troops at Langa and Patulele. At Galicea in the center of the disturbed area, all of the ringlead- CTS have been captured.
 The conmunes of Huerezani and Pe- geni are in full revolt and troops have been dispatched there. All is quiet at rWlascha, Covurlui and Roman.
 According to to-day's official report there was no fresh rioting anywhere in the districts in which there were out breaks, murder pillage and incendiar- ism by peasants last week. The disor- ders were vigorously suppressed and the revolt stopped at all points and troops are now following up bands of plunder- CTS whom the repart declares will soon be captured.
 In the districts in which the peasants have been quieted the prefects are ex- amining their demands and arranging terms with landowners, with the view oi pacifying the country The situation throughout Rumania, the report con cludes, is greatly improved.
 St. Petersburg, March S1.- Premier stolypin has sent a circular to the gov ernors of provinces ordering them tc prohibit the printing of news of the agrarian disorders in Rumania, in the fear that they may spread to Russia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
PROGRESS IN EFFORTS
 TO PREVENT A STRIKE
GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONERS CONFER WITH BOTH SIDES TO
 CONTROVERSY.

Labor Chiefs Intimate Willingness to
 Concede Something from Their Origi-
 nal Demands on the Railroads in the
 Interests of Peace-General Mana-
 gers Assert Again That They Will
 Not Grant Anything More-JOint
 Conference Between the COntending
 Parties May be Held To-day.
 Chicago, March 31.-Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the interstate commerce commission, and Charles P. Neill com missioner of labor, who came to Chi cago to try to effect solution of the controversy between the conductors and trainmens organizations and the railroad managers, held series of con- ferences to-day and tonight, first with one side and then with the other. MT. Knapp afterward said progress was being made, but nothing definite had been accomplished thus far.
 It was said that the labor chiefs had intimated to the commissioners that they were willing to concede something from their original demands in the in- terests of peace, but what concession they would make was not disclosed. The railroad managers, on the other hand, are said to have declared that they would grant nothing more than they have already offered their em- ployes, and that the recent vote of the men in favor of strike was not fair criterion of the feeling entertained by the mass of employees toward the rail- roads, They asserted that most of the passenger conductors were willing to accept the advance offered, and voted for a rejection of the terms against their own better judgment Chiess Morrissey ana Garretson, of the labor organizations, denied that any influ ence was exercised among the men to procure a vote favorable to a strike. A joint conference between the managers and the union leaders may be held to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
HARDWARE STORE GUTTED.
ABOUT $15,OOO DAMAGE TO
 LIGHTBoURN g& PONDS.

Fire Broke Out Yesterday Morning at
 O'CIocI-second Alarm Sent In--.
 Ragged Several Hours--Due to Ex1
 plosion and Was Discovered by OM-
 cer Bernard HOpe--Palace Cafe Also
 Damaged.
 The hardware store of Lightbourn & Pond, at 33 to S9 Broadway, was gutted by fire at an early hour yesterday morning. The Palace cafe, which is next door, was badly damaged by wa ter. The damage is variously estimated at from $15,oOo to s2O,OO0
 The alarm was sent in by Patrolman Bernard Hope, who discovered 1t as soon as it broke out. Had it not been for his timely discovery greater damage would have resulted The policeman says that he had tried the back doors fifteen minutes before the fire broke out. He then went down the street to the corner of York and was trying the front doors on the way toward the Lightbourn store. He had got part way up the street, when he heard an explo- sion whici1 sounded as If 1t must be in the Lightbourn & Pond store. He im- mediately went there and found the place in flames. This was at 4 o'clock. 1 The fire vas very stubborn one and had got under considerable headway before the fire department arrived. It was soon discovered that more appar- atus would be necessary and second alarm was sent in. Although six fire engines were pumping water on the flames, it was not until o'clock that they were under complete control, and it was o'clock before the last piece of apparatus left the scene.
 An investigation into the cause of the explosion has not yet been made, but will be begun this morning. A large quantity of paints. and oils is kept in storage rooms both at the rear of the hardware store and of the T. w. Cor bett store, which adjoins.
 The loss of the Lightbourn & Pond company will be very heavy Neither of the members of the firm would give an estimate last night. They have made arrangements with the T. w Corbett company for the use of part ot the latter's store until their own is re. built. They will move in what is left oi theirw stock to-day
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
WANTS ACT ENFORCED.
New York Attorney General Called
 Upon by City Comptroller.

