New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
CARE FOR MLTTIAMEN


official interests above their duty to the paon1e
what has become of the public utilities no.,
Drafts Of the bill amended bv the ,s
bly, Railroads Committee have been coD,,to.ol
1t is said that Speaker Wadsworth has broIa-,
from the Governor on the bill The Covaroo
| having signed the Wentworth bill providing for
1t. there will be investigation of the s+a-
militia. Senator McCarren has introduced .
bill to repeal the Elsberg amendment to the
rapid transit act passed last winter"
did hear that Mayor Mcclellan had sons,
back to Tammany's arms?"
There has been good deal of talk about a
truce between the Mayor and the organization
but just what the situation is it is difficult 70
tell. On Monday the SulIivans and Corporation
Counsel Ellison had conference. After the
conference Mr.. Ellison issued a statement which
suggested that pipes of peace had been smoked
by the organization and the Mayor. This was
followed by one from the Mayor, which indi-
Gated that he and his chief of the law depart-
ment had divergent views regarding the situa-
tion. According to the Mayor. no deal had been
made authorized by him which altered his
position In the least Owing to the contra
dictory character of the statements it was
thought there was some possibility OF the Cor
poration Counsel resigning, but toward the end
of the week it was announced that the two were
in harmony. 1t is believed that the result OF
the conference will mean more cordial relations
with the district leaders. greater prestige for the
der the advice of the Corporation Counsel a
united Tammany at the fall election and The
elimination Of Charles F. Murphy as the leader
before January l."
Haven't we got through with the insurance
elections yet7'
mo. we seem to have entered new stage
George r. Scrugham. manager of the interna-
tional policyholders' committee; Charles Stirrup
and c. f. Darlington watchers for and assistant
managers of the committee. and Jacob Frank
an agent OF the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. were arrested by direction Of the District
AttorheES once on the charse or conspiracy.
IL was alleged that they had arranged for the
perfection. by means Of forgery and Other
methods, Of International ballots. II is declared
that they had in their possession before the cleo
tiOD a large number of ballots for the policv-
holders which were not in proper form 10 be
counted. The men arrested. II was charged, caused
a large number Of these invalid ballots TO be
altered and changed in many respects. The men
were released on bail. 1t was said later that a
@ t ~I case IlisnC II @ sroW OUT OF the investigation
on the ground that mail matter addressed TO the
New York Life Insurance Company had been
opened by the International committee"
What was that theft OF 81 300 900 in bondso"
That was not a fresh robbery IL was re-
vealed that w. o. Douglass the assistant bor5
clerk OF the Trust Company OF North An,arica
had carried away sS00000 in bonds and had hid
den securities TO the amount of 100000 in the
banking house with the intention Of returning
ana ~ taxing them away also 1t is believed tnat
II ne had waited to leave his Office until the
usual hour he would have succeeded IN getting
sa1eIy away with his precious bundle. HIS un-
uSua4 absence from MS deSk-le 10 the inyestfga-
tlon which resulted in the discovery of the theft
IL IS said that Douglass worked for Others ana
s0 SropapIy prohted to the extent OF only $500 or
5000 The bank has recovered all except s63 000
or the securities This amount it is feared, viii
Didn't Taft go to Ohio last week, y7,a,
came or his visit 10 his old home?'
suppose you refer 10 political results The
TRENDS OF the Secretary of War assert that their
s SauuIIaJe mas SO strong a lead that it is not
improbable that Senator Foraker NAV abandon
MS eIfortS to secure the states Endorsement FOR
the Presidency and cOnfne himself 10 the Sen
hot ms
was candidate for Senator II was saif rbat
ne was a candidate for the Presidency alone
out that ne felt that the Senator TO be elected
from Ohio next year should be a frfen1 Of +ba
PRESIDENT: The genial Secretary has returned
70 washington Henry Watterson, in The
LOUISVILLE Courfer-JOurnal,' early In the week
picked out his dark horse 10 win the non1ins
lloI, oI. II was Governor Hughes OF New York"
Old May Day pass quietly this year?'
There too little disturbance Of tba 15r.,-
worId mere TO cause ripple on the surface OF
society but in Paris one thousand persons were
arrested and twenty badly hurt in the street
encounters between the mounted men and tbe
oIslurDers- Jacob Law, a Russian who was a
I'D, - I5iIzed american coolly fired five shots.
Wot'!luiHS Two culraSSiers, from the top OF an
omnibus Preparations are going forward for
the trial or Messrs. Haywood Meyer and Petti-
Done at Boise. Despite the extreme faaIire-
which prevails there every effort is hsi,e- r1sis
70 make the trial fair one. SIayor Eugene =
Schmltz or san Francisco has made a PROPOSE
tion 10 1ne graft prosecutors to resign his office
make full confession 10 the grand fury ~ his
knowledge OF municipal graft and ioin tbe rani,s
- taG HetotHieFS II ne Is granted immunity. II
Is SAID 'that he has admitted that previous 10
the granting of the trolley franchises ba ans
other city officials reached an understandings
with the trolley people. Ruef Is trying IN secrra
a change of venue the ground that The nress
and people OF San Francisco are too preiudiCsi
TO give him a fair trial"
Did the Russian Dounla hurst vatq,,
While fuse was lighted by one of the radi-
caI members last week. the more conservatives
ones ones saved the DOuma from destruction. NJ.
Zuraboff. Socialist member. rnadS - se,-,. VI
attack on the army and the goyernmsn+ in +5s
course OF the first executive session A r,,Ir,bar
~. % .5 tIe ministers who We're present withdrew i'm
lheulate!y after the speech serving nOtfcs that
uhleSS ne We're temporarily suspended they
would sever all connection with the Do,Imo
tbe oaothet met in extraordinary session. and
s--e teactiohary members expressed themselves
Ireely regarding the harangue OF the Socialist
An opportunity was given for the DOuma tn
arrange matters without fatal conseouencas 10
itself This was a great relief 10 the steering
committee. and the following day President
s. 1E IN; representing the Douma, apelogized
There was another kind of explosion az Can
con Chiha. on Thursday evening" continued
: CfnI OElslaht Reader "A gunpOwder magazine ex-
piOueu' kiIlng more than score OF persons.
razing fifteen houses historical 1nanv-sided
pds0ua ana a section of the massive city WALL
The pagoda didn't seem 10 have much in
, iuenee on the currents of the air on that OcCa-
sion." remarked Busy Man
president Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala
said Constant Reader - mine had been con-
'tructed under the street The horses attached
% the RESIDENTS carriage were killed. The re-
dtloIlS or Guatemala and Mexico are strained.
out every effort is being made to relieve the
ehslon. as II is the desire of the United States
tau Ia mere shaI be no war on the American con-
lheIlts 10 mar It's plans at the Hague Peace
conference The Dominican Republic accepted
ne much discussed treaty with the United
states sta.es' C9innander Fullam. of the United
2ta.eS guhooat Marietta. stationed az Puerto
Iortez. has ordered the arrest of several Mica
aguan soldiers charged with brutaIy assault
nS an American negro
Inere was a hurricane MeyfCO On VedneS-