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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
VIRGINIA RAILROADS YIELD.
Agree To Tive Gent Rate Under Promise
Of Minor Concessions.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 3. The railroads
operating in Virginia. under threat Of an
extra session of the Legislature for the
purpose Of 40 Amending the Constitution
as to put into effect the two cent passenger
rate recently promulgated by the State
Corporation Commission, have agreed TO
put the rate into eject within the next
thirty days. The details rave not yet been
settled between the representatives o: the
State and the attorneys Of the railroads.
A conference Of the officials, begun
yesterday. lasted all day to-day, and many
of the details of the settlement are yet to
be made. The statement was made to-day
that the roads had agreed to abandon the
fight Of the two cen. Yate enactment, with
the understanding chat the State would
concede 10 them certain minor conces-
sions, one of which In probably an extension
of the time in which the rate shall become
effective. There were no open sessions Of
the conference.
The clerks respectively Of the House and
the Senate, under instructions from the
Governor, had prepared letters to be sent
to members Of both branches Of the Gen
eral Assembly calling an extra session
The Governor had also prepared his procla-
nation converting the Legislature in extra
session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
ODD CASE OF WALkER.
Arrested on suspicion. Held and Forgotten
for More Than q Nea

GALVESTON. Tex, Aug. 3.-When
American Ambassador Thomson at Mexico
City inquired into the case Of Clarence B.
Walker. an American. il was discovere ed
that Walker had been an inmate Of tho
Belen prison for more han a year. The
records failed to show that he bad been con-
victed of any crime or in fact had been
given a trial.
He was arrested or suspicion. jailed and
forgotten. He was not allowed to COM
municate with his relatives and for eight
months his whereabouts were not known.
When il was learned he was in Jail counsel
was employed. but little progress was
made toward q citing a trial for securing
his release. Finally IN appeal was made
TO the American Ambassador and after two
months IL 10 formally admitted that Walker
was In prison.
In the absence OF any record showing
his term OF sentence the Belen authorities
declared the American would have TO be
tried TO secure his liberty. II would be sir
months before hat could be done.
The matter will he placed before President
Diaz for immediate adjudication. Walker
had bid on n lot of American cows 10 be
shipped TO Mexico. but another American
bidder got the contract. The cows had
been mutilated in transit and Walker. hap
pening 10 be in Mexico when the shipment
passed through, was suspected Of the Heed
and arrested,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
GRAFT ~ BROOHE COJNTi.
County Custodian Indicted for Forgery
and Grand Larceny.

BINuHA MToN, n. Y, Aug. 3.-The Broome
county Grand Jury, in session since June
10 investigating methods connected with the
building Of good roads in this county. late
this afternoon returned seven indictments
against County Custodian Arthur W. T.
Back, OF which five charge him with for
gerry in the third degree and two with grand
larceny in the first degree and wrongfully
obtaining money while a public officer.
He was arraigned before Justice Lyon at
6:I5 O'Clock and admitted 10 bail in the sum
of 81 1000 INC the case was adjourned TO
August 10.
The Grand Jury went over the good
roads accounts since work began in 1903
and their report says that the system Of
auditing has been a very loose one, and
that of the $500 900 or more expended only
about $3.50 of IL has been correctly audited,
paymentH having been made by the county
custodian whenever he pleased. The re-
port censures the boards Of supervisors
Of 1903, 1905, 1905 and 1905 for illegally dele
eating their authority to audit claims, and
recommends that Broome county cease 10
act as a contractor for good roads when
the roads now under construction are I'm
she'd and that the contracts for roads
no, begun be relet or cancelled.
Mr.. Rack says there In absolutely no
ground for the charges made in the indict-
monta.
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stained from voting because no hah failed
20 obtain satisfactory assurances regarding
the amount Of the population q country
or combination OF countries would be
required TO have TO secure a claim to q
judgeship on the permanent court.
Turkhan Pasha Of Turkey said he abb
stained from voting AZ he had received no
instructions on the question from Con-
stantinople.
A vote was taken, which resulted n
for: II abstainine from voting. Five
delegates were absent. Mr.. Chonte's pro-
ject was then sent 10 the examining COM
mittee OF the first commission. and Choate
and Marschall were specially added from
America and Germany. Renault from
France, Eyschen from Luxembourg n
Beldiman from Rumania in behalf Of the
minor communities.
Next week the conference will consider
the question Of the p~eriodicity Of its re-
union. The American proposal, which is
supported by England, 40 far holds the
field. IL stipulates septennial meetings Of
the conference under the following condi-
tons: The permanent bureau Of the con-
ference TO notify its signatory powers in
July, 1912, that eighteen months later, In
December. 1918, the list Of subjects for the
next conference will be closed. The dele
gate will then have until June, 1914, to
study his oountry's instructions. The con-
ference would elect ito own president, thu
eliminating the necessity Of having always
to accept the nominee Of the Czar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
SETTLING THE EDDY SUIT?
Report From &c orge CIO,er's Town That
lie Is About To COmpr Omise.