Upon by City COmptrOner'
 New York, March 81.--Comptroller Martin H. Glynn announced tonight t hat he had called upon Attorney General William S. Jackson to enforce the criminal and civil penalties of the stock transfer tax act.
 Inspectors charged with the duty of ascertaining the manner in which stock brokers are complying with the statute have been refused, in some instances, MT. Glynn says, the right to examine records, and have experienced great difficulty in securing adequate informa- ton concerning transactions governed by the transfer act. They have report ed that stock has been purchased and sold to the extent of thousands of shares without the payment of the stamp tax.
 Some brokers were found who had endeavored, MT. Glynn says, to justify their position by claiming that they were simply the representatives of oth- CT brokers who should pay the tax. The state, however, does not accept any shift of responsibility, holding that the stamps must be affixed to the agree ment of sale where the actual delivery of the stock does not take place imme- diately.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
CAR OF ToRPEDoEs ExPLoDEs.
In Center of Fast Moving Train-Othcr
 Cars Smashed.

Cumberland, Md, March S1.-A car loaded with railroad torpedoes and iron tubes containing carbonic acid gas, located near the middle of a rap idly moving east bound Baltimore and Ohio freight train, was blown up while passing Patterson's Creek, eight miles east of here to-day. The car was de- molished, the connecting cars smashed, two steel hopper cars on an adjoining track were blown over, the track torn up for some distance and telegraph poles and wires destroyed. The noise of the explosion was deafening and thousands of exploded torpedoes rained on house roofs many yards away. No one was injured. Passenger trains were delayed for time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Neicc of Late c. P. Huntington In-
 stantIy Killed.

oneonta, N. Y, March S1.-Mrs. E. s. Loveland, a niece of the late c. P. Huntington, and a beneficiary under the latter's will, was instantly killed to-day while operating a new automo- bile which had been delivered to her yesterday.
 In attempting to turn around on Chestnut street, Mrs. Loveland unin- tentionally turned on full power and the car shot across the sidewalk and plunged over a stone wall that crowns a twenty foot embankment. Mrs. Lovelanl was thrown from the car as 1t dropped to the ground and her neck was broken.
 Mrs Loveland's daughter, Mrs. J. R.. Bickford, of Boston, who occupied the car with her mother, escaped with slight bruises.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
F0RAKER'S ASPIRATIONS.
Former Governor Herrick Does Not
 Think Them Taken Seriously.

Santa Barbara, Cal, March 31.-'I do not believe the people of Ohio take Sem ator Foraker's aspirations seriously. Nor do think the republican party does.
 Myron T. Herrick, former governor of Ohio, said yesterday that this was all he cared to say about the senior Ohio senator's aspirations to succeed 'Roose- welt. He declared, however, that the present situation rendered 1t absolute ly impossible to risk a guess on the man to whom will fall the republican choice in 1908.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
Former Mayor of Syracuse Dend.

Syracuse, N. Ys March 31-William K. Niver, former mayor, died to-day, aged seventy-two years. MT. Niver was born in Kinderhook and for twelve years was manager of a transportation company with headquarters in New York. He was later an assistant su- perintendent of a division of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western rail- read and superintendent of the Syra- euse, Binghamton and New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
CHICAGO ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Easter Brings Little Relaxation in Eff
 forts of Leaders.

Chicago, March 31.-Easter brought little relaxation in the efforts of party leaders in the campaign for the first four year mayoralty election. A score of meeting were held in various parts of the city by each of the leading par ties, while the prohibitionists and so- cialists were no less active in propor- tion to ther strength. Republican and democratic managers tonight were still sanguine of success for their re- spective candidates, Postmaster Busse and Mayor Dunne, each party predict ing probable plurality of from 30,O00 to 40,000 for Its candidate. Meetings are scheduled for tomorrow almost up to the last hour before the polls open Tuesday morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
Threatened Teamsters' Strike Averted

Boston, March 81.-A threatened gen. erai strike of the team drivers in this city has been averted through the granting of the demands of the men by most of the large firms but 1t is ex- pected that five hundred men will go out on Wednesday unless eight firms that are still holding to the old scale of wages sign the agreement, The new agreement gives the men one dollar a week increase in wages and shortens the days work half an hour
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
CoNsrANTINoPLE EXPLOSION

Bomb Throwing Personal Act of Ven-
 Eeance Against an Armenian.
 Constantinople, March 31.-The explo- sion of aebomb in the Pera quarter of the city last Friday killing two men and wounding four others appears to have been an act of personal vengeance against an Armenian, Andon Keutcho- glou, formerly friends and colleague of Fehmi Pasha, ex-chief of the secret police of the palace, who recently was exiled to Mudania at the request of the German government, but with whom he recently quarreed The man who threw the bomb escaped.