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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
DELAY IN PUBLIC WORK.
State Engineer Skene Finds Hum
dred UnfuIfHed Contracts.
tBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune.

Albany. Jan. 15.-State Engineer Skens made
public statement tonight in which he de-
clared that he had found about one hundred
contracts in his office which practically 40
work has been done Some of them are Of two
years standing. He has sent out notice to the
contractors that he Will declare the work aban-
doned and hold their sureties responsible for it's
completion. Twelve OF these contracts whose
terms have been unfufed are for work on the
housand-ton barge canal, aggregating from
s1OoooOO0 to S11. 900 There are many road
has been done. and others with only from 70 &
per cent Of the work completed. These con.
tracts aggregate S40O0000. for which money has
been appropriated by the state.
Mr.. skene's statement. after telling of his ac-
ton in holding the sureties responsible. con-
tinued:
The lax conduct Of the department. seems 10
be primarily responsible for the negligent and
dilatory conduct of the delayed work Manner
GUS contractors bidding on several Jobs with
insufficient plant properly to prosecute the work
simply utilizing Il on one or two jobs and per-
uniting the others to wait until the plant and
equipment are released from job and trans
ferred to another-this method I shall not toll
crate. Where one firm has secured more than
one contract / shall insist that the work be
pushed all simultaneously. feel that this
course will be far more satisfactory for all con-
cerned. L not here to criticise neither am
here 10 follow or permit any Anticipated meth
DDS. I propose to give the people OF the state
just what they have appropriated their money
for and give II TO them rapidly as my de-
partment can take proper care Of the work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
DRY. ROT, SAYS j. j. HILL.
Country Facing Slo7o Paralysis in
Commercial Sense.

Minneapolis, Jan. 15-"This country is facing.
in a commercial sense. the disease one might
call slow paralysis" declared James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Railroad, at
the opening session of the Northwestern Lum-
bermen's Association to-day. Continuing. Mr..
Hill said:
The railroads to-day are blamed for every
thing, practically, that is wrong. The Great
Northern road is blamed am blamed because
it is Illuminated that I the Great Northern
Railroad The truth of the matter is that
own less than Z per cent of the stock Of the
Great Northern road There 5000 share
holders in the company, HOO of whom are
women You never knew that before, but that
is the situation, and when ask our share
our already large capital in order that we may
build more trackage to carry the business Of the
West to the East. we are made defendant in
suit brought by the State of Minnesota
In discussing the congestion of traffic on the
Northern roads. Mr.. Hill said
At this time, when the lumber business is
constantly increasing factor, the lumber trade Of
the country is being concentrated on the forests
OF Washington and oregon. l was talking to
the president of the Northern Pacific within a
month. Their capacity Is measured by the tun-
mel through the Cascade range. Everything
working fairly, good grade and good rails. they
get from 300 to $50 cars a day in each d.
rectlon, and that is all they can move through
that hole and often they are called on 10 move
600 or 200 day.
The remedy to-day is more trackage facilities,
and we cannot increase those facilities without
more money 1t is not more cars. but more
movement OF the cars already in use which Will
sove the shortage problem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
FOUR CHILDREN SAVED AT FIRE.
Rescuers at First Overlooked Baby in Cradle
but Got Him at Great Risk.

Through the bravery OF two young men. four
children OF Mrs. Agnes Dockstader. who lives
the fifth floor Of No. S04 East 123d street. were
saved from death by fire yesterday. Their
mother had left them locked In the rooms while
she went out to do some marketing.
Joseph Grady. a student, of No. 3OS East 122d
street. and Christopher Hahner, an eXpressmaH
of No 3O1 East 123d street, passing the house.
saw smoke curling about the window and
climbed up the fire escape. They smashed in
the window of the Dockstader fiat and rescued
Arthur. five years old; Evereda. three years old.
and Gertie, two years old. They overlooked
baby Leroy. eight months old. who was asleep
in his cradle In the hallway they met Mrs.
Dockstader.
"Oh, where's my baby?" she cried.
Although almost stfed by the smoke the two
young back into the rooms, where they
found the child In the cradle. with the fire
smouderng in the clothes. They caught up tho
baby. who burned about the body and legs,
and carried him TO safety. The fire. it Is be-
lieved, caused by one of the children playing
with matches. Baby Leroy taken TO Har-
lem Hospital He will recover. the doctors say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
BURNH4M HIRES O'BRIEN.
Er-Judge to Fight Conricfs Case
Before appellate Division.

