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New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
R4INES SEES SPEAKER.
Prospects of Settlement Said To Be
Brighter.
lBy The Associated Press. ]

Albany June 17.-Prospects OF a settlement
OF the deadlock of the Legislature over the ap-
portionment of Senate districts and of final ad-
1Ournment before the end OF the present week
seem somewhat brighter tonight. There ap-
pears to be some reason TO believe that COM
promise between the conflicting political in
terests in the western part of the state can be
worked out in time for an agreement
general apportionmenJ scheme by Thursday.
An extended conference took place to-day be-
tween Senator Raines and Speaker Wadsworth
which IL is believed. contributed toward the
desired result, though neither would say any
thing definite the subject
1t is the general impression that the result of
the primary election in Orleans County last Sat-
urday when the sO-caIled Stevens-L' Hommedieu
faction defeated the friends Of ex-Congressman
Wadsworth the Speakers father. has tended
to. crystalline the situation here. but the pre-
else results are difficult TO define IL IS rumored
that features of the possible compromise may
he e combination Of Livingston County with
some of the counties now in Senator Raines's
district. and the formation OF a district which
would combine Senator Tully's county. Steuben.
with AIIegany and possibly Yates. but the de-
tails of the proposed apportiOnment are still
tireIv speculative.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
NEW PRISON COMMISSION
Governor Hughes Sends Nomina-
tiOns to the Senate.

Albany. June 17-GOvernOr Hughes sent 10
the Senate tonight the following nominations
as members OF the new Commission OF Prisons
created by Chapter Ss1 OF the laws Of this year
recently signed:
CHARLES F. HOWARD. NJ. d. OF Buffalo. for
four years.
RICHARD l.. HAND. of Ellzabethtown. for two
years.
FRANCIs {. HUNTINGTON of New York, for
three years.
NATHAN RIJUR Of New York. for three years.
THOMAS W HYNES. of Brooklyn. for one year.
SARAH L. DAVENPORT. of Bath. for one year.
ROGER P. CLARK. of Btnghamton for two years
All the nominations referred TO the
Finance Committee. and Will have TO be con-
hrmed by the Senate. The new commission OF
seven members succeeds the present commission
of three. consisting of Cornelius V. Collins. OF
Troy Superintendent of Prisons; Edwin o. Hol-
ter. of New York and John G. Wickser. OF Buf
falo
Francis c. Huntington was for some time
chairman Of the executive committee OF the
Citizens Union. He is graduate of Harvard
and the Harvard Law School In 1S96-'95 he
was lecturer in the Harvard Law School Since
1891 he has practised law in New York City.
He is the son of the Rev. DR.. William X. Hunt
ington, of Grace Church. New York city.
Thomas w Hynes is a native of Ireland. He
has been member Of the Brooklyn Board of
Education, Commissioner of Charities In Kings.
Commissioner OF Charities and Correction un-
der Mayor Low and auditor of Porto Rico.
Nathan Blur is a lawyer. He has been a
member of the Board OF Education and presi-
dent of the New York State Charity Conference
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
MAYOR SCHMITZ REMOTED
Supervisors Appoint Substitute and
N0so Control San Francisco.

San Francisco. June 17.-Mayor schmitz was
formally removed from office by the Supervisors
at their meeting this afternoon Supervisor
James Gallagher was named as Acting Mayor
in his place.
With the Supervisors in control one OF the 1rst
steps will be the reorganization Of the Police
Department, and this will be followed by changes
In the Board Of Works. It will be impossible.
however to effect such q reorganization without
Wholesale dismissals. To oust Chief OF Police
Dinan 1t will be necessary. It is said. to remove
the present Police Commission. and the present
members Of the Board OF Works may have to go.
Gallagher will not hold the position OF acting
Mayor for more than q few days. The resigna-
ton Of a member OF the Board OF Supervisors
will make room for the appointment of a respon-
=ible citizen who will take Gallagher's place
acting Mayor.
District Attorney Lengdon, Rudolph Spreekels
and their immediate associates In the bribery
sIeft prosecution are by this move placed In
actual control of the municipal situation because
the supervisors owe immunity on graft confes-
sions to the District Attorney
Il Is the plan of the District Attorney to call
for the designations In a few days of some fifteen
supervisors These forthcoming, Acting Mayer
Gallagher will, 1t Is planned appoint a
oency named by the District Attorney
As this man takes eflee Gallagher will
resign from the Mayors chair. The most
peTsistently mentioned for this place Is Joseph
Dwyer. attorney. president Of the Independ-
ence League but that political connection is
said 10 render him unacceptable to Mr.
graft investigation. Unless disturbed by the
courts the new regime will endure until next
January
Mayor Schmitz remains In jail
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
ANOTHER TREATY NE1R.
II. Pichon Erpects Russo-JaPanese
Far Eastern COnUentiOn.

