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New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
AQUATIC RECORDS FLY.
FOUR MORE FOR DANIELS.
Champion .SzCin1S an Record Time an
n. Y. Il. &. Tank.

Four American swimming records were
smashed last night by c. NJ. Daniels, the cham
pion, at the New York Athletic Club swimming
races. held in the big tank, in the presence
of some eight hundred enthusiastic club MEM
bers and guests.
1t was in the first heat of the 200-yard handi-
cap race that Daniels. who scratch man,
first broke the 100 yard record. by swimming the
distance in SO So seconds, the fastest time ever
made, so the judges announced Then he did the
120 yards in 1 min. IA sec. the old record being
l min. 20 4-5 sec.
The next record to go at $50 yards. for
which the old mark 1 min. 43 sec. Daniels
covered II in l min. 81 sec. He finally did the
200 yards winning the heat in 2 min. Is 1-5 sec.
beating the old record of 2 min. 90 sec. by 4-5
seconds.
SUMMARIES.
Fifty-yard swim (handcap)-F1nal heat won by J. ?.
ManteIl. West Side Y NJ c. A (nine secondsl: N. c.
ManIey, York Athletic Club (seven seconds). sec
ond S. c. Sylvester, University of Pennsylvania (sx
secondsl. third Time. 0:30ts
Fifty ya,d swim (novice)-Final heat won by E q.
Dennston, princeton University; Charles Menge Yale
University second c. c. Rolli, Princeton University.
third. Time. 0:292s.
Two-hundred- yard swim (handicap)-Final heat won
seconds); z. E. Wenck. jr. New York Athletic Club
(twenty-seven seconds), second; G. NJ. Daniels, New
York Athletic Club (scratch) third. Time, 2:40 u
Daniels's time. 2:1SM
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
G0LFING NEWS AND NOTES

Ihe nidW1nter championship tournament of the
national Freight Traffic Golf Association will be
neio 81 Palm Beach on January %, q and a. Con-
te.tants viii qualify In first and second .,,,..ns
There will also be an 1S-hole medal play handicap
on tne last cay to which the nalists In the match
play events viii not be eligible.
Stewart Gardner, leading professional golfer of
this vicinity. may shortly take up his residence
In the West Gardner has applied for a position as
greenkeepsr OF the E1mcor Country Club at High
land Park, near Chicago. The application OF the
tall player from Troon 10 one of dozen Others
which the Exrnoor Club has under consideration
Untl recently Gardner engaged at the Gar
den City Golf Club, but strained relations between
him and OF the prominent members caused
him TO hand In his resignation. Ever since came
TO this country, seven years ago. Gardner has
classed with the strongest Of the resident pros
He frequently gets IN the money In open tourna-
nnents. but Ill luok has generally attended his
efforts In the championship events. Alec Taylor
months ago for the South
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
FEUD WITNESS FLEES.
John Smith Told of Other Murder
Plots and Feared for Life.
[Ry Tel.Eraph 70 me rribune. ]

Lexington. KY, Jan. 12.-John Smith who
confessed on Thursday night to his part IN the
assassination of DR.. Cox at Jackson. Breathitt
County, four years ago. duplicating Judge Hargis
and Sheriff Callahan. also gave details OF the
assassination OF James Cockrill. town marshal or
Jackson and of James 3. Marcum.
Smith said in this part OF his confession. wnlcn
was not given TO the public that Senator Alex
ander Hargis brother of James and Eloert Har-
gis assisted him in arranging plot to Kill Cock
rilI He says that he stood just behind curt
Jett in the courthouse at Jackson. Both were
waiting there to kill CockriL Cockrtn walked
across the street. and as he did so Jett nred'
Smith also fired moment later. powder from
his pistol burning Jett's face Smith says JET
turned and cursed him when this was done, ne
looked out of a window and saw the body or
Jim Cockril in the street.
Smith also says that B. Fulton French assisted
in the plot against James b. Marcum smltp
confession corroborates in every detail the con-
ressions already made by Curtis Jett. AsDury
Spicer and Moses Feltner. John Abner Is Weah-
enIng and II is believed he will confess smith
fed from Jackson to-day and Is IN hiding me
Hargises are frightened at his absence, as tney
are on his bond for $4,000 in the two Breathitt
murder cases Two companies OF militia VIII De
sent to Jackson It is said. when the trial OF
Judge Hargis begins, next Friday
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
BETTING ON OVERDUE SHIPS.
Gambling on the Chances of the Seas Com
mon Practice.