learned last night. has been retained to represent
George Burnham. jr.. of the Mutual Reserve. when
his case shall reach the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court. This announcement caused, great
interest within insurance circles last night ipsur
ance men seeing in the retention of Judge OBrien
the strongest indications that the indicted Mutual
Reserve men would exhaust every effort 10 fight
their conviction
Justice O'Gorman, in the Supreme Court, yester-
dav denied application or counsel for President
Frederick a. Burnham of the Mutual Reserve, that
George Burnham jr., be kept IN the Tombs until
after President Burnhams trial
According 10 his decision. George Durham tr..
must begin at to serve his two years term.
The Justice says that he find no authority
for granting the application. and that he is of the
opinion I'll at the court possesses inherent power
to entertain the motion. The granting Of the ap-
plIcatlon. he says. would act las a stay Of the
execution OF the Judgment of the court and cor
stitute an unwarranted interference with the en-
forcement OF the criminal law"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
MAGISTRATES AND POLITICS.
Bill to Restrict Their Activity and Also to
Forbid Their Practising Law.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Albany Jan. 15.-Assemblyman Lee. Of Kings,
Introduced a bill to-day prohibiting police
magistrates and municipal court justices from
serving as district leaders holding places on
poIitical committees. IT also forbids their prac-
Using law This will affect several magistrates
in RfookIyn and some in Manhattan. Mr.. Lee, in
speaking of the bill. said: "A magistrate or
Justice of municipal court should give his en-
tire time TO executing the duties Of his office.
He will find that they are sufficient to occupy
his entire attention Besides, and even more
important than this, he cannot be fair and just,
no matter how hard he tries TO be, if he serves
as district leader at the time. His follow
ers and his political opponents will constantly
appear before him. IL would be expecting too
much of human nature to be fair and equitable
in his dealings with both. Anyhow, the work
of a district leader is sufficient of itself to take
UP mans time.
Mr. Lee said he had been assured of enough
support to pass the bill
The title of the bill reads follows:
An act amending the New York charter by
rrohibitine police magistrates and municipal
no,,rt justices from serving as the representa-
t,yes If any political party for any Assembly,
aidernnanic Senate or Congress district in the
executive committee or other governing pooy
- env nolitical party organization or poliu-
%, nartv association, and prohibiting them from
20. R|Ieinf- as counseers OF law as well as at
forTleyS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
CHORUS GIRLS AT HIPPoDRoME BALL
Sioux Indians, Decked Out in War Paint and
Feathers, Are Feature Of Grand March.

The annual ball Of the chorus girls Of the New
York Hippodronle began last night at Amsterdam
Hail. in 44th street Eighth avenue. and at an
early hour this morning 1T was still going on. This
is one of the big things OF the year the Hippo
drome. As the money realized from the sale of
tickets is used sick benefit fund. every one
connected with the performance OF 'Neptune's
Daughter at the Hippodrome hurried through the
evening performance, and the last
was over a great many of the chorus girls made a
dash for Amsterdam Hall, without even removing
their makeup
The grand march began at midnight, and was led
by John F. Corrigan president of the beneficiary
association, and also master carpenter of the Hip
podrome. Mrs. Corrigan was HIS partner. In the
grand march a number of the chorus girls and
chorus from the Hppodrome appeared in
masquerade costume. The hfty-seven Sioux Ind
ians. who a feature of Pioneer Days at the
Hippodrome, attended the ball in fun war paint.
with feathers and blankets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
NORTHWEST TIED UP.
Arctic Weather FoIlozcs Blisaard-
Trains DELAYED for Dags.