Paris June 17-The Foreign Minister, NJ.
Pichon this evening communicated the text OF
the F'ranco-Japanese agreement TO the Chamber
of Deputies He said that the arrangement re-
spected the interests Of the United States and
Germany as well as others, adding that as the
principle Of the agreement was economic equal
lty for all nations II q guarantee Of peace.
n Pichon added that identical agreement
between Russia and Japan might be expected
soon and that he would be happy to see Japan
among the great powers, place which she won
when she aided in the deliverance Of the foreign
legations at Peking. The Deputies heartily
cheered the minister's statements.
The,agreernent opens with declaration guar
au-eeinc the rnost-favored- nation treatment to
French subjects Of Indo-China in Japan and to
Jauanese subjects in Indo-China until the eX-
riration of the treaty Of commerce and naviga-
ZION signed by the two countries on August /,
1896 Then follows the main clause which
reads:
The government Of the French Republic and the
Government OF his majesty the Emperor OF Japan
moved by desire strengthen the friendly re-
ia+fons existing and % avoid future every
for a misunderstanding, have decided on an ar
rangeraent follows
TIE Governments Of france and Japan being In
agreement T. respect the Independence and lnteS-
r!tv Of China as well as the principle Of equality
g. the treatment Of that country for the commerce
and subjects Of al nations and having special in
terast IN seeing order and peace guaranteed, par
fie-larlv in the regions of the Chinese Empire in
the vicinity of the territories over which they
have sovereign rights Cf protection or occupation
engage mutually 20 support each ether TO assure
tn peace and security Of these regions with the
view Of the -aeinterande Of the situation held oy
each and territorial rights Of the two contract
tI- PARTIES on the AsiauC continent
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
HEAT Claims VICTINS.
Warm Weather Here to Stay, Says
FOrCCaStcr.

Although the heat was not excessive yester-
day four deaths and one prostraton were re
ported. Daniel Lennon, seventy-five years old,
was overcome the way To Bellevue Hospital
for treatment and died hour after reac ching
the Institution. He lived in a lodging house ~
First and Bath street James McCluskv,
Of No. 72S Third avenue, overcome at Both
street and Park avenue and taken 10 Bellevue
Hospital. His condition is not serious.
In Brooklyn Michael Grant. fifty-siN years
old dropped dead from the heat at his home.
No 42S Third avenue. and George Toohey. TWEEN
ty-four years old expired al his home, No. GI3
Sixth avenue In the BushwiCk Hospital Lorenz
Dobler. hfty-fve years old, of No. 30 Sumner
avenue. also died a result of the sudden in
crease of temperature.
The forecaster says period Of warmer wealth
er is now at hand The maximum temperature
yesterday the same on Sunday. s. de-
grees The lowest was 81 degrees. According to
the official reports of the Weather Bureau. a
warm wave has spread throughout the Eastern
States and is likely to continue for some weeks.
Last weeks report to the Health Department
records the death of a man in BROOKLYN from
sunstroke. There were ;i43 deaths in the FIVE
boroughs last week and in the corresponding
week of 1906. 1,25O. An increase of diphtheria
and Group is reported, As deaths last week being
from these diseases
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
METZ UNDER THE RIVER.
With ". S. Hurley Examines the
Brooklyn Tube-CaHs 1t Ill Right.

Controller Metz and w. S. Hurley. the new
Rapid Transit Commissioner. made a personal
investigation last night of the work on the tun-
mel under the East River. and when they came
out both said there was fault to be found
with the work the manner in which II was
being conducted.
After slipping into oil clothing they entered at
the Joralemon street opening, walking through
the first arlock which has pressure OF twelve
pounds to the square inch. They then went
through to the second airlOck, which as press
ure of thirty pounds TO the square inch Mr..
Hurley became somewhat weak in this lock. and
II was decided TO return. They were then half
way under the river. Neither OF them showed
any bad effects from the trip. however, when
they came out Controller Metz went on TO
COneY Island.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
GERNANY'S ISOLATION.
EFFECT or CONVENTIONS.
old Triple 44Ijance No Longer
Regarded as Great Factor.