Gambling in insurance is common among the
shipping This is accomplished by betting on
the arrival non-arrival of an overdue ship. Tn
derwriters look upon il business similar to the
stock exchange. The market tluctuates and long
shots are taken similar to tho fascinating Wall
Street game with its curb stone brokers and mad
deninG throng in the exchange.
There much money lost and won by local
men on the arrival of the old bark Prussia. which
was being reinsured at so cent when she finally
turned up In New York Harbor Lumber had been
found off the Falkland Islands; overturned
wooden ship had been sighted, and as no lumber.
save that on the Pruss'a - 3. Nc accounted for
ana no vessel was ~, - cause
appr prehens On save ner, IL VS. .rG4iy conceded
by shipping men that it was she. Her arrival won
many $50 bets.
The system OF marine insurance is worked out to
a science similar to the speculations the stock
market Brokers and shipping men do not look at
the matter in cold blooded light, in which the
lives OF human beings are concerned and that they
are betting that the ship with its burden human
freight, aside from the cargo will be forever lost
Most Of them regard the matter purely as a bust
speculation, and such the investment in the
insurance is made either for against her arrival
In the marine insurance investment of $40
when the bet is made not to arrive will net the
winner 1852 So, but $50 placed a vessel rensured
at per cent to arrive will bring in only $50 4s
There Is a graduated scale from per cent to e5
per cent, both for and against her arrival
There are at present several overdue ships and
the insurance ranges from 10 TO 90 per centaattIa
Post-Intelligencer
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
TREASURER LEADS Raid,
Michigan Official Burns All Slot
Machines an Chelsea.
[By Telegraph to Tho Tribune.

Detroit. Jan. 12-Frank p. Glazer State Treas
urer, to-day led the employees of his works at
Chelsea, Mich. in raid on eight saloons in that
village. The party broke every slot machine into
bits and then made a bonfire of the debris. nickels
and ALL in the public square.
Chelsea quiet village. and the proprietors
of its saloons stcklers for law and order until
a liquor dealer came from Detroit few weeks ago
and opened handsomely appointed saloon, with
slot machines a free lunch counter and other mod
accessories. in Main street To keep their trade
the other seven saoonkeepers had to follow suit
and almost in q night the hitherto quiet town was
converted into little Monte Carlo.
Yesterday Mr.. Glazier found his son Harold play
ing pea pool for money in saloon. He called
special meeting Of the Town Council. OF which he
is president and had the place closed. The other
saloonkeepers were warned, and at II o'clock Mr.
Glazer and his employees swoOped down on the
offenders Owners Of the machines threaten suit.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions IN bankruptcy were fled
yesterday with the clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court:
Involuntary petition. filed against Isidore Roth
and Joseph Greenberg trading Roth & Green
berg paper boxes No I49 BOwery, by three cred
itors-the Boxboard and Lining Company, $50.
Joseph De Alevson Company. SooOj h9ppier
James Chambers. of Yonkers, voluntary peu-
ton. debts 1889: no assets
Schedules in bankruptcy Of Samuel G. Diamond
show liabilities of SlS2S1 and assets OF SS.4E The
assets consist OF cash. $3.50: stock in trade. SlSe
and accounts. a.5S2- None OF the Indebtedness was
secured. Go, NJ
Schedules of the Motor Engine Company. No.
Ia William street. show debts of SSS.14o ana assets
of $40 $40 OF the total Indebtedness 81 4So - un-
secured The assets consist OF stock, $Jouo: &C
counts 81 474: machinery. fixtures and tools, Soso
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
FOUNTAIN BLAcKINe BRUSH.

The actual amount of labor involved IN blackinz
pair OF shoes Is practically nothing but the
jority of men prefer TO intrust the backing 10 e
boothlack. for The simple reason that more or less
OF the shoe polish is bound 10 get on the hands
and shoe polish Is not an easy thing 20 wash on
An ILLINOIS man seems to have overcome this
difficulty in fountain backing brush which no
recently patented. The ordinary dauber Is used
and attached to a hollow casing and handle. In the
casing is a reservoir for holding nuid blackng.
AT the bottom of the reservoir is small opening
normally closed by a tight fitting The cap Is
controlled by a ever connected to a trigger, tns
latter being placed the handle, where IL can
be easily operated by the thumb of the hand N
tle top OF the dauher are small passages to allow
the backing fluid TO freely flow into the end OF
the brush when the trigger is released The ease
with which pair of shoes could be polished VIII
phtlAdelphia Rooosd.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Plans Being Made to Send q Team
to England.