St Paul, Jan. 15-Deep snow still covers the
tracks of railroads In the Northwest. To make
matters worse, the temperature has fallen many
degrees.
1t was reported at the Great Northern's gen.
eral Office that thermometers registered 30 de-
erees below zero this morning at Browning.
Mont, and that there point between
Grand Forks and Spokane where the temper
ature was higher than SO degrees below. The
snow Is 50 dry and light that the
drifts Gle AIRED away they are blown back
again, the wind piling the snow twenty and thir-
ty feet high.
kilograms are pouring in at the Northern Pa
cific every hour telling of the conditions along
the road in North Dakota. All trains run
with three and four engines, and pre-
coded by rotary ploughs. but even at that, they
delayed from to three days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
MAY GUST H4RAHAN.
Illinois Senator Wants InuestigG-
ton of I. &. r. r. Election.

Springfield, Ill. jan Ex-senator Henry
Evans. of Kane County. introduced q resolution
for the appointment Of a special committee OF
five. to make thorough investigation Of the
election of ]. H. Harahan to the presidency OF
the Illinois Central Railway.
The resolution recites that this body is ad-
vised and believes that the election Illegal
having been held without the boundaries Of the
state in violation of the laws and declared poll
icy Of the state
The resolution, under the rules. went over until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Harahan was elected president of the eors-
pany at a meeting OF the board Of directors
recently held in New York.
The resolution declares that the present
board OF directors of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company is composed of twelve persons.
and two of whom only citizens and residents
of this state" although the constitution Of the
state expressly declares that majority Of the
directors of any railroad corporation now in
corporated under, hereafter to be incorpo-i
rated by the laws of the state shall be citizens,
and residents of this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
CIRCUS STAR OPERATED UPON.
Barnum Bailey Equestrienne Has Ap-
pendicitis-Her Interesting Career

Josie De Mott, the Barnum & Bailey circus ridsr
who in private life is Mrs. Charles Robinson. was
operated upon for appendicitis az her home In
Hampstead, Long Island yesterday 1t is feared
that the operation will prevent her opening with
the show in Madison Square, i'm March. Miss De
Mott is billed as the only lady somersault squss-
trienne in the world
Although young woman. she has had very
interesting career. Her husband Is OF John
Robinson, of the old Robinson circus. of Cfncin-
natl. with which she was equestrienne. After
their marriage she retired from the arena, and
some months afterward she and her husband joined
a party to the Klondike. but the venture IN
successful.
On their return from the Kondike Mr.. and drs.
Robinson took up their residence IN Cincinnati Mr.
Robinson having been left fortune by relative
subsequently they purchased home at Hemp
stead, Long Island.
The former circus rider, however. longed for tho
excitement of the circus ring, and induced her
husband TO permit her return to the Sha
was engaged by the Barnum & Bailey management.
but on the opening night OF the circus at Madison
Square Garden, last March, she fell from her horse
ana sustained injuries that necessitated temper
airy retirement After her recovery she reJoinsd
the circus and remained with il until the close Of
the season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
eoYNToN LEAVES ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Charles II. Boynton. who for many years past
has been general superintendent OF the Eastern d.
vision of The Associated Press. has resigned and
will enter other business. His resignation takes
effect January 49, and he will be succeeded by
Charles T. Thompson. chief of the London bureau.
who has been recalled to this country Pending the
arrival OF Mr.. Thompson, j. r. Kennedy will Gerry
the duties of the office. Charles E. floeber has
been appointed news editor in the New York office.
while Robert NJ. Collins win supersede Mr. Thomp-
son in charge of the London office
Mr.. Boynton has resigned to become manager or
the banking and brokerage business OF Eugene
Meyer, {r, 4 Co whose offices are at No WaH
he has filed with singular efficiency for so many
years IS greatly regretted by the general manager
and other officials. they nevertheless pleased to
believe that he has taken wise step, one that
promises well for his future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
N. Y. LIFE CANVASS NEXT WEEK.
Expected That Result of Election Will Be
Known by February 15

The New York Lfe's board of inspectors
nounces that 1t will be ready TO begin the actual
canvass in the company by the end of next week
1t is expected that the result in this company
will be known not later than February 10
The New York Life bollots already have been
counted" numbered serialy and distributed geo.
graphically the work OF Disqualification" only re-
manning.
1t is estimated that about two thousand ballots OF
the Peabody variety counted before the Mu-
tual LIES board of inspectors yesterday against
one hundred on Saturday. George r. Scrugham.
of the international committee challenged every
ballot and the inspectors set many aside prob
ably invalid on the ground that the envelope Sig
natures did not correspond with those on the bal
lots Inside Lay actuaries IN the insurance strug-
gle for control figured out that thus far the
wasting in this company had cost the Mutual Life
policyholders 81 70 for each ballot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune BuresnJ