London June 1.-THE Anglo Franco Spanish
agreement apparently leaked out at an mop
porJune time. The contracting parties would
have preferred to keep the matter secret until
after the adjournment Of the conference at The
Hague. King Edwards visit Cartagena is
believed 10 have laid the foundation for the
new triple understanding, which the govern
Trnts interested say does not amount to an
alliance The fact which stands out most clear
J. is that Germany is isolated in the entangle-
Inent q alliances and agreements to which the
European and Asatic nations are parties, except
in the case of the old Triple Alliance, which is
no longer regarded being the powerful factor
in European politics which il formerly was.
The Anglo-Spanish and Frances Spanish agree
ments which distinct, although following
the same lines, as outlined in these dis
patches on April 20 when Great Britain denied
that the visit Of King Edward TO Cartagena
had any political significance. Although Gil
braltar was not mentioned Great Brtains chief
interest in the agreement IS in the removal Of
any cause Of uneasiless in regard to the pos
sbility Of a land attack that stronghold.
Spain for the first time recognizing Great Brit
aims right 10 hold the peninsula. Spain. on the
other hand. benefits by having a strong power
guaranteeing her position in the Canary Islands
and Mediterranean. including the Balearic ISL
ands.
There IS reason to believe that Italy is con-
sidering similar agreements. While not confirm
ing this the Foreign Office said that there was
nothing to prevent Italy or any other power
from so doing.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
FIREMEN DELAY SHIP.
The Arconia Kept in Port a Day By
Rebeli0uS StOkerS.

The steamship Arconia, of the Russian East
Asatic Line, was delayed day on her voyage
TO Rotterdam and Libau by mutiny Of her fire
men She started from Erie Basin Sunday
morning with about $50 passengers and twenty
new fremen Four Of the fremen jumped ashore
as she left the dock and the sixteen left told the
captain they wanted to quit.
Captain Bolter told them to get TO work. but
they refused and he had to stop at Tompkinsville
for lack OF steam. signal Of distress brought
a yawl and Captain Reed from the United States
cutter Mohawk. The firemen told Captain Reed
they had been shanghaied, but heerefused 10 in
terfere.
Captain Bolter kept the men on board all night
and yesterday morning had the boarding house
masters who had shipped them come down 70
persuade them to work Two refused, and were
put ashore The boarding house men brought
enough fremen TO make fun complement and
the Arcona started off again.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
HELD Up BY Y. u. e. 4. BOYS
Police Sag Brothers Confess to Bold
Robbery IN Loft.

William Kennedy, twenty-five years old and
Harry his brother. eighteen years old. who live
at a branch Of the Y. NJ c A. in East Seth
street were arrested last night and taken to Po-
lice Headquarters as suspicious persons After
a thorough griling. tn" police say. the boys con-
fessed to holding up Sidney Goldsmith and
Harry Factor at the point of revolver In loft
at No 463 Broome street yesterday morning
This done, the Kennedy boys, the police say,
bound and gagged them and carried away silks
valued at several hundred dollars. Myer Kar-
yritz twenty-five years old. of No. 81 Baxter
street was arrested on charge of receiving
stolen goods.
Rosenthal Brothers & Eichold, manufacturers
Of silks. occupy the second floor or No 46S
Broome street and every morning Goldsmith
and Factor opened the loft They told the po-
lice long stories of the hold-up The police say
they identified the Kennedys as their assailants.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
AFTER TIMBER THIEVES
Jackson's Investigation May InUolpe
Officials and Politicians.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Lake Placid. n. Y, June 17.-That Attorney
General Jackson is quietly preparing to prose-
cute with great vigor timber thieves who have
been operating in this part of the Adirondacks
FOR several months reported here day.
and il was also said that the investigation may
irvolv, certain present and former state officials
as we'll as politicians of Northern New York.
1t is reported that because of its apparent in
ability to deal with timber thieves and to in
vcstigate alleged titles to disputed territory
before exchanging valuable timber lands I'm this
part of the Adirondacks for denuded and unfer-
tile lands in Herkimer and other southern coun-
ties the State Forestry Department may be
overhauled ny the Attorney General
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
HOSE BELCHES STEAM.
FIRE HEATS ST4NDPIPE.
Water Passes Through Burning
Room in Skyscraper.