1t was announced on good authority last night
that picked team of the best amateur soccer
players in this country will 20 abroad in April
TO meet All-England. at full strength. on the
Crystal Palace grounds. in London. the scene
of many famous football and cricket match
Francis H Tabor, superintendent of the Boys
Club of this city and himself an enthusia site
supporter and player of the game and DR.. ]. A.
Lester OF Philadelphia who has captained sew
eral Of the American cricket elevens on their
tours Of England. will select the players. After
twenty-five of the most available men have
peeh sorted out solely on the merit system. a
number of test matches will be played by these
TWO eeVens on one of the Staten Island grounds
The party TO go abroad will comprise fifteen
men, whose fitness will be largely determined
by their showing in the trial games as well as
by their previous records. An English amateur
OF international reputation and a British profess
slonal will devote their energies for a week be-
fore the team sails to whipping the material
INTO the best possible condition for the great
struggle in the home of the game
Preston Park, Brighton, where the University
OF pennsylvania athletes trained for the World g
Fair games in Paris, will be the training quar-
ters Tor the American representatives Imme-
diately after the game with England which n
1s proposed to make annual fixture suppye-
mental TO the visits of English teams to this
country, the American players will return home
several college men will in all likelihood be on
the team. ~ ~
Players Of Association football vara Lee,,v
disappointed yesterday over the cancellation NJ
many fixtures, because of the rain which COM
pieteiy saturated the grounds. making then,
unplayabie. Among the games sched,Iled FOR
to-day are: Cameron Reserves VS. Rows, Clrh
ar van Cortlandt Park: Freebooters VS. critch
ieys' and Ceitics VS. s. S. St Louis.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
HARVARD SKATERS WIN
Columbia SeUen No Match for
Crimson Men on Ice.

Harvard's hockey team defeated the Columbia
seven at st. Nicholas Rink last night inter
collegiate championship game by goals to 0. The
Crimson men did have to themselves to
win. they not forced at any stage of the
contest.
The local skaters made attempt to play to-
gether. and individually were outclassed at every
position except goal, where Easton again distin-
guished himself. He is probably the best goal
tender in the intercollegiate league
For Harvard Pel. Newhall and Townsend distin-
guished themselves and played remarka bly, good
game. Their lodging shooting and passing brought
forth great applause The defence had practically
nothing to do. The game free from roughness
and Pell the only man penazed for an in
fraction of the rules
1t took the Crimson about minutes to
size up their opponents and get down to business
the trick unassisted Fifteen Seconds @ later Pei
pretty shot from the left of the rink
Townsend made the third and last goal of the
hind the Columbia goal at the right Of the
rink and the rubber struck Jackson's skate and
chance to score in this half When G. Mackenzie Mac had
a good opening, but the shot weak
of play after good team work with Townsend, who
carried the rubber the length of the rink and then
found the net G, Mackenzie then had another
opening for a goal which he missed by shooting
Townsend made the fifth goal unassisted Then
came a hot scrmmase in front of the Harvard net
when five men We're down on the ice and almost
every the tea swinging at the puck
which finally driven out of danger.
Newhall got the sixth goal after Townsend had
The goal was easy. Newhan also made the
before the final whistle blew Armstrong made the
only real good shot for Columbia. which Carpenter
was lucky to stop.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
ABSORBED BY HARTMAN SYSTEM.
Six Short California Railroads To Be Con-
solidated by New Company.

Information that the California Northwestern
Railway the San Francisco Nortn fdcliio
Railway the North Shore Railroad. the Eureka &
klamath River Railroad the Fort Bragg South
eastern Railroad and the San Francisco & North
western Railroad all having short lines In the state
OF California are TO be brought under one manage
ment and under the control OF the Hartman sys-
tenn reached Wall Street yesterday;
The consolidation OF the little railways Is 70 pc
brought about by the Northwestern Pacific Rail
road Company. which was Incorporated In Cal-
fornia on December 81 last This company starts
with capital OF OO0Oo Its first nine directors
are five officials of the Southern Pacinc ana four
oficiaIs of the Atchison. All OF the roads to be
consolidated are now owned or controlled by the
Southern Pacific. except the Fort Bragg & South
eastern and the San Francisco 4 NORTHWESTERN
which belonged to the Atchison.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
|BUILT FOR SERVICE AND BEAUTY

and so I am brought back to the thought OF
that excellent man and most true and worthy
servant of your majesty, the Archbishop or
Macedonia, whose consecration-
Here his ma jesty showed how we'll he under
stood French, as he would not let me go on, but
broke in with, Certainly; but you would never
mix UP bishop in our interesting conversation
on English ladies' No, no. The time has not
yet come to talk about your bishop. Leave 1t
to me to choose the opportune moment OF
surety our talk then will be as satisfactory as
1t has been interesting to-day Thereupon MS
majesty rose, and with slight inclination of his
head and a suspicious smile lowering around
his lips and mouth. was graciously dismissed.
London Standard.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
LIVELY COURT TENNIS.
DARKNESS ENDS MATCH.
Standing and Garcin Will Meet
AgGin TO-mOrrOy.