DEApwooD. s. D., Aug. 3.-According TO
belief here George w. Glover. only son OF
Mrs. Mary Baker q. Eddy. is about to settle
the suit which he began for an accounting
Of his mothers money. Glover has gone
East and it il since his departure that the
story Of his change Of heart has had public
circulation.
Two weeks ago Miss Thompson Of
Boston. a former schoolmate Of Mary
Glover. daughter of George W. Glover,
also one Of the plaintiffs in the suit. visited
the Glover home in Lead. Miss Thompson
gave a letter to MIR. Glover written in the
handwriting Of Mrs. Eddy. She declared
that she had been sent az the leaders special
messenger.
Did my mo Their write this?" he asked.
Miss Thompson assured him that she
bad.
She declared that Mrs. Eddy had told
her she wished TO communicate with her
son in a manner tina would insure only ms
receiving it. She then askedM Miss Thompson
to witness her writing the letter and gave
il TO her. requesting that she take II per-
sonally TO Glovsr.
just what this letter contained is not
entirely known. Mrs. Eddy chided her son
by referring to him as her -deluded> boy
and declared that since it was he who
brought the suit she was most willing TO 60
into court. The receipt of the letter caused
Mr.. Glover much uneasiness. He had sew
eral talks with his local attorney. Judge
q. o. Bennett. and ceased giving interviews
on the case, although heretofore he has
always talked freely.
Miss Thompson, who is said to he a close
friend of Mrs. Eddy, left here a few days
ago. Immediately afterward rumor of a
settlement was afioat. MIR. Glover declined
to talk on the subject and suddenly left
here Thursday evening for New York.
Judge Bennett to-day would not discuss
the case except TO say that developments
might be expected shortly. Among some
of Glover's friends it is said that he is now
afraid hat unless a speed settlement is
reached he will not get S2O0, 900 promised
him by his mother before the suit was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
FEW STREET WOMEN ARRESTED.
Sulky Police Iaeutenants Keep Sending
Drunks 10 the Night Court.

DTuukb 10 inc NtBnt court.
Things went along smoothly Ia the new
night police cou last night. Magistrate
Kernochan had the bench and Magistrate
House sat beside him. Judge Whitman
came in some time after the court opened
and watched what took place.
That the new court was q blow TO the
professional bondsmen's graft and the
divvy with crooked plain clothes men was
again shown last night by the scarcity OF
arrests Of street walkers. None Of this
class OF prisoners had come in by iOasO
o'clock and at 1890 this morning only three.
One explanation given by the police was
that the women were keeping of the streets
owing to fear Of workhouse sentences or
heavy fines in view Of the rush in ~disposins
of the cases. Also. the night was rainy.
In the past from 20 to 100 has been the Sat-
urday night harvest for the professional
bondsmen.
The opposition to the new court on the
part OF leak lieutenants deprived OF graft
was evident again as on the two nights pre-
vious by reason Of the number OF drunken
persons sent to the court.
This is one Of the ways the police have Of
embarrassing the Magistrates. All OF these
doings we're being watched last night and
things are lik ely to be made interesting for
desk l~ieutenants who keep up their mis-
chief. :
BY IL % o'clock there had been lA Of
tenders brought in and iOs had been dis
posed OF without much trouble. Magistrate
Kernochan gave way at II o'clock TO Magis-
trate Corigan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
Black Arrow. Famous Baking ThorOuyh.
bred and Once Derby FaN orite. Dies.

Black Arrow. owned by Col. Hall Walker,
one OF the sulkiest thoroughbreds ever bred
In England. died recently Of an internal com
plant. He was at one time favorite for last
years Derby and the short price OF 2 to /
was obtained against him. IN his early
career he won the two-year-old plate and
the Ievant Stakes, with 100 to 7 on him, he
bolted at the start and refused TO run. Then
Champion Breeders Biennial gave Spear mint,
last years Derby winner, three pounds and
three lengths " a beating. Last year he
won the Payne Stakes AZ Newmarket, the ~
James Palace Stake NJ ASCOT and the Ling
field Park Plate. but In the Atlantic Stake
az Liverpool, with 3 10 ! against him.. he obso-
| utely refused 20 start.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
LET THE TARIFF ALONE.
n - Senate Foraker, Unless There Is q
Reason for Change.