Washington. January ~
NAVY'S OWN TORPEDOES.-The Navy Depart.
ment has in contemplation the construction Of .
factory for the manufacture of torpedoes. This viii
be located probably, at Newport. At present there
Is only one source of supply of torpedoes and this
is OF the contractor In Brooklyn, whose plant has .
capacity of only one hundred torpedoes year. Il
Is estimated that the government plant would re-
quire expenditure OF $500 900. and that torpedo
of the latest design and of 21-inch calibre would
cost $4,000. which does not include the royalty
which would have TO be paid the civilian inventor
with whom the chief of ordnance of the navy Is in
correspondence in effort to upon the price
he should be paid. The royalty demanded by this
inventor is $3.50 each torpedo but this regarded
as excessive by naval ordnance officers who hope
ultimately TO arrange the royalty at not much
above $500 for every torpedo turned by gov
eminent plant The government torpedo factory
would double the quantity of torpedoes produced
annually. and this would be OF great value view
OF the lack of torpedocs and the urgent demand
naval ordnance equipment is the difnculty IN get
ting torpedoes and in supplying all the ships which
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued
First edaag aN EEASc MY PoPE and Send Is
Captain R3BERF ii T. SPENCE ersrsd ast..,
lessor Of military science Georgia Military csfs
NAVY
Lieutenant Commander A II DAVIS inspection fzty,
Camden.
Lieutenant Commander ". C COLE duty
fitting the Kansas. Camden
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. H. DELANEY. detached
Hancock.
Paynaster J. IRWIN. Jr. from the naval hospital AArS
Island.
Assistant Paymaster W l. F. sIMONPIETRI. DETAINED
from the navy yard. New York. to the supply.
Paymaster z. c. LITTLE. detached from ths
Scorpion: to naval hospital. Chelsea
Assistant Paynaster l. " WERTENBAKER- detacAed
from the supply; home. settle accounts and avuir
orders.
MOVEMENTS OF vEssBIs-Ths following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
January 1S-The Wasp a Norfolk.
1.-THE Helena Shanghds the Cor1fctt6ufs
Culebra-
January is-Ths Lebanon from Lambert Point foe erS6
January 18th. Potomac Sydney. g.. feasu,
Tslan md
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
sHUBERTs AGAINST SPECTATORS.
Will Support Mayor in His Fight on Traffic
in Theatre Tickets.

James Allison. connected with shubert Brothers
called on Mayor Mcclellan yesterday and pledged
that firms support to the Mayor in his endeavor
to abolish the traffic in theatre tickets.
Mr.. Allison told the Mayor that Shuhert Brothers
had decided not TO sell any tickets to SPECTATORS
AT next weeks engagement of Sothern and Mar
lowe AT the Lyric he said, all tickets would be SOLD
direct from the office. Mr. Allison said that the
new rule against the spectators would be finally
enforced at the Lyric Hippodrome, Herald Square,
Majestic Casino. and at the Shubert Theatre In
BROOKLYN
I'VE beleveq that you have taken the right stand
in this matter" said Mr.. Allison TO the Mayor.
land Schubert Brothers will stand by YOU until the
sneculators are driven out of business"
Similar action has already been taken by Henry
Miller at the Princess Theatre. The experiment
was also tried Weber's but abandoned at the re-
quest OF hotel patrons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
BISHOP KosLoWsKI NOT POISONED.
Coroner's Autopsy Shows Several Diseases
Caused Death.