Darkness caused a postponement of the final
match in the invitation court tennis tournament
the Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday af-
ternoon between Ferdinand Garcin, champion
OF France. and George Standing. professional
of the home club. Standing won the first set.
80. but after Garcin had lead Of 90 in the
next the light became uncertain that the
men agreed by mutual a postpone
ment. The entire match will be played over
again tomorrow afternoon.
II may be said that Garcin never really got
going in the first set, which largely explains his
indifferent showing. The poor light seemed 10
bother the Frenchman more than the home
''pro." whose around the court work at
times brilliant Garcn's varied service pleased
the spectators. His cut strokes were particular
ly brilliant.
AS regards the winning openings. honors
were easy. Garcin found the dedans six times.
the grill twice and the winning gallery three
times, while Standing had four shots to the
dedans. the same number TO the grille and three
70 the winning gallery. This gave each total
of IL In of the games in the first set Gar
Gin counted twice to the winning openings.
To open the match. the men fought stubborn
ly for the first game, which went to deuce and
vantage no fewer than seven times before Stand
ing finally won the decisive point. After he had
the score A in his favor Standing ran out
the set. partly because of his own good tennis
and partly because Of frequent misses on the
part OF the visitor.
The pair split games at the outset of the sec
ond set, and after the count went to deuce and
vantage twice. Standing lost a last gallery
chase. which enabled Garcin TO win the decisive
point At this stage the French champion
seemed to rouse himself winning game after
game in rapid succession. After the games
stood 81 in Garcin's favor. Standing captured
the seventh. Garcin quickly the count UP
to 4o-15 in the next game when Standing sent
q ball TO the grille window for 300 Garcin
won the game, however his next service.
When they started the ninth game the court
was almost dingy If enveloped in a Lon
don fog. Standing found the grille for Is. and
a little later ran the count TO 40-love. 1t
funbling tennis, as neither player could tell
with any degree of certainty at what he was
hitting. Garcin was clearly in trouble. At this
point NJ. s. Patton, the referee called the play
ers together and asked them If they did not
wish to call a halt. The men promptly agreed
that to continue further would be unsatisfac-
tory, whereupon the referee announced that the
match would be played all again on Mon
day. The summary follows:
FIRST SET
esrofna esand1ns: :.::.::.:... J IA
SECOND SET
stanoins- ns-..'--.-.----.---. o o %
oaTcih-- ih--s--'..s.--.----.--.. @ i If
snatch declared OF of darkness
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
DEAD TRAMP WAS NOBLEMAN
Swedish Judge to Ask His Government to
Take Wanderers Body Home.

Findlay Ohio. Jan. R-The mystery surrounding
an aged man found dead several months ago In this
city has been revealed by the visit of Judge Costa
Hulelius. OF Stockholm Sweden. He has identified
the dead man as Albert CrondhIlm. a nobeman
and only heir TO large fortune in his native coun
try.
Crondhjlm left Sweden years ago. and 1t is said
wandered over the United States as a common tramp
while vast fortune and title awaited him In the
old country. Judge Hulelius says that an attempt
Will be made to have the Swedish government take
the body back to Stockholm. 1t lies in a
cemetery in this city.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
TO MAKE AsCENs1oNS AT PITTsFIELD
Luke Minahan Arranging for Balloon Flights
by Leo Stevens

Plans for a series OF ascensOns at Pittshsld are
being made by the Aero Club, to take place in
few DAYS Luke j. Minahan. the clubs representa-
tive in Pittsfeld is now arranging matters. The
ascensions will be made by Leo Stevens, who Will
take Captain T. T. LOvelay, U. s A, with him.
Captain Lovelay has been detailed to take charge
of certain aeronautic experiments in the Philip
pines. and wishes to make some practical eXperf-
ments before he goes there
Stevens and Captain LsOvelay probably Will go 70
Pittsheld late next week Mr. Minahan is TO estab,
lish dovecote on top of the Hotel Wendell, az
Pittsied for homing pigeons. to belong TO the club
Stevens who will pilot OF the balloons next
fan in the Bennett Cup intends 10 take some
OF them 10 Louis with him, TO send the news OF
n Hob naS
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that Of the debtor. the second
that of the creditor. and date when Judgment was
filed
Cthen sprse SompanSe January IL 1907 s5ol
N9ssi Gss Wha" -, - $3.50 so
MSi'fr 1901: Es%n Tacated SO so
Sratson isos ''''' - aisM
YORK January iss4: cancsied asl II
Same H Iosser October 1894: cancelled. 90
Same-G F Garofalo June 5, 1884: carceusd.-. 2S 20
York: November IS 1850; caneeIIsd~ 4o& rs
Same-I Hahn June II, lseS; cancelled 191 81
Isoo: canceled 224 %
SameW Fiss et al: December s. 1885, cancelled 576 eS
Paint Company; January 2 1901 .,....-.".. 1os Ts
Sarne-Sane: March rs 1905. 4<A IS
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
TROUBLES IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Report That Nicaragua Has Suppressed the
Honduran Revolt.