SANDUsKY. Ohio. Aug. 3. Ne nator
Foraker ssid to-day: we are told that we
must reviss the tariff. Secretary Taft
vents to cut it down. | don't knew Just
what he wants to do except that he thinks
it ought 10 lie revised. Theodore +. Burton
also wants TO revise the tariff. DO you
farmers want tina : rices Of wool and shsop
and whent and your ether PRODUCTS cut
down.
Il would like to have a bill OF Tarticu-
lars from these Republican gentlemcn.
Unless they can give a satisfactory reason
for q change the tariff should stand az il IL.
No doubt the time will come when con-
ditiops will call for revision Of schedules.
but until The time comes that the country
will be benefited by such changes, let US
be satisfied with the tariff as IL stands.
IL rather have d policy that makes
more rich men than ore which will make
more poor men,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
SMALL FIRE At DIRE AMLAND.
Imitation Foliage Beneath Airsbips Burns
while Passengers do Round and Round.


Dreamlnnd Park at Coney Island had
a scare laEt night and fifty persons who
we're riding In the airships had an cspc-
claliy thrilling experience when the decora-
tons in the refreshment garden directly
beneath the swinging ships took fire,
supposedly from defective Insulation, and
burned briskly over a space twenty-five
feet long and ten feet wide.
When the smoke INT flames were first
seen the airshipe we're just getting under
good Roadway and were directly over the
blazing imitation ferns, palms and trees.
Passengers in the ships screamed to bo
allowed to get OH. but the engineer felt
that 1t was wiser 90 send the machinery
around at full blast. Then most Of the
terrified passengers dropped TO the bottom
Of the boatlike cars and chung desperately
TO everything that offered IA hold. while
oun and round they went.
When the excitement was at it's height
some one pulled a fire alarm box and the
Coney Island fire department responded.
Before the firemen got there h employers
Of the park had doused the fire with their
own apparatus and had quoted many
persons who tried to crowd out of the
various amusement buildings in the vicinity
Of the fire.
Capt. Langdon Of the Coney Island police
station heard about the fire and sent over
the reserves. The policemen all waited
outside Of the park in accordance with the
recent police rule that the men are not to
enter such places until called on. The
park employees, under the direction Of eA-
Sheriff ButtlinA and Chris Dalton, had tho
situation so well in hand that the police
In &c in.
The refreshment garden was stripped Of
most Of its decorations, but there was
little damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
SETTLING STRIKES on COAST.
San Francisco DispOses Of the Granite
cutters and Telephone Girls.

SAN Francisco. Cal. Aug. "a strike
of the granite cutters has been settled after
three months idleness Of the men They
asked an increase from $3.50 to $3.50 a day.
but compromised at IS a day The sand
stone cutters also will probably so TO work
next week. They have been out since
May 1 demanding 81 increase over Is a
day. They probably will compromise to-
night at 81. so a day.
These two strikes have tied up rehabilita-
ton work on several large skyscrapers,
notably the St. Francis Hotel. and the
Shreve and Sloan buildings.
Another strike has been settled on open
shop principles. Five hundred telephone
girls who have been out on strike for four
teen weeks go back TO work on Monday.
The company is to maintain an open shop
but not to interfere with the girls union
Other agreements are c~ompromises. but the
girls gain no advance in wages. They get
an eight hour day, thirty minut for lunch
and women az chief operators
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
GERMAN POWER AT THE HAGUE
DIE. IT ~ SAID, TO POPULARITY
or THE KAISER'S POLICY.
Ills the Only European Country Represented
In which the Elections Have Sustained
the III r-signincence Of the Meeting
~ Gyar and kaiser at swinemunde.