AS it thras about like an angered snake
the hose manned on the ninth floor of a build
ing at Spring and Crosby streets last night spat
out live steam instead of water Captain Bill
Clarke. one of the heroes of the Windsor Hotel
fire, and two 1remen were so badly scalded that
they had to go back to quarters, and half a
dozen other men We're thrown downstairs
From the basement to the ninth floor extended
SiX-inch iron standpipe with connections on
each floor. Engine 90, first to reach the fire.
coupled up to the standpipe plug in the side
walk, and her spread out through the
building connecting short lengths of hose to the
plugs on the various floors John Eagan, Dave"
Prusie and Captain Bill Clarke smashed in a
room the ninth floor. Eagan holding the
nozzle as Captain "Bnl' yelled for water. The
on the floor below turned the valve in the
standppe.
Steam. instead Of water shot out like the ex-
haust from a torpedo boat under forced draft.
In half a minute Eagans hands so badly
burned and scalded that when the force of the
steam whipped the pipe from his hands the
flesh went. too
Clarke and his men threw themselves on the
writhng line. 1t squirmed and jumped as
though alive. Head over heels downstairs went
the men. the Jet of hot steam scalding and burn
ing them the nozzle jumped about
AS the line thrashed around the steam blew
out Of the windows on the Crosby street side.
A moment later the dreaded back draft burst
13, who dragging their lines up the fire
escapes on that side of the building
The crew of Engine 80 ON the way
upstairs by this time, calling for water. With
the crew of Truck they threw themselves
on the steam filled hose and held It steady until
one of the men found the valve and cut off the
ninth floor from the stand pipe. Then Captain
Clarke, Eagan and Prusie We're attended by Or.
Shea. of ST Vincents Hospital. and taken back
TO quarters. protesting vigorously that it was
not necessary.
The fire when the Smoke eaters arrived was
raging most fercey on the eighth and ninth
floors around the stand pipe, and the upper part
Of II was at white heat. When the water under
a pressure of IT'S pounds, rushed into this heat
ed chamber il was turned to steam in an IN
slant driving the water back down the stand
pipe The turning of the valve gave 1T an out
let through the hose.
The building In which the fire occurred is a
nine story structure at Nos. - and - Spring
street the top floor Of which is occupied by
GIassenberg. son & Kahn, shirtwatst manu-
facturers The damage viii probably be less
than 10000.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
NEW BROWNSVILLE EVIDENCE 2
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune

Little Rock. Ark, June 17.-Gilchrist Stewart
and Napoleon Marshall respectively of New
York ana Washington. passed through here to-
day on their way to Washington from Browns
Vile and Matamoras Mexico where they have
been for two weeks working evidence
10 the Brownsville affray.
We have obtained evidence they said to-
night "at the risk Of our lives for we had To go
into Brownsville disguised, and when discovered
escaped We have hve new witnesses. one an
eyewitness 10 the fact that they civilians
disguised soldiers. We know some OF the men
who had the guns that night. who purchased
them and what disposition made Of them
In fact we have new and startling evidence that
cannot be contradicted that the shooting was
NOT done by the soldiers of the 25th Infantry
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
CANADIAN Law DEFIED.
Gloucester Skipper Sails A7cay 4fter
Seizure of His Vessel.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Ottawa. June 17.-Dominion officials are seek
ing an American skipper who de1ed their au-
thority. After his vessel had been seized by
Canadian customs officials at the Magdalens,
not far from Halifax. for infraction of the
customs laws, Captain Henry Arsenault, Of the
American fishing schooner Henry NJ Stanley,
hoisted sail and put to while a prize crew
was preparing TO board her.
Customs Collector Delaney seized the Stanley
on Saturday. June S. for buying bait without q
license. After taking in a supply Of bait Ar
senault went to the customs house for license,
and the Collector hurried off 10 get prize crew
but when the boarding party went to take pos
session Arsenault wouldn't let them board
Being unarmed, the prize crew was forced to
watch the Gloucester skipper sail away without
clearance papers. When Delaney made the seiz-
ure he informed the Marine and FISHERIES De
rartrnent at Ottawa and the cruiser Canada
was at once ordered to the Magdalens 70 seize
the vessel Arriving twenty-four hours later. she
found the expected prize had flown.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
UMPIRE BEATEN At NEW HAVEN.
Knocked Senseless in League Game Because
He Ruled Against Home Team.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribune

New Haven, June 17-Mr Croker an UNI
pire. was beaten into insensblity by a mob
Of 300 spectators in a riot a New Haven
Springfield game Of the Connecticut Baseball
League here to-day. He declared the game for
feited 70 the Springfield team because Captain
Hayward OF the New Havens refused to use a
ball thrown out by Croker The crowd swarmed
upon the field and seized Croker and pounded
him with bats.
Croker protection. The New Haven players
finally rescued him, although Captain Hayward
and second baseman Fitzpatrick We're also at
tackled and bruised Seeing her husband pound
Cd by the mob, Mrs. Fitzpatrick tainted in the
grandstand. Croker lost many of his teeth, his
FACE was cut and his head covered with Jumps
and his body was badly bruised.
Croker resigned his position last night This
was his first day as an umpire.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
HUGHES "FAVORITE SON
Nczc York for Him zoith Rooseuelt
ont, Says Calder.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington June 17.-Representatve William NJ
Calder of BROOKLYN, who in Washington to-
day declared his conviction that Governor Hughes
would be New York's 'favoritc SON In the next
national convention.
New York is for Roosevelt for President said
Mr Calder. when asked for his views concerning
the Presidential prospects.
But President Roosevelt won't accept the nom
iuation" Mr.. Calder assured.
We'll with Roosevelt out OF It, New York will
be for Hughes" he replied our Governor has
made good He has added materially his pres
tige by his veto OF the two-cent rate bill Gov
ernor Hughes is a reformer, but he has shown him
self TO be reformer, and he will command
the confidence Of the people"
How about Secretary Taft?" was asked.
Taft is all right. except that New York has
favorite son of its and he Is Governor Hughes" ="
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
JOHN J. BBADY FOUND,
JUSTICES Son Vas EIevGtor Boy
IN Boston Hotel.
nv TELEGRAPH % The Tribune

Worcester Mass, June 17--John ]. Brady the
missing son of Justice Brady Of the Supreme
Court Of New York. who with a student named
Burke. also Of New York, expelled Il ON
H-ly Cross College on June 4, when both boys
disappeared, found by members Of the Holy
Cross baseball team as an elevator boy in the
Quincy House, Boston, where the team always
stays
Something sounded very familiar to the ball
players when the elevator boy shouted. Going
up" Brady made few useless deniaIs and
then confessed 10 his identity. The ball players
offered both boys good advice and they prom Sc 1
10 return 10 their homes and face the cOnse-
quences The team learned that they left Boston
Tor home on the midnight express last night.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
PLAN NEW STEEL RAIL.
Bethlehem and Carnegie Com panies
4gree on Its Design.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune,

Pittsburg June 17.-Charles NJ. Schwao, presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Company, was in
conference a greater part of to-day with officials
of the Carnegie Steel Company, including Vice
President H. p Bope and o-nght IL is admitted
that steel rails were the subject of discussion.
1t is understood that the Bethlehem and Car
neefe companies the largest rail manufacturers
in the world have agreed design for new
rail and that they will submit the idea 10 the
rail committee Of the American Railways Asso-
citation
Mr. Schwab refused 10 discuss the rail situa
ton tonight. except to confirm the conference
and the subject discussed
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
NAVAL OFFICER IN POLICE COURT.
PaymaSter on the Iowa Charged with Re-
fusal to Obey Virginia Jim Crow" Law.

Fort Monroe, Va. June 17.-Charged with a
breach of the Jim Crow" streetcar law of Vir-
ginia, Captain WI. Pigman, paymaster Of the
batteship Iowa, was prisoner in the Hampton
police court to-day. Captain Pigman declined
to take another seat when asked to do so by a
conductor on the line of the Newport News &
Old Point Railway and Electric Company He
was arrested. but allowed TO give bail Acting
Mayor Richardson dismissed the case. but ad-
vised Captain Pigman 10 heed the requests Of
streetcar conductors in the future.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
PLEDGED IN LEMONADE.
No Vine in Punch Bo7cl at PreSenta-
hon to BmHeshp Kansas,
Inv TeIsgrarh 70 Tho Tribune

Philadelphia. June 17.-The prohibition tastes
Of the State Of Kansas We're scrupulously re-
spected on board the battleship Kansas al
League Island Navy Yard this afternoon, when
Governor Hoch presented 10 the ship a hand
some silver service In behalf of his state Moth
ing but lemonade-not overly strong lemonade-
graced the big punch bowl which formed the
centrepiece of the service
4 The Governor was accompanied by Mrs Hoch,
Miss H1ch and several Kansas officials and thair
wives Governor Hoch made a speech present
ing the service and Captain Vreelaud in COM
mand OF the vessel accepted tho gift In the
name Of the batteship and the Navy Depart
ment. The service cost IS 600.