San Salvador. Jan. ia dispatch received
here from Honduras says that President Zelaya
Of Nicaragua has informed President Bonia
of Honduras that the Honduran revolutionary
general Dionsio Gutierrez and number of bis
companions, have been captured and disarmed in
Somoto by the Nicaraguan authorities and that
the rebellion is therefore at an end
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
FAILED PRINT WORKS TO RESUME

North Adams. Mass Jan. 12-The Windsor Print
Works. which have been closed for about two
years. and which were placed in the hands of re-
ceivers in January. 1905. will resume operations
soon, according 10 an announcement made public
tonight The holders of the property have decided
to organize g new company. The capital will be
fixed at N.000000. When the old company faiIsd
the mill property was purchased by ]. g. f Fer
guson bankers. OF New York City, for $4,000 and
new corporation. It Is expected that the new com
pany VIII employ about six hundred hands
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
PITTsBURG COUNCILMAN GUILTY.
Jury Reaches Verdict in Bribery Case After
Seventy-six Hours.

Pittsburg. Jan. 12.-william A. Martin. a mem
ber of Common Councils of this city, was found
guilty to-day Of soliciting a bribe in connec-
ton with proposed franchise granting the
Pittsburg and Tube Citv Railroad Company an
entrance to Pittsburg. Martin was recommended
to the extreme mercy of the court. The verdict
was reached after the jury had deIiberate ted
seventy-six hours
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

William Gillette's comedy "All the Comforts Of
Home" will be presented Monday Tebruarv 4
at the Grand Central Palace by memb.rs q, .,.
United Societies les Of the Church OF the Immaculate
the school hall on Tuesday evening January * III
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
CORNELL NO MATCH FOR HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. la.-Harvard defeated
Cornell at basketball here to-day by a score Of 30
was poor. The game ues one-sided and Harvrr -
ID Dom thS Start
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
The lineup follows:

Substitutes Harvard-Rumsey Leonard; Paine
Rrmsey and Briggs for Foster. Goals: For Harvard
Newhall (3). Townsend O. Pell. Foster. Referee-C.
Hitchcock Assistant referee-R. Ieake Umpres
Ne essrs- Hecker and
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

strained their expressions OF wonder, admiration
and approval Of the where the master had
lived and worked They asked many questions
about Beethoven and finally young woman
seated herself at his plano and proceeded, with
true American confidence. TO play the Moonlight
Sonata" BeethoVen's work. IN his ROOM
his plano Such an interesting combina-
toni
The old caretaker stood there. stern and silent
When the performance was over the young lady
turned the old and said:
Il suppose many musicians have been here and
have played this Instrument?
"Paderewski was here last year, madam -
''Ahr' she sighed
But" continued the faithful guardian. when
some one urged him play Beethovens piano,
he said. No / not worthy! Youths Com
paniOn.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

students In the automobile and construction
schools Of the West Side Young Mems Christian
Association haye been invited to attend a fraa
oourse in first aid to the injured consisting OF .x
lectures by Dr. Eli Long, beginning to-morrov
evening to be given under the Joint auspices Of tn.
citation. TAAeo-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

Tho annual dinner OF the Missouri Society wi,, h.
held at the Waldorf Thursday evening January
81. at SG o'clock Secretary Shaw of the Tz>as-
nxx VII b tie apeAkAx Of thA eG3nlnG
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
Five Brasier Cars
AND
0neI906 Cleveland Gar
At SNAP BARGAIN PRICES.

These cars, taken In trade for 1907
Models, are all In A 1 condition. A
1925 HI. P. X. of B. body with ex-
tension top; 20 III. p. with Flan-
drau body; 80 III. p. Touring body;
another with full leather victoria top,
and a 1920 III. p. Limousine for
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
BEETHOVEN'S PIANO.

a company of young American tourdsts vistt.d
~ houne q Beethoven. n Denn. snl Vo.> unrs.