Spccfar Cdhie Drspafch N THE SUN.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 3.-Niany del egatos
10 the peace conference are prepared TO
hear that William n. has made az easy n
conquest over Nicholas ii. at SwinemUnde
~ his representative here. Baron o Biber-
stein, has over the army Of suspicious which
attended his arrival. The strength Of
Germany's position at both meetings has
been ascribed by representatives OF several
European countries here to having won a
patriotic SUCCESS at her national elections.
Alone among the European Powers
Germany has been able since the last meet
inn of the Gar n the Kaiser to point
10 popular Enforcement OF the sovereign's
position. The Austrian elections went
strongly In favor Of the radical Socialists.
Both the French and English existing par
liaments represent the defeat OF militant
Imperialism. Russia's two experiments
with elective assemblies have afflicted her
ruler with n double dose OF bis natural
fatallstio gloom.
In such a situation the Kaiser In regarded
as having a supremely favorable oppor-
tunity Of impressing upon his imperial
cousin that he Is his best friend. as a dozen
year ago the Kaiser was able to impress the
Sultan when other members Of the Euro
pean concert were making one OF their
periodic efforts at coercing Abdul Hamed
into altering the administration OF his
European provinces.
Diplomatic observers hero hold that the
two cases are not nearly 90 divergent as
Westerners might think. Both Turkey and
Russia, from financial weakness, are bound
to pay some heed to outside pressure, how
ever much they may resent II. Both rulers
nave reason to be deeply impressed with
their great neighbors' success In assimilat-
ing under present conditions elective
institutions with personal rule. The benefits
TO the Kaiser In securing a friend at the
northeast as well as the southeast are in
calculable.
It Is doubtful. however. whether actual
political controversies will enter much into
the present conversation. When the Gar
and the Kaiser met at Bjorkoe Just two
years ago Emperor William was able 20
raise Nicholas's spirits without introduce
ing any political bargain and that. too.
although he made the Gar drink his own
health in German beer after hs had been
treated 10 the best French champagne
aboard the Russian yacht.
The presence of foreign Ministers at
their present meeting IL capable OF local
explanation. The former meeting was a
swift, almost secret one. 1t was held at a
place a few hours run from Peterhof Palace
and required a minimum encourage in or
der TO be prudent. The accident Of the
British Ambassador at st. Petersburg. the
Rt. Hon. Sir A. Nicolson. now being in Lon
don has no bearing on the imperial meeting,
as The Suns correspondent learned from
81. Petersburg that the British Embassy
announced some time ago that the AM
bassador was going on his annual leave
az the end Of July.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
CANADIAN HENLEY FINALS.
Metropolitan Rowing club Entries u
to Win Out.

ST. C~ATHESINEs. Ontario. Aug. Sired
Feussell Of the Metropolitan Rowing Club,
New York. started f~avorite. but only finished
third In the inal Of the senior singles to-day
AZ The Canadian Henley regatta. The Metro
politan entry also lost in the senior doubles.
The results in the finals were.
Junior Fours; iD Pounds--Don Routnr Club.
Toronto. won: Argonaut. Toronto, second: Ottawa
Rowing Club. third. Time, D minutes p seconds.
Junior Singles Celtic n. c.. Buffalo, won: Mutual
x C.. snnslo. second &C ncn r. G.. Toronto third.
Junior Doubles Don n. c. won: ArxonautA,
second. Time, 0 minutes ~ seconds.
Junior fours -Argonaut won. Winnipeg v. G,
second, Toronto n. C.. third. Time, o minutes
10 seconds,
Intermediate SIN gles-Argorsuts won. Don,
sccord. Tine. 0 minutes IS seconds.
Intermediate 3,lsissrs. ". Craig, CssEOis 4. e,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
kbaudherRIp
Vest Z3ra Street.

won; y. Cossrens. Arsonsuts. second. Tins
10 minutes 81 seconds.
Canoe ~Singies~Toron,o Canoe Club won. Ia.
chine c. &; and Island A. A.. tied for second. No
War Canoe RACE Toronto c.. c. won: Island
A. A.; second; Parkdsle. third; No time taken.
jacob. Don h. C, second. Fred feusehl. Metro
politan, New York. third. Time, 10 minutes 10
seconds.
Senior Ei~shts-Argonsut No. : won; winnipeg
X, q second: Argonsut. No. I third. Time. 3
Senior Ecurs.Argonsat won; Winnipeg. r. c
Senior Doub,es-Don n. c. won: metropolitan
r. G.. New York. second. Time, . minutes .!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
DROWNEDINLAKEST.C CATHERINE
Slxtcen-ycsr-OId Girl Loses Her uAfe while
Taking Her Last Boat Ride.