Chicago. Jan. 15-Bishop Anthony Koslowsd.
founder OF the Independent Catholic Church and
prominent in religious circles through his at
tacks on the Roman Catholic Church. died last
night at ST. Anthony's Hospital under such cir
cumstances that his friends believed he was
poisoned by enemies. and the physician who at
tended Bishop Koslowski refused TO issue a GER
tiicate of death. The coroner ordered an in
quest and DR.. l. Warren Hunter to-day made .
post mortem examination and announced as the
cause of death chronic nephritis. cyrrhoss Of
the liver. gastritis and a trace Of Bright's dis
ease
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
MOVE IN MAYoRALTY CONTEST CASE.
Effort to Get Unanimous Consent Requiring
Attorney General to File Papers Fails.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, JAN 15.-Assemblym Cuvillier at
tempted to introduce a resolution by unanimous
consent this morning requiring Attorney GEN
eral Jackson to file all the papers and data rela-
tive to his action against Mayor Mcclellan.
The majority leader objected, and the resolution
was lost The resolution required the ATTORNEY
General to inform the House whether he had
requested William r. Hearst to give security
as required by Section 1886 OF the Code of Legal
Procedure. This section requires the paintiff
in an action for recount OF ballots file
bond to cover the cost OF the action should the
recount prove that he not elected office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
PUBLIC BUILDINGS INQUIRY.
Trustees May Pursue Investigation for Sew
eral Days.
10y Telegraph to Tho Tribune.

Albany, Jan. 15.-The trustees of public build
ings at their meeting this afternoon, had Super
intendent Cahill before them to tell of the work.
ings of his department. They will continue their
investigation of charges of petty graft prob
ably for a week two. THE trustees are get
ting at all the facts thai are necessary to mako
the administration of the department of build
ings all that could be desired" said the Gov
ernor. He declined to discuss any of the facts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
The title of the bill reads as follows:
MEASURES PRESENTED IN ASSEMBLY.

rBy Telegraph to The TFipune'I
.,hanv Ian 15-Among the bills introduced
49,. Assembly to-day was one by Mr. Lee of
r,.e.,,,x,n authorizing the building of a chill
-, ,,useuu1 in Brooklyn. II provides Tor an
ore rariation of $4,000 for fireproof building
Mr. Young of New so9a' ea la'r IN eyamin inc
requ ts,ns titles TO real estate to certify and
insure statements of defect and objections Inns
lHsu .aatA shall insure the person TO whom IL is
CT saad 9aiust all liability which may Dc III
nnrred by the statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
CYLINDER FALLS EIGHT STORIES.
Three-Ton Mass Crushes Heavy Truck at
Puck Building-Team Bolts.

A cylinder from a photographic press, weighing
more than three tons fell eight stories yester-
day afternoon from outside window OF the
Puck Building. crushing heavy truck like an
eggshel, and starting a runaway.
BY the merest chance two Triggers standing
at the eighth story window were thrown inside
the building instead OF outside when the break
ing tackle caught them.
The photographic firm of ]. Ottman Company
was moving to Elzabethport n. j., and Charles
Britton q Co, ringers. OF No. 66 Gold street.
were moving them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
A NEW CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY.

The Chicago office of N. w. Harris & Co. is
about to be organized into trust company under
the name OF the Harris Trust and Savings Bank.
with capital OF S250.00o and surplus of s25oOoo.
all of which has been subscribed. The partners of
the firm OF N W. Harris & Co Will be the largest
holders ST stock and associated with them as
stockholders will be number of capitalists and
busienss of Chicago and the central West.
The new concern will do general trust savings
and deposit business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
RUSSELL TRIES TO GET AWAY.
On Way Back to Dannemora He Jumps from
Train-Caught in TROY

Albany, Jan. 15.-Edward ]. Russell, whose ap-
piication to be released from the insane hospital
Dannenora was denied in New York yester-
day, attempted to- escape from his keeper early
to-day while being returned to Dannemora, When
said: secured permission TO go out on the car
platform, ostensibly get fresh air. lie slipped
off his handouts and Jumped from the moving
The train was stopped. and the keeper later
found Russell wandering around the streets OF
Troy In a dazed condition. He had been slightly
Injured, but taken to Dannemora.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
While Edward ]. Russell was being brought t

While Edward ]. Russell was being brought TO
court in this city by a keeper and physician from
the Wards Island Insane Asylum, he slipped away
from his custodians at the 10th streec station Of
the Third avenue elevated railway and proceeded
downtown by himself. He got off at the next sta
ton and breakfasted at a little restaurant. while
the physician and keeper secured the town for
him After he had finished his breakfast he went
to the courthouse and began his action for freedom
There his pursuers found him after they had gone
to Police Headquarters and sent out general
al