GRANVILLE, y. V, Aug. 3.-Miss Mary
Edwards. 10 years Of age. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Edwards. was drowned
this afternoon in Lave st. Catherine. five
miles from here. Miss Edwards was attend
ing the annual picnic OF the WEIGH Sunday
school and was taxing a last boat ride prior
to starting home. when The rowboat sho was
IN was struck by a steam launch and over
turned.
son Wesley were also in the boat, but were
saved by the heroic efforts Of 0 Mr.. Clark,
who happened TO he near by in a canoe.
He jumped in. holding their heads above
the water until help arrived from shore.
and clutched at Clark's throat. but instantly
sank again. Her body was not recovered
until 7:3O p. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
Child Murder suspected.

Anton Schubert, ~janitor of the apartment
house at 1899 Franklin avenue, The Bronx,
reported to Policeman Minogue Of the
Morrisania station last night hat he had
found the dead body Of a very young girl
baby lying in the airshaft between the
houses at 1897 and 1888 Franklin avenue.
the body was placed 30 as TO give the idea
that il had fanen or been thrown from an
upper window. There were evidences
that it had becn killed in the cellar OF 1870.
The %janitor. his son and a visitor were
arrested as witnesses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
Bomb Espiodrs IN r. ont Of a saloon IN
Jamaica,

4 bomb exploded in front Of n saloon NJ
20 South street. Jamaica. about $50 O'Clock
Yesterday morning but did not do muot,
damage. The proprietor OF the saloon
10 Giuseppe Salcone His former partner.
Clemante Criaco. was murdered Mt % Eliza
beth street. Manhattan, last month. SAL
cone saya he has not received any threaten
ing letters and can't imagine who tried 10
blow up his place. The saloon keeper with
his wife and two children live on the second
floor OF the building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
Hastings In English Motor =, Gle Test.

+. X. Hastings of the Crescent Athletic
Club OF Brooklyn sailed for England yester-
day on the st. Paul 10 compete In the six day
contest OF the Auto-Cycle club which begins
on August 10. Mr.. Hastings Is an Officer Of
the Federation OF American Motorcyclists
and has entered q win cylinder Indian motor
cycle as a candidate for honors in the big
English contest, The test will be over ,OO7
the start and finish being In London. In
the reliability run Of the Federation Of Amer
iesn. Motorcyclists last Tuesday, and We'd
ahgs scored 9sa points,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The Walsh banks in
liquidation have made a disbursement OF
nearly 81 900 900 to the clearing house
banks on account of the money advanced
them by those institutions in 1905 for the
purpose OF paying off their depositors. The
payment reduces the original loan TO about
$780, 900, which sum 10 covered by a new
note,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
BsttIeshp CharIcmssne VIII he Laid In

Special Cable Dsspofoh 10 The SUN.
PARIS, Aug. S.-A despatch from Toulon
to the Mdhn says a minute inspection has
been made Of the forward turret of the bat
tleship Charlemagne, from which it was i'm
possible TO fire The sos millimetre guns in
the recent The inspection
showed that the repairs to the turrct will
necessitate the laying up Of the vessel for
a long time,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
hoy catches q 10 Inch AMsator In a New
jersey Stream,

Logo BRANCH, N. j., Aug, ~a.-Fourteen-
an alligator n his net while grabbing in
the Shire ssbury River to-day. Tho reptile
was twenty inches long, About a month
ago an alligator about three feet long and
estimates 10 be "A wears old was caught
by two NSys who were ROWING.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04

NEWPORT, n. l.. Aug. s.-Miss Alice Porter
Of New YORK this morning won the final match
IN the handicap singles tennis tournament o.
Newport Casino, BEATING Miss Phyllis Greene
OF Philadelphia. Summary:
Handicap Slngles--FinAi round-Aiss Alice Pot
Ter beat Mas Phyllis GREENE. s-i. ga. ID
MiIsd Donbies.first Ipund--Miss Nora isclln
and Thomas Siideii beat Miss Maud Detmore and
Paulding fOsdiek. $3.50.
SECOND Ro1nd- Miss Ycskvm and James W.
beat btrs. BaIeer- Wailach and William n. Shnde
90, i0--s. Miss Thefese lseiin and Charles Sands
be., Miss Alice Potter and Gordon coogap. 49,
g.
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German steamship Ashore and M ~ Grew
Missing.


Special cable Dsspaict n THk SuE.
LONDON. Aug. s.-A despatch from Lloyd's
agent at Musoat reports that the German
steamship Teutonic. bound for Hamburg,
il ashore near Rasmadraka, in the Gulf of
Oman. Sixteen members OF the crew who
left the wreck in a boat have not been heard
OF since.